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>>69990256

If you don't use a tape recorder for distortion or delay, stop playing

>friend stabbed a butter knife through my snare

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>>69999740
this is sick

alright gg, any of you ever painted on a guitar? i dont want to repaint the guitar, i just want to paint something on the guitar. what kind paint do i buy?

>>69999741
for what reason

>>69999741
Does your snare look like a stick of butter?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id1Ayo-G4eU

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fuck this bearded baby looking cunt

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>>69999902
Want to paint it soon.

>>70000188
Why

>>70000188
Gladly.

>>69999674
Who is this semen demon?

>>70000188
better than Jared Dines or Terreberry, but damn he is a shill. Also you can never hear shit in his amp demos because he constantly has the mix blasting behind it and only plays drop d riffs.

what size of hex key do fender/squier strat truss rods need?

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You like my guitar?

>>70000379
Not really desu

>>70000379
It's pretty unique looking if nothing else

>>70000379
JUST

>>70000188
meh, he's not that bad, his only issue is the same as Ola Englund, all his mixes sound the same, but otherwise his videos are correct.

>>70000379
I've seen those before, kinda ugly imo but I'm still somewhat curious as to how it sounds.

>>70000379
I think I do.

>>70000379
yes

>>69999902
I've done it about 5 times now

Use duplicolor lacquer spray from automotive stores
Use:

Deft sanding sealer
1 can primer
2 cans paint
2 cans clear

the cans are expensive and small ($8 per can), you can get away with just using some clear lacquer spray from home depot, thats for doing a whole body

what do you want to paint on the guitar?

Is Rob Scallon the best youtube celebrity guitarist?

>>69999999
>>70000000

>>70000461
they're all overrated
at least he's somewhat interesting techniquewise

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>>70000461
>YouTube guitarist
no, they're all fucking memes and if you enjoy their content, you should stop posting here.

>>70000461
who?

>>70000438
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzDcm5wlhlM

This kind of gives you an idea. I play mine through an AC30 so it's a bit chimier but still sounds solid.

I got it for $400 too so it was a pretty good deal.

>>70000461
Nah, that's Stevie T.

>>70000375
The key that came with my squire affinity is 4mm

>>70000293
>steel in backround
Some bass akwards, ding toed, cuntry bish.

can you guys recommend an attenuator?

>>70000590
damn I don't think mine came with any
but then again I may not remember cos it was years ago

I have an overdrive, wah, and a looper and a hot rod deluxe. Should I get a delay, phaser, or reverb?

>>70000545
That's kinda boring to me, that might just be the tone they dialed it but I don't know for sure.

So for my first guitar I was thinking about getting an Epiphone Les Paul to learn with. What guitars would you recommend?

>>70000616
it could cost almost a dollar to replace the key

just buy another squire

>>70000656
delay or reverb

>>70000688
well I won't be able to buy one until like monday and none of my dad's keys seem to fit

>>70000656
Avalanche Run, pricey but delay and verb in one.

>>70000710
how could you not buy an allen wrench until monday?

>>70000754
well I guess I could do it tomorrow before the shops don't close down before new year's eve so I might be bothered to do so
what is actually important and what has not been answered yet - what is the actual size of the key?

>>70000681
Yeah, that's not really the best representation but it gives you an idea.

>>70000457
i was thinking a rose in this abstract sort of style i do one but it may be too corny. whats the process you use with those ingredients you listed? do i need to stick some primer on the spot i want to paint the rose?

>>69999050
Try some sus2 chords

Csus2
x 3 5 5 3 3

Dsus2
x 5 7 7 5 5

You can also play major and minor chords as power chords with the root of the chord on the D string and the third in the bass like this:

EMaj
4 x 2 4 5 x

Emin
3 x 2 4 5 x

You can play power chords with the fifth in the bass to give them a heavier, fuller sound:

D5
5 5 7 7 x x

E5
7 7 9 9 x x

There are some chords you can play with open strings:

D5
x 0 0 2 3 x

G5
3 x 0 0 3 3

The Hendrix chord (7#9) sounds pretty good even with thick distortion:

E7#9
x 7 6 7 8 x

>>70000784
4mm but get a whole set of metric for like a fiver.

>>70000784
1/8" for fenders

other dude is saying 4mm, which could be the case for asian stuff

buy both

>>70000861
good to know, I avoided falling for buying the 1/8 key from the fender jews

>>70000895
my squier is chinese so maybe I'll be better off with the 4mm one

>>70000950
remember, you're not buying some special truss rod adjustment tool, you're buying a plain old allen wrenches. Just get both. You can get a fucking set of allen wrenches for like $5.

