>Post gear
>Post desired gear
>How long has you been playing?
>Fav guitars?
>Fav guitarists?
>Projects
>Talk about and 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:
>[YouTube] Floyd Rose Setup Part 1 of 7: Introduction (embed) [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 (embed)
--
>Advancing Guitarist - Mick Goodrick
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cvfno10fv4lf4a8
>Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
Others
>Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zq35xorj2iaqh22
>Modern Chord Progressions: Jazz and Classical Voicings for Guitar - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oflu4wdwofhqqtb
>Jazz Guitar: Single Note Soloing Vol. 1 & 2- Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07o65qdh5in1nsq
http://www.mediafire.com/download/jmu86f7dj8bdxcd
previous thread
>>64628147
>>64645484
please tell me that unholy abomination isn't real
>>64645501
no, but I want it to be.
>>64645501
Nope, it seems mirrored, unless BC Rich/Framus/Music Man have decided to put out yet another retarded design.
>>64645528
>2016
>wanting an onset guitar
>>64645484
That thing is an abomination.
>>64645484
who is this semen demon
>>64645484
this would be a great shape desu
just remove the switches and strap button on the other side
Can anyone suggest a good distortion pedal? I don't mind spending a good amount of money. I don't want anything that sounds like a Tube Screamer. Any suggestions?
>>64645910
What kind of distortion are you looking for? Can you give some examples?
>>64645941
One that goes like "whoosh whrrrd zzzpapappap rrrrrrdrkkkkkkkkkkkkrkrkrkrkkr skrrrrwhooshwhooshwhoosh whrrrrreeeeeeeee nananananaaaa" preferably. Anything like that?
>>64645910
proco rat
>>64645910
proco rat 2 or minotaur effects fuzz and burn
>>64645910
Proco Rat
HM-2
EQD Hoof
>>64645941
https://youtu.be/dr69pouGIBA?t=2m21s
https://youtu.be/sPLEbAVjiLA?t=2m45s
https://youtu.be/aVHly92RQRM?t=35s
https://youtu.be/2e5EyLCbJFM?t=16s
Probably not a lot of congruence as far as the type of distortion among these. I like these though.
Anyone got a YouTube link of that anon with a red/maroon schecter? He records licks and riffs from his practice sessions if I remember correctly.
All his vids were taken with a Nokia 3310 in a basement
Help me /gg/, your my only hope
Pic unrelated
>>64646087
Like the other anons have said, a proco rat would be a good staring point. I'd also recommend a big muff for the heavy fuzz for that death grips tone.
I personally like the Maxon OD808X.
I'm going to buy a classical guitar after I graduate because it's been awhile since I'm giving my friends guitar back that he lent me for the last year. I've read numerous people on /gg/ saying it's detrimental to the playing to have it be a cutaway and electric, while my luthier cousin says the only difference would be very minuscule and wouldn't affect the playability.
So, my question, any recommendations with specific reasons to get either a non-electric non-cutaway, or the one I wanted to get?
Daily reminder to be happy with your gear and just play the fucking thing
>>64646708
Do not do this.
>>64646619
I answered a couple of threads ago, but I'll copypasta it again for you
Unless you're only playing classical guitar repertoire acoustically and need maximum projection, there is no reason to not get a cutaway classical with a pickup.
It's only the hardest of hardcore classical fags that worry about the nth degree of tonal purity as many classical guitarists amplify these days as standard practice, although usually miced rather a pickup.
The ability to plug in to an amp expands the possible uses for the instrument enormously.
Audition instruments till you find one that sounds good plugged and unplugged and feels good in your hands.
>>64645910
Proco Rat
>muh setup
Anyone wanna start a band?
Beer is required
We can work things out after that
>>64646903
I remember your answer, just wanted to get a few more opinions on it. I have been to the local guitar shop and they have one of each now. They both sound identical, so I'm willing to go to another guitar shop if I find one to experiment more.
>>64646925
>>64646404
>>64646084
>>64646076
>>64646053
Rat 2, Turbo Rat, Fat Rat?
What string gauge and brand does /mu/ use and why?
>10-46 Elixirs
>Sustain and feels good on the fingers
>>64646968
Cool - I'd want to try a lot more than just one, my local store had about 15 electro acoustic classicals last time I checked, although this much choice isn't always beneficial...
>>64647041
.9 elixirs is the only way to go.
No literally, they are the only way to go on my Edge system without having to do a proper setup everytime I change strings.
>>64647041
till I lose my virginity re: never
>>64647020
Rat 2.
>>64647041
10-46 NYXLs
>>64646929
Where do you live?
>>64646903
Condenser mics sound much better than piezo pickups or inbody mics, the active preamp just sterilizes the sound so badly in classical guitars. At best it makes a decent blend, at worst it sounds honky as though you trapped a goose being microwaved in your guitar.
