Thread 128302468

"Five string hero." Edition

My hands hurt so I'm taking an hour break to finish reading the hobbit. book 2 starts on page 53 I'm'm on 35 now so my goal is to get to book 2 before the end of the month. I've been getting faster at learning these songs and this is more entertaining than tabs at the moment. Struggling with just about every song I'm trying to learn but book work has paid off so glass half full.

>>128302549

You can always get a fender neck on the second hand market. Facebook marketplace might even have something on the low.

>>128302549
I've got a warmoth neck on my partscaster and it's excellent
be aware that if you prefer super low action it will require fret leveling and such

Whoa

>>128302549
How old is the squier? If it was before CNC became really cheap the fitment might be less than ideal but warmoth are great necks. I would do it. Highly recommend spring the extra $75 for the graphite rods

>>128302549
I got a warm mouth for you right here sailor.

>>128302615
They don't level the fucking frets?
Might as well buy a neck of amazon then.

>>128302750
They’re very good out of the box but they aren’t beam leveled no. Equivalent to MIA fender imo I’ve owned a lot of both and leveled them myself

do we like ice blue, /gg/?

>play along to song
>sounds decent
>listen back to individual recordings
>sounds like ass
>listen to the recordings with the song mixed in
>sounds decent again
Is this why people keep telling you to play to a metronome instead

It's always cheaper to just buy a complete guitar than to try to build a partscaster from scratch.

>>128302895
no because they used to use it on MIM standards so it seems cheap to me

>>128302895
Oof lizzy hale really hit the wall

>>128302902
only if you’re out of time. a good solo tone and a tone that fits the band and cut through the mix are two different things. also playing notes out of the scale/key sound better against a harmony than they do by yourself

>>128302905
this is true. but then you don't get to stain the guitar body to your taste unless you want to spend a lot of time stripping paint

whats the best les paul between 1-2k that comes in some sort of blue color? esp? gibson? something else?

>>128302895
For me it's Bonnie Pink

>>128303028
you won’t be disappointed

>>128302989
katy perry?

>>128302733
it's relatively recent, like a 2024 J Mascis neck

>>128303043
ive been looking at that and its honestly my number one pick, but i kinda feel cheated that the other color variants are 300 less where i live. they are all studio sessions with the exact same components, but the cobalt blue is 2k while the others are 1.7k. i really like blue toned wood finishes though...

>>128303145
don’t settle or you’ll just sell it and try again later imo

bought squier body for $200, pickup swap a $400 set in, put a fender neck on it for $600, now it's worth $1200 right? at least worth $1000 and we'll say the body is on the house? and yes i would disclose that it's a modded squier, i'm not scamming

>>128303251
nope :)

Upon further review, it might stay.

>>128303188
you know if the ltd ec-1000 is any good? although it's not a real ESP and obviously lacking the most important part: the gibson logo... still only 1.2k

although tbf i don't know how esp does their brands anymore. it used to be that ltd was the budget brand but this is pretty expensive for a budget brand.

>>128303251
>Fender body
Made in the USA by a CNC
>Squire body
Made in Indonesia by a CNC.
I guess with American bodies you get the genuine Fender overspray.

>>128303251
No.

How do drummers keep up their stamina? It looks tiring as hell

Lmao at all the losers in here on halloween.

>>128303007
The weird thing is I sound out of time in solo mode but mixed I don't sound much off

>>128303385
Did you get a lot of candy?

>>128303385
It's literally a holiday for children my nigga

>>128303277
they’re pretty good quality but they’re really modern specs like shredder guitars imo. Look into the specs and see if you’re okay with it. Prob slightly less quality than the studio but barely

>>128303277
You can get the E-II version of that if you want the same thing but with better quality, they're japanese made

>>128303434
this one comes with seymour duncans instead of the usual EMG's, so i'm figuring they're more versatile. i wanna be able to play both light rock and extreme metal.

>>128303413
if it sounds good it is good

>>128303385
>he doesn’t realize he is also here on Halloween

>>128303449
>E-II
eh, those are like 2.7-3k. way more than the gibson.

>>128303277
I believe the 1000 series guitars are the same specs as the Japanese esp’s but made in Korea. There are two tiers below the 1000. They’re good, but they don’t feel like a Les Paul. They feel like a metal guitar. I had a gold top EC for awhile.

>>128303352
there's natty monsters but there's also some cocaine and meth monsters in the mix

>>128303455
They’re fine but again they’re not going to feel like a Les Paul they’re going to feel like an import metal guitar. They’re thinner and have thinner necks and their wiring is geared toward super high gain stuff. To me they feel like every other Ltd / esp I’ve played and nothing like a Gibson.

