/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

>>68304791
hi

>>68304857
Hi. Do you have something to contribute?

Opinions on 'first guitar' are especially welcome.

>>68304887
>Do you have something to contribute?

of course not

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>>68304906
Aaaaaalrighty then.

>people still play granpas guitars

>>68304841
Did you even watch the video? What pause?

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>>68304791
Does anyone have any experience with the jet city 20w head? Im looking for someone who can tell me how it does in an indie/punk setting.

I swear to god, the only reviews are made by blooze lawyers and edgy shred kiddies

All fender: dummy paid overpriced for a mediocre guitar
Gibson: dummy paid WAY too much for a slightly less mediocre guitar
ESP/IBANEZ/JACKSON: pointyness is proportional to lack of musical knowledge
PRS: i bought this to hang on my wall and occasionally I play dad rock
Epi/Squire: im a babby but at least I know not to buy first act or radioshack special guitar-

shaped-objects
Danelectro: dumb hipster doesn't know shit about music, probably owns a pedalboard
Taylor/Martin: fuck my ass while I sing shitty covers of jason mraz
Cordoba/any classical: im better than u but i still dont know how to use a pick
any weird stringed instrument played by an obv. guitar fag (including ukelele, banjo, multi

stringed guitars, microgutiars): pls notice me senpai

wats your guitar prejudice?

>>68304937
I think he is referring to when the saddle still has a bit of give, and it takes a second for the string to gain tension

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>>68304928
>mfw my friend is lusting after some kind of Martin dreadnought
>mfw he won't buy it even though it's only fifteen hundred britbongs
>mfw I'm going to hand it to him on his stag with the announcement "I gots you a grandpas guitars!"
Damn it feels good to be an intensivist.

>>68304982
So what guitar do i play to not be some sort of idiot in your world?

Also,
>flamed maple
Tasteless faggot.

>>68304937
Have you played one?

>>68304791
Wow anime in the OP

>>68304982
Oh please let this continue. For those who missed out:

List guitar brands and your unflattering stereotype of the plebs who play them.

>>68305085
Have you?

>>68305125
In Nashville. There's a noticeable delay between bending and actually hearing it, with a clunk in between as the mechanism kicks in. How did you find it?

For rhythm, it's a godsend. For lead as the way it's (perhaps unfortunately, given this development) evolved, it's a compromise.

>>68305223
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlU832XS8YQ

Play one that's set up/instealled correctly and you won't have those problems.

>>68305286
Anything that's set up so that increased tension immediately affects pitch necessarily removes the system's resistance to increased tension! The only way out of this is if we never started bending to begin with.

>>68305286
top kek what a piece of shit. he's trying to show how you can still bend with tiny quick bends and then the mechanism catches up and kills it. it sounds like complete shit

>>68305286
At that point just get a hardtail, because it doesn't matter

Instead of buying a meme bridge and all the shitty squier's you guys seem to love, why not just buy a decent guitar that actually holds tune?

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>>68304791
>buy cheap bass & amp off of craigslist
>google easiest bass tabs because i should start off slow
>every time i look at my fingers, then back at the tab on the screen, then play a few notes, then back at the screen
>my fingers don't move fast enough for the 9-10-9-10 part of iron man
>can't strum fast enough for midlife crisis

Am I too old to start playing an instrument or am I just devoid of any talent? I wasted the first 18 years of my life playing videogames, so I feel like I missed the critical period for learning music.

>>68305551
yeah you should sell it

>>68305352
>>68305392
>>68305403
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebVPF_YDr4w

I'll find more videos if you want

>>68305551
I hate to sound like a cliche, but if you enjoy playing it doesn't matter when you start.

>>68305637
Please do. If you've played one you'd know what we were talking about.

>>68305551
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0fs2grMBkg

Rocksmith is absolute garbage for learning guitar but it's good for learning bass. You can buy the cable online then just pirate the game.

>>68304791

what should my first guitar be

>>68305551
Just keep practising. Your speed will increase over time.
Using a metronome and speeding it up when you feel like you can go faster is a pretty good method for learning speed and accuracy.

Learning simple songs is pretty important in the beginning. Get the basics down first and proceed from there.

>>68305637
Why are you shilling so hard? Im not saying you cant go out and buy one, or that it doesnt work for your situation, but im saying that really, a hardtail or good trem and decent tuners will do the same thing, without the flaws in bending

>>68305720
Honestly one that appeals to you, and thats it.

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>>68305286
Haa haa ha. Yeah, no thanks. Sorry. I'm an actual guitarist who's developed a musical left hand vibrato, I don't need that garbage. You furious YouTube tiny dick jackers too incompetent to turn a tuning peg and properly stench your strings can have that bullshit all to yourselves.

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>>68305757
>stench
>bullshit

>>68305794
>reduced to pointing out auto correct errors
So I guess you're done now?

>>68305845
shut up gaylord

>>68305860
No ;)

>>68305860
>got taken in by a meme bridge
>gaylord
Cool, I'll take that a a "yes" then.

