Let the RG8 Mods begin...

[M3CHK1LLA]

got a link?

 

[BangandBreach]

 

[MoonJelly]

Argh. All my images have stopped working on postimg. Apparently the registry went behind their backs and blocked all postimg.org files. Now they've adopted postimg.cc instead but in the meantime none of my pics work.

 

[lewis]

Argh. All my images have stopped working on postimg. Apparently the registry went behind their backs and blocked all postimg.org files. Now they've adopted postimg.cc instead but in the meantime none of my pics work.

EDIT:
Yep my sight got fecked too... sigh

 

[MoonJelly]

Yep. That's the one I use.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

Yep. That's the one I use.

mixtape.moe and tinypic still work

 

[MoonJelly]

I think I may switch over to tinypic if this isn't resolved soon. Looking through my image library I've retained maybe 50 pics :/

It looks like they are being restored a little chunk at a time. Fingers crossed I don't have to change all the forum hotlinks to say -.cc instead of .org

 

[ThePhilosopher]

I've always liked the idea of slightly recessing a fixed bridge.

I have my own webspace+domains, I wonder if I could setup a hosting site for a small one-time fee...I kid.

 

[EverDream]

I think I may switch over to tinypic if this isn't resolved soon. Looking through my image library I've retained maybe 50 pics :/

It looks like they are being restored a little chunk at a time. Fingers crossed I don't have to change all the forum hotlinks to say -.cc instead of .org

DISCLAIMER: I take no responsibility for what happens as a result of you trying this, so if your computer explodes, it's not my fault... so don't do this unless you feel confident you understand what I'm telling you, and what you are doing.

That being said...

If you use Windows you can temporarily edit your hosts file, which is located at

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Open that file in notepad with administrator privileges and copy and paste the following lines onto a new line at the end of all existing text in that file (so what you do is... after you open it... in Windows Notepad... press ctrl+end (to move the cursor to the end of all the text) and then hit enter (to create a new blank line), and then press ctrl+v to paste all of the text from the following code box (select all text in the code-box and click ctrl+c to copy it first though)):

46.229.166.179 www.postimg.org
46.229.166.179 postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s1.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s2.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s3.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s4.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s5.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s6.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s7.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s8.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s9.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s10.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s11.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s12.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s13.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s14.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s15.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s16.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s17.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s18.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s19.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s20.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s21.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s22.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s23.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s24.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s25.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s26.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s27.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s28.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s29.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s30.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s31.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s32.postimg.org
185.152.67.111 s33.postimg.org

And then save it, but you have to open the file with administrator privileges or it won't save.

I actually couldn't figure out how to open it with administrator privileges, so what I did was I just renamed the hosts file to !hosts before I opened it, and edited it... then I saved the edited version to my desktop folder as "hosts" but it automatically added the .txt to the end after I hit "save" so I then renamed it and removed the .txt from the end so it was just "hosts" and then I moved it back into the folder where it originally was (drivers\etc), along side the !hosts file (the original unmodified hosts file, which will serve as a backup).

You have to have Windows set to show (or not hide) file extensions or you might not see the ".txt" extension that gets added to the end of the filename when you save it, and it might just say "hosts" but actually still have the .txt at the end (but just hidden). You still have to have administrator privileges to move the edited hosts file back to the drivers\etc folder or it probably won't let you.

If you do have administrator privileges then when you move it from the desktop to the drivers\etc folder it will tell you, you need to have administrator privileges to move it there, and then it will ask you if you want to move it using administrator privileges and then you just click "yes" or "ok" or similar (I don't remember exactly what it said). It also makes you do this when you first rename the original unedited hosts file to !hosts, so if you don't have administrator privileges then you won't even make it that far, lol.

I just tested this method out, and... it worked! The 3 images you posted on the previous page all loaded for me... but when you click on the image to bring up the image on their website it brings you to a "404 not found" page until you replace the .org in your web address bar with .cc (leave everything else the same though) and then hit enter... then it will load the image page correctly... but the embedded images here on the forum load fine. So if anyone can understand what I did here, just know that this works, for me anyway it did, lol.

Once (and if) they fix their .org registry lock, then you can just delete the hosts file and then rename the !hosts file back to hosts and everything will be back to how it was before doing this method (if you did it correctly, lol).

But just remember...

DISCLAIMER: I take no responsibility for what happens as a result of you trying this, so if your computer explodes, it's not my fault... so don't do this unless you feel confident you understand what I'm telling you, and what you are doing.

I'm just sharing what I did to temporarily fix the issue, so you all are aware there is a temporary fix that works right now if you use Windows (at least for me it did, but it should for others too)!

Hope this helps!

 

[MoonJelly]

Nice, but...

If I can see the pictures that's cool. But in order for anyone else to see them they would have to do the same thing, no?

F*ck it, here's my progress so far for those who can't see.


















If they revert back this post will just be a list of "IMG"s anyway!

 

[EverDream]

Nice, but...

If I can see the pictures that's cool. But in order for anyone else to see them they would have to do the same thing, no?

That is correct, this is a workaround for people who want to see all the images people have posted with the postimgs.org host until they are back and working normally.

If they revert back this post will just be a list of "IMG"s anyway!

Well, unless they decide to keep the .cc one working in addition to the .org one, if and when they finally get it back.

So about my post... yeah anybody who does the method I explained will be able to see all the embedded images that are currently broken, not just from you, and not just from this site, but from any forum, or anywhere there is postimg.org embedded posts, but yeah it's not a "fix" that will enable everyone to see it again, just a fix for only the people who apply the method I explained... but at least there is that temporary workaround for now for people who want to see the broken images until they are fixed by that image host.

 

[JoeyJoJoJrShabadoo]

The paint supplier I used in the past released a video showcasing their spectracoat colours that I've selected from, and I am hyped to get some work done



What do you guys think? Gaudy enough?

 

[JoeyJoJoJrShabadoo]

Apologies for the double post, but the work begins tonight. I'll be taking the guitar apart tonight and working on taking off the black paint on the headstock tomorrow morning. I've made a mod thread if you guys wanna keep track. I'll just post the before and after here.

Before:

 

[Benadon]

Here are some non-potato images.

thats so sick, didnt know you can make your guitar muiltiscale if it wasnt built to it.
how does it play?

 

[ThePhilosopher]

It plays well enough for me. I'm sure a fully blown custom built for the scale lengths would play a bit easier; however, this is a good compromise for me.

 

[Benadon]

if i want to put hipshot bridge on my rg8 will that be a problem? no drilling or anything just removing and replacing no screws hole left seen.
i talk about the one that does not look like the stock one: https://hipshotproducts.com/collections/guitar-bridges/products/8-string-ibby-hm-guitar-bridge

 

[MoonJelly]

Definitely will be some new holes, in order to mount the HM bridge. The string holes are close but you still need to do a little work to retrofit.

 

[Benadon]

Definitely will be some new holes, in order to mount the HM bridge. The string holes are close but you still need to do a little work to retrofit.

aw... what changing the guitar bridge will actually do? other then the comfort of my hand and cosmetical change it gives?

 

[MoonJelly]

My recommendation if you don't want the hassle is to use the direct replacement Hipshot bridge.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/291934431624

 

[Benadon]

My recommendation if you don't want the hassle is to use the direct replacement Hipshot bridge.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/291934431624

it looks cheap... basicly better meterials same shape.