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Old Thread: >>64588232
keeping it Japanese
Lindell VN-2 baritone guitar. I tune it to D standard
made by teisco sometime in the late 60's
>>64604584
Interesting guitar for sure mate.
>>64604630
left wheel is volume. switch one neck pickup, switch 2 bridge pickup, switch 3 some kind of phase thing. right wheel is tone and it barely works, pretty much either 100 or 0 i never dick w it
>>64604461
i have a classic player Sunburst Jazzmaster and i'm embarrassed to play it live because it's such a fucking meme guitar now.
i really do like how it feels and how it sounds though. i used it for recording.
Can I post my Jap Deluxe Strat?
What do you guys think of it?
>>64604757
Not as good as a MIM with new parts senpai :^)
memes aside, must be good but looks like any other typical Strat, if that's good it depends on the player, I don't mind to be honest.
I want an Elite Strat, the compound neck is a beauty.
>>64604728
Same I haven't touched my offset guitars in years. The only reason I won't sell them is because they're useful when I want a surf/western kind of sound
>>64604728
Why? I'm actually kind of interested to buying the guitar in OP's pic.
I'm just not sure if I would get used to thick strings, and I wonder how they would feel like to bend it on a jazzmaster.
>>64604461
cool an another excuse to post this pic
Fender MIJ Telecaster 62' Reissue
>>64604728
>>64604971
don't be such cucks, stop letting the stupid shit we say on here influence you
offset guitars tend to be played by twinks but that doesn't mean you have to be one too or be scared of playing one because you might get associated with one.
>>64604757
>black strat
still, I like it.
What are the features on the jap deluxe models?
>>64605008
>I'm actually kind of interested to buying the guitar in OP's pic.
yeah you and half the people here
>>64605033
and I forgot the pic
>>64604922
Explain the meme to me
>>64605076
>60 reissue
How's the neck? I played the TL71 before, and the neck seems pretty thick, but I didn't notice the difference in fret size even though I play jumbo frets. Also I'm surprised that the 21 fret is easy to reach.
The glossy finish makes it less smooth than satin, but isn't sticky at all.
this guy is the most happy man on earth
>>64604971
>>64605008
>>64605033
literally every fucking dude in my city plays a cp jazzmaster and i'm sick of them so i'm not going to contribute.
>>64605136
very thick, but suits the 7.25" radius
frets are pretty small, and it has pretty good reach
Glossy finish looks nicer imo, not nearly as fast as satin though. I don't play fast though so it's a fair trade-off for me.
>>64605008
>Why? I'm actually kind of interested to buying the guitar in OP's pic.
of course you are
>>64604728
Put stickers on it or a cool pickguard. They are fucking great guitars, don't be stupid anon...
>>64605222
>putting stickers on a guitar
i'm not 14
and i use it for recording, just don't want to play live with it
>>64605232
.. At least it's not pointy.
>>64605181
fair enough
just know that, as much as they get made fun of, and although they are far from perfect, they aren't actually "meme" guitars and have seen significant usage by great players from all kinds of genres
but yeah, I know what you mean
they attract all the biggest shitters and faggots like this guy >>64605222 nowadays
>>64605258
haha I am on your side anon, i'm trying to tell that dude not to listen to the memery and just play it..
>>64605258
I know it's associated with all the indie acts and shit. But fuck it looks cool as hell and a trem that can turn into a hardtail with a flick? Why not?
people ITT concerned with style over functionality
Everything is a meme
>>64605426
you know you can worry about looks while having guitars that still function to your needs, right?
guitars are pretty much fashion accessories anyways, if you have the ability to fuss over it then why not
>>64605464
Fair call, just sad to see JM's getting a bum rap
lets see those tubes
>>64604461
I have my intonation set to be as accurate as possible on the 12th fret, I read that that's how you do it. But when I play chords all the way up at the 24th fret I can hear beating and it's all messed up. It's on a very cheap guitar, is the fretwork just inaccurate or did I screw up intonation somehow?
>>64605696
Grandpa, how did you find this website? Are you lost? Can I help you somehow?
>>64605033
It's not just on here, /mu/ was actually late to the trend. Around here they peaked with hipsters around 2011, right now every single mainstream indie poser plays one. They're pretty much an indicator if a band will be total shit.
>>64605985
>They're pretty much an indicator if a band will be total shit.
I like your style anon
>>64604630
it's extra funny because that looks like a japanese person's face
>>64605342
>a trem that can turn into a hardtail
That's not how the tremlock works....
>>64606013
It..it doesn't? You mean I can't lock it and change tuning to my will?
>>64606041
You can change tuning without locking it. The Tremlock just keeps you from being able to bend upwards, you can still use the trem downwards, its only an advantage when you break a string because the rest of the strings won't go out of tune.
>>64605696
>6L6's
>Not 4 or more 6550's
>>64606329
>not 8 KT-88s
>>64605076
>not morning_wood.jpg
My guitar is an Ibanez RG Prestige that was made in japan with a customized pick-gaurd. it also went through some set-up.
I absolutely love my guitar. it's a very comfortable guitar to use, and it has a beautiful sound - i especially love the clean sound of the neck pickup.
While i never played an expensive fender, i like my guitar much more than any fender i tried (though i never played through the expensive ones, so...there is that.)
>>64608257
What's the use of a "customized" pickguard if it doesn't even cover the spot where you use your pick? Looks neat and all but serves no practical purpose imho.
