"8 (eight) guys and a goat" Edition.

Good morning, it's phyrigan Wednesday. Practicing jamming today. What I've been doing is just taking the shape of scale and messing around with notes half step above or below while returning home. One thing I'm trying to figure out is how to change home while playing. Abusing the 404 FX's with my drum machine keeps the solo jams fun.

1st 4 never shittin/gg/ cum
#IntactBlackCherry

>>126678014
>phyrigan
flat 2, 3, 6, and 7

It's just minor with the flat 2. You can run your comfy minor pent and heavily splash in the half step above the root.

>local music scene is non existent
>don't know what the fuck to do other than practicing endlessly, posting covers on youtube and hoping to get a hit
Is this what being a guitarist in 2025 is like

Mountain won, I concur.

>>126678270
Despite living in a huge city my local rock """scene""" is shitty djentslop, aging boomers playing bad AC/DC covers and mediocre left-wing punk bands. It's all very cliquey too and full of the dumbest drama imaginable.

fighting the urge to buy 50's fender single coils to put in my squier sonic cheapo

i just found the key of 2 songs i was listening to by ear and jammed over some of the parts and its really cool how you can just do that. you think all these songs you hear have no more room but as long as you follow the rhythm you can play whatever. thats really cool

very cool

how often do you change your strings

>>126680535
Ranges from once every two months to once a decade maybe depending on the guitar

>>126679966
>thats really cool
It's crazy to me that there are people who completely refuse to ever try to learn songs by ear. Like, you completely lock yourself out of learning 99% of songs because you are dependent on others tabbing the songs out for you

>>126680597
its way easier than i thought and once you understand the concept of going home, after the 1st beat you play whatever the fuck you want. now i get what people mean when you can play anything. i thought it was an exaggeration but its not

>>126680535

When one breaks (and I didn't have specific replacement in my spares drawer) or if Im doing upgrades, neither happens often.

>boot up overdrive demo
>70% rambling:30% hearing the overdrive
>"clean" tone is already maxed
>bro forgets there's 20+ frets and 6 strings and doesn't strum chord once
>blues lick-shredding sounds like a cat fight
>skip to the parts where it's the pedal on its own
>just another tube screamer clone anyway

>>126677909 (OP)
lol i remember this issue of guitar world. so much cringe in one photo. there was some drama about who got to sit next to jimmy page or whatever like wow cry more about it you rich wankers

new line 6 helix deallydoo just got announced
looks pretty slick, they added cloning for like everything, definitely gonna get one

definitely

I started playing when I was 13. When I was 15 I got into programming and hacking, and spent most of my life in IT while farting around with 2 years worth of guitar skills. I retired at 37 in 2017 but kept up my side-hustles.
Now AI is rendering those skills useless. People can pretend otherwise, but those arguments are made in ignorance. I can't continue to put effort into those skills.
So it's back to guitar for me. I'm putting all of my energy into the instrument. I've been playing daily and making actual gains, but now it's time to get serious and pay for a learning platform.
Thanks for reading my book. Any suggestions?

>>126681568
What's your goal for the instrument?

>>126681598
Just to not suck. Personal accomplishment only, I'm not trying to make money with it. Maybe get good enough to join a boomer band and play standards in someones garage every 3rd saturday or w/e.
I'm already not terrible, I've just never had enough technique to, for instance, play the fast parts of any solo.

>>126681629
>play the fast parts of any solo.
I like Troy Stetina's metal lead guitar book series. It's basically a bunch of lessons with a solo at the end of each chapter, starting easy and getting progressively more difficult. You can probably find it online and there are tons of transcriptions of the solos too if you just want those

>>126681629
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJwa8GA7pXCWAnIeTQyw_mvy1L7ryxxPH
This playlist, lessons from your local shop, online tabs of your favorite songs and an optional drum machine are all you need. The drum machine would be for keeping rhythm while practicing but you could always use a vst or youtube. I just prefer analog stuff.

>>126677909 (OP)
>>126681342
I prefer the pic rel version where the ibeenhad virgins have to rightly sit at the feet of the gibson, fender, gretsch Chads
Fruiscante was seething at Tom Morello
>"You don't cut in front of somebody just to be the hotshot standing next to Jimmy Page," Frusciante spits. "What, he deserves to stand next to him more than I do?"
>The guilty party, it turns out, is Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello. Or as Frusciante prefers to call him, the dude from Rage Against the Machine. "He's supposed to be Mr. Nice Guy," says Frusciante, 33. "But when you cut in front of another man to be seen in a photograph next to somebody else, that's just greed. That's a businessman move. That's not a move of a rock musician or somebody that cares about music. That's the move of somebody who wants to be seen a certain way. It's a yuppie move."

>>126681724
froosh is only standing because he sees a crack rock in the distance. Nice gretsch though.

>>126681697
>lessons from your local shop
I'm hikikomori these days, I really need online material. I don't mind paying I just don't want to have that barrier to keeping up with my lessons.
Part of wanting to do this is the hopes that maybe if I get good enough I can join a funsey band to get me out of this shell a bit,

>>126681724
That's such a Tom Morello thing to do, god I hate that guy

>>126681759
true but froosh only seethed so much cos he wanted to be the guy standing next to page which kind of kills his argument

New guitar please say congrats

>>126681841
Post playing retard. Anyone can buy a guitar.

>>126681841
Nice guitar. Got em seething already.

>>126681800
Nah. Have you ever lined up for a photo all nice and neat and then had someone shoulder their way in because they wanted to be next to someone? It's a dick move, period.
And I like Morrelo more than Froosh but I'd be pissed too, assuming this is in any way legitimate.

>>126681841
Nice, those 32 series are sick
>>126681872
kys

>>126681872
no
>>126681891
thx

>>126681841
Not my style but any NGD should be celebrated, grats anon

>>126681724
>>126681800
>>126681892
the funniest part is that tom was too pussy to pull it on slash and knew he couldnt big league him so he did it to froosh kek

https://line6.com/helix-stadium/?utm_source=announce&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=line6_helix_stadium&utm_term=launch&utm_content=cta&lid=7mrcfp3anqc4


New helix just dropped.

