The black Jimi Hendrix of guitar edition
first for Gretsch
Posting my mustang. Anybody know a decent distortion to use as a boost for solos that plays well with single coils? Not looking for a "nirvana" sound, more "numbers girl" solos. Do I just say fuggit and buy a proco rat? Signal currently looks like this Mustang > BD2 > SD1 > CH1 (VERY light chorus, just for glimmer) > 50w tube amp on clean signalI know it's unpopular to put the chorus at the end of the chain, but I find it gives it less of an 80s sound and just adds an element of lushness to the signal.
>les paul standard 60s in cardinal red out of stockThey're never restocking it are they?
>>130816105I absolutely hate that the “Nirvana” sound is the automatic assumption for Mustangs. Maybe with humbuckers like Kurt’s with its bridge humbucker but with single coils it’s definitely not for a “Nirvana” sound.
>>130816105Try an eq pedalyou'll get a lot of tone shaping potential from it too.
>>130816105Fulltone OCD v1.4 or 1.7.
>>130816409Same here. I actually rescued this guitar from a junkie who had a seymour duncan rail pickup duct-taped in the bridge position and had ripped out all the wiring. I rewired it all stock and it has vintage 1970s competition mustang pickups now. >>130816416Actually hadn't thought of that. It's probably time I got one and stopped just using the knobs on my amp.
>>130816161Yours had stainless steel frets and still wore off? I was told they last decades. I was bummed out when I got this one and it didn't have SS frets. Now I'm less sad.Mine has nickel frets, so it wasn't that hard to work them, even less for a professional luthier. I will take it to a local shop next, which I've read are very arrogant. I have nothing to lose anymore.
>>1308164531.4You really should be looking at Boogies though
>>130816520he had a period anon, he was making a recommendation not asking a question
Thoughts on silver burst Les Paul's?
>>130816578Quite possibly even gayer than two men having sex. Silver burst is awful.
>>130816584No wonder it's on sale...
>>130815954This thing was designed to get Wipers Greg Sage tones
>>130816584Sex requires a vagina. You must be thinking of sodomy.
Play your fucking instruments
Anon who started learning fingerstyle yesterday:I'm getting pretty comfortable with it already, only practiced about an hour trying it
>>130816105Try a Deluxe Big Muff and the Big Muff 2. I combine them with various gain stages to get different types of boost. Those are a Green Screamer, Progress DAD250+ and a Danelectro Nichols 66.
have you ever regretted a purchase as soon as it arrived?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxPnUgYTfIs
>>130816884Yes when I purchased a Polyphia album
>>130816917good song, fun to play. a bit repetitive but comfy
>recorded this when he was 19holy shit. he's one of those guitar players that makes me want to give up playing guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFIi4hijqJ4Is it hard to get a bass toan like that?1:30 onwards sounds awesome...I need a telecaster for jrock...
>>130816520I was giving him a recommendation, anon.
Time to start practicing. What are cool practice routine things? I am finally at peace with my tones from this board.
>>130817160aw that's the wrong pic. Imagine the phase 95 is a GE-7 and you get the picture
>Epiphone les paul custom on sale 20% (800 > 639)>But it's Guitar Center onlineDo I pull the trigger?
the B string on 5 string basses is really fun to play, it kind of makes me want to get an 8 string guitar
>>130817215idk man but i love my Epiphones even though ive been playing my mustang some lately
>>130817260I'm not a fan of its gold hardware to be desu. Maybe it would grow on me.Have you played Gibson's? How would you compare them to Epiphones?
>>130817289I have not played Gibsons. my teacher who customized my MIK 1999 Epiphone Les Paul and my 2012 MIC Epiphone Les Paul Special, said they play better than some Gibsons after he finished modding them. If you don't like the Gold I wouldnt get it unless you just think it doesnt matter and wanna jump on he deal, but if ur spending that much it's good to get something you know you want.
>>130816453AI slop
>>130816880I’ve got a mid-00s big muff reissue and do generally like it, but I find unless it’s dialed super low it takes away any definition, but that’s still a good idea so I’ll fuck around with it in the chain>>130816453There’s an OCD on local marketplace for cheap. I’ll look into it, though I’m insure the version
>>130816993I feel so bad for Jason. The guy was such a huge talent and he wrote some of the most amazing music I've ever heard and then life fucks him like that. So unfair.
>>130816650Makes sense, Sage played an SG Special with a Bigsby for the majority of his work and Mascis is a huge Sage fan.
>>130817215They're very good, especially for the price.>>130817289>I'm not a fan of its gold hardwareCringe
>>130817506I recommend the BM Deluxe because it gives you more than a few extra parameters as well as a mid boost that can be toggled via foot switch and expression pedal which is pretty cool. The Muff 2 is a little less dynamic but it has a clarity when maxed out that other muffs lack. Personally I run them both simultaneously with an OD pedal underneath and have no issues with it being too muddy. I dial everything to taste and run it all through the combined channel of my Mig 50. It doesn’t sound as good through my other amps, that MiG 50 is an amazing amp for running a bunch of pedals and getting it to all sound good, whether it’s multiple fuzz pedals or multiple modulation effects on top of fuzz/distortion.
