Speed, just want to suggest you start planning for a trip south. If Doug Ford, and he seems to be running things in Canada, cuts the power off to Michigan, Pa, and New York, Canada may experience naval blockade and things might get interesting. PS hope you stocked up on Jack Daniels at the duty free store at the Peace Bridge. 😉😉
Jeffrey Hammond made some great music. One caveat: Ox was the greatest Rock Bass Player. I’m not much for making lists or rankings but it would be a task for me to limit names to around twenty. Dave Pegg, Louis Johnson and Stanley Clarke for starters?
But- few of the above would have sold as many albums and tickets as the Ox, I think.
You're correct to say he was the best rock bass player, and I should have clarified that originally. I am a jazz ignoramus and do not feel qualified to assert an opinion in that field, unless we're discussing pianists.
Let's confine the discussion to rock, which removes Jaco et al and mostly disqualifies the Nathan East, Marcus Miller, James Jamerson session aces.
With all due respect to the Ox, and he's due a lot of it, I think you have to judge rock bass by how and when it elevates the song. So I'm going to vote for...
Ross Valory. I could pick him from a crowd of a thousand players in four notes. He made the early Journey albums better and he absolutely DEFINES the Escape record. Think "Stone In Love".
Lee certainly belongs on the shortlist, but he himself would agree with my stance, if my recollection of his interviews serves. He and Neil Peart both were rabid Whodlums; Peart wore a necklace made from a shard of Keith Moon's shattered cymbal.
John Wetton (for his King Crimson work - prog is rock, right?)
Tony Levin (for playing the needed notes and no more than that)
Dark Horse: Jon Camp (for Renaissance "Song for All Seasons." Interesting band, unfortunately with many bad songs in with the good. Stanley Clarke had this to say about Jon Camp, "I may be faster than you [no kidding! - Hex] but you are way more melodic than me."
Dude was playing that (brief) solo bass part on My Generation in '65. Also a pretty good songwriter, see Whiskey Man. I didn't really figure him out until much later in life, probably a few years after his passing and his stuff was already auctioned off. Still kicking myself for not getting something from that vulture-fest, but I didn't care one iota about The Who back then. My old boss snagged one of his French horns though.
As a songwriter he had some truly great moments. The aforementioned "Whiskey Man," of course, and I'm quite partial to "Had Enough" and "Trick of the Light" from Who Are You as well.
I don’t know why our original commenter deleted his words. Didn’t seem outlandish to me.
If we are concerned with how the bassists have benefited the songs as a whole, I’d put forward Flea and Robert DeLeo. RHCP wouldn’t be much without Flea. DeLeo wrote and played bass lines way more sophisticated than most all other grunge.
I'd tend to agree about Flea in theory, and I was all about his band when I was younger, but I kind of recoil whenever Mr. Kiedis opens his mouth. My drummer buddy's older brother (a session/on-call player himself) nominated him years ago as the 'poster boy for illiteracy'. Wama bama falla balla boolah beeee mow
Then there was that time a few years back when Flea 'performed' the national anthem at a Lakers game. I kind of lost what little respect I had left for the guy at that point.
That was poor form of me; I apologize to you, and to everyone else who may have been confused by it. I should have excised the incriminating bits and left the rest; I didn't realize until later that I'd been both pinned and commented upon.
I saw a two-panel comic that relates to this today. In the first panel, the Devil offers to make a man the best guitarist in the world, in exchange for his immortal soul. The man replies, what can I get for a dollar? In the second panel, there is a handwritten sign proclaiming the man to be the best bass player in the world taped above the man, who sits on a sidewalk with his bass across his lap and his hat upside down before him to accept donations.
Geezer is a hard sell, but his work on "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" from the album of the same name and "Thrill of it All" from Sabotage are truly remarkable.
MotoGP kicked off this past weekend at Buriram in Thailand. We'll start with what I consider the surprises and then get to the rest.
Ai Ogura, on a Trackhouse Aprilia, showed that he earned his spot in MotoGP. As a rookie, he outdid Pedro Acosta on debut by placing the highest a rookie has placed since Marc Marquez himself. He finished best on an Aprilia over the weekend beating out Bez and Fernandez (Salvatori, the test rider was nowhere in the running).
Jack Miller with a one year contract on Prima Pramac Yamaha was the fastest qualifying and finishing Yamaha in race and sprint, including keeping a fairing on the bike on straights during the main race.
Honda came up surprisingly strong to start with Joan Mir looking solid throughout the weekend.
Maverick Vinales is having a terrible time adjusting to the KTM, and Bastianini displayed strength in the latter half of the race which was a solid showing though his early and sprint race pace is lacking.
Every manufacturer made it to Q2.
Another DUCATI FRONT ROW LOCKOUT from qualifying. Fielding two fewer bikes means they can't take the top 8 spots, but they still have more bikes than anyone else and good talent to ride them. Marc Marquez had a phenomenal practice and qualifying to take pole position. His brother, looking much better on a GP24 this year, secured second place. Bagnaia, who set a track record last year, took third position in the sweltering heat. Miller 4th on a Yamaha, Ogura 5th, Morbidelli 6th.
The sprint was Marc Marquez in fine form and absolutely dominating the competition. He and Alex were clearly a cut above and finished an easy one-two with a distant third place for Bagnaia. Miller crashed out after giving up places to Ogura and Morbidelli behind. Ai Ogura finished 4th place - a big reason to celebrate for Japan after what feels like never-ending disappointment from retired Taka Nakagami. This wasn't much of a race in terms of banging bars, and changing positions.
In the extreme heat of the race, Marc again sprinted away with the lead and looked to control the race comfortably. Alex slotted into second behind big brother, and Bagnaia again in third. Everything smooth until Marc dropped speed and slotted in behind his brother from a ~1.5s lead. My thought that this was for front tire pressure was later confirmed (thanks, rules) and Marc then sat close behind his brother, never more than .3s, before passing him with three laps to go and putting on a half second gap in one sector. Unbelievable pace given the hot conditions that saw many riders end up with blisters on thighs and arms from being cooked by their bikes.
Alex Marquez managed to hold off Bagnaia in spite of Alex's dropping rear grip spoiling drive and introducing some instability issues. The brothers once again finished 1-2. Ai Ogura took 5th place with Morbidelli working around him this time for 4th. Bez 6th. It's genuinely unfortunate that Jorge Martin is out with injury as it's easy to imagine him fighting with for a second or third place finish.
Honda had a bike finish 7th with Zarco at the helm, KTM all the way down in 8th with Binder, and 9th with Bastianini performing a second half race charge through much of the field. Digi in 10th despite working through injury. Miller was the top placing Yamaha in 11th with a fairing not affixed properly. Acosta had crashed and remounted but managed to finish ahead of the Aprilia test rider.
