/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

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Anyone else here build and play cigar box guitars? I've been doing it in my spare time for fun and extra money. Whenever the GF and I go hiking I carry one with me.

If I put jaguar pickups on my jazzmaster will I die of being gay?

>>71727972
i hate really ornate guitars with all those layers but thats kinda a beaut

>>71728025
It would be extremely painful.

What would be the best pickups to install in an Epiphone Les Paul to make it better?

What kind of aftermarket pickups do professional musicians use on les paul guitars?

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>go to talent show tryouts at my high school today
>School hired a professional sound engineer to set up a huge speaker system
>4 stage monitor, 6 4x12 vertical PA speakers, and a 4 Subwoofer/woofer speakers
>Guy plugs my 6505mh in with the straight to PA XLR output and EQ's everything to perfection
>Entire fucking gym shakes when I palm mute and the fucking leads sound insane
>I've literally never played anything other than my 2x12 in my bedroom until now

It was amazing lads, It was like playing Wacken. I think tomorrow is going to be fun

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>>71728185
>talent show tryouts at my high schoo
OUT

Les pauls look nasty and rocking yet classy and beautiful

i have literally never seen a person with even the slightest sense of style play a les paul before

>>71728268
I am of legal age to post on this board faggot and I just wanted to share my cool experience today sorry for upsetting you

>>71728294
its the autist guitar of choice

>>71728294
>even the slightest sense of style
Do you mean that in a faggot /fa/ way, or in a way relating to music?

>>71728294
curious to know what guitar you consider good lookin

>>71728432
inb4 generic fenders

>>71727972
What;s it like having a girlfriend?

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>>71728432
Superstrats are the pinnacle of guitar style

why my guitar buzzes like shit on the open strings and low frets
its like helpless, i took it to my luthier and he said the guitar was fine and i was just picking to strong. no way its not

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>>71728482
When will Fender reissue the Performer?

>>71728588
Just buy an OG they're not that expensive, if Fender did reissue them they would cost around the same.

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>>71728519
Pretty great. Like having a best friend that cooks for you and lets you fuck them .

>>71728519
Great and terrible
Someone to
>cuddle
>kiss
>sex
>chat with 24/7
>go on dates and other cute shit

>no free time when together
>demands tons of attention
>spend money doing shit you wouldn't do or spend alone

That sorta shit

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>>71727931
>bass strings just shipped
>progressive tension
:^)

>can't find a boss pn2 or behringer tp300
senpaitachi are there any other pan pedals? is there a 3 or 4 output pan pedal?
>amp in each corner of the room
>dank riffs swirling all around you

>>71728790
That's very pretty.

any metalfags with guitarpro willing to listen to a brief idea I put together? thrashy, groovey, simple stuff

how long should this go https://clyp.it/jivc4u4k

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>tfw i'm way too old to start playing guitar

>>71729207
Start anyway.

Maybe take a bunch of Adderall and spend all day practicing.

whats a comparable amp to the peavey super festival? some big pa head style amp is what im after

>>71729207
How old are ya?

>>71729237
20

>>71729247
kekkkk
seems to me you're too much of a pussy fag

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>>71729247
>>tfw i'm way too old to start playing guitar

do you have to start learning guitar on an acoustic?

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>>71728614
Is it even worth this much?

>>71728294

I'd say that of the cheaper PRS before LPs.

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>>71728294
>talking shit about big sexy fripp

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>>71729207
>tfw i'm too young to start playing guitar

>>71729270
looks like a vigier, check those out

>>71729268
No. Don't do it if the music you want to play uses an electric

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>>71728294

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>>71729366
HA

>>71729268
No that's a meme pushed by retards who only play grandpa chord strumming songs

How do people play hammer-ons so fast with their ring and pinky? My middle/index fingers have a decent speed/dexterity but my ring and pinky are way too slow and uncoordinated. They often get too far away from the fretboard (involuntarily) and can't really hit any notes fast enough, and they'll miss the string at least 1/3 of the time.

>>71729450
is it westone or ibanez

>>71729494
Finger independence exercises and years of practice.

>>71729270
yes, Fender Performer is not only a rare collectible, but also it's good, with its tremolo and unique pickups

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who /MIJ/ here?

currently have MIJ jaguar
lusting after a Yamaha SG

>>71729558
LP, tele and jazzymasty desu.

>>71729530
>Finger independence exercises

What are some good ones for this kind of thing?

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>Buy my amp for those sweet djent tones! Made in China and only $1900! Sounds just like your favorite amp, the 5150!

>>71729619
1 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 3 - 4

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>>71729558
>Superior Nippon wood, folded over 1,000 times

>>71729558
Ibanez fan boy here. OG Wizard is god tier neck.

