/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

HOLY FUCKING SHIT THEY FUCKING BEHEADED THAT GUITAR

Hi everyone. I'm left-handed but I've been playing right-handed for 6 years now because of my first teacher who said that it would have been the same either way. I have no problems playing some lick or riff that I have practiced a lot, but whenever I do something unusual my right hand tends to mess things up, hitting wrong strings. I also feel like I just can't go over a certain downpicking speed no matter how much I practice. Should I switch to left-handed or keep practicing this way? Thanks in advance :)

>using 3 fingers to make an E or A major chord instead of just slamming your index finger down on the first fret

>>72352097
>not fingering your chords depending on what comes before and after it in context

Check out this fucking pleb

>>72352043
Go left-handed, there's really no reason not to these days. Pretty much every model comes in a lefty version.

You'll probably find you play like a retard for a while but it shouldn't take long to find your groove.

>>72352097
>3 fingers to play E and A
>can't cover two strings with one finger

>>72352343
how can people do that
like with the fingertip, like 90º, like not barring

wow I had no idea Andy Partridge (XTC) was actually good at guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uteEVnyJgRw

>>72352359
who is that guy

>>72352296
Yeah but I'm afraid that I'll just waste time while switching to left-handed when I could use that time progressing right-handed. Do you think that there's a limit to the progress you can make as far as non-dominant hand control goes?

Redpill me on why Fender became a jew with the rosewood necks

>>72352380
>Do you think that there's a limit to the progress you can make as far as non-dominant hand control goes?

No, but I think that the extra time it would take to learn something on your off-hand would add up over time to be greater than if you switched over. The skills you've learned should be transferrable, it'll just be really awkward for a couple of months. You'll have to consciously think of where your fingers go rather than just doing it, but it's not like you'll suddenly be a completely new player.

Does anybody know any companies that makes vintage style tuners that would fit a strat without drilling new holes?

>>72352371
Lead singer and song writer for XTC.
He's known for his great song writing.
I just happened to stumble on this video.

Here's some XTC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzGfKu6_loI

>>72352400
Because
>muh maple
>muh traditional fender

>>72352359
why does everybody becomes dads with composing and chords after they git gud at soloig

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>>72352371

>>72352481
is it just another new wave band

>>72352442
You're right, thanks :)

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>>72352356

why is being into music so hard
I didnt start playin till i was a vague adult, but i just want to play for my own enjoyment and make fun shit

I feel like every musician i talk to has so many god damn rules and like some kinda weird ideology behind their own music that just makes them get in their own way

I just want to have fun, explore, and occasionally make people groove. I never imagined that would be a huge hurdle when trying to find other people

>>72352556
figured it. thanks
i'm one step closer to looking like ace frehley

>>72352359
I heard Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze recently, can't stand the band but the solo at 51 seconds in this is surprisingly well done for someone who's not known as a guitar player

https://youtu.be/9bTWF7eirJw

>>72352586
Sammy you are already better than him.

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I finally scored a Music Man combo last weekend in near perfect condition for $315. It even has that stupid phaser (basically a really bad Small Stone but it's fun to mess around with) instead of a normal vibrato.

>>72352517
>he hasn't heard skylarking before

I need a rec for a new bass amp head to run between a G&L SB-2 and a LDS 2x12/2x8 for a good rock tone.

>>72352654
I'll give you $400 for it

that includes shipping to England, cash on delivery ok with you?

What's it like transferring from bass to guitar? I never learnt the latter and I'm intermediate (reposting from wrong thread lol)

>>72352654
nice find dude.

>>72352688
Are these that uncommon in the UK?

>>72352737
You'll approach it with a good understanding of rhythm and right-hand technique which will automatically make you better than 95% of guitarists. Definitely do it.

>>72352772
>Are these that uncommon in the UK?

Used to see them a bit in the 1980s, not seen one in a long time now.

>>72351897
>how you will glue a metal bridge?
epoxy is probably my safest bet I think

>you know the lack of vibration transfer affects the sound that comes out of pickup too dont you
so what am I in for exactly? less sustain?

meanwhile, the people who created the blues were playing on a broomstick with one string of farm wire attached to it, and here we are arguing like retards on a japanese animation forum.

let's not reach audiophile levels of autism pls.

>>72352611
no i not

33m11s for a funky solo

https://youtu.be/z-b-wLaWlTo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQN_KcJCqUs friendly reminder of Fripp's godlike right-hand technique

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Anyone have one of these? How are they?

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>>72352903
unless you're annie-fu you'll never pull it off

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>>72352943
I just think it's a cool guitar

>>72352997
christ, her music sucks horse dick

Is replacing pickups hard? Is it something i could do with basic soldering experience?

So I replaced the bridge on my J bass because it was giving me grief. Problem with this high mass bridge is that it raised the action a mile high. I fixed it with a few shims in the neck joint, but now I have another problem: the pickups are too damn far from the strings. I have more padding/foam to put under them, but the mounting screws are too short. Does anyone know where I can get No. 4 1.5-2" screws?

>>72352903
>>72352943
That's gotta be the ugliest piece of shit I've ever seen. And I do own a Tele.

>That shape
>Three humbuckers
>Three MINI humbuckers
>Non-locking tremolo
>Horizontal switch
Absolutamente asqueroso

>>72353086
Home depot?

friendly advertising of ace frehley's song and guitar solo composing skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sChXVJz4zd4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXHTwNzg29I

>>72353078
Yes, it's relatively simple. Just make sure to wire them in phase.

