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Previous thread: >63671240
>>63671240
T.OP
>>63684763
That git be uggo as hell, dude
Do those bridge covers make fingerpicking easier?
The only effects whatnot is a Peavey
Vypyr VIP 3 and a crybaby wah. http://vocaroo.com/i/s1XYsnbSyrIr
Daily reminder to pat yourself in the back for practicing!
>>63685187
does noodling for 20 minutes count as practicing?
>>63685187
Daily reminder that If you play you shit, it's new. I think there is no need to invent a new genre, or try playing a bass with you penis while eating meat with a baseballbat, to be a good musician.
>>63685027
I'd hate to live next to you...
... also too much reverb
>>63684763
that bridge cover is so disgusting looking
>>63685546
I always have the reverb maxed out because i usually have to play at really low volume, it sounds completely different when the volume is turned up.
>>63685027
>what is a metronome
Also, 32 minutes of just wankery? I don't doubt your technical skills, but shredding gets really old really fast
>>63685581
Looks stupid because
>no neck pickup
also, does anyone actually use the telecaster bridge cover? I'm thinking of picking one up for aesthetic purposes
>>63685207
Yes
>>63685640
that too but it looks bad in general
>2016
>twing twangs
lmao.
>>63685027
>Neo classical
>>63685640
It's only used to mute strings by putting some foam under it. But it also makes it hard to palm mute. Overall, it's a poor design but people dig the look.
just finished building my pedalboard,
I've got a few pedals but nothing special, however i want to get a few pedals to fill up my board.
The zoom g3 is great for reverbs and delays so i think i'll be keeping that for now, however i want a few more .
As a reference point, I'm into johnny greenwood, tom morello, john frusciante, matt bellamy.
any ideas on what i should be spending my cash on to cover as many of those sounds as possible?
112 cab or 212?
>>63686425
Is gear in Australia expensive?
what's better at polyphonic pitch shitfting - Whammy V or EHX Pitch Fork?
I am currently using a Whammy V, and get kinda annoyed with the glitchiness of arpeggiating the high harmonized chords. It Pitch Fork any better?
>>63686425
>matt bellamy
Probably something along the lines of a Fuzz Factory.
>any ideas on what i should be spending my cash on to cover as many of those sounds as possible?
Experiment with pedals to get your own sound.
should i sell my rockerverb 50 and 2x12 for a kemper
>>63686460
nice joke m9 haha idk how the image flipped anyway im too lazy to sort it
>>63686674
Maybe keep the 212 for the kemper though
My gear. Epiphone Thunderbird IV + small Ibanez amp for home practice + the homemade box I got almost for free that I unfortunately still don't have an amp for.
I am kinda poor, but believe that's not what music is about.
>>63685760
Neoclassical is wanking made easy, you don't even have to think when playing there.
>>63686432
112 if you're playing clean, 212 if you're using distortion, or if you want to do stereo effects.
will I ever learn to improvise if I just learn songs with tabs? do I have to train my ear?
>>63687737
you have to learn theory first. You need to know what scales work over what chords
http://vocaroo.com/i/s16GPmWe6jMQ
h-here I go!
drop a hot opinion on my shitty playing and writing, fellas
tripcode for future posts
>>63687855
>tripcode for future posts
please no
>>63687916
I really don't want to be one of those guys, it'll mostly be for finding myself in the archives quickly for progress checking
>>63687737
It's possible, but it won't make it easy.
>>63687781
This will help out the most
>>63687944
vocaroo doesn't keep shit on their servers for that long
>>63688017
I will use it to find my posts, but I will now also save my files
>>63685631
Yeah it does get old, wish I had someone to play with.
>>63685760
It's whatever.
I'd say it's coming out quite nice, I just need to sand a bit of excess and clear coat the reapply the electronics
>>63688157
>Yeah it does get old, wish I had someone to play with.
program drums and record a rhythm section
that's what I do to make up for my lack of friends
What rad scales can you play over a Bb13(#9b5)? I have to walk four bars over this shit and I always fumble my way through it.
>>63688178
bruh.....
>>63688312
Having friends doesn't mean they're going to be good, or that you're going to know what the fuck you have to do over what they play.
I know that too well.
>>63685289
are you fucking retarded
>>63688401
I think its a copypasta from another thread, I saw that brilliant post before
>>63688457
So the answer is yes
>>63688178
what am I looking at here
>>63687855
best riff ever grats
>>63686425
Get better influences.
