That basket would be perfect for roasting coffee if the mesh was tighter. From the pics, it looks too big for the beans.
-Mike
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things you bought that didn't work out for you
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-Mike
I looked into this a little, but assumed it was not worth the trouble and expense. That wonderful instrument didn’t need modifications, it just needed someone who could appreciate a jazz bass. Anyway I needed to downsize, splurged too much in recent years, it’s the third I give away to a community cultural centre here.
Sonicake B-Factory preamp/DI pedal. I may have bought a dud. The 1/4" output signal is fine but the XLR output is loud and overdriven. Totally unusable. Time to find something else.
The Noel Redding Signature Jazz Bass. It felt nothing like a 1965 Jazz Bass.
Lots of motorcycle gear. Jackets, gloves, helmets, boots, etc. When I started about 10 years ago it took a while to learn what kind of riding I like to do. Then it took a few more years (and some $$$) to figure out what I Iike in terms of gear.
Stuff that didn't work out for me:
Leather jackets
Boots with laces
Boots that aren't tall enough to keep rain from running down inside them
Long 'gauntlet' gloves
Flip-up 'modular' helmets
Adventure-style helmets
Schuberth helmets (high quality, just the wrong shape for my head)
The stuff I've settled on:
Mesh jacket & pants for hot, dry weather
Gore-Tex jacket & pants for all other weather
Tall boots with buckle or zipper closure
Short cuff gloves
Arai full-face touring style helmet
Stuff that didn't work out for me:
Leather jackets
Boots with laces
Boots that aren't tall enough to keep rain from running down inside them
Long 'gauntlet' gloves
Flip-up 'modular' helmets
Adventure-style helmets
Schuberth helmets (high quality, just the wrong shape for my head)
The stuff I've settled on:
Mesh jacket & pants for hot, dry weather
Gore-Tex jacket & pants for all other weather
Tall boots with buckle or zipper closure
Short cuff gloves
Arai full-face touring style helmet
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Did it include a switch that had a left-handed guitar player replace whatever notes you played on it?
It just bitched and complained whenever you plugged it in. Have you read that guy's book? Holly hell.
Well......I can use it but I'll have to use the line out into a separate passive DI (which I own). Just can't use the XLR out.
I recently ordered a set of aftermarket side and rear cargo latch cables for my old Ford van. The OEM cables last about 8~10 years then the plastic ends on the cables that snap into the lock/latch mechanisms fail and your door won't work. Having replaced them in my extended cab truck, it was simple enough so I figured I'd order up the cables and take a day and replace them all. When I ordered (off eBay), a seller had some aftermarket cables with metal ends and nuts to secure them, so I decided to give them a try. Last Saturday I got started with the left rear cargo door and replaced the cables with the aftermarket items. I did the lower latch first, but the latch pull was significantly shorter than the original. It worked so I just rationalized it as stretch in the old cables. After installing the top cable it would latch just fine but the top cable was too short by an RCH and refused to unlatch the top lock. I had some homemade aluminum cable ends I got when I was working on the truck doors, but didn't use. LSS I cut off the broken anchors and the vinyl sleeve beneath it, then slipped the aluminum ends on. They rotated freely and I was concerned about them falling off, but I decided to go ahead and mount them up. Once that was done they worked perfectly and I'm confident they won't cause any problem. I've contacted the eBay seller, but have yet to hear back. I'm hoping I don't have to turn to eBay for a first ever problematic return of a nonworking product.
Either way, I've got enough of the homemade ends to cover the side cargo door and Found a replacement set for the right rear cargo door made by Dorman. Even if Dorman was the OEM supplier, I doubt I'll still have the van 8 years from now so it's a WHOGAS situation to me. It's an off lease service van pushing 300K and it still does not use oil between changes so I'm going to keep driving it until it suffers a catastrophic engine failure or gets too worn out to crank. The only other thing I've had to do myself was replace the blower motor and some kind of resistor associated with the cabin HVAC. I had the brakes redone by a local shop and the transmission updated by another shop and so far it's been a very dependable, very reliable little hauler of things I don't want to get wet.
Either way, I've got enough of the homemade ends to cover the side cargo door and Found a replacement set for the right rear cargo door made by Dorman. Even if Dorman was the OEM supplier, I doubt I'll still have the van 8 years from now so it's a WHOGAS situation to me. It's an off lease service van pushing 300K and it still does not use oil between changes so I'm going to keep driving it until it suffers a catastrophic engine failure or gets too worn out to crank. The only other thing I've had to do myself was replace the blower motor and some kind of resistor associated with the cabin HVAC. I had the brakes redone by a local shop and the transmission updated by another shop and so far it's been a very dependable, very reliable little hauler of things I don't want to get wet.
Dried and salted Salmon skin chips... absolutely terrible!
I bought an onboard preamp for a bass. It was very nice. I liked everything about it. I ended up pulling it our only because I liked the response of the bass passive better.
Reflex red active pickups
A whole host of flavour of the month pedals- darkglass, mxr, tc, catalinbread, boomstick etc etc
Hartke hydrive
4x15 cab
1x15 cab
Elixir strings
Elites strings
Dunlop strings
There’s so many things I’ve tried over the years that I didn’t gel with, and this is what I can recall straight away
A whole host of flavour of the month pedals- darkglass, mxr, tc, catalinbread, boomstick etc etc
Hartke hydrive
4x15 cab
1x15 cab
Elixir strings
Elites strings
Dunlop strings
There’s so many things I’ve tried over the years that I didn’t gel with, and this is what I can recall straight away
The low B is nice occasionally but its value is greater.
My six string basses give more flexibility in voicings and positions, having the low B and high C strings available all over the neck alleviating radical hand repositioning.
My six string basses give more flexibility in voicings and positions, having the low B and high C strings available all over the neck alleviating radical hand repositioning.
So Anyway, I've got my new Go-To response if offered something outside my culinary comfort zone.
'No Thanks...I'm waiting for the Dried And Salted Salmon Skin Chips.
5+ years ago, when I was getting divorced and moving, I bought a nice Cuisinart food processor with all the little accessories and a Vitamix high powered blender, because I love to cook.
It turns out a chef's knife, paring knife, serrated bread knife, and an immersion blender is really all I need/use and cleaning those fancy doohickies is just a paint in the butt. I haven't touched them in years
It turns out a chef's knife, paring knife, serrated bread knife, and an immersion blender is really all I need/use and cleaning those fancy doohickies is just a paint in the butt. I haven't touched them in years
