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Last thread: >>61065663
Im developing a tele fetish. Post tele's.
Discovered a bunch of independent custom shops with incredibly portfolios.
What a time to be alive. Pic is by a company named Skervesen.
Extended Range
Tonewood
Shoegaze
Metal
There, this post can be cancer general now
>>61087094
Skervesens are gorgeous
>>61087094
Skervesen is fucking amazing. If I ever get a custom, it'll be from them.
>>61087105
Not enough boring jazzmasters?
>>61087094
One of the first /gg/s using the current template a Skervesen as the thread image.
>>61086507
>Aren't those just 1.5 12ax7s? Not him, but not seeing the point when there are plenty of nine pin options.
No it's type of compactron type. A 6K11 or 6C10 would be around three 12AX7s.. The point is to hot rod the amount of gain in an amplifier like that.
>>61087123
Their quality control isn't perfect, but they're doing a good job.
>>61087119
The guy who this was made for used to live down the road from me.
>>61087119
>>61087123
No doubt. What are their general rates? Are they Suhr expensive?
>>61087162
They used to be pretty well priced. They've gone up as they've gotten more popular.
Specs for >>61087119
Model - Lizard II 7 String
Headstock - Viper reversed
Fanned frets - 24.69' - 25.5'
Top - Aqua blue burl/matching headstock
Body - Black Limba chambered + wenge middle layer
Neck - 5 Piece Pau Ferro/Ebony fillets set neck
Fretboard - Pale Ebony
Neck Binding - Rosewood
Pickups - BKP Nailbombs Zebra Blue/Black
Electronics - 3 way 1 vol 1 tone push pull switch
F hole - Hammerhead shark
Frets - 24 Stainless steel
Hardware - Black
Bridge - ABM Single saddles
Radius - 18 - 20''
>>61087162
I'm guessing they are yes, considering the finishes.
>>61087162
They start at $2500 and go up from there.
>>61087212
If I remember that hammerhead shark one was just under $3000 AUD. Around $2000 USD.
>>61087141
Jesus that almost gave me a heart attack. Interesting to think the guitar giants are just now starting to see how much more aesthetic stained woods and crazy grains are.
I know Ibanez just came out with a multiscale this year with beauty wood. Pic related.
>>61087088
Jap teles from 84-87. I have the one on the left
>>61087088
>>61087252
I prefer Mayones. If I remember the guy who had guitar was playing KXKs. He's playing Ormsby now.
Ya'll got any experience with Kiesels? they've got gorgeous guitars but they're way more affordable. Thinking of grabbing this.
>>61087272
Noice m8, I love me some non-American fender. Great shit and not very expensive usually. I had a Squier Japan with an early floyd rose copy over the summer, I ended up selling it and keeping my 90s Mexican Squier. I wish I kept it, but getting one back will only cost me like $250
>>61087280
I was wondering about that tele from last thread. Thanks for posting it.
>>61087312
You get what you pay for in these types of guitars.
Just bought this the other day. With the favorable exchange rate, I got a pretty good price on it.
Does anyone have experience with ESP Edwards? From what I've been able to tell, they're obviously not as good as the handmade esp standards, but are of better quality than anything in the LTD series.
>>61087401
>>61087317
I wonder if japan has their equivalent of our gear forums in the west or a guitar/bass imageboard
For now i just admire what's posted on:
https://www.rinkya.com/en/front/leaf/2084236869
http://store.ishibashi.co.jp/ec/proList/doSearch/srDispProductList/1/1/%20/11312713000/1/%20/%20/%20/%20/%20/%20/1/40/0/0?jp=on&wd=%20&searchType=0&chgCateFlg=1&excludeSearchWord=%20&facetSearchType=0
http://www.shimokura-guitar.com/used_guitar_list.html
>>61087327
>>61086879
>>61086935
>>61086963
we've been together for 5 years, living together for 3, and she constantly bugs me about marriage, we aren't going to break up. my friends think i can do it, but i don't know if they're just saying that because i'm their friend you know? i've written 6 or 7 songs that people seem to really like. i definitely want to do it, i'm just not sure how i want to go about doing it. honestly my job is shit anyways and is going nowhere. we don't need the money it provides.
>>61087088
The mia black gold tele with maple neck. I wonder if there would still be a few around being sold once i have enough money for them
>>61087533
Cant wait to buy my first tele.
>>61087520
Do you know anyone who plays music, or is involved in that business for a living? Have you ever had gigs? Are you willing to play whatever garbage other people are willing to pay to listen to? There has to be a solid plan in place with achievable, step by step goals that'll get you to where you need to be able to play music for a living, which more often than not, doesn't work out so there also needs to be a plan B.
>>61087567
What tele do you plan on getting?
