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Beginner information and FAQ:
>http://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/wiki/index
Music Theory:
>http://www.justinguitar.com/
Guitar chords and inversions
>http://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.php
String Tension Calculator (D'Addario based):
>http://hikkyz.net/misc/stringassembler/
Floyd Rose Setup Video Tutorial:
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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
Old thread: >>65369437 (Cross-thread) →
/gg/ needs weekly activities on Friday night, thread is always dead. I need you guys to keep me company while I stumble through my amateur lutherie.
Hey /gg/, noticed something odd going on with my 4003 this morning. The tuner bushings on the E and A string seem to be lifting up just a bit. Took a picture of it but it's fairly hard to see. I'm guessing humidity change caused it even though I try to prevent that. The bass plays just fine. Do any rick users have a similar problem? How do I put them back into place?
>>65388604
Can you post a pic of the other side? Generally these don't need to be very tight though. No need for concern. I'd still try to correct it so they don't get any looser though.
>>65388662
By the other side, I mean the back of the tuners. Sorry.
thready reminder to canadafriends
long & mcquade is offering a free setup with the purchase of any set of strings on June 11th. One per customer.
>>65388505
We need to start a neet band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7lMzVC35_o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbvA_RGQaiQ
>>65388956
Stop fucking advertising. I don't care if it's because you love long & McQuaid or because you're actually marketing, read the rules.
>>65388972
>band has 5 guitarists and 3 bassists
すごい
>>65388662
>>65388780
There you go, sorry for the shit pic, all i got is my phone. Didn't see any lift or loose parts on this side. I should add that the strings gauge I use is pretty close to the 4003 standard set. I don't know how to correct that though.
As promised.
My anime sheet music folder: https://mega.nz/#!5pYlyZqB!1Nd9tomLC1QVKaoDLbwqqESBBWPjEWVg-M6iZPZ5rCM
Please don't go sharing this on reddit or whatever, this is only for /gg/
Enjoy and practice well
>>65388505
>amateur lutherie.
What are you building/modding anon ?
Also we used to have tab challenges but no one really bothered with them.
>>65388972
Speaking of neet/weeb stuff, I'm still waiting for >>65387893's 2hu tabs
>>65388972
>>65389043
We could have double those numbers, easily.
Granted 7/10 guitarists here can't actually play, but still.
>>65389066
>>65389092
well I should have updated it, thanks anon.
>>65389092
It's here >>65389066
I organized it a little bit, there's a Touhou folder in the zip.
>>65389092
>Also we used to have tab challenges but no one really bothered with them.
I'd play em but I never recorded because I'm garbage ;-;
I'd record em now since I'm less garbage now....
>>65389018
fuck off
not everyone can setup their guitars, this is for everyone's convenience
if you really think I get anything out of mentioning a music store on this thread in an anonymous image board, you're retarded
thready reminder to canadafriends
long & mcquade is offering a free setup with the purchase of any set of strings on June 11th. One per customer.
>>65389160
>thready reminder to canadafriends
>long & mcquade is offering a free setup with the purchase of any set of strings on June 11th. One per customer.
string reminder
gg is not good guitar
advices bad
thank you have a day
Best color for a fretless strat (rosewood fretboard)?
I'm building one and thinking Burgundy Mist Metallic.
>>65388505
An anon threw around the idea of an ohm studio /gg/ collab a while ago. That could be an idea.
>>65389178
Each iteration is better than the last one.
>>65389092
I'm still working on the tele, there's loads of pics in the archive. Maybe I should have put something in the name field for those to be easily searchable. Anyways right now it's all only over the last 2 days or so. Been holding off on part of the routing until I can borrow a drill from my roommate.
I got a lot of input from /gg/ and decided eventually it will have a dano pup, but for now just the bucker is going in. I'll explain stuff as I go.
>>65389216
I think the real problem is picking music for a collab. People are all over the place in this general when it comes to genres.
>>65389204
yeah, that's pretty much the best colour
>>65389244
Yeah, and skill level would be issue too.
>>65389204
Any dark color will work, bright looks odd with rosewood.
By the way, are you going for a defret or did you buy a custom made neck ?
>>65389244
Not only that but coordinating with people can be hard when they don't exactly know what they're doing. Already tried with 3/4 people, I couldn't imagine doing it with more
>>65389244
It might be a good idea to do it like this: Decide on a key and chords, and whoever wants to contribute adds one chorus or verse to it. Yeah, it'd be one extended guitar solo but it'd be fun. Just require use of a metronome.
>>65389376
i like to watch people play on vid
that kinda collab would be neat, except we all play guitar
>>65389376
>>65389411
We could make an album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq6yF7Kh4DY
>>65389471
gee senpai, how come your band lets you have FOUR delays !
>>65389411
>Ohm project has 25 guitarists
>>65389560
That's already been done before
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik
hey /gg/, what is the best value fender telecaster for under 1000 dollarydoos?
>>65389354
Already defretted and filled an old neck. Now I just have to find the right epoxy for the top coat.
>>65389594
Pro tip: It's under 200 dollars.
>>65389594
American Deluxe probably though I would save up $100 more and get a 52 Reissue which is pretty much the standard by which all other teles are judged by.
>>65389594
>>65389826
Yuh
save up for one of the AVRI reissues, the 52, 58, and 64 are really nice and you can get them for $900-1200
>>65388604
doubt they scooted out from humidity
they were probably like that and you just didn't notice
summer humidity is gay tho
fucks the setups on all my shit like crazy
>>65389826
>>65389816
desu im sort of interested in the classic series 60s tele or the baja 60s tele. both seem like they get good marks for quality and value
Just got my boring-ass MIM Strat ~30 minutes ago after UPS chucked it on my porch and dashed. Dude fucked up the box and I'm surprised the guitar isn't damaged.
Are there any regular single coil-sized P-90s that I could put in the bridge? I know Phat Cats exist but I don't like the HSS aesthetic.
>>65389982
>summer hits
>all of everything buzzes now
man can't the sun just fuck off
>>65390020
I know it's not the best guitar for P90s but I like Fender necks and this was definitely the best thing out there for $240.
Post favorite color guitars
>>65389594
u could also just make a really nice parts caster for under 1000 really easily
get a Fender neck off reverb or Ebay, a nice USA one should cost around 400.
