/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

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>tfw only a Gibson™ is good enough

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>>75135377
>>75136109
Guitars shaped like animal hides.

>>75136681
nonsense. animal hides do not have a pattern of format.

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i think street vincent is the premier guitarist of this generation
>talented
>beautiful
>can shred like clapton

what else could a TRUE fan of guitar music ask for ?

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i made faces playing this
https://clyp.it/jf0ywj41

Getting back into guitar, have any good songs to go through?

>>75136754
Counter point.

>>75136754
>clapton
>shred
such an effortful post just for that little bait?

also i'm better than that unknown weirdo on these 3 aspects

what is counterpoint in music

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Just got done stringing up with pic related on a 24.75 scale guitar. Didn't have much of a chance to fool with my guitar afterwards, and I had a damn hard time trying to rush through installing them as I was unfamiliar with the sizes.

Right off the bat, it sounds really bad. For one, my poor tuner cannot keep up with the lower pitch. And the tuning stability is terrible too. There is no sustain and it's obviously super muddy.

Maybe with enough eqing I can get something out of it? Or is downtuning to F# pointless on this scale length guitar?

>>75136770
kiss' and ace frehley's discographies

>>75136794
Two independent phrases played along side eachother, typically one ascending and one descending, in the context of guitar, both phrases are played at the same time on the same guitar, you're only really going to hear it in bluegrass and classical music.

Yo what the fuck is OP pic lol

>>75136801
>tuner can pick up a bass' low b
>cant pick up a regular guitar's F#, which is higher than the muddy b
wtf

>>75136850
Art.

>>75136850
really?

>>75136832
like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKSg8t4zyLg

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>>75136681
"dried yellow cumstain" is my favorite finish gooby

Any of you guys want to meet up for the jugallo March on Saturday?

>>75136873
Yes.

>>75136832
ace frehley did some of that on his album

>>75136851
Don't know what to tell you senpai. I've got a super cheap Donner tuner that doesn't have these problems at normal pitch

>>75136880

I mean, it's a thing of beauty to find a guitar that physically embodies your lifestyle like that.

>>75136916
>>75136820
is...that you rivers?

>>75136932
have you tried with reaper's reatune

>>75136860
I can tell

>>75136867
Yeah

>>75136952
No, I reckon I'll have to drag my laptop out

beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXC9tuumjiA

>>75136955
how have you never seen pick of destiny...

>>75136942
>rivers
literally who

>>75136969
I'll get on that. Thanks anon.

>>75137025
>friendly spam
auto fix'd

>>75137025
Stop spamming

>>75137025
nothing truer has ever been posted in these thread

what are these outside chords from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMult3slzd8

>>75137025
>a ban didnt delete half the thread's posts

>open a new tab to check facebook
>realize you had just closed facebook

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>>75137025
The babies in /gg/ can cry all they want, this is the straight unadulterated truth. This ought to be the OP of every /gg/ thread so everybody knows what's up before they listen to any of the idiotic advice/opinions that get shit out here.

>>75137200
why you took the bridge pickup off and put an empty pickup cover on its place

Hey you fucking cunts, whats a decent fucking practice amp that doesn't weigh a shit ton

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Hello there my new friends of Guitar General!

What do you think of Grimes as a guitar player? Me? I think she's great!

Feel free to discuss your own opinions of her guitar playing skills if you'd like!

>>75137345
enjoy you ban for spam

>>75137362
Guitar general based af, f@m.

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>>75137345
she's p good desu. even plays acoustic sometimes

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>>75137345
She's alright I guess. I much prefer Tays country guitar licks though. She's gotten better as a guitarist as her career has progressed

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>>75137345
>strat
VOMIT

>>75136766
>https://clyp.it/jf0ywj41
cool liked

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>>75137501
HOW RUDE TO STRATOCASTERS SENPAITACHI

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redpill me on marshall amp overdrive/browns gg
i'm still not sure i understand

>>75136754
>>75136776
as much as /gg/ sucks I have no doubt 90% of this board could outplay her

>>75137603
marshalls sound really good thats it

What are you bois playing/practicing/learning today? You are practicing, right?

>>75137603
If you're not paying at least 2 grand for your overdrive it's trash desu ne

>>75137804
just did a bass fingerpicking for a couple minutes, didnt really practice on guitar

>>75136766 here, how to be less sloppy and uncontrolled? some notes even come out delayed.
spiders have only helped until a certain point

>>75137804
I played, practiced, and learned on your Mom last night.