Guys, I'm dead serious when I say get a furrian. They sound and look amazing. The electronics are good and all they need is a fret level.
>>61087663
>Do you know anyone who plays music
lots of people
>or is involved in that business for a living?
nope
>Have you ever had gigs?
a lot yes, including big sold out venues
>Are you willing to play whatever garbage other people are willing to pay to listen to?
nope
i understand the odds are against me, that's fine, i just don't want to give up before i even try.
>>61087717
>>61087700
Not sure yet. I like the Jim Root's squier for now.
>>61087755
>>61087788
where can i buy this exact fucking guitar
>>61087788
>>61087804
http://www.rondomusic.com/furrianmnfatpbu.html
>>61087719
>>61087719
Sorry i should've worded that better
It's plays for a living/is involved in making money through music (production and such)
>>Are you willing to play whatever garbage other people are willing to pay to listen to?
>nope
Ok, do you have enough saved up to last you a few months of living expenses/whatever costs are involved since you aren't willing to do anything but do your own music?
>>61087807
>>61087858
>>61087845
>It's plays for a living/is involved in making money through music (production and such)
still no
>Ok, do you have enough saved up to last you a few months of living expenses/whatever costs are involved since you aren't willing to do anything but do your own music?
i wouldn't mind covering certain bands for shitty bar shows if that's what you mean. finding some old guys to get drunk and play ac/dc with could be an experience. i have money saved up but i'd use it to buy some recording equipment and stuff. my gf makes a lot of money and said she'd support me in whatever i decide to do
>>61087877
>>61087916
It's seeming like a better and better idea. You should try it, it's not like you can't get a new job if it doesn't work out.
>>61087916
You still need to have a bit leftover just in case your relationship melts down.
Let's say worst case scenario happens, you're broke, not making enough with covering, do you have a plan that'll get you back on your feet? Rich parents that can bail you?
>>61087972
is this a rondo? thats real pretty like.
>>61087992
Cmon, he won't be unemployable, just liquidating his recording equipment should let him get by for a month, that's plenty of time to get a job.
>>61088041
Yeah, but it's a Douglas. Requires a bit more work than sx, but really good looking guitars and more sought after configurations too. Basically, you get what you work for. More work but better end result.
>>61088044
I just don't want anon from having a decent job and gf to rummaging through garbage bins because of what could be a not so well thought out decision.
>>61087992
>You still need to have a bit leftover just in case your relationship melts down.
it won't. we've been through too much / been together for too long. she's literally bugging me about marriage daily. the only way i can fuck things up is by not proposing in the next year, haha. my plan would be to just start working again. my parents aren't rich but they care enough that they'd bail me out. not sure if i'd let them though. (i say that now but if i was about to live on the street i'm sure i'd think differently)
>>61087972
yeah. plus, music is the only consistent thing i've had in my life that i've never stopped caring about or given up on at some point or another.
>>61088044
i think i'd be fine if it didn't work out. definitely bummed sure, but like i said my gf that i live with makes a lot of money and said she'd be happy to support me. she already makes 3x more than i do and pays for most of our bills anyways.
You have $200 to spend a 7 string guitar. Your options are a Jackson js22 or any guitar from rondo around that price, what do you choose?
>>61088130
yeah i appreciate it. i feel like this is something i have to try though. better now than 6 years from now when i'm 30 and starting a family.
>>61088130
Yeah but here's a picture of a 7 string tele. Suck on that.
>>61088186
Get that Rondo 8 string instead.
>>61088186
I'd save my money and get a used Schecter Omen Extreme 7.
>>61088186
So many options. So many scale lengths.
memes aside what is /gg/s favorite led zeppelin song to play, i know you all know a couple.
ten years gone is the funnest for me
>>61088243
I also don't like how many have tremolo bars on the rondos.
>>61088224
Those look good, I actually don't have any interest in getting a 7 string, I just found a js22 at a pawn shop for $150 and wanted to see what people would choose
>>61088206
2manystrings for only $180
>>61088276
immigrant song
>Order guitar
>finally arrives
>neck warped
>have to send it off and wait for my refund
>finally clears, order something else
>just got here yesterday, everything looks and sounds fine
>one complete set up later, bridge pickup is apparently dead
STOP IT
>>61088312
Someone needs to buy that and review it
>>61088243
>Cheap licensed trems
NOPE.PNG
>>61088308
They're probably the minimum I'd ever spend on a cheap guitar. Decent quality with decent stock pups and coil-tapping isn't all that bad.
>>61088276
That one they ripped off from another musician.
>>61088200
I keep bugging you about knowing people who make a living through music, or even those who have tried and failed because they're great reference points just in case you find yourself in a rut, to learn what works/doesn't, pitfalls, etc. Maybe an anon who is will show up on this thread later. Start looking for those people based in your area. Their outlook on this is completely different.