>>130816993>>130817524Never heard of this guy - what made him so good?
>>130817215If you want a genuine Gibson LP just save up for that, no reason to buy cheaper equipment you aren't sure about
So it seems flerb is the most hated reverb? Thinking about making it my goal to make a usable sound out of it
>>130817721He wrote this at 17 https://youtu.be/0lR1tt24mo4?is=EilG64lH7hhle2dQGenuinely a genius. Now he's completely paralyzed and still writes music. I don't really know his stuff since I don't really listen to instrumental guitarists like him but he's truly one of the most talented guys I've heard. Here's to hoping I ever get to half of his level.
>>130817660>CringeIdk, man. >>130817766You're not wrong, but a gibson LP is what, more then double the price of an Epiphone custom LP? I don't make that much
In 2026 anno domino, is there a real difference between a Gibson and an epiphone lez Paulina? Is a $1300 inspired by gibson custom epiphone better than a $1300 gibson studio?
do people really take their guitar into guitar center to get their strings changed?
>>130818037In terms of playability? None. Gibby might use fancier woods and better electronics but in a blind test, I don't think anyone but the biggest autists would be able to spot the difference.
>>130816105what kind of wallpaper is that? looks gorgeous
>>130817864>but a gibson LP is what, more then double the priceStudio is like $1,500 I think? Standard is $2,500>I don't make that muchI have no expenses since I live with my parents so take what I say with a grain of salt.Choice is yours - save and get what you really want or get the Epiphone if you want that / won't get buyers remorse over not getting a Gibson LP
Everyone here works on their own guitars, right?
>>130818119I play an Ibanez RG from 2009 and I've never done anything except change strings
>>130818063She could peg me while I drink her spit willingly.
>>130816880nice collection but for me, i'm taking the strat
>>130818063yeah, but its mostly newer guitarists/kids... people who are taking lessons there
my little studio
>>130818185
>>130818197
>>130818063I WANNA SEE OLIVIA'S RODRIGO
>>130818085>Gibby might use fancier woods and better electronicsnegative, ghost riderthey both use mahogany bodies with a maple top, both use mahogany necks, both use ebony fretboards with mother of pearl inlays, both even have the open book headstock the only discernable difference other than one saying epiphone and one saying gibson is the gibson has a nitro finish vs the epi's poly.
>>130818185>>130818197>>130818229you live on a ship?
>>130818318am a truck driver my boy... they call me King Swing, because i keep the needle swingin on the Chicken Band
>>130817721i don't care much for neoclassical stuff but listen to the album he made with Marty Friedman. he was one of the most accomplished guitarists technique-wise by the time he was like 16 or something. i think he go struck by the same health condition stephen hawking had.he's no shawn lane but he could melt faces
>>130818333do you kick lot lizzards to the curb because you'd rather sleep with your instruments?
New pickups in the Jag plus the Timeline have really gotten me back into chasing lush clean tones.
>>130818276I mean yeah but gibby will use a one piece mahogany body, epi will have a couple of pieces glued, gibby will use a full flame maple top, epi will use a veneer etc. Those are the kinds of stuff I mean.
>>130818063I don't get the liv hype. Still would.
>>130818229Is that in cardinal red? Can't decide between that or a wood finish
>>130816453
>>130818358hadnt seen a lizard in a minute actually. they mostly at border towns nowadays and i rarely go down to laredo. mostly do chicagoland, des moines, KC
>>130817524Plus he was just a cool guy. He wasn’t some jerk or some loser, he was just a normal cool guy that always came off like he’d be a nice friend.
does gr5 have any half decent bass tones? my jazz bass sounds bad on everything. its funny how when i was younger i loved that boomy bass and now im getting older and leaning towards more clanky subtle tones.
>>130818463the IGC epis are solid mahogany with maple caps, not multiple plies or a veneer like their normal customs. There's functionally no difference between flagship epis and gibsons. It's just do you want John Smith or Wang Xing to assemble it.
>>130818463you can't reason with people who don't own a Gibson. They are malnourished and irrational
>>130818489Not sure actually, its a limited run called "Studio Gem Series". The guitar is called the Ruby, not sure if they had a specific color designationsee >>130818654
>>130818654You don't know a damn thing about guitar production.
>>130815954This is only $420 in USD. I’m used to getting Esteve guitars but I thought I’d try a cheap Yamaha.
>>130818119Yeah
>>130818694why do you buy multiple cheap guitars instead of just saving up for a decent one?
>>130818703I haven’t owned a guitar in 4 years. I’m just working myself up to a proper guitar after I practice.
>>130818703nobody in /gg/ has ever been able to answer this
>>130818692teach me Daddy
>>130818648example https://vocaroo.com/1f1rabUAoebs
>>130818714this is the most retarded shit I've ever heard. buy a good guitar. NOW.
