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>Post gear
>Post desired gear
>How long have you been playing?
>Fav guitars?
>Fav guitarists?
>Projects?
>Talk about and play music
>General guitar and bass discussion
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[Open] [Open] [Embed] [Open] [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
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
Previous thread: >>61844759
>>61859233
The beast is always best!
ayyy
Desired gear.
ayyy
Are the @016 Gibson SG standards inferior to last years because the price is significantly cheaper?
>gear
ibanez rg350dx with paf pro in bridge
proco rat 2
EB volume pedal
crybaby wah
ebs multidrive
hall of fame reverb
memory man
Minotaur effects fuzz and burn
orange dark terror
>desired gear
anything that will make my tone not incredibly muddy and awful
how do I do it senpaitachi, how do I get clear blackgaze tone without sounding like mush
>>61859438
that's one sexy tele
>>61859508
It has no g force tuner and more importantly no shitty headstock logo
>>61859623
So it's better in every way?
How do I into funk?
>>61859765
Be black. Sing about space travel and trains.
>>61859765
First you need the right instrument.
>listen to song
>love it
>listen to it repeatedly
>the thrill is gone
w-why
>>61859851
What is it with black people taking photos in the toilet?
>>61859872
"Selfie in toilet" didn't actually return an inordinate number of blacks on Google images. Are you sure that's a thing? (One Korean, btw.)
>>61859922
>>61859244
No surf thread is complete without the king! I did not know (until a few minutes ago) that Dick Dale is half Lebanese. That explains a lot.
>>61859941
Yeah, that was one of the results. There's another one with a single log, if you're looking to add to your folder.
>>61859992
kek, I linked straight from GIS
What classic songs should I learn for when I start playing in pubs? I'm thinking shit like AC/DC, cold chisel and a few other bands but I'm not well versed in classic rock because I'm a pretentious hipster faggot.
>>61859851
Is that bootsy
>>61859868
There is nothing wrong with liking BB King anon.
>>61860036
>Is that bootsy?
It say it on the headstock
Asked in the earlier thread, I'll ask again: when compared to the more simpleIbanez models that run between 150 and 200 dollars, is the JEM JR worth the extra couple hundred dollars or am I better off getting something cheaper? I'm looking to upgrade from an old beat-up Squier Strat and I'm wondering if the difference in quality is worth the 400 I'd be putting towards the JEM. I've heard a few demos of it and it sounds killer, but I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with it for reference.
Is it worth getting either Yamaha TRBX174 or Fender CB-100CE for my first bass?
>>61859941
Shredding on the toilet.
>>61860061
>handle
>>61860065
eAcoustic bass is a second bass to own, imho. Straight electric gets you taken seriously by the people you will be jamming with. Also good for silent late-night practice sessions.
Is there a difference in stability between a thick neck and a thin neck?
I'm getting my first bass (played guitar for a few years now) and I wanted to know if I should straight up buy it online or go to a GC and try out some basses and feel it out. Since I have no experience with basses I don't think my judgement would be good enough, but I could do it regardless, besides sounds, what should I look for in a precision bass? The general stuff you would look for in a guitar? Something else? Or just go online?
>>61860231
Personally, I would never buy an instrument without playing it unless the deal was amazing.
>>61860061
> le monkey grip
> fancy inlays
> steve vai signature model
You're paying for all of these things when you're buying it. Do you need them? I'm not saying this is a bad guitar, but if you're looking for the best bang for your buck, that might not be it
>>61860061
People around here always say to go cheap on the axe and spend the difference on amps and effects. I say, once you've played a quality axe, you won't want to take that step back down.
At $150-200 you're still in Squire territory... No point spending the money for more of the same, imo. At $400-500 used, you're likely getting a quality instrument. Same price new, I'm not so sure.
Real experience with the Jem Jr.? Sorry, none.
>>61860061
Are you really into that inlay/grip?
You can get a much better second hand MIJ for a bit more.
The JEM Jr is pretty much a RG350 with some extra cosmetics.
>>61860355
I've heard how it plays and honestly, those things are just cherries on top. The Vai trem bar is a nice touch I'm interested in getting the hand of again, too.
>>61860443
>At $150-200 you're still in Squire territory... No point spending the money for more of the same, imo. At $400-500 used, you're likely getting a quality instrument.
See, this is the general impression I got and I told myself something similar but wasn't sure. I was thinking "Well, if I get the cheaper Ibanez and I discover I've bought something that plays no different than my Strat then I'm gonna be kicking myself over not getting a real upgrade." I wasn't sure if that was a correct way of thinking, but I'm happy you've confirmed that for me. I've seen enough of the demos and reviews to observe that it has the sound I want. Thanks, guys, I'll shop around at my local guitar shop before committing but I'm strongly considering the JEM now.
>>61860458
I'm in love with inlay, and the grip looks like something that'll really grow on me. Plus, this may sound superficial, but I like the idea of going on stage with that; I'm in a band that's set to play a shit ton of shows this year and I think that'll really add to our aesthetic. Idk, just me though.
