/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

WAKE ME UP

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First for Squiers are actually great guitars for the money, don't let memers tell you otherwise.

>>71056855
I play metal though so they are shit

>>71056855
Yeah, just change all the hardware and they're somewhat decent.

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>>71056855
I have a pretty GOAT Squier Stagememester with a Floyd Rose and neckthru construction. Struck me as a bit of a rarity.

>>71056887
Granted, I got it from a guy who did all the switching and now it's a fantastic guitar. But I played on stock Squiers, and especially the VM and Classic Vibe series are phenomenal for the price. Just go and try them at your local shop, you will not be disappointed. Of course, I share the opinion that Bullets and Affinities should remain in the hands of beginners.. they could be good guitars for modding/experimenting, though.

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r8 me chumps

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what guitar is this?

>>71056949
Yeah, they're decent. They're not great though. Compared to the cheap guitars I had to live through in the late 80s/early 90s, they're awesome.

Still not great guitars.

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R8 my Ibanez w/ seymour duncan sh-6 and sh-2

>>71056954
Balanced Tension or go home, if my 2016 Explorer is anything to go by, your SG should be great too.

>>71056969
es-175

>>71056969
Es-140 they're actually pretty cheap for vintage Gibsons

>>71056855
If I see someone using a Squier live I automatically dismiss them as a musician. It's a bad habit

>>71057015
what brand? im willing to order if theyve got 11s. can you link me a set?

>>71057042
That's not good. I've seen many, in my opinion, great musicians play Squiers on stage. I've likewise seen shit players play Gibson Les Pauls on stage. It's all in the hands of the player.

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>>71056816
What's the worst pedal you ever bought, /gg/?

Mine is pic related. Amazing pedal on paper. Amazing price for the value. Shit build quality. Switches feel like they're going to break instantly. Whole thing has a lot of weight yet still feels fragile. There are tons of people having problems online as well, it seems. Nothing was wrong with mine but it felt like russian roullette keeping it on my board.

I can't have a looper pedal that might break during a set. It's not like any pedal where you can just play around it—if you compose your songs around it, it becomes inherent to your entire set.

>>71057032
Yup, it's a 140. Keep in mind it's babby scale 22.75".

>>71057053
I use D'addario 10-46 on my E standard Explorer, did a calculation to use 13-59 custom set on my C standard Epiphone SG and get same tension as 10-46.

Here's an 11-50
http://daddario.com/DADProductDetail.Page?ActiveID=3769&productid=865&productname=NYXL1150BT_Nickel_Wound__Balanced_Tension__11_50

>>71057074
Like who?

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>>71057101
Without a doubt this hot piece of garbage. I was a youngun, into my first year of playing guitar, and I wanted a distortion pedal. The shopkeeper in my local music store was a scumbag and immediately saw I was a guitar noob, and got me to buy this piece of shit instead of a decent distortion pedal. He was like "nah man, forget about one pedal, you can have so much more with this unit!". It was unusable, even as a noob I saw that I fucked up once I got it home and tried to get some decent sounds out of it.

I traded it some years later for a set of new Etnies sneakers lel

>>71057101
Boss DS-2

I own a nice OD and a fuzz pedal, the DS-2 just sounds like a wasp in a jar compared to them

>>71057152
My brother owned an early Zoom multi fx, jesus it sucked at distortion. Other effects weren't much to write home about either.

>>71057138
Musicians around my country and neighbouring countries. I attend a lot of underground/indie concerts, and a lot of these dudes which I saw play Squier teles, jazzmasters, jaguars and strats honestly sounded very good.

>>71057192
Bet they have a pedal board big enough to need a separate van.

>>71057180
Exactly, distortion was absolutely unacceptable. I still cringe when I think about how it sounded. Chorus, delay and other effects were somewhat 'decent', but like you said, nothing to write home about.

>>71057215
Haha, yeah, some of them really did. But a lot of them played just with through the amp, maybe a pedal or two.

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>>71057226
My brother bought this, and also the overpriced foot pedal for it.

My old solid state Laney sounded better than that shite through a solid state Marshall he also bought.

Of course he gave up playing.

>>71057192
what cuntree are you in?

>>71057101
I have the regular ditto and love it. I've found no problems as of yet

Oh yeah, and
>boss metalzone

>>71057262
>Of course he gave up playing.
That sucks. If you're unhappy with something in your gear, you need to sell it immediately and get something else. I fucked up with the Zoom pedal and got something else, simple as that. You can't let disappointment and disgust with something that you got hold you back, much less eliminate your drive for music. Maybe you could get him back into guitar?

>>71057277
Slovakia. When it comes to other countries, I mostly go to shows in the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria..

