AngryFrozenWater
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Sir Nose D'VoidOfFunk
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by AngryFrozenWater on Oct 7, 2024 23:46:21 GMT
Yesterday evening I was eating chicken. Just when eating a larger piece, I got an asthma attack. In my panic I swallowed it. Because of a problem with my esophagus it got stuck. Because I couldn't drink and eat anymore, I called the hospital today and they told me to come right away. I was helped immediately. They successfully used a tube with a light, a camera and a grabber to remove it. It wasn't the first time. Similar accidents happened three times before. No more chicken legs for me. I had a choking incident about 5 months ago, it is such a terrible thing. AT least you could breathe, man I would have been freaking out but it sounds like you were incredibly composed. Myself and Chicken agree to avoid each other, I have had three terrible food poisoning episodes with Chicken I have eaten at restaurants. It has to be Stir Fried or cooked by someone I know before I will eat it. That sounds horrible! Maybe I was composed, but very unhappy, because the food present above that large stuck piece wanted to get out. Let's say that the toilet and I were good friends. The worst part was the removal in the hospital. My body always objects against that tube. Tears rolled from my face. Not because it was painful, but because it feels like I suffocate. Even though breathing doesn't need the esophagus, it still pushes against the trachea. And the cab driver couldn't help laughing about this story. The evil man had no empathy at all. He giggled: "Didn't I drive you before in a similar situation?"
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Post by dazk on Oct 8, 2024 1:36:53 GMT
I had a choking incident about 5 months ago, it is such a terrible thing. AT least you could breathe, man I would have been freaking out but it sounds like you were incredibly composed. Myself and Chicken agree to avoid each other, I have had three terrible food poisoning episodes with Chicken I have eaten at restaurants. It has to be Stir Fried or cooked by someone I know before I will eat it. That sounds horrible! Maybe I was composed, but very unhappy, because the food present above that large stuck piece wanted to get out. Let's say that the toilet and I were good friends. The worst part was the removal in the hospital. My body always objects against that tube. Tears rolled from my face. Not because it was painful, but because it feels like I suffocate. Even though breathing doesn't need the esophagus, it still pushes against the trachea. And the cab driver couldn't help laughing about this story. The evil man had no empathy at all. He giggled: "Didn't I drive you before in a similar situation?" Yeah it was as I was home alone, freaked me out big time. It also caused me to have the hiccups for 5 days non-stop. Sorry but your story made me laugh. I have had several operations and I hated waking up as I have a big neck but a small throat and they'd always intubate me with too big a tube. Finally I realised I just needed to tell the Anaesthetist beforehand, and not only did he fix that but also when I told him I always woke up really upset and crying after operations he fixed that to.
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Sir Nose D'VoidOfFunk
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Post by AngryFrozenWater on Oct 8, 2024 8:50:03 GMT
That sounds horrible! Maybe I was composed, but very unhappy, because the food present above that large stuck piece wanted to get out. Let's say that the toilet and I were good friends. The worst part was the removal in the hospital. My body always objects against that tube. Tears rolled from my face. Not because it was painful, but because it feels like I suffocate. Even though breathing doesn't need the esophagus, it still pushes against the trachea. And the cab driver couldn't help laughing about this story. The evil man had no empathy at all. He giggled: "Didn't I drive you before in a similar situation?" Yeah it was as I was home alone, freaked me out big time. It also caused me to have the hiccups for 5 days non-stop. Sorry but your story made me laugh. I have had several operations and I hated waking up as I have a big neck but a small throat and they'd always intubate me with too big a tube. Finally I realised I just needed to tell the Anaesthetist beforehand, and not only did he fix that but also when I told him I always woke up really upset and crying after operations he fixed that to. I am glad that they've found solutions. Make sure you mention those again next time you are in such a position. Not that I want you to be. But you know my drift. And about the hiccups: Yes! It only went a away when the esophagus was mostly empty and there was nothing to push out. And the urge to vomit when you are not sick. If I get hiccups these days I always fear the worst. Oh no, not again! We need humor, dazk. It's a surviving mechanism, otherwise we are going to be grumpy old men. Come to think of it, I am complaining way too much about it. Shit. That's a bad sign! However, the Dutch are known to complain a lot. It is our national pastime.
