/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

First for ebinphone :DDD

how to make a living off guitar/music, or just monetize on it
https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria

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>>74452399

Don't be a pussy, play an Explorer

>>74452609
>>74452609
now that covers more than penis issues

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Mini Strat with trem... Fun factor is through the roof.

>>74452604
book some paying live gigs. Also, did you you do your own recording? Sounds pretty good, you could offer your services for $$ as recording engineer.

>>74452564
>that came fast
I don't post a thread until the bump limit has been hit. If someone wants to get one up earlier, that's fine by me.

How do I play solo's?

>>74452830
bump limit came fast

>>74452852
pick the pentatonic scale on the song's key and play its notes up and down

>>74452872
I also want to have angry bee vibrato just like Kirk has.

>>74452853
Not all shit posts either, lol.

>>74451854
>>74451854
>>74451854

Bumping, as it's a new thread

>>74452953
Kirk Cobain?

>>74452752
does that mean joining a wedding band/a big local rock band that has granted gigs on the clubs
right i do the recordings. how can i charge for sticking a mic in front of a speaker closely

>>74452953
>like Kirk
learn to vibrato, learn to do it fast and dont worry on making it sound nicer

>>74452852
Learn scales and accompany them with weird noises and tricks that you can do on guitar

>come up with a riff or a short progression
>record it and play lead over it and never develop into an actual song

>>74452604
You should be a Prince impersonator, you look exactly like him dude

>>74453187
listen to the phrasing in other instruments and then apply that to guitar to get your mind out of a rut.

Listen to Jeff Baxter's playing on My Old School - it's almost as if he channeled jazz saxophone ideas through his guitar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq8OU-7JDFA

>>74453269
>come up with a actual song
>Never develop as a guitarist

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>all cromatic notes from g to b
cool
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0LWlFUwUvgW

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>>74453946

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would the bridge pickup on this sound distinguibly like a tele

>>74454111
whats funne

>>74454177
Maybe

>>74454177
50% , either it does or it doesnt

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>>74454177
>3 pickups on a tele

>>74454383
>playing a strat live and looking nerdy and bland with it

>>74454177
You'll still get the twang of a tele but slightly thicker tone because of its a humbucker. But those tv jones style isnt very hot, they're sort of airy sounding.

>>74454457
are they like gretsch pickups, underwound etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3r9KWth84Y
>spent 2.5 times the price of my first strat to get it painted like this guy's strat, plus new pickups and tremolo cause the grunge cover band was like going somewhere
>guitar still sounded like a cheap basswood strat and the band did just like 2 gigs

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>>74454453
>implying

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It finally came. My very own Jazzmaster

Too bad I'm going to cover up all that pretty mahogany with black paint.

>>74454453
>>74452399
are you trolling or are you seriously concerned with "how cool you look onstage"? I find it hard to believe the latter but then again I've seen some real faggots on /mu/

>>74453051
Mytallica, my little pony cover band.

>>74454697
Do a multiple coats of black stain instead of paint

>>74454733
im only one of those but looking cool is a priority in my life

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>>74454762
tha'ts what I'm doing, black stain with white grain filler. like this. The pores on this piece of wood seem pretty small though so it probably won't look that good.

Can I use medium gauge strings on a smaller acoustic guitar that ships with light gauge, without risking any damage?
The guitar is an Ibanez AEG12II.

>>74453061
Like going up and down e-minor pentatonic scale and then doind bend at the top.

e:1512----------------------------------1215^17~~~~1512----------------------------------1215^17~~~~
b:----1512--------------------------1215---------------1512--------------------------1215-----------
g:--------1412------------------1214-----------------------1412------------------1214---------------
d:------------1412--------- 1214-------------------------------1412--------- 1214-------------------
a:----------------1512--1215---------------------------------------1512--1215-----------------------
e:--------------------14-----------------------------------------------14---------------------------

>>74454824
Yes, you'll have to tighten the trust rod a bit though

>>74454827
This is essentially what Kirk Hammet plays in every solo. And the bend is actually a giant vibrato played at maximum speed. Bzzzzz! Piuu! Bzzzzz!

>>74454827
what did you do at the a and e string

>>74454879
>what did you do at the a and e string
the formatting went haywire when i pasted it. there's one space missing on each string. notepad shows it fine though.

