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>Steve Vai's Ten Hour Workout
http://www.mediafire.com/download/kzw6kjuocgicwks/Ten_Hour.pdf
Guthrie Govan's Creative Guitar 1 & 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/bn8803xzlrbds3b/Guitar1.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9uhtufuf3z9cx8m/Guitar2.rar
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>Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cvfno10fv4lf4a8/Advancing-Guitarist-Mick-Goodrick.pdf
>Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
Others
>Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zq35xorj2iaqh22/Mickey-Baker-s-Jazz-Guitar.pdf
>Modern Chord Progressions: Jazz and Classical Voicings for Guitar - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oflu4wdwofhqqtb/Modern-Chord-Progressions-Jazz-and-Classical-Voicings-for-Guitar-Ted-Greene.pdf
>Jazz Guitar: Single Note Soloing - Ted Greene
>Vol. 1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07o65qdh5in1nsq/Jazz-Guitar-Single-Note+Soloing-Vol-1-Ted-Greene.pdf
>Vol. 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/jmu86f7dj8bdxcd/Jazz-Guitar-Single-Note+Soloing-Vol-2-Ted-Greene.pdf
What is your favorite fuzz?
>>64521942
Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker.
>>64522022
What does the tone wicker do? Let you add more mids?
>>64521942
>>64521942
Ampeg Scrambler and Superfuzz. Octave fuzz in general.
>yfw you get more harmonic minors if you add more strings
>>64522118
>8 strings
>no body
Have guitars gone too far??
>>64522150
>>no body
That's fucking Yngwie Malmsteen you bastard he invented the harmonic minor !
>>64521942
Oscillating fuzz, Wolf Computer
>>64522185
Yngwie!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrhdx5W8GFI
>>64521942
Black Arts Toneworks Pharaoh Supreme
>>64522118
When is Ibanez going to release this thing anyways? I'd take it in a seven string version.
>>64522411
I'm don't like it.
>>64522411
I'm guessing around the same time AAL releases their album.
It's probably going to cost quite a bit, seeing as their only fanned fret 7/8 is already around a thousand bucks.
I doubt they'll do a 7 string version of it though.
>>64521942
Pulse Width Modulation fuzz like the Copilot Fx Trek with its expression/CV jack.
>>64522056
Well they call it 'tone wicker' but it's two switches, 'tone' and 'wicker'. The tone switch lets you bypass tone completely for a more full and loud sustain and the wicker switch adds this grainy sound for a more 90s feel I guess. I don't use the wicker much but the tone bypass option is awesome
What is your favorite OD? Mine is the Super Hard On, or SHO.
>>64522875
OCD :)
>>64522875
Really want a Klone now that I've been listening to demos.
>>64522920
diy or die
>>64522956
What's wrong with the EHX Soul Food?
>>64521942
I like Gated fuzz best, Velcro fuzz pretty nice textures too.
>>64523035
those gated velcro-ripping sounds are the best!
>>64523086
/r/ing more sarcastic descriptions of distortions
I begin teaching lessons in a professional setting today and I'll admit I'm more than a little nervous.
The students I have today were taking from the last teacher who's position I took, so I don't know how far along they are and I don't have any materials prepared for them today.
Any advice for me?
>>64523570
Just don't be too academic I guess and take some time to discuss what they want to work on rather than impose them something abritrarily.
I really like the sound in the BKP Juggernauts, but I'm not really sure how they sound split, because there aren't really any demos of it. Are there any other pickups that have kind of the same sound, but also sound great split or should I just go for the Juggernauts?
>>64523649
I have to be to a degree, but one size never fits all.
Today's lesson will probably largely be finding out what they know and where they want to go with they're guitar playing.
>>64523688
*their
>>64521942
I like 8-bit nes arpeggiating fuzz Iike the Scrutator or Uglyface.
>>64522875
Timmy
>>64523688
Teach them the freakin chords. I think it was like 2 months before my teacher got into chords. Nobody wants to play ode to joy on the high e string, don't make it the staple of their practice.
>>64524081
Some of these kids have been learning for the better part of a year.
Pretty certain they've covered that material before.
>>64524118
Bring folders for them, add to their folder each week but ask about and encourage them to continue practicing things from old lessons daily
>>64521910
Gigbags for guitars:
>just wear them as backpacks
>guitars are light anyway
>just get any decent one, who cares
Gigbags for basses:
>can't wear them as a backpack indoors so you have to carry them frequently
>basses are heavy
>need thick padded handles
>need thick padded shoulderstraps
>need thick padding overall because you'll have to sit it down frequently
>all of this adds weight, basses are even heavier now
This is bullshit.
>>64524666
>>can't wear them as a backpack indoors so you have to carry them frequently
You can wear them as backpacks, the only problem is if you're tall, you'll have to watch out for doors.
>>basses are heavy
Depends on the bass, Warwicks feel like concrete bricks but Ibanez SRs are really light.
