/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

>>72763607
I am shit and I keep buying gear. Pretty depressing honestly.

>>72763803
So practice more until you're not shit

>>72763810
How to motivate myself?

>>72763831
I dunno m8
Watching great guitarists does it for me, but it seems like most people just get more discouraged when they do that. You either practice more or you don't

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This is art. APPRECIATE IT!

Did you know tone knobs on la guitar did shit and was useful?

>>72763875
I need to learn theory and learn to read music. But it's so incredibly boring and I'm not seeing any progress whenever I try...

so everyone says the Tweaker is some hot shit rn and got some great tonal range

is this legit or just guitar center gearfags trying to sell me shit again?

>>72764044
>the Tweaker
the what

>>72764051

some amp called the tweaker. don't know anything else about it other than it supposedly got some killer tonal range. I was hoping yall would give me the 411 yo

>>72763906
Whoah, anon! That's looks amazing. Obvious quality craftsmanship. Okay, I doubt it's custom shop but for a just a production model it's nice. Fuck, I have GAS now. I want one! Cool handles, stitching contrasted by the matte leather... I gotta have that chair! Congrats on your get, anon!

>>72763906
Ebony on blue looks weird. Would look way better with a gloss finish and maple fretboard. Made in Korea?

>>72763906
That iron eagle inlay.

o/

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This finally came yesterday. The bass contour is surprisingly not a meme. IRL it's just a more usable version of a treble/bass switch on an amp.

its finished lads

https://clyp.it/s0wzo0yp

I have the opportunity to buy an Ibanez ART320 w/ case for $150, is this a good deal? is it a decent guitar? primarily interested in playing jazz and rock

>>72764720
P90 + humbucker? I haven't seen that before.

>>72764720
congratulations anon. its very beautiful

>>72765096
makes sense as the p90 is less bassy, would made for a balanced set

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>>72765260
>he doesn't play a First Act

>>72751046
Reminds of Kiss but Ace knew how to hold a note and use silence to great effect... Yeah, you're playing too many notes all the way through. It sounds wanky. Try for dynamic, melodic and contrasting instead.

Also, the background chords may be too full to solo over.

>>72764720
>trigger warning
Have you decided on a gender yet? How does ze play?

>>72765142
You've never played p90's, admit it.

>>72765970
never

>>72764720
Love the idea of that combo. Always had a fondness for P90s in the neck, but not as fond of them in the bridge. HB is just a bit more fat of a sound for that position, and a good hot P90 in the neck would make a good complement. Satisfied w/ Reverend's QC/construction so far?

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>>72763607
>Free Jazz Edition

Does any anon here have experience with fuzz pedals that give a similar sound a la Truckfighters, Budgie, and Black Sabbath's Master of Reality?
I got an Orange amp but I feel like I need more.

there's a disturbing lack of pictures of guitars and basses in here.

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>>72765850

>>72766116
yeah it's about as well made as an american fender. the neck is pretty chunky which is my thing but ymmv. it stays in tune remarkably well.

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Hey guys I bought, Pic related guitar.
What do I have to buy to make it sound better?

>>72766973
A different guitar

i want to buy an 8 string and remove the 2 extras, just for that extra neck space
is this retarded? can I buy extra wide necks?

>>72766983
aww, I'm just starting to learn ;_;

>>72767017
Bass player Steve DiGiorgio plays a four string bass with only three strings. No idea why, but I guess it's possible as long as it works.
I also plan to use my four string bass as a guitar with the right effects. There's really no wrong way to do things.

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>>72766973
Patriotwood

Literally the worst /gg/ thread EVER. Is this how it ends, mates?

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>>72767100
When was /gg/ ever good?

>>72767038
Then buy a tuner and practice. You'll be fine

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post pedalboards of famous artists

>>72767100
>Literally the worst /gg/ thread EVER
You missed some things if this is the worst you've seen

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>>72767167
>band has 2 tuners

>>72766973
you fucked up

>>72767215
you can use the boss tuner as a signal splitter

>>72767232
Why? ;_;

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Who else practices like crazy so that you can live up to the expensive gear that you own?

Does buying a new (better) guitar motivate anyone to practise more?

>i left my tube amp on over night on accident
>it gets gritty and the fuse blows next time i try to play it (the power light doesnt come on)
>replace fuse
>it blows again
>replace tubes
>fuse still blows
how fucked am i

>>72763607
What kinda guitar is recommended for mathrock and jazz? Already know my music theory and the like.

>>72767727
Screen grid burnt out

>>72767738
Any guitar with a good clean sound. I would get a 335 style guitar with original PAF (unpotted) pickups

>>72767738
les paul for everything

>>72767770
how do fix

>>72766973
Get it refinished, black isn't a very good tone colour. I'd recommend salmon or periwinkle.

>>72767852
Best bet is a competent amp tech. You are going to need a voltmeter and probes.