If you do decide to go through with this, do update us from time to time.
>>61088332
it really sucks that buying instruments online is the norm now. actually going to a store and trying it out is the only real way to do it to make sure nothing is wrong with it.
i refuse to order guitars online now, i'd rather drive an hour to my closest music store than to buy a guitar online, it's just not fucking worth it. i've done it a few times and there's always some type of problem with them.
>>61088380
i said memes aside
also led zeppelin did literally nothing wrong
>>61088332
Where are you buying from? Me and my friends who have bought guitars from japan and haven't had any issues.
>>61088354
I heard the trems stay in tune senpai. Check out the video reviews
>>61088384
will do for both of those. i'm in these threads every other night at least.
anyone knows what kind of FX sounds like that guitar?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cjbA1rGb2k
>>61088454
Cool /gg/ might be pretty fun soon. Good luck anon. We'll be rooting for you!
>>61088583
thanks ~
>Guitar has how stopped making any sound all together
I'm going to throw up.
>>61088692
Electric?
>>61088406
go to bed, coldplay
>>61088186
Keep saving.Then buy a used RG7621 or RG7620 because it's easily the best bang for buck seven string you'll get.
>>61088446
Rule of thumb is avoid cheap trems. Videos reviews or not avoid like the plague.
>>61088384
Good friends with one of Australia's larger promoters. Plays in two international touring bands, both relatively successful.
When he's not touring he works a full time job.
last thread showed some love for operation make an LTD F-250 a playable guitar, which is surprising, usually i just get roasted
i sanded it down with pic related, 120 grit, and patience. i'm also refinishing the neck, i didn't want any gouges or anything in the wood.
my plan is to replace the trem, and pickups, pickups being a SD black winter in the bridge and a P90 in the neck
basically, i want this guitar to be everything that my EMG 81/85 Gibson SG is not. in the heavy metal realm, anyway
hopefully it goes ok
>>61088764
Cheap trem rule doesn't apply to strat trems fyi. The way they work makes them pretty fool proof as far as build quality goes. You may need to replace the springs though. I do not know how floyd trems work, Will's easy guitar did a video all about cheap floyds that I haven't seen yet. His videos are really good though.
>>61088876
pic related is project guitar, ESP LTD F-250 that was given to me by a friend, an edgelord guitar that's only redeemable by its neckthru and pre-existing pickup/trem routing
>>61088929
that neck core looks sweet. What's your plan for finish?
>>61089003
>>61088929
i was gonna do a clear satin finish once i get it all sanded down. i might paint something on it before i finish it, i might not
it's a destined to be a metal guitar, so i was thinking maybe like a goat's skull or a quick pentagram, but i'll probably just do it clear; i think neckthru's look sweet with clear finish.
i just started this project though, i wish i could post more progress pics
are the knockoff bigsbys any good? I kinda want one for my SG
would this be the proper wiring for a p bass pickup and a single volume knob?
>>61089280
jesus christ, just solder that shit and see if it works
you're not exactly doing electrical engineering here
i'm even guitar project guy
>>61089173
>>61088929
>>61088876
but 4chan isn't here to answer stupid fucking questions that have been googled a million times before, dude
i can't find these basses anywhere now, are they sought after? what makes them so special?
>>61089344
thats not very nice. i just dont want to fuck up.
>>61089344
beautiful guitar mate
>>61089387
yea but bro
if you fuck it up, it's not permanent
you can just keep trying man, don't worry
sometimes they even work if they're not wired correctly, i took >>61089344 's pic related to a guitar shop to get the neck pickup wired in, and they said the couldn't understand how i soldered in the bridge pickup to work
just do it dude, and if it doesn't work, go from there.
i mean, seriously, you provided us with a google wiring schematic, right?
google seems to be pretty good at providing information so far
don't take my tone too seriously. just solder it, it'll work, and you'll have a fixed/hot rodded P-Bass
pic related is my project guitar
>>61089367
I actually have one i bought from a local store for about $220
I never knew they where sought after
and the thing that makes them special from other jag basses is that it's active and has a preamp
I ripped the frets out of mine and the big fat humbucker in the back lets me get those sweet Jaco like tones
Anyone here messed with dadgad tuning?
>>61089465
thanks dude.
>>61089280
>>61089387
see, man? just hot rod your shit. it's easier than you think and they never come out how they should from the factory
>>61089509
a little bit, but I've been playing around with FACGCE lately and I like the sound of the chords a little more
>>61089509
I prefer open D, dropping the g to an F or F# depending on how I feel that day
>>61088900
Go look at what we're talking about. They're floyd not strat trems.
