/GG/ - Guitar and Bass General

thinline tele is the perfect guitar

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>>71453353
logically speaking its .10 - .46 due to the wider availability and economic advantages of such. For standard tuning it is the standard. Though what you're asking is a rather stupid question as its down to personal preference and outside requirements such as tuning.

punk music is the most physically difficult genre of music to play on the guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MStmrPtlnR0

>it is literally impossible to argue otherwise

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>>71453716

e|----------1--------------------------|
B|---------1------3------------------|
G|---------1-----2------------------|
D|---------1-------3--------------|
A|---------1-------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Could someone please tell me what this chord is called? Hopefully this comes out right

>>71453882
thats an a major variant that appears to be barred a half step up

why does it matter what its called may i ask?

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>>71453900
Just curious

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1HyOz-y8UI [Embed]
Does anyone have a tab for this? The only ones I've found are incomplete.

>>71453882
Bbmaj7 fampai

>>71453691
Yeah, I kind confirmed it in a party last weekend.

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>>71453954
thank you

>>71453882
1st chord is Bb9sus4
2nd chord is F6

The chord that you tried to write but fucked up is a Bbmaj7

>>71453989
Yup its bbmaj7. Was supposed to be one chord

I'm not a guitarist, but I dabbled when I was younger. I'm doing an experimental project with a buddy that requires only power chords.

What tuning, for the first three strings, can I use for the widest variety of power chords?

>>71454045
I'm guessing you mean the bottom three strings

DAD

that's a tuning, I'm not calling you dad

>>71454045
eb seems to be standard for rock, I'm talking out my ass so i'm not entirely sure what has the widest variety

>>71454045
any old dropped tuning. what genre?

>>71454045
try messing around with DADGAD or Open D

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Post your's
Other anon's judge the person's favorite genre and personality

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>his guitar isnt a sword

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might buy this

>>71454045
CGDGBE

it will blow your mind my dude

>>71454217
>a 43 year old uncle bought that for 5000 to play at his 16 year old nephews birthday party thinking it would make them laugh

>>71454045
EBEBEB

just bar every string and strum

>>71454198

>7 strings

metal fag

>>71454361
I thought that pointy headstock or gaudy body design would've given it away first

>>71454361
>Being this ignorant
I guess you've never played one because of your little "hands" right?

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>>71454198

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>>71454198

>>71454446
You're a mature Djent babby

>>71454455
Prog Metal/Rocker who secretly listens to the beatles

>>71454455
>>71454542
Spot on my man.

>>71454542
you seem to be missing some knobs there m8

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http://www.frankmontag.com/editors.htm

post your custom
pic related mine

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>>71454198

>>71454592
>Believing the Jewish tone knob agenda

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>>71454198

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>>71454198

>>71454542
why have an s-sized humbucker on a custom guitar? aren't they just a compromise for not having to change out the pickguard/routing on an existing guitar?

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>>71454198
How long do you think it would take to regret the gold hardware/pickups?

>>71454618
Late-20's, possibly bi-sexual, definitely liberal, has greater than 5 beanies

>>71454789
You don't get laid, probably tried guitar but it was too hard

>>71454802
You write totally "experimental" music too make up for the fact you have no technical guitar skills

>>71454859
>active pickups
>experimental
I play metal m8

>>71454634
>so big of a pleb that he never uses tone knobs
God damn janglecucks and mealfags

>>71454818
it looked good

>>71454819
You have a car that is less than 30,000 dollars with custom paint and rims

gg
such a boring samefag circlejerk as usual

>>71454859
>Late-20's
yes

>possibly bi-sexual
i wish

>definitely liberal
libertarian idiot, not too far off

>has greater than 5 beanies
yes actually

not bad

>>71454962
I mean't socially so same thing pretty much

>>71454909
>car that is less than 30,000 dollars
yes
>with custom paint and rims
Nope

>>71454959
Fuck off pete

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>>71454959
then post a sweet guitar or a clyp or something. fuck, even a youtube link.

