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>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:
>[YouTube] Floyd Rose Setup Part 1 of 7: Introduction (embed) [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 (embed)
Free VST downloads (amps and effects simulators):
>http://www.vst4free.com/
ASIO drivers (essential to use VSTs while playing):
>http://www.asio4all.com/
JACK Tutorial for Linux audio production
>http://libremusicproduction.com/articles/demystifying-jack-%E2%80%93-beginners-guide-getting-started-jack
>Advancing Guitarist Mick Goodrick
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cvfno10fv4lf4a8
>Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/61n5op7eiifxztg
Others
>Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zq35xorj2iaqh22
>Modern Chord Progressions: Jazz and Classical Voicings for Guitar - Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oflu4wdwofhqqtb
>Jazz Guitar: Single Note Soloing Vol. 1 & 2- Ted Greene
http://www.mediafire.com/download/jmu86f7dj8bdxcd
Previous thread:
>>63684763
>>63703310
I think it's just practising A LOT.
what's better at polyphonic pitch shitfting - Whammy V or EHX Pitch Fork?
I am currently using a Whammy V, and get kinda annoyed with the glitchiness of arpeggiating the high harmonized chords. It Pitch Fork any better?
>>63703432
Don't you have a music shop near you to try it out? Or atleast some sort of online shop with free shipping return policy?
>>63703432
EHX POG
>>63703517
>EHX POG
i mean actual harmonies, not just octaves
>>63703310
I'd hate you too if you asked me to play Joy Division
>>63703464
i am trying to arrange something like this, just figured to ask people for their experiences as well
>>63703427
Well fuck, there goes my day
>>63703536
Why? It looks fun to play.
You can't string a 12 string with only 6 strings, right?
>>63703644
sure you can
>>63703667
I heard it fucks up the tension of the neck.
>>63703608
>Well fuck, there goes my day
There goes the next couple of years
FTFY
>>63703679
I'll fuck up the tension of your neck...
But no really, don't do that
>>63703608
>it looks fun to play
Playing a generic kick-snare-kick-snare beat is anything but fun. Chugging on a root note is not fun either. And the guitarists get it worst. Literally just play the same power chord chord progression and boom you have every Joy Division song ever.
You want him not to hate you? Play something less fucking boring
>>63703608
This was posted on /gg/ a couple times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Lszt2HPK8
>>63703724
Any fun songs for a guy with a low voice? I could prob get us a good singer but they're just playing for fun
>>63703834
Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash not fun per se, but some good songs.
Also Elvis songs.
>>63703834
Anything by Swans honestly
For some reason Swans are my favorite band and Swans were influenced by JD but I fucking hate JD
>video about comparing 25.5" against 27" in B standard
>dude 25.5" sounds tighter
Have some people got absolutely no sense of what sounds good and what doesn't ?
>>63703834
Leadbelly. You don't even need to be able to sing.
Also, Mark Lanegan.
>>63703834
Mother by Danzig
>>63703877
I think only Screenshot is playable from Swans without going fully crazy
>>63703996
>>63703983
Gonna check these ones out thanks
>>63704019
Have you heard anything by them other than their post-revival stuff? Anything off of White Light, Love of Life, Annihilator and some of the songs on Soundtracks are all workable
>>63704037
Have a crack at the non faggot version of Hanging Tree
>>63703401
100 pedals and all are irrelevant thanks to our CPU age.
>>63704063
Shit. Meant for >>63704019
>>63704063
>>63704077
top fucking kek
Anyone have experience with the Nebula from Noisemaker? It seems pretty good.
just bought one of these, it was buy this or a fender pb62,
has anyone else played a bass six before?
>>63703401
I feel like on every pedal board, there's always at least one boss pedal.
>>63703834
>Any fun songs for a guy with a low voice?
The matador by The white buffalo
>>63704461
Bass VI seem weird, as much as I'd love an 8 string, they seem a bit gimmicky since they don't have as much high notes.
I'd rather get my hands on the Ibanez one if I really wanted one though, the SRC, it has humbuckers so I feel like it would be better suited for me.
>>63704492
They're easy to find for the most part, do their job well and they made a wide variety of them, from jangly chorus to the crushing HM-2
>>63704492
>implying I can afford Boss pedals
>>63704492
Nope, but I'm planning on getting a HM-2 some day.
>>63704628
I bet you could if you weren't buying so many gimmicky pedals
>>63704906
Probably but where's the fun in that?
>>63704923
Well in that case, your pedal board needs pic related for maximum FUN.
>>63704906
Where are the gimmicky pedals? Just wondering
>>63705045
Please don't tell me that's a vocaloid pedal
>>63705045
Let's not go overboard anon. There is such a thing as too much fun.
>>63705066
Turn it to "scat" and everything sounds REALLY shit as opposed to just shit.
>>63705093
Damn does scat function really does eat shit
:)
>>63704461
this is what youll look like playing that
but no seriously good on you, im always too worried to buy one, post in /gg/ when it arrives because i wanna know how it sounds and shit
>>63705066
The behringer T/P and the digitech synth wah are not something you'd want to use outside of bedroom practice. But, they're both dirt cheap so it's not a waste of money anyways.
>>63705218
>behringer
Well no shit why the fuck would I want to use Behringer
>>63705218
>>63705229
In my defence, the Behringer was £6 on eBay.
What's your issue with the Synth Wah? It's like you hate wild, uncontrollable totally out of context noise.