Surprising to see Honda leapfrog Yamaha and look more competitive than they have in seasons.
Next race is next week in Argentina - a favorite for Marc Marquez who must be over the moon in red.
That was a masterclass by Marc - keeping his head and manipulating the tire pressure like that to stay in the rules and still completely control the race was amazing. It's his championship to lose this year.
I find it sad Stellantis (? SP ?) has any difficulty selling these .
My only ride in a modern Charger was a V6 rental, he didn't let it out in any way but it was comfy and seemed to go round corners well, I don't really Ken why Americans don't want sedans anymore, yes, I drive a light duty pickup but I also carry crap in it on a regular basis and I've not sold on my two sedans nor wagon .
I was looking at a local P.D.s Metro Division Charger yesterday, I like the spot lights and hidden wig wags .
Sorry to hear Mr. Winfield passed, he certainly had a long run, I wonder what's going to happen to his shop way out on the Sierra Highway now ? .
I _love_ the toggle switch on that Guitar =8-) .
It sounds nifty too .
Never, _EVER_ complain about the co$t of things you love .
I still have, love and ride my worthless 1984 Brazilian Honda CB125S (e) it passed the $5,000.00 mark several years ago and I'm not done with it yet .
I expect my son or other non stupid person will toss it in a dumpster 15 minutes after I die but it makes _me_ happy so fuck off everyone else .
Because they're making NEW sedans. Aren't we talking about FCA making 4 door chargers here?
Everybody else stopped selling sedans cause they realised they could put bubble bodies on the sedans and charge 30% more for the same vehicle underneath. Follow the money.
As an example - the Escape which was originally based on the Focus, was a WORSE vehicle in every way - seating position, aero, fuel economy, what have you. They sold for a LOT more money than the Focus, which arguably was a more honest vehicle.
Accountants and upper management LOVE sending things upmarket without trying to MARKET them as such. Its for this reason alone.
Everyone loves blaming accountants. Accountants just count the beans. Management makes the decisions. If they want to be cheap, that's on them. The people who deserve all blame are MBAs.
For many years, Gene Winfield had a large display downstairs at the Detroit Autorama where he and his crew would cut, shape, weld, and grind on a project car. Always was gracious to fans.
That generation of car customizers will soon be gone from this earth. I don't think more recent customizing stars like Coddington or Foose could ever have the cultural impact of that generation, in part because of their connections with the movie and tv studios.
i think boyd at his most prominent wasnt much compared to gene, nevermind how relevant he or foose is now. i think those two were popular in very narrow time periods when people tolerated cookie cutter boomer cruisers of the early 2000s but at least boyd pushed the hotrodding envelope when he built his cars, though they are very dated by todays standards.
A funny guy who unfortunately developed a mind virus. I half worry that some day we'll see news that he killed his family. Before he went off the deep end, I actually sent him some real out-of-circulation Israeli shekels on behalf of the World Jewish Conspiracy.
I do recall seeing him at work down there years ago. I was too young to really understand who he was, and unfortunately too young to have the patience to watch for longer than 3 minutes
Wait... Sainz is in the Williams, not Bortoleto. I think he'll drag Williams up into a 3 way fight for 5th between them, VCARB, and Alpine. Aston will depend on if their car is f'd at the beginning, and how quickly they can un-f it.
"I think Sir Hamilton is washed and I don’t think he’s ready for the Ferrari paddock, which in the past couple of decades has mentally eviscerated every single driver not named Kimi"... or Michael!
I've read some poor reviews of the electric Charger. Perhaps the ICE Chargers will save the day.
I do believe many of the gripes of the EV car will vanish because most of them were specifically in regards to the powertrain and it's programming. The interior and ride comfort were fairly well received in the reviews I've seen/read
thanks heaps to wyatt for the winfield piece. kustom cars have been something of an interest to me and one of the guys at the core of that scene was gene, and now that hes gone most of that era is leaving us (save for ed iskendarian who is somehow still alive at 103). those guys really did something special.
i was just looking at les paul epiphones (no i cant play nor do i fully understand how they work) a few hours ago so it was odd to see you post about one, but yours does look pretty slick and the "qualifying/race" toggle is clever. ronnie did a bang up job on that one.
i am looking forward to seeing everyone laugh at drake make an even bigger fool of himself after losing 20mil on a bet like he does every time he makes a bet but i dont know how the season will shake out though another hard fought championship for max would be cool, especially if hes fighting lando the whole time
Hey thanks for reading, Speed! Matt Murray over at Iron Trap Garage in PA is doing some very cool traditional hot rod stuff, and Ian Rousell has a strong portfolio of wild builds and kustoms as well. Both of them are of course heavily inspired by Winfield and both were lucky enough to spend time with him and learn over the last decade. So, we still at least have a couple 40 year olds to look up to!
Another reason Drake sucks is any of the random freestylers featured on Ariatinsta's live streams and reels would absolutely burry him in 30 seconds!
1-Ferrari: Hamilton will crumble, the British Press will be in “a shambles,” and the Italian media / fans will “hurl” slurs at His Majesty. Leclerc will beat him handily. Lewis will whine about racism and retire after ‘26.
2-McLaren: Lando will get an erratic haircut (a la Jacques Villeneuve’s bleach job in 1997) as his mental health crumbles further; Oscar will beat him over the course of the season.
3-Red Bull: Lawson will be all at sea, entirely adrift. GOATstappen will somehow sneak his 5th title in the third best car.
4-Mercedes: The Board will hazard selling the team given problems in the domestic market(s) (recall that China owns ~20% of MB). Antonelli will beat George.
5-Williams: Sainz (Bortoleto who??) will end Albon’s career; Albon to WEC.
6-VCARB: Hadjar will get fined for swearing and will probably only do one season. Yuki will get dropped UNLESS Lawson is so woefully bad that they swap the seats mid year.
7-Aston Martin: Mediocre season; Max will join for ‘26 and Fernando will get fired just as the team lands on a championship-winning piece of equipment. Max and Stroll finish 1-2 every race in 2026.
8-Haas: Bearman will end Ocon’s career; Ocon to WEC.
9-Alpine: Fabulous Flavio will sell the team to Hitech; Jack Doohan won’t be, ahem, Doohan a good enough job to hang onto his seat and will be replaced with Feisty Franco Colapinto before the summer break. Jack can go back to his first love: hosting the post-race show.
10-Stake: Audi will somehow, some way kinda sorta back out of their works project due to “climate guilt.” Hulkenberg will retire or go to WEC. Bortoleto will end up in Brazilian stock cars.
11-Cadillac: When they join in 2026, they will get lapped by Stake / Audi / SAudi at every race.
