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Beginner information and FAQ:
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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/
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/
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: >>63721021
daily reminder to get angry as fuck at anyone with a different opinion, and vocally shitpost about it as much as possible
POINTY GUITARS ARE BEST GUITARS
>>63740197
Absolutely disgusting.
This is me being angry as fuck at you and vocally shiposting about it as much as possible.
Yeah, I don't know, man, I'm just lazy today...
agile 7 string and peavey 6505+ combo
Did I get memed
>>63740197
Don't be disgusting Francine.
Gonna post a few pics from my trip from Fender's Corona plant.
>>63740227
>7 FUCKING STRINGS
>>63740197
tru
>>63740227
how is agile?
Still having a lot of fun with my new 720. Probably my favorite pedal ever.
there will never been anything this good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdHHsoW6mMg
>>63740279
I think he's still pretty good at being able to move quickly and easily.
Lap steels and some prototypes
Want to upgrade from my Epiphone. Is $250-$350 enough for a noticeably superior/ better instrument? Will be looking at used.
>>63740338
$250~$350 only buys you a cheap Epiphone. You can't even get to the good/best Epis out there with that budget, how the hell did you figure it would get you a decent upgrade?
>>63740338
not really no
Diamond, Sapphire, ruby and emerald encrusted guitar. Frets and hardware are 18k gold.
The "history of fender" wall
Considering this Kenny Hill Estudio 628 (short scale) for $600. Does anybody have any experience with Kenny Hill or comparable brands? Long time steel string player but this will be my first nylon string, I'm looking for good quality up to $1000.
http://abbotsford.craigslist.ca/msg/5510181707.html
>>63740255
It feels weird knowing that a /gg/er was at a place I drive by 5 days a week.
>>63740409
>that pink
I need that right now.
>>63740433
She has a gorgeous rear.
I love how this looks, but I don't know if its any good, as I am just a beginner, so maybe one of you could help me out? Much appreciated
>>63740479
Do you play metal? If so, that's a decent guitar for a beginner.
>play guitar mostly sitting down
>always suffer with wrist pains
>actually look at how my wrist is being held
>realise that my wrist is overextended because I've always held my guitar so my fretboard is tilted so I can see it better
>correct this
>comfy wrist
just thought I'd share this to save a wrist somewhere
At this point I'm inside the factory, the tour guide is really friendly.
These are neck templates for most of the models they make.
>>63740436
I actually live 30 minutes away, never found time to go until now.
They sand and buff out the lacquer at this station.
Bodies being cured
>>63740500
Yup. Thank you greatly.
At the end of the production line, you can actually buy guitars off this guy.
i play in c standard alot. currently using an sg for this tuning but considering a baritone guitar. anybody know if this would work or not?
Jackson/Charvel custom shop. It's very small compared to the Fender Custom Shop. Output is really slow here too, apparently, finishing only a few guitars per day.
Fender Custom Shop.
>>63740515
Even weirder cause I'm 30 minutes away in Riverside. Where you?
One of the last pictures I took. Custom all rosewood Jaguar. Weighs 15 lbs, and costs 15k USD according to the tour guide.
best purchase i ever made
>>63740657
Artesia/Cerritos area
>>63740727
Sweet. Thanks for the pics. How busy was the tour? I'm definitely gonna go with a friend.
Is it possible to play lead without a pick? I pretty much only use my fingers, do I have any hope of being a lead guitarist?
>>63740854
of course
>>63740816
Bonus pic cause why not.
Another custom shop guitar.
Anyway, there were 20 people taking the tour so it's a relatively small group. The tour guide uses some radio transmitter thing so you can hear him talk from the headphones that they give to you at the beginning of the tour.
Most of the tourgoers are bongs, I think there were a couple of French people too. I went alone and was the only asian guy in the group (also, I think I was the only American in the group since everybody else seemed to have euro accents).
I also learned bongs call guitar cables "lead"
>>63740930
thanks for the pictures jorge
>>63740880
Okay, I have no idea if it's a dumb question, I just almost always see people playing with a pick and it makes me wonder if it's even possible to play on the same level without one
>>63740958
No problem Donald.
