/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

Protect Eddie edition

>>73405165
People who buy the Jim Root signature tele have got to be retarded. It's almost twice the price of an HH tele which you can "upgrade" and make better for a way lower price.

>>73405165
Bass player here. How do you guys lock in with a drummer? I have a session tommorow, and I'm trying to practice on youtube drum fills, and I'm just not getting it. I've seen tutorials and discussions about the kick drum, but everytime I think i got it the drum section goes off into something off. I'm not able to follow it. Any tips?

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>EMGs
>whammy bars
>maple necks
>gain past 5
>metal pedals
>sweeping solos

Kill yourself!

>>73405488
It's also made in Mexico but still costs $1200.

>>73405731
In other words, the Jim Root telecaster is one of the biggest memes to ever exist

A Jim root Tele isn't even a Tele, it just looks like one.

guitar is too popular

Probably a stupid question but...

How do you get into pedals and effects? How do you know how it will sound before you buy it (or is trying before buying a must)? How do musicians know how to combine effects and pedals to get that sound they want?

>>73405610
One of those things is not like the others

>>73406528
look up demos, read reviews, look at who uses what for what and why they do

experimentation

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Anyone else play a reso?
Do you slide or finger pick it?
What do you play on it?
What kind do you have?

Pic related is my dobro m14 all metal
Mine since monday. I never even picked up a dobro before, but it nearly broke my kneck in the store. Keep a microfiber handy.

>>73405574
try playing on tempo

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>>73406567
maybe it will come out right

>>73406551
Makes sense.

How do I get into guitars? Like the actual instrument? How do I know what makes a good guitar (wood, metals, etc.)? How do I learn things like "Fenders are for jazz (I think that's right)"?

I know i'm asking some dumb shit, but...

What would fit this part better, HH middle position or Strat neck+middle?

https://clyp.it/pr0y4krz

Also how to turn it into a song? Any ideas?

>>73406616
Boy I thought I told you about that second chord

>>73406613
5/10

>>73406579
tap your foot/bob head in time with the rythym. keep it going through the fills.

If your drummer is going off the tempo with the fills, thats not your fault.

>>73406613
Play lots of guitars.
Ask questions to the employees at your local music store.

>>73406656
I don't get it. I'm serious.

>>73406651
the #4 comes again at a higher octave by 0:27 so the note belongs to the song

>>73406709
I don't care how you want to rationalize it, it still sounds butt ugly

>>73406616
up to 1:00 strat neck, then bridge whatever, back to neck for the last part

>>73406739
do you mean neck and middle, like yellow ledbetter

>>73406596
I like your dinosaur

>>73406759
personally prefer neck only for the warmth and the track doesn't seem to need the "snap" of the middle pickup but whatever works better for your taste man. also depends on how you're setting the gain on the amp

>>73406847
I understand

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it's the non relic version, it's a surprise and I'm happy with it

how do i into singing and playing at the same time?

i can do it if i play/sing very simple chord patterns but is it possible to learn how to completely disconnect your singing and playing, so you can play the rhythm part and sing "over it" without any difficulties?

>>73407114
completely disconnect probably not. singing over rhythm is something you learn with practice and it's not as hard as it seems at first. singing and playing lead is much harder

>>73406331
I wouldn't say too popular. It WAS too popular, and now as far as pop music is concerned Guitar is a bit passe, not cutting edge anymore.

>>73407159
if drummers exist then why guitarists cant sing and play lead

>>73407019
k

>>73406528
download guitar rig, has copies of a bunch of real pedals. They react exactly like a real one would, that's a good way to find what you like, otherwise it's trial and error, buying and selling etc..

>>73407019
Does that middle knob ever piss you off? I use my volume a lot and probably would take off knobber and tape down the pot. Thats just me tho.

>>73407275
>guitar rig
>exactly like a real one
a-ha

>>73407275
>>73406528
>>73407300
i use amplitube and i think it kind of sucks

is guitar rig any better?

>>73405165
How do I get my strings really tense in standart tuning? I'm trying a F# tuning and I'm really enjoying the feeling of the tight strings

>>73407403
You use higher gauge strings

>>73407300
The knobs and parameters do react very similarly to the actual pedals. I was impressed, they copied the moog ring mod down to the exact carrier frequencies on the knobs. They won't sound as good but it'll give you an accurate idea of what each pedal does.

>>73407332
Nah, it kind of sucks overall but it's good for learning about different gear.

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same shit meme bass etc etc

>>73407239
didn't say they can't. it's just harder

>want to play music in the background when practicing or making music

am I retarded

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Damn, $3500 for a painted studio LP

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>tfw selling gear at a higher price than bought
Why do I only have a business acumen when it comes to ripping clueless people off ?

Reminder that Mr Gilmour will never be surpassed

>>73408956
I don't know man, my friend showed me his plans to attach picks to a chainsaw blade

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>ywn have the confidence to play your original music live


how do you guys cope?

do new strings have more treble?

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Someone help me, this band isn't that well known, but the guitar tone on this album is amazing. What pedals might they be using in this song?

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

Probably a dumb question, but has any one ever gotten a better price then 15% off from the chat on guitar center?

I would like 20% off so I dont have to spend out of my budget.

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What distortion pedal should I buy? Something cheap but decent. Will accept knock off Chinese ones.

Been using pic related + guitar rig but I always end up spending too much time messing with the sound and never get anything that sounds right.

I like mark knopfler's tone, going to be playing Tool, Lamb of god, Children of bodom

>>73407019

dude fucking sick

>>73410666
>What distortion pedal should I buy

while i dont care for it myself, a lot of people seem to really like the fulltone ocd

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>>73410666
Set the gain to the saturation you want and use lower your guitar's volume knob to clean up the tone for a more mild bark/crunch

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Songs to play that will make my gf care about me again?

>>73410907
Anal Cunt - I Respect Your Feelings As A Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLEZunJmyjw

>>73410907
Wings - Bluebird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DPig2pKq-0
Learn to sing too

>>73410907
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEK504o_LuU
Always gets their juices flowing

Any good guitar books? I need like a lesson book to work through so I can play chords and read notes.

Acoustic guitar or Electric acoustic guitar?
Will mainly be for me so no recording.

Does the body of a guitar really matter or is it all in the strings.

>>73411405
Yes it matters you dingwall

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>>73411800
wow rude

>>73411813
dingwall is a compliment though.

>>73411374
acoustic is more convenient

does the music you listen to have more electric or acoustic?

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Do you guys have a method for setting up action? I'm adjusting mine on my strat for the first time and I want to know if there's any methods out there that work really well.

>>73411374
Electric:
Can be quiet if you want it to be
Easier to play faster
Easier to play higher notes
Smaller
Comfortable

Acoustic
Harder calluses
Can play for others wihout gear

Guys which should of these two should I choose.

Celebrity Ovation CC157 made in Korea or a Yamaha FG-300A.

These two people are offering me these guitars. Anything good about them? Person is asking 150usd for the yamaha and 175usd for the Ovation both in good condition apparently. Suggestions? Also how much do they retail for?

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Just pulled the trigger on this

>>73412828
Why over anything else on the market? Do you gig? Do you have backups for everything?

>>73405796
Any signature guitar is a meme

>>73412545
But you can play electric without an amp, it just sounds like an overdriven acoustic

>>73409581
By getting gud like Dark Souls shit on noobs imagine guitar like Dark Souls forget about the music live and imagine the other players and absolutely shitting on them when you play your guitar the guitar is just a PVP I plan to give the opposing asshole goosebumps with and make him poop a little

>>73411307
Literally just go look up the major scale plus modes and then add in major and minor pentatonic you can fit chords in your scales and you can move your scales anywhere on the fretboard just remember the octaves for each scale so you can play notes and then fuck around with chords in that scale and see if you can move them around the guitar and have them still sound good

Opinions on Black Water guitars?

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>>73405165
>posting again because I have a gig in a few days and I don't want to break my cab and everyone's eardrums
I have my amp set up like pic related. When I activate the effects loop with the footswitch for the first time, I can hear a loud 'POP' noise in the cab. When I switch it off and on again it doesn't happen, but it will do it again when I hit the switch after a few minutes of playing without the loop.
I know it's the delay pedal, should I move it? Will it actually damage the cab if it happens too much?

>>73413286
Use the boost and delay through the input of the amp. Going through the efx loop will make everything a lot louder. I only use noise suppressors in the loop. At least try it.

>>73413312
>Use the boost and delay through the input of the amp
It's a high gain amp, using the delay through the amp input will sound fucking shit.

>>73407019
you posted this exact thing last thread, sentence and all, no one cares

you dont see me posting my new guitar every thread

>>73413326
Have you tried it or your going on gear nigger logic?

>>73413334
I don't have the amp with me right now, I'll try it though.

>>73413343
Fucking do your own experimentation. I have vintage marshalls, fender, and mesa amp that I record and gig with. Learn to use your own equipment before you say something sounds like shit.

>>73413363
Calm your tits son, I already tried using the Delay pedal straight into the input of my 20w Blackstar and it sounded terrible. I put it in the effects loop and it worked well, I assumed it'd be the same with the 6505.
I was just wondering if anyone here had the same problem and knew if it damages the amp/cab, but I didn' want some faggot listing his amps and acting all high and mighty on a chinese pottery forum, that's for sure.

Why do Music Man guitars always get shit on here?

whats the current pick closest to old herco 75s?
i heard hercos were stiffer than nylons of the same gauge so i suppose dunlop nylons arent an exact substitute? what /gg/ have to say about it

>>73413525
They don't. EBMM are some kd the nicest instruments around. The older JP models are near perfect.

i wanna buy headphones for my bass amp so i can practice late at night, is there a particular kind of headphones i should invest in geared towards bassists or do you just buy anything with a quarter inch plug?

>>73413567
Beaten by Dre

I've tried a Suhr Standard Pro and although I think it's a very well built guitar. I can't get over the price. I mean its made of the same components as 99% of all guitars out there and is basically just a Strat design with a few mods so why does it cost so darn much?

The Standard Pro is $3,793.84 not including taxes, shipping or duties in Canada.

You can probably build something quite similar using Warmth parts for less than half the cost. I don't get it.

I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on this.

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>>73413564
>Q&A with EBMM CEO Brian Ball
>asked why they offer no custom shop
>"We don't have a custom shop, because we believe companies only offer a custom shop when their production line is average."

How will Gibshit ever recover

>>73413564
Maybe they make good guitars but they look like shit

>>73413741
This, I understand they are fine and well made instruments that sound great but I can't get over how ugly their designs are.

can i get my luthier to build a warmoth guitar for me

warmoth or stewmac

>>73407403
Thicker strings, higher action

kiss are good musicians

>>73413904
You don't really build a warmoth guitar, you assemble it.

even though i'm full of sin
in the end youll let me in
youll let me through theres nothin you can do
you need my lovin dont you know its true
so babe plees get on your knees
there are no bill there a-are no fees
babe i know what your problem is
the first step of the cure is a kiss

Is it me, or do Boss make some of the shittest, noisiest, blandest pedals?

>>73414064
beringhers the noisiest

What are some great reverb pedals? Right now I am using a Cathedral EHX. It does the trick, but one thing that lets it down is the wet/dry when you engage/disengage; it would be great if it had a trail.

Obvious choice would be Strymon Big Sky, but I already have the Time Line and not sure if I want to commit to it.... What are some equal level reverbs to something like a Big Sky?

>>73405610
Whats wrong with Maple necks? My Strat sounds like me driving ur mums tight, unused bot bot.

Sweet as fuck.

Thats not to say I wouldn't want Roseword (your mums cunny before she popped out your worthless head)

What's a good guitar for a special snowflake?

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>>73414117
This is a great reverb/delay if you can find a used one in the $160 range.

is your natural tendency to pick inside or outside

>>73414235
What does that even mean

>>73414250
rape my ass u cunt

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>>73414250
its about string skipping picking
inside is the one that requires less movement, outside is the one that goes to the string from the out-side
say pic related, inside picking it would be starting with a upstroke and outsided be starting with a downstroke

>>73414313
What kind of retard would pick from outside

>>73414325
i find outside eaiser and done that way until a few months ago

>>73414332
Whatever suits you my man

>>73407298
I will be completely honest

I spent the last 3 hours trying to figure out all those switches, what they do..so yeah, those metal knobs are a little weird; but I have to say I usually play bass and I've got similar knobs on my yamaha so I'm kind used to have little shitty controls on my instrument

>>73414344
:^)

>>73414325
Paul Gilbert

what kind of retard would do inside picking

what do these old vhs guitar lessons by famous guitarist serve for besides fast scale patterns

>>73414460
Nothing

>>73406616
I'vr heard this before in popular music, just can't name the song.

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post retards with thin sounding buzzy low action ibanezes

>>73414554
tears in heaven

>>73414460
You can pull out the actual magnetic tape and use it to kys

>>73414559
I love Paul. He's the most humble guy and a great player

>>73414559
Inb4 the iampoor defense force reveals themselves

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>>73414615
Totally

>>73414706
I'm done with this fucking place

how to achieve this bass toan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMM99Mubflk

i like mids

whats the best pick to get ace frehley pick noise sound

>>73413645
>Canada
You would have had better luck when the dollar was at parity or better. Not only is the dollar weaker but luxury guitar prices have risen, in general. Expect more of the same, as long as that NAFTA-bashing tuft of hair remains in the oval office.

>build something
Similar used guitars can be found at good prices but they go fast.

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>be me
>trying to enjoy a quiet Saturday
>busker starts playing guitar outside
>same guy from last night
>open chord after open chord
>couldn't be any worse
>fuck, spoke too soon
>flanger

is intonation off noticeable
its off due to old strings, cant be fixed

post famous guitarists playing over youtube backing tracks https://youtu.be/eLXjexPBmpM

>>73415986
>is intonation off noticeable
Yes.
>its off due to old strings, cant be fixed
Buy new strings.

>>73416486
dont have the money
pls buy me new strings
not accepting olympias though

I'm trying to learn the main theme to Washer by slint but at the "3,1,0" my finger mutes the D string and I can't play it. Here's the tab for reference.

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/s/slint/washer_tab.htm

>>73407699
A $3500 Gibson/Fender/Martin/Taylor guitar is a good $600 guitar.

>>73415975
you should be thanking god, that he didn't shred for 5hrs straight

>>73415236
Play the bass through a $100 practice amp, that's how.

>>73417085
where did you se an ampeg svt for $100, im buying it now

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Does anyone have periods where they just stop playing? I was really into guitar in middle school, played on and off in high school, and then none at all when I went off to university. I'd like to get back into it, but I feel like I'll do what I always do and learn a few riffs and then drop after a few weeks.

>>73417164
im the exact opposite
played a little bit in high school, stopped completely for a year and now 2nd year in uni I play multiple times a day every chance i get

>>73414460
Mostly scale patterns imo. Keep in mind that the limitations of the VHS format meant that the instructors featured in the videos couldn't launch into detailed theory explanations for every lick, and the popularity of shred guitar put the ability to play anything quickly (usually commonly-used alternate picking and legato lines, as well as sweep arpeggio licks) on par with Olympic-level athleticism (Paul Gilbert said something similar in an old Guitar World interview). That said, those old videos still present some great patterns for building picking speed, and you might find some advanced theory and chord stuff in older jazz guitar instructional tapes. The Shrapnel Records guys were all playing the same harmonic minor, pentatonic, and diminished licks, which don't take a ton of music theory sophistication to string together (even Shawn Lane's videos don't expand too far into the theory side of things beyond explaining diminished and altered patterns).

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Anyone else hate this cunt?

>>73414798
See you tomorrow!

>>73417275
Tl;dr

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>>73417076
>>73417349

>>73414559
>he posts a pic of a high action ibanez with a PHAT neck

Former metal player here, wanted to take a break from humbuckers. I have a budget around ~700 Euros. I was thinking about a standard strat or tele. Thoughts?

>>73417323
He talks so much shit about tone but he legitimately has some of the worst I've ever heard, cheesy 80s country type shit. Always grating on the ears.

>>73405165
I'm finally getting a proper compressor for bass and a nice overdrive. EBS multicomp and EBS multidrive.

Rate my shite pls (esp. solo)
www.clyp.it/jzlxwp1u

>>73417891
Strat, probably. I switched from humbuckers to single-coils too and the Strat body was more conducive to the kind of upper-fret access I was used to from playing metal.

>>73417891
Just install switches in your guitar if you like it to swap the humbuckers to single coils.

>>73417891
I like the Tele more, grittier sound and less BS setup.

>>73418303
>bs setup
not if you dont use the wang bar
then you just screw both the trem claw and the bridgeplate all in

>>73418131
>www.clyp.it/jzlxwp1u
You have some interesting ideas, but it's a bit too repetitive for my taste. Your "drumming" needs work too, but overall, I would say that it wasn't bad.

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I feel bad for him

>>73418131
multiband compress some of these lows

>>73418524
>breaks up with his gf
>writes pretty fucking amazing hit songs
>never gets recognized though
>amazing live player, incredible acoustic playing
>compensates for her cocaine abuse in the studio
>no gf after her for 30 years
>leaves the band in a fit of rage after she is a thankless fuck for all he's done for her even after the breakup
>solo efforts bomb
>return to the band
>she's a massive cunt and you're forced to endure her presence and suffer as you have to look at the love of your life single day
is there a more JUST musician?

Any other lefties here?

>>73417164
get a better guitar or get yours set up, i was like that until i bouight a nice guitar.

now i play all the time, because it feels so good

>>73418882
No. I fucking hate your kind and your tendency to flood the used market with instruments that look nice until you figure out it's a fucking leftie

>>73416812

Someone fucking help

Hey friends, I have a question for some of the more experienced players.

I'm a relatively inexperienced guitar player (had lessons for half a year, then messed around on my own for a couple years. almost 19 now and started following JustinGuitar) and I was wondering if I'm getting too old to still get really old?

Over the last 2 years my love for extreme music was rekindled and I've started practicing as much as I can. I wanna get real good, so do any of the more experienced players have practice routines / tips on practicing / tips on getting into a band / making it with a band to share?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

>>73418995
*still get really good btw.

Nice typo right there

Where do I find guitar teachers who aren't rockists?

>>73419045
Look up Jazz or classical guitar teachers, almost all of them will hate rock.

>>73418882
I am here. I also play an Ibanez

what differs guitar albums by top shredders like satriani from noodling over backing tracks? i'd say theyre well recorded and have little themes or hooks but good youtube BTs have these too

official daily improv track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SOryJvTAGs

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What acoustic would you get for lead playing? I already have a Martin 000 but it's too delicate of a sound for aggressive playing imo.

>>73418995
You are never too old to learn something new, in fact, you never stop learning.

I do not have a routine. Just practice when you are feeling like it. Do not turn it into a chore. (eg. "omg I have to practice my scales today but I'm not feeling like it damnit I hate guitar" )

Always practice with a metronome.

To get into a band, simply use the internet. Look up craigslist, put up an ad, use facebook groups like Music Discussion (pretty good group)

Hope you make it anon

>>73420252
>Just practice when you are feeling like it. Do not turn it into a chore. (eg. "omg I have to practice my scales today but I'm not feeling like it damnit I hate guitar" )
i've done that for the past year or so and my playing hasn't progressed in about the same time frame. don't kid yourself, the more effort you put into something the better you'll be at it

>>73420280
Alright but you shouldn't make it into a chore. Of course you have to put effort on it but once you start hating practicing it, you lose your passion for it.

how to brag about it after you get decent at guitar

>>73405488
That guitar was designed for Jim Root, who himself only wanted 2 pickups and one fucking volume pot. Just because he likes it simple it doesn't mean it's good for others to buy something simple for more money than a complicated one. The guitarist of Slipknot certainly doesnt care much about the price.

>>73420095
Composite Acoustics GX

>>73420329
post on fb

>>73420471
what type stuff

>>73417164
get a nice guitar or amp like the other anon said. I use to be like that too, I really just imagine how I'll sound in the future and that really keeps me going. Even days I don't want to play I still push through it for at least an hour, I really realized how important practice is. even your off days will affect you positively in the future.You just really need to find a way to motivate yourself.

>>73420924
>You just really need to find a way to motivate yourself.
I find that playing with or for others regularly works best for me.

>>73420924
i want to play every day, what kind of retard would not want to play every day

I like to change my guitars way too often

What do? pls help I might have a problem

this is funny af
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th75omvEMu4
i'm laffin bizarre laughs as i watch this

>>73420645
slow open chords with reverb

Chicks will dig it, other guitarist will laugh at you

>>73421415
Change?

>>73421415
you dont have a problem, you have money
i want to have more guitars

>>73421489
i think he means selling some and buying new ones

>>73421520
Then anon is probably correct in thinking it's an issue.

>>73421415
Consumption won't appease your insecurities, if that's what's driving your behavior.

>>73413333
quads of truth

>>73421489
>>73421520
>>73421594
yep, I meant selling and buying.
I have one guitar for 4+ months and start looking for another one, while I'm trying to sell my current one. After I purchase the desired mememachine, I sell the one I had before. Then the cycle repeats

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>>73421594
>>73421520
>>73421489
>>73421415
anon i was just like this, i bought a gibson flying v back in 2015 and i loved it to pieces, sadly being the inexperienced player i was i just didnt enjoy playing and sold it because i thought my playing wouldnt improve, 2 months down the line i needed money and sold it so i bought something cheaper with the left over money (a fender jaguar), i liked that but sold it because it wasnt the v, bought an epiphone explorer, really liked the neck but it was an epi, and i didnt want to be the guy who had a gibson one month and an epi the next
>enter 4 months of various guitars including a bass vi

i managed to wrangle the funds to buy another gibson flying v by working all summer, i loved this one too, it was a bit fucked and worn but it was my 1st proper gibber (the one before was a faded series, e.g poor mans gibbo)

i ended up selling this too for a fender jaguar HH, and thus the cycle repeated myself, i ended up briefly owning a fantastic fernandes which i really miss, but i now own another gibson v, which is probably the best guitar ive owned yet

tl;dr

stick with the highest value/best one, and just push past the want to sell it, you will regret it

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Is this guitar worse $10,000

I BUILD PEDALS AMA

>>73422075
Have you made any octavers yet?

>>73422075
I also build pedals, how are you etching your PCBs? Have you dabbled in small scale production with SMT parts? How do you sell and advertise your pedals?
Original designs or just clones?

>>73422075
can you do a fjet

>>73422075
Do you do traditional designs, (tremelos, phasers, basic distortion), or more "out there" pedal designs?

>>73422103
yes. down octave and oct up. both dirty because analog.

>>73422134
etching, classic route copper+iron perchlorate. i dont like smt, they make pedals harder to fix when they go wrong. i dont advertise, i make custom boutique shit. ive done some originals and lots of modding over existing designs.

>>73422159
i dont like jfets that much. i prefer mosfets and bjts.

>>73422215
i like to do crossovers, like phase/flanger and shit like that, mixing LFOs too, but analog stuff like that hardly can be called "out there" when nowadays exists shit like that Particle pedal that does granular synthesis.

Which brand of strings is least likely to rust?

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>>73422378
get that shit out of here

>>73422363
Do you only build them or do you come up with your onw circuits?
I am trying to figure out how an octave down would work... Wikipedia mentions latches but I'm having a hard time imagining how exactly they should be used.

>>73422363
hi i can copy schematics i found on the internet and solder a bunch of shitty components together too

>>73422405
as said
>ive done some originals and lots of modding over existing designs.

i dont get the bit about octave down. do you want to come up with an original design for octave up? a flip flop network does the trick in almost every (if not all) analog oct down design.

>>73422363
you tried any passive mixers? they're useful for bleed and feedback loops, but not for clean audio

also really good for teaching beginners soldering/pedal making.

>>73413111
Worst waste of trips I've seen in a long time you stupid child

>>73422467
i dont like them, they always suck tone.

>>73422467
>>73422513
cont. or they suck gain, a tiny bit thats always noticeable, specially in fuzz pedals.

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I turned my chinkplank into a meme chinkplank with some EMGs and edgy black knobbies

>>73422709
what were the previous knobs

>>73422378
Elixir

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>>73422709
Hmm.. emgs -> epiphone.

Disgusting

>>73422447
I want to understand where the flip flops come into play. I mean, a flip flop is a digital component and an audio signal is analog so do you just overdrive the input until it's rectangular and then send it in? Is the flip flop output basically the output signal or do you simply use it to invert the phase of the input signal?

>>73418952
man, your life must suck...

>>73422889
flip flops are used in electronics with the purpose of isolating the technicians with the ground thus preventing from a shock

>>73423053
top kek

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is the peavy tko 115 a decent bass amp? I found one online nearby for a low price. Should I strike? It seems to be a bit older, but I don't mind. Pic related

>>73423167
id buy it, old peavey stuff is always good

how good do i have to be before im not a virgin?

>>73423592
lol what a virgin

>>73416563
Strings are like $6 how can you not afford new strings

>>73424011
im neet, also strings only last like new for 2 sessions the most

>>73424085
So do you only play your guitar twice and call it quits?

When is the right time to start using an artistic name? I just want to use my mother's last name instead of my father's, that's all.

My band's had a few gigs already and we will be playing in other cities during the summer. We also plan to record an album soon. If I'm going to gain some little fame I rather use my mother's last name, but I don't know if it's too soon or if it will be an extremely cringy move.

>>73424303
You have to be cringy to make it, so go ahead.

>>73424129
no i keep playing with black strings and shitty intonation

>>73424303
you're cringy already so whats to lose

>>73424303
just use your mother's last name then
who cares my dude

>>73424303
what do your band play? social distortion covers? cos you're mom's little baby

>>73413333
I always double post when I'm not satisfied with the results

you know who's always satisfied of the results?
I could've said you're mom, but that would be rude.
the answers is me: I'm pretty happy with this new guitar. Also, you should post yours too

you know, being a guitar general thread

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>>73405165
>Jim Root Signature Telecaster
here i was, starting to have a pretty good night, and OP comes with this horseshit

any contemporary jazz guitarists you guys recommend?

>>73424607
ace frehley done a jazz solo once

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>>73424607
Jonathan Kreisberg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Daf8R9VEDlU

Gilad Hekselman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edmakUKp0TA

Julian Lage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5ggv-5s4bs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a3qAp81vY8&index=48

Bill Frisell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO-1Euq2RBk&index=31

I'm a hardcore jazz guitarist so let me know if you want any more recs. Those are just contemporary ones, I have some more if you're interested.

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I want one

>>73424960
Damn, you guys have the best tone.

Rec away. Anything highly structured for a fan of classical?

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>>73425111
Kurt Rosenwinkel's Zhivago is pretty highly structured
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiw8CTK2o_Q&index=38

Ted Greene's version of Debussy's Girl with the Flaxen Hair is pretty interesting (Debussy's harmony was a major inspiration for a lot of jazz theory and jazz harmony, so it's no surprise to see jazz guys dig him).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQEOqjebAAs&t=1s

Ted Greene's other solo guitar stuff is pretty fascinating too, check out this version of Just Friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OUXBdRKFiQ

and his medley of Summertime/It Ain't Necessarily So

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh7YtWk6sqs

and Check out Joe Pass's All the Things You Are

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV-GhJNsOG0

i will bang a hooker at her place tomorrow

>>73425111
Bossa Nova guys also have a lot in common with Classical Guitarists, check out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ov_1ihLagc

and this fat Asian dude playing Girl from Ipanema

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

and these three legendary guitarists (Paco is a flamenco guy, the other two are fusion/jazz players) in this insane album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3BzAKHCEvo

>>73425249
>>73425311
Thanks, anon, I appreciate the recs. Seems like there's a ton of suffering in my future if I decide to learn jazz. But damn...

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>>73425396
No problem! I love talking/recommending music, much more than talking about gear/equipment which people get too bogged down in and then forget to learn anything haha.

And yeah, learning jazz is sort of an endless pit where each time you start grasping a new concept, you learn that you know even less than you thought (this process repeats ad infinitum). But playing around with smooth voice leading ,extended harmony, and substitutions is so satisfying.

Why is it that Bb is the only chord that is called flat instead of sharp?

>>73425774
It's not, it depends on context

What should I be able to do such that I won't be a liability joining a band as a bassist?

>>73425850
Be competent at your instrument, work well with others, and don't be flaky. Goes for every instrument in a band setting

>>73425850
Have fucking rock solid rhythm. Above all else, have rhythm. You're useless as a bassist if you have shitty rhythm.

Always practice with metronome. Also make sure to practice using the metronome on 2 and 4, only on 1, etc.

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ITT: Music videos that really make you think

https://youtu.be/NiTXGswyAls

>>73406567
I fucking love resonators. The last one I picked up was 3 years ago, and it is still my go to guitar.

>>73421050
The same retard that feels like he'll quit playing after a while obviously

>>73426285

4:25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUWXxCOhxZM&t=4m25s

>>73426574
>jazz fusion

>>73425805
Why do people say Eb instead of D#? What's the point of flat or sharp when the other is there and the notes are the same?

>>73426285
Damn...

>>73426747
Let's use C Minor for example. The third is Eb instead of D# because D natural is in the scale and E natural isn't. And on the other hand, look at E major. The 7th note is a D# instead of an Eb because E natural is in the scale and D natural isn't.

And if you mean why would you call the major scale built on that tone Eb major instead of D# major, it's because Eb only has 3 flats in it, D# has 5 sharps and 2 double sharps which is just a mess

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I've been practicing playing the bass really fast for a few days and now my hand is moving by itself

Is this normal or do I have epilepsy

Is there some sort of thing you're supposed to not do when playing with fingers to avoid fucking up your hand? You're just supposed to play with the index and bird right?

>>73426896
Great explanation! I always went by some other nonesense that I can't even remember.

When do you know you've found a pedal that's a keeper?
I'm scared to velcro mine

>>73422075
can you make me a cool pedal? I'm in a harsh noise/experimental noise rock band

>>73427951

What is this, TGP? You keep a pedal when you like how it sounds. If you need to velcro it for your board then do it. If you want to go to TGP levels of preserving resale value, write the manufacturer and ask for another back plate.

>>73428639
>write the manufacturer
lol yeah send them a letter and ask for a back plate
detail how gay you are so they understand why the paper has stains all over it

>>73416812
make sure you're playing right on your fingertips and that your fingers are at right angles to the fretboard

>>73424960
>Bill Frisell
That was a really great little video.

>>73417323
Did he die? The last thing I remember was he was really sick.

>>73407019
Jelly

>>73429948
>Did he die?

Cancer only dies after it kills it's host.

>>73429981
So he is still live I take it.

>>73430015
He is Cancer and will never die.

anyone here doing classical? any progress

started learning pami tremolo in january, 5 months later i think i've gotten the hang of it, now im preparing to jump into the piami +thumb rest stroke flamenco tremolo. so fuckin stoked

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MPLS guitars look really nice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zvKB5p68Rg

picked up an old used jap tele for cheap
tunes well but holding down notes on b and e strings makes them sharp, is the neck fucked or something? It looks ok at a glance.

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>tfw strap looks like complete shit again

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What do you guys think of this as a sub- $150 pedal?
Thinking of using this as my firstborn pedal/ practice

>>73431336
well don't use it as a jizz rag m8

Is using batteries for pedals retarded? One of my overdrive pedals only lasts like 20 minutes on battery power despite the batteries being normal fully charged 9volts, and if I take them out and put them in other pedals they work fine. Should I just ignore it and get a power supply?

>>73432328
that particular pedal may have a defect leeching the battery dry

>>73432328
I've only used batteries once, because I thought the grounding was fucked, I use Pedal power and one Benton station otherwise, it's not that expensive and I never have to worry about that kind of problems during a gig. I think it's worth to spend some money, because it will last for a lot longer time than batteries, it's probably even cheaper in the long run.

>>73406528
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Rig#Components

Get a soundcard with preamps to record your guitar and play it through the guitar rig vst, look at the wiki page to see real world equivalents of the pedals/fx while you try them out and find out which one you like then buy

Also check youtube demos for ones not included

How do I get back into guitar? How do I stay motivated enough to stick with it?

My SG has been sitting in my room for years and I can almost feel it's sadness.

>TFW bought this last year, dicked around with it for a couple months and then put it back in it's box
please help me

>>73424303

>>73424330
This, actual successful artists are sickeningly pretentious if you've seen what they were like before they were famous so just feel free to be as much of a fag as possible

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>>73432641
whoops

>>73432641
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewJwKDHAhcU

Watch this

gonna buy a coronado bass soon is that good

>>73422061
if someone payed that price, then yes

>>73432740
Riffs are for plebs

>>73427553
and thumb sometimes
also, I assume you're not slapping

try using a pick too, try to alternate your playing style
also, this way you can still play while your hand learns other movements

and, play slow ffs

>>73432641
watch kiss and zeppelin concerts, works for me

>>73432786
>>73432740
Different anon said that

I'll check it out

>>73432861
will also consider

what genre is that song @ 9:40
https://youtu.be/J-Wl4ioC_9U

>>73432968
jazz

>>73433047
12 bar jazz for sure

does /gg/ hold the pick with the finger's pad or with the sides

>>73433245
Fingerstyle master race

>>73433304
thats gay

>>73432144
Some sub 150$ pedals are really good.

Mooer are fine. they don't usually make high-end pedals but they give you an absolutely excellent value for the money you pay

>>73433481
forgot to put the username huh

anyone got exercises for the pinky

fresh new vid of ace frehley playing poker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X2I-cpdgy0

>>73423592
You just need to be able to play Wonderwall.

Bang, and the hymen is gone.

>>73423592
Learn 1 hit from ed sheeran, 1 from justin bieber and Chet Faker's "Talk is Cheap". Play in any order, then flirt.

>gurl is eating at school
>guy sits in front of her with a guitar in hands and plays 3 random pop songs while looking at her
>hey, wanna kiss?

>>73434411
>gets accused of rape

post guitar noodling over long backing tracks

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di1tZ5Xmuok

how do you solo over cause weve ended as lovers? just mix c minor and c major by ear?

>>73405165
I have a p90 in neck position and a humbucker in bridge position. The humbucker is significantly louder when I play it solo, is that normal? I also have a coil split for the humbucker so when I put it into single coil mode it's roughly the same volume as the p90.

Would you say that's a normal setup? Should I wire the humbucker parallel/single coil instead of serial/single coil so the volume jump doesn't happen?

>>73435139
raise the p90 and lower the hb

>>73432641
i just watch good musicians play and it makes me want to do the same

>>73432775
u tell us

>>73433822
whatever you're trying to do but can't, just do it slow and a little faster each time

>>73435218
Yeah obviously that works, but then the single coil bridge sound would be more quiet than the p90. My question is whether you'd have the single coil or the humbucker at the "correct" volume or if I should just wire it to parallel instead of serial

>>73435303
>My question is whether you'd have the single coil or the humbucker at the "correct" volume
me? i'd set the humbucker at the correct volume and have the single coil for cleans

>>73435355
So it's just a matter of preference? Hmm, makes sense. I basically had it as "I run it in single coil mode 90% of the time and go for the solo humbucker for high gain", I don't know which one is actually more practical though.
Also, what speaks against parallel humbucker wiring? Then the volume of the humbucking mode and the single coil mode would basically be the same.

>>73432641
Join a band.

>>73435106
i'm listening to it now and beck is following the progression, he's not just using c minor and c major

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>>73424581

>the most fool proof guitar shape in existence
>the most fool proof metal pups in existence
>the best combination of body and neck wood
>live performance electronics
>pleasing colors

Its literally one of the best metal guitars ever created. Fuck Ibanez and Shecter and all those cucks.

You take the best electric guitar, put in some EMGS and strip down the electronics to the bare minimum and you got yourself a useable metal axe.

>>73435441
ok now change that disgusting body shape

Going to start playing the guitar this summer. I've no experience before.

What's a good guitar for beginner's and intermediates?

>>73435419
>So it's just a matter of preference?
yes its matter of preference
>I basically had it as "I run it in single coil mode 90% of the time and go for the solo humbucker for high gain"
thats a good plan too
>Also, what speaks against parallel humbucker wiring? Then the volume of the humbucking mode and the single coil mode would basically be the same.
it sounds different than regular humbucker sound; try it, maybe youll like its sound. might be a good wiring for you since you want the humbucker and the splitd with even volumes

>>73435533
http://shop.fender.com/en/intl/0117702801.html

>>73435554
That redirects to the homepage.

>>73430369
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7udClrQtmws

Had a disaster of a gig last night, I play in a hard rock band and blew my amp up halfway through the set. Only spare I could borrow right away was a fender twin from another band and it obviously didn't work properly at all with any of my pedals as they were all set up and geared towards my JCM 900. Nothing I did on the spot / between songs made it sound good and it really threw me.

Do you guys take spare amps to gigs? Never something I had really thought about before, but now I am considering getting one.

>>73435587
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SKPloj6NBk

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>>73435663
10/10
retardation based humor never loses its appeal

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>>73435441
literally a guitar for fucking retards

>simplest design possible
>highest possible output because fuck dynamics and mids (and the sound guy)
>literally only comes in black and white so your brain only has to perform a binary operation

>>73435651
no one who would show up at a hard rock concert could possibly give a fuck about your tone, if it makes you feel any better

>>73435663
Thanks. I'll just ask again next thread then.

>>73435752
Yeah that is a very fair point. It sounded fucking awful though, not from a vain guitarists point of view, it genuinely did. Felt bad letting the band down more than anything, although they did all laugh at it after.

>>73435651
not true

>>73435759
pacifica 112 is probably the best starter guitar i've played but it honestly doesn't make much of a difference, everything is at least playable these days. just practice

>>73435790
uwotm8?

>>73435794
Thanks.

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>>73435806
I meant to reply to >>73435752

oops.

>>73435786
it's not even your fault, i'd be more concerned over my jcm900 than a shitty gig
having a backup amp is ideal but i've never had anything like that. i mean even if i went through the trouble of getting one i'd probably end up not even taking it because of the space it takes up

>>73435790
>>73435829
i guess it could be that someone cared but in a not so great sounding live show most details are lost anyway

>>73435651
no i do not take spare amps to gigs, if it blows out then oh well too bad for everyone

>>73435860
Subtle differences in the tone won't matter much, but i'm talking about significant tone differences here. i think it matters even live

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>>73435936
hahahahahaha it's fucking crazyaga i was replying to fucking crazyaga hahahahaha

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>>73435965
Watch this

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

>>73435860
>>73435900
>>73435936
Cheers for the input, it wasn't a total disaster as we still managed to finish the set, but it really threw me off and we sounded weak. I'm half considering picking up a cheap AVT head or something to take along so if it happens again, I know I will be able to get an ok sound from a backup but sods law is it will never happen again.

Hopefully the amp is fine and it is just a valve or a fuse or something. Haven't looked at it yet, next gig is a week away so plenty time. First time it has let me down in 6 years so I suppose I can't really complain too much.

>>73436013
how about an orange tiny terror? those things can drive large cabs at a respectable volume for what i've seen

>>73436013
>>73436069
wait i meant the micro terror

>>73436013
if you really want to get a spare amp then just get some cheap solid state amp. people will appreciate the effort more than how it sounds.

unless you're playing shows where you make like $500+ no one is going to bitch at you for not being prepared for something like this.

i played this gig with my band and it went fine, my handmade tube amp didn't blow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV7OIs-4i6c

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>>73436111
RRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>73436111
>major cock
So that's where /gg/ gigs, huh?

>>73435790
Jesus Christ, are you still here? It's been years.

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>>73436207
I've been busy trying to tell /pol/ trump is bad in the past few months.

But i mean, i feel like i should come back to visiting /mu/ and all. i live only once and arguing with people in /pol/ and trying to convince them their ideology is wrong, even though i feel like i'm doing it for a good cause, is not the best experience

>>73436081
I'll have a look at them, thanks. Just thinking along the lines of something that is acceptable, nothing crazy.
>>73436089
Yeah I remember playing through an AVT150 once and it was perfectly fine, and they are really cheap second hand. I'll sleep on it, but like you say we are nowhere near professional - just having a bit of fun. Felt bad to let them down though

>>73410666
knopfler uses a volume booster though

>>73410666
a proper tube amp

>>73414117
>>73414159
i used to own an eqd levitation reverb. i really liked it because it was slightly different than a pedal that tries to replicate a spring reverb

>>73436169
not all of /gg/ actually. if it were you playing, they would have changed the name to major cuck

>>73436148
heres another one for ya
https://youtu.be/hLJOYgo584c
i think my solos went off great that night, lotsa fun to improvise

>>73414117
I use the Context reverb by Red Panda and it's amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDcd3lzzC88

>>73436242
I think you're needed more in /pol/.