You guys seem to like Fender guitars alot, but what about Fender basses? Are they good?
Also related: are Rickenbacker basses a meme or are they genuinely good pieces?
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0t1sa2Y4yRN
Good enough for an open mic? Not looking to get praise or anything. Just some tips or advice
>>63689008
Fenders are decent workhorses, and they were used in a lot of music so they give you the sound you want for most things since theyre almost the standard in that sense
Rickenbackers are really nice, but are definitely a preference thing desu
>>63689136
Sure why not. Your voice sounds a little cucked though. Try to sound tougher
>>63689136
Would torture terrorists with/10
>>63689136
Was good, enjoyed it. Try to sound a bit tougher though like the other guy said.
>>63689275
Thank anon. I'm actually sitting in Abu Gharib right now.
I'm planning on building a pic related from a scratch as I'm a poorfag. As I have no idea on what I need for the head or any circuits on it, help me out.
I literally only know that the sound goes through it and that's pretty much all I know. Where can I study amp head building online (for free)?
Hi /gg/, I want a reverb for my bass, what should i choose ?
>>63689617
What's so hard about googling 'diy guitar amp' or something along those lines.
>>63689654
If you're a poorfag like me, I would buy a boss multi effects board. Like 350 for a low quality one.
Pretty good IMO
>>63689008
I hate how overrated everything Fender is.
Now I'm not saying they're any bad, but their reputation and the fact everyone speaks so much praise about them is nauseating, especially when you see so much options as good as they are.
That same reputation also shadows some of the glaring faults, like the typical P bass having only one pickup, or whatever problem offsets seem to be riddled with.
>>63689617
As much as you can easily build the cab with just documentation (since basically they're big boxes of certain sizes with speakers in them), you shouldn't try to build a cab from scratch by yourself unless you have advanced knowledge in electronics, because you can basically get killed.
>>63689654
I wouldn't recommend reverb for bass, it gets far too messy and your bandmates will probably hate you.
>>63689735
It's okay anon, we need a wall of sound
>>63689769
Then buy more cabs/power, far better option than reverb.
B-but i want to play reverby stuff
>>63689735
>P basses having only one pickup is a fault
It's literally the best sound you could get out of a bass. Why have other options when you have the best one at your disposal?
>>63689617
If you have no knowledge in electronics and SS amps, I suggest starting with something way easier like a pedal. Building an amp from scracth is no easy task
i'm kind of new to playing electrical guitar.
my Les Paul Special ll has a three-way switch on it that says "treble" and "rythm."
what do they do? i can only hear a very slight difference in the tones, but just barely. the rythm setting is a tad cleaner than treble.
>>63689938
The only bass reverb that I know of is the EBS DynaVerb but any guitar reverb would work fine.
>Stop at work to get a coffee
>Talk briefly to coworkers
>Go out to car
>Guitar is gone
kill me
>>63690082
That fucking sucks dude. Also a nice reminder to lock your car doors always.
>>63689998
It's not, there's no "best sound" for bass, and there's no reason a bass in that price range should have only one pickup.
This kind of limited, narrow minded mindset needs to stop.
>>63690056
I'm not too sure how the slight modulations like diffusion or reflection would translate from a guitar reverb to a bass reverb, since you aren't working with the same frequencies.
>>63690082
this is fake right
how stupid can you be?
although I do pity you still, no one deserves that
make sure to check craigslist/kijiji often
>>63690082
>>63690122
>>63690211
>Submit my post about stolen gear
>instantly remember I put it in my trunk for the exact reason of not getting stolen
>try to cancel police report
>call police station with same city name in different state
>"Whoops sorry"
>Call correct police station
>Turns out I submitted police report to wrong state
>Get email saying police report was rejected due to out of jurisdiction
All aboard the struggle bus.
>>63690277
That's funny
Good ending though. Just a total spaz of a journey to get there.
>>63688178
You messed up pretty bad... I'm not saying it's impossible to correct, but it looks really difficult.
>>63690666
Not to mention I already called guitar center to keep an eye out for it
Also called the property owner at work to check the cameras, who called me back. I had to explain how I'm an idiot and had it the whole time.
>>63690277
Thanks for the laff m8, glad you didn't lose it.
>>63690817
I'm glad it's at least an entertaining story because I was having a heart attack.
Thinking how the hell will I be able to afford another guitar.
>>63690898
just know, if the worst happens, you can get by and record with a cheap guitar if you need to. Just requires a bit of attention.
