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first
>>64672454
Does someone here have experience with resonator basses? Any recommendations?
>>64672479
Not with basses but with the guitars I find you want to get the models that are made entirely of metal to get that really unique resonator sound, otherwise they sound too close to a regular acoustic imo.
I imagine it's the same for basses
>>64672601
I really just need it for the volume, acoustic basses sound terrible and barely get loud enough to be audible besides a normal guitar, and I really don't want to carry my upright with my for a camping trip.
Any of you soft dicks have experience with the fender blues deluxe reissue ? Been looking to get one
Anyone know if the Ibanez Weathered Black finish is satin or oil?
>>64672657
It'll probably be a bit louder than an acoustic bass, I wouldn't expect too much though.
Les Claypool seems to like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE5GuBSstw0
>>64672926
Interesting, it's just a pain because no store really has a large variety of resonator basses to test and compare. I'm just hoping it's loud enough inbetween some basic percussion and 1 or 2 guitars.
>>64672657
An upright player on /gg/? I really want to learn playing upright bass, but I live in a small apartment. Are EUBs worth it? I heard they sound bad when played with a bow, is that true? What should I look for, what model/brand is good?
>>64674537
not that guy but they sound fine when played with a bow so long as you dont get a total shit one. expect to at least get an NS designs one or something starting at like 1500usd.
>>64674641
And I assume I can use my normal bass amp and cab with it?
So something like the NS design NXT + a bow would be sufficient? Do those come set up properly/can I do that myself?
this i my 8 string agile, i just got it a week ago but im starting to get used to it now. now when i pickup my six string, it feels like a ukulele. i mainly play metal and clean stuff, my biggest influences are jean baudin, meshuggah, and animals as leaders.
>>64674778
yea you can use a normal bass amp. they are easier to setup than an acoustic upright cuz the bridge isn't floating and all that. if you can do basic guitar/bass setup youll be fine
When should I learn to read music? I can read the beat and understand time signatures but I can't tell you whether it's and A or G note.
>>64675094
Alright, awesome, thank you so much. Could you answer 2 more questions for me? Would it be a stupid idea to get a 5-string model? I play 5-string bass guitar almost exclusively and I always liked having that option. And secondly what bow should I get?
>>64675131
now
>>64674915
>8-string
>influenced by AAL
Didn't see that coming no sir.
>>64674915
>meshuggah
>using more than 5 strings tops
lool
>>64675131
Being able to read rhythms is the most important and most difficult aspect of reading music imo. So if you can do that you're like 65% of the way there. The best way to learn note names is to use mnemonic devices like FACE or Every Good Boy Does Fine for reading treble clef. Pretty much every musician that can sight read starts there. Then get a hold of any sheet music you can and just write the note names under each beat.
>>64675372
typical i know, but i do enjoy it.
>>64675281
no, i got a 5 as a first electric upright. its fine, you just have to arch more to bow but if youre learning that as it is, its not a big deal. as for a bow, french or German is your choice but dont get some plastic garbage. very minimum get something thats at least 100bucks or it will just fall apart on you. also go for a medium to darker rosin as it has more grip for the heavy bass strings
>>64675458
in fairness i do use all of the strings. i forgot to mention this guy too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiERPVIEvSc
NEETar
>>64675585
whats that bridge pickup? ive never seen it before.
>>64675549
>rob scallon
>that sterile clean tone
stop pls
Does anyone have any experience with the Epiphone Flying V? Or any V in general?
>>64675547
Muting is not more problematic with a 5-string upright? Interesting. German bow is mandatory or my teacher would refuse to teach me, so that's settled. Then I'll look for a decent bow. Thanks!
>>64675655
>Muting is not more problematic with a 5-string upright?
i dunno, i came from a 4 string acoustic upright. i didnt find it an issue.
>>64675646
yes actually. imo, they are great, they have amazing access to the higher frets, and you can play them siting down in a classical position, your leg fits right in between the fork of the V.
>>64675621
It's a Fender Contemporary Strat. Pickups were all made by Fujigen, according to wikipedia, so it's a Fujigen humbucker with coil splitting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPu9RXFtykU
>>64675745
thanks. also is that you? its pretty good.
>>64675797
It is. Thanks, man. I get bored every once in a while and record videos and throw them on here. I know they're poor quality recordings and I usually fuck up a few times in them, but I like making them.
