/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

Is the Fender Bassbreaker a good amp?

For home use?

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Been looking at the Alvarez AP70 for about a month waiting for them to restock (lefty). Checked Craigslist today and saw a guy had posted 2 martins, an LX1E and a 000x1ae.
The Alvarez is pretty much what I'm looking for and what I'm leaning towards (~350USD) but I'm sorta hoping one of yous know enough to recommend one of the Martins instead (250 & 300 respectively)

ive been drinking more so i can practice playing drunk because im usually drunk anyway

what do you faggots think

>>73206515
Sure, why not

>>73206515
Try drinking less instead

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>no one will ever understand :(

>>73206515
T. Alexi laiho

>>73206764
Unneccessary incarnate.

>>73206777
what?

>>73206764
>8 string
>fanned frets for ergonomics
>not true intonation frets for harmony
You picked the wrong meme to fall for.

HELP IM LOSING MY GOD DAMN MIND HERE

how do i fix interference on my usb audio interface?

im pretty sure there are 2 sources of interference:

on the one hand theres this low humming that comes from the guitar, goes away if i touch both the guitar and the interface knobs.

then there are all kinds of crazy noises that surely come from the usb connection, as some of them are perfectly synced with usage of the mouse or keyboard.


Also important, i know my electrical instalation does not have a ground.


Is there any cable that can save me or should i move?

why they also have a shit plastic nut on new guitars?
whats the price difference between a good nut and a bad one
its 2 months in and i already have fret buzz

>>73206501
i bought yamaha c40 like a week ago and it absolutely suck for strumming. but classical guitars aren't for strumming i guess.
i would say that what you pay matters alot when it comes to classical guitars. that ramirez doesn't look bad

>>73206939
A good nut should let the strings pass through it easily, this helps the string return to pitch after being bent.

>>73206962
it's marketed as a parlor, but in posts I've seen people say it's probably just as close to a 00 learner sized as a classic parlor. classical headstock, but steel strings and standard neck

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>>73206886
>how do i fix interference on my usb audio interface?
Throw it in the trash and get a real amp/signal processor and stop falling for the usb meme.

>>73206939
To have someone replace a nut is about $35.

>>73206161
it can get a bit loud for home use, especially the 15W+ models. Also, no FX loop iirc

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what /gg/ think of this thing ?

>>73206817

>trip
>fag

hows this funny genre of 12bar blues called? /r/ albums on that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Wl4ioC_9U

What is the connection between jazz and blues musically? They seem inherently different but people often say that jazz overlaps blues, and there is a genre called "Jazz blues", and jazz songs are sometimes made in 12 bar blues format

Can I start learning jazz if I have a good base in blues ?

Also what should I listen to if I want to get into jazz guitar? What guitarists are considered important in jazz that I should study?

>>73209200

Alan Holdsworth

>>73209200
Grant Green is a bluesy jazz man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBTvy8As0cQ

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little extraterrestrial is back
dude said some circuitboard soldering melted due to output power not going out to the speakers
so he replaced the soldering with a wire
also replaced the power tube with a electro harmonix one, lets see if it sounds different

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>>73208952
This is way better and and close in price. A Line 6 HD500X would be a better buy at half that price used.

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>>73209278
dude left the master knobs off lol
pic is everything on 0

>>73209314
Samuel come back when your gear isn't favela negro-tier and your playing isn't dadrock-tier.
Please leave /gg/alone, we don't care what your gear is and whether it's functioning or not, and we definitely don't give a shit about the hardships of being a favela musician

>>73209278
>That no-name brand
>That front-plate
>Those awful chicken-head knobs
>That negro hand
gg's worse than ever

Might be a silly question but how long have new guitars been strung for? Is it worth replacing right them away?

Because hey 20 bucks is 20 bucks

>>73209414
>20 bucks
A set of nickels is like $5. Stop buying overpriced meme strings.

>>73209414
Unless it's 20 bucks, in which case 20 bucks isn't 20 bucks.

>>73206501
>waiting for them to restock (lefty)
Picture related? There's no pickguard or cutaway. Just flip it over and restring it. What am I missing?

>>73209456
Multipack, I like meme deals not meme strings

>>73209456
t. Poorfag

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Speaking of meme strings, are these the worst meme?

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Seriously considering buying a charvel just because of satchel's tone

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>>73209626
>he thinks tone comes from the guitar

>>73209278
Glad it's working again my friend

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>>73209558
Nope, There's things worth spending money on and meme strings isn't one of them.

>>73209662
Its a combination, but dont meme me and say that pickups, amps and the guitar dont matter

>>73209626
How long before Charvel releases a Sathel signature so-cal for 6000 bucks

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>>73209816
He already has a sig model but its a kramer

>>73209829
He left Kramer, he's now with Charvel.
THe Kramers were decent guitars at a decent price because there are practically no Kramer fanboys.
I wonder how much Charvel will jew us for the Satchel sig?

>>73209845
Yeah that's what I thought. I dunno what then price will be but probably over a grand, I might just buy an old charvel body and neck and throw his seymour duncans in there.

>>73209793
It's pickups and amps.
Literally put Dimarzios on a plank of wood and run them to a Mesa or sth, you'll see

>>73209892
>muh tonewood
>muh fingers

>>73209883
Can't really lame him for wanting a better deal/better instrument.
But I really hope he gets to say sth about his sig and Charvel doesn't just sell us a So-Cal style 1 with a 80s color and animal print with his name on it.

Should I get an acoustic or a semi acoustic guitar as my starter?

