/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

File: vape_fedora.jpg (28KB, 543x533px) Image search: [Google]

28KB, 543x533px

>expensive cables
>pedals

O am I laffin

File: hanneman signature.jpg (84KB, 600x661px)

84KB, 600x661px

lol

>>68320760
RIP Jeff

I'll be seeing Slayer next Tuesday and I'm fucking pumped.

File: 2akDjRL_1_.jpg (97KB, 600x800px)

97KB, 600x800px

>>68320845
>RIP Jeff
>I'll be seeing Slayer next Tuesday and I'm fucking pumped.

>>68320664
who is this semon demon?

>>68320953
>what is filename

>>68320664
I am a BASSIST! And you need to RESPECT me as a SERIOUS musician!

File: kiko.jpg (223KB, 1800x1200px) Image search: [Google]

223KB, 1800x1200px

>>68320953
Kiko Loureiro, one of the most famous guitarists to come out of Brazil and South America in general. Megadeth picked him up and he's finally starting to get the recognition worldwide he deserves.
Literally and objectively the GOAT guitar player.

I named my dog after him.

File: bitchassnigga.jpg (45KB, 1280x720px) Image search: [Google]

45KB, 1280x720px

>>68321008
Is this you?

>>68321023
>Brazil and South America
So, nobody cares.

>>68321023
Yep he's good. I have seen him live once. Very clean playing, no mistakes ever.

>>68321023
>Kiko Loureiro, one of the most famous guitarists to come out of Brazil and South America in general. Megadeth picked him up

so, literally nothing then.

>>68320664
I kinda want a guitar just to fuck around with, I bought a cheap, used chink guitar before and hated it, is there a way to buy a body and a decent neck and then just install the hardware and the pickups myself? Is that the best way to get a really cheap guitar that isn't awful? Definitely something without a tremolo.

>>68321055
No, I'm a SERIOUS musician and you need to RESPECT that!

>>68321171
Define "really cheap", retard

File: Hlyqlmg.jpg (226KB, 1944x2592px) Image search: [Google]

226KB, 1944x2592px

Ukulele masterrace.

>>68321210
as cheap as possible, ideally around 100 bucks, definitely <200.

File: My-Halo-Custom-Guitar.jpg (34KB, 995x420px) Image search: [Google]

34KB, 995x420px

>ywn own this
whyy ;_;

>>68321171
Go get an Ibanez Gio. They're cheap but still fun to fuck around on.

File: stolen_fedora.jpg (107KB, 863x1300px) Image search: [Google]

107KB, 863x1300px

>>68321247
>I play ukelele

File: 41q+BtctinL.jpg (17KB, 500x191px) Image search: [Google]

17KB, 500x191px

>>68321247
Bass ukulele master race.

>>68321267
Not sure why anyone would want to own a meme guitar.

>>68321252
Epiphone SG special
http://www.ebay.com/itm/EPIPHONE-SG-SPECIAL-CHERRY-RED-MB1009788-/172367613991?hash=item2821e91027:g:g14AAOSwYIxX-CVM

or Squier Telecaster

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-by-Squier-51-Vintage-Modified-Pawn-Shop-Stratocaster-Telecaster-/252568921778?hash=item3ace47e6b2:g:AAcAAOSwTA9X8ynt

>>68321280
>not playing the comfiest instrument on the planet
>>68321282
I wanna learn bass and I kind of want one of these now.

>>68321279
>>68321285
Shouldn't I be able to get something better if I put in the work myself?

File: 1470855058364.png (11KB, 411x387px)

11KB, 411x387px

>>68320752
What ever happened to the full pasta?
I sorta miss it

Also is it worth it to change the pickups on my Mexi Standard Tele? I was thinking about getting some lollars

>>68321326
Not really, if you've never done it before you're bound to fuck something up.

File: 12344.jpg (53KB, 800x754px) Image search: [Google]

53KB, 800x754px

how to play guitar and not look corny??

>>68321326
not with your budget

>>68321311
>I wanna learn bass and I kind of want one of these now.
They're legitimately good for what they are, it takes some time to get used to the rubber strings but they're an actual instrument and not just a toy or a joke. Obviously inaudible acoustically, but that should be obvious.

>>68321326
You're going to get a guitar with a bolt on neck no matter how you look at it and honestly a guitar is only as good as the player. Just pick up something that you think looks really awesome so you will want to pick it up as much as possible.

What are the best songs for beginners?

File: georg.gif (906KB, 500x330px) Image search: [Google]

906KB, 500x330px

>>68321344
Look like this.

>>68321387
House of the rising sun.

>>68321387
Whole lotta love - Led Zeppelin

>>68321387
Stairway to heaven
Anything by CCR

>>68321342
I can operate a screwdriver and I can solder. I think I'll be fine.
>>68321352
That doesn't make any sense.
>>68321384
I want a guitar with not completely terrible pickups, with a decent neck, that is comfortable to play and stays in tune.
I mean, for 80 bucks you can get a Harley Benton tele, so shouldn't I be able to get a decent neck, any body and decent hardware/pickups if I spend a bit more and assemble it myself?

>>68321328

unless you are switching to humbuckers, it's silly to change the single coils in your tele. the mim's have fine, perfectly functional good sounding single coils.

if you are playing through a crappy amp at bedroom volume it's doubly stupid.

pickups are basically magnets, and lollars are overpriced as hell

sure, throwing in a set of 250 dollar lollars will make your tele sound different but it's a subtle ass change and will probably leave you feeling like you wasted money

>>68320664
>Keke Loureiro
Rafael is both a better guitarist and singer.

