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Last Thread: >>66243981
Got some new shit.
What's /gg/'s opinion on Fender's Rumble amps? I'm thinking on getting on getting a 200W head for gigging with my punk band so I'm not looking nothing too fancy or expensive.
>>66265037
If you can find a good deal on it then yeah, they're fantastic amps for gigging with. Most local bands I've seen have used it paired with an 810 or a 210/115 pair
>>66265037
Personally I'm partial to Acoustic for cheap giggable bass amps. You should definitely check them out.
>>66266030
Didn't Acoustic get bought buy Guitar Center? I wouldn't trust that shit.
>>66266072
buy used m8
>>66266072
That's why you buy older/used from craigslist and listing sites after you do your research
>>66265037
I use one with an Ampeg head. Sounds great.
>using pedal boards
>not having a ratking of cables and pedals
I've been playing on and off for about 10 years or so but recently had everything stolen by my junkie sister and her junkie friends while I was away from home.
Trying to replace everything on my budget and I'm debating between an Epiphone Les Paul Standard and a Gretsch Electromatic Pro Jet. I really like the coil splitting feature the Epi has but having the Epi branding feels tacky and cheep compared to the Gretsch.
Anyone have any experience with either guitar and would like to have input?
I'm also debating between the Roland Cube and Fender Mustang. I'm leaning towards the cube but would also like input there.
>>66266213
>being that faggot who takes 30 minutes to setup because of his ratking of cables and pedals
Must be embarrassing
>>66266221
Is it really coil splitting? Or just coil tapping?
Are the humbuckers meant for true coil splitting?
Coil Tapped humbuckers sound like garbage, bro.
I hesitate to call it a meme, but it's applications are pretty meh.
Anyway, used to have an Electromatic Pro Jet. Great guitar, would recommend.
>>66266221
Steal one her kidneys and get a White Falcon
>>66266221
Arent both guitars Korean made?
>>66266234
just never unplug anything
>>66266273
This guy gets it.
>>66266286
I'm pretty sure Epiphone stopped making anything in Korea in like 2012. Almost all of it is Chinese now.
Although, I think so is Gretsch. Whatever, a solid budget CNC guitar is a solid budget CNC guitar.
Own a jackson js35 guitar and I'm kinda bored of its no sustain licensed floyd rose bridge, so I'm looking for people to trade it with on the internet but no one wants it because of its retarded metal shape.
The other day some guy offered me an ltd ec50 and I'm seriously considering it because of its fixed bridge and its better looks, but I'm not too sure about it since it seems pretty cheap. Please give me some advice.
Tl;dr : jackson js35 or ltd ec50?
>>66266221
Why you would want a ss modeling amp is beyond me, but the Roland is a better product. I've serviced both.
>>66266269
It's probably coil tapping. I'm not sure of the difference.
>>66266273
I've contemplated murdering her over it desu.
>>66266286
The Electromatic like is Korean, not sure about the Epi.
>>66266330
Because of my budget. Is there anything better in the price range? I know of that mini Orange amp head but I think even that is a little out of my range.
>>66266333
Coil splitting cuts the output from one coil, leaving a true single coil.
Coil tapping just reduces the overall output of the whole humbucker to what a single coil output would be.
Splitting is great and all, but if the humbucker that's being split wasn't designed for it, you can often be left with a really thin, characterless sounding pickup.
>>66266431
This is the model I was looking at. It says coil splitting.
http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Electrics/Les-Paul/Les-Paul-Standard-Plustop-PRO.aspx
>>66266498
>http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Electrics/Les-Paul/Les-Paul-Standard-Plustop-PRO.aspx
That coil split would probably be pretty good. I absolutely despise the electronics in that guitar, and the push-pull pots break for, like, no reason at all.
Sold a couple of them when I worked at a small shop, both had issues with the knobs.
Fuck Cobain this is a real Jag/Stang
Thoughts?
Just started teaching myself to play on an acoustic last week and I've nearly perfected some Neutral Milk Hotel songs and a couple of Modest Mouse songs. Just thought I would humble brag on here because it's anonymous and I don't want to sound pretentious to anyone I actually know. And also I don't even know if that's good time.
Anyway, just thought I would share my excitement.
So far I've just taught myself chords and read some tabs. How do I into lead guitar/music theory/reading music?
Also how do I start learning about the actual product, like the strings and the different makes and what have you... I bought a Rogue acoustic guitar, not really sure past that but I sure am obsessed, this is a lot more fun than I thought.
Please feel free to
>>66266498
>buying an epiphone
>ever
Why? A Gibson les Paul studio can be had for under $1000. Why would you buy that cheap far eastern shit?