>>70000375

Truss rods that take an ordinary allen wrench are usually 4mm or 5/32". They are close enough in size to be interchangeable between metric/imperial (5/32" = 3.96mm).

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Yeah? Nah?

>>70001018
except I'm a eurofriend and I'm not sure if I'll even find a 1/8 wrench that easily, it seems that 99% are exact metric sizes
>>70001060
neat

>>70000895
>>70000906
>>70001060
>>70001084

I just tried the wrench that came with my am deluxe on my chinese squire. It didn't even have a fucking hex socket. I don't even know what it is, like some kind of slot.

on my indonesian squire, the wrench was too small, so 4mm is right, I guess.

>>70001084

1/8" = 3.17mm so you can get away with using a 3mm on those. Wrap a piece of masking tape over your allen wrench to shim the difference.

>>70001018
>>70001084
nvm just found a mixed metric-imperial set for like 3 bucks

>>70000656
>>70000712
Dispatch Master is another EQD Delay/Reverb that's cheaper

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>>70001123

You probably need one of these.

Thinking of getting an Eastman AR371CE based on a recommendation from here a while ago. Can't decide between wood look or a traditional sunburst

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>>70001177
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I just got an Epiphone SG and the low E is buzzing like fuck.

>>70000856
>>69999050

Also very useful are smaller diads like thirds (major and minor):

Cmaj diad
x 3 2 x x x

Dmaj diad
x 5 4 x x x

Emin diad
x 7 5 x x x

Another very useful kind of diad is a root note with the third in the bass like this:

Bmaj diad
x 6 9 x x x

Amaj diad
x 4 7 x x x

Another diad is just the root note with the fifth in the bass like:

G5
x 5 5 x x x

Bb5
x x 3 3 x x

C5
x x 5 5 x x

(think "Smoke on the Water")

Let me wrap things up with the Tritone interval. You hear George Lynch and Mötley Crüe use this one all the time:

Tritone on E
x 7 8 x x x

Tritone on D
x 5 6 x x x

And here's an example of tritones sounding rather bitchin':

https://youtu.be/mKPIoeLjd9E

>>70000379
pretty cool

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>>70000950
You need a 5mm I have a CV Squire Strat. Bought a set of Allen wrenches for a dollar or two at Walmart. I forgot the smallest size but you can use it to adjust the saddle height.

>>70001211
>I bought a cheap guitar and it's shit
Did you have it set up when you bought it? If you did bring it back and explain the issue and I'm sure they'll help you out. If not bring it in and see if a tech can help you.

Speaking of guitar specific tools, the thing that annoys me the most is the height adjustment screws on some bridge saddles. Some companies insist on making those the tiniest possible. The Hipshot Kickass bridge on one of my basses takers 1.5mm. I mean holy shit can you not at least make that an even 2mm? A lot of basic allen key sets don't even come with a 1.5mm.

I'm thinking about buying a mastermind so I can put all my pedals in a rack.

My band hasn't played in over a month and I'm pretty sure we're done.

Help.

>>70001211
Raise the saddle. Should be tons of vids on YouTube. It literally is just turning a screw.

>>70001080
Looks meme tier

https://youtu.be/Mn3iIQNC0fo

Excerpt of my bands most recent show a week or two ago, thoughts?

>>70001395
>tfw didn't cop the star wars super meme version

>>70001414
just what i'd expect from angsty suburban high schoolers desu

>>70001414
the bassist is going to give himself whiplash

>>70001203
I like that

>>70001441

LOL yeah, it's worth it though

>>70001343
thanks man.

>>70001439

Haha yeah, unfortunately that's the kind of music we like playing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ it is what it is

>>70001414
I thought it was just bland twinkshit but when I saw that stupid forced "brakdown" I gave up on any sort of pity
this is trash

>>70001521

You're not wrong though, glad you took a listen :)

>>70001414
this reminds me of one of my favorite local bands

the bassist usually wears fish nets and rolls around on the floor

the singer is a big sweaty fat guy.

they dedicate all their songs to random shit. he dedicated a song to paula dean. he pulls out a tub of margarine and rolls and spends the entire song buttering rolls and throwing them at people in the crowd. not tossing them, like whipping them at peoples' faces.

