Dad3353

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Good evening, @danhkr, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 

Good afternoon, @Hydra19, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 

Good evening, @ToFret.com, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 

Thomann have the Guild Aristicrat, with P90's at £660...

32 minutes ago, warwickhunt said:

...... need to investigate guitar pup differences ...

... and down the rabbit hole he goes ...

28 minutes ago, warwickhunt said:

... Is there a guitar not too dissimilar that is slimmer bodied? ...

There are several; name your budget..? There is a 'slim' version of the Godin Kingpin, but may be harder to find. A quick look around some of the 'usual suspects' shows me a nice Hofner 4560Son Reverb, in Germany, priced at €745...

...or, at the Guitar Village, UK, an Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II, at £599...

From The Music Locker, I see a Thinline Hofner President for £895...

Have a search yourself for 'thinline archtop' and see what comes up..? I found my 'bucket list' guitar through Reverb, from Sweden, a Hofner Thinline President, Florentine, but paid twice that much.

Happy hunting; there are bargains to be had, but they have to be hunted down. Hope this helps. 

If you're not using, or going to use, the Fender (and it does seem to be rather, err... 'complex' to pilot...), maybe try to trade it for an Fx pedal you'd be happy with..? I don't know if there's a RichTone outlet near you, but they do offer s/h pedals, and invite part exchange. On looking through their site, briefly, I see a couple of Sonicake RockStage ùulti-Fx, at £39, s/h, which look to be simple and direct enough to do the essentials. See here...

RichToneMusic s/h Multi-Fx ...

They have several Zoom pedals, too, priced the same. Plenty of other fish in the sea, of course, but a decent s/h pedal would fit the budget, and a trade-in would maybe see you evens, too..! Just a thought, if it helps. 

Good evening, @Paul S, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 

A common issue; one usual 'solution' is to tune down a tone, and use a capo on the second fret. This reduces string tension, so less pull on the belly. 

There's always room in one's life for a nylon-strung guitar. Keep it safe, but keep it. 

3 hours ago, solo4652 said:

I've been playing bass for 20 years. I'm starting to think about buying a half-decent (electro) acoustic guitar for strumming along to some simple songs. I've done some research, and Yamaha F310 keeps cropping up. Plenty on ebay for under £100. This seems pretty cheap to me - are they any good? I'd happily spend up to £200, and I'd happily consider used. Any other makes to consider? Tanglewood? Takamine??

A good shout-out for the F310, but be aware that it is an acoustic guitar. If you want an electro-acoustic, Yamaha offer the FX400, but at a higher price (£255 from Thomann, for instance...). Do you really need the 'electro' part, though..? For 'playing out', it's very useful, but for home use, the only real advantage is for recording, and even then, it's not the same sound as using an external mic. Your call, of course.
The other makers cited are very good, too, especially second-hand, where one may get a better instrument, if there's enough knowledge to judge the instrument offered. Hope this helps. 

44 minutes ago, EdwardMarlowe said:

... Maybe there will be fewer acts late on now, though, if it's easier to fins the venues.  

For those swimming in, perhaps..? 

45 minutes ago, EdwardMarlowe said:

...fewer bands using traditional maps on stage ...

I blame the advent of GPS. 

...

I concur with the advice above : one speaker cable with a 1/4 mono jack at each end is all that's required. It can be plugged into either of the cab sockets; these are doubled up to give the option of linking to a second cab, if desired. This is called 'daisy-chaining'. Probably moot in your case, but one should be aware that the total impedance of cabs connected in this way must not be below the minimum impedance of the amp. Two 8Ohm cabs connected in this 'daisy-chain' fashion would present a 4Ohm load to the amp. If the amp supports this, all well and good. If not, expect costly 'magic smoke'. The 'Baby Bomb' pedal amp, for instance, will not support two such cabs (the output socket is labelled : 8-16 Ohms...), but your single cab should be fine. Ignore, then, the second cab socket. Hope this helps.

Good evening, @Iain Douglas, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 

Found s/h (in France...), all under £150...

Fender Super Champ XD..?

Ibanez TSA 5..?

Blackstar HT-1R..?

Fender Champion 600

Bugera V22..?

Blackstar HT5..?

Nothing similar near you..? 

3 hours ago, chyc said:

... "real valves cannot be properly emulated" ...

I'll admit to not understanding; if the sound you're after comes from a small valve combo, with reverb, why not look for and buy a small valve combo with reverb..? It would cost no more (possibly much less...) than the Yamaha, and solve the issue, no..? 

Good evening, @alpro, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 

3 hours ago, Graham50 said:

If Fender Standard series guitars are now made in Indonesia, what’s the difference between a Fender and a Squier to justify a different price?

Here's what Andertons offer as information on the subject...

Andertons Blog : Fender Standard vs. Player II vs. Squier Classic Vibe...

Not quite 'chalk and cheese'; the differences are down to personal preference and budget, maybe..? 

Good evening, @otoledo, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 

Good evening, @StairliftToHeaven, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 

1 hour ago, Jensen said:

... I find I'll manage to get the next string across to ring out. ...

Plenty of Youtube videos on the subject; here's one...

Here's another ...

Hope this helps. Ignore the 'choice of string gauge' stuff, you'll want 10-48 gauge, really. Others will be along too, soon...