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If I purchase another expansion pack in the future, I'll be glad to do that, unfortunately right now this is all I have so I can't do it right now. It would basically be the same steps as in this video though, only you'd have to sacrifice the choke functionality on the two cymbals and instead use 2 couplers+insert cables on those two tom cables as well, splitting them into your 6th tom and 4th, 5th, and 6th cymbals. I believe you could also split the snare, but you'd lose the dual zone functionality there. Basically, due to the limitations of the Titan 50 module, you'd have to sacrifice something.

It's just a cheap desk mount mic stand I bought on amazon 3-4 years ago for $8.99. I thought it would be junk, but it's still going strong today. You do need something to mount it to though, as it's not free standing. Also came with pop filters, different mic mounts, even a cell phone mount. I just looked and the exact one I got isn't available anymore, but if you search "desk mount microphone stand" or "microphone stand boom arm" on Amazon, there are tons of similar options.

Yeah, unfortunately these haven't been available for a while now. I purchased it on Amazon though, when they were available. Hopefully they come back at some point as they're great guitars for the price.

@ I wonder why they discontinued them?

@@abraham_benson_official Well, the most likely reason is that they just sold out and haven't produced any more yet. Best Choice Products makes A TON of different things, it's pretty crazy, so re-stocking guitars just might not be high on their priority list. In that case, hopefully at some point they get re-stocked. However there's also always the possibility that there were legal issues with the shape of the guitar and in that case they either just discontinue the model or go and change the shape a little bit. Ultimately only time may tell.

As always, greatly appreciate the kind words! And yeah, that's the old battle I have with my good friends, the Algorithms. These days, I do my best not to worry too much about any of that and just have fun making the videos I enjoy making. If they do good, that's great! If not, on to the next. Thank you for thinking of/remembering me and searching for me, not everyone does that so that means a lot, I appreciate you doing that. And yeah, if you check out my review/demo on this guitar, you'll see my first experience with Firefly wasn't the best, but I'm hoping to give them another go at some point. As I say in the video, they definitely make a lot of cool guitars, I always want to buy like 10 different ones on their site. And even with the issues I had, it's still a great guitar for the money so I'm sure I'll pick up another at some point. I think I might have asked you already, but what Firefly's do you have?

Thank You, same to you pal! And you're not bugging me one bit, you know I love talking about music gear any time. This is actually an excellent idea for a video to make in the future, so thank you for the great questions! But for now, let me see if I can get you started in a good direction. First off, as I said previously, your kit sounds most excellent! And it's all about fun, more variety=more fun, more fun=more playing, more playing=better skills! So first thing is you want to make sure you have a computer that can handle drum software, some are lighter on resources than others. I highly recommend trying out a bunch of free versions of drum programs, one of my favorites being ML Drums, sounds great with just the stock presets. The free version does however have limitations on number of toms (2), which is a bummer. Expansion packs for that, although inexpensive if you get them on their 50% sales can end up getting addicting as you end up wanting them all. So recently I've been really working a lot on using IK Multimedia's Modo Drum as it was included in the Total Studio Max bundle that I bought on sale for like $150, which also included Amplitube & Tonex (guitar/bass), Syntronik (synths), Sampleton (mellotron), Sampletank, TRackS (mixing/mastering) and a whole bunch more. I've been slowly unpacking the bundle making videos for everything on my channel and it's a ton of fun, well worth the ~$150 sale price. Modo Drum specifically has 13 different drum kits, which I did a video on. There's a lot of versatility there. They have a free version as well, but it only includes 1 kit (based on a Yamaha). Then really the only other thing is an audio interface, do you have one? I just use an older Focusrite Scarlet 2i2, which settings wise you'll want to use ASIO, otherwise there will be latency, which is no fun at all. You just plug your audio interface and Drum module into your computer via USB, open your drum software, make sure everything is good in settings and then you're playing! Again, a video on this would definitely be much more helpful, but I'm here if you have any further questions! The best thing though is free software, as then you can see what works and what doesn't before spending a bunch of money.

Much appreciate, my friend, thank you! This is one of my older songs "Transform", nowadays I don't really care too much for my voice/sound quality on the song...may have to re-record it at some point.

