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>Post gear
>Post desired gear
>lots of shit posting about Telecasters
Beginner information and FAQ:
http://www.dkfindout.com/uk/music-art-and-literature/musical-instruments/guitar/
Learn guitar:
http://www.howtoplayguitar.com/
Guitar chords and inversions
http://www.guitarhabits.com/the-8-most-important-open-guitar-chords-for-beginners/
String Tension Calculator (D'Addario based):
http://hikkyz.net/misc/stringassembler/
>Steve Vai's Ten Hour Workout
Don't bother
Guthrie Govan's Creative Guitar 1 & 2
probably was a virus
--
>Advancing Guitarist - Mick Goodrick
you're not going to bother anyway
>Chord Chemistry - Ted Greene
buy the book you cheap skate bums
http://tedgreene.com/
old thread
>>66352744
daily reminder to be good members of the community, and help eachother out and to not shit post incessantly
What's a good seven string guitar for around $400 dollars?
>>66378154
used ibanez
Purple strandbergs are now available
Is it a good color for a guitar?
>>66378299
Yes.
how do I play like tk?
>>66378154
Something from Rondo maybe
I've never learned to play an instrument before. I love the sound of bass guitars and want to learn how to play one, but there seem to be more resources for non-bass guitars in general. Would it be easier to learn how to play a non-bass guitar and then transition to a bass guitar or would just jumping into the bass guitar by adjusting exercises to accommodate fewer strings work best?
>join a surf punk band
>they all have good jobs and im the only loser
>none of them surf or even skate
well ive got to get out of this
>>66378458
Channel your inner loser to songwriting.
>>66378427
>want to play bass
>should i play something else and then bass
what is wrong with you
>>66378427
bass guitar would be quite easy to get into. I started on guitar and then started learning bass several months later.
Not that guitar is overwhelmingly hard to get into. On guitar you have up to six strings to manage simultaneously. On bass your gonna be picking one at a time, 99% of the time.
>>66378154
Used RG760/761 if you can find it, brand new Schecter if you want a 26.5" scale. I tried an RG7420 and it was fine too, but the longer scale lends itself better to downtuning
>>66378299
I'd prefer a little more saturated look, unless the picture's at fault. but hey it's a strandberg, if I could buy one I wouldn't even care for the color.
>>66378427
There's just as much ressource.
Any female guitarists here?
>>66378629
I'm a girl
>>66378562
>On bass your gonna be picking one at a time, 99% of the time.
maybe if you're a boring bassist sure
>>66378520
i do, its hard to make that kinda music with dudes who dont want to get drunk 24/7
>>66378629
>>66378629
Of course
It's called /gg/- guitar girls, for a reason
>>66378334
Why do you always post this and then disappear, anon?
Is learning both blues theory and jazz theory reccomended if I wanna play chaotic like Beefhearts band?
>>66379344
You could or you could just play like Half Japanese and just play 'random' notes that sound good to your ear rather than deconstructing the theory.
Would a walnut tree good foe guitar body? I am considering buying a walnut shelf in a hardware store for this purpose.
>>66379487
plywood, and put an engine on it
>>66379420
Isn't it better to be playing in a key or mode 70% of the time while doing it though?
>>66379529
Not sure about plywood, but this walnut bought for 5$ sounds fine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDTSxXjvNbE
>>66379688
think of it like inside/outside playing
like just for an example, "standard" jazz guitar, for lack of a better term, is more inside than outside, but jazz fusion type of stuff is all over the place
So whenever I use distorted presets in Logic it sounds like mud. What knobs do I have to mess with to be able to distinguish the notes?
this is with a clean preset:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1Cik6An9I8m
with a distorted preset:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1cQdkcD26Dv
I'm trying to get this sound, which seems like it has a lot of distortion but the notes have actual separation (but what do I know, I'm just a 13 year old Japanese schoolgirl):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT4gIQ0b4QA
>>66379987
>I'm just a 13 year old Japanese schoolgirl
you must be 18 years old to post on 4chan
>>66377901
How about how not to tune your instrument to anything but 324hz A
>>66380031
yeah well I thought you had to watch the show to be allowed to post on 4chan
sage
>>66379714
that's really cool but if they ghetto rigged the neck it would be more impressive
>>66380064
Quarter step down master race
But seriously, it sounds so much better than standard to my ears
what are some different cordophones I can DIY without too much difficulty or wood skill?
I'm ok but I'm not as good as I want to what do
>>66379987
Use actual amp sims, not just default vsts, they're not tailored for guitar.
>>66380064
Great trick if you're going to play with a piano !
>>66380537
a fretless bass is probably the easiest instrument to build.
>tfw you found THE guitar
>>66381271
>tfw GIO
free me from this endless torture
>>66381271
>not posting it
>>66381760
I didn't think to take one. It's an orange mim fender strat. I'm gonna buy after this week's paycheck.
>>66379688
well if you want to sound like a specific group of people then study their theory. almost every unique culture has its own somewhat unified theory and even then theres usually a lot of people who dont follow it. in the western world to sound chaotic we use chromatics- which is literally just a fancy word for play every note in order. if you want to get mathy chaotic, play twelve tone (except theres literally nobody who enjoys listening to that its just an exercise in theory).
what i did was start out playing blues, expand into jazz, and when i felt like i could hold my own among other musicians improvising and composing, i started learning japanese and indian theory- japanese because it tends to follow a simpler but different set of rules from western and indian because theyre fucking crazy with microtuning and micronotes and shit-or turkish as well their microtuned guitars are fucking insane
>>66382047
>if you want to get mathy chaotic, play twelve tone (except theres literally nobody who enjoys listening to that its just an exercise in theory).
