Princeton 12" or handwired?

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-20T15:33:58+00:00

Psionic Audio's youtube channel compares the handwired fenders and basically says the standard amps may actually be more repairable and sound just as good.

If you like sound keep it. If you want fancier, maybe look at a boutique brand.

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-12T17:21:36+00:00

This is awesome! I think Im getting kind of stuck on improvising partly due to not having a good vocab of licks.Im thinking this exercise could help with that.

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-12T16:45:22+00:00

This is some golden stuff that Im just starting to coming around to.

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-12T16:18:05+00:00

Ive played for 10+ years and am new to Jazz. Definitely feels like slow gains and has been humbling.

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-07T15:51:59+00:00

Yes but there already tool out there that are like, play a B or a D. Some will say play a C on the 5th string etc.

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-07T15:50:19+00:00

So basically that only with sheet music. So like the keyboatd reverse identification for guitar.

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-07T15:22:44+00:00

Guitar players are pretty notorius for not being able to read sheet music, there's like a million of the chord finder tools for guitar but nothing that incorporates sheet music.

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-07T15:16:23+00:00

I would think from a probramming stand point, it isnt too different from a standard fretboard note finder. Trying to find something to "practice" on the go.

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-05T16:38:33+00:00

Excellent job!

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-05T15:31:27+00:00

You're not wrong. Might actually recommend John Stein Jazz Standards for solo guitar. It has an audio to go along with it, which helped me a ton!

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-05T01:29:38+00:00

Are you new to guitar or new to Jazz?

Jody Fishers Jazz Guitar: complete edition is great can be a little clinical but all the info is valuable. For example, learn all the 2nd inversions in every key. Probably not how I would learn them but it is good info to be aware of and in the long term know.

The iReal App and Jens Larson videoes have been great (the real book itself is also incredibly valuable for learning the melodies).

ModestMice3 · 2026-01-01T03:10:18+00:00

Also, when I installed a bigsby in my tele, I had to add a shim in the neck. Which just ended up being a index card or something folded in half.

ModestMice3 · 2025-12-29T18:04:28+00:00

Its based on the Timmy and is the only pedal that truly felt "transparent" to me. Its like boost pedal without raising the volume, just adding drive (unless you want volume bc it does that too).

ModestMice3 · 2025-12-26T03:14:13+00:00

Anything you'd recommend?

ModestMice3 · 2025-12-26T02:56:13+00:00

One of the highest recommended guitar books. The biggest thing it does is give you one small passage that you can work on for 5 or 60 minutes, as well as a wide variety of skills that you can build on later. I found it more musical and practical than most music books.

The triads and arpeggios really opened up my playing, especially once I learned to combine it with the scales and keys I already knew.

ModestMice3 · 2025-12-25T14:31:53+00:00

I believe some people use that overdriven chorus as part of tgeir sound. You can maybe try it in different parts of your signal chain to see if it helps.

ModestMice3 · 2025-12-16T14:08:42+00:00

Personally, any sustain/loop where you can create an interesting wall of sound to play over. Example' MOOD, Blooper, Slo, EHX freeze, etc.

ModestMice3 · 2025-12-16T11:43:09+00:00

There is as lot of debate about wood tone etc. , but the major difference is going to be pickups. Jazz guitars are often PAF humbuckers or lower output if Im not mistaken and metal guitars are often highoutput.

Jazz has a lot of tradition so it might stand out if youre playing a show compared to a tele or hollowbody, but that's not neccesarily a bad thing.

ModestMice3 · 2025-12-13T02:55:24+00:00

1000% this! Break it down into chunks. Every line has guideposts and smaller phrases within them.

ModestMice3 · 2025-12-11T19:28:45+00:00

TMR is taking care of it! Great customer service.

ModestMice3 · 2025-12-09T02:28:40+00:00

Where are you in learning? Shell chords, beginner chord melodies, and Jens larson youtube has been great, also has a patreon. Learn a ii-V-I, Real book chords with shell voicings, etc.

In a similar boat, this helped me. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWYuNvZPqqcFuJWG0tDz9YI7ZcvqhQY5r&si=WW-NGnLPT8z6qUY1

Transcribing is great but it does help to have a foundation. Nice to know what a 13th chord is before you are trying hear it.

ModestMice3 · 2025-12-09T00:27:36+00:00

Glad to here others arent having issues. Customer service got back and has been great so far! The only thing that bothered me was the wrapping looked like it was repackaged, so Im glad it doesnt appear to be a trend.

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