>>61860180
Not really, most thin necks are reinforced, and all necks, w/exception of most classicals, have steel truss rods. I've not seen too many on quality instruments go bad, it does happen, but it's usually a bad piece of lumber or neglect on it's owners part(storage, humidity, ect.).
>tfw your old band changed styles and has become a Dave Matthews knock-off group
For a while I regretted bailing on them, but now I'm so happy
>>61860491
>Squire
This is my trigger
SX series guitars, yay or nay, also Agile series LP copies, yay or nay?
Is there a floyd rose/kahler style bridge that will fit on a strat without routing? It doesn't need to bend upwards. Kind of interested in the new Floyd Rose bridge for strat but it's basically just a strat bridge....
The Canadian dollar is so shit right now. What do I do?
>>61860071
That's piss poor, stupid ass stuff.
>>61861340
abandon fiat currency
Starting to get into jazz. Is this a good list to start with?
Ronnie Ben-Hur
Gene Bertoncini
Lenny Breau
Jimmy Bruno
Kenny Burrell
Charlie Byrd
Charlie Christian
Herb Ellis
Mimi Fox
Freddie Green
Grant Green
Jim Hall
Barney Kessel
Wes Montgomery
Joe Pass
Django Reinhardt
Johnny Smith
Jack Wilkins
John Abercrombie
Tuck Andress
Larry Carlton
Larry Coryell
Cheryl Bailey
George Benson
Hiram Bulloc
Al Di Meola
Bill Frisell
Scott Henderson
Allan Holdsworth
Charlie Hunter
Stanley Jordan
Wayne Krantz
Pat Martino
Pete McCann
John McLaughlin
Pat Metheny
Mike Miller
Ben Monder
Marc Ribot
Adam Rogers
John Scofi eld
Leni Stern
Mike Stern
>>61861334
Golf club
>>61861710
That's fine, but you don't have to rush to "catch'em all". Learn to fully absorb what a handful of artists are doing.
I would suggest:
Chord Melody Playing: Joe Pass, Lenny Breau,Johnny Smith, Barney Kessel
Melodic Single Note Soloing: Charlie Christian,Jim Hall, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery
Modern:Bill Frisell,Pat Metheny
>>61860018
just listen to classic rock radio for a day and pick songs you like. Though to be honest there's a ton to pull from and you don't have to choose something everybody knows. Just remember playing classic rock is almost completely about having fun, just like playing jimmy buffet it should be as relaxed as possible. Try to get people to sing along as much as you can. You have decades of music to choose from.
>>61860061
Has a trs trem tbqh senpai
>>61859316
Is that the Vneck strat? I was deciding between a surf green strat or a surf green jazzmaster. How is it?
>>61860018
the big ones that people like are - the beatles, the rolling stones, led zeppelin, ac/dc, jimi hendrix
so learn some of their songs. people will probably be impressed if you can nail some zeppelin songs. they're not very difficult for guitar, but you need to find a drummer who can nail bonham's stuff, that's the hard stuff for zeppelin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USOZ5ru-HT8
Fuck your guitar shit.
Go listen some best american muscian Terrence Dixon aka Population One.
>>61861710
good list, but like this anon >>61861782
said you should separate them into different styles, because what john mclaughlin plays is nothing like what joe pass plays, and both styles are extremely complex that will take years and upon years upon years to get half decent at
What determines the string spacing on most guitars? I mean both my guitars have the same diameter, but their string spacing difference is huge.
Which guitars normally have huge string spacings? It's so good for chordal playing.
>>61862109
the nut and the bridge
>>61862109
8 strings usually have a bigger string spacing.
>>61862180
>>61862146
Do strats normally have larger spacings? I want a 6 string. My Ibanez with its Ibanez Edge is just nice, could be slightly wider though.
>>61860061
I'd just go for an RG3550 or 550. but in general, yeah, you want to spend that extra money. the difference between a 150-200$ guitar and a 4-500$ guitar is like the difference between a 500$ guitar and a 1200$guitar
>>61860061
>JEM
>that handle
Just buy a RG655.
>>61862198
I didn't feel like it, maybe there is but it seems minimal.
>>61862109
The shred guitars generally have wider necks with more space between the strings, if that helps.
>>61862298
Man maybe I should buy a Strat. But fuck 1299.. That's gotta wait a few years.
I reckon the small radius would make it sweet for chordal works.
>>61862198
mos guitars will list the string spacing or at least the nut width. Go by the numbers and compare to your own nut. Some manufacturers will offer the same guitar with different width options.
>>61862340
But they also have flat fretboard, I want something curvy to do easier barre chords.
>>61862386
your best bet is to get a guitar with a 12" radius. it seems to be the best of both worlds, curvy enough to be comfortable for chords, flat enough for solo single line stuff.
>>61862346
Don't Gibson/Gretsch have an even smaller radius ? Or is it just because the neck is bigger ?
