Pet Peeves -- What's yours?

[lammie200]

I'm waiting on a concentric pot so I can finish wiring a new guitar that only had one volume one tone. I like the 2 vol/2 tone Gibson arrangement as it allows me to get those BB King middle position tones that you can't really approximate well without having a dedicated tone control for the bridge. The only seemingly bad thing I've noticed so far is that the concentric CTS pots seem to have very long turning radius' compared to regular CTS pots. Like it goes from 12 o clock all the way round to 11:59. That's kind of strange but I don't think it will be a problem. Maybe it's a dumb question but was there a learning curve for you using it for live work?

I don’t gig unfortunately, but I haven’t found anything difficult about dialing in tones. I think you correct, however. There is more throw on the pots, but not so much that you can’t adjust them easily on the fly. I have the same setup on my Jazzmaster. I got the varitones from Rothstein Guitars. I tried several others. He makes the best ones IMHO.

[James W]

I don't know that almost all billionaires made their wealth by doing something "dirty" (as the Sacklers did), but I admit that it could be the case. There is no known definitive sources for that claim, and frankly, I have never met a billionaire myself. I have met and known numerous multi-millionaires. Some have been as honest as the day is long and some have been scoundrels. I could say the same about the many poor people I have known.

The notion that the ultra wealthy pay no taxes is a patently false canard spread by the left. Most wealthy people pay more each year in property taxes than most posters on this forum actually earn. The American tax code (written in 1954 BTW) is absurdly complicated and has enough loopholes to allow many wealthy people to pay little or no income tax. That doesn't mean that they are not paying their fair share (unless you believe in the Marxist notion "from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs"). In addition to property taxes, the wealthy pay plenty in death taxes, excise taxes, consumption taxes and business taxes. A flat tax with almost no deductions would be a much simpler and fairer system for all, but there are powerful interests that would fight that. What would the army of accountants, tax lawyers, bookkeepers, IRS agents and the many other useless people in that industry do?

Racial/Gender identity politics and envy will not better anyone's condition nor solve any problems. While we in the west are wringing our hands about stupid stuff, the new axis of authoritarianism (led by Putin and Xi) are licking their chops and planning our demise. There are more important things to be concerned about than other people's money.

I don't envy billionaires but I do dislike them as a matter of principle. No one makes that amount of money without exploitation being involved - thus it isn't 'their' money. The system that enables them needs to be overthrown.

I don't think it's wringing hands to be concerned about billionaires. The rich (doesn't matter what country they're from) are destroying the planet.



(I find it odd, BTW, that you think Xi is planning the west's demise - I mean, how many countries has China invaded in recent history compared with the US? In what way do you think China or Russia for that matter can conceivably plan the demise of the US? Genuine questions).

[DawgBone]

I don't envy billionaires but I do dislike them as a matter of principle. No one makes that amount of money without exploitation being involved - thus it isn't 'their' money. The system that enables them needs to be overthrown.

I don't think it's wringing hands to be concerned about billionaires. The rich (doesn't matter what country they're from) are destroying the planet.



(I find it odd, BTW, that you think Xi is planning the west's demise - I mean, how many countries has China invaded in recent history compared with the US? In what way do you think China or Russia for that matter can conceivably plan the demise of the US? Genuine questions).

You can't live in the first world without someone in the 2nd or 3rd being exploited so explain how you are better than a billionaire? You're literally boiling my atmosphere right now with your first worlder greed and exploitation.

[Stringswinger]

I prefer discussing guitars than the overthrow of capitalism myself.

[James W]

You can't live in the first world without someone in the 2nd or 3rd being exploited so explain how you are better than a billionaire? You're literally boiling my atmosphere right now with your first worlder greed and exploitation.

Obviously, people in first world countries are also exploited.

My emissions are but a fraction of a billionaire's. May I suggest you read this - mb-extreme-carbon-inequality-021215-en.pdf

(Gotta say, though, I can't be bothered responding to you if you're just going to make these arguments personal.)

[DawgBone]

Obviously, people in first world countries are also exploited.

My emissions are but a fraction of a billionaire's. May I suggest you read this - mb-extreme-carbon-inequality-021215-en.pdf

(Gotta say, though, I can't be bothered responding to you if you're just going to make these arguments personal.)

Plants grow better in higher Co2 concentrations. Plants consume the Co2 and convert it to oxygen. Science 101. Explain to me how Carbon is a bad thing cause I don't see that being the case. It doesn't make sense to me because of the apparent contradiction there.

[Stringswinger]

[James W]

Plants grow better in higher Co2 concentrations. Plants consume the Co2 and convert it to oxygen. Science 101. Explain to me how Carbon is a bad thing cause I don't see that being the case. It doesn't make sense to me because of the apparent contradiction there.

It traps heat in the atmosphere causing global warming - ice caps melt, sea levels rise, more extreme weather etc.

[James W]

I seem to recall you saying on another thread you thought climate change was real. Probably reflects on the level of stupidity in a society where one has to openly state such a thing rather than assume that it was tacitly understood and accepted.

[DawgBone]

It traps heat in the atmosphere causing global warming - ice caps melt, sea levels rise, more extreme weather etc.

