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Music Theory:
>http://www.justinguitar.com/
Guitar chords and inversions
>http://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.php
String Tension Calculator (D'Addario based):
>http://hikkyz.net/misc/stringassembler/
Floyd Rose Setup Video Tutorial:
>http://youtu.be/umY5NBKg5AA?list=PLcm7Ag6Q-OkZAmlY6dAhS2ZL9TUMeRZdI [Embed] [Embed] [Embed] [Embed] [Embed]
Steve Vai's Ten Hour Workout
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/kzw6kjuocgicwks/Ten_Hour.pdf
Guthrie Govan's Creative Guitar 1 & 2
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/bn8803xzlrbds3b/Guitar1.rar
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/9uhtufuf3z9cx8m/Guitar2.rar
Impulse Response Pack
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/svtfxjtillrdwt8/Gods+Cab+1.3.rar
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/4n28zkjw0zgmdj9/ASEM+RECTO+V30+L2.wav
Free VST downloads (amps and effects simulators):
>http://www.vst4free.com/
ASIO drivers (essential to use VSTs while playing):
>http://www.asio4all.com/
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>Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cvfno10fv4lf4a8
>Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
Electric Guitar Setup Book:
https://mega.nz/#!BN8gDKTD!38JRiWHxqGGcvvmbJ4ixbVlx4wbPsG-DTA9m1zexcC0
Others
>Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zq35xorj2iaqh22
>Modern Chord Progressions: Jazz and Classical Voicings for Guitar - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oflu4wdwofhqqtb
>Jazz Guitar: Single Note Soloing Vol. 1 & 2- Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07o65qdh5in1nsq
http://www.mediafire.com/download/jmu86f7dj8bdxcd
>Beefhearts 10 guitar commandments
https://archive.org/post/338826/captain-beefhearts-10-commandments-of-playing-the-guitar
old thread >>61362839
Buy Gibson and then go home to jam alone in your garage.
>>61374520
better than buying a fender and jamming alone in your bedroom in your parents' house
how do i into barre chords fuck fuck fuck
>>61374587
just play high up the neck at first. try playing an open e with the same fingers as if you were playing a barre, same for A.
>>61374628
I've been playing for a year already but i decided to get my guitar setup and upped my gauge to 11s. The action is higher now so suddenly i can't barre anymore. I can barre with A but when i go E, i can only get it right at the 8th fret fuck
>>61374561
Don't make fun of me anon! >:^(
anons and or gearspammer
which one out of these 3? i'm looking for the most ambient weird noise.
>>61374687
old blood noise endeavors dark star
>>322027395
>/v/ tries to play guitar
>>61374687
The Supernatural is great but I've never been able to find one for sale.
I haven't tried the Context but I remember I tried my friend's Afterneath and found myself thinking that I would never use half of these settings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KstWi2LDxzw
>muh tonewood
>muh pickups
How do I write simple shit like this but you can listen to forever without getting tired of it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucry7ZxDD_g
I've tried everything, it just ends up sounding like generic radio stuff
How do you get to where you can do 5-string barre chords quickly and naturally?
If I'm trying to play a Bm on 2nd fret of D on 5th fret I have to not play the E string. Do you guys:
-Mute it by touching it with the barring finger
-Mute it with the wrapped-around thumb
-Just not play it
Whenever I try to do the first one the chord gets buzzy, when I do the second one I'll grip too hard and fret the E with my thumb, and when i do the third one I can't strum as freely.
I've tried other chord shapes but just moving up and down with an E shape sounds like shit.
>>61374895
that sounds like shit you fucking retard why do you even play guitar
>>61374895
>That shrieking tone during the leads
Is that from a pedal or does the guitar actually sound like that?
>>61374997
I do the first one. Try having your index finger reach a little higher.
>>61374687
Context is wicked!! You gotta mess with the afterneath to really get a solid thing out of it though it's wicked! I think the context has more to offer but the afterneath will make you sound like Gandalf fucking sauron
>>61374709
>/a/ tries to play bass
https://youtu.be/pMqG0idUp4M
>>61374895
sounds good and that pedal was pretty jack white-ish.
>>61375015
You say that because you saw what kind of guitar he was playing you piece of shit
>>61374707
Bump on this one.
>>61374908
write 100 songs. pick the best 10. Repeat at least once a year for 30 years. You now have the songwriting experience of the guys in QotSA.
Don't sweat it, just keep writing, you'll get better.
