/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

first for samuel

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>>73025781

>>73025735
I think these guys might be racist

>>73025844
WOW, maybe they're just PROUD of their COUNTRY you fucking , UGH

So did you lads practice today?

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So I'm thinking about buying this beat up Fender from this local pawnshop. It appears to be MIA, late 70s but previous owner routed a big ass hole next to the tone knob for a killswitch. The owner after that seemed to remove it so it looks like it was shot like that Les Paul in Beck.
Anyways, I really like Buckethead's killswitch on his Gibson because of the big red arcade button and I also like Russel Lissek of Bloc Party's Telecaster Deluxe with a button that plays a noise loop of a cheap flea market toy. I was considering combing the two to install the arcade button but instead of the killswitch it makes the Galaga "PEW PEW" laser sound. Any idea on how this'll work?

>>73026069
get a post card recordable sound chip and the switch you want

>>73026069
Those toy things will put out a lot more signal than guitar pickups, it'll be WAY too loud if you wire it to the output. You'd be better off just holding it over the pickups, that'll give you some control over how much signal it generates to the amp.

>>73025966
yes as usual

>>73026218
voltage divider to taste

>>73026421
better idea, don't do it at all

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what makes the spongebobesque guitar tone? you know what I mean, this high, howling, long sound

>>73026476
>you know what I mean

No I really don't

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>>73026476

>>73026486
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pKVMacHTrBU

>>73026476
>spongebobesque guitar tone

No idea what you're talking about, but now I'm really curious. Post an example.

>>73026191
>>73026421
>>73026218
Thanks for the input, I'll look into more after I get home from work. I'll definitely give it a go on this cheap Six Flags guitar I won a while back that I've been meaning to put some MiM Strat pickups I had laying around in it

>>73026476
Lapsteel? I know it's a lot of sliding like Sleepwalk by Santo and Johnny

>>73026463
guitarwith20switches.jpg

>>73026476
Use a slide and plug into a fender. Have a little bit of spring reverb too.

>>73025818
fuck off racist

>>73026476
C6 tuning and a slide

https://soundcloud.com/gilgafrank/j-s

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>Gibson whore

Im addicted to the BGC! Literally not ever going back to any manufacturer. They play perfect. Not gonna need anything else than two hummies ever. Only problem im facing now is getting one model of each series. Missing a V and Special.

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>>73026975
Do These new Gibsons make you feel a certain way?

>>73027349
they make me yack up a little bit of puke into the back of my throat if that's what you mean

>>73027349
black gibson customs are the best

>>73027349
The firebird looks great but it will be expensive af though

>>73027349
no dad

musicality > technicality

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>>73027409
yes

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>tfw you've broken your two highest strings three months ago and ever since then you've been stuck with basically a high-pitched bass guitar

It won't affect me negatively, r-right guys?

>>73027617
just buy some new strings you cheap fuck

>>73027617
Rip in peace necko

>>73027409
i have both

>>73027756
but muh soul

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Why did Rob Chapman raise the prices on all his guitars? Does he really think that his youtube fame is enough for him to compete against Ibanez and ESP despite being made in a mid tier at best korean factory. I mean really, even the Anderton's review of these things make them sound like shit no matter how much Lee takes Rob's bullshit. It pisses me off that idiots from youtube are buying these despite way better options being available

>>73027954
that guitar just literally made me throw up and then i punched myself in the balls

Hey guys I just started picking back up guitar for the first time since I was a kid. I'm just using some shitty cheap electric guitar that I still had from then. Anyway, I decided to try to fix the intonation, because it was pretty far off, and, long story short, somehow made everything sound much worse.

Checking the open string and then with the 12th fret down with an electronic tuner shows the 12th fret as being an octave higher (or at least very close, I wasn't expecting perfection given that it's a cheap guitar, I just wanted it to at least be better than before), and each individual string is tuned correctly according to the tuner, but the guitar sounds completely out of tune now.

What did I do wrong?

>>73028021
when you tune the strings do you hear any pings near the headstock?

>>73028141
I do not.

>>73028190
are the strings new? if they're new you have to stretch them or the tuning isn't going to be stable

if they aren't new strings and you're using the same set you had when you were a kid, they're probably rusted to hell and dead and you need to get a new set

>>73028141
One string? Or all? Might be bad notches in the fret.

>>73028240
They are new or at least newish, I put the new ones on when I started trying to learn again which was about 2 weeks ago, and just tried adjusting intonation today. The tuning seemed relatively stable up until now, and when I was adjusting the intonation I was trying to stretch them out aswell. My problem isn't so much that the tuning is "unstable" perse, it's that even when it is apparently "properly" tuned it sounds out of tune.

Does jazz sound good on the acoustic guitar?

>>73028294
I think it might just be the d and/or g strings, although my ear for what a guitar should sound like is nowhere near perfect enough for me to be 100% certain on that.

Also to clarify, it sounds out of tune even if I just strum down the open strings. Which seems bizarre to me if the tuner says all the individual strings are correct.

>>73028370
try a different tuner or just tune by ear with some tuner you can find online

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>>73025844
Yeah, white power crap comes up when the picture is reversed. What do you expect? OP is a faggot. Probably the same guy who complains when an influential guitarist is posted... Like in the photo I provided.

