Guitars & Music Tech

Yeah, absolutely! I've not picked up any guitars recently, I think the last one I bought was maybe 18 months ago (it might be longer than that, even!). That was a Harley Benton Fusion mk3, active EMG pickups, fixed bridge, locking tuners. It's really nice but I need to take it to a luthier to get the pickup selection switch fixed, it's a bit scratchy when I select the bridge-only pickup. I have a few guitars and basses. Do you have any / how many and what are they? Do you have a favourite?

Yeah, absolutely! I've not picked up any guitars recently, I think the last one I bought was maybe 18 months ago (it might be longer than that, even!). That was a Harley Benton Fusion mk3, active EMG pickups, fixed bridge, locking tuners. It's really nice but I need to take it to a luthier to get the pickup selection switch fixed, it's a bit scratchy when I select the bridge-only pickup. I have a few guitars and basses. Do you have any / how many and what are they? Do you have a favourite?

Hi and thanks for your message. 

I looked that guitar up, as am familiar with Harley Benton but not that model. That looks and sounds like a nice piece of kit. In case it helps: when you say scratchy on the bridge pickup (the selector switch) is that just when you select it first, or does it continue making scratchy noises? Also, are these sounds coming through the amp/electric output or just acoustic? Depending ... this could be something that 'contact cleaner' would solve. If you search Amazon for 'electric contact cleaner' it should come up. It's a spray that you can usually spray a bit of into the switch from the outside, wiggle it around a dozen or so times, and, fingers crossed it resolves it. If you give me info on the questions I put I may be able to say if that is likely to work. 

Newly diagnosed, but knowing for near certain I'm autistic since learning more about it for the last year or so, I realise now that guitars are a form of comfort object to me, a stimming type thing, a total obsession, and ... they fill a lot of roles both typical to autism as well as just an immense love of guitars. I've owned many and currently have 7 (I know, that's a lot). 

Stratocaster's are a favourite in terms of clean sound and feel and vibe. Ibanez RG type are my 'home' and where I grew up playing and shredding.