I can no longer learn. all I have left is to compose

the problem i'm finding with music is it's not as linear as i'd like it to be. everything is dependent on everything else, it makes you feel like you have to learn everything all at once or else you're only learning half of a concept without the context that helps you understand it. feels like im going to be a student until I'm suddenly a master

>>129474354
I feel this way whenever anybody mentions anything about theory, at least your doing better than me

>>129474377
that's probably me half the time. just know its me regurgitating stuff I just learned and barely know and calling anyone who disagrees with me retarded

someone told me to practice the minor diatonic scale a few days ago. ive been practicing, but i wanna know whats the best way to handle the string changes when alternate picking

>>129474526
Economy picking or you can brute force alternate picking (like Steve Morse)

>>129474628
I mean if im using for example a usx motion and I need to go up a string, but i just did a downstroke and my pick is trapped

why the fuck is the top of the fret so damn wide my hands are too small, fingers are too weak, and brain is too retarded for this bullshit

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>>129474354
>scholar here
I’ve studied theory for years and it’s more of an amorphous blob. It’s one of the reasons why I advocate learning different instruments - each has its own perspective on musicality.

>EXAMPLES
Reading tab is like training wheels for reading music. The best way to learn music is using a method that does both. And don’t BULLSHIT yourself - see if you can follow the contour of intervals without looking at the fretboard.
>dont you dare fucking look

Ear training can be a bit of guessing, but learning stupid things like the pitch of your microwave can give you reference pitches. You don’t necessarily need to know intervals down pat - BALLPARK sometimes is good enough.
>dont you dare lie to me

Theory applied on different instruments makes sense. For example, if you ever play mandolin or violin, you’ll be pleased to find out that all of your chord patterns work upside down. With a little theory, you would know that thirds and sixths are inversions of one another. Or, intuitively, you can see the shapes mirrored.
>typical acting like you didn’t even know

Jazz theory/Nashville Numbering System are probably the most useful, though you should be aware of classical notation. I’m reading a book called “Modulations” by Max Reger (pic rel) and you can see that both amateurs and jazz is can arrive at this type of voice leading even if you don’t know what you’re doing.
>ponderous fucking ponderous

BONUS CHALLENGE
>BONUS CHALLENGE

Show your reading skills by converting the classical chord analysis to jazz notation.

>>129474748
try doing the downstroke with your fingers first and after getting used to it you can try it with a pick

another meth-induced pile of vomit for /gg/

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no ma'am i don't feel like reading blocks just to know what i want to play, if there's no tab i just won't play

reading music is obsolete, we have phones you can just listen now, relative pitch training mogs sight reading

https://voca.ro/1gu8vPs9bfm2

i attempted to use chatgpt to make a python app that you can feed a musical notation picture that will transcribe the notes for you (I don't really care about the beat I just need the note reading) but apparently vibe coding with minimum coding experience gets you nowhere

>>129474849
mogging you at this too. i have been working with ai agents for over a year at this point on top of 10 years of SWE experience. can't play guitar, can't code, ngmi

How do I know if I need compression on my bass (P-bass, flatwounds)? What kind of compression do I need and how to set it up correctly? No physical pedals pls, only electronic stuff on ipad. (I connect bass to ipad via interface and use loopy pro)

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>>129474808
>tab pic rel, pleb
this reminds me of jamming with this guitarist who thought that you just yell “1 2 3 4!” and the band would magically launch into the desired tempo…

>>129474797
Morning, Ralph
>Morning, Sam

https://youtu.be/ECa1toPGth4

>>129474830
I can read quicker than I can listen
>plebs EVERYWHERE

>>129474863
https://pypi.org/project/oemer/ just found this

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>>129474849
>I want to make fun of the tabcels
I’m gonna convert the Ravel into tab with ChatGPT

You can probably do this with an iPhone if you use Shortcuts and integrate a macro into ChatGPT. Personally, if my experiment works, you can get some mixed results
>like walking up the handicap ramp instead of using the stairs

Here’s my contribution for a shortcut that strips audio from screen recordings and other videos (ie. steal from YouTube):
>pic rel

>>129474911
I don't really see the point. Transcribing music to sheet music sounds useful. Transcribing sheet music to music doesn't seem useful. You play the music with your instrument.

>>129474963
i just want the notes as in E, B and the likes.

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>>129474945
Okay last contribution and then I’ll take questions from the haters

ChatGPT recommends alternative tunings
>reading and non-standard tuningchads stay winning

>>129474989
i still don't get it. the sheet music tells you what note it is. the thing you linked takes an image of sheet music and turns it into audio. if you want the note names you can literally upload an image to chatgpt and ask. or you can take 30 seconds to learn every good boy deserves fudge

>>129475008
yeah i think i got it wrong, i probably will need to take a pretty long time if i need to read the note one by one.

>>129474864
most producers will split a bass signal, compressing the lower half and adding saturation to the upper half. you typically only “need” compression if your playing has very uneven volume. this can happen with beginners when they start slapping as the pops will tend to be louder than the slaps. you can train yourself out of this with time but if your playing involved a lot of back and forth with fingerstyle and slapping its nice to run a bit of compression to alleviate some of the volume adjusting back on forth. you should compress just until it becomes mostly even but still be able to play dynamically

do you guys post on any guitar forums?

