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>>60534719
Yeah this area is cable, so although I can get 120 megabit down, I don't get much past 1-2 megabit up. It's a bit annoying. Trying to upload some videos now, but it just takes such a long time.
I'm looking into archtops so i can get sexy jazz tones, what are some good options under 500$US? The Ibanez Artcore AF75 is currently at the top of my list. I'm sure I'll have to order online since my local shops don't carry any archtops.
How does this delay sound for shoegaze?
https://clyp.it/r3kbrylq
What are your "amp evolutions" (the amps you owned, in which order you owned them, and for how many years you were playing when you got them)?
I want to get replacement pickups for my mexican telecaster. They sound thin and are low output. Anyone have any that they recommend? I play general rock, indie rock, punk etc
>>60534807
Fender frontman practice amp>Orange 'Crush' practice amp> Fender Hot Rod Deville> Fender Bassman
>>60534790
gonna use it with this reverb but think the delay might have enough going on its own?
https://clyp.it/cas3tqjg
What are everyone's opinions on archtop acoustic guitars?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veUuZrn1rgs
>>60534768
People seem to like the Ibanez Artcores in that price range. The Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II is another one that people seem to like. Or just get a cheap Tele because why not?
https://youtu.be/wCrhKkxMAb0?t=2m
>>60534807
Fender Frontman 15-watt>Line 6 Spider III 15-watt>Vox Valvetronix 100-watt>Roland Cube 10-watt>Egnater Rebel 20 head with Super Champ cab
Honorable Mentions: Peavey JSX 60-watt combo (recorded with in studio), Peavey Valveking 100-watt stack (loaned to me by a friend for one gig when my gigging amp blew a fuse).
>>60534953
Also 1 year>2 years>3 years>4 years>8 years.
What are the jangly-est types of guitars?
>>60535063
Rickenbacker, fenders generally (Jaguar, mustang lead the pack)
>>60535063
comes down to pickups and amp really, gretsch filter tron and clones along with rickenbacker pups with vox amps are pretty jangly.
>>60535095
Are Jazzmasters as jangly?
>>60535150
sure if you swap the stock pups for underwound vintage pups
>>60535150
On the neck pickup yeah
>>60535271
Perfect, since I want some Jazzy tones as well.
>>60516367
Pick pictured is patrician. Same size as Jazz III. Minimal pick noise!
>>60534669
>>60534719
I have naked DSL. The "naked" part got a lot of laughs when I tried to switch to it. I kept asking anyway and the result was Internet with no line rental (and no phone service). I'm not in Australia but worth a shot.
Does anyone know why the Fender American Deluxe's are so cheap in the UK right now?
They're cheaper than the American standards at the moment.
I'm really tempted to buy one but I'm worried the price is low because the next run of the American Deluxe will have nicer finishes.
>>60534807
Some shitty amp that came in my Squier box that my parents bought me when I was a teenager > Peavey Envoy something
And that's all I'll ever get because I live in Australia and good fucking luck being able to afford a valve amp here
>>60535290
Naked DSL has been around in Australia for years. Telstra owns the vast majority of lines in Australia, so naked DSL plans are universally about $30 more expensive than a traditional ADSL service since whichever ISP you go with still has to pay line rental to Telstra.
They end up costing exactly the same as each other in most cases, Naked DSL services aren't entitled to CSG rebates and it'll take five times as long to fix any service interruptions since there's no required restoration time frame.
Also why would ANYONE change from HFC to ADSL or Naked DSL,. If I lived down the road from the exchange it'd ONLY be one fifth of the speed of an HFC service.
The connection in this house is literally thirty times faster than my last house, and almost five times the theoretical maximum speed of ADSL...
So I posted this in the last thread with no replies, does anyone know where I can get some George dennis picks? I use the 1.3 sharps and I fucking love them but I only have 2 of them, one of which is nearly worn, I used to use jazz 3's then I got these and I honestly don't feel like swapping back.
>>60535391
Where did you get them last time?
>>60535063
Semi-hollow with lipsticks? I have one and it's as jangly as fuck.
>>60535286
I was thinking wtf? Then I read the file name and lost it. Topkek!
>>60535363
Yeah, I skimmed over what you said. No savings for you then. Consistent responses... You a janitor/mod?
>>60534926
would the classic vibe thinline tele be a better choice for jazz?
>>60535491
Sorry if I came across like a dick, wasn't my intention. It's frustrating paying $30 a month for a phone line when the internet runs over coaxial...
>Consistent responses... You a janitor/mod?
Uh, what?
>>60535491
You have a surfcaster? It's a dream guitar of mine. What's it like? What sort of stuff do you play?