>>71454959
The Halo guitar shit threads are the fucking best fuck off, It's either cool designs or funny as hell meme machines.

Yo you get the best tone out of Marshall Code Combos. Never gotta buy a pedal again

>>71454959
>>71455057
Guaranteed samefag Pete/Roman

>>71455057
duly noted

When do you change out strings? Also which strings do you buy? I'm thinking regular Ernie Ball 9-42

Post rigs

>>71455101
I either change them when I want after they rust to hell or a string breaks. Usually 9-42 Ernie Ball

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>>71455115

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Does having 50-110 strings on my bass put the neck at risk for bowing? It's not been setup for heavier gauges.

Also post circlejerk

>>71455101
When one breaks or before a show. Which is generally once or twice a month. D'Addario 11-49

>>71455142
are you downtuning?
if so, then it might need only a little adjustment
if not, then your neck is probably a goddamn bow

>>71454198
something with death metal influence but not regular death metal
>>71454446
"prog" metal
>>71454542
Whatever kind of music twinks listen to
>>71454618
pop rock with semi-intricate guitar parts but nothing too flashy
>>71454802
No idea, it's just ugly as fuck
>>71454819
solo artist shredder

From 1 to 10 how hard is this song actually?

https://youtu.be/37ECJWbHjoQ

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>>71454198

This or a rickenbacker 360 desu

>>71455312
Is half-step down okay?
I don't want to go back to guitar center to get new strings put on a month after getting these ones put on

>>71455101
I play daddario nyxl 10-52 on the 6s and 09-80 on the 8 strings
I change from monthly to weekly, depending how much I play

>>71455340
4 until the middle mark then it skyrockets to an 8

>>71455375
A month? How often do you change your strings?

>>71455419
I tried out flatwounds for a minute but didn't like them, figured I'd try out a heavier gauge but hadn't considered the bowing

>>71455418
A 4? FUCK I've been playing for 2 years and i can't play up until the second solo

>>71455363
People your age think your a fucking loser creep, probably wear a fedora or some other meme hat, but you have a group of 40-50+ men who you get together to jam with and they accept you but talk shit about you behind your back

>>71455375
ehh I'd still take a look at the neck relief and the action just to be sure
not that big a deal, but it will save possible long term neck warping if you just ignore it

Is caged the best way to learn scales

>>71455475
>2 years
well no shit, most people can barely play the pentatonic scale at that point

anyways its slow tempo, the only real scary part is the sweeps but they are only three or 4 strings so it's not even hard.

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>>71455530
nice meme m8

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>>71455546
Thamk

so jeejee, ive been playing for a good bit over a year. i can play pentatonic, harmonic minor, some mixolydian, and with decent fluidity. where should i be? am i on track? thanks breaus!!!!!! lol keep rawkin out haha!!!!!!!!!!!!#

>>71455689
h-harmonic minorz? m-mixowydian? I never heards of my ole boy Jimi usin dat scale. Betta just forget dem ole devil scales and make room for those HOT LICKS. Rawk on brutha

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>>71455142

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>>71454198

but 4 string

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redpill me on short scale bass guitars

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I always laugh when I see some dumb 19 year old buying a guitar. It's like why, you dumb fuck? Why waste your time and money? You don't know guitar based music is deader than horse shit? What the fuck do you think's going to happen? Why do you think everybody in their late 20s and early 30s stops playing in bands? Go take a look at the lineups of all the popular music festivals these days. What's the average age of most of those bands? Why do you think that is? I'll tell you why: because being poor as shit is only fun when you're a stupid ass kid. Just as soon as your peer group moves on to adult pursuits you look fucking retarded playing the "cool kid who plays in a band". Trust me, when all your family and friends have stable jobs, kids, and nice houses your "artistic poverty" playing shitshows out of an old dilapidated rust covered van won't measure up anymore. It's like.. think about what your doing, you dumb little shit. What are you trying to achieve? Do you really think you'll be one of the lucky few who'll wins the lottery and has a successful career in music? I mean, really? Do you really think you're talented and smart enough to succeed in the music industry? Are you fucking stupid?

