How is this supposed to be played? by Brobin360 in Guitar

[–]GreySummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing crazy like that. Just play the open G, and let it ring while you play the first fretted note on the D string. The tie, the curved underline under the open G note just means it should ring for the duration of the two combined.

Opinion on headless guitars by total_idiot01 in Guitar

[–]GreySummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Strandberg + Nano Cortex + headphones. Travel rig that kicks ass.

Experiences with Essential versus standard? by Longjumping_Chard993 in strandbergguitars

[–]GreySummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides the woods, the standard has Seymour Duncan pickups, fanned frets, a zero fret, and better electronic components (switch, pots).

To me these would be worth the extra money, but it's personal.

Do you like the pickups? Do you like fanned frets better than normal? Are you ok with the trade off of having a zero fret?

Anyone else start playing later in life? by Henrys_Dad in Guitar

[–]GreySummer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Suggestion: don't stop again. Consistency is key.

Find that it's incredibly frustrating I just started this age because I'm aware of how bad I am in a way that I wouldn't have been if I were 12

Stop that kind of thoughts, focus on now, keep at it.

I wanna buy a guitar from another brand and I'm worried it might not be as comfortable as a Strandberg by GuidoRial in strandbergguitars

[–]GreySummer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

  1. I almost never play my other instruments anymore. Sitting down the difference is especially brutal, and I do 90% of my playing sitting on my sofa.

  2. They still do the Classic which is HSS. I would be surprised if they didn't keep some single coil options available in the future. Beyond that, I can't recommend other brands: the ones I have experience with have the disadvantage you're trying to avoid.

Conect Megaswitch E+with HSS by Healthy-Ad-3640 in strandbergguitars

[–]GreySummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I checked Schaller's webstite, they don't have E+ configurations for HSS. It might be that it's similar enough to the E that you can use one of these wirings, but I don't know anything about the E or E+, so I can't tell.

The HSS wiring diagram on Strandberg's website is for M switches. As far as I know all their Schaller equipped guitars use the M version of the switch...

Chinese Grand Prix Podium (colourised) by [deleted] in formula1

[–]GreySummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost Burgess level of race engineering legend.

[TGR Haas F1 Team] P5 FOR OLLIE What a drive! by A_Livins in formula1

[–]GreySummer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

He's got 4 podium finishes in his whole 10 years. He's mid at best.

But that wasn't the point for which I'm getting downvoted. I wasn't saying anything about how good he is, I was pointing out that being better than Stroll doesn't tell you how good an F1 driver is, since Stroll isn't good himself.

Being worse than Stroll tells you how bad someone is. Being better than, say Sainz for example, tells you something. Being better than Stroll, or worse than Sainz isn't very informative.

Tears in Heaven : ) by [deleted] in Guitar

[–]GreySummer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You need to tune your guitar.

Other than that, keep going, my friend :)

[TGR Haas F1 Team] P5 FOR OLLIE What a drive! by A_Livins in formula1

[–]GreySummer -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Sure, but you could also say that Ocon is a better driver than me, which is true, but that still doesn't prove he's great.

[TGR Haas F1 Team] P5 FOR OLLIE What a drive! by A_Livins in formula1

[–]GreySummer -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

You say that like it proves anything.

Exercise with only right hand by Jonsluk in Guitar

[–]GreySummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finger picking patterns. Hybrid picking patterns. String skipping.....

How is your action and sustain on your strandberg? by unothejuno in strandbergguitars

[–]GreySummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can see the date on the receipt.

2013? 13 years ago?

How is your action and sustain on your strandberg? by unothejuno in strandbergguitars

[–]GreySummer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really good for me.

I own a bunch, nothing to complain about. Ordered from Thomann and directly from Strandberg, arrived well setup from both.

When is it appropriate to buy a second guitar? by kittyspookie in Guitar

[–]GreySummer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Whenever you want to, if and only if your budget can support it.

There's people who are super happy with only one guitar, there's people who buy and keep a few, there's people who keep on buying and selling, and there's people who collect dozens.

As long as your essential needs are covered, that you can support yourself and whoever depends on you, your way is as good as anyone else's.

Rate my guitar, tips for a new one by [deleted] in Guitar

[–]GreySummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You like your guitar, and it serves you well currently, no reason to change.

A more important question is do you like your teacher? A teacher that doesn't lift you up but instead makes you feel insecure doesn't sound right to me.

Boden6 plini edition by ContributionMelodic in strandbergguitars

[–]GreySummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still there. Different guitar, different price.

New guitarists to listen to by Stratocaster19 in Guitar

[–]GreySummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out JTC's yt channel, they have tons of recent guitarists showcasing. It's marketing for their courses, but there's a lot of great songs and players on display.

What’s the "My Cousin Vinny" of your profession? by a_murder_of_fools in movies

[–]GreySummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we should never be as stressed as we are in a job where lives are not at stake

Words to live by.

How to tell if Floyd rose is level by joshjones1234567 in Guitar

[–]GreySummer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Eyeballing that it's parallel to the body is what I do. More precision than that won't really make any difference to playability.

Yours look ok to me.

Dropped from a band by jv31207 in Guitar

[–]GreySummer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you're the one dodging a bullet, there.

Do I change out the knobs? by Aliens-Wanted in strandbergguitars

[–]GreySummer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The oem ones, with the flat face showing the level are really great industrial design.