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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] [Open] [Embed]
Steve Vai's Ten Hour Workout
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/kzw6kjuocgicwks/Ten_Hour.pdf
Guthrie Govan's Creative Guitar 1 & 2
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/bn8803xzlrbds3b/Guitar1.rar
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/9uhtufuf3z9cx8m/Guitar2.rar
Impulse Response Pack
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/svtfxjtillrdwt8/Gods+Cab+1.3.rar
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/4n28zkjw0zgmdj9/ASEM+RECTO+V30+L2.wav
Free VST downloads (amps and effects simulators):
>http://www.vst4free.com/
ASIO drivers (essential to use VSTs while playing):
>http://www.asio4all.com/
--
>Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07izim49ao6ij7m
>Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
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
Previous >thread: >>60779892
Go line 6 and go home
>>60798154
POD is a cool tool if you aren't in AxeFX money. Their old AX212 and Vetta II amplifiers were cool. Rest kind of suck.
>>60798154
I see lots of line six on CL, is it a good idea for a bass amp combo I can use with headphones?
>>60798192
Uh... what?
what happened to SGkek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUJpAO_4dJU
>>60798154
And I did
>>60798293
His wife revoked his internet privileges.
/gg/
Can you recommend me some documentaries about guitars or any guitar related stuff?
Just finished watching part 2 of 'The Story of the Guitar' by BBC but sadly I can't find any decent streams of part 3
>part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjg5EbTW-dw
>part 2
https://vimeo.com/13678029
>>60798580
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcWTSgpTTyI
My gear.
Don't think I'll get anything new for a while except maybe some pedals.
Only been playing a couple months.
The only effects I have is an Ibanez PT5 which is not very usable for most things.
Can anyone give me the ups and downs of the ZVex Super Hard-On?
>>60798676
I have been playing for 4 years and I don't have a single pedal
One of my favriotes 1989 Fender HM strat with maple fret. I have 5 gutairs only one I have a picture of. I'm in the market for a 80-83 Les Paul in silverburst. It will probably take a couple of months to find the right one.
Playing 7 years. I play metal, rock, blues.
>>60800142
One of my Amps 89 Fender deluxe reverb reissue. Don't pay attention to the tubes on top I was messing around with set ups.
What's the best site to order used guitars?
>>60800224
ebay, reverb, craigslist (or whatever your local classifieds are on)
also check out pawn shops and regular music stores
some shit nerd is going to come and say "hurr don't use x or y" but remember that you're retarded if you don't check everywhere you possibly can
>>60800269
Thanks never heard of reverb before
http://vocaroo.com/
Play something.
Pic related, how are the Squier Jags?
>>60800366
>vocaroo
>not clyp.it
You new here m8?
>>60800224
Ishibashi
>>60800494
Good, especially the newer ones. I'd put them at about the same quality as mexican fenders of the late 90s/early 00s.
They're inexpensive and if you're not totally happy with the sound, they're easy as shit to mod so you can do pretty much whatever with them.
Been moving/switching things around. Almost got it how I want it.
http://picosong.com/bU5T/
>>60800914
lol are you daisy chaining from a One Spot?
>>60800914
bet you play pink floyd covers lmao
>>60800779
would you say that through modding that it could be on par with MIA models?
Do you guys ever feel like just quitting guitar/bass?
Just got my mic in the post today, what programs do you lot use to record?
>>60801753
ardour
What's that one $99 acoustic guitar that's supposed to be good but everyone calls a "meme guitar"?
>>60800055
Nigga I've been playing for 10 and I don't have jack shit.
>>60801713
Sometimes, yeah.
>>60801803
What do you mean "jack shit"?
Have you been playing air guitar or something?
>>60801713
yes. have a band, we have an album done, but the guys don't want to rehearse ever, it's so stupid. But then I think of all my friends that gave up on music because of life and I don't want to be like them
>>60801753
Cubase
>>60800055
pod xt live, but I also have a big muff pi and a mooger fooger ring modulator, never found a use for it though
>>60801753
Pro Tools
>>60801781
Pls respond. It was a trend in these threads about a year ago.
>>60801255
Yes except for whats got its own isolated supply. Works great too.
>>60801582
Nope, just regular Pink Floyd songs. Lmao.
>>60801769
>>60801843
>>60801926
and here was me hoping for some sort of consensus so I didn't have to think for myself.
I'll have a look thanks guys. Just going to use audacity for now.
>>60802037
>Yes except for whats got its own isolated supply. Works great too.
You should invest in a Brick or likewise. You are not getting the full potential of your pedals.
>>60798293
New here whos this sgkuck ive heard so much about
>>60802101
I plan to. One spot was just cheap and convenient for the time being.
>>60802197
But yet you've wasted your time on money on all those pedals before you knew how to get the best out of them.
>>60802236
>Wasted my time.
How?
>And money
Wrong again. See, if you purchase something you like and get a significant amount of enjoyment out of it, it's not a waste.
>>60802411
>ignorance is bliss!
>>60802462
ad ho·mi·nem
ad ˈhämənəm/adverb & adjective
adverb: ad hominem; adjective: ad hominem
1.(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.
Are my strings too far off of my neck?
>>60802521
non sequitor
>>60802558
Can you play it comfortably?
>>60802058
I use cubase because I also record and produce our music at home, there's probably programs that are more simple for this
>>60802624
Yeah, but its a little tough to do hammer ons and my fingers end up looking and feeling like shit after playing for awhile
>>60802612
>non sequitor
Pretty sure you mean sequitur. And not really.
By the way, post your setup. I'd hate to think i've been wasting our resident expert's time, and maybe even money.
>>60802720
I would sugest taking it to a professional to see if they can lower the action
>>60802739
It was of course a non sequitur because I was not making an as homiem. Please keep up.