>>63740854
Sure. You can pluck with your fingertips like normal for a rounder tone or pinch your index finger and thumb together to pick with your fingernails for a sharper tone. Obviously it makes alternate picking and shred type stuff more difficult, but it can still be done. You don't have to base your lead style on shreddy stuff anyway
>>63740997
Idk, it's like, trying to shoot a bow without a Tab release, or catch a baseball without a glove. Playing a guitar without a pick is handicapping yourself
>>63741071
I think it can be one at a professional level, but it certainly caters to style of music and playing.
>>63740197
I don't much care for non direct mount pick-ups on an Ibanez.
dank tour, unharshed my mellow.
>>63740227
Nah. The Agile I can't comment on, but that combo amp is pretty solid. Only issue I had with mine was the logo stopped illuminating pretty early on in its life. Like three months in.
>>63740642
That's an interesting looking tele hybrid.
THAT FEELING WHEN
you find a guitar shape you REALLY like. Features you like. A price you like.
But is a signature model from a musician you greatly do not like, and a band you'd prefer not to ever be affiliated with in any way
>>63741408
>But is a signature model from a musician you greatly do not like, and a band you'd prefer not to ever be affiliated with in any way
How to tell that a person is a shallow idiot, ladies and gentlemen.
>>63741437
Would you buy a guitar if it was a signature series from Trivium?
>>63741071
This is wrong. It's maybe a handicap if you're playing shred style guitar, but good luck playing some of this without your fingers.
https://youtu.be/8Pa9x9fZBtY
>>63741483
If it was a guitar I liked and suited me well, yeah, I'd buy a signature guitar from Justin Bieber.
>>63740338
Depends on the epiphone, there are lots of good guitars around $350 if you buy used.
Something like a PRS SE or a vintage Matsumoku guitar is probably your best bet
Main shot of the live rig, finally got my best sounding amp settings down which is nice
whoever that anon was who posted bucketheads pike album. good shit, coupon kicks major ass!
>>63740664
How do you go in there and not buy anything at the end?
Who /shawnlane/ here
>>63740616
I feel like he's gonna drop one of these guitars one day...
Ibanez vs ESP vs Jackson
WHO IS MOST MEHTUL
>>63741857
I vote for ESP based on their abundance of completely ridiculous body designs and their tendency to come with active pickups
>>63741500
Even if it had Bieber Fever inlayed in bold font across the fretboard?
>>63740433
I've only tried their made in America and Made In Mexico guitars. Both were very nice
The New World series is made in China I think...Looks like a good guitar, probably in the same quality as anything else in that price range. Only you can tell if you like the sound though.
>>63740606
Or you could just start using a real tuning and quit playing meme music for edgy teenagers
>>63741926
I wouldn't like a guitar that had Bieber Fever or any other non-traditional inlays.
But if I found a Justin Bieber guitar that I liked I wouldn't let it go just because it had marketing attached to Justin Bieber.
The signature guitar the anon posted has no name of the guy whatsoever in it.
>>63741975
He said it's standard tuning, Verna. Learn to fucking modulate.
>>63740930
>making a custom shop replica of a piece of shit
>actually making it look like a piece of shit
>thinking you're cool for owning an exact replica of someone else's guitar
Absolutely retarded. That's like the dumbasses who spent thousands of dollars getting the exact copy of Vai's Evo guitar, with the crack in the body and all
>>63741989
What if to buy the guitar, you had to let the Biebs take your girl friend out for one night.
Is it possible to play with a 100w 1x12" amp at bedroom/apartment volume?
Pic related, want to buy one but I need to be able to play it very quietly. I'll use it with a POD HD in the FX loop.
So /gg/ do I get a hofner ignition or a squier vm jazz bass?
>>63742070
How old are you? There's certain characteristic of a relic guitar. If you're 16 years old, I don't expect you to comprehend. When you're 38 years old, they're a lot more appealing, since guitars really take on the image of the player.
>>63741707
I bought a couple of cheap souvenirs if that counts.
I already have two electric guitars anyway. Though the double bound telecaster I saw was really pretty.
