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>Steve Vai's Ten Hour Workout
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Guthrie Govan's Creative Guitar 1 & 2
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>Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick
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>Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
Others
>Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zq35xorj2iaqh22/Mickey-Baker-s-Jazz-Guitar.pdf
>Modern Chord Progressions: Jazz and Classical Voicings for Guitar - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oflu4wdwofhqqtb/Modern-Chord-Progressions-Jazz-and-Classical-Voicings-for-Guitar-Ted-Greene.pdf
>Jazz Guitar: Single Note Soloing - Ted Greene
>Vol. 1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07o65qdh5in1nsq/Jazz-Guitar-Single-Note+Soloing-Vol-1-Ted-Greene.pdf
>Vol. 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/jmu86f7dj8bdxcd/Jazz-Guitar-Single-Note+Soloing-Vol-2-Ted-Greene.pdf
>>64497553
Yeah man jems are ugly as hell. But they play pretty well.
Tell me the hardest song you can play
>>64497855
I think it's The Leper Affinity, but i'm not sure.
Also, i can't play solos because i'm retarded.
>tfw can't solo
>>64497971
Hey I know that one!
Opeth solos are good for practicing legato and not too fast, you'll get there
>>64497855
One time I got all the way through Tornado of Souls without fucking up too badly.
>>64498003
Nice! I still can't manage that solo
>>64497855
I can play Crazy Train all the way through.
It only took me 10 years.
>>64497855
smoke in the water
>>64498228
and fire on the sky
>>64497855
foul body autopsy, no solo
>>64498064
Fucked up a bit but here:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1OTglQAfci2
>>64498428
Damn that's tasty... I am probably 5 years away from doing that
![picks[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/WigudZw.jpg "picks[1].jpg")
are fingerpicks a good investment?
i want to get into fingerpicking, but i don't want to shred my nails.
>>64497855
Tender Surrender, and the solo part of Under A Glass Moon.
I'm kinda bored of all the shred stuff though, I hope they die out soon.
>>64497855
The rhythm part for The Regulator
>>64498657
If your nails are healthy they won't break.
Also, if you have long enough nails to fingerpick with then I have to imagine wearing fingerpicks over them would be weird and awkward.
>>64498691
>Tender Surrender
Fuck
are you god???
>>64498657
Is that how you're supposed to wear them? I've been doing it backwards.
Is a Line 6 4x12 cab with vintage 30s worth it for 350?
>>64498856
>line 6
no
>>64497855
Bloodmeat by Protest the Hero or Polaris by The Human Abstract
Nothing too complicated desu
>>64498800
I didn't 'nail' it though. I did post if here before, I believe.
https://clyp.it/qgyy5f5l
>>64498372
The Hypocrisy one?
>>64497886
Yeah I decided to just drone the root and fifth on the piano, maybe just play faster with the damper pedal to create a washy feel to mimic the tanpura, then improvise some melody on the right hand.
>>64497855
keeblin by dinosaur jr probably
>>64498912
Very nice, but why the overdrive for the first part?
>>64499090
If you're using a nylon string guitar, then you could try to mimic a micro-tonal sound, by bending in 1/4 tone increments.
You'd have to listen to a lot of microtonal Indian music from sitar players.
That would make it reasonably convincing.
>>64497855
Stairway to Heaven
I know, I suck
>>64497855
Probably still Elegie by Johann Kaspar Mertz.
>>64499365
Why? Mainly because I play through software amps, I'm too lazy to figure how to modify their parameters in envelope, I don't have a decent distortion pedal, so..
I put the channel on gain and lowered my volume knob to like 2 for the first part. Sounds like shit I know.
>>64499386
Sadly I don't. I need to know what kind of mode or scale Indians use. I'm thinking double harmonic scale, since its kinda stereotypical 'exotic' sound
>>64499554
Lydian Dominant Flat 2?
>>64497855
A bunch of fingerstyle anison arranges (think osamuraisan stuff). For the most part they're all equally difficult but really satisfying to play.
I can also play a lot of Led Zeppelin songs in full, but they're not awfully hard.
>>64498428
Well done dude. Great cover.
>>64498903
He's talking about a cab you autist
>>64499709
So this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_scale with a flat 2? I will try that.
