/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

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Better than any Strat

How do I start a band when none of my friends play and the only music people listen to in my area is grime rap

>>71216786
Start a solo project. Even women can do it

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

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For the Australian anon who wanted the Gibson Tribute Honeyburst, if you can confirm the product ID is LPTR17FHNH1 I've found one for you in the country for sale new right now.

Anyone got any experience with Blackstar amps? They seem like a good option considering their relatively modest price, but heard some really bad things about their reliability.

>shilling gibson this hard
Go home

>>71216850
Like Gibson needs shills on this shitty board. You can never even afford a real one

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>>71216800
whoah these actually look pretty nice. At least they're somewhat filling the grain now..

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Epiphone fags check in. Post what you got and/or what you want.

>Hide Gibson Posts
>Ignore Gibson Posters
>Do Not Reply to Gibson Posters

>>71216893
Epiphone is literally shit

>>71216786
>none of my friends play
Sit them down and force them to strum

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What kind of guitar is this?

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Here you can hear me playing a Costom Fender Strat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daaNiQqnP4Y This Song All People can cross the Border Part II is on the
Album Azoth

>>71216850
>>71216857
>>71216893
Someone asked about the Tribute Honeyburst a day or two ago. I have contacts at this countries distributors. I said I'd find out when they were being released or if one was in the country they could try/buy.

Sorry that I'm being helpful.

>>71216876
They're saving money by doing matte finishes only on the Tribute models apparently.

>>71217015
this is a joke right?

>>71217000
that's a Gibson Les Paul

>love the steel lap weeping slide sound
>decent models are $300 minimum
>would never actually get to use it properly

just end me now

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>>71217015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WbPkTrMgHI
>all those Phase 90s
PG videos are so comfy.

lol

it's actually disgusting how you can sound just like the pros if you plug in a few pedals and mash out a scale

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>>71217142
I'm building one, got some parts arriving this week. georgeboards.com do these peel and stick fretboard markers, I've got an old Tele pickup and bridge and some tuners. Ordered a length of Burmese teak salvaged from a ship that was torpedoed bya German U-boat in 1917.

>not having your toanwoods torpedoed 100 years ago
>get on my level

>>71217226
pros play like 60 gigs a year minimum and can't make mistakes. bit of a diffference

>>71217259
except when you make a mistake it's masked by the distortion..

>>71217326
>"pros" only play with distortion
>having enough distortion to lose your clarity in the first place

>>71217000
An electric guitar

>>71217326
how often do you reckon that actually happens though?

if you're touring in a popular band with decades of practice you really shouldn't be fucking up ever

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Hi! Have a picture of my guitar from Tokyo! It's new and for sale if anyone is interested.

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>>71217370

>>71217370
>>71217383
Damn. From the first pic I thought this was some kind of fretless six-string.

Why should I get a six-string guitar with fanned frets?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i_xZP92Dt4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42bO7lS7F_A
COMFY

>>71217494
It's comfortable, or so people say.
Or if you want to tune to NST, it might feel less awkward.

>>71217453
Sorry for the confusion!

>>71217219
This is maximum comfy indeed.

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>>71216786

Bands are a thing that used to happen. It isn't something you can do anymore unless you're extremely dedicated and diligent.

Trying to start a band in 2017 is almost impossible.

All the big rock bands of previous decades came from a time before smartphones, gaming, widespread internet access and social media.

Back then, if you were bored and there was nothing on TV, you had to actually get off your ass and do something. Whether that was practicing guitar by yourself or starting a band with friends.

There's no time now. There's no mental space. It is all taken up by technology and lazy, coddled gen Y culture.

The average 14-16 year old today is simply not going to have the attention span, discipline and patience to pick up a guitar and go through the frustrating trial and error of learning play it, not when the which and easy dopamine reward of PlayStation and Facebook is at his finger tips.

That's just one individual, let alone getting 3-5 of them in a room together to practice even ONCE per week. The amount of work and practice it takes for a band to find their sound and build a good repertoire is something the youth of our generation don't have the hunger and drive to do. Can you imagine Aerosmith if they all brought their iPhones to band practice? They would have never got off the ground.

Combine this with the deliberate merging of mainstream pop culture with rap culture and it's almost impossible to find other young people in this generation willing to start a band. People simply did not grow up with guitar music and songwriting like in previous decades. In the 70s, even the bubblegum pop and urban black music was made with guitars, bass and drums. Now it's all about beats and lyrics and autotune.

On top of that, there just aren't as many venues or music scenes as there used to be. Bands used to gig several times a week at different venues, even in small cities. Now it's common for bands to gig once every 3 months.

I hate my generation.

>>71217526
>NST

KYS

>>71217651
Bullshit, back then they wasted their time just as much in cinemas, arcades, with books, records or just doing stupid shit. The average 14-16 year old has never had the attention span to excel at anything. If anything it's easier to start a band due to the increased amount of people you can connect with and the ease with which that is possible. No longer do you need to move to a large city or spend dozens of bucks a month to travel to people you may or may not like just because you heard from the friend of a friend that his cousin's bull is looking for a guitar player; you can simply join some facebook groups or forums or whatever, chat, skype and jam all from the comfort of your room.
Becoming successful is just as hard as it was back then. It's easier to contact the right people, but like you said there are fewer venues and more competition.