>>61089509
A little. I tuned to A# F A# D# F A# D# awhile back which is basically dadgad but down two steps and with a high 4th.
That was sometime after I saw Russian Circles live. They tune to Dadgad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm5AzUXCFfo
Got this last weekend
>>61088332
sucks to suck
What's usually in the content of your practice sessions, /gg/? Trying to get a solid bass practice session going, but can't get beyond play afew patterns , then play a song.
>>61090248
Having a specific goal per day + week + long term. Some memorization then trying to build up speed with a metronome.
>>61090190
Holy shit that looks expensive
I don't have money for an amp and I would have to use headphones if I got one anyway. I know about amp sims, but do I need a hardware interface or just a line in?
>>61087045
God dammit, I've had the old thread open for hours wondering why no one was posting. Don't make a new thread until bump limit next time
>>61090550
You need an interface
>>61087401
That bottom horn-point is pretty ugly, but I actually kind of like the gaudiness of the rest of it
ESP gets a little too wonky with their body shapes
Post god tier bass players.
https://youtu.be/_UGhEFdc-4s
>>61090550
Theres a 5 buck battery powered amp on rondomusic.com, and I imagine elsewhere. Christmas is coming.
What is the point of flanger and phaser pedals?
>>61090999
stupid noises
>>61090999
http://makingmusicmag.com/difference-between-phase-flanger-and-chorus-effect/
Messing with fuzzes in Amplitube, sound any good? Don't have much experience with them.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0OuCk0ORwiI
>>61087088
postin' tele
>>61091210
Using IRs or cabinet emulation?
>>61091349
Inbuilt cabs
>>61091353
Try disabling the cabinet emulation and throwing these plugins after Amplitube.
NadIR running ASEM V30 on left and right in dual mono.
Parametric EQ cutting -2db at 240Hz
High Pass at 60Hz
IR download link.
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/4n28zkjw0zgmdj9/ASEM+RECTO+V30+L2.wav
>>61090999
they were big in the 80s, not so much anymore. i can't remember the last time i heard a phaser in recently made music
i've noticed over the last 10 years guitarists are using stranger and stranger boutique type of effects. that's fine, but they tend to not use those same strange types of effects song-to-song, it's more of a one off type of thing. the problem with that is they probably have fucking gigantic pedalboards.
>>61087088
I don't care for EMG's in a tele (or at all really) but white teles are the best
>>61087280
>>61087500
>>61087717
>>61087755
based blonde teles
>>61087972
had a fender player version of this pop up for $375. It sold in 5 minutes :'(
>>61091325
is that contour standard? What kind of tele is that?
pic related - my project tele I got for $75 off of craigslist
>>61091403
2013 American standard tele with some hotter aftermarket pups.
I bought it second hand earlier this year.
Feels better than any tele I've tried
why is a deluxe reverb only $100 more than a princeton reverb?
anyone know what type of pedals he uses? there's a couple shots of it but i can only make out the whammy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBxskLm4ILA
>>61091440
God, I love the candy apple on it. I've gotten so used to the solid piece from my tele. The neck is a little thin than I would like, but its awesome for what it is
Once I graduate, I'm probably shelling out for a vintage thinline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK_2_dnLo4I
>>61087045
Should I buy a Danelectro for prog rock?
Thinking about getting this Yamaha as my next amp, it is a modeling amp which makes it extremely versatile. Anyone have experience with this guy? What did you think?
>>61091554
Modeling stuff is generally so-so at best unless you're buying top of the line stuff.
>>61091559
Yeah that's what I've heard too, I've heard that this one is much better than modeling amps in the same price range. This amp was recommended by a metalhead friend, but I play a wide range of music so I'm hoping this is versatile.
>>61091599
At that price I probably wouldn't get it, but there's no harm in playing one in a store.
>>61091672
It is a bit pricey, I currently have a Ibanez tsa30 head and I'm not really liking it as much as I thought I would. I'm looking for something that has great cleans, and takes pedals well. Some gain from the pre amp would be cool, but not a necessity. These requirements are what brought me to the Yamaha pretty much, any suggestions?
>>61091757
I wouldn't use a modelling amplifier as a pedal platform. I'd just buy a good clean amp.
old phone pic of some gear from years ago also have old model boss me70
>tfw completely lost motivation in playing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqbo2LiIJN4
>>61088201
looks stupid tbqh
>>61091989
can i have the stuff on the left
>>61091989
>tfw completely lost motivation in playing
I was the same way, but i bought some newer stuff, joined a band, and just tried to play the stuff i want. That helped a lot, but sometimes i don't even touch my guitars for weeks
guitar is a weird hobby
>>61091998
you could do a sweet cover of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk-5RVMerfI with that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVWUeJCm0S8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPcKFt0BAeM
>>61092119
That tone offends me
>>61090747
I really like the Grass Roots version of this design though, it's less gaudy and a bit rounder overall
Such a shame they only sell that shit in japan, I'd get one for [spoiler]muh shoegaze[/spoiler] in a heartbeat
>>61091499
It really depends on what you mean by "prog"
Most of the 70s prog players (Howe, Lifeson, Fripp, Hackett used Les Pauls.