>>75138134
i thought summer was over 5thgrader friend

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>>75138202
Yeah, something tells me you probably think a lot of stupid shit ;^)

>>75137105

I don't know wtf an outside chord is but it sounds like he's playing "Did you ever know that you're my hero".

Do you guys know of any all-solid mahogany/sapele acoustic guitars that aren't too expensive? Preferably concert body

>>75138431
dont know what a concert body is but electric Craviola

>>75138431

> all-solid mahogany acoustic

vomit

I will save music and make playing guitar cool again.

>>75138475
why

>>75138445
ah you meant acoustic

>>75138476
>I, anonymous

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>>75138476
Nope. You won't. Better players than you have tried and failed. So sorry about that m8

You should probably cut your losses now and start making trap beats with a laptop. Or waste your time. Whateves

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>>75137948
what did he mean by this

https://55chan.org/mu/src/1504167367204-1.ogg

>>75138507

Just sounds like dogshit to me.

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can someone explain where the white and green wires go in plain english please because i'm a retard. no i'm not concerned with being able to switch it to single coil

>>75139046
I could.

But I won't ;^)

>>75139046
Together

>>75139096
and then where? nowhere???

>>75139106
Yep

>>75139213
wtf why

>>75139046
wrap them up in electrical tape and don't use them

>>75139364
you're obviously too stupid to understand the answer so I'm not really sure why you're bothering to ask

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> want a brian may guitar
> don't even like queen

I know this is /gg/ but asking about drums. What are some good /mu/ recommended books, videos, youtubers, websites for drumming? Would like something that's for beginner but also advanced stuff. Currently have The Drummers Bible but that's about it.

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>>75136941
>it's a thing of beauty to find a guitar that physically embodies your lifestyle like that.
You are so right, my friend!

Here it is, kids: 7, 8, and 9 string guitars are the result of kids playing in their bedrooms for years and years all alone. The poor kid in this video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osaqzYuoNr4) overly technical "playing" is unfortunately just a compensation for the lack of a bass player. It's sad because the point of music is communication and the most enjoyable form of this communication is a concert (where people gather to share the musical experience). The only people who'd be interested in this kind of guitar wankery are other isolated bedroom-stuck 7, 8, and 9 string guitar troglodytes, so it's YouTube and the bedroom again, and MOM WHERE THE FUCK ARE MY HOT POCKETS?!?

Seriously though, it's a symptom of extreme social detachment, and goes right along with a lot of other unhealthy things like playing video games as an adult, masturbating to internet porn, etc. You'll also notice all these bedroom "pastimes" require a good bit of rapid hand/finger movement.

Playing music shouldn't be the equivalent of mashing buttons on a video game controller or furiously jacking your tiny dick, which is obviously what 7, 8, and 9 string guitar players believe.

>>75139954
dunno dude
just google:
justin guitar for drums

something may come along

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>>75136754
>>75136754
All jokes aside, Annie's such a great inspiration for young female guitar players (and OMG could the music world use more female guitar players with highly technical chops like Annie!). She's so creative and innovative, not to mention easy on the eyes (hubba hubba!). She can go from smooth indie punk styling to full on Jimi Hendrix fuzz freakouts in the same song and make it all seem seamless and natural.

Amazing artist. Amazing woman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11JiKTyMm7M
Step aside, cis male losers!

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>>75137345
>>75137392

G R I M E S = B E S T G U I T A R I S T E V E R

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>>75136880
you fucker you stole my meme

>>75140646
Gabs you cheeky bitch

>>75140357

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vRPmJx8bYs

three years of berklee educashun lmao

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>>75140646
>>75140710
Can we not share in the unbridled ridicule of thoughtless Mememachiners™, Anons?

For what are we, if not brothers in disposition? Do we not cringe at the sight of "monkey see, monkey do"? Do we not shed tears in the throws of joyful laughter at the pointless self-masturbation? Do we not gag at the thought of dry Hot Pockets and flat Mountain Dew®? Are we not kinsmen safe in the knowledge that YouTube is not our destination, nor was it ever our destiny!?!

Some of us were born better than that! Tis a pity we couldn't all have been ;___;

>>75140807
she's so beautiful ffs

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is there a better solid state out there than the rage?

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>>75137166
>I'M BAAAAACK!!!
>I'M BAAAACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIPS4LyveJs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8mJef0wA5g
>be a guitarist
>can't play this
fuck my life

>>75141249
I haven't watched an anime since Trigun came out

>>75141249
fuck off tard

>>75141249
She sounds like a hooker. And you sound like someone who lost his virginity to her.

>>75137345
how can you be a famous musician and only play Squire?

