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Good afternoon, @Baloo76, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Help will doubtless be along shortly regarding the tuners, so no need to sweat. Yes, the new tuners should ideally be the same ratio (18:1...). We'll get some references checked for having an easy one-to-one replacement. A bit of patience, then..?

The UK equivalent would be Gumtree, and there might well be someone on this very Forum with a guitar to sell in that price range. It would help even more to know where in England you're based, as, at that budget, collection would be far better than posting or courrier. I would echo the advice about having someone who already plays come along to check any potential purchase. Another option could be Thomann, a well-known and reputable source of musical instrument throughout Europe. They have a section of 'B-Stock' instruments, which are usually returns, or with some slight cosmetic defect. Here are two currently listed, which might squeeze into your budget... Nylon-strung classical Ortega RST5 MBK B-Stock, £114 +£10 shipping... Steel-strung folk Harley Benton HBO-850 Classic Black B-Stock £104 + £10 shipping ... Either of these would be a fine beginner's guitar, with a guarantee. Their new price is attractive, too, if 'B-stock' doesn't inspire. Hope this helps... Douglas

A little bit more information, please, in order to give pertinent answers..? Do you have a budget in mind..? Do you mean acoustic guitar (nylon or steel-strung..?) or electric guitar..? What style of music interests you to learn and play..? Where abouts are you..? There will be plenty enough suggestions for you, all the better if we can have replies to the above, please. Over to you... Douglas

Isn't that a little on the heavy side..? ...

Good evening, @howdenspur, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. You're at the top of a very slippery slope, my friend. If you've not got a suitable amp, I'd suggest an electro-acoustic for starters. It won't stop there anyway, so make room for a thin-line telecaster and a Hofner jazz box. Hmm... Maybe a 12-string, a bit later..? And a black; everyone and his/her dog needs a black guitar of sorts. Oh, and that red one looks inviting, too. Beckoning to you..? Of course it is, and you can't resist...

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

But that's exactly it; I don't 'think'. I play, using techniques copied from some of the finest players ever : I throw my fingers at the strings, just as they do. OK, they're luckier than I am, mostly, but 'thinking' (whilst playing...) is a non-starter, for Humans at least. No, do the practicing. See (hear, listen to, record...) what's not right, find out how to correct it and do so (this may mean practicing something different for a while...). When it comes to 'playing', however, just throw your fingers to the strings and be lucky. Yes, I know; the more you practice (well...), the luckier you'll get, but in any case, forget the 'thinking' bit; Humans aren't built that way. Imagine a motorway drive; a car swerves across your path. Do you 'think' what to do..? I hope not. No, do the work, certainly, but give yourself the certain confidence that it'll be fine and it will be (or as fine as the diligence of your practicing can make it...).

The tuners will be different, and quite easy to recognise. The 112 has fixing nuts on the top face of the headstock, the 012 does not. The photos on the web site linked to above show this very clearly (look at the two black Pacificas...).

Good evening, @eduzc, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. I hope the re-finish on the blue one is a success, when you put it in for repair.

I think that the 112 has a push/pull switch for coil-tapping the humbucker; the 012 does not have this coil-tap feature. Hope I'm right; hope this helps.

David... It's a bit of a handicap, but not much of one, I'd suggest, as long as you can grip the guitar neck with the left hand. As mentioned above, it's not 'best practice' to use the thumb for playing, or muting, the sixth string (the low 'E'...). No longer having that option won't prevent you playing all the rest of the guitar styles. Just pick it up and play, as most of us did, and keep 'Ol' Stumpy' on the middle of the guitar neck, in true traditional manner. The notion of going 'lefty' is not daft, though; there are many lefty guitarists who play 'righty'; it's simply a question of doing it; it becomes natural quickly enough. I have a brother, a hard lefty, who picked up my righty guitars at first, and was very soon playing far better than I was. His 'dominant' left hand was much more dextrous with chords and fingering, so I know that it can be successful. It would be to your advantage to try this out as soon as possible, though, and stick with it; it's not so easy changing once the brain has decided what each hand does. Good luck with your decision, whichever way you choose to go; neither are an obstacle to becoming proficient. I'd add my usual encouraging phrase, useful in so many circumstances... 'It's the first forty years that are the hardest, after which things sometimes tend to get slightly better.' ...

