/GG/ Guitaru and Bassu Generalu

Answer anons question sub edition
>>70470744

Seven Nation Army on my sisters bass.

>>70470744
Black Magic Woman

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>>70470904
>sister
>bass
is she single

>>70470928
she stopped playing 10 years ago

>>70470940
What a shame.

>>70470940
thats not what he asked

>>70470940
IS

SHE

SINGLE

>>70470842
Whys it gotta be west coast only?

One of my favorite guitar samples
https://youtu.be/uV3QYQzlcJ4

>>70470978
>>70470983
She's married with 4 kids.

>>70470940
that doesn't answer the question

D standard is pretty good. I haven't tuned to it in years.

Should I just cop flat wounds and stop asking /gg/ if I should get flat wounds? .11s for my guitar.

>>70470940
L O N D O N
O
N
D
O
N

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

Is this shoegaze? Chorus sounds like shoegaze.

>>70471215
are you playing jazz on the neck pickup?

if not, fuck flatwounds

what are you playing right now /gg/?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckqO2zjL5Wk

>>70471215
If you want a dull sound with some "thump" instead of ringing sustain then yes get them. Get D'adarrio Chromes so you don't spend too much just to hate them.

Anything cool from NAMM?

>>70471215
I had them on an Epiphone G400 last year. They were pretty cool. VERY dark tone however, if you like to play a lot of ambient/experimental music on your guitar then go for it.

>>70471328
Haven't seen anything cool yet. Mostly some new guitars that don't look any better than anything that's come out before.

combining my programming and musical skills to make a python program that creates a randomized daily practice routine to spice things up

this is my excuse for not practicing today

>>70471425
Do you know microcontrollers? Write code for digital effects.

>>70471290
The chromes are actually decent flats. At least the bass ones are. I've never used flatwounds on guitar.

>>70471328
Not yet.

>>70471510
Yeah, it's still what I use on guitar (because of cost). Thomastik Infelds sound better but I don't know if they're worth the price, they're certainly comfier though.

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>tfw you set up your floyd perfectly

Does anyone here have a Digitech Space Station that could help me?

I used to run a space station in an FX loop and get beautiful swells. However, everything else was shit in the loop so all my pedals are now in front.

However, when the Space Station is in front it seems to only have two options: It doesn't pick up soft playing, and once I play louder it suddenly gets LOUD

Is there a pedal I can place in front that would reduce my DB by X? Sort of like an anti-Boost, the opposite of a boost pedal

>>70471711
Volume pedal

>>70471279
nothing atm i'm browsing this shitty thread about guitars and pedals

>>70471766
>and pedals
see /pg/

>>70471425
make a program that counts 1 minute changes for you plz my tiny brain can't do two things at once

>>70471215
buy a set and try them out. personally i liked them with my humbucker guitar. i plan on trying them with my strat sometime soon

>>70471756
So something like new EQD Arrows would accomplish this? And just set the level really low?

Alright £15 for Thomastik bebops, £20 for Thomastik jazz swing, or £16 for Daddario Chromes. Reckon I should just try the expensive ones and if I don't like them at least I've tried the >best?

What's the problem with stock Epiphone humbuckers that I often see people talking about? I have them in my LP and I don't see how they're that bad, what are their downsides that I'm not aware of?

>>70471279
learning the slide part in the beginning

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

>>70471952
big price doesn't always equal better tone m8

>>70472046
That's why I said >best lad.

>>70472044
What is that? Mambo Sun?

Is a Boss RC-1 loop pedal good?

>>70472044
>2 twin reverbs
the sheer loudness...

>>70472126
yeah are they wearing earplugs? wtf

>>70472126
Deluxe

>>70471711
Just leave that pedal in the loop if it sounded good there. I don't see the problem.

>>70471891
Dont know what that is. If it cleans up with your volume knob itll clean up with a volume pedal.

>>70472118
its Everlasting Light by The Black Keys, it is a Mambo Sun rip off though. The guy with the green jazzmaster added a cool slide part that caught my ear

>>70472126
Theyre two Deluxe Reverbs actually, a Blackface and Silverface

>>70472218
>>70472258
i see

>>70471952
Yeah might as well get the Thomastik Swings ( I think the Bebops are roundwound) They'll probably have something closer to the gauge you use so you don't need to adjust your neck.

>>70472231
It sounds really great with other effects after it (phaser, reverb, everything else) but I want those in front of the amp

>>70472044
>jazzymastys without trem
but why?

>>70472383
It's a comfortable body shape.

>>70472407
I know it is, most comfy, but the trem is good.

>>70471279
Nothing.

I'm just slacking here at work

>>70472299
Also at those prices I would always get Thomastiks, here in the US I get chromes for the equivalent of £8 while I pay about the same as you do for the Thomastiks.

the only pedal i have is a shitty chorus pedal, what are some essentials /gg/

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If anyone has been watching some new pedals coming out, ProGuitarShop just released a video about the new Digiten feedback pedal. Sounds like a fucking cool idea since I don't have a sustainiac to produce feedback stuff for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puXTs6zclT4

Also EHX Blurst street price is around 137 bucks, making it hella obtainable for me. Think I might pick one up soon.

>>70472119
I might be late to answer but yes, it's fantastic. I think its strictly better than the Ditto, but it has a bigger footprint. I advise getting the FS-5U footswitch with it.