>>need thick padded handles
>>need thick padded shoulderstraps
>>need thick padding overall because you'll have to sit it down frequently
>>all of this adds weight, basses are even heavier now
Because guitars gigbags don't need pads right ?
>>64524740
I'm tall and I don't know anyone who can seriously walk indoors with a bass gigbag without at the very least having to worry about door frames.
*heavier than guitars, if you don't do chambered bodies or shenanigans like that.
Padding is less relevant when you constantly have it on your back.
Yes I know, I'm just bitching, but nobody prepared me for this or ever talked about this. Gigging as a bassist means discomfort and stress.
Good morning /gg/~
>>64524850
>birds
I like the bird meme. Would love a parrot to chill with.
>>64524833
It's a bass, not some chinese porcelain, man up and get something lighter.
Why are jazz always played with huge archtops? Can't you play it with a Strat or something?
>>64524850
good morning brother
>>64524889
You could play it with a strat, if you want
A lot of jazz musicians like the archtop sound
>>64524889
You can play everything with anything, but it's just that archtops have a big and open sound which accomodates well for jazz.
>>64524876
>not caring about your instrument
Are you one of the guys with rusty bridges and gunked up fretboards? Shit will break and get scratches eventually anyway, but there's no need to speed up the process.
>>64524889
It was the only thing really on the market when jazz guitarists started using electric instruments, and nobody really bothered to use anything else. That's just guessing, but it's my best guess. Guys like Les Paul (no shit) used solid bodies, though.
>>64524929
>>64524909
Are there any guitarist who play without archtops? Like solid bodies only.
>>64524962
Every Jazz Fusion guitarist who's not Pat Metheny.
>>64524933
Unless your bass is made out of basswood, it's not going to get dents by being carried around in a gigbag, there's no need to be a little bitch.
>>64524994
That's not even the main issue, no matter how little you care about your bass, you simply don't fit through a doorframe with it.
>>64525092
Are you an old man or something ? How hard is it to simply bend over ?
About to get this stunner, jelly?
>>64525157
>dank holiday weekend sale
>>64524989
What exactly is "jazz fusion"? Which guitarist should I check out?
>>64525248
It started out as Jazz with a slight Rock influence, but it's pretty different now since there's so much different stuff called Jazz Fusion.
I like Bitches Brew by Miles Davis a lot, the guitarist on that record uses a Fender Mustang, a solid body guitar.
>>64525236
You fucking bet. £549 down from £680, and it plays like a dream
>>64525157
Looks cool, happy NGD
> dank holiday weekend sale
The memes are real
what are some good pickups for a basewood ibanes?
if it makes any difference the model is the s series 320
>>64524994
I guarantee you that if you bump your headstock into a doorframe at walking speed, it's not gonna be pretty, no matter what it's made of.
Getting delivered today
Anybody into Schecter? It's my 1st
Lads, would it be possible to place 6 piano keys on a bridge covering each string over the soundhole?
And when you press the key down it would pluck the string using the same mechanism as on a piano string?
>>64524994
>his bass isn't made out of BASSwood
It's like you've completely given up on having usable tone
>>64525409
What kind of music/sound are you after?
Wood makes little to no effect compared to construction.
>>64525536
They seem to be quite nice, quality affordable guitars mate, happy NGD
>>64525652
>What kind of music/sound are you after?
>Wood makes little to no effect compared to construction
bugger, forgot to add that detail
I'm thinking a more noise rock orientated sound
>>64525409
what pickups are in it?
what do you not like about the ones you have?
>>64525236
>>64525359
It says 'bank holiday weekend sale', just realised what your were talking about ecks dee
>>64525597
Not really, the mechanism is pretty deep. It's possible but unlikely as a retrofit. Also, holding down the key wouldn't work so there's not much point.
>>64525679
standard stock ones
labelled inf1 and inf2
and it's not that I don't like them I was just curious what gg thought
>>64525739
Ive been looking to maybe build a guitar like this.
Just 6 small piano keys,maybe plastic or wooden ones.
I saw a busker playing one years ago in Dublin.
He almost had a banjo picking sound.
Anywho.
>>64525676
Honestly If you want it to sound like an lp, put in alnico 2, if you want max clarity in a true humbucker get something with oversized pole pieces or thickish rails, if you want jangle get something underwound, or possibly lipsticks, with brighter magnets. Those are sort of the basics. If you want something with p90 quirk and smooth yet rich sound, try a tapped humbucker, probably alnico 2 as well. If you want to pretend you've got a single coil without getting the unusual attribute of a split coil, check out gfs vintage splits (though they aren't real splits they sure sound like it).
That's the basics for me, I think any more detailed than than is irrefutably pure opinion, and moreover something listeners won't notice. There's a hundred options. Something to keep in mind: the humbucker is a design perfected in the 50s, there's no reason to go for something too expensive if you can get the same design anywhere. Only shell out if you're actually getting something special.
