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Previous Thread: >>60589882
That pedal terrifies me. What's it do?
>>60592833
Gives you the guitar tone from the hit track "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons, hence the name "Geiger Counter"
>>60592833
bit crusher
this pro version lets you save presets
How do you improvise solos besides just playing a pentatonic scale?
rate my jamsession with a drunk russian drummer
https://soundcloud.com/cgrunge/jam-2411
(Noise/Blues/Alternative)
>>60592942
/gg/ is not your personal fantano
>>60592936
- trial and error
- learning about music theory
I'd recommend to just play scales.If you're good at it, there wont be any need for other stuff. Just Scales + Blue notes and live is easy
>>60592951
I dont really want a review of some pseudo intelectuel dude, I just wanted to know how you guys like it. Something like "It wasnt to bad, didnt vomit 3/10" would be fine
>>60592942
>25 minutes
Nigga ain't nobody gonna listen to that
Anyone have experience with the WMG Geiger Counter? It's up there in my list of pedals to get, but when I tested it at a store it was hard to get used to. It seems really powerful but hard to navigate/learn. And I hadn't heard about a pro version; is saving presets the only difference here?
>>60592988
>25 minutes
>Nigga ain't nobody gonna listen to that
nice dubs. It*s a jam session so 25 minutes is pretty short.
>>60592997
I just got one on ebay for about £115, which is less than the civilian issue version retails for, so i'm pretty pleased, just waiting for it to arrive
The pro version hasnt surfaced yet, they've been working on it for 3 or so years now and there isnt much info available, but it may have a blend control.
>>60592997
Its a great pedal, especially if you do a lot of recording where you can use it on everything. sounds really great crushing drums. Its pretty simple to figure out, but the lack of presets means I have to write down settings. Been looking forward to the pro version for years now, wouldn't be surprised if it had more waveforms but really the original already has like 240 or something lol. Has a pretty gnarly distortion as far as bitcrushers go
>>60592759
my dream pedal, didn't know there was a pro version. I want to make bit crusher guitar music
Everybody wants a bitcrusher/sample rate reducer until have one and cant think of a thing to do with it.
I myself dont have that problem.
>>60591858
>unlearn music theory
>get piano
>get other musicians
>play what you think sounds good on piano or whistle it
>conceive parts that sound okay by themselves
>make musicians play parts together, regardless of rhythm, tempo, or key
>electrocute them or throw them down some stairs if they don't make it sound identical to how you think it should
And if all else fails, break the guitar players hand
>>60592833
Destroys your tone using math, pretty cool, I want one but can't justify $200 for something I'd use rarely when there's things I want that I'd use regularly. I really want their fat man pedal
>>60592936
Learn different scales, you can also learn chords but what I do that I find easier is learning to build chords, makes them quicker to pull out for me, and my pull out game needs to be on point if I want to continue being able to afford gear.
I posted in the last thread about buying a 5 or 6 string bass - does anyone have any recommendations for those? People in the last thread told me to steer clear of the Stienberger 5 strings.
>>60593694
I wonder if the Tobias 5 and 6 strings are any good. Well, they looked good, IMO, and a decent price. Didn't really play it since that wasn't what I was looking for but still. I have like a $200 Tobias and it's fine.
>>60592759
>>60592997
Friend of mine owns one of these. Cool pedal.
fugggg me man
Inb4 guitar with unnoticeable paint crack at the neck screw
what is the best bitcrusher and why is it the HEXE Bitcrusher III?
>>60594149
>smoke weed
>jam with bitcrusher
>munchies, decide to order pizza
>try to use telephone knob like a rotary phone to order
>can't remember number
>look up pizza place number using my iphone
>try to dial
>tons of tone but no dial tone
>realize that i never had phone service connected to bitcrusher
>sad cause no way to order pizza
>>60594149
Isn't the point of the WMG that it's extremely versatile? Anywya, I've never tried the HEXE, but I'd like to look into that. Looks more like a conventional bitcrusher, but seems cool nonetheless.
>>60594332
*Anyway
>>60594001
;_; i took out the film already okay
Don't mind me, just being the best stereo bitcrusher with a monosynth/step sequencer as well.
