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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] [Embed] [Embed] [Open]
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 (they reduce latency):
>http://www.asio4all.com/
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>Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07izim49ao6ij7m
>Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
Others
>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
last thread
>>60336517
copypasting my response to pedal board seeking anon
>>60361349
get a Rat (distortion), a TC Electronics Hall of Fame (bunch of reverb sounds), and an EHX Memory Boy Deluxe (or its $65 clone, the Behringer Time Machine) which has delay, vibrato, and chorus. I don't really fuck with wah, phase, tremolo, or flanger.
>>60362229
Yeah, my room kinda has some shit light. Maybe tomorrow, it's dark already.
>tfw no erg
>can't decide between getting a 7 or 8 string
>can't find a store with an 8 string to try
>>60362234
Come on man, it's not hard to use the proper links.
>Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cvfno10fv4lf4a8/Advancing-Guitarist-Mick-Goodrick.pdf
>Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
Others
>Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zq35xorj2iaqh22/Mickey-Baker-s-Jazz-Guitar.pdf
>Modern Chord Progressions: Jazz and Classical Voicings for Guitar - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oflu4wdwofhqqtb/Modern-Chord-Progressions-Jazz-and-Classical-Voicings-for-Guitar-Ted-Greene.pdf
>Jazz Guitar: Single Note Soloing - Ted Greene
>Vol. 1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07o65qdh5in1nsq/Jazz-Guitar-Single-Note+Soloing-Vol-1-Ted-Greene.pdf
>Vol. 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/jmu86f7dj8bdxcd/Jazz-Guitar-Single-Note+Soloing-Vol-2-Ted-Greene.pdf
>>60362367
Seven first.
>>60362367
Get a fuckin 10 string man.
But seriously, any stores that stock 8 strings are more than likely just gonna have the shit-tier Ibanez models. I guess it'd be good if you wanted to try the neck but honestly it's not too big of a jump from a 7.
>>60362393
I don't give a flying fuck desu. I just copy over from whatever was in the last thread.
>>60362454
Then save the proper links somewhere so all the threads end up using them.
>>60362497
I've only been OP like 3 times. Someone else can bother with that sheeeeeit
>>60362402
>Get a fuckin 10 string man.
I kinda wish they were more common, I'd probably just use it as a huge tapping machine though
>>60362393
That's what I was thinking, but I didn't feel any kind of difference when trying out some 7s, and they're about the same prices anyway.
>play bass
>write song with heavy, galloping rhythm section with slow melody over it
>show band
>they like the rhythm section
>they want to switch the parts so guitar is playing the rhythm section and bass (me) is playing the melody
>we try this out
>I'm lost in the mix
>they like it
...Okay. I mean, I liked it better before, but I guess it's okay that I play cadences at 100BPM behind the melody.
>>60362582
sounds like a bunch of idiots.
>>60362527
Stop being OP then
>>60362633
fuck, dude. if it's that big of a deal to you, how about you do it? or people can find their own materials and stop relying on fucking 4chan lmao. please talk about guitars or leave.
>>60362582
Having a melody on the bass while guitar does the rythm can work though, Beyond Creation does it pretty well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aM8XoWZeq8
i got a new amp (Gibson GA42RVT) and it's warm as shit and sounds great but whenever I run my les paul through an OD pedal, strumming the low strings straight up sounds like fart noises. how can i alleviate this. It's just when I play anything on the 6th and 5th strings through an OD pedal at full gain.
Today we recorded a new demo, for the Mad Professor Amber Overdrive. Really enjoying this shit, as tiring as it is.
Do me a solid and check out the one we released yesterday and tell me what you think, will ya? It's for the awesome Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl mkII that's now part of my pedalboard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oAJucp7fUc
>>60362777
Try lowering the gain, or fiddling with the amp knobs.
What's the OD pedal you're using ?
>>60362777
raise the volume, lower the gain
fiddle with the eq
>>60362887
>>60362925
See, that's the problem I like the sound that comes out of it but when I play anything that involves the low E string, the sound compresses and that's the only sound that comes.
I'm running an emerson em drive, volume around at around 7:30 o clock, gain at 3-4 oclock. My tele sounds fine, so I don't think it's the pedal, it's just that the les paul is too high output for the speak/amp and it gets compressed. I'm not sure whether I should replace the speaker tho or get a drive that does more of the work rather than just pushing the amp.
To the anon that asked me in the last thread why I'm selling my surf strategy, for starters I just grew out of the looks of it. I own the seafoam green one and with the white pickguard its just too minty for me. Secondly I just don't like the sound of it.
>>60362973
If you think it's from the output of your pickup, lower the volume knob on your guitar
>>60363030
I have and it does help, but I still have the same problem where I can't drive the amp as much as I'd like without it compressing like that. The amp should be able to take it since it's kinda just a Gibson version of the blues deluxe, so I'm not sure what'll be better to fix it; a different kind of drive or a different speaker.
Hello my fellow mother fucklers, I treat my guitars like shit and now they dont work anymore. The little black piece in the picture that it circled is missing, and I would like to know what it is called to get a new one. It is a Jackson Kelly cheap model for poor people.
>>60363387
thats a saddle
>>60363387
saddle blocks
Whoa Eagles of Death metal was playing in France.
Josh?!?!
>>60363659
They're fine apparently.
>>60363722
yea, checked the catalogue. It was weird to hear a stream drop the band name and not have a clue.
write counter terrorist riffs gguys
What order should I be placing my od, fuzz, and distortion pedals?