>>64675646
I do. Wasn't much of a fan of my V at first (mainly stuck with my SG), but I love playing it now. Great guitar.
>>64675738
>>64675854
Sweet, ive been looking into my first humbucker guitar and I kinda wanted something that stood out as well, even so the one I'm eyeing is black and I was thinking about refinishing it to look like this
So.. Fender American Special Tele for 900, or Japan TL71 for 760?
Hmmmm
>>64676041
American Special is a better deal
>>64675979
that would cost ALOT of money, just buy it, or the same in a different color from sweetwater.com
im sick of not being able to play solos.
the most i can manage is pentatonic wankery like iomis earlier stuff.
any one can share some technique exercises to build up speed and hand synchronization?
I have some pedals (tuner, loop and compression, which I've used on batteries) and now I want to buy a power supply for them.
Stupid question:
isolated, regulated - is there a difference?
110v - 220v (Europe [where I currently live] and Australia [where I know I'll end up] are 230v and 240v) - how does this work?
>>64676237
For a refin on an Epiphone? I still have leftover materials from my surf green mustang project
>>64676780
Oh then by all means go ahead. i thought you were going to have someone else paint it. nvm
>>64676780
Just a warning that project is going to be much more complex than the mustang body. This time don't strip the guitar down to the bare wood
>>64676137
Satin neck and jumbo frets.. Yeah man. I think so too.
>>64675646
Sawa-chan please go
>>64676265
The best, most tried-and-true method that everyone from 14-year-old me to Steve Vai has used to build hand synchronization is the 1-2-3-4 exercise. Basically just play the first, second, third, and fourth frets on the 6th string (or low E string) with your index, middle, ring, and pinky fingers respectively, then jump to the A string and play the same four frets with the same four fingers, then the same on the D string, etc. When you get to the high E string, shift everything up a fret and play in pinky, ring, middle, index on each string. Then just repeat up the neck. Here's a quick tab to get you started. Once you get comfortable with the basic mechanics, play along with a metronome and slowly increase the speed, and look up variations of it online. I think Vai's 10-Hour Workout runs through a few different fingerings for the exercise.
>>64676041
American Specials are very nice instruments but I've played plenty in store that sounded and played like absolute crap. Some were amazing to play.
I had an American Special Honey burst nitro satin Precision bass that I stupidly sold. Regret it all the time.
>>64676265
Scale exercises. It's boring, but it builds up dexterity quickly. Use the major scale in different positions on the neck and practice these:
-play the scale up and down normally
-do three note sequences
-four note sequences
-interval sequences (3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths)
Practice with a metronome starting slow. Make sure your left hand finger movements are fluid and not moving too much. It's really important to only use as much movement in your hand as needed - for example don't lift your fingers way off the fretboard, it kills speed.
>>64677325
>>64676137
>>64676041
Also remember that American Special instruments use Grasebucket wired tone pots. So when you roll the tone off, you literally only cut highs. Lows and low mids aren't boosted.
Someone in Houston buy my damn bass already so I can buy a new amp.
>>64677368
Being poor must suck.
>>64677059
Like what? I was planning to remove all on the body, painters tape all around the neck, then strip the paint (it's an Epi so I'll probably just heat gun and scrape since it's probably polyurethane) apply primer, then paint, wet sand, then apply clear laquer to shine.
>>64677334
Isn't it what a tone pot is supposed to do? Act as a high pass filter?
>>64677334
from an electronic standpoint, a passive RC filter is only capable of cutting frequencies outside a certain range. You would need active components (an on-board preamp) to boost anything.
The way it's usually wired, a tone pot is a low-pass filter.
>>64677521
The way 99% of Fenders are wired, when you roll off the tone pot, highs get cut but low mids get boosted at the same time.
>>64677487
Just careful masking really since your also dealing with binding iirc. You can use the poly finish as the primer coat, even with a nitro color coat. Just scuff it up with 400 grit.Do not take a heat gun to it. You will definitely fuck it up.
can someone id this guitar? I think its an eko kiwi
>>64677612
You are wrong, look up the difference between stock and Greasbucket wiring.
>>64677649
>>64677612
Also, boost is the wrong word I guess. It lets the low mids come out. Check out the TBX circuit, I've got one on one of my axes. You'd swear it was active if you didn't know.
