/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

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Wasnt there some dickhead on here a couple days ago calling himself president epiphone or some shit?

Man those ESP teles are looking pretty sweet.

>>71319755

The blacktop series is MIM and similar in price to the modern player series, maybe check those out.

>>71319772
Æsthetic/10

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POST YER GUITARMS!
1. Mexican Strat from '93
2. Squier Bullet Bass from '83
3. Epiphone Firebird (Soon to be sold)
4. Cort Ce403T

>>71319867
Thanks, it's really up to whether I want to spend the extra cash on a mim Fender over a Yamaha now.

>>71319930

are firebirds junk

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>>71319930

Is semi-hollow strat working with single-coils?

>>71319975
yes

>>71319740
How can I get the most out of this compressor? I'm using it for sustain and as a compliment to my big muff for that David Gilmour sound, but I've never used a compressor pedal before.

>>71319988
even with vintage weak ass pickups?

>>71319948
They really are. That's why I'm getting rid of it

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>>71319930

1. Ibanez AF-105 (with Seth Lovers)
2. PRS SE 277 semi-hollow
3. PRS McCarty Korina Soapbar
4. Gretsch Electromatic Pro Jet
5. Fender ThinSkin '62 Reissue Jazzmaster (w/ Mastery bridge and Pickup Wizard pickups)
6. Fender American Standard Jazz Bass

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>>71320004
whoops, forgot pic

>>71320021
Don't turn the sensitivity up too high

>>71320004

Compressors are pretty much redundant when used with any kind of distortion or fuzz. IMO they're only useful for fattening up and evening out clean sounds (and I play clean or nearly clean all the time and leave my compressor on 100% of the time). What compressor are you using?

>>71320008

you replacing it or just selling?

>>71320047

Oh never mind, saw your pic. Dude it's a 2 knob pedal and 1 of them is volume. You should be able to figure it out :-/

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>>71320005
Sure, why not. Fender Japan makes one like that.

>>71320062
Selling it to get a Tele or a high end Yamaha Pacifica

>>71320047
Isn't the point of playing clean that you can alter the dynamics of your playing much more which a compressor nullifies?

I forgot to bring my guitar to work so I can compare it to some Strats at the guitar shop afterwards. Should I go and play some Strats anyway?

>>71320065
>Japs
This is disgusting.

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>>71319937
Yamaha 611VFM is much more versatile than any Mex strat.

>Yammy is cheaper, more versatile with more or less same build quality
>But MIM is a proper strat

If you want that strat sound and feel, than go with the Mex, they're great. The Yammy has name brand duncans in the form of a beautiful SP90-1n soapbar and a Custom 5 TB-14. You dont really see any humbucker/P90 combos, so for me that's an obvious choice.

People say yammys have no souls and just halfway cover everything well, but never do anything great. Absolutely fucking nonsense if ever I've heard it.

>>71320109
Was just looking at these. Where are they produced?

>>71320065
I am curious what's the difference between a chambered body and a chambered body with F-hole.

>>71320079
Yes but he needs a compressor to mask his inconsistent picking intensity hahaha

>>71320125
Maybe a little bit less feedback on the non f-hole body ( an ES335 vs a Lucille for example) they would would otherwise sound nearly identical imo. Chambered bodies don't really have much of an acoustic presence.

>>71320154
Lucille signature is not the same as a ES335?

>>71320150
eheheheheheehehe fuck you, buddy

>>71320109
It's more between a mexi Tele (either standard or HH) and a Pacifica 311H. I didn't consider the higher end pacifica... I have no clue to be honest.

>>71320116

probably japan

>>71320079
Light compression can even things out while still retaining most of your dynamics.

>>71320183
I was hoping so

>>71320176
i wasnt laughing at you friendly, you can't play

>>71320187
That Yamaha is made in Indonesia.

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>>71320171
It has no f-holes

is it safe to buy a guitar off of ebay? I found an used mexican strat for 350

>>71320183
>>71320187
Any proof of that? What about the 311?
>>71320211
Hmm

>>71320194
>David Gilmour can't play guitar

lmao @ your life

>>71320213
The price is right, get a good look at the pics? Will they take it back?

>>71320212
Would a hollowbody (not semihollow) with no f-holes give less feedback, and have a richer sound than a semihollow?

>>71320116
Yamaha has factories all over the place just about, Japan, USA, Korea, Indonesia and Taiwan. Obviously the higher end and signature stuff is USA/Japan. Specially the 611VFM series would be Korea/Taiwan/Indonesia. I have also heard that Yamaha has Chinese factories for the low end budget stuff.

I really don't care where stuff is made because it all depends on the factory's production processes and post-production inspection and quality control. I've played some absolutely awesome Epiphones but also some absolutely awful cheap ass Chibsons. Just the same my Indonesian made ESP LTD played better than the 3 Les Paul fadeds I played from the 2016 batch. So country of manufacture doesn't mean anything to me.

I still think it's funny though that a Korean/Taiwan/Indo factory can make a high end instrument with high end name brand hardware for a reasonable amount, yet chinese labor houses owned by large conglomerate brands can't. I wonder what the connection is there...