Love the finish tough. Post some audio clips if you can.
>>64608542
My guitar fell and broke there a long time ago, the "customized pick-guard" is actually there to hide the repairs.
I don't have recording equipment ~
The closest thing I have to a jap is a Korean squier strat in lake placid blue that was made some time in the 90s. Bought it second hand with a 15w Marshall for £100.
Would post pics because it looks pretty good but its not with me rn so too bad.
Anyone else got a Korean?
>>64608924
korean is at least fine, and the more expensive ones like Schecters are great.
If I had to rate eastern countries for guitars I'd say
Japan > Korea > Indonesia > Chinese
>>64605913
sure you can tell me about your 10w modelling amp
>>64606329
6L6 sound real nice clean and take a screamer well
>>64606366
already louder than what I can use, easily over powers friends amps and almost never turn the gain above 3-4
Doing another one of these. First image reply will be my inspiration for a <1min track. Will take a few minutes because I have to set everything up
>>64605484
Have you ever owned a JM? God they suck. No sustain at all. I'm going to sell my JM parts now that I have a Tele. My sound improved so much when I moved from JM to Tele that I want to rerecord the work I've done on my band's new album.
>>64608257
AHAHA NIGGA WUT is that pickguard!! That finish is pretty though, I bet it plays amazing.
>>64609057
>>64609073
wow good job being more annoying than a tripfag
>>64609097
sorry but i cant do this. please pick something else. i will do multiple ones. this picture makes me angry
>>64608257
Swap them pickups dawg.
>>64609425
?
My pickups are completely fine though.
>>64609783
I thought the same thing. My Ibanez came stock with Dimarzio PAFs. Swapped them out for D-Activators and it became a completely different guitar. It was like it woke up.
To each their own. But you may be missing out. Typically Ibanez's in house pickups are just awful. At least all the ones I tried were.
>>64610062
I think they may have been replaced already when i sent my guitar to get fixed a long time ago, but im not 100% sure. I do know it was more than just a fix of the part that broke, though, and that it included a setup.
>>64609271
>not using your anger to fuel your music
do you even dank side
also pic related, inspiration
>>64610181
Looks like you have a RG1570. In which case those are the stock pickups. In-house Ibanez.
Do you use your fingers or the bottom of your palm to switch pickups?
>>64603722
thanks for all the information
I have found that the pre-amp wiring is very similar in the 8100 and the 8240. I'm guessing the reverb is a bit different, may sound deeper in the 8100. But overall the sound musn't be too far away.
http://www.drtube.com/schematics/marshall/pc0689.pdf
http://www.drtube.com/schematics/marshall/8240-61-06.gif
>>64610239
The fix+set up was not done by ibanez themselves though. it was sent to some studio that specializes at fixing and setting up guitars.
>>64610062
This is what Tosin Abasi is going to look like to people in 20 years.
>>64610279
Okay? Those are still stock Ibanez in-house pickups dawg.
>>64610279
Look at the logo/s. Yours are fine, but aftermarket pickups are usually better, and switching pickups is fun mayne.
>>64610385
>>64610379
I really like how my guitar sounds like right now though.
If i will change to different pickups, i think it wont essentially be a change for the better. it's going to sound different, but, what if i won't like the different sound as much as the current sound?
>comparing countries rather than companies
>companies instead of factories
>brands instead of models
>models instead of individual guitars
>guitars instead of tonewoods
Surely people aren't this stupid, right?
>>64610447
Switch them back. I can almost guarantee you a pair of aftermarket pickups will sound better though. Most of Ibanez's stuff is placeholder tier.
>>64610279
>>64610447
If it says V8, V9 or V-something it's Ibanez breh
And you can really improve over those... Dimarzio D-Activators, Illuminators, etc.
Trust us, we are your senpais.
>>64610583
>>64610476
weak b8 m8 i r8 h8/8
>>64610583
Better in what way though?
>>64610599
Improve in WHAT WAY though?
how good something sounds is subjective, after all...
>>64610105
Why do people try to make their guitars look as stupid as possible?
>>64610583
Hey man, GIOs aren't placeholder tier !
They're firewood tier.
>>64610627
>how good something sounds is subjective, after all...
not at all, a clear pickup will sound clear for everyone. I don't like emgs, but they're more than fine.
>>64610627
Read up: http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/humbuckers/high-power
>>64610726
>Each pick up has a different Treble-Mid-Bass balance
Shouldn't they be neutral because amplifiers have a treble-mid-bass controls built into them already?
Please explain to me why there is a need for such a thing to be built in a pick up
Well I'm both pleased with myself and stuck, I finally managed to get enough endurence to play Finite by Origin, except the sweep part. Which is completely insane and will take me months.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIMW0aHN0ks
What's your lastest progress /gg/ ?
>>64608257
Also all Prestiges are made in Nippon. Save for that one series of S models for a little while there.
>torn ligament
>mallet finger
>minimum 6 weeks to heal naturally
>must be fully immobilized
>having a pin put in finger because that guarantees immobilization better than splint alone
>still might not heal
>might need surgery
hold me, /GG/
>>64610814
I understand your logic, but no. I mean, guitar speakers aren't even completely neutral. A V30 will sound different from a greenback, etc. Nothing having to do with guitar is ever "neutral".
If you have a muddy pickup, no matter what you do with your amp it's still going to sound like shit. You won't coax clarity out of it.