1512-------------------------------------
-------1512------------------------------
--------------1412-----------------------
---------------------1412----------------
----------------------------1512---1215
-----------------------------------14------

I'm joking because I'm bored. I will record some solos and upload it somewhere at some point. We could arrange a competition of sorts. Competition for most stupid lick you can come up with, that is.

>>74455089
What's this? Another duel?

>>74455215
Not really a duel but maybe a fun way to collaborate and post some fun stuff I guess.

>>74455215
>>74455304
12 paces gentlemen, fire on my mark

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>>74454177
>un-telecaster
reverse vomit

do i have talent
https://clyp.it/cxsaeoyp

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>>74455419
Why do you try to "sing" in English when you have such a disgustingly thick accent? You can't even pronounce your words correctly.

>>74455419
Your higher pitch stuff is better than your lower voice tbqh. Embrace your falsetto.

Cover this song please

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu9qkMPr10I

>>74455476
this nigger literally sounds like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIfLyMSuAMA

>>74455476
that guy looks gay, is he gay?

Which company makes a good Telecaster copy for $500 (used market) or under? Shecter?

>>74455858
fender

>>74455858
condor ctx50 is great if you can find it. all traditional tele except for the bridge

>>74455858
You can get a Fender for that

>>74455858
You can find legimate Fender Telecasters used for under $500 all the time dude

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>>74455858
Used G&L Tribute ASAT classic

>>74455624
It's an acquired taste
>>74455719
Nah, Prince got more pussy than a toilet seat

>>74455935
>It's an acquired taste
i never said it was a bad thing. :^)

>>74455873
>>74455918
>>74455918

> Mexican Tele

eww gross

When learning the notes on the fret board up to the 12th fret, what would be a good way of going about it? I can be told "tell me the naturals on e" and say "F on 1st, G on 3rd" etc, but that feels like I'm reading off a list instead of really knowing the notes.

>>74456198
pick random frets and tell which note it is

>>74456198
Learn a string at a time.

what's the best way to record direct if you want to run through your pedalboard as well?

>>74452446
>tele
vomit

>>74455476
https://clyp.it/bmoatsi5
>>74455624
https://clyp.it/3zf0r4z5

>>74456522
https://neunaber.net/products/iconoclast

>>74454177
>tele
vomit

i have a tele

>>74455858
>tele
vomit

>>74455925
>tele
vomit

>>74456610
I've actually heard a bit about this. Would I need a preamp or something?

I made free-time mockery. I have issues with playing in time but then again, I didn't use click track. I enjoy legato playing a lot but it tends to get very mushy and lose it's phrasing.

https://clyp.it/yea01vcu

>>74454453
>looking nerdy and bland with it
the strat is the new jazzmaster you fucking idiot.

since all the trendy indie kids now use mustangs and jazzmasters and jaguars, the strat is unique again. deal with it

>>74456753
bend at the end was cool

>>74457112
it still looks like shit and is what beginners use

>>74456604
Sounds just like Axl Rose, wtf?

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>>74456604
https://clyp.it/bplix02i

>>74457117
I love Pantera because how Coin-Purse Darrell mixed southern rock elements and shit like that but thing is that I don't like playing alone. Would need couple of friends to jam with in order to make any effort to stay in time. I lack patience for that.

>>74457192
My mascara runs :(

>>74457152
>it still looks like shit and is what beginners use
spoken like a true pleb

better than standing out there with a jazzmaster like every "trendy" fuck at the pitchfork music festival

Play whatever you can find. It's much easier than it looks, I promise.

>>74457251
I feel bad for anyone that likes to play surf rock because of all the hipster gaylords, that said the mark of a true faggot isn't what guitar they're using but how anal they are about what other people think of them

I learned the major scale. Now how do I make it sound good while playing over chords? I play slow and it doesn't sound interesting at all, while everyone I see on youtube just goes doodlydoo and it sounds incredible, even when they aren't playing too fast.

>>74457302
You need to combine different fret positions and split it into small different segments. You can play the same scale all over the fretboard instead of just from one place.

>>74457302
you answered it yourself, make it doodlydoo

>>74452604
Response to you in a previous thread:
>ok what you want me to play, or think i should play, if not blues inspired leads

I want you to stop playing because you suck and the things you play are boring as fuck.

>>74457454

>>74457468
Well said, buddy. Thanks for sharing.