>>60364288
Probably OD, then fuzz, then dirt. Fuck around with it though, see what you like most.
>>60364288
really just depends on the sound you like unless you've got a fuzz face that likes to be placed first in line. experimenting is where the fun lies.
Here's my setup for the day. Lets see your's.
>>60364700
Gearspammer pls stop I only have a shitty ibanez gio and a 15w ss amp
>>60364700
i dont even have an amp or a single pedal
just a scarlett solo and a lot of free VSTs
very jealous
>>60364700
That's that pedal third from the right on the second row? The one with a million knobs?
>>60364909
>scarlett solo
so what do you think of it? I finally got a new computer and have been considering getting an interface. Dont really have the first clue about it, I've always stayed in the analogue domain.
>>60365023
Thats a Hexe Lunochod? i think is how its spelled. Its a custom 2 channel step sequencer that is actually an expression pedal for certain Hexe pedals. I use it with the two pedal on either side of it, a Hexe Bitcrusher III and Revolver II. Its pretty insane pedal for getting incredible textures etc.
>>60365039
i've never had any problems with it
very portable and easy to use
the direct monitor feature is great to have
>>60365098
so its something that would allow me to mic my amp and record to my computer....or is it more like a DI? i think i would rather be able to mic my amp.
>>60365134
It's both man, it's got a jack socket for a guitar lead and an XLR socket for mics so I don't see any problem with micing up your amp
nevermind, just looked up the scarlett solo. looks like it would work for me.
>>60365247
yeah pretty interesting. any advice on the software end of things?
>>60365261
if you think there's a chance you'll expand you may be better off with a 2i2 or 2i4 in the long run. and if you ever plan on recording in stereo you're definitely going to want at least a 2i2.
I needed the midi i/o as well as the dual inputs of the 2i4. it's nice just having everything setup and ready to go for both my bass and guitar.
>>60362234
>tfw no spiderstang
>>60363891
Writing dat dere deus vult riffage m8
>>60365372
hmmmm. good info. i need to look into exactly what's going on. i am totally in the dark when it comes to using a computer for working on music. I would probably only ever record using one mic at a time but...who knows? maybe i'll take to recording on the computer and want to record drums etc. time for some research!
>>60365295
well i haven't had any compatibility issues with windows 8.1 and ableton 9 if that's what you mean
pretty sure it'd work with other stuff like garage band, do some research just incase though
it also comes with a pretty nice compressor vst and EQ vst too
>>60365481
yeah i mean stuff like garage band. i dont even know whats available haha.
>>60365481
wait, i can't just plug in and *bam* start recording...right?
>>60365529
you'd need a program to take the input
even a simple barebones one like audacity would do the trick i think
>>60365581
yeah that's what i'm interested in finding out about. i've never paid ANY attention to whats going on, but i've seen garage band mentioned before and assume its free? ill add audacity to the list of things to look into. the more i'm thinking about it right now the more i think I'm going to delve into making this happen.
Finished demoing this today. Jesus christ, calling this an overdrive is an understatement.
Pretty dope thing if you like fuzz but would rather maintain an OD like clipping to keep it smoother.
Anons on the other thread hated my amp.
What do you suggest for a good gigging amp?
>>60362778
Sounds like ass
>>60365689
What you currently have.
>>60365703
looks like a blues jr
>>60365689
depends what kind of venues? so long as you like how your amp sounds and can hear yourself on stage i dont see anything wrong with your current amp. other than it being rubbish.
>>60365689
The blues junior is a great practice amp and a great pedal platform dude, don't let them mess with you. What tones do you like? I am pretty partial to old Oranges/matamp/hovercraft for that nice fuzzy power tube distortion. Not to mention hovercrafts are pretty inexpensive for a custom tube amp. You can get a 200 watt amp for 1300 dollars. For clean you can't go wrong with a twin or deluxe reverb.
>>60365689
Nice foot
>>60365372
>>60365261
to be honest I hate my 2i2. Latency issues fucking blow even with the correct drivers and you can't plug your guitar directly into the input without hellish clipping. If you google Scarlet 2i2 Direct Input clipping you'll see that tons of people have this issue and it's unsolvable.
I'd get anything besides a Scarlet.
>>60365954
yeah i've though about getting a dwarfknot but the fact that they are just jet city amps with a couple caps changed here and there seems kinda....i dont know?
>>60365689
get a Peavey Classic 50 if you want a giggable workhorse.
also not trying to be rude but are you even in a band?
>>60366006
any recommendations?
>>60366031
dude have you ever flipped through an amp schematic book? They're ALL clones of each other.
>>60366054
I haven't bought another interface since my awful Scarlet 2i2 experience. I'd probably get an M Audio next time, a friend of mine has one and he makes great music with it.
>>60362660
>thinking that response was the same person
The template has been around for a year and a half and the links get updated periodically when they get outdated. Stop being autistic and save the updated links.
>>60366006
>Latency issues
do you know if this is only a problem with entry level units? also what are some entry level units?
>>60366006
This sounds like user error. Used a handful of peoples 2i2s and there is no noticeable latency or clipping issues.
>>60366071
im just sayin hes takin a cheap jet city amp and changing a couple caps and charging 1000$. thats all. it comes down to how they sound and apparently he has a gift for getting tones out of his mods. still....?
>>60366111
it's most likely an operating system issue. windows is ass for latency.
>>60366110
>stop being autistic and start saving 4chan posts to your computer
lmao
>>60366129
oh, thats not very promising.
>>60366151
welcome to the frustrating hellscape of beginner home recording.