>>68304982
fender: theyre all the fucking same but fender owners will defend their exact model to the end, they tend to also preach tonewoods while the wood used was because there was lots of it close by. They also love being cucked by the same shitty neckplate design because muh vintage

Gibson; paying WAY too much for a guitar, favourite guitar colours include only sunburst, thinks the name on the headstock affects tone.

IBANEZ / Jackson: the sharpness of ym guitars edges represent the sharpness of my katana, sees a guitar quite literally as an axe. probably a fan of skulls and other gay shit.

PRS: flat-built shitmachine- oh wait you can get it in undiscovered-nearlyextinct-placid-whale-off-blue??? sign me the fuck up!
Most likely only ever owned one amplifier.

Epi/squire; couldnt be bothered shopping around for the perfect guitar so settled for the easy option. also poor.

Danelectro: so american-looking you actually gain calories while you play. Only bought by rich dad-hipsters

Taylor/martin: MMMM BRANDING, look at my headstock while I sing wonderwall fellas

Yamaha: i dont actually give a fuck about guitars as long as they work.

ESP: retards who buy them for their looks and pointiness over the fact they have some good build qualities, like the volute on the scarf joint, but none of that matters, you only bougth an ESP because you think Gibsons are gay, right edgelord?

>>68305952
>probably a fan of skulls and other gay shit.

Anon you have a skull inside your head right now, I guess you're gay too.

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>>68305982
uh oh we found a ibenhadz player boys

>>68305982
just because its in my head doesnt mean I have to like it, you ibanez / jackson baby-fingered fuck!

>honestly though, you play whatever fucking guitar you want.

>>68306028
how do these fat fucks even fit their fingers on the fretboard?

>>68306028
I bet he makes beautiful music. fuck off with your fatphobia

>>68306219
the same way he manages to shove all that food down his throat even after his body has given all the signs to stop

>>68306248
Is this you?

>>68305122

>>68305122
Is that the fucking Creed dudes guitar?

>>68306327
No, i actually own the Mark Tremonti sig, (because it was cheap, im flipping it, no hate) and that isnt it.

>>68306409
Oh ok. I remember him having the gay birds on the fretboard

>>68306427
But I guess that's just a PRS gimmick?

>>68306427
Yes most PRS guitars have those.

>>68305122
>PRS guitar
>PRS amplifier
>Mac
>iphone
>typical yellow "production speakers" with no Sub
>Fatty wearing a superman shirt
>Ab power chord, probably playing smoke on the water
>using hybrid-pick-grip for power chords
>capo on top of the strings behind the nut

shame

>>68306327
Tremonti's a pretty good guitarist, it's a shame he'll forever be associated with Creed.

>>68306427
Actually, the early 2000s one i have has dots

>>68306525
All the Asian made ones have dots.

>>68305286
Not only is this shit retarded and meant for people with shitty technique, but a fucking CAPO??? Not only is a capo downright pleb tier for the garbage he is playing, the nigger is bending with a capo!!! He doesn't know shit about string tension. He doesn't know shit about anything.

Fucking marketing feeds off stupid people, I swear to god. Nobody needs that stupid bridge. It does nothing but give you a crutch to rest your bad habits on.

>>68306542
Not anymore. The new indonesian ones have birds (and still cost as much as an american sg)

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I made this: https://clyp.it/3ca5ccvu

A few things:
1: The guitar is shit. It's made in china and was $210.
2: My playing is shit. I've been playing guitar for 6 months now.
3: It's probably out of tune. The strings are old and I used my ears to tune them.

That said, gimme your worst.

>>68306679
Shit meant to put this in the /comp/ thread. sorry

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>>68306620
>The new indonesian ones have birds (and still cost as much as an american sg)
Who, in their right mind, would fucking buy one of those.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_lAL_s6RHs
What guitar is Matt Pike playing here?

>>68306740
https://reverb.com/item/3117280-79-travis-bean-tb1000a-artist

start saving

>>68306740
love me some sausage music thanks bruh

>>68306713
People with no taste

>>68306785
wrong guitar this is it

>>68306740
https://reverb.com/item/2542759-c-1979-kramer-650g-aluminum-neck-guitar-collector-grade-travis-bean

>>68306811
>COLLECTOR-GRADE!
>and not
>PLAYERS-GRADE!
lmao guess as to why that is?

>>68306840
The real answer is because it has no scuffs or wear for its age, but to meme,

>no tuning stability

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>>68304791
>'please stop asking us what your first guitar should be' edition

>tfw really like jazz and power metal
Semi-hollow or solid body?

>>68306896
>because it has no scuffs or wear for its age
>lmao guess as to why that is?
not very bright are you?

>>68306906
full hollow

What's the best guitar for big band/wind band rhythm section playing around the $1000 to $2000 mark?

how long does it take to sell a guitar on reverb?

>>68306896
It has no scuffs or wear for its age because nobody wanted to play it in the entire 37 years it's been available. But yeah, I'm sure it's light as a feather, stays in tune, and sounds absolutely amazing though.

>>68306913
A collector wants it to look nice and be perfect, whereas a player doesnt care as much, or at least, thats what its supposed to mean, but you're being an insufferable cunt about it

>>68306986
So then why are there perfect examples of other guitars around? It just happens sometimes that someone dies, or gives up guitar, and it sits in the closet for 20 years. Even whoever played it couldve just been a bedroom guitarist

>>68306983
Depends on what you're selling. Plus the price of course.

