/gg/ Guitar and Bass General

why do the best guitarists never need any of these boring tutorials?

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>mfw will lurk gumtree tomorrow for 'unwanted gifts'

Oops, reposting from last thread:

Why does my nylon sound so empty?

https://clyp.it/2c4xa1rk

Is it just the mic? or is that tiny TINY TINY hairline crack actually making it sound like poo

>>69866214
bad tonewood prolly

>>69866214
sounds fine. how much was it? good playing btw

>>69866245
i got it years ago, I think it's about 500$ by no means an expensive guitar. But I'd hope i'd be at least able to perform in front of people and have them actually hear it. And thanks btw, tried to come up with something to hopefully show all the different noises that thing can make including strumming

>>69866234
for 500$ this is what i'm thinking.

>>69866180
lol its alright m8. it was literally just supposed to show the angle i was advising him to look at the guitar from. usually when i say to ppl 'look down the fretboard' they look down the top, but to see the neck relief you need to look down the side like the pic shows

>>69866287
>but to see the neck relief you need to look down the side like the pic shows
No, you really don't.

>>69866306

It's better not to try to eyeball it at all. Place capo on first fret, hold down last fret, see how much space is between string and top of 12th. That's much more accurate. You don't even need the proper measuring thing, just see how much space is there by pressing it up and down. Ideally it should be roughly the thickness of a business card.

>>69866382
>It's better not to try to eyeball it at all.
Then why'd you post that stupid picture then? You were baiting all along, weren't you?

>>69866400
I'm not the anon who posted the picture

>>69866441
Oh sorry then.

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>tfw ordered a pedal about a week ago
>tracked the order online
>said it got delivered to my house 3 days ago
>it didn't

I want to die.

>vintage 68 twin for sale
>CHEAP
>100 miles away in buttfuck nowhere
reeee ship it you cunt

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>>69866939
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>>69866510
WHOOOOOOOOOO CAAAAAAAAAAAAARES?

Firstly, Merry Christmas to all

Secondly, what android app do you use to record you guitar? Mine doesn't allow to save in the SD card.

>>69866953
mini road trip nigga. makes it so much more worth it even if you spend money on gas.

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>just found out I got paid early
>snagged that cheaper MG69 I found
>$604 shipped
Yes.

merry christmas guitar friends

>>69866457
Rip you lad.

>>69867354
>didn't have 604 in his account
>obviously bad with money
>gets paid
>immediately spends it all on a mememachine
good lad, fuck stuff that isn't guitars

>>69866457
all shipping companies are completely fucked this time of the year. its the worst time to order anything.

>>69867476
I had $450 saved and just needed that next $300 for the one I was looking at. Now I've got some extra cash for a hard case

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How do I relearn how to play guitar? I know how to play a lot of chords, barre chords, and scales but I don't know why I'm playing them. It seems like I can't play anything original.

>tfw i fell for the slow emotional player meme
i got called bitchboy from the crowd during a solo. how do the shredders get all the pussy? their bands sound like noise

>>69867639
Sounds like you're playing to the wrong audience. Do you think frequent Opera-goers would appreciate metal?

>>69867639
i was playing at a trendy downtown bar with mostly millenials in the crowd, idk how they liked metal more than us

>>69867706
>i was playing at a trendy downtown bar with mostly millenials in the crowd

I found your problem.

>>69867639
meant for>>69867656
of course

>>69867639
>>69867706
>thumbs up
>nice
>I like it
>4chan: your personal blog

Does an "external speaker" jack on an amp also work as a regular line out/headphones jack or will it cause problems like it would connecting a head to something other than a cab?

>>69867757
nah you're good bro. plug that shit in and rock out

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>>69867757
No you'll fugg it up

>>69867354
What MG69? I saw one recently for $500 with a red competition stripe on reverb

>>69867747
i love how as soon as anyone tries to post anything that's not a retarded shitpost there's always some insecure autist trying to bully them. fucking kys, i bet you're fat and ugly too, and can't even play

>>69867757
a speaker is a speaker anon
guitar cab speaker = headphone speaker (just a bit smaller)

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>>69867805

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I've never bought or used a pedal before, would the Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer be a good first pedal?

>>69867821
That's a thick neckbeard

https://clyp.it/obf05szb

Bass is a lot more fun when you play it like a guitar

>>69867949
I'd say that or a delay

>>69868011
If you ban your enemies, they win.

>>69867445
It cost 215 dollars, so fuck me, right?

>>69867949
Depends entirely on your amp.

>>69867949
No they just end up as a cheap boost pedal, a good dirty one would be the Fulltone OCD

>>69866214
Grow your nails out and polish them. Your tone will be round, thick and pronounced.