>>72767673

See >>72767494

Works for some people

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i bought this supposed mustang second hand off some guy in my city, i was looking it up and im 99% sure it's a modified cyclone. can anyone confirm or deny?

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>>72768245

headstock for the "mustang pawn shop" model, but everything else is basically just a cyclone.

>>72767852
shaft the fuse

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>>72768254

i dont really know if this is the place i should be posting all of this but i just can't find out anything anywhere.

>>72763906
>muh carved top metal strat with active pu's

>>72767051
I threw up in my mouth a little seeing this.
Fuck Chris Kyle, and good riddance.

>>72768262
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's a cyclone.

>>72767127
What would compel a person to want to own that kind of """"instrument""""?

>>72764064
I believe that's an Egnater tube amp. Never tried one though.

>>72768449
It allows bards to use polearms.

>>72768485
Sounds op as fuck

>>72767127
Imagine having to restring that autistic piece of shit every month or so

>>72768514
Where does one even get srings to that thing?

>>72768448

so a cyclone with a mustang pawn shop headstock? that's what i thought.

>>72766973
Better strings maybe. Don't worry too much about sound

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>struggle with something while practicing
>take a break from guitar for a day or two
>come back and can now play it perfectly

Why is this?

>>72763607
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZMWGQIgueM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfMVQ-DvAB8&t=1120

>>72768866
Fatigue.

>>72768866
Sometimes I can play a piece so I could never have done it better
Other times I can't make anything work. I think music creation is dependent on forces outside of the musician. High pressure in the weather or some such.

>>72768506

Yo /gg/ tinkerers, my volume knob keeps cutting out in certain places, I opened it up and resoldered a loose connection and now it cuts out less, but it still cuts out, have I fucked the solder, or if it the pot itself which is broken.

>>72764720
love that pickgaurd

>>72769157
Probably replace the pot if the soldering is good , you could try oiling it

>>72769349
It's a Squier so the wiring and soldering is a bit of a mess, but I guess a pot doesn't cost that much anyway even if it's still broken.

>>72768245
what's a cyclone?

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I'm going to put emgs in a viola bass

>>72769372
Replace the pot and re-wire the electrics

Is 'you don't need to spend money on a decent amp' the new capo meme? Been seeing it everywhere lately, and it absolutely holds new players back. You should have your shitty crate amp for a year at most, and if you're still satisfied then it should indicate your lack of exploration into sound. Yes Yngwie makes a Line 6 sound good but you don't.

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500 bucks for an older Levin Les Paul?

>>72765260
>>72765461
>they don't play a Maestro

>>72769908
Nah, just get a Greco or a Burny.

>>72769965
The thing is that this is for sale about 5 minutes away from my house. Shipping and taxes related to shipping is EXTREMELY expensive where I live, on the other hand - I know nothing about this guitar apart from that it's Swedish and is kinda rare

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quick /gg/ is a K-Line Springfield worth $1,300? It has lollars, nitro finish, seem like a nice boutique for the money but I'm not sure. Frets seem good. Are these like Danocasters and Anderson's and Grosh guitars?

>>72770026
Roman plays one thats enough reason to not buy one. Also some of them use allparts necks, basically overpriced partscasters

>>72770134
Whoever Roman is they pick good guitars. Those are better than any fender, that's for sure. If it's a recent one, they won't be all parts necks. Like 2011+ is their own bodies, necks, pick guards, all of that shit.

>>72770026
it's better than some shitty Cort

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Anyone good with drums? If I upload a midi file can somebody make a drum track for me?
I know /gg/ sucks but you can find a bro here every now and then.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/765slluu7c5b0aa/Nier+City+Ruins.mid

Give me a hand please. The only thing I'm not absolutely fucking retarded at is guitar.

Where can I find good backing tracks that actually include a progression and aren't just one chord loops? I would pay for them even. Anywhere other than youtube. Or if on youtube, what are some decent channels for backing tracks?

>>72764778
How'd you find time to record that with all the shitposting you do and all other clyps and videos you seem to be cranking out non stop?


It aint bad though, the synths were a nice surprise. The bass sounds too thin, and you need to practice singing more but it's not a bad track.

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>>72765461
George! I think there's somethong going on with your head pal!

>>72770576
So, uh, what kind of drum track you need?

>>72770760
Just something very simple so the guitar track doesn't sound so lonely, but with enough variations to the rhythm so it doesn't sound like a two second loop over and over again. Usually I let Logic Pro make my drum tracks because I play metal so the fast paced auto-drummer fits right in but in this case the song is slower so Logic's drummers sound like absolute ass and I don't know what to do.
That track of that midi where the piano only plays one note was supposed to be a drum track so the auto-drummer could follow it but it didn't work out.