I'm anal about cutaway guitars, really the upper bout is not apart of the vibrating membrane so it's not much of a sounds loss, they do however have to brace the guitar differently.
The upper frets, which are used often in classical repetoire, are easily accessible.
Despite this I hate them, I hate the way they look and feel.
>>64647121
LAish
>>64647147
Aw.
Canada
>>64647041
D'Addario EXL158 (13-62)
>>64647137
One last note, when classical guitar luthiers build a top and back, they tune it close to(not on) a specific fundamental note.
Classical guitar tops are often tuned around A for the thicker tops all the way down to F# for the thinnest. While the backs are tuned much higher.
I can't imagine cut away guitars recieve the same level of fine tuning as many luthiers don't offer the option to even build a guitars with a cutaway and you can bet Factory guitars don't have that much time spent on them.
>>64634563
Started with an acoustic and my dad tried to teach me some our country's folk songs, wasn't interested at age 7.
At age 14, Guitar Hero and Rock Band were pretty big at the time and everybody was playing guitar, so I bought a cheap chink strat clone, but lost interest pretty fast.
At 19 a friend of mine wanted to start a band and needed a bassist, so took my brother's bass I've playing since.
Currently 22 and I'm about to take some Funk/Slap lessons this summer.
>>64647159
Damn homie
What're you looking for?
I'm sure there's anything other /gg/ Canadabros looking for the same thing
>>64647249
Never played a baritone. What tuning?
>>64647319
I don't play a baritone. I use them a 24.75" in B Standard.
>>64647041>>64647041
I use 10-52 Ernie Balls. The "skinny top heavy bottom" ones. Just makes a lot of sense to me and they're not too expensive
>>64647159
where in canada?
>>64647041
d'addario 10s
9s are too slinky and i don't like how they sound. 11s are a bit too thick and make bends more difficult than they need to be, but they sound good. 10s are good balance between how they sound/how they bend.
for acoustic i don't know what i use, i randomly go from extra light to mediums.
What are the positives and negatives of archtops?
I'm thinking about getting one but I'm not sure if I should get a regular acoustic or pic above
>>64647041
D'addario 12 gauge on my ES-339 and strats, whatever 13 gauge I can find for my acoustic, and 14 gauge thomastik flatwounds for my collings
>>64647743
Positives: punchier sound, more mid range think Django Reinhardt, Freddie Green.
Negatives: slightly less louder than a flat-top unless you platy a carved top guitar
>>64647302
Anything from alt rock to shoegaze and other related genres.
>>64647554
Ontario. The GTA really, more specifically in Markham but anywhere in the GTA is good
Rate my improvisation.
https://clyp.it/b2lxv1sx
>>64647743
shit sustain
>>64647888
Damn nigga
Would've loved to just jam with you and exchange ideas
>>64647743
positives:
no tail lift (read: not a fucking disposable guitar unlike 100% of flat tops)
better intonation (movable tailpiece)
stylin'
negatives:
expensive
>>64648030
>improv
>good
>ever
>>64648030
Nice, link to backing track? or did you make it yourself?
>>64648333
There ya go f@m
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzOvm5Kod8A
>>64648138
sorry you didn't like it f@m
>>64648138
>implying improvised music isn't better than composed music
>>64647041
D'Addario. Always.
11-56 in Drop C on a 25.5"
11-56 in Drop A# in another 25.5" guitar (because trem + old warped neck)
12-54 D Standard in a specific 24.75" guitar.
11-52 Eb Standard in another 24.75" Or 10.5-48 in E Standard
I just need that little more tension.
>>64647147
Louisiana or Los Angeles?
If the latter, I live around the 562 area code
>>64647102
About to buy one on Amazon. Any reason I should get the Rat 2 over the Turbo Rat?
Seems like the Turbo just has more scooped mids, but I might be wrong.
>>64648064
Never too late to move up north
>>64648030
Vibrato is still horrendous, everything else is great. Seriously dude, sit down for a while and figure out how to make your vibrato sound pleasant
>>64647041
Ernie ballsack 10s regular slinky
>>64647041
d'addario prosteels:
.045, .060, .085, .110
each bought as singles to assemble a balanced-tension ProSteel set.
>>64648556
Turbo Rat is a lot less versatile IMO. The Rat 2 sounds better and it's way more versatile, at least in my experience
>>64648616
>each bought as singles to assemble a balanced-tension ProSteel set.
what a fucking special snowflake.
>>64648662
it's basically heaven tbphwy
>>64648030
your technique is fine but you're relying on it too much. there were a few spots where i hear you come up with some type of melodic idea and i wanted you to expand on it, but you'd abandon it and start shredding instead
don't take this the wrong way, you're good, just lay it back
>>64647041
Same set as you. I just like the way they feel, and they fight you just enough on bends and such. I also always thought they sounded kind of neutral, which is a plus for my tone.