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/gg/, I have a little confession to make.

I don't know if any of you know this or not but I love John Frusciante's guitar playing. No of course you wouldn't know that, I've never been in a Guitar General before in my life! Ha ha haa this is my first time EVER! I listen to Froosh's guitar playing everyday almost! I love every aspect of it. The guy is one in a Billion with a capital "B"! The "B" probably stands for free Basing cocaine! HAA HA HA!

Take a listen and hop on the Froosh crazytrain with me! Choo choo! Here we go GG!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9zHx4WSmkI

FROOSH! FROOSH! FROOSH! FROOSH!

LET'S TALK ABOUT FROOSH'S GUITAR PLAYING /GG/!!

>>75140138
pretty sure this guy can play quite a few instruments, no reason he couldn't have made it a song and used just a normal guitar

>>75139954
Definitely Stick Control. It's a fuck ton of exercises and rudiments. It's all written RLRL, LRLR, RLRRLRLL etc for the snare but you can put it all on different drums and cymbals. Stephen Taylor, Drumeo, and miscellaneous youtubers are what I use if I can't find a beat notated or can't figure out how to play it.
I was under the presumption odd times were "advanced" and hard, turns out you're just increasing and rearranging a few notes, so it's hard to tell what advanced really is.

>>75141694
he's a great guitar player for sure. his playing on niandra is insane and i also really love the minimal anti hero guitar stuff and his songwriting in the late 90s and early 2000s. desu i oscillate between liking and being annoyed by his full circle guitar hero god rock thing era he was doing live with the chili peppers after stadium arcadium but yeah he's a great guitarist and was super influential even if people don't notice everybody has some froosh in their playing

>>75139954
>>75140272
>>75141892
>Global Rules
>3. You will not post any of the following outside of /b/: Trolls, flames, racism, off-topic replies

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>>75142071

>>75140357
>>75140807

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kox1X8900aI

She's actually not half bad on an acoustic. Is her shitty electric playing some sort of post-post-ironical statement or something.

What order should I learn things for BASS?

This is what I'm doing right now, been "playing" for 2 months.

>learning C Major scale, combining with different tempos, stacatto, legatto

>cross string exercise for muting, going from each string to all the others (2 plucks E->A, E->D, E->G, E->D. E->A, repeat for the other 3 strings)

>learning where the notes are on the board: going around the circle of fifths, finding all 4 locations of the note on the board each time, with 8 plucks. On metronome.


This is a mix of exercises I found on the internet.

What should I incorporate into my training?


>>75141892
I also play drums and I second this, for sure. Force through the boredom of those exercises and play all of them with a metronome, it will get you huge results. Also don't make the same mistake as me, use it for feet as well and feetxhands.

>>75140357
women are trash fuck off mangina

what a P+J loses from J+J

>>75141892
>>75143908
Thanks for advice

>>75143908
Also for more exercises I would recommend learning all the different ways to play an arpeggio as well as learning and memorizing a shit ton of different scales. I've reached the point where if given any major, harmonic, or melodic minor scale I could tell you what notes and play everyone of those notes as well as play their respected chords. Last I would recommend just learning a lot of songs. I did all those exercises and I got good but still had trouble in being creative. This past summer I learned over 100 songs and I earned a lot more from that than those exercises.

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i'll make a guitar album

https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/matchbox-blues
https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/asdasd

>>75145376
how is that important or even necessary
all scales i know are the major scale modes and the normal mode of harmonic minor, dont even know what a melodic scale is

also /r/ exercises for right hand technique for bass, i'm so sloppy some notes come out delayed. is 2 fingers pizzicato enough forever?

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>tfw I've been gifted a beautiful semi used Gibson Les Paul Classic
>tfw I'm left handed

This is all I can play with the guitar upside down: https://vocaroo.com/i/s1d5uLDiHekA

End my life.

>>75145409
>how is that important or even necessary

t. original guy who requested advice

My aim is not only to learn songs and play them, but also to improvise over drums and/or guitar and piano. I think that part of music theory will be a lot of help for that, but I might be wrong. This is the first time I do this.

>>75145423
reverse the strings and be jimi hendrix mang

>>75141694
>Tele
Vomit.

>>75145498
Super uncomfortable on a Les Paul m8.

>>75145423
sounds like what you can play with a lefthanded guitar upside up

>>75145423
That's a Les Paul? sounds beautiful man, almost acoustic.

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>>75145423
Keep at it. Dick Dale picture for inspiration.