Ron Jarzombek kinda does that. It sounds great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVyUHFl0iB8
>>66379987
you could try fucking with the pedalboard settings if thats what youre using to distort. can you post which specific distortion preset youre using? most of the defaults are p shitty
>>66381567
I have that same guitar.
>>66378334
Heyyy fellow ling to site sigue fan. Play in compoumd time signatures, fast strumming, high pitched vocals, arpeggios, huge pedal board of boss pedals going into a twin reverb/other fender amp. Telecaster from Schecter is also amp good idea.
>>66382268
I don't even know the exact model I own. Mine's 22 frets but still as garbage
should i sell my sg to partially fund a parker fly mojo?
>>66382171
hes switching between the "chunks" by playing the major fifth and thirds 95% of the time and then just doing a lot of sus2 and sus4 isnt he? im oversimplifying like crazy but it seems less like hes playing "true" twelve tone and more poppy. it does sound really good though actually i love that C/E/F/Bb riff wow. i need to get better at guitar
guys serious question
is rocksmith a good idea to practice songs?
>>66382507
yes
>>66382952
There's another video that goes more in the details of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d5SCH0Umbs
Ron Jarzombek's a completely insane guitar player though, he's insanely fast in Spastic Ink too, and that was twenty years ago.
Anyone know if the Fender American Elite range is actually better than the American Standard?
>>66383134
jesus christ that is insane, he made chromatics and diminished sound so cool... and actually make sense to me.
Do you guys sing while playing? I never liked my voice and when my bandmates ask me to sing while playing i rejected. but since i started smoking half year ago, I kind of like my singing voice. anybody experienced similiar?
>>66383003
its better than not practicing
>>66384182
>implying anything is better than not practicing
recommend me some electric blues song to learn pls
>>66384796
I have the same question except specifically for beginner who only knows open chords and blues scale
How do i getthat specific pinch harmonic "pwee" tone
I know these examples might make me look like i'm shitposting but i'm not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cup60p9pii8
right at the beggining of the song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fVE8kSM43I
verse starts at 0:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTkuJ4vRQZM
please dont laugh
the pinch harmonic is at 1:02
I really want that type of pinch harmonic tone , is it all in the amp settings or do i have to do something different with the pick/finger
I really want that sound and my pinch harmonic with a bend sounds nothing like it
>>66385387
It's just a regular pinch harmonic bent up.
>>66385546
i know but it doesnt sound how i want it to sound
>>66381271
>tfw when you finally own THE guitar and THE amp (for (((You))) )
Being a wagecuck is bliss. I can die now.
>>66385595
Post an example of yours on vocaroo
>>66385387
Yeah, that's the type of pinch harmonic you do on the 3rd fret of the 6th string, do it with your right hand around the humbucker and bend it a little
>>66385387
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=294480
find your guitarist , change the amp settings , get EMG's or humbuckers, bend slowly but hard
also probably you were deluded by the fact that you are maybe in standard tuning and those examples you posted were drop B and/or lower , kinda how your mind makes you think something is better because it's louder so...
>>66378629
me :)
started like 3 months ago
>bought a VM jag
>pretty surf green color
>took lessons for a week
>stopped and started using justinguitar
>haven't been in the mood to play cause i suck so bad
>decided to try again for the first time in month today
>progress a little
>too hot in room
>july weather
>stop playing out of uncomfortableness and frustration
can winter and uni get here faster please?
can wait to move into my single room dorm so i don't annoyed ppl with my shitty playing
>>66385890
>>bought a VM jag
stopped reading there
>>66385924
no you didn't
but thanks for the response
>>66385862
That settings thread is absolute BS, I got tricked by it when I started learning in a Frontman 25R trying to get Metallica's tone.
>>66386075
Mick thomson's settings are aight tho ,also not all amps are the same , some are brighter than others, if you want metallica's tone just scoop the mids a lot and raise the high freqs , play around with gain and bass to get what you want
>>66378662
>>66379309
>>66385890
Get the fuck out.
>>66385862
>get EMG's or humbuckers
get good, i can play them on single coils fine
i'm pretty sure I could even do them on piezos
>>66386173
suck my dick
I've had this thing about a month. Finding a definitive way to set up the trem system is a little difficult. Before, I put 11s on it, adjusted the spring tension to the tightest it could be and lowered the tailpiece to sit pretty low. This resulted in the trem bar angling upward and being really tight, along with pretty tight string tension, but it was staying in tune. Is the trem bar supposed to be parallel to the body? To accomplish that, I lowered the spring tension all the way and raised the tailpiece up more and it now sits parallel, but I'm not sure if it's going to stay in tune with use. Thoughts/advice?
>>66386107
Thanks for the advice.
It was long long ago... I now have a particular sound that I go to and own a far better amp.
>>66386173
> He doesn't wants a guitarist waifu to jam with
Also Asuka best waifu.
>>66386529
>24.75"
>anything lower than 10
>>66386443
this
except not really. shinji best waifu. And he plays the cello so I can make sweet music with him
>>66386655
He also plays the piano homobeautifully.
>>66386396
>falling for memes
We tried to warn you, we really did.
I guess this is kinda gg related. Just picked this up today.
>>66386976
did you put it back down again?
