/gg/ guitar/bass gen

First for whats your thoughts on this picking technique?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rT5Qagf2D4

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Second for "Lets do a shootout on Slate Digital's plugins Virtual Mix Rack and Virtual Tape Machines."

2 clyps for comparision: the recording straight from the mic, no processing. And processed with the Slate plugins.
Plugin settings used are in Pic Related.

No processing
https://clyp.it/actq5gvi

With Slate VMR + VTM
https://clyp.it/gfs3mk23

Unprocessed
http://55chan.org/b/src/1489522317192-0.ogg
Processed
http://55chan.org/b/src/1489522317193-1.ogg

Whats your thoughts? Too heavy? Doesnt change at all?

>>71581079
Never mind that, what are your thoughts on THIS picking technique?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpK_7-23eaU

why doesn't the strat bridge pickup have a tone knob?
is there any reason?

>>71581138
I think he got sloppy after the 80's
Today he's very adopted of picking more with the arm instead of just the wrist. Its still sloppy but sounds big and punchy
But he still sound better than those studio videos when he's "on"

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>Page's '''picking technique'''
>sloppy wide strumming intensifies

>>71581189
What's wide strumming

>>71581189
It seems Page picks sloppy but his brain and left hand know what he is playing, doenst he?

>>71581207
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym96GPFu6fI

rofl just found out that screaming into your guitar makes a sound

Listen to this poop

https://clyp.it/geh04ck2

>>71581263
Thats just regular chord strumming

>>71581306
nice riffs will you use it in your song

>>71581354
No, that would be theft.

>>71581306
Not my style, but I guess you played it well. Just sounds like standard metal

Guitar power rankings:
Actual guitar tier:
1. Fender
2. Gibson
3. Music Man
4. G&L
5. Schecter USA
Meme Tier but still quality

6. PRS

///power gap////
Due to: Chink metal parts; pickups with barely any copper, small chunks of wood, bad filing, mixed neck build quality
7. Fender Mexico
8. Schecter Diamond Series
9. Ibanez
10. ESP

/power gap/

Shit Tier:
"its just a piece of wood why pay more?" Bridges made of recycled pop cans, wiring is done withi 90% pop can 10% copper, paint job is china tier, neck isn't even sanded, plywood, frets aren't filed, shit tier gear ratios on tuners, pickups are literally pop can wires with a magnet taped on.

11. Epiphone
12. Squire
13. LTD
14. Chapman Guitars

This is indisputable mates.

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>>71581666
>Fender over G&L
>ESP at #10
>Ibanez at #9 and ignoring the Prestige lineup

>>71581666
>-1. BC Rich USA.

>>71581666
>1. Fender
>2. Gibson
stopped reading right there

>>71581709
>>71581764
Check out htat last line boys.

Also, G&L is an excellent company. However, the comanche is the only original guitar and their resale value isn't as high. Thus its lower than Fender. Still its a great guitar at a great price.

>>71581764
Gibson is lower because of the atrocity that was the 2015 line up. The 2k guitars come with gig bags. etc.

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>>71581666
True ultimate undisputable Top 10 :
Navigator
Mayones
Fender MiJ
ESP Original
Squier classic vibe lineup (for the bang/buck)
Fender Select
Edward platinium lineup
Ibanez Prestige lineup
Fender MiM
ESP USA

Bottom tier :
Gibshit
Epishit

>>71581860
>muh resale value

Meanwhle G&L beats Fender at every price point in every way that's actually relevant

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>>71581056
which V is your favourite?
Rhoads is mine, the King V is cool too but it doesn't stick out as much as the Rhoads, the Flying V just doesn't have the right proportions I think, kinda looks like a toy at times

>>71581336
Strumming between the pickups and then 2 seconds later strumming up above the guitar neck isn't "regular".

>>71581306
Is this "viking metal"?

>>71582014
It's Children of Bodom so it hails from that geographical region, sure.

>>71581933
G&L also look like chinese tier guitars and have the most obnoxious and shittiest logo ever.
I wont play the best guitar in the world if it looks like a turd.
The guitar is about the feel and how it looks.
Unless your guitar is absolute shit tier sub $200 shit the guitar does not matter at all in a mix with fuckload of effect post process etc.
Same when you get through a PA anyway.

/gg/ WISHES they had this much style

>>71582076
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUiYRxAns5A

>>71582031
this, there are really no atrociously bad guitars out there these days, unles it's something under $200 and even so you could find a couple of gems for less then that
t. someone who bought an SG copy that's worth $140 and is surprisingly good to play, branded jack&danny, never heard of them either

What is the "reads Richard Dawkins" of guitar players?

Any guitar albums with a Middle Eastern feeling?

>>71582031
>The guitar is about the feel and how it looks.