>>64525871
>saw it in person
>is this possible
why
>>64525810
Inf can be hit or miss though.
Although your S series is Mahogany, it makes little difference when it comes to sound.
It depends on what kind of sound you want (more clarity, more output, less output, more vintage sound, more midrange, more bass), I generally pair Dimarzios with Ibanez.
>>64526022
It was about 10 years ago, I'm afraid I was very drunk but I do remember meeting this guy up the street, there was some busker meetup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMVn8J9Rskw
>>64521942
Deluxe Bass Big Muff
>>64522118
Fingering minors is a crime, even if they do play the harmonica
>>64526299
>blowing minors
stop giving me a boner at work
>>64525810
I have been playing some slightly hot pickups and quite like them. I have one Jackson bridge humbucker on my Charvel and am constantly blown away by the range that comes out of it. mine is american and I don't know what might have changed when production was outsourced to Japan.
I also had some lace alumitone pickups in my Dorchester, they were interesting because they are 100% than any pickup you have ever used. they tend to be a love or hate them sort of thing. I liked them at first but as I got mor familiar with the guitar I decided to switch to traditional humbuckers.
pic is the alumitones
>>64526155
What kind of capo is he using? His strings height seems to be sky high (which would be expected for bottleneck playing?)
>>64526389
It might be kind of a minor issue but I really prefer pickups that are mostly plastic because they preform better out of phase. I don't use out of phase much But it's nice if you can reverse the phase for compatibility at least. If you have a metal pickup cover your pickup will basically not work out of phase. Unfortunately I also like the tone of thick metal shielding that doesn't cover the top of the pickup, ala bill lawrence, so what can you do. I really need to pick up one of those bill Lawrence pickups but why guitar is out of room.
>>64526532
not sure but probably the dunlop elastic capo, it can do that. Keep in mind that's not typical for slide in general because you completely lose the ability to fret anywhere near in tune, but it's perfect for lap steel, or if you just intend to never fret.
bumping with rondo
>>64527590
Please don't.
I'm thinking of adding a set of sympathetic strings to my bass. I think it might work a bit better than adding it to my guitar since my bass resonates more and I spend more time on the root. I figure I'll mute them and turn off the pickup when I'm not using them. But, I'm not sure about mounting them and tuners. I know I'll need a plastic shield and my bass will get a lot less comfortable. It's a jazz bass. Any ideas? I'm not thinking of putting bass strings on or anything, just normal as thin as possible strings. I don't think I'll bother with adding a buzz bar at first, too finicky. But I play with drones a ton and it would be pretty nice if I could get a more natural drone sound then banging an open string or using a looper.
tl;dr where to put sympathetic strings on my jazz bass
>>64527769
>tl;dr where to put sympathetic strings on my jazz bass
in the trash can
>>64527713
Honestly I would never buy an agile, I prefer to buy cheap mod platforms. The other rondo stuff can be okay for that but just swapping pickups on an LP is no fun.
who are your favorite jangly guitarists
I was suffering through some Suede tracks and that 2nd guitar player they had was really fuckin good if u ask me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqovGKdgAXY
he was only 17 when he was hired to fill in for that twat bernard butler
why do britpop bands always have really good musicians and songwriting with awful singers
>>64527590
stop
Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Deluxe or Fender Mexican Standard Telecaster?
>>64527808
Eh, I'm already gonna ruin the aesthetic with extra pickups and switches. The thing's gonna look like an organ when I'm done with it. Parts in the mail. So maybe, I should have mentioned it's gonna be an ugly fucker already.
>>64527590
That thing looks so cheap
>>64527846
The second one.
>>64527846
mexican fenders are very good
vintage modifieds are meh
>>64527876
>>64527910
Any reason in particular? I don't mind saving up a bit longer to buy a Mexican Standard but I'm curious about the reasoning. I did a lot of research on them but I've never seen any direct comparisons of the two guitars. The only music store down here is a Guitar Center and they have shit for stock.
>>64527960
>inb4 b&
>>64527769
Where will the extra strings be attached? You generally need more tuners for that and they need to actually be separated from the regular strings
>>64527987
If you're interested in saving dough you can always buy "that knockoff" and get the frets leveled and pickups swapped. It's maybe a few days more waiting for the work to be done but you'll have more confidence in the frets and save a bit. Plus you can put whatever pickups you want in.
How badly did I trigger that Jazzmaster aficionado?
>>64525157
It's nice, maybe a black pickguard?
>>64528148
Aren't the last frets supposed to be scalloped on a JEM ?
>>64528050
I'm thinking like a regular electric "sitar", pic related. But I'm not sure I'll have the room, so I was thinking of making them shorter, but I worry they won't resonate as easily then. Now that I think about it it might be better to just mount them to a plank and put it in front of my bass amp and plugged into a different amp to avoid feedback. So tge amp plays it. That's what I'm doing with my 12 string right now though that resonates more easily.
