Kevin Kretsch
@drkevguitar.bsky.social
Professional Guitar Nerd, ex-Physicist, Long-Covid Disabled. Ireland/US/France, He/Him. GO BILLS!
“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” – Angela Davis
“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” – Angela Davis
Yes, that was a lovely sunrise!
December 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Yes, that was a lovely sunrise!
“They baby can cry all it wants, and you’re a grown up who needs to behave, capisce?”
November 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“They baby can cry all it wants, and you’re a grown up who needs to behave, capisce?”
I think that’s BS. It’s whitewashing their racism. Everyone saw this!
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I think that’s BS. It’s whitewashing their racism. Everyone saw this!
Just to make the point, how guitarists judge with eyes more than ears, my current favorite pedal is the Soldano SLO pedal. Yes, it sounds amazing, but just look at it! It's bright fuschia purple anodized brushed aluminum and the retro/modern mix of Eurostile and Futura fonts just fuckin' melts me. 😍
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just to make the point, how guitarists judge with eyes more than ears, my current favorite pedal is the Soldano SLO pedal. Yes, it sounds amazing, but just look at it! It's bright fuschia purple anodized brushed aluminum and the retro/modern mix of Eurostile and Futura fonts just fuckin' melts me. 😍
So here we are, the oldest instrument I’ve personally ever worked on. This is a late 1962 Höfner model 182 E2 bass. It was in really bad shape when I got it I’ve made it playable and I’m really happy about that!
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
So here we are, the oldest instrument I’ve personally ever worked on. This is a late 1962 Höfner model 182 E2 bass. It was in really bad shape when I got it I’ve made it playable and I’m really happy about that!
In the in side of the coverlet (?) I kept this business card. On the back I wrote the wavelengths of the main mercury emission lines, very handy for quick calibration of spectrophotometers using fluorescent lighting as a source
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
In the in side of the coverlet (?) I kept this business card. On the back I wrote the wavelengths of the main mercury emission lines, very handy for quick calibration of spectrophotometers using fluorescent lighting as a source
My old 1990 scientific calculator had its one and only battery change 35 years after I bought it, but, alas, the sticky zero button is now totally non functional. Farewell, old friend. We did great science together.
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
My old 1990 scientific calculator had its one and only battery change 35 years after I bought it, but, alas, the sticky zero button is now totally non functional. Farewell, old friend. We did great science together.
An anti-immigrant account to go block.
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
An anti-immigrant account to go block.
Inside the United States ONLY and see the priviso below. Outside the US, Osteopaths are as quacky as chiropractors.
November 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Inside the United States ONLY and see the priviso below. Outside the US, Osteopaths are as quacky as chiropractors.
The neck has too much relief, truss rod missing it’s nut I think too, but more importantly the headstock itself is bent upwards from string tension resulting in the back angle from a string to the but being too shallow (D & G have a string tree). Also wood worm! Lots of wood worm holes!
September 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The neck has too much relief, truss rod missing it’s nut I think too, but more importantly the headstock itself is bent upwards from string tension resulting in the back angle from a string to the but being too shallow (D & G have a string tree). Also wood worm! Lots of wood worm holes!
Who knows anything about vintage Höfner bass guitars? As far as I can tell, this is a model 182 from 1961 or 1962. It’s still covered in leatherette. Electronics work (mostly). Neck may not be salvageable but we’ll see.
September 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Who knows anything about vintage Höfner bass guitars? As far as I can tell, this is a model 182 from 1961 or 1962. It’s still covered in leatherette. Electronics work (mostly). Neck may not be salvageable but we’ll see.
Well, yes, but also no. The words calm, peaceable, moderate, remind of the passage below from Doctor King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. To wish merely for times past when white citizens could comfortably ignore racism is not good enough. Racism is after all our problem to stamp out.
September 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Well, yes, but also no. The words calm, peaceable, moderate, remind of the passage below from Doctor King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. To wish merely for times past when white citizens could comfortably ignore racism is not good enough. Racism is after all our problem to stamp out.
Just arrived here in Paris!! Thank you, @exocomics.com !
September 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Just arrived here in Paris!! Thank you, @exocomics.com !
My approach to getting synthetic "realistic" sounding drums is the VST plugin in my DAW triggered by a Midi Controller with pads that I can finger drum with. Yes, there is a bit of a learning curve in the initial setup but after that it's plug and play. See alt text on the photo for details...
September 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
My approach to getting synthetic "realistic" sounding drums is the VST plugin in my DAW triggered by a Midi Controller with pads that I can finger drum with. Yes, there is a bit of a learning curve in the initial setup but after that it's plug and play. See alt text on the photo for details...
A friend of ours gifted us the Lego Harry Potter Diagon Alley set, but he sorted all the pieces by color, which is such a pain!! Normally, lego gives you neat little numbered bags with the next pieces you need to progress. Here we have search through everything to find anything! 🙃
July 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A friend of ours gifted us the Lego Harry Potter Diagon Alley set, but he sorted all the pieces by color, which is such a pain!! Normally, lego gives you neat little numbered bags with the next pieces you need to progress. Here we have search through everything to find anything! 🙃
My wee’un 8 years ago.
July 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My wee’un 8 years ago.
Updated map. More info at tsunami.gov
July 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Updated map. More info at tsunami.gov
Hey #birdsky, any help identifying a hawk? This was taken last summer in western New York near Buffalo. I know Cooper’s hawk and sharp-shinned hawk are difficult to tell apart, but does that look like big head (Cooper’s) or a ‘normal sized head (sharp-shinned)?
July 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Hey #birdsky, any help identifying a hawk? This was taken last summer in western New York near Buffalo. I know Cooper’s hawk and sharp-shinned hawk are difficult to tell apart, but does that look like big head (Cooper’s) or a ‘normal sized head (sharp-shinned)?
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
(I've gone for two because I can't leave either one out).
(I've gone for two because I can't leave either one out).
July 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
(I've gone for two because I can't leave either one out).
(I've gone for two because I can't leave either one out).
On just got this comments in my YouTube channel. 🥲
July 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
On just got this comments in my YouTube channel. 🥲
Corn! Shucked just now.
July 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Corn! Shucked just now.
Hi MsGrumpyBunny, could you please stop using copy/paste text code? It doesn't display correctly for everyone, I see letters replaced with blocks of horizontal lines. It can cause issues for the visually impaired using screen readers. This screenshot shows how I see your thread...
July 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Hi MsGrumpyBunny, could you please stop using copy/paste text code? It doesn't display correctly for everyone, I see letters replaced with blocks of horizontal lines. It can cause issues for the visually impaired using screen readers. This screenshot shows how I see your thread...
From Orwell, 1984...
June 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
From Orwell, 1984...