>>60535503
I guess? I'm not too keen on the specifics, but some people say thinlines give a more woodier tone, something like a bit of archtop flavor become of the fact that they're semi-hollow. I have no idea how this works because I've heard thinlines are much closer to solid bodies than archtops, so YMMV.
>>60535258
Any specific pickups I should look for? The Seymour Duncans are pretty jangly.
>>60535550
had good experiences dealing with curtisnovak.com and fralinpickups.com both will custom wind pups for you to get whatever sound you're looking for.
>>60534807
Stagg 10w amp (2 years) > 30W Peavey Vyper (2 years) > Guitar Rig (3 years)
>>60535488
I found some when I visited my parents place
>>60535524
I figure someone with access is keeping tabs on me. If I said more you would think me (more) crazy.
>>60535540
I only have the Eastwood tribute. I had planned to surf out on it but I'm so sloppy on the neck. I'm sticking with my Jackson DK2 for now because it lets me play fairly clean.
I have played an original, though. I was disappointed. All the hype... It's a $500 guitar that sells for 3x the price. I'mean hoping for more out of the Fender Toronado.
Posted this in a post your guitars thread, but I figured I'd ask here, too. Has anyone heard of this company or know anything about it? Says Richman Custom on the headstock. Made in Korea sometime in the late 90s or very early 2000s, has an ESP headstock shape, came with one of those single locking Floyds that threads the strings through what would normally be the saddle block screws in a regular Floyd. Pickups were no names but replaced them with an x2n in the bridge and a Duncan in the neck. I haven't been able to find much about the brand on Google, just an old ad for a Rhoads copy and a YouTube video with a green PRSish that may or may not be the same brand, the video is too low quality to see the headstock
Finally got some new covers done.
Had two brain hemorrhages about three months ago. Still having trouble using my left hand and playing in general, but yeah.
What do you guys think?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWPS1SSNYRk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9V4olW0uuQ
>>60535988
What's up with the electronics in the Explorer?
>>60536014
Needed to replace some of the wiring so I could relocate the battery for the EMGs under the pickguard since I couldn't fit the pots in.
Haven't had much energy the last few months for obvious reasons, so never got around to it.
Plan to pull them out and drop something else in anyway now.
>>60534926
>What are everyone's opinions on archtop acoustic guitars?
Love them. Acoustic Archtop + floating minihumbucker is my favorite setup. I have a D'Angelico Excel reissue myself.
>>60534768
Buy used, are you in the US?
The AF75 is nice but you can get the AFJ91which has better build quality + electronics for around the same price.
If you're patient you can find an Eastman AR371 in that price range. That's what I would go for.
why do you guys buy brand guitars and not just make your own? once you make your own guitar to your perfect specifications, you never go back, in my opinion
>>60536378
That only works if you want to play bolt-on-neck guitars.
>>60536196
>Eastman AR371
Different anon, but do you have any experience with one? I'm curious if they can get that thunky Joe Pass Joy Spring tone, but I hear that they're brighter and more "acoustic" sounding than actual ES-175s.
>>60536196
Yeah i'm in massachusetts. The AFJ91 looks great. Thanks for the tip i'll definitely keep an eye out for those models.
>>60536378
You mean putting parts together or actual woodworking? Either way, it's a lot of effort better spent practising.
>>60536426
nope. I've made a guitar with a set-in neck. not true at all.
not my picture, but exact same guitar, same color year, model, etc.
Schecter c1 exotic star, cayman blue
>>60536432
Yup, I've played a few. I think you can get that tone as long as you use heavy flatwounds and a bassy sounding amp like a polytone or a bassman.
They use thinner laminates than modern ES175s so they do sound a bit more acoustic than current 175s but actually closer to 50s/60s vintage models. I think you can just as easily get that tone with the Ibanez I mentioned or any full depth hollowbody+flatwounds+ neck humbucker guitar though. It's not a very hard sound to achieve as long as the guitar has nice resonance imo
Experimented a little because lol I can't play so might as well act a bit avant-garde.
So I plugged my guitar into a old 60wat bass amp, took the headphone out from that into my 20wat guitar amp. Cranked the bass amp to full blast so it's kinda like a really big od/fuzz pedal. Sounds kinda cool, my playing doesn't give it justice.
All of this clip is improv
https://clyp.it/aniixkty
>>60534807
Peavey Rage practice amp, horrible, used to dime the fucker playing pop punk w/ friends
Crate GX-120 half stack, played four shows
Mesa Rocket 440, played lots of shows and still have it. It's like a pumped AC30 in a 410 alnico speaker combo. Cheaper because 80's not popular Mesa model.
Dean Markley something. 4 el34s, I threw the Mesa on top of this into a 412 cabinet so I could look like T-Rex Electric Warrior at shows.
