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JACK Tutorial for Linux audio production
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>Modern Chord Progressions: Jazz and Classical Voicings for Guitar - Ted Greene
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>Jazz Guitar: Single Note Soloing Vol. 1 & 2- Ted Greene
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Last thread: >>65682046
First for four delays
First for Gibson is shit
>>65700305
I love that ad
>ibenhad
>>65700351
>Yamawho
>>65700394
sick b8 m8
>>65700341
first for not all Gibson is shit
>>65700305
>>65700341
>>65700351
>>65700381
>>65700639
>Gibson guitars
>extremely expensive custom made guitars
>cheap low quality imported guitars
>tube amps
>expensive cables
>pedals
>especially boutique pedals
>extended range guitars
>especially any bass with more than 4 strings
>modeling amps
>>65700842
>lists
REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>65700877
What troubles you mr Pepe shredder?
>>65700966
I die a little inside every time I look at it.
>>65700997
Dude, many satin finishes end up like this anyways. Get a huge ass pickguard and be done with it or better, just call it mojo and stop giving a fuck about something that doesn't affect your instrument's quality.
>>65700997
Tell me about it REEEEEE
>>65700305
>>65702199
>he's still posting my gear
>>65701262
;____;
>>65702640
>>65702906
it just hurts to look at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65s87hg-W9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3-uFti-fTQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNQteXwNXFk
>>65702603
I can't be bothered time stamping your arse.
>>65703404
Of course not, troll.
I'm all confused about Fuzz Face transistors /gg/: Silicon, Germanium, Matched, Unmatched, NOS… the list goes on and on…
Can someone help a guitarbro out?
>>65703824
Yeah, you plug your guitar into the fuzz you want to evaluate and play it. Then decide for yourself if you like how it sounds or not.
This is such a stupid fucking question. You're actually asking for "rules to go by" when buying gear online that you've never tried. Ok, here's you're answer: move out of the middle of buttfuck nowhere if playing guitar is something you want to seriously pursue and this will be less of a problem. That or get a part time job so you can afford the return shipping on fuzz pedals you want to try out.
>>65703824
Germanium is affected by temperature. So, I kinda like digital versions of it, since they always sound like a fuzz face on its best day. Particularly, I think the FZ-5 sounds better than the real thing.
Long and mcquade has had my guitar for 5 days now to setup.
I get that they gave hundreds to go through, but goddammit this sucks
>>65700639
I love old gibson acoustics but any one from that era with the adjustable bridge like yours is pretty shit.
>>65703824
Yeah, dude, listen to this moron >>65704038.
I'm sure he's tried out and owned many germanium fuzz pedals and speaks from a wealth of experience. That's why he makes a point of mentioning "germanium is affected by temperature" and then goes on to suggest a Boss modeling pedal, because he definitely knows what he's talking about.
I don't understand how in the hell I'm not able to figure out strum patterns for acoustic guitar. I can change from chord to chord easily and remember a ton of them, but my right hand is giving me trouble. There's probably something that I'm doing wrong. Anyone got any videos or tips or something?
>>65704045
lol, you get what you pay for.
>>65701262
>>65700997
I wanna start posting all the scratches/cracks in my finishes just to trigger you people
>>65704176
Alright I'll walk you through the best way to get through this.
I'll expect a response to each of the following questions, that way I can assist you properly. I'm going to seriously start simple so we can get through your issue.
#1.Your thumb. Do you have one?
>>65704146
Awnry little guy, ain't ya?
>>65705029
>implying I'm wrong
so how do you guys order your distortion pedals in your chain? do you ever gain stack them together?
Hey can anyone here play stairway to heaven? On the first bar how do you play the 4th note?
>>65704176
you might be gripping your pick too hard, you might be tensing something up on your arm/wrist and screwing it up, and/or you might be strumming the strings at a weird angle
just sit in front of a tv, mute the strings with your left hand, and just practice the strumming motion trying to make it fluid. the feeling should mostly be coming from your wrist and your arm. the higher you hold the guitar on your body, the more likely you will be strumming with your arm, it's just natural to do that. so be aware of that. the feeling should NOT be coming from your shoulder area.
>>65705055
Don't talk to me or my 2005 justin beiber haircut ever again
Should I buy a Fender Standard P Bass or an Ibanez SR500
Try to get good at chords, qhats some beginning songs i should play? Any genre
>>65705070
I sure do, before, after, every which way. The most convenient to not accidentally drive something way too hard is to simply run your distortions in order from mildest to most extreme. Messing with this is fun, though. There's plenty of overdrives you can treat sorta like an amp. Chorus, fuzz, whatever, it'll take it all.
