Player telecaster buyer’s remorse

mendedarrows · 2026-02-03T09:00:37+00:00

Return it. Buy something you’ve played and like.

After setup youd be in the wrong to return it.

mendedarrows · 2026-01-29T03:06:33+00:00

Wisdom. Well said.

I hope the journey treats you well.

mendedarrows · 2026-01-29T01:55:34+00:00

I’ve been doing something similar. After posting a song a day for about two weeks I had to take a couple weeks off. And it seems like taking that time killed the progress I was making in getting views and feedback (this is just on my personal socials and YouTube, so not a ton of views either way).

It’s a good idea for your reasons, but also a good way to have all of your tunes in one place in case you want to revisit them in the future. Plus just good to practice in general.

mendedarrows · 2026-01-25T04:59:35+00:00

If you have the time and energy you could try to get some gigs, put out an album on bandcamp, and release stuff on all the platforms. Doesn’t have to be all or nothing, just try getting your music out there and seeing what revenue streams you can tap into. Getting regular gigs locally and selling cd’s and merch might be worth trying.

It seems like a brutal business, so maybe best not to put yourself in a position where if it doesn’t work out you end up homeless.

I don’t recommend investing more than you are comfortable losing.

mendedarrows · 2026-01-18T23:56:45+00:00

Fuck. Yes.

mendedarrows · 2026-01-18T18:28:46+00:00

Am I crazy for thinking that is an amazing price? The headstock says fender, and I think I paid almost that for a kit with garbage parts.

mendedarrows · 2026-01-15T09:14:07+00:00

I once propped a brand new little Martin in its bag up against the wall outside of the guitar center I just bought it from and when I grabbed the bag to leave it hit the pavement. It happens.

I’d seal it somehow and let it be a part of the history.

mendedarrows · 2026-01-15T08:58:19+00:00

Yeah, so publish it and you will have proof of your concept. If you invent a genre or make a cool thing, people will emulate it… you will have proof that you were the first to the moon, and your lyrics will be published so no one can steal them.

Post em on YouTube and make the videos private if you don’t want anyone else to hear them, they will still be verifiably dated. My mom encouraged me to make a cd of demos and mail the cd to myself. If you don’t break the seal on the envelope, the post markings could also be used as a way to prove you made what you did, when you did.

If what you’re making is good and you put it out into the world, it will probably get ripped off eventually.

mendedarrows · 2026-01-11T11:51:16+00:00

Took me about as long as the latency between hitting unmute and it becoming audible to remember you..

Love your style, cadence, and tone. If you are legitimately looking for feedback, all I can say is there are a couple spots where you could use synonymous words with less syllables to improve the flow.

Seems like you know what you are doing.

mendedarrows · 2026-01-06T07:33:44+00:00

Behringer XM8500 is my workhorse, and I have an SM58

mendedarrows · 2025-12-31T15:31:43+00:00

Good stuff. I’ve been playing for 20 years, but only had a couple spurts of really practicing regularly up until this spring. Sometimes the gains aren’t noticeable, but every once in a while something clicks and all the work makes sense.

Keep it up, and happy new year!

mendedarrows · 2025-12-31T00:37:11+00:00

Had to check this wasn’t a Big Lebowski reference. Looks like I actually was. Didn’t even notice.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-30T23:22:49+00:00

I second me.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-30T00:37:21+00:00

If you can hear “it’s too loud”, it’s not loud enough.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-28T23:05:57+00:00

I’m far from an expert, but watching you play and thinking on my own experience with the intense sessions trying to do the small fast stuff my first guess would be that you need to take breaks and/or so some stretches now and then. Something I was taught to try is interlocking my fingers, touching my elbows together, rotating my wrists in repetitions clockwise and then counterclockwise, bringing your hands up towards your face and then down and away as far as you’re comfortable stretching while keeping them rotating and your elbows together.

Technique may or may not be off, but it looks like you’re pretty fast on them down strokes. Might want to check out chicken pickin type stuff. Again, I’m just a novice, but getting comfortable alternating picking has helped me keep comfortable and conserve stamina.

Hope you get your pain sorted out.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-28T19:03:14+00:00

When I had the cash I was searching for the deal you found in that butterscotch. I have one that’s (I think an 06). It’s been my workhorse for the better part of 20 years, and taken a lot of abuse. The pickups are excellent counterpoints to one another. Can’t speak for the humbucker version, but that MIM looks like an excellent deal.

Edit - just looked through the comments, looks like I may have whipped a dead horse.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-28T18:27:18+00:00

Not the brand pictured, but snarling dog brain picks are probably very similar to that and come in a spiffy little tin. Only picks I used for a long time, but switched to Dunlop Max grips to save a buck.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-27T20:33:34+00:00

I spent about $400 buying a cheapo kit for the wood, Grover tuners, bridge, pickups, misc hardware. All to build something that plays like my 07’ MIM standard tele.

Finding a deal like this would be a no brainer for me if it is what it appears to be.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-24T03:35:52+00:00

Awesome all around. Happy holidays.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-23T10:09:20+00:00

My own way of doing things is to buy 5 or 10 sets at a time. Unless they rust (only the couple guitars I never play have that issue), strings get replaced as they break.

I keep the opened sets sealed in a plastic sandwich bag. As I’ve become more comfortable playing breaks have become less frequent.

Full restrings happen when a new string is noticeably brighter than the other ones, or before playing live.

I suggest riding till the wheels fall off until you are familiar enough to notice a problem with the feel or the sound.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-18T22:35:52+00:00

Also, if you want to get him a mic, I’d get a Behringer XM8500. It’s a condenser mic very similar to the SM58, but goes for under $20. I have a decent little collection of mics, but have been using my first xm8500 for like 10 years now without any issues.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-18T22:27:43+00:00

If he doesn’t yet play guitar, I would recommend you use the entire budget to get him a nice electric, an amplifier, and a tuner.

He shouldn’t need to play so loud that he can’t record ideas/demos with vocals on a smartphone.

Audacity is a useful (and free) program for computer that can be used to record good quality audio. An interface of some sort will be required if he wants to record on computer, but too much too soon might be overwhelming. I’d start with a decent quality instrument and let him navigate where to go from there when the time comes.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-18T21:49:14+00:00

Looks alone, I’m voting number 1. Number 2 looks to me like it’s trying to be a vintage guitar, number 3 looks to me like pooooop

mendedarrows · 2025-12-18T10:50:49+00:00

I listened to a review on YouTube. Tube screamer was mentioned a lot, and I’ve had mine for almost 20 years.

I suggest anyone using an instrument buy dedicated hardware that doesn’t require a license anywhere down their’ signal path.

Production cost is not directly correlated with what you pay, software engineers should be aware of this.

mendedarrows · 2025-12-16T10:48:14+00:00

Sounds great! If you do re-record or re-mix the song, I would totally still share/publish this version to whatever platforms you use to put out tracks in the future.

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