huh, you've memorized all your chords? Consider yourself hired.
What? You don't wear clothes due to personal reasons? Don't worry, we can work it out.
Edition
>Post current gear
>Post desired gear
>How long have you been playing?
>Favorite guitars/basses?
>Favorite guitarists/bassists?
>Current/Past Projects?
>Talk about and/or play music
>General Guitar and Bass discussion
Beginner information and FAQ:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/wiki/index
Music Theory:
http://www.justinguitar.com/
Guitar Chords and Inversions:
http://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.php
String Tension Calculator (D'Addario based):
http://hikkyz.net/misc/stringassembler/
Floyd Rose Setup Video Tutorial:
http://youtu.be/umY5NBKg5AA?list=PLcm7Ag6Q-OkZAmlY6dAhS2ZL9TUMeRZdI [Embed]
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/
Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07izim49ao6ij7m
Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
Other Links:
Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/tpr2u4e3bou2lqi
Modern Chord Progressions - Jazz and Classical Voicings for Guitar - Ted Greene:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/5lvaa121vz29y83
Jazz Guitar - Single Note Soloing Vol. 1 & 2 - Ted Greene:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/2ckhum02748z2pk
Beefheart's 10 Guitar Commandments:
https://archive.org/post/338826/captain-beefhearts-10-commandments-of-playing-the-guitar
Previously on >>64347197
>Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/tpr2u4e3bou2lqi
If someone could reupload this, I would be grateful
Guys eh, is my guitar fine? I sort of screwed my neck screws too much, and the sides of the hole is damaged..
the guitar chords/inversions link is broken
also the beefheart link (like his music) doesn't make sense and is pretentious as fuck
What are /gg/'s thoughts on Laney LA12C?
Someone is selling this for 50€ and I need an amp for my acoustic geetar.
>>64361220
What is that part? If it's wood you broke, put some glue in it, apply splinters in the hole, make it tight, and let it sit. Then you just need to drill a new hole where the old one was.
Doing this for my loose strap buttons from time to time.
>>64361211
https://mega.nz/#!iwEAQIYY
gotchu familia
>>64361308
>>64361211
https://mega.nz/#!iwEAQIYY!HIfLjaVR4ekSAjKaaySksrNXIKsH-xQ0uRm25Hm0cYE
apologies familia, now i gotchu
Getting things back on track with my new baby
>>64361220
is this a meme now?
>>64361148
Bass amp around 500 bucks to be paired with a rumble 410 cabinet?
>>64361298
Should I matter, it's the side where the washer sits. It has no threads or whatever.
Reminder, bla bla bla Holdsworth bla bla bla shred bla bla bla
>>64361317
Thanks, familio estevez
>>64361354
wow, very nice.
I have a 000-28 but I'm thinking of selling it since I don't play flat top very often. Feels like it's too nice to really dig into it. I would be way too paranoid around a 45.
>Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07izim49ao6ij7m
can someone reupload please?
very underrated
>>64362662
It's actually an OM-42 and second-hand, so the price was a lot more reasonable than if it were new.
It's quite simply the best guitar I've ever played - finger picking heaven!!
>>64362720
I bet he snatched every motherfucker birthday with that guitar
Bit the bullet and preordered one of these.
So keen, just gotta wait 6 or so months for it to arrive.
Those specs, man. Always liked the Strandberg design, but I like this even more.
>>64361522
Honestly, you've got a lot of choices depending on your taste. You could get a Markbass LM3 or a TC electronic BH550 if you want a light head with simple designs and adjustability on your tone. Or you can go for amps with more character like a Gallien Krueger, Ashdown or Ampeg.
And that's only if you're buying new.
Fuck guys, browsing /gg/ and the web made me super anxious about gear. I used to know what kind of guitar/amp I wanted, now I'm totally torn between different models (who are not even that comparable) and afraid of buying a guitar with "inherent" design flaws and fucking every up ...
>>64363125
Probably sounds really great
Fuck does it look tasteless though
>>64361245
I like Laney but in the 50-100€ range, all amps are pretty much the same; decent at best.
>>64363511
It's a second-hand.
A new one would be 100€ or over.
>>64363407
Do you think a little mark tube would be worth the upgrade for 700 bucks over the little mark 3?
