LTG's Biggest Threads (and other fun reports)

[zulu]

Biggest threads by category? Forum with most threads? Not demanding answers lol... if you're playin' with numbers

 

[GAD]

Biggest threads by category?

Can you be more specific? If you mean (for example) threads that have anything to do with Starfire IIIs, that's tough. It's not impossible, but it would be a lot more work because there's no database entry for that so it would need to include a text search through posts (or at least the main post) and that adds significantly to the work involved.

If you mean biggest thread by subforum, that's simpler. Edit - see below.

I should also add that do to the "pro-veer" nature of LTG, the title of "longest thread" in such a search would likely be meaningless, or it might mean "thread with the biggest veer" as opposed to "most informative".

Forum with most threads?

You can see that on the front page. The top answer may surprise you.

Not demanding answers lol... if you're playin' with numbers

 

[zulu]

I was thinking the top threads in each of the guild gear forums would be interesting.

Can you be more specific?

 

[GAD]

Top ten for the following subforums:

Archtop/Hollowbodies:

+-------------+--------------+---------------------------------------------+
| reply_count | username     | title                                       |
+-------------+--------------+---------------------------------------------+
|         383 | FNG          | New GSR T-500                               |
|         129 | fronobulax   | Newark Street Starfire Pickups              |
|         111 | Synchro      | Pickups in Newwark St Starfire III          |
|         110 | PittPastor   | Looking to be educated on Archtops          |
|         101 | parker_knoll | NGD: Starfire III-90                        |
|          98 | Walter Broes | Got my NS X175!!                            |
|          94 | Stefan Eff   | M-75 Aristocrat Newark St.                  |
|          93 | bluesypicky  | WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  (NGD)                |
|          93 | PapaLeo67    | Looking for specs and info 1974 Starfire VI |
|          89 | GAD          | NGD: Blue X3000                             |
+-------------+--------------+---------------------------------------------+

Solid/Chambered:

+-------------+--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| reply_count | username     | title                                                                              |
+-------------+--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|         776 | Thunderface  | Highly evolved S-100 owners roster                                                 |
|         400 | StanBlues    | Bluesbirds:  Owners & Long Time Borrowers List                                     |
|         304 | Walter Broes | New Guild Electrics at NAMM 2013                                                   |
|         128 | Groundwire   | Questions from a new 1970 S100 Owner                                               |
|         114 | Aristera     | LMG IV report for the M-75 lovers                                                  |
|         110 | dbirchett    | The Thunderbird is apparently resurrecting! Maybe they should call it the Phoenix. |
|         107 | SFIV1967     | NAMM 2014: Newark St. Collection - 2014 additions to the line!                     |
|         106 | Brynot       | Fake S-100 keeps getting faker?                                                    |
|          95 | Nyqusit5     | S300/S60/S65/S70 enthusistasts out there?                                          |
|          91 | TVeye        | 1971 S100 project, the story begins.......                                         |
+-------------+--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Acoustic/Acoustic Electric:

+-------------+--------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| reply_count | username     | title                                                    |
+-------------+--------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
|         465 | Dennis M     | High prices of the new Guilds; maybe should shop around. |
|         421 | cjd-player   | Nitrocellulose vs. Other Finishes                        |
|         327 | caveman      | First guilds from the new factory...                     |
|         312 | Geotrio      | Fender to close New Hartford operations                  |
|         303 | GuildyAsHell | Train wreck F-20                                         |
|         288 | Scratch      | My Blem CV-1 Arrived - Trainwreck Neck                   |
|         251 | kostask      | And so it begins.....F-50R repair/resurrection.          |
|         223 | johnbiscuti  | Introducing the Guild Westerly Collection                |
|         218 | Siwash       | Why is Fender so reprehensible?                          |
|         216 | atticus119   | Guild artists list                                       |
+-------------+--------------+----------------------------------------------------------+

Bass:

+-------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| reply_count | username      | title                                           |
+-------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+
|         153 | saemola       | Starfire bass                                   |
|         130 | Guildedagain  | JS 2 bass bridge saddle, scale length, strings? |
|         129 | thornev       | Questions about Novaks and Hipshots             |
|         126 | ukulelelab    | New Starfire bass with 2 pups                   |
|         116 | wisconsindead | NBD 1967 Sunburst Starfire II                   |
|         116 | mellowgerman  | What bass/amp setup do you guys use?            |
|         111 | hieronymous   | fretless M-85                                   |
|         108 | fronobulax    | NAMM 2021 Reimagined Starfire Bass              |
|         102 | mellowgerman  | Starfire tinkering continued                    |
|          90 | Matt R.       | Starfire 1.5 (Starfire 1 Mod Project)           |
+-------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+

Guild Amps and Effects:

+-------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| reply_count | username           | title                                       |
+-------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|         209 | zulu               | Well, what should I do with the T1RVT       |
|         110 | GAD                | NAD: Thunderstar Bass Amp                   |
|          96 | Brendan            | New member with new toy ( Thunder 1)        |
|          64 | Darryl Hattenhauer | Guild tubes                                 |
|          64 | Archer993          | New Thunder 1 Reverb Owner                  |
|          60 | Soul Tramp         | Guild 66-J                                  |
|          58 | Bill Ashton        | NAD!  Guild 99-J                            |
|          56 | gilded             | To 'Bay or not to 'Bay: Thunderbird Auction |
|          55 | matsickma          | Guild Thunderbird Amp                       |
|          52 | capnjuan           | Thunderbass amps: Convert 8417s to 6L6s     |
+-------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------+

 

[GAD]

Stand by... editing to add usernames that started the threads...

All done.

 

[wileypickett]

I look forward to Cynthia's donut thread hitting the #1 slot!

