/gg/ - Guitar and Bass General

For you peeps who play with sheet music, where do you find sheets? I'm trying to learn how to improv over Chick Coreas Spain but I can't really guarantee if the sheets I find are accurate or not

>>75164472
transcribe and make sheet it's not easy to find sheets unless you buy books or look online for a good 20 minutes

how to turn this into an actual piece/song
that riff been laying around for literally two years

https://55chan.org/mu/src/1489721159287.ogg
https://55chan.org/mu/src/1503087469817.ogg

>>75155918
the things I'd do with this kid..

tfw you fucked only 1,5 trap the entire year

reminder that you're not a giutarist if you don't have a shemale gf

https://55chan.org/mu/src/1505483138451.ogg

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How the heck are you supposed to play a 7b9 chord on the guitar? Do you have to play the low E with your thumb? It's impossible to barre with your index finger without hitting the A string

>tfw have been strumming guitar using my thumb and middle finger WITHOUT pick for ages for some reason so when I try to use a pick with my thumb and pointer it feels super unnatural and when I use the pick between my thumb and middle finger it feels like heaven but that means I lose the ability to do things with my other fingers
fucking dumb me

>>75164760
> Do you have to play the low E with your thumb?
Yes.

>>75164760
Barre the top 4 strings with your index, but do it so your fingertip is muting the A string.

>>75164760
check google images or youtube for fingerings my brother

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>>75164760
Thumb works good

>>75165077
The fingerings I find say that you should barre with your index finger

>>75165076
Doing this but fretting the low E with my middle finger and fretting the high E and G string with my pinky and ring finger works but it's a hassle to switch to if you need to change chords fast

>>75165063
>>75165105
I have a short thumb and wide neck so this shape in particular doesn't work too well for my thumb

After teaching myself acoustic for three months I decided to get a guitar teacher. Apparently I have made very good progress on my own but he is trying to get me to change the way I strum - I like the warm sound and speed of using thumb (skin) for down strums and index finger (skin) for up. I very rarely use a plectrum as I live in a flat and don't want sound to travel.

He's trying to get me to change to index and second finger for down and thumb for up. As I have naturally long nails it's impossible to do this for me without using the nails. It's a much more metallic sound and I really am not sure about it. The thumb for up strums especially I am finding a nightmare as I keep getting fingers caught in strings and it's seriously loud.

Should I persevere with his way or press the point that I prefer my way?

>>75165161
Well, is your index finger long?
I've successfully used the index in a way that the less fleshy part (where the finger tip bends) sits on top of the A string effectively muting it.
Like what happens to a few ppl on the G string with a minor barre chord.

Not english, so I don't know if you understood me.

Anyway, I think it's better to practice using that thumb.

>>75165362
Do both. I'd learn them both well, and then you can make an artistic decision down the line

>>75165362
If you're three months in, I'd listen to your teacher. Doesn't mean you can't keep in practice with your method, too, though.

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>>75165019
>between my thumb and middle finger
Works for Eddie Van Halen.

>>75164510
hot desu

>>75165754
>>75165439
Ok cheers, will keep going at it both ways.

>>75167530
LMFAO

how do i stop the string from sounding after i lift my fretting finger off playing a note? is it a combination of left and right hand? cuz it sucks

>>75167717
mute it. yes can do with both hands

>>75167751
ugh

weekend bois

>>75167530
supposedly this guy have 200+ fenders Strat from the 60s thats a serious dedication to the fendermania

just filmed the bass+singin for wild world now i'll film the guitar

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>tfw you wrote something you like for the first time in forever

1.5 minutes of song so far, that's 1 more minute than I usually get before I run out of ideas. I'm on fire.

>>75168520
post it

>>75168611
It's only in midi form (guitar pro) so far, and I don't think you guys would like it. I'm not sure there are any fans of dissonant black/death metal here.

>>75168686
>I'm not sure there are any fans of dissonant black/death metal here
This is /mu/.

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Memecaster incoming.

My old Telecaster is a Mexico 95 model top-loader. I've had it for 20 year so it has a certain amount of sentimental value but on the other hand the neck has had it, it never really sounded much like a tele with the toploading and the pickups were never much cop. I've got plenty of nice guitars since so I decided rather than leave it to rot in its case I'm going to have a go at a project. Pretty cool I think. Apparently the heel gap isn't a problem with 22 fret neck.

>>75168911
>tele
vomit

>>75168911
>V O M I T
O
M
I
T

>>75168960
>vomit
tele

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>>75168960
Telecasters are cool.

Is it gay to dance around while playing your instrument? I play guitar and always end up cutting shapes while playing

>>75168708
I don't browse this board that often and usually stick to /metal/, which I feel like is the group of weird kids who hang in the corner while the rest talk about normal stuff.

I can't get this shit to convert into wav without the soundbank changing and making it sound like shit anyway.

>>75169096
puke

Should I get a Seagull S6?

>>75169120
>the group of weird kids who hang in the corner
That's /mu/.

>>75169136
i have one and i like it but id rather i had bought a different guitar. its just too fat imho.