>>69867949
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>>69868346
Can we please stop perpetuating the myth that all drive pedals work with all amps?

>>69867621
Theory.

>>69868506
Are you going to make me post it?

>>69868214
Maybe someone can open a case with the shipping company

>>69868550
Post what?

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

O I am laffin

>>69867822
>hi im pete from the discord and no im not roman.
Hey Roman

>>69867639
>david gilmour
>meme

wewlad

>>69868595
What the fucks wrong with fender guitars?

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Any advice for practicing/beginning guitar playing?
My co worker recommended a book called fretboard logic that outlines the "CAGED" theory?

>>69868861
What are you, 6? 7 years old?

>>69869035
hes prolly jus australian m8

>>69869185
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>>69869200
For what poirpose

>>69869200
What are you even doing?

>>69869220
>>69869251
Double posting Roman?

>>69869200
fuck is pete really roman?

>>69869320
G- g- guys! I s- s- swear I'm not him!!1!!1
fakes news!1!1

>tfw you bought a guitar recently but now you want a different one

What do?

>>69869497
It's ok just buy more.

>>69869497
buy more things to fill the void in your soul, obviously

>>69869511
>>69869506
I don't have enough money to waste on another guitar. I've thought about selling the one I currently have but I doubt it has much resale value.

opinions on the orange o bass? i want to do dfa 1979 and sleep type stuff. also the occasional thing like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQXMUu9U5lQ
btw, ive got a zvex fuzzolo that id love to use with it.

>>69869558
yeah nah, buy another one

>>69869558
You're not wasting money anon, you're investing in happiness. You don't hate happiness do you?

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>>69869583
Is it short scale? 30" and a Fuzz are amazing, a SS 300w+ amp is a bonus too. I use my Squier Bronco and a Daredevil LSD and it's gnarly.

Anyone have any experience with the AC4? I'm looking for an apartment friendly tube amp

>>69869612
nah, its 34". can you rec me a similar looking affordable bass with a shorter scale? i love the look of the o bass. i can see why a shorter scale would be advantageous for the fuzzed up toanz. did you check the video i posted? is 30" scale good for that sound too?

How skilled are you supposed to usually be, after ~2 years of practice?

>>69869694
you should know full scale patterns up and down the neck and how to use them for improvisation and which chords fit with them. most of all though, you should just be happy with your ability to play what you want.

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>>69869671
For the Linked vid you're gunna want a P-Bass configuration, the new Fender Mustang PJ Bass should do you well. If you want some color you an make it into a project since polyurethane finishes are easy to refinish

>>69869583
If you want to do DFA1979 stuff, you want a distortion, not a fuzz. I use the Fuzzrocious Cat Tail to good effect, but really any distortion should be ok. You won't get the exact sound unless you cop a vintage Peavey Super Festival 800-B, AKA not gonna happen.
>>69869612
Love that pink EB3.
>>69869671
Short scale is best for ripping DFA1979 stuff and is what Jesse uses now (a vintage Dan Armstrong lucite bass), but a good short scale will set you back a fair amount of money ($500+). You can get a shitty Squier Bronco for $150 new, half that used, that should be ok for just fucking around. Epiphone makes an EB0 and an EB3 that are pretty affordable, but I think they suck.

You can do just as well on a regular long scale if you practice. Jesse used to use a Rick, after all.

I do DFA covers on YouTube and I do fine with a 34" scale w/ two octave range.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kff44zkyDU

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>>69869760
Oh.
[spoiler]I still can't play a single full song to this day.[/spoiler]

>>69869779
This Distortion or guitar OD over Fuzz. Fuzz gets too nasally. And Rics have 32" scale

>>69869819
Learn one.

>>69869819
As in like chords or a full song full of guitar work like a Jimi Hendrix or RCHP song?

>>69869638
I habe the ac4tv, its not really apartment friendly because it only has one volume knob. The ac4 classic or ac4c1 would be better for an apartment because it has separate gain and master volume controls

I want an sg bass, are they good or a meme?

>>69869838
Probably both.

>>69869831
I've tried, anything I attempt, there's always some part I can't do and it requires more dexterity/speed or some technique that it seems I have to go back and learn for another 4 months.

>>69869819
im the guy youre responding to. i dont either apart from dragonaut. as long as you know youre capable but dont have the drive, then dont worry. learning too much of other peoples material will prevent you from developing your own style anyway>>69869819

>>69869848
I was looking at the Classic because I like the 12 inch speaker

>>69869855
Learn a Nirvana song

>>69869855
Listen to some garage rock like Ty Segall or The Black Lips, songs are like 2 minutes, 2-4 chords and it's Verse Chorus, Verse Chorus.