>>63742070
The tour guide said it actually costs extra to relic a custom shop guitar. I was never really a fan of those things anyway.
>>63740930
Who lives on the 4th fret and never touches the 12th?
The relicing on the body paint is a lot better.
>>63742115
Sure. I played a 4x12 cab powered by a 120w line 6. Just be VERY careful with the master volume knob. Don't expect to turn it up past 2.
>>63741408
>>63741437
Signature guitars are usually shit. They're basically standard model guitars with a different paint job and someone's name on it.
It's meme as fuck, like imagine someone playing the Synyster Gate's Schecter guitar. What would you think?
That being said, the Kiko Loureiro signature Ibanez is gorgeous and I like all the features on it. It's a better Ibanez S series with a better shape and stuff
Damn. ..
>>63742143
Neither. Get a Squier PJ bass. P body, J neck, P & J pickups. I never liked how Jazz neck pickups sounds. The bridge is great for the twiney stuff, but a P thumps soooo good.
>>63741857
Ibanez because I'm biased and love my RG
>>63742115
Yeah.
>>63742048
Standard down to C, which means he just wants to play shit-metal
>>63742115
Sure you can, but it won't sound as good, plus if you've got a fan in there, you'll definitely hear it.
>>63742258
This much was already understood. Try to keep up.
It's possible that maybe he appreciates the tonality and changes in string tension. Maybe he has a lower singing voice. Maybe he gets sick of jerking off I IV Vs and civil cases all day long.
>>63742143
get an sx ursa 2. Cheaper and better than a VM.
I'm new to guitars. I just picked up a used Epiphone les Paul standard off craigslist and a fender mustang v2 amp.
Should I be concerned with switching my pickups and intonation? Or should my main concern be just playing and practicing right now? Thanks.
>>63742501
Any fret buzz when you play notes? For now, and for at least a year, you should care about your playing skills as number 1, top priority. When you start caring about tone, you start looking at gear, and it's an incurable sickness and you end up like the rest of us.
>>63742348
>fan
The heat sink is half the amp.
>>63742258
lol you silly kidder you
>>63742501
you might as well check your intonation, just takes a few minutes. Don't worry about your pickups until you know what you want. There's no such thing as bad pickups unless they're microphonic. There's only pickups you like and pickups you don't like. Until you know what you like you're throwing your money away.
>>63741408
How many Les Paul players do you think actually listen to Les Paul's music?
alright guys which is the hardest, classical acoustic or electric?
>>63742675
and do you think Les Paul would actually listen to any of their music?
![[Elysium]K-ON!!.EP18(BD.720p.FLAC)[FC116BCF]_00:14:26.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/kTu4xOR.jpg "[Elysium]K-ON!!.EP18(BD.720p.FLAC)[FC116BCF]_00:14:26.jpg")
https://clyp.it/bbj5ckq3
>record weeb song
>the rhythm part somehow sounds flanged thanks to my laptop's built in speaker
oh well, give it a listen lads
>>63742707
I guess electric but really who cares. The question is more about what you are playing anyway so it's really apples to oranges.
>>63742707
Easiest to learn: Acoustic
Hardest to play well: Classical
Most fun: Electric
>>63742721
Well I bet he liked Jim Hall's music, but that's about it....
>>63742764
what's the gizmo?
>>63742732
9/10 would jam with for days
My new girl. Built on a Hardtail body in surf green, using a maple Billy Corgan signature neck with locking tuners. Electronics are Custom Shop '69 pickups with a no load blender on the second tone.
>>63742792
A string damper I think, probably for recording solos.
>>63742836
thanks bernadette
What if you never get gud
>>63743125
who cares
>>63742886
Can I has it? How much did you pay? What does a basic Fender MIM generally cost? I'm thinking about bidding on some used Fender Tele's or Strats on ebay
>>63742491
I got the sx liquid and didn't really like it but I guess smaller companies have lower qc?
>>63742176
There are some signature that feature some really peculiar specs though, like the tosin abasi which is I think the only production 8 string with a single coil in the middle, or the Meshuggah signature, which is something like 30" and has a pickup super close to the bridge.
These kind of signature guitars are fine really.