>>71320238
More often than not you will find lower end models from factories people usually hold in high regard to be of poorer quality than higher end models from cheaper eastern factories.

>>71320231
he got six pictures, all types of scratches and elaborate description of what he did with it, no taking back tho

Can you actually left a guitar body unfinished still keep it working?

>>71320236
It would have less feedback than a hollowbody with f-holes but still more feedback than any semi-hollow. I prefer the sound of a true hollowbody but it is less versatile than a semi-hollow.

>>71320312
is chambered body with F-hole still semi-hollow?

>>71320288
Stay away, you can find really nice one's for $300, if they won't take it back there's more wrong than they're letting on.

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>>71320325
>Is it Hollow?
No
>Is it Solid?
No
>Is it Partially Solid/Hollow?
Yes
>A synonym for partially is...
Semi

Therefore yes

>>71320347
Semi is not a synonym for partially.

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>>71320325
Technically yes, if you mean tone-wise it depends on how chambered. If it's something like this I would say yes definitely.

>>71320343
no I can't, since I'm in germany it's rare to see a used mexican strat that cheap

>>71320312
For the less versatile part just get a Les Paul to cover the other side of the tonerange

>>71319937
>only shit colours for mim Teles available
....
Fuck this shit. I don't want a strat either. I think I'll just go for the Yamaha.

They say the chambered les pauls sound even better and richer than older les pauls
Of corse it does, it is semihollow
FUck gibson

is that strat tremelo will naturally decrease the attack and make sound less harsh than hardtail?

how are mustangs (the guitar not the amp) for somewhat heavier stuff? the guitar center in my little town doesn't carry them but I'm a fan of short scale guitars and wanna give one a try

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My main gear. Just picked up the new acoustic a couple days ago, plays beautifully

Rate my tube amp's tone when Power amp not saturated (master volume on 11h)
https://clyp.it/50e0nq0o

>>71320374
>it's rare to see a used mexican strat that cheap
That should tell you something, it's hard to say, repairs can be expensive. I'd worry about a broken, stripped or otherwise inoperable truss rod. How do the frets look?

>>71320452
>Geiger counter
Nice

>>71320442
No, properly set Strat trems should be indistinguishable from a hardtail.

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>>71319436
Update: we made it through customs

>>71320543
>Chicago
>666
They got the zip right.

>>71320507
Can be fun, but most of the time it doesn't want to play ball, very finicky

>>71320567
Yea gave me a gentle kek once I noticed

>>71320484
I dunno I'm no expert on this http://m.ebay.de/itm/302236031953?&sid=fitho696&cmntType=0&kmsi=true

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs7jTKyeFC4

>>71320465
Master on 10 - EL34 satured to the max
How does it change the sound?
https://clyp.it/gdzchscy

why do people usually put a hotter pickup for bridge position on strats? Is that they just want punchy feeling but not that much treble?

>>71320569
Its a hard pedal to learn to use but it's well worth the time put in if you want to make noise music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTeP5xEMd0w

This japan man is the greatest player of all time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1wpaSYmecQ&t=337s

Is there an essentials list for acoustic solo guitarist like Kaki King or something? I've recently got an acoustic guitar but I hardly listen to acoustic stuff and I don't know what songs to learn.

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>>71320591
Scratches don't bother me, It needs fretwork, possibly a refret, see my pic the frets should be crowned, some amateur took and leveled the frets without crowning, it'll never intonate correctly. The low E side of that fret is high.

>>71320915
thanks for the effort man. would you say it's worth for the price? or if not for how much

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$1800 for a Vox Cheetah

Do I do it?

>>71320994
Not at all

>>71320915
I wouldn't touch it in the states for any more than $100 +$200 for restoration. Take into consideration the cost of a refret or crown & polish if your lucky, but most of that fret is gone, where does that put you in terms of cost of instrument + work that needs to be done. Where does that put you in terms of other prices you've seen?

>>71321164
>>71320952
I responded to my own post.

>>71320442
That shouldn't happen. But you can't avoid resonance if it's not hardtail

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With strats, do you just feed the string through those holes in the back plate, up through the tone block and then out through the bridge? Or do you cut the string balls like a floyd rose and top load them?

Ive never played or even owned any kind of fender but I know the pain in the arse certain types of tremolos can be.

Learn me how to bar chord, gg

>>71321508
Just keep practicing. Eventually all your fingers will go down as one shape

>>71321498
>you just feed the string through those holes in the back plate
yup

>>71321508
Start with just your index finger barring all frets

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>>71319930

1. Jackson PRO DK2M
2. Jackson PRO RR3
3. Fender Mustang KC-69
4. Yamaha LL6
5. Squier Vintage Modified 70's J bass

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>>71319930
Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass (MIJ, modded w/ black hardware)
Spectorcore 4 (fretless)
Music Man Bongo 4HH

What's going on with this limited time trade-in trade-up deal at guitar center?
http://www.guitarcenter.com/pages/Trade-In-Trade-Up.gc

It says it's a limited time thing but I thought they always did this? I go this deal back in January. Are they stopping doing the trade up 15% discount all the time or is this just some kind of fake sale?

>>71321498
Cutting the string balls off for stringing a floyd isn't exactly a big pain in the ass.

