/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

/gg/, i want to learn guitar but my budget is only $2,000 dollars... what do?

>>71768282
Buy 8,000 gumballs instead

https://youtu.be/NLi-jRXfbhY
why a wraparound bridge feels slinkier than a tuneomatic+stopbar if it doesnt have that extra string length

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>>71765917
Thanks.

Still looking for the other dude who posts pic related, what kind of camera are you using? You're one of the only people in these threads who posts respectable pics of your gear.

Wraparound or Topwrapped TOM

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>>71768362
I'm going to post the rest of the set I've collected because they look so good. I would really love to know what kind of camera this is.

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>>71768411

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>>71768460

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I admire this wooden control plate, pointless as it may be.

>>71768381
>>71768362
what the fuck man
haven't been to a /gg/ in weeks and the first thing I see is someone posting all my stuff
which is flattering but kinda creepy

the camera is just a canon 6d with a sigma 50/1.4 or canon 35/2

Any reason I shouldn't get this?

https://reverb.com/item/4598153-gibson-les-paul-studio-2016

>>71768614
search more if you want a used lp studio. my main guitar right now is a 94 lp studio, the year where they released them with ebony fretboards stock. it was 500 dollars. paying over a grand for a used studio is a little too much.

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Welp. Beginning to paint this neck.

>>71768673
How do you recommend searching? The idea of getting a lp for 500 bucks is pretty sweet.

>>71768729
frequent music stores and think outside the box. the 94 lp studio had a chambered body which is bad for gibson purists. on top of that its relatively beat up, but its a studio, you're already bailing on the binding and finish as it is. it plays like a dream however and has dat ebony

>>71768578
theres actually a guy here that saves everything and then pretends its his.

>>71768783
Sounds like a sweet find. There's places around where I live, hopefully I can find something. Got any pics?

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>>71768578
I was kinda thinking the same thing. All this just so he could know what camera you're using. For what? Is he going to go out and buy it?

Are there any good free resources for improving strumming technique? Justinguitar has a paid dvd, but I can't find a download anywhere, and I'm not sure who else has good lessons that are specifically about strumming.

>>71768411
Those Les Paul inlays are the color of my cum

>>71768240
What's up everyone?

Just wanted to come to my favorite thread to post this new jam I made. I'm still working on the full composition, but this is just the solo teaser I guess. Hope you like it.

https://youtu.be/mtmJAZff1Gw

The style is like jazz fusion with some rock and roll influences.

>>71769157
see a urologist... or a luthier

>>71769157
I think they call it lemon pearl or something like that.
at first I hated the overall look of it with the creme bindings and the fucking orange PU switch along with these inlays but when I lost the switch cap I re-bought the original orange one because I figured I actually like the look of that guitar as it is

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Been thinking about running the strings over the tension bar on my Bigsby, the angle seems a bit extreme running under. What difference will it make?

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>>71769636
>hair in your bridge

What should I practice in order to do techniques like Chon or Polyphia?

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Do you guys watch Will?

>>71769948
i like dave more

>>71769869
Lots of tedious legato and alternate picked scale exercises to a metronome

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Hi /gg/, assuming there's any TOOL fans lurking,
I picked up this Agile AL-2000 Silverburst in the vintage style. I don't have $3000 to throw into a 79 Silverburst, but I had $300 and it got me this thing.
Really a excellently crafted guitar.

I talked to Agile and confirmed that they use polyurethane finish on the 2000 series les pauls. So assuming the guitar is given a lot of UV exposure over like 20-30 years, the finish should start to yellow.

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>>71770495
cont'd
This is what I meant by starting to yellow.

>>71770495
so you didnt buy it to match with your cat?

>>71770564
no he's just an asshole that tried to ruin the photo

>>71768542
whoa that's actually kind of cool

I have finally been convinced that tone is in the fingers. Saw some play with a Squire strat into the crappiest amp and he sounded good doing it.

>>71770919
ok

my friend tells me that the MIM and MIA fenders are exactly the same

they're not, but do the differences justify the price?

>>71770970
One is made by mexicans and the other is made by mexicans

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currently have a ~5 year old fender mexican jazz
have never made any adjustments to it besides changing the strings
realize recently that my action is way too high and that the truss could use some adjustment
decide to adjust truss by two 1/4 turns done with an half hour rest in between
it already seems to play much better, but i'm worried that more adjustments from here may bust my truss
anyone have experience with large adjustments like this? should i just bring it to my local guitar shop

The action on my shitty bass is shitty. Is there anyway I can improve it?

>>71768282
Lessons

>>71770965
Okay

>>71770982
the parts are different tho

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tfw you have a dream guitar on layaway but you can't gather the money for it because you can't sell the guitar you're trying to get rid of on any platform

>>71770970
Touch and feel bro. I don't think there is a universal answer to this.

>>71771055
what are you trying to sell?