...is it worth it?
t. K-On fan
>>64499090
don't drone the 5th. The kind of Indian music that can be played without microtones general just has the drone on the root.
>>64499931
Please don't get meme'd by those Chinese Dancing girls..
>>64499931
WTF is going on with that logo
>>64499931
no. Gibson is not worth the price. Try agile.
>>64499931
Is that a bootleg LP from aliexpress?
>>64500013
>Agile
Gross.
If you're gonna go knockoff at least get one that uses the proper design. Burny, Greco, Edwards, Bacchus, Tokai, Orville, MIJ Epiphone, etc.
>>64499976
left handed logos just look weird until you look at them for more than 3 seconds.
>>64500085
What, does the short horn bother you that much?
>>64500139
It's not a left handed logo.
The Gibson logo is always angled upwards, it doesn't run straight across the headstock italicized. This is one of the telltale signs of a counterfeit.
>>64500177
Yes. It's fucking ugly. Might as well get an Epiphone with a shitty headstock.
>>64499931
If you go Gibson, buy a used/vintage one instead of a new one. 2010s era Gibsons are trash.
>>64500274
Nah, it's sexy.
>>64500327
It really isn't. It just makes it look like the cheap knockoff that it is.
I don't know why anyone would waste their time on an Agile when they can get a Jap guitar with the proper design.
>>64499931
I would
>>64500428
probably because agile fretwork blows guitars in their price range out of the water. It's telling that the only way people can come up with LPs that compete with agile is by saying "used and without any problems or fret wear." Comparing new to new or used to used, You simply cannot get a better guitar than an agile without paying more, and generally with diminishing returns.
>>64500586
Good fretwork out of the box isn't a good reason to buy a shitty looking guitar.
>>64500586
I'd rather buy a used Greco/Tokai or whatever than a new Agile tá Žbh fá Žam
>>64500620
but we've already established that they look GOAT. Weren't you paying attention?
![Eddie+Van+HAlen+Kramer+1984[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/sWZhfx2.jpg "Eddie+Van+HAlen+Kramer+1984[1].jpg")
How's the Kramer Baretta?
Good guitar or piece of shit?
>>64500767
Your delusions =/= Fact.
>>64500907
slanted humbuckers are gay
>>64501015
Eddie didn't even play that guitar.
>>64500767
Who is this meme-in' demon?
>>64500951
You know I'm right
>>64497855
cliffs of dover
(but i play a different solo)
>>64501114
You sound like a guy trying to make himself feel better about his shitty looking knock off.
>>64501114
Looks ghetto as fuck
>>64500907
What does that thing above the nut do? Stop buzzing?
>>64501195
You sound like someone who's trying to convince himself he didn't waste $2000 on a guitar that's worse than a $500 guitar.
>>64497801
>sold a shitty Chinese guitar to an old crippled man
>probably wasn't even worth 50 bucks, he bought it for 80
Should I feel bad about this?
>>64501341
locks the strings in place
>>64498148
Is it really that hard?
>>64501399
Yes
>>64501341
The string tree? I guess it keeps the strings seated in the nut at a consistent angle.
not so cheap but worth
>>64501412
Isn't that what the nut does?
>>64501399
nah, cripples deserve it
if they weren't bad people god wouldn't have crippled them.
>>64501370
The guitar I posted was manufactured in Japan, was a way better instrument than any fucking Agile and could be bought new for under $1000.
Aight boys
I need to learn how to play bass
What do
>>64501455
just google this shit anon... "locking nut"
>>64501430
>>64501460
B-but, he just bought it at that price, I didn't force it on him or anything.
>>64501490
https://youtu.be/OfF2dx-Am5Y
>>64501490
>>64501470
>better than agile
Noe I know you're baiting.
Anons send help.
I'm having an issue with my guitar rig 5. After like 1 and half minute playing this shit gets noisy with some weird static sound. Couldn't find anything useful on google. I'm using asio4all.
>>64501490
Hal Leonard: The Bass Method.
Get the complete edition, it's the best bethod book out there, written by Ed Freedland.
Alternatively (or additionally) GOOD YouTube tutors. And ideally a good teacher.
>>64501341
What exactly are you referring to?