>>61375070
>/a/ plays bass better than /gg/
>>61375089
>you disagree with me therefor your opinion must be disqualified with some bullshit excuse
fucking guitar players, get over yourself you fucking retard
>>61375045
Pedal, Boss PS6
>>61375070
everyone on /a/ plays bass. They have a live music radio show for Pete's sake.
>>61375132
I bet you couldn't tell the diference if you haven't see the guitar dumbass
>>61374997
I do it with my thumb, but how easy that is probably depends on your hand size and guitar neck.
The song Renegades is pretty good practice, it's just Bm D A G over and over.
>>61375192
YOU'RE
A
FUCKING
RETARD
just because you're deaf doesn't mean everyone else is
get over yourself, honestly, you're pathetic and you fucking suck dick at guitar
Calm down everybody, you're all wrong no matter what.
/gg/ cyber bully edition
>>61374437
been playing guitar around 12 years and I really want to just switch over to banjo getting real tired of the guitar.
anyone have any tips for the transition? Is it more difficult? Easier?
>>61375132
>>61375192
>>61375226
>>61375089
>>61375015
>Arguing about tonewoods on /gg/
You've both lost your Internet privileges for the night.
This is literally like the most asinine pointless shit ever and I worked in high-end restaurant management for a year.
>>61375530
>have to add high-end to restaurant management
inferiority complex much anon?
>>61375348
no u
>>61375483
I took a few lessons for one, it's hard because it's set up differently. There are different banjo styles, some are open-tuned, some have 4, 5 strings, all that. If you've been playing for that long it probably won't be too hard though.
You can always be a false and get a banjo guitar.
>>61374679
Just keep doing it your strength will build. I'm kinda in the same position but on my 12 string acoustic... Barres are bitches on 12 string
There's no need for this quarreling
>>61375548
I'm so tired of this shit. Every time I post, there's always some contrarian faggot, who's so fucking dumb, that I agree with him completely.
>>61374997
Thumb. Always thumb. People who don't use their thumb are scum tier.
>>61375616
koko doesn't want shit, dumbass humans projecting their gay values on koko
>>61374437
>jomo hondrox
Really liking the Jess Greenberg videos. Does she have any fingering tutorials?
>>61375544
No, it's because at a certain point in the restaurant industry the more well-reviewed and/or exclusive a restaurant becomes the more it attracts pretentious assholes whether they're chefs, mixologists, or customers. The delineation makes a difference.
>>61375650
but muh technique
>>61375771
Shokugeki no Souma taught me that good chefs are all batshit insane or assholes, so you must be right. Anime doesn't lie.
>>61375722
Bob Marley
>>61375801
There are SO MANY amazing chords up and down the neck that you need to use your thumb to properly play. People who haven't mastered the thumb game are so bad.
>>61374687
Just got my afterneath and I gotta say I love it, it takes a while to get the settings that sound good for you but it's great
>>61375913
>not having fanned frets
How's that carpal tunnel syndrome like ?
>>61375913
>needing a thumb to fret complex chord structures
>being a shit guitarist
Pick 2
>>61376189
I thought I was gonna keep coming back to these threads for a while. Then I saw this post. It's not worth it, goodbye forever.
>>61376085
Dial warm bass heavy tones. Incorporate open strings into your playing. I think a lot of what I play is just the solo to war pigs reworked for example. Pretty much set up camp on pentatonic minor in terms of both lead and rhythm.
>>61375650
You're literally wrong.
>>61376357
You will not be missed
>>61376357
>tries to quit cancer
It's too late, it's a part of you now.
>>61374520
>>61374561
buy anything with tuning gears that don't slip and electronics that work + a loud amp and jam with anyone you can find
>i should sand my neck
>get sand paper
>done
>it's fucking awesome
Thx gg
>>61374997
I've gotten good enough to not play the low E but when I was a scrub I would push my barre finger up just a little so it would contact the side of the low E and mute it
>>61376666
Jesus Christ, why would you do that?
>>61374741
that is honestly sad
>>61375483
I'd recommend learning some country or bluegrass guitar. there are some tasty fucking licks in those genres, tons of fun. Banjos are kind of annoying in my opinion. Unless you're really good, it's just loud plunky twang and it's kind of obnoxious.
I owned one (technically still do but it's at my grandma's house) and it's fun for a while but it's a completely different instrument so you're going to experience roadblocks with the same frequency you did while first learning guitar.
I wouldn't say it's more difficult, but not much about guitar is going to transfer over because of the banjo's tuning.
maybe buy a cheap one, learn a few banjo roles/ bluegrass standards, have fun, sell it if you don't like it.