>>72353102
I tried my local Home Depot and Ace Hardware, neither had any that long.

>>72353111
>in phase
?

>>72353131
just make sure you wire it right and dont swip the 2 wires

>>72352682
Shit in your hand and rub it on your chest

>>72353147
Thanks, dad.

>>72352682
whatever ampeg amp

>>72351884
Find something that you like and then figure it out.Seriously.
That's how I started learning about 8 or 9 years ago. The music theory will come over time.
For me personally, I could never make myself learn theory, so I just played along to music that I enjoyed. About 5-6 years in I started to really enjoy studying it, and it carried on from there.

>>72353175
wut

>>72353190
tl;dr he cant make actual effort

>>72352823
I would put a block under the bridge and screw in the new bridge like it was going into a semi-hollow.

>>72353131
google is your friend, but here's the jist
pickups detect the vibrating strings as magnetic vibrations affecting the pole pieces. The winding of the coil is either clockwise or anticlockwise, with two outputs.
The output is alternating (sinewave) current. depending on where you put the groundwire and "hot" wire, the output from each pickup can be positive/up or negative/down. If you wire them out of phase, the two signals cancel out and you'll notice your sound is very tinny and thin. Wire them in phase and you'll have a normal sound, because the two signals aren't interfering.

>>72353220
How do you tell? Is it just a matter of not being pants-on-head retarded and making sure to connect the right color wires to where they were with the old pickups?

>>72352097
>he doesn't use all chords he learns
>he is a fucking pleb
WOW

>>72353202
At first, yes. I was 11 and didn't understand what making actual effort was. Of course, it's different now.

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rivotrill me on fender dimension bass
is it an attempt to compete with music man bass?

>>72352823
wow epoxy transfers energy very well, its a very good choice for building an instrument

less sustain for sure, but im convinced it would make the tone poorer too

>>72353324
i still dont undertand what making actuall effort is, im sorry for saying that

>>72353209
yeah I'll probably do that as well. I'm practically converting it into a hollowbody is what I'm doing. I'm even considering covering up the soundhole,.

>>72353078
Wire all the ground leads onto a ground point like the back of the volume pot, wire the hot leads to the right contact on the switch and you're done

solos from kiss' hotter than hell album http://55chan.org/b/src/1492894997313.webm

>>72353387
yeah should work fine, even thinline hollowbodies like the casino have a decent acoustic sound.

>>72353309
If in doubt, try the black wire to ground first and the not black wire to the switch. If it sounds weak and trebly with two pickups selected then one of them is out of phase, reverse the wires from that pickup.

>>72352496
There are 3 schools of thought, generally, when you get to a certain level

1. Let me see how much I can push myself
2. I'm fucking great, I don't need to get better
3. I've accomplished my goals...and it's not as exciting as I expected

You can have all 3 ideas in your head. I'm number 3, with a little bit of number 1. I played mostly punk, honestly, stuff where you didn't need to be good to play. I still learned in depth theory, practiced patterns, learned shapes, proper technique and practiced to a metronome. I've got great speed, phrasing, timing... big whoop. I have played in over a dozen groups from different genres. It's been fun, each new style brings new challenges. I fucking hate pop country, but because of that it was probably biggest challenge I've faced in the last 3 years.

Guitar is fun, but I know my way around it. When I pick it up I can play whatever I want. The only ways to go are more dissonance, more odd times, or more speed. None of that interests me.

I've pretty much stopped playing guitar. I bought drum kit, I mostly play that now, more physically demanding, the foot work required threw me through a loop for months. I play my bass a lot more than ever, and I've been playing keyboard as well. I'd probably play keys more but I'm having to approach theory much differently than guitar, almost to a point of having to delearn guitar. While that alone is very challenging it's more frustrating than anything.
I've
.
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Really didn't mean to make this my personal blog. Basically, it's really easy to hit a point where things like soloing don't interest you as much as they used to. I go out drinking with a few musician buddies every so often and it always comes up, it's easy to just hit a point where the things you used to aspire to be don't have the same appeal once you become them.

>>72353386
It's good enough for Yolanda Charles and I'm going to marry her. So that's a good endorsement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVBOWjX8gP0

>>72353555

Same here. Oncce you can do it to the level you always aspired to, it becomes impossible to motivate yourself to learn new stuff. If I really tried hard then I could get good enough to play jazz fusion which I really hate. So I do my thing, I play anything I want to play and if I don't play for a few months then it takes me a couple of hours practice to get the motor skills back.So I don't play anywhere near as much as I used to but I still have the occasional day when I'll drag a guitar out of the closet and run through some songs that I love. To be honest, I get more pleasure from rhythm playing than endless solos, I'm much happier hammering a Telecaster than wailing away at the dusty end of the neck.

/brainfart

i'm not gud but i dont remember the aspects of playing i wanted to achieve and can't figure them out anymore

>>72353898
When you finally figure tham out, you'll know what they were.

>>72353773
If youre so good then why you're not SRV

>>72353555
I want to write music that I want to listen to. Even if I reach a point where my playing can't progress anymore (doubtful) I will always be writing new material to massage my ear drums. Just as I can't get tired of listening to music, I don't think I'll get tired of writing music.

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Been playing bass for 8 years and used two pedals ever. Im tired of playing straight…Which do I get? Which do I drop? And should I stop playing? Please disregard the Minotaur tags it won’t be used for stoner just droning really.

>>72354062
>I want to write music that I want to listen to.

That's all I do. The trick is to stop copying people and do your own thing. There's no point being a tenth-rate Ace Frehley copy or a bar room Stevie Ray Vaughan, that's been done a thousand times and another clone of their music is about as creative as photocopying the Mona Lisa.

If you write, learn keyboards and drum programming. It's extremely difficult to find people who share your vision in original music so do as much as you can yourself. And force yourself to sing, even if you think you've got a voice like a goose farting in the fog. You'll get better at it.

>>72354180
how to program keyboards
i just pick the chord notes and let them ringing
that doesnt do much besides filling space without being dissonant

>>72353773
It's a weird place to be at, you nether stagnate, stop playing, start teaching, start auditioning form touring acts, or join a cover band and make some cash playing weddings.

Honestly the event circuit ain't that bad, you meet some really talented people, usually who are either humble or have a good sense of humor. They all know what it is, have fun, kill the dead air, go back to work Monday. You'll get some divas, had a bassist in his 50s thinking his big break is tomorrow. But I also had a group where no one gave a fuck about it, and got up there acting a fool and killing every set(we actually had about 50 people huddled around our shitty COVER band once). I made $500 for 30 minutes once, we played an awards ceremony for some fortune 500 company, we just played Motown. I have a lot of fun because of the people.

>>72353898
Been there, all you gotta do is find a goal and you'll be back in it.

>>72353939
He's probably not 800lbs

>>72354062
That's big thing keeping me playing in my free time. I've got like 3 albums worth of pop punk to record. Yep, pop punk, like of with their heads meets recent propagandhi. Simple music, but lots of tempo changes, rhythm, solos, and weird chords. I love the music, love the singalongs, even if most most of it it fucking devoid of creativity and intricacy.

You'll eventually hit a level with technique past what you ever expected to have, and it'll be weird. I find myself questioning if I'm making a good choice or just trying to show off all the time when writing stuff.

What's the most efficient way to learn the notes in the fretboard? I need it so that I can move around the fretboard freely while improvising, and not be locked into boxes. Thanks in advance.

>>72354364
figure intervals instead of memorizing a specific scale's boxes

>>72354326
>join a cover band and make some cash playing weddings.

I am NEVER doing that again. I joined a fucking country and western band by mistake, out five nights a week, decent money but it was totally soul destroying. I can't hear Achey Breaky Heart now without wanting to stab someone.

>>72354398
Okay, that seems to be a good way of doing it. Thanks famalam.

>>72354364
I did it first by learning where all the chord shapes were, play a progression in every possible location on the neck, use an E shape barre, A shape barre and a C shape barre (yes there is a C shape barre chord) then figure out what each note is in each chord you're playing, where the root, third and fifth are, where the dominant seventh is. Then figure out where the nearest scale is to those chords and suddenly you can play anything anywhere on the neck.

Worked for me, YMMV.

>>72354498
That is actually pretty good dude. Do you use the CAGED system? I need to relearn that system again for the purpose you just stated. I have been messing around with triads lately, they are pretty useful for this purpose as well. Thanks dude.

>>72354547
It also opens up a whole world of arpeggios. Just fly over to whatever chord shape is nearest and BAM, there's your arpeggio.

>>72354547
I don't know what a CAGED system is, is that where your girlfriend puts one of those lock things on your cock and has sex with a black guy? Not really into that, sorry.

>>72354498
That is just noodling and learning intervals

>>72354418
im reaching this point now. i play in a couple cover bands and the music is just driving me out of my fucking mind, but it's easy money....

>>72354636
That is an oddly specific example my friend. I think you may have had leaked your preferences by "mistake".

How get hired in a wedding band

>>72354667
I can't get the damn thing off, pls help

>>72354688
even if you had a chance, don't do it. they play the cheesiest of cheeseball music and you'll want to hang yourself.

>>72354364
The way I cheated was octaves, as well as different patterns(pentatonic 1st shape, 5th shape, starting on all strings). Modes help for this, just learn where the root is in the pattern.

A common thought process I have.

Start in A pentatonic in 5th position
hit G on a string with ring finger, slide to the a
Now you can play in the 5th shape for pentatonic in the 10th position

it works across the neck, do the same thing in E at the 12th position, slide into the E at the 17th fret, you're now all the way up the neck.

learn as many patterns as you can, learn where the root is in relation to them and you'll be able to find your way up from first position to the highest fret on high e bending to get the pitch you want.

There are many more things you'll eventually need to do to reach the next level, but that'll give you pretty much a free pass to run around.

>>72354418
I'm dying. My sides. You just joined up with the wrong group. Join a group that does some Michael Jackson, watch people in their 50s get down like they're back in the 80's and trying to fuck. It's a blast. Country is just one of those genres that takes itself too seriously instead of just realizing it's all entertainment.

I've gotta stop posting, I've only got half a bottle of 1800 left and a dozen songs I need to practice on drums before bed. Good talking to you cats, which is pretty rare for these threads. I hope yall the best with keeping with it.

>>72354728
i enjoy it and would be happy as fuck playing it

>>72354728
Very much this. It's fun for about the first month then you find one song really getting on your tit ends. Then you hate the entire set. Then you hate the entire band, everyone in the audience, everyone else in wedding bands and the rest of the universe in general.

>>72354691
Ask Tyrone to help you.

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>>72354756
>Then you hate the entire set. Then you hate the entire band, everyone in the audience, everyone else in wedding bands and the rest of the universe in general

>>72354762
He's busy right now.

>>72354776
You can always chop it off? I mean, you weren't giving it much use anyways, not as much as Tyrone at least.

>get gut at guitar
>still no gf
what i have to do? make a better solo?

>>72355289
to get a gf you have to stop playing instruments and make sick beatz dude

>>72355330
in front of a computer? doesnt seem to be girls-friendly

is this a good idea for a blues album
>inb4 blues album isnt a good idea to start with

I'm Shuffling
>fast shuffle in A maj/min 190bpm

British Ship
>80bm 12bar; strong "tada-tada blues rhythm"; maj/min; Clapton/Page licks

Downwards Spiral
>really slow (45bpm) 12bar in G; strictly minor and sad; with some Paul Kossoff licks

Ive Never Been In Texas And I Don't Care
>ZZ Top-like mid-tempo, with a strat (srv) and a lespaul (billy gibbons) on call & response

Blue Berries
>fast 12bar 140bpm in C, Chuck Berry boogie type / shuffle

Party in Chicago
>128bpm happy, major, BBKing like, in Ab

>>72355351
I imagine that after you make the sick beatz, you go to some place where sick beatz are played. Then you mingle, and then you casually drop how you make sick beatz yourself.

It's really no different than playing guitar. Just put yourself in social situations where being a musician is relevant, and then talk to people.

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>>72355379
>is this a good idea for a blues album


Stop playing blues rock

>>72355594
i went to situations where being a musician is relevant (played with band) but didnt manage to talk to anyone

>>72351884
After finishing with the begginners course of Justinguitar, where can I go to keep learning?

is the intermediate course for free and good?

>>72355613
actually a weird nerd looking girl went to me and said hi, i'm friends with [band vocalist]
i made an ugly cringey face, maybe said hi i dont remember
then she walked away

>>72354069
Boss

>>72355915
use boss for bass

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>>72355379
Nigger/10
Samuel would shred the fuck out of those songs

>>72356076
;/

>>72356076
you know shredder is an offense dont you

>>72356121
Tell that to Guthrie, Vai, Satch, Gilbert and the list goes on and on

>>72356174
all sound like generic crap
except for guthrie cause i never listened to him

>>72355379
>blues

It's not the 1960s, you're not Eric Clapton. Have a fucking original thoight, stop trying to live out your dream of being a blues god. 99.999% of people do not give a shit about guitar solos. Write a fucking song, quit trotting out the same tired old blues shit that's been done a billion times before and a billion times better than you can ever do it.

reminder that Adrian Belew is the most innovative guitarist alive and no amount of shredding, dadrock or blooz can ever compete with this man's genius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEj5Ln6vdSA

i see some experienced guys are here right now so i'll ask to educate me on how to improve. ive hit a plateu .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfutKZijcbU

>>72356370
b-but i can play da blouz, watch vid above

>Write a fucking song, quit trotting out the same tired old blues shit that's been done a billion times before and a billion times better than you can ever do it.
i'm working on non-blues songs too but not for this one album

>>72356370
This is only good advice for someone looking to become a B-list musician. You can teach the blues, you can play the blues for money-- it's half academic at this point, if you have the connections, you could probably make 30-40k a year just teaching blues guitar 15-20 hrs a week.

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>>72356576
pic for attention

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>>72356576
Start by fixing your amp lol!

>>72356636
..........aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand filtered! Thanks.

>>72352043
T. Also left handed
Git gud scrub,

>>72356576
You can't play blues any better than the millions of other wannabes who wank up and down the pentatonic scale all day every day, have an original thought or stop playing

Also, that's not a Les Paul, it's a shit tier copy. Yet another part of your fantasy life. You pretend you're Ace Frehley, you pretend to have a Les Paul, you pretend to be Steviw Ray Vaughan, all you do is pretend to be something you're not.

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>>72357148
...you ok bruh? you need some water or something?

>>72357136
anyone namefagging on /mu/ needs to be fucking filtered

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let's revive this garbage pls

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>>72357250
ok then

I should update this really, there's more gear now

>>72357250
inb4 broken amp
inb4 plywood les paul copy

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>>72357250

>>72354069
>Boss
drop
>Minotaur
fuzz is good, but it is probably going to eat your low end
>reverb
lol
>bass overdrive
i guess?
>delay/looper
maybe if you're into playing with yourself

you shouldn't feel the need to play with any effects in your bass at all unless you're looking for a really specific sound or you're bored and loaded with money that you can't spend on hookers for some reason

>>72357357
A++++++ shitpost, would be triggered by again

>>72357357
>357357
what did he mean by this

>>72357388
meant to tag >>72357277
holy shit dude i lost it at the zebra bucker

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>>72357411
I should maybe post my newest partscaster then

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>>72357525
and a better pic of the old one

Why do I bother coming to this thread anymore? Why do any of us bother?

>>72357602
it's this or /b/ or the Fender forums

Is it worth getting an amp if I'm going to college in the fall?

>>72357602
>>72357613
http:// www.tdpri .com/

>>72357613
tdpri is where i go for actual advice.

>>72357630
no, because it is additional luggage and you will probably lose it

>>72357630
if it's actually worth it to you get something small (preferably with a headphone out) that you wouldn't be devastate losing. don't be like the guy in the high rise next to me my freshman year who cranked his blues jr with the window open.

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>>72357602
I don't know anymore

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>>72357525
>>72357542
>modern fender bridge
what depraved tdpri thread are you getting these images for, this is great

>>72357661
this, tdpri, talkbass, and guitarnutz2 are amazing resources if you want to ask something that isn't retarded.

new vid lads https://youtu.be/Z8UDj2CrjWs

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>>72357732

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>>72357827
go to bed dad

Is this where I come to be reprimanded for buying a Gibson? or maybe it'll be because of the Peavy?

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>>72357884
And I can't even remember the Pic. Feel free to tear me apart.

>>72357902
Nice star wars poster dude

>>72357902
I don't normally go for Les Pauls but those faded finishes are really nice, better than the sunbursts imo

>>72357939
>>72357902
I don't like Star Wars to be honest.

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>>72357939
There's actually two.

>>72357902
>HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL

>>72357985
what the fuck, who paints a door but not the door frame?

>>72357996
Probably someone who breaks their door and then needs to get a new one but doesn't care about how it looks as long as it fits.

>>72358009
who breaks doors? I mean, how physically uncoordinated can you get?

>>72358009
Literally this.
>>72357996
Also it's painted on the outside where people will actually see it.

>>72357964
It was legitimately a fun time until the sequels. Then numales tried to turn it into a religion when Steve Jobs ruined the internet with the iPhone in 2007.

>>72358046
I guess my problem is the original trilogy was released before I was born so it wasn't really that special to me.

>>72357990
Nah, I graduated a couple years ago friend.

>>72358034
>smashes bedroom door
>no one else sees inside of bedroom
>Les Paul
>Peavey

a clearer picture is forming

>>72358083
>the original trilogy was released before I was born

I saw Star Wars on its first theatrical release in 1977. Seriously. Like, 40 years ago. Saying that makes it sound like there were dinosaurs roaming the earth.

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>>72358085
>THOSE WERE THE BEST DAYS OF OUR LIVES

>>72358091
Honestly been trying to sell the Peavy. I'm going to use the money to buy a used ac30c2x.

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>>72357250
I work at a fucking school cafeteria and really should blow $330 on the Belle Epoch Deluxe when it drops but boy are those demos dreamy.

>>72358157
maybe if you spelled the name right in the adverts people would find it easier to search for

>>72358121
Damn. I am 34 and get shit for my age and being here.

Protip: you're here forever.

You just lost the game.

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>>72357250

>>72358121
I mean that was still 20 years before I was born.

>>72358083
Lucas should have left it alone. The Ewoks tainted the third movie but Jar Jar twisted the blade and broke it off. It's not your fault if you grew up thinking Star Wars ain't shit, that's been an entire generations experience with it.

>>72358171
The Tele and tube power amp is a good combination but I'd really want a tube preamp as well. Those Music Mans (Music Men?) have a solid state preamp, bit of a weird combination but it should at least throw the Watss out.

>>72352943
>putting waifuism ahead of music

You people are everything that's wrong with the. Internet.

>>72358243
>not being born in July 1967, the summer of love
>Beatles all you need is love was #1
>the day Hendrix quit the Monkees tour

Sheesh. Seriously, you people need to take a long hard look at yourselves.

>>72358289
For what it's worth the first CD I remember owning was Boston.

>>72358305
ok, I was going to ask what the first LP you bought was but I guess I'll go take a smoke break instead

>>72357148
All that angst. Fuvck.

>>72358289
>Your parents didn't have sex sooner
Why is it that older people are so obsessed with when other people were born? Jesus.

How much time will it take for me to have the level necessary for a band if I'm learning bass from now on ? (and how many hours per day should I play ?)

I never played any instrument and I'm considering buying a bass (and coincidentally I have a friend who needs a bassist for his band)

>>72358305
Ha! My first albums were In Utero, Last Splash and Songs of Faith and Devotion ordered from BMG. I could only get three because my Mom made me split the 6 CDs for 1 cent deal with my sister. She got Dangerous, Bump Ahead and Automatic For The People

man there is a lot of dadposting going on right now

>>72358479
>dads
>guitar general
oh wow do you think one of those things has anything to do with the other?

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>>72358345

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1YqAFIFOeI

>>72358511
sure, I mean we're all backward and trying to hold onto a dead art that's nothing if not commercialized to death now

but, I'm still hung up on people who probably have kids old enough to be shitposting and jerking off on the website that they use to talk about their telecaster collection

>>72358560
When I see playing like this I wonder why they didn't just learn how to play the piano.

>>72358637
>I'm still hung up on people who
uh oh. that's how it starts bruh

>>72358560
no worthwhile music has ever been played on an extended range guitar, prove me wrong

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>>72358671
i mean if it makes everyone feel better we could just all pretend that we have jobs and families, I do that at high school reunions already

>>72358560
so basically an impractical chapman stick?

>>72358637
>people who probably have kids old enough to be shitposting and jerking off on the website that they use to talk about their telecaster collection
there used to be places like this irl
places like arcades in bowling alleys where older autists hung out with 20 something retard outcasts and wasted their lives together
record stores, etc.
but those places have all but disappeared because no one leaves their house anymore

>>72358793
record stores are one thing
this is more like kids hanging out with older dudes at a record store that has a peep show in the back

>>72357602
I dunno. But if you want I can answer questions on guitar construction and a little on setup if you like. I'm not the greatest but I grew up with a dad that built guitars and I was able to build my own acoustic. I do know some interesting things... did you know purple haze was recorded on a left strung right handed telecaster? Want to know the string guages jimi used?

>>72358844
those were the best record stores back in the day though

>>72358975
Indeed. Kids these days will never experience the record store you could grab a cd, movie,action figure and porn all in one place. It was like j list irl, just less weeb shit and more porn.

Yo, anon hurr that bought e drum kit the other day. Anon was asking to keep updates about how it affects my guitar playing. so aside from doing fill exercise and playing beats to a click I've been looking up radio songs on youtube to play along to, and clicking the first related link(even if I never heard it before) and trying to lock in the drum track. Eventually a rage against the machine track came up and i started grooving to them. I liked them when I was young cause they made me think of fugazi with a rapper trying to be radio friendly. I locked in and the guitar\bass were playing a pretty nice groove but then I realized the drummer was simply playing kick on 1 and 3 and snare on 2 and 4 and it just popped into my head, "give the band room to breathe for this one." This is going to be fun.

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>>72358709
Prove'd

>>72359080
go look at the /mu/ catalog any day and and then try and tell me the record store I used to frequent was worse. easily 2/3rds of the threads here are dedicated to 90s music and the rest is shitty meme rap. these kids have access to every kind of music they could possibly want (for free) and what are they busy talking about? radiohead, swans and ween? it's terrible what's happened to popular music in the last 10 years

>>72357902
>playing moe on heavy gear
why do we do it gguy

There is two bass amps on craigslist that I am considering buying to just jam with a friend (guitar/drums), One is a Acoustic b200 1x15 ($175) and a Peavey TKO 80 1x15 ($125). Really not going for good tone, just usable and being heard by drums sometimes. Which one should I buy? also probably not going to offer them their asking price heads up

>>72359552
acoustic has made good stuff for the longest

>>72359164
kek

>>72358709
k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bx4AFYA85E

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is this kind of shit worth buying?

https://aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-FD-Relic-handmade-electric-guitar-ash-body-yellow-color-humbucker-neck-pickups/32757222857.html

>>72352821
GREAT amps - rare as fuck these days which is a shame as they're as good as a blackface. There's one for sale in a shop in Lincoln though if anyone's interested?

>>72360151
This

Seeing some mad shit coming from the slave factories at the moment

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>>72360151
>>72360483
>This
no one gives a shit, poorfag

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>>72360516
t. 15 year old playing an Epi LP on a crate amp

You're the poorfag, cunt; this is throwaway money to us

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>>72360537
>chink shitplank
>throwaway money
y'know ..broken clock an' all

this whole thread sucks

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I want to sell my left hand bass. Can someone identify it?
>standard series precision bass squier fender
Is this literally it? No specific model name?

>play for 5 years
>be the same as 3 years
How to improve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfutKZijcbU

What differs mindless noodling from an actual solo?
What differs guitar center wanking from faster blues playing?
Do you think the solo on this is noodling?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsmY0tFJEIE

>>72362326
3:00 btw

>>72362326
Intention. Noodling doesn't have any intention, it's there for the sake of being there. Hence "mindless".
Playing fast doesn't make it noodling. I think nameless, generic pentatonic going up and down is the same as very fast michael angelo batio playing scales on all the neck.

>>72362430
Generic pentatonic going up and down isnt noodling?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZiN_NqT-Us
>jimmy page is a 15 years old guitar center wanker of basic scales
>clapton just mixes stock blues licks and scale runs together. even in the les paul days
>nobody listens or cares about dad bluesrock anymore
>your goal on the guitar was to be a good dadblooz player

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so good

>>72362561
"very fast michael angelo batio playing scales on all the neck" isn't noodling ?

>>72362835
yes it sounds like noodling to me

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Does this speaker have less bass in comparision to a Greenback or a V30?

>>72362990
does your amp not have a bass knob?

>>72363087
yes it has a bass knob but it doent have that bass punch
plus its a single ended so its really thin sounding

>>72363100
The graphs won't tell you as much as the sound clips for a speaker. It's like comparing DC resistances of pickups, it's completely irrelevant unless you listen to the sound it produces.

>>72363155
so theres a chance upgrading to a greenback will give more bass punch even though they are similar in that frequency range on the graphs

What guitar should I get to play moe anime music and dem solos ?
Also I have a cheap cort collecting dust, should I fix it and install good pickups,new tuners etc on it ?

>>72363223
Truth is, you don't know for certain til you try. Just like pickups, you can make an educated guess. Maybe contact the manufacturer, explain your dilemma and ask them for a recommendation? I've done this with lots of gear and a good sales team will always offer advice on which of their products to buy, it's good business.