>>61862346
just get an off brand, there's like a hundred that make strats with the same radius.
>inb4 rondo shill
As far as I know the sx ones are flatter radius than fenders.
>>61862346
Just buy a MiM for half the price if you want one so bad.
>>61862430
idk about gretsch but Gibson is flatter for sure
>>61862430
gibson is 12" radius
fender does 9.5" radius, the older fenders go down to 7.5" radius, which is insanely curved
>>61862416
12".. I know carvins are 14", but heck I'm not sure if I wanna order a guitar and ship it for 116 USD, only to find out I don't like it and ship it back for another 100+ dollars
>>61862443
Yeah I might. I'm not in a hurry so I will slowly save up.. Like real slow.
>>61862198
Ibby wizard necks are wider than normal fender necks for sure
>>61862470
>12".. I know carvins are 14", but heck I'm not sure if I wanna order a guitar and ship it for 116 USD, only to find out I don't like it and ship it back for another 100+ dollars
go to a music store and try out a les paul and then try out a strat. they both have a different radius - >>61862464
if you can't do that/don't have a store near you, well, i don't know what to tell you.
Retubing a new 1200s, should I go for the reissue Tung Sols or just get the sovteks in this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUNN-1200-1200S-Amp-Primo-Tube-Set-6550-/200809420832
>>61862514
Can you actually get a fuzzy overdriven sound out of these or are they pretty clean sounding amps?
>>61862514
New Sensor produces both brands.
>>61862514
it's tough to say what will actually sound better. I've had JJs, sovteks,ehx, and tung sol tubes all sound the "best" in different amps
>>61861837
Fuck off synthfag, this is just "untz untz untz" shit.
>>61862597
They're clean until you really push them, you wont get a pure doom tone without some pedals in front of it though. I use a Pharoah Fuzz in front of it.
I've been playing on cheap $50-100 electric guitars for about 5 years.
I should probably get a good electric soon. There is a MIJ 50th Anniversary Tele at my local store, worth it?
>>61862485
Are they really ? I've always played an Ibanez so that might be the explanation as to why I don't mind 7 strings
Sean is this you?
>>61863587
No this is kent. Remember to buy rondo guitars if you want the toans
Just got a Yamaha MagicStomp, I know it's a long shot but does anybody have the drivers/editor files?
.iso would be fine.
Can't wait to get floaty with the multitap!
i'm trying to learn how to play krautrock guitar. does anyone have any tips?
>>61863888
get in time machine go to germany get with it
>>61863888
Steady rhythm is key, play with a metronome, become a robot. Learn some funk and surf, guitar wise it's very useful for krautrock stuff. Try the classic quick minor second pull-off. Learn jazzy chords.
>>61864027
*** major second.. sorry!
>>61863888
uh. just drone on chords. "Hallogallo" is literally just a single Emaj chord played at different intensities.
I just found out about this, what does /gg/ think of this garbage?
http://www.voxamps.com/STARSTREAM
I'd buy it for a <100 to mess around with.
>>61863475
>There is a MIJ 50th Anniversary Tele at my local store
Depends on for how much they're selling it. But MIJ fender stuff is pretty good. Streets ahead on any $100 guitar.
So I'm probably gonna buy pic related to sit on top of my amp always on. I want to get a nice SVT tone but the amp I have now is a 80's Ampeg B2 and it is pretty lifeless. It has good frequency response but the boosts tend to introduce noise, especially with the horn in my 4x10 on. I was considering a digital solution but I sort of realized I would never use 90% of the effects from a unit. I found some good mods for the BDI21 to bypass the built in notch filter and bandpass, so I hopefully won't have to turn it off and screw with my EQ between songs too much. I know it's kinda stupid to void the warranty of such a cheap pedal($30) with mods, but the pedal looks really easy to repair. For guitar I wouldn't really consider analog as I know I'd just get more and more pedals.
>>61862597
The 1200s is beefier and cleaner than most other Sunns.
>>61864317
This is the SS rectified one, the tube rectified ones weren't quite as beefy
What pedal is he using in this song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7rp7wf5EQM
>>61864135
It looks like shit
Thats what they get for selling the rights to the original shape
I recently got a single humbucker guitar, and even though according to my multimeter control panel and strings are grounded, with high gain the buzzing still changes when I touch the strings. Is this inevitable, or is there something I can improve? my pickup wires are shielded and the pickup has a copper film shield on the back. Cavity shielding the guitar seems overkill with this considered.
bump
Is there any reason to learn economy picking if I'm already a very proficient alternative picker (ie. Shawn Lane)?
>>61864135
garbage. the only true modelling guitar is the synthaxe
>>61865671
The advantage is that you can get smoother textures by eliminating the pick scrape when doing eco picking.
It's like Guthrie Govan's two handed arpeggios, dude probably has no problem picking them but he chooses to tap them instead so they sound less aggressive.