>>68306999
in other words only a collector would be interested it and no player would be. lmao guess as to why that is?

>>68307038
No, thats not what i mean. Its a stage of quality, not want. Collector is above player, because it is more expensive because of its untouched state, that doesn't mean that it is unplayable. That's like saying a survival knife is only for survivalists, even though it has utility for an average person

>>68307026
Wow, now I'm convinced. You don't sound like a fucking idiot at all. Ok, I'm 100% sure it's not a paper weight at this point. You should buy it to prove me wrong just to rub it in.

>>68306983

I think it'd be easier to get rid of things like partscasters on reverb but if what you're selling is something like a Strat or LP you'd get better results on ebay

obv if you are trying to jew people over asking for 290 dollars for a used 300 dollar squier you won't get far

I have 7 or 8 guitars I'd like to be rid of and will probably sell them on reverb bc they are all "customized" and I'm not really looking to profit as much as I'm looking to pass them along to other guitar players bc i never use them

>>68307115
I give up, you can feel the rush of winning an arguement that didnt have to exist

>>68306972
AM Standard strat or one of the Epiphone jazz guitars.

>>68307106
no it's pristine because nobody wanted to play it not even the person(s) who owned it. utility has nothing to do with it

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Hi guys, I' seriusly considering selling my long time jazzmaster for another one with heavier sound (no metal, i mean heavy like HEALTH or At the drive in).

Any reccs?
pic related

>>68307037
>>68307116
trying to sell this seagull s6 for like 400 CAD or trade for an mim strat

>>68307178
A SG

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i want this guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0uubINe7aA

I think I've found a more unlikeable autist than Rob Fatman.

>>68307185
Try craigslist, or the canadian equivalent. That will make it easier if you are looking to trade

>>68307106
>untouched state
Dude. Why do you think that is? How could a guitar sit for almost 40 years and not get touched? It's a guitar, the only thing you do with a guitar is touch it when you play. Use some common sense here.

>>68307209
Top kek.

That's ridiculous af, senpai

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>>68307209
>guitar has more than six strings

>>68307209
Does it have a piezo, or does it just exude tone through the finish?

thinking about buying a les paul studio 2016 faded (worn brown/black) and I'm playing metal
-yes I have a small badget

>>68307315
Why not do an SG for that money, and buy a pedal or something. As far as i know, they have the same pickups

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>How long have you been playing?
8 years

>Fav guitars?
Jackson and Gibson
Anything with a seymour duncan

>Fav guitarists?
Ben Deskins (Necrotic Disgorgement)
Ace Frehley

>Projects?
https://www.syphilicdiarrhea.bandcamp.com

Actually have a pretty good following.
Ill be playing some shows beginning next year.

> will
Be touring
In the summer
Just the midwest though. If anyone on here actually likes good music you should come out. But I know that 95% of people on here musical taste is backasswards

>>68307373
I prefer the shape of the les paul, is the sg superior in some way?

>>68307684
Its just a lot cheaper, if you care about that. Lighter, too

can you rock on a strat?

>>68307724
I'll look into it

>>68307684
sg's a jack-black-tier

>>68307725
>can you rock on a strat

what does /gg/ think of the squier vintage modified strats

>>68307725
No, rock is exclusive to 59 Les Pauls through 60's Marshalls.

>>68307774
They are ok, although for the 50 or so more bucks, Classic Vibes are better, but at that price, I'd rather get a MiM standard used

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Was he the real heir to Gary Moore's throne?

>>68307521
>If anyone on here actually likes good music you should come out. But I know that 95% of people on here musical taste is backasswards

why did you think this was a good idea?

>>68307817
true

>>68307748
is that a good thing? lol

>>68307777
quads confirm best guitar

>>68307850
People don't really play in that romantic lead style anymore (Santana, Andy Latimer, Eddie Hazel etc). Can't think of a recent player that plays like that.

Maybe I should bring it back.

>>68307521
>playing shows as a one-man grind band
I can't imagine a crowd enjoying that. What do you do, just stand up there and play guitar and grunt over a backing track?

Is the Orange Tiny Terror good or a meme? Should I get one or just wait 2 or 3 years and get a Rockerverb.

>>68308788
>over a backing track
just have a drum set and kick the shit out of it the whole time

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>ywn own this
whyy ;_;

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Thinking about picking this up as my next guitar and first telle. 08 classic vibe, refinished, bigsby, antiquity Seymour Duncan's and locking tuners. Anyone think they can ball park me a fair price on this?

>>68308965
>08 classic vibe, refinished, bigsby, antiquity Seymour Duncan's and locking tuners

lol why even bother

>>68307777
get a picture of bismuth on it and you're set

>>68308965
bigsby on a tele is cursed territory, brosemiah

>>68308181

... you know, that paint job minus the Billy Mitchell would be pretty awesome.

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I would unironically own and play the shit out of this guitar

>>68305952
>Danelectro
>Rich
They always were entry level shit

>>68308814
Is good but yeah is kinda memey.