>By the way, post your setup. I'd hate to think i've been wasting our resident expert's time, and maybe even money.
Pic related
>>60798361
based varg
>>60800142
beautiful superstrat, how does it play?
>>60802837
Stating "ignorance is bliss" is clearly an attack on me and not the focal point of our argument. Hence, an ad hominem was born.
>Pic related
What's the EHX you got taped up to the right of your Moog? What kind of patch cables do you use?
>>60802058
Get Reaper, you can try it for free and if you run out of trial time you can keep using it, it will just pop up a nag every time you open it but it will retain full functionality. And it can create dummy ASIO devices so you can route your media player through it and play on top. If you have a 64 bit system download and install both 64 bit and 32 bit versions, but use the 64 bit version. You need to install the 32 bit version for compatibility reasons. I used to use Audition, tried Ableton, didn't like it, tried Reaper and never looked back.
What are some good resources on learning how to mix instruments and make them sound like not shit in tandem?
>>60802948
>Stating "ignorance is bliss" is clearly an attack on me and not the focal point of our argumen
Which is why it's not a ad hominem; it wasn''t my argument
>What's the EHX you got taped up to the right of your Moog? What kind of patch cables do you use?
I'm not going to tell you because you are being an unfriendly shithead
>>60802112
he goes by the name "SGBro" and he openly admits his wife subjugates him
>>60799444
Up: good clean boost
Down: obscenely overpriced. There's like four components on the circuit board.
Deathgaze / noisegaze / dream metal setup
>>60803118
Ohhhhhhhh come on. Is it the Memory Man? If so, why tape across the logo?
>>60803118
This isn't fucking reddit you newfag faggot
>>60803161
are those silver pedals handmade?
>>60803205
Yes. It's surprisingly easy to produce efx. Except for chorus, phaser, flanger, etc
>>60803231
interesting, have any resources where I could start learning how to make my own pedals?
is the pedal in the bottom left a bit crusher? I've been interested in making one of those
>>60803161
reminder that shoegaze is the height of faggotry as confirmed by polls on this board:
>http://strawpoll.me/6172146/
and so is djent:
>http://strawpoll.me/6172153/r
>>60803288
Yes it is.
Tagboardeffexts.blogspot is my goto forum. The r/diypedals sub has links to great pages as well
>>60803342
Thanks for the heads-up new friend xd
I'm looking to buy a couple of my first pedals and i need some help. I'll be playing bass guitar as a lead with my friend on drums and synths -- we'll mostly be experimenting with noise rock, post-punk, synth pop, maybe some shoegaze, or just walls of sound in general (i have a Jamman Solo XT looper pedal in the mail).
Basically im looking for some pedal recs that can get me a wide range of noisy sounds. Even some synth based pedals that sound like this would be cool if they aren't like $200+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ8seAkLC94
I don't even necessarily care if they're analog as long as i can get some nice sounds. Recs for specific pedals would be ideal but what "types" of pedals should i be looking to start off with if i want to go with this sound? Not really sure if an overdrive or fuzz pedal would be best, or if there is some other combo w/ one of the two i should look into. Also how essential are delay pedals?
pls help.
>>60803356
awesome, thanks for the help!
>>60800309
Reverb is great, since the seller fees are lower some of them offer better prices compared to eBay.
I got my JP6 for $1200 shipped there and also a $160 pickup set for $100.
>>60803380
lol
>>60803161
hey i got the same mxr dist
what do you think of it? i find myself using only the bottom channel and i've been thinking of getting an OD to replace it 2bh
>>60803380
Honestly can't tell if this is b8 or not
>>60803529
when that happens you must assume it's bait but reply semi-seriously anyway
>>60803288
I made a fuzz face clone, as there is no metal box availability here I made my own from sheet metal. You just need the schematics.
>>60803523
Bottom Channels great. I can understand you not liking the top one. You kind of have to either be into metal or into combining distortions to get the sound you want.
In all the forms I consulted before buying it the posters all seemed to either love it or fucking hate it.
Def get an od. IMO at least
I'm thinking of getting into bass, and I have around a 600-1000 budget, is a fender precision bass the best I can get for my money? and what kind of amp? I'm clueless about that...
Also any good delay pedals? I was recommended a boss dd20, is it good enough, or is there anything better?
>>60803571
Silicon or germanium?
>>60803616
it's not that i hate it, or that i don't like "metal" distortions, it's just that i don't use it much.
honestly what's keeping me from selling it is that they're out of production and the price could go up eventually, so i could lose money and a good pedal
>>60803659
You can't buy instruments via specs. Just go to a store and try some basses in the pricerange and buy something that feels, looks and sounds good.
>>60803668
Germanium, AC127 though because it was the only available model, so it's NPN. Did a mod that consists on replacing 3 fixed resistors with preset resistors so I didn't need to buy and try a big amount of transistors. I don't remember where I got that mod from though, probably pisotones.com. It's in Spanish so if you speak it take a look.
>>60803659
Essentially what >>60803698 said
You have to go out and try different basses to see which has the sound you like and what you'll be comfortable playing.
Are you looking for amps too, or is it just the bass?
>>60803659
If you are just starting bass, avoid pedals. The primary purpose of the bass is to be the heart of the band and a time keeper with the drums, and support the low end of the sonic spectrum of the band. Pedals will distract you from this. Get your shit down first, then worry about bass pedals.
>>60803659
there are some great old basses for less than that.
Peavey t-40, for example. Or those Greco SG copies.
you should try some newer and older out and decide what you want, but i recommend you buy used, and try getting CIJ or american if you're going fender.
for the amp, acoustic B100 is very decent, fairly loud and cheap too.
