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>Current/Past Projects?
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>General Guitar and Bass discussion
Beginner information and FAQ:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/wiki/index
Music Theory:
http://www.justinguitar.com/
Guitar Chords and Inversions:
http://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.php
String Tension Calculator (D'Addario based):
http://hikkyz.net/misc/stringassembler/
Floyd Rose Setup Video Tutorial:
http://youtu.be/umY5NBKg5AA?list=PLcm7Ag6Q-OkZAmlY6dAhS2ZL9TUMeRZdI [Embed]
Steve Vai's Ten Hour Workout:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/kzw6kjuocgicwks/Ten_Hour.pdf
Guthrie Govan's Creative Guitar 1 & 2:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/bn8803xzlrbds3b/Guitar1.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9uhtufuf3z9cx8m/Guitar2.rar
Impulse Response Pack:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/svtfxjtillrdwt8/Gods+Cab+1.3.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/4n28zkjw0zgmdj9/ASEM+RECTO+V30+L2.wav
Free VST downloads (amps and effects simulators):
http://www.vst4free.com/
ASIO drivers (essential to use VSTs while playing):
http://www.asio4all.com/
Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07izim49ao6ij7m
Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
Other Links:
Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/tpr2u4e3bou2lqi
Modern Chord Progressions - Jazz and Classical Voicings for Guitar - Ted Greene:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/5lvaa121vz29y83
Jazz Guitar - Single Note Soloing Vol. 1 & 2 - Ted Greene:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/2ckhum02748z2pk
Beefheart's 10 Guitar Commandments:
https://archive.org/post/338826/captain-beefhearts-10-commandments-of-playing-the-guitar
Last thread: >>65583940
daily reminder that if you respond to shitposters you are just as bad as the shitsposters
How long will it take until my fingers stop killing?
>>65607720
How long you been playing?
>>65607720
Your fingers don't kill, you kill.
>>65607726
11 days, its just that now i started pitch bending when playing medlies so my index figer feels like its being stimulated even though i havent been playing for a few hours.
>>65607745
Keep at it, and after around a month your calluses will be built up and you'll be alright
>>65607720
Probably took me around 10-15 days? Depends how much you're playing each day.
Make sure it's only the tips that hurt though. Pain from contact with the strings can be played through no problem, but take time off if it's the joints bothering you. Try applying less pressure as well, pretty much everyone puts at least twice as much force into holding the strings down as they need to early on.
Had this for a week now, probably the best €450 I ever spent.
>have a new bass
>can't post it because the psycho on here keeps using peoples pictures and impersonating them
Annoying.
Also, am I the only one who finds the rest of /mu/ cringeworthy as fuck? This is the only thread I ever visit on here and when I'm scrolling through the catalog it's just weird.
>>65608278
yeah i agree,
summary of threads on /mu/
>some terrible generals
>grimes was shot
>is x album y
>band has two drummers
>/prod/
>/gg/
and /gg/ still isnt that good honestly.
Post a stock pic of your bass then, gotta talk about it!
>>65608278
Just post it. He's not even malicious about it and it's obvious when it's him
And I wouldn't call the rest of /mu/ cringeworthy, but it definitely doesn't align with my tastes. I'll occasionally scroll through and find an okay thread
>>65608039
Really nice looking guitar, wish I could play music
>>65608347
>>65608352
It's creepy as hell, so stock photo it is.
>>65608388
Looks alright, most basses look pretty much the same though
>>65608388
Sweet 4chan bass bro
>>65608278
/mu/ is cringey as hell. 4chan in general reeks of insecurity but /mu/ brings it to a whole other level. People literally have to ask if they're allowed to enjoy certain music.
Glad to hear you finally got your bass though. You been talking about it for months now. Shame you don't post pics because of shitposterkid though
>>65608347
>>band has two drummers
>>65608428
Well, most basses are fender clones. This one isn't.
>>65608436
It's not even a meme machine.
>>65608439
Yes, 6 months of waiting. But it was well worth it.
>>65608503
Clones aside most basses do look like this, especially the wood finish.
Not bad though.
>>65608388
Looks nice. What's the brand and model? Image search is turning up some ESP 4-string
I've been thinking about getting a 5-string to replace my farty First Act that I use for tracking, but I probably won't go for anything fancy
>>65608523
Yes, all basses usually have a body with 2 horns. I guess you're right.
>>65608563
Sandberg Classic Special 5, walnut top, ebony fretboard, 35'' scale.