>>64528090
I'd rather save up and just get something better straight off the shelf. I don't mind modding, but I want it to sound good as soon as I get it. I have a bunch of strings lying around that I'll most likely swap out but pickup wise I'd rather not mess with for a while until I'm used to the tone.
What is the best jazz guitar book in the OP?
>>64528212
This was Indonesian made so they didn't do it but the others probably do
>>64528232
Makes sense. It's hard to know what you want until you know what you can and can't get out of your pickups. Honestly I'd argue cheap pickups can do that just as well but I can see the point if you've already got a pretty good idea of what you want and want to "fine tune." Hopefully you can sell the old pickups when you upgrade.
>>64521910
another justinguitar shill?
fuck off shill
>>64528148
>finally gotten to the point where I find JEMs physically appealing
I feel like I've just jacked off to furry scat porn. I want to get off this wild ride.
>>64528148
Surf green is a Jazzmaster color. Your guitars are mere impostors.
>>64528378
better that than nothing and 50% more people asking what youtube tutorials they can use. Justinguitar is okay, personally I used marty and have never looked at justinguitar. If you have a better youtube channel to suggest I'm open to changing the pasta. Marty's stuff is all scattered around nowadays so I dunno if it's a great choice.
Who /G&L/ here?
Last guitar I bought was a G&L Fallout and I think I'm never going to need another guitar (I have 12 btw)
>>64528446
Ibanez calls it seafoam green senpaitaichi.
>>64528446
Surf green looks like shit to me on jazzmasters, I dunno why because it looks good on so many fenders including mustang.
>>64528478
I giggled at 12 guitars. Nigga you need to downsize. Get better at multiband EQ, too.
>>64521910
Where to "get" B-)
>>64528469
Marty looks like he's trying not to shit himself every time he plays a note.
>>64528488
>those fucking elevator cables that sit a mile off the board
Hey anons, someone here posted a nice high-gain sim in GR5. Anyone still got the tone? Would really like to try something new.
Is it okay to bring your own persian rug to an open mic?
>>64521910
Can't decide between a Sandberg TM or VM bass. Both have the Musicman style Humbucker in the bridge, the only difference is single coil or split coil PU in the neck position. I already have a bass with 2 soapbar Humbuckers, so I think the TM with the single coil would be the better choice but I'm not sure.
>>64528902
doesn't everyone? i have all my pedals attached to a rug
>>64529098
What's the deal with Sandberg? Why not just get a Fender?
Also, has anyone tried their guitars before? They seem to make guitars but I can barely find any info on them.
Been playing for a couple of weeks and my calluses are peeling, what do?
>>64529390
>What's the deal with Sandberg? Why not just get a Fender?
Because they're not Fenders, they actually make new stuff and they're made in germany iirc
>>64529390
Sandberg gives you a shitton of options to customize your instrument. They offer other shapes than traditional fender-style basses, they offer other pickup variations, they're handmade by a small team in Germany as opposed to mass produced in some factory in burgerland and they're actually cheaper if you live in the EU. Their basses also come set up perfectly, with proper intonation and everything set to go and a super low action.
Sandberg makes better Fenders if you want them to and just other amazing basses as well.
They haven't really gotten a foot in the guitar market yet.
>>64529412
Ignore, peeling calluses is good, blistering is bad. Well, not really good but a good sign. If you're blistering slow down and always pop them as soon as possible so they have a chance of healing instead of coming off.
>>64527987
the MIM ones are built with higher quality parts, I have a 12 string neck on a guitar that has MIM tuning machines on one side and tuning machines that came off a VM on the other, you can plainly see the difference, the VM ones are janky, 2 of them developed some slack in them. The VM Jag I have has sharp ends on the frets, the edge of the fretboard is finished poorly with kinda gnarly sanding. MIM pickups generally sound really good, and some models have AVRI pickups in them, the duncan designed pickups in the jag are really hot and overly treble, I put some AVRI pickups in that thing and they sound a billion times nicer.
So I was the guy with the Seafoam Ibanez Jem, it was fun to have people compliment it or be enraged by it but I bought it for $600 with the intention to flip it and I just did for $970.
Now my GAS levels are extremely high so before I spend it all these are guitars I'm thinking of buying.
> Squier Cyclone upgraded with proline and Duncan's with a Fender neck.
> Surf Green 2002 Fender Cyclone
> Hagstrom III in Surf Green
Or just get a 60w Sunn amp like the Sceptre, Sonado or Solarus?
blank fret boards or marked ones, /gg/?
>>64529936
blank face with side dots
Jesus freaking christ why do all the deals show up when I have no fucking money!?
http://houston.craigslist.org/msg/5528692188.html
>>64530018
those are sually on the neck, so blank
>>64529879
get the hagstrom and report back
I've been curious about those for a while, they look super cool
are you a super nirvana fan or something?
>>64529879
The Jem was better than all of those. You fucked up son.