>>61376765
to get rid of nasty poly finish. Tons of people sand their neck. You don't sand completely down to the bare wood. A satin feel is so much nicer.
>>61376853
>satin feels nicer than gloss
hey pleb
>>61376666
the devils quads confirms a satanic deed
>>61376853
This.
I mean look at this shit, the playability increased 100%
>>61376870
>sticky polyurethane feels better than satiny speedy smoothness
mmkay, bub.
>>61376853
Satin neck is best neck
>>61376908
I agree with
>>61376870
I prefer poly
>>61376901
jesus they really dipped that shit. My Jazzmaster neck was like that too, before I sanded it.
>>61376949
That's not my guitar, but it pretty looks the same
>>61376870
I like gloss with a thicker neck but it feels awful on a thin neck.
>>61376870
The only high gloss I dig is shellac but this is a natural wax like on apples.
i can't decide between a V and an explorer
help
>>61376932
>poly comes in one style
can you even finish?
>>61377023
yeah, I wouldn't sand a gibson or a gretsch or something like that, but a Fender absolutely needs that shit.
>>61374437
>Talk about and play music
b-but muh finishes and tonewoods
>>61377038
V is less edgier
>>61377053
>poly comes in one style
What are you even talking about?
>>61377085
>erm, Anon? That's the wrong fretboard wood. If you want to play metal with that guitar it'll sound awful.
>>61377157
Fucking retarded ibanez deseigners and their rosewood fretboards. Where are the maple 7 strings ?
>>61377157
>2015
>still playing rosewood fretboards
>>61375483
That bird is cute.
Best of luck anon.
>>61377180
>>61377190
I prefer ebony, but I play bass anyway.
>>61377234
Yeah Ebony's cool too. I'm just tired of rosewood
>>61377234
my guitar is made of basswood/maple/rosewood. It plays and looks great, it inspires me to play and write, people like my band, and playing drunken packed house shows is really fun. I doubt a different wood on my guitar or a different name on the headstock would affect any part of my life in any way.
>>61377276
Yeah man, all those rosewood necks sound the same :^)
>>61376774
alright i agree thank you anon. I just learned arkansas traveler any other good finger pickin' tunes you can recommend? Was thinking maybe little birdie
>>61377364
blackberry blossom is a favorite of mine. learning some Chet Atkins and Merle Haggard would be awesome. I keep meaning to learn some country stuff but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Even if you don't typically listen to it, country is one of the best genres for guitar.
>>61377352
I'm just tired of how it looks, I think a brighter fretboard would attract me to play more.
>>61377337
Yeah, we all know that. We just like to make fun of the people who seriously think the slab of wood that their guitar is made of matters beyond structural integrity and looks.
>>61377137
>>61377192
thank you kind anon
>>61377441
On a classic design bass it looks perfect, but anything modern requires ebony or maple IMO to look interesting.
>>61377471
I like maple fretboards since I can clean it with the same crap I use on the rest of the guitar.
>>61376666
>Read this comment.
>Why is anon rubbing sand on his neck, and why is this posted on a guitar thread?
>Realize I'm fucking retarted.
I'm done, goodnight /gg/.
>>61377496
no
>>61377479
Okay, satin appears to only come in one style too. What point are you even trying to shitpost?
>>61377441
you don't see as pretty of grain patterns in ebony as you do in rosewood, though. A nice oiled rosewood fretboard with polished frets is really eye-catching and nice, in my opinion. Ebony is also more brittle
>>61377471
yeah, I was too. I guess I directed that at the wrong person, or none of the tonewod anons are even here right now.
>>61377500
I like ebony because I can't be bothered with cleaning and you can't tell if it's dirty or not.
>>61377180
Jackson.
>>61374437
I got one of these for christmas and have no idea what the point of it is. Can anyone help me out? What's the benefit of this over just plugging into your computer and using recording software? Any help would be appreciated. Im trying to be grateful for the gift but at this point it's just too much to learn.
>>61377559
ebony should be cleaned and oiled more often than rosewood/maple if you don't want it to shrink/crack
>>61377549
That is not a bass.
>>61377588
laughing_djents.jpg
>>61377584
Hasn't been an issue for me until now, but I'll keep that in mind.
>>61377479
Oh you got me anon, I said poly instead of gloss finish. My bad
>>61377559
yeah just like niggers
>>61377618
>>61377578
I was thinking of trading it in for one of these...
>>61377698
He's right though.