I'm loving my new pedal.
https://clyp.it/j5gdrdvl
>Post current gear
Schecter Solo 6 Custom (pic related), Schecter Hellraiser (modded for loads of headroom), Schecter California (waiting for new SSS duncans to arrive). Peavey Valveking II 20C (pic related). Pedal Chain is Morley Wah > Tuner > TC electronic Spark Booster > Crazy tube circuits black magic (distortion) > Jam Pedals waterfall (chorus) > EHX memory boy (clyp related) > TC ditto looper. Mic is Shure SM57 (pic related).
>Post desired gear
I'd love a custom Suhr but I would settle for a cheap Ibanez Hollowbody right now.
>How long have you been playing?
10 years
>Favorite guitars/basses?
Suhr, but if you're talking about models, I love strats.
>Favorite guitarists/bassists?
Guthrie Govan, David Gilmour, Rabea Massaad (listen to toska - ode to the author), Hendrix, Page, Pat Martino, Django, Wes Montgomery, Slash, that guy from The Faceless.
>Current/Past Projects?
Nothing I can post here yet. Used to be in an extreme metal band when I was 17-19, then got into a hard rock project, turned into a proggy hard rock/metal band, now I'm in a trio playing prog/hard/post rock/jazz/funk/ambient or something.Sounds a lot weirder than it is.
>Talk about and/or play music
>General Guitar and Bass discussion
I've been slowly finding out in the last few months how much having to dial in tones and add plugins and trying to make them sound not digital as fuck was frustrating me to the point where I didn't write down a lot of my ideas. I've built up a pedalboard, and with my amp and mic I can capture everything I want with no fucking hassle and on the spot, it's so liberating. I recommend you try it once, just with a fucking shitty mic with whatever amp you have even if it's solid state. it's just so simple and that makes it amazing.
>>65608605
How's the Cali? Amp all the way, I tried using that sim shit and gave it all up for simplicity.
>>65608586
Glad you finally got it Sandbergbro
I thought I may have missed your NGD pics
>>65608714
Plays great, sounds mediocre, but by next week I'll have changed the pickups to the Seymour Duncan California set (ssl-1) and also change all the electronics and pickguard to higher quality ones, will even add a 7-sound-strat mod to it, so it will sound better or at least as good as anything I can get except maybe those pickups that have silver wires and some shit like that but whatever.
Yeah, I mean I'm a logical guy, I know I can do anything with amp sims and plugins, but it doesn't feel the same, and though it bugs me, I've accepted it. BTW, If you haven't, try out a looper pedal. Get the simplest you can (i have the ditto from tc electronic and can't recommend it enough, but other companies make similar ones so try them) it will get your practising, writting, and improvising to a whole new level. The clyp I posted in my previous post is just me playing over a loop, only 2 overdubs but you can do infinite.
I just came here to say that if you're getting white noise in guitar rig go to your microphone settings and lower input :)
>>65608774
Eh, whatever. Here it is.
>>65608868
jelly af
>>65608868
looks much better than the sample photo
If it plays as well as mine, it'll be incredible, and should last a lifetime
Enjoy, anon
>>65608868
The grain on that body looks incredible
>>65608868
>Natural finish
>>65608388
The guy is just made he can't have nice things.
>>65608908
>>65608931
Thanks, plays like a dream. Just takes a bit of time to get used to 5 strings.
>>65608934
Pretty neat what they can do out of a simple piece of walnut.
>>65608978
We don't paint over rarewoods.
>>65608990
Still creepy, but whatever. Too late now anyways.
>>65608868
Glad you finally got your axe. The laminated body is a nice touch.
>>65608990
What shade of yellow is that strat ??
>>65609107
Faded white
>>65609107
custard yellow?
>>65609025
People were bitching about the armrest several times in the past, but looking at it now it's incredible. They selected the pieces of wood so it looks like the grain from the mahagony body melts together with the grain of the walnut top. I absolutely love this bass.
>>65608868
Nice but why 5 strings?
>>65609107
Not as yellow as that picture makes you think, think Ritchie Blackmore or Yngwie Malmsteen vintage white.
>>65609565
Because I like versatility and many genres I enjoy playing regularly go down lower than a normal 4-string bass.
>>65609659
Fair enough, im not a bass player myself but always found the choices people make regarding them interesting
>>65609876
5 string is basically a second standard nowadays. It's not a niche thing like 7 string guitars. You genuinely need those lower notes on a regular basis and on a bass you're also not "chugging" in those lower registers since you belong there anyway and know what to do. Also look at C or even B extensions on upright basses.
What the hell is the point of fretless, specifically bass guitars?
>>65610236
Sounds different, intonation is done via your fingers and not set, etc.
>he doesn't only own American made fender strats
>>65610532
>/gg/
>poorfags
>and parents money fags
if you participate in these threads you're either one or the other
>>65610532
>he pays premium prices for guitars made by mexicans in america
>not buying japanese fenders instead
it's like you want to get meme'd.
