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My set-up for now .....Once I get myself familiarised with play again (which will take a while ) I may think about a peddle

Thoughts on your set up? Seems fine, not too loud and a versatile guitar, should bang on for home use. Strings are a personal thing, it’s all a matter of what feels right for you. However. FWIW, I’ve long been a fan of D’Addario XL 10-46.

Thanks for posting that @Soledad even though it makes uncomfortable reading. I have arranged to visit this month. Frankly it would suit me fine to not try and customise anything - TBH WTF do I know about guitar construction and the impact on sound - I had a friend who worked in a hi fi shop selling top end gear - I’ve never heard so much cobblers talked about sound reproduction. The Dowina looks pretty but it’s not going to be long before I start inflicting wear on it so something more agricultural would suit me better - I couldn’t care less about fancy detailing. It will be interesting because the only time I visit guitar shops is when I intend to buy although I’ve been with a couple of friends who were looking which is a much better experience tbh. )

Locking tuners are only part of the system, the saddles, nut slots and trem spring consistency are potential areas of instability. I had Sperzels on Gretsch, they were fine, the Bigsby at the other end was where the problems lay, however. But I love Bigsbys, so I came up with ways to ensure a reasonably reliant return to pitch: lubricated nut slots; roller saddles and a little up pull on the bar when things slipped. On classic trem designs, I tended to use 4 springs and have it flat loaded for downwards movement only, but not always.

Like you say, it's probably a fuzz or distortion pedal of some sort going into a wah.