Also holy shit the Kiko Loureiro S doesn't have the fucking horrendeous switch that looks like it fits on a 2000's computer.
Gibson ES-135
Fender Amp
No effects or production
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnbuqEMYmZs
>>63741857
ESP has the whole fucking F series, which is just "cool shape with extra edges just because", while Jackson only has their V and RR and Ibanez doesn't really have anything pointy (except maybe the RG?)
However, last time I went to a metal fest, the ones I had seen the most were jacksons, they were absolutely everwhere. There were some Deans too, and maybe a couple Ibanez. Stoner scene was basically LP Central though.
Surprisingly no Schecter, despite seeing a Jazzmaster.
>>63743125
Then you're not practicing properly and/or often enough and have only yourself to blame
>>63743278
Well this one was $200 on a used Tom Delonge body. I think I paid $280 on the neck but it's MIA. I got the pickguard loaded through Twilight Guitars for $200. But I just bought a MIM off a local pot head for $250. I generally stay away from eBay for the most part. I usually see someone offering a used 7 year old MIA Standard for something like $1000 and tell them I'll do $500-600 if they can't sell it assuming good condition because they go in the local shop for $800. They usually come around within 3 weeks.
If it has to be now, it will cost more. Period. If you can stand to wait, you can do it cheap.
All that being said, my latest MIM is every bit as good as my MIAs. Better in some regards. It just depends on the guitar. Play them before you buy and get the one that speaks to you.
>>63743396
Jesus christ, is that you?
You're creepy as hell, man...
>>63741857
>>63743408
How's this for extra edges on a Jackson? It's my 2001 KS2 Pro. Made in Japan for exactly one year before being replaced with the Korean KSXT. Not super valuable but rare to come across.
What's the best online resource for learning acoustic guitar?
>>63743672
YouTube
>>63740135
Can anyone help me figure out the chords to zayn Malik's 'truth'? Or even the key ?
>>63740616
>only a few guitars a day is slow for a custom shop
more like "fender customs aren't even really custom guitars"
Is this a fender thread?
>>63743568
is serial killer
>>63742176
>god.gif
Buddy, nobody should take adivce from you if you think Kiko isn't a meme guitarist.
>>63743721
every /gg/ is a fender thread
people are boring
>>63743296
I dunno if it's really the size, but they don't come set up, so that's something.
>>63743721
Yes, Deluxe brofist.
>>63743721
It can be. Have some 1963 Strat in damn near mint condition. Worth more than my Toyota.
The bow of the neck on my Ibanez is fucking terrible now, I just dropped down from 9-46s to 9-42s and now the action is a mile off the fretboard.
And I can't find the damn fucking wrench to adjust the truss rod!! Fucking shit cunt bitch whore ass fuck fuck fuck
>>63743802
Pretty! Brofist to you too.
>>63743749
>being this jelly about not being in the Telecaster army
>>63743875
I have one but saying a Fender is anything but boring is really goofy, it's like saying your honda civic has a lot of eye catch or some shit
>>63743841
Bro, it's not a real solution but you could always drop the saddles until you can get the tools to adjust the truss rod.
>>63743841
go buy a set is metric and a set in imperial from home depot
>>63743896
>buying a Fender for the looks
Strats are the single ugliest guitar ever made, and Teles look like something from the Stone Ages.
It's the sound that's important
>>63743896
at least a civic is a reasonable purchase.
>>63743910
Not a chance. I don't have a screwdriver or allen wrench, can't remember which it needs, small enough to do it.
>>63743918
Yeah, I've got a Lowes and a Wal Mart not too far from me, I'm just too drunk right now to drive to get them
>>63743951
>buying any guitar for the tone
Man, I buy guitars for the looks and features. Then I make it play and sound the way I want.
>>63742886
Custom shop 69 pickups are 10/10.
>>63744061
Goddamn right. The low resistance threw me for a bit because I had to raise them higher than I was used to. I was getting around a 10dB drop in volume with them but once I raised them, it was boss. It gave me a real reason to buy stings with a wound G string.
>>63743644
Looks like it would stab you in the cock if you tried to sit down with it.
Rare meme/10.
