/gg/ Guitar and Bass General

First for filthy

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Guitar newfag, started four days ago and still mincing my way through Justin Guitar's three chord arrangement for Three Little Birds. Getting better every time at least and my left fingers are quickly developing calluses. I play no other instruments.

With daily practice how long should I wait for switching to acoustic guitar? I'm using my mum's old Giannini classical guitar (pic related), it's about 35 - 40 years old and actually still has a beautiful sound after I restrung it yesterday. My main reason for playing is that I want to play Bob Dylan songs though and I've heard steel string would be much better for this. Is three months learning on the classical guitar realistic, then later switching to a mid-range steel string? I must emphasise the guitar does sound good, with inflation it would have cost about £500 these days.

Also can anyone recommend any good beginners song books? Ideally 60s and 70s songs only.

>>73132741

Switch whenever you want, there's no real time frame and you've already developed some callouses so steel strings won't be that bad if you stick with it. Everyone starts at a different spot, especially since acoustics have the highest action and steel strings are arguably the toughest for newbies to fret.

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What guitar should I add to my collection

An SG for doom metal stuff or a danelectro to replace my squier?

>>73132792
meant for you
>>73132787

>>73132792
Thanks for advice, deleted my post in previous thread and reposted here as coincided with new thread creation.

>>73132804
Dan Electro's kinda meh in my opinion. If you're trying to replace a SSH setup and play heavier stuff I'd recommend an HH non SG.

>>73132842
Oops I meant that the dano would replace my strat as my primary cheap road guitar and that the SG would be for heavy stuff

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>>73132804
>$2000+ rick
>squier
>budget acoustic
wew what a spread

>>73132884
Still, why not get a mexi strat or G&L

>>73132888
Yeah lmao I bought the rick a few years back when I got a Shit load of money passed down to me and I wanted to treat myself with some of it

Now wanna close the gap with a £400-£600 guitar

>>73132939
right on. i'd listen to this guy

>>73132961
>>73132907

Quick questions from a beginner:

trying to get into the void tone or maybe even something close to dragonaught using a yamaha high gain amp with an esp ltd mh1000qmnt. Am I better off treble boosting the amp distortion or should I get a pedal like the sabra cadabra that has a treble boost with distortion/drive? Help am stupid.

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>Wow, anon, you play guitar? Play us a songggg!!

What do you do? Cough up Mom's spaghetti, or step up to the plate? Personally, I learned a few songs explicitly for this purpose. I have to choose songs that aren't too high to sing since my voice cracks if I go too high. Go-to songs are Just The Two of Us and Rainy Night in Georgia.

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>>73132907
I was considering a g&l but I like the tone of the dano

Ill probably go for the SG because I don't have any HH guitars

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>>73133071
>implying girls would ever talk to me
>ever

>>73133099
>muh sg inherent neck problems
>>73133071
I've had to learn a lot of covers over the years so I usually just go with something I think they'd recognize. Yellow leadbetter and Say it aint so and good standbys

>>73133071
Probably something normie friendly like blink-182. Girls would love Damnit or What's My Age Again

>>73133071
blackbird and redemption song

>>73133062
if you can't push it out of the amp, get a boost. problem solved

>>73133154
Something like a naga viper? Thanks for the advice by the way

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who /diy/ here

Two questions
First is how do people feel about bassists who don't slap? I've always hated the sound of slap bass so I've never put any effort into learning it.
Second question is should I buy one of those books that have all the scales and chords in those scales? Right now whenever I learn a new scale I usually write down where all the notes are and what chords are made but I usually throw away or lose that piece of paper so I assume having a book with all the scales would be much easier.

>>73133163
yeah there's plenty of stuff out there. i'd just watch some pgs demos and try some if you can

>>73133202
slapped bass sounds fucking stupid 95% of the time

>>73133202
>First is how do people feel about bassists who don't slap?
It's always useful to know a couple slap licks, sometimes it can make or break a bass line.
>should I buy one of those books that have all the scales and chords in those scales
You can find that for free online mate.

>>73133207
Thanks again

>>73133202
there's tons of players and styles that don't incorporate slap, but it can be fun unless it's in every damn song. buy a book or just print it off and make a binder. i have one with all the songs i have to do and different pedal set ups and notes within

>>73133225
>>73133202
Well-rounded bass player here. I can slap, play fingerstyle, and play with a pick equally well. I know that slap isn't used in most music, but it's fun as shit. I'm also actually good at slap. You're not allowed to hate on slap unless you can actually do it. People hate what they don't understand.

>>73133366
i don't play bass, most of the time when i hear a bassist slapping it doesn't fit and is completely obnoxious

>>73133225
slap bass sounds stupid because every slap bassist goes full machine gun mode using his open strings

>>73133426
slap haters btfo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAUw1aml5j4

>>73133503
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Z_UISDg1E

>>73133062
good for you, anon. sabbath is GOAT tone.