Body can be some cheapo thing, even Warmoth bodies are pretty inexpensive-$150
That leaves 450 for hardware
50 tuning machines
100 for bridge plate/electronics/misc
300 for some really nice pickups, or even just get some AVRI pickups, a set is 85 bucks and sound awesome.
>>65390098
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBBfVBqQif8
>>65390020
contact Pete Biltoft at Vintage Vibe pickups, he'll build anything you want for around $80-$100 (single coil)
http://www.vintagevibeguitars.com/windows/sc_90Win.html
>>65390002
Those are good too but the AVRIs are on a whole different level of quality. The good thing is though you can find the classic series for around $500 a good choice for that price.
Is it possible for your pickups to get fucked up by dust?
>>65390020
Single coil-sized p90s don't sound a whole lot like p90s, sorry to say. The shape of the p90s is pretty relevant to their sound. If you want something with more complex character in the bridge, but don't need the p90 thickness, you can get a single coil with non-magnetic pole pieces and a bar magnet on the bottom. It'll sound something like the frequency response of a single coil, the harmonic content of a p90... more of less. You're seeing a smaller portion of string inside the magnetic field so you'll have more clarity than a p90... Not exactly desirable for harmonic content. Also, something overwound should help. Keep in mind this is all theory on my part. I do have a single coil like I described in a telecaster, though the ferrous bridge plate really disrupts the magnetic field. I find it sounds a lot more like a telecaster than a p90.
If you want thickness a single coil sized humbucker is a better bet. That has the same issue with low harmonic content though. Not that it's a bad thing, in fact, it's awesome. But it's not the quirk of a p90.
>>65390384
not really
>>65390196
>http://www.vintagevibeguitars.com/windows/sc_90Win.html
thanks. somehow i never ran across this on google. i'm just really not a huge fan of the bridge strat sound and want something that'll do thick fuzz well.
>>65390392
if i did do something like a phat cat would it also not sound like a real p90?
>>65390384
I don't think so. Humidity, on the other hand, definitely will.
>>65390384
no. The only thing that can kill your pickup is a bad solder joint or damage to the coil wire though corrosion or physical trauma. Metal dust can make a pickup micro phonic but it takes a lot. Won't happen unless you get a bunch of fret shavings in the coil.
>>65388505
Amateur Friday? All the pros are out gigging and we amateurs play stuff and rate each other? There's very little playing going on in general, we could encourage beginners to record themselves and try to improve.
>>65390445
Humbucker sized p90s do sound like p90s. I wouldn't want a cover though. GFS makes a variety of these. But if you're gonna do routing, you might as well just put a p90 in. It'll look cooler.
>>65390449
Well something is definitely fucked up and it might my amp. This is the clean channel and the second part is playing an E chord (believe it or not).
https://clyp.it/tqfk3ll1
>>65390635
congratulations on becoming a harsh noise player
>>65390635
>noisecore.mp3
>>65390635
Roll with it and become the backing guitarist doing all the texture work and never look back.
>>65390635
>https://clyp.it/tqfk3ll1
>move to japan
>join a noise punk collective
>never spend money on new gear again
>>65390635
People would pay several hundred bucks for a fuzz like that.
>>65390939
take guts pics so i can charge $399 a pop for clones of your failure on kickstarter
>>65390766
>>65390878
Sounds like a plan.
https://clyp.it/ynhhfnmp
Thoughts?
>>65391037
analogcuck here but what does /mu/ generally think of multi-effects?
>>65391101
Tend to have 1 or 2 usable effects
>>65391037
Pretty good. Compare it to the g5n to see which you like better first. I have a g3x and while the features are great, the amp sims are a bit weak. The g5n has overhauled amps and effects. It offers less effects but higher quality. Anyway It's near your price so I'd check it out. I will say Boss does a better job with pedals, downright amazing realism, but it's so shit with amps you really should only get it if you're planning on recording it with a real amp and mic.
>>65391101
waste of money
you always wind up liking like 1 or 2 things with multis and then start lusting after individual pedals that suit your needs better
>>65391029
Love it, now just hit some stuff in the background and call it lofi percussion and you got a chart banger.
>>65391101
old ones are bad, new ones are sex
>>65391037
I have one. I use it as an amp, interface, and pedals
Works pretty well as all that for the price
It can take a lot of tweaking to make it sound good, but it can certainly sound good
>>65391101
Fractal stuff is top dank, best around but it's the most expensive.
Line 6 Helix is good but not as good as Fractal anything. The only thing that the Helix has over the Fractals is visual aesthetics and user interface , but in processing power any current Fractal destroys the Helix.
>>65390097
Where did you get a MIM Fender Strat for $240?
Found this. Who wins the blind test? Post final results, not audio number, so others can decide for themselves.
http://youtu.be/yoS1tiBpzx8
>>65391395
The tube one
>>65391391
https://reverb.com/item/2306226-fender-mim-stratocaster-2000-s-antique-white-maple-neck-board-light-relic-super-player
dude even set it up fully before shipping it. i also recently got a usa blues jr for 300 off craigslist.
>>65388956
Thanks for the heads up, I'm going to bring those poor bastards a mess they'll never forget.
>>65379215
Where's your 2hu tabs family?
>>65388471
I didn't want to spend $20 on a radius sanding block so I took a piece of bar stuck and rolled it little by little till the raidus matched my fretboard radius exactly.
DIY or DIE
>>65391506
sweet deal
how's the strat play?
>>65391521
Kek
Is that the blender prototype
>>65391395
i was wondering why they all sounded like shit because i thought one of them was a fender twin with fulltone echoplex, then i saw they're all modelers
>>65391395
By the way, these are in a random order each setting, so write down your answers.
>>65391559
Badass, wish I had power tools.
>>65391535
read the thread
>>65391329
modelers sound ok at low volumes but when you play with a band they turn to utter shit unless you do a bunch of wizardry with the amplification , everytime a pro dude is using some modelers, his power amp is some $4000 dollar thing with some other shit going on
>>65391521
Dude where did you get the mechanism for that?
I need somthing similar
>>65391565
my only other strat experiences have been with friends' garbage squier bullets and guitar center. it definitely plays better than all of those. it does smell like cigarettes but it's a lot better than the sg classic i had for years that never stopped smelling like formaldehyde.
>>65391188
https://clyp.it/lm3lv2jf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0vKc3jIjDo
dat bender
>>65391395
Fender clean - Zoom
Fender crunch - POD/Zoom
Plexi crunch - POD
Plexi solo - POD
Rectifier - POD
Damn dude wasn't expecting that. A lot of these were really hard to choose between what turned out to be zoom and pod. Boss and Vox just had horrible dynamics.