>>72770576
I can try to get to it later. Mother's day, I'm about to build raised flower beds accross about 100 feet of backyard

>>72766260
Big bird was more fun when he got into drugs

>>72770869
>>72770576
When the tempo jumps to 130 is that supposed to be double time?

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can anyone recommend a good, complete book on just scales and modes, maybe chords?

>>72764720
Cool axe man. Bass controls are pretty useful. I have one on my bass along with a treble tone control.

>>72763972
You sound like a shitty Tumblr blog and all you complain about is "muh depression"

>>72771183
Guitar Grimoire

>>72771125
That's when the drums are supposed to start

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This gem is on my local Gumtree

cop or not?

>>72771596
>SSH
Wat

>>72771427
But is that supposed to be double time for the drums(260 bpm)? I'm not feeling that, but you did say before that you played metal. I'm hearing 4 on the floor(well 6 here), or maybe a tight simple kick groove, some small fills.

>>72771635
Probably a jazz guy, industrial jazz judging by the pickguard

>>72771183
The internet

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>>72764854
Bought a used Ibanez AR300 for $350 as my first guitar. It's a great guitar, and I love playing it. Sounds great. It's comfortable as shit. It's a versatile instrument and it allows me to play a wide variety of Grateful Dead songs and other genres.
Different models of Ibanez, but I'm sure they're kind of similar.

>>72771723
Progressive dream funk is better than post industrial jazzcore

>>72771723
> Industrial Jazz
Lol

>>72768866
Same.

>practicing song everyday
>get really good
>finals come around
>still playing everyday for like 30 minutes
>play said song
>forget everything, song, scales, etc.
>suck
>finals end
>good again

>>72771797
It's more likely than you think

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUzctEOvsh4

Hey /gg/ I'm doing a college research project, and am looking responses to a simple personality survey for musicians (vocalists, guitarists, bass players, drummers).

If anyone could give me a hand that would be awesome

Thanks in advance

www DOT surveymonkey DOT com SLASH r/VMKFBG7

>>72772090
i have the same tendency of thanking in advance to people.

don't.

makes them think you take for granted that they'll do what you want

I like guitar. Does anyone else like guitar?

>>72772909
I like guitar.

>>72772917
Guitar is cool.

>>72772925
What kind of guitars do you like?

>>72772933
Electric, acoustic, lead, bass, electric bass. All kinds.

>>72772909
Ilike all kinds of guitars

Electrics
Acoustics
even Bass guitars

>>72772950
Cool, i like those too.

>>72772951
Thos kind are cool.

>>72772951
>>72772955
>>72772966
>>72772950
Guitar makes me happy. I like playing guitar.

>>72772985
I like guitar because it is a fun thing. Fun things are fun.

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
You say Chapman, I say chappedass
You say Squier, I say get the hell out of my face kid
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"

>>72772798
alright

>>72773016
I like things that are fun(like guitar) :)

>>72772798
you sound like an autistic dweeb

>>72772090
>those questions
you are an autistic dweeb

>>72773072
I didn't pull the questions out of my ass, they're recommended in psychological papers: http://psycnet.apa.org/?&fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/1040-3590.4.1.26

You fucking idiot

>>72770134
>>72770331
Who the fuck is roman and why is he mentioned in every thread? Is he some meme guitarist or something?

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Thinking of getting a loop pedal, are they just memes guys?

I just want to practice improvising really, backing tracks on YouTube are absolute dogshit

>>72773096
You got "are you a musician? If not then exit the survey" from your psychological papers?

You fucking autistic idiot

>>72773120
Haha no, that's just a simple filter, I'm directly comparing personalities of different instrumentalists, so need to filter out non-musicians. I'm not paying the 900 dollars a year for survey monkey to unlock that functionality.

Why'd you get buttblasted over that though?

>>72773113
get a ditto

>>72773098
The savior of /gg/

>>72772951
electric basses aren't guitars, just saying

they were developed to replace the big 4-string upright basses

and Leo Fender put frets on so they could be played with greater precision, hance the name Precision Bass

>>72773143
>buttblasted
Not me, I think it's hilarious. The wording is autistic as fuck bro. Why are you getting buttblasted that someone sees you for what you are?

>>72773151
get that bullshit out of here omg

>>72773176
Are you that insecure that you need to project your autism onto normal sentences, just because they rub your sperg senses up the wrong way?

>>72773151
Electric guitars aren't really guitars, just sayin.

They were designed to replace the bulky and quiet acoustic guitars.

>>72773148
Thanks for the suggestion, looks a lot less complicated

>>72773197
>he still thinks I'm upset
This keeps getting funnier XD

>using autism and aspergers interchangeably
If you're actually going into psyche you're doomed.

>>72773197
don't feed the troll >>72773242 dude

>>72773204
Electric hedge clippers aren't really hedge clippers, just sayin.