Thats a Floyd Rose locking nut. The strings are clamped down to prevent them from going out of tune. There is no buzzing. You could clip the strings behind the nut or even saw the headstock off and the guitar would still be playable and hold tune.
The little bar behind the nut is a retainer. It's there to apply downward pressure to the strings so they don't go out of tune when you clamp the nut down.
>>64501564
sounds like you guitar is gathering a static charge. You need to replace the wiring with fresh wires.
>>64501556
I'm going to stop replying to you, I've indulged your trolling for too long already.
>>64501603
Best answer.
>>64501470
The guitar you posted had tiny frets that without a doubt would need replacing after a few years. As opposed to an agile, with frets large enough to be polished and leveled many more times before needing a refret. In other words it's not a mindless clone of all Gibson's defects.
>>64501755
>Medium jumbo frets are a flaw now
What madness is this
>>64501603
the retainer doesn't do that, it just keeps the strings lined up to the nut properly.
>>64501556
>>64501603
I was talking about the retainer. I didn't think a Floyd Rose needed all that stuff to stay in tune.
I brought up buzzing because I thought the retainer was like a mute for the guitar.
>>64501827
The retainer doesn't keep anything in line, there are no slots. It's just a bar that is screwed down to pull the strings down. If it isn't there then the strings are at different heights in the slots and when you clamp down the higher strings get pulled sharp.
>>64501843
I fucking LOVE breadcrumbs
>tfw no geiger counter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A7VFxIBj84
dem tones /)^~^(\
>>64501448
I want to make love with you, anon.
>>64497855
who the fuck still learns songs once they become decently proficient? jesus. you guys are just guitarists, not musicians. I'm out
>>64502662
You're not better than me.
>>64502662
Can we stop baiting and just have a nice guitar thread
>>64501423
No, I'm just terribly unfocused.
>>64497855
Fracture
>>64502662
this 2bh, I'll still learn a riff now and then
>>64502662
Every jazz musician ever
>>64498691
Your Tender Surrender cover is bretty good mate.
> Under A Glass Moon
Play it for me senpai~
>>64502662
have a (You)
>>64501490
If you're black, then you already subconsciously know how to play bass.
You just gotta reach your inner nigger powers
>>64502923
Comfy af, love the lights, will do that someday
>>64503269
this was for a set at a party @ my drummer's house last night. So before some calls me a faggot for having christmas lights, I didn't put them there. But yeah it was pretty comfy.
>>64497801
>learning "songs" on bass
Never again... Rate my playing: https://clyp.it/cmjwo3y4
can someone help me? i tried to find a BMP to set my metronome while playing this song, but everything i try doesn't work
https://soundcloud.com/justin1171/guardian-demo-1
I didn't intentionally do a weird time signature, and i think it's still 4/4. that syncopation is the way i want it, but when i try to play alongside a click track it completely throws me off and i can't play it. idk what to do
It's like you're all speaking in some secret shitposting code I don't have the key to
>>64501399
fuck you
>>64504172
tap the tempo into an online tool while you listen to the song, and use the resulting BPM.
>>64504177
in what sense?
do you play guitar?
>>64504172
It's somewhere around 166 bpm. It's not being played strictly in time here.
>>64504182
fuck off rondofag
>>64504229
thanks mate
>>64504260
i ended up getting something close to that. i did some major foot tapping and got it more even but it still feels weird playing with a metronome. thanks guys
>>Post gear
Ibanez S-Line (don't remember the exact model), Self-build Strat with Tele neck, Marshall tube combo, some selfmade pedals
>>Post desired gear
Mesa Boogie Mark IV, Axe FX II, MusicMan guitar
>>How long have you been playing?
~6 years
>>Favorite guitars?
Mayones are pretty cool, MusicMan, Kramers
>>Favorite guitarists?
McLaughin, Pat O'Brian (don't h8 pls), Eric Gales
>>Projects?
Currently working on a blackgaze-ish project with a friend, want to record some prog some day
What are some of your favorite obscure guitar brands?
I really like Michael Kelly, Mayones and Ran
>>64504182
He wanted to buy it at a certain price and I was willing to sell it at that price, where's the issue?
>>64504488
He obviously didn't know his shit and you took advantage of that. I'm not saying that makes you an asshole, but it makes you look like an asshole.
