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>>65966580
>ive got it figured out now thanks anon, /gg/ is a cool place and no amount of weebs can change that
Fuck off underage. If you've got a problem with anime and weebs you're on the wrong fucking website.
>>65967437
Yes. I know plenty of people that gig with an AC15
10-15 watts through a 1x12/1x15 would be more than plenty. Unless you want super super clean headroom.
I've been playing guitar for 3 years and have done so without learning to read music, nor do I have any musical training, so I don't know what specific things are (jazz chords, blues riffs, etc ec) when I hear them. I come to you, /ggnore/, because I have a question.
Is there a name for the style that Kurt Cobain played? Instead of moving his chords up two notes, he'd move them up three notes and make weird, almost atonal chord structures. Is there a word for this?
>>65967513
>Is there a name for the style that Kurt Cobain played?
Shitty and overrated?
>>65967513
grunge
![6fdb17eec41f4ec9815e6525c45b0487[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/fzhvxdj.png "6fdb17eec41f4ec9815e6525c45b0487[1].png")
Why does no one have these senpai? they're probably really good guitars. theyre 300 dollars off here too
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/schecter-guitar-research-blackjack-atx-s-ii-electric-guitar
>>65967865
>senpai
i said senpai bitch
F A M
>>65967865
They're a relatively smaller brand and don't market themselves as much. They make decent stuff but a lot of it is overpriced. Definitely preferable to the RG and LTD shit though.
>>65967886
Are you really so new that you don't know about the filter?
I'm thoroughly convinced everyone on /gg/ is fucking underage at this point. I keep coming back every couple of months and I swear I see more shit like this every time.
You've reminded me why I stay off /mu/
>>65967893
no i mean that model in particular. Schecter is pretty popular nowadays but no one buys that model. theres no videos of it on youtube and no one reviews it on the guitar sites, and now they're on sale for 300 dollars off.
>>65967951
>theres no videos of it on youtube and no one reviews it on the guitar sites, and now they're on sale for 300 dollars off
If you don't see anyone reviewing it or using it, and they're putting it on blowout means no one bought them.
>>65967886
>>65967865
>weebs
back to /a/
>>65968003
>>65967934
I'm actually an old(er)fag.
I browsed /o/ since 2012, but around 2014 me and 4chan grew apart.
>>65967997
Yeah, that's my fucking point. Did you even read my post?
I think it's stupid no one bought them, because they're good guitars.
I assume you people get this a lot but is there an essential idiots guide to learning the whole shoegazey "glide guitar" shebang?
>>65968049
>y-yeah I went on that 4chan guys website once a few years ago when I heard about it on CNN..
>I'm an oldfag xD!
Please kill yourself, you aren't fooling anyone.
![894903634fa5416f923b3aa61729fc7e[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/vda9lfY.png "894903634fa5416f923b3aa61729fc7e[1].png")
>>65968151
>you aren't fooling anyone.
Whatever you say boss
A bit out of topic, but does anyone know any good singing lessons?
>>65968082
Do you have one? There's no reviews, how can you be sure it's a good guitar?
>>65968710
Not off topic at all in my book, I wish there were more singers here. This series if videos is good. http://youtu.be/Q5hS7eukUbQ
>>65968759
Thanks much anon
>>65968710
Breathe from your stomach and not from your chest until you fill your stomach.
Fill your lungs from the bottom upwards
How do I achieve the sound of this guitar on REM's Harborcoat? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADFJGENj92E
>>65969085
sounds like some mild chorus going on, not sure about that. It's also overdubbed, which could be the chorus effect if the tuning was slightly changed.
Been trying to crack The Angelic Process' tone for awhile now. I think I'm finally getting the ground work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfBd7J75L9c
https://clyp.it/wdez1mjw
>>65968099
Diffusion or an envelope filter cutting attack helps a lot. Washing the attack away makes the guitar seem a lot more ethereal.
/gg/ I have recently picked up classical guitar, but am not that good at finger picking (use this for reference (sorry im a bit drunk): http://vocaroo.com/i/s0qObKTsky8l) can i get some recomendations to some songs that may help me learn more about it and are still fun to play such as al cover of mad world or something
thanks!
>>65969085
I think Peter Buck probably used a 12 string Ric on that and then a chorus effect for some of it, sounds pretty clean and dry otherwise. Could be a 6 string Ric, but definitely has that 360 kinda clean to it and I think he was using those almost exclusively at the time
J A Z Z
A
Z
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https://clyp.it/0ad5myvo
>>65969085
rubber magnets
>>65969497
Look for fingerstyle arrangements of your favorite songs and practice those.
I recently got a classical too and I've been playing anime songs on it, bretty fun :DD
https://clyp.it/5tao5pli
>>65969935
>https://clyp.it/5tao5pli
what is this you played? any tab for it? sounded nice
what's the difference between P90s and jazzmaster pickups?
Does anyone here own/has played a Thomann Harley Benton guitar? I play bass and I want to get a cheap yet not crap guitar to start playing a bit. I've been doing some research and they look not that bad for the price.
Hey /gg/, how are you guys doing tonight? This picture is sideways whenever I try to post it, don't know why.
>>65969635
This is gorgeous! Great playing dude.
