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Hi all, looking for some advice from people who have potentially seen similar issues before, or who know more about this in general than I do.

I’ve just recently completed my first ever PC build, got windows set up, and have been testing it for a few days. I’m running a 7800x3d and a RTX 5070ti (more specifically an ASUS model).

The system works 100% fine and seems totally stable for basic web browsing, video calls, and even light/low-intensity gaming (Super Battle Golf). However, I noticed that when I try to run some higher-intensity games (Cyberpunk 2077), after 5-10 minutes, the circuit breaker in my apartment’s living room trips and I immediately lose power.

My PSU is a Thermaltake To

For any other bassists out there browsing Reverb, especially outside of the company’s business hours, beware of an uptick in scam listings being posted en masse (400+ listings at a time) to the site. If you’ve been browsing the site recently, chances are you’ve seen a front page full of fake scam listings.

These listings reuse photos, titles, and descriptions from *real* Reverb listings (typically from listings which have already sold, though I’ve seen some which copy real active listings). They seem to be posting mostly high-dollar guitars from brands such as Fodera, Ken Smith, F Bass, vintage Fenders, MTD, etc., all in the $2000-4000 range. The prices seem “too good to be true” because

Having just switched back to a competing internet service after experiencing absolutely unacceptable quality of service from Ziply’s technical support, I wanted to share my experience so other prospective and existing Ziply customers know what to expect from their service provider in the event something goes wrong.

I switched to Ziply after moving to a new apartment, which has pre-installed internet equipment for Ziply and a competing internet provider (name starts with X, was my previous internet provider). My promotional rate at the competing provider had expired, and Ziply’s 1-gig plan was less money for a better max speed with their promotional discount, so I decided to give it a try.

I want to listen to some but I don’t know of any

I plan to buy from a reputable shop with a physical storefront, so I’m not so much worried about scams.

I’m particularly looking for folks’ experiences with customs fees. I’ve read conflicting information that seems to suggest these could cost me anywhere from nothing to 1/3 of the instrument’s value. This would seriously make a difference in how economical it would be for me to make my purchase internationally, so I’m hoping to gather more input from people who have done it before.

I know customs fees would be waived if it were a US-made instrument, but this would not apply to me. I’ve seen a base rate import duty of 8.7% on guitars, which would be doable, but I’m concerned about the pote

I created a new Facebook account a couple days ago, and upon entering my email confirmation code, I was immediately suspended, with no reason given. Facebook demanded I provide my phone number, and I was immediately reinstated upon providing it.

I created the account in the hopes of joining my local “buy nothing” group to see if I could give away some used furniture I’m hoping to offload before I move out of my apartment. In the meantime, I made some postings to the Facebook marketplace and then got suspended again. Again, no reason given. Now Facebook wants a picture of me.

They should not require any further verification that I’m a genuine user, given that I’ve already given them a uniq

I’m moving out of an apartment this week and my roommates have saddled me with the task of getting rid of all the common-area furniture. A majority of the pieces are scratched/damaged to the point that no donation center will take them, and I’ve seen junk removal services are going to charge upwards of $400 for this (8-9 medium-size items and 3 larger items), which just isn’t an option for me financially.

I’m wondering if anyone can recommend a place I can at least dump the medium-size items on my own for a more reasonable fee so I don’t have to rent a larger truck and take all of the garbage furniture with me.

I have a Vintera 50’s P bass and I’m not a huge fan of the anodized aluminum pickguard which came stock on it. I’m looking to replace it with a regular plastic pickguard.

My question is whether or not the anodized aluminum pickguard naturally provides shielding, and if I should order the new pickguard with shielding applied to prevent additional noise from the electronics.

I recently bought a secondhand Spector Euro LX with EMG pickups and the TonePump preamp.

The first thing I noticed plugging the bass in was extreme distortion (it legitimately sounded like I was playing through a fuzz pedal). The first thing I did was change the battery in the bass, to no avail. I also tried lowering the pickups, but this had no real effect either. Finally, I read that some people have problems with the output being way too hot from these basses and turning the internal trim pot on the preamp down to 40-60% solved the problem.

Opening up the control cavity, I noticed the trim pot was already at 50%. I had to turn it down to ~15-20% in order for the bass to not distort wit

I have a new Sire M5 and I’m running into an issue with the neck pickup. For some background, each pickup is a dual-coil humbucker and each individually has series, parallel, and single coil switching. I notice when I switch the neck pickup into series mode after playing for a couple hours the output is around 5-10% what it normally is. Parallel and single-coil mode both seem to work just fine. After putting the bass down for an hour and trying it again, the neck pickup in series has the output I would expect from it. So far I’ve never had this issue with the bridge pickup.

My question is: has anyone else had experience with a bass humbucker overheating? I really suspect this is an issue w

I’m looking for a story-driven single-player game I can pick up during summer sales. I tend to like games with strong stories that have decision-making/RPG elements, strong character and weapon customization systems, and open worlds with lots of endgame content or that are still fun to mess around with after you finish the story. Some of my favorite games have been Fallout 4 and NV, The Witcher 3, Just Cause 3, GTA V, and Far Cry 4 and 5.

From what I’ve read previously each of the games I’m considering has most, but not all, of the elements I enjoy (Mass Effect and Metro both seem to lack the open world and post-story stuff from what I’ve read, and I’ve seen a lot of people say TOW is real