/gg/ - Guitar & Bass General

Mooer Preamp LIVE.

>single coil pickups
Disgusting

do i need big muff for my blackface amp?
they sound good with fuzz

Just got this boat anchor back from shop.

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Do you guys think that I can fit a power supply and patch bay jacks under the board by the side on this thing?

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ehx switchblade?

No, bro, the switchblade takes one input and splits it into two outputs. I need two inputs that go into the same output (and that I can toggle independently at any time)

You mean like an a/b/y box? Sure is.

Just wire it up backwards. Switches don’t care which way the signal flows through them.

>Just wire it up backwards.
What could possibly go wrong

Nothing.

Love the Belle Epoch and EP Booster, and the best Boss pedals aside from the PS-6. I’ve never heard of the surf rider before, that’s pretty cool. Great and versatile board 8/10.

Here’s mine, I’m thinking of getting the Walrus Audio Iron Horse V2 and Julia.

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I prefer Strats, both are great though.
Headphones aren’t a necessity but they’ll sound better than the 8 inch speaker.
Dunlop Tortex picks are the goat. Also don’t forget good strings. Ernie Ball and DRs are my favorites.

Well, the paint on the case labeling the jacks could look wrong, but that’s about it.
This is like asking if it’s ok to drive on the left side of the road in the UK, because they drive on the right side in the US. If everybody’s going the same direction, you’ll be fine.
There’s absolutely nothing in an A/B/Y box other than a battery wired up to light the LEDs. No amplification, no buffers, no nothing. The only stuff that touches your signal is the switches.

I like both and figure I can’t go wrong with a strat since more tones right.

>Are there certain headphones I should use? What’s wrong with the speaker if it’s just bedroom quiet volume? Is buying that amp a mistake?
>I don’t need strings yet do I?
>What size picks do I start with then as a safe bet?

What do you think power amps are for retard

Hello /user/, only you can stop him.
Ignore every Samuel post, block him or better yet, report him
Thank you!

Probaly yes, depending on the size of the power supply. Build quality is shit tho.
t. Owner of the same shit.

Midi can't track the kaka fast enough

i feel you man, i’m like 2 weeks in. I know a couple chords but switching to them while keeping time is real tough. also my D chord is like a 90% to mute high E with my middle finger

My guitar can

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Keep going lads. Itll pay off
>my fingers hurt
Keep practicing, even when they hurt

That's literally a kakatarra, you're right user!

Kek, kakatarra

>comp before overdrive
>all those memeulation pedals
5/10, at least it's neat

>>Are there certain headphones I should use?
Whatever makes you feel most comfortable and whose sound you trust. Some people listen on standard earbuds, for others only pro-grade stuff will do.
>What’s wrong with the speaker if it’s just bedroom quiet volume?
Sound from the speaker carries a long way. If it’s really a volume-sensitive situation, you’ll want to use the headphones
>Is buying that amp a mistake?
No. You’ll figure it out soon enough.
>>I don’t need strings yet do I?
Fresh strings are always recommended. They’ll sound better and feel better under your fingers. Start with .010 gauge for a good balance of volume with not too much string tension.
>What size picks do I start with then as a safe bet?
When in doubt, start with medium. Celluloid picks really do sound better, but they slide around in your fingers. I used the purple Dunlop Gator Grips when I was starting out. They still sound good and don’t slide nearly as much on me.
From there, you can go thicker or thinner, depending on how you want to play and sound. Thicker picks have a stronger “click” sound to them (which can be good or bad depending on what you want), but are harder to learn on. Thinner picks don’t click as much and are easier to learn on, but will be play a little bit slower if you are concerned about achieving maximum speed.
As a general rule, metal and lead players tend to use thicker picks for better note definition under heavy distortion and faster picking, rhythm players tend to use thinner picks for a smoother overall response.

Yeah with a strat you have 5 different kinds of shrill sounds

Stop from what?

They’re going to hurt a little until you build up some calluses, but you can minimize that by adjusting your guitar to get your action lower. If you don’t know how to do that, take it to a repair guy ask for a “set up” and bring a set of your preferred strings. He should charge something like $30-50 and have the guitar back to you the next day.

what model do i choose, strat or tele?

i'd rather go tele. i hate my strat

Confirmed for having never played a Strat. And at any rate, that’s what pickup height adjustment screws and tone knobs are for.
>muh bridge pickup
That’s one sound, not all five.

Why do you hate your strat
How is he gonna play Yellow Ledbetter without a strat?

Strat. So much better than the Tele.
It’s not the most popular guitar design in al of history for nothing.