>>126681841
Based

Talk me out of it

>>126681992
This looks like a stimming toy for autists

>>126681992
Nice pedal...if you're a faggot.

>>126682025
I mean...

>>126681992
its imminently useful so naturally the useless crabs here have a problem with it
get a studio pair

>>126682058
I don't even want it for DI though, am I a faggot for just wanting it for the tone shaping? I'm a sucker for stacked drives and this thing is sexy as fuck as a preamp

https://youtu.be/cv5tP2l3Z3o?si=gxu1p3Pm0DzBon1q

Definitely buying one of these when they release this fall. Should be the best modeler ever made.

>>126682090
>$600 for tone shaping
Yes, you're a faggot

>>126682119
It's a toy.

>>126682090
people use them for everything, its a Swiss Army knife
seen them used as mic pres instead of rack gear a lot too
go for it and tell the seething poor to suck an egg
>>126682119
ya preorders start on the 25th definitely getting in line for one, im really curious as to what the big stuff the guy at the presentation couldnt talk about could be

>>126682136
6 hundy?!
Wait for Behringer to come out with one pick it up for a tenner probably.

>>126682214
Idk but line 6 makes quality products and I’m glad they made something that can compete with the capturing modelers like kemper and neural. Now you get all the great line 6 features and ease of use with the ability to capture amps and pedals and beyond. Whatever they’re saving has to be so good that they don’t want to give their competitors time to come up with something similar by namm. I’m really excited because the helix wasn’t keeping up with neural or axe fx in terms of sound quality. This new processor should fix that. I think it’s 1799 for the floor and 2199 for the floor xl. I’ll probably get the floor xl. Now I just need to figure out what frfr I’m going to run. Hopefully they have something coming out for that, too.

>>126682291
i think you hit the nail on the head, dont want to give competitors an idea. actually pretty excited ive been wanting something like this since being disappointed by fenders offering
the stem separation tech in it is very interesting, it’ll be a lot of fun to tool around with and jam with
funnily enough i was just look at frfrs to go with it too, seems like the best one is the powercab plus, has an IR loader, built in IRs and an led screen

i wonder if its going to have something to do with the variax, they discontinued all of the variax models yet they added a port for a variax module

>>126682331
Actually it might be the capturing functions they’re withholding because I saw a mode called “capture” in the video but they didn’t release any information about it. Will be interesting to see the full release at namm. I’m going to buy one either way, because I like line 6 form factors and editing software and I previously owned a helix I really liked. I think one of the more exciting things for me is Bluetooth / WiFi integration. Now you’ll have iPhone / iPad apps to edit your patches and irs etc real time, and can stream backing tracks from your devices wirelessly to practice with. You should be able to record wirelessly to your iPhone or iPad as well which will be great for guys who are traveling. I mean this pretty much does everything I’ve been wanting out of a modeler for the past 15 years.

>>126682365
That could be true as well. I wonder if they’ll reintroduce the old Roland synth pickup thing for variax since Yamaha owns Roland now. Would be killer to be able to take a single guitar on stage and play literally any tuning. They could also have pickup / guitar sims. Like imagine being able to take one guitar on stage and have it sound like a 59 Les Paul one song, an emg 81 the next, tele pickup the next. Etc. or it could be their own proprietary pickups that you install that can model it all. But I bet it has something to do with that.

>>126682380
i think theres more, the guy at the presentation said theres stuff that hes not allowed to talk about but he talked about the amp cloning stuff and the amp cloning is advertised on the page as well
didnt even think about the bluetooth integration, an IOS editor would be supremely based
and same, they covered every base I could possibly want. its like a hardware DAW for instruments

>>126682417
If it’s the Roland synth pickup variax thing, imagine being able to take your favorite playing guitar out in standard tuning with 9 gauge strings and play everything from drop a to open g to capo on any fret in any pickup configuration you could dream of. You could literally tour with a single guitar and a helix. I bet it’d pitch correct your tuning as well. That could be absolutely game changing.

>>126682119
what can it do that a quad cortex can't do better at much less space on your pedalboard and without a plastic casing?

>>126682460
And I bet it’ll integrate with WiFi as well so you don’t even need a wireless pack to play. I mean, the possibilities are endless. Even if it’s just a new line of variax guitars that are extremely well built it would be a game changer.

>>126682410
very exciting if true, dont wanna get my hopes up too much on a new variax but the signs seem to point to it
they mentioned “and beyond “ when talking about the capture tech, just spitballing but if they figured out a way to do captures for guitars and stuck that into a variax I’ll lose my fucking mind lol

>>126682474
They will have the stomp / pod go models in this configuration as well. I think they’re going to call it the stadium, studio, bar, and bedroom

>>126682490
It would absolutely destroy the boomer vintage market. Imagine being able to clone Stevie ray Vaughans exact tone from his number one Strat, or Jimmy page’s 59 Les Paul. I mean. You could literally play anything that feels good in your hands and replicate the most expensive tones on the planet.

>>126682501
that's cool but why would I get any of these things when a QC is cheaper, has the same functions and is not 50% made out plastic?
I know I sound cynical but I'm completely serious, why would I pick this over a QC outside of it being hyped as a new release?

>>126682513
like “oh that guitar just has the perfect mojo, will now you can capture it and have its unique signal character in the variax” on top of all the tuning and pickup shenanigans
i stayed away from the original line of variax because it just didnt seem quite there yet, i really hope (and am now convinced ) that’s the special announcement theyre saving for NAA
>>126682501
itll be club instead of bar but the rest tracks , tese things get used in churches too yanno

>>126682522
the product page states the top is aluminum and the bottom is steel, so it’s not plastic
and the QC is essentially abandonware at this point, this does everything the QC does on top of stem splitting for backing tracks, deep MIDI integration and the hypothetical variax weve been discussing that they hinted at

>>126682573
>QC is essentially abandonware at this point
huh? qrd?
didn't they just recently drop some new updates or was this just for the mini?