>pic related
if you can get your hands on one. they were made in limited number.

analog man beano boost gets close to tony's original dallas rangemaster sound with a half-cocked wah pedal and a little reverb can get you really close. tony always multitracked his guitar.

earthquake has the speaker cranker.

reverb has castledine electronics the wizard pedal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOQZhsECVIc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dNyNZyY5rw

cheapest alternative is electro harmonix screaming bird treble booster, mxr micro amp or a dod 410 bifet boost.

catalinbread naga viper and catalinbread sabbra cadabra to my ear their has more distortion if that's what you want but both very good pedals.

tony has said
>I don’t have it full up. I have the drive up to about 7 and the master volume up to about 7, too. The other controls – the tone controls – are quite responsive, so they’re set about halfway. I used to turn everything full up years ago, on the original amplifiers, and I used to use a treble booster to drive the input. I’d turn everything full up and turn the middle off. Now I have that treble booster built in to the amp.

the orange two stroke eq boost is by far the best deal you get a sick eq and a boost. look it up.

but like said >>73133154 you got to push the amp and if you can't get there because of whatever reason just boost it.

and it always come down to how you play since its all in the hands so here.
http://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/1014/10-things-youve-gotta-do-to-play-like-tony-iommi/12208

tony is known for his laney but he's used marshall and mesa. those british amps have more mid sound. if you can't get that sound maybe a rowin lef-324 flexion might help since it simulates a plexi.

another versatile and cheap option for distortion is dod gunslinger. it's a mofet pedal and you can get loads of sounds, very responsive. a big muff or a little big muff would do the job.

>>73133153
This. Blackbird or, no joke, Wonderwall. Wonderwall at least gets a laugh because they know the cliche. But I've only been asked to play my guitar once.

>>73133426
>>73133396y
You know, there's regular slap riffs, too. It's just octaves.

>>73133632
what's hilarious is that bassline is on a keyboard

>>73133636
my part 2

>big muff or a little big muff would do the job.
i know tony never used a fuzz pedal so if you want to keep things pure then rely on the treble boost for your distortion. humbuckers are a must and i would even say to buy his signature pickups more than anything else as your first priority. ride that bridge humbucker.

if you want to experiment with pedals (which we all like to do) then solidgold fx formula 76 has a nice vintage fuzz.

a tip for when you do get a treble boost would be rolling down all the bass on your amp and max out the middle, treble and presence.

tony on the scooped tone
>Certainly for chords. For me, that thin sound doesn't really work. It works great for a lot of the widdly-diddly players, but it doesn't seem to work for me. I have to have more of a fatter sound. I just hear it in my head. I can play faster stuff and cleaner stuff with that thinner sound. It's like with a wah-wah when you put it on halfway, you get that sound where you feel like you can play anything. The sound I tend to use, I think of how the band has got to sound and I try to make it fuller.

>When I lived in Cumberland, when we did the Mythology thing [Iommi's earlier band], there was a guy up there and I used to use his treble booster called a [Dallas] Rangemaster to give my sound a bit more 'oomph'. A guy from another band up there said, 'I can make that sound better for you'. So he took it off me and brought it back the next day. I don't know what he did to it, but it was really good. I used that treble booster on all the early Sabbath albums and put it into the Laney because it boosted the input and gave it the overdrive I was looking for, which amps in the early days didn't have.

tony has also used a boss oc-2 super octave. a oc-3 is also a good enough update to use.

you can also use ibanez tubescreamers for your solos and the mini can save you from any major dents in your wallet.

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>>73133838

>>73133071
THINKING OF BLUE THU-UNDER

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>>73132804
Beautiful Ric.

>>73133071
Something by Brian Jonestown Massacre

>>73133838
OC3 is solid, definitely more options than the OC2 and it actually has an analog feel to it.

Are there any brands that make weird ass surf guitars like Teisco and the old Yamaha models in left handed?

>>73134121
Weird-ass surf guitars?

Just buy a Strat or a Les Paul like the rest of us, weirdo.

>>73133912
How does the neck feel?

I was going to get a 325 but I wasn't sure about if the scale would be too small

Any good sites/software for reverse engineering chords

I know the chord names along with the fingering but not the tuning

How do I spice up my solos over a ii V I (or any progression, really)? It feels weird just playing the notes of the diatonic chord with just an extension thrown in there.

Like, if I'm doing a 251 in C major, D-F-A-C and variations thereof seem a little boring.

>>73134200
try playing a whole tone scale over the V

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>>73134170
Since this is a one of a kind 325, I'm unsure if the neck is exactly like other 325's. The neck is, probably, most similar to the c58 series.

In my opinion, the neck has a fantastic balance between the scale and how chunky it is. However, I have slender fingers which makes it easier for me to play short scale guitars, so I might not be the best person to ask.

>>73134170
What kind of person buys a Ric? What's the appeal? Looks? They look like old relics. Not vintage, just anachronistic. Playability? Never played one that even felt halfway decent. The basses sound alright, like tubby Jazz Basses, but the guitars just have those weak, jangly single coils. Hi-gain my ass. I know you're not buying them because they're a good value. What is it? I guess maybe if you listened to a lot of music played on Ric's, which admittedly I don't.