>>68321455
>I mean, for 80 bucks you can get a Harley Benton tele, so shouldn't I be able to get a decent neck, any body and decent hardware/pickups if I spend a bit more and assemble it myself?

No matter what, buying a prebuilt will always be cheaper than assembling it yourself.

>>68321387
https://youtu.be/zUwEIt9ez7M

>>68321455
You just said you wanted to spend less than $200 you kike. It's not happening.

>>68321455

get a Yamaha Pacifica. The cheapest ones cost <200 bucks and their necks/fretwork are better than MIM Fenders or squiers.

>>68321387
I recently asked myself this as a beginner and realized two things.

Yes you can play songs with an slow, easy riff or some power chords so you don't feel like absolute garbage and have some fun, but you're not really learning much. Or you can play a song you like (so you're motivated) that's not crazy hard, but challenging. So I guess it depends on what you mean by "best".

File: 20161007_002318.jpg (1MB, 2560x1440px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2560x1440px

>>68321503

it's absolutely happening. If you know how to pawn shop or craigslist or ebay it's so happening

pic related - Yamaha RGX from pawnshop for roughly 70 dollars, seymour duncan mini hb used from ebay for 60 dollars

I know it doesn't look too good but that's considerably less than 200 bucks and you'll have to take my word on how good it sounds and plays

guitars are cheap man

>>68321252
There are parts kits made for sort of casual diy projects but those don't usually work out to be cheaper than a complete guitar.

>>68321648
>Yamaha

opinion discarded.

>>68321750

discard if you want, I've been playing for 21 years and have owned over 25 guitars, including Fenders, Gibsons, high end Ibanezes, all kinds of 'nice' guitars.

Yamaha's are the best guitars in the <500 range PERIOD, acoustic and electric

>>68320664
Are there electric guitars with the same string spacing and scale length as a classical? An electric classical, or something along those lines?

>>68321455
>I want a guitar with not completely terrible pickups, with a decent neck, that is comfortable to play and stays in tune.
If you want all those things then you're better off just saving up one or two hundred more dollars so you can buy something decent that you will actually want to play. When it comes to cheap guitars a hundred bucks can make a world of difference in playability.

>>68321384
There is nothing wrong with a bolt on.

I would take the Ibanez all access neck joint bolt on over anything. I've had guitars with set necks before and I want my bolt ons.

Guys help before I make a stupid mistake

So I saw a friend using an Orange Micro Dark:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Orange-Amplifiers/Micro-Dark-20W-Tube-Hybrid-Amp-Head.gc

With an orange cabinet:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Orange-Amplifiers/PPC-Series-PPC212OB-120W-2x12-Open-Back-Guitar-Speaker-Cab.gc#

And it sounded great. Then he told me the price, he got both bundled together in store for $750, and of course,smile gone.

I'm planning on putting:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup/hot-rodded-humbucker-set

into my first electric guitar and just making it look nice, all in all should set me back $200, but the fucking amp head and cabinet man.

Can someone help me here? Is it worth it? Should I just look into building my own cab, maybe with V30's?

>>68322024
You're right, there is nothing wrong with it. I was just trying to point out that he's not going to get the most high end guitar. I actually own a couple myself, I think ibanez has the best bang for your buck guitars around.

>>68322101
True, I've been playing for 21 years and have owned over 25 guitars, including Fenders, Gibsons, high end Ibanezes, all kinds of 'nice' guitars.

Ibanez's are the best guitars in the <500 range PERIOD, acoustic and electric

>>68322082
I watched a video recently about building your own speaker cabinets and it looked easy as fuck. I don't have any of the tools for cutting wood and sanding, but it you did it shouldn't be that hard of a project.
And I checked the price of a Celestion V30 and was blown away by how cheap they are. I always assumed they were way more expensive.

I would love to make my own cabs if I only had access to the tools.

Simon Niel is a sexy guitar player

File: DSC00696.jpg (923KB, 6000x3376px) Image search: [Google]

923KB, 6000x3376px

Ibanez SA260/RGA321F guy reporting in,
just had another amazing purchase of two guitars.

An Ibanez RT650 in mint condition for EUR 250
and a Jackson DK2M w/ hardshell case for 250, on its way. But for now, enjoy that sexy RT650.

>>68322273
so are you ;)

File: DSC00695.jpg (1MB, 6000x3376px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 6000x3376px

>>68322350
>>68322186

V30's are cheap when they're made in china, the UK V30s go for quite a bit more.
They're well known for the mids, the chinese ones are alot more trebly.

>>68321930
> Yamaha's are the best guitars in the <500 range PERIOD, acoustic and electric

You misspelled washburn.

>>68322350
I will literally never buy an ibeenhad solely due to the fact that they give their models dumb as fuck alphabet/numerical soup names

>>68322383
It's missing a screw.
Yeah, I'm fucking triggered.

File: DSC00697.jpg (782KB, 6000x3376px) Image search: [Google]

782KB, 6000x3376px

>>68322495
Aye, 't is, but they go for a lot more when in mint condition. That guitar will get screwed.

>>68322420
>not buying what is potentially a high quality and enjoyable instrument that could suit your musical needs perfectly because you don't like how a company names their models
>not autism

I forget what website I'm on sometimes.

>>68322523
Well most of the nowadays Ibanez' fucking suck though. I mean any Japanese model is ofcourse going to be on par. Koreans are okay but more rare, but hoho..
Indonesian Ibanez guitars.. the horrible things I've seen/heard..

>>68320664
My nigga

>>68322561
>Indonesian Ibanez guitars.. the horrible things I've seen/heard..
Every one I tried in a store was nice playing, what's that about horrible things ?