>>65391932
This is some avantgarde ass shit
>>65391932
Sweet! I can already see the molly fuelled raves blasting this out!
>>65391937
Shit's so expensive to get done clarence's way.
I just want to get weird and add a fucking bigsby on top fuck.
Found this one between the newer zoom g5n and the pod hd500x... I don't know if I dig this demo though, the EQ and volume is just so different. The result seems obvious but it makes it hard to believe that's the best the weaker modeler can do.
http://youtu.be/sz8b5tCHe14
>>65392051
>>65392109
https://clyp.it/tb125lrj
>>65391583
Yeah that's the day I bought it, it's a uniform brown now and has 6 saddles, took the barrels off because the bender was literally sawing through them. Last time I took it to a guitar shop the guy was like "Yeah... okay... I'll try..." and ended up stringing the B completely wrong. Since it's free I'm going to bring it to L&M just for shits, I don't even care if they set it up right, the pickups are so microphonic it's almost unplayable.
>>65391726
Shit you found me. Won't catch me out there often, I'm valley scum.
>>65391756
Guy who invented it built the guitar, I'm the 3rd owner. He sells them for $200, search for "Van Rosa String Bender" on Amazon, based out of Vancouver.
>>65392197
I can dig it
how do i into writing songs
>>65392223
>Deja Vu
>Manassas
>Workingman's Dead
>Cosmo's Factory
100/10 taste, anon.
>>65392474
Reverb AAAAlll the way up
>>65392223
Nice.
With that in mind, do you think mounting a bigsby on top of that would work? Would there be enough space?
I wanna do this shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG3hHyWRm5U
Please show your support, my career is riding on this.
https://avantgardeaudioassembly.bandcamp.com/album/ep
>>65392945
Terrible
>>65391101
They're fine. I have a gt-6. I got it used for like $200 like 8 years ago. It has all the shit you'd need. Also shit you'd never need. I use a seperate wah and eq tho. It's ok for when u want something you wouldn't buy alone, like a pitch shift or volume exp pedal or "ring modulator" or "defretter". "Acoustic simulator". I had a zoom707II when i was a kid. Also wasn't a bad pedal, they just feel like cheap plastic crap. I spilled drinks on it like 12 times, eventually it stopped working.
>>65392528
Absolutely not, this particular bender mechanism is huge, doesn't leave much room after the bridge and I couldn't imagine it fitting over top.
But with enough fucking around you can do anything you want. I say if you're going to do some crazy like that go all out, find a random piece of steel, screw it to the guitar below the mechanism with at least 4 screws, have it extend beyond the end of the guitar, and mount one of the smaller Bigsby trems like the B50 onto the steel plate. Lonnie Mack didn't give a fuck that his Flying V wouldn't fit a Bigsby, he put one on anyway.
Check out pic related, do it like this, it would be hilarious and you'd be the only person on Earth with it. If you don't I will.
>>65392474
Slide barres around, play notes against opens. Do some kinda
0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0 rhythm and switch the "0"s out for other notes and junk.
https://clyp.it/hifjb4nu
Sayaka's theme
I'm having fun with classical t b h
>>65393417
>0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0
Please don't teach him djent.
>>65393377
Oh man.
>>65392945
come to brazil
>>65393588
I'M DOING IT
BY GOD I'M DOING IT
>>65393614
Make us proud anon, make us proud.
Squire Affinity Tele + Orange Crush 12 for £150, Y/N?
>>65391700
I uploaded that. There was another guy in the last thread who said he had 2hu sheet music.
>>65393747
Squier Affinitys are great for beginners, and Orange combos sound really good, so for that price I'd clearly go for it
>>65393787
oh whoops
just trimmed. Kept the pickup holes tight, maybe some silver shows through but I wanted as complete shielding as possible there.
How the fuck do I tune this? I bought it thinking it'd be decent for my shitty experimental band but the tuner's won't even tighten/loosen.
>>65393747
Good deal, but if it's not a package you can get a better guitar at the same price. Affinity is fine but not great for "growing with the player" by upgrading parts, since you generally don't want to have to upgrade the neck. Can work though, so if it's a package go for it.
>>65394123
turn the twisters
>>65394130
Not a package, it's one seller and I figure I could get them together for that price. They want around £100 for the Tele and £70 for the amp.
What would be some better options (guitar-wise, I'm not that fussed about an amp right now)?
>>65394135
No matter how much I do, the tuning won't change. This is the only sound I can accomplish with this piece of shit.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1EKwigSSFMX
>>65394275
Would you like to join Avantgarde Audio Assembly? Your sound is just what we need.
>>65394123
Play random flashy noodling then light it on fire and smash it at the end of the show
>>65394199
Maybe the classic vibe squiers?
>>65394275
Is this from the new swans album
>>65394275
It's a Mickey® microtonal ukulele, it's supposed to sound like that.
No but seriously, if the tuners are open gear, you'll be able to see where the mechanism is fucking up
>>65394275
Remove the frets, that way it doesn't matter how the strings are tuned!
>>65390635
>>65391029
>>65391932
>>65392197
Gearspammer will probably want to buy your guitar now.
>>65394593
I can't, the frets are plastic, and attached to the plastic fretboard, which is also attached to the plastic nut and plastic body.
>>65394476
They aren't, I'm just gonna do what >>65394339 said. It was only 20 something bucks anyway.
>>65394439
:^)
Here's some gay playing of something I sort of writing on classical guitar if y'all want.
>>65394199
Harley benton ones are good. Tend to have strong necks, and on average about the same fretwork. Most of them have Wilkinson pickups, which are pretty decent. They have bad potentiometers, swap them. Cheapest part of the guitar, so I dunno why they cheap out there. Hardware varies between models. The tele bridges are good.
Definitely a guitar that you can keep and just replace parts as needed. No reason to have to sell later. When you get good enough to want better fretwork, get the fretwork done.
>>65394700
>>65394593
>>65394476
>>65394439
>>65394339
Forgot link.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1ui5VQpbszA
Which screw should I choose? Gonna have to widen the holes on these switches either way. Hopefully won't fuck it up and have switches falling into the cavity all the time.
>>65394373
Not really in the same price range, but I did look a bit farther afield and found a 96' Duo-Sonic for £170. Reading about them seems like they weren't as good as the earlier non-Mexican line, but would it be better than a Squier?