>>64648556
i prefer rat 2. turbo rat is too bright
>>64648030
It's good enough to hang with just about any rock band you want. You've got enough chops to get most any gig that would come your way.
To improve what you've already got you need to spend time getting outside of your comfort zone. I can tell that you're very comfortable playing over that track, but branch out. Listen to a lot of different music, and develop your ear further. You played it safe the whole way through and that's not a bad thing. You did what would get you paid. There's a lot of room for experimentation in that track though.
i wish marshall made a really good tube amp that i could play without pissing off the neighborhood
>>64648556
get the 2 and change the chip.
>>64648701
Yeah. That happens to me oftenly. I blame it on my lack of 'head voice'. I'm too centered on the fretboard to think of the overall song.
>>64648878
I haven't played with an actual band for years. Bedroom playing is sweet. Yeah I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone, just started listening to Jazz a few days ago, I hope that helps.
>>64648609
My bends/vibrato is just horrible actually. I can't even bend with my ring finger.
>>64648889
they do make that senpai
http://www.samash.com/marshall-1974x-handwired-reissue-1x12-tube-guitar-combo-amp-m1974xxxx
>>64649001
yea you really want to get out of the whole "finger playing" thing, it's a musical death sentence. that's how people end up in malmsteen territory.
it's kind of natural to end up playing with your fingers rather than your ears, i'm pretty sure it happens to everyone who heavily practices scales/arpeggios.
maybe try incorporating more slides and bends rather than shreddy scale stuff. try practicing over a backing track and try to physically stop yourself from shredding and instead do slides/bends
>>64649032
>18 valve watts
>no gain control
>not loud
anon i at least need a gain control and master volume. and 18 watts is already pushing it
>>64649245
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=marshall+5+watt+tube+amp
>>64645484
> Pawn Shop Strat, pawn shop Ibanez bass
> Fender Jag, Modulus 5 (so much shit i want though)
> Year and a half(I know, I know)
>SOOO MANY
>John Frusciante, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Cliff Burton, Flea, Robert Trujillo, Les Claypool
>Practice, practice, practice hours a day
>>64649286
i said good, assknuckle
i'm aware of the dsl 5 but it sounds like ass
I need a meme guitar for shoegaze and alternative. Which one is better, jaguar or jazzmaster?
>>64649245
Shit man, you might want to look at their real quiet amps.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Marshall/Class-5-1x10-5W-Tube-Guitar-Combo-Amp-111998670.gc?country=us¤cy=usd&source=4WWRWXGP&gclid=CNm16JSrx8wCFcokhgodWzcACw&kwid=productads-adid^57619015002-device^c-plaid^143202142122-sku^111998670@ADL4GC-adType^PLA
>>64649322
yamaha SG2
>>64649245
My Evil Twin has 100 "valve watts" and only a single volume control for the clean channel. I remember accidentally turning the volume up to 7 before turning it on and my fucking window cracked. I even had some hearing damage for a few hours.
>>64647260
Sounds like luthier bullshit to push the their price higher.
>>64649317
The Class 5 sounds pretty good dude. You're not going to get full stack tone out of a 5 watt amp ... I would use one to record any time.
>>64649322
yamaha sg 500b
>>64648889
JCM2000 DSL-50 (first generation). Clean volume is completely controllable, gain with a boost can be used at bedroom volumes fine.
>>64649356
that things looks so gaze
>>64649399
does it have a gain control? can you take a picture of the controls?
>>64649177
"finger playing" seems to be the best word to describe this yeah..
>>64648138
pleb
>>64648609
can you give a point where he has bad vibrato? it wasn't great but i didn't necessarily hear a point where it was offensive
>>64648030
anyway yeah it was good. i kind of agree with what that other guy was saying about melody. it seemed like you kind of returned to patterns you knew instead of relying on your ear
I have a high question.
Is it actually physically possible to play so hard and so fast that your fingers just cannot physically take it and you start injuring yourself? I mean, actually playing, hitting notes.
I keep trying to do this really really fast sliding thing on the last 3 strings and I'm paranoid it's gonna cut me. It's already visually doing a number on my calluses. Is this a known problem?
>>64650039
>give a point where he has bad vibrato
The very first note. It's that frantic, too-fast, tiny bend vibrato that's all too common in shredders
what bass is this
>>64650487
An SG bass?
>>64645484
Les' tone is just so fucking fat, holy shit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqbIouGWOas
>>64650505
obviously not.
>>64645528
it does you asshole it's just made by another company with the ability to reach the fucking bottom neck. Quit thinking you're kurt Cobain
>>64645910
Depends on your Amp.
>>64650487
it's a British company, can't say the name off the top of my head but Bowie played one. They're really cheap feeling but for what ever reason people like the early 60's retro as fuck look of them.
>>64650487
That a Hagstrom, believe they were/are Swedish.