>>68322523
Keyword there being potentially. Do they just make so many forgettable guitars they gave up trying to come up with actual names so often or what?

>>68322729
Thats cause those are there in the display man,
they will be picked up and shit. Order online and you'll experience other shit.

My RG721 back in the day had shitty binding where you could alot of glue in between at the small horn. Stain on top of the binding.. heard that the latest RGA's (non prestige) are having alot of issues with sharp fret ends.

Also I had an S570 in a trade and fuck, just because of the BKPs that were in there, shittiest piece of rosewood ever seen in my life.

>>68322812
>back in the day
There's your issue, the Indonesians got their shit together and actually deliver quality now.

>>68322812
>where you could alot of glue in between at the small horn. Stain on top of the binding

oh no anon!

>>68322561
I've got some made in Indonesia and they're fine.
Literally the only issue I had with one was some sharp fret ends, but that's more due to the wood shrinking due to the climate.

>>68321543
yeah that´s true, anything goes desu

File: i86^cimgpsh_orig.png (2MB, 1920x1080px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 1920x1080px

>>68322812
I now roll with this though. And an RGA321 Prestige. It's being sold on monday though, for a 1000. I want to join the EUGG Skervesen raptor run.

File: RGA321F2005.jpg (175KB, 1080x1920px) Image search: [Google]

175KB, 1080x1920px

>>68322900

>>68322849
I don't know man, still hearing shit of Ibanez' new lineups, especially of those new Iron label RGD's

Lot of stain issues on the clear finished wood.

>>68323168
Iron label is cut down everything, so I wouldn't be surprised if they skimp a bit on their QA.

In general from what I've played myself, the new Indonesia stuff is on par with good Korea stuff.

I haven't touched their lowest end shite though.

Why don't you faggots ever talk about Naylor amps? They are phenomenal

What guitar screams Beatlesfag the most? An Epiphone Casino or some Gretsch?

>>68323201
Because we don't have every conceivable piece of gear?

>>68323227
Split between Rickenbacker and Casino.

File: SA260FM.jpg (201KB, 1920x1080px) Image search: [Google]

201KB, 1920x1080px

>>68323194
Then you wouldn't believe this; Low end chinese Ibbies had veneer like this.. not a single flaw on this cheapo SA260FM.

Most prestiges I see nowadays just make me want to shout "Yeah but you can get boutique guitars for that fucking prize; real craftsmanship"

Are Mayones worth the money?

>>68323330
No. They sound dull as fuck. Also that gloss neck feels like a gummy baseball bat.

For the prize you could better look out for Van Der Meij guitars or Aristides'

>>68323359
Thanks. You just saved me 5 grand

>>68322561
This was six years ago but I bought a $300 rg321 that played smooth and had hot as fuck pickups. You could tell that the guitar was cheap by playing it but people couldn't tell listening to it. It actually has a really nice clean tone too.

File: Magistra6.jpg (505KB, 2048x1348px) Image search: [Google]

505KB, 2048x1348px

>>68323433
I mean dude, this is 2100 and it is with the craftsmanship that you won't get with mayones; not anymore.

File: magistra.jpg (121KB, 960x677px) Image search: [Google]

121KB, 960x677px

>>68323513

>>68323227
Kek, my Beatlesfag buddy has a casino and it feels like you're playing cardboard

File: pine cab.jpg (3MB, 3456x4608px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3456x4608px

>>68322082
>open back cab
>2x12
>$600!!!

Yes, definitely just build your own.
>$50 craftsman table saw
>$10 of pine
You'll need a router or a jigsaw for some things like the speaker cutout and bevelling the edges.

There are lots of cabs on the used market for sub 200. You can trade up speakers if desired.

>>68321284
To show everyone that you spend your time playing guitar and browsing the chan.

>>68321247
are those paracord strings?

i just ordered a Boss Tera Echo and a Digitech Polara as my first two pedals.
i'm aiming for making post-rock and ambient shit.
what else do i need?

>>68323775
Not sure.

File: Paracord-Storage-diagram.jpg (18KB, 288x342px) Image search: [Google]

18KB, 288x342px

>>68323960
like the inner strings

>>68321247
do you put flowers in your hair and post videos of yourself playing 4 chord indie twee songs on youtube too?

>>68322900
Looks nice.
What BKP are those in them? I've never liked the look of their covers, I would never get them if I got their pickups. Uncovered is aesthetic as fuck.

>>68324102
no

>>68321247
I could see one just laying around the house & playing it for shits & giggles. kinda like George Harrison did. but I wouldn't really use it for anything serious. just being silly & such

>>68324262
that's what I do with mine. It's a fun lil instrument to play, but it's super gay, and mine sounds like shit

>>68324262
Eh, when i'm in a bad mood playing it can really turn my day around.

whatever happened to that full cream humbucker lawsuit thing?

Is it normal for fingers to hurt while learning guitar? Specifically, the tendons near the knuckle of my ring finger feel quite sore after trying to reach different chords and positions. Should I take a break or keep going?

>>68325237
Normal but pain in tendons and just just fingertips means you should take a break.

Why do I only ever see people post electric/bass guitars?

Everyone being try hard metal?

>>68325345
what does that even mean?

>>68325237
Take one week off to heal. It's pointless to push on when you are feeling tendon pain. It will only get worse if you do.

How do I convince my friend to stop playing guitar/singing so he can focus on getting a career while he's in college?

