/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

first for bachata is best genre and joan soriano is god

I dont want to play guitar anymore

2nd for rondo music

>>72898007
I have that feel today, I want to sell all my shit and top myself.

>>72898007
>>72898022
It gets better brothers. Don't give into dark thoughts. Find the things getting you down and get a plan together to overcome them. And stick to it. I've been there, I got past it.

>>72897998
You should seriously consider killing yourself

I need a new amp to replace my shitty SP-10 I got that came with my Starcaster 7-8 years ago. Any buying guides or recommendations?

>>72898406
We only recommend twin reverbs here.

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>>72898406
80's Peavey Bandits and 80s DOD distortion pedals

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Are there any basses besides high-end Spectors that come with both active pickups AND preamps?

>>72898855
You can chose a bass of your liking used and then buy a preamp and active pickups to be installed

>>72898299
you do. bachata is great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViDRDE8ViFg

why do strat copies sound thin when fitted with clear single coils

i plan on sanding down a shitty guitar tomorrow and im going to attempt to refinish it, i suck at electronics so a friend of mine said he'd rewire it for me cuz im taking the thing completely apart

is there anything i should know? its a telecaster

>>72898987
Clear is the thinnest sounding tone opacity

>>72899050
>kek

>>72899050
>tone opacity
breaking new ground in snobby guitar slang, are we?

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I thought Petruccis were Jazz III with a different grip. You can see in the picture that they're a little bigger. Better quality than the average J3 ( because of the smoothed edges) but I don't want to throw off my game adjusting to it. Just going to lose it, anyway.

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>>72897935
I would have already bought the one on the left, if it didn't have that plastic switch cover. I saw a prototype once (a different photo) that had the regular switch, which makes me wonder why they had to go and fuck it up.

>>72899147
>which makes me wonder why they had to go and fuck it up.
It's Ibanez

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I know I'm retarded for coming here for advice but still... Been learning on a shitty beginner strat for months now and I gotta ask, should I upgrade to something with humbuckers if I'm not anal about tone and just want to get as much versatility as possible, or should I stick with what I know? I'm thinking of buying a used Jem jr for 400 if so
>unrelated

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des no need to stop anon

>>72899460
versatility is a meme
yes it exists and helps, like a humbucker with a split button, but its not a necessity

>>72899529
Can you recommend a good one at all for $500-650 then?

>>72899571
Get a used jackson soloist, sl3's are incredibly easy to play, great tone (thru neck), and super versatile. as long as your aren't put off by the pointy headstock.

>>72899676
>floyd
its shit and im not saying that because hes a beginner

>>72899711
fair enough, but the Jackson floyds are some of the best non original ones I've played, plus you can always black the trem

>>72899744
oh yeah

How do I sound like this

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VBGZgyl72_g

>>72900243
no you dont sound like that

>>72900243
neck humbucker playing octaves and picking with the thumb

>>72900243
If he could get away with it, he'd choke a white man for an hour straight.

>>72899771
If you're the beginner... I'm sure he meant "block the trem."

>>72900425
im sure of that too
im the one he replied to

>>72899571
Something with a HSH config with a 5 way switch

>>72899676
>>72900484
>le HSH/HSS+floyd tone

>>72900372
wut

>>72900243
Neck pickup, roll back tone knob (although you can keep it up for a more modern sound), amp EQ should be: treble at 3 (out of 10), mids at 4, bass at 6.

Then, you know, have an advanced understanding of jazz harmony.

>>72899494
I still recognize you and talk to you brother. I appreciate you, and that you're doing your own thing.

>>72900941
i cant help but lose it every time when people say turn your treble knob to x, gain to 4 or 4,5

>>72901061
i said bully jokingly like responding to what you just said

>>72901102
I get that, but it made me think about things. Instead of making a dumb joke at your expense I'd rather talk to you about what you're doing.

Also,
What's up?

It's a general question encompassing things like "what are you doing?" and "how are you doing?"

Basically what's on your mind and what are your goals for the day.

>>72901064
I mean, these are just general amp settings that I find seem to work across several different types of clean amps for jazz guitar. Obviously you can tweak them here and there. Like, you probably wouldn't set your mids as high if you were going for more of a metal sound, and you'd probably have your bass and treble much higher.

>>72898015
Rondo is very hit and miss but Kurk stands by his products so he'll help you out.

>>72899676
I got a SLAT X 7 with a hipshot style bridge since I hate floyds. Super comfy to play.

>>72901328
yes i'm up. and you?

Ibanez S guitars are definitely a try before you buy type of guitar. Super thin, not for everyone.

besides mustangs and sometimes jaguars, what are some other short scale guitars?