>>65970416
JM pickups are a bit brighter than P90's
>>65969396
This sounds very close. The dude from Angelic Process did a lot of stuff using a cello bow, I know there is a guy who frequents these threads who has a 6505 who did some clyp.it's of him doing stuff with a bow that was supposed to sound like them (it was very good).
>>65970709
>This sounds very close.
Thanks. It still sounds off to my ears, but I can't really work out what I'm missing. I think widening the stereo field did wonders though.
>The dude from Angelic Process did a lot of stuff using a cello bow, I know there is a guy who frequents these threads who has a 6505 who did some clyp.it's of him doing stuff with a bow that was supposed to sound like them (it was very good).
That might've been me, was it this clip?
https://clyp.it/ioldui0u
>>65970174
It's called "Renai Circulation", but it's only the first part. I'm still trying to memorize the rest of the song.
I got the tab off Youtube I think.
>>65970578
Just get like an old Peavey T-15 or Patriot or something.
Any ambient players in this thread ever tried any Frippertronics stuff? The basic idea is that you have a very long delay (you'll probably need digital delays unless you have a bunch of tape machines just lying around so that you can get 7+ seconds of delay time) with a ton of repeats and you swell in single notes until they start melding together and creating soundscapes. Very cool stuff.
Heres some videos for reference
https://youtu.be/k2wGj73hjTc
https://youtu.be/k5HannQM364
>>65970845
Yep, you're the guy! Don't know if that was the exact clip, I remember it being at least a year if not more ago that I heard it first. Good stuff though. How do you do the tone in the clip without the bow? Sounds great.
>>65970845
Also, I think the tone in The Angelic Process is bassier and has less of that top end crunch. I think if you made that change in the EQ it would be pretty damn close.
>>65970968
>Any ambient players in this thread ever tried any Frippertronics stuff?
Not strictly from Fripp but I use layered delays that feed into each other to create soundscapes.
https://clyp.it/mpiizfrq
>Yep, you're the guy! Don't know if that was the exact clip, I remember it being at least a year if not more ago that I heard it first. Good stuff though.
Thanks. I think this is another old clip I might've posted, but they've come a long way since then really.
https://clyp.it/xvwa33rt
>How do you do the tone in the clip without the bow? Sounds great.
I've been messing around with reverb (I typically don't use any). That tone is pretty simple really. It's just two different reverbs, one hard left, one hard right, and a dry signal running up the middle. Low pass is set pretty extreme at about 4kHz then some stereo widening to make it feel bigger.
I messed around the same premise here but using diffusion as well to make everything sort of blur together.
https://clyp.it/22xdwgux
>>65971159
>Also, I think the tone in The Angelic Process is bassier and has less of that top end crunch. I think if you made that change in the EQ it would be pretty damn close.
Noted. I might try running a lowpass filter before the amplifier as well as after then and maybe throw a 120hz boost in front.
>Rondo shills
>>65970709
crop your shit and it won't rotate. Also lurk 2 years before posting
>>65970709
what do you think of the Swollen Pickle
can you get thick stoner doom metal sounds with it?
>>65967513
Buy mel bay books and get to work fuck face
>3 years wasted not learning to read and play
Pathetic.
>>65971231
Oh yeah I remember you saying you were working on some ambient stuff around that time as well. That ever turn into something you released? Would like to hear it if so.
I think that clip is the one you posted, definitely has come a long way since then.
The stereo widening certainly helped. I just relistened to the first couple songs on Weighing Souls With Sand and I do think it is way bwoom-ier than how you have it set right now. Almost Model T like. I think the low pass with the boost would do wonders.
>>65971361
It was already cropped, and I've been browsing /gg/ for about three years, on 4chan for about 6. I don't regularly have this problem with pictures, although it has happened a couple times before.
>>65971409
Love the swollen pickle. Hell yeah you can get stoner doom tones with it. The tone filter on this thing can bring you all the way to drone doom tones if you want them. It's also ridiculously loud, I rarely get the volume to halfway.
>chord has one note on the 12th fret and one note on the 7th fret
how the fug am I supposed to reach both at once.
>>65971519
Play a different inversion of the chord or get bigger hands kek
>>65971463
>Oh yeah I remember you saying you were working on some ambient stuff around that time as well. That ever turn into something you released? Would like to hear it if so.
I have a few hours of material but nothing I've officially released. I've been pretty busy with other things.
I should have a release coming out soon though. It looks like I may be playing a gig as my ambient project in a couple months, so I want something out by then.
>I think that clip is the one you posted, definitely has come a long way since then.
That last clip (comes up on Clyp.it as "13") is very headphone friendly. I plan to replicate the sound live by using two 5150s. Should sound cool.
>I just relistened to the first couple songs on Weighing Souls With Sand and I do think it is way bwoom-ier than how you have it set right now. Almost Model T like. I think the low pass with the boost would do wonders.
Worth remembering those clips are direct. I'm using an SLO100 sim and stereo IRs. I might patch it out to my 5150 or DSL later today and see how much bigger it sounds.
I also tune to A, he tuned to Drop C. Would probably sound a bit chunkier if I could play those main palm mutes as open strings.
Are your fingers actually supposed to touch the strings when you're playing with a pick?
