/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General ~ No Tripfag edition

ok here we go

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What colour should I paint on this piece of shit?

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Remember to not post off topic posts and not engage in avatarfagging, or any kind of rule breaking. This is the nice /gg/ thread.

>>69765660
end yourself

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So how about them guitars? This is my one, what do people think? Also, if someone wouldn't mind explaining to me the purpose of getting a guitar setup please, I did a google search but it just explained what to do and not why

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My external drive fell to the floor while I was playing guitar yesterday, probably from a ghost. Amazingly, when I shove the connector in hard enough it gets power and I actually hear the drive fucking reading! Except the connector USB is fucked. Here is hoping and praying that a new USB connector will save this external, as it has all my fucking videos, vidya, and my recordings on it.

How a drive falls from a static position while I am on the other side of the room jamming the guitar scares the shit out of me. Pretty sure my ex girlfriend has placed a hex on me. She was a witch, you know.

>>69765696
Yes. Good. Geetar will play/feel better.

>>69765704
Your dank riffs caused it to fall.

>>69765704
Don't have answer, just wanted to say I like your Gibson and Tele, very pretty, but you need to clip those strings

>>69765718
but why?

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>>69765704
>jumping around the room
>why tnings fall?

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post BOARDS

>>69765704
You can probably plug the hard drive that's in the enclosure into a pc

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Reminder to not respond to tripfags, please keep posts about guitar related topics, such as this sweet blackstar amp, and not bad how butthurt you are that no one likes your shit thread :^)

>>69765696
There's a few main components to setting up the guitar.
The first that everyone cares about is action, aka how low the strings are compared to the fretboard.
A well setup action has the strings set as close as possible without any buzz coming out (meaning the string has a proper relief and can vibrate freely), and so in the same way all over the neck.
Then, comes intonation. Intonation is making sure the frets all give out the same note when going higher up the neck, so that you don't end up a quarter tone apart when suddently tapping the octave for example.
On top of that, there are also minor stuff such as lubing the nut, checking/resoldering wonky electronics, and so on.

Also, learning to setup a guitar by yourself will save you both times and money.

>>69765746
>but why?
because, that's why, cunt.

>>69765746
string height etc

>>69765804
Nice board, but why the two wah pedals?

Rate my board? >>69765559

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OP you do not have a boards, please buy wood.

>>69765830
OR15 is good cheap amp for dank riffs.

>>69765852
there's 0 wah pedals there brah. one's a volume pedal and the other is an expression pedal attached to the zoom.

your boards good but I personally don't like the flashback that much

>>69765852
One looks like a multieffect and the other is a volume pedal.

>>69765886
>cheap amp
It's almost 700€ dude, that's not exactly cheap

>>69765886
its not that cheap desu

>>69765906
>>69765911
>not getting it half price used
baka

I've decided next year I'm going to learn how to play guitar. Any advice beforehand? I'm completely new to anything that has to do with recording and playing music other than beginner-level piano playing

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>>69765559
>>69765804
How does everyone stack/order their dirt pedals?

>>69765835
I wish somebody would lube MY nut...

>>69765886
Back home for Christmas, my Father (a amateur carpenter) has offered to help make a pedal board me, pretty comfy, only problem is not to sure on the design, anyone here DYI a pedal board before got any advice on how to do it???

>>69765887
>>69765898
My bad for being a pleb

>>69765921
>Buy amps second hand
I'm fine with guitars and pedals but I don't trust second hand amps, you just know a valve will blow in 5 minutes of getting the thing

>>69765936
Start now.

>>69765644
Goblin green with pink stripes

>>69765921
used isn't universal, everyone's too butthurt here to sell anything below 3/4th of its original price

>>69765936
don't cheap out on your first guitar
learn music theory
adopt a proper posture

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Is this worth $350?

>>69765996
Lol I've been wondering this too, I'm down for one of those or a cheap ibanez

>>69765941
fuzz > darker fuzz, distortion and od are for pussies.

>>69765956
based
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3NgVJH7vKU

I've only ever owned two new amps, my first ever one and ac4, I've had a bunch of used ones, from beat to shit things from the 70s to near mint and never had a problem. Changing a valve is easier than changing a light bulb.

>>69765996
I say no because you can find them used for $200-$250. It was even $250 at Guitar Center during their November sale.

>>69765936
Spend over $1000 on your first guitar, that way you have an intensive to play it, and it will take your mind off the pain of having to sell an organ

>>69765941
Conventional wisdom says gain order from lowest to highest, so overdrive, distortion, fuzz

>>69765957
Yo quince, desu. Don't have the funds yet
>>69765987
What are some decent models? I saw some on the justinguitar website and i'm looking for an electric guitar

>>69766016
Yeah I've been looking at it because im a poorfag who digs the sg design.

>>69765936
You like guitar music?

>>69765996
Don't buy a new one. Look at the used ones on guitar center or buy a better one around the same price. I bought my G400 for $170 and came with a free hard case.

>>69766061
I love Hendrix particularly but I love the sound of both acoustic and electric overall

>>69766071
Are they any decent for their respective price?