>>70001567
>lol so RANdum XD

>>70001567

Oh my god, that sounds awesome if the crowd is actually into it. I really enjoy when bands do their own thing. (Provided that they have fans that reciprocate the act)

>>70001505
No problem man. I didn't want to mess with anything with the guitar but adjusting the height was so straightforward. Same with intonation, truss rod and raising the pickup height for a pickup that was too quiet.

Going to look into painting and some soldering stuff when taking out the pickups.

>>70001567
i would not go see that band live

>>70001567
One of my friend's ""bands"" is themed around cheap wine.
It's trash but every time they do a show they throw some re-branded plastic bottles of wine with their band's logo taped on it, and everyone ends up pissed.

>>70001623
>>70001599
>>70001593
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlpD233xkiI

>>70001608
Cool. I'd love to get into DIY customizing, but I'm pretty strapped for cash right now, hence why I had to get an Epiphone.

>>70001303

Wait, just double checked this. It's not the bridge that needs 1.5mm, it was the set screws on the pot knobs on that bass.

>>70001728

It's pretty fun once you get a handle on how everything works in relation to everything else on a guitar. Also addictive. You start looking at cheap instruments with an eye towards breaking them down for parts to make frankenstein instruments.

Speaking of which I am just in the process of collecting the couple things I will need to do a fretless conversion on my cheapo bass. That will be the biggest job I have tackled so far.

>>69999708
How would I go about doing this?

>>70001836
with at least $500

Just built the trotsky overdrive from beavis audio(thanks to the wayback machine). Used different diodes and transistor cause availability, blows any tube screamer ive ever used out of the water. Its really solid.

>>70000188
I fucking hate him too. And he has shit taste in metal.

>>69999674
5 of my 6 pedals are boss, the other is a wah. need a delay and a reverb now and i'm thinking of buying them boss just for the meme factor

What's some good blues to play to impress normies?

>>70001728
Cheaper guitars are great because you might only have to swap pickups later down the road.

I love my Squier Telecaster. Don't need to change anything so far.

>>69999674
Post more of Jewel wearing high heels

>>70001880
has anyone ever broken boss stomp pedal?

idea for a gimmick: people post restrictions for licks, and then other people create licks fitting the restrictions and post them here.

i'll start: two consecutive notes can't be played on the same or adjacent strings. ie you have to skip at least 1 string, string 1 then string 3 is ok, but string 1 then string 2 isn't

>>70001937
my dd3 broke. i mean it took a car crash, but it broke

>>70001976

ok my turn

restriction: you can only lick my dick

>>70001657
I was expecting this to be bad but it's alright.

>>70001976
>>70001937
>>70002003
idea for gimmick: drag boss stomp pedals behind my car and sell them on reverb.com as relic

>>70001976
Play Wonderwall

>>70002060
ikr, the music is just okay, but the performances are entertaining af

biggest gripe is that the guitarist leans on that cry baby all. fucking. night.

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>>70001937
My chorus pedal has a finicky switch, otherwise no.

>>70001937
Someone spilled soda on my chorus pedal, the battery input shorted out, but I can still hook it up to a 9v adapter

>>70001976
Sorry; no amp.

https://clyp.it/r52ibtw4

>>70001976
do you even know where you are? There's like 5 people here who can play guitar. The rest post about gear and bikeshed.

>>70002430
sounds very country

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>>70002474
>There's like 5 people here who can play guitar.
this

I'm basically just larping as a roadie. buying gear, organizing it, maintaining it, sound checking, line checking, making sure all the levels are good, making sure all the guitars are tuned and ready to go, chasing down noise issues

I rarely play,

>>70002553
that looks like military housing, is that a PMQ?

>>70001976
I thought of this months ago
pretty memey

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>want to put a Bit Commander first in my chain
>its has top-mounted jacks that force me to fuck up my entire board

why do they do this to us bros

>>70001976
poster of this, decided to give it a go myself:
https://clyp.it/origlu35

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I'm trying to learn strict alternate after years of economy picking and holy fuck it's frustrating.

>>70002701
I've slipped into economy picking after years of strict alternate picking.

>>70002679

That's why I put a tuner in first.

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>>70002836
i use a space station as my tuner which is already in my fx loop

>>70000684
Ibanez it's a good one too

>>70002880
Why are you running a tuner in your fx loop? You want the tuner as close to your unadulterated signal as possible.

>buying the bit commander and not the bitquest
IHYGDDT

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>>70002880

>>70002944
>buying meme pedals

can't fathom the state of the pineal glands of these runts with their faggy $300 pedals that sound like utter shite

>>70002679
all your pedals should have top mounted jacks

>>70002992
alright granddad, play us dat sweet blooz lick

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Why haven't you bought an EQ pedal yet? Fuck, you can't have a better tone fixer for that price.