They were designed to replace the bulky manual hedge clippers

>>72773242
>>72773242
wow yes this is a serious academic discussion here friend, gotta get your sperg terms right, it's not like you just randomly started calling people autistic

nice meme

>>72773253
Mexicans aren't really mexicans, just sayin

They were designed to replace the big smelly donkeys that do field work

>>72773242
>XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD

>>72773267
>I was only pretending to be retarded

>>72773285
That's exactly what I'm doing

>>72773297
can't understand the words "musician" "exit" or "survey"

>hurrrrr everyone else is acting retarded reeeeeeeeeee

>>72773297
>XD XD XD XD XD
>not a retard

pick one

>>72773334
Obviously I understood what the words meant, otherwise I wouldn't have realized how autistic they were in the way that you used them. You really aren't too bright. You must go to community college.

/gg/ Rate my playing

>https://soundcloud.com/user-527439510/air-bud

>>72773356
You're only making me XD more friendo

>>72773376
>angry wasp in a jam jar tone

end your life now please

>>72773376
would probably sound better without your distortion turned all the way up, it doesn't really fit

>>72773366
What is it about normal English sentences that make you sperg so?

>>72773242
back to /b/ with this shit jesus

>>72773445
>he stilk thinks I'm upset
You're unreal brother. This is probably the funniest conversation I've had on here in forever. Thank you for taking your time out from making surveys to give me some good laughs.

>>72773072
someone forgot to take their meds

>>72773481
>brother

Oh my god you're not even talking to the same person you poor confused twit

>>72773366
>>72773380
>>72773481
>shitting up threads this bad

>>72773528
Makes sense, I know this thread always has a couple of spare idiots laying around.

>>72773550
Takes 2 to tango

>>72773428
thanks for the advice mulatto. will do.

The only guitar you can find that is a "shred" guitar for under $500 (That isnt something really cheap "starter" guitar) that has a maple fretboard and no trem system is an Agile septor.

Can anybody else find one or anything? Even older used models of guitars

>>72773376
4 out of 20
Blaze it faggot

>>72773031
we love charvel

>when you go to a guitar store and the guy is a fucking gearfag and not an artist

would rather talk to a guy whos actually been in a band than some salesman who only knows tech-specs and plays generic dad chords

who else knows this feel?

>>72774362
why do you think they're working in a music store? because they know more about gear than playing

>>72774383

yeah, makes sense. But sometimes you get young people trying to make ends meet who play in garage bands and shit.

>>72774362
I'd rather have a dude that shuts the fuck up and gives me what I want instead of trying to sell me something that costs twice as much.

>i see you're buying 2 microphones, you're going to need something to plug them in and we just got these platinum monster cables in. Everything you make will sound like shit without them. How much? Well a 3ft is only $250, want me to ring 2 up?

I'm not antisocial, talk to me about whatever, but don't try to pressure me to spend my money so you can get a bigger commision. I bought a marshall stack from a local shop once for just over $1200, and I stopped going there because everytime i went in there the guy would start in on all the $1000 guitars that they have in stock. I shit you not one time I came in for strings and he told me he'd throw in 3 packs of strings if I bought a MIA strat from him. Same thing at my guitar center, everytime I go in to pro audio they recognize me as the guy that bought $2000 in mics one day so they start trying to sell me shit. I basically only order from that place in indiana that everyone likes now.

>tfw learning on shitty Gibson Maestro
>even playing basic chords the guitar buzzes

Is it me or the guitar?

>>72774648
oh well let me just measure the neck relief and action on your guitar and see how you're fretting the chords, oh wait I fucking can't can I because y'know, the fucking internet is in the way

>>72774677
Jesus dude I'm sorry. I'll upload a picture of my fretting when I get home

>>72774591
>walk into guitar store
>trying to decide between two amps I've been looking at
>Employee walks up to me
>what kind of sound are you looking for?
>oh just something grungy and fuzzy sounding with a lot of gain, don't care about the cleans, for a gig at a small venue---
>Oh you mean like Led Zeppelin?
>Uh... sure??
>I got just the amp for you
>takes me into the back
>unboxes a Line 6 Spider
>Sets it to Led Zeppelin pre-set
>Plugs in guitar and stares at me with shit eating grin
>This one's only $399 and you can even set it to sound like whatever band you want, what do you think???

I wish I was making this up

>>72774822
no joking, I'd have dropkicked the cunt

Ok I just started playing guitar, when do I start making money?

>>72775376
when you sell your guitar and go back to working at mcdonalds

>>72775376

never. Now that you have a guitar you will be doing the opposite of that if you want to get good.

>>72775488
>>72775463

That can't be true, everyone I see on tv playing guitar is loaded. How do I get that kind of money

Also I don't want to practice lots

>>72775559
>Also I don't want to practice lots

be young and attractive and hope you're lucky enough to get "discovered" ??

>>72774822
That's fucking hilarious. You got memed irl.

