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Beginner information and FAQ:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/wiki/index
Learn guitar:
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/
>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
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>Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cvfno10fv4lf4a8/Advancing-Guitarist-Mick-Goodrick.pdf
>Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
Others
>Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zq35xorj2iaqh22/Mickey-Baker-s-Jazz-Guitar.pdf
>Modern Chord Progressions: Jazz and Classical Voicings for Guitar - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oflu4wdwofhqqtb/Modern-Chord-Progressions-Jazz-and-Classical-Voicings-for-Guitar-Ted-Greene.pdf
>Jazz Guitar: Single Note Soloing - Ted Greene
>Vol. 1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07o65qdh5in1nsq/Jazz-Guitar-Single-Note+Soloing-Vol-1-Ted-Greene.pdf
>Vol. 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/jmu86f7dj8bdxcd/Jazz-Guitar-Single-Note+Soloing-Vol-2-Ted-Greene.pdf
>>61427854
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/
hey senpai
jamming on sunday with a much better guitarist than myself
i'm hyped to learn shit
Current pedalboard. Thoughts?
>>61427925
it gets less cool the more you post it
>>61427935
don't care desu
>>61427925
I use the rack mount version of the ISP Decimator. Opted for the version with two independent loops over the G-String though.
>>61427948
>asks for opinions
>gets one
>idc
kill yourself you autistic fucking retard
>>61427925
way too many overdrives
>>61427972
Just two overdrives, bro. Running through a clean amp. Need a high and low gain OD.
>>61427972
overdrive/fuzz*
>>61427982
Yeah if you're recording I can see how having alot of tonal colors on hand is useful. I find for practicing or playing live the more of a particular type of pedal you have the more you tend to overfocus on "tone" instead of technique/playing.
I used to use a ton of dirt pedals at the same time but finally just narrowed it down to a single overdrive that can have some fuzzlike characteristics.
I hit my very low talent ceiling a year or so ago. I've lost all interest and motivation. I'll never make music, I'll never be in a band. I'm just too fucking dumb. I pick up my guitar a few times every week and noodle but I won't ever improve, and I'm very mediocre regardless. I wasted so many years playing this stupid thing and it got me nowhere and I never really liked playing it after the first few years, I just told myself I should practice and eventually I'll be really good. This is not true. I hit the roof a long time ago, I lack the talent, the aptitude, the potential and now I'm lost.
>>61428040
Just become a blooze lawyer senpai, no harm in that.
>>61428040
If you don't enjoy it don't play. As for a ceiling, you're probably just at a plateau.
>>61428040
take lessons
>>61428031
Yeah, I'm big on the Blues which is that the Royal Blue is for but every once in a while I like some higher gain rock and the Talons does the job. Two VERY different kind of OD and clippings, one can't really do the job of the other.
Then I have a fuzz which is really just another category.
But I see where you're coming from. That's a 8-pedal pedalboard with just one modulation effect if you discount the ditto (which is dying btw). It's only temporary, though, I should be working on my modulation pedals from now on.
What would you say the minimum budget should be for a first amp?
>>61428040
Yeah I think you should only play if you're having fun. Learn songs you want to play, forget trying to git gud.
>>61428097
$100 to $150 if you're relatively broke.
What's a good first acoustic guitar?
Should I just buy one of those $100 fenders?
>>61428097
minimum? don't spend less than $20 i guess. Honestly if it's your first amp anything that works is fine.
>>61428111
>Should I just buy one of those $100 fenders?
They're toys. Don't.
Save $300 to $400 for a Breedlove or a Seagull.
>>61428109
>>61428122
Is the a price range that is one step above shitty practice amps?
>tfw you have to run a guitar and a bass amp in stereo to get the best sound out of your guitar
Sounds good as fuck though
>>61428178
Yeah, at $300 to $400 you start having the options to used tube amps which will sound incomparably better and last a long time, even be usable for gigs.
Ibanez sz320 vs Schecter Hellraiser C-1?