I regret buying the distressed LTD EC256. do you think i should sand the top and refinish it?

>>128303273
>socks and slides
either mexican or wigger asian

>>128303563
I have this same guitar but with the honey burst top, it has served me well but I played it so much the thing has more or less fallen apart

>>128303563
I hate the flat black gold hardware eclipses. Every other guitar you saw in from 2003-2010 was that guitar. They would have half a dozen of them hanging on the walls at guitar center. They could have at least painted them gloss black but no it had to be ugly matte with gold

>>128303632
looks nice.

>>128303531
can I see one of these in natural with a solid ebony board and no inlays

I like this

>>128303704
Go to their site and you can make it

>>128303618
African American.

>>128303794
true I was just trying to interact with the guy posting them

Why is there not a singing general?
Or is singing different than guitar where you actually should take lessons

>>128304139
You’ll be singing the major scale and doing stretches for the first 6 months so it’s exactly like guitar

>>128302905
>buy $300-500 upper level Squire (these will be really top notch at that price point)
>buy $300-400 Mexican Fender neck or splurge $500-700 for American neck

You'll have a Mexican for $500-700 or an "American" partscaster for under $1k or spend $2-3k on the real thing.

>>128304139
Good singers were singing since they were little and not even taking it seriously. I think many only later find a vocal coach so as not to hurt themselves and be more efficient.

>>128303273
Do you sound good or are you just a wanker?

>>128304174
You can buy a 2000's era American made Fenders for like $900. Just search Fender American Series or Fender American Standard and look at what they actually sell for. Reverb even made a YouTube video about it a few months ago.

>>128304614
>used and banged
>from the worst fucking era
might aswell just get a new one with a proper neck which is all that matters anyways, modern technology has allowed budget brands to catch up, that squire body will be on par with the real deal.

>>128304639
An American Fender from their worst era is still better than an Indonesian Fender. But I can't stop you from being a poser if that's what you really want to do.

>>128305036
Not sure about that. A lot of 80s Fenders used the same wood as Indos do nowadays (Poplar bodies), and stupidly redesigned them where they only had two knobs. Among other bad ideas like shitty new trems. And these days, the CNC process of the modern Indo guitar will be more consistent.
Japan was kicking their ass.. enough to make Fender employees here bummed out apparently. Employees eventually all teamed up with investors and re-purchased the company from CBS to bring it back to what they wanted. Which is where we're at now (one of those investors was Servco, who now has the majority stake).

>>128305036
nigga buying an American Fender is the real poser move when literally any Fender is being built by Mexicans or Indonesians.
If you actually valued quality you'd get some better alternative or have a guitar built by a luthier for around the same price.
Instead you'll opt to spend a grand on used shitty AM Fender or several grand on a new one just because you fell for marketing.

>>128305163
If it ain’t a FENDER it’s a forgery

>>128304139
I haven't been able to sing all year without getting hoarse. Gonna see the otolaryngologist about it Monday. Hopefully it's related to my chronic sinusitis

>>128305163
>real poser move
NTA but posing as what? Every modern guitarist sounds like you. Just constantly shitting on Fender. There's not that many big players promoting them either. It doesn't seem like it's popular enough to warrant "posing" as anything.
And you're not going to get a luthier built guitar for the price of a Fender. lmao. More like 5 Fenders for one of those. Fender's always remained accessible. It's not a rich man's instrument. They were cheaper than Gibsons and Gretsches back in the day, and if anything, they got cheaper in these days. The price of a Strat in 1960 was $289. Adjusted for inflation that's $3,102. That's twice as much as the American Pro/Standard series.

hope you aren't being mogged by a 6yo girl
https://youtu.be/ee0azRhL9yY

>>128305271
Chords seem easy enough, but she killed me once she sang. I've been mogged.

Just did another recording session
>first 3-4 takes I keep making mistakes
>next 3-4 takes I start playing more correctly, but I'm getting tired so there's just less energy
>get into editing/mixing
>everything sounds and looks like ass
>decide to get set up and record another couple takes
>these are the actual usable takes
This goes the same way pretty much every time

>>128305344
I hate it all. The whole process. Recording or live. I'm not actually a musician. This is just my therapy.

wrote 2 songs in 2 days.

>>128304639
>from the worst fucking era
The single coil pickups in y2k american fenders we're some of the best stock pickups they ever made. Really close to classic 57/62's. Called delta kings or some shit. I don't know what they're putting in your squires these days, but its probably some shitty v mod variant.

