/gg/ guitar n bass general

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>>72525991
Pic related

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>>72525991

>>72526203
Guys.
Friendly reminder to buy Alien Amps/Cabs, handmade to top specifications in Brazil using only the best components.

>>72525991
/gg/ is finally dead

Started playing some CHON and some of the chords are a strain to play.
Will my wrists ever get used to it?

>>72526580
No, never
Shit in your hands and set your hands on fire, that should help

>>72526559
Proof hardwork pays off

i would shit on my hands and rub it on my chest if someone buy me a Focusrite interface

>>72526758
If you're willing to do that for shitty entry level gear I could only imagine what you'd do for something not marketed to teenagers and broke blooz dads

>>72526832
i dont care whatever "level" it is considered, its good enough to do what i want: record without shitty asio lag, send monitor output to the real amp while it records DI, and improve daw mixing performance

>>72526894
Ignore the troll recording through his onboard Realtek. Focusrite is a pretty cool guy, eh records with direct monitoring and doesn't afraid of anything.

>>72526894
If you say so

would you buy me a focusrite for a real life shit on your hands and rub it on your chest meme

>>72526927
I wouid but you'd probably cheat and use Nutella

>>72526927
No, but I'll buy you a rope and teach you to tie a noose

>>72526920
i am the realtek guy btw
it's working but it started making a 14k noise on both inputs and i have to notch it out with an EQ whenever i record shit
plus it doesnt do the input monitoring an interface can

>>72526958
i record the shitting part for proof

>>72526958
>>72526979
you will see the shit coming out of my ass straight into my hands

I don't understand how this thread keeps getting worse. Every time I think it's hit rock bottom something new makes me realize that there's still room to fall.

It's glorious.

>>72526997
>>72526979
>>72526963
>>72526963
>>72526958
>>72526927
>>72526922
>>72526920
>>72526894
>>72525991
samefag

any recs on classical songs to learn? (something on classtab maybe) nothing too hard

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>there are "people" ITT that listen to guitar music unironically

>>72527108
Led Zep's Stairway to heaven

>>72527106
>7 posters
>20 posts
>10 posts is 1 samefag
>6 posters doing the other 10 posts

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Talentless hack

>>72527106
samefag

>>72527216
led zeppelin is not classical bro

>>72527235
Yeah, also that shit-tier 60s guitar.
What a faggot

>>72527235
would bang

>>72527249
Ok, then Hendrix's Little wing or maybe some Doors

>>72527252
>faggot
That's not grimes

>>72527419
No, it's Samuel

>>72527441
you meen its not you cause your faggot

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>>72527198
YOU COME OVER AND SAY THAT TO ME BROTHER! I HOPE FOR YOUR SAKE YOUVE BEEN TAKING YOUR VITAMINS AND SAYING YOUR PRAYERS!

>>72527463
>I cannot Engli
>I also cannot into guitar

who here can emulate albert king or bb king

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>>72527779
THAT WOULD BE ME BROTHER! THE ONE AND ONLY HULKSTER CAN DO JUSTICE TO THE LEGENDS. I FEAR NO MAN, BEAST, OR PENTATONIC LICK! OH YEAH!

>>72527779
any 12 year old who knows the pentatonic scale in A

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>>72525991
>talentless hacks edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gEz_EEESJs

This kind of tone is very common with electric guitar but I've never managed to get my small beginner's pack guitar/amp combo sounding anything like it. Do you get the smooth and fat sound by way of some effect?

No matter what I do with my amp I just get that tinny, fuzzy sound

>>72528114
but that's childish idiotic shit

Friendly reminder that the wood has nothing to do with the tone.

>>72528145
friendly reminder that body wood absorbs string resonance at different frequencies thereby modifying the sound of the string and the sound reproduced by the pickups

>>72528142
Hahah easy there buddy ^^

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>>72528168
You're making it too easy, son.

>>72528209
http://www.stratoblogster.com/2016/10/guitar-tone-why-everything-matters.html

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>>72528114
>JAPAN
BETTER WATCH YOURSELF THERE BROTHER! THIS IS ABOUT THE GOOD OL RED, WHITE, BLUE AND ALL THE LITTLE HULKAMANIACS WHO ONLY DESERVE THE BEST!

>>72528246
That's just some retarded person's blog.
If you got say, an Epiphone Les Paul and changed all the parts that are in contact with the strings, that being the bridge assembly, saddles, nut and tuners, as well as the pickups, to that of a Gibson Les Paul, it would sound the exact same as the Gibson. Wood has nothing to do with it once everything happens within a closed system. The wood does not affect the vibration of the strings because it's never in contact with the strings in any way, and it only vibrates because the parts that are in contact with the strings vibrate. Any dampening going on happens because of those parts, the saddle, bridge, nut, etc.

>>72528259
Many softer metal bands have the same kind of tone on lead guitar, I just chose that video since I think it really shows what I'm talking about.

My amp goes from clean -> grating punk trash when I turn the drive knob, doesn't matter if I turn down treble and increase bass at the same time, I can't seem to get get the thicc electric sound.

>>72528394
What's your tuning?

>>72528462
Standard electric guitar tuning I guess?

>>72528372
wrong

>>72528475
Dropping the tuning a few steps can help with that.

>>72528477
You're obviously so retarded it's a miracle you can even type on a keyboard.

>>72528394
try changing the body wood

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>>72528394
PUNK ROCK AND GANG CULTURE IS DESTROYING THIS GREAT COUNTRY BROTHER! YOU OWE IT TO YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER TO WANT BETTER FOR YOURSELF! STAY IN SCHOOL BROTHER!