Which is better
Please listen to the guitar solo/outro..It is a telecaster!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFrKd6q25ek
>>61428053
now I know why gearspammer and toneking suck ass so much, because they already tried and failed.
>>61428100
last song I learned was the first 1:45 of this song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AuI3MK3uHk) and that was last summer. I stopped enjoying playing riffs and stuff a long time ago because I feel like a record player. If I'm not freely noodling/improvising I'm bored as shit, but that sounds like shit.
>>61428274
Hellraiser, probably.
anybody use a bass amp for their guitar?
thinking about making a 2 piece band, i'll just tune to c standard and then there will be a drummer. but i want it to have a nice sound, when i tune my guitar to c standard and use my vox ac4tv it sounds like muddy ass
>>61428318
try picking up singing. Just playing something back has no skill ceiling when singing is involved. As someone with a shit voice, I find it pretty fun.
Which cab manufacturer provides the best unit of bang per buck on new cabs?
Right now I'm thinking Carvin with the vintage 30 upgrade, but I don't want to limit my considerations
>>61428165
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Breedlove/Discovery-Dreadnought-Maple-Acoustic-Guitar-Regular.gc
Is this a good option?
>>61428474
Yep, that's a good one.
>>61428429
I've tried it, and that's what that guy who can't play guitar does for the misfits. It does work, there's no harm but I do find it sounds like shit. You're gonna need pedals because even with gain maxed it's barely distorted at all. Just boosting bass works way better. The guitarist for the misfits sucks at guitar and has no idea what he's doing.
>>61428222
Nice setup mate
>tfw you don't own a guitar cab yet so you have to play though a bass cab
Sounds meh
>>61428430
I'm too beta to sing. I'm the kind of guy who goes to Burger King, orders a Whopper with no mayonnaise, it turns out it has mayonnaise on it, instead of saying something I just eat it anyways. I'm the kind of guy who goes to Wal-Mart, buys a $60 dollar video game, play it for a few hours, end up not liking it, and just throwing it in the trash instead of returning it.
I'm the kind of guy who has never used a mic in a multiplayer video game, the kind of guy who doesn't say hello at work, the guy who can do something a thousand times and still be nervous each time, the kind of guy exposure therapy doesn't work on. And I don't drink Dos Equis.
I should probably just dig a hole, lie down in it and die.
>>61428474
guitars are shit
just a piece of wood with tiny bits of wire stretched across it
get the basic model fender dreadnought or whatever is on sale
>>61428503
i was thinking about it because of joshua homme
>>61428594
idk I've always found really bassy tones pretty cheesy. Everybody did it and started putting overwound neck pickups in their guitars, and it got only pretty fast. It can work okay for solo stuff, but even jack white stopped doing it after a while.
>>61428040
Have you ever played for people? I like singing with family and friends and being good enough to play anything on the spot. I also like to jam with people who are into the same music as i am. Then there's also the fact that i'm not good enough for the gear i have yet.These are some of the things that motivate me to play. Trying to beat yourself up because you're trying to be the next hendrix or what have you isn't healthy.
>>61427854
>>61427886
Floyd Rose Setup Video Tutorial:
>http://youtu.be/umY5NBKg5AA?list=PLcm7Ag6Q-OkZAmlY6dAhS2ZL9TUMeRZdI
>>61428097
No minimum budget. Get something tht motivates you to play like a nice tube amp. If you're happy with something cheap then more power to you.
>>61428583
haha kill yourself, cheap fender acoustics are shit, I've tried them
>>61427925
>Thoughts?
kys hue faggot
>>61427925
nice boss knockoff
>>61428111
Price tag doesn't fully determine the quality of the instrument. I've found some cheap locally made guitars in my 3rd world country that can arguably rival taylors.
>>61428886
$100 fenders are shit though.
I live in Uruguay, I have tried the fenders (they sell for about 160~170 here) and a $150 Sentchordi (Argentinian). It blew the Fender out of the water, in fact I think you could give a concert with it.