>>71321556
Yeah, doing this but even then i have to press so hard and even then the g string is silent

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Any of you use the BIAS amp sim? Is there a superior amp modeler?

>>71321715
Also roll your finger back a bit but make sure it's right up against the fret

>>71320079
Compressed cleans are god tier for funk music.

the pentatonic scales are so nice...

>>71321721
I'm wondering the same thing for my bass. I was going to try the demo of S-Gear today. It has pretty great reviews

Is this an actual bass guitar or is it some kind inbetween a guitar and actual bass thing? http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/squier-vintage-modified-bass-vi

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>>71319930
1. Yamaha acoustic (only guitar I really used for about 6 or 7 years)
2. US strat I bought this year
3. Friend's bass he left at my house

>>71322074
The missing link between guitar and bass with authentic vintage-style and tons of low end.

Squier brings you the welcome return of a long-vanished Fender classic in the deeply satisfying form of the Vintage Modified Bass VI six-string bass that delivers excellent low end. Although it's called a six-string bass it has the feel of a baritone guitar without the extended neck. The strings aren't extra thick so it's a great transition from guitar. The original model of 1961-1975 has provided distinctively voiced low end for everyone from the Beatles to the Black Keys, Cream to the Cure, and many others.

>>71321621
how are the Geddy j basses?
heard the mij and mim are the ideal ones to get. I got to play a regular j bass and I'm loving the thing so I'm guess the Geddy is just as good if not better.

>>71322143
Dude, you should write product descriptions!

>>71322176
I love mine, nice punchy tone as you expect from a J bass, especially after I put stainless steel strings on it. It has a very thin neck. I'm not sure how the MIMs hold up to the Japanese ones though.

>>71321715
Move your index finger up a bit so the g string is under the 2nd tendon. Maybe a bit upper, maybe a bit lower, try for the best spot for you
Focus on pressing the low E and the top 3 strings,,, the A and D strings will be pressed by the other fingers anyway

What sounds better for you

Master volume on 4 https://clyp.it/50e0nq0o
Master volume Maxed out https://clyp.it/gdzchscy

>>71321508
have your thumb planted on the back of the neck, about opposite your middle finger.

>>71322770
Power amp distortion is a meme? It took away the definition

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>>71319930
Ibanez RG655M, RG752LWFX, and an RG870Z.

They're alright.

>>71322988
How many speakers are in there

How do p-bass pickups sound compared to j-bass pickups? I was going to stick two Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder j-bass pickups into my guitar but I noticed they come in a p-bass and j-bass combo so I was thinking about swapping out my pick guard for one that uses p-bass pick ups instead?

Will the p/j combo of the Quarter Pounder pickups sound different or the same as the j/j combo??

>>71323019
They're 1x12. The cab dimensions are small, but they're pretty deep compared to say, an orange 1x12

>>71323137
On how much threads have you asked this already

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>>71322988
>three virtually the same guitars

The reissue universe makes my dingaling hard I will give you that

>>71323166
What? This is the first time I've asked about this.

>>71323137
P-bass pickup = J pickup in Neck position with shitton of more bass and way more subtle highs

PJ is god tier combo, consider getting an EMG PJ set. QP's are white trash squier mod tier.

Im looking into getting a compressor to enhance my tone. Im really into bright guitar like that of 90s indie rock. Suggestions?

Also my main pedals are
>big muff
>carbon copy
>boss BD2
>proco rat
>xotic volume pedal

Also any suggestions for other pedals are welcome.

>>71323217
ehx soul preacher is cheap and good
mxr dynacomp slightly more expensive solution

>>71323215
Aren't EMG's active? How much work would it be to convert a j-bass from passive to active? I'm thinking routing out a battery cavity and changing the instrument cable jack?

I'll check them out, thanks for the advice anon.

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>>71323172
Different pickups, string gauges, and tunings on each if that helps.

>>71323137
listen to some youtube videos. or go try them out at the store. it's hard to describe, but with experience your hear will tell them apart. I'd just be wasting time describing it and somebody would just reply saying "no ur wrong"

>Will the p/j combo of the Quarter Pounder pickups sound different or the same as the j/j combo??

as far as I know, jazz and PJ basses are usually wired in a serial configuration, which means that J and PJ should output different tones if both pickups have their volume knobs anywhere above 0. they shouldn't sound differently on an individual basis.

another caveat of PJ basses is the hum. single coils produce hum. on J basses, the two single coils cancel each other out for some electrical reason I don't remember. on PJs, this benefit is lost, and the single coil will thus output noise, which can be pretty obnoxious depending on your gear/house/etc.

>>71323251
Well you can just nigger rig a battery compartment without a dedicated preamp, that's fairly easy and doable. Most people with EMGs have some sort of fancy dual/tripple band preamp but most of those keep that shit flat and use amp's EQ anyway.

It really depends on what you are into. Check out Spector PJ basses, they come with EMGs, shitton of samples on youtube.

>>71323215
fuck off. SD split coils sound great.

>>71323290
>t. Joyo pedal owner

>>71323313
>t. cancerous memer

>>71323263
>that pic

What
why?

also hello sevenstring.org

>>71323273
I've been looking at youtube videos but there aren't many good videos on bass pickups unfortunately.