>>69869885
I don't know if I'm even capable. From what I've seen my brain may be too fucked up for the motor skills required.

>>69869906
I can try but I doubt it'll work. What's their easiest song to learn?

>>69869934
I'll keep it in mind.

>>69869826
>Rics have 32" scale
They're 33 1/4" so it's not that much smaller. He also used to use a Grabber which was 34.5" scale.

>>69869952
dont even worry man. thats evident when you play. just do what you can within your limits and youll progress. expecting to grow faster than you can will only hinder you.

>>69869952
Come As You Are is pretty easy. Maybe Polly or Something in the Way

>>69869848
Good point i forgot about that. I ended up getting a 1x12 cab to plug my ac4tv into. It sounds much better with the 12" when cranked. It doesnt start to "fart" on the low end like the 10" does.

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>>69870061
Meant to quote your post

>>69870061
>>69870077
Thanks man

>>69869952
Hate To Say I Told You So by The Hives is only 4 chords. All power chords and fun to play.

>>69869952
>I can try but I doubt it'll work. What's their easiest song to learn?
Son of a Gun. Literally G5 power chord, then C5. (3rd fret 6th string, 5th fret 5th string.. then 3rd fret 5th, 5th fret 4th). Pennyroyal tea, about a girl, lithium (first song i learned), polly... they're all gravy. Nirvana is like guitar preschool.

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>tfw can only afford one
help

>>69870151
none of these

>>69867757
No. That is absolute no-no-never. Guaranteed to damage whatever you plug it in to that is not a speaker.

>>69870151
AMP. WHAT IS YOUR AMP? Jesus Christ I'm going to have a nervous breakdown.

>>69870077
Oh, and is it loud enough to play with a Drummer? not necessarily a full band, but my brother plays drums and it's fun to jam

>>69870171
orange crush 20

>>69870151
The danelectro/behringer versions for the price of one of your meme pedals

>>69868013
that was comfy to listen to

>>69868346
>tfw got rid of ocd for money reasons
i miss my pedal. it worked well with what i played

>>69868900
>any advice
>git gud

>>69869638
>experience with the AC4
played it at GC for a bit on a day that wasn't busy. and i hated it
sure it was a tube amp, but it sounded thin and it was really distorting at about 5.
i tried it with humbuckers and the sound was muddy and boomy, and thin.
i tried it with singles and the sound was dull and tasteless, and thin.
personally, i despised it. not my cup of tea.

as for apartment friendly, yes but barely. when i lived in an apartment for a while, i had my 5w fender vibrochamp xd with me. i couldn't go past 3 because it was too loud. if it's louder than tv volume, it's too loud. either look for 1 watt tubes or stick with small solid state amps.

>>69870151
Then not the power stack or tube screamer. However, the other two are still complete shit regardless of the fact they're more tailored to your amp.

>>69870208
ok, what would you recommend that's similar to those?

>>69870203
recs on a quality solid state amp under $400? I play mostly indie bullshit and have pedals for effects

>>69870151
Wtf is "power stack" do?

>>69870171
Calm your autism

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>>69868013

Get yourself one of these

>>69870231
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_mSjeQ8Wco
supposedly makes a combo amp sound like a full head and speaker cabs setup

>>69870229
i'm not too familiar with amps anymore now that i've settled for my vibrochamp (and plans to build my own amp) but, either a fender mustang or a blackstar id core could work. stay away from marshall solid states, they just suck imo. orange is good as well.

>>69870260
I've got a Mustang I at the moment and i'm looking to upgrade

>>69870229
Try some shit at a music shop or pawn store. I got a crate 212 gfx for $100, and a fender bassman 100 1x15 for $180 at a pawn store.

>>69870293
blackstar ht 1(r)
they are the 1 watt tube amps that sound real nice. r is for the added reverb in the ht1r models. if you really want a tube amp that's your best bet for apartment use. completely forgot about it

>>69870295
he wants it for apartment use, big speakers like those are a no no

anyone know anything about the supro pocket bass?

>>69870257
O.. thx. I'd guess it doesn't work well? Like i use it with a frontman 10g it prob won't do it justice... and the boss modelers on my multi are kinda meh, i couldnt imagine this be much different

>>69870339
>frontman 10g
Man, I loved that little guy

>>69870228
I'd say I used Boss HM-2, but at this point they're kind of expensive, and it's only going to get worse. Maybe a pocket metal muff?

