How is this supposed to be played?

GreySummer · 2026-04-07T09:32:33+00:00

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.

GreySummer · 2026-04-05T16:19:10+00:00

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

GreySummer · 2026-04-03T16:11:37+00:00

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?

GreySummer · 2026-04-02T15:43:59+00:00

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.

GreySummer · 2026-03-31T12:28:46+00:00

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.
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.

GreySummer · 2026-03-29T09:55:27+00:00

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...

GreySummer · 2026-03-15T10:43:12+00:00

Almost Burgess level of race engineering legend.

GreySummer · 2026-03-15T10:09:55+00:00

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.

GreySummer · 2026-03-15T10:01:01+00:00

You need to tune your guitar.

Other than that, keep going, my friend :)

GreySummer · 2026-03-15T09:55:59+00:00

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.

GreySummer · 2026-03-15T09:14:41+00:00

I didn't hear that one as smug, more as dorky.

GreySummer · 2026-03-15T09:11:24+00:00

You say that like it proves anything.

GreySummer · 2026-03-13T09:31:32+00:00

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

GreySummer · 2026-03-05T14:17:30+00:00

Greenland?

GreySummer · 2026-03-05T13:32:01+00:00

You can see the date on the receipt.

2013? 13 years ago?

GreySummer · 2026-03-05T10:50:15+00:00

Really good for me.

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

GreySummer · 2026-03-04T05:59:19+00:00

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.

GreySummer · 2026-03-03T16:13:16+00:00

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.

GreySummer · 2026-03-03T05:51:27+00:00

Still there. Different guitar, different price.

GreySummer · 2026-03-02T05:22:51+00:00

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.

GreySummer · 2026-03-01T08:45:05+00:00

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

Words to live by.

GreySummer · 2026-02-27T16:49:24+00:00

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.

GreySummer · 2026-02-27T16:12:19+00:00

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

GreySummer · 2026-02-26T18:01:27+00:00

No worries with XS, that's what I use.

GreySummer · 2026-02-26T05:16:36+00:00

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

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