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Oct 8, 2024 19:04:37 GMT
Taking sleep medication is not a good spiral to get into. But... One thing which I've mentioned before, do you need to get up and pee during the night? Not just once, close to the morning, but earlier and maybe repeatedly? If you do, + have difficulty to sleep, those are symptoms of sleep apnea, and that should be treated asap, before it leads to other health problems. Treatment is usually simple. If your sleep apnea is purely obstructive, it can be fixed by something as simple as a mouth device which stops your jaw from dropping backwards. Don't agree to surgery, as I've heard that isn't a permanent solution. Next step is some kind of ventilator. Again, if it's obstructive, the ventilator is quite simple. Don't drink more than three cups of coffee per day and never after 15:00. Learn to meditate. You don't need to become an expert. Even a couple of lessons is of great use. P.S. And of course, never drink so called "Energy Drinks" like Red Bull etc. Cut out as much sugar as possible too. Yeah I know any kind of medication is to be avoided, but sometimes its the only option. Can't sleepwalk through my job, I have to be alert and functioning properly or I'll lose it or worse accidentally hurt myself or people around me. Its not any kind of physical ailment that prevents me from sleep, my mind is just racing from all the stress at working and still working on solutions at work etc. Even if I banish all thoughts about work my body does not go into sleep mode, no kind of meditation or relaxing techniques are going to help in that case. I've tried and it does not even help 1%. I guess my system is flooded with stress hormones. After work I only have around 120 minutes to cook, clean, do the laundry, take care of my cats and train a little bit before I go to sleep - its impossible to relax enough from my line of work in just such a short period of time, it just does not work. My coworkers are plagued by the exact same issues so its not me being a pussy. And then people wonder why my generation does not have any kids and are depressed as hell. Any extra chores & challenges are basically impossible under those circumstances. Its just work, do the absolute necessary stuff to keep yourself alive, sleep and repeat. Oh and I don't drink any caffeine, I'm never tired, I need the opposite, something to calm my nerves really damn hard.
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Sir Nose D'VoidOfFunk
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Post by AngryFrozenWater on Oct 8, 2024 21:36:19 GMT
I had 2 friends over today. There was never any silence. They are cool. I made chicken legs (the big ones, 2 each) in the oven for them. Obviously I avoided those. I wokked mixed grilled vegetables, potatoes and bacon. My famous hot chocolate with whipped cream after dinner. And ice cream with chocolate as desert. They liked everything, which made me happy. I said in return, I want you to take these two broken 27 inch monitors to the garbage collecting point (25 meters from my house). That also made me very happy. In short I had a great day.
