/gg/ - Guitar and bass General

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>in b4 Rondo REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>61765157
You know Tyler guitars are some of the best in the world. I don't appreciate you taking the pic I posted days ago and making it into a meme

Are Carvin all cracked up like they are?

I mean, if I do away with aesthetics and just go for a solid color, I can get a RG shape less than 1.1k with all the high end features like 5 piece neck, locking tuners, SS frets, coil tap.

It must be bad at something right..

I dun goof'd with the previous thread link, here is the /proper/ one: >>61748580

>>61765181
How is he "making it into a meme"?

>>61765230
He used a meme arrow for the name. Pretty insulting

>>61765258
>>61765230
Nvm just saw the greentext

>>61765258
>meme arrow
gb2 reddit

>>61765230
'Cuz I photoshopped the headstock logo.
>only greentexted it...I swear...it was like that...mostly

>>61765289
See >>61765266

>>61765120
>implying tuxguitar isn't shit

>>61765519
>implying you can't make it as good as guitar pro (a program infinitely more expensive) with some modding

>>61765583
>any tips on how to do that?

>>61765583
Are you mocking Rondo shills? Kek
>le Gibson custom shop quality through modding meme

>>61765621
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2nkG2fL-u8
>>61765614
Sorry m8, just memeing. It's theoretically possible tho since it's FOSS but it's beyond my skill set.

>MM Sterling guitars don't come with the same oval pickguard that the basses do
Why? That's my favourite part of the Bass designs, but I don't play Bass.

>>61765181
Oh look, James is upset.

Am I pleb because I unironically like Bonamassa's tone and playing?

Actually I only have heard covers he has done but I like his playing and sound. I have the suspicion that his own stuff is bland.

>>61766375
No, what's wrong if you're feelin' it?

>>61765120
>tfw I'm not the only linuxfag here

We ought to have a few LADSPA and LV2 plugins in the OP as well.

>>61766375
>Am I pleb because I unironically like Bonamassa's tone and playing?
Nah, you're just an insecure teenager

How do I get my first gig /gg/?
>inb4 talent show
19 years old, dropped out of Uni twice, life is in the shitter I'm not expecting to be paid.

Coffee shop or something? A bar? Where do I look? I'm around westchester county NY

Why do amps have to be so expensive?

>>61767013
how does your brain work

I honestly can't think of anything that might link your post with the one you quoted

>>61767056
dropped out of uni twice at 19 years old? what the fuck?

try open mic

>>61767095
he has to ask if it's ok for him to enjoy music

>>61767143
actually that's brilliant, great post

Are Giannini guitars good???????

>>61767191
>brazilian made guitars
>good

>>61767095
Lets just say it took a little longer for me to mature compared to my peers. That and I haven't been handling my circumstances well.

Thanks.

>>61767266
Ok thanks

>>61767335
No I'm just wondering how you can drop out twice in the year (or two?) after you finished high school

I am not in a position to judge me on that basis, believe me

>>61767412
Quick blog
>Be me, 17, poor fag family, parents made me hopeful of family to be rich doctor #1 graduate ivy league because sister in law and brothers all NEET
>Not feeling right in the head toward end of high school (I went to school early), whatever, I'll put it off, ended up being Bipolar
>Go to Uni, turn 18, not going to class, depression, mania, drugs, alcohol, isolating myself, hated everyone and everything
>Tell parents, they call me worthless shit, insist on it as well say how I'm going to fail at life etc etc
>Force me to go to community Uni despite not getting mental help and being forced into Loony bin for three days, mum threw out all my pills but that was partly my fault for saying how bad the mental help system is
>Depression, mania, etc, eventually not going to class, go on another drug binge, try getting a job, can't handle it after a month of 60+ hour work week in construction
So I have 1.5 years of college under my belt and the other .5 was me being NEET/trying to get help but getting fucked by my family

I just sit in my room playing guitar but honestly my anxiety and anger are so bad I don't think I can go to an open mic. I can't socialize being an aspie either. All the "specialists" that were meant to help me just used what I said as fuel to fuck me over in any way possible.

Eh, I know I'll be homeless soon, family is sick and stuff, not sure if suicide will come along just yet despite a failed attempt.

And thats how I managed to drop out of Uni twice.

>>61767056
New York? Ha, good luck, talent there is endless, you got any skills /w instrument repair, setups, ect.? Look for some work that way for a foot in the door. There's also a strong muscians union you could join and get opportunities there as well.

>>61767646
>my anxiety and anger are so bad I don't think I can go to an open mic.
If you can't do open mic, you can't do a paid gig.

I'm not a shrink so I can't exactly help you with your predicament but my immediate conclusion is that you're afraid of embarrassment. That's something you'll have to overcome if you're thinking of being a performing musician.

http://www.amazon.com/Squier-Affinity-Strat-Fender-Frontman/dp/B008F4URXI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452885534&sr=8-1&keywords=Squier+Affinity+Strat+Pack+with+Fender+Frontman+10G+-+Brown+Sunburst

Is this a good beginner guitar kit?