>>126682573
I didn’t even read about the stem splitting part. That’s insane. You’ll be able to narrow down any guitar track you want to cover, as well as integrate the rest of the instruments if you want to cover it live. You’ll be able to throw actual stems from like say jump for rhythm and keyboards and play the song with a 3 piece. You could put the backup vocal stems in there as well. Pretty insane

>Watches bot shill in amusement
So blatant. Time to make a sandwich while it whirrs.

>>126682596
the update for the QC was just to switch the audio codec since the one it used was discontinued
>>126682612
its a boon for one man party autists like myself, can do a whole gig just with yourself and the unit
again just to nail it home, the variax has been discontinued for nearly 3 years now. they have to be bringing out an update for it otherwise they wouldnt of added the port.

Actually the pocket pod is really cool.

>>126682665
For sure. That’s probably what it is but we’ll have to wait to find out how it’s going to work. Pretty excited. It’s about time we get some actual innovation in the guitar world.

worth it?

>>126682840
its always yamaha too
they changed the synth game with the DX7, then again with amps with the release of the original helix, and are likely about to do it again with guitars
>>126682893
never understood the diff between all the big muffs

ydna amps vs tgp
https://www.youtube.com/live/i4XZL1sWhTM
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/never-buy-a-production-pcb-tube-amp-again.2663409/

more fun stuff

>>126681747
2-3 months of lessons so you know how to hold the instrument and move your fingers will help you build a foundation that'll make you not suck in a year. if you only practice by yourself, you'll never know what youre doing. lessons are extremely cheap.

>>126682893
I don’t understand why you wouldn’t get a regular big muff instead

Is it normal to ignore the metronome after a few seconds?

>>126683419
Yes, the metronome is just a suggestion. Don't let it get in the way of your rocker spirit.

>>126681724
>sloppy player who wants to be seen next to Jimmy Page calls out sloppy player who wants to be seen next to Jimmy Page
>>126681841
Congratulations, Anon.

>>126683527
>>sloppy player who wants to be seen next to Jimmy Page calls out sloppy player who wants to be seen next to Jimmy Page
Frusciante is the best guitarist in that photoshoot by far.

>>126681724
who are the guys between wylde and the aerosmith dude?

>>126683602
Dean Deleo from the stone temple pilots and the guitarist from Korn. I think his stage name is head

>>126683419
guitar players dont need rhythm they just need to not suck

>>126682119
>touch screen on a pedal
LOL
M
A
O

>>126683696
i thought that might be the guy from korn, but didn't recognize the other guy at all

>>126683736
Learn some STP songs anon, you'll discover a whole bunch of quirky Jazz chords

>pink guitar
>pink amp
>pink cable
>pink guitar case
find a flaw

>>126683977
No pink pedals.

>>126681724

I only posted the OP picture to trigger the froosh poster and I knew you'd post this. LMAO!!!!

>>126684023
based puppetmaster

>>126681841

Post it on reddit they eat this stuff up

>>126682090
>I don't even want it for DI though
It's an analog parametric eq with fancy knobs, you can use it for anything you want. Only two problems here:
1 it's expensive
2 being a parametric eq, this pedal has many tones that sound good, but far more tones that sound like shit, you really have to be able to tell the difference

What countries are your guitars from /gg/?

>>126684180
USA, China, and Indonesia

>>126684180
Mostly USA/Mexico and then two cheapo models from Indonesia and China.

>>126684180
12 USA
1 Japan
2 Mexico

>>126684180
One made in USA, one is actually from Korea, and another from Indonesia
I guess 2 made in the USA if Ukuleles count

>>126684180
4x USA electrics
2x Japan electrics
2x Indonesia electrics
2x Korea acoustics
1x Mexico electric

>get gotoh tuners for my jackson
>should be a perfect fit
>holes dont line up perfectly but screw it
>manage to screw them all in
>tighten the low e one a little too much
>headstock cracks
Just my shitty luck (although I was stupid taking it quick and easy). It's a hairline crack, I use 10-52s and I played through RIP afterwards but it still sucks. Will keep an eye on it so it doesn't get even more messy in the future.

>>126684473
>gotoh
this fucking brand has caused me nothing but headaches, here's my latest experience:

>buy Warwick bass for a killer deal on craigslist
>want to buy fancy gotoh tuners for it
>order expensive pack and it arrives
>holes are like half a millimeter too narrow and I don't want to break the headstock trying to force it in
>bring it to local luthier
>he doesn't have the necessary tool for this particular weird size so he order it from the manufacturer (adds like 2 weeks more to the waiting list)
>manages to do it and essentially he made a loss since he didnt want to bill me for the tool which cost him more than he was charging me
>he loses the nut from my warwick (warwicks have a special kind of nut that is detachable with tiny screws to adjust the nut height) during the repairs and I notice it while picking up the instrument
>can't find it in his workshop so now he has to order a new one since he's a professional and a decent guy
>new nut is 150 bucks because it was the fancy brass nut that you can only order from warwick themselves
>another 3 weeks wait because it comes from Germany
in the end the guy spent close to 200 bucks on a 30 bucks job and all of that could have been avoided if Gotoh did not have tuners that are literally less than half a millimeter wider than most bass brands offer...

>>126684569
Your tech can't find a drill bit?

>>126684621
he has dozens but the particular one that had a size fitting for the tuners he did not have nor had he ever seen this particular size so first he had to look up where to even find one online and order it. He was amazed himself.

drop C# is fun as fuck.

>>126684569
That's really fucking annoying lol. At least you got a good tech on your hands. I brought my LP and Benton to a tech last time to get them set up. LP hasn't been set up properly in years, strings getting stuck in the nut and it wouldn't stay in tune, same with the Benton when I used the trem. Paid 140 euros to get the LP back with even more buzzing and strings getting stuck and the Benton wouldn't hold tune for shit with the trem. Also he didn't even polish all the frets properly, the cunt.

Have fun with that bass. I just hope my Jackson don't crack any more. It's a cheapo Chinese one so it won't be much of a loss but I'd still lose my only V for a while and I fucking love the thing. Will still need to take it to the shop for a nut change but I'll be lazy on that for a while more.

>>126683807
Seconded. Dean deleo and Robert deleo are genius level songwriters. The songs sound simple but they’re incredibly complex and difficult to pull off. I still haven’t attempted a cover of trippin on a hole in a paper heart just because of how difficult it is to play.