>>128302468 (OP)
I have a Tele with a humbucker in the neck set up in open G with 5 strings. I play it constantly and it's one of my favorites
Initially i mostly did Keef covers with it, but now I "think" in open G and write music in it. It's a lot of fun

>>128302895
it's kinda ugly but chrome pickguards are always hideous

>>128305163
>have a guitar built by a luthier for around the same price
now why would anyone tell such a dumb lie on the internet..?

>>128305163
>>128305468
people who have no idea what the fuck they're talking about love to talk about "a luthier could mkae that for you" as if there's just some luthier in every town on every corner making instruments one at a time by hand for the same price as a gigantic factory

>>128305455
That's probably plastic with with a mirror coat, chrome doesn't wear like that

>>128305552
>chrome doesn't wear like that
Jeff Buckley's Tele has a chrome pickguard. An actual thick ass chrome one.
This is a pic of his actual guitar

>>128305581
Yeah that looks nothing like the pic above

>>128305598
i know i was just posting it as an example of what a real chrome pickguard looks like aged

>>128305598
Its chrome bro

Don't know about Chrissie Hynde's real Tele, but the sig is a Road Worn series. Not sure how they achieve that, but it's not actual aging obviously.

>>128305650
Her actual guitar is fine but the ones fresh off the factory look so ass lmao

>>128305680
god this looks like shit. like some jeet smudged doo doo on the pickguard

i think they were just to lazy to polish the chrome to a mirror, so instead they're calling it pre aged or distressed or whatever.

>>128305734
You can get polished ones easily. Her sig is part of some of the sigs that are Road Worn series. They're MIM relics, but have some of kind of uniform relic'ing process rather than any unique process like real ones or even Custom Shop relics.

Kyser capos, besides being a shitty design that makes your guitar go out of tune, are simply hideous. You look fucking ridiculous with one of these abominations on your guitar

>>128305768
Shubb Chuds WWA

For me it's 10 cents capos off temu

do people really use capos and not use Shubb capos? why? they're literally perfect

I'd rather not dent the back of the neck on my guitar. OK? Perfect.

>>128305969
that literally does not happen in real life

wat is the most ergonomic guitar in the current year of 2025, ever conceived.

Are string dampeners considered cheating?

>>128305982
who gives a shit about that? just play a les paul or a telecaster like a grown adult and forget about "muh ergonomics"

>>128305990
there is no such thing as cheating in music unless you're using a computer or AI to make the music for you
everything else is a tool

>>128305992
m8 stfu, les paul is literally the worlds most uncomfortable guitar bodyshape ever conceived.

>>128306026
guess that means you couldn't afford one, so that's why you want some ibanez/jackson/kiesel hideous retarded meme machine with big exaggerated cutouts and contours

>>128306044
hahaha those are all just strat body copies

>be bass player
>want to play a bit guitar for fun
>fucking hell, these thin strings really cut into my fingers
>look for thicker strings, think they'd cut less
>cut just the same
>realize that I've been putting on bass string pressure
feel kinda stupid now

>>128305990
wtf are string dampeners?

How do you shred? Should I start off slow and build up my speed? Also, is every note being alternate picked or is it more of a tremolo pick?

>>128306044
Not him but I play Les Paul’s and I agree. They are the most uncomfortable guitars to play sitting down, they suck playing standing up, they’re heavy, the single cut gets in the way of upper fret access, most have shit neck carves.

>>128305794
>using capos
are you 9yo?

https://voca.ro/1cwZcFNfFR6Y
does my reverb sound good?

>>128306500
I'm a LP player too and I agree they are uncomfortable to play sitting down but they are fucking perfect for playing standing up

>>128306281
There are lots of different ways to shred. You should start off slow until you've got the pattern you're working on worked out and memorized, then I think the general modern advice is to vary the speed; like, play mostly in a low-tempo to mid-tempo range with occasional speed burst attempts at double time, or shifting the metronome up 20 bpm for a few repetitions before slowing it back down, but that's assuming you can play it cleanly at that mid-tempo level. You don't have to alternate pick everything unless that's the sound you're going for. Generally tremolo picking is reserved for a particular effect, and if you're trying to play fast picked scalar passages, your fretting hand and picking hand should be in sync with each other.

https://youtu.be/h4u03dZTseE?t=77
https://youtu.be/skPvDuCMA6w

Red pill me on Cream guitars

>>128306044
Ibanez and Jackson I understand, but Kiesel are sometimes the same price as Gibsons. More expensive than Fenders except Fender's ultra and vintage stuff.

>>128306974
They look silly unless you're a manlet.