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>>72363343
Les Paul model

>>72363343
It doesn't really matter

>>72363392
Seriously ? Azunyan plays fender mustang though
Also
>22 frets
>Fixed bridge
How am I supposed to play acchi kocchi theme song then ?
Sorry I'm a nooblet

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>>72363386
so you have no experience with celestion type speakers

>>72363438
get whatever your anime girl plays

>How am I supposed to play acchi kocchi theme song then ?
then get something with a tremolo or a floyd
there are les pauls like that

>>72363343
you should kys

>>72358404
A year if you're dedicated. If you have to ask questions like "how much should I play" you probably aren't cut out for playing for a band. It's a fucking shitton of work for very little (if any) money.

If you don't love playing it's probably not going to be as fun as you think it is.

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>go back to a 6 string guitar after playing an 8 string for a week
>feels like I'm holding a twig
>play faster and with more ease than I ever did before
It feels so good.

>>72363979
iktf
>go back to a 3,8mm action guitar after playing bass and a 4,5mm nylon for a week
>feels like I'm holding a twig
>play faster and with more ease than I ever did before

>>72363456
N-no !

realistically, how many guitars should a bedroom player that isnt currently in a band own?

>>72364458
none

>>72364458
4?

1 electric humbucker
1 electric single coil
1 acoustic
1 bass

maybe a nylon string acoustic if you really wanna be fancy

>>72357902
Peavey amps are pretty decent, especially the now-discontinued 5150 ones.

And the only part I hate about the LP Studios is that damn 50's neck. It's like they want to make guitars hard to play

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any of you guitarfigs use this pedal before? i'm looking for some saturation/distortion for synths and drum machines for that analog grit. also looking into the turbo RAT but that's more of a distortion model

>>72358231
hows the geddy lee bass treating ya?

curious to pick one up

>>72364458
2.
One 7 string floyd in standard tuning
and one in drop g

i got some ernie ball nickel strings, and the coating is rubbing off onto my fingers, the shine has completely worn off after a week of playing.

are they really this shit?

>>72365011
Tricky to find any kind of overdrive pedal that works with guitar signals and line level signals. You'll probably find that an overdrive that just roughs up a guitar part will sound insanely saturated on a synth.

>>72365282
would you recommend something else?

>>72365011
>i'm looking for some saturation/distortion for synths and drum machines for that analog grit

go Earthquaker pedals

according to Juan Alderete you can slap the Dirt Transmitter in any drum machine or keyboards and get a fuzzy sound

also
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d03_7qyfb0Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF7tDjYHCLk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcLzjdrld1U

>>72365329
I can't recommend anything, I don't use overdrive pedals for guitar. Maybe Earthquake Devices have something worth looking at?

>>72365412
>>72365382

well shit, fucking telepathic mindwave transmission there

>>72352997
I would rape the gay right out of her

>>72365253
It plays great, very thin neck. To me it didn't really sound that good until I put stainless steel strings on them, but to be fair my technique has improved a lot in since then. With the right technique it can sound really fierce, it also responds really well to distortion/overdrive pedals. My only gripe would be 20 fret neck as I'd rather have a few more, but it's not that big of an issue.
Keep in mind that Geddy basses are produced in Mexico now (unless you're going for the more expensive American version), so I'm not sure how it holds up to the Japanese basses. I've read plenty of good stories about the Mexican ones online though. Try before you buy either way.

>>72365382
Fuck, the dirt transmitter is such a great pedal. I was so surprised when I tried it out and it was absolutely killer.

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would kill a nigga for this guitar

Someone hit me up on bandmix looking for a guitarist for a covers band, told him I wasn't interested in covers. The dumb cuntlick sent me a setlist and asked me to come to an audition, just look at this shitty load of dadrock.

Thank you for your response to my advert,
As an idea I am sending you a list of stuff that we do if it appeals to you
call me on 07--- ------.

SONGS FOR REHEARSAL AND AUDITION PURPOSE'S
1) BAD MOON RISING CCR D
3)SHARP DRESSED MAN Z Z TOP C
8)SAW HER STANDING THERE THE BEATLES E
9)MUSTANG SALLY THE COMMITMENT'S E
10') ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD QUO F
11) PROUD MARY CCR D
12) NEED YOUR LOVE SO BAD FLEETWOOD MAC A
13)BLACK MAGIC WOMAN DITTO EM
14) HONKY TONK WOMAN STONES G
19) COME TOGETHER THE BEATLES D
20)BORN ON THE BAYOU CCR E
21)JOHNNIE B GOODE CHUCK BERRY A
...
36)RIDING WITH THE KING B B KING / CLAPTON B
LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU GET THIS
ALAN

up yours Alan you fucking goon

>>72365554
>not interested in covers
have fun not finding work

>>72365554
Eh, playing in a cover band can be pretty fun unless you absolutely hate the music you're playing.

has anyone tried stainless steel guitar strings? good/shit?

>>72365612
You know what I mean, I don't want to join a purely covers band.

see this post for why
>>72354756

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Any Marshall fans in the house? Should I go for it?

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>>72352585
I feel you anon. I've found a couple of musicians I can get together with and have blast playing whatever style/genre comes naturally in the moment. Finding people who are open like that is difficult. A lot of musicians treat music as their "thing" that they define themselves with. It makes it too personal for them and really shuts them down. Instead of their identity coming through in their playing, they try to create an identity through their playing and by sticking to genres that project the image they want.

You learn a lot of interesting things about human psychology playing with other musicians.

>>72352097
pretty sure you bar on the second fret for those buddy

>>72365723
>Any Marshall fans in the house?
yes

>Should I go for it?
no

>>72365723
what a clean looking amp.

>>72365814
is it as gimmicky as it looks? whats your preferred line of Marshall amps?

>>72365254
correct answer

>>72364458
I play in literally every standard tuning from E to B standard so I have 5


one in Eb
One in D
One in C
one in C#
and a 7 string that covers B and E standard

>>72365935
It's just gimmicky modelling shit made in an Indonesian sweatshop. Save up for a DSL.

>>72365723
They're pretty good, you'll start to see the limitations of it real quick though. But don't fall for the "you'll never have to buy a pedal again" bullshit

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my work got one of these for $75 and sold it for $1300 on ebay.

t. pawnbroker

>local craigslist
>literally everyone 'plays rhythm and sings'

why didnt i learn how to play a unique instrument

>>72351884
Hey friends, I can barre the first fret with my finger and every note sounds, but when I try shaping the F chord strings start muting and all my fingers angle towards the first fret.

What can I do to fix this? Just practice more and maybe train my fingers to separate better?

>>72366689
it would help if you git gud

Realistically how if I am a 19 year old with a job and no school and have an average of 40 hours of free time every week: if I started now how long till I get "good". Fuck I wish I had tried guitar back in highschool

>>72366826
5 - 6 years, unless you just wanna strum chords or play blues. 10+ if you wanna play crazy fast technical metal or jazz

>>72366826
You're a lazy sack of shit so never.

>>72366826
think about why you want to play guitar in the first place

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>>72366826
probably never.

>>72366826
go back to r9k you won't get a gf with guitar

>>72366854
>>72366855
>>72366882
>>72366890
>>72366894
t-thanks

>>72352043
Im left handed and i play right its whatever you feel comfortable with your problem doesnt have anything to do woth that you just suck

>>72365382
very nice, they're all playing through an ampeg portaflex 50

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just bought a pac112v, did i do good? any one else have one

>>72366826
stop thinking about being "good". you will never be as good as you want. Learn the basics, practice the songs you really like. learn the advanced tecniques as you go along. If you force your self to try and do things you wont like you wont like playing. really important to memorize and play things over and over till you feel the music.

>>72367112
what did you pay? did you buy it new? only plebs buy new guitars.

pawnshops and ebay can be a gold mine- to the point where you can profit down the road when you go to sell it

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>>72357250
This shit is guaranteed to make people call you a faggot.

I'm up for it.

Hey guitarfriends

could you please tell me what effects are being used in 4:10 of this song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VIkW-4IfRY


im almost sure theres a fuzz there, what kind? but most important, what kind of echo pedal is that?

>>72357250
>49 years old

is music still satysfing even when it doesnt get you lots of young pussy?

Would tapping be noticably more difficult on 7.25 radius necks compared to 9.5's?

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>>72357250

>>72367326
>what kind of echo pedal is that?
>because they all sound different and we can tell what make and model it is just by fucking listening to it

>>72367301
>>72367490
what? no template?

>>72367498
is there such a thing as an echo pedal? is it a delay? reverb?

>>72367221
i was to autism to buy used, i just bought it new for 330. Want it to be set up perfect when I get it. Probably gonna use it for the rest of my life

so to tune my guitar to drop D do I just tune my low E to D and leave all the other strings alone or do I have to redo all of them?

>>72367326
>echo pedal
sounds like just a regular digital reverb
or it could be some after effect from the studio that they added

>>72367680
you gotta down tune all the strings

>>72367680
lol

>>72367653
>Probably gonna use it for the rest of my life
Yeah I'll bet, you'll probably kill yourself within 2 weeks because you bought this cheap piece of shit.

>>72367680
You tune all your strings to D in different octaves and then drop it on the floor so it's slightly out of tune, gives it that real heavy feel.

>>72367720
>talking shit about low end yamaha guitars

look at this faggot that doesn't know shit

>>72367680
you just write the letter d on a paper then "drop it" on the floor and then lay the guitar over the paper gently and start air humping while chanting the words "tune tune tune tune" over again

shit's done in about 50 minutes

I think ill just take out all the strings and only leave the low E then tune that fucker to D and that's how its done

>>72367301
if your still here- what did you pay for the AV7 guitar?

i have one im trying to sell for $500, ebays has them listed around 600-800 but no one wants it

>>72367490
what the acoustic you want? is it a Yamaha ?

>>72367873
lmao no. thats a conde flamenco model.

>>72367839
About $1200 which is what they cost new.

Post pictures of it and I'll tell you how much it's worth, because there are different versions of it.

>>72368062
i dont have a pic right now, its at my work

what do you mean there are different ones? ive looked up the model, its the same one i see selling for $600. mine is in perfect condition

>>72368129
Standard has a bolt on neck and cheaper hardware, Custom is the regular version and Custom S has the Sustainiac, so obviously they're different prices.

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>>72368146
i could be very wrong. this is the guitar

>>72368235
Post a picture of the back of the guitar or a close up of the pickups

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>>72368250

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>>72367705
>>72367706
>>72367741
>>72367755
roast

>>72368272
That's the regular Custom. Depending on the condition it's in you could probably get away with asking $700 for it.

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>>72368250
>>72368284

>>72368295
so $700?

>>72368487
As long as it's in good condition (meaning no damage whatsoever) about 700, if you need to sell it quick you could throw something extra like new strings and what not, I don't really know.