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What are some cool and aesthetic basses that you guys recommend?

>>75169523
bass definitely looks best in the trash

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>>75169523
wbmine

Any exercises from Tremolo Picking?

I was thinking about installing a Seymour Duncan SH-2N Jazz Humbucker pickup on my Fender Stratocaster would that be a good idea?

>>75169523
A Rickenbacker.

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>>75169523
Zon makes some very cool basses.

Though personally I like anything that's not overly pointy+ash

>>75169523
Mayones

>>75169684
This,

Which is why i play one

>>75169622
Do it slow, accurate, build up stamina and precision slowly. Don't rush it.
Find how it's more comfortable for you (from thw wrist or forearm).

>>75169821
Thanks for the advice.

How do i play jazz on a strat?

>>75169984
Sorry you aren't allowed to use a strat for that.

>>75170035
Why though im poor?

>>75170094
because you still havent gotten a job

>>75170151
I'll just install a jazz neck pickup and get d'addario flatwounds

>>75170208

D'addario flats suck. Like playing high tension power cables.

Get some Thomastik Infield jazz flats, they're much slinkier and don't sound entirely dull.

>>75170533
>Thomastik Infield jazz flats 21.50 on amazon

Why are they so much money?

>>75170591
That brand makes the best flatwounds on the market. I recommend the bass flats to anyone.

>>75170687
Can they be used for other genres of playing too? ( i know this question sounds stupid)

>>75170035
Why?

>>75170823
its in the rulebook.

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>best girl of guitars

Telecucks begone.

>>75170867
>>75168960
>>75169008

post music anti tele senpai

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>>75169715
I want to post a pic of my gear whenever you post to show you what autism *REALLY* looks like but I have a code, senpaitachi.

>>75169984
A very small amount of gain will bring out the Strat's distinctive tonal character while adding sustain. Strats aren't really common in jazz but they work if you don't try to make them sound like archtops.

>>75169622

Dick Dale "Miserlou". Nuff said.

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Who are some guitar players who have not just their our unique tone but attack and style to where you can instantly tell its them and no one else?

>>75170762

I use them for everything. You'll find that a wound G string sounds much better on a strat too.

>>75171129
Me

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>>75169523
My next bass will be a Zodiac, probably. The last one I had was cheap so this will be a couple of steps up.

>>75164760
Uh, you just mute A with your index finger you retardus mcfartus

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I don't understand the "can I use X for Y type of music" thing.

Of course you can. Do whatever the fuck you want.

I play Black Sabbath on this thing.

>>75171266
It's because this general is really really dumb.

>>75171282

That's for sure

>>75171266
I'm thinking about installing a jazz humbucker pick up in my strat would that work?

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>>75171479

>>75171496
What?

>>75171163
Sounding like shit isn't unique

>>75171603
You dont need a special pickup to play fucking jazz.

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Posted this a few threads ago but it was at the end of the thread.

Wrote and recorded this little oriental sounding thing, does anyone have any music in mind that it reminds them of? I need more inspiration to finish it

https://clyp.it/scs3pmbj

>>75170035
Strats were literally made for Jazz. Literally.

>>75171928
Baroness - sleep that steels the eye
Spanish fusion player named Jesse Cook
Damnation by Opeth
Any opening 30 seconds of a 85-90 progrwssive thrash album

>>75172024
thanks m80.

>>75169120
all you do is set your stereo mix as your output and record that in your daw. post it! anyway, here's a rough draft for a song i'm farting out right now.

https://clyp.it/koajhvj2

>>75172023
Oh, I thought it was figuratively made for jazz.

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>>75169110
Nothing wrong with moving around and actually trying to put on a show, unless you play shoegaze I guess.

>>75171730
I'm not Samuel

>>75172392
yeah me neither.

I find that the frets on my Jazz bass are too long.

Do P-Basses have smaller frets?

>>75172811

You can have tall frets.

You can have wide frets.

What the fuck is a long fret?

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>>75172846

O_o

is it so bad using tabs

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>>75172846
OH NOE I TOLD THE GUITAR MAN I WANT THE LONG FRET BUT THIS TO LONG I WISH IT NOT SO LOBG PLEASE HELP

>>75172574
Cool

>>75172846
I mean tall.

What's a cool delay to stack with an RE-20 for noisy weirdness?

>>75173075
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TimeLineDelay

>>75173202
desu I don't like strymon because there's just too many parameters + I feel like I would have a panic attack at every gig with pedals that expensive

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>>75164442
What looper do you guys use?

>>75172023
>not using a Jazzmaster for jazz

>>75173765
offsets are for shoegaze babe

>>75173765
>

>>75169136
It depends. In general, everything Godin makes is quality; especially for how much they cost, Seagulls are among the best value acoustics for the build quality. But they have a few drawbacks. They necks have a very wide nut width (unless you can find the "slim" model), which can be uncomfortable if you're used to playing other steel-strings, which usually narrower nuts. The tops of the S6 range are made out of cedar, which is a softer wood, so it'll accumulate scratches and dents was easier; Seagull says they pressure test them to make sure they're strong, but if you play hard, there's a decent change it'll end up looking like Willie Nelson's guitar. A few years ago, they also changed the scale lengths on most Seagull models. They used to all be short-scale (IIRC, 24.8"), and now they're all standard (25.5"). I don't like what it did to the sound of them. I used to really like how the S6s sounded, but now they sound too harsh and bright to me (but that's just me - a lot of people still like them).