>>73028352
Yeah. Sounds better with nylon strings though

I picked up my strat that I haven't played in months and I noticed that I have a different play style on my strat than I do on my ibanez
This is starting to bother me a little bit

>>73028610
thats how it should be mate

>>73028381
You know, I *honestly* thought this couldn't be it because I had successfully used that tuner not very long ago.

Turns out that was actually my problem, now I feel like an idiot.

Thanks for the help anons.

>>73025966
Yes, sir! Finally pracitising some songs I wrote so I can get them down cold. No point composing and filing them away.

>>73026691
>>73027006
OP always sets the tone of the thread, in my opinion.

>>73027349
Yucky looking and gold hardware.

>>73027617
>not buying mutiple packs of strings

>>73027980
Haha, I couldn't hold in my chuckle.

>>73028713
if you set the intonation with that tuner you'll have to do it again

>>73028753
Yeah I realize, how unfortunate.

This kid got on national television for playing the sloppiest version of Erupton ever. Why do non guitar normies think this is so amazing wtf

>>73029124
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTwgMLVlXUI
Shit forgot the link

>>73029124
They should put me on tv instead

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>>73029124
>>73029139
Did it ever cross your mind that the little fucker only 11 and will probably become more talented than most people that are in this thread?

>>73029124
>>73029139
for 11 years old that's not that bad, his parents probably know people and got him on there.

it's some stupid morning news show anyway who cares

redpill me on evertune
is it really the greatest thing ever or just another meme

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>tfw broke my nylon big stubby in half
any picks like this but more durable?

>>73029201
>Eruption
It's literally sweet child o mine tier and he didn't even play it anywhere close to clean

>>73029242
never heard of it and just watched a video of it

seems absolutely pointless

>>73029336
the idea of a guitar staying in tune indefinitely certainly seems interesting to me, but I just don't know what it's like in reality

>>73029139
>hating on the steel panther kid

the fuck is wrong with you you fucking asshole

>>73029336
did you watch the rob chapman video?

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Hello /gg/, I've been posting in this thread for awhile now asking about learning guitar and how to get motivated and whatnot. I apologize for being annoying with these questions but I really have no one to ask since everyone I knows hates music.

I just wanted to ask every ones opinion on how to actually practice? Usually I've just been strumming a few notes in a 3 hour a day session. Do you guys have any techniques on how to actually improve instead of just doing what is the equivalent of guitar pissing? Also may I ask what age you all started actually playing, I keep feeling insecure because I feel like I've started too late. Thank you in advance.

>>73029394
Rabbi Choobtone?

>>73029480
i started at 14 by learning my favorite songs from tabs. then in my early 20s i started getting more serious with music theory and all that, then some cool things happened and now they're over and im wondering if i wasted too much time learning this shit

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

>>73029480
started at 17, didn't start being anywhere near good until 20
got into music theory and practice routines then
before that, I just used to look up tabs for songs I liked and played them, even though they were way out of my league
I'd just play simplified versions of them
that way I kind of got familiar with the fretboard, and the combinations you can make and those kinds of things

>>73029394
watched a different video at first but just watched his

ehh. i still don't really see the point. the whole detuning to play hard thing is sort of interesting, but you can't constantly play that hard because you're just going to break a string

might be useful for some people but i wouldn't have any use for it because i don't bash the shit out of my strings when i strum

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>>73029523

>>73029321
Wegen Gypsy Jazz

>>73029480
I started at 15 or 16 (26 now), and I'm entirely self taught. I consider myself a solid player but I'm not anything extraordinary, and that's fine cause guitar is just a hobby for me.

I'm no expert, but I'd say it's important to practice in a way that's fun. All I ever did was lookup tabs and learn to play songs, and it never felt like "practice" because I enjoyed doing it. As long as you continually challenge yourself with new songs that are just out of your ability level, you'll improve. People on here talk a lot about bad habits, but in my experience, those tend work themselves out as you get better and better.

>>73029480
I started at 11 and basically went to the woodshed with Youtube and DVD's for about 4 years. I pretty much just found techniques in songs that were interesting to me and went to work on them until I was comfortable. I am a little more casual about it now, though I still put about 1 or two hours a day in. For reference I'm 19 now and can play some necrophagist songs and pretty much everything by iron maiden. Don't give up anon.

>>73029480
I started at 14 and just worked on learning the punk and classic rock songs by bands I was into at the time. After about a year I learned the blues scale so I could kind of approximate the soloing of Jimmy Page (who I was really into at the time). The I got really into neoclassical shred stuff after listening to Randy Rhoads, so I learned some classical-sounding scales like harmonic minor and incorporated that into my electric playing. I also started developing my technique and after about three years I could tap, sweep, and alternate pick pretty well. After about 4 years I found myself getting more into jazz and fusion and that's kind of what I've been into since. I'm 26 now and I can pretty much play whatever, lately I've been working on be bop soloing and using altered tension in my fusion improv.

I don't think there's a bad time to start playing as long as you can dedicate the time to develop your musicianship. AJ Minette, one of my early favorite guitar players, didn't start until he was 16 and 3 years later recorded some of the most ridiculous shred licks on The Human Abstract's debut. Wes Montgomery didn't start until he was 19, and I know a lot of capable players who didn't start until their early 20s (the rhythm guitar player in my band didn't start until he was 21, and he can shred some crazy shit). I've found that being able to imitate my favorite players has always motivated me to keep going and learning more theory and technique and applying it to my original compositions/soloing. I can remember back to when I first started, struggling to play the main theme to "Ode to Joy" on my Squier electric, plinking out one note at a time in my bedroom and fucking up the timing on almost every bar. You'll never be "guitar pissing" if you keep setting goals for yourself and have fun while practicing.

>>73029480
if youre not motivated then youre not gonna do scales and finger exercises, and those are the fundamentals in my opinions. getting the strength, the stamina and the skill lets you start doing anything else on the instrument.

Guitar is like any other instrument in that you actually have to learn how to play it, its just more visually intuitive so stoners think they can get away with playing powerchords on every dotted fret

>>73030287
>>73029480
Also I would recommend the following books, at least from my experience:

"Getting Into Jazz Fusion Guitar" by Mel Bay - Even if you don't want to play jazz, the beginning part of this book that explains the theory behind scales and modes is worth it.

"The Guitar Grimoire: Scales and Modes Edition" - Bought this after I'd been playing a few years just to learn some new patterns, it added some interesting elements to my playing and is a handy reference.

"Jazz Soloing for Guitar" by Les Wise - A recent acquisition, which requires a somewhat advanced understanding of music theory to get into but it's also a VERY direct guide for developing jazz phrasing. Worth 10x the price tag.

>>73029480
Players should always take a few lessons to start. To catch bad habits. If you're beyond that, get a book, DVD or whatever format appeals to you and work through it. Sometimes, you can improve by learning an album by ear. Use tabs, if you're lazy.

I was playing shows in schools and bars, in that order, by 16. Working back from that, I probably started at 13 and I was in a band writing songs 3 months in. How different my life would have been if I didn't get that lawsuit Stratocaster for Christmas.

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>>73029523
Here. Now piss off!

>>73030287
>AJ Minette
>The Human Abstract
It's nice to see some THA appreciation. I'm still holding on to hope that they get back together one day, those dudes were too good to call it quits

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>>73029582
>>73029722
>>73029842
>>73030287
>>73030347
>>73030390
>>73030464
As I suspected, most of you were much younger when you initially started playing. I appreciate all the advice guys and I'll keep practicing perhaps a little differently now. I mean honestly what's the worst that could happen by pushing on?

>>73030647
Definitely, THA's "Nocturne" and BTBAM's "Colors" were hugely influential on my playing when I was 17-18. AJ Minette's use of classical phrasing showed me what I could do with my limited background in classical guitar, while Paul Waggoner's blues-y/jazz sound brought me back to my blues roots and how they could be applied to jazz and even death metal.

I was so happy when THA did "Digital Veil" and it was everything I hoped it would be. Really hope they come back with that lineup.

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>>73027980

LOL LMAO xD

>>73030670
nothing
just keep playing songs you can't play yet
and then out of desperation try something else
and come back to that riff 2 weeks later and find out you can play it now
and at some point you're going to hit a brick wall
then you know it's time to hit routine practices and music theory

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>>73030820
>AJ Minette's use of classical phrasing showed me what I could do with my limited background in classical guitar, while Paul Waggoner's blues-y/jazz sound brought me back to my blues roots and how they could be applied to jazz and even death metal.
>literally just two Van's Warped Tour wrist cutters playing the minor scale and palm muting

*****eye rolling intensifies*****

I've been playing for a few months and I feel like I've learned enough about the blues. What genre should I learn next? I don't have anything I already want to play, I don't really listen to music I just happened to find out I enjoy playing it.

>>73030909
Thank you for the advice anon, I'll definitely keep trying.

>>73030922
>I've been playing for a few months and I feel like I've learned enough about the blues

Bloozes dads absolutely BTFO. Most people are good at blues within the first year. Dad rock like Led Zeppelin, and ACDC, and Kiss are the second easiest behind blues so it would make sense to move to that

>>73030913
Maybe, but it got me somewhere. Idk about BTBAM being a "wrist-cutters" band, though.

>>73030988
>Ace Frehley and Angus Young taught me how to truly apply jazz based chord inversions into native Mongolian throat singing scales while still sticking to my mid 16th century Flamenco influenced Arabian pop music upbringing

>>73030960
never give up anon
I may be a bit further than you are right now
but I'm hitting a brick wall myself at the moment
So I'm gonna get back at it with a cycle of rigorous wrist motion practice and music theory
the conjecture is just gonna go around like that forever
you break the wall by sheer willpower and experience the scaling of a steep learning curve before hitting a wall again

>>73031085
Never change, /gg/.

>>73031085
lolwut?

>>73026534
Why is Spongebob music so good?
https://youtu.be/FPAdqzyWy3o
https://youtu.be/Hlz0kk5yPO4
https://youtu.be/Ff204h0_B4g
https://youtu.be/953vagWiMJM

>>73031864
The wah/filter on the pedal steel is truly magical. That show did have some great music, never really listened to it by itself

>>73031864
Amazing how it's all played on this guitar >>73026529

Is it necessary to play scale positions really fast up and down? I can play all 5 major scale positions comfortably at 150bpm and would like to move on to minor scale, pentathonic scales etc. It's just getting a bit dry after practising it for days.

>>73033743
Personally I would move on if you know the positions very very well
You seems like you are pushing yourself to play faster so fingers are coordination are only going to increase over time

>>73033743
It's necessary to be comfortable with playing scales and it's good that you can do it fast. But you should definitely experiment different sequences in playing the scales, modes etc.
To try and break out of a rut try improvising using 1 or 2 strings only a well.
Also, if you can play the major scale in a lot of positions then you must have somewhat touched on the aeolian mode consciously or subconsciously, and that is basically the minor scale.
Go ahead and try out the pentatonic scales and meld it together with the major and minor scales.
Experiment and keep it fun!