Delays, if you don't know what kind of delay you want you can get a Line 6 DL4 or a TC electronic flashback, which have lots of nice sounding mods you can choose from.
How much is a capacitor change on a 90's Peavey head? Or a good guess?
>>60803698
My local GC had really few basses last time I went, but that was long ago so I'll check again anyways thank you!
>>60803757
Amps too, I have my guitar amp, but it's a guitar amp after all, prob getting what the guy below suggested if I can't find anything good by my own.
>>60803759
I'm mostly going to be alone until I finish HS, so I'm thinking having pedals will let me do crazy stuff, like having a lead bass over a trumpet drone, or stuff like that, but yeah I don't have the $ right now, it's just to have a reference when I need it.
>>60803801
I'll look into that, peavey t40 never go below 700 even and that would leave me without money for amp, but I'll look into that amp and delay, thanks a lot man.
>>60804006
>I'm mostly going to be alone until I finish HS
This is an 18+ board
>so I'm thinking having pedals will let me do crazy stuff
You need to learn the basics before you attempt "crazy stuff".
>>60804006
Acoustic, Hartke, and Orange make some good combos for decent price. But it's usually the same thing with amps as it is for basses; try some that are in your price range and compare their capabilities.
Since you're not going to be gigging or anything you won't need to worry much about power or getting a huge ass speaker. Get something that does it's job, and well.
>>60804099
Yeah I'll try those as well when I go over, my school has a really sweet peavey amp, it's probably too expensive for me, but I'll use it as a quality standard.
>>60804061
Okay dad. But seriously though, I'll keep that in mind.
>>60802101
one spot works fine for delivering the juice for standard 9v pedals, its just not isolated if you have digital or other pedals that need it. nothing wrong with one spot
>>60804981
Not really.
>>60804006
>inb4 underage b&
I just started playing a year or so ago. I've got a G-series takamine, whenever I try to play barre chords on it, it makes a terrible underlying buzzing sound. Anybody had this issue before or know a fix?
>>60804981
>>60805114
I use a 1 spot and I don't have any complaints. I'm getting a brick around Christmas time but the 1 spot has served me fine so far. I've seen plenty of live bands who use 1 spots.
>>60805171
adjust truss rod
>>60801781
gretsch jim dandy?
>>60805191
Once you switch, you'll know what I mean.
>>60805191
yeah unless you need/want isolated power one spot is fine. also have voodoo labs power block and there is not a sonic difference concerning straight 9v power.
>>60804006
>I'll look into that, peavey t40 never go below 700 even and that would leave me without money for amp, but I'll look into that amp and delay, thanks a lot man.
I thought your budget ceiling was 1200
>>60800142
I totally forgot these things existed. Does it sound like a strat at all, or what does it compare to when played clean?
>>60805220
nah. i own both and there is no difference.
>>60805253
>>60805273
>also have voodoo labs power block and there is not a sonic difference concerning straight 9v power.
desu I wouldn't want to play with a guitarist who wasn't able 'ot hear the difference
>>60800224
EBay or check out Eldely instruments. Great selection and price isn't always terrible.
>>60805285
theres no difference though.
>>60805331
Which is why I pity your band members
>>60805353
i just play in my bedroom
How's the EHX Deluxe Big Muff?
>>60805363
It makes sense you would.
>>60805397
yeah i have a lot of fun. i love playing guitar. good times.
So I don't really understand impedance or much of anything when it comes to the technicsal part of guitar cabinets, so how do I know what will/wont be a decently loud cabinet with a 20 watt head?
What concerns should I have buying an AB/Y pedal? I plan to use it to switch between/mix two pedal chains into the same amp, because some of them are tonekillers.
I read something about some pedals being ungrounded, and thus making terrible buzzing. Is this a big issue?
>>60805520
You can generally assume that more power = more volume. But cheaper made products may convert more of that power into heat instead of sound.
>>60805369
Mine is pretty amazing. Have the Black Russian too. New ones aren't too bad(big box ones). Have no idea about all the offshoots.
>>60805604
my big muff pi is broken, I think. sometimes when it's bypassed the signal to my amp completely cuts out. if I stop the case, it'll come back though.
what should I do
>>60805668
**if I stomp on the case I mean
>>60804006
>Amps too, I have my guitar amp, but it's a guitar amp after all, prob getting what the guy below suggested if I can't find anything good by my own.
you could get a bass cab if your guitar amp has a external speaker output. You'll be missing features from bass amps like the compressor and limiter though, but you'll be able to use distortion. I did that sometimes with my friend's Laney LX-35R and my 15" cab
>>60805520
sensitivity of spkrs is what you want to look at. higher senstitivity the louder the spkr can get
are the jazzmaster/jaguar/stratocaster knockoffs horrible?
>>60801713
Sometimes, but when that happens I try to remember what made me pick up guitar.
>>60805903
you're gonna have to be more specific.
>>60806000
checked
I guess what I really mean is, is there a decent one of those that I can buy for cheapish
>>60806024
define cheapish
there's a big difference between 100 and 300 bucks in this context
>>60806104
let's say around 300
>>60806147
no need to get a "knock off" at that price. you should be able to find a mim fender or g&l tribute and have a decent instrument to play on
can someone explain to me what the difference between a distortion channel on an amp and a distortion pedal is? is the distortion channel in an amp essentially just a built in distortion pedal, or is it something completely different?
I was going through some of my old photos and found this. Fucked me up for a good while, but I learned to use my pinky for much more.
>>60806254
Distortion or overdrive is all about cascaded gain stages. A distortion channel will generally have a pre and post (or master volume). A distortion pedal provides a boosted guitar signal to the first gain stage of your amp to achieve the same effect.