>>64647041
.09-.46 Dean Markleys
theyre nice and I like light tops w/ heavy bottoms
strings too
first time trying to write drums how awful did I do
https://a.uguu.se/zrgtet_song4.mp3
I just got my first acoustic and the E A and D strings buzz when I play 12 frets and under.
I've adjusted the truss rod counter-clockwise about half a circle now and no luck fixing it. go to the music store? or is there an adjustment I can do to fix this? halp
Hey guys.
https://clyp.it/2zdb31e2 (Rock/Metal improvised solo)
https://clyp.it/b5crxyml (Progressive Rock/Fusion song, improvised solos)
https://clyp.it/igtsbect (Fusion/Metal improvised intro for a song)
Ask away about my recording process or shitpost about how much Schecter sucks, whatever.
>>64651468
The first one is cool, I like it.
The second one sounds like a practice at the beginning. The later part sounds cool though. Then it goes back to sounding like a practice run. The ending solo in clean is really tasty.
>>64649338
The class five doesn't have a master. So it's still loud by the time you're able to break up. I don't get the point of the amps desu. Who wants a single ended Marshall that's too loud for apartments or dorms and maybe not loud enough with a band?
>>64651119
dat guitar pro midi tone
>>64651600
I agree with you, I recorded it really fast so I wouldn't forget the ideas and riffs. I'll have to change some stuff up and re-record using my actual pedals-amp-mic setup instead of vsts. I posted those because everything else I have is with bands, and I didn't want to post stuff that's not exclusively mine.
>>64651886
Don't get me wrong, it's still a very cool song.
>>64651916
Thanks man. Do you have any recorded stuff to share with us?
Pic is how I mix stuff, I typed it once for some anon in one of these threads and saved it in case someone else wanted a very tl;dr and easy approach to getting into mixing and recording.
>>64652345
I'm the guy who played this.
>>64648030
I'll just leave this here.
>>64653274
The djentiest
>>64648138
youre in /gg/, a guitar and bass sub-thread, guitar and bass both being instruments which improvising is incredibly important
>why are you here
>>64653274
oh man that's sexy as fuck, I'm guessing that's a special run of the RG8 prestige like they did for pic related ?
>>64653353
I bought a custom made rg2228 body, got the neck and bridge from an rga8 and a pair of ionisers. There will never be another one like it, it's my baby.
Why does everyone bully the jazzmaster?
>>64653391
I didn't know the RG8A had the fixed edge bridge, how do you like it ? I've been curious as to what they would offer more than a regular bridge.
>>64653457
It's picked up recently, I think it was legit grievances from people who don't think them for Bridge/tone reasons, now its just becoming the hip thing to do what someone has one. I've been really enjoying mine, not found another guitar that I like the feel of more.
>>64648030
>>64652415
It's pretty nice, good chops as well, but I felt like it doesn't have any patterns or structure of thought, you know what I mean? I know it's improvised, but it sounds too random to me, it's great just missing that imo.
I really loved some of the exotic and symmetrical scales you tastefully used in some places.
>>64645621
Look at the logo on the tremolo plate.
>>64653615
If you would ever want my advice on how to improve on that thing I mentioned, here it is:
Try to think of a story. Maybe something that happened to you, maybe something made up on the spot, maybe some event in your head, or a person (try to capture their essence). Use your mind's ears to create those melodies and then play them on the fretboard. Transfer them from your head into the music. The chops you have, that's where you can best use them. Don't think of scales or arpeggios or whatever, in fact use all of the 12 notes on your fretboard. some chromatics sound awesome as passing notes, some sound great played for an instand and then slided into the "correct" note, some are great to use to bend into the "correct" note, they give it character.
Also, as guitarists, we have the advantage of having the whole range of notes, not just the 12 on the piano. for example in the key of Am you can very slightly bend the C to somewhere between C and C# and it's an awesome bluesy sound if used correctly. Just make sure that after you bend you don't slowly release but jump to another note instead (A sounds great)
>>64653711
I can make up pretty nice sounding licks and phrases in my head, in fact I think many people can.
The problem is translating them directly into the fretboard, and seeing the bigger picture of the melody you are playing. My fretboard knowledge isn't good enough. I still don't know where all the notes are.
>>64653767
Sure you can.
Me personally I come up with incredible fiction stories, I just can't seem to get the letters of the alphabet to arrange like I want when I sit down and try to type.
>Why dont you sing when you play?
>>64653767
>>64653879
The best way to develop this skill is to transcribe and learn stuff by ear. It helps tremendously and it will make you a better musician. Don't just make out guitars, but also saxophone, trumpet, bass, vocal melodies, violins, whatever you hear and you like.
Now, I don't claim expertise. As you heard in the clips ( >>64651468 )
, I have a long ass motherfucking way to go yet. But since I recorded those, I started transcribing more and I can vouch for it, it helps with everything.