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0kgkvxbBU2G

He sounds like a terminally autistic potato. I've been telling him in nicer ways but one day I just outright told him he's never gonna make it. Instead of focusing on his exams for next week he keeps making small clips and jamming to blues backtracks.

How do I stop autism? I know someone here must have a cure.

>>68325534

His voice isn't terrible. Tell him to get a vocal coach.

File: charvel.jpg (593KB, 1300x975px) Image search: [Google]

593KB, 1300x975px

I'm going to buy a new guitar. What do you guys think? Should I buy the Kramer 220 Assault or a Charvel CDS-038 from 1994?

>>68325345
hm... 2/10

>>68325534
No this niggas got tallent get him 2 a recording agency right now or he'll waist his life going to collage.

>>68325619
>>68325656
Look I'll admit he can match pitch but how hard is it going to be for him? He has special needs, this kid isn't normal. I made a thread on /adv/ just now with more details.

How hard do you have to work to get anywhere in music? Years, day in and day out, right? I'm a real asshole but at least I'm realistic. He doesn't have the money to get a new guitar and he can't hold a job, he's heavily medicated for some psychiatric condition he wont tell me about.

>>68325534
>>68325716
Just admit you're talking about yourself, bud. No need to go on with this weird charade

I don't get modes, so if I'm playing the Phrygian mode of C major, E Phrygian. Am I going to be playing C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C over a standard C major chord progerssion or am I playing the notes E F G A B C D E ?

>>68325716
I waited until I was 29 before I took music serious. It takes years of hard work and open mics.

>>68325716
C'mon man, he's got talent and if he sticks at it he'll get well known.

>>68325824
Fuck it I should know better. Just report the posts to get them deleted. Literally just shitposting here. Can you pretend for your own amusement this is real? At least Ill get an answer out of it.

>>68325842
Figured, thank you.

>>68325847
Maybe if his life situation was better.

I think I've got it. I'll try the heart to heart bull shit and let him down easy, then wrap it up with a reminder of what he's done. It might work if I can tell him about how great he was with whatever research hes got to do.

>>68325840
You should just learn how each mode is different than a normal major scale. I'm pretty sure phrygian is a flat 2nd, 3rd, and 6th.

Why shouldnt I get a jazzmemer? I've been looking at the mim hh ones and they seem pretty sweet

>>68325894
>uck it I should know better. Just report the posts to get them deleted. Literally just shitposting here. Can you pretend for your own amusement this is real? At least Ill get an answer out of it.

You really are autistic wow!

>>68320664
What type of guitar does Spencer Heim use?

Yesterday an anon asked me to provide a sample of me playing, so, cover your ears, here it goes: https://clyp.it/vr5fgtyc
Just a pretty cool video game track I've been working out "by ear".

Also, posting my question here again for more answers:
I currently use an off-brand strato plugged to my computer with a 6.35 -> 3.5mm adapter and I'm looking to improve my sound. What does /gg/ think will make a better improvement: buying a proper audio interface with 6.35mm input or getting a better guitar with at least some humbuckers?

>>68326336
I think you'll get better results if you get an interface rather than buying a new instrument

what is /gg/'s opinion on MIM teles with humbuckers?

>>68325894
you fucking autist kys

>45 posters
>125 replies
ok closing this tab now

>>68326728
this isn't 2009 anymore.
feels bad man :(

>>68326728
There's nothing unusual about that. What do you expect, a 1:1 ratio of posters to replies? That would make for a shit thread

File: sad cat.jpg (6KB, 208x200px)

6KB, 208x200px

>>68326728
This
>mfw that one autist talks to himself for 100 posts
Goodnight /gg/ I guess we'll try it again tomorrow

>>68326872
This. It's not unusual for /gg/, even without shitposting.

File: can9QFRArE-12.png (28KB, 300x250px) Image search: [Google]

28KB, 300x250px

>>68326872
>>68327266
>he's still fishing for (you)s
you can stop anytime now dude. sage

>>68326872
1:1 exchange of memes

Hi /gg/uys, what guitar do you recommend me to compensate for my small penis complex?

File: 6 neck guitar.jpg (49KB, 389x400px) Image search: [Google]

49KB, 389x400px

>>68328278
This.

File: penisguitar-630-80.jpg (30KB, 530x398px) Image search: [Google]

30KB, 530x398px

>>68328278

>tfw you don't have any friends to hang around and play music with

Feelsbadman

Should I go with a standard stratocaster or splurge 600 more bucks for an elite with noiseless pick ups?

>>68328947
Noiseless lose a bit of the magic you get with a good set of SCs, but if you're gigging a lot and like the basic sound, they're excellent.

File: 14615793_1289092634468510_8581621801998585543_o.jpg (103KB, 1080x1080px) Image search: [Google]

103KB, 1080x1080px

Is ola Strindberg autistic? He always has the same look, he seems extremely introverted

>>68328369
>6 arms
>none of them are fretless
Why even

>>68320664
My guitar came with a shim from the factory, removed the neck for the first time today and bought it brand new. But I need to replace that shim because it's angled and messes things up. Can I do that myself or should I bring it to a shop?

Is Yousician good or is it a scam?

File: 61diUNaJAxL._SL1500_.jpg (80KB, 1500x1157px) Image search: [Google]

80KB, 1500x1157px

is this a good deal? y/n

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AVYH9T0/ref=pd_day0_267_4?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00AVYH9T0&pd_rd_r=E03929GPDR06ZA3RFYCX&pd_rd_w=Hj4AI&pd_rd_wg=nNMYl&psc=1&refRID=E03929GPDR06ZA3RFYCX

Thinking of finally getting back into guitar again and upgrading from an $80 Les Paul Epoch.