Isn't this a really good deal for these MIJ epiphones with the Gibson Headstock?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-Epiphone-Gibson-Les-Paul-Custom-Black-w-Gold-Hardware-Fujigen-Made-in-Japan/331841751705?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042
what kind of guitar should I be looking at to get similar tones to this track?
>>64529147
>>64530623
A cheap yamaha acoustic will do it.
>>64530655
cheers senpai
>tfw broke as fuck
>i-it's just an aesthetic
>>64530519
kek true
>>64530050
> nirvana fan
I suspect so, only reason for that memetastic taste
>>64521910
Who the fuck fingers a barred C that way?
>>64530823
Most advanced players, that fingering makes it easier to switch to other chords that use some of the same notes.
>>64530823
loads of people
Why does musical gear have some of the most retarded myths? I literally just had to correct Ampeg's rep because he said you can "blow up" a cabinet by "underpowering" it.
>>64530823
>this is b8
What's the name of that 4 stage tremolo with different waveforms in a big white box?
MXR Carbon Copy or Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail?
It's for dank leads mostly.
>>64531061
i have the MXR but that vapor trail looks pretty dank
>>64530043
no, they're usually on the side of the fretboard.
>>64530823
it's actually faster and feels better once you get used to it.
i still use the barred ring finger way sometimes, but it's just a lazy sloppy way to do it
I play bass like Fieldy. How viable is it to play with a pick? I tried but I'm so shit at it... Is it worth it? I'm terrible with my fingers (for now)
How do you get that cheesy Japanese Jazz Fusion tone?
Don't want to make a lyric share thread so rate the sappy/corny song im writing.
She told me she's not skinny enough
She told me she's too ugly
She says "no one
will ever love me"
She says "no one
will ever love me"
She says "no one
will ever love me"
*instrumental break*
I told her that I disagree
I told her that's not true
I told her in my head
"I love you"
I told her in my head
"I love you"
She told me in my head
"I love you too"
"I love you too"
*instrumental break*
There is no reason to tell her so
Only because I know
I know
I know I'm too skinny
I know I'm too ugly
I know there's no way
this girl would ever love me
there's no way
this girl would ever love me
>>64531351
Solid state amps +80s boss pedals
>>64531377
A song about a beta skinny faggot chasing some fatass SJW whore?
It would be good as parody, terrible as a serious song.
>>64531411
I'm actually glad I got this response because I never would have seen it like that only because the girl I am referring to is neither fat nor ugly, I guess she just has confidence issues or something because she always says she is.
>>64531151
>>64530925
>>64530887
>>64530864
not even that guy, but are you guys serious? that's a retarded way to do it, it literally has no benefit and takes way more time. i've never seen a good player use that fingering, except maybe classical musicians
>>64531459
It's very common is jazz and blues. Lots of voicings to work around and it works well in jazzy progressions. Or even if you just want to hear what's on the high E string.
>>64531525
i play jazz in a band and have never seen this. what jazzy progression would it benefit? the way your fingers are oriented (middle on the top down to pinky on the bottom) isn't common in many other chords
Does anyone else have a practise EQ setting? When I practise scales and arpeggios and stuff I always crank the mids and cut the bass a little.
>>64531598
For starters try C to Cb9 or Cb5 or C7.. and that's just in the same position.
>>64531598
You play in a jazz bands and you legit can't see any transitions from that fingering?
Writing you off as bait. Sorry if you're being serious.
>>64531747
i just disagree that it's easier to switch from c with that fingering to any of those chords.
>>64531774
honestly not bait. i would always play it with the barre and have never seen any of the other guitarists in my band play it like that either
>>64531598
maybe you haven't seen it because usually jazz doesn't just use plain major chords, the 1 is almost always at least a maj7
but regardless, it's easier to switch chord to chord when your fingers are like that, there's too much movement if you just barre the strings with your ring finger. you can get away with barring it, but it really is better to just do it properly
>>64531802
Really? for the Cb5 you just have to move your middle finger down one fret instead of lifting your ring finger and putting three fingers down in new spots.
>>64531876
there are just so many instances where you barre, it honestly doesn't benefit anyone to use that fingering. like playing a c6 with a fifth string root, you barre all the way down so you get that g# on the e string. you can't play that using the fingering in the OP.
it's just not something that's really relevant after a certain point in your playing. you get good at switching chords and then it's just second nature. you don't have to actively choose which fingerings to use in order to make it a tiny tiny bit easier to switch them.
honestly the only chord i can think of which this would benefit are c9 and c13 and maybe the hendrix chord. and those aren't usually played after a c major
I find it tough to play using my pinky a lot. Should I continue just using three fingers or is this a really bad habit?
>>64531947
is this bait? Cb5 doesn't exist (except in weird/irrelevant key signatures), that's just a B power chord
>>64531972
absolutely use your pinky as much as possible. it's incredibly important
>>64531998
>Cb5 doesn't exist (except in weird/irrelevant key signatures),
t. Buttrocker
>>64531998
bro...
