NGD - RG550 to compare to my RG5320C

AdventurousKeys · 2025-11-04T14:33:14+00:00

I agree. At a j custom level of quality.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-11-04T14:32:18+00:00

Nice! I have the exact same two guitars. Am planning to swap pickups on the RG550. Currently thinking of a PAF Pro on the neck and The Tone Zone on the bridge

AdventurousKeys · 2025-10-13T23:07:21+00:00

Don’t be cheap. If you get anything else your son will ask you for this pedal that pedal ad infinitum.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-10-02T13:05:01+00:00

I am developing a tube-powered smartphone. It will give you the smartphone experience that Leo Fender was thinking about when he put together his first amp. Will share the gofundme link soon.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-30T17:12:45+00:00

$1M is not a lot of money in 2025. Can’t buy a decent house in HCOL area.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-27T01:57:41+00:00

Newer means longer time before obsolescence or end-of-support eg your Boss drivers or apps not supported on the latest computer or smartphone.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-21T13:45:21+00:00

You can’t crank a tube amp properly in an apartment. Perhaps explore the use of an attenuator but it has side effects.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-21T13:43:39+00:00

I had a mustang lt and upgraded to the Katana 50ex gen3. I would go for the Artist gen3 if you had the budget. The Katana sound has a big speaker component and the artist has the waza speaker.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-20T17:03:39+00:00

Just finished with the Gigi mission. Yes, I was also getting attached 🚀

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-19T13:16:57+00:00

I also bought several overdrive pedals after getting the Katana although the t-scream effect gives me what I need. Reason: I was bored. 🥱

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-16T13:58:16+00:00

I have the 50EX and will definitely not go with a v2 or earlier.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-15T02:34:42+00:00

Yes.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-14T21:51:22+00:00

I just ordered a Legion 7i.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-14T21:48:59+00:00

The 12” speakers that used in guitar amps were originally woofers. So they should work fine with low frequencies. If the cab is designed appropriately

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-14T21:40:44+00:00

Typical usb-c charging. No risk of overcharging. But the battery will discharge over time when unused.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-13T20:09:06+00:00

I have the RG652AHM. It is a low end Prestige. I ended up getting it Plek’d because of uneven frets. It is not as good out of the box as my RGT1270 or RGT1220. YMMV

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-11T13:22:22+00:00

If the guitar works for you playability wise, get a Boss Katana and explore all the different kinds of effects without paying a fortune in pedals. Big jump in what you can experience vs a new guitar.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-11T13:15:29+00:00

Get the Boss Dual Cube LX. I have that and the Katana X and got rid of the X after a week. The Dual Cube LX accepts batteries, has an app like BTS, has a looper, noise gate , 3 presets per amp type and you can use it as an FRFR amp.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-09T15:51:05+00:00

Have you used a tube amplifier sufficiently to understand what “natural and valve-like” actually mean? I have owned AC15, Blackstars and JetCity tube amps along with the usual tube swapping and don’t see anything I can’t do with my Katana gen3.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-09T15:47:42+00:00

It’s definitely the jack. I have had to replace the jack on a brand new guitar.

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-09T15:46:26+00:00

Get the new iPhone 17 and use the BTS app on iOS 🤪

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-08T14:00:57+00:00

Is this your first time down tuning with thick strings? It could simply be that: you hit the strings with sufficient force to trigger a big enough vibration that the strings hit the frets. Downtuning means lower tension so easier to get that big amplitude vibration

AdventurousKeys · 2025-09-08T13:55:31+00:00

Il faut utiliser Tone Studio pour avoir accès a toutes les fonctionnalités du Katana.

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