>>65705323
i kind of have them mixed up. it goes guitar-fuzz-overdrive-distortion-amp
for some reason i just like stacking the fuzz and overdrive together in that order, the other way around and it gets too uncontrollable. it gives this nice fuzzy undertone to the overdrive. the distortion i just use by itself because it doesn't really need a boost.
>>65705073
No, we can't.
>>65705217
You should try to get into a guitar store and try both, or at least things that are very similar. Personally, I've never found a P Bass that I've enjoyed playing and I like having 24 frets, so I would pick up the Ibanez, but you might have a different opinion.
If you absolutely can't get into a store, the Ibanez would probably be able to make a more wide range of sounds, especially because a P Bass really only can make one sound.
>>65705309
hallelujah
chicks dig it, pyon.
>>65705425
inb4 p-bass defense force
>>65705549
Oh yeah, I forgot that not being a fan of P Basses is a sin
[spoiler] J Basses are way better than P Basses [\spoiler]
>>65705117
stop posting this underaged kid you pedo
>>65700877
>>65700997
FUCK HE GOT ME TOO
>>65705850
Quit projecting. Also 21 is not underage.
>>65706172
that kid is not 21 you pedo
>>65706146
Reeeeetard, dont reply. This nigger is in it for the (yous) only
>>65706146
>>65706188
Yeah you are
>>65706146
What is that, a 421?
>>65706255
> tfw sold my RG655 yesterday
Hope yours bring you happiness and toans. Sold mine because I needed some extra cash and a good friend of mine wanted it.
>>65706255
>>65706282
sup bros
>>65706313
Hi froosh, did your mom gave you permission to use the internet?
>>65706255
It's an RG420wk. It came out earlier in the year at the NAMM show. It came from the factory with that glossy spot on it and Ibanez wouldn't take it back.
>>65706323
stop posting my shit dude
>>65706337
Shoulda bitched more. I would've. At least get like a free shirt or something out the deal. Especially if you registered it to Ibanez and it's under warranty.
My buddy's project V is coming along very nicely. He just got it back yesterday from an autoshop that he paid to clear coat it. Said he was up until 2:30 AM last night throwing parts at it and wiring in the electronics. He sent me a picture this morning, looks stellar, very much inspired by Albert King's 'Lucy' V. All it needs now is a set of strings and a good setup. I'll have the final pictures by the end of the weekend, stoked.
>>65706422
Ibanez doesn't cover "cracking or other damage to the finish". Gear Tree refused to take it back because Ibanez told them they wouldn't accept it.
Why is the Boss Metal Zone so divisive? I use a Big Muff Pi and a DS-1 so I never used one before.
>>65706437
Some early shots of the project inbound.
>>65706508
>>65706549
>>65706437
>>65706508
>>65706549
>>65706573
man, every time i see pictures of something that someone is literally building, it just makes me want to build something super bad
tell him that some anon thinks that this shit is cool as fuck
anyone feeling like playing a solo to this shitty tune of mine? i'm curious about the outcome so here it goes if anyone's interested :
bpm is 114
key is figure out yourself
https://clyp.it/rddrijby?token=69d25331be4501f069dcaed3a9f454fa
>>65706604
It has been a hell of a process, several fuck ups, redos, and short cuts along the way. First time he tried clear coating it was in his backyard with some cheap spray on shit (pic related). It didn't settle well at all and thinned out in a couple of spots so he ended up paying an autoshop $250 to do it. The binding is a bit over sanded in a couple of spots, took about 3 tries to get the pickguard (cut from solid wood) and input jack plate (also wood) sized properly. Milling the body for binding surprisingly worked perfectly first try but getting the binding to settle properly on the guitar was a bit of an exercise. All of that being said it has been a damn good learning experience and besides a few minor blemishes here and there it's going to be a very unique and high quality guitar when it's finished.
>>65704176
I used to have trouble with them when I was less experienced, to the point where I needed somebody to break the strum pattern for me to get it. Eventually when you play enough you'll just start getting it on your own.
>>65706834
Whats happening here?
>>65706834
>so he ended up paying an autoshop $250 to do it
>$250 for a polyurethane clear coat
This combined with that neck joint + headstock = grade A fucking moron.
>>65706501
Probably because it's useless without a great amp, which is to say it does very little for you overall... Maybe the same can be said for any pedal, but that's where it comes from.
>>65707032
meh, live and learn. /diy/ is still master race.
>>65706508
you people have no idea how crazy my guitars would be by now if I had access to quality tools. It ain't stopping me, but goddamn is shit slow.
