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How can I learn to play electric guitar like Larry LaLonde?

>>54244312
Gotta have his gear first bro, so you can sound like him.

how i get my guitar to sound like varg on filosofem (besides setting my amp on fire and caking the strings with ash)

>>54244583
Have sex with it while having metal rings on your dick. That cold magnetized speaker will love you long time.

>>54244552
Please no

>>54244312
I already have the Mesa Boogies from when I was learning how to play "One" by Metallica, but aren't Gibsons really expensive and have terrible quality control? Also, Chuck Taylors are very uncomfortable

How do I leave /gg/ forever?

>>54244983
Stop visiting /mu/?

Anyway, /GG/ I need some advice:
I can't decide between Kustom Defender v5 and Defender v15. Which one should I cop?

>>54245016
Is being banned the only way?

>>54245082
I dunno, if you want to...

>>54245082
/mu/ doesnt have any mods so no

Are Condor bass guitars good?

So, I shang an improvised shong while playing a chord progression on my guitar.
Reminds me of when I was first learning how to play guitar (though my past that early is a bit nebulous to me, maybe it's a mental block or something).

Shanging improvised shongs while playing guitar chords isn't that hard for me, I remember that now.
It was easy for the picking pattern to devolve into something familiar and basic, though.

Being an america-contemporary-folk solo acoustic guitar instrumentalist as well as a Japanese-contemporary-folk solo acoustic guitar instrumentalist, I'm starting to develop a taste for folk music more now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KAegTxyO1I

>>54246056
Schweet

>>54244583
Just do whatever you're doing but record it with a fisher price toy.

>>54246056
>It was easy for the picking pattern to devolve into something familiar and basic, though.

I've used the same strumming pattern for 15 years

I can play anything I'm told but find it impossible to write with a different rhythm

>>54246056
Is that you in that vid? Congrats on the 300k views. Does jewtue pay you for that?

>Fucking find a local music store maybe 15 minutes away
>Haul ass over there
>Guy has literally 60 or so guitars, 20-30 of which seem to be electronic
>Explains I'm a damn nincompoop when it comes to electric Guitars, and I attempted to learn one years back, before realizing the strings were for a damn violin.
>He confidently strolls me into his show room like he's got some shit. I'm getting giddy, and hopeful as hell
>No left hand guitars in the 175$ price range.
>Keeps trying to pressure me to come up in my price.
>See that the only three lefties he has are fucking 600+

Yeah, fuck that noise.

I'd play right-handed, but my right hand & arm is beat to hell.

>>54246217
Shop online. You're not getting anything worth keeping for $200 new.

>>54246265

I figured going local would maybe chance me a respectable deal.

I'm gonna try one more place in a mall 25min away, they seemed decent enough.

I was spotting I think Gibson & Les Paul + Amp combos for around 169 last time I was there.

What do you think the chances are I could find something decent via Amazon? I've a Prime Membership.

I don't need an amp for now.

>>54246214
>Is that you in that vid?
No. That video was posted a year.

>datcashmoneez
I wouldn't know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8yuTJyXWmI

>>54246217
>black guy
>stringed like a violin
>price around $170
Is this a new meme?

>>54246056
>Japanese-contemporary-folk solo acoustic guitar instrumentalist
A weeb and a shill. Great.

>>54246298
>I figured going local would maybe chance me a respectable deal.

if it's a chain or superstore yeah. independent guitar places are a rip off though, even more so at the top end market

>>54246209
>I've used the same strumming pattern for 15 years
How many songs have you written?

>>54246311

No it's not.

When I started dating my missus, she had cheapy 80$ guitar laying around, with an Amp, and an instructional DVD

So I started fucking with it, I'd come to realize after about a week or so, of having problems tuning it that her sister had strung 3 of the 5-6 cords with violin strings.

Said fuck it for awhile, and before I could get proper guitar strings for it, do some research etc. Her brother then turned around and pawned it off, because he's a fucking retard.

Flash forward years ahead, and I've some money laying around. And was hoping I could get a used guitar from a local store for sub 175USD

And what's wrong with being a black guy and liking guitars?

I grew up on shit like FAKK Heavy Metal animated movies, my mother was white, and I got into ACDC, Black Sabbath, from here.

>>54246298
>I was spotting I think Gibson & Les Paul + Amp combos for around 169 last time I was there.
Those aren't legit.
If your saying an amp and a guitar for $165 then they're either old and busted or Chinese ripoff garbage

Honestly just buy a low-end Dean/Ibanez/Jackson and a 15w practice amp, it'll probably ring around $150 maybe more for a lefty guitar but not too too much more

>>54246422

Some fellow recommended me a natural wood Ibanez RG321 or something in the last thread from Guitar Center. I'm gonna see if I can find similar off Amazon.

I'm going to do it through my computer for the time being to keep my cat throttling chaos confined. Lol.

How would one going about making their own guitar? Is it easier to just buy a decent one, or is it cheaper to make one yourself?

>>54246452
Honestly your better off just going to a local store and trying a model out and if you find the same one online for less get it and a Peavey Audition 15w since they're pretty reliable and cheap low watt amps.

>>54246475
>is it cheaper to make one yourself?
It's not like a PC if that's what your wondering.
You basically have to craft the wood so you can fit the electronics and shit in and then do 10000000 wire installs, pickup installs, bridge, screwdrive tuning keys in and take precise measurements of EVERYTHING and there's your guitar.

If you want a custom go to a luthier and check the rates otherwise stick to prebuilts if your budget is low.

>>54246475
google cigar box guitars
they're a simple and cheap way to get into it

>>54246475
If you have the tools, you just pay in time and attention to detail.
Lap style slide guitars a little easier to make because you can just skip the truss rod part and make the neck really fat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o1COd_SWyw

>>54246488

It looks like this one last local mom & pop place may be my last hope, because Amazon's flooded with Sawtooths, and I've never even heard of those things. And for some reason don't dig the look of them all that much either.