Quick question because pedals are confusing, if I don't have an effects loop in my amp, can I buy an effects loop pedal to take advantage of that feature without having it in my amp?
>>63691047
That's not how it works, the effects loop is right after the amp's preamp, there's no way to emulate that.
>>63691047
Effects loops on pedals are entirely different from effects loops on amps. I'm pretty sure that's what you're getting at, at least.
>>63691047
explain what you mean by effects loop pedal, it is unclear.
Is there any way I can have my guitar valued? Specifically in terms of mojo.
>>63691408
I can give you $150 or I'll trade you for my Gibson Switchmaster
>>63691434
done
>>63691533
>flames
>>63691533
kek
how is it that this looks better than half the Dean/LTD/epiphone/ibanez stuff that gets posted here
>>63691644
I dunno man, first act stuff just looks cool.
>>63691679
any idea how they finished it?
If its not a super cheap alternative finish I'd be surprised
>>63691679
The can opener headstock is way more ballin than it should be.
anyone know/have any good strat-body derivatives?
I have a strat knock off but I wanna change it up a lot so it doesn't look like a knock off.
>>63691714
seems like polyeurethane to me. I got some solder on the back and the resulting damage gave me a bit better of an idea. The flames are a sticker or a non-stick film beneath the clearcoat. It's also possible they are screen printed. They have transparency to them and my guess is a transparent sticker would be more difficult to produce than stickers, so i guess screen printing is more likely. Body is solid basswood if the other similar models and the weight are anything to go on. This is a pretty rare model, not that that means much.
>>63691921
here's a close up of the damage. The damage goes all the way to bare wood. The paint seems very thin, but it doesn't have any transparency. I'm not sure what they use but if they can put it on this thin they must be saving a ton. No idea about the clear but my guess is still polyeurethane. It is pretty shiny.
>>63691751
That's pretty much what made me buy it. Turned the guitar in my eyes from funny to punk.
>>63692260
>take picture of shit smeared on a toilet bowl
>tell us it's a "damaged guitar"
>>63692304
Here's with flash
r8 my toilet bowl
I own a shitty handmedown strat, is there really a difference between guitars other than how they look? I've never been on one of these threads, genuinely curious.
>>63692339
You're sure that's a solder burn and not a skid mark?
This picture shows the texture of the decal. I don't have any idea what it is. It has a gradient transparency that doesn't show up well with flash.
>>63692391
No flash, I'm gonna stop posting pictures now.
Anyways I'm thinking of converting it to a short scale. It'd be a shame to lose the cool headstock, and the work I've done on the frets(best job I've done so far), but I was really hoping it'd be a short scale when I bought it, and my other guitar is also 25.5". Seems a bit silly to convert the tele so there you have it. Also, the neck is pretty flimsy. Can be fun to use for a poor man's vibrato, but it's not very practical for remaining intonated regardless of posture.
>>63692391
Definitely a screen printing of some sort.
I have a cheap guitar from a starter pack from Zellers, the back was painted red, and the top had this weird foto-flame finish on top with the same dot pattern as your picture. All coated with a pretty thick clear coat.
>>63692356
How they sound is mainly affected by the pickups and electronics but is also affected by the bridge and nut and scale length, playability and durability is affected by the neck shape, scale length fretboard radius and fret type as well as overall build quality which includes wood grades, tuning stability is affected by tuners google guitar anatomy. in an acoustic guitar the wood affects the overall tone of the guitar, whereas on an electric it is highly debated whether wood affects anything other than the look or feel of an unfinished or clear coated guitar, which says something as if something such as the wood actually affected the tone to any large enough degree then there wouldn't be so many debates.
Guitar Riff
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0gEjv6A0KZx
>>63692646
Neat. Have you already refinished your guitar? Got any pics?
>>63692711
Not yet.
Need a heatgun or something to remove the paint on the back so its on hiatus until I grab one.
Also need paints and need to finalize my idea.
Dunno if I should leave the strat shape, or try to differentiate from it. Headstock shape is another question, but I plan on finishing that with some tru-oil after sanding down all the bruises.
Want to make it Burgundy Mist Metallic though ;v)
>>63692646
>zellers
There's a store I havent heard in a while
>>63692859
Yeah man, this was 8 or 9 years ago.
What are some good cheap US/Japanese made guitars that can be had for <1.2k? Basically good playing guitars that don't have fancy finishes or bindings.
