Dad3353

As I have 'spare' guitars galore, I'm going to have to try this, soon. ... (When I say 'soon', this is a temporal device meaning 'someday, but I don't know when'. It's been almost a year since I played guitar at all, so ...)

The 'standard' tool for this sort of stuff is 'Audacity', a free audio player, which does conversion and treatment very well (better than most 'on-line' offers...), where quality can be specified depending on file size wanted. Here's a link; worth trying..? Audacity ...

Clive... The video is 'Private', so we can't play it. Could you change that, please..? Thanks in advance; meanwhile... Have a great day. Douglas

The photos don't show up in that format on my (Windows 11, 'Brave' browser...) PC; here's one I converted to 'Png', just so that it can be seen...

I don't know anything about these guitars, but I'll pass on a tip for any 12-string acoustics : put a capo at the second fret, and tune the guitar down a tone (so to 'D'...). This reduces the tension on the table from the 12 strings; some don't handle this extra tension too well and the table 'bows' upwards over time. Just a thought.

Look very carefully at the neck volute, and the body join. Make sure that the truss rod turns (take a small cross-head screwdriver to remove the plate, and a set of Imperial Allen keys...). For such a price, everything should check out; if it's all to your satisfaction that's a fine 'keeper' guitar. Does it have a hard case..?

The 6-figure number and 'Made in USA' stamp started in 1970, with the Memphis factory. It's almost certainly not a '60s guitar; 'best guess' : 1975.

No expert either, but some good info here... How to date a Gibson 335 ... From the laquer checking (and having seen and played 335's from that period...) it certainly looks the part, so, if it plays well, it's a Good Guitar. It would be a delicate job to graft a Les Paul neck onto a 335 body (but not impossible, just difficult and delicate...). If the Price is Right...

I think it's more a case of just 'doing it', consciously at first, but becoming 'second nature' with practice. When learning to drive, the coordination of throttle, brake, clutch is a conscious task, but becomes automatic, even in a crisis, once experience sets in. It's what one learns first that dictates, mostly; it's the hippocampus in the brain that holds learned memory from an early age. Repetition of gestes become unconscious reflexes after a while, and can be difficult to erase, or re-programme. It can be done, though, as a conscious effort at first. Amputees re-learn motor skills in this fashion.

Back in the sixties, a younger brother (a hard-nosed 'leftie', like our Dad...) took to my guitar, and spent very little time at all playing it far better than I could at the time (and since..!). It being 'right-handed' didn't figure at all in his approach; he just played it, without bothering about such niceties. When I took up drumming, I played 'standard' right-hand disposition (hi-hat on the left...), but, just out of curiosity, one day turned the kit around to 'leftie' (hi-hat on my right...). That's how I've played ever since; it felt so much more natural (right-hand leading on snare, left hand on hi-hat, left foot for bass drum, right foot for hi-hat...). I suppose I could get used to a right-hand kit after while, but I'd certainly not become fluid with it in the years now left to me. The brain is a funny old thing, isn't it..?

That look to be about the right price (assuming it's in pristine condition; there are a couple here in France, s/h, for that price...); if you have the possibility to try it yourself, I'd say it's a Good Deal. I've very seldom heard of anyone calling upon any guarantee or warranty for this type of guitar; if it's only a few month's old, the original guarantee may still work, too. It would certainly not be a deal-breaker for me with no warranty. Maybe find out why it's being sold on so soon after purchase..? If it was in any way defective, the Seller would have called upon the guarantee, surely..? Caveat emporium, of course, but it's a very good guitar, as long as it suits you. Go to see it, I'd say.

I don't have a Spider, but I downloaded the software, and it looks to be quite intuitive. Are you doing this on a PC or a 'phone..? The interface is fine on a PC. I've no idea as to particular settings for each of the sounds wanted, but surely it's easy enough to just try 'em out..? To switch on or off any effect, amp or cab, just use the standard 'on/off' icon on the right of each, select any active effect and use 'the 'Edit' button below to set it ('Gain' for an overdrive, 'Depth' or whatever for a reverb etc...) and listen to the result..? For Brian May, maybe choose a VoxAC30-type amp, a Tube Screamer-type overdrive and a Compressor set high as a starting point..? I've never knowingly heard any Oasis stuff, so you'll have to work that out for yourself, but, if you know the song, how hard can it be to go through a few buttons to get close..? Sorry, I can't help much more. Edit: I've just listened to that Oasis track on U-tube; I found some snippets of 'solo' guitar hidden in the mush, by hopping through, and it didn't sound anything special to my old cloth ears. A 'thin' EQ, a dab of reverb and a compressor (for sustain...) and a light overdrive would do me (it's hidden behind a shed-load of disto rhythm anyway, so doesn't need to 'pop out'.

Have a look here for the Remote (not 'Remove'..! ...) app documentation. Hope this helps ... Line6 Spider V Remote Doc ...

Here's one revue of it; there may be others, more flattering... Yamaha APX600 Revue ... I would strongly recommend taking the time to go to a decently-stocked music shop, and try a few of their acoustics. You don't have to come out with a purchase (but the temptation will be strong..!); you will learn, for yourself, what differences in feel, sound, price exist between makes and models. Don't be afraid to try a high-end guitar, just for comparison. You will be in a far better position to choose, and may even find a decent second-hand, or 'B-stock', that you like and can afford. Take your time, there's no rush. Just my tuppence-worth.