>>65610557
>>65610575
>he buys fenders of roughly the same quality for slightly more money
post memenism is still memenism anon
>>65610590
>reddit reaction image
truth hurts I guess
I dont know how people play Gibson style guitars with the tuneomatic.
I just can't. I like tele/strat bridges because I can rest my hand on them and still comfortably get the strings to ring through, LPs just make it so uncomfortable. Like you don't have anywhere to put your hand. The curvature of the body doesn't help either
Anyone else feel this?
>>65610629
>keeps whinging
>>65610652
>whinging
oh wow
>>65610651
Personally I rest my hands on the lower strings, that way they're muted regardless of where I play. I used to not do this, so I know how you feel, but nowadays I don't mind.
I hate how LPs feel however. They're heavy, the body feels like shit on your lap and keeps sliding off no matter what, and the neck isn't to my taste.
>>65608388
> "I'm into jazz"
> "prog metal is so dope guys"
NGD!
S570BK with Bare Knuckle Pickup Missisippi Queen P90's
sounds amazing!
http://imgur.com/a/xUruc
>>65610753
He posted a pic, it really doesn't look bad:
>>65608868
>>65608868
that's really awesome
i got this a couple months ago and its been incredible
its a schecter diamond j-5 plus
guys i need help, my guitar rig is fucked, i downloaded a copy from KAT and installed it on my pc, as soon as the program started it feedbacked like hell and i couldnt play anything because no sound was coming out of the pc other than feedback
tried it with my laptop and same shit, so it occured to me
is it possible that this particular copy is fucked?, because i remember using guitar rig without issue with another bootleg copy i bought a few years ago
>>65611577
Are you using ASIO drivers, or a dedicated interface ?
>>65611601
asio4all because poorfag, my last resort is buying a 30 dollar behringer , i can buy more expensive ones but i would rather not
Whats the blandest looking electric guitar? I mean even blander than a standard strat.
>>65611680
probably one of those starter epiphone les pauls.
>>65608039
Nice
>>65611636
Try messing around the settings to see if it makes a difference.
You're running it standalone or in a DAW by the way ?
>>65611680
Gibson LesPaul Junior. Bland fender-like finish on a LP with no contours, an unadjustable bridge, and completely overpriced.
i've tried to pick up guitar a few times before but i always seem to drift away from it. how do you stay focused and committed? as a pretty indulgent and lazy person i tend to just decide i'm gonna do a thing, then after a few weeks i realise how much work it takes and give up. i would like to improve myself but i'm wondering if/how anyone else who may have been like this in the past got over it?
i realise this sounds more like i'm asking for life advice than any technical aspect of playing, but eh. tl;dr i suck at life pls help
>>65611842
You have to really want it bro. You do want it, but your habits and your desires are at odds. You have to change your perceptions of yourself and what it takes to get something done if you want to learn. There is no reason you can't but you'll essentially have to relearn how to walk.
>>65611842
Find your idols (and not just copying other people's) and set yourself goals. Listen to a lot of music, and not just guitar, for exemple brass inspires me a lot (especially saxophone) for soloing.
The reason why I'm personally working so much on playing guitar is because it's almost an obsession for me.
>>65607650
>this OP
>>65611755
messed with the settings already
tried running it as a stand alone only because my pc got fucked so i had to reinstall everything
dont see why it would work in a daw and not in standalone
before my pc got fucked it worked as standalone and in a DAW
>>65611842
>>65611936
What this guy said is true but it's the same thing as saying you need a guitar to learn to play guitar. He is 100% right but that isn't what is going to teach your muscles to create coherent music. A good teacher will help immensely.
>>65611936
I'm other anon on the same boat.
Sadly, that doesn't work for me. Actually listening a lot of music puts me into a weird mindset of "Why should I be practicing guitar if you could just listen to my favorites. I will never be good as them. Why bother?"
>>65611992
Yeah, you don't really want to "play guitar" you want to be in a band already making music and having a good time expressing yourself. You're skipping ahead. You're not wrong for it, but you're not taking the steps in the right order so you'll never achieve what you want.
"i can show you the door but you have to walk through it"
So I just bought a DRRI and it sounds like absolute shit once I crank it too around 6. I mean, the distortion sounds harsh and ratty no matter how high I crank it--worse than my Peavey solid state desu.
Could it be that my speaker hasn't broken in yet? Or are the humbuckers on my Epi dot (unfortunately my only guitar) responsible for the harshness?
I really don't want to return this amp, as the cleans sound fantastic.
