/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

What's the consensus on Fender pedals? Are they good for their price?

>>68906127
Go gibson or go home

>>68906099
Bass vs Guitar

Guitar:
Literally everyone plays it
Plebian and mostly attracts retards
Even if you get really good you still be a dime a dozen
Moocher, never useful to anyone
Literally *everyone* plays it

Bass:
High demand, low supply
Patrician as fuck
Easy to find jams and bands, can pick and choose who you want to work with
Extremely useful to everyone, always needed for gigs

Make the right choice, /mu/

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>>68906174
Here is your damn (You)

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>>68906174

>>68906174
How long were you waiting for the new thread to post that?

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I need two things explained to me:
1) Why the fuck does Orange make so many goddamned amplifiers and which ones are the ones actually worth using for stoner/sludge
2) Has anyone in the history of music used a Sansamp for something other than bass and had it come out sounding decent

>>68906174
>tfw bass player
>too autistic to find jammates

Really though after playing bass for so long I finally played guitar the other day and I'm finding it super hard to play. Going from fat to skinny strings is tough stuff.

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>>68906099
Does anyone know what this is?

>>68906629
Definitely takes some getting used to and is much harder at first. Once you get to bar chords, though, the difficulty plateaus and it's easy from there.

>>68906455
> Has anyone in the history of music used a Sansamp for something other than bass and had it come out sounding decent

Probably not what you're thinking of, but just 30 minutes ago I recorded a quick jam using the SansAmp PSA-1 plug-in on lead guitar. I didn't use it for much other than adding in a bit more presence and a tiny (almost negligible) bit of crunch

https://clyp.it/jtuqwo24

>>68906662
That's one of Bela Fleck's banjos. If you're asking specifically what kind i dunno.

>>68906662
Here is the video wheres its shown for a few seconds.
>>68906722
Yeah, I remember I found it once a long time ago but I would like to know what type of banjo that is.

>>68906749
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVGeyZqsqUs
>>68906722
Yeah I wanna see if I can get one.

Getting my first electric guitar within the next few weeks. Currently trying to decide between the Jackson JS22 and the Epi SG Special. Would you guys recommend anything better with a budget of $200?

>>68906770
For anyone that cares I found it.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/folk-traditional-instruments/deering-crossfire-electric-banjo

>>68906967
I'd go with the Jackson because once you notice the SG isn't symmetrical, you'll never be able to unsee it.

>>68906967
Try getting a preowned guitar if your budget is $200. Also, I'd go with the Jackson.

>>68906967
>Jackson JS22
i have this guitar and i like it

>>68907054
how else are you supposed to get those sick shredz off dude

>>68906675
Oh I already learned quite a chunk of guitar it's just getting back into the groove of it after so long that's tough. Hell bar chords are all I've been playing because it's pretty hard to fuck that up. It's the playing individual notes that's tough. I've been finger picking for a long time so moving between strings can get annoying, as does placing my fingers on those notes without hitting other strings. I don't know how I was playing Maiden and Zappa before bass.

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Repostin from last thread:

Hey, got a 12-string guitar that has this pickup in it. I'm going to play at a open mic in a couple weeks, and I don't have any experience playing with a plugged in acoustic. How should I set the pickup? I play finger-picking sand folk strumming stuff.

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does anyone know of a pedal that could distort my pedals in the effects loop?

I love my TH30 and the effects loop, but sometimes I want to distort the reverbs and stuff in the loop. But all the OD / Distortion / Fuzz pedals are designed to go before the preamp, and sound like shit when sandwiched in the loop.

Just looking for some kind of pedal to dirty my reverbs and delays in an effects loop.

>>68906174
Everyone plays it, decent players are still hard to come by.

>>68906099
The extra string ruins it, otherwise, this is a fucking gorgeous sexy guitar and I want it.

Is there anything wrong with taking online lessons?

Is the Yamaha Gigmaker bundle on Amazon worth it?

>>68907562
Start with everything flat/centred and tweak from there.

A lot will depend on what you're plugged into as well

>>68908222
Get Godin to custom build you one, doesn't even cost that much.

>>68908295
Is that a Godin in the pic? Swear it's an Ibanez

>>68908244
Only thing you miss out on is an actual person to help you out with certain misunderstandings and developing bad habits. But if you can afford a teacher it's worth it. Online is great but having an actual person really does help a lot.

>trying to learn solo to song
>set speed of song to .50
>too fast and I can't get it
>set speed even slower to .25
>too slow and I can't get it
>the solo isn't even that complicated, I'm just extremely uncoordinated apparently

might as well just sell my guitar

>>68908313
It is.

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>>68908344
Well, by online lessons I meant like using a webcam. It seems easier to find a reputable teacher online than in the middle of an industrial Midwest city.

>>68908347
Me too lol

>>68908371
Never had experience with that but I assume it can't be that bad. What do you mean by reputable teacher? Do you not have a guitar center or music school around where you live?

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Rate my poorfag setup. The guitar is a Memphis Stratocaster that I bought used from a guy that played like 3 times then gave up. The amp is a no-name SGA20 that's supposedly 26W. Doesn't sound the best but it's better than what comes with most cheap guitars. Bought both from the same guy for around 100U$S, it would've cost like 400U$S new. The pedal was 100U$S back when the dollar was a bit cheaper in my country so accounting for currency value it was actually 17U$S cheaper or so. I'm pretty sure it's the most valuable of the three if we only take into account manufacturing cost, the guitar looks, feels, and is pretty cheap, and the amp sounds like it's worth a lot more than it actually is but build quality feels like a chink built some speakers into a suitcase.

>>68908430
There is a guitar center near me and in regards to a music school, there is one that is a part of my local community college, but when I went there when I was younger, the teacher only taught me how to play songs so I don't really have a proper education.

>>68908347
Maybe you're too ambitious with the solo you're learning. Start with a simpler one, practice some scales, etc. Get your fundamentals down then come back to it and try again.

>>68908486
End me now/10

>>68908486
Am I supposed to say something nice here? Because there's nothing nice to say about that set up.

>>68908555
>>68908578
It looks shit, yeah, but it also sounds like shit. The pedal is the only redeemable object in my set, but since I rarely play, it's good enough.

>>68908486
is that guitar missing frets?

>>68908616
No, that's just some weird stickers the store sold the guitar with. The previous owner tried to rip them off but apparently the last ones were too hard.

So when was the moment that you discovered that you were getting better at the guitar?

>>68908799
Never.

>>68908799
When my family and friends' compliments actually sounded like they liked my playing and not "at least you're trying"

>>68907917
there are some reverbs and delays that distort, keep looking around

>>68908799
when I listened to my recordings and realized I didn't quite hate them as much as the older ones

>>68909376

Second

i got an epiphone les paul special, a peavey max 126 bass amp, a big muff pedal and a joyo vintage overdrive pedal
am i all set to learn electric guitar?

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>>68910182
all set to kill yourself

>>68910640
you should hate yourself. you're only marginally better than a wet pair of socks
>>68910182
you were all set after you bought the electric guitar

>>68910640
wow rood
>>68910646
no i had an acoustic before and an electric is boring as shit played clean

>>68910792
>and an electric is boring as shit played clean
I'm not trying to be a dick here but I would really love to see the progress you'll make in the next year

>>68910815
this is a very confusing conflicted post so im gonna asumme you're being sarcastic. i should be playing my electric guitar clean? no sort of clipping? I would rather play my acoustic at that point

>>68910850
by clipping i mean overdrive and fuzz

>>68910850
I'm not trying to say that. I'm drunk so don't uh... worry. If you're new though, playing clean will help you to notice some more mistakes. Though at the same time playing dirty will make some mistakes far more apparent, and force you to work on your muting
I genuinely want to see what sorta progress you make. Post some clyps in /gg/ next year I'm sure I won't have a life by then

>>68910792
>electric is boring as shit played clean
Nuh uh

>>68910850
>i should be playing my electric guitar clean?
i like to practice clean until i have it down good

i find it can mask sloppy playing with distortion

>>68910885
i play quiet enought hat i can hear the strings
i can tell if i didnt barre a chord properly and such
>>68910938
honestly i think the big muff is too big and muffy for my liking so i'll probably just be using the tube screamer

>>68910792
>electric is boring as shit played clean
Not knowing:
>Joe Pass
>Charlie Christian
>Wes Montgomery
>(Basically every straight jazz player)
>BB King
>Freddie King
>Albert King
>King King
>All old blues players from the 50's and early 60's who only played clean

shameful

>>68910959
im working on it
theres only so much i can pack into my brain on a daily basis

>>68910959
What's wrong with gay jazz players, shitlord?

>>68910952
There's more to it than just that. Get a teacher or something I shouldn't be trying to help you right now I am in no state to be helping you right now what the fuck I am doing trying to help you out right now

>>68910993
>implying i have money

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>>68910981

>>68911098
Stop spending it on shit you don't need

>>68911122
like
i borrowed the muff from a coworker, the tube screamer was 30 buccs, and the guitar and amp were 50 apiece

>>68911169
I'm truly not in a position to be trying to help you, BUT I FUCKING WANT TO
DO EVERYTHING BETTER
GET BETTER AT GUITAR AND DON'T RELY ON DISTORTION

>>68906174
>be guitar player
>learn bass as well

problem solved. anyone who only plays one instrument obviously hasn't listened to enough prog rock yet

>>68908486
>my setup was better when I was 9.jpg

that'll be fine to learn with anon. but eventually you'll find that even though you are playing well, you still don't like the sound you're hearing.

still, fine for learning, should probably keep it on the clean channel.

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Should I get this?

>>68911341
Is that factory aging?
Disgusting.

>>68911364
No, it's supposed to imitate the look of the bass Flea used when he was getting started.
Might be a meme but I don't mind it much.

>>68911380
>it's supposed to imitate the look of the bass Flea used
So it is factory aging.

>>68911385
If that's what you meant then yes, sorry.
I thought you meant something like a production mistake.

>>68910959
>yfw being named King adds fifty whole mojos to your playing

>>68911206
im not relying on it lol
im just tyrign to make th etone less boring
you know how little a tube screamer distorts, right?

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Post some good guitar albums from this year.


This shit is lit.

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How does this 20 bucks mic sound?

both pickups panned
https://a.clyp.it/rhwammmz.mp3

neck pickup only
https://a.clyp.it/mt0vx24q.mp3

bridge pickup only
https://a.clyp.it/5qalsn4g.mp3

>>68907176
This.

But if you're trying to get a new, get a Jackson from out of those two. I guess you are trying to play rock/metal/punk? How about looking into getting an used Schecter? I saw this one gig once and the guitarist was playing a cheap Jackson (along the lines that you wanna get) and he was going out of tune ALL THE TIME, it was pretty embarrassing, I felt bad for the poor guy. It might have only been his guitar, but still, I'd be wary. I'd really just get an used Schecter if I were you.

Epi SG or LP Specials are shite, never bother with those. You'll lose your enthusiasm with playing your electric guitar right quick with those abominations.

>>68911953
what exactly is wrong with them?

>>68912052
You mean the Specials? Can't stay in tune for this, cheapass hardware, shit pickups, really just an overall rotten deal, I personally wouldn't pay more than 20 euros for a Epi Special. It's a beginner's trap, they want an LP or a SG and they see it's an Epi so it can't be that bad, but it is. Those guitars are the worst.

>>68912063
after i replaced the strings, it doesnt seem too bad for a beginner's guitar
obviously a budget thing, you would buy it to play on a shitty 10 watt practice amp
tuning yeah, but tuning takes 2 minutes to do at the start of a session

>>68912087
Really, you can do so, so much better for the money if you're a beginner. It's an extraordinarily shit piece of equipment designed to con rookies. The worst thing is that I've personally seen a guy who wanted to learn to play and bought an LP Special and after two months of struggling with that thing, he said fuck it, and didn't touch a guitar until I sold him my oldass Squier Strat which ran circles around the LP. He started playing again and now he's on his second guitar and plays in a band.

>>68911953
>I'd really just get an used Schecter if I were you.
The old Schecters with the thick neck/flat radius combo really feel awful, I'd rather go for a standard Ibanez for the wizard neck.

>>68912087
you're going to go out of tune more easily on stage, you'll keep moving, there's heat, you get caught in the moment and bash the shit out of your strings because you're having fun. Having to tune each song will cut off your playing time and annoy everyone.

>>68911953
epiphone are really the worst brand ive ever used

>>68912131
Hm, maybe you're right, I recommended Schecters cos I have a Damien Elite-6 and it's such a great fucking guitar for the money (bought it for like $300 used), unbelievable bargain, a dream to play. But yeah, I understand what you mean, and an Ibanez would be a great choice as well. Plays great right out of the box, doesn't break your wallet and sounds great.

>>68912145
Likewise. BC Rich are terrible guitars as well, but they're more of novelty guitars than anything else, Epiphones are trying to be passed off as serious guitars, it's terrible.

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>>68911953
>>68912145
>>68912158
>>68912167
Also don't buy a GIO.
Don't fucking buy a GIO.

>>68912182
yeah, don't get a GIO, get a cheap RG and you're gonna have a lovely time, especially when you're a beginner.

>>68912167
Epiphone was a good brand before they became Gibson's bitch.
Actually some higher end hollow body stuff of theirs are still good, just don't expect anything great below $300.

would the Squier Vintage Modified Squier '51 be a good starter guitar

How do i start getting into classical bros? It's quite hard to read and there doesn't seem a lot of resources aside from books where you jump right into playing the songs or right handed technique practice.

>>68912145

I can't believe how expensive they are now. I had an Epi Les Paul Custom for years and it was a pretty good guitar. Electrics were shit and had to change everything, but after that I was about £400 including a set of Burstbuckers.

Now I see they start at £500 and go to over £600!! That is fucking insane, especially when you can get a Gibson LP Studio for £600 and they are seriously good guitars.

>Epiphones
I remember my ex-gf's father was trying to impress me with his black, suave epiphone acoustic lol. It was such a piece of shit, terrible flat sound but goddamn he thought it was something to die for.

>>68912668
If I was trying to impress someone the fag who's trying to get into my daughter's pants would be last on the list.

>>68912691
Heh, Ikr. He tried to kick my ass too once, even though he had a crippled leg lmao

Should I get a bass if I'm mainly gonna plug it straight into my interface (until I have enough money for an amp, anyways)?

What's a cheap enough bass to mess around with before I commit to it? I'm cool with spending some serious money on instruments, but I just wanna be sure beforehand.

t. guy who's never played the bass in his life but thinks it's pretty cool

>>68912809
Any Squier bass, really.

>>68912867
For real though? I figured /mu/ would recommend something made from Mongolian oak and the ashes of dead Jews.

>>68912867
squiers are cheap and you know what, they don't sound half bad most of the time. i know quite a few accomplished musicians that sold their expensive gear for more studio stuff and instead replaced their guitar and bass with squiers. of course they record directly onto protools, but when they go live they bring them along too.

if you're just gonna get started, why not?

Can 150W bass amps keep up with a loud drummer and guitarist? I'm getting a punk band together, and don't know if I should hold out for bigger wattage or not

>>68912905
Well if you don't NEED to own something fancy, those basses are actually decent. Just try each model to make sure you don't come to regret buying a Pbass and then say they're shit when you should have taken a Jbass according to your tastes

>>68908371
what city? industrial midwestern cities are comfy af

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I'm looking at getting a Vintage Modified Squier Jaguar for 250 euros.

The guitar is used, bought new last year, got complete documentation, and it had its nut replaced with a TUSQ one, the bridge had been replaced with a Les Paul one, the bridge pickup had been replaced with a humbucker RM pickup (a great Czech company that makes handmade pickups), so it looks like a swell fucking deal. The guy is willing to throw in a fender strap, gig bag and strap locks with it, along with the original bridge and pickup ofc. What do you think? Here's a pic of the guitar.

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>Order pickguard from luthier
>Request the vintage style Les Paul Custom look
>30 degree bevel
>5-ply material with thicker fourth layer
>Pic related.
>Pay $50
>Get the pickguard back
>45 degree bevel
>Material is upside down so the thicker layer is near the top
>Guitar looks great with the pickguard
>No one will ever notice
>Scream internally

I can modify the pickguard to widen the bevel, no big deal. But the upside down material is something that will tweak in my brain forever and I know I will eventually pay more money to have the proper pickguard made. And that just kills me.

>>68912982
A 150W markbass will keep up, a 150W berhinger will struggle

>>68913267
why didnt you say something? you paid for it obviously you deserve what you asked for.

>>68906174
All your bass Pros are literally just "low supply".

>>68913300

I didn't notice until I brought it home. I'd have to call him up to complain and that just seems petty.

Also, the pickguard was just a minor thing. He was doing other work on my guitar and I just threw the pickguard out there. I wasn't really prepared and I didn't do a great job with my instructions. I didn't specify that the thickest layer is near the bottom, and I don't think I got the 30 degree bevel across. If I had been prepared I would have drawn a cross section explaining exactly what I wanted.

He also threw in some free detailing, including a refinish of the neck. So I don't want to be a dick, even though he technically didn't deliver on exactly what I asked for.

>>68906099
So I've never touched a guitar before and want to learn how to play instrumental rock. Where do I start? I'm following justinguitar right now and I'm learning some simple chords and learning how to switch between them, is this the right start? I'm not sure if his site is aimed for rock or if it's just meme guitar you strum along while singing wonderwall.

>>68913229
good deal especially that the bridge problems fixed

>>68906099
Any bassists around? I'm looking for a nice 5er fretless bass. 35'' scale, 2 octave fingerboard are basically a requirement.
I found the Sire Marcus Miller m7 for 700-800. Any opinions? Other basses in that price range that I should consider?

>>68913444
Justin guitar is good enough, especially as a beginner. As much as you want to play the crazy sounding stuff you gotta learn to get the basics out the way first, although I never liked Justinguitars because he doesn't really give you much in music theory until later on so he gives you all the pieces but doesn't give you the whole picture.
Really though just keep on with justinguitar

How is this for $260 open-box on ebay?

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>>68913747
forgot

>>68913772
Seems like a good price if you don't actually care about it sounding like a telecaster

>>68913823
i'm a newb, but i'm looking for the jazzy sound of humbuckers

would it seem stupid if i had a telecaster type body with humbuckers?

i don't have any personal preferences, besides humbuckers and the guitar not being a piece of shit.
any suggestions amigo?

>>68913896
Just get it then, ESP LTD stuff are surprisingly sturdily built.
Though a full mahogany body Tele sounds like it would be quite heavy.

>>68911816
Sounds pretty good desu. Besides the amp noise.

>>68913896
Get a normal tele and put single coil sized humbuckers in.

>>68913528
thanks m8, I'll keep on going then.

>>68913976
Its a SM57 copy
According to the internet it is just more trebly than the original one
Gotta ground this amp

>>68911364

get a load of this faggot

>>68913491
Anyone?

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hey guit-bros.
I'm bored af. I can't think of any new songs to learn.
Can someone recomend something intermediate, kind of challenging but not too technical?

I've been learning some Slint, Fugazi Radiohead and Jeff Buckley lately so you get an idea of my skillz.

thanks

>>68914240
You're literally the only one I ever heard of that likes factory aging.
Everybody either hate it, don't care or simply tolerate it.

>>68914290
Yeah, I don't get it either but to be fair it's kind of like having an exact replica of a Buddy Guy guitar, for example. It's cool esthetically and as long as its a good quality guitar the esthetics aren't all that important, just a kind of cool bonus feauture.

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>>68911716

>>68914275
Write a song.

>>68914325
Good aging stuff can look good, but the mass produced shit like this always look like ass since they just simply sand down the edges and give it a few scratches.

>>68908799
Just noticed that

Not that I'm actually good, but surely I'm getting better

>>68914353
I've already been doing that I've got a shitty album written and ready to be recorded.
I'm just looking to improve my chops lately

>>68908799
I don't think I ever did.

>>68914415
Show us your recordings

>>68908799
my fingers would move and play the notes before i thought about it. i remember when i was learning i would have to sit and directly focus on getting the movement correctly.

>>68911816
How's the mic placement sounding? Its not too close to the grill and is pointed towards the corner of the speaker

>>68913004
This. I was gonna buy a Jazz but got a Jag due to a sale that was on. Turns out I much prefer the P pickup and only really use that one. Gonna buy a P Bass soon.

>>68914415
Write some more songs, this time in a completetly different style just for a laugh.

>>68914471
Do you have a link to where you bought it? I'd kinda like one now.

>>68914585
http://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-685059113-sjuro-mic-arcano-a-57-ou-a-58-cabo-cachimbo-maleta-_JM

>>68911816
>that subtle jehovah witness product placement

>>68914737
lol this

>>68914737
lol its still there

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Anyone know what guitar haino is playing in the pic?

>>68915318
'72 tele maybe?

>>68911601
>im just tyrign to make th etone less boring
GET A BETTER AMP

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>>68915318
Looks like a Telecaster Deluxe
Ace Frehley had one like that

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Are these memes or are they actually decent?

>>68908486
Isn't the B1on a bass pedal?

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whats the best way to learn bass?
aside from just following the rhythm guitarist I don't know much about it
are there some helpful guides online?

>>68915640
>following the rhythm guitarist
Ahahahahahahahaha!

>>68915574
Well, Jimmy Page played a 50's one. Those are quite good from what I've heard.

I don't know about the reissues. They're probably not as well built and kinda memey.

>>68915640
Watch modern electric bass, it's an instructional video by Jaco Pastorius, and subscribe to Scotts bass lessons.

>>68915684
I'm sorry anon that's what the people I jam with tell me to do so that's why I'm here to learn more

>>68915715
You're playing a rhythm instrument, stick to the drummer instead of focusing on the guitarists. You can just play the root note and still make a great bassline.

>>68915640
dumb animeposter

>>68915795
>stick to the drummer and play root notes meme
how to be a boring shitter 101

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>>68915318
It looks like a Telecaster off set, perhaps limited to japan maybe? it looks similar to pic related. It's definitely not your usual tele that's for sure. Anyhow, that guitar looks good, I would love to have one.

>>68915864
>play root notes
I didn't say that. But a bassist who knows how to interact with the drummer while playing root notes is literally better than a bassist playing more notes/following the guitars who doesn't know how to work with the drummer.
That's a fact.

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What is your favorite scale/mode to write in and why is it phrygian.

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>>68915318
>>68915891
Oh wait I was mistaken, after a little bit of googling I found out that it's a 72' Tele Custom. The color of the guitar mixed with the image lightning so well that I failed to notice it's bottom tip part or w/e it's called.

What are some video game songs I can learn to play as a guitar beginner?

>>68916043
Skyrim/Elder scrolls theme is pretty easy.

>>68916043
All the stuff from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is super easy and neat to play.

>>68908347
Make sure you can actually do the movements before you try to speed them up

Just go over the movements, make sure you can do them out of rhythm, then try to do them in rhythm

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i blame several of you for getting the idea of buying an 8 string stuck in my head

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Are Chinese Fender modern players any good?

>>68916562
Eight strings are for bedroom players who will never be good enough to make a band with a bass player.

>>68916595

no

>>68916595
Squier with a fender stamp.

>>68916634
Why?

>>68916636
That doesn't sound too bad. I'm actually more looking for a Squier over a Fender.

Weird marketing decision though.

>>68916127
>>68916076
Thanks I'll keep that in mind.

Anyone know if there are any good songs from Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy that I can learn as a beginner?

>>68916647

buy an actual Squier then, it'd be cheaper and won't look like shit.

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>>68906099
I am finishing up a guitar I have build and the only thing left is puting in the pickups, knobs and switches and wire it up. How and where should I place the pickups? I have 3 Strat pickups and they can be placed anywhere in the white area. I am also thinking of adding a piezo in the bridge so if any of you have some tis please let me know

>>68916661
No, bitch.

>>68916661
>>68916708

Yeah but then he couldn't pretend he had a nice guitar with Fender on the headstock. don't be a retard buy a squier.

>>68916654
Corridors of time

>>68916744
Nah, it's actually because Squier don't make a Thinline with that finish. I'd prefer it to have a Squier logo. :(

>>68916854
wtf I love that song. If it really is easy to learn I'll definitely pick that one

>>68916667
put the 3 single coils sideways, slanted just enough that you've got 3 polepieces under each string per pickup (and 2 strings per pickup).

>>68913219
As someone from Detroit i can wholeheartedly disagree.

>sitting in my car waiting for my buddy to come out
>hear gunshots, 6 shots from 2 different guns
>duck down in car
>30 seconds later car speeds past and clips my mirror off the passenger side
>there for about 10 more minutes
>never hear sirens
That was last night.

I personally wouldnt want to get a teacher from around here, for such a rich musical heritage every teacher ive ever met only teach blues and classic rock, aside from one guy I met who's classically trained, bit hes unbearable and wants $80 an hour. Im aure theres some jazz teachers too but i dont run in those circles.

>>68915574
complete memes, stay away

Guys, I wanna buy a small guitar valve amp so I can have fun in my apartment, I have researched these amps, anyone gotta experience with them ?

>Blackstar HT1R (or just the HT1)
>Vox AC4 (TV or C1BL)

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>>68917410
Like this?

>>68917428
haha sorry man, detroit is an obvious exception. i love st louis, chicago, and milwaukee.

>>68917671
exactly
separate volumes per pickup but with a resistor to ground so they're never 100% off, with the piezo and a blend pot

>>68917428
>$80 an hour
Fucking hell, that's insane

>>68917704
with the piezo, you're going to be using active electronics, so you can even have tone controls that boost some ranges rather than passive-only cuts.

>>68917428
thats pretty much third world country tier
I knew detroit had some shit areas, but not that shitty

>>68917704
hmm that would be interesting. I had for switches in mind an on/off for each pickup and a phase switch for the middle fender pickup (that switch would be for the piezo instead) I will have to see if I can replace the switches with ekstra knobs. Maybe make it so that the knobs can be turned all the way down (that way maintain an on/off opportunity)

>>68917965
the trouble is that with the pickups arranged like that, you're outright turning off 2 strings at a time. The series resistance would let them get quiet, but never quite silent.

>>68915574
The 90s Dano reissues are great. I've got a U1 that's an amazing guitar.

Stay away from the new reissues. Total garbage.

Does anyone know anything about how the Roland JC 160 compares to the JC 120? There's one near me just north of $600. 160 watts seems a bit overkill to me though.

>>68917837
Is it normal to have ridiculous amounts of 50 Hz noise with Piezos? I hooked mine up to an oscilloscope and it is bad. I was thinking of maink a filter but since the low E is 82 Hz there is going to be some signal loss on those notes. I made a piezo humbucker (one of the piezos are not "connected" to the guitar and the signals are subtracted with an op-amp to get the pure signal). Would this be the best way to fix the noise problem?

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>>68918003
Yea the anons suggestion has it flaws but I like the main idea. Maybe something like this would be fun and functional

>>68915318
>>68916012
Think this is it:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Tele72MBk?adpos=1o2&creative=55280229001&device=m&matchtype=&network=g&product_id=Tele72MBk&gclid=CLXYttPmlNACFUgkhgodbbMLFA

i realize this is the guitar general but i really wanna get into drums and all i have is this shitty roland electronic drum set my sister left played growing up, how much do i gotta spend for a good acoustic drumset

>>68918597
like $700

>>68915987
E Lydian

Memorize the fretboard before learning theory or just jump right into it?

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Got the CS69 pickups installed in my strat. The difference vs. the tex-mex pickups is night and day.

Tex-mex now hold the #1 place for worst pickups of all time.

>>68919206
learn major scales from any string and any finger across the entire fretboard.

then when you learn modal theory, you will know all the modes -- just start the scale from a different note to change modes.

EZ PZ

so i've been looking for pickups for the metallica sound, turns out it's emg 85 for bridge and 81 or 85 for neck

is it even worth getting those for 200-ish dollars and putting them in my ibanez rg370dx? or just keep these inf pickups and save up for a guitar that already has emg's?

>>68919490

honest 'tallica uses so many fuckin guitars it doesnt matter what you use as long as its got those 85 and 81s in it.

>>68912131
>The old Schecters with the thick neck/flat radius combo really feel awful
I see everyone say that online, but my main guitar used to be one of those old thick-necked Schecters. My few shredder friends with thin necks always liked it when they tried it. And now I mostly play an Ibanez Prestige with a wizard neck, but I still go back to that Schecter every now and then because sometimes that extra chunk feels good. I guess what I'm saying is they're at least worth trying out, you might like them

i can't get rid of the FUCKING sound of pick hitting the string

what the fuck gives? when i'm hitting single notes i ALWAYS hear that annoying shit, it's distracting the fuck out of me

i'm using guitar rig because i have no amp, could this have anything to do with it?

>>68916634
>>68916636
say hi to your moms you fucks

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Boss Katana 50 or Marshall CODE 50?

>>68917670
I have that Blackstar. Sounds great. No complaints at all.

>>68919923
Embrace that shit man, it makes your guitar sound more human

>>68919490
Actually, Kirk uses an 81 in bridge and neck, and James used to use an 81 in the bridge and a 60 in the neck till he got his signature set.

>>68920558
60 in the neck is more versatile. It's a lot less harsh sounding than EMG's others, especially with clean tones.

>>68919923
That's called attack anon, you can't get rid of it unless you put an enveloppe filter

>>68920250
neither, buy an actual amp

>>68911341
YES! Thats a Fantastic bass for the value, and you can't beat a classic stack knob J bass

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who here /newstrings/

is there a better feel than a new set of strings? goddamn

>>68920145

hi mom

>>68920841
mine are rusted

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>>68911341

join the pink jazz bass club

you know you wanna

>>68920940

hi james jamerson

>>68906967
ESP LTD Viper 10

>>68920667
>neither, buy an actual amp

por ejemplo?

>>68916595
I see p90s, can't go wrong with that. Controls laid out like a LP, also desirable. Hollowbody, mmk, this is good as well. I suspect this is a great bargain, anon. Being snobby about a bolt on is really kinda absurd.

>>68918014
High wattage doesn't equate to overkill with solid state amps such as the Jazz Chorus. Sure they have enough power to gig with, but they sound as good at low practice volumes as well. All purpose!

>>68906967
A used BaCh or older Epi

Anyone ever try doing some sound isolation? Wanting to do some mic'd stuff with my cabinet, but I also don't want to disturb my room-mates by having to crank my amp for a decent tube saturation.

>>68908799
Soon I hope

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Anyone have experience with the new Yamahas? I've picked it up every time I've gone to Guitar Center lately, and I'm really tempted.

>>68920558
you're right, my bad, i saw that zakk wylde 81/85 set and mixed it up

i'll get an 81 then, try it on both bridge and neck and then get either a 60 or another 81, hope i don't fuck it up seeing as i apparently have to change all the guts up when switching to active pickups

>>68920841
i love it too anon, they sound so fresh, like a cold stream in a winter morning

too bad it only lasts for a couple of hours

>>68919347
>you will know all the modes

not true, the shapes are different

>>68906455
only the OR100 is good out of their current lineup.

what you want is an old OR120 or better than that is a Matamp GT120.

There are a limited number of people making clones of those amps, unfortunately. The Partridge transformers are a challenge to source and they are the heart of the amps. Dunwich rarely takes orders, Dwarfcraft is only around sometimes, and the guy from Electric Amp is a literal scammer.

For stoner, I honestly recommend a metal panel 100 watt Marshall. They are plentiful and still relatively inexpensive. The later (early) Master volume 100 watt amps are good too.

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>>68908799
>tfw still absolutely shite and can't even play For whom the bell tolls perfectly after 3 months
at least i'm having fun dammit

has anyone ever taken all of Cliff Smith's backing tracks and put em in a nice easy zip/7z/rar file? if not, I'm in the middle of downloading all of them and I'll upload em here

>>68921829
you have to change the guts only if you put in their proprietary connector things for lazy people, you're fine otherwise, just add a battery in the electronics compartment

>>68908799
Haven't felt that in years. I feel like I've plateau'd and haven't improved since.

I've been playing one riff over and over and no matter how much I slow it down, minimize movement, etc I still can't play it up to speed.

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What do you guys think of the Mesa Boogie Mini Rectifier? Is it worth getting?

>>68922071
Yes if you are in a Nickleback or Korn coverband

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>>68914356
well what do you think about this one?

>>68922027
i read somewhere that i have to switch the 250k pots with 25k pots, also change the output jack from mono to stereo?

>>68919923
what kind of tone do you have? is it high gain, with lots of treble? you'll always get a lot of pick noise with that.
otherwise, use lighter picks, don't hit the strings so hard, or don't even use a pick at all.

>>68912228
That 84' Explorer remake with the Active EMGs is honestly pretty nice too for an Epiphone, its a pretty good quality guitar for what it is

>>68922071
just buy a used regular rectifier or a 5150

>>68922130
not sure about the jack but yeah you need to change the pots too
neither are very complicated to do anyway

>>68922130
dont those emg pickups come with everything you need?

>>68922100
Shit, I'm in a Grindcore/Jazz fusion band. Will it still work?

>>68922188
[spoiler]link your shit, I'm obsessed with that kinda music[/spoiler]

>>68922188
>Grindcore/Jazz fusion band
I call bullshit, but trashgaze is a thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLZ0SHY3Ya8

>>68922100
no even then you want the 100 Dual Rectifier.

buying a 25 watt power section amp with absurd amounts of pre-amp gain is just shunting the actual sound of a rectifier (which is, you know, ok I guess if you're into that sort of thing) into a transformer and tubes that can't handle it. it's fucking the stupidest shit in the world and the fact that people buy them because "lower watts = bedroom" makes me rage.

>>68922217
when people try to use spoilers on /mu/ is it ironic? are you new?

>>68922222
G A R B A G E

>>68922222
Fucking witnessed

When slapping, do you pull up your finger slightly for the pop or does the finger stay rigid and you solely flip your wrist?

Still trying to dial a tone, anyone have a Grandmeister 36?

Seems really hard to balance the low mids and high mids/highs without overdoing it. Want some saturation and distortion, but without things getting overly fizzy and lose my note definition. I've tried boosting the mids, cutting the mids, dialing back the gain on the ultra channel, but I just can't seem to be 100% satisfied.

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Rate my thrash machine. It's a maverick species and is one of the best guitars I've played. It's equipped with a JB/Jazz set and I play through a Bugera 6260 (5150 clone). it sounds fantastic for the very low price I gave for the head (£150).

>>68922313
In theory, only your wrist is supposed to move

>>68922343
why do thrash metal players always have the worst taste

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>>68922375
D-do I have shit taste too?

>>68922374
Why only in theory?

>>68920841
>tfw the shiny strings start losing their shine

>>68913491
>>68913491
Schecter Stilleto or Studio
Ibanez Soundgear or try out the Artcore vintage.

>>68922394
I don't like RRs but at least they're decent to great quality.

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>>68922375
It's part of the style mate. Garish 80's goodness.

>>68922343
witchman/10

i like the witcher too but man, why would you put vidya on your guitar. and that green shit is disgusting
>inb4 it's not vidya, they are books

>>68922240
Meme arguments 2bh. If you crank the master volume and a TS in front in modern channel (25 watts) you are 95 % there (dual rectifier sound).Any rage is indeed autistic and is a difference in sound that won´t be heard in a miked/recording setting.

>>68922187
yeah they do i think, i just haven't done any of that work on a guitar yet

>>68922396
Because that's what they tell you to do in books. In reality, people have slightly different ways to pop and slap. In the end, you should feel comfortable with your own technique.

>>68911233
>be bass player
>learn drums as well

you're not being patrician enough for this thread

>>68922448
It was the only sticker I had to hand desu. I do need more to go on there that aren't vidya related.

>The green shit is disgusting
Thanks bro, that's exactly what I'm going for.

>>68922512
great so you can buy a shitty 25 watt amplifier whose power section cannot properly reproduce the immense bass that people are likely to feed into it, whereby you have to shunt all that fartiness in your recording/live mic rig.

or you can spend less money and buy a secondhand dual rectifier and have the amp you really want.

so yeah get a mini-rectifier and never play it live un-miced.

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What does /gg/ think of Spectresoundstudios?

>>68922806
His bass player is a useles cunt

>>68922806
Fun and interesting at first, but the content has become stale pretty fast

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>>68922405
>tfw the unwound strings turn blacker and darker

>>68922806
I can't help but be irked by how often he fucks up his speech and his angsty ranting persona. Still better than fucking Jared Dines, though.

>>68922973
I always was a fan of CSGuitars, his videos helped out alot when i was just starting out

>>68922973
What's wrong with Jared Dines?

>>68923084
muh djent

nothing wrong with that really, but he's not much of an instructional figure, just a comedian. Spectresoundstudios does have some really helpful vidos

>>68922806
he's like me, a metal dork who never leaves the house

>>68920465
>>68917670
I second this; Bought a blackstar recently, it's great.
I have a vox too but it's hybrid so I can't really compare them.