>>65971463
i think radiohead uses a swollen pickle for the bass fuzz on The National Anthem
>>65971592
A standard or drop A? That's crazy low, whenever I would drop my C standard guitar (now tuned in all fifths) to drop A I couldn't really imagine it being useful for anything other than drone because of the scale length/tension of a Les Paul. Why an SLO100? Didn't he use a 5150
>>65971616
Wouldn't be surprised, its a great fuzz for bass too. Retains all the low end.
>>65971691
>A standard or drop A?
A Standard. I was tuning to B Standard for about six years and started messing around in A and really loved how you can get the low string to sound. I did a couple videos in Drop A last year and ventured into A Standard not long after that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWPS1SSNYRk
>I couldn't really imagine it being useful for anything other than drone because of the scale length/tension of a Les Paul.
I just use fairly thick strings haha. The clip here >>65969396 was recorded with my seven string which is using 9-46+62 at the moment and a BKP Painkiller which adds a ton of definition. The other clips are mainly my Les Paul which is 13-62, but I mainly tune that to B still. I'd probably use something like 13-68 or 13-70 if I was to tune that to A.
I was going to bump my seven to 10-46+66 but I've got a 27" conversion neck being made so I'm not worrying about changing gauges until then.
>Why an SLO100? Didn't he use a 5150
He used a 5150 II. I just find the AxeFX's SLO100 sim sounds closer to a 5150 than the 5150 sim. There's not much else to it than that honestly. I did this with an SLO100 sim for instance.
https://clyp.it/hwh3ptgr
>>65971604
Not the index and thumb. You'll end up playing harmonics accidentally.
>>65971809
Yeah I guess that doesn't sound half bad, love me some hm2 haha. Nice Bolt Thrower shirt, I've been learning a lot of songs from The IVth Crusade lately.
>>65971937
>Yeah I guess that doesn't sound half bad, love me some hm2 haha.
Yeah they're awesome pedals. I have a handful of them. My death metal tones are usually two SLO100s in parallel with an HM-2+TS9 on one and a TS-9 on the other. That's what you're hearing in that clip.
>Nice Bolt Thrower shirt, I've been learning a lot of songs from The IVth Crusade lately.
Yeah it's a legitimate one too. I've got a few different designs.
Which songs are you working on? For Victory... has always been my favourite but I keep meaning to cover Realms of Chaos.
The first couple Bolt Thrower albums were in A Standard.
>>65972034
>I have a handful of them
How do you feel about MIJ vs MIT? I actually don't own one yet and am debating whether I should buy one or build a clone.
>which songs are you working on?
The IVth Crusade, Where Next To Conquer, and As The World Burns. For Victory... is great, I should learn that one as well. Been trying to get back into playing black and death metal to get my speed up, so there's also a lot of Dissection and Death songs I've been trying to learn. Fun stuff indeed.
>>65972185
>How do you feel about MIJ vs MIT?
There's not a huge amount of difference. I've found the MITs have a bit more top end fizz that hurts definition though. I'd stick to MIJs.
>Been trying to get back into playing black and death metal to get my speed up, so there's also a lot of Dissection and Death songs I've been trying to learn. Fun stuff indeed.
I tend to go for dirtier stuff when it comes to death metal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzHwOsSWt_A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB2TXq-W45c
>there's also a lot of Dissection and Death songs I've been trying to learn. Fun stuff indeed.
Both great ways to speed up. I bought an 8100 just to get closer to the later Death tone and The Jester Race.
It might be worth learning some grind too if you really want to focus on speed and accuracy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMMvesLlqPs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBpqFi4NfHE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVW9GmPiaM
wat would u giv to hav these hands wite bois?
>>65972507
not my freedom
daily fucking remember that these 2 basses are the only ones you need. Any other bass is unnecessary.
>>65968049
>2012
>older(er)fag
Topkek, 2012 is newfriend stage.
>>65967377
top kek
I’ve played a classical guitar for about 4 years, should I get an electric?
Hey do you guys know if there are Gibson SGs without pickguards, other than the godawful 120th anniversary specials?
>>65975455
Didn't the 50s / 60s / 70s tribute series that was out either last year or the year before come without them?
What I your fave B.C.Rich guitar?
>>65975243
Do you want one?
If yes, you should.
>>65975687
Stealth are cool.
Always played my gittar plugged right into my amp, but my buddy offered to sell me his Boss GT-10 for $175 USD. It's a fair price according to my research, and I was wondering if that would be a good way to dip my toes into different effects, or will it just leave me wanting more?
>>65975687
Bich. I dont care how plebby it is.
>>65975687
I like the stealth and condor but I'm really interested in the older Bich. Lots of controls and doubled strings give some interesting tones.
>>65976371
gt-10 has really fucking good stompboxes. I doubt you'll be left wanting the real version of any of the pedals.
>>65967513
uh power chords?
>>65967934
Just post your gear, makes all the NEETs jelly.
Where's my /morningcrew/?
>>65976482
Thanks m8 may have to go with it. I was going to save up for a Boss GT-100 or POD hd500 but I have enough saved to buy this one now.
>>65977065
>buying a tele
>thinking a tele would make anyone jealous
>not killing yourself
>>65977123
>Calling it a Tele
Haha kid.
>>65977065
I'm more angry about 3 saddles than anything else.
