/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

>>69395042

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Thoughts on mayones guitars?

>>69412675
I'm so weirded out right now. In my head I absolutely know that making an electric solidbody guitar is incredibly simple and cheap. I also know that I can buy a Harley Benton Jazz Bass, replace the pickups and do some fretwork to have a legitimately good instrument at a really low price. I'm also digging the idea of a parts guitar, etc.
Yet I'm buying pretty expensive (1500-2000) instruments and don't feel bad about it.

come check out the jam discord https://discord.gg/VTa4jC4

open to all instruments

>>69412757
>Yet I'm buying pretty expensive (1500-2000) instruments and don't feel bad about it.

You prefer the convenience over the effort of thriftiness. This is the reason people are poor.

>>69412675
Guitar is poor man's violin.
If you choose to play it retune it to violin tuning or you might as well do something else.

>>69412813
>This is the reason people are poor.
I'm not poor. Anyway, I think it has something to do with the fact that I can appreciate a properly built instrument as one cohesive thing.

>>69412849
I didn't say you were poor.

>I can appreciate a properly built instrument as one cohesive thing.

Yet you can't appreciate the rise to such a status as much. If it's as cheap as you say, you could have an even greater guitar if you spent a parcel of time and money on it.

To each their own, I suppose. No harm done to anyone.

>>69412911
>Yet you can't appreciate the rise to such a status as much. If it's as cheap as you say, you could have an even greater guitar if you spent a parcel of time and money on it.
I'm not missing anything on my current instruments, great ergonomics, great fretwork, awesome pickups, etc. I'm not sure what an "even greater" guitar would be. I could save money and achieve the same thing, but it'd never be quite as polished and nice as the instruments I already have. And I guess I'm okay with spending a huge premium for that.
As I said, it's confusing to me as well.

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>>69412958
>I'm not sure what an "even greater" guitar would be.

The world may never know.

>>69412725
The Regius and Setius series are improved versions of the Ibanez RG and S series respectively, it's probably no wonder that they have the same initials. It's kinda funny that the latest Iron Label models are copying them back as a poor man's equivalent.

>>69412675
I hate my local used market. MiM Fenders for 400-500€.... At least I can sell my used stuff for fairly decent prices, but it always takes ages.

classical guitar songs are really hard to learn because of the lack of repetition and so many different notes.. how long would it take to learn something like and will i get faster at it if i keep doing it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzPKIHOQUGg

>>69413066
the Setius doesn't have the big thing the Ibanez S series has going for it though(the weight)

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Anyone here know of a way to identify pickups without having to pry them out of your guitar?

Anyone here who knows their pickus?

Anyone knows what these are?

Bought the guitar used a while back, and they don't look like the original ones on this model.

They are passive.

Thank you

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>>69413722
>4 coil pickups

>>69413761
They're clearly not. They just use 2 blades per coil.
And quadbuckers are a thing on bass.

>>69412813
>You prefer the convenience over the effort of thriftiness. This is the reason people are poor.
As much as I agree with your reasoning, I think for luxury and distractions, it's fine to spend a little more.

>>69413182
>how long would it take to learn something like and will i get faster at it if i keep doing it?
depends on the person. you will get better if you keep doing it, regardless of what it is.

>>69413605
Didn't they change that with the lastest setius versions ?

>>69413722
probably these

http://www.guitarpartsonline.com/Quad-Rails-Humbucker-Set-Your-Choice-of-Colors-2120.htm

God damn I want a baritone guitar bad but I'm wary of the cheap ones (below 500€ new) and don't want to blow 1k+ on a guitar. No used ones to be found anywhere.
Is the Ibanez RGIB6 decent? Shitty pickups aren't a problem, I can change that. It just needs to stay in tune when I do vibrato all day (no whammy bar, just normal bends etc).

>>69413814
Looks like them

Thanks.

Thinking of having them swapped out.

>>69413839
Do they sound bad? All the dragonfire stuff I've tried has actually been pretty decent, comparable to Seymour Duncan/Dimarzio stuff.

>>69413858
No not bad necesarily, but the output is a bit low.
Maybe what i have are fakes of some sort?

I probably wont though, might be me who cant get the height right.

>>69413934
nah not fakes, i think they're made by a company called artec that sells them to other companies for rebranding. These definitely shouldn't be low output though, the specs say they read at 23k, You would have to take them out and test them to see if there is something wrong.

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I just bought my first guitar slide

>>69414421
thats the easy part. try making music that actually sounds good with it.

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daily remainder that jason becker was far beyond the level that any of you could play at before he was 17.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lR1tt24mo4

>>69414561
that's gonna be hard for him regardless of if he has a slide or not though

>>69414577
damn, that's really surprising, even more so considering I picked up guitar when 17.
but really I'd rather have his musicality rather than his technical ability, every solo I make sounds like shit.

>>69414577
not sure what I want, to be a virtuoso at 16 and then become completely paralyzed or be a shit at playing guitar at 16 and then get better at it.

>>69414629
>Implying
I'm legitimately a talented and experienced musician.

But as usual, /gg/ prefers to insult people who use tripcodes without caring what is the reality

>>69414654
>I'm legitimately a talented and experienced musician.
well it shouldn't be hard to prove that then, post some clyps if you're so good

Thinking of copping a cheap reverb pedal. I wouldn't use it a lot so I don't want to bust the bank.

Are there any good cheap reverbs?

Also I've seen the Boss FDR-1 (fender deluxe reverb simulator) going for cheap second hand. Any feedback on this?

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>>69414705
Listen to this song i made:
https://soundcloud.com/matanken/the-way-the-earth-circles-aroud-the-sun-makes-me-feel-dizzy

While looking at artistic image manipulation i made to Nasa images:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/0dwQE

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If im using a MIDI pickup does it really matter what kind of guitar i use?

>>69414758
for such "minimalistic" music you should really have a better tone

>>69414809
I just have a cheap microphone and cheap amp.

>>69414809
And btw, the song is actually evolving and changing while still remaining hypnotic. it's like a stream of consciousness.

My local guitar shop is having a sale on these guitars, are they meme-tier?

https://www.southernmusic.com.au/collections/bc-rich-clearance

>>69414758
>https://soundcloud.com/matanken/the-way-the-earth-circles-aroud-the-sun-makes-me-feel-dizzy
pretty good, just not my kind of thing. imo it would sound cool if you had a slide and did a really subtle solo near the end. like hold the notes for a really long time while the background keeps going. idk how to explain it...sort of like what you had with those higher bent notes, but on a lower string and a more smooth sound

maybe the second note that plays in that sort of melody thing could be brought down a full step every few times, to change it up

>>69414809
>another faggot whining about tone
who fucking cares? not everyone can afford it or care enough to spend a lot on it, and believe it or not, some people are more concerned about the actual music. critiquing tone is very petty and a cop out, you should be judging his music.