>>61377409
>chet atkins
I usually don't like when people say "best guitarist in the world" But if I had a gun to my head and forced to say who I think fills that spot, it would probably be chet
>>61377698
since when did 4chan become tumblr. Why does everyone on /mu/ get triggered when you make a mean joke
Hey /mu/ just got this bad boy to play traditional lute music with actual bass as well as some jazz stuff.
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/u_ag_page15.php?year=2015&cat_id=3&series_id=93&data_id=71&color=CL01
Anyone else play similar music and have any tips for exploring the ERG of classical?
>>61377711
I can''t say anything about the mixer but the 2i4 is a godsend for recording and monitoring.
I mainly use it as a DAC these days though
>>61374679
Go to a guitar tech and get the action lowered, If it has a trem get it set up so it's flush with the body.
can someone rec a free software that will let me layer guitar recordings and comes with drum presets?
>>61377844
>a free software
You're on the internet m8. Just take whatever you want
>>61377877
alright whats a good simple program? i just want to layer guitar with drums.
>>61377917
Imo Ableton is the easiest to use DAW
>tfw got a $25 gift card to guitar center
what do lol
>>61377839
Can i do mixing on the computer?
>>61377958
Buy a metronome if you don't have one and a shitload of picks. Plus two-three string sets.
>>61377958
strings and picks desu senpai
>>61377958
http://www.guitarcenter.com/product-detail-page?productId=site5111743717
>>61377973
I'm not sure what you're asking.
Can you be more specific?
>>61378044
already have a crybaby though senpai
>you'll never be as good as guthrie govan
Why live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r69ikFzUsHM
>>61377609
No worries. I can respect your zeal for a durable and reflective top coat my ggood man.
>>61378105
It just sold anyways, but that pedal has some cool synth sounds not just an auto-wah.
see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIj7rlWC4AY
>>61378214
>electric guitar
>>61376949
How much do you sand off? I have a squier VM jaguar and it's basically candy shit. I want to give the body and neck a satin feel
>>61378475
Use 0000 steel wool on the neck, pretty much impossible to fuck up. Just keep going til you don't see any obvious scratches and the satin finish is to your liking.
I would recommend leaving the body alone though, it will look like shit.
>>61378693
Yep, the body will probably be fucked up.
>>61378475
>sanding a squier
lets at least try to ruin the resale value senpai
>>61376189
>Doesn't use the optimal functionality of your hands to form chords in the best possible manner to allow better flow.
Why are you infringing on your own potential?
>>61378935
It's a squier, nothing to resale. Won't even get shit back. Rather sand the neck, guess I'll let the disgusting candy glossed body naturally settle
meanwhile on /r/guitar people actually play guitar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWDTIFDmSDA
>>61378957
>>61376357
name one useful chord that you can't play without your thumb
>>61379078
>blooz
Also, his tone seems to be all the way down. It sounds like shit.
>>61379078
>/gg/ - Gear General
>>61377805
saying "nigger" isn't remotely funny in anyway you fucking edgelord
>>61379106
Like 98% of jazz chords, especially if you want to walk the bass notes.
>>61379078
bad phrasing, bad timing, sloppy technique
>>61379078
well fuck off back to /r/ guitar then.
>>61379234
that's blatantly untrue. again post a specific jazz chord that i can't play without my thumb. if it's some weird specific phrasing then fine but if you're trying to tell me i can't play maj7s, 9ths, 13ths, etc without my thumb you're wrong
>>61374997
You could just barre the whole thing, technically you're not playing anything wrong
>>61379275
Fmaj13b7
>>61379305
>your search does not match any results
wew
>>61379275
That wasn't even the point in the first place numbnuts, the point was that using the thumb is the OPTIMAL form for most chords, particularly jazz chords, and refusing to master the thumb game is intentionally inhibiting your own performance.
>>61379338
why doesn't joe pass use his thumb when he plays ridiculous jazz chords and voicings all across the neck? the only guitarist i've seen that uses their thumb to good effect is jimi
>>61379403
John Mayer, Jimi, SRV, to name a few fantastic guitarists that use their thumbs constantly.
Just did my 2nd improv!! Please critique me!!!!
https://soundcloud.com/samson-t/iced-in-stay-inside-jazz-improv
>>61379611
i like it anon
i can't critique it because i'm not as good as you
but i like it
you sound good
>>61379833
thanks man. please post you playing sometime
>>61379984
That was smooth. Lost my pants while listening.
>>61373301
>i want to start a band with you m8 too bad you probably live across the country
I live in Adelaide, South Australia.
>>61377038
Explorers are typically balanced better and more comfortable when sitting.