>>75145409
Learning scales is good for improvising and essentially knowing what to play. Of course I probably went overboard by memorizing the scales all you probably really need is to understand the basic gist of a scale and what chords are in them.

i'm improvising like shit this morning fuck yeah

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>>75145610

I hope not

https://vocaroo.com/i/s05keZZ2JR35

>>75145883
the les paul is sounding much fuller now. tone is really on the technique

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>>75145899
That is not a Les Paul, it's my left handed Maton TE2 with old ass strings.

I hate how it sounds...and I really use to love it.

>>75145899
Ps. Thanks

/r/ a decent big jumbo acoustic (like a J200) for 300 usd range

sounds like bbkings fast stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHVxf2M20gQ

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>>75145977
I'm pretty sure a used Epiphone is the only thing you can buy in that price range dude

>>75146074
the used ones are $600 here

>>75141998
'TISM

>>75140138
who hurt you?

>>75145921
>old ass strings.
Maybe try some new ass strings?

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Are stainless steel frets a meme? I hear they last for ever and ever, but they sound brighter.

>>75146326
That wouldn't change nothing.

It has been fucked up when I brought it to the liuthier after the first year for a setup, the sound changed and literally nothing restored it.

I even brought it to the Tommy Emmanuel's liuthier in Italy (they made the pick up system for its acoustic guitars) and nothing changed.

I'm thinking to sell it and buy something cheaper and fuck off, I lost almost all the interest in playing guitar.

Can someone recommend the nicest sounding acoustic songs to play? Just a list of songs would be nice. I can play barres and whatever so that's not a problem. Thanks friends.

>>75145423
Yeah, that's not a Classic.

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how to do bar chord gg

>>75146683
By "nicest", I'm getting the idea that you want to play some folky stuff

Maybe anything that Jackson C Frank played or Vashti Bunyan

>>75146810
The way I learned was to try and fully barre the 5th fret with first your index finger and middle finger pressing on top. If all the strings ring true then take off the middle finger. If it rings true still add in the first finger of the E shape barre chord. Repeat until all fingers are added. Keep practising the stage that does not ring true until it does.

>>75146832
why i cant do it

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>>75146768
Except it is.

>Gibson Les Paul Classic Plus 50s

It's an entry level model, but it sounds very well.

>>75146866
Except it isn't, retard. You don't see the different inlay on the headstock? Les Paul Classics have a "Les Paul Classic" decal on the headstock.

>>75146850
What does that even mean?

>>75146965
help how to do it

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>>75146901
Would you please shut the fuck up now?

http://www.12fret.com/just-in/2008-gibson-les-paul-classic-vintage-burst/

>>75146989
I literally just gave an explanation my man! Look up some videos on the technique and try that practise it's just about putting in time.

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>>75146901
It's a Les Paul Classic antique you dumbass

>>75147021
>>75147040
>Nashville tune-o-matic on a Classic
I hate to tell you this but Classics only come with ABRs, my man. You got yourself a Chibson friend!

>>75147027
some words yes but is hard to see the meaning

>>75147060
That's what that model came with you stupid noob

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson/Les-Paul-Classic-Antique-Electric-Guitar.gc

>>75147100
>Guitar Center sells Chibsons now
Why am I not surprised?

>>75146832
Good advice

>>75147159
bar is hard job for me I cry at

>>75147159
thanks g

>>75140807
This interview got me into her uncle and I kind of liked it.

>>75147204
If you aren't crying when you play guitar you aren't playing at all.

>>75147147
You're fucking retarded

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I'm having some issues with the strings on my bass not being properly grounded and it's fucking me up.
The cable that goes from the bridge to ground seems to be in perfectly fine shape.

just a tip: never join a band with a female lead singer. ever.

>>75147432
she got your balls? sissy fuck

>>75147455
t. female lead singer

>>75145423
will never understand lefties

we righties need to train the dumb hand (left) to do complex stuff meanwhile you guys have the dexterous hand yet still want to train the dumb hand (right)

>>75147463
you just proved my point

>>75147310
i still cry at bar finger help this

>>75147487
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR RIGHT HAND


All jokes aside, a good friend of mine is a great guitarist. He's a lefty but had to learn the "normal" way because he couldn't afford a guitar, and the only guitar at his place was from his cunt older brother.
I also know saw an amazing guitarist who played left handed but the strings where all in the "normal" order. Like the bottom E would now be on top etc.
Maybe the way we learn the instrument is independent from being left or right handed.

>>75147432
tell us the story anon

>>75147375
>t.Chibson owner in denial

>>75147561
I don't even own a Gibson or a "Chibson," you're just fucking stupid

>>75147487
>Left does complex stuff.
Strumming is more complex than moving between frets, at least if what you're playing is anything remotely interesting.

>>75147550
she writes and wants to cover the dumbest shit imaginable, 60% of the songs have something to do with her boyfriend cheating on her, the rest are a bunch of cheesy pop country dance songs. only reason im still in the band is because we actually get gigs because apparently people actually like listening to this shit, and i need the money. i'm never playing in a band with a female singer again, this shit is so embarrassing to play.

>>75147599
mark knopfler is an exceptional player then

>>75147590
>anger
Only four more steps left, Chib bruh.

>>75147599
not complex at all, you just need to be much more accurate.

>>75147637
Exactly.
Accurate motion is complex.
At least in terms of body motion, hence the right hand.
Especially at high speeds.
>>75147625

>>75147630
http://archive.gibson.com/en-us/divisions/gibson%20usa/products/lespaul/lespaulclassicantique/

Pretty weird for Gibson's own website to show a chinese knock off of their guitar dontcha think? You absolute fucking mongoloid

>>75147663
>back to denial
Well that's not healthy at all, Chib bruh.

>>75147653
>At least in terms of body motion, hence the right hand.

Strumming patterns are piss easy, imo. The hard part is actually strumming only the strings you want, thus the accuracy. I can strum loose strings for a pattern I just heard in a song, but hitting the right notes is much harder.

>>75147685
Yeah everywhere in the world, even Gibson's own fucking website, is showing a Chinese knock off of the guitar, it's not that you're wrong. No you could never be wrong, literally everybody else is wrong, not you!

>>75147692
Tell me about how easy hitting the right notes would be without strumming.
Seriously.

>>75147623
Sounds awful. I have yet to join a band because of this. Normies only enjoy the "fun" of music. They don't care about making beautiful, meaningful, art.

You should keep gigging for the experience and money but you should work on your own stuff when you can and leave when you have another group ready.

>>75147737
That makes no sense.

>>75147773
Pushing down the right part of the string without strumming.
I'm not a native english speaker.

>>75147721
Relax, Chib bruh! Jeez! You gonna kick the can, nickles!

>>75147799
Me neither.

What I was saying is that the pattern (up, down, up, up, down, down, whatever) is very easy to pick up from listening, even with muting and with different time signatures. The hard part is having to strum only 3 strings on certain strums, specially when you cannot mute the other ones, for example. Kinda like picking while strumming.

>>75147835
I thought you were arguing for it being easier on its own than the left hand.

>>75147814
cool

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>>75136801
>F#
>24.75"
My guy what are you doing. No string gauge can save you

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Tostito or Dorito? I don't wanna get chipped off.

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Fuck me lads I got kicked out of the band
We took a break in March because our bass player and trombonist both moved, and the plan was to get back together after summer and replace them.
Then they decided to push it up a month and then have an audition for all the instruments, just for shows sake they said, and they asked me if they could have it at my place since I have a drum kit that's in great shape and amps and stuff.
And now afterwards they've kicked me out, or as they say "I didn't make the cut", and they replaced me with the pianists best friend who can literally only play the pentatonic without tabs
I feel like shit now, I haven't even picked up my guitar today

sorry for blogposting but can someone give me some inspo so I can at least pick up my guitar again thanks

>>75148062
maybe youre not feeling sorry for yourself enough

>>75148092
yeah that must be it

I just wanted to finally get to play the arrangement of "Let's go away for a while" that I've been working on

>>75148062
You're a weak little bitch if you don't start playing right now, and begin forming your own band. Do you write at all?

>>75148062
You must suck ass if you can't even beat a guy who can only play the pentatonic. Just git gud faggot. The guitar is like the Dark Souls of instruments so you just gotta keep on trying.

>>75148243
I could try starting a band of my own, but I'd need a bass player, another guitarist, a pianist, two trumpets, a trombone, a saxophone, a flute, two violinists and a drummer to make it work with the arrangements I've written

I've put a lot of effort into it man, all the stuff I've written was based on that 12 man group.

>>75148333
>The guitar is like the Dark Souls of instruments
wtf

>>75148339
why you dont just get a drummer a bassist another guitarrist, and a keyboardist to do that wind crap

>>75148339
If the songs are good you should be able to dumb down the arrangement. Or how about writing some songs for solo guitar? That's what I'm doing. A similar thing happened to me but I view it as a challenge that will make me better, I can get back to writing more comlex stuff when I meet some new players.

>>75148345
It's a /v/ meme

>>75148356
It wouldn't be the same, and I'd have to rewrite the sheets I have too and that just really sucks
And I don't exactly know many other musicians but I'm gonna have to resort to dealing with strangers now I guess

>>75148243
I've been playing for 12 years now man I know I don't suck that bad
that's a part of why I'm so dejected, the guy's not better than me in any way, he's just been the guys friend since forever.
>>75148408
I didn't write all the songs myself, I made arrangements of a lot of other songs, especially my favorites from Pet Sounds.

>>75148431
i'm asking you to explain it

>>75148438
So you just came here to anounce you're giving up? Maybe they were tired of your excuses.

>>75148408
>>75148438
>people on /gg/ actually write music
>people on /gg/ actually write complex music
post some bits of it guyse

>>75148513
>*changes subject*

Is there ever any point in owning more than one electric guitar if you just play at home?

>>75148503
I'm not giving up lol I just feel bad about the whole thing, I'll get back in sooner or later, but the quicker the better y'know?

>>75148062
This doesn't make any sense..
You wrote music for the band and got kicked out and replaced by a bedroom pentatonic fag?

Are you sure you didn't get kicked out for being a whiny bitch?

>>75148616
Ok, Brian.

>>75148594
It's annoying to change tunings on one guitar, different pickups. That's it really.

>>75148594
Practically, not really. But it's a hobby, so there's nothing wrong with owning as many guitars as you want. Some people like having options for sound and feel. Some people just collect things. Some people even treat guitars like investments.

>>75148594
GAS bro once you have its hard to cure

anyway its good to have a FR and a fixed bridge one

>tfw you're probably stuck with your old pointy guitars

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>>75151069
>*forgot pic

old vs new
https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/kiss-black-diamond-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/black-diamond

>>75149628
>two guitars I'm about to pull the trigger on
I'm in deep.

>>75151069

I know that feel. They're impossible to resell.

>>75149628

It's real easy to get bit by the GAS bug and end up spending more time ogling gear than practicing, especially if you're a new player under the illusion that fancier gear will make you a better player or somehow inspire you to practice more.

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>>75148062
>mfw they're still responding

I'm not getting these "evil plot" memes. Maybe getting people to respond to a fake post can be somewhat entertaining but people are just looking for an excuse to participate anyway.

>>75148056
Underrated post

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>>75136801
You downtuned your guitar... to F#.......??????????? Why in the name of Jesus don't you just get a bass? It's literally just a whole tone lower, like what the actual fuck

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>>75155129
>replying to bait I dropped one full day ago

>>75140545
she's not good

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>>75155215
Ayy, ya got me

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>>75155252
we'll both be dead soon anon

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>>75155224
don't tell lies anon

>>75155319
Don't get my hopes up.

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>>75155475
if dubs you die tomorrow anon

>>75155520
Fuck this.
>>75155475
If quints you live forever in agonizing pain.

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>>75155520
trips, guess I'm super fucking dead.

Goodbye, cruel world

>>75155554
I already live in agonizing pain, so it's not that much of a change, really

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>>75155583
go out hard like this pupper did anon

>>75136801
Thanks for sharing. I was thinking of doing this myself but now I doubt I'll tune so low.

>>75136801
Get the Polytune3, man. It's awsome!!1

anybody got any experience making acoustic guitars fretless? just made my old shitty esteban fretless the other day and there are a few areas on the fretboard that make a buzz when played on them. i only filled the frets with superglue, as it is a very shit guitar and i didnt think it would be worth putting more time or effort into it, but for the most part it sounds great, had alot of fun playing it in open tunings

>>75136801
>installing
You don't install strings, retard. You restring your guitar or put on some strings.

>>75155780
Action at the bridge might be too low or the fretboard isn't sanded flat

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>>75155729
>>75155752
>>75155786
>he's replying to himself again
fuck off roman

Tips for post punk tone?

>>75156010
all you have to do is be shit and when people complain say
>its supposed to be shit your just too fucking stupid to understand you whitebread suburban pigs
WALA! your now a punk

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>bought a bass
>start toying with the turny things on the end
>realise what I just done and I can't tune it back

Thoughts about cedar-topped acoustics?

I really like how they sound, but their softness worries me. A lot of times when I strum, I'll pound of the bridge to get a more percussive sound (think Neil Young and Steven Stills), and I feel like that would eventually just kill a cedar top. I mean, Glen Hansard and Willie Nelson have worn holes in their tops from normal playing, and a few prominent makers have stopped using cedar because of structural concerns. I'd rather not have my bridge completely collapse, or some other kind of implosion happen, after a few years. Am I just being paranoid, or is it a serious worry for a playing style that isn't easy on bridges?