Univox U-1050, 4 6l6, guitar and bass inputs. Rock this with a Sunn 2x15. I repaired this and two Sunn heads and sold the Sunns for 600 a piece where the Uni would have probably gotten me about 200. It sounds as good.
Whole bunch of repairs and clones. My matamp clone sees a lot mileage.
>>60536667
pretty nice desu
>>60536667
>https://clyp.it/aniixkty
Sounds like Acid King.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9ZCQCC7FEo
Is it just me or is a P-Bass with flatwound strings as good as it gets?
>>60537076
just you tbqh
>>60536898
Thanks, hope this gives you guys some ideas.
Wondering how would it sound if somebody did the same thing with some +100w amp and maybe a better small practice amp and some effects pedal.
>>60537037
Was going more for a Electric Wizard tone but Acid King rocks too.
Is it common for rock musicians to play completely clean?
>>60537138
no, that would sound get pretty boring and quick
>>60537150
Is it common to use no effects beyond a simple distortion pedal?
>>60537249
Angus and Malcolm Young made their billions that way, so no
What's the simplest way to block off a Floyd trem? I'm thinking of stacking coins taped together. Do I have to block both sides of the trem block, or will one side too? The objective is to be able to downtune and not have the bridge angle flying.
>>60537262
So yes you mean?
>>60537249
have you ever actually listened to music? it should be fairly clear that effects are standard fare.
>>60537138
you have to be really good
most guitarists use effects to make up for how shitty they actually play
only really good players like johnny marr can play clean and get away with it
>>60537347
Yes. I cocked that one up. Mea culpa.
But it is pretty common to have just a distortion pedal at most. Some just plug it straight into the amp with no pedals and just use the amps drive. It all depends on the player and what the songs are
>>60537361
most guitarist use effects to create interesting sounds
>>60537365
oh okay, that's what I figured
I like the simplicity of that
So I have the option of getting a Dual Terror as my first amp head for likes little over $400, tried the amp out and like the clean and gain sounds, the thing is I'm trying to use lots of pedals and stuff and the amp doesn't have an effects loop. Anyone have any good experience with the amp to know how it holds up when it's set clean and using pedals for lots of gain? It's kind of a bummer I can't have reverb or delay really if I want to use the amps gain or anything, but it should be decent the other way? I like playing lots of punk and different kinds of metal but I also like making crazy fuckin' noises with pedals and stuff and getting kind of droney and doomy. Idk any opinions?
>>60537439
the simplicity gets pretty boring pretty quick, but then again most guitarists are not recording artists or gigging musicians
>>60537501
those amps are not good pedal platforms regardless of having an f/x loop or not.
>>60537532
Didn't Jimi Hendrix mainly use one or two pedals?
>>60537598
havn't you ever listened to hendrix recordings?
Gonna get a Deluxe Reverb Reissue soon.
>>60537623
Yeahbhe was insanely innovayive but I think that largely has to do with how skilled he was. I'm sure he used an array of pedals throughout his various recordings, but for some reason I thought that he bulk of his sound came from the Muff Pi.
>>60537577
It's just kind of a bummer that it always seems like you have to choose between having a great pedal platform, and a great gain channel for metal tones or whatever. I really did like the clean and gainy sounds I got out of the thing, just the effects loop absence makes it tough
>>60537701
>Hendrix
>notoriously known for putting the Fuzz Face on the map
>near iconic image of him stomping on the circular pedal
>"bulk of his sound came from the Muff Pi"
On par with attributing SRVs sound to his metal zone
>>60537710
yeah with those lower watt/cost orange amps you don't get much headroom and you really only get one sound, granted its that orange sound and is great if thats what you're looking for but they are not at all versatile unfortunatly. I wouldn't let the absence of an f/x loop discourage you from running pedals into the amp though. Its all about what you like and only experimentation will lead you to what that actually is and be damned if the way you get there isn't "approved"
>>60537742
lol
>>60537701
they did a lot of innovative stuff in the studio using effects like panning etc. yeah his signature tone came from hi watt tube distortion along with the fuzz face/wah/octavio.
>>60537701
>array of pedals through out his various recordings.
Nope.
Unless you consider Wah, univibe, fuzz, and octave a wide array. Oh, and occasionally a slight delay, at least on Watchtower and Red House, but it was probably added after the recording into the mix.
>>60537836
>Nope.
lel
>>60537807
I'd be more willing to be his signature sound came from, ya know, Marshall.
>>60537867
what about all those years he used sunn amps?
Does /mu/ have a contrarian general consensus on Jimi Hendrix?
>>60537909
he was a hack
>>60537858
>>60537883
Oh I see, i'm being bamboozled.
Here i'll join in.
Heck yeah! And Eric Johnson's tone comes primarily from his Digitech Grunge and solid state amp!