>>64504560
How exactly is that my problem? Is it my responsibility to make sure that adult men do their research? I didn't trick him, I didn't even try to sell it to him agressively, I had something to offer at a certain price and he contacted me to buy it at exactly that price. That's literally just business. Are you mad at literally every company in existance as well because they try to make profit?
>>64504728
>asks if he's a pos
>gets mad when people say yes
fuck off you knobjocky
>>64501490
Some good lessons on here:
http://www.studybass.com/lessons/
what do you guys think of mirror pickguards?
thoughts on the ibanez s320?
>>64504846
>gets mad
Not really, I'm just interested whether you have an actual reason to say that or whether it's purely emotional because you think you have to help the poor crippled old man.
There's a used Marshall AVT100 for $260. Would this do good for a practice amp and small gigs?
>>64504910
looks cheesy
>>64504948
>he thinks emotions are invalid
you did a shit thing
lay in your bed
if you want a more "objective" example
elderly people are less adpet to using the internet so execting them to do research and scroll forums looking for info pieces on shitty japanese copies is just dreaming. Let alone the fact they are crippled and already have shit to deal with.
>>64504948
Not lying about the price of your guitar is not helping the old man. You asked if you're a pos by knowingly lying to someone who definitely does not need extra bullshit in his life and the simple answer to that is yes. You're a piece of shit. Whether or not that bothers you is not up to us, the objective fact is just that you're a piece of shit and arguing that it's not your fault that an old man respects and trusts you enough to believe that you won't lie straight to his face does not make you any less of a piece of shit.
But who cares really, it's 30 bucks. Everyone's been a piece of shit at one or more points in their lives. Don't let that bother you. Just know that everything you did was wrong no matter how you look at it.
>>64505091
What do you mean, sorry English is not my first language? What makes it look like Cheese?
>>64502293
Holy shit, I'm in love.
>>64502923
Read up somewhere that it's bad for you pickups to hang your guitar in front of your speaker like that since the magnets fuck with each other
I'm not 100% certain though
>>64504910
Mirror pickguards are cool on black guitars, but I think steel looks better.
>>64505399
they're fucking mazing
only like £235 so...$300~ish
>>64505431
Even if thats true it doesn't matter much. Replacement magnets are fucking cheap.
>>64505177
>he thinks emotions are valid
Are you a woman?
It's also not a copy, it's just a chinese instrument with the name of some Chinese guitar company on it, nobody was tricked or led to believe that this is an amazing instrument.
>boo hoo he's crippled
Which sucks, but that means he gets a substantial amount of money from the state here. He's not some poor old guy living in a trailer barely getting by.
>>64505297
Again, how is that a lie? I bought it used, at a lower price. I put it up at a slightly higher price. I never claimed that it is worth that much, and there is no rule that you can't sell something for slightly more than you paid for it. If he went to any guitar store the employees there would have actually tried to rip him off.
>trusting a stranger
If you haven't learned by the age of 30 that you should never do that then you're just naive.
What does /gg/ think of strandberg?
>>64497855
Atlas Novus
>>64505520
>Are you a woman?
>men aren't allowed to find emotions valid
are you a child?
>>64505611
>What does /gg/ think of strandberg?
I wish they'd make basses.
Damn this thread got boring fast with people arguing over the morality of marking up the price on something you sell.
>>64505645
>thinking emotions are valid in a discussion
This really hurts my feelings! If you don't shut up now and tell me that I'm right I'm going to cry! How can you be so heartless?
>>64505748
what?
why do you assume that having an emotional drive for an opinion automatically makes you some undebatable socialist nutcase?
>>64498228
Lil Wayne - Lolipop
>>64497855
BTBAM - Extremophile Elite and it's not their hardest
>>64505611
overpriced
>>64505520
You say it's worth $50, you sell it for $80. It's called flipping which is a legitimate way of making money. It being a legitimate way of making money does not change that fact that you're knowingly lying about the value of what you're selling just because whoever it is you're selling it too doesn't know the actual worth of the item.
>If you haven't learned by the age of 30 that you should never do that then you're just naive.