I'm not falling for the meme.

>>73134318
dude lennon lmao

>>73134318
Personally, I like my 325's because of how comfortable the necks are for me, but every other Ric I've played is just uncomfortable.

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Anyone know where I can find some This Heat tabs? I'm specifically looking for Paper Hats and/or Cenotaph.

>>73134647
Hahahahahahahaha How The Fuck Are Tabs Real Hahahaha Nigga Just Listen To The Music Like Nigga Use Your Ears Haha

>>73134647
https://play.riffstation.com/chords-tabs/this-heat-paper-hats/MDq9YHcIip0
https://play.riffstation.com/chords-tabs/this-heat-cenotaph/qu2T1JJTN1U

good fucking luck playing cenotaph

What are your favourite instruction that isn't in the sticky?

Acoustic Slide Player with new old e-guitar from the last thread here:

Huge thanks to the guy who recommended me to the pigtronix philosophers tone, I'll definately get that or a similiar compressor.

I still don't know shit about pedals, other than that there are tremolos, compressors and overdrives, if someone has a tip for a slide player, please let me know.

>>73133879
no need to read it

just stare at it

>>73134694
This is probably the closest thing I'll get to an actual tab for either of these songs, isn't it?

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what is a fun way to learn how to play the guitar? I´ve tried yousician and it bugs me how when i start enjoying myself the free time lesson ends (im a 3rd worlder so too poor for premuim) also i never got to play an actual song, also i´ve tried actual classes and i found out that i would learn faster and better even with yousician, so with this being said what is a fun way to learn how to play guitar and how did you learn how to play guitar?

>>73134722
Aye that was me. Glad you dig it, I might get one myself for that awesome sustain. Check out Derek Trucks' rig, he's probably the best slide player out there right now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zznf2HDYO3k&t=561s

>>73134790
Pirate some music, learn by ear. Supplement with theory gleaned from the internet (start on Wikipedia, see if you can find sites) and maybe with a book or two that teach more about specific genres. Blues is easy to start with.

What do you anons think of Eclipse bodies? The ESP EC-256 caught my eye recently.

>>73134790
>learn power chords
>sit down and put on generic rock record
>listen to songs over and over until theyre learned
>switch to single note generic rock leads
>repeat
>learn bar chords
>learn octaves and where notes coincide on the fretboard
>learn pentatonic and basic scales
>improvise noodling in scale after discerning song key
yousician, rocksmith, all that shit takes the fun out of it

>>73134829
theyre fine, its a les paul but "edgier"

Noob here. Can't even read tabs yet. Is it better to try and learn music instead of taking the easy route first? I don't want to be like my friend who can play twelve instruments but has this mental block about reading music and just plays everything by ear (extremely well to be fair).

Why are there so many different types of guitar stands to choose from?? Pick one for me please, for an electric guitar

What happens to unsold guitars?

>>73134924
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/km-14760.000.55-electric-guitar-performer-stand

>>73134898
there's nothing wrong with either but unless you have a background in traditional sheet music, trying to learn both guitar and how to read clef will be a challenge. Not a whole lot to tabs man, it's just the number of the fret and the inlays can help you train your eyes and fingers to find it faster. Don't worry about all the stupid little tab nuances, like bends and h/o, p/o, just ease into it.

>>73134949
They perish after a year and have to be recycled.

>>73134949
they're usually bought out wholesale in factory auctions

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0fOvJ6lBIMU
is my voice any good, or should i just stop and shut up while playing?

>>73134962
Aye I haven't yet tried to learn tabs yet, I'm this chap who has only been playing for four days >>73132787

Is sheet music at all superior to guitar tabs other than it being more universal (i.e. would be good to know if I took up piano for example)?

>>73135003
Just stop, bud.

>>73135003
>http://vocaroo.com/i/s0fOvJ6lBIMU

If you enjoy singing then keep it up, if you're playing guitar alone it's not like you're doing it to impress anyone else.

I quite like your voice by the way.

>>73135003
Not bad man, reminded me a bit of mark lanegan. Better than all these shitposters who never put themselves out there.

>>73134691
This tee bee haitch, lemmao

>>73135003
to be honest i know my voice is shit but i also know that none of my other bandmates will sing so i'm just gonna fucking do it

i know robert smith hated his voice as well but knew that no one else in the cure wanted to do it

>>73135012
knowing how to read sheet music is necessary if you want to play classical, jazz, prog music, or being a studio musician

other than that...meh. i can read sheet music but in all the bands ive ever been in no one has ever handed me sheet music to go over.

>>73135088
>shitposters who never put themselves out there

I hear you. I was going to post it yesterday, but I was too self-conscious. Here. Listen to me sing. Shit on me. I don't care.
https://clyp.it/1giimzw5

On the topic of singing, any tips on how to play riffs and sing at the same time? I need to do harmonies in some songs and I'm finding it really difficult

>>73135188
Ok cheers man. I'll learn tabs for now and I might take up sheet music later when I'm more skilled.