>>73209948
>semi acoustic
you mean acoustic electric or semi hollow?

>>73209952
I think he means he wants to start the strumstick

>>73209952
I'm too much of a Pleb to tell the difference, I want a starter guitar and I have a 100$ to spend

>>73209985
Ibanez GIO or Squier Strat.
Learn to chug properly on either of those, then you can move on to something etter like a PRS

>>73209985
Fender CD-60 is a fine starter steel string acoustic if you can spend just a little more.

Don't get a cheap electro-acoustic, they sound terrible.

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https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/15

I don't get it. It says that a meter is simple if you can break a beat into two notes. But why can't I break a 9/8 meter into eighteen sixteenth notes? Why is it compound?

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>>73209366
sup guys, this is my gear

from left to right:
condor clp2s. pups are super distortion and 59, also sanded the neck heel
condor rx30 with some overwound pickups, like heavier texas specials, and a gfs tremolo system (crap)
condor ctx50 with some gfs pickups installed by the previous owner. not using it cause the stock saddles keep cutting the strings
amp is an alien mars, fitd with el34, working fine but master knobs are off placed
hidden in there between the guitars and the amp is an ol zoom g1x that i use for modulations and effex when playing live

>>73209770
its great bud

>>73209200
So jazz borrows a few key concepts from blues. Probably the most familiar to you as someone with a background in blues is the idea of using chromatic "passing" tones to create harmonic melodic interest, i.e. the use of the tritone in the popular "blues scale", or the addition of a natural 6th in the minor pentatonic.

"Jazz blues" is typically a 12-bar format that utilizes jazz harmonic devices like extended chord voicings, chord substitutions, etc.

As far as who to listen to: Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Tal Farlow, Joe Pass, Django Reinhardt, and Pat Methany are all significant figures in the evolution of jazz guitar.

>>73210021
>>73209985
Don't buy a GIO. Spend more.
Trust me, GIOs are pieces of shit, the hardware is flimsy, and the neck too thin to resist the string tension properly. Unless you want to set up your guitar every two weeks, I advise against it.

>>73210219
>But why can't I break a 9/8 meter into eighteen sixteenth notes?
No idea where you're getting that, you can.
>Why is it compound?
"Since each beat is made up of three notes".

I don't think it's a very important lesson, I never respect the "classical" way of writing rhythm, I just do math and make the meter as long as the pattern I'm going to repeat with the drums and rhythm section.
It's all just math anyway, if you can do fractions in your head, you're good.

>>73206886
do you use a wireless internet card?
that can cause problems with these things, you should switch to an ethernet cable (or what i did was get an external wifi router that plugs into the wall)

the guy who does texas blues alley on youtube is actuall a very intelligent person

>>73210863
Then what do you suggest

>>73211228
Get more money

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>>73206886
>i know my electrical instalation does not have a ground
then you know what to fix first

>>73211233
How much more, and tell me a skew or something so I can save accordingly

>>73211239
calm down my man, he just said his electric wires are built floating around instead of buried on walls and ground

>>73211287
i'm perfectly calm, just gave my opinion.

>>73210801
thank you!

>>73206515
flawless logic.

I'm a poorfag who's looking to start building a pedal board, but should I get something like this

https://thomann.de/gb/visual_sound_vs_1_spot_combo_pack.htm

Or this

https://thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_powerplant_junior.htm

For the power supply? The second model looks more convenient but the quality will probably be shittier,or does it really matter when I'm just buying budget gear and I can just use whatever until I can grab something like the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power?

>>73211532
How many pedals do you have right now?

>>73206777
unnecessity*

>>73211559
None, but I plan on buying the Joyo Dyna Compressor and Ultimate Drive

>>73209295
I can buy a used 11rack for 300€ shouldn't I ?

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>>73210863
>"Since each beat is made up of three notes".

Yeah, I get that, but how is the beat divided intro three notes? I honestly am not seeing it, seems arbitrary to me to divide it into three instead of two notes.

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Which pickup is the most verstaile? Seymour Duncans P-rails or Lace Gold Dually?

>>73211287
>calm down
Is /gg/ seriously this autistic? How could that post be interpreted as anything but calm?

>>73206515
Lemme tell ya summin, now lissenhere youngin. You gots to drink the whiskey to playdablooz, ain't no other way, no how. Da blues is about da SOUL, talkin' bout, da SOUL, ya feelin me? Ain't no man go thu' this life widdout feelin the BLUES, and, lemme tell ya now, the WHISKEY is always there. Yo baby left you fo' Johnny-come-lately, wrapped your fancy new Cadillac 'round a telephone pole, lemme tell ya now, the whiskey always gonna be there for a brotha.

>>73212367
sir please stop shouting

>>73206764
Yes, I will never understand why someone would spring for a one-piece cocobolo top when they're either going to slather it in distortion, shitloads of presence, and multiple noise gates, or convoluted "clean" Axe-FX presets.

I mean, I actually want a 7 string because I've gotten used to the low B on 5 string bass, but I'd just get a basic-looking workhorse.

How do I find a good local luthier? I don't trust Guitar Center. My guitar has high action because it frets out otherwise, and the intonation is fucked. I have to take off the neck to adjust the truss rod, and the bridge is a Floyd Rose, so it's not the easiest guitar to work on.

How many times can I level jumbo frets before I need a re-fret? This guitar's a keeper and a player, so I know it'll need a re-fret eventually.

>>73212606
You know you could set it up yourself right?

>>73211239
That is almost literally impossible to fix, i live in an apartment on a 15th floor. I would either have to speak with every one of the other 60 tenants to install it.