>>64610225
this is pretty shit, i didnt bother re-recording anything or deleting stuff. also i never play metal
give me another one
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1IFmk4GjB6c
>>64610661
they want to be famous, and ASAP
>>64611012
ouch mate that's one of my fears, ever having an injury that keeps me from playing
hope you get well anon, godspeed
>>64611019
My current pick ups are:
V7 - S1 - V8.
This is how i feel about them:
The V7 actually has a beautiful sound that i love, that is my neck pickup.
the S1 does feel like it has much more treble. it has a much "thinner" sound to it
The V8 is good with distortion.
Please do note i use a pretty cheap amplifier though
How easy is it to get laid playing bass in a band?
![Dk6gTz6[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/UIQPT6D.gif "Dk6gTz6[1].gif")
>>64606002
>>64611225
Thank you, anon.
>>64612115
If you're on a stage while music is playing for a crowd, you can get your dick wet with minimal effort.
>>64612115
In my honest opinion you will have a very fulfilling experience if you will be playing music purely out of passion for music and art.
>>64612115
hahaha
>>64612115
>laid
>bass
Nah bruh, better go in for the music or buy a fleshlight
Unless you are a femanon, in that case 51.5074° N, 0.1278° W
>>64612353
>51.5074° N, 0.1278° W
Are you suggesting casual sex on a traffic circle in front of Nelson's Column?
I'm looking for some kinda cheap reverb pedals. I make post-rock. Help a senpai please
>>64612602
We can meet up there but only if you are a female... or a really really cute trap, I work at Uganda High Comission
>>64612625
how cheap anon? give us a budget to work with fatso.
>>64610814
>>64610627
>>64611508
>I don't understand how guitars work
Please, go read up on what makes up tonality. You won't regret learning and you won't look like an idiot.
>>64612935
<120
>>64613016
€
>>64613006
It's true that i'm not very knowledgeable about guitar pickups and how electric guitars works, but i will tell you this - when it comes to what sounds good, there is a huge degree of subjective opinion on the matter. i do genuinely love the sound i get with my guitar on the v7 pickup. the S1 and V8 pickups though, i don't use them as much...
Also, if someone thinks im an "idiot" because i'm not knowledgeable on this subject, its his fault, not mine. no one is knowledgeable about literally everything.
any clones of the 78 IC big muff that dont cost a ton?
>>64613148
>if someone thinks im an "idiot" because i'm not knowledgeable on this subject, its his fault, not mine
And yet you're providing input on the matter.
>>64613148
>It's everyone else's fault that I don't know what I'm talking about
>>64613364
>>64613366
>expecting a tripfag to not be a cunt
>>64613366
>>64613364
First of all, the things i talked about are things i do know about, when i did not know things i just said i dont know them.
Second of all, you missed the entire point. not being knowledgeable on a specific subject does not make someone an idiot, since no one is knowledgeable with every subject that there is. if someone thinks someone is an idiot due to not being knowledgeable on one specific subject, he is the one who is faulty.
>>64613450
top kek
>>64613475
Fuck I read that in Forrest Gump's voice.
>I'm not a smart man... but I know what good sound is.
>>64613475
>Why aren't pickups made with a neutral sound?
>But HOW does it change the sound?
Clearly you have no idea what you're talking about, as you've made yourself look like an idiot.
>>64613148
The problem with your statement is that you yourself admitted earlier that you have nothing to compare your current pickups against.
If you never try any other pickups, how can you know if yours are truly "good" and you're not just dealing with what you have?
Also, admitting to being willfully ignorant is not a good idea.
planning on buying a hello kitty strat and modding it
looking to put some passive pickups in it, any suggestions as to what I should put in? preferably a humbucker
>>64612625
Hall of Fame
>>64613576
What i said is far from how you understood it. i'm an incredibly intelligent person, i'm merely did not study the subject of guitar pick ups too much. but yes, how good something sounds is based on subjective opinion.
>>64613589
The first statement was a legitimate question - i dont see anything wrong with asking a question. it was a sensible question as well, considering amplifiers come with a treble-mid-bass knobs built into them.
The second statement, you quoted it wrong. i haven't asked "how does it change the sound", i asked in what way the sound is better, since you know, "sound better" is very subjective.
>>64613699
>I'm an intelligent person, but I have no idea how guitars work.
>Let me ask a bunch of stupid questions on 4chan and see if I don't get called a retard.
>>64613642
I did not try other pickups, but i did not say im not willing to ever give it a try.
I just said i really like and i'm very satisfied with how the v7 pickup sounds like.
Also while i did not play different pickups on my own guitar, i played different guitars in my life, though none of them were high-end expensive ones.
>>64613795
Intelligence is not measured by how well you understand how pick ups work.
The questions i asked are completely fine and i don't see anything wrong with them.
>>64613096
if you're willing to spend 9 more euros, the tc electronic t2, for sure man.
>>64613837
>I'm intelligent, I don't know shit about tone and I think that 4chan will give me good answers.
>>64613681
what sort of tone are you going for?
The Jason Becker signature model is pretty good in general though, would recommend for a lot of things.
>>64613699
>i'm an incredibly intelligent person
And humble as fuck too.
Well, I do find your level of intelligence very incredible.
>>64613900
> Disregards every single useful advice and opinion and goes on rambling about him being a genius.