>BEST YEAR EVER
>>61429100
>bass
>>61429100
>bass
nice meme
>>61428933
What's the difference between a Rickenbacker 4001 and 4003?
>>61429205
one is discontinued and the other isn't
>>61429100
Tbf, gibson are shit at basses. Epiphone make better ones even.
>>61429100
I think gibson is actually giving up on making a decent bass. Tiny frets and set necks are just really bad for basses. Not to mention they're back-breakers. The new one was cool but they didn't even try to sell it. And it still had tiny frets and a set neck.
>>61429230
>thunderbird
>shit
>>61429205
4003 has the push pull capacitor selector. Also >>61429223
>>61429254
nice fender knockoff
>>61429260
Well it sounds like a fucking guitar
>>61429260
>thunderbird
>anything more then acceptable in a pinch
>>61429308
>>61429339
doesn't sound like a guitar to me, and it has great tone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axjFMcnr0Ok
>>61429387
Dude, that's a perfect clip to show how much it sounds like a guitar. The only complement I can give this bass: great for chording.
>>61429406
sounds similar to a ric imo
>>61429387
things i hate
1. kings of leon
2. thunderbird basses
thanks for reading
We tend to use Gibson SG basses on tour, but most of the recording is a Warwick.
>>61428942
True, i guess expecting something out of a mass produced instrument is asking tok much
>>61429455
kek
i didn't even know kings of leon, i just googled videos for thunderbird 2013 bass
>>61429483
did you find a whole bunch of videos of basses with 3-point bridges? FUCK
>>61429472
>rat rack unit
what the
fuckkk
>>61429476
It's not, but those fenders are shit. I guess it's the woods they use. Lots of mass produced instruments are great though.
>>61429476
the cheap fender acoustic guitars are great I have three.
>>61429472
rig rundown when
how many bass lessons would it take to be able to play competently in a band
>>61429587
1 and then buy a metronome
To be good it takes a while tho.
>>61429565
you can only think that if you haven't played a proper acoustic. cheao fenders sound dead (they dob't resonate much and have no high end). I love fender products (I'd love to own a jazzmaster, a strat, a rhodes stage piano, a bassman and a twin reverb) but their acoustics are utter shit.
>>61429610
i don't need a metronome i've been playing drums for almost 20 years
i feel like i'd be really good if i could get myself to remember all the notes on the fretboard
>>61429653
It takes no time at all if you sit down with a pen and paper and study it like you would anything
>>61429653
it's not that important unless you use sheet music
>t. bass player
scale shapes are much more important
>>61429653
everyone needs a metronome when playing a new instrument
>>61429705
dumbest thing i've ever heard
>>61429709
you must be new
>>61429653
Nah, you just need to know what fret the guitarist is playing.
I mean, as a bass player myself, no one expects anything really, at least in 90% of rock music. Be in time and play the roots. There's more to it, but you said competently, not good.
>>61429700
>scale shapes are much more important
how can that be true?
>guitar player plays a g chord, then a c, then an e
>don't know where those notes are
?
>>61429735
just look at which dot his fingers are at and play that note
>>61429735
you'll quickly figure out by ear
>>61429717
i can keep perfect time without a metronome but if you have to justify your need for one then ok
i have a metronome constantly going off inside my brain from years of drum lessons / school band / marching band / drumline
just because you have no sense of time doesn't mean nobody else does too anon
>>61429732
how does the fret that the guitarist is playing correlate with what frets the bassist would be playing?
>>61429754
this could work too, besides, knowing EADG you're pretty much ready to go
>>61429770
>how does the fret that the guitarist is playing correlate with what frets the bassist would be playing?
Guitar: EADGBE
Bass: EADG
Each time you move up one fret, you move up one semitone
Bassbros, Fingers or Pick?
Fingers here
>>61429798
I prefer fingers, but I play equally fingers and pick. You gotta get the most out of your instrument.
