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Is a multi-fx cheating? If not, I’ll have my Nux MG30. If it is, then just a looper please

One of the first-gen TA models or the newer gen-2 with the looper?

I bought this new from GuitarGuitar in 2022 and it’s still in immaculate condition. The Alvarez website has all the specs but please PM if you need more pictures or want to know any specific details. Available to try out in Nottingham or PM to discuss local-ish meet or delivery options. Would prefer not to post but please PM to see what can be arranged. Thanks for looking!

I no longer gig so I’m rationalising my guitar collection and I’ve decided that a good partner for my surviving electric(s) will be a new acoustic, one of the so-called “smart” guitars that carry onboard effects that don’t require an external amplifier or pedal board; things like the Yamaha Transacoustic system or the Hyvibe that is fitted to some LAG and Emerald guitars. Has anyone tried any of these? I’m particularly interested in the LAG guitars with the Hyvibe but I’m also interested in folks’ experiences with the Yamaha systems or even the own-brand Hartwood FX models that Gear4music are selling.

I need to make some more room quickly so up for sale is the Eastman T386 semi-hollow that I bought from Guitar Galleries in Beverley a couple of years ago. Condition is immaculate and Eastman build quality is well known. Comes with original Eastman hard case. Priced at just £625 to move quickly - available to try here in Nottingham or PM to discuss meet/drop-off options. Thanks for looking

I’ve just realised that it’s also the exact same colour as the PRS SE semi-hollow I had a few years back. Given that Cor-Tek produce PRS SE models, I’m inclined to think that there was some PRS paint left over one day and a line foreman didn’t want it to go to waste

I haven’t weighed it yet but it feels lighter than my Godin which is a fraction over 8lbs. It’s certainly not the boat anchor that was the Traditional I had. That’s the only guitar I’ve had that had its own gravitational field

Here it is, about to get treated to a good clean and some new strings. Setup seems spot on but I’ll check it all and set the pick-up heights to suit. The overall finish is superb - not just for the price but for a guitar of any price. The binding is lovely and clean with no gaps or flaws that I can see and the fret ends are super smooth (the frets need a good polish though). It needs a good clean up and some oil on the fretboard and I may swap the volume and tone knobs for black ones at some point but I do think I’ve blagged a real bargain for once

Well, that went to plan. Not. I was all set to get me a nice little Revstar when our local guitar shop advertised a new (well, NOS strictly speaking) Cort CR250 for £299. Other than being a bit dusty and needing some new strings (thrown in as part of the deal), it’s immaculate. Nice weight (well under the weight of a Gibson LP), beautifully made and sounds epic. It’s now mine. I still want a Revstar, mind.

One of these? https://www.juno.co.uk/products/digitech-trio-band-creator-looper-effects-pedal/599334-01/?currency=GBP&flt=1&cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=1838759436&cq_con=70756262838&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=g&cq_pos=&cq_plt=gp&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiImG0sHEhgMVXpVQBh0EbhKyEAQYAiABEgLzSPD_BwE I vaguely recall TC Electronic doing something similar with one of their vocal/guitar harmoniser boxes - but I might have been dreaming/stoned/fitting so I’m not sure how reliable that memory is…

Well, if I ever manage to sell the Ric 4003s that I have listed in the Other Place, I’m having one of these Revstars. Until then, I’m not allowed….

Ooh, my GAS monster likes the Copper Red LSE20…. https://www.eltoromusic.co.uk/yamaha-revstar-element-rse20---red-copper-5172-p.asp Chambered and sculpted body too. I need to try one of these.

I’ve had three “real” Les Pauls. One, a Studio, was fantastic and I regret selling it. The other two I just didn’t gel with. There was a Traditional which weighed more than a family car and a gorgeous Tribute which sounded great but was really unbalanced - the opposite of neck dive meant the body was always trying to drag itself off my knee when sitting to play. I’d give up on the idea, but there’s something about the 24.75 scale, twin humbucker arrangement that really appeals so I keep finding myself looking at LP clones and wondering…. I don’t want to spend a lot (having lost a ton on the previous forays into LP-world) and I think my Gibson itch is well and truly scratched so I’ve ended up looking at the Cort CR250 and the ESP LTD EC-256. Or maybe an Ibby AR420 double cut. Alternatively, I might start looking at SG clones. What seems not to be an option is to just play the bloody guitars I actually own…. Curse you, GAS!

Santa brought me the Nux looper pedal and I’m very impressed. So impressed, in fact, that I’ve bought the MG-30 multi-fx unit which is superb. Rock solid build and the tones it offers are excellent. The supplied patches are, as usual (looking at you here, Zoom) a bit too gainy and OTT for practical use but that’s easy enough to dial out

It’s sold.