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Modular yes. Collapsible, no. There are enough issues with inconstant action as it is without taking the neck off. It would need to relocate exactly every time. That means metal to metal joints, heavy sprung latches and even then where would the strings go when you fold it. Even if you get it to work and be stable anyone who is flying somewhere to perform would want to play the best instrument for the show rather than the best instrument for the aircraft. Travel guitars exist but they tend to be headless neck-throughs with detachable wings. You can't get then in the over-head but you could negotiate a carry-on depending on the airline. There are also half size guitars. The one in the amazon link sounds like a wet rag. I slightly disagree with Randythoades. though If you don't care enough to take your favourite Tele, your amp could be borrowed, rented or one of many modelling boxes (that are quite good now) and run direct out the PA. its quite fashionable in some genres.

Not all guitars are set up for beginners. Some experienced players prefer higher string heights and thicker strings. If you can a discuss having the "action" set low at the shop, or look for that in reviews, that will help you to play more easily at first. Another thing: when choosing your first guitar, don't go cheap and expect to get a better guitar later, becaudse you will be more likey to give up. That does not mean you need a fancy, expecive guitar. Only that playability requires a good, basic instrument. Epiphone, Yamaha, Squire etc.

Spoken like a true bass player. My favorite amp for bass is the Markbass Littlemark tube 800...... and you can't hear the tube!

Having been primarily a bass player I was mostly concerned with moving air cleanly and weight, so solid state was the way. I've never owned a tube amp, I am emotionally attached to the idea, but technology has caught up. which way to jump? According to the experts these sound almost the same. Fender Tonemaster delux reverb blond - the one with the Celestian Creamback speaker. £950 14.5KG I really like the colour. I also like the attenuator, but its basicly a computer. will it be repairable in 10 years time? Or Fender 68 delux reverb £1266 22.7Kg How are power soaks as good as the tonemaster's built in attenuator? What are the servicing costs? How long do tubes last? Power consumption to heat the tubes? Thoughts? Input?

I bought the files. I couldn't bring myself to pay someone else to customise a guitar to suit me, while having to explain what that is. Then getting the knowing looks of "that isn't stock". So I bought them, did it and its fine. Subsiquently, I have bought a cheap Yamaha acoustic who's string height would have been appropriate for an aircraft carrier deck. I used the files to turn that into the most playable guitar I own!

Spend your money on lessons? If you become a better player, the difference in tone is only audible in back to back testing by musicians. Everyone else is just listening to the notes.

I still occasionally play the partscaster I built 40 years ago. I'm confident to do truss rods and set action. I've never paid someone else. On the other hand, how do I know if I've been doing it right? I've just taken on 2 new guitars: casino (used) and squire tele. I think they could both do with polishing up of the nut slots to make tuning more precise. I can buy files or take it to a repairer. Thoughts?

I did this on my partscaster years ago -except its 4 switches. I think i actuaĺy inverted the phase on one of them. You can have all the pickups on at the same time or even use 1 & 3, which is impossible on a 5-way. Its a gimmic!

I went Tele, but a used Amp Acadamy came up on ebay so, .... All done . The end

I just found the link to the stuff they were talking about. https://www.montysguitars.com/collections/department-of-component/products/montys-montypresso-relic-wax

My new Tele is in the mail. First order of business is to oil the neck. Now, this is Indian laurel rather than Rosewood. I was just trawling through youtube and a music store channel was suggesting slightly tinted wax. Firstly: wax? Second: tinted? Now I like the idea of tint since I prefer the reddish tint of rosewood to the grew brown of Laural if it works, but is that an accepted thing? We are probably into French Polishing territory here but I thought I would ask.

My wife wants to buy me something. I don't particularly want anything (it gets in the way of my ambition to be a minimalist one day), but she feels left out if she doesn't. So: New gold Grover machine heads for my Casino. Just like Lennon, OR NUX NGS-6 amp academy box, so I can go ampless and feed my tone out to a PA rig. A cheap tele - because everyone should have one and no one makes unplayable guitars anymore.

The starting point is a Chinese casino that hasn't been played much. One of my problems is the I haven't played years so I decided to start from scratch - including a lot of open chords that I didn't have much time for back then. I can do intonation, truss rods etc, but I have no idea if my nut is the right height. Do I even bother to have a plastic nut adjusted, or should I start with just having it changed?

That looks great. I'm looking at the NUX Amp Academy. https://www.thomann.de/gb/nux_ngs_6_amp_academy.htm

As a bass player I saw guitarists using this stuff decades ago. I have an old can but its dried out. I could get a fresh one and use it but....... Does it actually DO anything? If its just mineral oil couldn't I just use that? What about lemon oil that I use on my fret board?