>>63705301
Honestly if I want wild uncontrolable out of context noise I pair my fuzz probe with my ring modulator. Guranteed to empty rooms in seconds
>>63705334
Touché.
I've hung onto the Synth Wah because sometimes I get bored of pentatonic noodling and just want to make robot fart noises.
>>63705217
kek
>>63703401
Why is there no fender bass vi love on here, on a board full of autistic try hard hipsters you sure do like to be conventional
>>63705229
Berhinger pedal are good if you don't want to commit on a pedal you're not sure to use in the long run. Some of them are like $20.
>>63705301
The digitech sounds very cheap with a guitar (sound good with a bass though). Plus I prefer foot controlled wahs.
>>63705380
>Why is there no fender bass vi love on here
I suspect not much people actually own, tried or even know about the Fender bass VI.
I ordered this. How did I do?
>>63705376
I prefer making dangerously loud atonal screeching sounds at painfully high pitches
>>63705380
/gg/ is tryhard hipster, but they're by no mean innovative, look at all these shoegaze offset playing faggots.
>>63705380
>>63705412
>fender bass vi
It doesn't even look like a bass
The strings all look so thing
how's your mellow today /gg/
>>63705446
pretty fucking good, that product line is amazing
>>63706076
Pretty far from being harshed, I'm actually writing something I like for once, and it's decently complex for my taste.
Too bad I got some paperwork to take care of.
>>63704461
>tfw want a bass vi
>tfw lefty
>tfw ill never be able to pretend im robert smith
>>63706076
I shit myself this morning so I'm pretty harshed
>>63706115
If you really want something close to that, Schecter has the hellcat, which is pretty close to that and easier to find as left handed.
>>63706115
Flip the saddle and the pickups, restring the guitar. Done
Are Epiphone Les Paul Plus Top Pro worth it? thinking of getting one.
>>63706224
And make the whole ergonomics useless by the way.
>>63706304
Ergonomics shmergonomics. Who cares? Play your guitar
Does anyone know of a guitarist/band who achieve(s) a similar sound as the examples below (feedback laden, whammy/bend happy, fuzzy, noise, big rises)? I'm looking for the guys who do this sound best, but it's important that they have good musical ideas and structure, which is where Becuz (where I like the sound achieved) fails. The Great Alligator achieves a lot of what I'm looking for (good focus on building), but it can be too simplistic in its musical ideas and development.
Sonic Youth - Becuz (skip to 1:45)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqPrP5aa5eU
Ovlov - The Great Alligator (skip to 4:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPinQpAFIeA
The Drones - I See Seaweed (skip to 7:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXLDaRdvhus
>>63706145
I was looking at the Ultra VI too, I might get one eventually but I still think Bass VI's are sexier
>>63706224
Flipped guitars are pretty uncomfortable IMO especially with the offset shape. I saw a warmoth copy someone made on ebay but the bidding got up to $1000+ so I didn't think it was worth it.
>>63706445
Cut the horn off. Problem solved.
>>63706443
What's the fucking question?
>>63706462
I'd probably fuck it up somehow lmao I just spent a bit on a jazzmaster so I probably won't get anything new for a while anyway :^[
>>63706486
Does anyone know of a guitarist/band who achieve a similar sound to the examples I provided.
Even the name of the style would be fine. I'm just having trouble trying to find guys with that type of sound.
>>63706514
Pics? I'm saving up for a strat currently. I need a single coil guitar that isn't an utter POS. I'm trying to decide between mim/mia/mij atm. Tough choices
So my band went to an open mic again and we actually played this time. Just covers. A couple of them went over really well.
The place wants to book us a paid gig, but I don't really know if we could play a full set.
>>63706577
Yeee I still have to solder everything but here it is
>>63706238
Ya they're ok
>>63706601
Stop being a little bitch and go pro.They're asking you to.
How do you guys record your tasty licks? Is this a good software for that?
>>63706708
I'm very hihg right now
>>63706708
Get an interface and a DAW, and a guitar mic like an SM57 if you specifically want your amp's tone.
Running directly into your PC's sound card is a bad idea, it adds latency and makes the sound meh, I do it because I have no other option.
You can also just write them down in guitarpro or tuxguitar, or even on paper.
>>63706767
Audio interfaces are cheap these days. You have no excuse to record like that
>>63706238
no. you can get the top of the line agile for that price.
>>63706810
They are, but I don't have any spare money right now since I just bought an amp, it's definitely on my list though.
Plus, if I want to actually record something seriously, I can get to a bassist friend's house, it's more for fooling around and working on my tempo.
Do you sometimes contemplate about life during a gig?
>>63706076
same as always.
depressive harshing with a tang of self hatred scorching on the underside
>>63706885
>black metal on SGs
I can never not want to post this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGJRl-dMa9Y
>>63706897
Glad to see you're still alive NZbro
How many pedals do I need to create warm bass drones like The Goslings?
>>63706897
>burning anything besides BC Ritchs and fake Gretschs and wasting precious tonewood
>2016
Step it up, famalam.
>>63706885
there's a pic of me playing last night where I look like I'm re-evaluating my life
>>63706928
guess my inability to follow through on anything in my life is keeping me alive
>>63706957
it's a gas fire mate, the woodfires are here at home. fuck doing firewood at a crib
>>63706928
>those crotch zooms on the singer
>>63706897
Did you finally get that orange amp or what?