>>72774822
Feel that.

>walk into guitar center
>want a small 112 tube combo
>guy tries to sell me a line 6
>have anything else in stock?
>a couple other aized line 6 combos

>cross the street to sam ash
>I wanna check out a couple amps on the floor
>no cable, ask two gwnts at the string counter for one to test out amps
>tell me to give them a sec and theyll bring me one, then continue their conversation
>I wait 20 minutes while looking around the floor
>ask again, same response
>wait some more and walk around the floor a few more times
>get pissed and decide to leave
>pull out my keys and count my roll of money while walking out the door
>HEY SIR

They either ignore me until I flash a chunk of cash or try to sell whatever they get the better commission from.

How do I become j mascis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7hz1VVjvw
>Joe Satriani wankering to coldplay's viva la vida.
What more could you ask from life?

>>72775643

Oh no, I am quite ugly.

>>72775752
woah son, slow down there

first off, have you bought his signature guitar? everyone knows you can't play like him until you buy his signature guitar

this holds true for all artists

>>72775787
No but I don't need his guitar to play like him. Even if I had his guitar it wouldn't make me play like him so tell me

How do i become j mascis

>>72775820
you need to put more faith in Fender's marketing guys and go buy his signature guitar

>>72775820
Faggot, are you even trying? Everyone knows you need to get the artist's signature to play like the artist.
That's why JEMs are so expensive, do you think they have superior craftsmanship or any of that shit?
They are expensive on purpose to avoid the world overpopulating with Steve Vais

>>72775907
It's true, I'm saving for an Eric Johnson strat so I can play just like him

>>72775752
>smoke a ton of weed
>realize your straightedge and have never smoked weed

>>72776077
All you gotta do to be eric johnson is drop a kid out of a window

>>72776664
Wasn't that Clapton?

>>72776690
there's a whole conspiracy theory to that, that's why eric johnson is dirt broke now. copies of paperwork showing that the condo belonged to johnson's management company, then obviously altered copies that the police have on file. lot's of stuff from the old internet days.

>>72776690
Do you believe everything you see on tv too, faggot?

>>72775752
huff paint thinner until you can't speak more than 10 words a minutes.

>>72776921
>10 words a minutes
You're holding mr mascis to unrealistic expectations. Also, "uhhhh" isn't a word.

>>72776921
lacquer is better, the old style nitro cellulose kind. the vapor can cause seizures and severe neurological damage.

Why do so many young/modern guitarists hate bending? Fuck, the only one of the guitar vloggers who bends is fucking Chapman.

>>72777453
Bending takes away from muh shred.

>>72777453
more notes = you're a better guitarist

duh

>>72777453
>Why do so many young/modern guitarists hate bending?

Is this a thing?

>>72777453
wrists are too limp

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>>72763906
stop posting your gross fucking guitar, this isnt your blog.
>i will give u one thing tho, it probably plays nice

>>72777538
>>72777504
You know I thought about it being a shred thing, but guys like Vai, Yngwie, Becker, Gilbert etc. bended like crazy. Guthrie bends like crazy today. In fact, Gilbert has even said he doesn't want to be associated with guitarists who don't bend since he feels they're wasting the instruments capabilities.

>>72777453
I think it's because so many guitarists learn to play with guitar pro tabs, which usually only feature major bends and held vibrato, instead of all of the little details.

Jason Richardson is an incredible guitarist, but he sounds like a guitar pro track most of the time. Sarah Longfield and Rob Scallon both claim they don't bend in this video, and Sarah has the worst vibrato on earth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weFXzndWlMQ
1:27

>>72777560
This. Same reason they play shortscales or tune low, less string tension.

>>72777453
But Isaac Brock bends pretty much every note

>>72778085
Literally who?

>>72778100
A modern guitarist

>>72777674
i hadnt heard of this sarah longfield chick and her 11 string headless guitars until this post, thanks anon you just ruined my day

>>72776805
>Watching tv
I really hope you guys don't do this

>>72773376
Chinese frank zappa / 10

>>72778118
>>72777674
Sarah Longfield responds to all my Snapchat messages so she's cool in my book. Also, she replied to /mu/:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF62c9JwvQ4
2:11
4:18

>>72768449
It has something to do with not wanting to listen to """""music""""" that sounds like shit.

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Recent accusations?

>>72778553
acquisitions*

Fucking autocorrect

Hey guys, looking for some advice. I play as a hobby, but I'm looking to get better. I have used tabs for years, but I want to actually learn how to play. Where do you guys reccomend I start so I can learn to navigate the fretboard. Scales? C major? Chords? The CAGED system? Circle of fifths and learning all the scales for that? Learning theory so I can build my own scales and chords? I don't know the name of anything, I just rely on guitar pro so I can't improvise at all. I can't tell major and minor apart, I don't know to tell what key something is. I'm always just confused and feel like I don't know enough. Please help

>>72777594
>he bought a fake rickenbacker

>>72778625
Oh...I laughed really hard cause I thought you were poking fun of the stereotypes you'll get labeled with when people see you with it. A play on acquisition instead of something new you got accused of being a metal faggot or whatever.

