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    Who are your favorite boutique luthiers?

    Maybe this is a bit "homer"-ish of me, but Hinnant guitars right here in Georgia are spectacular and pretty nicely priced, comparatively speaking. They also happen to be gorgeous:
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    New MIJ Yamaha Pacificas

    I think there's a middle ground between basic solid colors and a reverse nightmare burst over Andalusian claro walnut burl. Hell, start with simple trans finishes over quilted/flame maple. They already do it on one or two of the lower-end ones.
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    I fucking HATE YouTube Music.

    Oh yeah.
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    I fucking HATE YouTube Music.

    It's a dedicated music streaming service with all that entails. And it comes with YouTube Premium bundled in so you never have to see an ad on YouTube or hear one on YouTube Music.
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    I fucking HATE YouTube Music.

    But ads....don't play when you subscribe to YouTube Music....
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    I fucking HATE YouTube Music.

    Eh, for what it's worth...YouTube Music evolved into a pretty decent music platform in the past couple of years. I don't miss Google Play Music anymore, although I do miss that you can no longer buy albums through them. That really sucks. That being said, if you're a significant consumer of...
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    The Zenith Passage vs. The Faceless

    Yeah, to be clear...I believe everyone's stories being told here. That's eye-opening in the worst way.
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    The Zenith Passage vs. The Faceless

    That sucks. Not my experience, but I believe every word you typed.
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    The Zenith Passage vs. The Faceless

    Man, why is Wes catching strays? I took a couple of lessons, and he was nothing but professional and patient with me throughout. Ultimately, it wasn't what I was looking for, but that's through no fault of his own. Also, hung with him briefly at the merch table when Alluvial opened for...
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    RIP Killing Joke's Geordie Walker

    Block out an hour and tell me this isn't back-to-front their strongest effort and one of the best "post-punk" records of all time:
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    RIP Killing Joke's Geordie Walker

    I still think Extremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions is their best album (and the production and songs hold up extremely well even in 2023), but of course, it's the main one in their huge catalog not available on streaming sites......
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    RIP Killing Joke's Geordie Walker

    The Dave Grohl one? Funny, that's one of the ones where I felt like Geordie was a little restrained, but the songs and production are pretty great anyway.
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    New Alluvial Material (Album?) Incoming

    Crazy trigger warning-riffic video, but I like the song a bunch. Like a cool older cousin to "40 Stories" and "Sleepers Become Giants" from the last record. I think Wes uses ALL the harmonics at the beginning of the solo...LOL.
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    RIP Killing Joke's Geordie Walker

    One of my all-time faves. Wove discordant and skronky progressions perfectly with pop hooks and textural effects. Just singular, really.
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    The Zenith Passage vs. The Faceless

    As for the titular comparison in this thread, there are indeed similarities, but very pronounced differences: Datalysium is really the only TZP record with a full lineup of dedicated personnel besides Justin, whereas The Faceless had 2-3 distinct configurations. Justin McKinney's writing style...
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    New JFAC Tease

    Yeah, this is a continuation of one of my favorite Sun Eater tracks - The Celestial Antidote. They're verrrrrry similar tracks.
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    Victory VX Kraken MKII

    Respectfully, Kyle, I'm going to disagree on just this one particular one, as I think a lot of people are still trying to figure what exactly to compare the Kraken's type of gain to - 5150? 5153? Soldano? Not that it needs to be the all of the video. Perhaps just a 2-minute A/B chapter for...
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    Best alternative to a Jose modded Marshall?

    No it's not. That's the plain jane 410H. From Marshall's own documentation, the Crunch channel modes of the 410H are the Plexi topography and the kazillion OD1/OD2 modes are more 2203-based.
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    Best alternative to a Jose modded Marshall?

    I thought the Crunch Channel was exactly a modded Plexi voicing with various levels of gain/clipping? Sounds like it to me here....
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    New Alluvial Material (Album?) Incoming

    I wouldn't even care if they did return. No Andy, no BCI, in my opinion.


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