Nothing beats a Chapman guitar

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>>71771104
this impulse-bought piece of shit. sounded good when testing, and it was a cheap price in the store so i figured if i didn't like it i could just sell it for profit. but i took it home and it sounded like ass through my rig

>>71771055
Sell blood and semen, go pick up aluminum cans off the street, rip the copper pipes out of house walls then scrap it all for cash.

>>71770986
it's steel and wood, not a china plate. adjust the goddamn thing until it's right

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>just got a jazzmaster
>everyone says they're bright as fuck
>whatever, I'll turn the tone down
>most guitars sound good around 7-8
>have to turn the jazzmaster to fucking 4
>it's still pretty bright
>turning it down further makes it sound like I threw a blanket on my amp

Yeah. Any suggestions for tone capacitors? I'm going to be replacing the one in there.

My tele copy has a Gudeman PIO .47 100vdc and it works great. Can't find any to buy though.

>>71771510
Replace the pots with 500k, that'll fix it

>>71771180
What is that Anon? I like it.

>>71771576
Pretty sure it's already a 500k pot.

>>71771605
2011 fender pawn shop 72' made in japan. plays really well but humbuckers just don't sound good through my amp, way too muddy

>>71771180
Time for new pickups maybe?

>>71771576
>>71771614
500k usually is brighter. 250k pots with higher out put pickups usually mellow the treble out.

>>71771510
Buy a strat like a normal person, you fucking special snowflake

>>71771625
oh i don't even want it anymore

>>71771639
thought the exact same thing lol

>>71768479
My god dude, that guitar is just beautiful. Wow.

>>71771639
Why would I when I don't use the middle pickup? I buy guitars that have features I want and need, not to fit in with what's "cool".

hey guys I'm really shit at guitar and don't have a good ear to identify what chords are being used and things like that but I really want to learn how to play the swans version of Love Will Tear Us Apart, could anyone identify what chords they're using?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qS3tHL6AV4

>>71771643
Trade it on craigslist for something else, always try it out first.

>>71771671
fag

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>>71771510
>His amp sound shit if he doesnt turn de 72 uqadrifucktillion knob to the 3 position where ots sound somewhat okay and literraly like everyone else

kys

>>71771630
I'll take a look at that then. Thanks.

>>71771671
one of the jazzmaster's features is being bright sounding, and you obviously don't need that

lmfao

>>71771710
I want the sweet spot around 6 so I have room on both sides. It's asinine to have a guitar that can only sound one way.

God I hate this place.

>>71771699
It can also be the bite of the maple fretboard that you're not use to if you're coming from a rosewood fretboard.

>>71771729
but rosewood has a certain warmth to it. Maple is too thin sounding

>>71771729
Nah, I mostly play maple. I just got the function of the caps mixed up. You're right that it's the pot that needs changing.

>>71771760
lol. le tonewood meme.

>>71771760
if you believe in this shit then all your guitars should have ebony fingerboard

>>71771760
>Maple is too thin sounding
I have 4 maple fretboard guitars and I wouldnt consider maple thin sounding, depending on the guitar and pickups maple can have a more pronounced bite or twang then rosewood

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>tfw taking Kratom and listening to Sunn O)))

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What do you guys think of this 80's Kramer with a BC Rich neck and maple fretboard?

>>71771868
good if >100 And you dont ever plan on being able to sell it back to anyone

>>71771880
<100*

anyone have experience with jackon pro series dinky guitars? the regular dinky's are trash from what i've tried at stores, but I have an RR24 X series and I love it.

>>71771880
I saw it on ebay, the guy is asking $850 and claims it was done in the 80's

I just thought it looks cool AS FUCK. But I wouldn't buy it.

>>71770495
So pretty. What pickups are you thinking about? Me I've been thinking of an HH with vintage split in the bridge and dream 180 in the neck.

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>>71771926
You can get a new kramer baretta for $135

>>71771921
tried 3-4 of them yesterday.
Ended up buying a soloist in alien burst. I would recommend you to do the same for that little more money

>>71771968
the head is more bent than mine

>>71771968
Why don't they have a tone control? How does that work? If you just don't wire a tone control to a pickup does it automatically produce a full-tone output?

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>>71768702

>>71772001
They might have a cap inside. but more likely, it's just like having tone set to 10 all the time.

