What I've learned after 20 years of buying guitars in every price range

[The Gear Page]( Trending Threads Newsletter [Trending Gear This Week - Catalinbread Tremolo 8 Pedal]( Sweetwater a new level of tremolo with the Catalinbread Tremolo 8, a digital pedal modeled after a famous amp’s harmonic vibrato, and we can’t get enough of it here at Sweetwater. The Tremolo 8 comes packed with LFOs that modulate your sound from subtle to swaying status. [Read more]( Forum [Trending Gear]( [Read more]( [Best way to approximate Jobim w/o a nylon]( jogogonne · May 8, 2023 at 1:11 PM · Replies 25 I may have a situation where I may be playing Bossa/Jobim type tunes. I don't have a nylon classical. Well ... I do, but it stinks and I gave it to my GF. I don't want to go out and buy one and I have my reasons. What's the best way to approximate a Jobim/Bossa type tone without one. I have... Forum [Playing and Technique]( [Read more]( [What I've learned after 20 years of buying guitars in every price range]( Mr F90 · May 4, 2023 at 12:29 PM · Replies 251 At this point, I've basically tried it all. Suhr and Tom Anderson custom orders? Done it. Gibson and Fender? Been down that road a dozen times. $150 Squier fixer uppers? I have like 5. I've done the boutique thing and everything in between. And here's what I've learned. Ordering that... Forum [Guitars in General]( [Read more]( [Helix to Pod Go]( Spec · May 9, 2023 at 3:19 PM · Replies 7 Considering downsizing from my Helix to a Pod Go. I use simple patches and don't need extensive routing capabilities. The Helix seems like over kill for what I use it for. I do like that the Helix appears to be more robust than the Pod Go. I haven't sat down with a Pod Go yet. Does it feel... Forum [Digital & Modeling Gear]( [Read more]( [Is it OK to have a neck perfectly straight or slightly backbowed?]( Russ73 · May 10, 2023 at 12:37 AM · Replies 6 After a quick setup, the playability is perfect a the action is perfect but I think the neck is ever so slightly backbowed. Is this bad for the neck? Do i have to do a re setup at this point? Forum [Guitars in General]( [Read more]( [Wiring kits for guitars - who offer the best deals? Strats, Teles, etc]( nowherez · May 3, 2023 at 5:52 PM · Replies 49 So, I need to change all components (apart from PUs) on a strat. I want a straight set of components (like traditional Strats have had for years) and I want these components to be of good quality. While shopping around I notice great variations in prices for what seems like equal/similar... Forum [Guitars in General]( [Read more]( J[ust got charged 175 usd to fix an input jack on a preamp and replace a tube that I didn't ask to be replaced]( L13 · May 9, 2023 at 10:21 PM · Replies 18 I waited a week before posting this but I am still pissed off. Bench fee was 140 an hour. Charged me full retail for a groove tube - 30 bucks. I should have said no when I picked it up to the new tube - My fault there. It's not like I don't have the money, I'm just so sick of EVERYBODY... Forum [Amps and Cabs]( [Read more]( [Rush, great music, but that voice…]( Thomas Martin · Apr 27, 2023 at 7:19 PM · Replies 148 I’m a guy in his fifties and listen to Rockmusik since I can remember. So I’m somewhat ashamed to say that Rush is a band that I just discovered recently. They’re just not that popular this side of the pond. So I’ve begun to discover their music just about a year ago. They’re exceptional... Forum [The Sound Hound Lounge]( [Read more]( [Overview over Clapton Marshall/plexis in the 60s]( Roe · Oct 30, 2019 at 8:56 AM · Replies 94 My understanding is that the standard 1962's were a "bass circuit" with Trem which I believe would mean no mixer bypass cap correct? I am curious what you think it was an RS Dlx OT? That is well outside my area of knowledge, other than I have read Marshall was migrating from RS to Drake in that timeframe. Is there some sonic signature or something else that... Forum [Amps and Cabs]( [Read more]( [Marshall Celestion G12 Vintage - Changes?]( NewWorldMan · Jul 7, 2020 at 4:02 PM · Replies 9 The Vintage 30 speaker originated with Marshall in late ‘86 and early ‘87 with the Marshall G12 Vintage. They came in some Jubilee cabs, as well as started in the JCM 800 front plate line of cabs (with a 1960BV back plate) before being branded as the Marshall Vintage series. Along the way... Forum [Amps and Cabs]( [Read more]( [Opinions on "The Guitar Circle" (Robert Fripp book)?]( xarkon · May 8, 2023 at 10:12 PM · Replies 9 I saw that Robert Fripp has published a book called "The Guitar Circle." Have done some searches (including on TGP) for reviews but haven't found anything. Does anyone here have the book? Did you find it useful, interesting, informative, etc.? Forum [Playing and Technique]( [Read more]( [Game time: name the biggest snake oil upgrade]( Obsessive Tinkerer · Oct 29, 2022 at 2:12 AM · Replies 134 In a live situation, you could change one snapped string between 2 numbers, don't have to wait for the set break. I find them only work, with whammy bars and floating trems. On a hardtail, or a Gibson LP they're quite moot and stupid to use. Also they come in staggered version so you do not need string trees. Which is a liability in tuning stability. My main gripe is that... Forum [Luthier's Guitar & Bass Technical Discussion]( [Read more]( [One Fuzz, One OD, One Delay, One Reverb.]( bobbythegoose · May 9, 2023 at 11:10 PM · Replies 27 What are your choices? If you ask me today, my answer would be: DOD Carcosa, Fairfield Barbershop v2, Strymon El Cap, Boss RV-6. Ask me again tomorrow and it may be different... Forum [Effects, Pedals, Strings & Things]( [Read more]( [Visit The Gear Page]( [Unsubscribe](