I’d like to see Charlie the Clerk win the WDC, but I fear Ferrari will hose him trying to support Sir’s dismal showing. Hopefully Oscar won’t get screwed by bad McLaren decision making by fat Zac. Looking forward to watching Carlos Jr drive the wheels off the Williams to show Ferrari what a stupid decision they made.
Why does Zak Brown get so much stick from everyone? He's done an excellent job bringing McLaren back to it's former glory. They were an absolute dumpster fire from about 2015 through '21, and hadn't really been good since 2010, and now they're legit contenders for both championships. A lot of that is down to Zak. Hopefully Williams can follow a similar path.
Should read “Lewis will whine louder about racism”.
Because, you know, he’s half black and was severely disadvantaged as a youth because his dad was only solidly middle class and he didn’t have access to private jets and Monaco apartments like some of his racing colleagues did.
He did have a McLaren contract at the age of 14, which had nothing to do with his race and everything to do with the fact that it was the only year that there was a champion in British Jr karting. Just kidding. There were kids doing what he did every year, and you've probably heard of about 3% of the 100% of them who didn't get contracts from F1 teams at the age of 14.
I was going to say the same about lewis. That's not even a prediction at this point. You have 7 titles and have been given every single advantage in life and "The man" has kept you down.
I have said the same in his defense. He seems to be slipping rather than improving. Might be time to enjoy is millions, or billions + unlimited access to ambitious models without the scrutiny he is now under.
"Max and Stroll finish 1-2 every race in 2026" - interesting. Newey to Aston Martin is a lot like Brady to Tampa Bay in 2020: he's getting old, but he's still great, so I wouldn't bet against him. Nothing against Max, but I'd like to see them get it done with Alonso.
Motorsports.com had a writer post excerpts from Ham and Time Magazine.
He also dismisses criticism from the broader racing community. Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan said in a December podcast that it was “absolutely suicidal” for Ferrari to drop Sainz from its roster, given the strong working relationship between him and LeClerc. (Sainz will now race for Williams.) “I’ve always welcomed the negativity,” says Hamilton. “I never, ever reply to any of the older, ultimately, white men who have commented on my career and what they think I should be doing. How you show up, how you present yourself, how you perform slowly dispels that.”
He had better win. Ham is a clown. "older, ultimately, white men" It's a bold strategy Cotton, let's see how that pays off.
I could have gone right to Time but,
Article gets posted. I believe the title mentioned Trump.
Article gets savaged in the comments.
Comments disappear.
Article disappears.
Haven't seen the writer since.
Winning covers a lot of flaws. He had better win. Jordan fought in the trenches for over 50 years. He's earned the right to have opinions. Could be wrong. But, Ham says it's racism and nothing else.
Drivers or constructors? In ‘82 Rosberg won drivers in a mediocre Williams. It should have been Pironi, but he mangled his legs at the old Hockenheimring. Ferrari did win the constructors, but who remembers that.
Modern day F1. Additionally, no one should take a motoring series seriously without refuelling at pit stops and when 100 guys a do a pit stop in 2.5 seconds to change tires. Indycar and NASCAR have the best pit setups.
I would argue that Red Bull was the third best TEAM last year, and not the third best CAR. There were times when the Red Bull was the best car on the grid, and other times when it was the second best car on the grid, but I don’t think it was ever really the third best car. If Checo hadn’t continually shit the bed, and had just calmed down and brought the damn thing home most races, Red Bull would have likely won the Constructors in addition to Max’s Drivers title. There was enough of Newey’s magic left over to ensure a mighty fine machine, but the team was too distracted by Horny’s antics and the departure of Adrian.
"How’s it sound? My son and I recorded a few demos over the weekend, but because he’d come straight from a weekend at Camp Perry he was in his Civil Air Patrol uniform. "
Does he have to salute Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett who "technically hold[s] the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Civil Air Patrol"?
Guy I graduated from high school with got an appointment there, ended up becoming an F-16 instructor, retired from flying in..2016??..and is a rank-and-file General in D.C., and may be retired from duty by now. We’ll see at my next reunion in three years.
Decent career trajectory. You deal with government B.S., but you have a good time!
In case I ever began to feel too good about how I did in life, I only had to think about a guy who I graduated with who joined the Marines, became an aviator, flew F-4 Phantoms (the most beautiful fighter ever), F/A-18's, etc, went to Top Gun and test pilot school, became an astronaut and was the pilot on two STS missions and mission commander on a third. He was a really nice guy when I new him. A whole different class of human.
While I had a good laugh at that along with everyone else, she is part of the CAP-affiliated group of Congressmen who make sure cadet colonels get appointments to military academies.
When she made a fuss about her own CV versus "mediocre white men" my first thought was, boy, it doesn't take much to get a law degree these days.
You're exceptionally smart, and I'm pretty sure that most ACF readers are on the right hand side of the bell curve as well. I'm getting sick and fucking tired of genuine mediocrities like Crockett and Joy Reid think the special treatment they've gotten as members of a favored group actually means they're smart. How much of an intellectual handicap would you have to place on Thomas Sowell to make it a fair debate with any those dolts.
It's funny. I was talking to my brother last night about Israeli politics. He's to the right of Likud but we agreed that Itamar Ben G'vir is a blustering bull in a China shop. Is anyone on the American left willing to criticize anyone on the American left, except, maybe, for not being leftist enough?
Midwits are relatively smart people who just don't happen to be nearly as smart as they think they are. A midwit is 1-2 standard deviations above the norm who think they're 3-4. Not to be confused with genuinely stupid people
Those four door Chargers have a certain ‘Down Syndrome XJ-S’ feel to the roofline and window treatments. They may not look good from every angle, but every now and then in the right light there’s some brilliance. Usually at least from the back.
*the sudden influx of overly attractive Downs gym girls; some promoting tacos, that have somehow infected my instagram algorithm may or may not have leveraged my commentary.
…and off, straight to Hell I go.
“I do not regret the things I’ve done, but those I did not do”.
*if I squint a little bit you have a cool Pete Steele vibe going on.
"the sudden influx of overly attractive Downs gym girls"
yeah what the hell is up with that
i expected to see no more than a single one in my entire life but its way too common now. might be the covid vax or something. anyway rilf is still funny as hell
Someone referred to the taco one as Selena Chromez and now I’m having trouble breathing.
It’s really not fair. She’s quite gorgeous but this is what the internet does. Link to a funny stitch made out of it. But yeah I wouldn’t recommend starting a blind google search…that’s uh, sure not to end well.
i probably would have tossed out slowlina gomez or something, chromez is funnier
another thing that keeps popping up (thanks to one of my buddies) is midget women who do onlyfans which absolutely do not strike the same image of a small woman, theyre just odd looking
It could be a lifeline for babies with Downs syndrome if the Democrats take back power, considering they've been promoting killing kids with Downs in the womb while also promoting sex workers.