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>>72528526
Stop trollerizing me

>>72528477
>>72528494
Scratch that, what kind of amp do you have? Any effects in front of it? If so, lose the Metal Zone.

>>72528537
Chinese 10w starter pack solid state amp

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>>72528574
Well...There's your problem.

>>72528372
The local repair guy I take my guitars to also builds custom guitars, he laughs in peoples' faces when they specify a body wood.

>>72528014
>hurr durr
thats why you suck at guitar

>>72528594
Sure, but can the generic soft and fat tone in that video be put down to one single effect? Am I guaranteed to be get that kind of tone with just about any decent amp or do I have to look for one with a special knob on it?

>tfw got used to fat neck and high action of shitty nylon acoustic and ballsy lespou and can't fucking grip my thin ass strat anymore

>>72528648
Because believing that it affects tone is retarded.
I wouldn't laugh in their faces because of the specification of the body wood, however.
Maybe they just want a natural finish. And that's cool. I'd like to have something like that.

>>72528662
Nah, you'd have to play around with the settings, as well as the pickup selector. In the video, it sounds like there is some sort of soft overdrive going on, I don't know. That may be a place to start.

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>>72528574
>CHINA
I TOLD YOU ONCE BROTHER BUT YOU WANTED TO SEE HOW FAR YOU COULD PUSH THE HULKSTER! WELL THAT'S NOT VERY FAR BROTHER! WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN HULKAMANIA RUNS WILD ON YOU?!?!

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>>72528044

>>72528711
Righto, thanks. Do you think a cube amp could emulate it?

>>72528652
>muh blooz
>muh utter lack of creative thought
>muh I improvise all the time
>muh up and down the fucking blues scale over the same three chords all day every day

>>72528815
As in Roland Cube? I have no idea what those amps can even do.

>>72528832
Yeah, alright. Guess I want to search for a solid state amp at least.

>>72528372
if thats true, then why my strat sounded shitty thin and lacking after
>gfs bridge with nice steel saddles and big block (probably not steel but still big)
>nice 57/62 pickups set
>nice bone nut
>bridge set tight to the body with 5 strings to prevent that floyd rose type thin sound

>>72528862
I do think my Marshall MG could do it with enough fucking around.

>>72528880
I'm guessing it's because you fucked up. Or because that's the way Stratocasters sound unless you put humbuckers in them. Single coil pickups sound like ass, no matter how expensive they were.

>>72528044
to be honest, I like Jimi because he was so based, not because of his music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK2lfs_uiwk

>>72528816
right, you got it
here's more:
>i cant

>>72528662
>>72528394
that sound can be achieved with a high pass EQ on your amp's recorded sound

over drive pedals make that smooth top end distortion youre wanting
like tubescreamer and boss' orange and yellow ones

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>>72528372
epiphones are fucking great. throw some good pickups in there and you have a great sound. you could use that as a studio guitar if you wanted with no one who could tell a difference.

it's seriously not hard to get good sound out of a shitty guitar, especially a modded one. wood has almost nothing to do with it, you can youtube this shit people, it's not hard, there are sound comparison challenges on there that prove that fact pretty much without a doubt.

now feel and look, that's a different story. a shitty guitar is just not going to feel as good or as enjoyable to play. google the rob chapman/andertons comparison videos and they can always tell which guitars they're playing from how they feel, pretty much spot on each time. the higher end guitars just feel so much nicer to hold and play.

stop the god damned wood debate unless you're prepared to make video proof to prove your point. if you like high-end guitars that's fine, they have their benefits. if you want to justify a low-end purchase, you totally can as well, you can get great sound either way.

also fuck I'm not helping am I

>>72528921
fucking no dude
i played other strats and none of them sounded as weak
my friend's squier alder-body with generic squier alnico pickups sounds much richer and lively
and these pickups arent overwound ones, dont guess that

i fucked up how?

>>72528880
my strat is basswood body, forgot to mention

>>72526894
Get the ur22

>>72529001
>i fucked up how?
I don't know, you are an industrial strength retard, so there are tons of ways you could have fucked it up. And wood had nothing to do with it.

>>72528975
not only good pickups, you have to put a proper Gibson Toanbridge on it

>the higher end guitars just feel so much nicer to hold and play
how does that work? good fret job and stuff or something more vague?

>>72529023
lel retardation
no, its not fucked up and its properly set up.

>>72529038
>higher end guitars feel nicer
I don't get where he's coming from either. I guess it is the fretwork and the tuners, and all that, but overall, they feel the same, unless it's a total piece of shit.

>>72528574
amp model pls

>>72529094
G O R I L L A
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>>72527108
ode to joy, something people recgonize so they dont just hear a bunch of notes when you play it

i'm looking for a cheap old tube radio with p10 input to plug a guitar into

>>72529094
Don't remember but it's a noname with drive, bass, treble and master

>>72528959
Thanks.

>>72529189
get an overdrive pedal and run it into your amp set clean
or get another amp. some amps have that smooth distortion, others have it harsh, you'll have to try them up or watch videos. the marshall MGs anon mentioned does that smooth sound.

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post guitars that scream JAPAN

>90 posts
>17 posters
mmm

Am I the only one who gets fuckin tight in the back when playing guitar?
anyone also plays with his right shoulder as hard as Odins dick?
what the fuck is wrong with me?

