Should I start saving on this?

To each their own, we all have personal preferences. But anytime I mention that I like my guitars to look new, to be made of materials that don’t show age like carbon fiber and stainless steel, relic lovers come out in giant groups to shun me.

No one likes rusted cars. If you had a Ferrari, you wouldn’t let any of the parts get bad. You constantly maintain it, and anything that gets worn out gets replaced. Ship of Theseus type of situation.

There’s an appeal to guitars that look new. If you raised a human whose never seen or heard a guitar before, hand them a relic guitar and a new guitar, they’re going to prefer the new one. The only reason people like Relic guitars is because other guitarists tell them it’s cool to like, we are conditioned into it.

Not to mention the whole argument between artificial relics and real ones.

I've been playing for 2.5 years

And I play dsbm/bm

Schecter Omen Extreme-6 FR

Schecter Demon-6

Ibanez RG470PB REB

ESP LTD EC-256 BLK

I’m a beginner and was wondering if the Ernie Ball Power Slinky’s are good for drop C# or if i should get thicker gauge strings. Trying to play along with the recording of Around the fur.

Sorry, I know the diagram is a little rough, but the idea is to use a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge position and a vintage Fender single-coil in the neck. I only want to use one volume pot, but since single-coils typically use 250k pots and humbuckers typically use 500k pots, I’m trying to figure out how to balance the two. I want to keep the clarity and high-end response of the humbucker with a 500k pot without making the single-coil sound too bright or harsh. My thought was to use a resistor on the single-coil’s side of the three-way switch to bring the effective resistance closer to 250k, but I’m not entirely sure if I’ve got the wiring right.

I have a hard time keeping the picks from spinning in my hand or it just falls off for the last 40+ years off playing guitars. I tried every form of picks but none of them work for me. I even tried the double sided tape on the pick and that worked but that just it’s just a mess. I think most of the “grip” picks are made for people with sweaty hands.
For people who have very dry hands, what guitar picks has worked for you?
Thanks mates

I am struggling to chose between Yamaha FS100C and Enya EA X1 Pro Max both are nearly the same price. I want to use this guitar for stage performance and gigs with friends.