>>61377180
RG1527M.
>>61377557
>you don't see as pretty of grain patterns in ebony
It depends on the wood really. A lot of manufacturers dye their ebony boards to be totally black. Madagascan Ebony is super expensive and illegal to use in most places. There are some really nice looking chocolate ebony fretboards out there though. Google Macassar ebony and have a look.
>>61377559
You'll want to be conditioning the wood, otherwise it can crack.
Here's a clip from yesterday of my playing at the moment, complete with a butchered solo. It's some standard 90s metal, but my hands are finally starting to work together again. Got a long way to go, but I'm hugely better than straight after the accident. It's the EMG85 I'm trying at the moment if anyone is interested.
https://clyp.it/51xxjui5
>>61375070
>/d/ tries to play bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEbkQtqdy1I
>>61377114
>you will never own a pristine/mint 1958 Gibson Explorer
The Explorer is good but it needs to be in 25.5" scale and have 2 more frets to be perfect
>>61380315
I disagree. If you want that play a Kelly, but they don't really feel like Explorers anymore.
>>61379984
>please post your playing sometime
i'd like to but i don't think anyone here will like it
also the only way i can record it would be through my modmic or my phone
>>61380347
The Kelly and dem BC Rich ones are too pointy and I speak as a metalfag myself.
Besides the Kelly doesn't come in one-piece mahogany like the Explorer unless you bend your ass to FMIC and shell stupid money when you can just buy a Suhr or some other boutique guy.
I saw Dean make one but they come with Dave's shitty active pickups.
>>61380255
>https://clyp.it/51xxjui5
Good tone, pretty solid rhythm playing. Are those riffs from a song, or are you just riffing around?
That first measure is the exact same as a BMTH riff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1S26BfFlJA
>>61380521
The explorer wouldn't sound like an explorer anymore in 25.5" that's all.
>I saw Dean make one but they come with Dave's shitty active pickups
Could always swap them.
>>61380614
>Good tone, pretty solid rhythm playing. Are those riffs from a song, or are you just riffing around?
I have a lot of trouble with my left hand since an accident a few months ago. It's only just starting to all work together again. Tone is nothing fancy, just a 5150 patch direct into my PC with some IRs.
Song wise I can't say I've ever listened to Bring Me The Horizon, it's Mind Corruption by Hypocrisy off their 1994 album The Fourth Dimension.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4HyrPnME4Y
>>61380667
why act like an explorer not sounding like an explorer is a bad thing if you put emgs in yours?
>>61380255
that tone is great for a clyp recording. I could picture drums to this perfectly would jam/10
>>61379611
Can't really hear the guitar playing but from what I did hear it sounds a lot like what I used to do. Keep it up.
Can anyone help me out? I'm trying to get more into songwriting but whenever I come up with an alright riff I just get lost and don't know what to do after, if anyone has any advice on how they look at songwriting that'd be much appreciated
Here's the little riff I made about an hour ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv_jyLZzK2E
>>61380699
>why act like an explorer not sounding like an explorer is a bad thing if you put emgs in yours?
I'm assuming you didn't see my post about the EMGs a thread or two ago.
I'm not really huge on active pickups and tend to use BKPs in almost all my guitars. Until recently I had a 500T in the bridge of my Explorer.
One of the death metal bands I play with is coming off hiatus soonish and I want to use my Explorer live. I'm still have trouble playing guitar since my brain hemorrhage though, so I threw the EMGs in so I can utilize their internal compression to normalize my playing live and make it a bit easier for myself.
>>61380775
oh, cool. i'm happy you get to play live again. can i listen to your band's music anywhere?
>>61380771
>that tone is great for a clyp recording. I could picture drums to this perfectly would jam/10
Thanks, I got a bit lazy and just did it direct haha. All my mic stands are in storage still... I really should go get them.
The EMG85 has surprised a few people though. It's not a bad sounding pickup really. Much nicer than an EMG81 that's for sure.
>>61380699
Just in addition to >>61380775 that's an EMG85 in the bridge not an 81. The 85 has an A5 rail and doesn't sound anywhere near as sterile as an 81 does.
>>61380868
It's awhile off still, but I'm working towards it. I'm hoping to start doing some of my ambient/drone stuff live in 2016 as well.
>can I listen to your band's music anywhere
Not that band, but here's a clip of it. I'll post the full demo/ep/album here when we get around to releasing it.
https://clyp.it/jfq02xk1
>>61380966
br00tal d00d
What should I play on my guitar when the clock strikes 2359?