>>54246475
Unless you're a hobbyist or professional crafter there is no point whatsoever in building your own.

>>54244011
what song is this
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1KbHzkzSVzO

>>54246607
It doesn't need to be your hobby for you to have fun trying something!

Will Gibson ever get their heads out of their asses?

>>54246790
But where would they put it after that?

doing this rendo of folsom prison blues to start my next show, anyone wanna give me feedback?

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0smPNiyInoG

>>54244583
Varg played his guitar into a lousy speaker and recorded through a headset. To get the tone live it's best to have a practice amp with the treble at 10 and the bass/mids at 0.

Are 12-56 gauge strings the best for D-tuning? Or are they thick as shit, I've never tried it

I've got this acoustic ibanez and from what I can figure out it's Japanese made in 1984 but none of my searches are coming up with anything for the model number (OT310). Can anyone help me figure out just what I have? Picture is a serial sticker inside the body.

>>54247154
I say the thicker, the better.

>>54247154
Those will probably work, but you'll have to get your guitar set up to take those strings I think.

>>54247196
>>54247234
http://imgur.com/a/VR92v

just found this, seem they're a halfstep too thick, am I better of just using 10-46s?

>>54247300
I would go with some 11's dude.

>>54247558
Figured, just had a pack collecting dust, guess I'll buy some new ones instead

>>54245016
Anyone?

If you're having trouble with a section of music, I can try to give you some hints and help.
Alternate fingerings can make arbitrarily difficult sections easier.

>>54247154
12 gauge is better for C standard. It's better to get 11-50 for D. Also adjust the action.

Here's my outdated setup. I've modified my inventory since then.

>Axe-Fx II
>Deluxe American Strat
>Mackie HR824 (mkII)
>Axiom Pro 49
>Custom analog tube compressor I built
>Stereo solid state preamp I also built
>Some good software synths

>>54247660
comfortable as fuck

>>54247608
Wait, you have the heavy bottom strings? Those will work, I just think the 11's would be more ideal.

>>54247635
in your opinion

>>54247300
Ernie Balls are shit :)

Am I the only retard here trying to get back into Guitar via a "rhythm" game?

Anyone got a link to the last /gg/ we had? Someone had a link to a nice natural wood finish Ibanez from Guitar Center I can't seem to find it anymore.

>>54247742
Never bought anything but Ernie Ball's, does it make that much of a difference to buy something else? Also would I need to get my guitar setup if I wanted to put 12's on it and go into D or C standard every once in a while?

>>54247695
http://imgur.com/a/VR92v

I have the ones listed for C# Standard in that picture, looking to put one guitar in D tuning and maybe even have drop C on it

>>54247660
Macbooks must be pretty powerful these days.

>>54247857
Computers in general are more powerful, you can do audio work with pretty much any modern computer you can get your hands on these days.

>>54247813
It ain't lefty though.
http://m.guitarcenter.com/Item/Default.aspx?itemno=4165714&urx=1

>>54247892
Yeah I guess, it's weird seeing serious kit hooked up to a laptop.

Though standard iMacs were the norm at my old college's studio so I shouldn't be surprised.

>>54248038

Aw shit.

Yeah, the only thing I found for a lefty were a pair of 200$ Ibanez.

I'd figure I'm probably looking at a 30$ S&H or some shit too.

Damn I hop that Mom & Pop store has some decent guitars.

>>54247857
>>54247892
>>54248053


Yeah modern laptops are definitely powerful enough. I'm not sure that it would handle writing 24 tracks of 24bit 96kHz audio to the hard drive, but I can run well over 12-15 instances of resource-intensive synths (Omnisphere, Serum) without any problems, and I rarely find myself needing to record more than 2 channels at a time.

>>54247660
I want a home studio one day :)

can you give advice on how to build up to that? what are the first things I should get in a general sense?

Guys, I need advice choosing a new electric guitar.

I am usually a bassist, but I have been playing much more guitar in my band, and the other guitarist, who plays a Less Paul, and I have been doing some Stones-style dual lead/rhythm weaving in and out where it isn't clear what is what, though overall he is more of a lead guitarist. I've been playing a Fender Stratocaster with a humbucker, but I can only really stand to play it when strings have been on for too long and it loses its characteristic "quack". Also, I want a shorter scale instrument, such as an SG or a Mustang Pawn Shop Special, but most SGs have terrible necks, and Mustang Pawn Shop Specials aren't in stores anymore as they have been discontinued. I have played occasional SGs that have been lovely, but most are terrible. The few lovely ones have been quite lovely, however. I'm drawn to that Mustang, but I wouldn't want to buy one and hate it, after not having played one in so long. Any thoughts on whether to get a Japanese one with truss rod adjustment in neck heel, or Mexican with adjustment at headstock? Pic related.

We primarily do stuff with lots of reverb through tube amps.

>>54248222

One of the earliest things that you should get is a pair of good monitors. I would definitely save up a bit of extra money to get 8 inch cones and a pair of stands for them (they're way too close to my head right now cause my desk isn't deep enough, stands make a big difference). Without properly hearing the output of your DAW you can't really do anything accurately. I think after that investing in a high quality interface is really important. EVERYTHING that comes in and out of your computer will go through the analog->digital and digital->analog converters so it's best to invest into something pretty good. The interface is likely to also come with mic preamps which are super important. After that (depending on what kind of stuff you're recording), I'd get some good microphones, and try to get a balanced variety of them (small and large diaphragm condensers, dynamics).

What you choose to get is very dependant on what you're planning on doing. I don't ever really record more than 2 channels at a time so I invested into an interface with only 2 high quality inputs. If you intend on doing outboard analog processing then you'd need at least 4 outputs.