I kinda like transparent tone, but I also never had an issue with the typical ampeg sound. I'm just not sure if a pure SS head will be enough in the long run. I do have decent overdrive and fuzz pedals, but getting proper overdrive from the pre-amp tube would be nice honestly.
>>64363493
What looks tasteless about it to you?
>>64363549
That's a tough question. They are basically the same except one has a fully SS preamp section and the other has a tube preamp. Markbass likes to put tubes in all their amps and pedals along with the logo "Tube Inside!" which feels like a bit of a meme. But that's my personal opinion. I wouldn't worry about choosing a fully SS amp in the long run.
Just tried a Gibson SG with that robo tuner thing, how the fuck do you play it sitting down?
The body is so light but the neck is fucking heavy.
A shame really. Really wanted to try the damn thing out.
>>64363782
You anchor it between your armpit and thigh.
>>64363689
Okay, read up on it a bit more. The little mark tube isn't actually meant for overdrive, they have the rocker for that. But the rocker apparently doesn't have the best clean sound.
I honestly don't care about their marketing, maybe it's silly but if the tube adds versatility or sounds good to me I'll probably get it. So I'll probably check out the mark III, the mark tube and maybe an orange terror and the usual GK/ampeg stuff when I have the chance. Thanks for the help.
One last question though, how much maintenance is there involved with pre-amp tubes? How likely are those to break and how often do they need to be replaced?
What amplifier will make my electric guitar sound the same as when I play it unplugged, just louder?
>>64363949
an acoustic amp and a microphone
>>64363949
Try looking into piezo pickups.
>>64363949
Your best bet will be a very neutral SS amp. Basically most amps that are meant for jazz.
>>64363889
I honestly have no idea. I'd be interested to know if it actually needs to be replaced at some point. It's not a 12ax7 from what I've read.
>>64363998
Anything you'd recommend that can get loud as fuck?
I'm worried it's gonna sound shrill as fuck but I want the clarity.
>mfw researching neo-soul and gospel for dem sexy motherfuggin ass chord progressions
>>64363889
Actually I found a thread where a markbass tech answers your question:
"1. The Little Mark Tube 800 features a single 6205 miniature tube, his life is about 5000 hours of continuous work, then it would be possible that it needs to be replaced (by qualified technician, Markbass authorized better). You can find easily this type of tube, otherwise you can ask us for it.
2. the amp still run on the solid state pre if the tube side goes down, but better replace the tube to have both the preamp options"
>>64364056
Roland JC120, best you'll get.
>'okay this next exercise involves string skipping'
>mfw
which technique are you most afraid of/having difficulties with currently, /gg/?
>>64364082
Would a keyboard amp be ok? Being able to use it with bass and synths would be a massive boon.
I don't want it to be too boomy though.
The jazz chorus has been on the top of my list.
>>64364035
>>64364074
Okay, thanks again. Guaranteed 5000 hours of operation isn't too bad in terms of maintenance. I'll have to see whether the tube is even worth the 200 bucks over the normal mark 3 to begin with though.
How do you fix cracks in guitar neck?
Just drop a bunch of titebond into the gap?
Is wood glue really stronger than wood itself?
>>64364177
>Is wood glue really stronger than wood itself?
If it's applied correctly and you let it dry properly and fully before stressing it, yes.
>>64364116
I've never been happy with my classical tremolo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlAzXWoQDlg
>>64364154
IDK never tried it, my keyboardist father-in-law has several, I'll have to try it for shits and giggles just to see what it sounds like.
>>64364232
I might be wrong here, but doesn't a keyboard send out a generated line signal? A keyboard "amp" would be the equivalent of active speakers then, the amp in those would not be suited to properly amplify a guitar signal. That would be the equivalent of plugging your guitar directly into the aux-in of an amp instead of the actual instrument input.
>>64361148
Jesus Christ, selling cheap guitars is a nightmare. It's been a month and exactly one person was interested but then couldn't be bothered because I wasn't at home for one specific day.
>>64364116
Playing fast up on the neck and solos. My action is ass and the intonation can't be set up right so it still feels wrong even if I play it right.
Would I make a good Luthier?
http://www.tombalek.com/guitar_making/make-electric-guitar
>>64364177
Yes, however the parts must join without any voids and must be clamped to achieve a proper bond. A very thin application over the entirety of the joint, wiping excess with a wet paper towel as the clamps squeeze the glue from the joint. Keep the clamp pressure on the joint for a full 24 hr. so the glue cures completely.
https://youtu.be/6DwA56TKWq8
>>64364326
If it's too cheap you might as well just give to someone close.