>>69766021
I've seen that video, thats what I was going to base it off of, and I was under the impression that changing the valve wasn't the problem, but that it was expensive to do so

>>69766043
Not a meme, get yourself a nice Squier, I got one, never done me wrong

>>69765956
>I'm fine with guitars and pedals but I don't trust second hand amps, you just know a valve will blow in 5 minutes of getting the thing
Tube amps aren't as brittle as people make them out to be, save for a few cases.
Stuff like a 5150 is indestructible

>>69766021
>distortion and od are for pussies.
bro do you even HM-2 bro ?

>>69766016
>cheap ibanez
don't fucking buy a gio
seriously don't do it
christ not only they're shit but if I was gullible I'd believe they're cursed too.

>>69766043
Depends on your price range.
As a general rule of thumb, most stuff below 300 bucks ranges from "eh" to straight up garbage
Also target which genre you want to play before buying and try different guitars out, there's no particular way to do guitar ergonomics and some models are very different from others

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> tfw this is back in stock

>Tele neck pickup half the volume of bridge
>Take pick guard off without removing strings to raise pickup
>Volume is way better

So glad a very minor thing helped fix the pickups.

>>69766108
>>69766095
Appreciate the advice.

Also, as I previously stated, I have little to no experience in the music field and I need to learn to read sheet music again. Any good sources for this?

>>69766092
Its my first and only guitar so I can't really make a comparison, but so far its been pretty nice. Probably the best budget SG you can get.

>>69766137
see the links in the OP, especially musictheory.net for notation

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What does /mu/ think of my custom-built Tele?

>>69766136
what if you lowered the bridge pickup? woah.

>>69766158
Much thanks

>>69766137
Sheet music is useful if your planning on playing professionally in a fancy environment, but it's also worth learning to read tabs, much easier notation and it also very common

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>mindlessly fiddling with input jack nut
>doesn't notice im loosening it
>it pops off and the input jack falls into the body
>my eyes widen realising what has just happened

through what can only be described as divine intervention i managed to get the jack back through the hole and the nut back on somehow, but man, i tell ya, that was fucking scary and i dont want that happening ever again.

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>>69766171
Sexy. I love Tele's with binding.

Here's mine with some pin-striping tape on it.

>>69766171
>not pulling a John 5 and putting LEDs in it
You bring shame anon

>>69766171
Beautiful anon, I could sit and polish it for hours

>>69766198
top blog

>>69765936
Investing into a few lessons with a good teacher can save you a TONS a trouble later on.
No need to use thick strings as a beginner. Start on .9
Have fun and find a balance between practicing and playing.
Use your ears. Learn by them. Learn how to tune by them. Never learn songs from some midi playing apps or similar bullshit.

Play with ease. No extra unnecessary tension.
Start paying attention to rhytm as early as possible. Tap your foot to the beat all the time while playing.

>>69766193
Will do.

>>69765996
Only if you're willing to drop an extra $70 to replace the tuners and frets.

I owned one for a brief period of time. Sounded alright after I replaced the bridge pup with a lollartron, but it never stayed in tune longer than a couple of minutes of playing.

>>69766202
Is that a matte black finish?

Does MusicMan matter?

>>69766260
I thought it was leather. Proper beefy tone, wew.

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>>69765746

Thank you. It's an old pic, and the strings have been clipped. I had just restrung all the guitars that night before taking the picture and had misplaced my wire cutters.

>>69765757

>Implying I jump around and play shitty indy surfer rock

My Tele is dirty as fuck because I actually play it a lot and it gets use. I prefer well-played and worn looking guitars to ones that look like they belong to someone who plays thirty minutes a day. That said, It'd take a lot to make me purchase a used guitar.

>>69766171

Classy. Dark fretboard Teles are the best.

You are a connoseiur, my good anon.

>>69766198
>What is a screwdriver, the post.

>>69766260
It's a spray paint finish without any poly or gloss coat over it.

I like how it looks/feels, but it dents/scratches on basically everything.

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>ebony fretboard
>Texas Customs pickups
>alder body
>sperzel locking tuners

>>69766238
Duly noted.

Is there any way I could use my shitty keyboard to help the process of learning by ear, or even the overall process of learning to play?

>>69766292
>no JM trem
you goofed

>>69766293
I find keyboard helps me learn theory stuff which I can then apply to guitar

>>69766319
>putting a trem on my $800 one-shot guitar.

No thanks.

>>69766353
how will you VRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO?

Anyone want to make an internet band that plays songs about monster girls? Cmon. You know you want to.

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Current setup.
I want to get a compressor and a reverb and I should be good from there.

>>69766393
Can I rap in this band?

>>69766238
>Never learn songs from some midi playing apps or similar bullshit.
not him but whats wrong with this? im pretty new to bass and use songsterr all the time, it seems really helpful

>>69766393
>>69766427
Can we be called Check'em?

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>>69766385
I already have an HH strat for shoegazey playing.