>>60592997
>is saving presets the only difference here
looks like it has two cv/exp inputs too
>>60592936
Learn the chords that you're trying to solo over and the inversions of those chords and play those tones. Learn how to play the major scale diatonically all over the neck. Learn how to add notes to the pentatonic scale to give it different flavors. Like add the natural 6th to give it a sweeter, Dorian vibe. Add the blues note (flat 5th) to make it sound darker, meaner, and bluesier. add the 9th to get some of those Eric Johnson/Joe Bonamassa sounds. Add the natural 6th, flat 5th, AND natural 9th together to make one super scale and shred the fuck out of it.
Pic related. You can even use the major 7th (which I colored in in red) over a minor chord or chord progression if you gloss over it quickly enough. You probably wouldn't want to land on it. But I like adding it to make everything comfortably 3 notes per string to facilitate shreddiness.
>>60592936
What >>60592960 said, especially if learning theory is too dry for you or you lack the patience. Learn licks from solos you enjoy and listen to those solos as a whole to understand how they are constructed, and you'll start to learn what kind of licks you like mixed together. That's what I did, and you can hear it in my leads, half my licks are just remixed from my favorites. For example, I'll do a Rhoads style ascending lick up to a Slash style slow staccato lick, and end the lick with a huge Angus Young style bend if I'm doingm hard rock, or I'll take a Mustaine style ascending lick and have it speed up and come to a crescendo that's reminiscent of one of Chuck Schuldiners trem picked licks if I'm doing thrash or death metal.
I didn't feel like this warranted its own thread. I'm about to make a website for my band. Is a .fm address a good idea?
Just received a Polytune 2 I got on eBay today. Wanted to test it worked correctly and tried the polyphonic option. I followed their rules-- neck pickup, thumb strum, hand nowhere near neck/tuners-- and it's not picking up all 6 strings. Tunes fine individually, but only 3-4 strings seems to show up polyphonically.
Anyone have a similar situation? What did you do to fix it, if you did?
>>60594913
What's it's place in the chain?
>>60595001
It's not in a chain yet. I just got it out of the box it was shipped in, powered it up and cabled it to my guitar. Wanted to make sure it worked before I left feedback. But when it goes on a board, it'll be first in the chain.
I hate when /gg/ gets stuck talking about pedals. Literally the most boring part of playing guitar
>>60595479
I hate when /gg/ stops to shit post about something they dislike
>>60595479
What's stopping you from talking about things you like?
>>60595479
get on my level, i don't even use strings i think sound is so boring
>>60593262
power > boost or distortion
reset > momentary kills switch
1 & 2 inputs for midi controllers
>>60593694
I'm this nerd, did some more research - how does this look? I'm not super experienced with knowing how brands are, but the price is pretty nice, and reviews of similar basses are generally pretty good.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Schecter-Guitar-Research/Stiletto-Elite-5-Electric-Bass-Guitar.gc?pfm=sp
Big thanks to the dudes who suggested lighter fluid to get velcro gunk off a pedal the other day. Worked like a charm.
Whats the best looper pedal thats not the boomerang?
>>60596243
Ditto/DittoX2 or Boss RC-3
>>60594873
Was cukcs dot com taken?
Just kidding some radio stations have brandished the fm domain solidifying the musical connotation. (Or maybe you're from the Federated States of Micronesia?) If dot com is taken, you might as well.
>>60596243
I'm a big fan of the Jamman. I have this one and it's probably the best thing i've ever owned
Is there a better looper pedal than the Vox Lil Looper for ~$160?
http://looperpedalreviews.com/vox-lil-looper-review/
It'll be my first looper pedal and i like that it has 2 separate loops, quantization (since im a beginner), extra effects like overdrive, delay, etc... and i love that it has the option to plug in a mic so i can loop some rhythmic harmonica. The downside being that there is only one input so i can't use the pedal with my mic and bass guitar at the same time.
Are there any pedals that are similar to this one that are around the same price or even cheaper?
>>60597763
For the money that sounds like a steal. Whats the storage like? Can you save loops?
Should I buy a PS4 or a Sonci Blue Baja tele?
>>60597790
TELE. One you can play for the next 50 years, the other you will play for a few months and then in a few years it'll be obsolete
>>60597783
Nope. that's one of the biggest complaints about it. The Jamman from the above post actually looks really interesting to me; i'd love to be able to import wav files or even plug my ipod straight into it w/ the aux input.
>>60597737
Are there any other pedals similar to the Jamman that are around the same price or cheaper?
>>60597951
The jamman solo is boss pedal size, but can store loops, has simple inbuilt drum machine, expandable memory..