>>64531962
there are plenty of reasons to use that fingering, it depends on the context and what chord you are switching to and switching from
barring is easier in some cases, fingering it properly is easier in others. what about going from a C maj to C#dim7? using all fingers would be easier
>>64532019
>>64532040
>t. Buttrocker
oh you mean c major with a flat 5. honestly haven't seen that chord before.
whatever fuck this discussion. you guys are naming chords that are so rarely used in context
>>64532071
>plays in a jazz band
>get bumsore discussing jazz chords
>>64532071
>flat 5 isn't used a lot
>>64532071
Come on man I don't even play jazz and I use it
>>64531972
what's the issue?
lack of a calus?
>>64531351
chorus
>>64532089
>>64532096
>>64532109
i haven't used a flat 5 chord once in the band and i haven't heard it mentioned once. m7b5? sure. maj7b5? nope.
but feel free to join bands write songs that use it
>>64532141
fuck i meant majb5 not maj7b5. i'm tired
>>64531972
yes play with it, do not get into the habit of ignoring your pinky. eventually you will regret it.
do trills with it, that's usually the easiest way to +strength it
>>64532141
dude cb5 is just an abbreviation for cmajb5
just stop posting and lurk
>>64532096
please show me a popular jazz standard that uses a maj (not maj7) flat 5 chord.
>>64531377
write an actual intro casting the woman as an office worker and stop self-depreciating and it could work. If your gonna make it cheesy might a well make it narcissistic. Basically there's no upside to a song saying, "we're both shit." If you say you're thin and ugly but imply she should be with you, you're implying the best she can do is a thin ugly guy.
>>64532188
shut the fuck up, it was a mistake. the chord is rarely used and i can literally guarantee it's never been mentioned here before if i haven't seen it through the tons of jazz scores and books i've read.
again, it's not maj7b5 or m7b5 (which are constantly used). it's cmajb5
>>64532290
>>64532200
It can be used as a substitution or as a passing chord. don't tell me you're only playing jazz standards using only the exact chords the chart tells you (that's fine, but really boring and pretty much only beginners will do that)
>>64532290
Think about soloing, too. If you wanted to play over a maj7b5 chord, you could use a majb5 scale.
I'm not even sure what we're talking about anymore, other than your unfamiliarity with jazz music.
>>64531377
We should improvise something over this. Maybe we can do a /gg/ collab
>>64532273
thanks for the honest advice
this is pretty much my first song and I obviously need to improve
I guess the direction I went with the current lyrics isn't really what I intended. this was meant to be a very rough draft so the input helps.
>>64532347
i'd argue it's still uncommon but that's valid. my point was that i don't even think the posters above actually knew what the chord was, since they were acting like it's actually commonly used.
and i'm not going to deny that i'm a beginner, but i've gotten past just playing what's on the page
>>64532368
>For starters try C to Cb9 or Cb5 or C7
i guarantee this poster was trying to say cm7b5. he was not trying to say cmajb5.
and honestly i doubt you're any more familiar but i don't really care
>>64532368
also what are you even talking about. that would be the blues scale
>>64521910
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxGtDyDIRm4
>every ric player ever
>>64531008
Lightfoot Labs Goatkeeper
How do you stay motivated /gg/?
>>64533325
I'm one of the least motivated people I know
When it comes to guitar I lack motivation to go out of my way to learn new things (theory etc) also the same is the case when it comes to doing exercises
I only get better through playing. It doesn't take motivation for me to play because I really enjoy it. Lay down a simple backing track on my ditto pedal and improvise.
Probably not the most effective way of improvement, but it's better than not playing at all
>>64533135
His fingerstyle technique is triggering the shit out of me.
any suggestions on naming my bass?pic related
>>64533471
"generic J-bass"
>>64533499
truly inspiring im gonna name my kid that
>>64528148
guitar on the left? I think I'm in love
What's the best volume pedal under $100?
>pic related, my setup
Never owned a stack here so this might sound dumb.
I know people stick a volume pedal in the effects loop so they can play quiet but with the amp cranked, but can you stick a volume pedal in-between the amp and cab?
>>64534206
noooooo, actual electricity runs from the amp to the speaker, you'll break something, most likely the pedal but possibly the amp too. You are looking for an attenuator.
>>64533471
woody long
>>64533471
ruff-neck bass
>>64533471
Backwards Belle
>>64531175
i would suggest that you play/hold your bass like a normal fucking person, it's way easier to play like that.
>>64534206
The FX loop is sort-of after the preamp and before the poweramp (with some little differences). If you stick a volume pedal in it, you're not lowering the actual volume, which is the one of the poweramp, you're lowering the strenght of the signal out from the preamp.
But, I am not well versed in pedals, so I don't know if that's 100% accurate, but I think that's what would happen. >>64534291 is right, you need an attenuator for that.