>>130818716Because the difference between a $400 yamaha and a $4000 Martin is basically nonexistent. Might as well ask why someone would buy a jacket at Target instead of saving up and buying one from Gucci.
dont tell me to start playing with a pick
>>130816917Never liked this songI prefer 3's & 7's
>>1308181001920s antique. Came with the house (: thanks anon I like it too.
>>130818063I would assume for a "pro" setup and the string change is just a courtesy.Paying for a simple restring would be bonkers.Its a bad proposition because guitar setup is incredibly easy and worth the time invested to learn..
>>130818756reminderhttps://youtu.be/PMHqiyvDy0I?si=if7EaCu3N_qhIxsX&t=861>$300 Yamaha felt better to play than a $9000 artisanal faggot collector's guitar
https://voca.ro/1eIFPtRatWQJ
>>130818741ok I started using a pick and lowered my gain down to absolute zero on my 2i2 and it sounds ok now i should sue focusrite
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fRodBGj1UAE?feature=share
https://voca.ro/1dhyjUqABfdT
>>130818758start playing with a pick.
>NO PEEPOLE
>>130818784zero chance that is 100+ year old wallpaper. it looks great but come on... gonna need the brand/pattern id
>>130818762Hot Take:I only like the Lanegan songs. QOTSA was dead after that record. Josh Homme is a faggot.
>>130819016it is antique i installed it.
>>130819016It's 2026 anon we have the tools.
>>130815954I think guitar lawsuits are retarded.People aren't buying a Les Paul because it's the best Les Paul, they aren't. They are buying it for the name on the head stock.Same with Fender.People are literally that shallow.
>>130819085I mean you have a dude in this very thread arguing that you should buy a $6000 guitar because it says gibson on it instead of the $1300 one that's identically specced.
>>130818608Yeah I've only ever heard the best about him. Really sucks how people who don't deserve it get fucked by life the most. >>130818651I mean there's probably more than that somewhere. They can't use the exact same shit and price it that differently just because of the country it was made in. In any case I just wish epi wasn't so fucking stingy with the flying v models for fucks sake. >>130818654I own a gibson and I think guys with your kinda mentality over this shit are homos.
>>130816514Yeah plain strings are steel, so steel vs steel abrasion there would be material erosion upon friction. Specially if the plain strings are corroded. But they do last longer and feel way smoother even compared to a newly polished nickel fret. Had some noticeable divots on treble side fret positions compared to the bass round wound string fret side. Got back to playing guitar in 2019 and was playing it a lot in 22-24 during the chink flu scamdemic being homestuck - so might be a factor of time in being abused and having more fretting pressure than necessary as I was relearning my wankery. My other SS guitar with the 58118 fret size might last for decades though as I rarely use it, still looks as good as the day it was refretted. Good luck with your luthier man, if they do a poor job they might relevel it again and you'll lose some more fret material.. then you'll be frustrated even more and want a refret to stainless steel strings kek
>>130819133He's probably a neck repair specialist.
>>130816105>Not looking for a "nirvana" sound, more "numbers girl" solos.rat for mukai klon + compressor for tabuchi
I have more gibsons than any of you and I say buy whatever the hell you want
>>130819034Lanegan is by far my favorite of the “grunge” scene guys.
I used to be a Taylor-fag but after playing a Gibson songwriter recording artist I now want that
>>130819140>I own a gibson and I think guys with your kinda mentality over this shit are homos.you are aware that whiteknighting for yuropoors and jungle asians gets you zero upvotes here, correct? and i'll have you know i'm part gay,as indicated by pic related, so your meanie post is actually halfway a compliment :)
>>130819227luv me songwriter
Tfw bought a volume pedal for volume swells on guitars where I can’t just use the volume knob as easily and I never realized just how fun a volume pedal would be
>>130819251Damn that's a nice guitar. And I'm a yuropoor myself so I don't really care. I just think the Gibson fags are often so far up their own ass with their logo that it's embarrassing. Like the name on the headstock will make up for their shitty playing skills.
I don't own a single gibson other than a chibson and I say buy whatever the hell you want
>>130819299>I just think the Gibson fags are often so far up their own ass with their logo that it's embarrassing.there's a reason gibson fags are called troglodytes.
who here /behind the nut bends/?