>2016
>Still playing meme geetahs
>Literally playing any "instruments" other than MPS
MPS stands for Music Production Software for you dwarves living under rocks.
>tfw no classical trained gf
>>64677649
A Greasebucket circuit is a passive band-pass filter, which is to say that it rolls off the lows and highs at the same time.
>>64677622
Sounds like the greasebucket tone circuits is exactly what I want.
>>64674915
Interesting to see how you adjust to a new instrument eh? That being said, 8 strings are more or less useless unless you're -actually- utilizing wide chord voicing support with really good pickups to pick it up.
Otherwise, I'd just stick with a downtuned 7 strings or a baritone 6.
Check out this wip ambient piece
https://clyp.it/dvdhvp5x
>>64677716
Nice b8 but here's why, there's no sense of emotional, physical and musical connection between the instruments in MPS
Can anyone recommend me something fun to play?
>>64677287
Why not play real chromatic scales?
>>64679136
Genre? Instrument?
>>64679267
Any genre is fine with me. I only had an acoustic so I mainly played folk stuff and I'm trying to learn more classical and jazzy stuff.
But I also just got an electric guitar recently.
>>64679307
I'd love to learn this but I don't have an acoustic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHDdqubE7zQ
>>64679171
Because he didn't ask specifically for a chromatic scale exercise? I mean, I don't really care what people practice, this is just one of the earliest exercises for building speed and hand synchronization I ever learned and it seems like a lot of guitarists use it.
Also it is technically a chromatic scale you're working through, so...
>>64679338
i mean it's missing a note but idk why that guy is saying that. the exercise is just about dexterity
>>64677716
>he can't play guitar AND work with DAWs
How's being a monkey treating you?
How does one find a drummer
>>64679422
you learn drums
>>64679422
Buy a drum machine since drummers went extinct years ago.
So I picked up a new Meme-master a few weeks ago (the one with the 2 humbuckers)
>it was factory-new and almost 80% off retail
Is it worth gutting it and throwing some EMGs I have lying around in it to get Jim Root's guitar minus the matte finish?
>>64679351
If you expand the concept across the fretboard then it becomes a chromatic scale no matter what.
stupid question: could I plug a guitar into a bass amp and then plug the bass amp into a guitar cab?
>>64680037
Depends, it's a good idea if your intention is to blow the speakers
>>64680037
IF the bass amp is the right wattage and the bass cab has the right wattage handling and same impedance; 4,8,16 ohms then yes you can play guitar thru the bass amp.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0ckng7uVUQR
Anybody recognize the metal song this tremolo riff is from? It's so familiar but I can't put a name to it at all
>>64680037
You've probably already tried, getting a lot of horrible noise and burnt up the amp and cab. Fuck you, kid.
Anyone ever made a guitar from one of those DIY kits? How did they turn out?
>>64680158
They always turn our like shit. Its cheap wood, body and neck never fit right, you need over $1000 of tools to actually get the guitar to fit and tune right.
How are the Mexican Fenders vs American? The price difference is enormous.
Would it be worth settling for a MiM if you're on a tight budget, or just go the extra mile for a MiA?
>>64680198
used US Fender guitars are around $700. MIM are usually pretty solid guitars, spend the money to get them setup correctly and jam. Or if the place of birth is totally important to you, save up. Its really not worth it. I have 20 us and mexico made guitars.
>>64680037
I once slaved a fender guitar amp of some type with a 10w vox bass practice amp, shit was so fucking cash, that doesn't answer your question but yea, sounded great.
>>64679307
Here you go anon, report back when you can play everything here!
https://tommyemmanuel.wordpress.com/chet-atkins/
>>64675646
Used to play an ESP SV Standard.
Access wasn't as good as you assume it'll be, but Vs are great besides that. Cheap ones tend to be neck heavy, wasn't an issue on my ESP though.
>>64680037
>>64680084
>>64680120
Fucking idiots. A bass amp doesn't care if you plug in a guitar. The EQ obviously won't work properly and some bass amp designs aren't suited for guitar, but it can't damage anything. Guitar speakers do have issues if you play bass on them, but he's planning on playing guitar, so it's not a problem either. The only issue would be overpowering the speaker cabinet, but you can do the same with a high wattage guitar amp. And as always, just don't be stupid and you won't blow any speakers by volume.
