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Beginner information and FAQ:
>http://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/wiki/index
Music Theory:
>http://www.justinguitar.com/
Guitar chords and inversions
>http://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.php
String Tension Calculator (D'Addario based):
>http://hikkyz.net/misc/stringassembler/
Floyd Rose Setup Video Tutorial:
>http://youtu.be/umY5NBKg5AA?list=PLcm7Ag6Q-OkZAmlY6dAhS2ZL9TUMeRZdI [Embed]
Steve Vai's Ten Hour Workout
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/kzw6kjuocgicwks/Ten_Hour.pdf
Guthrie Govan's Creative Guitar 1 & 2
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/bn8803xzlrbds3b/Guitar1.rar
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/9uhtufuf3z9cx8m/Guitar2.rar
Impulse Response Pack
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/svtfxjtillrdwt8/Gods+Cab+1.3.rar
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/4n28zkjw0zgmdj9/ASEM+RECTO+V30+L2.wav
Free VST downloads (amps and effects simulators):
>http://www.vst4free.com/
ASIO drivers (essential to use VSTs while playing):
>http://www.asio4all.com/
JACK Tutorial for Linux audio production
>http://libremusicproduction.com/articles/demystifying-jack-%E2%80%93-beginners-guide-getting-started-jack
>Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cvfno10fv4lf4a8
>Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
Others
>Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zq35xorj2iaqh22
>Modern Chord Progressions: Jazz and Classical Voicings for Guitar - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oflu4wdwofhqqtb
>Jazz Guitar: Single Note Soloing Vol. 1 & 2- Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/jmu86f7dj8bdxcd
>>65064061
Reposting from last thread.
The problem I've had with my guitar is breaking strings. When I bend the high e string up to a whole step, it has a tendency to break. I've broken it three times in six months. I'm not sure what the problem is. I'm planning on asking an older, professional guitarist about it and go from there. It breaks in the middle. I'm bending at the 8th - 12th and picking right over the center pickup and it breaks somewhere between the two, probably at the pick.
And it's only the e string. Of course, I've fully replaced the strings after breaking that one.
It's a cheap guitar, btw
A good 2 knob fuzz pedal to make guys?
basf
>>65064382
fuck u lol desu senpai baka
>>65064397
hi b
>>65064203
polish the frets. I recommend buying some polishing paper online. Also, don't use cheap strings. D'addarios usually last me a long time, little over a year usually.
To the anon last thread doing a refinish: What paint are you applying first?
Hey /gg/, I have never owned a guitar and I can't decide between whether I should go with a hollow body or a semi-hollow body for my first.
Most of the guitarists I look up to play a strat, like deen ween, rivers cuomo, david gilmour, etc, but I also love the blues and Lou Reed played a semi-hollow body. Also, i'd be playing with my girl, who plays a strat, so maybe playing a different guitar will help with the voices not blending together as much. If i got either, they would be lower end like a squire, yamaha pacifica, or oscar schmidt if i dont go with the solid body. Thanks in advance
>>65064465
You want to figure out of you want single coils or humbuckers. Watch some youtube videos comparing the two.
>>65064465
semi-hollow = jazz, wamy sound
hollow = rock, most direct sound
/GG/ is this guitar a meme? Does anyone own a classic player? if yes how hot is the pickups?
I want the old style trem and 65 pickups, but I either spend £1500, or get it in surf green(which I ain't a fan of)/Roadworn(fuck this.
)
>>65064465
buy a freeman, hq guitars
>>65064524
bad meme. no sustain, heavy, shitty tremolo. I know it's probably not what you want to hear but you want a strat.
>>65064561
this, I have 3 of this guitars.
literally the best quality and guitars I ever have, also a good price. good wood, good pickups, everything
>>65064465
The best way to get a guitar with a sound that varies is to get a different pickup type and scale length. Semi hollow is a pretty minor tonal factor. Different amps can help too. You can find HH strats pretty easily, and if you want you can just tune down a half step and capo. An HH strat won't sound much like a strat but if you like the look go for it. The body of your guitar is mostly about looks.
>>65064465
You learn on acoustic than you graduate
>>65064415
I'm using D' Addario. Thanks for the tip on the polish
>>65064594
kurt cobain was a huge fan of this guitars
>>65064561
I have use one of that guitars in a shop.
fuck.. why I bought my shitty fender strat when I could bought a freeman strat. do this anon
>>65064599
This meme needs to die. It may be physically easier to switch from acoustic to electric but if all the music you want to play is electric buy an electric guitar. Acoustic will not teach you better electric guitar habits, it'll just make you another electric guitar player with a gorilla grip and no sense of muting.
>>65064563
I have a strat and I think its decent. I thought these guitars are built for sustain, even more so the classic cause of the closer trem?
My next choice is a Japanese Mustang which I hear is quite light. But pickups are 2hot4me.