>>61092583
I'm not sure , I'm just looking for a good [spoiler] first [/spoiler] electric guitar , and the price and quality of a 59dc make it a nice choice
When I think about it , I'm probably more psych rock than prog
>>61087045
Mayones is god tier. Nice pic, op.
Pre 700ish euro gig friendly Telecaster that is pretty good. Gogogo.
>>61087922
>>61087088
I'm not too much into tele's, but those two absolutely gorgeous.
>>61088418
Where do you buy guitars from Japan?
>>61092769
not him but i bought my jazzmaster (used) here >>61091989
from http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/eng/ they were really good and quick
>>61092769
Second >>61092780 Ishibashi were really good and easy to deal with. They managed to get my guitar sent tax free too.
Shame they don't do second hand there anymore.
Meetursparkle is good too but expensive.
>>61089509
A bit. I got interested after watching tutorials that Fink uploaded, showing how he plays his songs, which are all played in dadgad tuning. I tried to learn Colin Hay's "Waiting for my real life to begin", but I got frustrated and stopped.
I eventually went back to keeping my guitar in standard tuning though.
Someday I'll get a second guitar and keep it tuned to dadgad.
just leave this here
>>61093467
Is that a Semi-Acoustic?
>>61093850
built in speaker
>>61093876
They easily could have put it between the neck and bridge pickup and not make the body look retarded.
thinking about selling my 2003 prs custom 24. How much should I ask for it?
>>61094048
This is how you do it.
>>61094102
A shitload of switches and one single coil pickup... The tonal range must be astounding.
>>61090806
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aESPUNm38Ow
>>61094155
https://youtu.be/YszR3TxuRFc
>>61091403
>>61094230
Ew.
Here's an exercise. 7 notes per beat. Sweep then pick. It took me a couple of tries to phrase them identically. Useful for transitioning between the two techniques without slowing down.
>>61094230
About what I expected. Even the live bit at the end sounded thin.
so i have been trying to figure out how to play guitar like the krautrock masters. do you guys have any tips?
>>61094342
I feel like doing regular minor/major triads is a better way to train your fingers to sweep, it helps having a better coordination between your different fingers.
I need help, niggas.
I just got my first electric guitar and plugged it into amp. The problem is amp is making buzzing noise that goes away only when I touch strings or any metal parts.
What do?
>>61091403
>but white teles are the best
I agree with that strongly.
>>61089509
>those curves
hnggggggg
>>61094880
you bought a crappy guitar that isnt grounded. There are a shit load of tutorials on the web, or you could take it to a pro
tldr no ground, easy fix tho
>>61095014
Can we replace the pasta with just basic guitar setup stuff? This is getting really old.
>>61095054
grounding electronics isnt basic tho
>>61095014
How much does it cost? I'm afraid I will completely fuck up if I'll have to do it by myself.
Want to add Victor Wooten's bass lab to the intro post, maybe? He says some p cool things about bass, but also general musicianship.
The idea of the 4 stages of a musician's being is pretty interesting.
>unconscious, not knowing
>conscious, not knowing
>conscious, knowing
>unconscious, knowing
>>61095150
No, really, it is. I really want to be nice when I say that. Grounding electronics doesn't even require good soldering skills. Personally I consider anything you can get right the first time just by watching a tutorial basic.
>>61095155
I think about 20$.
You can go ahead and do it yourself if you feel confident with a soldering iron. it will probably only take one or two wires. You will have to have soldering clamps, bc if you move the wire while youre soldering the joint wont be 100%.
Obvisouly a lot depends on the situation, but youll probably have to solder a wire to the back of a pot and theres where the trouble comes in. If you leave the iron on the pot for too long the coating on the inside might bubble and youll then have to replace the pot. Again, if your confident go ahead, the chances that youll damage the guitar beyond repare are really small.
>>61095155
Please google this it's gonna take forever to explain and it's absolutely affordable to do yourself, like 10-20 bucks if you include the cost of a shitty soldering iron. If you can borrow one then its pennies. Also you cannot mess it up, guaranteed.
>>61091499
Why not?
Anybody already watch Restrung? Kick ass documentary desu. I really want a Wyn bass now.