If i can't fix that then there's nothing i can do?

>>73212634
Yeah, let me just get my files out. I could set up the bridge myself, but the frets can go fuck themselves.

Let me guess, you do your own fret jobs, just like everyone else should. It's easy, right?

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>>73212707
you can do anything if you believe in yourself anon

>>73212606
>How do I find a good local luthier?

Ask around at the smaller mom and pop music shops.

>>73212765
I don't believe in myself. Also, I'd have to buy the tools, which I'll only use for fret jobs. How often am I going to need a fret job? Not very.

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Mustang 90 or Duo Sonic HS?

The Duo Sonic makes more sense because the pickup configuration seems the most versatile, but a lot of the demos on YouTube make the Mustang 90 sound really good and I've never owned a guitar with P90s before.

>>73213433
How about neither? How about you get a real Fender, like a Strat or a Tele? Why don't you get a real offset, like a Jazzmaster or Jaguar?

Also, P90s suck. Get a regular hot single coil or a low-output humbucker. Don't choose the worst of both worlds.

>>73212322
P-Rails if you put the Triple shot mounting rings.
Those rings could actually be used with different types of lace duallys.

Hey, I'm at my grandmothers house on a shitty tablet. Someone link to the old thread so I can go through the last few days of shitposting.

Froosh.jpg

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tube amp noob here

i'm thinking of getting my first tube amp and am thinking about getting the '59 reissue Fender Bassman

is this a good idea? or would i be better off getting a head and a cabinet of a different brand? I want a legit tube amp and one that's good, maybe even cheaper than the Bassman (goes for $1,450).

>>73213602
>P90s suck
Opinion disregarded.

>>73213602
It's kinda problematic that Jazzmasters traditionally has P90s equipped.

>>73214396
Yeah.
P-90s are crazy versatile, specially if you add a coil split switchto them.

I've recently joined a band as second guitar and will be playing towards the end of the month. Can anyone give tips for live playing?

I want to replace the pickups on my strat but I want to know if it's possible to put another bridge pickup in my middle pickup space because I just don't generally like how middle pickups sound. Someone told me that it won't workhowever because the wire from the bridge pickup isn't long enough when put in the middle space, is this true? And if it is, what are some good middle pickups. I wanna put a quarter pounder in my neck position and a hot rails in my bridge.

>>73214967
Shit in your hand and rub it on your chest

>>73214278
Depends on a lot of things. I'd first make sure you have a good guitar with some nice pickups and I mean personally I wouldn't get a Fender Bassman because I think they're too big. I mean if you're playing gigs and stuff go for it but if you're using it for personal use I think there's better alternative by fender.

Hello Progheads. How do I get good with "rhythm"? I want to be able to understand time signatures, poly-meters, poly-rhythms. I am currently learning "Under a Glass Moon" by dream theater, and realized that they play on 4/4, however, because of their note displacements, it makes it sound like it's an odd time signature.

>>73214967
>Can anyone give tips for live playing?
Stay focused but chill
Don't stay like an autist staring at the floor take look at the other guys to see if they are trying to get your attention or communicate something, particularly the drummer.

If its your first time playing go easy on the theatrics, dont try to do a power slide and jump and play the guitar with your cock, youll fall on your ass unplug the guitar, set the place on fire and be taken to the ER with a sign that says "im a retard" in front of a live audience, trust me bro i know

I'm currently learning how to read bass clef and I've been successful so far. I learned the all the notes to the 5th fret on my bass. My question is how do I know when to play higher on the fret board when reading bass sheet music? Any videos you recommend?

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Are these even worth the money? Or is it all just autistic marketing?

any electric guitar inspo viz. siik looking electrics???

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>>73216160

>When you have all the basics of guitar down but you still kinda just sound like shit and you can't figure out a practice routine to help you actually get good cuz you're fucking retarded

haha who else here knows this feeling my friendos

Hey /gg/ quick question, this didn't happen on my previous computer, which had a worse processor and RAM. But, I noticed some input lag in my DAW, so I did what any rational human being would do and lowered the buffer size to 16. I was still getting 2.0 latency which is not at all optimal for me. So I increased the sampling rate to 9600 which brought my latency to 1.4 milliseconds which im very happy with. HOWEVER, when ever I record or press play i'll get nothing but a high pitched ringing 3 times out of 5. If i keep spamming play, or record it'll actually begin to record or play.

Anyone know what the problem is? RAM is clocked at 2400mhz 16 gbs, and I have a ryzen 5 1600. So i'm doubting it's my hardware, drivers are also all up to date. Any help would be appreciated.

>>73209405
this post made me laugh

>>73216037
marketing, but also decent guitars, nothing SPECIAL, but honestly some of the pro stuff ive played is actually quite nice

>>73213433
I want an HS myself, the Humbucker sounds awesome on all the reviews I've watched. The neck pickup apparently has underwhelming output, but still sounds nice clean. Mustang is heavier and has great clean tones. Build quality seems great from reviews.

hi i just wanted to say you guys are great and deserve happiness in some form and that it's great to pursue a passion and care for it and i just want to say don't give into the negativity of life because that's not what it's about

>>73212198
You can't really divide 9/8 in two, unless you're playing a half note and a sixteenth note, which is much more complex than three dotted quarter notes.

>>73212451
>Yes, I will never understand why someone would spring for a one-piece cocobolo top when they're either going to slather it in distortion, shitloads of presence, and multiple noise gates, or convoluted "clean" Axe-FX presets.
That's projecting.
But you're not far off, I can only think of two guitarists that have a simple signal path.