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Unapologetic Western Chauvinist. Barefoot. Great Toenails
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Oct 9, 2024 0:50:13 GMT
Taking sleep medication is not a good spiral to get into. But... One thing which I've mentioned before, do you need to get up and pee during the night? Not just once, close to the morning, but earlier and maybe repeatedly? If you do, + have difficulty to sleep, those are symptoms of sleep apnea, and that should be treated asap, before it leads to other health problems. Treatment is usually simple. If your sleep apnea is purely obstructive, it can be fixed by something as simple as a mouth device which stops your jaw from dropping backwards. Don't agree to surgery, as I've heard that isn't a permanent solution. Next step is some kind of ventilator. Again, if it's obstructive, the ventilator is quite simple. Don't drink more than three cups of coffee per day and never after 15:00. Learn to meditate. You don't need to become an expert. Even a couple of lessons is of great use. P.S. And of course, never drink so called "Energy Drinks" like Red Bull etc. Cut out as much sugar as possible too. Yeah I know any kind of medication is to be avoided, but sometimes its the only option. Can't sleepwalk through my job, I have to be alert and functioning properly or I'll lose it or worse accidentally hurt myself or people around me. Its not any kind of physical ailment that prevents me from sleep, my mind is just racing from all the stress at working and still working on solutions at work etc. Even if I banish all thoughts about work my body does not go into sleep mode, no kind of meditation or relaxing techniques are going to help in that case. I've tried and it does not even help 1%. I guess my system is flooded with stress hormones. After work I only have around 120 minutes to cook, clean, do the laundry, take care of my cats and train a little bit before I go to sleep - its impossible to relax enough from my line of work in just such a short period of time, it just does not work. My coworkers are plagued by the exact same issues so its not me being a pussy. And then people wonder why my generation does not have any kids and are depressed as hell. Any extra chores & challenges are basically impossible under those circumstances. Its just work, do the absolute necessary stuff to keep yourself alive, sleep and repeat. Oh and I don't drink any caffeine, I'm never tired, I need the opposite, something to calm my nerves really damn hard. I know well what you're talking about. You can't sleep without winding down. I suffered from it for more than a decade in my younger days. It was particularly dreadful when you had to go to work without having slept at all - at least as I was aware -, and that in turn, the panic that it might happen, and the panic as you watched the clock wind down, didn't help at all. Yes, your body is full of stress hormones. That's why you initially can't sleep. Then your mind takes over the stress and you still can't sleep. But I suddenly cracked it in the end. I honestly don't know exactly how, but I did continue to try all sorts of things, particularly winding down methods. The last couple of decades, I have had no problems quickly going to sleep, if all is normal. And while I don't know exactly what happened, I'm tempted to give meditation some of the credit, because that was the first time I was able to "will" myself to sleep. I only had 5, maybe 6 lessons, just barely enough to get the hang of it and make the meditation going. But I've often had good help from that technique, not just for sleeping. These days I never use meditation go to sleep. It's too complicated and I'm too lazy. For years I've used some scene visualization. The last few months I've been able to put myself to sleep in minutes with one simple visualization. I don't know why it works so well, but once I noted, I continued to use it: I imagine I'm sitting outside a coffee bar in Venice (Italy) with my wife, drinking coffee and eating some kind of blood pudding, and some civilian police officers joins us and strikes up a dialogue. I imagine what they are saying, and I imagine what I am saying, and I never get to explore further than a few lines of that conversation, before I wake up the next morning. Like magic. I'm not prescribing any particular technique, I'm more like urging you to not give up but try different things to go to sleep. For winding down your body, it's said that a boring TV show is good. I've never done that though, and you can never be sure that the TV show won't wind you up instead. I rely on sitting in an armchair and doing Sudoku for winding down, but it can take ½ to 1 hour. But that's still better than being awake all night. Another tip, that I forgot in my previous post: Make sure that your room is dark! That is quite important.
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Post by rewindbutton on Oct 9, 2024 8:57:14 GMT
This is good advice. I use a Mind Palace -method when I go to sleep. I've built this place in my mind, where I go to sleep. I go there, think what I would like to build next, and fall asleep. Works wonders at three am, when your mind starts to wander. Takes some practise and getting used to, but I highly recommend it.
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Post by rewindbutton on Oct 9, 2024 9:00:50 GMT
Obviously I avoided those.
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Post by rewindbutton on Oct 9, 2024 9:10:42 GMT
Yes, your body is full of stress hormones. That's why you initially can't sleep. This. Not much to add, but have you tried drinking coffee at night? Some people, particularly those who work night shifts, claim they can't sleep without coffee. It makes sense, because you're too tired and stressed to sleep, and coffee is known to have that paradoxical effect. Maybe try it sometime, when you don't have to work the next day.
