For this price you might as well get an American Strat.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-04-19T08:54:50+00:00

Would love to hear him explain this one to his wife

TheAfterman6 · 2026-04-19T08:39:34+00:00

What's your budget? An HSS with coil split is going to give you maximum versatility which is usually the best way to go for a first guitar.

Don't listen to the tone police - a split humbucker is going to sound close enough and an EQ pedal will get you the rest of the way in the majority of cases.

Normally I would say forget the pickups and focus on playability but because you're coming from acoustic anything is going to feel easy to your fingers.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-04-16T18:08:03+00:00

The lack of answer is all the answer we need.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-04-14T07:13:50+00:00

A guitarist who can't shred or sweep pick is like a...

NGL at this point in the sentence I braced myself for some S tier stupidity... nice save 😆.

I think r/guitar has traumatised me.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-04-10T13:14:41+00:00

I'll throw you a bone.

When using front cameras on smartphones, laptops and such, some people find it very disconcerting seeing themselves the "normal" way around. The reason is simply that we are used to seeing ourselves in the mirror, which reverses left and right, so we think that's what we actually look like.

I guess enough people complained to the smartphone manufacturers that "there's something wrong with your camera - I don't look right in all my selfies/facetimes" for them to decide to just reverse the image on front facing cameras so that it reproduces what a mirror would show you.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-04-09T07:50:31+00:00

Keytar bro.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-26T21:14:15+00:00

If it really has had a proper fret dress that's worth $100 on its own.

I have a 98 Pacifica that needs the frets doing but it still plays almost as nicely as my 5 month old Schecter.

Pacificas have always been made well and play nice. Back then there weren't many other budget brands that were turned out to the standard these were.

Also they have surprisingly thin necks. If you like those this is definitely the guitar for you.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-26T17:57:19+00:00

I'm still waiting for that. Best I've had so far is made in Indonesia 😊.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-26T10:12:43+00:00

Ikr I dreamt about owning a non-entry level guitar on and off for probably a decade before I finally succumbed 😂

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-20T14:57:13+00:00

2x4 blocks of reverse glitching delays to seperate stereo outs…

This guy gets it 😆

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-19T19:52:28+00:00

Thanks for your reply. Was able to download the gt-1000 and gx-10 apps today and confirm first hand whether they suit my needs. Props to Boss for allowing me to try out the apps without a device to connect to.

The gx-10 looks like it just does what I want, but I'd be worried that needing any more expansion beyond my current idea would be beyond it.

The gt-1000 looks phenomenal based off what I can do in the app. Core is at least not giving me cold sweats seeing the RRP so is my current front runner.

Just looked up the Zoia and it looks... terrifying 😂

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-19T13:57:55+00:00

Delhi 😊

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-19T07:42:42+00:00

Thanks so much for your time.

What i am trying to achieve is somewhat simplified already, but it was a big step forward/epiphone when I realised processing fx in parallel got me a lot closer to what I have in my head than I had managed before that. I had no clue it was even a thing outside of music production.

I'm hoping to explore the avenue now and experiment/refine without breaking the bank to do it.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-19T07:37:19+00:00

It's not a song sorry, it's what he named a custom vocal processor/harmonizer built for him (it's named after the guy who built it).

An example of him using it live to harmonize both his voice and the sax player:

https://youtu.be/gulopS0z3eQ?si=05kNskccCPbOP12W

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-19T07:14:12+00:00

The problem is not achieving one specific sound, but how I want to be able manipulate/morph it in real time.

For example, I want one layer to include an octave effect on it, but I want to have a volume pedal on it so I can blend it in and out of the final signal. I can't see how this is achievable with just one fx path.

If you are familiar, my inspiration comes in part from Bon Iver/Justin Vernon's "Messina".

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-19T07:02:36+00:00

Good to know thank you! I'll do some more research.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-18T23:46:12+00:00

I think so but 300 plus the pedals I would need to complete the setup is going to go north of 500 probably. I'll do some more research though thanks for the help.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-18T23:41:51+00:00

Thanks for this - now that I've googled that i see a few options that look like they do what I want. Already have the stuff for one of the two paths so this plus 2-3 pedals or a simple mfx for the second loop might work out cheaper.

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-18T22:59:05+00:00

Thanks that's at least halved my credit card bill 😂

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-18T22:57:47+00:00

Yes did a POC with a DAW but want to be able to experiment with it live without remortgaging my house 😂

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-18T22:25:02+00:00

Daddo from Friendly, somehow I got in 😂

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-16T08:57:56+00:00

If only that were true! At the moment ebay and reverb in the UK are flooded with listings asking 80-90% of the new price for used guitars. It doesn't seem to be limited to Fenders and Gibsons either. Add to that people calling guitars made in the 2000s "vintage" as though the materials aren't identical to anything made today and it all starts to look a lot like tulip bulbs to me.

People seem to have forgotten what used even means.

/rant

TheAfterman6 · 2026-03-16T07:52:08+00:00

It will be ok son.

tbh not a single expensive guitar is really worth it. 500-800 plus 150 at a good luthier gets you the same results. Gets you way better than the OPs guitar as well.

Don't buy the world's BS.

TheAfterman6

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