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What happened? Did you ever get it back?

Lindo's website: Lindo Guitars - Unique Guitars Designed in Bristol, UK Manufacturing in the Far East. I've never handled one, so can't comment directly. I've seen mixed reviews, though some of those were comparing them to much more expensive brands to be fair. The acoustics I've seen selling in the wild seem to come in at sub £200, and are about what you'd expect in that price range - nice looking, look very playable. Seem to be worth checking out for an affordable piece. For free they're the deal of the century! Excellent way of trying out some new styles like a 12. Lindo have a very specific aesthetic that visually sets them apart from anything else I've seen at a comparable price, and doesn't make them look like they're cleaving to the designs of any specific big name. Their overall vibe leans a little too "modern" for me personally, but I enjoy seeing them doing something different from the herd. Some interesting looking electrics too.

Only four more chords to go! Welcome to the forum.

Maybe not the best place to start this chat, but I have to start somewhere ........................... I have a Hughes & Kettner 4x12 and I am considering chopping it up to make a 1x12 or 2x12. If you have any desire to own this and would swap it for a smaller cab of similar value ... you would save me some woodwork. Let me know Dave

A trick that might be useful..? You don't give your location, but, as there's a 'local' guitar store, I'd guess that guitar tuition is also locally available. It may be slightly less expensive than renewing your stable of instruments to attend a few lessons with a decent tutor..? It won't take 'several months' to get those few chords down pat, without pain, and there's a whole world of further prowess waiting for you as you inevitably progress. Worth a try..?

It all started circa 2002 when I suddenly developed an urge to learn to play the guitar for some reason. Off I went to the local guitar store and found the experience petrifying to say the least. It was full of people speaking a language I didn't understand and making noises on guitars that I had only heard people making on TV. Anyway several pounds later, I left the said shop with a Wine Red Mexican Strat, a bag, a plectrum, a guitar lead and a Marshall practice amp. For several months I read everything available, practiced until my fingers hurt and the end result was being able to play the E, A and D chords. I began to think that I needed to go into hospital and have all the fingers on my left hand broken and reset to be able to play the guitar properly. Not being a stupid person? one day it dawned on me!. I actually could play the guitar, its just that I hadn't bought the one I could play yet. Armed with this information I bought a Gibson, a PRS, a Clapton Strat, a USA Strat and fifteen amplifiers. Now you won't believe this but I still couldn't play any of them. They all went into retirement and I quite enjoyed being able to pick up a pint of beer again without my fingertips hurting! The other day whilst looking for a USB cable I stumbled across those old instruments of the devil and stupidly decided to try my best to get some sort of meaningful sound out of at least one of them. The quest begins again!!!!!!!!!! note: no guitars or amps were harmed in any way during my practice sessions.

Thanks! Got a few ideas to try….will update on progress as and when I make any

It has to be remembered that guitar is as much a percussion instrument as a stringed one and that note attack is to be expected. However, if it’s too much for your liking, then a compressor with a fast attack and slow release will even it out a bit. Also look at trying a limiter as this should reduce the attack without adding compressor punch and squish (my description, certainly not studio terms ).

Thanks Dad. I’m recording straight from the Blackstar amp via USB into a clean audio channel in Logic so, currently, no FX applied other than reverb in the amp (and their Cabrig speaker emulation software). I don’t play with a pick and just use the pads of my fingers - but I’m obviously quite ham fisted as I end up with this very prominent attack on the notes…. Logic has a bunch of compressors so I’ll have a play with them and see if anything helps to compensate for my poor technique.

Yes, compression would help; how to set it depends on the model of compressor you'll be using. I use a simple Boss pedal (CS3...), and it's easy to just play around with the controls, as they're well labelled as to their effect. Start off with everything centred, and twiddle gently, listening to what happens. I'd leave Level and Tone alone at first; just play with Attack and Decay. Other compressors have similar controls, but their use may well be different. Another option to consider would be to use a softer, more resilient pick (assuming you're playing with one..?). I only use fingers, so can't recommend anything; you must surely have a few different picks hanging around..? I f not, it may be a useful experiment to try, getting a few different ones..? Of course, if recording through a DAW, there are bucket-loads of compressors and Fx suites that can do a lot of stuff. Again, no recommendations, as I don't know what you're using. Any use, all of this..?

I’m finding that when i record myself playing electric (any of them so this is, i think, a “me” thing) i get a noticeable attack on the note. Any suggestions for how i can tame this? Let’s assume that better technique is a non-starter - i have the faults i have and at my age, they’re here to stay. Would compression help? How would i set it? Any other plugins, ideas for how i can lose the annoying click at the start of each note?

This is a particularly thorny problem for me as I find that Macs aren’t quite as friendly as PCs when it comes to viewing and editing metadata. I’ve yet to find anything that does the job perfectly but XLD is a reasonable start. I’ve mainly used it to do high-quality rips of CDs that I own but it also allows one to open a folder and then go out to one of the database services to fill in metadata. Any missing metadata can be mass-added at the album level as needed. it isn’t perfect and I don’t know whether it does lyrics but if you can organise your downloads into suitable folder structures (artist/album) then it may at least give you the basic metadata as a starting point.

thanks in advance for any help

Hello everyone. I've downloaded music before but always end up with files that have blank metadata, no album art, and definitely no synced lyrics. It's frustrating when I import them into my media player and everything looks like a mess of generic file names. I'm wondering if there's a Spotify downloader out there that actually pulls the correct artist, album, genre tags, and ideally embedded lyrics too. I use a fairly organized folder system for my music so accurate tagging really matters to me. Would appreciate hearing what software people use if metadata quality is a priority for you as well.

thank you for your suggestion

My goodness, yes. Welcome to my world. ...

oh, absolutely! As much as I once enjoyed some Schadenfreude repeating this anecdote to a couple of students who were big fans, I'm sure it must be exhausting having to keep your "public face" on most of the time if you're going to be easily recognised.

It’s a sad reflection on my limited musical tastes that I’d not heard of the man before I bought the guitar. I must take a listen.

Dave Grissom knows a thing or two about guitars, so his PRS signatures were always going to be a bit different to the more generic/something for everyone models (perhaps where the passionless comes from). If DG’s preferences and your’s align, you’re on to an absolute winner. DG’s work with Storyville and his solo album, Loud Music, reside in my CD collection.

Lovely guitar. Health to play

B - could you be thinking of kaput? German for broken.