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Post by bierkrug on Oct 9, 2024 9:36:29 GMT
I'm still looking for a new job with no luck. I learned an entirely new profession, finished as best in class and still can't find anything. I swear recruiters smell my anxiety as soon as I enter a job interview and that way I'm sorted out instantly. I'm bored. I try to keep myself busy with artsy stuff, cleaning and reading. Foraging for mushrooms currently too. But damn it, does it suck when nobody wants you.
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Post by dazk on Oct 9, 2024 9:41:33 GMT
I'm still looking for a new job with no luck. I learned an entirely new profession, finished as best in class and still can't find anything. I swear recruiters smell my anxiety as soon as I enter a job interview and that way I'm sorted out instantly. I'm bored. I try to keep myself busy with artsy stuff, cleaning and reading. Foraging for mushrooms currently too. But damn it, does it suck when nobody wants you. 10 years later I am still dealing with it after having had a successful career then but having to take a few years off due to an injury. Age is the big thing I think that has stopped me but all I can suggest, which I couldn't do back in the day as I was caring for kids is if you can, do volunteer work it's good for you and can lead to opportunities and connections. Good luck.
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Post by rewindbutton on Oct 9, 2024 9:57:36 GMT
Job hunting sucks, I know, but if a one-eyed guy in his fifties can find a new job after two years of unemployment, I think you might have a shot. Just don't give up, keep at it, over and over again, until interviews become a routine affair for you.
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Oct 9, 2024 19:41:42 GMT
I'm still looking for a new job with no luck. I learned an entirely new profession, finished as best in class and still can't find anything. I swear recruiters smell my anxiety as soon as I enter a job interview and that way I'm sorted out instantly. I'm bored. I try to keep myself busy with artsy stuff, cleaning and reading. Foraging for mushrooms currently too. But damn it, does it suck when nobody wants you. Sorry to hear about your situation, I was looking for a job only a bit over a month ago and I know exactly how that feels. Well almost exactly, one thing I never get is how people can be looking for jobs for a long time and not end up on the streets, when I was looking for a job my boredom was quickly replaced by total desperation because I was only weeks away from losing everything and ending on the streets since I made zero money. I spent every free hour of my days looking for a job, doing interviews and writing applications. I did receive some monetary support from the government but it was not enough to cover the rent, let alone buy any food. People surviving on their savings I guess?
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Post by bierkrug on Oct 9, 2024 20:48:22 GMT
Well almost exactly, one thing I never get is how people can be looking for jobs for a long time and not end up on the streets, when I was looking for a job my boredom was quickly replaced by total desperation because I was only weeks away from losing everything and ending on the streets since I made zero money. Living in a country with a secure social net and being able to fall back on family if all else fails in my case. I'm very grateful for both. My days start with looking through several websites with job offers and I've stopped counting the number of applications I sent out. I spent a lot of time doing test work (with good feedback for the work itself but apparently I am too quiet and seem too insecure). I have no trouble getting job interviews, it's what comes after that's the roadblock.
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All the things.
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect Andromeda, SWTOR, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
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Post by seven on Oct 10, 2024 2:53:55 GMT
I'm still looking for a new job with no luck. I learned an entirely new profession, finished as best in class and still can't find anything. I swear recruiters smell my anxiety as soon as I enter a job interview and that way I'm sorted out instantly. I'm bored. I try to keep myself busy with artsy stuff, cleaning and reading. Foraging for mushrooms currently too. But damn it, does it suck when nobody wants you. I recently changed jobs and career paths. Kind of similar career paths, but I came from a pretty niche industry. Took me about 6 months, hundreds of applications and a crap ton of frustration of filling out the same forms with different companies (government jobs being the worst at this), and doing complicated cover letters and responses. I was lucky to hear back from hardly any of them, and the constant rejection letters got crushing after a while. Plus all those who wanted crazy levels of skills and experience for peanuts of pay . I know it absolutely sucks, and it's soul crushing, but you will get there in the end where you are meant to be. It's just super challenging when you feel like there is no end date to it all in sight. Just remember, it's not a reflection of you, it's a reflection of them and reminding yourself they are looking for a very specific person to fill that role. You could be 99.9% of what they are looking for, and they're out there hoping for that extra .1%.