Good suggestion, Thank You, I'll add it to the list of future videos to make. It occurred to me in editing that I probably should have just done that, but wasn't sure on if it was necessary or not, so now I have my answer, and my apologies that I didn't do it for this video. The good news is that I didn't add anything extra to the frame, everything fits on the stock frame and in fact, I think I could probably fit even one more expansion pack, although I'd have to sacrifice the cymbal choke functionality, which I enjoy using. I have moved different pieces around, but I think it's all just personal preferences, for example I moved the module and two crash cymbals to the center of the rack as opposed to the left and right arms, but again, I think everyone will have personal preferences as to where they want cymbals, pads, module, etc. for their liking and setup. The stock rack and hardware is very flexible to a lot of different setups, which is really great!

@@JROID I have emailed Simmons tech support this same question. Have not received a reply. So yes please create an "how to" video. Regarding mounting additional tom pads.

@@davidmost5206 I certainly will make a video, however I usually rotate between guitar, drum, and synthesizer videos so it may take a few weeks to get it out. If you're in a hurry for assistance, it's really not too difficult, you just loosen a few bolts using the drum key that comes with the Titan 50, slide off the end post of the side your looking to place a drum and slide the clamps/mounts on/off the rack/frame. The actual placement is up to you. If you're not in a hurry, as I said, I'll gladly make a video for you, it just will take a bit of time to get to it.

@@JROID Take your time creating the video. That's what thought.

@@davidmost5206 Sounds good, thanks for your interest!

Thanks pal, same to you!

Thank you, same to you, my friend!

Well I appreciate you watching, hopefully it was helpful, I also have one I did recently on Pantera's "Walk" that utilizes the Modo Drum Metal Kit, if you're interested. I definitely feel that Modo Drum is underrated and will be doing a whole lot more Modo Drum videos in the future.

Welcome to the party pal! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment! That's most excellent, which color(s) do you have? They definitely are very nice guitars, it's a bummer that they're sold out currently, I had them in my watch list for such a long time and they weren't selling fast at all, then bam! they're gone. I hope they come back with some new color options, I said it to another individual, I'd love a gold one. Or a traditional silverburst. And I'd imagine the pickups should be the same, but you never know with all these different manufacturers sometimes even operating out of the same facilities as other brands.

@@JROID koool! glad to be on board! one is a baccoburst and the other is a "ice tea" burst.... the coilsplits dont sound great to me on the pups that came with the 2 censtar LP clones...full HB theyre "golden".... ill be popping in a artec LPC210 15k ceramic humbucker(in the icetea burst) and using the stock coilsplit switch....i just hope that outer coil is active when engaged...the stock one is.... fingers crossed!

@@birdman316 Ooh, very nice choices, and sounds like a nice modification you have planned. I still haven't done the coil split mod on mine yet cause as you said the full humbuckers are quite nice and I usually like to sit with things for a bit. As I said in this video though, I can almost guarantee I'll do it for a future video at some point.

OHH YEAHH! Thanks for watching!

If you search “Censtar Semi-Hollow” on Amazon, that’s how you find it. Unfortunately this color and the red color look to be sold out now, they only have 1 left in stock in the “Orange” color.

Optical illusion? Visual trickery? Your size description is exactly how I would describe them, very small picks.

Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to leave your thoughts! I always say that I'm a guitar player who likes to play a bit of keyboard, drums, sing, etc. So I do agree that my keyboard skills are pretty rudimentary. I do have a great deal of fun making these videos, learning about/playing instruments I'm unfamiliar with so I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it. And I appreciate the tips/info as well, always looking to expand my knowledge and skills, thank you! If you get a chance and are interested, I actually do make music and would greatly appreciate you giving it a listen. I have lyric videos on my channel and it's also available on streaming services. I ended up using this Sampletron/Mellotron on my latest song "Make Believe". A lot of my music does have an 80's influence so you nailed that! The whole reason I started this "JROID" project was so that I could create whatever music came out of me creatively, without anyone saying I needed to stick to a genre, so some songs lean towards rock, some pop, some country, some electronic, and depending on how much you dig, there's even a little trap for you on my older stuff as I do enjoy me quite a bit of hip hop and rap actually! My newer stuff is definitely better when it comes to sound quality as I've gotten better at recording/mixing/mastering over the years, but my older stuff is still out there. If you end up giving it a listen, please let me know what you think, as I said, I'm always looking to learn/improve so I'd love to hear your thoughts. And Thank you again for watching/commenting, take care, my friend!

@@JROIDI’ll do so

Greatly appreciate that, Thank You, my friend! Do you have any favorite albums/songs? Or do you love it all, much like myself?

Thank you, I appreciate you watching!

Much appreciated, thank you!

That's right! As always, I appreciate you checking out the video!

Much appreciated, thank you!

I appreciate that, glad you liked it! I'd love to do a video on Ride The Lightning and will add it to my list of potential future videos.