But in any case. I think monitors were by far the most important purchase I've ever made.

Here's a better pic of the compressor cause why not.

>>54248345
Also forgot to say that I would get a Les Paul but they are too damn heavy for gigging.

>>54248222
Not that guy but you might want to look into a standalone digital recorder as a start. They make life very easy in terms of high quality input and basic mixing. You can never have a good enough microphone and pop shields a must.

Those things suck for editing and producing your work but you can just export raw to your computer.

how much do you guys pay for the practice room/how often a week?

>>54248383
do you even lift, bro?

>>54248706
$0
But I'm employed here, so that makes a difference.

>>54248103
As a fellow lefty I can assure you that you're pretty screwed.

Second hand or a brand like Squier, Ibanez or Schechter is probably your best bet. A Squier strat or tele is a perfectly good beginners guitar and both are readily available.

>>54248706
£26/hr all in. I don't know if that's good or bad but the owner is lax with empty bookings and has a warehouse of kit so I don't mind

>>54246414
You could probably find something halfway decent to start out on for that price but you're gonna have to get it online

>>54248860
wait not 26 per hour, 26 for a session which is usually 2 and a half hours

>>54247154
I play in D with 10-52s

>>54248706
What are you talking about?

>>54248345
the MIJ model is better quality

I need a solid body for prog rock metal farting and etc.

>Ibanez 450DX (would rather not have a trem but w/e)
VS
>Gibson SG Special

Any other axe's around that price point I should consider?

>>54249201
Shecter C1

if you like the robotic tone of EMG's.

>>54249201
Reverend guitars seem good money quality ratio
and the railhammer p/u look sick as fuck

>Work 7 days a week 12 hours over night
>Get 7 days off
>Spend them all with family and never get alone time

I CAN STILL MAKE A BAND AND HAVE FUN HAHAhaha...

How much are shotguns?

>>54249305
>Reverend
>Worth playing ever

>>54249305
Those are uh, like 500 bucks out of my price range.

>>54249305
PRS is a god-tier guitar design

>>54248706
Our campus has one that's basically free, its like 20 bucks for 6 months so I've been there alot recently

>>54248888

I've been looking on Guitar Center so far, and Amazon.

Amazon has some brand called Sawtooth, and the fucking things come with an entire bevvy of nicks & knacks, but I've never heard of a damn Sawtooth.

The only Ibanez's I've found for Leftys were 200$, after tax & S&H I'm looking at around 250USD

That shit hurts when I start cost comparing it to bills. Even tho it's still around what I have per paycheck in Disposable, I'm spend thifty as fuck mayne.

I was going to use Guitar Rig, and my PC as the Amp, and play the damned thing on Rocksmith from time to time.

I'm starting to feel completely fucked.

hey /GG/, I just noticed that the E string on my bass seems to be ringing out extra notes in the upper (12+) frets. Any idea what could be causing this? I made a recording to try and demonstrate:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1jUyJujl3vb

could it be the truss rod? too much or too little relief?

>>54249547
Gibson SG.
Flip it.
Done.

>>54249547
Don't worry, no matter what you get, people will look down on it, and tell you that any 200 dollar guitar needs new pickups, new bridge, new nut, etc.

Fuck 'em. Go play something in your price range. If it sounds good buy it.

Guitarists who post in here have spent too much time not playing to have any real advice, even me.

>>54249547
you could always, you know, save for a bit.

>>54249636
>Gibson SG.
>200$
But yeah the point still stands, you could probably buy an SG shaped guitar or a flying V, change the nut, and be able to play correctly.

how does one go about writing guitar parts organically? everything I write feels contrived and awful.

Since all of you guys say to replace the pickups on any fucking guitar mentioned (which I think is horseshit) what guitars don't need a pickup replacement when you buy them?

According to this thread, all of these guitars in need new pickups when bought:
>Gibson LP
>Gibson SG
>Ibanez RG450DX
>PRS anything
>Fender anything

>>54249626
have you tightened your tuning pegs? common cause of fret buzz

>>54249797
Imagine a story. Write the soundtrack to that.
Or copy your riff and change things until it doesn't sound like that riff any more like Hacktalica

>>54249797
For a band? Echo the bassist's transitions and build off that.

>>54244583
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOFKstAq6W8

There you go. Spot on without using garbage.

>>54249819
>Or copy your riff and change things until it doesn't sound like that riff any more like Hacktalica

But it works so well. One, Fade To Black and Sanitarium could've easily been written in the same session

>>54250028
that would sound a lot closer if the guy picked closer to the bridge, or just EQ'd some of the bass away

Just got really into playing guitar a while back.

I randomly recorded this yesterday, and would like some feedback:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdrt1Ke-voQ

Am I getting good, or should I practice a lot more before recording/releasing any more?

>Wanna write organic shit
>Everyone says Infinity pickups or EMG's
>Everyone sounds the fucking same
>Super sterile sound and boring depth
>Just use stock Gibson pickups and happy with it

Fuck all yall.

>>54250168
Record whatever you want Anon

Anyone here have injured limbs and play guitar?

>tfw not enough time to get better at guitar and singing at the same time

what do I do, set aside the guitar for a month?

>>54250168
Wow those 2 muted chords you played over and over show extreme talent please keep posting. And the singing was a great volume and completely in tune, I'm in awe.

>>54249808
my tuning pegs are tight, but it couldn't be that, since I only get that sound on the higher frets. Also, I don't think that's fret buzz, is it? It's not a buzzing sound, it's like a second note ringing out

>>54250245
I got a cracked pinkie toe once, but I still played guitar despite of it.
I'm a real man.

>>54250171
just because EMGs give you a clear tone and force you to actually use technique to add character to your playing doesn't mean they're bad

>>54250350

Nigga, I meant like animal attacks, broken hands or arms.