If i were you i'd wait for a decent looper to come up used. I got that Jamman Delay a few years back, lightly used for $150. Got real lucky
>>60597839
You're right, I mean look at this fucking thing hot damn. I'll still end up buying the PS4 since I'm getting it off a friend for $200 and I'll resell it for around $250-300 early 2016. Since I'm buying the tele used I'll only have to save up $300-400 anyways and I'll make that in a few weeks
>>60598061
i went in a music store the other day and saw that exact tele with that color
i never thought much of that color from online pics, but when i saw it in person i wanted to buy it immediately. it has this great retro 50s diner look to it.
>>60598061
Normally hate teles but that one is pretty nice. I got a prs that color, thought it looked alright but it grew on me so much next guitar I'll buy is probably getting painted that color.
black bodies with black pickguards make me wet
>>60598122
>>60598168
I'm a fool when it comes to retro style color schemes on guitars and amps, even old leather guitar straps I drop cash on.
https://clyp.it/hfxnenz3
What is this genre and do I have a future in it?
Listen up fags, this is some real \m/ HEAVY \m/ shit im about to lay down on you right quick
https://youtu.be/jhGp4ulxyT8
Hope your stretched out asses can handle it
>>60598441
crapcore.
You're a master at it
>>60598515
Yay my own genre, only reserved for patricians like me (and ur not invited)
>>60598441
What the fuck am I hearing, a tenor ukulele?
>>60598559
A tuned down string (only three left) on an old guitar I found, I wanted to be like the meme girl who played sunn0 but I'm getting bullied :(
>>60598298
Digging the sea foam. I'd jump on that Tele, it matches your style.
>>60598298
I think I remember you. Chicagobro, right?
>>60598602
Its not bullying its honesty queer
What's Ibanez 6 string under $600? they name their shit in such a weird way, and i'm not that well versed in guitar specs. I'm gonna be playing metal with the Ibanez if that helps
ill just leave this hear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsiMq5aB7gk
some of the most batshit sounding bends i've heard
>>60599097
Look for an old MiJ ibanez from the 90's. Made in the same factory as the prestige series before they put prestige on the headstock and backed up prices. Rg550, 570, 560, 565, 520, 770 are all good (model numbers refer to asghetic choices like pick guard/no pick guard and pickup configuration). Things to look out for would be twisted necks and small cracks on the back of the neck from over tightening the locking screws. You score one in cosmetically beat condition but probably with aftermarket pickups for $400-$500
>>60599097
Try to get a used RG Prestige before you buy something new.
>>60599406
I'd break my fingers or strings if i tried to bend the 2nd fret g string like that
>>60599097
This >>60599463
RG550, RG560, RG570. 87-93 models. Just keep an eye out for warped necks, it's common on Wizards.
;______;
>>60599594
man, that looks pretty screwed.
>>60599509
teles are pretty easy on the fingers for those types of bends near the nut, as long as the nut is set up properly. i do it a lot
he's not just doing that though, he's bending the high E and B behind the nut. that's where i'm cringing because it's really easy to break those two strings when you do that. he must go through nuts fast because any little kink will fuck up his whole style of playing and he'd be breaking strings constantly
>>60599594
Just going to report this faggot from now on.
>>60599628
>>60599701
i know, it hurts to look at ;____;
>>60598061
If that's the Tele you can get used, don't fuck it up and let it get away.
Anons how do I sound like my favorite bands
Like I try to understand the way they play and all of that but I just can't stop thinking my music sounds really generic and doesnt let my influnces shine through.
Do you guys gig without backups?
Why is the Peavey XXX not popular? I know most of you aren't high gain people, your the new ironic hipster fuzz pedal guys that play fender non-strats, but maybe someone has an opinion.
>>60598792
Yea I should, itll match my Super champ perfectly and since I recently traded my Squier tele for that Epiphone I've been looking into getting a MiM or Mia model.
>>60598835
Yup that's me, how've you been? Have you gotten anything new since we last spoke, from what I remember you had a nifty little setup
>>60599594
>>60599772
God's werk bein' dun itt senpai.
Noob here. What's the best way to record the sound coming from an amp? I tried plugging the aux output from my amp into my computer but the recordings that came from it are unusable, there's a bunch of white noise that I can't get rid of. It sounds like this https://clyp.it/oetfcfyw
I'm using a Champion 20. Is there a problem with my amp or should I be recording in a different way?
>>60600314
>Do you guys gig without backups?
