Andrew 4220 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Are you honestly trying to tell me that you haven't been on the edge of your seat for the General Random Conversation story of me setting up a smart plug in my garage that comes on when the temperature drops below a certain level, and goes off when it rises above it? It's the feelgood start to 2022 that everyone's been talking about. Oh. No sorry I've had smart lighting set up in my house for 6 years or so, ashamed it took me so long to think of this tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I'm pretty fucking sure Hendrix and Rory Gallagher got on just fine without smart plugs for their amps. Ah I jest. Actually not a bad idea, but I'm too fucking lazy to turn off my rig at the main socket so wouldn't make a huge difference. I quite like my smart-home devices but for the most part it's just for childish novelty value ("play my entrance music" etc.). Even the actual really quality of life improvements end up just me being childish ("Alexa, it's like a fucking lizard house in here/it's fucking freezing", "let there be light" "Alexa, get this cunt off my fucking telly" etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4220 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, Blastronaut said: I'm pretty fucking sure Hendrix and Rory Gallagher got on just fine without smart plugs for their amps. Ah I jest. Actually not a bad idea, but I'm too fucking lazy to turn off my rig at the main socket so wouldn't make a huge difference. I quite like my smart-home devices but for the most part it's just for childish novelty value ("play my entrance music" etc.). Even the actual really quality of life improvements end up just me being childish ("Alexa, it's like a fucking lizard house in here/it's fucking freezing", "let there be light" "Alexa, get this cunt off my fucking telly" etc.) The only reason its any use to me is that the kraken and pedal power supply dont have their own "off" switches, the kraken in particular is just on, with valves, if its plugged in which ive always thought was a design flaw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Andrew said: The only reason its any use to me is that the kraken and pedal power supply dont have their own "off" switches, the kraken in particular is just on, with valves, if its plugged in which ive always thought was a design flaw. Ah okay I get you. For what it's worth I'd imagine kraken isn't heating those tubes up to anywhere near the same level a tube amp would, they'll likely be cold-plated if just they're running off anything up to 18V DC . But yeah, even with that in mind it's totally fair to want a way to turn it off to save the life span of those valves. Edit: ignore that cold-plating talk, I was talking shite and based it on misguided assumptions. Probably really wise to cut power to that when it's not in use. Those weird tubes will get fucking hot on even 12V if they've got enough current. Edited January 9, 2022 by Blastronaut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 23 hours ago, Andrew said: Ah its beautiful, we're neck deep in summer at the moment which is looovely. Are you in one of the big cities or somewhere off the beaten track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4220 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Asprilla said: Are you in one of the big cities or somewhere off the beaten track? Christchurch, so technically one of the big cities but its not as hectic as Wellington or Auckland. It's a very chill place really, sort of hipstery, fits me like a glove. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 If you can solder you're probably only talking about £2 in parts to add a power switch to your pedal board. Totally unnecessary now since you've got Alexa on the case but might be useful if your WiFi goes down or something. Just two DC jack sockets with a switch between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 10 hours ago, Gemmill said: Are you honestly trying to tell me that you haven't been on the edge of your seat for the General Random Conversation story of me setting up a smart plug in my garage that comes on when the temperature drops below a certain level, and goes off when it rises above it? It's the feelgood start to 2022 that everyone's been talking about. Thermostats have managed this without the need for an internet connection and smart plug for longer than I've been alive man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 30 minutes ago, Andrew said: Christchurch, so technically one of the big cities but its not as hectic as Wellington or Auckland. It's a very chill place really, sort of hipstery, fits me like a glove. Nice! 👌🏼 that sounds perfect have you been back to England since you moved out or has Covid scuppered that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4220 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Asprilla said: Nice! 👌🏼 that sounds perfect have you been back to England since you moved out or has Covid scuppered that? Not been back no, we were planning to come back in September 2020 while we waited for some visa stuff to happen but in the end we cancelled the tickets. Good job really as the visa process slowed right down and we wouldn't have been allowed back yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 18 minutes ago, Andrew said: Not been back no, we were planning to come back in September 2020 while we waited for some visa stuff to happen but in the end we cancelled the tickets. Good job really as the visa process slowed right down and we wouldn't have been allowed back yet. So are you applying for residency or citizenship? and when you say we is there a Mrs Andrew then? (obvs just ignore or PM if you don’t want to say all that stuff here!