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Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Origin: Beerfish
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Post by Beerfish on Oct 10, 2024 3:54:19 GMT
I'm still looking for a new job with no luck. I learned an entirely new profession, finished as best in class and still can't find anything. I swear recruiters smell my anxiety as soon as I enter a job interview and that way I'm sorted out instantly. I'm bored. I try to keep myself busy with artsy stuff, cleaning and reading. Foraging for mushrooms currently too. But damn it, does it suck when nobody wants you. The job will come when you least expect it. The job/career that I ended up working 29 years in came in the form of a lucky break.
When you get the break just make sure you are ready for uit
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Post by q5tyhj on Oct 10, 2024 13:16:39 GMT
So yesterday I finally got my several months-long musical project finished and got to take it home (the black Stingray bass on the left): The idea was to make a clone of the (extremely expensive, ~3000) EBMM DarkRay at a fraction of the cost. EBMM, like Fender and some other companies, make an entry-level version of their classic high end instruments, which are high quality construction and quality control but made with cheapy parts. So I bought a "Sterling" Stingray, the entry level version of the Stingray, for $200, spent about $400 on super high-end aftermarket part upgrades (new pickups, preamp, strings), and then another couple hundred for labor for the guys at the local music shop to put it all together. Oh, and the cherry on top, an on-board overdrive circuit with 4 stages of overdrive (+ a clean/bypass channel) for absolute meanness. We were intending to put an Octave circuit in it as well, but could never figure out a workaround for the power supply issue (bass has a cavity for a single 9V, adding the octave would require an additional 9V somehow) so that'll be something to figure out down the road.
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Sir Nose D'VoidOfFunk
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
Posts: 3,097 Likes: 8,957
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Post by AngryFrozenWater on Oct 10, 2024 13:30:32 GMT
So yesterday I finally got my several months-long musical project finished and got to take it home (the black Stingray bass on the left): The idea was to make a clone of the (extremely expensive, ~3000) EBMM DarkRay at a fraction of the cost. EBMM, like Fender and some other companies, make an entry-level version of their classic high end instruments, which are high quality construction and quality control but made with cheapy parts. So I bought a "Sterling" Stingray, the entry level version of the Stingray, for $200, spent about $400 on super high-end aftermarket part upgrades (new pickups, preamp, strings), and then another couple hundred for labor for the guys at the local music shop to put it all together. Oh, and the cherry on top, an on-board overdrive circuit with 4 stages of overdrive (+ a clean/bypass channel) for absolute meanness. We were intending to put an Octave circuit in it as well, but could never figure out a workaround for the power supply issue (bass has a cavity for a single 9V, adding the octave would require an additional 9V somehow) so that'll be something to figure out down the road. Congrats! Yes, you were busy with that project for some time. I remember that you wrote about it. Finally you got what you wanted. Awesome! Edit: I have just noticed that you Dingwall is huge compared to your new bass! It must be heavy. Not only because of the 5 strings, but the neck is longer too.
