I have 3 acoustics. One is a Gretsch G9511 Style 1 Single-0.
It has a Parlor-sized body with solid-spruce top and laminated mahogany back and sides; aged white binding; rosewood bridge with bone saddle; Appalachia cloudburst gloss urethane finish.
Neck is 24.875′′-scale mahogany neck with slim-C shape and matte finish, 19-fret rosewood fingerboard (joins body at the 12th fret) with 12.6′′ radius, 1.73′′-wide bone nut, and vintage-style open geared tuners.
It’s my Blues Box. The tone could stand to be bolder, but it is a dream to play. I’m only 5’ 5", so my reach is also limited.
Sadly, medical issues don’t allow me to play more than 5 - 10 minutes before pain stops me, so I don’t really play anymore. My wife is after me to sell at least some of my 7 guitars. I will, eventually.
I’m left-handed but I play acoustic guitar right-handed. I’m not sure if it’d be better to learn the electric right-handed or left. If I learned it left, I’d get muscle memory on both hands. I think it would be easier to just get a right-handed guitar. This is the amp I plan on getting: Fender Champion II 100 Combo Amp Black | Guitar Center.
Sorry to hear that. How long had you been playing?
If you don’t mind me asking, what is causing the neuropathy? My trouble is painful muscle spasms in my neck caused by radiotherapy for throat cancer. It also ruined my singing voice. You know how God liked the way David played the lyre? I take it He didn’t appreciate my playing.
I also have neuropathy, from chemotherapy, but it only affects the 2 minor toes on the right foot .
Mine is also from chemo. Feet and fingers. I can’t feel the strings anymore. Or clarinet keys or piano keys. Cancer robbed me of a hobby of over 30 years.
Oh. We just started a cancer chat thread in the lounge area. Check it out.
Since you’ve been playing right-handed, just stay with that and buy a right-handed guitar.
You ought to be happy with that amp for a lot of years to come. Make sure you get the foot switch with it. It is for switching between amp channels and effects.
If you do get a lower cost brand, take an experienced electric player with you to check out the hardware. Long ago I got a Hondo bass. It shorted out within a year, and I had to constantly tune it.
Wow! You have quite the budget.
Yes you can connect this to the amp. Though you might look into getting 2 smaller single speaker (10 or 12") amps so you can run them in a stereo setup, as the Helix can output stereo effects. You ought to get the salesman at GC to demonstrate the difference.
Actually, I’m a flat-broke teenager. The plan is to (1) Get a job at (2) Save enough to make two downpayments (3) Make one downpayment a month until I completely own the gear. The main reason I’m doing this is so that I’ll be able to teach others how to play. The second reason is because I’m getting the electric guitar itch.
The daughter of a friend of mine made money for a drum kit she had her eye on by going to Goodwill stores, junk shops. Etc and buying stuff then selling it on eBay and Etsy. She was in marching band and orchestra , so this fit her schedule better than a traditional job. She got her drum kit with a …ummm.,. WILD paint job eventually, adding in money she got for birthday and such. If you did that plus a job. You may get that axe more quickly.