>>63692915
that's a decently hefty budget dude, you have a ton of options.
Personally I'd go for a cheap MIJ Fender, there's a ton of good models sub-1k, and I think there's a few American lines below 1k too.
>>63692765
I've been considering a headstock reshape for a while but you pretty much need a band saw or maybe a table saw, which I lack. Maple is tough to work with.
You might try stubbing the lower horn to a sort of jaguar look. Wouldn't be a terrible Idea to add a chrome control plate of some kind if you are into that sort of look. Since you've got a swimming pool, might as well add an ungodly amount of pickups and switches so you can feel superior.
>>63692915
American Standard Tele/Strat.
>>63692969
>MIJ Fender
I would if they offer 22 frets and a modern neck, but they seem too vintage for my taste.
>>63692988
Yeah I have thinking about that, but I would prefer the special because jumbo frets.
>>63693060
eh, that's the reason I prefer their models
I really love how this sounds
x--x
x--x
0--0
2--0
3--2
x--x
is it a chord is I play all the strings?
>>63693060
I'd be fine if guitars just had 18 frets actually. Anything higher, usually means I'm using the wrong strings.
>>63693060
Had a Special, loved the pickups (Texas Specials sound much better than Fat 50's) but hated the headstock.
The Special also has shitty plastic inlays, no hard case, a worse tremolo (6-point instead of 2-point) in the strat and no micro-tilt.
That being said, the Special this year is being offered in Sonic Blue/Rosewood (they don't typically offer rosewood) which is fucking gorgeous and a nice addition to the boring color range. Also a greasebucket tone circuit which is also dope.
I think both have their advantages and disadvantages. I'd probably get the Special just for the Sonic Blue color and buy a third-party case.
Will naphtha work on a satin finish? I can only find people who've used it on polt
>>63693213
A chord has 3 notes at least
>>63693314
Poly or nitro?
Either way, you should be fine. Naphtha is very non-abrasive.
>>63693285
I love the headstock actually. No hard case is fine with me, I don't gig at all. Is the 6 point really that bad compared to the 2 point? I'm just gonna deck it.
I heard bad things about the micro tilt, basically how it will make a bump on the higher frets.
>>63693348
It's a open grain satin finish I think.
The guitar came with this grease or something on it and I'm trying to get it off
>>63693314
naptha is overkill on a guitar body. Not that it's too abrasive, just that it's a waste of your naptha. warm water is good enough.
>>63693365
I have a 2013 MIM Strat and the 6 point is fine if you raise the 4 inner screws and level the outer 2
>>63693365
>Is the 6 point really that bad compared to the 2 point?
Yeah, it kinda is. Tuning stability is better, there's not as much stress on the wood as the 6-point and the tremolo action is smoother.
But then again, there are 60 year-old strats out there with the 6-point tremolo that are just fine.
I'd still get the Sonic Blue Special because I'm that superficial.
>>63693400
Naphtha should be fine.
>>63693430
you can just remove them, if you don't care about the looks.
If you had the money, would you buy a high end guitar like a Gibson Les Paul Custom or a PRS core, or have a builder build a custom guitar for you?
>>63693400
That grease is from homo sapien persperation glands
Absolute beginner when it comes to pickups here, is there any reason why I shouldn't get a set of high output pickups and just roll the volume down for cleaner stuff? I mean, that does means that I can use less gain on my amp, and that means that it would sound cleaner/better when I roll the volume down as I find that higher gain + low volume has less clarity in comparison to lower gain + more volume, as well as the fact that split high output pickups have about the same impedance as regular single coils, couple that with 500k, or maybe even higher, pots and It should make them sound close enough to singles, my point is: what will I be losing when going high output instead of medium output?
>>63693440
>there's not as much stress on the wood
can you explain this? I don't get it.
>>63693511
tbqh I have the money and I just invest :(
But if I had the money and had to spend it on a guitar, of course I would have one built. I'd probably have something like a rickenbacker 400x built.
>>63693400
Did you buy your guitar from Rob Chapman?
>>63693570
On a 6-point trem you have six screws screwed directly onto the wood and you use a lever to constantly push and pivot the bridge against these screws. The 2-point tremolo uses a different fixation method that doesn't put stress on the wood as you use the tremolo.
I've had a buddy's MIJ strat with a 6-point to completely break and rip out the piece of wood that the screws are on, since it's just a relatively thin block of wood separating the tremolo through-body cavity and the bridge pickup cavity.
