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>>129629901
Lets see those boards

Ok but what about JJ Cale

>>129629901
>didnt name the edition
Fat fucking neck edition.

>>129629901
>tonedear.com
I CAN'T FUCKING TELL AUG AND DIM APART
If I just select the augmented and diminished I'm stuck at 50% for days

>>129629976
Bowie was a nazi?

What's the next upgrade bass wise from a fender p bass? Are rickenbackers good with distortion? Was thinking of trading the p bass and my micro synth for an upgrade since im slowly getting better at bass. However I'm attached to my bass and I kinda dont wanna trade it.

>>129629988
That's the Thin White Duke dummy

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>>129629960
Aug is like a rockabilly song or movie dream sequence. Dim is like a guy with a moustache tying a woman to the train tracks.

>>129630011
a precision bass is the pinnacle. the only upgrade is a pj but you’ll be on the neck pickup for all but like 2 genres of music

>>129629915
sloppy velcro cutting

>>129630048
I think I associate pitches with feelings instead of groups of pitches with them. Every chord with a high root sounds diminished and every chord with a low root sounds augmented
I know it's a bad habit but I've been doing 'if it has a tritone it's diminished'
This will come back to bite me

>>129630126
This is worse than calling me the n word

I wish I was just a naturally good singer I don't want to pay for lessons
Learning an instrument yourself is easy, learning to sing well yourself is hard

>>129630073
I don't mind that. I'll check those out. I think I'll look into a rickenbacker as a backup maybe. I like the name so I want one based off that alone.

>>129630192
the only thing in the way of singing well is ego and a good ear
sing loud and proud and don't lie to yourself about your pitch or your range

>>129630192
Real. I took over a year worth of lessons and I still have trouble making it work. Sounding bad on an instrument isn't nearly as embarrassing as bad singing

>>129630232
>Sounding bad on an instrument isn't nearly as embarrassing as bad singing
That's because everyone has either sang at some point in their life or focuses on vocals in songs they listen to so they innately knows what sounds good.
That being said, if you're an above average singer everyone will think you're a superstar because they can't sing
It's also easier to sounds good singing your own songs than someone elses

>>129630232
How old are you? If you're older that might be why, it's hard to learn new things as you age.

>>129630249
>if you're an above average singer
Easier said than done. There's a crazy amount of working parts that go into singing and it's all internal. I think it can feel more personal because it's tied to your natural tone.
>>129630257
20's. I have trouble with nasal resonance, and my neck/jaw has a bad habit of tightening itself which really chokes the voice. But I blame a lot of it on not practicing enough.

>>129630302
at least you aren’t born with vocal cord dysfunction. I’ll never be able to single because I have a naturally dissonant overtone in my voice. if I sing next to a chromatic tuner it goes nuts

>>129630302
I'm in my 20s too, I'd like to take lessons soon

>>129630338
That's crazy, does it effect your day to day life? Google makes it sound very uncomfortable

>Fiance doesn't like Bowie because she thinks he was gay
How do I tell her he wasn't?

>>129630399
bro….

>>129630376
yeah when I eat or lay down I feel a constriction in the base of my neck that makes it hard to breathe. affects my aerobic capacity also; stress also makes it worse

>>129630399
>memewie

>get gf
>"oh you play guitar? play me something"
>sure
>guitar skills revert by like 5 years
>fingers are shaking
>barely manage to play something
>she's happy but i have to go to the bathroom
>heartrate noticeably elevated than it was before i started playing
>whole body shaking
how do i get over this? I've never played for anyone before. do i need exposure therapy?

>>129630534
You probably need a bf instead of a gf

well I learned a lot about my guitar today
but I still haven't been able to fix it

>>129630534
I would be upfront and offer to play in front of her some more to get over it. Or alchoholmaxx like the greats

>>129630534
do you EVER record yourself?

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I saw two guitar boxes thrown out on someone’s front yard while walking home and I rustled through them, no guitars, but I did find an unused 3 month card for Fender guitar lessons from 2020! Should I bother? I’m still a beginner, only playing for a year now.