>>126684708
why not take the tuners out and put some that fit? the cracks are only gonna get worse even if they seem to "fit" now since the wood is under constant strain. You could probably still salvage the guitar.

>Benton
I have a HB six string bass which I bought before I fully commited to buying an expensive sixxer and I put the warwick tuners on that one after I got the Gotohs on the wick and holy shit did I not know how much of a difference good tuners make, the instrument is fucking amazing now, it was great before but after putting some actual quality tuners on it the thing is on a whole other level. It's now my back-up bass beating several Ibanezes that cost a hell of a lot more.

>>126684180
I have one guitar currently and it’s a Mexican charvel but it might as well be made in America because most of it is and the rest is assembled 20 miles across the border. Fender USA employs mostly beaners these days anyway. There’s really no difference aside from the hardware and clear coat. Charvel’s have premium hardware with the exception of the Korean Floyd 1000. So yeah

Should I upgrade to Shure srh440a or sennheiser 280 pro? Was also considering sony mdr7506 but those seem too trebly and I don't want that.

>>126684805
I have both. I use the shure for guitar monitoring and the sennheiser for gaming (built into a gaming headset from another manufacturer.) they’re both good. I don’t really notice a difference in quality between the two other than I have a sound blaster ae-7 configured to equalize the sennheiser headset for gaming and I run my shure through a universal audio interface. I use shure in ear monitors as well. They’re both sort of entry mid level so I don’t think there’s going to be a drastic difference.

>>126684784
They do fit, the tuners themselves aren't the issue. It's the screw holes. On some they were pretty matched but on others, like the low e, the hole in the headstock is like a millimetre away from the hole on the tuner. Also gotoh screws were a little thicker so that probably added more strain. At this point I'm just gonna cross my fingers and hope for the best and deal with any bullshit when it arrives. Worst case scenario I'll have to glue or get a new neck which would be a pain but that's what I get for being hasty. Should have just filled the holes up and drill out new ones but yeah.

And Bentons are really good instruments. I got the pro tele with the trem (which I regret now cause I really can't be fucking bothered with trems again and the tele body is just to thick and bulky to be comfortable) but the neck is really good, plus it came with locking tuners and stainless steel frets. With a good setup it'd be killer. Do wish I went for a trem-less strat from that series, those this are much more contoured. Also I really fucking wish they did more good looking Vs. Their victory series looks kinda ugly with those protrusions in the v and the shape by the neck heel. If they made a prettier V with better fret access I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

>>126677909 (OP)
Page, Perry and Slash are the only good ones. Wylde is good but too lame
The rest are digshit

>>126684891
Yeah that's what I think too, especially since I'm not much of an audio nerd and my current headphones are those focusrite bundle ones. I imagine either of them are gonna be an upgrade regardless but still, can't help but compare. I'd use them for playing/recording/mixing in a daw along with everything else from listening to music and watching shows. Which would you say are more comfortable for long sessions?

>>126684891
Actually I apologize mine are based on the open back 580 drivers
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B084GFGMYT?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
And then my Shure headset is the srh840a
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00OP93VI0?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

>>126681841
She’s a beaut

>>126684788
>It's a mexican but its as good as a MIA trust me bro
>its dogshit but so is fender these days trust me bro
>its got premium hardware except for the most important piece of hardware on a guitar trust me bro
holy shit you can't make this level of cope up
should have saved up for a guitar you don't have to make excuses for

>>126684923
Shure are more comfortable for prolonged wear, but the mass drop headset I have with the sennheiser drivers and open back ear pads is nothing like what you’re looking at. I do find the Shure so comfortable that when I’m just browsing the computer / chilling I will route my audio signal through them. Even with fairly glasses on they don’t bother me too much. The sennheiser I get a wicked headache after an hour or two with glasses on. But again it’s not the same design so I have no idea. I do feel like the sennheiser has better bass drivers, but I don’t think that necessarily lends it to be better for guitar or studio stuff. The shures are incredibly flat but have great sound. I did a lot of research when I bought them and at the price point (below 200) I think the shures were the most authentic for mixing.

>>126684968
1.
Floyd rose 1000 is a German spec Floyd rose manufactured in a first world country (Korea) using the same metals and tooling and is by all accounts 99% as good as the original Floyd rose. I’ve played a ton of Floyd rose guitars with originals, specials, etc, and this one is indiscernible from the original.
2.
The frets are rolled, the necks are straight, the pots are quality no load and the hardware is of the quality you would expect out of a USA instrument. The necks are graphite reinforced.

There is not a drastic difference between Mexican and USA charvels and I say that as someone who has owned dozens of USA and foreign made guitars. They are a great value and are solid instruments. At most I would expect to replace the input jack if it goes bad, maybe a selector switch or pot. The tuning machines are as good as any USA fender I’ve touched. The frets are as good as any USA fender. Even Cameron cooper who has played every charvel model on the planet prefers the pro mod Mexican models because they have coil splitting and are offered in a wider array of colors.

>use 404 ring mod, distortion, lofi and compressor on drums
>sounds really cool
>drop bass to D#
>jamming occurs
>notice i can take any drum beat and make it sound like whatever genre i want depending on how i play
These last 2 days have been so big for me and I got a jam session coming up Friday. Love music

>>126684180
she's indonesian

>>126684977
Thanks for the info. I've been looking at the shure ones for a while now so I might just go for them. My noob ears probably wouldn't even hear the difference between the two in audio but at least they won't be hurting. At this point comfort is most important to me, so far all the phones I had would get my ears aching the longer I wore them, even the ones that went around them. And it's gonna be an upgrade from these focusrite ones for sure, these cunts had to be soldered once already and they don't even have the same volume in both phones.

>>126684761
Wait until you learn Sour Girl, just learn this one chord you'll use for a single upstroke before switching to a barre chord, now repeat it as fast as Dean does on an Acoustic.

>>126684301
>12 USA

are baritone guitars a meme?