>>72529038
>>72529078
I can only speak for having owned both a low-end and high-end fender strat (not anything special, just a american texas special), it's how the neck feels sliding your hand up and down with the curvature of the back of the neck, the feel of the frets and the fret board, and all of those little proportions add up.

Here's a video of a guy who compares a shitty chinese squire strat versus a custom shop high-end fender. Note that they sound identical, and the guy can play them well, but at the end of the video, he distinctly says that he felt like he was fighting the low-end and that it just didn't feel nice to play, where as the high-end felt wonderful, almost like it would play itself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LYfaCYg4Is

Lots of videos like that on youtube, just look around. Again the chapman videos where they do comparisons of squire to fenders, or epiphones to les pauls, they can always tell the difference in terms of how they feel.

Here's the chapman video on epiphones versus les pauls, they nail them every time just based on how they feel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsL6X8uG9-U

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Gibson™ Forever

Poor betas need not apply

>but i need a 7-string, i play meta....

Theres your problem cuckboi.

>>72529331
I guess I can see that. It's kind of weird, however, the last time I was looking for a new guitar, the mid-range ones felt better than the high-end ones. I really don't know what the fuck was going on there.

>>72529380
You'll never need more than 6 strings. Even for metal.

>>72529331
wtf the beginning, he fet job'd the fender but didn't on the squier

also they dont sound identical though, the fender is brighter and more open sounding, the squier has more muddy low mids and less treble. a good set of fender pickups would make it sound identical to the fender though

>>72529380
>Gibson™ Forever on the verge of bankruptcy

ftfy

>>72529380
Only shit metal uses more than 6 strings

>>72529397
mid-ranges are completely sufficient in almost every aspect, so absolutely no shame in that, use whatever feels best. honestly you're going to get diminishing returns with the high ends anyway, they're not really worth it in terms of actual value unless you're an enthusiast or have that much money to casually blow

>>72529447
yea, my apologies I shouldn't have said identical, but you must admit he plays them both so well, and they sound fairly close even despite the shitty pickups.

Thoughts on B.C Rich guitars?

>>72529521
get out

>>72529508
yeah really for sure they sound very close and the guy plays both well

>>72529493
is that why gibson les paul prices have skyrocketed in recent years? I remember when I could get a les paul standard back in the 90s for like 1k. now the fucking things are at least 2.5k new

>>72529508
That's the exact conclusion I came to.
It's not like I'm getting a guitar for the looks.
It's supposed to do a job, and mine does its job really well.

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>>72529521
They're not bad, but you know...

>>72529553
No, but it's why Gibson's credit rating is downgraded to JUNK

>like their guitars

https://www.strata-gee.com/moodys-downgrades-gibson-brands-credit-junk/

>>72529589
They make more than just warlocks you know

>>72529621
Yeah, but they are still edgy, for the most part.

>>72529241
Thanks for the info. Will probably look for a pedal later.

>>72529604
I love les pauls, it would be almost sad to see this bankruptcy if it weren't for the fact that they decided to go full jew on their prices. as far as I'm concerned they deserve it

>>72529604
>The ‘Rating Outlook is Negative’
>2015 Line Launch is Unsuccessful
>Gibson CEO Releases Optimistic Statement

Gibson have been limping along for years, despite being voted the worst company in America to work for. Rumor has it that Hartley Peavey was considering a buyout of the whole company for $1 but he looked over the accounts and walked away.

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>>72529521
I like them, they offend Nu-Males and Djent fags alike so they're cool in my book. The Korean guitars play as good as anything else coming out of those factories, and the US models are god tier.

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>>72529621
We know

>>72529732
At least they have affordable Les Pauls, you should see their prices for their hollowbody guitars.

https://fifthsymphony.com/products/gibson-custom-shop-hsctnagh1-citation-hollow-body-electric-guitar-natural

>>72529733
You heard it boys, start investing in gibsons. Buy every single one off the shelves.

>>72529824
The sooner we get rid of Gibson, the better.

>>72529766
That's affordable. It's not even half of what my car costs

>>72529824
nah, just wait til they go bust then buy Les Pauls in job lots at auctions

>>72528114
couple things go into recording guitar.

Yea depending on you amp maybe its just too shitty to emulate a driven tube amp, though some practice amps are okay at it.

Also when recording distorted guitar, less distortion than you think you need is better, because a lot of guitar parts are doubled leading to a thick sound thats not overly distorted and loses its presence. Also you're not accounting for the fact that its being played in a mix, one of the jobs of bass is to make the guitar sound a bit thicker.

>>72529859
xD

>>72529835
jimmy page and slash were a mistake.

> h-hey guys, remember jimmy page? remember slash? they used les pauls! guys? ...guys?

>>72529766
That's a custom shop guitar. Even then, that's a bit steep. You could by an original 1952 Les Paul for half the price; and that has a lot more historical significance, and a better guarantee of appreciation.

Gibson has gotten way too pricey, especially the memphis division. But the upside is that the quality is a lot better than what it was 15 years ago.

I'd buy used though. Let someone else take the depreciation hit.