>talking to qt
>"tell me about your band!"
what do
hardmode: i play bass
>>64649382
It's not.
The fundamental note they tune it to determines how thick or thin the soundboard is which means greater volume. It also changes the harmonic series and overtones.
If you've ever played a luthier instrument, you'd know the difference it makes.
>>64654248
Tell her you play guitar
>>64654248
>hardmode: i play bass
nigga bass and drums is easy mode to get in a band, why do you still not have one
>>64654248
>"tell me about your band! why does it bore the crowds?"
>>64654324
I would be hard pressed to be able to stutter a single word after a burn like that
>>64654343
>A LOT OF LOYALTY FOR A FAILED GUITARIST!
>>64654363
>was playing bass part of your "master plan" ?
>>64654363
>Or perhaps he's wondering why you would ask a man about his band, before throwing his ego down a bottomless pit!
How do you guys feel about suhr guitars?
>>64654427
>bass
>bottomless
This is some God tier banter
>>64654556
Overpriced.
>>64654556
Cool as fuck while keeping a somewhat more traditional aesthetic. And overpriced.
>>64654560
well if you're just playing holdy rooty farty bassy, you're a ballless cunt.
>>64654556
I really really wish I had the money to get one. They are amazing sounding, they feel and play incredible, and they look awesome.
>>64654577
The price is fair for a full custom guitar bro. You get it and you never need any other guitar ever again.
>>64654614
>You get it and you never need any other guitar ever again.
>thinking there's an ultimate guitar
>thinking he actually knows what he wants
What's the best way to get my open string to stop vibrating when i'm playing?
I just started learning the past few weeks and i'm learning the 1st and 2nd strings at the moment, The e and b are only supposed to go for 1 beat but when i'm playing really fast I struggle stopping it with my hand.
>>64654427
>At least you can play a real instrument! Who are you?
>>64654641
I got 3 guitars dude, and they are all different from each other. I still want a tele and an ES335. What I'm saying is with a custom guitar of that quality, you'll get exactly what you want, and it will last unless you abuse it.
But if you get a great HH or HSH guitar, or if you're a strat person, an SSS guitar, then you'll never need another (insert pickup configuration) guitar again because what you have will be better and more customised for you than anything else ever.
And yeah, I do know exactly what I want from a guitar. I've been playing for 10 years though, and I did actually make some wrong guitar choices when I was younger.
Thanks for the shitposting and sorry you're sad.
>>64654661
It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is our band. Nobody cared who I was until I took up the Strat.
>>64654747
>Strat
>not a matte black B C Rich
>>64654777
>matte black
No dude that costs too much, you can only get an ugly gloss that shows all your fingerprints
>>64654747
>>64654777
>747
>777
Those are Boeing models... Planes
>not a matte black B C Rich
"Matte black BC Rich" doesn't sound good to replace "mask"
>>64654856
HE DIDN'T SOUND SO GOOD! WHO WANTS TO TRY NEXT?
I wish there was an acoustic guitar, with the playability of an electric, and a pickup that make it sound like a legit electric guitar.
>>64654910
it's called electric guitar.
>>64654910
hollowbody guitars m8o.
They don't sound like an acoustic that much though
>>64654977
No no no it's got the sound of an acoustic, sound holes and all.
And the whole guitar won't feedback like crazy when under high gain, unlike archtops.
>>64654747
Was failing at guitar part of your plan?
So I have a question, if I plug a mic into a Vox mini 5 and I wanted more volume but didn't have a larger amp with a mic input, could I connect the headphone output of the Vox mini 5 to the aux input of my Mustang III or would this sound like shit?
>>64655492
That's basically slaving your amp, it'll work but you'll have to use a clean setting and you'll still be dependant on the speaker and amplification of the mustang, so there's no guarentee it'll sound good.
>>64655492
It's pretty much safe to say that it will sound like shit. Get a concert slave instead.
>>64655052
OF COURSH!
>>64654747
If I pull those strings, will you cry?
>>64655698
It would be extremely painful.
>>64655716
That's a big gauge...
>>64655744
for you
>>64655052
>tfw this shitter could just have all the gear you ever wanted just handed to him
He started playing so long ago too, though I guess he's never had too much time for practice
>>64655765
>that pic
>that instrument
>that mustache
>those clothes
ayyy lmao, is that the wardrobe assistant for Saul Goodman?
>>64645484
I have my intonation set to be accurate at the 12th fret, but it's fucked up after that. Near the 24th fret I can hear very audible beating when I play an octave. Is that just bad fretwork/a bad neck (it's a really cheap guitar) or did I set it up wrong?