Looks pretty cool, I don't like deans but I remember the necks being comfy. How do you likely though?

>>72771596
Canberra bro. I talked to the guy. He seems like a douche.

>play in concert and marching band for 12 years
>make first chair on any percussion instrument i'm put on
>make drum major freshman year
>always staying after school training people
>marched 100 parades and dozens of halftime shows
>loved every second of it, even punishments like running up stair cases for an hour holding my instrument(bells were a bitch)
>started playing guitar freshman year
>focus in free time moves to guitar
>get really good
>spend a decade playing in different bands
>it's alright
>buy drum kit a few weeks so I don't have to use a sequencer with my own recordings
>it feels so natural
Honestly, I realize now that I fucked up. Drums were my calling from age 6. I still love playing guitar, but no milestone I ever hit with guitar has brought me joy like drums have. And I already had so much groundwork laid out; rudiments, note value, rhythms, even having to lock my feet into a beat. I'm about to start a band where I play drums because I feel like I've been doing this for years.

/blogpost

But, I've seriously been thinking about starting an amateur marching band, do those exist?

>>72778779
I use Justin Guitar. But after going through the Intermediate shit, I switched to the StichMethod on YouTube. He's inspired by the Grateful Dead and Phish, which inspired me to play, so some of his lessons are based off them.
I don't like Justin's scale stuff - he doesn't really explain how to apply or use them. The StichMethod does a very good job in explaining how to use scales when improvising.

>>72778779
are you still here? i have a pretty good book for starters theory.

I've been thinking about buying my first electric guitar after 4 years of playing acoustic. I'm thinking of getting a Fender Telecaster, since it sounds good in a variety of genres and I think it's beautiful, but I'm also interested in archtop guitars. What archtop model do you guys recommend? Is Epiphone Sheraton II good?

>>72780205
Not him, but I'm in the same situation and could use some help

>>72779282
The neck on it is excellent. Not a fan of the active pickups though. Msrp is $800 on deans website, but I got it for $300 local. Bought to resell

>>72763972
>learn to read music
Take a piece and call out all of the notes. "F, A, G, G, E, D, E..." No time to be bored while doing this.

And/Or

Take a piece and call out all of the note values. "1-e-&-ah 2 &...."

Key sigs etc. come later.

>>72778779
>>72780231
i was in the same situation a few months ago

this helped a fuckton, hope it does the same to you

https://tinyurl DOT com SLASH n3wrmrp

someone add this to the pasta?

>>72780440
What is it?
>Don't want to create a box account if it's something I don't think I need

>>72780502
i don't think you need a box account

it's the best simple guitar theory book i've come across

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It's time

>>72780440
Content unavailable

>>72780559
Eat shit and die

>>72780559
Looks pretty. SG will always have better playability.

>>72778100
>>72778085
>WELL

What pedals do I need to be good?

>>72780678
>What pedals do I need to be good?
One that makes you put a shotgun in your mouth

>>72780697
Wow that was very rude

>>72780697
Brand suggestions?

>>72780523
What is it called? I can't access it without creating a box account

>>72780717
Remington

>>72780781
Prish

>>72780737
>>72780567
drive dot google dot com slash

open?id=0Bz8i_-q4AZulWjZTTmVaekhaRlU

>>72780717
Mossberg is good for about. It only needs to fire once.

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>>72780697
Worked for Cobain.

>>72767673
I bought a beater guitar so I could practise more. No worries about dings or fret wear.

I have a Les Paul and an Epi Casino
a yamaha bass and a 4003 RIC
also a Eko 12 strings and an acoustic ibanez
also a double bass, a piano, 2 ukuleles, a couple accordion, a xylophone, 3 ocarinas, a trombone, flutes, keyboards

but why this feeling will never stop
I need more instruments

>>72781570
>no harp

yes you do need more instruments

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hello /gg/,

i'm looking to start recording myself, and i need a new amp as i've been practising for a couple years on a shitty battery amp. i'm thinking about just buying a really good head, maybe vintage, and plugging it straight into an spl transducer, or a di with a load box. i'm not sure if this is a good idea or if i should just get a combo and an sm57. i have a good interface (uad apollo twin) but i didn't like the virtual amps on it.

this is my guitar. i'm open to any suggestions beyond killing myself.

>>72781570
it's called gear acquisition syndrome. its an actual thing they have treatment for it.

>>72781861
I told my psychiatrist about this and he had never heard of it.

>>72781957
Sounds like he isn't a guitarist.

>>72781754
>combo and an sm57

this is what I do and it's pretty perfect for me.