Backup guitars? Yeah, I just bring one. I and almost every other guitarist in my local scene plays in drop C, whether they're beatdown, metalcore, or tech-death. There have been a few occasions where I lent my guitar to a dude who had guitar malfunctions mid-set, and just a couple nights ago the other guitarist in my band had to borrow someone's guitar when he broke a string. Everyone's generally pretty cool about borrowing and lending gear and guitars
>>60601032
Either di the guitar and use an amp sim or mic the speaker
I've been playing guitar, bass guitar, piano and drums for 11 years now.
My guitar is a Fender Mustang made in USA from the 60s. My favourite guitar is the guitar that I own. My favourite guitar player is Django Reindhart. I'm trying to become a professional musician. I am only 18 years old now.
>>60601032
>mic the speaker
>>60601294
Pic of the mustang?
>>60601294
Want to become professional? As in make a living off doing it?
Ok, ear training, reading sheet music, and understanding dynamics are important. As well as playing without any screw ups and actually sounding good, obviously.
The best small time gigs are being in a house band. As in playing mostly covers(if not entirely) at bars, hotels, cruise ships, casinos, etc. Some of those groups can make over a grand a night. A grand between 5 people is $200 each, if you play 3 nights a week that's $600 a week. You'll be making over twice what the average McDonald's employee is making per week for something a lot less degrading and a lot easier.
Playing original music is going to be a grind. The main guy from off with their heads has been touring for about 8 years mostly non stop and makes well less than $20k a year, even though they're signed to one of the biggest labels for punk music.
If you want to survive off original music, you'll need to be very good at what you do, and you'll need to make something people want to hear. You'll have to promote better than other people, play bigger shows, and consistently released good music.
Why do you need to release consistent quality? Because your first few releases will go virtually unknown, even with good promotion. You'll need to make connections, friends in management and publication, who will mention your name to other people of varying importance. Consistency is also important because once you grab some of the public's eye, if you release something that's not worth buying you may not get a second chance to prove yourself.
It's hard to break into music, you may have to compromise what integrity you have while you compete with many other like minded people attempting the same thing. It becomes very hard work. I gave up on it because I stopped enjoying it. I'm much happier working a regular gig and doing music in the evening and on weekends.
I wish you the best of luck, it's hard but not impossible.
>>60601294
Play us a few songs
>>60601546
I didnt ask for your advice you fucking faggot
>>60601736
Rude.
>>60601653
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4DwhC4EwGM
>>60601736
So, you came here just to say that you're an 18 year old who likes Django Reindhart, who owns a Fender mustang?
>>60601749
Whats rude is your assumption i didnt already know your "advice" you try hard fedora faggot..
why are you writing 10 paragraphs of bullshit this isnt reddit....
>>60601776
Maybe you should take your talent over here >>>/b/
>>60601546
better advice for him would be to keep music as a hobby... get a real job and make music on the side..
there is no "making it" professionally in music anymore, unless you are a slut or a rapping nigger
>>60601798
Maybe you should take your fedora over here >>>/reddit/
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1bJ67S54xYE
>>60601917
Please record it cleaner.
I love this guy
>>60601801
Let him try and fail, maybe he will become less of an edgy shitlord.
Anyone here tried a tele with a bigsby? I'm thinking of selling my strat, which I've never really bonded with, and get a Les Paul or maybe a good acoustic, but I still need a vibrato arm. My tele is the best sounding and al ost the best playing guitar I've ever put my hands on, but I'm scared of fucking both of those things up by installing a bigsby. Though it looks frickin cool.
>>60599594
Would you mind throwing on the trip 'whiny bitch' so i can filter you?
>tfw no justinguitar bf
>>60602005
I never really like how the sound is on those videos, but he does seem nice.
>>60602089
why does he wear the cap?
>>60602095
if I pulled it off, would he die?
>>60601801
I can be a slut, can i make it?
>>60599637
Do you use metal nuts or something? I've done that a lot and haven't seen anything unusual happened to either the strings or the nut.
>>60602109
it would be extremely painful
>>60602073
Not that I own one, but I've played a tele with a Bigsby and it felt like it did before the Bigsby was put on it, just a bit heavier in the rear. You can always keep it reversible with a Vibramate, too.
>>60602155
he's a big guy
>>60602179
4U
>>60601758
b-but I'm not like the guys of my age !
>>60601546
He couldn't handle the dose of reality you dished out.
http://youtu.be/8gvtnvuAhZQ
What strings should I use on my bass for this kind of sound?