>>126685178
Duh

>>126685150
I mean Shure is industry standard for recording, monitoring, and mixing. Their sm-57 microphone is like 60 bucks and has been used on every major recording since the 60s. They’re comfortable. I’ve had mine for over two years now used daily and they show no signs of wear. They’re super high quality. The only thing you may not like is how they sound because they are very flat but they’re designed to be that way for mixing. I would not hesitate to buy them again.

>>126685178
Like anything else, they're a tool. They can be really cool when used interestingly. My favorite baritone guitar song is Spanked by Van Halen

>>126685178
Not when you’re drop tuned. I used to play a bc rich Flying V baritone I think it was a 27.5 inch scale and I would tune it to drop c. Very nice for doing all that metalcore stuff without having to have 12 gauge strings or play a floppy mess.

>>126680535
As little as possible. If you keep your guitars relatively clean and in a stable climate, they can last years. Typically 12-30 months.

>>126685208
That's really good to hear. I've been using these focusrite ones for a couple of years now and the pleather on the cushions has started wearing off a lot with the sponge showing. Can't wear them for a long time either and the audio volume is mismatched. Overall the shure sounds like a massive upgrade.

I don't know how they are in terms of flatness though cause I've never had something like that to compare. I'm sure I'll get used to it after a while, and honestly I would prefer them that way when I start mixing and all. Having one pair of headphones I can use for pretty much everything is the goal right now.

>>126680535
Every 3-6 months on average if I’m playing 2+ hours every day. I use d’addario nyxl and have my guitars setup professionally. I bend over 2 steps a LOT and use heavy vibrato.

>>126677909 (OP)
i got it
i managed to string it
2 fucking hours just to do it but its pretty good

sounds more like a guitar than an eletric guitar but hey its working

even my shitty usb cable works, i kinda managed to make it work on my pc too
it just sounds way too low for my taste i gotta fiddle with the drivers and then i can finaly learn how to play it

>>126674985
special thanks to that anon that gave me a tutorial yesterday

>>126685416
2 hours? Were you doing it with your feet?

>>126685416
good job, now show the headstock so we know you didn't wind the strings the wrong way

This place has become immeasurably less toxic since the demise of you-know-who, but there's just this one fucking anon that refuses to let it all the way out of the mire.

>>126677909 (OP)

I'm thinking about getting a classic vibe mustang, on the cheap.

Does anyone have experience with them and recommendations as far as what I can upgrade to make it sound and play better??

I only play in drop F.

>>126682893
Get the one with the tone wicker, it’s the most dynamic Muff that I’ve ever tried.

>>126685447
The bridge is probably cheap plated nickel, replace it for stainless steel. Fender bridges are easy as fk to replace if you just have a screwgun. Also the pickups are usually less-than-stellar but unless you get down with a soldering gun you'll want to take it to a music store for that.

>>126677909 (OP)

When adjusting a trussrod, should I adjust gradually throughout a couple of days or can I do the entire adjustment in one day?

>>126685478

Thanks, I can solder without problems, but I've not been blown away by any of aftermarket pickups. Do you have any recommendations?

>>126685479
You dont need to let the wood settle or anything, you can do it all at once. just adjust incrementally and check the relief every couple of centimeters turn. The biggest mistake is over-adjusting, people don't realize how little it takes.

>>126685430
cause i did the last string the wrong way and i had to redo it and i was REALY REALY afraid of snaping that tiny little 6th string like you have NO idea

>>126685437
right here
all counter clockwise and bellow the sticking cord
i will cut them later i dont have cable cutters with me now

>>126685488
I don't know anything about Mustangs so I did a quick search to see if they just used generic single-coils, and it looks like the classic vibe pickups aren't ceramic so you may not need to upgrade them.
I have Fishman Fluence's in my MiM and love their tone but hate having active pickups as I always forget to unplug the fucking thing.

>>126684968
Eh, the QC is better but the production process is identical for the most part. MIMs and top line Squires have both gotten significantly better in the last decade. Compared to the mid 00s they’re much better. Again the QC on USA will be better but generally MIM/USA are closer than they’ve ever been, anon has a point in that regard..

>>126685491
NTA but the few times I tried adjusting the truss rod it did literally nothing even after a couple turns, maybe mine is just broke or a fake or something

>>126685447
I got a lemon CV Jaguar but generally they seem to be serviceable and even very nice with a few upgrades.

>>126685479
There is a LOT of broscience and wrong info about truss rods on the internet that has done more damage than one could possibly imagine. New guitarists scared to death of doing setups at home so they pay 100 bucks for someone to turn a wrench for them
No, you're not going to snap your neck in half if you turn the truss rod too much too quickly. No you're not going to irreparably damage anything if you adjust it more than 1/86th of a turn or whatever nonsense they say.
Just give it a turn, check the relief, give it another if it needs it and check again the next day just to make sure it's still good
It's a fucking truss rod

>>126679203
hell yeah

>>126685518
If it's a cheap shit guitar there's a very good chance your truss rod isn't even engaged and does nothing
>b-but my Mexican strat is just as good as the American one!
every time

>>126685580
NTA and in general I agree but that's not how Fender necks differ. Same exact cavity measurement, same exact truss rod. Diff example next time maybe

>>126680535
after I switched to d'addario XS, every 3+ months when my sweat finally manages to wear through the plastic coating.
I store my guitars outside of the case now with no issues. uncoated ernie balls would turn black on me in 48 hours. This includes my guitar with a gotoh floyd that I yank on and divebomb with like an absolute chimpanzee.
I get that people might not like how slippery and bright XS strings are, but I love them.
Captcha: WOSMOS

>>126680535
If I break a string, I change the whole set as an excuse to clean my fretboard.
i break a string like twice a year which is why I take the opportunity while I have it.

>>126685666
D’addario strings are for sure the best on the market and worth the price

>>126685739
agreed, I use nyxl's and they keep their clarity for an impressive amount of time.

On that subject why are acoustic strings so much grittier than electrin strings even when brand new? I can't stop making a fuck ton of scratching noise and sliding up and down is hard

>>126685776
I’ve heard about stringjoy being good, but I refuse to use strings called stringjoy and also they are shilled relentlessly. So I’ll stick to d’addario. Ernie ball are also decent but don’t hold up as well in my experience

>>126682893
The op amp one is the most versatile, but this one sounds the best to my ears.
It's worth it but you can get it even cheaper used.
Not exactly a lot of parts that could go bad on one of these.