>>71217651
TL;DR, you're full of shit. People haven't changed. The scene has, but that has made life easier rather than harder.

>>71217720
>>71217731

Are either of you currently in bands? If not, have you been?

If so, how often did your band practice and for how long?

>>71217651
most bands met at school, specific music based college or university courses.

that's where all the passionate and hence good musicians are, of course you'll struggle meeting randoms on local internet ads

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>>71217651
>It isn't something you can do anymore unless you're extremely dedicated and diligent.
It's a pretty laughable statement when the two other people I know in bands are a drunkard and a lazy hippie. And they're both rehearsing consistantly and getting gigs.

>>71217653
delet this

>>71217773
No, because I have a real job and playing the guitar is a hobby for me.
I used to play regularly with other people as a teenager.
You're missing the point though. The _average_ teenager has never been ambitious enough to become a successful rock legend.

>>71216800
>when the indonesia in company knockoffs are better than the actual product and cost half as much money

how embarrassing

people buying Gibsons over G&L and ESP have always confused me

At the very least if you have to have American you could buy a Heritage

>>71217799
really? I spent my entire teenage years wanting to be a rock star. comes part and parcel of playing an instrument surely

>>71217651
Did you become a school bus driver after giving up on your dreams

>>71217837
Wanting to be one doesn't mean you have the attention span or dedication.

>>71217873
I played the fuck out of a knock off strat and nylon string for nearly a decade because I loved playing

don't get why someone would want to be a music star without enjoying actually performing

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Am I the only one who is bothered by the placement of this fucking knob? It's in the way of my pinky when I mute with the right hand, or when I move my hand down for fast alternate picking on the high strings.

>>71217941
>blue body
>rosewood neck

vomit

hey could somebody please post the pics of that guy's les paul custom shop that was like dark ocean blue with yellow and red trim, and had gold hardware? the really fucking ugly one that the guy tried to show off a few times

>>71217941
I concur. Got a similarly irritating knob on my Ibanez RG.

>>71217940
>don't get why someone would want to be a music star without enjoying actually performing
How did you get the idea I implied that?
Here, some basic boolean algebra:
(A implies B) implies (B implies A) = False

Basically:
If you want to be a rock star, it takes dedication and enjoyment.
You can enjoy playing, but without dedication you won't be a rock star.

>>71217219
did he seriously not talk about his signature flanger at all?

>>71217989
He had other signature pedals in the past that he didn't talk about either. The Fuzz Universe barely got a side note. The flanger was made in like 2008 if I remember correctly to replace the ADA flanger he modified.
I actually bought the AF-2 and the nigger broke for the second time now thta it's out of warranty. REEEEE

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>>71217941
No, people complain about regularly, and I'll say what I always do, make the adjustment.

>>71218035
Adjustment as in "deal with it" or "rip it out and drill a hole somewhere that's not in the way"?

>>71218010
damn i thought that ibanez flanger was one of the best out there
>takeoff mode

i really want that big ass fulltone he used on technical difficulties and get out of my yard. his tone on those slays

>>71218045

you can change the pot so it's push/pull

push/pull for on/off
twisty for volumey

>>71218047
Oh it sounds pretty great, especially if you lack a whammy (though you are still limited compared to an actual bar), just my specific one seems to be unreliable as fuck. I didn't even treat it bad, mostly sat in my room, put it in a cushioned box when travelling, used a regulated PSU...
I should get it fixed.

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>>71217981
The variant is the centipede.

I don't have the pix you're thinking of, but there's plenty on GIS

>>71218045
You're not gonna like this but here it is, move your hand two inches, problem solved.

>>71218063
How would that fix the knob being in an annoying place?

>>71218093
Up or left? If I move it up it fucks with my picking, if I move it left I can't mute and the strings feel janglier which makes fast alternate picking harder.

>>71218096

it wouldn't, but it stops you accidently turning the volume down which is what I assumed your problem was.

Been playing a strat for something like ten years. I've just trained myself to not hit it.

Basically, git gud

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>>71216893
I want a Les Paul Custom Pro.

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>>71218143
>white body + gold hardware

>>71216800
what a kind anon you are

>>71218120
>accidently turning the volume down
Doesn't happen, I did the Paul Gilbert mod by switching the volume with a tone pot (turning that down is less noticeable) and I got used to it after a while. I just wonder why someone would design it in that way. Someone looked at that design and said "yup, that's totally not in the way". Yes you can learn not to hit it, but it would be more convenient to not have it in a place that necessitates changing your playing technique in the first place.

>>71218171
>I just wonder why someone would design it in that way

because it's an iconic classic, man!

I do agree with everything you say, however I'm not drilling my strat. I learned to avoid it. I like learning new things. I do have the autism though.

