u/Necessary-Cow2857

I don't shop at big guitar stores so I don't get to see high end guitars in person very often, but a pretty big store near me was closing down and I had the chance to play a few mid to high-end Gibson and Fender models the other day. $3000~4000 USD and $2000~$3000 respectively.

There was some issues with the finishes on a few of the Gibsons, and the some of the Fenders were not setup very well. Fair enough I suppose.

They played well of course I'm not going to deny that, but for $3000 I expect alot more. The Gibson actually felt pretty similiar to my $200 LTD that I practice modding on, but maybe that was just the neck shape.

The pickups sounded good on both, but in this day and age its hard to find ones that don't, and people usually replace them with something else.

I don't really see the appeal *in the modern day* besides the logo on the headstock and the knowledge that greatest players in history used them. I know they were amazing back in the day because your only other option for most players was cheap bargain bin guitars like first-act, and/or Japanese (which was seen similiar to how Chinese-made is today) like Ibanez.

With the decline of quality in both companies and rising costs, I'm seeing less people buy Fenders and Gibsons, especially the younger generation. They aren't bad guitars by any means, but ignoring any finish flaws and setup problems assuming I just got unlucky and played lemons, that much for CNC guitars? Made of cheap~mid range woods?

I could ask a great luthier to make anything I wanted by hand to my exact specifications for less than $4000 man.

TL;DR I played a Fender and a Gibson and they were decent guitars with high price tags.

Love this game, but it feels so slow sometimes, especially when I only have a moment to play. Wish it had a speed slider like Balatro and even Peglin. Using cheat engine at the moment and that works pretty well, also lets me set the speed to like 500x and just skip to round 80 whenever I get a god build on the 10th round (if I so desire).

I am not a singer by any means, I tried screaming for the first time today (20-30 mins or so), sounded pretty good actually, but of course I did it completely wrong / unhealthy and ended up doing something to my voice.

Unlike when I overdo throat singing, there is no pain at all, my voice is normal (maybe a slightly lower in pitch) but is also very prone to cracks, and my head voice is like completely gone.

I am usually a very quiet person and don't use my voice much, I usually sing with pretty decent technique and never get strain, so I hope that means my voice wont be permanently damaged.

Will it go back to normal on it's own? How long until my voice goes back to normal? I've been eating honey, lozenges, and drinking a bunch of water and trying to speak as little and softly as possible. Planning on taking a hot shower tomorrow morning.