HamerHokie

I suffered from inflammatory arthritis in the 90s. It stopped me from playing altogether for several years. Believe it or not, a round of poweful antibiotics eliminated it. I've been taking some of the newer injectible T-cell inhibitors for years, and it has enabled me to play more easily. I have permanent joint damage in my left index finger, which makes it nearly impossible to play open chords like C, so I have had to learn different fingerings and voicings. Osteoarthritis is a different animal. I know some people respond well to glucosamin and chondrointin. I would get it diagnosed.

For me, owning a lot of guitars has zero attraction. I've owned four Hamers for years, and have no desire to own more. Amps and pedals, on the other hand... I am in constant search for the 'best' Plexi preamp pedal, the 'best' boost pedal. I'm 90 percent happy with my current performance rig but whenever Tone King or Friedman or Tubesteader makes a new preamp pedal, it's like a moth to a flame.

Nope. XVive says they'll send me a new one. We'll see. I've been using the Boss unit the past four gigs and it worked great through three of them.

NUX - first the transmitter died, and they replaced it under warranty. Then the receiver died, and when I submitted a request to replace...they ghosted me. So I decided to go with the tried and true brand... BOSS - when it works, it works great. But often it will sputter, rendering it useless. I'd say it sputters about 50% of the time, which led me to purchase... XVive - It had worked flawlessly since I got it last June, but it stopped working last weekend. Sounds like an open circuit in the receiver. My bass player let me borrow his to A-B test and his worked fine. XVive initially they'll send me another but they aren't returning my emails after sending them the documentation, and there's no stateside customer support. Assuming XVive lets me down as well, what do you suggest I try next?

Whoa, I thought this would be something from PornHub!

I have heard of Pirateship but never checked them out. Wish I had.

From Maryland to Kentucky.

I haven't shipped a guitar in about 15 years. Just shipped a Rickenbacker 12 string I sold on Reverb ($2650). Cost with insurance: $166!

So what doe THIS band make you want to do?

...and my vintage orange '02:

So what's the verdict?

This reminds me - every time I see a '59 Les Paul on Reverb selling for $250k...with an additional $600 for shipping...I'm offended at the shipping fee.

This is just insane. Who is willing to pay that much for a guitar? Think of what Page's doubleneck must be worth! Also - after the boomers are gone, who would pay this much for a guitar?

To put a bow on this, I ended up with the Boss RT-2. It sounds awesome, it has a small footprint. The controls take a bit of muscle memory learning but once you get beyond that it really does the job.