>>63707006
as a longtime suicidal pussy, part of me wants to tell you to suck it up and shut up
but that's just stupid. I'm glad you have some place to get it out, and I'm glad people are actually supportive in these threads. That in particular is very surprising
>>63707015
>doesn't enjoy crotch
>>63706885
One time I saw a band that looked exactly like this. They had a generic graphic name, an illegible logo, corpse paint, gritty look, the works. They made it look like they were going to play some trve kvlt black metal or grindcore or something, but they actually played an hour of very bubbly, friendly jangle pop. Like, Tokyo Police Club (Champ-era) type catchy stuff. They were singing about girls and covering Kimbra and Foster the People. Lots of people got so fucking mad and left in droves. The ones who stayed threw bottles and shit at them. Lots of fun, would see them again.
>>63707015
What's wrong anon ?
>>63707070
yeah suicide sucks
>>63707070
Takes all my restraint not to complain about it.
>>63707036
not yet
>>63707070
it's nice to have somewhere where even for just little people arent telling me im a fuckup or a waste of space.
>>63707079
That's great. The opposite would go down even worse. You'd probably get calls from the audience's parents.
I would sudoku only if I lose my hearing. Music is my life.
Like look at this dude:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaXdDZdrEHY
he fights on even with only one arm.
>>63706897
Good to know you haven't offed yourself. I'd miss your ugly guitars.
>>63707169
You missed out on some flaming about the marshall MG. Since you're looking at amps look into it. /gg/ hates it so it's probably at least alright.
>>63706897
nigga you have the dopest guitars stop being so bummed and start a wicked rad band
>>63707180
>tfw Vampire Weekend calmly walks onstage and then suddenly plays a violent, gurgling song about disemboweling a woman and shitting in the wound
>>63707184
I think I had seen that guy before, he's fucking radical.
>>63707226
Micro dark terror with a 12" > Marshall MG
dude tubes lmao
>>63707249
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLEZunJmyjw
>>63707184
please refrain from saying music = life
Though I gotta say, nowadays that is the only recreational activity I do. Gave up video games a while ago. I dunno details about it but addiction runs in the family really badly. Took me a long time to quit bingeing on video games. I think it's a little easier to keep music in check although it still comes back to bite me sometimes. I'm not a very responsible person.
>>63707314
I will not.
>>63707314
Well if you are a touring musician or a luthier, music is pretty much your life.
I know that as well for videogames, by the way, playing guitar cut drastically the amount of videogames I play.
>>63703401
I have a weird issue, could someone help me? I replaced the input jack on my bass, the old one literally fell apart. I only had a stereo jack lying around, but no big deal I soldered it on correctly and everything worked. Screwed the jack into the pickguard, put everything together, and suddenly I get an insane amount of humming. Unscrew everything, test it again, it suddenly works without a problem. I found out that, when I screw the input jack in too tightly it starts humming. What could be the problem here?
>>63707554
A piece of uninsulated cable touches the metal input jack cover once you put it in?
>>63707554
The ground wire is probably poorly soldered. Could also be that screwing it in too tight is somehow causing the metal to bend away from the proper position. Make sure you try another cable.
>>63707588
No, I can have the input jack and the pickguard literally outside of the bass, I keep screwing in the input jack bit by bit and at some point it just starts humming.
>>63707611
On the input jack? It's soldered on just fine. Tried different cables already. It literally happens when I screw in the jack too tightly, could the jack itself be bending/making wierd contact with itself in some way?
>>63707554
Ground solder is probably touching your jackplate anon
>>63707670
can you post a pic of the jack and the cavity it screws into?
>>63707674
There is no plate, the jack is screwed into the pickguard directly and touches the ground foil there (which it is supposed to do). I tried touching the foil with the jack outside, no humming. Screw it in, no humming, screw it in a bit tighter, suddenly it humms like crazy.
>>63707718
I'm not at home right now, but it's like pic related. And it has to have something to do with the input jack, as I said it works all the time, even when screwed in, just when I screw it in extra tight it suddenly humms like crazy .
>>63703813
she plays that so much harder than it has to be holy shit
>>63707780
When you get home post a pic of yours. Bit tough to say just based on the design. Could the jack be twisting when you screw it in? Is thr jack only connected to ground by the foil, or is there also a wire? One guess is that the foil contact is getting wrinkled or something when you screw it in too tight. Maybe the contact between a potentiometer and the foil is being lost as well. Seeing your cavity will help a bunch. When you get home, we'll still be here.
>>63707780
I've never seen that kind of setup. Usually the ground on the input jack is wired directly to the pups. But in your case it's supposed to go trough jack then foil then pups?
>>63706238
Absolutely
Epiphone has great qc
I've played every Gibby & Epi Les paul at a GC once, and while there were a few great Gibsons, there were some shitty ones too. But all but one or 2 Epi's were just as good.
I ended up buying a Epi Standard. It was magical. I could've afforded a way more expensive guitar but this one was the one.
>>63703724
shut up you fuckin knob
What's the nastiest sounding distortion that /gg/ has ever heard?
>>63708493
Nasty as in good, or nasty as in inaudible garbage ?
Because the HM-2 is probably the best distortion pedal on its own, or otherwise Meshuggah's tone live, it just crushes you and keep on doing it.
Or just a regular 6505/5150 with an OD in front (or the MXR 5150 pedal but I haven't tried it personally), it's stupid, but it works great.
Shittiest ? Probably one of those cheap Behringer/Digitech 20$ distortion pedals. There's plenty of them.