>>69415013
Beyond meme tier.

Unless you are in a 90's Thrash or 70's glam cover band then never buy a BC Rich.

>>69415013
theyre just fucking garbage. never played one that was good. the spiky ones at the bottom would be good if you played ion a techdeath band though. but then again theres much better guitar for that than bc rich

>>69415042
it's boring music it should at least have a good tone

>>69415077
>the spiky ones at the bottom would be good if you played ion a techdeath band though.
no, if you play tech death you want ergonomy, and having a spine digging into your chest is extremely uncomfortable. if you want an edgy design for playing that kind of stuff, a Jackson Warrior is better suited as it's also more ergonomic.

>>69415119
>muh tone
ya, i know thats all you fags care about. thats why you're all shit at playing and can't make any music of your own.

>>69415013
They're the same quality you'd expect from other Korean/Chinese guitars in their price range. The real meme is calling them horrible because you don't like they designs.

I think this one is really cool

https://www.southernmusic.com.au/collections/bc-rich-clearance/products/bcrich-mockingbird-st-trans

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>>69415168
im talking about the ones at the bottom of the first page. you cant really tell from the picture if the spike would bother you or not, it could be smoothed out. but ya, considering its bc rich, it probably isnt. reminded me of pic related and mohammed suicmez's guitar, as well as the classic warrior

>>69415223
I didn't call them horrible, i actually think they look kinda cool but ridiculous especially that Draco one.

>>69415223
>The real meme is calling them horrible because you don't like they designs
not true. at least for me. ive never played a good one. they all sound and play like shit, pretty sure theyre all made out of basswood as well.

>>69415286
The ironbird still has that tiny edge between the two pickups that would bother you
not their worst design though

>>69415294
it looks autistic and something id put on my wall as a gimic

>>69415329
They're literally made in the same Korean factory that makes guitars like PRS, Chapman etc.. The quality is the same.

The one I linked is Mahogany with a Maple Neck-Through build..Not really a cheap feature.

>>69412757
Building an electric guitar is cheap, but I guarantee your first one won't look as nice or won't play as nice as a $1500 to $2000 one. Also, convenience, it would take you at least a month, and then at most 3 weeks for the lacquer to cure. Not to say it would be bad, but it takes some experience to master, as with anything.

And that's if you have the tools a luthier would have. Giant buffing wheels, files, spoke shaves and scrapers, nice router bits, and I could go on. Oscillating spindle sander to smooth out curves in the body, fretting tools. You don't need a lot of the stuff, you can do a lot by hand, but then it'd take several months.

I mean, you could probably nail it first time easy if you bought like $250 worth of router jigs from stew mac. In the end if you do buy a bunch a specialty tools you'll end up spending more than the cost of the guitars you're buying. The only way that makes sense is you're planning on making several to either keep or sell to recoup your losses.

And that's not factoring in your time, right now you're willing to pay a grand so you don't have to grind through something that will be a major time sink. Like me, I'm a wood worker. Eventually when I get a shop set up at my new house where I have room for tools I'm going to start building guitars. But that's my other major hobby besides music, I'm a trained cabinet maker, I build furniture, and I also do wood carving and have a lathe. I have a lot of the specialty tools already.


But, the biggest deciding factor, would you rather spend your free time building guitars or playing them?

>>69415366
Maybe it would look good if you had some matching armour to go with it

>>69415410
being made in the same factory doesn't mean they cant be shit tho. maybe i need to try the really high end ones, but the lower end and mid price ranges have been garbage. prs and chapman are much better

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Redpill me on baritones.

>>69415430
or if you were a fat bald man with tattoed head and a braided beard and fake chains hanging from your long cargo shorts and wore spike bracelets and played in a thrash band whose only good member died and the frontman had a midlife crisis and now looks like jesus

>>69415428
Non-woodworker here.
Some of these tools seem more an issue of convenience rather than necessity, am I right in thinking that ? Because I've been itching to try my hand at building a fretless bass just to get comfortable with the basics of it, and it doesn't seem so daunting to me.

>>69415495
they are a result of the degenerate marxist agenda being pushed by the elite globalist jews in order to pacify the populace. or so mustaine has sung in his latest dystopian, conspiracy-inspired album. which i must say was very good.

Played Banjo and Guitar for 3 years. Became decent but got very bored and lost all motivation. Been thinking about getting a bass recently. What's a decent beginner bass for around 200 burgerbucks?

>>69414577
I started guitar at 30.
There will always be kids who can play circles around me and make me look like a fool.

>>69415624
Absolutely. Really, you can get by with a jigsaw for rough cutting the body, hand sanding to round off the edges, and a router to cut out the neck, pup, and bridge(if applicable. Router will also cut the truss rod channel. You should get a spoke shave to give the body contours if you want, you'll need it to carve the neck. Fretting is part of the bear, if you're going fretless you're taking out one of the most difficult parts which is also easy to mess up and really noticeable. A drill, but a drill press would be a lot better(don't buy the ones for less than $100 from harbor freight, they aren't true, check Craigslist). Harbor freight has a relatively cheap oscillating spindle sander, if it's sanding capacity is more than the thickness of your body I'd get it, sanding corners for hours with sand paper wrapped around a dowel is horrible. That's if you're doing something like a fender style body, something like a thunderbird doesn't have tight corners that it's hard to get a shave into.

If you're not doing frets, your only big concerns are distance between nut and bridge, and action across the whole neck. If you plan on cutting your own nut you need the files. You could potentially do it with really small files from the hardware store, but you could also potentially go through 3 or 4 blanks cause you cut too much away.

And clamps. You need clamps. And various straight edges and rules. I highly recommend a neck pocket and pickup cavity router jig from stew mac, and a pattern bit. It'll make your life infinetly easier.

Anything is possible, they've been making guitars for much longer than there's been electricity and incredibly accurate measuring tools.

>>69415852
I honestly believe there's a point with instruments that someone can play pretty much everything. Except for maybe like jelly lord or something, even that isn't impossible. The guy was only like in his 20s?

>>69415624
>>69415868
Also, radius blocks for the neck, to shape the fingerboard radius, not the frets(obviously). And at least one fine tooth small kerf handsaw, like a dovetail saw. The latter isn't necessary, the former is.

All the power tools I mentioned can be used all over the place, the router is the most versatile tool in the woodshop, next to the table saw.

Also, if you plan on doing a neck through you'll need access to a thickness planer and table saw for that part. Check craigslist, see if you can find someone you can throw $50 or so to make a couple passes.

>>69415868
>>69415927
Thanks a lot lad, the part about instrument making being so old is kinda motivating too. I'll post some of my work if I ever get to it.

>>69415886
there is definitely such a point. what's important is that once you get there, what do you do with your skill?

>>69416191
I hope you do, it's a labor of love, but it's an incredibly rewarding experience. There's plenty of luthiers on YouTube making guitars in their garage, some of them walk you through what they're doing. You could also check out the wood whisperer on there, and they have a bunch of episodes of new Yankee workshop uploaded as well. Those 2 are all various forms of woodworking, mostly furniture building(one episode of NYW has Norm making a scale doll house of his workshop). Those 2 will get you up on tools, tool setup, measuring, terminology, how wood reacts to different tooling, finishing, and other helpful tidbits. All of those go across the board, you can use that info anywhere.

Finishing is one of the most important steps though, if you do it wrong your project will look like garbage. Some guys like to just use tung oil, but if you want the traditional shiny finish you're going to need to learn about lacquer(dangerous stuff if used in an unventilated area, read an SDS before using it) and rubbing it out. If you want that look watch 9001 videos on it, and read a few articles. It's a tedious process, but it's my favorite part of woodworking, honestly. I've refinished cheap guitars and crappy firniture a few times just cause I like it so much.

You can buy most tools used pretty cheap. I got an 80s craftsman sabre saw(it's just a jig saw) for $10, works like a dream. The best part about buying used tools in good condition, if you keep them in good condition and buy them at the going rate or below then realize you don't enjoy woodworking you don't lose any resale value. That saw I mentioned, I could sell it for $20. Don't buy from pawn shops unless absolutely neccesary, you'll be paying 80+% of the cost of new usually.

How advanced do i need to be to learn how to play Jazz?

>>69418818
yes

>>69418818
Not at all. You don't even need ears, just press the strings and pluck in a semi-orderly fashion. It's not like anyone will listen

>>69418818
You don't need to be a virtuoso to start off.

Start by listening to jazz while you're building your chops up and learning your theory and scales etc.

There are books that will guide you from the very basics, too

try the ones in the OP or searching "jazz guitar pdf" on your favorite torrent site

>>69416309
Innovate, yet that truly is the most difficult pinnacle to reach. Even the best try and fail miserably.

does anybody here own a martin d-15?

>>69413722
They look like two sets of hot rails stuck together. What's the output like?

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>>69419456
I do. Best acoustic I've ever played.

>>69419532
Oh shiet, it's the guy with the same stuff as me again and here I am almost also buying a martin d-15

how would you describe the tone? I need to scrape some money together but there's an offer for 800 bucks I can't let pass

>>69419532
help me out, stuck between choosing a martin 00015m with mahony top or a 00015 special with spruce top

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>>69419456
No, but have OM42 and a GPC GT

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>>69419724
Go with whichever sounds the best to you, although I prefer spruce tops.

I also prefer the longer scale length and wider nut of the OMs

I had an idea for a social network for musicians.

Basically, you start out by creating an account. You can log your instruments, amps, pedals, etc, name what you play in terms of genres, the gear would be ranked like weapons and armor in an MMO, then you would play in different categories and an AI would rank your skill level, listening for scales, missed notes, being on time, etc and rank you to battle against similarly skilled players.

Idk, i had this idea when I was high as fuck on LSA a few months back. How feasible is this?

>>69419963
>another gear circlejerk

stop

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Im here to remind you shitlords that western tuning is racist and opressive. You better get a microtonal guitar and check your privilege!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Cq3pbcMkI

>>69419622
They have a really rich, low end focused tone. I much prefer it to the really bright Taylor sound.

>>69420052
>not just getting a fretless if you care that much about microtonal
Baka

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>>69414561
K, so i've been playing with the slide for a while.

It's really not that hard to use.

>>69413809
not sure, last one i played was 3 years old and was just as thick as an RG or Schecter

>>69419977
I'm not, I have no gear. Just a couple Peavey amps, a Squier Stratocaster, and a couple pedals.

I'm just asking if it's interesting enough or doable.

I figure it could be a better version of rocksmith.

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I also played a low-end Ibanez hollow body today at the music store, by the way.

The knobs felt really cheap and the bigsby tremolo was making "old gear" noises when i moved it around (the circular motion, not when pressing the actual tremolo).

Maybe it was just an old guitar that wasn't being taken care of properly, idk. the neck felt great and all but the knobs and the bigsby were just cheaply made.

In terms of sound, i thought it was u fine.

>responding to tripfags
>not filtering them
Why do people do this?

>>69420261
*In terms of sound, i thought it was "just" fine.

>>69420275
Should my on-topic posts have more people complaining about them than your off topic post?

I don't think so. i was literally discussing guitars in guitar general. i did nothing wrong, you shouldn't complain when a person does nothing wrong

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Been a while /gg/. Finished up a new instrumental fingerstyle tune last night: https://soundcloud.com/epoch6/sumallo-grove

Also picked up another cheap beat to shit old parlor (sitting on the chair in pic related), not sure if I've already shared it here. Might be the prettiest budget beater I've ever seen, the figuring on the veneer is awesome.

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>>69420387
Better view of the beater.

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>>69419765
Beautiful guitar. What's the deal with the fancy inlay work and vertical headstock logo? Limited edition or one-off? I don't know much about Martins.

>>69419532
>squire
>shitty mando
>meme bass

If I was you, I'd sell all that garbage and buy you an actual instrument.

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>>69420518
Failed to notice the model number in your post, looks great. Did you find it second hand?

What guitar-related stuff should I put on my "wishlist" for christmas?

>>69420387
that's pretty cool.
why don't you make it into a song?

Alright gents, I'm playing my first wedding tomorrow.
Today is the rehearsal, where I'll time all of the processions.

I'm a little nervous, not about the performance of the pieces, but missing my cues or not finding a decent stopping point when there's a need to stop early.

>need encouragement
>if someone has done it before, how was it

>>69420727
>how was it
pretty boring desu
lots of drunk old people requesting songs you don't know
>my feet hurt, etc.

basically i'd only do it again for the money

>>69420727
>>69420759
i should probably say i don't really like playing covers in general

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Just bought this slide today.
https://clyp.it/3mphqqoe

See? not that hard to use at all! at least for me

>>69420789
now do it on your electric with spacey delay

>>69420783
I'm playing the ceremony proper, I suppose you could call classical pieces covers of sorts.
Not playing cocktail hour, shouldn't have to worry about inebriated people.

>>69420387
very nice tune lad

you seem to be someone who knows their shit about acoustics, I'm looking for a new one under 1000 bucks (used)
I play mostly fingerstyle

I don't care about the name on the headstock just the sound, any suggestions?

>>69420847 here
I'm not looking to be spoonfed exact models btw, just some brands/series I should consider or avoid since 99% of the stuff I found online and on youtube are just shills

>>69420079
fretless require skill to get the microtonal gimmick, which is why these people don't play one
but really just for shits and giggles I'd like to get a 24TET guitar so I could play quarter tone chords.

>>69420118
I think they made the change like one or two years ago, it's not particularily recent.

>>69420275
so far almost everyone ignored that clown, I think it's kinda funny

>>69420275
>>69421019
At least he's been behaving and staying on topic instead of talking about himself

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>>69421096
I'm the one who needs to "behave", when you, yourself, is posting freely off topic, and so is the person you responded to.

I was always a good poster, i was never problem, the problem was the people who choose to blatantly harass me for a reason as silly as having a username.

* i was never THE problem

>>69421151
>>69420789
>>69420091
>>69420261
quick reminder avatarfagging is against the rules and a bannable offense

>>69421184
I used it as a reaction image

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>>69420847
>>69420923
My favorite budget acoustic for fingerstyle right now is the Washburn R314KK, which usually goes for $500. My second favorite is the Sigma 00M-15S, which I think plays and sounds noticeably better than the Washburn, but usually goes for $650, and isn't as nice to look at in my opinion.

Both of those guitars are parlor - orchestra sized acoustics, meaning they're much smaller than most acoustics but still larger than travel guitars. I think this is really the first question you should ask yourself before buying acoustics, what size/shape are you comfortable with and is it compatible with your style of playing. Most people feel that parlor to orchestra sized is more comfortable for finger style, I agree. I also think they sound better for fingerstyle, they have a punchier and less reverberated tone than larger dreadnought sized acoustics. Dreadnoughts are thought to be better for strumming for that reason, their larger and more reverberated tone is better suited for strumming and sustained leads.

All of that being said, I'd encourage you to find an orchestra or parlor sized guitar from $500 - $750. My favorite budget brands are Washburn and Sigma. I have also liked some Seagulls, Guilds, and Taylors. I've learnt to avoid most Fender acoustics, especially budget Fenders.

>>69421151
I was complimenting you, don't be a dick

>>69421229
You were not complimenting me.

you were basically saying: "This guy is always a problem, but right now he is behaving :D". that is not a compliment. i was never the problem.

>>69421253
And there's the autism. God speed.

>>69421203
>learnt to avoid most Fender acoustics, especially budget Fenders.
yup
I own a fender dreadnought right now, neither nice to play nor nice to look at, will probably end up as my travel guitar
I haven't even played a parlor yet but will try a few out the next time it's possible, quite a few used sigmas where I live too

>>69420543
The bass was definitely a mistake buy, should have saved more for a decent jazz bass, but the Squire was my first guitar and it has too much sentimental value to get rid of. Mandolin is more of a recording tool than something I'm super serious about learning.

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>>69421279
You see the hypocrisy?

When YOU or anyone else is posting off topic, it's fine, it's just normal, it's part of the discussion.

Whenever someone posts of topic and says "crazyaga sucks!!!!", it's also okay, it's just normal and a part of the discussion.

But when i respond and say "No, i'm fine and you are just trying to insult me", everyone are are ready with their torches and pitchforks to chase me and hunt me because i dared to make an off topic post

>>69421332
Crazyaga you really just need to learn to not respond to these people. That's where the problem in you arises. You continue to argue with these people when you cant win.

>>69420543
>>69421322
Talking about shitty mandos, can they be loud ? I kinda want one for fucking around with my cheap-violin playing friend

>>69421384
Yeah I would say it is about as loud as a violin.

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>That guy that asks to play your guitar and then plays some lead guitar riffs and makes faces like he's cumming after playing every note

>>69421435
Literally me, except with my own guitar and I'm too shy to talk to people so I just do it in my room with the curtains drawn and the doors locked.

>>69421350
Those people need to get over the /b/ tier sheep mentality that "le all tripcode users are bad XD lmao"

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>>69419456

Played a few, and I have an HD28.

They are seriously nice guitars.

>>69421522

Stop using a tripcode for literally no reason at all. If you want usernames go to fucking reddit

>>69421522
oh wait, so you mean you're really just a cunt ?

>>69412725
[spoiler] my sister lets me borrow hers [/spoiler] its great

>>69421657
post pics

>>69421657
Do you plug your jack into her socket?

>>69415178
Wanna know how I know you're a poorfag with shit tone?

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>>69412675
In what order should i read the books listed in the OP?
I´m keen on learning jazz guitar but i´ve never actually tried.

>>69422036
I'm on the same boat, i just got the jazz book printed yesterday, but i'm worried that it'll be too difficult since i haven't even learned how to read standard notation properly, i think beyond that i can manage the book, but it will require a good amount of discipline

>>69421610
There are reasons i use a trip-code, and i already mentioned them multiple times. there is literally nothing, NOTHING wrong with using a tripcode. just get over it

>>69421650
No, i'm a nice person, and i really wish we would all just behave better towards on another.

>>69412675
what distortion pedal for chugga chugga modern heavy metal riffage?

>>69422375
boss HM2
always HM2

>>69422375
Tubescreamer and marshall with gain at 11

>>69422375
are you looking for this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY04owhtfTs

>>69422493
Do you mean 11/10 or 11 o'clock?

>>69422524
11/11
>His amps only go up to 10

Is there any trick to learning how many sharps and flats each mode have? Seems like the easiest way is to just learn the circle of fifths and then learn the order of C Ionian, D Dorian, E Phrygian and so on.

>>69422524
Great amps go to 11 anon.

>>69422519
>chugging with fuzzes
>ever

>>69422587
circle of fifth/fourths and knowing relatively on which degree a mode starts.
Ionian's always the 1st degree of the major scale, Dorian the 2nd, Phrygian the 3rd (that sounds like a rapper's name), etc.
Takes a little bit of math to do but personally that's how I conceive it (that's basically how I conceive music theory as a whole anyway)

I'm at the discord group if anyone wants to come
https://discord.gg/VTa4jC4

How many hours did you play guitar today? I'm up to 4 hours total. My guitar just stays in tune so well these past 2 days for some reason, I've found the perfect amp settings, I'm starting to get the hang of fast 16th scale runs and I've just discovered that Biaxident isn't half as difficult as I remember it being when I learned (and last played) it 5 years ago.
I should really start listening to Enya for the rest of the day so I don't get tempted into playing again, my housemates will hate me.

Just came back from the Black Sabbath concert.

Ozzy flashed his ass and noticed me in the audience.

Rival Sons is pretty fucking good too.

Go see them, lads.

>>69422741
Yup, seems like how I visualize it. If I learn the circle of fifths then I'll know that, say, D have two sharps and if I learn the order of C Ionian, D Dorian, etc then I'll know that Dorian have two flats so playing a D Dorian scale is all natural notes.

>>69422891
Literally no

what should i do if im unsure of what to practice?

>>69423105
Create something.

>>69423105
Play something by ear. Especially if it wasn't written for the guitar.

>>69422864
I'm at two, I've been busy with the uni so I'm kinda unmotivated these days.
had a super comfy classical-inspired jam about an hour ago though, so that's nice

>>69422891
saw them twice, each time ozzy sounded like he was going to collapse and it was way too crowded in front of the stage. I really don't get the hype.

>>69422948
That's not actually how I do it. If I take for example D phryigian, then I'll know phrygian is the third mode of its corresponding key, so I'll go back three steps from the root of the phrygian mode and end up on the root of the major scale that corresponds to it, in this case A major, which then has three sharps.

>>69423105
I think consistency is really important, being able to play ten times the same thing over and over without getting it wrong.

>>69423159
> D phrygian
> A major
Anon, I...

>>69423159
Eh, I'm only trying to learn how many sharp and flats each mode have. If I'm going to play a D Phrygian mode then I'll just start on the D and play a Phrygian scale shape. It's not like I plan on improvising every scale note for note when playing

>>69423119
I think another thing that's important to practice in order to train your ear is "internalising notes".
Like for instance play the C major scale and hum the notes over it, then try to actively think of a melody using those said notes.

>>69423197
yeah Bb. Now I look like a retard speaking of consistency when I can't even get my notes right.

>>69419963
on the discord channel you get special flair for being 'verified' after participating in a jam\

https://discord.gg/VTa4jC4

>>69422215
>>69422036

Your main worry with jazz guitar is chords and rhythm - if your learning jazz then you need to know your chords all over the neck, all the extensions and rhythmic styles.

-Major 7, minor 7, dominant 7, diminshed, half diminshed, sus chords
-7ths, 9ths, flat 9ths, sharp 11ths, 6ths
-Swing, bossa nova, ballad, jazz blues, funk/fusion

Then there's common chord progressions and song forms before you even think about soloing.

>>69414577
>baby-teir classical progression
>typical guitar tricks, sweeping, unmelodic TNPS shredding
>uninteresting melodies
>shitty timbre and pick attack
>reverb on drums
>pink before blue


dropped.

>>69422375
You need good amp gain and an overdrive, not a distortion pedal. 6505 plus TS9 is the tried and true combination. Good chug tone = relatively low amp gain with the overdrive making up for same of it, you're going to need to pick aggressively

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>>69421435
>local hipsters always go wow when I pull out my american Jazzmaster
>"dude lemme play dat shit bro come on pls"
>literally go wide eyed when they play a few cowboy chords on it
>make faces like they getting their dick sucked every note of that Strokes lead they playing

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Yes or no?

>>69420407
beautiful guitar

>>69420387
what is the brown acoustic on the ground and what is the thing next to the four string? the thing that has a body like a shield

whats the difference between avatarfagging and reposting the same shitty photos of your guitars over and over?

>>69424583
>squier

dropped. only cv squiers are good

>>69422243
> i really wish we would all just behave better towards on another.

give us some of your jew gold

>>69424643
Both are cries for attention :^)

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>>69424643
Posting your gear is not only thread related, but generally not used so people can identify the poster. Different people view this thread everyday, even at different times of the day, there's a good chance that every time it's posted it might be seen by someone who has never seen it. I've even posted other anons gear before if I think it's noteworthy. Pic related.

Using that anime kid is so you'll be noticed before people see your trip is just so you'll be identified.

>>69424643

I've answered more questions about Jazzmasters, fuzz boxes and Fender colors than just posting regular shitposts.

Avatarfagging is just gay ego trip shit, I know that if I ever need info regarding the Swollen Pickle I can ask Mr. Two Swollen Pickles.

Guys whats the best pedal to make my guitar sound like a kawaii anime girl?

>>69424865
>asking questions you already know the answer to

>>69424865

Miku Stomp

Do it for the shimapan, anon

>tfw sound shit today
makes me wanna buy stuff

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>>69413837
$850, with hard shell case. https://reverb.com/item/3501188-schecter-kenny-hickey-signature-c-1-ex-s-2014-steele-green?gclid=CjwKEAiA1ITCBRDO-oLA-q_n8xYSJADjBQfGSw_RKq08xGXg6GuYdRjeXCIlOEcrgYnphjK1S04FohoC8Qfw_wcB&pla=1

>>69424865
that miku pedal is exactly what youre looking for

>>69424244
>>69422493
are there any good aitb (Amp-in-the-box) pedals that can cover this ground convincelely, going into a fender tube amp (fender vibrolux. I know the 2x10 will flub out eventually, but replacing them with wgs soon)

I was looking at the be-od, the pinnacle deluxe v2, seymour duncan palladium, and others like these.

The only reason why I bother getting out of bed is my guitar

budget fag here, only been playing for a year or two and dont know much about amps

i currently have just a practice combo and wanted to get like a 1x12 and a cheap head.

Any suggestions in the 500 dollar range? i was looking at getting a micro dark and a ppc112

>>69425077
if its at *all* possible, save up for a used tiny terror, it will last you well into your hobby and might even stay a keeper after you can afford and experiment with better gear

>>69425022
I get out of bed for work...so I can eventually become gear spammer

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>>69425022
>>69425077
>>69425200

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>>69425022
>tfw it's not even your guitar itself but rather the act of playing it
>tfw you'll never have a career in playing music because the market is dead

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my warranty just expired a few days ago but this knob has been falling off since i got the guitar. originally came on totally detached

how do i get this thing to go on and stay on

>>69425293
You can have a career in music, you just have to compromise. Even Jay z has a guitar player live

>>69425302
Just put a small folded up piece of paper in the straight cut of the actual knob, fold it around so that it covers the outside and then put the cap back on

>>69425302
Tighten the set screw on the side

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>>69424623
The old brown acoustic with the tailpiece on the ground propped up against the stool is an old B&J Serenader, likely late 30s but not certain. It's solid birch and has ladder bracing, I've been told that B&J began moving away from ladder bracing in the 40s, that's all I have to go on for a manufacturing date (no serial number).

It's a much better player than the nicer looking Kay parlor that you commented on, great action and a very dull woody tone, here's a demo recording:
http://picosong.com/zuVv/

The crazy looking 3 stringed instrument with the dragon headstock is a Thai Phin, their version of a dulcimer guitar. As far as I know they're all handmade, it certainly looks that way, the build quality is quite poor but the headstock is awesome. The frets are somewhat diatonically spaced, meaning you tune it to an open key and then play any frets you want. I've read that a lot of these aren't built to any particular scale, the builder spaces the frets to his own preference by ear.

Anyway, this is what it sounds like:
https://soundcloud.com/epoch6/echo-lake

Earthquaker Devices is doing a live Q&A on their Facebook, fyi

>>69425459
Do they have the new battle toads?

>>69425459
Is it mainly about beard oils and cuckoldry?

>>69425459
no thanks those guys are all faggots

>>69425486
Shut up your face, that's tone oil, it sounds like diamonds

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>>69425418
If you were talking about the other brown acoustic next to the chair that's a Washburn R314KK, awesome budget guitar with some unusual design choices geared towards fingerstyle. It has a hard V shaped neck which is really nice for wraparound thumb chords, an open headstock which adds tuning stability (much steeper breakover angle at the nut), and fanned string spacing towards the saddle for easier right hand picking. $500 - $600 depending on the store.

>>69425374
i dont see an actual screw anywhere but theres holes that seem like they could be tightened, do i need some kind of special screw?

>>69425753
the teeth probably just got a little warped. just look some up on amazon or a guitar parts store or something they can't be too much.

>>69425753
Not all knobs have set screws

What is the hierarchy of production quality by country?

is it this:
>China
>Korea
>Japan
>Mexico
>US
>UK

Is there a better delay pedal than TC's Flashback?

>>69425902
Jews Fear The Samurai Tier:
Japan

Jolly Good Tier:
UK

Made By Mexicans Tier:
USA
Mexico

Gooks, Chinks, Guitar Stinks Tier:
Worst Korea
China

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>>69425902
>listing low-to-high instead of high-to-low
>ranking Mexico higher than Japan

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>>69425902
japan

power gap

independent luthier
uk
usa/mexico
korea
china

Should I get pedals and shit like that for an electro acoustic guitar or will it sound weird?

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>>69426040
Get an acoustic simulator pedal to make your guitar sound extra acoustic

>>69426065
Can I get even further acoustic than acoustic sounding acoustics?

>>69426087
Daisy chain 10 together

>>69426087
If you build a house size acoustic and play inside of that.

>>69426105
>>69426065
Someone needs to make a video of this. I'm sure it would sound great

>>69426144
Would it just amplify how acoustic it sounds until it's just white noise?

>>69424114
>baby-tier classical progression
it wasn't even a classical progression you pleb
>typical guitar tricks
it's a style of playing, just because you can't do it, doesn't mean it's a trick
>uninteresting melodies
ok, you're trolling
>blah blah blah

or maybe your virtuosity is just far beyond that of anyone here? although it's far more likely you're like most guys here that can barely play, and therefore claim that playing fast is inherently void of emotion, so you play long drawn out notes slow and sound like a retard who just picked up a guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtjOe5e9VFA

>>69426105
Is anyone prepared to spend £1000 on just acoustic simulators?

>>69426218
hero worship is unhealthy anon

>>69426189
It would reverberate until they can measure it on the Richter scale.

>>69426240
Just fucking wreck the Earth's surface with the sound and sink like the entire country of Japan and Australia in one strum.

What's the best and cheapest autowah pedal?

I cant pick without having to crack my index finger every 10 minutes
whats going on??????

Can someone help? I've never played guitar in my life and want to start but have no idea which to buy. I want an electric guitar but dont want to pay anymore than $200 just because I don't know if I'll stick with it.

>>69426883
maybe youre holding it very tightly?

>>69425022
>he doesn't sleep with his guitar

>>69425003
Why would you buy that when you could buy this? ;^)
https://reverb.com/item/3526912-esp-ltd-mh-2015-2015-see-thru-black-satin

>>69425902
Japan/Independent luthiers > Power Gap > US > The rest

>>69426239
You'd know all about cock worship, faggot. You probably play a fender too.

>>69425963
>Jews Fear The Samurai Tier:
Thank you for the laugh. I just got a beautiful picture in my head of terrified Jews running from a samurai

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Phaser or vibe?

>>69425902

>no Indonesia

You missed the worst one of all. It's like China but without even the half assed attempt at QC. Indonesia no into quality control. I doubt they reject any instrument off the line. Straight through production, in to box, shipped off to parts unknown with a shrug and a collection of 0.3 cents for job done.

>>69427305
Left looks cooler

Literally why do people still buy Gibson in 2016? At least Fender is understandable because it's harder to recreate a genuine Strat or Tele tone and they don't overprice their guitars but there's nothing Gibson does that other brands don't do better and cheaper, people only buy Gibson because they care more about their image than actually playing guitar

>>69427311
Indo Ibanez are good though, and even their non-GIO China models seem to be slightly better than Epiphone at best.

>>69427382
>Literally why do people still buy Gibson in 2016?
Not a clue, I've only ever play one Gibson LP that I would've liked to own, but not for the money it probably cost.
>it's harder to recreate a genuine Strat or Tele tone
tip top haha

>>69427382
The studio/faded/whatever they currently call it line stuff is decent. A tad overpriced but not by much. It's mostly just their mainline $1000+ stuff where you're getting properly screwed.

>>69427439
Phrased it badly, I mean that HH guitars are way more common than SSS or Tele style pickups so you're just a pickup swap away from getting the Gibson sound and will probably sound better than the stock pickups you get in a Les Paul

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hey i am interested in making some droney low end freq music! what tuning'(s) should i experiments with?? -guitar newfag

>>69425902
my gretsch is chinaman made it feels better than a lot of those other countries listed

>>69427023
Wait til a month after Christmas and buy something a kid didn't want off craigslist

>>69427852
I'm looking to get a jazzymasty that way, sold mine and miss it.

>>69427782
A bass guitar.

Will jazz cats laugh at me if I show up to a jam session with my Ibanez RG? Why is it so hard to find HSH guitars that aren't Ibbys only

>>69427956
>jazz cats
I hope they laugh at you, they probably won't, at least not to your face.