Will shielding the pickup cavity and pickguard reduce hum in a p/j combo?

>>71323288
I was just going to grab a cheap $200 5-string squier bass and hotrod it so I'm not opposed to routing out a battery cavity in the back. I'm going to be drilling a new input hole into the side anyways.

>>71323354
The ball ends? It looks nice. Plus, seems dumb to cut them off, when you can use them to sort of lock in place when you re string.

>>71323359
The fifth string will be unusable on the Squier, just so you know what you are getting into. Consider Rondo basses, a lot of people on talkbass prefer them to entry level Squiers. Plus they are cheaper.

Also go to talkbass forum for all your mod needs and questions, the community is super helpful.

>>71323392
Anon you know that the ball end of the string is meant to go to the opposite end of your guitar right?

Sup /gg/uys can you help me chose the best take

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>>71323394
Thanks, I'll go there. What will make the fifth string unusable on the squier?

>>71323411
Not him but it's a lazy way to restring a guitar with a floyd for people too lazy to clip the ball end off.

>>71323359
>I've been looking at youtube videos but there aren't many good videos on bass pickups unfortunately.
listening to music helps also. compare Steve Harris to Geddy Lee for example. well know P and J players respectively.

>Will shielding the pickup cavity and pickguard reduce hum in a p/j combo?
probably, but to what extent I can't say.

>>71323417
The best one is when you take your own life

>>71323411
Not on a Floyd Rose equipped guitar.

>>71323442
I will sue you for suicide encouragement

>>71323428
Absolutely nothing. Fifth string is an issue even on high-end Fenders. Often its wobbly, thin and stands out in terms of sounding compared to the rest of the strings. Especially if you are into a P pickup which is bassy as fuck on its own, its better to avoid it.

As far as EMGs go, they also make J and P pickups in humbucker housing if you are into more modern basses, FYI.

>>71323466
gl hf

>>71323478
Is the 5th string an issue on all 5 string basses?

>>71323457
You clip the ball end off you dingus.

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where can I pirate JustinGuitars dvds

>>71323504
No but on a lot, I'd say 50/50. The issue is that the string will be too floppy or just straight out won't sound good. You can rectify it to a degree with thicker strings but then you also need to balance it on the entire set and sometimes it requires too much thickness. And even then it won't always help.

Basses that have 35" scale almost universally have a useful low B. Again, look up that stuff on talkbass, search the thread topics. Fender is the most notorious for that out of all the commercial brands. Ibanez soundgear series is also pretty up there with shitty low Bs.

Any tips for hearing more definition of the pick attack? I don't really like how this all blends together.

I'd rather have it sound a little snappier. It sounds better to me when I'm playing it than when I'm listening back to it.

https://clyp.it/4gxhn2zv

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>>71323528
Why? D'addario went through all that effort to color the ball ends and you just want to kill them anon?

>>71323565
Boosting it with an overdrive like tubescreamer. Gives you that tschck-tschck attack.

>>71323559
Are the ESP or Jackson 5-strings any good? I was looking at an ESP 5-string I liked the look of a lot but it had soapbars instead of j-bass and I wasn't finding any soapbar pickups I liked the sound of.

>>71323504
>>71323559
>>71323606
Music Man, Spector and Warwick are very solid brands when it comes to 5-string basses. They're rather pricey though.

>>71323606
ESP is good quality plus a lot of them are 35" (normal scale is 34"). Jackson is slightly better in terms of build quality but I personally dislike the pointy looks myself.

Check out Ibanez BTB series. Young metalheads and 40-something single dads like it equally. Fifth strings on them are fantastic plus they have a bit flatter necks which is comfy as fuck.

Again, EMG makes also P and J pickups that come in soapbar housing.

>>71323636
Seconding this. Maybe try finding a cheap used Warwick Corvette 5 (make sure to avoid Warwick Rockbass series!)

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>>71319740
ok help me out
I'm in the market for a multi effects pedal and I'm torn between the zoom G3n and the Boss me 25
they're both around the same price and do essentially the same thing but I find myself leaning a bit more towards the zoom as it's more user friendly and has more customisation options, but the boss has an expression pedal that can be used as a wah and dedicated recording software
now there is version of the g3n with an expression pedal that's a bit more expensive but it doesn't have wah so if I'd want that I'd have to fork over another 100$ for a decent wah

>>71323700
Expression pedals on digital multifx units are universally shit and after the novelty wears off you will find them absolutely unusable.
Boss is a decade outdated, get the zoom if you absolutely need to choose.

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>>71319740
That ancient Japanese precision.

>>71323700
I had a boss multi-effects pedal and although the reverb/delay and modulation effects were fine, the distortion/od/fuzz were very bad.
I considered getting separate pedals to put in front of it and just use it as a reverb/modulation pedal, but it got to the point where it was just better to have a collection of separate pedals on a small pedalboard. Less space used, more choices.

>>71323874
This one looks better.

>>71323504
>>71323559
>>71323660
>this 34'' scale bass has a worse B string than this other 34'' bass
Care to elaborate? Both are 34'', if you use the same B string on both it will have the same tension on both and vibrate virtually in the same way.
Some pickups and cabinets have issues with the low B string, without a doubt, but one 34'' scale bass can't inherently have a tighter low B than another 34'' bass.