>>66387396
kek
>>66386976
Nice, we were talking about classical instruments before. >>66386655
>>66386681
>tfw the guy you know who plays classical piano can also play guitar way better than you like it's nothing, and doesn't even seem to spend much time practicing guitar
fml
>>66387679
Shawn Lane was a pianist before being a guitarist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yf5eNVik_E
When in doubt about whether you can go faster or not, watch him. He's got great phrasing too, really better than listening to some wankster like Yngwie.
>tfw no trap guitar player gf to jam with
>>66387979
Youtube used to be full of these guys playing
Never showed their faces and they were all from Japan
I wonder why
What do you think of Electras? I'm thinking about getting this.
>>66387949
I love Shawn Lane
Could never understand how he did those legato runs at 2:00 and with arthritis
impossible
are the justinguitar courses a valid option for learning?
Ram's head best girl
http://www.ehx.com/blog/big-muff-anime
>>66388819
>check out this big muff anime by jaoanese artist nota
>calling a character an "anime"
>>66388963
ehx is moe
>>66388819
i never knew ehx were such weebs.
i need to buy one of their pedals right now.
>>66389150
all pedal manufacturers are weebs
Got a lot of money I'm sitting on right now, and I've been playing long enough to the point where I know exactly what I want in a guitar.
I'm thinking of having a custom shop guitar made through Keisel/Carvin.
Anyone ever build their own guitars or do a custom one?
The OP changed...
>>66389245
I don't like the new one either.
>>66389245
>>66389319
Anyone have the copypasta of the old OP?
>>66389384
It's two or three threads back, follow the links in the OPs
>>66389384
[blank] Edition
>Post gear
>Post desired gear
>How long have you been playing?
>Favorite guitars?
>Favorite guitarists?
>Projects?
>Talk about and play music
Beginner information and FAQ:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/wiki/index
Learn guitar:
http://www.justinguitar.com/
Guitar chords and inversions
http://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.php
String Tension Calculator (D'Addario based):
http://hikkyz.net/misc/stringassembler/
>Steve Vai's Ten Hour Workout
http://www.mediafire.com/download/kzw6kjuocgicwks/Ten_Hour.pdf
Guthrie Govan's Creative Guitar 1 & 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/bn8803xzlrbds3b/Guitar1.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9uhtufuf3z9cx8m/Guitar2.rar
--
>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/07o65qdh5in1nsq
http://www.mediafire.com/download/jmu86f7dj8bdxcd
>>66389006
nice
i've been learning guitar for like two months while home from school on my dad's old/broken telecaster and want a guitar of my own
thinking of getting this:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-les-paul-standard-plain-top-electric-guitar
is this a decent choice?
>>66381271
man, i found mine recently at thrift for 30$. a 1952 silvertone hollowbody. Pic related. it's a fucking dream, and my favorite guitar. always has beena dream guitar of mine.
Pic very related. I love her. Playing it through a beat-to-shit 1972 fender champ.
Electric cello fag here, after two weeks my setup is:
>Cello
>Orange TH30
>Digitech Space Station
>Supermoon Chrome Reverb
>Memory Man with Hazari
>EHX Pitchfork
Having a lot of fun playing with this. What is a good power supply???
>>66380064
I tune to 440
>>66378299
Fuck yeah purple
>>66389566
no.
>>66389789
>purple
>PRS
I like bolt on necks the most. In fact, I prefer them. I think the neck joints of Ibanez are the gold standards of bolt on neck joints.
Discuss
>>66389872
Whats wrong with PRS? Serious question
guitar music is shit lmfao
>>66377901
>>lots of shit posting about Telecasters
Here's one of mine.
>>66389978
Horrendously overrated and ridiculously overpriced meme guitars.
Paul Reed Smith is the biggest Jew in the business
>"hurr durr, buy this awesome tone wood made with ground up elephant tusks from Africa mixed with the bones of a Chinese tigers added to it. It totally makes the tone better and sustain longer. I'm totally not trying to get more money out of you. That will cost 10,000 dollars, thanks"
>>66386863
Kids just don't listen these days.
>>66389938
I too prefer bolt on necks.
>>66389938
Depends on the guitar imo
I wouldn't want a Strat with a set neck but I wouldn't want a bolt-on SG either.
>>66389978
this >>66390071
and the body shape (especially the headstock) looks ugly as hell. If one were to anthropomorphize PRS guitars, they would look like old trannies with a cakeful of makeup
>>66389872
That's a Sterling, dude.
>>66381567
>tfw you have a gio
>tfw it's worse than that pic
>tfw hh hardtail lp knockoff with wrecked neck
>tfw too poor to replace it
w-we'll make it, r-right?
>>66381271
Happens every 6 months to me :(
There's always another "THE guitar"
>>66390197
Hang in there Anon, I went 3 ears without an electric guitar due to poorness, with only a shitty nylon string acoustic to play.
Now I have 3 Electrics and a nice amp.
>>66389242
Have a look at Halo customs, they have a little guitar making tool where you can mock up what you want. Also they're really good value.
how can u be so poor that u cannot afford a guitar
do your parents not love you or something
>>66390244
post a picture with at least her guitar dude
>>66390197
My first guitar was a secondhand acoustic with action so high it was barely playable. Then I got a $100 no name guitar that I used for a couple years until I traded a friend of a friend a pair of shoes for his used LTD SG copy, whatever it's called. But it was their absolute lowest model of it and it had a huge crack in it's finish.