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>>71772001

why tf you you need more wireing and tone loss in your guitar ?
Unless you play jazz just dont buy something with a tone knob

>>71770986
Adjust the bridge. Also, you know what it feels like when you adjust the truss rod already... if you turn the rod and you start to feel more resistance than you did the rest of the time, stop. It will get to a point where it's at full adjust and it won't go farther. Dont force it past that point. But you probably won't need to get close to that point

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>>71772050
this. unless the knob is truebypass when at 10 like pic related, I just dont bother anymore with tone knob

>>71771671
>I buy guitars that have features I want and need, not to fit in with what's "cool".
> buys jazzmaster knowing it sounds bright and also knows he doesn't want it to sound that bright but still buys it anyway
> it's a meme guitar too
> I'm not special snowflake tho
Special fucking snowflake detected

>>71772006
it's the first light coat dumbass

>>71772001
The one vol is a throw back to the 80's and using the volume knob for dynamics with a one channel amp. From full on crunch and lowing the volume for your "cleans". It does have a cap on the volume pot. A lot of people never use the tone knobs. People sometime just wire the humbucker straight to the jack for max power

>graduating from college in 3 months
>haven't looked for a job yet
>have shit lib arts degree anyway
>thinking about doing peace corps for 1-2 yrs
>playing guitar is only thing i love in this world
>might not be appropriate to bring guitar with me to some 3rd world country
>really don't want to put making music on pause for 2 years even though it's just a hobby
Am i being retarded here?
Now that i type it out i think yes

>>71772260
If he bought it online, he could use the 60days return...
But he fell for the music store meme

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>>71772280

>>71772306
>>have shit lib arts degree anyway
But why?

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>>71772050
Kinda sorta used to agree with this. I still like having the tone knob for peace of mind since with out if phase options I have some pretty harsh sounds available.

Why I don't think this any more is because now I modified my tone pot to be no-load. Having the ability to switch between truly bypassed(past 10 to put it simply) and a slight super top end cut(full open on a standard tone control) can be very nice. After all, a lot of effects, amps, and simply songs are intended to be used without that high end somewhat rare among guitars.

Not having a tone pot is not quite like just not touching your tone pot. Even when your tone is cranked, some graphite(resistance) is between the wipers of the potentiometer, so some signal passes through the capacitor. Because of the way capacitance works, this has a disproportionate effect on the higher end than we typically associate with tone controls. The capacitance we're talking about is very small, in the same territory as the difference between a scatter wound pickup and straight wound. It's kinda like having a short guitar lead versus a long one to your amp or buffer.

So hey, a no load tone pot can be a simple and free way to cope with a long guitar lead.

>>71771510
ALL .47 CAPS SOUND THE SAME YOU IMBECILE

>>71771868
Utter dogshit

>>71772280
He probably just doesn't like painted necks or something. Next time feel free to ignore b8 reaction images. Any OC guitar work is good for the thread.

>>71772360
Yeah I'm dumb. Already said so above. Nice reading comprehension.

>>71772340
Yeah thats what charvel do on all their guitars now.

Still, on your "Balls to the wall V metal guitar in drop F tuning" You dont need a tine knob or even a pickup other than the bridge.

Its also about how it looks desu.
A charvel or equivalent with 1 mic, 1 knob, 1 Floyd looks pretry good.

>>71772306
You could bring a cheap guitar with you, or you could learn an instrument that is a local equivalent. You could bond with local musicians.

>>71772332
Because i didn't really want to go to college after hs but my parents said a degree is the only way to get a non retail/fast food job nowadays (even though i didn't mind those jobs in his) so i figured i might as well go to college and after a year and a half in i realised i hated my engineering classes and wanted to drop out but had already accumulated a decent amount of loans and felt i was already committed so i switched to political science which was much more interesting (and easier obv) and another 2years later here we are.
I mean i have connections in my field and could probably get a job as a congressional staffer or something similar when i get my degree but now I'm kinda disillusioned with the whole thing
Idk man

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>>71772050
I like how that guitar has a TS9 type boost included on a switch.

Really gives that "IN YOUR FACE" style guitar

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Yo which one of you did this? I recognize that comforter.

>>71771157
not sure if meme, since no one here ever talks about them

i just got my first guitar. what should i start learning if im into metalcore/djenty stuff.

>>71772454
Not enough dried jizz on it to be anyone here

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/gg/

How fix?

>>71772656
People here always talk shit about them

>>71772696
you can't unrust something

>>71772696
buy some schaller ruthenium line

>>71772684
Glasgow Kiss / Reb Beach Black Magic.

Unironically

>>71772306
Bringing a small acoustic guitar seems logical

>>71772684
heavily palm-muted power chord chugs
alternate-picked riffs across multiple strings
gallops
tremolo picking
wanky tapping

But that's like a year or more of learning there, start with the simple chords and scales like everyone else.

>>71772696
Rub gold leaf on it

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How do I become Ace??

I got hired by a live music amphitheater today to be a security guard for the stage. What should I expect /gg/?

>tfw I actually fell for the Duosonic meme

Fuck you /gg/ I should have gotten a Tele.

>>71772427
>>71772876
Ya you guys are right.
Any recs for decent cheap 3/4 or travel guitars?

>>71773147
>tele

Vomit

>>71773103
Crowd-surfer catching
That's all I ever see those guys doing to be honest

>>71773161
go on thomann theres a category for that.

>>71773147
Tell me you bought it online and have a 60 days return instead of in a fucking music store

>>71773168
Hows that stratosquier and that stairway to heaven cover?

>>71773147
What don't you like about it. I played on at a store that seemed decent (for the price).

Why aren't bass roll-off knobs standard?

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>>71769330
>My favorite thread
Why? Literally it's 4 people who post the same pics of their $2000 a piece guitars and $15,000 worth of amps without any posts or replies about actual guitar playing and the regular amount of shitposts about guitar manufacturers or memeguitarists.

I honestly don't know why I even go to this thread. You want /prod/, no one here actually plays guitar.

>>71773311
Autism triple dubs wasted

What are good replacement pickups for a MiM Telecaster?

>>71773207
The solo in Stairway to Heaven was actually recorded on a Tele.

>>71773305
Tradition. Guitarist don't seem to like new things all that much.

>>71769330
Hello my dude. :)

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>>71773311
Aw c'mon we have fun every now and then. Maybe it's a little more nonsense than OC, but you can always help by posting about news like new gear releases, things you recently learned on or about guitar, anything /diy/, and neat guitars and guitar playing you run across online. Questions about those topics are also nice. You can also post clyps of you turning all your distortion and playing 0-0-0-0-0-0.


For example, pic related. Bought heat shrink today to wrap up the wiring. I may also start a fret level tonight.

Personally I want people to post news relating to new tech and gear. I don't keep up with that stuff very well.

>>71773305
I dunno but I finally found a site that sells 1 meg reverse logarithmic potentiometers for cheap. Tayda electronics. Really good prices and shipping, easy to pick up every component you need for mods or pedals there. Also got an elusive 4 pole 4 throw rotary switch there(see Gibson eb-3).

It's a pretty easy mod.

>>71769636
it will make it slinkier feeling, easier on your strings, and will make trem use return to pitch easier

there's no downside, and it looks less retarded, so yea

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what happened to the 'o i am laffin' guy?

>>71774028
he realized this is the shittiest general that is somehow still alive on all of 4chan and that it wasn't even worth the time it takes to copypasta posts that were trolling nobody

hopefully he killed himself too tho

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Will /diy/ win the day? Find out next time, on "I CAN'T FIND MY FUCKING SCREWS!"

>>71770564
cats also start to yellow after 20-30 years so theyll always match :_)

What do I need to buy to be able to get the output of my amp into my computer?

Also, what small amp (I'm not performing) should I buy? And what repeater pedal?

>>71774242
How do you do anything with the knobs that close? You dont gig, do you?

>>71774261
A USB mic is the easiest way.

>>71774353
USB mics a shit. Might as well use the voice recorder on a standard smart phone.

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There was a guy here yesterday that posted a reasonably honest rig, admittedly old pedals but got BTFO.

I only ask because he had one of these and I want one for my JCM 800.

Would have loved to see what everyone else has. /gg/ is edgelord nation.

>>71774242
>Fender
*vomits*

>>71774386
'easiest'

Just bought a Fender Rumble 500 for $414, did I fuck up?

>>71774419
whatever dude fenders are good for the price

>>71774331
I find it easy to turn them.
>>71774419
It's not a fender dad, I keep telling you.

>>71768542
Needs to be a thing

>>71774614
Pretty easy to do at home if you get a router table. Look on Craigslist, I got one for $20. Fun tool for some projects.

>>71770988
You could get it set up.

Otherwise: check your neck relief, fix if necessary, then adjust the saddles accordingly.
Im not sure if I'd mess around with the nut, you can fuck up hard there.

>>71774656
I messed with my nut without any real experience, and I managed to fuck it up. But I don't regret it, I was still able to fix it by building the nut slot back up with super glue. Anyways it makes a big difference on cheap instruments.

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>>71774067
>we'll never learn his vastly superior guitar/amp setup

Anybody know any old multifx with expression pedals that can be programmed to change two parameters at the same time?

I have most other effects covered but I want to go with a multifx for weird swelling modulations and chord sustain.

>>71768542
Perfect colour combo on a mustang IMO

>>71771692
Oh its you with the Orange amp meme.

kys

>>71774879
Boss me-25 has a freeze effect, an older version of that is probably perfect

>>71774395
These pedals only sound good if you have a good breakup on your amp.

I have an early blackface Fender Twin Reverb RI (about 1990? 91?) and I use a 2-in-1 with it and it sounds great. I also have a Blackstar 5w and it sounds like carbonated ass with it.

>>71768542
Most people only had to worry about the nut on the jack falling off. If you put enough stress on that plywood piece of shit, your whole control section falls out of the cavity.

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>>71774938
What the fuck are you talking about. How are you gonna accidentally rip that thing off? You've got about as good of a chance busting though any plastic pickguard, if not a better chance.

please answer this
Is muscle independance a fucntion of strength?

>>71775265
You dont gig, do you?