>>70472792
A tuner

>>70472792
tweakable fuzz so you get an OD, Distortion and Fuzz in one

>>70471703
Now, BOMBS AWAY!

>>70472809
Thanks! No not late at all, you're the only one to have replied. I think I will get it, its not too expensive which is good

>>70472859
Glad to be of help anon. Be sure to read the manual because it has ways of being set up that are different, for instance, by default it goes Rec->Overdub->Play but I like having it just go >rec->Play->Overdub for tapping. The footswitch I mentioned makes it MUCH easier to start and stop loops, takes out the need to double tap making things flow a little better if you are using it.

>>70472842
what are some good tweakable fuzz pedals

>>70471011
How strong is the marriage?

>>70472918
Yeah I'll definitely have to read the manual/come to this thread for advice. Despite playing guitar for years I've never actually bought/used a foot pedal before so its quite new to me

>>70472842
You can do all that with a Rat

>>70472933
Not that guy, but if they has 4 kids, they're probably both walking zombies. Sleep deprived, and in a constant state of stressed to the point of breaking. Way passed your point of breaking or any you'd think possible. Pushed far, from constant, slow pressure. You don't want that. Trust me.

>>70473145
Sounds like she needs to relieve that stress if you know what I'm saying...

>>70473220
a weekend of sleep?
because married women with kids don't like sex yknow

>>70473145
48yearoldanon, stop.

>>70472809
>I think its strictly better than the Ditto
why?

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seymour duncan 59 humbucker & replacing the hot rails w/ a yr 2002 american standard bridge pup ASAP. thoughts on this twanger??

>>70473299
1988 neck & body btw

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Played one of these in a shop and loved it, affordable price for a gibson too. Planning on sticking a couple P90s in it. Thoughts?

>>70473360
It isn't red.

>>70473360
Buy used if you really want a gibson brand guitar, if not buy something made in japan.
Or do whatever I'm not your fuckin dad.

>>70473299
There's better tele pups than American Standard.

>>70473232
They like it, they just pass out as soon as they hit the bed. Might be a + for this anon >>70473220 know what I'm saying

where to get pickguards from? i wanna replace my stock white one

>>70473405
I like the brown better

>>70473822
Warmoth

>>70473452
I've seen a couple but used gibsons for decent prices are few and far between where I am (GTHA)

>>70474012
Yeah but if you have patience you'll find 'the one'.

>>70473943
thanks b0sS

>>70473822
Ebay

Anyone buy from ishibashi?
I really wanna buy from them but I'm not sure about how they ship their guitars.

>>70474085
>>70473943

To the anon who suggested Ebay, I found my replacement guard from a group called "The Stratosphere". Have yall heard of them? Also, the replacement guard is only 10 dollars when compared to the one on warmoth (50 dollars). What gives?

>>70474273
warmoth have to pay their shills

>>70474273
Don't pay 50 dollars for a piece of plastic

>>70474273
They don't have advertising cost, and they probably buy in mega bulk. That';s what avatar cabs does.

>>70474273
Stratosphere part out 2nd hand and surplus and 2nds guitars. Some people object to the way they do business, taking perfectly got guitar apart for parts, but they can be cheap as for genuine parts

I've only bought from them a couple of time and everything was exactly as advertised and in perfect condition.

YMMV of course, but I can definitely recommend them.

>>70474273
i keep getting emails from them, but i don't have money so i don't buy anything from them. also i want a pickguard with a pinup girl on it which i find on reverb

Y/N ??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/paul-reed-smith-custom-22-/252725655055?hash=item3ad79f760f%3Ag%3AOQYAAOSw5cNYcpvl

>>70474792
>paul-reed-smith-custom

didn't have to open it. No.

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>>70471328
A black/gold DS-1.

...yeah.

>>70474665
>Stratosphere part out 2nd hand and surplus and 2nds guitars.

no its not

stratosphere literally buys brand new guitars from places like guitar center and then parts them out

I think its a smart business and super helpful for people that like building partscasters...only problem is their profit margins seem super high so its never a good deal building guitars with their stuff, it will make a guitar thats more your ideal though.

Theres some guy on ebay that buys vintage guitars and parts them out which is pretty stupid imho.

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>>70471251

redpill me on schecter

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>>70475016
>schecter

>>70475016
theyve got juicy T H I C C necks

>>70474852
Will cop and mod to hell and back til it sounds nothing like a ds 1

>any form of yellow or brown
absolutely disgusting, why do retards do this?

>>70475016
>shitter: guitar retards

>>70474288
truuuu

>>70474342
exactly I don't wanna dosh out that much for a piece of plastic

>>70474398
yeah, advertising will cost $$$

>>70474665
Huh, didn't know that. Glad to hear you had a good experience, hopefully I'll have the same.

>>70474886
There is used and 2nds (B stock) on there - a guitar with a marked body, neck or scratch plate will yield other mint parts

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>>70474063
I think I found it...

1979 Gibson "The SG" walnut finish, and matching headstock

950 canadian

>>70474828
its only 500 bucks m8

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okay /gg/ is this tortoise shell guard red or brown?

>Pic Related

>>70475607
it's a reddish brown
>brownish red

>>70475607
reddish brown

>>70474792
No, it's fake. Just buy an SE senpai

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>>70475286
See? Nice find lad.
You should try it before you buy it though, just to make sure you love it. 70s gibson has a bad rep.
Pic related is mine, was around same price as yours but in eastern europe they're more rar; loved it when I first played it, only thing I'm not particularly keen on is the pups, might change in the future.

