/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

first for yous guys are dildos

>>69632978
I need that

My fingers are gay!

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best phaser?

Hi guys! I am thinking on upgrading my amp and cabinet. I currently own a micro dark with a bugera 1x12 cabinet. I want an amp head that can go from blues/jazz, to metal(prog metal). My budget is $1,500(If it's less than $1000 even better). Thanks in advance. The guitars that I own are: Prs se custom 24, and a Guild OM-140CE. Just in case you are wondering.

>>69633054
Its all about the ehx small stone son.

whats a good audio interface? i feel like buying the scarlett 2i2 but it seems overpriced?

>>69633173
those are really cheap actually. if you want something good youll need to spend a lot more.

>>69633192
sorry by good i mean basic that wont fail. all i need is audio balancing (for speakers that cracle when plugged straight in) and guitar + mic in. Its like $200 just for that?

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>>69632999

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>>69633252
I have a Behringer UMC202HD that I got for like $50 with a shitty mic. The mic isn't great, but plugging straight into the interface sounds good enough. The only problem I have is that it has two line-ins and each one is either the left channel or right channel, so to get sound coming out of both speakers, you need to change it in post.

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wich esp wud u play?

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>>69633054
I want the new MXR Phase 95. Or an EVH.

>>69633397
the red one

>>69633397
none

>>69633054
Mr. Black gilamondo. I have it and it sounds so great.

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>Buy Tele
>neck pickup only half the volume of bridge pickup

I think I should just go back to my Strat.

>>69633469
>buy tele
there's your mistake right there

>>69633469
>Buy Tele
>falling for memes

>>69633334
wow thats cheap, what do you think of the audio quality? for me thats more important than even the input, since i actually prefer to record my guitar with a mic.

>>69633469
Can you not adjust the Pickups?

redpill me on ibaneezu

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this is my current shitty electric
kinda wanna refinish it
what finish should i do

>>69633469
what kind of tele/pickups?

>>69633574
Neon pink, and take out the neck pickup

>>69633397
strat best girl

>>69633528
I lowered it since the bridge sat higher than the neck but the volume is still low at max.

>>69633646
Squire Affinity. Tried other budget guitars but they didn't have volume problems like this one.

>>69633397
The bass is pretty cute. That one.

>bought a used strat for my first guitar
>no tremolo arm
I'm going to block it the next time I put new strings on. Why shouldn't I?

>>69633832
just the arm? why cant you get a replacement?

>>69633859
Because I'm a lazy piece of shit and I don't know that I'll actually use it when I get it anyway since it's a Squier and it'll probably go out of tune if I do.

>>69633538
prestige - very good, yes please
standard - bretty gud
Iron Label - ????
gio - no thanks

So I am a beginner, reached the point where my right-hand retardation is what's holding me back rather than fretting. How to into being less shit?

I've been playing for 2 years or so. Play a Gretsch Pro Jet (with Bigsby, would not recommend) and a Blacktop Strat.

>>69633936
Agreed. The more expensive ones can be nice. Bottom tier GIO is poor value even for the small amount of money they sell for.

>>69633887
If it's an affinity, the trem arm will rip the shit out threads in the bridge.

>>69633646
a decent tele won't have that problem. save up for a mim. you're never going to get a good guitar super cheap.

jam in discord https://discord.gg/VTa4jC4

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>>69634040
Vintage Modified.

>>69633397

goddamn I want that bass

>>69633513
I can't say because I only have a shitty mic to record with, but from reviews/videos, I don't think it'd decrease the quality of a good mic.

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Is a 140 watt solid state even usable in a bedroom?

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I have pic related. I want something that's not pic related for bedroom use and jamming with other guitarists. Preferably with an option for a footswitch but that's negotiable and my budget is about $300.

>>69635241
considering you can use a fucking 15w SS in a bedroom, and people use JC120s all the fucking time in large venues, yeah

Are hand trainers a meme?

>>69635241
i have a thr10c and i rarely even crank it up all the way in my bedroom

my 35W solid state i barely even get to 2 before it's loud enough for the bedroom, unless you wanna blow your ears out.

Whats the best place to buy a good quality strat neck for preferably under 100$? Only place I could find was guitarfetish, I'm just worried about quality.

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>>69635241

I used to play all three of these in my bedroom at once. You'll definitely need more wattage.

Is there an affordable version of the Strymon Blue Sky?

I want a nice sounding reverb pedal without having to sell my organs.

>>69633770
>affinity

you need AT LEAST the vintage modified if you expect the guitar to play half decently. the classic vibe teles are actually decent, though the fretwire is pretty small.

>>69636552
I want it for Ambient/Shugazi type stuff btw

>>69636757
> affordable version of

1. pirate DAW
2. pirate plugins
3. ????
4. PROFIT

is the only 'affordable version'

>>69636864
Yeah but I intend to jam with people.

