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The design encourages a healthier more varied seated position. I wouldn't say it's "comfortable" in the way a leather couch can be. It's to avoid injuries associated with working sitting down year after year. I'm sure there are alternatives in the states as well. My point was that you'll probably want a chair with a "foot rest" if you're going to play guitar sitting down. Either as a part of the chair or just buy a foot rest and put it in on the floor. Or sit down on the floor like Justin Sandercoe does. That works as well as long as your body allows it.

This is the chair I use. It’s actually my home office chair, but with the foot ring it makes a great guitar chair as well. https://www.dpj.se/ergonomiska-kontorsstolar/2746-100479-kontorsstol-hag-capisco-8106.html#/34-hag_liftomat-150_mm/38-hag_fotring-ja/44-xtreme_tyg-svart_exr009/45-hag_underrede-silver

I usually play standing up. In my experience it's a lot easier to get a good posture as well as neck angle (~45deg.) that way. We don't need more reasons to sit down anyways, it's bad for your health. You'll need a strap though.

Reviews are popping up. I’ve yet see anyone say it’s bad. My only gripe based on internet browsing is cosmetic. The Yamaha Thr10 II is waaaay prettier. It can be on display in the livingroom and noone would know it’s a guitar amp. edit: Can’t decide if I’m vain enough to buy a Yamaha or smart enough to get a Spark. edit: If it's good enough for Philip McKnight, it's good enough for me. Ordered one. Let's see if I get it before August. No internal battery, but those jamming features are too inviting to pass up. edit: Cancelled the order. I'll hold off the purchase until I see it in local stores.

Another interesting amp that just recently came to my attention is Positive Grid’s Spark. Apparently it contains additional features for jamming similar to the Trio+ pedal. https://www.positivegrid.com/spark

Unfortunately, I live in Scandinavia and taxes push the prices upwards. Even if Sweetwater did deliver to my doorstep, the government would slap a toll tax on it. Thomann would be our equivalence to Sweetwater in Europe and they already include all the taxes in the price (which amounts to SEK 3490). This is also the price I get in my local store so I might as well buy it there.

I think the THR in itself will be great. The bluetooth is for playing along with songs. The issue I'm worried about is whether it's worth the extra $300 to be able to run it without wires. The new THR10 v2 comes in two variants. Regular ($350) and Wireless ($450) + optional $150 for a transmitter. The wireless has built in batteries and receiver. To be able to go full wireless I have to pay for the transmitter which according to Amazon is prone to wear out in a year.

In Europe, Eastman guitars have really gotten popular as Gibson alternatives. From what I've heard you're getting custom shop quality for around $2500. https://guitar.com/review/eastman-antique-varnish-sb59v/

This video really resonates with me and I already have three acoustic, three electric guitars; and a telecaster style guitar from the local luthier on order. I hope it ends here. That will be my seventh guitar in 13 years and I'd really like an ES-335 style guitar as well... 🥵

Yeah, I should've been clearer. This is only for home and mostly low volume use. But I'm a little worried about build quality of the amps I've specified. I've seen an alarming amount of Amazon reviews claiming the wireless sender wears out in a year.

I admit I've never played a carbon fibre acoustic, but how bad can it be.

I already have a BOSS GT-1 which I think is the same thing (although lesser) as a Line 6 Pod Go. So a PA would suffice? I'm not sure about that as portability and wireless are two things not bought to the table by your advice. The amps I'm looking at can run on batteries and require no instrument cable which means I can play on the porch if I want to.

For the last ten(ish) years I've been playing on a Blackstar HT-5R and even used it for gigging once. It's been great and I have it in our basement. However I'm looking at the Boss Katana Air or Yamaha THR10II Wireless to be able to play around the house more freely. I'm leaning towards the Yamaha as it looks like it could fit in anywhere on the looks side as well as double as bluetooth speaker. But at around $600 (incl. wireless dongle for guitar) it's a bit steep.

This is the reason I wish I knew about carbon fibre guitars earlier in my journey and how they're unaffected by humidity. I would replace my three wood acoustics with one Emerald X20 (or a Rainsong) in a hearbeat. Now it's too expensive to sell off the guitars and buy a carbon fibre one. They're hard to find on the used market too.

A late reply and given the wood was cracking, not of much value, but here goes. Nitro finish is in my opinion an inferior (or superior if it's your thing) finish as it's prone to cracking and wear off while its' alternatives are not. People who buy guitars with nitro finishes either likes the perceived sound of it or the reliced look the guitar gets as it wears off. It smells nice though.