>>71218216
>iconic classic
I doubt the Strat was an iconic classic when it was being designed in the 50s.

What's the difference between the Studio Deluxe and the Standard?

>>71217651
this is arguably true to some extent, but im sure if you re-worded it you could have it apply to previous decades also,
kids still learn guitar, infact id argue more people take it seriously now than before as the kids who want to learn WILL.
guitar used to be like souncloud rappers, everyone just trying to act like their musical heroes, but now guitar and other instruments have taken a back seat, ive found the real "proper" people have started to take up the hobby

also starting a band is easy if youre in the right area

>>71218234

no, but that's the reason the design hasn't changed much over the years

>>71218106
Left and use a thicker gauge to compensate if necessary.

>>71218171
>Someone looked at that design and said "yup, that's totally not in the way".
Leo wasn't a guitar player

>>71218265
That's fine. It's a very aesthetically pleasing guitar after all and I love looking at it. I just don't get how they came up with that placement in the first place.

>>71218274
But that makes vibrato and bending harder ;__; Guess I need better calluses.

>>71218234
i think he was saying thats why it hasnt been changed

ur the one with autism here

>>71218290

When it was designed they probably didn't anticipate palm muting, shredding, drug-fueled guitar abuse etc etc
I imagine they thought people would be strumming pleasant chord progressions, just louder!
Once it was a hit they followed the tried and tested: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

anybody ever used a killswitch

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

obv not looking for better, but what guitarists do you know with a similar style to jimi? ie. rhythm, lead riffs all over the place, mini solos and singing all at the same time

>>71218350

yes, I installed one on a squire strat. Used an arcade button.

Very easy to do, pretty pointless unless you're buckethead

>>71218350
Yeah man

>>71218290
>makes vibrato and bending harder
I still use 9's on my strat even picking between the neck and middle pup, it's a skill, it can be learned like any other skill.

>>71218358
not a very good version of voodoo child honestly

>>71218358
nuno bettencourt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNs3GcnGT7I

>>71218368
>>>>>>>>>squire
It's Squier.

>>71218386
he means he installed one on a knight's apprentice

>>71218374
he was tripping balls at the time

>>71218394
>install kill switch on squire
>push it
>he ded son

>>71218422
>>71218394
>>71218386
>>71218368
How do you pronounce Squier? Like squire? Skweer?

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>>71218161
>I don't like what you like therefore what you like is wrong

>>71218404
I love it. You can see him zoning out then immediately launch into a godly solo.

>>71218439
SK - WHY - ERR

squeeeeeee-err fags are mudbloods

>>71218449
I never said you were wrong, I just stated the combination makes me vomit. You're free to like whatever you like anon.

>>71218449
i fucking hate that guy

>>71216813
I had an HT60 for a while, blew the preamp valves about 2 years into ownership which was annoying, total pain to get to them so cost a bit to get repaired.

Besides that, it was OK. Sounded a bit sterile and was surprisingly hard to get q good crunch tone out of. Good for metal if that's your thing. Got a Vox AC15 now and with a couple of drive pedals it's exactly what I want.

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>>71216893
Gibson master race reporting in

>>71218490
>gibsonfag
>can't take a picture the right way
unsurprising

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>>71218078
tyvm my dearest famalamadingdong

i reward you with a rare OC reaction face; this one is called 'furious frat boy', taken from the film Animal House

>>71217941
Yeah it's a crap design. Same with the placement of the pickup switch, quite easy to knock if you are on the neck position.

>>71218499
He lives on the equator, give him a break.

>>71218386
This guy>>71218394 knows what I mean

>>71218386
Would you tear into a Gibson to add gimmicks like that, especially with a fucking arcade button?

>>71218589
A guitar is just a piece of wood. Modifications, if you feel they are necessary, are not a taboo. You can always install it by removing one of the pots and using the hole that's already there if you don't want to route new holes.

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>>71218589
This is kind of interesting to me. Super Strats were pretty common in the late 80s and early 90s, but I don't think I've ever heard of a Super Les Paul or similar.

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>>71218589
>Gibson
>with a fucking arcade button
KEK

>>71217789
>lazy
>rehearsing constantly

Retard

>>71218608
Idk, i personally wouldn't feel comfortable messing with too valuable of an instrument. Not only do i have zero experience with this stuff, adding any sort of mods voids any warranties. To me, it's best to tinker with cheap guitars (such as Squiers) before moving on to your main instrument. Besides, arcade buttons aren't quite the most aesthetically pleasing thing to put on a guitar anyway, if you ask me.

>>71218589
>abloo bloo people have fun with their instruments

>>71218662
I remember seeing some flashy, edgy red "les paul" with two cutaways and a floyd. Can't remember the exact name and whether it was an epi or a gibson.

>>71218678
>constantly
Read again.

>>71218676
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>71218679
You can have tasteful-looking buttons. You can use push/pull pots which won't change the look of the guitar.
To be honest I wouldn't route new holes into a Les Paul either, but I don't think it should be a taboo. If you feel you have adequate skills, why not?

>>71218715
See >>71218679

>>71218719
If you have adequate skills, then go right the fuck ahead. I'm not against guitar mods, I've considered doing some myself, i just don't have the experience yet. And the button thing, i guess, is more just my personal opinion than anything.

>>71218750
Second reply was meant for >>71218723. My bad.

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guitar rig 5 is the most fun i've had with the guitar ever

i love this thing

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>>71218662
>>71218715
Found it, Gibson DC400, apparently produced mid 80s.

>>71218723
Routing a hole into a cavity isn't really hard. It's more a matter of having the proper tools.

>>71218769
I'm not too fond of the effects but being able to mess around with parameters assigned to LFOs or sequencers is interesting.

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>>71216930
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbU1R4KDymw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRczd_ZEf4E

How does Rob Chapman manage to make every single guitar he plays sound exactly the same?

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>>71218814
>Found it, Gibson DC400, apparently produced mid 80s.
Nice find

>>71219067
practice playing scales and scale patterns up and down for 14 year olds who reinforce chapman's notion that hes a good player, so he never improves

>>71219067
toan is in the fingas

anyone know of a decent guitar in the 300-500$ range? preferably a superstrat shape geared towards hard rock and metal

>>71219202
jazzmaster

slayer is overrated

>>71216741

Wait. Is that Kerry King when he had hair?

>>71217941

Back when I was a teenager and black metal was the be all and end all of the fucks in Nordland, I would tremolo pick with a knock off strat and, as guessed it, my dick would hit the volume knob at full force.

The placing of the knob taught me to tremolo pick like a little pixie.

>>71219541
When you tremolo pick are you just going as fast as you possibly can, or are you trying to break it up into rhythmic subdivisions like 16ths or 16th note triplets?

>>71219202
Kramer Pacer maybe?

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>>71217037
>trusting the gibson jew
Why pay over 4k for a gibson custom shop when a SX gives you the same quality and in cherryburst like Jimmy Page's guitar for less than 200 bucks?

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>>71219630
>Why pay over 4k for a gibson custom shop when a SX gives you the same quality

>>71218358
SRV (although I'm not a huge SRV fan at all, he definitely borrowed a lot of Jimi's style and incorporated it into his own.) I'd also suggest checking out Richie Kotzen. John Frusciante is also wears a lot of Hendrix on his sleeve when he plays.

>>71219657
So to larp as a famous musician who used Gibson, got it.

>>71219630
Why are you so salty about Gibsons? Can you not afford one?

>>71219202
>a decent guitar in the 300-500$ range
can't think of any...

save a fe hundred more and dont waste your money

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The guitar
The outfit
Ultimate cringe

>>71219889
I bet he would beat your ass though.

>>71219889
>makes more money than me
>gets more pussy than me
>plays better guitar than me

heh.. at least i don't dress like an idiot
*puts on wallmart tshirt mom brought me*

>>71219889
t. newmail

>>71219630
hi Kurt :^)

>>71219723
>salty about Gibsons
I'm not, I'm just wondering why someone would spend 4k on a Gibson, when nowadays you can get an equal quality guitar for under 200 bucks.
>>71219922
>Kurt
who is that?

>>71219916
Slayer is shit
Kerry Kings playing is dog shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QokbZbc791U

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>>71219889
>you will never be this br00tal

>>71219962
Are you seriously suggesting that a £200 guitar is the same quality as a custom shop Gibson?

>>71219962
In case you're not trolling (you are) you can get a guitar that's equal in quality to a Gibson but you have to spend at least $1000 (or less if you want a used guitar with issues) Gibson makes some stripped down models that play and sound nice for under $1000, no reason to not just get the real thing.

Those Rondomusic guitars are comparable to low end epiphones not Gibsons.

>>71219569

Back then I went as fast as I could because it was way more hateful.

>>71219981
God damn what is he doing with his hair?

>>71220016
Yes, SX is God tier. With Gibson you're paying $200 for the guitar and $3800 for the brand.
>>71220030
>damage control
lol

>>71217651
If you're metric for musical success is whether or not you're in a band, then that's fucking stupid. The barrier for entry to performing music is the lowest it has ever been due to the accessibility of cheaper instruments, free instruction online via education websites and YouTube videos, and ability to connect with other musicians and an audience via social media. Have you ever been to Craigslist and browsed the musicians classifieds section? I live in a major American city and see probably 50-200 new posts per DAY with everyone from hobbyists to touring acts looking for musicians to play with (that's how I got together with my current band). And in terms of musical commitment, I would agree with some of the other posters who have said that the average young teenager probably doesn't have the attention span/patience to stick with the instrument beyond learning a few chords, but it's not like there's been some drastic drop in capable musicians: you've still got people applying for musical performance degrees in droves despite the changing landscape of the industry, not to mention the increasing number of self-taught musicians who have access to all the things I mentioned earlier.