What's a good starter Ibanez in the $200-300 range? Mainly interested in playing prog metal and weebshit.

>>68331071
you can get the same pups in a loaded pickguard from ebay for $175

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dimarzio-DP415-416-Area-58-61-Fender-Strat-Pickups-Loaded-Pickguard-Stratocaster-/401199528169?hash=item5d695af8e9:g:h~4AAOSwNRdX8ZLq

>>68331585
Used with no description specific to the unit. I don't trust used stuff for fender guitars, too many fakes.

Fuck I havent slept in like a day how do I stay awake I wanna talk about guitars.

>>68331890
You need sleep and nobody is talking about guitars here, anon.

How come guitarists are usually retarded? Self included. We can't sing, we don't have good rhythm. We can't read music and can barely read tabs. A fucking guy up there doesnt even know what modes are. We pay out the ass for planks of wood and babby-teir electronics like wound pickups, potentiomers...fucking pedals? Is a pedal not a PCB with a couple switches? Why the fuck are we so fucking stupid and musically inept on top of that?

Somebody for the love of god, explain my stupidity.

>picked up drums, piano, and guitar quickly, the only three instruments I've ever tried
>good sense of pitch and rhythm, good at reading sheet music
>most horrendous singing voice imaginable
why was I cursed? I'd give up all of that to be a good singer

>>68332301
thank mr keef

>>68332139
You just need to gitgud son.

I play guitar, can read music, and know modes inside and out. Practice practice practice, listen to and imitate guitarists you enjoy to expand your phrasing vocabulary, and learn piano if at all possible.

File: IMG_0311.png (4MB, 2208x1242px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 2208x1242px

r8 my axe

>>68321247
the more i think about ukulele players the happier i am with switching to bass as my main instrument, most ukulele players i know are pretentious and still act like misunderstood teenagers on tumblr.

>>68332139
It's a really popular instrument that was(and arguably still is) the bread & butter of popular music for pretty much a whole century and also reasonably cheap and easy to get into.
It's really no surprise that a lot of guitarists are retarded when there's so many guitarists to begin with.

>>68332286
I know what you need my man.
https://youtu.be/zkKm7VydYfU?t=45s

>>68332516
Might be good for daft punk covers, not much else

>>68332404
Fucking Jimbo

File: 1389523808758.jpg (30KB, 460x276px) Image search: [Google]

30KB, 460x276px

>>68332576
>he doesn't listen to obscure 80s minimal wave

File: tender riffs.jpg (106KB, 995x420px) Image search: [Google]

106KB, 995x420px

>>68321284
>>68321267

>>68332631
>>68332576
But more seriously, be an innovator

>>68332301
thank mr keef

File: 1724 US$.jpg (42KB, 995x420px) Image search: [Google]

42KB, 995x420px

>>68332749
it was really hard trying to make any thing not terrible on this site

File: HALOGUITAR.png (244KB, 936x390px) Image search: [Google]

244KB, 936x390px

>>68333013
That's still an abomination

File: dream 2.jpg (113KB, 995x420px) Image search: [Google]

113KB, 995x420px

>>68333013

test

File: 0134444780_gtr_frt_001_rr.jpg (406KB, 2400x774px) Image search: [Google]

406KB, 2400x774px

Anyone else here love the Telecaster as much as I do?

>>68333219
cv tele here

p nice desu

>>68321247
fuck off Trump not everyone has baby hands like you and needs to play a tiny instrument

>>68333315
>LE DRUMPF BABBY HANDS MEME XD

>>68333461
>unironically supporting trump

i guess the >le dumb guitarist meme really is true

>>68333219

nice b8 with the EMG humbucker telecaster, but could have done better and found with a floyd rose on it

File: custom.png (181KB, 888x420px) Image search: [Google]

181KB, 888x420px

>>68333013

>>68333219
what's the reason for playing a HH tele? I thought the whole point of buying a fender was for the signature single coil sound

>>68333624
The Telecaster shape is simply cool.

It's nice to see a guitar made for heavier rock styles that aren't Ibanez/Gibson offshoots.

File: 1308885758778.jpg (15KB, 320x272px)

15KB, 320x272px

>>68325633
Checked and agreed.

>>68333219
I bought the Squier version of this guitar, comes with passive humbuckers. I love playing it so much!

>>68333040
who's ready for 10 string sweeps?

in general, how long does it take you guys to learn a song? for argument's sake, lets say something with a 16 bar verse, 12 bar chorus, and 16 bar solo. the verse/chorus repeat a few times but the riffs are basically the same.

>>68335153
Depends entirely on style and complexity. Doing a simple rock song a la AC/DC or something would probably take me 30 mins to have at a decent live quality. Figuring out what I want to do for a bebop tune is gonna be different, since I'll probably sit down and do harmonic analysis on what exactly is going on and figure out all my options for everything. The simpler the chords, the more similar to set forms like blues, the less demanding the riffs, the looser the band requirements of me ("just jam man" vs "You've got the harmony part, right? Fourths on the second verse, fifths on the choruses"), the less time it'll take.

The more tunes you learn and the more the tune you are learning shares with tunes you already know, the less time it takes.

>>68331572
RG321

>>68335242
>"You've got the harmony part, right? Fourths on the second verse, fifths on the choruses"
what do they mean by that?

>>68335383
They mean that on the second verse you play a harmony note that is the melody note that is up a perfect fourth, and on the choruses you play the harmony note as the melody note up a perfect fifth.