Why is syncopation so important>>130819274I want one really bad but my room isn't treated for a nice acoustic guitar
I'll concede gibsons are overpriced but they are good guitarsDream electric and acoustic are both gibson
>>130819227There's no way a Gibson is better than a Taylor, Taylors sound the best
>>130819407I’m at like 200 feet of elevation and around a mile from the ocean, all my gear is constantly in salty humid air and idgaf I just play my guitars. Just buy what you like and play what you like before you die
>>130819488lmao
>>130819489Well, it's an expensive fucking guitar so I like to take care of my stuff. I really don't want something nice to be ruined>>130819488When you're talking about the big 3 - taylor, gibson, martin - it's really all about the tone you personally like.Taylors are super bright and no strings can shift that
>>130819521Keep it in the case with a bunch of those beef jerky freshness packs and a blanket to keep it warm
Where should each finger rest when I have my pinky anchored for fingerstyle?Also - before I go any further should I float my fingers and try playing with 4 or just keep the anchored pinky
>>130819551Play with only your thumb
>>130818871>>130818821nice
Everyone thinks Gibson's biggest secret is the headstock angle. That's the decoy. The real project started decades ago when they realized a guitar doesn't have to sound different to make people believe it sounds different. Every price increase is a calibration test. Every "limited run" maps another segment of the population. You think you're choosing between a Standard and a Custom Shop. They're measuring suggestibility. I bought a beat-up Epiphone from a guy behind a gas station and accidentally found the control sample they never meant anyone to compare. Ever since I posted spectrograms, random accounts keep replying "play authentic" within minutes, regardless of the website. Coincidence? Sure. I've started storing my guitars in different rooms because I swear the nitro finishes are synchronizing overnight. They can keep the Murphy Lab relics. When I finally prove that 90% of Gibson tone is a memetic contagion propagated through dentist conventions and YouTube demos, they're either going to blacklist me from every guitar forum... or offer me an endorsement deal to keep quiet. Either way, they'll have admitted I was right.
>>130819696based and retard pilled
I've been playing guitar for a long time and I've never head of Joe Bonamassa until like 3 years ago.My assumption is he was like Cypher from the Matrix, he gave someone up and they made him a famous guitar player.
https://voca.ro/1dpMMISDJ63Y
boss is all you need
>>130818718What specifically do you want to know?
>>130816105Tube screamers are a classic for a reason
Here's my experience: >multi-piece necks are more stable, especially if they are maple>Canadian maple is the best>flame maple is special and should be reserved for special instruments
Got some finally
>>130820111>green pedal
When I got a guitar for Christmas many many many years ago I got a right handed guitar. I'm left handed.If you're left handed buy a right handed guitar.It's for the best really.
Am i the only one that gets irrationally angry when seeing string thru bridges? Like the type that has just holes. Can't think of any other feature in guitars that would be more offputting.
Peace to the /gg/oobers on the weekend. Happy birthday, America. Fuck mosquitos and ticks.That is all.
What does my order say about me?
>>130820171>irrationally angry when seeing string thru bridgesLike the LesPaul style?
>>130820201>heritage guy was also 135 guyneat
>>130820295he means string-thru body im pretty sure
Guys I just bought a guitar with passives for 1400 but now I want to buy another one with actives for 900. What do I do?
>>130820378If you can afford to do what you want, do what you want
So if I have a 5 string jazz bass copy it's generally understood that it's simply impossible to buy a pickguard that fits?
luv jaguarsluv mustangs
Is it a bad thing if you don't/never use a feature in your amp?
time to get stoned boyshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmtbsZIYSJs
Why are all male guitarists long-haired overweight stinky looking people or either cringe tattooed wops? Anyway what makes a guitar so expensive?
>>130820074>bigsby tele
>>130820497>luv jaguarsmy nigga
forgot what input gain i had set on my 2i2 and which pickup selector i used when i recorded this heavy chorus distorted section in this song I'm doing. so when i wanted a chord to chime out at the start of verse bar 1, it sounds disconnected. i tried position 2 because i assumed i wanted no hum but maybe it was 1? tomorrow i will spend my day figuring this out. i only use 5, 2 and 1 so it has to be one of them ..it sounded fuller so im guessing 1 or 5. anyway dont be dumb like me kids, write down your tone settings for your songs
>chinese made Epiphones are the same as Gibson LP'sI've heard it all now, you people are beyond help
>>130820243That you ran out of money when it came to buying an amp
>>130820806I'm not that delusional but I'd like to see a comparison between a Chinese one and an old Korean one.
>>130820811True that. But I also just wanted a cheap amp for practice. I’ll get pedals and an amp head and a cabinet in a month.
does anyone else find set neck guitars stiff? i dont know why bolt ons are so comfy its like an old pair of jeans with give.
>>130820698my /gg/i/gg/a
>>130820880>not even f*nder acknowledges the jizzmaster when talking about the only thing it was known forKEK
>>130820903They did surf ads for all of their main guitars and basses at the time
>>130820667what should be a tool is sold as a collectible and fashion
>>130820833At least you got the better of the 10w amps, most of them are just ass
i feel like a guitar would make a terrible surf board
>>130820955It's fine the other way around at least
tfw will never be this cool
>>130820962now that is surf guitar he'll yeah
>>130820965
>>130821131>men lounging around while girl plays the instrument
>>130821179Its AI
>>130784921>>https://vocaroo.com/1k4HBWpHLoODHad to repitch it to play in tune with it, sorry for ruining your trackhttps://voca.ro/12HhsefrXK85
>>130821329What a dumbass, meant >>130798026
>>130821207Sadly not, she really owns a jaguar
>>130821224Jope Ass
>>130820962Based Takanaka enjoyer
>>130818063I used to be a guitar tech at gc; restrings were like 50% of my jobs (I had about 12-15 jobs per day). 90% of them were shit people didn’t want to touch like classical, tremolo, 12 string, or they knew the guitar was broken in some way and was hoping I would fix it out of the kindness of my heart. it’s not that bad I can restring and set any of those up in about 10 mins
>>130816676Retard.
>turning treble and bass to 3 o'clock and volume to 9, sounds totally different from treble and bass at 9 and volume at 3There are still many mysteries in this world
has anyone gone through the guitar aerobics book?
>>130820929>still couldn't find a jizzmaster
>>130820155I need to try jazz iii xl high max grip but honestly that grip on others I tried wasn't too special. I still went back to tortex which is the best. Tortex jazz iii xl or t3 and I don't need anything else.
>>130821905I found one hours ago
>>130820991He'll what?!
>>130822046>xlDisagree but it's a matter of preference anywayWhich gauge?
i'm going crazy how do i pass 72 hours
>>130818718I want that guitar.
>>130821568Struck a nerve?
>>130822582https://youtu.be/h4u03dZTseE
>>130820243Same buyfag faggot from yesterday looking for confirmation
>>130822498I tried the regular one too but it's just to tiny for me. 1.14 is my go to now, I like it the most. Gonna go to the store next week and see if they got a thicker one to try cause I'm curious.
>>130820528No. My amps are big speakers for the pedalboard
>>130822740Based experimenter, godspeedI like em thin (0.73) and small
>>130820243This is what I would get for a beginner. Nobody wants to hear them for at least 2 years anyway
>>130820315No those are cool I think he means these because they have zero intonation adjustment and are just flat out disgusting
>>130818758Picks are annoying and just get in the way
Why should I spend $123.79 on a single "Lava Cable LCUF15R Ultramafic Straight to Right Angle Instrument Cable - 15 foot" vs any other cable?
>>130818788I think you start to lose roi with acoustics around the $3000 range. Past that it's all dressing because you already have all the good woods by $3000. Then you're just getting more perfling and binding shit.
>>130823012Fender did a study that found that high end in a standard cable starts to die out at what I believe was 18.6'. So they released a cable that length. The Lava Cable would be within that ballpark having only 15' of length. But as for the cost? I say it's mostly aesthetic, but you could also just like supporting boutique brands.My recommendation is 10' cable from guitar to pedals, 10' cable from the pedals to the amp. Right angle to straight is nice for guitars like a Telecaster with the output jack on the edge.
>>130821576Put your tripfag back on.
>>130820806They basically are. Magic soil doesn't exist. Chinese manufacturing is as good as you're willing to pay for.
>>130823121The chinese are souless bugs though so how can they make a guitar with SOVL? I say this while wearing a $300 chinese watch with as good tooling as a $1000-2000 watch
>>130822958Gotta try stuff out til you find what works for ya after all. I actually used a regular yellow turtle for quite a while but in the end it was just a touch too flimsy for me. Pointy thicker turtle really works well for me so far.
>>130823142Amen brotherThankfully, trying out various picks is one of the cheapest experiments a guitarist can do, gear-wiseI played the standard .6mm Tortex picks for years, I really like the amount of scratchiness you can get out of thin picks when you slant them. Switched to the small Jazz III when I joined a metal band and had to play way more 32nd notes than ever before lolI tried thicker picks (1.14 as a wee lad, .88 for the last few years) but went one size thinner because pick scrapes are way better that way.
>>130823057I have a 50' cable i got for like $20 in the late 90s that works fine. Most of the cables I needed to replace were replaced because they were stolen by some faggots my roommate let in the house. it's a fucking wire. Extremely low voltage too. It's not that complex and there's absolutely no justification for spending like 800% more
@beginners:Get a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Custom Telecaster or 60s Stratocaster. Pictured*Get a cable that will last.Get a good Ernie Ball strap, or something similar. Tighten until it rests hanging at the same spot that it rests on your legs while sitting.Get a clip-on tuner; preferably a D'Addario. You can also use a phone app, but that's not as convenient. Get a Fender Frontman 10G, a Marshall MG10G, a Vox Pathfinder 10, or a more expensive 'modeling' amp for more options. You might want headphones.Get a few pick selections, or a variety pack.Perhaps get the guitar professionally set up.Put your thumb on the back of the neck, and only press hard enough that the notes ring out without buzzing.>*Canadian pricestl;dr-- a beginner would be well off with a squier strat/tele, tuner, cable, pick(s), and an amplifier. That's a really good starting point.
>>130823214I would say get a yamaha pacifica and skip the piece of shit amp for an ir2.
>>130823295After this buy a headeush 1x12 frfr and expand a boss me90. Then after 2-5 years get a good guitar and a helix xl or neural dsp. I would say go from this to something like a prs vela s2 and a helix.