>>60602489
D'Addario Flats
>>60602504
>>60602489
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS4-tiHkQ2A
>>60602504
>>60602510
wow those sound great
>>60602565
lel thinking strings have a sound lol
>>60602565
Sure they do, but remember most of the sound comes from the amp. Ampegs are damn good amps though, despite how fucking expensive they are.
>>60602592
you're right, the tonewood is what really matters
>>60602592
relax, no one here can afford effect pedals that actually affect the sound so we all fret about trivial shit to make ourselves feel better.
>>60602592
Strings are literally the thing that affects the tone the most, on any guitar/bass.
How do I pick like Paul Gilbert ? I can't seem to get that "alternate picking across strings" kind of thing, even though sweeping or tremolo isn't a problem.
vid related, I can't get the intro right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPGA3vjMLgE
>>60602661
tone is in da fingaz
>>60602661
yeah it's strings>electronics>wood
>>60602667
It's in the picking hand
>>60602667
If it was easy he wouldn't be famous.
>>60602667
I've been working on my speed with Gilbert licks too.
Three things are essential:
1. Use a metronome
2. Start slow and be able to play it cleanly every time before speeding. Be honest with yourself!
3. Analyze his picking style. It's not always straight alternate picking. A lot of legato combined with alternate picking. Try to position yourself so that you change strings on an upstroke.
Good stuff to watch is Troy Grady's youtube channel. He explains a lot about a lot of fast picking artist's technique (malmsteen, gilbert, eric johnson) with slow motion video analyzing and clear instructions.
>>60602667
>>60602721
Oh, it's hard work. A lot of hard work. Don't expect to be able to pick 16th notes at 200 bpm in a month
>>60602656
Thanks for making me feel bad...
>>60602693
Yeah I guess, but my picking hand gets "stuck in the strings" when I try to switch from one string to another.
Playing it with economy picking resolves the problem, but it lacks that aggressive pick noise, which I want.
>>60602681
Imagine
five drills
>>60602721
>>60602733
I always applied the metronome and the tempo increase, but I'll try to actually look this time. Never heard of Troy Grady's channel, but that sounds nice, Bumblefoot did something similar and it gives a lot of insight on how to sound more like some more famous guitarists.
Also, does anyone understand how Tosin Abasi holds his pick ? Because I tried doing like him (I've got a hitchhiker's thumb so no I'm not breaking anything) and it just doesn't work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tej5w_LZqrg
Anyone got sheet for coplas del pastor enamorado by Joaquín Rodrigo?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdbZmVlvum4
>>60602766
>my picking hand gets "stuck in the strings" when I try to switch from one string to another.
This was exactly my problem. Troy Grady talks a lot about this in his video.
>>60592759
>mfw shitty bassists spending gorillions on equipment
>mfw they just stand there going EEEEEEEE
As a bassist I hate most bassists.
>>60603238
Thanks for sharing.
>>60603238
>shitty guitarists spend thousand on equipement
>"I don't learn theory because it limits creativity !"
As a guitarist I hate most guitarists.
>>60603266
You're welcome.
>>60603238
>you can't spend your hard earned money to pursue your interest if you're only at a beginner's level
fuck off dude, when you actually git gud you won't be so uncharitable to others.
>>60603275
First of all m8 you wouldn't buy a Ferrari as your first car.
Secondly these are bassist in well known bands, but are absolutely SHIT and literally just there because every band has to have a bassist!
>>60599594
what a fucking soft whinny autist bitch
>>60603286
Who said it was the first car?
Also, give me an example of this kind of bassist
>>60603275
>holding the root
>skill
yeah maybe basic rythm comprehension and not having ADHD
Spending your hard earned money on a teacher is going to make you sound much better than just spending money on a better bass/amp
>>60603286
>First of all m8 you wouldn't buy a Ferrari as your first car.
why wouldn't you
>Secondly these are bassist in well known bands, but are absolutely SHIT and literally just there because every band has to have a bassist!
members of bands are there to fit a role and not to showboat? who knew!
i'm not a gearhead at all but as a teacher for over 10 years now i can safely say that you don't earn the right to have a nice instrument, everyone should go for it if they feel passionate about it.
>>60603303
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMxbP1V3WBo
>>60603286
I agree with your sentiment, a bassist who's actually good will sound just fine even with a New York Pro.