>>65388471
$200 for the whole rig. Cop or not? Quick!
>>65394991
Try it out. If you like it, jump on that shit.
>>65394991
Only the head seems to be around $180 second hand. Seems like a good deal.
Check if it's US made, that shit is tight.
Know shit about the sound or quality as a bass amp tho, I'm guitar plebeian.
>>65394991
cop that shit nigga what are you waiting for
>>65394991
I had that head. Typical peavey stuff: indestructible, loud as fuck and very heavy. $200 for the head alone would be a good deal. Never seen that cab.
>>65394991
seems like a good deal
Turns out my phone has a better mic than my laptop.
One more quick recording before I learn something new.
https://clyp.it/ua1pbvph
>>65395102
>>65394991
If i'm not mistaken, that's one of the newer mixed diameter cab they showed at namm this year or earlier I don't know.
>>65391535
Sorry, my sleeping schedule is all fucked up and I just woke up. Gotta find them in one of my many guitar folders.
BTW since you started with classical I also have a compendium of a stupid amount of classical guitar tabs, if you're interested. Some are good, some are not quite there, and there are some gems in there.
>>65395397
Yeah I'd love to have those too. Thanks m8
>>65395384
Volume too low my mate.
Is it SE~NO~? Been ages since I watched weebshit.
Holy shit, what's your excuse for not playing this well?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNW99XvGeRg
>>65395498
Yeah
I was using the clyp.it app this time, and I placed my phone on top of my guitar. Weird.
>>65395594
clyp.it on mobile always records retarded quiet
it's useless
>>65395571
He's twice as old as me, and I started playing two years ago.
That, and I'm not going to bother develloping a whole new technique when I can just play regularily or tapping.
>>65395391
Doesn't look very recent to me. That speaker is huge though, could be a 18" coupled with 2x10". Interesting setup.
>>65393567
No no, def don't do djent. Just come up with a rhythm. Then fit some chords in there in place of the opens and make up a real song.
>>65395571
>meme positions
>>65395632
well I'm wrong, it's a 1810, apparently made in the late 70s. 18" and 2x10" as you said.
>>65395441
Ok, I'm organizing the folder.
I downloaded the tabs and arrangement from this dude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SofOGzEg4Q
Pretty well done and I quite like them over other arrangements.
I'm gonna put them in a mega folder so that people don't have to used 4shared, and to link the classical with the thouhou tabs at the same time. Just a sec.
>>65395796
When holding the thumb behind the neck, they say to keep your wrist totally straight. Is a slight bend okay? That guy seems to have a slight bend.
>>65395898
You don't need to be completely straight, it's ok to bend a bit. There's two main reasons (from experience) to do it.
Better reach and clarity in the chords (depends on how long your fingers are, but in general it helps).
Comfort, after a long playing session your wrist/forearm will thank you the more straight is kept.
Anyone got a Real Book on .pdf that they'd care to share?
>>65395976
There's still a site with most of it. realbook.com is dead but let me find the new one.
Most nerve-wracking part of this project so far. I don't have drill bits, so I'm forced to dill these holes with an odd dremel bit. My hands have to be steady as hell.
I'd say I am at an intermediate level now. How do I structure my practice to be as efficient as possible.
I was thinking
>15 minutes of scales
>15 minutes of chord forms
>20 minutes of songs
>10 minutes of theory
help please.
>>65395965
Ok cool, I was worried that I was about not being able to keep it completely straight.
>>65392118
What's that fancy crest
Ok niggas, second classical tab library coming along.
https://mega.nz/#F!wZBWzAKb!lK9lOFWgDv0JN3J3VmFASA
No reddit share pls.
Contains like 7 touhou arrangements.
Contains like 800 non weeb arrangements ranging from anonymous spanish flamenco songs to bach and barrios and so on.
>>65395441
Done m8, check it up.
>>65395976
http://www.jazzstudies.us/ It's what I use.
>>65395898
bending it slightly is fine, basically you just don't want to crimp your tendons off by bending your wrist too much, that's how you end up with carpal tunnel
i've watched some videos of guys playing like that, with a totally bent as fuck wrist, and it makes my wrist hurt just watching it. i don't know how they can even play like that
>>65396244
Thanks senpai
>>65394991
yes mate
>>65396269
No worries, I don't have it bent like that. No swan hands here.
>>65396244
サンキュー
>>65396244
holy shit that's based as fuck anon.
>>65396244
JUST
>>65396431
mega's downloading the files one by one for me. But I can't touch them during the download because they're cached or something.
what a great idea for downloading files
>>65395571
Because I'm busy taking care of the hair he lacks.
I got it bros. It's heavy as fuckkkkk and I mean weight
>>65396431
>>65396458
If you guys use megasync it will download the files on a per file basis, and you can open them while the rest download.
>>65396504
Yeah it actually does for me, I thought guitarpro couldn't open .ptb files
Looks like I'm not going to drop my guitar for months with all these tabs
>>65396479
Nice, how does it sound? Is it good?
>>65396568
I can't really turn it up past 1 cause I live in an apartment building but I dig the tone and there is a pretty nice eq and compressor built in. I can tell it's going to get loud and that's mainly what I was looking for
>>65396597
Glad it worked out well mate, enjoy.
>>65396597
CLYP
>>65396479
i knew it, i tried to get this 80s practice bass amp back a few years ago and the thing weighed a fucking ton for like 1x12 thats some real wood m8
>>65396145
No idea
Alright guys, here's the wiring diagram for the telesmasher. I will not be including the phase switch, for now. I will not be including the neck blend. Obviously my humbucker will be in the middle position. If you see any errors, let me know. Oh yeah, and I'm gonna switch to a bass contour. Need that shill high end.
>>65396479
yeah, Peavey shit is heavy as hell, but it'll keep working through a nuclear holocaust. Excellent pick, glad you're happy with it.
>>65394780
I would just get thinner screws so you don't have to widen the holes
>>65397396
Too late motherfucker, already done.
By the way, this is how I'm bracing the pickguard for routing. Neat trick, just be sure not to accidental drill into the body. I don't have adequate clamps, so this did the trick. By the way, I'm thinking of not counter-sinking the screws, I think its got a cool look. I'll post pics soon.