>>65612056
Lol, speaker break in is a myth mon frair
>>65610813
Huh. Interesting looking pickups and choice. What bridge is that?
>>65612223
Why dont all your chaira have arm rests?
What's a good acoustic guitar for beginners
>>65612310
TRIGGERED
>>65612193
So what is it then?
>>65612338
Yamaha FG700.
Solid top, sounds nice. Even their laminate models are good. Seagulls are meme guitars and, you'd be better off buying a Yamaha and saving up for an all-solid-wood instrument, should you decide to get serious.
>>65612554
Idk, bad grounding or noise maybe, i didnt really read your post, but one thing i know is break in is a myth.
>>65612554
amp bad
return it
maybe bias?
what's with tubes anyway
>>65611973
A good teacher can push you far if you don't have enough motivation, but I've gotten good without one, it's a matter of personality on this side.
>>65611992
They won't be eternal, and you don't have to copy them. Most of my idols inspire me in the sense that they show how far you can push the limits of guitar playing, this motivates me because I'm telling myself that no matter how good I am, I can still get better.
>>65612056
humbuckers aren't harsh generally. Try using less highs, or turning down your tone knob on your guitar.
ITT: Guitars that aren't for pussies
For Taylor's do you guys prefer the grand auditorium or dreadnaught shape. I bought a 210 which is adreadnaught in the 200 series and i just saw that they got a 214 in stock which is the same guitar but in the grand auditorium style. I play mostly fingerpicking and I was thinking about exchanging mine for the GA cause they're the same price.
>>65612825
needs more knobs
>>65612825
reminder that mod girl is best girl
Hey yall, currently have a fender hss strat and am looking to play some more gritty garage rock stuff, so I have been told to find an axe with microphonic pickups. I have a pretty limited budget, and have been looking at old Teiscos. Am I barking up the wrong tree? Looking to spend under 300/250. Ive also heard it's hard to tell how good a teisco is without playing it, so should I not order one online? Should I just get a pedal for my fender? What's the move guys?
>It's a "But he doesn't play with FEEEEELIIIING" episode
>>65613224
TUUUUBES
>>65613224
>>65613236
Remember, 70% of tone is in the fingers.
>>65612825
The placement of those knobs on the tail is pants-on-head retarded.
How come Gibson doesn't make left-handed guitars since like 2015-series. Not that I would want a Gibson, just wondering.
>>65613517
Id imagine guitar sales arw down so they do what they must
>>65613517
They're completely fucking retarded and have no clue what to do to attract sales.
I think they're only still alive because of their name.
They could have made some new RD, or jump on the ERG trend back when it was fresh, but instead they keep doing retarded decisions, 24.75" seven strings, Robot tuners, the god damned fucking Firebird X, the list goes on.
>>65613258
>tfw can't play without a pick
i just wanna be cool like the guy from PGS demos...
Is everyone here practising correct guitar handling?
http://m.wikihow.com/Put-Away-an-Electric-Guitar
>>65608039
yeah man, I really like mandolins
>>65613960
tfw dislike playing with a pick but it just sounds better for most songs i play
>>65613105
You really don't need bad pickups to play garage rock, you just need ratty distortion, and more extreme EQ settings. The epitome of garage rock imo is the gories, and they play a strat and a jaguar.
There's a lot of ways to get ratty distortion, probably the easiest and safest bet is a DigiTech element. Those have some great lo-fi sounds. Another very ratty sound is out of phase wiring with some drive. Out of phase is a difficult sound to use, but it can help to have a tone pot directly attached to the out of phase pickup, with the two pickups in series. This will cause the tone you dial back from one pickup to be "added to" the other.
The thing with bad pickups is just emphasizing the "funky" part of those pickups. If you can find a quirky part of your pickups early sustaining sound, try to emphasize it with eq. A multiband eq can be good for this. A lot of garage rock like Thee Mighty Caesars has a good tone by avoiding distortion altogether during large parts of the song, and just digging in with plenty of high end. Underwound pickups can help with this.
>>65613960
That guy definitely makes me feel like an idiot for using a pick.
>>65614002
>bass always in a stand or in a case
>tuned regularly
But my amp is on for most of the day and I turn it off at night, and cables are scattered everywhere. I just like it when I can pick it up and immediately start playing whenever I want to.
>>65614002
yes
Are there any humbuckers that's bright, clear and twangy when playing clean?
I recently ordered a guitar with a maple neck that will be arriving soon. I wanted to achieve a "roasted" effect without actually heat-curing the wood, which would require removing frets and everything.
If I wanted to achieve a similar effect by staining the neck, what I would I have to do as far as preparation beforehand? Would I need to do any sanding assuming that the neck doesn't have a glossy finish? And would a stain discolor mother of pear inlays?