>>70003028
Do you live in a sewer?

>>70003028
what is going on here?

>>70003182
No.

>>70003208
Throwing a condensator in the oven.

>>70003208
>>70003182
looks like a brick oven and a capacitor, what's so confusing?

>>70003028
EQs are actually the best

>>70002553
Is it me or did your place used to look better before?

Were Rickenbacker basses ever made in Belgium? A local store has one used, but it's kinda suspicious. It's less than half the price a Rick would normally be, the wood pieces of the headstock are weird, there's no "rick-o-sound" written on the 2 outputs and the neck is all weirdly glued like it was torn off and there's sperm-like stuff in the upper frets. But it DOES sound like a rick, at least to me!

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>>70003380
probably just the lighting

I also brought the coffee table in from the garage

>>70003404
Buy it and finish the half-assed cloning by some Chink.

>>70001880
>6 pedals
>no delay
How did you manage that?

>>70003464
old amp was shit but had built in delay

>>70003472
* i meant reverb fuck

Anyone else here actually play in a band?

>>70003432
yeah, the low lighting makes your walls look decent lmao
where's your place at?

>>70003601
not any more, my band fell apart due to sexual tension

do you play bass and own a watch?

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>>70003601
Not right now. Most musicians seem to be terrible people and I didn't want to be around them anymore.

>>70003438
It looks like the real thing, it's pretty different from the chink copies with the very square horseshoe pickup cover.

The sales manager of the neighbor store doubts it's a real rick, he said the other store has some luthiers making copies for them. But that bass looks really old, it's very weird. I sent Rickenbacker an e-mail asking if they ever made guitars in Belgium.

>>70002553
>>70003432
comfy af

>>70003028
>add a bass eq pedal after my fuzz pedals
>no longer destroy my low end when using fuzz

all I need is a bypass loop now so I can turn them on both at the same time by pressing just one pedal.

>>70003644
>my band fell apart due to sexual tension

Please elaborate, anon.

>>70003644
I have the same issue within my 1 man band

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What specs do you guys use for your setups?
I just can't find a setup that feels just right and i might be going bald because of it

are classical guitars with bone nut&saddle a thing, or is that just something which isn't done?

>>70003644
>sexual tension
lol my band almost fell apart because our singer dumped her boyfriend who also played guitar in the band. But, we got a new guitarist who is way better and we're doing pretty well now.

>>70003731
>being in a band with a woman
lol

>>70003760
Nah, it's a lot of fun.

>>70001976
https://clyp.it/45wfltkl

It ended up being more of a tapping riff than a lead lick. Fun idea though, we should do challenges like this more often

>>70003706
>>70003731
don't fall for the qt bassist meme

she was going through a divorce and I started banging her low key

drummer tried to make a move, totally creeped her out, he found out about us, then tried to sabotage me by telling her things I'd said about her in confidence

>>70003805
man now i feel bad for not practicing the one i posted until it sounded decent

Alright lads help e I need help

>>70003805
definitely an A for effort, damn

>>70003805
jesus christ

>>70003808

our drummer is super qt

I don't think I'd initiate anything with her cause I want to keep the band going but man oh man, if she asks to I don't know what I'm gonna do.

>>70001850
>>70001836

I do this with a Fostex X-18. They sell for about 100GBP second hand now. Also includes a variable speed function for some other sweet effects as well as being a decent portable 4-track cassette recorder.

>>70003843
Ok What do you need help with?

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going to pick up one of these tomorrow for $20

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

Do we have any contemporary Christian praise and worship guitarists in here? What's on your pedalboard?

>>70003432
where do you hide your victims bodies

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Does anyone here know the specs for the Ibanez Stagestar Bass?

>>70003028

EQ pedal is like a pocket multi-tool. You don't necessarily have a specific use in mind for it when you take it with you in your pocket but somehow you run in to several uses for it on frequent basis. I've even used my EQ as a jerry rigged kill switch when my tuner pedal went on the fritz and I had to put my battery powered non-pedal one in to the loop temporarily (EQ after battery tuner in chain, gain slider turned all the way down).

>>70003970
lmao you come here and sift through the tentacle porn until you find jesus?

but yeah in my band at church, I use a boss super chorus and sometimes an ehx b9. no need for reverb or delay in a church and you just keep it simple

>>70003970
JCM 900 lead with a boost, chorus , reverb, echo and eq

>>70002679
xD nice cat meme!!!!1! can I steal this from you and post it on /r/Awww?