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>>71056816
Pic related is what I'm building

>anybody own a war moth neck?

https://youtu.be/HfQd0yTv1HQ

>>71057180
I had a similar Zoom pedal. I liked it quite a bit as a noob. It introduced me to a lot of different effects Being stuck with that and a tiny practice amp for a few years taught me a lot.

>>71057307
He got into drugs and alcohol, sold all his shit, got himself committed, got himself clean, then moved to as far away from where I live and still be in the same country.

His guitar might have been worth a pretty penny today, MIJ contemporary strat with that horrible Kahler copy bridge and locking nut that ate strings.

>>71057390
Sorry, schaller copy, not kahler.

I need helping the name of an instrument, and yes I did try google and got nothing back. It's basically a 6-string electric guitar, kinda has a jazzmaster/mustang body with slide-y bars for tonal control and functions like an electric, but is apparently a few pitches toned down to be the middle between an electric guitar and bass. I think it's called something like bassics I don't know

>>71057427
Baritone guitar.

>>71057301
>I have the regular ditto and love it. I've found no problems as of yet
I hear that pedal is a more reliable industry standard. The X4 is pretty new, maybe they just launched a bad batch. The problem I have is the radio silence from TC electronic. Whenever I see a large portion of users complain about issues with no feedback or statement, I try to drop that company pretty quickly. Either say you're working on improving things with a firmware update, a new batch, or that it's working as intended and passes high quality control standards. Give me SOMETHING to evaluate, ffs. Radio Silence is unacceptable in the high speed information age where a statement can be prepared in an hour. They have websites and forums.

>>71057452
ty anon

>>71057473
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Jaguar_Baritone_Custom

This is probably the specific guitar you were looking for.

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>>71057473
???

>>71057512
ty anon this is exactly it!

>>71057384
I'd rather play with a good OD/Distortion than every single effect crammed into an old Zoom. The octaver kept me interested for a couple of hours though.

>>71057530
yep! ty!!!

>>71057101
Probably the wah pedal I bought when I was 14

It's not bad or anything, it's was just a really pointless purchase

>>71057345
Yo, if you're going for classic strat tone get the gfs trucoils. You won't regret it

>>71057453
Can you tell me about how you use your loop? Are you able to have more than one of the loops going at once? In a live performance, do you use one hypothetically for a chorus then switch to another loop for different parts of the song? That's my biggest concern with my single ditto is that although I can layer infinitely, I can't change the theme without starting over and losing my old one

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>>71057578
I'm already set on these. Spanky as fuck

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Decided to put the ground wire on the focusing plate instead.

>>71057626
Bro, that's kind of a rip. I'm sure there are Chinese pickups that meet those specs. Also, be sure to only get staggered pole pieces if you're getting a small radius neck. If you're going for a 9"-12" flat pieces are probably better. The specs to focus on are basically wire type(thick or thin insulation), resistance, magnet type, and scatter or standard wound.

>>71057690
is that brass? good luck trying to solder onto brass, it won't take solder

>>71056928
Ok let this nigga be..

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>>71057760
I really like the custom 69s so it's not an issue plus tax returns. I'm gonna get a warmoth neck

>>71057880
GFS site says you can get them with steel or copper base plate. I sure hope you didn't get copper because that won't take solder either.

Does anybody have a good resource on how to improve my rhythm guitar playing? Specifically, I'm trying to play Chic's Le Freak which is more of a riff than full chords. I know how to keep a good "chucka chucka" motion with my right hand, but I'm only able to do it across all the strings. The song I'm learning is focused on two strings, so I have to individually pick and mute those notes. My trouble is that if I try to apply the right hand motion to those single strings, I accidentally hit the open strings beyond what I need to hit, sounding like shit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWLAY107l8A

>>71058054
One of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. And very tricky to play with the same level of feel and class of Nile Rodgers.

It's all in the left hand. You squeeze on the bass strings with your thumb and damp the strings with your other fingers. Then change to squeezing down with your index finger while the thumb damps the bass strings. That way you can alternate between emphasizing the bass then the treble strings. Takes a lot of practice to get the coordination right.

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

>>71058054
Your strumming is probably fine, what you want to focus on is the muting, which you want to do with both hands. Any fingers that aren't fretting should be lightly resting on the unused strings. That way, those strings don't ring out and also add a more percussive sound.

Does someone know how I can setup the boss gt-001 and the boss gk-10 in one line?
Dont know, if I need some extra equip to connect it over this

>>71058251
Search youtube for tips on left-hand damping.

>>71057942
Yeah I mean that's fine but if you can find a clone it'll sound as good. Just if you feel like doing the research you'll save the money. Obviously not everyone wants to spend time on the research.

>>71058251
>>71058256
>>71058316
thanks guys ill check it out

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Hey, /gg/.