That tele is my baby. I'm not going to cut into her beautiful body just to make room for a trem that's going to fuck up my intonation

>>69766454
Or maybe One Off

>>69766202
damn man, if that was a thinline it would be pretty close to my dream guitar

>>69766427
Now if I fuck this monstah

>>69766454
yes

tentacle bitch
gimme dat pussy
dank riffs
aint no rookie
(play the blues anon)
[WALL OF SOUND INTENSIFIES]

>>69766545

got da lamia girls
turn my dick into stone
poppin viagra pills
so I can fuck em till sore

>>69766394
>dat pick
where is your jazz iii?

>>69766431
1)Feel, groove and dynamic is pretty subconscious stuff. It gets under your skin from whatever you play with. You dont want to have a midi groove.
2)It is impossible to learn nuances and details from midi. There are none.
3)If song is too fast for you, practice parts with a metronome or slow it down (even win media player can do it)
4) and that is most importat, by getting tabs, you are not forced to learn by ears. Ear training and developement is most crucial for any long term improvement of any musician. Your ears are the limit. Each song learned from tabs is wasted oportunity. Hard way is most beneficial.

Any monster girl inspo?

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Anyone who /bass/ here use flatwounds?

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>>69766480
In /gg/ Monster girl fucks you.

>>69766545
>dank riffs, blues and wall of sounds
I want to hear that

>>69766637
>You dont want to have a midi groove.
midi can pull off completely impossible polyrhythms, show me someone who can play septuplet, quintuplets, triplets at the same time over a 4/4 beat. It's only limited in feeling by the composer itself.
>It is impossible to learn nuances and details from midi. There are none.
MIDI has dynamics, and some tab/sheet reading programs like Guitar pro highlight them so that you don't miss out, you can also do grace notes, and triplet grooves are harder for a beginner to conceive.

As for ear training, you're not necessarily missing out by learning from tabs, it's a completely different field and is more linked to jamming out or practicing scales/harmonies than learning songs, and if you're playing some niche stuff you've got next to no chances as a beginner to find back right way to play the songs.

Can a kind chap suggest a starter bass for an absolute beginner so I don't fall for shills?

>>69765696
A setup is like taking your car to the shop for an oil change/tune up. Make sure everything is still as it should be (Intonation, action is where you like it, neck isn't warping or some other bullshit etc...) it's a good idea to learn how to do it yourself like others said

>>69766871
For the first time I'm getting to get it done by a professional, what should I know so I dont look like a complete pleb?

>>69766853
Squier affinity?
don't spend more than 200 on a bass, bass is always burried in the mix and quite frankly nobody listens to music to pay attention to what the bass is doing.

>>69766853
get a decent squier precision, that sound can do no wrong.

>>69766928

What string gauge you use and how low or high you like 'em is all your luthier needs to know.

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>>69766853
The Ibanez GIO guitars are shit, but I really like their line of basses.

What brands other than ibanez have jumbo frets and 15+ inch radius necks?

>>69766938
Thanks m8. Much appreciated.

>>69766938
>bass is always burried in the mix and quite frankly nobody listens to music to pay attention to what the bass is doing.
that's only valid for bad bands

>>69766813
>jamming out
another newfag question, if i plan to join a band will they expect me to jam out? i really hate improv

>>69766994
>if i plan to join a band will they expect me to jam out? i really hate improv


wat

>>69766994
>i really hate improv

>>69766813
Dont be dense motherfucker. Take an advice.
Groove has nothing to do with polyrhythms. Feeling have nothing to do with composition itself. You are mixing terms.
Guitar pro dynamic is a joke. We live in a wonderfull time of the internet. There is enought recordings of various masters of any instrument and music genders with unique play style and sound for several lifetimes and you choose to play along with a fucking calculator beeping.

What? Learning scales is eartraining now? Ok, there is nothing bad about being newbie. But you are also really misinformed and stubborn at the same time. And thats a shitty combination.

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i just got an email that i have $90 in rewards at guitar center for buying a guitar there a few months ago.

the money needs to be spend in a week or i lose it.

do i buy this used for $250-90 = $160 USD? right now i have a peavey practice amp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvcFDbtd7MA

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I've been looking for so long now. Everyone offers an insane price or it's in junk condition by now.

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does this mean I can't use these 2 together?

>>69766276
ugh clean your fucking fretboard

>>69766955
>>69766968
Thank you. This will be my first instrument ever so I'm a bit overwhelmed right now.

>>69766958
Not to sound like a complete pleb but how do you know how high or low you like your strings?

>>69766994
pls answer why, that's like the best part of playing an instrument

>>69767075
trial n error

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>>69766853
go used to start imo. you can maybe find a whole starter pack on your local craigslist (if you dont live in the boonies) for like $100.

or you can get a use/d/shit bass amp on CL for beginners for like $40 and spend more on a guitar.

generally buy used until you get decent and either 1) quit or 2) get better and find something you love and will spend decent money on to last you a long time.

post a local CL if you want and we can help you shop

>>69767076
to me its like cooking, sure you can improvise and try to make something truly unique and new but id prefer to become good at making i already know i enjoy. maybe when i actually get some experience id want to do something other than covers.

>>69767050
Just watch your polarity on what you plug it into or BOOM fizz, you know how to solder?