The four door Charger could be interesting if it makes it to law enforcement fleets. It's fun to think of improbable names such as HellaSuit versions for highway units.
"All the corner-cutting was in the wiring and pickups, which have been replaced by proper American hardware."
Do any of your guitars have "no-load" volume & tone pots or a switch to bypass the volume & tone circuit? I was watching a review of the Jack White Triplecaster, which has such a switch. Even when at full volume, the volume pot will place a load on the pickup, reducing gain. With passive tone controls, likewise even at full on, there's some filtering going on. Bypassing the volume & tone controls yields noticeably more gain and a broader frequency response which people hear as brighter.
Come on man, get it saturated, and just give us one note and let it sing!
Another quick tour last week around the local GC with my gear-obsessed friend (an actual player, not a hack like me) where I found a perfectly decent Leo Player 2 that did all the single coil things well for….$800.
Every Lester in the place was a steaming pile of dung.
I still covet the Burst, but damn a good one is hard to find AND afford. There’s no real pleasure in Burst hunting.
I like the look of the new 4dr Charger. At least the one with all the cool initials and packs. (I can can't name all the Porsche special editions, let alone the crazy list of Dodge variants!) So awesome they have tailpipes, but I doubt we'll see that super cool hood with the beginnings of a front wing!
Those 4 door chargers remind me of the first gen Infiniti m45. I’ve always loved the way those Infiniti’s looked. They’re pretty much the only Infiniti that I can even remember what it looks like.
I am always struck by the wide range of look provided by the charger. One moment you see one utterly dull and lifeless, then you see one and think “geez that is a fine looking vehicle”.
The pictured cars look like rental fleet spec. The silver paint doesn’t help. When do we get the wide body with some flaring and some interesting colors? And a hemi.
It's a nice story, really. I have a '90 that he (edit - my Dad) *borrowed* nine years ago for a road trip and never gave back. I recently got him a beautiful SC400 to replace it which he barely drives because "it's too nice and sporty". So I found him a great '97 LS400 and stole back my '90. 276k miles on it now, still a great car.
Test drove one, a Japanese Crown Victoria, but the real thing from Ford is superior. Did a deep dive on the forums and all the M45's seemed to have oil consumption issues. Went with the Lexus SC 400 instead.
I had a fuselage car, it was a 70 Dodge Polara, originally a 318 car, I tried blowing it up, I didn’t succeed, replaced the engine with the 440 that was in my 67 Chrysler 300. I wouldn’t mind having either car back, things were simpler back then.
i post bullshit regularly while being stone sober
you dont need a reason
get plastered for the love of the game
Well, Thursday is almost the weekend….
Well, I have no context because the above comments were nuked. Something...all about that bass..?
Speed, just want to suggest you start planning for a trip south. If Doug Ford, and he seems to be running things in Canada, cuts the power off to Michigan, Pa, and New York, Canada may experience naval blockade and things might get interesting. PS hope you stocked up on Jack Daniels at the duty free store at the Peace Bridge. 😉😉
I'm not sure our Navy can find Canada.
Oh they just need to pull out of the base at Puget Sound and turn right. 🙂 or Norfolk and turn left…
and not run aground, or into a merchant ship, or each other ..............
LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
Jeffrey Hammond made some great music. One caveat: Ox was the greatest Rock Bass Player. I’m not much for making lists or rankings but it would be a task for me to limit names to around twenty. Dave Pegg, Louis Johnson and Stanley Clarke for starters?
But- few of the above would have sold as many albums and tickets as the Ox, I think.
You're correct to say he was the best rock bass player, and I should have clarified that originally. I am a jazz ignoramus and do not feel qualified to assert an opinion in that field, unless we're discussing pianists.
Let's confine the discussion to rock, which removes Jaco et al and mostly disqualifies the Nathan East, Marcus Miller, James Jamerson session aces.
With all due respect to the Ox, and he's due a lot of it, I think you have to judge rock bass by how and when it elevates the song. So I'm going to vote for...
Ross Valory. I could pick him from a crowd of a thousand players in four notes. He made the early Journey albums better and he absolutely DEFINES the Escape record. Think "Stone In Love".
Being primarily a fan of the Fleischmann-era Journey, I can sure see where you're coming from.
Geddy Lee
Lee certainly belongs on the shortlist, but he himself would agree with my stance, if my recollection of his interviews serves. He and Neil Peart both were rabid Whodlums; Peart wore a necklace made from a shard of Keith Moon's shattered cymbal.
RIP Neil. We miss you man.
Chris Squire. At times it sounded like Steve Howe was playing rhythm to Squire's lead.
Squire was amazing!
Unimpeachable choice sir. I'm no Yes-man these days, but I loved 'em as a kid, and everyone who ever played for them had serious chops.
A few candidates:
John Wetton (for his King Crimson work - prog is rock, right?)
Tony Levin (for playing the needed notes and no more than that)
Dark Horse: Jon Camp (for Renaissance "Song for All Seasons." Interesting band, unfortunately with many bad songs in with the good. Stanley Clarke had this to say about Jon Camp, "I may be faster than you [no kidding! - Hex] but you are way more melodic than me."
John Wetton was a helluva player, that's for sure.
Mr. Entwhistle. Just fire up Quadrophenia for a reminder.
and now I'm gonna have the bass line from 'the punk meets the godfather' bubbling in my head for 3 daze. Thanks for the earwig, "pal".
You’re welcome. Quadrophenia is epic!
FYI, The BBC documentary with Pete Townsend is really good.
It's my pick for the best art-rock album ever cut, and it's probably the Who's best record.
No arguments here. I am glad I lived through that time musically.
"The Real Me" is my pick for the best bass work on that record, but The Punk and the Godfather rules as well.
Dude was playing that (brief) solo bass part on My Generation in '65. Also a pretty good songwriter, see Whiskey Man. I didn't really figure him out until much later in life, probably a few years after his passing and his stuff was already auctioned off. Still kicking myself for not getting something from that vulture-fest, but I didn't care one iota about The Who back then. My old boss snagged one of his French horns though.
I was lucky enough to see the late 90’s Quadrophenia tour in the US. The movie is also really good.
As a songwriter he had some truly great moments. The aforementioned "Whiskey Man," of course, and I'm quite partial to "Had Enough" and "Trick of the Light" from Who Are You as well.
I don’t know why our original commenter deleted his words. Didn’t seem outlandish to me.
If we are concerned with how the bassists have benefited the songs as a whole, I’d put forward Flea and Robert DeLeo. RHCP wouldn’t be much without Flea. DeLeo wrote and played bass lines way more sophisticated than most all other grunge.
