Nekofrog

I'd like to see a superhero movie in an established franchise where another superhero shows up and starts stepping on the toes of the established superhero. Then shit goes down.

Schecter is also great, if you can deal with baseball bat necks (some people prefer them). Ibanez trems have a caveat, and it's gotten even worse in recent years with their naming system. Prestige trems = all good to go. It's all a variant of the Edge or ZR trem (ball bearing). I'll copy and paste this from an old thread: Here's a quick guide to Ibanez trems: RG series: Anything that's an RG5xx and up will have a fucking AWESOME trem. Better than an Original Floyd Rose in stability (but maybe a bit stiffer than an OFR). RG5xx and up all feature the Edge trem (in some variant, Edge Pro, Lo Pro), one of the best you can get of any guitar manufacturer. RG4x and below all feature the Lo-TRS, a much cheaper and less worthy trem (some are junk, some are decent). Ibanez has now renamed them to "Edge Pro III", so don't be fooled by an Edge Pro II or III, they ARE NOT A REAL EDGE. They will not work like an Edge. On the S-series, if you get a guitar made after the advent of Ibanez's ZR-trem, you'll get a ZR on almost every S model save for the REALLY low end ones. The ZR trem is amazing, many prefer it even to the Edge series due to the fact that the ball bearings make it so that the string tension is not what's holding everything together (break a string, and all of the other strings remain perfectly in tune on a ZR). If you get an older S, then the same rule applies as with the RG. S5x and above will have an Edge, S4x and below will have a TRS. There aren't a whole ton of old S's around anymore, despite the fact that the ZR has only been around a few years. I've seen far more used S's with ZR's than old TRS S's. I can't tell you anything about Jackson/ESP/anyone else licensed trems, except that they all pale in comparison to the Edge and ZR. Just as a related note, if you're confused as to the way Ibanez names their stuff, it's really actually very very simple. For 6 string guitars, they usually use 3 numbers. The first number in the set indicates the model level. It starts from 1 and goes up. As each number goes up, so does the build quality. Starting with 5, it usually means that the guitar was built in Japan. 4 is usually Korea, and anything lower Indonesia (though this is not always the case). The second number in the series indicates the pickup configuration. Here is where gets really tricky. A 2 in the second digit indicates a Humbucker/Humbucker configuration. A 7 indicates Humbucker/Single/Humbucker. A 6 indicates a Humbucker/Single/Single -- EXCEPT when the 6 is followed by a 5 in the last digit, that is a Humbucker/Single. The final digit (except in the previous noted case) indicates whether it's a trem or a fixed bridge. A fixed bridge will end in "1", whilst a trem will be "0". For example: RG520 - Japanese built guitar with a Humbucker/Humbucker config that utilizes an Edge trem RG470 - Korean with a Hum/Single/Hum config utilizing a TRS or Edge Pro III trem. RG565 - Japanese with a Hum/Single config with an Edge trem. RG621 - Japanese with a Hum/Hum config and a fixed bridge. A lot of info, I know. And the sad thing is, Ibanez isn't the most consistent with its own naming schemes, so the rules don't always apply.

The only issue with that is, there are very few hard-tail/fixed bridge prestige models. Most are trem. This is not a death sentence however, as there is a little product called Tremol-No that can be had for a fairly cheap amount. It's the gold standard for turning a floating trem into a solid fixed bridge; and it takes very little to actually install it. Look into that if you can't find anything otherwise. Here are some VERY good Ibanez fixed bridge models: Ibanez RGA-121 http://www.zzounds.com/item--IBARGA121 Ibanez SZ520 http://www.zzounds.com/item--IBASZ520QM Ibanez SZ720 http://www.zzounds.com/item--IBASZ720FM Don't let the low price on the SZ520 fool you; some versions of the 520 are being discontinued (mainly colors), so the prices have been slashed to get them out the door. I've owned both SZ520's and SZ720's (I still have my SZ720, but it's in California and I'm in Indiana) and they are tremendous guitars. All Ibanez guitars will, at some point, require a pickup change if you want a sound more tailored to you. But that actually goes for almost every guitar, unless you buy one with stock pickups that you know are for you.

I thought you were going to be black or something. Letdown of the century.

Carvin custom shop = awesome. Great. Go for it. If you can't afford that, get a used Carvin custom. Their resale value drops as soon as you receive a new one. If you can't swing that, go Ibanez. I have a general buying guide for Ibanez should you want it, there are models you want to steer clear from.

I never really cared for Shure's "standard industry" SM mic. A good 421 condenser, though more expensive, is total guitar SEX.

I've never been entirely happy with my lead tone with my PODXT, but then I've heard other people with amazing lead tones on POD devices. I think I just suck at engineering lead tones. Rhythm? My rhythm slays on a POD.

Right, this is purely for recording on a computer; not for use in any live situation.

It is. It's both; it's a Toneport. You plug your guitar into the tiny box, and then run a USB line from the box into your computer. Then you open the software package and voila.

Good call, I'm going to snag one despite the fact that I already have a PodXT Live. TonePort = win.

I'm probably going to make a Line 6 POD guide (hardware and software interface), since they usually come up around here once a week or so.

As promised! dPaladin wants it. He wants it bad. More to come when imageshack isn't being stupid.

The Joker knew that, given the choice, Batman would make every attempt to rescue Dawes. Throughout his entire plan, one thing was always there; he wanted to disrupt society and change the rules so that there were no rules. How would he guarantee this? By forcing Dent to fall from grace; the public's "white knight" as it has been put a billion times before. Best way to do this? Make him go nuts; make him lose the one he loves the absolute most. It was purely incidental that he happened to get burned and turned into "Two-Face", the same result probably would have been achieved with just Dawes getting sploded reel good. And that is why he lied to Batman. To continue his plan. To Dent, Batman CHOSE to save him over Rachel; therefor Batman was now the enemy.

LOOK AT ME! Yeah, that happened both times I saw it, too. Theater went dead fucking silent when he growled that, and shit got serious.

As to the whole monitors thing, your Sennheiser 280 Pro's are actually pretty decent mixing headphones; I have the same ones and it's some of the flattest EQ I've heard from headphones (I am not claiming that they are the flattest to everyone else out there). I do all of my mixing on those, and they produce pretty balanced stuff.

Also: I think I have some pictures to throw up as well. Some that include ifrit because he is sorely lacking in the pictures. Will see in a couple hours when I get home.

BigGiantCircles.... SOUL EATER. Also: I look incredibly hot in the steak n' shake pictures.

I can, of course, do something, but I doubt if I'll be needed for it.

POD. Yes. I use it.

Taken, now bugger off

You had to go and invoke the name of Mega Man Legends, now I want the third even more than before

Nicholson was a terrible Joker and played him like he never was in any of the comics. The Joker never danced around to Prince songs while spraypainting things. People need to seriously go back and rewatch the first Batman movie. Enjoyable it may be, but in terms of portraying the characters it was shit.

Glad you made it home, pal. Was getting kind of worried, so I gave you a call last night but didn't bother leaving a message.

Added another good 30-45 seconds to the track last night, Bahamut. Just need to fill it out and add a bit more, eq the drums properly, and it will be ready to have its vocals applied. Then it'll essentially be done.