>>60806233
thanks lad I'll look into those
>>60806364
so say for example i want to create a pedal that mimics a certain type of distortion from a certain amp, would i be able to do that and would it sound exactly the same?
>>60806485
what amp?
>>60806254
I'm no sound engineer but this is how I understand it, please correct me if I'm wrong
"Natural" distortion is achieved when your signal has too much gain for the tubes in your tube amp to handle which causes clipping of the sound waves and thus distortion
On a tube amp, the high gain channel would be intended for this effect
On a solid state amp, the effect would be applied via circuitry, the same way a distortion pedal would, so think of it as a built-in effect like reverb on some amps
Technically a pedal could act as a gain boost to achieve the former or a distortion effect of its own, and often (like the EHX soul food) does both.
>>60806485
It's called amp modelling and it's a pretty popular thing these days. Lots of digital effects pedals offer modelling of particular amps and some amps even have that function built in.
Some high end digital effects processors like the Axe FX offer tone matching and I've heard mixed opinions about those
As far as making your own pedal for this purpose I can't really help you
>>60806556
i'm just using it as an example, but how about something with pretty high gain channels like a dual rectifier
>>60806610
i understand natural distortion, but i'm wondering more about how it goes from natural distortion to something crazy like a dual rectifier
i'm not going to build a pedal or anything, i'm just curious how it works
What's the meme amp to get for metal?
>>60806934
peavey
is the vox ac15 vr a good amp or should i just save up the extra cash and get the full tube version
>>60807007
really you should just take the advice from strangers on the internet
>>60806722
>natural distortion to something crazy like a dual rectifier
There's no difference, just varying degrees of the same thing. You can do it on pretty much any amp, but the voicing will vary. For example, on the reissue black/silverface fenders, you can channel chain them and get heavy mesa-like overdrive. The normal channel hits the vibrato channel hard as hell so you use a padding resistor to tame it a bit. From there you can revoice as you see fit.
>fuck with the tone stack (messing with midrange values can make a big difference)
>change coupling cap values
>all kinds of other dumb shit
>>60806934
Line6 of course
>>60806987
Peavey makes some nice amps. Ever play a Classic30/50?
>>60807007
Yes, save up for the real AC15.
>>60806987
which one?
>>60806364
good god, how did you do that to yourself?
should i get a guitar interface instead of an amp if I just plan on being a bedroom guitarist and using my headphones?
>>60807683
I'd recommend both somewhere down the line
If you're starting out though, go for a practice amp
>>60801781
The Yamaha JR.
>>60807743
Alright then. I'm gonna get the Fender Mustang I.
Good choice?
>>60807983
What is your budget and location?
>>60808004
socal and budget is $200
>>60807983
not a bad choice but there's a billion models to pick from and at your level you'll care more about feature set and build quality than tone
>>60808013
you should also consider buying used because there will be a large difference in quality between what your $200 can get you shopping used and new
spamming my bass board, as is custom
>>60807588
Paddle switch right angle drill bit me. I was tightening the chuck with the key and forgot to unplug. hand slipped onto the padle and finger got pinned between the key and the flange of the detachable handle. It cut down to the bone and fractured the little bone at the tip. Pic related is healed.
>>60808104
ugh, sounds painful as fuck
>>60807588
>good god, how did you do that to yourself?
snitches get stitches
>>60808202
Yeah. There's a little ribbon of scar tissue in there that aches when the weather changes. That shit old timers say about feeling the weather in their trick knee is true apparently. Luckily it doesn't affect my playing anymore despite the tip healing up about 15 degrees rotated.
>>60808058
I was going to suggest that you bought used.
You can find a good amp on CL or Reverb.
These two are mint.
https://reverb.com/item/935242-roland-cube-20xl-guitar-amp
https://reverb.com/item/1401789-fender-mustang-ii-amp-black-silver
>>60808079
How do you like the HM 2 on bass?
>>60807144
>>60806934
6505 or 6505+
Don't forget the 4x12 Recto
D-Do I go for it guys? Looks pretty sweet and I was thinking about picking up something like this, but I haven't heard much from the Haze series, but i was thinking about picking one of these up eventually.
http://houston.craigslist.org/msg/5344336012.html
theres also one of these on the local CList as well
http://houston.craigslist.org/msg/5342028144.html
they both look pretty cool
>>60808058
>>60808337
He should look out for speaker status though, buying beat up gear can be a roulette if you don't get to carefully examine the stuff.
>>60809316
I played a Randall once, sounded terrible
>>60809419
quarterpocket quentin didn't seem to think so
Ive been playing for close to two years, just learning tabs off the internet and watching youtube. I have a cheap squier strat, and a 90s Kramer baretta neck through that came with cheap humbuckers out of a schecter or something. I set it up myself, but I dont think I did it perfectly. My main amp is a 80s or 90s peavy basic 80 bass amp, with a korg toneworks AX1G effects pedal. All this except the Kramer I got for free. Believe it or not, it sounds pretty fucking decent, but Ive never played anything else to compare it to.
I want to upgrade to a better amp, and I think I need better pickups. Sound wise, I want it to sound as close to your classic metallica/ megadeath sound as I can get. I play a lot of other stuff, but thats the focus I want my gear to have. I only need it to be loud enough to make my ears bleed in my room, no gigs for me yet.
Do I need a amp head and separate speaker? And what sorts of effects? The little multifunction korg thingy I have is nice but I want to get the sound as authentic as possible, so I guess I have to copy the real band's gear, right? Problem is, I dont have much more than a couple hundred, say $500-600.