>>129475114
I tried but they’re equally as bad as /gg/ except worse because they aren’t anonymous and some old gammy geezer can apply to be a moderating dictator

>>129475114
i remember commenting on UG in an article about someone getting a death sentence due to drug distribution case and I said well dude kinda deserved it since he brought it to a country that heavily punished that and i got -60.

>>129475114
used to post on ug and HCAF back in the day iykyk my retarded 12 year old ass got flamed to oblivion

>>129475148
i recently saw HC was back up and running but it's a ghost town
im so old I posted on the Guitarworld forums back in internet dial up days
proto HC shit

>>129475114
of course not
every one I've ever visited was horrible

>>129475165
there were a few spinoffs that i forget the name of, guitarworld was a bit before my time dae feel like these early guitar forums had outsized influence on what became online music culture

nowadays i only visit tonelib guitar forum to download a g1x four patch

thegearpage is the biggest
but its filled with the worst ppl besides reddit
rigtalk is basically nu-HC
tdpri is sort of like an even more boomer version of thegearpage
sevenstring.org is where all the trannies go

>>129475030
Cool, next question.

My E string is much louder than the other strings. Should I try to fix it or should I just play it more accurately?

Also, I am trying out a compression plugin (free AuDynamics Processor from Apple) and on the lowest notes it adds quiet high pitched inharmonic noises. Even with long attack and release. How do I figure out if it's plugin's problem or if my E string actually produces that shit? I can't hear them on unprocessed audio but maybe they're just too quiet there.

>>129475199
outside of attack, string volume is due to how far away the string is from the pickup. on a guitar you have wound and unwound strings that make a difference but not on bass

>>129475199
running a compressor will expose muting problems. for the volume problem, try lowering your pickup on the bass side. I set E and A strings to 1/8” and D and G strings to 1/16”. bottom of string to top of pole pieces on pickup when fretting the last fret. try running a noise gate and see if it gets rid of it or use a different compressor if it doesn’t go away

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Rate Kida's setup

>>129475219
To my understanding, the noise gate cannot be relevant because the noises I mentioned happen while the string is sounding, not when everything is muted.

My ears are tired of listening to bass in headphones so I'll continue investigating this another day. So far my hypotheses are (1) compressor actually introduces this noise (2) physical problems with the E string or maybe it's hitting the frets (3) physical problems with the E string's pickup.

>>129475285
not offensive

>>129475290
yeah sorry man. hope you figure it out.

>>129475290
A physical compressor pedal might introduce noise, but a plugin won't. A compressor doesn't just take loud stuff and make it quieter, it takes quiet stuff and makes it louder. There is a small overtone or something that is caught by your noise gate, but when the noise gate is off it goes through and gets boosted by the compressor.

>>129475356 (me)
Since you are using plugins already the best thing to fix this is probably just EQing out the noise.

>>129475356
In theory a compressor may introduce noise inharmonics if its sliding window estimator of the RMS in the last N samples changes its value significantly when going from one sample to the next.

>>129474896
skill issue

I dont get why my single coils are noiser somedays and other days fine. I should get some stacks.

I'm trying to practice reading for guitar and bass but i keep getting notes mixed up since I don't know them well enough yet.

Theoryfag
>lessons, tutors, books, studying theory
>can't play spain
>sound like shit

Self-taught legend
>no books, no lessons, just intuition and practice.
>can play spain perfectly
>sounds heavenly

>>129475402
try combining listening and reading. it helps to know what it is supposed to sound like as you look at the page, then if you make a mistake your ears tell you. self-reinforcing

>got the leads down on a couple songs
>fingers still working on getting used to moving and chord shapes
I think I played my guitar more than my bass today which was a change.

i played my violin more than my flute today
guitar? what's that, i kinda plateaud as a player and i can't sweep more than 4 strings

I played harmonica more than bass today

>pickups were fine all month
>today the loud ass hum is back
what went wrong

>>129475470
i own those two too, i can play some of Isn't She Lovely and That's What's Friends Are For on my chromatic harmonica because Stevie is GOAT

>>129475487
I dare you record and post Isn't She Lovely (made for love tada dadada tadada ta)

>>129475114
No I have no real interest in discussing guitar I just like the vocaroos and to poke the lolcows.
Any advice given in these threads is usually wrong or misleading especially if its beyond beginner knowledge.

>>129475497
still a work in progress, Stevie's notes are mostly simple but can be deceptively quick when he wants to. also what I bought was Kongsheng and it rattles a lot when you hit certain notes.

>>129475514
My first one was Easttop. It was shit.
I have a Kongsheng Lyra it sounds ok but I prefer my third - Seydel Deluxe Steel. Although there are some problems on it as well. Chromatic harmonica is a really maintenance heavy instrument.

>>129475541
yeah i think you can't cheapen out on them, i bought mine for around 100$

>>129466318
An actual flamenco guitarist in /gg/?
Nah I'm calling shenanigans.

