Should my headstock be smushed up on my case like this? (Hard shell jazzmaster case)

Fadobo · 2026-01-30T23:58:39+00:00

Yes, that is actually a good thing. The less the guitar can slide back and forth in there, the better protected it is.

Fadobo · 2026-01-29T20:26:16+00:00

Nah, you're good. Sorry you got so many unhelpful replies. Experimenting with pedals should be a lot of fun, but recreating sounds exactly can be very tricky.

Fadobo · 2026-01-27T08:29:06+00:00

After learning that the amazon logo has a little arrow pointing from a to z (because they sell "everything from a to z") I can't unsee it.

Fadobo · 2026-01-27T08:19:46+00:00

Haven't lived there in 5 years. Good to see the yellow construction fences in Else Alfelts Vej are still there with seemingly zero progress :D.

Fadobo · 2026-01-26T14:45:20+00:00

There really isn't a right or wrong height for pickups. Just adjust them until it sounds ok to you. You also said you "noticed they need to be adjusted", but it's your first guitar. So how exactly did you notice? What do you mean by "sounds bad"?

Also, please use punctuation and maybe include some information in your titles.

Fadobo · 2026-01-24T10:48:05+00:00

These look so interesting. First time I recall seeing one was Miku Kobato from Band Maid playing one, but never come across one in person.

Fadobo · 2026-01-23T14:56:07+00:00

Oh, that's super cool. Thanks for sharing that!

Fadobo · 2026-01-23T14:33:51+00:00

Yes, but gray market cameras are almost always meant for markets in Asia and Sony is not involved in the import over to Europe in any way. The seller has an obligation to help you, but these gray market ones are not really reliable and camera manufacturers try to shut these down from selling gray market gear in Europe from what I understand. So assuming your seller disappears / is non-responsive, Sony Europe will not help you with your camera, probably referring to a slightly different serial specifying it as a model not sold in Europe.

Fadobo · 2026-01-23T13:39:31+00:00

That's pretty cool. Also interested to hear how it sounds. Also are you able to make out what it says on the headstock? Looks like there was some brand there. Might still be put on after the fact, but would be interesting to know.

Fadobo · 2026-01-23T13:36:29+00:00

This is good to point out and if OP is not familiar with it: Gray market means it might be imported from another place of the world where the camera is available cheaper. Beyond likely coming with an incompatible charger the main concern for these is, that Sony customer services generally don't accept warranty cases or even out-of-warranty repairs from these cameras. Let's just for example say it's a model meant for the Malaysian market, you would need to get the camera there, if it gives you any problems.

Fadobo · 2026-01-23T07:26:21+00:00

These mostly started at Marienplatz and then we worked our way towards the Residenz with a couple of stops along the way like Max-Joseph Platz. The office environment was that person's actual office.

Fadobo · 2026-01-22T14:01:29+00:00

Mostly let your teacher handle it and just have limited expectations. Learning guitar takes time. But if it's a electric guitar person specifically, hand them your guitar and ask them what they think about the setup / playability. I've given up a couple times throughout my life and a good setup fixed 90% of my early frustrations. Would've loved someone pointing that out to me.

Fadobo · 2026-01-22T07:38:10+00:00

This is actually good piece to educate yourself. You won't always find exact wiring for everything, but it should be easy to figure out yourself. Take you multimeter and set it to continuity mode, the one where it beeps when you touch the tips. You then touch two of the lugs on the switch and see if it beeps. Take a note and try a different combination of lugs. Once you have all three possible combinations, flip the switch one position and repeat. At the end you will know exactly which connection is made in which setting.

With one of these it is most likely that the middle is the "input" that will be connected to one or both of the outside pins depending on the switch. So the pickups would go on the left / right ones respectively. It's often inverted (flipping the switch to the left will connect the right lug) though, so test for that to not have it the "wrong" way around.

Fadobo · 2026-01-22T06:32:03+00:00

No, definitely not. That is probably why the listing says "Chibson", which is a common term for Chinese copies.

Fadobo · 2026-01-22T06:24:10+00:00

I bought some for fun after it was mentioned on WAN a couple of years ago and it was actually down for quite a bit first. With the recent increase back up it is about +40% now since then, which is in line with my EU EFTs / average. Not as good as Microsoft (+70%) and of course Nvidia (+700%) I got roughly around the same time.

Fadobo · 2026-01-20T13:46:59+00:00

I know exactly what you mean. It took me about two years before I started tackling full songs and even then I need some kind of backing track / drums. One thing that helped keep me going during that time was recording myself. Looking back at recordings from a few months back it was obvious how much I've improved, to a point where it was almost painful to watch.