Has anyone used dr neon strings before? How are they?

>>70475676
SE have boring colors
also this has prs parts and how did he get a serial???

>>70475680
that's gaudy

>>70475710
Colorful.

>>70475680
Nice find man. I have two problems though.
1. it's about a 4 hour drive away
2. I have no money and have to pay tuition

The listings been posted for a week though. And if it's gone by the time I get the cash I'm sure there will be another spicy deal waiting for me.

>>70475607
its probably red and the photojust has that muted palette of old photos

tort was much better back then

you can't really get quality real celluloid pick guards, I think spitfire offers good stuff

almost all celluloid is made by one manufacturer in China these days and you have to buy a fuck ton of it

>>70475735
What's gaudy about it?
>>70475774
Yeah bid your time. I missed a deal on a strat which lead to me having the money for the SG when that popped up.

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>>70475731
I would highly doubt the claim of real parts on a fake PRS sold by someone trying their hardest to hide the fact it's a fake. The serial is fake too dude...

Some SE's come in a color close to that

>>70475945
you are right, its fake x(((
but can i make one like this?

>>70475736
Do they sound good?

>>70476111
They'll add color to your tone.

>>70475803
Please check my imgur album as I lay out the dilemma I'm in and why meme answers like >>70475632 and >>70475642 don't help
http://imgur.com/a/ELWnd

>>70476140
Does the coating rub off onto your frets or does dust from you picking it get into your pick up?

>>70476183
The red one looks like it's made of bloody vomit.

The brown one looks like a refreshing glass of coke swirling with ice cubes.

>>70476183
isnt it the red one?

>>70476183
Red I think

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>>70476183
It's red tort but it's vintage style so you won't be able to get anything like it without buying a spitfire guard

Here's what it would look like in higher definition

>>70476830
Alright, so I checked spitfire's vintage guards and wow are they expensive (USD 200 plus). While I love my bass, I don't love it enough to spend 200 on a guard. Maybe if I ever get an American made P bass I might, but for now my MIM will suffice (and probably will).

>>70476719
>>70476811
>>70475803
Alrighty then I'll go ahead and get the Red Tort. Thanks anons.

>>70477021
yeah his prices are retarded. You could probably buy a legit 62 pickguard for it at that price.

>>70476987
/g/ clashes with /mu/gg

>>70477165
I don't know what he bases the prices on, but I sure hope it's for legitimate reasons (e.g. material is no longer used, pattern is out-of-date, etc.) because otherwise it is an insane dollar amount.

>>70473280
Sorry was out. It has visual readout, stereo in/out, footswitch expandability, and a little better quality imo. That's just me though.

birds or vines on a fretboard is the runtiest thing ever. i can only imagine someone seeing it at thinking "wow this is so artistic and unique, it really speaks to me and it'll make me stand out"

that said, a guitar i'm looking at that i really one has fucking birds on it

>trying to learn Touch of Grey
>Fsharp to Bmajor or back is fucking impossible to get sounding correct

I can't do Bmajor type chords to save my life

>>70472842
Not a "fuzz" per se but I have the BOSS ST-2 and it does all the aforementioned shit. I would recommend it but its also the only effects pedal I have.

>>70478392
Because of barre chords, or because first fret is always a bitch?

>>70478441
Barre chords. I never feel I am holding it correctly. I think my thumb placement is trash tier which is what cuases that

>>70478510
You have to place your thumb right in the middle behind the fretboard, also get your index the closest to the fret you can without fucking the bar

>>70475016
they're like every other edgy asian-made company, their guitars are shit-good and their basses are excellent

schecter has great GREAT basses that can be used as a perfect modeling platform, there's one with a MM/J pickup layout that looks and plays great. swapping out the in-house pickups for Quarter Pounders would own

>>70475680
>bigsby is strung under the bar

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>70476830
not that anon but looking at the link and your image, wouldn't it be better to get the brown tort as that is a closer "red" to the vintage style?

>>70478941
what happens then?
isnt under the default thing to do?

>>70479095
I don't know what he's on about, that's how it's supposed to be strung.

>>70479095
>>70479178
No, it's fucking not

it's how they are always strung, but it's wrong

going over the bar instead of under makes your Bigsby return to pitch much more easily, and also makes it have less overall tension. you don't break strings as often because it takes a break point out of the string as well

>>70479225
I'm pretty sure it wouldn't rest on the bridge properly if you string it over the bar but I'm willing to give it a try when I restring my guitar.

>>70475016
I own 3. My hellraiser deluxe came to me with no isseue and plays really nice, the second one is acoustic which I don't play since I found out that I'm not a bug fan of acoustics, the third one is an omen-7 extreme I bought for 40 bucks and it had a couple of issues (paint on the neck joint letting the neck move around, not grounded properly) I had to fix and then I found out that to person who owned it before me stripped the truss rod nut because he put the lower strings of an 8-string set. After some work though it became a really nice player with really low action and as long as I keep the same gauge strings on then I won't have to worry about intonation. Also all of my guitars have the same paint job, I didn't do this on purpose they happen to be good deals and have that paint job.