I thought it was about the sound

>>71582170
Powerslave or Final frontier on some songs

>>71582170
phyrgian my nigga

anything by Iced Earth if you want metal

>>71582181
It's about build quality, playability and sound, and nothing else

>>71582181
A fender MiM will sound as good as a Navigator or Custom shop Gibson when post processed.

Even when not post processed most (as in unless you use chinese tier shit) blind test, people dont hear a difference between an epiphone or gibson custom shop anniversary whatever.

The sound is mainly from the amp and pedals

>>71582228
>people dont hear a difference between an epiphone or gibson custom shop anniversary whatever.
they hear the difference, but they just cant say which one is better

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I don't know guys my $100 epiphone with upgrades sounds just like my MIM and my Gibson LP Studio.

I think you're all retarded honestly, pickups and quality tuners are more important than anything else on a guitar.

>>71582297
But you $100 epiphone isnt $100 after upgrades.
Anything above $200 isnt bad

>>71582170
This one is pretty great, imo:

https://youtu.be/Z5d4ql9IaBo

>>71582297
I'm inclined to believe a playable neck is also pretty fucking important

>>71582379
yeah but literraly anything cheap is PLAYABLE this day.
Everybody is talking about how they need an ibanez style 16mm D shape neck to shred and half of the guitar world do that on baseball bat from the 60's and dont give a flying fuck about it.

>>71582417
a shitty $100 epiphone is far less likely to be "playable"

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>tfw just got a job and can buy all the guitar stuff I want now

I'm getting a duo-sonic first thing.

Whats the best cheap Les Paul with small string spacing?
Vintage V100 Tobacco is all i ever wanted but its spacing is too large, it would be hard on my manlet hands, my current LP copy has a smaller spacing and i love it

just got my first bass,rec me some fun songs

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>>71582228
>he doesn't relish in the fully analog tone he dropped upwards $5,000 on shaping to avoid digital post-processing

out of my way pleb my pedalboard's worth more than your car. shame you can't post-process your life huh :^)?

>>71582593
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7OGjJfPyBA

>>71581997
I hope this is bait. Or maybe you just started playing guitar last week and really are just this ignorant

I guess this is asked in like every thread, so here I go:

How useful is being able to read sheet music nowadays? I find tabulature far, far superior.

>>71581666
What are power rankings for basses?

>>71582694
Tabulature IS superior, whats teh deal

>>71582694
You need to learn notation if you ever plan on becoming a musician instead of just a guitarist

T. guitarist and not a musician

>>71582184
>>71582219
>>71582375
A bit too metal for me, but it sounds good. I guess I was expecting something more Mclaughlin-like, but I'm open to other stuff. Phyrigian is awesome indeed.

>>71582755
https://youtu.be/KyNXeCfPB2U

>>71582755
Whos this McLaughin mentioned on /gg/s lately? Is it the same Mike Mike McLaughlin that played lead on Peter Criss' albums Criss Cat and One For All?

>>71582593
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA5xtHxfiTI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txvox3dIY9A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya0cHhZaxIs

>>71582755
Phrygian Dominant dominating the music is usually a metal thing. In other genres it'll pop up for a song or two, but it won't be the tonality they use most of the time. For example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk0WRHV_vt8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6R4kCQk6XA
Neither are guitar-based, but still.

>>71582692
I've never seen anyone strum so carelessly as Page did in that clip. That's the sort of thing that impresses people who don't play the guitar.

>>71581138
Can anyone spot the color of Ace's Ray Ban Glasses on this pls? Is it Gold or Chrome? I'll buy one that way. I try to copy his playing now its time to try to look like him.


He's looking cool af on this one too, all in red and gold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnpSRg01ao

EVERYONE CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION

https://youtu.be/b0SPda0PgNQ

you may aswell stop now, no matter how good you play youll never be this cool

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Why didn't guitars without headstocks become the norm? They're cheaper to make and have better intonation.

>>71582608
well desu even MY pedalcase is worth more than my car.

>>71581666
i know this is a shitty shitty troll, but if anyone plays a G&L or EBMM guitar and thinks they don't absolutely demolish every Fender or Gibshit I forever disregard their opinions

>>71583065
Do they have more or less string tension? I guess less, thinking of topload/string through teles.

>>71583059
Thank you for this footage based anon

>>71583059
Sounds just like the original

>>71583004
You arent a good guitarist if you cant play for people who dont play.

I've been a bit bored of guitar so I thought of a challenge. I'm going to learn every song on DSotM, anyone else done this?

>>71583208
That doesn't excuse sloppy strumming you idiot.

>>71583264
How you can tell if its sloppy and not on purpose you idiot? Its on purpose for sure, Page isnt retarded

>>71583095
overall tension(as in, past your "nut" and bridge) is less because you don't have a string wrapping around pegheads

>>71583208
I've played live before. I never felt the need to shake my hand wildly up and down between the neck and pickups while strumming to impress the non musicians.