>>64610661
It's just a pickup swap friend
lads is it OK that this is giving me an unironic semi chub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky_MNMMSSRk&ab_channel=KieselGuitars
>>64613840
Is it better than >>64613686?
>>64614058
Hate the numbers and fisher price colors but damn it sounds nice.
>>64614062
I personally think so, yes. The alter ego and the T2 were made with PGS, they're pretty decent. The Hall of fame just emulates different settings afaik, whereas the t2 emulates different famous reverb pedals.
>>64613900
I was not asking question about "tone", the questions i asked were merely "why pickups don't attempt to be neutral considering amps already have a treble-mid-bass control built in", which is a legitimate question and i dont see anything wrong about it, and when someone said he thinks other pick ups sound better, i asked him what about them sounds better, and i pointed out that "sounds better" is very subjective.
There is not a single problem with the questions i asked.
>>64613946
I think it's a flaw in our society that people are expected to not talk freely about their positive qualities. yes, im an incredibly intelligent person, and i was professionally diagnosed 3 different times as more intelligent than most of the population by a very significant margin, which got me accepted to a boarding school with a class specified for gifted students when i was younger.
Also, i did not disregard every single advice. i merely pointed out something that is 100% correct - whether some pick ups sound better or not can be very subjective.
>>64614103
yeah, I meant the sound itself
the Floyd rose is pretty sweet as well, it isn't one of those unsightly newer ones
here's a demo of a slightly different model of guitar for more eye porn, same player and bridge pickup, so still fucking rad though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAfRXl0lRcA&ab_channel=SeymourDuncan
>>64614118
Thanks dude. Going to check it out and probably buy
>>64614228
godspeed anon
>>64614149
>I don't know what tone is, but obviously treble, mid, and bass have nothing to do with tone.
>But I'm still intelligent.
newbie here
what are some good bass pickups? Mine might need to be replaced
>>64614343
I never said treble mid and bass have nothing to do with tone.
Please, try to improve your reading comprehension.
>>64614149
You're very intelligent and yet you don't seem to know anything about guitar, and you're posting in a guitar thread.
Also, your pick guard is ugly and dumb, learn what model your guitar is, and stop trip fagging you narcissist
>>64614149
>highly intelligent
>going to 4chan for advice and not using Google
>>64614356
active or passive? single coil or humbucker? what style are you going for?
>>64614375
>I never said anything about tone
>But I did mention treble bass and mid
>I'm highly intelligent
>newfags don't know about crazyaga
>>64614393
I know alot of things about guitar, i play guitar for about 9 years, FYI. i'm merely not knowledgeable in regards to how guitar pick ups work and some other technical knowledge in regards to the equipment.
And i'm really not being narcissistic here, i was just not afraid to talk about my positive qualities.
Lastly, i already know what model my guitar is, and if you don't like my custom pickgaurd, that is like just your opinion. i participated in designing it and i love it.
>>64614462
i'm not sure if you are trolling. if you are trolling, please stop. if you are not trolling, please get a better reading comprehension. start by reading again the comment you quoted, word by word, and see why your interpretation of it is entirely flawed.
>>64614149
Pickups don't sound he same because that would be incredibly boring. The controls on the amp can only do so much to the overall tone.
>>64614509
>And i'm really not being narcissistic here, i was just not afraid to talk about my positive qualities.
You're pretty dumb. The narcissism is in reference to your trip fagging. Not your useless opinions.
>>64614549
>i'm not sure if you are trolling.
>i'm an incredibly intelligent person
I'm sorry bud
>>64614509
>played for 9 years
>this ignorant of how a guitar works
>>64614356
EMGs/Mighty Mite and Seymour Ducan are very popular. It all depends on what type of pup you need though.
>>64614393
>>64614429
Even though he's tripfagging and being a bit of a douche, if the guy likes his guitar as it is then we should let him be and enjoy his limited point of view on pickups quality.
>>64614640
>You're pretty dumb.
This sums up the whole ordeal.
By the way, enjoying this thread m8s, my mellow remains unharshed.
>>64614717
>Even though he's tripfagging and being a bit of a douche, if the guy likes his guitar as it is then we should let him be and enjoy his limited point of view on pickups quality.
I'm usually nice with people, even more here in /gg/ which is bros and phams to me, but after trying to give some advice and share a bit of what I have read on the subject... I gave up
>>64614549
>I am a smart man, pls no bully
>Please stop le trolling
do any of you guys ever pick up a bass guitar and letting everything you've kept pent up out with some dirty basslines? I'm a guitar player but goddamn the bass is a fun instrument
>>64614640
There is nothing narcissistic about merely having a username.
The silly thing here is to think having a username makes someone narcissistic.
>>64615056
Please grow up.
>>64614717
1. There is nothing wrong with having a username.
2. I was not being a "douche", i was being nice and friendly.
3. If i like how my guitar sounds like, im not going to suddenly change my opinion because some random guy over the internet told me my pick-ups are bad.
Also, "sounds better" is very subjective, and it also depends alot of what you play - something that sounds better when you play post-rock wont essentially also sound better for funk. please consider this^
I did not even say im not open to give other pick ups a try some day, by the way.
>>64614828
Please do not underestimate my intelligence.
Listen, thank you trying to help, but literally all i said was that "sounding better" is not objective and free of taste and opinion.
>>64615516
>Also, "sounds better" is very subjective, and it also depends alot of what you play - something that sounds better when you play post-rock wont essentially also sound better for funk. please consider this^
You keep getting it wrong.