>>61768121
meh. If all you can afford is a Squier Affinity then you should get an SX from rondo.
But neither of those options are ideal. I'd get a classic vibe squier or something. Try to find it used on Reverb.

http://www.amazon.com/Charvel-Desolation-Skatecaster-Electric-Guitar/dp/B005H43934/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1452886445&sr=1-1&keywords=SK-3+ST

is this guitar any good? I saw it at a store for 200

>>61768121
You could find a decent used Yamaha and get a better amp for less.

>>61768449
Edgy but priced right. I'd get it for 2bennies if excellent or better condition.
What condition is it in?

>>61768630
I little bit dirty, but practically new

>play bass for 3 yeas
>still garbage as fuck
How do I motivate myself to learn theory and practice more?

>>61768682
I don't know why people are okay with used instruments. I wouldn't touch a guitar someone has already played. Slutty guitars.

>>61765120

Hello my dudes, can you suggest me a good reverb pedal? I'd like to play some shoegaze stuff but also post black. Thanks

>>61768726
go on craigslist and try out for bands. That shit will make you want to play good and know theory as fast as possible.

>>61768741
>your face when literally all guitars are played at teh factory by qc testers

>>61768762
Any reverb pedal is fine if you actually want to play music. Get something cheap and sturdy. Just make sure you keep it set as low as possible.

Suggest me good guitars for ~$300
Looking for 3 pickups, preferably at least 1 humbucker, and a floyd rose bridge.

>>61768741
I'm okay with with string instruments, guitars, and drums. I'd just clean them well. A problem would be a woodwind or brass instrument, that shit'd is dirty

>>61768813
for $300 huh?

>>61768775
dude it's different, it's like a doctor. You wouldn't get upset if your wife slept with her doctor, same thing.

>>61768830
Is a floyd rose unrealistic for that price?

>>61768682
As long as there's no huge dents and the neck is playable and electrics are good it's a go. Good price.

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>>61768813
Douglas hadron... It will require fret work, but you said $300, not me.

>>61768893
What do you mean by fret work?

>>61768848
>You wouldn't get upset if your wife slept with her doctor, same thing.
I personally wouldn't but her boyfriend might.

>>61768813
Jackson has some playable Dinky's in that category that aren't bad.

>>61768813
new or used?

>>61766636
>We ought to have a few LADSPA and LV2 plugins in the OP as well.
I didn't even know those things existed. Nature is amazing.
I just posted the "Linux master race" thing half-ironically, I'm a dual boot fag.
Can you play in real time with those though? Do they sound any good?

>>61768810

Cool, thanks

>>61768909
the frets won't be level, so some frets will buzz against the frets. You can get your frets leveled by a professional for cash money. If you're a new player you don't really want a Floyd rose, trust me. Get something without a trem.

>>61768767
I've been considering finding a guitarfag on campus to jam with and possibly form a band, but I'm worried that I'm only gonna find progfags and the stereotypical "I'm too good for this" guy

>>61768909
Polishing snd leveling, stay away.

>>61768909
he means leveling them with a file so you don't have any fret buzz, and filing the edges down so it isn't uncomfortable on your hand.

with the douglas guitars, its not a guaruntee that you'll need fret work, but it is very possible. I've had douglases with no fret problems at all.

but don't let this scare you away, if there are any guitar techs in your area they'll do the fret work for you for not that much money

>>61769025
I'm not necessarily new to it but desu I really am not at a skill level that would need use of a floyd rose
I just think they're really cool. I kinda have that thing where I think if I buy better gear it'll make me a better player. My current guitar is a chinese squier strat and I use a 50w Line 6 amp

>>61769027
you don't need to actually succeed for this to motivate you. go do it right now senpaii

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>>61768762
>I'd like to play some shoegaze stuff but also post black.
BASED
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>>61768869
A good Floyd I'd unrealistic for that price. You're better off with a fixed bridge, at least it will stay in tune.

>>61769025
Getting a Fender style trem wouldn't be a problem imo

>>61769305
he's already got one

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guitars that can give you Rickenbacker tone? As in stringy, unplugged electric sounding tone? pic very unrelated, has humbuckers.

>>61769427
Where did he say that?

>>61769494
>>61769090

>>61769588
Oh, my bad

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So i got a Schecter Omen 6 from 2001 that I'm getting kinda tired of. Could trading be an option for me? I paid 250€ for it, so what I'm looking at in that price range are maybe Epi SGs or Squier strats/teles. How big of a chance do i have of pulling off a trade?
>pic related

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Why did 5 string basses take off before 7 string guitars?

>>61768984
It matters not

>>61769728
Actually it looks like you have a nice tasteful guitar unlike modern Schecters that are edgy djent machines. I'd keep it.