>>69870316
That sounds right up my alley

>>69870295
I feel so awkward going into pawnshops

>>69870175
Ive played with just a drummer with it. But i had to crank it so it was overdriven. The clean sound isnt quite loud enough. Also playing with positioning of the amp relative to the drummer and the room will help you both hear it

>>69870333
Ahh, my bad. 15 inch bass amp prob bother half the building. I had a zoom707II like 10 years ago i used with headphones when i lived in an apartment. Sounded neat, had metro and drum beats programmed, looper. It just felt like a plastic piece of junk. I'd say they're build well tho. It was next to the bed, next to the amp and i knocked water/beer off the amp on it like 20 times, before the leds went nuts and another 4 or 5 before it stopped working

>>69870350
>used Boss HM-2
you see if I did that (and I would actually just get the $25 clone from behringer) there's only one tone I would ever use it for, which is a problem because I want a pedal that I can get a couple different tones out of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsdWLtPAVqM

metal muff isn't a bad idea though.

>>69870349
Yeah, my wife got me one a few years ago. So i could play in the living room without having to lug other amps out there. It's neat, however my daughter kinda confiscated it.

$25 to guitar center what buy

>>69870430
Seeing as how it was used by Swedish death metal bands. shoegaze bands, and classic rock guitarists, I think it's a pretty versatile pedal. But if you don't like it, don't get it.

>>69870417
never heard of zoom, nice story, kinda trying to avoid spilling things on my fender

>>69870450
set of strings

>>69866129
I'm getting an EBS BassIQ envelope filter on the cheap.
Pretty sure I have must of the stuff I really want now:
Octave>comp>OD>envelope>Fuzz>looper
Is there a reverb that sounds decent on bass? Or anything else I should be considering?

>>69870450

D'addario NYXL strings. 10-52, preferably.

>>69870365
>I feel so awkward going into pawnshops
Yup. Me too. I just ignore everyone. "Need help" "nah. Just lookin". Or bring my talkative brother. He'll chew their ear off while I won't be bothered.

>>69870450
strings or picks

>>69870484
Lmao. Sorry for the blogpost. Zoom is pretty decent, or was. A few friends had other models. That was the only one i ever had. Cheap enough, did a lot of shit. Even for a stupid kid that spilled shit on thier pedal. I don't know if they've improved or anything in the last 10 years.

>>69870450
a good locking strap

>>69870450
strings, picks a cheap tuner, a slide, maybe a capo? Or order a FAB pedal or a cheap strap

>>69870450
Was gonna say picks. Going with a slide. And picks.

>>69870546
no need for apologies m8.

>>69870549
>bought a set of locking straps
>try em out on cheap guitar that i still keep
>neato
>pick up again after a couple days to install on main axe
>straps are broken
never again

>>69870558
all that for $25? he's going to GC remember?
>pick 2

>>69870617
naw just listing what he could get (I could've worded it better)

>>69870316
Just got the HT 1 for apartment use as my fender super 60 is way too loud.the HT 1 sounds fucking awesome. Got it for $150 on reverb plus like $25 shipping.

>>69870746
nice

another terrible /gg/ thread

>>69870903
now that you showed up

>>69870945
>roasted
damn nigga, you ravage

Merry Christmas /gg/

>>69870903
This one has been pretty on topic?

>>69870903
Same as always.

>>69870316
>>69870746
Would it be stupid to get the half stack

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/blackstar-ht-1r-mini-stack-1w-tube-guitar-head-with-ht-112-1x12-speaker-cabinet?rNtt=blackstar%20ht&index=15

>>69871090
Looks like a lot of money

>>69871090
yes and no
no because then you could always swap speaker cabinets to your liking and whatnot

yes because it's small and to me it's pointless to get small stacks like that, might as well make it a combo

twas the night before christmas, and all through the chan
not an amp was buzzing, all guitars are on stands
the guitars were all strung and tuned up with care
in the hopes that warm tones would soon be there

the pedals were nestled tightly on the board
with visions of licks and jazzy blue chords
crazyaga is posting, and I try to ignore
while looking for progressions, I haven't heard before

when out on the board there arose such a post
i gazed up from my shoes, with a glimmer of hope
away to the basement, I ran in a flash
to play my guitar, slung real low, just like slash

the sticky I ignored, I pretend like I know
I should probably just lurk, or maybe just go
when wat to my wondering ears should appear
arpegios so sweet, and all the notes I want to hear

with a little old amp, and a really thick pick
came new riffs that I knew were so sick
more rapid than metal, the notes they all came
I knew all the chords, and I called them by name

now f sharp, now b, now a minor and g
on d9 on a7, on b flat and c
from the top of the neck, to where pentatonics do fall
we're all going to make it, merry christmas to all

>>69867621
Some theory. Just start messing around with basic chord progressions. I IV V and II V I are the most common, play around with them, try modulation. Descending and ascending chords, you know just simple stuff

>>69871580
kawaii

>>69871580
dank

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>>69871580
nice

>>69871281
>>69871090
i don't really get the point of a separate head plus a speaker unless you plan to use a giant stack or change either one frequently. seems like a goddamn pain to lug around

>>69871580
If this isn't pasta, how long did it take

>>69867949

Only if you have a tube amp. Otherwise, get something more practical like a Boss Overdrive or even a looper pedal.