>>60809479
Neither does Kirk hammett
>>60809419
I use a Randall footswitch and it works perfectly
>>60809556
ouch, that completely destroys my argument
death to Randall then kek
>>60809583
kek
>>60803342
based polls confirm that djent and shoegaze are a fucking meme
djentfags and shoefags on suicide watch
>>60803751
How'd it turn out? clips/opinion
I bought an old cheap box of germs. I hope they rate well for this type of work.
I'm going to learn to play guitar
>>60805520
Unless you're an engineer, the only way you need to view impedance is as a load. Just like on a bicycle, equipment has an optimal gear it wants to push against. Parts of amps will fail if ran hard into a large mismatch.
>>60810112
good for you, anon
want an 8 string that i can play jazz and progressive metal on. suggestions that don't look like pure faggotry?
>>60810034
It's pretty nice, cleans up when you roll down the volume on the guitar like it should and all. I have it dialed for bass though, so it might sound a bit rough to your ears when I record something. I use it for playing stuff like Motörhead and some Metallica songs by Cliff Burton, like Anesthesia.
>>60810174
A 6 string
>>60810174
Ibanez have some good 8 Strings, they aren't that edgy in my opinion, and they also have some good tone. Schecter makes good ones too, but again, just my opinion.
>>60810240
Don't be a faggot, 8 strings are fine.
>>60810280
Twas only a joke m80, I'd get one if I had a practical use for it
get emg's if you want to be super duper accurate, look up what specific emgs they use, i think its like a 60 and an 85, also youll need to look up what distortion pedals they use, and try get a good solid state/cheaper valve half stack, go on ebay and you can probably get a marshall jcm900/2000 for about 500-600 buckaroos, emg sets are about 100, and a pedal is any where from 40+ to a 100
Could you guys help me out?
Can't decide on these 2 cabinets.
Which is better? The price don't bother me, I just want which is better.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Laney-CUB-CAB-2x12-Open-Back-Guitar-Speaker-Cabinet-Black/262160174545?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3Dcf4261f5aa324508b34fd762551a42c6%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D201475084562
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Laney-GS212IE-2x12-Extension-Guitar-Speaker-Cabinet-New-/272064512846?hash=item3f584f034e:g:v2sAAOSwwE5WX6ea
>>60810240
kek, I was going to tell him that 8 string guitars are the height of faggotry by definition but your answer was much better
Posting gear.
>>60810421
apples and oranges m8, one is a closed cab and the other is open
>>60810519
nice
is that a euro market FGN or a JDM FGN?
>>60800914
them mxr primes are top notch
>>60810584
Euro.
How do I actually incorporate arpeggios into my solos? Jumping around between shapes seems weird and unnatural.
>>60810771
you don't
>>60806254
Amps are bigger and generally have a lot more power to work with 120/240 volts and a few amperes. This is ultimately what amplifies your sound. The devices inside the amp will modulate the power supply of the amp through the speakers according to the signal produced from your guitar.
Pedals generally run off of 9 volts. They can bump your signal up just over line level, or some can act as amps themselves in a sense that they can drive a speaker. Pedals are generally sold as convenient little platforms to tweak your sound.
>>60810561
I have a Laney L-5 studio.
Got any recommendations for a good cabinet for it?
>>60810920
How about a matching Lionheart cabinet? There's 112, 212 and 412 and at least the British ones come with G12H Heritages.
>>60810920
>>60810956
depends on the sound you're after. I can't really help you much because of lack of experience, but I know for sure that open cabs sound different to closed cabs. What genres would you be playing? Which are your main influences?
PS: don't limit yourself to the Laney range because you happen to own a Laney head. "Mismatching" brands has been done forever and sometimes you get the sound you want from different brands. A typical example: Peavey 5150+Mesa 4x12 cab.
Also, would the new cab be used alone or in conjunction with another one?
>>60811053
I love fusionish tone, a lot of distortion but clean like this.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=19zfs3-5GrE
Love this kind of playing.
>>60811053
It'll also be used alone.
My main influences are
The guy I showed you, Jason becker, and Guthrie govan.
All my other influences are jazz musicians but I ready have what I need for that genre.
>>60811053
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Marshall-MG-Series-MG412CF-4x12-Guitar-Speaker-Cabinet-Carbon-Fiber-Straight-/161877635187?nav=SEARCH
Would this be better?
>>60811330
The speaker is more important than the cab. Open will have less bass. Closed will have more bass and will have more of the cab's involvement in the sound.
>>60811610
>Would this be better?
I'm not really sure m8, all I was saying is don't limit yourself to the head's brand. Since it will be used alone this makes even more sense.
Take a look at this, I think I prefer the closed backs, but it comes to taste, the guy that made the video prefers open:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STaL-wMlbds
>>60811641
I'd say closed has a "tighter" sound
>>60811641
So which would you do for a good solid jason becker distortion?
>>60811845
at 6:00 he uses distortion with the cabs
>>60802058>>60802058
Don't use audacity. Try reaper, its a free DAW and just as powerful as protocols which is the industry standard.
Any tips on tabbing an album like pic related by ear?
how many of you are self taught?
I want to feel better about myself
>>60811845
>>60811882
Oh yeah closed back is way better.
>>60811959
Sorry m8 had 4 teachers and now a music major.
>>60811992
I'll probably never be good without seeing a teacher then?
>>60811971
good, we're narrowing stuff down. Now you need to decide on speaker size. 12in is great imo.
>>60811936
this is a blue board, friend
>>60812044
I mean, it worked for me. I can't say what willl work for you.
There's tons of stuff on youtube and shit. I bet you'd be fine as long as you didn't slack on teaching yourself.
>>60806610
>Some high end digital effects processors like the Axe FX offer tone matching and I've heard mixed opinions about those
Most people don't use the tone matching side of the AxeFX. Dialing in your own patches is the way to go.