>>126685792
Because they need to be louder without artificial amplification.

>>126677909 (OP)
Simpler times, when you didn't have to play 9 string djent to be considered good.

>>126685600
should have used squire as a better example but you get the point

>>126685722
i broke a string for the first time the other day in probably 5 years. and that was during a string change when i was stretching them, the high e snapped
i never understood string breakers. and i bend the shit out of my strings when i play my blooze music
ernie ball 9-46, i simply don't break them

>>126685889
Can they not do that without being gritty as fuck

>>126685666
that was my issue. they felt too slippery and i hated the hand feel. i guess i just want more resistance when i play

>>126685979
Most of the time strings break due to the guitar or the quality of the strings and don't have anything to do with the player, the high E on my one guitar with tune o matic keeps breaking at the saddle until I replaced it with rollers, and then there's chinese fake strings that will just break for no reason

>>126686022
>Most of the time strings break due to the guitar
i'm old enough to have a real job and as a result i don't own any cheap garbage instruments, so that makes sense

Best style of tuners ever created

how often do you oil/treat your fretboard?

>>126686442
When changing strings (almost never)

Never because they're all maple boards with thick glossy finish

>>126684180
6 Japan
4 USA
3 Korea
1 China

>>126686442
When I clean them and restring because the look of finger dirt irritates me. I also think the strings feel natural a little lubed up. They slide better and it cuts down on noise. It's nice to have new guitar feel and not just leave it to rot because your rusty strings dig into your shit every time you pickup the neglected plank.

>>126683049
This weirdo streams all day to like 5 people. He's not completely off the mark about shit built amps, but he's also trying to pedal his homemade marshall for 66 hundred dollars.

>>126677909 (OP)
I wish I played like them
Too bad I'm too chicken to install the malwa- erm, cdlc mod for rocksmith 2014

>>126685920
Ironically I put one of my Teles in 5 strings open G Keith Richards tuning and I'm having the most fun playing guitar that I've had in years

>>126686442
My rosewood boards? Once a year IF they look dry.
Maple? Never because they're finished

>>126685920
You still don't. The general public doesn't even give the most minor single shit about djent.

>>126685979
Yeah this >>126686022 is just wrong. Certain things like break angles and string tree types and badly cut nuts and whatnot in cheap guitars will break more strings, but the reality is some people break strings and others don't because of differences in picking technique.
Some players have a very light touch on the strings, usually due to "incorrect" picking techniques like string hopping/bouncing. 99% of these players have serious issues once they enter the intermediate stage. It's a common trap because it feels more accurate and less noisy to the self-taught beginner.
Proper picking technique required to build any real kind of speed (not talking about trem picking) requires more of an attack -through- the string. Fast players also tend to use the most rigid picks they can find. Combine the two and you get considerably more string breaks.

>>126687404
The general public doesn't really care about guitars in general, if you even mention you play guitar people think you're a poser

Is it really necessary to leave a new guitar in the box for 24 hours after shipping?
It's only risking cosmetic damage and not warping right?

>>126687438
Talk is cheap. It takes about 15 seconds with a guitar in hand to blow a normie away if you are good.

>>126687438
>if you even mention you play guitar people think you're a poser
mentioning that you play guitar is cringe. you should avoid doing it, and if you do admit to it you should act embarrassed by it, like it's something you did as a kid and haven't really given up on yet

>>126687455
It risks damage to the finish in most cases. You're probably referring to the infamous sweetwater sticker. Two tips: if you know the guitar is in a padded case you can ignore the advice outright as it'll be insulated against anything except the arctic. Also, if there's not much difference in the temp of the box and your ambient temp, you can get away with just waiting an hour or two.

>>126687570
If you admit it, have something to show for it. Defend your art on the instrument, not with talk.

whoa

>>126687589
If I give them a link to my youtube channel would it still be cringe

https://youtu.be/jCikGXjSo8A

>>126687469
This. And you can get a pop from the most jaded guitar hater if you jokingly start playing Wonderwall before you launch into whatever you really want to play. I can't tell you how many times I've heard anticipatory groans turn into laughs using that trick.

I show a picture of my gear collection then ask for permission to touch her pussy.

>>126687601
wreck it ralph over here

https://voca.ro/1h0gFDXmZaZh

hit em with that pentatonic

>>126687230
You really don't need to oil maple?

maybe go into a harmonic minor arpeggio

finish em with a dorian to lydian ascending phrase with a stark focus on dynamics

now they sitting their, ear pussy drippin
you seal the deal with a two handed 8 finger tapping technique that sounds alien to everyone but autists.

Please explain in mathematical/audio synthesis/design/engineering details, what exactly does the tone knob on a precision bass do?

>>126687677
>>126687687
>>126687696
>>126687706

>>126687683
NTA but maple necks are sealed. you only oil fretboards to rehydrate them, and you dont need to rehydrate sealed wood.

you can seal my wood

>>126687713
ChatGPT says that it includes a low pass filter with -6dB/octave after the cutoff frequency, but it says that it's something more complicated than that

>>126685441
>This place has become immeasurably less toxic since the demise of you-know-who
Wild how that worked

I've ignored Samurai Guitarist for years because of that fucking manbun but dude can actually play a wild variety of styles.

>>126687438
This is not true. Not that you need to tell everyone anything, but there are still shows out there. Whether big or coffee shop sized. Or if you're just casual, no one's going to complain if you bring a guitar on the camping trip.

>>126687838
t. Samurai Guitarist

>>126687862
yeah yeah har har. Nah I was watching some fluff thing he did on the worlds weirdest guitars and was actually kind of surprised.

>>126687838
he mid

>>126687875
Post your reverse v bro

>>126687905
Yeah whatever dude, I'm more of a Josh Scott fan if we're talking youtube, I just thought I'd say something nice about the guy
>t. Josh Scott
Motherf...

My dick doesn't do much due to mental health meds but goddamn this woman makes it twitch angrily.

More of a Scott Grove guy myself

>>126687980
>Josh Scott
I always ignored this guy in recs, but started watching his stuff. Lot of good info on his channel. I've never had a JHS pedal though.

