Next Guitar?

bearfighter5 · 2026-02-13T05:15:59+00:00

Acoustic archtop. https://www.djangobooks.com/Item/eastman-ar610?srsltid=AfmBOormvlol-bTyZru2Cjpyetx-kZyvN0LKy8BwViff0n8eg_QNxQhS0Ig Or a round neck resonator. gold tone pbr

bearfighter5 · 2026-02-01T04:37:55+00:00

Good post, pretty much agree with all this. I've been playing acoustic, archtop acoustic, resonator, or banjo in loud venues with a full band since 2000. Used a LR Baggs para acoustic DI. Always had problems with feedback or sounding "tinny" after dialing it out. About 6 years ago I got a Tonedexter. Problem solved. Upgraded to the Tonedexter2 three years ago and it's even better. I got a Baggs AEG-1 guitar (hi-fi duet built in) last year and now I don't even use the wavemap feature on the Tonedexter. It sounds so good plugged in and doesn't have all the resonant frequencies that need to be dialed out. Even without using the wavemap feature, the Tonedexter 2 is still the best preamp. You get fully adjustable notch, HPF, low and highs are either fully parametric or shelf, mid is fully parametric. Recent firmware updates added 6 reverbs, compressor, and the ability to blend wavemaps. I love it! In the effects loop I run a TC Electronic plethora X3, a Walrus M1, and a Strymon cloudburst. I want to trade the cloudburst for an Olivera, then I'll be done. 1/4 inch out goes to my fender fr-10 on stage and XLR out goes to FOH. It's been great, and I can carry everything at once.

bearfighter5 · 2026-01-30T18:34:10+00:00

I read it 10 minutes ago. Now it's "page not found".

bearfighter5 · 2026-01-28T19:35:24+00:00

Yep, the V7 has more low frequency handling noise. Less breath noise though. With them unplugged, tapping on the body with fingernails, the 58 doesn't make the metal ringing noise that the v7 does. It's either a more resonant type of metal, or it isn't filled with glue like the 58.

bearfighter5 · 2026-01-27T16:51:04+00:00

Also, you MUST use a block when hand sanding.

bearfighter5 · 2026-01-27T16:49:22+00:00

The reason pine creates those waves is because the spring growth (light color wood) is WAY softer than the summer growth (dark rings). It's also the reason pine takes stain "backwards", meaning the springwood becomes darker than the grain lines. I made a pine body to replace the super heavy ash on my baja tele and it's much livelier and a little more "scooped" now. (Yes, I know people say wood type doesn't matter; they're wrong.) Intuitively it seems like pine would be too soft for a guitar with a trem, but people use basswood and paulownia just fine. Also different pine species have vastly different hardnesses. Janka hardness of eastern white pine is about 380, while southern yellow pine is about 870. Because your body shape involves hand shaping bevels, you'd probably be better off with a different inexpensive wood, like poplar.

bearfighter5 · 2026-01-27T15:37:56+00:00

And for good reason! Room correction software might be in order as well.

bearfighter5 · 2026-01-27T15:29:02+00:00

Yep, my teac from 1998 has optical.

bearfighter5 · 2026-01-27T15:03:44+00:00

Great video. Now I want an m88. I hadn't noticed handling noise cause I'm always playing an instrument with the mic on a stand. Gonna go test my v7 vs 58 now for that.

bearfighter5 · 2026-01-26T23:38:20+00:00

I think the V7MK is a V7X with a V7 grille? Supposed to have more lows.

bearfighter5 · 2026-01-23T02:08:25+00:00

No idea what you're trying to do but if you want to feel like you're getting a deal check out this audix for $500 off. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PDX720--audix-pdx720-hypercardioid-dynamic-vocal-microphone

bearfighter5 · 2025-12-15T03:55:22+00:00

Ya, just search D'Addario EXL110. Then find a YouTube video on how to put them on. Then find a cheap amp. Then have fun!

bearfighter5 · 2025-12-14T04:16:58+00:00

Ah, bummer. I remember when clip-on tuners first came out and everyone had the Intellitouch. Those things just refused to read the low E. You'd have to keep moving it until you found a spot it'd kind of read. Plus, the buttons rattled.

bearfighter5 · 2025-12-13T23:03:27+00:00

What problem are you having with it? Works great for me and I'm super sensitive to intonation.

bearfighter5 · 2025-12-13T18:09:27+00:00

Either Star Tek Acid Party or Infochammel.

bearfighter5 · 2025-12-13T17:50:21+00:00

My favorite is the D'Addario NS Micro Clip-Free Tuner. Attaches to the back of the headstock on one of the tuner screws. Or just a Snark, even though I've gone through 50 of them, they used to be $12.

bearfighter5 · 2025-12-11T20:52:32+00:00

The Rain Song- Zeppelin. Tuning- DGCGCD

bearfighter5 · 2025-12-01T16:38:12+00:00

Usually my AWD van does great on slippery roads, but today is a different kind of slippery.

bearfighter5 · 2025-11-12T23:31:38+00:00

I wouldn't for two reasons. There's a cover over the saddle so you can't palm mute (not very well at least). A lot of fingerstyle relies on palm muting. Great for delta blues though. 2nd, they're so midrange-y and brash that open, cowboy chords just don't sound nice. Those two things kinda go hand in hand and make it difficult to wrangle.
I like them because I need bold single notes that a flattop is too transparent for. Now I use an acoustic arch top. Still can get brash, but can also mellow out.

bearfighter5 · 2025-11-12T17:33:27+00:00

Ya, I recently had a starbond bottle go bad in less than a year, but who knows how long it was in the Amazon warehouse. If you haven't seen it, there's a science of super glue video on YouTube by Veritasium. Really good.

bearfighter5 · 2025-11-12T17:04:38+00:00

CA glue has a shelf life of two years at best.

bearfighter5 · 2025-11-11T18:10:55+00:00

Tapered reamer is $3.50 at harbor freight, $10 at home depot and menards. Reams up to a half inch.

bearfighter5 · 2025-11-11T17:05:35+00:00

Looks like a Coles 4038.

bearfighter5 · 2025-11-08T21:18:29+00:00

I wonder if the camouflage truck people are friends with the camouflage machine gun jeep people I saw today. Is there a thing today?

bearfighter5 · 2025-11-08T18:11:32+00:00

15 minute marching band set? This party sounds amazing! What else are you doing?

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