>>69427956
yews

>>69413934
Use them middle screws there to raise your pickups, see if that helps before you take em out

>>69427956
If you show up and play metal licks then probably. If you show up, sound good and play good no one will say anything, any one that does is what we call a "hater"

>>69427956
Yeah they will

Should I buy a 6 string as my second bass? I only played 4 string until now but I know that if I don't get a 6 string now I'll probably buy one in 2-3 years anyway. My only concern is that I fuck up my technique because the jump from 4 to 6 strings is too high.
I've also been playing guitar for 10 years if that helps

>>69414788
Probs not

Is there anything aside from Allan Holdsworth that sounds like Allan Holdsworth, or do we just have to accept that the dude is a freak of nature?

>>69427163
Because he asked for a baritone guitar. I posted one. You didn't. The MH-2015 has a 25.5" scale length and the KH C-1 EX S has 26.5", plus the Sustainiac unit is sweet.

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Getting a guitar from Christmas and my New Years Resolution is to constantly practise.

If I put in an hour a day, how long will it take for me to pick up chicks? I mean play folk music at a good level.

>>69428368
two days, max

>>69428368
An hour a day should have you playing open chords comfortably in a month i think

>>69428368
Been playing for about a year and I'm still not confident about playing some stuff that is seen as easy. My average practice time has been much less than one hour per day, though.

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What's a reasonable amount of time to wait for Guitar Center to ship a used guitar before I start contacting them to figure out what's taking so long? I ordered on Monday and they still haven't shipped it yet. At this rate I'd have rather just overpayed at one of the pawn shops in town.

>>69428368
Depends on what you mean by good, if you just want to be able to play Neutral Milk Hotel-esque songs and only play the basic chords then that'll probably take a few months at most but being interesting is a different story.

>>69428563
Why don't you just call the store?

>>69428214
No. 6 strings is absolutely massive in your hands compared to even 5 strings and the high C is very niche and not so useful in a lot of genres.

>>69428306
Fredrik Thordendal is basically Allan Holdsworth + Chugs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_zUweqyDZ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUnB2dUaJfM

He's not as insanely fast though.

>>69428333
26.5" is barely baritone imo, 27" and up is more desirable.

>>69427782
As someone with interest in making the same sort of music who started playing guitar, I agree with
>>69427906

>>69428368
Two weeks to start impressing girls who don't know how to play, but be warned, the guitar meme only works if you're already attractive. It does nothing for ugly people.

>>69428591
Because they don't have the Guitar listen anymore and I don't remember which store it was ordered from.

>>69428594
Thordendal is one of my favorite guitarists, didn't think about that he sounds like Holdsworth. Some of his solos on The Violent Sleep of Reason are nuts.

Sol Niger Within 2 when???

>>69428634
I like that you are speaking from experience so I'm going to give a tip

You need to wear tight clothes, preferably tight leather pants

>>69428214
Was kinda in the same boat as you, guitar since 2003, just got my first 5 string. I never really played bass, and i never played a 7string guitar, but I made the transition smoothly. 6 string might be weird for a second cause 6 string guitar patterns won't work, but it should be easy to adjust. The only thing I'd be concerned about is the width of the fretboard, but that should also be easy to adjust too. The strings will also likely be much closer together than your 4 string.

>>69428306
Oh yeah, just realized that Guthrie Govan also sounds like Holdsworth with his legato playing and chromatic runs but he's probably even more of a freak of nature than Holdsworth is

>>69428594
>barely
It's specifically marketed as a baritone guitar (unlike the MH-2015) and you can comfortably tune to B or A with good tension. Given the extra features and the nice Seymour Duncan humbucker, it's a decent fucking buy for $750 if you factor out the case. What more do you want?

>>69427906
>>69428602
i have my guitar tuned to C#,F#,B,E,G#,C#. and it makes some really cool drone chords, i see ur point but im assuming that i will have a bass player backing me up? so like any other *guitar* tunings or ideas?

>>69428705
tight neon spandex you mean

>>69428984
I'm at C standard myself. You'd prolly want to go lower. I know I do. Plan on getting a 7 string at some point

>>69428984
>>69429056
if you're going to meme properly you need at least an 8 string.

>>69429072
I do want one just for the memes but a 7 string is far more practical

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>>69427956
They will probably be fine with it. A lot of fusion guys use ibanez. Also about the HSH thing, the S series ibanez guitars are really nice and the single coil makes it more versatile than the RG series. It's funny how a HSH configuration gives you so many more options than a HH, RG's are still cool though and having 24 frets must be useful as my S only has 22. Pic related is my one.

>>69429185
Most RGs are HSH, mine is. It's usually the hardtails that are HH and the trem versions that are HSH for some reason, I want a hardtail and a HSH.

Why is my B string louder than the other strings on my 'tric 'tar? It's really annoying me and I csnt make it go away.

>>69429270
check the angle of your pickups

>>69429222
Ah right. I've only seen HH ones so I assumed they were all like that. Worst comes to worst could buy a trem bridge model and just hardtail it. I think tremolo bridges are neat and it adds another way to express yourself without the need for more effects or other electronic gizmos.

>>69429290
Yup, been wanting to install a Tremolno but they can't be installed on the Edge Zero bridge I have in my guitar without having to drill new holes and shit. I doubt I'm going to buy another trem guitar again, having one guitar with it is nice for when you actually want to use it but it's pointless to have on all your guitars in my case since I rarely use it.

That's so "guitarist who has more pedals than talent"

>>69427403
I'd 2nd this. I got an indo RG from the pre-GIO years, it's fine. Even the lower-end floyd (i can't think of the exact one it is) is still in good shape. The paint job is kinda crap tho, but that's not a big deal at like 15 years old. They turned the same guitar to absolute garbage with the GIO line. Changed the pickups, no more "wizard II" neck, replaced the bridge with that "single locking" floyd thing....

>>69429530
>10 pedals
>0 talent
fuck

>>69427956
Show up with a John Fogerty baseball bat guitar. When they laugh, smash their teeth out with it

>>69429056
Dunno if retarded (well, probably, but referring to this question) When you say c standard, you mean like tune the E down to C, then tune the rest to it as you would if it were tuned to E.. like it's standard but down like 2 steps or whatever?

>>69420552
Yeah got it second hand, but in mint condition for about half retail street price.

This one will be with me forever, it's simply the best guitar I've ever played

>>69428368
Are women even into guitar based music in 2016?

>>69430404
>women
>into music
>any year

>>69429845
those are top of the line, show us when you get it.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/musicians-gear-deluxe-dreadnought-case?rNtt=musicians%20gear%20case&index=3

Is this a decent cheap case for a Gretsch Electromatic hollow body? I'd ideally like to spend under $100 (putting the official Gretsch cases out). What, if anything, would be a better buy?

