Saw Haken and Arch Echo last night in Portland. Fun show in a nice and small venue. I had already seen Arch Echo live last year when they opened for Dream Theater in Oakland.
During the week, I got drunk and booked a DT ticket for San Jose along with plane tickets.
I saw Lutharo, Gloryhammer, and Alestorm live on Thursday night in Portland.
Lutharo and Gloryhammer were fantastic. Both singers absolutely stole the show. Lutharo just got themselves a new fan.
I originally bought the ticket to see Alestorm and did not know there would be two opening acts...
Dimarzio pickups as well.
You could buy an RG655 for $1200 back when they were being sold. The RG550 Genesis came out when the RG655 was discontinued, so that should be a close comparison for price. You can get an RG550 Genesis for $999, which I don't believe has changed since it came out. So...
I bought a used orange one a couple of months ago. I still need to clean it and set it up but it is absolutely gorgeous. I will never tire of the metallic finishes Ibanez use. Even the colours that look bland in the catalogue are eye-popping in real life.
I can see RG3120 and RG3180 (some of the first Prestiges) reissues being a great idea. They would probably wind up as J Customs since Ibanez isn't putting real flamed maple caps on Prestige or lower lines.
An RG3120 reissue is something that just NEEDS to happen. Here's one that I owned.
They released the RG655 and RG655M in 2014! It’s exactly what you are describing except it’s an original Edge not a Lo Pro…but the good news is that a Lo Pro should fit in the same cavity
I think you should sell it and put the money towards a do-over guitar as your REAL present to yourself.
Also, I did a similar thing to you - I finished my last engineering exam and then moved to Oregon for work without even attending my graduation ceremony
I use two adblockers - one is called Adblock Plus and I don’t recall the name of the other. Both are free extensions for Chrome.
As for the ads that are in the middle of a video, I just try and steer clear of creators that put that stuff there. I am on YouTube to look for clips for films and TV...
Downloaded the 2006 Scarface game for my PS2 emulator. Enjoying it so far but I am having some performance issues with the emulator. I had once known how to mess with the settings about 5-6 years ago, but I will have to relearn it.
I finished the first mission (escape the mansion) and I’ve...
RGD’s have become interesting to me recently. I have yet to have a chance to try one though. The only one I would consider buying the the plain black one with the Edge Zero. I just don’t want a matte black finish.
Used 2002 model year RG1570:
- Has powder cosmo hardware which has been pretty durable (unlike cosmo black…)
- The previous owner already out a bunch of nicks in it
- dark neutral color makes it appropriate for a variety of occasions (unlike my Candy Apple red RG1570, which is way too “loud”)
-...
The first picture is my 2003 RG1570. I don’t mind it getting beaten up a little since it was like that when I bought it, so that’s the one that leaves my place the most frequently.
In the second picture from left to right
On the floor:
S5527 (2014) trans black 7 string
RG1570 (2002) royal...