Yes, it'll work and it's safe (in general, as always check impedance and power ratings and don't be stupid)
>>64680746
That's because the neck joint on those are totally different from Flying Vs.
>>64680849
>>64675646
>Or any V in general?
The body is also a lot thinner as is the neck. ESP SV played rings around any Flying V I've ever owned with the exception of the highest few frets.
>>64680037
I guess so, Malcolm Young used to do that to get a heavier sound
Would you agree that you may achieve a good sound on any guitar?
Should I start learning with Russian 7-string guitar if I am planning to play djent in a future?
>>64681069
no, learn on an acoustic
>>64681057
no, a guitar that plays like shit, goes out of tune and is impossible to intonate will always sound like shit
>>64681057
Add enough distortion and every guitar will sound the same. Whether that's "good" is a different question.
>>64681090
>>64681112
But at least on LTD M-100FM?
>playing an instrument
>>64681131
don't get a floyd rose on a beginner guitar
also get an acoustic
>>64681112
>no, learn on an acoustic
Don't listen to this idiot.
after one year learning on a violin shaped chinese woodbox, I'll finally buy a chinese made actual violin. I'm happy.
Whats your opinion on Marshall code 50?
>>64681131
that floyd will fuck your life up, especially if its a shit one, which is probably is (NEVER ever get a guitar with a licensed floyd rose, if its bad it will ruin the guitar)
>>64681507
I have this one with floyd and for me it sounds fine.
Got 2 guitars. One on The left is a epiphone Thunderbird iv. One on The right is a old guitar I got from my DAF 2 years ago. He got it when he was 14 Yo. No idea what model it is, but it's a grand suzuki.
>>64681131
Like >>64681154 said, get a hardtail first. You have no idea how much a cheap FR will make your life a living hell. Get experience on changing strings and setups, things that keep a guitar in tune. Then save, and get a good guitar.
>>64681641
Dad. Not daf
>>64681069
>play djent
do not
>>64681069
kek
>>64681337
I can imagine anon, playing on a bad instrument is frustrating, especially when you spend more time worrying that you sound like shit rather than play like shit.
Pls rate how shitty my guitar is:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1SubfeDjLov
(I know I've failed in few moments but whatever)
>>64682139
>fishing for compliments
please don't be so needy.
>>64682303
I am purely interested in comments regarding the sound, I guess my technique is more or less fine
>>64682367
Alrighty, then.
You can use less input gain than you think - a touch of compressor will give you back some of the sustain you lose
Use your neck pickup at least some of the time and roll back your tone on the guitar.
>>64682446
Well, yes, I am aware of the lack of sustain. Thanks for the pick ups advice.
In any case can you say that my guitar doesn't sound like a total shit and it would be ok to come with it for some kind of audition?
>>64682536
It's fine, just too trebley and you're using too much gain
>>64682622
Ok, thanks.
>finally got part of my inheritance
>decide to go nuts and shell €3k for my dream guitar, an US Jackson Kelly
>2 months later, walk upon a cheap mexi Strat, buy it on a whim
Damn it feels good.
>>64683259
>spending $3k on a boring white finish
>>64683277
Only thing they had in stock with black, any other color would have meant a special order to the Ontario facility and a 12-18 months wait, and I was simply not having that. Also I like white guitars and will probably paint the strat white whenever I get the chance.
I regret nothing.
>>64683259
>Kelly
>not a Soloist
the worst thing you can do on a guitar is that thing where you sweep a couple muted string to one on the B or E string
that is the douchiest sound in all of guitardom
Listen and appreciate:
https://youtu.be/vsbkhEIURtA
>>64683306
Well it's your choice, I can't tell you to not be happy with it, I just like more flashy stuff where even by looking at it you can tell the work on it is great.
The only thing I'd maybe do is add a white pickup cover.
>>64683356
What's your problem with it and why is it douchy?
>>64683335
>yet another strat like guitar
No thanks. I have a weird twisted left wrist and the strap button placements on these gets my left hand/arm sore pretty quickly. Right behind the neck joint is absolutely perfect for me, it's the most comfortable guitar I've played yet.
>>64683356
>that is the douchiest sound in all of guitardom
That would be strumming I-V-vi-IV in whatever key on an acoustic
>>64683384
>The only thing I'd maybe do is add a white pickup cover.