>>65614768
Any humbucker in parallel will do that, But if you want it to be clean in series you need low resistance. A scatter-wound pickup will also have a tiny bit more high end. I have a gfs pro alnico II, or whatever it's called, and while it's definitely not on the extreme end of the spectrum, it surprised me with the clarity for a bucker.
Another great option is gfs vintage splits. Just check out any demo online to see what I mean. Those things are great.
>>65614890
Pretty much every maple fretboard ever comes with a sealing finish. Also, I wouldn't recommend staining with the frets on because the stain will end up concentrating around the frets.
a real guitar has 6 strings
>>65614990
How many does a fake one have?
https://youtu.be/sG1baYGVEjo
I won't be able to play guitar for a month.
This will be the longest time I spent not playing since starting 5 years ago.
Should I expect my technique to worsen a lot?
Thanks in advance.
>>65614990
Anything more or less is classified as a lute... or something
>>65615042
Yes, you will never be able to play guitar again.
>>65615042
Those calluses you worked hard to build will dissapear...
I posted this before but you guys were arguing about samefags or tripfags or both but, i play alot of Surf and Garage rock and i want an amp that can do both and im looking at a Deluxe reverb RI with pedals, a hot rod deville or deluxe preferably 2x12, 4x10 or 1x12, a Fender Super Sonic 60 head, and a Fender Bassman 1959' reissue. im leaning towards the Bassman more because of the style and its influence on early surf rock, plus when it gets cranked the dirty tone sounds amazing but i dont know if the reissue can do the same. Im also more interested in it because a guy is selling his locallly for $650 since hes moving away. Will the 4x10 configuration be durable enough for fuzz pedals? Finally does the Super Sonic 60s Bassman channel sound similar?
>>65615564
Bassman, or hotrod deluxe iii w/external 1x12 cab for variety of tones
Any fingerstyle players who can give me tips on "percussive slapping"? (I don't know what it's called, but it's like a rhythmic, percussive slap of the strings to give your playing some flavor)
I keep slapping it out of rhythm and don't really know when to do it.
>>65615564
It's kinda hard to think of any classic amp being very good at surf and garage rock. Fender amps aren't that versatile. For garage getting something that doesn't saturate your tone too much right off the bat is probably good, unless you're using low-output pickups. You want the tone of the guitar to come through. Fender amps give more of a "pushing the amp differently" kind of vibe with different guitars, if you know what I mean. It's hard to say off the top of my head what a better choice would be for both surf and garage rock... A good breakup tone for garage is vox. Some marshalls have a clean tone that can get spankier than you might expect, and they have a great mild breakup, even though they're usually dimed. 10" speakers are a very good idea.
>>65615823
rhythmic slapping sounds?
>>65615823
Just mimic what drums do. Listen to different drum patterns and try do percussive slaps for bass drum hits and notes/chords for snare hits or try reversing it.
>>65615863
kek
>>65615863
>>65615942
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6nvBRc0DfM
Kinda like this. Also I can't figure how how he's slapping it, his right hand movements is really subtle. Is he hitting the strings with his thumb or with his other four fingers?
>>65615823
If you're talking about the steady back-beat that most acoustic players do, slap every other beat on the two and four.
>>65615974
This guy is the biggest twat I've ever seen. Also, he's just lightly using the side of his thumb. Don't worry about this too much since he's not sounding any notes out with it.
>>65613029
Wrong, 4-delays-chan is best girl
>>65616063
His facial expressions are pretty annoying but other than that I like how he plays
>>65615974
He's getting the sound from his thumb pick hitting the strings.
Slap lightly with a combination of the tops of your fingernails and the side of your palm
>>65616083
wow go fucking kill yourself
>>65613029
>>65616083
What's with the coke in every picture?
>>65616170
artist is a brand bunny
>>65616170
For reference. Like on the dragon dildo shop.
>>65616170
Artist like coke
>>65616198
>>65616246
>>65616083
get the fuck out
>>65616361
wow rude
Anyone here try out the digitech rp360? Stomps sound good to me, but I'd like to hear how the amps are on their own.
>>65616408
Post more innit
>>65615564
Of course a reissue would do the same thing, it's the same schematic. Don't get that bigass combo, though. You do not want to gig with something that hard to lift to and carry.
I use a Fender Bandmaster head and a celestion 2x12 for surfy psychedelic garage rock (I use lots of fuzz) and it sounds beautiful. My setup cost me about $600.
>>65615848
>Hard to imagine a Fender amp being very good at surf rock
holy kek
This summer heat/humidity is messing with the action on my Gretsch flat top, anything I can do to fix or prevent it? No access to the truss rod.