>>70479339
there are millions of guitars with shallower approach angles than an over-bar bigsby, it does nothing bad to it and is purely positive

>>70479225
i can't find a single picture online where it's strung like that
everyone must be retarded i guess?

Fuck the B chord

>>70479842
Fuck YOU

*drops mic*

Watch this video by my waifu and go to 0:52
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPIlgEbUPKc

What the hell is she doing here? I don't even know what's going on. How would you tab that out so I can understand what I'm seeing?

Fug. Just got home from a 4 hour band practice for a 15 minute set we're doing tomorrow. It turned into a 2 hour jam and, played through the set 3 times, and talk trash for the rest. I need an anime girl to rub my neck.

>>70479869
Its just tapping, hammer ons and pull offs.

So h7 h8 t19 p8 or something like that. An example, not what she played.

>>70476183

You're gonna need a three-tone P-Bass and a spitfire tortoise shell guard m80

>>70478510
try practicing on say the 7th fret going from Bmajor to Emajor
I use my pinky to play the standard Bmajor shape.

e------2-------------------------------
b-----------------4--------------------
g-----------------4--------------------
d-----------------4--------------------
a------2-------------------------------
e------x-------------------------------
index pinky

>>70473320
Sexy af, I bet it sounds as good as it looks in Dat neck position

>>70471269
no

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Everyone stop what you're doing and post a pic of your favorite guitarist. You can only choose one, who is it?

Pic related is mine. I even named my dog after him.

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>>70480317
/thread

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>>70480317

>>70479411
they just go off of what other people say and don't really have an intuition for it

if a guitar has tuning problems, it's either because something moved, or something wanted to move and couldn't. reducing unnecessary friction and removing a break angle on your string is always a plus.

this also comes into play on your tuning pegs, having a straight line from the nut to your peg is always better than another design.

>get in good route
>play everyday, feel myself getting better
>try new things, try to improve upon myself
>feels good man
>hit a sort of dry spell
>play every other day at most
>can't do anything right, get frustrated
>have a good day, get into good route
>cycle repeats
How do I stop this shit?

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>>70476830
>tfw just bought a bunch of pedals and too poor to afford a sweet p-bass

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>>70480317
Jay is why I own 2 Vs

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>>70480317

>>70479879
*crickets*

>play scuttle buttin' for a half hour for the first time in a couple years
>get giant blister on my middle finger

jeez, haven't been this fucked by playing in like 5 years lol. that full bend from the A to B on the G string is brutal

>>70480714
actually i guess it's a half note bend, from A to Bb. But still

>>70480353
Lol he doesn't even use that chorus anymore.

>>70480480
Yeah gibson refuses to adopt a better headstock design because 'muh brand recognition'
if it had straight string pull and less of an angle it would be great but they want the headstocks to snap easily so the goyim buy more guitars :^)
as much as i hate how pointy and ugly prs headstocks are, they're what a gibson headstock should be like in this day and age

Hey I'm a beginner faggot and I'm wondering if an electric would be better than an acoustic to learn on. The electric's necks seem thinner than acoustic and might be better for my tiny ass fingers. Any help?

>>70480888
Play what you want to play

>>70480888
You're gonna get a lot of different answers, I'd say it depends on what you want to play. If you want to play classical/folk/country stuff obviously don't start on electric, otherwise maybe start on acoustic.

Either way, acoustic will be harder for your fingers, which some say will make it easier for you to switch to acoustic later on. Basically it's easier to switch from acoustic to electric than vice versa, and acoustics are cheaper

>>70480888
Just depends on what kind of music you want to play. And it is possible to buy a short-scale acoustic with a thin neck that will better suit your needs if you feel more oriented toward acoustic guitar music.

>>70480923
oops, meant "otherwise, maybe start on electric"

>>70480888
some will say that learning on an acoustic is better because it forces u to really learn foundational skills like harmony, rhythm, and melody rather than starting to fiddle with tone and effects before you really understand guitar.


BUT

while that does have some merit, it's a fairly antiquated opinion. if you want to play metal and only metal, theres no use wasting time on an acoustic is there?

You guys are practicing, right?
This man is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP-sjw_2IqY

The Last 2 minutes should be something you strive for.

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>>70480920
>>70480923
>>70480933
>>70480946
Thanks for the responses dudes.

>>70480999
Forgot to include >>70480965

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>>70480999
>>70480888

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>Try to learn guitar
>After 2 years of practice, can only read tabs, play bits of a few songs, and do a little bit of improvised hammer-ons
>Any time I attempt to get further in any song I hit some other block that requires me to twist my hand in some seemingly impossible way to hold down all the notes/play inhumanly fast/a combination of the two
>Have to go back and do the same repetitive exercises over and over and over and over, see little improvement anyway
>Go on Youtube and see 13 year olds shredding to Metallica or Black Sabbath
>Realize there are people who achieved more in music than me, before they even turned 18
>Realize even if I can improve, I'm miles behind even small-time players/bands
>Realize in the time it takes for me to get good enough (if it ever happens), I'll probably be in my late 30s
>mfw

How do you deal with it, /mu/? I'm almost 26 and I'm still terrible. Is there any hope left?

>>70481280
goddamn you guys are so fucking self deprecating. if you like it enough to continue, then continue. why does there always have to be some standard you have to measure yourself against? you'll fucking be depressed all the time

and i guarantee any musician you love who is successful probably knew musicians who were better or who did things earlier than they did

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>>70480317

The best.