That's actually a pretty good idea, I'll think about it.
>>64683306
Where in Ontario are you? And what music do you play?
I'm the Markham poster from before.
Hi everyone
I'm looking for some coolmways to use my DD-500 delay/loop station
I've been improvising over open chord arpeggios (All I can think of ATM, I am unskilled) and getting some nice sounds (been looping progressions and shit)
I love post rock and shoegaze, how would I go about writing post rock shit? Kinda clueless on how to start
If some of an you remember, here's my gear
>>64683558
Never said I'm from Ontario, I just assumed that's where US Jackson are built, which is wrong, as they're now built in Corona, California or so it seems.
Also I'm a complete heavy metal retard if you haven't guessed yet.
>>64683636
>Corona, California
In the Fender plant
>with other strat like guitars
>>64677287
>look up variations of it online
This is a good one.
https://youtu.be/K_zUV2YyBik
>>64683636
Oh oops my bad.
>>64683690
When I said "strat like guitars" I was obviously referring to the shape of the body, not the quality of the guitar itself.
>>64683259
Nice Jacksons
my 1987 US Jackson / Charvel
>>64683259
I also just bought a Jackson, though nothing as fancy.
>>64680111
No idea, but maybe you'll enjoy this:
https://youtu.be/BdNi0K2FLek
Got my Mesa cabs home. Definitely seem a little bassier than the Orange. They have V30s in them just like the Orange, but they sound smoother. Doesn't have that little bit of shrillness to them. I guess because they're broken in?
>>64682139
What is this song? Sounds nice.
>>64683356
No, that's simply called a rake and it sounds great. You can do the same thing sweeping from high to low. Your statement comes off like, "The worst thing you can do on a guitar is slide into a note." Or, "The worst thing you can do on a guitar is bend a note up a whole-step."
hello /gg/ im gonna start taking guitar lessons soon but the only guitar i have is my grandfathers old one, i have no idea what brand it is or if it's good or not so maybe you guys can help me out
>>64684393
Nothing written on the front or back of the headstock? No serial numbers or anything?
>>64684393
Some bizarre electronic there.
>>64684426
found a serial number on the back and im currently looking it up
>>64684430
really? i know shit about guitars so i wouldnt know lol
>>64684213
Mesa V30s are apparently different from regular V30s, which may be why.
Not guitar related, butI always wanted to play drums, but I live in a flat where I can barely play guitar with my laney cub 10's volume at 6 o' clock. Are electronic drum sets any good?
>>64684710
https://youtu.be/j1EnTkqTMxo
They sound pretty legit to me.
t. non-drummer
>>64684710
You can't get the same bouncy feel as acoustic drums unless it's one of those really expensive kits, but for practicing and fun jamming there shouldn't be any problems.
>>64684854
The snare sounds like ass and the cymbals are too flat dynamic wise.
Does anyone else keep different guitars in different rooms?
>living room
classical
>basement
electric
>bathroom
ukulele
>bedroom
lute
>office
banjo
Ibanez-s770pb
Had the chance to play, good high output but also some nice cleans on the neck pickup
thin profile makes it fast and easy to play
thoughts?
Just picked this beauty up for $500
>>64685368
Instrument in the toilet? Disgusting desu senpai
>>64685368
So whenever I want to record a new song I have to go around the house to get them? That's dumb.
>>64684430
looks like a master volume and toggle on/off for each pickup... a simplified configuration that someone did themselves
>>64683259
I almost got one and I still want one
Any of you have experience with a Boss Me-50?
Might buy one for $75 today.
>>64685496
>thoughts?
needs one more string and it's perfect.
>>64685503
why do you people keep getting these kind of deals, people only sell cheap guitars and recorders here
>>64685496
My main problem with S series is they're way too light for me. Other than that they're great.
>>64675458
Underrated lead player imo https://youtu.be/0vyRaxgC8_E
Slightly messy, but I'm proud nonetheless. What do you think /gg/? https://clyp.it/ufotn4kq
>>64687324
It's crème you ignorant fuck.
>>64687324
Can't tell what is background noise and what is intended instruments.
>>64687437
uh? i was being ïronic?
>>64687468
recorded with a laptop mic so that makes sense. On my birthday i'll get something decent :^)
>>64685496
>Ibanez still haven't worked around the ugly cheap looking black plastic thingy around the pu selector
What the fuck.