>>65615848
old fender amps are perfect for surf and garage rock, what the hell are you smoking
Opinions on the Pod HD Pro X (or the Helix, same shit)?
I normally despise Line 6 after trying my friend's shitty Spider, but after spending the day with this rack mounted Pod, I'm surprised. It doesn't sound too far off from a Fractal (especially considering the price), and doesn't sound very synthetic compared to my tube amps, which was the main complaint I've heard about Line 6's older shit.
I'm actually considering copping one.
>>65617578
>No access to the truss rod.
are you sure it isn't under the soundhole or above the nut under a plate
>>65617578
contains a dual-action truss rod to compensate for temperature or humidity shifts.
http://www.gretschguitars.com/products/acoustics/jim-dandy/g9500-jim-dandy-flat-top-rosewood-fingerboard-roundup-burst/
![1600-PODHD500X_detail5[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UcaTl35.jpg "1600-PODHD500X_detail5[1].jpg")
>>65617767
If I remember correctly this is just the HD500X with more processing power. I have an HD500X and it isn't bad, but you have to mess with it a lot to get decent tones. I'm not sure I'd recommend buying it now unless you found a decent price. They're a bit old and that sort of technology just keeps progressing
I have a micro pick.
Is the Squier Affinity series a meme, or are these guitars alright for the price?
What's the best electric guitar under 400$ ?
>>65618118
you have a micro prick
>>65612223
sweet pic dude!
The pickups are P90's, with the output of humbuckers, so you can get round clean tones and some nice purr in overdrive.
It's an Ibanez ZR trem.
>>65618190
Boom roasted
>>65618119
you need to get a string-thru bridge Tele, otherwise it isn't legit. Go for the Squier Standard. They'll be a bit more than that one but they'll have all the features of a Standard Tele and when you want to upgrade to Fender parts, they'll be a perfect fit.
>>65618272
Second hand classic vibe squier.
FEEDBACK
>>65617091
I'm saying they're not great for surf AND garage. You get great surf tones from some, whereas for garage you have entirely different amps. Obviously there's no rules for garage rock and you can have as thick a tone as you want but IMO reverbs are bad at typical garage tones.
>>65618179
Agile les pauls are pretty nice, but really that's a shitty question because you've got a hundred options, all of which change the price of a guitar. Be more specific about what you want to do with it.
>>65618436
Is Ibanez even good ? Cuz it looks cool.
>>65618452
No really please tell me something about what you want to play. Is this your first guitar? What music do you listen to?
Check it out, I did something cool.
does anyone here own or have any experience with v shaped jackson guitars? I'm asking because I'm used to playing with the guitar on my right leg and I don't like to play standing up alot
also what is the cheapest one I can get? doesn't have to be jackson, I just want that that megadethish sound
>>65618513
My second and i don't really know shit about guitars but i know how to play one. I would buy something for melodic death metal/doom metal
>>65618566
literally why
>>65618566
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>>65618638
Shielding. The source of hum in electric guitars is radio waves, or more accurately all electromagnetic waves. When the waves hit the foil, they are sent to ground, and the guitar remains silent.
>>65618727
i think his question was more of a "why would you shield the hb covers"
>>65618774
It's a p90 cover. 90% of the hum that your guitar picks up is from the coils themselves. Shielding the cavities and pickguard does a lot less than shielding the pickup covers. Well, I'm doing both. That said my other pickups aren't shielded.
>>65618360
Yes, you'll get a lot of feedback from that hollow body.
>find a fingerstyle arrangement of a song i really like on youtube
>uploader doesn't post a tab
>too complicated to do by ear
just fuck me up senpai
>>65618869
If you're trying to be relatable it's not working.
>>65618909
I'm sorry
>>65618869
If you're trying to be relatable it's working
>>65618853
that's why I got it
>>65607650
My unironic setup.
>>65619069
I know someone who used to play his lefty Dean through a metalzone which went into his hi-fi's aux input.
It didn't sound that bad for the rig it was
So, I decided I needed a bigger control cavity.
...And another switch.
the pillows
>>65620206
>the pillows
>>65620206
I got given that pedal as a christmas present it's actually fairly decent
>>65620412
I'm jelly. Please post a clip of clean usage.
>>65617767
It's alright. Has really bad digital fizz though. Very noticible when you go from it to a real amp.
Also, amp modelers never seem to sound as good in a live situation as they do in a studio situation.
My advice: get a real amp. This coming from someone who used a POD HD and Eleven Rack for 3 years and then went back to tube amps.
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>>65621528
where are your caps shitpostah-kun
>>65610651
Bump
Am I just shit or what?