>>64364405
Or just use it as an experiment platform, make it fretless and give it some weird controls, like a reverse tone knob.
>>64364405
I don't know anyone who could really use it, is 70 bucks seriously too much for a decent made in China guitar? It's set up and actually fairly pretty.
>>64364361
god no
>>64364454
Is that a fanned fret 8-string acoustic?
>>64364432
What guitar is it anyway? Even newbies these days usually buy cheap brand new stuff instead of wanting to bother with noname old guitars. Those are usually bought by people who want to try modding which is rarer.
>>64364466
Yes it is, anon.
Proof there is no merciful god.
>>64364484
Because building a regular 8 string acoustic with terrible intonation is a much better idea right ?
>>64364279
So a guitar amp signal would be too hot or the opposite?
>>64364475
TK Guitars Strat copy, it had a made in China sticker on it, but it's actually pretty decent. Good fretwork and a nice paintjob.
>>64364493
why would anyone want a 8 string guitar
7 strings are more than enough for extended range
>>64364493
rather terrible intonation than terrible ergonomics
>>64364510
A guitar signal requires a high impedance input, which an aux-in isn't. I might be wrong though, I'm not sure what kind of signal a keyboard actually produces, but if it's a normal line signal then I'd expect the guitar to sound dreadful through a keyboard amp/keyboard speakers.
>>64364279
IDK, I do know there are 1/4 input jacks on at least one of his amps when I set it up, come to think of it I think it's an Eden combo.
>>64364513
I think it's cool for solo playing, especially on an electric where you can loop a bass part and play over it. But it's definitely niche, and even bands like Animals as Leaders don't use the bottom end that much.
Anything over 8 that's still tuned in fourths does seem really useless though.
>>64364540
>1/4 input jacks
That doesn't say anything about the kind of signal it expects though. If it's line or normal aux I wouldn't expect it to be usable.
>>64364534
Couldn't you just turn your volume knob down?
first time poster here, hey whatsup hello
>pic is current gear/also an epiphone thunderbird but it aint at home.
its a somewhat shitty strat copy that i got about 2-3 years ago, a few months after i started playing.
>desired gear
i would very much like to get my hands on a telecaster plus, like the ones jonny greenwood plays.
>fav guitar/bass
dont really have favs but i like jaguars i guess/want to try a rick 4001, or a stingray.
>fav guitarist/bassist
jonny greenwod (shocker) graham coxon
b-be gentle...
>>64364579
>b-be gentle...
>>64364579
Why not get a jag if they're your favorite?
>>64364575
>>64364540
I just looked it up, yes keyboards use a line level signal I remembered that correctly. A guitar signal would sound super quiet and weak through that kind of amp. Turning down the volume knob would just make it worse. High impedance inputs are required to properly deal with the very low current guitar signal. They're different amp designs and they deal with (and expect) different signals.
>>64364636
Most multi FX units will give a line out.
>>64364593
p-please sensei..
>>64364671
If you amplify the guitar signal beforehand to turn it into a line level signal it should work, yes.
>>64364579
So you've got no consideration for amplifiers at all?
Also why the fuck did you scribble on your guitar ?
>>64363455
anything hard tail bolt on is going to be just fine.
Can someone tell me what chords he's playing here. He's saying something about pulling off the octave finger but wouldn't that just be a 7th chord.
https://youtu.be/AJDUHq2mJx0?t=163
>>64364514
why not get a resonator? Then you van have both.
>>64364840
fuck meant to say at 2:42
>>64364791
does a locked tremolo count as hard tail?
>>64364863
Like the fender style, where it essentially becomes blocked? Sure. But locking trem can refer to something like clamped strings or whatever sometimes.
>>64364895
Jazzmaster trem locked. Eyeing the classic player JM. Much praise around the web, some negative reviews though, saying the pickups are "too hot". But I guess I could change them if necessary.
>>64364593
i dont know what i expected desu.
>>64364601
i kinda just got a cheap one that i thought looked nice, it was like 2000kr or 200 euros, you get the idea.