>a guitar that only sounds listenable with the tone rolled off or overwound pickups

I have a squier classic vibe tele and I've been thinking about getting a MIM strat as a second guitar. What issues are you having and why do you want a tele? I find my tele is hard to keep intoned sometimes even with a compensated bridge.

Please don't reply with anything about farty kaka.

it has shitty pickups and i have no strengh to change them lol. but they sound pretty okay with fuzz instaud.io/3WmE
mine is classic mim. i hope telecaster sounds a bit less bright

Confirmed for brainlet who doesn't know what non-volume knobs are for and thinks the only way to play is with everything on 10.

Buying a new guitar won’t fix your stupidity problem, user.

strat bridge pickup has no tone control

Anyone here familiar with Jam Origin MIDI Guitar 2?
jamorigin.com/
Seems pretty cool, but I don't want to shell out $100 quite yet. I'm about to give the trial a shot.
youtube.com/watch?v=i-c1_3rqiI8

>muh bridge pickup
Again, that’s one sound, not all five, and the pickup selector switch is RIGHT THERE.
Not the guitar’s fault you don’t know how to use it. It’s not that complicated.

Girls and guitars......my two favorite things............just don’t tell my wife..........

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dunno. i hate the sound of it, neck is way too boomy and middle has no character. in beetween are okay until you're playin clean parts

So drop the pickups a little. Drop the bass side of the neck pickup to tighten that up, drop the treble side of the bridge to take out the shrillness. Drop both sides to get the overall sound of the pickup under control. And if the middle pickup is blah, try raising the treble side a bit to give it more definition.
There’s no reason you can’t have a good-sounding Strat. Almost every aspect can be adjusted to your liking.

I had a strat with 69s, that shit sounded shrill even with the treble on the amp on 10 or the tone rolled off

Yeah just don't use the bridge pickup good idea

Mine does tho.

>lower the treble side of the bridge pickup to reduce the treble in the sound
Lmao

What a coincidence user

These man legs
Disgusting

We ought to make collective effort to stop Samuel guys! Otherwise we will keep getting clips of someone actually playing guitar and making music!

maybe you're right. i'll try to do it.

>Something sounds shrill with the amp’s treble all the way up.
Well, no shit. That’s your problem right there.

Guy wondered why ALL FIVE of his sounds were shrill, dipshit. If any one sound is going to be shrill, that’s the one, but it should be the only one. If they’re all shrill, something else is the problem.

Boss LS-2 sounds like it would work for this

Just get an hss or HH strat then faggot

Nobody cares about him either way.

Okay this looks actually really good. I think I will buy it. Thanks!

Typo, I meant treble on 0

Yeah the problem is it's a strat

nah. strat still sounds like shit
vocaroo.com/i/s1UcarpDLf5q

>buying music gear for the looks

>failing to grasp basic English
user please..

No prob man. I use one in my rig for a similar purpose.

keep practicing user!

more like
>those man everythings
I'm pretty sure user here is only telling us half-truths here when he says
>Girls and guitars......my two favorite things

nah. rock music is not my thing. i'd rather play bebop

thanks man, it’s fun so far. my fingers limit my practice times more than my interest so i’m eager for them to harden up

Again, not the guitar’s fault you don’t know how to play or set it up.
Lots of people sound great playing a Strat. That you don’t is nobody’s fault but your own.

>that adam’s apple
I’m sure your “wife” knows that you're gay by now.

bet he plays bass and is of it

I'm thinking about reviewing some guitars. What kind of things should I focus on?

Yeah it's the duty of every strat owner to wire the bridge pickup to the tone knob and always have the tone rolled off to at least sounds listenable

It's not gay if she remove it with surgery

Keep your uneducated opinion to yourself, to start with

define "she"

Don't play blues on it and don't even think about touching gain and delay for tasteless 80s runs

Human beings that identify as a woman

>Trying not to be a typical meme reviewer
>Ask for things people really want to know in a review
>Uneducated
Are stupid?

Got it. I hate when reviewers do that shit.

Welcome your audience with a catchphrase and make outdated djent puns what's the worst that could happen.

>he's too poor and/or stupid to own a Gibson
>he's probably so stupid he owns a three saddle Tele and a tube amp since he doesn't own a Gibson

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Press K to acknowledge the fact Sammy's voice is like a Tuba filled with kaka loudly sharting into a cheap Sm-57 copy, going through a Metal Zone into a line6 spider.

Is it true the more powerful cab/heads sound worse at lower volumes?

I would like to get a Mark Bass 102HF with a Little Mark 3 Head giving up to 500W at 4 Ohms, would it sound shit at low level bedroom volumes, will it only sound good loud? It's a 2x10" cab with a 1" tweeter.