>>65977150
Don't be mad that someone didn't treat your guitar like it's something special. Fender can rename a tele with a different pickup config all it wants, it's still just a tele.
>>65977275
It's not a Fender tho
>>65977065
That is really nice, what is it? Never seen that headstock logo before.
Here are my main two
>>65977692
right so we should just not refer to it as anything remotely recognizable
Is it autistic to bring a capo into a music store while trying out a new guitar? I play capoed like 80% of the time so I want to make sure the guitar sounds good with it, but the guys at my local store are eilitist fuckheads and I don't want them to laugh at me. I'm not being paranoid, I've seen them do this to other people before.
![sizesweb[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/e1VAql0.jpg "sizesweb[1].jpg")
sup everyone. is it possible to install a preamp system in an acoustic guitar that didn't come with one in the first place?
i have a Yamaha FS720S, and i love it. it didn't come with a preamp, and i don't have the budget for a new guitar that comes with one.
>>65977851
If they do tell them to shove it up their ass and buy your guitar somewhere else.
>>65977851
Unusual sure but not autistic
>>65967530
This
>>65977856
Screw installing it, just use a removable pickup and leave the preamp itself next to the amp. Less ergonomic but who needs his preamp to be right under his finger ?
>>65977856
It is possible.
wow this thread looks like fun, eh, eh, eh >>65977867
if that doesn't work
>>65977867
You think we can force British amp manufacturers to sell their amps for less money with the devaluation of the GBP and all?
>>65978718
More like they'll have to charge more to be able to afford expenses.
>>65978985
This. It's just business, they'll be charging appropriately to make money.
>>65978718
I see myself paying even more because of customs
>>65979095
I see myself continuing to buy Chinese clones.
>>65977065
Not only NEETs, but also 3rd worlders like me, who need to work an average of 8 months, 40 hours/week to be able to pay for overpriced shitty guitars.
>>65979170
>continuing
Are you American?
>>65977065
>>65977072
>>65979293
lol@ third worlders and their misplaced priorities. i can't afford a rolls royce and i wouldn't want one even if i could afford it
Guys im buying a new guitar, im really looking at mansons, how fucked am i if i buy one. Also any one with experience with fan guitars
>>65979429
Does the wood get reused somehow?
This is my main rig will post pics of pedal board next
>>65979451
thats gibsons trash truck. if a guitar gets scratched or dented while on the factory floor it gets thrown away. when that trailer gets full they switch it out with another empty truck
So I'm running a preamp (Tubeman MKII) into the return of an old peavey bandit combo because the high gain is killer. especially for slams, am just looking for some insight on where I should place a delay or reverb pedal in this mix?
So the order for learning is chords first then what? I can play most chords and a fair few progressions, and im sort of g with basic single note playing, now what
have any of you played a gretsch white falcon and if so what'd you think of it/how'd it play?
>>65979474
This is my pedal board any questions?
>>65979496
Metronome, slowly get faster.
>>65979293
If you put in a few hours work on the guitar itself, it'll be a lot faster path to a nice guitar than saving up a few more months. Hopefully I don't upset anyone here by saying my sub $150 guitar is as good a player as any guitar. I've put in enough work to feel like I can brag a bit. People ought to know they can pull this shit off for very little dough.
Mfw when I tried to start a metal band with 2 friends
"Yeah sure anon, I'll play whatever so long as you teach me"
5 minutes into first rehearsal they both just started playing led zeppelin riffs and when I tried to get back to working on the song, they just said " I don't think this band is gonna work because we don't like the same kind of music"
>>65979474
Can't see shit cap'n.
>>65976137
Chuck Schuldiner all the way!
>>65979575
I had a squire bullet strat that I went through and set up really well and honestly it played as nicely as my American strat the pots and pickups were junk in it though but as far as feel setup/fret dressing is key
>>65979590
Let me take a better picture that pic is old I'll time stamp it for you too
>>65979584
I think to start a band it's important to have members who spend most of their free time playing music, even if they suck, just so that they're bored enough with noodling shitty riffs that they actually want to get something done. Trouble is it's a lot harder to network with people who have no life, naturally. I would love to start a weeb band if we could avoid weeb music. Anyways I'm trying to slowly convert my extrovert party animal roommates into shut-in musicians. It ain't working to nobody's surprise.
what's a good pedal set up for metal? like what pedal types and what order?
Here's a current picture sorry bout the dark one I had really bad backlight on it
>>65979493
Anyone??
>>65979680
Distortion or a tube screamer if you already have a high gain amp
Noise gate
Maybe a wah but don't go all Kirk hammet on it
Possibly a reverb but Ive been using amp reverb since I started playing and haven't had a problem.
If you specify what kind of metal you'd like to play specifically, I can give you more guidance
>>65979680
Distortion or tubescreamer if you have a high gain amp
Wah
Noise gate
Possibly reverb and delay but not essential.
If you specify what type of metal, I can get a bit more specific
>>65979756
Why does your amp have bunny ears?
>>65979770
right before the return
>>65979858
Lol I had some exhaust tips given to me awhile back and had no use for them so I set them on top of my amp the guys think it's funny cause my rig has stacks
Good price for a used roland cube 15x? Around 5 years old, discontinued model and bought for around $120
>>65980222
bout tree fiddy
>>65980222
It honestly depends on where you are and what that size of amp does for you. I personally wouldn't have bought it but I need bigger stuff. You can always upgrade later.
