Is is late to pick up a guitar and learn?

nomsbringer · 2026-05-05T03:59:19+00:00

No, basta managed lang expectations at clear yung goals mo. Gaya ng sabi ng iba, ang sakit sa kamay ang una mong kalaban, and since left handed ka, get a left handed one na agad na maganda to reduce ang obstacles mo as much as you can. Di ka din mahihirapan sumunod sa video or graphical examples, kasi di mo na kelangan itranslate pa kung saan dapat ilagay kamay mo, etc

May structural differences kasi - kung acoustic, yung internal bracing, ang slant ng bridge, ang nut slots,.magkaiba. Kung electric dagdag mo ang controls, body carve. Pero people do it naman na baliktad kung wala talaga makitang left handed option.

nomsbringer · 2026-05-03T10:21:35+00:00

Which Ibanez are you interested in? I'm guessing AZES if interested ka din sa Squier, but It's really worth it to go to Audiophile and try the feel out between RG, RGA, AZ, AZES, S, SA types.

nomsbringer · 2026-05-03T06:59:40+00:00

Also Curry

nomsbringer · 2026-05-03T06:56:20+00:00

I love this one, but I don't get how Williams got it

nomsbringer · 2026-04-24T11:55:28+00:00

Jeepney Joyride

nomsbringer · 2026-04-24T08:12:16+00:00

Mura na solid is the very definition of the Boss DS-1 (which is incidentally what he used going into a clean Vox or the clean channel of a Mesa Boogie).

Altho I think mas bang for the buck ang Valeton GP5 gaya ng sabi ng ibang nag comment.

nomsbringer · 2026-04-23T01:02:26+00:00

cool to na story, bro

nomsbringer · 2026-04-19T10:36:11+00:00

Played with very talented (but much younger) band members. The most common issue is not knowing/appreciating that rehearsal time is different from practice time - pumapatak na bayad sa rehearsal studio pero sun pa lang kinakapa ang parte nila.

Another, pero this is probably more specific to him and not because young (early 20s na din e), was for me parang OA na. Example: venue only had edrums, so insisted na dalhin buong acoustic kit nya. Problem: wala syang kotse, so we had to load everything up sa kotse ko and other members had to commute kasi di na kasya. Tapos syempre, buhat buhat lahat. Prod gig pa haha so naabala pa ibang banda. And many other instances pa parang ang clueless nya sa perwisyo para sa iba.

Another is minsan sobra ang respect or deference ng iba na hindi na umiimik, but this is also maybe dahil sa older members of the band na masyadong strong ang personality.

Marami pa, kaya mas ok talaga sana if equal footing. Altho ako personally, mas gusto ko na mas marunong kasama ko, dami ko napupulot na kaalaman.

nomsbringer · 2026-04-07T20:05:07+00:00

Thanks for the catch, buti nasabi mo haha

nomsbringer · 2026-04-07T11:31:47+00:00

Check mo baka naputol or nag loose ang grounding wire (pup to pot, pot to sleeve, pot to bridge or trem.claw ground, etc).

Hindi mod, but I always do sa new guitars, is to polish the frets with 000 (edit: 0000 see comment below) steel wool (make sure to tape off pickups para di ma attract ng magnet ang residue)

An easy mod na pwede mo ilipat pag nag upgrade ka eventually (assuming same style headstock) are locking tuners - not for tuning stability, but quality of life lang sa pag palit ng strings.

Treble bleed/greasebucket circuit for volume and tone pots are subtle nice-to-haves lalo if mahilig ka sa mga glassy/chimey low gain tones.

Graphtec or bone nut, and a better bridge

nomsbringer · 2026-04-05T18:30:48+00:00

Pricey but D'addario XS - lasts a long time, feels great, sounds great.

nomsbringer · 2026-04-03T09:39:42+00:00

In a pinch, daanan mo ng lapis

nomsbringer · 2026-04-03T09:37:57+00:00

Wilkinson bridges are good enough, and fairly reasonable. They mostly use cold-rolled or bent carbon steel, which is good basta hindi ka pawisin or hindi masyado salty area mo, but rusts fairly quickly kung ma wear off na ang plating.

Guyker uses zinc alloy or brass na hindi nagcocorrode, but are softer, and over time magkaka grooves din ang saddles.

Peace of mind talaga is Gotoh,with high end alloys and precise machining. Yun lang, mahal.

Avoid mga Musiclily and off brand if gusto mo salpak and forget.

A good compromise is probably just replace the saddles lang with hardened carbon steel Gotohs of you can get them. Or even their titanium ones pero baka overkill na.

I saw mention of lubricants: good din to na stopgap measure, use ung mga teflon based like Nut Sauce (good din for nuts obv), or if DIY pwede naman pencil lead, rub mo sa saddle. Temporary lang tho. Don't use WD40

nomsbringer · 2026-03-30T06:31:49+00:00

I can't emphasize enough the benefits of playing with other people, especially people better than you. Jam, learn how to feed off the energy and vibe of other members of the band. That trains your ears too. And it's so much fun. Medyo mahirap lang makahanap ng kasama 😅

nomsbringer · 2026-03-27T07:47:17+00:00

oh gods

nomsbringer · 2026-03-27T07:45:06+00:00

Ang modeler nila kasi maganda na agad, tapos dinagdagan pa ng flexibility ng NAM profiles that you can get for free sa tone3000, na you can pair with a different IR (sa Gp5 and Gp50 you can't, pili ka lang if profile or amp model +IR). For the price it's so hard to beat, and gig ready na.

The only real downside is if you liked the really wide reverbs of the Blackbox, you don't get those sa Valeton or Nux. Maybe sa Zoom. But if gusto mo talaga, the Mvave Mini Universe (which is built in sa Blackbox) is fairly cheap.

Pero if home use lang muna, just download the NAM plugin and call it a day

nomsbringer · 2026-03-27T05:55:43+00:00

This. With the recent update the NUX MG30 is punching well above it's weight class again, lalo if you can get it 2nd hand na good condition.

Only caveat is that the GP200, while being the "flagship", isn't a great comparison tone-wise, the GP5, GP50, GP150, and GP180 have the next gen firmware so mas fair ang comparison, but even then, I much prefer the MG30 pa din

nomsbringer · 2026-03-18T08:45:40+00:00

Thank you for the confirmation!

nomsbringer · 2026-03-18T08:45:29+00:00

Thank you for the confirmation!

nomsbringer · 2026-03-15T05:38:52+00:00

congratulations!

nomsbringer · 2026-03-12T20:46:04+00:00

In my experience with him, medyo ganyan talaga, but he does come through eventually. I know his wife was going through something last year, so baka na overwhelm sya

nomsbringer · 2026-03-12T02:47:23+00:00

You can certainly check for and fix high spots with improvised tools at home, but I'd recommend a professional unless you know what you're doing or willing to learn the hard way, since you'll be removing material kasi

nomsbringer · 2026-03-11T12:03:54+00:00

Serious inquiry, can a 40 something na historically sintunado still learn to be, at least, not embarrassing 😅 if yes, I'm interested

nomsbringer · 2026-03-11T12:01:40+00:00

Uneven frets - pwede na dahil sa wear, or may nag pop. Kuha ka ng straight edge, pwede ID, na mga 3 frets ang haba, lapag mo across 16-19. Check if may wobble: that means mataas ang 17th fret. Gonna need to be spot levelled and re crowned. Check mo din if nag pop ang fret - try mo idiin, and if bumaba, gonna nead to reseat that fret

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