>>63706897
NZBRO i thought you were dead
>>63708493
Depends on what you mean with nastiest.
>>63708724
>>63708745
Nastiest in the good disgusting way, a HM-2 would be ideal but they're a pain in the ass to get here so I'm looking for something that's currently being made.
>>63703401
Wait, Les Claypool plays a 36'' 4-string? Why? Super light gauge strings without losing tension or what?
>>63708770
reverb/ebay if you don't mind paying extra, or otherwise look into local pedal builders if there are any.
>>63708797
Les's tone is really fat, so maybe it's a matter of getting the low, gritty fundamental ?
>>63708861
>Les's tone is really fat
He also uses like 6 different basses regularly. I knew that his 6-string fretless is 36'', but his "old" main bass was actually 32'', and his new main bass is now 36'' even though it's just a 4-string. Maybe he just got so used to the scale length? I have no clue, would be interesting to know what string gauge he uses on it though.
Is this thread dead?
>>63710034
Of course not
My bass's open E-string is buzzing. I'm pretty sure it's at the first fret. Is it a neck or string height thing?
the low e string buzzes horribly on my classical, but stops if i press down on the bridge. is this something i can fix myself or should i bring it to shop?
are B-52 cabs any good? A guy is offering me a 4x12 AT-412A for 100 bucks but the tolex is all fucked up.
Lucky my uncle runs an upholstery shop and has experience with tolex but yeah is it a good cab in general?
Anyone here knows where I can find a download link for Kitharologus? Been looking for it on Google but can't find it.
>>63710198
Is it only the open string ? If so that may be the the nut that's too low, try putting some paper under the string, it's a dumb and ugly trick but it's free.
>>63710288
To me that sounds like the bridge saddle isn't held down correctly. But I don't know acoustic/classicals as well
>>63710450
nvm, found it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/w679h6o0p4hoz0g/r.+iznaola+-+kitharologus.pdf
Yo guys are lacking classical guitar books on the OP imo
>the one pedal that you need but don't have
What pedal is it, anons?
>pic related, Boss Dimension C
thoughts?
Whoever reccommended me Moondance a couple of threads ago: Thanks, anon! It is a joy to play on bass.
>>63710867
that sure is something
>>63710867
Would throw bottles at you on live gig/10
>>63710860
God damn that's so gay looking, I need that and a pink 8 string with the word FAG written on it and a decal of Bridget.
>>63710867
The way that's photoshopped makes it look really worse than what it is.
>>63710860
I want pretty much every single Earthquaker pedal ever made
oh and the OBNE Dark Star too
>>63710867
I really don't know what to say about this
Just ordered a new toy
>>63710867
kys
>practising a song
>play the endging lick
>hear clapping outside of my window
>hear a qt female voice saying: "yaaay :3"
>u-u too
fuck I newer asked for these feels famlam
>>63711008
>that fucking reflection
>>63710903
>>63710919
>>63710930
>>63710942
>>63710979
>>63711021
man fuck you guys. Waifu guitars are the future.
>>63710948
Over 2 hours in GIMP. When I build it it'll be a lot better!
>>63711050
>when I build it
I hope your tail gets caught in a bandsaw.
>>63711035
Did you at least do a good job of it?
>>63711105
It's her tail anon, not mine. Dummy.
>>63711050
If you got rid of the tail and ears it actually has chances of looking ok.
>>63711035
>things that never happened
I just annoy everyone who's passing by with stoner bass riffs and random noodling (and sometimes jazz). Thankfully I live in a shitty neighbourhood and everyone out on their balcony is drunk and loud anyway.
>>63711141
The ears and tail will obviously be removable.
>>63711136
>skinning your waifu
>>63711141
Dimes as pots look cheap as well, but if you actually build a barell looking LP it could be rad.
>>63711050
ok but post pics
>>63711185
It might be a very long time before I get around to it but I will definitely post pics when it's done.
hey ya'll pedal noob here. i got a question, how do you tell from someone's pedalboard that they're not a complete pleb? im building a board and I only have a tube screamer ts9, which i think is a good start for what im gonna be doing, which is kinda psychedelic/noise rock type stuff. it's easy to get lost with all these cool pedals and lose sight on actual functionality and shit, y'know? im kind of rambling but some advice would be very much appreciated, cheers
>>63711050
>Waifu guitars are the future.
Only tasteful waifu guitars. Not trash
>>63711215
translation: I will never post pics because I'll give up before even trying.
>>63711436
>no bass-fus on that pic
You make me sad, anon.
>>63711405
what do you mean pleb? like poor? why do you care so much about what others think of your pedals? just play what sounds good to you you fob
>>63711405
>look up pedal demos on YouTube
>buy pedals you like
>test all possible configurations
>build board
>post on /gg/
>get called a faggot
Job done.
>>63711436
>only brand-name guitars played by the character are tasteful
You don't even have Haruko's Rickenbacker, faggot.
>>63711437
translation: I don't have the money to spend on a large project right now.
>>63711436
>BECK
>Haruhi Suzumiya
>K-On!
>Angel Beats
>>63711118
i was playing no particular place to go by chuck berry and i kinda fucked up on the second solo, but it was ok overall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtAjY7WMYW4
I would literally drag my balls through a mile of broken strings just to hear her fart through a tube amp.
>>63711481
i should've phrased the question better, i just want general tips to guide me that's really it......... maybe building a board is a journey i should go about myself idfk
>>63711557
>her
anon...