>>63743992
Shame it probably sounds like shit in your hands.
>>63744061
>>63744226
Custom Shop '69 master race.
Been coming here a while and never actually answered these. Wonder if anyone will actually read it
>Post gear
Pic related.
PRS SE Singlecut in korina, Ibanez RG Iron Label, Fender American Special Telecaster
I'm living in a really small dorm style place right now, so a Line 6 Spider is all I've got amp wise until I move out in a few months and finally get my bigger amp. Also got an MXR Fullbore Metal petal. Planet waves cables, Ernie Ball strings
>Post desired gear
J custom Ibanez RG, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and a new amp, not sure which yet
>How long have you been playing?
11 years
>Fav guitars?
Ibanez Kiko Loureiro signature
>Fav guitarists?
Jimmy Page, Marty Friedman, Kiko Loureiro, Buckethead, Shawn Lane, Jeff Buckley,
>Projects?
None at the moment, too busy with work
>>63743992
tone's important but looks are too, if someone modded a bc rich to play and sound perfect i still probably wouldn't touch it
I always try looking for old surfy guitars cus they look sexy af imo
>>63744268
>it probably sounds like shit in your hands
is there some stereotype about people modding guitars I don't know about?
>>63740854
Yes, listen to Richie Kotzen
>>63743738
creepy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA3TEhoGpYM
>>63743841
>9-42s
How can you play guitar with wet noodles as guitar strings?
>>63740388
shit would be unplayable after an hour of use
>>63744268
No cock stabbing but it is dangerous for bystanders. It's pretty metal.
>>63744277
CS '69s own my face. A hair better than my Fat 50s in my AM STD.
>>63744670
I used to play 52s but realized there's no point. It's just harder to play for nothing
>>63742732
good song, nice playing
would jam with too
On a side note, its really fucking hard to find weeb bassists to play with
>>63744286
>he fell for the korina meme
>ibanez fanboy
Holy shit dude it's like you actively try to look retarded.
Been farting around and playing along with this song.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rc9mECebRxc
>>63744984
Holy shit, its Jill Dunlap!
I'm your biggest fan, I have all your picks.
>>63745023
Not a fan of signature models, but this is the nicest SG I've ever seen. I'm not a big fan of them in general.
>>63744984
>>63745037
>Jill Dunlap
Holy shit this is golden.
>>63741773
I am definitely /shawnlane/ here, Leon.
>>63745074
Bro, I loved your cover of that song Mostly Around the Guardtower.
>>63744797
They do sound different, but more importantly they feel completely different. I hate the feeling of late gauge strings
>>63745133
>late
Light. Fuck me.
>>63745068
Thanks, man. Bought it because I thought it was a beautiful guitar, not because it was Tweedy's signature model.
>>63745068
>nicest SG I've ever seen
That's neat but for me pic related will always take the cake.
>>63744984
Hey man, great honor to meet you. Do you have an ETA to the new Echoplex Delay or the John Petrucci Signature Cry Baby yet?
>>63744984
Oh hey Jim
You make really good picks, in particular I enjoy the black Tortex 1mm ones a lot
>>63741388
how do you dial yours? i'm not into the aggressive eq shit, not trying to scoop all of my mids here but i feel like i don't fuck with the sound enough
>>63745239
Oh shit yeah, I saw that SG before and thought the same thing.
They're both the best.
>>63744984
The korina costs the same as other bodies, and the other ones here ugly blue shit
And there is literally nothing wrong with liking Ibanez
>>63745096
Interesting thing about that guitar.
It has a completely flat fretboard and the neck is no adjustable.
Not sure if I would like that
>>63745340
>It has a completely flat fretboard and the neck is no adjustable.
That doesn't like fun at all.
>>63745563
sound fun I mean...
fucking phone
>>63745563
I don't remember what it is, some carbon something or other in the next that's supposed to guarantee it will never move and therefore won't need a truss rod.
>>63745317
>there is literally nothing wrong with liking Ibanez
Enjoy your pointy laminated plywood.
>>63745594
Egoraptor, you finally went through with the gender reassignment surgery?
>>63745753
Graphite.