>>74457454
then you have shit taste, im sorry

>>74457531

>>74457192
https://clyp.it/wpknpsfw

>>74455419
your voice is pretty good but your style is bizarre. Sounds like something youd hear in a David Lynch movie.

>>74457199
i dont hear these southern rock elements
yeah having friends or a band is a good reason to put in effort to play in time, too bad you dont have

>>74452487
Anyone got a tutorial on how to come up with riffs from a chord?

>>74456604
>>74456604
Dude this is awesome, I'm telling you if you worked on your falsetto you could make good money as a Prince tribute act. Not even joking you've got the look too.

https://clyp.it/j4c4rzbi

working on a new song. is this chorus too gay sounding?

>>74458439
Not gay, just a bit generic

>>74458439
I like it, are you talking about that transition that starts at 26 seconds? yeah that's pretty gay.

>>74458519
i'll take it, thanks.

>>74458560
kek, that's my favorite part. it plays a vital part at the end of the song. i was asking about the actual chorus.

is bass fun?

>>74458560
>>74458602
I agree with that guy, that part is pretty gay. Sounds like some generic prog rock meme riff.

>>74458439
Neat

is ass fun?

>>74458777
No. Not even a little bit

>>74458777
Only when you play it more like a guitar

>>74458777
Only if you exclusively play Primus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=231PT-5nKhY

>>74459138
damn, oh well. i still like it.

>>74459168
thx

https://clyp.it/1rqb302x
what about this part?

>>74459324
Even more generic than the first clip.

>>74458439
>https://clyp.it/j4c4rzbi
cool very original i like it

>>74459357
good. normies love that.

>>74459432
>>74459432
it's getting better all the time

>>74453187
https://youtu.be/Qc5DPAJS76k

i like old blues music

>>74460301
Nice. I don't, my life's been too easy to connect to it

>>74460364
i never had a gf but i enjoy love music
what kind of music you like/connect with

>>74460412
technical death metal to be honest

if i wanted to get a rickenbacker bass but i cant afford one what would you all recommend.
>inb4 shitinbacker or paininmybacker

>>74460442
you into severed saviour?

>>74460660
Haven't really listened to them. Checking it out now, they're pretty dope.

My current favorite is Virvum, they have a nice prog element to their sound

>>74460301
Mississippi John Hurt. Son House. Willie Dixon? Or do you mean older stuff like Blind Boy Fuller, Leadbelly, Bo Carter?

>>74458439
Sounds like Turnover. Get rid of that bending and I'm diamonds.

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>Tfw you can't play guitar for shit.

>>74460950
cool, i'll give that a try tomorrow. i wrote it with no bends, but added them in when tracking the scratch tracks. thanks for listening.

>>74460988
Thanks for sharing!

Posted this in /prod/ but as usual they're completely useless

https://clyp.it/qu2vwbpk

Is it gay sounding enough? Is it too much like something prog fans would like? I don't want to attract prog people. I'd take 1 gay over 1000 progs.

>>74461911
this sounds like taking a cheese grater to your penis while underwater

>>74459230
>>74459225
t. faglords

>>74458439
Keep the bends they give it character

>>74452660
The explorer was made for people who thought "I want to play a fucking 50s Cadillac wing"
I'm one of those people.

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What's the best travel Guitar /GG/?

Pedals similar to Keeley Loomer to channel my inner hipster but in a simple form so that I won't get confused? Basically drive and ambiance in a box.

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blog post, sorry.
i've been playing for 5 months now and just finished the justinguitar beginner course, but i feel like shit.
all i want to do is start making music but i can't really do that cause i don't even know how to play anywhere on the fretboard with chords that aren't just open ones.
i feel like shit because i knew i should've just gotten a teacher right away, i'd be way better than i am now.

luckily my aunt's bf has been playing for 10 years and he's agreed to give me some lessons, so it could be worse. i wish i had just gotten over that stupid thought that having a teacher would prevent me from eventually developing an own style
/blog

anyone else not get a teacher until later on, and how was it? did you progress quicker than you were doing on your own?

>>74464219
I never got a teacher and that has made learning to play guitar a Via Dolorosa. Basically a good teacher just teaches you theory and technique and you can then figure out on your own, what to do with that knowledge. So if you want to learn fast, get a teacher. He/she won't change your style, unless you specifically want jazz guitar lessons for example. Once you got the basics covered, it's much easier to learn new things on your own. It's like learning to drive a car; someone will teach you the rules and handling and after that you can drive anywhere you want. At least in Finland the teacher doesn't dictate, what you do with your car afterwards...

>>74464219
I first had a teacher when I had ~3 years of playing. He helped me correct my form and posture which I needed badly.
I quitted because after a year because he was showing me the same exercises again and again and he was shilling blues and classic rock a bit too much.

Anyone have any tips for surf guitar tremolo picking? I can kind of do it on the thinner strings, but on the higher (E, A, D, sometimes G) strings it feels really awkward and the pick gets stuck.

Also, should you do it from your elbow or wrist? I've seen both methods used by accomplished guitarists.

>>74464599
From the wrist unless you're Dick Dale bro
and try to pick closer to the bridge

>>74454807
that looks so fucking retarded

>>74464219
I had a teacher for a few months and dropped it eventually (mostly for monetary reasons)
But I think the foundation was helpful
Beyond open chords, the next step in my opinion, is E and A shape barre chords
Knowing these opened me up to sooo many things
You will definitely be able to make music using just open chords and barre chords

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>https://youtu.be/mrgwHitHEs8
How did he get that awful noise outta that guitar? I watched this video dozens of times and I still don't know what the fuck happened. Has this happened to anyone else?

>>74461911
Why so muffled

>>74465110
It's called feedback mixed with a shitty camera.

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>>74464864
Shit taste my man

>>74460903
mean like bb king, clapton, free
havent gotten into that older acoustic stuff yet

>>74458239
lol ill keep considreing it

>>74453059
>>74453059

>>74452752
>>74452752

>>74457302
keep playing it and you will figure some fun sounding stuff

>>74464219
never had a proper tutor, but I joined my high school jazz band and that lit a fire under my ass. went from struggling to read tablature to being able to sight read notation with ease. my playing was challenged daily, so I spent a fuckton of time practicing. by senior year i got first in the all-region jazz tryouts and third in the all-state jazz tryouts. got a full ride scholarship at college by being in the jazz band.

just practice, friendo.

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>>74459225
>>74459230
don't got the chops huh, kid?

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>any pre-1980 guitar design

>>74464219
i had a teacher starting out and it was very helpful

>all i want to do is start making music but i can't really do that cause i don't even know how to play anywhere on the fretboard with chords that aren't just open ones.
you can start moving your open chords up the fretboard and barring where the open strings would be. this is called CAGED system - the letters to the basic open chords.
if you already know bar chords, notice that they are the same as E and A chords. thats what you do.
for example, a C chord moved up to being an E chord wold be like
e-5
b-6 - barring the 5th fret with the index
g-5
d-7
a-8
e-x

that and learn scales and chord theory. chords are made up of scale notes, you pick the chord notes, find them up the fretboard and you got new chord shapes, then you memorize some and dont need to figure them all the time

>>74466387
>pic
>geting mad at what someone elses playing
found the gay

>>74464643
are you gay

>>74466387
this place is filled with vintagefags so basically you are just trolling.

>>74466387
More like.
>Nickel frets.
>Single truss.
>Heavily finished neck.
You can make an old style guitar, just make sure it has proper stainless, double-truss, and a lightly finished neck. Anything else is garbage.

>>74464219
I never had a teacher and I've been playing a year and a half but I only play punk rock and grunge type music so nothing too complicated as far as technique goes. I'm just working on timing

is there a good reason for me not put dunlop 6000 extra jumbo frets on all my guitars

Guys I have a friend who is willing to sell me his ibanez btb 6 bass guitar, it seems in really good condition, I'm a guitar fag but wanna get my hands on a bass too so for 50% off the full price in a guitar store seems good to me.
I know that it's a six string and has bartolini mk1 active pickups and that's pretty much it.
Anyone has any experience with these bass guitars?
Also I don't have a budget for an expensive tube bass amp, are the solid state bass amps good enough for not serious bedroom playing? Would they be fine with bass pedals?
Thanks for the help!

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Anyone know the dimensions of the LTD Viper? I just bought one and need a case. Will Any squared hard case work or what?

reate
https://clyp.it/c0os3j3c

>>74468016
ibanez basses are good instruments from what ive heard
solid state bass amps are good enough for sure. i suppose youd have to google individual models to see if they accept pedals well, like guitar amps

Guys, I'm moving back onto campus next semester, and need a small amp that can handle modern metal and djenty tones. Budget is around $400 for a head, already have a cab.

>>74468234
a combo recommendation would be cool too

>buys expensive marshall amp
>plays it with the volume on 0.5 and with

Are 4-note-per-string scales a meme? I'm having trouble with the stretch between my middle and ring fingers. All the other combinations are pretty comfy.

>>74468153
>I just bought one

>>74468153
They make a form-fit case for that.

>>74468325
>not imperceptably sliding

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How shit is it?

https://clyp.it/unshk2tp

>>74468761
Real talk?
It's really generic. I don't know exactly what genre you're going for, but it just is really lacking in personality.
If you want to truly progress, put some time into really studying what makes a great guitar riff.
I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. I'm only doing this because I love you and I want you to succeed.


PS your tone is shit, invest in some better distortion

>playing loud
im feeling like a stretched whore doing ear gape

>>74468761
>>74468956
i like the distortion, keep with it

>>74468621
>not imperceptably sliding
I want to do that too, but first I want to practice these enormous Holdsworth/Lane/Garsed style stretches.

>>74468153
Its a 24.75 scale length. Find a fitted case that will keep it from moving around in the box.

>>74469020
Disagree, the distortion is pretty weak. It's neither weighty or punchy, sounds really cheap.
If nothing else, it could benefit from routing the dry signal through a bit of overdrive first. Really beef up that tone

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>>74468956
No worries man I was bracing to get shit on, wasn't expecting actual criticism.I've been noodling on the guitar for about 2 months now, never really taking it seriously but I think I'll try and practice a lot more. It was played with a really cheap foot pedal and recorded with a phone so it does sound like it's coming out of a tin can.

>>74469020
Really? What do you like about it? To me it sounds kind of muddled.

>>74455858
G&L ASAT Classic Tribute. Haven't played one myself but have read nothing but good reviews. Came close to buying one, but Epiphones grabbed my attention.

>go play bass
>amp is buzzing af
it sounds like things shaking, but it is just the amp
whats it most likely? speakaz blowing?
i tried to record it but theres mic clipping on top of everything
https://clyp.it/xjhjehit

>>74469161
Oh shit really? That's actually not bad for someone who's only been playing for two months.

>>74469161
it sounds grungy and dark

>>74469139
hm maybe its the guitar?

>>74468180
>https://clyp.it/c0os3j3c
you call it a riff

>>74469264
>hm maybe its the guitar?
I dunno man, I've re-listened to it like 3 times and I'm telling you that something is missing from that distortion. Maybe the mids just need to be bumped up a little bit, but it's not quite there.

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>>74469260
To be fair I was just playing simple power chords. I'm still shit at changing between open and barre chords unfortunately.

>>74469264
I could see that, I was originally going to try and play it a little faster but I kept fucking up.

>hm maybe its the guitar?
I forgot to mention it was also played on a cheap squier.

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>>74468761
Kinda muddy but not in a good way. It's like your chords need to be sounded with a greater amount of confidence and clarity.

>>74469359
>to be fair
Well it sounds like you have pretty decent rhythm for a beginner, IMO that's more important than being able to play lots of chords.
If you keep emphasizing that, you could make some really good progress

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>>74469343
>>74469372
I think I know why it might sound like shit now that I think about it. The amplifier I'm using has two separate channels, one for a clean tone and one that has tone presets. I played through a preset for some reason whilst having distortion set up on the foot pedal. Perhaps that's what made it sound muddied? I'm still trying to figure out how to dial in that sweet spot, it also doesn't help that I was up for almost 40 hours when this was recorded.

>>74469489
Yep, that'll be your problem right there.
Stacking distortion is definitely something that can be done, but if you don't know how to do it properly then it can fuck your tone.

>>74469543
Good to know, I'll make sure not to do that next time.

>>74466557
That's an F hahah omg you suck

>>74468016
>>74468180
Ibanez basses are good, I've got an SR306, my friend has an SR505 and they're both a pleasure to play.
I wouldn't recommend a BTB 6 to someone who's starting on bass for multiple reasons.
First one obviously being because it's a 6 string. You won't really know what to make out of the extra high C before a while. And the width of the neck is going to be a problem, more so on the BTB models since the string spacing is wider.
The other reason I wouldn't recommend a BTB is because they're 35" long. You might think "oh it's just an extra inch more", but coming from a guitar it can cause some trouble when playing in the low register. Plus again, it's a six string.
Also as of 2017, they've changed the BTB models a little bit, they now have a zero fret, stainless steel frets and the preamp has a little more high end, so guitar stores will also cut down the price on those models if they're not cunts.

tl;dr : good bass, bad for beginners

>>74456144
>Tele

Ew gross

>>74455858
>>74455918
>>74456144
>>74455873
>>74470823
>tele
vomit

so can anyone give me exercises to practice incorporating arpeggios when soloing over chord progressions?

>>74470465
do you have thoughts on zero fret

>>74471299
I haven't tried any instrument with one as it's usually a high-end thing.
I like the principle of it (getting a consistent sound between the open string and the frets). Supposedly, the only counterpart is that you have to replace it after a while. But that's the same as every fret and honestly with SS frets, you're safe for a long time.

>>74452487
hey, newbie here to guitar. How long did it take you guys for your fingers to stop fuckin touching shit they aren't supposed to? Just curious.

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do i can order a local luthier to make a guitar like the ovation breadwinner and have it to sound and feel like the real one, or it will just have the body shape look more or less like it

>>74471219
playing the chord progression an octave higher, and just picking out individual notes?

>>74471989
you'll still do that when learning new chords, but for all the basic open chords it should take you around 3-4 weeks @ about 30 mins a day practice

>>74472041
I was thinking more about writing lines using arpeggios

>>74472069
thanks friend, i'll keep at it. Should i try to really get a chord down (basically not have my fingers touching everything) before reading about/trying to learn the next one? Should I devote to mastering it one chord at a time or is it something that sorta comes together?

>>74472133
im not your friend

>>74472133
i would suggest learning all the open chords first, so A, E, G and D, both in major and minor. That way you'll be able to start playing along to songs you like

>>74472133
oh and ignore that other guy

>>74471219
Are you dumbass?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLs8384-wJU

There you go. Watch and learn. I bet you play some cheap stratocaster with 0.0007 string gauge so watch out you don't break your strings.

What do I look for when buying a new electric? Are there guitars that "work" for certain genres and playstyles?

>>74472126
you might be overthinking it my dude, arps are just notes from a chord played one at a time. just take notes from the respective chord and fiddle around until you have a melody

>>74472358
First you need to know which kind of music you are playing. When you know that it's easier to pick up a guitar.

>>74472331
I don't play shred shit, this isn't useful in the slightest

>>74472358
The only "rules" are that single coils are wonky for metal (but can "work" with enough gear), and semi/fully hollow bodies have a little trouble with loud volumes.

>>74472440
Are you fucking stupid? It isn't about shredding you moron.

>>74472427
Almost exclusively math rock and emo. I have an Epiphone already which I'm satisfied with for playing stuff like psychedelic or dadrock and I have a Cordoba C9 for when I want to play classical, but lately I've been trying to learn math and emo but my old strat from when I was a kid isn't really satisfying me.

>>74472465
as far as i'm concerned the only thing you can play is minor pentatonic in 2 positions, why should i listen to you? I wanted actual tips, you didn't deliver

>>74472440
Watch out your single coil lipstick pickup wont overheat!

>>74472503
You expect people to spoonfeed you and you are too stupid to watch a youtube video.

>>74472503
people be trying to help and you're being a jackass. fuck yourself

>>74472503
Djent in Hell, fag

>>74472493
Just get a solid electric guitar. I don't know about your budget but for proper distortion you'll need good humbuckers. Check out some models by ESP LTD or Ibanez. Seymour Duncan pickups are great. It depends what you want from guitar. I don't know if math rock means you need to have 8 strings, that makes your selection easier. No matter what you do, don't buy Dean.

>>74472440
Hahaha, anon gave you exactly what you need and you ran away as soon as you saw the shark fins. That's priceless!

>>74468289
I have a 100W at my house that I turn up to 7.

>>74472214
>>74472247
thanks my dude. I'm really excited to learn, already having fun!

>>74472900
how you do that

>>74472034
????????

Is anyone here an actual competent guitarist?

>>74473004
yes. i am one

youtube.com/samuelcf97/videos

>>74473004
No, I just collect guitar gear and argue about in the internet

>>74472952
Live on a student street.

>>74472493
>math rock
i know you are just a slowpoke better get a 8 strings coz you are going to evolve into a djentleman anyway

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>>74473004
My second name is Yngwie. I have unleashed the fucking fury.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUFzzy1Qg5w

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Just bought this Fender Jazz Bass for 275$. Worth it?

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> lower horn digs into your thigh
> upper horn digs into your chest

I'm honestly thinking of getting a luthier to smooth down the horns.

>>74473448
Looks nice. It's hard to say anything else without closer inspection. Does it stay in tune or do the strings play properly? String height vs intonation, do you get fret buzz? What about the neck, is it more or less straight? Is there pickup noise?

>>74473306
I like this guy's music.

>>74473306
Yngwie is trash lmao

>>74473479
When you sit down you are supposed to play it on your left thigh instead of right.

>>74473479
just get another guitar instead

Is there any point in buying amps for home practice when you can just use a virtual amp on your PC? I downloaded Guitar Rig 5 and it sounds pretty damn good, better than my Roland Micro Cube.

>>74473487
I'm interested, what is not trash in your opinion?

This was his demo when he was 15 years old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdbTQ0lSclw&list=PLlAMWPj2QzXatFPJCpOs5PKvfcdII2gDf

Everyone always shits on him but to be honest...I'm not the greatest fan but you need to acknowledge something.

>>74473479
But the horns give it that Devil power.

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>have writer's block and can't think of any riffs or ideas

JUST

do i have to do all of this if i want to be technically advanced
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Spf-l0pmw

>>74473577
I've had it since I started.
Send help.

>>74473577
Just play, play anything, don't worry about riffs or if it sounds cool or not. Ideas will come when you aren't looking for them.

>>74473555
he's just unoriginal and masks it by playing fast. My favourite guitar player is Django, but pretty much anyone who can formulate nice lines without midlessly playing fast is better than Yngwie in my opinion

>have depression and cant think of any riffs or ideas or develop the ones i have

>>74473642
Sure. You need to understand this exercise build up your ability to play various shapes in time. This is the most important ability. If you can play 16th notes @ 250 bpm but can't stay in time you are worthless as a player. Do that and use metronome as well.

>>74473676
im better than wyngye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfutKZijcbU

>>74464529
Shit are you me?

>>74473676
Unoriginal? You need to understand that he invented this whole neo-classical playstyle. I don't know what happened during later years but first couple of his albums were ground breaking and everyone started to copy him.

I don't understand this mentality lot of people have especially here on 4chan - "my artist is better than your artist" "my music is better than your music". Only infantiles have this attitude.

>>74473699
break out of the pentatonic trap and you will be

>>74473642
i just figured out this is what i have to do to practice weird fishes

>>74473764
isnt it ok if i use other notes

>>74473723
not really, he played classical stuff on an electric guitar, hardly groundbreaking is it?

>>74473788
utilise chord changes to your advantage, otherwise you're just playing the same licks over and over

>>74457548
Yes it's my fault that you suck, the defect is clearly me and not your lack of talent and constantly spamming your shitty recordings.

>>74473699
Stop being a faggot and put the instrument down. You suck.

>>74473897
damn that's harsh, how about we help eachother progress instead of putting each other down

brace yourselves this is a masterpiece of happy rock and major scale soloing
https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/asdasd

>>74473927
what are you working on at the moment to improve your playing?

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*blocks your path*

>>74473990
getting better weed

>>74473990
noodling and doing spiders and strumming all strings, ocasionally with a metronome

>>74473802
You don't have any fucking idea what you are talking about. Your level of ignorance is hard to come by. Good thing this anonymous imageboard.

>>74473917
dont mind it hes a harmless little fuck

>>74474051
https://youtu.be/6-kNrlGTddc

>>74474095
lol ok mate go back to practicing your neo classical licks in your shitty metal band that's never gonna make it

>>74473723
>You need to understand that he invented this whole neo-classical playstyle.
Ever heard of Uli Jon Roth? Even Randy Rhoads? Ritchie Blackmore? Yngwie now actually claims he never really got into Blackmore despite publicly adoring him for years that cunt lel.
I like Yngwie's early stuff and he has had a huge influence on a certain niche of guitar playing, but it's not like he wasn't building on what others did before him.

>>74474148
I don't play neoclassical. It's not about what I play you fucking mongrel. You need to go back to school so you can be bit less retarded in the future. It's not good thing that you are barely in your twenties and don't have much of intellect going on. At least read a book or two sometimes. Or perhaps... McJob is usually meant for first job, temporary solution but looks like that's the only career you can get.

>>74474344
Of course I have. These all are Yngwie's favourites as well, especially Ritchie. Ritchie seems to have gone insane on his later days though.

>>74474374
let me guess, washed up musician hoping he can still make it?

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*blocks your path*

>>74474522
https://youtu.be/6-kNrlGTddc

>>74474432
>implying I ever wash up

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*blocks your path*

>>74474663
https://youtu.be/6-kNrlGTddc

>>74468761
It's almost impossible to make anything worthwhile while only using power chords.

are gutiar players the mexicans of the music world?

>>74473917
If you offer constructive criticism to him his diva complex steps in and he blames you instead.

He spams his shitty recordings every single thread.

>>74473927

Sounds awful, the rest of the world will benefit from you quitting the instrument.

(Tune your fucking guitar btw)

>>74474960
give me new strings if you want to complain about my intonation

>>74474837
No, we're the Chinese.

>>74473004
What the fuck is a guitar?

>>74474982
Fucking read you stupid bitch tuning and intonation are two separate things.

Get a job nobody is gonna buy your untalented ass any strings until your playing stops being garbage.

>>74475047
the strings were in tune and you are a retard who couldnt figure its the intonation thats off

>>74474522
At least his stuff is helpful and informative

>recorded a backing track in A but A isnt your favorite key anymore

>>74475083
Every single chord was out of tune, go tune your shit.

If the intonation is a problem tune for the position on the neck or chords that you're gonna play. But fixing intonation won't fix not bothering to tune in the first place.

Neither tuning or intonation is all that hard to fix buy some basic tools in a toolkit and fix both if they are both a problem..

Or quit because even if you do any of that you'll still fucking suck, you'll just suck in tune.

>>74474051
imagine being chap's kid and the first fucking thing you hear when you get home from the hospital after being born is him playing metal riffs and shit

my god

>>74475382
its my life and i do what i wanna do. go back to playing your shitty impros

>>74473927
>https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/asdasd
Great but fix your guitar intonation. But I guess you are playing stolen instruments. You stole some poor band's van. You son of a bitch.

>>74475843
I agree these sound like stolen instruments

>>74475843
string was old

>>74464643
is this the elbow or wrist
http://sendvid.com/wx25ywgk

>>74470335
yes im wrong i'm sorry

>>74475866
>string age affects intonation
Can I get a second opinion on this?

>>74475942
the intonation goes flat af on the high frets and sometimes up on the lower frets too

>>74475907
wrist I'd say, but some forearm also.

>>74475965
It's probably combination of two things: intonation is off, you need to physically check your neck vs string tension, adjust bridge etc. And probably if you are playing with old strings they might go flat against the pressure if it's too much force, as well. Nothing which can't be fixed. The song was nice though. You need more heroin.

>>74475965
huh, ok thanks

>>74476014
>heroin
That's it, I was trying to put my finger on it.

>>74476043
If you want to be great you need heroin.

>>74474051
*plays thrash metal riff on neck pickup*

>>74454453
>caring about how you look onstage
how low and awful is your music?

>>74476063
as low as your mother's dignity

>>74476014
>truss rod
>bridge
it was all ok when the sring was fairly new
as it got fucked up the intonation went to almost like a half step off and i backed the screw all in

>>74476021
what

thats what happens

>>74476210
To also add that adjusting the rod is very intricate business as such that you should never adjust it more than quarter or half revolution and then re-check the intonation again. Check some youtube videos like from philip mcknight or something, he goes into lot of detail. Hopefully you didn't screw your guitar permanently. I always avoid adjusting neck to the last possible moment. Only do it if it's absolutely necessary.

>>74457112
>using solidbody electrics
miss me with that gay shit

Please rate my acoustic cover. I'm pretty confident about it. I'm planning to play in pubs etc after couple of months. I have some good material coming up.

https://clyp.it/edmk2icu

>>74473642
Man, 8 minutes in, and it is surprisingly fun. I feel my fingers getting stronger too.

>>74476697
Try to make best out of it by concentrating on your right hand as well. Keep perfect form and all that shit. When doing regular exercises it's possible to see improvement just in couple of weeks if you work out every day. Also sometimes when playing couple of weeks in row every day for couple of hours and then having one week off helps a lot with recovering as your body heals your tendons and shit.

>>74473642
It's kind of mesmerizing.

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>>74473642
Yes