>>63710519
Yeah that's what I assumed but I don't know how to fix that
>>63710667
>>63710450
not many people play classical here desu
>>63706897
Dude, a lot of people here were worried about you.
Anonymous people over the internet actually give a fuck about your existence, you should feel a bit better. That means you are an alright guy.
>>63711557
Is that that middle-aged japanese man who cross dresses?
>>63711562
Think of it as a spirit quest. A voyage of self discovery and intense personal evaluation. Or just buy shit and plug it in.
Your choice.
>>63711646
it is
>>63711557
>her
Had a good time without hearing that song though.
Brings back nostalgic memories when I still watched anime.
i'm looking to get a fuzz pedal with a lot of versatility in sound, and can get me a really metallic, industrial clangy tone too. i'm considering a zvex mastrotron. any recs, friends?
>>63706897
Nice mustang, I love that colour after seeing it in Beck. What other guitars you got man?
>>63705446
Can't go wrong with a Jazz bass (or copy thereof)
>Post gear
-Pic related is my pedalboard (missing a Hall of Fame reverb, should be here tomorrow)
-Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster Thinline
-Squier Affinity Strat
-Fender Mustang 1 amp (New tube amp shortly, just haven't decided yet)
>Post desired gear
Looking to get a Les Paul Studio next for some heavier sounds.
>How long have you been playing?
Since last october
>Fav guitars?
Telecasters
>Fav guitarists?
I don't really worship any guitarists in particular.
>Projects?
Solo project right now (https://soundcloud.com/the-lake-at-night)
Looking to start up an ambient / shoegaze / post-rock band with a friend or two
>>63712197
Had to reupload pic because it was too large, forgot to comment.
Made an extra room into a makeshift studio/practice room in my house. Need to put hardwood floor down and paint a different color, but it's fun for now.
Also have 2 more amps in a bedroom, Gibson Les Paul, Schecter Blackjack atx solo II, Schecter Damien bass, LTD bass, Charvel (forgot model).
>tfw work2much play2little
>>63711861
I ain't your friend buddy.
4chan, can you advise some good flamenco compositions to play?
>>63711861
fuzz is normally looser and thicker. A straight ahead distortion pedal is a better look for tight metal chainsaw kind of stuff.
The mastotron does heavy fuzz, velcro like sputter fuzz, and a little sub octave. It does a nice job of allowing you to mix and match the three whether you want a small fuzz boost, full on explosion tone, or your guitar to cricket in and out with hard cuts.
>>63712017
This is what I have, plus a shitty acoustic and a couple of broken amps
>>63711613
I guess, that or people just like my guitars
>>63706897
We missed you man
Where have you been NZbro?
>>63712701
requesting pic of your guitar with toe visible at bottom of pic again
>tfw trying to get back to a pedal build I haven't worked on since a year ago
I completely forgot what the fuck was wrong with it
>>63712595
>>63706897
Jesus christ color me jelly that rick is amazing
What year is the mustang?
>>63703401
Hmm, I'm pretty sure the body and pickup placement stays the same for Sandberg basses, but they offer them in 34'' and 35'' scale variants. Wouldn't that change the characteristics of the pickups a bit? Both are more to the bridge side now relative to the 34'' scale counterpart. Am I over thinking this? I really wanted a 35'' scale for a 5-string.
>>63712908
Someone barfed on your rick D:
>>63712908
MIJ 69 reissue, from like 09 or something from memory. I did almost get an actual 69 fender but then I came across the BECK signature one
>>63712960
Barf washes off more easily. I'd have gladly bought it at the price I got it with barf instead of paint and stickers
>>63712976
Beautiful. I get sad every time I see pic related because I'll never own one like it probably
Ok /gg/
It's time to give my old epiphone g-400 custom some love, what color should I repaint it?
>>63713036
Thanks
good luck with the rick restoration btw, you might get lucky and have some nice wood grain underneath the paint and original finish
>>63713110
High gloss black, or metallic white
>>63713110
vintage whute
>>63713110
Paint dragons all over it, or make it blue/green polka dots or do whatever you want just don't make it black.
>>63712595
Hi i'm glad you're still around
>>63713154
Black has been on my mind together with a very gison-esque heritage cherry, also seafoam green would be cool
>>63713110
like pic related, glossy and thick white stripes running parallel to the neck.
>>63713110
stripped-finish-oh-shit-I-fucked-up-better-sell-it-for-$100-on-ebay natural
Is there any way to modify a jagmaster and make it a jaguar or jazzmaster?
>>63713246
I will have an old git in my town paint it, does set ups and paint quite well for a reasonable price. >>63713224
That idea is made of epic win, just don't know if it fits this guitar model that well
>>63713298
If that's a strat trem then it'd be hard, you could still route underneath the pickguard for the electronics but if you want the surf trem you're out of luck.
You'd probably be better off trading it in for a vintage modified or something similar. If you just wanna throw the electronics of a jag/jazzmaster in there then you could probably route it yourself but if I were you I'd just get a VM
>>63713298
not without having to refinish shit, or doing some rough stuff, you could remove the strat trem and fill the routed hole with wood and wood epoxy, then use that to mount the new bridge, then rout out the trem slot and electronics paths under the pickguard. would have to refinish the front and back though so effort and money
>>63713398
Thanks
Anyone know what model this ibanez is?