Shit that can impede your manual dexterity, you penis.

>>54250168
>dat paper clip
A man of the visual as well as the musical arts I see.

>>54248771
Do you even gig, bro?

>>54250279
>I don't think that's fret buzz
fret buzz is just a generic term to me, but yeah it sounded the same as my bass when the pegs need tightening. like external vibration

don't know what to suggest other than looking for signs of warp, checking the bridge or re-stringing

>>54250168
Admit it, this is some guy from your highschool right?

>>54250393
Son, you gotta start exercising if you think gigging with any guitar is heavy

>>54249626
What you're hearing is the length of bass string between the nut and fret ringing.
>old strings
>poor setup
>faulty technique
could be any of those

>>54250377
>animal attacks
One time while I was jogging on a nature trail, I heard a sound to my left. I stopped. It was pretty dark because I have trouble sleeping sometimes and go for some exercise to clear my mind since it's quiet. Anyways, I eventually saw a figure. It was a female deer!
I continued jogging in sheer terror. I kept running, not looking back. Eventually exhausted, I stopped, but immediately turned back and put my arms above my head to make me seem bigger, it was gone. I guess I was lucky because I had a pretty good head start, it was maybe 30-50ft away maybe.
I was so sore the next day, I barely walked.
I made the mistake of chugging water before bed, it hurt so much to get to that toilet, and my quads begged me not to do it when I sat down on the toilet.

>>54250245
I shot an arrow through my hand when I was 15. There was no permanent damage but it was pretty hard to play for a couple months afterward

>>54250245
I have a broken heart, does that count?

>>54250245
I had broken metacarpals once a while ago, it was on my picking hand, so it wasn't so bad with a cast on, but muh no palm muting. I didn't have it too long and eventually switch to a brace, so I didn't go hindered for too long.
I'm also missing part of my pinkie, but I have a prosthetic and rarely use my pinkie in finger style anyway.

How often do you guys change strings? Haven't changed mine in 5+ years, I'm guessing it's about time

>>54249797
Habits are more difficult to break than they are to form.
Musical creativity is a curse.

>>54250604

No, but you're an owner of a broken heart.


>>54250562
The reason I'm considering a left handed guitar is because I hear playing with a non-dominant hand could fuck with your progress.

My problem lies in the fact that somewhere in my life, fate decided to attempt to turn my right arm into a fucking flash sacrifice, I was mauled by a dog when I was three, it tried to tear my damned arm off. And then a couple years later I broke it in 4 places.

Certain grips with my right hand cause me pain, so I'm worried about being able to work the frets with a Lefty Guitar.

Nigga just wants to pursue a hobby. Why's this shit gonna be such a PITA.

>>54250782
PITA loves animals, Anon, especially dogs.
Don't you love animals?

>>54250782
Hey I'm arrow guy and I am a lefty playing right handed. I obviously haven't gone through that stuff with your arm, but just because you are playing with your non-dominant hand doesn't mean you can't progress, the main thing is picking speed needs to given more work to be as proficient.

>>54250689
I'm too poor for strings. I just have 3 now.

>>54250372
EMG pickups break up because they're so hot, they couldn't give you a clean Tone matter how hard you try.

>>54250473
I don't think that's it. The sound doesn't stop if I mute the dead end of the string, and the aberrant tones also appear to get higher as I move up the neck, even though the length of the string between my finger and the neck increases.

Also, I've discovered that the sound is a lot more noticeable on my neck pickup, and becomes less prominent if I lower the neck pickup height, but it doesn't seem to go away completely even if I switch the neck pickup off

>>54250205
I guess so. Especially since I'm recording under a pseudonym - no harm to my reputation, I guess.

>>54250269
Yeah, Those are the two chords I can transition between best right now. I'm trying to come up with a more complex song right now, and it's about halfway finished. As for my vocals, I was (and still am) sick, so sorry about that.

>>54250380
I wanted to use my own visual as an album cover. When the actual album comes out, it'll make more sense, as the picture is actually related to some of the lyrics in one of my songs.

>>54250411

I wish, I'd make hella fun of him.

Also, I wish, because I wish I was still in high school.

(guitar) Questions, what are your views on:

1. A person playing chords like maj7 / 7 / 6 hitting all the notes except the 5?
2. Seeing someone plays a whole song playing all the chords correctly yet without the 1st string (that lowest one) (for whatever reason, likely cos no more spare string)

What's the deal with Tremelo's making it more difficult to pull off a lick on your guitar?

>>54246217
buy a right handed guitar and string it left handed dummy

>>54251375
>1. A person playing chords like maj7 / 7 / 6 hitting all the notes except the 5?

Doesn't matter. either the vocalists melody, another guitarist or keyboard or whatever fills it out.

>2. Seeing someone plays a whole song playing all the chords correctly yet without the 1st string (that lowest one) (for whatever reason, likely cos no more spare string)

Strings are cheaps as balls, what the fuck.
and I don't fucking know which E you mean because "1st string" refers to high E then you say the lowest one, which refers to the 6th.

either way an extra layer of sound would be missing which is just a choice in the end. could be good or bad

>>54249319
Where are you, anon? If you can't make the time for musical fun, I can do it for you ^_^

>Start randomly playing a few songs from my years when I was practicing by playing the same covers all day
>Immediately go back into old habits and shit playing style

holy cow I've become so much better

>>54251709
what do you practice now

>>54249804
Keep in mind, this is a gear-obsessed thread. People don't like the idea that their skill isn't as good as their gear so they increase the quality of their gear to try to improve their ability. All the brands you listed are good as fuck

>that feel when you drop your guitar off at the shop and they say it might not make it

;-;

>>54250689
>Haven't changed mine in 5+ years
Holy shit, change your strings already

I change my strings about once or twice a month. They last maybe two months tops before a string breaks if I neglect to switch them out first. But sweaty practices and gigs wear down my strings pretty quickly.