>>126688000
Checked

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

>>126688007
Their stuff isn't cheap but goddamn he is a good educator, and I like how 99% of his vids never even mention his own products. He's just an enthusiastic autist and I relate to that.

>>126688017
>Les Paul has least sustain
this guy knows his shit

>>126688032
I think I might get the Bonsai first, since I don't even have a Tubescreamer.

>>126688085
IIRC he said that was the one he made for himself. I've considered it too, I do have a TS-9 clone but I love drives and it seems like a good place to start with JHS

Vertex Effects is also a good channel for education where they don't shill their own shit too hard. His stuff on signal path is the best on youtube imo. A lot of their more recent videos are interviews from the Nashville scene though and that doesn't do much for me.

And as long as we're shilling tubers, Milehouse Studios is awfully good fun if you want to watch the worlds rudest luthier make some really nice shit. He's still learning so you get to go on that journey with him, and even if you're like me and don't give two shits about carpentry or woodworking or craftsman stuff in the least its still entertaining and I learn a lot about guitars.

>>126687726
I did already whilst it was in transit, if you know what I mean.
hehehe

Prove you're not a fanboy shill and say something negative about your fav guitar.

>>126688152
it only got 21 fret

>>126688152
My Les Paul is too heavy and I don't believe in toanwood sustain so my PRS is just a fancy HSS strat.

>>126688152
it has a really bad looking headstock

>>126688152
Nitro finish makes me scared to scratch it up, leave it in a stand, in a hanger, to sweat on/play on a hot day, etc., etc.

>>126688152
it's dangerous, got my dick snagged in the floyd and cut her up real good

>>126688015
Man I should go buy a lotto ticket

>nobody lists their guitar model
fanboys

Just ordered this bad boy. I've only owned fender strats and jaguars the whole 14 years I've been playing. Even got the 75th anniversary player strat in nebula noir with the vintage 59 pickups. Was looking for a shredder guitar and it was between this, the SBS 260, or harley benton fusion 3 or the max. Then this popped up for 250 on firefly and it has everything all those guitars have but with a sick relic look and a killswitch button. How did I do? Is it going to be a piece of shit?

>>126687199
Hopefully Ubishit have a sale at the end of the month so you can buy a bunch of songs for cheap then. I haven't tried cldc yet either.

>>126688159
Mojo. One of the Chosen Ones.

>>126687713
>>126687731
>low pass filter with -6dB/octave after the cutoff frequency
>it says that it's something more complicated than that
ChatGPT can't come up with all the hypothetical data that comes with every and all hardware on each instrument, but it's a very valuable info to know it's an LPF with -6db/octave if this is true.

>>126688298
It's not going to be A piece of shit, it's going to be YOUR piece of shit.
Be proud.
In all seriousness, though, it'll be perfectly fine after you set it up. Modern cheapo guitars are surprisingly decent.

>>126688152
My favorite guitar is just a Strat...and there are well known probs with them. I just deal with it. I'm sure the only guitars without technical problems still probably look stupid.

What did he mean by this?

>>126688380
if it was and the commercial is on youtube that guitar is worth 100k imo

>>126688339
Your right, I'm gonna love it probably no matter what, from what I saw it has great harmonics too so I'm relearning all my van halen songs. Just got through PANAMAAAAAAA. It's going to be my first floyd rose. Any tips for someone who hasn't used a floyd before?

>>126688432
I've never used a Floyd Rose before either, so I guess my tip would be to avoid them.
I do use a Bigsby, though, and from my experience there people tend to really over exaggerate how annoying some of these vibrato systems are.
I'm sure it'll be less of a pain in the ass than people make it out to be.

https://voca.ro/1ezYwrfpej8r

>>126688458
can u play thunder kiss 65

>>126688472
no

Decades of playing and never once owned a FR. I did take one home once and told a friend I'd set it up for him. Then it collected dust forever. I was in over my head.

>>126688472
https://voca.ro/1cfuV8z11hNy

>>126688524
terrible but thanks

Used to own a jackson rhoads with FR, let's just say I'd rather never have to set up an FR again

>>126688152
it's a Squier Sonic series

>>126688547
that blue sparkle one?

>>126688610
HH Mustang
it's just so pleasant to play, I'm eternally jelly of that one poster who has a Fender Mustang collection

>>126688726
hh brother

>>126688152
its way too expensive

>>126688152
its not actually my waifu just a facsimile
>>126688085
i have the morning glory, its my favorite drive

>>126688152
The top string is too close to the fret edges so sometimes it slips over when I do vibrato

>>126689059
fug i hate that, bonus points if theres a little bit of fret sprout and the string gets stuck

>>126688524
try tuning your guitar retard

>>126677909 (OP)
rated and filed

>>126688539
skill issue
But also most Jackson floyds since a while ago are known to be unreliable (because a cheap off-brand).
I replaced the Jackson floyd with a legit German-made Schaller straight from the factory. Once I set it up for good it's been pure sex ever since. I have never had such tuning stability and versatility as with a floyd. It takes just one morning to set it up right for life.

>>126689364
>Joe Perry hits
He's better than just hits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHoRpkIasvg

mastering uke triads then a big breakfast

>>126689364
Everytime I see Frusciante i hear one of his guitar licks in my head but in reality its just the intro to some shitty Weezer song (redundant) and it always makes me laugh. I also find it strange that Morello is holding a guitar instead of a pedalboard.

>>126688726
Mustang anon here, I have a Sonic Mustang and am also amazed at how nice they are. A bit of fret manicuring and basic setup and they’re very nice little guitars. Nicer than any other ~$100-$200 budget guitar by a wide margin.

>>126687683
Maple necks are sealed. They're covered in finish. There's no need to oil them because the oil literally cannot penetrate the finish
Obviously if it's unfinished then you might need to oil it but most are not unfinished

>>126690329
There's the really cheap sonic or bullet squier necks that aren't finished, but even then I'm pretty sure you shouldn't oil maple anyway
Also they stain REALLY easily if not finished

>>126690384
Guitar necks are kinda like fine leather shoes/jackets. They don't need even close to the amount of care that reddit bugmen would have you believe

>>126685479

Just a follow up on this one I took the just adjust it bro approach and it mostly worked to get action lower after lowering the bridge, but there was buzzing on high E string seventh fret.

