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Thanks for checking it out! Really appreciate your support!

Very good ideas. Especially being consistent with posting. Something that I need to work on myself. Btw, Stickboy, haven't you seen you post on here in a long time. How have you been? Where are you posting your music nowadays?

Nice. I just added it to the playlist. Be sure to leave a 'Like' 💗 on the playlist if you haven't already done so to support the community.

Hmm.. good point. I think I was probably taking it from a beginner's perspective, since beginners tend to look at the fingerboard mainly. I just picked up one of my guitars a minute ago and just realized that all I could see were the side dot inlays.. lol 😂 I didn't even realize until you guys mentioned it. I don't even think about this stuff when I play.

I've been using strat styled guitars for ages. I'm also not accustomed to block inlays. I DO like the aesthetics of block inlays. But I do see the issue about accidentally reading the fret wrong. Especially if there's a block inlay on the 1st fret, then it might get a bit "dyslexic" with the 5th and 7th frets. Also the 12th fret looks just like the rest. I never found coil-tap or split coils all that useful. I think the middle position in a HH is good enough to get that clean open tone. Any particular scale length you prefer? Body shape, cutaway style?

It seems like Waves Audio has made the decision to switch to a subscription-only business model and no allow customers to purchase plugins individually. The subscription costs $15 per month or $25 per month for the Ultimate version. I've read through many online posts on various forums and platforms and it seems like the large 99% majority of people hate this idea and many are looking to boycott or switch to using alternative plug-ins by other companies. Many of their core customer base who originally purchased individual plug-ins and bundles feel alienated by this decision since Waves has also decided to no longer support updates for those customers. Software updates may be critical to some customers because occasional changes to their audio software (DAW) or operating systems can potentially render the plugins useless overtime. So there's a chance that eventually the software will no longer work. If we do the math; $25/mo subscription is $300 per year. Typically people pay about $30-40 per plugin or around $100 for a plugin bundle. Most people including myself tend to look for a select number of plugins they like and just stick with them. I don't see most people spending close to $300 each year purchasing individual plugins, so the price point doesn't seem very justified. I don't see this change as a benefit to the customer really. Feel free to leave your thoughts and discuss. You can no longer buy Waves plugins individually, as company goes 100% subscription https://www.musicradar.com/news/waves-creative-access-subscription

If I could only own one electric guitar, it would probably be an HSS strat. IMO, the HSS configuration is probably the most versatile one. I feel like a bridge humbucker is a must especially if you occasionally want a rocking tone. HSS is probably a good compromise for most modern music too.

Thanks Rene for the comments and taking the time to listen I sometimes think I'm too romantic for my own good. lol

Mics are actually pretty troublesome to sanitize thoroughly. You can use alcohol or sanitary wipes to clean the exterior parts like the body and grill, but inside the grill has a foam layer which is a porous and absorbent material. You can try putting on a foam windscreen to as protective layer, but still recommend wiping down the mic surface beforehand because you still use to handle the mic while putting it on, then when you're done you can just wash it the sink with some soap and water. Ever since covid times, I occasionally seen some TV/media broadcasters cover their mics with some sort of nylon cover or something like that, probably used for sanitary reasons. But if you wanna keep things simple as possible and have peace of mind, then getting your own personal microphone is the way to go. And be sure to label or mark the equipment with your name to prevent other people from taking it.

Hey guys, Happy holidays to you, I hope you are all well. Just want to share my song that I decided to make a lyric video for. Check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj1H0rrZFgU

This. Guitar pots use "audio" taper (aka log), not linear.

Sorry for your loss. It must be difficult to continue with a song written during troubled times. But that's what allows songwriters to create some of their best works. I think you have a good song on your hands here. If you put together a higher quality recording with more complete production then you could probably have a great song.

Well done. I also like the melody. Is jwm a member here?

I only started using Spotify in the past few years. I was fairly late in adopting the service myself. It's a decent service and its one of the few channels left that actually pay musicians anything for their recorded works. If you like to try it, you can use a free account on their desktop version with hardly any interruptions aside from a few occasional ads.

Hey everyone, I just updated the community playlist with some new additions. If you wish to support the community and its musicians please feel free to leave a 'Like 💗' on the playlist and have a listen. I'm always open to accepting more song submissions, if you have some music on Spotify that you're involved with then just post your song links in this thread.

@RoadRanger FYI, Soundtoys is giving away their tube saturation plug-in "Little Radiator" for free until January 2nd. https://www.soundtoys.com/product/little-radiator/

Thanks for the support, Rene!

I'm preferring to hollow bodies such the ES-335 and similar guitars. I don't own any. But was just curious how susceptible are they towards humidity and air quality, etc? Can I left them hanging on my wall all the time without issues? Or should they be kept in a case at all times?

I've been playing D'addario EXL110 for a long time, mainly on my humbucker guitar, but lately I've been playing single-coils on my Fender Strat a lot lately, which I believe have 9-42 gauge strings, I rarely replace strings so they're probably like 10 years old now. Be either way lately I started buying Fender Nickel-plated steel 09 as my new replacements. I like using thinner gauges now because they have a more "attack" quality which allows me to play with more feeling in a way. These days I mainly just play my own music, which is my own variety of pop-rock with old school singer-songwriter influences. I have a link to my music in my signature if you want to check it out.

My way of thinking about it is that the vibration of the wood or material FEEDS BACK into the string's vibration which influences how the strings vibrate overall. If the body and construction of a body didn't have an influence then shouldn't all model of guitars have the same amount of sustain? The answer is no. Do you think a body guitar made out of styrofoam will sustain very well? Probably not.. And why is the sustain an important detail? Because it's an integral part of the tone.

This is a somewhat controversial topic among guitar circles, but here's my take. The wood/material/finish of an electric guitar does have some impact on the sound it ultimately produces. In many cases its subtle, but the difference is there. Strings will vibrate differently because the material will attenuate/accentuate certain frequencies. The body does vibrate too which feedbacks back into the string's vibration. I used to occasionally put my ear up against my electric guitar's body and it could give off a different sound when compared to my friend's guitar, which was the same model but had a different body wood.

I played a Pacifica 112 for a few years, afaik most of them have bodies made from alder. They're solid guitars and probably one of the best for its value. They're also perfect guitars for modification because of its universal body routing.

Have you guys seen this yet? What are your thoughts? Is it a new candidate for ugliest guitar? 😏 https://www.yankodesign.com/2022/07/28/electric-guitar-with-a-curved-fretboard-offers-a-much-more-ergonomic-experience/

Recently re-released a song I originally did almost 2 years ago. Decided to go for a more rock vibe this time around. Been exploring my sound for the past year. I think I might be going towards an electric guitar driven sound for my future releases. Check it out. Let me know what you think https://youtu.be/zS0J_XDGuTM

Currently my Fender Strat with rosewood fb and alder body I used to have a thinly-finished swamp ash tele with all maple neck, it probably had the best unplugged sound I heard in an electric.