I think he didn't want it on record that he'd been drinking, because he didn't quit the internet or even this particular thread :)
I'd tend to agree about Flea in theory, and I was all about his band when I was younger, but I kind of recoil whenever Mr. Kiedis opens his mouth. My drummer buddy's older brother (a session/on-call player himself) nominated him years ago as the 'poster boy for illiteracy'. Wama bama falla balla boolah beeee mow
Then there was that time a few years back when Flea 'performed' the national anthem at a Lakers game. I kind of lost what little respect I had left for the guy at that point.
That was poor form of me; I apologize to you, and to everyone else who may have been confused by it. I should have excised the incriminating bits and left the rest; I didn't realize until later that I'd been both pinned and commented upon.
Try better next time, rummy
I saw a two-panel comic that relates to this today. In the first panel, the Devil offers to make a man the best guitarist in the world, in exchange for his immortal soul. The man replies, what can I get for a dollar? In the second panel, there is a handwritten sign proclaiming the man to be the best bass player in the world taped above the man, who sits on a sidewalk with his bass across his lap and his hat upside down before him to accept donations.
I'll start the Primus thread w/Les Claypool
Couple of off-beat dark horses: Mike Watt, Klaus Flouride, Mike Fellows (Rites Of Spring), Nicolas Godin (Air), Geezer Butler, Kim Deal.....
Jimbo Wallace.
Geezer is a hard sell, but his work on "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" from the album of the same name and "Thrill of it All" from Sabotage are truly remarkable.
MotoGP kicked off this past weekend at Buriram in Thailand. We'll start with what I consider the surprises and then get to the rest.
Ai Ogura, on a Trackhouse Aprilia, showed that he earned his spot in MotoGP. As a rookie, he outdid Pedro Acosta on debut by placing the highest a rookie has placed since Marc Marquez himself. He finished best on an Aprilia over the weekend beating out Bez and Fernandez (Salvatori, the test rider was nowhere in the running).
Jack Miller with a one year contract on Prima Pramac Yamaha was the fastest qualifying and finishing Yamaha in race and sprint, including keeping a fairing on the bike on straights during the main race.
Honda came up surprisingly strong to start with Joan Mir looking solid throughout the weekend.
Maverick Vinales is having a terrible time adjusting to the KTM, and Bastianini displayed strength in the latter half of the race which was a solid showing though his early and sprint race pace is lacking.
Every manufacturer made it to Q2.
Another DUCATI FRONT ROW LOCKOUT from qualifying. Fielding two fewer bikes means they can't take the top 8 spots, but they still have more bikes than anyone else and good talent to ride them. Marc Marquez had a phenomenal practice and qualifying to take pole position. His brother, looking much better on a GP24 this year, secured second place. Bagnaia, who set a track record last year, took third position in the sweltering heat. Miller 4th on a Yamaha, Ogura 5th, Morbidelli 6th.
The sprint was Marc Marquez in fine form and absolutely dominating the competition. He and Alex were clearly a cut above and finished an easy one-two with a distant third place for Bagnaia. Miller crashed out after giving up places to Ogura and Morbidelli behind. Ai Ogura finished 4th place - a big reason to celebrate for Japan after what feels like never-ending disappointment from retired Taka Nakagami. This wasn't much of a race in terms of banging bars, and changing positions.
In the extreme heat of the race, Marc again sprinted away with the lead and looked to control the race comfortably. Alex slotted into second behind big brother, and Bagnaia again in third. Everything smooth until Marc dropped speed and slotted in behind his brother from a ~1.5s lead. My thought that this was for front tire pressure was later confirmed (thanks, rules) and Marc then sat close behind his brother, never more than .3s, before passing him with three laps to go and putting on a half second gap in one sector. Unbelievable pace given the hot conditions that saw many riders end up with blisters on thighs and arms from being cooked by their bikes.
Alex Marquez managed to hold off Bagnaia in spite of Alex's dropping rear grip spoiling drive and introducing some instability issues. The brothers once again finished 1-2. Ai Ogura took 5th place with Morbidelli working around him this time for 4th. Bez 6th. It's genuinely unfortunate that Jorge Martin is out with injury as it's easy to imagine him fighting with for a second or third place finish.
Honda had a bike finish 7th with Zarco at the helm, KTM all the way down in 8th with Binder, and 9th with Bastianini performing a second half race charge through much of the field. Digi in 10th despite working through injury. Miller was the top placing Yamaha in 11th with a fairing not affixed properly. Acosta had crashed and remounted but managed to finish ahead of the Aprilia test rider.
Surprising to see Honda leapfrog Yamaha and look more competitive than they have in seasons.
Next race is next week in Argentina - a favorite for Marc Marquez who must be over the moon in red.
That was a masterclass by Marc - keeping his head and manipulating the tire pressure like that to stay in the rules and still completely control the race was amazing. It's his championship to lose this year.
I find it sad Stellantis (? SP ?) has any difficulty selling these .
My only ride in a modern Charger was a V6 rental, he didn't let it out in any way but it was comfy and seemed to go round corners well, I don't really Ken why Americans don't want sedans anymore, yes, I drive a light duty pickup but I also carry crap in it on a regular basis and I've not sold on my two sedans nor wagon .
I was looking at a local P.D.s Metro Division Charger yesterday, I like the spot lights and hidden wig wags .
Sorry to hear Mr. Winfield passed, he certainly had a long run, I wonder what's going to happen to his shop way out on the Sierra Highway now ? .
I _love_ the toggle switch on that Guitar =8-) .
It sounds nifty too .
Never, _EVER_ complain about the co$t of things you love .
I still have, love and ride my worthless 1984 Brazilian Honda CB125S (e) it passed the $5,000.00 mark several years ago and I'm not done with it yet .
I expect my son or other non stupid person will toss it in a dumpster 15 minutes after I die but it makes _me_ happy so fuck off everyone else .
-Nate
They don't... and they won't. They have the American sedan class to themselves at this point. This is all speculation.
If that's true why then did they stop making sedans ? .
-Nate
Because they're making NEW sedans. Aren't we talking about FCA making 4 door chargers here?
Everybody else stopped selling sedans cause they realised they could put bubble bodies on the sedans and charge 30% more for the same vehicle underneath. Follow the money.
As an example - the Escape which was originally based on the Focus, was a WORSE vehicle in every way - seating position, aero, fuel economy, what have you. They sold for a LOT more money than the Focus, which arguably was a more honest vehicle.
Accountants and upper management LOVE sending things upmarket without trying to MARKET them as such. Its for this reason alone.
Everyone loves blaming accountants. Accountants just count the beans. Management makes the decisions. If they want to be cheap, that's on them. The people who deserve all blame are MBAs.
I blame the customers.
Notice I split the responsibility evenly between the two - as that is what it in my DIRECT experience.
Unless you've worked in the internal finance department of an OEM you'll have to take my word for it.