New strings sound and feel better

Anyone used a DMT Vendetta before?
I'm considering one as my beginner, but I've heard Tremelo fucks with laying down licks.

I dig the look of the fuckin' thing.

>>54252353
Am I the only person who doesn't like the new string sound? For my acoustic anyway.

Bass strings resonate too much and major chords sound weak. Maybe my guitar is just shit.

tfw your shoulder is fucked up and it hurts to play guitar

fucking kill me right now

Guys I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on this booger right here.

But I'm not quite sure.
http://www.amazon.com/Kona-Guitars-KESSCSB-Electric-Humbucker/dp/B003YISL4C/ref=sr_1_28?s=musical-instruments&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1426282124&sr=1-28

I've only heard one mention of the quality of Kona Guitars, and it was from a youtuber named groovydjs

I can't find any video reviews of it.

Dumb question, just got into electric from acoustic, is it safe to max out an amp or would that blow it out?

>>54253376
you shouldn't even need to turn one up that loud normally, honestly.

Does anybody know any good muscle exercises for your hands/wrists? I already do finger push ups and something where I get in to the push up position but instead of my hands facing out, I have them facing in instead. That's all I know though

>>54253552
fap 4 times a day with the hand you want stronger

What pedal should I get to get mid hump and tighten up the bass on an already overdriver amp? Any TS clones?

Does anyone have the Visual Sound route 808 ?

Pic related as it's my main setup + a tech 21 Hot-Rod Plexi. 2008 Gibson SG Special. Heavily modified.

>>54251375
>1. A person playing chords like maj7 / 7 / 6 hitting all the notes except the 5?
You seem to be asking for opinions like doing this might be seen as incorrect in some way. This is totally fine. In basic theory, the 5th of the chord is always the first note to be jettisoned because it has almost no effect on the character of the chord whatsoever. In fact a lot of more seasoned players also drop the root of the chord and leave that to the bass, allowing for more color tones or just less note clutter.

>>54251375
Again, depending on the style of music you're playing, leaving out the low E (I assume that's the string you're referring to) can be pretty common. The reason being the low E string gets pretty close to the bass frequencies and can mud up your sound if you aren't careful. For example, I'm pretty sure Keith Richards does away with the low E altogether when he plays.

>>54254071
Dat fretboard

How long have you had the SG?

>>54246217
>I'd play right-handed, but my right hand & arm is beat to hell.
I don't understand, even if you play lefty you still need your right hand & arm to finger the fretboard.

>>54249201
Both amazing choices. Better pups in the ibanez forsure but I like a thick neck like an SG. Also the bridges feel and play so differently it's really what's comfortable to you.

tfw 8 years of playing and you realize how much you suck

>>54250245
Jerry Garcia and Tony Iommi both lost part of a finger in their youth.

i wish i was an articulate guitarist like matt pike

i wish i was brave enough to go shirtless like matt pike

i wish i was matt pike

>>54254159
I'm glad you like her.
& I'd say about 3 yrs? Traded an ibanez RG 2610z for her.

>>54254357
You've kept very good care of your SG from the looks of it. I'm jealous

>>54254400
Yea I'll see if I can grab a decent photo. She's got phat cats in there among others upgrades

>>54254242
I feel those every now and then. If we just keep going anon, we can make it

I wish I was historically relevant like chuck schuldiner

I wish I was dead like chuck schuldiner

I wish I was chuck schuldiner

>>54254400

>>54254568
Guitars where you can see out the wood are the best

>>54254506
but i'm not improving and i'm trying to learn theory and it sucks

>>54246632
There's well over a thousand dollars in tools involved and at least 400 in materials. Fine carpentry better be your hobby at the very least.

r8 my tone m8
https://clyp.it/0pociskt
also ignore my bad playing

>>54251117
Wolf tones. You're going to need to order a huntsman from australia to deal with it.

>>54254513
pull the plug became somewhat ironic

>>54250245
Girl hands and a bad shoulder. Been looking for a smaller guitar, but finding one that isn't shit but doesn't have a babby nut to go with the scale without being retardedly expensive is pretty much impossible.

>>54250245
yes
>>54252940

>>54252134
That's just not possible. There is no amount of glue and microbrew that can't fix a guitar. Hell, I'm about to go see if a stump and some hot glue can be turned into a dulcimer.

>>54255003
>cares about tone when playing is shit

stop

>>54255570
i'm just really tired and therefore sloppy. don't feel like recording more than once

>>54252476
new strings on acoustics suck

electrics need new strings monthly if you play a lot. honestly if you haven't changed your electric strings in a few months (let alone years) you have a fucking awful ear. no matter how well intonated your guit is, old strings will begin to effect the tuning stability.

>>54251738
Just basic stuff really, just playing it to a metronome and trying to play faster and faster while still being 100% accurate, chromatic scales, normal scales, alt/economy picking exercises at least 1 hour a day

>>54252353
Yeah they do feel a bit I don't know.. fat and old somehow, I guess it's time for some new ones

>>54255653
do you have any links to some good exercises?

>>54255645
New strings on shitty acoustics suck. Elixers are the only compromise I can handle playing on for over a week.

>>54253552
Wrist rollers.

>>54254071
How does the Phat Cat sound in the neck position? I have the same SG and I'm not liking the 490R.

>>54255745
This. I come from nylon where they sound dead but last a little longer and the the life of a steel string is about twice as long as it takes to get it to stay in tune. If you don't like bright and bassy, you're playing the wrong guitar.

>>54254686
Grinding is going to eat your soul.