>>64364711
got one in the studio and another one at a friends house which i spend like 40% of my time at. dont remember what kind they are desu but they work. i scribbled on it because i like the way it looks, i would have put stickers on it but i dont have any good ones. i know you guitar purists have a massive hate-boner for people like me but its all good
>>64364895
the jazzmaster trem lock work really well if you take the time to set it up properly, too
>>64364918
pretty bad deal (fender) but otherwise I am a fan of those guitars. Coil blends are nice and reasonable.
I plan on getting a wireless unit for live situations, and just so I dont trip over my cable, but I'm not quite sure what I should get.
Any suggestions?
>>64364918
>the pickups are "too hot"
It does also have volume controls, doesn't it?
problem solved
>>64364931
what do you mean with bad deal? Jazzanon recommended it. And what are coil blends? Sorry, I'm not a native speaker, maybe this goes over my head.
>>64364454
For that price, it seems pretty affordable to gain some knowledge about making an electric, and walk away with one.
>>64364985
it costs too much
>>64365028
still barely 2/3 of a normal MIA one. Or are you one of those anons who will never spend more than 500 $ on an axe?
>>64364924
nah man, i'm alright with your scribbles but it'll be a pain in the ass to scrub them off when you'll grow tired of them. At least you've got good taste in basses.
2005 American Standard with Lace Sensors. I'm planning on ripping the sensors out and replacing them with some good ol fashioned single coils.
>>64365090
actually, its already starting to wear off. its just a sharpie after all. th-thanks
>>64365124
how would that affect the sound? i never really understood the difference between a single coil and a lace sensor
>>64365124
Try these for something amazing
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hand-crafted-Pink-tone-pickup-set-for-Stratocaster-/281862590022?hash=item41a051ce46:g:YlYAAOSwQJhUjOYc
>>64364116
Fucking fast alternate picking with string skips. Just started getting into more neo-classical stuff though, guess I'll get used to it.
>>64365228
Try adding in some tremolo picked notes, it makes the whole thing even harder but it's a good exercice I think.
>>64365257
Thanks man, gonna go do my daily session now.
>>64365124
gilmourcaster
>Time solo intensifies
I need some objective input on my shit.
The clip is kind of a repost but is this adequate for 2.5 years of playing?
https://clyp.it/sriclimw
>>64365361
sure i guess, its a bit of an odd question. does it feel comfortable to play?
work on keeping a consistent volume on hammer-ons and pull-offs maybe?
>>64365361
Good attack, good rhythm, good groove (if this is improvised). Yeah I'd say it is adequate.
>>64365038
Everything's cheap when you compare it to MIA. What makes it "too expensive" isn't that it costs too much to be worth buying in the absence of other options, it's that there are other options. I know I said "it costs too much" but I was only trying to be clear since anon said he was ESL.
I'm only offering my opinion that it's not the best deal.
>>64365618
what's a good alternative?
>inb4 squier
>>64365684
i have a squier strat affinity and i have no idea what to get to upgrade from it, starting as a beginner.
>>64364061
Gibs examples
>>64366095
Good used MIM strats are in the $300 range. And you can swap pups with better MIA pups and end up with a great axe.
>>64366095
>>64366284
I meant jazzmaster alternatives to the classic player. I already own a Strat.
>>64366284
should i buy one on ebay?
>>64365459
>the action on that guitar
>>64366321
Squire Vintage Modified
>>64366386
I'd only get from somewhere with a return policy.
>>64366541
It needs to read 7ender on the headstock. Regarding guitars, I'm a brand pig. Fight me.
what do you guys thing of this small thing I just recorded?
http://picosong.com/K29K/
>>64366394
As bad as it is, it's not being played by a person.
Now J mascis's action, that is something outrageous.
>>64365459
Thanks man. This is not improvised btw, it's a Thundercat line.
>>64365451
>does it feel comfortable to play?
yeah sure. It'd be better if my hands were properly warmed up.
>its a bit of an odd question
I asked it because I got accepted by a music school which I find really weird for how long I'm playing.
Thanks for the feedback.
>>64366639
Sounds pretty cool harmonically but it's kinda boring rhythmically.
things you can't believe you lived without:
>pedal tuners
>mic stand pick holders
>string winders/cutters
>amp stands
>>64366639
what gear what p-ups
>>64366781
Pic.