>>73135215
Start to sing and play by singing along to notes on the guitar. It's pretty easy. Then, one day you'll try to play and sing and it'll just happen.

>>73135215
Do it like b.b.king. he just stops playing when he wants to sing

>>73135207
do you want to be our new singer, so I dont have to do it? https://soundcloud.com/cgrunge/hide-and-run

>>73135207
a true shitpost

>>73135411
Nah my dude, my voice cracks too much. That was a lucky take.I can get up to an A, but that's really reaching. I hit an A flat in the chorus there, for reference. I think I'm a baritone.

>>73135491
Nah, my dude. You wanna know what a real shitpost is? I recorded the full process of me taking a shit, from closing the bathroom door to washing my hands, and I posted it right here. You could hear the shit being squeezed out of my ass hole. I think some weirdo actually listened to it.

You don't know shitposting.

>>73135577
my farts are a perfectly in tune C#

>>73135577
dubs confirm a higher consciousness of shitpost was achieved

>>73135577
That's fucking awesome. You should have submitted it to the Tate Modern as audio art.

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>>73133636
forgot the pic

Where do you anons get your used stuff? I've always been too nervous about local sellers.

>>73135883
Reverb, guitar center, craigslist. Why is this even a question.

>>73134121
buy a nokie edwards signature model

>>73134318
Idk what it is but I like the tone
The bridge pup has this weird bite when you use a pick and overdrive that no other guitar can come close to. And the neck pickup is really fat and mushy with fuzz

It just sounds unique.

My only problem with my rick is that the neck is a bit too narrow on the high frets

>>73132804
Get something less limp wristed. Like a les paul

>>73133071
Mr Superlover. By tankard

>>73133179
You could have finished that body waaaaay better. Did you leave it at 220?

>>73135577
I listened to it. The quality was shit. It was all shit.

>>73133071
Old hippie tunes always work for me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_2lGkEU4Xs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycit4OwYPNg

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Are indonesian PRSes any good?
Pic related - PRS Se Standard 22

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>>73132888
>spread
Penty of Rics on aliex, bro.

>>73134121
If you don't mind Korean, check out Eastwood Guitars. Sometimes over-priced for the quality but they cannot be beat for quirky replicas. Some surfy stuff too.

>>73137026
PRS quality control is better than most brands. They're good.

>>73133071
I always go for the 90s/early 00s pop rock songs. Everyone loves that shit when they're drunk because of muh nostalgia. Shit like this..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIANBamMgas

Is the Orange crush 35RT any good? I keep reading rave reviews and it's a good price. I've played it and struggle to get a pleasing tone out of it.

>>73137840
>I've played it and struggle to get a pleasing tone out of it.


Maybe the problem isn't the amp, you dig?

Is 9/2 a simple compound or a triple compound.

>>73138285
its more like a double

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>>73137788
Maybe I'll go for it then

>>73139297
Good free metronome for Android?

>>73139297
Do it anon. Prs is like the mercedez benz of guitars.

>>73139681
>*forgot to del link again.

>>73139681
Wtf literally anythings that gives a pinging sound at an interval.

>>73136549
That was a partscaster, the body was an 80s mexi strat that the guy fucked up by trying to remove the finish with a blowtorch. So needless to say, it was cheap and I thought it was unique.

>>73139822
Youre a fag

>>73139713
C'mon, bruh. They all come highly rated but they can have problems. Hit stop and the beats go down to 60, for example. Or maybe a crap visual. Or it has a stupid beep sound. Or no tap function. I just want a good one. (I gave up my Boss metronome because the battery life was crap.)

>>73139935
Expand your hypothesis cunt.

Guys I got Tom Quayle's legato tutorials.
Did I do good?

>>73140196
>legato tutorials
Hahaha what
Literally just stop picking and muting while you play.

>>73140261
Yeah I bet you really rip up those long passages in melodic minor

>>73140196
>Tom Quayle
meme guitarist incarnate

>>73140280
pls
I play harmonic minor

>>73140295
Bet you do son, bet you do.
Bet you even only need 2 fingers

>>73140309
I tap using my erect penis

>>73140325
>Not playing slap guitar using his balls.
What a faggot, I bet you plug your guitar's cord up your ass.

>>73140281
Is there any reason why?
I can think of Page or Santana or Ace as memes.
But Quayle?

>>73140371
I don't want my ballsack getting tangled up in the strings, thank you very much.

y do people make tabs with all the wrong notes

>>73140413
Because all the people that are willing to tab Green Day songs are incompetent and borderline retarded

>>73133071
Neutral milk hotel

>>73140485
you'd have to be borderline retarded to think there is a need for green day tabs

>>73134722
Experiment with different slides. I know at this point you've probably got a favourite that's pretty broken in, but the different materials react differently with an electric's pickups, so you may end up favouring metal over glass/ceramic.
Heavier strings is obviously good. I'd slap a set of 12s on for Open G, but your mileage may vary. A metal plectrum works well with all this, but it's not for everyone.
If you've got a strat/like guitar, set the pickup selector between bridge and middle.
If it's a les paul or anything else with a HH setup, just set it in the middle.