>>65396479
>Rat
>Boss Phaser
>Big Muff (bass version)
see a blue Boss pedal but can't make out the other ones
but cool pedals to go with your new amp
congratz anon good pick up
>>65390020
lovely neck colour, seriously never seen maple that colour on a mexi
>>65390151
i own wilco johnsons trace elliot amp, it was his back up and the bassist in the blockheads used it alot
worship me
>>65396059
you are over thinking practice anon, just play, practice what you feel you need to,
i try to learn a new song every day and then work out the scales in it, so i have a better understanding of the freboard
Any progress from the anon who wanted to de-fret the 5 string Squier jazzbass?
Im wondering about LTD guitars and Dildos, can anyone on this board help me?
Which screws are best?
>>65398065
first
>>65398065
I'd go with the most understated ones, you don't need screws to look flashy
>>65398097
middle
>>65398098
but muh punk
>>65398065
>>65398097
Middle. Btw are those jaguar controls?
Hey /GG/, very beginner here, I'm currently using an old cheap acoustic that I'm not extremely motivated to play (I still love it and want to learn) and I want to get my first electric.
I really don't know what I like but I think jaguars are super cool, would a squier jaguar be fine for a beginner?
This would be played at very low volumes on a cheap bass amp, by the way.
>>65398227
they are DPDT vertical switches... So, sort of. I dunno if they would actually fit in a fender. It's kinda funny, these things are like $5 a pop if you get then from a guitar company. They cost me $5 for 10.
>inb4 tone switches
I actually saw a guy switch out the switch on his squier jazzmaster for a switchcraft® switch. He had to drill new holes and everything. What a dumbass.
>>65398359
Long story short, anything works. If you want a jag just be sure to put "medium" strings on it. .11 gauge. They have a trem that needs those strings to work right.
The guitars are pretty damn overpriced, since fender just sues anybody who tries to make a copy. But if style matters that much to you, it could be worth the price.
I'm looking to upgrade from my Ibanez 15w practice amp. What you (You) go for?
CUBE-40GX
or
Marshall MG30CFX
Custom Jazz Build:
>SD Quarter Pounders
>Gotoh High Mass Bridge
>Vintage-Relic Wiring Kit
Also have:
>MM Stingray 5
>Fender 72 Tele Deluxe RI
>Great Divide Jumbo
>Sigma 12 String
>>65398543
Looks neat, I never liked those traditional bridges, more modern designs with larger saddles and proper rails to keep them in place just make more sense to me. I assume it's just a standard fender jazz neck as well?
>>65398465
>CUBE-40GX
Cubes are neat.
>>65398465
I had a Cube 30 for years and it was great. Ended up selling it to a friend when I was looking to upgrade.
>>65398637
I've seen some reviews and the CUBE sure sounds good. It's also much more versatile than the MG.
Mind you I have ZERO plans of gigging, i only play at home and jam with my m8s.
>>65398465
Cubes are cool if you want tube toanz but marshalls have a real amazing clean tone. The cube (I'm not sure about this) is never not modeling. You can't get that crazy clean sound that most solid states offer, only tube "cleans".
>>65398731
Is that (you) on the pic? Your mates look cool.
Yeah, the Cube is better, all MGs I tried weren't as good as the Cubes overall.
There's an anon here that shills the MGs, beware.
>>65398763
that's a photograph of the band Motorhead.
New guitar is grate. Everything you play sounds cheesy tho...
>>65398832
kys
>>65398831
> I was jesting. :3
>>65398832
Thanks for the joke dad.
>>65398847
Please don't be mean to elders.
>>65398757
Even the MG Marshalls have good cleans? If that's the case, it would be better to use with pedals, right? I have an OD pedal but the amp drive channels were nice when I tested the amp with an Yamaha guitar.
>>65398763
Yeah, I wish I had Fast Eddie's gear and skills. He's one of my favs.
>>65398847
Yeah yeah. Sorry. I couldn't help it. Funny tho that it's a V. Probably only shape worthy of a cheese grater.
>>65398870
He can't be an old man, it's not an LP.
Time for cavity grounding. My autism got me and I smoothed out the aluminum foil, a totally unnecessary step. I'm gonna take a few photos of my attempt since I've noticed a lack of media online about shielding with aluminium foil. Copper is easier to work with and tears less easily, but doesn't shield as well, so this will be difficult but hopefully yield good results.
>>65398967
They make a thick ass aluminum tape for ducts. Would prob work well for that. Already all smooth too.
>>65397874
you gonna route that pickup cavity with a dremel?
>>65398900
The MG drive channels are good, but they aren't tube tones at all. They are all dynamic distortion circuits, meaning they clip differently based on input level, but they aren't modelers. As far as I know they are all analog circuits, the reverb being digital. That is a world of difference from a modeling amp like the cube. Most people prefer modeling amps. You should try both, though most people will prefer the cube.
>>65398967
This shit. Like ~2 inches wide
>>65399005
Yeah, I've heard of that working well, but I already own the aluminium foil.
First thing I'm doing is creasing the foil. All that origami folding in middle school is finally paying off.
>>65398443
Oh yeah I was going to ask about that, isn't their bridge really hard to set up right or something? (Don't yell at me I have no idea what I'm talking about)
Is $400 (new, would getting a used be a bad idea?) Really a bad price? I'm open to anything, but a lot of guitarists I love play jags/jms so I was looking at them initially. What would you recommend?
>>65399101
kek. I was literally thinking, "he's gonna have to stop working and go to the store..." I wouldn't either. I've used foil before too, they make some heavy duty shit that tears less easily. Good luck
>>65389108
>not playing exclusively smoke on the water
>>65389066
Thanks, is this god?
>>65399157
>Is $400 a bad price?
yes it is actually. they used to cost $300 but at the beginning of this year they noticed lots of twinks were buying them so they raised the price.
>>65399157
Used is never a bad idea. Just make sure it works right. If you aren't that knowledgeable yet, perhaps bring someone you trust as knowledgeable.
>>65399157
Well, since you're open to it, here's my advice. Get a guitar without a tremolo. You won't miss it and it hinders starting players. Get a guitar with more than one kind of pickup. You don't know what you want out of your guitar when you start, the best remedy for that is to get a guitar that can do a lot. Also, get a cheap guitar. Get something with a good neck, but you don't want to feel guilty about not playing your guitar enough or not being good enough to justify the purchase. You want practice to be fun. Finally, get something you love the look of. You can always repaint but at least get a body shape that looks cool to you. It's a huge part of being satisfied with your gear and focusing on playing.