What can I do to make at least $400 in the next few weeks? Nowhere I applied to is calling me back, I'm afraid I might have to sell my K-line if I don't find a job in time.

>>71058368
What he's doing is release the chord grip, that's really all the magic involved.

>>71058385
>sell plasma
>craigslist day labor

>>71058385
Sell your boipucci on craigslist a couple times

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>>71056501
It had a boost in the low mids first, and you said it was "boomy in the low mids", so i took it off. lol. Gonna boost the 350hz range and tweak it a bit. I want it to be heard

>>71058385
Get on your local cl and give people "massages"

>>71056816
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFdQsz1p5m0

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>>71058424
>day labor
What sort of stuff do day labor guys do? Like rake yards or something?

>>71058467
yeah, mostly landscaping and construction. just look around the "general labor" section under jobs on your local craigslist. this is, of course, assuming your a guy and not morbidly obese/disabled.

>>71058467
Yeah sure something like that. You should go. If you're lucky they'll pay you under the table and you won't even have to report it.

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>>71058502
Thanks, I'm going to go right now and look.

See you guys later.

does guitar get you more pussy than piano?

>>71058540
unless you're going for a certain kind of indie qt in high school/college in the right social context, it's not going to be a pussy magnet. however, being outwardly passionate about something that's not too weird is always attractive to people.

>>71058594
so its really about if the person is an attention seeker, then playing anything or whatever will get you pussy
if the person is a shut in anyway, then he will not get pussy.

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I don't really have a specific favorite tone, but Frankenchrist is up there and is probably my favorite "guitar record" and what got me into punk. Also I'm not sure exactly what kind of bridge pickup I want so the meme dream guitar is subject to change.

>>71058647
nah if you start flexing on any instrument at a party or somerthing, no one will want to fuck you. you have to play in a band or play for her in a 1-on-1-ish setting.

hey guys, can someone help me pick out an overdrive? I really like how the JHS Angry Charlie sounds, but I have an Orange Tiny Terror (an inherently dirty amp) so it wouldn't make sense to get a full blown distortion. there are so many overdrives, how do I pick one??? I already have a TS9, but would like something more interesting (or even something to stack with the TS9)

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i play bass on my keyboard.

>>71058902
pictured is squarepusher and thundercat

>>71058733
>>71058647
yeah its actually because playing in a band puts you in an upper social position, you are getting attention of many girls so the girl will desire the guy that is being desired by the other girls (you)

geez what the fuck you never been to pol?

>>71057880
It is tough but anything that heavy is tough. Mine is ferrous, anyways, so I guess steel. I got one of those cheap adjustable soldering irons off amazon that goes up to 450°, it did a good job. Had to sand off a lot of stuff tho.

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>>71058748
also, what would go better with a TS9 and Tiny Terror: the Timmy or a Klon clone?

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>>71059019
Forgot pic

Are drop tunings pleb shit? I mean you can play the same shit without dropping the low e, it's just not as easy.

>>71059081
Absolutely disgusting.

Redo it, rubbing alcohol to clean the entire surface, then use some fine grit sand paper where you want the contact point. That shit is gonna fall off if you look at it the wrong way.

>>71058685
Ed Rodriguez looks like a woman in that pic

>>71059090
It gives you extra range, what the fuck is pleb about that?

>>71059072
Get a real Klon

fact: 99.99% of guitars sound EXACTLY the same

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>>71059143
I obviously offended you, and for that I apologize. Cheers m8.

>>71059134
He looks like a woman irl. Their shows are so comfy.

>>71059324
>http://thenewgay.net/2008/10/deerhoofs-ed-rodriguez-new-gay.html

yeah i bet anon

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>>71059081
if it really won't solder then you could maybe use a solder tag on the height screws, trap it between the pickup fiberboard and the base plate

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>try out guitar with floyd rose at sam ash
>use the tremelo once
>as expected, the floyd rose has already knocked itself out of tune
>try to tune the guitar
>the tuning heads don't work

>>71059072
get one of these and learn to solder

https://www.bitsbox.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=280_281&products_id=2038&zenid=rjt9ci2i8sjek4rsfomdbaq866

all the people that use anything above 10s and don't play metal: why do you use such heavy gauge strings

>>71059623
tuning stability

>>71059623
I just like how they feel anon

>>71059623
because you can twat seven shades of good for the roses out of them

>>71059623
bending is for blues lawyers

how hard is it to transcribe songs?
do any of you do it?
how long did it take to be able to transcribe well?

>>71059644
fair enough
>>71059655
eh
>>71059746
what
>>71059762
gay

>>71059899
you can hit them very hard

>>71059623
Thicker sound man.

>>71059324
Never liked Deerhoof but he was the shit in The FLying Luttenbachers

>>71059960
you can wail on light gauge strings can't you?

>>71059965
that's why i specified metal. what genres do you need that heavy heavy sound for? also what does "thicker sound" really mean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2-CH1mhaE4

anyone else watching bang dream...?

>>71060024
you have weapons grade autism sorry

kramer guitars are where its at

>>71060024
just you and thousands of other weeaboo 12 year old girls

I have been getting back in to playing guitar for the first time in like 6 years.

I am really into emo and math rock and have been playing on a cheap beginner guitar and want to get a telecaster because it is the twinkly memeguitar

someone redpill me on telecasters looking to spend <$1000

What are some good guitars around but under $300? no pauls

>>71060118
if you're so unmotivated that you left it alone for six years then you might as well save your money because you're just going to do the same thing again

>>71060133
>What are some good guitars around but under $300?
>no pauls

Oh ok

>>71060133
Used mexican Fender. If you cant find any for that price, buy a Yamaha Pacifica

>>71060133
None

>>71059985
Metal is probably one of the genres where you can get away with light strings since you use so much distortion.

I play Jazz and heavy strings are desirable because they give you a "thicker sound" in the sense of bassier bass strings and the fundamental pitch in your single notes is more pronounced on the treble strings.

>>71060188
Les Pauls are garbagio

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>>71060239
This guy gets it

>>71060039
>>71060093
dont bully me!!

>>71060213
i guess that makes sense for solo jazz guitar. i played in a combo and i don't think it would have been super appropriate to sound really bassy. maybe i'm wrong though

>>71060205
this

why does /gg/ hate guitars

>>71060301

guitars killed my father and ravaged my country

>>71060301
fuck off dont talk about gu*tars

What overdrive pedals do you guys suggest?
Price range 100-200

>>71060301
I don't even play them I just come here for other reasons

>>71059985
Thicker sound means more harmonics and warmth--thicker string have better low mid frequency response and different rolloff which gives sounds a perceived "fatness" and "roundness", which feels thicker. Also more sustain with fatter strings, and that volume leveling gives almost a compression feel.

>>71060320
I suggest you go into a store and try some then buy the one you like

>>71060301
I come ironically to shitpost.

>>71060351
go to store, yea about that
I live in bumfuck nowhere kentucky

>>71060402
post a picture of your house. we have a guy in north carolina who lives in a town of 12 people or something.

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>>71060411
This is about as good as I can get at the moment, too dark out.
My road isn't even on google maps....
People go to Walmart for fun...

>>71059119
M8, you don't know what you're talking about. That joint is very good, I can even hold the pickup up by that wire. It is a bit less shiny then most example joints because I'm using rosin-core solder. I've soldered hundreds of joints, I know what I'm doing. I already sanded it with my preferred grit and wiped it. I sure as hell didn't using rubbing alcohol to wipe it. What the hell do you think a microscopic amount of water is going to do at 450°? It doesn't stay in the joint or on the surface.

>>71060490
Zoom g3n, when it comes out

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>>71060490
whoa looks like you win. the other guy at least had a couple of neighbors next door.

is living there comfy?

should i put actual duncans?

>>71060557
Comfy as long as it's spring or fall, Kentucky weather is very odd.
only I don't like are my fucking horses
Other than that, I can do whatever I please

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>>71060668

>>71060680
>only thing

>>71060694
No

some interesting free stuff

https://reverb.com/handpicked/free-plugins?page=1

>>71060694
Duncans are lousy, Duncan designed are trash

>>71058385
Staffing agency

>>71057152
I knew a few guts with that pedal. They got some good sounds out of it. Run it into a ge-7, sounds even better. Also fucked around with a 510. Pretty neat, too.

>>71061175
*guys not guts

>*knock knock knock*

>>71061027
I've always wanted one of those weird star shaped guitars desu

u fags got a discord?

>>71061244
>*echo echo echo*

>>71061253
>WOW LISTEN TO THAT
>SAME NOTE EVERYWHERE I HIT WEW
>WOW STILL RINGING

>>71057982
>copper won't take solder either
You're joking, right? There's no way you're serious. All copper plumbing is soldered. Most wires you solder are copper. The braid thing you use to clean up excess solder is copper. Copper is literally the easiest thing to solder.

>guitar has 3 pickups

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>>71061272
>oh hey anon
>didn't see you there
>I was just testing out these cocobolo tonewood ®
>*knock kcock*
>*echo echo*
>wew
>listen to that
>wha? Oh, anon, sorry, this is the PRS ® Tonewood Library® in the PRS Tone Vault ®
>Its for the Private Reserve Guitars ®
>oh, you have a Gibson ES-335
>heh, what is that? Mahogony
>well, that's not exactly a Tonwood anon
>that's not an extraordinary instrument at all

>>71061339
i love/hate this meme so much

let's get this shit started
>metalfags

>>71057530
>>71057533
>>71057427
No. The Baritone guitar has a longer scale length and is tuned lower than a normal guitar.

The guitar anon pictures is a BASS VI. It is essentially a short scale six string bass.

Two different instruments. The Bass VI won't distort and chord like the baritone guitar and a baritone guitar does not sound like a bass.

Also, Schecter makes better Bass VI than Squire.

>>71061339
please more

>>71061464
>delayfags

>>71061589
>pedalfags

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>>71061246
look no further senpai
http://www.espguitars.co.jp/bangdream/

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>>71061611
>guitarfags

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Is it worth paying $100 for a cheap knockoff electric guitar (have never played an electric with an amp before) just for the experience? I want to play noisey rock music and I'm not sure if my acoustic will cover for much longer

>>71061737
it will sound more or less the same as a more expensive guitar but will just play like shit

>>71061768
>will just play like shit
What exactly does this mean friend?

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Guys I need some help: what if anything would you pay for this piece of shit? It has no brand markings/indications at all and the guy has no clue who made it. He wants $100 all up including the amp and strap and stuff but I feel like the guitar is a bit of a throwaway obviously...

pic 1/2

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>>71061930
pic 2/2, what wood is this? I don't even

>>71061930
the guitar looks like an epiphone les paul special.

>>71056855
I believe you anon.

>>71061960
nevermind, that does not look like an epiphone. Might be a warmoth build from back when they did gibsonesque necks.

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>>71061961
I thought it looked like an ep initially but why would the headstock be all black?

I'm assuming it's some random chinese or Aus made copy basically

name me a better guitar player thats making music than guthrie govan

>>71062033
hero worship is unhealthy

>>71061788
Not that guy but I equate a shit guitar to not being able to set it up to play comfortably. Like no matter how much you adjust shit, the strings still a mile away from the fretboard, can't get it to stop buzzing, max out truss rod and still too bowed, can't set the intonation, etc. Like it needs major work or new parts to get it good. Where a non-shit guitar can be properly set up to play comfortably.

>>71062015
If there aren't dead frets and aren't worn to shit, and it doesn't make crazy buzzing noise when plugged in.. I'd say $100 is reasonable. I'd still try to jew him down to like $75 tho.

>>71062065
knew it

>>71061667
>6 thousand dollars

fug

>>71062157
Note: this is $100 aud so pretty much $75 usd and guitars are hella expensive down here desu. The amp itself is lke $60 and the straps like $15 I guess too, so $100 for all is okay even if it is ugly af. Guess I'd strip and respray it if that neck even comes off and isn't neck-through

recommend me a jazz bass like bass under 1000 bucks(4 string and passive preferred)

what is the biggest memeguitar?

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>>71062223
Mine

>>71062201

Fender Jazz Bass

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>>71062254
shit i forgot to turn tripfagging off

>>71062201
Jazz Bass by Fender

>>71062196
Yeah I'd buy it even if i didn't want it. But I don't mind ugly af or beat up. I usually get complacent about the aesthetics and play them more frequently as i don't care if they get fucked up. Playing my beaters is what I do when I'm bored or "watching" tv. When i play my good guitars it's like an event i set time aside for.

>>71062377
Yeah, I sorta hear that, bt I'm also bored af atm and having a project guitar to sand back and stuff might be worthwhile for giving m something to do.Thanks for the advice, think I'll go for a walk and check it out in a couple of hours, are there any main things I should be wary of on it? I've got other electrics but not LP's really

>>71062201
http://www.schecterguitars.com/bass/diamond-j-plus-2014-10-14-detail

I think this is one of the best at that price point.

Otherwise just go Fender standard. The schecter really gives you every option you could want though.

>>71062272
Now you must stick with it

>>71062254
>>71062272
pretty cool meme tho

>>71058385
>>71058467
>>71058535
fuck you cunt I hope a wetback stabs you in the stomach

>>71061930
bamp for any last minute thoughts

>>71062449
do i have to use that active mode?

what's /gg/ essential listening?

>>71063029
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt20Dj-DoTQ

>>71059623
I use 0.0105-0.048 in standard. Need that little bit more of tension.

>>71062975
No, only the EQ is active, the quarter pounder pickups are passive. Those are wired into the EQ which uses a battery to power a preamp so you can turn up and down the bass treble.

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What color/finish would you paint this?

(hopefully will have an aluminum neck)

>>71063979
cum colour

>>71057626
noice

I live right down the street from 920D, they do good work on their stuff and their pickguards always have big name shit in them, sprague caps etc

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>>71063993
like this?

>>71063979
might as well do a natural stain and make it look like a travis bean

>>71063979
>aluminum neck
don't fall for that meme dude

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>>71063979
2 tone

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>>71064061
yeah that's what I was thinking, either that or a transparent black like this. Don't want it to look like a complete ripoff.

>>71064071
Meh already have plenty of "regular" guitars, want to try something different.

>>71063979
Either silver burst or avacado burst

>>71064132
i had an egc and finally had to sell it. good luck

>>71064160
what didn't you like about it. Also I would only be investing about $1000 since I already have the pickups and bridge, not too big of a deal.

>>71062033
Nick Johnston

>>71064231
this

rec me music for my 2hr drive home tomorrow

>>71064225
the main problem is it wouldn't ever stay in tune. it was fine for dicking around around with at home but they're not touring instruments by any means. it was freezing to the touch in cold clubs and it got burning hot if you were our in the sun or made the mistake of leaving it too close to some stage lights. inconstant terrible instruments

>>71064288
merzbow

>>71064300
*inconsistent
dumb ass phone

>>71064321
kek inconstant works too though

>>71064300
lmao

I have one too and don't have these problems because I actually let them acclimate, which takes all of 30 minutes

they're not touring instruments, except for all of the people touring with them?

>>71064344
>let them acclimate
kek and listen to it jump way out of pitch every time you lay your hands on it and the metal contracts and expands. no you don't own one. the tuning struggles aren't worth the odd tone in my opinion. they are great if it doesn't matter if yourr in tune or not

Recommended electric guitars for $400 or less?

Specifically stuff YOU recommend.

>>71064461
>i don't own one because i'm a non-retard

nah man you're right

who could possibly prove you wrong though? guys like buzzo and albini who have used them and other aluminum guitars for years without problem, because they know how to use them? nah, you're the one

>>71064501
albini uses a travis bean which has a thick wooden fretboard which helps with the tuning issues common to aluminum necks. he never used an egc live except for a handful of times. buzzo has recently started using travis bean instead of his egc guitars for the same reason. they like the clangy tone but even they can't stomach the tuning issues

>>71064587
>buzzo has recently started using travis bean instead of his egc guitars for the same reason.

what

I saw Melvins 3 weeks ago and he used one EGC throughout the whole set.

>>71064687
so you don't know the difference between a travis bean and an egc then

I'm sort of freaking out currently. My low e is incredibly fucked and I don't know why.

I can tune it to e perfectly, but every fretted note is wildly out of tune, f being the worst. I checked with a tuner. None of my other strings exhibit this

I recently put on flat wounds at a much thicker gauge than usual. As well, I can tell the neck has a forward bow, which I think was caused by the added tension of the flatwounds.

>>71064288
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp8YPYibLzd2yM6tUNUlJVgTAOo8Dwciq

>>71064687
he's full of shit lol, I sincerely doubt he owns one because just about every time they're brought up on /gg/ i've been here(almost never still) and there's someone sounding off on the tuning bullshit that has most likely never used their brains or played one before
>>71064702
you're fucking retarded lol, stop pretending you own one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d5sKZyZ_dc

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdzU6YpzJsY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJQ0w7IWXz8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me-m5udUq3g

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>>71064702

you got me wondering now, I ain't ever seen a Travis Bean with the pickup switch on the upper-horn.

>>71064794
yeah that's a travis bean dude
here
http://www.electricalaudio.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13013&start=4100
it's nothing but a circle jerk at electrical audio over egc guitars and even they have to admit egc guitars are problematic when it comes to tuning stability. they are egc fanatics over there if they bring it up you know it's a real issue
kek you can also read where albini shits all over buzzo for appearing on greg gutfelds fox talk show

>>71064879

Albini must be a riot at parties.

I don't know how his wife stands him, she must be a saint or he must have a 10 inch dick. His claims about how he spent college smoking weed and sleeping around sound like great exaggeration to me.

>>71064937
>his wife
Are you not aware? They divorced before 1000hz. That's what that entire album is about. You know, the whole "kill him, fucking kill him" thing. She cheated on him or left him for another man

The only thing that really blows me away is that his Big Black level of anger was there before the divorce

>>71064786
you're right I don't own it anymore because I sold it. I don't know why you're getting so upset tuning instability is a well known issue with aluminum necks that's why hardly anyone one plays shows with them
>>71064937
I don't really know much about him to be honest

>>71064994
>hardly anyone

I just proved otherwise but you keep going back to this lmao

>>71064969

Oh damn, I remember reading his AMA over at Leddit and he mentioned something about his lady, guess he has a girlfriend now or something.

>>71064994

God that's better for you I guess, it gets hard to listen to his music knowing how much of an opinionated dickhead fedora he is.

>Van Halen - Self Titled - EVH is one of if not the greatest guitarist of all time, and he basically defined "shred" guitar. His rhythm work is also amazing, the overall looseness of his rhythmic style is something I think every guitar player aspires to.

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I want this

>>71065085
kind of sick but I would like it more without the text and emblem

>>71065009
okee dokee weirdo
>>71065033
I got the idea of buying an egc from seeing isis and mastodon play them I wasn't introduced through the typical aluminum nerd bands. don't really care about albini or any of that similar stuff to be honest

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>tfw want to add cover to our band's setlist to pad up the time/in case we get asked to play more songs
>suggest a bunch of different songs from our band's influences
>bandmates go "nah they sound too much like what we're doing"

of course they do, they're our influnces, Jesus.

I can't pick any song now cause all I think is "well this band has a guitar player and so does ours so we're gonna sound like them if we play one of their songs."

>>71065169
lmaaaaoooooooo

>>71065131

Listen to Jesus Lizard my nigga, Duane had an EGC for their reunion shows and I think played some Travis Beans back in the day.

WHAT'S A SONG YOU WISH YOU COULD PLAY/ARE LEARNING

>>71064080
double the toanz

>>71065202
the Chessie is the only one I played before I ordered mine and it was the lightest I've played out of all the EGC stuff

I couldn't stand not getting the exact guitar I wanted so I went and ordered my build anyways, I was seconds from ordering a chessie though

>>71064786
>just about every time they're brought up on /gg/ i've been here(almost never still) and there's someone sounding off on the tuning bullshit
It sounds like it's a problem that everyone's agreeing on then.
>>71064344
>I have one too
Post a pic with a timestamp then. I'm calling you out.

>>71065202
>Listen to Jesus Lizard
boring. plus the lead singers le crazy man me so crazy persona is irritating

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>>71065328
how bout we settle on this, since it's not even home at the moment

i post an old pic I have of it, and you fuck off somewhere else? would that be good?

i'll hold up my end of the bargain

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>>71065467
top kek ok weirdo

>>71065517
>tries to call someone out
>gets demolished
>ecks dee ok weirdo

why not admit to being underage and never owning one of these lol

damn you guys are really passionate about Aluminum Guitars

>>71065527
>reversing the image so it can't be searched on google
http://www.electricalaudio.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13013&start=3400

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>>71065619

>>71065642
at least you tried.jpg

>>71065653
[spoiler]made u look[/spoiler]

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>>71065467
>i post an old pic I have of it
>I have an old pic but I don't have a new pic

Pic related.
>click ▶
>Image search »
>Google
Everyone can can safely disregard everything you said now. Thanks.

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>>71065467
you suck at this bruh

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>>71065795
>>71065767
>make up some bullshit
>retards argue for hours over it

>>71057330
Nazdar.

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>>71065849
idiot
here are some old pics of the 500 I used to own
as in actually owned
as in actually sold it because it didn't stay in tune very well

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>>71065896

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Ibanez src8
>Just bought it
>400 dollars cause good deal

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>fancy pieces of wood

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>>71065896
>>71065907
Oh god damn this is fucking savage. I don't think I've never seen someone get blown the fuck out this hard on /gg/ before
>talk shit
>get hit

/gg/, I have 2 guitars, both hard tail, both 25.5 scale length and looks like almost the same headstock angle.
Why the fuck 11-56 at Drop C, feels alright in one, but to get the same tension, I need 12-60 in the other one. Both sets are D'Addario.
I initially wanted to go with drop B with the 12-60 set, but it felt too slinky.
What gives?

>>71066587
do the have the same bridges, and do they have the same amount of total string?

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>>71065849

>>71066639
Same amount of strings, but the bridges are different. The drop c one is an Ibby with a Gibraltar bridge. The other is a Hipshot.
Initially I measured the same action in both, and the necks looked straight, with a little relief.
But the 12-60 was too flabby so I kept raising the action. Ultimately lowered the action and upped the tuning.
Perhaps it is the nut.

>>71066690
nono, not the same amount of string(s). same amount of STRING. as in, is one bridge a string-thru, and is one a top-loaded bridge?

and do they have the same amount of string past the nut? same headstock, etc?

you can make a big difference in feel on, say, a tune o matic just by raising the tailpiece so you have less of a break angle

>>71066719
Oh.
Both are string-thru.
The headstocks are different though, the Ibby being 6 in line, and the other 3+3. Almost same angle though.

I suppose if they had floyds the tensions should indeed be almost the same, as they have the clamps in the nuts.

>>71066781
a part of having tension feel different is how far the strings are going past the nut. the 3+3 has more travel on the D string etc

>>71066801
>how far past the nut
So, it there were a clamp/clip or something similar to the string guides in fenders, the same string at the same tuning in the same guitar would feel different, more tense, right?