>>66266921
We'd better get used to it since Fender and Gibson don't give a shit about mom and pop shops. Minimum inventory requirements are killing small dealers.
>>66266996
Because they can be had for under $400.
>>66266971
Google the guides, mang. There are millions. Keep having fun. Product knowledge comes from being a forum monkey. Ultimate Guitar and The Gear Page are pretty good.
>>66266971
How much do you play per day? You're doing well for a week.
>>66266379
The cube is a good choice then. You can always upgrade later
does anyone here know anything about making your own pedals and things like that? I'm satisfied with my ability to play clean, but I need to work on my tone selection. Any advice?
>>66266293
How will you play shows then?
>>66267011
Because they're shit. Real shit senpai just save a little bit more and get the real deal, you'll be much happier with it in the long run.
>>66266971
Clyp.it
Upload some clips senpai I wanna hear.
>>66266879
post tone clips pls
>>66266921
Fuck that place
>>66266921
It's the only place I can regularly buy strings and picks from. The local shops around me almost never have what I want, and when they do, I buy out all they have in a couple months. For some reason they never restock
So did anyone try Mooer Lofi Machine? Is the thing fun?
>>66266921
i work there
shit place
real easy to steal from tho
>>66268095
Same. Ever since they got rid of the people checking receipts at the door it's super easy to nigger shit.
Service department, you?
>$3,850
Why tho
>>66268210
our stores still has the doorperson but they rarely ever check bags, and most of them are apathetic enough about the place that if they did catch you with something in your bag they'd likely give you a fistbump and let you walk out
whats the service department?
i work in the warehouse.
>>66268065
It's absolutely unusable in most any musical situation. That said, I think it's fantastic.
>>66266221
I have the cheapest Gretsch there is, the Electromatic Jet Club. I really like it. It's a gorgeous guitar and it's only problems are the electronics are shitty and will likely fail on you after a year or so (super easy fix though), the pickups don't sound very good, and the frets are a little too small for my liking.
I got it because I wanted something nice looking that I wouldn't cry over losing or breaking when I was doing lots of small gigs and it served its purpose beautifully. It's a very smooth playing guitar and since it's pickup configuration is like a Les Paul, it really lends well to most types of music. I'd take it over an Epi any day
>>66268316
Where in the chain do you place it? How well would it go in fx loop of a tube amp?
>>66268419
In the front of the FX loop of a tube amp. I've never run it in the front and I'm far too lazy to rewire my board so I can't tell you how they compare.
>>66267137
You don't know anything about pedals but you want to jump straight into pedal building?
>>66264953
How is that? I wanted to try one, I have one of their other pedals.
>>66266921
I buy strings/cables and other small stuff from there, never pedals or guitars / amps. They will fist you hard if you ever try to sell something.
recommend me a relatively affordable "non-practice" amp
>>66268630
laney gh 50
>>66268305
Dat tone wood
>>66268589
as will any place that is just going to turn around and resell it. they have to make a profit.
What does /gg/ think of the Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster?
>>66268397
Have the same model and finish, But I replaced the bridge with a gibson usa pickup
>>66268678
I had their profit in mind when trying to sell my stuff...
>>66268695
not as good as the vintage deluxe 52 reissue
>>66268695
Only old people play fenders tbqhfam
>>66268695
>>66268907
Yeah, why buy a Fender when you could go to Rondo and get a guitar of similar quality for much less money? Fender's are for blues lawyers
Anyone here interested in buying a multiscale Les Paul?
>>66269849
multiscale 6 strings are pretty useless
>>66269849
>6 string multiscale
For what purpose
>>66268907
Do you go to punk/indie shows? Literally 80% Fender guitars and basses
>>66269849
Play F chord to pay respects
shit
>>66270052
it's actually not a big deal with a parallel 7th fret
got my first electric. grainy picture. middle pickup is a gibson one. pretty neat. got it for 450.
anyway my question: what amp should I get? budget is around 400 give or take 50 dollars.
>>66270148
Nice score. That cash gets you a used Fender Blues Jr, Vox AC15, or 6505, depending on the genre you're into.
>>66270148
Holy shit, we have a club now. 1st meeting of the telebastards starts now. Purebred fags need not apply.
Anyone know any songs with this sound on it, I'm drunk as fuck and dont even know what it is. a friend left it here, it's a behringer that has been spray painted so I don't know what it actually is.
sounds fucky
https://clyp.it/v3rd1ytm
>>66270148
man I really need one of those cases
>>66270295
my tele is a ginger stepchild
>>66270787
that sounds tight. Post a pic of the pedal or at least tell us what the knob configuration is
>>66270870
the camera on my phone is fucked up, everything is blacked out. It has three knobs and a three way switch . Shit is tripping me out.