>>129475624
its AI

>>129475632
it's way too shitty to be AI

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>>129475114
The Ovation Aficionado WebClub Forum and GuitarSnipers.com.

>>129475654
I refuse to believe anyone posting in these threads is capable of playing like that.

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>>129475671
Ya know you only cheat yourself going through life so negative all the time.

>>129475671
>find flamenco track
>make shitty backing track for it
>post backing track to /gg/
>post backing track with flamenco on top
ez

Hey my names Hard Rock Joe and I think its pretty silly you guys can't tell its two recordings stacked, you can hear him clicking the mouse in the recording haha, hope I didn't give away the magicians secret, surprising that it fits so well over Slimes backing track haha! Anyways I'd rather hear you play than you faking it even if you aren't great at playing, rock and roll isn't about hitting the right notes in the right time its about attitude ya know haha! Rock on dudes!

>>129475766
https://voca.ro/1jGUyRoVTDTx

>meds
taken
>tubes
warming up
>hands
washed
>backing track
locked and loaded playlist ready
>Dr. Pepper
Cracked.

Best youtuber for pedal/effect reviews?
[spoiler]I want my electric guitar to sound like a classical guitar, yes I'm retarded yes I know spoilers don't work[/spoiler]

>>129475928
classical guitar pedal always sounds fake

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dinkycaster is an elite bodyshape. too bad warmoth doesn't have an option for a jaguar trem route

>>129476103
why the hell would you want a single tone knob on a strat

i learned my first death metal riff =]

is two cents sharp at the first fret too far out of intonation? Guitar is perfectly intonated at the 12th but i fear my nut might be a little high. Not sure if it's worth getting the nut slot adjusted or if it's so impreceptable that I should just leave is alone.

https://voca.ro/1hnphOESIFid

>>129475766
hey Joe hope you’re doing well. I appreciate the tips and feedback, however I don’t open vocas. thanks and keep on rockin

>>129474786
>dont you dare fucking look
This kills the smallest amount of skill I have

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>>129474321
Nice, P90 Stang.

>>129475285
>that tele dlx
*vomits*

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is your favorite model a budget instrument? I am completely enamored with the British racing green series of fender players that GC did a few years ago

of course the thing that would make it your favorite model is the color of paint they used

>>129476549
hey man sometimes somethings with a certain color just work, regardless if it your favourite color or not. I love the color blue but I'd rather buy a black guard tele, you feel me?

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>>129476549
you aren’t wrong. there’s nothing special about it other than the color but the white pickguard and maple neck really set it off for me. reminds me of the truck my dad had growing up.

>>129476510
No sir, it is not. My favourite model is one of the brand's flagship models.
Green is hard to pull off and that is a nice one. Didn't Fender used to call that Sherwood green or is that a different colour?

>>129476604
it’s a different color. Sherwood has a little more blue in it. you can get it on a custom shop but I’m not aware of it anywhere else during my lifetime. you can see their colors in the design guide below starting on page 39
https://www.fmicassets.com/sites/fender.com/custom-shop/downloads/Transactional_FCS_2026%20Custom%20Shop%20Design%20Guide_Digital.pdf

>>129476297
>hey joe where you going with that gun

>>129476640
Thanks, Anon. Sherwood was an option on the very first run of AVRIs.

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>>129476640
Fender Japan does Sherwood a lot.

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https://voca.ro/1iNxUALJrfhS

some sloppy blues for you. my style is not defined by cleanliness or smooth lines. my style is erratic and chaotic

>>129476776
>Fender Japan
looks nice but I want a real Fender, not a copy

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they made it different really?

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tfw you know the notes based on the chord but can't read the notation

>>129476983
Yeah because the key signature on the staff prevents every sharp/flat from requiring an accidental unless it’s outside the key. idk why they said it this way it just makes it confusing

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at this point slamming your piano will produce the same kind of crunchy chord

MIJ cant beat MIA but it is wholly authenic

I find it easier to create melodies with keys over a guitar but the question is how I transpose that melody to a guitar

>>129476789
If you're gonna rip off any black blues fuck, why choose slow ass Buddy Guy? No one's buying you a Cognac during your set, thats for sure

>>129476983
In a diatonic scale you don't have any repeating letters. If you have a G and a G# you are not in a diatonic scale. Hope this helps.

>>129477140
Just wish japan didn't use as much basswood.

>>129477386
why. don't tell me you actually think the wood the body of the guitar is made of is important. don't make me call Jim

>>129477402
I'm not a tonewood guy. Basswood is just soft and dents easy. Also strips easy in any spots where you're using screws. Japan has been getting alder Fender bodies lately though. For some reason, it wasn't as feasible in the past, and basswood is more common in Asia.

>>129477421
To add, as long as you're careful it's OK. It's mainly those back trem covers that would come off the most, if it at all. So you want to be careful there.