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>>68306906
pls respond

>>68306930
Assuming this is a meme answer, but I'll bite; what's your reasoning for this?

>>68309630
This isn't /b/ dude, don't post your wank material here

>>68309630
not that guy, but the resonance of a full-hollow is exactly the sound you want for jazz, and I'm sure there are interesting things to be done with the feedback in metal.

>>68308965
I actually already offered to this guy. Im guessing he wants 400, but i'd say fair is 275-300

>>68304970
Can someone help me with this?

>>68306906
I think there is really no middle ground for you. Ibanez makes some semi hollows with hottish pickups, but you really need 2 seperate guitars

>>68309971

what makes a pickup hot?

>>68309987
The amount of winds around the pole pieces, and its output

>>68306248
>>68309557
meant duesenburg

>>68309971
I had a friend who bought a couple of these prior to his fascination with Gibson ES models and that resonance is just overbearingly feedback-inducing. Hardly need a signal to get it going.

Is it common practice to open up the power tubes (basically the volume knob) on a volume/master amp? Or dial it in as necessary?

>>68305952

lol lol lol do one for schecter your so funny

Can anyone recommend some good acoustic/electric-acoustic for under like 600$?

>>68310254
Used Martin x series

>>68309317

i agree, besides billy mitchell and the single pickup in the middle position that's a dank looking guitar.

>>68310254
NOT the Gretsch Rancher with the bigsby

It has about as much projection as a hollow body electric

>>68308965

whatever a squier classic vibe costs -50 bucks

srsly a bigsby on a telecaster? a bigsby on any guitar? on purpose?

>>68308965
Offer him your wife's son.

>>68310254
breedlove passport

>>68309987
more winds = more hot = more signal being picked up = more gain-y sound

think srv (hot) vs jeff beck (cold - very clean)

>>68309882
I offered a trade and some cash and got ignored so your probably right. Been up for months so I thought maybe he'd come down on it. Guess I'll just save up and get a mim fender instead.

>>68308965
>>68309882
>>68310598
i don't know where you guys found this but I can tell you that a quick google search found an ebay purchase from a reseller in portland for $625 just a couple months ago
i would let it go

>>68310749
Yeah, it has been on the portland craigslist for about that long

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>>68310801
That's super weird, either someone else in the area bought it off of their eBay page or they bought it from themselves and switched it to Craigslist, they're even using the same graphics.
Super shiesty

>>68310933
Oh well, i just wanted a tele with a minibucker in the neck.
Maybe someday ;-;

>>68310988
Could always just get a Tele Classic Vibe for a couple hundo and put the mini in yourself

>>68305551
Get Hal Leonard bass method and actually learn how to into basic music theory. Tabs will only take you so far.

>>68311033
Im too afraid to fuck it up, also, im poor

>>68304970
>>68309907
I've been trying to get to you but somehow downtown Nashville is bannded for child porn due to a tripfag named ffug or ff.
Anyways look up "Beach Porn" by the Frights. It's surf punk and they used the combo version of the head for the music video and their first EP

>>68311384
Thank you anon

Managed to land a minimum wage temp job for the elections, if I play my cards right I walk away with $600.

I'm thinking:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup/vintage-blues-set
Goes into my first ever guitar I got when I was younger, a Laguna the first year it came around. Light/Med Elixirs of course.

Now I need a good quality amp, but am at a loss. Should I get tube or solid state? What will make my guitar shine more, I'm going for jazz and rock songs here, lots of improv.

TLDR please give amp recs, $200-$400 range.

>>68310557
>>68310254
This, Breedlove makes very good resonant guitars.

>>68311347
How much money do you have? You can build your own

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>>68311422
No problem, I was looking into ON of these a while ago but I got a super champ instead, the cleans on the JetCity weren't as good as a Fender but I'm a clean snob. If you're going for punk/indie you'll be fine

>>68311473
To put it simply, none. I have shit im gonna list on craigslist though

>>68311528
How's the vox coil?
Also what guitar is that? I remember seeing it in one of these threads a while back but I forgot

>>68311539
Hmm, you can also assemble yours.
GFS body $50
Seymour Duncan Minibucker set $120
Fender MiM Tele neck $150
The rest $100
$420 isn't too bad if you're selling goes well, if not get a used MiM for $250-$300 and see if they can hold a minibucker

>>68311695
I know that some bodies were swimming pool, since my strat that was MiM has one, so i guess ill have to cross my fingers and hope

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>>68311591
The cool is great, kinda short even though it says it's 30 feet long. So far so good, I've had it for a year and a half and it's been my main cable and going strong. The guitar is an Axl Bel Air, i bought it for $400 traded it for a Cabronita Tele and sold that Tele for $550, bought a Fender Cyclone for $570 and recently sold that Cyclone for $830, sold the Cyclone and bought a MiJ Mustang for $550. WEW lad. Technically I bought a MiJ Mustang for $120. I also plan to sell the Mustang

Gonna build a really simple little 4 string guitar. It'll be like a CBG except i'm gonna build the box myself instead of buying a box. Should I add pickups and if so which pickups should I use?