>>71324072
It has nothing to do with tension, it has to do with how the bass itself/pickups/electronics all together output that thickest string and how it sounds compared to the other 4 when you play the strings across. You can set a pretty nice, thick, well rounded bass sound only to have the low B have two-second long sustain that is shit and that lacks lows and highs and sounds unusable.

Tension is easily rectified but that doesn't make it all. Also I can't say that there is a correlation for sure but all basses with non-maple necks seem to handle it better than ones with maple only.

is there always going to be a ton of fret buzz on any guitar with a capo?

>>71324112
If the tension isn't the issue then why are 35'' scale basses better in that regard? If the pickup is the issue then why can't you just change it? You haven't given a sensible answer on the issue.

>>71324112
If you are going to replace the pickups and electronics anyways then won't that fix the problems with 5th string? I'm going to be replacing just about everything on the squier.

>>71324123
I've had buzz when using a capo before. I found that if a slightly adjusted the capo position, the buzz went away

>>71324145
Because 35" basses are designed for lower tunings from the get-go.

Go to youtube and pick out 10 random 34"five-string bass reviews and listen to them. At least 8 of them will have a shit fifth string and when the player gets to it it will instantly get lost in the mix even if it does sound somewhat alright.

This isn't something I made up now, this is what all bass players find to be true.

How does a Fender MIM Pbass sound as a first bass guitar?

>>71324182
What brands make 35" 5-string basses besides esp? Do any of them make 35" j-bass?

Kek I use to jam a short scale 5 string bass and sounded fine. 35 will give a bit more clarity, but damn, change eq on different guitars and shit. Cut some bass off the amp when using a 5 string or 7/8/29 string guitar.

>>71324182
>Because 35" basses are designed for lower tunings from the get-go.
Citation needed. How about just using the pickups those basses are using? You still haven't isolated the issue, you don't know the cause of it, which is why, frankly, I wouldn't blindly trust your advice. It's based in hearsay and not on factual data.

>>71324317
Alright man, you win, all five string basses are fucking fantastic, its just that all the bass player seem to be too fucking stupid to use them properly.

>>71324346
That's not what I said, I've literally just followed your train of thought and proven to you that you don't know the cause of the problem. I have my own theories, and I'm pretty sure it's mostly down to bad pickups, low tension or crappy bridges.

>>71324306
>If only they knew the power of the knob
Great advice if any of the knobs would actually take it.

>>71324123
If your guitar is properly set up it shouldn't buzz with a capo.

Is this good for showcasing technique? https://clyp.it/01j3bnah

>>71324123
Make sure the capo is right behind the fret you're using it on. Not somewhere in the middle.

>>71324346
>just that all the bass player seem to be too fucking stupid to use them properly.

That us partially true. Most manufacturers tend to give the bass a bass end boost, or use super high output pickups and that just maked the 5th muddy, drains the clarity, or causes soft clipping badly with a bass boost and high output pickups. Humbuckers work better for 5 string desu, p pickups better than j, and obviously better brand pickups will sound better thsn the potmetal crap the manufacturers use nowadays. Its all player taste, maybe they want barts, maybe some dimarzio will be their liking. Thats the pain of buying and swapping shit though.

Again, I played on a 5 string short scale in a band setting and didnt take anything away, cutting the bass on eq, giving a bit more mid and high end helps.

>>71323700
Neither, buy separate pedals and go analog when possible with the exception of delay/reverb.

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>>71324441
>>71324405
I drew a pic to explain what I mean (side profile view)

isnt the string always going to be really close to the next fret after the capo?

>>71324466
So the squier 5-string I was going to buy and hot rod should be fine then?

>>71324490
The same as if you'd be fretting it. As I said, make sure the capo is not in between the frets but right behind the fret you're putting it on.

>>71324495
I'm sure the Squier would have a perfectly usable B string with a .135 low B and decent pickups.

>>71324399
>>If only they knew the power of the knob
>Great advice if any of the knobs would actually take it

Having played with numerous bands over the years, you always get the one guy thst thinks the eq with max high and bass with absolute zero mids is "HIS" tone. Usually on some crappy marshall hd100 halfstack too. Will always flip out if you adjust anything. Wonders why a 30w 112 combo is blowing his amp away. Will always suck live and blame everyone else.

The eq is there for a reason. Adjust it. Different guitars will interact different. If I use my tele, then swap to some emg machine, it will sound like a box of rocks and angry bees with an alien fucking it on a drug fueled berserk rampage. Cutting some preamp gain and bumping the high down and mid up may help end the squelching and give it some dynamics.

Or you can be a dumbass and wonder why you cant be heard or think guitars suck because you are too lazy and dumb to adjust the eq on the amp/pedals.

>>71324522
okay thanks that fixed like half of it

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How long should a simple 4 chord riff be?

>>71324641
As the other guy mentioned, also wiggle it around a bit, try to find the spot where all the buzzing stops. It should be super close to the fret, almost on top of it. And obviously straight.

>>71324474
buying everything seperate will end up costing me 3x as much and while I will be able to switch every single effect on and off on the fly I won't get nearly as much versatility as with a multi effect
If one day I'll be in a serious band I'll do it the old fashioned way but for now for my home use, a multi effect just makes more sense

>>71324495
Imo squire necks suck for 5 strings. Its like they used a 6 string neck and call it a day. Wide with a weird radius. Esp ltd or ibanez in that price range would probably be better for the hotrodding.

Go with what you want. Be prepared to experiment a bit.

>>71324346
>>71324377
BTFO to be honest

>>71321714
you don't even need to cut the ends off, just thread the strings through the holes in the tuners

>>71324417
not really, gets sloppy at some points

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>>71319930
>Ibanez Prestige RG652AHM
>Schecter C-1 FR
>Manuel Rodriguez AV Classical
>LTD D-5
>Ibanez EW2012ASENT

>>71321498
>Or do you cut the string balls like a floyd rose and top load them?
How is that possible?

>>71324695
Multi effects are ok, but they all suck when it come to wet/dry mixing the effects. Always super strong even when set on the lowest.

Zoom is way more useable. You can find them cheap in the used section.

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>>71324660
reply NOW

>>71324660
>How long should a simple 4 chord riff be?

2-3 minutes.

A proggy wanky shred song should last 23 minutes though.

what do you guys think of my first track? it's melodeath.
https://clyp.it/iy1afccv

>>71324827
I meant just played once through
10 seconds maybe?

>>71324495
This: >>71324700 is a totally valid point though. Definitely try it out first if you like the actual bass and the neck itself. If that works for you then I'm certain you'll be able to make the low B work with a proper setup, a good B string and decent pickups.

>>71324660
depends on tempo

>>71324490
Yes, really close. But if it's buzzing it means it's touching a fret somewhere down the neck of the guitar.

>>71324827
Most song structure is the body, several choruses a break/bridge, if you can get 2-3 minutes of the same 4 chords in there, it's either gonna be boring as fuck or a hit.

How do I make instrumental songs that are interesting? I can write reasonably catchy riffs but with no lyrics to hold interest I feel like playing the same melody several times over the same chord progression (verse 1, verse 2 etc) will just be repetitive.

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>love the beach boys
>play all their songs
>my vocal range isn't even a third of an octave
>doens't matter because no friends to harmonise with

I feel like hanging myself

>>71325133
>my vocal range isn't even a third of an octave
Sounds like bullshit to me.

>>71325084
This is where you need to learn some improv. If you can there are uni's that have improv courses you can audit for not a lot of money but learn a lot.

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>>71325133
>everything you create is boring as shit

>>71325166
That's a good idea, thanks.

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>>71325154

hyperbole, my pedantic friend

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>>71325231
>pedantic
No, just on the spectrum....

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>>71325250

I know that feel, especially when practicing scales...

bumpppp

How the fuck am I supposed to play No One Knows? It's chord hell. I can do it on bass but the guitar is absolutely killing me.

Is it really just raw practice?

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>>71325980
>Is it really just raw practice?

No

Just keep shit posting and you'll soon be able to play it!

>>71326020
I don't shitpost ;_;

>>71326020
There's a bit to this, if I'm having trouble, I just get away from it for a day or so, my brain works it out in the meantime, then I usally get it on the first bounce. Don't keep playing it wrong or it will stick.

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>>71326026

I do

million dollar wuestions.
tortex picks.
do you have the logo facing up (against your thumb) or facing down (index finger)

>>71324774
mirin dat classical t b h f a m

>>71325980
Yeah. What part are you having trouble with?

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>>71326224
logo always down
i dont own a tortex though

>>71326224
you need to stop posting

>>71326224
>ultex

>>71326265
xDDDDDDDDDDDD i just came here from UG to raid u guys xD

Trying to upgrade my VM Jazzmaster. Is it worth switching to the Pure Vintage 65 Reissue pickups if I'm alright with how the neck pickup sounds? The bridge pickup is kinda weak but it's not like I was ever going to use it anyway, so unless there's going to be a big difference in sound quality between the two I'm probably just going to stick with the stock.

And does the Staytrem bridge change the tone much/at all?

Blackstar HT Club 40 or Marshall dsl40c

anyone else have the problem of usb audio device crackling when you use it along with a wireless pci card?

>>71323700
don't fall for the multi effects meme

an audio interface + bias fx will get you infinitely better sound at a lower cost

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I recently learned that Fanos are actually copies of a Rickenbacker thats no long produced called the Combo

the ricks are way cooler with a horseshoe pickup

>>71326496
I had a VM Jag and I put some AVRI pickups in it. I've switched pickups before in other guitars but this was by far the most drastic improvement in sound for a pickupswap.

Dunno how the pickups in the VM JMs...the ones in the VM Jags are really gainy and treble heavy. The AVRI is so much more balanced and lower output.

I like to think the Staytrem I had improved the sound too but think that may be placebo. It was certainly worth the 100 bucks to have a not shit bridge on it though. I had done all the bootleg tricks to the stock bridge that offsetfags who actually like the normal one say to do and they were all crap improvements.

>>71326582
I hate "boutique" companies that just copy designs. ffs it's not that hard to come up with your own.

How to do artificial harmonics on a bent string? It gets too close to the string above it and you have to be too precise and end up messing up
Nearer the bridge, the string is less close to the other string and its easier to pick there but i dont like the tone of picking close to the bridge

>>71326865
Unfortunately overpriced "boutique" bullshit will always be a thing because demand for it will never go down

>>71326982
its not overpriced then genius

>>71326931
If your bending up, pick on the upstroke.

>>71327200
I already do that but one can't do pinch harmonics or chicken picking on an upstroke

>>71327335
Yeah, you can, get creative.

https://youtu.be/x-HVO-G5sYc

Would you hire this guitarist for your band?
https://youtu.be/8rT5Qagf2D4

>>71327864
I can't believe people actually buy that extra pointy dimebag guitar

>>71327864
>12 year old with metal guitar

cant make this up

>>71327999
>shitskin
'no'

>>71327999
>them dances
>them faces
lmao

>>71327999
how tiny is this nigga? the pickup is the same size as his waist
confirmed manlet

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>>71327999
>>71328289

>>71327999
THE BRAZILIAN

not him, but I think he is from brazil

>>71327999
lets all samefag quote this post a million times to make it look really important

>Buy Behringer Vintage OD to use with my bass
>Low end vanishes
God damn it

>>71328556
tone is in fingers

>>71328592
i use OD/fuzz with a pick, sounds like ass with finger in my experience. id rather just play clean

hey guys, practicing aeolian and dorian modes up and down the neck over and over.

what kind of sound should i go for when playing them on my amp? been using basic OD, just looking to switch it up.

>>71328759
Dorian sounds better with neck+bridge and slight overdrive
Not really what question is that lol

>>71328759
you guys worry about the dumbest shit

>>71328759

all modes and scales are the same fucking shapes you retard just with dumbass names

its all the same thing

>>71328811
hey man just asking for ideas to try something different.

>>71328759
lets make him feel like an absolute idiot

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>>71319930
See if it all fits

> SX 32" Bass
> Epiphone Flying V 58'
> Breedlove Passport?
> Squier Bronco
> Squier Mustang Modded
> Gibson Flying V 67'
> Fender MiM Standard Strat to upgrade
> Fender 1970 Lake Placid Blue Mustang
> Kingston/Tesico SG/Mustang P90 guitar i found In the dumpster

Not pictured are my 2 torn apart First Acts, Jose Feliciano classical guitar and Six Flags Strat

>>71321715
make sure u bar the frets as close to the fret as possible. your finger should be almost ON the metal fret instead of in the middle of the fret space.
Also, if i was you i'd practice further up the neck, dont start with an F bar chord.
Start by barring the 5th fret and doing an E shape bar chord, which will make the chord an A major

>>71328953
Are you any good at guitar?

https://www.amazon.com/VAlinks-Interface-Connector-Instruments-GarageBand/dp/B01EV0V58A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1488408800&sr=8-3&keywords=guitar+interfaceWould getting something like this be a good idea if I want to use my guitar with ableton? I have a few guitar amp VST's and want to connect my guitar to my PC to use as an amp, since I can't afford one, I've been playing my guitar unplugged for a few months now. (I recently picked it up)

>>71329079
Those USB to TRS cables are really finicky and annoying. I'd get a USB audio interface, like a focusrite scarlett, if you have the cash that is.

You'll save yourself so much headache getting an interface. Or you could buy that cable and see if it works for your needs. It is only $10

>>71328759
What ever sounds good, man. When you're practicing scales, it doesn't really matter what kind of sound you use as long as it sounds good to you, m8.

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>>71319930

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>>71329215
>all rip off copies

>>71329168
The problem is I'm on a tight budget. Do you know any okay interfaces that I could get for a low price?

>>71329215
Jesus fucking Christ dude, cut the ends off your strings you're gonna poke your fucking eye out. Other than that, sweet guitars.

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>>71329215
Even the fan is a cheap copy

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>>71319930

I constantly tune my guitar but the strings NEVER change length. Is something wrong?

>>71329349
>the strings NEVER change length

wut

There's a 2004 Squier Telecaster Custom II with P-90s near me for $150

Should I get it?

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>>71329349

>>71320098
>discussing japanese guitars on a saskatchewanian underwater basket weaving gopher hole
despicable I know

>>71329372
>>71329387
strings at headstock are still nubbed since the day I got it over a year ago
Wouldnt tuning it cause the strings to expand?

>>71329304
For under $50, it looks like the Behringer U-PHORIA umc22 is your best bet. I've never used it, so I can't vouch for it.

Humbuckers

Vomits

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>>71329409
well it sounds like youre not tuning it enough. make sure you start with the high e and tune up a lot.

>>71329454
ALSO when I need to tune, my tuner claims that my strings are too tight instead of loosening. Am I missing something?

>>71329492
are you sure you're not an octave too low? tune up so the tension is right. just keep tuning up, youll know when it happens.

>>71329518
Im afraid the string will snap in my face
idk i'll give it a go

lads

epiphone sheraton II.

y/n?

i've been eyeing a hollow body for a while and after playing around with one at guitar center it's surpassed just about every Gretsch in price range.