>>60603311
>Spending your hard earned money on a teacher is going to make you sound much better than just spending money on a better bass/amp
obviously that's good advice, but you can dispense it without making facetious and probably hypocritical jibes at other players.
EVERYONE STOP HAVING NICER THINGS THAN MEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>60603316
It's unnecessary though isn't it
>>60603323
Yeah he definitely doesn't only play the root
>>60603344
Sure but many things are necessary
I doubt you really need as nice guitars as you have
But it's always nicer to play with good equipment
>>60603361
True, dunno, just seems a bit silly, like it's a waste of potential.
Are the strats/teles with the varying humbucker/single coil configurations worh getting or are they just gimmicks?
>>60603332
>but you can dispense it without making facetious and probably hypocritical jibes at other players.
This is 4chan, what did you expect you pussy ?
>>60603361
True, but there's a point where your gear becomes limited by your skill, just like there's a point where your skill gets limited by your gear.
Unless you have 30+ boutique pedals in your chain you aren't a real guitar player. Prove wrong, /mu/.
protip:
You can't.
>>60603375
I don't see it that way
Better playability is always good, it can even boost your shitty skills
>>60603372
If you need humbucker sounds get humbuckers, if you need single coils get single coils, end of story.
That's a pretty stupid question.
>>60603214
This video ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdLq0IVTXMc
It actually made me realise I went the wrong way, I always used a slanted pick, and tried to string hop instead of keeping the pick slanted.
>>60603389
But that's the thing, sometimes you're just shit because your gear is shit. But anything higher than a 500€ guitar isn't going to give you any kind of problem.
>>60603390
Or just get an HSH guitar.
>>60603344
it is, but some people are in it for that. some people are indulging a collector's interest as much a creative one. i used to scoff at them but now i think there's nothing wrong with that, nothing that corrupts the art form.
most of my students are much richer than me and have much more gear than i had growing up. do they get the most out of it? no, to be honest they don't, but they might do one day and the fact that they get to play around with it is good for their development - in my experience rather than getting distracted from their playing by gearlust it works the other way round, and effects/advanced techniques on new instruments are a good way of generating ideas.
>>60603440
Fair enough
been playing acoustic guitar for half a year, gotten fairly decent playing at stuff like le jailbird guitar man despite starting quite late in life
anyhow, i was recently given a semi-acoustic guitar and i can't for the life of me get used to playing it, especially not with an amp and headphones
granted, the acoustic guitar i've been playing on is mongo sized and clearly a beginners guitar, afaik the guy i got it off even used to have it for music classes at an elementary school
either way, where does one start with a guitar like this? for all intents and purposes the guitar looks and feels just like any electric guitar but makes a bit more noise on it's own. should i just try to play all the stuff i've been playing until it feels right? is there anything else to think about?
>>60603270
>All those pedals
>That fucking 200W amp being choked to death
>Volume on 0.5
>Just turns the gain up to full anyway
>Compression at the end of the chain
But why does my tone sound shit?
>>60603440
Be like PG, he liked the airplane flanger so much he wrote an album for it.
Things you know to be true
>Your band sounds like everyone else
>You will never be popular due too placing yourself in a niche that is popular right now
>You secrectly regret getting one of your tattoos
>You don't really find Chuck Taylor's to be comfortable at all
>You struggle trying to make use of your pedals that cost more than your current guitar and amplifier combined.
How close am I?
>>60603467
Obviously you need more pedals, those knobs are just for decoration :^)
>>60596243
maybe those EHX multichannel loopers? they have octave and revers and the four channel one has independent volume and they are stereo too.
>>60603484
>no band
>not popular because no band
>no tattoos
>what the hell is even chuck taylor
>only pedal is a $200 multi effect box that I've been using for 5 years
Wow you're one shitty psychic.
>>60603484
[X] none of the above
>>60603515
or this
>>60603484
>>Your band sounds like everyone else
Either I jam some really basic metal or we go full experimental
>>You will never be popular due too placing yourself in a niche that is popular right now
partly, but I still try to learn from every genre so that won't happen
>>You secrectly regret getting one of your tattoos
I have no tatoos. The only ones I'd get would represent my parents, so I'll never regret it.
>>You don't really find Chuck Taylor's to be comfortable at all
>chuck taylor
>>You struggle trying to make use of your pedals that cost more than your current guitar and amplifier combined.
I only have an EHX metal muff and a Behringer EQ.
They've almost cost as much as my guitar so you're almost on point.