That was all I had for years, but now I've got an American Fender Telecaster and Ibanez RG that I've always wanted.
Just wait and keep playing and keep practicing. The good gear will come with time, it always does. And once you've got it, you can never stop yourself from buying more
>>66389872
>>66390141
Ernie Ball Music Man Senpaitachi
[spoiler]I have a PRS SE too kek [/spoiler]
Core line is too expensive tho. Paul is a prime snek oil seller. The rare woods and figured stuff is hideously overpriced. Artist packages are worse, not to mention the guitar of the month releases.
Good guitars but they cost way too much.
>>66389566
NONONONONONO!!!!!!!!!!! les pauls are literally, no joke the worst guitars ive ever played. and i speak for everyone on this board when i say that. you could try a jackson or esp. id recomend in the $300 range. BUT, if your totally serious about taking the time to learn and play. go for something like this. these are the fuckin bomb! i speak from personal experiance
http://www.rondomusic.com/intrepidprodual625.html
>>66390320
when I'm really bored I make the stupidest shit I can design using their customization tool
this guitar in particular is ONLY 3.6k USD
>>66390197
As others said hang in there.
For many years I only had a fucked up MIM strat (she was a qt though) and a shit Fender solid state amp.
Now I own all the stuff I ever wanted sans an Axe FX but I have chosen to go with the tube amp meme.
If I die alone I will donate my gear to /gg/ ;^)
>>66389566
>>66390830
also try 7 strings eventually agile has the extended range stuff on lock
http://www.rondomusic.com/7string.html
http://www.rondomusic.com/8StringGuitars.html
this is mine picture doesnt do it justice. great with 10-74 strings
http://www.rondomusic.com/product8141.html
>>66390934
Go to bed Kurt
>>66390320
>Halo
>Good
Everyone on sevenstring that picked one up has nothing but bad things to say. That was years ago tho, I heard they're under new management.
>>66389242
Bernie Rico Jr. and KxK are very good. If you're into Teles check out Wirebird guitars, his stuff is very good. Suhr and Tom Anderson are nice as well.
>>66389938
Bolt on is nice, but I really like the neck through on my jackson.
>>66389579
Oh man that's pretty.
>>66390959
who the fuck is kurt
What's the difference between v9 Big Muff Pi's with "Made in NYC, USA" text below the EHX logo and ones with just "USA"?
I can't seem to find a good resource on this. I just bought one and it only says "USA". Pic related.
>>66390959
Not him, but my friend had an Agile 7-String multiscale. It wasn't bad for the price. But I had an Ibanez 7421 (Maybe it was the 7321? I can't remember) that I preferred. I was thinking about getting back into seven strings and I had a go with the Jackson SLAT7 and that was a great guitar.
Now that I think about it, I think the Agile was the worst of the sevens I've played. It wasn't bad, but not for me at all.
>>66391144
their 8s and up are awesome tho
>>66391140
The 9v adapter went from that useless pin to a regular barrel connector. That's really it. It's still a cheap muff that will work for a thousand years.
>>66391158
>their 8s and up
>>66391158
He might have had an 8, I honestly can't remember. I never really connected with 8 strings. I'd love to get one some day, but I'd only use it for tapping or for jazz.
![[Elysium]K-ON!!.EP18(BD.720p.FLAC)[FC116BCF]_00:14:26.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/6Vg659j.jpg "[Elysium]K-ON!!.EP18(BD.720p.FLAC)[FC116BCF] 00:14:26")
>>66391174
Thanks. Funny thing is when I bought the Muff, I also bought a 1-spot 1/8 barrel converter. I was unaware of this change so when I got home I was completely surprised that the Muff now uses a center negative jack.
Now I have to come back to GC to replace the stupid converter
>>66391204
that is me your talking to. im the fag who always posts my 8 string agile and i keep only posting the stock pics. its great. stock strings are shit tho. get 10-74. theyre very versatile. just look at animals as leaders.
bump to keep this goin
>>66391258
Yeah I know, I was referring to my friend that I mentioned in this post >>66391144
>>66390856
Christ, that thing is ugly as fuck.
http://picosong.com/tYNj/
Listen to my songu. Sorry I don't know how to use reverb.
>>66391258
timestamp a pic of your guitar or gtfo
>>66391407
oh. also im legitimately cosidering buying this...
i could use it for stuff like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b051W41vrRc
or just normal chords.
>>66391575
forgot link
http://www.rondomusic.com/pendpro102528ebcpnatmahog.html
>>66391445
Not bad desu
Just bought this 60's Ampeg gemini I. I think my playing improving, because this amp demands more than I can give it
>>66391032
The thing is, no one has ever heard of Halo and no one knows it's reputation.
With Keisel you know what you're getting, and that's a custom built professional quality instrument for much, much cheaper than alternatives because you're not paying extra for the name on the headstock like other places
>>66390061
What is that exactly? An Esquire clone?
Here my '01 mexican standard
>>66391961
Kiesel are great, just don't order the custom color match option or whatever it's called. If they screw it up then they won't acknowledge it and you won't be satisfied.
They have excellent options for a grand, SS frets aren't that common at the price range.
>>66386396
mustangs are known for their shitty bridge/trem system, it's why i only had my 69 MIJ reissue for a month. but if you like it that's cool.
it's weird how i have this giant superiority complex towards shitty songwriters yet i haven't written anything good ever
>>66392352
I'd guess that (You) don't have to be excellent to recognize shitters. Skill != Knowledge. For example, in my case I know what makes a good guitar player (as subjective as that could ever be). That doesn't necessarily make me a good one.