How to make these stuff, how to chose the notes besides triads? https://youtu.be/CD8QMQEAdBg

>>71324660
no more than 8 measures

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>CITES update
>Exporting any rosewood model requires an individual export license for every guitar that costs about 100 Euros
>Current wait time for license application process is about 2 months
>Even then you might be denied

>>71329568
https://youtu.be/G9Y5Dhzciyc

>>71319813
>post is about epiphones and ESPs
>posts a pic of a guitar that is better than any of them

wat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqnh7_mxV8g

R8 my video

>>71329656
>killing off indian street shit brown colored rosewood forever

YES

GO CITES GO

maybe we can start making instruments out of adult materials soon

Anybody have any tips on good, decently priced, DIY telecaster kits? I guess I'm looking for a company that isn't shit to purchase from

>>71329862
>good
>DIY

>>71329708
i don't get it

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>>71329869
You forgot your image

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what does /mu/ think of national guitars?

>>71329950
hipster shit

How do I know when I'm good?

>>71329862
just get a squier tele and modify that

accept you arent a luthier now, because the end result of your diy bullshit will be a terrible instrument

>>71330004
if you need to ask then you're not as good as you think you are

>>71330004
when you stop saying "im not very good" before you play for or with other people

>>71330046
I think I'm mediocre at best, probably not very good

>>71329950
what the fuck

>>71330012
But I can follow tutorials. I know I can get kits that include all the parts needed to build a geetar

>>71329950
I think that you need a back brace to play that

>>71330071
I think this is a decent answer.

Also when you stop giving a shit if someone says you're good or not

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>>71319965
>line 6
>digitech
>jackson

>>71330263
What's wrong with Line 6? They make great stuff

>>71329215
what third world shithole do you live in dude

>>71330309
Brazil, I think he's the guy who got the newspaper like a bitch yesterday

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>>71330285

>>71329950
sound like shit, look like shit, play like shit

>>71330263
>including Jackson

lmao they're the best "shred" guitar north of $1000

>>71330285
they do but most people lack the ability to turn a knob and tweak a setting and they dont realize all stock patches sound like ass but the modelling technology is actually really good

>cantt decide between MiA or MiM standard strat
fuck

>>71330785
It's simple really, one guitar is made by mexicans and the other guitar is made by mexicans

>>71330812
what kind of upgrades should I do for MiM, locking tuners? New pickups?

>>71330827
everything on a made in mexico fender is 100% totally fine to use everyday for all kinds of playing

stop think you need to upgrade everything
the hardware on the american strat is literally the same shit just they charge more for it

>>71330827
Honestly I'd upgrade the stock pups for the MiA too.

>>71330897
you havent heard either anyway what do you know
you couldn't even tell the difference between squier pickups and american pickups

>>71330785
The only real difference is price. I noticed that the big guitar shops like Guitar Center and Sam Ash keep the lower priced guitars out of tune so they sound bad off the bat. When I bought my last guitar I picked up a Mexican telecaster, tuned it, and compared it side by side to the american. Could not tell a single difference

>>71330827
Whatever changed you make, keep the old components and set it back to stock spec when you sell it and upgrade.

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>>71329215
Ohhhhh Britannia
Britannia rules the waves
Britons never ever ever
Shall be slaves

>>71330954
everything at guitar center is out of tune because any random asshole can come in and fuck with all the guitars

>>71330983
>mfw those are actually the lyrics

What a shit song

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wat

>>71330984
True. But I've noticed the cheaper ones are always out of tune and the expensive ones are perfectly tuned. Maybe it is the focus of the employees to tune the expensive guitars, but the conspiracy theorist in me points to it being planned

>>71330897
Piss off I sell guitars for a living

>Inb4 guitar center
Small mom and pop store.

Hope your life goes well anon you're obviously butthurt about something.

>>71330983
congratulations on not knowing the lyrics to Rule Britannia

>>71331038
retards are more likely to play the chepa guitars they can afford though

>>71331040
Meant for
>>71330934
Obviously.

>>71331038
the expensive ones are higher up the wall thus not played as much so they are still roughly in tune.
Of course the ones near the floor will be all fucked up because everyone picks those ones up first.

>>71331038
are you fucking joking? you wouldn't buy a guitar if it's out of tune? are you actually fucking retarded?

>>71331114
>>71331114
>>71331114

>>71331119
is a new thread really necessary right now
theres only like 2 of us here

Is why do people not use Humbuckers on strat's neck postions?

>>71331009
that was a fucking big statement 150 years ago lmao

>>71330983
>brittania rules the waves
>mfw fascist italy set transatlantic speed records just to bolster national pride
stay mad anglo bitchbois

>>71331038
You're a fucking idiot

>>71331082
Nah. An earlier post I said I tuned the Mexican telecaster they left out of tune and bought it because it sounded great

>>71326224
Whichever way i pick it up

>>71330865
>the hardware on the american strat is literally the same shit just they charge more for it

That literally isn't true though

>>71329492
What hertz does your tuner say the note is at? If it doesnt you can just download a phone app; compare the numbers against standard tuning hertz and you'll be good

>>71323700
zoom is good