/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

First for how do I split a p-90?

>>73117403
Cut it in half, smartass

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Vintage Japanese Ibanez pedals are better than vintage Soviet EHX Pedals.

Debate.

You guys are fags.

>>73117490
That would damage the pickup.
Any real advice around here?
Shitposters like this fag are the reason why /gg/ thread move slower every day.

>>73117516
Who gives a shit? All anyone needs is a decent multi-fx unit and the patience to make it sound good.

>>73117553
This guy knows.

>>73117553
There are diagrams online senpai

>>73117553
Dude I was just going to post a meme but I sincerely hope you don't think this is true. Like I can't even make a joke about it in good conscience.

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My brother made this guitar in grad school several years ago and I get to babysit it for the next year or so while he's out of the country. The action definitely needs to be lowered, but otherwise it plays pretty nicely and has a good clean tone. It's just heavy as fuck.

>>73117536
I posted this in the last thread. You either get a really hot stacked P90 and split it, or you get a really hot true single coil P90 and you tap it, since that's all you can do with a single coil.

Other than that, I don't know, take two individual 3-string wide half-P90s and wire them up like a P-Bass split coil? That's just mad scientist shit.

>>73117623
>heavy as fuck
That's good, dense tonewood is the best tonewood

>>73117626
But how?

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>>73117623
Another angle

>>73117623
Shit in your hand and rub it in your neck.
That helps reduce the toanweight

>>73117536
You can't split a single coil dumbass. Do you even know what coil splitting is?
People like you are why I never come to this general.

>>73117726
Actually people like this is why people are leaving this general.
Faggots that couldn't play to save their lives and know jack-shit about guitars, yet have the nerve to call others dumbasses

>>73117619
I'm being quite serious. I use my Boss ME-50 every day with great results. I always run a little bit of compression and noise reduction. I've got reverb that sounds better than my amp's spring reverb. Delay is delay. No problems there. I like the "enhance" setting on the Tone Modify section for more clarity, especially on bass (yup, I use it for bass, too. No ME-50B needed). The dirt section has some useful settings. "Screamer", for example, is a great clean boost, just like the Tube Screamer.

If I had a mic, I'd post clips. Maybe my Rockband mic will work

What's the hardest exercise in your practice routine?

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>>73117781
At least I know its a ruse now

>>73117781
I have an ME-80 and I can add to this.
Get a nice chewb amp, a good multi fx and you're set

>>73117726
>>73117755
Pls don't leave, I'm knowledgeable, I can play, and I honestly just come here to talk about my hobby without the snobby, uptight vibe of regular guitar forums. I post clips of my playing and encourage others to do the same.

WE'RE NOT ALL BAD PEOPLE

Then help this guy out.
>>73117403
I'm curious about this as well.

>>73117376
Urban Outfitters signature model.

>>73117849
Y-you're alright anon. I think I'll stick around for a bit.

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First in this thread for one of these. Will post template too. Show me what you got. I want to see what you got.

>>73117849

Thank you for your service.

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Template.

>>73117846
>tubes
I'll pass. Solid state is where it's at. Its bad reputation is totally undeserved. Some solid state amps sucked way back in the day. So what? My Acoustic 134 sounds fucking great.

>>73118057
Once I finish taking this dump, I'll post a Clyp. 'Bout to show these nerds how good an ME-50 and a solid state amp can sound.

>>73118087
I've heard a lot of good and bad Class D amps, same for tubes.

A good amp is a good amp, doesn't really matter what the guts are.

>>73117797

Writing exciting and cool music.

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>>73118057
repostan
Vigiers are pretty dope Anon, what do you think about the fretless ones ?

>>73118168
FUCKING...THIS!!!
All the technical ability in the world doesn't mean SHIT if you can't play what people actually want to listen to.

Former shredder, I have since seen the light.

>>73118225
I think they design some pretty cool fretless guitars but honestly I'm not all that crazy about fretless electric guitars in general. Fretless basses, on the other hand...

But yeah, I love Vigier's designs and it would be great to own one someday. That being said, I really like Strats in general and if the Vigier thing doesn't work out a decent set of single coils for my Fender would be just as good.

>>73117726
this literally

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>>73118057

>>73117520
Why so much hate?

>>73117700
Nice guitar

>>73118057
>Snarky Puppy

That band is so corny.

>>73117700
Is it a 3 piece neck thru?

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>>73118057

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>>73118057

>>73118518
Bolt-on. Look at the neck joint

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>>73118533
>that ugly ass mexican jazzmaster
dream bigger anon

>>73117700
>>73118662
Picture of the back please

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>>73118830
That wasn't me, but he's right. The neck is bolted on.

>>73118651
Nice taste all around dude.

>>73118502
A little bit, idk how corny though. I've just started getting into them.

Anyone ever get this after a gig/playing for someone?
>BRO THAT WAS SICK XD
>U SHRED BRO
>HAHA BUT.....CAN U PLAY....SMOKE ON DA WATER? HAHAHAHAHH XD!!!
This joke isn't funny, I've heard it 1000 times.

>>73119040
A lot of my friends like them, I always have to bite my tongue around them. Their music feels so robotic, like smooth jazz but somehow worse, I saw them live once and it pissed me off.

Compared to 70s fusion they sound so stiff

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

>>73119021
no

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>>73118057

>>73118981
I see. He chose a very nice piece of wood for the body.

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>>73118057

Both my guitars are unplayable right now...so I'll play bass for a while.

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>>73118057
repostin
everyone please tell me what i need

Howdy folks. Just starting out with guitar

Would it be better for me to learn major scales and chords before trying to noodle around songs I like?

Also I'd like to learn the rhythm section for certain songs I dig but how does one know the chord the guitarist is playing without using shit ultimate-guitar tabs? Is that just a matter of learning enough chords to build a solid mental library? I want to learn without tabs if I can

>>73119317
something to cut out the ground noise of stacking all those amps together

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>>73118057

>>73118533
>>73118651
>>73119201
>>73119291
>>73119317
>>73119380
am i the only one to think that these thigns are fucking embarrassing? i mean there's nothing wrong with taking a picrture of your stuff and talking about it but now we roleplaying or what?

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Posting superior chart meme, template in a minute.

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>>73118057
the dream rick will probably end up being a peavey t-40 in all likelihood.

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>>73119435
Should mention I have the bass wah now.

>>73119434
yes

why did you fags start that little ugly chart? we already have this big one going

>>73119455

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>>73119434
You're not the only one. I'm busting my ass over here trying to nail a solo to post for my fellow guitarists instead of fantasizing about gear

>>73119467
I don't blame them, some of the templates are harder to find, I just happened to have the master race chart.

>>73119434
Just the dream gear part, but I remember what it was like to be a kid. Most gear after a certain price point does the same shit.

>>73119455
how is the acapulco gold? i've seen a lot of hate for it online.

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Pick up your guitar and post an improvised jam. Don't even listen to it, just post it.

https://clyp.it/h5ic2vcm

>>73119479
i don't have anything against gearposting really, people used to take nice pictures of their gear and show it off and that was cool.

but it's something about creating your little gear character and even drawing a little avatar of yourself that really rustles my jimmies, what the fuck is this little game?

>>73119497
Personally I use it more as a boost than as my main sound, but it does a decent job of getting the tone right. Through the Mig 50 it honestly sounds more like a Beta Lead than a Model T, I could play Red Fang riffs and sound dead on.

>>73119434
I dunno mang, i did mine to sort of figure out just what would my dream gear be and maybe get some recs from other anons. Seems perfectly reasonable to me.

>>73119336
No one here gives a fuck about you. That being said practice on your dexterity and chord changing speed.

>>73119559
so you had to paste stock photos of things you like into MS paint and resize it to an ugly pixelated icon and then draw a little stick figure of yourself like a 5 year old in order to realize that you want to buy it?

what the fuck is this about?

>>73119647
Keep non guitar/obvious shitposting to a minimum please.

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>>73119434
it's nice to dream
>>73119378
i will never have that many amps anyways. way too loud.

truth be told i have more than enough for what i need right now, and i'm very happy with it. no hum or unwanted noise at all really.

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>>73118057

>>73119512
Been trying to get a good take of this solo for five-ever.
Ignore the metronome, I rushed my one other good take out of 20+ takes and I wasn't about to let it happen again. Solo is from A Place in the Sun by Casiopea, my all-time favorite song and band.

https://clyp.it/mb3wy0ld

>>73119777
yeah, don't try to shut me up because you don't like what i'm saying man, that's a real pussy move
you can post your stick figure self all you want, and i can tell you what i think about it.

>>73119835
>it's nice to dream
it is, but do we have to avatarfag this badly and rid the thread with resized stock pictures?

>>73119977
Why is this a problem anon, why are you so angry.

What other pictures would you like people to post.

>>73119977
probably not. but it's harmless fun anyway, so yeah i guess we do have to.

>>73120012
anime

>>73119647
Didn't draw shit, the stick figure is in the template. Also, making one of those sort of helps you clarify what it is that you want/need to add to your gear. I don't see how is that so difficult to understand. Why are you so upset? People do far dorkier things in the internets.

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>>73119455
thanks for the good template

>>73119977
i think you should make one anon. join us

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How do I sound like le Melvins man?

>>73120132
Nails in speakers
EMG pickups
Line 6 amp head
Babble incoherently into microphone
Call Dave Grohl a cunt
Convince people Courtney Love killed Cobain

>>73119977
You dont even know who the fuck youre talking to i didnt draw no damn stickman. Quit acting like a menopausal bitch

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>>73118533
I see tht you're trying to be a better person.../10

>>73118651
meme guitar

>>73119201
nice taste

>>73119435
pleb

>>73119450
you're also trying to be a better person.../10

but ricks doesn't have output jut go fender

>>73119897
very cool, is that a strat you're using?

>>73120012
well there's nothing wrong with gearposting, but when you post a pixelated icon of a guitar next to a stick figure of yourself like a 6 year old writing writing a letter to santa, it kind of defeats the prupose.

take some nice photos of your stuff, tell us what you think of it. look for a nice picture of that bass you want, talk about why you want it.

>>73120216
it's cool anon. do whatever you want.

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>>73120099
that's a nice guitar anon. how's that korean qc though?

>>73120220
>Shit taste
>Shit gear
>Brazilian
>Calls me a pleb
Sure pal.

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>>73119455

>>73120220
I played a p bass my high school's jazz ensemble and really liked it so I might do that. I just have a slight preference for the Rick sound.

>>73120296
It's comparable to an American Fender. The bass contour thing is a meme but otherwise it's pretty great.

>>73118811
>>73119559

>>73120403
>>73119647

>>73119512
Improvised jam here
https://clyp.it/mb3wy0ld

Only 90s kids will remember

>>73120379
as a non brazilian who enjoys brazilian music, this meme must end. american butthurt is more cringeworthy than brazilian poverty.

>>73120492
Then move to Brazil and live in dirt poverty where you can be ignorant of the internet and shitposters.

>>73120132
Is that an 800 or 900?

>>73120519
1000

>>73120492
T. Huemonkey

>>73120541
So a 2000 then

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>>73120261
>Strat
What kind of normie do you take me for? It's a Carvin Bolt kit. Best Strat copy ever. I wish all Strats came in hardtail.

>>73120518
do you honestly not realize how retarded you seem now? i've been to brazil. great music, great landscapes, great girls, uma delícia. where does this obession even come from?

>>73120591
>Defending Brazilians
You must be new here.

>>73120591
Out you go

>>73120609
ah, yes. we've had a few shitposters from brazil. and now we have a couple presumably americans shitposting in their stead. just as bad if not worse.

>>73120666
>Being this mad
Back to Sao Paulo, cunt.

>>73120690
ok, i will CALM DOWN. just stop shitposting, pretty please with sugar on top.

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excited to receive my first thru-neck guitar.

>>73120666
neck yourself stupid monkey

>>73120718
>Still brazilposting
It's time to leave the thread, pal.
>>>/trash/

>>73120758
>>73120766
i really, really like brazilian guitar music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLOqNeCps20

>>73120804
I don't think you read the posts you quoted so I'll re-link them for you.
>>73120766
>>73120758

>>73118434

lmao :)

>>73120853
oh sorry anon, i'm just pointing out these apes are quite skilled.
but go ahead and demonstrate how a devote guitarist like yourself can easily outperform them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTgruOHPZs0

>>73120720
Why did you post a set-neck guitar, then?

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Guys why is it that other guitarists are always total fags?

>>73121028
Maybe it's not them, it's you

>>73120986
It's a play on words. The neck is through, kaput, done once it snaps.

>>73121097
It's not a good joke if you have to explain it.

>>73121137
I'm not him, I'm also not dense.

>>73121028
lmao who's this edgelord

>>73121028
>neckbeard
CHECK

Here's a song I made with my loop pedal:
https://clyp.it/bqn053hr
One of my favorite songs in GTA V, along with You're the One for Me and Haboglabotribin'.

>>73122128
Its aight. Whats that scratching?

>>73119512
https://clyp.it/x02o2jqh

Featuring shitty Guitar Rig tones

Got a Ric 4003 coming tomorrow. Tell me your thoughts on them

>>73122181
That scratching...is scratching.

I didn't feel like plugging in my keyboard to lay down a drum track, so I did guitar scratches like a drum set. Just looper things.

>>73122384
It sounds like shit

>>73122268
Nice solo at the end. Needs less delay though...though...though...though

>>73119587
i like you

>>73122533
Im here to shitpost and actually help anon. Not just shitpost.

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>>73122430
Here, just imagine I played this instead:

https://clyp.it/pmfgkd15

>>73122336
Not my cup of tea, although I like their sound.

>>73122602
That too sounds like shit

>>73122687
Gimme a few minutes, I'll show you what shit REALLY sounds like

or buy me a USB mic, if that's what you're getting at

>>73122750
Ok anon. Ill be here waiting. I was gonna ask you what do you use to record? Im gonna buy a desktop soon and want to know where to start. What are the mic differences?

>>73117755
>Couldn't play to save their lives
>don't know Jack shit about guitars

Original p90's are humbucker sized single coils. You can't split them but if you want to tap them it's possible but pointless. P90's are supposed to sound t h i c c.

>>73122800
I use my phone because I'm cheap and lazy. My old iPhone actually had a decent mic. I could record guitar, drums, and bass without too much clipping. Used to use a Rockband mic with an old laptop, but the laptop broke. Ideally it would be a Blue Snowball. I don't know much about microphones or recording, though.

Anyway, if anyone ever says "That sounds like shit!" and you wondered what "shit" sounded like, this is it.

https://clyp.it/zfhmlubu

>>73122962
Thats the best music you will ever put out

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Somebody new in the apartment next to me. I swear to God that I jumped when she sneezed. There goes my night time playing. Fuck! The walls are even too thin for headphone playing. I can hear paper crinkling over there, for fuck's sake.

>>73123373
Masturbate loudly

>>73123373
This is when you practice a Santana set list and get a job playing music

>>73119101
I can understand that, I would say they're my favorite jazz group at the moment but there are solo artists that play with large ensembles that I enjoy a lot more (they just aren't "bands" so I didn't feel like it fit the category). I loved Kamasi Washington's "The Epic", the whole album has such a free spirit to it. I also really like BADBADNOTGOOD (who I should have mentioned) and Miles Mosley. I was just trying to give a general rundown of the kinds of bands I like that were also representative of the kind of music I like to play and write.

what actually is that "hi-gain" pickups in rickenbacker 330/360?

>lapsteelfag

Putting the finishing touches on the jam from a couple threads ago.

https://clyp.it/pul25gmb

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>>73117376
I want something like this. Probably not from halo guitars, but I really want something like this.

My thumb really hurts because it's all I use for picking. Picking with a pick is hard for me. Would a thumb pick be good for me since I use my thumb a lot and it won't hurt my actual thumb.

Drums are objectively the best the best instrument to play in a band setting. Hand, linear, kit, a good drum beat will trump all else when it comes comes to vibing. I'd rather drum with 4 drummers than play guitar in a full band. Guitarists want to make themselves sound good and then the band as a whole, percussionists want everything to sound good and cohesive. Guitarists are more concerned with impressing the audience than filling their pocket, and the conservative ones have no idea when to break that pocket and put a song over the edge.

I kind of rambled. But a good percussion groove is more pleasant to listen to than guitarists being themselves.

>>73123570
A bit boring desu.

>>73123749
https://distinctiveguitar.com/electrics/suhr/suhr-classic-j-custom-jazz-bass-buckeye-burl-28319/?gclid=Cj0KEQjw9r7JBRCj37PlltTskaMBEiQAKTzTfKw5dimsnXhrEv4GpYTSkSJu7lqohRnleHpCDnHW1dwaAoiS8P8HAQ..


Keisel makes some nice looking ones too

>>73123799
2/10 fuck off

>>73123851
I just love spalted maple, although I have concerns now that I know how spalting is created and how it could (in theory) lead to a catastrophic problem.
that and a nice fat humbucker right up against the fretboard. I did that to a cheap bass, drilled a new cavity and experimented with placing the pickup right against the neck. It's a great sound.

>>73123895
Check out carvin / keisel. They do custom stuff usa made

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>>73123851
>Keezul

>>73123923
>usa made
I'd look into a european luthier or manufacturer anyway.

>>73123889
I'm serious

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My board

what the fuck is with bass players and having to be so fucking loud

this fucking guy im playing with drowns out the entire band even though we keep telling him to turn the fuck down

if i move the saddle on my strat back and forth but it make it flat or sharp does that mean my frets are fucked?

>>73124001
Get the most expensive thumb pick there is: a Blue Chip. Report back to us with results.

Should last forever, not unlike a thumb.

>>73124188
cant tell if troll

thats what saddles are supposed to do nimrod

>>73124188
doesnt make it*

and to clarify, the octave wont match the pitch of the open string

>>73124209
does it change the octave at all? or when you move it back and forth it doesn't do anything? is it the same on every string or just one string?

>>73123799
It might, give it a try

>>73124240
the others move but not the 5th and 6th

do i have to move these strings more than the others?

>>73124179
Bass player here. Sometimes we underestimate our power. Also, it's fun to play loud. Why don't you turn your little shitbox up louder to compete with my 4 (count 'em, FOUR) thundering 15s?

>>73124334
because it's fucking band practice not a show STOP PLAYING LOUD YOU MOTHER FUCKERS

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>>73124190
$40 worth of thumbpick right here. Is it worth it? Only you can decide.

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>>73124360

>>73119317
whats the guitar on the far left? been looking for one that doesnt cost a bomb

>>73124307
are the high E to D matching the octave or no?

for the A and low E, check the saddle and make sure it's sitting on it correctly and there isn't a kink or whatever on the saddle screwing it up

also what kind of guitar is it

>>73124334
Because everyone has to match the drummer's volume, you absolute dummy.

should i buy a revstar tomorrow

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>>73124469
Are you a time traveler or something? Who the hell wants a vintage archtop?
>What kinda neck you want, Pham?
Cut a baseball bat in half, then put decades worth of tension on it, necessitating a neck reset. Also, make sure the tuners crumble up REAL good when I try to tune them
>I gotchu bruh. How you want the action?
You know when you first start a game of limbo and the pole's as high as it can go?
>Say no more. How you want it to sound?
You know how a regular flat-top dreadnought sounds?
>Yea, really good
Yeah, well, make it really dead, midrangey, and quiet. I'm tryna play that "jazz".

>>73124625
Yes

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>>73118057
Posting again for additional self-involvement.

>>73124625
no idiot buy a vintage sg2000

>>73124645
what color my boy

>>73124730
>sg2000
no

Whats a dope album thats fun to learn on guitar
that wont be too difficult?
bored abd just wanna learn some songs

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>>73124469
>>73124644
it's a 1932 epiphone triumph masterbilt. my dad gave it to me. it's super rare and i've only seen a couple for sale on obscure websites for ~$4000, so probably within your definition of a bomb. it does have a big midrange sound, not "dead", and DEFINITELY sounds nothing like any flat-top guitar. also, it's one of the best guitars i've ever played. perfect action, frets, neck is not thick at all. 10/10 instrument and my favorite guitar.

>>73124515
A and E are both slightly sharp all the rest are fine

its a squier strat

>>73124793
I had a lot of fun learning Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" when I first started out. Anything by Hendrix is fuckloads of fun to play if your technique is fairly developed; I figured out almost all of "Are You Experienced?" in about a week and other musicians love jamming on it.

>>73124826
is just a piece of wood who fucking cares

>>73124868
On my squier i had to pull back the E string's saddle all the way back, even then it was still sharp. The other strings were fine I think

>>73123805
kinda unrelated but i love when people use drum vsts and say you that you can't tell the difference between the computer and a real drummer, just proves that a lot of musicians don't feel or understand what drums are actually doing. all the great drunmers i've had the priveledge to play with adapt to the other musicians. if someone is consistently off time the drummer leeches on to it to lock their accents with the offtime parts. so many people think that slightly time shifting parts with midi drums to make the drum machine seem slightly off time to make it human are so ignorant's funny.

>>73124793
led zep II

the hardest things i can think of on the album are the lemon song and the heartbreaker solo, but the heartbreaker solo is just a complete random mess anyway.

>>73124793
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity

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>>73124625
>>73124730
SG500. All the other SGs are expensive as fuck. I mean, I'd take an SG3000 over a Les Paul Custom any day, but that's a lot of money. The 1000 and 2000 aren't exactly bargain bin specials, either. Just look at this fucking SG3000, though. What a piece of art.

>>73124826
Well, that's actually a cool archtop. I'm thinking of old plywood shitboxes, not real archtops.

>>73120132
Sunn Beta Lead
Boss Bass OD
A Les Paul or similar guitar

>>73124933
pushed them all the way back

the A is good, E is still a little sharp but its fine thanks

>>73125111
slightly sharp isn't a big deal on the thicker strings. unless you play light like a fairy, the strings are always going to be slightly sharp. no one really notices it

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>Never adjusted my Floyd Rose
Where do I even fucking start? I need to set the action AND the intonation. My guitar plays like shit because I've never set up the stupid bridge. I never even use the bar. Not worth dealing with the detuning during bends.

Also, I need to take the neck off my guitar to adjust the truss rod, I desperately need a fret job, and the electronics are starting to cut out...again. It'll play like butter one day. I swear it.

>>73125438
why would you buy a guitar with a floyd rose if you never use it

i dont understand you people

>>73124733
Ash grey maple top

>>73124644
You've never played a nice vintage archtop have you? If you ever get the chance try to play a 1920s/1930s L5 , probably the least "dead" sounding guitar you will ever play.

>>73125511
>If you ever get the chance
Big "if". Of course an L5's going to sound good. Not in my hands, though. I don't know enough chords.

>>73125438
Watch many videos & make sure you dont dull the knife edges when lowering the posts

I'm thinking about getting the ja-90.

Anyone have any experience with this?
http://shop.fender.com/en-US/electric-guitars/telecaster/jim-adkins-ja-90-telecaster-thinline/product-026235.html

Anyone got personal experience with Schecter? I've been trying to pick between the Stiletto 4 and the Stealth 4. I've played them and they sound and feel great, but I'm paranoid the thing will shit on me within a month.

>>73125577
Theyre solid

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>>73125461
I used to be a shredder. It was a long time ago. I'm a different person now. I understand exactly what I want in an instrument.

>>73125683
if that's the case it's probably easier to just block it off entirely instead of constantly adjusting those stupid springs and dealing with all that crap

>>73125555
Dull the knife edges? You mean by adjusting the posts while the strings are under full tension?

Been there, done that.

>>73118087
Peavey Bandit 112, Roland Blues Cube, and Orange Crush Pro are all terrific solid state amplifiers.
Inexpensive to buy as well as maintain, light weight, and not fragile like valve amps.

>>73118533
>thinking you need a Big Muff with an Orange amplifier when you really just need the footswitch

>>73125715
The 5 springs are tight enough that the bridge doesn't move. Regardless, it still needs to be intonated. I can't do jack shit until I get a fret job. I have high action because I fret out BADLY on bends past the 12th fret. The low strings are really low and poppy past the 12th fret, too.

Should I just go to a luthier at this point? I don't know any. How do I find a good one?