>>63712948
the bridge pickup gets a lot more growly on a longer scale length especially with that pickup type. It also makes having a d tuner a lot more useful if you're already tuned down some
>>63713466
I hadn't really thought much of the effort or the cost. I was more so just wondering but thanks
>>63713511
Interesting, I don't think I mind that but I based my decision on a 34'' scale model... It doesn't impact the neck pickup that much?
It's a 5-string, I don't see why I'd need to downtune anything except for open string stuff.
What's the least I could get away with paying for a respectable classical guitar?
Bare minimum as long as it's not poorly made.
>>63713621
going from a 34 to a 35 doesn't affect the neck pickup as much as the bridge for sure, but it's just 1 more inch worth of added tension and anything you might not like about it can be EQ'd out really
>>63710288
it's a loose brace most likely. Try seeing if pressing down next to the bridge also stops the buzz. If so you probably can't fix it yourself.
>>63713668
Okay, good to know. I just wanted the 35'' scale to tighten up the B-string, completely forgot that it might change the overall sound and nobody has the 35'' versions in stock so I can't compare them either.
>>63713646
I'm no expert but budget brands such as ibanez cort or yamaha should have decent classicals for low prices
>>63713646
Fender has some in the $200s.
>>63707995
How do you personally crown with a crowning file??
I got some recently and I like how they work. I mark the tops with a sharpie and most of the time the file scratches the mark off before the crown is thin enough. This happens even if I brush between every stroke. I'm doing something wrong, halp
>>63712766
Here you go
>>63714383
I was hoping for a new pic but if you can't be arsed putting any effort at all in then I suppose that'll just have to do
>>63704461
>Go to guitar center and see this in the bass section.
>On the highest fucking rack.
>Get some broad to get it for me.
>Hands it to me
>Realize I play bass and no idea how to guitar.
Well it was fun while it lasted.
>>63714480
It's almost midnight in britbongistan
I'll post another next gg
K famalam?
>>63714480
also I forgot my gear ain't at home
I'm moving in a few days so I chucked my guitars and gear up a senpaitachi house so no pics
>>63713110
White
>>63714650
F a m s*
>>63713110
>>63712908
Youre the guy who found your rick at a garage sale right?
I remember those painted flowers or stickers or whatever from somewhere....
>>63714733
yessir
>>63714267
go to a smaller file if that happens. Sometimes I give a couple strokes with my medium file and do the bulk with the small. Using a too small file has the risk of denting the sides of the fret, so try to make sure you keep the file level to the radius of the fret as you move it.
What are you using for a leveling beam amigo?
>>63714779
whata find
Did you have to do any refurbishing to get it in playing condition?
>>63710867
what the fuck
>>63714838
I did have to re-solder one of the connections on the jack as it was a bit crackly and still is but aside from a new set of strings and getting the truss set up it works and sounds alright
It's probably close to being the worst rick there is but it feels nice enough to play even with the sailor moon stickers and sounds alright
>>63710860
never heard of the dimension, it sounds pretty cool
I really want a count to five or a triple flashback delay. I don't really need either, they just sound really damn cool
>>63714609
midnight ten in Stockport mah man
>tfw you need to pick up a bass but all you want to do is buy another Jazzmaster even though you love the VMJM you already have
Is this what the beginning feels like
Save me
>>63714888
Is it a stereo version?
>>63706115
the main reason i bought it was so i could play along to pictures of you and cry
>>63715386
yes it has both jacks
>>63714791
Interesting, thanks dude. So, with jumbo, I start with the wide and go down to the medium.
I have a FretGuru beam and the last couple times I've used an 8" radius block. For crowning files I have a wide, medium, and the stewmac tri-square and cant saw. I also have a 1/4 round that I think could work well on narrow to medium wire. Since the wide is so wide, I want to try to file with the side and do one side at a time.
How do you feel about neck jigs?
>>63714562
just see it as a 4 string with extra strings, saying that, i couldnt play one either
>>63705514
it was sort of the grandfather of plus string basses, i mean its sort of a 1 trick pony to some extent but its certainly a cool thing to have
>>63716055
that's why I wanted one too :^) :^(
same with a letter to elise
>>63715349
don't buy shit you don't need. Pretty good policy for life in general actually. Sure, if you take that literally you don't need a single guitar, but really you don't need more than one electric guitar. It can be a good thing for sure but not really a necessity. Limiting your timbres available can help you focus on composition, too. There's plenty of famous guitarists who only owned one or two guitars, and quite a few who did all their song writing on one acoustic guitar.
>>63716107
I plugged in and just stared at it cause I didnt know any chords. The girl thought I was dumbfounded by it and handed me a pick, I dont use picks which heightened my autism. I'll give it another shot next time im there.
>>63716098
Well, all I've got is a Carpenter's level and a 3-in-1 crowning file. I use the crowning file for fret ends. I don't feel a neck jig is necessary because you can more or less get the job done with normal clamps.
>>63716085
Usually stereo 4003s also have binding on the body but since it's painted over, I didn't see it. Also get a hipshot bridge to replace the old one.
>>63706115
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ilCHNg1rPI
their keyboardist plays it upside down
>>63716432
:^0 yowsa thanks for posting this, I've never seen it
>>63712908
Anon your Rickenbacker is the best...
>>63716504
no probs senpai, im a mega cure fan, hence buying the bass vi
>>63716424
That's my next step. There's a little bit of tailpiece lift but it's not too severe
The binding is black and it used to be cream or at least whitish so that's why it's hard to see
>>63716530
It's definitely not the best but it certainly is unique
>>63716545
my nigga :^)
>>63714562
What guitar center has these thing? All mine has is shit.