Justifying your actions on the actions of others and knowingly lying to someone because you haven't put any thought into your actions and then asking others if you should feel bad for doing it is a textbook case of mindless retardism. You ask if you're a piece of shit for knowingly doing something other piece of shits do. Yes, that does indeed make you a piece of shit.
Maybe if you feel like you should feel bad about it, you should have put in a little extra thought into your actions and been the bigger and better man and not lie to a crippled old man just because he happens to trust strangers?
>>64505803
>having an emotional drive for an opinion
makes the resulting opinion irrational. And that has nothing to do with socialism, what the hell are you even talking about? Do you even know what these words mean?
>>64505908
it doens't neccesarily make the resulting opinion irrational
The example you gave
>This really hurts my feelings! If you don't shut up now and tell me that I'm right I'm going to cry! How can you be so heartless?
is exactly the kind of nutcase college campus socialist attitude rife on american campuses
it's hardly gonna be a fascist saying that shit now.
>>64505892
Guess how much a guitar is "worth" or any of the pedals you own, people make profit by selling things, how is that a new thing? Why are you not protesting in front of your GC, groceries store and drug store? I provided a product and someone bought it at a certain price, there was barely any talking or discussion going on, he could have asked for a lower price or not contacted me if he wasn't okay with it, apparently that guitar was worth that much to him, that's his decision. And again, it's not a lie. I never claimed that the guitar was WORTH 80 bucks, that was merely the price I had it listed at.
>>64505965
>doens't neccesarily
It does, the question is to what degree but it definitely does.
>socialist
>fascist
You have absolutely no clue what these words mean, holy shit.
Which guitar would Jesus play?
what guitar she have? looks like a tele bass with a guitar neck. i'm hella confused
>>64506328
A 7 string bass.
>>64506360
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJuE4kqpqB8
literal retard over here
>>64506095
>I never claimed that the guitar was WORTH 80 bucks, that was merely the price I had it listed at.
Ah okay, it's still lying about the price. You're not running a business. You just sold a used guitar and decided to try your luck on marking it up knowing that it was not worth that much and it worked. Then you feel bad and ask us if you're an ass, yes you are. Anyone who lies for no other purpose but their own gain at the expense of others is an ass no matter how legitimate the practice of flipping used items is. You trying to justify lying to someone by bringing up the point that others do it too is entirely irrelevant.
Stores for the record are very open about the fact that they markup their prices and big stores like GC are even open with the fact that the reason they can afford marking things up less than others is because they're so filthy rich that they can buy large bulks for less and have so many stores around that they don't have to worry about the items not selling.
You're not being open with this. Your situation does not compare to what stores around the country does. You're selling a used item on a place purposed for allowing people to buy used items for cheap. You're not marking yourself as a business with the implication being that you're marking up items but still selling them cheap. You're just lying about the price of your item because you wanted to make a quick buck. You're definitely still lying.
>apparently that guitar was worth that much to him
Or he just couldn't find any other guitar that he liked for cheaper because someone decided to mark his guitar up 30 bucks higher than its worth so he decided 30 bucks is an expense worth saving the time he'd otherwise spend on getting a better deal. It does not change the fact that you were knowingly lying about its actual worth.
>he could have asked for a lower price
Some people aren't comfortable haggling, that's just a thing. That fact does not change lies to truths.
Anyone ever travel with a large guitar (acoustic) What kind of case did you use?
I'm thinking of having an 18" archtop built, but I'm waiting since it's pretty much impossible to find good cases for them .
>>64506360
>>64506748
Looks like a Squier '51 with different pickups.
>>64506907
thanks.
Been thinking of going DIY and building myself a guitar.
Probably gonna go with a telecaster or a Les Paul oak body, because they're pretty easy to cut and I've got oak scraps lying around.
For pickups I'll either go with 2 single coils or drop one of them and get a hambucker instead.
I won't be doing the neck myself, because a friend of mine has one off of his old guitar (I think it was a pine one) and I haven't thought about the electronics yet.
Is there anything else I should consider and how should I go about doing this /mu/? As I said, this is my first build so any tips would be appreciated. :)
>>64506328
yamaha acoustic 12 string
Anybody played these things?
I've tried Martins, Taylors, Gibsons, Epiphones, Guilds and they all feel cheap. The only acoustics I've really felt comfortable with are the Gretsch ones, because they don't feel like your standard acoustic neck at all. My only real complaint are the fucking triangles. Is the Jim Dandy quality as fuck?