>>69636913
Just suck a few dicks for money like everyone else.

>>69636171
>>69636276
>>69636323
I meant is a 140 watt amp too loud, dickwads.

I have a 100 watt SS amp and I barely get it past 1, so I'm worried a 140 will be unusable.

>>69636920
yeah like I sucked your mommas dick last night, son

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Hey everybody! (Hi Dr. Nick)
I'm going to be getting this guitar in the mail tomorrow would anybody be interested in me doing a review on it? If you want send me a type of genre or song you want me to play on the Mustang


Also for all the Chicago bros last thread I'm in Logan Square. Also guy with the gold Strat and comfy setup I've been pretty good and busy recently, shitposting here has been rare. Taking a break off work and school for gigs and an EP. Also I think I heard of your band before, my cousin might've put me on you guys

Finally, to the other anon asking about CME, yes I've been there and it's glorious. If you're just going to fuck around and try out guitars worth more than your car it's highly enjoyable and you might be in there for hours. The selection is Gibson/PRS/Fender/Fender copies/Gretsch/Rickenbacker/Airline and a bit of others but it's all good and having the highest valued models makes it easier to find what you're looking for in a guitar. I once had a 3 hour Surf rock jam with a Vintage CAR Mosrite and a 1966 Fender Deluxe Reverb.

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>>69633498
Fuck I remember when those were THE meme guitars

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>>69635241

>>69636928
yes it will be way too loud, that was the point of my post

>my 5w and 35w amps can both easily get too loud

... i figured you would just infer from that that a 140w would also be too loud

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Has anyone tried a Gonkulator in an FX loop? I play electric violin and usually I run most effects through the loop, which solves a lot of problems for my instrument, but certain boxes (like an OD) obviously shouldn't be used in the loop, since youve already passed the preamp and itll sound like shit

so is a gonkulator viable in an FX loop or will it just sound like shit

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>>69637170
Apologies, my man. I skimmed your post along with the other two and apparently read it wrong. That's what I figured. Thanks.

>>69637198
> gonkulator

It already sounds like shit

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TELL ME WHY I CANT FUCKING FIND A NICE BLUES/FOLK ROCK BAND IN FINLAND EVERYONE HERE WSNT TO PLAY FUCKING METAL OR VERY FUCKING AUTISTIC METAL FUCKING HATE THEM REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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suggest me a pedal. i already have:

>pitch shifter
>space station
>pitch shifting delay (like a rainbow machine)
>phaser
>delay
>reverb
>chorus

i dont need a tubescreamer because i already love my amps distortion. i have room for more pedals but dont know what i want

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>>69633397
Do you even have to ask?

what are some good chords that convey crippling depression?

>>69637288
compressor

>>69637288
some kinda weird trem or an oscillating fuzz

>>69637387
Dm7 or Cm7

TWIN REVERB OR SUPER REVERB?

>>69637288
Catalinbread Antichton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M5ooUg-HnI

>>69637398
this, a sustain or a noise gate

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Memes and shitposting aside, how are Epiphones? Specifically the Les Paul Standard and the Les Paul Custom.

What pedal should I get if I want my bass tone to sound similar to 500 middle aged Indian men simultaneously farting inside a warehouse?

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>>69637534
My brother has a silverburst Epi Les Paul Custom and it's great, higher end epiphones are really solid guitars

Will /gg/ get angry at me if I buy a Kurt Cobain Jaguar body loaded with all the electronics and buy a jaguar neck separately, building one for the price of a new Mexican Strat in my country?

>>69637534
Have s standard. Good guutar. Saving up for a lee malia lp or brent hinds flying v.

>>69633770
Like that one guy said affinity series is shit. With shit ton of money wasted on upgrades they can be okay, but definitely not worth it. That being said tele neck pickups tend to be quieter than the bridge pups.. raising the pickup helps but it's mellower by design.

>>69634202
She's a beaut.

>>69633498
>>69636996
You and your memes..

>>69637534
theyre pretty decent desu

the knobs are never put on straight though. fucking lazy workers mayne

>>69637552
EHX ravish sitar

>>69637387
It's about context, my boy

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>>69637717
Not mine but same model and color. I haven't taken a decent picture of mine yet. Last time I posted this one crazyaga got himself banned.

>>69637387
There's a cool Bm7b5sus4 chord inversion that sounds fairly dark.

B
F
E
A

>>69637387
just throw in as much minor second/major seventh intervals
minor third and minor sixth also work nice,

>>69637825
>Last time I posted this one crazyaga got himself banned.
Is that supposed to be an issue somehow ?

>>69637825
>Anime Faggotry
>Trump Hat
>Shitty Chinese Guitar

checks out

If your guitar has
>more than one pickup
>more than 1 coil per pickup
>no killswitch
>a volume knob
>no high pass tone knob
>passive electronics
your guitar a shit.

>>69637860
Not really but it was pretty funny.

>>69637877
It's Indonesian thank you very much.

>>69637906
fuck off tom morello you haven't been relevant in years

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Would you trade your Jazzmaster for one of these?

Hey guys, I think I'm about to pull the trigger on a prs se 245, anyone have any horror stories/ better alternatives before I blow my cash?

>>69638013
I thought firebirds had an ugly shape before I saw one in a shop. Turns out they look even worse in real life.

>>69638314
Its been done

>>69638314
congrats on discovering the point of a sustainer you braindead tripfag

How do I set up my tremolo bridge on my 7 string?

After removing one spring,making the claw very loose,adjusting the screws on the bridge(outer ones tighter,inner looser)lowering the saddles it's still stiff as hell,not to mention that it doesn't go up

>>69638497
What trem is it ?
In any case, both the tension of the strings and the tension of the springs must match each other, so if the strings have more, it'll be harder to pull up the trem.

>>69638531
Vintage strat style,6 screws

Right now you can't pull at all,in resting position it touches the body

>>69638547
You need the trem to "float" a little bit then, with the 6 screws not screwed all the way through and the "plate" of the trem not touching the body, but still being parrallel with it.
It's basically the same as you'd do with a strat, but since you have 7 strings, you have more tension on the strings, meaning you may also need additional springs.
Setting up the trem that way requires a lot of patience though.
What's the guitar by the way ? Usually manufacturers go all out and put a (cheap) floyd rose copy on it.

>>69638578
It's a very budget choice,Jack and Danny 780

Floating it was my intention, but i think i've done something wrong since,well, it doesnt float

Pretty much i want to get it to the state that it is in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHC5vystzn4

>>69638606
>budget
good luck with that, cheap trems are hell.
you may need to lift it a bit in order to float

>>69638634
By lifting it, do you mean manually lifting it when the springs are removed and the screws loosened,or fiddling with the setup?
Because i thought this is determined by the interaction between this 2 factors

And yes,the cheapness is showing

>>69637534
Epis range from sub squier tier to ok sometimes. The only ones I've played that I can somewhat reccomend are the semi hollows.

>>69638673
manually lifting it yes, then you set up the action again once it is in a good position

>>69637825
>buying a chink guitar
Sempai Donald would be very disappointed

>>69637534
I had an Epi LP Custom just like the one on the right for years. Great guitar, electronics were cheap but easily sorted. I put a set of Burstbuckers in mine and it sounded great, although I believe the new ones come with them now. Mine was an early 2000s Korean one, not sure what the quality is like on the new ones but seeing as prices have jumped I would expect it to be very good.

If you are looking at high end Epiphone have a look at low end Gibson too, the studio faded series are really good. The open pore satin finish polarises opinion so make sure you try one first.

>>69638710
I see,thank you,I'll try doing that

Opinions on this?
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/esp-ltd-stream-204-electric-bass-guitar

>>69635241
I play a 100w tube head thru a 4x10 cab in my bedroom, so yea, unless youre some sort of pussy

>>69636965
Lol is that from the new offset series?

>>69638852
Christ that's hideous

>>69638852
the shape is utterly ruined by the terribly boring finish, 3+1 headstock is unaesthetic too.

>>69638952
I'm no fan of the headstock, but I like the shape of the body.

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>>69638530

>>69637288
>he thinks a tubescreamer is a distortion pedal and not a boost

Jesus christ learn to play before coming here.

>>69638729
It's technically Indonesian but I get your point. I did happen to see a MIA Strat on Craigslist for $600 right after buying this but I was too damn broke at the time to grab it before someone else did.

Would I be able to overdrive a solid state bass amp head with a line booster?

I'm trying to avoid bass overdrive pedals cause most I've tried that aren't boutique suck fucking dick and boutique are too expensive. I'm trying to overdrive the amp for that Geddy Lee/Chris Squire sound and was wondering if I could just do that with a booster and not have to worry about losing too much low end.

>>69639691
You could also get any form of a Sansamp pedal and crank the gain/presence/character knobs. They used the Sansamp v1s early on, the ones without Mid control. Those ones always sound better.

>>69639854

Yeah as much as I keep dilly-dallying around it the answer ends up being "get a sansamp bitch."

I usually play with a lot of overdrive/fuzz/distortion on certain frequencies on bass, that wouldn't fuck around with the DI if I'm forced to use it by soundmen or whatever, would it?

>>69639924
Realistically, using the Sansamp doesn't alter the distorted tone if you're smart about using the Sansamp.

It's a preamp in pedal form, so you can run it through the front of your SS amp, or defeat it's preamp. As long as it's all set for unity gain, it's all good. The biggest change you'll notice in tone is the presence and how clanky your sound will get, which would emulate the old Ric tones off Fly By Night/Relayer fairly accurately.
>inb4 someone else says get a Ric

>>69639924
>>69639970 This guy again.

One more point, if you're going for authenticity with the two bassist's tones, you're gonna need more than just distortion/OD.

Geddy used the faintest touch of chorus in the early days because his producer insisted on trying manual flanging on the tape recorders, so all his bass tracks have mild flange/chorus. You can set the delay speed low, and use a minimal effect; best example is in The Trees. That's all chorus effect.

For Squire, use an octaver, set for an octave up. In the studio for all of Yes' early and best work, he dubbed his parts over several times with guitars so he'd fill out the sound the rest of the band wasn't getting. Using the octaver, you can safely emulate it without fucking anything up. Hope this all helps!

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>>69639970
>>69640072

It does, thank you lots. I would just get a Rickenbacker and a Marshall Super Bass and just run it through a bass cab, but that's pretty expensive haha. And I already own a Jazz Bass so.

I'm not really trying just to copy them, but I really enjoy how overdriven bass sounds. Lou Barlow and Al Cisneros come to mind too, and they all played Rics haha.

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>>69637255
I bet pulju would play blues

>>69640343

In that case, try and find a good, used Peavey T-40 on Reverb (they go from $500-800). One of those with a fresh set of Roto 66s will get you where you want in no time. It sounds like a Ric, feels like a Ric, weighs as much as a boat anchor, but who cares, you've got the Ric tone! Their stock pups are fairly high gain so it's got that sound right off the bat.

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Hey guys just started learning guitar on my brother's old Stratocaster he let me have

How do guitarists get their finger placement so perfect while playing? It seems like any little minor deviation in the way I put my fingers and I end up muting one of the strings

>almost 2017
>still using your fretboard
https://clyp.it/4caan4yx

banter aside, how do I check if I'm in tune playing like this ? It's all attack no sustain, and the tuner in my DAW doesn't track fast enough to get it.

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>>69640424

Eh, I've tried those and wasn't a fan really, too heavy/cumbersome. I'll buy a Rick eventually some day.

I'm into Fender basses too so I'm pretty well off playing my Jazz for the time being haha. I've never put any strings on it other than Roto 66s.

>>69640442
You will develop muscle memory for finger placement wether it's one note on the fretboard or entire chords.

Practice makes perfect, but bad habits fuck you up. Avoid them.

>>69640442
Muscle memory. It comes with time and practice.

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>>69640465
>DAW

>>69640782
look at this fancy hipster recording everything on tape by himself

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>>69632978
Post your anime guitars, fags.

>>69640442
can we discuss instead why that pickup was colored green with a magic marker?

>>69640442

Goddamn I wish my brother/family in general left behind music instruments for me to play.

Keep practicing, your fingers will adjust and muscle memory will let you play without fucking up.

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So I've been running my Jackson JS22 with RAT pedal through this baby and FUCK ME DEAD IT SOUNDS KVLT

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>>69641122
>I wish my brother/family in general left behind music instruments for me to play.
being given an instrument must be great but I can't bring myself to play my step brother's bass

>>69638314
why are there people who know a shitload about gear and pedals and mods but are absolute shit players?

what a waste of time

>>69641020
It's probably one of those DiPepperino pickups

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>>69640954

>>69641145
Post clyps

Does anyone here have a finger that locks up a little when curling? It's like having the stiffness of trigger finger without the snapping motion

>>69641152

Leo Fender didn't know how to play guitar.

>>69633397
The dimebag ripoff in the middle because the fretboard inlays light up.

>>69641344
I tried using my phone's voice recorder but it just sounds like garbled shit through that, plus it picks up the nature reverb of the room more than it does the fucking stereo speakers so it's completely flushed.

I don't have a real microphone or an audio interface, I think I need to get one of those portable field recorders with the built in condenser mics. Can anyone recommend any good ones?

>>69633538

The prestiges are very nice. All of the indonesian/chinese instruments (anything below 1k) are below average for their price point in fit and finish
.

>>69640442
>learning on a fender
reeee

>>69641703
I'll bite, what' wrong with it?

>>69641718
he's just memeing you fenders are fine to learn on

>>69641924
I just expected him to follow up with more sick memes, looks like it won't happen

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>>69633054
this thing is memetastic

>>69638013
>no trem
'no'

>>69633574
Panther stripes, bullseye or crackle paint

>>69633538

this>>69641668

also applies to basses too. I played a £1000 Indonesian bass and it was not worth that much. My Japanese ibanez guitar on the other hand is very good quality.

>>69637825
Good taste in everything senpai.

Is it just me or do a lot guitar catalogs look like some assisted living magazine where they give old people guitars to make it looks like they're having fun in some shitty retirement home?
Are all these old fucks from the 80s really the only people that can sell guitars?

>>69637255
Yeah why does everyine in this frozen hellhole play autismmetall

>>69642226
Kids like rapping and beeps and boops now.

>>69642226
young people don't have money

>>69642226
old people have disposable income

>>69639042
>he thinks tubescreamer is a boost not a overdrive

>>69642259
>>69642312
It is arguably easier to get a high end guitar now more than ever, most places will do 18 - 14 months 0% finance on one and it isn't hard to pass a credit check.

Look at all the people who do similar on brand new cars, pretty much everyone my age (24) drives a brand new car.

>>69642357
lol

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/23/heres-how-much-the-average-millennial-has-in-their-savings-account.html

>>69642357
because they're retards
financing is a terrible idea for something so impractical like an instrument

>>69642357
It has always been like that, don't fall for the finance meme.

>>69642399
Fucking brokebois.

>>69642438
>>69642399
t-thanks boomers

>>69642399
dumb kids wasting their money on stupid shit like clothes, haircuts and video games
8% out here

>>69642513
>clothes and haircuts are stupid
all my wat

>>69633054
i'm tempted to buy this one mostly for the speed control footswitch, i came across the manufacturer's youtube channel by chance and he does nice stuff but at ~180usd i don't know if it's worth it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB179twT584

>>69642531
>not buzzcut masterrace
>not nudist masterrace
>the year of our lord twenty hundred and seventeen almost upon us

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>>69642581
i prefer not being frostbitten to death

>>69642619
Just wear shirts made out of hair to save money on haircuts and clothes.

>>69642531
He's right, people are wasting a lot of their money over clothes, dressing at walmart isn't exactly a better option but you don't need to own a wardrobe the size of a bathroom.
Also food, people spend shitloads on food, I'm a student and I keep hearing people complaining that "food is expensive" when they keep buying pre-made sandwiches or microwaveable food, making one meal cost as much as a whole kilo of actual food.

>>69642619
>going outside
>ever

>>69642660
Great advice.

>>69636965
>no floating trem
>hardtail
>3-way switch and no phase selectors

What the fuck is that thing?

>>69641622
I use the scarlett solo. For $100, it's really good. They sell bundles, but I would look at picking up individual pieces. Check out the Shure sm58

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Is there a genre more cancerous among guitarists than blues?

>>69642844
why is blues cancerous?

>>69642850
Niggers tbqhwyfam

>>69642865
your shitposting is cancerous.
black guitarists are a-ok

>>69642899
>black guitarists are a-ok

>>69642850
Can't trust them darkies.

>>69642513
and high end guitars...

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>>69642844
It's fine when it's executed correctly & it's not just boring blues on and on like playing shit in pic rel for 5 min straight

>>69641271
Holy fucking shit, where do I find anime guitars? Specifically basses

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>>69643076
at the japan store

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>>69643076
its a big sticker

I took the trem arm off my strat years ago and haven't seen it since. I don't really have tuning issues, but is there any reason why I shouldn't block the tremolo?

>>69643242
block the fucking shit so it's easier to tune when you change strings and just tune in general. When you tune a string on a trem bridge/saddle the diffirence in tension from that adjustments fucks up the tension/tuning of the other strings.

FUCK strat trems (floyd rose would be fun tho).

Only reason you'd not want to block the trem is if you intend to use it again in the future.

>>69643242
>>69643378
if you're lazy you can just tighten the springs at their maximum and screw in the 6 screws
that's what I did on my GIO piece of shit and it works the same as if I had blocked it

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>>69643126
if I pulled that off would you die ?

>>69643378
>>69643439
There's a few videos on youtube of people taping up stacks of quarters and using those as a block. I might just do that.

>>69642844
Shoegaze has convinced a generation of /mu/ posters that squier offsets and 1000 dollar pedal boards are the pinnacle of guitar music

>>69643691
Alright granddad, tell us about those blooz licks you'd play on your LP.

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did someone save that jazzmaster /mu/ collage?

>>69643691
shoegaze has convinced people making gay jangly chord bullshit is more interesting than huge walls of noise
that, is the true tragedy of shoegaze

>>69642174
The irony is when I actually played guitar regularly ten years ago I literally couldn't write shit but now I almost never play guitar I come up with shit all the time albeit in ableton

>>69643332
underrated post

>>69636323
Hnnnnngggg

Anybody know of any Les Paul type guitars that come stock with Stainless Steel Frets?

>>69643003
hating on the pentatonic scale is so fucking stupid lol.

so many jazz musicians used it so well and inventively. just because some shitty 45 year old lawyer can't play an original lick with it doesn't mean the whole scale is fucked up

Why do Queens of the Stone Age go in C tuning? What's special about it?

>>69644215
it's lower in pitch than E standard, so it's easier for Homme to sing in key.

>>69637825
m39? ur a good dude

>>69644215

Downtuning sounds "heavier" and allows for different-voiced open chords.

They probably picked C cause Josh was a big Black Sabbath fan so.

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>buy cheap bass with broken nut
>carve new one out of wood
>realise that the tuners are in the wrong places, making the nut break in the first place
>line strings up and install, cut grooves in nut
>buzzing on most frets
>forgot about setting intonation at bridge
>forgot that I haven't set intonation in 3+ years
>also neck looks bowed but I don't remember which way to turn the screw
>pickups are high enough to interfere with strings but the screws are shitty and they don't want to go down

Fuck, I just want to go out and get a new j-bass now

>>69643978
>so many jazz musicians used it so well

like who?

Hard mode: No Blues Songs

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>>69644149
acoustic archtop

>>69643955
Ask local luthiers

>>69643978
I'm guessing he posted the shape of it just to point out the boring guitarists who follow it to the letter

>>69644149
what are you trying to be now, a surveying agent ?

>>69644284
Downtuning doesn't necessarily make things heavier, this for example doesn't go lower than the standard E.
This >>69644268 and sabbath worship are more reasonable reasons.

>>69644447
That sounds oddly similar to my experience with my guitar.
I want a J-bass too but that's for later.

>>69644641
What about modal pentatonic scales? They are used a lot in jazz. Also some jazz musicians use pentatonics with tritone substitution to get more out of the scale.

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>>69638936
yup
>>69642672
yea this is a castrated Mustang, im keeping the Maple neck to put on my Surf Green Mustang for a classic, clean look. I might sell the body or at least the loaded pickguard and pickups and make an HH Boba Fett-Stang kindve like the pawn shop models from a while back

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SGcuck probably killed himself,

>>69643104
Straight to Auswitch-Birkenau

>>69644689
>this for example doesn't go lower than the standard E.

I'm guessing you forgot your link?

>>69645523
aye I did
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNyKYVIsQ9Q

a good trick for making something seem heavier than it is is to have an overly loud bass, it really thickens up the track

>>69645316
that's what his wife wants you to think

>>69645316
His wife found out he was talking shit about her and took his internet and phone priveledges

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Is the Ibanez SR506 a good bass or is there something better in that price range?

>>69646011
It's the only 6 string I've ever tried but it was rather good. My friend has the 505 and it's great.
Try a 6 before buying though because the neck really is huge.

>>69645619
>a good trick for making something seem heavier than it is is to have an overly loud bass
Also inverted power chords on the guitar with the bass playing the root note. Tricks you into hearing it as one super low tuned instrument

>>69646011
I love my 505

>>69636965
Played one of these in the shop a few days ago. It a shit.

>>69646167
Agreed, black has the worst tone of all position markers

>>69632978
Does someone here play fretless bass? I'm pretty sure I need to get the fingerboard leveled on mine, on certain spots of the neck the notes just buzz like crazy and choke. How much should that cost?

>>69637534
They're fine. Just make sure to include the cost of a new set of pickups to the total price when comparing Epi's against other more expensive guitars. Also the shallower Epi headstock angle is an improvement over Gibson's.

>>69646249
I'd expect it can't be more than $100, but I'd call the shop you're planning on taking it to and get a quote on that.

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Which clip-on tuner should I get?
QUICK

>>69646511
>clip on

get a snark

Rate playing & tone

http://55chan.org/mu/src/1481665903711.ogg

https://clyp.it/d4ntn0ht

>tfw no bias fx activation key

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Fucking Craigslist

> offer to buy a 1950s Daphne Blue Classic Player Strat for a nice $430

> ask the guy for basic specs and details

> Does the Bolt-on neck have a serial number, blank or the Fender F logo?

> "here I'll send you a pic, it's a classic Bolton neck"

>>69642850
Because it has insidiously spread and replicated and formed the basis of most other genres.

>>69645573
ASSBLASTED

>>69646637

wtf i hate fender now

>>69644641
Pat Martino
Pat Metheny

Rick Graham
https://youtu.be/jcNHOGSE3Tk

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>>69646011
currently saving up for the SR5006.
I purhased a used Schecter Riot 5 in the meantime.

>>69646525
What's the problem with clip-ons, my guy?

>>69644447
Oh for gods sake anon you're making this way hard than it needs to be.