>>66270931
I think it's the ultra vibrato
>>66270931
just google imaged that shit. The layour looks exactly like that, but I dont think its an octave pedal. mor elike a fucked up chorus
>>66270997
>>66270931
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtHm9AfFpQE
yep, definitely this one.
>>66270997
listening to a demo right now, yeah that sounds pretty damn close. Think this is it.
Pretty cool pedal for only $25.
>>66264773
How you like that em drive?
>>66264773
>Cuffed jeans
>Leather shoes
>Pedal board
Christ, anon how does it feel to be a walking meme?
>>66272801
They always have an Ernie Ball volume pedal to praise jesus
hey guys. i posted yesterday about what to do with buying a new guitar and what i should do with the shitty gear i started with; most of you recommended i get new friends, a couple of you steered me towards brands i should check out.
but anyways. i went to chicago music exchange today and checked out a bunch of stuff; reverends, epiphones, teles, mexican strats; the only thing that felt perfect was a tele, which is way way way out of my price range. one of the guitars i checked out tho, a danelectro, felt as close as i could get to that strat in terms of how it made me feel-- and it was actually in my budget! (significantly lower than it actually, at 370 or so bucks). the next upgrade i plan on getting when i have the money is a reverend (speaking of which, thanks for the rec guys. i have another friend who has one and i didnt believe him when he said they were awesome but when i actually got to play some of the other ones they had at cme i felt it)
anything i should know about before i actually make the purchase of the dano? am i being ridiculously stupid? im selling the shit stagg and im actually kind of sad to see the behringer go as i kind of like the fart box but i cant take it with me to college so.
>>66272880
err, woops, meant tele in terms not strat in terms.
>>66266286
Gretsch is made in Korea
>>66272880
Danelectros have really cheap hardware, they will go out of tune. You could easily upgrade it though. All you would have to change is the tuners really.
>>66266921
Most of the employees there in my experience have been really cool. The techs are always cunts though
>>66266996
>he thinks studios aren't also far eastern shit
Epiphone Les Pauls and the cheaper Gibsons both use pretty much the same materials
>>66266328
Bump
>>66272880
danelectros are cool guitars, the pups are really good too. which model?
never own a compressor pedal
what's the difference between MXR dynamic compressor and super compressor
>>66272983
This, but Gibson is practically always shit these days.
But is it even worth buying Fender American Std. anymore if all the parts are foreign sourced? I imagine this wasn't the case 15 years ago.
>>66272934
ya my friend with the reverend drove me to cme and said the same thing. when i played it in the demo rooms it felt like it was going out of tune nearly as fast as my stagg was which worried me but i have so many gearhead friends that could fix it for cheap idrc.
>>66272997
59dc, i think its the nos+ model not sure tho. its in the lightish blue colorway. whats so cool about the pickups? i guess that was a big reason why i liked it over the strat i tried, it felt a lot smoother and warmer. (i honestly dont know anything about guitars, 95% of stuff ive been learning about the hardware ive learned in the last month. ive been doing music theory and playing for a year but never really cared about hardware until now)
>>66273059
The differences between the two probably aren't worth the price imo. You could probably upgrade a MiM strat to have the same electronics and parts that an American has for relatively cheap
>>66267139
implying anyone here plays shows
>>66273084
that's a cool looking guitar, but as another anon mentioned the hardware might crap out on you at some point, which will not be good if you're away at college. Also, $370 is WAY too much for that guitar. It's not made of wood and its only redeeming quality is its pickups.
With that money you can buy a Squier Mememaster, Jaguar or Classic Vibe Strat/Tele. All great guitars as is, and much better modding platforms (so you could install lipstick pups somewhere down the line).
>>66268311
I'm one of the techs. I more or less restring guitars for plebs that somehow think it's too hard to do.
>>66265432
Which gen should I get, the v1 or the v2?
>>66266030
>>66266198
I'll check those out, used or old "vintage" equipment gets pretty pricey in my country due to pretencious hipster cunts who pay anything just because it's old and fall into the "vintage" meme
>>66269925
Can confirm this
>>66273172
I do :^)
Where should I go with this /gg/?
https://clyp.it/d34iomys
>>66273523
add some riffs before and after third chord or at your own discretion. then chorus, bridge, and you've got yourself a cool song. I like it
how do I get that country twang sound?
a compressor?
>>66273523
Sounds like some Electro-Swing shit. Try to make the progression less Fedora. Raise one of the chords a half-step
>>66273698
A Telecaster (or any single coil) and pick close to the bridge.
>>66273680
Thanks senpai. Just some noodling I was doing earlier but couldn't really take it much of anywhere.
>>66273701
Yeah I get what you're saying. I did almost feel like I needed a fedora to play it kek.
my bass just arrived and i have to figure out how to set it up. about how far from the neck should my strings be?