There is no "sound best", as long as you can tweak some knobs and have decent gear, you'll be fine for almost every genre. However sounding better is a thing, a MiM strat WILL sound better than a low end squier, that's a fact.
>The silly thing here is to think having a username makes someone narcissistic.
You're on an anonymous imageboard, tripcodes are used if the OP makes a thread for which his identity is important, for exemple if a famous e-sports player comes into /v/.
Using a tripcode for no reason makes you a narcissist cunt, because that means you assume your identity is important for every post.
>>64615072
I love playing bass because no one expects you to spread yourself all over the mix and whip out crazy stuff.
>>64615072
I'm just a bassist but I do that sometimes. I'd imagine you can do that on guitar too with some heavy power chords.
>>64615516
I'm just saying, if you're happy with your setup, no need to fruitlessly argue about pups all day. Change your pups or don't, I don't care, it's your guitar. You do sound pretty condescending with everyone tbqh famalam.
There was an anon in here yesterday who got his SF amp fucked by a repair tech, how'd that go? You call that guy yet?
>>64616287
There is still a subjective aspect to it. even low-end gear can sound good in the appropriate musical context. see: black metal.
>>64616494
I'm aware Ibanez are associated with the metal genre, but i play mostly in clean. the DiMarzio site i was given in here, clearly targets his pickups towards distorted sounds, seeing how they designed many of their picks up for Steve Vai and John Petrucci (two artists i don't particularly care about. just saying.)
Are squiers good now?
>>64616762
>even low-end gear can sound good in the appropriate musical context. see: black metal.
this is shitpost huh
wow
>>64616805
The new VM and CV series are great. And the old ones from Japan are on par with US fenders.
Just remember it'll probably need new strings and a setup.
>>64605696
>>64605913
>>64609007
>Not using 10000 watt power tubes
>>64608257
>>64610181
You can see the V8 mark on your photo. That's an Ibanez Vintage 8.
>>64610447
Generally this is true, but Ibanez in house pickups are complete shit.
>>64610583
>Most of Ibanez's stuff is placeholder tier.
That's why it never bothered me. I swap my pickups anyway and prices skyrocket when they use something else. They discontinued a model I used and swapped it for EMGs and the price went up $1000.
>>64610627
>Better in what way though?
Definition, clarity, note separation, etc.
>>64610814
Neutral pickups exist (Q-Tuner), they tend to be punishingly transparent and not sound as good as a standard pickup.
I don't think I'd want to rely purely on my amps tone stack either.
>>64611508
>>64613148
>but i will tell you this - when it comes to what sounds good, there is a huge degree of subjective opinion on the matter
The V8 and V7 pickups are just bad man. Don't get me wrong, I don't doubt you like them, but trying something aftermarket will show you the light.
>>64613801
Try something like a Holy Diver in the neck and it'll turn your brain into shit how much better it is.
>>64614149
I had two brain hemorrhages and still beat the national average by 20% in brain function tests during rehabilitation. Nothing wrong with being intelligent but I wouldn't bother bragging about it, especially not on 4Chan.
Pick your audience really. My Grandfather has a PhD but only uses his Dr. title when he wants something done quickly in hospital and things along those lines.
>>64614563
A lot of people seem to understate how much change preshaping your signal makes. If I have my guitar and a TS-9 I can sound similar through most amplifiers.
>>64616762
>black metal
This is a misconception. Most of those 90s albums were recorded on top end amplifiers and just recorded like shit. JCM800s were very popular. Burzum was a 5150.
>>64611012
I dont play guitar but i do play an instrument that relies on my fingers. Im having horrible sympathy pains. Hope all works out for you anon.
>>64616945
holy shit, that's a 1900 dollar vacuum tube.
https://frank.pocnet.net/sheets/140/4/4CX10000J.pdf
12 kW plate dissipation, 4.5 plate to screen gain factor. Respect.
>>64617111
>12 kW plate dissipation, 4.5 plate to screen gain factor. Respect.
Yeah it came out of an FM transmitter when I was working in radio. It vaporised a guy a couple years prior and they changed everything over to MOSFET.
>>64617223
it vaporised a guy and they just let you have it? Is it haunted?
>>64616945
I'm not close to trying different pick ups, but i highly disagree with your statement that the v7 is bad.
This is not the same model as my guitar, but this is ibanez stock pickups:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6h6f3i2wvc [Embed]
Please tell me why exactly you think this is a bad sound? actually, you did not just call it bad, you said it's "complete shit". what makes you think that way, anon?
>>64617254
>it vaporised a guy and they just let you have it? Is it haunted?
It was a couple years later they decommissioned it. They had no use for it anymore. Poor guy went to service something and the transformers were on. Would've taken 7500 volts at something like 100 amps.
I got most of my tube supply from there.
>>64617273
>Please tell me why exactly you think this is a bad sound?
There's no high end in that sound at all. It sounds like the tone knob has been rolled to 0. It's rare to encounter a bridge pickup with that little definition.
Obviously I can't compare directly to that video but the pickups I mentioned before just sound 'better'.
>https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/downloads/soundclips/humbuckers/contemporary/holy_diver/holy_diver_-clean.mp3
>https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/downloads/soundclips/humbuckers/contemporary/holy_diver/holy_diver-progressive_metal.mp3
>>64617273
>>64617307
>>64617437
I'll add I have a LOT of experience with the Ibanez V7, V8 and their seven string equivalents V77 and V87. They're probably my least favourite pickup of all time. The stock bridge pickup in a JS30DKT I had to use for a show once sounded better than the V8.