It's a Dennis Keyser vid where he makes a bunch of staccato palm muted robot rhythm plucks demonstrating a new 500 dollar pedal
>>61095236
>Personally I consider anything you can get right the first time just by watching a tutorial basic.
results may vary depending on the person, ive seen people whove done their own electronics and most of the joints are dull,....
>>61089216
Real Bigsbys aren't very good, so I'd stay away from any copies.
>>61092769
Jap sellers on reverb/ebay, ishibashi and rinkya.
If it comes down to it, other sites that don't ship internationally but i can get a proxy to do it for a 5-7% charge.
>>61089509
I use Open Dmaj7, basically Open D with the high D string flattened a halfstep.
>>61095357
>it's a Rob Chapman review where he plays the same bend to shred lick while the gain is all the way up so you can't fucking tell what the quality of the setup is
Worth ordering from Reverb in Canada? Or am I going to get bumfucked price wise?
>>61095520
>Lee Anderton tries his best to play a soulfull lick when chapman barges in with his shred wankery.
>>61095568
>It's a video of Chapmans band
>>61095568
They need a better guitarist. It's getting annoying at this point where I want to check out an amp/guitar and I cannot tell whether I like the thing more or less just because of how Rob used it.
Also, he needs to shut the fuck up about Dorje. I have never listened to their stuff and I never intend to, and I'm sure many others agree.
>>61095613
And Lee tends to stick to Blues a bit too often, but he'll try different tones so I don't really mind.
>>61095634
at least Lee doesn't force his band down your throat, or his guitar brand.
>>61095613
>Also, he needs to shut the fuck up about Dorje.
you and i know this will never happen
>I have never listened to their stuff and I never intend to, and I'm sure many others agree.
its not even that bad until he starts singing
>>61095634
i think hes improving lately, i enjoy his playing more and more
>>61095666
Whats Lee's guitar brand?
>>61095787
lee and Rob are 50-50 owners of chapman guitars
>>61095787
You misunderstood me
>>61095787
I don't think he has one. That reminds me, how the fuck did Rob get his own guitar company? Like, he's barely famous and plays in a barely famous band.
Someone recommend some fun but challenging fingerpicking songs?
Preferably with vocals as well since I'm trying to work on my singing
>>61095825
He... builds... guitars... You don't have to be famous to build a guitar or to start a business?
>>61095825
The money behind Chapman guitars is totally Anderton.
Also he doesnt have a very big overhead. He doesnt actually buy the guitars and then resell them to dealers. The dealers order straight from the factory (which is an independent factory, he doesnt own it)
>>61095634
Why are 99% of demos such shit? Like 80% are just pentatonic noodling on 3 different settings and the remaing 19% get dragged down by shit like bad recording or not showcasing features properly or whatever. Literally just A/B shit a whole bunnch across as many combinations of settings as you can think of playing the same few licks in a few different styles. Just hit a couple chords, turn the knob, hit the chords, turn the knob, hit the chords, turn the knob... Then play a blues lick, turn it back, play the lick, turn it back... Then a jazz lick, then a funk lick... Then move onto the next feature or control and repeat. Talk about the features as you go along, then maybe do some of your favorite combinations at the end, then maybe throw some effects on.
When you try and find a demo of a relatively rare piece of gear and there are only 2 demos, one recorded with a laptop microphone and another where they just fuck around with a delay pedal... Drives me up a wall.
>>61095856
>He... builds... guitars...
koreans do.
He just put his name on them and inflates the prices.
Also god the video of them reviewing 8-9 strings are awful
>>61095894
have you checked out TheGigRig on YT??
>>61095909
The guitar market really seems easy as fuck to get in to with a little starting capital. People pay such stupid amounts of money for a piece of engineering that is so uncomplicated and so cheap to actually make. You can't fucking justify paying more than 1500 dollars for a guitar, and even that is streching it.
>>61087088
See I really wanted a Strat to replace my Squier but I really didn't want a tremolo and I wanted a humbucker in the bridge.
BUT I'm really considering getting a tele and sticking this Cobra T in the bridge. I really like the idea of the most un-metal guitar ever playing metal.
>>61096049
google "Jim Root tele"
>>61096066
He replied to my post with Jim's tele
>>61091998
This is cool.
>>61096088
its in metal
if you want the most unmetal guitar get yourself a gretsch hollowbody
>>61092159
Sucks that he's almost deaf now. I met him a few years ago and he had to read lips to understand what people were saying.
Anyway, thanks for posting this. Hadn't heard this material before.
>>61096150
>gretsch hollowbody
>not a 7 string hollowbody
>>61095941
What about companies like Ritter or Wyn Guitars? It's one dude making it all on his own.