>>61865671
Not really. If you are shredding I can imagine it, and economy tends to work well for a sudden fast arpeggio, but I dunno if you can even call that economy picking. If you can play arpeggios with an even rhythm you're good to go.
>Try to solo over Giant Steps
>Sounds like shit
Should I just kill myself?
>>61866031
practice the changes slowly as shit.
>>61866045
I can comp the song in my sleep senpai I just can't fucking solo over it. Why the fuck is this shit a standard
>gearfags
>>61864511
that's a lot to rectify with valves.
I lost my real book, where can i downoad sheet music for jazz online?
This my bass board
There aren't many like it
>>61866083
Yeah i'm not really good at playing it fast either.
Check this out, dude is nuts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzFw3x9-1Mo
>>61866083
Work on your ears. Can you hear an 8 bar melody and immediately play it back on your instrument? If not, you have no business trying solo over Giant Steps
Has anyone memorized all the natural and harmonic modes in all keys by heart? I'm somewhere in the middle of this process and it's been much less overwhelming than I thought.
I imagine improvisation must be cool when you can combine different modes and the various different feelings they evoke together on the fly.
>>61866576
Honestly I don't believe in bass distortion without a blend knob. You totally lose the bottom end when you distort. That being said it's totally fine if the song takes the loss of the bass role into account. Does your amp have a way to blend fx with clean? Or can your board do that with the HM-2 through something else?
>>61866031
>jazz
>>61866728
Too bad that's not improvisation, just playing rehearsed "patterns". None of you are proper improvisers.
>>61866728
i just play with my heart bro
>>61866576
> This my bass board
> There aren't many that like it
fixed
>>61866781
dude all these jazz all stars like coultrain would just run up and down scales
>>61866764
I hope I don't offend you too much, but you will almost inevitably learn to appreciate jazz at least on some level once you've gained deep enough understanding about music and developed your ears to a sufficient level.
>>61866576
hows your polytune handle tuning a bass? mine does fine with guitars but goes kinda wild with a bass
>>61866031
playing over the changes in that song is some next level shit. the piano player on the recording said himself that he could barely keep up with how fast they go by.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kotK9FNEYU
that song is like a supercharged bebop song
>>61866781
Are you suggesting that knowing scales doesn't help with improvisation? Or did you get the impression that I was talking about just playing scales up and down? I don't really understand what you're trying to express, other than some vaguely elitist attitude.
>>61866781
uh it's always inevitably going to be a little of both. In any improvisation (even the most out there free jazz) you're going to recall patterns that have already been written.
>>61866750
Multiband distortion will work wonders if you want to avoid distorting the fundamental frequencies while making the rest of the spectrum crunchier.
>>61866750
The distortion channel of the BC-1 has a blend with the clean channel, and the HM-2 is in a parallel FX loop of the BC-1. Bass = Retained.
>>61866809
Hey man no need to be rude
>>61866857
I don't use the actual "polytuning" feature, but it tracks my single strings pretty fast and accurate. My previous tuner took 10+ seconds to figure out my low B every time.
>>61866811
the reverse occurred. i tried to get into jazz as a drummer and a guitarist as they are all technically good, however, the music is so horrendous and boring i just can't take it. i would almost rather listen to buckethead run through his latest scale noodling.
i find much more value in old blues , tho not as technically proficient in many ways - is so much better. listening to someone like skip james or john lee hooker from their early days is amazing how well it holds up.
lightening fast scales and key changes of jazz could not be more boring. its like watching the movie whiplash , they all are grotesquely proficient but musically i couldnt care less
speaking of, how exactly do i into buckethead?
>>61867186
>acquire provisons - guitar, amp, pedals, protein bars
>lock yourself in a room
>throw away key
>hit record
>release 1 albums every day
>>61866938
cool, the BC-1 seems great for putting pedals on double duty for guitar and bass. Plus you need something like that to play the bassline to sleepy head.
http://youtu.be/M8cFGlR4JT0
>tfw no full version links
>>61866990
I see. While key and scale hopping are a big part of the appeal of jazz, I have to agree that there's a rather common tendency among jazz artists to over-develop those two to a point where, instead of contributing to the overall tonal richness the whole ordeal becomes not more than a circle jerk about who can noodle the fastest and change keys the most.
What's the point of variation if the listener isn't given enough time to emotionally react to it?
>>61867379
i will say this about jazz though - live jazz can be pretty awesome when done well, but somehow loses all flavor recorded.
maybe its the crispness of the drums and sound of a standing acoustic bass or something live that is good.
also, i'll never be as fast as those guys any way
>>61866187
The original design used a pair of GZ34s to rectify the amp and keep the amp it from sagging too much.
how do I into sheet music? wanna learn some Joanna Newsom tunes on the piano
>>61867967
It's just a matter of learning to read musical notation. Plenty of resources online.
http://teoria.com/
>>61868006
yeah thats the issue, there's a SLEW of resources and i'd like to choose something of decent quality learn from
>>61861340
Should have voted for Harper... All we can do now is wait it out.