>buy a nut. they are $6-$10
>do setup and install in the following order:
>with your hand carved nut in place, adjust truss rod
>remove old nut, sand new nut to appropriate height
>install new nut
>bring strings up to tune
>allow the (very tiny amount) of glue to dry
>adjust action
>adjust intonation

Everything will be fine if you always go truss rod before action before intonation.

>>69646799
>not having perfect pitch
isshygghidigghi

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can anybody reccomend the cheapest possible/but also worth having 2x12 cab for someone trying to get a good metal tone. I'm thinking it's going to have to be V30s, for that modern metal grunt.

I'd ideally like an orange ppc212 but it's pretty expensive. Harley Benton have a 2x12 loaded with v30s for the same price as just the v30s so that's somewhat questionable.

>>69646862
I have the 1x12" harley benton and it's legit

>>69646862
avatarspeaker.com
You can custom order your cab here for like half the price of an orange or mesa because they buy their shit in bulk. Also it's made in Americuh

For metal you want to go with a closed back contemporary model thank me later.

>>69646711
>pat metheny

He hates players who build off pentatonics.

Question:

Pat, could you tell us your opinion about Kenny G - it appears you were quoted as being less than enthusiastic about him and his music. I would say that most of the serious music listeners in the world would not find your opinion surprising or unlikely - but you were vocal about it for the first time. You are generally supportive of other musicians it seems.
Pat's Answer:

Kenny G is not a musician I really had much of an opinion about at all until recently. There was not much about the way he played that interested me one way or the other either live or on records.

I first heard him a number of years ago playing as a sideman with Jeff Lorber when they opened a concert for my band. My impression was that he was someone who had spent a fair amount of time listening to the more pop oriented sax players of that time, like Grover Washington or David Sanborn, but was not really an advanced player, even in that style. He had major rhythmic problems and his harmonic and melodic vocabulary was extremely limited, mostly to pentatonic based and blues-lick derived patterns, and he basically exhibited only a rudimentary understanding of how to function as a professional soloist in an ensemble - Lorber was basically playing him off the bandstand in terms of actual music.

>>69646925
thanks i'll take a look. made in america is nice, just i'm not in america.

>>69646902
sounds decent? 1x12 isn't enough but a 2x12 should do for modern metal with a boosted peavey ValveKing. I really feel like the speakers i'm using now in this cab are really holding back my tone. Just the fact that the speakers are the same price as the 2x12 kind of concerns me. Thanks for saying they're legit. Hopefully it is.

>>69646827
>tfw i tune with my phone.

>>69647059
after my tuner broke i have been too. just ordered a new clip on

>>69647098
small, discrete behind-headstock clip ons are the comfiest tuners

>>69646976
But he uses a fair amount of G Minor Pentatonic in his solo in "Slip Away"

>>69647155
i just ordered a cheap one from amazon. I'd been using the one on my ancient floor pod plus, even after i stopped using it for my tone. Can't be fucked to plug it in anymore, thought i'd try a little clip on

could use it to tune my sax too i guess

>>69646998
chink craftsmanshit and buying in bulk, plus the lack of any kind of advertising means they can sell it much cheaper.
I haven't had the chance to compare it directly with other cabs but it's okay. It's not a mind-blowing tone but it's clear enough and doesn't get muddy.
I wouldn't trust the cab itself to be extremely sturdy, it's about 10kg heavy too, so no doubt it's plywood. But at that price, the cab is kinda "free", so I can't complain about it.
2x12 should definitely do it, I've used my 1x12 a few times with my friends, the only time I had trouble hearing myself was when we were playing in a ~9 square meter room drunk.

>>69647212
okay cool thanks for the response.

True, chinks could build a nation with just a hammer and a bowl of rice.

Yeah i wasn't expecting it to be mind-blowing and i really like the sound of a mesa with v30s or an orange with v30s. they just sound better.

As long as it's v30s then it'll sound at least decent/good. If the cab is strong enough to hold a 100 watt head then it's perfectly fine who cares. To be honest i could just take my current "cab" and customise it. take the shitty speakers out of it, remove the marshall badge and make it a closed back crudely with a new back.

I'm using celestion goldbacks. fucking awful

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>>69647195
i use this guy. not sure about accuracy (has sounded good to me so far) but the design is comfy af

>>69647339
ehh never heard of "dAddario" sounds kinda cheap and chinky. Go for a snark.

>>69647295
iirc mesa v30s are different from the regular v30s

cab power rating is going to be the same if you're using the same speakers, regardless of who makes the cab.

>>69646976
Anyway, speaking of Pat Metheny, anyone know if there's a single pedal that produces this kind of tone? I don't want to get a multi-effects pedal. I just want one pedal that does this tone that sounds a lot like Pat's to me.

https://youtu.be/om9_vx1sBG4

>>69647382
Are you memeing, friend?