>>63740279
this is my first guitar
the guitarist in my band likes it
it's fucking massive and the pickups are good (i hear)
i have no complaints, but also no real point of comparison
>>63745817
I do enjoy it, I thoroughly enjoy it.
And the bodies are made of the same wood as any other high end guitar, the necks too, and the pickups can be great depending on the model.
Did you by any chance over spend on a Gibson just to realize they're not so special afterall and you basically just bought the name?
>>63745930
>Same wood as a high-end guitar
Sure, the cheap pressed basswood in your low-end RG is really comparable to my Custom 24's mahogany body and maple cap.
>Gibson
You're the cuck here, not me.
>Pickups can be great depending on the model
You're right, do you prefer the pickups that are just designed by DiMarzio with the Ibanez logo slapped on it or do you prefer the real name being on your anemic pickups?
>He plays guitars with flat, thin necks
>Muh points
>Muh all-black everything
>>63745930
>Earnest Bridges
Well at least Ibanez does design some earnest bridges.
>>63746031
>Custom 24
Opinion discarded. Anyone that actually pays that much money on a PRS has no room to tell people they made bad guitar choices.
>PRS
>muh exotic "tone" woods
>let's charge $4000 dollars for it
>>63746097
>Anyone that pays that much money for a PRS has no room to tell people they made bad guitar choices
>Paid $1,000 for it at a GC clearance sale
Of course, I just buy guitars that seem worth the price.
>>63746097
>Shits on PRS
>Owns the shittiest possible PRS
It's like a form of self-cuckolding.
>>63746136
Paul Reed Smith is the biggest fucking Jew ever.
>"this guitar is made of ground up elephant bones mixed with the rarest Amazonian 'insert tree no one has ever heard of here' to offer the best tone in the universe"
>"We're totally serious, guise. It affects the tone. Buy it and see"
>$10,000
>>63746206
I hate my PRS, you can have it. It has caused me nothing but problems since day one
>>63746212
So what did that have to do with my post?
It just seems like you're mad you can't afford a guitar that isn't made with plastic parts and glued 2x4's.
>>63746230
>I hate my PRS, I have no idea how to take care of guitars so I got an Ibanez that's a consistent shitter rather than a guitar that responds to suffering
Fixed that for you.
>>63746267
You sound insecure as fuck
I don't think or anyone cares that you own a custom 24 or something else.
>>63746313
I'm not touting around that I own a CU24, you're just getting mad at the fact that you can't find a guitar that isn't made out of plaster and cat piss.
>>63746347
No one is mad except you.
>"Ibanezes suck! Stop liking what I don't like!"
>"Okay dude, whatever"
>"My Custom 24 is great, unlike yours"
>"Okay"
>"Hahaha u mad!"
That is literally you right now.
I made a wormath guitar :)
>>63746413
>PRS is the biggest fucking Jew ever!
>I'm not mad though!
This is literally you right now.
>>63746429
>pickguard doesn't go around the bridge
Disgusting.
>>63746489
>Ignoring the neon fuchsia color
It was disgusting to begin with.
>>63746489
>>63746514
You're disgusting >:^(
>>63746472
I was making fun of PRS's business practices.
I don't give a shit what kind of guitar someone has, as long as they're playing what they like on it
>>63746547
>I was making fun of how he makes guitars, not the guitars he makes!
You are literally retarded.
Recommend me a guitar for doom metal. No SGs.
>>63746610
kill yourself
>>63746610
A Les Paul
>>63746610
double humbucker thinline tele
>>63746610
a pink strat
>>63746610
squier VM jazzmaster
>>63746579
Jesus, you're projecting hard. Are you masturbating as you reply to these posts because it's making you feel so good about yourself?
Paul Reed Smith tries to find the most exotic sounding woods so he can rave about how it affects the tone and makes them so special, then charges $5,000 for it when it sounds and plays no different than any other guitar.
>>63746429
I think it's cool m8! And that's coming from someone who isn't you :^)
>Rebecca Herring
>red herring
>>63745176
tweedy is cool any ways.
>>63746610
specials/melody makers have thinner bodies like your sg. There's double cut, junior, and lp varieties of those. Godin Empire. Agile ad2300s look rad but no idea on the quality.