>>71066835
if it's

1. a string past the nut is under a string tree or something similar

vs

2.a string going past the nut straight to a peg with nothing inbetween

yes, there's more tension

there's a bit less when you have straight travel on the string from nut to peg. I've broken more strings on Gibsons than any other brand because of all this shit and it's why I swear by either a PRS or Fender style headstock

>>71066868
Thanks about the explanation. I guess it means I have to deal with it, and try other strings so i can get a similar feeling.

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NPD lads

>>71065169
I want to poke that fat burd

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I'm getting a tube amp and I wanna know should I get an AC10 or save up for a AC15C1, is the money worth the jump

>>71065886
Serus!

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What's the best guitar to get for e-cred?

>>71067717
Anything not from a beginner/budget line.

wtf is wrong with me, I keep on repeating a certain part of the song (16 sec.) almost an hour.

>>71067717
On 4chan you're pretty much fucked unless you build it(and not just assemble it). But on places that know the smaller companies like rondo, as well as higher end ones like gelvin, will generally get kudos from modders in the former case and from others in the latter.

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>>71068017
>gelvin
Fukkin' kek, are they /gg/ denizens?

>>71067977
The other day I got stuck on a four note riff for 45 mins. It wasn't perfect until the next day, after it had time to stew. It happens.

>>71068017
>unironically saying will's easy guitar 'one piece of wood' guitar is high end

>>71060490
Where in Kentucky are you? I only ask because I recognized the licking river and play with NKY and cinci guys.

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Fitting a middle pickup to my Fender/Warmoth Tele, dis gonna be good

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>>71068959
4-pole switch so I get the Tele pickup selection plus bridge and middle, neck and middle in positions 2 and 4

https://clyp.it/clygo1h4

>>71058054
Nile Rodgers has a bunch of lessons and interviews on YouTube. Check 'em out and slow the video down to pick up the nuances.

will a 1x10 bass amp generally be too loud?

>>71068959
looks lit senpai, other than the rosewood neck

how come teles don't come with ashtrays no more?

>>71069063
Good breathing. Actually helps people's phrasing doing the breathing thing.

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Can someone ID the bass in this picture?

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>>71068980
IT WORKS!

>>71063979
crimson red

>>71069753
>tele
Puuuuke

>>71069328
what are these for? do they affect the sound like the similar thing they put on some basses?

what kind of geeetar pedals can be used on bass?is there any risk of burning bass amp there?

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Sup guys can anyone give feedback on this mixing?

https://clyp.it/zxcfiae1

Its supposed to be the final, mastered version (except for the solo which i will make one of my own, but the sound will be the same)

I'm finding it muddy, as individual instruments arent very clear, what do you think

>>71069975
it's a perfect mix, because it's hard to hear how bad you are at playing guitar

>>71070051
the mud is making it up very well isnt it

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>>71069909
supposedly they do. they also cut the ugliness factor in half.

>>71070171
i cant rest my hand on the bridge like that, is it supposed to strum only C G and F? at least is this ashtray worth to rest my cigar on it?

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Kinda tempted.

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>>71068114
>>71068288
>unironically thinking they're not

that anon is correct, they're fantastic guitars and the VIP pickup thing is a must

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Bassist here, planning on buying a low-end baritone or a regular guitar. I know jackshit about pick-ups and guitar types though.
I don't really do gigs and I play whatever genre I feel like, although if I was to get a bit more serious, I'd most likely play mid-00's post-hardcore (think These Arms Are Snakes) influences and maybe stuff like Russian Circles or midwest emo. When not using distortion I prefer a clean, warm tone, but other than that, I'm not really needy.

As for my basses, I use two almost identical Corts with PJ pickups, one with flatwounds for the mellow stuff and jazz and one with round for the angrier twangs.

I've been eyeing with SQ Jazzmaster Baritones. What are the pros and cons of a Jazzmaster? Is it what I'm looking for?

Also, is it optimal to use a bari with a bass head?

>>71069753
you need more strings senpai
>>71070246
>pros:
the lead/rhythm circuit can sometimes be good
p90s are good
>cons:
shitty bridge
fender stock hardware is poop

it's optimal to use a bass amp for every kind of guitar :^)

...no really it sounds tits

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>>71070316
all sorted now

sounds exceptionally good, I can't stop hammering the shit out of the bass strings

Anyone tried one of these? They have to be shit

https://www.amazon.com/ammoon-Guitar-Equalizer-Graphic-Aluminum/dp/B01LZY51D1

How does led Zeppelin have bass and keyboard playing simultaneously live?

>>71070798
Don't they play bass with their feet, like with a Moog Taurus something or other or some shit or am I making stuff up?

>>71070798
live version of Trampled Underfoot with JPJ playing the bass line on a Hohner Clavinet which can sound a lot like a bass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0OPKywMoSk

>>71070872
This sounds like an actual bass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-LLsuSe3Es

>>71071304

>>71071304

>>71071304