>>66392402
yeah i suppose. i just feel like it makes me really hypocritical. but i guess that would apply to literally every music critic ever
>>66392352
We all feel like that
![fender-american-shortboard-mustang-limited-edition-019[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ctrgQx9.jpg "fender-american-shortboard-mustang-limited-edition-019[1]")
What do people think of this mustang?
I almost bought one but didn't.
>>66392352
story of my fucking life. Songs, Movies, painting. Whatever. But hey, we're all critics
>>66380433
This. A subtle difference but makes the sound a lot better for me. I believe Justin Vernon and Tommy Emmanuel would sometimes tune a quarter step down.
Is this really an SG for 65 dollars?
https://tulsa.craigslist.org/msd/5677543889.html
can anyone tell me what this is?
>>66393351
>https://tulsa.craigslist.org/msd/5677543889.html
holy fuck mang. but nah, its an 80's lawsuit
Id still buy it
>>66393382
thought something was fishy, whats the tell-tale signs that its lawsuit? The finish seemed fishy but i coudlnt tell, im ignorant
>>66378458
>Joined a rap punk band
>all of us are suburban
>none of them have radical politics (they're average white liberals)
>none of them are losers
>drummer wants to become a cop
Kill me pls
>>66392547
>p90s
>darkwood racing stripe
>hardtail
>short scale
ooooh my god i need
>>66377901
So I've been playing using all software (e.g., Legion, Soloc, The Anvil, and the Redwirez Marshall IR pack) and I'm thinking of buying a tube amp to replace it. I'm doing metal and metal accessories, mostly recording. I found a used amp head I like for a good price. Should I buy that, or should I start buying a cab and mics first? I intend to buy all of that in a distant future, but which is more important to recording a good tone?
Just got the strat like 2 months ago. Added a different pick guard, pickup cover, and volume knobs to it. Looked like ass when I first got it. Got it used cuz poorfag
>>66392352
Maybe it's really an inferiority complex?
>>66393519
How do you plan to use a head without a cabinet?
>>66393854
Plug it into my interface for recording, bum cabinet from a friend if I need it live.
>>66393779
I like both your electrics.
>>66393928
thanks m8
>>66393902
You fry a tube amp if you run it without a cabinet.
>>66393902
You can't do that without putting a load on the power amp or you'll blow it.
>>66386976
Well done.
What sort of playing are you going to do with it?
>>66394070
>>66394124
1. The head I'm looking at has a separate DI output.
2. Briefly how does that work?
>>66393439
there is not back on the headstock serial number, and the pot placements are a tiny bit off
>>66394148
What head? Pretty much all tube amps will need a cabinet connected even if you're using a direct out or you'll ruin them.
>>66394230
http://www.zzounds.com/item--BUGG5INFINIUM?siid=173066
>>66394252
Reading the description it'd probably still need a cabinet connected to use the direct out without damaging the amplifier.
Either way it's not a great amp.
>>66394264
Okay, proly not gonna get it unless I find a good deal on a cab. Don't need to blow up my input. Thanks for the warning.
>>66390830
You have to be at least 18 to post here.
>>66389579
Very nice, is the neck warped?
>>66394230
There are some that don't though. Peavey 6505 MH, Mesa Mark V 25, 35, JP-2C, all have a speaker off switch that activates a dummy resistive load.
Pretty nice if you need to record or practice silently but the tone is degraded compared to a reactive load.
>>66395207
All of those amplifiers are relatively modern and have it as a dummy load + emulated output. It's also terrible on all four of those amplifiers.
Generally you want to assume you need a cabinet connected unless it specifically says otherwise.
Why can't we have guitar stores like the ones in Tokyo, I could have died being in ochanimizu.
>>66395268
True, it became a thing in the last couple of years of so.
Cabclone isn't good but its serviceable and it's definitely convenient. Very often I'm only able to practice at late night and it's the only way I could do that with my tube amps.
Can't pay $900 for a Torpedo Live just to do late night practice honestly.
>guitar with more than 6 strings
why?
>>66392115
Kinda, there's a PAF under the pickguard because stealthy is fun. Ordered it custom from a local Luthier. Bob Logan. He's got a website, check it out.
Here's my G&L Tribute because why not?
>>66396610
I returned a cab clone after 3 days. I didn't even think it was serviceable. It was hot garbage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGYwFobfMpo
>guy on facebook asking €55 for a digitech death metal
Top fucking kek.
>>66388433
I think it's because he barely moves
>>66391258
>get 10-74
Only if you're tuning to F#, it'll be muddy if you go down to drop E.
>>66396888
7s aren't any harder to play. If you can add range and possibilites without any downside to your playing, why wouldn't you ? It's just like buying a pedal, you don't have to keep using it all the time.
>>66392352
I've written tons of songs and I still suck at guitar.
I'm thinking of buying an SG for a Humbucker guitar, I play mustangs/Strats and I want to know what differences I should expect especially Fender vs Gibson build. The SG in question is a 2001 Special with 57' classic Humbuckers installed. This is the color of a stock model
What's the cheapest "good" bass guitar?
>>66397656
probably the SX ursa
>>66397034
Never paid a buck for it and wouldn't tbqh. It's on the amp already.
>>66397632
The build quality is similar, with a slight edge to Fender.