>>71775280

what?

>>71775280
yes, the other main part is muscle memory, though
independence does not work without the brain
both parts can absolutely be trained to a certain degree
I went to musician's physiology courses for the half of my studies because that's some interesting stuff

>>71775342
M8 if a p-bass won't fall apart that will be fine. Just as strong.

Do you write songs with your loving wife, /gg/?

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

>>71775545
do you know of any good textbooks on the subject?
I find this very interesting as well, I would like to understand it more

>>71775668
only in german, sorry m8.
all my english can do is popular science type stuff like Sacks' Musicophilia which is kinda related and very good if you don't already know it

>>71775609
Thats not a yes M8

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>>71775851
I don't gig with a wooden pickguard. I gig with a fucking plastic one. At no point am I exerting enough force on it to cave in the control cavity. Dafuq are you smoking?

>>71775647
What do you, kiss girls or something? Fag

>>71768282
It's really hard to find a guitar that you're comfortable with when first starting out.
My first guitar was a slim neck fender scale electric, and I couldn't get the hang of it.
Eventually I started playing my then gfs epiphone lp jr and I had a lot more fun, leading to me investing in an ES-335 Pro and vox ac4 (my first amp was an orange crush).
Down the line a few years, after being out of playing for a while, I picked up a used Japanese Fender Jaguar and a Princeton Reverb. I'm a lot happier now.

So for $2000 you could pick up a nice amp and a nice guitar, or you could start cheaper and spend money on lessons. The links are helpful, but some people learn faster in a one on one environment.

I say you should look up the guitar/amp used by the musicians you wish to emulate, watch live videos of them playing, and get a feel for how you can comfortably play. If you want to play acoustic, your budget is well within the realm of a good guitar.

It also helps to find something that you like the look of when you're starting out, so that you feel good playing it.

In short, I've heard a lot of good things about the squier offset guitars, and their classic vibe series. If you can find one of those used, you can easily resell it for what you paid if you decide not to play. Plus you can futz about with it and not feel too guilty.
Sticking to the thread topic, a nice tube amp should be a bigger investment than your guitar if you want to blow your whole budget.

But I don't know you, I'm mostly just blogging about myself.

tl;dr do whatever feels right and change if things feel wrong until you're satisfied

>>71771510
Changing the value of your caps will change your tone, however the material used is completely irrelevant. Buy a few cheap caps of different values and crocodile clip them in and then solder up what you like best.

>>71768240
>/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General Anonymous 03/25/17(Sat)00:58:40 No.71768240▶>>71769330

I'm starting to become decent at playing but getting tired of my shitty SX tele, it's cool for practicing but not for recording.

What's the best brand of guitars, under 300 bucks? Can be used. I'm looking for the best price/quality. I've heard good things about Hagstrom, just want a quality guitar, that not require replacing shitty hardware or high maintenance due to shitty quality like my SX

>>71776055
also heard good things about revelation guitars

>>71776055
Fret level + new pickups

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what are your opinions on the fender cyclone?

>>71776106
the pillows

>>71776106

it's called the cyclone cause when you buy it your money flies the fuck away never to be seen again

Is this a good deal?

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/msg/6056743984.html

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>>71776055
>high maintenance

How does one's guitar break down?

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>>71776106
It had potential to be good but Fender fucked it up with keeping the shitty switches even closer, not including the phase switches, and not putting on a jaguar trem system instead of that weak ass hardtail(not even string through)

>>71776152
>Great addition to your offset collection.

>>71776160
My SX it's always needing contact spray because of the shitty hardware. I've shielded the whole guitar too, but it's always making shitty cracking noises from the jack. I've even replaced the jack, the solder is fine, I guess I would need to replace the whole hardware.
The pickups and the action are fine (I replaced both pickups).

>>71776169

what's the better alternative in your opinion then senpai desu?

>>71776187
Stick to the mustang or jaguar, depends on if you prefer the body shape and switches. Although the Cyclone is cool it's just not what it can be. At least it looks better and is a truer Jaguar/Mustang cross than the Jagstang. What are you going for quirky indie looks? Then get the Ryan Jarman signature

>>71776184
Just bend the jack to be tighter. Also turn the pots back and forth a lot.

In my experience, I've always bought cheap pots and haven't had issues as long as I break them in. I would guess using a lot of contact cleaner could be exacerbating the problem.

One of the reasons a lot of other fenders put the jacks on the front is because the tele jack can get bent easily. When you bend it back try to put your cable through your strap more often. A right angle jack that is also put over the strap is nice and gentle.

Some people replace them with an electrosocket brand one.

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>>71776127

Post guitars that are not a waste of money.

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>>71776312

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>>71776312

>>71776312
>guitars
>not a waste of money.

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>>71768240
Post what you're playing right now.

https://clyp.it/zthbsa3p

>>71776152
hell yeah it is, that color is pretty rare too.