>>65979386
If I made /morningcrew/ coffee mugs, would you buy one? I'm considering it.
>>65980222
I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!!!!
>>65980222
over 1000
>>65980289
>>65980314
>>65980329
t. reddit
>>65980302
I ask because I'm the one selling it. Putting it down for $50 right now, wondering if I should go lower.
>>65980367
Bought mine for around 90 - 100 euros.
Sold for 20, because I really wanted to go to a gig. Really nobody would actually buy that crap, since there are better versions out now. Aim low, help a beginner.
Thoughts on gigging with small amps?
>>65980449
Practical and easy on your back
Will look embarrassing and bad unless your entire getup is already a shit show like in the pic you posted
Could sound bad
>>65980367
fuck off faggot
>>65979435
Anyone?
>>65980537
It's just a guitar, anything will do of you can play it. If you like the look go for it.
>>65980481
>Practical and easy on your back
Yep. I use a 20w and a 1x12" and my whole rig's about 15Kg.
There's a certain limit to how small you can use (especially depending on the genre), but I think anything over what I've got would be too much
>>65980303
Hmm.. I'll have to see it first
>>65980449
Depends on how good of a PA the venue has. Sometimes larger amps are more of a pain in the ass if the sound guy won't let you play in your sweet spot. Quality of the amp makes a big difference too
Tone is sounding pretty blessed after reconciliation yesterday
>>65980481
>Will look embarrassing and bad unless your entire getup is already a shit show like in the pic you posted
Only people who play metal are concerned about how amps look. They'll play in camo shorts and a comic book t-shirt but worry about how the amps look.
>Could sound bad
For a backyard show maybe. In literally any real gig situation a smaller amp is almost always going to sound better.
>>65967865
I love Schecter but I can't afford a good one because poorfag
so I primarily do ambient stuff with synths but am looking for a guitar I can drench in pedal fx/feedback. I feel like going into guitarcenter or something similar will result in me getting ripped off/force me to talk to bros for an hour about shit I don't really know about.
can someone rec me something that's pretty cheap but doesn't sound horrific?
sorry if you guys get this shit all the time, this is like the second time i've looked at a /gg/
>>65977072
Nice matching headstock mate
>>65981076
Cheap guitars with p90s seem to be pretty reliable and a tone you can sculpt alright. Obviously some of the classic tones for shoegaze and such are single voil bright guitars, but a big part of that sound is actually a bright spring reverb, set however long you want.
Cheap single coils that sound good stock are harder to come by.
>>65981076
>>65981184
If he's planning on using it completely drenched with delay and reverb then I don't think "good" pickups are that important t b h
Thoughts on buying a signature guitar? I know you're basically just paying extra for the name, but some seems really good
>>65971441
>learning to play music without relying on bullshit rules and manuals
>actually developing a unique style that expresses the sound you really want to make instead of finding a cheap shortcut to make some generic "close enough"
>pathetic
>>65981359
goddamn I'm bored of this question. You pretty much answered it yourself, audiences won't care, let's just drop it now. I'm not blaming you but I think I must have heard this question like 20 times.
>>65981359
Does it have something extra you can't mod in ?
If no, then buy.
If yes, buy the original and mod it.
>>65981379
Good luck playing another instrument then. Hope you enjoy starting from scratch
>>65981184
Is the pickup what mostly determines the sound? Cause a couple quick searches bring up like 100$ guitars w/ p90 pickups, which is fine by me if they're actually decent and don't just slap one on to draw in people like me (I specifically saw the Epiphone Les Paul)
In case it helps, I'm considering <300$ reasonable. I'm willing to shell out a little bit of cash but I do need to be able to pay rent
>tfw Paul Gilbert will always play his ugly meme Fireman guitars and never the PGMs anymore
Feels very bad, man
>>65981379
Learning music doesn't prevent you from doing those things, in fact it makes it a lot faster. You can develop your own style a lot quicker if you actually know what's generic. I do find new players thinking they just struck gold with some new and fabulous thing that actually is a very basic musical structure or progression.
Knowing theory just makes everything faster, so when you imagine something creative you actually know how to achieve it. I have never met someone who regretted learning theory or felt it stifled their creativity. I have only met people who haven't haven't learned it yet who think it will. It's not hard to "not use" the theory you learn at all. There's no point of no return, you can always play without theory if you feel like it unless you're some sort of savant.
>>65981504
>painted on f-holes
That shit looks just as bad, he's just a pre-internet memer.
>>65981435
Yeah, the pickups are the main aspect of sound, assuming you can get it to play buzz-free. And really, when it comes to cheaper guitars that should be a priority, even with effect-driven music you won't spend all your time playing open chords. No matter what guitar you consider, check reviews ON FORUMS. Don't even bother with amazon reviews or articles in magazines, etc. Also, try to give more credit to reviews by people who have owned the guitar for a decent amount of time, stuff were the guy just got his guitar will always have some bias or another.
>>65981530
What if I am too retarded for music theory?
>>65981580
>not knowing the painted f-holes have been Paul's signature thing since the 80s
>>65981666
No big deal either, honestly. Sure, you might not be as productive but you can have just as much fun and probably write just as good songs. Just takes a bit longer.