>>66273842
About a mile.
Gotta build dat finger strength
So ive gotten this song mostly down but i cannot for the life of me get the riffs at :28 to tempo.
ive been playing for close to two years and it seems like i dont really have finger independance, so when it comes to riffs that use out of key notes my fingers dont move as fast as if i was running a scale, i have to learn the riff with a whole new muscle memory which seems inefficient. Does anyone have any drills for finger independence?
does that make any sense?
>>66273954
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r5inqJdpMc
Forgot song link
>>66273954
try weird patterns for your fingers.
like for example, you know that positional finger warmup people use by playing frets 1-2-3-4 on the low E string then playing the same thing on the A string, then D string, etc, up and down the fretboard? try doing something like that, but instead of doing it 1-2-3-4, try something weird like 4-2-3-1, do it up the whole board and see if you can keep it consistent. it will probably feel very weird until you get used to it.
FUCK YOU I WANT ONE!!!
http://www.rondomusic.com/SEPTORelt930ebcpliz1.html
>>66273698
comp for sure. It isn't the essence of twang, but it's the difference between twang and country twang, if you get that. Slapback is a good idea to some degree or another. Spend some time dialing that in.
Most is really playing though. Use your bridge pickup and keep your tone wide open. Try mixing in some chicken pickin'. If you don't use your fingers you can still add some pops pretty easy with a heavy pick.
>>66273842
Watch a whole tutorial. It'll either take too long to type here or end up vague. Let me start by saying there's more than one distance to pay attention to.
>>66273954
Scott's bass has a few different exercises to mix it up that apply perfectly well to guitar in this case. Just google "Scott's bass finger independence"
>>66274136
Watching you lust after gear is kind of anticlimactic. It's one thing if you were actually discussing it but in this case buy it or STFU.
>>66274220
what are you gonna do about it, lil' bitch?
>>66274220
ok ill disscuss. has anyone bought one? are they good? $700(on sale for $500) seems too good to be true.
>>66274316
There's a guy with an Agile ERG who comes to these threads sometimes. He likes his but he doesn't talk about it that much. As far as I know he's the only one here who plays anything with that many strings. You might have better luck searching a more specific forum. Kind of a niche instrument.
>>66274155
they say that rondo basses need to be set up but i just tuned it with my piano and it sounds pretty good. at least i know its not too close to the neck
I've finally finally FINALLY decided what my next guitar is gonna be. I've flip-flopped a lot on different follow-ups to my Les Paul copy but my gut is finally telling me what to go for.
Of course, I can't afford it and I have other gear purchases that take priority.
But it'll be something like this pic, except painted the exact same shade of orange as the General Lee.
Future me will be happy.
are jacksons a meme?
>>66274316
but anon you could buy a respectable guitar at that price.
>>66274406
is he the guy with the 8 string agile? does he always post the stock photos? this one?
>>66274468
>tuning with a piano
YOURE A FUCKING GENEOUS
>>66274782
dont worry i checked with a tuner too bae
thought the piano would be good though
>>66274843
's pretty cool
https://tulsa.craigslist.org/msg/5673713797.html
is this worth it???
>>66274922
maybe.
>>66274922
>https://tulsa.craigslist.org/msg/5673713797.html
yes buy it immediately you dolt
>>66274726
>>66274136
What the fuck is up with Rondo stock photos? There's some weird angle effect making it look like all their guitars have midget headstocks
>>66274922
At the very least you could resell for profit
>>66274984
ikr
>>66274958
>>66274972
>>66275016
well okay then, i was just making sure
>>66274958
>>66274972
>>66275016
is says new wiring and new pickups....should i be concerned?
>>66275185
They'll be improvements over the stock stuff.
>>66275185
I would test it in person just to be sure. I doubt the seller would have made it worse than stock.
>>66274406
>>66274726
you gonna answer me? cause i think your talking about me.
>>66274475
if you ever ask a question like this then you are the meme
>>66274782
That's such a simple, and common thing though...
best beginner bass?
>>66273954
It's not as hard as it looks or sounds, it's really just about picking your positions well and really drilling it in. The main bit that always fucked with me was the four string sweep bit, mainly because I suck at sweeping across the same fret.
>>66274136
>>66274316
>>66274406
You're probably better off with an RG8 or one of the 28" Schecters for the price. I've found Agiles quality is REALLY hit and miss.
My only real gripe is everyone loves routing their eights for actives so you end up with giant rings if you stick an M8 or similar in.
>>66273172
There are several people here who play shows, record in the studio, and tour. It's not that uncommon or difficult.
>>66275889
>>66274187
>>66274060
thanks dudes ill check em out
I can play the melody of songs I like on the piano. Does anyone know how I could go about building up chords by ear?