An HH Strat will give you basically the same sound as an SG without the neck dive. An HSS would get you close. It's been a long time since I've owned a Gibson, I went to Fender a long time ago and never looked back.
>>66397632
I really like that color, but not on an SG
>>66396953
Interesting. Does the PAF work as usual despite it is hidden ?
>>66398261
a piece of plastic can't stop a magnetic field, that's science
>>66398270
True that, but I wondered much about a dicrease in volume
>>66398319
It's a 3mm thin piece of plastic, it won't do anything
i've decided i'll cover 100 songs before buying my first cabinet and head from guitar center. recommend me some metal and hard rock songs to cover that are preferably in standard tuning
also, when i'm at the guitar center checking out cabinets and amps will i look retarded if i bring my own guitar and pedals to test them with?
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this shit's so autistic
Ax8 any good or should I just shell out for a rack unit?
>>66387949
And really pleasing tone.
Absolute shit he was ill and left us early. One of the few really tasteful fast players.
>>66399076
AX8s are nice but get the Axe FX II if you can, has much more processing power.
>>66398515
Bringing your own stuf may look trie-hard some but bringing in your own stuff is the best thing you can do
>>66399076
Triple the DSP power on the AxeFX II.
>>66381271
People seem to really hate rickenbackers but I love mine
Sounds great for clean and dirty tones and feels Great.
>>66398839
>I basically claim this song as my intellectual property because I made a shoddy tab of it.
>>66398839
Where do you get your tabs?
Who /playsstairwayatthestoreonpurpose/ here?
>tfw there's a guitar center two blocks away from my house
>always go there to test out gear but never buy anything since I always buy used items online
>some guy now recognizes me and knows I never buy anything
>>66399866
Is that really some big meme or something? I remember my local Sam Ash always had a No Stairway sign and would yell at people who would start playing it. Where did this even start?
>>66400822
Wayne's World.
>>66400637
kek. did the same in the local Sam Ash.
Don't go frequently enough for them to remember me though.
Too bad it's much more limited compared to the Guitar Centers I've been. GC Vegas has a lot of cool stuff.
>tfw fixed my own tremolo in 10 minutes
>the local "luthier" wanted to charge me $170
fuck you old man
>>66400945
enjoy your shit tier fix that's gonna break in a couple of months
fuk u
t. your """"luthier""""
>>66394135
jazz and blues mostly
maybe some bluegrass if I can find someone to play with
Why do people buy vintage guitars?
Is the quality that much better?
>>66401123
Collector value
>>66401123
It's exclusive.
>>66401123
Because I like Ibanez's old models they don't make anymore. And I can get an 80s or 90s MIJ Ibanez for a lot cheaper than a new Prestige and it will wind up being much better.
>>66401312
That's not "vintage" though, it's just used and smart.
>>66401366
>used and smart
Yup.
>>66401312
>80s or 90s MIJ Ibanez for a lot cheaper than a new Prestige and it will wind up being much better
Prestiges nowadays are really good though.
You will get better value for the money with the older Ibanezes but I don't feel there's much difference in quality when you have the same parts or equivalent (Original Edge or LoPro bridges, DiMarzio pups).
Now if we talk about Indonesian stuff, I completely agree, MIJs will blow them out of the water.
>>66401366
I guess the definition of vintage is different when guitar collectors wind up buying Fenders from the 50s vs. me who just wants 70s Ibanez lawsuit guitars.
>>66401418
If the current Prestige guitars happen to be much better it doesn't change the fact that used 80s and 90s MIJ Ibanez guitars are a damn good deal for a good guitar. I guess I'm really arguing buying used vs new instead of buying "vintage"
If I get a guitar without a tremolo because it's cheaper and an fr might be a pain in the ass in different ways, would I feel handicapped and regret it later?
>>66398388
Maybe it can have an effect on the vibrations of the pickup.
is putting my left thumb on the lower one or two strings a good way to avoid playing them?
>>66401418
I still think indos are fine, I haven't played any that made me felt like "wow this is shit".
>>66401567
Even current day MiJ lose a good part of their value.
I'll never forget that RGD2127 I missed for €500 ;_;
>>66401667
Pickups do not vibrate and are not supposed to vibrate.
>>66401681
Thumb over neck is super bad form. Use your right palm to mute the lower strings instead.
>>66401667
What are you even talking about ffs
>>66401730
But the magnets must vibrate and even if it's not like the string there must be minor vibrations in the pickup from the strings shaking the wood.
>>66401730
but some players use their thumb to play chords
>>66401730
Lol thumb over neck is not bad form. Are you one of those guys who bends with their thumb on the back of the neck? That shit looks and sounds awful.
>>66401761
No, the magnets do not vibrate either.
On a good guitar, the only part that can move is the strings and the tremolo. I doubt a luthier made guitar would have that kind of glaring flaws.
Even regardless of that, a magnetic pickup won't care about sound waves.
>>66401770
That doesn't mean it's not bad form, there's a famous brass player (whom I don't remember the name of) that used his cheeks to blow. while that worked for him, it still was terribly inefficient.
>>66401830
Ask any classical player about it.
What's with the banter though, are you insecure about your own little thumb ? Mad you can't stretch over more than a tone ?
Has anyone gotten their hands to the Oranges O Bass? If so what was it like to play and how did it sound?
>>66401907
If they didn't vibrate they wouldn't be moving in the coils and producing a signal and the guitar wouldn't make a sound other
>>66398261
>>66398270
>>66398319
>>66398388
>>66401667
>>66401667
Stealthsquire guy here.