>>128307093
you really think anyone here has played that

>>128307289
On the flipside, don't play a Gretsch if you are a manlet.

The Strat has the magical ability to look cool on anyone. Ed O'brien is 6'5". Strat looks cool. But it equally looks on manlets or girls or even little kids.

>>128304226
Im not sure what you mean.

Sorry but Nuno is the only guy that looks good wearing a guitar

>>128307444
His guitar is ugly as hell, but he does somehow always look cool.

I downloaded a sample pack with a bunch of drum samples but I dunno how to use it. Been googling a little and I've seen Sitala mentioned but now it's no longer free.

Is there a vst out there that allows me to import the individual drum samples and trigger them with a midi device? Also that the ui is similar to a drum machine or something, though that's not mandatory.

>>128307444
5’1”

>>128307589
Just put each sample on its own track in your daw

>>128307743
How do i play them with midi then?

>>128305163
This is why I buy boogie. Randall Smith's friend told me he doesn't employ a single black or mexican. They have one asian guy but he is mixed with white. This is the ideal business model and a model I support. Yidson has since bought Mesa and Randall is no longer there, so it's only a matter of time before brown hands taint Mesa products.

>>128305768
Regular capos wear your frets. Thats why you buy Kyser.

>>128306870
yeah I bought it when I was 9, haven't used since

>>128308033
Mesa Boogie -> Massa’s Bixnoogie

>>128308033
They're a California brand. Lot of Mexican-AMERICANS working in everywhere from Fender to Suhr to Mesa to Ernie Ball. For fucksakes, the first big guy Randall built his company around was Carlos Santana. That's who the Mark was for in the first place. And who came up with the name "Boogie" for it.

>>128305481
Why would they need to be in your town when shipping exists? And he’s right. There’s no difference between American and Mexican fender besides the specs. They’re all made by third world darkies. I watched the corona factory tour on (((andertons))) and 95% of the workers are ESL Mexicans, FOB southeast Asians, or niggers. At least the Indonesian and Chinese shit is made by a homogenous society with something to lose if they fuck up. Low wage illegals in America don’t care about the quality of their work, at all. The only American guitars worth what they’re charging are custom shop.

>>128308243
Mexicans are not Americans no matter how long they’ve been here. They’re Mexicans. And Mexicans produce low effort low quality products. I’ve been around enough of the motherfuckers in the trades to know that they cut corners and do everything lazily. It’s their “culture.” White people take pride in their work.

>>128308271

I'm Mexican and out perform all my white/asian counterparts -- I work in tech.

Sorry if the hurt your feelings, "dawg".

>>128308254
>ESL Mexicans
No, they're not. They're Americans.
You guys aren't even racists btw. You're like a retarded parody of it.
>NOOOOO THE BROWNS CAN'T TOUCH MY AMP
Meanwhile actual slaveowners had blacks cooking for them and being nannies to their children. It's like the chud took every retarded boogeyman concept of slavery CREATED BY LIBERALS and decided to larp as that. You're a living meme. When the truth was more complicated. They didn't think you got cooties from touching shit that blacks touched. That's the kind of stupid shit liberals tell people what slavery was about. But the reality was it was just a brutal business.

>>128308243
>mexicans work at other guitar manufacturers so they have to work at mesa
Lmao at this retard logic
And thanks for the history lesson that everyone already knows
Doesn't change the fact that browns didnt work for boogie

Built by white hands

>whites /do/ actually think they are superior when they literally learned (and then claimed it their own) everything from far east near east and Africans
>some dude complaining cause he works mediocre people, not realizing he himself is mediocre and working with people his level

Bit sad, that.

Built by white hands.

Built by white hands..

Blown by a white nose into a white hand

>>128308291
BASED

>>128308291
>I'm mexican and I steal from all my white coworkers
FIFY

jose malding KWAB

>>128308291
I believe you believe you do. You see, part of the problem with Mexican men is how coddled they are by their mothers as children, and they almost always turn into whiny narcissistic man children as adults.

Finna heem pasty white mayonnaise lookin niggas head first into the concrete

>using mayates to do your work
Cringe

>>128308583
>violent low impulse control subhuman resorts to threats of violence when the conversation doesn’t go his way
Pottery

This solo:

https://youtube.com/shorts/wopDA9cf0JU

>>128308767
Holy dragging

>>128308697
Cry about it cracker ;^)

>I'm white I'm white I'm WHITE
>Ze übermensch is having a melty

¿Todo Bien, muchacho?

https://youtu.be/5KaAOrjKVJI

I have been farting and shitting all night And this morning my shits do not smell like mine .gg/HqXZARxwd LOL she had some too We’ve been exchanging farts Dude one fart I had last night woke me up It had freaking bass to it man

If the fender body shapes aren't copyrighted why do people insist on making ugly "Almost-Strats"

Those chappelle show skits were made to make whites laugh. And we did. Lmao at thinking they (or anything else) are effective on us. Lmao

^pure cope^

>american guitars could possibly be made by a mexican (cnc)
>i better buy a caca indian guitar instead
i dont follow the logic

1st 4 never shittin/gg/ cum
#IntactBlackCherry

>>128307433
You're glib

>>128308983
>mexicans need machine created by the white man to make guitars
Lmao

Yamaha still makes the best ones.