>>65064634
>>65064594
>>65064561
there are no freeman guitars on amazon and i cant even find a website for them when i google it where did i fuck up
>>65064678
No it will make you a better musician. Also the only meme that needs to die is the word meme
>>65064726
>becoming a good musician
>artistic integrity
>developed skills
>2016
pick none
>>65064696
original mustangs had pretty mellow pickups, I would assume the 65 reissues do as well.
>>65064644
I bought this Freeman SG, and, god...
nice af my man
>>65064696
No, they have absolutely horrendous sustain. They were designed for the opposite purpose, dampened jazz and surf sounds.
You can swap pickups for really cheap. The Mustang is a much more fun guitar than the Jazzmaster. Mustang pickups aren't hot at all for single coils but even if you find the single coil sound too bright, a set of Hot Rails/Cool Rails is pretty cheap.
>>65064718
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-8t2EVPqtg
oh... that sucks dood.
as you can see on this video, you can hear the amazing sound of the guitar. also there're a lot of guys in the comment saying "esta guitarra suena como las weas hueon" what means "its sounds dude"
try to find it
>>65064771
>>65064561
>>65064594
>>65064634
>>65064644
is this a meme? there are none of these on reverb amazon or google shopping
this reminds me of the time machine modulus meme in cringe threads
i really cannot find these on the internet
>>65064726
I started on acoustic but there's no way in hell it makes you a better musician. Why would it?
I assume people think it's harder to get away with bad posture on an acoustic guitar. I guess that's true, but that's such an indirect way of saying, "you should learn proper posture from the start."
Anybody else not barre when playing the F chord? I know eventually I'll have to master that shit but for the time being I'm just playing it differently.
>>65064862
you need to learn to barre with your index finger.
>>65064838
no meme, really, these guitars sound fucking great
>>65064415
>he doesn't change his string for over a year
>>65064838
memes? yeah... if you mean by "memes" great fucking guitars...yeah,freeman guitars are memes
www.freemanguitars.com
>>65064890
>>65064838
>>65064771
>>65064644
>>65064561
they appear to only be sold in spanish speaking countries im not falling for it
u guys really need to pick a less obscure bait brand to lie about buying
maybe if i could even find them online id be suckered into buying one
>>65064922
>>65064771
>>65064594
>>65064561
leave freeman shill
>>65064415
>D'addarios usually last me a long time, little over a year usually.
Please, post a voocaroo. I really want to know how an year old string sounds like.
>>65064893
yup. I wipe them after I'm done playing and presto, shiny, perfect strings for good. But I play so much I have to take them off to polish my frets. As a consequence they usually break at the tuners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gufJcNswGE
>>65064986
I really hope you're trolling
>>65064465
I would say go with a axl strat guitar or a pacifica.
dont buy a squier , they are mostly shit.
>>65064922
This is gold.
>>65064790
>>65064752
Cheers anon's
anyone have a Rok Axe guitar? How do you like it?
so i bought an JHS angry charlie v2 today
seriously one of the best distortion pedals i've ever tried. i was going to get a pro cat rat but they were out of stock, so i tried the AC out and was blown the fuck away. if you get a chance go try one out
How fast are you supposed to progress on guitar? I feel like I am not as far as I want to be.
>>65064415
Whaaat!? I stopped using those because they were the only ones that turned into crusty barbed wire after a month or two. I tried every brand. Duhddario acoustic ones are ok tho. If anyone asked, I'd recommend DRs.
>>65064862
I seen buddies use their thumb. My hands aren't big enough so i just had to learn to barre with index finger.
>>65064887
>>65065756
No I mean I just play the chord open, different shape.
>>65065599
How long have you been playing and where are you at in terms of skill/capability?
>>65065599
You get out what you put in. You think you're not progressing but you probably are.
Why even play guitar when you'll never make up songs as interesting, technically and musically as this man.
So guys, how do I Guthrie mode my playing?
>>65065809
I started last year, but I stopped for a couple months. I have then been seriously practicing for maybe about 2 months now. Its just that I see guys who have been playing for a year and are pretty good.
>>65065809
Oh. Get the smartChord app. Look in play store or whatever. Got a shit ton of chords and scales. Some other bullshit to fuck around with when you're taking a dump. It's free too.
>>65064465
If you can, try out both types of guitars in a store, that'll be the best way to see which you like more
>>65064524
I noodled on a few and found the neck was meh, and the pickups didn't do it for me. I personally just went with the Squier VM one, which also needs the same upgrades I feel the classic player does but for way less
>>65065891
>I see guys who have been playing for a year and are pretty good.
Before i started playing, i thought the guys that played nirvana songs were great guitar players.
>>65065853
people like guthrie are freaks of nature. they are not only naturally gifted at playing, but they practice(d) like obsessed maniacs on top of that.
the sheer amount of styles he can play in and the way he can mimic so many different types of players is really amazing. very few people can do what he does
>>65064696
There's an ancient episode of SNL on right now. Wayne Gretzky. Fine young cannibals is playing right now. The guitar player has a pink one. If that helps your decision.