When I first saw that leaf inlay at Cosmo, I thought that Suhr was a Canadian brand.
>>61868179
did you vote for le weed man?
>>61868179
>tfw vintage 68 telecaster in toronto went from 5k to 8k cause of the dollar
fuck that noise senpai
Sup, does anyone have experience with this cab? Is it worth 379dlls + tax? Is there a better cab for the price or cheaper?
>>61868082
Well it's not like the principles vary from source to source. Music notation is really simple stuff to grasp, the hard part is memorizing and becoming fast at creating the association between the right notes and correct piano keys or guitar frets, and that's something you become good at only with constant practice.
Ayy quick question.
Which would you go with given these choices?
Orange CRUSH12 12W
Orange Crush Pix CR12L 12W
Orange Crush 20 W
Marshall MB15 15 W
Marshall MG10CD 10 W
Ibanez IBZ-10 10 W
Line 6 Spider IV 15 W
Fender Mustang 20 W
also updating on my purchase. That Razorback through an MS-2 sounds incredible. I can get tones from J. Mascis to Slash and even heavy Pantera and Death riffs. Very crunchy, best fucking get ever.
>>61861340
A FUCKING LEAF
>>61868346
im happy with my orange thc30
>>61868315
don't get too caught up on cabs, man. If you have a graphic EQ you really only need to worry about features and specs. Try looking at what's going used near you and looking up the specs of those cabs. Frequency response, wattage rating and resistance are the big ones to keep in mind. Pretty much the only thing you need to watch out for you can't get from the manufacturer's website is durability.
>>61868315
btw heres a good one m8
https://reverb.com/item/1561248-orange-ppc112-1x12-cab
>>61868346
You'd better be using the belt clip.
>>61868346
preferably the crush 20
>>61868315
Save more money and get the 212. Also, look for used. Orange cabs are great.
>>61868346
> Marshall MG10CD 10 W
This is the only one I've played but it's a reap champ. Does pretty much everything and you just gotta love the EQ scheme. One knob, contour. Assuming you have a tone knob on your guitar you can get so many tones you won't believe it. This amp is so fucking great, seriously. Not to mention the cleanest clean in the biz. Not one of those goddamn tubey cleans. The overdrive channel goes from the most subtle dirt to full out metal. It doesn't strip your harmonics until you really crank it. The thing is loud and usable as a bass amp, albeit not a 5 string.
tldr; buy it it's like $20 used
Anyone here have any tips on getting a Matt Pike (High on Fire) style tone? It's so crunchy but not flubby...
>>61868857
>tldr;
I almost deleted this after I realized my mistake
forgive me lads
>>61868661
>>61868680
Thanks guys.
>>61868785
I'll get a 212 in the future, but right now I need a 112.
>>61868941
solid state or pedal overdrive, not tube. Not to be a tube hater but that's what people usually are hearing when they say this. Apart from that >L2EQ
>>61868240
Hell nah but where's the weed?
>>61868310
Used Adrian Smith went from 1k to 1.6k... Sure there's bargaining room but those extra hundreds add up to a new pedal.
>>61869003
I know he plays Soldanos. I wouldn't describe it as SS "fizzy" though... very unique. Hard to describe.
>tfw you'll never own your dreams
>>61869027
iirc he uses a Pharaoh fuzz lately
>>61869131
Cool, thanks man!
Are CAGED chords a meme?
>>61869195
It's just a way to help you visualize and remember the location and shape of chords across the fretboard. Not necessary but certainly potentially helpful.
>>61869063
post bass pickguard variations I am cutting a blank eventually, might as well be unique about it.
Thinking about picking up a bass. Any affordable recs?
>>61868710
You fucking know it dood.
I can't wait to try it with senpai's electric violin.
>>61868722
Yeah I'm thinking on getting it, it just looks and sounds so damn good. Plus the reverb and tuner
>>61869290
squier vintage modified p and jazz basses are good, used fenders are normally decent. some of the epiphone thunderbirds are nice.
Corts are honestly decent but might not feel quite as nice or give you the sound you want.
>>61869276
sorry dead photobucket got me
Repost.
What can I buy in place of Floyd Rose saddle shims? Anything similar at the hardware store?
repost.
Does anyone here know how I'd get into playing 'tavern' type music. Basically folk sort of stuff, for example is there a particular set of sclaes or chords used?
Haven't really looked anywhere else yet
This is kind of an example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4GL5tAQcg0
>>61869339
Do you know anything about the squire vintage modified jaguar bass I kinda like the look of that one
>>61869890
It's pretty solid. the neck and stuff are a lot easier to transition to than other basses, and it's plays fine. just make sure the usual things are good, frets, setup, wiring, and you should be good to go
replaced my neck pickup on my tele with a duncan 59 humbucker. Thing sounds beefy. If you're worried about soldering for the first time don't. It's pretty easy after watching a few YouTube videos. Changing out a pick-switch looks like a pain in the ass though.
boss just reissued the fucking vibrato pedal!