>>70003970

yeah me

pedalboard:

Polytune (black) -> Ibanez Weeping Demon -> Weehbo Helldrive -> Abominable Hail Satan -> NON Satanic Fuzz Ritual -> Blackout Cadavernous -> MASF Possessed

praise the lord my child

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>>70004099
>mfw when these are all real pedals

>>70003805
Well, he won.

>>70003970
I was on my youth groups worship team when I was in high school. I would only go because I got to play guitar.

>>70004199
He didn't shred and made pleb jams therefore he lost

>ayo cracka gimme dat offset
>lisen to deez sick blooz licks
>doot doot doodely doot
>whatcha think whiteboi?
what do?

assuming you have more money than sense, what rare pedal would you buy?

I'm thinking about getting a boss SG-1

>>70004254
>boss SG-1

lmao just get the clones

>>70004254
>what rare pedal would you buy?
none, all of them have close enough clones
i'm a player, not a collector

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>>70004248
well shit, that was a terrible post and i forgot the pic

>>70004254
Pearl ph-44, slow gear is cool.

>>70004293
I collect tones, anon

>>70003601
yes

>>70004254
probably a klon. i like that OD sound. i'm going to switch out my tube screamer for a soul food soon

>>70003719
Underrated post

>>70004254
masf wata

So I took an... extended break from guitar and am trying to fix some bad habits, quick question
Power chords: fingers 1+3 or 1+4?
Same question for 3 string power chords: 1+3(3 barred) or 1+3+4?

>>70004846
1+3, 1+3+4 unless a specific part requires those fingers otherwise

>>70004846
Whatever works for you. I use two fingers.

>>70004866
Been doing the latter and former respectively, guess now's a good time to change. Thanks

>>70004846
i use 1+4 on the larger spaced frets, like below the 5th fret. it's just less stretching, otherwise i use 1+3

for 3 strings i always use 1+3+4. just feels cleaner and i'm more in control

Im trying to learn how to slide, but my fingers keep sticking to the fretboard. Theyre not sweaty or anything, and I dont have a death grip on the neck either.
Is it because of the finish on the neck, or is it just because I need practice?

>>70004846
1+3
1+4 is in the same tier as doing an Em with the index and middle fingers

>>70004994
Could be either, things tend to feel awkward and wrong if you hesitate rather than powering through it. Go to a guitar center or something and see if you have the same issues on various display models

>>70005132
1+4 is just more comfortable sometimes

and the only proper way to play an Em is middle and ring

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>each pedal is only $30

So what's the catch?

>>70005184
They're smoll

>>70005184
the big boys with meme pedals will make fun of you

>>70005184
probably some Danelectro food pedals tier stuff

>>70005184
They're Chinese. They can't charge you the handmade by transgenders in Portland prices.

>>70005184
Made from pure chineseium

To be fair they seem fine.

Dont expect them to last forever

kemper

>>70006089
Axe Fx looks nicer on cabs

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>>69999674
Who else /Friedman/ in here?

>>70006089
Tube amplifiers

>>70006144
>jazz picks
i want this meme to die

>>70006267
They're objectively the best shape. Also tortex is objectively the best material. And 1.14 - 1.5 mm is objectively the best thickness

Your taste in plectrums is just wrong.

>>70005184
You don't get as many knobs and the more knobs means better tone :^)

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>>70006315
They are just too small for me to keep a grip on them while I strum.
I like sharp tortex picks .73-anything thicker.

>>70006416
That's probably due to the fact that you suck and play too hard.

>>69999740
I love it

>>70006550
>play too hard
some types of sounds can only come out if a certain amount of force is applied

>>70003722

Depends on the guitar you have. If by set up you're simply talking about string action, Fender, Gibson, Epiphone etc. all have their own recommended string action height. I always go above it though, to avoid fret buzzing and maximise sustain.

>>70002553
You could just about do a house show down there

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>>69999674

damn jewel was fine af

dem legs mane

>>70003601
I want to

>>70006644
I suppose you use light strings then right?

>>70006755

I use .10s on my Strat in E standard, and currently have .13s on my LP in C standard. I like going a little heavier than light.

>>70003601
Yep. Trying to get some shows for the upcoming year. .