You say Gibson, I say gibshit
You say Fender, I say fendurr
You say PRS, I say pos
You say Schetter, I say shitter
You say Ibanez, I say ibenhad
You say Jackson, I say jack shit
You say Dean, I say meme
You say Strandberg, I say Grandsperg
You say Yamaha, I say yamahahahaha
You say Agile, I say fragile
You say SX, I say sux
You say Alembic, I say anemic
You say Campelone, I say forever alone
You say Thomas Humphrey, I say thomas hump fag
You Say Warmoth, I say woll smoth
You say Warwick, I say Warshit
You say Epiphone, I say epiphoney
You say Gretsch, I say retch
You say BC Rich, I say greasey shit
You say acoustic, I say acute shit
You say Washburn, I say washed up
You say Rickenbacker, I say Rickensucker
95% of kids these days wouldn't know a good guitar if it bit them on the ass

If you're in the 5% that isn't retarded respond saying "we love charvel"

>>72530025
How much did they get paid by Gibson to keep using Gibsons, though?

>>72529521
Mockingbird is underrated

C'mon guys, start shitposting.
Let's ruin this general yet another time

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>>72530051
>acoustic
>brand

>>72530051
You say shitposter I say pretentious faggot that pretends to be satchel or guthrie in front of a mirror

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>>72530076
it's too late anon. it was too late 100 threads ago

>>72530076
body wood affects toan

>>72530051
t. charvel employee

>>72530112
There's this faggot again.
Eat shit and die

>>72529380
>no tremolo
>no single coil and humbucker
>dumb shape looks gay and uncomfortable


Gib cucks need not apply

>>72530112
>toan
Is this the new meme?

>>72530051
reminder that Charvel is owned by Fender Musical Instrument Corp and made in the same factory as MIM Fenders, probably by the same workers

>>72530145
>tremolo

>>72530152
no, it's the old one

>>72527198
What genre doesn't have or does not sample from a song with guitar in it that exists

>>72530162
Samuel makes Charvels at the Brazil factory.
Roman makes Fenders at the Japan factory.
Get ur facts straight

>>72530180
Except for deathgrips of course

>samefag here

>>72530178
Got it. I'm a total fucking newfag as far as this board goes.

>>72530192
in brazil only high quality handmade guitars are made
the shitty brazilian-brand guitars are made at factories in indonesia, korea, china etc

>>72530234
t. roman

>>72530234
Yeah, that's why even Kiko Loureiro prefers an Ibanez (He left tagima the instant he got famous enough to get a better deal so don't try to lecture me on he used to play this or that).
Take all that pride in your third world country and shove it up your ass Samuel

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>>72530051
You say Fender, I say Fenderp
You say Marshall, I say Marshololololol
You say Orange, I say Orful
You say Roland, I say Rofl
You say Ashdown, I say Assclown
You say Vox, I say Vulva
You say Sunn, I say Suck
You say Mesa Boogie, I say Mesa Booger
You say Ampeg, I say Asspeg
You say Soldano, I say Suckdicko
You say Randall, I say Randull
You say Krank, I say Wank
You say Bad Cat, I say Fag Cat
You say Dr. Z, I say Dr. Pee
You say 65, I say Dicksty5
You say Peavey, I say Penis
You Say Hughes and Kettner, I say Jews and Shittner
95% of kids these days wouldn't know a good amp if it bit them on the ass.

For the 5% that isn't retarded respond "we love Dumble"

>>72530234
name six guitarists I've heard of who regularly use or endorse any Brazilian guitar

>nb: guitarists I've heard of

>>72530281
>has never even set eyes on a Dumble and just eats up all the internet hype about them

>>72530319
The crystal lattice doe

>>72530281
What about Bugera?

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>>72530299

>>72530277
>>72530299
Ayyyy

>>72530363
>regularly

>>72528959
>>72528816
>i can't make music and feel music with few notes and simple blues licks so i escape it by shredding scales and weird intervals fast

>>72530350
You say Bugera, I say Bugina
You say Crate, I say Bate
You say Egnater, I say Eggnog
You say Mark Five, I say Mark Fuck

>>72530449
What about Suzuki amps

You say [insert popular brand name here], I say [insert insulting name here]
95% of kids these days wouldn't know a good amp if it bit them on the ass.

For the 5% that isn't retarded respond "we love [insert piece of shit brand that no one has ever heard of here]"

>>72530513
You say Marshall, I say Marshmellow
95% of kids these days wouldn't know a good amp if it bit them on the ass.

For the 5% that isn't retarded respond "we love alien Amps".

Fug off gooby

>>72530494
You say Suzuki, I say Sudookie
You say Hiwatt, I say Hiwutt

>>72530532
Long time, no see, Roman.

>>72530532
You say Alien, I say Gaylien

Yes, yes!!!
Keep on shitposting my children, /gg/ is as done as Samuel's amp

>>72530618
I can't wait to be poked down his dickhole

>>72530557
You say Roman, I say wreck my shit senpai
You say Samuel; I say up and coming rockstar, you can tell.

>>72530654
this. and shot into roman's boi puss

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>>72530712
>>72530726
Aight, fuck this thread. Eject.

>>72530618
you dont like shitposting?

Gonna try and revive this. Is there any downside to putting a Bigsby on a guitar? Obviously tuning stability. Would locking tuners be recommended?

>>72527779
his vibrato, yeah, he's one of my biggest inspirations - playing few notes but giving them each impact and meaning which I find more attractive than mindless shredding (not me saying playing fast is bad but I'd rather hear someone solo over one scale with emotion and phrasing than someone solo over fifty different scales as quick as possible, not very melodic)

>>72528372
I've wondered if it makes a difference with semihollow or hollowbody guitars even though theyre still using the closed system because they sound distinctly different to solid bodies.

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>>72529250

>>72528372
So you could make a Gibson Les Paul out of Maple and Mahogany, and an Epi Les Paul out of plywood, switch all the electronics out, and it would sound exactly the same as the Gibson?