>>61378693
just use 0000 steel wool or fine grit sandpaper. It's hard to mess up. You'll like your vm jag a lot more if you sand the neck.
i want so many new guitars and amps i can't decide which to get first fuck me
here's what i want after trying everything today
gibson les paul traditional pro 2
gibson 2016 flying v
esp eclipse
fender jazzmaster cme exclusive
gretsch white falcon
vox night train
peavey 6505
fender deluxe reverb
>>61381425
>fender jazzmaster cme exclusive
why did they move the lead position selector switch to the other horn? That looks awful. Same color combo as my jazzmaster, though. Shame they ruined it.
Out of everything on your list, I most want a Fender Deluxe Reverb.
this will be on my doorstep tomorrow. Anyone else get excited over boring gear like tuners and cables? Getting an RV-3 and then my basic board will be complete.
>>61381671
I have a boner for slightly aged and outmoded boss gear, so you have my interest.
Looking to score a PS-3 because I want those weird delay chops like the RV-3 but I already have a reverb pedal.
>pay a "highly reputable tech" an absurd amount of money for a ton of minor issues on a used amp I got
>he pulls this shit
I was wondering why my 16ohm jack didn't work at all and opened up the amp and the dude has all the terminals bent in
>>61381752
Take it back, demand he fix it again, no charge.
>>61381752
GORE ALERT YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT
>>61381739
the Tu-3 is only slightly outmoded in that it's slightly less bright than the Tu-3. I don't play outside gigs, though, so it doesn't matter.
old boss gear is fucking tight, so are 70s script-face MXR pedals.
I'm getting the RV-3 to replace a tacky digitech multi which I'm currently using as a reverb/delay. Believe it or not, it doesn't sound bad. I just want it off my board.
>>61381779
>>61381781
I'm overreacting to this small issue but he broad point is he didn't even test it before he charged me. He also replaced all my jacks with "new" plastic ones and 3 have already cracked.
>>61379294
Well not technically, but it sounds weird if the first note isn't the root
>>61381837
Japan made master race
>>61381847
I fucking hate talking anything to guitar and amps techs. It's always a gamble.
I had a tech (without my asking) crown the frets and crank the truss rod on my vintage guitar. Also kept referring to it by the wrong model name and asked me if it was my grandpa's guitar and told me I should consider selling it to a collector. Wtf. It's a 60s fender not a fucking moonrock.
>>61381752
>>61381847
Someone pulls that shit with my gear, it's drill time
Here's a fun game
Post rig and guess genre:
Fender HRD (410) and Peavey 6505 (212) running in stereo
1/2
>>61381781
>>61381847
>>61381974
Total idiot here. What should I be seeing as bent? Is the plug not really contacting the jack internal hook (called terminal I guess)?
Sorry, it just looks "normal".
>decrease my action
>suddenly playing better than ever
>strings touching the frets
>increase my action
>playing like shit
FFS
>>61381983
Morely any pedal, Mr black supermoon, and fulltone ocd. Boss ge7 not pictured as its a "set and forget" pedal and sits on the amp to be out of the way.
My main guitar is a '92 rg570 with some random mods
>>61382032
>morley any
Aby*.... Fuck mobile phones.
>>61382032
country
>>61382022
Look at the yellow cable.
>>61381910
I probably could've done it myself, but it was so many small issues and I don't have a ton of free time right now and I got a good deal on the amp so I figured I'd just get it done professionally. It ended being a 3 MONTH turnaround time when I was quoted 2-3 weeks and I got charged almost $300 for really insignificant shit.
>>61382022
You want the little indent on a 1/4" jack to sit in the indent on the "hook" you're referring to. Those light blue wires go between the speaker output jacks, and when the tech connected the new output transformer to that speaker jack, he bent in the terminal (the one you see the solder on) and when a speaker cable is plugged in, it ends up touching that terminal, which you don't want.
>>61382068
That too, I'm soldering that back on right now because it's a hair away from disconnecting
>>61381983
>>61382061
deliver you cunt
>>61381752
thats some sloppy work.
As far as I know, theres only one amp tech "reputable" in my state (Vermont). I've had 3 amps sent to him and he's butchered one really expensive one, did a bunch of work on another (simple old tube amp to trouble shoot a weak tremolo) and then 'gave up' and left me with a non functioning amp and a 80 dollar bill. And another he spent 2 hours finding a single cold solder on another. Theres lots of phonies out there.
>>61377038
explorer, imo they look cooler, the V sits at a wierd angle. The explorer is actually incredibly well balanced.