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Nope. No need unless YOU want to.

Again, lots of people sound great with the bridge pickup as it comes from the factory. That you can’t is nobody else’s fault but your own.

You think it's like a tuba thanks I'm flattered

>He's too poorand/or stupid to afford the surgery
>He's probably so stupid he thinks hormones will turn him into an anime girl

Can you stop with the personal attacks please

He'll stop when he becomes a real woman, which is never.

A feminine anime-looking trap does suffice

You aren't that either sir.

A Tuba filled with kaka, just like your dad after his brain transplant

>RATE MY PEDALBOARD GUYS PLEASE HAHA IM SUCH A UNIQUE PLAYER AM I RITE??!!1!!!

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a peg winder, measuring tool, 10 gauge strings, learn to do your own setup because there's like a million ways to setup a strat with different pickup heights and action not to mention the trem. I once let a tech touch my guitar and it ended up having an action similar to a nylon string acoustic down at the 14th fret trying to fix some buzz when I commented on the intonation. I actually played that way for several months because I didn't know any better until I decided to experiment, 5min of googling and it's perfect now

Go for Strat if you like fiddling with knobs, a Tele bridge pickup is louder oh and if you go Tele get the classic vibe Squier not the mexican

noice amp user

If you're gonna post your pedal board at least do a demo of some of them on recording or something I don't really give af about pedals if I don't know what they sound like. Be like: "This my fuzz pedal, fuzzatronis 3000" and then play it.

Stop bullying Samuel's father
Pedro is /mynegro/ and he's /yournegro/ too

I'm still not sure what tone the Altoids pedal makes

Nonsense image. Strats ARE weird tryhard guitars.

>Devil horns, barely even looks like a guitar
>pointlessly large amount of pickups
>nasty ear-piercing tone so everyone hears you no matter what, completely lacking the smooth woody timbre that guitar is known for
>a fucking whammy bar, the ultimate tryhard feature

Only a Gibson is professional enough.

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Nice kakatarra there

the only good pickups on a strat are the neck and middle and none of the inbetween positions are any good

projection much?

gibson is gay (they both start with g's)

fender is for femboys (they both start with F)

Yeah, they roll it off at the amp instead.

And the real secret? Don't touch the gain. Play as clean as possible.

Both are for Samuel tier faggots that think Ace or Clapton are proficient and capable guitar players in this day and time

Position 4 sounds great on the Powerhouse and Clapton signature strays, especially with flatwounds

This guy looks happy. Can you figure out why he's so happy?

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based

a strat looks classic and a gibson is good enough, but ESP and Ibanez are for the best

This proves my point

metronome

youtube.com/watch?v=QKTHKMYsqQw

there, clapton sounds good now

ibanez is for idiots (they both start with i's)

I've never heard of you

>strat or tele
neither, guitars have improved since the 50s. you have more options and you don't have to listen to old farts who only like those because it's all there was back then besides gibsons (that they couldn't afford).
>do i need nice headphones
no not really
>what picks do i use
all of them
>is there anything i'm missing
a good amp
a metronome
lessons

His doctor agreed to do the sex change

You won't be hearing of anyone but rappers for a long, long time because the music industry pushed hiphop hard, as it's cheap to make (you don't need any talented artists for it, just autotune. one sound guy can be behind dozens of "stars")

Just bought pic related. Did I make a mistake and should I replace any of the hardware?

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What does it sound like?

Replace the strings with .11s

Put a Floyd on that, install HSH pickups with lots of splits and then rub kaka on the fretboard

thicker gauge strings sound worse

les pauls are the worst guitars ever made

It has a brighter sound than most jazzmasters ive played and is a little thinner but not too much. I was thinking about maybe eventually putting some humbuckers in there but its probably not worth the effort.

That's a pretty loud opinion you've got there

It's backed up by the best players of this generation.

You might wanna try the 21st century, gramps. It's a lot nicer up here.

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What if the gain is dimed when I come? If I don't touch it, it will stay distorted

He bought the Ace Frehley signature 59 burst

Clapton only sounded good on the Gibson era

Whatever you say, kid

I think I've mastered my acoustic's 10 strings.
What do I get now, 11 or 12?

10s on an acoustic is stupid light. Try a 13-53 set.

poo ferro fretboard

That's right, that's exactly my point.
How many years ago was the Gibson era?
Guitar playing has evolved, Gibson and Fender are for faggots that think Clapton is still at the apex of guitar playing in this day and age

Kek Samuel-tier, can we use his expression from now on?!