>>68312431
get 4 hot humbuckers and run them in parallel, but no selector - theyre all on all the time

then run it through a flanger and play nothing but slide guitar on open g tuning

I have a Mexican Strat that I've had since 2005, and I want to keep it but I dont know if its a piece of shit. The pickguard yellowed over time and I know thats replaceable, and I know the electronics can be changed, but I don't know if the guitar itself is just crap or not cause it just FEELS worse to play than my other guitar and most of the other guitars I've picked up.

>>68312483
I might do this.

>>68312495
If it feels bad, why keep it? You shouldn't force yourself to like something that isnt right

>>68312555

Cause I dunno if it's actually a fantastic guitar and I just need to put some work into it. I like owning it and I don't really have the funds to just get a replacement Strat, and I don't want to if I don't have to.

>>68312579
Has it been set up, then?

opinions on hss style strats?

>>68312585

Once or twice but not in a couple years. That's probably my first order of business.

>>68312610
Yeah, do that to your taste, and if it still feels non-desireable, then put it up for sale

is it worth upgrading the pickups on my cv tele? or should i just get pedals

what are acoustic essentials that I should practice a little of every day?

>>68312859
fingerpicking?

hard to advise w/o knowing what u play

>>68311436
Orange micro terror or micro dark.

>>68307209
>Floating bridge with tuners
>No lock at the nut

I'm sure it'll sound amazing.

>>68312606
they look weird so I don't like em

>>68312859

>>68312871
this

plus some scales and arpeggios
work on keeping your left hand disciplined and clean

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So, guys, who else 3AM riffing with meme-stream of consciousness? Post your meme-stream of consciousness riffing.

https://clyp.it/xaemgqap

>>68306740


Ignore the other anons. They're morons.

That's a B.C Rich.

t. someone who worked in a music store that sold that exact same guitar with a B.C Rich headstock.

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What advice would you give a novice/noob acoustic guitarist who's saving up to buy a brand new PRS Tremonti or Fender Telacaster ?

>>68313233
Get better taste in guitars.

>>68313233
Learn to play before you blow massive amounts of cash.

>>68306906
Don't get full hollow if you want to play with distortion. Semi-hollows are manageable.

Get an Ibanez

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>>68313088
8/10

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>>68313233

I bought my Telecaster for a total price of $550. This is after comparing it to Telecasters that were $800, $1200, $1800, and $2000. I had the money to spend on any one of those, and I purchased the $550 because it was frankly the better playing guitar.

More often than not, careful research will be damned. You will walk into the store and both you and the guitar will choose each other.

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>>68313106
working on some ambient ideas, cell phone recording sounds like shit though.

https://clyp.it/e2mkv5vh

>>68304791

>How long have you been playing?
14 years

>Fav guitars?
I play mostly Telecasters. (that I build from Warmoth parts) I currently want a Flying V or an SG just for shits and giggles. In the past I've owned, Carvins, Steinbergers, Fenders, Jacksons, Ibanezes...probably some others too.

>Fav guitarists?
At the moment: Ernest Ranglin, Daron Malakian, Johnny Guitar Watson, The guy from Sugar Ray, The guy from Cake

All Time: Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Buckethead, Steve Vai, Leo Nocentelli, John Scofield

>Projects?
I've been in the same shitty bar band for about 9 years. I'm super fucking bored. I'd start my own band but I can't write lyrics/songs to save my life. It is a huge point of sadness for me.

> Gear
I've owned many tube amps in the past, but at the moment I have a Quilter Pro Block 200 (which lives on my pedalboard) going into a Mesa vertical 2x12 w/ vintage 30's. On my board I have a Boss Tu-3, Bogner Burnley, MXR 12bandEQ, Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive, and a Boss dd-7. My current #1 guitar is a warmoth hybrid strat with dimarzio hum-cancelling tele pickups in it.

I wanna buy a wireless.

>>68304791
>>I want to learn guitar, and I want to start with something decent; what should I buy?

don't buy a guitar with a whammy bar. buy something cheap, that stays in tune, and is easy to play. that's all that matters.

>>68305286

this nigga doesnt even know how to do vibrato... don't tell me shit about guitars dumbass.

>>68313377

>Cell phone recording sounds like shit

T-Thanks

>>68304970
I'm a big Soldano fan, never like the Jet City offerings.

>>68306906

you can play jazz on a solid body.

you can't really play metal on a hollow body. i mean you can, but you'll be fighting an uphill battle the whole time.

>>68306906

Some light, two-piece variant of a Les Paul with '58-'60 Humbuckers.

>>68313233
If you live in portland, im selling mine for 325 bucks

>>68312871
>>68313042
yeah I mostly only play fingerstyle, don't really like using a pick except for strumming
thanks though

>>68308965

other than the bigsby it looks dope as hell.

if you like bigsbys, go for it!

>>68313690
Even the guitar is screaming for you to stop

How to get more versatility out of a tele?

hot rails neck pickup?

>>68313368
>You will walk into the store and both you and the guitar will choose each other.
Sure you weren't buying a wand to go to Hogwarts?

>>68313770
Honestly, its not that dissimilar.

>>68313709
Yeah, that's a guitar screaming to be put out of its misery.