Turn the volume and gain on your amp up pretty high, and back the volume knob on the guitar off until you hit the sweet spot. Experiment with your tone knob to take the edge off a little. You only want to switch to the bridge pickup when you're going for the real howls.

For overdrive, i'd go for the Ibanez Tube Screamer pedal. It never really fails.

I did a potentially dumb thing

I had a friend build me a kickass power supply for my pedalboard with almost 2A of power, but it's in a plastic case. I glued velcro onto it and velcro'd it to my pedalboard.

The power supply, like any other, gets a bit warm when its used.. kinda worried about it melting the glue under it and causing a leakage onto it.

>>73140658
i did the same thing with my power supply, couldn't be bothered buying all that extra housing crap and drilling. nothing has happened so far and i've been using it for a year

>>73134761
oh man, where and how much did you get that russian big muff for?

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What's in the box, /gg/?

>>73141409
im going to guess a drum set

>>73141409
4 dead babys

>>73141409
Hurry up

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>tfw no longer have to pretend the Mexican one is (((just as good)))

>>73141573
oh yay its a strat ive never seen one of those before

just started learning guitar like an hour ago
fingers burning haha

>>73141618
i think you came into the wrong thread, this is for professional guitar players only

>>73141630
there's not a thread for learners and there's a link to learn on the op
doesn't really matter i just came here to make one post complaining and leave

>>73141656
PROFESSIONAL
GUITAR
PLAYERS
ONLY

>>73141656
OUT

>>73141573
Welcome to the big boys club

>>73141734
strats are babbys first electric guitar

>>73141745
Squiers aren't strats, bub

>>73141666
deal with it :DDDD

>>73141694
i will stay now fuck off

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>>73141745
Only because they make cheap copies, it takes a real master to get the best out of a strat.

>>73141763
but they're both pieces of shit so yea they are the same

>>73141630
>professional guitar players only
i think you spelled "wannabe shoegaze faggots, that play like shit and are afraid to post any of their songs here, because they know, everything they play is shit" wrong

>>73141796
>>73141763
>>73141745
>>73141734
>not using a jazzmaster nor a jaguar nor a gibson modern
Fucking nories

Hi, guys. I have a DOD 250 as my only pedal. Looking to evolve my bass sound just a tad bit now that I got some cash to splash around.

As you can tell from my 250, I love Al Cisnero's tone but looking to add some more dirt to get something heavier.

My question is, what's a good pedal to stack my 250 with?

Recommend anything like fuzz, distortion, boost or even another overdrive.

>>73133179
I'm thinking about building an electric guitar, any tips or guides that would be good for me to use?

is the major pentatonic scale used much?

i always read that the minor pentatonic is always the go to scale

i kinda like the major pentatonic scale and play around with it

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>>73141409
>>73141573
if anyone is interested, here's a pretty direct comparison between the Mexican and the American standard. Same exact model/color guitar through the same tube amp at pretty much the same temperature through the same shitty razer kraken mic.

Mexican: https://clyp.it/rpihvafj
American: https://clyp.it/vdouxmav

Pic is the store owner's 1959 pre-cbs.

>>73142001
find the right measurements your want to make the guitar comfy for you to play.

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>>73142104
Can you try another comparison with a cherry red MiA?

Any good dadgad songs?

>>73142295
Can you go choke on an old man's phallus?

>>73142104
Your American strat is way noisier. Honestly think your MIM sounds a little better.

>>73142104
Thanks for sharing a comparison using a shit mic with shit recording technique. You accomplished your goal if you wanted both to equally sound like shit

>>73142483
nah, that hum is just the regular 60 cycle. Recordings were made about a week apart, sometimes it's there and sometimes it isn't. way more pronounced on the MIM one if it is though. I think one of my neighbours has got a fucked up fridge/tv/neon art piece or something. Old apartement complex.

>>73142104
Why's the American have a lot of buzz and less volume?

>>73142581
see >>73142573

Here's another one with a little more gain on the American one, and with the neck + middle.

Mexican: https://clyp.it/gywwz2f1
American: https://clyp.it/jekbowkj

>>73142553
not much of a recording "technique", other than dangling my headset off the side of my desk and hoping for the best. Any suggestions for a decent XLR-mic at around 150-200 eurobucks?

>>73142667
You're obviously ignorant to what recording technique actually means or entails . In that price range you might as well get an sn57 or 58 because they're cheap and you have to ve a retard to misuse them.

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>>73142823
>You're obviously ignorant to what recording technique actually means or entails

>>73142881
Horrible bait senpai

>>73132731
Was given $1000.00 in guitar center gift cards.
Should I get a new guitar, or a new guitar head.