>>129630688
do NOT redeem

>>129630607
alcohol is gross. what about weed?
>>129630633
no

>>129630534
start spamming /gg/ with vocas

>>129630694
Bruh

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>>129630698
do it, it will help get rid of red light fever

anyone ever monitored through desktop speakers instead of plugging headphones into the interface? how much worse is the latency. I’m wanting to use my wireless earbuds

>>129630744
no difference
https://voca.ro/1cu80y66oB3H

>>129630711
Proper

>>129630776
sweet, appreciate the demo. which software do you use? I’ve never recorded before and just trying to jump right in. I used ableton lite 5 years ago a few times but didn’t really like it

>>129630845
i record with vocaroo for /gg/ thru my sweet $8 webcam

https://voca.ro/1iVBv3l3QGZy

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>>129630885
that’s badass

https://voca.ro/1nrLH1vW0Los

>>129630984
https://voca.ro/13tYDtsUIdQI

>>129630737
the weed or recording?

I want to do nashville tuning but I only have 1 guitar

>>129631101
Owari da

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Beautiful.

>>129631007
recording obviously

Just yolo bought a pacifica

>>129631249
>>129631142
How much does it cost to fill in a small gap between my front teeth? I don’t mind the look but sometimes food gets stuck and it’s annoying

>>129630534
That's just everyone
You have to be 10x as good as you are cause when you play for someone you'll forget 90%

>>129631813
This is true.
I was playing a wedding and they kept running into issues and needing more and more songs. I had already run through all the planned backups when they came and requested one more to waste a little more time before the bride started walking down the aisle. All I could think of was Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard and that's what they got.

noise rock
hard cock
i like guitar sound

a man walks down the street he says why am i soft in the middle now

i need a photo opportunity
i want my shot at redemption
don't want to end up a cartoon
in a cartoon graveyard

>>129631142
like a chibson the photos look great but up close the chewed up and improperly scraped binding and sloppy finish work really kill the vibe

https://voca.ro/189XnKrTRSsr

>>129631898
>>129631902
Get these mutts away from me
I dont find this kinda thing amusing anymore

women love a man with an accousting guitar who can strum the chords to wonderwall

Figured tops are officially pussy repellent as of 2026

>>129632078
what is a figured top

>>129632120
figure it out

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>only been playing 3 years, started when older
>have great relative pitch can learn songs by ear in less than an hour depending on complexity
>still less than 30% accuracy on toned ear perfect pitch, struggle with hearing keys of songs sometimes
this shit is so annoying

>>129629901
Been playing for 8 years now. I still cannot consistently sing while playing songs. Is it over for me? Has anyone had this issue and can provide tips

>>129632172
I can only play & sing with vocals that are tied to the riffs rhythmically. Like my hands are voice are connected and I'm not sure how to disconnect them

>>129632173
pick a simple strumming pattern on one chord, read subtitles out loud on the tv while continuing to strum. once you can do that with ZERO issues and only then, start increasing the rhythmic complexity. give that 3-4 weeks then you can start adding chord changes. you have to read out loud, or have a conversation with somebody or talk to your tv.

>>129632172
I usually whistle the melody while playing to get a feel for timing and whatnot before properly practicing singing

is it just me or do CTS pots sound like shit?

only started gee-tar in 2020 and my first one has CTS pots

got a geetar from '06 and playing through a marshall amp and it just sounds better. tf?

I can roll on the tone or volume and it's so smooth. CTS is like ...WOA

>>129632217
>CTS pots
also has PCB

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>the pots are why I sound like shit

>>129632217
i dont know what any of that means i bought a strat that i liked the look of and i play that, it sounds like a guitar

>>129632217
Stop smoking pot

>>129632231
they use high quality pots. 500k or whatever, dunno but it's sounding better, it just rolls through the frequencies

>>129632217
it’s just you. I hate chinese pot metal electronics

i just feel more connected to my geetar man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAZLgsDRUv4

I am responsible for the tone that comes out of my guitar. I just need a sturdy k neck with reliable tuners and durable electronics so I can continue to make music without my guitar failing me.

https://voca.ro/11LABHeK0o8T

i am the electric man

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I didn't know how big and heavy my stinkray was until I bought a normal jazz bass

https://voca.ro/16ewpYx2GlRV

>>129632319
I went to my lgs and a dude ordered a custom shop mm stingray and specified lightweight build and it was 10 pounds 2 ounces. he sold it like two weeks later

>he plays with ernie's balls

>>129632373
Lmao

spends 4k on a guitar
puts ernies balls on it

NOT THE SUPER STINKYS!

>>129629658
>>129629664
https://voca.ro/19HRcVCgES7d

>>129630996
Memories of green nice
covered it some months back, not perfect cause I'm a retard who cant make a click track
https://voca.ro/18Q5MIRsxvaE
https://voca.ro/1l5A3WgOzL4Y - BT

>>129627999
Nice trips. I dunno which take is worse so here's both:
t1 https://voca.ro/1h3ltqhgZQ9N
t2 https://voca.ro/16iGrwmhNdQV

how do i make my ebony fingerboard moist? it's currently dry ASF

>>129632428
>https://voca.ro/19HRcVCgES7d
it feels like a strongbad song lol

>>129632302

https://voca.ro/122K0yCeB8Qi

>>129632435
Water? fretboard oil? Not spit though the bacteria will make it stink.

>>129632435
Boiled Linseed Oil

>>129632450
>>129632457
i just used my girlfriends baby oil as i didnt really have anything. The guy in japan was fucking dirty asf. didnt even clean his shit.

>>129632457
that shit smells like ass

>>129632449
damn that's old but it's new to me
here's one two one two for you
https://voca.ro/13i8WywHnSY8

>>129632480
>baby oil
P Diddy's cheap lube of choice as well kek. Used to use that, then bought some cheapo fretboard lemon oil that I still have over a decade. But supposedly oils that don't evaporate are bad for the fretboard :https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/fretboard-oiling-your-one-stop-guide.2154768/

>>129632509
look at old rifles, the wood has began to darken and rot from oil running off of the receiver and into the stock. I imagine the same could happen to a fretboard if a non-drying oil is used too often. I’ve switched to heating up beeswax and buffing it into the board; solid at room temp but can be reapplied or removed with some more gentle heat and no chemicals. you could also add dyes to darken the board if you wanted

>>129630011
The trick is to always have a p bass and get something else on top of it. Nothing will ever surpass the p from a musical point of view, its unmatched.
Sure you can get a dickenkacker or a $12k Fodera but you will always find yourself wokjng around the instrument to make it fit in instead of letting the p bass do it by default.

>>129632319
>>129632370
Whats the deal with guitar players always crying about a couple of lbs of weight as if they were carrying cannon balls around.

Seen people so often rturn instruments they loved because it was 9.4 lbs instead of 8.7lbs as if their back could not handle the weight. Meanwhile most have 50lbs of beer belly hanging under nipples and that seems just fine.

t. own a 12lbs six string bass I will never get rid of

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>les Paul’s are too heavy

>>129632658
>>129632641
Cope. Most les Paul players are either ripped chads or fat blues lawyers.

Meanwhile skinny twink incels have to have carbon fiber headless guitars because they are too weak to wield a proper guitar like a man

>>129632668
true!

>>129629947
Downtown gege is a depressing place
You can see the anons with shitplanks in their place
They could alll be something if somebody cared
But nobody knows they're even down there

>>129632641
heavy guitar is cheap craftsmanship

>>129632714
good wood is denser than shit wood

>>129632714
Nigga you serious? Shitplanks are made out of shitty ass plywood and fake Mahogany, real tone woods weigh a fucking ton. Even maple is heavy as shit if it's the good stuff.
I dare you to hold a $9k Warwick or a Custom Les Paul, your twinky bizeps will tear.

>>129632641
whatever makes you feel manly and alpha dude, my bass was making my leg numb after sessions because it was that heavy

>>129632722
>>129632727
actually that’s incorrect. good instrument wood is strong for its weight and loses even more weight when properly dried and aged

a good Martin weighs less than 4 pounds

>>129632742
>akshully [misinformation]

>>129632751
We're talking about anon's balsa wood shitplank from Indonesia, try to keep up.

>>129632763
oh my bad what does the extra weight do for the guitars benefit

if your guitar doesn't weigh at least 10 lbs you can't play heavy metal

>>129632727
I've played my fair share of chink planks man, the average plank bass would weight like 12lbs and still play and sound like ass. Not an indicator of quality

https://voca.ro/1etp3HPT96t8

>>129632774
They got real silent after this one…

>>129632774
dimensional stability
tighter growth rings = more density = stronger

>if my guitar had more growth rings i'd be a better player

>my guitar is garbage so I'm a better player

>>129632791
common misconception
https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/old-growth-timber-2/

>>129632774
It's just the wood, high grade maple that has actually grown properly is much heavier and denser and durable than the cheap shit from plantations that has grownnfor a fraction of the time. Drum sticks are the best example of this, go into a music store and compare the cheap 3 dollar ones to the hand selected 14 dollar branded ones, both are made out of the same wood but you'll feel the diffefence.