 

[davismanLV]

Is there such a thing as a maple twist? That's my favorite format and my favorite glaze!! I've never seen one though.....

 

[fronobulax]

Is there such a thing as a maple twist? That's my favorite format and my favorite glaze!! I've never seen one though.....

Closest I'd found is a maple frosting on a Dunkin Donut. That sounds like a great idea and it shouldn't be too difficult for a baker to make a few and see if they live up to the hope.

 

[gjmalcyon]

Closest I'd found is a maple frosting on a Dunkin Donut. That sounds like a great idea and it shouldn't be too difficult for a baker to make a few and see if they live up to the hope.

Maple-bacon donuts were a thing around here for a while: Maple glaze with bits o' bacon generously sprinkled while the glaze was still warm.

They are as good as you can imagine.

 

[GAD]

Indeed.

Here are the top 10 posters in the Song Title Thread:

+---------------+----------+
| username      |    Posts |
+---------------+----------+
| walrus        |     1589 |
| dreadnut      |     1526 |
| Nuuska        |     1362 |
| Brucebubs     |     1278 |
| adorshki      |      916 |
| Zelja         |      873 |
| GGJaguar      |      822 |
| Westerly Wood |      452 |
| gjmalcyon     |      394 |
| coastie99     |      378 |
+---------------+----------+
10 rows in set (0.06 sec)

There are currently ~11400 posts in that thread.

It's been almost exactly four months since I posted this and thought it would be fun to update:

Here's the original so you don't have to expand to see it (May 24th):

+---------------+----------+
| username      |    Posts |
+---------------+----------+
| walrus        |     1589 |
| dreadnut      |     1526 |
| Nuuska        |     1362 |
| Brucebubs     |     1278 |
| adorshki      |      916 |
| Zelja         |      873 |
| GGJaguar      |      822 |
| Westerly Wood |      452 |
| gjmalcyon     |      394 |
| coastie99     |      378 |
+---------------+----------+
10 rows in set (0.06 sec)

Here's today (July 25th):

+---------------+-------+
| Username      | Posts |
+---------------+-------+
| walrus        |  1640 |
| dreadnut      |  1616 |
| Nuuska        |  1435 |
| Brucebubs     |  1278 |
| GGJaguar      |  1051 |
| adorshki      |   916 |
| Zelja         |   915 |
| Westerly Wood |   495 |
| gjmalcyon     |   414 |
| dwasifar      |   379 |
+---------------+-------+

 

[gjmalcyon]

And in a Billboard analogy, "dwasifar is number 10 with a bullet".

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Hmm, not listed on any of those lists. Doing a good job staying under the radar!

 

[GAD]

Hmm, not listed on any of those lists. Doing a good job staying under the radar!

I’m sure I could compile a list about you if you’re feeling left out.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

I’m sure I could compile a list about you if you’re feeling left out.

Nope, no need, all good here!

 

[GAD]

Inspiration from this post inspired me to produce a report showing the largest individual posts.

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+--------+------+-----------+
| Username           | Thread Title                                                | Post # | Year | Length    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+--------+------+-----------+
| GAD                | Freaking spammers                                           |     80 | 2019 | 56.88 KiB |
| dklsplace          | How Do The Corona Guilds Compare With........               |      1 | 2005 | 32.19 KiB |
| dklsplace          | Project Guitar                                              |      1 | 2005 | 30.44 KiB |
| Qvart              | Sticky: Guild S-100, 1970-2000Edit                          |      1 | 2010 | 30.06 KiB |
| Qvart              | Sticky: Guild S-100, 1970-2000                              |      1 | 2010 | 24.31 KiB |
| dklsplace          | Yet, another question for Hans??!! late '70s Guilds??       |      1 | 2005 | 23.52 KiB |
| dklsplace          | guild history in the trash                                  |      1 | 2005 | 22.23 KiB |
| Janpeter           | Pricing of Guilds                                           |      1 | 2008 | 20.93 KiB |
| john_kidder        | how many mathematicians does it take to change a light bulb |     15 | 2009 | 20.49 KiB |
| dklsplace          | New (old) Guild!!                                           |      1 | 2005 | 18.80 KiB |
| dklsplace          | George Gruhn                                                |      1 | 2005 | 16.65 KiB |
| cwcowell           | Guild GAD-50 Review with pics (longish)                     |      1 | 2008 | 14.69 KiB |
| hansmoust          | Martin Taylor's contract rider:                             |      1 | 2006 | 14.19 KiB |
| Darryl Hattenhauer | Guitar neck on Oud body                                     |      5 | 2009 | 13.96 KiB |
| dklsplace          | Guild Thunderbass - please assist my complete ignorance     |      1 | 2005 | 12.98 KiB |
| Default            | Danelectro Cadet tubes                                      |     14 | 2008 | 12.80 KiB |
| dklsplace          | Giving Corona another shot.                                 |      1 | 2005 | 12.74 KiB |
| Bill Thomas        | Gibson GA-19RVT (Crest version) rebuild to "Tweed" specs.   |      6 | 2010 | 12.69 KiB |
| West R Lee         | Favorite Contemporary Guitarist                             |     48 | 2009 | 12.61 KiB |
| Darryl Hattenhauer | Favorite Contemporary Guitarist                             |     43 | 2009 | 12.53 KiB |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+--------+------+-----------+

In retrospect it should have been obvious, but most of the longest posts are quotes of one kind or another. My Freaking Spammers post is a report of the thousands of spammer names I banned. Qvart's S100 threads are in the top five because they include a large number of URLs which burn up a lot of characters. Some of them are just flat-out copy/pastes of articles found elsewhere.

Still, it was a fun exercise.

 

[GGJaguar]

Still, it was a fun exercise.

And exercise is good for you!