DeepEnd

Gotta agree with daddymack on replacing the old tuners but glad to hear you're still liking your Walden. Happy New Tuners Day.

Probably a good idea but my beater/couch guitar is an Alvarez dread and I don't have any issues with comfort. YMMV.

badpenguin's comment about a grounding issue is probably on the mark but I suspect there's a problem with the output jack.

Rather than "still" around, it turns out Walden is back (https://khs-america.com/the-return-of-walden-guitars/). Walden did indeed go out of business in 2014 (https://waldenguitars.com/our-story/) but rose from the dead in early 2020. I didn't get the memo and thought they were still defunct. Anyway, never played one but I've heard good things so if Lewis77 can find one, cheers.

AFAIK Walden folded years ago but there might be some on the used market. Blueridge and Alvarez come to mind, along with the already mentioned brands. Cort makes excellent guitars under a number of well known names.

Belated congratulations. Happy New Guitar Day.

Sorry to hear about your setback. Wow. The bridge coming loose would freak me out. 😟 Better luck going forward.

Alvarez Yairi was big at the time but they had solid tops and laminated backs/sides. Blueridge used to have a couple of models with fancy headstock inlays like those and Takamine used to make Martin knockoffs but I don't think it's either. I think we're looking at a mostly stock Martin with the cross thingy stuck to the headstock after the fact.

FWIW I have serious difficulties with that analogy. To my Philistine mind it sounds a good bit like snake oil. YMMV.

Hi and welcome to the forums. FWIW, a bass amp will work fine for acoustic guitar if you can borrow one just to test yours.

Congratulations on the FG800M. It's a beauty. As for the Cort, as daddymack said, regluing the bridge is fairly straightforward. And unless the bridge cracking is really severe personally I wouldn't worry about it. It's another potential symptom of a dried out guitar. Get it humidified, get the bridge reglued if necessary, and play on.

Yeah, I should've known better. On closer examination you're right. Apparently you're expected to power it with a phone charger? The input is rated 2a @ 5v so 10 Watts for best operation? AFAIK most chargers don't put out that much power so beyond "cheapo," just not a good idea. I ended up buying one of these. With any luck he'll like it and if he doesn't it's returnable.

I'm not sure how you came to the conclusion the Art & Lutherie will be less fragile based on its size but their guitars do have a very good reputation. Best of luck. Let us know the verdict on the Cort.

It ships with a cord that goes from a 2 prong standard plug to a USB plug. That appears to be what powers it. Not something I've seen up to now but who knows? Right now it looks doable but I'm still open to suggestions.

The truss rod isn't for adjusting action, it's for setting relief. Get the relief back as it belongs. I'm going to make some assumptions: That you don't have any high frets and you've gotten guitar properly humidified. (The top crack is an indication that it dried out.) Put a capo behind the first fret, then hold a string down at the neck/body joint. Slide a feeler gauge between the string and the 5th fret. The gap should be 0.008" or so. A standard business card will do if you don't have feeler gauges. Tweak the truss rod until the gap is 0.008". From there, it depends on what you mean by "high" action. It should be 3/32" at the 12th fret for the 6th string and 2/32" (1/16") for the 1st string. Normally you lower the action by sanding down the bottom of the bridge saddle but it doesn't look like you have much room to lower it before there's little to no saddle sticking out of the bridge. Depending on how badly the bridge is lifting, get it fixed next. Frankly, a gap the thickness of a pick isn't a whole lot unless it's a really heavy pick. It's not ideal but it's not catastrophic. If it's much worse, get it reglued. Get the relief correct, measure the action, and report back. Honestly, my gut is telling me the high action is because your guitar might need a neck reset and that won't be cheap. You may need to live with it as is.

Probably because it's supposed to sound like the guitar being played. IMHO, if you want a guitar that sounds like something else, you should get an electric.

Only a couple of guitars at a time? Are you some kind of wiseguy? 😉

DeepEtte's boyfriend is into pedals and rather than trying to buy him one I figure I can give him a power supply for the ones he already has. I don't use effects other than what's built in to my amp so I need advice. So is this worth buying? www.ebay.com/itm/335100112648?hash=item4e0585ef08%3Ag%3AEtAAAOSw2EdlQ0RY&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4IanTwJ3SJj5Qxhf3HIfDG2BatZ8Y0UCGe%2FUtw1NlDF5vEdfp9YammEuPlXaws0x1B3T2Hpw6HRHmeHAptfjiGe2g%2BUfbXoBfHm1DLbhcezoTIQ1acgAN8sQywcgv60fc9PFIJjuYrHY0D0qU%2F7jFdkNNjjmeRpUpgBia85%2FCd9ppGulcy%2F0Wp%2FL%2FV74ahfYcfzL1l%2FbovDme5Jave1oklvtPoVhgYZY4OVzOJS9fApGAv1vDquklMsNKeeiolkStUWfAXATiYhx%2F3O%2FKtVonDCDh6N6uXM6DI7gQ5LUne6L%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5jNk82HYw&LH_ItemCondition=1000 If not, is this? www.ebay.com/itm/285560824890?hash=item427cc0643a%3Ag%3AAgIAAOSwD%7ENlVSXa&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4HBNBRbLZeGnD8JbIltIagGs6epn0%2Bm3i5vBtG9sBbccU%2FP%2B2lA7PQqJraIPyYwCL%2F7fy41uPesJujIKD4zYT2BpiavCn9p1aKSrJrXAJ6BbxOsIXj6cuXDIwBJ%2BJRG6ByPQMRKJfnJw8W3w54fhMyHAogDCTjSFgh2Qxc%2FnnZZbqFMSO1vloFTllmqTQqHOsLpP5m%2FEyDkHiFaSI4gAK%2Fp8mLDsmg1bBUvCZEWDzlL8sqqntvIYNPKn4cNqtNQy8vIADKGpC7ERUTs17M9nDZax5kilWLNsdjU9BeN3Q6Vz%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_60_cyHYw&LH_ItemCondition=1000 If neither, I'll give him socks. 😉 Thanks in advance.

Not that I'd know but I'd expect an 8-string bass to be a niche instrument.

A pair of nut blanks ought to fill the slot nicely once trimmed for length. Plenty of thickness for compensation too. Ought to intonate really well.

Just what the title says. Knopfler is auctioning part of his instrument collection: https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/dire-straits-frontman-mark-knopfler-putting-guitars-auction-105060735 Too late for Christmas but who knows? 😉

Count me among the folks who would like to see the whole guitar.

Well, yes, I chose not to mention it but there is that.

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Congratulations. Happy New Guitar Day. As for how the quality is possible, it largely has to do with labor costs in Asia.