>>63746136
$1000 is too much for any production guitar if you don't factor in the headstock. Guitars just simply aren't that expensive to produce anymore.
Not that these are unfair prices, though that is often the case, but definitely poor production choices if a guitar with no stand out features runs at that price.
>>63746267
>responds to suffering
How can you possibly try to spin flimsiness as a positive?
>>63747915
Please fuck off rondofag.
$1000 is a great price for a good guitar. Look at any other instrument if you think that it's a lot.
>>63747915
lol @ this post and this guy's "expertise".
Welcome to /gg/.
>>63742886
Welcome to the club Mr. Reed
>>63747084
I heard good things about that model but they have those stupid nonadjustable wrap around tailpieces just for looks. You could replace it with one of the gfs brass tailpieces, I think the posts are the right distance and those are adjustable. still, it seems kinda silly to buy a guitar you've got to repair immediately.
>>63747987
this, especially with older ones that are in good condition still
and even if its a new one you still have to factor in the labor, most higher end guitars are made by actual people instead of machines so they're definitely gonna be better than a chinese factory made rondo
>>63747998
what's the red one? It looks like a watkins ?
>>63743721
No it's a 7ender thread
>>63748038
There's no such thing as robot building guitars. The most automation you can have is CNC, which really just rough cuts the shape and saves some time and adds some consistency to the production. Accounting for everything else, this barely means anything in the production unless you're running a truly high scale where every minute gain in production counts.
All guitars in the world are still handmade.
>>63748053
It's actually a Tesico/Kingston model that is a mix of a Mustang and SG or LPJ DC, basically a student model copy of student model guitars
>>63747987
Other instruments are way harder to manufacture. And the ones that aren't more expensive to produce, aren't as expensive. Sure a cello is more expensive than a guitar. There's nothing difficult to understand about that.
Don't try to convince other people to waste their money just because you fell for it.
>>63748069
Ah I just assumed factory made meant totally made by machines. I guess that makes sense, especially for the electronics and everything. But even then you can't deny that something like an american strat or jazzmaster made now would be better than a rondo copy
>>63748069
a few weeks ago, some anon posted a YouTube video on the production of guitars from some German company
the entire process was all automated with machines. it was extremely impressive. wish I could find it but I forget thee company name. it was either German or Austrian. can't remember.
>>63748120
I'm at your side. $1000 is very cheap or at least reasonable for a high quality instrument if you have ever done any amount of woodworking in your life. Finishing a guitar alone with high quality is a process that literally takes dozens of hours.
You want to have an idea of how hard, time consuming and expensive it is to build an electric guitar with a high standard of quality? Check Jasom Beam building a Clapton-inspired 335 copy through 51 30+ minute-long videos that took one exactly one year to finish.
Anyone saying that $1000 is too much for a high quality guitar - production/factory made or not - is a moron who's never pickup up a chisel in his life. There's a lot more to it.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxxT7WzgKct7B5Nala-itEaGnWq5BTfWa
>>63748127
damn that's the dream. Nothing beats a robot.
>>63748175
*picked up
>>63740281
can't wait for the Mel9 m8
>>63740997
It depends on what style, but generally unless you're doing tremolo picking shit you can play without a pick
>>63748108
You're an idiot if you really think $1000 is a lot.
Have fun with your chinese knock offs though.
>>63748175
$1000 is pretty up there if you rule out archtops. Not making that sort of distinction is a pretty silly mistake on my part.
>>63748175
Yeah man I knew a guy who'd build guitars and his base price was like $1100. He doesn't do it as much just because of how time consuming it was.
Guitars like that usually have way more put into them and higher quality parts, like even the pots and stuff are way better.
>>63748236
good point
>>63748209
>unless you're doing tremolo picking
Andy would like to have a word with you.
https://youtu.be/Kyvtzc3tftI?t=6m9s
Starts slightly past 6:09.
>>63748275
>high quality pots
anon... The difference between the cheapest guitar pot and the best one for a guitar manufacturer is like $1. I wouldn't know the details but certainly $4 tops.
