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  1. JimboLodisC

    Suggestions on best Guitar Plugins

    NeuralDSP (multiple), Otto Audio's II II II II amp sim, PolychromeDSP's McRocklin suite, and NAM for captures
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    Have string manufactures not caught on to the extended range market?

    I switched to Stringjoy over a year ago, great strings, made the next state over from me, seem like decent people, and they do custom sets. Then there's Kalium, The String Source, and Cleartone who also make strings and offer custom sets. And in the UK there's Winspear Instrumental and Newtone...
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    Neck angle... or not?

    The bridge determines that.
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    What takes the longest time when completing a guitar?

    waiting for stuff to dry eats up the most time, be it glue or paint/stain/dye/clear although the reason a waitlist grows is new orders outpace build speed, even if it took a guy 3 days to get a guitar built from start to finish if he gets even 1 order in those 3 days he's now backlogged, so if...
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    Looking for a modeler on a budget

    if the HX Stomp is under consideration then just do that then hook it up to a computer and use it as an audio interface to use amp sim plugins
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    The CRAZIEST guitar gear collection on the internet?

    I just got my 20th guitar and only now am I starting to feel like I might... MIGHT have too many guitars. haha
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    Multiscale String Gauges

    If you need a starting point, look at what the guitar came with. Need more tension? Go thicker. Want it looser? Go thinner.
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    Multiscale String Gauges

    People use anything from a .059 to a .090 ... knowing that doesn't get you closer to knowing what *you* personally like for tension.
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    Multiscale String Gauges

    Tension is a matter of preference. You have to know what you like in order to order what you need. If you have no clue, just use the current string gauges as a reference. If you want it looser, go with thinner gauges. Need more tension, grab thicker gauges.
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    Looking for suggestions for my bass vi

    I'm not one to have an ear for specifics on things like mid-range or low end response but I can say the thing purrs and growls in a very mean way. Really impressed with how it handles F#1 Std and Drop E1.
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    Looking for suggestions for my bass vi

    anything you'd see used for downtuned metal, I have a Lundgren M6 and a SD Jupiter in my Bass VI builds
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    Piezo-only "electric" guitars

    forgot that Tosin also has a prototype Larada nylon:
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    Piezo-only "electric" guitars

    a few of the Variax models are piezo only but have all that added modeling along with it and if we're including nylons like the Ibanez SC500N then that's where the TOD10N comes into the picture, and competes with Godin's Multiac
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    The Great Scale Length Tone Debate

    Scale length is only one part of the equation, and pretty miniscule compared to everything else in regards to tone. Also, I own guitars from 22.2" to 30.2" . There's no reason to "choose" one.
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    ATTACHING Full Size Amp on top of 1x12 CAB to make it portable like a COMBO AMP

    Then get a road case. If that makes it all too heavy, then we're back to keeping them separate.
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    Adding a trim pot to an active guitar

    The input dial on your interface should really not be touched at all for any instrument. Most recently NeuralDSP advised just leaving that dial at zero. They calibrated all their plugins to expect 0dB of gain added by the interface. For Scarletts and some UAD interfaces, just leaving it all the...
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    Really dumb string tension revelation (can't believe it took me this long to figure out)

    Tension has always hinged on 3 things: scale length, pitch/tuning, and string gauge thickness. If you change one of those things, and you can fudge the others to maintain the same tension. That's why on the same instrument with a straight scale length will have a thin string for higher notes...
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    Where to plug in subwoofers

    yeah easiest path would be adding a powered sub that has a "thru" so you can run audio from interface to the sub and then forward that signal on to your studio monitors, and the sub should have some kind of low pass or crossover so it's not playing anything but low freq content I'm at the other...
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    Is the ToneX plugin worth it for the $99 sale if one has Helix Native already?

    NAM is free, shoulda started with that if you're looking to experiment with captures but if you're already somewhat invested into the ToneX platform then check out the paid captures from Amalgam Audio, they get lots of praise for their stuff
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    A couple questions about best scale lengths for tunings, string gauges, and tension

    Tension is up to the player, so it doesn't matter what numbers anyone gives you unless you have the exact same preference for tension. Some people like 15 lbs, some people are closer to 25 lbs for that low string. I will keep it short by saying you can find out what tension you like on your...


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