In those cases it's justified desu. They're handmade, extremely high quality and highly customizable. I'd lay down 2-3k for a personalized bass anyday.
>>61096213
FUCK ME
So I have a Gibson SG, but a really dumpy amp and don't have money to buy a new one. I have a pretty good sound system in my house though. Is there a virtual type amp system which can go between my guitar and sound system where it edits the sound so it sounds good? Maybe an app or something for my computer?
I just don't have the money for a new amp.
I don't gig or anything so I don't need it be that practical.
What are my options?
>>61096252
Butt ugly tbqh.
>>61095941
More than 1,5k for a production guitar is retarded.
More than 1,5k for a custom guitar makes sense, especially if you're going to have some unique contours to fit yourself.
>>61088276
hate classic rock but i always play the ocean
>>61088276
If I just pick up an acoustic: Over The Hills, 10 years gone, or Gallows
If I can tune it weirdly: Rain Song
If it's electric: Lemon Song
>>61096272
A line 6 pod or something. Thousands of sounds and effects that'll sound good through your headphones.
Demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhcsprgExuY
>>61088276
Over the Hills and Far Away is one of my go-to for-fun warmup songs.
>>61096381
Oh, and If I'm singing - Going to California
where the bass stuff @???
muh board
>>61096392
Wrong demo maybe?
![3678593-1222061689-megad[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/wRGOoyx.jpg "3678593-1222061689-megad[1].jpg")
>>61095842
Try the pre-solo riff from "Poison Was the Cure" by Megadeth, except finger pick it. I think fingerpicking would suit this kind of riff well.
I don't know how to fingerpick well, so I'll just flatpick it slowly for example.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0Cd0Eqc0Gsq
How do you guys combat hand stiffness?
I've been trying numerous amounts of methods and a classical guitar teacher told me ways to stretch my hands as well, but it's like they're perpetually stiff.
>>61096447
Why would you think it's the wrong demo? Is being able to hear your music through open air that important to you?
>>61096505
I'm not that guy, but I was expecting a demo of the pod not some guy playing metal, no big deal
>>61096519
He's using the pod to play metal.
Ok, here's a real demo
https://youtu.be/xFZEk5Zj9-4?t=2m24s
>bought first guitar and amp
>started messing with settings, bass, middle etc
>no matter what I do it just sounds like loud guitar without any special effects
am I doing something wrong or did I just waste my money on broken amp/guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU34wdgHSOA
I'm trying to get my guitar to sound like the lead keyboard that comes in around 37 seconds. Any suggestions?
>>61096868
I've heard something like that come from a fretless bass, so try a fretless guitar.
>>61096851
buy some pedals m8
>>61096983
I know about pedals, but I'm not sure if guitar should sound same with everything on 10 or everything on 0.
>>61096978
I wonder if it would be catastrophic to have my frets removed from my guitar
>>61096150
Haha, yeah that's kinda it. Everyone expecting you to play some Chet Atkins and then just unleash some heaviness.
As much as I like the Root Tele I want a tone control (want a bit more variety) and I'm not too crazy about active pickups.
>>61097119
Get a cheap used squier to try it out
>>61097119
It's catastrophic if you have a bad ear and can't pick up when you're on the note. But since you can play with a pick, it won't really be as hard as a violin or a fingered fretless bass.
I'd do like >>61097208 says, buy a cheap squier, take the frets out with an iron and pincers, polish it, fill the holes left by the frets, polish it again, and then take the nut and sand the bottom of it so you can get a nice, low action and then put some flatwounds.
While we're on the subject, is there anything similar to vigier's surfreter but for basses ?
>>61097007
valve amps will break up towards 10. If you have a transistor amp (highly probable) you shouldnt notice much different tonewise.
Turn your guitar volume down tho, that should change sound more than your total sound.
>>61097119
go like >>61097208 said and do it on a cheap guitar. Its pretty cool. The only thing you then have to take into consideration is that you really need to lower the nut and bridge to keep the intonation on the lines that the empty fret slots leave behind.
What if you just got a cheap fretless instead?
>>61097485
cheap guitars are usually only any good if theyre mass produced (not saying all mass producted guitars are good tho) and there just arent any cheap fretless guitars that i know of that are mass produced
Even if squier did it, they wouldnt be able to produce the same numbers as a generic bullet strat...
>>61097353
>>61097382
I could also have a fretless neck made by warmouth or something
>>61097543
ok i just tried warmoth and its 182.00 for a single piece maple neck without inlays and without frets.
so if you already have a guitar that isnt your main instrument it might be an option. Otherwise i would still think that getting a cheap squier and modding it would be a better idea
>>61097654
oops i forgot the nut. So its 222 with nut, but then still without finish....
>>61096467
Are your hands cold? Warm them up, physically, I mean.