>>60366180
any tips? im completely in the dark. found a scarlete 2I2 for 134$ on reverb, seems like a fair price. i've got a pretty decent analogue recording set up at the house for making demos, would probably only use the digital interface for making higher sound quality than my iphone demos of pedals for friends. But, i don't know maybe i'll really enjoy the flexibility of using the computer and want to get more involved?
>>60366129
>>60366151
>>60366180
>>60366225
Just get ASIO4ALL it solves the vast majority of latency issues.
>>60366131
>I'm going to be OP but am too retarded to paste a template into the box
>I-I swear I'm not a-autistic
Okay then.
At first glance, I thought that the guitar had a half-white, half-black pickguard and then I wondered why people don't make 2-color pickguards.
hey guys, just wanted to show you something i've been working on for a couple weeks now.
it's a cover of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-c66SJPuUI cause i wanted to practice my travis picking. it's still pretty rough around the edges (some rhythm errors and dead notes) but i'm sort of proud of it.
also excuse the audio quality, it was recorded with pic related through a laptop mic. anyway here it is: https://clyp.it/gzvr5d1o
>>60366603
>it's still pretty rough around the edges (some rhythm errors and dead notes) but i'm sort of proud of it.
If you can play Chet you're probably better than everyone here,
These Jackson Minions are looking kinda fun. CIC, tho. 2/3 size with a hard tail. If there's a mini case, it will be harder to resist. GAS.
>>60368056
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>minion
no actually though I played a Jackson V at a guitar store in Seattle the other day and it was some <$200 piece of shit. It actually played and sounded pretty nice.
I think it was a short scale, too. I kind of want it but that money should go somewhere better.
this place dead af
Whats the cheapest (new) Les Paul one should consider?
>>60362234
Current gear - Ibanez RG3 EX1, strung with Ernie Ball regular slinkys, Ibanez GSR 200 bass, idr strings, Fender Strat, strung with Ernie Ball regular slinkys, Silvertone Smart II amp
Wanted gear - Ibanez RG9, Chickenpicks, Shure SM58 + 57
I've been playing for about 2-3 years. My favorite guitarists would have to be Mike Derks, Ben Bruce, Ben Savage, and Dawson Scholz.
Projects - I'm currently putting together a band that mixes 2 genres that normally wouldn't be mixed. I haven't chosen the genres yet, but I'm tossing around pop punk and deathcore.
>>60369049
Les Paul Express, cheapest I've seen is $109.
post your fucking pedalboards and pedal chain
>>60366394
This
>>60369651
Here's mine. It goes Guitar->Morley Bad Horsie Wah->EHX Soul Food w/JHS mod->amp. The EHX Memory Man w/Hazarai is in the amp's effects loop.
>>60369651
guitar -> daphon df2210 wah -> boss fz-2 -> amp
w8ing for that one time of the night where all the sludge/doom/drone/stoner m8s come in
>>60366603
You should be proud, man. That looks difficult as hell for me.
More practice and you'll sound like Chet.
Hey, I have a question about recording guitar. How could I make guitar tracks clip like in some Tame Impala songs like Desire be, Desire go? I know it's some sort of studio fuckery, but I just can't seem to figure it out.
What are you working on /gg/ ?
I'm trying out some double thumb since I have the same square angle thumb as Tosin Abasi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPiJMrlEXUA
Current shitty gear: Shecter C-1 SGR and an Marshall MG30FX amp
Don't hurt me
>>60372110
>stickers
#Jazzmasterrace #PlayJazz #RemoveShoegays
>>60372095
That thumb bend! I saw another tutorial of his on some kind of hybrid picking. He seems to be into pushing the limits.
As for me, I have spent the last two months cleaning up my playing. I am happy to report that I am almost consistent.
Also, I have been working on solo phrases. Jumping around inside the boxes instead of being scalar all the time and switching up patterns before they get too repetitive.
>>60372095
Adrian Smith's solo from Iron Maiden's Hallowed be Thy Name and learning to write my own stuff.
It's so fucking difficult to bridge riffs and continue themes.
>>60362234
anyone have any experience with the Victory Kraken amp? I want to save for one after i get myself a new computer, sadly the computer will be a hell of a lot. I just want a nice tube amp and i was thinking that in the meantime between buying the victory and being able to afford a matching cab, i would be able to simply run it through my 2x12 combo amp by disengaging the preamp.
any opinions?
>>60365689
>Anons on the other thread hated my amp.
Do you like it?
>getting memed on by kids on the internet
So what's /GG/s problem with ibanez?
I got an Ibanez RG550 and it might be the nicest guitar I've ever played.
>>60372387
I play a Jazzmaster! We are like the /gg/ cool club. #Jazzmasturbate #PlayJizz #RemoveShoesInside
>>60372529
Hating Ibanez is a meme here.
Owner of RG655 here.
>>60372414
Bending the thumb like that is natural for some people, I have really stretchy hands so it doesn't bother me for stuff like that.
On the other hand I struggle to do barres because my index isn't straight if I push too much on the strings.
I've seen that video on his "swybrid picking" too, which is a mix of hybrid picking and sweeping, but I haven't found yet how to use it properly.
Surprisingly I just found out he uses some sort of tremolo picking sweeps in the solo of that song, which i already tried to do and is really hard.
>>60372445
I know how you feel, I got no real trouble to find how to do single riffs but I can't really progress with them.
>>60372529
Low end ibanez is stupidly bad. Iron labels are retarded and overpriced. Otherwise they're pretty good but they're not indie/blues lawyer enough for gg.