2014 Gibson J45 (upgraded w/ bone and Waverly tuners)
2008 MIM Telecaster (upgraded with Seymour Duncan 59 pups)
2004 Gretsch 6120 DSW
2012 Hofner Violin Bass
>>64654641
>Buy "ultimate guitar"
>GAS goes into remission for a while
>6 months later the bank balance is calling out to be punished again
This is the way guitar ownership works
>tfw poor student fag
>want a cheap acoustic guitar
>all vendors local to me do them at either
>child guitar - 50
>regular sized 150 upwards ot 5k
Music isn't aceesable any more
>>64656287
You're literally playing one of the cheapest stringed instruments available. Try playing upright bass or cello and then complain about prices. 150 dollars? That's a set of strings.
>>64655845
I think of BCS every time I see cocobolo.
Best toan wood
>>64656262
>This is the way guitar ownership works
You mean this is the way insecure old men work.
>>64656310
>$150
>That's a set of strings.
the low e I use on my bass is $115
>>64656425
Le ebin silver strings with a gut core?
>>64656425
the biggest string kallium makes costs $40, there's absolutely no reason your bass string should cost $115, and there's absolutely no reason you should buy strings that expensive either
>>64656481
Upright bass strings, yes that's how much they cost. There are string sets at 600$.
>>64656467
Nah just a spirocore long e for the extension.
>>64656481
Double bass strings, anon
They're more complicated to make than bass guitar strings.
>>64656530
>>64656533
Well now I look like a retard, I thought you were talking about regular bass guitar
>>64656310
>falling for the "only those who have it the worst can complain" meme
it's all over priced and considering I can't afford one of these 150 guitars it mights as well cost 1500 for one of these guitars because its accessibility would be the same. null.
>>64656533
>long e for the extension
Oh yeah, I never played with extension.
>>64656570
Nah, this is /gg/ after all, it's not your fault for assuming it's a bass guitar.
>>64656574
>it's all over priced
Get a Ukulele then, sorry but people need to make a profit on these things, that's how it works. Shop around for a cheap used model then.
Ok help me out /gg/.
I was setting my guitars intonation and got every string perfect except the G string. Its still a bit sharp but the sadle is set as far as it goes. Also the B strings saddle is at its limit while the intonation is fine.
What can i do to get those intonations right? Using a tunomatic bridge btw.
>>64656574
Buy some cheapo shit man, don't do what I've done spend loads on shit I don't need then realise I'm too bad at guitar to have any of it.
Anyone know where the best way to get good is, should I work through something from the sticky?
>>64656262
Exactly my point when I made that post. Instead, the guy who I was replying to took offense at facts and called me sad. kek
>>64656682
Aside from taking the bridge out and rerouting the body, you're probably shit out of luck mate.
>>64656682
What's the guitar ? If it's cheap it may be just one the wonders of third world crafting. For instance I'm still 20 cent off with the saddle as far as possible on my guitar.
>>64656692
>Buy some cheapo shit man
Yh, the problem is that cheapo shit is still expensive, andu sed models are in the same catagory.
>>64656803
Buy used, you can get guitars for 30 bucks if you're patient.
>>64656803
I saw someone selling some chinese guitar and an amp for 50 quid on facebook in a music selling group, but yeah it is rare
>>64656756
Its an Epi Casino Coupe so i might just be shit out of luck. Its not that bad so i can probably live with it.
>>64656831
>>64656816
last I saw was a guy selling a used yamaha for 50 quid
it was broken and needed all it's nuts replacing
50 fucking quid
>>64656881
"Be patient", check your Craigslist or whatever every day, haggle, etc.
>>64656881
>>64656897
An example here, took me 1 minute, it's a beginners guitar and not great, but it's a working guitar for 50 bucks (probably 35 after haggling).
>>64656969
yes, I saw a similar posting for a yamaha for 40 quid
it was collection only though
if I had the cash to travel I'd have bought it
>>64657302
Stuff like that is usually collection only, just filter it to only show offers near you.
i bought a broken nylon string guitar at a pawn shop in the us for $30
all that was wrong with it was it didn't have strings and one of the tuners didn't turn very smooth. best purchase i ever made, took like 10 minutes to fix and plays amazing
Alot of people look for vintage guitars and amps, sometimes it seems to me that vintage guitars and amps are seen as more desirable than brand new ones, actually.
Do you feel like a part of it is because many people try to recreate the sounds of the past rather than actually trying something that is entirely new?
How long Stratocaster, Les Paul and Telecaster will remain the most popular guitar models??
>>64657616
Yes, especially guitarists are die hard traditionalists. See people who genuinely think point to point wiring somehow makes their amp better than if it was using a PCB, active electronics on a guitar are the devil and in general anything we didn't have in the 50s is not necessary or desirable because "the legends didn't need it back then either".
>>64657616
The piano, strings, hell even the drum sets haven't change their looks for forever.