>>73033743
>all 5 major scale positions
Now learn all 7 using 3 notes per string. This will help you to more easily think in terms of modes later.

what's the best dadrock song? I reckon Boston, More than a feeling.

>>73035008
moarthana feeeeeeeeeeeelin
witrh a whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa

dunno,freebird I reckon

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>>73025844
What? Kill yourself idiot.

>>73035008
Pretty good answer.

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I've been gathering pedals for a long. I finally built myself a pedal boars. There is still room for a boss dd-7 delay. Next step is getting a Marshall dsl 40c tube amp to replace my cheap old Randall solid state.

>>73035456
let me rewrite this properly:


I've been gathering pedals for a long time. I finally built myself a pedal board the other day. There is still room for a boss dd-7 delay. Next step is getting a Marshall dsl 40c tube amp to replace my cheap old Randall solid state.

>>73035456
cool blog post, 7/10 would read again

>>73035471
I've been gathering pedals for a long time. I finally built myself a pedal board the other day. There is still room for a boss dd-7 delay. Next step is getting a Marshall dsl 40c tube amp to replace my cheap old Randall solid state.

>>73029480
I started at 13 learning a bunch of my fav songs.
I stopped for a while, got a bass. Im 22 now (re)learning music theory and stuff. Its not a race, take your time and develop yourself.

There some kids that are a million times better than me, but i know in time ill be where i want to be. Keep that attitude and practice every day. Treat it like a part time job, dedicate time and effort into learning it.

Guitar and bass are difficult, but you can do it anon

Are there any sites for bass sheet music for popular songs? I like learning my favorite songs but i want to practice reading and playing sheet music more. Thanks

I'm tired of playing rock and metal. Any interesting style of music to play with an electric guitar? Jazz is boring.

>>73035777
Blues
Shoegaze/Dream pop
Ska/Reggae
Country
Ambient

I need a audio infetterence

Budget is probably $5,000. What shoudmI get?

Anyone else feel like guitar is a dead instrument?

>>73035874
>asking for advice from /gg/ with 5 grand to spend

this isn't even good bait

>>73035874
>>73035883
>almost exactly one minute apart

I know it's fun posting bait but you need to learn to pace yourself

>>73035807
>Blues
Should have mentioned it but rock much like blues.

>Ska/Reggae
May be I'll look into reggae but I can't stand Ska

>Country
Chicken picking looks interesting

>Shoegaze/Dream pop
Not even sure what shoegaze is, I'll look into it.

>Ambient
Didn't even know people gave lesson on playing ambient guitar as a style.

>>73035977
>>Shoegaze/Dream pop
>Not even sure what shoegaze is, I'll look into it.
it's either gay vacuum cleaners or just gay jangle
The vaccum cleaning parts are fucking amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmhfN386Skw

While it's not made for electric guitar, classical is fun to play.

On top of that you can always mess around with less used techniques like slapping or two handed tapped chords.

Hey gg,
So I currently have four fuzz pedals on my board and want to trim a few out to make room for more types of effects. What should I get rid of? The pedals without labels are a fuzz factory and a woolly mammoth that I built.

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>>73036396
Forgot pic.

I'm new to guitar so I realise I shouldn't be worried about gear yet, but how do you determine which guitar is right for your sound?

I have a Squier strat, but when I get a nicer guitar I was wondering how you decide what to get. A lot of my favourites play a Fender Jaguar, but some play a Telecaster, others play Gretsch. Short of spending loads on gear, how do you decide what's right for you?

>>73036407
comfort is more important than sound, you can always tweak the differences down the line.
just go into a store and play them

>>73035977
By ska I don't mean third wave ska which is what you're thinking of. I mean first wave Jamaican. Came before reggae. Also ambient is fun to make on guitar

>>73036396
Why exactly do you need so many fuzz pedals? I can't critique really, because I don't own a fuzz pedal and frankly don't think I need one. But I can make an educated guess that FZ-5 is the odd one out. Simply because Big Muff and Fuzz Factory can cover almost anything you might want from a fuzz.
The only one I consider getting myself is velvet fuzz.

>>73026476
Old surf music is the sound you'd be trying to emulate. Fender/single cool guitars, Fender amp, clean channel, lots of reverb,

>>73027617
Dude a pack of strings is like $7.

>>73035456
>CH-1
>not small clone
Never gonna make it

Has anybody tried out the new Duo Sonics from Fender? I really dig the way they look. The small scale and hardtail is perfect for me and my playing and they have an orange one that I really like. I was gonna swap he bridge pickup for a JB and leave the stock single coil in the neck

>>73036407
Go to stores and play every guitar you can.

Start shortlisting, and work from there.

>>73036403
What's that pastel one? It looks pretty cute

>>73029321
Were you fucking eating it?

How do I transcribe the rhythm part of a song?

>>73035456
Why do you have a metal zone and a compressor pedal?

>>73036807
big muff

>>73037088
learn to listen
you can slow things down with audacity, but transcribe is better

>>73037117
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVG7MZ9HEhc

>>73036415
>>73036797
Thanks. I'm pretty tall and have big hands so it's not always easy. I'll see what my local shop has.

how do you manage to go to guitar shops like guitar center and get to play guitars in there

>>73037117
How do I know which chord is which?

>>73037154
6'4" with massive hands here.
All the more reason to try all the guitars - some will just feel better in the hand
A couple of mm in nut width can make a huge difference!

>>73036807
>>73037103

It's not the big muff. I think it's his homemade Fuzz Factory. The big muff is labeled in the picture

>>73037185
Play different chords until one matches the first chord.
Do the same for each subsequent chord.
If you can't work out the tonality, work out the root note first, then try to find the voicing

>>73037250
Thanks, do you know any site that helps with transcribing?

>>73037256
You could get a basic chord structure from any of the tab sites, then fill in details.

I usually start with a blank bit of paper and map out the structure Intro, verse, chorus etc
then divide these into bars, fill in chords, and basic rhythms.

Also worth remembering to work out whether the recording is in a different tuning to standard

>>73037154
>>73037218
Radius also makes a big difference. It's basically how "curved" the fretboard is. The bigger the radius is, the less it is "curved".
Most necks are 12", exceptions I can think of are 12-16" compound radius on Jacksons, 16" radius on most Ibanez, 9" on some JM models

>>73037426
Fender 7.25" best radius

>>73037246
the pastel one is the muff thats what you asked

>>73035008
Dogs, Pink Floyd. Get stoned out of your mind put on some headphones and get blown away.

>>73035471
You like the dsl? It sounds too hifi too me. Like fake and solid state.

>>73036430
I think you mean cuban jackass. Did you just guess it was from jamaica you god damn stupid hillary supporter

Anyone got experience using a volume pedal with software amp simulators?

I've only found really expensive midi out expression pedals.

Can someone tab out ravens by mount eerie for me

>>73037908
sent ;)

What are some ways to make guitar interesting again?

>>73029613
do I need to play gypsy jazz for this?

>>73027954
I don't get Chapman guitars at all, the price points just seem totally off, why would anyone want to pay that much money for a shitty Korean made guitar that's trying to be a knock off Tele or Les Paul? I get that people like the "le funny" youtube videos they do, but how does that correlate to people buying his shit guitars. For £400 I'd much rather have a Mexican Strat that a Chapman

Just moved to an flat with thin walls, can anyone recommend a good guitar interface for my macbook?

>>73038291
Metric Halo ULN-8

>>73038291
focusrite scarlett

>>73038279
You know those people in the youtube comments that scream "OH YEAH WELL I BET YOU CAN'T DO ANY BETTER AND YOU DON'T EVEN OWN A GUITAR COMPANY SO FUCK OFF" everytime you even slightly criticize the youtuber? Those people buy them

>>73038279
>shitty Korean made guitar
Korean made guitars can be pretty good, depending on the factory it was made in.

Chapman guitars however, are still overpriced. iirc their cheaper models are now Indonesian made, cost more than indonesian Schecters/Ibanez/ESP-LTD, and it's the same with their korean line.

It's literally just hype and marketing that's selling them, they did a very smart move by targeting youtube.

>>73036430
>>73037631
I was wondering about this. Pre-Reggae was Mento/Calypso/Skinhead. I don't remember anything standing out as proto-Ska. Give an example if you can.

has anyone here learned the piano after learning the guitar?

i'm doing that rn and have a question:
when learning a piece of music on the piano ,do you think of the left and right hand parts independently or as a whole.

closest guitar parallel i experienced was learning some of those nu-agey pieces where the right hand spends a lot of time on the neck. there, i learned not by considering left/right separately, but both parts as a whole.

>>73038572
Try the /pg/ faggot

>>73038605
don't be a meanie, cunt.

>>73035762
Bump. I want to be better at reading sheet music and want to make it fun

>>73037172
At Long and McQuade here in Canada you go pick one up and play it.

>>73038312
>Metric Halo ULN-8
4K price is crazy unless it's for a high end home recording studio

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Hi lads. I have been playing guitar on and off for about 2 years, but 5 months ago really begun to practice seriously. Lately, I hardly spend any time learning songs. I spend most of my time on technique exercises and scale practice. Most people here seem to learn lots of songs then play around with scales for a little bit. Am I doing this shit backwards? Am I going to be a shitter?

>>73038958
you should be doing both, m8.

spend a bit of time improvising as well.

>>73038958
No. I get complimented for my guitar playing all the time but i cant play a single song. But i can make something on the spot.

>>73039064
and the guy singing wonderwall goes home with your girlfriend.

>>73039079
>on /gg/
>has gf
pick one

>>73027349
that explorer is 1000000/10 imo

>>73039079
Yea but my 10 minute blues solo is so good imma end up fucking his mom.

>>73038697
Ultimate Guitar. Download guitar pro files and turn the TAB visibility off.

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Okay I found interesting info about Jackson King V. Dave's guitar was one of the first after the initial prototypes and after few years from this they started to mass produce these. As for a price it was pretty cheap actually when you think about it. These days their prices have increased while the manufacturing quality (i.e. lot of machines and Koreans) have declined.

I know lot of people on this thread only know Gibson... Is the quality of Gibson a myth these days? I was watching a video from their factory in US (I don't remember which place it was actually..) and they were really just churning those guitars out without much care.

m8's

I'd say I'm at an intermediate level when it comes to playing, but I can't compose nor improvise for SHIT (I spent most of my time learning songs I liked)

I really want to record something that's more than 10 seconds, should I learn hard theory for this?