It does have a volume drop off roughly 25% I'd say, plus the mudiness that comes with dropping down and covering a pickup. It mixes well with my low output and super bright bridge.
>>66402045
The coil is inside the pickup, not the other way around, you're talking nonsense.
The way a magnetic pickup works is by interference, the string vibrates and disturbs the magnetic field of the magnet. Because copper is wrapped around the magnet, an electrical current is created.
>>66401907
>Ask any classical player about it.
The way classical players play is very different from the way most players play. Thumb over neck is fine, everyone should just play whatever feels most comfortable for them.
>>66402309
>Thumb over neck is fine
It is, but it is still bad form. Guitar is just brainless enough to allow for bad form without much negative impact.
got $100 to blow on gear
wat do
easy mode: guitar gear
hard mode: bass gear
>>66377901
Who /sightread/ here?
Melbays modern guitar Grade 1 nigga reporting in
elitism on electric guitar technique is retarded. it is the niggest instrument of pop music, excluding a pad that plays samples or a drum machine
>>66389789
That color doe
I don't see how curling your thumb over the neck could be seen as bad at all. One of the first riffs I ever learned involved using my thumb on the low E string, so I naturally got comfortable with my thumb in that position. It's my understanding that a lot people struggle with that for whatever reason, so I almost consider it a beneficial skill.
>>66403127
It really depends on what you're playing. It can be detrimental if you're playing classical or jazz
>>66402973
Strings
>>66402377
Pretty much this, unless you're playing really hard stuff.
>>66403076
Guitar's still an instrument with tremendous capabilities, probably second to piano/keyboards in polyphony. Blame the players, not the instrument, there's more to it than just pop music.
>>66403127
Playing a whole tone string skipping lick with the thumb on top fast is impossible unless you're a giant.
You also get much less control when blocking a note near the nut, and it puts more stress on the wrist.
Plus if you ever switch to an ERG, all that training's going to waste (inb4 memehate)
>>66403657
what's erg?
>>66403891
extended range guitar
so anything with more than 6 strings
>>66401907
Classical is for classical. Having your thumb behind the neck makes you look like a cuck when playing any other genre. I bet you can't even play like pic related with your child hands lmao
>>66403995
cool memes
>>66404063
Let me know when you can bend in tune without looking like a tremendous faggot.
>>66404125
pls keep going anon-kun degradation is my fetish
fuck me in the key of C#
>>66401567
>If the current Prestige guitars happen to be much better it doesn't change the fact that used 80s and 90s MIJ Ibanez guitars are a damn good deal for a good guitar
I don't believe the Prestiges are much better, I'd say they are around the same quality, if anything, there's a little more attention to detail nowadays but it's nothing dramatic.
I think the old MIJs are awesome value.
>>66401730
>I still think indos are fine, I haven't played any that made me felt like "wow this is shit".
Yeah, they are fine, I haven't played many so I'm going for what I've read. Seems they have been getting better. Still, old MIJs are better value.
Sometimes even Prestiges can be found really cheap, seen RG655s for $600. I bought mine new for $800 and sold it for the same amount.
>>66402973
Lots o picks. They can be used on bass and guitar :^) or get a pair of boutique tonepicks.
>>66403657
Agree with this anon.
>>66404181
>not getting fucked in the key of B
>>66403995
Troll post. Thumb behind the neck is crucial for playing faster and more accurately. Kill yourself, die slow during.
>>66404234
I don't want a flat cock
Who makes good five-string basses?
>>66392547
I remember wanting one so bad, but then I saw the longboard strat and immediately wanted that one instead. Would've bought one too if it wasn't for the humbuckers
>>66404342
Ibanez, midrange SRs are fantastic, and BTBs are great too apparently
>tfw no pic related
>>66404342
Ibanez, music man. sandberg. Probably some others.
>>66404378
I know that feel
>>66393439
No Gibson logo, wrong font, switch and knob positions are off, bolt-on neck, headstock looks a little off
Lots of small stuff
Whats my best option for a jangly sounding 1x10 amp? Not looking to spend more than 300. I was looking at the vox ac10c1 but I feel like it's overpriced because the vox meme. I like that sound though.
>tfw you buy new gear and immediately regret it because you're still shit at guitar and there was no point
Has anyone got experience with this line of amps? Is it worth buying or should I just get a 6505MH?
>>66404448
>vox meme
I don't feel it has memetastic status yet.
Did you check Reverb and eBay? Maybe you can talk someone to price it down a bit.
Sweetwater has one with a Celestion speaker upgrade for $499, but if you call them you might get a much better price. I could refer you to one guy that has been awesome with me so maybe he can give you a small discount.
>>66404674
Don't know if the Diavlo is any good but at least it has 6l6s instead of el84s.
The EL84s have less headroom, they absolutely rock on my Mark V 25 but if you are going to go really loud then they might not cut it. You could always buy a larger wattage down the road anyways like I did.
Heard really good things about the Peavey. Both seem to be cool amps.
>>66404690
Its getting there with the psych revivalism happening I'd say. Still love those shimmering highs though. Whats the dudes name? Going to be a few days because I've gotta move this guitar first but it might be worth a shot.
Also, anyone have any experience with the vox pathfinder? More in my price range but I don't know if its worth it or not
>>66404758
>Don't know if the Diavlo is any good but at least it has 6l6s instead of el84s.
20 watt version has 6V6's according to thomann, are those any good?
give me some rock/metal songs to tab out in standard tuning
>>66404817
>Whats the dudes name?