>>60806485
I guess theoretically, assuming you could clone the preamp perfectly. In practice? Probably not.
>>60808588
A big part of Godflesh's bass tone was an HM-2 if that helps.
>>60810174
Ibanez RG8, Ibanez RG2228, etc.
>>60810358
Remember that a JCM900 or JCM2000 is going to sound like dog shit without a half decent cabinet as well.
Also found BKPs to be more precise than EMGs.
>>60811936
The riffs on that album are ridiculous at times. You can find most of it TAB'd anyway though.
>>60812044
...no, self taught is fine. If you're feeling self conscious watch some more advanced video lessons done by experts. Not having a teacher does not lower the skill ceiling, it might just take longer to get there.
>>60812077
I think I'll be getting this if it's closed back.
But I can't tell if it is.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/272064512846?_mwBanner=1
>>60812162
>>60812172
thanks guys
I just feel stuck, because sometimes I usually have trouble with hitting all the correct strings, sometimes I drop the pick
at least playing is fun
maybe I should read up on the OP
>>60812203
I googled the model, it is
>>60812342
Appreciate it senpai.
2x12 is enough for live gigs.
>>60812203
>>60812342
>>60812370
oh and look for some demos too, just in case you don't dig the tone
>>60812380
oh and also check if the impedance matches
>>60812219
I used to drop the pick all the time even after playing for years. I switched to a very thin pick, and I pick with the top corners. It's not without it's disadvantages, so I don't always pick like that. But I'd give it a try.
Anyone else with a non-opposable ring finger here?
>>60812503
All my other fingers are opposable
>>60812503
wtf lol. is it missing a joint? i'm confused
>>60812609
It just goes one way and not very far Idk whats going on in there but it's not a muscular but rather a skeletal thing. It feels like the bone past the final knuckle goes way back and blocks movement or something.
I was on here a few days ago but no one helped me :( but im wanting to learn bass, do any of you guys have any recommendations for a first bass and shit
>>60812845
Do you mean that it locks itself in that position and you have to move it back to unlock it? I've got that on my pinky, it's pretty annoying.
My pinky also goes all the way back to the top of my hand which is weird
>>60812849
Get an SX ursa starter kit from rondomusic.com. Decide whether you want a pbass or a jazz bass. I can't remember if they come with straps, if not buy a strap. Get an adapter so you can plug your headphones into the amp. And finally, when you get the amp set it up(google is your friend). Remember to always practice amplified when starting out.
>>60810502
8 strings aren't the height of faggotry.
Just bought an Epiphone Dot for 400
I play Blues in a little bar band and for fun
How'd I do?
pic related
>>60812988
Nah it doesn't lock in place or anything, just doesn't move much at all. An unfortunate effect of this is that I can only play 4 of the five notes in major barre chords rooted on the A string. I do get around that okay and it doesn't make a huge difference in tone if it's not an apreggio. But it's pretty damn annoying sometimes if I have to adapt a fast song to use a different chord voicing.
>>60812995
thanks bro
got a used Ampeg SVT350 for $140 used off Reverb, apparently has some connectivity issues and apparently squeaks at high volumes on certain frequencies. is this a good find with an easy fix or did i get it up the poopchute?
>>60813101
Looks pretty cool. More of a chicago sound than other hollowbodies in my opinion. They're really good with alnico 5 pickups in them, GFS makes pretty good ones for cheap.
>>60813206
>chicago sound
Oh yeah, trust me we play that too, gets the crowd jumping and grooving, save that for close to the end, the fans love it.
>>60813179
You might try a different forum to ask that question on. No one answered the first time.
>>60807813
That's not a meme guitar, I'm the only anon who spammed the thread about that thing recently. No one ever replied.
>>60813265
i forgot i even asked before, thanks.
>>60802837
you got some balls talking shit about another guys rig when it trumps yours in every way possible. Aside from maybe the moog. You may have a DC Brick but the fact that you willfully choose to have Digitech pedals on your board is laughable at the very, very least.
>>60813075
you're right, that tops 8 strings
>>60812995
I'm not quite sure this is good advice anon, kit amps tend to be shitty as fuck. SX basses are alright tho or so I've heard.
>>60813615
Why you gotta hate on Digitech man? They make some damn good stuff.
>>60813894
Yeah, the amp is not that good, but in my experience there are no amps under 100 even used that are any good. I've heard the sx amps are okay, and getting that package deal makes it really cheap. It's a bummer that you can't do much better without spending a lot more but such is the struggle of a bass player.
>>60813137
wait so are you unable to make a complete closed fist?
>>60814013
No man, it goes down but not up, get it? Hold on ima take another picture
Do you guys play guitar at campfires? I'm usually playing in a stoner rock band but if there is some bbq or campire I'm always taking my guitar with me.
Did you guys ever get laid because of this?
What music do you play?
Am I the only one that got more intense feelings when playing acoustic sitting next to friends and sometimes strangers as when playing with my band live
>>60814450
nope, that's for hippie faggots
want some feeling? make the crowd go crazy with your performance and feel the power. It's like summoning some mystical being.
>>60814448
ohhhhh i see. i misread it originally thinking it was the lower bit missing the joint or whatever is causing your issue. well that's shitty but at least you've found a way to work around it.
>>60801861
I have the exact same pedal, I use it mainly for noise experiments and to add texture
>>60814563
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0Te7CSbT1qK
High e string is either muted or one step sharp. Oh well
>>60801861
I love the look of moog pedals, they make me think of the 70s and 80s.