>>65065899
thank you famalam, sounds cool
>>65065853
>interesting
lmao
>technical
yeah
>musical
i guess it's music
i wish wankfags would leave
So, I've fucked around with guitar here or there but never actually learned it. But now I've wanted to sit down and actually learn to use my guitar instead of just having it lean against something as a decoration.Where should I start? Any books or whatever that I should read? I dont really have any money, so anything I can self teach with that I can also pirate or get for free would be really helpful
>>65065984
No prob.
>>65066080
bruh you're on the internet, literally all of the information you could ever possibly need to learn how to play guitar is at your fingertips. i'd recommend a teacher though, that helps. start with the absolute basics.
>>65065638
huh, that's funny. I always had good luck with them and bad luck with ernie ball and one other brand I can't remember. I don't have sweaty hands though.
>>65066107
I know fampai, which is why I was asking for recommendations as to what to read, since there's a lot to sift through
>>65066080
There's like a buttload of links in the op.
Also, check out your local library. The one here has a cool book by robert fripp. There's a few others.
>>65066080
google justinguitar. he pretty much covers all the necessary beginning stages of guitar techniques and knowledge. go to his site and go read/watch the videos of his beginner series
>>65066132
http://www.justinguitar.com/en/BC-000-BeginnersCourse.php
this guy is perfect for beginners, as >>65066144 already said
>>65066166
>>65066144
I can't argue with dubs, I'll check him out right now
Thanks guys!
How do I git gud at jazz improv. phrasing?
I can memorise progressions, I know my modes and scales, but my solos sound boring and uninspired... halp.
>>65066113
Maybe that's it. I always have hot sweaty hands. Even in the snow. Sometimes they're all that's available. I wasnt a big fan of ernie ball eithern but they have them at best buy. Music stores are getting kinda scarce so i just get what i can. My choice would be DRs, i had a black coated set that lasted forever. They sounded kinda shitty until the black wore off by the pickups from playing. They say they fixed that sound issue somehow but I'd never get the coated ones again.
Strat or tele for r&b/soul?
Is there any chance for a manlet with small hands like me?
Do electric guitars have thinner necks than classical ones?
>>65066275
not that anon, but i have sweaty acidic hands that kill strings fast. my strings get tarnished after 2 hours of use and start getting crusty and nasty in about 2-3 days depending on how much i play. every time i put my guitar away i take some rubbing alcohol, put a few drops in a cloth and twist it around each string and run up and down it, it clears most of the shit off.
i started using baby powder (talc) to keep my hands dry. it does help, but it's a powder and it gets everywhere.
coated strings sound like shit but yea, that's the only set of strings that i can keep on my guitars for months. i hate how they sound and hate how they feel, they feel like i'm playing a string wrapped in a condom. i use them on my practice guitars though.
>>65066297
strat is more typical. Either works, obviously.
>>65066326
Women play guitar, too. There are people with smaller hands than you playing bass. Anyways a thinner neck isn't necessarily going to be more comfortable just because you have small hands. Some people with small hands like chunky as hell necks.
> bae says he's buying a taylor
>>65066326
You're fine. You don't need massive hands or fingers to play guitar. The spacing between frets gets smaller the farther up the neck you play anyway. Most of the time the largest stretch I need to do is playing the 3 note per string F major scale in the first position. If you can do that, you're fine.
Piano is a different story, you need pretty large hands to play piano well.
So on guitar, I like to include little half steps. I play the blues, right? and after a lick, I go back a halfstep then forward. Its almost a hammer on, its so fast. Sometimes i do just pull off and hammer back on. Its like a suggestive leading tone. What do yall think of that idea?
>>65066394
Try using lemon oil instead of alcohol. Not the lemon oil mineral oil stuff, actual lemon oil. It's an alkaline that'll prevent corrosion.
Use antiperspirant instead of powder.
>>65066669
it's called chromaticism (i think). just passing tones, i think some jazz guys call it side stepping.
just don't over do it. a little here and there is fine. the main thing with improvising is being able to spell out the chord in your improv, the people listening should be able to tell which chord you're soloing over without any background comping
>>65066915
Speaking of which, what do you guys think of chord-specific licks? I don't know very many because they don't seem useful. Should I try expanding my blues vocabulary to include them?
>>65066964
i've been working on that type of playing for a while now. it depends on the song, really. some songs each chord you need to use chord specific scales and licks, some songs you can just stick to one specific scale
i find chord specific stuff more interesting. the way you have to think while playing is completely different, so it's a bit daunting at first. arpeggios are a good starting point.
