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Somehow this remains a hard point to get across, but here goes... If what you want is a Strandberg, as in their design, their neck, etc, then buying a pair of LTDs or whatever isn't going to scratch the itch. If what you want is basically any guitar that provides good bang for buck overall in...

*sigh* If that design is what you're looking for, then there are no other options. It's really as simple as that.

I've just asked this same question elsewhere. I'll post back if I hear anything substantive.

I'm glad to see them make moves toward more sustainable materials, and have zero issue with veneers instead of full thickness figured tops. It's a sensible way to keep the bling but stretch it out so more guitars can be covered with a given piece of wood. But for real, especially when most of...

New Standard owner here. We can stay here together and not tell anyone.

I was tempted to wait on the purchase of a headless on hearing rumors of this release, but the early mock-ups made me move along. I bought a Strandy that, despite some of the more exaggerated reports here, is gorgeous and really well made. I'm jacked that Ibanez did do this, but I'm also glad I...

Has anyone been following the Elk Audio OS perchance? If I'm reading their literature properly, one of the uses for it will be a dedicated low latency OS on standard computer hardware for live VST rigs.

Quoted for truth. What I didn't say originally was that Pro Tools was my first DAW, and I got it because I, like so many others, heard that it was the industry standard. I spent months trying to get it to work, and I'm a fairly computer-literate person. I satisfied every compatibility...

Imagine having a multitrack looper where you could arrange dozens of parts across every instrument and shuffle them around like puzzle pieces. You COULD do something like that in the timeline, but it'd take you way longer and you'd spend half of your time scrolling around trying to find tracks...

Reaper gives you just short of 2 full versions for your 60 bucks. So if you buy in at v6.0, you get up to v7.99 before either sticking with what you have or paying to upgrade again. It's super reasonable. As to the OP question, I also use Reaper, but have started integrating some of Ableton...

Choosing a headless was tough for me because of some features/styles I wanted to have in there. If you're cool with the "headstock lopped off" look, there's a lot of choice out there. I wound up going Strandberg because there just isn't any other guitar quite like it, and I wanted what it...

Just go for the Clarett 4pre USB. It comes with a USB-C to USB-C cable, which is all you need. Thunderbolt as a protocol offers you no real-world benefit in this instance, and the Thunderbolt ports on your computer will talk with your USB device just fine. What Thunderbolt currently does for...

I use the RME Babyface Pro, but only because very low latency over USB as well as absolute stability were my top priorities. My rig doubles as a recording and live VST machine. If I were just recording, I'd have probably gone with something cheaper. As far as latency goes, I play guitar through...

For your needs, don't look any further than a Scarlett or similar that offers you stereo input capabilities. 3rd gen units are reliable, broadly compatible, and spec out very well for their price. It's easy to be swayed by the spec war, but you're just not using an interface for the purposes...

I count at least 3 common points of contention in this post, and I love it.

Happy NGD! Just got my Standard 6 a few days ago and really like it so far. The design sure does attract attention!

I updated my post as you were responding, just in case you missed some.

There are minor spec differences between the two. Think of it as an iterative improvement. The kinda big news with the FS version was the introduction of better clock/anti-jitter performance, and they shaved off another 6 samples of latency at the conversion stage. Again, for your purposes...

If you want to use your NDSP plugins still and are willing to pay UAD money, get an RME Babyface Pro. You can get the FS version brand new, or pick up a used non-FS version. They are going to be functionally the same for your uses. For that you'll get really low latency, really good long-term...

No real argument, far as I can see. To me a zero fret is something I could take or leave. Most guitars don't have them and they obviously make music just fine. Some do, and they seem to make music fine as well. My only point about taller vs level is that, like anything, it's all about...