>>68313770

If you've never felt this feel, I honestly don't know what to tell you. There's something fundamentally broken inside of you.

>>68313721
Practice more.

>>68313798
Of course I've had this feeling, was just poking fun. When I first picked up my king V I knew I had to buy it, the neck is pure sex.

>>68313721

There is absolutely nothing wrong with stock telecaster pickups. The soapbar neck pick up is hot enough. Channel a bit more bass and lower the treble and try to add a deeper reverb or pile on more gain. Telecaster's are the ultimate work horse.

>>68313808
any good song recs to learn for the tele?

>>68313831
it's a squier cv 50's tele if that changes anything. idk what pickups are in there

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>>68313854

>Squier

you could always buy an actual Telecaster. The Baja Custom shop is perfectly acceptable. Every Baja I play sounds as good and plays as well as the American standard.

>>68313831
>soapbar
Fender teles don't generally have p90's, Anon.

>>68313873
uni student + have no money

i have a squier electric and a seagull acoustic, i could sell them both and buy an american fender (used), but i kind of like having the acoustic around. plus i think when i buy a real fender it's going to be a strat, but idk yet. kind of want to pick up a pos squier strat for kicks :P

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>>68313877

It's too early/too late for this shit. I'm going to bed.

>>68313891
maybe i'll try putting some thicker gauge strings on it to start, havent changed the strings in a while anyway...

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Been a long time hair scrunchie user.
Are these "premium" scrunchies a meme?

>>68306485
This time I think it's actually a meme

>>68313907
what the fuck are those even for

>>68313951
it makes muting fool-proof.

When it goes to the higher frets, muting is kinda difficult for me as I have a guitar without an all access neck join and a very thick neck.

>>68313951
Nut noise, never had it myself.

Also,
>>68313907
I doubt it would make any difference.

>>68313970
Oh actually nevermind those aren't on the nut

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>>68313970
It's not for nut noise.

It's when you do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Rt_fK99SY

WARNING: LOLI CONTENT

>>68313999
please stop weebposting

i bet you would stick your dick in a korg miku

>>68314009
>i bet you would stick your dick in a korg miku

Buy me one? I would.

I forgot OP fucked up and it's not an /a/ edition.

But are FretWraps a meme or no?

>>68314019
nothing is a meme

calling gear a meme is a meme

if anyone does it unironically i guarantee they can barely play a C chord because they spend their life crying that someone likes an offset fender

>>68314032
I mean compared to a less than a dollar regular hair crunchie, it functions the same. The only difference is the aesthetics. I'm just wondering if someone here went from hair scrunchies to FretWraps and if they can convince me otherwise.

>>68314044
Oh yea if you mean it like that don't spend money on them it's 100% bullshit

What kind of guitar are you playing that this is necessary btw? Do you have girly hands?

>>68314055
52' Telecaster copy down to the neck profile and all.

So it's hard to do the stuff I do in PRS and Ibanez guitars

>>68313970
>Nut noise
Have you been spying on your parents again?

>>68314120
heyoooo

>>68314032
well, some things are memes

>le ibanez + boss ds-1 muh shredder setup

>>68314233
That's not as meme as FretWraps though

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Gotta admit, this mememaster is sexy as fuck.

>>68313854
Roy Buchanan-The Messiah Will Come Again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deeBQZ8Aklc

>>68304791
Been playing for 15 years, and ever since I started I wanted a Gibson Thunderbird, which I eventually acquired via financing only to be upset a year later.

I then rented a 5 string Ibanez from Long and Mcquade (sorry I don't remember model) instantly fell in love with it, a week after purchasing it, we were playing a few dates out of town and on the third day in vancouver our van was broken into, my new bass was stolen, an entire 5150 head and cab setup, and a smorgasbord of pedals.

I'm half asleep trying to type this hopefully it makes sense...

I'm not a guitar player, but if Ibanez's guitars are anything like my old bass, I'd recommend that, or a twelve string acoustic (things sound godly).

Anyone here able to redpill me on amp modelling/multi effects pedals? I can use one as a preamp and then the amp I connect it to will be the power amp yeah? I'm looking for something that I can plug in to my pc for recording, use headphones with for late night shenanigans but also just be able to stick it in front of a regular amp for jamming. For some reason I'd rather go down the modelling pedal route than just get a modelling amp, something about them doesn't sit right with me, probably cause the ones I've tried have been a bit shit.

>>68314664
AxeFX II.

Does everything you just mentioned. Can turn cabinet simulation off and hook it into a power amp or the effects return of a tube amp.

>>68314817
Cheers lad, I've heard good things about the AxeFX, pretty pricey, so I may have to find a less expensive alternative, but I think I'm finally on the right track when it comes to what I want from my gear

>>68314302
How much did you pay for your Ibanez Bass ? It's most likely an SR series as the BTB series is less widespread.
Every model of SR is incredibly similar though, aside from their Bass Workshop models, they just have the same physical specs with different pickups and QC.
As for the difference between Ibanez basses and guitars, the SR has a "305mmR" radius, which is apparently equal to 12", and the BTB have a "400mmR" radius, which is 16". The wizard neck that's on their RG, S/SA, FR guitar models, is a "400mmR" radius.
The only point where they are similar is that they all have larger radii than other brands (Fender basses are 9.5" radius, I think the larger their guitars have is 12" radius).
I think it may be one of the reasons a lot of people dislike them, personally it's the reason I love them.