>>71729767
the micro terrors are cute

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>>71729767
blue + maple fretboard is GOAT

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>>71729835
Yeah, that's about it. They get loud through an actual cab, but I don't much care for it's actual tone.

oranges sound bad and have shitty lowmids

>>71729270
That's a good price for one

>>71729986
I agree outside of the Thunderverb 200. One of the best amps I've played through

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>>71729986
>>71730087
forgot pic

>>71728185
Stuff dreams are made of

how do you transcribe chords?

seeing as there's an awful lot of substitutions etc.
do i just have to try and find it?

transcribing melody is kinda fun but chord sequences is dildos

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>>71729494
>>71729619
Keep index on 5, middle on 6, ring on 7, pinky on 8 for everything. Use a metronome and keep it slow and steady to build up the technique. Focus on keeping your fingers close to the fretboard and your hand as loose as possible - excess tension and movement will kill speed

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>>71730120
What you got in that there rack case?

If you think wood doesnt affect the tone of a guitar but pick material and thickness does you're a fucking retard

>>71730246
I literally know that you came from reddit, please return

>>71730258
>this guys pointed out a flaw in muh fallacy, he must be from reddit!

Kill yourself, im from 9gag

Fedex tracking says my Strat'll probably be here tomorrow. Here's hoping it's not shit.

>>71730241
Nothing special. Korg tuner, BBE 362, and DBX 266XL

best pair of 1/4" jack headphones for plugging into an audio interface? looking for something noise cancelling.

>>71730456
Beets By Dray

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>>71729884
Maple boards > everything else

>>71728294
genuinely true desu. i saw the absolute worst band the other week playing dad rock shit with solos and everything and the lead guitarist was using a les paul

>>71729558
Got a 70s lawsuit Ibanez Les Paul custom goldtop.

>>71730456
What? Most good headphones come with an adapter.

>>71730594
I also like ebony to be perfectly honest, but I can't understand the love for rosewood.

Hey. Is there a resource like this for improvisation: Like a description of what goes through your head while you're doing it? I've learned some things about chord tone playing and so in a simplified way, what I am doing right now might be:

anticipate the chord coming up
locate a root, third and fifth of that chord
find a way to, from where I am now, land on one of those notes in the first downbeat of the new chord
play some notes in a scale that sounds appropriate over that chord, going back to the chord tones during downbeats
anticipate the next chord coming up

But I'm looking for something more fleshed out. In order to better direct my practice, to isolate the different steps involved and mental shortcuts people use. I can find lots of "licks to memorize", "shapes of scales to memorize" and then actual theory, but I want more of like something that ties it together and directs your practice.

>>71730999
If you want to get good at improvising, just improvise more often. Just play over backing tracks over and over again, trying different things.

Look at Dimebag for example. Chromatic scale wankery with some blues pentatonic thrown in is what he made his living on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6DsmCNcGlc

should I get back into guitar? this is where I stopped

>>71727972
I've made several

Super fun and satisfying

>>71731109
I agree. I haven't played acoustic in years, but after building a few I started playing slide again and I realized how much I was missing out on. It helps that I collect cigars and have woodworking and guitars as a hobby. I don't have to buy anything to build them.

Hey how do I improve upon using my fingers when playing acoustic. I have this habit of just plucking all the strings with my thumb and I realize it isn't right and not necessarily convenient. Is it a matter of just practicing slowly and a certain angle your hand is meant to be placed at when you pluck?

>>71731166
Try anchoring your thumb on your bottom string and only using it for the E and A strings. Only allow your fingers to pick.

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>>71729295
he was so cute..

>>71731136
Most fun i've had making an instrument was my 6 string one. Felt like Bo Diddley.

And yea, thankfully the boxes are super cheap

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>>71731191
Umf.

>>71731209
Ive yet to make a sixer. That's something I need to do. I've been making 3 strings and keeping them in open tuning for slide noodling

I've installed Peavey Revalver 4 and it beats the fuck out of Line6 and most other amp sims, these Peavey models are just too good, which is surprising considering the fact that revalver is barely known and its rivals are super popular.

>>71731230
I'd marry him, n-no homo..

>>71731273
Same.

>>71728432
BC Rich ironbird

>>71731099
tfw no one responds ;_;

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>>71731397
Do something because you enjoy it, not because others enjoy you doing it. I don't give a shit what you do with your life

>>71729247
FUCK YOU TRY STARTING AT 32 I FUCKING WISH I WAS AS YOUNG AS YOU AND HAD ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD TO LEARN GUITAR FUCK YOU JUST DO IT REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

There exists a chart comparing all guitar loop pedals that I can't seem to find right now it is very exhaustive if not potentially outdated. Does anyone have the link? (It's not a /mu/ chart just a web page).