>>65981689
>pre-internet memer
Reading is hard, I guess.
>>65981666
I don't know...
...ARE YOU SATAN?!?!
>>65981689
My signature thing is scribbling all over my guitar with a pencil. It might look kinda dumb but I'm a successful musician so everything I do is cool by proxy.
>started learning guitar on my own about a year ago
>can play chords
>can do some shitty finger picking
>can write some shitty riffs where the open chords are
>I can play like, Cath... by DCFC and Admit it by Say Anything
>struggle moving around the neck
Can someone give me a good link or some direction, I'm starting to get lost and get unmotivated. Would like to have a better understanding so I can write some riffs. I lose interest and get lost easy when I try to read about theory. I'm p sure I need to learn scales, but there is a lot of info and different types of scales. Then I'll see some comments on a page saying "LEL THIS IS WRONG, U GOTTA CAHNGE THIS". It makes me nervous I'm learning a wrong scale.
>>65981924
wow ur cute
>>65981937
I'd fuck him
Just throwing a noob tip out there: I've recently found 3 piece bands are really good for "deep listening" or whatever you want to call it. Obviously for the cleaner mix but also because each instrument will cover more ground and have more variety. I'm using it mostly to listen for what I like and don't like in terms of space and melody vs. backing/support.
>>65981359
Everyone is always so worried about getting a signature guitar... It honestly wouldn't even be that far of a stretch to call a Les Paul standard a signature guitar. It's even directly named after the dude
Anyways, if it's a good fit for you, then you should have no reason whatsoever to worry about buying one.
is bending generally easier on strat than on tele
>>65982175
No. You may have more slack, meaning the strings will bend slightly easier but you need them to bemd further. It will take the same amount of strength. This is not always the case but it can be if the tele is top-loaded.
Honestly you won't notice it most of the time.
>>65981359
they said Eric Clapton strat is espcially good for playing blues is that true?
Sooooo, tonewoods is all bro-science, right? It doesn't actually affect anything?
>>65982245
It affects maybe 1% of your sound. Which you can then correct.
>>65982245
There's been some pretty good studies on it and the science is very complicated. The actual issue at hand is more the human ear than the physics of the string. It is extremely difficult to differentiate guitar bodies, particularly if they are similar in weight.
Basically any marketing associated with it is bro science, meanwhile the real research is basically ignored. In a way, it should be, because the question is and always will be "can you tell?"
Out of curiosity I spend a lot of my time reading about this stuff, but I would say the most you can actually discern, and you really should be cautious about actually using this, is the effect of weight on sustain. As far as overall frequency response, brightness/darkness, and other marketing applied to wood, run the fuck away. You definitely can't correlate any species, and technically not any weights, although I could get into the science about that a bit more, to those characteristics.
I'm no scientist so I'll refrain from getting into detail beyond my depth of knowledge. Just know that thanks to metal bridges, a huge amount of the factors that are relevant when discussing acoustics are irrelevant, and obviously pickups further limit the ways the vibration of the body can change the sound.
Can someone please point me in the right direction?
I'm trying to transpose Cello sheet music into tab, or at the very least sheet music for classical guitar. Its not even for sale anywhere I can find.
Really need help with this.
is rock tips actually making you getting callus faster or just a meme
>>65981530
Learn everything theory related = can't write a good song
Be ignorant with a few chords and dicking around = can write a decent song that doesn't offend your own subjective tastes
I like being ignorant, thanks,
>>65982858
It's just fucking super glue. Anyways you can get calluses really fast if you play until your fingers hurt pretty bad and them apply some deodorant to prevent blisters. You can't keep playing if you don't want blisters but you can get decent calluses in something like a week this way. "Playing through the pain" only works to the extent that you can avoid blisters which totally sabotage calluses.
I've used this method a couple times after long stints on electric guitar to get my fingers back into acoustic/bass shape.
>>65982984
>Learn everything theory related = can't write a good song
if you don't know theory, how do you know that you can't write a good song with it?
>>65982984
You think learning theory will make you dislike simple songs, which is just plain false. Knowing a new chord isn't going to stop you from writing 2 chord songs...
I'll reiterate that nobody has ever regretted learning theory. You'd think someone would actually have the regret if they found themselves unable to write good songs or enjoy their old songs.
>>65982597
Post the sheet, it shouldn't be too hard aside from the fact you need to transpose clef
>>65982984
if you like being ignorant, please keep that to yourself.
>>65967377
Okay, so I currently own a nice 5 string bass (my main, HH pickups), a nice 4 string bass (HH as well), a de-fretted Squier Jazzbass (wanted to try fretless) and a piece of shit Yamaha (will be sold at some point).
On my list are an EUB, a nice fretless and a "beater bass", something that I can bring to rough gigs or leave at a location without worrying too much.
I'd want the beater bass to play as similar to my main bass as possible, so 35'' scale, relatively slim neck and 18mm-19mm string spacing. Any recommendations <1000€? I'm open to all kinds of suggestions in regards to pickups, P + musicman pickup in the bridge seems cool, or J + MM or maybe just a jazzbass, open to suggestions. What should I look for? Anything that immediately comes to mind?
has there ever been a scientific study on whether or not tonewoods on a solid body electric are just a placebo/tonally negligible? the way people talk about the differences triggers my bullshit senses in the same way that wine snobs do.