Those scissor type clippers are trash.
>>64365124
how do you like your case? personally i wish the neck channel fit a little tighter when it's closed. i'm considering adding foam to fit the body better
>current gear
squier classic vibe tele w/fender mustang amp
>desired
maybe a strat and blues cube amp
>how long have you been playing
bout a year
>favorite guitar
telecasters are the nicest looking imo
>guitarist
jerry garcia
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>>64366944
I wonder how many nail clippers I ruined before I bought one of these
>>64366982
>the sticker still on the pick guard
>triggered
>>64367099
it's gone now, this is an old pic
>>64366731
no percussion famalam
>>64366798
guitar rig 5
2 guitars - both bridge pick ups
mostly gibson SG (490t)
and heritage h140 (SD custom 5)
>>64364116
anything that involves fast downward position shifts on my fretting hand
position shifts moving up feels normal, but when i have to go down it's just a sloppy mess and feels so unnatural
>>64364116
position shifts while singing, and trying to sing into the mic while (or without) glancing down at the fretboard
What drugs would be useful for a guitarist in your opinion?
i kind of like stickers on guitars, providing they're tasteful
>>64367438
xanax, opiates. weed if you like it, i don't.
xanax is good if you play live, calms you down.
>>64367438
speed
>>64367438
I like weed.
We had to put a moratorium on cocaine, it always ruined practice.
Why buy a pedalboard instead of making one?
Also after seeing that briefcase pedalboard I'm hungry for more improvised boards
>>64367175
>no percussion famalam
What I meant was the rhythm of the chord changes.
But yeah drums will probably make that less obvious.
>>64367605
When I bought all the materials for my pedal board, it came out to the same price (~$40) of a prebuilt, most likely lighter in weight board of the same size
I still had fun building it and I like how it turned out but the price was originally why I didn't want to buy prebuilt in the first place
>>64367605
Time is money.
pic related can fuck you all good dry.
>>64367605
durability
Tapping: with finger or pick rib? Your choice.
>>64364116
Man, I really don't like legato stuff
>>64368412
That's why you should learn legato from the very beginning as a standard and only see staccato as the exception/pauses during your legato playing.
>>64367857
do it with your teeth, mate.
>>64367857
rib if you want to do trills, fingers for complex stuff.
>>64368412
Why ? I think it's one of the easiest techniques to get down.
>>64368771
I can play it, I just don't like it. I have the opposite approach.
Yo ni/gg/ers, I want to string up a guitar with some d'addario chromes 13-56 and tune to b standard. It should feel like a (standard tuning) 8 or 9 gauge set at this pitch yeah? I played a Gretsch baritone and the low notes felt so nice
how can people say theres barely a difference to a mim strat and a usa strat? ive played both and the mim plays like shit and sounds like shit compared to the usa
>>64364116
Guitar:
Singing while playing
Fingerpicking
Bass:
Double thumb
Muting the low B string
Right hand endurance
I also have a hard time playing bass while "rocking out". Unless I'm playing my headless bass, I just can't swing the damn thing around
>>64369424
Do what Roger Water does and move your body a lot
>>64369324
I've played both; there's barely a difference.
>>64369324
I felt the biggest difference when it came to playability and the hardware. All my experience is with Strats, Teles seem to be more even by some reason.
The MIM tremolos are shit compared to the MIA, it has been a while since I played them tho, so they might be different.
By no means MIMs are bad, they are bretty gud.
>>64369524
I know right, like totally.
Im gonna get a strandberg soon, but the only issue I have is that they seem so small compared to other guitars, are strandberg worth the price?
So has /gg/ ever had to kick a band member out?
Kicked our bassist out a few days ago because of his videogame obsession. He was so cynical about that shit and took it so seriously. He just devolved into some basement dwelling shitter.
Feel bad for his parents more than anything
>>64369776
I believe a couple of anons here have played them. They are supposedly max comfy.
>>64369839
>Not incorporating his interest in video games into the lore of your lyrics
You sound like an asshole tbqh
>>64369914
Strandbergs are made to be max comfy
Its because of the Endurneck™
>>64370024
That doesn't look comfortable at all.
>That sharp edge down the middle of the neck.
>>64369946
But none of us like video games but him.
He's not even good at bass anyways.