And don't give me all that "I do it for myself" bullshit either. lol, no fuck you don't. You're doing it in the hopes that one day it'll garner you some peer recognition, you're hoping it'll help you climb up socially one day. You do it because you're a fucking loser who wants to desperately escape the societal pecking order you feel has marginalized you. Name a famous guitarist who started off wealthy. Oh, you can't? That's who you think you are, loser. You want that same success and you know it. Only problem with your plan is noone cares because guitar music doesn't matter anymore

Go to school, get a real job, and stop wasting your time trying to score "cool points" with other impressionable moron kids like you. You ain't gonna make it, you fucking idiot

Get a fucking clue

>>71455941
are... are you okay?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CrSdJPZLss

what can i use to get the kind of sound the guy at 1:37 has?

>>71455941
>if its not popular its not good

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Cant beat this

>>71455941
im pretty sure this is pasta but if not

what is: taking up an instrument for fun?

>>71455999
How is "never being better than mediocre" considered fun?

>>71456023
i know this might be hard to believe but some people enjoy playing music solely because they love playing music.

i have a hard time understanding people who want to play music just to be better than the people around them and that's it.

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>>71455530
>>71455553
oy gevalt

>>71456023
you'll never know the feeling of playing acoustic on your porch alone for no one, having a blast. Or opening for one of your favorite bands to a packed house. Because your attitude is too pessimistic. I feel bad for you.

Would a pair of JBL LSR308 handle both bass and guitar for practice volumes? I really want to get the juice out of Guitar rig

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>>71455975
Their Dragon Dildo body was the worst. I guess they don't offer it anymore

>>71456108
Did I touch a nerve? You're assuming too much by thinking I see music as a competition. I don't, but what do you do? Probably nothing more complex than playing around with scales or a pedal board, it's no more than doing the same crossword puzzle over and over.

>>71456135
>you'll never know the feeling of playing acoustic
You're right, I'm not a faggot
>on your porch alone
You're right, I'm not a loner who can't relate to people. People actually come over to my house without fear of getting locked into my basement rape room.

>>71456173
Near-field monitors are not going to be able to compete with a drummer. If you want to use guitar-rig like that, you should get a PA system and hook it up to that

>>71453716
>downpicking everything
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>71456173
nope

>>71453716
>punk music is the most physically difficult genre of music to listen to

>it is literally impossible to argue otherwise

Ftfy

>>71453716
Literally the worst ramone

He was a horrible singer

I'm glad they broke up before Joey could retire and he became the front man

I don't even like the ramones

how do you get the best "surfer" tone? What scale?

>>71456744
playing black metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1edoJH9iGI

>>71456782
That guy is insufferable

>>71456744
The scale doesnt matter there are surf songs in all keys and scales
That beeping spring reverb can add to it but its not necessary, there aint a thing such as "surf tone"

How is my singing /gg/ https://clyp.it/tgsodqne

>>71455941
gross to those who dont recognize this gold

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>>71454198
inb4 no rates cause gg is dead

>>71456248
why are you in the /gg/ thread then you fucking plebian? just because your aspergers means you cant enjoy playing an instrument for your own amusement doesn't mean everyone else is in the same boat.

>>71457673
>he hurt my feelings
>i dont have a counter argument
>gotta save face on an anonymous image board by saying he has aspergers
You're fucking pathetic on so many levels.

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Wired guitarist is doing a limited run of Strandberg Varbergs

They are 4k, worth it?

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>>71457732
firstly
>not him
I just saw your post and assumed it was pasta but some sperg was committed to the memery and would reply. I mean, I'm assuming thats the case and you're not legit retarded anyway

>>71457757
>not him
Whatever you say lad

>>71457748
>4k for a disgusting looking meme guitar
no way

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>>71457807

>>71457807
your head is impressively far up your ass

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>thinking you will ever be a great guitarist if you don't your tone flakes

>>71457748
Why the fuck do people like these ugly pieces of shit?