Daisy Rock 'Retro' series (I have a twelve-string one; it's excellent...). There's a 'Bangles' signature model, too.

It's a bit of 'how long is a piece of string', really. Our Eldest played for a few years in a loud-enough punk/rock/ska group with a Laney VC50. At 'concert' level, it was turned up to about 2, on a scale to 10. It spits fire. The Vox AC30 is as loud as anyone could wish for. Our Eldest now plays through a Mesa Simul-Class A 2:90, so in theory 180w; it's ticking over, and can't be turned up more, even through the Mesa 4x12 if you're in the same room. 100w means nothing, especially with valves. What to recommend..? I'm 'old school', so any vintage Hiwatt will do the job. I had a DR504 (50w...) which was splendid; the 100w DR103 has proved itself over the decades. You've not mentioned budget, though. Is that a factor..? Pedals..? Too much of a personal choice to be really useful. I play 'clean', mostly, but I have had decent tones from the dual Germanium Big Muff. Our Eldest has been running a racked G-Force for decades, with a Tri-axis, and I don't know of any tones it can't produce. Again, budget may be an issue (or not..?). Disclaimer : I'm a drummer, so what would I know..? (Can't listen to the track, I'm afraid. Not a 'Spotifier'...)

Open-D tuning (DADF#AD...) is a popular set-up for slide playing, for good reasons. To play along with minor-tuned instruments, tuning the F# down to F can be useful. Read a bit more about it here... Wikipedia : Open-D tuning ... Hope this helps.

Who are you, and what have you done with @ezbass..? ...

No, it's not affecting the signal until the LED bar starts to react. The 'Compression' level is the right-hand knob; turning this up will adjust for lower-level input signals. Top tip..? Turn all of the knobs to 'twelve o'clock' to start with. This 'top tip' works for 80% of everything in Life, and even more with Fx pedals. Once you've 12-o'clocked the controls, adjust the 'Comp' knob to see (and hear...) what effect it has (yes, whilst playing, you fool; it does nothing if you stop playing..!). Use the 12-o'clock as a starting point to adjust, one by one, each control separately, returning each to the centre each time. Then start combining, and listen to the result. Compressors can be a bit of a 'rabbit hole', but I'd suggest, without knowing this particular model that 12 o'clock should not be a rubbish setting, so, if it pleases, use it as a baseline and tweak around that. Hope this helps. Douglas

Good evening... You don't give any indication of your location, which may help. Why..? Because the best way to get started is to book a lesson or two with a competent tutor. Quite often, a first consultation could be free, or reduced rate, just to have a chat about what your requirements are, how to go about acquiring an instrument (and how to tune it etc...), specifically tailored for your case. It needn't be expensive, and is well worth its outlay in any case, as you'll be put on the right track from the outset. There is a plethora of U-tube videos, courses, methods, books and more, all of which can be a great help, but the best start, before even looking into this confusing amas of information, is to talk it over with an expert, ie: a tutor. Good luck with the venture whatever you decide; hope this helps. Douglas

Will it work..? Yes. Will it sound nice..? I doubt it. The clue, really, is the 'Muff' pedal. Acoustic guitars are not ideal candidates for Fx of the sort. I'd ask why you'd want such a sound, but am a bit afraid of what you might reply.

No, there's no 'Search' function with the criteria you've mentioned, but the Guitar Marketplace has not been maintained properly, either..! Once an item has been sold, or withdrawn, it should be 'Locked', and there is a filter (Top Right...) with which one may choose to see only 'Unlocked' items. This should reduce the listings to only those items still for sale. That'll help, I should think..? I'll get started on locking the 'Sold' items; give me a couple of hours and we'll see if it's any better...

Not at all; all grandmothers are very welcome here.

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

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

You've not seen these then..? Basschat Straplocks ... I've several sets, and they are Very Good Indeed. Just sayin'.