GoatHerd

My eternal gratitude for the Admin & coding you guys do. I know it's very hard, and probably a lot of the feedback is negative because people only think of providing feedback when they don't like something. I'll say that many improvements in the last 1,5 years (at least) have been very good, and I for one do appreciate them very much! And like you I'm also a TRUST fan (I studied in a French school in Brazil).

I think the standards are a cool idea, but you guys are trying to impose a professional quality standard on amateur work. Charting is done out of love and not for money. Maybe create 2 chart categories, one that adheres to the new standard and accepts the reporting and one that is more lax, where people can submit tracks w/out lyrics, or missing a solo that was too hard to chart. And where people can request fixes the old way. Or maybe require you to have published at least 10 charts before you can flag anything. As for "everyone has been demanding this" I have helped create and run a very successful online gaming service with online championships that 15 years ago was serving 140,000 peer-to-peer games a day. People ask for stuff without thinking of all the implications, and often don't even know what they really like or not. CF has a ton of charts. And it would have much, much less if only perfect charts were accepted. Do people really understand the trade-off? I doubt it.

Thank you for the English lesson. What a great look for a site that has people from all over the world posting. I looked up the subject and didn't find anything, so I thought it might be good news for some people. I'm sorry if my post caused annoyance or distress.

Ok, just 2 examples. Got a report on a Billy Idol song, Dancing With Myself. Basically, the rhythm guitar doesn't play for a few bars in the track and the dude reporting that thought it was strange. Had a nice back & forth with the guy (a nice person) and demonstrated to him that yes, rhythm guitar doesn't play for 8 bars. He was also complaining that the guitar tone was too loud. Though not ideal, all guitars have a volume knob, and he could have used that. And I don't feel it's a reason to make me waste an hour+ revising the track, with all the negative feelings associated. Example #1 Just finished revising a Madness track that got flagged for some very minor note details on the bass. Basically, a few little slides. Example #2 I'm serious, I don't feel comfortable adding tracks to my list, because I feel all the onus & pressure is on the Charters. You guys need to make the person reporting feel some kind of responsibility. We don't get paid for this, as I'm sure admin doesn't either and I very much appreciate the work you guys do. But I don't have the time to rush over and keep having to save a track from oblivion every time someone who plays it for free doesn't think it's perfect. I'm just a dedicated amateur here.

I don't know if anyone has reported this, but Rocksmith 2014 is back on sale on Steam. To me this is great news! From the STEAM site: " ABOUT THIS GAME Rocksmith 2014 Remastered is back by popular demand! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, it's a fantastic way to learn guitar or bass at your own pace, now available in an all-new 2024 edition. Get ready to rock (again)! In 2023, Rocksmith 2014 Remastered was temporarily removed due to the expiration of our music licensing deals. While we believe Rocksmith+ offers the ultimate destination for learning guitar, bass and piano with its extensive music catalog, we have also heard the Rocksmith 2014 community’s feedback. You asked for Rocksmith 2014 Remastered to return, so we did just that! We have been hard at work to deliver a special version giving you the choice to own your songs and enjoy popular features like Guitarcade and Session Mode. Introducing Rocksmith 2014 Remastered Learn & Play Edition!

My charts aren't perfect, but I've tried to fill gaps in the collections for bands I feel haven't been done that much. What brings value to CUSTOM FORGE are first and foremost the Admins and all the Charters. Start pissing Charters off with BS anonymous reporting and you'll get less charts. A person flagging or reporting a track HAS TO HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME. People who issue BS reports have to be blacklisted. And the Charters should have a say in that. I have a stack of great tracks, that are totally unavailable on CF, that I've made for myself that I haven't uploaded because the penalties for a minor detail are too aggravating. Don't punish the Charters.

Man, what an Odissey! I would have suggested to make the transfer on a separate piece of wood, and then inlay it in... But you fought on to the end, and managed to preserve the body, despite all the attempts. I would not have had yr pacience. Incidently, when I did the GGBO2022, one of the competitors, a tattoo artist called Vicent Blard did some really cool artwork, painted directly on the body, and then locked in with varnish:

O collab would be amazing. Maybe something we can raffle off to the Custom Forge community & raise funds. Having said that there may be some complicated logistics, as I live in Rio de Janeiro.

Looks like a standard tune-o-matic set up. Should be very easy to find. Try eBay or Ali Express.

I absolutely love your carved top in build #2. I took part in the GGBO2022 last year, and that top/shape is easily as good as anything on there. The string stops not being in a straight line is also a really great idea.

And then I did this micro-tele, complete with the correct electronics. I used scraps of wood from previous builds, and enhanced some of the joins with wood veneer.

The Micro-Les Paul has 2 mini-humbuckers with coil-split. It has a cracking sound, and fits in a normal travel bag.

I recently did a micro-telecaster and a micro-les paul. Basically a full-sized headless neck, with the smallest possible body, to make a travel guitar.

Fantastic body shape. Love the neck join & carving of the top. The body shape is amazing. The next step is for you to try your hand at spray-on paints. I've had some amazing results, recently, especially with candy-style paint jobs. Here are a few of my recent projects: 12-stringer electro-acoustic build: