/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

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someone here have it ?
worth ?

Just incase anyone ITT can play wonderwall
>>69273115

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how do i write songs like the milk man

What's the best overdrive pedal for bass?

I'm currently using a RAT, but it seriously destroys my low end and is honestly more akin to a distortion/fuzz.

Hey guys,

I've got a Boss Blues Driver which I use mostly for cleanish tones. I want to get a fuzz pedal that goes well with it. I want a kind of blues rock 60/70's thick warm fuzz sound.

Any recs?

>>69276352
Boss ODB3 works fine. You can blend the clean and overdriven sound and you can boost/cut bass and treble to retain the low end.

>>69276367

Get a Super Fuzz or Tone Bender clone, they work great stacked with overdrives and other fuzzes.

>>69276367
fuzz face?

>>69276387

I forgot to mention I already own one, it works ok but for some reason it feedbacks like hell when run along with all the pedals I use...

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Hey /gg/ I'm looking for a bedroom practice amp. Is the v22 good at low volume?It's really affordable in my area.

>>69276403
>>69276402
Yeah I was looking at the Fuzz face and the tone bender clone. My problem with those is that they sound more like distortion than fuzz. I was also thinking of the big muff but that sounds too much like the big muff, if you catch my drift.

i'll have to check if there's any good Univox clones out there.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01KH6ROJ6/ref=psdcmw_11971401_t1_B005JPWNVU?th=1&psc=1
will i regret buying this

>>69276352
Throw a compressor in front and just about every pedal will sound decent.

>>69276523

All fuzzes sound pretty much like distortions, anon, it's basically the same approach as far as waveshapes and shit go...

>>69276527

Yes

>>69276550
yeah, actually they way i'm getting my fuzz sound now is just cranking up the distortion channel on my roland cube which is basically just a built in boss ds 1. I could just get a cheap boss distortion and crank it all the way up too but i'm not sure how well it will stack.

>>69276527
probably

>>69276527
Throwing in another yes.

Never ever buy a package deal like that. You'll get an even shittier guitar than the ones they sell without. Same goes for the "amp".

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is he the cringiest musician of all time of our current generation?

>>69276960
i'm not into him but why you think he is cringey

I kinda want to buy a Fender Modern Player Telecaster, but I'm wary because they're manufactered in China. Are they as good as any other Fender, or are they shit?

>>69276100
>MFW I'm a stoned guitar pedal

>>69276259
play a bunch of incoherent notes with horrible rhythm and a lazy attitude

I have a 60s Jedson W92412 string acoustic. http://www.jedsonguitars.net/12-string-models
I bought it for 80€. I want to trade it in for a great condition Epiphone Hummingbird, which is 250€ new.
Good idea?

>>69276069
how should I spend $50?

>>69277063
Pedals

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Was this bait?

>>69277127

neck dive: the bass

oy m80s, I need to somehow replicate a crash sound from a standard drum kit but only with things I have in my house
no synthesis or sampling allowed but a little bit of post processing is ok
wat do?

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Look at the distorted sound i got by clipping a virtual soundboard channel
https://a.clyp.it/ub42mnfy.mp3

>>69277190
Is that metallica

>>69277184
Um off the top of my head you can stick a playing card in your guitar strings like johnny cash did. That gives your guitar a kind of snare percusive sound. If you add tons reverb and stuff it might sound like a crash?

I dunno thats the best I could come up with but its worth a try.

see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsVBasT389w

>>69277184
also this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Xi9ke2D2o

>>69277316
No jus jammin

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How good are Harmony Bobkats?
I saw Sufjan Stevens use it in his Age of Adz tours and the sound of that album is amazing.

>>69277316

I'm Metallica

ask me anything

Is using hammers / pullofs to save picking on bass a bad thing? Is the attack that it kills important?

>>69277423
Why have you sucked since the 80s?

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>>69273649
This Boss ML-2 pedal
Because I was sure it would get me the same tone as all my favorite metalcore bands through my shitty Marshall MG combo
[spoiler]it didn't[/spoiler]

Somebody red-pill me on wireless in-ear monitors.

How much am I looking at having to spend for a decent setup?

>>69277468

Cause your mom's been busy raising you.

>>69277741
She was busy in the 80s doing that, that doesn't explain why Metallica sucked cocks after the 80s.

>>69277184

You could smash a window

>>69277184
>a crash sound
A crash what? Cymbal?

Check out all your pot lids I guess.

>>69276977
bump

>>69276124
I think there's value in doing it both ways, but I think most people aren't so obsessive that if you performed it your own way, playing the right chords at the right time in the bar, but strumming them differently / your own way, that's kind of expected and would be overlooked by most in a performance setting.

>Zappa: Well I'm specialized. What I do on the guitar has very little to do with what other people do on the guitar. Most of the other guitar solos that you hear performed on stage have been practiced over and over and over again, and they go out there and they play the same one every night, and it's just... spotless. My theory is this: I have a basic mechanical knowledge of operation of the instrument, and I got an imagination. And when the time comes up in the song to play a solo, it's me against the laws of nature. I don't know what I'm gonna play, I don't know what I'm gonna do. I know roughly how long I have to do it and it's a game where you have a piece of time and you get to decorate it. And depending on how intuitive the rhythm section is that's backing you up, you can do things that are literally impossible to imagine sitting here.

>>69277998
kind of related

I fucking hate it when people adjust songs in their youtube covers/whatever and some pleb in the comments points out
>hurr dur you played chord X instead of Y, that's wrong and your pattern is also wrong hurr

What's the fucking point in playing a song exactly like the original?
sorry for the rant

>>69278070
I like a lesson on a song to be as accurate to the recorded version as possible. I'm pretty autistic like that, I guess, but I also don't mind when it's varied up in a live performance setting.

>>69278086
yea I totally agree with lessons

I was thinking more of cover songs

how would you learn to play (guitar not bass) if you're new and smart and lazy?

>>69278086
Lesson is one thing. Any real player makes a song their own so to say.

I was never a fan of the "this is exactly how you play this song including how you're supposed to pick" style lessons, basic structure and chords and using your ears should be enough for people to actually learn, not just get spoonfed into a player that needs crutches to learn something new.

>>69278190
Basic notes, which notes the strings are, the relationship between the strings, basic scales (like major/minor), basic chords, basic song structures, keeping time.

In that order, I think that'd be the most effective way to learn the basics.

>>69278190
Skip to 1:55

https://youtu.be/ub-BigxcDvc?t=115

>>69278238
and how dumb would it be to start with an electric guitar?

>>69276483

No, bugera is the trashiest of the trash. Valve amps are universally horrible for bedroom playing anyway. Id reccomend either one of those new boss katana 50w or an orange crush 35 personally.

If youre dead set on a tube amp, id check out a used peavey valveking 112. Theyre 50 watts and loud enough to demolish small buildings, but only 150-200$/euro, have 2 channels, spring reverb, and a decent master volume control. Theres one sitting in pretty much ever used Music store.

>>69278263
why would that be a problem exactly?

>>69278263
A guitar is a guitar. You'd find it harder to jump onto an acoustic that way due to higher tension/higher action on strings.

>>69278263

not dumb at all if its what you want to play. Theyre much easier to learn on; any teacher that forces or coerces you into starting on an acoustic when you dont want too is a dinosaur who doesnt have your best interest in mind. The single most important aspect of learning an instrument is wanting to pick it up and practice.

How sad is your local guitar store you had growing up?

I remember back when I first started playing in highschool my local store had all sorts of cool shit, hundreds of guitars, gibsons, fenders, rics, weird shit, marshall stacks, orange, ampeg, vintage pedals, all sorts of weird old music shit, vistalite drum kits, about 6 people working their regularly. That was about 15 years ago.

I went in there a little while ago and it was the most depressing shit I ever saw. 2 black star amps, some roland practice amps, about 8 made in China cheap acoustics and a handful of dean electric guitars. One of the dudes was there I recognized, still looked the same. He was the only dude in there.

I felt like crying.

>>69278260
>making a basic theory lesson
>not using clean tone, his guitar sounds like farts
why?

Got a question regarding my pedal, it has a distortion side and a overdrive side, can i plug the overdrive side in the distortion side?

>>69278376


Fender and gibson raised their minimum order requirements so high that basically only massive music supercenters can afford to stock them.

>>69278376
I grew up on an island with no real music store. There was a Christian shop that sold some acoustics.

One of my teachers in high school owned a studio though and I got to order stuff through him.

>>69276124
>>69277998

I feel like obsessing over every detail and wanting to get your strumming exactly like the original is a phase most beginners go through -- I know I did. Eventually you'll realize the timing of chord changes are far more important, and for most songs, you can strum however you want as long as your timing is right. The best covers always add their own twist/re-invent the song to some degree, and that also makes it a lot more fun to play imo.

>>69278393
So you'd have an easy excuse to be lazy and not learn the material because muh tone

>>69278416
Well thats fuckin gay.


So it's not entirely the internet thats ruined local shops?

>>69278376
I have 2 local stores in my area.
1 is a mom and pop store that stocks only name brands and band intruments that are factory made.
The other is a mom and pop store that only sell off brand american hand made Guitars like G&L.
I worry for 2nd one because its in a really obscure spot and i don't think any aspiring kid artist would go there when they can just go to the place that sells shitty fenders thats right next to the local high school.

>>69278348
Yaay. Thank you anons.

I fantasize about acoustic guitars, but they're really not what I want to play. I'm definitely scared of electric ones ... eek.

>>69278503

Its a combination of the internet, many LMS owners having terrible business sense, and major insturment companies like fender,Gibson,PRS, marshall going full Turbo-jew with their sales agreements

>>69278376
4 out of the 5 music stores in my area had to close ;_;
The last one got bought up by a bigger company, haven't been there in a while

I visit "musicstore" in cologne every now and then but nothing beats the comfiness of a small and comfy shop with nice people

>>69278517

Just play the instrument that makes your balls tingle. That's whats gonna keep you coming back when it starts getting tough

>>69278517
sooner or later you'll probably have an electric and an acoustic anyway so it doesn't really matter that much how you start

>>69278376
For me it was a Guitar Center. While they have a massive selection and more than I ever needed, I always hated going in there. That place was so intimidating when I was a beta 15 year old beginner. Anytime I asked anyone who worked there a question, they were always assholes about it. It wasn't til I moved away to college that I realized the beauty of a small local shop mom/pop store. Customer service was 1000x better.

>>69278517
I learned on an acoustic and I'm not convinced it was any more difficult or made me any better than if I had learned on an electric. I really don't think it matters. Get whatever is going to motivate you to play more.

>>69278503
its the jew company executives and the sad fact that most small shops are run by morons.

>>69278376
Started playing a year ago so i have no idea how the shop was in the past, the shop has been been passed from parents to son, they mainly sold all kinds besides Fender but they fused recently and sell Fender as well now.

jm

>>69278851
Me too lol

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thoughts on this for about 80 USD? looking for a compressor pedal. not trying to break the bank, I'll go as high as 120.

>>69278376

There's been only four here in this city since I started playing.

The first one is a small mom-n-pop, they used to sell low-end Ibanez and Squiers along with all the shitty mexican stuff, but now all they stock is the shittiest mexican plywoodiest stuff. The pop also bent my bass teacher's Warwick 5 string Corvette neck once by fucking around with the truss rod when he left it there for a cleaning + setup.

Second one is right around the corner, the most jewish store I've ever seen, they upmark everything and had all these shitty Ibanez and no-name lawsuit Chinese guitars going for hundreds of dollars. For the last 8 years they've had this same pack of Rotosound flatwound strings at almost 60 dollars, no one knows why.

Third is some small chain, they stock good shit from all major brands and strings are priced fairly. Possibly the better one around here.

Fourth is a chain too, but they only stock the shittiest lines by all the major brands, Affinitys, Bronze BC Riches and Behringer pedals everywhere.

Most people here since I was a kid strating out with his bass just braved the 22 mile trip North across the border to Guitar Center for good shit.

>>69278952

used keely compressor.

>>69278633
this
that i know of, we don't really have any small time guitar shops. Out of the two i know of, one of them closed down and both of them just had a few old guitars and basses that were well into the 5 figure range

guitar center sucks major dick though. i hate having to buy from them. Partly why i went through a one man operation for my new bass

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/CS24PTBBY
Ordered this yesterday with some treble bleed mod kits.

Anyone got any suggestions for recording using it? It's acoustic electric if that helps.

Also has anyone here done a treble bleed mod before? What am I in for?

>>69279216
>What am I in for?
No idea about the mod, but it's a cheap Ovation. Get used to it sounding like plastic.

>>69276977
You're better off with a vintage modified or classic vibe squier to be honest

>>69279148
this

>>69276523

I really like the EQD Hoof. You can get a REALLY fat tone with it and it's modeled after the sovtek Big muff.

>>69278376
It used to be a huge bustling store with walls of guitars, amps, and other things, and a giant maze of rooms in the back for giving lessons. Then they sold 3/4 of their store space to some women's gym a couple years ago. Now it's just a tiny building with barely any instruments and they don't offer music lessons anymore since they don't have the space. I think the owner is the only employee now, he's the only one I ever see there. He was so grateful when I bought an Ibanez Prestige from him last year that he's offered me indefinite free setups. Frankly I don't know how the dude has managed to stay open

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>>69278952

>>69276352
RAT is fuzz, not overdrive.

I own a bass big muff pi and it sounds better than the RAT in my opinion but there's no much you can do about losing low end from clipping effects.

Anyone here pick up some sweet new gear for black friday?

>>69279532
no I'm poor as shit :( :(

>>69279532
No I'm doing homework

>>69276352
>>69276548
Compressor helps

From my relatively limited experience I find I keep my boss CS3 on most of the time when I play bass and if I want any dirt I use a Swollen Pickle fuzz, which has plenty of low end. In general fuzzes work better for bass than distortion. I don't find overdrives sound good to me on bass but I would try one with the gain knob way down, maybe.

>>69278851
Jazzymasty?

>>69276960
He is a twat.

>>69279532
Nah, don't need anything really, what good deals are there?

Want to get my first Mandolin, would this be worth it?

https://www.amazon.com/Rogue-RM-100A-A-Style-Mandolin-Sunburst/dp/B0002H0KG0/

>>69277015
post modern man something something pynchon HA HA SIMPSONS

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What happens if you run both at the same time?

>>69279532
not this time, no money atm.

>>69279664
>what good deals are there?

No idea. I'm pretty much a combination of these two anons >>69279578 & >>69279586 -- a poor grad student.

>>69279634
I often use my old Trace Elliot bass compressor on guitar. Get some really punchy cleans as well as distortion with it.

>>69279701
it creates mustard gas

>>69279701
DON'T DO IT

Whats the point of metal picks? Do they have more grit? Whats their appeal?

>>69279992
A different sound.

>>69279701
You get anally raped by a tentacle monster and it won't be pleasant.

>>69279992
METAL \m/

>tfw grown tired of all the dank riffs I've been playing lately
What dank riffs have you lads been playing lately? Dank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5von-_FI0U

>>69279992
Faster attack, practically zero flex, different sound.

You probably have shitloads of different picks, take a nylon, an ultex, a tortex, a whatever and compare the attack and sound from them.

>>69280032

RHCP - Don't Forget Me
It's just comfy af.

>>69276069
Does anyone have any tips on learning guitar in a fun way? I've been going on justinguitar, but it's boring as fuck for me to sit there and do drills over and over. Should I start learning some songs instead? If so, which ones do you guys recommend I start learning?

>>69280032
I use the verse riff from Holy Wars to limber work on my picking technique.

https://youtu.be/tP_-YIhgF3w?t=1m27s

>>69280089
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHlODWd4GeM

>>69280089

I combine it all.
Learn some songs I like but also try to learn new chords and do drills to increas finger mobility, etc.

>>69280037
I'll have to try em. I've been sticking to .63 claytons and heavy Fenders though

>>69280089
Yes. Learn songs that you like in between those scale and chord drills. That's where the fun is at.

>>69280134
Personally I stick to ultex sharp, jazz XL and some Ibanez grip wizards from time to time.

Metal picks will eat through your strings much faster though.

Why should one ever buy a murrican-made guitar if, for the same price, you can get one made in some eastern shithole with more time and hardware put into it

>>69280174
You should only buy guitars from glorious nippon.

>>69276069

Hisako is awesome.

https://youtu.be/-7kKJQoWWkU?t=200

https://youtu.be/IksEFENihL8?t=143

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>>69280174
get a japanese guitar

>>69280463
>>69280199

This "has been folded over a thousand times"-meme needs to die.

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>>69280204

You are my brother, anon.

I already own a JM, all I need now is a Klon, Marshall Super Lead and Orange 4x12.

Here I come Hisako.

>>69280489
>meme
baka

>>69280563

[Translators note: Baka means idiot]

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>>69280489
i dont even know what that means.

>>69278407
Is it the Jekyll and Hyde

beginner guitarist sick of my thirty dollar guitar that's some weird ugly brand

telecaster has been speaking to me and I like the look of this one

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/squier-affinity-series-telecaster-electric-guitar/510443000275063?cntry=us&source=3WWRWXGP&gclid=CN62s4LSxNACFQmRfgodHnMCbA&kwid=productads-adid^156717928496-device^c-plaid^265927224646-sku^510443000275063@ADL4MF-adType^PLA

any reason this wouldn't be worth buying?

>>69280821
Get a used Classic Vibe or Vintage Modified or whatever meme branding they're using now Squier

>>69280786
Good guess, the v3 to be exact.

>>69280853

How do the classic vibes compare with MIM's?

>>69277405

Those old harmony guitars blow ass. Guys like suffy and demarco love them for the quirk factor, but as an instrument l they usually play like shit.

>>69277663

3-500$ for a decent shure unit, plus whatever you want to pay on the earbuds themselves (200$ will get you a pretty damn good set).

>>69280881
You should be able to

>>69280935
If you've got the money for a mim get it, but if you've got that you're not far off a mij, negro i dunno.

>>69281072
Thanks, m8e

>>69280821
cant you find a lightly used MIM for similar?

>>69281077
Will try it tommorow, thanks for the help.

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>>69281046
Nah, you're thinking Teiscos. Harmony made solid guitars in the 30s-60s. Harmony from the 70s and on are kind of shit though.

>>69281105
np

>>69280935

Dispite what squier fanboys will say, the new MIM's are definitely a step up from the CV's as far as fit/finish/hardware is concerned. 90s MIMs are trashy though.

I suggest you go to literally any music store on earth and try them though. maybe the difference in quality wont be worth the extra 300$ for you.

>>69281126

There are good Teiscos however. Not everything is from the shitbucket.

>>69281126

good luck finding a pre 1969 harmony for a reasonable price that hasnt been treated like shit.

>>69281148

In Europe at least MIM's are only 100 euro more than CV's. I'd probably get one of these MIM deluxe strats though, its €1000.

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Just pulled the trigger on one of these from sweetwaters black friday specials (48month no interest) how fucked am I :)

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>>69281268

forgot pic

>>69281274
>Buying gear on credit
At least you get no interest

>>69281268
>not getting a superior japanese guitar with frets folded over one thousand times and adding new wiring and pickups for less than that
Seriously though
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-50s-stratocaster-Japan-with-case-/182365130017?hash=item2a75cf0d21:g:3zQAAOSw44BYMDQH

>almost £600 for a MIM standard P-Bass

Should we just give up buying new altogether?

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Guys i wanna buy a strat , can you guys tell me whether its real or knockoff , guy lives 3 hours away and there are 4 pics of it . Atm i cant just go over to check

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At what age is it too old to start learning the guitar when you've never touched an instrument before?

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>>69281372

>>69281389
99

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>>69281396
>>69281402
Elaborate?

>>69281361

>buying new
>ever

>>69281389

your age

>>69281320

I dont really want a used guitar for my new one though. My old korean epi lp custom has seen 20 years of use and although I got the frets levelled some guy has been bending like a motherfucker on it and it really shows.

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>>69281416

>>69281423
see
>>69281417

>>69281416
Don't know what's happened to the truss rod opening at the headstock, shouldn't look like that.

>>69281423
>Bending fucks with frets
why didn't i know this

>>69281453

playing your guitar in general fucks with the frets, anon...

>>69281453
No common sense.

>>69281473
I knew this already, I didn't realize that bending was especially bad for them

>>69281477
you too

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>>69281453

It sure does. Mine is not as bad as this but I dont think I'd buy a used guitar unless I could see it in person.

>>69281402
Thank you. I made the mistake of opening my mouth about my interest in learning, and my brother said "you're not in your early teens, so don't bother." Needless to say, that deflated my enthusiasm.

>>69281443
Does it look like fender or you think its a knockoff?

>>69281536

Guitar is very easy to play actually

>>69281570
And what about the bass?

I just wanna play songs by neutral milk hotel and American football. What do I do?

>>69281274
Please pay it off as soon as possible. If you go 48 months and 1 day, they'll charge you interest totalling the 4 years you had it.

>>69281586

Even easier again, no chords to worry about

>>69281589
Learn by ear/look up tabs
there you did it

>>69281564
tbph famalam, I've never seen a truss rod opening like that, they're usually fully blocked or have a darker wood circle. I ain't an expert though.

>>69281589
jus b urself

>>69281396
>>69281416
>>69281372
fake as shit, real fenders have an insert in the truss rod opening and they don't have that volute kind of carve on the back of the neck.

>>69281683
Ty /mu/bros whatcha think about Alexi laiho Jackson model guy that doesnt know shit about guitars sells it for 300$ he lives in the dofferent city though

>>69281536
Ignore your foolish brother and start playing, i started at 24 myself and had no problems.

>>69281709
Dont mind my spelling / punctuation its a friday night and im drunk

>>69281274
>buying gear on downpayment
This is exaclty how the poor stay poor

>>69276960
I'm going to see him in concert in March, he is a very talatned musician but I will agree his stage presence is kind of cringy.

Then again he's fucking rich as hell so what does he care.

>>69281709
Well, there's a budget version that's worth about that much new, and then there's the "legit" version that is worth considerably more.

Just got a used Epi G400 for my first guitar. I'm so hyped to start learning this shit.

>>69281941
>Epi G400
good dank riff machine, know any yet?

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Fuck yall. pink is a manly color.

Sup faggots, is $480 a good price for a brand new MIM Strat? Or should I look elsewhere?

>>69282053

honest shell pink and coral pink are the best colors

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>>69282053
cute. CUTE.

>>69282069
>ever buying new

http://imgur.com/a/qv1kI Someone offered to trade this for my MIA strat. Its supposed to be a "2016 Gibson Les Paul Standard (in trans. amber)" but I can't really tell since im new to guitar.

>>69282108
Nigga I just want to know if its a good price or not

>>69281951
Not yet. Its shipping right now. Should get it along with my audio interface, picks and cable by wednesday.

>>69282069

yes, if its genuinely brand new and youre buying it from a retailer its a good price

If its some random guy selling it "new never used", then its at least 100 too much

>>69282119
Lokoks legit. That's a good trade for you if your strat is an American standard

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Ok this is the last time I search for "anime" on Reverb.

>>69282119
>wrong tuners
those ones come on the traditional, but gibson have too many meme names for their shit

>>69282156
Yeah its brand new from a retail store, should I go for it?

>>69282209
dope, w2c?

>>69282119

Looks ok to me.

Are you unsatisfied with your Strat? Have you played many LPs before?

>>69282265

It's a pretty good price if it's new from retail. Just be aware used MIMs routinely go for $250-300 tops so make sure you'll thoroughly enjoy a completely new mexican Strat. They're good instruments nonetheless.

>>69282344
What would you say is a normal price for a new MIM?

>>69282344
I use an Epiphone LP but I impulse bought a strat for a really good price. I play rock music and single coils are not really for me.

>>69282489

It's not what I say homie, 600 bucks is the MSRP.

>>69282504

Oh nice, I'd go for it then. Play it before accepting the trade though! Make sure everything is fine with it.

>>69282489
5-600

but really, there like a hundred modern MIMs on GC used for 350$ at any given time. Why would you buy new?

>>69282527
Just figured I would treat myself, and don't have a very good relationship with my local guitar center, so I'd prefer not giving them money even for a better deal. Other store is a Sam Ash which has pretty much no used main brand guitars

>>69282601

Honest don't let us talk you out of it, if the guitar feels nice, right and you have the money for it just get it, a deal is a deal.

>>69282634
Alright, well thanks for the advice regardless.

Are Squires any good? What would /gg/ recommend Squire or Strat?

>>69282668

Meant Tele or Strat.

>>69282668
>>69282687

>squire

Go with what you are most comfortable and like the most. I prefer strats myself.

how do I get that kevin shields honey power
I've got a boss hm-2, ocd, jaguar, and a jazz chorus

We need to talk about the new meme. You ever bought a used guitar or any gear that you regretted/fucked up on?

Does anyone know anything about Farfisa amps? I've seen the tr-60 go for 240 bucks. Is It a good deal? Is it good for guitar?

>>69282710

I got an SX acoustic as my first guitar.

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>>69282668
>>69282700
>always Ctrl + F "Squire" to see if anyone in these threads is talking about my mythical bass master Chris Squire and his amazing sound or his technique
>it's always stupid ass niggas who can't be assed to read the big ass letters on the guitar's headstock properly

>>69282710
I have never bought a used guitar or used gear

Used gear is for poor people

>>69282707

Bilinda used the HM-2, Kevin used a Tonebender and a Guv'nor.

Turn on the reverb (high) and play bending your Jaguar while you strum. There's a pretty nice recent tab for that song on Ultimate Guitar, too.

who /midiguitar/ here ?

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>>69282798
We should discuss the best Squire.
>you will never sound like water

>>69280463
>>69280654
WE WUZ LUTHIERS AND SHIIIIIIIIIEEEET

>>69282710

I bought a used Fernandes knock-off Strat, I didn't really like it, I'm not a Strat man. Sold it to a friend for the same cheapo ass price I got it for.

I also got a 90s MIM Precision bass from CList, but it was an unwieldy boring-sounding hunk of shit. My Squier Chris Aiken signature P-Bass is a lot more fun. Traded it for a bunch of pedals worth the same I had paid for it.

>>69282836
>I also got a 90s MIM Precision bass from CList, but it was an unwieldy boring-sounding hunk of shit.
Then why did you buy it?

>>69282811
so they used reverb with the distortion? I always assumed it was just heavily saturated distortion

>>69282850

Didn't get to play it much or through an amp before buying it and it seemed fine at first.

Plus I had a lot of disposable income back then.

>>69282707
Is this satire?

>>69282818
I can never get reasonable action on my squire

>>69282910

They use reverb with EVERYTHING

Is there a bigger meme than "Cryo-Tuning"?

>>69283021
http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Why-Cryogenically-Treated-Frets-Are-Better.aspx

>>69283021
jesus christ

>reading through this thread

and there I thought audiophiles buying 500$ placebo cables were retarded, but guitarists are actually infinitely worse

>>69283078

y-you too, anon.

>>69283078
love you too m8

>>69283047
I'm ok with with stuff in contrast to putting some liquid nitrogen onto your whole guitar and then claiming it gave it more "soul"

>>69283078
ok

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>>69280032
My favorite riff to play currently is the intro to I Told Everyone by Dinosaur Jr.

>>69283078
>look at this guy, he spends money on stuff THAT HE LIKES
>haha what a pleb amiright guis?

Everytime I feel like I suck at guitar, or that I've hit a wall, or that I'll never be any good, I come here for inspiration, and you noobs make me feel so much better about myself. Thanks for sucking so hard, /gg/, stay retarded.

>>69283167
You come here for the (you)s.

>>69283167
My fingers wont move any faster

>>69283127

I Walk For Miles has a great riff too. Good To Know is amazing all around.

I'm so glad they released another record.

>>69283167
>being so insecure that you have to compare yourself to inexperienced players to inflate your ego

It's curious how you exclaim such a shameful thing so proudly

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>>69283277
Yeah. I love the new dino album, but it's rarely mentioned around here. Anyway, the next dino riff I'll start to learn will probably be the intro to Lost All day

>>69283321
Nobody has even posted their playing in this thread.

>>69276259
this man can literally do no wrong.

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Lads, I wish I was in Acid Mothers Temple.

>>69283127

Im not a huge Dino fan desu, but they have some KILLER riffs for beginner practice

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Any experience with this?

Anybody got their hands on the gibson 2017 tribute series?

Looks pretty hot

>>69283321
>>69283444

Yeah man that shit is bombastic.
My guitarist friend and I play through all of You're Living All Over Me when we get bored of playing our songs.

>>69283484

Never tried that particular model, but most hagstroms ive checked out were pretty solid for the price. Those swedes know their qc

Hey guys, what is a cheap quality guitar with p90 pickups?

>>69283638
PRS SE one Korina

>>69276960
Not nearly as cringey as the faggots who call him cringey who can barely play silent night.

>>69283688
It looks nice, but I'm struggling to find one online

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I'm looking for a great guitar amp for:
- Clean sounds
- Heavily effected sounds

Amps i'm currently considering:
- Roland Jc-40
- Roland Cube 40xl
- Roland Cube 40gx

I've seen someone claiming in some forum on the internet that the cubes are not as good as the JC at taking in effects... but.... they cost about half as much.

(Also the 40xl comes with a looper built in which is nice in my honest opinion. )


Feel free to recommend me more amps if you want.

>>69283798
go tube

>>69283798
Deluxe Reverb

>>69283798
I'm happy with my cubexl, but I've never tried a Jc

>>69283808
Why?

I don't mind using solid states, actually the clean sounds of solid states tend to be cleaner from what i've heard. also solid states are more sturdy than tubes

While were on the topic of amps, have there been any recent development for apartment-compatible tube amps or is a THR10 still the best option for lower-volume playing?

>>69283822
How does the cubexl handle stompboxes?

>>69282053
lets not forget about how good this suited John Squire

>>69283832
>Why?
dynamics

>solid states tend to be cleaner
it's a matter of headroom

>solid states are more sturdy
it'll be fine as long as you don't sit your fat ass on it

>>69283899
You can sit on your amp.

>played in high school
>played lefty
>moved and left my guitar at home figuring I could get it later
>haven't touched a guitar in almost six years
>would have to pretty much relearn everything from scratch anyway

Should I bother with going left handed again or should I go right handed this time around? The lack of options for left handed guitars kind of puts me off a bit.

>>69283899
When you say "Dynamics", are you talking about the tiny bit of dirt you get at higher volumes of tube amps?

What if i just don't want that though?

This is how a jazz chorus amp sounds like, anon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2eujVjmIAA

Isn't this a wonderful sound?

so ive been looking at getting a mandolin to fuck around on. Don't know much about them the Fender ones seem to be cheap are they any good?

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Is there any advantage to having a really high action? Pic related is J Mascis' action. Besides the fact that he picked up guitar with high action, is there any good that comes out of such a high action?

>>69284048
I don't think so. I'm pretty sure it's all about what you're comfortable with

>>69284048
This is why J is always sad. You apparently get more sustain.

>>69284048
I've seen some people claiming that higher actions = more sustain.

>>69283957
go right handed

>>69283980
it's about having more control over the amp's response by playing softer or harder, regardless of whether it breaks or not

there are other advantages but that alone makes it worth it

>Isn't this a wonderful sound?
it was back in the 80's

>>69284112
I think it's still a wonderful sound and i really like it.

>>69282525
MSRP is a joke tho

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>>69276100

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my new baby

>>69284048
That's insane action, and I thought mine was high

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>>69279532

Yep. Kramer D-1 bass. Factory setup was some of the worst I've ever seen out of the box; loose tuner pegs, loose pots (all three!), intonation and truss rod way off, sharp fret ends. Only thing that wasn't borked was the actual wood and wiring.

I fixed everything and filed the fret ends. And all that finished, I think this bass is great. Diamond in the rough kinda feel to it. The actual components are all good; mahogany body, ebony fretboard, knockoff gotoh style tuners, knockoff hipshot style bridge, EMG mmcs pickup. Only thing I might replace is the nut.

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>>69284274

>>69281416
Never too late.

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Somebody please talk me out of buying this. It's 100 dollars off and I can't help myself

>>69284359
No, that's noice, def cop.

>>69284379
You're not helping

>>69284048
damn I thought mine was high.

>>69284383
DO IT, check em.

>>69284359
>>69284383
It has plastic covers for the pickups, bleh

>>69284359
personally i would choose a different color but you should buy it

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>>69284419
The Wine Red is even cheaper

>>69284383
Just found one for 150 near me, might have to get it, that's a ridiculous price.

>>69284416
>p90s having plastic covers
fucking shocking

>>69284441
God Damn

>>69284448
Where the hell do you live

>>69284448
its not shocking, its just tasteless
fag

>>69284441
I would buy this one if I was in the market for a budget semi-hollow.

>>69284112
Alright. Is a used Epiphone Les Paul Special II an alright choice if I'm in poorfag territory? I could stretch my budget up to about $150 if need be.

>>69284456
London, but it's used, and no p90s, so fuck it.

>>69284472
>60 years of plastic covers must change to suite me
raging faggot

>>69282826
kek

>>69284478
It's easier to find Red semi-hollows than Blue semi-Hollows

>>69284441
we should all buy one lads

>>69284441
do it right now

>>69284495
p90s can have metallic covers

>>69283749
its a discontinued model. Just be patient and keep looking in the GC used section, theres usually 1 or two p90 PRS SE guitars in there. They make a New santana PRS SE standard model with p90s as well in the 500$ range

we need a new thread soon

>>69284525
They can, but they rarely do.

>>69284359
Why don't you save a bit and go for an instrument featuring a real tonewood and good accesories that wasn't made in a chinese gulag? it's overpriced even at sale and no different from a generic brand chinese instrument, only in this case you're paying an extra $200 for the fact that it says "Gibson" on the truss rod cover.

>>69284488
I would recommend that you buy a hardtail superstrat or any other thin-neck easy-to-play instrument if you're gonna be just starting out again. Used, of course.

New, but I forgot to put anything in the subject
>>69284616
>>69284616
>>69284616

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Not sure if right thread for this.

But what does /mu/ think of stick dulcimers like the Strumstick?

Diatomic instrument.

Theres also a seagull version called the Merlin which is only one octave.

Are these fun to jam on with buddies?

Are the official brand ones worth it or should I look for smaller sellers? (Or the merlin which has 4 strings. (One is doubled like mando))

>>69284048

damn I thought I was high

oh I am

>>69284048
less fret buzz

There are literally no good deals on amps right now. I was hoping to get a 6505mh. Will there be more deals on Monday?

>>69286100
I also wanted a 6505 mh, the only shit any online stores have are line 6's, fenders, and cheap epiphones. Musicians friend had an open box 6505mh for 449 plus 10% off, but I don't trust used gear.

>>69286162
There's an open box on ebay for $389. I don't want to take the risk either.

>>69278277

What would you say about the Micro Terror? I've been thinking of getting it over the Crush 35.

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I just ordered a blue yeti mainly to replace my outdated gaming headset mic. Are these things even ok at recording guitar? I won't be mad if it isn't since I mainly wanted to use it for gaming.

>>69286283
You making ASMR videos mate?

>>69286313
Oh shit did I buy a meme?

>>69286334
The Blue Yeti is consumer grade, not professional grade

what's the best combo amp i can get for under $400? particularly for clean tones. would just be for bedroom playing.

>line 6 spyder xd

haha epic alright now that that's out of the way

>>69278277
>Valve amps are universally horrible for bedroom playing anyway.
Why's that?

>>69286671
pro/blues jr.

>>69284048
More sustain, less chance of fret buzz, easier bends.

Like most things involving guitar some players have strong opinions on it but its effects are barely noticeable, any advantage is going to a slight advantage, dont base your action off of it, base it off of what feels comfortable to you. So what if you get a 5th of a second more sustain froma note if that note is now much harder to play.

>>69284048
great for slide playing

>>69284359
i know the gibson version is a great guitar

why the fuck are the MIM fenders like $600 now

shit used to be like $380 and that's what they're actually worth imo

>>69287298
There's still a couple for $500 on Musiciansfriend