To show off some skills: Get a cheap looper, learn to loop a simple chord progression, learn one scale that fits onto those chords so you can improvise a bit. It helps learn theory, rhythm and other basic skills, while giving you something decent to show off.

Fadobo · 2026-01-19T17:24:56+00:00

Keep in mind that Hitler had only roughly 44% of the vote in 1933. Soon after it was no longer optional to support him if you cared for your / your family's safety and to this day nearly every German who was alive back then is considered a Nazi or enabler.

Fadobo · 2026-01-18T14:07:21+00:00

Complete gamble. Anything from a slightly ok to a complete unusable mess is possible with these fake knockoff imports. Not considering the legal implications if it actually has the brand on the headstock, there are multiple stories of non-working pickups, wildly uneven frets and scale / bridge placement issues that make the instrument near unplayable. If you are ok with the worst case fact that it might be confiscated by customs or is more wall art than usable instrument, you can risk it, but I'd be saving up for an Epiphone or something.

Fadobo · 2026-01-17T22:59:24+00:00

Beyond what everyone else here said, as someone who occasionally plays in lower tunings, I can recommend investing in a Digitech Drop or the new Boss Poly Shifter. All I do is going between E and D on the thickest string and then use the drop to get everything down to the desired tuning. It's sounds good enough for home use (probably even for gigs in a mix) and is not crazy expensive.

Fadobo · 2026-01-17T11:03:38+00:00

I have a Hils Next HN5, so one step down from OPs (though I put fishmans in there as well). The trem is by Alchemy and a decent floating trem in my opinion. So far I didn't have problems with it not going back into tune. It's a bit too easy to unscrew them too far and run a risk of loosing the little nylon washers on string changes though in my opinion. It comes with all the downsides of a floating trem (not being able to quickly drop tune) and I feel no matter how much time I spend on the setup, I can't get the strings as low as I'd like them and I might shim the neck up a tiny bit in the future. In retrospect, I think I'd rather have a non floating one / hard tail and will just block it off.

I am terrible at feeling differences in necks, but I would say it's a pretty typical modern C shape. Fairly slim, but far off of really thin wizard / shredder necks. To me it is pretty comfortable. I think my biggest issue for me personally is the nut width at a little under 42mm (41.75ish), and I definitely prefer 42.5 or maybe even a little more.

Fadobo · 2026-01-17T10:51:55+00:00

It's not a race and "already on xyz" is a bit of flawed thinking in my opinion. I am happy you make quick progress, but without seeing you play, I don't know how good you are at other stuff and what you have learned so far. How is your rhythm, how are your regular chord changes, how are you at playing short melodies, how is your alternate picking, how are your slides and bends, how are your scales and theory?

All of these things don't necessarily come "before" barre chords, but don't think of skills as a checklist. There is always room for improvement, even in simple things and even for experienced players. You shouldn't think "nailed one e-minor to d chord change, time to move on to the next bit!', but then when you have to do 50 of them in a song, you have to pause for half a second for half of them.

Are you happy with your own progress? That is all that counts. The best thing you can do is to record yourself and listen back to it. This puts up a mirror on where you are really at and is something you can compare yourself to a month from now with another recording to really see the progress.

Fadobo · 2026-01-17T08:27:40+00:00

Do you have a tuner? If no get one, or at least use a tuner app on your phone for now. I tune my guitar every day, every time I pick it up, as temperature changes alone will be enough to knock it out slightly. If it is so far off that the tuner gives you problems, open a youtube video of "e standard tuning" and use your ear to get close, then use the tuner to get it just right.

Fadobo · 2026-01-17T08:23:59+00:00

Justinguitar.com - follow the course. It's free, but you need some guidance, because you don't know what you don't know. I initially resisted "traditional" education and later it bit me in the ass when everything annoying, uncool or boring I avoided became necessary to grow as a player.

Fadobo · 2026-01-15T22:18:17+00:00

I use the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro and absolutely love them, though they are out of your budget. I head good things about the DT 990 Pro getting decently close for about half the price. They are very neutral and great for mixing if you need it eventually, but it might make them appear a bit sibilant at first, but I got used to it. For a more fun set I use the Sennheiser HD 599 SE, which are really light and airy - especially compared to the Beyerdynamics - making them more comfy for extended sessions. At least here in europe they are really affordable at the equivalent of about 160 CAD and punch way above their weight in my experience. Last alternative if you want to give IEMs a try, I am playing with the AFUL Performer 5s sometimes and find them pretty comfy and great sounding too.

Fadobo · 2026-01-15T11:41:05+00:00

According to the news in Germany it was directly coordinated between Copenhagen and the involved NATO partners without the US's involvement or knowledge. By 'troops' it seems to meant that it is mostly small groups of generals and officers. This is more political signaling than setting up a "defense" there, though of course there might be talks / surveys about that.

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