Where would I go to get a Fender Logo professionally redone? My Dads 67' Strat has had the logo and script faded off since 95' and It's bothered him for a while because it's his prized possession. He loves it more than me and he really likes to show it off along with old pics of him playing it in high school . I wanna get it fixed for his birthday

Lake placid blue with black pickguard looks sexy af.

>>70007193
Film yourself burning it, and send him to an early grave.

>>70007193

Are you sure you'd want that done? Could lower the value of the guitar, and your dad might not like it. I don't think I would if I were in the same boat.

>>70006627
While that's true, it can still be done with smaller picks. Look at what the Nashville guys play. Almost all of them use smaller picks.

>>70007193
Post photos of headstock.

Personally unless it's REALLY bothering him, I wouldn't - it's part of the patina on a 50 year old guitar - think battlescars.

You don't want to half ass it and fuck it up with a cheap ebay decal.

If you're set on it, go to a luthier that specializes in restorations to have it done properly.

>>70004254

Not rare but a $250 bass compressor. I only use bass compression for a couple specific things and can achieve those adequately(ish) with a much cheaper compressor made for regular guitar. The thing is 'adequate-ish' really pisses me off when I'm in a particular mood and I want a real bass compressor of high quality instead.

I just ordered the TCE Spectracomp though. It's the one reasonably priced compressor I haven't tried yet. I put it off because it's a 1-knob device that requires plugging in a USB cable and using a program on phone/computer to tweak beyond what the knob does.

>>70007255
>>70007394
We'll it does have the obvious checking and buckle rash from his local gigging days in the 70s and part of the fading is probably due to the Kentucky humidity. He's very proud of owning a Vintage Fender but the headstock only says "Fend----------------er"
Everything in the center is wiped off. I'll try to find some pics since he only had them of him in a physical format

>>70006816
So you play with high action and thick strings then? Is it painful?

>>70005184
>So what's the catch?

Not much. You get bonus amusing Chinglish in the manuals for those things. That's true of all the knock off made in China pedal brands; Mooer, Joyo, etc. They do work and they sound fine if not blow you away amazing.

>>70003729
Wut

They are all using bone.

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>>70005184
They're Boss clones trapped in a small enclosure like the slaves who make them. Excellent pedals, I own the Donner Tutti Love Chorus and it's an amazing CE-2 clone. Here's a Andoer Trouble that's a Fulltone OCD v1 clone. The smaller size might be some loophole to some copyright infringement because these clones sound super close

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>>70007571

I have pic related. It's gets an unqualified recommend from me as a guitar compressor. On bass it... does better than I expected, does not kill your bottom end (much), and sounds fine with some fiddling between your amp eq and its own knobs.

>>70000321
Terreberry has shit taste, but he is talented and when he makes a good joke it his well. Dinnes on the other hand is the worst of the worst.

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this is going to seem stupid to many of you but oh well. could i put a mustang neck on an old teisco tulip? ive read one post on a forum that suggests so but id like some confirmation. if anyone has one of these old teiscos and could do some measurements it would be greatly appreciated. thanks a bunch pals.

>>70008530
I like it

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Are compression pedals a meme?

>>70009043
only if you compress the whole fucking mix so it sounds like my dick knocking on your door

>>70008767
I have a silly little Kingston (subsidiary of teisco) and the neck pocket is definitely too small on that thing for a fender neck. I know that might vary for your teisco and mustang necks, but just my input.

>>70001203
this finish looks really nice in person. It's like a nice Violin finish.

>>70008767
I doubt the teisco will be 24" scale. You would have to redrill the bridge posts (if the neck will even fit in the neck pocket.

>>70009220
dang. is it similar to the teisco tulips?

>>70009043

Not at all. They're even a bit underrated by guitarists (not bassists). Compression used in the right way can transform an okay guitar tone to a nice satisfying one that sits better in a full band mix.

It's tough to get a feel for them based on youtube reviews and demos though. Just by virtue of recording the audio and compressing the file, there is some compression of the audio happening there as well as the video (both size compression and audio wave compression). So what you're hearing on those demos is more compression on top of an already compressed sound, which is why you get the inevitable flood of comments saying it sounds pretty much the same or the sound with compression on sounds too squashed.

>>70009262
from the preliminary reading ive done, the models that im looking at came in 25.5 and 24. ill do more in depth research tomorrow though.

>>70009276
The body style is different but the neck looks really similar to mine. The fretboard width is sort of like a student guitar.

>>70009365
ah shucks. thanks for the info bud. i still want on oddball nip body with a quality fender style neck. ill have to look elsewhere i guess. good night and dream of some sweet riffs.

