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For the record, my Jubilee, Purple Plexi w/ boost, Eternity and the aforementioned Zen all work well on my board. No noise problems. I'm just lucky in that regard apparently.

Ha! Your "Two words: wrong hole..." signature is one of those very instances for me. Black text on dark background.

Prices are up on most everything lately and his are still reasonable. I couldn't tell you what's inside a guitar center.

Amp11 is one I bought after hearing good things here on the board. For the life of me I don't see it. I can't get a single appealing sound out of it. If anyone would like to give it a whirl let me know. I've had it out of the box no more than twice. eesch! I don't recall which one it is (it's white). It's not the JMP or the 909. I do still really like the Tchula Black Mamba and Vibronaut and the formerly non-functioning boost @bubs_42 sent me and I fixed (likely one of the three "issues" he referred to, above - my offer stands to send it back to you, Bubs).

Was listening to someone discuss the infrastructure piece yesterday, specifically the cooling / water requirements. The logical question was asked, 'why are we building these in Arizona / Texas, etc. Why not Alaska?' Seems interesting, but then the consideration of defense was brought up.

I tried 9's and 8's after that Beato video came out a couple of years ago. The 8's were a disaster for me but 9's were fine. I went back to 10's because I'm just more used to them, but the 9's felt and sounded fine to me. I prefer the added resistance of 10's because I'm a hack with poor control on my bends. The added effort helps to reel me in. That said, I'd have no trouble going to 9's if it permitted me to play without pain. I'd just have to put in the time to get used to them.

Well, Thomann is Suing Fender. Being in Germany, they are also best positioned to take on the original ruling head on. The fact that Fender scored a default win in Germany and started going after U.S. makers was just plain stupid. Thomann is one of the largest music retailers in the world, and their CEO is worth 1.6 Billion. They also have a larger revenue stream than FMIC. https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/thomann-is-suing-fender

I've been trying to learn to use 9s for a while now. EVH used 9s downtuned to Eb. Jake E Lee uses 9s. Seems like almost all of the 80s players used 9s. My biggest issue is that I cannot, for the life of me, get good fast palm muting with 9s. I have no idea how the hell people did it. Billy Gibbons... he uses 7s now. Still sounds great. Learning to use 7s though will definitely take a lot of adjustment.

One weekend evening RUINED!! At least you still have both of your legs.

....or the Happy Gilmore sequel....

Only sometimes. But, it’s very rare.

3 to 5, have you seen his current prices? Plus the pedals I replaced them with are readily available from any GC.

I believe it is. I probably should have done some research. I don't recall that the promotion or previews that I saw provided any hint of the drastic change that occurs midway through the movie. I just wasn't prepared or in the mood. No psychological damage, but it pretty much ruined one weekend evening. At least it wasn't as dissapointing as the Spinal Tap sequel.

For a parttime working musician like yourself I suppose that is a fair assessment of Lovepedals. But for a fumble thumbed old fart goofing in his cave, I have to say that there are lots of options available for 3-5 times as much money as my Lovepedals. Sort of like saying I could get similar results if I replaced my MIM Tele with a Suhr Classic T.

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Interesting. For some reason I started going in the opposite direction around ten years ago. Can't play anything smaller than about 0.87" thick at the first fret, though it's been a while since I've tested that - I sold off everything with a neck smaller than that some time back. That's another reason I started building the partscasters as most every production guitar seems to be on the order of 0.83" at the first fret. Are you dealing with hand pain, in particular? My issue is left-hand cramping when playing more involved chords - chords where my pinky and ring finger are up on the large E and A strings, for example (which, musically, is more likely an indication I need to stop spending time in the keyboard's and bass' sonic space). The maple neck on the Stretchocaster is an inch thick nut to body and I can play that one all day in comfort. The Sherwood green partscaster is just a bit thinner, but same thing, play that one all day.

Mailing about the Dimension

If anyone ordered an extra or decides not to keep their new Zen Drive 2, please let me know. I missed the pre-order. Thanks, Ham Rex Martin

Lots of stuff that doesn't turn my crank hits this forum. Settle down...😇

No.

I sold it, of course. Still regret that.

Could be it gets dirty/corroded over time too, but I'm with @Dave Scepter, just replace it if it's out. Or put in a kill switch. 🤣

I watch all Shane's videos because he's a real, gigging musician. He'll always add that it's his opinion, but his playing's great, his tones I think are great and the reality is if you're getting gigs with names like he is, they don't care what you use as long as it sounds good and works.

Hands hurt. Even the Hamer necks of the mid '90s seem too big. I really learned something about myself by buying the '61 Historic LPC. And a '93 Hamer Special. I have a solid one inch Fender neck from head to butt that I refuse to play now opting for a more '60s, slimmer taper. I'm also thinking I may opt for a smaller nut, hehe. And now I'm thinking of trying 9s. I tend to hit hard and this is giving me pain in the right-hand index finger knuckle where I cradle the pick. I'm thinking 9s may induce me to hit less. I don't know. I'm losing my manhood. Anyone made the switch?