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Found this awesome Ms. Pac-Man plush at the Goodwill today! 99 cents!
 

Found this awesome Ms. Pac-Man plush at the Goodwill today! 99 cents!
 

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21940. Played using touchscreen...ugh..so hard with just a touchscreen. But hey, I'm on my lunch break!
 
 

 
There's a clip of the last 13 seconds of my game....I'm gonna try on some actual hardware when I get home.

21940. Played using touchscreen...ugh..so hard with just a touchscreen. But hey, I'm on my lunch break!
 
 

 
There's a clip of the last 13 seconds of my game....I'm gonna try on some actual hardware when I get home.

68500 complete with a hello Kitty tv!
 
 

For some reason I've been itching to pick up a 6-string Bass even though I'm more of a guitar player. We got a really nice bonus paycheck at work so I picked this up a couple days ago. It's a lower-end model but I'm having lots of fun with it!
 

Found this at a used game shop. Paid $3. It's brand new but smooshed. That it was pretty rad. It's the diskette version.
 

It's shrink-wrapped tho. Wish I could do something about it.

Found this at a used game shop. Paid $3. It's brand new but smooshed. That it was pretty rad. It's the diskette version.
 

Oh and i also found this one at goodwill yesterday for $3. Great list of games, but this thing just doesnt sit right in your hand

So yeah, this is an Atari/video games forum. But this is in the radio and music thread! So do any of you play guitar, bass or drums or anything else? Trumpet? Violin? Anything?

It's so beautiful. Ric's are such nice guitars! Love it! 
 
 
So a couple weeks ago I saw an ad on offerup for a fender squier guitar for 20 bucks. I've never seen a fender like this ever so I went to go pick it up. When I saw it, I noticed right away is that someone drilled 2 holes in the bridge and screwed it directly to the body and it was tge body only. No electronics in it at all. Here's what it looked like when I got it.
 

 
Its a 1989 Fender HM (heavy metal) squier strat. It cleaned up pretty nice. Nevermind the fingerprints though. Hahaha.
 

 
I ordered a all the parts I needed to put this back together. Needed all electrical, replacement locking nut clamps, trem springs and claw and screws to hold springs in place, pots, knobs and I found the exact same bridge to replace the one with the holes. And it came with the whammy bar! Just finished putting it together. Only need to solder the wiring. It's pretty much done though!
 



 
Action feels great. Can't wait to hear it through an amp!

It's so beautiful. Ric's are such nice guitars! Love it! 
 
 
So a couple weeks ago I saw an ad on offerup for a fender squier guitar for 20 bucks. I've never seen a fender like this ever so I went to go pick it up. When I saw it, I noticed right away is that someone drilled 2 holes in the bridge and screwed it directly to the body and it was tge body only. No electronics in it at all. Here's what it looked like when I got it.
 

 
Its a 1989 Fender HM (heavy metal) squier strat. It cleaned up pretty nice. Nevermind the fingerprints though. Hahaha.
 

 
I ordered a all the parts I needed to put this back together. Needed all electrical, replacement locking nut clamps, trem springs and claw and screws to hold springs in place, pots, knobs and I found the exact same bridge to replace the one with the holes. And it came with the whammy bar! Just finished putting it together. Only need to solder the wiring. It's pretty much done though!
 



 
Action feels great. Can't wait to hear it through an amp!

I personally play guitar and some bass. Picking it up again after not playing for like 8 years. I just picked up a new strat and been playing a lot since I've bought it. Here's a pic of it.
 

 
It's a Fender EOB Sustainer Strat. I love it so much. Plays so nice and sounds amazing
 
Let's see some of your gear!

It's so beautiful. Ric's are such nice guitars! Love it! 
 
 
So a couple weeks ago I saw an ad on offerup for a fender squier guitar for 20 bucks. I've never seen a fender like this ever so I went to go pick it up. When I saw it, I noticed right away is that someone drilled 2 holes in the bridge and screwed it directly to the body and it was tge body only. No electronics in it at all. Here's what it looked like when I got it.
 