>>61870031
boss is too expensive
they look nice and sound nice but jeez
>captcha: bananas
>>61869290
Get an Ibanez GIO
got one for $250 back whenever and now they are cheap af.
They sound clean and you can get the Claypool sound if you really work on it.
>>61869889
Mostly pentatonic, major and natual minor scales. Nothing fancy. As for chords, alternating between I and V seems to be common, similar to the beginning of the song you linked.
>>61870095
What's a less expensive alternative that sounds alright?
>>61870196
Are they any better than the GIO guitars?
man the guitars are really really bad.
>>61870031
boner time
my pants are full of boner
>>61859316
I'm very jealous. I have a Deluxe Reverb Reissue that I adore and love, but looking at that Super Reverb makes me question the whole damn thing ...
>>61870031
I can't find any info about this anywhere else. Do you have any links?
>>61870364
Wait, my bad. It's right on the Boss site.
http://www.bossus.com/products/vb-2w/
Excitement.
>>61870225
I have a GRG and yeah it's horrible, a friend bought a GSR because he's a punk ass nigga who doesn't care about quality and if he set it up right it could be prety well decent.
You can get it for way less than 250$ though, said friend bought it at 100€ used, they're the kind of instrument every retard who gives up after a week buys.
>>61870225
This sounds like Bass should, I could even distort it and it would still sound clear. It has an onboard preamp EQ. Just get GSR200FM or any models with 4 knobs.
as for the gio guitars, not even in the same category, besides sharing the name.
>>61859244
Trevor Something plays guitar?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzroPCQOcMI
>>61860491
>>61860508
Check out the prices of used RG550s in your area. They're usually $400-500 and MUCH higher quality than any new Ibanez in that price bracket.
>>61860180
>>61860595
Guitars from 25-30 years ago with super thin one piece necks can have stability issues, but nothing on this side of the year 1995 should.
>>61862386
Gibson is generally 12", Fender is 9.5". Some of the older Fender stuff (like my strat) is 7.25".
>>61863554
It's a pretty minimal difference.
>>61865671
I would, but not as a replacement. Use it as an alternative when you need a cleaner sound or are playing lines with a lot more string changes at speed.
>>61866938
>Parallel with HM-2
Heh, that's exactly what I do, except with an HM-2 and a TS-9 in parallel. Never seen anyone else do it.
>>61868315
Save a bit more and get a PPC212.
>>61868661
I kind of agree and kind of disagree. Cabinets are one of THE most important parts of your rig. At the same time a lot of cabinets outside of Marshall, Mesa, and Orange are great.
>>61868941
His tone is a Marshall JCM800 scooped right out running in parallel with a Soldano SLO100 providing the midrange. You could get a similar approach on a 'budget' using a Peavey 5150 and a Marshall JCM2000 DSL50/100.
>>61870630
pic related
What's a better book on chord theory/construction than Chord Chemistry?
>>61869937
Thanks man
>>61862514
I'm not familiar with using those types of larger tubes. I will say, I had reliability issues with JJ, my reissue Tung Sol are nice, but became microphonic (need to get dampeners), and Sovteks are supposed to be rock solid, and sound pretty good too.
Guys I think we should change these threads to Musician General
I think that way it wouldn't always be the same 3 people wanking over gear. Plus, musicians all have a lot to learn from each other.
Can anyone get behind this?
>>61871189
no pls
Seriously no man, we would get shitposters like the keyboard pleb.
>>61871189
been put forward before
only reason stuff devolves into gear wankery is that gear is objective most of the time and music creation is not. it's a harder topic to talk about and requires more vocabulary to accurately get across a point or idea.
every attempt in the past to re-engineer the general has resulted in fracturing what we have and causing turmoil for a few threads.
>>61871258
but mate, other than more gear posts, there are literally no downsides to having more musicians in here discussing music. I think it add a lot more discussion about actual music, songwriting, etc, and not just gear gear gear
>>61871189
>>61871311
Idea was put forward months ago. This is a guitar thread. If you want a thread for x instrument or y discussion go make a general for it. There's literally zero reason to change this thread to fit what you want.
>>61871277
dang, thats sad dude :/
>>61871387
okay, if thats how you all feel than I'll drop it. I just figured that since these threads are notoriously horrible, y'all might want to make an effort to make them at least halfway decent
why have several tiny shitty threads for every instrument in the book when you could have one big thread where everyone talks about making music?
I'm a guitarist btw, so I'm not just trying to change it up because I feel excluded
>>61871189
no fuck off
>>61871469
these threads go from shit to good, sure the ratio isn't 1:1, but we do have good threads, and even if a thread is bad on the whole, discussion in it can still be decent in pockets.
Like it or not this thread is what we make it. if you wanna see discussion about music and influences and so on, you have to start it, encourage it, make sure it's valid to people here.
>>61871469
>I just figured that since these threads are notoriously horrible
Only during this time. They're great threads off-peak, the shit posting dies right down.