>>64533725
Vp jr
>>64533713
not him, but it's a JEM70V. One of the more affordable JEMs, I love mine tho.
>>64533725
Volume pedals like most wah's have massive tone suck.
>>64533725
lpb 1
Why does the music from my vietnamese pedophile cartoons always have such good session bass players?
http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/keion/heartgoesboom.htm
>>64531151
Not really, with the right orientation, you still get the high e and it'd be faster.
>>64534777
It's Japan man. Their playing is on another level. Not in terms of technical skills, but in terms of notes used, harmony .
>>64532071
>guitarists
>>64535100
kill yourself retard. but before that show me 5 songs with a notated cmajb5
Trying to design a body for a headless guitar, any input is appreciated...
>>64535383
jazzy masty
>>64535421
It's kind of hard to imply that shape and accommodate for the bridge tuners being accessible, I was mostly having trouble deciding how to design the lower left portion of the picture, thanks though, that would go well with the paint I have...
>>64535383
I always liked the Klein body shape.
>>64535383
I'd love to see a headless SG. Honestly I think a pseudo headless SG would be cool. Like you make it and then glue on a shaped *headstock*, it doesn't contain the tuners, just painted to match the body + the logo/branding name.
>>64535619
>>64535141
>>64532200
and nobody can. i bet half of you didn't even know the chord lol
>>64535643
I like it, the symmetrical body shape and wide bottom lends itself to a nice headless shape.
>>64535383
Anyone tried the Sabbra Caddabra by Catalinbread? Is it really a Laney in a box?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKtWcMdp3m4
>>64535667
I like it too, but the bridge I have would need flying V levels of cutout from that shape
what are some good cheap wireless systems? fuck line 6 shit
>>64535383
Make a copy Strandberg
>>64535762
Line 6's wireless systems are some of the best in the business senpai. The spider isn't the only thing they make.
Hey guys just got an orange dark terror amp and it sounds weird http://vocaroo.com/i/s1KN4aPexuIV what is it and how I fix it? I work all week and can't get it soon to a tech.
>>64535805
I had a G70 for 2 weeks then the footswitch broke
>>64530893
Musicians are universally retarded and don't know shit about their instruments. Blame the advertising industry for it.
>Tone
>Toneful
>Purest tone
>Tonewood
>Tone is in the fingers
>Tube watts are louder
That plus a general lack of electrical knowledge in the case of electric guitarists/bassists and you have the modern consumer base for electric instruments.
Also, guitarists are super conservative when it comes to musical technology. The rest of the audio world went to balanced low-impedance interfacing in the 60's while guitarists stuck with unbalanced high-impedance. That holds back the technology; people idolizing "guitar heroes" holds back guitar design.
>>64535832
Failures happen in any brand of anything. I've heard nothing but positive things about the G30, don't know about the G70. I'd say since it crapped out have the store/online retailer replace it and if its still shit pick up something else.
Line6 wireless systems are pretty much the best things that company makes.
>>64535898
i got it used for decently cheap, guess the seller had the same issue. ill just get a g30 and see how things go
>>64535863
I like wooden guitars because I like wood.
>and im an engineer so sue me over my educated opinion
Personal preference, and if it works, dont fuck with it.
Personally I've played two solid body electric guitars, one traditionally made, from wood, nickel etc and another where the body was made from metal (aluminium I think though i cant specifically recall) and the natural (unplugged) sound was different just as there's a difference when you listen to them both play on a clean channel.
I should say at this point my friend had installed the exact same 9model, at least) pickups into both guitars, same pots, same wires used for wiring, he's a huge nerd so he did it properly.
Though, that being said, he has told me some people have said they cant notice a difference so hey, each to their own, dude.
>>64536117
Playing both in a blind test I would give up 2D forever if you could legit pick each one out.
Ever wonder why people say rosewood is warmer and maple is brighter? Its because Rosewood is a darker color, and Maple is a brighter color. We hear with our eyes.
>>64535863
>>Tone
>>Toneful
>>Purest tone
God forbid we use adjectives to describe something.
>>Tonewood
On an acoustic it makes a difference, and on an electric too, but not important enough for the latter.
Also, wood is pretty, simple to work and abundant.
>>Tone is in the fingers
How is this wrong again ? Look at Steve Vai's circular vibrato, classical vibrato and the wide blues vibrato, they're completely different, and there's also the pick angle, position, and where you play the notes. Tone isn't entirely in the fingers, but they make a big part of YOUR sound.
>>Tube watts are louder
Yeah that's just retarded, I can't find anything to back that.
Also, a guitar's just a slab with strings, just play the damned thing and stop worrying so much about what's actually going on.
>>64535863
>>64536461
>Tube watts are louder
The reason people say this is because tube amps when cranked like any amplifier will go past their rated wattage. The thing with tube amps is when they're cranked they distort musically and people desire this distortion.
When you crank a solid state amp the distortion is usually not as pleasing, therefore people assume they aren't as powerful.