Yet we are told when dinosaurs walked the earth it was much warmer and covered with more thick vegetation so ultimately earth is just returning to an older, warmer state of being. Frozen ice caps pretty much mean they were once not frozen or were smaller than they are now. If we were in the ice age would it be a cause for panic to watch the ice sheet receding? Seems unlikely.

[garybaldy]

Two pickup guitars with a shared vol and tone!!

[Mick-7]

Yet we are told when dinosaurs walked the earth it was much warmer and covered with more thick vegetation so ultimately earth is just returning to an older, warmer state of being. Frozen ice caps pretty much mean they were once not frozen or were smaller than they are now. If we were in the ice age would it be a cause for panic to watch the ice sheet receding? Seems unlikely.

It's a matter of how rapidly the climactic changes occur. The natural promoters of climate change are: changes in Earth's orbital patterns and in solar activity, and numerous large volcanic eruptions. These changes usually occur slowly over hundreds of years, which allows for species to adapt to them - adapt or perish is the law of evolution. The man-made climate disruption has happened much faster, over just the last 100 years, which has lead to large scale plant and animal extinctions. We may join them if we don't get a handle on it. Hubris can be fatal.

[John A.]

Two pickup guitars with a shared vol and tone!!

Funny, I have the completely opposite pet peeve. I don't like separate controls and wish mine had shared controls. Separate controls + a 24-fret neck and my head explodes.

[garybaldy]

Funny, I have the completely opposite pet peeve. I don't like separate controls and wish mine had shared controls. Separate controls + a 24-fret neck and my head explodes.

You wouldn't like this then! Cheap and cheerful Gibson. One of my favs. Great versatility. ps I do love a Tele. Not so much a Strat.

[John A.]

You wouldn't like this then! Cheap and cheerful Gibson. One of my favs. Great versatility. ps I do love a Tele. Not so much a Strat.

I had one of these for a long time:



Loved the knobs, didn't like the neck pickup sound or the neck dive. But the bridge pickup sound was great. Love my strat. For some reason, two tone controls (one for the neck pickup and one for both the middle and bridge) doesn't bother me on it the way it does on my 2-pickup guitars

[John A.]

You can't live in the first world without someone in the 2nd or 3rd being exploited so explain how you are better than a billionaire? You're literally boiling my atmosphere right now with your first worlder greed and exploitation.

OOOH, I get to announce a new pet peeve -- people who don't know what 1st, 2nd, and 3rd world mean! Yay!

[DawgBone]

You wouldn't like this then! Cheap and cheerful Gibson. One of my favs. Great versatility. ps I do love a Tele. Not so much a Strat.

That's a really sweet axe in quite a beautiful color I might add. I recently got an ESP/LTD Viper deluxe which is like an offset SG. Wanted something a little different for a change besides another straight Gibson clone. I'm really loving the 24 frets, not so much the extra two frets themselves, but just outstanding upper fret access that you don't have to fight against. It has a "set-thru" neck which is not a thru neck, but allows the heel to be heavily contoured while retaining great stability. Pretty neat and quite a bit of guitar for the $$$

[Stringswinger]

OOOH, I get to announce a new pet peeve -- people who don't know what 1st, 2nd, and 3rd world mean! Yay!

The meaning has changed over time. I don't think that Dawgbone has used the term 1st world incorrectly under one of the new meanings, to wit, an advanced Country with a high standard of living. But if you want to make a smug, condescending post towards him on this forum, you are free to do so.

I'm not impressed.

Read and learn: First World - Wikipedia

[Rickco]

Horn players that think during my solos is a good time to chat...full confession, a sax player I got stuck with did it a lot so during a break I put tabasco on his reed. Talk about a hot solo! didnt stop him but I felt better

[John A.]

The meaning has changed over time. I don't think that Dawgbone has used the term 1st world incorrectly under one of the new meanings, to wit, an advanced Country with a high standard of living. But if you want to make a smug, condescending post towards him on this forum, you are free to do so.

I'm not impressed.

I'll take that as a compliment.

Read and learn: First World - Wikipedia

Indeed.

Second World - Wikipedia

"The powerful economies of the West are still sometimes described as "First World", but the term "Second World" became largely obsolete following the collapse of the Soviet Union"

[Jimmy Mack]

Throw in: drummers and rhythm guitarists who think they have to play louder during someone's solos, as if they have to drive harder for the solo to work!

[AllanAllen]

Horn players that think during my solos is a good time to chat...full confession, a sax player I got stuck with did it a lot so during a break I put tabasco on his reed. Talk about a hot solo! didnt stop him but I felt better

That’s funny, the bass solo is when I work out the ending with the trumpet player.

[Stringswinger]

That’s funny, the bass solo is when I work out the ending with the trumpet player.

Don't let the bass player prepare your food.

[DawgBone]

Throw in: drummers and rhythm guitarists who think they have to play louder during someone's solos, as if they have to drive harder for the solo to work!

My drummer pet peeve is having a drummer who hits like a little weakling. No rim shot means no employment in my group.

[yebdox]

Pet Pee. Especially after feeding my dog asparagus. Then finding it 2 days later.