>have friends who own both
>>61377549
>playing an 8 string guitar
>not playing a 10 string bass tuned to drop D 6 octaves down
>>61382279
I'm convinced some of these guys fixed a fender practice amp in high school and decided they could take on 70's tube amps no problem
>>61379144
shut up, nigga
>>61382061
>>61382268
Is it because of the beer and nascar stuff on the wall lol? But really I play weird noisy posthardcore (think if cattle decap covered fugazi or the other way around or some shit idfk)
what kind of chords are popular in this type of music? i want to git gud at writing it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-sT-fUnxiI
>>61374687
steal jonny greenwood's pedalboard
>>61382496
Power chords
It's beginner stuff
>>61382620
>he says as he listen to music with no creativity
>>61382647
I was listening to the song you posted. So yeah, you're right
>>61382686
yeah better get back to your metal where people play scales really fast in between opens in drop c
Ideal black metal rig?
I'm thinking shitty Rondo guitar, shitty solid state amp, and a reverb pedal
>get large box from UPS today
>It's a fender box
>Open it, open hardshell case
>Dakota red 65 AV strat
>shit brix
>plug into vox ac15
>???
>My fingers hurt.
Best delayed Christmas present ever. I have the best girlfriend.
>>61374997
i do one and three
emphasis on not playing it, but the barring finger being a failsafe
just experiment with all three concepts and it'll sound clean before you know it
>>61374908
>>61375105
is right. just keep pushing forward; even babe ruth didn't hit a homerun every time. try experimenting with rhythms and syncopations that feel odd to you at first
>>61375483
they make guitar banjos. you could also try tuning a regular banjo to guitar tunings (i haven't done this, don't know a ton about banjo)
>>61376189
i think it's preference bro, as long as it sounds good and clean
i don't use my thumb for what it's worth
>>61376588
this is the correct way to buy your first gear, if only someone told me this, would have saved hundreds
>>61376666
nice quads, fallen one
>>61377038
they're both totally cool. v's are also comfortable playing if you play in a more classical position, where explorers might not shine
>>61377958
strings, then picks, then a metronome
you can also find metronomes online
unless if you specifically need something under 25 dollars like a cable or something
>>61380347
gothic bro
one inlay master race
will respond every thread
>>61381425
this is a pretty broad list, if you want us to help you, you gotta tell us what the weak point in your gear is, or post your gear in it's entirety
they're all nice, les pauls are a bit bulky though
eclipses might be also
>>61381671
for christmas my wife got me a new power supply for my computer
the epitome of boring
>>61382032
kinda looks dangerous..
i like it
>>61381671
>2016
>not using a Sonic Research or a Peterson tuner
>>61382833
> if you want us to help you, you gotta tell us what the weak point in your gear is
right now all i can get is crunchy cleans and dirt. i don't own single coils because i normally don't like them but i think it's just because i don't really like strats or teles
>les pauls are a bit bulky though
i like heavy guitars
>eclipses might be also
kinda changed my mind about them, too expensive for what i'd use it for (dicking around playing hardcore shit)
>>61382760
Most of the better known 90s black metal bands were playing through decent amplifiers.
>>61382833
I still keep my eyes open for a Gothic II. Same as my Gothic but with no inlays and the later style of matte paint.
>>61382913
There are two styles of Eclipse. One is full thickness like a Les Paul, the other is about half the thickness.
>>61382866
>not using your fucking ear
>>61382966
>being that person who thinks they can tune by ear.
>>61382866
I'd rather have a tried and true classic pedal than the latest/greatest. Everyone was all about those Polytunes and Ditto Loopers until a few years had passed and everyone started to realize TCE put cheap as shit switches in those pedal lines and a bunch of them have crapped out on people. Not saying everything is like that but Tu-2 were the industry standard for decades for a good reason.
>>61382913
still being a bit vague, i know it's a pain dude but post what you have guitars/amps/pedals/experience and i might be able to help
i don't know why all you're getting is crunchy cleans and grit, you get what i'm saying?
also when i say les pauls are a bit bulky i mean that i absolutely can't imagine playing an energetic or long show with them, 5'10" 180lbs here tho so there's that
>>61382966
cringe. get a tuner, m8. Although I guess if you play in your bedroom you're fine.
>>61383013
>not having absolute pitch
>>61383049
Not him but Petersons are a classic option.
>>61383050
I've used mine live plenty and I'm about 135lbs.
>>61383080
>absolute pitch
TIPPITY TOP KEK
it's perfect pitch you pretentious idiot.