Think this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37xMwkwuRVE
I love Lynda Carter btw. Total GMILF.
ello, newbie here. although i did have a guitar for a month in the past, but other than that i barely know shit about guitars.
i obviously want to get back into the wonderful world of git-tars. anyway, i'm debating on whether to get one of those squier strat packs or an sg off of craigslist.
i think i will get a fender frontman 10g amp btw. perhaps you kind gents can suggest a different decent budget amp.
strat pack
http://www.amazon.com/Squier-Affinity-Strat-Fender-Frontman/dp/B008F4UQVQ
epiphone sg
https://denver.craigslist.org/msg/5340360763.html
>>60815271
avoid starter packs
Just set up my pickup height for a beautiful clean tone. I'm now wondering about the pickup angle. Many pickups can be tilted, which I've heard has an effect on tone. Is the idea just to always keep it level, or are there good tones to be had from a tilted pickup?
just thought this was interesting but jeff tweedy seems to be selling a lot if his guitars on reverb. looks like some gems are there if you can afford it
I want it so bad. M-maybe you guise can pool some money together and make it a christmas present to me
Amateur hour starts now. Post/critique. http://vocaroo.com/i/s0hWr8yiotXx
>>60816372
are you competent at bass? maybe you could pull a patreon or something like that.
>>60816417
this is nice anon. you know what this is? you know what this is that a lot of shit isn't? it's earnest. kudos
>>60816417
Awesome playing, I don't dig the singing though but I guess it's a matter of practice.
>>60816509
>are you competent at bass?
competent yes, but not expecially proficient. i love it though! i have a 12" speaker cab that isn't made for bass (it's a vintage 70s organ cabinet) and i'm gonna blow it up and ruin it if i keep bassing through it. i love to record, and little practive combos are actually amazing for recording. i just need something big enough to not rattle/distort/breakup. so i don't want to go supercheep and i don't want to go 8"... i just need something so i can feel what i'm playing ;_;
>>60816597
how do you amplify the signal for the cab?
if you're competent, i strongly advice you to make some clips and upload them to soundcloud or something, then set up some crowfunding profile and link to them asking people to help you
>>60816665
the organ cab has its own SS power amp. i go into my bass DI, then into the line input. just the speaker isn't made for the brutalness of bass, and the amp isn't either (it's like a 20W amp)
>>60815271
>>60815501
I started with a starter pack 10 years ago and I'm still playing today. I wish I still had that cheap strat. Best 12th birthday present ever.
>>60816552
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0ReZIfoOYxP
I tried really hard on this one but I'm still not happy with the vocals. Anybody have any tips?
>>60816881
i just wrote a whole response to you and lost it all by accident. there are tricks you can employ to reinforce your voice and make it interesting, all while using the strong attributes and minimizing the weaker ones. lo-fi sounds of carious types work well for your kinda music, but also subtle doubling and short delays, short predelay reverbs, etc.
if you had it multitracked (voc and guitar separate) i'd try a few things in Pro Tools and bounce it back to you to see what you think
>>60816881
the long-and-short of it was you'll get a perfect foothold on your singing with years of experience but in the meantime ain't nobody got time for that and it's gonna come down to some finesse in production
>>60817024
>>60816372
I have the B450 MkII. It fucking rocks. Had to return and get another cuz the horn was blown. 2nd one is fucking dank though.
>>60817079
looks awesome but way outta my price range for a long while methinks. i love the 260mkII ministack as well! but it's actually more than i need, i don't gig as a bassist, just record, so buying even a ministack with a bass reflex port is too much... and it makes recording more complicated in a small room
How do I get low action bass without severe fret buzz?
>>60817062
Thanks for the advice. I really appreciate that, I don't know anyone who can give me good advice and it's so much harder to dissect for me than guitar.
Clip unrelated, tone demo.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0QTNCgLrJRB
>>60798457
>7 strings
How's that Korn cover band going m8?
>>60817351
ooo what tele you got? i'm a teleman myself. mines a Squier...
that's some classic dirty blues tone there. just through the marshall? are you just using your computer's mic?
>>60817160
Do you record with just a laptop mic or through an interface?
>>60817432
Just through the marshal. Guitar tone knob closed, amp mids boosted. Rather low gain, played as close to the bridge as possible. The tele is a sx furrian, with "butternut squash" aerosol paint from home depot, no clear coat. I love the bridge pickup, super growley and just loves crazy amp settings. The neck is pretty popular but a lot more lead oriented than I'm used to. Has a lot of quirk when clean, good for slow stuff in minor. Has a ton of bass if you like that sort of thing. Pickups are hum cancelling when both are on. I might install a dummy(non magnetic) pickup in the middle under the pick guard for some more hum cancelling but I'm a little worried about losing some highs. It's basswood so it's very warm sounding already. I think the basswood is what lets you push it to it's limits and get a large number of tones, but some people like ice cold tone.
>>60817186
very level frets and a straight necksame thing for guitars.
you're always going to have some fret buzz with low action because that's just the nature of the instrument
>>60800642
clyp.it makes me use my mic.
>>60817577
interface and mics. i have a pic related, and also a b*cough*hringer bass DI that's actually quite good, fuck the haters etc. the DI works fine by itself but for me recording and mic technique are a lot more fun
>>60817593
sounds pretty swet. you gotta get a decent mic or two to record though! a 57 or 58 will work fine for both the amp and vocals... but i'd recomment a 58 for vocals and a sennheiser e609 or superlux 628 for the amp - OR a small ribbon mic (nady rsm-4 or 5, cascade fathead, cad D82, art m-five).
pic is one of my rsm-5s on my organ cabinet. beautiful on amps, as long as you're careful
>>60816757
oh, I was going to suggest you to just get a bass cab but if the amp is no good you'll have to get a combo
>>60817877
yeah brah, i need a c-c-c-combo for sure
Any Burny experts on. Seller claims this is a MIJ model, but to me it looks closer to the newer chinese ones.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Burny-RLC-65S-SUSTAINER-Les-Paul-60-MODEL-Fernandes-MIJ-BLACK-/111756005166?hash=item1a052d4f2e:g:V~oAAOSw~gRV39FX
The light rosewood fretboard is what throws me off.
