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There are sources I'm sure you can find with Google but I have no personal experience with any of them. Out of curiosity, what guitar?

Not my cuppa espresso but I'm sure it would appeal to somebody. 😄

I have a Roland Cube 80XL that I bought used. Forerunner to the Katana series. A little overkill in terms of controls but pretty much set-and-forget, at least in my praise-and-worship setting. It takes a foot switch but I've never used one. Might steer your ex toward used, more bang for the buck.

On 6/15/2023 at 4:55 PM, kwakatak said:

All you need is one dot of white glue to hold it in place so that it doesn’t slide side to side. . . .

String tension does that nicely on my guitars and it's rare that you ever remove all the strings at once. (Of course, if it's never had strings in the first place...😉)

Not my cuppa espresso but Congratulations. Happy New (Klingon) Guitar Day. 

Looking good. BTW, I haven't glued in a nut in ages. Dunno if there's a sonic effect or not.

Congratulations. Happy New Guitar(s) Day. 

On 5/31/2023 at 7:51 AM, daddymack said:

I would try the left output. Most stereo out type units are left mono if the right side is unused. . . .

Yeah, that's what we ended up doing. Seems to work okay. Thanks. 

FWIW, an 8- or 9-string might be a worthwhile comprise. Taylor makes a couple of 8-strings but AFAIK they're baritones. Same with Guild. Furch makes a 9-string that will run you about $3k if you can find one. Finally, Alvarez makes a standard tuned 8-string for around $600 but without the cachet of the others. Wouldn't mind looking at one of those myself.

Cool project. Way more ambitious than anything I'd try. 

Our praise band's gear had to be moved due to painting and now we're facing a quandary. The amp, a Simmons (model unknown), has left and right XLR outputs but there's only one line to the mixing console (for streaming) and neither output is labeled "Mono". Does it matter which output we use? Be gentle, I'm a guitarist. 😉

I'd look at an HPL Martin or an Ovation. Either should hold up reasonably well in a camping situation and come in well under budget.

On 5/26/2023 at 3:38 PM, kwakatak said:

. . . They send it in way too big of a box IMO.

Lots of things are in too big boxes. I guess it's psychological to make you think you're getting more than you are. I'm old enough to remember buying computer programs that had a disk or two and a skinny instruction pamphlet in a box the size of a hardback dictionary. 🙄

The 3001 is interesting. I'd never seen one until now IIRC. Looking forward to the rest of the collection.

On 5/10/2023 at 1:17 PM, kwakatak said:

Nope. It was on the opposite side of the body.

Rats. Of course not  Sounds like your luck is similar to mine. 🙁 Looks like you had good luck with the repair though.

Congratulations. Happy New Bass Day. 

On 5/11/2023 at 3:57 PM, badpenguin said:

a used Ibanez SR series bass is a good choice.

Good advice. I'll add Peavey if a non-violin style will do.

I admire your inventiveness, not to mention dedication.  As for the rosette, I suppose it's too much to hope the flaw might be covered by the fretboard?

Congratulations. Happy New (Cheap) Guitar Day. 

On 4/10/2023 at 1:48 PM, daddymack said:

wired in parallel, then yes, 4x16ohm would be a 16 ohm load.

Um, no. 4 X 16 Ohms in parallel would yield 4 Ohms. 2 pairs in series then in parallel would yield 16 Ohms. 4 X 32 Ohms in parallel would yield 8 Ohms.

Congratulations. Happy New Guitar Day.  I've mentioned that my bass is a '95 Alvarez "Villain." It seems to be about as good as any other low end bass. Alvarez could make a decent electric instrument when they set their mind to it.

Good for you. Enjoy the fresh air. 

If you're in the St. Louis area I have a Fender FM65 in fair condition I'll sell you cheap.

Congratulations. Happy New (Cheap) Guitar Day. 

Try tuning that string using the 12th fret harmonic. The tuner might like it better.