Then there's exotic woods like koa, bubinga, ovankol etc. which are more dense by nature and weigh a lot. Then there's the components which are mostly heavier as the price rises, bridges, binding, stainless steel frets instead of ssome cheap scrap metal, layers upon layers of paint and laquer etc.
The only thing that seems to get lighter the more it costs it seems are tuners.

You can see for yourself next time you're in a guitar store, unless its some specifically light weight stuff like a Parker or Kiesel the really expensive shit is most likely gonna weigh a ton.

>>129632831
>When tested under laboratory conditions, none of these beliefs are true, though they are still strongly held by many guitar makers[citation needed].

>>129632854
definitely feel free to browse on your own time, but winter growth is not very strong and you have a lot more winter growth proportionally in tight grain wood.

I AM

ION MAN

https://vocaroo.com/1eQoDJe1V9y3

Chinkplanks are heavy due to the glue used in the plywood/particle board.

Nah i refuse to be this autistic about toanwood

>wake up
>check /gg/
>retards arguing about things they can't afford
It just never ends lmao

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i literally cannot stop myself from shopping for gear
now im specing out a 500 series rack unit after having spent about 2 hours micing a cab for the first time
i guess theres worse vices

Got this down on bass and guitars
https://youtu.be/Ps0MfBG5-Uo?si=2XYbwlnYSElVnxpD
Got this down on bass and vocals
https://youtu.be/zPwMdZOlPo8?si=SrQ2X68UD5TrPSko
Practicing bass and rhythm guitar
https://youtu.be/EqWRaAF6_WY?si=ztE1xUORbx0iRDcu
Learning bass and vocals
https://youtu.be/bJuDD93JbOw?si=SCcRlbEhyRp4jBjM
Practicing this bassline
https://youtu.be/WD5N0rTsulQ?si=ztY-dGlPeZHvMdQC

sg is a guitar i can sit with and play all day and night

and you cant change my mind

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>>129632428
>The shredder has arrived
>all the people breathe a happy sigh
t1 -> nice voice leading best take
t2 -> ooo dance macabre quote

I’ll try harder to make the chord changes more even when I rent an Airbnb next weekish. Then I’ll have the slime to make things right
>they didn’t have yellow at the store, you get mellow flavor fren

>>129632162
My biggest level up when learning ear training was to trust my instincts more. Often, I’d be like, wait is that a 6th? >lemme check
wrong, fug :DDD

When you get it wrong, try to nail it in the second try FROM the wrong note you just chose. That’s like a 2nd type of ear training where you may drop a note in a chord progression, only to have to fix it. So you can use this “fix” and see how off you are in real-time
>this is how it works in jams

They need to drop the jaguar from the lineup again

>>129631893
But what about Hard Math Cockrock?

>>129633201
Thanks, appreciate it. Cool you got the quote. Weird how the unfamiliarity work sometimes in favor of the first few run throughs - wanking becomes a bit more reserved and instinctive as compared when you've just become aware of what and when the changes should be. But maybe that's just my post hoc rationalization in this case lol.

>>129630534
I haven't had this happen yet but I have been anticipating it

I'v tried to play something really easy for family members before and all of a sudden I couldn't play the easy as shit stuff anymore. rip

>>129630232
>>129630249
i've been putting off learning how to sing even though I really want to and feel like i'm just fucking myself over by not just even practicing much

i don't even know how to practice or where to practice. i'm terrified of my neighbors hearing me and wouldn't want to put them thru that

>>129632162
oh yeah i gotta start ear training too fuck me

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Is this all the bar chords you need?

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>>129633612
and this

>>129632162
Perfect pitch is unlearnable as an adult. Be glad you have relative pitch

>>129633239
They should make a new Fender model:
>The sex ofFENDER
I even have their next marketing tagline:

>This model is required by court order to stay 200ft away from all schools and daycares

>>129633634
that’s what I’ve read but I would at least like to get around 70-80% accuracy for each of the natural notes.

>>129633692
As long as you have an instrument with you and relative pitch you, in effect, have perfect pitch
Or just remember a note. I remember the G from the Black Parade, it's stuck in my mind
I don't have relative pitch though, working on it
How long did it take you?