>>66276331
If you just want to do it by ear then just process of elimination. Brute force it.
Learning theory would be better
>>66266431
I think that the main point regarding coil splitting when giving advice is pointing out how much output you lose. You get a drastic volume drop when splitting which sucks if you don't have a dedicated boost pedal to compensate for it.
>>66276394
>Brute force it.
I think you're right.
>Learning theory would be better
I can read music and all, but meh I think having no knowledge of music theory can yield some interesting results.
>>66267065
It was very little at first, I played on a friend's electric, learned 2-3 chords and stopped... Few months later I purchased the acoustic and started playing a lot, probably 3-4 hours a day.
>>66267190
Sorry, I'm living with my sister for a while in her house on the other side of the country, it's 3 am here and I can't wake her and her roommates with the guitar. I would've done this earlier but I was out seeing some old friends.
I would be willing to post tomorrow in the thread though, I'll say who I am but I'm not sure if you'd care or be around by then.
>>66276618
>I think having no knowledge of music theory can yield some interesting results.
I seriously hope somewhere deep inside you know this is not true and that you're just a lazy fucker.
What's the best jazzy-alt-rock-ish guitar I can get for $1200?
>>66276658
As someone who has taken every theory course offered in undergraduate degree programs, other dude is right.
Not knowing where you are or what you're doing makes you listen more intuitively. It won't help you formulate a song, but it will help you come up with genuinely new ideas.
I've studied classical piano for 11 years now, and I prefer playing guitar because I have less of an idea of what I'm doing.
>>66276675
>alt rock + jazz
Fender Jazzmaster
>>66276711
wow you must be right because it has fender and jazz in the same title
>>66276699
>ignorance is a good thing
Maybe that one anime poster who hates rock music is right. You're all a bunch of anti-intellectuals.
>>66276738
You're not understanding my point. Read over the post again.
>>66276738
You sound like an autist.
>>66276738
>>66276756
Not only that, but the theory most of you talk about is basically inapplicable to modern music. Jazz theory is the only one that really helps, yet 9 times out of 10 the dudes on here that argue with your side have only taken 1 course and think everything is written in roman numerals.
>>66273359
thats what i thought, i've just never heard it called the service department before haha
https://tulsa.craigslist.org/msg/5669520684.html
Is this amp worth it? I was thinking of paying the 450, selling the guitar emmediately, and just keeping the amp, I'd basically get a 500 dollar amp for like 200 tops (depending on how much I get out of the guitar).
>>66277033
i will also say my current amp is trash
>>66275809
The yamaha trbx 304. Its great value for the money, plays quite ok, sounds quite ok.
>tfw you live in canada and gear costs a hundred dollars more than it should
>>66277617
tfw you live in israel and gear costs almost twice as it should
i get shipping costs and taxes, but it sucks
Decided i'd take up a new hobby and get into diy stuff. I wanted to make a diddly bow out of a broom stick and a cigar box. I'd like to install a pickup and input jack. Pic related is the pickup. How can I make this happen? I've got all of the tools for soldering already, just need some kind of guidance since I'm new to all of this.
>>66277971
I always wondered what the music scene in Israel is.
>>66278153
i honestly dont know because i stay in my house a lot
i met a cool guy with nice hair in some guitar shop and he played well
Was there ever a part 2 of this?
>>66278153
Pretty sure he's from Israel: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0N2UOxkcs8w
>>66264773
How/where do I learn how to come up with cool bass lines? I noodle around, I find something that sounds neat but it's mostly melodies and not really a bassline. Do I really just play root notes and 5ths and try to do the rest via accentuation and rhythm? What about playing a counter rhythm or counter melody? How do I know if something works or not?
>>66278476
Not to my knowledge. Some of it is pretty BS tbqh
>>66279365
Most of it.
>amps cost too much
>not suitable for fingerstyle
Looks like it was written by an acoustic autist.
>>66277971
>tfw you live on south América and everything costs 3 times more.
Fuck the third World man
so ive been learning
-i know atleast all the open chords in the key of c major and can switch between them fast enough to play a song
-i can finger barre (and obv powerchords) but switching between them fast enough in a song can be a problem
-i know the minor pentatonic scale pattern
-i know the first two major scale patterns
-soloing on any of those patterns can be a bit rough. i know the basic theory of bends pullofs, hammerons and shit but i find it hard to come up with cool melodies, especially because i never really know which fret will sound like what so i cant really translate what i hear in my head to the guitar
- i know atleast where all the notes on the E string are and can deduce where each note is from there
-strumming technique sucks. i know some basic ones like down down up up down but i find it really hard to try and emulate the patterns on most songs just by hearing them
-my biggest problem is probably rythm. and eventually i wanna go into the direction of math and post rock so i think thats kind of important.