>>61769754
Funk and jazz

>>61769728
Depends on your market, in the US Omen 6 that old sell for under $150. And trade value is even less. Your better off keeping it and saving for something better.

>>61769728
looks like your frets need crowned :^)

>>61769876
The used market in my country sucks ass. Perks of living in a shitty European country. Max value would be around 200€ so yeah i guess i'll have to keep it...

>>61769754
>>61769804 >>> This, and also the recent advent of heavier guitar-driven music requiring instruments capable of extremes at either end of the pitch spectrum (although particularly in the low end) led to an increase in the demand for guitars that could deliver the desired sound.

>>61769754
To give the real reason: During the 80s the keyboard was growing in popularity as a bass instrument. The 5 string was creates to compete with the range of the synth.

>>61765211
> SS frets
> "high end features"

Kek

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Hey guise.

My birthday is coming up and my wealthy aunt is letting me elect any guitar to be mine. I have sturdily played a kind of telecaster-shaped Ibanez guitar without a tremolo system for about 2 years now and have become a seasoned shredder. I play mostly metal and indie rock.

I am thinking of taking the real step into the metal world and getting pic related. I am amazed by divebombs and the likes of it.

I have the option to choose a really nice LP-modeled ESP Eclipse as well. Do you think the Jackson is just a metal meme guitar and that I should go for the more traditional Les Paul-modeled ESP (It's made from mahogny and has an ebony fretboard)

This is the worst GG I've seen in awhile

>>61769781
I second this.
>>61770007
Ha... if you saw South America.
People lowball all the time and they try to sell bad copies at regular prices or real stuff at outrageous prices.
Just saw some store that was doing a clearance... a fucking POD HD Bean at $444
>>61770258
Uncommon I'd say
>>61770304
I'd get the ESP, read much better reviews about their quality compared to what I've read about Jacksons. YMMV.
>>61770337
Hello newfriend.

>>61765120
http://libremusicproduction.com/articles/advantages-choosing-audio-orientated-linux-distribution

Article is targeted at people using already using linux who want to do audio production.

>>61770353
This. South america is pretty bad, but brazil is way worse. My father's stepson bought an fender american deluxe 2011 for 9000 reais or 2250 dollars.

what was the last good year for Les Paul studios

98?

>>61770304
a high end jackson is a "perfect" guitar. ie good as you could possibly expect a production line guitar to be. metal is a meme genre, get the meme guitar. the only reason i got a soloist instead of a v or kelly is because i wanted it to be comfortable. Vs are great for metal. the shape does help you play more metal, if you think the shape is really cool.

i have never been the biggest les paul fan but i really don't like the esp les pauls. if you aren't going to play a crazy shape, just play some variant of the strat.

>>61769728
I have the exact same guitar and I too want to trade it lmao

Is the Friedman BE the best amp you can buy right now?

>>61770813
Just to chime on this, take it with a grain of salt.

I've been reading around just for curiosity on SevenString and the Mansoor sig which is supposed to be high end has been having some finish, fret or detail issues for a couple of guys there.
You might want to take a close look before buying it or the return period ends.

Jacksons are cool in my book, I'd get a LP because I want a LP... if I had the chance to go full blues metal lawyer I'd get a Gibson LP Custom and change the pups if they aren't suitable (but I think they are)

Got some questions for you mofos

Bassists: Why do you play bass instead of guitar?

Guitarists? Why do you play guitar instead of bass?

>>61771335
I play both

>>61771335
I prefer the range and role of the guitar

>>61771097
aren't factory defects covered under the "limited lifetime" warranty?

>>61770304
I've got a Soloist and I'm saving to get a USA Dinky, they make some nice stuff.

>>61771335
Picked bass because I couldn't play with a pick worth a shit but finger style was really fucking easy for me.
I also just prefer bass range to guitar range, because I used to play cello.

>>61771405
>not being lead bassist

>>61771335
It's easier to sight-read one note at a time.

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>>61771445
>lead bassist

>>61771445
>lead bassist
it can be done right
but nobody ever does it right

>>61771335
Bass is cool but like the look of most guitars and to be honest, that's kind of why I started playing. I used to play a little bass though.

>>61771488
>it can be done right
no it can't

>>61771558
lol, at least you're honest about it

>>61771335
I also play both. If you have people to play with bass is more fun than guitar. As an added bonus when you get with more experienced players you get to be in charge of a lot of the energy.

>>61771575
Om does a pretty good job with a lead bass
Then again they don't have guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKqoNrZ00Bg

What is this meme that A=432Hz is more in tune with the universe than 440Hz?

>>61771729
you got it wrong m8
A=420Hz is the most in tune with the universe

>>61769490
A Rickenbacker.

>>61771729
literally just a meme
432 Hz tuning is just a baroque period standard tuning
Orchestras using period instruments usually tune to 432 Hz because that period's music was written for that tuning

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>>61771620
Yeah but now I actually am into it more than just for looks.