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Post by q5tyhj on Oct 10, 2024 13:57:33 GMT
So yesterday I finally got my several months-long musical project finished and got to take it home (the black Stingray bass on the left): The idea was to make a clone of the (extremely expensive, ~3000) EBMM DarkRay at a fraction of the cost. EBMM, like Fender and some other companies, make an entry-level version of their classic high end instruments, which are high quality construction and quality control but made with cheapy parts. So I bought a "Sterling" Stingray, the entry level version of the Stingray, for $200, spent about $400 on super high-end aftermarket part upgrades (new pickups, preamp, strings), and then another couple hundred for labor for the guys at the local music shop to put it all together. Oh, and the cherry on top, an on-board overdrive circuit with 4 stages of overdrive (+ a clean/bypass channel) for absolute meanness. We were intending to put an Octave circuit in it as well, but could never figure out a workaround for the power supply issue (bass has a cavity for a single 9V, adding the octave would require an additional 9V somehow) so that'll be something to figure out down the road. Congrats! Yes, you were busy with that project for some time. I remember that you wrote about it. Finally you got what you wanted. Awesome! Edit: I have just noticed that you Dingwall is huge compared to your new bass! It must be heavy. Not only because of the 5 strings, but the neck is longer too. Yeah this has been at least 2 or 3 months in the making. Took a long time to find a used Sterling for a good price, order the parts, and then wait for the guy to put it all together. It ended up being a huge project for him- for instance, the original preamp had a 2 band EQ, and the upgraded one a 3 band EQ, so we needed an extra knob/hole in the control plate- he turned the input jack into another spot for a potentiometer and then drilled a new input jack. And then had to completely rewire all the insides. And the Dingwall is indeed a beast. 3 inches longer scale length, which doesn't like a lot, but its not just the additional length on the neck/fretboard but extra wood and bass all around. Plus the extra string. Think it weighs about 14 lbs, which is indeed quite a load. I do alot of playing sitting down!
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Post by AngryFrozenWater on Oct 10, 2024 14:35:00 GMT
Congrats! Yes, you were busy with that project for some time. I remember that you wrote about it. Finally you got what you wanted. Awesome! Edit: I have just noticed that you Dingwall is huge compared to your new bass! It must be heavy. Not only because of the 5 strings, but the neck is longer too. Yeah this has been at least 2 or 3 months in the making. Took a long time to find a used Sterling for a good price, order the parts, and then wait for the guy to put it all together. It ended up being a huge project for him- for instance, the original preamp had a 2 band EQ, and the upgraded one a 3 band EQ, so we needed an extra knob/hole in the control plate- he turned the input jack into another spot for a potentiometer and then drilled a new input jack. And then had to completely rewire all the insides. And the Dingwall is indeed a beast. 3 inches longer scale length, which doesn't like a lot, but its not just the additional length on the neck/fretboard but extra wood and bass all around. Plus the extra string. Think it weighs about 14 lbs, which is indeed quite a load. I do alot of playing sitting down! That guy who helped you out is awesome. There are a lot of details going into such a project. It looks like a labor of love for him. Yeah! I can image that the Dingwall must be heavy. Wow. More bass, less gaming?
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Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
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Post by Beerfish on Oct 10, 2024 15:08:46 GMT
So yesterday I finally got my several months-long musical project finished and got to take it home (the black Stingray bass on the left): The idea was to make a clone of the (extremely expensive, ~3000) EBMM DarkRay at a fraction of the cost. EBMM, like Fender and some other companies, make an entry-level version of their classic high end instruments, which are high quality construction and quality control but made with cheapy parts. So I bought a "Sterling" Stingray, the entry level version of the Stingray, for $200, spent about $400 on super high-end aftermarket part upgrades (new pickups, preamp, strings), and then another couple hundred for labor for the guys at the local music shop to put it all together. Oh, and the cherry on top, an on-board overdrive circuit with 4 stages of overdrive (+ a clean/bypass channel) for absolute meanness. We were intending to put an Octave circuit in it as well, but could never figure out a workaround for the power supply issue (bass has a cavity for a single 9V, adding the octave would require an additional 9V somehow) so that'll be something to figure out down the road. Damn nice dude! Impressive.
I have a few guitars and have thought about getting a bass for years but have never done so. Maybe i'll get a cheap one from Christmas for myself or something.