I have a Gibson SG, and a peavey classic 50

>>73143105
new guitar of course

>>73143105
I would spend it all on pedals, you already have a nice guitar and amp. Something with single coils could be cool though.

>>73142667
Mexican actually sounds better.

>>73143122
Heh that's what I was thinking.
>>73143140
I have a lot of pedals already. There maybe a few pedals I want, but they aren't as expensive as a new guitar or amp head.

Any one have opinions on the ESP LTD Sparrowhawk?

>>73143142
probably just shit intonation, but I can tell you that the Mexican one sounds muddy and cheap compared to the American one. And the MIM sounds muddy nor cheap.

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>>73143396
are you trying to trick us with this double talk

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Here's my petalboard. Who is my favorite guitarist?

>>73141938
Bumping with another observation for my blog.

I love Muffs especially the Russian variants. EHX has the Bass Big Muff and Wren & Cuff has the Tall Font Russian, both sound sick but that Muff signature tone is too compressed for my liking. I'm trying to sound big. Cranked loud overdriven amp type loud.

I'm looking at volume pedals and boosters to help me achieve that loud driven amp sound even by artificial means since I can't crank a wall of SVTs like Al can. This led me to find EQD's Acapulco Gold. Anyone like this thing?

For my fuzz option, I'm digging their Dirt Transmitter, Bellows and their new Erupter. The Erupter can sound too sputtery or splat type fuzz almost Fuzz Master General type of crazy Japanese fuzz levels. In the context of my band, I don't know if this sound would working in my band mix.

The Dod Carcosa seems to cover every type of fuzz imaginable. I think it can even handle the Mountainking Electronics Megalith sound Al uses in Shrinebuilder.

But which one will sound great on bass with my 250?

>>73143502
A faggot. Your favorite guitarist is a faggot

>>73143584
>>73141938
>i love muffs
doubt it since youre obviously gay and sensitive

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>>73143591
>>73143620

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>>73143502
the God himself

>>73143674
I thought he was wearing a slipknot mask in the thumbnail. He looks like he sees less sun than roman

>>73133636
creepy fingers sugar boost does the dallas rangemaster perfectly

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/gg/ deader than a mafaka

https://clyp.it/agxkhvog

>>73144251
enjoying this desu

>>73133071
Wonderwall.

>>73140547
I'm pretty sure that's his point. It selects for retards.

>>73146079
Nice box

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>>73146365
Thank you, here is another I found inside it.

>>73146434
6/10, first box was better

>>73146434
Nice!

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>>73146544
Luckily, the person who sent me this seems to be a fan of Russian dolls.

>>73146566
Explorer?

>>73146587
Nearly. One more guess before I post it?

>>73146621
Firebird? 10/10 purchase if so.

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>>73146631
HNNGGG

>>73146642
Also apologies for shit quality, was snapping as fast as I could prior to getting it out and actually playing it.

>>73146642
>>73146654
Nice choice dude. I've been thinking of buying a non-reverse firebird for a while,but I have to sell some shit first have too many guitars.

>>73146675
The setup and general quality is outstanding, but definitely try before you buy; Firebird necks are way out left, which strongly encourages you to play the high frets and strum near the bridge. I suspect it's a love/hate kind of thing. Not suitable for cowboy chords unless you have long arms. I do wonder what playing a Thunderbird must be like.

Also I would add that Gibson's 'G-FORCE' auto-tuner thing does indeed work well and fast for tune-ups, but is a little fussy when changing tunings. Despite that, it's incredibly convenient.

Lastly, the pickups are fucking ridiculously hot. You may like this, you may not.

For me: 9/10 "no ragrets", but check out the quirks before you personally buy one.

>>73146737
Also I heard they have terrible neck dive, but I play sitting down because I'm not very rock and roll.

>>73133179
Me likey

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>>73137026
Have pic related and I love it

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Won a Reverend JW-1 recently. Plays great and sounds nice as well. Good job on Reverend's part. I prefer the looks of their double cutaway style guitars, but the charger body shape is kinda growing on me.

Yerb

>>73147262
Better sell it while Jenn Wasner is still popular. (Is she popular?) Unless you're a fan, of course.

Just got a brand new guitar (gison sg faded) in the mail from thomann. But I cant get any sound (got it connected to focusrite scarlett). Sadly I have no other guitar or amps to compare with.
Is there any point in opening the back to check fro something bovious, or should I just send it back?

>>73148888
Try turning the volume up

>>73148888
Take it to a guitar shop and try it in an amp known to be working.

If it doesn't work, just send it back: do NOT open it up (you might well lose the right to return it).

How do you fix a up bowed neck? I need to bring it backwards not forwards. Any idea how to do that, /gg/uys?

What's the best digital audio workstation interface program for recording tasty licks?

>>73149556
not sure about tasty licks, but if you want to record shitty shoegaze, ableton is fine

>>73149556
reaper
>>73149936
not sure about asbeston but reaper is better

>>73150398
How is that even possible when Reaper is free and live costs several hundreds of dollars? What's the catch

Is it useful to learn scales on one string

>>73150511
Yes.

