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01/10/2006 6:16 am
Originally Posted by: PonyOneparasitic loss :mad:

i prefer naturally aspirated setups with individual throttle bodies, or turbos. the American V8 crowd has only started appreciating the beauty of a well-done turbo setup for street applications fairly recently. the downside to a turbo setup is that you have to keep your torque up before the turbos spool, which is why you add ITB's: each cylinder gets its air. it's best to build up a good NA setup before you smack on your turbos, otherwise you're lost. and the turbos are more efficient than the supercharger as a bonus.


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01/10/2006 7:41 am
what!?! I thought you guys all would have had names for your guitars...every one of my electrics has a name...sometimes I think of what I'd like to call them before I get them, and then I get them and they tell me there names...like I wanted to call my LP Beth, but when I got her...it was clear that her name was Marie...since then I dont plan names...I let them tell me there names (am I weird?)

so here goes.(in order I got them)
Cort s2550- Charlotte
Gibson Les Paul-Marie
Ibanez MMM1-Michelle
Ibanez Ergodyne-Evelyn (tho I hate her...she's in London at the moment)
Paul Reed Smith Custom22Artist Package-Katherine.

I cant believe you guys dont all name your guitars!
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01/10/2006 2:45 pm
Why give a guitar a name? it's not like it'll come running when you call out its name :p
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01/10/2006 2:57 pm
now why didnt you tell me that before I named them? no wonder the food bowls stand full night after night!
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01/10/2006 4:25 pm
Originally Posted by: scarface84Why give a guitar a name? it's not like it'll come running when you call out its name :p


Yeah, but I figured, "why not?"
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01/10/2006 4:26 pm
Originally Posted by: scarface84Why give a guitar a name? it's not like it'll come running when you call out its name :p

Not unless you train it properly.
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01/10/2006 7:11 pm
Mine's an old Yamaha Classical Guitar I named "Cassie". Right after my ex. :D
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01/11/2006 1:11 am
Originally Posted by: PonyOnehmm, how 'bout Biff? that's the first thing that popped into my head, since they're a 50's design.

Biff Tannen?

We've got to get back...TO THE FUTURE!
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01/11/2006 3:44 am
Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonBiff Tannen?

We've got to get back...TO THE FUTURE!




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01/11/2006 3:59 am
I'll bring the Flux Capacitor who's got 1.21 Jigawatts?
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01/11/2006 4:27 am
I've named three outa nine. All Yamahas, as it happens....

"Brand X" is my first black 1984 Yamaha SBG1000. I bought it new on the day I went downtown to buy a Gibson Les Paul Custom. The LP lost badly on a 1-2-1 camparo. Since then, Brand X has been the standard all others are measured against. In 1986, I installed a DiMarzio Dual Sound at the bridge, a DiMarzio SCHB at the neck, modified the coil-taps to give me series/parallel selection, and added a phase switch.

I bought a second black 1984 Yamaha SBG1000 a couple of years ago on eBay. I called it "The Stocker" to differentiate it from Brand X. After a few months, I installed a DiMarzio Tone Zone at the bridge, a DiMarzio PAF Pro at the neck, and modded the switching just like Brand X. So now this one is called "The Stalker".

I call my Yamaha RBG350 bass "Thumper Thudpucker" because I thought that was funny.
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01/11/2006 4:29 am
Originally Posted by: bigbudaI'll bring the Flux Capacitor who's got 1.21 Jigawatts?


I'm on it--


... and that's all I have to say about that.

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01/11/2006 4:30 pm
Originally Posted by: PonyOnehmm, how 'bout Biff? that's the first thing that popped into my head, since they're a 50's design.

I somehow envisioned it having a bit more... elegant of a name like Biff. And now you guys have me wanting to watch back to the future.
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01/11/2006 4:33 pm
Originally Posted by: Cryptic ExcretionsI somehow envisioned it having a bit more... elegant of a name like Biff. And now you guys have me wanting to watch back to the future.


Then why not call it Dr. Emmett Brown?
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01/11/2006 5:16 pm
I call my bass Seaworthy and my guitar Greg.
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01/11/2006 5:18 pm
Originally Posted by: acapella rapemeI call my bass Seaworthy and my guitar Greg.


Yeah Mike, I know.
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01/11/2006 7:12 pm
Originally Posted by: earthman buckThen why not call it Dr. Emmett Brown?


That just gave me a good idea. I'm gonna call my acoustic Dr. 'cause it's like therapy when I play it. :D
I am a constant evolving music machine. Oh Man, I just forgot what I was playing. Oh well, on to the next song. :rolleyes:
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01/12/2006 1:07 am
Well, I usually call my strat Fendario...but i think im gana call "him" Peter.
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01/12/2006 2:38 am
Must......Resist.....Urge......To.......Put.......Nasty.......Pun......Here......Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhh :)
I am a constant evolving music machine. Oh Man, I just forgot what I was playing. Oh well, on to the next song. :rolleyes:
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01/12/2006 6:04 am
I guess I call my PRS "Baby", because she's my baby, and my Schecter "The Mistress", because she's like the little whore I bang on the side.
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