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>>70480317
there can only be one

>>70481555
thank mr keef

>>70481555
thank mr keef

>>70481555
ur a hack, keef

>>70481555
stank ass queef

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>>70480317
He's been releasing crap for the past 30 years, but he's still my favorite.

>>70481280
Somethings really wrong here
I could play the solos off the first 2 Sabbath albums within my first year of playing
no lessons

>>70482026
Jesus Christ. What the fuck do I do?

>>70473299
unless it's just something you have laying around you can do a lot better than that for a bridge pickup.

>>70473360
look for a used sg classic if you want p90s. i had a particularly good one in high school from the early 00s and would highly recommend from experience. none of the faded gibsons are worth getting desu.

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>>70480317
I don't listen to that much Radiohead anymore but I learned a lot of their songs when I was a teenager and it still shows in my playing.

>>70482049
I remember playing the solo on the right ear of this song a lot @ 2:53

https://youtu.be/RaRtXYSszsA?t=173

I back then I used to spend lot of time just mindlessly shredding (with what ever ability I had) which was pretty bad when I started out because looking back I really "learn" anything from that. I was also on summer break during that time and I would be be playing every day.

>>70482228
Should I try learning this song then? I'm at the end of my rope here.

I think I'm autistic, but I just bought a LTD BW-1 and I can't get the strings as low as I like without fret buzz. Checked the truss rod to make sure there's a little bit of neck relief (using my Fender Strat as a reference, which has amazingly low string action with no buzz), but still fret buzz.

Should I pay a luthier to level the frets, given that that seems to be the issue? Or do I just live through the higher string action?

>>70482270
If you want sure
It's in C# tuning so you're going to have to move it up if you're playing in standard
Just take your time
Maybe even write you own stuff

>>70482270
Relax and learn something you enjoy, I'd recommend Mr Big because they're a cracking band.

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Anyone own any of the Guthrie Charvels? What do you think of them. I've always thought they were pretty cool and would consider getting one eventually

>>70482542
You could assemble a guitar exactly like that for 1/10th of the cost...

>>70482620
Well then you could say that to just about any guitar that costs over $800...

>>70482632
Not really, it only applies to strat or tele type guitars. There are so many quality strat parts out there that it would be stupid to spend more than $1000 on any strat type guitar.

Just saying that Charvel has an Insane markup, it's in the realm of Fender Custom shop stuff. You're just paying for the name.

>>70482620
>>70482632
Okay I just realized they were like $6,000 so I guess you were right about this one. I thought there were more affordable ones.

>>70479869
IS THIS THE PORTUGUESE QT WITH THE $2,00 SUHR? damn thanks for the link i was looking for her channel for almost a year now

>>70482676
Where would I look if I wanted to put together a strat like that? I'm in Australia but I guess shipping is a thing

>>70482099
ive been wanting a SG Classic for so long until i played one and it felt so unbalanced. I guess im just used to fenders. Whats wrong with faded series gibsons?

>>70482706
You guys get fucked in the ass with import prices but it still might be the best price for you. I would get the body from a small custom builder (google hardwood guitar bodies etsy, won't let me post the link) , maybe there's someone in Australia if it's too expensive. For necks I use allparts since I feel they're just as good as anything else on the market and they're pretty cheap. Then all that's left is the hardware and pickups which should be pretty standard to buy in your country. Buy all the same pickups and hardware as the Charvel and your guitar should turn out pretty damn close in quality to the original

do you think i should sell my strat /gg/? it's a 94 korean fender (made with the american parts they use in MIMs but cheaper pups and hardware)

im moving in april and it might be nice to not have to lug an extra guitar around

>>70482850
Thanks for the advice. What do you think about warmoth stuff?

whats a good boost pedal? ive been using my wah as a boost but its kind of tricky to get it quickly right into the mellow range where it's just boosting the mids and not actually modulating the frequency much

>>70482959
Warmoth is great, but pretty expensive for custom stuff like that flame maple body. Can't go wrong with them though.

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>>70483095
It's asking 870 USD for basically what I want. I through in random pickups and things but they were all a similar price. No idea what the shipping will be like but yeah

>>70482946
no that guitar is a classic you should keep it forever

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I've been trying to practice improv on guitar and learning my different scales and position but how can people form chords and stuff on a whim? Are there any other commonly used licks that I should know or just techniques to help with improv?

>>70483271
you must learn this lick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krDxhnaKD7Q

>>70483271
knowing all the notes of the fretboard helps

This might be a long shot, but does anyone know how I can get this kind of tone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YRdxHHFKvQ&feature=youtu.be&t=2m36s skip to 2:36 if it doesnt do it automatcally

amp type, eq settings, pedals, tone/volume knobs. any info will help

>>70483271
>how can people form chords and stuff on a whim?

PRACTICE 10 HOURS A DAY AND THEN SOME MORE.

GOOD LUCK YOU FUCKING KEK.

>>70481555
thank mr keef

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>>70483488
practice what?

>>70483271
Improv is really just practiced licks/concepts. As you learn licks/theory/lead voicing/etc, your ability to improv will improve. Practicing playing over tunes/changes you know will help, as will practicing licks and such. Even writing solos and practicing those solos will help as improv is essentially writing/composing solos on the fly. "Improv" is a lot of practiced concepts/theory and muscle memory.

