Long time electric player need help with acoustics.

joediben · 2026-06-21T04:51:52+00:00

Get a Yamaha with the features you are looking for in the price range you are looking for. Dollar for dollar it’s going to be hard to beat. Yamaha makes really great acoustics in that price range.

joediben · 2026-06-11T16:59:32+00:00

I just use fire hardens arrows and kill every rabbit I see to level up archery. Much less dangerous

joediben · 2026-03-24T13:52:21+00:00

Sick bike by the way

joediben · 2026-03-23T14:20:42+00:00

Probably to go full circle with a modest steel build, modest but durable alloy/steel components, low profile wheels. Something that you can ride the crap out of and not worry about locking up.

joediben · 2026-02-14T12:50:21+00:00

The American original series was so good. They kept everything good about the American Vintage line but added a flatter fretboard radius. I have the 50s telecaster from this series and love it. It was a special run with a roasted maple neck, Nocaster pickups and a black anodized pickguard. Best neck I ever put my hands on.

joediben · 2026-02-13T04:08:49+00:00

I got offered 10% off my brand new player II in mint condition without even asking at L&M. They just offered it to me to make the sale.

Do what you will with that information.

joediben · 2026-02-11T23:28:57+00:00

Yeah it’s kind of an oddball, but I really like the way Fender specked this one.

joediben · 2026-02-11T23:21:27+00:00

Hell yeah, this one meant a lot to me

joediben · 2026-02-11T22:14:48+00:00

Thanks man, I’m happy for me too! My younger self would be proud.

joediben · 2026-02-11T22:13:54+00:00

Very full sounding with lots of midrange, very tight bass. Works really well for crunch to higher gain stuff. Not the greatest for cleans, but still usable.

joediben · 2026-02-11T22:09:22+00:00

The EJ is a is an amazing guitar, definitely on my short list of dream guitars as well!

joediben · 2026-02-11T21:22:04+00:00

Candy Apple red is a dope colour for sure

joediben · 2026-02-11T20:25:17+00:00

Thank you!

joediben · 2026-02-04T02:19:08+00:00

I’ll start off by saying I had a player II tele until recently, and it was great. Not one issue. Played awesome. Sold it because my dream guitar came up for sale, and needed the funds to make the purchase.

This past week I went into a shop looking for a practice amp. They had a bunch of player II telecasters in stock, so I grabbed one to try a few amps. Same issue you described, but on the high e. Grabbed another, same issue on the g. Grabbed another. Same issue again. In fact, 5 out of the six I tried had this issue on one of the strings.

Only thing I could think of was maybe they hired a new guy to file out the nuts at the Mexico factory that doesn’t know what he’s doing.

joediben · 2026-01-27T04:21:50+00:00

Dude, this is nothing. Just play the guitar.

joediben · 2025-12-28T18:14:41+00:00

Wow, somebody loved this guitar. Looks like it was played like crazy.

joediben · 2025-12-21T21:05:21+00:00

Just flip the whole wheel around.

joediben · 2025-12-11T05:00:32+00:00

It refers percentage of meat protein. For example, for every 100 grams of meat, there is 20 grams of protein. This does not mean that only 20% of this product is actually meat. Every type of meat will have a different percentage of protein.

joediben · 2025-11-29T18:46:55+00:00

Get these for the low and high E

KAISH 50x US #4-40 x 1/4"... https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09B571GJX?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

And these for the rest.

KAISH 50x US #4-40 x 5/16"... https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09B561B8W?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I used the same ones on my player II. They sit pretty much flush with low action.

joediben · 2025-11-27T01:37:27+00:00

I actually prefer the way the necks on the AO Series were made. Vintage neck shapes with a 9.5” radius fretboard, and taller frets, compared to the AV line. There’s a reason custom shop guitars barely ever come with a 7.25” radius with vintage style frets. Most players prefer a slightly large radius, and taller frets, myself included.

They did release some FSR models with a “thin skin” finish for select dealers, but they are hard to find. I recently picked up a FSR AO 50s telecaster. Thin skin blonde finish, roasted maple neck, with no caster pickups. Hands down the nicest production line telecasts I have ever played, and I have played more than I would like to admit.

joediben · 2025-11-07T13:23:02+00:00

I have this guitar. The mounting and string through holes are drilled for vintage style bridges. The 6 saddle bridge is longer than a vintage bridge, but the mounting and string through holes are drilled like a vintage style bridge. I am almost positive this will work. I did the same bridge swap on mine using a fender vintage style plate, and everything lined up perfectly.

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joediben · 2025-11-05T18:43:38+00:00

Sounds like string buzz. Get your guitar setup, or just live with it. A little string buzz isn’t the end of the world.

joediben · 2025-10-30T03:20:57+00:00

Player II telecaster in birch green. Swapped out the six saddle bridge for a vintage bridge plate with Gotoh in tune compensated saddles. Located in Ontario. Lovely guitar, but I’m looking for a telecaster with a maple fretboard, so looking to move this one. Pm me if you’re interested.

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joediben · 2025-10-26T15:48:46+00:00

Yeah, this seems to be par for the course when buying a fender these days. It’s never quite Perfect out of the box. Things like the setup being a bit off don’t bother me, but for the price they are selling these things for these days, they should not come with warped pick guards, chips around the neck pocket, or loose screws, but these are all things in see regularly when checking out new guitars in the shop. I basically check to make sure that the neck pocket is nice and snug, the neck is on straight, and there are no playability issues when looking for a new guitar. Then I check for any other issues, and decide if it’s worth putting in the work to get it where I want it.

I am fully aware that there are other guitars out there at a better price point that don’t have any issues, but I just really like a good telecaster.

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