>let a bassist borrow my bass
>returns it after a month
>all the knobs are wobbly and feel like they're about to fall off
Fucking hell, how hard is it to take care of an instrument

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Hey what should I modify on my dean edge 09 I gave it a Seymour, change the knobs, fuck with the electronics, gave it flatwounds, etc. but I feel like I should add more shit to it any ideas? (Pic related it's my bass I want to mod more)

>>75156832
tl;dr

What are some songs with guitar and violin parts? Like dust in the wind or minor swing

>>75156832
ha ha ha ha guitars are like pussy bro, old dusty ones are gross to touch and you throw away the ones you wore out like a boss

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>>75156976
make it a frog

>>75156997
Velvet Underground - Heroin, Venus in Furs.
GY!BE
Starcraft II Terran soundtrack

>could possibly have an opportunity to join my favorite local band as a drummer

holy shit i'm excited. practicing hard as hell even though it's a long shot

>>75157558
do whatever it takes

>>75157589
i basically just know the leader/songwriter through like 2 mutual friends and i know they're looking for a drummer. my friend mentioned that i'm interested so we'll see what happens

the material is pretty goddamn hard though and i've only been playing for a little over a year so i'm practicing

if anyone has any tips on playing quicker and more accurate kicks let me have em

>just learned gimmie three steps for no reason and liked playing it

wtf i hate lynyrd skynyrd, whats happening to me, am i getting old?

>>75157457
>frog
>not recognizing a rare pepe

>>75156472
u meen strang twisters ?

>>75156472
Oh, right, the wire winders. You shouldn't touch those.

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I want to play in a band. Guitar or bass?

>>75158886
If you actually want to get gigs? Bass

Third week of learning guitar, I'm starting to get hand cramps in my left hand when this has never happened before. Normal?

Is it too boring if a song has only two chords throughout it's entirety?

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I added finger movement to my pickslant. It seems to be the only way I can clear the string switches on an inside pick ([E] 7, 5, 3, [B] 7, [16th notes repeated]). Still have to practice it, tho. Tomorrow will be day 2. Pic unrelated.

>>75159411
>*with wrist down

>>75159332
Depends man. How long is the song? Which chords? Is the melody all the same, or does it switch up? Are the lyrics interesting?

I recommend listening to Shelter From the Storm by Bob Dylan, that's a good two chord song. Also Heroin by the Velvet Underground, they do a lot with two chords

>>75159462
I'll be honest, it's probably shitty since I don't have much experience writing songs. The melody pretty much stays the same so far. The lyrics are probably trash too, but I'm honestly not sure how to write great lyrics.

>>75159462
>Shelter From the Storm by Bob Dylan, that's a good two chord song.
Except it uses three chords.

But yeah, plenty of songs get away with two chords. Roadrunner by the Modern Lovers is a pretty good example of a long-ish two-chord song. There are also a bunch of "unreleased" Neutral Milk Hotel songs that are all A and D; Jeff Mangum used to play them all as a suite live.

Who do you guys aspire to play like? I really want to play like Brent Hinds. Love that playstyle so much.

>>75159411
Don't focus too much on the angle of the pick. Just hold the pick as naturally as possible and tap the string with downstrokes, then upstrokes and then combine the two into a single stride.

>>75159601
>tfw you realize the Sex Pistols ripped off Roadrunner in one of their songs

>>75155906
ill check those out some more, thank you

>>75159687
For my solo stuff, I like to emulate the phrasing and tone of fusion players like John Scofield, and the fluid technique of guys like Nick Johnston and Guthrie Govan. With my band, I like to emulate the frenetic energy in the music and performance of guys like Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Jimi Hendrix.

>>75159780
I found out about Guthrie a few months ago. What a fucking player.

>>75156997
Jesus, Etc. by Wilco
And probably a couple A7X songs, too.

Is getting a nylon string worth it if I already have a good steel string acoustic? Are nylon strings unique enough to warrant buying one?

>>75159077
I don't know about cramps but sore hand muscles is pretty normal at first, esp. with barre chords.