>>69767097
good starting point?

>>69767034
i like them for what they are. they are solid practice amps that can do a good imitation of several sounds. has pretty nice cleans like you expect from a fender and it takes pedals well on clean channel. id say 160 is a nice deal if you need an upgrade. you could always sell it for more than that if you really hate it

>>69767050
Cut the plug cable in the middle
turn one end 180°
resolder
congratulations, you inverted the polarity

>>69767076
It's because he sucks at it

>>69767027
>Groove has nothing to do with polyrhythms.
Groove is just applied polyrhythms and uneven distributions of notes. Feeling has to do with composition, you can completely write a midi drum track that feels like a drummer because the beat of the snare isn't properly set on the subdivision.
Yes, there are recordings, but listening to the recording and actually catching onto the subtelities of it are two different things, and in that case you're talking about beginners, which are going to be clueless as to those subtelities.
And yes, learning scales and internalising them is ear training, you're learning how to build melodies using a set of specific notes, which you'll then apply to see fit on ongoing chord progressions.

You're basically talking shit about MIDI and the technical capacities of actual learning tools. Don't take for account that every body is going to be accurate and critical enough to learn correctly by ear.
And yes, you have to play "along a fucking calculator beeping" if you want your band to sound good, unless you're playing ambiant.

>>69767142

I've been playing for about a year and I still adjust mine. Most manufacturers have a recommended action height with each guitar, but I go double the action (still not that high) to minimise fret buzz (I often play quite hard) and maximise sustain, it doesn't bug me too much, although I used to hate it and just live through the fret buzz. It's personal preference, honestly.

>>69766596
Got a heap of picks lying around and I can't be bothered to get more atm

>>69767114
Thank you so much for the help but I got a burner Guitar Center gift card from my brother, so I'm willing to spend it before it expires. Do you know any good starter amps to look out for by any chance? Any help is appreciated.

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>>69767148
yeah i just want to maximize that $90 for shit i need / could use as a beginner.

i bought an esp 1000 with duncans so i have a solid guitar that isn't a piece of shit.

what else would you recommend at this stage for me? the only other thing i can really think of is maybe buying a fender MIM tele neck for a future partscaster (i built a p bass last summer).

>tfw I almost fell for the Gibson marketing

>>69766994
when you get more experienced and when you get good at improv you'll actually love it more than playing regular ass songs

>>69767197
Cheers for the advice anon, I know the strings I like, and I'll just get the action set to what the manufacturer recommended is, I try so hard to not sounds like a complete pleb when talking about guitar stuff, I'm still new really, I just want to get gud

>>69766928
Of the intonation is shit, tell him off the bat. Also know what string Gauge you use. Other than that, most guitar tech guys are pretty chill so even if you are a complete sperglord they probably won't care

>>69767142
Go the lowest you can without fret buzz (important; have your truss rod set correctly) and see.
If you tend to hit the strings hard and get fret buzz, set it a bit higher

>>69767219
imo, and imo only, you should get something like this for dirt cheap. as long as it works it should last you a few years until you get decent. look for deals like this on CL before you go to GC. they won't ever sell you something like this for cheap (at least i think).

so get a cheap amp that just plays your bass, and then spend all of your GC credit on a nicer used bass from them since you don't have to worry about getting a beginners combo pack anymore.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/msg/5923862622.html

>>69767224
>i bought an esp
no you bought an ltd poorfag

>>69767263
any tips for practicing? im pretty fresh to bass and all ive been doing lately is practicing proper form, tempo and speed with a bunch of scales. also, how the hell would you improv with other people and actually make it sound good? sounds like it would be hard to do right

Alright /gg/ what's the catch? Do you think i'll be kidnapped if I contac them? http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/richlands/guitars-amps/christmas-special-new-electric-guitars-10-styles-available-/1130391660

>>69767224
>esp
do you play meal?

>>69767327
Just play in key and in time

>>69766928
Also, don't listen to these fags that keep saying "put ur action suuupperr low xDD" just try out some different settings until you find what you like

>>69767293
>>69767301
thanks for the tips

>>69767321
its whatever. not poor, just cheap.

it's plenty of guitar for me right now as a beginner.

>>69767365
see >>69767368

>>69767327
It is hard at first because if they're more experienced than you the song changes pretty fast.

Practice your phrasing and your basic major and minor scales. Also try to train your ear by improving at home to jam tracks and humming what you intend to play as you play it. It makes a big difference and connects the music in your head to your ear and out to your fingers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KorP9lq1voU&ab_channel=SteveStine

this is for guitar but still might be pretty useful to you

>>69767163
If midi drum track sounds to you like a real drummer, you should really really do something about your ears. Learn a new scale, that will do it.
(you can call anything eartraining. But interval/chord recognition and learning by ears is by far the most intensive)

Iam not talking about listening to a rocordings. I talk about learning from them and playing along them. Yes, almost nobody can learn a tune 100% perfectly by ears on the first try and thats why it is so important to train and develop that ability.

>you have to play "along a fucking calculator beeping" if you want your band to sound

I really hope you mean metronome or DAW click.

