Recent content by DickBanks

There is a reason that AA meetings are not held in bars. No one is here to talk you out of buying a guitar. :)

Put the cover back on and forget about it.

Of course the tube amp sound is the best. If you like the convenience of modelers, like I do, great, but the sound you are still going for is the tube sound. A great modeler sounds "just like the real thing." The real thing being, a tube amp. Nobody plugs into a tube amp and says, 'if I keep...

Every purchase is an "impulse buy." First, you are not buying. And then, in a instant, you are. ;)

Return it and get a used S2 Custom 24. Should be a nice one somewhere at about the same price you paid for the SE. And yes, do the setup yourself. Like me, you seem to be very picky about the setup. I don't trust anyone to setup my guitars BUT me. And then, if it's not right, I know who to...

Coming from an original "Gibson and Fender only" guy--It's because PRS is an American brand, but wasn't around in "the golden years," 1954-1964. So how can they be any good? "Clapton and Hendrix never played one." You'll get this kind of comment from "brand lovers." "I bought this thing, and...

Great looking guitar, congrats! Even though the stopbar is strung wrong....

I'll say what I ALWAYS say to posts like this: What if the next one you get looks flawless, but doesn't play as well? These are wooden, painted instruments, largely hand-crafted by less-than-perfect human beings. "Perfection" is rare. Great play-ability and tone is the ultimate goal. On the...

God help me, I love 'em all, Les Paul, 335, Strat, Tele, Tal Farlow... For the gig, they all stay home--my go-to guitar is the S2 Custom 24.

One cat. One car. One wife (at a time, that is). One house. One job. MANY guitars. I can't explain....

This guy is the bomb!

Offer $250--go as high as $300--well worth it.

Just as long as you understand that any criticism of the brand is frowned upon...

Playing the Archon at low volume should not be an issue for you--since I would guess you are not chasing "perfect tone" just yet. There will come a time when you WILL WANT that amp, and really wish you had not sold it. Personally, I'd dump the lessons before the Archon, but that's me. But if...

Play the ones you can afford. Don't play the ones you can't. Works for me. I have no idea what it's like to hear and play a Custom. I land squarely in the used S2/new SE price range. Totally works for me. Both are quality instruments.