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Post by q5tyhj on Oct 10, 2024 16:59:28 GMT
Yeah this has been at least 2 or 3 months in the making. Took a long time to find a used Sterling for a good price, order the parts, and then wait for the guy to put it all together. It ended up being a huge project for him- for instance, the original preamp had a 2 band EQ, and the upgraded one a 3 band EQ, so we needed an extra knob/hole in the control plate- he turned the input jack into another spot for a potentiometer and then drilled a new input jack. And then had to completely rewire all the insides. And the Dingwall is indeed a beast. 3 inches longer scale length, which doesn't like a lot, but its not just the additional length on the neck/fretboard but extra wood and bass all around. Plus the extra string. Think it weighs about 14 lbs, which is indeed quite a load. I do alot of playing sitting down! That guy who helped you out is awesome. There are a lot of details going into such a project. It looks like a labor of love for him. Yeah! I can image that the Dingwall must be heavy. Wow. More bass, less gaming? Yeah guy is definitely awesome, he definitely put in some off-the-clock hours on this thing. And definitely doing a lot more bassing than gaming these days!
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Post by q5tyhj on Oct 10, 2024 17:03:11 GMT
The idea was to make a clone of the (extremely expensive, ~3000) EBMM DarkRay at a fraction of the cost. EBMM, like Fender and some other companies, make an entry-level version of their classic high end instruments, which are high quality construction and quality control but made with cheapy parts. So I bought a "Sterling" Stingray, the entry level version of the Stingray, for $200, spent about $400 on super high-end aftermarket part upgrades (new pickups, preamp, strings), and then another couple hundred for labor for the guys at the local music shop to put it all together. Oh, and the cherry on top, an on-board overdrive circuit with 4 stages of overdrive (+ a clean/bypass channel) for absolute meanness. We were intending to put an Octave circuit in it as well, but could never figure out a workaround for the power supply issue (bass has a cavity for a single 9V, adding the octave would require an additional 9V somehow) so that'll be something to figure out down the road. Damn nice dude! Impressive.
I have a few guitars and have thought about getting a bass for years but have never done so. Maybe i'll get a cheap one from Christmas for myself or something.
Yeah do it, for sure! I have an acoustic guitar- it doesn't get much use, but I think every bass player should own a guitar and visa versa. And you can actually get some pretty nice, functional basses for fairly cheap- I paid $200 for the used Sterling, and its a totally respectable starter bass. There's also a Squier Jazz bass at my local shop here for like $299 that I have my eye on, thing sounds and plays like a bass worth 3x as much. And if you get something like a Squier or a Sterling you have a solid bass that you can upgrade for fairly cheap if you end up sticking with it- for instance, a new set up of premo aftermarket pickups only run about $100-150, and between that and a fresh set of strings will get you like 85% of the way towards sounding like you've got a $2000 bass rather than a $200 one.
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Post by Miss Grumpy on Oct 11, 2024 7:17:56 GMT
At the moment i wanna bet that i'm the most hated woman here in this part of the Bioware forum right dazk . The most hate i feel at this moment is coming from you. There are more people though who hate me here so. I do wonder what i've done to deserve this kind of hate to feel this kind of hate that's a mystery to me.
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AngryFrozenWater
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Sir Nose D'VoidOfFunk
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Post by AngryFrozenWater on Oct 11, 2024 9:32:58 GMT
At the moment i wanna bet that i'm the most hated woman here in this part of the Bioware forum right dazk . The most hate i feel at this moment is coming from you. There are more people though who hate me here so. I do wonder what i've done to deserve this kind of hate to feel this kind of hate that's a mystery to me. We all know that it is you, Patty. You had changed your mind after you deleted your account and came back. That's no biggie. If you were honest then people would welcome you back with open arms. But you have lied about it and denied it. So, you unfriended me, for an example, when I discovered that. I don't hate you, but you are a drama queen, hunting for likes. Hate has nothing to do with it. You are treated as an adult and that you don't like, because everyone has to unconditionally love you, no matter what drama you throw out. I have even noticed that you delete angry posts, because you don't get enough likes. That is so childish. The same goes for the post I am reacting to now, it too is because you don't get enough likes. One question: Do you have a backup account and use that here too lately? Edit: Can you imagine what happens when the two of you have a conversation? Just change your name back to Patricia and I'll even friend you again.
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