>>130823295I mean, if I was being real I'd say beginners should start with a FSR Fender '65 Princeton Reverb as well, but it's just not always in the cards.Yamaha Pacifica 112V, 112VM, & 112VMX all look stellar. I still want to get a grey one with maple neck and a black one with rosewood neck; then I want to put the maple neck on the black body and the rosewood neck on the grey. I've also considered swapping out the humbucker bridge pickup for a humbucker sized P90 down the road.But I'm telling you, the old Fender Player 1 series of guitar (or 'Player' series before 'Player II' series) was really good... but the mentioned Squiers have very nice pickups for Stratocaster and Telecaster sounds... the ones you'd expect. Furthermore, a beginner might like heavier or lighter strings than the stock ones, at which point you should look into a professional setup a restringing so that the nut is properly cut and the trussrod is at its best position.Lastly, the Telecaster, for me, turned out much nicer when I swapped the steel saddles out for Gotoh compensated brass saddles, and the strings for flatwound 13s. A Stratocaster wouldn't need a saddles swap, unless you truly prefer something uniquely different, like block saddles or titanium.Pacificas will get the job done, but the construction of the bolt-on neck guitars with the string tree past the nut is best done to Fender specifications.
I admire the playing of Brandon Ellis.https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1783174074798576.webm
>>130823465The boss ir2 is $180 on sale. And it's a great headphone amp you can then plug into a frfr so it isn't just a headphone amp. Those tiny speakered amps sound like absolute shit and nobody wants to hear a new guitarist struggling
Having said 'get a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Custom Telecaster or 60s Stratocaster' I should add that there are SG Specials from Epiphone with a gigbag for nearly the same price as the Custom Telecaster, and there's a recently released beauty of a semi-hollow for a few hundred extra.I went through a 'perfecting the Pacifica' phase and I wanted to end up with a humbucker sized P90 in the bridge, true velvets in the neck and middle, and the pull-pot would activate a strangle switch a la Jaguar; not a humbucker split.I also think the 112V with the rosewood neck and black body would swap parts well with the 112VMX--- which is the one with black hardware instead of white. It's a concept...
>>130823614I would say just get an ibanez artcore, they're great. Getting squire or epiphone you'll always think in the back of your head this is the junior shitty model. The artcore series are my favorite ibanez guitars.
>>130823573>Those tiny speakered amps sound like absolute shit and nobody wants to hear a new guitarist strugglingI just keep my volume relatively low and my door closed. Although realistically, my plateau and low practice hours is because -I- don't want to hear myself struggling. Like, I have a self taught attitude with no songs learned.... and I have been very picky. I got the Frontman 10G because it was cheap, but I also bought a Marshall MG10G for my cousin's son. The Marshall could get a nice gritty sound out of an old bolt-on Epiphone Les Paul Junior with the clipped ear headstock and a weak, barely effective humbucker. Honestly? The 3-prong guitar amps I've mentioned are stellar for tiny rooms with hard walls and solid floors.My Frontman Settings:Gain 3.5O.D. onVolume 6Treble 2Bass 3It doesn't sound like a cranky, fissy cheap old thing. It sounds like I'm playing a special Telecaster, and I like that.My only gripe is that I don't have cash and I want a $15 screwdriver to raise the neck pickup and lower the bridge pickup.
I bought this pedal off eBay 5 years ago and it never worked
I'm so fucking happy. Get to stay at my parents in the air conditioning for the weekend and practice.
>>130823723You need all those pedals?
>>130823744truthfully, no. I dont need them I just have them. I was given the board as a gift, I've never them on a real powered board just in different cases unsecured or the floor. I feel like this board is a huge step in the right direction, because doesnt have all the special effects like synths and crazy special modulations. I could maybe see switching the compressor for my pigtronix mothership 2, but I'm trying to refrain cause this board will make me focus on guitar sounds and the compressor adds a lot. Maybe ill make a video and walk through the way it's set up if anyone would find a demo interesting or whatever. The idea is that i can get a range of tones if i need to with the pedals like this, but also it's set up so i can also basically ignore 90 percent of this shit on there and just click on and off distortion over either a really clean tone or a slightly dirty tone. I have 10 pedals on there, I used to use around 20 on average.
Fingerstyle is so fucking hardI switched from anchoring my pinky to floating which I think I'm actually better at but getting good tone & accurately hitting the strings is difficult
Best color pick guard for a sunburst Jaguar?
>>130823692Are you a chat gpt instance?
I can't remember the last time I got a good mix at a gig. Or a time the FOH sound wasn't muddy as hell.
I want to play guitar.https://voca.ro/14c0cQMjeR1M
>>130819034Lanegan was a god amongst men
>>130818762What about this version?https://youtu.be/j3dlmWXP0yE
>>130823708Should have bought a Jesus pedal
>>130823949Nah, but I engage a lot with DeepSeek
>>130820155Taco belly
>>130824052Nice
>>130824268It's not that you're just a chat gpt instance, it's that you're enhancing conversations with supplemental verbal organization. You aren't just parroting, you're augmenting. This is a great way to optimize your verbal communication.
hendrix is shit
>>130824367They hated him because he told the truth
i cant find the motivation to practice today
>>130824052Ratt?