>>65983254
18mm is pretty fucking wide, you sure about that(measurement and preference)?
>>65983305
There have not been formal studies on listeners.
>>65983389
I can change the string spacing on the bridge from 18 to 19.5mm, and it's currently in the middle. So anything from 18mm-19mm should be fine if it's not adjustable. I don't like small string spacing, makes slapping a pain in the ass and I've gotten used to my "big" 5string with the longer scale, wider neck and wider string spacing. Feels very natural now.
>>65977072
What a pleasant setup
>>65977761
Is that... is that Oxblood? Anon I may need that Les Paul from you
long time ago someone posted a black guy with a fliyng V tipe of guitar playing a solo in a blues/funk band, Im sure it wasnt Albert King
WHO IS HELP HELP
>>65983615
Randy Jackson
>>65983082
I know a guy who can't write a song. Period. But he knows everything from about a guitar, inside and out.
Honestly, I just like chucking a Ramones. Loud, fast, honest. It doesn't have to be the most creative/spectacular thing in the world. It makes me happy knowing a few chords and progressions and sometimes that's enough.
>>65983585
Thanks bro. I aim for maximum comfy.
>>65983642
no dude
>>65983615
Tosin Abasi
>>65979675
destroy the things the care about the most then take introduce them to music when they're at their lowest.
or relate it to their lives, idk, either one
>>65979520
How's the Snark pedal tuner? I've been considering one since it's by far the cheapest one that looks decent.
>>65983836
none either
this was a semi old man
with sunglases and bending a lot
>>65983927
Geroge Benson maybe?
>>65983965
nope , it was a band actually, not a single player
>>65984012
>>65983965
>>65983927
>>65983836
>>65983735
>>65983615
FOUND IT FUCK YES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oCmsho0Nzo
>>65984064
We did it /gg/
>tfw I fell for the nitrocellulose meme
Quick
Jaguar or Jazzmaster?
>oil crisis in Norway
>have a stable job, so whatevs, i'm fine
>was just about to pull the plunger on a beautiful acoustic guitar and a sweet amp
>literally standing with the money in my hand at the check-out
>get an email
>"hang on, i got to read this first"
>says i've been laid off because of the economy
>left the store without finishing the transaction
>been living off my meager savings and some miniscule welfare money ever since february
>visited the guitar in the shop ever day until it got sold off to some upper class teenager with his dad's credit card
>mfw
>>65984161
Isn't nitrocellulose highly flammable anyway?
>>65984177
nice blog
>>65984170
Jazzmaster
>>65984177
this is your future, britbongs
#strongerin
>>65983254
>>65983389
>>65983540
Found something that seems to fit the bill, Marusczycz Instruments. They make somethign that I've been looking for actually, a 24 fret, 35'' traditional jazz bass design at 35'', nice.
>>65984281
At least they get all those tube amps for cheap
>>65984177
You deserved it for being a weebshitter.
...alright, I guess it's that time
>>65984981
mods-chan a best
is it going to hurt my new bass amp if I plug my two overdrive pedals and my disortion pedal into it? I want to test my guitar through my bass amp and I play black metal so I use a lot of drive and disortion
>>65984177
that hurt to read anon
at least you have time to improve your skills ;_;
Who are some guitarists with signature models form various brands that you don't think deserve to have their own signature models? Either they're not that good, not popular or something else
My vote goes to this retard from Dragonforce. Not only is Dragonforce complete dogshit, but they're not even popular anymore, and this guy isn't even the main guitarist or face of the band. I don't even think fans of the band would even know who he is. Yet Ibanez makes and sells a signature guitar for him
Anyway, your thoughts?
>>65985116
Just get the level down and you'll be alright. Just because you're using distortion doesn't mean you have to overdrive the amp.
My Gibson SG special faded 3 pickup model with a bigsby, Gibson RD Standard Reissue Silverburst and my Fender MIM Jazzmaster HH
what do you think /gg/?
>>65985171
>>65985194
Why would you have 3 guitars with only humbuckers and no single coils or p90s?
I think you made poor choices
>>65967377
Is it normal that you start doubting a purchase after a while? I mean, I bought a really expensive guitar, everyone who has tried it out said that it looks and plays absolutely amazing. But the ebony on the fingerboard isn't pure black, it's more of the striped variety (which is normal nowadays, I know, but still), the frets look like they have a weird shape (although it plays just fine) and I'm just not sure if a cheaper guitar wouldn't have been just as good.
>>65985378
Well, it's normal when you buy a more expensive guitar. I mean, what's the real question here, you worried about your mental health or your guitar? Whether you doubt it or not really isn't as good of an indication as the actual price and model is.
>>65985378
Yes, I ordered an Am. St. Strat and now I feel like I want a Jag. Even though I tried a Jag and hated it. Play on
>>65985378
You should buy an even more expensive guitar and one slightly less expensive one and make direct comparisons. For science.
>>65985313
i think the jazz is the coil tapping model ?
I want a jazz master but I hear they all get kinda buzzy and the trem system is bad and that the masterbridge system is the way to go ???