>>65066964
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krDxhnaKD7Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKL2It6XzHA
have fun being the same as everybody else
Please be offended by my pedalboard.
thinking about past grills i liked and our histories. really glad I got around to learning this, it's gorgeous. name the song.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0GxpZqYYFtH
>comparing Kurt Cobain to Jimi Hendrix
My fucking sides
>>65066326
I got smallish hands. It's fine. You just gotta make due with it. I use my pinky all the time, while guys i know with longer fingers are spastic with it. I knew a girl that ripped hers off getting a ring stuck on a fence. Still played with the nub.
>>65065853
>>65065986
his music is literally the most uninteresting wank fusion possible
that said, he's an absolute monster. the amount of genre's he can flawlessly play is insane. his improvised solos are tasteful yet virtuosic. but his compositions are god awful
>>65067272
Not enough green pedals, ya bastard!
>>65066326
>>65066524
This. And yeah electrics on average have MUCH thinner necks. You can get a big-necked electric too of course but a Fender or Ibanez is tiny as fuck compared to even a 7/8 size nylon string. I have small hands so I Fenderfag.
>>65067428
rad
>>65066326
get a shortscale guitar or bass
>>65067272
I am offended by your pedalboard.
>>65067341
what the fuck is this shit
>>65066326
Django played with 2 fingers. I think you'll get by.
>>65067341
what even is this?
>>65067428
Speaking of which, my pinky locks up while playing. Has anyone else experienced this? Will it get better with practice or will I have to get steroid injections or, god forbid, surgery? At the moment it seems like I'll never be able to play fast licks because of it.
>>65068098
>my pinky locks up while playing
what do you mean? like it wont move as fast as you want it to?
>>65068160
The joints will literally lock up on me, I think it's trigger finger
>>65068184
You may want to get that checked out.
>>65067341
27 club
>>65066587
This post is accurate except for the piano part. The best pianist at my school's music department is a girl with fairly small hands.
>>65068312
Oh i get it. I don't think it should count if you killed yourself on purpose.
Huge hands playing a chunky fender neck with 7.25" radius
Also 5'11" and play guitar above dick level
Can manlets just stop playing electric guitar? They look so stupid when they do. Even worse if it's bass.
>>65066269
Play in different keys sometimes
>>65068820
What about small chicks playing bass
Does anyone here play a Kiesel Aries? I need you to tell me more about the guitar, specifically the A6.
R8
>>65069182
>bed is a complete mess
>pillowcase doesn't match bed sheet
>cheap fan probably sitting on the floor
>sticker on the wall
>at least no visible cum stains
Sorry mate, still about 6/10.
Any tips for learning songs by ear?
I just seem to be really bad at it, i got the bad habit of depending exclusively on tabs, and some have been wrong but i didn't even realize and kept playing like an idiot.
>>65069733
Learn trancription
>>65069733
start with Dinosaur Jr solos, they're slow and you'll learn a lot.
>>65069733
- Learn you basic chords (major, minor, 7ths and their movable positions)
- Learn to identify notes on the fretboard (even if you don't memorize it, learn how to identify any note by quickly using octaves)
- Learn the major and minor scale shapes (all positions across the fretboard)
- Learn the pentatonic and blues scale (all 5 positions all across the fretboard)
- Learn all common chord progressions (1-4-5 etc)
Then start with simple rock/blues songs. With blues, you're pretty much guaranteed to only be using pentatonic/blues scales on a single key, most likely with 1-4-5 progressions. Google the key at first until you can get used to the song. Start at the root, find the right fretboard region of the scale being played and slowly go by ear from there.
If you still struggle to get the first notes, find a tab and get the first two or three notes there. Then close the tab and only do the rest by ear.
Keep it slow and steady and sooner than later you'll be seeing improvements.
>>65069862
Oh, and download a program called Transcribe! (there's also a similar one called Amazing Slow Downer). It allows you to select specific parts of a song, keep it on repeat and slow it down while maintaining pitch.
It's very useful to transcribe songs by ear.
>>65068914
This chick literally murders on bass guitar. It's fucking criminal.
So let's say I'm left handed but have always played guitar right handed
Do you guys think I'd have better success if I re-learned guitar left handed? While I'm still beginner level with basically no knowledge due to going on and off since I was a kid, that time has made right feel natural to me even if I'm shit.
>>65069733
Practice singing in pitch, pretty much everyone can sing pretty close to in pitch, when you can match well enough it aides playing by ear hugely. If you can hum a riff, you can hold single notes long enough to find them on the fretboard. Keep doing this and you'll get faster and faster. Soon enough using the fretboard will be almost as easy as humming/singing.
>>65070006
Eh, try both. No reason to commit to either, there's not really any right answer.
>>65069182
That mustang is fukkin nice
>>65064415
I know what it's like to keep the same strings on for 8 months to a year too. Generally keep the same set of strings on my main player for 8-10 months and never clean them. I like the "worn in" feeling I get with playing with them. Maximum comfy. Even though I'm probably just crazy.
>>65070174
No surprise with a nasty-ass guitar like that
>>65070234
Yep, when I decide it's time for a string change. I just take it into my luthier and get a set up.