>>60372539
>this is what a salty metal fanboy sounds like
>>60372529
I just bought some new pickups for replacing on my cheap Ibby. It is a HH model, so, my problem with Ibanez right now is their retarded practice of making everything custom made, like their bridges and in my case, the 5 way switch.
Internally, it is different from the HSH ones, and makes no sense. Took a while to find a correct way to wire the pickups.
>>60372543
>RG655
Noice!
>>60372555
I don't know man I've played some of the other models and they kind of suck but I've found a lot of Ibanez guitars end up being some of my favorites granted the cheaper ones end up being fucking disgracefull but as soon as you start passing the 400 quid mark I think you get pretty good quality for your money
>>60372573
Yeah those ibanez Edge tremelos are a bitch to replace my 550 has a proper floyd on it but thank fuck it does
>>60372592
Did you change it from the original Edge?
>>60372621
No it came with a floyd on it?
This guy doesn't care about gear, or much of anything at all.
>>60372632
I think the OE is pretty much a Floyd Rose, I don't know for sure... this is the first guitar I have with a locking tremolo.
>>60372659
I actually just checked there its a Licensed Floyd Rose, apologies.
>>60372634
You'll have to post with sound famalam.
What's the best trem stopper device right now? Or should I just go with the good old wooden block?
>>60372853
I think the most popular is the Tremol-No.
>>60372853
Wooden block. It's free. Or like a dollar. Plus people have been using it for years.
Just pulled the trigger on this
http://rvrb.io/2013-jp6-fuw
I always wanted a JP6 in Mystic Dream.
The price seems to be very good for dead mint and free shipping.
>>60372555
Well, I'm trying a new approach right now, of writing down a paragraph or a few, and dividing it into a few pieces, and then making up riffs about the small aspects of the story I got from dividing. It's an interesting way to do it, and I'm not sure if it's gonna work out, but it's better than just randomly improving until you hit something.
>>60366006
Yeah, never had these issues with mine. You try switching the switch below the intputs? The "instr" and "line" ones?
One of the settings makes it so a guitar lined in clips no matter what. Never had any latency issues either. Had mine for like...2 years? No issues.
>>60373319
Here's a mediocre song made with a Scarlett 2i2: https://soundcloud.com/the-apotheosis/stratospheric
>>60369102
Yeah but is a 3/4th model. What about full size Les Pauls?
Last wensday I had my first gig where I had to bring my own amp. I've only ever had one amp and I learned it's hideously awful for using live: no line out and a hiss on moderately high volumes, which absolutely sucks if you have to be heard over 14 reed and brass instruments, a drummer and percussionist.
I play big band jazz and some metal and math rock in another band. Can you guys rec me a sub €300 bass setup I can gig with in both settings? I don't need to be very loud if have a line out, I think.
Pic is my current and only amp, a Peavey max 110 Mk1.
Quick question, whats the major difference between Squier series guitars and original Fender guitars? Pickups? Wood type?
>>60372766
>famalam
http://webm.host/1bf98/vid.webm
>but I'm a robot?
>>60373752
Check out the ampeg and acoustic solid state stuff.
>>60366414
What's wrong with ASIO4ALL?
>>60373849
General build quality, pups, hardware... Basically everything.
A very good Squier is comparable to a MIM Fender
>>60364700
What I'm using for tracking my first album.
Eps horizon nt-ii with SD black winter->mxt smart gate-> evh 5150 50 watt-> orange 1x12
>>60374076
Well, that sounds like ass. Got skills though.
Urgently need an answer to this question:
If lightning hits a house without a lightning rod and you have an Amp plugged in, will it break? Talking about a Roland Cube 10GX.
Thanks in advance
>>60374402
Cut off the ground pin, if your that worried about it.
>>60374144
>50 W head into a 60W speaker.
I mean, the celestions V30 are apparently 60W RMS, but still, it looks weird.
Also, how are the black winters?
I've just installed a sentient/nazgul in my Ibanez, and found that, even hardtail ibbys need trembuckers. Sounds alright, but nothing to be hyped about.
who /bloose/ here
>>60374402
Lightning only hits LPs
Anyone have any good bridge pickup recommendatons? Right now I have the George Lynch Screamin Demon pickups, but I hate how they sound. They sound too high-pitched and screechy. I mostly play progressive rock and metal.
>>60374648
BKP Holydivers are quite hyped here. I couldn't bring myself to spend that much on my guitar (and I just bought another >>60373045)
If you want Dimarzios or SDs you can always write to their tech support and they will suggest something suited to your taste.
I had good experience with Dimarzio's CS.
So this is the trendy thing now all the tools are doing. It's ok if you are one of them. I'm sure you've simply picked out the best gear for the money and selected the gear that had the tone you wanted, and not just because someone else uses one.
>Fender that isn't a strat (no humbuckers allowed)
>Listens to Shoegaze and/or Drone garbage
>Vox ACwhatever/Roland JC/Fender Twin/Some low wattage head on a 1x12
>Pedal boards with at least 9-10 pedals that are never used and cost triple of what the guitar and amp cost
Thanks to you guys I've been getting super cheap 4x12's and 100+ wattage heads. Keep it up. I'll also take a stab at seeing how shallow your personality is.
Do you wear:
>Chuck Taylors
>Hoodies that are not made for warmth
>Dark blue jeans
Does it hurt to be this basic?