The wood is always important

https://voca.ro/1mYyCBUK5IUj

https://voca.ro/1o7yQxNMnMe7

gonna need you take a seat for this:
1.tone bender
2.fender blender
3.big muff
4.shit
5.shit
6.fuzz face

>>129478188
i don't get it

https://voca.ro/1guAyewLuunG

cocked wah >

Differences between overdrive pedals:

I bought a Gotoh vibrato to replace the stock Schecter one and it improved the situation. I had to sand down the cavity a bit and ruined the looks, but at least there's no huge deadzone anymore and it's not scraping against the wall.

All this made me realize how much I hate floating bridges. My first guitar had one, but I don't remember having this many problems with it. Perhaps it's because I was a beginner and wasn't aware of anything like this. But I specifically can't remember major tuning issues when using the vibrato arm. It was a cheap Ibanez GIO. Blocking the vibrato seems ridiculous, because I specifically shopped for a guitar with a vibrato system.

I haven't even completely used the Gotoh stuff. It still has the stock Schecter posts, claw and screws. I'm afraid of taking out the posts in case the new ones don't fit tightly and are too loose. I'm also looking at new Graphtech saddles, because apparently non-slippery surfaces are the enemy of tuning stability. The Graphtech ones are like 100$ for 6 tiny pieces of material.

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I humbly ask for help because I'm a total retard.
I'm learning a little punk rock song. Easy rythm guitar until one little thing that I can't figure out. It goes D -> A -> ?? -> ?? -> C# -> D.
It's probably very easy, but I can't figure out what I'm hearing.
Here's the isolated part: https://vocaroo.com/18GktOEQeDSE

>>129478511
There's alot. Do you want hard vs soft clipping, mid boosts, clean boosts, bass cuts, etc. there are many overdrives derived from preamps as well.

>>129478814
wat

>>129478814
D, D, D, Dsus2, D, D, Dsus2, C#5 x8, D5 x8

>trying to say the note names while doing scales makes me mess up
There's also this weird thing happening where I know the note names on bass but when I play guitar I forget. It's so odd

>>129478903
you’ll get there

https://voca.ro/1lt0JXdmGGQJ

>>129478876
>Dsus2
Damn right. Thank you very much, anon.

>>129478903
I hate that the note names aren't all monosyllabic.

>>129476489
its a troublemaker tele which is based

I can swing 8th notes all day long but how the FUCK do you swing 16th notes??

>>129478903
The bottom four strings are the same as bass. The top string is an e and it has the same pitch locations up two octaves.
>just learn the b string

>>129479445
Solfege

>>129477089
Lots of theory just to avoid playing the 4th or major 7th

What is even the difference between a precision bass and a jazz bass?

>>129476300
>i will breathe new life into you to avoid learned helplessness

Start with a beginner book. Place your hands in exactly the same place as your hands will go. Avoid shifting, as this short-circuits the beginner mind. 1 finger, 1 fret. Do each exercise until you can do it 2x in a row without mistakes. Then do the next exercise and so on until you can feel what a shift is like (if you even need to do one).

A good “blindfold exercise” for shifting is to move your hand position chromatically 1 fret at a time.
>pro tip: you should be able to feel the frets slightly under your fingertips. Violinists don’t have this luxury, so they use “hand frame”. Pianists use finger replacements (see Hanon exercises). Act accordingly.

>>129479690
at the end of the day 99% of the difference between guitar models is a e s t h e t i c s

>>129476182
Someone please answer.

>>129476898
>fender japan
Oviously the superior fender ;^)

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been focusing on trying to be more vocal and thoughtful and less formulaic in soloing and not using effects as a crutch
not great by any means but certainly an improvement just in the last couple days, still really struggle with articulating myself in the higher registers and fall into old habits though, its weird how differently you play dry versus with effects. Much harder to be thematically consistent in the upper register without delay or reverb adding pizzazz to it
https://voca.ro/17QI7omlU26K

>>129476983
Ok, so, if I was playing in C major the notes D-Db-C, should I write it as D-Db-C or D-C#-C?

>>129479589
Twice as fast as you swing 8th notes

I am learning that the larger the frets the less I enjoy playing the guitar. I like little vintage size frets the best. My guitar with the largest frets pisses me off because I like everything about it other than the feel of railroad ties under my fingers and I’m considering having it refretted or maybe plek’d down to reduce their size.

>>129479690
Pickups. P bass is most common punchy bass sound, J bass is brighter. There are variants, such as PJ basses, but they are not as prevalent as the standard models.

>>129479980
The accidentals are used based on theory, but Db is the correct choice. The reason is that in order to express this correctly for readers, you’d have:
> D C# C(natural)
vs
> D Db C (no natural sign needed)

>IMPORTANT
I think people neglect to say that accidentals are only confined to the bar. Once you’re in a new one, those accidentals are no longer in play unless the key changes, which is indicated in the music.