>>61771729
I remember trying it out and while I didn't feel or hear THAT much different I sure as shit couldn't play along to any backing tracks

>>61771775
https://youtu.be/1zw0uWCNsyw

What's with retarded shit like this video and claims that 432Hz is somehow healthy for your DNA and mental health and whatnot? Just meme science?

>>61771755
420Hz should be the new standard pitch for meme music.

>>61771335
I play both. I started with guitar because I a) wanted to play in a band and b) in my ignorance just thought of a bass as a guitar with less strings and therefore as being less interesting. I actually still have more fun playing guitar in most musical contexts except jazz, where I really enjoy improvising more melodic bass lines with a nice groove. Jaco Pastorius really changed my perception of the instrument and I prefer his work to that of most jazz guitarists.

>>61771831
Yeah it's all just bullshit
There is literally zero evidence indicating that certain frequencies are beneficial to health
However, there are certain frequencies which are not good, but those are either extremely high or extremely low

>>61771775
How did they standardize tunings back then? Did they use something like pitch pipes, or did they just hope that there was some autist with perfect pitch nearby?

What kind of wood do you guys prefer in acoustics?

>>61772099
Follow up question, how did they even make pitch pipes and tuning forks accurate?

>>61772262
Brazilian Rosewood that has been buried in the Amazon River for five gorillion years.

>>61772262
my erect penis

>>61772099
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A440_(pitch_standard)

>>61772262
bubinga!

>>61772329
Nice reading comprehension.

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>>61772262
plastic is the best

>>61772099
>>61772270
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_pitch#History_of_pitch_standards_in_Western_music

Short answer:
They didn't.

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>>61772311
>Getting the ultimate blooze face by sticking your dick in the guitar and getting off to the vibrations

>>61772294
>>61772311
>>61772337
>>61772396
>>61772396

why do i ever expect serious answers

>>61772262
maple top sapele back

>>61772262
No wood.

Optimized synthetic materials.

>>61772503
Like carbon fiber?

>>61772516
plastic

>>61772516
Like processed foreskins.

im going to do it,im going to buy my co-workers larrivee-lv05 for 800.

this is my first guitar

>>61772451
Brazillian rosewood for classical, but good luck getting it as it's now an illegal export. I have one but almost never play it, it's just too valuable. Mahogany or ash, maple tops is good for electrics.

>>61772613
learn to play on something cheaper with a wider fretboard

you're going to sound like shit for at least a year and then you can upgrade

spend enough money so you feel like you've invested in something though

>>61772645
>Mahogany or ash, maple tops is good for electrics.

Nice meme.

>>61772715
Douglasswood would have been too subtle.

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Geetarino

>>61770304
I'd totally get the Jackson. Would she buy you a RR1? Those are my dream

>>61770353
Lel, you aren't the other Uruguayfag are you? The country where they ask 170 bucks for a 94 Epiphone strat copy

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How to deal with magnetic drag?

>>61769754
Because there were already 5-string double bass in the 19th century. 5-string double basses had their use during the swing and bebop eras. The industry had to cater to those needs.

>>61773156
lower the pickups.

>>61770673
Wew lad. Here in Uruguay an American Standard retails for 2.2k, no idea about used deluxes but that sounds like an absolute ripoff

>>61770809
2015

>>61773156
Microwave the pups, but only for 30 seconds

>>61770304

It all depends on what you want in a guitar.

If I was getting a shredder I'd get a Charvel Pro-Mod. In my eyes thats the metal guitar for me. For you it's probably something different. Try out both and see what you like.

>>61773151
Nah friend, I'm closer to Mexico than you guise.

>>61773102
I'd do terrible things to get my hands on that strat

>>61773285
Like what

>>61771335
I picked bass 7 years ago because I wanted to play guitar and had a guitarist buddy with great chops already, and because finding a bass player was hard as fuck. I also always wanted for play guitar so in November I got one. Still learning chords and stuff. Picking was never a problem, I already picked before having a bass (there was a kid guitar at home and when I went to my buddy's home I played his guitar too)

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Anyone know where I can get a finished double bound Tele body for relatively cheap? I know about Rock Audio, are there any others?

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What genre is this and how do I play like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp5vrZmVYlM

>>61765181
they're not
basic bitch wood options, their pickups are bad, the headstock is literally the worst headstock ive ever seen on a guitar, they're bolt on instead of bolt in

they're complete basic fender tier shit

>>61771831
>science
>>61771755
Kek, blaze it

>>61773379
polyphia is some weak djent instrumental band

>>61772294
>five gorillion
>not six gorillion
Oy vey, it's like annudah shoah goyim! How dare you disrespect the victims of the shoah like that?

>>61773499
>djent
How fucking retarded do you have to be not to notice there's no low string chugging and tough guy attitude
Polyphia's just modern day prog.