![RC1320_DBS_00_01[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/UePMoe5.png "RC1320_DBS_00_01[1].png")
Does this look funky or what?
>>65066269
Use passing tones, practice going outside the key, record yourself and pick out the elements of your phrasing that sound good to you, and listen to a lot of jazz records to cop licks. If you aren't already doing most of those things you need to ask yourself why you even care to play jazz in the first place.
>>65069862
>>65069733
essentially this. the thing i found by far the most useful though was memorizing the major and minor shapes. i think you'll find that most music falls into major and minor shapes (which include the pentatonic scales)
after that it's essentially just interval training. hearing two notes and just instinctively knowing how far they are away, and where to grab them on the fretboard
>>65070378
looks highly normal
>>65065853
I find this ironic insofar as Guthrie is all about pushing guitar players to find their own voice on the instrument instead of just doing what he's doing. If you get hung up on copying him you'll probably find yourself disappointed in your own playing because you're not him. The problem with trying to sound like the man himself is that there's a LOT of theory AND technique to take in at once so it's best to have a well-developed base of either to apply new theoretical or technical concepts as you encounter them.
The reason Govan is able to mimic and express himself so many different styles is because he clearly listens to a plethora of music, not just a handful of shredders. So if you want to have the sort of command over your instrument that he seems to exude over his then practice (and don't use a metronome, use backing tracks to give your practice more musical direction), try to soak up as much theory as you can, and take time to listen to all that music has to offer. That's the short answer to Guthrie-moding, anyway.
Can anyone identify this Guitar?
It's been part of my collection and I don't know much about it.
As you can see the brand name has been rubbed off, there are however two stickers on the back of the head.
One says Made In Korea.
The other is a code; YE-02-WT
>>65071144
>>65071162
>>65071144
it's clearly a strat copy, I can tell that much
>>65071218
no idea but you really need to set the action
>>65071334
That's a given anon.
Someone said it could be a Falcon (hence the Falcon_Guitar_X file names on the pictures)
It's pretty old, I've had it for about 10 years now.
>>65070705
>drums
>drums
>drums
priceless
Is there a list of good first electric guitars?
>go to youtube
>"what electric guitar should I buy"
>click the most popular video
>it's an 1,5 hour long video about an old guy explaining how different parts of the guitar affect the sound.
>>65072062
depends on your budget, what you like in terms of aesthetics, and to some degree the sort of music you want to play. Go to a music store and try some out. See which ones you like the weight of, compare fit and finish, etc.
was he rather good or average?
Used Epiphone Les Paul special 2 for 130$
yay or nay?
>>65072282
>Epiphone
I remember in high school when my friend's mom won an Epiphone LP for him from a raffle. We were able to sing into the pickups like they were mics. I will never forget that moment when. he yelled at his guitar in frustration and everyone in jazz band turned to stare at him.
>>65072282
I have a special ii GT. I like it. $130 is around what they go for used on reverb, so it's probably worth haggling 10 or 20 bucks off the price if you can.
>>65064524
>how hot is the pickups?
They're basically shredding pickups.
>>65066269
Sing your solos before playing them. Wanking over scales and arpeggios is exactly what you don't want to do.
>>65066326
>Do electric guitars have thinner necks than classical ones?
As they do. As for classical, having larger hands helps somewhat but provided they're within the normal range, you'll be absolutely fine.
>>65066326
I wear a size small glove and I play necks thicker than a 59 roundback. Its all preference really but I would go into a shop and just feel around before you drop any money on a guitar
What is exoskeleton in guitars?
>>65072883
fucking nothing
>>65071144
>>65071162
>>65071218
What the hell happened to this?
It looks like it was set on fire in sports.
>>65072145
He was pretty good, but even as a fan of Death I can't help but feel his songwriting and way of coming up with riffs is often the same.
>>65072572
shredding pickups mean nothing, I can play as fast on a single coil as I can on a humbucker.
>>65071366
>I've had it for about 10 years now.
>what is a set-up?
How do you even play with action that high?
>tfw likes skinny necks and loves ibanez for this reason
>wants to play jazz, post-rock, indie, stuff that screams fender strat
>guitar looks too metal for these genres
what should i do family
>>65073756
You can, but a brighter/less compressed pickup will sound like shit when you hit the distortion and try to get a shred guitar tone out of it (too many overtones).
The p90s in the classic player are hotter and more compressed so they will work better with heavy distortion
![20160522_144647[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/tMwK3BI.jpg "20160522_144647[1].jpg")
can I plug my amp into my computer's line-in input?
>>65074543
Yes, and you should.
It's the second best thing you can do besides buying some USB interface.
>>65074489
Some Ibanez semi-hollows have really skinny necks AF120 comes to mind. Hagstrom Vikings too
>>65074543
Buy a 1/4" to 3.5mm jack, then plug it into your computer and download audacity
>>65074578
This is going to be blasphemous but.. You can't play high gain on those stuff can you?