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>>72532180
friendly reminder that cheap guitars are not made of plywood

>>72530281
You say Dumble, I say Fumble

>>72532892
reminder that condor les paul copies are made of plywood

>>72529130
This. Easy af and everyone knows the tune

>>72532066
the fender jaguar is one of the weirdest guitars.

>>72532892
It was a hypothetical.

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https://youtu.be/KTKfHkHZ6qQ

There's good reason for people to be pushing the "tonewood isn't real" meme. Most marketing surrounding tonewood is false and most of what people value tonewood for is also false. But it does have a small effect. The most audible of which is most noticeable when playing chords. A lighter guitar will lose dissonant upper order harmonics sooner during the sustain of a chord. Most people don't realize this because it doesn't change overall EQ. Things like "mahogany has a warmer tone," etc., are flase. But if you listen to how soon a chord "resolves" to lower order harmonics, you can hear the difference. Knowing this, you can probably tell an acrylic guitar from a lighter wooden guitar blind.

https://youtu.be/5vgwaiScrwA

Another difference is that a lighter guitar will vibrate other strings that are not being played more than a heavy guitar. This can make muting very slightly easier on a heavy bass than a light one.

As for sustain, it is true that a heavier guitar will have more sustain, however this isn't very noticeable since most of the added sustain is already very quiet. The early sustain as the note loses volume is still effectively the same.

I really have a lot more to say on the topic but 4chan is not the place. These are the basics when it comes to tonewood, hopefully you find the information useful. I want to emphasize here that misconceptions about tonewood are more commonly held beliefs than the truth. If you had to divide the tonewood debate into two camps, both sides would be wrong. But by all means, the side trying to take your money with marketing bullshit is much more wrong.

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>>72533180
hence "friendly"

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>>72533396

oh my god recording is so hard

mad props to sound engineers and recording technician people who do this everyday

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>>72525991
>Kurt Cobain makes some of the most recognisable guitar riffs in history and brings an entire sub-genre into the mainstream leading to bands like Soundgarden, AIC and Pearl Jam also gaining attention.
>Faggots who have contributed nothing recognisable to rock music will proceed to call him a hack

Whatever you say faggots, like it or not, nirvana made some great songs, get over yourself.

Nominating this for best song;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vabnZ9-ex7o

>>72534125
it sucks ass trying to split time between teaching yourself how to use an 8 track or whatever and actually focus on guitar playing/song writing

ill spend all fucking day trying to get a lead to cut through a mix on a shitty song im trying to record only to realize that i havent actually practiced anything else in days, it sucks.

>>72534125
It's really not that hard. You place a mic in front of an amp or a singer or a drumkit and you record the sound.

Mixing the track, that's where the artistry comes in.

>>72534236
>an entire generation of guitarists convince themselves that more notes=better meanwhile their genre is being btfo by a dude programing 2 or 3 notes into a sequencer and looping them over and over a drum beat

lmao

>>72534354
>An entire generation of guitarists convince themselves that more notes=better.

Right ?
It's not like that's exactly what hair metal and 80's rock guitarists were also doing before grunge came in and kicked the shit out of them with basic chord progressions.

>>72534409
the 2010s are a lot like the 80s, beeps and boops are huge while rock music generally has its finger up its ass. i expect a reset soon but it just sucks ass that my 20s were spent talking to you guys about what mode of C#major sounds the best as opposed to actually doing anything that has meaning

>>72534509
Well you can stop coming to this website anytime you want faggot, you not doing anything was your own decision.

What pedals does Vektor use?

>>72534246
yes, actually recording sound is easy
getting the perfect take, mixing, volumes, feedback etc is hard

>>72534579
1 hand pedal
1 shit pedal
1 rub pedal

>>72533064
theyre made of nato, so called asian mahogany

>>72534579
What the fuck do you mean. They use rectifiers and tune up to F sharp, they don't use pedals for distortion if that's what you are asking

I just now started playing while standing and especially bar chords are pretty hard for me to play and fuck my wrist up. am I doing something wrong or will I get accostumed to it?

>>72535042
Post pic of fretting wrist, most people have their strap positioned horribly and end up with their wrist bent wonky as hell when standing

What kind of people actually buy 5000 dollar les pauls when you can buy top end guitars from guys like Ibanez, Schecter, ESP, and Jackson that are way easier to play, better fret access, faster necks, etc... for like 1500 - 2000 bucks

>>72533396
7:58
the acrylic one is clearly more brighter

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thoughts on Seagull guitars? i bought pic related, waiting for it to arrive

>>72534238
getting a lead to cut through is easy, just boost a couple frequencies
>only to realize that i havent actually practiced anything else in days
you dont stay with guitar in hands while using the computer? not even noodling or playing scales while something is loading or rendering?

>>72535239
if i could get over how ugly the headstock is and how awful their necks feel, i'd be all over them. build quality is great and they're made in north America which isnt common for a $250 dollar guitar. the bolt on neck makes repairs really easy too.

>>72535239
>>72535369
what an ugly headstock

>>72535071
I have it in a reasonable position the lower end of the guitar is right above my dick I could strap it high like john lennon but thats lame

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>>72535369
>>72535420
i personally bought it because of the headstock

>>72535469
congratulations then, you dont have to get past the fact that you own a plywood guitar made by a starving pregnant chinese woman if your budget is under $1,200

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who is the worst gear reviewer on youtube and why is it this fucking charisma vacuum?