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RG652MPBFX or RG652AHMFX?

>>73039751
Nebula Green looks 20x better. Natural Ash back is beautiful too

>>73039591
the last era of good gibsons is the late 90s, then id argue up until around 2005 it got more questionable, i have a 2005 gibson flying v which is absolutely fantastic but thats an exception i think

>>73039591

I've heard that Gibsons compare to RondoMusic guitars from Agile AL3000 and upwards, only Rondo sells them much cheaper.

My second guitar was an AL2000 and I love it, but I've yet to upgrade.

>>73040045
It's a shame that the mass marketing and the business minded practices which only value money instead of craftmanship and art is so common place. It's part of the decline of civilization as whole I think.

>>73040138
Just to add that when watching videos from NAMM 2017 and stuff there's so many different guitars and gear available it's kinda outrageous. Yet there's one thing which is common to them all: cheap manufacturing in Asia.

I mean Chinese have huge issues even with food, they use illegal pesticides and hormones, antibiotics to grow their cattle and they mix chemicals into their raw food which they sell forward to markets. Their hospitals are full of people because they are getting sick from the chemicals. They do it of course to gain money. This is the same mentality which goes towards to any kind of manufacturing there, including guitars.

What are some exercises I can do to practice rhythm guitar/chord work?

I've been working on scales/spider exercises to try and get better with lead for a few weeks and I can definitely feel a noticeable improvement but I'm still kind of awkward with chord changes.

>>73035456
Throw the metal zone in the trash
Don't get the dsl 40c, it doesn't sound good. There's much better options for the same price.

>>73040569
people write these things called songs, where you have to change chords and maintain rhythms, sometimes for minutes at a time.

>>73040876
holy crap i had no idea

>>73041507
It's been taking at least 26 hours for a thread to hit bump limit. Even last week it was every 12 hours. You're really close to accomplishing your goal.

>>73041904
this post also has no value by your own admission, therefore i shall not heed it and keep posting in the guitar threads on the 4chan music board

>just finished practising modes for five hours straight
beat that

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>finally able to afford American standard
>discontinued 5 months ago

>>73042060
Thats why you get the ecact same thing with a different name. The american professional. I just bought one

guys i have an old boss md-2 mega distortion pedal, It sounds ok-ish to me but I usually play dirty just with amp settings, is it just a shitty pedal and theres actually good distortion ones?

>>73042136
>neck made to play like a classical guitar
>for blues

no thank you, I'll stick with the actual strat.

>>73042160
>i have literally no idea what im talking about

The post.

>>73042171
>>73042136
>I have tiny hands and can't wrap my thumb around the neck anyway so it doesn't bother me

The posts.

>>73042230
>implying

>>73042183
>>73042230
>>73042233
Samefagging this hard

>>73041904
It's just a group of people wanting to get better at guitar
Believe it or not but getting better mastery over an instrument or anything really is a satisfying and fun process for most people

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>>73042259

>>73041687
Same here, been way too busy. I'm looking forward to see what you're cooking up.

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>>73042313
>>73042360
Stay mad you will never have one.

>>73040870
like what?

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>>73026534
>>73031864
>mfw I somewhat ironically spent an entire day learning a ton of spongebob music when i first got a slide

worth it desu

>>73042483
play some spongebob stuff and record it

>>73042425
I fucking hope I won't.

Treble-bleed circuit is kinda cool though.

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>>73042483
What rig and how do you get that tone? Don't you need one of these bad boys?

>>73039751
Why can't they find easier names for this gabario?

>>73029321
Jazz III XL
I used to swear by the big stubby's then I tried out the Jazz iii, never using anything else from now on

>>73042529
i'll upload some clips
>>73042571
i mean to get a genuine tone yeah. i just used the bridge pickup and tried to make it sound bright.

https://streamable.com/2j4lp
https://streamable.com/ozfy4

they're both really sloppy but it was fun

>>73042791
>https://streamable.com/2j4lp
>https://streamable.com/ozfy4

Thats kind of adorable

>>73042818
got a slide just for that baby

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R8

>>73042956
numale/10

>>73040134
>skillful shill but still selling swill

>>73042956
bretty gud

not what I'd choose but definitely better than the legions of predictable Ibanez 9-string distortowank tedium

>>73042956
I like how your protecting the hardwood by using a rug. But the shitty light rosewood neck bothers me.

>>73042956
Just buy a PRS

>>73042313
>samefag over-shoops screen shot
Your picture has no (You) so why did you respond at all. LOL!

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>>73031864
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCoN16zdM08
Fuck me, I didn't come here to feel

>>73043197
>LOL!

I bet you do actually laugh out loud at everything you say you sad fucking mouth breather

>>73043278
>laughing
>sad

>tfw I fell for the prs meme
how bad did I fuck up?

>>73043583
they are generic dad rocker guitars but at least it's not as bad as dudebro metal shit guitars

>>73043583
They are excellent but pricey guitars. The se models are for poorfags.

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>>73043233
>my heart is beating like the saddest metronome

>>73043814
Since when do metrones ping in d minor?

what's a good tremolo pedal that is decently compact? I don't want anything bigger than a regular sized pedal.

>>73044173
move your volume control up and down really fast

>>73044303
he's dead

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I summon thee Rickenbro.

>>73044173
A leslie cabinet

>>73044173
This is what I would get.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdiN3VrgsjQ

>>73044333
Checked

.>>73044328

:(

>>73044464

sent

>>73040045
First two years of the Nashville factory are alright, but after that it fucking tanked. My 2004 Flying V is the only Gibson I ever felt compelled to keep as my only Humbucker guitar after a Goldtop 2011 Les Paul that sounded cheap and body felt lazily and hastily made, my buddy's 2014 anniversary les Paul that's alright but seems like it should be for $1,700. I tried out a 2016 Flying V that sounded way too saturated and the gloss and finish looked overdone

>>73044394
thx. that's exactly it I love you you are great keep having a great life please

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>>73042956
I've been wanting to buy a Boss RE-20 for a while now, how often do you use it?
Also I've been meaning to repurchase an Orange Mustang since I sold my last two, but yours doesn't have the maroon stripe is it just an MiJ MG73?

>>73026069
Make sure you pay a fair price for this thing. The original Mustangs were known for being shitty. Hope this isn't a crap one, mate.

>>73044731
I got it two days ago. Its an mg69 for sure, the pickups and electronics and serial all add up. It's more of a yellow, but I was told that it's a rarer color. Even if it was a refinish (I paid around the same price of what other mg-69s go for), it looks great and it wouldn't bother me.

>>73044731
Oh and I use the RE-20 pretty often. It's my main delay. The reverb by itself isn't great, but I can do cool shit by putting it before the Palisades. The feedback is also pretty crazy when you're oscillating, insanely loud compared to something like an mxr analog delay. It depends on what you're using it for, really.

post beautiful solos like this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue7gZnVAcVA

>>73045055
https://youtu.be/XVxWUV-nE_8

>>73045131
pantera and dimebag were a joke

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I haven't bought any luxury items for half a year and I'm getting close to impulse buying because I'm feeling miserable. Should I /gg/?

>>73045639
Sure why not

How does guitar rig 5 sound compared to a $200 amp like the Fender Mustang 2 V.2 40W

>>73045639
Do it man. I just got an american strat just because i asked here and someone said yes get it.

>>73045639
Eastwood ain't a luxury, ni/gg/a. I have one and I could have easily passed. It's the little things... Knobs that easily lift off; Clunky pickup switch; fretboard dye on my fingers; Improper setup; Overall, not worth the thousand plus I spent on it. I probably could have purchased a MIA Fender for near the price. Dafuq was I thinking? It was made in Korea, for fuck's sake!

>>73046648
>how does a piece of software sound?

You aren't actually that retarded, are you? Sort of depends on what headphones/monitors you use.

>>73044750
Yea I'm aiming for under $1,000

>>73044919
I'd be using it for Thee Oh Sees type of delay because I don't have money for the Space Echo and I already use two other reverbs so I'm good.

>>73042661
The names are really descriptive though, it literally tells you the specs

>RG = model
>7 = 7 string
>5 = tier
>2 = 2 humbuckers
>AH = Ash body
>M = Maple fret board

>>73042956
8/10

The rug gets a 10/10 that shit is beautiful

>>73048543
>It literally tells you the specs
Serial number =/= Name
you fuck, I'm saying I'd much rather them call it some stupid bullshit model name like "LolitaLittleSister(Male)Force '60s studio" or some shit

gibe feedback pls

https://clyp.it/aezmwm13

>>73048917
>Having an attention span this poor

>>73046826
very low quality shitpost

>>73046648
Guitar rig is the worst sounding amp sim that isn't freeware. I feel bad for you if you get it.

>>73049016
sounds good on this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-lL4gl5t1s

>>73048972
If you think sone neuman nearfields sound the same as some 20 buck walmart computer speakers you're either

retarded
tone deaf
delusional
trolling
or you're an amateur

If you're playing through some dollar store headphones that cost the same as a pack of gum it's undoubtedly going to sound like shit conpared the amp's speaker which is designed for guitar.

>>73049254
anon didnt say what his speakers are

how do i get my vibrato to sound chill like this

https://youtu.be/uM6wjk_vIIU

>>73048945
why does it have those artifacts like it was digitally slowed down?

>>73049370
its on the acoustics only
they were recorded with "generic asio driver"

>>73049322
Are you stupid? The whole point of this anon's post >>73046826 was that no one could advise him because we didn't know what the amp sim would be heard through. Learn this language before you try to criticize someone you fucking money.

>>73049080
No it doesn't. It's sounds like a software ano trying to mimic a line 6.

>>73049446
>Learn this language before you try to criticize someone

>can't spell monkey

>>73049446
IF IT WILL BE PLAYED THROUGH SHITTY HEADPHONES OR UNEXPENSIVE COMPUTER SPEAKERS IT WILL SOUND BAD, OF FUCKING COURSE

>>73048917
Ibanez doesn't just have one or two versions of each model though. Even if the body type is and pickup setup is the same, the fretboard and body wood can vary drastically. It's easier to just look at the name and know exactly what you are getting in that specific guitar

>>73049480
My typo is less atrocious than your reading comprehension you third world favella living piece of shit. I wish I was your country's dictator or cartel leadet so I could have your fingers chopped off so no one would have to hear your shitty vibrato or read your stupid posts ever again. I'd be doing the world a sevice.

>>73049552
>favella
>leadet

>>73049499
Fender and mesa tube amps sound great on these shitty headphones so why does this thing sound so bad. It's the source you fucking child not the output

Whats some slow and low guitar to listen to if I have a gnarly headache

>>73049579
I'd be there to call every single machete strike out. I'd personally whip you while I make you sharpen the blade with your feet bound. If you refused I'd put my boot against the back of your head and force your face into the grinder. I'd post a video on youtibe and /gg/ would be cheering me on.

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>>73027349
>No ES-335 in the lineup

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I'm thinking about buying a Les Paul in alpine white. I've wanted one for a while

Is it worth it to save up for the "supreme" (pic related)? Or should I just one that's less flashy and cheaper? Is there a noticeable difference in sound/ build quality with the custom shop gibsons?

>>73049722
>>73049552
Fuck off dude, if Sam isn't spamming there's no reason to fuck with him.

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>>73043233
>>73043814
>Tfw Spongebob Squarepant's creator is going to die in the next few years and there's nothing you can do about it
Fuck ALS in the ass.

>>73049688
ok then youre shitposting

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>>73049896
That's because it's already a standard model.

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>>73050220

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Why haven't you faggots bought the cool new Butthole Fuzz from EarthQuaker™ Devices yet for only $299?

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when the hell do my fingers stop hurting? when i first started playing i was doing classical and it was more of a sharp pain. now i'm strumming on classical and it's a burning pain. my calluses haven't gotten any bigger and my play time is always shortened because after a certain point of pushing through it just hurts a ridiculous amount. i'm mostly on nylon strings and sometimes strum on my steel acoustic or electric. been practicing at least every other day for about 2 years.

pic related isn't me. i have small circular calluses and my fingertips have flattened.

any tips to build them up or stop the pain?

Beginner here, is there anything wrong with learning the one finger versions of guitar riffs?

>>73047993
I bought a used Belle Epoch (as well as a Music Man 1x12) recently after listening to a lot of Thee Oh Sees and never turn it off now. Tape delay is my favorite guitar meme.

>>73050620
how are you positioning your wrist? IN GENERAL, your wrist should be as un-arched as possible. this obviously isnt possible all the time, but fixing it to be more parallel with the ground can sometimes help the amount of pressure you need to finger.

>>73050654
like what, barre chords? what specifically? understanding the underlying chord dynamics is way more important than finger positions.

>>73050796
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hIvyh0V9H3U

>>73027349
With their recent output I have no idea what "custom" is even supposed to mean anymore.

>>73050620
Basically you just have to keep at it until you get deep calluses and the pain eventually goes away.
But you can augment a few things to help along the way:
1. A good exercise is to put just enough pressure on a string to play cleanly. This is very difficult to change over night but try and practice with this mindset.
2. Adjust the action on your guitar. It may be that the action is set up way too high. If it's an acoustic, then you probably would want to take it into the shop so they can work on the nut and bridge, or maybe replace it.
3. Try changing the strings on your guitar. You sacrifice some tone going lighter but once you get used to the lighter gauge, you can gradually move up.

>>73038291
Same dude here, only got 2 replies for my q.
Any other home recording nerds out there want to recommend a good interface for my macbook pro?

>>73051547
used focusrite 2i2

>>73051606
Any benefit of going the more expensive thunderbolt model?
Or should I stick with USB?

>>73051655
USB will be less expensive. I have a USB, firewire interface and honestly dont experience any latency issues. The only reason to get a more expensive interface is having more inputs

>>73051713
Thanks mate.
At the moment, I don't see why I would ever need more than 2 inputs.

>>73051801
No problem. I would also suggest maxing out the RAM on your computer, and maybe adding second HD just for recording. Some software does better on a non OS installed hard drive.

>>73051859
Thanks again for the advice.
Are you using any specific recording and amp modeling software?
Thinking if I should use a guitar - pedalboard - interface, then use an amp modeler software.

I used 3 tuners to tune my guitar
My fender tuner tunes higher than the other
The online tuner I used is in the middle of the two
And my clip on tuners tunes lower than the others

Wat do?
Buy a quality tuning pedal?

>>73050620
There is no way you have been practicing that often for 2 fucking years and havent gotten callouses yet

>>73051904
I usually mic up my amp and compress and eq it within the software. Amplitude is decent for plugging straight into the interface. You can ever find a cheap used line6 pod and plug it into the interface. Experiment with what you have and make a choice based on that.

>>73052638
Oh I use Pro Tools 11 and Logic Pro 9. PT I use for live instrument recording and Logic I use for composing everything on the computer.

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give me one good reason why I shouldn't.

>>73052970
Black isn't a very good tone colour

>>73052146
Do they have a setting for changing the pitch of an A (eg 440hz to 442hz) I didn't realize one of my tuners had this until recently, my tuning had been a few cents off

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>>73052970

>>73050742
Haha guess what amp I'll be running it through?

>>73053320
I would have a fucking heart attack

>>73042459
Fender Bassbreaker 18/30 for example. Tried out the DSL40c thinking I'd buy it but chose the Fender over it. Sounded so much better.
Some other examples would be Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III, Vox AC15 C1, Orange Rocker 15. All are around the same price range, different features, but they all sound better than the DSL40C.
I recommend getting a used amp, since people often sell amps that have barely seen use with a hefty discount from the original price

>>73053929
Depends what sound you want, the Marshall does those dirty dad rock tones better than anything else

>>73053929
>Fender Bassbreaker 18/30
>no effects loop
>DSL40c
>no effects loop

Because it would put $5 on the price of the amp

new new new
thread thread thread

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>>73054089