Also, I still havent heard about any advantage of this style of learning except of "its easy". (Yes, its easiest way to learn almost nothing. Congrats.).

>>69767394
thanks man, i appreciate it

Any reason I shouldn't go for a 2010 Gibson LP Studio? Loving my Epiphone LP Standard but want to go for something a bit better.

>>69767368
Anytime friend

>>69767342
They're probably just really shitty quality. You should get the one with the zebra stripes tho.

>>69767403
>Yes, its easiest way to learn almost nothing. Congrats
well, you do learn the song

>>69767442
Hence the "almost". There is so much more to learn if you are at least little bit serious about your playin..

>>69767403
>If midi drum track sounds to you like a real drummer, you should really really do something about your ears.
Superior drummer 2 bish
obviously you don't leave them stock you change the velocity to add the human element and eq them properly. You'd never know the difference

>>69767224
that is probably the first esp i have ever seen that i would ever consider buying. nice taste.

as far as what to buy, i can't really say because i dont know what you have or what you are into.

>>69767347
no thats why i went out of my way to get one of the few guitars they make that comes with duncans. i think id like to replace the jb in the bridge with a 59 but i dont think it's worth the money/effort.

prob going to end up with a tele in the future

>listening to magnificent seven - the clash
>"holy shit this bass line is great, im going to learn it!"
>find out its the same riff being played over and over for 5 fucking minutes straight
guys i used to believe bass required just as much skill as any other position, im starting to doubt it now

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>>69765941
Fuzz>dist>OD w/eq>OD

>>69767522
>the clash
there's the problem

>>69767403
>>69767403
>If midi drum track sounds to you like a real drummer, you should really really do something about your ears.
You can make a midi drum track have more groove than a beginner drummer playing on an electronic kit with the same samples, and it's not exactly hard.
>But interval/chord recognition and learning by ears is by far the most intensive
If you don't play the scale's chords and study its intervals, then you're missing the whole fucking point of practicing a scale. But yeah sure just practice always your different intervals chromatically, that way they'll end up as complete mush in your memory.
>Iam not talking about listening to a rocordings. I talk about learning from them and playing along them.
Just like you can do with tabs and sheet.
>Yes, almost nobody can learn a tune 100% perfectly by ears on the first try
yet most sight reading proffessionals can nail the song on their first try with a simple sheet
>I really hope you mean metronome or DAW click.
I'm literally quoting you
>Also, I still havent heard about any advantage of this style of learning except of "its easy".
it's not just easier, it's faster, it's almost completely objective, and you get to the same result.

>>69767522

ecks dee

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>Manlet asks to try my 30" baritone and says "wow its so big how do you play this!"

>>69767539
That is one mighty fine looking pedal board there friend, we got very similar board >>69765559 what sort of music do you play?

>>69767549
recommend me some good bands with groovy bass lines?

>>69767508
thanks! i have some joyo pedals, going to be selling the vintage od / ts9, the ultimate drive / fulltone ocd, and i have a bass big muff that i am going to sell since i just got a swollen pickle.

i have a small peavey practice amp, a yamaha FG800 acoustic, and a startocaster.

that is kinda it. have some misc bass stuff around as well (amp, MIA P)

just want to play, and have nice stuff. i have a joyo fender clone pedeal that i use 247, that is i think a major reason as to why i want a fender tube amp.

next guitar will probably be a tele style.

>>69767552
You sir are really a tool (maybe more stubborn then idiotic, but the result is the same). No point wasting time on you.

>>69767590

The Clash has some pretty good basslines, you can even see Simonon breaking his bass on the cover of London Calling.

>>69767590
>groozy
this is the dank thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiG6SDTnWHk

>>69767607
>You sir
>more ad hominem
we've reached the tipping point

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>>69767614
why you gotta bully me, man ;_;

>>69767601
well if your amp isn't so good, which peavy solid state practice amps typically aren't imo, an upgrade would probably improve your sound alot. do you play in a band or by yourself?

>>69767590
Interpol had an amazing bass player for most of their albums then he bailed

>>69767684
just me for now. i prob wont be playing with a band. too bad, too old.

Midi drum tracks are fine for playing by yourself or even recording on a low budget. But to act like it isn't really easy to tell them from a real drum truck is complete nonsense.

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Rate my board

>>69767733
spaghetti/10

>>69767733
Love the muff, hows the corona? Overall rate 8/10, rate mine (OP pic)

>>69767733
isnt that a fire hazard?

>>69767733
>the pedal selection at Music-Go-Round

>>69767698
i would hook yourself up with a nice practice amp then. either that or just buy accessories like strings and strap locks and all that stuff if you don't already have it. could always buy some new pickups or a new speaker if your amp is a good peavy like a classic 30.

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>>69766292
Peng af lad

>two people have a red panda context
is this the hot meme pedal now? should i cop?

>>69767733
>pedalboard of guy who doesn't actually make any music and doesn't get along with drummers

>>69767759
The corona is pretty sick. It does regular chorus as well as the TC electronic trichorus. And it does the tone print thing so the options are literally endless.