>>60537909
he was good but kinda cheesy retrospectively
What happened to this faggot anyway? Does he still shit up threads or does he just make them now? For anyone who doesn't know, we would have guitar generals and then he would post 9 million pictures of his shit and cause the thread to autosage and then get butthurt when people told him to fuck off.
>he also did it in every single thread every goddamn day
hendrix used the craziest shit available, which by modern standards isn't that crazy because semiconductor tech was still early in its development
your options are like
distortion through diode and transistor saturation/clipping
filters (wah, controlled by foot and phaser, controlled by lfo)
the most advanced thing is the octaver which is just like a few op amps as comparators trying their best
BBDs weren't available yet so no delay, chorusing, flanging or vibrato in pedal form
>>60537909
I've never been a fan. My old band wanted to cover some Hendrix songs at one point, and I spent hours arguing against it because that's how much I dislike Hendrix
looks like he's getting his signature sound from sunn amps to me
>>60537948
Really? I think his music is pretty timeless, and I think that rock music becomes way less dated sounding around the time he debuted.
>>60537993
Pls stop spreading this info, once the blues lawyers find out they'll just push up their already doom inflated prices.
>>60538048
I don't think any blues lawyers frequent /mu/ just poor metal fags and butt rockers.
>>60537751
It's just having to choose between using the amps pretty good high gain sounds and using it as a clean platform without the ability to modulate or have reverb or delay on the amps gain.
And the OR15 has an effects loop. The shop actually had one for about the same price but it may have sold off earlier that day
>>60538106
OR15 is also pretty poor pedal platform, just doesn't have any headroom.
hendrix and his signature marshall
lol
>>60538082
Bonamassa posts here all the time.
>>60538135
>posts one pic of Hendrix using sunn through out his entire career.
>Signature sound.
>>60538122
I'm in a dorm so it's not like I'm diming everything ever
how should i go about fixing the ding in the headstock of this ovation? i know little to nothing about wood repair
all the butthurt lel
Oh, Sunn was this hack's choice? Great, I'll get a Marshall or a Twin Reverb then. Maybe even a SS Randall.
>>60538167
You won't get past 3 or 4 before it starts to break up. But thats what its all about, getting that orange distortion from a low watt amp.
>>60538214
Is this 1963?
hell sunn even ran adds
>>60538272
>being this mad
>>60538272
>>60538312
sorry, wrong pic
>being this mad
what are some chords like the Ill be watching you chord?
I love the sad weird sound of that one
signature sound lol
>>60538339
oops meant EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
that weird stretched out thing he arpeggiates
>>60537957
He's a bro and gives good info. Guess he found his off switch and just posts 1-2 new pieces of equipment.
The better question is why are you still butthurt about some threads a year ago?
>>60538347
This is all from the same show what are you trying to prove lmao
>>60538357
sus2 chords?
>>60538291
Come on man, Hendrix was a nobody in 1963.
>>60538308
uhh
maybe you don't know but dudes back then (and still do) would rent the shit for their backline and would wind up with a whole bunch of different shit all the time.
Hendrix is synonymous with the Marshall Plexi though (with kt66s)
He also used Fender Bassmans a lot (voodoo chile), he used a ton of different stuff in the studio really, valcos, supros, dual showmans, deluxe reverbs, vibroluxes...etc
his iconic gear is an upside down olympic white strat into a fuzz face, into a plexi superlead.
lol
EVERYONEBODY IN HURRRR knows Hendrix's signature sound comes from Marshall amps. Hendrix only used Sunn cause he grew tired of smashing his Marshalls to get them to sound like shit. Figure he might as well use shit from the get-go.
>>60538452
No, that was when he released his breakthrough single "You Really Got Me"
>>60538501
lel
>>60538501
actually hendrix signature sound came from the pedals he used.
>>60538545
Actually it came from his hands. Cause I could sit you in front of Jimi's gear and tell you to play and it would sound like total shit.
to be fair all the iconic bands used sunn amps for their signature sound
>>60538582
lel stay mad
>>60538471
actually, Jimi's iconic gear is a left handed sunburst tele, danelectro milkshake chorus pedal, into Peavry amps
>>60537909
his songs get really tiring to listen to, theres some good stuff, the slower motown style stuff like wind cries mary is nice to listen to once in a while, all along the watchtower is great
most of his solos and shit get really annoying to hear over and over...that screechy guitar masturbation. solo on AATWT is nice and melodic though.
his contributions to rhythm playing with introducing little embellishments on the chords is underrated and his lead playing is overrated. guys back in the early 50s had lead guitar playing technique that put Hendrix to shame.