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>>73217342

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I just picked up a Peavy Classic 50. The tubes sound like they haven't been used in years and sound like shit.

Any thoughts on what tubes I should buy for it?

>>73217412
no is honest. i just want to share some positivity right now

>>73217511
Shut up retard

>>73217342
>/gg/
>great
Pick one

>deserves happiness
Sides, orbit, etc.

>>73209781
>humbucker

wow. fag

>>73217582
>>73217597
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>>73214810
THEY'RE DIFFERENT

>>73209892
scale length also makes a huge difference

>>73217502
JJs or TAD

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everyone laugh at this retard with me

Should i exchange my Schecter Blood Moon for a ESP/LTD MH-1000NT Deluxe? I found a guy who's willing to trade

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How do these things work? Won't the high strings just float above the saddles when you dive?

Can someone give me some tips and link or tell me where to begin learning guitar theory? I don't know shit about theory but i can play solidly

Help me out guys, when I pick I feel like either the string is too loose or the pick is getting caught and I can't get a tight chug sound

I currently use Dunlop Tortex 1.14mm picks (but was thinking of switching to Jazz III's?) and 10 to 52 gauge strings in drop c# (thinking of going 11 to 56?)

What would be more useful switching strings or picks or both?

The picks I am using seem fine with 10 gauge strings in E standard so I think it might just be the strings needing a change...

>>73218277
Buy the guitar grimoire. It's very comprehensive.

>>73218329
Speaking from my own experience it's probably the pick. I use a 2 mm pick now and that's what I'm most comfortable with. Jazz IIIs and their XL equivalent are solid options too, but I still got that floppy feeling from them. However, I've never tried the stiffo Jazz IIIs, so those might work better for you.

>>73218222
Aren't the floating part and saddles separate ?

>>73217965
I got my first bass at $200 and it was pretty ok for that much. Anything around 100 is trash

>>73218413
Oh right, I didn't know that since I never had a Kahler bridge.

>>73218277
Learning note names then intervals is a good place to start

>>73218329
>>73218394
I can chug without issues using some .75mm pick despite using mostly 2mm picks.
I mean you can just switch around and try a bunch, picks aren't expensive.
If you like having a regular sized pick I recommend the John Petrucci picks, they're really nice.

52 sounds a bit low for a C#, I'm on a 28.625" scale and I'm using a 54 for the low B.

>>73218434
Me neither, I'm only supposing.
That said if the saddles are high enough I don't think the strings would go off the saddles when diving.

>watching guitar performance on jewtube
>look in comments out of morbid curiosity
>every comment is people just saying they stopped playing guitar because they will never be this good
>and two people pointing out that the video has too many dislikes
Why do so many guitarists have this faggot defeatist attitude

>>73218518
>diving
>a tremolo
It's no FR genius.

>>73218732
It's an ironic comment. Normies like to do this kind of shit to show appreciation, they're not actually stopping.

is 12 string electric a meme? I wanna get one

>>73218732
cause they think the pinnacle of a guitarist is wankery

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What the FUCK is a ghost note and how do I play it?

>>73219818
In layman's terms, its a muted rhythm deadened by the fretting hand that is an actual pitch or fretted note. Listen to the verse and chorus licks in this and you'll get a feel for what I mean.
https://youtu.be/fLx2Z_uu_1I

>>73219931
My bad
>that ISNT an actual pitch or fretted note
Its a rhythmic and time thing.

>>73216458
Literally me

What are some things you need for good tone when you have cheap ass gear?

>>73216458
>implying you need any more than the basics
learn music theory and train your ear now m8

>>73220068
Great skill or better gear

>>73219931
soo... a muted note?

>>73211532
Godlyke makes great Daisy chains that don't give any hum. I highly recommend them for the time being until you can afford/justify buying a power supply

>>73220215
But not palm muted, not even really fretted because it has no pitch, it's more of a rhythmic place holder.

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who here has an electro harmonix el34eh within their house

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https://clyp.it/bgfuarbm

Recommend me some fuzzes for stoner/doom. Amp is a Marshall DSL

>>73220842
cool

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>you fell for the SSS meme

>>73220898
i'm glad i did, although, i only use the neck and bridge. i might just disconnect the middle pick up

but not now

>>73220898
I learned from /ck/ to never take advice from this website

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Hey /gg/

just received a used epiphone thunderhorse, and i noticed there is a crack that starts on the side of the 19th or so fret, then runs down the neck joint and behind the neck. Is this just a crack in the paint or could this become worse?

wat do

>>73220923
Which fast food is best? How many eggs should i put in my ramen? Do i really need a $200 knife? Can you post the microwave brownie recipe?

>>73220898
solid snake simulation

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>>73220943
from the back

>>73220958
Actually I fell for the french press meme (still use it since I broke my drip) and that horrendous instant coffee. I blame myself for that one though

>>73220943
>>73220966
>anon is this worried about a scratch

>>73220943
>>73220966
pictures online are never a good way to inspect something, it's always better to see it in person

on that note, according to murphy's law, yes it is something much worse.

from what i can see and what i've experienced, it's just paint scratch.

>>73220958
you can never go wrong with some 'za

i usually put about 2, that's like the serving size i think

you only need it if you're going to use it. as a tool, i use lots of different knives, but if you're just going to cut open boxes, it's not worth $200

google it yourself faggot

guys i need help. Im a musician (duh) and i have been playing for a very very long time. But just yesterday i got one of the worst blisters of my life. And im no strangers to blisters but this one was a beast. Any quick way to get rid of it before i have to play live next week?