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4220 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Asprilla said: So are you applying for residency or citizenship? and when you say we is there a Mrs Andrew then? (obvs just ignore or PM if you don’t want to say all that stuff here!) Yeah residency, its a long ol' process, we applied just about 2 years ago now. And yes, there is indeed a Mrs A, been married for 5 years now, moved out to NZ in mid 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Andrew said: Yeah residency, its a long ol' process, we applied just about 2 years ago now. And yes, there is indeed a Mrs A, been married for 5 years now, moved out to NZ in mid 2018. Congrats dude! Wow it’s been longer than I thought since I spoke to you good for you man, sounds like a great adventure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13847 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 Anyone ever purchased a Guitar from reverb.com? (Yes, I really have the purchasing itch ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34461 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Have you got those Waza Airs yet? PULL THAT TRIGGER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Tom said: Anyone ever purchased a Guitar from reverb.com? (Yes, I really have the purchasing itch ) I sell quite a bit on reverb but weirdly have never bought anything there yet. What's up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34461 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I have actually! I'd forgotten about it. Here actually, here's a question for you lot. I bought an Epiphone SG on Reverb. Intention was to use it to piss about on - refret etc, basically practising the stuff I was terrible at at Crimson. Anyway I can't be fucked, but the guitar has a huge gouge out of one fret towards the top end of the neck - like can't bend a string on any frets around that one, so to my mind it's unplayable and unsellable (even though it was sold to me like that). I just want rid. What would you do with it? Feels bad taking it to the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13847 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 57 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Have you got those Waza Airs yet? PULL THAT TRIGGER! Not yet. Still weighing it up but they’re probably gonna to get got tbh. At the moment I have quite a bit of leeway with the neighbours though so I’m gonna use that as much as I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13847 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 18 minutes ago, Blastronaut said: I sell quite a bit on reverb but weirdly have never bought anything there yet. What's up? Bloke selling a nice Les Paul junior in Watford, not particularly well priced but open to offers. Its been on the website a year and he has zero feedback. 😐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13847 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I have actually! I'd forgotten about it. Here actually, here's a question for you lot. I bought an Epiphone SG on Reverb. Intention was to use it to piss about on - refret etc, basically practising the stuff I was terrible at at Crimson. Anyway I can't be fucked, but the guitar has a huge gouge out of one fret towards the top end of the neck - like can't bend a string on any frets around that one, so to my mind it's unplayable and unsellable (even though it was sold to me like that). I just want rid. What would you do with it? Feels bad taking it to the tip. Send a picture. Sounds repairable! If not, set it up for slide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34461 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Will get a picture tonight.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 18 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I have actually! I'd forgotten about it. Here actually, here's a question for you lot. I bought an Epiphone SG on Reverb. Intention was to use it to piss about on - refret etc, basically practising the stuff I was terrible at at Crimson. Anyway I can't be fucked, but the guitar has a huge gouge out of one fret towards the top end of the neck - like can't bend a string on any frets around that one, so to my mind it's unplayable and unsellable (even though it was sold to me like that). I just want rid. What would you do with it? Feels bad taking it to the tip. If it's just one fret, the cowboy approach would be to spot fill the gouge with silver solder and then level it with the frets on each side. Bit harder than other solder types, might get you a several months playing depending on how much you use it before you wore the solder down. Pretty unnoticeable too if it's done right but will wear down a lot faster than an actual fret. 11 minutes ago, Tom said: Bloke selling a nice Les Paul junior in Watford, not particularly well priced but open to offers. Its been on the website a year and he has zero feedback. 😐 For what it's worth you've got buyer protection through both reverb and paypal. Even if the seller doesn't accept returns reverb will step in and basically force them to refund you if it arrives damaged or not as described so long as you report it in the first week after its delivered. Just give it a good inspection when it arrives and pray the seller hasn't done something like I just suggested to Gemmill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34461 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Fuck that's what I should have done with this SG when it turned up unplayable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Fuck that's what I should have done with this SG when it turned up unplayable. Aye, contact the seller. If they tell you to fuck off just go to reverb support and they'll force the seller to refund. At least that's how it should work. Pretty sure reverb policy is it has to be reported to the seller within 7 days. If it doesn't get resolved directly with the seller you should still be able to escalate it to reverb support outwith that 7 day window but there's probably a time limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34461 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 It was Christmas before last I bought it. I suspect I'll get told to fuck off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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