Pseudoscience Rubbish #1

Normally I hate to waste my time with stuff like this.  But this video is so embarassingly trashy (and apparently effective against the people of Facebook) that I had to take a minute to smash this nonsense.

Look, telepathy may or may not be real.  Perhaps there is a species far out in the universe that can detect the subtle brain waves you emit and understand your thoughts.  Humans are not that species.

That besides, the thought that anyone could read your mind at whatever time you happen to watch a YouTube video is just...

Here's the full set of options, which took approximately two minutes to sketch out.  Unsurprisingly, every possibility leads to one of three numbers through simple math.

I find mental tricks often fascinating but one founded on misunderstanding elementary math makes me feel vicariously embarrassed for all of humanity.

I'll leave you with this appropriate George Carlin quote:

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”

Adventures of a Squier Strat Episode V

"Matt, we're sick of hearing about the stupid things you do to this guitar, just leave it in peace!"

Too bad if you feel that way, I just had to go and mess it up a bit more!

New pickup covers, a botched clear coat, silky satin finish, and a wimpy relic incoming.

Adventures of a Strat Part IV

While I'd love to be able to call this "Episode IV: A New Strat", that simpl ain't so today.

However, refinishing is pretty cool too.  And may I add that relic'ing a guitar you handpainted is a hella good time, or at least I thought so; your mileage may vary.

Episode I

Episode II
Episode III

Project Pics!

 

Got a bunch more projects in the works (and some from the past); here are some pics and updates before the full updates and writeups come out:

Stairway to Heaven on PVC Flute

How could one of the most famous songs of all time sound on a $20 instrument budget?

Add a PVC flute to a flea market acoustic guitar, and it sounds better than my playing could express :P

More on the flutes here: 

http://mattwins.blogspot.com/2016/01/building-homemade-pvc-and-cpvc-flutes.html

1957 Fender Bel Air / Chevy Stratocaster

Fun with Photoshop and some crazy ideas today - Is it a Fender Bel Air or a Chevy Stratocaster?

2000 views!

I know it's not a huge landmark, but the growth rate of this blog has been pretty stellar in just two months and I'm pretty stoked for the future, so thanks again viewers!

Flanging effects

Just trying out some heavy flanging for fun, sounds interesting anyway!

Some Neoclassical noodling!

A bit of playing in harmonic minor that I wrote tonight in my pajamas, might have potential!

Are Rondo Music guitars any good?

If you follow my posts much, you probably already know that to me, the name on the headstock is nearly meaningless compared to the quality of the instrument itself.  If you agree with this to any significant degree, you'll definitely find Rondo Music a lesser-known resource worth checking out.