>gc transaction still hasn’t posted
Oh well at least the guy with the LP studio is holding it for me until Monday. Still haven’t had any luck finding gloss or black chrome pickup covers for the burstbucker pros.

>arguing about amps
At least there is one thing guitarists agree upon.

I'm going to be visiting michoacan for the holidays anyone want me to bring you back some Huaraches or a classic guitar while I'm there?

https://youtu.be/spXx4KUlD3o

>>128309085
Princetons are for playing radio shows and mom and pop venues

>>128309088
Si señor

>>128309131
Yeah they're for little babies

These should work. The pole spacing is correct as long as they fit the overall width of the pickups. I think it’ll look very classy with all black chrome hardware. Not too dark and still a bit shiny but less eye piercing than traditional chrome.

Mexicans are pretty cool I was just giving you a hard time Jose. Thank you for making my strat.

>>128302468 (OP)
Good morning /gg/!
I just restrung my guitar, it's my only second time doing this so...

time to play yer guitar

>>128309214
good job. looks good

>>128309085
>if I'm just sitting in
Pretty significant detail, bet he feels different when it's his own shit.

>>128309088
Honestly looks nice there. I could never go full acoustic, I need my overdrive, but they play so beautifully.

>>128309277
Needing overdrive to sound good is the ultimate cope. I suggest you practice playing on a clean channel more often.

>>128309305
Derek…

>>128309308
I do play clean, I mean that I need that overdrive to be accessible. Also many "clean" tones in songs are actually slightly boosted whether from the amp or a pedal.

>>128309346
Not Derek. I can actually afford overwhites

>>128309308
>can't afford od pedal

good morning sluts

How the fuck do I stop getting self conscious as fuck when I'm handed a lout ass amp

Got this bassline down
https://youtu.be/SqZNMvIEHhs?si=r8qPOAVJV-lMtphx
Been playing this bassline and singing
https://youtu.be/uqTpZXcTc_s?si=dsTkxtxR3AL89Y_s
Been learning this song on the bass
https://youtu.be/UOUBW8bkjQ4?si=f3yQF7F-S3mx_9Re
https://youtu.be/uv_1AKKKJnk?si=ygparSbiB3rSOOkI
I like singing this song. Might learn this soon too
https://youtu.be/OybQhaX7JCI?si=WkJN40qXLv2Hz0J9
Might learn the guitar on this one as well
https://youtu.be/sWQdI7L4mqQ?si=zucgJdUWvYNxrkYf

>>128309519
If you make a mistake bend the note a whole step. It will sound intentional.

>>128309541
K.... KEEP ME POSTED

>>128309546
What if he makes a mistake in semitone?

>>128309519
Just be yourself. Start with the tone rolled back to avoid harshness. Try to get a pleasing tone. It's more important the louder you are. It's important to have experience with controlling and using feedback if you are using loud amps. Amps need to be practiced just like anything else. Get some time alone and play loud enough that if you hold a note it starts to feedback. Infinite sustain. And you will find that when you move your guitar different directions it can change the note of the feed back. Playing crude melodies by shifting and turning your guitar, walking around till your harmonic shifts. Being able to do this in a controlled manner is very useful.

>>128309519
practice loud

>>128309705
No offense, but you're the last person who should be giving people advice on how to sound good

One nigga ITT tried to clown on the Fender Amercian Series guitars from Y2K when the Fender American Professional I from 2017 exists.
Not even going to award a (you), just wanted to say you are a stupid bitch.

See what I mean bros?

>>128309818
Lego guitars made for trust fund chicks with daddy issues. Get a real guitar with a set neck. You'll love it.

>>128309859
>>128309827
>>128309815
>>128309519
All me btw (by the way)

>>128309859
I already have a Gibby L'Paul Standard.

>>128309871
Trade it in for an SG.

>>128309818
do people actually buy the professional series? buying an american fender is for nitro and vintage specs otherwise you could get something better

Drop Deez nuts.

https://voca.ro/17oA0ZbhGdnV

>>128309906
Nah, man. If you have trouble accessing the upper frets on a Les Paul you have baby hands.