>>61429798
both
all my favorite records and their bass players are picked though so i usually gravitate to picks the most
>>61429754
so the guitar is playing a chord using the 5th and 6th frets, i can hit any string on the 5th fret and it would sound right? that doesn't seem right. i don't understand what you're saying.
>>61429794
yeah i already figured that out from a video anon thx tho
e, f, g flat, g, a flat, a, b flat, b, c, d flat, d, e flat, etc. i think? idk
>>61429770
Most guitarists also suck, and they play power chords most of the time, so you play the root note, which is basically the note their index is playing. Otherwise, provided you're not tone deaf, you figure out the root by ear.
>>61429798
Both, also thumb and sometimes index/thumb, but rarely. Depends on what the song calls for.
>>61429829
>>61429824
I'm totally fine picking with a guitar, but on a bass it just feels too weird for some reason
>>61429840
Most guitarists always play the root as the lowest note so you play that note.
>>61429844
>>61429906
cool seems ez enough thanks m8s
>>61429856
I know what you mean, I had a hard time starting. But when you get it down basically, you can play pretty fast and it can be a bit fun. But usually it's more of a chore to me.
>>61429840
>so the guitar is playing a chord using the 5th and 6th frets, i can hit any string on the 5th fret and it would sound right? that doesn't seem right. i don't understand what you're saying.
you look at the lowest note which is usually the root. The 4 lowest (as in pitch, not height) strings on the guitar are tuned to the same notes as the strings on the bass guitar, one octave higher
>>61429541
Old school haha. They only made them from 84 to 88. It's actually two RAT circuits that you can run independently or cascade. Spec wise it's close to an original RAT than the RAT 2.
>>61429572
I've posted the gear here a bunch of times actually haha. You're all probably familiar with my gear by now anyway.
>>61429653
I don't doubt your sense of rhythm is probably near-flawless. Even mine (as a guitarist/producer) is pretty accurate nowadays. Doesn't hurt to have one ticking away though. I just ignore it generally.
>>61429798
Guitarist, but I use fingers clean and a pick with gain usually.
>>61429856
It's probably because you're using a thin pick, not pushing hard enough or both. So many people make it sound weak by not getting enough arm into it.
>>61429798
Both, anything less is crippling yourself
>>61429919
I don't know what he means, but then I'm a Megadeth fan
>>61429954
>It's probably because you're using a thin pick, not pushing hard enough or both. So many people make it sound weak by not getting enough arm into it.
>not using a Dunlop Stubby Triangle 3.0 or at least 2.0
It's like you don't want your Dawn Patrol cover to sound right
I just ordered a some soft, medium, and hard rubber wedgies. Should up mu bass game, I hope.
>>61430082
Grab some Jazz IIIs and Jazz III XLs as well.
>>61430084
I got some jazz iii but I doubt I'll use them, I like a really round pick, I usually use my pick's top corners.
>>61430084
just cuck my ahir up tbhfam
>>61429798
when i played regularly i tried to balance pick and fingers: since i moved on to guitar i mostly play with a pick when i play bass
>>61427892
Sick setup
Is thread still alive? Anyways. I bought this guitar a few days ago, on lay-by, it sounded incredible, great feel to it. Get home only to find basically no reviews or videos about it apart from this: http://www.acousticcentre.com.au/products/maton-srs70c-12-string
Anyone have any experience with this guitar or similar?
>>61430744
bump
>>61429946
Was going to buy a RAT but I caught my eye on a rare Wooly Mammoth. Was looking for heavy bass and fuzz for my guitar.
>>61430801
>bumping after five minutes
How fast do you expect these threads to be?
>>61429798
Bow
>>61428801
no they are not shit. they just aren't martin clones.
>>61430938
They are objectively shit. Maybe the higher priced ones are fine, but the cheap ones are the worst I have tried, sound wise.
>>61430847
>>61430744
If it feels good and you like the sound, don't worry about what anybody else thinks man
>>61431178
True. just keen to hear it again.