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redpill me on bloodwood

>>71582092
that action on the 6th string what the fuck

>>71583264
So why do people line up to see his sloppy strumming and not your perfect strumming.

>>71583214
no

Hey Adam your last gig video was really cool

>>71583326
Thanks

>>71583281
Jimmy Page can do whatever he wants. I'm just saying that's not "regular" strumming.

>>71583292
What makes you think a legendary guitarist cares what youve felt the need to do at your shows.

>>71583308
H a r m o n i c s

You gotta have room for the string to breathe

See Samuel Campos playing live with his band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV7OIs-4i6c


Audience didnt like this song as much but he did two cool solos on it, quoting "dazed and confused" a bit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLJOYgo584c

>>71583321
They don't. Jimmy Page hasn't done shit since that one Zeppelin reunion in 2007.

>>71583362
I'm not talking to Jimmy Page. Are you autistic?

>>71583162
youre welcome my gent

>>71583362
What makes you think a legendary guitarist needs defending on a taiwanese trap board?

>>71583430
>djent

pls no

>>71583367
Fun fact.
Later that night he was at a hospital due to alcohol overdose after drinking all the doubles avaliable that night

>>71583059
hey this is the guy that was singing with those other people

>>71583427
You must be autistic.If Zep got back together and you were at a show instead of enjoying you are looking at his picking and not just listening.I dont encourage players to not pick above the pickup but he has earned the right to not give a fuck.

>>71582807
This is exactly what I'm looking for. I still lack the theory needed, but I would love to one day combine this with guitar music. Not by just playing the modes, but also sort of imitating the playing style.
>>71582916
Thanks for sharing these, they sound great. Asides from metal, Phyrigian is also very common in flamenco, right?

>>71583553
>You must be autistic.

Wew lad

>>71583004
Where you strum on the guitar makes different sounds because of where the pickup is picking up the vibrations. It's why if you pick really close to the bridge it makes a different sounds than when you play up near the neck. Same with palm muting closer or further from the bridge.
Holy shit, you guys are just pretending to be retarded, right?

>>71583464
Thats my point im just bored and interested in this thought process.

>>71583553
I'd rather be a young unknown player than some old has-been who may or may not come out of hiding to play 50 year old songs to a bunch of drunk soccer moms and guys in nursing homes.

>>71583600
I never said it wouldn't affect the tone. It's just not "regular" strumming. Most guitarists keep place their pick near the pickups. Not always the same spot but definitely not nearly as erratic as Page in that clip.

>>71583611
What's interesting is that you think me criticize Jimmy Page means I must think he cares what I think.

I'll criticize shit players all day long, I don't give a fuck what they think about it.

>>71583618
Yeah right you would kill to have a career like his if you could get away with it.ONE DAY YOU WILL PLAY YOUR 50 YEAR OLD SONGS TO GAY ANDROID SENIORS BUT THEY WONT KNOW THE WORDS.

>>71583666
You critique but if zep went on tour today and asked you to roadie you would leave ur family.

>>71583295
you should only pick woods with the following priority list

weight>stability>feel (if neck)>looks

>>71583673
I would rather be in a timeless band and then continue doing solo stuff and side bands on a smaller scale than be known for one thing that hasn't been relevant in decades.

>>71581300
Try blowing a trumpet at it.
>>71581207
most of your tone comes from the wrist

>>71583717
So whats your timeless band called?

>>71583707
>implying he has a family
>or anyone who cares

>>71581666
An ibanez prestige kicks the shit out of your 3500 dollar les paul for half the price

>>71583781
I'd rather have a $500 RG than a fucking 3 grand Les Paul

>>71583752
You keep making this argument that I have to have already accomplished something to criticize someone else.

I can call Jimmy Page shit even though I haven't sold any albums or been in a world famous band. I'm saying that in the long run I'd rather be in a timeless band than some Dad Rock group from the 70s associated with stoners.

>>71583755
I care about him enough to troll him out of playing scales to go and make music that actually makes a ripple in the stream of conscious

>>71583752
>whats your timeless band called?
Oasis

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>all this casual shitposting about music, and i'm over here learning the pentatonic scales and octave patterns
you motherfuckers are ruining my new haircut

>>71583890
>and i'm over here learning the pentatonic scales

Problem number 1

>makes a shitpost about how cool he his for not shitposting

Problem number 2

>>71583890
>i'm over here learning the pentatonic scales and octave patterns
Pls play guitar for more than a year before posting here you literal child

>>71583852
And alot of people would rather be Ali than Tyson but dont critique his swing like you could step in the ring.Id like to see u share a stage with plant.

>>71583326
>>71583346
Neely? he lurks?

>>71583943
>Pls play guitar for more than a year before posting here you literal child

Most of the people here are beginners or people who hardly play.

