u/Segundaleydenewtonnn
I’ve been playing guitar for over 15 years, and after only two months of using my DIY Alaska piks, I’ve come to the conclusion that they’re simply better than using long nails. I think they could revolutionize classical and flamenco guitar. Using this instead of long nails could start a movement
it could start a movement, which has actually already happened with the strap. Using a strap isn’t very common for classical/flamenco guitar and several people ask me about it. I tell them how much it has helped my back and improved the ergonomics of classical guitar
I feel like this nail prosthesis is heading in the same direction. It’s a new tone, a new technique. Nylon hits nylon, that sympathy is a whole new way of playing. If you’re interested, there’s a tutorial on my channel showing how I make them for under 10 dollar
Revealing my DIY Alaska Picks! made my own Alaska Pik using CPVC tube, and a bit of cutting. made a mold of my finger and thermoformed the CPVC around it, and the result was a perfectly customized fit. It worked perfectly fr!
The tutorial is up on my yt
discovered that there are many guitarists who can’t grow nails, whether because of their work like nurses, health, or whatever reason, so I hope this tutorial can be a game changer for some of you!
Hormiga debut con Olympiakos highlights🔥
Jugando ajedrez 4d, quitándose de enmedio años innecesario y acelerando a full ese movimiento a Monterrey/Tigres y dominar la liga mx 🔥
Bro saw Ferran’s performance and dipped. Dembelé benchwarming Ferran by winter or what?
Pretty sure some of you electric guitar lovers will recognize a few of the names of the living electric guitar virtuosos in my new Future Funk-esque remix
Trying the Alaska finger picks! I discovered them after breaking a nail, and they’ve honestly been a greeat surprise Alaska Piks are badly judged as a nail replacement. They’re not. I see them more as a tool. For certain repertoire, it can even make the music sound more magical when used well.
nylon string against the Alaska Pik, plastic hitting plastic, and this “sympathy” soundss fantastic.
Let me address the biggest complaint I see about them: the size allegations are true. BUT HEAR ME OUT. With a blowtorch, it’s very easy to give them a little stretch. A heat gun would probably work too, and honestly, even a stove could do it. You only need a few seconds of heat
I made my own Alaska Pik using CPVC 3/4 inch tube, and a bit of cutting. made a mold of my finger and thermoformed the CPVC around it, and the result was a perfectly customized fit. It worked perfectly fr!
I will upload a DIY tutorial later showing how I made my own perfectly shaped Alaska Piks and tips & tricks for the normal alaska piks
But first, enjoy this demo using regular Alaska Piks.
Roma - Vicente Amigo 🇪🇸
Has anyone seen a total eclipse from the greatest eclipse location (the geographic point where totality lasts the longest)?
Nazas, Durango 2024
Coincidentally, the greatest eclipse location happened to be in a very mystical place, filled with curiosities that seem to transcend time and space, right in the middle of the desert in Durango, Mexico
Context on @leyvua IG
The cemetery is a great place to get your daily 10k steps. Come with me✨ Just read the room and be respectful. you’ll be tempted to take some aesthetic videos/photos… read the room. The great equalizer. Poor, rich, beautiful, ugly. Here, we’re all the same
Broke nihilists on Reddit: Isn’t it super contradictory, almost hilarious, that in a city with millions of people that literally runs on money, it’s so hard to find connection and money?
I find my existence to be a whole set of contradictions
When Oc music posts get trendy here(marketers getting marketed!) I remember the absolute, unequivocal secret to go viral and get into people’s mouths, now revealed to you: 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜
If u/Haydechs had uploaded this video without the AI accusation, would we have entered the discussion the way we did? Of course not. (Don’t get me wrong, this guy’s video is awesome, and it absolutely deserves the praise
What headline makes you want to listen to my music more?
u/SegundaLeydeNewtonnn has released a new album!
or
u/SegundaLeydeNewtonnn who released a new album, has been accused of assault/rape/attempting to steal a giraffe from the NYC Zoo.
Why does it work? Because it’s embedded in our survival instinct. Even marketers, Obama, the Pope, everyone, will fall for it
Problem → your brain looks for a solution.
Yes, it’s that easy. Realizing this will wake you up to a whole new world: why big media and big politicians act the way they do and say the things they do.
Now, you may say, “OP, you must be a whole annoying person, basically rage-baiting your whole way to fame.”
No. In fact, I’m working in the exact opposite direction.
I still have faith in the celestial aspect of music: beautiful playing, beautiful visuals, empowering reads. And the gift of chasing this was the Gods revealing to me the absolute secret of virality and fame.
I use it every now and then when the plays are low. It’s up to you how much you want to give your reputation to this, because it’s obviously not that innocent.
You have guys like Kanye, ragebaity that attract ragebaity fans, So you decide how much you want to associate your reputation with it. And of course, have the quality to back up the shit talk
“Honest opinion: The new Shakira album sucks. Mine is way better.”
Try something like that as your next Tiktok hook and let me know how it goes
Being an artist is a path the universe gives you to remind you that you are nothing and everything at the same time.
Who could possibly need your air moving around? In our case, music, which is literally just air moving. Who needs yet another artist when there are thousands upon thousands of works being released every single day?
But then you remember that… art is what people consume when they take a break from being useful. If everything had to be purely practical, we wouldn’t even exist. We need that spark. You go to a gym and 90% of the people have headphones on. They’re consuming sound. We’ve all seen the level of emotion a human being can experience when standing in front of Michael Jackson or Dua Lipa. as if they were meeting God
Tension and release. Highs and lows. Everything and nothing. Silence and sound.
I think that’s what art ultimately comes down to, and, specifically, what dedicating your life to it means
Recently repaired my mom’s mechanical metronome after it had been broken for years, and now I’m kinda obsessed with them. They have curiosities
-They used to be very expensive. The mechanism had to be crafted by hand, owning one was something you’d see in super rich families or top universities. With computer design, you can now get one without breaking the bank
people use them as a form of relaxation. I get it. Watching and listening to that mechanically perfect tempo can get hypnotic.
They’ve become obsolete in musical practice thanks to electronic metronomes, but the relaxation of mechanical metronomes is sooo good
The Starfield Library should be just a quick stop on your way to the real star of the mall: the COEX Aquarium
𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪. while exploring, I found this liminal abandoned structure. come with me!
Wild cirrocumulus spotting today !
Inside Suguksa Temple. This temple is mostly known for its beautiful golden exterior, but be sure to step inside, it’s absolutely stunning inside as well
Has anyone else ever put a deadline on their attempt to make it in music? 14 years. During my last mental breakdown, I realized I will give music 14 years of my life. Does that sound reasonable?
currently on year 6.
I’ve been burned out since year 4, but quitting at year 4 obviously didn’t feel right. Four years felt way too short, and I knew I would’ve regretted not giving it more time.
Now, in year 6, that last mental breakdown gave me the idea of putting a deadline on it. And for some reason, 14 really resonates
Mainly because:
-By then, my parents will probably be getting close to the later stages of their lives. I don’t want them to die seeing me as a fucking loser, broke as hell, still chasing the same dream with nothing to show for it.
-I think 14 years is long enough that, if I walk away, I won’t have to live with the “what if I had just kept going?” feeling.
-My prime years (25–34) are already slipping away. I’ve spent them uploading literally thousands of things that barely anyone cares about. If it hasn’t worked by the end of my prime, I think it makes sense to preserve the few years of youth I have left and start building Plan B.
Has anyone else ever put a deadline on their attempt to make it in music?