>>61430831
Wooly mammoths are fun, built myself a clone and it sounded more like what I wanted than the actual mammoth my friend has
>>61431396
I love how it kicks the shit out of my tube amp. I really dig the bass and the amount of fuzz it spits. Pretty damn versatile but it's not too harmonic, I guess it depends on the tubes. I'm due for some new ones
>>61431396
can you link the schematic you used?
What's the point of buying an expensive combo instead of a head/cabinet?
>implying Show By Rock! isn't the superior /gg/ animu
http://4nn.cx/.94436
>>61431603
A combo can be both a combo or a head if you plug it into a cab.
>>61431603
Head/cabs are two things you need to cart around, a combo is one thing you need to cart around. Also generally the 2x12 combo costs less then the similar watt head/2x12 cab.
Why are bass players literally fedora?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7oCm-hZawQ
>>61431788
only at the expense of being a less portable head
>>61431947
I like Wooten, but he's nowhere near my favorite bass player. Even within his musical idioms there are much more interesting players in my opinion, like Jaco and Mingus.
>>61428933
This is like my one goal in life.
>>61431603
>2016
>buying combos
>not buying a mini head and 1x10 cab
>>61427925
Is the warped vinyl worth it? I want one so bad.
>>61432951
>mini head and 1x10 cab
It's like you hate headroom from your amp and a decent sound from your cab.
Daily reminder that EL84's are a cancer that need to be wiped from this earth.
Thinking about buying a €150 harley benton 8 string, I know it's going to be shit but I'm still tempted to buy it. What the fuck is wrong with me.
>>61433072
Can you please not, you're scaring the children.
>>61433072
Buy this instead
>>61430744
I've played on a Maton 12 string, can't remember the exact model but it seemed like a real quality thing.
>>61433290
Already own a squier JM, I need an 8 string to go full faggot.
If I play punk-ish stuff, is it essential I learn power chords? I never really bothered learning them or looking into them.
>>61433773
>learn
>power chords
u wot
>>61433778
I dunno. Yeah it's just two notes but are they more useful or versatile than just playing full chords for what I'm doing?
>>61433796
Essential and learn 3 note chords for more depth.
>>61433842
Okay cheers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed60xhsnXvQ
>>61428568
Buy this book by Albert Ellis and read it through a few times. Then spend two hours a day doing the exercises for a couple of months. (It's just like practising guitar.) Or you can keep doing what you're doing... Sometimes the pain of staying the same has to outweigh the pain of changing before one takes action. If you get there, you now know where to go.
>>61431947
I think Wooten is literally autistic, not as an insult or anything, but his talent + that weird look on his face just give it away.
anyone have an experience with Harley Benton guitars?
this one caught my eye and the reviews and stats look pretty good (Wilkinson pickups, etc).
only thing i would do is probably try to find a telecaster style neck.
>>61434300
Variance is pretty damn high, you can get one that's fine or you could get one where they forgot the shielding, fucked up the grounding and screwed up the neck. Be prepared to fix some stuff if you buy one.
>>61431676
>not Beck
>or Bremen if we talk Mango
Pleb.
>can't afford a Gibson LP
>don't want another Squier/Epiphone type thing, just the real models
>>61434404
Save up and buy a Gibson LP, what's the issue here?
>>61430744
Matons rule. I have an Ms500 50th Anniversary and it is built like a tank.
>>61434404
This >>61434465 save up, maybe get a used model. Will be a huge sense of accomplishment when you get there.
>>61434468
Friend of mine has an old Maton. Think it's an 82 or 83, it's one of the nicest acoustic I've ever played.
I've tried to buy it off him a few times. He never plays it since getting a Martin.
So I got pissed and stopped playing for a couple of days. When I went back to it my flow was gone. I kept playing but it wasn't happening. Turns out that I went back to picking from the wrist instead of the forearm/elbow mechanic I have been using for the last year. If the old mechanic is still my default setting... I need to practise more.