>>61773379
Jazz Fusion thumping/slapping that is usually found in djent

look up Tosin Abasi

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Do your worst

>>61773549
If that's prog then prog is fucking dead

who cares, it's shit, stop trying to learn it and get some taste

>>61773590
You do know prog is called prog for a reason
Prog of 40 years ago is different than prog of 20 years ago is different that prog now
This is just what it's turned into

>>61773580
5 guitars and one amp
resale value $400

>>61773580
When will you fucking fucks stop talking about Star Wars and stop shoehorning it everywhere?

>>61773641
It's not really prog if it needs to be a certain way, namean?

>>61773580
imagine the higher quality and saved money you would have if you bought one good acoustic and instead of buying 2 shitty guitars bought a decent amp instead

>>61773590
It's dead because of fucks like you who whine on indonesian sketching planks instead of making old styled prog rock.

>>61773717
heres the deal: i don't care about prog because it sucks, but he was implying that's standard modern prog(it isn't, it's metalcore instrumental shit)

i have no idea what your post is even saying really, is this how prog fans communicate?

Is Plini meme music?

>>61773817
>instrumental guitar music
>strandberg

that's meme on top of meme

>>61773847
>>instrumental guitar music
>>strandberg
Because instrumental pedal music and jazzmaster is obviously the more patrician option

Anyone got any fingerpicking books they're willing to share?

2 questions. 1. Should I always keep my thumb centered on the back of the neck of the guitar or is it OK to use thumb to mute the E string? B. I don't make a bridge with my finger while picking single strings, should I force myself to relearn while doing it or no?

>>61773860
They're both memes.

>>61773860
two wrongs don't make a right

>>61773885
I wish gg had a pastebin or Dropbox like the boards on /fit/ do.

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What's yells opinion on pic related I I'm 23 and my father played a lot of his music when I was young I recently got back into his music and it's has inspired me to play the guitar. Now I've listened to slot of different genres of rock and I'm still exploring rock but his music stands out the most to me. A lot of people say his music sucks but I really like it.

>

>>61773932
> meme arrow at the end
Hmm, good ruse.

>>61773888
thumb on the neck is generally considered "wrong technique" anyway so whatever is more comfortable, some people mute the E with it and some even use it form chords like the G

>>61773888
I use my thumb to fret the Low E string sometimes so i don't see a problem with it

>>61769490
Tokai Rockinbetter
Dillion DRK

>ITT: rockists pretend to be musicians

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Fender strap, Gibson guitar

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>>61774580
I sure am retarded, forgot to crop the image

Are strandbergs actually worthwhile? Seem like an actual lot of money for headless and a funny neck. $2k for something made in Korea in the same factory with Schecter? how?

>>61768775
Yeah, that's fine, like your girlfriend being taught /checked by her dad when she came of age before you

>>61774613
The only way to know is to try one out.

>>61773991
What do you mean? I'm serious

>>61774675
good point. I like the idea of headless guitars if not the look.

>>61774675
I'd love to try one out, and I have heard a lot of positive things, but the price tag makes it rather difficult. 2k for a korean made guitar is a tough sell

>>61774756
You left a > at the end of your post. That's called a "meme arrow".

>>61774790
Get a Swedish made one then. :^)

>>61774790
who gives a shit where it's from. QC and design decide the quality.

>>61772262
The real answer is that it doesn't matter outside of aesthetics.
Ideal acoustic guitar tone is a matter of engineering and can be achieved with just about any wood as long as the stiffness of the top is correct. Walnut, mahogany, sycamore, pine spruce-it doesn't matter. As long as you can get it to the right stiffness-and any wood can, because guitar strings are fucking tiny-you can create an awesome sounding guitar. All that needs to vary is the thickness of each particular wood top to achieve said stiffness.

The big difference comes in aesthetics and consumer expectations. To get a pine-bodied acoustic guitar to sound awesome, you'll need to put in just as much hand labor as you would a guitar made of spruce and rosewood. Problem is that when you try to sell it, people will say "oh, a pine bodied acoustic guitar-I'll give you $200", when you've got over 5x that into it.
Now contrast that with a spruce-topped, rosewood back and sides acoustic that sounds exactly the same. A consumer goes "Wow! Look at that spruce top-and is that rosewood too? AND IT SOUNDS SO GOOD! HERE, TAKE ALL OF MY MONEY FOR YOUR GLORIOUS CUSTOM GUITAR!"

>>61774832
why do i feel like this post is in a roundabout way trying to start the tonewood slapfight

>>61774868
because you don't understand anything

>>61773156
Tune your strings up to pitch

>>61774580
My 11 gauge strings are starting to feel almost light to me. Am I doomed? I'm scared on 12s. Should mention that these strings are pretty new (like 1 week old). I'm in standard tuning.

>>61774806
oh yeah, prices start at $5200 for basic specs, no problems there

>>61774832
I think that's the case for internal mics or piezos, but when you consider that thickness and density play a bigger role than rigidity in what frequencies pass through a wood, I think that it's hard to not use species as a relevant measure of what to expect from your guitar.