His use of effects was cool but he really went overboard with them more often than not.
hows that for contrarian
I'm about to get a new 60th commemorative american standard stratocaster at the same price of an american standard. Is it a good deal?
Wow you guys stupid sunn 0)) is a heavy metal band
>>60538602
pretty damn contrarian
His stuff is no more tiring than any other good band though, I can't listen to onr aryist all day long. I think his music is timeless and considerably less tiring to listen to than that most musicians.
>>60538619
probably not
>>60538651
thank you, lol
>>60538660
Why?
>>60538602
Frankly, most of his songs sound better when played by other people
>>60538691
considering you could just get a standard strat for far less money those american's are not really a good deal now are they?
>>60538733
contrarian bullshit
he's not Bob Dylan
>>60538597
How does one stay mad if they're not mad to begin with?
A paradox arises.
Record a solo using my Backing Track and post here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxhDsbhCfCk
>hendrix
>strat
wow it's like you don't even want his signature sound !
I'm new to pedals, what do I need to get this guitar sound?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KesjqVaY-e0
I have a very clean amp
>>60538845
yeah seems the only constant are his pedals, hmmmm
>>60538845
what's that?
>>60538866
danelectro
>>60537909
overrated terrible lead player
extremely underrated rhythm player
all you have to do is listen to little wing or killing floor to hear his very unique rhythmic capabilities. it's like this blend of rhythm and lead, no one as far as i know did that before him.
people overrate his lead abilities because, despite it being just mostly pentatonic noodling, sloppy, and nonsensical, he had a unique voice when he would solo. basically within 5 seconds of hearing a hendrix solo, you know it's him playing. too many people mistake that 'voice' for quality
>>60538733
this hack made a go ripping off and recycling hendrix riffs
>>60538984
He was really good at following the changes in his lead playing. Plus at the time, his lead stuff was more aggressive than a lot of his contemporaries.
>>60539013
Another great example illustrating how f/x pedals are actually the source of someones signature sound.
Thinking about getting this 1996 Jap Jag, 750 buckaroos
What does /gg/ think?
>>60539013
i honestly really can't stand srv. he's an unbelievably boring guitarist. he's the epitome of buttblooze to me
>>60539064
tube screamer and really heavy strings
that's about it. he sounds the same on every fucking song he ever recorded.
I really want a fucking Rickenbacker 650
>>60539113
>i honestly really can't stand srv. he's an unbelievably boring guitarist. he's the epitome of buttblooze to me
https://youtu.be/x70G-NhyUPI
>>60539195
so shitty half assed smooth jazz makes him interesting?
>>60539195
great uninspiring example of rehashing hendrix riffs, thanks!
>>60537262
Actually, both are well known for going straight into their amps. And Malcolm Young always played as clean as he could get away with.
>>60539265
yeah they really represent the bastion of good tone
>>60539238
>>60539222
Who are some guitarists you find interesting?
>>60539317
sir richard bishop
>>60539317
django reinhardt
mclaughlin
[spoiler]gilmour[/spoiler]
>>60539341
lel
>>60539332
What a hack lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_kz-X6B2ww
>>60539317
Guthrie Govan
Allan Holdsworth
Shawn Lane
Paul Gilbert
>>60539332
You probably like this shit too, eh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlqyCfsYjOs
>>60539381
not one good song between them lel
>>60539381
>Guthrie Govan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaH2C2Qe97Y
that's really all that needs to be said, he makes it squeal better than srv ever did
>>60539419
>srv
>good songs
>not just the same rehash of blues licks over and over
>>60539378
That's awesome, I've got a Shruti box and zone out for hours with it.
>>60538582
Not the guy you're responding to, but I'm pretty sure most people here are capable of playing Jimis rig without sounding like shit. Will they sound like Hendrix? Probably not. But, playing like Hendrix isn't the only way to make his gear sound good. Shit, Malmsteen uses a similar rig to Hendrixs signature (Strat through a Plexi though with less fx) and sounds completely different.
>>60539430
lol i like srv better when hendrix is doing it
>>60539457
>sounds completely different
yeah he sounds pretty shitty
malmsteen has the worst strat tone i've ever listened to
mostly due to his scalloped fretboard
>>60537909
A lot of his songs like Purple Haze, Fire, Foxey Lady, Wind Cries Mary, and Hey Joe are incredibly easy to play and impress people because it's Hendrix. While his solos are simple they're pretty hummable and thus memorable, which is more than what can said about a lot of other guitarists.
Not a fan of his later recordings which require tuning down a half-step. I only have one electric at the moment and I keep it in standard.
His RnB-influenced rhythm playing on tracks like Little Wing is impressive and challenging to get down at first. This is the real meat to Hendrix imo.