It's also much easier to remove frequencies than to add them, it's very easy to trim a bit of treble out of a brighter pickup if you want a darker sound. When you start playing with a pickup like a V8, no amount of boost in the world will make it sound defined.
Also remember there's a lot more to a pickups sound than bass/mid/treble. One of the pickups I use a lot is renowned for a huge upper mid spike and having a very small amount of bass. As a result it can track low notes very quickly and I add the bass back in with a parametric EQ before my amplifier.
I tried a pickup that was known for tracking faster but it had a grainier quality to the mid-range I didn't like and lacking the mid-spike took away from the edge the sound had.
Gonna update the pic soon, changed the pickguard to tortoise
>>64614493
I was thinking the same thing
>>64617437
You talk about the bridge pick up, but the one i said i really liked was the v7, which is the neck pickup...
honestly i dont use the bridge pick up as much as the neck pick up.
I listened to the sound clips you gave me of that Holy Diver pick up.
first of all thank you for trying help, your good intentions are appriciated.
i wasn't "floored by it". at first i wanted to say the clean sound did seem to have a bit more high-end to it then my bridge pick up, but then i when i turn the tone knob all the way to the bright side and boost the treble a bit on my amp, i do get a sound with more high end. i do think the distortion of the holy diver sounds nice but how much of that has to do with the amp and not the pick up?
honestly i think that this is probably the kind of things that you need to try and play for yourself to really judge them accurately since there are so many factors that play a part in this sound other than the pickup (the guitar, the amp, the player, the recording itself...)
Me on the right
>>64617845
>You talk about the bridge pick up, but the one i said i really liked was the v7, which is the neck pickup...
The V7 is just a weird pickup. Ceramic neck pickups have never been my thing and you'd almost certainly get a better clean tone using an A5 pickup instead.
>i wasn't "floored by it". at first i wanted to say the clean sound did seem to have a bit more high-end to it then my bridge pick up, but then i when i turn the tone knob all the way to the bright side and boost the treble a bit on my amp, i do get a sound with more high end. i do think the distortion of the holy diver sounds nice but how much of that has to do with the amp and not the pick up?
Remember you are listening to very produced clips that lose the in-room sensation. There's a massive difference in the final product when using, well, basically anything that's not in-house Ibanez pickups.
>i do think the distortion of the holy diver sounds nice but how much of that has to do with the amp and not the pick up?
It's a digital preamp running direct, that cuts the variables down a lot.
>honestly i think that this is probably the kind of things that you need to try and play for yourself to really judge them accurately since there are so many factors that play a part in this sound other than the pickup (the guitar, the amp, the player, the recording itself...)
Obviously, but as bad as it sounds, while sound is subjective some equipment is badly made and/or badly designed. Almost everyone swaps pickups in Ibanez guitars for a reason.
BKP has all those clips available as DIs so you can reamp them to your own amplifier and hear exactly how it sounds in the room. This is something I hope more pickups companies start doing.
>>64617976
>>64613642
oh man this guitar is exactly what i need. sometimes i go on really long treks with my guitar, and there's never a handle to hold on to
>>64618015
Even though i did not try other neck pick ups, something about that v7 neck pick up sounds very fulfilling to me and i really like that sound.
It doesn't sound weird to me, i feel like the sound of it really fits a more laid-back and atmospheric type of playing. just my opinion.
And again, i was not saying it's completely impossible that i will find a pick up i like more, i just said i feel very pleased from the sounds i get from the v7.
Does anyone else get high pitched harmonics/scraping when you pick unwound E and B strings with your index fingers?
>>64618015
Oh and btw,
If i will want to replace the S1 pickup which is the middle pickup in my guitar (Single coil), does the "Strats" and "Teles" categories in those websites simply means its single coils? or is it actually strat and teles guitar exclusive pick ups?
>>64617976
>5 piece band
>4 guitars
>why.png
I'm going to buy a classical guitar after I graduate because it's been awhile since I'm giving my friends guitar back that he lent me for the last year. I've read numerous people on /gg/ saying it's detrimental to the playing to have it be a cutaway and electric, while my luthier cousin says the only difference would be very minuscule and wouldn't affect the playability.
So, my question, any recommendations with specific reasons to get either a non-electric non-cutaway, or the one I wanted to get?
>>64617976
This is literally Cringe: The "Band"
I finally found one!
I'm going to be stacking this on top of an Orange 4x12 loaded with V30s, and while I love the V30s, I'd like to load this with something with a bit more bass and less hard hitting mids. Suggestions?
>>64618529
Don't be mean they are probably just having fun
>>64610244
I switch pickups with my fingers and mess with vol/tone controls with the side of my hand
>>64618564
I personally think mixing drivers is the most retarded thing ever. Find a model you really like and then go nuts
>>64618604
Please stop tripfagging, for your own sake.
I want to defend you for what you were trying to say/ask earlier, but the tripfagging is intolerable.
>>64618680
Well that's the thing, V30s arent the model I really like I guess. I'm running a Sunn 1200s head and I can't even use the midboost switch because the V30s have that awkward mid bump
>>64618747
I know you've probably been told this before but this is a good thing. Mids sound like complete ass by themselves, but whenever you play with a band mids are what help you be heard and compliment the group well.