Accountants count the beans and then decide that there are too many being spilt.
Great summary, thanks.
For many years, Gene Winfield had a large display downstairs at the Detroit Autorama where he and his crew would cut, shape, weld, and grind on a project car. Always was gracious to fans.
That generation of car customizers will soon be gone from this earth. I don't think more recent customizing stars like Coddington or Foose could ever have the cultural impact of that generation, in part because of their connections with the movie and tv studios.
i think boyd at his most prominent wasnt much compared to gene, nevermind how relevant he or foose is now. i think those two were popular in very narrow time periods when people tolerated cookie cutter boomer cruisers of the early 2000s but at least boyd pushed the hotrodding envelope when he built his cars, though they are very dated by todays standards.
Off topic but here’s a question:
“Is there any optimistic harmonica songs? It’s a fascinating instrument but all I can find is blues and mania.”
https://x.com/OwenBenjamin/status/1897524088656269403
oh god owen benjamin
A funny guy who unfortunately developed a mind virus. I half worry that some day we'll see news that he killed his family. Before he went off the deep end, I actually sent him some real out-of-circulation Israeli shekels on behalf of the World Jewish Conspiracy.
"I actually sent him some real out-of-circulation Israeli shekels on behalf of the World Jewish Conspiracy"
thats absolutely hilarious
for once i actually buy the mind virus seeing as his posts and opinions are unhinged and retarded
also his accent sounds awful
The biggest harmonica hit ever was Peg O' My Heart by the Harmonicats, a ballad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxH-brdWOU4
I'm not sure what he means by "mania". Maybe Magic Dick of the J. Geils' Band's Whammer Jammer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASF5CpqP6HY
Or possibly Little Walter's Juke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxkqDe7DN8g
I'd say that both of those tunes were optimistic.
Here's Howard Levy (arguably the world's most advanced harmonica player) playing Autumn in New York, a ballad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k05Wkbz9MJY
I’m thinking that he’s thinking John Popper of Blues Traveller is exhibiting signs of mania . . . ?
Owen Benjamin and I had a spat a few years back. I don't anticipate receiving an invite to Beartaria anytime soon.
Maybe because by the time I was aware of him, his time had passed, but I don't understand the appeal of anything I have seen from Chip Foose.
it was cool at the time on his show overhaulin but it got old pretty quick
I do recall seeing him at work down there years ago. I was too young to really understand who he was, and unfortunately too young to have the patience to watch for longer than 3 minutes
Wait... Sainz is in the Williams, not Bortoleto. I think he'll drag Williams up into a 3 way fight for 5th between them, VCARB, and Alpine. Aston will depend on if their car is f'd at the beginning, and how quickly they can un-f it.
Ah shit. What was i thinking. I take it back. Sainz will toast Albon.
I would never under estimate Adrien Newey. Genius doesn't do that guy justice.
I agree, but he's not allowed to do anything for Aston until May, so his influence will be more on the 2026 car.
"I think Sir Hamilton is washed and I don’t think he’s ready for the Ferrari paddock, which in the past couple of decades has mentally eviscerated every single driver not named Kimi"... or Michael!
I've read some poor reviews of the electric Charger. Perhaps the ICE Chargers will save the day.
Michael was almost two decades ago, and he was practically pushed out after winning beyond anyone's wildest dreams.
Michael's mental evisceration happened in the French Alps, not the Ferrari paddock.
/irony
I do believe many of the gripes of the EV car will vanish because most of them were specifically in regards to the powertrain and it's programming. The interior and ride comfort were fairly well received in the reviews I've seen/read
thanks heaps to wyatt for the winfield piece. kustom cars have been something of an interest to me and one of the guys at the core of that scene was gene, and now that hes gone most of that era is leaving us (save for ed iskendarian who is somehow still alive at 103). those guys really did something special.
i was just looking at les paul epiphones (no i cant play nor do i fully understand how they work) a few hours ago so it was odd to see you post about one, but yours does look pretty slick and the "qualifying/race" toggle is clever. ronnie did a bang up job on that one.
i am looking forward to seeing everyone laugh at drake make an even bigger fool of himself after losing 20mil on a bet like he does every time he makes a bet but i dont know how the season will shake out though another hard fought championship for max would be cool, especially if hes fighting lando the whole time
Hey thanks for reading, Speed! Matt Murray over at Iron Trap Garage in PA is doing some very cool traditional hot rod stuff, and Ian Rousell has a strong portfolio of wild builds and kustoms as well. Both of them are of course heavily inspired by Winfield and both were lucky enough to spend time with him and learn over the last decade. So, we still at least have a couple 40 year olds to look up to!
Another reason Drake sucks is any of the random freestylers featured on Ariatinsta's live streams and reels would absolutely burry him in 30 seconds!
F1 Projections:
1-Ferrari: Hamilton will crumble, the British Press will be in “a shambles,” and the Italian media / fans will “hurl” slurs at His Majesty. Leclerc will beat him handily. Lewis will whine about racism and retire after ‘26.
2-McLaren: Lando will get an erratic haircut (a la Jacques Villeneuve’s bleach job in 1997) as his mental health crumbles further; Oscar will beat him over the course of the season.
3-Red Bull: Lawson will be all at sea, entirely adrift. GOATstappen will somehow sneak his 5th title in the third best car.
4-Mercedes: The Board will hazard selling the team given problems in the domestic market(s) (recall that China owns ~20% of MB). Antonelli will beat George.
5-Williams: Sainz (Bortoleto who??) will end Albon’s career; Albon to WEC.
6-VCARB: Hadjar will get fined for swearing and will probably only do one season. Yuki will get dropped UNLESS Lawson is so woefully bad that they swap the seats mid year.
7-Aston Martin: Mediocre season; Max will join for ‘26 and Fernando will get fired just as the team lands on a championship-winning piece of equipment. Max and Stroll finish 1-2 every race in 2026.
8-Haas: Bearman will end Ocon’s career; Ocon to WEC.
9-Alpine: Fabulous Flavio will sell the team to Hitech; Jack Doohan won’t be, ahem, Doohan a good enough job to hang onto his seat and will be replaced with Feisty Franco Colapinto before the summer break. Jack can go back to his first love: hosting the post-race show.
10-Stake: Audi will somehow, some way kinda sorta back out of their works project due to “climate guilt.” Hulkenberg will retire or go to WEC. Bortoleto will end up in Brazilian stock cars.
11-Cadillac: When they join in 2026, they will get lapped by Stake / Audi / SAudi at every race.