Ian Lemberg
When you have the money call Sweetwater and ask for him.
If you find a lower price elsewhere they might be willing to price match.
I'd check eBay too and Reverb after you got the cash. It crushes your mood a bit seeing a good deal and not having the money to buy it yet.
>Pathfinder
Might get you towards the tone you want, but you are going to crave the AC down the road... I'd rather save and go for the real deal. Wasted a lot of money compromising.
>>66404898
Don't have any experience with 6V6s, this is what I found in Google
>The 6L6GC is a much, bigger, much more balanced tube. Punchier tighter bass, even midrange, glassy highs. It's a very full-sounding tube works really well across the board.
>The 6V6GT is about 1/2 the output the a 6L6GC. Tonally, many consider the 6V6GT a little closer to a E34, a nice midrange-rich creamy tone, the bass is looser, the highs less glassy. Overdrive-wise they just have a browner, more organic tone.
>>66404934
Larks Tongue in Aspic pt 1
what's the deal with people using standard tuning but tuned down a tone? are they just trying to fuck with me?
The grill on my amp makes a vibrating noise on lower notes- I was only able to tell it was the grill when I accidentally leaned something against the grill and the noise stopped.
How could I fix this?
>>66404674
I ordered a 6505MH recently. It hasn't arrived yet though but when I get it I'll be sure to give a little review to /gg/.
>>66404276
Haha seems like small beta hands has reported in.
>>66404934
thicc tones
>>66405036
they want to be lower
but not too low
>>66405305
Keep the thing leaned against the grill
Homemade pedal board, ignore the lack of pedals. Was a very cheap build but velcro is expensive as fuck. I'm happy with the staining, hopefully i can get some more pedals and a power supply soon. Velcro also needs to be redone, fucking spray isn't holding the velcro down enough.
>>66405429
Wouldn't that just make the problem worse over time
>>66405457
>velcro is expensive as fuck.
No it ain't
I NEED MORE
MORE SOULS
does anybody know of any modern amps that sound similair to a Silvertone 1484? Pref not boutique priced...
I've discovered my love for the bass somewhat recently What would /gg/ say is a good beginner bass? I've been told that a Squier Affinity Jazz would be a good start, but I figured ya'll would give me the skinny.
>>66405630
if you already play guitar and know you aren't going to drop it you might as well buy something giggable so you can be the bassist for a band since there's a twenty people who want to play guitar per bassist
>>66405457
Why are people so eager to show their homemade pedalboards? It's cool and all that you made it yourself but there's nothing worth showing
>>66405457
Attach some rubber feet to that board. You'll thank me later :^)
Creatively, I'm feeling pretty uninspired and frustrated at the moment. What covers should I learn for some fun/inspiration? No metal please, preferably something that's intermediate difficulty.
>>66378299
It's a good colour, but that's a pretty ugly body.
>>66405558
you need to get good because that's some easy shit you pussy
>>66405720
For me, it helps listening to music without guitars. Sax, trumpet, clarinet, violin etc.
>>66405630
>Affinity
>Good start
People you've been talking to are retards.
>>66380542
Practice. Challenge yourself.
>>66405659
I'm fairly sure I'm not gonna drop it, but I'm not 100% sure. Hence why I don't wanna drop some serious dosh on a legit bass until I'm one hundred percent on the issue.
And funnily enough, a friend of mine does need a bassist for his band.
>he fell for the boutique meme
>>66405845
Buy a Washburn
even the cheapest ones are great
>>66405694
Especially when even a $40 Rondo is vastly superior and has a hardcase that will protect your pedals.
>>66405956
Go away Kurt.
How do I go from exclusively playing nu metal to being versatile and knowing more than power chords?
>>66405694
Why do you care? That's exactly what this thread is for, showing off our various gear and discussing it.
>>66406397
Learn to play songs from other genres. Learn songs that use something other than power chords.
>>66406595
its ok anon he's just jealous
>>66406657
Lol I'm not even the dude that posted the pedalboard. I just don't understand why someone with that opinion is even on a discussion board in the first place.
>>66406727
I don't like people who disagree with me either.
>>66406763
Wtf are you even talking about m8?
Why would anyone come into a thread that exists for us show off and talk about our gear, just to complain about someone posting a picture of their gear?
>>66406595
>>66406727
>Why do you care?
>I just don't understand why someone with that opinion is even on a discussion board in the first place.
I'm legitimately wondering why there's so much DIY pedalboards being posted when there's barely any DIY pedals, cabs etc... It's not that that to understand, is it?
does anyone here not use a pick? which technique should I be using? downstrum with index fingernail and upstrum with thumb?
Is it a good idea for a beginner bass on a budget
>>66406397
You learn how other genres are made, and you learn theory
>>66406397
move to death metal
>>66407221
That's pretty much what I do, but I don't think there's a right or wrong answer. Do whatever is most comfortable and sounds right.
>>66407338
No.
>>66407682
What is? I can spend 150 max
>>66407746
>I can spend 150 max
nothing
unless you score a really good deal on craigslist
>>66407773
Okay well what is the lowest I can go for a good beginner bass
>>66407843
Oh look >>66397656 , the exact same question has already been asked AND answered in this very thread. How cool is that, huh?
>>66407973
Fuck off
>>66408027
You're welcome, poorfag
>>66377901
Newish guitar player here, wondering if the links in the OP are actually useful and if anyone here has benefit from following them.