>>69871757
>unless you plan to use a giant stack or change either one frequently
yea that's what i meant

>>69871803
maybe 15 minutes. should have been 20 because I made a few mistakes and gave up writing more verses.

I've been working on writing lyrics, so it's just an exercise. 12 days of /gg/ coming

>>69871851
nice

>>69871827
so i have a tube amp, what's the difference between using this pedal and cranking my amp to like 8 to get authentic overdriven tone? (i've never done it because the amp is fucking LOUD)

i'm just confused as to the difference between a tube screamer and a regular distortion pedal. and to what the difference is between the pedal and my amps built in overdrive

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on the twelfth day of christmas, /gg/ gave to me...

twelve frets a buzzing
eleven pedals fuzzing
ten shitlords saging
nine tripfags raging
eight birds a perching
seven bassists lurking
six drummers missing

five brand new strings

four chords in key
three fronts of stores
two pics of cats
and a shit post I made for /gg/

>>69871937
nice

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Merry Christmas you faggots

>>69871580

Dude sick

>>69871925
tube screamer is a distortion pedal, silly goose. the difference the amount of volume presented. the TS will get you a distorted sound at a lower level like any other distortion pedal. the thing of it is, distortion pedals give off some of their own "colour" to your tone.

crazyaga, that fucking tripfag
made another stupid post
if you give him attention
on and on he will post

all of the other fa/gg/ots
used to laugh and call him names
they never let poor 'yaga
live down his tripfag shame

then one thread on christmas eve,
the mods came to say
crazyaga with your posts so trite,
won;t you make the thread tonight

then all the /mu/tants loved him
and they played guitars with glee
crazyaga the fucking trip fag
you're the trip fag we need

>>69871580
>now f sharp, now b, now a minor and g
>on d9 on a7, on b flat and c

https://clyp.it/wwp4zwm3

>tfw beginnerfag and start to actually notice significant progress

Still nowhere near presentable or anything but I can switch chords considerably faster now and they sound a lot more clear

Guitar is fun

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>>69871982
What the fuck man

>>69871937
It was one great shitpost. I can't sing and it's very early, but here: https://clyp.it/wkkvibg0

>>69872227
fuck off roman

>>69872309
this is the last place I expected to find a furry car reviews fan

this thread is 90% reddit though so I shouldn't be surprised

>>69872227
the only part I don't get is 8 birds a perching
maybe 8 strings a djenting?

Can someone figure out what chord or riff is going on at about 0:13?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPHChWaPvXU

>>69872462
You don't know the bird meme on /gg/?

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>>69872462
the guy who posts birds on guitars

>>69872501
>>69872508
stupidest meme in this general

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I still want this amp

>>69872554
I like it :>

>>69872600
I'm sure you do reddit

>>69872559
I still have that amp.

>>69872252
actually sounded pretty good desu

>>69872490
No fucking clue man. That's difficult to hear. Here's my best bullshit guess:

https://clyp.it/54zi3lvq

last one cuz I'm running out of steam

just hear those hot licks sizzling
whammy bar jiggling too
come on lets have another
/mu/ thread together with you

I hear the bassist calling
and he isn't coming, what's new
come on lets have another
/mu/ thread together with you

tune it up, tune it up, tune it up
let's go, it's time for the show
we're playing the same tunes as before
tune it up, tune it up, tune it up
it's grand, that cramp in your hand
I'm playing along, to a 90's rock song
with my band

>>69872670
thats sick af dude, thx for the guess

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excuse my nans bathroom (its christmas what can u do)

new guitar lads, i spent my last paycheck on it and its absolutely incredible, i used to post my gibson flying v on here but ended up selling it for this and i can tell you right now
Fender > gibson

>inb4 hes never played a proper gibson
>ive owned a lp custom, an 81 exporer and two flying v's

when are you gonna accept your mij fender overlords?

>>69872270
bless u my man, see? it does pay off and will continue to for the rest of your life

>>69872634
The dummy load makes it idiot proof right?

