Posts by Axe Arsenal

  • Is new gear prices soaring?

    Friedman prices here in Europe ; 2 years ago I bought a second hand BE 100 Deluxe (3 months old). I looked at the prices new and they were less than 4000 Euro then. Last year no increase but since a couple of months now it's 4750 Euro. The ASM 12 is more than 1600 Euro now, a couple of months ago it was 1200..

    Last year I bought two Dimarzio pickups, now for the same pickup more than 20 Euro for each one.

    Maybach guitars also (now 2300 for a Lester '59).

    I saw an increase in the last 6 months for a lot of brands.


    But if I list a guitar for sale I get offers by guys who still think we're in the previous century...

  • Have you suffered practice injuries? Trigger-finger, Carpal-tunnel, etc.

    Quote from lbieber

    I've had many issues related to hands, arms, shoulders... All due to repetition. I've gone down many roads in search of a solution but have never found one. I've managed to make playing tolerable by:

    1. Learning to relax and play lightly. It is interesting how little force is necessary to play a guitar
    2. Light strings helped me a lot
    3. Probably the most significant is a percussion massager on hands, forearms, elbows and all the way to the shoulders. I turn it up high and pound away with it. I use it myself, but it seems more effective when my girl does it. This device has allowed me to keep playing with very little pain.

    Now if I could solve the tinnitus and hyperacusis...

    Best of luck

    I have a severe case of tinnitus (and hyperacusis), I also had surgery on both shoulders, forearm, elbow, Carpal Tunnel both hands and multiple Trigger fingers. Never ending story....