Maybe try some Ben Gay and/or Glucosamine and/or Chondroitin and/or some warm-up exercises like this:
https://youtu.be/1XsLRQFV7rY
https://youtu.be/ydHD4j6Rbyc
https://youtu.be/K_zUV2YyBik
>>61089216
Check out some Duesenberg Les Trem II demos on YT. Definitely the way I am going to go, if I ever find the guitar I want.
>>61094602
That was more about the counting than coordination but it's still fun to Django through these shapes (in addition to the minor 7):
V: xx3433 VII: xx7677 I: xx8899
>>61095521
Some Canadian dealers but they join in the bum fuckery by selling in USD. Otherwise it's the import duties and fictitious delivery costs that get you.
>>61096467
I used to have this problem but on the left side I think I play often/long enough to not get "cold" these days. On the right side I use one technique for strumming, picking, sweeping... always from the elbow. It kicks in faster for me than finger or wrist picking ever did.
>>61097818
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD7ZnJdi2rY
just got a Vox VT80+ and it's already started buzzing at louder volume on lower frequencies. fuk this.
>>61097868
>Yes, I am your God
>>61096381
the lemon song makes me want to buy a bass and learn how to play it
jpj's bass on that song is groovy as fuck
![P_GOTHLPSTUDIO[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/SvMV3EL.jpg "P_GOTHLPSTUDIO[1].jpg")
So a friend of mine gave me his Epi Goth Les Paul to work on and I found his bridge pickup is completely dead.
I have a humbucker from an Ibanez RG laying around and thought maybe I could stick it in there as a temporary fix until he decides to get new pickups or whatever.
Would the spacing on the pickup match the guitar, though?
>>61098049
Did you check the pre-amp tube?
Guys I know this is gonna come out as whining but I seriously wanted to ask you an opinion.
Is 25 too old to pick up guitar again? I started playing when i was 15 years old, just strumming, never seriously. After finishing school, university and working at a wagecuck job in Australia on a working holiday visa I came back home and I don't know what to do with myself. I broke up with my Aus gf of 2 years and I have too much free time, I'm literally going crazy.
I don't know why I can't help but feel ridiculous and old thinking about playing again. But I really want to buy a cheap squier and continue what i left some years ago...
Another problem is that I'm from the south of Italy, and there are literally no bands I could join here, apart from peasant folk (pizzica) and Guns'n'Roses cover bands.
I guess i just need some comfort, I dunno it sucks.
>>61096301
Monson makes some crazy odd shit, but I love them for it
>>61098211
no, I haven't really looked at it properly yet, i'll look at it tomorrow.
And. I'm shit at all this amp shit so what would I be looking for?
>>61098242
It isn't too late, bro. Music is ageless. You can do it! If you wanna just play guitar, that's fine, if you wanna record or play live, that's also fine. Success in music is relative.
>>61097868
i remember i got kind of into his warmup exercises a few years ago from that lesson vid
they're good, but holy shit he goes overboard with warmup. warmup shouldn't take more than 10-15 minutes, he put like an hour worth of warmup exercises. by the time he was done with his warmup examples i wanted to just put the guitar down because i was bored out of my fucking mind.
he must have practiced for 4+ hours per day doing shit like that
>>61098201
>Would the spacing on the pickup match the guitar, though?
chances are yes, but you should just open it up and measure
>>61098242
Pick it up bro. There is a chance that there is someone else in your area that has the exact same opinion as you and really bummed that there arent enough electric guitar players
>>61087045
th flamenco is the hardest style to play with a guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmps3Cc-5_0
>>61098273
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/how-do-you-tell-if-a-tube-goes-bad.952077/
>>61098316
i used to do 15min warmups as well, but then i once saw the drummer from lamb of god saying he usually warms up for about an hour. That made me take warming up a bit more serious.
>>61098316
Sometimes it takes me about an hour or so of warm ups like that Vinnie Moore one before my hands start feeling really limber and like I have a lot more control.
>>61087312
Too much maple. Would look much better with a dark colored board, like ebony or some shit.
>>61098383
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cadbYIzhqQ paco tha boss dude
>>61098395
drumming warmup is different and takes longer because they use their entire body to play the instrument, so they need to get all their limbs working together.
guitar isn't like that at all, it's just fingers
>>61098401
the easiest and fastest way to warm up your hands is to just wash your hands with warm/hot water for a couple minutes. does more for me than any warm up exercise.
>>61098495
>drumming warmup is different
true, but the impression that i had at first that petrucci was a maniac subsided when i discovered that he wasnt alone.
>he easiest and fastest way to warm up your hands
this. and i sometimes just hold a cup of tea before playing and i find that thats pretty efficient too