>>71731631
yeah

>>71731507
I don't get how anyone could want to play guitar but wait til he was 32 before trying. I mean, if you'd really wanted to learn you would have started long ago.

hey /gg/ I've been playing guitar for about 6 months but I've been considering learning bass. So what's different about learning bass vs regular guitar?

>>71731868
everyone will think you're stupid

Can anyone give me tips on how to play a barre chord and successfully sound all the notes.

I'm currently trying to teach myself Spanish Romance but am having trouble with the Bmaj barre chord section. When I play 7th Fret on the B String is always muted and I can't get it to sound the note correctly.

>>71731868
>>71731911
ignore this.
Basic bass is quite similar to Guitar so with you 6 months invested into guitar already learning the basics of bass will probably go smoothly. Give it a try.

>>71731868
There's virtually no difference in terms of playing past the thicker strings and wider frets. The notes are exactly the same.

The function of the instruments is quite different but I'm sure you'll figure that out eventually

>>71731956
Use the side of your index finger and practice it a lot

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Looking for feedback on this prog metal mix from anyone who's well versed in mixing. Still new to production and songwriting so anything helps

>>71732252
somethings sounds wrong but I can't name it.

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>>71729558
CV Squier's Japanese, cheap as shit and worth it. On par with the MIM Strats.

>>71732313
I'm completely clueless as far as mastering is concerned so i assume something there.

I want to play for hours and hours but my fingers hurt. How long until I can play all day without pain?

>>71732371
the most often you play the longer you'll be able to play. and it also depends on what and how you play.

>>71731166
it depends on what you're trying to do.

folksy fingerstyle where you play arpeggios on the chords and stuff?
acoustic blues?
bluegrass like carter style?

if you identify what exactly you're trying to do, you'll find resources telling exactly how to do it. but there isn't one single way and a lot of players learn just one thing and adapt whatever song they're playing to that.

no matter what it is going to come down to practice and finger position, but it will be a lot easier once you learn to play any one single song. also you might think about fingerpicks. Not that it'll make it any easier but if you end up using fingerpicks you might as well start practicing with them now to save yourself the trouble of converting into them.

>>71732371
you can put "liquid skin" on your fingertips if you want to practice longer. it's sold for healing cuts.

>>71732173
which side?

>>71729558
I've got a MIJ Ibanez Prestige and it's miles ahead of my Indonesian made Iron Label model.

Though, to be honest I like the MII a lot because it's got a different neck and a fixed bridge which is better depending on my mood.

My Indonesian Ibanez has terribly sharp fret ends though, they need to be filed really bad. I'm just to lazy to do it or get it done

>>71732252
To me the guitars are a bit too overpowering. Drums sound lost in the mix. Also I'd say the drums sound a bit too thin maybe remove some of the high end?

>>71731956
actually this. been struggling with them myself for a while. I usually substitute them with power chords or just playing the higher or lower notes rather than the full chord.

>>71729039
Put it up and ill get it in the morning.

Why are 2017 LPs so ugly?

>>71731859
You grow as a person. I started oil paints at 25. You try new things. Some you stick with. Others you drop.

>>71727931
https://soundcloud.com/jessecarpenter0/panda-express

Check out this guitar solo :D I think it's rad.

>>71729558
There's a '91 MIJ Jackson at my local pawnshop for 200 kangaroo bucks, but its the weird Fusion series strat copy with 24.75 scale size

>>71733460
Everytime I walk past it I get the urge to take it home, but I have no idea how to set up/maintain a Floyd Rose, and I have no use for a trem. The build quality is super good, the stock Jackson pups are the same handwound one they used on the USA series back then

>>71733252
>I started oil paints at 25
fuck off martha stewart

Can someone PLEASE help me?

What are the chords to this song? It's too extended and jazzy for me to tell.

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

>>71733508
you can add a block on each side of the trem to hold in place.

>>71733508
floyds arent like fucking forbidden magic

its just springs and screws
once you equalize spring tension and spring tension, and its an original floyd, they are really stable

Any good resources/courses for learning drums?

Don't want to use videos for the most part.

>>71733582
Like say if the trem is completely fucked, can I just leave it like that and use it like a hardtail?

Its a JT-580, which is fairly decent for a LFR reading around, but its not an OFR.

>>71728185
>2x12 in a bedroom
you have wonderful parents

>>71730216
>8p7
fug. Like I can do it, but it just feels wrong

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THESE WIRES ALWAYS FUCKING BREAK

Please, someone tell me a way to deal with these wimpy thin wires. I'm like 2 joints away from finishing this project, I don't want to have to strip these down any more. I figure maybe I need to anchor the joint securely somewhere, somehow, to prevent it from being stressed and breaking. Anyone have any ideas?

>>71734039
Not to mention they're too small for my wire strippers to work on, so I have to shave the plastic off with a razor. Fuck.

>>71727931
What are some other cats who do guitar lessons?, justin is fine but he's handholding me too much, im getting bored desu

>>71733551
It's a ii V I in Eb tuned to Eb standard

2 x 2 2 2 2 (Fmin7)

x 2 1 2 1 x (Bb7b9)

0 2 1 1 0 x (Ebmaj7)

>>71734246
Maybe it's time to teach yourself.

>>71728525
not this cheap shitty rosewood fretboard tho

guitar is gay

>>71735092
So am i.

>>71734083
Get some new wire

>>71735186
This what's connected to the pickup. Not sure how it's connected, but now that you mention it some pickup surgery is in order. Time to open this up. Thanks for the advice.

>>71734039
I'm guessing that's the wire that connects the two coils together. Put some heatshrink on it and solder it together because if it touches a ground point then you'll only have one coil working. That's how a coil split works.

>>71735632
Also, nail clippers can be handy for stripping that kind of insulation.

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>>71735632
Yeah, that's how it is. So, I looked at replacing the leads, and holy fuck. There's no way I can get away with messing with this. No solder points or anything on the bobbin, wires are just directly attached to the leads. I'm just gonna wore it up as usual and hope for the best.

>>71735592
solid core wire would probably do well if you don't want it to flex

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I can't find my electrical tape so tonight's work is over. To express my frustration here is a picture of my guitar screaming in agony.

>>71735749
Seriously, nail clippers. They work where wire strippers don't. And get some heatshrink on there before you solder it up.

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>>71735941
>electrical tape

Heatshrink. Electrical tape is for electricians wiring your house up, not guitar repairs.

>>71735941
What. The. Fuck.

That is the worst wiring job I've ever seen in a Telecaster. Trim the wires.

Also, that shielding does absolutely nothing at all unless you connect it to a ground point.

>>71728025
you'd be on the oncology ward within minutes

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>>71735958
>>71735948
Huh, I never bothered with heat shrink before. I managed to put the thing together without shorts before with just electrical tape, even though it was a pain. I'm usually not one to do things the professional way rather than using whatever's on hand. Well, I guess I'll pick up heat shrink tomorrow if ya'll say it's so important. Hopefully the hardware store will have it, they never seem to carry shit when it comes to electronics.

>>71729501
That's a westone. Their logo looks like a razor blade

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>>71729558
My Electra V is mij

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>>71728176

Pros would never use an Epiphone Les Paul. Gibsons are cheap enough second hand.

>>71728294
Absolute truth; Les Pauls are the reddit guitar.

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>>71728588
Fucking hideous sounding. That's why only Kele from Bloc Party plays one.

>>71733460
200 dollarydoos is good.

>>71729904
They sound fucking hideous though.

Only good sounding lunchbox head I've seen in years was that JTM-1

>>71735991
It's not really as bad as it looks, it's just that where I located the switches necessitated a bunch of wires leading from the control cavity out to the lower horn area. I'll admit it looks pretty horrendous, and obviously some color coding would have helped, but functionally this way the best I could do. Also the shielding is grounded.

It's damn ugly but I came to terms with that already. All sown up she looks fine. I realize that posting the gut shot of this guitar is akin to posting gore, but hey, at least it gets some reactions.

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Hybrid guitar shapes need to come back. When are telecasters, LPs, amd double cuttaways going to stop being so popular?

>>71736142

Never ever. We have left the pioneering era of electric guitar music. We are now living in the nostalgic era and thus we will get the same old things with slight modifications.

>>71728176
https://youtu.be/_bkfqgf642Q

This guy is a pro, if you follow his channel he's actually done a lot of varied work.

>>71736199
mic test on youtube is so retarded.
Unless you try 10+ using the same exact setup.
Theres like 1000000 variables from the guitar to the string to the amp to the video conpression to the headphones you are using.

>>71736311
I suppose so but at least it answers the question of what sort of pickups a pro might put in an epiphone.

>>71736101
>Micro Dark
>Bad

choose one.
Its literraly the best sounding amp for the price.

https://youtu.be/iEgNn469gdg

>>71736328
14:10 if you are lazy

shit wait was audioslave actually good i always wrote it off and radio friendly early 2k shit but i think i like some of this

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>>71736328
>He is not linking tbe big tits girl version

https://youtu.be/_0RWKMSZzn4

>>71736385
Yeah the Micro Terror is one if not THE best sounding amp for the price.
Only fags that havent played it can possibly think the tone suck

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>>71736142
You can literally have any shape you want now, so many companies out there.There's more choice now than at any point in history. You're just not going to get it from Fender or Gibson...

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>>71736414
This.

>>71736428
>Reddit:The Guitar

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>>71736385
Fuck off cow

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>>71736444
Trips confirm flat EQ best EQ

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>>71729558
I've got this vintage Squier Bullet Bass MIJ from '83. It's pretty rare and plays great

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>>71728294

>>71736483
>Squier
>rare

fuck off back to ebay with your "rare Squier" you cuntlick

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>>71736632
How is cuntlick even an insult? I'm not him but I like licking cunts. It makes me happy inside.

I gota goddamn epiphone in the mail today and the shit won't stop buzzing. I've adjusted everything under the sun so it must be uneven frets. Goddamn this. Im not bothering sending this shit back. Been waiting 2 months for this shit.

>>71736726
Have you measured the neck relief with a feeler gauge and a capo?

>>71736726
Be more specific. Where do you hear buzzing from? What does your bridge look like (post a pic)? If you hear buzzing only on certain strings/frets, what frets?

All guitars will always have buzz if you play hard enough, and this is especially true for electric guitars. So it can be difficult to diagnose if you have a real problem, or just a heavy hand. You may also have the wrong strings for your style.

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i think i've just been redpilled on KISS by vice of all people

what the fuck is wrong with me? did /gg/ bring me to this level of degeneracy?

>>71736735
Dont have a feeler gauge but I can't fit my thinnest pick under it. I have as much relief in the neck as possible because I hit the strings quite hard. I can't believe how little movement there is in a truss rod. Like not even 1 revolution by the feel of it. I thought those things turned for days. When I hear videos of people saying to stop once you can't turn any more or you risk damaging your neck or whatever, I thought, what? who is turning it that much? But now I know they hardly goddamn turn at all.

I don't really know what the fuck im doing, never had to mess with a truss before because my esp came set up perfect out of the box and I've never touched it.

Or maybe it was setup shit and i never noticed it because I am shit. I dont know.

>>71736769
If you haven't checked the neck relief properly then there's no point fucking with the string height. Most buzzes can be fixed with the truss rod but you need a capo and a feeler gauge to do it right.

Also, who the fuck is stupid enough to buy a guitar by mail? I'd never buy a guitar I hadn't played in a store.

>>71736782
There are no goddamn stores around here. I got my esp by mail. This isn't like america where there is a guitar center on every corner

>>71736769
So, you need to apply some pressure on the back of the neck to make sure you can move the truss rod easily. You should definitely get more relief before assuming you have a fret issue. If the truss rod still does not move without feeling like you are going to damage something, you need to loosen the truss rod completely and let the guitar neck sit for a while. When guitars are new and transported this can be a common problem.

I'm not sure about how the string tension should be, but I would guess standard tuning is fine. Keep an eye on your guitar and check the neck every day while it settles. If it starts to have upbow, you should set up the truss rod properly immediately to prevent the neck from warping.

If you're nervous you can gradually tune up instead of starting in standard, but it will take longer. The proper way of dealing with this problem is to loosen the truss rod and clamp the neck straight, but it pretty much takes specialized tools to do that, and that's really only necessary for more serious problems.

>>71736792
Here, watch and learn. And you can't break your guitar making truss rod adjustments unless you wrench it like some fat-handed twat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHHepmTX3So

>>71736768
I literraly cannot understand what you try to say.

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>Listening to Led Zeppelin concert in background
>Mostly underwhelmed, just background filler
>All of a sudden hear exceptional guitar sound
>Check to see what he's playing
>It's a cheap ass Danelectro

Sounds so much better than his Les Paul to my ears. Gibshits BTFO


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFkzZHIcgFs&26m10s

>>71736998
Any guitar can sound good if it sounds right for the music. There's no hard and fast rules, it's personal taste.

Although I did just check and to my ears the Danelectro sounds dreadful. You pays your money and you takes your choice.

>>71736998
Shrillest fucking sound, and not in a good way.

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>>71733543
Bob Ross you underage and uncultured faggot

>>71737060
After thinking about I think I'm just so bored of the typical "Les Paul Sound" that's been overused in rock for the past 45 years. It must have sounded badass back then when it was a new sound.

I love the clean sound of the danelectro , it really highlights a lot of the subtleties in Page's playing that the Les Paul covers up by being too midrangy/compressed,

>>71737083
I've never been a fan of humbuckers myself, most of my guitars are single coil. I've always felt that a humbucking guitar just gives you the sound of the amp, not the sound of the player.

>>71737104
same, but then I got all autistic about hum so now I use unpotted low wind PAFs which can be pretty close.. I really wish there were good noiseless singlecoil options, haven't tried any yet.

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>>71727931
Primarily a lurker and it's 4:40am
How the fuck does a shithead unmotivated NEET start playing

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>>71737128
Check out DiMarzio Area 58, 61 and 67 pickups. I've got a set waiting to go in my MIJ Strat, never get round to doing the soldering though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwubC7G0NZM

I'm actually building a humbucking Strat this week, going to fit a Creamery Baby 71 ...

https://soundcloud.com/thecreamery/creamery-baby-71-bridge-wide-2

>>71737128
Try trucoils, they're the clones of SD stacks. Stacks are the best IMO. Caliguitar makes some too.

>>71737143
nice keyboard, is this you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Y5Dhzciyc&feature=youtu.be

>>71737160
Kek and that was pleasant

>>71737143
>How the fuck does a shithead unmotivated NEET start playing
With great difficulty.

>>71737195
I can't into the more concise and articulated forms of learning/applying what I've learned so is my only choice having to put in massive man hours into just banging out chords and arpeggiations on my acoustic before even thinking about fucking with electric and effects heavy playing

>>71737195
Also this seems like something I'd be more apt to learning/re-working in my own way at some point
https://youtu.be/_SD-uF8uisA

>>71737150
Man just get a gfs vintage split. Sounds as good and isn't a ripoff like those boutique fuckheads.

>>71737281
>gfs

I've thrown better pickups than that in the trash and never missed them. Maybe if I buy a plywood Chinese guitar I'll invest in a set though. Thanks for the tip.

>>71737366
M8 I can tell you first hand GFS is better quality than Seymour Duncan. If you knew what actually makes a pickup good(the specs it's built to), then you wouldn't consider a perfectly good pickup trash for no reason apart from preconception. In addition to being made to the spec you want from your pickup, GFS has tight tolerances in resistances and Gauss.

Not all artec brands have particularly tight quality control but GFS does. Best thing about GFS is getting exactly what they advertise.

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>>71737104
That's is some dumbass pseudo logic you got there.

>Sound of the amp, not the sound of the player

What does this even MEAN? Guitarists are such cancer. Fuck.

>>71737578
Tone's all in the hands man. But every part of a rig makes a difference
>even tonewood

Peter Green out of phase mod should I do it ?

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Does anyone know any good sources to draw from for cool open note riffs that are really dreamy yet travel over a few chords?

I'm looking to learn riffs that are syncopated, idiosyncratic, and dreamy sounding. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated!

>>71737578
Well, humbuckers do cut off some of the high end and compress the signal a fair bit so he has a point.

>>71736998
say what you want about jimmys playing, but he has a really good sound throughout that whole gig

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What are some guitar albums you listen to to inspire yourself?

>>71737930
literally any joe pass album

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>>71737930
I don't tend to listen to guitarists. I listen to drummers for rhythm and singers for lead inspiration.

So yeah, Ian Paice and Shirley Bassey. If you can play rocky funky rhythms like Paice and warble like Bassey then you're a good guitar player.

Post favorite chords.

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>>71737930

>>71738260
G is best chord

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>>71738260

I liek da fif

>>71738260
I don't play chords, I'm a lead guitarist

>>71728294
Ace Frehley

Is coil splitting a meme? Or is it actually useful?

>>71738373
Learn to comp, it'll make you a better lead guitarist

>>71738388

That's a great way to prove his point.

>>71731956
lol learn to play

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>>71738459

>>71738418
I've never heard a coil split sound good. It turns a humbucker into a bad single coil pickup. If you want a single coil sound, buy a guitar with single coil pickups.

when are 12 string guitars gonna be like 12 actual strings and not just 6 strings with thin ones next to them?

>>71738481
He looks great here with that red & gold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnpSRg01ao

>>71738418
The bridge pickup sounds thin af, great to emulating a strat's bridge
The neck pickup sounds hollow (prolly cos i wired the splitting to work the neck side bobin), less bassy and with a sparkling treble that comes alive when you pick to get pick noise

>>71729729
He is Jewish.

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>practicing 6 hours a day
>making incredible guitar gains

Why aren't you practicing at least 4 hrs a day bros?

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Can anyone tell me where thise new charvel are made ?

Fist the socal were fully Made In Japan for 600€ (i should have pull the trigger back then)
They they where made in Mexico for 700€
Now made in ???? for 880€

>>71738853
Back when I was NEET I used to wake up at 11, have breakfast, play guitar through to 7pm then notice I hadn't eaten all day, make beans on toast, then play some more

Buy a Revelation RJT-60 or a bullet mustang and mod it with the savings?
I don't care about reselling the guitar and I find customisation fun
Don't tell me to save up 200 more and buy a different guitar, I'm in the mood for a cheap offset.

