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weather tools i use that don't suck

Mon 2024 Jun 3

It is usually true - other than just by looking outside - that the only thing you really need to get weather information is a weather station and/or a big 'ol outdoor thermometer.

What those tools can't do however is tell me a forecast, nor give me any information from a significant distance.

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how i deal with being sick
Fri 2024 May 31

I've been sick all week. Caught a bug. Is it flu? No idea. Maybe.

I don't get sick often. Maybe once or twice yearly. But when I do, it hits hard and there is a routine I go through to allow my body to heal itself.

I'll try my best not to make what I'm about to describe sound gross.

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Gem guitar from the 90s: G&L ASAT III
Thu 2024 May 30

It's not the Strat-style pickup configuration and electronics that really make this great but rather the bridge.

Take the G&L ASAT III from the late 1990s. It does not load strings from the rear but is rather a top loader, and things get better from there.

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9 volt battery prices are stupid
Tue 2024 May 28

The main reason people buy 9V batteries are for smoke alarms. This has been the way of things for what, 40 years now?

In guitar and bass player circles, the 9 volt is used for pedal effects (a lot of BOSS pedals use a 9V directly under the footswitch), acoustic-electric guitars with a preamp and active electric bass guitars.

Regardless of where you use the 9 volt battery, there's basically only one rule you need to follow so you don't get ripped off with these things.

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Fender JV Modified '50s Strat at almost $600 off!
Fri 2024 May 24

This is an absolutely outstanding way to get into a very proper Fender Stratocaster HSS, no question about it. And yeah, I had to post this one because it's too good of a deal to pass up.

This guitar did cost 4 figures to get it, but at the moment, the Fender JV Modified '50s Stratocaster HSS can be had in the 3's.

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