Look at players like Iommi and Lifeson, their tracks sound like shit soloed but sounds great in the context of a band. Both use a very mid heavy sound.
>>64618854
Yeah that makes sense, I don't get to play out much anymore so maybe that's what's making me get sick of them. I'll keep that in mind. I'm thinking about G12h30s or greenbacks maybe?
>>64618961
Greenbacks are what come stock in AC15/30s right?
They're bright.
Do you have any pictures of other anons gear saved?
I'll post what I've saved, maybe it'll give the owners a smile.
>>64619442
>>64619475
>songs you just can't nail down
50 ways to leave your lover
>>64619527
>>64619442
I saved this guy's pic. Really nice looking Tele.
>>64619527
:^)
>really like a song
>want to learn it since it seems simple
>turns out to be a lot trickier than it leads you on to believe
Who else knows this feel
>>64619588
teehee. its mine, also here >>64605076
Is the 3 saddle vintage bridge for the tele any good enough for accurate intonation, or do I really need the modern bridge?
Because it seems like the vintage bridge looks nicer.
>>64619665
>>64619715
its good enough, honestly
I like the look of the vintage one a lot more. You can get compensated saddles if you're really worried about your intonation, but its not as big of a deal as some people might try to tell you
>>64619640
basically any song that has a really different tuning. at least at this point, I'm not interested in having a guitar sitting around in open g or whatever.
>>64619767
>>64619715
This is one of the few things that isn't a meme. Those ancient design fender bridges really are shit. The two saddle bass bridges are even worse.
Even the compensated ones are shit.
Post them extended ranges
>>64619814
>>64619819
Stop over exaggerating.
>>64619847
and that's all I've got saved, for now
>>64619847
>Stop over exaggerating
Enjoy your shit intonation for the sake of
>muh vintage
I really don't understand why people play teles when strats exist.
>>64619814
>someone posted my guitar
Neato
>>64620080
I don't understand why people play fendr when other better brands exist
>>64619986
I'm willing to trade better looks for a very slight difference in ability to intonate.
>>64620080
You what now?
They're completely different guitars. I like the tele better in terms of looks and sound. also like having two pickups and three positions as opposed to 3 and 5, and I also prefer hardtail guitars.
I dunno, I hope this is bait. Is there something that makes strats way superior to you?
>>64620116
I love it. Only SG I would ever consider buying, or the red one with the same tremolo system and a symmetrical pickguard
Don't know why GIbson doesn't release a non-signature model like that. I know they did at one point, but now it's gone.
>>64620302
I guess it's a matter of taste about looks, but strats are so much comfier. You can rewire a strat. You can hardtail it. You can do a lot more than you can with a tele. It's so much more versatile and improved.
>>64605696
Is 12 too many?
>>64620350
you can also rewire and perform many mods on a tele, putting a tremolo on it or whatever. You can make either guitar more like the other.
I won't deny that strats are comfier, sitting down at least, but they are still two completely different guitars, no matter how much you modify either one to be more like the other. Hell, some modern teles even have the back contours that strats have.
![proxy[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/cOgOR70.jpg "proxy[1].jpg")
>>64620458
>he hasn't seen the inside of a mesa 400+
![proxy[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/7gu904t.jpg "proxy[1].jpg")
Anyone have any experience with the new Rumble v3 amps? Heard they're a HUGE departure from the other older rumble series in terms of sound.
>>64620492
are you even trying?
>>64620886
I was talking in terms of commercial amps t b h
>>64620943
well i was kinda joking anyways but a lot of old amps, stereo amps and suitcase amps had shit loads of tubes way back when
>>64619442
I have my fave Rickenbacker bass saved
>>64619665
oh nice, thats mine!
>>64620458
>Is 12 too many?
wait.
Thats 1 more than 11
>>64621251
what ever happened to Rickenbro?
![DOD_250_TOP_original[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/veMZYUN.jpg "DOD_250_TOP_original[1].jpg")
Can anyone redpill me on the newer DOD 250 OD reissues? True bypass, on/off LED, $50.
Plan on using it for bass, supposedly doesn't cut lows unless you turn the gain way up, and I'll just be using it for light drive and boost.
>>64622075
he still posts from time to time
we was havin a laugh cause I want his Rickenbacker real bad and he's got a Squier JM while he has a Rick and I have a Fender JM
oh we're talking about Japanese fenders in here eh guys
>tfw hated my 4003 so much I get triggered every time I see one
![20160413_194417-jpg[1].844816_.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/dVaU8iL.jpg "20160413_194417-jpg[1].844816_.jpg")
>>64622204
>nip fenders
Gotchu senpai
>>64622148
I had a 70-early 80s DOD 250. it was shit
$50 is cheap for a shit pedal, free is better.
it will cost you $60 to make a clone with parts unless you plan on making 500-1000 pedals and bring your cost down to about $25 (you pay more for packaging on electronics that the parts) not including your time.
>>64622416
The 80s 250s have a COMPLETELY different chip from the 2013 reissues.
please excuse my ignorance, but why are jazzmasters considered a meme?
>>64622587
cause they're hard to properly set-up and are played for very specific sounds and uses
but most players don't set em up properly and play them cause they're indie dear go-to guitars
and well they're in right now and /mu/ hates anything that's in
So uh since we are talking about nip fenders..
Should I get a $1500 Carvin Bolt, or a $1000 Japan Telecaster?