I like playing the occasional Vai too..
>>65074489
Buy an ibanez in a natural finish, or an S/SA if you think the RG's too edgy.
>>65074519
It works fine, your tone knob and amp EQ's there for a reason. Sure it's not optimal, but single coils work for distortion, you just have to put more effort into dialing a tone.
>>65074543
>>65074564
>>65074581
This is a really bad idea, you never plug a speaker output into something other than a speaker, that's basically sending all the signal that drives the speaker into your computer, or in short, sending too much power and frying your computer and possibly damaging your amp's power section.
>>65074543
>1 watt
>line in
Enjoy your new P.C.
>>65074616
Actually scracth that the AF120 is a full hollowbody, but you should be able to play high gain on semi-hollow no problem at all. Eric Johnson used a 335 for a while, and guys like Michael Gira use them in Loud as Fuck situation.
Check out the Hagstrom Viking II for sure, look at this neck profile, that's as thin as you're gonna get on a semi-hollow
Did you guys miss me. Guess what, nothing wrong happened with the guitar. It still works perfectly.
>>65074489
>stuff that screams fender strat
You'll come around.
>>65072062
yamaha pacifica is a good starting guitar
>>65074707
A humbucker in the bridge doesn't change the radius, neck profile, volume knob placement (seriously this is the worst position ever) and ergonomics of the body (although strats have no problem in that regard, the cutaways and contours are comfortable)
>>65074707
I like my 24 frets, and my easy fret access.. I'm okay with the small radius, makes it easy to chord too but I generally want a 'fast' neck, whose body and headstock doesn't look too djenty.
>>65074696
>nothing wrong happened
You happened, ruining a fine instrument, you should be ashamed.
>Don't you have a date wit a drill press.
>>65074742
>strat volume knob placement is bad
When you're playing post-rock and indie you need the fucking volume knob to be in reach.
>>65074849
I can reach the the tone knob on my RG with my pinky, the volume knob on it is easy to control too. On the other hand, the strat's volume knob is way too close to the strings, I kept hitting it over and over when playing one, it makes strumming awkward.
I can't even think of a guitar I've tried where the volume knob was too far.
>>65074849
Yeah, and it's placement is not even an issue, the genius on Fenders part is that my natural rest falls right in between the neck and middle pup where it should, far from the knob.
>>65074742
>radius, neck profile,
That has a C to D compound radius neck to die for.
>>65074975
>That has a C to D compound radius neck to die for.
Different tastes for different people, the fact thick baseball necks still exist proves that.
hey guys, guitarplayer here. a couple of mates asked me to join their band and replace their bass player, problem is I've never really played bass. tomorrow is our first rehersal together, any pointers or tips about bass? not expecting to master it during the first rehersal and I told my mates that, but I'd appreciate any tips or anything actually. how about muting the other strings? is that gonna be something I should focus on while learning to play bass? thanks guys
>>65074834
Well it's not like I can fix it ..
>>65075038
Muting the strings on bass depends how you play it.
If you use a pick, it's about the same as on a guitar.
If you're using your fingers, you can rest the thumb on a string to pluck the others and mute the lowest one. I know John Myung from Dream Theater also uses his index to mute almost everything, but he uses a 6 string.
If you're playing slap then why are you playing slap if you just started.
Also don't play it as you would play a guitar, focus on the dynamics and provide a support for the rest of the band, not the other way around.
>>65071144
Looks like someone's been using it to put out their cigarettes lol
Just bought this 2005 epiphone les paul custom for £200 seems like a good deal. Only just stared on guitar, am a bassist.
What pedal does a good choppy tremolo?
>find exact Schecter 7 string I want used on guitar center website
>excellent condition, oddly low price
>last day of sale on all used gear, extra 10% off
>order that shit
>wait almost a week for email that it's arrived at local GC
>instead, email says they're sorry, someone bought the guitar in person a little earlier and they hadn't taken the listing down yet
h-hold me, /GG/
>>65072145
he was good, every album got better, compare their last album to their 3rd, or their 2nd to their 4th, i mean obviously you cant expect chuck to be riff master extreme when hes also doing those vocals aswell
>>65072282
nay, save up for something better holy fuck, youll only end up using that for a few months if youre serious about playing
>>65076007
REKT, thats happened to me before anon, i feel 4 u
>>65076007
Complain, they'll give you a 20% off coupon.
And next time call the store it's at and get a better price than listed.
>>65075164
p nice anon, epi les paul customs are decent,especially at that price
>>65076142
I'll do that, I thought they were typically firm on their price. Would've saved me the trouble of thinking it was still there at least.
Is there any way I can mod my neck humbucker to make it less bass heavy (and no I won't change it, I don't have money for another pickup) ? I set up my pickups so that the bridge is distortion and the neck is clean, but the neck pickup has too much bass in it and kinda ruins the sound.