I wouldn't mind it much on entry budget guitars but even the prestige series have it too. It's gross and completely breaks the sleek general design of the instrument.
>>64683789
Pretty fucking sweet, although I'd like it better in white.
>>64687548
That's even worse than looking cheap, the black thing isn't there on the SA, I don't understand either why they keep putting it on the S.
Are there some general tips or tricks to getting a distorted lead tone that's "sweet" sounding, as in higher notes sing rather than scream?
>>64688430
probably a clean blend knob on the distortion and higher tone frequency on the pedal? lotsa headroom on the amp is another of course
>>64688430
it's all in the mids
I'm learning a simple Bach piece (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-ze51lEt3w) but slower than he plays it, first proper fingerstyle classical piece. For rock fingerstyle (I didn't do much) I used my fingers, but should I grow out my nails or keep using my fingers to play it?
>>64686627
I bought it from some rich dude, so he probably just didn't care about the money
>>64672454
why do guitarist overuse distortion? i even know a few who think distortion makes the guitar sound more articulate kek
Gibson Faded SG Special. These pickups offer so much moar tonally than any other humbucker ive encountered. Like a quiet p90. Ntm bargain pricing.
>>64688573
Nails are a must. They don't even need to be that long but they will help you immensely.
Orange Crush cr60c. Indestructible solid state thats big enough for all jobs but small enough for the apartment bedroom. Sonic tonal abilities. .. full spectrum, bros
moving to kentucky. Anyone here from around those parts near lexington and play some sludge, stoner, or prog?
>>64688519
As in more or less? I've heard people talk about scooped mids but I'm not sure if that's what will get the tone I'm talking about.
>>64689413
Age?
>>64689484
Will be 24 when I get there Anon. Planning to live closer to Danville.
>>64689473
More. Adding low mids or high mids will give a different tone between them but that's where all the articulation is. Adding too much high can make your sound too shrill.
If you're using distortion, turn down the gain a little bit.
>>64684213
Cab design and tuning (factors like open vs closed back and interna dimensions and bracing/batting) plays a large part in how a cabinet will sound. Why does no one understand this?
>>64689543
Meh, i only play with oldfags. Good luck, kid, theres not really a music scene here.
>>64689690
Probably moving to Nashville soon after, maybe a year or so.
>>64672454
anyone went to music uni and studied music? I see jazz and stuff like that available
I already got my life done per se, family business lets me live as a middle/upper middle class guy
I've always loved music and recently started to learn how to play guitar
>>64689744
Nashville is more like it, especially for busking. Might want to look into Huntington WV for your kind og music
>>64689832
Studied some music but it wasn't my major
>>64689832
forgot to mention there's a thing called okestudante which pays the expenses and helps moving to the UK and I saw the british and irisih music modern music institute uni in the flyer
Thinking about buying a vintage fender vibrolux in the near future.
Anyone here have an argument against them? Different fender or fender-like amps to consider under $1500?
>>64689840
I heard about that. I play tons of different styles but those are my first loves, know what I mean?
>>64689893
Tubes are for the amp that never leaves the house. You could get three Peavy Bandit 112's or as many Orange Crush cr60c 's for that kind of dough and never be inconvenienced again. Both are very good loud respinsive SSs.
>>64690089
I'm pretty antisocial so this is strictly for home recording.
>>64687324
tfw /gg/ don't care about my music
>>64689999
Do you write or just do covers?
>>64685503
Nice. I bought pic related from some guy in vegas for $300 (google says they go for around 1k).
It was in perfect condition other than having a bunch of Cadillac shit glued/nailed onto it. The guy loved Cadillacs so much that he bought a really nice Lincoln, removed anything that said Lincoln or had their insignia, and replaced it with Cadillac stuff.
Just took a knife and a screwdriver to it and it's back to perfect condition except a couple screw holes
>>64690186
Both. I'd say I have a good 6-7 whole songs written 100% (well, I can't program drums but that's what I'm working on) and probably another 15 I have working riffs and stuff for - I just have trouble connecting all the ideas in my head. Getting there though.
when I jam at home I usually just flick on some backing tracks for covers though have some fun.
>>64689893
Count on having to put money into paying a tech to replace cabs and stuff.
