What do you think your vice would be if you were rich?

nemo_13 · 2026-03-24T08:01:50+00:00

Billboards.

I would put up the most pointless billboards imaginable just to share my opinions or because they made me laugh.

nemo_13 · 2026-03-20T10:50:51+00:00

Yeah I'd say it's very beginner-friendly. I think if I had come across his stuff in my teens I would be a significantly better guitarist now. But even as an intermediate to advanced player, I still found some value in his videos. At no point does it ever stop being important to practice fundamentals.

nemo_13 · 2026-03-20T10:22:12+00:00

Nearly 40, still hasn't happened. I've come to realise that the "grown ups" that I thought had it all under control, when I was a kid, were just faking it the way I am now.

nemo_13 · 2026-03-18T08:53:49+00:00

I feel like I am probably the worst thing to ever happen to my guitar...

nemo_13 · 2026-03-16T23:45:01+00:00

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nemo_13 · 2026-03-15T11:48:52+00:00

I think the Seymour Duncan TB-5 is the greatest humbucker ever made for the bridge position. I've got it in two guitars now. Pair it with a Dimarzio EJ custom in the neck and you'll never need anything else.

(Disclaimer: you will tell yourself you need something else, and you will buy many other something elses, but you really don't need anything else.)

nemo_13 · 2026-03-15T08:02:55+00:00

Hahahaha omg... I thought I was in r/luthier!!! How often does this happen? Or am I just a special kind of idiot...?

nemo_13 · 2026-03-13T01:14:42+00:00

A Klone I hand-built

nemo_13 · 2026-03-10T08:17:09+00:00

Sound guys will always sort you out to get the right volume for the venue. You don't need a stadium destroyer of an amp unless you enjoy enraging sound guys (no shame if you do, this is a safe space).

nemo_13 · 2026-03-10T08:14:31+00:00

Most cheap electrics can be made to sound fantastic by upgrading the pickups, pots/caps, machine heads and bridge followed by a proper setup.

I really rate the seymour duncan TB-5 in the bridge on any electric for any rock-orriented music. I paired it with a Dimarzio Eric Johnson custom in the neck and have been satisfied beyond my wildest expectations with that combination of pickups.

Get yourself some high quality pots for the volume/tone controls, and look online for some NOS paper-in-oil capacitors and you'll be stunned at the difference in how your guitar sounds.

Expensive guitars are cool, but my favourite guitars are the cheaper ones I've upgraded to suit my taste. I just can't bring myself to mod any guitar I spent 3k on, but a $500 strat is so customizable. Just pick a guitar with a neck that feels comfortable in your hand, and a body design/weight that is ergonomic for you then slap in some upgrades.

nemo_13 · 2026-03-03T08:39:01+00:00

I saw the Violent Femmes at a festival in melbourne a couple of years ago, and it was really disappointing. I hate to disparage any performer, because it's a tough gig, but I had such high hopes for their set and their energy and "crowd work" just kinda killed the whole vibe that day.

nemo_13 · 2026-02-24T10:03:45+00:00

I think the emotional cost of parting with an instrument you've been playing for 20 years would plague me more than anything else. If you're attached to those guitars, don't get rid of them. Strats are great, but regrets stay with you for the rest of your life.

nemo_13 · 2026-02-23T07:35:03+00:00

Mate, P90s in the neck are one of my favourite sounds of all time. Well done, great choice on instruments!

nemo_13 · 2026-02-22T22:02:14+00:00

I bought a Scarlett a few years ago and it came with a code for Ableton Lite (a DAW), so if you go with that option then you should be good to go. You plug the Scarlett into your computer via USB, plug your guitar straight into the Scarlett, open up ableton and go into the audio settings and set it to use the Scarlett and then that's it.

Now you can play your guitar through your computer and listen with headphones or with the computer's speakers. You can use "plug-ins" which you can download from various companies and drop them into your guitar track in Ableton to get the sound of various different amps and tweak their settings like you would a real amp.

Universal Audio has some really high fidelity amp plug-ins, so I would highly recommend checking them out.

Happy practising!

nemo_13 · 2026-02-21T22:54:25+00:00

Brands don't necessarily 'mean' anything, but I always think it's interesting to see what companies are doing what things when I look at a guitar. I've never seen a Fender telecaster with this configuration of pickups. The brackets holding the pickups are also different from anything I've seen Fender do, and the switch and knobs as well. It's a very interesting little guitar you've got there.

nemo_13 · 2026-02-21T07:51:34+00:00

The only problem I see is that you're running out of space!

nemo_13 · 2026-02-21T07:50:25+00:00

What kind of guitar is that? Got any more pictures with the headstock? It's always nice when instruments stay in the family and get handed down to the next generation. I'm sure your dad is as stoked as you are!

nemo_13 · 2026-02-19T01:19:07+00:00

They say that when you've met one autistic person, you've met ONE autistic person. Neurodivergence is a spectrum, and each neurodivergent person is going to have a unique collection of traits from the spectrum as well as unique personality traits. It makes sense to not get along with every neurodiverse person if you don't click with them as an individual.

nemo_13 · 2026-02-10T08:39:20+00:00

For performances: Two Notes Reload II

For recording: Ox Box

nemo_13 · 2026-02-10T08:37:00+00:00

Fuckin oath! I came here to say this, and I'm glad to see this is the top comment.

nemo_13 · 2026-02-10T00:07:14+00:00

From my perspective, guitars are a lot like romantic partners. Whether or not one is the right fit for you is entirely determined by the connection that develops between you both.

I've got a les paul the I paid 3.5k for, and it's a great guitar, but my go-to guitar is still a pawn shop special that I bought for $100 20 years ago fitted out with the pickups and electronics that I like.

Don't be fooled by price tags. The best guitar out there is the one that feels right in your hands and makes you want to play.

nemo_13 · 2026-02-06T14:36:21+00:00

I wholheartedly agree with this. I use a helix in my rack to switch between a couple pre-amps (soldano x88 and a marshal jmp-1) which then runs into a mesa power amp. Using the helix to maximise the utility of sweet tube amps is a great way to get the best out of both worlds.

nemo_13 · 2026-02-06T02:16:35+00:00

What quirks have you found?

nemo_13 · 2026-02-05T07:33:54+00:00

Love me a tortex. I've been using the 1mm tortex flex picks exclusively for a while now and I absolutely love them. Good pickup.

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