The whole "merging of pop culture with rap culture" argument is bullshit, and quite frankly always sounds a bit racist. Like, I get that there's a lot of radio pop with lame rap breaks and auto tune and all that other shit but there is definitely such a thing as lazy instrumentally-driven music. Hip hop musicians also work their asses off and many of them hire session guys to record on their tracks (i.e. Kendrick Lamar and Kamasi Washington's collaboration on TPAB).

God I hate this post so much.

>>71218386
>it's autism
We know

>>71219981
>these shit players get the absolute top of the line gear

fuck

>>71219981
wow, when did Rob get the JUST treatment?

>>71220204
I think this is one of the most retarded things I have read in one of these threads. And that is saying something.

I didn't realize today was National Reply To Obvious Bait Day, why did no one tell me?

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>>71220390
>no argument
as expected
>inb4 gibson fangirls ragequit

>>71220424
Because you're not a gibshitfag?

>>71220356
Lee's fine he owns a guitar shop so he's a businessman first and he plays a decent range of styles at a mediocre level. Listening to Rob solo makes me want to kill myself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2a4rwg5VpU

Just a token of proof for you Gibson fangirls, watch Buck Dharma make a cheap LTD sound as good as the BÖC records. With Gibson you pay for the brand

>>71220426
Have you ever actually played both of them? SX guitars are cheap beginners guitars. They are made with cheap materials and cheap electronics. They aren't even close to Epiphones, let alone Gibsons.

If they are so wonderful and better than guitars 20 times the price then why doesn't everyone own one? Why do most music stores not even stock them?

What is your argument?

>>71220462
yeah lee doesn't act like a smug manchild when he plays, he seems aware that he's just a dude who owns a shop who's demoing some gear

>>71220480
Because Gibsons have a bigger profit margin, that's why. SX consistently outsells Gibson.

>>71220475
Not even a Gibson owner, but have you ever heard a decent sounding guitar in your life?

>>71220499
Cheap guitars sell in larger volumes, how exactly is that proof that they are of higher quality than more expensive ones?

There are substantially more Ford Fiestas sold than Rolls Royce Phantoms. Does that mean a Fiesta is of higher quality than a Phantom?

>>71220475
>cheap LTD
>Line 6 Spider
>sounds like you would expect
What is that proof of? Gibsons are overpriced but what does that prove?

Is a ProCo Rat 2 suitable for going from clean to hair metal distortion? If not, what is my best bet here?

>>71220741
Yeah it's perfect for that (well at least the original rat don't know about the rat 2). I would also recommend the boss HM-2, perfect for 80s metal.

>>71220842
HM2 works for every kind of metal. Seriously it does fucking everything.

>>71220579
I'm not the guy asking "if they're so good why doesn't everyone own one"

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>>71219630
>>71219695
>>71219962
>>71220204
>>71220426
>>71220499
>>71221093

Anyone tried a Boss Blues driver with a Vox amp? Looking for a good drive pedal to get it singing at lower volumes. Tried an SD1 and it was good but lacked a bit of bottom end

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How do I make my guitar sound like a bass?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=--bJ4fE1U3Y

>>71221158
GTR3, "wannabe bass" preset
comes pretty close

>>71221158
Tune it at the same pitch as a bass

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>>71220223
>The whole "merging of pop culture with rap culture" argument is bullshit, and quite frankly always sounds a bit racist.

Shut up you effeminate white faggot.

>Like, I get that there's a lot of radio pop with lame rap breaks and auto tune and all that other shit but there is definitely such a thing as lazy instrumentally-driven music. Hip hop musicians also work their asses off and many of them hire session guys to record on their tracks (i.e. Kendrick Lamar and Kamasi Washington's collaboration on TPAB).

Ask me how I know you jerk off to interracial cuckold porn.

To play an instrument and still give credit to rappers as "skilled" and "hardworking" is such an obvious attempt to fit in and be liked. Stop status signalling that you're one of the white people who "gets it".

Most rappers don't know what a triad or a major scale is. To wilfully lower yourself to their level in musicianship, just because you desperately want to be accepted and have the cool black guys let you be their friend, is such a pathetic self abatement that it makes me want to vomit.

You better not post in this fucking thread again you whiny little fag.

>>71220223
And I'm sick of people calling kendrick Lamar a "genius" or an "artist"

He puts high pitched effects on his voice and then drawls on like an ignorant negro high on cough syrup

If you find that intriguing and enthralling then you're the reason trump won

>>71221416
RE

>>71217941
Lol, the point is being able to access it with your pinky. You can make it sound almost like a violin thanks to its placement.

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>2017
>still playing the stringed jew
>having to spend money on strings regularly
>having to tune regularly
>having less than perfect intonation
>having anything other than just pitch
>having to worry about jack noise
>having to worry about setup
>having fret buzz
>having to carry tons of extra gear around to get the sound you want
>having to hydrate the wood periodically
>having fret wear
>having saddle buzz
>having limited range
>having to worry about the wood species your instrument is made of
>having feedback
>having parts that rust away in your instrument even if you take care of it
>having to carry the load of the instrument while playing, thus hampering your playing ability
>having to worry about your strap falling off and your instrument getting damaged
>having to modify your instrument with impractical and ugly strap locks to prevent the former
>having lacquer cracking
>having to refrain from smoking near your instrument because lacquer is flammable
>having your poly finish steal tone from you
>having to shield your instrument
>having to polish your instrument's finish regularly using expensive polishes to prevent tone from going to shit
>having to put extraneous objects into your neck pocket
>having to worry about sustain blocks
>having to change expensive parts of your instrument to change your tone
>being an outdated, string-strumming troglodyte plebeian
>not embracing the patrician instruments of the future

>>71217000

a nigger guitar

look how it's hanging

>>71217651
> t. Charles Dickens

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What was the biggest redpill while playing for you?

on bass is it pretty much standard practice to aways have your fingers on frets 1-4, then 5-8 and so on

are there rules for fretting or is it just do whatever as long as it works

beginner/shitter here

>>71221728
sorry i dont get the redpill meme :/

>>71221158
why are they wearing their guitars so annoyingly fucking high? it looks ridiculous and it's clearly harder to play

>>71221588
>not being able to get laid by playing your instrument

Deal breaker for keys/synth.

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>>71221728
>mfw all the diatonic modes connect together end to end like puzzle pieces.

>>71221728
That hardcore bands are total niggers who ruin shows

>>71221794
tell that to Manzarek

>>71221588
lol whos your inspiration, richard wright? fucking pleb lol

A dude in my area wants to sell a 92 usa tele for around 300e
How can i tell if its fake? The decals dont look like a glued sheet of plastic
Its his dad guitar apparently, and he doesnt have any papers
Is it too good to be true?

>>71221859
actually ray manzarek
based doors realized there's no need for a bass guitar when you can have a superior instrument

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What's the right compression pedal for someone doing drone/doom/black using two drive pedals and a distortion and doesn't want the squeal noise that I get when the notes resonate too long? Something that I could find used under $100 if plobbable

>>71221896
i agree

bass players are the only thing worse than people like you

>>71221912
the best doors songs don't feature guitars either
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DED812HKWyM

Seriously, what's the appeal of playing a guitar? Literally the worst instrument ever.

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>>71221763

Anyone who does anything pretentious like that is a cunt and should die

Like jazz drummers who use "mixed grip" and pretend it has some technical benefit, when it was literally just a way of holding the sticks to be able to strike a drum carried on one side of the body.

When ever you see a jazz drummer holding sticks like this, you can know for a FACT that it's purely for aesthetic reasons and because it makes him feel sophisticated and artsy. I play drums and I can tell you mixed grip is retarded for playing on a kit and limits mobility and power.

If anyone posts that stupid debunked buddy rich video about mixed grip I'll travel to your city and kick your teeth in

>>71221959
100% agreed. you can fucking feel how pretentious they are through the screen

What DAW do you guys use? I got an interface but need to settle on one.

>>71219889
kerry king is a legend fuck off

>>71221839
>>71221896
How did Ray actually do it? I play bass and I'd much rather have it being played through a set of keys. I was actually fortunate enough to see them in 2012

>>71221763
>>71221959
That high is stupid, but slightly lower than that is the ultimate comfort zone.

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>>71222109
since this is guitar and bass general this is on topic :^)

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>>71222114
No yeah I'm not saying guitars higher than normal are stupid, just shit like that

pic related is prime comfy imo

>>71222202
>pic related is prime comfy imo
Spot on.

>>71221930
Experimenting with pedals, tunings, and such. Not everything has to be power chords and guitar solos.

>>71222262
Refer to
>>71221588
>having to tune regularly
>having limited range
>having to carry tons of extra gear around to get the sound you want
>having to polish your instrument's finish regularly using expensive polishes to prevent tone from going to shit

>>71221909
Maybe a compression with a blend knob like the TC Electronic Hypergravity.

It goes a little over your budget though, and I'm not really an authority on compressors, so maybe someone else will suggest something more appropriate.

>>71222278
Who the fuck polishes their guitar to prevent shit tone?
Do people actually do this?

>>71221547
That's why you get a volume pedal.

>>71222278
>having autism

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>>71222278
a computer could take your job very easily daddeh

>>71222360
>>71222319
>>71222304
>taking this guys bait this hard

Who /acoustic/ here?

I've never owned an electric but have been playing a Taylor for 8 years and am pretty damn good.

>>71222288

It's looking between $97 and $120 new around the web so I don't think that's too bad, I'll keep an eye out to see if shops have one I can test thanks.

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>>71222304
>he has shit tone because he doesn't know he needs to polish his guitar with special products
pic related
>http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/guitar-cleaning-0104-2011.aspx
>>71222319
>projecting
>implying there are computers capable of making music by themselves in 2017
They will eventually substitute all of us though. And don't fool yourself, synthesized tones are already as good as amplified ones
>>71222374
>bait

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>>71221588
>>71222278
>>71222304
>>71222396
>tone polish
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-gaNZCDN0w

>>71222416
Oops wrong link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46UbcDlAGz8

>>71221959
Jojo Mayer uses mixed grip. Is he just posturing?