It's going to be my first tube amp and I don't want to screw something up

>>69872708
I'm a retard and I haven't fucked it up. You have to do something extraordinarily dumb to break it with just regular use.

>>69872683
>trading one meme for another meme
I dub thee...

Master Memer: Master of Memes!

>>69872683
How did you snag an MIJ

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>>69872748
ur mum calls me master of peen

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>>69872757
ebay lad, it was only 400 quid as the girl selling it was desperate for cash, spent the rest of my bucks on new humbuckers and a trem for it

>>69872794
>only 400 quid
lies

>>69872794
What's the scale length on it. Is it a tiny mustang or the slightly longer one

>>69872772
Yeah, she calls all the chronic masturbating beta orbiters with an faggy offset that.

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should i buy a joyo british sound monday for $25?

it's a marshall amp clone

>>69872854
you could have done a better job constructing that sentence

WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE

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i know i'm probably retarded for asking this, but i don't understand how people can play up and down the fretboard in a certain key. When I play, i'm confined to the little patterns in the major scale, how do people move around the fretboard so much and still stay in one key?

>>69872868
your mom did a better job constructing that sentence last night

**ZIIIIIING**

>>69872884
WWHWWWH

it's almost like those notes of the key exist outside of the frame you know and are other places on the neck . . .

>>69872884
"Knowing is half the battle!"

-G.I. Joe

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>>69872884
Use all the positions m9

>>69872743
What cab do you run it into?

>>69872884
practice switching to adjacent positions.
like play half the scale in first position then second half in next position. exercises like that that make you jump around.

>>69872946
THD 2x12. Sounds real good.

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This is a schecter

>>69872863
shit for $25 I'd do it even if it sucks

My gf bought be a new classical guitar for Christmas but some dingus at some point during assembly has put steel strings on the thing and the tension has warped the neck at a gnarly 80 degree angle. The thing is a fucking slope. I can roll coins down it.

Is this even worth complaining to the company about or will the guy just tell me "heh we can't prove our guy put steel strings on it for all we know it might've been you so tough luck pal :^)"

>>69872875
IT WAS ALWAYS BURNING SINCE ROMAN POSTIN'

>>69872990
it definitely is

>>69873000
yeah it's worth complaining

>>69873000
I'll tell you what I'd do, I'd just adjust the truss rod on that lil' nigga. I'd twist that shit like a OG, son.

THAT LIL' NIGGA HAS A TRUSS ROD RIGHT

>>69873086
>THAT LIL' NIGGA HAS A TRUSS ROD RIGHT
He clearly stated that it's a classical guitar.

>>69873086
Nylon Classical Guitars usually don't have truss rods

>>69873086
>turns allen wrench
WORLDSTAR

>>69873107
>>69873118
>>69873130
YO WAIT A MINUTE. STOP. HOLD UP.

Y'ALL NIGGAS TELLIN' ME THEY MAKE GUITARS WITHOUT NO TRUSS RODS IN THEM SHITS

>>69866129
TC electronics HOF? Yay or nay?

>>69873172
High on Fire has a signature pedal with TC Electronics? That's fucking weird.

Is this perfectly mixed and crystal clear EQd or not https://a.clyp.it/bhtodu5k.mp3

>>69873153
ye nigga peep dis
dem classical guitarrz aint got no truss rod cuz them shits be havin nylon strings and sheit nylon straings aint gonna be bendin no wood you stupid son? But dis nigga got one of them retarded motherfuckers dat put some steel strings on dat bitch now dat shit bent backwards like my sidebitch when I come thru.

>>69873238
son

WHUT DA FUCK YO

>>69868595
Let's be careful about ruling out entire genres like that

>>69873000
nigga the factory didn't put steel strings on a classical guitar, her side piece did

she runnin game get woke

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>>69872815
>pic related
>>69872828
its 24" so it is short scale but honestly i dont even notice.

>>69873231
There's some weird shit going on with the right ear, I hear crackling sometimes

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>>69872854
lol you sound a bit jealous

>>69873289
oh yeah now I'm convinced

>>69873318
>beta orbiter with a faggy offset who plays kvlt frostbitten black meal
>projecting
Shocking.

i need a bassist, southwest ohio, tri-state area, 513, 859 holler at me

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Shalom and may the star of David be upon you ever shinning the light of Elohim

>>69873467
is tomorrow still jews day out even though it's hanukah? what movie are you seeing? which chinese place are you picking?

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>>69873380
its christmas my man, why so angry?