>>54255685
This was the one that got me started and then I just started customizing stuff myself to strengthen my weaknesses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TGDIOT6c0A

Depends on how good you are though but they work great if you do them daily and make sure you always practice smart

>>54256079
Some people find the grind very rewarding. If you aren't total shit, all these ideas come to you as you work through all the theory.

>>54256158
I'm total shit and I should play guitar like it's another fucking job.

>>54255882
Absolutely phenomenal. So creamy smooth and punchy, yea the stock pups are absolute shit.

>>54255882
Believe it or not though, they are actually GFS Mean 90's (the pair) and both are amazing alone and together.

I started learning this song yesterday that is super fun to play but forgive the super sloppy playing I'm still getting the hang of the song http://vocaroo.com/i/s1CgjsuBmEdA

>Gibson SG Special for 400
Should I pull the trigger?
400 is the highest my budget can go.

>>54256900
Just needs upgrades and it's amazing. I'm the guy posting about mine earlier

>>54256952
Yeah, nah, I'm not into the upgrades thing.
Either it's a good guitar or it's not.

I'll just buy a Ibanez RG450DX brand new if the Gibson SG isn't good out of the box.

What are these fucking "elite" pickups in the Ibanez RG450DX? I thought they were Infinity 1 and 2????

Aren't those better? The fuck are "elite".

>>54257178
>I don't know how to solder
I totally agree, but sometimes it's about everything but the bridge and pickups.

>>54256900
Other SG Special guy here. Although I wish it came with better electronics and coil-split, it's a great guitar, especially for $400.

Guys, when trying to adapt your Guitar for PC Amplifier Simulation I.E Guitar Rig 5

Should I go for Guitar 1/4th to USB adapter?
Or just get the 1/4th cable and a 1/4th to 1/8th adapter piece?

I settled on an Ibanez GRX20ZBKN as my first guitar.

>>54257178
The gibson SG is good enough out of the box. I just think the finish feels like shit

unfinished/ open pore mahogany feels like you're playing a surface with thousands of tiny dents in it.


But for $400 you won't get a better guitar, go for it.

Which are better: single coils or humbuckers?

>>54257410
triple-coils

>>54257384
I'd use some sort of DI box, but that's just from acoustic guitars, all the advantages of DI, and the dangers of plugging active electronics straight into anything.

>>54257410
Dingle boils. The 'warm' tone of bumfuckers is just another word for dull.

>>54250689
I buy elixir and change them when they break which is like 3 Months of heavy playing. They never sound dull

What am I missing about this Ibanez that is JUST as much as the RG450DX? I don't use a trem

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/ibanez-s521-s-series-electric-guitar?rNtt=Ibanez%20s&index=10

>Solid Mahogany
>Wizard III Neck
>Infinity Pickups

meanwhile RG450
>Basswood body
>shit floyd rose trem

>>54257468
The fat ass that comes with it is nice, though.

>>54257483
It's an S and sabers cost more. Also I wouldn't get an S unless it's MIJ and made before 2000.

So wait, do you guys actually break strings often? I've played for almost 10 years, and the only break I've had was a bad ball-end give out when restringing.

>>54257519
Tune-o-matics are notorious for breaking strings. Second to that would be knife edge trems and whammy bars in general.

>>54257561
shit man, for once I'm happy about the weird-ass bridge Ibanez put on the AR models.

anyone have an axe-fx ii

Just bought a 1997 Rickenbacker 360/12 V64 for 1,700 did I do good?

>>54257615
literally nobody.

>>54257614
Inoryte, who would have thought a razor sharp saddle would possibly break strings?

>>54257643
Gisbon wood.

>>54257624
Not as good as the other guy.

>>54257437

Direct Interface box?

I was lead to believe all I needed was the cable and the adapter in order to mate my guitar with my desktop.

I got a Hossa guitar cable & a Seismic Audio Gold 1/4th to 1/8th converter adapter.

>plays with single coils
>thinks hum buckers sound dull
>they actually sound smooth, but because of the hearing damage caused by the shriek of a tone of single coils, the half-assed attempt to play with hum buckers that didn't even get to full volume because of the hindsight bias wasn't perceived for what it was
>perceiving the sound of the best damn pickups ever made that were better than single coils

>Finally nail down a guitar
>Figure I'll play Rocksmith, it was cheap. Snapped it up over the weekdays

>Ubisoft wants me to buy THEIR proprietary "Real Tone" Cable (Read: 1/4th to USB Guitar Cable)
>Can't use a regular guitar cable unless I fucking crack & patch the game.
>Even then I've to put up with potential line "Noise"

Oh for fucks sake.

>>54247660
axe-fx bro, i need your help

>>54259510
Try setting one up with an audio interface. I just about ripped my hair out.

>>54259510
>wah wah wah wah

>>54259530

What do you need help with?

>>54251526
Your tongue is only so big anon

>>54259569
CUZ HE'S WINING LIKE A BABY QEQ

>>54259581
Have you upgraded to FW18 yet? I'm trying to figure out some good cab IRs but i'm having trouble. There are so many of them and i refuse to buy the cab packs

>>54259581
also, are you running the axe directly into your macbook via usb? I'm always curious to see how people set up their axe, especially when it comes to their presets

>>54259243
You can do it that way, DI boxes and other interfaces that have essential tweaks on a knob and accept microphones just tend to be worth it sooner than later.

>>54259670

No I sold my Axe-Fx about 2 months ago and bought an Apollo interface instead. There was a page that said which cab IRs paired well with which amps on the fractal wiki but I don't know if it's relevant to newer firmwares.

>>54259689

Yes I used to use the Axe-Fx as my computer's i/o just through USB. It sounded fantastic, and by setting the Axe-Fx's input as USB, I could run digital->analog->digital loops for processing with outboard equipment. It was annoying though because the Axe-Fx only runs at 48kHz, and so I had no flexibility in terms of sample rate, and when the Axe-Fx's input is set to USB, ANYTHING coming out of the computer goes through the Axe-Fx's digital signal path, which means that I couldn't prototype the sound of any processing in context of the mix, I always had to solo whatever it was that I wanted to process.