 
Its a 1989 Fender HM (heavy metal) squier strat. It cleaned up pretty nice. Nevermind the fingerprints though. Hahaha.
 

 
I ordered a all the parts I needed to put this back together. Needed all electrical, replacement locking nut clamps, trem springs and claw and screws to hold springs in place, pots, knobs and I found the exact same bridge to replace the one with the holes. And it came with the whammy bar! Just finished putting it together. Only need to solder the wiring. It's pretty much done though!
 



 
Action feels great. Can't wait to hear it through an amp!

One of the things I loved to do was going to my hometown's music store called Guitar Smiths.  You could walk in there and test out any instrument and amp.  I would frequently go in there and play on the Ibanez 5-string bass I had always wanted but never got.  I remember a few times I would start strumming out some 80's rock tunes, mostly Journey stuff, and it wouldn't be long until a few others would pick up a guitar, plug it up, and join in.  Even the owner and the two employees who repaired instruments and trained wannabe musicians would join in sometime.  We'd play the whole song I would start and it was a lot of fun.  Most often the song would end with other customers clapping...a feeling that sticks with you forever.  
 
If you want to learn how to play guitar there are lots of tools and websites.  There are some Strat knock-offs that sound OK and are budget friendly.  I would also recommend getting what are TABs instead of piano-style sheet music.  There is a website called Ultimate Guitar where other players have tabbed out popular songs.  I have even made a few bass tabs on the site years ago that one still gets reviews...Kids In America.  I have found those to be easier to learn songs with.  If you find that your hands simply are having a hard time with a 6-string guitar you might find learning a 4-string bass a bit easier to learn to build up skills...then try a six string again.  I can't play one because my fingers adjusted to piano keys over the years and my two index fingers are permanently curved due to playing keys so long.  They won't let me play certain chords on guitar but will a bass.  

Music is my first love, actually. One day in 1988 when I was home alone during summer vacation between 8th grade and high school, I got bored. Some kids when they get bored start drinking or doing drugs. Me?? I found a guitar instruction booklet from the '60s, so I grabbed that and an acoustic guitar my dad had and taught myself to play. So I'd play on my dad's guitar and my brother's electric. Got a Korean-made Fender Squier II Stratocaster as a HS graduation present in 1992 -- it's a cheap-o model, but IMHO, plays and sounds just as good as a "real" Strat. I have a Gibson Epiphone PR350-12 acoustic 12-string I got as a birthday present that same year.
 
When my wife and I got married, a lot of guests gave us cash (we never once thought of presents or a wedding registry!), and at my wife's (!!!) suggestion, we took some of that cash and got a CD burner (a new thing then), a DVD player, and a Fender bass. Another cheap bass -- a Fender Squier P-Bass. Interestingly, my wife never actually plays it. She tried a few times but didn't dig. I play it though. And when my wife and I were part of a pick-up band that opened for Peter Tork in 2013, this happened to the bass.

 
Anyhoo...my dream guitar from the moment I first played a guitar....its looks and its sound...the Rickenbacker 360 12-string. I tried one in a store...wow. A friend let me try his out....WHOA!!! Summer of 2013..my wife and I were vacationing in San Francisco. We stopped into Haight Ashbury Music Center. Above their counter is a wall full of various Rickenbacker guitars. I had just started a new job earlier that year after six months of unemployment. While I was drooling over those Rics, my wife said it looked like the price tag on one of the 370s said $1200. She looked at me and said, "You know, you have a job now! Just sayin'." I asked the guy behind the counter if I could check it out. He handed me the guitar. Price: $3200. (The font on the price tag made it look like $1200 from a distance.) Uhhhh...no, thanks.

But I kept what my wife said in mind. When we got home I went on Guitar Center's web site, did a search for used guitars, and learned that they have an interest-free financing program. So for a much more reasonable price, I ended up with this beauty:

 
I also play a bit of piano and blues harp.

Missed sign ups! :'(
It's all good though. Done have much junk right now anyways.

Found this at a GameStop yesterday!

Found this at a GameStop yesterday!

Found this at a GameStop yesterday!

Found this at a GameStop yesterday!