>>60374721
>tfw not american
>nobody sells huge heads for cheap
>>60374721
>TL:DR
>I don't like things
>tfw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKI6c6BYbp0
also
>>60374721
Post the music you've made huehuehue
No matter if it's /mu/, /fa/ or wherever, you can always call out fags on their shit this way
>>60374721
>So this is the trendy thing now all the tools are doing. It's ok if you are one of them. I'm sure you've simply picked out the best gear for the money and selected the gear that had the tone you wanted, and not just because someone else uses one.
Holy shit, just so much pure MAD in these sentences. Get your head checked dude. Maybe those cranked 100 watters are driving you crazy.
>>60374731
>tfw bong
>still find more cheap fender amps than orange
>>60374731
America is so huge there a literally tons of that kind of shit around here. I might pick this up just because. I bet I could get the head for 220 USD
https://shreveport.craigslist.org/msg/5302596310.html
>>60374757
>>60374791
>butthurt gay shoes
I saw something the other night and I can't figure out what it is.
I saw a guitar player using a strat with what appeared to be a 4th pickup. It was half the size of a regular single coil, placed between the bridge pup and the bridge, and the guitar had a second output Jack which I assume was for the mystery pickup.
I can only assume it's a piezo that he was running to an acoustic modeler he had on stage, or it was for a synth unit he was also using. I wasn't able to find him after he got off stage to ask. I'm sure I saw something like it in guitar world like 7 years ago or so, but I can't remember.
It's been bugging me. Any ideas.
>>60374912
If it isn't a piezo, it's most likely a roland GK3 since you're talking about synths.
Anyone got any experience with old guitars ('70-'80s)
Because I found some Jolana guitars, which are supposed to be some slav handwork, incredibly cheap, and I don't know if something like that would be worth it.
>>60374912
probably a gk3
i've messed around with a guitar with one of those on it.
it's shitty, on certain sounds the notes cut out or don't register. the whole thing sounds like a cheap 80s electronic keyboard, unless you want to spend hours upon hours of tweaking all the settings.
not worth the trouble, it's just honestly easier to buy a goddamn synth keyboard and learning how to play keys instead.
>>60362582
Stand up for yourself dude.
I've got a question about fender stratocaster tremolo bridge.
Do you have to adjust it every time you change your tuning, for instance, if i tune to E standard, and then want to change to open D, do i have to readjust spring, saddles and height of bridge?
I'll be getting my first strat with tremolo bridge and don't really know what to expect, i want to have it set up floating, so i can move it up and down.
>>60362582
>>60375160
Yeah dude, you're just as important in the band as they are, they have no right to demote your presence
>>60375179
don't even bother changing tunings on a floating bridge
even if you were to drop just the low E string to D, it will change the tuning on all of the other strings, because the tension on the springs are different, which fucks everything up.
the only way around it is to just completely block off the tremolo
>>60375124
>gk3
Not him but that sucks, a very good friend of mine just bought one of those and a gr-55... $800 burgerdollars gone to the drain...
He hasn't tried it yet, I won't mention a thing.
>>60375257
Although non-locking tremolos are less of a bitch when you only drop low E to D, I do it often and it remains OK.
>>60375265
i only fucked around with it for a couple hours, but to me i just can't be bothered messing around with the thousands of settings in it to make it sound half decent
honestly would probably just be easier to learn a bit about piano and buy a keyboard synth
i never understood the whole thing with people trying to make a guitar not sound like a guitar and coming up with these types of devices
>>60375257
>>60375286
Okay, thanks, then i think that i won't bother changing tuning cause i really want to fuck around with that tremolo bridge
>>60374567
Me, I guess
>>60365689
I like that your sg looks like its hiding away in the corner in shame.
>>60369651
The front of the amp goes Pitchblack > VP Jr > Slow Engine > FX25 > French Toast
The loop is Whammy > Shaker > Lofi Machine > Chorus > Vortex > Helix > Moise Killer > Rainbow Machine > Obscura > Polara > Seraphim > Hall of Fame > Ana Echo > Carbon Copy > DD7 > Ditto
I like pedals.
>>60372853
A dead 9v battery wrapped in tape.
>>60375659
Is the lofi machine any good?
>>60376030
I think it is. It's definitely a niche pedal though.
What do yall think of the new Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass?
>>60376250
Wow, that sure isn't a strat or anything. Nope, not at all.
>>60376250
Looks like a mix between a strad and a mustang.
I don't like it
>>60376055
Does it stack well with fuzz pedals?
>>60375081
p-pls respond
>>60376412
No idea mang, I don't have any.
>>60374721
http://www.ebay.com/itm/All-Tube-100-watt-Head-Nady-GTH-100-3-Gain-stages-12AX7-EL34-FREE-SHIPPING-/121801951431?hash=item1c5bf648c7:g:hxAAAOSw~bFWM5QG
>>60375659
Can you actually play anything?
>>60376715
>French toast
>>60376886
I use that as more of an octave. It sounds fucking disgusting if you turn on the fuzz, 10 times more so if you turn on the Lofi with it.
>>60376834
Nah man
>>60376250
Companies should really try to be more original with their designs. I'm tired of seeing fender or Gibson copies my whole life and I want something different that doesn't cost at least $700
You're all familiar with my current pedalboard. I'm starting a new one on the left. Going for more vintage.
>>60377101
How do you like the Freeze? I've been thinking about getting one.
>>60377101
>pedalboard
>no board
>>60377140
It's great. Highly recommended. I bought the looper initially because I thought it could hold notes the way I wanted. Freeze does it way better.
>>60377147
My floor is my pedalboard.
can someone tell me what guitar HHH uses?
>>60377511
Is this a bait?