>>64370059
People say it's comfy, never tried it
>>64367605
my drummer made my pedalboard from Puget Sound driftwood. I transport it in a duffel bag. It fits very well and is a breeze to load up when it's time to get off stage. It's unique and very handsome but my drummer is a carpenter by trade and builds geodesic domes and shit.
>>64370082
I guess it might be but it forces you to have a certain technique where your thumb rests to the side of that edge. Just seems like a novelty to me
I've only been playing for about 10 days.
I'm mainly practicing chords, but I guess because of how much I've been playing each day, I already have calluses because of the guitar being a steel stringed acoustic.
Mainly been fucking around with random tabs and chords.
Hey guys, I have an old ESP Fender-Style P-bass that I like a lot but the neck is warped to shit. Any resources you know for replacing necks?
>>64367768
How much does he play on the new album?
>>64370121
Keep at it. Do you know any songs already? How much did your fingers hurt at first?
>>64370024
>>64370082
>>64370115
I tried an Ibanez SR506 which had a flat part behind the neck and it made it really comfortable despite being a six string bass, I can see why endurneck would be comfortable.
I hate that they're patented though, no way to get one without shelling out tons of money
>>64370676
I've learned the main riff for All Apologies, Disorder, Love Will Tear Us Apart, Celebrity Lifestyle, a few others.
Mainly simple stuff for now, my fingers don't hurt near as much, I've been playing for at least an hour a day.
They hurt like hell at first, now they're callused.
>>64370132
Unscrew the neck from the body
Screw a new one on
>>64370928
Ain't that simple, you need a neck for the same scale lenght, and it must fit in the neck pocket correctly and have the screw holes must match
>>64370960
you could try warmoth, they do licensed fender necks iirc
>>64370707
Well it patent pending, and the cheapest strandberg model is 1890 so either way you are shelling out your shekels
I've got nothing going for me in life right now, I feel stuck. I should probably learn guitar.
>>64363652
>not him but
no headstock, the headstock adds to the guitar, taking one away, aesthetically, looks autistic. Like you're trying super fucking hard to be different.
The body shape looks like an explorer that had a stroke and got fucked by a surgeon.
seven strings instead of a baritone, casual.
I bet its flat too so no body countours that make it sit nice and I bet its set up flat as opposed to being built like a violin with a proper neck break angle.
Keep in mind these are all opinions, if you loke it, then whatever dude, play the fuck out of it.
>>64370794
Good. If pink floyd is your thing, take a look at "wish you were here". Really nice beginner song.
Can someone post the "you say 7 string, I say six string, like if you're a real guitarist" copypasta
>>64371055
I'll check that out too.
>>64371027
>complains about tasteless
>Les Paul with f holes
>>64367047
>not owning general pupose wire cutters
pleb
plebbbbb
>>64367438
weed if you want to lose that anxiety of hitting a wrong note, so whatever you play it feels good.
I imagine some mild opiates would also be good, though I cant say from personal experience
>playing guitar on mdma is a no go though
>>64370082
that looks more annoying than anything... I know Gibbos had that asymetrical neck which, to be fair I can say from experience, is very comfy for me. I'm interested in trying one of those now if onyl to try the feel, even fi I think they all look like melted-plastic pieces of shit
how do you like my incredibly varied collection, /jiji/?
>>64371233
>personal opinions
suh dude
>>64371027
>The body shape looks like an explorer that had a stroke and got fucked by a surgeon.
It's just made to be comfortable in both sitting on and between laps, it looks weird but for a reason.
>seven strings instead of a baritone, casual.
How is seven string inferior to baritone in any way ?
>I bet its flat too so no body countours that make it sit nice and I bet its set up flat as opposed to being built like a violin with a proper neck break angle.
Big news, people like different stuff ! There's nothing wrong with flat radii, and I highly doubt a run of guitar that's checked by a luthier is going to have a glaring flaw such as a wrong break angle.
Kek I wish I saved it
>>64371335
just memeing you with the 7 string thing, man, if only because every friend I have who buys a seven string just smashes 0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0 to some stupid drop tuning instead of learning how to actually play the fuckin' thing. Baritone does the low thing better, if you havent tried one, i'd recommend it.
Youre right about it not being bad man, im just saying, i prefer my violin-esque guitars. Teles are built flat and I dont like those either, each to their own, but you asked so I answered.