I used to love him when I was younger but lost respect after hearing a lot of live performances that were off. He was definitely hit or miss and should've took it easy on the drug and drink.
The recently released People, Hell and Angels has some great playing.
>>60539508
>mostly due to
the shitty music he writes
Question anons. I have no idea about anything guitar related but I have this lespaul electric guitar sitting in my room for about 5 years now without even touching it. would there be a chance that this guitar isnt functioning anymore? or is that not how electric guitars work and the functionality would eventually rely on the cable and amp and not on the electric guitar itself?
>>60539525
i'm just talking about his tone, not the music really
his tone sounds like a strat plugged into a tin can
>>60539489
Nice original non-bandwagoning opinion.
https://youtu.be/UE_i-AIQZto
>>60539513
>used to love him when I was younger but lost respect after hearing a lot of live performances that were off.
the only good live stuff i have ever listened to by jimi was band of gypsys and some songs at the monterey pop festival. everything else is just a mess.
>>60539550
oh god his tone is terrible, can't think of one virtuoso who doesn't have horrible tone
>>60539265
Their tone is what makes the 6 songs they write over and over listenable. And if they didn't own that sound, someone else would. Name me some artists who get better versions of that sound.
>>60539575
He was too busy trippin' balls and trying to control his feedback.
>>60539093
Pass on it, you can get a classic 60s nitro series for not much more.
>>60539430
>>not just the same rehash of blues licks over and over
Hey chief, come here, (pulls you in closely and whispers erotically into your ear) I'm not sure if you know this but Blue music in general is the rehashing of the same licks over and over. (gently licks the love of your ear)
So I had this amp, immediately stuck this shit in my outlet, never knew that it was 100v and my outlet was 220, its from japan. it powered on for a few seconds then died.
is this shit perma ded?
>>60539566
His tone is shit but it's not that bad, the notes are articulate and there isn't too much gain.
>>60539613
you could probably replace the transformer and be good to go
>>60539613
Haha, I did exactly the same thing a month ago. It can be fixed by swapping out the fuse I think, I just returned mine as fault because effort
>>60539577
https://youtu.be/Yw74sDWPH7U
>>60539631
im not into the whole electronics stuff, which transformer? the one inside the amp?
>>60539590
his live concerts are basically like this:
controlling feedback
being out of tune from divebombing
tuning
playing the song
>>60539612
which is why i'm just sick of it, but srv takes it to a whole different level with repetition. there's this certain lick he uses over and over and over again that enrages me.
>>60539577
I'm not a huge Jason Becker fan but his tone is pretty decent for what it is
>>60539489
I agree to an extent, Hendrix was incredibly sloppy and I'm not a fan of his music. But you can't deny his influence on guitar as a whole. Even if that influence is looking cool and inspiring some kid to pick up a guitar, like the hundreds of thousands of kids before them who picking up a Strat because they saw Jimi play.
![BL-536-Lick36-SRV[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/wkYWCAg.gif "BL-536-Lick36-SRV[1].gif")
>>60539656
>there's this certain lick
It's this one, isn't it?
I hear Johnny Winter uses a similar lick but plays the 9th instead of the flatted 9th. Never really listened to him much so I can't tell you for sure, just thought I'd share a little tidbit.
>>60539430
Like a lot of virtuoso guitarists it's just showy licks with music that sounds like an uninspired backing track.
A lot of great guitarists repeatedly prove themselves to be mediocre composers.
>>60539669
>>60539577
guthrie govan has very good tone
but yea, a lot of the others are pretty bad. paul gilbert is basically 100% heavy pick noise when he isn't doing tapped arpeggios or whatever crazy shit he puts in his music now.
>>60539508
You wot m8? How does a scalloped fretboard affect tone negatively? I'm genuinely curious, seeing as the strings are still being pressed against the frets, and let's be honest, if your strings are touching wood when you fret them you need to loosen your grip before you give yourself carpal tunnel.
>>60539727
Govan's pretty much the only virtuoso guitarist I can listen to full albums by. He actually has variety as opposed to just let's play everything fast and weird literally all the time etc.
>>60539727
Paul Gilbert sounds better with his Ibanez Fireman that has the injector pickups. That white guitar with the painted on f-holes sounds shit though.
>>60539731
the bigger the frets, the more metallic you're going to sound. the less wood there is underneath it the less sound gets absorbed.
that's why most scalloped fretboards sound like that, they don't sound anything like jumbo frets
>>60539650
I heard some very similar licks from Hendrix on that more recent posthumous release. That main theme is straight from Hendrix.
>>60539731
If you're using really tiny ass frets, the string may touch the fretboard.