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>>129478814
You’re listening to the wrong punk rock:
https://youtu.be/nB_tGab-t0g?si=5sTHxKXTw1DrC-1b

Wtf if 55 point inspection

>>129477431
not him but I'm an absolute goblin that is hard on my tools
alder is the minimum viable wood for bodies. even my mahogany guitars are dinged to shit

>>129480075
I want to feel what it's like to play shorter-fret guitar so i can pull something like this https://youtu.be/ND_jNonfwAU

>>129479589
you don’t swing 16th notes cause swing is based on triplets

>>129479589
listen to a drummer

Boogie niggas

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>>129481272
ain’t seen u in a minute u just get out of jail

>>129481005
You're stupid

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Happy Friday

>>129481383
It ain't happy

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I think I’m gonna buy one bros

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This seems like a shit ton of gain to get a decent signal for my mic

TV yellow is just Gibson's copy of Fender's butterscotch blonde and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

>>129481479
rebellious, anarchist

tariffs are dead pedal bros

>>129481499
will this change much?
I think the supply chains are still fucked, but I doubt they'll lower prices. Most medium and all large pedal companies have local distributions warehouses in the US to bypass tariffs, but at least the import fees will be gone

>>129481499
what, there are people called tariffs, that are pedal bros and also dead?

>>129481357
whatever helps you sleep at night lil man

>>129481524
its the parts not the pedals themselves. we're at the point most pedal manufacturers are running out of their stockpiled components that they bought pre-tariff. as soon as tariffed parts need to be used the price will shoot up. EQD is about to increase their prices because of this

>record 1st take
>it's ok but there's one place where I fucked up the legato
>record 15 more takes trying to fix that legato
>they all sound worse because somehow my groove became worse

This happens often

>>129481660
work on metronome practice

>>129481660
you can't perform under pressure because you have become too comfy practicing without pressure. you need to practice as if someone is watching or listening

>gg: you can just feel time
>also gg: I can’t overdub wtf is a triplet
it’s easy to look good when this is your competition

>>129481645
I still don't see this having that much change on pricing, as the pedal companies and similar manufacturers (in unrelated markets) will most likely panic buy stockpiles and spike prices again. also whatever companies are gay and publicly owned will just not lower prices to establish a new normal and keep gouging customers.

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>>129481499
NOT SO FAST

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>he fell for the ergomeme

>>129482002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvrVrJmmi1I
this is what peak ergonomics looks like

>>129482002
I've fallen hard, it's difficult to go back to my SG now, feels weird

>>129482002
>the virgin ergonomicmaxxer
vs
>the chad guitar wrestler

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fuck it im going to gc tomorrow and getting a stomp xl this plug straight in with no effects shit is for the birds

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Any options for a 6 string semi-hollow that's NOT the Thundercat bass? I've been patiently waiting for some Chinese factory to make bootlegs, but no dice so far.
It's neat, but it ain't $10k neat.

>>129482433
Yeah the Anthony Jackson Fodera Presentation II. it’s only $9,999

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gretsch is making es-335's now..... might have to cop one

so you can just play your Epiphone for fear of theft

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> Endless’s Playground generative AI system uses text-based prompts and pre-purchased tokens to help you audition, refine, and deploy effects built from your own machinations. This text-driven workflow is complemented by an open-source option for programmers, where advanced users can build effects from scratch using Polyend’s GitHub SDK. With its rugged aluminum construction, swappable faceplates, USB‑C connectivity, and built‑in expandability, Endless may look like any other pedal, but it behaves like an ever‑growing effects ecosystem.
its begun
the AI generated guitar effects are here

>>129482478
gretsch doublecuts just dont do it for me

>>129482496

the spark app has had AI generated effects for a few months now

>>129482496
did boss ever release their subscription pedal

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>>129482539
Holy shit, I knew they were real but didn't think they'd be that expensive. I can't imagine this thing is very practical with only one foot switch.
These probably would've sold like hotcakes if they were around $150, though.

>>129482613
I kinda like the colors

>>129482613
>>129482539
Roland has this magical ability to have a great idea (boss-style multifx pedal thats programmable via your phone) but make bafflingly retarded restrictions/complications to it (tiny screen, cant have every pedal loaded onto it at once, additional pedals are at a cost)
just release a dedicated unit like an hx stomp and be done with it you fucking retards
its like they learned the wrong lessons from the jupiter x and just decided to do a version of it in pedal form instead of making what people would actually want

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>>129481748
This. Record everything. You can listen to it and refine what you thought at the time was awesome. Close that gap and you’ll actually LOOK FORWARD to the adrenal burst.
>it’s just your breathing

Seriously, do Vipassana meditation if you can. It’s free, 10 days of no talking, vegetarian food, and the most psychedelic experience I’ve had sober. You’ll gain a new ability to regulate your focus and heart rate.
>this is like Schwarzenegger taking ballet classes as a bodybuilder

Alternatively, playing live or busking gets rid of “red light fever”. After busking for 4 hours a day 5 days a week, recording a 30 second solo is cake.
>of course it’s tiramisu
>what do you take me for?

BONUS:
Beer is liquid stage fright reducer. Find the buzzed sweet spot and limit cocaine usage. Ask Robert Pollard:
https://youtu.be/0-2k3hlmlDE

>>129481748
>you need to practice as if someone is watching or listening
but my neighbors really are listening to me practicing the noose by sixe feet under and gooning all day though

>>129483121
>…and jesus wept…

SHRED BED
>don’t let me down

https://voca.ro/1nrYYNjncHmB

>>129479724
M A R K E T I N G
A
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https://voca.ro/18t3S30U14ar
is rosewood tele anon still around?