>I'll become a good guitar player as soon as I spend enough thousands of dollars to get the right tone

http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/airline-bighorn-green-lh/

>someday I'll find one...
>greentext for green...

I have a tele I play, I was considering selling it for one of these. I love the feel of it. Not sure if a wise choice.

Also, any of you guys ever deal with mechanics stuff/luthiery? How hard is it for an amateur to start. I took a guitar apart recently, and something about it was really exciting.

>>54259843

Some people like gear, it's not an interest that needs to be justified.

>>54259799
why did you sell it?

>>54259938

It's not because I wasn't satisfied with it, but it wasn't really the piece of gear that benefited my workflow at this point in my life. I work a lot more with synths than I do with guitars, and I rarely found myself processing things like synths with it. I have an Apollo Twin interface and it's much more convenient for what I do, and it has mic preamps. I don't particularly miss it, and still have ~$900 left over for me to travel with this summer.

>>54259698

I'm gonna see how far I get with just the standard setup, an adapter & Guitar Rig 5, along with ample usage of other shit I Come across.

>>54259243

You should REALLY invest in even a cheap interface that has a high impedance input like a Scarlet or something. Whatever's going into your computer has to go through a preamp and an analog->digital converter. The 1/8th inch input on your computer is really bad, and even a $100 interface will make a noticeable difference.

>>54260081

Any interfaces you recommend? It'll probably be a couple weeks from now, but I'll get one eventually.

Should I just have gone for a cheap 10$ Guitar to USB deal like this?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LDZNU4E/ref=s9_simh_gw_p422_d0_i5?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=1JYZX963PSK5FFSG18VG&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1970559082&pf_rd_i=desktop

Fender Squire master race reporting in.

>>54260238
>can't even spell the name written on the headstock
Mustard race indeed.

>>54260238
lol

More like peasant race

Reporting in with muh black/purple squier

>>54259926
Does anything need to be justified?
After death, does it all matter?
Of course!
After death, we leave our footprint in the sand, latter generations will see this, it will matter to them!
But then they die!
Life is so Purdy!

>>54260309
>>54260238
Did you guys upgrade the squier parts, or just play 'em as is?

>>54260349

Absolutely, there just seems to be this idea that people spend thousands on gear in order to legitimize themselves as musicians when I think for most people it's about the experience of using high quality equipment that's appealing, not the attention that they get on forums.

>>54260385
Purplefag here, I got mine used for 100 bucks and it's literally ten years old. I'd rather get something entirely better than waste money upgrading this thing. At the end of the day it'll still say "Squier" on the headstock.

It's playable and has no major setup issues, so I just play it as-is. I like it. I'm probably going to get a better guitar before the end of the year though. Maybe even in the Summer.

Attempting to repair this 89 kramer, almost there, squire p bass was a nice fix lol got it free cause the neck was bent.

My latest acquisition. ESP EC-1000 metallic gold burst. I switched out the shitty EMGs for duncans and put some gold speed knobs on it as well to give it a more les paul look. Excellent fucking guitar.

assuming you found a store willing to do a completely custom order and which offered in-process build photos...

would you a chibson?

>>54250372
EMGs compress the shit out of your tone. They make it really easy to tremolo pick, tap and sweep pick, but when you strike a bend they completely suck all the harmonics out and make you sound soulless

If I buy a Orange Tiny Terror and play it a full 15 Watt volume for a long time, will I fuck up the amp or just the tubes??

>>54251012
I have EMGs in my live guitar so I can relax my hand a bit (tendon problems). When I first put them in my picking technique was so hard you could hear them clipping clearly...

They're actually not bad if you run 18V and 85/85. I still prefer a JB or similar though at home.

>>54257291
It's generally safe to assume all Ibanez pickups are shit, unless you're looking back at 90s Ibanez when the pickups were unbranded DiMarzios for awhile.

>>54257561
Maybe cheap ToMs, but I've never had the string breaking issue on decent quality hardware.

>>54257615
I do.

>>54259670
Not that guy, but I plan to get FW18 today or tomorrow, I haven't had time. I always run mine out to a tube poweramp and mic it up. It was a pair of EL34s for awhile, but I'm using a quad of 6L6s at the moment for fun.

>>54261570
and just to further deter moralfag posturing, let's say they offer alternate headstocks without logos.

>>54261570
>>54261724
No. No one in China even has access to good parts. What the fuck am I supposed to do with a custom epiphone?

>>54261767
think of it as being like a finished body routed for whatever hardware I want for an eighth the price of an American equivalent? I'd be getting the thing as a project guitar that can't possibly lose any value.

>>54261694
you'll fuck up your hearing
if you don't use protection

>>54261885
Still wouldn't. No one in China knows how to make a good neck. I wouldn't consider a custom anyway though, American, Chinese, or otherwise.

>>54261711
just got fw18. quite good.

>>54261995
>No one in China
do you mind if I start using that?

>>54261987
I hope that condom tastes like fries dipped in McFlurry

>>54261767
>No one in China even has access to good parts
Agile isn't bad.

>>54262112

>>54262011
Any big changes or additions? I haven't read the release notes. I'm still on FW15 actually haha.

>>54262132

>>54254344
I just want a tone similar to theirs.

I just want a Purple full stack

>>54254344
B-but if you were Matt Pike, you wouldn't have wished you were Matt Pike, so your wish would not have come true because you didn't have your wish because you're Matt Pike.

>>54261535
ESP's flag inlays beat regular block inlays everyday out of the week

>>54262568

>>54261535
LTDs get way more flack than they deserve. Almost all of the ones I've played have been great, even a friends M-50 was a great player for the price.

