I haven’t posted much lately, but I’ve been in here every day, just quiet on the posting front. Behind the scenes though? Anything but quiet. A few things I want to give you a heads up on: 🛠️ Store overhaul in progress We’re rebuilding the entire online store from the ground up. New theme, new products, and way stronger offers built specifically for this community. Expect more free and heavily discounted product drops once it’s live. Not ready yet, but it’s close, and it’s going to be a big upgrade. 🎁 Giveaways coming in October We’re running product giveaways next month too. Details coming closer to launch, but keep an eye out, free gear is on the way. 🤝 Something big for reviewers We’ve taken a lot of your feedback to heart this year, and running a community like this comes with real challenges on our end too. We’ve been working hard on a way to make this a genuine win-win, including a way for members to actually earn commissions off the reviews you’re already doing. This one’s exciting, more details soon. 🎸 New branded product dropping Not ready to name it yet, but we’ve got something launching that I’m genuinely pumped about. I’ll be back in about a week or so with the full reveal. We are going to finish off the year strong, and I’m very grateful to have you all along for the ride. 🙏

Hey folks, I know most of us don’t make our living playing guitar, so what is your profession? My career was in electronics and technology development. I’m now doing financial advising and building amps and stuff as a hobby. Guitar collection currently sits at 10 with one or two more incoming. I’d love to be out playing live again if my schedule wasn’t so whacked.

I feel like a slacker. I practiced scales for 30 minutes. C pentatonic scale in all 5 positions. Then practiced songs for an hour. Feel like if I don’t play twice that long I’m not getting the job done. lol.

What is your A reference on your tuner? I use 432 on my acoustics because it’s a frequency that aligns with our body’s energy. A friend of mine, who is the classical and baroque guitar professor at W&M, uses 430.65 for his house note. What’s your view on this and how do you apply it?

I'm still here. Somehow, after officially retiring a few weeks ago, I've gotten busier and haven't been able to devote much time to the community. But I'm still lurking around occasionally.