>>60817785
Thanks for the recommendations. I almost certainly will have to go with a mic that can handle vocals and guitar, because I ain't got money. Would it be more practical to get cheaper but more specialized mics, or a more expensive versatile mic? On second though, would it be better to record with a line in to my computer for guitar, and get a vocal mic for vocals? Logic being that I am poor.
>>60815558
I have the same doubt.
Although I believe the direct mount guitar that I have has both sides even leveled.
>>60818029
>line in to my computer for guitar
yeah that'll work fine, but the natural ambience of the room might sound better for your kinda music. unless you got mixing chops.
if you just want one mic to do both get an SM58. even if you decide to get another/more mics someday, you'll have the 58 for the rest of your life. probably the most used and useful mic ever made.
>>60818077
Will do, thanks again. Time to hunt craigslist.
>>60818131
Well, that was quick. http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/msg/5337817250.html
My brother lives down in Fredericksburg. What out of all this stuff do I need to get started/make getting started easier? I'm gonna get the amp for sure, finally something decent to drive my bass that doesn't cost a fortune.
>>60818316
eh, i'd just get rhe sm58. the other mics are either cheepos/pale knockoffs of the 57/58. i'd just get the mic, a cable or two, the amp. you'll need an interface though to record the mic if you don't have one. not to mention some sort of DAW (audacity is free...)
>>60818389
From what I understand the mic Is passive, right? So it seems as though driving it with my computer would work poorly? What do you mean by an interface?
>>60810034
>>60816417
let this clyp answer you both
https://clyp.it/424gdhic
I'm tired so my playing is shittier than usual, it took me about half an hour to record that decently, I kept missing notes or having abysmal timing. The only FX in the chain is the fuzz, recorded straight to line in. No compression, amp simulation or any other stuff. Pedal set for unity gain and 1/8 fuzz aprox.
>>60817945
kek
>>60800914
>why in the fuck would you put a compressor first in your chain?
>you have so many pedals, get a buffer you cheap ass
>>60818615
the mic is dynamic (doesn't need phantom power), but it's a balanced output (it uses an XLR cable). you need something that has an XLR input to get it into your 'pewter. so you need an audio interface, like >>60817625 (i would recommend something cheep like a 2ch behringer or m-audio m-track or similar). you can even find some really cheap ones that have just one mic input... if that's all you'll need
>>60800914
nice pedals. nothing bad to say except that they're chained weird in this picture, and i would think it's a waste having another fuzz pedal on top of the big muff.
how do you find the boss delay?
>>60818640
Sup Megabro
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0fZ33rnR59E
tfw missed the whole thread today
>>60818842
w-who's megabro?
>>60818842
omg so fucking based
I wish I was good at guitar but after getting one one month ago I still struggle with stuff like barre chords. I have always had an innate talent for tremolo picking though, I picked better than my guitarist friends some years ago. I haven't practiced much shredding yet but I want to learn.
>>60818904
he calls me megabro because I covered Dawn Patrol kek
>>60818909
oh and I forgot to mention, I had a band with those guitarist friends and we covered À Tout le Monde and Symphony of Destruction. Good times.
>>60818640
>>60818932
BTW, if I turn the fuzz higher, it starts to get much more hard clipping, giving that "broken speaker" fuzz sound. I recorded that because it was a new tone to me, so creamy. Reminds me a bit of the typical fretless bass sound.
>>60805668
anyone here know anything about electronics?
>>60819187
EHX sucks cocks.. get something with a similar sound that doesnt fuck up or come DOA, line 6 has a muff sound in prettymuch all their stuff.. more than likely the transformer in it is goin to blow, I went through several metal muffs with this same problem and they all stopped working completely after a time.
So can anyone point to a better contemporary bassist than Flea?
Because as someone whose woefully ignorant of bass, I NEED THIS SHIT
![336c978e2987ad16cdfa87ea6d1ab562[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/bq1xrut.jpg "336c978e2987ad16cdfa87ea6d1ab562[1]")
>>60818842
One more. The last part is a bitch.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s18g2LtgtpZz
>>60819240
I'm just gonna throw some names of bassists I like out there:
Billy Sheehan
Bryan Beller
Juan Alderete
>>60819338
you forgot junior
NEW THREAD:
>>60819429
>>60819429
>>60819429
>>60819365
Good call.
>>60819446
he's my favorite bassist and the one who inspired me the most. I learned a lot from his bass DVDs.
He knows how to stand out without pulling the ridiculous bass solos others do or without playing like a guitarist on bass. And his tone is God tier. In fact I wanted a Peavey because of him kek.
>>60819490
He has some cool videos (kinda old now) on YouTube where he talks about some of the nuances of what it means to sign with a record company and some studio basics. Interesting stuff, but I find that kind of instruction is generally scarce.
>>60819558
His DVDs are all about playing bass and have tips to compose basslines, I recommend them. Will check out those that you mentioned.
>>60817408
>someone in /gg/ owns a K-7
>making Korn jokes to the guy with a Schecter
Good job m8.
>>60819766
kek, did him strike a nerve?
>>60817625
In your particular case then I wouldn't get a full amp. I would just find a nice pre-amp and put it through the interface. They're about 3x cheaper than an amp with EQ and tone shaping options.
>>60817625
>>60820408
This is what I use in front of my B450. You could run DI straight to your board for recording. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KIPUQG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00
>>60820446
Broke dick ass link.
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