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I keep my house at a consistent humidity, and the only time I've had to condition a board is when I've bought a used guitar that needed it. When I do, I use food grade mineral oil. Most lemon oil is just lemon-scented mineral oil.

I haven't really tried to sell anything in the last few years. I eventually got tired of the hassle of packing and shipping, paying fees to the various intermediaries, and have also encountered way too many flakes in the local markets. I don't have to sell existing gear in order to fund whatever...

Environmental considerations aren't even remotely the biggest issue. It's a niche product, being produced in countries with lower labor/production/material costs, on tooling whose R&D costs were recouped decades ago, and even so, margins are razor thin. Just about anyone with experience bringing...

I don't know what's changed with the circuit, if anything, but to me the original 100w JEL sounded a bit more raw. Or maybe it's all in my head. In any case, I think Jason does it better:

It doesn't really matter to me. I look at whether I think the value is there for what I'm paying. Lower quality has more to do with the price point they're being asked to meet and any corners that need to be cut to achieve that, rather than being intrinsic to the COA. I have MIK Schecters and a...

This could be a positive thing; not all investment groups are created equally. They bought Reverb because they see at least some value in doing so. It's possible but unlikely that it's about acquiring their IP and parting/licensing that out. More likely, they think Reverb is doing as least some...

I'd love to see an updated take on the Butler Tube Driver. The U.S. Tube King he did for Ibanez in 90s was almost perfect: it had an active 3-band EQ and fixed the power and impedance issues. They're becoming harder to find. I think they're the perfect LV tube pedal for pushing the front of a...

https://www.bartlettguitars.com/collections/retrospec

I don't have anything with a Floyd, and I don't have a fully hollow archtop. Otherwise I think I have all the bees covered..

I'd like to have a custom semi-hollow built. Something along the lines of an ES-135, laminate top and back, single Florentine cutaway, and where I can decide on every other aspect of the build.

i dunno. I kinda feel like buyers are the ones who determine who lives and who dies. Like with walmart: you can blame predatory pricing and other anti-competitive tactics, but it's ultimately consumers who are deciding that going cheap is worth more than supporting their local merchants. In...

Windows 11, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Focusrite Clarett+ 8pre, pair of Yamaha HS8 monitors

I like the SD Alnico II Pro in the neck, wired for coil splitting. For me it's the perfect complement to a JB in the bridge.

I gave lessons as a side gig for years, and ended up in an adjunct position for the local university. I would typically find an existing method that matched the style of music the students were interested in, and their level. Something reputable, like the Berklee method. I had classical, jazz...

+1 for the Peavey JSX. Perhaps my favorite Peavey since the VTM.

I saw him on his rockabilly riot tour last year. Very enjoyable. Gave me a hankering for a big body Gretsch with some TV Jones classics. I'm sure this will end up just being a speed bump for him.

I've used moving companies for my last two moves, one of which was two states away. Amps were fine in road cases on their truck, but I transported the guitars myself. Also updated my personal articles policy on my homeowners specifically for my music gear.

I have a pair of Egnater Tourmaster 412A cabs, which came with V30s stock. They're the cabs I have that everything seems to sound good through. I tend to like low- to mid-gain Marshall tones, with a clean boost in front. 70s/80s hard rock and light metal. From Kiss to Queensryche. Even though...

That sucks, what a PITA. I guess I'm fortunate. I've been on Reverb since 2015, several hundred transactions as both buyer and seller, and nothing really to gripe about. I've had a handful of experiences with shady buyers, and Reverb has always sided with me. I had a seller send me an amp with...

Thank you so much. This sounds AMAZING, Voted for two and commented.