Maybe I'm just too used to the tele bridge tray, which I honestly find really comfortable.
>>65621542
1-fender
2-yamaha
3-jackson
99-shitson
100000-ibalels
>>65621628
Yes, Ibanez is 100000/100, that's how good they are !
Buy an Ibanez now and get your free katana shipped !
First connection done... there's no way I don't fuck this up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x0S_P0OBnQ
is this hard to play?
it's a song by otomo yoshihide btw
Has anyone tried to put a single coil sized humbucker and a true single coil into the same humbucker sized cavity?
>>65621628
spotted the twangy jazz fag
What's the best shop in the LA area for gear? I am trying an electric cello and need to test a bunch of different amps
>>65622595
That's the gayest thing I've ever heard please do it.
>>65618566
>those tiny little girl fingers
>he bought a pedaltrain
how much of a cuck do you have to be?
>>65618625
Ibanez is fine
>current gear
Fernandes 4 string, hotrodded with EMGs. Kustom 600wHD with matching 4x10. One of the battery powered microcubes for dicking around
>desired gear
nothing
>how long you been playing
12 years
>favorite basses
Anything with good pickups and a neck that doesnt suck desu
>favorite bassist
Bar none, Tom Jenkinsen
>past projects
Tons of shit. Most recently, a 3 month european tour with a trad irish band
>general discussion
Thinking of buying a cheap 12 room motel. Leaving the top six rooms as housing, turning the bottom 6 into 2 studios. Let chill bands record for free
>>65622595
what about
hol up
what about
two single coil size humbuckers in one humbucker sized cavity
>>65622971
Bump for this
im really tempted to make myself a pedalboard, without owning any pedals
picked this up today for $100. All solid wood, very nice Grover tuners, nice looking fret markers, bound neck and body, no ugly pickguard... I'm happy bros.
Question:
What do hardware/web site/practice tool do you recommend for getting quality backing tracks while practicing? There seem to be a lot of options out there, and I don't mind paying for a solution, but I'd love some drums/bass to accompany me while I'm practicing. What do you use? What works well?
>>65624194
How does it sound? Can you record a demo?
>>65621479
HHHNNNGGGGG...
>>65624194
>all solid wood
amazing
>>65608378
with that attitude of course you wont be able to
so is there a reason speakers are always covered by cloth or something? if sometthing goes wrong can a speaker fuckkin fire dangerous projectiles into an audiance?
>>65624442
I just go on youtube tbqh
Vox AC10 or Fender Bluesbreaker 007?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6oX5tbrKWw
what do you think?
some dudes making and selling these close by.
There all about $150, this ones supposedly based off a violet ram's head muff.
>>65625783
Boutique big muff variants are a rip off imo. You can easily get any big muff sound with the Stock NYC muff and an overdrive before it to give you more range.
I think the one in this video actually sounds worse than the NYC big Muff.
>>65625783
not great, but ok for diy, I like supporting diy pedals, but 150 is pretty steep for a clone of a 50$ pedal
>>65625817
yeah, i was questioning his prices considering you can get actual big muffs for pretty cheap anyways
and yeah didn't sound too great, maybe it's his recording equipment?
>>65625866
His delay sounds pretty nice at least
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihd8LNNDYKI
but its a $150 price tag again
Whats wrong with using tabs
>>65626294
nothing shut the fuck up and play
only problem is people thinking that sheet music and theory are entirely useless because they can read tabs well
>>65626294
Doesnt translate easily i guess, proper notation is better since everyone can read it
Could anyone tell me about this guitar. I don't really know all too much about it. It's my uncle dead dads guitar and he needed help restringing it. It doesn't have a model number but it does have the sticker for it, maybe it faded I don't know.on the inside of the body on the wall is a 79 in green ink but I can't take a good picture of it.
/1
>>65626370
/2
>>65626393
/3
>>65626370
>>65626393
>>65626415
a modded or older version of this model?
http://ariaguitarsglobal.com/product/ta-classic/
>>65626370
>>65626393
>>65626415
>>65626456
oh wait, here you go:
https://reverb.com/item/81828-aria-diamond-vintage-hollowbody-1960s-sunburst
except twelve string of course
who knows how valuable it is.
Those old Aria guitars are pretty good quality though
>>65626492
Thanks. I'm gonna try and plug it in and hear what it sounds like right now.
what is best phase pedal do you think?
I'm leaning to the boss PH-2 pedal, it's like the PH-3 but analog
>>65626537
no problem
more specifically, it seems to be an Aria Diamond 1202T
mentioned here:
http://ariaguitarsglobal.com/about-aria/
but not much other info
cool find though
>>65626294
Do you know what notes you're playing while using tabs? If you do it's fine, if you don't then it's a problem.