>>64371425
Shouldn't have posted an LP dude, I thought you were a boring, no-fun-allowed old man.
I completely agree on retards that buy ERGs just for the low end.
>>64371468
ahaha, I just like the shape more than anything. Also have a wee hard on for double cutaways and explorers
>>64371249
[spoiler]hey Joe[/spoiler]
>>64371686
shit
>>64371719
should I buy a Fender Squier Matt Freeman Bass, Vintage White? pls tell me quick cus I gotta animate shit
>>64371763
for sub 400. yes
>>64371795
perfect, thank u bb~
Best brands to worst in your opinion
1. Kiesel/Carving
2.skervesen
3.Strandberg
4.Legator
5.Chapman
6.Schecter
7.Mayones
>>64367438
Caffeine (yes it's a drug)
Adderrall
>>64371953
Jesus you must lurk SSO all the time.
Also if you go with Kiesel hope you don't need any Customer Service help, Jeff seems to be a major douche.
Not in any particular order.
>Custom favourites
Skervesen
Daemoness
Aristides
>Production favourites
Ernie Ball
Suhr
>Kinda like a bit
Ibanez
Edge master reporting
>>64372894
The only thing that actually makes me angry about this is the fact you bought a tab book instead of looking up on the internet
Any fellow Carvin owners here?
Pic is my Bolt kit. Custom options include unmarked ebony fretboard, Twinblade pickups, and a mahogany body. The other guitar is my #1-a USA Charvel San Dimas
Thinking about buying a bass kit since my guitar turned out so well.
>>64373168
What's with the tape senpai?
I've read some use tape on one of the sides of the HBs because the 1st string gets stuck while divebombing but never seen the whole pup covered.
Could any of you more experienced guys give a walk through through your writing process?
I can come up with good riffs just fine. But if I try to write a song with actual effort, I always fail.
If I just jam up 3 really shitty riffs in 5 minutes, withuot thinking too much, I can put together a mess like this: https://clyp.it/ecfq45r1
But if I try to write with an actual good idea and some nice phrases, riffs, it all falls apart and just stops in one place. Can't seem to move forward. Either have an intro and a main, or just have one riff that doesn't flow anywhere else.
I think maybe seeing a detailed description and thought process of how someone better than me does this might help.
>>64364061
Like Jungle?
>>64373231
It was to protect my pickups from metal dust. I was polishing the frets.
>>64373238
I like to make a melody first and then us a progression beneath it.
Here's a cool progression for you to toy around with in a minor key. We modulate after the first two chords.
EM-BM-C#m-G#M-DM-G#M-C#m
I - V - vi(i) - V - N6 - V - i
How good are your ears?
Do a lot of people ITT learn by ear or is it mostly online tabs and chords?
>>64374158
That sounds sweet as fuck. Thank you anon.
>>64374325
I can recognise some notes and chord progressions and almost all intervals smaller than an octave if played slowly by ear alone.
I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I mostly learn stuff by ear and in the jazz band I get sheets so I learn from those.
>>64374325
i can usually do things by ear unless the recording is shit and i can't really make out what's being played. i run in to some problems when there are like more than 2 or 3 guitars playing at the same time, sometimes i can't distinguish which guitar is playing which part. songs like joe walsh - lifes been good to me are a nightmare for me because there's like 5 fucking guitars playing at the same time in different parts of the song
>>64370960
>>64370979
Thank you guys, I'll take this into account!
Drummer who is shit at notes here, know enough theory to get me by.
What are some nice chord progressions?
Sick of I IV V
>>64369839
I kicked out our drummer because he insisted on playing horrible Neil Peart fills at every fucking opportunity. We'd be working on a slow or quiet song and it'd sound like someone was playing a drum solo to a different song at the same time.
He got butthurt and accused us of "using him as a machine".
>amp making loud REEEE noises when its turned up all the way
>think it might be the speakers, get higher wattage ones
>still doing whistling noises when its turned up too much
i'm out of ideas
change the tube?
change head-to-speaker cable?
burn it and kill myself?
>>64375230
Do you have a tweeter by any chance? I find that they often cause a hiss at high volumes
>>64375230
Sounds like microphonic preamp tubes, i.e. one of your preamp tubes is dying so you should replace it.
This is the only Gibson guitar I like, but damn I like it so much. Wish I could get my hands on one, I wonder if anyone here has ever played a Firebird?