>>63693650
Fuck this shit I'm going with a Tele. So on the special and the standard.. The special has a vintage bridge. Is that going to be a problem compared to the Standard, or are they more or less the same?
I understand it's gonna be slightly harder to intonate a vintage bridge, but I don't intonate my guitar every damn day.
>>63693693
>The special has a vintage bridge. Is that going to be a problem compared to the Standard, or are they more or less the same?
Lots of people praise the vintage bridge because of 'muh tones', claiming the brass saddles sound better. Personally I've never been able to hear it.
The huge difference it makes is that intonation on a vintage 3-saddle bridge is a pain in the ass. You essentially have to make peace with the fact that you won't have perfect/great intonation on all strings. Something will be off, even if just by a couple cents. There are third-party upgrades for a vintage 3-saddle tele bridge that allows individual intonation, but they're usually expensive.
On a modern bridge you won't look as cool but the bright side is that you'll be able to have perfect intonation, at least at the 12th fret (since no guitar without true temperament frets can have perfect intonation in all frets).
>>63693541
Lowering the volume knob will decrease the signal unevenly. You will wind up with less treble. To combat this you can use a 1 meg potentiometer, or if you have a master volume, wire a resistor and cap in parallel with connected to the ground and 1st lug of the pot.
As far as getting cleaner sound out of your amp, lowering the gain is fine, but I guess if your amp distorts at very low levels it could be difficult.
>>63693776
I'm used to intonation being a pain in the ass. At least you don't have to detune the string, unlock the saddle and EYEBALL the fucking thing. I'm talking about a Floyd.
>>63693213
its a C to a G/B
>>63693529
I don't think I can write my name into sweat with my finger nail :^)
>>63693619
custom build.
>>63689136
I think you sound really good. Definitely ready for an open mic. I think you'll sound better than most of the other people at the open mics honestly, so don't feel intimidated or anything. You have a really cool, soulful voice.
>>63693815
The difference here is that without individual saddles you can't get the intonation to get perfect no matter how much you try or if you take it to a luthier. You can get close, sure. But playing past the 12th on certain strings is likely to sound just plain bad.
So, I live in an apartment and was planning on getting an acoustic guitar, namely the Yamaha FG700S. However, about 90% of songs I listen to and would want to play are played on electric.
Such as:
Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot
Lowlife - Eternity Road
Cocteau Twins - Cherry-Coloured Funk
Slowdive - Alison
Smashing - Pumpkins - Zero
DIIV - Under the Sun
Even with this, I'm still leaning towards the acoustic. Should I really consider getting a electric instead? The guitar and amp would need to cost the same as the FG700S, but the amp would have to be quiet enough for an apartment. I don't even know what electric guitar would be best for songs like I listed above.
>>63694060
Hmm looking at the special's bridge, I can see how that's going to be a problem.. But it has 3 saddles so, basically I can't get every single string to intonate properly, or get 3 perfectly intonated and 3 not nicely intonated.
Also, there isn't any groove on the saddle to keep the strings from sliding side to side? Is the tension of the string enough to keep it in place.
>>63694270
string tension won't keep it exactly in place, but it will return to center. Basically, without getting into too much detail, it's fine. Still, just don't get an inferior bridge design if you're spending more than, say, $50 on a guitar.
>>63694270
Usually the only problem are the G and D strings.
They're not that huge of a problem though like the other anon is making it sound.
Hell, you can pretty much just take some pliers and bend the saddle to get it perfect.
I think you should focus more on other details first.
>>63693797
thanks for the reply, I guess I could get a light overdrive/booster pedal and drop the gain on the amp more, I wouldn't have to roll the volume back much and I could just open the tone nobs up a bit for more treble. 1 meg volume pots sound a bit harsh from what I've found on the interwebs.
>>63694421
Just fyi, tone circuits can only reduce treble, they can't increase it.
>>63694379
>inferior
Yeah I guess, but I know the stoptail PRS suffers from the same thing too.
>>63694390
The special also lacks biflex truss rod and micro tilt which I don't know whether I should care about or not. The fact that it had jumbo frets is a big plus.
>>63694421
there's no real point to lowering gain and using a booster, that's basically net zero. I'm pretty lost on what you want now. Do you have an amp with only one gain/volume knob?
How well would an oak solid body guitar work? I want to make one with a whiskey barrel aesthetic. Would the large open grains be a problem and would the iron straps affect the pickups?