>>61379006
kek, that's what I mean. I used to see way more expensive guitars with necks sanded to the wood turn up at the local shop with their market value obliterated.
>>61383141
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_pitch
pleb
>>61383114
>Petersons
Strobe tuners are really unnecessary, though.
>>61375106
>Implying they do flamenco strumming better than Les Claypool
>>61383166
regardless, you likely don't have it.
Holidays suck hoe's water.
My new amp is like 5 miles away and won't be here for FIVE fugging days because I just found-out UPS doesn't make normal shipment the 31s, 1st, the next saturday after the 1st, or sundays. FUUUUAURK
I also have a new microphone I'm waiting till tuesday for as well.
>>61383166
>citing wikipedia
holy fuck it just gets better.
>>61382760
>shitty gear for black
Everything you play should be good stuff, only the production should be shit
https://youtu.be/1mH5hwLkxCI
29:50
I kinda hate to start this, so let's just not talk about this video.
>>61383208
>citing nothing
>>61383189
>tfw ups says I wouldn't get my pickups till the 31 or till January 4
>get them and my push/pull pot today
>tfw I have no face
>>61382833
>kinda looks dangerous
Yeah its pretty fucking convoluted. I did have an actual pedal board but then I overhauled my rig and said fuck it and haven't gotten around to rearranging everything. People reactions to it are pretty funny though, but its not very practical for quick set up/tear down.
>>61383217
she's cute, what's her name?
>>61381752
I'm not a "reputable" tech, I just buy broken equipment and turn it at my own risk. Aside from bending the jack lug, which is a mistake, the other soldering in the image is not ideal. The yellow cable isn't directed through the lug. I always want the cable to hold itself in place, then the soldering is just to cover. The blue solder connection looks like a blob of almost cold solder. If it had no shine it would be cold for sure.
The cable lacing is cool. Still would not tech with.
>>61383168
Strobe rack tuners are pretty much the be all end all. I use a Pitchblack myself though.
Moving up and down chromatically on one string alternating plucking fingers is something I should be able to do before I do anything else, and that I can't do so is cause for alarm, right? Maybe I should throw in the towel or buy a left-handed guitar.
>>61383301
the 31st? they aren't delivering on the 31st anyway! unless you got special expensive 1-2 day affluenza shipping and it sounds like perhaps you did
>>61383394
try playing your right handed guitar left handed first. Just play it upside down for a few hours.
>>61379275
You can play any chord any way you want. But you can't play an Ebmaj7#11/G with your thumb xD lol G D Eb A from low pitch to high pitch strings.
>>61382437
>and decided they could take on 70's tube amps no problem
They're in for a world of hurt taking on a lot of stuff made in the last 15 years.
>>61383208
>my high school teachers told me Wikipedia's the devil!
That page is solid proof that absolute pitch is a correct term for the same concept
>>61383446
That's just what the tracker said.
>>61383458
Fuck that's hard. Seemingly any control I had in my right hand is now lost. Supposedly when I regain control when fretting I'll be better at picking? Interesting technique.
>>61374679
anon if you had 9s before you really need to adjust the neck for the new tension, get a tech to do it or you might permanently damage the neck.
Are these MG412s worth anything at all? I threw them up on craigslist hoping to trade both for a slightly better 4x12.. I've had one since my very first MG halfstack, and got the other as just a sweetener in a trade, but I really don't use them much. They're nice for starting out, but the range of those speakers is pretty limited.
>>61383692
first: he did get it set up
second: you can adjust your own truss rod, just google it. You won't fuck anything up if you go slowly. Use the right size allen wrench.
>>61383503
Well that's cool. I guess I can't complain because I did get somethin' delivered a day early whcih was neato, but it wasn't anything too exciting. Not as exciting as a new bass amp anyway
>>61374437
Why is tube so fucking expensive where I live goddammit. A fucking 12 watt amp costs 500 hundred dollars
>>61375828
the really good ones actually are pretty crazy, it's more the industry that makes you crazy. You work crazy hours and deal with fucking retards on a daily basis and there's lots of drugs around.
>>61383807
Shit, 500 dollars*
>>61383807
Well, what are you looking for?
What's the best way to transition from bass to guitar? Or, what mistakes should I try to avoid?
I've been playing for about 6 years, most of those years spent on bass although I do have some guitar experience. The nature of the bass has felt somewhat limiting as of late so I'm going to focus on guitar for a while. I already know how to pick decently, and I have a guitar, amp, and pedals. All I need to do at this point is practice