>>69873512
MARRY CHRISTMAS MEME KING

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>>69873527
thanks, you too citizen

>sitting by the fire with my cats
>letting the dulcet tones of my clasical guitar wash over jazzy arrangements of christmas classics
merry christmas, guys

>>69873578
>destroying your guitar with heat

Can someone confirm

Merry Christmas

>>69873598
>Not buyign an ovation guitar specifically for bonfire playing

>>69873598
my classical guitar will go out of tune from the tidal effect of the moon or pizza bagels in the oven

>>69872757
Wait, theres a MIJ Jaguar near me for like 500 is that good deals?

>>69873632
MIJs in your area want you to play them.
Gibson hates this one weird trick.

>>69873467
>>69873493
Never forget God regularly punishes the Jewish people because they deny the divinity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

Merry Christmas, /gg/!

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>>69873632
depends what it is obviously

>i could have owned this for 600$
if its good go for it, mijs are always good if not great

>>69873649
Single mom now makes MIJ Jaguars working from home!
The fuck am I doing shitposting on christmas morning

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>>69873649
this japanese made son of a bitch is being bought by hot girls in your area.

and basically gibson is just fucking stupi

>>69872884
Know what notes are in a key, play those notes.

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>>69873662
Christmas is about more than Jesus, it's about letting the people you care about know that you appreciate them.

I appreciate all of you.

From my studio, to yours,
Merry Christmas

>>69873694
I'm down with that, merry christmas my dudes

>>69873694
Is your studio also a fallout shelter?

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>>69873730
basement bands will be the only bands to survive the nuclear holocaust

>>69873808
Is the acoustics any good?

>>69873814
let's just say my potential is not limited by the acoustics of the room.

the drums have an interesting decay, but it's hard to get a "big" sound out of them.

Recording the other shit doesn't make a difference if you're putting the mic on the grille of the cab.

I'm probably buying a room mic with christmas money, so it will be interesting to see how the room really sounds.

>>69871580
10/10

>>69874046
thank you

posting final version tomorrow

merry christmas to /gg/

merry christmas to everybody

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>>69871580
Nice

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I asked in a previous thread but never got an answer. How are those Japanese Gibson ripoffs from the 70's? I want a Les Paul but I don't really want an Epiphone and Gibsons are way too expensive for me.

>>69874816
Play it first. Some are excellent, some are 1:1 scale replicas, some are garbage. If you buy one without touching it make sure you pay less than the going rate so you wont lose money if you need to sell it.

I'm teaching myself fingerstyle right now (mainly travis picking stuff) and I'm wondering, when you pluck the string, should you do it more with the pad of your finger, or the very tip?

I'm not using nails btw.

>>69875131
just to add, I'd appreciate any tips in general regarding fingerstyle playing.

>>69875047
>Play it first
Welp. There goes that option. One music shop that doesn't stock used stuff and a shitty pawn shop that won't let you play guitars before buying them. Also they want retail for used guitars.

>>69875251
I mean, if you find one for a good price from a reputable seller then go for it. Like, if you find one for the price of a new epiphone thats one thing, if you get a lemon you can still probably sell it for around what you paid, but i wouldnt spend $800 on a gamble. Use the internet, too. Some of those knockoffs are pretty well documented, and you can find forum posts from over a decade ago about certain brands. Some even have fan sites. Ebay turns up a lot of hits off "lawsuit guitar", some as low as $250. If youre trying to save a buck start there, youll just have to do some footwork.

>>69873467
>gay jews
is this you crazyaga ?

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>Had a dream about that guitar I wanted but couldn't afford
>Wake up, stay in bed knowing nothing awaits you ouside of your room this morning

Is the current design of the guitar really as good as it gets? Those bridges, those tuning pegs, that wood etc? Has anybody ever tried to improve upon the design in any significant way?

>>69876384
There's a lot of things that can be improved and are improved with luthiers and smaller manufacturers.
For instance, the body can be twice as thin without any consequence (The Ibanez S series does that)
There's a few ergonomic options that can be done too, like a slight fan, or an asymetrical neck profile (I haven't tried it so I can't tell if it's that good, but it seems nice in theory)

in other words : no, it can get better, but then it won't look like a "classic guitar" and people won't buy it.

>>69876384
There may be improvements possible, but right now its really easy to either be really traditional or really gimmicky. The most recent developments i can think of are fanned frets/multi scale guitars and automatic tuning. Both of those arent necessarily an advancement, but its just something different. i have no use for eother personally.

Electric guitar company is pretty cool, even though they look like ass. Metal guitars arent necessarily innovative, but theyre the first to offer nothing but metal guitars(inb4 bc rich, not that kind of metal).

Guitars are better than theyve ever been as far as playability and customization, the only draw back is mass production, shoddy quality control and all the negatives that come along woth that.