>>69647426
due to poe's law, we'll never know

>>69647382
...
is this a meme?

>>69647393
yeah just people say that cab material will make a difference, which i imagine it will.

>>69647191
That song is from his borderline smooth jazz era, I would bet he hates to listen to that now.

>>69647452
>>69647426
meme? lol what are you talking about, did I say something dumb? All i meant was that I would rather use a trusted company than some no name asian manufacturer.

>>69647415
nah, roland/boss synth pedals are pretty much the only way to get that sound. You could also do midi pickup+ software synthesizers.

That GT-10 is probably the cheapest way to get that sound

>>69647382
>sounds kinda cheap
like thier strings

>>69647549
>asian
are you retarded or is this poor b8

>>69647563

Their strings cheap but they sound good dog.

>>69633989
Play cock hero on pornhub. Fapping to a beat has helped me with my strumming. And if you have a small dick then you are in luck since it will help with your picking

>>69647653
Too bad most cock hero videos have really shitty music.

>>69647559
Thanks.

>>69647653
>>69647668

I'm at work so I'm not googling this but

Cock Hero? you guys are yanking my fucking chain, right?

I was watching a guy dressed as Santa playing Christmas songs fingerstyle in town.
He was amazing.
He pretty much started a mass singalong.
Had this old acoustic with a little amp.
Buskers everywhere this time of year.

>>69647695
no you yank your own chain

>>69647703

you threw a couple bucks his way, right anon?

>>69647695
It's a real thing
basically you fap at the same time as the kick drum over a compilation of pornos
also there's a visual clue to help you get the rhythm right

>>69647703
Kick their shit over so they stop disturbing the peace. Fuck these lazy fucks who won't get a real job. I'm not forking over 5 bucks because you learned to play two shitty john mayer covers.

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>>69647757

Well now I know what I'm doing when I get out at 5.

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>>69647797
>Living outside of the Central Time Zone

kys mate no reason to live

>>69647750
I always do. He was doing it for charity. Had a qt elf going round with a bucket.

>>69647759
Ah now, most buskers round here do it just to be playing music.
I do myself sometimes.

>>69647759
kill yourself

Shot in the dark here but does anyone have a Fender Heartfield TALON II?

>>69647860
>>69647880
Doesn't matter if they want money or not. They all play shit songs, and just get on people's nerves and make shit uncomfortable.

>>69647883
I do

>>69647695
Nah m8. Its a real thing. As for the other anon, who gives a shit, its about learning rhythm

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>>69647915

>>69648017
I lied I actually don't

>>69642346
Realistically 90% of people with tubescreamers are just using it as a boost. Myself included.

>>69648511
The other 10% like put in in the trash cause its garbage

>>69648511
i have my OD always on with gain at minimum and tone at noon, and level about as loud as the clean signal.

>>69648511
i have an OD Glove on as a boost when i'm using playing metal. As a boosted clean channel for broken cleans it's still just volume boost and no gain and it sounds great but if i want a slightly more than broken cleans driven sound i put the gain on it to around 2/10. never more.

Sounds good

it's a boost 90% of the time though

>>69649518

trump won. deal with it. this is really pathetic, you sound like an ex girlfriend.

>>69649538
Dont reply, hes not even american, and autistic people dont get politics too well anyways.

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>>69649518
>>69649582

>fun thread about cars with anime stickers on them gets deleted off of /a/ in less than 5 minutes
>stupid ban-evading, avatarfagging, out-of-topic, special snowflake tripfag gets to ruin our threads for days on end right here

get your goddamn priorities straight fucking dick sucking mods

>>69649666
Im someone completely different, you whiney little bitch

>>69649708
Get over, pussy

How do I link shapes together with it sounding like im doing a shit sweep down and up the neck or sliding all over the place

>>69649771
>content
Is that what you call bitching?

>>69649906
I dont even like him. But what youre doing is whining, cause you act like a baby and get mad when things happen you dont like. Get over it, no amount of propaganda fueled rage is going to change anything. Apparently people like you and chris chan think so, but youre wrong.

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>mfw someone plays an ESP guitar near me

>>69650052
I love having you around, everything you post gives me giggles.

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>>69650067
Is this irony?

>>69650083
>muh emails

new thread

>>69650147

>>69650139
he doesn't even want to touch it. look at him

>>69647653
>lefty
>play guitar right handed

This will not help me. I guess I could try fapping right handed or something.

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>>69642174
>I spend most of my playing time playing original pieces or improvizing

>your pick
>your strings
>your guitar
>your genre

gogogo

>>69650438
Why do you keep posting here?

No one appreciates anything you have to say.

You add nothing to discussion and bite at every bit of bait waved in front of you.

Your continued presence here simply makes things worse.