Looking to buy my first pedal. Do I go for a new behringer distortion (the purple one) or a second hand Boss distortion (orange one)?

^ this also his woman tone only worka on a lp / sg

boss super overdrive
ds-1's are shit

buy a multieffects.

post a guitar that's evolved

and i'll show you something that is a glorified les paul with a strat body shape and a nicer whammy bar

multi-effects

buying multiple pedals is for people who fall victim to the hoarding instinct

I’ve got a Little Mark 800 and a Traveler 2x10. It’ll sound okay at low volumes, but not nearly as good as when it’s cranked over 4/10.

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Since the other three anons just ignored the question. I’ll say definitely go with the second hand Boss DS-1. It’s more sturdy then the Behringer and sounds better.

>combine the good aspects of older guitars without their major flaws
>this is a bad thing

Multi-effects. Pedals are easily modeled to 100% accuracy. There is no tone mojo in analog solid state circuits.

The only thing that takes any real effort to model is a thermionic valve in audio applications (where distortion is desired), because it's actually a pretty complex system of flaws, but we're getting pretty close.

>the other three anons gave you better advice

It's like you could buy ten tube amps for $1000-2000 each or buy a powered kemper for $2500.

Nobody ever just wants one effect.

It’s his first pedal though.

I'll one-up you and say it's just the middle

let's step back a bit

why the fuck does anyone need a distortion pedal? your amp has gain, right?

>I haven't make it because rappers took my place in the industry!
>saying this unironically

He doesn't wear an engagement ring

He got old, what do you expect

Imagine being so shit and uncreative that you find that expression amusing and even want to copy it

This is my sister Samantha Campos. Don't harass her ok?

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Imagine being so shitty and full of faillure you have your own tier, Sammy

Yeah you're so much better at guitar and producing than me

And at life in general

most people are

I've heard your playing and you aren't anywhere near as bad as me but your singing is fucking awful.

if you need our help you are never going to make it.

You're so good at being born on the richest country that buys others' resources for a steal and still have trouble managing your personal finances and saving because you're a dumb fat ass

>that poop ferro
Oh no no no *wheeze*

you know what happens when you assume, sammy?

There's a lot about how a guitar is shaped and how that influences your technique

Things like headstock volutes and body contours will determine your thumb position and how or whether you anchor your picking hand for instance

It's a good idea to make note of how a guitar is shaped and how dramatic the shape feels

Most reviewers don't even mention that, they just show you a picture

You're supposed to just learn to play it instead of buying a guitar that doesn't need practice

What if you already know how to play guitar and don't want to buy some exotic plank online without some idea of how it actually feels in your hands?

I don't want blues licks and "tone", that's all the amp and recording gear and the guy's fingers. It varies from guitar to gutiar too. I want feel. I want to hear a description of what the frets are like for someone who's never had that fret size before. I want to know what the paint on the back of the neck is like and I want to know, from someone who's had one for a while, how it all wears in and I want to know about all the little things they noticed months later. That stuff.

It's tied to the Decay with an on a off switch

But feel is a subjective and personal thing, and by wanting someone to tell you how a guitar feels makes you come off as a dumb asshole

It isn't entirely subjective and most people can come to agree on how certain things feel

And the reviews from people who have had a guitar for months instead of a day thing is a valid thing to want. Return periods are a couple of weeks. For instance if gibson used shit paint on a bunch of models so the satin turns to sticky gloss and flakes off after two months of gigging I want to know so I don't buy that model from that year's batch.

In this way random forum posts are more useful than guitar reviews.

If I place my thumb over the neck, would I find guitars with fat necks more comfortable? I've only played Fender's which are quite in-between. I don't have a local guitar shop is why I'm asking.

yes

you really shouldn't put your thumb over the neck unless you're bending or wide strumming cowboy chords

I've played like this for 7 years, I don't see myself breaking out of it and it seems to work for people. But I do understand it's not the "correct" way to hold the neck.

Maybe his hands are really big?

if you have big hands and can't play classical with a footstool and are too lazy to use a strap, that just kind of happens as a way of supporting the neck

>you really shouldn't put your thumb over the neck unless you play any amount of guitar in any capacity whatsoever
That's an interesting way of looking at it

based illiterate

Based tranny killer JHS owner

Replace strings with .11s or .12s-your tuning will be much more stable.

You also may want to replace the trem system with the vintage-style one with a locking button. Trem locks are worth their weight in gold.

Wouldn't say my hands are big

Get a replacement bridge like a staytrem or mustang bridge if your fretboard is a 7.5 radius.

