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I've heard a lot of things about soviet guitars, mostly that quality is questionable. I was wondering if anyone had any personal experience with any of them or could tell me any info on them. Are there that are any better in todays world than others? With soviet manufacturing, I know most were cheap and mass produced with no real quality control so I assume it's questionable, but wondering if anyone knew anything else

I'm finally replacing my strings and I liked the gibson strings that came on my Epiphone. What type and gauge might these be?

I'm a coin collector, but I also happen to be interested in Austria-Hungary and want to collect a Heller coin set. I have a two heller piece and it is extremely dark, hard to see unless under bright lights. Are they meant to be this dark, are they all this dark? (I ask because most I see on ebay look fairly dark as well)

Old leslie amps sound so awesome, but I don't have the money to buy one and I'm not huge on old fragile tubes. Is there anything new and maybe solid state that is similar? I know about the boss rotary pedal, but tbh it doesn't really do it for me

I want some clips for a mosin, and I don't really want to pay extra for amazon stuff. Is there any differentiating markings on the metal that could tell them apart?

I have a prop m24 stick grenade and it would be nice to have a fragmentation sleeve as well, does anyone have good 3d printing instructions for one

I know that running a bass through a guitar amp is not good for it, but is it ok to run a bass through guitar pedals? I figure it's fine but just wanted to make sure (I am aware that you lose the low end of the signal, just wanted to make sure it can't damage it)

So I've played both bass and guitar and they are both fun. I play with a pick since I like it and it's simple, but my hand starts to get sore after a while. The only thing I can think of is that I am gripping too tightly, but what do you all think?

I'm looking at some belts online for an old cassette deck. The belt is pretty wide, but is it possible to substitute width as long as it is wide enough?

I look inside and I do see some belts moving, but I'm not sure what they go to or if they are working the way they should. The tape will not move when it is inside.

Could it be bad belts and pinch rollers?