>>71738853
How do you practice

I can't force myself to focus on speed i just spend all day listening to dadrock e dadblooz stuff and figuring phrasings, intervals and licks

But i want to focus on speed and technique
Lately i felt disciplned enough to do some 12 13 14 1 23 24 34 exercises and it had done wonders for my technique and finger strenght, i did them on bass too so i improved a lot. So i want to work on more techique

But actual speed i'm very slow, i just make it up with hammerons and pullofs.

>>71738986
just try reb beach black magic and glasgow kiss

>>71739017
https://youtu.be/KWGQWu6mSWM
besides the tapping its not really fast just fast blues licks i can play it

https://clyp.it/qidnkb1v
>practising for over 9 billion hours
>still sound like shit

how do I git gud

>>71739071
practise more

>>71738260
Gm+9

>>71739071
sound good anon im enjoying it

>>71730241
axe fx is the biggest disappointment for me t b h
it's not even much better than software sims
and its price, and all the hype, for what purpose

>>71739152
you saying its even slightly better than software sims? amplitube sounds great. axefx is on that level?

>>71739071
for anyone wondering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUjOfsoBhMY

>>71729295
yeah but robert fripp is his own thing

>>71739181
well obviously it is better and not just slightly, but it's not as stellar as people believe, and there's something modern and sterile in sound. perhaps it's for bands like animals as leaders, not for people who play indie rock or oldschool metal

>>71728273
no.

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>>71728273
'tis true m'guy

>>71739219
>perhaps it's for bands like animals as leaders, not for people who play indie rock or oldschool metal
whats this' point in relation to it sounding sterile

>>71739252
what?

>>71739281
what did you mean by that quoted

>>71739206
i like his 1974 album best

>>71739071
how did you memorize that much chords inversions in a single samba song

>>71729247
you're not too old

>>71738853
I want to practice for much longer but I'm still starting out. Which is more of a reason to practice for 6-10 hrs

>>71739300
perhaps it's only my impression, but it does sound unpleasantly digital and cold, other cheaper sims may sound worse yet still they don't have this glossy sound

>>71739450
ah understand
i have this impression too

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>>71739325
Got a dl? I was never able to find it online

>>71739404
took over 9000 hrs tabbing it out (roughly in some parts) + wrote out a scheme to figure out the order

>>71739544
yes theres a dl of his discography on that idope site
theres for listening on youtube too

this acoustic guitar sound went nice and rich didnt it https://clyp.it/3qdtj5xw

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any of you fags gigging this weekend?

>>71739827
no i can't play any songs

>>71736071
not even close to true, teles and strats are absolutely the leddit guitar

>>71736428
Pizzagate is real.

https://clyp.it/0bzxcswk

don't hold back
https://clyp.it/sdvdneqo

>>71739603
cheers, found it

>>71739827
all of my bands are on a months' pause

>>71739827
doing a small two-date weekend tour. its fun, if you don't count in not showering and scavenging a good place to take a shit

>>71739915
wheres that accent from

>>71739948
mamma mia

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>friend from school wants to be in a band
>he's been playing since he was 11, now 18
>comes over for a jam
>jackson dinky, tone knobs on 0 (thought they controlled mids)
>ancient fender frontman 10W that looks like it survived a flood
>gain 10, bass 10, mids 0, treble 10
>find out he only knows E shape Pentatonic, no other shapes, no other scales except for 'the Phrygian scale'
>"why do you use the rhythm pickup? do you want to be a rhythm guitarist or something?"

where were you when you realized your friend was retarded?

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>>71740051
stop jamming with anyone whose amp is less than 100w

that's when they get serious as a rule of thumb.
also

>jackson

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>>71738286
Patrician choice.

>>71740051
>tfw my knowledge of sound is clean (low gain), dirty (overdrive, high gain) and I honestly have no idea how to use the high/mid/low/tone knobs, I just fuck with them randomly

>>71731956
Just do a little bit at a time. Just play the top three strings of that chord until your comfortable with it, then play the top 4 strings, then the top 5, then play all the strings.

>>71740051
>tone knobs on 0 (thought they controlled mids)
lmao

>>71740051
i played with a guy once that turned the treble and mids all the way down and put the bass on 10 and then turned his tone knob all the way down

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>>71738260

>>71740114
Bass controls low frequencies, mids control middle range frequencies (this is the life of your instrument), treble/highs control high frequencies, tone knobs are also a high frequency control

In a live situation, you need mids to be heard in the mix. The bass and drums fill up the low (bass) frequencies and the cymbals the highs. If you scoop your mids out it will sound super kvlt in your bedroom, but you'll get drowned out the second another instrument is added.