sometimes i come up with some melody, record that into reaper because i wanna try play over it or something like with a loop pedal and then im stuck not being able to figure out what time signature what i just came up with is in
-tapping is kind of a hige thhing in math rock and i have no idea how to do it how they do it. when i google i usually find more of the van halen kind of tapping lessons
where should i go from here especiallly with keeping in mind that i like mainly math rock, post rock (see chart)? should i try to learn some songs? i think its a problem that i never really learn songs and keep reading/practising theory rather than get practice actually applying it. i'm always a bit slow i think. when im just playing around, figuring out melodies or whatever irs always very low bpm i think.
>>66276782
is this something i should be doing?
>>66279663
ikr
it would have been ok if minimum wage was not as low as it is too
>>66272801
>>66272801
Pulled that image from google, friends. I have a modest pedaltrain. I'd totally dig on a Salvage board someday.
>>66276422
You want to trade anything for that Fuzz Factory?
>>66274473
San Dimas? Used to have one of the Type 2 bodies back when. Killer guitars, hope you get a good deal.
>>66279741
You need some amount of professional instruction. Your eye hand coordination is poor, it's why you can't change chords, strum and have problems with rhythm. Learn how to juggle and throw a tennis ball at the wall and catch it with the same hand and alternate hands switching it up. Slow at first then faster, after about 2 weeks of 15 minutes a day you should see a marked improvement. You're fighting your body and need to get your hands working independently. Don't worry about the other stuff yet.
>>66276422
That vanguard looks like my
>>66264953
>>66268534
It depends on what you're looking for. If you want crisp, clean repeats, this probably isn't it. The repeats blend into each other seamlessly, and the decay is absolutely phenomenal and rather pronounced. Chicago Music Exchange did the best demo of it, I think, in terms of showing what it truly sounds like.
>>66279741
That chart is the biggest /mu/ sheep collection I think I've seen.
>>66279158
I usually start from a cool drum track and try to build a good groove on it. Then I add the bells and whistles.
Why doesn't anyone here have any Mayones, Suhr or Custom Shop Fenders and Gibsons? Are you all poor or something?
>>66280078
I have a Charvel San Dimas Pro Mod but it was made in Japan ️
>>66276618
As someone who started learning guitar without theory, I don't think that's quite true. I've only lately been looking into theory and it helps so much, especially with constructing chords
>>66280465
>Why doesn't anyone here have any Mayones, Suhr
Cause we're not cucks
>or Custom Shop Fenders and Gibsons?
Cause we know what a rip off is.
What do you guys think of this guitar?
http://cosmomusic.ca/guitar-electric-ritter-roy-family-porsch-jim-beam-campfir-wc-1.html
>>66280837
Literally the most retarded jack placement I've ever seen . How do they fuck up that bad on a $40,000 guitar
>>66280127
>The repeats blend into each other seamlessly, and the decay is absolutely phenomenal and rather pronounced.
Sounds really neat desu. I was just going to get a Carbon Copy to stack on the end my signal chain but this could be interesting.
>>66280831
Poorfag detected
any chance one of you gifted nerds know the chords to Hardcore UFOs?
>>66281931
Just play along shitter
>>66282156
but anon i have the shittiest ear and I can't tell what he's playing.
hey gg rec me a good 7 string under $500
>>66280886
It's not meant to be played, so why would the jack placement matter? They also sell watches that are covered in diamonds to the point where you can't read the time anymore. It's a rich people thing.
>>66266273
seriously though you should do that like fuck her no mercy for people who fuck you over man
>>66282428
>>66282565
>that title
lmao
Is a strandberg worth the $1800?
>>66282428
PROLLY SOME SORTA RG7
im getting fret buzz on my bass. ive read that i can fix it by adjusting the truss rod and/or the action on the bridge. which one would be easier/safer to adjust?
also how do you guys judge if the distance between the strings and the frets is right? just eyeball it?
>>66282849
First you set the trussrod, fret a string at at the first and last fret, and then see how much distance there is between the string and the 7th or 8th fret. Should be creditcard thick. After that you set the string height, that's basically pure preference. After that you do intonation again.
Can I daisy chain a BMP with center negative pedals?
My plan is OD-3 > DynaComp > BMP > Dispatch Master > Ditto Looper
I don't want to short any of these pedals.
>>66282786
I'm really curious for their basses, but I think I might as well get the NS radius bass.
>>66282887
yes. the power rail of an effect is decoupled from the output signal
Hey, I have a question about my amp.
I made a mistake thinking I could buy a Fender Hotrod Deville 212 that had issues that i thought I could fix
>Faulty input jack
>Tubes going out
>plug kinda messed up.