>>128309940
Sounds good. Nice use of dynamics.

>>128309871
Based

Fuck
>>128309961 meant for >>128309906

>>128309947
>projecting
Les Paul is simply a bad design. Vanity project for a goober that had to speed up tapes to sound fast. The Gibson SG is the perfect guitar.

what are some good books for self learning
I don't want theory rn, just want to start getting hands on time with the instrument

>>128309984
i will never see a mountain of man post in the same light after reading this liquid shit take

>>128310035
>gambling addict who mentally abused his teammates
>couldn't win without Scotty Pippen
Your point, sir? Post a real player like Ja or Kawaii. Jordan couldn't even play guitar much less in today's game. End of.

>>128310037
probably Hal Leonard’s method book

>>128310058
He owns two Epiphone less Paul's though. He's a complicated guy.

>>128309907
Idk, the professional and ultra guitars make me cringe. Why would you want noiseless (toanless) pickups?

>namefags are always schizos
you can’t make this shit up

>>128310089
I'll look it up, thanks

>>128310037
Hal Leonard Guitar method is pretty neat. You learn to read music, different rhythms, picking styles and patterns, and different styles of guitar music. It doesn't really explain a lot of theory, but his books give something for your fingers to work on.

Is the carvin anon the one buying the matching black studio with me? I’m going to put a blank truss rod cover on mine.

I regret buying a Deluxe Reverb.
What should I trade it for, /gg/uys?
I'm eyeballing one of those mini JCM800's.

Have you guys tried neural amp modeler? What profiles are you using?

>>128310079
>Ja
>Kawhi
This guy knows hoops. I like watching old NBA games on mute while practicing scales.

>>128310191
sorry don’t care about ape hoop since kneel politics

>>128309984
SG's are made for women and children

>>128310191
>sneaker squeak enthusiast
lol

>>128310231
Don't care what you do sweaty. Love guitar. Love basketball. Simple as.

Oh they didn't like that one lol

Stratocasters look like a Nickelodeon splat logo.
Play a real guitar.
(you) know who this was meant for.

btw (by the way)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDHoc9qzC5I

>>128310283
was speaking on behalf of everyone here that we don’t want to hear about what stuff other than guitar. gotta nip it in the bud you understand

>>128309519

Practice with a loud amp -- if you go from headphones or practice amp to a big boy amp you'll get jitters and the difference in acoustics will throw you off.

>>128310363
You mean like you're doing rn? Either way I'll be kicking back with my genuine American made GIBSON for a few hours. Got a studio date for later tonight. Stay cool.

They hate to see it.

>black person takes responsibility poorly
I was hoping they had evolved a bit

I always thought slash chords had something to do with Slash. Got embarrassed at gc once when I was starting out mentioning Slash chords.

>>128310537
he did invent blues

>>128309907
>otherwise you could get something better
like what? MIA fenders are the best in class even the ones from 2017 or whatever that other guy was mad about

>>128310579
That's what I said to the gc sales associate...

>>128308797
Hey, you're welcome! This is the complete solo: https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExbjlua3NtdTc1cHZuOGZkaGVkbWZiNnd2N3Z2eGQ1cGxjZzloemI2MiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/zLhThaK2kiZgY/giphy.gif

>>128308797 oopsodoopsi....eh this is the complete one : https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_ghpgQ1TVu0

>>128310594
don’t apologize for being right

>>128310537
When I was in high school, I never knew walking bass lines were supposed to be improvised. Back then I was in my schools jazz orchestra, and I thought I was kicking ass. Being able to read my sheet music and play without even looking at my fretboard, fingering 16th notes at 120bpm, "walking" at 160. Then one day some students younger than me asked if I wanted to play bass in their jazz band. I looked at the score they gave me and told them I couldn't read treble clef. Then piano player told me to just walk a bass line. You know, try arpeggiating the chords. We only played a handful of times together, but each and every time was absolutely humiliating. Thanks for reading.

>>128310592
damn, i take back what i said. apparently they are putting nitro on some of the ultras now.
>pj
>texas tea
>ebony board
just needs zero inlays and passive pickups

>>128308925
Absolutely disgusting. Congratulations.

>>128306044
Not only do the actual Gibson players agree they ergonomically suck, but Epiphones are the same shape. You didn't think this post through.

>>128310688
theyre not really improvised. i mean they are improvised in the sense of you can choose the chord tone or chromatic note you want to use to get to the next chord change but they use a very specific structure and mostly quarter notes. its a medium skill floor but also a low skill ceiling. great players can make them very melodic tho

Still think about that picifica, bros . . . .