I'd just buy a Deluxe Reverb, or an older Peavey Classic 30. Use the money you saved to buy an old fender champ. Vintage, cheap, and if it needs work you have a great amp already.
>Been playing playing for almost 20 years
>Fairly good, though I'd reach a plateau
>Can't stop listening to bass in songs, bass players, and looking at bass stuff
This feeling is tearing me apart. On one hand learning bass would re invorate my love for music and motivate me to practice. On the other hand I hate how going back to guitar feels "wrong" after playing a bit of bass and I don't want to lose my guitar chops.
>>64690479
replace caps*
>>64690479
How's the deluxe reverb compare?
>>64690538
you won't lose guitar chops.
I find learning a new instrument gives new insight into others. I say just do it.
Should I get new gear bros?
I've been playing for nearly a decade now and I feel that my guitar and amp are holding me back. Shitty little spider 3 line 6 practice amp that I can't get decent tones for blues out of. I just don't want to buy new shit and realize my playing sucks and not my equipment, what you think guys?
Decks Dark's guitar track is pretty cool eh guys.
>>64690675
if you can afford it, do it. you'll have fun playing again.
>>64677716
>implying producing "trap" like everyone else is evenly remotely indicating skill or originality
>>64690549
Well you'll be buying a newer reissue, so better components and all that. Just get the DRRI if you want a classic Fender amp for home use.
Fender makes tons of cheap and good tube amps these days, you have plenty of options to choose from.
>>64690797
oh I definitely can. I actually have a little TOO much so I'm afraid I might go overboard and get 2000 dollars worth of shit lol. Trying to get a new guitar and a good marshall.
Any recs for guitars with incredible versatility? I like the feel and clean tones of Strats but I like the distorted tones on Les Pauls/SGs
>>64690864
I suppose I'll have to check a few out in store somewhere.
>>64690957
Most GCs will have a load of different Fender amps to play with.
>>64690948
Psst HSS strats, or SSS strats with a stacked humbucker in the bridge.
>inb4 ruining the strat
Whats a good guitar that can play a lot of genres?
in the 500-700€ area
>>64680037
Yes. As long as the head and cab match impedance and the cab has speakers rated high enough for the head it will be fine. Might not sound good necessarily
>>64683259
>dream guitar
>Jackson Kelly
>mfw
https://clyp.it/gunvpy2m I stepped up the prod. a bit on this so its a bit clearer, can peeple give me feedback?
>>64690948
Then get a used mexi strat (around $350-400), and a used Gibson SG (500-700).
>>64690675
>spider
lmfao
Get a good amp, dude. I can't believe you've gone a decade on that little piece of shit. When I first started playing (also about a decade ago), I played guitar through a multi-fx pedal and out through some shitty monitor speakers. I joined a band and since carrying around speakers and a multi-fx looked retarded, I used the drummer's old shitty spider amp.
One day, we kicked the drummer out of the band because he sucked and I was left without an amp. Got a new drummer and he had a cool big amp (I forget what it was, but it was a huge improvement over a spider) and my playing sounded 10x better just playing simple things on it. Soon after that, I went out and bought a nice tube amp and have never been happier with any other gear purchase.
I will never go back to a shitty amp like a spider. You'd have to be spectacularly bad to sound worse on a better amp. Get rid of that piece of shit, you wont regret it
>>64690948
You only own a stray currently?
If you got one you're happy with then I'd say go with something with humbuckers.
You'll have a plenty versatile sound with both.
>>64690948
Check out Italia guitars. I've never played one but I've been wanting one for a long time. They sound really nice but apparently can give out some unwanted pickup noise when too much dirt is added
>>64691242
No I own a absolute shitter Jay Turser hahahah if you're familiar with that brand.
>>64691170
Good idea. I've definitely got my moneys worth out of it. I just hate the tone on that thing, so digital and shitty and tinny.
>>64690675
>I just don't want to buy new shit and realize my playing sucks and not my equipment
That's not what will make you a good player.
Everyone sucks, the difference between good and bad players is that the good player knows he sucks, and works on sucking less.
Get an actual amp, get something to record yourself, and get to dealing with the harsh reality or you're never going to get any better.