>why have several tiny shitty threads for every instrument in the book when you could have one big thread where everyone talks about making music?
Because /gg/ bump limits several times a day anyway. You ever used /dbt/ over on /o/? It moves to fast now that discussion has pretty much evaporated and the threads are borderline useless.
You'll turn /gg/ into a shit posting hole that bump limits in two hours.
This too >>61871530. There have been plenty of great threads, trying to change the threads because you only visit during shitpost o clock isn't our problem.
>if you wanna see discussion about music and influences and so on, you have to start it, encourage it, make sure it's valid to people here.
Truer words couldn't have been spoken. If you want that sort of discussion make it. Inviting in an army of new shit posters and irrelevant content will just turn the threads to perpetual shit like several other generals on this site.
Alright my rant is over. Hope you can see why we keep it /gg/.
>>61868179
It was like this before the election :'(
>>61870031
Boss is one of the cheapest brands besides chinese copies.
>>61871826
Whoops meant for
>>61870095
>>61870031
fucking finally!
>>61870296
A good friend has a Super and.. frankly it's really hard to use. It's just so loud and it doesn't get into that sweet Fender bright crunch until way past stage or practice volume. You're better with a Twin or Deluxe
goddamn i think i'm retarded, i need help. so i got the amp that i ordered (hot rod deluxe iii) and the tubes came separately.
i watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuJaCVldFq0
which shows how to replace the tubes on the same exact amp i have. the first two he puts in went pretty easily for me, but the last 3 pre-amp tubes just will not go in the slots they're supposed to go in. i line them up and try to wiggle them in and they just won't go in/stay.
so i put them in as best as i could, they were a bit loose, and turned on the amp. it played great for like 10 seconds, then i heard a sort of pop, and then i couldn't hear anything out of the amp.
what am i doing wrong? why won't the tubes go in like it shows in the video? none of the prongs seem too bent either
>>61859623
What's wrong with the G-force tuners? Shit seems pretty cool imo.
Is travis picking a meme?
>>61871469
Someone tried to make a songwriting general the other day. It was archived with maybe around 20 posts
>>61871970
i love travis picking. i mean it might seem kind of corny if you write a song that uses it today but idk it sounds great
>>61871530
>>61871601
fair enough guys. thanks
if I were to start a Musician's General or Songwriting General or something like that, how many of y'all would check it out and post in it?
>>61872003
I would keep it open in another tab and have a look at stuff every hour or two maybe, but I wouldn't be able to contribute as much as I do here as i'm honestly not that creative. just enjoy playing music I like.
>>61861323
I just played an Agile AL3500 (I think that's the model). It played and sounded great. Honestly just as good as a Gibson. Idk about SX guitars, but I have a P bass copy and it's pretty rad
>>61871978
It takes some work. /gg/ didn't spark instantly either.
>>61872003
It's not really about getting people from here as much as getting new people. As bad as /gg/ CAN be at times, it can produce answers faster than pretty much any guitar forum around.
>>61871999
Travis-Picking is GOAT in open tuning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VGib-XYScA
J. Mascis's Jazzmasters are beast,
I didn't know he was a Marshall player.
Really explains a lot of his sound.
Come to think of it, I had some unknown year vintage pickups like those when I was a kid but threw them thinking they were useless. also a fried up strat with classic pickups.
If only...
>>61872105
that wasn't the point of my question dude. just trying to get a feel for whether or not there would be any interest
I do remember back when /gg/ threads were starting out. Good times, lol. Does anyone remember that dude with the sweet Rickenbacker and P-bass? Or that dude with the Spector and the GK/Hartke rig?
>>61872214
I remember the guy with the ric and p bass, fireglo one right?
/gg/ was pretty fun back then.
>>61871189
Jeez, not you again. You gonna start with the random tuba questions or some shit like last time?
>>61871955
Make sure you have them lined up correctly, facing the right side, with no brackets or anything else in the way.
as for the popping, you're poor connectivity is causing arcing.
http://www.geofex.com/ampdbug/popping.htm
>>61871960
price rises
I just bought a Warwick Thumb because I'm an irresponsible idiot. It's a bolt on 5 string from 2000. I have some burning questions:
How do I manage the neck dive?
Does that famous nasally, crispy honk actually sit well with a band?
How much does a bass like this usually sell for?
In any case, I can't wait to play the absolute FUCK out of it.
>>61872282
Yeah! Or the dude from like Brazil or soemthing with the custom flame maple Tele
Good times, man...
>>61871960
that they weren't an option.
if they're gonna try and introduce some shit like that, it should be opt in, or at least opt out.
>>61872432
oh man, that guys guitars were so nice, especially that ibanez artcore, and his pedal and amp setup was so nice too.
>>61872360
they're lined up correctly with no brackets or anything. the only thing i can think of is that the pins are not aligned correctly.
thanks for the link btw
>>61872432
>Brazilbro
He still posts here from time to time. I don't think he was handling the abuse outside of /gg/ too well though so he's not a regular anymore.