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is it possible to make really twinkly math-rock-like stuff on a bass instead of a regular guitar? it's the sound I want but a bass is all I have/know how to play

>>73126069
get a piccolo bass or really thin strings.

>>73126079
>>73126069
I'm not 100% sure but I think you can use these strings on a regular scale length bass to get that piccolo bass sound. It's as close as you're going to get.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/daddario-exl280-xl-piccolo-bass-regular-long-string-set?

>>73118434
sauce?

Are there any free software/apps/websites that plays guitar chords set to whatever beat/tempo I want. The closest I could think was ableton but I don't have that on my urgent computer.

>>73124160
what's that big black pedal

>>73123373
Put a blanket up or something.

>>73126069
Yeah, just gotta be smart

I'm shit only in the studio
what do??

>>73127338
take xanax or some shit

>>73127338
I'm shit only in toilet

Maybe you make shit in toilet. Good for toilet, good for studio

>>73127407
I am not a degenerate

How do you play with such attitude?

https://youtu.be/sIeMsdxuJ0g

>>73127338
Actually you're shit all the time, you only realize it when you have to be super critical and listen back for all your mistakes

Practice more, record yourself at home to correct the mistakes you weren't aware of

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Is there a way to get rid of horrible background hissing? I'm pretty new, but I feel like I shouldn't be getting so much background noise from playing. I used to think it was some sort of interference from playing near my computer, but even with the guitar just plugged into the amp, the amp on, and my guitar's volume knob set to 0, there's still a horrible static that only scales with the master volume on my amp. The static is affected by thing like on-board effects too. It's a shitty $100 amp with an American Strat and stock cables for everything, all only a few months old. Suggestions?

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I feel like my fingers are too fat for this neck. I can sorta hold the strings down but I can barely do chords. And sliding from chord to chord is next to impossible. Is it just my brain not "mapping" the fingers to the frets or is there something else? That's the main reason I've been focusing on bass, otherwise I'd be doing both.

>>73127809
Sounds like all you need to do is PLAY MOAR

I used to think my hands were too small for bass. Then I PLAYED MOAR. I used to not be able to do an F major barre chord, then I played moar. It's a fucking phenomenon. You play moar and you get better.

The background hissing you hear is because of poor shielding. The pickups will have to be taken out and you have to line the indent where they lay with copper tape. I think.

>>73126773
Harmonic percolator clone

>>73127872
Doing it for two years and not seeing any improvements really brought down my optimism about it, honestly. But I guess I'll try again.

>>73117516
Japanese Ibanez and boss pedals are awesome if you're into vintage gear
Notably the choruses and delays
There's tons of repros and alternatives though

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>>73127809
Move that wrist down my dude

>>73126069
Have you heard the band girlfriends?
Maybe an octave pedal, with lots of tapping and sliding high on the board

>>73127913
Honestly these days I just pick up the guitar and play. I haven't made an effort to actually sit down, learn, and improve my guitar skills in a long time. I just play riffs, start adding fills, then let the fills turn into an improv solo. Whenever I get lost, I just start fishing around the fretboard until I find a new riff.

Mindless noodling is the purest form of guitar playing. Just you and the instrument, free to do whatever you want.

>>73128708
i like you

The real trick of getting good at guitar is playing early Black Sabbath stuff
Listen up until '75, pick some songs and learn them

>>73128957
2lazy2lookup albums
gib albulms and ill learn every song
including scales
and chord prgressions and intervals

fuck off roman

Where do I start when I want to learn how to play like Albert Lee? I'm reasonably decent at fingerpicking arpeggios and double-stops.
Also I need some resources on how his style of country is put together musically. Like, a book with typical licks and some backing tracks would be nice.

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Should I equip my older mexican strat with prails or would it be a waste? I'm actually pretty sure my strat is made out of american parts even thought its a mex.

>>73130430
not a waste at all, mex strats are just as good as usa really

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>>73118057
>>73118434
Simple, can't complain

>>73118533
that Jazzmaster is pretty ugly ngl, but I have one so I should probably shut up.

>>73118651
Wtf is that dream guitar? Well, ugly is what it is.

>>73119201
Tasty bass is tasty. good job

>>73119291
I've used that peavey and it's not that bad, but the Mesa will be a good upgrade.

>>73119317
Is that a reverend?

>>73119380
Jazzy

>>73119435
I too fell for the gravity plectrum meme, pretty bad plectrums imo

>>73119450
Moog is lyf

>>73119889
If it ain't broke, don't fix it

>>73130304
Surely you don't need that many amps?

>>73130304
>>73130543
I wouldn't get all of them, lol
Still trying to figure out what to get that I can actually afford

>>73130570
Get a good paying job and save, then you can get whatever you want. Or get a kemper, that way you've got them all in one ;)

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are those things save? the model pictured is
RockPower NT 50 EU. I'm poor as fuck and I can't afford buying new chargers for every new effect I buy second hand, and 9V batteries are cheap the first month you use them.

I dont understand the hate boss pedals get. Is it because they make babbys first pedals and some of the most memed stuff like the metal zone?

>>73130705
the only people who hate them are snobs who spend an absurd amount of money on 'boutique' pedals with circuits that are functionally no different. unless it's some crazy or unconventional effect that a boss pedal can't do, i don't see the point.

there's countless pros out there with boss pedals on their board. they last forever

acoustic slide player here, my dad gifted me his old cheap e-guitar and amp, I cleaned them out, fixed the rusty electronics and tuned it to open D. Now I don't know a lot about effect pedals and that stuff and would like an interesting sound for slide, any advice?
Also is there some way to make it sound like my resonator?

>>73127589
If anyone cares, I figured out what the problem is. It's apparently something with the headphone jack. I can only play during night, so I use headphones, but there's no extra static when playing without them.

>>73130823
try contact spray or different headphones

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Sup /gg/

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>>73131032
Yo

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>>73130304
p-post real pictures of your jazzy

>>73130689
yeah those things have always worked very well for me. people say they introduce noise but i've never had anything like that

>>73130820
Boss blues driver

>>73131154
Fuck off.

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>>73130705
>>73130737
>>73130820
>>73131182
Just got the PH3. It's a fun pedal.

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>>73131213
you fuck off, fucking asshole

>>73131230
why all boss pedals? legitimately curious

>>73131237
No one posted any pics. Hahahaha loser

>>73131272
cause hes poor hahah

>>73117553
>>73117781
Bedroom warriors, ladies and gents.

>>73131304
but he could probably get a phase 90 instead of a boss phaser for the same money or less, you fucking retard

>>73131345
obsession and fixation with brands is common on poorfags

>>73130820
also do you know any good electric slide guitar players that I could listen to?

>>73131182
That seems nice

Any other effect ideas for slide guitars? I am a bit overwhelmed with the amount of pedals out there

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>>73131154
here you go, not sure what that other person went off at you for

>>73131392
kek
pay no attention to shitposters

man i want one like that

it's currently half disassembled on my desk though, trying to track down a bad solder joint

>>73131386
Derek Trucks and Jimmy Herring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKI2HLWMHHM

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thinkin of buyng this sweet ass

>>73131367
Also baby boomers

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>>73131272
>>73131304
No that's just my bedroom setup. I have a Laney Ironheart and use all the channels on that and the reverb then cut down to 2 or 3 Boss pedals on my board. Boss pedals are cheap and good.

>>73131345
Nah I had a phase 90 and its only good for that warm analog tone. I bought the boss phaser used for 50 bucks and it does so much more than the MXR.

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>>73131392
You know why. What kind of faggot requests lictures but posts none himself? If no one cares about the quality of posts here neither will i.

>>73131478
nice board my man. is that the ehx organ thing?

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>>73131494
the only person here being a faggot is you

chill out, for god's sake

Where do you guys get your gear?

>>73131509
Thanks, it's changed a bit. Yeah its an EHX B9. I'd like to swap it for the mellotron one or a synth9.

>>73131546
Reverb, local shop, guitar center, craigslist.

>>73131546
gumtree, facebook groups, ebay

>>73131546
usually i either trade it or buy used locally

>>73131386
Yeah the blues driver is a good pedal. Check out the pigtronix philosopher's tone. Andy from pgs does 2 great videos on the normal and micro.

>>73131544
No. Quit being a fucking dumb hoe. This isnt the board for requests. You want something give something. Obviously someone had bad parenting. They were probably crackheads.

>>73131546
Dumpster diving. Its how i got all my boss pedals in like new condition.

>>73131603
holy shit, really? were they the dumpsters for a shop or something

>>73131603
the memesters and faggots that plague this general truly never stop. post your overpriced boutique shit or lack thereof

Starting today, I am getting jacked and putting in effort to improve my playing.
So long gg!

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>>73131641
Heres my lack of. Dont need anything else really. Vintage stuff from late 70s and early 80s

>>73131711
leave this cesspool and never look back

>>73119435

You're just who I'm looking for. I use a yamaha thr10x high gain amp and play a fuck ton of sabbath and sleep. I can't get that master of relite tone no matter what I do. Am I better off trebel boosting my amp distortion or should I get something like the sabra cadabra pedal that's a distortion with a built in treble boost. Help me master!

>>73131570
Was just watching a different demo and he's all bossed out with the chain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqxxfPTnH48

>>73131721
>muh vintage gear is better
quit being a faggot then

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r8

>>73131766
Nice dude, been wanting to try the PG flanger. Mike Einziger is one of my favorite guitarists too

>>73131790
The flanger sounds pretty rad but it already broke twice in the past 5 years (2 of which it just sat around broken) despite only ever using it in my bedroom and occasionally a band practice room, always with the OEM power supply and never after a boost pedal.

>>73131766
I want a russian muff so bad

>>73131747
Never said it was better did i? Just like your mom always just running her slutmouth. Are you mad i dont need an array of pedals to cover shitty playing?

I practice for hours and hours at home, make super fast scale runs, play modes with total ease, feel like a true virtuoso... and then I get invited to play in a R&B band and I have no fucking idea what to do.