I replaced all the tubes
Replaced the plug
Removed and soldered on a replacement input jack.
I even got a multimeter and biased the amp myself.
Problem is, it still doesn't sound right. I just want to get rid of it. Like it just makes me mad trying to play through it because I've had this exact model before and it is NOT the same.
>It breaks up...instantly
>It gets loud but not in the same way or as loud as I know it should. It's not warm
It's just not right
I got it for 300 but I just don't think anyone will be as stupid as me to waste 300 bucks on it. Or that I would have to be disingenuous in my craigslist post.
What the fuck should I do? Just toss it? Donate it? it does suck to waste money. Should I try to sell it for like 200? It may be a working amp for someone who doesn't play cleans. I dunno.
Hi /gg/ can someone give me pointers on my left hand technique? I feel like im doing something wrong, my hand doesnt look normal when playing
https://youtu.be/WshqEWuJ-4E
>>66282925
How did this guy blow his Soul Food (it's center negative)?
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1700227
>>66283076
you shouldn't have to much of a problem selling it online broken/as is for like 2-250.
Repairs are a crapshoot. Sometimes you'll get the amps that just need a dexoit cleanse or a new fuse, other times there will be so many things wrong with the amplifier you'll wish you had just started from scratch.
>>66283212
>"I foolishly plugged the Soul Food into my regular 9V daisy chain and it fried immediately."
you are now on your own
>>66283269
Sorry, I'm new to this. The Soul Food page lists that it needs 9V of DC power to work. Why exactly did it break?
>>66279741
Definitely learn some songs, especially when it comes to improvising and soloing. Sounds kind of backwards but learning other people's solos is a great way to understand how it works and what sounds best. Start with dad rock shit, easy to execute and relys heavily on the patterns you already know
>>66283076
are you in CT? I think i saw that amp on craigslist
>>66283452
These 9V jacks can come in 2 ways: positive-centered or negative-centered. If you plug in the wrong one, it's as if you put some batteries backwards. Some electronics con be damaged if current flows the wrong way.
These problems can be fixed with some diodes or transistors. I don't know why pedal companies don't put them in their designs.
>>66282880
>too scared to mess with the truss rod
i always read that you shouldnt touch it. is that true or do you pretty much have to be TRYING to break it to mess it up?
>>66283736
>i always read that you shouldnt touch it
yeah you should pay some asshole to do it for you
>>66283736
>i always read that you shouldnt touch it.
What a load of horseshit.
>is that true or do you pretty much have to be TRYING to break it to mess it up?
Just don't be stupid, you shouldn't he able to break anything as long as you're just doing quarter circles, check the string relief, do it again, etc. Also, first check the string relief as I mentioned, maybe you don't even have to mess with the truss rod.
>>66283729
It seems like this guy used a 9V negative DC jack to his Soul Food but it still fried.
>I foolishly plugged the Soul Food into my regular 9V daisy chain and it fried immediately. I assume that was because the Soul Food needs 9V positive and not the usual negative. Big mistake. I never even got to use it.
However I was searching around and the SF indeed needs a negative centre jack.
>>66283802
when i checked it seemed fine when i checked using the first fret
when using the last fret the gap was way too small
>>66283902
You press down on the first and last fret simultaneously.
how do i get a good black metal sound on my guitar?
>>66280047
It's a Woolly Mammoth 7, actually. And despite how expensive it is, I've never been able to find another fuzz that sounds as good so I don't think I'd ever trade/sell it just so I can start a fuzz hunt again.
>>66280107
Yeah, the Vanguard and the Bellwether came out pretty much together last year and have very similar format, shape, artwork and proposal. I'd have to hear it in person but I think the Bellwether is the only delay at the moment I'd consider replacing my Echotone with.
>>66283948
Find the shittiest ss amp, turn the gain up to max and use at least 1 boost pedal and 2 fuzz or overdrive pedals in front of it.
>>66283948
Get a bc rich warlock and a line 6 spider
Bought these on a whim today. Are they any good or did I waste my money?
>>66283928
ohh alright. yeah the strings are definitely too low right now
>>66283736
>do you pretty much have to be TRYING to break it to mess it up?
Pretty much.
Also, loosening isn't ever an issue. Tightening too much is what can cause problems but just go a quarter turn at a time and check in 10 minutes to see if it's already there.
Only idiots who think they have a lot to tighten and decide to give it 3 or 4 full turns at once break their truss rods or fuck up their necks.
>>66267007
This.
There's a fucking phenomenal small shop in my city that has, for years, carried only the best stuff and employed the best technicians and luthiers. They recently made the decision to stop carrying anything from Gibson since they were being forced to stock way too much shit and being forced to stock shitty Epiphone acoustics and shit like that.