Yours looks like it offers some good utility and there's nothing wrong with that

>>69767788
Whats chicken shop lad's set up? Post essential chicken shop gear

>>69767586
Mostly indie stuff I guess, I haven't played in awhile since my real amp is back home and I can't dial in the same tones on my practice amp

>>69767811
fender blues junior spesh is essential

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>>69767811
Strip burger and fat fries

>>69767783
yeah i think it's between that tube amp and a used squire butterscotch blonde tele. i want to see if i can jew them out of shipping, those teles are like $109 - $149 used, so i could get a guitar with an alder body and one piece maple neck for like $50.

i think i am ok on pickups (i dont want to go through the hassle of installing them), and have 3 sets of strings. i wonder if i can even sell my acoustic and have like $250 to play with.

>>69765941
fuzz into od usually sounds cleaner, other way around is more crunchy and doomy. i suggest just arranging and rearranging your pedals until you find something that you like though. there's no hard and fast rules to pedal order.

>>69767796
Savage

>>69766994
Probably...i mean, you could just stand there lookibg autistic while the rest of them play together

>>69767796
standard criticism of an elitist dudebro who recorded one ep with his drummer friend four years ago

>>69767590
Shriekback

>>69767941
watch that be ben weinman shitposting.

>>69767590
joy division desu

>>69766716
I actually also have a jag bass. And I took the greats off from the octave down and use roundwounds. I was thinking about getting flatwounds. How would they sound for rock?

>>69767034

usually they don't let you use reward money/coupons on used gear

Our monster girl band broke up already?

What ever happened to SGCuck?

>>69768026
He became an hero

At least he said he was going to, then he never posted again.

>>69768042
Oh fuck, cuz his wife wouldn't let him practice or did she actually cuck him?

>>69767983
fuuuuuuuuuuck

i might order a fender MIM tele neck. maybe get a tuner pedal.

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thoughts on east bay ray's playing?

>>69767796
lmao

>>69768136

surf on acid

>>69768136
Hes a very unique guitarist for punk. Pretty solid player, i like his weird stuff. He was kind of sloppy playing leads, but it was perfect for the music.

Its really obvious that Andy Kerr was influenced a lot by him, and NoMeansNo is one of my favorite bands, one of 3 punk bands i still listen to. Check out "You Kill Me" from them if you want a weirder dead kennedys.

>>69767970
Depends on your style of rock. If you need an aggressive, driving sound for the bass to rumble through heavy distortion, stick with round. Flat is a more mellow and smooth tone that really melts notes together is a grooving line. They sound really good with a pick if that's your thing.

>>69767590
Fugazi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25CsVbOhXbA&ab_channel=PhillipMcKnight

>>69767590
Booker T and the MGs

>>69768649
>hurr gibson or fender gibson or fender

>>69767423

B u m p

>>69766994
yes

but you can just play rhythms, you dont need to play lead fills to jam out

>>69768649
No I hate that guy

>>69768649
Phillip McKnight looks like the physical manifestation of middle aged depression

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>Peavey 6505mh review on youtube
>They only play dad rock AC/DC riffs on the lead channel

YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR THIS TIME DAD ROCKERS. WHY DID YOU EVEN BUY THIS AMP?

>>69769022
>EQD Acapulco Gold
>The pedal made to sound like a Sunn amp
>Reviewer doesn't even doom out
>Instead they use it as some sort of retarded volume boost with their fender amp

Fuck dad rockers

>>69769022
>>69769122
>metal

>>69769171
GO PLAY 10 BPM BLUES YOU FUCKING IDIOT

>>69769171
STOP BUYING OUR AMPS WITH YOUR BOOMER MONEY. STOP USING 6505's ONLY FOR THE CRUNCH CHANNEL NOW.

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stop playing metal

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>>69769220
STOP PRAISING EA, LORD OF THE DEPTHS

what does it take for a guitar to stay in tune after bending strings, /gg/

hardly any of the guitars i try in the store or that ive owned in the past can do this, what gives

>>69769185
Hey, Eric Clapton is the most innovative technical blues player in recent history

>>69769270
>Locking Tuners
>Nut custom cut for your string gauge.

>>69769270
A locking nut would help

>>69769270
Locking nut. Or you can try graphite on the nut. Or do like Hendrix and just bend them into tune when you play a note like a monster

>>69769291
>>69769292
so locking tuners or locking nut are basically essential upgrades for any guitar then? what about some of the epiphones like the sg pro and the es335 pro that come with the vintage style tuenrs

>>69769270
You need locking tuners, a locking nut, Stay in Tune strings and a locking bridge.

do thicker strings help intonation /gg/?

>>69769270
Also make sure your properly wrapping your strings so they lock in place. Pull the tip of the string under the string and bend it over the top before tightening.

>>69769375
Absolutely not, go put a 24 gauge g string on and see how bad it gets. Fucking terrible

>>69769270
Take a photo of your string windings.

>>69769438
I doubt it's that. Nut is the culprit almost always.

>>69769339

No, just lubricate your nut slots with graphite. And you can widen them just a little bit by using a wound string as a file. Widen only. Don't deepen unless you know what you're doing.