>>71740125
>>71740126
where do people get this retardation from

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>>71737930
guitar work here is top tier, and it's really like nothing else

>>71740231
i think the guy had something wrong with his hearing and genuinely thought cutting all the treble and mids sounded better

i'm 90% sure he was also a coke fiend

DUDE LOOP PEDALS LMAO

new soundcloud upload https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/srv-life-by-the-drop-11-2016

>>71740311
clean playing m8

>>71736998
In the video they recorded of Kashmir at Knebworth in 1978 or whenever, it sounds crazy toward 7 minutes in. There are a bunch of different uploads on youtube

>>71736998
I love this concert. It was removed from youtube and only individual songs short videos were avaiable, im glad to see this

>>71740311
FUCK OFF YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT

QUIT POSTING YOUR SUNDCLOUD SHIT IN THESE THREADS

nobody here can play the smoke on the water riff as well as me

>>71740542
u mad
i aint goinna stop
i cant wait to finish my blues album so i can post it everyday here and see you annoyed

>>71728588

if there's a loving god, never.

A telecaster with filtertrons would be the punchiest and beefiest guitar sound wouldnt it

>>71740588
how would it sound any different to a Stratocaster with the same pickups?

>>71740604
the telecasters beefier due to the bridge plate and lack of tremolo

name a worse guitar shape than the tele
protip you can't

>>71740624
Phantom.

>>71740614
you're a fucking idiot

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>>71740624
mustang

>>71740088

Thanks for the new inspiration.

>>71738862
Still mexico.

>>71740651
yes i am, teles and strats sound the same if you put the same pickups and set them up with the same specs
fucking no

>>71736998
fuck, this is so good

led zeppelin really were amazing

>>71728576
help

>>71740614
also the strat pickups are mounted to the pickguard

>>71741025
Post an example.

So should I buy a new Gibson Les Paul Standard or a 90's one this summer?

>>71741087
can't at the moment, its not set up (i.e. only 4 strings on)

>>71740766
they literally do tho

the tone from an electric guitar comes from the amp, pickups, strings, and pick

i like mellow major licks on the neck pickup
https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/guitar-noodling/s-vqndU#t=2:15

whats the difference from a guitarist's live solo (eruption, page's heartbreaker) than pure noodling

>>71741222
Probably the use of tension and release and the sense of having a buildup and direction that everything is moving.

>>71741204
Dude, who doesn't?

>>71741204
One doesnt need the neck pickup for that https://youtu.be/rUceBH1gKXA

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Will it damage the guitar if i contour my condor les paul's heel?

>>71739876
pizzagate israel

>>71741552
lol

>>71741166
youre not sure, ur just making it up
theres nothing on the internet of someone has done a test of putting the same pickup on a tele and a strat, that would take some effort cause theyre of different size specs

even bridge material can affect the sound
just like cheap saddles that dont let the string sit properly and causes them to buzz, good saddles of different materials can affect the sound the same way

i'm bending and bending+vibrato with just the pinky just like the other fingers
wow

>>71736385
>demo with a mix

fuck off

>No attempt made, delivery scheduled for next business day


reee

>>71728576
even the last fret, where theres no fret ahead of it to buzz at, sounds dull like its buzzing. how is this fucking possible, its not touching anything between the fret and the saddle

its different than low strings low frets buzz too, these are actually buzzing over the frets/fretboard

is there such a "clyp"-like site that supports video

I play piano at the upper intermediate level. I want to start classical guitar. Im going to have to with finger picks cause piano makes me keep my nails short. However, what guitar should I get? Considering I read music and shit should I skip the Yamaha c40 or Corboda c1 and go for something intermediate? I tried electric guitar a long time ago but could never get into it because rock music is gay as fuck, but I really like the way classical guitar sounds and it seems a lot more technical anyways. Any input is appreciated

>>71742426
you dont need nails to fingerpick, only to strum with the nails
which can be done without nails but will result in a mellower sound

>>71742426
>Considering I read music and shit should I skip the Yamaha c40 or Corboda c1 and go for something intermediate?
Worst case scenario, you sell it back anyway. Quality instruments are always appreciable.

>>71742459
nails are pretty important for classical in terms of texture

Will someone make the new thread alreddY? i NEED to post a question before going to sleep

>>71742665
just ask it, I'll make some glib comment then try to help

>>71742140
You think you got problems, I found at at 11am that my door buzzer wasn't working. And the delivery guy had been here the day before and two hours previously.

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>71733816
not him but what do you mean?