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@@mainsblanches8793 it's actually not that bad to make minor adjustments on the fly. Retunings would be more effort for sure

@@scottstanley8370 I agree. I've done four of these and I can't wait to check out more!

It is a really good little pedal, and worth trying in your chain at this price point. Just keep in mind that the Gain control does add some sizzle.

@@woodsnstrings i see, thanks buddy.

@@mcnilcon2004 you want a more unique review?

@@nathanielreed6086 did you turn it on? But seriously, try contacting them. All my stuff works.

Not with this one. It's a simple analog circuit.

Excellent question. Think of amperage as a supply and voltage as pressure. You can connect one pedal to a 500mA supply, and have energy left over, so long as that supply doesn't push out more than 9 volts. Each pedal will only draw as much power as it needs. So if a pedal draws 35 mA, that's all it gets. The volts refers to how much gets pushed OUT...so connecting a 9V pedal (which these all are) to an 18V supply will fry your pedal. Connecting an 18V pedal to a 9V supply won't give it enough to work. As long as you connect 9V to 9V, you can connect as many pedals to that supply as it can handle. You can probably even daisy chain a couple to the 100 mA supplies, as these all run well under 100 mA each. The setup in the video is just the cleanest way to do it.

@@woodsnstrings Thank you so very much for the kind and very clear explanation. Your help is most appreciated and you HAVE helped me tremendously. Best wishes!

@@camdix3250 my pleasure. Keep us posted on how it goes!

I can't speak to yours specifically, but any new guitar should get a setup. Try checking the neck relief first before going after the saddle. 4mm is really high, but that screams neck bow to me.

You can use either but it's meant to be an acoustic guitar, so I would stick with those.

Yeah I find it sounds better as a preamp, although you can get it sounding good through the amp if you put the time into dialing in both sets of EQs. Generally if you get a distortion that sounds kind of flubby, try it in the FX return as a pre and you'll fall in love with it.

Donner is a company based in China.

Glad you enjoyed it, and welcome to your next addiction! I'm not far from you. If you need help setting it up let me know.

@@woodsnstrings Thank you so much!

I...don't even know how to answer this question or if it's even a real question at all. Pedals are powered by electricity. Most, like this one, use a 9V battery (I don't use batteries) or a pedal power supply. In this case, as in the majority of cases, it's a 9V adapter with a center negative pin and a minimum of 100mA of available power. You plug it in.

Doesn’t help that dude is out of tune and isn’t that great at playing

I've been running these guitars for about two years now with no issues, so this is the first I've heard of it. That said, depending on how long you've had them, you might be able to get some warranty help from Donner -- I'd contact their support team first. If you do want new tuners, you can usually get a good set of Gotoh or Graph Tech tuners for around $100 (sometimes less in the US).

As far as the color, yes it's more of a graphite, it's really beautiful.

That sucks. I'd definitely say you got a bad batch or something -- contact the company. I'm not their support division...I just demo what I get. But in almost 40 years of playing guitar, I've never had a guitar's paint start chipping off. I don't mean after a day of playing...I mean EVER. The only time chipping has ever been an issue is if I've banged it on something and chipped the paint myself. Then sometimes the crack and chip will grow over time. (For the fans of relic finishes...I've also never worn through the paint on a guitar either LOL. I've had some guys come through my shop with mid-70s Strats and Les Pauls that have been played for longer than I've been alive...they might be scratched and have bad buckle rash, but I have yet to see a worn finish that looks like a custom shop relic.) I've got over 20 guitars in my studio. Most are budget instruments from Donner and Eart. None of them have paint randomly falling off of them. And they get played A LOT. If this was something you painted I might be able to guess at why you didn't get good adhesion, but I've never heard of this happening on a factory guitar, so you might want to bring it up with their support team.

Probably the same as any other guitar. It's just an acoustic configuration without a resonating chamber. Did fine in standard tuning with a slide for my Eagles set.

Thanks. The prices go up and down all the time. People can just set a price drop alert.

Not that I've experienced. The only thing I can suggest is make sure the power supply is only putting out 9V, as higher voltages can cause overheating and damage. Try contacting Donner support (I don't work for them...I just demo the gear).

You mean the gauge of the strings. It ships with acoustic light strings (11's), but you can put any strings on it you like as long as they have a ball end.

That is one of my custom models, "Luonnotar," built from a Solo PRK-10 kit, hand-finished, and upgraded with Graph Tech hardware, Iron Age accessories, and a pair of Pegcity Pickups Superclutch humbuckers. You can check it out here: czcams.com/video/W9vaRtDIgfI/video.htmlsi=HTvqEeIPyv2zIcoR It's on an A-frame stand by the way, not just leaning against the wall 😉

@@woodsnstrings wow! Beautiful guitar!!

Haha right?! Thing is, you don't always have control of the backline at the gig, and those brights can be brutal. I try to make a habit of dialing in my tones with the tone at about 7 so I have some headroom for solos. I do like things wide open for sure though :)

​@@woodsnstrings each to his own. I don't use tone knobs. I feel guitars sound better without them. More lively. :)

It can be, although using the key makes tuning fairly quick work. I tend to set my acoustics up for one tuning and leave it there.

Honestly either will do fine. I think the 152 is better built and more flexible, and comes set up a little better out of the box (you should take it to someone local and have them do a setup though -- that goes for any guitar). It will perform better and be worth keeping as you progress.

The scale is pretty standard. I haven't had any issues.

@@woodsnstrings based on what I heard… strat length neck.. that’s cool

You could try but the bridge is compensated for intonation so you'll likely run into issues there.