File: IMG_20160607_213110.jpg (2MB, 2992x4000px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 2992x4000px

>>68331572
>>68335288
i got an rg321 as my first electric in 2004. i'd strongly recommend playing any ibanez in person first and compare how the neck feels to basically any other guitar. it's not for everyone even if you're doing metal.

Thinking about getting a 7 string at some point, but I don't like the wizard necks on Ibanez guitars. Is Jackson the way to go?

>>68335475
so how would you figure that out on the spot if it's a complex melody?

or would you just strum a chord rhythm at the proper interval from that bar's chord? like if the prog was c c f g, would you play f f Bb c?

>>68335603
You figure it out on the spot by knowing your scales really, really well. But that's also why I said it would take more time to learn a song where a band required you to play harmony parts. Learning the proper harmony parts is difficult unless you have practiced that exact skill a lot (which is worth doing).

The harmony part is relative to the melody, rather than the rhythm harmony. It refers to a single note line that is played at an interval to the melody, creating an intervallic diad or a chord depending on the number of harmony parts. It imitates vocal harmonization.

Here's a video on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9ocZIjZa3Q
I don't guarantee it's any good, but you can look for other videos on your own.

>>68335691
true

another question for you: when my friend and i are jamming and he's playing a chord progression, i find only the root sounds good played over top of his chord, even if i stay within the key (even if i stay within the major triad). do you know why this might be?

All right fa/gg/ots, time for a game.
You've got 2000€ to spend on a guitar and an amp. You're not a begginer, you just randomly got 2000€ and want to spend it on some good shit.
2 rules:
1. it has to be giggable
2. no pedals
Any guitar, any amp, you can mod the guitar. (pickups, strap locks, blah blah...)
Go go go!!

Is Ibanez sr600 bass worth Buying?

File: 9547224_800.jpg (39KB, 820x553px) Image search: [Google]

39KB, 820x553px

Are the Chapman ML-2's worth the 500 euro? I can't really find a bad review on their les pauls and I love how they look.

>>68335974
I already have a jackson pro king V and a peavey 6505MH with a 2x12 V30 loaded cab. I'm good to go gigging wise, just need people to play with.

File: 2000_Lovetone_Flange_QM0086_005.jpg (277KB, 1500x1345px)

277KB, 1500x1345px

>Tfw this incredible pedal costs over 1000$ because they aren't being made anymore

>>68335884
unless you're in the wrong key, that shouldn't be true. I want to record a demonstration to illustrate it but I can't until tomorrow.

>>68335487
damn you played the shit out of that thing.

File: Varg.jpg (100KB, 995x420px) Image search: [Google]

100KB, 995x420px

>>68333013

>>68335974
les paul studio
fender bassbreaker

try harder fa/gg/ot

>How long have you been playing?
3 months
>Fav guitars?
Fender Mustang, Jaguar, Jag-stang, Jizzmonster
>Fav guitarists?
probably me, i haven't seen anyone better
>Projects?
no i live in the suburbs????

>>68335974
Fender American Elite HSS Strat
Marshall DSL40C

>>68336589
do you play up and down strokes during a fast solo?

>>68336008
absolutely

>>68336589
>>68337228
lol don't know why I responded to you

>>68320939
>he can't into Slayer
what a pleb tbqhwyf

>>68332139
>all this "we" usage
Not everyone a shit like you, m8. Practice more and actually learn your instrument

>>68337252
slayer is pleb incarnate, you fucking twat

Who makes the best custom guitars and amps?

>>68337240
Is it a better choice than fender Mexican jazz bass

>>68338125
almost by definition that's completely arbitrary

>>68338166
what genre are you playing?

>>68338486
It is pretty wide, When i am playing with my friend who is a drummer i play metal, but i love funk, and i wish to find myself a funk band in the future

Havent changed my strings in a year

They sound and lok fine and gets shiney after I wipe with napkin

they also make my fingers smell metallic and weird but i kinda like the smell, i can tell people "yeah that smell is from my gutiar just played it" "oh youre a guitar player? Ill suck you off"

Should i change my strings?

File: Untitled.png (582KB, 666x652px) Image search: [Google]

582KB, 666x652px

>guitar has custom in the name
>isn't custom

File: 15 - G2W840d.png (172KB, 300x384px) Image search: [Google]

172KB, 300x384px

>>68338555
>funk band
>in current year

>>68338634
Why do people smell your fingers?

File: nig.jpg (60KB, 995x420px) Image search: [Google]

60KB, 995x420px

WHY THE FUCK IS THE ONLY SG SHAPE THIS OFFSET BULLSHIT

i would totally buy an SG like this though

File: 6887121.jpg (13KB, 250x235px)

13KB, 250x235px

>>68338659
>amp has bass in the name
>is a guitar amp

>>68338756
It's a gay thing, you wouldn't understand

>>68338760
Because copyright laws.

File: IMG_20161008_112906.jpg (760KB, 2048x1536px) Image search: [Google]

760KB, 2048x1536px

>you will never own a buckeye burl meme machine

Why live

>>68338821
Take a photo of vomit, print it out and tape it to the front of your guitar

same effect

File: maxresdefault.jpg (47KB, 1280x720px) Image search: [Google]

47KB, 1280x720px

>>68333624
Well that's Jim Root's signature model and he said that he loves all the Fender body shapes and wanted to be like his idols who played telecasters etc. but the classic tele sound doesn't go with his style of music and playing. He designed his signature Fenders with mahogany bodies, emg pickups etc. to achieve his sound while still playing the classic Fender shapes.

In my opinion it's a great idea, since not everyone who plays heavier music wants to play those pointy edgelord guitars.
I'd like to have his sig Jazzmaster but I feel like it's way overpriced and I'd change the emg's for passive pickups anyways so it would add to the cost aswell.