>>63716247
>tfw no guitarcenterfu to think I'm having an autistm attack over a bass vi
Ok /gg/ I need you help
Me and my buddy are finally gonna start gigging in the near future so we need to get a good backline.
I have my Acoustic 270 and a 410 cab that are pretty ok sounding, and I use both for bass. (pic related although my JM doesnt look like that anymore) My friend doesn't have an amp and he's not very knowledgeable about amps, I keep trying to get him to buy a Marshall cab since we play Dino Jr/Husker Du inspired stuff but his budget is pretty limited (500 bucks), any ideas how we can get a decent guitar backline for that amount of money?
>>63716556
Don't contradict me anon, it is the best.
>>63716556
Nah a bit of tail lift is normal on 4003s. But you'll be lucky if the saddles don't cause you any trouble. The regular binding turns from white to aged pretty fast too .
>>63716247
fucking kek, i can only imagine watching that
>>63716713
In Vegas, theres only 2 here. But pls dont ask the guitar fags there for any help you're encouraging them to show off and cuck you into buying something you dont have interest in.
>>63716886
Its the reason I havent been back desu. She was wearing a Venom shirt too.
>no vocaroo clips
>>63716808
Used peavey stack?
>>63716808
I don't know many specific models that'd be good but I really like the Roland Jazz Chorus models, you can get a JC120 for about $400 (if you get reallyyy lucky).
Check what your local shops have, especially the used ones. If there's nothing good look on reverb, craigslist, or even music go round's website. One of those is bound to have something good enough in his price range
Tender Surrender folks.
https://clyp.it/ohlc013t
>>63716808
These don't seem like really complex tones to get, it sounds like the typical overdriven british amp and I'm pretty sure you could get that out of a fender as well with some pedals (which is nothing short of surprising considering they're similar circuits)
As for the live feeling though, I heard J. Mascis uses a shitload of amp on stage, which on a limited budget is hard to replicate.
If you just need a cab, 500$ is plenty enough to find a used Marshall 1960, but if you need a head as well, you could try some of the Peavey stuff, which generally sells for dirt cheap (like the valveking series, which apparently is closer to a JCM800 iirc).
I'd also suggest the Roland JC120 which surprisingly sells for cheap, but it might not be suited too well to that kind of music.
The Marshall valvestate 8100 and 8200 could be a good choice, some people disregard them really fast since they have a solid state power section and not tubes, but if they're in a good state, they're great amps.
Look for pawn shops as well, sometimes owners don't know shit about music gear.
>>63716416
Forgot pic.
Yeah, I had that also when I was just leveling and crowning. I decided to figure out re-fretting and went all out as far as tools. I'm sure I got some stuff I won't need, most of it has been helpful so far.
what's the most gimmicky pedal out there that's not the miku one?
>>63717045
>>63717128
>>63717208
Thanks anons, yea we're trying to buy used but it's hell to find good used gear here (Tijuana, Mexico) cause everyone around here buys the shittiest gear possible.
I was actually thinking of getting a JC-120 for myself some day, but yea I'm sure we can find a good Marshall stack in San Diego, thanks again for the options.
>>63716808
used peavey 212 combos are loud as hell and cheaper than you need. With the leftover you'll be able to get a cheap preamp so you can sculpt the tone to whatever you like.
>>63717012
I've posted this before, but I could always go for some more feedback
https://clyp.it/rd5oimja
>>63705229
Behringer = instant rage
>>63706093
FUCKING AGREED DUDE. Why do people rip on Schecter's so god damn much all their machines are amazing.
>>63717239
The thing with neck jigs is that they're usually just making you fret job worse. You should level the frets so that the leveling evens out the slight bumps and warp of the neck. If you clamp it, you even out those bumps but only temporarily. When you take the clamps off the neck will start to move back to how it was before and you will have uneven frets. Just my opinion though, the difference is so small it's difficult to know for sure.
I think a neck jig should only be used to repair a badly warped neck by leaving it clamped with a slight upbow and the truss rod loose for up to a week.
>>63706954
Second this
>>63708770
HM-2s aren't that hard to get. No more expensive than other pedals.
https://clyp.it/latko352
>>63717278
Former San Diegan, check out that shitty Guitar center in San Ysidro everything there is literally used except a few high priced guitars. The amps sounds solid but when I went they didnt want the cabs plugged in. Good luck man.
Bought one of those starter Epiphone SG's on craigslist because it was $15
/mu/, decide how I pimp it out
I've got do' to blo
So how do you get good at tapping with your right hand and instantly go back to regular picking ? I can't get it right, either I rush the tapping, or I'm late on the picking, is there any trick or just practice ?
>>63717512
They're great guitars, but they're just way too ugly, and it's not because "theyre too metal the edges hurt my fingers", because I love Ibanez, but there's something that doesn't look right most of the time. Except for the banshee elite, those are cool.
>>63717665
Oh shit you're right, I completely forgot about the GC outlet.
They usually only have shitty metal-head gear but from time to time they do bring in good shit. Thanks anon.
>>63717688
not the other anon but the hellcat and ultra vi are pretty cool too imo, those are the only ones id play
>>63717676
Repaint it. Put some DR strings to match the color scheme you choose.