Are solderless custom length cables actually good? I want to use them but idk if they have bad quality or not

>>69767941
....got me.

>>69769375
>>69769434
thick with wound g is the secret to intonation.

>>69769434
>>69769840
im getting mixed messages here

>>69769582

Dan from That Pedal Show uses Evidence Audio Solderless cables.

I actually bought a set, but haven't got around to setting up yet

>>69767056

No. Fuck you.

>>69765559
>what i dont understand about guitarists
they already made the best ever pedal
>pic related
ds2 + remote switch,,, and some delay or reverb pedal. what else do you need ?

Periphery tours and records through axefx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi3WUouE3uo&ab_channel=Periphery

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>>69769936
forgot pic
>pic related

>>69769874
Wound G is unnecessary.

>>69769959
How fast does it go when the turbo kicks in?

>>69770030
too fast, in fact is borderline useless until you use a delay pedal to slow it down

best solid state amp under 500?
looking at:
>ampeg ss140c
>roland jc120
>yamaha g100
>randall rx120rh

>>69769948
My favourite guitarist uses it too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTNYe-HaIIc

>>69770103
I'd get the Roland and play 80s new wave if I was you.

>>69770121
never heard of him before but I dig this

>>69770124
stfu, jc120 rocks you dont have to use the chorus setting.

>>69770150
Johnny approves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGFwNZiWY34

>>69765559
I'll do a proper setup on my guitar when I wake up. With fresh strings. Life is good m8s, life is good.

>>69769929
dings and broken shit on a guitar is cool, being absolutely filthy isn't

>>69770436
>dings and broken shit on a guitar is cool
Are you literally 13?

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I asked this question a few days ago, but no one seemed to have any experience with these.

Anyone know how quality of Michael Kelly guitars? Looking at this one for $600 as a general all-arounder guitar. Gots a lot of friggin options with the electronics (next image)

>>69766171
That's a very nice looking guitar. Who built it? If not Fender, does it sound like a Fender?

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>>69770625

>>69770599
if your guitar isn't fucked up with a lot of weird scratches on it, you probably don't play it enough.

>>69770629
It's made by Michael Kelly guitars, has Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in it.

Link that has samples:
https://www.michaelkellyguitars.com/en/products/view/cc50-deluxe

>>69770661
Or I know how to take care of my shit.

there was a gg discord right?

>>69770653
That's insane.. When the humbucker is split, does that give it the classic tele twang?

>>69770720
It is pretty twangy, yeah.

>>69770681
nah bro, it's a known fact that guitars with scratches and scars sound better

>>69770748
>scratches and scars
not so much
but dents help with the tone because it compresses the wood

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>>69770786
>but dents help with the tone because it compresses the wood

>>69770668
Thanks

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>>69770826
>undertale

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>>69770653
Holy shit I need this right now.

>>69770964
Don't you think it's gimmicky, with all that and only priced at $600? What's the catch?

>>69771004
Shitty construction?

Or they just wanna sell guitars and get their products out there?

>>69771025
Yeah maybe, to either one. The one posted is part of their "custom" line that has upgraded electronics, at about the same price as their standard guitars. Either way, I'm super tempted to go for it come tax season.

>>69771004
$600 does seem like a good deal, but I think the fact that they're selling it direct means they can price it cheaper. And though it does look nice/come with nice electronics, I feel like Telecasters aren't that expensive to produce.

>>69770653
i don't know how this works

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>>69771004
>gimmicky

That doesn't make any sense. It's just splitting and giving you more options. I don't know why more companies don't do that. You're buying it directly from them, they make them overseas, and they aren't exactly a well known brand. Their prices look perfectly fine.

>>69771086
Cool, thanks. That settles my nerves about going for it.I'm used to comparable guitars (pickups, tapping, options for sound) costing twice as much at the very least.

Can we post recordings here? This is the first thing I've ever put together that I'd call music so I just wanted to see what some people thought. I know it's far from perfect but I do like it.

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1M0nZaMn3v6

Oh also, keep in mind this was recorded on my phone and "edited" with Audacity. I'm absolutely an amateur at this.

Advice is welcome buy

> pls be gentle

post guitars pls

>>69771128
but*

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>>69771140

>>69771128
More sweep picking and legatos

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Wat da fug is the difference?

>>69771315
C natural in the Bass

>>69771315
Bottom is beefier
Can you not hear the difference?

Hi, I recently joined a ska punk band and need help learning ska bass. Is there anyone who i can email some audio files to help me figure what the old bass player was doing?

>>69771394
why would i have his audio files?

>>69771403
*Is there anyone who i can email some audio files to, too help

>>69771394
kek. there is a 0.0001% chance this is a real post

>>69771339
Should it be written Fmaj7/C or is it correct both ways?

>>69771588
correct both ways. in fact most would just plat it like this:
>133210
and strum accordingly to how many of the strings they want to hear

>>69771548
;-; Im just a beginner and dont really know where to go for help

>>69771680
reddito

>>69771680
Something I would do it get the track and EQ the bass all the way up then, play it back slow and put a tuner up to the speaker

>>69771803
This is genius.