>>68338787
>>68338756
>>68338634
but should i change them though, i mean they look and sound fine but people tell me to without giving me real reasons

>>68338661
I can always hope

>>68338976
If it sounds good, it is good.
Fuck the haters.

>>68338976
You're just used to them because they've gradually gotten duller over time. It's like when I was 13 and thought my vision was fine when in reality I was legally blind.
I'm sure if you put on a new set you'd notice the difference immediately.

>>68338821
Purpleheart is turning into such a fucking meme wood.

You can barely see a single custom luthier built guitar without these days.

>>68338976
if you're a bassist and like the thud of old strings yes.

Otherwise you need to change them

>>68338821
>meme machine
>7 string
what year are we in, grandpa, 1994?

>>68339086
man I didn't even see it before you pointed it out
I kinda like the looks of it on fretboards

>>68339114
I mean sure, who doesn't want the densest fucking wood on the planet for fretboard or laminated into the neck, but the way that shit is built with a bottom, layer of purpleheart then the burl?

That shit is tasteless.

Should have been UV treated first in any case, turns it brown instead of that ugly purple.

>>68320664
What should i buy? Good instrument and bad amp or avrege instrument and avrege amp?

What's your all time favourite guitar solo?

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

>>68339213
What price range are you calling average and good?

>>68339257
I don't get why MAB is hyped by so many people
in terms of speed, he's been matched
in terms of writing, he's shit, his solos are wankier than Malmsteen, there's no substance in it

>>68339291
I was just memeing, are you telling me people actually take those guys seriously?

>>68339313
You're on /mu/, don't be surprised if people take shit taste at face value.

Is this a good price for a Strat?

http://www.tundramusic.com/fender-custom-shop-1960s-stratocaster-nos-sonic-blue-230700272/

>>68339426
I know you're baiting.

>>68339291
>He didnt get the keys to the lamborghini

>>68339291
With him it's all about the spectacle. He's the kind of dude that is fun to watch but not to just listen to. Like, this:
https://youtu.be/hb5QaCfm7bg?t=2m55s

>>68339263
500 usd is average for me

>>68339213
If you're just starting there's literally no reason to buy an amp

>>68339615
In that case I say average guitar and amp

https://youtu.be/CSaRWt4cxao

>>68339615
Good amp, avg guitar.
You can get a good used amp for 500.

File: SS036_1.jpg (232KB, 1020x687px) Image search: [Google]

232KB, 1020x687px

Thoughts on Thorn guitars? I saw Christian Bale wearing a Thorn t-shirt in the hit film The Big Short

>>68340230
sugoi anon is that a super-strat ?

H-how do I get good at using a metronome? I can only play in the beat the metronome is going and when I up the tempo the beat starts confusing me instead of helping me keep up.

>>68338817
I thought you couldn't copyright guitar shapes?

>>68340305
You can, that's why there's subtle differences. Couple of millimeters here, couple of millimeters there.

>>68340292
Do you mean when you raise the tempo from 120bpm to 160bpm, or when you play 8th notes or 16th notes on a 4/4 beat ? They're different problems, one is just practicing enough and the other is getting your head to divide the metronome's beats.

File: thebigshirt1.jpg (321KB, 900x516px) Image search: [Google]

321KB, 900x516px

>>68340280
I think so. I'm just curious if they're decent guitars

>>68340384
Both. I can't play anything other than 4ths over 4/4 and when the tempo starts going above ~80bpm I just can't understand what's happening anymore.

>>68340280
>>68340419
>Strat shape
>Floating trem
>Locking nut
>Not built by Fender
>OMG IS THAT A SUPER STRAT?`

Of course it's a fucking super strat, the very concept of super strat is a strat shape with added shit.

>>68340522
Nobody likes a know-it-all, friendo

>>68340464
work on raising the tempo first then, set a minimum of like 5bpm a day.
Once you reach 160bpm, go back to 80bpm but play in 8ths and record yourself. On some DAWs you can even have the visual confirmation that your notes fall on the beat by just looking at the attack.
It's not a hard thing to work on until you get into some more complex rhythms like triplets over 4/4 or polyrhythms.

>>68340564
People like retards even less.

>>68340522
>>Not built by Fender
Charvel and Jackson are built by Fender now technically.

>>68340595
Fender Music Instruments Cartel owns a bit too much, yes.

They didn't at the conception of the super strat though.

File: 2guitars-jb200c-1.jpg (76KB, 697x320px) Image search: [Google]

76KB, 697x320px

Has anyone here played this guitar or any newer Carvin guitar? I'm currently saving up for a new guitar and I'd like to know if the Carvin JB are any good.

>>68340628
I'm interested as well.

>>68340571
Will try that, thanks anon.

>>68340628
Is that a super-strat?

>>68340703
Is that shitty boring bait?

(If you're actually serious: Yes it is)

>>68340564
Most prefer a know-it-all to a weeaboo. you fucking animal

File: 1354383931608.png (572KB, 867x806px) Image search: [Google]

572KB, 867x806px

>>68340594
people tolerate retards, because they're retarded.

No one likes a know-it-all because of their pretentious behaviour.
>>68340783
>every time someone complains about anime it just makes weebs wanna post more anime
One day you'll learn, newcuck.