There are Chinese humbuckers on eBay for $20that supposedly kick ass
>>63704461
I have one. Its great through a bass amp but kinda meh through a guitar amp. Godly fuzzed up or distorted. You're probably gonna need a Staytrem bass VI bridge to get the low E string intonated correctly. Oh, the trem kind sucks for divebombs, they sound better with thinner strings.
>>63717012
>2016
>Vocaroo
Use clyp.it mate
>>63717159
Do you make all the dank faces while playing that? Very nice anon. I think you posted it before, didn't you? What gear do you have?
>>63717688
>how do you get good at tapping with your right hand and instantly go back to regular picking ?
I tap with my middle finger for that and hold the pick normally with my index and thumb.
>>63718068
>not posting a vocaroo
JUST DUET
>>63717924
What color should I repaint? and if you could link to the humbuckers that would be super tight
>>63717403
Just my personnal take but I'd simplify the bass lines, give more spacing to the guitar lines, the chords are nice as is the drumming.
>>63718127
what if you're sweep tapping or something which requires more than one finger
also have this question
>>63718130
The bass VI and bassman are at my studio right now. Ran the VI thru a JCM 800 the other day and pretty much came my pants. Ill get a demo done maybe this weekend.
>>63718068
I've got the Squier version, I just threw some thicker gauge LaBellas on there to get it to feel right in E. I've had the most fun with it plugging it into a Bass Big Muff and running the wet output to a bass amp and the dry through my guitar pedal chain into a tube guitar amp. Shit sounds MASSIVE
>>63711008
Ive always found SGs to be sexy.
>>63718200
It's actually all guitar, but I see what you mean. I blame that on the fact that it's improv done in one take, though considering that I'm amazed I was able to make it sound somewhat coherent.
Thanks for the feedback my man.
also, the drums are all ez drummer, god bless that plugin
>>63718256
Those antigua Squire bass VI's are really fucking cool. Yeah, I remember someone saying LaBella would put together a custom gauge bass VI set for a flat rate. I bought the staytrem bridge to buy the d'addario strings in bulk.
Any luthiers here? I wanna learn how to do all that fun stuff but don't really know where to start
>>63718492
make simple shapes like slab telecasters.
buy necks for cheap then look at how theyre made
necks are literally aids, id rather make a semi hollow archtop than a fucking neck
>>63718628
Is it hard to cut the bodies? I figured the general shape would be easy but the curves and the routing seem tricky. I can't imagine making necks, how the hell do you get the truss rod in there??
>>63718207
Middle, ring finger I'd say.
I don't do tapping too often be honest my f.am.
How do I play my guitar/bass with a violin bow? I like the sound of it but it's a bit cumbersome
https://youtu.be/hBZxJOHTSR4?t=4m16s
>>63718735
you either get a ball ended routing piece and route a slot under where the fingerboard is, or you route the bottom of the neck out, drill a hole from the top of the headstock connecting them, then glue in a covering piece of wood once its in, thats what skunk stripes are.
bodies arent bad, you can jigsaw them then sand it down with a spindle sander or a drum sander bit on a drill in a vise. if you have a table router you can just make a shape blank or buy one, then raise the router bit height so the bottom of the bit is at the height of the template, then use it as a guide
https://youtu.be/NONoQSrgTwo?t=655
Could someone tell me how the hell you know what chords to play in this situation?
>>63714267
I use a triangular file and just roll over the fret by hand.
>>63718977
thanks man, holy shit I got a lot of learning to do
what about painting/finishing? I'm guessing it's best to use sprays for both?
>>63719037
yeah if you can get an air compressor for spraying, though some brands of spray can can be alright. you should look up wet sanding btw, as well as prepare yourself to work through several different grits of sandpaper before you even get to painting
also necks are aids cause necks include doing fret work and that shit is just annoying
If i get a vintage modified jaguar will I need to replace the bridge? If so what should I go with
>>63719113
either a mastery or a mustang bridge
>>63718082
Yeah I posted it before, meant to reply to that guy asking for vocaroo. I would probably look retarded.. No
RG655 into Scuffham S-Gear 2.
How can I find the date of manufacture on a Fender Squier Strat without a serial number?
>>63718903
>that drum stick technique
I picked up something similar from GYBE but with a screwdriver instead of a drumstick, incredibly fun thing to do
>>63719078
a guy I know who worked on a few of my guitars had his own company for a bit, I think he just ordered warmoth necks for the same reason tho
Necks seem like a total bitch to do, especially if you want different wood for the fretboard.....wooooeeeee
>>63719131
I just got a mastery, they're top notch
>>63719298
the investment required just to get tools to do fret work correctly is fucking aids
yo guys i recorded a shitty cover of don't talk, check it out
https://clyp.it/sca4ylug
please ignore the a) horrible quality (recorded through laptop mic)
b) bad timing (i just started recording stuff and i'm having so much trouble figuring out how to sync my tracks up, it was in time when i played it)
c) the click at the beginning (it was the only way i could think to try to sync the tracks up but they're still off by like a couple ms)
but anyway other than that there it is. figured out the melody and interlude parts by ear and looked up the chords online. found my own voicings though, i think they sound pretty good
>>63719628
Sounds good, are you playing Chord melody or overdubbing?
Who is the original song by?
>>63719714
the bass notes and chords are one track and the melody is another. i wanted the chords to be full and i also wanted to be able to give the melody justice so i was a little hesitant to try chord melody, especially after seeing one online that just had bad timing and stuff.
and the original is off pet sounds by the beach boys
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