>>65076245
If it's been at the store a while and you can get the used manager on the phone they'll move it for you.
I've gotten things super cheap. I got a Damien that was listed for $250 for $140, it still had the plastic on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg0_gJxm9MQ
halp.
whats the easiest way to tune a floyd rose guitar. i just got it...
>>65076375
turn the twisters
>>65076415
Kek
>>65076375
Go little by little on each string. Start lower than the note you want and on the 6th and work down. I've seen guys try to down tune starting on the 6th and by the time they're on the 3rd or 2nd the 1st breaks. Also you might have to fuck with the springs in the back, like screw the screws in or out to get the bridge to lay right. It's really a pain in the ass, desu. Once you get everything setup right and do it a bunch, it becomes easier. I think there's a link in the op for a vid..
I wanna buy a new guitar, /gg/
ESP LTD EC-1000
vs.
Ibanez S770PB
vs.
Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro
>>65076375
Pick your favorite string gauge and tuning.
Tell a professional to intonate the guitar and stabilize the trem for that configuration.
If you haven't done that already, do that first. Single most important thing.
Once a floyd has the correct tension for what it's doing and your intonation is good, it'll be rock solid and most retuning can be done at the bridge until the strings have stretched substantially. If you're fighting it to stay in tune when tuning, it isn't set up properly and you're wasting time trying to fight it.
>tfw bass has natural oil finish, grayish color
>tfw has some dings and dents since wood is soft and unglossy, but nothing major
>tfw made a nice inch long scratch of paint right above the pickups with a pick on the last gig when I wanted to look super cool and pull the bass above my head while playing
how do I cope with shitty OCD imperfections
>>65077193
don't do stupid shit
also YouTube has good vidyas on refinishing your guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXm0ZlNN9S0
>>65077292
not gonna work. this is an ash body so you can see and feel all the grain. I just want to cover it, gonna try a black sharpie or something.
would it be a good idea to stop working on my own music and focus on learning harder songs to expand the amount of licks i know? i've been told my lead guitar is lackluster and the only impressive song i know is lady writer
>>65077514
*and if so any song recommendations? my music is "soft metal" if you get what i'm saying
>>65077533
>soft metal
Hard rock
The Eagles have good licks and their harmony is complex enough to give more of a challenge than 12 bar blues
>>65074696
Isn't it possible to plug it with dowel and redrill? You would end up scraping up all the paint along side it, so it would be a good idea to repaint.
Not sure if this is a good idea, anyone else care to chip in?
>>65068539
>5'11" and play guitar above dick level
This is the only way to play amigo
>>65076180
Just got it home. It's really nice to play
I wanna buy a new guitar, /gg/
ESP LTD EC-1000
vs.
Ibanez S770PB
vs.
Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro
>>65077613
i didn't call my stuff hard rock though bc hard rock gives the impression of a rock star singing about fucking lots of chicks and getting drunk, whereas my music is more bleak
>>65077815
True, I suppose. Have you tried playing some Doors stuff?
>>65070006
I'm in the same boat as you, lefty playing a righty. Other than weird tension issues I have to constantly work through to improve my picking I'd say it's the same amount of work learning either way. You'll have a way better choice of guitars if you play righty too. It wont matter in the end, the start might be more awkward though.
How did you guys memorize the notes on the fretboard? What is the best way in your opinion?
>>65064696
>>65078081
I learn relatively instead of memorizing, it takes a bit more effort to find back the note you want, but at least you can play in every tuning.
There's a few tricks too, the fifth fret's the 4th and the seventh fret's a 5th up from the note your string is tuned to.
mmkaye?
*coughs*
kaye
*sniffs*
right
*licks lips*
okay
*clears throat*
alright
*sucks teeth*
okay
*coughs*
tonewood
*sniffs*
mmkaye
*clears throat*
>>65069304
>>cheap fan
nigga you ain't playing guitar if you don't need a fan on at night to drown out the ringing in your ears to sleep at night
>>65078816
>spending money on a fan instead of spending the same amount on a pair of ear plugs
muh guitar culture
muh tinnitus means your good
why are arpeggios so important?
>>65078877
Fun fact: hearing loss will happen as you age regardless of how well you protect your hearing when you're younger. You might as well live while you can, hearing loss ***is a natural part of life***
>>65078791
When you will get old, you will also sniff and cough and debunk tonewoods
>>65079116
The opposite happened to me actually.
>>65078996
Harmony + melody = profit
>>65077762
ibanez, but I am not fan of S series desu
>>65079022
That is the dumbest argument I've ever seen.
Are you seriously advocating early hearing loss and tinnitus because you're going to loose a few frequencies once you reach 60 year old ?
That's the same as killing yourself because you're going to die one day.
>>65079186
at least someone responded. i know ibanez is a favorite in the metal community, but i like jazzy chords and bluesy licks too. are they good for that?
>>65079220
Can you turn knobs ?