Like you I tried software and it sucks. I've tried lots of things and nothing works quite as good as a good old mic up to an amp, and maybe play with software after the fact to tweak it.

I never tried plugging a head straight into, but from what I hear it's not really a good solution as nothing will sound as real as a head into a cabinet.

>>72781754
Most speaker/mic simulators suck ass. Go for a cab and a mic

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>>72763607
Just bought it. How'd I do?

>>72782036
what combo? i've tried some twin/deluxe reverbs and i liked them, but i found that you had to really crank them to get the sound i want. i'm looking at some marshall heads and ac30 heads. i also don't really care if it doesn't sound real as long as it sounds good, you know? but maybe the aspect of the cabinet is necessary, thats why i'm looking at the spl transducer which supposedly has some analog cab emulation. i like the idea of being able to record silently, but through a cranked head. i play alot of dadrock pop stuff, psych rock, occasionally fuck around with jazz and sludge/stoner stuff.

>>72773113
I have a ditto. Can't compare it to other pedals but having a good looper is a must unless you're playing with another guitarist or bassist on a regular basis.

>>72781754
>suicide isn't an option
You will never be a guitarist

>>72782492
This hit me hard. Goddamn.

>>72782339
I think they look pretty neat, but I love SGs.

>>72782671
And cocks. You love cocks.

>>72782375
>but maybe the aspect of the cabinet is necessary

I think it probably is, but like I said I've never tried it. I just hear it doesn't work, and I shudder when I hear the word "emulation" since nothing that's supposed to emulate another thing ever sounds right for me.

You can try it, but I personally wouldn't risk spending the money when you could just get a combo amp and a mic. (which are both useful in their own rights and you'll probably need somewhere down the line anyway). Buy at your own risk there.

>what combo?

That's personal taste. You get what you pay for here, just make sure it's a tube-amp

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>>72782699
yep

>>72773031
I love ESP!

>>72774591
Name of the place in Indiana that everyone likes now?

>>72782852
And cocks. You love cocks.

>>72782925
not him but I know hes talking about sweetwater

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>>72778553
And a hell of a deal at that!

>>72782950
>>72782925
seriously, i sat on the phone with steve and a few of the other guys just bullshittin before. i had buddy who would call them up just to to talk, he had no money and no intention to buy anything, and they knew that but still had a conversation with him.

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>>72783001
Sell it now before you turn into this

>>72780205
Sorry, checked out for a bit, but I'm here. What's the book?

>>72780829
Thank you! I'm excited to get reading after work.

>>72780829
>>72780440

>>72783105
I saw he posted it, but I didn't check it.

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>>72783142
the book that anon posted is "absolute essentials of music theory for guitar"

ive read it before, its good. sometimes theory books are overly complicated and can easily put you off but this one eases you in nicely. you can move onto more advanced material later.

>>72783363
I was just trying to help out, I'm not looking for a book on theory myself.

>>72783363
someone upload this somewhere decent and sticky it since i clearly can't

my mother was just telling me about how my 4 year old cousin was throwing a huge bitch fit cause a rock hit him in the leg during tee ball. reminded me of /gg/, bunch of babies crying about trivial shit.

>>72783669
Seriously...these faggots complain about EVERY small piece of bait cast their way.

>>72783739
it's crazy. they love to post things like "how cool is my guitar" and "how good is my playing" and get butthurt when people respond with their own opinions.

finally got a loop pedal for practicing and i cant get the damn thing to work

boss rc-1, i saw it work in the store.

i'm using my effects loop to send the signal to the start, out the loop and into the return of the head. then i just plug the guitar into the input

when i unplug the boss, the rest of the pedals work fine. when the boss is plugged in, it wont power on and the signal dies.

any suggestions?

>>72783835
It's a boss pedal, that's your problem.

>>72783835
>now /gg/ doesnt know how to use pedals

not sure if this place could get any worse

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>>72783890
>not sure if this place could get any worse
>>72783852
>It's a boss pedal, that's your problem.

"i know, i-im just not gonna tell u haha"

sure my dudes

>>72783890
It most definitely can my friend. There's a reason people refer to /gg/ as amateur hour in times like this. Eventually someone will be here asking how to tune their instrument, and then complain that tuning it is too hard. Mark my words.

>>72783932
I actually do know the issue, or at least the probable cause. If you're going to be a snarky bitch about a small joke I'll just let you dive through dozens of forums and you'll either get frustrated and give up or sell the pedal.

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>>72783852
>>72783890
>>72783953
>this response to simple question
>"why is m-muh guitar not cool anymore"

hmm so weird

>>72783995
sure ;-)

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>>72784040
The autism in this post brings such joy into my life.

Honestly, it's basic electronics.

>>72784040
>>this response to simple question

do you want us to help you tie your shoes as well?