>>64507134
i played one at a store for a minute and kinda liked it. the action on it was kinda high, but that's probably fixable. also, it sounded very sharp. Its worth keeping in mind that it's a parlor, so it's not gonna have the bass register that a dreadnought would have, clearly. that being said, I liked what i heard, it has a crisp sound, with good attack. good price, too. just go to a store and play one, unless you live out in the sticks.
>>64506898
I just used a bag. Tale it as carry on and ask the flight attendant if you can put it behind a seat. If you want to stow it I'd worry about the case but otherwise it should be okay. That said if you're worried about some bumps and scratches, it's probably worth putting it in a good case.
>>64507027
don't use oak, unless you want to get into weight relief. If you're willing to do a top then you could do an oak top on a basswood body or something. I'm guessing you're planning an unbound body with a natural finish, so that should work out well.
It's better if you think about this like making a body than making a guitar.
>>64497801
hey /gg/
I've been playing bass for many months now, and was thinking of getting a pedal for it. Do you got any recommendations or an essential pedal for any bass player?
>>64507493
DI or compressor
>>64507493
tuner
if you already have one, distortion
>>64507530
no I take it back, a compressor is better
>>64507348
I think doing a neck would be a bit out off my skill level, but aside that, what other woods should I consider for the body then? I've also got some maple, but I don't think I'll have enough for the body, so I'll have to buy wood either way.
Also, yeah, unbound natural, with just a bit of light staining.
>>64507493
compressor, but make sure you get one that has the ability to act only as a limiter. For recordings often times this will make your life much easier. A limiter colors the tone much less than a compressor so it's better for cleaning up your playing without changing the attack.
>>64507803
Alder is probably the cheapest and best option overall, but when you're talking about nat finishes it's mostly up to preference. that's why doing a top is pretty smart. Doing a top isn't terribly difficult, but it means you have to buy two pieces of wood. I dunno, oak is hard to work with and too heavy, but if you're only gonna do this once might as well get something you're really happy with. Best if you can work off an example.
>>64507525
>>64507530
>>64507847
Oh, thanks guys, I'll be looking for a compressor that can act only as a limiter.
>>64508188
>he fell for it
>>64497855
Probably Soil by System of a Down I guess
Why don't more people post pedals?
>>64508936
>>64497855
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zru_mgJmBjA
>>64499931
>obvious counterfeit
Probably not.
Also
>no pickguard
>>64501755
I won't bother to read the rest of your conversation since it sounds pretty stupid.
But this is a retarded post, damn.
>>64508936
/gg/ is full of anons still trying to learn how to play the guitar. not many have any experience with actually working on their sound.
>>64508936
Because I own a singular pedal. Not much to talk about really.
>>64502923
How is that amplifier playing a guitar?
>>64508936
because I'm poor and use a multi FX as my amp+pedals
>>64509607
I'm poor too, what unit do you have? I've been looking at old Arion pedals, they are supposedly really good sounding and only like $40. Somebody posted a clip of their Arion digital delay and it sounded like a reverb too.
![file[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/XAyehM9.jpg "file[1].jpg")
>>64509736
Well I'm not quite that poor, but I am unemployed at the moment.
I've got a Line 6 POD HD500X. It's not bad. Gets some decent clean tones
>>64508936
Inb4 gearspammer
>>64509816
Cool, you use that as your amp/DI then? Is it easy to set up and use
>>64509903
Yep. I just plug my guitar in, and plug headphones in, and then also plug into my PC for recording. You gotta do a lot of tweaking in order to get some sounds you'll be happy with, but aside from that it's very easy to set up and use. Bit of a learning curve if you've never messed with that sort of stuff before.
>>64508936
what's the big black thing for?
>>64509494
I get that.
However, I feel that the two go hand in hand. Some pedals are actually beneficial to improving certain styles of playing IMO (wah for funk, overdrive for punk, fuzz for metal, etc)
>>64508936
>>64497855
casmir pulaski day
>>64510287
proud of you bro
>>64510304
Sarcasm?