>>130823187Yeah finding the right combo of picks and strings it's probably the most important thing for me. I think I'm sorta getting closer it, still wanna try some string combos too just to see if it'll work and I'm not just thinking bullshit out of my ass.
>>130824396They hated him because he was a jew plant who sold his soul for talent and fame
i can't learn how to shred. it's over if you're not 15. boomers like us have already lost neuroplasticity...
If I'm being completely honest the Jaguar is my favorite guitar. It's not the best for every scenario but the ones it is good for it is supremely good for.
>>130824436Yep.https://voca.ro/1bSmPJAaIKhZ
>>130824632Don't try to up pick anon. Take my hand, let's down pick only and descend into hell
>>130820168Ambidexterity is a harder path.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2KfkZ1UP3Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtuKA-uETY0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXQ0OFbUde8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDKovb7HPzQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zClU98RUJG0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKEa24oY8Gchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqOtuQxhC00https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TytksdjTRJE
>>130824557You're preaching to the choir I never liked Hendrix and I hate how so many young White men look up to him as they get into guitar
>>130824632I gave up on alternate picking a while back and pretty much do economy picking only with a bit of legato and some crosspicking for certain patterns. Made some shreddy stuff a bit more within reach but I feel like I still have a long way to go to reach my ideal.
>>130824719>Who would win?
>>130824728It's his rhythm chops that are more interesting than his lead playing, imo. Not that there weren't other guys at the time playing the same kind of rhythm style but he nailed the vibe. He was good.
>>130824754>I gave up on alternate picking a while backNigga what? Alternate picking is a beginner skill & it's very important for any type of playingJust start alternate picking every time you play something and it'll come to you
Am I gonna get fucked later down the line if I float playing fingerstyle, it's easier for me than anchroing
>>130824848nah, you'll be fine
>>130824838Nah I already tried that for like 10 to 15 years.
>>130824848No but its good to know how to do it both ways. Its harder for an anchored finger player to learn floating
>>130824857>>130824910Jimmy Paige only floated.
>>130822959replace the line 6 with a fucking soran tiny stomp and you got a real beginner setup. no need for that tier of modeler when the cheap chinese shit is impressing boomers
I want to be the white Robert Fripp of copyright assertion
I guess I've been picking too hard. Today I broke two strings today on two guitars. Now I have 3 guitars with broken strings. I'm out of guitars.
>>130825002so take these broken strings and turn and cry again over fast food job listings
>>130825020That doesn't even make sense
>>130823614that's a nice Epi>>130823899gold anodized
>>130825113won’t the gold clash with the chrome?
>>130825020kek i get it anon
>made in china:(>made in china, epiphone:Owhy is guitar culture like this?
>>130825230You know they suck when they have this on the back with no gibson logos
>>130825002nah you got fucked up bridge or nut I'm the hardest picker on this board and my strings last years
If I get this will I get a girlfriend who'll like me because it's like I'm in slytherin
>>130822639overall its underwhelming imo, the pups are very lackluster. Idk if all noiseless hots are just shit, or if it has to do with the weird scale length, but they just sound hollow and flat to me... i hated the original pups which is why i wanted to change them, so I'm wondering if it has to do with the actual physics of the guitars construction
>don't think>can play fine>think>mess it upWhy
>>130825230>>130825269the truth is chinese guitars as a whole have gotten crazy good with qc. just look at all the shilling for harley benton, firefly etc lately. yeah to a degree you have paid shills, but its enough to show that there is some legitimacy to my claim beyond just shilling. i'm tellin you dude, my LS-TA changed my whole perspective... really surprised me and I've seen some shitty chinese crapola b4
>>130825463Muscle memory, just gotta play it over and over and over so that you don’t think about it
>>130825497I'm not buying chinese, I genuinely don't care about the price or how good of quality they are.
>>130825539based
>>130825497Harley Benton is Indo and their qc sucks.
>>130825463If you don't think, that means you know it. If you have to think that means you don't know it.
>>130817253Just get a baritone guitar.
My experience with Chinese guitars:>Blueridge BR183, copy of a Martin OOO 28, excellent guitar, too thick poly finish, went around the world on planes, solid spruce top split after a couple years in my non-friendly climate house>Eastman AR503CE, solid spruce top jazzbox with top-mounted neck humbucker, beautiful guitar, sold it after the split-top trauma of the Blueridge>Eastman AR810, all-acoustic archtop, all solid woods, crazy nice guitar, sold it after the split-top trauma because I didn't want to feel the shame and lose value if it happened to my two nice jazzboxesI've picked up Chinese Gretsches and Epiphones in the g-store and wasn't that impressed, or turned off. just meh
>>130823626>learning machining together
I want to pick up a Chinese made Epiphone Wiltshire because they’re like $500 but I still don’t trust Chinese guitars.
>>130825497I'm just not buying a chinese guitar, simple as.