>>70483550
>lead voicing

I mean voice leading. I've been drinking.

Also, to expand on the writing/composing aspect of solos, learning to write/compose solos that use certain ideas, for example "targeting" certain notes, will help you understand those concepts and help you apply them when you have to truly improvise.

>>70482764
That's going to be the case with every SG. It's just a fundamental design flaw/downside. The fadeds are just generally poor quality and overpriced for what they are. My Korean Gretsch I paid $300 for plays better than any contemporary cheap Gibson I've tried.

The company has been going down the drain for years for a lot of reasons and honestly deserves to fail. I guarantee you'll be happier if you look around your area for a deal on one from the 90s or early 00s instead.

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>>70483379
I was waiting for that one Santana plays on Soul sacrifice

>>70483406
What's the best way to go about doing this? I already know the notes on the E and A strings because of power chords and having two Es. Should I just keep counting down the fretboard descending or learn all the notes in a key one at a time? I'm currently teaching myself scales so that helps memorizing half and whole note patterns, so far I've got major, minor and harmonic minor

>>70483419
Tele, bridge pup, with the tone rolled off a bit and a Twin Reverb.

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>>70480317
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STJXh3h480k

based Ror

>>70475016
Schecter and ESP/LTD are the same brand. They pretty much have the same guitars too but I think Schecters look nicer than LTDs.

>>70483698
>What's the best way to go about doing this?
pick a random note every day and spent 15 minutes memorizing the locations. there should be ~12 locations per note depending on how many frets you have.

eg C# is on E @9 and 21, A @ 4 and 16, D at 11 and 23, etc etc

12 notes, 12 days to go through each. it will take a few times before you get it down. another good way is to improvise and say the note you play out loud as you play it, that will help build associations between notes and locations.

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I think Ibanez outmemed everyone at namm this year.
I want one though.

>>70483966
Thats ugly as fuck, and the gimmick will wear off after a while.

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>>70484033
The finish is kinda ugly I agree.
I don't think the gimmick would wear off that easily if you're creative and use the instrument in less conventional ways.
As a bass though, I agree there's not much of a point to it.

I still want one.

The semi hollow with piezo also looks fun and might be an alternative to an upright bass for people who don't have the room/money for one.

Why are their basses so much more interesting than their guitars though ? All that's new for guitar is some finishes.

>>70484117
The 2 glaring things for me are the width of the neck without any extended range, and there no low E on the fretless side. Honestly, to me at least, it would make a lot more sense to just have 2 4 string necks, then you would only reap the benefits of having a fretless and having a 4 string(neck not as wide, more space between strings) and itll only look a little goofier. I mean, im sure someone could take full advantage of it, but i cant thing of a single time where i thought that id benefit from going between fretless and fretred in the same song. I dont know, all i can say is it would hinder me more than it helped.

>>70484117
This looks pretty cool actually, Id have to play one first but I think Id like to have this in my arsenal. They work harder on their basses I think because people from all styles of music use them, theyre not in as much of a niche as their guitars. I own an sr505, best bass Ive ever played. I use it for everything, dad rock, jazz, hip hop, motown, metal. Ive seen countless different people playing ibanez basses.

>>70484239
>The 2 glaring things for me are the width of the neck without any extended range,
Nothing's stopping you from stringing it differently

>but i cant thing of a single time where i thought that id benefit from going between fretless and fretred in the same song. I dont know, all i can say is it would hinder me more than it helped.
I'm thinking two handed playing, root on one part of the neck and melody on the other side. Niche as fuck but it could be interesting.

>I own an sr505, best bass Ive ever played. I use it for everything, dad rock, jazz, hip hop, motown, metal. Ive seen countless different people playing ibanez basses.
my friend has one, he does the same and I agree it's probably the best bass I've tried in that budget.

>>70484239
>>70484285
Also to add, their guitars aren't actually that niche, you can play a lot of things on them. I'm more talking about how there's no equivalent to their Bass Workshop series where it's just a bunch of weird shit (bass 6, 7 string bass, EADGC 5 string bass...)

what is a good price for an used mexican strat?

>>70484761
Depends on the condition and model, start at $250 for an acceptable Standard and then go up.

>>70482002
He did Mahavishnu Orchestra and Shaki, those two groups did more for music than most musicians ever will.

>>70481280
A lot of tabs are wrong and ask you to do some stupid bullshit when the way it's actually played is much easier.

Then sometimes there are things you actually have to train yourself to get gud at.

>>70484842
asking price is about $300 in socal

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>plug into actual tuner for first time in a few weeks
>3/4 step off

>>70484991
If it's in good shape that's about right, Offer $250, maybe you get it for $275. There are a bunch at GC used at the low end.

>>70485043
Check that, most are at $299.

>>70481755
kek

>>70485025
It's nice when all the strings are equally out of tune.

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>>70480317

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>>70480317

>>70485664
Nigel Farage isn't a guitar player

>>70483271
The people who are good at improv play instinctively and don't really think about what they are playing

I've been playing guitar for almost 8 years now and i still don't know how to properly palm mute

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Why does /mu/ never talk about one of the best guitar players of all time?

>>70486219
who

has this ever been topped?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jh6wnmRbvQ

>>70486426
Zappa is the true casual guitarist filter, really seperates the men from the boys.

