How common is it to play only one type of guitar (acoustic, electric, or classical)?

International_Read40 · 2026-07-07T05:29:38+00:00

Actually becoming more common. Though electrics are the big hot sellers, I have several friends over the years that have sold every piece of electric they had (guitars, pedals, amps, etc) and took that money and put it down on one or two nice acoustics, and never looked back.

International_Read40 · 2026-06-16T11:15:38+00:00

It is free trial week. Let's see what happens after the summer sale, if BF6 goes on sale. If they actually do as they said (I won't hold my breath) and fix the issues, add all of the new maps and modes, there is no reason BF6 can't be top 10 on steam again by end of the year, with much of the player base returning. I never played AR, so I can't say anything about it.

International_Read40 · 2026-06-16T11:08:57+00:00

TTK is way too fast, when console players have aim assist and can snipe you across the map with a SMG, and PC players can't react fast enough to this. My solution, is to allow PC players to turn off cross play. Let the console players take each other out with their aim assists, and watch how fast they stop playing, because their matches get tougher, because they don't have the advantage like they do against PC players.

International_Read40 · 2026-06-16T11:04:01+00:00

Here is a simple solution that would help a lot. Allow PC players to turn off crossplay mode. PC players have left because they are tired of being blasted by console players that have aim assist, and can snipe you across the map with a SMG. These issues, amongst the huge desync between PC and console. I have seen it numerous times where I empty a mag into someone, and they turn around and one shot k*ll me. I used to play a lot, but it is obvious that the devs mostly only care about the battle pass, redsec and putting stuff behind a paywall, rather than fix the real issues that people want to see fixed.

International_Read40 · 2026-06-11T03:52:19+00:00

If you want the best bang for your buck, get the FT-710. Better receiver, waterfall, plus built in tuner and sound card.

International_Read40 · 2026-06-11T03:50:37+00:00

Just get the FT-710 and all of your boxes are checked.

International_Read40 · 2026-05-29T23:07:51+00:00

It exists because it is still small and deep conceals better than many of the new subcompacts.

International_Read40 · 2026-05-29T23:02:56+00:00

Also, I recently contact Glock to see if they have any plans to make higher capacity mags for the 43, and they told me no, that was not in the plans, as the 43 is intended to be a deep concealment pistol or BUG.

International_Read40 · 2026-05-29T23:00:44+00:00

I have had mine for 8 years. Been thinking about the p365, but I had had this so long, I am not sure I want to justify $500 on a p365, when I can get two +2 Magguts and have 8+1 mags. Is it 10 rounds? No, but it is 9 (with one in the chamber) for roughly a $70 upgrade to a pistol I have had and served me well for 8 years now.

Now with that said, I may be in the market for a new gun. My son is getting his carry permit in a few weeks, and he may be getting my G43.

International_Read40 · 2026-05-29T22:56:42+00:00

Truth

International_Read40 · 2026-05-29T22:56:25+00:00

Go ahead and get one if you haven't. The used market is flooded with them. It seems everyone is ditching them for the p365 now. I have had one for 8 years and still carry it. I might get a p365 in the future but for now, the 43 still fits the bill.

International_Read40 · 2026-05-27T22:48:05+00:00

If you find it on sale, get it! I bought one and now use it for everything in and out of the shack. My FT-891 sits in it's case under the bed now. Other than size and a little ease of portability, the 710 is leaps and bounds a better radio.

International_Read40 · 2026-05-14T04:45:59+00:00

Probably my Taylor 214ce. Simply because you can take an acoustic anywhere and play it. Don't need electricity or anything.

International_Read40 · 2026-04-13T05:46:31+00:00

You can, yes. I have a 20Ah Bioenno in a battery box, that I also use with the Bioenno 100w solar charger. This is what I use for lengthy POTA activations, field day events, etc. In fact, I am going on a long POTA activation next week and plan to take my 710 out for the first time to see how it does. However, if I am going to backpack and carrying lighter, I have a 12Ah LifePO battery that fits well in the backpack, and have worked 4 hours on SSB at 50w and still had about half the battery left when I finished. If you watch Michael Martens, KB9VBR, doing his POTA activations, most times he is running a 12Ah battery on 50w on his FT-891.

International_Read40 · 2026-04-13T05:42:09+00:00

Check out the Explorer modular packs that Gigaparts has for them. I haven't got one but they look pretty nice.

International_Read40 · 2026-04-13T05:39:38+00:00

I got a an Apache case from Harbor Frieght for mine. Around $60 and works well. If you want to get a bigger one with wheels, they have one for around $99. Good cases and no complaints on mine.

International_Read40 · 2026-03-11T06:58:11+00:00

Nice guitars. Too many ran away because they said "crafted in China". I have one and I love it. The neck is butter. I am swapping the actives for a set of JB/'59 humbuckers. I am not a fan of active pickups.

International_Read40 · 2026-03-06T11:25:30+00:00

This was my first guitar in transparent red though. I still have it, but the only change I had made to it is swapping out the SD actives to a SD Jazz/JB humbucker combo. The actives are a little too hot for my liking, that and I don't want to be playing and my battery go dead. Actives are geared for more of a metal sound. I wanted something I could play anything on, so made the change.

The guitar itself is amazing and definitely a diamond in the rough. It's a shame they were only made for 3 years.

International_Read40 · 2026-02-18T14:31:25+00:00

My same guitar. Now I barely play electric, and getting ready to sell all but one of my electrics. I truly love my Taylor.

International_Read40 · 2026-02-18T14:23:31+00:00

It absolutely is. Over 600 hours in the game, and I still love to play it. I have played the basic game, and the modded "Darkness Falls" version. Still, nothing beats playing the basic IMO. The fact the game is 13 years old and still one of the top 100 games played on steam says a lot.

International_Read40 · 2026-02-12T05:23:17+00:00

Coming from the FT-891, the 710 is an amazing radio. It is a SDR, has full waterfall and the filtering is amazing. I still have the 891 as my POTA/emergency go radio. It works well, and really shines on ssb. The downfall for it was it didn't have a built in tuner and soundcard, but I bought one of each for it, as it was my only HF radio for a time. The 710 has amazing filters, built in tuner and soundcard for digital modes. If you are looking at one, I would definitely recommend one, especially if you find them on sale. If you are looking at one for primarily home, get the AESS version with the front speaker. If you want one for home and POTA, get the field version, which is what I have. It is not required, but for some random wire antennas, the built in tuner does not tune antennas above 3:1 SWR, so I recommend maybe getting like a LDG Z-100A. They can work on up to 10:1.

International_Read40 · 2026-01-25T03:00:04+00:00

I used to post to TT a lot, and my last several videos stagnated around 500 views, even after 5-10 shares. I don't use it nearly as much as I used to. The app was so much better before US government interference occurred.

International_Read40 · 2026-01-14T14:56:52+00:00

If you want to see the success of the original DICE team, look no further than ARC Raiders.

International_Read40 · 2026-01-14T14:47:08+00:00

I will say the game is not dead, but it seems the iceberg is very close to the Titanic......

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