1/31/23 7:14 AM

Pursuit is back from paint and, from the one (probably cell phone) pic I have received it's actually kind of heinous. Doesn't look at all like I thought it would, which is to say it's exactly what I asked for but somehow looks entirely different. I'll wait for the final pics and delivery before making a final assessment of course but the initial disappointment is strong, with none of that being directed at Carl or Pursuit of course.

Less is more. I have known that for a while and should have followed that tenet here. Le sigh.

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1/31/23 9:53 AM

Hmmm, I hope it looks different built up, and you'll like it as such.

1/31/23 10:20 AM

Hoping. Also cell phone cameras are good but they can alter colors and the lighting is important...the frame was on a bench in a shop so lighting may have been harsh....might be stunning outdoors in "real" light. I'm remaining positive.

If it's truly ghastly to look at in person I can send it back for a new paint job next winter and hopefully make wiser choices.

1/31/23 1:43 PM

Well I hope you like it better in the light of day.

If not, maybe it will inspire you to ride fast so it appears a blur......:)

1/31/23 2:31 PM

LOL, yeah. #OST/Wink of an Eye

See who gets that one...


Or just ride with me so it seems that way...

1/31/23 4:56 PM

It's generally written TOS or ST:TOS ;)

1/31/23 5:22 PM

Fukkin Trekies. ;)

I've been watching Boston Legal actually, Shat at his tooly best...

2/1/23 11:25 AM

Second pic I got. There was an issue with the control module for the Campy EPS so that will delay delivery by a week or two but the frame looks MUCH better to me in this light.

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/AffQUeP.jpg" width=900>

2/1/23 1:26 PM

Looks grate iffin youz axes me...

Painted stem +!+

Guessing you will have way ahead of good weather...

What tires/size you have planned outta the gate??



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My bike spending is diverted back to music.

Bought two Les Pauls the other day. Had to do a two-fer to get the price I wanted on the 52 year old one. So one gets sold, maybe...

1971 LP Deluxe and a 2012 LP Traditional Pro. Both Cherry Bursts.

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2/1/23 1:30 PM

seatpost (not pictured) will match the seat tube as well

2/1/23 1:32 PM

yeah dude, I can barely mangle a simple 4/4 12 bar blues bassline but I'm already wanting a Stingray Special 5HH....gear acquisition syndrome is real. I have to keep reminding myself that I need to learn to play the 4string basses I already have before I start expanding the arsenal any more. It's no wonder I don't have a retirement.

2/1/23 1:32 PM

Nice!

Just ignore the low B on the 5 string for while. ;)

I grabbed to tinker with an Omen 8 string Guitar. And it is a Baritone scale also. That is 28" instead of 24.75

So guitar with a B and G on the bottom below the normal E. But you tune the whole thing down a step.

Then you got low A and F on the bottom to run bass lines into the looper. ;) Trying to tax my brain as much as I can to ward off cognitive decline, figure notation should help...


EDIT: I had my Blue block setting on, your colors look even better without the blues diddled lower...

2/2/23 12:40 PM

Whoah... https://www.willcoxguitars.com/lightwave-optical-pickup-system/

2/2/23 1:07 PM

"Conventional pickups produce a magnetic field that interferes with string vibration"

And slightly that attenuated vibration of string in all the music I've been influenced by and the portions of that I cover and know how to play.

I am a total snob with low output and PAF pickups and tube amps hand wired for how that response sounds and cover everything I'd play rock/electric.

See any Roland midi guitar pickups lately. ;)