>>128308925
>.gg/HqXZARxwd
the fuck is that?

>>128310816
You know what I mean. Basically I had no idea how to play with them changes.

>>128310850
I wouldn't worry about it...

>>128310727
Nothing wrong with dot inlays but why did they ruin a good thing with all these controls?

>>128310876
Because while other basses are heralded as the greatest of all time, it's only because stingrays are too expensive for the people that make said claim.

>>128310876
thats the downside of using active pickups. you gotta have a knob for all your eq and a cutoff switch

>>128310861
i got you. i never understood he snobbery of sheet music. bro its just a jazz progression you can write a chord chart in 3 mins if youre so good at reading sheet music

>>128302468 (OP)
check em
https://youtu.be/YnHq1YmPp24?si=SQAI_y_uEmCIES0B

>>128310947
Kinda sounds like Depeche Mode...

test

>>128311044
Checked

>>128311060
abomination

>>128311085
the leaders are the ones with the most arrows in their back.
just sayin'

>>128310923
Sheet music is a skill in itself. Someone who can play whatever is put in front of them makes them a very valuable translator for composers and conductors. It's really important for orchestra players or even session musicians. It was also primarily used for classical music, so I think a lot of the snobbery rubbed off from how competitive the classical world can be. It's just another skill for musicians to be proud over, like speed or having a good ear.

>>128311129
It's very important to be accurate and perfect for music nobody will ever listen to. Unironically.

>>128311105
wouldn't the arrows be at their front unless the leaders were running away?

>>128311060
Can't figure out if it wants to be a acoustic or an electric

>>128311150
That's just like, your opinion, man.

>>128309519
Volume knob rolled all the way down at the start, keep slowly rolling it back up as you play and find yourself comfortable

>>128311129
fair you can do a lot with it and its much faster and more accurate to write out with tablature. i guess i was more saying that a good leader would bring their band members up instead of punching down. theres a lot of really really great players out there that dont read and youd be missing out on a better player by not working with them. my father in law has been playing piano for 35 years and doesnt even know what a bar or the nashville number system is but can learn a song in 2-3 minutes and improvise like crazy

>>128311150
Nobody listenes to classic music?

Classical? More like "let's all go", am I right? And what's the deal with conductors? They face the band and move their arms around? The Audiences view is blocked, and the musicians are trying to be polite by acting like he's doing something. It's like the friend you had that couldn't play a rock instrument so he started playing bass. At least with bass players you can never hear them. The conductor actually ruins the performance with his yuppie attitude.

It’s cool that the new studios have neck binding with nibs. That at least makes it feel a little more premium. I’ve been listening to some demos with the burstbucker pros and I’m really liking them. They clean up and crunch nice but can do all the high gain stuff nicely as well. It’s also nice that they have coil splits. Pretty excited to get the guitar on mondee. The graph tech string saver reso bridge, locking tailpiece and ratio locking tuners should help a lot with tuning stability, longevity and quick string changes.
If I still end up having problems with tuning stability, are there any aftermarket nuts or other remedies anons can recommend me that help keep the b and g string from binding? I do a lot of boomer bends and heavy vibrato.

>>128311284
jajajejaja

>>128311319
Tell me more about the graph tech string saver reso bridge.

Someone on leddit recommended this:
https://a.co/d/1e5EE2y
It looks kind of goofy but hey if the guitar stays in tune maybe it’s worth it.

>>128311319
get a set of nut files and pencil lead. recut the slots to angle directly towards the tuner post and go 1 size larger than the strings youll use. take a smaller file and make 1-2 short passes inside the slot to make a tiny little ridge at the bottom of the slot to keep the string from moving side to side. i call this indexing the slot but stole the idea from a guy at stewmac

>>128311379
im feeling it

>>128311379
It has polymer saddles with rounded off slots that prevent the strings from digging into the saddle and binding or breaking. Their bridges and tailpieces are also supposed to resonate better than an abr-1 and give you more toan. The ratio locking tuners are specifically designed to give you a semitone per full turn per string for more accurate tuning and they lock. So all you gotta do is throw a string in clamp it down and tune up to pitch. I’ll be able to change all the strings in 2 minutes basically.

>>128311284
He's right. Fuckin yuppies man... The scourge of every true rock and roller.

>>128311446
sorry bro i do wish you the best with your gear but i would just to expressly state that using a softer saddle material will give you less resonance and sustain. its just the physical reality of things. dont fall for bs audiophile marketing

>>128310187
>not curating your own collection
I mostly download unauthorized copies of those paid bundles from Amalgam.