>>68314903
It really shits on the competition. AxeFX and POD/Helix aren't even comparable.

>>68311761
I remember seeing listings for your gear on eBay/reverb. Are you trying to get rid of it?

anybody ever buy guitars from reverb? doesnt it go against the whole try b4 you buy thing

>>68314545
thank mr keef

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I have a low budget because I'm a poorfag, but should I buy the Kramer 220 Assault or an old Charvel CDS-038 from 1994?

>>68314545
thank mr keef

Who the fuck are you?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvUvTtSU1F8
Im new to effects but I want to make simple dreampop and based on of my favorite albums
what effects did they us to get the guitar tone in this song?

>>68315894
compressor, chorus, reverb, could help you get that sound, but desu it's just production.

a lot of that sound just comes from the pickups/amps used though, and i bet a fair shake of pro tools/postwork was involved.

>>68314545
thank mr keef

Would 50-110 be too heavy for EADG and slapping?

>>68316720
Depends on scale and how strong your fingers + the neck is. Shorter scale leads to less tension.

>>68315371
The Mustang? I might, I'm waiting for the prices of Japanese Fenders to rise.

>>68315592
> Implying anywhere local doesn't carry anything other than metal meme guitars
Fuck you guitar center

>>68315894
that guitar tone is sexy as fuck
god damn, i'm an audio engineer and i want to know how they recorded that

What was the first song you guys have learned?
Spanish sahara here

getting these in November, and getting new pickups and a repair for my first electric as a present:

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Bugera/160W-2x12-Vintage-Guitar-Speaker-Cabinet.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Orange-Amplifiers/Micro-Dark-20W-Tube-Hybrid-Amp-Head.gc

yeet

>>68317173
>buying a bugera 2x12 with shitty speakers instead of buying two good speakers like V30s and making a cab yourself

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>>68317156
Fade to Black when I was 12

>>68314545
thank mr keef

>>68314287
that looks like an autistic childs guitar
>girl approaches me in class about my guitar, didnt get a chance to put it away before lecture
>tell her about it, it was my starter Epi, Epi makes decent starters and poor people guitars
>try to talk to her about pickups, amp effects, and the like because Im going for a crisp, slightly distorted punchy sound for jazz rock
>mfw she doesnt understand a word I said, just replies with "my dad owns a telecaster!"
:^)

>>68317197
>implying I have the mental capacity to look up how to make my own cab
fuck it, now that you've pointed it out I have no choice. Would appreciate any help though

Where would I even begin with that I used to be a carpenters helper so for framework and making the physical cab, its pretty easy, but I dont know jack about electrical.

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Should I buy this MiM tele? The guy wants 300 for it. Is it worth it?

>>68317274
Nah, the guitar sucks. Just get the strap.

>>68314545
thank mr keef

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Would it be too retarded to put something like this on my acoustic guitar?
Is there a shop which sells custom golpeadors?

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>>68317688
Wait
Why would you want to put that on a guitar at all

>>68317688
Stick a goatse on it instead. Matches the soundhole.

>>68317274
Including the case?
YES

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>>68317767
>>68317739

>>68317793
You're not posting something no one here has seen before, you know.

>>68304791
I've been using a Yamaha Pacifica for a few months. I'm not good enough to need an upgrade yet, but how do I know when it becomes worth it?

>>68317767
I like that one. Seems like a must have for some metal band.

>>68317739
Because it looks cool.

>>68317806
It hasnt been posted in the thread. /gg/'s not complete without it.

>>68315648
>even considering getting a kramer that isnt a super strat

anon please

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>>68317820

>>68317820
It does not look cool in the slightest.

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>>68317739
>not going full anime

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>you will never own a buckeye burl meme machine

Why live?

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>>68317910
>anime
If you enjoy anime ironically you have autism

>>68317989
*unironically
I'm a fucking autist

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>>68317989
>>68318038
if you enjoy anime unironically you have fun

>>68317989
>enjoy anime ironically

What did he mean by this?

>>68317778
Yes it comes with the case

apologies guitar-friends, but do any of you guys also play drums?

I'm struggling like a bitch to build limb independence. I am working on exercises but my question is, do mismatched hi-hat and kick patterns eventually become second nature or is it something you need to slowly learn with new rhythms every single time?

hope that makes sense

>tfw really want a Jazzmaster but don't want people to think I'm a hipster dipshit

>>68318657
just buy JM pickups and stick em into another guitar then
that's what I'm going to do once I can find a cheap Ibanez S.

>>68318657
>really want a Jazzmaster

no you dont

>>68317989
What if I don't enjoy anime ironically OR unironically?

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

How do I that smooth glassy tone that Marty has on this album? Anyone have ideas?

>>68316882
>not living near a little mom&pop shop that's always happy to see you and gives you free picks

>>68316882
My local guitar centers have loads of guitars. From all over the spectrum. Metal to hollow bodies. And they have expensive high end ones and cheap beginner shit too.