>>61434489
I did not think of that.
>>61434404
you're in luck
the best les paul gibson makes is cheap
>>61434744
I've already got a guitar with single coils.
ayy i busted my strings on an old acoustic i have lying around... anyway i have this set of dunlop phosphor bronze 12s, it says "light" on the package... but the guitar is in a pretty bad condition structurally I think, when I had it set up I asked the guy about 12s and he said they would break my neck or something, but I dont know what gauge is on there now. what do? should i go with the pack i have?
>>61427892
What pickups are those? Mini buckers?
>>61433072
You've got your memes wrong, you're supposed to buy an agile, not a harley benton.
I tried a friend's warlock copy from them and it's decent, for 100€ you get pretty much what you pay for, if you replace the pickups then it's decent enough to do small gigs with.
Anybody else have this axe?
Got this XPL about 2 months ago and I'm loving it. Pickups are really sensitive though.
>>61434944
So, Harley Benton are shit or what?
>>61434856
P90s don't really sound like singles.
>>61429205
4003 has a slightly wider neck, so if you're like me and have small hands, is no good
>>61434966
The pickups are really muddy, it is almost certain the electronics will fail (loose jack/unsoldered pots), but the construction is acceptable, despite the neck being a bit fatter than what I'm used to (Ibanez).
At this price though, you'll struggle to find something really good everytime.
Also it's a long scale (27"), so the lower string will probably still sound good enough.
>>61428933
i just noticed the different neck pickup, anyone seen it before/know what it is?
>>61427892
this is the only setup on here thats spammed that I enjoy looking at
I never really liked SGs that much but that one is pretty cool.
>>61434945
Is that a real kahler or a shitty accutone?
>>61435207
It's real.
>>61435216
pretty sick desu
>>61435333
Checked
Thank famalam
>>61434945
Also, speaking of the sensitivity, I can't crank up the amp without it just screaming at me, no matter how low I turn the volume on the guitar down.
Any ideas on how to fix this? I'm barely pushing 3 on the amp volume and it's just so annoying.
>>61435378
Turn down the tone volume and or gain.
>>61435572
Still squeals at that volume.
>>61435589
How close are you?
>>61435668
Other side of the room.
>>61435673
Like 10 ft? also what amp and settings
>>61435717
8ft max, about 4 feet from it now, turned volume down so it'd stop.
Peavey Vypyr VIP 3, 6505 pre gain 8, post gain 4, low 7, mid 2, high 9
It's got to be the pickups, man. I never really change the settings and it doesn't squeal on my King V when I crank.
>>61432971
It's worth it.
>>61428316
it sounds like a telecaster..
>>61435787
try turning down the pre gain to like 4 or less. that's too high, your gonna have differnt settings with those hot pups.
>haven't practiced any kind of technical death metal in a few months
>try to play some Origin
>feel like my fingers are falling apart
Reminder to keep the same routine even if you feel like you aren't progressing. At least you won't regress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIMW0aHN0ks
>>61435787
Turn down the pre-gain and the high. 8 on a gain knob is a lot, especially if it models a 6505.
>>61435973
>>61435977
Set it to 4 and turned volume up to 4
It's still a little hot but it should manage for now.
Thanks, anons.
Bought myself a new amp (first straight up tube amp) a couple days ago. Now just need to work on phasing out some pedals I'm not too hot on, getting some new ones, and building a couple more
Just learned everything but the solo for Just Got Paid by ZZ Top. Lot of fun to play
How the fuck can you be so fat yet so fast ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F681AWzA-w
Hello! Im planning to upgrade my bedroom amp. Is it worth upgrading from Blackstar HT1-R to Marshall DSL 1C ? and can you advise me any other 1watt amp? ,
(I cant rank up the volume)
>pic related my 2004 mia telecaster
>>61427854
OP, is your image made from a Chicago Music Exchange website listing? Just curious, looks like their stuff. Love that store, such a nice place.