Those are the general guidelines I give anybody. For specific brands and such go to talkbass, guitarnuts2, and such. There's a number of great heap guitars out there.
>>65399360
Why? You can just unscrew the tremolo
>>65399390
Yeah, you can block certain tremolos. If you know how to disable your tremolo that can work.
>>65399390
Not him but tremolos in cheap guitars are almost always shit and hinder tuning stability. Something that is kinda a pain when you are starting.
>>65399420
Dont you just need to remove it? Like all it does is lift the end so unscrew it
Just broke my string for the first time while tuning my guitar, costly mistake lads?
If nobody notices that Im using amp sims in my metal recordings, why shouldn't I use them?
>>65399262
Oh yeah I've seen that discussed here, fender seem kind of like dicks desu
>>65399265
>implying I have friends or know anyone
>>65399360
Cool, thanks for the advice.
I don't think the jaguar has any of those except for aesthetics so maybe I should look around more?
>>65399506
A new string is about £60 so yeah
>>65399528
What does "£" mean?
>>65399360
This is pretty good advice. I don't necessarily agree with the no tremolo part, however his point was right.. it does make things easier. I definitely would not rec a floyd rose to a beginner tho.
>>65389594
modern player plus if you want muh wide range toanz
>>65399528
That's as much as my guitar, I didn't realize you could actually break a string when tuning, I was just looking for the right pitch.
>>65399566
Just be careful the next time.
>>65399514
no retail therapy
>>65399566
Also, breaking a string is dangerous. Def Leppard lost an early guitarist during a tuning accident. His poor mother had to bury her own son. It was a bloody shame. A broken string can snap at your face with the strength of 7 guillotines all falling at once! Be more careful next time!
With modeling being the norm these days, do quality solid state amps remain?
I mean besides the JC-120 and Blues Cube (is it true ss or does it have a modelling part?), and I guess the MG Marshall line.
There's a ton of amps with ss circuits but do have a software modelling side, and I'm not counting those.
I already have a tube amp, but I'd like a nice simple ss amp for clean playing and overall simple jamming.
>>65399692
Orange OC series are fucking dank. All solid state. They got that classy PUNCH that SS amps have
>funny how as soon as SS amps disappear people start to like them... just like tube amps
>>65399566
While
>>65399655
Is over exaggerating, this is the first result for "guitar string injury" when they snap, it hurts
>>65399722
It's the nostalgia value, really. What else was actually good besides the Jazz Chorus and maybe the Randall RH100 depending on if you're into metal or not.
>>65399526
Yeah I'm lacking in the friends department too. I just thought maybe you weren't, so you wouldn't get ripped off. Maybe act somewhat unstable, so they're afraid of ripping you off.
> inb4 implying "acting" unstable is necessary
>>65399692
Quilter's entire line is absolutely fantastic.
>>65399692
Honestly, they aren't that common BUT... Cheaper amps are getting steadily better. The reason there's so few true SS amps besides cheap shit right now is that the gap is steadily closing between cheap shit SS and high end SS. And really, even the old stuff is pretty good.
So i dunno any true SS, but I would be wary of any boutique bull SS amps.
>>65399778
Oh man, I'll just wear a tank top, one look at these guns and that motherfucker ain't pulling a fast one on this anon
>>65399774
I am into metal.
>>65399549
The lack of the tremolo makes things easier?
Gonna add some Elmer's glue to the cavity and put this in. The glue isn't really that necessary so I'll be sparing. Takes forever to dry but I see no reason to wait for it to dry.
>>65399813
Lmao. That attitude + 0 distracting friends. You're going to be a great guitar player.
>>65398465
Get the cube senpai. You'll get those bluesey toanz for days.
>>65399876
I sure hope that wasn't sarcasm or I'll have to backtrace you and show you my tank top in person
>>65399910
do you have any pics?
>>65399864
Yeah. Tuning stability and shit. My FR guitars always get same size strings, same tunings. No need for major adjustments. I got a guitar without a tremolo just so i could do alternate tunings or put fat strings on and downtune without having to adjust everything
>>65399932
Right here buddy-boy
>>65399981
Well that sucks, maybe I should buy a jaguar
>>65399910
Fuck no, def not sarcasm. 100% serious. I was actually going to put i wasnt being sarcastic in the last post. Really. That kind of attitude, joking or not. + all the time to practice. Stick with it, you'll be good in no time.
>>65400014
>maybe I should buy a jaguar
>>65399722
I think it's because of how the generation grows.
For example, when I was a kid, I had a shitty bedroom ss amp, so I longed for high quality tubes like my "heroes" I guess. Then I grow up and get a tube amp, which I absolutely adore, it really does sound great especially with a nice chain of effects.
And it's all fine and dandy except you can't play at nice volume for tone (because tubes) with an over 5W tube amp if you have neighbors, so you realize you either need a 0.5 W tube amp for bedroom playing, or a solid state that doesn't suck.
SS amps are simple as it gets, and they are clean and work nicely at respectable volume.
But this is a realization that you come to after you grow up, so now that I'm grown up and know what I want and need, the market has shifted to another kind of consumer.
Also, why ss over modelling... if bad ss can't take some kinds of pedal effects, modelling amps are incredibly bad at it.
>>65399774
Marshall, Roland, Peavey for guitar imo. There weren't many great ss amps since they were considered the cheap option so not a lot of development was put into them, besides those few brands. It sounds weird talking about fucking up an SS circuit, but I did have many middle tier ones and many broke besides the ones listed.
And I do play metal, but for overdrive I still like tubes best.
>>65399981
This pretty much. I use the ones with solid bridges for changing or dropping tune on the fly, I can fit whatever kind of strings without issues, etc.
The FR one needs to be babysat, and thank god FR come with fine tuners in the trem, because just a slight change of anything and you need to retune every single time.
>>65400054
Fuck I'm stupid, I meant shouldn't
Your point wasn't lost on me.
>>65400034
Thanks man I really want to stick with it
(I'm actually a cute little twinky lad I don't own any tanks)
Well that was pretty easy. Next time I'm gonna use more glue on the sides.
>>65399675
why
>>65400231
Btw the body is MiA, MiM, MiJ or a generic copy?
I'm about to buy my first electric soon (poor) and I know I should buy used but when I meet someone to see a guitar, what should I look for and what should I ask about a guitar so I don't get ripped off?