>>73220943
looks like it's gooched

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>>73220898
>not falling for the SSS meme

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does a sm57 placed like that sound the same as if it were placed with a stand, facing the speaker directly?

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Just me again, haven't been around lately.

>>73221183
No. That's not an sm57. An sm57 placed like that won't be faving the speaker.

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>>73221183
It'll sound completely different. The cardioid pattern points straight out the top of the mic, it'll be pointing at the floor and only picking up sound from the side which will make it muddy and kill the high frequencies. People record with the mic angled (off axis) sometimes to get less highs, but perpendicular like that will probably sound like ass.

>>73221296
>haven't been around lately.
Yeah, i really missed your shit gear and attitude

>>73212451
Got a problem with cocobolo?

>>73221361
>>73221366
ok thanks guys

>tfw you haven't recorded anything in over four months
https://clyp.it/yqkpvmdk

just end my life.

>>73221618
if you hadnt mentioned it i would have guessed you havent played in more than 4 months

>>73221631
wow haha epic

>>73221618
Sounds good. How did you record and mix it?

>>73221657
pod farm for all the guitars, metal foundry for the drums. fabfilter eq and compression. ozone 4 for the "mastering".

>>73221705
why didnt ezdrummer

>>73221731
because i wanted more control over the drum sound. ezdrummer samples are meh.

>>73219818
you fret the note with the index and mute the note with the middle and anular from the same hand. you can play a whole string of notes if youre skilled enough, sounds funk as fuck.

>>73221420
>attitude

Explain this

how to buy a speaker cable without being charged retarded expensive for it because "oh its important to him that is not a regular guitar cable so hes willing to pay more"

Couple weeks into learning bass. Any good songs to add to my repertoire? Either for getting better at playing, or impressing people, or both.

>>73222714
express yourself

>>73215247
My band (prog rock/experimental) has a song which has an extended 5/4 section, and for part of that section the rest of the band drops out and I play a riff unaccompanied for 16 bars before the drums come back in with the snare completely synchronized to the guitar. I initially struggled with the timing on that part since I had to rely on my "internal metronome" to keep a 5/4 rhythm and it was really obvious when the drums came in to tell if I screwed it up. So I started "speaking" in 5/4 during that part, repeating the phrase "I want a cheese sandwich" which placed the emphasis on "a" as the 3rd beat of the measure and the word "sandwich" as two eighth notes:

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 and
I want a cheese sand wich

(Hopefully that formatted the way I wanted it.)

Maybe a similar exercise could work for you? Another useful tip is to be able to sing what you are playing, even if it is in an odd meter. Part of the reason songs like Rush's "Tom Sawyer" or "YYZ" do so well with mainstream audiences is that they have very singable, catchy, groove-y riffs.

>>73222714
Green Day's "Longview", Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" and "Paranoid", Silversun Pickups' "Panic Switch", Daft Punk's "Get Lucky".

>>73215596
It really depends. Being Jazz band I have to constantly go up and down the register. You'll know when you need by how convenient the notes are to reach.

Any suggestions for jazz bass albums/artists to listen to? Ideally electric bass, and not counter bass.

>>73223129
Jaco Pastorius. His solos are like warm orgasms.

>>73223171
>His solos are like warm farts

ftfy

>>73223186
Yeah and warm farts are the best farts. You uncultured neckbeard.

>>73223216
>warm girl farts are the best farts

ftfy

>>73221050
webmd

>>73222714
Play anything by Yes. You will make bitches cream and niggas nut to the notes of Chris Squire.

>>73223256
Fuck off

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Just picked up an ltd b-4e used for $300 cad. Almost mint too, did i do good /mu/?

Pic related, not mine but same bass

>>73223599
Post picture. Not bad i guess. But buying a bass was already a waste.

>>73223129
Thundercat, Jaco, Stanley Clarke.

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>>73223611

I don't really have experience with ltd stuff but this thig feels pretty nice. Kind of similar feeling to a soundgear but nicer

>>73223129
Jamaaladeen Tacuma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkJg_yquW-k

>>73223733
Active or passive emgs? Im guessing active. They are good korean guitars.

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>>73223812

Its got an active preamp and passive pickups, they're actually just esp humbuckers. I might change the electronics eventually but ill get a better feel for how this sounds with some new strings and a setup first. these strings sound and feel like they've been on this thing since it rolled off the line

>>73222964
Thanks for the reply dude. That seems to be a neat way to count the beats. YYZ is insanely fun to play as well. Alex Lifeson is a god.

>>73224052
Meh i really dont even care i dont know why im responding.

>>73223339
my picking is not yet ready for the divinity that is chris squire sadly

>>73213433
I've got the mustang 90 and I love it. Just wish it had a tremolo. Otherwise,

>>73223129
ideally looking for some walking bass type stuff, trying to listen to more of that type of stuff. thx senpai

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Hey /gg/
Got this guitar in middle school. Worked fine for then but now I kinda want something new. Not sure if I care for the P90 style pickups. Was thinking about picking up either a Jazzmaster or Jaguar. Thoughts?
>pls no bully

>>73224216
apologies for the shitty camera, its an Epiphone Les Paul Special I

>>73223736
Damn, that's some good shit.

>>73224216
Whats up with numales and offset guitars?

HELP!!!

i bought a bheringer fcb1010 midi pedal board, connected it to my audio interface but now i cant get it to work with positive grid guitar vst.

I can use it in reaper to control shit like the play button, so the midi works ok, but why would positive grid pay no attention to i, is there something im missing ? do i have to configure the pedalboard itself in some particular way?

>mic stand won't come in til saturday
>want to practice with the boys thursday

how do i rig a temporary mic stand?

>>73224216
What style do you wanna play? What amp do you have?

>>73225314
i like /shugazi/ stuff generally. a shitty Line 6 amp but i probably wont be using that. i use my DAW to emulate amps and effects

>>73224456
Google midi mapping for vsts in reaper. You have to tell the pedal what to do

>>73226047
i got it to work but only on guitar rig, in bias fx not, fuck me if i know whyt

>>73206135
hey this might be a weird place to ask but since you've got links to theory books at the top, does anyone have a pdf of the complete musician by stephen laitz?
theres some links on the archive but they're expired and i cant find a pdf by just googling so i'd love it if anyone can help

>>73206135
What's the point of learning guitar if everybody already plays guitar?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJgMBUCxg9g

>>73226168
what downloading site do you prefer?

>>73226296
Mega or mediafire if thats alright?

>>73226347
gotchu senpai

https://mega.nz/#!lbR3GZwa!MfXtEPeILgvbg2Xgnt-B-1sL3bmb8uvv_2lsS-Gdvds

>>73226391
I cannot thank you enough anon, you're a god among men

>>73216458
It doesn't sound like you are making music. Scales and chords are words to be used in crafting sentences, paragraphs, pages and books!

>>73224870
>Alpha
Have gf hold the mic.
>Omega
Tape a hockey stick to some weights.
>Beta
Borrow broom handle, chair and rope from your mom.

>>73226205
To express yourself through music. Perhaps even to learn some discipline. If you want to be a special snowflake, play the Theremin.

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Just ordered this loaded pickguard with splitable gold lace sensor pickups for my strat and boii am I excited for this to come

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Started learning bass a week ago, bought a used Harley Benton MM-84A (active pickups), for 145€. I hope I didn't fuck up. I'm training on a guitar amp until I can find a used bass amp. Some questions:

Should I avoid Fender Rumble amp or Crate?

Will I regret buying a 15W amp if I want to start jamming with a keyboard and small drums in some months?

Should I buy a strap and play the bass upright as recommended?

I have some trouble muting with the ring finger. Do you recommend moving the thumb around or even play with floating thumb? Should I just bear with it?

I think I will prefer plucking vs pick, but I know I should learn picking. How far should I take learning picking?

>>73206135
What's the best resource for learning piano/keyboard?

>>73226205
Everyone has their own style of playing and a lot of people prefer guitar to other instruments, expressing yourself through your instrument and communicating what you feel as an individual is the whole point of music.

>>73227517
also, how soon should I learn scales instead of just learning songs?

>>73227517
>playing electric bass upright
Thats retarded anon.

15w might not be enough to get through drums

Crate is pretty much synonymous with garbage.

>>73208423
Wait, can I use the Superchamp as a direct interface?

>>73208952
My band mate has it. pretty good but definitely listen to other anons and explore your options a lot more

>>73228160
now

post yfw cant play and mix as good as me https://clyp.it/uo2j2u0o

>>73209510
Intonation lol. The bridge is made right handed.

>>73214810
No. No they don't.

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>>73228696
>power chords
>garbage guitar tone
>pentatonic "solo"
Yeah you're really pushing the boundaries bud

>>73214883
You can't coil split a P90. They're single coil, you can coil tap them.

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>>73215165
Yeah, I'm looking for something that's great for personal use but also to jam with people when I need to.

A friend of mine said he's never heard a Tube Amp with a Master Volume that sounded good. The Vox AC30 has a master volume, is it still a decent amp?

I'm going for that tube overdrive/Hendrix tone, famalam

>>73228562
sorry, by upright I meant, diagonal as in not horizontal.

>>73229120
alien mars 10w sounds good at lower volumes and is loud enough to gig with

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>>73229166
>alien

>>73229166
I'm hesitant to get something with a dedicated "vintage" channel when all I intend on doing is driving up the volume on the amp to overdrive the tubes and using the volume knob on my guitar to clean it up when I need to similar to Roy Buchanan and Hendrix.

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Anyone know if Martin Miller's improv masterclass is worth it?

>>73229216
>using the volume knob on my guitar to clean it up
you can do that on literally any cheap distortion

>>73228160
asap. Scales will help you understand how music is structured to sound good and they're good fingering practice.

>>73229247
>distortion
no, that's an awful idea. In this video, Roy Buchanan is using 0 pedals and is only using his cranked tube amps to get that overdrive sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swX9oq6TVAU

That's what I want.

Should i exchange my Schecter Blood Moon for a ESP/LTD MH-1000NT Deluxe? I found a guy who's willing to trade

>>73229233
don't pay for this type of stupid shit. all these hacks do is throw a bunch of scales and exercise licks at you. the only lessons worth paying for are in person lessons.

>>73229309
K.
Will wait until it gets uploaded somewhere and then check it out.

>>73229289
yall niggas need to learn the difference between OD and distortion

>>73229289
who cares what roy buchanan uses, you aren't him

you can get that exact sound with a fucking tube screamer. there's absolutely nothing special about that sound.

>>73229368
yall niggas need to learn I don't want to use a cheap distortion pedal. did I make myself absolutely fucking clear?

>>73229289
You should learn to chug.
Once you've learnt to chug all those subtle nuances of playing come to life.
I had this line 6 spider that sounded god-awful, I started practicing chugging and one day after months of practice I was finally able to get that sweet Roy Buchanan tone out of the spider!

>>73229289
distortion, overdrive, whatever. cleaning up when rolling off the guitars volume is not exclusive to tube amps
anyway the mars sounds good, though that hot sound only comes with satured power section

>>73229383
not even that guy bud, calm down. I discourage against distortion pedals because they're usually memes, if you can't use your amp gain you need a different amp.

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Post yer alltube amps

>>73229396
Your face is a meme.

>>73229383
here's the mars with volume on 4 and a les paul's bridge pickup https://55chan.org/mu/src/1478393500798-0.mp3

>>73229396
pretty much every good guitarist i can think of uses distortion pedals lol

>>73229414
Wew lad. I try to help ya and ya start with the bantz

>>73229396
that's why I'm in the market for a new guitar amp, friend. I have a shitty $600 Orange solid state amp with a gain channel that sounds terrible. It sounds like someone completely scooped the mids and cranked the bass even when I do adjusting.

>>73229410
I heard the tubes in those are made by guys in Brazil that aren't really guys, but monkeys and they aren't even tubes, they're light bulbs.
How does that affect the toanz?

>>73229414
spotted the Metal McBaby

>>73229418
even ace frehley does, mind you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnpSRg01ao
when i saw that it blew my mind

>>73229432
it sounds more natural

>>73229418
Maybe OD or as a boost, or maybe you listen to shit players who use DS1 and HM2 as there main tone. I've never seen a serious player choose a stompbox over amp distortion.

>>73229426
>orange
> $600 SS
this is why i hate orange. You need a tube rig man.

>>73229445
explain david gilmour

>>73229460
I know I need a tube rig man, and the whole reason I made this post to begin with >>73214278 was to find a good tube amp for personal use and to jam if needed

>>73229426
have you tried turning the bass knob down and the mids knob up
fucking retard
>muh this amp is completely shit! it sounds like an amp with flat eq! terrible!

>>73229443
dude theyre playing in a living room, of course he's not gonna have a full rig. i guess i shouldve expected this stupidity from a brazilian

>>73229461
David Gilmour uses a Big Muff as the basis of his "distortion". Maybe that's changed recently.

>>73229482
Retard, please refer to the point in my post where I said "It sounds like someone completely scooped the mids and cranked the bass even when I do adjusting."

>it sounds like someone completely scooped the mids and cranked the bass even when I do adjusting
>even when I do adjusting
>when I do adjusting

don't you think I already accounted for that? Or are you incapable of reading complete sentences?

Is the ESP/LTD MH-1000NT Deluxe any good?

>>73229461
he uses pedals in a very specific way to enhance the gain from his amp. he's not playing a clean channel into a DS1

>>73229504
He used a HM-2 for a while.

>>73229461
>>73229504
fuzz does not equal distortion

>>73229503
yes a living room called electric lady studios' studio room
i know hes using a pedal because of volume

>>73229533
source. i bet it was for like one song

>>73229518
he stacks an overdrive and a fuzz with some eq pedals through a clean channel to get his lead tone

>>73229538
it's not just a fuzz....

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>>73229396
amp distortion's hard to beat but these pedals sound pretty good

>>73229560
yeah, so no distortion pedal. there's a difference between OD, distortion and fuzz boys.

>>73229574
k

explain guthrie govan. he uses distortion pedals out the ass along with his amp distortion

>>73229569
>distortion pedal from a company that makes one of the greatest high gain amps of all time
yeah i'd imagine it's pretty good if you can't afford a full mesa... if you've got $400 to drop on a pedal.

>>73229600
again, to enhance tones or get a different sound. what is so hard about this concept for you to grasp? there's nothing wrong with pedals but they pale in comparison to gain from a decent amp. you do you man.

80/20 or phosphor bronze?

>>73229549
https://reverb.com/uk/news/story-hm2-dark-side-boss
He seemed pretty fond of it.

>>73229617
they don't pale in comparison if you buy one that isn't a piece of shit

anyone who says this shit probably bought a ds-1 when they were 16 and never tried another distortion pedal in their life

>>73229636
If it sounds good it sounds good. I just don't understand why youd spend $200+ on a pedal when you could get an amp to do it

>>73229611
yeah they're not cheap

>guitarists chimping out

figures.

>>73229635
Seems like he had a lot more going on than just that box...

>"At the moment, the sound that I'm using a lot of the time is going through a Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal to a Boogie amplifier to a [MXR] DDL and then on into a regular Fender amplifier....I use a DDL on it...because I find it stops the fuzz box from from sounding like a fuzz box. It smoothes off the unpleasant, raw frequencies that you get from the fuzz box. Then you get a nice sort of sound.”

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>>73229635
I still like the Metal Zone

>>73229686
No shit, I'd be surprised if he didn't have more going on. Point is, he used it extensively, and enjoyed it.

>>73229660
amps with distortion channels that actually sound good are $1000+, i already like the sound of the amp i have now, and the pedals i use with it sound good.

>>73229702
To each their own

>>73229702
dunno bout that, there's plenty of good amps with high gain channels out there for less than a grand. orange and mesa aren't the end all be alls

>>73229770
i should rephrase that. amps with good cleans and distortion channels are usually $1000+

i'd be glad if someone can prove me wrong, but i've never found an amp less than $1000 that can do both well

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I can get a used Vox AC30C2, barely played, and in near mint condition for $600

should I do it?

>>73229800
boom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj_r_QchrW8

>>73229800
alien mars can do both and its around us$780

>>73229822
that distortion sounds like pantera trash

>>73229426
Are you talking about the orange cr120 by any chance? I have the same amp, but in my opinion, the gain channel sounds pretty good. It does hard rock/classic metal, and stoner/sludge metal pretty well. If you want to get a more modern metal kind of sound, you will need to get a tubescreamer or eq pedal(Just as you would with the majority of amps, especially >>73214278). Just listen to this guy, he is the main reason why I bought this amp in the first place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbcTIVcl3a0

>>73229872
kek ok buddy.

>>73229872
GREEEEETINGS!! here's a proper demo for you my friend!

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

>>73229899
>>73229914
>this metabrah trash is what /gg/ thinks sounds good

lol

anyone have experience with the moog minifooger line?

>>73229822
Not to be a dick but if you get a cab, you're bordering $1k.

>>73229872
I think the dude just doesn't know how to dial in a tone.

>>73229937
>t. booteek bluezrock wanker

>>73229966
>t. hair metal cover band hack

>>73229958
true, but you can cheap out on the cab and do a speaker swap

>>73229976
i actually was in a hair metal cover band, good call. most fun ive ever had in a band

>>73229978
Even assuming you go dirt cheap and buy just a 1x12" plywood cab with a V30, you're still nearing $900.
Sure it's technically lower than $1k but it's not that less.

>>73229991
how much 53 year old meth addict pussy did you get?

>>73230013
loads, the dive bars we played were crawling with biker trash. we dressed the part too, long blond wigs, leather pants, the whole 9. nothing like playing turn up the radio by autograph to a crowd of 40 drunk bikers. good times.

>>73230035
tfw no biker trash gf

>>73229445
Kurt Cobain, Buzz Osbourne, Jack White, J Mascis

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>>73230051
>kurt cobain had good tone

>>73229800
Don't pay attention to this Brazilian faggot.
>>73229855
Brazilians will try to make you buy their shit every step you make because it's national policy.
Also they can't afford getting better shit because their government jews away lots of money with taxes on every attempt they make of getting something that's actually good made outside.
Get a Carvin V3m.
Those are awesome

>>73230137
if i buy an amp from brazil will it be shipped with a big butt brazilian girl?

>>73230163
Unfortunately not.
They'll ship it with a Tranny full of HIV straight out of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro

>>73230174
>They'll ship it with a Tranny full of HIV straight out of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro

welp.... good enough.

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>>73230174

>>73228696
All that's left is to snazz up that boring rhythm guitar. Add fills or a different guitar part along side. Keyboard and solo are fine.

>>73229517
BUMP

>>73228778
Haha, it would have taken me forever to figure it out.

>>73230288
cant come up with ideas for a different guitar part, thats why i'm recording covers

post good sounding and well constructed alltube amps
i start
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz6V8QNmi_Q

ESP/LTD Mh-1000nt Deluxe opinions?
Anyone here have it?

>>73230469
holy fuck guy just watch some videos and read some reviews, clearly no one hear is gonna tell you what you want

>>73230420
dunno if its that guys playing or the amp, probably both, but it sounds like a bag of smashed assholes

>>73230482
yeah it's not that hard for one of you cunts to say something about it

>>73230500
nigga none of us have it you thick cunt. esp are good guitars, some of the best necks i've played. go play one for yourself.

>>73229120
Your friend is an idiot.

>>73230500
They suck

>>73230498
try this
https://55chan.org/mu/src/1478393500798-0.mp3

>>73229289
Rolling back volume effectiveness is based on what pickups you have. Emgs stay dirty. My suhr aldrich humbucker has a similar output but cleans up greatly. Lower output Shawbucker cleans up even better.

>>73230577
damn bro get a noise suppressor. sounds kind of thin to me but decent playing.

>>73229418
To color the signal coming from the guitar. Not relying on it for the tone.

>>73229702
>Waaaaaaaaaaahhh im a poorfag. Youre not allowed to have nice quality thibhs because my poormans gear is better hahahaha you got memed into buying something i cant afford but ill have you know this 50 dollar pedal is what all the pros use. Lol they dont spend thousands.

>>73230683
nigger im using a 70s twin reverb

>>73229800
I got my jcm900 hi gain dr for 600. Original el34 tubing. Wanna hear the brutal gain. Take a look at some Morbid Angel. Wanna hear the cleans? Ask Blink 182. More people buy dsl and tsl amps but more pros use jcm for the reason they are surprisingly versatile. Get an 11 band eq and youre golden.

>>73230706
Sure m8. Dont mean you bought it though. Or do you mean a virtual sim?

>>73230596
>Emgs stay dirty.
Bullshit. I can go from clean to distorted by just adjusting the volume on my guitar, which has a set of emg 808s in it.
Their voicing however is kinda meh for clean tones.

>>73230785
i didn't buy it, i jerked off a 60 year old man for it

>>73230836
did you make him koom

>>73230804
I have emg 81 and 85. And i meant when playing with max amp gain. They just seem to get muffled. With the other pickups i can still get some ringing and twang. Much more dynamic sound than the emgs

>>73230719
>jcm900
Post disregarded

>>73230852
yea, he did it all over your mom

>>73230869
did wat? kume?

>>73230859
I never run the gain at its fullest but when playing with the usual metal tone I still can get a clean tone without touching the amp.
That said I can't speak for the 81/85.
I think pot value also plays a little bit of role in there but I can't say for sure.

>>73230867
H8 is cuz they anus. Funny how you never even tried one irl.

>>73230899
Well i can say from experience that rolling down the volume 81s doesnt clean it up too good. But with lower gain settings it is certainly doable with many other pickups.