"the Italian media / fans will “hurl” slurs at His Majesty."
oh god im so ready
"Lewis will whine about racism and retire after ‘26"
thats cheating becuase he already complains right now
I’d like to see Charlie the Clerk win the WDC, but I fear Ferrari will hose him trying to support Sir’s dismal showing. Hopefully Oscar won’t get screwed by bad McLaren decision making by fat Zac. Looking forward to watching Carlos Jr drive the wheels off the Williams to show Ferrari what a stupid decision they made.
that too would be a cool thing to see
Snak Brown has lost a good bit of weight!
Ozempic brown doesn’t have the same ring
is slimfast still a viable sponsor option
Why would you be hungry 18 hours a day when there's a pill for that?
Why does Zak Brown get so much stick from everyone? He's done an excellent job bringing McLaren back to it's former glory. They were an absolute dumpster fire from about 2015 through '21, and hadn't really been good since 2010, and now they're legit contenders for both championships. A lot of that is down to Zak. Hopefully Williams can follow a similar path.
because hes fat
Should read “Lewis will whine louder about racism”.
Because, you know, he’s half black and was severely disadvantaged as a youth because his dad was only solidly middle class and he didn’t have access to private jets and Monaco apartments like some of his racing colleagues did.
He did have a McLaren contract at the age of 14, which had nothing to do with his race and everything to do with the fact that it was the only year that there was a champion in British Jr karting. Just kidding. There were kids doing what he did every year, and you've probably heard of about 3% of the 100% of them who didn't get contracts from F1 teams at the age of 14.
I was going to say the same about lewis. That's not even a prediction at this point. You have 7 titles and have been given every single advantage in life and "The man" has kept you down.
Only Whoopi Goldberg, Big Mike and Oprah have had it tougher than him.
all strong black men
Ouch!
Stroll finishing 2nd?! What drugs are you taking?
I’m not a fan of the kid, but credit where credit is due; he’s managed to scoop three podiums and a pole position in his f1 career.
He's also fared better against Alonso than a LOT of other co-drivers.
Pole is meaningless and only an F1 thing. And his last podium was 5 years ago. It's a rather sad record.
I have said the same in his defense. He seems to be slipping rather than improving. Might be time to enjoy is millions, or billions + unlimited access to ambitious models without the scrutiny he is now under.
Yeah, he has appeared disinterested of late. Mind you, that car was a dog last year, so maybe dispirited is a better description.
Fentanyl
I hear there's a clearance on it
Well projected. Agreed except for #7.
"Max and Stroll finish 1-2 every race in 2026" - interesting. Newey to Aston Martin is a lot like Brady to Tampa Bay in 2020: he's getting old, but he's still great, so I wouldn't bet against him. Nothing against Max, but I'd like to see them get it done with Alonso.
As was said of Gretzky (though his production went off a cliff in his last few years): “Maybe he’s lost a step. But it’s a step no-one else ever had…"
Bold, but.... I like this list.
Motorsports.com had a writer post excerpts from Ham and Time Magazine.
He also dismisses criticism from the broader racing community. Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan said in a December podcast that it was “absolutely suicidal” for Ferrari to drop Sainz from its roster, given the strong working relationship between him and LeClerc. (Sainz will now race for Williams.) “I’ve always welcomed the negativity,” says Hamilton. “I never, ever reply to any of the older, ultimately, white men who have commented on my career and what they think I should be doing. How you show up, how you present yourself, how you perform slowly dispels that.”
He had better win. Ham is a clown. "older, ultimately, white men" It's a bold strategy Cotton, let's see how that pays off.
I could have gone right to Time but,
Article gets posted. I believe the title mentioned Trump.
Article gets savaged in the comments.
Comments disappear.
Article disappears.
Haven't seen the writer since.
Winning covers a lot of flaws. He had better win. Jordan fought in the trenches for over 50 years. He's earned the right to have opinions. Could be wrong. But, Ham says it's racism and nothing else.
In no way does the 3rd best car win the championship in F1. It's always the best car. This is why F1 sucks and their drivers are overpaid.
Drivers or constructors? In ‘82 Rosberg won drivers in a mediocre Williams. It should have been Pironi, but he mangled his legs at the old Hockenheimring. Ferrari did win the constructors, but who remembers that.
Modern day F1. Additionally, no one should take a motoring series seriously without refuelling at pit stops and when 100 guys a do a pit stop in 2.5 seconds to change tires. Indycar and NASCAR have the best pit setups.
racing is N O T effing pitstops!
Pit stops are part of racing and require strategy. You gotta fill up a car!
pit stops should be replaced by the drivers having to run a 100 yds to a new car.
Should also say, driving talent mattered way more up until the 90s.
That literally transpired … last year. Red Bull finished third in the WCC.
In Indycar, meanwhile, the SAME car has won every race since 2012: the Dallara DW12.
I would argue that Red Bull was the third best TEAM last year, and not the third best CAR. There were times when the Red Bull was the best car on the grid, and other times when it was the second best car on the grid, but I don’t think it was ever really the third best car. If Checo hadn’t continually shit the bed, and had just calmed down and brought the damn thing home most races, Red Bull would have likely won the Constructors in addition to Max’s Drivers title. There was enough of Newey’s magic left over to ensure a mighty fine machine, but the team was too distracted by Horny’s antics and the departure of Adrian.
I like this and I can’t pick out anywhere I think you’re too wrong.
Sherman, Oh the of little faith, in 20?6 Cadillac will finish on the podium.
Only if all the other teams retire first!
Unless Ruess is driving ....
Finally, a driver more crash prone than Perez
"How’s it sound? My son and I recorded a few demos over the weekend, but because he’d come straight from a weekend at Camp Perry he was in his Civil Air Patrol uniform. "
Does he have to salute Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett who "technically hold[s] the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Civil Air Patrol"?
https://redbird.cap.gov/about/squadron-activity-photos/congresswoman-jasmine-crockett-and-redbird-composite-squadron#award-2
LOL, they don't issue uniforms to honorary Congressional Squadron members, so no he doesn't have to salute her.
https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/FINAL_2021_Congressional_Squadron_F_14F5E7344DD6E.pdf#:~:text=The%20squadron%20membership%20is%20comprised%20of%20over,so%20they%20can%20better%20understand%20CAP%20operations.
God willing she will sign my kid off for Colorado Springs.
Guy I graduated from high school with got an appointment there, ended up becoming an F-16 instructor, retired from flying in..2016??..and is a rank-and-file General in D.C., and may be retired from duty by now. We’ll see at my next reunion in three years.
Decent career trajectory. You deal with government B.S., but you have a good time!
In case I ever began to feel too good about how I did in life, I only had to think about a guy who I graduated with who joined the Marines, became an aviator, flew F-4 Phantoms (the most beautiful fighter ever), F/A-18's, etc, went to Top Gun and test pilot school, became an astronaut and was the pilot on two STS missions and mission commander on a third. He was a really nice guy when I new him. A whole different class of human.
