rvoxes335

I love the guitar. It's a mildly antiqued Classic S, in black (white pickguard and controls). I got the guitar as a gift and, as an intermediate player, feel like the guitar is more than I need, but I play it every day, and enjoy the heck out of it.. It makes me want to be a better player, and it helps me to sound like one. Got me motivated to be more serious about playing, learning theory, songwriting, DAW recording, the works. It's a beautifully made guitar, and a lovely thing to get to play all the. Feel spoiled by it, but I'm ok with that.

The LP Standard is a very versatile and fun guitar to play. It is a 2018 Mojave Burst, and looks and plays great. It does not suffer form what the internet typically says are modern Gibson QC problems at all. Friends with older LPS have said they'd trade theirs for mine in a second. The LP makes you play it a certain way, maybe a bit more aggressively than some other models. I have a Suhr Classic S Antique as well (it was a gift/can't normally afford that kind of guitar), and it is great too, but it is cleaner and more refined, and makes me play it differently than the Les Paul. Ok, I suppose I can play any way I want on either guitar, but most guitars have a cool way of leaning the player in a certain direction, and I like what the Les Paul does that way. I also love the out-of-phase, splittable pick-ups, and the bypass options. Traded in an ES 335 on this LP. Loved the ES but found it to be less versatile, and uncomfortable (odd strap placement at the neck) to play sitting down. I also tend to play music that does not require or benefit from the semi-hollow, sort of acoustic tones (I just use an acoustic when I play mellower stuff). The LP has taken some time to grow on me, but now I am glad I made the switch. Wish I could have afforded to have both. Selling or trading in guitars can be more painful than we might expect.

Inexpensive and great for dabbling in bass playing, if you're a guitar player. Regret bothering with the 5th string since I don't use it much, but it's nice to have there when a song calls for it. There are better basses out there, but this sounds and plays well and is more bass than this guitarist has a need for.

A great modelling amp with 33 amp and sound combos in addition to your own set-ups. Effects are good, though they do not offer the range of settings as most pedals. For me there are too many distorted options, which must have ruled out some more useful cleaner sounds. Light and great for jamming, gigging, practice, and you can play all hours with headphones if noise is a problem.

Again, I am not really a bass payer so I got this inexpensive but excellent sounding, well-built amp. Great for home and gigging (not too wildly heavy, but heavier than it looks.