>>71453882
chordbook.com friendo

>>71457562
It'd be a lot nicer with no burst and an LP headstock

>>71457865
>still no counter argument
>still responding
Not surprised. I hope you're music is more creative and interesting than your conversation.

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Memes aside how does /gg/ feel about 7 strings?

Got a schecter omen 7 a few months back for 170$ in a pawn shop, the bridge pick-up was upgraded with a duncan that sounds surprisingly good split. Pic related

>>71458269
im responding because it doens't take much to do so. and the reason why i gave up with making counter arguments is because you refuse to listen to any that people are giving you

>>71458322
I mean the addition strings add versatility. How you use that is up to the player.

Under your logic all guitar players are show offs because bassists only use 4 strings.

>>71458322
i always thought of it as people just wanting to explore different sounds. like sure a bass player could play notes in the same octave as the guitar but the tone and the way the bassist and guitarist want to play that note will be different.
also in both videos there is a bass in the background so both of those guys could still play the exact same way with the communication your talking about.

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>Spend all day at work
>come home and feel too tired to practice

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>>71458486
I wish I was cool on the internet too.

hey so i just heard a cool song that i like and i thought since ive had a guitar for a little while and know my basic chords i should be able to look it up and play it. but i cant barr OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER I FUCKING HATE GUITAR THIS IS THE MOST RETARDED INSTRUMENT I HAVE EVER SEEN FUCK THIS SHIT

>>71458526
>>71458486
>>71458322
>>71458449

Samefag

>>71458586
Na' you made me want to kill myself. Going to take my low B string off and hang myself with it.

>>71455941
kek. good bait

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fuck ok I'm back after a stupid long break what have I missed.

>>71455492
Do you need to get something off your chest anon? We're here for you

>>71458954
Just Roman being Roman. This is all he has.

>responding to roman

>>71459088
this autistic adult pretending to be a kid that gets bullied by his mom
it's so ez to trigger him, just mentioning the name and he gets out of control. pretty hilarious to the bystander teebh

>>71459088
it's also ez to frame him, seen here >>71459130

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>>71454618
good taste senpai

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>>71459190
you tried

>>71458512
get a good night's rest and play in the morning

everyone in these threads is full of hate
real guitar players are too busy actually playing to post this shit

>>71459356
>not practicing while passively watching shows and taking quick shitpost breaks
You're /gg/ing wrong

why are teles so fucking ugly?

good deal?
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/msg/6034428099.html

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I want it!

>>71460091
What's so bad about it? I guess maple looks nicer if that's your taste but it's really nothing to get autistic about purely based on looks, right? RIGHT? Please tell me people don't get upset over the color of someone else's instrument.

>>71460331
why would you have that image saved on your PC?

>>71460427
>not having your shitpost folder ready
dude

>>71460471
wtf are those real lizard people?

>>71460486
It's a picture of Hillary Clinton in their resting state.

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would you a beaut?

>>71460506
WTF did they actually cause they got all poop on em

>>71459422
this desu

>>71460530
Why'd they have to make the logo so damn ugly

>>71461282
Why you gotta be so rude

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this is perhaps the best Fender model ever.

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My pedalboard

>>71461477
why don't just use line6 hd or somethung

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My geeetars

>>71461477
I actually got my giga delay years ago before the line 6 became real popular. Otherwise i would have def.

>>71461486
>>71461477
Also just bought a Vox AC15C1 which will be here by thursday. And looking into maybe trading my sheraton in and using some extra money to get a les paul studio. Used for around 660$.

>>71461484
And to be honest the Giga Delay dd-20 is actually pretty damn good.

>>71461486
The color of that strat makes me want to gouge my eyes out.

>>71460011
Unless you're gigging you don't need half stack... and if you're gigging 90% of the time you'll be running into a PA, so you don't need a half stack.

If you for whatever reason need a half stack, you probably want one that isn't 300$

>>71461589
Probably wouldn't look to bad with a black pick guard imo

>>71461634
I guess but in this combination... ugh.

>>71453595
Installed a new bridge humbucker (dimarzio tone zone) in my guitar with a coil split function. To my honest surprise it went well and everything works without any problems.

>>71461589
Fedner 50th anniversary strat 50's model. Trying to keep it the way it is for resale in the future.
And you're the first person who's gave me negative feedback on it.
All gold is all good with me m8. Although maybe a black pick guard might be a nice idea though.

>>71461646
Different strokes for different folks. Personally never had a problem with the way it looked. I kinda liked the all gold color with the maple neck.
Or maybe switch it with a white pick guard to counter my jazzmasters gold pick guard.
Make them sort of opposites in a way.

>>71461634
Thanks for the tip mate. didnt even consider that. I might just do that. And keep the gold for if I decide to sell it down the road if its value goes up for its anniversary series.

>>71461717
>>71461741
Hey if you like it that's just fine. Just stating my opinion.

>>71458887
hey!
it's that lad

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Any advice on the Gretsch electromatic g5445t ?

>>71455941
this could have worked if half of the bands local to me werent in their late 20s early 30s

>>71456248
holy fuck anon, seriously go run a bath or something and relax bc youre being so sour rn

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>>71462141
>>71462155
lmao

check this retard out HELLO NEWFRIEND

>>71453716
>what is merzbow's flare gun

>>71462141
Do you live somewhere with a lot of losers, burnouts and blue collar workers?

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>mfw mods deleted my rude dog

This is the maddest I've ever been on this site, I'm not even kidding.

>>71462476
How'd the job hunt go?

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>>71462481
Badly.

>>71461589
calm down m8

>>71461486
Eh, gross, ugly af

>>71462498
Badly because you didnt get a job, or badly because you did?

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Who makes the best vintage Russian Big Muff clone?

Is it better to get an amp with all the fun effects built-in, or just get a plain amp and build a pedalboard yourself?

In terms of practicing with effects, not recording. I'm thinking of getting a Blackstar ID:Core but is it worth it?

>>71463190
Get built in and buy real pedals along the way if the Amps doesn't cut it. I suggest getting a Super Champ

>>71463204
Makes sense. Thanks for the advice.

>>71463126
Try Chicago Stompworks, best quality to price ratio I've found. I ordered a Violet Rams Head muff from them and it sounds amazing, they also make the version you want.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lRwkgMdsIo

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Update since yesterday: this thing sounds amazing and has many tweaks and interesting settings. Buy it.

>>71463190
Just get a synthesizer and you'll only be limited by your imagination

>>71463852
what do you recommend?

>>71463863
Arturia microbrute.

>>71461229
Because medal

Would it be cool, a vid with some Kiss solos made 12 bar blues? Or would be more like a kiss nerd video

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Is anyone here into DIY pedal building? I just need clarification since I'm new into pedal building and electronics in general, does pic related have a footswitch to toggle it on/off? Upon reviewing it, I'm somewhat certain it doesn't since there's no switch connected to the +9V source.

If it indeed do not have an on/off toggle can anyone shed a light to what the other switches are for?

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>>71453595
Swapped the humbucker and did a proper setup, here is my first real guitar.

>>71464111
Didn't look at the circuit but you don't power the pedal on or off so much as you redirect the signal.

>>71464111
Try r/guitarpedals wiki

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Just some shit.

>>71464198
haha yeah shit xD

>>71464205
GOTIM

>>71464217
SHHHH HE DOESN'T KNOW I'M TROLLING

I just started playing guitar, need some easy /mu approved song to play (acoustic guitar)

Any recommendations?

>>71464581
nowhere man, beatles, play on 7th fret area. ez af

>>71464581

Beautiful People by Manson, drop D and you play roughly about 3 chords and 4 notes.

>>71464217
>>71464227
You two make a cute couple.
(This is a not-so-thinly-veiled joke of the homosexual variety)

>>71464715
>tfw gf
how 2 tell her i'm a fag now?

>>71464745
Just let her catch you with your new found boyfriend, she'll get the picture.

>>71461486
Do you like that Epiphone?

/gg/ has went from figuratively sucking cock to literally sucking cock.

>>71453595
Can someone help me out here? What is considered a high action? What is low action? etc. I need at least rough measurements so I can see where I am at the moment and whether a bit of buzz is normal with my current action.
I currently have (when capo-ing the first fret or just pressing down with your finger, this is to get the nut height out of the equation) .060 to .070 from the 22nd fret to my strings basically across the entire guitar. Can someone do these measurements as well or point me towards someone who did this already? thanks.

>>71465253
i don't have a 22nd fret sorry

>>71465284
Fretlet

>>71464111
Look up true bypass wiring, that's the easiest way. Like other anon said, you need to direct the signal, not turn the power off. Power off would kill the signal all together.

Basically, get a dpdt switch, input jack goes to the center on one pole. One side will go to the in point on the PCB. The output jack will go to the center of the other pole. One side will go to the out point on the pcb. The 2 terminals that are left will be tied together. When switch is in one posistion the signal will run directly from input jack to output jack, when it's in the other the signal will run through the circuit.

If you want an indicator light you'll need a 3pdt switch. 2 poles will be the exact same set up as the dpdt, and the other pole will be connected to power and an LED/resistor.

Most of the time with DIY pedals you'll see true bypass because it's much simpler and takes less space than buffered. Some layouts will include the buffer, most klon layouts ive seen include the buffer.

There's also a trick where you can use a dpdt and some jfet fuckery to have an indicator light. I think it's called millenium bypass, never used it but saw it a while ago on aron or rg keen's site.

>>71465284
>>71465318
I found some from stewmac, judging by their bass measurements they give a medium-highish recommendation, which means I'm defiitely on the low side right now. Makes sense.

>>71465253
I'm a guitar tech and I strive for 1.5 mm at the first fret, 2-2.5mm at the 12th. If those measurements aren't possible, your neck probably needs adjustment.

>>71455923
would also like a redpill

There's 70's musicmasters on my craigslist for like $600 pretty regularly but idk if I'd be paying for the "vintage" value more than for a quality instrument

weren't these student guitars when they came out?

>>71465449
I have one. It's not a great guitar but it's a good investment.

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You are now looking at a guitar pedal that can potentially cost you 1,000$

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n51jqkLQ_E

I just realized that I struggle fretting 2-3 without lifting my 2nd finger off the string. Am I a handlet or is this fixable?

>>71465368
I'm at 2mm on the 22nd fret. Probably a bit low. But 1.5mm at the first fret? Sounds way too high.

>>71465540
between 1mm and 1.5 is good, depending on the guitar and player.

>>71465556
mine is at 0.7-0.8
I'll probably raise the overall action a bit

>>71462677
Pertaining to what exactly?

>>71465512
I always assumed flangers were haram for some reason

>>71465120
I got it when I was going through my SSPU phase.
I haven't played it in a while, it's not a bad guitar desu. Compared to most Epiphone's it's pretty solid.
However, I am considering to trade it in or sell it to save up for a Gibson les paul studio which is their cheaper puppies.

Not cause the Sheraton's bad, just want something new. I like to change up things every once in while.

>>71465592
just make sure to double check your neck relief.

>>71465476
>investment
I guess people break even and lose money on investments sometimes

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>>71453595
>he plays a Squier

Does this matter to start playing guitar with a four strings bass ?

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>>71465675
>He has more than 2 fuzzes and 3 modulation pedals on his gigging board

>>71465665
If you buy a pre-CBS Fender now, you can guarantee a profit. Not ever gonna be worth as much as a Strat from the same era, but there definitely aren't making any more 60s Fenders. I don't think I would ever sell mine, though.

>>71465708
No.
.
.
.

Bass never matters

>>71465653
I already did, half a millimeter on the 8th fret.

>>71465730
>buy $600 guitar no one wants
>wait 10 years
>still not in demand
>sell for $650
>$650 now has the buying power that $550 had 10 years ago
>realistically lose $50
>what is inflation?
>what is demand?
Rarity doesn't gurantee an increase in price, that's a bad argument.

