2025 Gear Abstinence Thread

[Richard R]

33 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

I’m going to buy my dog a new precision. She showed some interest in a photo, maybe she’ll manage to get a sound out of it if I wedge a dog chew between the strings and then I’ll have a free pass on that purchase 

 

🤔

 

[knirirr]

Another tier 2 fail - new tailpiece for the guitar shown, plus a new guitar pickup. Still no new bass purchases, though.

 

 

[Geek99]

13 minutes ago, knirirr said:

Another tier 2 fail - new tailpiece for the guitar shown, plus a new guitar pickup. Still no new bass purchases, though.

 

 

How do the jury feel About “filth” like this ? 
tier2 fail on the pickup, bridges aren’t signal path so I think you’re home Free on that one 

Edited 3 hours ago by Geek99

[Richard R]

The bridge is part of the vibrating structures of the instrument, tansmitting and receiving vibrations and resonances between the strings and the body which contribute to the overall sound which will be detected by the pickup. So it is in the path betwen the player's fingers and the listeners' ears and replacing a non-failing bridge on a bass ought to be a T1 fail. 

On a guitar it's T2 as is the whole instrument. 

 

Well that's my view anyway.