If yes, then Guitar X is good for everything.
If no, then buy into marketing ploys and get some very limitated "But remarkable tonez ! :^)" guitars.
>>65079216
>a few frequencies
lel
>That's the same as killing yourself because you're going to die one day.
Ok, retard. You go def with age if you want, I'm gonna go def having some fun. Stay mad though.
>>65077762
>epi lp custom pro
why not get a gibson lp studio for the money?
>>65079262
Guitar X?
>>65079216
>he thinks keith richards has perfect hearing
the mortality rate is 100% no matter what you do mate
>>65079309
>using ad-hominem in a poor attempt to convice someone
Go ahead, make yourself deaf standing in front of a fullstack. Meanwhile I'll be able to sleep well and still hear everything after a show, because I spent a few oh-so-precious dollars on a pair of ear plugs.
>>65079403
>Stay mad though.
>>65079403
i tried using these ones in the past, because i get tinnitus frequently after band practice, but they cut off a lot of the sound and everything we played sounded muffled
are there any plugs that won't do this?
>>65079309
>>65079384
>it's fun to have extreme hearing loss at under 40 instead of experiencing minor hearing reduction in your 60s-70s
>>65079379
As in any guitar. Sure, there's a limit to how much you can tweak your tone, but if you're handy enough you've already got plenty of different tones.
>>65079488
pic i forgot
>>65079488
>>65079493
>>65079509
you sound a tad upset mate
>>65079488
>>65079509
Those made out of foam do cutoff some frequencies, reuseable silicone ones are better in that regard.
Lmao
>>65064061
So i had a thought this morning, i wan't to mod a Mustang. here me out, this might not work but let me know what you think
>Squier mustang body
>warmoth mustang neck
>strat pickup switch (do i ned 3 pickups?)
>dimarzio tone zone s in bridge
>tune o matic bridge
>>65079530
I don't care; I won't be the one who needs a white noise machine to fall asleep for half of my life.
>>65079403
>he dosen't know what ad-hominem means
I had a giggle at your expense.
>>65079563
i'll try them out, thanks
>>65079586
>I don't care
yeah doesn't sound like it. no. really
>>65079488
Pic related are better, plus the're reusable
>>65079488
Yes, get a pair of these for $10 off Amazon.
>>65064678
this
>>65079636
Do you have any counterargument at all other than
>haha wow man you sure are mad but I can't offer anything to defend my side
>>65079566
Sounds like a poor copy of that "IF YOU'RE WEARING A MASTODON SHIRT YOU'RE NOT GETTING THIS GUITAR"
>>65079567
>>65079586
>>65079666
>expecting a poor attempt at trolling to have any kind of logic
just report and move on.
>>65079579
You don't need 3 pickups for a 5 position switch, for exemple two humbuckers also work.
If the body's not pre-drilled you'll need to be really careful drilling the tune-o-matic bridge as it will lead to intonation issues if you do it wrong.
>>65079666
>counterargument
>defend
were you under the impression anyone was asking your permission to play loud or something? that we had to argue some case before your judgement? you dumb little shit
okay i posted these yesterday but didnt see responses in time to respond back, guys said i was using my wrist wrong but i dont know what they meant since i've never really looked up much about how to play properly and just sort of did it, I got a shitty cheap teacher who did basic chords and scales and stuff but he's never said anything about my wrists but then those guys said i'd be fucking up my playing in future if i keep on, what's wrong with how i play, like specifically?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M9baf8iDuk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_pUwiyw-ng
Hey /gg/, I have a VM jazzmaster and need to fix a couple things under the pick guard (the volume pot has a sputter at 7/8 on the dial) and I've heard more generally that the wiring job is pretty shoddy, I want to fix these things, but I've also been toying with changing the tone variable resistor, how difficult would it be to do these things?
I also want to shield it better, seen people using spray on glue and gold foil for this, is it the best thing to do?
>>65080019
>what's wrong with how i play, like specifically?
You're playing garbage black metal
>>65080179
>implying burzum is literally any different or less hip and cool than deafheaven
at least post something like actually kvlt like darkthrone or dissection
>>65079022
Tell that to pete Townsend
>>65079493
Why bother arguing with that idiot?
>HE CAN'T HEAR YOU EVEN IF YOU YELL.
Also, fuck him if he wants to be deaf. In 20 years he's gonna feel really stupid.
Does anyone here own a Fender VI ?
>>65080375
https://accuquest.com/why-accuquest/accunews/hearing-loss-tinnitus/pete-townshends-struggles-with-hearing-loss-a-musicians-risk
Pete Townsend didn't go deaf from loud stage volumes, dummy. He went deaf from earphone use during lengthy studio sessions. Using earphones/earbuds is called "direct injection", and it's literally the very worst thing you can do to your ears aside from stabbing an ice pick through your eardrums. It's why volumes in movie theaters have to be so loud now, dumb shits listen to EVERYTHING with earbuds.