>>129483232
Nice
>slime abides

>>129474354
Just learn songs. Develop your own theory.
If it’s not used in a song, it’s not practical

>>129481990
lmfao

>>129483273
that's what everyone here does and they can't play or write for shit. without supplemental learning, all memorizing songs does is give you songs you can rehearse. im not into that, reminds me of piano recitals

yeah that happened
https://voca.ro/1lRkfKKQs7Vq

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Got my amp back from the tech and chatted about it a little bit. Said the transformer is definitely getting power, the pre-amp tubes glow, but still nothin'. No bad fuses, all the tests he did came back good. Everything inside looks normal, nothing is burnt or anything. The Rocker 15 it is, then.

>>129483439
play Planet Caravan

>>129483451
ChatGPT says it might be an FX loop jack issue. Makes sense I guess if the tubes are glowing but no sound, I know if my FX loop isn't connect properly no sound comes out.

>>129483476
No that doesn't make sense because the light doesn't come on on the front of the amp. Even if the FX loop has a disconnect the light still turns on. Hmm.

https://voca.ro/1ijzU4dtxvr0
https://voca.ro/1gqf8r3FE4N2

I'm finally freeeee!

>>129483453
very cool never heard this one before
https://voca.ro/1juYZ67U4Ifd

last shitty voca from me today. here’s hoping I get some sleep tonight
https://voca.ro/11wwICTk6f9a

Should I join the Bernth Guitar Academy?

any 8 string players got tips for ergonomics mainly just the first 3 frets im good with da rest

>>129481417
They are cool
I had one for about a month then flipped it
I dont really know why i got rid of it
the necks are a little weird because they don't really taper like most other guitars, its sort of feels like the same width the entire neck

I never thought the nut width was too skinny like you see mentioned a lot

>H-P90 (but it's really just a normal single coil) tele with fixed bridge
>H-S-S strat shape with vibrato and a coil split humbucker
For my next guitar I want an offset, like a Jazzmaster shape, with P90-P90 and a fixed bridge. Then I have everything I really need I guess. Apart from a bass guitar.

>>129483839
I used to be like you. Thought I needed one of everything. Now all I play is my SSS strat because its the sound I'm used to. Switching to a different guitar just isn't inspiring to me like it is to some other people.

>>129483567
>https://voca.ro/1juYZ67U4Ifd
H O L Y

>>129483567
>it’s a slime of the times

>>129483857
I enjoy the different sounds the different pickup types in various positions give me. I also like having guitars in different tunings ready. I keep the Tele in Drop C and the HSS Strat-shape in E standard tuning. It's so much easier to switch to an already tuned guitar than retuning for different songs that I like to play.

It's a new feeling though. For the longest time I didn't want multiple guitars. I already have a steel string acoustic, a classical guitar with nylon strings and an electric. I'm not even a good guitar player. But now I'm thinking to myself, why not?

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>>129483900
>blushes
thanks. I’m more of a jammer. I’m not very good at writing stuff from nothing. I really need to learn how to record and use a daw because I feel bad about just recording vocas on my phone

Is it normal to lose or change your influences the more you develop? I got into guitar basically worshipping Sabbath. I don't even think about them anymore, definitely not trying to recreate Iommi's sound. I just dial in my gear so it sounds good.

>>129483939
that bass is trans
i saw the amp glow

>>129483972
Yeah. I picked up guitar because if Randy Rhoads then I discovered Stevie Ray Vaughan. Now I just play acoustic. I still listen to all of them, I just like playing acoustic though and spend my time learning from Jim Croce and Gordon Lightfoot

>>129482002
>ergomeme
The Strandberg HQ is in my city, should I go and take a shit in their parking lot for you /gg/uys?

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>>129483985
thanks now I have to get rid of it.

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>>129483985
>>129483997
Lmfaoooo

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>>129483232
Yes, busy but still lurking. Why’d you save my old voca huh??

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its a good thing drumless and voiceless tracks are possible with AI

I've just been finding these tracks on youtube. How do you normally isolate guitars from a produced track mp3?

>>129484060
I use Song Master Pro but sometimes the results are a bit muddy.

>ai slopping a song you like
grim

>>129484236
i believe he's using a stem splitter not generative ai unless mistaken

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>>129474321
Can’t believe I almost missed out on a blessed mustang thread
Buying a 1989 Big Muff tomorrow, feels good man.

>>129483972
Yep. and then you’ll even look at what you did right now as just as bad in the future.

>>129484268
Damn fat thumbs I meant 1998 big muff lol

https://voca.ro/12IaTUxJq89V

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Where my WFH n/gg/ers at?

>>129484333
do disabled people count

>>129484366
Only if you try

>>129484333
me. all i did was smoke joints and play guitar today

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>>129483939
Is it blue and pink or grey and white???