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Best/favorite strings everyone?

>>71465730
>musicmaster bass
>pre-CBS

nice goalpost shift

>>71465859
>>71465449
weren't these student guitars when they came out?

Yes, they were. that's what I replied to.

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>>71465826

>>71465897

And that post was replying to
>>71455923 you dummy

a bass is still a "guitar"

>>71465638
Nah man flangers are amazing
They can even give you a really nice chorus in some settings

>>71465959
how severe is your autism?

>>71465978
relatively severe but I'm pretty and tall so girls are nice to me even though I'm very aloof :^)

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Post old dirty guitar picks!

>>71465746
Why ?

How are shortscale basses' tone compared to regular basses?
Less bright and snappy and less prone for slapping, funky sounds?
I'm thinking of getting a Squier Bronco (yes im poor) and putting a Precision pickup on it, and maybe make a hole to put a rickenbecker on the neck

Can you use a cello bow on an acoustic guitar?
Just curious.

>>71464581
I just learned how to play Archie, Marry Me by Alvvays and Real Estate's song Darling. Those are fairly easy /mu/core.

Also, Elliott Smith's Needle in the Hay, and Xiu Xiu's song Sad Pony Guerilla Girl are really easy.

>>71466097
make sure you dont get rosin everywhere

>>71466097
In theory yes but you'll only be able to really hit the high and low E string individually, the radius is too flat to play any other string by itself. Also, round wound strings are pretty terrible to use with a bow, you'll have a hard time and you might damage the bow hair.

>>71466366
Just would have to do muting job with the left hand to play the other strings

>>71466390
The other strings will still make a sound, an unpleasant sound at that. Think before you post.

>>71466390
Which would be annoying as hell and the other strings will still create lots of fricture on the bow.
>>71466407
If you properly mute them it wouldn't be too bad.

>>71466424
>wouldnt be too bad
You can audibly hear people changing position all the time with acostic guitars.

>>71466473
Which is not relevant here because that's completely different to muted strings that are bowed.

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>>71462163
>what happens when /b/ tard tier kids come to blue boards
every fukken time

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>>71466473
>You can audibly hear people changing position all the time with acostic guitars.

literal plebs

>>71466366
In a purely hypothetical situation in which one wanted to use a cello bow on an acoustic guitar, what type of strings would be best to avoid damaging the bow?
And how would one hypothetically go about modifying the guitar to make it easier to bow?

Asking for a friend.

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Couple picks. One is a 10 year old XL Jazz 3 and the other is a Turmion Kätilöt -bass pick. From Master Bates

>>71466097
yea you can but you can't hit individual strings, you'll only be able to play all the strings at the same time. even if you have a curved radius (which you probably don't seeing as its an acoustic) you wouldn't be able to get an angle on the strings to hit them individually because the bow is too large and it will be blocked by the guitar body

i've tried it on electric guitars. you need rosin too and that crap gets all over the strings and makes them sticky. the bow will get destroyed eventually if you use regular guitar strings.

>>71466610
>what type of strings would be best to avoid damaging the bow?
Flatwound strings.
>And how would one hypothetically go about modifying the guitar to make it easier to bow?
Forget it. You'd need to replace the entire neck/fretboard to decrease the radius.
>asking for a friend
You can get fretted cellos, you know that, right? That might be an easier solution.

>>71466053
go with Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS

I have one and it's sweet. Looser tension of the strings gives it a different sound

>Short scale basses have a different tonal character than long scale basses, and here’s why: Each note played on a bass includes a series of harmonics that are predictable ratios of that note. The relative volumes of these harmonics give the instrument its unique sound. When the string length changes, the character of those harmonics (and their volumes) change. With shorter string lengths, the higher harmonics have less volume, which results in a thicker, darker tone than a long scale instrument.

https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/long-short-scale-bass-differences-explained/

>>71466926
So its less bright and snappy and less good for slaps?