>>73150511
I find it's more useful to learn scales on a single string before the box patterns. That way you can visualize the intervals and note relationships easier and better understand it, rather than just memorizing shapes right away

>>73150511
Think about shifting sequences (0,2,4,0,2,4 - 2,4,5,2,4,5 - x,x,x,x,x,x) and tapping, if you need some motivation.

How did you guys learn to sight read music on guitar? Ive been messing around with it and I really want to learn.

>>73151501
>implying

>tfw my tele got stolen from a show last night

I'm fucking hurt guys, my backup is an Epi Special II and it fucking sucks, I'd need to put in as much $ as it's worth to make it decent, so I was gonna head down to the local shop and check their inventory, Anything I should look out for in the $600ish range? Going to be purely for aggressive live shows.

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>>73151656
>$600
thats the price of a ballsy tobacco burst vintage v100
are you sure the epi special wouldnt sound decent upgrading just with decent pickups?

>>73151697
Possibly, but the input jacks busted and it needs a new neck, possibly a new bridge.

I also just kinda hate it.

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New pedal day

>>73151756
>needs a new neck
>its a les paul thus neck is glued and would be charged expensive just to replace it
why you still own that crap, use it as firewood next time you make bbq

>>73151792
It's still barely playable, sometimes that's all that matters.

>>73151501
Learned rhythm and note names separately. My teacher would give me homework from a book called "Rhythmical Articulation," which was just rhythms I would call out to a metronome. Or a piece of music where I would only call out "B E F A G" per click. Later the notes and rhythms were transferred to the guitar. Key sigs, etc. Still useful for writing compositions in GuitarPro and reading tabs but I never kept it up beyond that.

>>73151812
hm, hows the neck like

>>73151656
I've had nightmares about getting my shit stolen at shows, that shit would suck so hard. That's why you don't leave stuff lying around without someone watching it

>>73151771
Nice. Post board

>>73141573
>american standard

>>73152426
Don't have my other pedals with me right now but I have:
Boss Tera Echo (plan to sell)
Arion Stereo Phaser
Going to a Deluxe Reverb

Also, what happened to /gg/? Is it finally dead?

>>73152520
Idk but im a new shitposter.

>>73146642
Very nice anon

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>>73152520
The good posters finally got tired of the shitposting and left.

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>>73152789
>posts anime

Guess which poster you are
Anyways morning guitar shot

>>73135012
tab doesn't tell you anything about timing

>>73152868
I didn't know Dean made good looking guitars

>>73152959
they dont

>>73152959
I know right. I didnt want any crazy looking body and i happened to see this model when it just came out. Ebony fretboard is nice and dark too. Tbh its the best korean guitar ive played.

>>73146642
Very nice guitar. Going guitar shopping at some point soon for something nice, but I'm gonna be pissed if I come home with one of these. My current is an Epi Firebird and it's definitely a love-hate relationship as you say.

>>73152920
I saw tabs without timing info in a Jeff Loomis book. It made me think less of him.

>>73153209
Do you think he cares?

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Guess what it is.

>>73153281
dildoo

>>73153281
A bunch of pvc pipes

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Let see

>>73153281
A bunch of PVC pipes with dragon dildos in them.

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Hmmm

>>73153483
I didn't know Fender made dragon dildos.

>>73153246
Do you think that I think he cares? Actually, don't answer. I don't give a fuck what you think.

>>73153564
That's all they make.

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Closer

>>73153790
You can stop posting now, we were only interested in the boxes

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>>73153836
Sorry not sorry

>>73153905
That's a pretty big dildo, Anon. You sure it'll fit?

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hi I have a bass
I like it

I saw this thread on the front page

>>73153739
Don't be silly; they make amps, too.

>>73153905
In all seriousness, though: nice guitar.

>>73153982
Thanks but im sending it back. If you notice its missing a screw in the tip.of the pickguard.

>>73154103
Top*

>>73154103
Oh yeah, that's pretty dumb.

>>73154116
And it supposedly went thru some evaluation. I already called and complained.

>>73153976
Would play Ramble On on

>>73154129
Yeah, definitely warranted. They were probably too busy checking for sharp frets and didn't even look at the screws.

>>73141394
I built a clone.

>>73154204
Who knows. Probably high or something.

What are some discontinued meme guitars like the Fender Performer. Not specwise but guitars made to be the "next thing" but end up not going anywhere.

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Does anybody have experience with Manson guitars? I've played a standard MA-2 and the MB-1 signature models breifly and thought they were both incredibly well made, I just didn't get enough time to draw a full conclusion. This one caught my eye.