>>63694198
Get an electric, you can be quiet with an amp. That's why they invented volume knobs.
>>63694553
Meh, depends on the player.
Those definitely aren't features that I would miss, and you only need to do maintenance on your guitar so often so it only comes up so often and has work arounds.
>>63694582
I would advise you to avoid it. Your tone will probably seep through the open grains. Also the iron straps might magnetize the pickups and steal the tone from them.
>>63694606
You are right I guess. Guess I might get a special and get a cheap hard case. Not that I even need one..
>>63694645
What are the other options.
Definitely try them all out first.
I have Teisco. It's shit but I haven't seen pictures online of any like it, so I'm gonna be upgrading it. Just a Jazzmaster pickup in the bridge position.
The frets definitely need to be fixed, bue even when I'm not fretting anything it sounds constantly palm muted? I think there's something wrong with the bridge.
>>63694582
Oak and iron are both very heavy. Oak does not have a very unique appearance, so I would recommend staining a lighter wood instead. As for the iron, you're better off using a lighter and thinner metal that's easier to work with. You can weather it to give it an iron appearance.
>>63694678
A PRS S2, Japanese Ibanez, Gibson Faded SG. Or a custom Carvin.
I could go with a PRS S2 too, but I heard bad things about its electronics, but that can be solved easily. I already have a Japanese Ibanez, plays pretty good but I'm looking for single coils this time round.
Gibson .. Neck is too thick for me coming from someone who plays 19mm thick necks.
And the problem with Carvin is exchange rate, combined with shipping and GST plus the fact I can't test it out before I buy it, seems like a gamble.
>>63694727
How heavy are we talking? I like a little heft. I'd like to stick with steel so I don't have to try and cheat a rusty patina onto aluminum or something but I'd definitely use something thinner than actual barrel straps. Will that much steel near the pups mess anything up, though?
>>63694764
I don't know about the others, but definitely avoid the faded SG. Feels cheap and looks tacky imo and you could get a much better guitar at that price.
>>63694645
please consider just getting something besides a fender. There's no reason you can't get a two-way truss rod and 6 saddles. on a tele for less than $200.
>>63694726
post a pic of the guitar and a pic on the bridge.
>>63694884
>less than 200
Show me an example?
I'm finlay almost finished with my warmoth :^) all I need to do now is solder/ground the pickups
>>63694933
Do you play pop punk screamo shit?
>>63694810
it's gonna be too heavy, not "a little heft," too heavy. Besides, like I said oak is not a particularly unique looking wood. If you really want to have oak, put an oak cap on a basswood or alder body.
The metal will not detrimentally affect the sound of the pickups.
>>63694996
Nah shoegaze and psych, I thought the purple would be funny
So guys. I own a Fender Frontman 212R, loud amp but I feel as if I want something that can sound cleaner at a louder volume.
I'm debating trading it in for this Peavey Stereo Chorus 212 (or 400 if I can find it).
Is it a good trade?
Pic related
>>63694933
>left-handed
>offset
>that awful colour
>pants on the ground
>shoes in the house
absolutely disgusting, what the fuck is wrong with you
Hope it plays well though
>>63695094
I like jazzmasters tho :^( they're cozy and they sound cool
Thanks tho, so do I ;^0
Should i buy a cheap left handed sgj i found and play wonky handed like hendrix?
>>63695048
Alright thanks. Although I will say that after a quick search I found that oak and mahogany have comparable densities. So theoretically a solid oak guitar would weigh about the same as a Les Paul.
>>63694914
furrian
harley Benton TE80 and TE90
Google will find you more
>>63695174
Source? I found really different densities.
>>63694933
It's a bit darker than in the pic, more purple like this
>>63695149
you'll have to swap the nut around
>>63695287
Ahhh it's that time of the day again.
>>63695058
help?
>>63695361
whatever you say fagboy
Should i poor l put a fender sticker on my old gio ibanez and try to sell it?
>>63695413
;^0
>>63686425
Listener to music that isn't shit
I wanna get a new amp, I've just been using headphones and studio monitors for the past two years.
Any top notch recommendations?
>>63695394
I just want anon to know what he's paying for. I know most people are not willing to change pickups. After all, soldering irons are scary. I'm left alone and bitter with nothing but my cheap, perfect guitars.
I don't think it's a horrible idea to buy fenders, I wish they didn't take my choice of guitar so personally so often.