See if you can find one and play it. If you like the feel and sound and can live with the cedar top, go for it.

>>75173580
using a looper for self accompaniment < using travis picking for self accompaniment

>>75173895
I wish more spergs would 'tism post to my bait.

Oh good it's on sale!

http://www.rondomusic.com/product9476.html

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your posting you guitar covers on youtube right anon ?

>>75174553
Nigga just buy a harp

>>75174670
nah, my webcam is a piece of shit. as far as i know, no one has covered this song on youtube.

https://clyp.it/jv0yfjse

>>75174670
No. I'm going to play them live infront of people.

>can't figure out what the fuck kind of music i want to write

fuck this

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>>75169523
all you need is right here. if youre hard up for cash just get a squier jbass or pbass

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Are there any guitars that have satin, natural wood finishes?

>>75175221
Bro, just write chords and melody. You can add the genre later. See Youtube for Metal, Ragtime, Reggae versions of popular songs.

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>>75176162

Correcting the poorly phrased question: what are some mid range guitar models that have natural wood finishes? Something like this ESP H-401.

I think it looks really noice but it seems the natural finish is a lot more popular on basses than electric guitars.

>>75176246
but the melody depends on the genre i want to write in.

if i wanna write pop music i'll probably write a happier, brighter melody. if i want to write some dark post punk i'll write a dark minor melody

>>75176285
>t. Roman
Now you're just baiting me.

>>75176423
what? i'm being honest. why the fuck would melody not depend on genre?

Wassup /gg/
I just whipped up this new idea on the guitar. It's only like a 50 second video, but I'd love some honest opinions.
Feel free to reply with any personal stuff, I'm down to return the favor.

>>75176555
>doesn't post link

my bad.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZE9LkMjzzj/

>>75176575
how come your chess playing sister doesnt look anything like you?

>>75176668
Share the same dad but not the same mother.
Stepmother is from Kenya.

>>75176575
It's okay it's not really fun to listen to though. Yeah you're decent but can you post something with a catchy ass riff and hooks out the ass.

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Any tips or exercises to get better at doing super fast hammer ons and pull offs other than just trying to do it over and over and over until you get it?

I almost feel like it's physically impossible for me to snap my fingers up and down as fast as the song demands it.

I'm currently learning this song and it's pretty easy except for that part.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl7U3Gzjdys

>>75176575
Why all the fucking reverb?
I bet this would sound nice as fuck on a single coil telecaster with that buzzy dirty sound.

>>75176575
Nvm, that's a fucking 7 string isn't it?
Eww

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>>75177040
>how do I get better at X without practicing?
Just keep posting pictures of cats anon I'm sure it will help you git gud

>>75177144
i never said "without practicing"

i don't know why you're literally making up things?

>>75177040
fast hammer ons and pull offs are more of a wrist motion than a finger motion, don't try to do it really fast with just your finger because you're just going to cramp it up

>>75177164
yeah shut the fuck up Levi

>>75177223

i only asked for exercises that can help with getting better at it faster, in addition to fucking practice of course you dumb, mouthbreathing anime shitposter.

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>>75176923
I'm kind of working on a tune like that, here's a real bad phone recording of the drummer and I
https://www.instagram.com/p/BPL_si-gInB/?taken-by=mackenzieperrault
>>75177072
I'm really into atmospheric music, especially stuff like Tim Hecker, so I tend to overdose on Reverb.
>>75177087
Yeah it is, Why do you hate them? I wouldn't be able to hit those bass notes without it! I have an american strat that sounds gorgeous, too

thanks for the responses, guys.

>>75177300
I'm only breathing through my mouth because my nose gets stuffy during the harvest season, asshole

eric johnson was such a dreamboat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9sMTTd802k

>>75177319
Yeah but have you ever paid attention to how Tim Hecker uses his guitar?

>>75177393
Right, I'm certainly not trying to emulate that in any way.It's just hard not to want to some reverb when it's just the one instrument. There's also a bit of delay in there.

>>75177319
The problem is it all sounds the same when you're crafting your tunes they need to have their own mark. If they all have the same mark it's not really a song and just some practiced licks.

>>75177433
Well, it's not like i can't empathize. When i started playing guitar (not implying you're a beginner) i pretty much just put reverb on everything i played because it sounded wide and atmospheric, but often times it actually makes it sound pretty flat and boring.

Reverb, imo, only works when it's juxtaposed with very direct sounds, hence why Tim Heckers music is so effective. It's drony and atmospheric but has these harsh stabs that enhance the atmosphere.