>>65985378
>I bought a really expensive guitar
define "really expensive"
So let me get this straight
I buy one of these, and then:
>I plug my guitar into amp head
>I plug the amp head into the loadbox
>I plug the loadbox into my PC
>My PC gets the audio signal of what my amp head sounds like
It's that simple? So an Orange amp will sound like an orange amp, except the audio is directly into my PC?
>>65985507
jesus fucking christ newfag get the fuck out
>>65985544
That's the idea, minus the shitty orange cab of course.
>>65985585
>minus the shitty orange cab of course.
>>65985544
>of what my amp head sounds like
>So an Orange amp will sound like an orange amp
Nope. Just drink the digital snake oil and call it a a day though, you'll thank yourself later.
>>65985191
One pedal was a gift and the second was bought just because I was trying to really get a black metal tone out of my 15w spider iv, honestly using both of those plus a fullbore metal have shown me I need to invest in a new amp and probably a new guitar as well as much as I love my leslie
>>65985430
>>65985503
>>65985504
>>65985532
Musicman Silhouette Special. 2k is a lot of money for me. I'm more worried about the guitar than about my mental health.
>>65985585
>>65985595
I don't need it to be a perfect replica, but will it be approximate? Or will it not even sound like my amp usually does at all?
>>65985551
>makes observation
>has concerns about buying a jazz master
>jesus fucking christ newfag get the fuck out
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>>65985591
Orange is just fun to make fun of anon, don't take it too seriously.
>>65985313
That's a valid point, here's an explanation:
The SG was my first guitar and I got the jazzmaster to be a backup later on, but then realised that even though it had the humbuckers it sounded nothing like the SG thus not being so good as a backup/2nd guitar at shows.
I bought the RD two weeks ago mainly because I wanted a Gibson to be a backup for my Gibson and then this gem popped up on sale. It's really rare and I had been dreaming of an RD for a long time, so I just had to get it.
Next time I buy a guitar it definitely won't be an HH solidbody electric tho.
The jazzmaster coil taps and sounds awesome with just the single coil. Really close to a strat imo.
Also I have many guitars with various pickup types at my use, since my brother and father both play guitar. So if I ever need to have single coils or p90's etc. I don't have to look that far.
>>65985507
Yeah it coil taps
>I want a jazz master but I hear they all get kinda buzzy and the trem system is bad and that the masterbridge system is the way to go ???
From my experience if you play .11's or .12's theres no issues with buzzing etc. Also if the bridge buzzes it's not that big of a deal, since you can only hear it when you play acoustic.
There's nothing wrong with the trem system imo, many JM/Jaguar/mustang players just swap the stock fender bridge that is similar in these models for the mastery bridge. I was thinking of it too but the stock bridge has served me well.
>>65985604
>2k
That's nothing. Sorry. Musicman Silhouette Specials aren't anything special though. Your intuition is right though, it was a waste of money. You could've gotten the same guitar for half the price.
>>65985660
hox is that you
>>65985643
>but will it be approximate?
Only if you don't already know exactly how your amp sounds.
>>65985604
You can get something close for less if you put in work, but off the rack I really can't think of a better guitar for the money. It might not stand up to pick related but in my eyes silhouettes are very special guitars.
>>65985704
Yeah, I'm fine with that. It just needs to be good enough for streaming purposes.
For actual serious recording I just mic my cabinet
i'm looking for a good, cheap electro-acoustic guitar that is suitable for fingerpicking. preferably with a body that is slightly smaller than a dreadnought.
any recs?
>>65985604
If you enjoy it and it feels like the right guitar for you, then it's worth the money.
Stop overthinking your purchase and go play the damn thing.
>>65985731
>streaming
oh god what have we done
>>65985675
>>65985712
>>65985760
It's just that the small imperfections seem really annoying when I paid that much money for it. I know that ebony is getting rarer and rarer, and that the only pitch black ebony out there is basically in the hands of luthiers who have stockpiles from 100 years ago (the stuff that is still used in classical instruments), I don't know. Was I expecting too much when I thought I'd get a "perfect" instrument for that kind of money?
>>65985841
I dunno, I'd sorta consider it perfect including the ebony, but if anything else was wrong with it I'd be pretty annoyed.
>>65985841
>I know that ebony is getting rarer and rarer, and that the only pitch black ebony out there is basically in the hands of luthiers who have stockpiles from 100 years ago
You have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. Here educate yourself stupid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVmFlzksMCE
You bought a cheaply made factory built guitar for $2000, you have no one to blame but yourself.
>>65985788
Just wait desu, I have a musical stream idea that will be the #1 stream on Twitch Creative (currently a ghost town)
>>65985875
Well, striped/not perfectly black ebony is considered to be of lesser quality. I'm just not sure if they "cheaped out" on that one or if it's simply not available anymore. Besides that there aren't really any flaws with it, no.
>>65985246
???
>>65985919
>Just you watch! I'll have the biggest turd in the toilet!
>>65985954
hey if he has breast, people will still donate dude
>>65985986
Oh, I bet he's got breasts alright.
How many of you here are players that have been taking lessons since you've started or was taught to play?
It always seems to me that these types of players are very consistent and accurate but lack any emotion when playing live or any feeling in the music. I've noticed a lot of these players when playing live just stand and stare at the fretboard