>>64510350
hell nah. if i was that kind of person i'd prolly post a douchey anime picture with the comment
i like seeing homemade pedals thought. makes me feel warm inside
Candy apple so pretty
My new get this weekend
Hows everyone elses?
>>64510386
Oh, cool. Yeah, it was a lot of fun and I ended up paying 40 bucks for all 3 pedals (and I obviously still have a bunch of electronics left over).
>>64510350
I hope not, diy pedals > boutique pedals any day
>>64508936
Are you using the OCD as a buffer because the wah screams with the fuzz?
>>64510407
never post a snapchat again
>>64510407
Beautiful indeed
> snap
REEEEEE
>>64497855
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMPvknyczCE
I know it isn't the most complicated thing but I've only been playing like 10 months
pls rate my progress people
>>64510610
Very good, Timothy! You get a gold star!
>>64510902
thanks teach but that isn't my name :^(
>>64510270
I agree 100%. It's just /gg/ is full of people with no real experience or knowledge about effects.
>>64510938
look elsewhere for someone to help you feel better about yourself. Nobody gives a shit here.
>>64511043
actually we do a lot of that on these threads. You must be new. Go be a dick and shitpost somewhere else.
>>64508936
please rate senpai
>>64511170
Elias?
>>64511170
Tidy up, fuck.
>>64511170
Pretty cool senpai.
>>64511197
no
>>64511208
it's even worse now
>>64511230
that looks amazing, I lent my mic to my friend while he's recording vocals so I can't it isn't in the pic
>>64511270
Just started recording with a mic and real amp over amp modeling recently. Been pretty fun.
>>64510436
>>64510386
>>64510304
Short demo if someone is interested, the compressor is easily the most useful thing in there but the fuzz is the most fun.
https://clyp.it/inswwuio
>>64511321
I still use amp modeling since i can't get the mic to sound good, what kinda stuff do you play?
>>64510248
That's a cry baby wah. See the song Bulls on Parade by RATM for a sample of what it sounds like!
>>64510463
I actually love the screams. I use the OCD to boost sometimes and to cut the volume sometimes, depends on what I'm trying to play. But I usually play way distorted/noisy stuff using the OCD/Muff/MD-2 at the same time. Really need a noise gate.
>>64511170
Nice, I've been meaning to check out the Rat to see how it fits in my lineup.
>>64511353
Not sure really. I like Cyclamen and Haunted Shores a lot if that helps. Here's something I posted today: https://soundcloud.com/the-apotheosis/orange-aesthetic
>>64510986
True. But maybe posting pedals more can get them interested!
>>64511388
the rat is so good it's basically the only pedal I use anymore
>>64498856
Could probable get a Marshall/Orange/Randall for that price and it'd be a nicer cab.
>>64500586
>You simply cannot get a better guitar than an agile without paying more
You can get fucking used MiJ Ibanez guitars for the same/less than an Agile. Even a Schecter is a better investment than an agile.
>>64511430
Sweet. They don't have it in the music store closest to me so I'm gonna have to hunt one down
>>64511321
>not even eight
>Gear:
Schecter Hellraiser C7 Special
BMT Alas 7 string custom
Hamer XT Vector
Schecter Stiletto Custom 6 Bass
Ashton AB-2 bass
Ashton Acoustic
Line 6 POD HD500x
Matrix GT 800FX
Hughes & Kettner TM212
Albion TCT35c
Ibanez TS-9
Hardwire TL-2
ZOOM G1XN (Used as a backup along with the Hardwire)
Avid MBOX 3
TSE X50 (Plug-in)
Gator 4U Rack bag
Furman Power Conditioner
>Desired Gear:
A 7 string ESP or MiJ Ibby
Axe-Fx II XL
After that I feel set for the next 5 years or so
>How long?
7 years seriously
>Fav Guitars?
I really like my Hellraiser, but my favorite shapes are the Jackson Kelly (For the child me) and the telecaster (for the adult me). I really like Flying V's too but I can't sit with them unless the input jack is like a Gibson's.
>Fav guitarists
Scott Hull, Dave Davidson, Joe Pass, George Van Eps, John Williams, Marty Friedman, Ron Jarzombek, Bob Brozman, Mendel Bij De Leij, Johnny Marr, J Mascis
>Discussion
So I finally got my BMT, sent it of to a tech to setup for and I'll be getting it back tomorrow.