>>64375230
does it sound like this?
https://youtu.be/QM2qWZYbInI?t=58s
>>64375380
They are mediocre.
Stupid headstock, terrible balance, uncomfortable shape, dumb knob placement.
Sound like your average Gibson though, mini humbuckers are okay.
I consider them the jazzmaster of Gibson guitars.
I miss yesterday's thread. It was comedy gold.
Especially the anon with the friend who doesn't shower.
>>64375230
You have become too normie for your amp
>>64374401
It's a very Chopin/romantic progression.
You can hear that N6-V-i in a lot of his songs.
The other thing you could add would be a secondary dominant lika V/V. Which has been used in music for hundreds of years.
In the key of C# minor our V/V would be a really weird chord since there's no key of G# Major we'd have to enharmonically spell it and borrow it from Ab Major, so ultimately we'd get an Eb major.
One last cool chord is the vii*7/V, another secondary dominant. Which would be a Gdim*7(G fully diminished 7).
In nearly all cases of secondary dominants you'll resolve to the chord you borrowed it from.
So you could go C#m-G#M-DM-Gdim*7-G#M-C#m
That prolongs the cadence, known as prolongation.
Just theory musings, but make for cool sounding progressions.
I found a high C string and strung my bass ADGC. Useless but fun
https://clyp.it/nikoobgz
How long would it take to learn to compose and read sheet music if I really put the effort?
>>64376138
I never got why bassists don't usually tune to open or all fifths, the range on a 4 string is awful.
>>64376300
it depends on what you want to compose i guess
The side panel of cabinet on my head is separating from the middle piece, is there any way to repair this (even if ugly) or do I need to find someone to build me a whole new cab? If the latter is there any way to reuse the original grillcloth?
was thinking of trying to just glue it and clamp..?
>>64376303
The range on a P bass is awful. We're in the 21st century, we need 21 frets.
Honestly, a 24 fret 5 string is the perfect amount of range for a bass. 26 would be ideal for me but I can't afford a neck-thru Warwick Thumb...yet
what are some "hard" songs to learn?
I started relearning guitar a year ago, and already have mastered songs I used to think were hard like cliffs of dover, eruption, and snow, now I'm looking for a legit difficult technical challenge. I think I'm the type of person who learns best when there's a particular song I want to learn rather than just grinding technique with nothing to apply it to, so I want something that's "next level" not just hard, but something that will require technique or theory beyond the basic level to learn.
>>64376300
Reading sheet music is pretty easy once you get into. Just sight-read something simple every time you practice. For composition, it depends on how deep you want to go. Obviously learn your scales and modes, but there's a lot more to learn such as harmonic relationships (tonic, dominant, subdominant, and their parallel minors), circle of fifths, counterpoint, part-writing etc. You might want to get some books on music theory or take a course.
>>64374158
Wtf is an n6 chord?
>>64376067
Please to record and post some dank progressions senior
>>64376448
You could try literally any solo from Necrophagist's stuff. They're tech death neoclassical wankery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiWLzwDM1rg
Solo starts at 3:00
>>64375316
it used to have a tweeter on the old cabinet (i dont know why its how i got it)
>>64375422
no its waaay louder; might still be the tube
>>64375935
kekd
>>64372894
Can those little Yamahas get a decent sound? I tried the tan one at a guitar center once and because of ambient noise I couldn't really tell since it's clearly intended for apartment/bedroom levels.
>>64376655
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neapolitan_chord
>>64376386
anyone know?
>>64376677
I'll see if I have time tonight.
I've just been playing around with a classical piece featuring tremolo as the prominent technique.
That was pretty much the exact progression I was using.
Going to grab some scotch and then if I have time when I'm home I'll record something.
>>64376067
Wtf is a n6 chord?
>>64377141
Neapolitan 6th chord.
What that is, is a major chord built on the flat second scale degree.
Most commonly found in minor keys, they're great to put in as a cadential point or even modulate from if so chosen.
It's almost always found in the first inversion which is where the "6" comes from.
>>64376394
Oh god I never even noticed they were only 20 frets, I hate them even more now.
>>64377272
Don't feel too bad, my guitars only have 19 frets.
>>64377321
My guitar has 22 but I only use 15 of them because shit's fucked