>>60377511
>liturgy fans are so retarded they can't read
Just picked up a bass big muff for $50. Sounds pretty good, but I was wondering if these are based off the black sovtek muffs and if the bass big muff has the germanium transistor in it.
>>60375081
Lots of Jolanas on eBay from $80-600. If you're not nostalgic about them don't bother, I say. They don't seem like a solid flip for profit vehicle.
>>60377511
>HHH
>only two humbuckers
>>60362234
what are some good power chords to practice switching between? i need to practice 5 different changes
>Get guitar set up for D
>Realize there's nothing I want to play in D
Can I tune it to C without a setup or would it be too muddy?
>>60378221
Depends, what bridge you have?
>>60378263
Not really sure how to answer that. It's not an FR if that's what you mean.
>>60378221
It's only a full step, as long as the strings aren't too floppy I'm sure you'll be fine. I love C standard.
>>60378274
If it's not a tremolo bridge, then you are okay
>>60378286
I actually got it set up for D so I could tune it to E standard or C when I felt like. The upper 3 strings are a higher gauge (long story) so I'd need to change those out, probably; floppy as fuck right now.
>>60378043
theres a hidden humbucker on the inside
>>60378625
There is a hidden humbucker in every single one of us, brother
>>60377101
>deja vibe
nice
>carbon copy
one of my favorite analog delays
>freeze
cool but not my thing
>hall of fame
ehh, there's a few other reverb pedals in that price range I think are way better
>MXR chorus
hate this pedal, sounds terrible IMO
>ditto mini
why not just get the regular one, way more functionality
>dyna comp
shit compressor
>octafuzz
not my thing personally, but Unknown Mortral Orchestra uses it on his debut and I love that album
>wah
>wah
>Prime distortion
not a fan
>ts9
again, should have gone for the 808 reissue. it's buffered but sounds leagues better
>big muff
jelly of that beautiful piece
>ibanez orange pedal
what is that?
>dd3
is whatever. not a bad pedal for the $
>ce2
really want one of these, but fuck they're so overpriced
I wanna try tuning my 6 string in a B standard for those Carcass feels. Should I get 12-60, or 13 - 62? I have a 25,5 scale Schecter super strat. How likely is it that the 6th string won't fit in the nut?
>>60378962
it will probably fit. If not just file the hole a tad. it's a guitar, not a nuclear weapon.
>>60379043
I'm extremely scared of fucking up the nut. No good luthiers around where I live. But I think I'll grab the 12-60's, and it shouldn't be a problem.
>>60379125
the nut is one of the cheapest and most easily replaceable parts on a guitar.
>>60379196
I won't be able to eat lunch for a whole week after I buy that set of strings, anon. My money situation is fucking tight, and I can't imagine not playing the guitar for more than a few days.
>>60379223
I know that feel, bro
>>60378780
riveting read bruv
>>60372387
too bad you ruined it with that disgusting bridge cover
>>60377101
lol no one's going to rage about the Planet Fitness sticker for the fucking 20th time?
>>60379223
how the fuck do you eat 7 meals for $10? unless you're literally eating just rice
>>60366110
Dude, no one fucking cares, or should care, that much. Half the people in/gg/ can't even play guitar
>>60369079
>pop punk
>death core
You sir have shit taste
>>60380459
Eastern Europe. I counted in 5 meals, meant the work week. Don't want to offtopic much, but you can just get some veggies, throw in a bit of meat, make a stew or whatever, cook in home. Cheaper that way.
>>60380543
>Don't want to offtopic much
oh god please don't distract from this riveting guitar talk
>>60377101
Bet u don't even lift faggit
>>60380501
these people will post any question that pops into their head to 4chan before googling.
also if you can't find Chord Chemistry without a link from 4chan I pity you.
>>60378780
Its a phaser you shitlord.
>>60380627
The majority of the links are shit anyways
>Steve Vai
Gtfo
>>60380543
oh lol sorry didn't realize you were starving over in that icy shithole. BRB gonna go chill in my heated living room and decide which of my 9 guitars I feel like restringing today. Gotta pass the time until friends get here and we all go out for Kopytka and vodka shots at the local food carts.
>>60366110
>>60366394
>triggered by dead links on a 4chan page
>not autistic
pick one
Jack, maybe you should be practicing your sweep picking instead of lurking /gg/ faggit
>>60380719
>sweep picking
hi 1985
what's the best way to sell my guitar? guitar center will low ball me but shipping over ebay seems risky also
>>60380877
Craigslist or local buy/sell/trade Facebook pages.
How come bands who can barely play their instruments are making better music than these so called virtuoso's?
>>60380682
Kek
>>60380877
Reverb.com
go to a gc or whatever and ask for a guitar shipping box and use that when you securely package the guitar.
>>60380906
pashun
sowl
>>60380877
What kind of guitar is it
>>60380964
schechter gryphon diamond series, gonna sell it with the case and fender amp for around 400-500 i guess
>>60380900
>>60380925
thanks guys
>>60380983
>gonna sell it
lel
nobody wants that rubbish
>>60380906
How come you make a statement but give no exemple ?
>>60381025
I'll second that lol
>>60381025
>>60381212
ikik... somebody else bought it for me don't judge
>>60378128
Lear how to play guilty of being white and you'll be the master of power chords
>>60381230
Well they obviously knew you well enough to know you have shit taste and got you the guitar to match said taste
>>60381230
Also
>somebody
You mean a relative because we all know a fuck like u doesn't have any friends or special someones
>>60378727
It starts growing around puberty and finishes growing once you've lost your virginity
truly a remarkable organ.
the bass player/lead singer of my newly formed band just sent me her soundcloud and turns out she's a fucking genius. I had no idea how talented she actually is. So excited for where this project is heading.