>>61774769
It was an accident I didn't know that was the name

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>>61774580
The heresy

>>61774896
you just posted that you could make the same quality guitar out of pine as you can rosewood/spruce/whatever despite it basically never happening(inb4 someone posts the Taylor pallet guitar)

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Fedora user here

>>61773166
Not really
Although 5 string double basses existed back then, the low string was still an E. Old double basses couldnt handle the tension of a low B string, (thats why double basses were 3 stringed for so long), plus, a low B string made of gut would sound abysmal.

The fender 5 string that that other guy posted has a low string of E as well, so they were used differently than modern 5 strings in the sense that they were used to play higher without having to shift up the neck.

The first modern 5 strings (BEADG) appeared in the 70's when players started changing the nuts on EADGC five strings.

As far as why BEADG 5 string basses appeared before BEADGBE 7 string guitars, I have no clue

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Is it bad to use the same rig for guitar and bass?

>>61775288
Playing a guitar through a bass amp is fine most of the time. However playing a bass through a guitar amp can damage it on the long run since basses generally have a higher output than guitars.

>>61775288
If the speakers can take it, then it's free reign.

If you mean running both at the same time, things can get muddy quick running a bunch of crap through the same speakers. I think this is where real sound guys and equipment come in.

>>61775042
>the Taylor pallet guitar
Which was oak, and unknown top(probably pine).

Everyone knows the best wood is Rondo with Gibson tone polish on it.

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>>61775649
I consider myself something of an expert on tonewoods, but I've never heard of this "rondo."

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I want to trade away the b-52 head and the schecter but they just aren't worth anything

>>61775792
That's pointy guitar.

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>owning a fender

>>61775837
>wood yuu rike a Fendure®©™ Terecashtur®©™?

>captcha: pick all bananas

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>>61775823
pointy enough to fuk ur bitch :^)

>>61773166
But 7 string acoustic guitars have existed before the electric.

>>61774832
You're deaf if you think that wood doesn't affect acoustic guitar tone.

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>>61775964
>razor inlay on the twelfth

>>61776102
I cut myself on the edge all the time ;)

Does /gg/ wanna play a game? Guess the model guitar based on the sound. I'll start

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1HDnXx78aPk

>>61775987
> You're deaf
Don't talk like that, you sound like every electric guitar tonewood turd. I do think wood affects acoustic tone but you're making a horrible argument with that.

>>61776273
>acoustic

>Starting to practice the modes of the melodic minor scale all over the neck (advancing guitarist method)

will it be worth it? this scale seems much harder to improvise melodically in.

>>61776296
i meant like model/body shape/wood idk hahaha

>>61776277
It doesn't affect electric guitar tone at all, electric and acoustic guitars work completely differently.

>>61776368
Nice specs.

>>61776365
He's talking about the rhetoric, not the arguement.

Who else /everythingsoundslikeshitwhenIplay/?

No matter what chords or progression I use when writing new songs it just sounds like garbage and doesn't feel good. Just wanna make simple feel good songs that are pop-tier blues rock.

I know I'm a hack but I wanted to do something for next weeks Open mic :/

Just end it all lads? Sell my guitars and buy a noose?

>>61776421
That's fine.

So I actually just discovered another guitar store in my town, and its probably has the biggest selection of stock in town (I thought it was always like a brass/wind instrument store). Except it has some pretty bad reviews on Yelp saying the owners are awful, and I checked their facebook and they owners argue with people on their too. Apparently they don't even want you touching the guitars unless thats the one you are buying.

Is it even worth it too stop by

>>61776480
Go in there and touch their shit and get out without buying anything.

>>61776424
I'm the same. I just cover that up with skill. I have little trouble playing most things or getting the hang of new techniques, but I can't write shit.

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What's Strymon up to?

>>61776529
Thought about it, but then if I actually needed something from there ever, I couldn't go back

>>61769005
If you use a kernel built for low AV latency (or, say, AVLinux), you can get response at least as quick as any other OS. I like Guitarix, personally.

>>61776670
Pedals you'll have to mortgage your house for them.

>>61774916
do you have mancrushing hands?; furthermore what scale length does your guitar have

11s are generally gonna feel like 10s on a Gibson scale/short Fender scale and 12s feel like 11s and so on etc.

>>61772262
>2016
>Believing in Tone Wood

Bro just get a Rondo music guitar it'll be as good as any fancy guitar from Taylor or Martin, you're just paying for the name.

>>61776335
spruce top, laminate back and sides

>>61776670
fuck I'm excited. I'm betting they're fuzzes/overdrives.

Zuma = Neil Young Toanz

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>>61776670
strymon bout to make shit happen in the eurorack format.

>entire thread has been nothing but gear talk

do you people even play the fucking things?