>>130825847The photographer sued and won $2 billion.
>>130825972Africans could've ate that money
>>130815954Potentially picking up some new local gear. 2007 hot rod 62 strat with original pickups in olympic white for 999? Boss Katana artist gen 2 with stand for 350? Does anyone know if the gen 3 is that much of an improvement? Thanks!>>130821553Realistically how much does a GC tech get paid? I've got a trusted guy at my local who knows his stuff. He's an oldhead, so I'm sure he doesn't need the money, but I've always wondered what he takes home from it.
What's like an alternate blues driver, where it colors your tone just a bit grittier but it works with everything
>>130825539>>130825930You WILL buy chinese. You WILL enjoy it. You WILL post about enjoying it.
>>130826044that green pedal, the tubecrusher or tubesmasher or whatever it is called. its the one everyone uses
>>130826044Nashville guys like the Maxon 808, I think. That's more of a Tube Screamer vibe though.
>>130824655play your instrument and quit posting faggy pictures of your room/gear
>>130826141poorfag
>>130825002it's always underaged retards that don't know how to change their strings. Fucking faggot by the age of 14 I could change my strings and had a stack of them on hand. They're like ten bucks a pop.
>>130825497I got a chinese strat because it was $200 and was a great platform for a loaded pickguard I had floating around from the 90s. Needed to file the frets down a little bit, but once I got rid of the chinky stinky wiring/pots/pickups it sounded fucking awesome. Great beater guitar that I don't need to worry about. If it gets stolen from my truck oh well, like $300 net down the drain - I've gotten far more hours of enjoyment out of it than that.
>the anons who post pictures of their gear are also the anons always posting vocaroos>”play your guitar instead of posting pictures”>but the anons saying that never post their playing
>>130826044Duke of Tone or another bluesbreaker circuit pedal>>130826101Yeah 808 is a tubescreamer circuit. Nashville guys like the nobels odr-1.
>>130826271>never post their playingThey never post anything but seethe
>>130826141I post my playing all the time lil bro.
>>130826291>nobels odr-1ah yeah, that's the one.
>>130826185my cable bag is worth more than your most expensive guitar, i can promise you that m8
>>130826338i don't think i've ever seen a voca on any of your pic posts. if you do it all the time, then link 3 of them now
>asks for voca>posts no vocaI'm tired boss
HELP: should I buy one of these lil turds and slap on a vegatrem? I'm the truck driver guy and i normally only play ht, but i've really been craving the shaft of a nice whammy system lately. i don't want floyd rose, it gives me the ickhttps://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KPBSCBCT--kramer-baretta-special-candy-blue
>>130826656I wanted one of these but the blocky heel joint is kind of a deal breaker for me.
>>130825002Guess it's off to guitar center with your stupid ass now, to pay some fat slob to put his greasy fingers on your guitars
>>130826711never noticed that, but yeah you are right. ive also got one of these lyin around in my storage unit. how hard would it be to put a vegatrem on this puppy, which is hardtail?
>>130826767You'd have to drill out the hole for the trem and for the springs in the back. It's pretty hard to do on your own if you don't have the tools and expertise and I imagine it'll cost a pretty penny if you ask the tech to do it. Buying a new guitar with a trem and replacing it is probably the best way to go if you want a vega.
the vocaroos kinda suck its either shitty mic bedroom riffs or the stockest stock of stockerton backing track with the wankiest wankerton as many notes as you can fit diarrhea or rarely boring grandpa guitar
>>130826867>the vocaroos kinda suck its either shitty mic bedroom riffs or the stockest stock of stockerton backing track with the wankiest wankerton as many notes as you can fit diarrhea or rarely boring grandpa guitarEvery time>pic related: every time
>>130826867>posts no vocaKnow your role and shut your mouth
>>130826414>the delusions of a bedroom rockstar
>>130826867You obviously didn't listen to my vocas.
>>130826446Sorry anon, but I'm not going to be doing that.
As much as people make of it, nobody's going to dox you based on your uniquely identifiable vibrato.
>>130827150Of course the ai slop poster can't play guitar.
I can't find a tone I'm happy with. I want a guitar tone that has a very distant feel. Maybe like you took a surf guitarist and you made them do shrooms, and it made them feel hallucinste that they were a ghost. I can't figure it out and it's giving me a headache.
>>130827552I mean he can't, but he DOES post vocas
>>130827560Bazingahttps://voca.ro/1clsm1jA3ovc
>>130826867you're right
Can’t wait to pick up my new guitar. It’s been over a day of waiting for the order to be finalised.
https://voca.ro/18t3S30U14ar
>>130822959I’ve played guitar before. Been playing since I was 8.
obligatory national anthem, hope i didn't butcher ithttps://vocaroo.com/13EZPQhHZrbE
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>>130820805kek fixed it, turns out I was playing a c5 with a g in the bass in the original and thats why it didnt sound right
>>130827556I'd look into reverse reverb "bloom" effects and regenerated delays.