>>64657616
dude pickups lmao
>>64657616
>tfw as long as strats lps and teles exist playing jazzmasters will be considered "alternative"therefore cool
smug frog dot jaypeg
>>64645910
Mad Professor 1 is the next one I want to get to try out personally. You can only tell so much from YouTube videos. I've bought more than a handful in recent years searching for the holy grail of distortion pedals, but I'm still looking. Last one I got was RockTron Third Angel, which sounds pretty good, but it crapped out on me in the middle of a set, which leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
>>64657616
I own one modern guitar, one modernized version of a les paul, and a strat.
There's a reason for some guitars still being at the top. Every shit guitar that was ever built is forgotten, these are the cream of the crop, the ones that stood the test of time again and again. They got it right. There are modern guitars that are shit, and there are modern guitars that feel and sound better than sex, like some suhr, strandberg, schecter, esp etc.
>>64647102
It angers me slightly that this guy is fingerpicking blues licks when demoing an 80s heavy metal style distortion pedal, and disabled comments. And has a long intro.
https://youtu.be/_wt5L82jrnI
How a gear demo should be done:
https://youtu.be/CyrjX3guVns
>>64647888
i'm in Markham too, lets jam
>>64648030
Okay maybe I'm retarded and somebody more knowledgeable can correct me, but it sounds like you're ahead of the beat at the beginning. Like, the phrases don't sit well on the groove, time-wise. I felt like it got a lot better after that. Maybe just took a while to settle into the groove. Nice chops.
any of u fags in he uk, preferably essx, preferably chelmsford?
I wanna play with someone besides myself and abottle of vanilla vodka
>>64648138
>>64645484
Orange Terror Bass 500 or Markbass Little Mark 3?
The Orange can do overdrive, but I could always use a pedal for that (and I'm not sure how good it actually sounds), the Markbass seems more attractive otherwise honestly.
>>64658025
Honestly that's just me being nervous and sperging out. I have great anxiety everytime I hit the red button.
>>64655052
I can empathize with him. Been there done that with the rehearsed solo thing that you messed up and then couldn't figure out how to get back into because you were so thrown off. But I usually have some stock minor gin&tonic lixx I can throw out there if I get stumped.
Fred Durst's was way worse.
![BE2[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/tLQkrRL.jpg "BE2[1].jpg")
>>64655845
Saul Goodman looks like saxophonist Bill Evans, to me.
>>64658171
It seems you've already made your choice anon.
>>64658171
These are two fairly different amps.
On one hand you got a valve preamp with an aggressive tone and on the other, a fully SS amp that sounds very neutral.
Both are excellent amps in their category. The OD on the orange is nice, but the EQ is less responsive than on the LM3.
>>64654644
>learning the e and b strings
What
>muting
Mute the wound strings with the meat of your picking hand next to the bridge. Mute unwound strings with your fretting hand by lightly touching them with your fingers
Got a couple of newfag questions.
Is there some sort of "tone guide" out there that would perhaps give some idea on the setups needed to achieve specific tones? Say, for example, how to get something as deliciously thick as this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm8yEN8BU4A
And is the Fuzz Factory worth the price? I'm a yurofag, and buying one of those fuckers from the US, along with shipping and taxes, would cost me more than my guitar. I love the shit you can achieve with them (well, at least what I saw on youtube), but the price is kinda turning me away.
What is a solid state amp that has very clean cleans and is suitable for effects like the Jc-120, but is not a JC?
If the amp also has a good distortion its a bonus (good distortion doesn't have to be an attempt to clone tube-distortion)
>>64659197
It doesnt have to a "JC clone" btw.
i just want a solid state with very good and clean cleans that stacks well with effects
im a big fucking baby and steel bass strings hurt my fingers, any solutions that don't involve changing strings?
>>64659197
the Randall RG stuff is good, i have a 100w 212 of theirs that has a tube preamp for the distortion channel and effects work really well with the clean channel
>>64659259
Man up.
>>64659197
SS/Tube doesn't matter once you go past dumb elitism, just find something you like and buy it regardless of its guts.
>>64659196
Build a clone, fuzz are ridiculously easy to make
>>64659304
iirc the fuzz factory is pretty much a fuzz face with extra controls, shouldnt be more than 20 components
>>64659288
>>64659304
I want a solid state and not tube also because tube requires more maintenance and is less durable, and also more expensive.
Also from what i heard solid states usually tend to have cleaner cleans
>>64659196
why dont you get a vexter
>>64659197
get a jc-120
>>64659259
play till you get calluses
>>64659359
its a preamp tube (12at7), those things last for years and cost maybe like 30 dollars to replace. you're thinking of power tubes, they're the ones that are high maintenance
>>64659359
the tube is only in the distortion channel
Small house, elderly neighbours.
Need an amp that's small and sounds half decent when quiet.
Anybody have experience with the Yamaha THR10?
>>64659420
>>64659404
I will check it out, thanks for trying to help
>>64659359
Orange Crush Series if you're ok with a combo amp. Look up some youtube reviews, the clean channel is amazing. They go up to 120w but then you could just as well buy a JC-120. The 60w or 35w combos could be what you're looking for, though. I own the 20rt, great amp, great cleans.