>>70009408
Don't be intimidated man, take on a project to make yourself a weird unique guitar. Just read up and experiment!

>>70009437
i would if i had access to the proper tools. i know he is pretty normie but mac demarco made me want an oddball nip riff machine.

>>70008956
:3

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>>70006267
>>70006315
>>70006416
I really want to find some american quarters to make some Mojo Picks
could order some already made but seems like they would be easy & cheap to make

Best amp I can get for bedroom use, budget of $250-300. I play mostly blues and assorted rock, almost never metal.

>>70009906
fender mustang
sounds pretty good for a cheap pos

>>70009906
>>70009988
This
I love mine, my big issue is trying to make a decent clean tone to use effects on

>>70007473

I wouldn't say I play with high action, medium I'd call it. Not painful at all, the gauges and tunings I play with are very easy to control, even with bending. If my Strat has .11s though, then it'd start to go into hard to control territory. No idea how Stevie Ray Vaughn got along with .13s.

>>70010026
yeah that pisses me off about it, If it was easier I'd get rid of my big cabinet and use it exclusively

How much would I have to spend on a decent acoustic? Been playing electric for about 2 years now, would like to mess around on an acoustic, been looking at something like a Fender CD60 but I'm pretty clueless.

>>70010373
At least $500 but closer to $1000 is better. Look for guitars made entirely of solid wood. Larrivee and Eastman are good. That's if you want a "decent" acoustic.

Anything less will just be a beater that's passable. Under $500 I would look into vintage Japanese Acoustics from Yamaha,Alvarez-Yairi etc.

>>70010373
1k~

>>70010373
Acoustic is less flexible than electric in the low tier price range. A cheap electric can be made better with some mods but a cheap acoustic is pretty much unsalvageable. The price ranges anons have posted above are accurate.

>>70010026
I wish I still had my usb connector so I could go in and make a clean tone. The closest thing is to take the twin reverb setting and turn the gain to zero

>>70003601
There's no scene near me to start a band, or at least no one posts on Craigslist. I hate Michigan.

Good babbies first bass and amp? I have a budget of $500 for both. I had been looking at the Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass.

>>70003601
Yes but when everyone is full time student scheduling is a bitch

I got $500. Tell me the ugliest guitar I can get for that money

>>70003601
I'd like to but being a nurse that's on call a lot and has an erratic work schedule makes it fucking impossible.

>>70009471
That's the reason I got my Kingston

>>70010701
squier

Are Ibanez acoustics pretty good? I play mostly electric and the ibanez acoustic I played in the shop felt good to me, almost felt like an electric with a slightly thicker neck

>>70010701
Buy an sg

>>70010859
who thought that design was good?
Why aren't the pointy bits even?

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>>70010671
I baught the SUB series bass a couple years ago for $300 and i love it. It plays really well and sounds great. You should at least try it out before you make your decision. If you buy it change the strings immediately

>>70011044
I've got that one in surf green. Can vouch

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Hey /gg/. Been playing guitar for about a year now. How am I doing?

>>70011060
>about a year
>single coil strat
>led zeppelin book or something
about right

>>70011060
>Stratocasters
get something better looking m8

>>70010126
SRV always tuned 1/2 step down and swapped between 12s and 13s depending on how his finger were feeling

I assume the answer is yes but how much easier is it to get into a gigging band as a bassist instead of a guitarist? I play both and enjoy both equally and I have been wanting to do that for a little while now.

>>70011137
It's guitar tabs for their first full five albums. It's pretty dope, and I got it for Christmas.

I do plan on replacing the strart eventually, though. I just figured I'd get good with what I have before spending more money.

>>70011215
Problem round here is a shortage of GOOD bass players and drummers.

Crappy ones are a dime a dozen

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Been practicing 50+ country songs six hours per day for three days now. Cannot wait for tomorrow so this pain can end.

Anyone else playing a New Year's Eve gig?

>>70011215
there are way more guitarists than bassists
if you're a good bassist that shouldn't be hard to achieve

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>>70011060
Played my first strat a few days ago, definitely interested in getting one. I had played for six years without touching one, not even a clone.

>fishman pickups

>>70011401
>>>>>>>>>>pickups

>>70011231
There's no need. Strats are great geetars.

>>70011215
Three of my close friends play bass, they're always busy. I've seen them receive offers for country gigs, rock gigs, jazz gigs, theatre gigs, you name it.