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>>71776312
Variax standard

>>71776369
>single coils
>not a waste of money

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>>71776358

https://clyp.it/h3q4aukh

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>>71776312

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>>71776384
>He doesn't know it's a piezo-based synth

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>>71776367
>>71776152
then again you have to go and meet a guy that paints his toenails.

>>71776415
tattoos are so ungodly unattractive

>>71776415
What, dude? He's probably DTF.

>>71776415
Pretty sure this guy is actually a chimpanzee, be careful dude.

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>>71776312

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>>71768578
Thanks, man.

But yeah, you're being watched. Always. FYI
>>71768850
/gg/, you know I like to have fun.
>>71769022
I just got a new job.. so yes, I am.

>>71776607

are you working at the strip club where your whore mother works?

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>>71776633
I wish, I'm working the mop bucket at the glory hole where your Mom works.

>>71776676

jokes on you faggot i have 2 dads

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>>71776760
You say that like it makes any difference to the glory hole patrons. You're Dad's a pro who keeps my mop moist, regardless of his gender.

That's all that matters.

How to modulate to new keys WELL? How to chose the key to modulate to?

For example Portal's song on the chorus goes from D to F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZN-I3exT-c

And this one modulates on the same interval, of minor third, from E to G https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awxeTL9nL2M

Also some songs use the vi vii VIII run inside a major key and it sounds good, not outside

>>71776607
no problem
while it's a great little camera and I really love it I wouldn't buy it at the moment
the 6DII is around the corner (Q2 most likely) and will be pretty awesome, also means price drops for the original model
make sure to wait a couple of months

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>>71777138
>take a picture for my reply
>don't attach
fuck me

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>tfw you will never make a math rock album with some friends

>>71777138
>>71777159
What will be the improvements on the 6DII?

i'm doing a blues album whats your thoughts on this idea
me jamming with myself on bass and guitars cause i have no blues friends to jam and record ith

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Has anyone else in /mu/ been in a moderately successful band? I mean, not a household name but you'd be surprised at how many people know a song or have heard of the band's name?

I used to be in a band called Editors - we toured all over the world from about 2004 to 2012.

>>71777320
I'm in Slaves.

>>71777264
lots of details like 4k video and nfc, but the main thing is a completely new autofocus system which is the absolute weakness of the 6D. not in a way that it's bad, it's just ancient compared to everything else on the market, even when the camera was brand new since the AF was derived from the old 5DII. the new system will be top notch and much easier to use reliably, the rumored specs look great

>>71777339
>a completely new autofocus system
Is that why there's a sharp focus on a certain areas in your images and it fades out of focus towards the edges of the pics? That's one of the things I liked about your images, they pull your eye to a specific highlighted/sharply detailed area.

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Hey, anyone want a Randy Rhoads book? Has some good shit for practicing noob shit like Aeolian, blues, pentatonics, and overall good exercises broken down.

it goes with a DVD i have but is not required unless you want shit super explained.

http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=00412592042227838339

I say throw it in OP but that is up to you guys.

>>71777402
no, that's the lense/sensor area combination. any camera can do that
the thing is just simply put the 6D needs some thinking and getting used to to have it actually focus exactly where you want it in every shot, especially if you don't know the dinosaur dslrs
it's not a huge issue, especially not in a controlled environment where you can just try and error, but a lot of people had problems with that when it came out because they were used to entry level cameras that allow a point-and-shoot mentality and got the 6D because it's cheapish and missed focus on half their shots.
the new one will basically be the best of both, a semi pro full frame that reliably works full auto if you want it to

>>71777500
I appreciate your answers, I don't know anything about photography at all. I'm not ready for a $2000 camera set up right now but now I'll have a good idea of a starting place when I am, which will be soon hopefully.

I've been thinking about starting an Instagram account to promote my stuff but I don't have a camera that will take respectable pics right now. I like the crisp clarity of your pics and the overall aesthetic of your gear, I always feel like it wasn't a wasted click when I look at them.

>>71777696
thanks, m8. that's nice.
hit up /p/ some time if you want to go further with that, it's a super slow board so I might see if you start a thread

portal song still alive voice + acoustic https://clyp.it/b1ni3ajf?token=93fd3b44a7b6c8c2b5dd9ceea0695de3

>>71776415
looks like a junkie

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Anyone play on a SR300E? Need something with humbuckers and it seems pretty tasty.

>>71776273
thanks, will try that

guy at my job has a squier strat in his closet he never touches anymore. offered to buy it for $50 and he agreed. thinking i'd just swap all of the electronics with a HH prewired pickguard for a cheap superstrat-thing. the whole project will probably cost a little over $100, maybe more if i opt for some locking tuners.

should i do it /gg/?

Honestly the worst kind of of guitar and guitar accessories thread, or place on the internet to discuss guitar and gear. Yall fucked and killed yourself a long time ago.

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So I have this MIM strat (pic related) that came with white plastic volume and tone knobs. I switched them out for some tele-style domed knobs, but because the pots are split shaft, they feel gross to turn and occasionally slip. So I was thinking about replacing the pots with 250k solid shaft ones (like on a telecaster) to improve the knobs, and was wondering if pots can just be switched out or if they have different measurements that would make compatibility an issue. Sorry if that's a stupid question.

>>71778484
Where's better?

>>71778441
Do it fa/gg/ot

>>71778484
>Yall fucked and killed yourself a long time ago.
how is that possible
what are better places

actually this isnt supposed to discuss anything, its like a /b/ inside mu, a place for guitarfags to shitpost

>>71778533
>its like a /b/ inside mu, a place for guitarfags to shitpost

desu that goes for every board, just with a different common interest.

>>71778441
yes not even a question

>>71778484
4chan has a "no one actually plays/learns/does what this thread is about" problem so right now its hard to talk about anything. /v/ hates video games, /mu/ hates music

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>>71778484
>coming to /gg/ for discussion

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>>71778642
The most popular board on 4chan (/pol/) is actively "politically incorrect".

Checkmate, atheist.

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>>71778701
I highly doubt /b/'s throne has been taken.

>>71778731
You probably think a lot of stupid shit.

>>71778741
/b/ has been the mos popular board by far for years and years.

>>71778781
Wrong.

When you Google 4chan with a cleared browser (all cookies deleted, history cleared, etc.) /pol/ is the first board listed because it's the most popular board on the site.

>>71778781
its not anymore actually

>>71778484
why though

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>>71778859
Yeah that's right, but /b/ is completely unlisted in the site statistics altogether. Google isn't any reliable way to determine what's popular. Go google NVMP and you'll see one of my threads (make NVMP great again) at the very top. That's nowhere near as popular as the FAQ thread let alone the home page.

Go have a look at the 4chan site statistics: https://catalog.neet.tv/stats.html

/b/b is unlisted, but I can guarantee you that whole damn board has been way more popular than any other for many years.

>>71778930
>Google isn't any reliable way to determine what's popular.
lol, that's not how a search engine works.
>but I can guarantee you
Yeah, you'll have to excuse me while I dismiss your baseless speculations over here.

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>>71771671
>I buy guitars that have features I want and need, not to fit in with what's "cool".
>buys a mememaster

What's a good bass amp? Not looking to spend a ton.

>>71779280
for what? home? gigs? budget? you cunts never give enough information.

>>71779308
Home, sorry.

$300 is the max I'm willing to spend

It's been two hours since I started to fo the justinguitar guides and I still can't do the D chord. Am I to retarded for this or is it that hard

>>71779321
If you just want a cheap practice amp, think about a Rumble 40 maybe

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>>71779342
Forgot pic

>>71779342
The D chord isn't hard, it's just that it takes a while for you to get used to the fretboard (also you might have fat fingers). Just give it time and don't get frustrated

>>71771510
Have you tried fucking with the rollers and switch you fucking mangoloid? Also you should've bought a Strat, every JM I've played i only like when it sounded stratty specifically the neck tone.

>>71779342
there's a learning curve, brah. building finger dexterity was one of the hurdles i am still trying to get over. just keep practicing!

>>71771180
I know the bridge is a Chinese piece of shit so they usually get changed for Duncan's but what's wrong with the Wide Range neck? I was gunna get an HH Tele with them equipped and now I'm weary

>>71779342
I think that's normal but I don't really remember.

D is probably the easiest chord to play though.

Just wait til you get to barre chords.

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>>71779373
FUCKIN' MANGOLOIDS

>>71779342
I played nothing but single note lines for like a year. Progressed to power chords and then eventually open chords.

>>71779321
theres some ampeg combos at that price range. fender rumble. acoustic has that b30 model that is quite popular.

Is it better to start on bass or guitar?

>>71773147
You probably need new pickups, the 2016 short scales are a brand name away from being an unnoticed Squier

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>>71779489
It's not even the same thing...

>>71779489
Acoustic guitar and learn jazz

>>71779489
Do you want to play the bass or guitar anon?

Bands are always looking for bassists if that's your main motivation.

I find playing single notes on bass are harder for the left hand.

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It seems like the only way to git gud is to get an actual teacher learning jazz or music theory instead of "lol lemme read you the TABs off UG" should I take lessons from a Berkelee graduate at $25 an hour $100 a month or pay my local community college $400 a semester to get lessons from their guitar wizard that also teaches at other top universities in the State?
So far I can improvise but rely heavily on the pentatonic scale and play power chords and a handful of other non open shapes. I just wanna get good enough to dissect other guitarists playing and incorporate their style into mine like if I hear Johnny Marr or Tom Verlaine I can immediately pickup what they've just played

>>71779489
guitar. bass is boring

>>71779489
Guitar but when you join a band they'll force you to play bass anyways so you'll have some background knowledge and be able to naturally transfer

>>71779608
Go to school and get lessons there.

>>71774242

thats why you bag all your small parts into labelled ziplocks nigga

>>71774900

even guthrie govan would sound like carbonated shit through an ht5. That thing is the ultimate meme amp

>>71778521
How did you do that finish? Big fan of that.

>>71777249

come to boston and be friends with me and my buddies nigga. we need one last guitarist for our calculus-core project

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>>71779732
Tell me about it - I wish I'd got one of those Yamaha lunchbox things as a practice amp instead. So good it's scary but got drawn in with the old >muh tubes and low wattage

>>71778521


that guitar is the epitome of 1995

>>71779608


CC for sure. Berklee performance grads are often pretty trash teachers if you dont already have chops in my experience (lived 400 yards from Berkeley for 6 years)

>>71779775

its barely a tube amp anyway. Almost all of the gain is from the IC and Diode sections of the preamp, and a significant portion of the power amp is Solid State as well.

Not that that's an excuse for sounding like shit. Peavey bandits from 1990 sound better

>>71779489
take a dedicated guitar player who has never played bass and hand them a bass, they will generally know what to do. the same isn't true vice-versa

>>71779820
Yeah - its one of two amps i'm trying to get rid of. Probably easier to sell than the JCM 900 I recently got given (needed a fuckload of work doing to it)

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>>71779839
the last thing we need is another guitarist playing a bass

>>71779853

true, those old 100/50w 900s are almost hard to give away.

What's wrong with it and what model is it? Some of the 900s are worth fixing up and keeping around in my experience. Some are best just scrapped for parts and head shell though

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>>71779653
>when you join a band they'll force you to play bass anyways

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>>71779740
Fender did it, it's a Mexican special edition line from the early 2000s. Some of them are pretty crazy looking, but they're actually not that badly priced ($500 or so for mine)

>>71779781
Yeah, I can see why people would find it tacky but I like it regardless

>>71768240
Can't decide if I wanna buy a rick 650 or a thin skin jazzmaster with my tax return.

>>71779740
>draw cock and balls all over guitar with marker

>>71779889
What kind of sauce is that on the eggs?

>>71779958
Thinskin jazzmaster will hold its value better. Only 50 were made in each color.

newbie here how do i switch chords faster

>>71779999
pick 2 chords, switch between them as fast as you can and count how many you could do in a minute. get a metronome, add 5bpm to your old time, and keep practicing until you improve. then rinse and repeat with different chords.

>>71779999
Nice quads. Practice them slow enough that you can do it smoothly, and then work your way up from there

>>71779999
practice changes against a metronome. Start at a tempo slow enough that you dont fuck up at all, and speed up from there, making sure that you keep your changes clean.\

Fluency is the hardest thing for a newbie guitarist to learn. Dont get frustrated; everyone went through this part

>>71776021
> Fender Jaguar and Fender Princeton Reverb

Oooh baby I'm cumming buckets, take them to the Sperm bank so I can afford those two

>>71780025
>>71780020
>>71780038
Thank you, helpful anons

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>>71776415
I think I'll be fine, I bought a $20 Big Muff from a tranny last summer. I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere

>>71780083

you could get a used mexi/jap jag and a used princton reissue for not much more than a grand together dude

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If I wanted to change the stock strings that came with my Fender strat what's a good brand/gauge? Sorry if this is a dumb question I'm still pretty new to guitar

>>71780117

Nice pathway

>>71779996
Good point but I'm not a collector. I'm looking for a quality #2 to take on tour with me this summer. The 650a is also very rare and sought after.

>>71780204
Probably either a 9 or a 10 gauge. I think they normally come stock with 10s

Why does Fender hate the red color?

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Comes in Monday, finally. I decided I'm not going to paint it. I'll just replace the pickups and have it refretted.

>>71780327

Aye, a clean-up will do it a world of good. Getting rid of those fingerprints is going to make a real difference.

>>71778521
that guitar looks like follow you down or two princes

>>71780204
regular slinkys

ernie ball: big mac
d'addario: whopper

>>71780327
I like it!

>>71779373
Don't have rollers lol. Just a 3 way switch and the tone knob.

>>71780625
ghs: wendys
elixir: five guys

Post guitars that are a waste of money.

>>71780747
Fenshit and Gibshit.

anybody ever converted a silverface to blackface spec?

>>71780697
Accurate. GHS and Elixr both high tier.

>>71781085
>>71781085
>>71781085

>>71777463
Thanks man, I like books.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/56b6q0d9j3r6bbc/The_Barry_Harris_Harmonic_Method_for_Guitar.pdf

>>71778065
If its anything like the SRX360 its a good buy, I'd recc the SRX though, cheap but heavy and smooth to play.