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thanks !!!!

I'm only a bedroom player, so don't have much in the way of pedals. The board is from Thomann, as is the case. I won the D'Addario tuner. The Blues Crab is a great little drive pedal. The Donner Dark Mouse is a rather good distortion pedal, supposedly based on the RAT. The Horse Classic Chorus is a cheapie from Amazon. Does me for all I need it and the Donner One is a basic looper.

Those Zipps looked fantastic. Danos are still around, though they seen only to do limited runs of limited designs these days (and used ones are shockingly pricey - I wish I'd bought a U2 RI in Camden in 199 when I saw it new for £150; now they go for twice that, at least, used often.) I wonder how long it will be before we see a Harley Benton take on the Dano concept? If their (lovely) Mosrite models have done well, that might be a logical next step...

I agree, very nice, and practical... but not sure what benefit a solid colour version offers over electric guitar? Why not just use solid body and solve all the potential issues. There is a Fishman Neo soundbuster pickup which is a magnetic pickup built into a soundhole plug: https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Fishman-Neo-Buster-Humbucking-Soundhole-Pickup/2H2L?origin=product-ads&gclid=CjwKCAjwvpCkBhB4EiwAujULMjYCxOzAyfdm1bOGgwKz1QVIH_tusb2qokIj4P5SwFTvNUSLvAdIVBoC6qcQAvD_BwE But, as you say, if the aim is to look acoustic, whilst sounding aggressive and heavy, then the natural seems to be the only colour choice! My own situation is to look acoustic, but sound more like an archtop hollow body Gibson for rockabilly and blues. I don't have the skill to sound different enough on songs with technique alone so rely somewhat on amp sims and subtle effects to give variety to the set. Whether the audience ever notices the difference I don't know, but it certainly helps me.

Ask Thomann; someone there will measure one up and reply. I had dimensional questions concerning insides of guitar cases; they were only to pleased to get me the answers I needed. (Although vibratos are still the Work of the Devil ...).

I wanted to play bass, but couldn't get my folks to buy me one, so while I was saving up to get a bass, I used my sister's acoustic guitar to work out bass lines. As a side line, I worked out some chord shapes by ear, the major, minor and dom7 on the top 4 strings. Eventually I bought a chord book, so I could extend what I was already using to full barre versions. I didn't use much of the 1st position 'campfire chords' because I was learning tunes from the record, and barre chords were easier to use for that. It was all early Stones, and similar bands, 12 bars Cuck Berry style. It wasn't until the Yardbirds, with Clapton & Beck, that I wanted to play solos etc. The there was the problem of getting the Clapton/Beck sounds with no info on how. ATT I was playing bass, acoustic guitar & blues harp, but manged to buy solid guitar and got the sound by using the banjo 1st trick, and plugging into the mic socket of a valve tape recorder. From my experience I'd tend to recommend trying a short scale (30") bass first (if you can find one!). I think guitars are relatively hard to start with. With bass you only need to finger one note at a time, the lines can be be simpler but stiff effective and you can probably join a band quicker than getting proficient on guitar. Obviously if you're looking for singing accompaniment, or solo line guitar then bass is less useful, but I think it's a good option, especially if you don't progress well on guitar.

I think if I was going to get seriously into that sort of vibe, I'd be tempted by something like the ESP LTD TL6: Comes in a range of colours. The natural looks a lot more acousticy; the colours, especially solids, start to take it more in a Gretsch sort of direction. The left handed option comes in black alone; I'd be tempted to get one of those and have it pinstriped. Course, if the point is to have the visual of an acoustic for the incongruity with a brutal rock sound, that's not the way to go. Something with a piezo would likely be easier to manage from a feedback perspective, as you could get one of those foam soundhole inserts. Not sure anything similar exists for fitting round a soundhole pup...

If weight is the issue then you probably need something different. A hollow body isn't usually any lighter than a standard solid body because they are significantly bigger. Probably lighter than a LP custom but not really than a Strat or Tele. If a hollow body is really the thing though, I concur with @Crusoe, the Ibanez hollow body are really nice throughout the range. The higher range ones have nicer decoration and pickups, but I think the lower range still really good workhorse guitars and I also chose the AS73 for a time. But I still found it too heavy for me. Weight is definitely an issue for me so I made my own tele and strat using replacement bodies made from Paulownia (which is much lighter - the wood that the high end Sandberg Superlight basses use), and also managed to find a couple of Vintage (brand) VZ99 Zip guitars. Les Paul junior type but build like a Danelectro and hollow inside. Incredibily light but still a great powerful sound when needed. Or maybe a different strap might help? I have tried the various Slinger Straps (https://slingerstraps.com/) on my Aria basses which certainly redistribute the weight well, but now on guitar I use a really odd, but really good strap which is the Fender Weigh Less stap (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fender®-WeighLessTM-Tweed-Guitar-Strap/dp/B07T75B4XH). It is effectively elastic and really supports the weight well.

I've never played a high end model, but have an Ibanez AS73. It is comparable in weight to my Harley Benton TE-20. I love the sound on it and it gets good reviews.

This is my 'default' 'pedalboard'; straight into the amp ...

I haven’t had a wah for years, but I think it’s hard to beat a Cry Baby. I did try a Morley back in the day, but found it too subtle - not enough wakka wakka for my tastes.

Two nano + One for utilities and overdrive into the front end and one for mods in the effects loop. Also easy to build one acoustic board as needed. Sorry about the rug...it’s not very rock and roll.

All budget stuff nothing fancy but gets the job done(mostly). I'm only a begginer but like to get close to the sound of the piece I'm trying to play. Have done that way too many times learnt a piece ,practiced for ages just with an unplugged guitar. Then found it sounds all wrong after adding the effects. Kokko compression,mosky noise gate,mosky golden horse overdrive,caline Englishman distortion, and finally my trusty ancient rp55 for anything else. Though mostly as a drum machine to keep me in time All played through an old Peavey blazer 158. Total cost around £160 including the amp(£20 from eBay like new) and a cheap wireless setup. The mosky golden horse is copy of I think a klon centaur? I might be wrong but for the price it's really impressive. So there's my super budget setup. It keeps me out of trouble. Except for with my wife! Oh and the neighbors