>>71463126
>Who makes the best vintage Russian Big Muff clone?
wren and cuff makes the tall font russian pedal while stomp under foot has green russian, red menace and red army

but the one i've been recently liking and thinking of getting is way huge russian pickle

best chord change exercises?

Suhr Strat or G&L Strat?

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>>71467971
Schecter Strat

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>>71467705

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Someone give me the basic gestalt on Music Man amps and why I should get one over a comparable SF/BF

>>71467971
Never had the chance to play a suhr but I hear good things about them, as for G&L I tried out a tele they made and the attention to detail was fantastic, great guitar.

>>71468078
wow this is tough, ty anon

There's a blues DeVille on Craigslist for 275$ but I already have a HRD. The price is allegedly due to a burn on the tolex top
Still seems too cheap to be true

>>71468155
$275 is just desperate to sell, not necessarily sketchy. that's the sweet spot of craigslist deals. it's probably a good buy if you want the 4x10 thing/need the extra headroom.

>>71466610
Just get an e-bow.

>>71468190
Hey, thanks for the advice man. I might just go for it

I cant stop laughing

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

>>71468098
Theyre usually pretty reasonably priced used. Though they do require a check up and servicing if you plan on gigging. There isnt really any other reason.

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>>71457748
Anon, you're asking the wrong people. The anons in this general are poor as fuck, and most definitely don't play the type of music associated with Strandberg.

If you have the money, go for it. I've never played one, but they look interesting. Just like with any gear, it's always best to try it out physically, but obviously it would be difficult with Strandberg.

For what's it worth, I like their aesthetic and their no head stock meme and shape.

>>71468445

Is he looking at a tab or something?

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>>71458281
The vocal minority hates them. The few people who regularly posted theirs are gone.

>>71468445
how did you even find this

>Go to guitar center to test drive a 7 string or two
>Neck is super thick and really uncomfortable can barely play
>Go back home and grab 6 string
>Neck feels tiny and my muscle memory is fucked over
>no longer feel comfortable playing 6 or 7 strings

wat do.

>>71468871
Get an 8 string

https://youtu.be/IES242Yf1BM
Rate my playing

>>71468871
https://youtu.be/EL8e2ujXe8g

>>71468871
jack off

i got to play a hagstrom swede the other day but desu they felt exactly like my $400 gretsch

The danelectro '59 is neat but i think the revstar 320 still plays better

Just some thoughs for my no-gibbo friends

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>>71468917

Like angels are felating my eardrums

>>71457867
>there aint a thing such as "surf tone"
How could you wash off that glorious dust that is on those picks before you touch them?! You ruined so many without even playing with them!

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>>71468917

what would be a poorman's fender blues jr?
Laney Cub10?
VHT special 6?
Ibanez TSA15?
Laney VC15?
not too keen on the idea of spending 600€ for a bedroom amp. I just want that strat quack

>>71459422
Knew I wasnt the only one.

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>>71462742
No permanent job ;___;


I've been working part time for a temp agency on some days doing stupid stuff for a few hours at a time. I shredded paper at an office all day one day last week.
I figured out my Moms password but I can only post when she's not home or after she goes to sleep at night. Our computer is in the living room so I have to turn it off before she gets home or it will be warm and she'll know it was on for some reason. If she gets up in the middle of the night I hit the monitor button so the monitor is off and then I pretend I was watching tv. When she gets home I really do put in job applications for an hour or so but no real job has called me back yet.

How exactly do I record direct? Apparently a bunch of people are doing it and I have no idea where to start

>>71469496
You mean straight into a consoles mic inputs? If so you need a DI box

>>71469496
You need three things - an audio interface, a digital audio workstation (Pro Tools, Logic, Reaper, etc), and a virtual amp sim

You plug your guitar into the audio interface, record in the DAW, and run the amp sim as plugin. Takes a bit of learning from tutorials to get it all setup and working at first

>>71469646
>>71469646

>>71455142
what the fuck what do you need a 100 strings for
how fucken wide is your neck brah
seriously 5 strings is one too many already