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>>72901626

What are some non-mustang/jaguar/jazzmaster's with floating vibrato bridges

>>72898583
i have the same one add a fuzz petal and you get a sexy sludge tone

Don't know if this is the right board because there's only one thread dealing with instruments and this is it.

I want to buy my girlfriend a digital keyboard. She has an interest in learning, but hasn't played or done anything of the sort.

This looks like the only decent option on Amazon because of the touch-sensitive keys. I'd like to stay under $200.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00LYJG0JQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1495341938&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=digital%2Bkeyboard&dpPl=1&dpID=41XmnmZRodL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1

Casio is pretty legit if you're and beginner. It'll do the things you need it to do. Get a bench and stand, posture is crucial. For future reference /gg/ is more of the autistic guitarist conatainment thread, don't come here unless you're ready to be shit on.

>>72901832
See >>72902011
Bleh. Seriously though, don't come here for honest answers. There are at least 5 people here who pride themselves on shitposting people to oblivion. There are people with good info, but expect to be put down.

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goat geetar

>>72902011
>>72902066
Why must it be this way?

>>72901802
The early Peavey Bandit series, the smaller watt and up to the 200 watt versions are some of the most bulletproof, clean, pedal platform amps ever made. Id gig an old Peavey over a Jazz Chours and fucking day.

>>72902066
>There are at least 5 people here who pride themselves on shitposting people to oblivion.
Explain why I shouldn't do this every time some dumb shit wants me to spoonfeed him?

It's taken me years to build up the knowledge and experience I have. I didn't attain it in a day and neither will anybody else, despite what retards here seem to think. Why should I take the time to extend a helping hand to someone too lazy to do a quick Google search for basic information? Why should I bother holding your hand and wiping your ass after you get through shitting? You're not a fucking baby, and I'm not your fucking daddy.

Someone here once said if you're not obsessed then you don't deserve good shit. Nothing truer has ever been written here. If you come here asking dumb questions then you deserved to get mocked and memed on like the entitled shitstain you are. No one here owes you a goddamn thing.

>>72898215
>>72898022
>>72898007

for real. I powered through my practices the last 2-3 weeks of relative boredom and lack of willpower to write new stuff...it noticeably paid off + I finally got back in the mindset to work on my tracks.

one thing that helps me get back in the groove a lot is to go back to comping/improvising jazz progressions. gets my noggin' joggin' with chord extensions, substitutions, chromaticism, etc.

>>72902699

What made you so bitter?

>>72899094
How is the grip on the petrucci picks?

I'm using max grip jazz iiis right now and I've always wanted something a little larger with similar grip

>>72902792
All the little filthy bums in /gg/ thinking they deserve any help.

>>72898007
Nigga just jam to this with the blues scale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0WtyM44OB4

>>72902834

If everyone learned everything by themselves there would be no teachers.

>>72903024
I'm not your teacher, you dumb little shit. Go expect something easy for free from somebody else.

anyone else have trouble playing memorized pieces while looking at the fret board

>>72903059

You are sad.

>>72903345
And you're dumb, lazy, and entitled.

>>72902699
LOL THIS IS GOING STRAIGHT TO THE COPY PASTA COLLECTION BABY

>>72903367

How can someone understand a concept if they can't grasp it?

>>72903024
/gg/ is the wrong place to ask for anything. I could post my 20k worth of pro gear with time stamp and get shit for it.

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Persuade me not to buy it

>>72903059
lol get a grip you and get over yourself sad fat fucking retard you're acting like people are specifically on your case for advice (which probably ain't shit anyway) on an anonymous guitar general are you for real???

>>72903485
Dont buy that at retail price

>>72903455
I don't give a fuck what anyone hee does or doesn't understand, what exactly don't you understand about that concept? I'm not your friend., you dumb little shit. I'm not here to help you.
>>72903492
Thanks, this is more like it.

>>72903485
Buy used and replace the lipsticks with hotrails

>>72903548
*here

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>>72903563
Yes, do this. Then DEMAND your chicky tendies to be served in your room instead of the dining room.

>>72903622
I can afford bone in wings in all flavors. I can afford guitars of all vintages and ruin them with what ever humbuckies I wish. Can you say the same?

>>72903548

What's the point of being so sad and bitter? Are you like this in real life too?

>>72903647
>Are you like this in real life too?
Run go ask your Mom.

>>72903639
>and ruin them
At lest you admit it.

>>72903664
I bet your grammy award placement cancels out the hum of still live with your mom blues

>>72903693
I've got a feeling you've bet on a lot of stupid shit and lost.

>>72903721
Ive done a lot of stupid shit drunk. Cocaine is on its way anytime now.

>>72903753
I'm sure.

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Who here /sundaymorningdoom/?

>>72904952
>doom LARPing
lol

>>72904952
I would dance with that devil in the pale moon light. Im so coked up rightnow.

>>72904988
How can you not love THICC RIFFS anon?

>>72905014
Ever plugged in 6 DOD Death Metals? They self oscillate and provide sexual pleasure

>>72905014
THICC RIFFS seems to be the default when someone can't actually play.

>>72902256
Beautiful!
I want a 72 tele deluxe with an ashtray bridge pickup and a shawbucker neck pickup and rosewood fingerboard to put a stringbender on!

>>72903485
Not gonna do that bro, I got a twelve string dan and it's awesome

>>72902814
It's for you then. Dull finish with protruding logo on either side makes for a better grip than the standard JIII.

>>72905628
>*My local doesn't stock MGs.

>>72902256
gorgeous

rate my toan bros
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0kVdrZVil8O

rate the toan not the playing you fags

Just turned my deluxe reverb all the way to two on the second input, rattled the room, who /bedroomextreme/ here? Wish I had an actual reason to own a loud amp. wish I didn't just buy new shit every time I realised I suck at guitar to make myself feel better, wish I was good at guitar, wish I had someone to play my shitty Bowery Electric ripoff songs with.

>>72905793
i like it, kinda crunchy in the high end

>>72905793
this is the all tube warm tone reddit jacks over

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Which amp has more clean headroom. JC120, or Mesa Lonestar?

I would assume its the JC120 but does it sound sterile and artificial? I know on the Lonestar you can crank the mids, and I would similar control with the Roland.

How do I actually learn to play over difficult progressions and git gud?

All I want to do is improvise over anything I want and I'd say I've gotten pretty good at it, but I've lost motivation and find it really difficult to grind heaps of arpeggios and chord substitutions. I know that they are useful and everything but it's just not going anywhere for me. Especially with trying to learn from books, I always get burnt out really fast. What do?

Amp is wide ruled paper, guitar is no. 2 pencil, and pedals are Crayons. Make me something nice to hang on the refrigerator.

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>strumming random chords on my guitar
>suddenly starts sounding really good
>''oh shit, I might have come up with something good ''
>play it again
>"wait a minute, this sounds familiar"
>look it up
>It's "behind blue eyes"
>mfw
How do I into originality guys?

>>72907512
Stop listening to guitar music to prevent the work of others from occupying your subconscious. Listen to classical or dubstep instead. Now play what your heart is hungry for. Don't obsess over originality of you're not recording something intended for sale. Nobody cares if you are ripping of Boston in your living room.

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>>72906884
>JC120
120w of clean. It's not sterile in stereo chorus.
If you want clean headroom on tubes you should look at the Fender Tweed and Twin. Doubt anything other than a stack even comes close.
(random pic of gear, not mine)

>>72905793
Sounds like you distorted a fart to infinity

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>>72907687
thanks!

Question, I know the JC120 has two power amps / a stereo effects loop.

So instead of using the chorus, could I put a stereo reverb in the effects loop? Would this sound much different than a mono reverb in front of the amp?

>>72907687
also just another question, whats the difference between the two channels?

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How much should I expect to spend on a 90's MIJ Jazzmaster?
I'm trying to sell my Squier JM and upgrade to something better and I really dig these but all the listings on Reverb are like 900 bucks which is out of my price range

>>72908311
I wouldn't pay more than $600 for one. The current MIM Classic series is way better.

>>72905793
Boss Metal Zone?

>>72902699
>hits inhaler

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>>72897935
is there a my bloody valentine pedal guide out there?

Im playing "when you sleep" with fuzz and reverb. anything else i need?

>>72908619
fuck off

>>72908436
Thanks for the heads-up. I'll look into the MIM Classics.

>>72908626
thanks anon

I've been thinking about getting a small 6 string acoustic(like a parlor guitar) to screw around on when I go to the country and stuff. any suggestions, /gg/?

>>72908619
Reverse Reverb or Delay

>>72908796
Suicide

>>72909012
:/

>>72908796
little martin? not that i've ever played one though

Thoughts on The Axe Effects?

I have one but not sure I like it

>>72908619
>anything else i need?
You need to kill yourself

>>72908619
you can just google that shit bruh

>>72903485
buy it, fag

I need a good audio interface. Money is no object

>>72909458
Then buy one, dumbass

>>72909458
I need recommendations fag

>>72908626
>>72909380
what's the point of this general?

>>72909518
crashing this board

>>72897935
STOP POSTING PICTURES OF THAT GUITAR, I WANT ONE BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS OUT OF STOCK

>>72909564
Bane?

>>72903470
>he spent 20k on analog hi pass filters

>>72909644
how much have you spent on yours anon?

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>>72909622

>>72909747
i spent 0 moneys on hi pass filters

>>72909782
BULLIED

>>72909747
>not stealing your equipment

>>72909813
>buys expensive analog gear for simple hi pass
>thinks hes the one bullying

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>>72899460
After much thought I'm thinking of buy this PRS, thanks for the advice

>>72909875
You stupid man.

