Post what you are thinking at this very moment

[Goofy]

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

Warm smell of.......... something, rising up through the air

[Noilly Pratt]

Colitas. What is colitas? Pot??

Up ahead in the distance...

[redred]

where to go on holiday next

[DemonGeminiX]

Colitas. What is colitas? Pot??

Up ahead in the distance...

I saw a shimmering light.

[Muddy]

Im going to see James Comey speak in 2 weeks.

[Muddy]

Fuck! I waited too long... no more reservations available..

[DemonGeminiX]

I think my Congressional Representative is giving a town hall meeting within the next several days. I was thinking about going for the entertainment, seeing as how all these town halls are devolving into a shoutfest.

[DemonGeminiX]

Tomorrow @ 2:30 pm.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Do it and report back

[DemonGeminiX]

Hey UPS, thanks for leaving my guitar out on the front porch where everybody and their mother could just walk up and steal it. Why not try knocking or ringing the door bell to let me know that it's there, you idiots?

[KevinD]

So, impressions of new guitar?

[DemonGeminiX]

It's a 2005 Ibanez RG 370DX in black. It has 24 jumbo frets, Ibanez Infinity pickups, and an Ibanez Edge III tremolo system. I got it for $220 ($170 + $50 shipping), which if I bought it last decade it would have been an absolute steal. Personally, I think I made off like a thief today. It's a used guitar, but it looks like it was well cared for. There's a few small scratches in a very small area of the back finish, not deep at all, but I don't care about stuff like that. If that bothered me, I could just pay somebody to refinish it, or I could learn to do it myself. The rest of the guitar looks pristine. The frets look fantastic for a 12 year old guitar and the fretboard feels stiff (i.e. stiff = brand new). It looks like they put new strings on it and set it up before sending it out to me. That earns the ebay seller 5 stars alone.

I've never used an Edge 3 tremolo system before and I'm currently not too fond of the tremolo bar, as it doesn't seem it can be locked in place, so it dangles. I'll have to play with it for a while to see how it works and if I can get used to it. If I can't, then I'll have to get a replacement for it, which will be about a $200 investment. I found a youtube video on how to set it up and make it play like a dream. This guy's saying this trem system's awesome where other people say it sucks, but he says it's because they don't take the time to set it up properly, so I'll watch his video in a little bit to see what he has to say.

The Infinity pickups are stock, and they'll pretty much drive me nuts eventually, so they'll more than likely be replaced with the DiMarzios that I use in my other Ibanez. Tone Zone bridge and Air Norton neck. I can't remember what I use for the middle single coil. I haven't priced them in a while so I'm dreading to see how inflation has influenced the price of them. I may replace the volume pot with a 500K pot. I did it on the other Ibanez and it made a big difference. The electronics will have to be shielded, but I do that with all of my guitars anyway so that's not a big deal. Honestly, I don't understand why guitar manufacturers don't just do that by default. It goes along way with keeping random RF signals from interfering with your sound. It seems like a no-brainer to me. A cheap no-brainer that would only take 5-10 minutes of a person's time.

I need to put a strap on it so I can play it without having it slip out of my lap. The fretboard needs to be oiled and the strings need to be greased, but I've said that about every single guitar I've ever owned. It has potential, it feels good and it resonates in my hands, but right now, it doesn't feel like an extension of my own body. They never do when I first get them. It's very rare for me to "connect" with a guitar when I first play them. I have to play and tinker with them a little bit to get to that point.

I can't believe this guitar is an '05. I keep looking at the fretboard looking for some kind of sign that it's used and I can't find any. If it wasn't for the small scratches on the back, I would swear up and down that this thing was brand spanking new.

[redred]

any pictures for me and muddy ? thats a lot of words this late on a friday for me

[Pony]

[DemonGeminiX]

any pictures for me and muddy ? thats a lot of words this late on a friday for me

Here's a page on the series from a website dedicated to old Ibanez guitars. The one in the picture is pretty much what just arrived.

http://ibanez.wikia.com/wiki/RG370DX...%E2%80%932010)