>>61767646
schizo-effected mood disorder fag reporting in. I know your feels bro. However I was locked in a loony bin for a week the last time I was there. Suicide ward isn't fun. You get locked in a room with nothing but books and you can't even shit by yourself. If you love music man, that's what you need to do. I'm not an extroverted person. Once I've got my guitar slung over my shoulder and I'm in front of a crowd, everything goes away. It's empowering and incredibly therapeutic for me. Nut up and start playing some open mics. If your worth your shit in salt other musicians will take notice, next thing you know the problem won't be finding people to jam with, it will be coming up with the time to jam. Just my two cents I guess. Let music be your outlet. That doesn't mean ignore traditional mental help, just supplement it with music. Things get better buddy, just hang in there.

>>61777026
No.

>>61777026
no

>>61777026
why would you waste time playing shit when there's all this gear to look at and talk about?

>>61771688
Everytime I listen to these guys I can't help but think about how great they would sound with guitar.

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>>61774827
>QC decides quality
spoken like a true non-engineer

>>61767056

Go to down town Saratoga Springs during track season. There are tons of open mics and shit. Tons of friendly musicians who are willing to jam (myself included) and if you can cover some pop songs while putting an indie twist on it you can make a killing busking.

>>61777120
>Soon to be over-saturated job market
>Master race

I don't think so.

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>>61774972
No doubt it does, but only as pertains to their relative stiffness. The nice thing about spruce, for example, is that it is quite stiff even at small thicknesses, and it is quite affordable for a wood that is widely accepted by buyers of premium instruments. But even a "trash" wood like sycamore-which is very floppy at a similar thickness-can be, and has been, made to sound the same.

>>61775042
I posted that, because it's true. See pic related, Bob Benedetto's famous knotty pine archtop.
Besides, pine is a conifer closely related to spruce, which is considered god-tier for acoustic guitar tops. Pine, in fact, was considered an excellent top wood for guitars 200 years ago. It's just that since the American West has opened up, Western Spruce is just as good and available at a much cheaper price.


>>61775987
If you think it does, you're completely stupid.
See this, and educate yourself: http://www.guitarnation.com/articles/calkin.htm

>>61773642
Good thing I'm not selling

>>61773642
>resale value $400
Shouldn't his js be worth more than that?

>>61776365
Don't buy into the snake oil, even for acoustic instruments.
The simple fact of the matter is that it is the design and construction, not the wood, that makes all the difference between a good sounding guitar and a bad sounding one, no matter what it is made of.
Just like there are good and bad sounding guitars made of spruce, mahogany and rosewood, so there are good and bad sounding guitars made of pine, maple, walnut, ash, birch, oak or what have you.

>>61777154
filthy employee peasant

>>61777423
He probably thought the JS was a GSA

>>61777564
What model is it? I can't identify it beyond JS.

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>>61776368
Superior ESP guitar.

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>>61774580
>>61775041
kek, get on my level

>>61777681
I'm guessing JS1200, as the others have 24frets and a hotrail

>>61775087
kek and people here challenge my opinion that PRSs are fedora tier

>>61775092
>being this wrong
basically >>61769804, >>61770089 and >>61770217 are the right answers.

>>61777097
Listen to Sleep then

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>>61776102
funny that you used a spiderman reaction to "fuk ur bitch"
>>61775823
It could be more pointy though. Pic related.

>>61777828
I think you might be right. The only other guitar that looks like it on the ibanez wiki is the js1.

>>61777963
So they finally made a guitar that conveys the amount of energy we would get if we made a generator out of Dimebag's corpse ?

>>61776696
grow a beard and wear hipster glasses

>>61778016
Just put on a burka and ask them to check their privilege when they ask to see your face

>>61776949
>being this wrong
top kek, never buy an acoustic without trying it first. I'm lucky to live near Argentina so we get Sentchordi guitars on the same price level than Fenders. Tried both, the fender sounded dull and didn't resonate well. The Sentchordi sounded like it was a much pricier instrument. I was disappointed because I love Fender.

>>61772262
Cedar top, walnut sides and back

>>61770217
This is the main reason.

EHX Soul Food or Crayon?

>>61777825
>sonic
*tips*
funny that I posted my hockey strat below that one though

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>>61778032

>>61776368
>http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/alinda_sue/songs/fukuyamafireDVD2.htm
>steinburger
top kek

>>61772581
That's not synthetic donglord

can i get some fun to play song recommendations? i guess in the intermediate to slightly difficult category

>>61779267
https://youtu.be/xp0qMDzW9Pk

>>61779085
>implying you couldn't synthesize materials by processing foreskin
synthesis is a process itself, you take some reactives and make some products

For example: Chips + electricity → sound

>>61778118
Soul Food tbphwymf (to be perfectly honest with you, my friend)

The ends of my guitar strap have been stretched wider than a gay prostitute's anus. What's /gg/'s choice of guitat strap?