>>63695396
sounds like a good idea to me.
>>63695345
Google "density oak"
>oak, English brown
>45 lb/ft^3
Google "density mahogany"
>mahogany, Spanish
>53 lb/ft^3
Maybe I these are the wrong species?
Amy recommendations for pickups to put in my epiphone lp standard?
>>63695575
seems like. iirc mahogany is around 32-35 depends on water content though
>>63695635
vomiting
>>63695597
emg 81/85
>>63695636
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wood-density-d_40.html
Looks like most are in the 40s. But honestly I have no problem with a 15 lb guitar or whatever.
>hey I kind of want to learn this song
>let me look up a guitar cover on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4el21DSLdpo
>...
>fuck, I ain't never pulling that off
>puts guitar away
>>63695791
You might be surprised once you get the first few riffs under your fingers.
>>63695550
any experience with this amp? I hear it's amazing as it's pretty much on par with the JC-120 but nobody ever gave it it's time of day.
>>63695597
What type of music? SD Alnico Pro IIs are nice in a LP Std.
>>63687010
looks decent enough anon, keep it up
>>63691434
fucking kek, where is that anon now
>>63695745
Just don't use oak seriously. What's the big deal? The stain and grain filler is what's going to give you that look. Oak really does not have a particularly interesting grain.
>>63695871
nope, but peavey speakers and amps have great fidelity
>>63695692
I'll look into this
>>63695889
Looking for a clean bright high sustain sound to contrast with my jet king
>>63696016
I want to use oak specifically because the guitar you posted doesn't look quite as good as I think it could. I've done enough diy projects to know that you can't always replicate the material you want because every time I tried I wished I had used the real thing. Ideally I'd use actual old whisky barrels honestly.
>>63696101
in that case alnico ii pickups are bit warm. On the extreme side of bright and clean you have gfs vintage splits. as far as clean true humbuckers go idk. Sorry that I don't know a ton of different pickups. Are you considering single coils?
>>63696248
consider ash
>>63696339
seconding ash looks like oak
>>63696339
I might.
today on rondo music:
>This B Stock item has what appears to be the inspector's initials under the finish in the body at the bridge.
>>63696583
>inspector's initials
>china
>mfw it must probably say either 'help me i'm a slave' or 'i rubbed my balls against this'
>>63696257
Is prefer humbuckers as my jtk has single coils but I'm still learning
Told my jazz ensemble Prof that I was switching my major to music today. I was once a geology major, and next year I will be a Music Industry major with a minor in guitar performance. Feels good man, seriously fuck geology.
>>63697059
Just do what you love bro
>>63697059
>majoring in a music field
Nigga good luck, not trying to put you down cus I'll probably do the same but its even harder to find a job than it is for art majors
>>63697059
Yeah, bro! Fuck having a stable job, making money and having any financial prospect in a life destined for misery, including the impossibility to raise a family and buy a home.
Hurray for you!
>>63697239
I'm not on this earth just to pay bills and die. Go be miserable somewhere else you fuck
>>63695524
Well with American guitars you are really paying for workmanship, which is supposed to be better than those made elsewhere like Korean or China. Changing pickups is not a issue, heck I could bring it to any tech who will do it for a couple of ten dollars.
But you can't just upgrade workmanship without paying a ton.
>>63697307
Oh boy, this statement and feeling is going to come back to bite you in the ass so hard a few years down the road.
You'll think of me when it first hits you and you let that single tear roll.
>>63697239
>Geology
you have to be damn good and spend a lot of money on advanced degrees to make money in Geology.
>>63697385
Tell us about your failed dreams.
>>63697410
Because clearly a Music degree is incomparably better, right?
It's like getting tired of living in a slum and voluntarily deciding to go live underneath a port-a-potty.
>>63697440
Thankfully I wasn't as stupid as you are. But I'm sure your life is going to be great as soon as mom and dad cuts you off, man.
>>63697474
If youre not an absolute imbecile you can find a way to make money with whatever degree you get. Hell, one of my friends back home got a scholarship and a paid teaching position to get a PhD in fucking Creative Literature. There are 4 or 5 studios in my town of 80k people that have session musicians who get $50 and hour and their days are booked (by shitty indie bands).
There are very few degrees you can get that actually show you know something particular that employers are looking for.
>>63697576
Everyone has heard anecdotes based on a ridiculously small sample size, regarding pretty much any issue. The good old 'yeah, but I know this one guy...'. I bet even among pedophiles there's always that one guy like you saying 'Yeah man, but I know these two guys who rape 8 year-olds on a daily basis and it's worked well for their whole life, go for it!'.