>>71222383
>and am pretty damn good.
I don't believe you. Post music.

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>doesn't offer any proof of alleged Gibson lies and expects us to believe that Gibson is full of shit
So it's just a big ad hominem to slander Gibson. Well played. I guess some nobody on the internet knows more about what makes a good tone than the people who have manufactured some of the most iconic and desired instruments in the world. Yeah, sounds about right.

>>71222262
t. gay shoe

>>71216799
damn this is sexy as hell. Need to fap

>>71221909
Play on the neck pickup and crank the bass on your amp.

>>71221494
SPEGD

>>71222202
>pic related is prime comfy imo

yeah if you're and 80's hair shredder

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>>71223016
WOG

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>>71223107
ooh what ya sayy

>tfw you will never go on a music roadtrip with Rick Beato while he teaches you perfect pitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ_yGc_fbs4

>>71223091
luckily i am

>>71222304

I put shit all over my guitar and strings for better TOAN

>>71221416

Awww, someone's upset because they're past their prime and lack the education or skill set to adapt to current trends. It's okay, maybe one day you'll work in a Guitar Center stock room while you drink yourself to death at home.

Btw I am an effeminate white boy and I can probably play circles around your ignorant ass.

>>71223182
ya tahkin tuh meh??

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>How long have you been playing?
5 years
>Favorite guitars?
Les Paul, Strats, Teles and Semi Hollows
>Favorite guitarists?
Ace Frehley, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, BB King
>Projects?
Doing a Covers album, a Blues Instrumentals album and want to do a album of my own songs one day

I want a Telecaster, should I get a squier or spend a bit more for an MiM standard?

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>>71223568
>not installing tone crystals (materia) in your guitars

Plebs.

https://youtu.be/8mCGi0YvL5I

>>71221728

>>71221806 This (both for the major scale and melodic minor) and also implied harmony.

>>71216813
Had an st60, definitely has a marshall feel to it. Warm cleans, good crunch. I disagree with the guy who said its good for metal. Even with the gain cranked its not enough for modern metal. Overall, they're good amps.

>>71221876
Check the serial on the headstock. Ask him if you can take the neck off, the year should be stamped on the neck and inside the pocket. The pots also should have a code on the back of them if they are original and will tell you the date of the guitar

>>71223657
>both shred and djent
gee bill, how come your mother lets you have TWO garbage cans ?

>>71223660
>>71221806
What the fuck the modes are all based off the natural scale. You are dumb to begin with for not realizing that.

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So.. I'm in a grunge/punk band.I have this Epiphone Thunderbird IV bass.I also have 2 extra EMG 35hz pickups for 4 string.I love playing metal too.If I install EMG's in this, will it also be fine with the grunge stuff? Also sometimes I join some local band for their shitty maroon 5 songs.

>>71223727
Yeah but if you're like me, and apparently a lot of guitarists are, you haven't had any formal lessons and don't understand what a mode is; you just heard it's something you should learn. Once you start learning them, you see how they connect together along the neck.

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Help dudes

My mic started doing this hiss at 14k. The recorded sound is fine overall but i have to do a full cut from 13.9KHz to 14.3KHz on everything i record.

Why is it doing that noise? Is it because it is a cheap mic? If i buy a new mic it will start doing noise after a few months too?

>>71223768
Yeah
What are you saying? If a guitarist learns through lessons he will realize that even before start learning the modes? lol

How can I play technically without sounding scalar?

>>71223820
play atonal.

>>71223820
The anser is in your question. Practice to acquire good technique and dont use lessons.

What's the Marshall Super Lead of blues music? Is there such a thing as a classic blues amp to pair with a strat? I'm looking for a mostly clean sound, not too sparkly.

>>71223860
blues jr

>>71223775
Just do the cut. Not many people can hear that high anyway

>>71223860
Mostly Fenders i guess. Twin deluxe, twin reverb. Also theres the LAB 5 amp that bbking used. Thats what i would go for a classic blues tone.

>>71223820
Play arpeggios.

>>71223820
are you playing at gunpoint or something? just slow down once in a while, mix it up a little

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>>71223860
Fender Bassman imo.

>>71218662
Greg Howe. My favourite shredder. Just so tasteful

>>71223820
Play the pentatonic scale up and down. Use blues licks for sounding less scalar, you can learn them from youtube. For the technique part, do 1234 and spider exercises.

Post some solos that go off the beaten path a bit with sound, technique, harmony, effects, etc.