>>69771816
Le reddit has saved the day!

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>>69765804
Again. Gave up on the JC-120, noisy as shit.

>>69771929
Did you make the board anon?

whats the cheapest, best acoustic-electric guitar I can get? or just an electric would be fine. Not really sure how much I would start on, $100?

>>69771959
Yeah, I'm too cheap for a proper board. Looks good but it's kind of flimsy.

>>69771988
It does look good and I'm sure the flimsiness is from how long it is (which is what I was gonna ask about) do you have a center support through it?

I made this >>69767539

>>69771929
>JC-120, noisy as shit.
is also loud as fuck so

>>69772031
Didn't put a center support and yeah, that could be why it's a bit flimsy. It's actually not flimsy per se, when it's seated it's quite stable, but the feet I made (out of long screws inserted into the wood and rubber feet, basically) aren't very sturdy and if I were to transport if often of stomp on it very hard, it would break. Most of the time it sits still at my studio so I never bothered to go further.

I've thought about building another one (3 squarer rows instead of 2 long ones) but it would fuck up my pedal order and I'm out of expensive solderless cable to make it happen.

Yours look pretty great and it's a simpler and more effective design, I like it.

>>69772049
Very true. For gigs it wouldn't bother me, but for recording and especially home use, it does. Imma chill on wanting another amp, stereo can wait.

>>69771627
How are you supposed to play this chord. I always do some retarded shit like getting the Low F with my thumb

>>69772535
grande barre with first finger

>>69772535
>some retarded shit like getting the Low F with my thumb
thats how its played. not kidding. keep an eye on the guitar player next gig you go to. that's a very common chord

>>69772554
But the high e

>>69772558
noted, although it's an awkward transition and I feel like I'm giving myself carpal tunnel

>>69772586
whoops. i was thinking of regular Fmaj

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y/n?

>>69772586
>giving myself carpal tunnel
also giving yourself tinnitus
and tendonitus

but the truth is if you don't persue some sort of music then you're going to go completely fucking insane anyways. look around you.

>>69772724
Are there no better Fmaj7 voicings?

>>69772749
just stfu and learn the easy one 133210

>>69772749
do this
>>69772795

I'm looking to get a guitar & amp. Been looking around and saving up for the past few months trying to figure out what I want, and the amount of models and brands is pretty frustrating when I'm trying to compare them all. And, given that I'm a poorfag, it needs to be withing a certain cost. I have been considering a Squire telecaster if I can't get my hands on a mexi telecaster. But I'm playing anything from blues to metal so I don't really know why I would opt for that instead of an Ibanez or something. Recommendations?

>>69772723
Too busy for my eyes. If I wanted to pay more attention to the guitar than the music itself I would buy it.

When does this stuff really start to make sense?
I've just been memorizing chords on justin guitar so far

>>69772795
>>69772799
Good talk team

>>69772832
why dont you tell us that certain cost then you faggot

>>69772866
Unless you go out of your way to learn at least basic music theory it's going to be a while before it makes sense.

>>69772888
If I get some cash for Christmas, I'd hope for a $300-350 range

>>69768026
>>69768042
>>69768056
i miss him

>tfw pinky hammer-ons

>>69772943
Is he really dead?

>>69772983
Probably.

>>69772983
i like to think he divorced his wife, moved away, and now has a hotter new wife who lets him bring all his gear into the house and play whenever he wants.

and now he just doesn't come cause he doesn't need to complain :)

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>>69772980
>my pinky's face when I make it do things

>>69773041
>>69773069
Kek

>>69772908
I think I'll do that

>>69773081
>>69772980
>not waking up and immediately doing 50 pinky pushups to start the day

there are just some simple ways to figure out who really wants it, you know?

>>69772723
As cheesy as A7X's image can be, the styling on the Synyster Gates signature is so unique I can't help but like it a little. Without the skull inlays/art it would look even better. If you're into rock/metal and have the chops to back up the flashiness, go for it. I've sat down with one before and they're really well-built instruments.

>>69773243
>not waking up from anxiety attacks

Im trying to build some Jimi Hendrix/John Frusciante style clean rhythm guitar, any recommendations for songs to learn to improve upon this? Looking for many

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>>69773277
you mean like this?

>>69766637
How do I start learning to transcribe by ear what kind of songs would I start with?

>>69772723
love the pinstripes but hate the inlays

>>69773323
Looks better than the striped one.

What is the funniest genre to play on the avenged sevenfold guitar

how many of you guys are a) good? b) making music? c) making good music? just curious

>>69773306
Yellow Ledbetter

>>69773366
death metal

>>69773368
What do you mean? I don't even play guitar.

>>69773290
too close to home

>>69773306
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Jimi_Hendrix
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frusciante_discography

new thread dudes

>>69773499

>>69773368
Depends on your definition of good, I guess. I'm not a very technical player but I've played for 11 or 12 years (typing that made me feel a little old). I may pick up electric again since I still come back and listen to heavy stuff every once in a while.

Making music when I have time. Good music? Who knows

>>69772749
could play

Frets: 103210
Notes: FAFACE
Intervals:131357