Also I'm guessing it does impact when playing on a fretless instrument. Those vigier fretless guitars have a crazy tone
>>60539721
no that's not it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bxiH8G0XIE
it's around the 13-16 second part. that bend and release thing. he uses it EVERYWHERE and once you notice it you're going to start getting annoyed at how often he uses it
![PaulGilbert[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/lQlJUp8.jpg "PaulGilbert[1].jpg")
>>60539727
Paul's moving into more of a Blues/Jazz kind of direction with his influences lately, which is fine. I mean, he's always had blues influences (refer to Guitars From Mars Vol 2). I just don't like it when great rock and metal players are embarrassed to be great rock and metal players and shy from the term "shredding" or being referred to as a "shredder." I guess they just don't want to be pigeonholed.
>>60539798
i don't have anything against gilbert, he seems like a cool guy
i'm just not a fan of his extra heavy pick noise sound when he shreds. it's extremely annoying
>>60539798
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3f6EjbSg44
The singing that Paul tried on the rest of the album was lame and his lyrics were corny. But I appreciate him trying to branch out with jazz elements in parts of his tracks as well as incorporating odd time sigs. This piece stood out for me.
>>60539749
Same, I find Govan and Vai extremely listenable, particularly when Vai isn't singing. His "Sound Theories" album was an early important listening milestone for me because it got me experimenting with melodies before I knew much music theory and opened up my ear quite a bit.
Shawn Lane's earlier work is less appealing to me than the work he was doing with Eastern fusion right before he died.
Tbh none of the neo-classical shredders really do anything for me anymore since I discovered jazz.
>>60539798
he's another good example of a great guitar player who can't help but write terrible music. best he ever did was in mr. big
>>60539796
Sounds like B.B. King's old lick that he did all the time.
>>60539798
It's because dedicating yourself to playing single notes as fast as possible while using Paganini's runs(slower even) is not an honourable endeavor and being embarrassed by it is natural.
The guitar is great at polyphony, second only to keyboard, organ, and harp.
My god you guys have terrible taste in music lol
>>60539798
I don't think he shies away from the shredder label. You could argue that he's just expanding his musical palette or that he's jumping on the re-surging popularity of fusion bandwagon.
>>60539860
>Shawn Lane's earlier work is less appealing to me than the work he was doing with Eastern fusion right before he died.
i really wish shawn made an album for that easter fusion stuff, it was extremely interesting to me
i'm just completely uninterested in his albums because they're just far too cheesy sounding to me.
>>60539883
yea i think that's where he got it from
he seriously uses that lick everywhere in every song. now you're going to notice it, enjoy getting mad :)
>>60539766
That's bullshit, you know that right?
That's not even quantifiable.
How should i learn guitar and music theory? Should i just take guitar lessons, or should i take guitar and separate music theory lessons?
>>60539679
>guitar as a whole
Just rock and its off-shoots.
Jazz had already been very well established.
>>60539925
go play a scalloped fretboard guitar and then go play a guitar with jumbo frets
they have completely different sounds
i don't know the 'science' behind it, but i've done it myself and they sound nothing alike.
>>60539924
I'm not the SRV guy. I fortunately never had that phase, went out and bought .13 gauge strings and played the blues.
>>60539928
Theory-college course
Guitar- instructor, find someone classically trained otherwise they'll have a shallow knowledge of theory(and probably technique) and you'll be butting heads by your second semester of theory
>>60539952
What about a scalloped fretboard with jumbo frets? They're not mutually exclusive, we're only dealing with hundredths of an inch in difference.
>>60539952
McGurk effect anon.
What you see affects what you hear.
It's all in your head.
>>60540008
>using inches when speaking about what is quantifiable
>>60539952
>I don't know the 'science'
That's because there isn't any. Scalloping a fretboard doesn't affect the tone in a discernable way. See >>60540044.
>>60539871
Negative.
"Viking Kong," "YRO," "Scarified," "Get Out of My Yard," "Norwegian Cowbell," "The Gargoyle," and the opening riff to "Gone Too Far," are all absolutely great, imo. The list goes on.
Just listen to that fucking riff:
https://youtu.be/CGx7k6wjI3M
Who /BB/ here?
>http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/21479-deep-blues-the-bb-king-box
>http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/22613-deep-blues-riding-with-bb-king
>http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/10-things-you-gotta-do-to-play-like-bb-king/16859
>>60539789
Of course it does on a fret less. You're fingerings the notes onto bare wood. But unless you're using one of the fretless wonders, or a true fretless guitar, and a majority of people don't, my point still stands about loosening your grip if your string is touching wood. Besides, regardless of what you're using you should only be using the bare minimum of pressure needed to make the string ring out. That's the point of scalloping these days, is to encourage a loosening of grip.
>>60540074
Discernible*
>>60538861
A pillow and lots of tears.
Hi please let me rephrase my question.