>>63748330
chut up im drunk i thoguht they made a difference
>>63744277
>>63742886
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>>63744790
Are ads 69's really that good? I've been thinking about putting some type of low output pups on my Strat to replace the stick MiM ones. Would they be for fuzzy surf rock or something like Thee Oh Sees? Songs like "Tidal Wave" or "I Was Denied"
>>63748337
>mfw a drunk Charlene appears
>>63748368
They're my favorite strat pickups, so I'd say so. Only weakness in my opinion is the fact that the middle pickup isn't reverse polarity, so no noise-cancelling in position 2 and 4 (all three are actually all the same pickup, doesn't even matter in which position you install them).
That being said, they sound godly. They have a very Dire Straits vibe to them but also nail that surf rock tone perfectly. They're very low output but being Alnico 2s, you can raise them a lot and that's where they shine. You don't lose as much volume that way and they gain some extra needed strength. Mine truly shines with a 6db booster/preamp, though.
Another downside by some is that the staggered poles can make some strings louder than others depending on your scale length (they were originally designed for 7.25") and action, but they're perfect on my 9.5" strat.
They simply sound like a great iconic strat should.
>>63748368
gonna take this chance to suggest similar sounding pickups I really like, Seymour Duncan classic stacks. They definitely try to give off a "more fender than fender" vibe.
what is a cheap head and cabinet combo that doesnt sound shit
Finished wet sanding through the shitty overspray and orange peel, there's still some over spray on one of the horns and deep Dents from when I scraped the original polyurethane but hey I like it since I've gigged with this for 2 years with barely any sign of wear.
Now I'm debating on a neck pickup to fuse with the bridges hot rail. and it comes down to either
>Seymour Duncan Lipstick Tube pickups
Or
> Lace Sensor Reds
I play mainly Surf Punk
>>63748326
well it's just far easier to do it faster with a pick. Not impossible with fingers, just takes more practice
>>63740511
Sounds familiar. I know that seeing the fretboard is a crutch I need to get rid of, going to be a tough habit to break though.
>>63745133
>I hate the feeling of late gauge strings
this. I need the extra tension. I can still bend as high as I need to despite it.
>>63742166
Country and bluesgrass players.
>>63748740
bummer, anon. Well, I'm glad you're pretty happy with the result. If you want something with a lot of clarity for surf you might look into a pickup with oversized pole pieces.
>>63748127
dont know if this is the same but this came to mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U2JoXBGymQ
>>63748997
>Lucille
it happened
>>63748997
Well that's pretty much BS. Never heard of Tony Rice, have you?
>>63746610
this right here
>>63749285
be nice
>>63749432
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rltEI9PA5yo
Or Chet Atkins...
>>63749411
Either make it or fuck off.
I just bought a classic vibe from guitar center, and noticed it had to be set up, and those assfucks charged me 45 dollars and told me to come in next week after the fact.
Me being the beta cuck that I am just agreed to it and walk out of the store, I had never been in a guitar store before and was intimidated, I only started playing 6 months ago.
Was kind of excited to go home and play since Ive been using a shitty 99 dollar starcaster garbage that buzzes and shit.
Should of just took it to some local mom and pop joint who would of probably just set it up right in front of me for a half hour and charged me the same.
>>63749622
you should have just taken it home and done it yourself for free.
>>63749778
I wasnt confident in my ability to do it right. I at least want a starting point of what its supposed to sound like I guess.
I tried really hard to properly set up my shitty starcaster, but couldn't get it right. It might of just been a shitty guitar, but its possible I was just really shit at it.
Ill definitely do it myself if I feel it needs a set up by next year.
>>63749622
>tfw you payed more for your setup than I payed for my guitar
Do you guys actually play any music or do you just talk about retarded shit all the time?
>>63749952
I think the answer is obvious.
>>63749952
I've never even touched an instrument
>>63749952
Get that antiquated "notation" bullshit out of here
>play electric all the time, very comfy
>buy acoustic for fun
>it's huge and unwieldy and goes all the way up into my armpit
will i adapt to this or should i just use a smaller one? i'm not even a manlet btw, i'm 6'2 and long limbed