>>70486381
Kill yourself and then die

okay /gg/
3 choices
ibanez s series (521 or 771)
or
hagstrom ultra swede
?

>>70482690
>>70482620
I don't care about Guthrie Govan, his fans are fucking dorks, but you're full of shit lol. they're not 6k, they're 3800, and i'd love to see someone make the same thing to spec for 1/10th of that

How much would this get in the way of me learning guitar? I can't smoothly move my left pinkie, it just shoots around into a few positions and I can't move them slowly/snoothly between them, it just jerks

>>70486840
>two vastly different guitars

rethink your wants and needs and try again

>>70486840
Ibanez is for 15 year olds who post videos of themselves playing generic metal riffs really fast on youtube.

Unless you love metal you'll be happier with the ultraswede. That guitar has a good mix of high output sounds for heavy stuff but you can dial it back to play something a little more classy when you feel like it.

And if you do want a metal guitar I'd recommend the Dean Dave Mustaine line. I don't personally listen or play much metal at all but I had an opportunity to buy one of these direct from the factory at a massive discount (60% off GC list price) and its honestly one of the best guitars i've played. The neck shape is what really is perfect, its some kind of Dave Mustaine custom shape and its a set neck at all but the lowest price point.

If you want the super strat shape the Schecter line up is also better IMO because they give you all the fancy custom parts, coil tapping, etc. so you can buy a metal guitar that does metal but also can do other stuff.

So if you are set on those 3 go with the hagstrom. Otherwise I'd look to something other brand.

>>70487080
>talks a bunch of dumb shit about Ibenhads
>says Dean is good

please god nobody listen to this mong LO L

>>70486497
faggot

>>70487088
>muh steve vai

Ibanez is overpriced trash. Can't do strat sounds, can't do metal sounds.

They are only a company still because of endorsements from 80s shredders that manage to sell guitars to 15 year old peruvian youtube kids.

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>>70487141
>>70487141
>LITERALLY
>LIKES
>DEAN
>GUITARS

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>>70487080
>>70487141

so wait dean is obviously bad but is ibanez good?

My dog broke my bass
Should I kill him?

>>70487247
midrange Ibanez guitars are very well made, especially if they're hardtail

their basses are on another level, and are the highest selling basses for a reason
>>70487262
no, neck yourself and give the dog away

>>70487262
No he did you a favor.

>>70487262
You should kys

>>70487262
He did you a favor.

Also, its your fault for being careless with your bass and not keeping control of your dog.

Your dog sounds patrician

>>70475016
Schecter started as a Fender parts company that made pick ups, bridges, tuners, necks etc. in the 80s and they were 10/10. Many artists were buying fender and swapping in the schecter shit right away.

In the 2000s the ESP guy bought schecter and started making low tier to mid tier guitars in korea.

The idea is to give the customer a 'custom shop' platform and assemble it in korea, bring it over to the US.

For about the first 10 years they were pretty great stuff. You could buy a guitar wtih the floyd rose, fancy wiring, like coil tapping, passive/series switching etc, and random pickup configurations. Want a piezo semi-hollow superstrat? Gotcha covered. They had good well rounded guitars with 'diamond series pickups' that basically everyone would replace right away with whatever they wanted. They picked up Robert Smith from the Cure and other great bands.

Then they signed AX7 and had HUGE success and reformatted the company to be a metal focused company.

Now its more metal than 'custom shop' style in sales. The custom types are now narrowed down to a small page on the website called 'retro' and the rest is different tiers of metal guitars.

Which is a shame, their forte was you could buy a fancy version of any guitar you wanted with decked out parts for a great price.

Now they are really just a metal company.

I've owned several schecters.

The bass guitars they make are 10/10. The one I had was great, you could dial in any sound you wanted on the pick ups, and split the humbuckers to do jazz/precision/or musicman. I replaced with a Jaguar Bass and regretted it ever since.

I have an RS-1000 acoustic instrument from schecter and its very nice, has a loud bright sound that could compete with the $1000+ guitars but for one problem, the wood isn't totally dead and in the winter when the air dries out if I don't keep it humid the neck warps at the 13th fret b string and no longer is playable unless you humidify it or turn the truss rod.

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Anyone got any idea what guitar this is?

>>70487336
Its an electric 6 string

>>70487315
which Schecter bass did you own? I have played the 5 string Model T and it was like a revelation, I had an "oh...oh holy shit" moment like the first time I played a premium Ibanez.

>>70487315
I've also had an Omen 6 which is an entry level super strat, and it was a very nice guitar and most people thought it was much more expensive than it was but this was before they redid the brand to be a metal company.

In summary I think the company has been better for anyone who isn't metal. The older guitars usually punch a tier above their price range in quality. Recent guitars are really just metal guitars though. The old appeal is only available on a few lines that most guitar shops don't carry.

The new metal guitars do have a great neck 'ultra-thin' profile that I really like.

The bass guitars I've played by them are all really really good. In fact I'd buy the Model T over the $2000 flagship Fender anyday.

They also recently started to make pick ups which are very high quality (different than the diamond series in the cheaper lines).

They also now have an American factory that does mod shop stuff in their more original style of aftermarket parts I've played some at a store and am considering buying one over a Fender US strat but I havn't decided. But this in in the $1500+ range

>>70487141
>Can't do strat sounds, can't do metal sounds.
I can do both. On my GIO.
You've gotta plug it into an amp though, it's not a magical device.