Anyways, i'd suggest trying out other effects and i think it would actually sound great and not like Buckethead

>>75177435
Yeah, okay that's fair. I'll definitely consider that.
Thanks, anon
>>75177498
Yeah, that's fair
>It would actually sounds great and not like Buckethead

LOOL That's amazing. I definitely listened to him when I was in like grade 9.
But cool, thanks I'll keep that in mind for sure.

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should i get this ?
http://www.rondomusic.com/INTEPRO727EBEMGTBLUE1.HTML

>>75177613
i wouldnt but thats your deal faget

>>75177613
Will Rondo ever learn that that angle makes all their guitars look retarded?

First time poster on /mu/
Not really sure if this is the place but I ctrl+f'd "learn" to look for a thread to find either books, advice, or something to learn bass.
I have two bass guitars that were given to me as well as an electric guitar.
I'm 25, is it worth picking it up now or is it too late?

>>75177613
That's a really ugly guitar bro, but if that's your style...

>>75177613
if youre going to get a rondo it better be a 10 string.

>>75177635
too late for what?
just do it if you want to you fucking faggot

>>75177649
I was always told this is the kind of thing you do as a kid and learn into adulthood rather than starting old, isn't it much harder/impossible this way?

>>75173580
BOSS RC-20XL

The guy who gave it to me has 4 other loop pedals and gave me this one for free because he thought it was broken. Turns out he was using the wrong type of power cable. Great pedal.

>>75177664
yes if youre a huge pussy

>>75177674
Well that's a pretty direct way to say it
any particular books I should look up?

>>75177682
nope

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>>75177613
>>75177626
>>75177629
>>75177640
>>7
well than how about this one?http://www.rondomusic.com/product7572.html
or if you have any other better suggestions in the 500-750 USD range for metal that would be nice

>>75177682
If you have a bass and a guitar, then why would you want to learn bass instead of guitar? Bass is the kind of instrument you play if someone else in your band is already playing guitar desu.

Not saying that bass takes no skill, i for one can't deal with the fact that i constantly have to mute the string i played before with my finger

>>75177719
BRAP BRAP BRAP

http://www.rondomusic.com/product9476.html

How do meet people to play music with on a college campus? When the term starts I think I'm just going to ask everyone I meet if they play an instrument until I find someone. I really want to play gigs but can't do it alone.

>>75177723
shut up you idiot

>>75177723
I sort of prefer the way bass sounds but my end goal is to know both pretty well
>>75177701
fuck

>>75177719
Are most people in /gg/ just faggots or something?
A 7 string and one this ugly too? Where is your dignity. It doesn't look "cool" if thats what you're going for, and 7 strings turn you into a bad musician. Unless you're playing metal i suppose, in that case you're already lost.

>>75177719
I was going to suggest a hardtail bridge instead, so yeah I'd pick that. Either way there's not much point in asking /gg/. You're just going to get shitposted on and the people who have genuine opinions are going to have different taste from you anyway, so what's the point

>>75177569
Hey man your timing is good and you can play up and down the neck you're certainly not bad. Just go listen to some music that strikes you as iconic.

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>>75177719
Here anon

http://www.rondomusic.com/product8092.html

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>>75177737
Do they build their guitars to be optical illusions or something?
Is this thing fucking crooked or do they take pictures of their guitars using smartphones 3D photography features?

>>75177819
>i dont know what fanned frets are
>im going to make a dumb joke about how dumb i am

/gg/ why are you like this? theres someone mentally wrong with all of you.

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>>75177635
Okay so I spent a fucking year trying to figure this out but ultimately it's
>Use octaves to figure out where all the notes are on the guitar
>Surprise they all form a pattern
>Learn modes they are a formula for notes on the fretboard that we have mapped out as scales
>Surprise we can use some motherfucking octaves to get it
>Well how do you sound good now?
>Start learning songs by ear
>Pay attention to how your keep rhythm in your right hand
>Practice being able to jump into a temp with a metronome
>Slowly build up so you can get creative with it naturally
>WOW DUDE YOU'RE getting gud now
>Do this for 1000 hours

>>75177868
Woah

>>75177843
not knowing about something doesn't make you stupid.
wanting a guitar with more than 6 strings does though.

>>75177868

elaborate on the octaves and modes part

>>75177868
If you don't mind being a bit more specific with the steps I'd appreciate it, if not thank you for this I'm gonna screencap it

>>75177868
this is just the beginning to be honest with you family

>>75177882
Wanna get real good kid? Learn chords and how to solo over them fast and learn the good ol blues so you can steal riffs and after you embellish your self masturbation. That whole thing about CAGED is because those notes make most of the notes on the fretboard even better you can play it in C Major the most friendly way to start feeling your guitar pussy up.

>>75177319
>https://www.instagram.com/p/BPL_si-gInB/?taken-by=mackenzieperrault
Drums steal the show on that clip, the guitar is more like an excuse for the drums to go ham. Rad stuff

I'd add another guitar playing hooks on top to make it more interesting melodically. Or a vocalist, but then you get too close to sounding like whiny post-hardcore. Unless you're into that

Is Elekcra a good brand? I have a black les paul body that has their name on it.

>>75177994
Electra*

>>75177904
>>75177927
>>75177934
Okay so if you want to learn all the notes on the neck and make riffs while doing so use octaves. Lets take a specific note we're going to use C.
>Notes on guitar for C
>B-1 fret
>A-3 fret
>G-6 fret
>e-8fret
>E-8fret
>G-10fret
It repeats after the 12th fret use this pattern with all notes to memorize notes and be able to build chords so you're not just playing scales. Learn to build your chords up and believe it or not tempo plays a big factor in how something will sound I recommend playing by ear.

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Do you guys know a good resource; maybe a YouTube channel for getting into guitar modding?

Replacing pick-ups, installing kill switches and other stuff. I don't want to brick my instrument, should i just let a professional do it?

>>75178058
what did google bring up?

>>75178057
By the way you should now use this new found knowledge to dissect songs you know how to play and get an understanding why it just works.

>>75178057
Thanks. Anything else?

>>75178224
So you know your scales well believe it or not if you learn the C major scale once and figure where the position for that note starts using our octave patterns you can then slightly tweak our scales by implementing modes by learning these modes we have more free reign of what we want to do with our playing however it is important to learn your intervals so you can chord build and learn how to solo over chords. I expect you to jerk me off now.

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>>75178224
Yes fucking jerk me off right now

Im incredibly scrawny and have trouble "tastefully" switching my wah pedal on and off (i cant press it hard enough without actually standing up and even then its a hassle). What can I do to remedy this?

>>75178378
Do what ever sounds GOOD sound is important only.

>>75178378
sit it on it

>>75178389
what? I mean like some songs have wah in the solo but sound awful with the pedal still switched on for the riffs and i cant turn it off in time. I want to be able to switch it on and off in time with the beat but cant because im super scrawny and cant physically put enough weight down on the pedal

>>75178414
how about i sit on ur mom

tfw finally got the 2 finger speed to play YYZ. just gotta learn all the licks now.

looking to learn some more technical shit after I'm done. any suggestions?

>>75178434
Fermented Offal Discharge

>>75178425
Fucking stomp it you pussy muster up enough testosterone to slam your food on the plastic

>>75178434
Aqua Remixes and Darude Sandstorm

>>75178434
try learning thunderstruck to impress normies. if they arent impressed try learning bad to the bone by george thorogood but use your benis as a slide and call it "bad to the boner". You will be great at parties

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>>75169684
>>75169722
My Bros! Just picked up a rickenbakcer last weekend and I'm loving it so far. Just installed a Treble Bezel in place of the bridge pickup cover today on mine.

>>75178453
that looks doable thanks anon

>>75178471
who the fuck do you think I am? billy sheehan?

>>75178485
I have a very big dick though

not relevant really I just wanted you to know

>be me
>playing on an acoustic for 1 year
>only learned riffs from my favorite songs, know nothing
>fucking love it though and i want to start for real and git gud
>put aside money for an electric guitar and an amp
>budget is 750$ for the guitar and 150$ for the amp
>learned electric guitar anatomy 101
>after countless youtube vids comparing tone and shit of all brands decided to get a fender
>fender strat sss for those clean notes cause thats the sound im looking for
>go to the store
>cheapest one is just below my budget
>fender standard stratocaster SSS 740$
>fender mustang I v2 exactly 150$
>literally played that guitar amp combo for 1 whole hour testing all the shit i found online on how to identify a good guitar and just playing what i know
>in love, sounds and feels great and it's also sexy (candy apple) also the amp is great for the price

TL;DR: just found my ideal guitar and amp on my first try and they're 10$ shy of my budget. Did i luck out or is it too good to be true?

>>75178453
>fermented ovary discharge

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>>75169523
Travis Bean TB2000, tried one once at a local music store. Koa Bod with an all Aluminum thru neck. If you can handle the same weight as a Peavey T40 Bass and have some $$$ they are awesome!

>>75178527
buy used and get a mim or squier vm. you'll cut that guitar budget in half and get something that's perfectly good enough for any bedroom musician. spend a bit more on that amp there's so many good combo amps in the 200-300 range I'm going to let you do your research.

don't get memed by GC.

>>75169715
bloody fuck, is that a schecter riot with a semi fretless neck? when did they make this?

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>>75178497
Don't be a fucking pussy Aqua remix songs hard as fuark on guitar to hard for pussy like you

>>75178540
Say that to my face not online, see what happens

>>75178647
I'll put u asleep within 10 seconds u little girl.

>>75171129
Paul Gilbert...

>>75178666
I'll straight up kiss you on the mouth, dog. Show up, you won't

Difference in quality between Squier VM and MIM Fender?

>>75178697
**Squier CV fuck

>>75178697
Squiers are chinese trash. Mims are solid.

>>75178606
There are no mim guitars or vms in any of the stores, only cheaper option would be a vibe classic and i really didnt like the feel of it when i tried it out

>>75171129
allan holdsworth
guthrie govan (shut up its true)
satriani
yngwie
evh
metheny

>>75178527
lucky, but there's probably a better way to spend the money. if you dont care about that then the fender standard strat is great and will last you decades

since you're just starting out i recommend to grab the guitar you want cause thatll inspire you to keep learning

tried a bogner cab recently, was amazing.

also tried a ppc412 which wasn't that great.

anyone played any of the better mashall cabs like 1960ahw?

>whenever i perform a slide my hand rubbing against the higher strings and or the back of the neck makes a weird whistling noise
>it can be pretty loud and obvious

is this just from having super old strings? i am totally baffled as to what to do about this since my playing hasn't really ever been clean enough to notice the noise until the past 6 months or so and now its pretty damn obvious and sounds ugly af

>i play with a moderate amount of gain but its still a lot less than i used to play with

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>>75178378
(You)

How the hell do I get a nitro finish Olympic White strat w/o spending 2 grand? Any models from years past I should look for used?

>>75178697
>>75178744

A G&L Legacy Tribute would be a better choice tbqh.

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>>75169523

>>75179521
Don't even think about stealing my meme again

>>75178936
This sounds like a personal preference issue with your set up and partially your technique

I want a Jazzmaster to play shitty surf rock with my friends, but I absolutely hate the look of double cut guitars. How can I get all the parts of a jazzmaster/jaguar onto a les paul or something less goofy?

>>75179682
Single Coils and figuring out a way to get the same tone knob configurations a Jazzmaster would utilize. It would actually be so much easier to just go with the Jazzmaster and to get yourself a budget Jazz good enough to play.

>>75179682

> jazzmaster
> surf rock

WTF? Jazzmasters are for jazz. If you want to play surf get a surfcaster.

>>75179721
It totally would I just really wish I wasn't so stupidly anal retentive about the body.

>>75179682
>Les Paul
>not a goofy looking Fagplank

>>75179894
The thing about it though is it has a very specific sound thanks to the tone knobs it uses. You wouldn't be able to replicate it unless you did a serious frankenguitar project. You'd need to strip the guts and figure out how to work the knobs on whatever custom pick guard you need.

>>75179682
Try putting Jazzmaster pickups in a Tele. The neck pickup isn't a super uncommon Tele mod, at least.

>>75179944
>t has a very specific sound thanks to the tone knobs it uses.
You're really overstating the importance of the Jazzmaster's controls. Most people don't even use the rhythm circuit, it's presence doesn't do anything to the sound of the guitar except giving you a dark sound you can pre-set. Other than that, the controls are just a volume and tone; yeah, the pot values are a little weird, but it's not hard to change pots.

>>75179806
WTF? Jazzmasters are for shoegaze and indieshit

>>75177941
>CAGED is because those notes make most of the notes on the fretboard
>whatthefuckamireading.tiff

>>75180260

It's right there in the name, dufus. All the jazz greats played jazzmasters.

>>75178527
That's too much for a MIM strat.

>>75180317
SUUUUUUURE
http://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/popular-jazz-guitars/

tried a kemper with FRFR

why is this even allowed? maybe it just wasn't dialled in properly but it sounded like line 6 pod tier

>>75178491
Sexy

>>75178425
How the fuck? Do you have 30 pounds or something? Sounds more like a defective pedal, or at least one that needs maintenance. Open it up, take a look

>>75180305
*CAGED makes most of those notes grouped up on the fretboard
I am running low on sleep I am sorry

>>75180835
Yeah that makes more sense. No worries.

>>75178378
Take off the feet on the inside of the treadle, or whatever your pedal uses as a spacer for the on/off switch. If that doesn't help, just stomp on it, it's what everyone accepted was a necessity in the 60s. See 1:25:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vxOoSS5RY

>>75180576
I've heard they're bretty gud. Never tried one, though.

>>75180576
>FRFR
First time coming across this. Full range flat response, meaning it won't color the sound the way a normal guitar cabinet would, right? Sounds like you need to use a cabinet impulse response to make it sound right, otherwise it's just going to push out the thin buzzy sound of the amps by themselves. And if you were doing all that, maybe you just had some shitty settings. I've heard people make that fancy digital gear sound like absolute ass when they don't know what they're doing, thinking the price tag alone will make them sound good

>>75181273
>Sounds like you need to use a cabinet impulse response to make it sound right
This is exactly what a Kemper does.

It probably wasn't dialled in right.

https://youtu.be/UgC8GCNxmdA?t=68

How do I get this clean distortion sound?

You can't hear any noises, only clean sound with a little distortion when picked.
It sounds to me like compresor+amp+noise gate (in the loop). Or maybe noise gate+amp only. Or distortion pedal+clean amp+noise gate.

>>75181367
That's not clean.

Message him and ask him. Make sure you're complimentary, he'll eat it up.

>>75181319
Really? I thought it just captured amp sounds and you had to use some other thing for cabinet IRs, I guess it's just a misconception because the couple demos I've seen were dudes running it to an actual cab and another using it with Two Notes IR.

Lol, this is what I get for trying to have a conversation about gear I've never used. I /gg/'d myself

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I'm too retarded to learn any chords besides powerchords

>>75181465
Just add one finger to a power chord and you have a major chord. That's all you need: 3554xx

>>75181521
Wow
never thought of that
Good idea

>>75181534
If you can stretch a little you get a minor: 3553xx

Easier higher up the neck.

>>75181534
And if you play that exact same same on the central four strings, you get a minor: x3554x is C minor.

>>75181465
>>75181521
>>75181534
>>75181541
>>75181552
Rhythm guitar is not difficult. This is essentially how Cobain played.

>>75181541
Damn that one is hard
I've never done anything that required me to stretch my middle and ring finger apart, now that I think about it
I wonder how far can you get like this
It's easier for me to bar that cord at this point

>>75181667
Yeah, I use that one because I play in all fourths.

If you want an easy minor, see: >>75181552

Or you can use the D-minor shape on the EBGD strings: xx3564

>>75178491
Noice. The cool thing about Rickys is that as well as being the best, you also get paid to own it because of the evil practices of the Rickenbacker factory.
My 330 is now worth more second-hand than I paid new. The most it can cost you is nothing.

This is how life must work for billionaires. Really activates my almonds.

>>75181828
>you also get paid to own it because of the evil practices of the Rickenbacker factory
Elaborate?

>>75181849
They beat up their employees and force them to work 24/7.

>>75181849
My understanding is some sort of environmental ordinance restricts their expansion. The State of California intended them to change their production process but they refused. Basically they refuse in general to meet demand so their instruments are all artificially scarce (esp. in export markets) and they are famously litigious the the nth degree about copying. I'm not sure if this is still the case but you notice you never seen Ricky hardware on anything else, you have to send them the broken parts to get the new one back.

But what all this does is protect the prestige of a niche brand regardless of what fashion does.

>>75181875
>>75181901
Tricky Ricky, eh.

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I've been a long time fan of Nirvana, got a pretty good pay raise, so I gave in and bought Kurt's Jagstang. It sounds good to me, but I will say compared to pretty much everyone here I'm a pleb. But either way I'm happy to own it. Anyone else like and or hate Kurt's signature models?

>>75181945
He always hated that monstrosity.

If you wanted to go full pleb you should have bought the Cobain-model Jaguar.

>>75181945
Cobain inspired me to go down to my local pawn shop and I ended up getting a vintage fender. Plenty say he's a mediocre guitarist but I unironically thing he's one of the best simply because of his sense of rhythm and ability to compose great melodies. To be able to play like Cobain would be great. Basically what I strive for in terms of play style. He,Greg Sage, and Joey Santiago slay.

>>75181958
I thought the Jagstang was cool I'd unironically buy one if I saw it on Reverb or if any cheap vendor had one but the real nigga guitar is Univox High Flyer

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>>75164442
Hey anons. I've been playing guitar for a few years now, almost exclusively fingerstyle and classical. I've had a recent interest in trying out electric, only thing is I have 0 knowledge about it. I had a squire strat with a little mini amp before but it didn't sound very good. How do you get that traditional "electric" sound? Would I need to buy the right guitar? Or is it based on the amp? Or is it some kind of pedal?

>>75182725
So it's a decision of what kind of pickups you're going to want in your guitar I highly recommend you look at a couple of videos of the aftermarket pickups, body for play style but that doesn't matter too much, a good amp which does matter, and using a good OD pedal.

>recording guitar to a bud's album
>play a riff with single notes because i like the effect
>guy tells me to play it with power chords for heaviness
>other day learning his songs
>play the riff with power chords
>guy tells me to play it with single notes because it rings out cool
fuck weed smokers

>>75182725
>>75182831
>a little mini amp
No point buying aftermarket pickups if you're using a cheap little solid state.

Generally speaking, it sounds good when you use a real amp. Then you can get the extras.

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How long would it take me to learn to play like crywank from 0 knowledge.

What effects/pedals do I need to get a sound like in this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkGn9MO2mb8

>>75183088
Jesus fuck, what is that?

>>75183142
Average englishman

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Anybody know anything about these? It's a Novanex Automatic presumably from the 70's or so. It's for sale in my area for like 35 bucks. It's a 220v

>>75183280
bottom of the barrel solid state amps from the 70s

might be fun to pickup for like 20 bucks for extreme trash sounds

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rate dubbing
http://sendvid.com/4onntju3

>>75183280
>>75183476
>bottom of the barrel solid state amps from the 70s
reminds me of my first amp. it was a FAL Merlin combo with a deteriorating speaker and a spring reverb that put me off spring reverbs for life. it was fucking disgusting.

Does anyone in here actually play guitar? Like... as if their life depended on it? You're in the wild hunting deer, you're gonna be using your mind as if your life depended. Survival mode.

2017 = the day of pussies. Nobody tries at anything anymore. That's why y'all suck dick at life. Y'all pussies.

Does anyone in here actually have the balls to make something out of their life? To be the best? Or do you all like being lazy and talentless? Do you enjoy spending all day on faggot internet sites?

>>75183737
I am so triggered right now, well done.

>>75183737
>Do you enjoy spending all day on faggot internet sites?
I dunno, do you?

>>75183737
yes i'm gud at guitar
i dont put that much effort anymore though so i actually dont do what youre asking

https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/matchbox-blues
https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/wild-world

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Any good guitar book recommendations for a beginner?

>>75183737
>Do you enjoy spending all day on faggot internet sites?
No, but I fetishize my own sadness

>>75183846
you're a cute little anime girl

I never see keyboard threads on any boards.

I want to buy one but there are too many options. I'd like to get an old rhodes and could afford one but chances are there is cheaper, newer option. I would just buy a piano if my apartment could accommodate one.

I care more about the action than the sound to be honest.

>>75183815
I'm asking are there any humans on this website with the courage and skill to actually make it big or are you all just a bunch of faggots that won't amount to anything in life except wasting resources for the intelligent and able.

>>75183967
>I'm asking are there any humans on this website with the courage and skill to actually make it big
Nah, we're all just like you.

>>75183967
yes, me and a couple others

>>75183999
Don't lie to yourself, Samuel, you're going to die a poverty-riddled huemonkey like everyone else you know.

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What was your first guitar/bass?
>200$ Crestwood Pbass, I still own it to this very day.

>>75159411
>Update
It appears that I never actually had a problem clearing the strings. The issue was occasionally playing a staccato note, resulting in a sweepish kind of sound. Holding my index down and then not rolling my pinky barre seems to have fixed it. (We'll see. I'll play more later.) Next time, I'll just record myself and slow it down.

I'm getting an issue with one of my guitars(Fender Tele American special) where fretting a string normally(mostly the three high strings) is causing a slight bend that makes it sound like ass. The strings are quite old but I've never had this issue on any of my other guitars or this one until the other day so it has me quite worried. Any advice?

>>75183915
>I never see keyboard
Um, why didn't you start a keyboard thread? Takes just a much effort and you reach more people. You just need a photo for your post.

>>75184332
>Any advice?
Yes anon, you throw it until the guitar learns to stop fucking up.

>>75183737

No, I play bass and drums.

>>75178491

Fuck yea, I miss my 4003.

who sells a H-S-S 8 string?

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>>75169523
Thunderbird basses always look fantastic

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>>75169523
when all these other youngesters grow up they will realize, as every other grown man of a bass player has, that a fender p bass with sunburst finish, tortise shell pick gaurd and a rosewood fingerboard is the best looking bass ever crafted.

>>75184520

Sunburst is for faggots. Blacked out with a maple neck is proper.

>>75184520
sunburst is so boring though

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>>75184582
>sunburst is for faggots
>mfw

Why the hell is restringing a guitar so hard? Every time I try to do it I can mostly get the string to stay on, but there's only about 1 full wrap around the post and sometimes the string is sort of loose around the post. Any tips for being restringing? I've watched tons of YouTube videos and nothing seems to help.

>>75184596
the specific combination of sunburst p bass with tortise shell and rosewood is literally the most timeless form of badassery that you can have in a bass. it is the favorite old white dudes in country or southern rock bands that still smoke on stage even though they arent supposed to and big fuggin black guys that always play so smooth it sounds likke they are currently getting their dick sucked. even roger waters looks cooler with one then with the blacked out and maple (which other then not looking as good, sounds bad) he usually plays.

>>75184700
What kind of tuners do you have?

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>>75184724
forgot pic

>>75183915
better adopt one you need to check if there is one in your area tho.

>>75184732
Standard tuners. Pic related, my acoustic guitar with a pretty some botched strings.

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>>75184596
>>75184582
trust me boys, ive been thinking about this for a long time. it doesnt get any cooler the a sunburst p bass with tortise shell and rosewood. it never will.

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>>75184766
Forgot pic ffs

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>>75184780
the evidence doesnt stop coming in.

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>>75184582
>>75184596
admit i am right.

>>75184805
>vaping on stage

>>75184255
Guitar: Yamaha RGX 121D
Bass: Washburn XS4.

Don't have either now. They were both cheap but overall fairly good for the money, it was harder to get playable cheap instruments back in the day.

>>75183088
Do Americans even know what 'wank' means?

>tfw to dumb to learn how to play bass

>>75185203
There's a link to Hal Leonard's Bass Method in the OP.

>>75185208
yes, i looked at it for five minutes and panicked

>>75185233
Try looking at it for a few hours and not panicking.

>>75184780
Is that guy on the right Samuel?

>>75183489
rate vocals
https://soundcloud.com/samuelcfaria/wild-world

>>75185284
Nah, Samuel is about the same height as your average bass guitar.

>>75184780
which one is santana

>>75185302
the bass guitar weighs more than he does too

>>75184479
google does

>>75185311
guy on right is santana, guy on left is david brown

>>75185339

>>75185339

>>75185339

>>75185339