>>72535618
lol there are tons that are worse

pixylixxx buys aliexpress garbage and the entirety of his musical tastes revolve around 80s hair metal

philip mcknight never edits his videos and mumbles, he's also fat and bald

theres also samoan looking 19 string bass guitar guy that tries to sell string wraps

and of course theres rob chapman...

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how to stop my wrist from bending this much when playing bar chords and power chords
only way to prevent it is doing them with the thumb over the neck and consequently having the hand in single-note-playing position

also how to stop my left shoulder from bending down? id guess just raising the strap or having the guitar more diagonally but it also happens when sitting
just forcefully keep the shoulders straight and get used to playing that way?

So I am looking into getting a used Ibanez Artcore.
Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on them?
I am not very skilled, and fuck around on synths usually, but will have nothing but time to practice over the next few months.

>>72534236
Okay I agree with you 100% but this is not a great example since this was obviously a rip off of The Damned like Polly was a rip off of the 4skins. Aerozeppelin, Mexican Seafood, Drain you are much better examples

>>72535698
Mcknight is fucking awful at playing too. Every video opens with him picking a blues riff and then speeding up 1000bpm at the end as he haphazardly flies through the minor pentatonic making no effort to pick individual notes.

>>72529553

Have you ever heard of a little thing called inflation? Btw the 90s were two decades ago.

>>72536198
/r/ an example

>>72535618
do i have to keep buying new gear to make youtube videos? or how to make guitar videos besides gear review

>>72535698
Oh man, you just reminded me of this faggot I saw testing 8+ string guitars. He was ugly as shit and had gauges in his ears but kept thinks he is badass by playing 1 string

http://sendvid.com/uqqihviu
http://sendvid.com/uqqihviu
http://sendvid.com/uqqihviu

>>72535618
https://youtu.be/UVE04MWroMc

This guy from Premiere Guitar. Zero personality, and even worse, the gear always sounds like shit.

>>72536262
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfbG6mqaPpk&t=113s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UJh_nPQ3u0

>>72535129
Successful people who have disposable income

>>72536291
great story

>>72535129
maybe people who want the unique les paul sound plus the classy classic looks? prs cant sound exactly like les pauls

also not everybody is a retard that prefers thinner necks

>>72536476
>>72535129
also most ibanezes sound like shit, fucking thin trebly sound i.e. paul gilbert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7_u6WGYr1Q

>>72535129
Ibanez sound is okay, Schecter, Esp and the like are a bit too "teen metal player" looking/sounding for my style. Schecter isn't that bad though.

I'd never pay $5000 for a current production Les Paul, but I would rather pay extra for a used one over any of those other guitars.

>>72536619
ibanez is the king of brazilian teenage guitars.

>>72536605
How the fuck does she play with those nails

>>72535727
keep your elbow tucked close to your body

>>72536645

Yeah. But they're not the worst guitar at that price.

>>72536668
thanks, what is a tucked elbow

>>72535727
play in more of a classical position or choke up on the strap.

>>72536796
Classical position, with the thumb behind the neck (first pic on that post), requires the rearm to be more horizontal, thus requiring a higher strap or angling the guitar diagonally.

Complete beginner looking to buy first electric guitar.

After some researching, my options comes down to either 112J or 120H because I want something versatile.
Is one humbucker bridge pick up enough to play something heavy like hard rock or metal?
If so I would just go for the 112J because I can get it for like 140 new from authorized dealer.
If not then I'll go for 120H for 200, but I'll need to get it shipped because I can't find one at the stores near me.

>>72537043
Fug forgot to mention that it's Pacifica*

>>72536605
so thats how an archtop sounds
lacks midrange doesnt it
why the fuck make such a guitar with less ressonance if it wont be amplified

>>72536659
how the fuck does HE play with those naisl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HGKdvwaWB4

i guess thats how he nails that vibrato

>>72537043
>Is one humbucker bridge pick up enough to play something heavy like hard rock or metal?
yes

what does the 120h has? another humbucker in the neck

>>72537118
Yeah, 2 Humbuckers with coil tapping on both.

>>72537043
at that price it doesnt matter what the fuck you buy its gonna be a piece of shit

>>72537157
ah

yeah, the 112j will do just fine

the biggest thing single coils on the bridge and metal is that they get really bright and lack the bass needed for chuga chuga palm muting.
they sound fine on the neck position

coil tapped humbuckers dont sound like actual single coils so you'll lose that pure strat sound with the 120h's HH pups

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

>>72537253
>$150 guitar
>$500 amp
might sound okay

>$150 guitar
>$50 amp
gonna sound like a cardboard tube

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YOU KNOW WHAT BROTHER?! IT REALLY TEARS THE HULKSTER UP INSIDE TO SEE SO MANY OF THE LITTLE HULKAMANIACS PLAYING THESE IMITATION GUITARS! THESE GUITARS FROM THE LAND OF THE STINKY GIANT YOKOZUNA! ALL ABOUT THE FLARE BUT NONE OF THE HEART THAT COMES FROM A FINELY CRAFTED 24 INCH SCALE GUITAR FROM THE OLD RED WHITE AND BLUE! I SAID IT BROTHER! AS A PROUD AMERICAN I CANT JUS SIT BY WHILE OUR NATION'S YOUTH ARE LEAD A STRAY, FORGETTING WHAT MAKES THIS COUNTRY GREAT! THERE'S ONLY ONE GUITAR THAT CAN STAND UP TO THE PYTHONS BROTHER! AND THAT IS NONE OTHER THAN A GIBSON! MADE IN THE HEARTLAND FROM THE SAME BLOOD AND SWEAT THAT THIS GREAT COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON! MAKE YOUR PARENTS PROUD! MAKE YOUR COUNTRY PROUD! TAKE YOUR VITAMINS AND SAY YOUR PRAYERS BROTHER! GO GIBSON OR GO HOME!