>>72784040
see >>72783739

>>72784040
>"why is m-muh guitar not cool anymore"
how the fuck did you pull that from anything said?

So /gg/ how productive were you today with practicing? What did you practice today? If you didn't practice enough today, go practice! There's still time to learn something. :)

>>72784180
practiced my shitposting and masturbated to my favorite guitar player fucking me in the ass while ordering a new gibbo

>>72784180
I learned that guitar is dead cause it's not cool anymore

>>72784199
Hope you can get out of that rut. Do you have all of your scale patterns memorized? Have you been working on theory at all? I'm sure your favorite guitarist would recommend that you start practicing guitar more!

>>72784209
It's the contrary. Guitar is cool because it's not popular anymore imo.

>>72784199
What's up broman?

>>72784080
You're probably the most autistic /gg/ poster dude.

What's the best acoustic guitar under $500?

>>72785382

sigma SD18

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>>72774591
>tfw your local music store clerk is a total bro

>>72763607

How do I play jazz? Seriously

I know all the chord shapes and voicings and shit, and I can play ii-V-I progressions, and I know all the mode shapes

But when I listen to jazz on the radio I still have no idea what the fuck they are doing or how it relates to ii-V-I, and can't play along in any logical way

What material do I need to study to "get it"

If anyone responds "practice" I'll come to your town and play guitar in front of the girl you like as punishment. Believe me I'm better than you at guitar to s degree that your mum would pat you on the back with pity if she saw us play next to eachother and tell you it's okay and to
just keep practicing

I practice hours daily, I am asking him for direction in what to practice. Sick of you fake discipline cunts typing "man up and practice more" with cheeto dust on your fingers whenever a motivated person asks a technical question

Not big into jazz by the way just want to dick around with it

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>>72777453
> be chapman
> be really talented
> can't sell a record because we're in the age of super cheap music and spotify
> can't really sell gigs because people aren't really in to it anymore unless you're an oldie
> tries to make genuinely decent music
> everyone else shits music out of their asshole every 5 minutes through computers and synthesizers
> be forced to work at guitar store for the rest of your life
> be forced to make videos with this dumb asshole every day

is there any other man who's suffered such a struggle?

>tfw you realize music is the greatest thing in the world

>>72786213
Fuck off faggot, nobody cares about your gay feelings. You probably suck at guitar too

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>>72786213

>>72786148
Nothing could ever rival the sheer lack of originality in any of this man's recordings

>>72773098
The only trip anyone liked. Literally sacrificed himself to drain the swamp that used to be /gg/. Haven't seen him in like 3 years

>>72786947
we need him again, swamp's been back recently.

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>>72773113
the RC3 is pretty damn good especially with an A B switch (FS-6) which is easy enough to clone.

I know a lot of people swear by the ditto, try both and get the one you like and that fits your budget.

>>72770737
lol gotta sneak in a little bit

>>72780559
Shit

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Found this guitar in good shape at a pawnshop for $140

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Lucero/LFN200Sce-Spruce-Rosewood-Thinline-Acoustic-Electric-Classical-Guitar.gc

Should I buy?

>>72787434
if it sounds good to you and you have 140 to blow, then why not?

>>72785969
So one of the big things with jazz is training your ears and hands to get away from strict chord-mode association. Like, as a jazz guitarist, I don't see a V chord and think "play a mixolydian-based lick here", it's more "well, I could play a melodic minor lick a full step down, or I could play an altered lick based on the #9 or b5 of the chord". Getting to that point requires some understanding of advanced jazz harmony, specifically chord and scale substitutions, and altered tension. So I would recommend checking out tritone and scale substitutions. There's a plethora of YouTube videos and jazz guitar websites for that. That should get you going in the right direction. If you stick to pure diatonic harmony your lead playing won't sound as sophisticated as what you're hearing on the radio.

Idk why you even care if you aren't really into jazz anyway, but good luck.

>>72787509
I do

>>72787560
then have fun my friend. it may be inexpensive and maybe cheap, but if you enjoy it then it's 140 well spent.

>>72787642
Likewise friend. Have fun with whatever you're up to too!

Is guitar rig 5 the vst to go if I got a scarlet i2 card and 2 monitors or are there other options,I really have no idea.
Also any tips on how to get a heavy stoner tone out of it?

>>72775136
you sound like a well adjusted and reasonable individual

advice on playing the bass note in classical guitar music/old bluesy stuff?

>>72787518
hey man ive been playing for two years.not that poster but do you have any books youd recommend that i can read while not having a guitar in my hands? thanks a bunch!

Hello friends. I've been practicing all my scales on my bass and doing my best to learn the notes locations on the fretboard by heart

How long did it take you guys?

>>72784180
I learned the notes on the A string of my bass

It's gonna take a while to learn them all

>>72788232

>>72788232

>>72788232

>>72774677

dubs of hilarity