>>61872282
>ric and p bass
I'm pretty sure they're still around too.
>>61872360
>you're
ffs
>>61872462
Yeah they were. There was the one Australian guy who was a professional classical double bassist. He'd always post his $30,000 bass that was made by some famous builder (forget who ATM) and put my laminate Shen to shame
>>61872511
Nah rickenbro definitely stopped posting a lot time ago. I've seen those new ones and it isn't the same guy
>>61872511
oh, are you that guy with that 70s strat that your dad used to own?
I think I remember giving you shit for the burst on that lp
>>61872665
My bad. Read so many of these threads a lot of people blur together haha.
>>61872768
See >>61870552
Nothing wrong with a teardrop burst Les Paul though. Posting the old photos for the sake of it. If I recall Brazilbro and I did most of the original template. I still keep an eye on the MediaFire account and try to keep the links alive.
I've got some books I need to add, but I haven't had to spare time to go through them, get scans, etc.
>>61870197
Cheers man, I'll read up a bit more on the genre
>>61868315
heres the cheapest one, without even negotiating.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/orange-112ppc-/201505324166?hash=item2eeaa73c86:g:51gAAOSwuYVWmyc3
i feel like this should be in the sticky
my acoustic is buzzing alot should I just deal with higher action or is raising the bridge good idea ( dont think the nuts at fault its in good shape )
>>61873156
Do you have a link to put on the sticky?
>>61861816
50s series Mexican. I LOVE mine, the neck is butter and the tones are great. Jazzmaster is #1 on my wish list actually. tough call but you can never go wrong with a strat
>>61871897
Twins break up way later than Supers do, they're also louder. 85w vs. 45 on the super. Supers are a bit of a midway between the deluxe and twin. I don't like how early the deluxes break up, I like my clean headroom.
>>61873156
Do you have a rip of it? If not I can track down a copy and load it onto the /gg/ MediaFire after I read it.
I try to keep it somewhat lightweight. Main reason I haven't done scans of the Guitar Grimoire stuff.
>>61870296
The deluxe is a great amp man, I wouldn't be worried about. The super does have more clean head room and doesn't break up as early as the deluxe does. At gigs you can just mic the deluxe at a clean level and you're fine.
>>61873211
it might be a sign of a warped bowing neck.
that would be one fucking pain in the neck(lel)
Anyways you could attempt to adjust the action and if maybe you are lucky you could adjust the truss rod but I doubt it on acoustics. warping usually comes from string tension so make sure you have the right strings on it.
>>61872424
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAGqCAsk3gQ
Sits pretty damn well if you ask me
>>61868941
Here you go
http://www.uberproaudio.com/who-plays-what/322-high-on-fire-matt-pike-guitar-gear-rig-and-equipment
>>61872360
>>61871955
nvm fixed it, just had to push the tubes in harder i guess (i was afraid of damaging them).
it sounds fucking great i'm stoked
>>61872467
There's a key in the center of the big octal power tubes to make sure they fall into the socket correctly.
The preamp tubes are mini 9 pins. There is a gap between pins 1 and 9 to orient the tube with the socket. Take a look at the socket before ramming these in and bending the pins.
The pop sound could be lots of things. If you have no sound at all, you've likely smoked a fuse.
>>61873214
>>61873365
someone might be able to get it here :
http://pmpdf.teatro-verde.eu/chords-and-progressions-for-jazz-and-popular-arnie-berle-87447896.pdf
otherwise i only have the hard version
i think it is lightweight enough: this is great introductory to learn theory as it relates to chords and scales, later does inversions, comping and then goes to advanced things later in the book,
>started playing guitar
>really liked it
>life got complicated and got in the way
>want to start playing again
Fucking help me /mu/.
>>61873724
i fixed it, i wasn't ramming them in but i guess i wasn't pushing them in hard enough. i obviously lined them up before just shoving them in
>>61873211
Raising the action will make it harder to play and won't really solve the problem
Check the curve on your neck, it needs to be straight or slightly curved. If the neck is very curved or worst, back-bowed, you need to adjust the truss-rod if you have one.
If you don't, well, not many options. You can try upping or dropping the tuning but that's pretty much it.
>>61873578
aight, I had a feeling it was that but I didn't want you to get glass and blood all over the damn amp :3
>>61873780
It's all good. When you work with these enough they can trick you when going by feel. It's pretty easy to kill a tube straightening the pins back out.
everything I can check with a multimeter including the bridge is grounded. I have hum cancelling pickups. There's still buzz(not him) when I'm not touching the strings. what the fuck? I thought I would only get hum that didn't change from contact with the strings if everything is wired right?
>>61863587
Sorry friend, I know no Sean
>>61866750
I have a digirtech bad monkey I run my bass through and honestly I believe it's better for bass than it is for guitar because you have the high and low knobs which help you blend in more lower end when you need it.
>>61864265
i use one with my SVT350 i'm building a thing for the back of the amp to mount it and run it through the preamp in the back.