Earlier when I corrected that guy about "underpowering" cabs I used a similar situation.
When someone puts a 150w bass head into a 200 watt rms cab, "hey nothing can go wrong right I can crank this baby to high heaven! "
They proceed to crank that amp, usually cranking the bass EQ frequency as well, pushing the amp to where even though it has a rated RMS of 150 watts, it easily spikes 350 watts when cranked and certain frequencies boosted. These 350 watt spikes absolutely shred the cab, but since its RMS is "less than the cab" they assume they blew it by underpowering it.
>>64536311
well yeah there is that, but if you and others percieve a difference then who gives a fuck, crack on.
If you wanna be that guy, go and build a guitar out of some hybrid ceramic with chunks of tone wood dust in it, whyy fuckinnn not likkeeee.
I just notice a difference albeit a small one and I had to play them myself personally before making a judgement
>>64535863
A watt is a watt. How bug of a number they choose to write on an amp is less of a science.
>>64536782
Are peak ratings listed on bass cabs? Or do people have to dig up the speaker info.
Instead of looking the info up, I assume bassists just go by some dumb rule of thumb like every idiot guitarist.
>>64535823
Did you buy online or in store? Should probably have a return policy
>>64537044
>Are peak ratings listed on bass cabs?
Sometimes. Best rule of thumb is to use your years. If your cab sounds like its going to explode, it probably is.
You can run 1000watt heads into 300 watt cabs with no issues at all, just be smart about it.
>>64535823
What was weird exactly? I hear noise but thats probably due to you having the gain/treble up.
Could just be EMI from the room.
>>64521942
MXR Sub machine or fuzz factory
>>64530050
I tried out a Hgstrom and it's now a no-go, the pickups are terrible and all the switches on the sides are useless plus the lack of knobs make traditional dialing impossible. The pickups are confused on heater they're alnico humbuckers or Japanese p90s and it ends up sounding dinky even with OD/Fuzz. Check out Ty Segalls work pre-2010 the Hagstrom III was his main for a while but it was vintage but you can still get them at $500-600 like the new ones
Although I do like Nirvana I enjoy garage rock a lot more and 50s music that's why I like the colors so much
>>64530519
As much as I'd like to keep it and I admit it's so fucking pretty to look at, I don't really have a purpose for it and I'm not skilled enough to use it to its full potential. I've just been slamming power chords and Weezer on it. Plus the Floyd Rose is a bitch and a half to restring, the grip is gaudy and I can get the pickups sound from any HSH or HH strat all I need are the Dimarzios. I'm planing to use the money I profited from to build a Sonic/Lake Placid/Daphne/Agave/Ice Blue Strat with a tortoise pickguard for an HH and Dimarzio pups
I did fall in love with pic related, I'm a huge Link Wray fan
>>64535823
Maybe ghost notes. idk, it sounds like you have a major grounding issue too. Get help.
This isn't really the thread, but I don't feel that it's worth starting a thread just to ask if anyone knows of any sheet music available for "Imperial Starfleet Deployed/City in the Clouds" from SW5, the most overlooked selection from damn near any movie. I'd like to attempt to make an arrangement for guitar, but, I'm not skilled enough to find it by ear without some aid.
To stay slightly relevant, here's my craigslist RG that didn't work and was missing a few strings when I got it, Now rewired and given new life. Doesn't sound half bad, sure has more tone than it should for the money.
Link for inspiration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmovqqHTqZ4
>>64537537
>I'm a huge Link Wray fan
Ever consider one of these? They're really great guitars, link played them for a while.
https://reverb.com/item/2144494-yamaha-sg-2-1966-cherry-red?_aid=pla&pla=1&gclid=COyDjozgvMwCFVhbhgodvf0IHg
What's your favorite delay? Digital and analog. I like the Arion DDM-1 digital delay, and original blueface EHX Deluxe Memory Man analog.
>>64538513
Ibanez DE7
If I wanted to buy a Mexican Standard Tele, where is the best place to buy it from? Amazon has 2 day shipping but idk about how well it'll be treated.
>>64538616
If you live near a guitar center you can order online from them and return it to your closest store if it turns out to be shit. Saving you the hassle of shipping something back.
Should I get a Sunn Soloarus or Sunn Sonado?
>>64538733
Sunn is overpriced meme gear thanks to all the doom/stonershits driving up the novelty value of the brand.
Look at how expensive Concert/Beta leads are. You couldn't give that shit away in the 80s/90s, now everyone is paying top dollar for it even though it still sounds as shitty as it always did.
>>64538844
t.someone who has never played these amps
>>64538874
I'll have you know I get my opinions from highly respected online forums.
>>64538874
t. someone who doesn't pay for overpriced meme gear
I've owned plenty of low, mid, and high end gear. If you're spending Sunn money and want the same novelty factor get something from Sound City.
>>64538844
Pretty much this. They're way overpriced now. all the patricians are picking up Traynors while they're cheap.