>>129484415
i got on ADHD meds and slowly quitting weed. used to go through like 2 carts a week. as soon as i got medicated i cut it in half without trying then in half again

>>129484451
>as soon as i got high on pharameth im ok to smoke less weed

>>129484451
i just started smoking again once i got hired because i dont have to worry about a pre employment drug test anymore.

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>take uber to GC
>its a fucking mess there; dude beating drums loud as fuck, another guy playing sloppy Hendrix licks
>”can i get the HX stomp pls”
>guy looks around the store without moving behind the counter
>”oh we don’t have those the website didnt update”
>ok, so i look around
>theres a used helix XL
>”I’ll just take that then”
>starts ringing it up, i ask about the power supply
>he cant fucking find it
>clerk wanders off for 20 minutes
>clerk returns and magically procures an in box helix stomp like i originally asked for that he said they don’t have
>”uh ok I’ll just take that then”
>im in a rush because the crackhead uber driver is texting me geeking out about taking too long
>ring it up, take uber back to hotel
>open the box
>it doesnt have the fucking power supply
>they closed as i walked out the door and I have to leave before they open tomorrow
i fucking hate guitar center so goddamn much its unreal im seething so hard right now

>>129484444
it’s black and gold. jk it’s sonic blue CV60s. I bought it because it was a good deal at $250; my wall was already painted pastel so just a coincidence

>>129484415
>the dream
is real

>>129484523
yeah I used to be a tech there, sounds like the same experience. the stores are at liberty to do their own sorting and the sales people don’t do the warehouse stocking with what the truck delivers. they are also lazy burnouts like 90% of guitarists so that’s kind of just what happens

>>129484462
upgrade

>>129484537
hell yea. i need to be less lazy. ive been lifting a bit less lately, but tbf i got sick and then i got hurt my first day back in the gym. i cant help but feel if i wasnt smoking i wouldnt make the excuses though. atleast its getting me to play music constantly while im stoned.

>>129484561
It boggles my mind that they manage to stay open while places like Sam ash go out of business, every other transaction is a fucking disaster with them

>>129484628
this is why I'm quitting. i don't do anything and i don't take care of myself when i'm smoking weed all the time

ive been playing on a guitar with heavy strings and its hard to go back to my other guitar with regular gauge strings without feeling like im beating the shit out of it

>>129484628
also i don't think i practice very well when stoned. i just want to play stuff im comfortable with and don't like getting out of my comfort zone. after a while you just plateau

>>129484644
big corps like pepsi do this thing to where they’ll kill you on wholesale and cut your funding to do sales if you offer lower prices than other places that sell pepsi. I wonder if the music cartel does that with guitar center. independent grocers pay like 130% of what walmart pays for wholesale products; they literally can’t compete by design

>>129484655
True. It should be used ritualistically, even if that ritual is daily. I enjoy the creative bursts and have refined these ideas when sober enough for accuracy, but cmonnnnnm it’s one of life’s greatest pleasures and arthoes want to milk you

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>>129484739
oh yeah phil “the justiciar of jalalabad” has talked about that before, how big brands like fender or prs will cancel your accounts if they catch you selling below MAP (minimum advertised pricing)
some places do a loophole where they blow out old inventory by listing it as used but again if they catch you it’s curtains
this world has become far too jewish

>>129483451
He's a moron. You check voltage on every pin. Then you feed it a signal and verify triode by triode.

I've had a Marshall fail because the 1 ohm cement resistors on the tails of the power tubes failed, but there was no visual indication. Techs should understand the equipment and electrically find the issues, not hunt around like a blind dog.

>>129484802
patience my friend, the world is noticing

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SLOPPA BLUES
https://vocaroo.com/19pf8hVbGkpI

>>129484755
weed isn't cool anymore you can just walk into a dispensary and buy it, no artho gaf

>>129485123
pretty good. do you guys ever do any thematic riff songs or is it mostly this kind of modal blues. think more along the lines of crossfire by srv and less sweet home chicago

smoking weed and playing is fun but im just like the other anon where i can only really play the stuff i already know. if i try new stuff or to go through my routine while high sometimes i dont feel it. other times it goes great. recently ive been getting better at play along practice while stoned but i cant read sheet music at all while im high

>>129484060
I use Moises but it's a paid app and it's not that clean too

>>129474321
https://voca.ro/178MqvZCxxmD

>>129479690
pickups and necks

pbass has a very chunky neck and sounds boomy, jazz has a very thin narrow neck and a thinner but much more defined sound, also more versatility due to more than one pickup combinations

>>129482433
>6 string semi-hollow
now why exactly would you want something like this? please elaborate and I will tell you where you can find something similar for < $2k

>we know you've never purchased anything less than $1000 but we think you'll like this $150 chinese gretsch shitplank
does reverb just put random shit in their "recommended for you" section?

>>129485453
I get your point and you are right but I do find it funny that the precision bass has been in every genre is on like 80% of bass recordings and it’s seen as not versatile.

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>>129485508
gotta be some kind of paid ad or something theyre in mine too

>>129484035
what type of telecaster is that dark brown one? custom shop?