/gg/ (those of you who can play) why the fuck aren't you in a band right now?
>>60380800
Lol u jus jelly of my scalloped fret board and shred skillz
>>60381458
I am faggit
>>60381458
But I am.
The bass player in ours is pretty good, too. Actually one of the best I've ever worked with. He plays a fretless electric and I'm always amazed at how exacting his technique is: he never sounds out of key which is particularly impressive given that we play prog rock and any wrong notes would be instantly recognized.
>>60381458
Also post soundcloud so I can judge the talentless cunt
>>60381458
I am in a band, but just out of pure boredom. I play bass in a death metal band that i don't care about. Been trying to form a noise rock band for over half a year now. Still ended up recording everything on my own, using simple drum beats, and no vocal because i can't sing for shit...
>>60381458
Because my gear is absolute crap.
That and because I'm not really creative. I've got decent technique and some theory knowledge, but I can't get anywhere by myself.
I still gig frequently with a bassist I know, but he's not that good and doesn't practice much despite showing some talent. And he lacks too much confidence to improvise.
>>60381533
I'd start a noise band with you famalama
>>60381512
good fretless players are awesome.
I just helped my bloozedoctor landlord turn a Teisco semi hollow guitar into a fretless 5 string bass. It was fun.
>>60381458
post soundloud
>>60381567
No one actually does this shit.
Also, pleb
>>60381549
You don't need good gear to join a band...
>>60381554
Thanks, appreciate that, still can't find anyone interested in this kind of music in my town
>>60372110
>Likes Metallica
>Doesn't Buy Dirt Cheap KH Signature
>>60381611
No, but a made in china guitar and a 15w practice amp clearly isn't enough. Plus I've been wanting a 7 string for a while.
>>60381611
>>60381549
agreed, go to your local music store or classified section and get the cheapest loud amp you can buy. All it needs to be is loud enough for a drummer. You can get a big ol shitty Peavey for under $200. Use any guitar, no pedals necessary, you're good to go.
>>60381667
Lol honestly I just tried it and it sounds pretty good. I added a few notes and some transitions but I like the minor, darker sound that it has
Would sound pretty dope with some reverb on an acoustic with static sounding vocal samples over the top
>>60381669
as long as your guitar stays in tune, it's fine for now.
my #1 priority would be a loud amp if I were you. playing with other people will make you so much better than getting a nicer guitar with an extra string.
but that's just my opinion & shit, do what makes you happy, anon.
>>60381669
All you need is loud enough amp, save for that, join a band, then buy a 7 string. All i have is a shitty 4 string bass from china, probably made from old toilet paper and dead children corpses, and chinese 40w bass amp, that i got half free, which surprisingly sounds decent. everyone else in my band has top shelf gear, but that's only because every single one of them has a really good job. I'd recommend you to join a band as soon as you can and maybe borrow an amp from someone when you are going to a practice. Playing with another guitarist or bassist is completely different than playing with whole band.
>>60362234
>>60362234
https://youtu.be/goJ9RfsNf-Q?t=4m44s
start at 4:44
nohomo but justin's such a qt
>>60381771
>>60381701
>>60381791
>as long as your guitar stays in tune, it's fine for now.
It doesn't.
But yeah an amp still is my priority, I'm not even daring to look at guitars worth more than 500€ anyway
Posting gear.
Amps that sound good with an american standard jazz?
>>60366111
I had issues the first night I got mine but as soon as I switched to the ASIO driver it was perfect and there was no latency in my monitor
Do you guys know of any good ideas for cheap rehearsal space? Everything costs a fortune. Has anyone tried to rehearse in like a public storage facility? Rehearsal spaces cost as much as an apartment for full access.
I just want a place to play. There's too many distractions at home. I'm not going to need to play loud volumes, just an unplugged electric guitar, preferably someplace I could sing too. Any ideas? The lower cost, the better.
>>60382314
Ask some local bands to share a room for a lil money, as long as you are a decent person, give a bit money and discuss times you want to play in, it should be okay.
So, I made a new demo with my bud. Turned out pretty dope, I think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Uvs6IHOH0
>>60382057
Hmm I wonder what genre you play?
Jk tho, nice rig.
>>60382314
an allotment shed
>>60382388
Excellent demo! The Madness is spreading.
>>60382447
Thanks
Believe it or not but mainly stuff like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miAZgC5vOHU
Usually black metal, some death, more post-rock and a tiny bit of something bluesy and jazzy.
Lionheart is quite unusual amp for metal.
>>60382535
>Lionheart is quite unusual amp for metal.
But does it work ? I've been considering getting some not so high-gain oriented amps and relying on pedals to do the dirt.
>>60382314
when i was a poor college fag it was either in somebody basement who lived off campus, or the cheapest we could fine would be a powered storage unit. once we started actually making money we were able to rent a proper space with other musicians making it a lot cheaper.
>>60382535
Thanks a lot, bro. It's a ridiculous pedal indeed. Wish I had kept it, but that one went to my bro (the player).
>>60382388
Please stop spamming your shitty videos, we dont need another gearspammer.
>>60382696
>spamming shitty videos
I make a video every few days and I post it here. I make them, at my own spare time with my friends.
But people are always complaining about the lack of music and too much gear talk. Even vocaroos are ignored. The second I try to create something with a little more effort put into you call me a spammer.