My ESP Standard was a better guitar, but was it three times better? Eh.

Any of you guys ever try playing a PureSalem guitar? It seems to be the only company I can find with a lot of lefty options. I'm thinking about getting one.

>>54262707
>flack
this word means a publicity agent or the work of one. The word you're looking for, which means "strong criticism," is spelled "flak." It's derived from a german abbreviation meaning "anti-aircraft gun."

>>54262756
My bad, only just woke up.

>>54262799
no worries, friend. I was simply trying to help.

>>54262833
I used to handle a lot of business, corporate, and unfortunately complaint emails in my last job. Don't usually make dumb mistakes haha.

Also here's a reply to your picture, took this before a tour last year. It sits in my mate's kitchen...

>>54262756
>It's derived from a german abbreviation meaning "anti-aircraft gun."
It's relatively modern usage may include it to mean "bullet proof".
>Flak Jacket

>>54262895
But flak jackets are called flak jackets because they were designed to protect against flak and other shrapnel/debris, not because they were bulletproof. In fact, using the term 'flak jacket' to describe 'bulletproof' armor is an incorrect colloquialism, much like using the term 'clip' to refer to magazines. Flak doesn't mean bulletproof and no one uses it that way.

>>54263037
sup /k/

what's your favorite guitar?

>>54263072
I'm not really a /k/ommando any more because /k/ is filled with faggots and normalfags.

Also, my favorite guitar is a stock tele because it works great for just about everything and I'm a pleb.

>>54263037
Did I have to add
>nonformal
?
While we're at it, what's your take on the efficient killing of titans in Attack on Titan?
Some Anon said something about making forts with cannons to eventually expand the walls, it sounded really good, there's the spoiler stuff that's keeping that from happening, though.

>>54263224
meant for
>>54263037

>>54263224
>>54263244
>implying I care about SnK

I'm not that kind of pleb.

Does practice not work on some people, because I feel like I'm never getting better.

Maybe I'm just naturally terrible at guitar

>>54263339
practice what you can't do, not what you can. Do it slow enough that you can get it right.

>>54263301

>>54263339
there tends to be a relatively high amount of humans who play guitar who play something wrong, then form a habit and a bit of muscle memory of playing it wrong
this is fixable, though
>dat grammar
>that utilization of my vocabulary
>dat sentence structure
I must be tired

>>54263413
That looks awesome, did you use a site to make that?

What do you guys think about Rob Scallon's fat guitar pick?
I think the concept of having a larger lever to control the end of the pick good in theory from my current perspective.

Hypothesis: If I get used to using the RS pick, then It will be easier to tremolo, alternate, and economy pick.

How are Fender Frontmans?

I'm looking for something that doesn't have built in effects.

>>54263301
>>implying I care about SnK
Nigga, there were threads on threads about AOT. Were you not on /k/ then?
>dat alternate history weaponry
>dat reason why they didn't even develop revolvers
>dat quirky science female

>>54263628
it's not absolute shit, I guess. Cheap. Could do with a speaker swap.

>>54263563
Why would he need a pick when he just abuses harmonics?

That said, just watched the video to see what he was talking about. I think I kinda get what he's saying. A bigger pick is more comfortable and a bigger pick means a bigger bevel which is nice to play with. I noticed this with a V-Pick I tried. Because it was 2.75 mm or so thick, it had a nice huge bevel on it which made the pick glide across the strings and especially made alternate picking really nice. Didn't care for the tone though, so back to my Jazz III max grip picks.

Also, Rob Scallon sounds like my cousin and it's unsettling.

>>54263730
I like guns and I like animu, but I don't like being autismal over fictional weapons and fictional history in a shitty shounen Chinese cartoon.

>>54260238
Hello brethren

>>54246217
whats wrong with your arm? just play right handed.

>>54246414
b-but anon black people play bass or drums, dems the rules

Just bought a 50th Anniversary American Series Stratocaster in unplayed condition/

How'd I do

>pic not mine

>>54255213
just get a jaguar dude

great guitar if you want a bright tone

>>54244011
My thumb and both wrists hurt. Can't play until they're better again

>>54263628
Get a bandit, peavey will do you good.

>>54265570

Rebel, Rebel.


>>54265541
It's gone through the equivalent of a coarse & fine grind meat grinder.

My jackass parents never took me in for Rehabilitation, or any sort of follow ups. I think I might've been left with nerve & muscle damage. Certain fret finger positions cause me some really awkward forms of pain in my hand & forearm.


>Someone mentions I should get some form of Guitar Interface
>Been brushing up on my Stock Exchange & Forex knowledge
>Amazon expects me to pay fucking 100$ for a Scarlet One Solo USB Interface
>Euros have to only pay roughly 80 for it.
>Their shit is set to be worth maybe .60 to the USD by 2020 or some shit


Way to be faggots amazon. Looks like I'm waiting a couple weeks for that shit.

>>54267033
>Rebel, Rebel.
You mother doesn't know if you're a boy or a girl?

>song is in 115 bpm
>can barely play it in 70

why are there so many notes per beat ;__________;

>>54267971

GOTTA GO FASTER.

>>54267971
What the hell are you playing at 115bpm that you can't reach ?
If you can play it at 70bpm, you're already halfway there, don't lose hope.

>>54268067

>>54268075
https://www.jellynote.com/en/sheet-music-tabs/gojira/from-the-sky/528df0fca6c1996365a572cc#tabs:%23score_C

This, I've always been practicing 4 notes per beat not 6, I don't know man it's not even a fast song

new thread anyone?

>>54268122
From the sky is easy, it's just a matter of alternate picking and stretching your fingers.

>>54268437
>>54268437
>>54268437
>>54268437