>>70487247
Ibanez got a shitty reputation because of the GIO line.
The only thing they need is to step it up and change a little bit their guitar models, they've got too many similar versions of the RG that aren't really different between each other.
Also >>70487270 is right, their SR line is great. Can't tell about the BTB but I've heard some really positive things about it too.

>>70471328
Just some sick picks

>>70471328
possibly a new gibson if they ever say anything about it

i haven't been excited for a Gibson in a very very long time, so

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>>70472809
played that guitar in red the other day. if it wasn't so clearly jack white's signature i might want to go for one. even though is sounds great i feel goofy

also, urgent help:
i picked up some old Antares guitar (korean budget guitar from 80's) but the pickups are showing age aka the neck pickup is broke and the bridge is meh

i need new pickups and a replacement for this screw... or do i just do the old "shove paper in with the screw" trick?

>>70487380
>>70487385
I owned the first line of ultrabass the Tbird style mahogony with the thru neck. Best guitar i've ever owned.

I also own a BASS VI's from Schecter. Which, currently make the bass BASS VI's you can buy if anyone is interested.

>>70487247
Like any big company they have good stuff and bad stuff. They have people that worship whatever they do, and they have people that shit on everything they do. That being said Ive never played a dean that i loved. Ive played a few ibanez's i really liked, and i love a lot of their basses. If you dont like thin necks you wont like most ibanez's. Its entirely down to personal preference.

>>70487450
>currently make the bass BASS VI's you can buy if anyone is interested.
Ibanez has the SRC6 (which is HH so it's less of a traditional Bass VI) and there's the Squier (>squier bla bla) one too.
Also I'm not sure but I think I saw something about a Fender signature whoever bass VI in NAMM 2017 ?

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>>70470842
Dropped 5 years of piano and got a bass about two years ago. Been steadily learning how to play it and just got one of these. Did I made the right choice?, any tips for it?, any precautions I should have apart from electric input?

I've been having fun with it playing Knights of Cydonia and some Queen's of the stone Age stuff

>>70487814
>Dropped 5 years of piano and got a bass

oh you poor confused little man

>>70487814
Buy a Fuzz now try playing some Death from above

>>70487336
Fagcaster

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>>70487854
Confused little black man. Playing the piano was cultural appropiation and felt wrong. But seriously, I like bass more than I like piano.

>>70487856
Was thinking of that but decided to get an overdrive first. I think I have to wait a little for that. Don't have the money and I'm happy with what I have at the moment.

Thoughts on buying used guitars online? Thinking of buying a nashville tele around 500.

>>70481555
thank mr keef

>>70487437
Is that an actual pic of the screws? If yes get new ones, if not do the paper thing

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What gear do I need to record a few demo songs between myself and a drummer in a tiny garage?
My phone has been somewhat sufficient but the levels are far too high and the sound is muddy
pic unrel

>>70486049
You put the blade of your hand on the live section of string, close to the saddles, while you pick. Exactly how close to the saddles is a matter of taste; farther from them (closer to the nut) is a more aggressive mute.

>>70488317
you could get yourself a decent usb mic like a blue snowball and just record it right into your pc

they cost like 40 bux

>>70488350
I'm not on an incredibly low budget
a place near me rents equipment for rather cheap
I just need names of the gear that would be used, as I have no real clue

>>70488376
then go do your research like everyone else who's ever recorded has done and stop expecting some kids on 4chan to spoon feed you like a retarded baby

dumbass

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>when you post your gear on craigslist because you need the money but no one wants it

>>70488480
this is why you dont horde shitty guitars

>>70488427
I've been looking for weeks, I don't have a fantastic computer and I'd likely be using a laptop so going full digital could prove to be an issue
I don't know why I'm asking here since the chances of an actual recording musician posting here is rather low

>>70488537
So then go to a studio.

>>70488376
shure sm57 and an audio interface then

you'll need a few mics if you want to properly mic up the drum kit

>>70488493
I don't really do that though. The guitar is shitty I'll give you that but I bought it a long time ago before I knew what a good guitar was. I have an amp and some other stuff too. It just sucks because I am basically giving the shit away and I still can't do that. If I can't sell anything I will have to leave it behind when I move. I don't want to do that but I don't have a choice.

>>70480544
Just play to have fun. Get into different styles that you normally wouldn't play, maybe some ethnic flavors. Play along to songs to train your ear

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>>70480317

>>70488603
What are you selling?

>>70488609
Where does his hair end and where does his facial hair start ?

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>>70488609
same
the absolute madman never fails to impress me

>>70488631
Epiphone Les Paul 100

Peavey TKO 80 with an Eminence speaker

Casio CTK-573 Keyboard

Violin that I have no idea what it is because when I bought it at the pawn shop the label was torn out

Cecilio Cello

Lucero 250 CE/BLK Classical Guitar

Pulse Drum Set

NEW
>>70488721

NEW
>>70488721

NEW
>>70488721

>>70488709
Well now I understand why nobody wants any of this.

>>70488756
fuck ;_; should I just delete the post now? I'm so fucked. I feel at least the amp could be useful to someone

>>70488839
maybe lower your prices familia

>>70488854
I put "or best offer" so they could make an offer, fuck it I guess I will go lower the prices now.

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>>70487279
Nice.