Pic Unrelated
>>65400014
Regular tremolo wouldn't be bad. Just dont get a floyd rose to start with. The thing with tremolos without locknuts is they tend to go out of tune easily when you use it. They are fun to make noise with, esp when you're just learning
>>65388471
>Painted inlays/10
>>65400555
gooby please
>>65400533
I like noise so that's good
>>65400361
SX furrian. Great guitar btw. Lasted me 3 years before wanting to do fret work, then 1 more till I got around to it. Killer p90 in the neck. Bridge is heavy, shiny, and ferrous. What more could you want?
>>65400444
Check where the kneck meets the body for chips, that tells you iof the guitars fallen over. Then play through on an amp, every note on all pick up settings, make sure it sounds right on each one.
Most important, look down the neck and make sure its not warped, if it is just say no, no matter what.
check for scratches and shit, try to take the price down based on this. aim for like 66% retail if in good nic, if its beaten up aim for 40%.
Also know your options; dont get gios, axl sound meh, sx are garbage tier. Also know that spending that little bit more now will save you cash in the future.
>>65400444
It's hard to give advice to someone that knows nothing or has any experience because what we tell you might make no sense at all.
But here it goes:
Obviously check that it plays through an amp, otherwise wiring is dead.
Check for other obvious things such as wood chips, paint chips, broken parts glued together again (you can see a line), bad repair jobs, mismatched parts, etc.
Now, tips I can give you...
So, to check something important, check the first fret.
Like, how high the string is above the first fret, if it's too close or basically sitting down it can mean two things: Neck is bend over (can be set up) or the Nut is filled too much or bad (can be repaired but costs).
Second, plug it in an amp, and move all the switches and knobs you can while letting a bit of sound go through. If it scratches you might need to put some contact cleaner in them, if they outright fail or give too much buzz or have a false contact, it's either badly grounded or bad in general.
Do you know how to play a chord?
Play it, is it comfortable?
Now, grab the neck like a baseball bat with your fretting hand. While keeping it closed (but not extremely tight) run it through the neck up and down like you're masturbating slowly.
Do the frets feel like they are eating your flesh, or just bumping lightly? or maybe outright preventing you from moving the hand? If it's bad, that needs repair, if it's just normal bumps then it's normal, a bit of sharpness is normal in cheap guitars but never too acceptable.
Run a finger over every single note on the neck, you can do it quickly just make sure you can hear it ring ok... if it buzzes a lot in many places then it's the bent neck, but if it doesn't and only buzzes or loses sound in very specific places (like say, the 5th fret 1st string) then it might be a fretjob problem.
Anyway, just walk away from anything that needs repair, set up can be done, but repair is not worth it.
What's your budget, might as well buy new.
>>65401000
>>65400847
whats the purpose of the silver stuff?
>>65401042
hes shielding it to prevent any electrical infetterence
>>65401020
*Now, grab the neck like a baseball bat and smash the mother fucker
My precious
If you're looking for a bass, I HIGHLY recommend.
>>65401019
I'm aiming to find a nice used Telecaster
>>65401134
Fender Geddy Lee Jazz bass if you're wondering. A dream to play.
>>65401173
If it doesn't have rotosounds, then you're doing it wrong.
Play some limelight, bastille day, or anthem.
>>65401020
about 400 canadian.
my guitar level is intermediate. My timing is good and my chord game is strong. I'm working on soloing, scales, etc. I've played live once (backed by actual musician friends who made me look great)
>>65401134
Nice, I think the old one like the one you got looks way better than the new one they just put out
>>65401199
Double dubs aside, Rotosound strings blow unless you change them every week
>>65401199
I alternate between rotosounds and ernie's depending on what band I'm playing in.
Rotosounds for the band I can be good in. Ernie's for me having to be a boring, root not piece of shit.
>>65401134
>looking for a bass
ayy
>>65401235
Really? I have had my last pair for half a year already I think, and they are as bright and punchy as ever. Ok, maybe a bit more tame, but they are still great.
My DRs on the other hand lost sound, tone, everything basically after like 3 months. And they were expensive as shit.
I still use the DRs though for >>65401249 exactly the same reason. The DRs are so muted and dead now even after washing/boiling/etc. that they work well as a "corner bassist" kind of deal. With the rotos I can't help but feel like jamerson (even if jamerson liked muted strings) or geddy lee and rip some fat ass lines.
>>65401219
Well, you said you're looking for a tele.
The Squier Classic Vibe Tele is superb imo. Frets on the small side (maybe I'm just used to extra sized jumbo frets) but the quality is great and looks and feels good.
It's pretty popular right now for the same reason.
If it's out of reach (maybe they bumped the prices) a Made in Mexico should be cheap af used and has good quality. Just check that it isn't damaged and it plays all the notes in the fretboard.
I just keep routing more and more... I'm really nervous about shorting the circuit via the cavity ground, so I want some clearance. I'll probably put some tape over the cavity ground in this area, just in case.
Also, I've realized an issue with my pickup configuration. Normally, the wiring on a strat can be tight because the pickups are attached to the pickguard. But if I want to remove my pickguard there will need to be slack between the pickups and the pickguard. Well, it's not a big deal, but I can see why the stratocaster moved to having all the pickups attached to the guard.
Opinions in surf strats? Would old Danelectro pickups or the expensive Seymour Duncan lipsticks be better?
>>65401424
Rotos die notoriously fast, I gave up on them and switched to D'addario, since they have same tone for me, cost way less, and last much much longer. DR strings last even longer so I find that odd, unless they were nickel. Also Rotosound tone and Jamerson tone are complete opposite ends of the spectrum
>>65401770
GFS makes lipsticks, just get those. It's the most simple pickup design of all time. Just a magnet wrapped in wire. The seymour duncan pups are a ripoff.
>>65401797
Yeah, I just meant that I feel inspired when I play them.
Dunno, my rotosounds have lasted, or their dead sound is still good for me at least.
Nah, the DRs were High Beams I bought for a show, they look cool but other than that I disliked the sound. Maybe it's the coating.
And since I'm not in need for new strings, I'm cool, but I'll try D'addario next time.