At this point is just about inproving the wheel, not reimventing it. The next steps will be with amps and effects, eventually digital will replace analog.

Best bedroom amp for $200? Preferably a modeling amp for something somewhat versatile.

>>69876483
>Both of those arent necessarily an advancement
fanned frets are a game changer for extended range, or weirdly tuned (thinking about new standard tuning in particular) guitars, the tension becomes right without resorting to extreme string gauges.
They're not gimmicky, they're niche, they have an actual purpose.

>>69868013
very comfy stuff my man

>>69868013
This almost makes me wish I picked bass instead.

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>>69867354
another wasted life

>>69867821
>PRS
>Mesa
>311 poster

this guy actually owns

>>69873598
>>69873630
>>69873626
My acoustic is over 50 years old, and this thing has never gone out of tune before (it was made in Korea so...)

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tfw garageband sims sound better than your amp

>>69877177
My amp is louder than your garbageband sims.

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>tfw no guitar presents on christmas

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>>69877257
iktf
at least that means no one fucked up buying the wrong kind of strings or whatever
I might say fuck it and buy one for myself but I can't decide on which and I'm kinda poor.

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>>69871580
wonderful

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>>69877257
>tfw new amp after playing without one for months
>only guitar breaks

>>69877257
Sometimes you need to buy your own

>>69869819
>Play opening of a song
>Start noodling after 45 seconds

Did this for years. Find some simple songs with nice chord progressions that you can sing to.

>>69877340
Breaks like how?

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So you guys would Rebecca Dirks right?

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>>69877931
absolute perfection

>>69873298
damn damn

>>69877931
is she related to dierks bentley?

>>69877931
guitar waifu general when

Have you guys seen John 5's lava lamp guitar???
https://youtu.be/ypY2AblXzPA?t=204

>>69878327
He looks sorta like Amy Shummer.

I found a .75mm nylon pick I must have bought back when I started out
How do people play with these things ? They feel awful.

Anyone get a new guitar for Christmas?

>>69877631
The port that you connect the amp plug to got torn out of the side of the guitar and the wire connecting the amp to the strings snapped so now only half of the guitar worked.

>>69878761
I got a blank body/neck for a bass guitar plus some of the basics to put it together, excited as hell

What color combination should I do for the body/pickguard? I was debating whether I wanted to do some cool colors or if I just wanted to put wood varnish to make it darker and call it a day or something

>>69878721
super thin picks make zero sense to me. "they're good for jazz and shredding!"
just use your fingers for jazz and for shredding just get good with heavier picks, lightweight kiddos

>>69878761
I saved up and bought a Taylor 114CE

I like the cutaway for the added brightness onto the already bright sound Taylor guitars typically have, wondering if I should save up for some sort of Koa top for darker sounding stuff

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>>69878761
I bought this for myself the other day.


Still coming in the mail. Going to put a black pickguard on it and probably throw some type of seymour duncan SC in the bridge position.

>>69878761
I bought one so I'm happy. I also bought another stand and a nice sling to go with it.

>>69878882
I can't play comfortably without .88's

>>69878863
Get a cheap soldering iron and you can fix it.

The part youre talking about is the jack. You just have to reheat the lug for the broken wire and reattatch it with some fresh solder.

>>69878882
I'm messing around with it right now, for shred it's garbage, I keep "slipping" and missing notes.

Has anyone ever tried this? Running your preamp through the NS2's loop?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3_iUXPY0Fg

>>69878991
I tried it, didn't work very well for me with my 6505+. Sure it took out all the noise, but it seemed to be eating into the tone and gating a bit too much even with the settings pretty low

>>69878882
I've never heard anyone say thin picks are good for jazz or shredding, it's just not true. The only merit of thin picks is they're good for strumming a bunch of chords

anyone know how to get some cool vocal effects?

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what do you guys think of this design?

>>69879198
>gold hardware
you almost had it right

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Post Christmas loot.

Need a delay or reverb though, I feel so naked.

>>69879135
Slap your throat rapidly while singing for some dope vibrato

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>>69879209
Only thing different would be that the Fender logo will be black not pearloid.

>>69879232
lmao I had /prod/ open in another tab. I thought I was there.

>>69879328

>>69879328

>>69879328

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>>69879363
too slow old man

>>69879374
its all good as long as it s not a Roman/Crazyaga thread.

>>69878882
Thin picks are good for acoustic strumming

>>69879131
Slash says it's easier to play fast with super thin picks, I think that's why everybody believes it

>>69878761
yeah, I got a Fender T-Bucket 400CE used $230