>>60603484
>>60603526
This apart from the multibox, I don't have any pedals.
>>60603390
I don't think you understand the question
What do you do when you have a loud drummer but you can't afford big amps?
>>60603484
is this 2006?
>>60603704
Muting pads.
>>60603704
Buy him brush sticks for his birthday.
It's what Nirvana did for Dave Grohl back in their acoustic set.
>>60603515
This might be the only other looper in the same class as the boomerrang.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gKWfvd-chA
>>60603484
>no we don't
>yeah but we don't
>i don't have any tats
>ofc i don't, last pair i bought was when i was 15
>sell the stuff you don't use, you sperg
stop projecting edgelord, also stop being a meme
>>60603721
>>60603754
i like his playing t.bh, i just want to get louder ;_;
>>60603387
Are you even trying?
Thoughts on the EQD Tentacle?
>>60603754
Would be great it brush sticks aren't fucking hard to play.
>>60603853
waste of money tbqh. if you would just practice your instrument you would know you can don't need a pedal to play octaves.
>>60592936
Drugs
>>60603889
Actually I do know how to play octaves, but it doesn't sound the same like an octave fuzz…
>>60603907
tentacle isn't an octave fuzz, its just the octave up from their hoof reaper pedal.
If you hate on Chuck Taylors, you're a hipster faggot
>>60603923
Then why does it sound fuzzy?
>>60603932
nigger did you even read the ad copy?
http://earthquakerdevices.com/cart_product.cfm/prod_id/82060/
My autism prevents me from liking Rickenbackers because of the stupid stereophonic output feature they have
>>60603955
Can't you just use an AB/Y box or just rewire the jack ?
>>60603950
Analog octave up = analog octave up fuzz, it is IMPOSSIBLE to make a clean octave up effect that is analog!
>>60603428
Actually meant his channel, but yeah that's as good a video as any of his. Be sure to watch his Cracking The Code vids.
Who do you think are the best bassists?
>>60604023
failed guitarists, oh wait thats just every bassist
>>60604023
People who play double bass.
>>60604045
nice meme
>>60604023
James Jamerson, Larry Taylor, Krist Novoselic to name a few
>>60604064
So drummers?
>>60604023
Avishai Cohen
>>60604092
I sure hope you're not serious.
>>60603992
that must be something not knowing what youre talking about all the time
Where my high gain peeps at?
I'm tired as fuck of all this shoegaze pedal bullshit.
>>60604245
>Where my high gain peeps at?
At home with no high gain amp because they cost too much.
sorry.
>>60604245
Here mate.
Nah, I have a "high" gain Mesa but I use the gain at 1-3 o clock at most. Muh toan.
>>60604245
Here.. I'm not using any amps though, just Scuffham S-Gear.
So what's your favorite fuzz? I'm partial to the Os Mutantes Regulus VIII
Is this a good reverb pedal? at a good price?
https://reverb.com/item/1364538-electro-harmonix-holy-grail-rever-big-box
I was wondering, if I'm running an OD all the time, how do I get a true clean channel? Bouncing around and hit the channel switch and pedal at the same time?
What multieffects unit is this guitarist using that has like 20 preset buttons?
https://youtu.be/HivxFBB87-Y?t=229
It's on the floor at around 3:50
Any other pedals that emulate a broken tape deck like this ezhi&aka pedal
https://youtu.be/qTivveN7wbE
How much should I spend on a guitar strap to get a solid one that won't get worn out really fast? The one I use now is starting to get old
>>60599594
>>60602491
>>60594402
stahp, it's not funny anymore
>>60604310
looked like it was probably some sort of pedal switcher...lets you loop your pedals in different combinations/order. really good way of getting the most out of your pedalboard and it saves you the trouble of tapdancing, you just program what pedals and what order you want them and assign it to one of the stomps.
http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/19682-pedal-switcher-shootout
>>60604418
check out couch straps
https://www.couchguitarstraps.com/
>>60604436
Fuckin' ace. Thanks.
>>60604432
>implying it was ever funny
>>60604418
I've been using my Levy's strap for years and it still holds up pretty well but sadly I don't think you can get one with strap locks unless you mod it and cut some fabric
>>60604271
I've got a ehx metal muff
>>60604418
I use dimarzio cliplocks for all of my guitars, I like the seatbelt aesthetic and they seem very durable.
>>60604271
Mid-Fi Electronics Demo Tape Fuzz clone.