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yamaha pacifica? my siblings bought me one when i was 11 or something, i didnt care and probably didnt even touch it
then i went 14, started going to small concerts and decided to start to play and they bought me the cheapest condor HSS
then i got a part time job and on the same day bought a les paul copy, and played along to songs and kiss live vids after school like this one i remember https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUeKsZzGZ38

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>>72533147
It really is because every time I hear "Fender Jaguar" I think of this.

>>72537528
>2 j pups
why

>>72537548
Because it's a Jazz bass with Jag controls essentially.

>>72537596
cool, worth nothing btw, but wheres the jaguar with j+p pups

>>72528648
sounds like a fag

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>>72537618
I guess they're made alongside the double J ones. I thought the P-Js were Squier only but apparently they aren't.

>>72537043
save up and get the 112v

On a side note does anyone else feel Kurt Cobain has an unmatched guitar style it feels very similar to Frank Black and Greg Sage. I've been playing a lot of Nirvana songs from Incesticide and Bleach. Holy fuck is Negative Creep fun as fuck to play. I'm also trying to learn the full Johnny B Goode song and it's hard as fuck following the speed.

253th for John Mayer sucks ass for indie vibe and idiotic riffs

>>72537712

Kurt wasn't a great guitarist, but he did have some cool stuff here and there. Nirvana stuff is fun to play for sure.

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>>72537736
John Mayer Trio is best John Mayer

>>72537712
>unmatched guitar style
>similar to Frank Black and Greg Sage
very contradicting

anyhow, he wasn't a guitarist per se. he just used the guitar to help write songs, like often most people would because the guitar is a great instrument to accompany lyrics. imagine if he played sax instead.

it's not to say he sucks, but i agree with you, it's different from anything before him

>>72537971
>he just used the guitar to write songs

Pretty spot on. Cobain was a songwriter first, and a musician second. He used the guitar as an extension of himself, a tool to help him get his point across.

He had a gift for melody though, and sometimes you'd get something like "All Apologies." Kurt was mostly into punk though, so it was mostly power chords. Even then, "Smells like Teen Spirit" or "Breed" is fun to jam on.

>>72538145
>gift for melody
>guitar riff is generic major run
>vocal melody is not much different

>>72538170
Just because it's simple doesn't mean it's generic.

>>72538254
yes it does
anyone can create melodies like that by simple noodling the major scale

>>72537971
It seems contradicting at first but hear me out it truly is a style of his own the only thing these three artist have in common is that they all use a simple melody to accompany their chord progressions but it's their chord progressions that are unique and their chord progressions all have influence from some form of early rock Frank Black is a mix of bossa nova and blues but Kurt's is like a mix of metal,blues, and slight classical influence. The more I play their songs the more I keep picking up on it in Scentless Apprentices the lick he plays on the high E string I think was ripped off the Beatles Helter Skelter but the riff is inverted and played backwards. I know they're not very good technical guitarist but something about these three have and their composition is crazy. Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys I'd say is the closest thing we have to a style like these three at the moment. I get so fucking jealous when I play their songs and see how simple everything is it almost hurts.

>>72538299
Could you explain how to use scales to compose I'm learning them but have no idea how to properly use them I'm starting to get ideas but it's really difficult without input from another person. I've memorized my pentatonic and most of my major scale I have my G major remembered I'm also having difficulties understanding arpeggios and how those work in favor or how many there can be to use whether it's just shapes you can move around the fretboard to use as a voicing. Thank you if you can't answer it's okay!

>>72537233
Thanks for the explanation, I guess I will get the 112J then.

>>72537703
Is the humbucker pick up that much better compared to the one on J? Seem's like it's the only thing different compared to the J outside of the aesthetic.

>>72538299
>anyone can create melodies noodling around in a major scale
>as he sits behind a computer on a monday night instead of on a tour bus on his way to his next show

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>>72525991
who else drunk as shit right now, post what you're playing

https://clyp.it/plc1poet

>>72538657
just got back from an open mic where i tried some new shit, got some fried chicken and more beer on the way home and am feeling /comfy/ as fuck

cheers

>>72538762
hell yeah man, sounds like a good night.

>>72538657
Diggin the Bill style. He's my biggest influence. Nice work!

>>72538299
I'm not talking generic in technical terms. In that sense, yes it is. But it was never hackneyed or lazy songwriting. Kurt took the basics, and spun it into something interesting. He did a lot with very little.

string recommendations please

>>72539046
gibson ace frehley signature strings

>>72539046
10s are pretty nice good for standard tuning and drop tuning.

>>72539046
40-100s

>>72539046
the most expensive you can afford poorfag

>>72538844
thanks, same here, been listening to his albums with Paul Motian a lot recently. Haveyou heard his new album on ECM yet? It's so good, probably one of his top 5 best imo.

>>72539046
I've always bought D'addario's because they're usually the cheapest and a known brand. Color coding system is nice too.

I've never gotten the point of obsessing over strings. I tried some slinky's a few times. Couldn't really tell the difference.