>>129633692
Put this on, try to figure out each theme after pausing it, then do the next one.
https://youtu.be/OzOh9cTbX60

Cheats:
>Sing one note that you can pick out, then figure out the rest
>try to figure out the key and which hand position scale best fits all available notes
>load up the original and see if you can figure out the entire bit
>play the lick(s)/theme(s) in all 12 keys

>>129633758
>I remember the Dave from the Gay Parade, it's stuck in my mind
been on my mind since spottemgottem broke my heart

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Why do black guitars always look like a smudgy mess after 10 minutes of playing

>>129633758
took me about 2 years of playing, and about 3 months of jamming with other band mates playing stuff and making me find what key it’s in. for whatever reason I still have a hard time differentiating C and F on the bass notes. they both just fit so well over eachother
>>129633759
word I’ll work on this

>>129633775
That's just black gloss in general

>>129633759
The kind of shit that gets mentioned once and never again
There should be a pastebin with good advice like this post on the OP but I'm not doing it

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>>129629915
The Temu looper was a great addition

>>129633775
I've been really tempted to get a 5 string lately, how are you liking it?

>>129633835
>the slime is always here to help
love you boo

>>129633874
It's just some pic I got off google, I planned to get a 5 strings for my last bass but couldn't find anything nice so I got a 4 strings one again

>learning bass on a 5 string
>feel like I should learn on a 4 string since I don't really use the B string
Should I just buy a 4 string and maybe sell the one I've been playing? I actually have been getting into some metal/metalcore lately but I still don't see myself using the B string much. Would it be hard to transition?

>>129633775
Black shows fingerprints and other smudge, should've gone white

>>129633929
no if anything it should be easier. you should just be better at muting from playing a 5 string

>>129633929
I'd suggest keeping it and buy another 4 strings, you might rarely use it but once you do need it for something it's extremely annoying to adapt a 5 strings part for a 4 strings

>>129633958
>>129633964
Thanks anons. I'll just buy a 4 string eventually.

>>129632641

I used to think this until I got a thin line telecaster that weighed about 5 lbs and it became my go to just based on comfort.

Amateur guitarist oversell the machismo just to look down on others. Meanwhile the zz top guy is selling 7 gauge strings on Amazon. Go fig.

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>>129633929
4 string: cool
5 string: gay <-(YOU) are here
6 string: cool

Are you a church black? If not, immediately put the fucking 5 string down and get a regular 4 string.
Gospel niggas don't need 5 strings either, but it keeps them from selling drugs and shooting each other, so it's fine enough. A white man, on the other hand, has no excuses for owning one.

>>129634121
kek. I’ll be honest, urban gospel is probably the most appropriate place for slap and tap bass but I still don’t think it sounds good there either.

>>129634121
Are you unironically calling the bass vi cool

>>129634192
That's hardly a typical 6 strings bass
Actually I still don't know who it was made for what use cases, just seems like combining the worse aspects of two different instruments

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>>129634192
No I mean REAL 6 strings, with the high C for some juicy solos.
Bass VI is the only instrument I regret buying, what a stupid chunk of wood. The Cure makes them sound good, but I sure can't.

>>129633355
How do I go deep into time signatures but maintain that cockrock sound?

>>129634121
This is a weird post and you are trying way too hard

>>129634121
Make a mega 6:
Tuning: GCFBbDG

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Trying to learn about fx and pedals
https://voca.ro/1mjmw8VBgtGl

>>129633759
Yeah working on “vocalizing” as i think of it. Getting ideas from your head out of the guitar like you’d hum or whistle.

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Do locking tuners work well? Why doesn't every guitar come with them

>>129634747
Yes, they make string changes faster
If that's worth it to you go nuts

>>129633929
>Would it be hard to transition?
posting on /mu/ already means you're halfway there

>>129634121
I am white and own 3 6strings, 1 5 string and 3 4 strings and I have never even seen a church from the inside.
All I play are Limp Bizkit licks (not even full songs) and random funk parts from all across youtube.
fight me bitch

>>129634747
>Why doesn't every guitar come with them
mostly niggas crying about 10 grams more on their precious headstock which will totally totes be the reason why they just CAN'T pull off that Van Halen solo.

How are minor chords made in a key like Am where it's all natural notes?

>>129634609
Damn this is sick.

>>129634747
They work well for quick and ez string changes without worrying about knots and loops on the post. Don't think they're that critical for locking down staying in tune, it just eliminates one of those factors - too much winding or slipping strings on the posts.

harmonic vs melodic scale
What's the deal here?