A Bret Hart Theme Cover? I certainly wouldn't mind doing that at some point, I'll add it to my list of potential future videos, thanks!

How's it going, friend!? Thanks for the question, unfortunately it is not, neither the neck nor the bridge are routed for full size humbuckers.

Thanks for the reply❤​@@JROID

Ooh, thank you for the suggestion, hadn't heard of that one, will check it out!

Thank you!

Well, that's a good question. I have a review and demo video on my channel if you're interested in my full opinions, but I personally, being a budget seeker, would wait for a sale/coupon to trim a little off. At the $119 that I paid, it's an easier choice, but at $150 you have to start comparing to guitars just a little more, ones that offer "better" specs like stainless steel frets, set neck construction, etc. Now if you're looking for something specific that only this guitar offers, like myself where I wanted a white, bolt on, "SG" style guitar, there's less options there and thus you end up with this. It is a good guitar, I still like it and play it a lot, and at $119 there's not much competition, but at a higher price, there are also better options.

Much appreciated!

Thank you for the kind words and for taking the time watch! Yeah, I'm definitely enjoying this one a lot thus far, the quality for the price is impressive.

@JROID yep, heck of a deal! ... you can buy several to match yer shoes🤔 Useable coil tap/split. Very groovy finish. Gonna look fantastic under stage lights. Almost like an old goldtop that has started to green up from age. I dig it. They make a red flame top one that says, " buy me".... ....I am ancient but still love the smell of a new guitar. I listened to some of your stuff. Totally enjoyable. Nice edge to your voice. Take care of yourself, eat your veggies, rock out every day!

@@rustyshackleford9557 Ha, that's funny! Speaking of goldtops, if they ever happen to make a goldtop one of these, I'd probably buy that one too. I've been looking to replace my Gibson Les Paul Deluxe I sold, but haven't found the right one yet. And yeah, new guitar day really never seems to get old, at least it hasn't for me yet. And I appreciate you checking out my music, that means a great deal to me, thank you for the kind words! Great username by the way, RIP

Thank you again, I appreciate you watching! And I couldn't agree more with what you said, took me many years to learn that, though. Cheapest MSRP guitar I've bought thus far is the $89 LyxPro and I honestly have gotten more enjoyment out of it than any of the multi thousand dollar, USA made, custom shop guitars I've owned. That's one of the reasons why I sold all of my expensive guitars, these budget guitars have allowed me to experiment far more than I ever could have with those. You can learn what you like and don't like without big financial risk and working on the guitars creates a deeper connection with the instrument, making the player better.

Much appreciated, thank you for watching!

Yeah, I'm pretty impressed with this one thus far. Thanks again for watching, I appreciate you doing so!

@@JROID Always watching Brother! 💪🏻and superb playing!

@@HowlinAndyDE Much appreciated pal!

Thanks for watching, unfortunately I have not done full versions of any themes, I tend to keep them short. Partially because WWE Themes tend to just loop the same parts and partially for fair use reasons. I have a playlist with more WWE Theme covers if you're interested.

Thanks for watching!

Again, thank you for the kind words on my music, I greatly appreciate you listening! And yeah, this guitar certainly is unique, at least in my collection anyways, I'm a fan thus far. Working on the review/demo now, should be up in a few days, thank you for watching!

Unfortunately that is a very real and serious possibility. And also unfortunately an issue that transcends both guitars and China. I truly hope it's not the case here.

There are lots of children in China who are used in the work force but they are likely sewing little Dollar store holiday banners and gluing similar products etc. These are most likely built in Changle and way too expensive parts and wood to intrust to children. Changle Leji " Grote" factory most likely. Nice workhorse guitars. Good alnico humbuckers. Great guitar to take to a jam where some guy who probably couldnt make a livin' playin guitar will show up with some expensive thang he can't hardly play.

@@rustyshackleford9557 Wow, you seem to know a lot more than I do, thank you for sharing that knowledge. Regardless of what they're making, it's a terrible situation all around and nearly impossible to know what to buy and what not to buy. It's not like they put a special label on things so we know not to support it, and avoiding Chinese made products altogether, as I said, isn't really a solution as it transcends just China.

Thank you for the message, as I put at the end of this video, my sound demo and review video will be available soon. I always split the unboxing and review into two videos as I don't feel I can accurately, honestly, and fully judge a guitar right out of the box. For fairness, I give every guitar I get the same setup and spend a few days playing it before generating my opinions on it. If you're interested, look for my full review and demo video soon. I appreciate you watching!