>tfw the guitar solo on identikit sounds like a tele played through a practice amp
>>64691598
Well I definitely feel like I suck. I'm very frustrated with my sound at the moment and I feel like I'd at least be more satisfied with my playing if I had some better equipment. My set up right now has virtually no sustain, so I have to bend the strings like a lunatic just to keep the note going on the amp. Good advice though bro
>>64691072
>my taste is objectively better than yours
Nigga do you even Marty Friedman?
>>64691748
Don't fall for the "more sustain is better", anything past the 500$ range will have enough sustain for everything.
I do completely understand what you're talking about, it's easy to play when you're not worrying about the fact your gear sounds like ass.
As for buying a new guitar, definitely go for the HSS/HSH, you'll get almost every traditional kind of sound. Or just go in a shop and try everything, and then buy the guitar you liked the most.
>>64691991
Just want to point out, some players, quite a small number of them, have issues with the middle pickup because it kinds of get in the way of their picking/finger-picking.
Really weird, but some guy told me that. I remembered playing the Jazzmaster and it's big ass pickup kind of got in my way during finger-picking.
>>64689010
Are those 490t pickups?
>>64691991
Oh I know sustain is just a tool, not something to be used as a crutch. It's just that tool really isn't in my repertoire because my amp and guitar are hunks of shit
>>64692263
Well it's really specific, my guitar's HSH and I never had that problem.
Same for pickguards, I never hit my guitar's body when strumming.
But do try it out, some stuff flat out doesn't work with some people, for instance I hate jackson RRs even when sitting them in the classical position.
>>64692408
I'm not even speaking about technique, Gibson keeps boasting about sustain, but it doesn't really matter for playing, and you can give a guitar a lot more sustain with the right compression.
To me, i feel much more comfortable playing using my fingers, not a pick.
I rarely ever use a pick honestly.
>>64692586
nice blog faggot
>>64692493
"Sustain" is what matters most in getting a good clean sound imo. I think people confuse legitimate sustain as in strings ringing out with the type of distorted feedback that's often used in leads. (Santana-Europa for example)
>>64692586
fuck off
>>64692662
>>64692616
Be nice and friendly please ~
E-Bow sounds beautiful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g8POmjhTKc
I wonder why E-Bow is still relatively a bit obscure even though alot of very famous artists used it.
>>64692620
Sustain's just part of the attack/sustain/decay/release, but is just used to describe everything but attack in a guitar's sound. If you just take care of sustain but leave out everything, you're not necessarily going to have a good sound, your attack could be too agressive, or your EQ wrong.
As I said, you can give your guitar more sustain than it has by using a compressor. I think there's an anon in here that uses one with his blue jazzmaster. The only little problem you get with compressors is that mistakes may be more obvious, just like with distortion.
>>64692849
that isn't actually an insult : )
>>64692976
why can't I turn up sustain on my compressor without being overwhelmed by noise?
do I have to use it with a noise gate to sound clean?
>>64693038
Shitty comps will have higher noise floors.
Check this out if you want a good comp
http://www.ovnilab.com/
I have a 2014 MIM Fender jazz bass. Bought it new for $600 and now I'm selling it. I put it up for $450 and I've gotten a few replies but one guy said he'd pay $150-200 max and the other guy just flat out told me $450 was too much.
Am I really asking for too much? The bass is in perfect condition no scratches and the electronics are fine. Am I getting lowballed? What can I expect to get for this?
>>64693127
it's a wampler ego i thought they were good :(
>>64684393
Don't worry too much about what it is, just try it out and see if you like how it sounds and plays
>>64693038
Because the way compressors act is that they'll make the quieter parts in your playing "louder". Noise isn't part of your playing but still in your signal, so if you don't get rid of it. Shielding your cavities and having waxed pots can minimize that.
>>64693137
You're definitely dealing with assholes there, Fenders don't really lose their value as much as some other brands.
good
>>64693236
>so if you don't get rid of it.
so if you don't get rid of it, it'll still be louder*
>>64693137
idk what is the value of your bass, but try to see how much a new one usually costs, maybe when you paid 600$ for it, it was already overpriced...
>>64684393
I'll buy it off you if you're really not sure
What's the difference between a Carvin CS3 vs a CS6?
>>64693196
If it isn't rated highly on Ovnilab its probably overpriced shit as most comps are t b h.
>>64693137
$450 might be a tad bit on the high side. I would do $400 firm and see if anyone bites (if not just sell it on reverb senpai, way less of a hassle) I gave up craigslist because of people like that.