>>65707471
Wait, a poorfag who couldn't afford the workmanship of a professional luthier is master race now?
>>65707606
Not him, but have you seen the tools he has access to? I'm pretty sure he could afford whatever professional help he wanted. /diy/ is fun, valuable, and frankly just as enriching as any hobby. Say, for example, playing guitar.
>>65707678
>but have you seen the tools he has access to?
>access to tools
My cat has access to my computer everyday. Guess what he does with it?
>>65707032
>building guitar for the first time in backyard for shits
>doesn't already know the ideal paths for cost cutting or have the skill set of a professional luthier
What a fuckin moron
>>65707760
>or have the skill set of a professional luthier
Holy shit, post more replies like this. Hilarious.
>>65707678
Not our tools, an older buddy let us use his shop for the day. Just chill man, it isn't your project, you didn't lose any money, and I promise nobody will ever make you play it when it's done.
>>65702603
>>65703621
>three high range guitars
>Jet City
>>65706549
>that headstock
>that fretted fingerboard
>he built this from a kit
>he thinks we can't tell
Speaking of projects the Surf Green one took me from Jan-May to finish. I'm glad my Jap one came so I have a true single coil guitar and a beater guitar
>>65707926
please stop buying gear for a few seconds your family misses you
>>65707923
Yes, the body and neck with the paddle headstock was a kit that he ordered from Fast Guitars in Vancouver.
>>65708134
thats not even me. so sick of this stupid shit
>tfw u buy a $1500 dollar guitar and have to sell it the next month cause u cant afford it
>>65707830
I've always thought wood pickguards make absolutely no sense, but that thing looks cool as fuck. Well done.
>>65708234
That's why custom guitars show up on the rondo music website. People pay the down payment and can't afford the finished guitar. Crazy, man...
>>65700305
I got to tour the Gibson acoustic factory in Bozeman, Montana a few years ago and it was fucking cool. The factory is hidden in this unmarked building in the industrial part of town. Pretty sure hardly anyone even knows it's up there. An employee at the local music store was able to get my buddy and I in on a private tour with just the two of us. Really cool experience.
>>65707926
Damn I love that racing orange mustang
wonder if NZbrah finally killed himself, haven't seen him in the past few threads
rip
>>65708412
Yes, I'm dead now.
;___; <(rip in peace)
>>65707926
>>65708179
What are all those little dents to the left of the pickguards? Both guitars have them but it looks like the body of the green one is covered with them.
>>65708485
It's from where I like to repaint my guitars but have no clue what the fuck I'm doing.
>>65708585
You should have listened to your senpai. Not bad results anyway, good job.
Has anybody here played any Fernandez' electrics? I'm eyeing them for a budget guitar with that infinite sustain technology and Les Paul-type thickness. Some of their guitars are very Les Paul-ish. Specifically eyeing the Montrey Deluxe Tremolo, never played a tremolo before and want to get into that game.
How do you generally decide on what to practice? I keep noodling around practicing speed excercises for my tremolo picking and walking around the neck, try to train my ear by learning songs by ear and try to write stuff. Should I go and learn some scales if I only know a few?
>>65708134
I sold a partscaster Tele and a Squier Tele and a couple pedals for this. I'm down to 3 main guitars out of 5
>>65708485
It was me fucking up on the poly stripping, it got too thick on some points that I went under too much. I don't mind it on my Squier though anything was better than that shit sonic "blue" the one on the orange is just light reflection
>>65708667
>that poor tele you've been slowly ruining over the last few weeks
>>65708786
Not him, the OP to that pic has it saved under an actual project name photo
>>65708786
Nah, it was really me. I'm still torturing it to death. I keep routing more and more, now I need to widen the control cavity which barely does not accommodate my rotary switch. I'm having fun with it anyway, but I can't wait to be done and plug the thing in.
Btw, you can't see how uneven these holes are because they are covered by the nuts.
which guitar has better pickups usa strat or gibson sg standard?
>>65709119
>which is better, apples or oranges? pls tell me i don't have an opinion
>>65709172
>>65709188
??? ok
>>65709200
>>65709119
It all varies on your style of play they have their pros and cons
Strat SC will be clear and harmonious and if you raise it up it begins to get dirty a bit and gives it a nice crash to the chords.
The SG Humbuckers do the dirty sound better especially with amp gain and pedals but the clean sounds a bit flat and balanced good for jazz. You can get the best of both with a P90 equipped SG or a Coil split HSS or HH Strat
>>65709040
you mean the holes for the knobs? because they're definitely visually uneven
You guys heard anything about the Johnny Marr Jaguar? I think it looks pretty rad.