>>129485535
it's not versatile at all, it's a one trick pony but the trick is perfect for mixes because it delivers the frequency that guitars mostly can't.
Also they are on 80% of recordings because it was literally the only thing that was around during those times, we've only gotten so much variety in the last 20-30 years. Before that it was Precision or Jazz, maybe once every blue moon a Music Man.

>>129485555
checked

>>129485508
baby never heard of SEO

>>129485562
george harrison signature

>>129485606
this has nothing to do with SEO. buzzwords are fun though

>>129485581
it’s like wanting to be sexually versatile instead of only having sex with women

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'Bout to plug this baby in to have some fun with a looper pedal.

Still cravin' a string change from stock to flatwound 11s. I mean I liked their bending tension. I get a free setup from the store, so they're likely to set everything to perfect playability as long as I buy the new set of strings.

Part of me feels like I'd still enjoy a Stratocaster, but this is by no means a let down. I'm really happy I have this thing, all stock and ready to go from the store.

Okay, that's my update.

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ewwww

>>129485967
have you tried flat 11s? flats already have more tension than same gauge rounds

>>129486028
me when I'm super dehydrated

>>129486037
Yes, I've had flatwound 11s on a Japanese Fender Jaguar, and an Epiphone ES-335 Pro, but I don't think I've tried them on a 25.5" neck.

I've just played a little over 30 minutes! Still got a loop playin'

>>129486283
nice. they’ll have slightly more tension. it’s just a guitar so shouldn’t be much

>>129485555
>szzzp
I kinda miss the chinglish names instead of the lazy mash on keyboard shit they do for names now

>>129485967
looks good, anon. always loved those bound Teles

https://voca.ro/12duniNikjtW

more /gg/ adjacent threads very sad

>>129486755
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAW8CoH_lN0

>>129486755
how do we fix it

>>129486885
we open our hearts to them we cannot force them brother

https://voca.ro/15CwumR4w1M8

https://voca.ro/1Qbrxxd1O5nD

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https://voca.ro/13LepMt0zUu9

>>129486028
blackmold burst

>>129484060
Use mvsep. They host the latest and best algorithms and it's free.

>not creating your own backing tracks with virtual instruments and then just slapping the isolated vocals on top
As someone who has no band, this is as close as I'll get to being in one.

>>129487488
that bend at 1:52 is money

>>129486912
I’m literally crying rn

>>129483772
Definitely not. A lot of money and for what ? It’s literally
>just practice with discipline and purpose
>stop fucking around noodling for nothing

>>129487708
>noodle for nothin' and the chicks for free

Some of you guys are having sidebar conversations amongst yourselves, and that's OK, but let's try to bring it on back to guitars.

>>129487767
do you prefer your treble to sound chimey or bell like

i pretty much just consume as many as jazz guitar transcriptions on youtube in the attempt to play better

>>129487819
bells of rhymney

>>129487842
creamy or throaty mids?

74' telecaster deluxe or Gibson SG?

>>129488081
deluxe all day dots over trapezoids

>>129488116
DOTS OVER TRAPEZOIDS. REALLY?

>>129488135
fr wtf

>>129488081
Tele anyday, the meme about SGs sucking to play has truth to it

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lend me £16.5 plz, I'm good for it, I swear

How long do you spend practicing technique?

>>129488631
3-5 minutes

https://voca.ro/1iDaYcGand1b

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>>129488631
2 minutes

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>kirk hammett

>>129487488
if you slowed it down by 25% you’d have this:

https://youtu.be/StV9lElcvAY

What’s a good modeller for crushing metal tones

>>129489147
Boss katana brown sound

Met a Bro in the military, I taught him about Linkin Park... He taught me about Blink... almost 20 years ago... we'd still take a bullet for each other...

>>129487863
creampied and deepthroaty

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My wrist was fucked for about a week and now that it's better I'm sick. I really want to play.

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>>129486028
The Wilshire/Coronet body shape is based.

>>129474321
https://voca.ro/1hWIJqLjPS6r

made a song

Aeolian is like Spanish guitar played in Mexico
Phrygian is like Spanish guitar played in Spain

>>129490470
Aeolian is when the 6m chord is the tonal center.
Phrygian is when the 3m chord is the tonal center.

>>129479589
https://youtu.be/bKdEudXrZoA?t=857

a dong in your ass is the tonal center

>>129490618
you are understanding of modes is so limited don't ever respond to me again

What/Which guitar are you playing today, /gg/?

>>129490667
muh spanish mexico muh spanish spain

>>129490702
my Based VI of course

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>>129490702
My stealth. Got a joint rolled up and ready to go for after the gym too

>>129491201
how often do you find yourself using those last couple frets?

>>129491256
im still pretty new, but ive never used past maybe like fret 20 and even thats rare. the guitar rips tho

>>129490702
My RG and my new bass

morning practice for Chic - Good Times. I’m not quite at tempo yet; relying on feel for the 1/8th note climb to the A. I need it to be subconscious
https://voca.ro/16nthga02V2D

last post. one more post after this and you're getting glassed.

Making new thread one second

>>129492370
>>129492370

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