Go kindly fuck off, sir. This is a guitar general thread. Unlike most people here, I'm actually posting well produced original guitar related music and videos. If you dislike it, that's your problem. Not only that, I engage with the community, I discuss, talk about and have been contributing to /gg/ for the past years more than the vast majority of people here, regardless of how many haters I get (for reasons that I have no idea why, because I've always been nice and polite to everyone). I'm not some outsider who never came here before and is trying to get a few views for his Youtube channel by spamming and leaving. I've contributing and participating on a daily basis on /gg/ for the past three years.
So yeah, you're the cancer here. You don't wanna see and hear guitar talk and music? Leave the Guitar General.
>>60381726
yeah thats exactly the sound i was thinking for it. Sadly I don't have a reverb or a mic so i'll struggle with that, lol
>>60382892
Please stop spamming your shitty videos, we don't need another gearspammer.
>>60382621
Depends on who you ask. I love it for metal with a pedal or two but my friend thinks the bottom end is too loose, mid-range too pronounced, highs too sparkly and so forth. In other words, you probably won't get any of the "classic" metal sounds out of this even with pedals but instead something wooly and strange. The voicing is something between a Vox AC and a vintage Marshall. Cleans are why I bought this, because they are usually horrible in high gain amps. The drive channel is more fuzz than overdrive or distortion. With a distortion pedal, a fuzz pedal and a bit of fiddling, you can combat those non-metal characteristics. I usually use Clean channel and just eq the amp's Bass very low, Tone very high and put on both pedals with the settings you see in the picture. Sound is very vintage feeling but aggressive enough for more extreme metal.
I think you should look for some Fender first. I know a lot of people use those with dirt pedals and get great results at least for post-rock, shoegaze and other hipster genres. Lionheart is versatile but I have a feeling you (or I for that matter) belong to the target demography.
>>60382892
>jimmies on maximum overrustle
lad
>>60373752
I use a Roland cube 120 and it's fine for big band and jazz combo gigs.
My bass has a realist pickup and I just run it through a tuner pedal for tuning and muting the amp and use a footswitch for the onboard compressor.
>tfw I'm a blues lawyer who also plays guitar for his church
>tfw only 18
I've become /gg/'s worse enemy. Ah well I have a lot of fun playing BB King licks and Hillsong. Rate my ideal pedal board. Just need the micro amp, volume pedal, and the tuner.
>>60383181
pretty generic, typical for a poor fag who doesn't know anything about pedals that are available outside of gc. confident a blues lawyer would actually have quality pedals.
>>60383298
Fair enough. It'll get the job done. Maybe when I'm an adult I'll have enough for that $10k Les Paul and $6k pedalboard. I'm on my way to true blues lawyerhood.
>>60383402
>Maybe when I'm an adult
>18
unlucky familia, you're already there
>>60383402
>It'll get the job done
if you're trying to have shitty tone, then yeah that'll do
thank you based mods
new gearspammer gone
>>60383441
are you retarded?
>>60383481
just being honest?
>>60383436
:( I know but I I got a few more years until I get an adult salary.
>>60383466
>it's a bitch niggag crying post
>>60383466
fuck you talking about
What ever happened to Gearspammer?
>>60383735
Banned.
>>60383743
he posted this
>>60364700
>>60383735
He stopped posted his vids awhile ago. Guess he got the message lol
>>60383761
That's not gearspammer, is it?
Anyway, he'll be banned if he starts spamming more than a video or two, as always.
I'm actually fine with posting one or two at a time and actually discussing them. That's what /gg/ should be about. He's just full autistic and has to dump everything he has.
>>60383790
Yeah. I actually like his demos, lots of neat pedals I'll never be able to afford.
New thread, homos:
>>60383817
>>60383817
>>60383817
>>60369651
Guitar > Proco Rat > Pigtronix Quantum > Earthquaker Hummingbird Tremolo > EHX Memory Boy > Peavey Delta Blues
I have a Small Stone and a Boss FZ-3, but I don't have them in the chain due to lack of cables.
>>60383873
is that hummingbird a clone of the vox repeater?
>>60377101
Why have a CE-2 and the MXR? They sound pretty similar unless you're running one with the rate super high and the other like a typical chorus sound. Otherwise it's a decent setup. A bit too many effects for me but not bad (I just like delays, fuzzes, and distortions on guitar).
Also pic of my basses, get a pic of my amp tomorrow (90s SVT with Heritage 810 which sounds amazing)
>>60373647
Gibson LPJ costs about 700 bucks.
>>60382314
Community centre? (I used to jam with some guys who would book a room.)
Library? (We have at least one in the city with piano equipped practice rooms.)
Rooms at college or uni? (A lot of schools are dead at night so no problem through your college or book something through Fine Arts.)
Public greenspace, if the weather is good? (Some parks are so big. Just pick a spot.)
>>60380524
Debatable.
>>60382892
Nor him but I just watched your video. Seems to me that you're just promoting your channel. If I'm interested in a pedal I'll go look for it. If I want to share it with /gg/, I'll put up a clyp. Then it won't be about me, my views and building a following. Your righteous indignation rings false.
>Off to the new thread.
>>60378780
The MXR chorus is damn near identical to the CE2. It might not be exact but it matches up to the Taiwanese versions perfectly. And the MIJ-MIT differences are negligible at best. The CE2 was always out of my price range til I found this one. Guy wanted $45 and instill got him to $35. Japan/black label/MN3007 et al.
>>60384353
A lot of people are feeling that indignation, we've done research.
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