>>72903470
You get shit for being old and retarded more than anything.

>>72905068
I've plugged in a DOD Grunge and Death Metal, great for harsh noise and if you put a Wah all the way up after them the feedback sound drowning the riffs out gets you high.

>>72910066
he gets shit mostly for being roman

>>72908619
You just KNOW

Hey!! fa/gg/y /gg/uter boys can you do this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUTAUJG9ms
Wish you learned a real instrument like a Cello.

>>72910316
Jokes on you, I don't even play an instrument

>>72910316
wai,t you think people here play instruments?

>>72910316
yes but we could do it with two 18 year olds rather than 4 50 year old dads who have played for 45 years on the same shitty outdated shitplank

>>72897935
instead of all of that stuff
what's your guys opinion on learning how to play guitar by just practicing songs until you nail them?

>>72909935
PRS is ass don't buy it, actually stop playing guitar as a whole because you'll never be famous or entertain anybody, k

I have a guitar course that I paid $1500. It's great if you don't know any theory and want to get into it and be able to jam and improvise in every key, on top of any chord progression, with any mode.
How do I put that shit on piratebay, without someone busting my ass? Do files have some kind of digital signature? Do I need to screenshot every page and then convert back to pdf?

>>72910528
>piratebay
just put it on soulseek my friend. Also internet piracy law enforcement is just there to scare thirteen year olds. Worst case scenario your ISP sends you a letter to fuck off which you can just reply by saying that you will cancel your service if they send you another one.

>>72910439
thats not learning how to play guitar, thats learning how to play covers.

>>72910439
you're not learning how to play the instrument, your just learning to put your fingers on the right spot at the right time. Learning involves music theory, scales, and technique

>>72910528
Nah you're over thinking it. Soulseek would be nice like that other anon said. What you're sharing is SO far down on the list of things piracy "laws" worry about.

>>72910609
sure, but you learn chords very quickly this way and all kinds of other basics like that

>>72910439
so many pros started this way

its a perfectly reasonable way to learn to play

the key is to learn lots of different ones and supplement it with learning some scales and theories

but I think its important to do because you learn to contextualize what you can do with those scales and chords

hope to get some opinions perhaps

I love Josh Homme's guitar sound like many people do and I know a big part of his lead tones are the use of filters

so I'm thinking of getting one these filters or cocked wah pedals

so does anyone have experience with these? Anyone know a good one?

I know theres the Dunlop Q-Zone Daredevil Atomic Cock, Stone Deaf PDF, etc

just don't have a good music store around here even the guitar center here doesn't have shit

any input is appreciated

>>72910573
>>72910657
I'm not worried about my ISP, I'm worried that the person/company selling the course will know it was me who put it up online because of some 'digital signature' (bullshit term I picked up, don't know if it's even real) in the files and start private lawsuits or whatnot, because the course is copyrighted.
So I figured if I screenshot every page, this can't happen.
The course is great btw, no bullshit, straight to the point, you learn as soon as you start reading, and you'll basically find out everything you ever wanted to learn about guitar.

>>72910824
>So I figured if I screenshot every page, this can't happen

lol anon you're worrying so much over a non issue. youre not going to upload it on your personal website just stick it on soulseek.

>>72910824
yes, pdfs can easily have a signature in them to identify the owner/purchaser
it can be invisible, or a visible watermark
for example, when you download a pdf from one of those scientific journal sites they actually print your name on the side of each page
so if you don't see that, then you can just screenshot each page and you're good to go
there are websites and programs that convert a pdf to images in one go, too

What truly separates the best from the rest? What do you do differently to make it big? Some of the best guitarists I've ever heard are just recording themselves in their bedroom so I'm starting to think it's just luck

>>72910928
>it's just luck
it is just luck, just like making the big time as a singer, bass player, or anything else

What is the best place to download music learning tutorials? Any public, private can you suggest? I like to try and follow few exercises before I buy them.

>>72911034
i'd share but i dont like you samuel

>>72911066
I'm Harry, your best friend. Hope you do it for old time's sake.

Guys, I am planning on getting an Axe FX or a Kemper son-ish.
help me decide the pros and cons of each one, also I see many awesome software simulators lik Amplitube or Revalver, is the Axe or Kemper an upgrade worth the price considering sims sound decent enough?

>>72911686
>help me decide

Just stop you have no idea what you're doing

>>72911762
I really need help decidin.
Should I drop the cash for either? Whih one?

>>72898007
I don't want to do anything anymore. I don't even want to be alive most days.

>>72911810
how come so many of our posters sell off all their gear and contemplate suicide?