2:12

https://youtu.be/B92FJPZkfdc?t=132

>>71218368
>>71218368
>>71218589
Gibson doesnt need a killswitch cause you can just zero the volume on one pickup. See? Gibsons are superior in every way.
Also the killswitch effect is useful. See Jimmy Page and Ace Frehley using them for rhythmic effects

>>71223944
>how do I not sound scalar
>just go up and down this scale dude lmao
also learning blues lick from other people is the key to sounding like a boring grandpa

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>>71223905
No dude

>>71223996
at 2:35

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IUgz-rZuRc

>>71223996
>Loudness
Lol generic sounding
Only good song of them is Crazy Nights

>>71223645
squier tele is $200
id just get one and start playing

>>71223996
Wow that guitarist has a clean technique huh? For sounding that good without distortion

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How do you even live knowing you will never be able to afford a Dumble?

>>71224122
shawty thicc

>>71223908
>>71223860

Also fucking LAB5 amp

Look at this sweet, smooth creamy, nice nice tone, i never get tired of it

https://clyp.it/53ftvh4x

Just buy a Lucille and a Lab5 amp

>>71224122
Eh. I've seen some videos of em and they sound rad af but for the price of a house I think you're just paying for the name. If rather have an original JTM-45 or tweed Bassman and a black beauty for a fraction of the price

>>71224040
I think his point is that the pentatonic scale moves in intervals wider than major and minor 2nds.

There are plenty of ways to alter the pentatonic scale to make it sound hip, like changing the flat 7th to a major 6th for a Dorian sound, or moving the root down a half-step to play over V7 altered chords. Hirajoshi is another cool pentatonic that has a nice exotic vibe over minor chords. Playing a bitching blues lick here and there after you've been taking the harmony to new and interesting places is also a great way to prick up the audience's ears.

>>71224122
I dont fucking care about tone anymore

Even the buzzy sound of an old Zoom MultiFX sounds good to me because i have decent technique and love the sound of harmonics that i do in every note

>>71224167
Lmfao

>>71224190
I aint trolling

>>71224122
dumble more like dumb

I want to get to the point where I can hear every note in my head before I actually play it. How do you do this?

>>71224122
I'll just impulse response one and buy a klon clone

>>71224242
Are Klones really the best sounding overdrive?

>>71224240
play for 20 years

>>71224254
yes, pure buttery creamy toans

>>71224152
That sounds sweet as fuck.
Holy moly why am I only now getting into this? I used to think blues was boring and all the same stuff and too formulaic but damn, I was wrong.

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>>71224240
When you practice scales and arpeggios, riffs and licks, sing each note as you are playing it.

https://youtu.be/LiEQjHGDM1o

>>71224240
>>71224255
I been playin for 5 years and the ear sense i already developed feels fucking good. It improved greatly when i recently got into singing.

Good echo pedal for the Scotty Moore sound?

>>71224152
>>71224277
Its the album's mixing that made it sound fat and sweet.
In every other recording it sounds like a regular old semihollow blues tone.

Look at this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gStXFa_ZBQ4

>>71224401
get yourself a danelectro fab echo. Really cheap and it'll do that sound easily

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnZ-LdQ0GUc

>>71223747

Grunge or punk won't matter. Do you hate the default pick ups? Then install the EMG pups in it.

>>71224461
Thanks anon, gonna order one.

>>71224462

Or alternatively, do you love the bass itself? Does it handle itself well?

Get the better pickups for it.

>>71224310
Great guitar player but that that sounds like shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAs7_oYPxSQ
Cool licks here, but
>those fingers

>>71224423
Ehhhh, too trebly for my liking.

>>71224423
>>71224540
Hows this guy's blues tone dudes?

https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/parisienne-walkways-guitar-impro

https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/jhonny-b-goode-guitar-jam

>>71224571
Second clip is a lot better. In the first one the amount of distortion highlights the buzzing from your guitar strings.

>>71223657
This is fucking lame

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>>71224634
I'll fight you

>>71224653
what's his name again?

If my dad, who is a bass player teaches me guitar, is that pedophilia?

>>71224676
Dan "Dizzy Up the Girl" Schneider

>>71224653
Dan "Choke on it" Schneider

>>71224626
I think he was trying to emulate the Gary Moore's distorted tone from the original song

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love telecaster

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>>71223657
>ffvii tattoos
>ON BOTH ARMS
and ruining that guitar's looks with fucking pink pickup covers.

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How important is a forearm contour on a guitar?

>>71224774
>humbucker
not even a true tele. kys

>>71224760
I know, but it doesn't sound good with his guitar.

>>71224797
Hey now, one of them is a FFVIII tattoo.

>>71224807
Not at all, unless it really bothers you.

>>71224817
even fucking worse

>>71224812
I hear no buzzing on it

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>>71224810
umad?

NEW THREAD GUYS
>>71224887

>>71224887


>>71224887
NEW

>>71224897
no just disgusted by the plebian taste of you kiddies

>>71217504
I like these types of videos. Too bad the interviewer is retarded in this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU9fTmTsssA

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>>71224974
ok gramps, chill. go take a viagra or something

>>71218509
>rare OC reaction face
>it's just a movie screenshot

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>when his p-bass has a rosewood fretboard

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>>71225955
>when my p-niss wood frets into his rosebud