Pic related is my current rack for live shows.
>>64511459
Check reverb.com and the b/s/t forums on gear sites like thegearpage etc
>>64497801
Bass bros, right hand muting:
anchor style
floating thumb
or Patitucci style (ring finger)
I somehow learned the pattitucci style with the ring finger when I started and stuck with it, now that I'm switching to 5-string I have to do anchor style (switching from the B to the E string) and after that I keep doing the ring finger thing.
>>64511415
Well, keep calling for pedal pics and gearspammer is likely to show up. Do we really want that? I can't afford anything he posts :(
>>64511593
Is the BMT the seven string telecaster I've seen posted a bunch? and how's that Matrix power amp? All the AXE-FX fanboys seem to swear by them.
>>64511638
I anchor my thumb on a pickup or guard and mute with my ring and pinkie if I'm only playing with two fingers, so the Patitucci style. If I'm doing gallops or really fast playing with three fingers I'll anchor on the E (or B on a 5 string).
>>64511435
>Comparing new to new or used to used,
>>64512056
that is irrelevant when you're discussing value.
what is the point of modulation pedals (chorus, phaser, etc)
They sound corny as hell pretty much everywhere
>>64512066
You can always get a better guitar with the same money buying used as opposed to new.
>>64512077
Prince made them cool again. They're going to be all over records in the next couple of years.
How can you not love that Purple Rain chorus sound.
>>64512077
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vbj58PN4QA
>>64512333
Deafheaven is so corny. They sound like fucking Evanescence
Epi lp custom custom modded with atctive emgs
>>64512333
lmao
have an ibanez RG350DXV which is great with a PAF pro in it and an epiphone LP standard which I hate and never play, should I sell the epiphone to get another guitar? I've no idea what I should get since these were my 2 first guitars, I mainly play grindy deathy stuff, black metal or shoegaze
>>64512406
>evanescence are bad meme
>>64512431
Go try some guitars in person and see what you like. You already seem to like Ibanez so you know where to start.
>>64508936
Reporting in.
what angle should I be using if I'm hopin to get that lo-fi, almost "bass"-like sounds of say, nmh, with my acoustic guitar?
I know it's a pretty specific texture to go for but I'm more curious than actually intending on carrying it out.
>>64512625
reminds me of green day
I'm thinking of getting an Ibanez AR620.
Does anyone have any experience with this guitar or anything similar?
>>64512077
You mean you literally don't understand how the pedals work? They modulate your signal and you mix that with your dry signal to taste. Chorus is time based, phaser and flanger are different degrees of messing with the phase, etc. Most of the pedals are to emulate what guys were doing with sound by physically manipulating the tape in
the studio, or to emulate a Leslie spkr etc.
>>64512672
Yeah I played one, it's pretty nice, but at that price point I would rather just get an SG standard for a similar type of sound. It's pretty expensive for a made in China guitar.
>>64511230
any advice on micing up an amp?
>>64512716
Tremolo and vibrato modulate the volume. Any other effects you don't understand?
>>64512766
How do Ring Modulators work?
Gonna pick this baby up this week. I can't fucking wait.
>>64512784
They sort of just do
>>64512716
Not him, but that's not the meaning of the construction, "the point of." Point here means purpose. He's asking what the usage of modulation is in music. While I'm sure he understands the literal usage, my guess is he wonders how people use them without making their music sound corny.
>>64512793
>look at the neck funny
>it snaps in half
>>64512793
have you already paid for it? If so congrats. If not, please stop while you have the chance.
>>64512793
Way to get cucked by the Dickensucker meme
>>64512784
signal gets modulated by carrier wave
this guy does a good job explaining ring mod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzCja8lc1to
>>64512882
This, Rickenbacker literally stifles innovation in other companies and tries its best to stay relevant with its 60 year old designs without actually investing a single cent. They're probably as bad as Gibson, although in a different way.
>>64512749
I'm terrible at it, so no. Just move it around until it sounds good enough to you. Just remember guitar sounds totally different in a mix than it does solo.
>>64512793
enjoy your first act sound
>>64512826
that's where your imagination and creativity comes into play. can't really explain to someone how to create their own art, effects are just tools you can use.