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>>68906146
this

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>>68922445
>witcher
my nig

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time to buy a floyd rose

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>>68923244
there's already one on mine ;___;

>>68922806
Has some useful videos, generally backs up his opinions with his experience and science. He could do a bit better with more affirmative control groups and methodology behind his testing, but he's also not there to really hold your hand 100% either so I guess that's understandable.

He's definitely right though on most bassists in local bands being "the shitty guitar player".

>>68922973
Well honestly his angsty ranting is less of a "this just sucks" and more of a "please do something about this, realize this is a problem and fix it." It's angry, but it's also constructive.

>>68923084
Djent shit, definitely. The "styles of ___" videos are played out and dry. He can shred but he's a boring guitarist with very lackluster phrasing. Also I watched one of those Shred Wars videos and it just sounded like he was trying to parrot the solos of the other guy.

>>68923244
Floyd's sound bad.

2 point bridge + locking tuners will significantly improve your tuning stability without changing the sound of your guitar.

unless you really like the 80s super strat shtick.

>>68923244
still better off with that than a floyd rose m8

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>>68923244
That won't solve your nasty bridge issue, trust me.
It's time to actually learn how to maintain your guitar

>>68922806
>I'm a big deal
>on you tube
kek

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>m'pedals

>>68922806
i dont even know who that is desu

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what does /gg/ think about Epiphone Les Paul LQs? made in Japan and have a lacquer finish and a Gibson style open book headstock. I'm thinking about buying this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Epiphone-LQ-Les-Paul-Standard-MIJ-Made-in-Japan-Fujigen-Japan-Gibson-/172395802134?hash=item2823972e16:g:k88AAOSwNuxXZW31
any opinions?

>>68923471
I'd love one that has the split diamond on there too.

>>68923546
there's one like that on ebay right now
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Epiphone-Japan-Limited-Edition-Les-Paul-Custom-LQ-Electric-Free-Shipping-/322313932959?hash=item4b0b68509f:g:VIcAAOSwXeJYGMyF
only it costs over $1000 and the one I'm looking at costs $800

>>68923605
I've seen them go for lower, p sure.
If you don't necessarily want an epiphone, you should look into other japan built ones like edwards, burny, tokai etc. Lots of em are great.

>>68923281
Dammit stop posting my pic. The bridge works perfectly

>>68923084
He's got one joke, and it stopped being funny 3 years ago. He's got Stevie T syndrome.

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>>68923655
yeah they keep going up in price. probably because they were discontinued about 10 years ago. the other ones on ebay are priced around $1000 to $1600 right now which is to much for me. the reason I was considering one of the LQs is because it has a lacquer finish instead of poly or urethane so the paint over a headstock break could easily be fixed. they also have a long tenon neck joint which I can only seem to find on Gibson historic reissues which are like $5000

Does anybody have a Music Man Stingray? How is it?

>>68922033
i feel you, i can't get fast gor the fuck of me

anyone got any words of advice?

>>68923796
Jared was actually funny at one point. Stevie T is just absolute cancer.

>>68906099
hi guys i just bought my first guitar, a epiphone dr 100 in woodbrass.com

im afraid of regret since i could have buy a fender squier sa 105 or a harley benton 120 for a cheap price

what do you think?

and also is woodbrass reliable?

thanks

>>68920841
I've been considering buying a J Mascis Jazzmaster, are they really good? I've heard a lot of good things but also some bad things about them

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>>68923760
But I die a little inside every time I look at it...

>>68923832
Well you seem to be set on what you're looking for. Godspeed.
>>68923903
You did good. I think the epi beats the squier, and you should just stay away from Harley Benton as a general rule of thumb.

>>68923949
thanks for the answer, im also afraid the guitar come fucked up of the travel from france, i heard all kind of opinions from woodbrass what do you think ? thanks dude

>>68923910
they're good guitars but be warned setting up a jazzmaster takes considerable skill.

any tool can set up a stratocaster or telecaster decently well. those same people will not be able to get a jazzmaster to stay in tune.

>>68923943
what happened? did you try to spray paint it and then change your mind?

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>>68923949
yeah I think it's probably a good guitar I was just wondering if /gg/ had any advice or playing experience with them. it has an F in the serial number I think that means it was made in the Fujigen factory which has a reputation for high quality guitars

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>>68924018
No, I bought it like this. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>68923993
Je n'achete rien dans woodbrass. D'ou est tu? >>68924056
Oh yeah, same factory as greco, and orville by gibson.

>>68923910
try to find one in person and see for yourself.

i like mine a lot but it has issues. for the most part the build quality is great, a sizable step up from the vint modified jazzblasters, and it sounds pretty alright, plays well. but the wiring is shoddy and the bridge pickup doesn't always engage properly, the pickups themselves are a little dull and i can fart longer than the thing can sustain. the high e string floats too close to the edge of the fretboard and often rolls off when i'm fretting in the upper half of the neck .

always room for improvement but i'm nonetheless satisfied. it's the best JM you can get in the price range.

>>68924190
thats sounds like complete shit anon, why did you even buy that?

>>68924244
i'm easy to please, i like offsets and i'm v poor.

>>68908368
What u got?

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>>68917410
>>68917671
PLACEBO DID IT PLACEBO DID IT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMBwmwuYLjc

>>68920841
Just ordered a new set of rotosounds, guitar players have it cheap

someone post a new thread I'm on my phone with no images

>>68925188
on it

new thread
>>68925482