While I had a good laugh at that along with everyone else, she is part of the CAP-affiliated group of Congressmen who make sure cadet colonels get appointments to military academies.
When she made a fuss about her own CV versus "mediocre white men" my first thought was, boy, it doesn't take much to get a law degree these days.
You're exceptionally smart, and I'm pretty sure that most ACF readers are on the right hand side of the bell curve as well. I'm getting sick and fucking tired of genuine mediocrities like Crockett and Joy Reid think the special treatment they've gotten as members of a favored group actually means they're smart. How much of an intellectual handicap would you have to place on Thomas Sowell to make it a fair debate with any those dolts.
It's funny. I was talking to my brother last night about Israeli politics. He's to the right of Likud but we agreed that Itamar Ben G'vir is a blustering bull in a China shop. Is anyone on the American left willing to criticize anyone on the American left, except, maybe, for not being leftist enough?
extremely real
the midwitpocalypse is upon us
Midwits are relatively smart people who just don't happen to be nearly as smart as they think they are. A midwit is 1-2 standard deviations above the norm who think they're 3-4. Not to be confused with genuinely stupid people
well the good news is that i have no idea what im talking about
i thought midwits were supposed to be barely above average or something
anyway the real problem is that literally anyone can get a degree
just sign up for the lifetime student loan payment plan and you can have your choice of degrees!
we tend to forget that half the population is below average
there definitely are people to left of center who are completely fed up with the far left types. trouble is criticizing them is useless.
Those four door Chargers have a certain ‘Down Syndrome XJ-S’ feel to the roofline and window treatments. They may not look good from every angle, but every now and then in the right light there’s some brilliance. Usually at least from the back.
*the sudden influx of overly attractive Downs gym girls; some promoting tacos, that have somehow infected my instagram algorithm may or may not have leveraged my commentary.
…and off, straight to Hell I go.
“I do not regret the things I’ve done, but those I did not do”.
*if I squint a little bit you have a cool Pete Steele vibe going on.
"the sudden influx of overly attractive Downs gym girls"
yeah what the hell is up with that
i expected to see no more than a single one in my entire life but its way too common now. might be the covid vax or something. anyway rilf is still funny as hell
Someone referred to the taco one as Selena Chromez and now I’m having trouble breathing.
It’s really not fair. She’s quite gorgeous but this is what the internet does. Link to a funny stitch made out of it. But yeah I wouldn’t recommend starting a blind google search…that’s uh, sure not to end well.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEn6qcqJNC7/?igsh=M294eW8zeTFqb21t
lmao
i probably would have tossed out slowlina gomez or something, chromez is funnier
another thing that keeps popping up (thanks to one of my buddies) is midget women who do onlyfans which absolutely do not strike the same image of a small woman, theyre just odd looking
It could be a lifeline for babies with Downs syndrome if the Democrats take back power, considering they've been promoting killing kids with Downs in the womb while also promoting sex workers.
It looks like the last SAAB 9-5.
I am and having trouble visualizing what is infecting your feed, will not Google it, and hate to speculate how tacos are involved.
Why oh why did i look this up?
Lmk if you find any hot goth ones.
I’m not going any farther down that rabbit hole
I think I’ll just leave the link unclicked!
You and me both, brother.
“For those about to (stroke)…
We salute you”
The four door Charger could be interesting if it makes it to law enforcement fleets. It's fun to think of improbable names such as HellaSuit versions for highway units.
Talk about being taken down by a Hurricane!
"All the corner-cutting was in the wiring and pickups, which have been replaced by proper American hardware."
Do any of your guitars have "no-load" volume & tone pots or a switch to bypass the volume & tone circuit? I was watching a review of the Jack White Triplecaster, which has such a switch. Even when at full volume, the volume pot will place a load on the pickup, reducing gain. With passive tone controls, likewise even at full on, there's some filtering going on. Bypassing the volume & tone controls yields noticeably more gain and a broader frequency response which people hear as brighter.
pretty wild looking guitar
i dig it
My Fender Ultras have no load for sure, as do some of the PRSi.
Come on man, get it saturated, and just give us one note and let it sing!
Another quick tour last week around the local GC with my gear-obsessed friend (an actual player, not a hack like me) where I found a perfectly decent Leo Player 2 that did all the single coil things well for….$800.
Every Lester in the place was a steaming pile of dung.
I still covet the Burst, but damn a good one is hard to find AND afford. There’s no real pleasure in Burst hunting.
We should enter one of those F1 fantasy league's as ACF. See how our(your) predictions turn out! I bet we do pretty well!
i like this idea
I'm not so sure, considering that Lando "I suffer from anxiety" Norris outqualified Oscar Piastri twenty to four last season.
We are constantly being told he is fast though!
I like the look of the new 4dr Charger. At least the one with all the cool initials and packs. (I can can't name all the Porsche special editions, let alone the crazy list of Dodge variants!) So awesome they have tailpipes, but I doubt we'll see that super cool hood with the beginnings of a front wing!
Those 4 door chargers remind me of the first gen Infiniti m45. I’ve always loved the way those Infiniti’s looked. They’re pretty much the only Infiniti that I can even remember what it looks like.
There you go. A modern m45. Good call!
I am always struck by the wide range of look provided by the charger. One moment you see one utterly dull and lifeless, then you see one and think “geez that is a fine looking vehicle”.
The pictured cars look like rental fleet spec. The silver paint doesn’t help. When do we get the wide body with some flaring and some interesting colors? And a hemi.
I adored the M45. Didn't fit in it. You had to be five ten max.
Good to know. I've been low-key looking for one to go with my (now two) LS400s. Scuttle that plan...
Well don't take my word for it. I have a really long torso!
And look at you with two LS400s. Some men really know how to live!
https://imgflip.com/i/9mh98u
Truer words never spoken
It's a nice story, really. I have a '90 that he (edit - my Dad) *borrowed* nine years ago for a road trip and never gave back. I recently got him a beautiful SC400 to replace it which he barely drives because "it's too nice and sporty". So I found him a great '97 LS400 and stole back my '90. 276k miles on it now, still a great car.
Test drove one, a Japanese Crown Victoria, but the real thing from Ford is superior. Did a deep dive on the forums and all the M45's seemed to have oil consumption issues. Went with the Lexus SC 400 instead.
Ya, 6’4” w/ a long torso rules out so many cars, including ones you wouldn’t expect like some full size trucks.
A great C pillar is underrated.
Bring back the flying buttress cars!
Rest In Peace, Mr Winfield, what a legacy!
I had a fuselage car, it was a 70 Dodge Polara, originally a 318 car, I tried blowing it up, I didn’t succeed, replaced the engine with the 440 that was in my 67 Chrysler 300. I wouldn’t mind having either car back, things were simpler back then.