But hey, he can do whatever the hell he wants, it has literally no affect whatsoever in my life once I completely forget about this conversation one hour or two from now.
He's the one who'll have to deal with the fact that he was warned and still decided to shrug it off as some rebellious teenager act to 'pursue your real passion and don't care about bills'. He won't have anyone to blame but himself.
>>63690043
ok Anon that 3 way switch is your pickup selector the rhythm setting will sound a lot nicer and fuller for chords and what not playing sing strings will sound like you are listening through a muted medium. The treble selection would be what you would want for more lead melody parts as it gives the guitar very clean cut sounds on the individual strings
>>63694198
Many amps also have headphone jacks so you can jam out without bothering those around you
>>63695520
it really varies on the kind of sound you want I get this nice classic rock sound out of the 12" peavey that I have
>>63693650
This is way the standard has the 2 point tremolo, to lesson the stress on the wood. It's a improvement on the 6 point tremolo.
>>63688178
Rip
>>63688178
and that's why you should never strip poly finished guitars down to the wood with a heatgun
there is an insane amount of buzz at my bridge on my epiphone dot studio
what do?
sound for reference
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0HqbQs1PNOx
>>63697702
I wasn't even OP. So butthurt.
>>63699402
You have to figure out exactly where the buzzing is coming from.
Does the bridge have a retainer wire like pic related? It's usually one of the most common causes for tune-o-matic buzz.
>>63699531
Pic didn't upload.
>>63699550
yeah it does
it's on the d and g strings mostly
>>63695122
They sound like shit. When will people finally admit this?
>>63693335
i thought a chord at at least 2 notes
>>63699831
have you tried googling "chord"?
>>63699762
It's most likely the retainer wire and/or the saddles rattling. Had the same issue with my Epi.
Get some clear nail polish and apply on the retainer wire (so it sticks to the bridge and the screw ends) and at the saddles themselves (not at the top where the string sits but underneath where the saddles meet the screw and at the sides). You can put a good amount. The nail polish will make everything stop rattling while still being fragile enough that it won't damage your bridge. Simply turning the intonation screw will free it from the nail polish and if you ever want to remove it completely, running it on a acetone bath for a couple minutes will do the job.
It's the most common, recommended and popular fix for ABR bridges rattling.
>>63692673
pop punk
Little intro riff inspired by Ho-kago Tea Time.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0RXDcwNjKhI
Might slow it down a bit to let all the notes breathe.
>>63699908
thanks! i'll get some nail polish tomorrow and give it a shot
>>63694198
If you like sonic youth Id get a hard bridge cuz they do a lot of alternate tuning
>>63700081
もうすごい
>>63697059
dude i'm about to do this exact thing. in a jazz ensemble too lol. i just don't feel passionate about anything but guitar and don't think i'll be a good worker in any other field. like yes i'd rather do science to be honest, i feel like it's more "moral" and i feel like it's a better application of my abilities but fuck it. if i have to teach for the rest of my life so be it. actually i should just drop out and start playing gigs and stuff, i have the experience. i don't need a goddamn degree
>>63697385
>S-S-STEM MASTER RACE
shut the fuck up .there are jobs in every market you idiot. i don't get
>>63700081
Sasuga senpai.
Definitely needs some chords backing it halfway through
>>63695058
>>63695396
I have a peavey 2x12 chorus and I like it if that helps
>>63693693
Intonation is fine unless your a total perfectionist.
>>63693213
>I-V6
HOOOOLLLYY SHIIIIIT!
ANON, YOU'RE A GOD DAMN GENIUS!
>>63700920
shut up, cunt
Sometimes I wonder if 35 year old fat, balding lonely me would still be caught dead playing this.
>>63701122
Shave your head, grow a beard, problem solved.
i've been playing for less than a year and im still a pleb but what's it called when a guitar tone is really loud and distorted but still has a "sharp" transition btwn notes, i've noticed there's usually a big distinction when playing dead notes that accompanies this -- not really sure how to describe it. Also how big of a difference do compression pedals make? and what distortion pedals are good for getting this sound?
>>63701394
you talking about metal?
>>63701264
except that I'm Asian and I would look like a total nerd if I do that.
>>63701394
this? https://youtu.be/ou-ni5kGzgA?t=1m15s