>>71583890
>pentatonic scales

>>71583967
Tbh I don't know I just kinda posted thinking he'd be on here

>>71583967
Who? ;^)

>>71584007
my man

>>71583964
>dont critique his swing like you could step in the ring

I'm not. I'm just critiquing you sperg. Me saying I want to be in a different kind of band isn't saying I'm as good or better. It's saying I don't respect the kind of shit he's done and wouldn't want to be associated with it

>>71583915
nah, i was just referencing the fact that a lot of the music related shit people talk about here goes over my head. this is 4chan, so we're all in different rooms of a glass house.
>>71583943
then i guess i'll be back in 9 months. i actually first came here like a week ago looking for info on what to practice/learn next, and i didn't expect to stay long
>>71584000
yeh, i'm a supernoob so i can barely do even the basic stuff

>>71582593
Roundabout is most dank
https://youtu.be/kt1RUa_E534

>>71584053
In all seriousness practicing pentatonic scales is great if you've only been playing a few months. You're on a good path so keep going.

Just keep in mind this place is filled with shit posting, trolls and over the top snobs so don't take it all too seriously. Also, don't let the people here affect your opinions too much. If you like something, stick to it, /gg/ definitely isn't the cream of the crop when it comes to guitarists or opinions.

>>71584097
>uses a pick

NEXT

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>>71584028
Page if you are reading this pull up on this kid with a tie cam and expose him.

>Page pulls up*
>Hey man lets go on tour a-la Tenacious D,just you and me.
>Ok man let get my gig bag for my squier
>Ok ill wait in your living room and keep ur mom company while you pack.
>anon finishes packing sees mom wiping mouth and spots empty viagra pack.
>Hes gone anon he left you this note.

Pic related

>>71583079
BUT THEY LOOK LIKE CHINESE SHKT FFS

>>71584098
thanks m8. i spent years on /b/ and /fit/, so i have an idea of what to expect but i'll freely admit to my ignorance on the subject. i've also heard a lot that learning music theory as a beginner helps, and tbqh the copy/pasted opening to these threads was helpful when i first saw it.

>>71583890
Octave patterns?

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>>71584232
these

>>71584275
Cool, thanks m8

>>71584275
So major scales lol?

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If strandberg-chan is a cute demure girl, what is Jackson and Ibanez?

>>71584296
pretty much, i guess? they were different than the scales i was doing previously, and the source i got them from called them that

>>71584477
Jackson:American Army brat born in Japan.
Ibanez:cliche Shibuya chick still worthwhile.

>>71582593
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBqXXmPqyoA

>>71584519
I like to think of Jackson as a blonde Titty monster and Ibanez as the really smart girl in class

>>71584512
Ok sorry anon im drunk posting.
You could slide to the 12th fret and that could be and octave pattern.
I would advise to not get caught up to much in words.

>>71584519
>replying to roman
what are you doing you dumb shit

>>71584578
Thats how i feel when i play my Jackson lol

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>>71584617
fuck off twink this is my yard

ibanez is reina kousaka
aka best girl

ok /gg/ if you don't know here it is
roman is all the following people
frusciante poster
pete
crazyaga
vape poster
paul poster
dog poster
anime poster
pasta poster
brandon
and the list goes on and on probably
STOP REPLYING TO HIS BAIT
IF IT LOOKS AND SMELLS LIKE BAIT IT IS ROMAN

>>71584768
From the looks of it people like roman are why 4chan is so great

>>71584121
>le real bassist don't use a pick xd

>>71584768
this is why generals usually suck ass, one person can ruin it

>>71584832
right
roman has no power except the power /gg/ gives him
just stop replying
have some self control /gg/

>>71583065
Because guitarists are conservative as fuck. We never got past 60s designs.

sdgr basses fuCKING SUCK

>>71581666
Devil's trips, nice.

>Putting Gibson 4 places above PRS.

I guess if you care more about looks/heritage than consistency, quality and that Gibson stopped giving a shit decades ago?

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/example-of-poor-qc-from-gibson-pic.1806313/

>>71584987
I think people like tuners out of the way and not so close to shit that can slightly fuck it up like our fat fucking stomachs.

>>71584987
Pretty much this, lots of people can't handle it when it doesn't look like another run-of-the-mill Fender/Gibson (clone)

>>71583289

I don't think that's how it works, friend.

>>71584193
no, they dont

fender looks like chinese shit

is it worth spending an extra $1000 to have a Jazz Bass made in America?
Don't the Mexican ones use the same parts?
Aren't the American ones made by Mexicans anyway?

>>71585137
http://www.frudua.com/guitar_strings_tension.htm

yes, it is

>>71583079

Can I ask, why is G&L better than Fender? I mean they're pretty similar, except for the changed pickup designs and some very small changes, right?

>>71585180
no, their hardware is much much better, they have better designs, and most importantly, they actually do the bolt on neck thing to its fullest ability. they shape necks on US models to the pocket, so they're incredibly tight.

Guy at guitar center was trying to tell me a guitar had a Floyd Rose when the thing didn't even have a slot for a whammy bar.

Do those fuckers just hire anybody and not train them?

>>71585177

Cool article, but nothing really about string wrapping around pegheads contributing to tension. If that were the case, locking tuners would have different tension than non-locking tuners.

>>71585216
Plus G&L do matching headstocks sunglasses.jpg

>>71585262

I was at a guitar shop the other day and asked if the salesguy knew anything about a Tele on the wall. He looked at the tag and was like "oh this is a 'Blackout' model..." I looked at the tag and it said BLOCK OWT. I had to be the one to tell him that meant it had block inlays and was in Olympic White...

>>71585216
Here we go...
>their hardware is much much better
Nope. Site the sources that say this. Protip: you can't.
>they have better designs
Their designs are just Fender knockoffs, nothing more. Leo Fender sold Fender Guitars to CBS when he came down with what he though would be a terminal illness. When he finally recovered and realized he might live for much longer he wanted to get back in the guitar building game but he couldn't afford to buy Fender back from CBS because the brand was worth so much by then, so he started G&L Guitars. Leo Fender perfected his designs in the 50s and 60s, the reason G&L guitars look similar but slightly different is because he wanted to use the designs he perfected but didn't want to be sued by CBS for copying the Fender Guitars they owned.
>>71585216
So does Fender. Factory built guitars are made with computer controlled CNC machines now. But if you have a legitimate source calming G&L guitars have a superior neck pocket fit than Fender guitars I'd love to read it. Protip: this source doesn't exist because you're full of shit.
>>71585503
Fender does this on their FSR series all the time.

•_•)
( •_•)>⌐■-■
(⌐■_■) <(come at me bro)

>>71585567

This was the exact model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HCxojQ1WKs

>>71585567
olympic white is an OG color choice for Fenders

YOYO, can I get some opinions on ideal tube practice amps? Currently looking at the Blackstar and Vox models.

>>71585159
bls resbond

>>71585159
MIMs have more unit to unit variation, so make sure you play the exact one you intend to buy.

If the neck and fretboard play well, you can swap out the internals later.

>>71585578
making them with CNC machines =/= perfect pockets

they make them purposely a bit too tight and shave the sides, fenders come from the factory with gaps

im not gonna source something i've experienced because i don't give a flippity fuck whether you believe a fact or not lol, you weird fender defender

>>71585694
the internals are different?

I thought they were exactly the same

>>71585567
Holy shit that's sad.

>>71585721
pots are the same I think, but pickups are not.

American ones also maybe have better nuts and tuners and other hardware, or at least that's true of the ones from several years ago.

>>71585713
>making them with CNC machines =/= perfect pockets
No, that's exactly what it means. The computer milling out bodies and necks is running off a CAD drawing that's spec'd down to the millimeter. On a CNC mill there are no "whoopsies".
>they make them purposely a bit too tight and shave the sides, fenders come from the factory with gaps
No, they don't. The only Fenders you could find that have theses types of problems are the ones built before computer controlled CNC milling became the standard in factory based mass production guitar building.
>>71585713
>im not gonna source something
No shit, of course you're not. You're not going to provide a legitimate source for anything you've claimed because you can't. In other words I called it before you replied.
>Anecdotal evidence is based on hearsay rather than hard facts. People like to share stories about things that happened to them, or that they heard about, to make a point. That kind of talk is anecdotal: based on small, personal accounts.

>>71585578
I don't have the cash or need for a new guitar right now, but if I were to get a new one, it would be G&L for the custom build options and newly available nitro finishes with matching headstock. Don't want to wait for an FSR model to meet my specifications or go to custom shop when I know that G&L has the artists interest at heart, like Fender did when the company was started.

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Why don't you a strandberg?

>>71586057
i would but college student

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How could I paint my guitar to look like this?

>>71586012
G&L is in business to make money just like Fender, that's the way it's always been and you're delusional if you believe otherwise. The G&L "custom build options" aren't any different than Fenders FSR guitars which include plenty of guitars with nitro finishes with matching headstocks.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to buy a G&L for your own personal preferences but claiming they're "superior" to Fender guitars in any way, shape, or form is a laughable notion at best.

>>71583781
Except it doesn't and they look like guitars designed by 13 yo weebs.

>>71586140
pearlescent? probably need to have a spray gun or take it to a shop

>>71586140
I'm not looking it up because I don't care but I seem to remember reading somewhere that the iridescent flip-flop paint was a bitch to apply correctly.

is there any difference to maple and rosewood fingerboards other than sound??

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>>71586369
>other than sound

It has no effect on sound. It's all aesthetic and some feel.

>>71586394
I meant aesthetic

fuck

>>71586369
rosewood feels dryer
maple feels slicker
i personally prefer maple for the feel

>>71586369
The strings feel more gritty on rosewood, and slippery or 'glassy' on maple, if you're doing bends

>>71586369
its supposed to have some subtle effect on sound but I dont really buy it

the ones I've played feel more slippery I guess

>>71586369
rosewood has a slightly darker rounder sound and maple has a brighter snappier sound

>>71586454
reeee stop making fun of me

>>71586454
That's what 'they' say, but I've never noticed it, personally. The volume and tone knobs change sound waaay way more than simply having a different type of neck.

>>71586369
It's only really matters for fretless basses, most of them have rosewood or ebony fretboards because maple is more prone to wear.

>>71586509
>unironically using tone knobs

>>71586528
Call me queer, but I'm a sucker for dialing in tone.

2007 American Strat for $750, good deal?

>>71586566
>not completely bypassing the tone circuit

>>71586582
new for $1000

>>71586454

I'd really like a double blind shootout test on this.

>>71586528

Do you even Jazzmaster?

Recommend me a good chorus pedal. I was thinking a Boss CH-2 or a Small Clone but I don't know many others

>>71586582

I think it's pretty good deal, depending on the condition. If it looks practically new and plays/sounds great, snap it up.

>>71586369
>>71586509
I'm going to tell you the truth about this. Most younger people have ruined their ears with earbuds. Hearing damage rolls off from the top end and comes down the frequency range. Earbuds are terrible for your ears, it's called "direct injection". Pete Townshend didn't lose his hearing from playing live shows, he lost it recording with head phones that were turned up too loud in the studio, look it up. Same thing happened to Rush Limbaugh, he lost his hearing using headphones that were turned up too loud during his 20+ years in a broadcast booth.

Most younger people can't tell the difference between rosewood and maple fretboards because they've completely ruined their ears. It's no use arguing about the realities of how different the two material sound because they'll never hear them because they've lost the ability to hear in those mid to upper frequency ranges.

>>71586594
I like the rhythm circuit on my Jaguar too much to be able to ever dismiss knobs. I'm also extremely sensitive to shrillness, and it's easier to mess with the guitar than to go over to the amp and dick around. I mean, they're sort of the same idea, but I don't want to bend over, u no?

>>71581138
Those lowered dummy pickups look so stupid.

It'd look cooler without them and the extra knobs.

>>71586674
>not replacing your maple neck with your rosewood neck if the treble is too high

>>71586221
>>71586350
Ok thanks for putting a name to it that I can look up

Should I spend a bit more for a Mexican strat or just go for a Squier standard? I've recently fallen in love with strats and I really want one.

>>71586771
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaUOaaOyhHE

>>71586771
I haven't played a Strat in a while, but if the Mexicans do satin necks on them like they do the duo-sonic, I'd at least play the two back to back to see which you prefer.

>>71586771
see if you can pick up a Squier Classic Vibe used. Great guitar at its initial price point, and they raised the price after realizing the demand.

>>71582899
John you plebian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv_bkS5VVaA

>>71586843
There's one for $250, does that sound like a good price?

>>71585969
yea no shit

here's an anecdote, you're a fenderfag in denial about the quality of their guitars

>>71586057
>>71586057
i don't play thumb-on, so the neck does nothing for me, and they sound like dogshit with dogshit hardware

lace alumitones are the worst sounding pickup that has came out in years

>>71586799
Great video anon, I think I'll get an MIM or maybe save a bit more for an MIA.

>>71586664
if this isn't copypasta i dunno what to say

>>71586771
a mim is only like a couple hundred dollars more than a squire
i haven't played a "decent" squire, but the cheaper squire i do have is fucking horrendous so i am not a fan.
my mim on the other hand is beautiful and wonderful to play

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>"Reliced" guitars

>>71586868
That is fair if its in really good condition. Of course get an opportunity to actually play it, in order to compare.

Just make sure the unit you played is the one you're buying.

>>71586948
I'd go for the MIM unless you find a MIA strat in good condition between $500 and $700

>>71586904
You made the claim that G&L guitars were "superior" to Fender guitars, all I did was point out that the reasons you gave were baseless and factually untrue which invalidated your claim. I invited you to cite a legitimate source that would prove what you claimed, which of course you didn't do because you couldn't.

Next time try not to pass off your subjective opinion as objective fact and you'll be fine.

>>71587032
Ha! We found the guy who isn't 50 playing in a cover band getting free drinks from the bar every night.

>>71583065
>Thinking tension is relevant

Call next after your first gig, kiddo.

>>71586962
I'll explain it to you if you don't understand.

>>71586454
stop this meme.

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>>71587032
>touting "cloth wiring" or "vintage wiring" as a good feature
>>71587070
nah, i just responded to a fenderfag, i dont even own a G&L and im not the guy you're replying to

keep playing a garbage guitar tho!
>>71587099
explain this: why you're such a retard, that you honestly believe in tonewoods

>>71586771

I'd think about some of the specs you're interested in: rosewood vs maple fretboard, 7.25" or 9" fretboard radius, vintage or modern frets, etc. They can make a big difference in feel.

>>71587070
B-B-Baka MY wood is better than YOUR wood.
And MY screws are like, much better than YOUR screws. so yeah GL is he best kid

>>71586057
Because that's literraly like openly admitting your LGBTQQA÷×+ membership

>>71587126
I'm in a good mood after making you look so ignorant, so I laughed heartily at your nonargument.
>>71587157
I know you're kidding around but sadly enough responses like this are pretty much what passes off for a rebuttal around here.

>>71587157
t. samefagging fenderfag

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>>71587240
>I'm in a good mood after making you look so ignorant, so I laughed heartily at your nonargument.

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>>71583065
Wow still actually using that much wood ? what are you, a KEK ?

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>>71586625
this.

>>71587297
CF or graphite really is better desu

>>71587326
looks like a Charvel Skatecaster.

>>71587273
>>71587296
You don't see I'm not playing your game here? You obviously got your feelings hurt and now you're just lashing out in anger, which is pretty childish behavior on your part.

You could choose to learn something about guitar and yourself right now if you wanted to. You should make the adult choice given the situation, that would be my advice to you. Be smart and take it like a big boy.

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>>71587364
L O L

>>71587421
Off topic replies are against the rules. Don't post another one, you've been warned.

>>71587458
What the fuck happened. This thread went from 0 to autist in 60 seconds

>>71587608
someone replied to roman...
again..

>>71587630
Oh my god I've never seen a group of more pretentious assholes. It's a board about opinions.

Don't worry anons I'm finally showing myself the door

>>71587673
I haven't posted much in this thread but I'm sorry to see you go if you're not a pretentious asshole.

>>71587630
I thought he was banned yesterday?

Biggest mistake of my life was buying a guitar with a floyd rose bridge. Fun for a little while, but just grating after awhile

>>71587769
I mean I get we have strong opinions. That means we're passionate about what we're discussing and that's the way it should be. We all obviously like music. Some of you guys are really cool though, Don't come to /mu/ tomorrow.

>>71583367
Who is Samuel Campos lol

>>71586681
Nah, guitars with 1 or 2 knobs look cheap. And the pickups at least theyre not affecting the sustain.

>>71581138
How to achieve that picking technique? Its sloppy but its fluid, he picks with the wrist and all

>>71587673
k, see you next thread

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rec me a new ax
currently have this pos

Best website to order from? I'm a little concerned because I'm spending just under $1,000 and I don't want any problems or damage. Already checked my local GC, not in stock

Are you enjoying your tube amp /gg/? https://clyp.it/x4mg3zc3

>>71588142
reverb

>>71588142
reverb
>>71588138
How much are you looking to spend?

>>71588138
~~tele~~

(no joke tho)

>>71588167
>tele
vomit

>>71588164
hopefully under 500

>>71588142

What are you buying?

>>71588177
Ibanez JEMJR Steve Vai Signature

>>71588177
What parts of that guitar do you enjoy/what do you dislike? Under 500 covers a lot of ground in the used market.

>>71581138
ok i think that might be the dumest thing ive ever heard. a fender has a flat neck and a les paul has a bowed neck, and this is what gives the les paul its sustain

and this person is a fucking millionaire that made his money playing guitar

just wow

>>71588177

PRS SE are incredible for the prices and come with really high quality gig bags. I'd start there. I have a Gretsch Electromatic Pro Jet that sounds and plays amazing, paid $420 for it. But really all the Asian-made brands these days are pretty good. What kind of music do you play? What are your preferences?

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>>71588212
>JEMJR
hate em desu

How to improve left vs right hand sync?
Ive been doing exercises and my speed improved, but i still sound sloppy in a bad way. My notes sound weak for that reason. They sound like a girl that been playing for one year.
So i think its left vs right hand sync, and the overall touch.

>>71588198
Jaguar special HH

>>71588236
it will click at some point if you keep doing those exercises, and once it clicks you'll realize how sloppy you used to play.

>>71588236
play slower when you practice . its about forming muscle memory

you have to know how to walk before you can run

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>>71588225
No, retard, he is talking about how the fender's neck are parallel to the body, and les pauls have them angled

>>71588177
Gretsch G2655 plays and feels like it cost an extra thousand bucks.

>>71588255
what are good exercises? i heard of that spider exercise but couldnt find it

>>71588266
i practice my licks slowly when i cant play them

and its not shred fast that i'm playing, its regular fast

>>71588284
>dat bridge
bleh.

>>71588321
doesn't matter if its sanic levels of gotta go fast, playing slowly helps your technique, you can't argue this.

>>71588397
how slow youre talkin about

>>71588393
lel, meant tailpiece, would look dope with an original bigsby though.

>>71588393
>>71588414
agree, the bigsby absolutely has to be on a gretsch, they go hand in hand.

>>71588410
slow enough to be able to play whatever I'm working on flawlessly. but if we wanna meme i'll say I play 1-2 notes and take a break to go on /gg/

Is slash really the best or is he overrated

>>71588686
he's mediocre

>>71588686
No one thinks he's the best at anything

>>71588696

Mediocre as in better than 99% of other guitarists, I guess...?

>>71588714
yeah but middle of the pack in the top 1% maybe not even that high

>>71588722

Fair enough for serious legitimate professional guitarists who are good enough to make their living by playing guitar, he's middle of the pack, but that's a pretty damn high bar.

>>71588686
He's pretty good as an artist Not the best though. contrarians will say he sucks and is overrated.

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>>71588710
>No one thinks he's the best at anything
Exactly. If anyone thinks you're the best at anything then you didn't rock n' roll right.

How does it feel knowing your instrument is dying? Lel guitars are already antiques, music is leafing you beahind

>>71588855
It feels like there's an opening for an uprising

>>71588895
>horse drawn carriages are coming back!
>soon you won't be able to walk anywhere again without stepping in big stinking piles of horse shit!

>>71588964
To be fair horse carriages are still used by amish and im cities for tours

>>71588964
>guitars are in all pop music
>every music store sells primarily guitars
>50 million people play
¿Que?

>>71588855
>guitar is dying

>>71588795
What guitar is Ace playing here?

>>71589013
>>71589007
>>71588895
stop responding to b8

>>71589007
>>71589013
>nuh uh
>I saw a horse on tv just the other day
>people don't drive as many cars as you think they do bro

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>>71588795
Ace Ace Ace

>>71589035
Ovation Breadwinner
He put a Super Distortion on it and recorded the first Kiss album with it, before he bought the Les Paul Tobacco

>>71589058
Applause Baconbringer

What genre is this
I want more cool basslines and walkin bass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B51qnsJtZk

>>71589072
Ace is the GOAT

can't wait for the tariffs on rosewood to skyrocket so i stop seeing that shit

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I want to pull the trigger on this amp (Mesa Boogie Express 5:25). I really like the clean channel, and it can do crunch pretty well. However, I am worried that it might not have enough gain for metal. Has any of you had any experience with this amp? Will I be making a mistake? My budget is $1000. I am looking for something versatile. Can I do better?

>>71589080
Was meant for >>71589035

>>71589091
latinfunk

>>71588463
ok thanks

>>71589101
If it has a sickening Mesa label on it just slap a sickening overdrive with some sickening active pickups and you can get a sickening metal tone.

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>>71589094
The GOATee you mean

>>71589112
Is it a genre or what

>>71589150
Lots of guys played that style in the 70s. Just listen to Santana senpai.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdhoX1Xu6ZI

>>71589101

I like the Express series, especially the 5:50. I assume you went on Youtube and searched "Mesa express metal"? A bunch of demos pop up that'll show you what the high gain sounds are like.

>>71589304
>>71589091
What do i need to play bass like that and compose/produce songs like that so i can guitar solo over it

>>71589383
I did! So far. it sounds great. I might have to slap an overdrive in front of it, like another anon suggested. The cleans on that amp are pretty great tho.

>>71589427

Yeah I remember the cleans being really good when I tried them. If I could get any Mesa Boogie amp it'd probably be an Express 5:50+.

Who likes Boney M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvDMlk3kSYg

>>71588144
Seems you arent

>>71589416
It's old school funk bass lines (before slap bass) I don't have any advice other than learn as many 70s funk basslines as you can, eventually you'll start coming up with your own.

Chic is a good band for learning that type of basslines.

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Sup /mu/, relatively new to guitar and haven't memorized any scales, what are a few that I should tackle first?

>>71589427
what would be a good overdrive pedal?

>>71588855
playing a dead instrument will only make me even more hipster. So it's a cool thing I guess

>>71589572
phrygian and pentatonic

>>71589582
ibanez hard wired TS 808

>>71589572
Major

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>>71589584
you'll be so cool dude

New Thread

>>71589868

>>71584768
If Roman really is Crazyaga, then he does a great faggy Israeli accent

>>71588235
Did you buy it yet?

>>71588321
Look up Steve stine, he's got ALLOT of really good videos about practice and theory.

>>71587939
But they're literally not even connected.

>Implying the routing for those dummy pickups doesn't reduce mass and as a result sustain

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>>71590159
I stopped trying to kept up with Roman but does the guy in this pic look anything like Crazyaga? Someone pulled this pic of Roman off of Omegle a while back.