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somebody stop me

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You all wish you were as smart and creative as me I have a genuine bone nut that cost me 0$.

finger lickin' good

>>129630011
A stingray or something like a TRBX

>>129635062
harmonic minor has a weird 1.5 step interval
melodic is better
try improvising over autumn leaves and switch to e melodic minor where you see accidentals in the music over the B7 it's fun as hell

>>129635038
Think about the intervals of the chords. C is a minor third over A. Just because they are natural notes doesn't mean it's a major interval.

>>129630688
Have you graduated from the Scotty West Absolutely Understand Guitar University yet? Hmmmmm? NOPE! Until you do, you won't get anything out of online guitar lessons. So start your 32.5 hour journey NOW and then we'll talk about online lessons kid.

>>129632435
>how do i make my ebony fingerboard moist? it's currently dry ASF
Astroglide, it's the only way to be sure.

>>129635115
What do you think is good about those?

>>129635158
i just like humbuckers and active pickups

>>129634747
If you can't string a guitar properly because you're retardo, then this might help you. Real men take pride in stringing their guitars properly. It's like cutting their lawn like a putting green. You can tell just at a glance how serious to take someone just by looking at their string winds.

i didn't buy a walrus lilian during the fire sale
sold out everywhere
snagged the last one from a seller on reverb and now they are sold out too

>>129634932
In theory, I get the appeal of that extra string, but in my experience the B is always too damn floppy. But that probably says more about the poorly designed ones I've tried.
Maybe Uncle Sam's refund this year will go to a multi-scale bass.

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>Fanned Frets
>Stone or wooden picks
>Guitars with more than 6 String
>Bass with more than 4 string
>Guitars with more than 1 point
>"Tonewoods"
>Anything "Handwired"
>Tube amps
>"finger" style
>expensive or gold plated cables
>pedals

https://voca.ro/1jPX6JET445B

>>129635194
Here's a good string changing video by Taylor Guitars to bookmark. 10 mins 30 seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA9XxENwWXo

>>129635223
tube amps and pedals don't belong on this list anon every guitar player i've met in my life uses them

>>129635223
you sound broke as hell
also where's headless

>>129635212
>B is always too damn floppy
this should not be the case, just get a bigger gauge?
my b strings are tight as fuck and I have 34 and 35 inch scale basses.

I don't have any weird gauges either, just the standard D'addario 6 string string set for bass.

You don't need a multiscale for a b string, that shit is only useful if you down tune because then it will be floppy but anything below A# sounds like a fart anyways and is just purely a meme. Reminder that Fodera, Warwick, Ken Smith and all the other big premium bass builders don't do any multiscale meme shit.

That's just Dingwall and Kiesel marketing to sell their atrocious looking monstrosities.

I think the plan will be
>trade p bass and micro synth for pj bass if I like it friday
>save up for 2nd guitar or 2nd bass

>>129635238
This video by him is actually better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80EuGOXgoOo

>>129635291
To fulfill what purposes?

>>129635351
Upgrading my current bass just because I want to dont have any reason beyond that. A backup bass or guitar wouldn't do much so I'm pretty sure I'm waiting on that.

>>129635369
what makes it an upgrade are you getting a more expensive model
changing from one model to another at the same price point is just a lateral

>>129635369
Do you know what your preferred neck is? Pickup type? Someone mentioned the music man stingray and 8ve tried the sterling model and it was great for a budget option.

>>129635374
Yeah id be going from a precision bass to precision jazz bass. The store I shop at now has one for 1100. They always drop the prices if theres a trade in or just asking for one.

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>>129635400
why not get something with humbuckers? you're distorting the shit out of your bass with pedals already, might as well get a pickup that's suitable for that style?
That tinny jazz pickup on a PJ won't be much of a solution.
I'd keep the current P and just get a 2nd cheaper bass that covers all fields (humbuckers, ideally splittable to single coil to get the same as a PJ, 24 frets, active/passive switch, slim neck etc.)
You can get all this for under 400 bucks without having to sacrifice your precision bass.
The Jackson in pic related is even 35 inch for greater sustain.

If you get a PJ you'll just eventually either keep it in P mode which will mean you didn't change anything or you'll have an inferior jazz bass since the tinny bridge single coil is only suitable for quacky nasally lead stuff like Jaco Pastorius.

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modulating is fun

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>>129634747

Absolutely. Never listen to the cargo cult.