I'm mainly going to use it to play post-rock, prog, jazz, ambient and stuff. Not really high gain shredding, but still fast playing nonetheless.
I like the small radius on the tele, makes it good for chords, but I'm not sure how I would adapt to vintage frets, since I have been playing jumbo frets my whole guitar-playing years.
>>64613642
Kek I just sold my JEM
>>64622713
I would get the Telecaster, more of a timeless design, there will always be a use for it. The Carvin is the type of thing that you might hate a couple of years down the road.
Which Tele btw, sounds kind of expensive..
>>64622728
Whenever I look at that, I think of a really hot, young and tight girl dressed in grannies' clothes.
>>64622713
Two very different guitars senpai, $1k is quite a bit for a nip fender. You can get a used American tele in brand new condition for like $850.
>>64622763
>expensive
Ahh sorry I forgot to mention the currency is SGD, so judging from this link,
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/chuya-online/item/109474/
It should be close to 1000 SGD including shipping and tax.
>>64622792
Low end American teles kind of suck compared to the high end MIJ stuff though.
I have a 62 reissue MIJ strat and honestly the only American strat I would take over it would be the American Vintage series and above.
>>64622812
The shipping is probably 1/3 of the cost. I love nip fenders but it is almost never worth buying new because of the shipping.
>>64622830
I thought the AmSpecial and AmStd lines were pretty good.
So I have Two sonic blue telecasters that I've built (one to keep and one to sell) and a guy in CL wants to trade me for a "Custom" First Act guitar owned by Mike Hranicia of the band Devil Wears Prada with upgraded pickups and built in Boston MA by Gibson Ex-luthiers. Should I believe him and how much would this be worth? He said that there was a Lollar pickup installed as well
>>64622840
I think it should be cheaper than 1/3. Probably a 100 SGD or so.
>>64622881
Believe it or not First Act actually does have a really high end line of guitars. It isn't very well known so the resale value on them is absolute dogshit.
>>64622812
Looks good. I haven't played the 70s series but I've never played a bad Japanese Fender. They used to make some models with US pickups for not much more, I don't know if they have something like that today. If so it would definitely be worth the upgrade since those pickups alone can sometimes cost $150-$200 USD
>>64622938
Here's the one I was talking about
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/chuya-online/item/106920/?s-id=borderless_recommend_item_en
nvm, they're way more expensive.
>>64622936
Do you know if this exact First Act model is worth something? He's also offering a Gibson Duo Medalist amp as well.
Here's my tele I'm trading
>>64623025
I could just swap out the pickups on the 70s for cheaper..
>>64623034
How much is the tele worth resale?
I've heard the gibson luthier thing about First Act, but I don't know if it is confirmed. I do know that they are well made US instruments. Can you try it out before you swap? Its probably a good guitar.
>>64623039
Yeah exactly. I have the strat version and I bought it new for $600, back then it was worth it since it was only like $50 extra. Prices went up a lot since then.
>>64622881
Who cares if it was played by some guitarist. Does that really have any meaning? I wouldn't let it impact your decision or spend more money because of that
>>64623075
My tele is mighty mite neck and body with everything else fender so about $500. Some guy just offered me a Daphne Blue MJT American Strat for it. Is that any good as well?
>>64623034
That tele is really nice man
The first act looks like a generic Sheena CE240. Highly doubt his story, sounds like a scammer.
>>64623242
MJT?
Do they know its a mighty mite neck? I'd say check out both, the First Act is likely a really nice guitar.
>>64623336
Just saw the above anons post. I don't really know how to ID First Acts. They DID have a custom chop until 2012 though which made really nice stuff.
That is all I know. To test the guy ask him if its a 2014-15/16 model etc. If he says yeah you know he's faking because they stopped production in 2012.
>>64623374
You can just kind of tell by the quality of hardware and more experimental deviations from their standard models.
For example this is from the Custom shop
J5 telecaster and stagg amp(kill me)
Playing for like 6 years.
I need a gibson les paul and a gibson junior(double cut) and a fender twin reverb.
Picture related
this guitar pictured is what I was recently offered, I was also asking to trade for a Gibson SG 2016 with Mini humbuckers and the nice and thick neck (that I love) and an Epiphone Flying V with a Gibson logo with an extra $150 to me
>>64623287
Thank you but I HATE sonic blue, it's too pale and white, I much prefer Daphne. Also yea that's what I was thinking because I looked up the musican and he is local and he does play first act customs but I couldn't find a photo of him with this model.
>>64623374
I would've loved to try this method but he already told me that it was a mid-2000s built guitar and I know that's when they've been built.
>>64623553
This strat could be a decent trade, did he tell you what parts went into it? The SG would be the way to go though if you could get it.
>>64623553
That reminds me of when I found Jon Leon's Hamer Blitz bass he used in the Over The Top video at a GC. I went to buy it and some guy had bought it within 7 hours of me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfnIBnz2_zw
>>64623622
Here's the SG in question, a 2016 SG Special T
>>64623517
save up anon
also i played the J5 squier tele once it was nice
>>64619570
goddamn what is that thing around the body called? i need a tele with it. the ring around it
>>64623751
binding anon
bound body tele
>>64623764
may the lord be with you anon. i will post pics when i get one
>>64623713
I would be wary of the SG, those things are prone to neck dive even when sitting down, might be a different thing compared to playing your strat.