>>61779680
Rock Steady nylon

>>61779753
That's what I'm replacing. Lasted a while though.

>>61779504
if you build it, they will come

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>>61777826
Was making a dank meme part of your plan?

>>61776670
I'm in the market for a 500 dollar tuner

My guitar tunes backwards, I hate restringing

>>61777828
You are correct, Sir

>>61768943
underrated post

Question for guitarists since I don't play: how competitive do you feel with other people who play guitar? Do you constantly compare yourself to everyone else you see playing or do you just accept that it's a popular instrument and there's no point in comparing?

>>61775792
give u 50 dollars

>>61780731
actually it was an ebin failure. "Your wife" isn't someone else's gf, unless it's a polyandry arrangement in which it would make no sense for some of the parts to get upset because they agreed to that.
tl;dr: get cucked niggerfaggot

>>61780949
Sometimes when I'm at the guitar store, the autism sets in and I realize I can't play for shit.

>>61781029
>cuck niggerfaggot

hey now I'll have you know I'm white

I just changed strings (same brand and gauge as always), and there's this super high-pitched pick attack noise on the high strings. Even lightly tapping the pick lightly against the muted strings sounds it off, and that's never happened before. You can here it popping up in quick shreddy parts:

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1xTo0YdTzzP

Anybody have any idea what's going on? New strings have never acted this way with me before. This is shit timing too, I'm supposed to record tomorrow

>>61781100
Need more info what model guitar what style bridge etc

>>61781043
Same I feel super stupid and self aware even though I've been playing 15+ years. Kinda of like trying to meditate only people can hear you trying to meditate.

>>61780949
care more about songwriting ability

but I play mainly uninspired college indie rock shit so I'm never really soloing for more than 8 bars

>>61781235
It's an 8 year old Schecter
Licensed Floyd Rose
Some kind of cheap active Duncan Designed pickups
11-54 Ernie Ball strings

It's a shitty guitar on paper, but it's treated me well over the years so far

Now that I think about it, let me try changing the pickup battery and see if that does anything. It's been a while

I have a slight jealousy when someone else writes a good part and made it sound good ,be it lead or chords... the shreddy sweep picking finger tappers are a total embarrassment though as is anyone who uses more than 5 pedals

>>61780458
Restring twice a month you sound better.

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it's literally been over a year since i've had sex. wish me luck

>>61781080
wiggerfaggot then, the nigger mentality is in you

>>61781357
The battery change fixed it. That should've been my first thought.

>>61781422
>the shreddy sweep picking finger tappers are a total embarrassment
Say that to my face, not online. See what happens m8
http://vocaroo.com/i/s11gCPcCSQzf

>>61781559
I'd be too embarrassed for you. ;)

>>61781491
Good luck having sex in over a year. Try grinder

>>61781674
why don't i just fuck you then?

>>61781871
Cuz you're super fat. Stop putting sugar on your coffee

>>61781988
I'll fill you with my sweet man sugar.

>>61780949
I'd say I'm pretty competitive, definitely overly-so. My definition of what constitutes as being "better" has changed a lot over the years, though. Obviously when most guitar players are in the initial stages of their musical development the focus is on technique, flash, speed, etc., as was the case with me. The longer I've played the more I've realized that the ability to come up with intelligent, interesting phrasing in an improvisational context is where I find myself envying other guitarists. I keep the competitiveness to myself, though, and it pushes me to improve myself as a guitarist in whatever area I identify as requiring development.

As an example, my city has this sort-of "underground" circle of jazz-trained, young musicians who are really into improv-centric music. We've all jammed at the same venues, attended the same open improv nights hosted by local bars throughout the city, and a lot of these guys are involved in multiple bands with each other. I'm one of the few guys in the bunch who has no university music education and it was literally infuriating to watch kids within my own age group get up on stage and shred these amazing, interesting jazz lines while I barely kept up. I've always been a competitive person and I'd come from a small town where I was used to being praised for my technique. But I was already invested in music and while I can still get down on myself for not knowing some piece of theory I push myself to keep learning and applying. Sometimes I even record our jams on my phone and go home and try to learn some of the licks I hear the other guitar players use. It's been a rewarding, humbling experience that has also made me reflect on my own growth as a guitarist so that I strive to be better than myself more so than other guitarists. It can still be difficult to not feel jealous of other musicians, though.

NEW THREAD:
>>61782634
>>61782634
>>61782634

>>61771335
Bassist master race reporting. I had my fun in treble with sax. The high notes were pretty but you can't feel it. I tried baritone sax (bass of the sax family) and got a boner off shaking shit and still having notes, not just noise like percussion. I got into rock and metal and the bass was a natural progression for me musically. The way the bass line can flow from rhythm to harmonic is beautiful, like an aural dance.

>>61782861
m8, new thread
>>61782634

>>61776881
Don't think I have mancrushing hands. \ Scale length is 24 3/4" I believe.