Locking tuners are one of those upgrades that punch well above their price point. Here's what they actually do for you:

**Tuning Stability**
The main draw — locking tuners clamp the string at the post, eliminating the need for multiple winds. Fewer winds means less string slippage under tension changes, which translates directly to better pitch retention after bends, whammy use, or even just aggressive picking.

**String Changes**
This is underrated. You cut the string, feed it through, lock it, and you're done. No wrapping, no counting turns. A full restring can go from 20 minutes down to 5-7. On a guitar you restring often (or mid-gig), that matters.

**Less String Stretch-In Time**
With traditional tuners, part of the break-in period is waiting for the extra winds to seat and compress. Locking tuners skip that — strings come up to stable pitch much faster after a change.

**Tremolo Performance**
This is where they really shine. If you're running a Strat trem or anything non-locking (like your Thinline build with the Strat route), locking tuners at the headstock work with your string trees and nut to form a more complete stability system. You won't get Floyd Rose-level return, but it's a meaningful improvement over standard tuners.

**Weight Reduction (sometimes)**
Depending on the brand, locking tuners can actually be lighter than chunky vintage-style tuners, which can slightly improve headstock resonance and balance — though this is subtle.

**Things to keep in mind:**
- They don't fully compensate for a worn or poorly cut nut — that's still the biggest single point of tuning failure
- On a hardtail or fixed-bridge guitar, the benefit is real but more modest than on a floating trem
- String gauge matters: the clamping mechanism needs to grip firmly, and some cheaper locking tuners struggle with very thin strings

^^^he has returned^^^

>chatgpt posting

>>129635395
I have no real preference for neck but I guess I need a humbucker pickup for distortion after reading the another anons post. I am still learning about what kinda pickups are good for the music i want to make. I think the store i go to has stingrays so I'll check out those.

>>129635497
Thanks for the info about the pickups. I'm still learning so I wouldn't have known that I was basically wasting my money. I'm going to see if the store i go to has any humbucker pickup basses. This makes me think I should probably have a guitar with humbucker pickups too.

>>129635650
what system is this?

>I was just reading Modulations by Max Reger. You might like it.

https://voca.ro/1oeiIeiwZFSU

>>129635751
Keeping the P-bass is never a bad idea. Every bassist should own a presicion bass but a precision bass should not be your only bass.
If you got the money you can get absolute gems like that Jackson I posted for about as much as one fancy pedal to see if you like anything about that type of basses, hence why I suggested you get something that comes with all the bells and whistles like 24 frets, coil splitting, passive/active etc.

The guy from LowEndUniversity owns a fully modded custom shop Warwick which goes for like 13 grand and still mostly plays the five string version of that Jackson in his videos, and no, he is not affiliated.

>>129635850
shit, makes me wish you can skip sections on vocaroo.com

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>>129635751
>>129635869
>wasting my money
While I do suggest you keep your precision bass, if you really want to try out something that might be superior:
Spector just launched their bolt-on series a few months ago. They go for roughly 900-1000 bucks new. While Leo Fender did hit the target straight away with the invention of the precision bass, Stuart Spectors invention of reversing the p-pickup to get more low-end and claritiy out of it was the first (and imo only) improvement to the precision bass.
Their four strings are essentially PJ basses, but since they have active aguilar electronics and the Spector tone pump these will be faaaaaaar from tinny and shrill like a Fender.
Or you can get the 5 string version for Aguilar humbuckers which would suit all your distortion much much better.
This would be the only bass that I personally would replace a perfectly fine Fender precision bass with (at least at that price point).

Epiphones are better than Gibsons

>>129635835
its not a system its just the positions of G major and E melodic minor written next to each other
the Xs are notes out of reach and the crossed-out circles are notes that are not in the other scale

>>129635223
Poorfag

Squiers are better than: Gibsons,Fenders, and Epiphones

>>129635223
plastic picks are made from oil
oil is tree that turned into a rock

>>129636064
and HILS is better than Squier

"Made in America" nowadays seems more like a warning sign for shoddy quality

>>129636105
but squiers aren't made in america

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>>129636115
M-Muttsisters... Our response?

are there brands that are expensive but the cost goes into the quality and not overpriced labor

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>>129634747
Because vintage tuners are better

>cherry picking

>>129636148
local luthiers, and only if they are some small shop that actually does handcrafted stuff and not just cnc after taking an order.