>>65626542
phase is not good
>>65611958
help me anons please
im asking is if its possible for a particular version to not work in my pc while the other one does?
>>65626589
Stop
>>65626294
nothing wrong with tabs. as a matter of fact, I think its more accurate to refer to the correct finger positions. staff paper is bullshit. it would be good to develop some sort of better system for rhythm notation tho
>>65626542
arion stereo phaser
>>65626589
dang. my bad. actually fuck it, tremolo for life
Where can I buy pants like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGX5hTomOnw
>>65626617
really? arion pedals are deceptive, they look trashy but I know the chorus for one is highly regarded
I have a 1996 Gibson Les Paul studio and I find that the g string goes out of tune really easily after bending it a couple times. Is this normal? Can I fix it?
>>65626656
for the price they are very well worth it
phaser is a rather simple effect so I wouldn't worry too much about it
And yeah, they're well known for having a great sound for cheap with a surprising amount of features/range.
Just know that the newer ones aren't made in Japan, some of them will still sound the same, but still.
(I don't actually own one, but am looking to buy the SPH-1, just can't find it anywhere for sale for a good price)
>>65626694
dude have you tried a wound G? you may or may not have to reintonate for it
1/3
Been playing for ten years on and off. Here's my 1993 Japanese 70's reissue P bass and I have another 2011 Mexican p bass. I've always loved P basses, the build, sound, everything about them. I know Jazz Basses can be a little more versatile in terms of sound and tone, but I feel you can wail on P basses more. Just my opinion.
I've played in Indie/shoegaze and garage/surf shit. Definitely inclined toward playing harder/faster stuff, but am also looking to get into the post punk realm, Joy Division type shit.
2/3
The headstock...just because.
Also, the goal is to get an American one. 70's or 80's, but I'm leaning toward 80's.
>>65626908
>Indie/shoegaze
yeah so does everyone on /mu/
>>65626614
Tabs with the notation on top is best. Tabs helps learn where the notes are, shows fingering, and the rhythm is right there too. So even if you dont know the notes, you can still fig out the rhythm
3/3
And here's my guitar shit....
74 Super Reverb all original wiring, and a semi-hollow 60's teisco lol.
Looking to get any sort of solid body, maybe a strat. Of course it depends on what sound I want to get and how versatile I wanna be, not sure if I want something with humbuckers or not. I'm mostly a bassist but am getting into playing guitar as well.
I also have a Nord Lead 2x.
>>65626949
That was about 4 years ago, unless you're ACTUALLY good or know people, it's hard to get a following here in LA.
>>65626370
Nice Aria! I recognized it the second I saw the "Steel reinforced neck"
thinking of buying a Kiesel Vader. In fact, I'm dead set on getting one. found a couple on a few sites for under 1400.
>Current Gear
Guitar: Carvin DC727, Jackson DK2M, Ibanez(RG120 and S5EX1), Agile AL-2000, PRS SE singlecut, SBMM JP(the one with the KOA top)
Amp/pedals: Line 6 Flexione 2, Blackstar Fly Miniamp, JamMan express
>Desired Gear
Suhr Modern Custom, Kiesel Vader V6, EBMM JP(The one with the Koa top.). Maybe eventually I'll pull a multi scale.
>How Long...
since sophomore year in hs, ~9 years. I still suck.
>Fave guitars...
The same as my "to buy" list
>>65627010
>unless you're ACTUALLY good
So you're aware that your band sucked and you're complaining about not being able to establish a following? Damn son.
>>65626694
It's pretty normal but the gibson headstock makes this somewhat unavoidable. Try adding some graphite to the nut slot to lubricate. You can just rub a pencil in there. What gauge strings have you got? Are they the same gauge the guitar came with?
>>65627078
I didn't notice any complaining, let's dial it down a notch.
>>65626908
>P-basses aren't versatile
I hate this meme. It's either from People who put flats on their P-bass and then wonder why they only get one sound or people who don't know how to switch playing positions. With the tone control and your hand position you can shape the sound quite a bit.
>>65627131
>it's hard to get a following here in LA.
Then you didn't read.
>>65627078
I wasn't complaining about anything lol. Anon brought up that "everyone" on /mu/ wants is trying to play shoegaze shit and I assumed they were implying that I was trying to do that now, but I was just clearing up that that was 4 years ago.
Yeah my band didn't get a following but whatever, that was 4 years ago, not a big deal lol. Never once complained about not being able to get a following, I was just pointing out the truth about bands here in LA. It happens to a lot of bands regardless of genre, and it happens everywhere as well.