>>61436400
I don't think it would really be worth it, you're better off buying a mic and an interface or an additional amp to gig with, they would be more useful IMO.
>>61436447
yes
>>61428882
>nice boss knockoff
this guy
>>61436447
I had back to back terrible experiences with them, but they immediately rectified the situation after the second one. I'm very happy with them now and am waiting on a guitar from them right now.
>>61436400
>I cant rank up the volume
mfw cant rank up the volume
why live
Just did the 50's/vintage wiring to my telecaster. A 5-minute job and wow, a world's of difference.
>>61436862
What sort of difference does it make?
>>61436882
In general the pickups sounds brighter and have more presence.
But most importantly, you get A LOT less treble kill when you roll off your volume. It also seems to affect the tone knob as well, as it takes longer to get into muddy/inside-an-aquarium territory.
>>61436920
Is it easy to do? My Tele's neck pickup is barely audible.
>>61436447
CME is the shit. If you ever make it out to the Portage Park area you need to check out Midwest Buy & Sell. It's a smaller store but they always have cool stuff like modded Strats with full pickup replacements or electric upright basses and just a shit ton of tube amps.
>>61436968
For tele, it's as easy as swapping a single wire.
Check this out: http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/20081-mod-garage-50s-les-paul-wiring-in-a-telecaster-pt-2
B|--7'---------3'------7'--------3'--------
E|7'--5/7'-2'--8'--7'--5/7'-2'--7/8'---
A|-----------------------------------------6'
Does this sound accurate to the intro riff of link related?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jJTK2rkNSY
How do I know what notes to play on a guitar when reading sheet music? Like, the Octave to play in.
So it turns out not having the presence knob on my hot rod deluxe at 0 actually makes it sound better. Wish it didn't take me 6 months to figure that out.
>>61437305
Yes, yes. Let the Blues side flow through you, young Padawan.
>>61437278
3rd fret C is notated as a middle C, an octave higher than it actually sounds.
can someone recommend me a good first non-practice amp? must be loud enough to play with a loud drummer and small gigs. style of music is crust / grindcore.
Do want
https://reverb.com/item/1375246-marshall-2204-2x12-combo-1981-used?_aid=pla¤cy=USD&pla=1&gclid=COaU3K3ci8oCFcQkgQodqn4IlQ
>>61437433
This is assuming that the music is written for guitar. If you're reading off piano music, the middle C you see is played as the 5th fret C.
My Epi Dot. I love this thing. Great build quality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-b76yiqO1E
Could someone help me understand what he's playing when it's just going over the Em7, D, and Am7 at the beginning? I've been noodling around with the pentatonics for those respective chords and it doesn't sound bad but I can't figure out what he's emphasizing or focusing on over the chord changes
>>61437651
>great build quality
>guitar has holes in it
>>61437452
>can someone recommend me a good first non-practice amp?
>>61437931
I kek'd
>>61437944
What kind of music do you play and what is your budget?
>>61438010
Drunk me messed that one up...
>>61438010
I'm just memeing, anon. I think line6 non-pedal stuff is a waste of money because it ages terribly.
>>61429205
Answered in the last thread, 4001 lack the lowend that a 4003 has, which makes the 4003 better and then the newer version have a push pull to do both sounds
>>61437452
Vox ac30c1 or fender twin
>>61429798
Both, though in my current band I use a pick near all the time, but prior to it I was the opposite
>>61437452
Fender twin when paired with some drive pedal covers all your volume needs
>>61437452
Sovteks, Musicman, Ampeg,
>>61437452
Check out Peavy Valve Kings, you can get used at very reasonable prices. I found a 2x12 for a couple of hundred and it's loud enough to blow the siding off the house. WOOOOO
Rec me my first metalfag guitar. I'm not a beginner, been playing consistently for 12 years. Just now getting into metal because I want to get more technical and I don't care about jazz.
