Unpopular Opinions

[TedEH]

e and i are both vowels, and therefore grammatically equivalent, thus you can substitute one for the other and produce an equivalent statement.

Is this why some people say "thar"?

 

[Crungy]

funny, I chose Linguistics in part for the lack of math requirements. two kinds of people....

Like they say, math isn't for pretty girls

 

[Big Dumb Bitch]

12 inch speakers are the best speaker for the big guitar instrument (bass). 15s are cool too.

 

[STRHelvete]

Direct mount humbuckers look like shit. Pickup ring or GTFO

 

[Shask]

Direct mount humbuckers look like shit. Pickup ring or GTFO

As far as looks, I dont really care if they have pickup rings or not, but I will say, direct mount is a much bigger pain in the ass to deal with.

 

[nightsprinter]

As far as looks, I dont really care if they have pickup rings or not, but I will say, direct mount is a much bigger pain in the ass to deal with.

Depends. If they're mounted with threaded inserts, they're the same ease of use as rings. I'm hoping more companies gravitate there instead of just pounding screws into the wood.

 

[Shask]

Depends. If they're mounted with threaded inserts, they're the same ease of use as rings. I'm hoping more companies gravitate there instead of just pounding screws into the wood.

Yeah, the threaded inserts do help a ton. However, I still think dealing with the foam and springs and such to get them sitting straight and not tilted is a bigger pain than pickup rings.

 

[nightsprinter]

Yeah, the threaded inserts do help a ton. However, I still think dealing with the foam and springs and such to get them sitting straight and not tilted is a bigger pain than pickup rings.

Totally fair assessment.

 

[nightsprinter]

I can't recall if I posted this unpopular opinion yet but

Nickel Frets > Stainless Steel.

I prefer feeling a hint of drag. SS are too slippery for me.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

The types of venues that people who care about fret materials so much play:

 

[Moongrum]

The types of venues that people who care about fret materials so much play:

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I wish!

 

[nightsprinter]

Even if I had a living room that nice, I'd still have a sore hand for about 3 days after the level, crown, and polish.

 

[METÖL]

The types of venues that people who care about fret materials so much play:

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Actually I think transport has been harder on my (not stainless steel) frets than any of my playing. Something hitting the case or the guitar not sitting super tight in the case and there you have the dent in your fret.

But even as decoration in the living room, stainless steel is more shiny and pretty.

 

[Marked Man]

The types of venues that people who care about fret materials so much play:

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Might be some Hot Moms there.......

 

[nightsprinter]

My main issue with ss frets relates to how short my fingers are. I have bear paw hands that make big fists but my fingers are kinda short. So on guitars with scales over 24.75", hitting the top notes of sweep arpeggios are not always precisely dead-on depending upon where i am on the neck. I can't get a perfect hammer on/pull-off on it- I have to come In at a slight angle to fret the note well. So when the fret is stainless steel and buffed to a mirror shine, I will often pull the string slightly off the board because of the slickness. Wide necks with narrow string spacing is really helpful to me- LTD seems to leave some good real estate on the necks for instance.

 

[SalsaWood]

It's not a big difference, I really can't see it being so critical one way or the other for reasons of taste. I have bear paw hands and get by with either, though slick new strings give me the slip now and then. All that said, I prefer stainless and everyone else is wrong.

 

[Seabeast2000]

It's not a big difference, I really can't see it being so critical one way or the other for reasons of taste. I have bear paw hands and get by with either, though slick new strings give me the slip now and then. All that said, I prefer stainless and everyone else is wrong.

Go to HR immediately.

 

[budda]

Every room @MaxOfMetal posted is nicer than my house and 50% of venues I’ve played :’)

 

[nightsprinter]

If those rooms are what I get for caring about fret material, then I am caring more and more by the second!

 

[SalsaWood]

I'm not sure I could live in a place with so much personality.