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Boss pedals you wish you had

Somehow possible to thumb slap while playing with a pick? I'm normally playing fingerstyle and started getting into picking with pick, though I can't manage to get those bright and loud thumb slaps as when I'm picking with fingers

>>73155119
It's one of the few gimmick pedals they've made that are actually really nice sounding.
I have the Tera Echo they made as their 100th pedal for their anniversary, and it's pretty shit, can only really do one sound well, and you may as well just use a reverb instead. Bought it for cheap though, so hopefully I'll be able to resell it for more, or it reaches slow gear status.

>>73155234
You can hold the pick with the first few joints of your pinky and ring finger, leaving your first three fingers for fingerstyle. If you just want to slap with your thumb you can use the middle and index finger to hold it too (either between the joints or between the fingers themselves), might be easier. Or get a mic stand with pick holders, toss the pick into the audience and grab a new one.

>>73155119
What does it do? Fade in your notes?

>>73155244
>can only do one sound well
Thats like 95% of standalone pedals anon.
>muh phase 90 can only sound like a phase 90

>>73155119
I have 6 now, but only run 2-3 at a time on my board. Honestly, I've never really played one that wasnt at least fun to goof around with.

>>73148505
>Is she popular?
No, I don't think she's all that popular. There's no demos or photos from owners of the guitar on the web, so I feel that they don't sell too many. I thought about selling it, but I needed a HH guitar (more solid feeling one that isn't my ibanez S), and it's pretty unique looking and plays better than almost every guitar I've played.

>>73149012
Do you mean there is a hump in the fretboard rather than a dip? You want a small amount of relief, but NEVER a hump. Often times you'll have to loosen the truss rod, put some heavier strings on, and hope it straightens. There's some things you can do with clamps too to try and bend the neck back, but you'd have to read up online or youtube that.

>>73154103
Is that the only problem with it? If so, I sure as hell wouldn't go through all of that...
Reminds me, a relative of mine got one of those Gibson LP faded models about a year ago. Just recently noticed that a single tiny screw is missing from one of the tuners (each has 2). No hole tapped or anything.

>>73155522
No, it's really not. And phase 90 is cherry picking to the extreme
With the Tera Echo, there's plenty of range and you could get a ton of different sounds by adjusting the controls, but there's really only one usable one. Move one knob a bit and you get extreme endless feedback or farty laser sounds.

>>73155736
>put on heavier strings

That will pull the neck forwards. I need it to be pulled backwards. Sadly there is little info on the net about up bows.

Time for a new guitar, baka. It was Gio anyway.

>>73155850
>Time for a new guitar, baka. It was Gio anyway.
Gios are bloody unmaintainable, the wood is too shitty for such thin necks.

>>73155807
Sounds like you're cherry picking yourself bub.

>>73155388
yeah it basically cuts off the attack of your notes

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>>73155850
Oh, so just tighten the truss rod ("straighten neck" in picture)...that's exactly what they're for. They straighten the neck and "fight" the string tension. Just do about an 1/8 to 1/4 of a full turn, and then measure/feel the neck relief. Repeat until satisfied. Truss rods are often ignored and they just sit loosely, doing nothing. They need some tension on them for a straighter neck.

I figured you meant it was bowing the wrong way, as that is a more difficult to fix problem, and most people already know about truss rod adjustments.

>>73156248
Remember to let it settle overnight after each 1/8 turn.

currently have an ibanez gio i got when i was 14 but i need one with a wider neck i think.
any recommendation?

>>73155119
PN2

Picked up an RG421PB today, played it for about half an hour and my back is overjoyed, my Firebird is a fucking workout compared to this, think I found my new stage geetar.

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I've had it for a week. I've never played a tele this good before!

Where can I purchase a Staytrem in the US? I don't want to import duties from Bongland.

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These are all on my board except the Sentry noise gate, which is caught in back order limbo.

>>73156395
that's a big toe

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>>73156445
Too bad, muthafuckaaa

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>>73156449
>These
how many, fag?

>>73156464
kek

>>73156464
4 u

>>73156445
do you really have to pay import taxes for a single item under $100?

i'm considering selling my epiphone flying-v bass; what would be a fair price to ask for? I'm thinking somewhere around €300

>>73156640
i will give you $1 to set it on fire

>>73156693
I will give him fifty cents.

>>73156693
sold

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>>73156248
>>73156292
Are you sure this is the way to go? I just want to make sure.

The red line is strings and the black line is the neck.
(sorry for the shit drawing)

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>>73156761
Please tell me that's to scale.

>>73156761
did you have a seizure when you drew this?

>>73153976
why is it so edgy?

>>73156055
I'm not making any large assumptions. There are pedals that have a lot of useful range and there are pedals without.

Have about 1000-1200$ to spend on a new guitar. I am wanting something with a smaller neck. I have an SG, but want something a little different.

What can you suggest?

>>73156761
good lord anon

>>73157693
A nice used prs?

how do i stop sounding like a fucking blues cowboy with the pentatonic scale?

everything i do just sounds like some louisiana cotton ranch

it frustrates me! i want to sound like a rockstar...

>>73158352
>>73158352
>>73158352

>>73158351
Play faster

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>>73143674