Requirements
>string-through body (no trems or locking nuts)
>lightweight or at least not too heavy
>thin neck
I don't care about the kind of pickups or the finish.
I used to have an Ibanez RG and the neck was awesome but I hated the body, it just felt like a dead plank of wood. Plus it had a Floyd on it, I really don't want one.
Price range is I guess <$600 USED.
I just want a nice midrange guitar that feels well-made, looks nice, and is going to be suitable for technical metal styles.
>>61439462
you can get more technical with blues and rock too amigo.
http://youtu.be/-daSUCz-IFo
>>61439462
Jackson king V, comes in both hardtail and with a trem system.
>>61439602
This
and some of the best metal is literally no technique involved black metal and slam
>>61439462
midrange is a bit vague, what do you really want to spend?
>>61439462
Bc rich mockingbird exotic classic
>>61439708
Let's not meme people in this thread, anon
>>61439602
>>61439636
yeah, not looking to discuss which style of guitar is most technical. Just want metal guitar recs.
>>61439644
I said >$600
>>61439630
I played a hardtail jackson V once and it was cool, it was like $179 though
>>61439708
cool, I actually dig the Mockingbird body shape.
>>61439644
<$600
>>61437651
>not getting it in superior cherry red finish
Natural was my second choice, still a beautiful guitar. I'm very impressed with how solid an instrument it is for $400.
>>61439788
If you don't care what the pickups are I'm not sure what you mean by metal guitar. Do you want a metal looking guitar?
>>61435052
you're right they sound like shit
>>61439890
I mean I don't care if they are active or not and I don't care about coil tapping or specific configurations.
>>61439788
>I played a hardtail jackson V once and it was cool, it was like $179 though
I think there are higher end ones
>>61429100
>>61440027
>implying
I wasn't insinuating Jackson is a cheap brand because I saw one that was $179.
>>61440075
well you were implying that the low price was a problem
>cool, but $179
>>61440075
I know you weren't, it's just that my local stores pretty much only stock mid to higher end jacksons with floyds.
>playing in my studio today
>look around me and realize that I've spent over $1200 on music gear in the past six months
Do I have GAS?
http://knobspodcast.com/
>>61439462
There are some nice Schecter Blackjacks and Hellraisers in that range.
Serious bang for the buck. Mahogany bodies, ebony fretboards and Duncan pups. I own a couple of Damiens and never regret it. Good too for whatever you want to play.
Also check some Ibanez, but mostly there made in the same Korean factory anyway. Just different specs and feels.
>>61440157
Embrace it anon
>>61439602
Are you linking that after I posted it yesterday? I fucking love that concert. Huge Terry Kath fan.
>>61440166
I was looking at Schecter last night, are those typically heavier than Ibanez guitars with similar strat-type bodies? I'm mostly looking at Ibanez SZ series and Schecter C-1 Elite, some of the hardtail Hellraisers look cool too. Do the necks feel as thin and fast as Ibanez? I'm aware that I need to go to a store and play them side-by-side but I'm asking here just for kicks.
>>61440257
That Tanglewood concert is one of the few times he played a Strat too. He mainly played an SG earlier in his career and then moved on to that stickered up, modded Telecaster later in his career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPZUgfOqAdg
What's the best metronome app?
Can I play any Pentatonic scale anywhere on the fretboard?
>>61440530
wow
>>61440475
any one that makes a click not a beep
Updated family pic.
>>61440659
I fucked the wording of that question up. Everything I've found about Pentatonic shapes gives weird information on where to play each them, so I was wondering if you can just play the shapes anywhere.
>>61440830
And I mean Pentatonic patterns with chord shapes. I need to go to bed.
>>61440332
Can't say really as I only play Schecter and Jackson, I haven't had any hardbodied Ibanez in my hands lately only an Artcore. Plus my hands are kind of large and the necks on electrics feel small compared to any classical nylon stringed beast. Jacsons Soloist series are nice just slightly above your price tho.