We don't play anything complex at all, your regular chords and song structures. But it's like all I do at home serves for nothing, suddenly I feel clueless and my fingers don't respond. Does this happen to anyone else too?

I think I'm good and I'm prepared to play in a band, but I'm ashamed that when the time comes, it's like my skills degenerate all of a sudden.

>>73131824
post your playing so we can laugh at your cunt ego

>>73131832
Less is more with that type of music. I was learning Nuno Bettencourt when I joined a cover band that covers 90s alternative, so I feel ya.

>>73131823
Build a clone, there are kits with pre-drilled enclosures for like 30 € and it's not that difficult to solder together.

>>73131832
Gotta have a feel for when to play the right note . what i like to do when i practice is turn on the fm radio start from one end and go station by station trying to solo to whatever is on. A song a station or more if im digging it. This will help you be versatile and to dominate different phrasings and colorings

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>>73131824
>scoffs at boss pedals
>only has 3 shitty dadrock pedals to play in mommys house

>>73131821
Damn, that's strange. What broke exactly?

>>73131844
Ive been asking for the longest for help on how to record but no one helps me. Imma buy or build a pc soon but i dont know where to startd recording. All these years i just focused on playing.

>>73131915
I think the output opamp fucked itself, at least that was the diagnosis the first time it broke. It was still under warranty then, luckily. I like fucking around with the innards of my pedals, except for that one.
>SMT
Yeah no.

>>73131892
Yup. I dont need numale bullshit. A thomas organ crybaby and a mxr distortion plus and a dynacomp. Dynacomp is less dadrock tho and more just gold in a red box. It was actually popularized by country players. I dont really use the distortion at all. And the wah i use once in a while.

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>>73131953

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>>73131953
>numale bullshit
>less dadrock
>i don't really use the distortion at all

>>73131858
>>73131887
I think I've gotten used to play complicated exercises, and now when I'm required to just add a few licks to a song, or maybe a few modest arrangements, I feel this insecurity that makes me wonder if what I'm doing it's enough.

Like, the other day I merely played a pentatonic lick consisting of eight notes and two chord inversions during the chorus, and the band leader said that was spot on. But I get insecure, "was that really enough? sure it sounded okay, but shouldn't I do something more complex?"

It's funny I guess. So much practice makes me hesitant when playing more basic music.

>>73131953
What's a "numale"?

>>73132197
new hip word for "people I don't like"

>>73132210
Nah, I want this guy >>73131953 to tell me.

>>73132197
somebody who uses pedals that aren'tvintage, apparently

>>73132218
its fucking memery 101. shitposters resort to slinging buzzwords when they'r called on their bullshit

https://clyp.it/k1dvftt0

its not that farty and confused when i'm more relaxed and concentrated

>>73132186
If it sounds good it sounds good. Maybe dont focus on trying to emulate music that has already been written and go with your own flow. If it sounds good it sounds good.

>>73132197
Hey bitch. Its a poor excuse for a man who secretes more estrogen than testosterone. Nuff said.

>>73132374
nice licks man, playing leads on a steel string acoustic is definitely a lot more difficult with no gain to hide in. keeps ya honest.

>>73130820
Try looking at octave and pitch shift pedals

I think tremolo pedals would sound interesting for slide too

>>73132468
Octave fuzz sounds cool. Tremolo is one of those niche effects that I only use a hand full of times in a set but its definitely unique. Wouldn't say its mandatory for a board tho.

>>73130820
EHX freeze could be interesting if you use it well

been practicing scales and spiders to a metronome/backing track/songs, and noodling around with weird fingerings, on a high action nylon acoustic daily for a couple months or so

my left hand's strenght and precision improved. also fingering, as i got gud at pressing the strings with the fingertips and 90º to the fretboard

also developed fingers independency and stretched them, can now play 1-3-5 on all strings easily, power chords with the index and middle finger even on the 1st fret, the B chord shape is no effort, just as any chord i want to do

can do all that with just pullofs and hammerons as i practiced the scales with these techniques

now i finally feel like i own the guitar on my hands

my fretboard visualization is great at this point, can spot any note, interval or scale all over it
i didnt really memorize scale shapes from diagrams n charts on the internet, i went searching the intervals myself. though i ended up relying around chord shapes and making my boxes around them
i'm surfing around the fretboard like a piano player, playing my old blues licks on different strings and chords and intervals during improvising

right hand: paid attention to picking while doing these, also doing some patterns focused on the picking. finally getting decent at alternate picking, also practiced n learned fingerpicking and thumbpicking

is this how everybody who practices as theyre supposed to, right as they start playing, feels?

tfw wasted 5 years playing tired blues licks and learning shitty songs

>>73132497
having fun is the most important part to me, but challenging yourself and gaining new skills is great. sounds like you could get into tremolo picking, tapping and sweeps now.

new thread

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>>73132550
yeah i was having fun playing for these years, no doubt
how do i get started on sweep and tapping