Any guitar players on TW?

Agreed with all you have said here. I only mentioned the depth of the strings in the nut to express that there had been significant filing from the factory to seat them already. The height the strings are now at, would suggest that the OAH of the nut needs reduced, rather than filing the slots deeper. There will be a number of subsequent adjustments needed to optimize the action lowering. Pup height as well as bridge/saddle. If the strings are lowered, they will likely touch the Bridge Pup. Its kind of like setting up a transit, or leveling a pool table. Every adjustment shifts the other adjustments slightly. haha hence my search for a professional. but thanks for the info nonetheless!

 

damn... was it set up for slide in it's previous life?

 

update: had to change the PG. Black looks much better.

 

I like to coloring of the bass

 

Picked up a Enya carbon fiber guitar X3 pro mini auditorium size. Amazpend had a 20% off coupon and I am amazed... Intonation great, sounds great plays great too.... Tuned it when I got it and it has stayed locked in. I'm used to 11 gauge strings so the stock 12s are a bit much for bending but it's been near perfect.. it doesn't have a wood sound but it still is great. Super chimey and sustain for days.. I always get stuff from Amazon for the returns in case I get a dud....
It has effects which I am surprised I actually like.. reverb chorus delay and a autowah thing....
My fingers hurt.

 

Anyone have experience with Reverb for thinning out the herd? Thoughts/recommendations/complaints/praise??

 

I've never sold on Reverb, just bought. Have a friend whos done a lot of wheeling and dealing on there, but he doesn't seem to touch it anymore (as a seller) after they changed up their fee system to take a significant amount. Its an awesome place to buy/sell, no doubt. You just have to adjust your sale price to accommodate losing a small amount on each sale, so that makes it harder to stay competitive and move it fast if you're not super motivated to list low/sell fast. It can still be done though. I prefer to buy/sell local, but truth be told, sometimes that means waiting a long time for the right buyer/seller.

 

Oh wow thanks . As many guitarists I have collected probably 20 guitars and it's time to t get rid of some... I'd be happy just to not "give them away" and have them go to good homes... I have a lot of other audio stuff and such too... I'll try to sell one and go from there I guess...

 

I think it also just depends on the value of the guitar too. I'm sure a while back, it wasn't really a factor, because Reverb didn't take any of the cut really. Obviously taking a high-end guitar into somewhere like Guitar Center to sell to them is just straight up robbery. They're going to give you like 50% of what its worth, if that. If you have some better shops near you, sometimes that process is a little easier. For example, I've got a handful of shops near me, and most of them will give you 50-60%, because they're going to just turn around and flip it for profit. Then I have another shop or two, which are more high-end type places; they'll let you basically pay them a "storage" type fee to keep it in their store, listed at YOUR asking price, and if it sells, you get the money. Obviously this goes both ways. People who have realistic or lower prices can move the guitar quick and not rack up enough fee money to matter. People who list high and can't move the guitar let it sit in store for months and are paying the store to keep it "listed" there. Its definitely nice to have those stores around, because you can find good deals, have a little less hassle when selling (not having to deal with people), and the people running those stores are generally good people.

I will say, if you list on Reverb, go ahead and calculate a realistic (insured) shipping price to get it nearly anywhere in the US and include that in your sale price. Idk why it is, but "free shipping" is just a huge turn-on for lots of people. For ex:
- $1,150 + $100 shipping = $1,250 total price
or
- $1,249.99 free shipping = $1,249.99 total price

The penny isn't a deal breaker, but for some reason, it seems like the better deal because of the free shipping.

 

Good tip.... Of the stuff I'm selling it's mostly middle of the road stuff MIM Strat, an Orangewood Torrified and a couple high end Harley Benton's.... except the Larivee.l which is a late 90s dread with rosewood back and sides pretty sure it's on par with Martin and Taylor. quality... Put it up for sale and see how it goes. I thought about the Craigslist Marketplace thing but what a pain that can be with flakes and tire kickers....

 

Agreed with @Off Topic Guy. I buy there only... I can usually offload any gear locally, it is a pain sometimes, but there are no fees, and no shipping or potential damage in transit. Reverb is becoming known for over inflating the market prices because of asking prices being above average a lot of times. Review the sales history of sold items to get a more reasonable idea of the actual prices that your items are selling at presently. its a pretty handy tool.

 

Been slowly spending a little more time with music since I got my new rock bottom price MacBook Pro on Black Friday. It felt good to have all my instruments work with software that works again. Sold / got rid of the red guitar to a kid / young guy I know for making room for the new amber colored guitar I found for an ok price on OfferUp.

 

brought my ESP M-I back to life.
new trem studs, full rewire, and setup. plays like butter now.

 

Just bought this Godin 5th Avenue off a friend for $300 cdn

 

That thing must sound the part as much as it looks the part - what a great deal!

 

It had really old, dirty, rusty strings. The new d'addarios are really crisp. Gotta get used to them. Haven't even tried on an amp yet.
Tomorrow's a rainy day here. Hope to sit down with it for a while.
Nice addition to my setup. I started lessons when I retired, so just over 4 yrs into playing.

 

Nice Seagull...look atnyou being all canadian and shit lol

 

Well, Godin does make great guitars. I will never be good enough to play em to their full potential, but do have fun. I'm about this good....
https://youtu.be/9DbUPjEbIvA?si=hyehx7edxk15Cxbg


https://youtu.be/Vms_6_TSQuc?si=XqY9lTwJcsA_woG6

 

I had my eye on their strat for a long time. Only thing that kept me away was their proprietary 2 point trem which I wasn’t comfortable trusting to stay in tune or be replaced with a third party trem if it needed to be replaced. Their electric nylon string guitars look amazing and I would get one in the blink of an eye if I had that kind of money to spend.

Edit:

Now I see they have a non-trem strat - oh man…

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...RKeIS4VWsINulVv2L9gaAp33EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

Nuffin fancy but they are fun. The Strat is a poor boy version of Clapton’s Brownie. Martin X series acoustic and an Epiphone 59 Les Paul. For amps I have a Boss Katana and Fender Blues Deluxe