![tPzTdA4[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/8TyTmyn.gif "tPzTdA4[1].gif")
Anyone else broke mode?
>Gibson Standard SG... that my mother bought me because she felt I was so ball busted I couldn't get it. Huge dings, pretty sure the finish was repainted with spray paint, buckle rash like mad, 750 bucks
>Peavey Ultra 120 head I drove 8 hours round trip for that looked brown from cig smoke and took 3 months to clean for 200 bucks, guy never made good on sending me a footswitch so I had to make one and it's labelled wrong but it works.
>5150 Cabinet some guy reupholstered with 2 inch thick vinyl that reaked of menthol sigs. Stripped off the back and re-tolexed it, sat in the sun and cleaned daily for 3 months before able to play inside. 250 bucks
>TS7 because couldn't afford TS9, 35 bucks
I was just trying to get "band ready". The whole thing has a drape over it and I haven't been able to touch it in 4 weeks because of painters at my house.
The house note is 870 bucks a month, + the home depot credit debt my wife got is 280 a month, + utilities and food for my family, + car insurance/maintenance. I work nights 5 days a week and every other weekend.
>mfw I was happier when I could smoke my life away, had a part time mall job, plenty of room-mates, and long hair and tons of musicians to play with.
>>60604271
Ibanez TS-9
How did you guys find your guitar instructor?
>>60604738
>>60592936
Develop a feel for it
![tyROdzN[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/Nltmbvz.gif "tyROdzN[1].gif")
>>60604738
>Guitar Instructor
>>60604738
Ask my parents.
>>60604661
Don't get on my level.
At least I have plenty of time to play.
>>60604823
god ibanez make ugly ass guitars
Anyone in Northwest Louisiana wanna start a prog/rock/metal band that isn't about playing thousand notes a minute stuff?
>>60604661
Did you leave your wife yet?
>>60604849
Low end gear is atrocious no matter the brand, it's all chink/indonesian/korean crap with a sticker on it.
Some Ibanez Prestiges look really nice though. They should stop putting so much rosewood everywhere.
>>60604799
How did you learn guitar?
>>60604910
Don't tell me you think that guitar looks nice.
>>60604960
using tabs and playing covers like everyone else
>>60604868
Get a cheap interface and record some demos yourself by using Guitar rig/Amplitube/whatever and add in the drums with EZ Drummer or any other kind of drum machine.
That way you can make a craigslist ad and maybe attract more people than just flat out saying that you want to make a band.
Plus you can practice without having your wife throwing a fit.
>>60604992
Besides the fact that it is fuckhuge because it's an 8 string, it looks really good. The colors match, and the overall shape has some kind of aggressivity without being some kind of retarded edgy shape.
>>60604721
nice bait
>>60605066
sorry but that is the definition of retarded edgy shape
>>60592936
Bend a couple notes here and there mate. Your ear will decide what is good or not. Also drugs.
What's the best audio player to use when trying to transcribe?
>>60604910
I know this is probably a pretty tired refrain, but have you seen/played some of the instruments Squier has put out over the last five years? I have a Vintage Modified Jazzmaster and I love it: it sounds amazing and the build quality is great. They're also making fretless basses, Strats in colors that are unavailable in any Fender line, etc.
>>60594913
You probably have it in bass mode, m8.
>>60599594
I can't see it.
>>60605066
The body looks like a boiling acid bath, if that isn't edgy I don't know what is.
>>60605094
Come on have you even seen the jackson Vs ? The ibanez Xiphos ? And that's not even talking about some of the retarded bc rich.
>>60605131
I'm mostly talking about the sub 200$ range, but yeah Squiers are the best choice if you want to start guitar, they sound good, and their necks are comfortable without going into either the super thin domain like Ibanez or super thick like Gibson
Compared to that, the epiphones in the same price range I've tried felt atrocious, the neck was huge and I really didn't like the LP shape sliding off my thigh when playing sitting. Didn't try holding it in the classical position though
>>60604271
Fuzz Face, Si version to be precise.
>>60605188
>boiling acid bath
Nah m8. You're the edge.
>>60603390
What about humbucker with a strat coil and a humbucker coil?
>>60605006
>like everyone else
please tell us all about your crap wrist angles on both hands, sloppy as fuck playing and theoretical deficiency
>>60605457
please tell us all about the music you don't create
>>60605467
better good alone in your bedroom than shit alone in your bedroom