>>72539090
11's work even better imo

>>72538991
not on that "all apologies" song you mentioned. the guitar and vocal melodies are pretty basic.

anyone here would pay a Focusrite or UR22 interface to see nigger toe himself shitting on his hand and rub on his chest

>>72539201
What's the difference in 11s and 10s I've used 11s before but only when I started playing

>>72539262
the first one is thicker

>>72539046
GHS boomers are my favorite but every music store i go to has them out of stock. theyre interchangeable with standard ernie ball gauges however so if youre autistic like myself and dont want to fuck with how your guitar is set up you can swap them out easily

>>72539297
Yes but when playing do you feel it muddies the chord if not in drop tuning or would you say even in standard there's no difference I think it's in my head but when I play with heavier strings power chords sound really really muddy.

ive actually never bought strings so
i dont know what the numbers you say mean, I just want some that is good for bending

>>72539349
for bending get 9s or even 8s

but really, keep the 10s and practice bending on a acoustic with heavy strings so your fingers get strong and you can bend 10s even with just one finger

>>72539349
just buy 10s for an electric and 12 for an acoustic

anything else is meme technology

>>72539262
11s are the next gauge up, just a hair thicker. Sound a little fatter. If you like to play in alternate tunings on occasion but don't wan't to dedicate a guitar to drop D or whatever, thicker gauges tend to work better.

Only problem is it's a little harder to bend.

>>72539326

If you're tone is muddy, it's probably not the strings.

>>72539326
>>72539440
probably he had the action set very low and when he put 11s it had no space to vibrate properly

>>72539440
>>72539462
Oh okay my action was a little wonky before but I've gotten it fixed that was probably it sorry

>>72539506
sorry for what

>>72539506
>>72539520

You're being super polite for 4chan. It's fine to call us niggers; everyone does it.

>>72539520
>>72539551
I'm being polite because there is mutual respect in /gg/ we're all here on the same road of improvement. I call the peasants in other threads niggers. So far it's a bretty good thread.

>>72539697
the road of improvement of toan through the upgrade of wood

>>72539136
I don't think I have actually. What's it called? Is it the one with Andrew Cyrille Quartet?

>>72539713
and 1000s of dollarydoos on pedals and never buying meme guitars this is how you become a great guitarist gibson more like gibingmeshit

>>72539720
It's a guitar/bass duet with Thomas Morgan called "Small Town" just came out a couple of days ago. That Andrew Cyrille album is great too though.

Is this properly EQd and Volume'd? pls

https://clyp.it/wgctijzv

ok my top e string broke so should i only replace the e string or all of
them

>>72539825
just the e or you can replace all of them up to you.

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If you tune down a whole step do you have to play chords differently or play songs in different area of the fretboard? I'm barely playing pls no bully

>>72539825
If you haven't changed them in a while, then you might as well change all of them.

>>72539949
yes youd have to play two frets (one whole step) up to get the same notes

>>72525991
Rate my guitar professor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3YW7vWHBk

>>72539955
well my guitar is new and the e string already snapped so i'll just replace one.

maybe 4chin is right about jazzmasters being bad but i already upgraded the bridge and am gonna adda new string to sell it for less despite its upgrades is not what im trying to do

>>72540055
at least you've learned a valuable lesson. never buy a meme guitar.

>>72540055
Is it a squier or MIJ by any chance? I had a problem with the tremolos having sharp edges at the string hole. Try making it smooth with some sandpaper or you're just going to break a string again very soon.

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Are there any benefits to playing with a heavier string gauge?

>>72539761
took a bit of the original solo away with a stereo enhancer. is it better or worse????
https://clyp.it/y3gyfrlk

>>72539992
That guy is fantastic. Does he teach at a university?

>>72540079
fuck is a meme guitar i wanted it because alex turner uses one on humbug (not my exact model but a jazzmaster) i dont browse /mu/ unless i have a question

>>72540081
squier vintage modified jazzmaster

>>72540143
stronger power chords. if you play metal, you might like 0.11s. otherwise just go 0.10s or 0.09s. you can also get mixed if you want heavier power chords and don't want to sacrifice your ability to play riffs as easily.

>>72540143
Just a few things off the top of my head...
You can actually have lower action without buzzing.
More volume with acoustics and hollow bodies.
For certain styles you can play faster because the strings dont displace as much.

>>72540246
>>72540230
So if I wanted to make the jump from say .9's to something like .11's or .12's what would I need to adjust on my guitar for the added tension.

>>72535736
I have an AF75. I love the sound of it and the playability, though the neck shape feels a little odd to me. I still need time to get used to it.
Minor annoyance, the pickguard buzzes, i might just take off.
The pick ups are also hotter than I would like, but thats a preference, not neccessarily a bad thing.

>>72540180
embarrassing

>>72540285
Most likely you would have to adjust nothing.

>>72540285
depends on the guitar. .12 seems a bit overkill to me, even for metal. you can feel the difference for every increment, .11 should be more than sufficient, but I haven't used .12s or even seen .12s so I wouldn't know I suppose.

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hey guys is this a good beginner guitar?

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>>72540230
>>72540328
Can any of you figure the brand of this guitar?

>>72540372
at least he's playing a real chord.

>>72540378
thats great, i'll marry her

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anyone know what model is this weird shaped body guitar

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the trap or the epiphone? you can only pick one to take home

>>72540551
>>72540551
>>72540551

>>72540525
hey samuel are you into traps. Check out this one I'm banging tomorrow

lisandraponce69.tumblr.com/

>>72540582
nice, bang the hell out of this chubby fag

>>72540525
That's Sara Underwood