>>70011231
don't listen to >>70011426 strats are pleb tier

>tfw want to get better at guitar and learn theory
>no reputable teachers near me

>>70011486
Teach yourself

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>>70011486
Do you want to get better at guitar or learn theory (or both)?
There are plenty of resources for learning theory on your own. You can check out a free online course in music theory and supplement it with musictheoryddddoooottttnet. That's how I got started.
As far as guitar teachers go, I don't know man. I was able to squeeze in a music minor during my undergraduate. Got to play in a few ensembles, took lessons with proper guitar professors, very much worth it. Any chance you could take lessons with a music student/graduate in your area?

>>70011632
The thing is, there's only a community college in my town, though I'm planning on going to a university next year. Basically, I want to be competent enough to be original. Every time I try to create something, it sounds like shit.

>>70011486
dave conservatoire

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>>70006654
we try

>>70003642
ohio

>>70011668
Gotcha, I've been there before. Music theory and guitar lessons may help with that.
I played for about five years before college, all of which was self taught. Looking back, I was pretty shit when I started my music minor. My improvisation was meh, my repetoire was small, and I had no experience playing with others. Music lessons taught me more about improvisation, increased my repetoire, and forced me to play with people instead of playing in my bedroom. I can gig comfortably now, so it was definitely worth the time.

>>70011802
>almost went to school for music
>didn't because I figured I couldn't use the degree for anything but teaching
>kinda wish I did now

>>70007571

yo where can I get that OCD clone from

>>70005184
They are awesome, especially if you are a real player rather than a meme collector.

I have a bunch of them, and no issues so far.

(and you can have them for about $20 if you know where and when to buy)

>>70011970
idk i got it for $25 off craigslist. i was looking for an OD pedal and the OCD caught my interest next thing you know a guy is selling a clone for cheap a block away from my job so i bought it to try out and its amazing.

>>70008767
i own a Kingston as well as a squier mustang and i tried to see if i can swap the neck but no. the Squier neck is too wide and there needs to be a certain bolt to the body

>>70011970

>>70012456 Here,
Andoer, Donner, ENO, Rowin etc are, most of the time, clones of Mooer (which is already a clone brand)

As for OCD, my I prefer the Joyo Ultimate Drive (which is a bit bigger though)

Another good brand I like is Caline.

Coming from a jazz/blues/rock fusion background I want to get into solo acoustic stuff but I don't know any artists. Could I get come recommendations? I like stuff like Pat Metheny's acoustic stuff if that helps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbW4FmlN3M8

well i saw this thread and thought it was actually going to be helpful. its just another bunch of /mu/ assholes being asshole 99%. a few people are actually trying to help others, but for the most part it's just he same old trolls being as dickhead as they ever were. thanks buddies.

>>70012856
K.

>>70012790
Will Ackerman, Alex Degrassi, Michael Hedges, Roland Dyens etc..

>>70012890
Also Ralph Towner

>have never considered myself a fanboy
>own two Squiers and three Fenders
>a Fender guitar amp and a Fender bass amp
>looking at a 007 Bassbreaker head

W-whoops.

Thoughts on the Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster?

>>70013262
>classic vibe
Is gud enough

>>70013262
Rob Chapguy will tell you its the best thing in the world in videos but then never play one personally

>>70012856
>i saw this thread
>its just another bunch of /mu/ assholes being asshole 99%
>it's just he same old trolls being as dickhead as they ever were.
Don't worry, all the underaged high school redditors will be back in school on Monday and /gg/ will still be exactly the same but slower.

>>70012940
Exactly the same here:
>4 Strats (3 Fender, 1 modded Squier)
>Tele
>JM
>HRD

Was always chasing the sound in my head and finally realized it's easy with the right gear.

new thread

>>70013764

>>70005184
>what's the catch
miniaturized unserviceable components. you pop a cap or have some other component fail and you lose the pedal because it can't be repaired

>>70000379
I envy your guitar

>>70001414

holy fuck my ears.

Please for the love of God if you're going to to present music to the public through a digital medium, use a proper recorder rather than a shitty flip phone. If you've invested $1000's into your music shit you can go out and get a cheap zoom.

Honestly, I think you guys don't sound that bad it's just that I can't hear shit. I liked the bit after the breakdown, (which I did not like). you got a sound cloud?

Your energy is good. The bassist looks like he's hamming it up tho. The singer is creepin me out but i can deal with it.

>>70001657

This I can get behind. Sounds like Clutch meets Tenacious D or That Handsome Devil.