Dad3353

Good morning, @gle, and ... ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Just a tiddler compared to Segovia, though.

Nor Samantha Fish, but... Whatever. ...

Good evening, @Khitchdee, and ... ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good morning, @VinceSound, and ... ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good afternoon, @Andyjr1515, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.(but you knew that already...).

Good morning, @aero_j, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Sorry, no idea at all. The '60s was a strange period for lutherie (maybe it was the dope..? ). Everyone tried to come up with something 'modern', using as many gadgets as could be crammed into the slab, and with no idea of what 'ergonomics' meant. Most fell by the wayside; a few became 'collectable', but not many were used seriously in studios by musicians, really. Quirky; if it plays well, consider yourself to be one of the lucky ones and leave it there. Otherwise, be prepared for a long, long trek down many rabbit holes.

It's a copy, I'd say, of the Ibanez Montclair Goldentone, from the early '60s. They had several different headstocks, back then, but it should have the 'Ibanez' logo on there. Here's a 'real' one, very similar...

Good morning, @Graham50, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Done. Not sure though how my choices will be relevant

Hmm... I'm not sure that this new member is not a 'bot, simply promoting this product. I looked it up on t'web, and made the mistake of playing the promo video. I learned little except to turn down my speakers as quickly as possible. As for the product: I'm 72, nearly 73, and unlikely to have anything to 'share' with the K-Pop community. It's really, really, not for me. I'm out.

Roland amps, in the category you're after, are extremely good, in my experience (I have several...), as long as you don't want to use their built-in distortion. Robust, clean, versatile; even older models sound 'quality'. They take pedals very well, but sound good on their own, too. Not always the most 'fashionable', so bargains can be found. Just my tuppence-worth. Douglas

It's not easy to give medical advice over a Forum, but we could maybe be of more help if we could see what your normal playing posture is. Any chance of a photo, showing your sitting and/or standing position whilst playing..? Ask a family member to help, perhaps, as it's not so easy taking pictures of oneself, of course. Over to you..? Douglas

Yes. ... ... ... ... Or, to be a little more helpful, either will do, as long as you plug into the amp either one 8 Ohm cab or two 16 Ohm cabs, whether they be stereo, mono or whatever. The amp doesn't care, as long as it 'sees' an 8 Ohm load in finality. From the Owner's Manual ... '... For one 16 Ohm cabinet — Use the 16 Ω speaker jack socket (rear panel). For two 16 Ohm cabinets — Use both the 8 Ω speaker jack sockets (rear panel). For one 8 Ohm cabinet — Use either of the 8 Ω speaker jack sockets (rear panel). ...'

I'd suggest either a Russian guitar or a home-build (possibly a home-built Russian guitar, but that's unlikely...).

That's for the case where the humbucking p/u's have four wires, so as to 'split' them into two single-coil p/u's. Each p/u winding has a start and a finish (the two ends of the coil of wire around the magnet...). The 'North' p/u is the one at the top in the drawing, the 'South' is the other one. It's possible to swap the start for the finish, to change the 'phase' of the p/u, or one may choose to have the two coils in parallel or in series, for different sounds and output levels. If your p/u's don't have this 'split' facility, ignore it, and just wire one end to earth, the other to the switch. Post here the result, please..?

With only one volume control, the pick-ups have to go firstly to the switch, to be selected to have one or the other, or both (depends on type of switch...). The 'common' of the switch then takes the selected signal to the volume pot, then on to the tone pot and away to the jack. One side of the each of the p/u's goes to the common earth point. Hope this helps.

Yes indeed; amps with no Master volume control will only 'scream' when volume is turned up high, splitting ear-drums in the process, unless in a stadium (and even then, for some...). The solution there is to turn 'em down, and use a 'Tube Screamer' pedal. It's not 'cheating'. (Or, as I mentioned, put it down flat on carpet...). If you want to 'bend' power valves, it might get loud, end of.

Good evening, @Markblues, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Most valve micro-amps provide means of connecting to a speaker cab, so as not to have to rely on the micro-speaker built-in for the tone. Just sayin'.

That needs to be worked out between Seller and Buyer. Personal hand-over is the best method, though. (Posted just after EZbass ^^^^...) I echo his notion of lowering the bridge p/u. That's a pretty fine guitar, and would have to be seriously incompatible to swap for something else, I'd say.

For those that might not know of it, here's the Fender bumph... Squier Contemporary Telecaster... Good luck with the sale

How about the Marketplace here, in this very Forum..?

Ah, that's better..! I've already recommended this guitar before, for its versatility... Thomann Squier Tele Thinline Deluxe... (other sources exist...)... It doesn't do the standard Tele 'twang', but has a wide range of tones from the HH p/u's. Thomann's price is £350, I believe. There's a whole range of modelling amps, too, at between £250-450. Boss Catana, Marshall Code 50, Vox VT20, Fender Mustang LT40S... The list is long, and not much in the way of pedals needed with most to get some pretty decent sounds. Which are the best value for money..? Not much in it, I'd say; there's as many votes for one as for another. Spoilt for choice, really, but you can't go far wrong with any. Hope this helps. Douglas