I gave up tuned it up and went to bed. The buzzing went away overnight, so there's a settle in period for the wood. The action is good enough and no buzzing. I'm good to go.

>>126690418

A dab of lemon oil every six to eight months is good enough for most necks . The maple stuff doesn't need much care, lacquered or not.

>>126690552
it just werks

https://fitgirl-repacks.site/rocksmith-2014-edition-remastered/

Anyone tried this?

looks like a poorfag studio

>>126690673
wack

>>126690585
a finished maple neck doesn't need any care. why would you put oil on lacquer or even worse, polyurethane?

>>126690673
Any sort of dark binding looks like shit

>>126690552
You can see the relief when you sight down either edge of the neck across the string. The middle frets are most affected

Just bought a black 1994 les paul studio used from japan for $500 including shipping.

tfw mustang being delivered tomorrow

>>126690795

Can you read? Outside of wiping it with a damp paper towel and then drying quickly after when you restring your guitar it requires little care.

https://discord.gg/S356NGwt
musician server

Good morning retards. Does Sammy still post here? What about Roman?

>>126690844
>wiping off tonegrime
For what purpose?

>>126690906
Is Roman the schizo?

This should be the minimum for every guitar. Just look at the possible tones. Now that's what I call value.

Moving out of my parents place into an apartment soon. Any tips for playing without getting bitched at by neighbors
(They're white so they will complain)

I'm live. come watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5giaeQWNxI

>>126691234
What's the point of versatility when everyone who's even remotely serious about guitar owns 3-4?
>>126691267
Just play with headphones?

>>126691326
Play some Bad Brains rasta man.

>>126691267
You have the same right to use your living space as they do. Unless you play at night or obscenely loud they can't do shit.

>>126690826
are you sure about that?

>>126691365
Careful, gg gets angry when you play something other than bbq background music or 80s buttrock.

bad brains is 80s buttrock. You're in the clear.

>>126691267
I stopped using cabs years ago. I play my amp through a load box into studio monitors. I can set the monitors as quiet or loud as I need or use headphones
I play my Marshall Plexi on full volume all the time that way

>>126691226
I don't think he was a schizo, just a huge faggot. This thread needs more KISS covers

>>126691267
>>126691850
>I play my amp through a load box into studio monitors
Best way to exploit the most out of your amp in a civilised attitude in my opinion, especially if you have tubes. Depends what you're gonna do with your life. At least that's how I see it. A load box is great, does the trick like expected.

>>126691878
I forgot to mention but it goes without saying you need an IR if you go cab-less
I use a Two Notes Captor X which is a load box, IR loader and attenuator in one. Of all the gear I've bought over the years it's by far been the smartest one

>>126691267

Fender micro plus. Done.

>>126691850
>>126691878
At that point, sell the amp and go the software amp route.

>>126692000
I did when my amp literally caught on fire.
But for the time it lasted, the load box really was a blessing.
The fire wasn't caused by the load box by the way, probably by dust and/or the fact the amp was older than me.

>>126692000
Nope, the amp is still the best and I love playing it. There's just no need for a cab as a home musician/recorder
I still have a cab, just don't use it. I keep it in case I want to play with other people, live, etc.

>>126691986
Just got one of these, very, very cool. I’ve always hated simulated effects and amps, and even multi effects but because of that I’ve slept on them over the years. Combined with the tone app, you can get a ridiculous amounts of sounds. You can still run it through your pedal board, or out a Bluetooth speaker. Very convenient for when on a trip or if you want to keep quiet at night while playing.

Got an amp with XLR out going into my monitors, also in an apartment works well for me

>>126692076
BD2 spotted

>>126692079
I like it on bass even though it's a guitar pedal. Sounds cool

What will the next thread be about?
I'm scared.

>>126692404
guitars, I think

>>126692648

>>126692404
It'll be about how all the broken headstocks you see are on Gibsons with mahogany necks.

so, how bout those fenders

>>126688152
Its unremarkable in many ways except from how much people want for them

I wanna try d FA#FA#CF, but it feels like my guitar is gonna fold in half tuning some of those up. Should I be using higher or lower gauge strings?

>>126693450
nah, go for a Z flat tuning

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now - is the ass line an electric bass or a synth? If it's an electric bass, what technique and gear can be used to get such sound?

Thoughts on arm guards? I know Fender put out the Jack White Telecaster with one, too. I think they look neat aesthetically, but they'd probably be annoying to play with.

>>126694411
i think it ruins the guitar

>>126684180
>ESP - Japan
>2 x Schecter - Japan
>2 x Dragonfly - Japan
>Ibanez - Japan

>>126694411
I think they look really cool but it has to be a traditional style guitar

>>126692000
no thanks i have two testicles

>>126684180
China (JMJM), US (SG), parts unknown (partscaster with bits from Europe/US/Mexico)

>>126684569
Sounds like your tech is simply a retard

>>126688152
Why the fuck I am looking at Jody

>>126684180
2 American and 2 Chinese mini guitars
perfectly balanced

NEW >>126694715
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>>126688152
This guitar really is heavier than it needs to be and they should have looked at nu-brands in the aluminum neck market that have mostly solved this problem.
Also, Kevin is flakey as fuck as a businessman and I'm glad I bought a used one instead of dealing with him directly.

>>126688152
a faded les paul studio is turbopoorfag guitar

>>126695388
true

>>126695388
>this guy is still whining about studios
for gods sake sell your ibanez for something you can be proud of

Sometimes I get caught up in trying to make sure I practice so I forget to actually play music and end up boring the fuck out of myself with scales and spider exercises.
The trick is to plug into something. If I'm playing dry I just practice, but if I'm amplified the instrument takes over.
What should i play today? Just plugging into my X100 but it'll be enough.

>>126696389
did you even read the post I'm replying to?

>>126696435
Yes, and maybe I missed the mark, but there's a guy here who rants about studios being for poorfags and im pretty sure he owns a gio