How often do you switch out your daily-driver for a different guitar from your collection?

>>128311446
Sounds interesting. Thank you. Love finding new things for guitar.
>>128311488
Let him find out himself. Have you played one? It might sound good and have superior tuning stability, which seems to be something he's looking for.

>>128311568
i didnt say it was junk. itll have good tuning stability and string life because theyre self lubricating no product can offer it all with no downsides tho

>>128311550
Not very. I’ve got my guitar that gets the majority of my play time but the one that comes second changes pretty often.

>>128311646
Yeah I get what you mean. But let him enjoy his guitar. He knows what he bought. Sustain can be increased in other ways. And the difference might be so small that it isn't even part of the equation. It's like the tonewood argument, even if it's true, it's not a big deal in the overall picture of a rig.

>>128311731
I work at GC. I will be enjoying his guitar when it comes in before I ship it out to him.

>>128311769
Are you handsome and muscular? Alot of those gc guys are bruisers. Wider than they are tall.

>>128311205
You talking classic rock like Alice in Chains, QotSA and Chili Peppers or silver age oldies like Boston, Fleetwood Mac and Lynyrd Skynyrd?

>>128311785
I'm built like late career Glen Danzig. Yes people comment on it. Pricks.

>>128311807
No shame in that brother. It's only rock and roll \m/

>>128311807
i think they feel threatened by your presence

>>128311853
You gotta live it

Hee hee hee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9NYDgbKsBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm8Djf2tbzA

this is my thing now

last for Gibson

Where did the poster count go? Haven't been hear in a couple years, was in jail for shitting in court and got in a big fight first day and got a felony. They let me play a midi guitar though. Not steel string because you can make shanks apparently? Anyways I'm out and looking forward to make lighthearted posts commenting on how it's sad that there are too many/not enough posters for specific time/day. What's the deal?

>>128312321
Bro I don't know how to tell you this...

What do you guys do with your extra cheap cases? I'm doing some cleaning and I have 2 or cases I'll never use again. I feel bad about tossing them

>>128312365
Throw them in a river

>>128312365
toss em

>>128312365
Trash them

>>128312365
free sign on the front lawn
give them to crafty aunties
make a curio shelf cabinet from them

>>128310876
I normally think basses are basique bullshit but that pickgaurd/electronics combo is doing something funny to me downstairs

>>128312296
yo is that a crack in the neck? im being serious

>>128312365
>being that guy that doesnt sell the case with the guitar

>>128312365
I just give them to my local shop and they give them to kids who are serious about learning and playing

>>128311646
People who buy them seem to think they work exceptionally well, read the reviews. I’m not that concerned with increasing resonance but if it does that’s cool too. More concerned with string life and tuning stability. I cannot keep stock Les Paul’s in tune. If this helps alleviate that even a little it’ll be worth it, plus the black will look neat. I’ll just have to make sure my Luthier does a good job filing the nut and maybe put that string butler thing on it as well. If I can get through a whole song without my g string going flat I’ll be happy.

>>128311769
I’m buying the guitar from marketplace. Using my gc credit for accessories, maybe a hard case since it only comes with a gig bag.

strandberg is everything i wanted and more fuck you boomers for trying to tell me otherwise

f minor

So these are two different guys?
I used to think they're the same guy who got older and shaved his head

>>128306281
shredding is basically repeating the same stock phrases you know really well and can play really fast but in different orders. if you have a lick you can do in your sleep at 100mph then do that a few times, then do another lick you have down, and mix them up and that's basically what shredders are doing
they're just playing the things they know really fast and that's all

>>128313435
dude on the left is the biggest fucking faggot alive

>>128313489
Takes one to know one lmao

>>128313435
Brits are just dysgenic freaks like that

>>128312778
based God bless
>>128313164
yeah it should do that. you have a more gentle break angle over the saddle and polyurethane is kind of self lubricating. the saddles may need to be replaced in 10-20 years but I’m sure that’s not a big deal to do so

>>128305995
ENTER

>>128313978
>>128313978
>>128313978

>>128310688
>>128310923
>snobbery
This is pretty standard procedure in jazz, it's not meant to be snobbery. They give rhythm section players the "lead" sheet so they can see what the melody instruments are playing. It's like a road map of the song that shows the drummers where the good fill spots are, it shows where the solos start, where the "hits" are, as well as any other unique moments that are good to be aware of. If anything it would be snobbery for them to not give you a lead sheet and then call you a retard for making a mistake that the lead sheet would have helped you avoid