Whatever happens if you spend time on reddit - don’t let it get you down. Always post your questions in more than one sub to avoid the likely insta-downvoters. Sometimes reddit can be great - like the redditor who gave me that great answer. But other times - it’s crabs in a bucket over there. A site like this is usually far better because it’s a community and people can’t get away with being petty, stupid, obnoxious or some horrible combination of those things. I’ve had a lot of luck starting threads at a nearly dead b-movie forum because a surprising number of the few people still there play guitar. Community again.

Also - when somebody says something is impossible or nearly impossible - sometimes (if not often) what they really mean is that’s true for them.