>>65709301
I really like the colors it comes in, KO Orange and Olympic white USA Jags aren't made anymore, I also prefer the traditional switches. Pups are really good though can't knock on those
did you seriously just post a link to asio4all under asio drivers? are you a fucking knob?
>>65709284
That's what I'm saying, it cannot be seen when assembled, they are covered by the nuts completely.
Favorite Gutiarists:
eric johnson
robben ford
jeff beck
george benson
pat metheny
stevie ray
wes montgomery
brian may
prince
>>65709426
>t.irrelevant dadrocker
>>65709454
>>65709325
>>65708937
>>65708478
Go to bed Roman, your mum will find out you are on the internet again and will tell her bull to punish you.
>>65709454
what does t.irrelevant even mean
>>65709671
And you keep biting kiddo.
My rare Frusciantes folder is getting bigger :^)
>>65709649
the t. means thanks, then people sign a name or person they want to make fun of
>>65709937
No it doesn't, it means terveiset which is "regards" in Finnish.
It means "regards (name)", basically calling whoever you're quoting (name) by signing their post for them.
t. meme expert :)^
>>65710502
i was only pretending to be retarded because I didnt know the answer and wanted someone to explain it without making fun of me
t. master memester
>>65711382
>>65703824
Transistors are semiconductors. They were initially made from Germanium before we realised Silicon was a much better SC. Germanium and Silicon transistors, as expected, sound very different.
Transistors can be used as analogue amplifiers. As such, they have a 'gain' or hfe; this is NOT the same thing as the amount of distortion they produce. Earlier (and Germanium) transistors generally have lower and more variable hfes. This hfe varies between transistors and with temperature; warm rooms, or even touching them will change their hfe. Earlier (and Germanium) transistors also have a tendency to be leaky, effectively giving falsely high hfe readings.
'Matched' and 'unmatched' just refer to whether or not the transistors were deliberately chosen for having just the right hfe. Some believe that specific hfes sound best in fuzz face-type circuits.
Wikipedia: "new old stock (NOS) ... refers to obsolete equipment, or original parts (components) for obsolete equipment, that have never been sold at retail."
>>65700305
That is such a good ad desu
>>65711382
It's a good tactic, jokes aside.
If you ask something people will just call you a retard and ask you to google it. If you state something wrong they'll correct you. ez
>>65709426
Same taste as dean ween
so apparently this is a meme now?
>>65712275
kek, no but your dildo was the previous dankest meme matey :3
now it's shitposting Frusciante
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEtEN3VSkLE
How is this for only a year of playing guitar? I made this song last week, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. Pretend I don't mess up here and there
>>65712614
sick senpai
>>65712614
The upper register sections timbre doesn't fit but otherwise it's quite good. I like the relative major shift there, it's just a little off-putting, so I think the bass part needs to grow or change there.
>>65712614
Boring. You might as well be playing an accordion.
>>65712614
did you forget that you were playing a guitar instead of a piano?
>>65712614
I'm not gonna put you down, you've clearly put effort in what you like to do, and besides, it sounded nice. I just don't get why would you do tap only when it's your 1st year of playing guitar.
It intrigues me, in general, why can't people stop using instruments in their unintended ways. If it was original or unique yes, but tapping is just turning a guitar into a worse piano (again, unless you're doing something really crazy and unconventional). If you want bass and treble parts playing simultaneously on a single instrument, why not pick up piano? It isn't a harder instrument, contrary to popular belief. In fact, I've played both instruments in front of considerable amounts of people and I genuinely think that guitar is a noticeably harder instrument to play on amateur to upper intermediate levels (you need more precise hand coordination, learning theory is hell compared to piano, where it's all laid out on a keyboard, etc.).
But again. This post isn't for you, >>65712614. Keep up the good work and get better. It just reminded me of something I wanted to get off of my chest.
Anyone 8 string here? Thinking about getting pic related
>>65713566
Would love to have a Strandberg 8-string.
why is ultimateguitar always wrong even on their highly rated tabs
>>65714109
because the 'tab community' lacks musicianship. the people who need them are the same who make them, and needing them means they can't use their ears. every half competent player grows out of tab after a few years
it sucks for new players, but that's the reality
>>65714361
a lot of people using tabs are singers (like me) who don't take guitar that seriously. I see your point though
>>65714361
This is mostly true. I've been playing for several years and still use tabs as a loose guide or just a starting point when I'm learning a new song. Especially lately, I've ended up taking bits and pieces from several different versions of the same tab as well as incorporating my own interpretations until I feel like I've gotten it mostly right.