>>72909458
Scarlett 2i2 or whichever one is a step up from the base model. It has more inputs than you need but there's a "sound buffer" included. I'm no expert but I have gathered that spending more probably won't yield better results.

>>72911843
They watched samuel play and felt bad about themselves.
Same happened to this chap named Chris Cornell earlier this week

how do i sound like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkn8EE1AbvI

>>72911951
Learn chugging

>>72902256
Those are pretty comfy. I prefer the STR-2 for the neck pickup personally, but I'm a countryfag

>>72911951
fuck off sam

[spoiler] did i do that right? [/spoiler]

>>72911951
>1:00
>it's just slightly modified Yellow Ledbetter
>how do i sound like this
all you do is learn a bunch of different songs slap them together in a medley, apparently

Is Sam Ash an alright place to work?
The guys at my local store are all pretty cool and I buy most of my gear from there so getting an employee discount would be pretty nice

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The reshaping of the Garbagecaster neck is finished. Took me a couple weeks since I live in the middle of nowhere and it was actually quicker to file the holes by hand rather than getting a drillbit. I ain't spending 5x the price of the drillbit in gas just to go get it.

Back story is
>Friend sells me beat up guitar for $20
>Goal is to make it look like the purple guitar I designed for as little money as possible
>Already got all the parts I need for like $80, waiting for them in the mail
>Essentially a $100 guitar build for the lulz
Don't give a shit about what you think of plywood shitplanks, I do this for fun.

>>72912857
What a faggot

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I've got room for one more, lads. Recommendations?

>>72912857
You're a fucking retard

>>72912993
>Delay
>No reverb
Lemme guess, you play a lot of Steve Vai.

>>72912857
I actually have a suggestion.
Put one of those dragonfire humbuckers everyone talked about for a time.
They sound really good for the price, seem good enough for your build

>>72912857
What are you, fucking poor?

>>72913012
I play your mom's pussy, It's kind of dry tho, I guess I should get some reverb.

>>72912857
we dont allow fun here

>>72912857
lol look at this fucking idiot

>>72912857
autism

>>72912857
It's pointless and you should throw it away.

>>72913013
This sounds like a good idea for a poorcaster

>>72913012
reverb is for sheltered babies that dont play venues

ive been playing guitar for a little more than a year and a half now
does anyone have any guitar pieces that i should be play with this much experience?
im mainly interested in jazz,classical, and flamenco
anything that builds technique is fine too

>>72913194
>anything that builds technique is fine too
i suggest exercises

>>72913194
YOu're ready for the next level.
Learn to chug, paying close attention to articulation and dynamics.
A good excercise is this one, on the low G string:
0000-1111-0011-0101-121314

>>72913194
Dropped tuning

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this is the best guitar so far
>built like a les pool
>kinda looks the ol' ovation breadwinner
>comes with coil split standardly

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>>72912892
>>72912994
>>72913034
>>72913068
>>72913102
>>72913129
Why do I always get the same autists replying the same shit every time I post about my Garbagecaster?

>>72913013
>>72913162
Thanks mates but I already had an unused humbucker that I'm going to use for this thing.
Plus I don't know how International-friendly Dragonfire is. Sure their prices might be decent but it's not worth it if they're going to charge you double that for shipping.

>>72913059
I hate /gg/ but none of my very few friends play guitar so I'm stuck here.

>>72913347
pretty sure that's all one guy

>>72913347
Lol what model duncan is that?
Is it any good?

>>72913347
wtf that polepieces

>>72913311
double dubs confirm it

>>72913311
What brand/model is it?

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>>72913427
>>72913472
Let's say "budget" version of the Duncan Invader, got it a couple years ago. Not as good as the real ones (pic related), but it still gets the job done, at least as a bridge pickup.

The original one has the chrome pole pieces, the Duncan Performer's were black but I sanded them and polished them.

>>72913522
should of said triple dubs aha

>>72913552
gianinni craviola

Is lifting your finger while playing guitar that bad of a habit? I can't for the life of me bring it down but iam still practicing.

>>72911843
I can not think of a single good reason to stay alive.
There is absolutely to live for and you can't come up with a single reason to change that opinion

>>72913645
Yes you will always look like a noob.

>>72913645
lifting in which way

how much money have you faags spent on guitars and guitar gear? i've never owned a guitar and thinking about it, is it that expensive?

>>72913652
thats fine just offer us your guitars before you neck yourself

>>72913707
>i've never owned a guitar
>/gg/

>>72913727
fuck you im not leaving

>>72913707
spend 200 on an amp and 300 on a guitar and youre good to go

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About to get this. Am I making a mistake?

>>72913707
get a fender squire strat for $40 from a pawn shop
you don't need an amp
get rocksmith if you want, you can plug your guitar into your computer and play around with a ton of amps and shit like that

>>72913707
I have a $1000 Fender Telecaster. A $1800 Ibanez and another Ibanez worth $800.
I have hundreds of dollars in pedals I never touch that are just collecting dust. Countless string changes over the past 12 years of playing. A $500 amp, cables and picks.

So yeah, it's an expensive hobby.

>>72913694
like when you are holding the string down with your index finger, but one or two fingers will lift itself up and it's difficult to keep them all down.
so i'm trying this exercise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKNcj3MQF3s

>>72913876
what do you mean? you want all your fingers down on a string?

Anyone have any experience with Squire Jazzmasters? Are they any good?

>>72913904
If you're playing a line or something you keep all the fingers pressed on the string you're playing. How else can you do hammers and pulls at any moment?

>>72913932
>Squire
You answered your own question.

>>72911810
Feel this

>>72913954
with just two fingers

>>72914010
>he doesn't know about one finger per fret exercises

Do you even Paul Gilbert?

>>72913221
i already practice all my modes,im learning jazz theory right now since i already know the basics of common chords
aside from that do you have any exercises or pieces you recommend?
>>72913257
also i only have a classical guitar
>>72913257
ill work on that thanks

>>72914039
Ummm I play on more than one string so try again sweetie

>>72914039
>pull offs with one finger
what is this sorcery

>>72914039
ah i think i heard that name before
that guy with a ibanez and a thin ass tone, right?

>>72913904
I want to be able to not let my pinky rise when i'm holding a note with my index finger for example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0FxUazEcjI

Guys I'm tired of the faggotry that happens here, it's gotten so bad I'd rather go to UG forums.
Roman/Froosh/Samuel you did it.
I'm outta here.

>>72914308
pls dont go anon we will miss you

>>72914308
no honey dont go

>>72905793
sounds like shit lad

>>72914345
>>72914360
Good bye, /gg/.
I'll miss you, you were the most shit-tastic group of sodomites ever!

>>72913012
The box bearing the Orange name is a footswitch from which the amp's reverb may be activated/deactivated along with the clean/dirty channels. At the bottom left corner we may observe the Boss DD-7 DIGITAL DELAY.

>>72913168
It is a fact that room size & construction may offer sufficient reverb and players that have "made it" drop reverb from their arsenal in favor of delay. Good eye.

>>72913012
Steve Vai is way over my head, I'll take that as a compliment, ty.

>>72914558
Straight guy with a preference for "vanilla" loving, here. What are you on about?

>>72914085
He's the only man who can make a full stack Triple rectifier sound like a squier starter pack amp with a boss distortion.

>>72915368
the Ds-1 is the best distortion pedal there is

ive tried many

they all fail almost immeadiately to the face of the 70s ds-1

why distortion pedals sound like its all mushed onto the tone knob's selected frequency

>>72915547
I swear to god the 70s ds-1 sounds as good as tube amp distortion I use an orange known for its great dirt tones....and I choose the ds1 in most situations

its tighter and just as crunchy

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Tech question

I want to use the lineout of my amp (JC120), but mute the actual IRL speakers (so I can practice quietly in my apartment). Can I safely unplug the speakers and leave the wires dangling? Should I cover the speaker wires in electrical tape or something?

>>72915825
yes, just unplug the speakers and listen it through the lineout, no major problems

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>>72915857
So I can just leave them dangling? I don't run any risk if the wires accidentally touch each other or something they shouldnt?

thanks for your help sensei

>>72915877
what

why is this a question

if you leave them dangling just be extra fuckin careful not to touch them

>>72915877
>I don't run any risk if the wires accidentally touch each other or something they shouldnt
yeah. cover them in electrical tape to prevent that

>>72915877
It's 50/50 anon. Life or Death. Godspeed

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>>72915941
>>72915961
and since its a solid state amp its fine that its running with no load?

I was going to send the lineout to my loadbox (torpedo live) but I dont think that counts since it would be going into the line input.

Sorry for these dumb questions.

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>>72916004
GOD I'M SHAKING, JUST DO IT ANON, DO IT!

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who only know like 10 chords here?
A- Am-A7 Bm- C- D- Dm-D7-E- Em-F- Fm-G- G7

my strumming patterns have always been shitty but I have been working on them since forever. Play on and off for last 10 years or so but I can't seem to be able to play anything that sounds good. I try playing tabs of other artists but get bored and discouraged really easily.
>too old and dumb to take lessons

>>72916098
>Chords
Lmao how does it feel to be a rhythm cuck

>>72916098
>1. get rocksmith
>2. pick a song you like
>3. play it until its muscle memory
>4. go back to 2

>>72916171
I guess I should have been more clear with what I am looking for. I don't want to be able to play other people's songs better or even write my own stuff because I am not that creative, I just want some pro tips on how to git gud because I have been learning the "basics" for a long time now but nothing has ever clicked really I just play like a ten year old who has decent posture and knows a few chords.
I seriously think I lack the "ear" for music. I can appreciate it but fuck if I can sing or play and of it

>>72902256
I put a sd seth lover in the neck and a broadcaster sc in the bridge, perfect guitar

>>72916227
>I don't want to be able to play other people's songs better or even write my own stuff
what you want it for then

>>72916227
literally get rocksmith and play a song until it's muscle memory
make it a difficult one with a long solo
then do another one
pretty soon you can play difficult solos fairly easily and you can pick them up much faster
pick songs with weird hendrix style chords and shit,
and then you eventually know all kinds of cool weird chords

>>72898007

I played guitar for a solid year and then for no reason I could pin down I just stopped. Only until then recently (a few months ago) I started playing again for the first time in around 3 years and I deeply regretted stopping.

>>72916286
girls and stuff. what else?
>>72916293
I don't want to mash my dick off on "solos" kek I want to learn that stuff I failed to learn in lessons at age 10. classical picking and simple strumming and such, decent sounding chord progressions etc.

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>>72898007
>lose interest into playing
>figure out it might be because of shitty guitar
>get new guitar
>interest doesn't come back

I feel even worse since my guitar is a gift. And to top it off, I really want a Bass and a Darkglass alpha/omega or a B7K.

>>72916359
Learn to chug first, son.
A solid base on chugging pretty much sets the way for everything else

>>72916359
>classical picking and simple strumming and such
I just assumed this wasn't a problem
if you can't figure this out in 10 minutes on your own you might as well give up

>>72916374
Learning to chug brings the joy back to guitar playing

Why is she so perfect /gg/?

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

>>72916436
I've been chugging long before I lost interest. I'm just completely un-inspired in writing anything, and I get bored halfway through learning tracks because it's just memorisation.

Should i put a neck humbucker in my tele? The neck pup sounds weak and i've been wanting to use good distortions with the guitar

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>>72916653
try something like this buddy

>>72907851
you can definitely do that. and yes, stereo reverb has a lot more depth and dimension in my opinion.

>>72916098
Just slide the E-Em and A-Am chord shapes around, and work on moving scales around the fretboard. Memorize the major/minor scales and their relative across all the strings and how to move them around.
Never learn by just fucking muscle memory. Understand the theory and how to phrase instead of just knowing how to play in A minor and C major scale. Explore the fretboard and avoid being the college guitarist sitting by the tree strumming the standard open chord shapes like a cunt.
Just study the fretboard

https://clyp.it/dlnal5ib

>>72917175
i can play a scale/intervals all along the fretboard, yet i still feel empty inside

>>72917480
Fuck off Roman

>>72917175
meh, I don't see why it's worth having that deep a knowledge
what's the payoff?

>>72917621
having a bigger guitar ego

>>72913809
No, it's good.

>>72917621
not being shit on the guitar

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>>72898007

this feeling washes over me from time to time. give it a week's break and then see how you feel.

or just give into the depression and kill yourself. assuming it's depression and not just boredom / existential ennui.

Learned some Polyphia today
https://streamable.com/7v1mj

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Where do you guys set your bass, mids, treble, and if applicable, presence knobs?

Right now I have it set to:

Bass: 6
Mids: 5
Treble: 6
Presence: 6

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Anybody tried the new herco holy grails? luv picks

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>>72918223

looks nylon. i love nylon picks. never tried a herco tho.

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Is this OK on an acoustic? Or should it be all the way in?

>>72918344
all the way in m8

>>72918344
needs to go all the way in. I think you may have put the ball end in wrong though, that's why it wont go in easily.

>>72918114
I have a micro terror.

It's always between 11 and 1. I adjust my EQ through my Power Stack.

>>72918439
Does it have to be in sideways?

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allan holdsword

>>72918525
No, you're doing it right but sometimes the string gets caught outside the ridge, what I do is put it the string in with the ball end beneath the bottom edge of the pin, put the pin in half way then pull up on the string so so the ball end is mostly in. It should go up smoothly that's how you know it's properly centered. If it's hard to pull the string then it's probably caught on something.

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>>72918679
Here's the inside
The one in is my high E

So I tried doing that
It looked like it worked until I start to tight the string and it started to pull the pin out with it

>>72918600
back there on the left is his forge where he makes his swords

>>72918600
R.I.P.

>>72918114
depends on the amp and guitar im using

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serious question niggeros

i've been here for a while and sometimes people ask for books and stuff. over the years i've downloaded some pretty good shit but i just don't know where to upload it all. i did upload a some books a while ago but everyone just shat on me and kept the same putrid shit in the copypasta. can we do something about this? who the fuck makes these threads and how can we organize ourselves to upload some decent books for everyone's benefit?

i can leave my e-mail, seriously, i have like 15 good full books, which i spent a considerable amount of time searching for since i clearly couldn't find them on /gg/

>>72917999
I just realized this pic is shopped. I only ever glanced at it before.

>>72919152
fuck off roman

>>72919152
upload on anonfiles

>>72919172
wheres the shop

>>72919208
All the metal zones have the same settings, same chipped paint, and the same marks on the rubber for the foot switch. Not only that, but bottom row 2nd metal zone from the right, part of the pedal is actually missing next to the dist knob. Same thing with the ds1s, same settings and the same corner has the paint worn.

>>72918344
It doesn't have to be all the way in to hold properly, but it's definitely safer and meant to be in all the way. Don't force it though. Those holes swell up with humidity and age and jamming the peg in further is just going to make string changes that much more of a pain in the ass.

The peg is not even meant to hold all of the force of thestring, just help guide it into the notches inside the guitar where the ball end catches on.

>>72919838
See >>72919204

>learning to play barre chords
>pressing down as hard as I can but still sounds like a dead note with a little bit of sound

What am I doing wrong?

>>72920414
hit each string once until you find the one that's fucked
then you'll know where your problem is
the trick is to place the knuckle of the barring finger properly

>>72920414
It's not about pressing really hard or as hard as you can. It's about pressing with enough pressure in the right position. You need to examine your hand position and, as >>72920442 said, find what notes aren't ringing properly. Then, adjust your position to make those notes ring out.

It definitely does take time and strengthening, so maybe the hardest you can press isn't enough yet. With more practice, you'll get it.

Roman seriously thinks that adding a trip code to the end of the name is going to fool us into not realizing it's him. How fucking special is this kid?

>>72920520
The only strings with sound are both of the E strings, so I guess I'm not pressing down hard enough with the middle of my finger.

>>72920662
i know bro. its so dumb its funny, but i know he aint trying to be funny which makes it so much better.

>>72920662
I was in the thread he added it, he's a retard. Some anon called him out when he was pretending to be the old fuck with the strats. His way of "proving" it wasn't him was to write something on a piece of paper saying that he wasn't roman then taking a picture of it to post here. He has no logic.

Alright, how the fuck do bands like Drive Like Jehu and Unwound get really cool sounding feedback like they do? Is it guitars? pickups? amps? pedals?

>>72913932
I'm trying to sell mine and upgrade to a Classic Player right now actually
It actually doesn't sound half-bad but the rest of the guitar and the build quality in general is just kinda weak. Sometimes I have to flip the pickup switch back and forth a few times because one of them will start feeding back or not turn on at all when I try and switch. Sometimes the strings rattle in the bridge a little, although if you upgrade to 11's it solves most of the common bridge problems. The neck pickup sounds great clean but not that good with distortion, and the bridge pickup sounds great with distortion but not that good clean.

You're getting what you pay for man. I don't regret buying it and I seriously considered keeping it for a while but if you want to use it for anything serious then personally I'd just say save a couple hundred more bucks and pick up a used CP Jazzmaster.

>>72921101
Volume

Guitar fag for 20 years here just found your site. Heres osme tips for you absolute normies (i can tell who you are) understanding these will translate indirectly to guitar gainz

>File your picks
>Setup your own gear
>Learn the harmonic series
>Learn anatomy, at least your hands
>Do full body excercise and streches
>Fucking learn to breath regular while you play
>Clean your fretboard every string change you disgusting fucks

most importantly

>Learn how to shit out a solid 60 seconds of music, COLD. Cause on a good day, everyone can play, but it matters what you can do on a bad day, too. Raise your lowest bar.

>>72921334
>>File your picks

why would i do that if i use perfect picks like jazz 3s

>>72921567


the same reason you sharpen: a pencil, a knife, or for a closer analogy, a classical guitarists fingernails, etc

>>72921733
So I can cut my strings better?

>>72921771
okay

>>72921733
have you ever used a jazz 3? the point is already sharp enough, filing it is pointless, and when they wear down a bit i....use a new one. they're like $3 for a pack of 10. i use ultrex ones now and they don't wear down at all.

stop using shitty picks that you need to file

>>72921805
>sharp enough

And thats where you've misstepped, newfriend. Do yourself a favor and learn a bit about how classical guitarists like their fingernails.

>>72922069
picks aren't nails retard

>>72920709
Sounds like it. You'll get it with time as you practice more. It is a common hurdle for learners to straddle.
>>72921101
This >>72921250
>>72922084
Look at this genius.
>>72921334
These are fine tips. Learning to breathe properly while playing is underrated for sure.
Cleaning the board is personal preference though tee bee aytch.

>>72922165
eat shit roman