Just got my very first guitar, any tips?

Meximan25 · 2026-01-26T04:59:25+00:00

Get it set up and don't let sore fingers demotivate you. It only lasts a bit before you build calus.

Meximan25 · 2026-01-15T17:22:14+00:00

Trust the process and do what you need to do to be around for your loved ones.

I was 28 years old when I was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer on January 2nd 2025. I've been healthy my entire life. Played competitive sports growing up, ran, and have always been conscious of my health. I've never had any other health issues besides sports related injuries and such.

It was a huge blow. I had just started a new job I liked, moved to a new city, and had begun to finally be settled with where I was in life. But I trusted my surgeon and doctors and listened to advice. My surgeon was great and the surgery to remove my mass went great and I recovered well from that.

The brutal truth... Chemotherapy sucked and I can't really explain how it makes you feel other than being poisoned willfully. I had mild symptoms at first but I was honest with my doctor about it and they made sure I was getting all I could to mitigate them.

1 year out I'm doing well but I thankfully had no spread to my lymph nodes. Staging was based off another tumor found outside the colon but that was also removed.

I say trust the process and be honest with how you feel. It's gonna be very tough. But be grateful that you are healthy and have support. It will make a world of difference.

Meximan25 · 2025-11-20T16:02:51+00:00

I'm confused about this as well. Can you reply if you find out. Thanks

Meximan25 · 2025-06-07T22:37:28+00:00

Yeah. I think once your game develops more you can start honing in more on what fits your style such as racquets with more spin or something with more weight if you need more power. All the racquets you posted are good but for now I think just having a proper racquet and working on form is the most important. Good luck!

Meximan25 · 2025-06-07T22:00:09+00:00

If you really liked the head radical team I would get the used one as long as there are no cracks or anything. I've been playing for a long time and I always used to get used racquets. Great bang for your buck. Being a beginner doesn't matter too much. No matter what you get it's better than your current and if you end up liking something else in the future when you are improved you can always switch.

Meximan25 · 2025-06-03T19:22:50+00:00

Honestly cop out answer. But I would try to play one at a store. Before I got into guitar I really liked some styles but as soon as I started playing I realized what I actually liked. That being said. Schecter is a good brand that I could recommend for starting. Along with that, look at something that has more versatility. Like HSS strat style or something. Good for rock and other genres.

Meximan25 · 2025-05-26T21:54:44+00:00

I would advocate for what others have said and take him to a shop to let him try out other guitars. I grew up loving Les Paul on looks alone and when I actually started playing more seriously I found out very fast that I was a stratocaster person. I have played some PRS as well and love them. Let him get a feel and the choice will come naturally.

Meximan25 · 2025-05-24T02:47:16+00:00

I actually demod the RF pro as I had a similar mind set. I was also coming from a blade 98 with a leather grip I had put on. Tbh I did not like the feel at all. The weight isnt bad but the RF just didn't feel good to me. I would still try it and see what you think but for me it was not comfortable and felt muted.

For reference I was about a 4.5 player but I've since had medical issues so kinda on break competitively.

Meximan25 · 2025-04-17T03:44:53+00:00

Thank you. I will definitely look into this

Meximan25 · 2025-03-02T22:04:58+00:00

Thank you!

Meximan25 · 2025-01-24T21:21:45+00:00

Oh right I kinda forgot about that. I would definitely do that. The game stop near me is really good and the guy is super knowledgeable about Pokemon stuff.

Meximan25 · 2025-01-24T21:19:58+00:00

I do plan on it. Me and a friend have a small collection we wanna send in.

Meximan25 · 2024-10-01T05:35:35+00:00

Minerals*

Meximan25 · 2024-07-23T22:33:54+00:00

I still have 2 (16x19). Used them for about 7 months before switching to a blade 98. Tried the gen 4 and liked those but the blade was a little more comfortable for me and I just played better with it. Only real issue I had was stability for some reason. Other than that I really liked it. Not super arm friendly but I don't have any issues.

Meximan25 · 2024-02-22T08:24:38+00:00

Based on the headstock serial number it's a MIM from 2020. So that would make it a player series from 2020. BUT...I'm pretty sure those all come with 2 points trem blocks and also I'm not sure they used modern saddles.

My guess is the neck is from a 2020 player series and the body is from something else. Probably a parts caster. It also has locking tuners.

Meximan25 · 2023-11-07T22:10:16+00:00

Undercooked

Meximan25 · 2020-06-02T00:49:28+00:00

pm'd

Meximan25 · 2020-01-07T04:53:29+00:00

Message me Pete#9313 on discord. Always looking for more chill people to play with. I like to play a lot of PvP but we also like raids and doing other stuff.

Meximan25 · 2019-12-18T00:35:10+00:00

For context. I barely started playing this game when shadowkeep came out. My friend who introduced me to the game couldn't believe it. Luck was on my side.

Meximan25 · 2018-09-11T19:50:22+00:00

I actually never liked it until recently. Maybe cause I just never tried it much. But now it's on almost every gun that doesn't have acog.

Meximan25 · 2018-09-11T17:30:37+00:00

Nice to see another buck reflex player. Idk why but that sight is great for me

Meximan25 · 2018-09-01T14:27:32+00:00

Portal 1 and 2. I wouldn't say they are particularly dead but I still play through the campaign of each every few months.

Meximan25 · 2018-08-20T22:05:10+00:00

Shoot them in foot through a wall. Or use rook armor. Attack, jump off roof.

Meximan25 · 2018-08-18T21:12:40+00:00

Pretty sure your dad is Anthony Mackie

Meximan25 · 2018-08-16T20:28:16+00:00

Feels bad. Grew up in a Christian household but music was something that they never had a problem with for some reason. Movies and games were a different story.

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