>>65401928
Rotosound strings do have a decent sound when they die out so it could be that. Were they High Beams or the Black Beauties? DR High Beams aren't coated iirc. Also I know what you mean, certain basses and tones do tend to do that. I have a bass with constant fresh rounds on it for shows and recordings for when I want that sound, and then I got another bass strung with flats and it definitely brings out those old school Jamerson vibes in my playing
>>65402057
High Beams, Neon. Currently they are unloaded so I can't show their lack of everything, especially volume... I even thought the bass didn't have enough output at the time. They are also huge, which on an Ibanez bass is kinda clunky, the SR line definitely is more guitar-like so thinner gauges fit better and maybe that also influences my perception of the DR Neon HBs.
Talking about that Jamerson vibe, the DRs now work for that because of how dead they are, I don't even clean them anymore for that "funk in the gunk" jamerson quote.
>>65390635
>>65391029
Holy fuck, that sounds sweet as shit. I fucking wish my fuzz box could make something that good. Seriously, what do I need to get to have a tone like that?
The bass contour meme. Gray is pickups, White goes to volume. Unlike a tone pot leaking to ground, the signal must pass through this pot before it reaches the jack. That's why the other anon couldn't get this to work. (I think).
>>65402327
You might have better luck with the DR High Beams that aren't coated, I found those strings to be pretty good and have a long shelf life. I have tried most the major strings out a few times from each of the big bass string companies, and those were a very good quality set
>>65402802
Man, I wish I could afford to try out a bunch of different bass strings. Chose mine based on online videos. Well, I'm happy with them. It'd be fun to try everything though.
>>65403005
Yeah, did it way back when with some savings and a tax return, bought around a dozen sets, and ran them through the same rig set flat and the same bass, and kinda judged all the factors that mattered like tension, roughness, eq focus, and of course string life. To their credit, fresh Roto steels were amazing sounding but they just died way too fast, so I went with the closest set to that tone that lasts (D'addario Prosteels) and have been using that for a few years now
>>65403146
Haha, that's what I use too. Poorfags win again.
>>65403146
>>65403166
>prosteels
I use standard Daddario nickel wounds. I never liked pure steel strings, way too harsh and zingy and they eat frets if you do lots of bends.
I wanna join my school's jazz club but I don't own a big hollow box, only a pointy RG.
What should I do? I hate big hollow boxes
>>65403493
You can play jazz on pointy guitars, anon. The shape of a guitar doesn't dictate the genre it can be used for.
>>65403489
Do you bend a lot on bass?
Also, am I the only one who doesn't rip his frets? How do you guys bend or what do you do to file them down? I've owned guitars for years and none have flattened frets like some used ones I've seen.
>>65403493
Hollow out the RG and point it tobacco 3 tone sunburst.
>>65403489
They do eat up frets faster, and I do admit nickels sound great but steels have always just worked better for me, though my bass has SPB3s in it and is a bit on the darker side tonally which might explain it
>>65403525
Yes, I do bends quite frequently. We usually don't have a tremolo so that's one of the ways you get vibrato on bass (also quite important in jazz and funk). Also, slap and galloping, all of those aren't very nice to your strings and frets.
>>65403525
>hollow it out
Would a thin line telecaster portray the jazz nerd look?
Hey guys, I need some help picking out a starter bass amp. I have about 150 to spend, 200 at the most. Right now all I really do is practice at home and occasionally jam with a friend that plays guitar. I've played guitar for a while but I don't really know what to look for in a bass amp. If it helps I like playing shoegaze mostly.
>>65403586
Whenever I tried steel strings (or even brand new nickels) I tend to EQ out that zing, so they're probably just not for me. I actually prefer my strings when they're mellowed out and I'd use modern flats if they were usable for slap.
>>65403708
Anything that's loud enough will probably be fine. Bass amps are very simple, and for jamming with a guitarist or practice you really just need something with a decent EQ and adequate volume.
>>65403592
You're right, I just checked my bass and it does have fret use. But my guitars don't... funny. I guess the heavier gauge and the fact that use I steel on the bass but nickels on the guitars.
Btw what do you do with grinded frets?
I've only had it for... 5 or 4 years only, so it's not bad, but in the future it might need fret service. Do you replace them?
>>65403668
Even a normal telecaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDuee6blvj8
But if you were serious in your post, an RG is not bad at all for Jazz, I see it used here in the jazz scene a lot. I would use it, just dial the volume knob down a bit and that's it.
>>65403760
I need more wattage than I would on a regular guitar amp, right? I'm not going to be playing any shows or anything, I just don't want to be drowned out by guitar and possibly drums. Is 50 a good place to be at?
I'm a complete amateur
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4ehv340ohdah8cz/AADau1GCxR4ge3xVFxXHcdDla?dl=0
But I don't understand why my E cord is making this shitty noise when I'm playing it. Is it supposed to happen? If not how do I fix it?
>>65403830
E string*
>>65403821
Actually 50 watts seem to be mostly out of my price range, I'll probably just end up getting a smaller practice amp and try to buy used.
>>65403817
If the frets are big enough you can re-crown them, less effort than completely removing them. If they're completely wrecked, yeah they'd need to be replaced.
>>65403821
Yes, correct. But it really depends on the speaker and how efficient it is, with a single 12'' or 15'' speaker (or several smaller ones) I'd try to get close to 100W if possible if you want to play with a drummer.
>>65403830
Fretbuzz, you have to set the height of the string and the curvature of the neck right to avoid it.
>>65403712
I get that, I like the sound of fresh rounds alot, but I also like the sound of broken-in flats, got one bass for each to solve the dilemma of which to use
>>65403708
>>65403821
If you can find one, the Acoustic B100 combo amp is really good for that. I used one in my first band when we only did garage jamming, the amp sounded pretty good and was more than loud enough to hang with two guitarist and a drummer. Also if you pair it with a Sansamp it sounds pretty good too
>>65403982
Still better than liking the specific sound of fresh flats. 50 bucks per string set every few weeks is painful.
>>65403982
Thanks man, I'll look into that definitely. I have an Acoustic guitar amp that I really love, so I'll definitely try to find that. I see a B100 online for $150, but the shipping puts me a little over my limit.I'm reading some reviews though, and a lot of people are saying that it blows out easily.
>>65403862
looked for used peavey or acoustic rigs. A peavey basic 60 will beat drums and eardrums and those go anywhere from 50-70 dollars.
>>65404062
Fresh flats is the only objectively bad sound in all of music. Every noise audible to the human ear has a musical context except for the sound of fresh flatwound strings. You fucking degenerate.
What's a good amp head for a post-black/blackgaze tone? I was thinking about an Orange Rockerverb 50 MKII