>>68340896
Retards belong in /b/

File: 01 - zUwqrhM.png (513KB, 1280x720px) Image search: [Google]

513KB, 1280x720px

>>68340896
Lemme help you out

File: 11158027_10153229780731543_1796862853_n.jpg (49KB, 502x750px) Image search: [Google]

49KB, 502x750px

>>68333219
>ywn own a Telemaster for maximum meme

>>68340896
Every time someone complains about anime posting it signifies that they are a functional human with proper social skills than fits into society

Anyways, is the Laney AOR30 a good budget amp for stoner rock/metal or should I look elsewhere?

>>68340945
>Every time someone complains about anime posting it signifies that they are a functional human with proper social skills than fits into society

Okay, that's enough cancer for today, cya /mu/

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

Yo if you ever feel like you're sick of a guitar and it's pretty much garbage I highly recommend doing your own custom work to it.

>>68340916
>bunching the tards together so they can make use of their mongo strength in their now vastly increased numbers
no.
>>68340929
thats the shit right there
>>68340945
>he doesnt know how to have casual interests without sperging about it

File: CuApymMUkAAXA0j.jpg (469KB, 1536x2048px) Image search: [Google]

469KB, 1536x2048px

>people still get rustled about japanese cardboard cutouts on a japanese information exchange website owned by a japanese

>>68340994
/b/ has worked well as a containment board all these years, that's not to say there hasn't been some spillover.

>>68341002
he's a mongorian thank you very much

>>68340977
great job anon, not only that plays like shit, but now it looks like shit, so everyone knows they should stay away from that.

>>68340977
AT LEAST CUT THE STRING ENDS YOU FILTHY FUCKING ANIMAL

>>68341013
Are you american?

>>68341019
>>68341031
Guys I got paint on the pick ups

File: merge.png (1MB, 1104x859px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 1104x859px

>>68340977
Absolutely disgusting.

>>68340977
Is that a furniture wrench as a whammy bar?

>>68341046
Give me a second, I will show you some shit guys

>>68341067
Yeah m8, held on by a bolt I found in my garage that I used an impact drill to put in the bridge.

>>68341041
Would it matter if I were?

>>68341096
It's just that 99% of everyone who says stuff like >>68341013 is American

>>68341116
And 99% of all statistics are pulled out of the ass.

>>68341131
Whatever man, I'm outta here

>>68324146
Juggernauts, bought those pups secondhand; only like em in this sort of finishes.

>>68340977
How did you not get ne paint on the cable and couch?

>>68322416
Was going to say that. Love Washburn, best cheap guitars. Got a 335 knockoff from them, and their standard dreadnought (all solid wood, spruce top and zebrawood sides and back, like 250 bucks w/ a hard case, had it for 10 years so far)

>>68340935
god knows that i would
just for the meme of it

File: EOPE.jpg (15KB, 500x500px) Image search: [Google]

15KB, 500x500px

Been learning this album on bass recently. Definitely one of the most fun collections of songs to play on bass, thanks to based Zender. Currently in the middle of "Music of the Mind". As an aside, the Rhodes piano is also nearly unparalleled in its cool factor on this album, Toby whatsisname is a pretty great keyboard player.

More good albums for bass geetahr?

>>68342467
If you like Jamiroquai then definitely check out funk. The entire genre of funk. I watch old episodes of Soul Train to find new songs and bands i've never heard of before. Anything with Abe Laboriel on bass. Early Stevie Wonder. And also some of The Jackson 5 has good, fun to play, not too simple bass lines.

Disco, too.

>>68342603
P-funk or just don't bother at all

>>68342650
Fuck yes George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic. Good stuff.

>>68342735
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mwWYeOF6Ww

With Bootsy and one more dude on bass.

>>68342603
Definitely into funk lol. P-Funk, Tower of Power is good, some Meters.

>>68342768
I see you and raise you this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAHzj71EUu4

>>68342830
Funkadelic is just pure awesome.

I also like some jazz with nice snappy walking bass lines. Like this one.

http://youtu.be/__OSyznVDOY

>>68342864
For sure, Eddie Hazel was a most dope guitarist. Super Stupid is a great track for hearing his playing.

>>68342830
very nice. Saw Tower of Power live.

Sounds like a q envelope on that bass.

different anon here

>>68342979
Got a Q-Tron myself, old big box one. Cheap as hell on Reverb. Great site, that. Sounds really cool

Explain picks to me.

I use a really thin pick, I think it's .73 or similar. Why do so many of these shreddy metal guys using really thick heavy picks? 1.0+ thick ones. Seems like thinner would be better for shred because the flexibility in the pick would be better for alternate picking.

>>68343417
They use heavy strings and thin tortex picks like you're probably using won't create much sound.

>>68343417
thick pick means there's no moment where your pick is bent, you don't have to "wait" for the pick to go back into its original position.
Some thick picks are also not just plain flat, like the Jazz III ultex 2.0mm I use.

File: sad-pupper.png (1024KB, 534x950px) Image search: [Google]

1024KB, 534x950px

>tfw the only good vocalists are assholes, massive drug addicts, or both

>>68343417
Pick flex is generally not desirable for the kind of sound you want in metal. A lot of flex can make for a kind of sloppy feel when doing fast palm muted chugachiggity chugging on the low E and A.

>>68343417
heavy picks are more accurate and easier to control in my experience family

>>68343417
try one, you wont go back to the smaller sizes.

New thread
>>68343716
>>68343716
>>68343716

>>68343618
Singers are a burden we all have to bear, sadly. All i ask is that singer shows up on time, functionally sober, able to sing on key. Apparently that's a bridge too far for most (all) of them.

>>68343417
Thin pick = slower attack
Thick pick = faster attack

Think of it in terms of your average ADSR envelope on a synth if you have issues wrapping your head around it.