>>75159806
He really is. I got into him kind of early on in my playing (after a few years) and I feel like he's an endless wellspring of phrasing, technique, etc. I may never play as fast as he does but for me the best thing about GG is that he always looks like he's having a great time playing the guitar because it's such an extension of himself (I think Steve Vai is the only player I know of who compares) and that's the kind of relationship I want with music.

oops posted this in the wrong thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtNFMoVY6kI

anyway why didn't anyone tell me pavement could be this good

>>75159882
Probably the biggest differences are in the size of the neck (classical/flamenco guitar fretboards are wider), the feel of the strings (esp. if you opt to go finger style), and the sound (nylon strings are much "warmer"-sounding, and more subdued than steel strings). I have a nylon string and I prefer it to steel string guitars: it just seems to be a more versatile instrument and people always comment on how pretty it sounds.

>>75159411
Damn those Troy Grady videos are really doing a number on wannabe shredders, aren't they?

I really don't get the obsession with things like picking technique, and it seems like most of the world's top guitarists don't pay much attention to it either. If you play long enough, your hands will eventually economize their motion so you will be able to play most lines without much difficulty. My whole picking technique is literally just "pick from the wrist, keep fingers curled inward" which I guess is sometimes referred to as having a "floating hand" approach? Then you've got a guy like Marty Friedman who plays some pretty cool stuff with what looks like the gimpiest right hand in the world...

If you could only own one pedal what would it be?

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>>75159462
>>75159601
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>>75160049
nice 'tism breh

>>75160722
says the guy who unironically has anime pictures saved on his hard drive

>>75160740
no I'm with you: 'tism posting is the next wave in /gg/ - that thing where one lonely sperg tries to talk to everyone in the thread because no one will talk to him in real life is ripe with entertainment potential

>>75145579
I really like teles but playing one at the shop today made me realize the bridge is kinda fucking annoying to play with, felt like i was gonna cut my hand off

>>75160851
>felt like i was gonna cut my hand off
You were playing one with a vintage style bridge. There are a ton of different designs for Tele bridges; all of the "modern" ones don't have those raised parts on the sides.

is this thread full of underaged kids?

>>75160680
>>75160694
this or a mxr phase 90

>>75156965
Pots are like $1, max.

>>75159462
Isn't Heroin just D all the way through?

I might have missed one.

Thoughts on 2018 Gibson line?

>>75161747
Meh.

At least they don't have twelve version of every guitar, like Fender. Though there are still too many Les Pauls.

>>75162031
Navigating Fender's website is a fucking nightmare. I don't get how they can have such a bloated lineup with so little worth looking at. HERE'S A GUITAR WITH BASIC FEATURES AND A GARBAGE POLY FINISH. $1700.


New SG specials look pretty solid, natural finish is a nice change.

>>75148408
Do it all on a computer

>>75162205
That's pretty much how I feel about Fender at the moment.

Standard, Special, Professional, Elite, Custom?

Just have one basic version, and one with all the modern trimmings. Done.

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>>75161747
kind of want that es-275 custom desu. Too expensive for a plywood guitar with a richlite fretboard though.

>>75162248
And stop with the poly finishes. I don't want a guitar that looks like a lego and doesn't age. At least make nitro an option on higher end models.

>>75162305
wow I thought you were kidding but it's literally fuckin plywood lmao

>>75140138
Are you ok anon

>>75140138
I think 7 is acceptable, but 8 is definitely less practical and 9 is just dumb.

um is it really possible that I can buy an acoustic guitar for just 140 dollars that also includes a gig bag? https://www.amazon.com/Fender-Acoustic-Strings-Instructional-Polishing/dp/B0092V7WJ0/ref=sr_1_5?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1505473577&sr=1-5&keywords=guitar

I'm assuming acoustic is the best to start with since I could just use electric later?

>>75162463
It's not a big deal, ES-335s and Es-175s are plywood too, they sound good it's just the price that's retarded.

>>75160680
My SansAmp Classic it's really nice

https://55chan.org/mu/src/1505345803241-0.ogg

bom dia, queridos

>>75163251
não coma macacos apenas toca violão

>>75160680
Any loop pedal

>>75160680
A multi-effects pedal

>>75163235
SAMUEL

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>>75160680
My Malekko lofi delay, probably. I like to keep the time short on mine for a chorus-like effect or for a slapback reverb, then extend it for typical delays, and even more for the wonky shit

>>75163235
This sounds like clanging buzzsaw farts ran through a fuzz

>>75163972
V I S I O N A R Y
A R T

>>75164095
IT'S JAZZ HANDS AND PAZAZZZ BABY

>>75136754
>including beauty as measurement of a guitarist

Betas are so pathetic

how to turn this into an actual piece/song
that riff been laying around for literally two years
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>>75148333
>the guitar is the dark souls of instruments
That's how I've always looked at it as Dark Souls to get gud and dick scrubs but it definitely isn't the hardest instrument to master

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