Thank you for the message, as I put at the end of this video, my full review and demo video will be available soon. I always split the unboxing and review into two videos as I don't feel I can accurately, honestly, and fully judge a guitar right out of the box. For fairness, I give every guitar I get the same setup and spend a few days playing it before generating my opinions on it. I can tell you right now that I'm very impressed with it, I own guitars from a lot of the budget companies and for my first experience with Censtar, I'm glad to say it exceeded my expectations. If you're interested, look for my full review and demo video soon. I appreciate you watching!

@@JROID sorry about that. My mistake :) I’ll keep a look out for the review

@EriktheG248 Thank you, I appreciate that, it may not be the best way to do things, but for now that’s how I do it. Have a good day, my friend!

Thank you!

That guitar is not junk. Folk are just snobs and most of em couldn't even play a basic simple 4 hour bar gig. I've gigged and done session work for over 45 year. Just to bug ignorant folks, I have used an 89$ Grote strat with 34$ in alnicos in it and a 155$ Grote 335-ish thing for almost every live job I have done for the last 4 years. No complaints. Folks who call this stuff junk, often can't even strum Happy Birthday in C#, even after I tell them it is a I,V,I,IV progression.

I don't usually spend much time in comment threads that sway towards negativity, as I truly do respect and welcome everyone's unique opinions, even if they oppose mine. I just choose to focus on positivity in life, but I want to say that's pretty cool that you do that, we need more guitar players like you out there that aren't so concerned with what brand they're playing or how much they spent on their guitar.

@JROID A lifetime in the biz has made me a bit snarky. I love taking mid priced firearms and out-shooting folks who have custom built firearms. I love that 89$ Grote around folks with custom shop Fenders. I find the idea of a guy singing the blues while playing a 4000$ dollar guitar through a 3000$ boutique amp pretty funny. What's there to be blue about when ya got a 10,000 dollar rig?🤔

The buisiness plays on folk's insecurities. Most guitar guys are not the star football guy from their highschool or the valedictorian. We aren't always the most handsome or clever and the buisiness takes full advantage of that. Fortunately I am so dang autistic and anti-social that I never much cared if I fit in or what others thought/think of me. Asperger's/autism has its challenges but folks like me see thru the b.s. bevause we just don't endeer ourselves to people or their opinions. We love our mama and daddy and friends but we view them and their qualities and opinions as being of no more value than anyone else's. It makes us quite independent of insecurity and trying to impress.

@@rustyshackleford9557 Well I like your way of thinking and as I said, if more people thought like that, I think there'd be a bit more positivity in the world.

It certainly is an interesting color, I can say that. In some lighting it looks like a silverburst, in others it can look kind of greenish, then straight up gold. Every time I look at it, I see a different color. I've been looking for a silverburst or a goldtop to replace a Gibson I sold and somehow this accomplishes both and neither at the same time...guess I'll just have to get a couple more guitars..ha! What's your favorite color when it comes to guitars? And yeah, I agree, the wires on Hollow/Semi-Hollow guitars can be a bit unsightly if you pay attention to them, shouldn't be too hard to hide them though if it's bothersome enough. I looked up the Peavey JF-1, very nice! Which color did you go with on it?

I appreciate that, thank you for watching!

That'd be pretty incredible if so!

Ha! I've gotten a lot of different comparisons, but that's a new one.

They do seem to go on and off sale quite frequently so just keep an eye out and I'm sure you'll be able to pick one up at some point, if you're still interested when the time comes. These days, there are tons of great budget options that offer a lot of value for the money, this is definitely one of those, still enjoying it to this day!

The FX update is free, so CS users can update and use the new built in FX (Chorus, Delay, Phaser, etc.) with their previously included 20 tone models. So unfortunately no new amps/tone models, just FX. Nowadays, I think IK Multimedia is pretty much just selling new tone models as add on packs, fortunately there's more user models than I think anyone would ever be able to use, which CS users can choose 20 of those as well.

@JROID much appreciated brother

@@jonathanpaulpano No problemo, if you have any other questions, let me know, glad to help any time I can.

Ha! That's a good observation, never thought about that. It seems like they're slowly trying to meld the two, but not going all in. Perhaps a fully combined plugin would be too large or perform poorly(technically and/or financially). I personally would be satisfied with separating all the Tonex amps from their cabs in Amplitube X, and allowing access to the Tonex Tonenet from inside Amplitube. I'm not a program developer though, so I do understand that may be too complicated. For now, what we have works, just a few extra steps.