>>64659259
you have three options:
1. Play until your fingers get numb/calloused and dont feel it anymore
2. Play until your fingers fall off and you have build a robotic metal hand to play.
or
3. Use a pick.
option 3 will make you look like a sissy to /gg/ but i dont give a shit because I haven't touched a bass.
Which brings up an interesting question: Does anyone use finger picks for bass for tonal reasons?
>>64659359
>I want a solid state and not tube also because tube requires more maintenance and is less durable, and also more expensive.
Bullshit, you need to play at high volume for a lot of time before your power amp tubes go bad.
"cleaner cleans" depends only on how the amp is built, the twin reverb is tubes and it's clean as hell.
>>64659404
aren't 12at7/12ax7 cheaper than that ? I think they're like 20 bucks max.
>>64657616
>How long Stratocaster, Les Paul and Telecaster will remain the most popular guitar models??
>mfw I've got this fucker and use it mainly to play covers of Neil Young and The Doors.
I've actually been asked how is it possible that I'm not playing a Strat or LP. It's like those guitars are the embodiment of all guitar music.
>>64646929
HEY, I'm in LA, straightedge rest of my band likes to party. Lets talk if you're willing to play in a sellout band with ashitty vocalist who write the music (me)
>>64659519
People underestimate how useful coil tapping is, I tried a Schecter 7 string with it and I could pretty much pull out every sound I had in mind with some knob tweaking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0HDmpdpaI
>>64659430
I have a pretty cheap, small Ibanez amp and it can be connected to headphones, so you will be able to play without disturbing anyone. are you looking for something like that?
If you do, the amp is called "ibanez tbx15"
>>64659304
>>64659347
I cannot into electronics. I mean, at all.
>>64659392
The vexter is the one I'm talking about. I don't even consider the hand-made ones an option.
>>64657616
I feel like much of the advances in music technology is in the audio equipment part, rather than the instrument.
We have better mics, better softwares, better samples, better amps.
Maybe we just want our direct contact to music, the instrument, to be sweet and simple.
>>64659604
>I cannot into electronics. I mean, at all.
It's not electronics. It's lego with soldering, you take a schematic, find the right wires, solder it to another, and put everything in a box.
>>64659622
>Maybe we just want our direct contact to music, the instrument, to be sweet and simple.
You can't say that for everyone, some people like active preamps on bass while others can't wrap their heads around it.
>>64659485
>3. Use a pick.
>
>option 3 will make you look like a sissy to /gg/ but i dont give a shit because I haven't touched a bass.
>
>Which brings up an interesting question: >Does anyone use finger picks for bass for tonal reasons?
bass puritanism is the worst, play with your fucking dick if you want
I play with picks cause all the tones I like are picked
>>64659650
Yeah my argument was towards people who want a traditional approach to their instruments.
And I like the designs of Teles, strats and LPs .. It might be cheesy and lame but I feel they are timeless and fit into most genre of music.
>>64659622
Things can be just as simple while sounding different, you know?
Something that sounds different doesnt mean it sounds worse
>>64659622
>Maybe we just want our direct contact to music, the instrument, to be sweet and simple.
Must be why most "guitar legends" have fucktons of pedals and processors hooked up to their instruments.
>>64659676
>play with your fucking dick if you want
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AuKY-ddDV4
I'd pay good money to see something like that.
>>64659695
Angus Young's signal chain is basic as fuck.
>>64660032
>most guitar legends
>>64654644
Skip to 2:20
https://youtu.be/aMlQlK8TUC8
NEW THREAD
>>64660855
>>64660855
>>64660855
NEW THREAD
>>64660874
too early
>>64659485
I've seen that once. A bassist playing with fingerpicks. It was nice but I wouldn't do it. You'd need to play retardedly softly for it not to sound like total shit.
>>64649338
why did Marshall stop making these
they were like 300 bucks, they sold out instantly everywhere, they sounded awesome
PS- they are loud as fuck too
even 5 watt tube amps with no master are fucking loud
an 18 watt marshall is not that much quieter than a 50w marshall
watts to decibles is logarithmic
if you live in a apartment or right next to someone, get a modeler or practice amp that sounds good that you can plug headphones into
>>64655845
>Saul Goodman
That's Jimmy McGill, you fucking pleb
>>64662673
Woops I meant this one
>>>/qa/519869
>>64663251
So, are these guys even aware of the existence of /gg/?
Lads I'm learning and I feel like it's impossible to get my chord changes upto speed in songs. They are always half a second late and sloppy, it's so discouraging.
>>64663599
it was linked to /gg/ right after it was made, so I'm confident that they're aware, yes.
I have a wah and a tubescreamer. What should my next pedal be?