The small local music stores usually carry a small selection of mostly shit, entry level stuff that no one would ever buy.

Guitar Center also has a big pickup selection, lots of pedals and effects and amps. The small local shops might have one or two pickups, meme metal pickups and crappy 15 watt starter amps.

Seriously, it blows my mind the small store even stays in business. Nothing they carry is worth buying.

the little local store near my house has terrible selection and all the employees are assholes. i hope they go out of business.

>>68319359
This.

I went into to one to get my new guitar set up correctly for the string gauge I play.
The guy there was like "What do you want?" I said "I play a different string gauge than it was set up for and some of the frets aren't ringing out". He goes "Yes, but what do you want?!"
I'm like what the fuck, a set up like you advertise on the poster in your fucking window. Then he tells me he's busy putting away boxes and he'll get to it later and to come back in 3 to 4 hours and he'll be done.

The guys are Guitar Center were super helpful and friendly and the only reason I didn't get my guitar set up by them was because that just happened to be the tech's day off that and I really didn't feel like waiting.

Guitar center has literally never let me down.

>>68319485
Geez anon just learn how to do it yourself. It is trivially simple process.

>>68319540
I know, and I really have been meaning to. I just don't have to tools at my place, and this guitar is my pride and joy. I don't want to risk anything trying to set it up on my own for the first time.

I have other cheaper guitars for that.

>>68319485
Youre a fucking moron, go fuck yourself. You expect him to read your mind? Imagine some retard comes up and says "I need something" you reply "Okay what"
Then he calls you an asshole for asking "what".

Did you tell him what string gauge? Do you even know? This isn't fucking rocket science. You literally need to tell him "I play X gauge. I need this restringed with X gauge strings. Please make any adjustments you think that will better the sound quality, thank you."

Mental incompetents like you make small shops go out of business, because instead of asking how it works, you just ask stupid questions and write bad reviews.

>>68319577
>trusting other people with your pride and joy

anon PLEASE

>>68319577
>dont have the tools
See if you actually read up something you would know all you need and this is even much, is

a pair of hands.

WOWEE FUCKING AMAZING! RIGHT?

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Hey guys look

>>68319594
Holy shit, jumping to conclusions like that? Goddamn. Chill the fuck out.
Of course I told him everything. Told him what I wanted, what string gauge it came with and what I play and everything. Told him about the low frets on the high strings not ringing out and all of it.

He was just a dick and acted like putting away boxes was more important than his customers giving their business to his struggling little shop.

I support who is the most friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. And in my experience, that it usually Guitar Center. Last guitar I bought from there the guy at the counter was cool as fuck, and extremely helpful and helped me find the perfect case, polished it up, and gave me a huge discount for buying the guitar and case together. Super cool dude, the kind that makes me want to continue shopping there.

>>68319608
I'd trust a guy that's payed to do it as his job more than me who's never done it before and has no experience.

>>68319643
>wrench for the truss rod if neck relief needs to be adjusted
>smaller one for the bridge saddles
>feeler gauge to test relief
>microruler to measure string height
>"a pair of hands"
Please tell me you're only pretending to be retarded.

Also the guy lowered the nut for me, no way I was going to try doing that myself with no experience.

>>68319793
Personally I'm glad people like this still exist.

>>68319838
Like who?

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>mfw my local music vendor has literally everything any music making person can ask for.
Feels good man.

>>68319932
I'm guessing that's Thomann right ?

>>68319932
Thomann is truly a wonderful place

>>68319968
Yes. 25 minutes with the car from my house.
Its a dream but also a curse for my wallet.

>>68319932
Shit, I'm jelly.

My local shop has fuck all. Mostly a bunch of 150-300 dollar range bolt on metal meme machines. And some no name amps from a brand literally no one has heard of before.

Where do you live with a shop like that?

>>68319681
That's cute. I like the shirt.

>>68320007
>Its a dream but also a curse for my wallet.
I guess so, they have better prices than my local store on everything but strings. Plus, dirt cheap V30 equipped cabs.

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>>68320014
https://www.thomann.de/gb/compinfo.html
Biggest music vendor in Europe if I'm not entirely mistaken.

>>68319968
>>68319979
Have you been to one of the Flohmarkt. I was there this year and they were throwing out guitars by the pound.

>>68320122
No. I've only been there once. I don't live in Germany but I buy like 90% of all my musical equipment from them.

>>68319793
For future reference when you learn setup process, the feeler gauge and microruler aren't strictly necessary. You can use card stock as a feeler or just eyeball it. Regular ruler works fine as long as the measurement extends all the way to the end of the ruler. You can also ballpark action adjust by eye and feel.

Depending on truss rod you may only need an allen key instead of the cup wrench thing.

>>68319932
I thank the german industry every morning for creating Thomann

>>68313907
They have their uses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-QZrTo7VIM

>>68313907
>being so sloppy with your playing you need to cheat and use shit like hair scrunchies to mute strings you should be muting yourself anyway

I laugh every time I see faggots with those.

>>68320315
that little nub is freaking me out

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>>68320664

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