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I love that. Reminds me of the days before I kicked cream soda...

I clicked on this thread just to see how far into it until someone says "make your own!" as if it were that simple. And then I saw someone suggest 4g cable. Imagine if OP combined both as sage advice? So yeah, the first-timer who apparently is totally unaware of the traits of speaker cable...

It was only when I looked at your profile pic and saw there wasn't a Gibson Grabber that I figured out what you meant by that.

Yes, that's all too common and, I assume, illegal.

I think eBay always worked like that... you only reach your max bid if someone else's bidding pushes you to it... but no matter what, someone (or their software) could still come and snipe you at the last second provided their max bid is greater than all others'. Then again I haven't actually...

I was the buyer in a similar situation: I bought a set of Enduro drum cases that the seller delivered to me at no extra cost in Brooklyn from Long Island. Unfortunately the person who made the post - the seller's girlfriend - didn't give very accurate sizes so they didn't fit my drums at all. I...

I remember the good old days (1999/2000) of setting an alarm clock to go to the computer to get that last-second bid in. Now there's a robot to do it for ya. Also, take it easy OP... too much coffee I presume?

A common thread I see in band crisis stories here is "so and so is such a nice guy but he sucks at keys/drums/guitar"... it's a tough position to be in for sure, but is it worse than an excellent player who's an awful person?

So, in essence... a capo.

Let me try to get this straight - A bunch of experienced, adult musicians are paying for the privilege of being the backing band for the keys "guy" who is in fact a pre-pubescent child? What do you hope to gain from this experience other than paying out of pocket to spoil somebody else's kid?

At my practice facility time is money... literally, we pay by the hour so it kinda enforces efficiency...

Nice, respect. Yep, they (and ALL) were the soundtrack to my highschool/college years. Never saw Descendents but saw ALL countless times. Great guys, and incredible musicians...

I believe it. I only say "for months" because I believe he just moved to NYC in the past year. Thanks, LA!

So there is this film called The Room that has gained a huge cult following in the past decade - basically a vanity project that was written, directed, and produced by a weirdo who of course also played the lead character. All of these things despite his not having a whit of talent in any of...

Ding ding ding. This is what made me listen to ALL of the Jackson Fandango stuff. Hint: it's 100x more absurd than the Gothic Reggae, if you can imagine that...

It's understandable; as artists we tend to have compassion for others who put themselves out there but we still do laugh at some of the deluded American Idol tryouts... and this dude definitely falls into the latter category. Anyway, whatever earnestness may lie behind it is kind of negated by...

When you post something so relentlessly and are apparently quite self-assured that it's brilliant without backing that up, you open yourself up for that criticism. Sure it's cool that he's trying something; but maybe public opinion can convince him to just try harder 'cause right now it's a hot...

I believe he lived in LA and moved here just recently. And yes, I did research him enough to know that...

Nice, who was your band?

I was being facetious... this is truly awful (the train of consciousness "improvised" vocals) and has the value of a trainwreck similar to a movie like Tommy Wiseau's The Room. Which, of course, means it will be all the rage as "outsider art" in NYC insider hipster circles... huh, maybe I should...

Re-check my edited OP, I embedded the skankiest track of the bunch...

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Gothic Reggae. This guy posts on CL several times a day, every day, and has been at it for months. He's like the Dr. Zizmor of the musicians wanted section of the NYC craigslist - relentless and a little strange. Sucked in by the description of self-assured...

Fender w/ TV logo Dan Armstrong

I'm more interested in that stringless Solfege. The name is appropriate; one would be forced to sing... do-so-do-so-do-so-do-so...

You need to do a Phil Spector: walk up to the drum kit during practice and pull off the cymbals, one by one...

...unless you actually want to sell them...

What were "rather expensive mics" doing at a highschool battle of the bands in a parking lot? I'd break out the rusty ballscreen 58s for that one...

Weird to hear that Fat Mike, grand piano bass tone on a Descendents song...

That's really disturbing but kind of epic too. Sorry you had to witness it but sounds like he went out doing something awesome and enjoyable.

Some of my biggest music-related fights have involved players wanting to change around someone else's music without trying to do it well to begin with. So effin' lazy and lame.

Better to go to the one in Brooklyn. Just not between the hours of 2pm-5pm where it's often full of highschoolers. I never saw a sadder, more beat-up collection of electronic drumsets...

I see this bass and I just think: Mike Watt...

THIS is the kind of story I've been waiting for in this thread!

...and then you went on a State Fair tour with the rest of the Play-Tone galaxy...

I agree, though it reminds me of people who buy a Honda and then put a huge vinyl "HONDA" decal across the windshield. Like, yeah, we get it...

Could be a replacement neck? Although not that much newer given the TV logo decal.

Sorry to be That Guy but... wonder how this ended up in a pawn shop. Stolen from a pro who put all those miles on it? Or said pro fell on hard times? Whoever owned that was definitely not a weekend warrior/hobbyist/flipper...

But then he'd still be able to play barre and open chords...

It does seem amateurish and unprofessional. Then again, it's always been the standard for orchestras to warm/tune up in the pit as people filter in and what players are more professional than they?

...which is pretty easily covered up by all the noise that should be coming out of the cab!