Say I plugged my electric guitar via jack to the pc and recorded, and I did manage to record something would this mean that the guitar would definitely function normally with an amp? I really cant test it with an amp since I currently do not posses one so it would be nice to find out if I have to fix the guitar first before actually buying an amp, just wanted to know if the guitar is still functioning
![1362875258_bWCMpkv[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/ilv3ujE.png "1362875258_bWCMpkv[1].png")
>>60539924
>now you're going to notice it, enjoy getting mad :)
Goe listen to Absolution by Muse and pay attention to Bellamy's breathing.
>>60539924
Most of Lane's earlier work hasn't aged well, I agree. Lots of those key/synth sounds and reverb-y guitars are VERY '80s. But I still find it fascinating on a technical level (I've definitely copped a few of his wide-stretch diminished licks) as well as musical level: to me, his phrasing is truly only matched by a handful of guitar players (Holdsworth, Govan, Vai, Greg Howe) and it's worth taking some time to dissect his material as an exercise in ear training.
>>60539941
Rock guitarists picking up a guitar because of Hendrix is closer to jazz musicians picking up a sax because of Coltrane or a trumpet because of Louis Armstrong.
How to tremolo pick? I could never do it. ;_;
How the fuck do I play bar chords far up the neck on my acoustic?
Learning To live is to Die and I wanna play
12
14
14
12
12
12
but I can't quite reach around the neck support and it sounds like shit. Is there any point to keep trying and hope my fingers get more dextrous?
>>60540199
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPQxdvmmFyA
i really wish he made an album filled with this indian type of stuff
>>60539941
Hendrix's playing had quite an effect on jazz, as well, at the very least in the development of fusion. He was certainly noticed by the jazz world; rumor is that he and Miles Davis planned to collaborate on an album together before Hendrix died.
>just came up with two melodies while practising
>too shit to play them well enough
>>60540268
He did, it's called "Good People in Times of Evil". I'm honestly surprised you haven't heard of it given your familiarity with Lane's later work. Check out the songs "Savitri" and "Uma Havanti".
>>60540247
Maybe try lowering the action on your strings.
>>60540314
oh what the fuck
no i never heard of this
>>60540200
Or jazz drummers picking up drums because of Buddy Rich?
Jk, fuck Whiplash.
>>60540371
Happy to be of service.
>>60540242
play like this guy >>60535988 dat second link
>>60540200
or picking up bass because of Jaco Pastorius
>>60540395
Nah, because of Art Blakey.
>>60540552
Or snorting cocaine because of David Bowie.
>>60540279
Miles and Jimi wanted Paul McCartney on bass, too.
>>60540604
Haha, yeah, I know, I was making a reference to one of the dumbest music movies I've ever seen.
>>60540643
or snorting cocaine because of jaco pastorius
>>60540907
*Ba-dum tissss*
>>60537957
It's like you want him back anon
![me-25_top_gal[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eWEhlxg.jpg "me-25_top_gal[1].jpg")
How is the Boss ME-25 and are there any disadvantages to a multieffects pedal.
Dont really have a bottomless budget and just want to record some crap at home.
>>60540354
Work on finger flexibility. I'm assuming this is the first time you've tried to play a chord like that, so naturally it's uncomfortable to do. Stretch your fingers out more than usual a d farther than normal, and use the riff as an exercise to get your fingers use to it and develop muscle memory. I had this same problem when first learned some shit with stretches like Floods by Pantera, Spirit Crusher by Death, or that ridiculous stretch part in the Tornado of Souls solo.
>>60539650
>>60539860
BASED VAI
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>>60539721
those are like the cornerstone of every single pentatonic solo every in the history of time
the first was probably set in stone by albert king
the second sounds like a BB king thing
>>60541200
Save your money, buy analog pedals.
The only effects that don't sound like shit digitally are delay and chorus, and if you want to buy a $200 delay pedal you should just get an EHX Memory Man with Hazarai.
Multi-FX are cool at first but then the longer you play you'll wish you had made the investment in pedals. Just buy used: most used pedals can be bought for around 60% of their retail value new and most manufacturers build them like tanks.
>>60540907
Or being gay with Pat Metheny and dying because of Jaco Pastorius.
>>60541317
i meant the first quote is bb king
second is an albert king kinda thing
>>60541333
Or performing fellatio on a shotgun because of Kurt Cobain.
>>60541200
main disadvantage is poor sound quality which might then put you off of effects. but if you just want to record crap, then yeah that would certainly sound like crap.
>>60541336
Thanks for clarifying, Dr. Seuss.
>>60537929
he really did use Sunn amps
I'm of the opinion that skill is really the only thing that matters for the most part, even a New York Pro will sound fine if played by a good guitarist