I'm lucky that the shop does enough business that it'll stick around for a while, and since they don't have major brands all they deal with is sweet small custom brands. But fuck Gibson, man. Fuck them.
opinions?
clyps (please i beg you)?
>>66284065
So the string is touching the 7th fret when you press down like that? Then you need to add more relief, you need to lower the tension on the trussrod. That's usually counter clockwise, do a quarter turn, then tune all the strings again, then check again.
>>66283996
>won't trade
Can you take a gut shot, then? I can probably copy it with some help from my friend then.
>>66284100
I have the regular hoof, it's my favorite muff ever.
Never been much interested in the Cloven, since the changes is that it's no longer germanium, it's supposed to sound grittier (the best thing about the Hoof is the smooth muff sound it produces) and has more gain. The Hoof has already a shitton of gain.
They say the Cloven is for people who wish the standard Hoof had more but I've never been even close (and have never seen anyone else) to using any extreme settings on the Hoof, so I really don't know who they targeted.
There's a reason why the regular Hoof is still EQD's most popular and most sold pedal.
>>66284045
If you've got extra money to spend they're well worth it. They're just not good enough to really warrant that big of an increase in price imo. But they're definitely better than regular D'addario's.
>>66284158
im going for a really thick fuzz, think Sleep's direction
im asking about the cloven because the normal version is out of stock in the only shop that sells in my area
>>66284194
If you have ant distortions or fuzz already try boosting the bass before the pedal.
>>66284127
I could and wouldn't mind but a gut shot wouldn't help you since it would only show the backside of the PCB.
I'd have to fully disassemble it, remove the knobs, jacks and switches to take a shot of the front circuit. Also, in order to try to maintain some mystery around it, ZVEX has painted a few key transistors and other components so you can't identify it without desoldering it and stripping out that paint to check the model and values.
If that wasn't such a major pain in the ass I'd do it for you but yeah, I'm really sorry. You can probably find the schematic for the regular Woolly Mammoth and ask your friend to see if he can implement a footswitch to activate a 3-band EQ stack. It won't sound exactly the same because even the WM7 sounds different from the regular WM and there's the question about the unidentified components but it should at least be close.
>>66284194
Not familiar with Sleep. I personally wouldn't get the Cloven because I prefer Germanium muffs and the standard Hoof is basically just a green sovtek muff with added Mids control, which is perfect for me since I go a lot for that Black Keys tone.
That being said, the Cloven is probably fantastic as well. It's too bad they don't have a comparison between both but something has always hinted me that the reason the Cloven exists might be related to shortage (or cost) of Germanium transistors.
>>66284314
any*
>>66284327
Well, I'd only have needed help identifying parts from him. I can make the tone circuit easy enough. Thanks anyway.
>>66284109
i added a bit more relief. gonna add a little more after a few hours
thanks for the help. it saved me alot of worry
If you could only have one guitar and one amp what would you choose?
>>66284439
>I'd only have needed help identifying parts
Yeah, I'm afraid that would be the problem. It's all painted gold. Blame ZVEX. Sorry.
>>66284471
As I said, the relief only needs to be creditcard thick at the 7th or 8th fret. After that's done you can start messing around with string height. And once you're happy overall you should probably do your intonation again.
>>66284439
The normal woolly mammoth is super simple and the schematics are out there. Check it out.
>>66284484
Helix for the amp, not sure about the guitar. Honestly nobody makes a guitar stock with the options I want.
>>66284100
>>66284158
>>66284327
I probably wouldn't bother getting either unless I compared the two or if one of them was loaned to me.
The regular Hoof is like a bass big muff, right?
>>66284594
why not axe fx?
>>66284819
Axe FX is shit and ridiculously overpriced
>>66284819
axe fx are great for gigging in venues with good PA equipment
Not so great for venues with poor PA
Terrible for professional recording
>>66284853
Does price matter in this hypothetical?
>>66284819
>>66284853
>>66284863
Why does /gg/ jerk off over the axe fx so much?
>>66284863
>Terrible for professional recording
You're nuts
>>66284886
Did you even read anything you just replied to?
>>66284886
Amp modeling is the new up and coming thing, but it's actually improved a bunch in the last ten years and it's realisticaly forcasted to get even better in the next ten.
Imo it'll never beat a real amp and cab though.
>>66284919
>Did you even read anything you just replied to?
I've browsed these threads for some time, those opinions are usually the exceptions to the rule.
>>66284917
You honestly think an axe fx will beat out an amp of similar value in a recording?
How are Classic Vibe strats for gigging n shit if I replace the electronics?
>>66284886
>Why does the internet jerk off over the axe fx so much?
fixed.