I'm trying to learn some metal songs, but whenever I try to use a distortion option on my amp I'll play a few notes and they'll all stay there and they're super raunchy and fuzzy and after a few seconds of playing it just sounds like BRRZZZZZZT. I've tried all the distortion settings on my Peavey Vypyr VIP I. What else can I do?

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Planning to actually start recording myself soon, what're some good drum programs?

>>69431794
lol sound like you have reverb or delay settings built in that are set real high, read the manual and learn to set those.

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What side of the pick do you use, /gg/?

This is the pick I've used for almost a year, the pointy side is not comfy at all.

I believe SRV also held the picks by this side, just a fun fact.

>>69432100
i used to use the side before i got used to using the tip

I contacted my local guitar store asking about set-ups and I was told two different prices for them, $25 for a simple set-up and string change and $100 for a full set-up and will take my guitar away from me for a few days, is the $100 one worth it?

>>69432100
i haven't used a pick in at least 6 years

>>69432141
What's the difference?

>>69432141
no you fucking moron

>>69432160
I'm not sure, all I got told was that they do minor set-ups for $25 and major set-ups for $100.

This is in Australian money by the way

>>69432303
Is that like pesos?

>>69432333
No its like American money except you have to multiply the cost of everything by 1.5 for anything under $100 and add a minimum of $100 to anything over it

>>69429360
I couldn't effectively use a floating trem back when I was more inexperienced, I could do some dimebag and herman reeeeeee stuff, but it got real cheesy real quick. I couldn't think of anything cool to do with it. I think I'd be able to use it better now, I'm starting to incorporate tapping, sweeps, and chord partials into improvised solos which I never even really practiced. It is kind of a niche thing, especially for me since I haven't even cared about playing metal in years, I haven't touched a trem arm since 09 when I took it off and drawered it. I've been hard tail since 2011. I've been thinking of picking up a hollow meme with a bigsby, I think I'd do cooler things with that than I ever did with my floyd.

>>69431794
Those have effects built in, right? You have a delay turned on it sounds like, short time, and long feedback. Do a unison bend, does it sound like the 80s?

>>69432378
Oh, that's neat. You should join isis

>>69432141
Is it a Floyd rose?

>>69432507
No it isn't, why?

>>69432141
This guy again I sent another message to the shop asking the difference between the two setups and here is the reply

"Pro setups make the guitar action the best it could possibly be, usually there is some fret levelling and nut/saddle cutting, minor setups are only as good as the frets can take. Fret job quality varies wildly on guitars, and sometimes the action can only be lowered so far before buzzing out."

>>69432141
ask them what the difference is. If they expect to charge you that much money, they should expect to justify how and why.

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>>69432599
>usually there is some fret levelling

So sometimes he won't do it? What a piece of shit.

>>69432702
I assume it would depend on whether the guitar actually needed it.

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>>69421435
I move my lips when I solo.

>>69432100
You may find this article pretty interesting..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_pick

>>69432141
>>69432599
You can do it yourself. There's a ton of videos available if you have access to the internet. Just fuck around with the "$25" job yourself until you get comfortable... (don't file shit) see if you like your own results. If you wanna mess with the truss rod, just remember it doesn't take much effort to turn it. If you think your using too much, stop before you break something. When i was 14 and didn't know shit i was able to set up my pos no-name guitar well enough (with a few super frustrating attempts) that my richfag friends that played longer than me were impressed with in terms of playability, and i didn't file nut/frets or adj the truss rod ever, until i had a better grasp on what i was doing... like 10 years later

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>tube amps
>Pedals
>Gibson guitars
>Fender guitars
>Bass guitars with more than 4 strings
>Erg's
>Stone and/or wood picks
>Expensive cables
>Jazz guitar
>Blues guitar

O i am laffin

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>It's another he spends weeks working on a song in GP but he ends up making it much to complex and difficult to ever memorize or play episode.

Currently at 4 guitar, 3 violins, a mandolin, a 4 piece brass section and two synthesizers.

>>69432567
It's not uncommon for floyds to cost that much if they won't behave. A lot of techs charge per hour instead of a flat rate.

>>69433370
The only thing that you mentioned that is actually weird is stone/wood picks.

Anything else is normal and fine?

>>69421435
I do this shit when playing some blues

>>69432791
Same, I can't help it. God help me if there's wah involved

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>>69433558
>It helps my tone!
>Really it does!

>>69433558
It's supposed to be ironic you dindu
We shouldn't have to explain this kind of things if you've been here for so long m8

Looking for a progressive rock/psychedelic tone. What pedals would help to achieve this sound?

>>69433667
It's all a matter of subjective preferences.
And also some of this things have actual musical applications like 5 string basses

>>69425418
actually I meant the one with the triple dot inlays, I didn't even see the one with the tailpiece until later. nice playing on the guitar, that thai phin has a pretty nice tone as well.

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>>69433813
>It's all a matter of subjective preferences.
>And also some of this things have actual musical applications like 5 string basses

>>69433912
I don't see why you feel the need to try and make a caricature of the person you are talking to.

It's silly.

And btw, wearing a fedora does not determine the personality traits of the person who wears it

>>69433977
pure autism

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Same fucking guitar, white one is $800 and the purple is $500
What the fuck

>>69434017
It's not autistic to point out ridiculous things and being correct about it.

>>69434019
Get the purple

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>>69433977

>I don't see why you feel the need to try and make a caricature of the person you are talking to.
>It's silly.
>And btw, wearing a fedora does not determine the personality traits of the person who wears it

>>69434019
Purple is a nicer color anyway

>>69434019
The pickups are different, look closely.
The white one probably has cheaper pickups

>>69434061
Well done, you quoted me successfully and posted it with a picture of a person who is not me.

>>69434106
I meant to write "the purple one probably has cheaper pickups"

>>69434019
Cuz no1 is buying the purple unless it's less expensive. Also the pickups look different, but I'll take your word that they're the same in the adverts you got it from, and the pic is wrong.

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>>69434106
>Well done, you quoted me successfully and posted it with a picture of a person who is not me.

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

What the fuck is that riff at 17.55, I have heard it millions of times and I need to know the song know.

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>>69434043
Who's memeing who anymore

>>69434164
Isn't that the riff they play in their own video intros?

>>69434364

New thread

>>69434364

>>69434283
It might be the old one, or it might be newer so I never heard yet. I could swear it is a real song though.

>>69434383
It's probably one of Rob's compositions. I've only watched a handful of his videos, and that was from about a year or two ago when shitting on him in /gg/ was trendy. So it's probably the old video intro riff