Step up to 11s now, the. 12s when you feel ready.
I only have 13s on one acoustic guitar, and it’s a 23” scale model that’s top tier for playing while sitting on the couch. I do it just to get some string tension back. On my full-sized acoustics I use .12s because I’ve been playing awhile.

BECAUSE HE HAS A FUCKING GOLDEN STRAT.

also booze

>Jack Daniel's
>that cut
>that shave
>that sweater
>Gibson
Because he has absolutely no taste whatsoever. Ignorance is bliss.

this faggot with dumbass hair plays better than literally every single person in this thread

youtu.be/IN1iSYgKgf0

how does that make you feel? Bet you feel pretty stupid

U sure
vocaroo.com/i/basedmnte0I2O3

Some things are far more important than knowing how to play. Knowing how to keep yourself groomed is one of them.

>this faggot with dumbass hair
user...do you have a crush?

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I don't even rest my thumb on the neck because it fucking hurts. I have to use my palm.

a strat is a bit comfier to hold

Is that the guy from 60 Cycle Hum?

Lmfao

I don't dig it

>neo-soul

lame as fuck

two "guitarists" that can't play neo soul

does SAMantha likes anal ? does she like her kaka dickslaped ?

Why would I want to play some reddit tier cuckold shit.

Tele, don't fall for the Strat meme. You don't need the trem as a beginner

multi effects, single effect pedals are for hyperconsumer redditors

>as a beginner you dont want an all around workhorse
You wut m8

Which guitar you learn on colors your technique and then you're stuck with it or no other guitar will really feel right.

So do yourself a favor and get an epiphone.

Les Paul, don't fall for the fender meme. You don't need the trem as a beginner.

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You don't need all that shit as a beginner though. You want a guitar that is simple, stays in tune. You have so much shit to learn before you can ever make full use of extra shit

>sits there playing technical wank with an expressionless stare into nothing
Neo-Soulless, more like

the only things you got right were the last three

Didn't get it

You dont need an electric to learn guitar as well. Strat trem is simple and there are plenty of resources. Just because youre a retard it doesnt mean everyone else is as well.
>hurr durr limit yourself because learning is hard
Thats what you sound like.

Sounds nice but the music itself is pretty meaningless to be honest

>Using an unstable, limited strat trem instead of a floyd rose because "changing strings takes TEN MINUTES! FIFTEEN EVEN!"

Why are so many guitarists like this? Is guitar a low IQ hobby? Changing strings on a floyd is easy.

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>is gutiar a low IQ hobby

if your "sheet music" looks like this?

yes.

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Are there any good Les Paul style guitars for a poorfag (Under 900 dollars)

an actual les paul bought used

MIJ knockoffs

You don't have to settle for a fake. Shop smart and play authentic.

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buy the base (a les paul with everything stripped off)
and then custom select all his pieces in the aftermarket.

an all brass TOM is going to cost you $200 alone

But why make things any harder for you as a beginner? I totally understand the benefits, thats not what I'm arguing. You're the retard if you're encouraging more difficulty than needed just for LEARNING the basics of the guitar. Think about your first days of playing for a change instead of being a stubborn fuckwad

These posters know what they're talking about.

Only a Gibson is good enough.

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you could buy that very guitar today for $4000 (open box)

musiciansfriend.com/guitars/open-box-gibson-custom-les-paul-custom-chambered-blackout-electric-guitar-stallion-red/k86794005003002?cntry=us

Trem is a standard component of most guitars out on the market and your first guitar should involve you learning how to set up every part of a guitar and understanding the principles by which these parts function. Rule of thub - you should not upgrade from a cheap 150 buck beginner guitar until you can disassemble the entire thing (minus the electronics, although that would be preferable too) including the bridge and all its parts, put it back together, and set it up to perfect playing order as well as being able to make the neck look presentable.

I like this bass guitar and I want it

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How do I adjust the intonation of the acoustic for the new string gauge

new gibby/epi basses are fucking awful dude
don't buy it

It’s stupid easy to set the bridge up to not float. Problem solved.

Try have puss in 2 of your left hand fingers and having it physically fucking impossible to use your 2nd and 3rd fingers.
Also, why is playing the riff from Yes by The Manics with the 4th and 3rd fingers at the start so hard to me? Its not super fast but i still fuck it up sometimes.

Depends on the bridge.
For fixed bridges like most acoustics have, the intonation is right when the action is right, so just fix the action with the truss rod.
For guitars with floating bridges, just move the bridge around until both E strings are on.

why?

I'm trying to improve my improv and I FUCKING SUCK SO FUCKING HARD. I know the scales, I know harmonization, ON PAPER. But when I get to play, everything sounds like FUCKING SHIT LIKE. Fuck me. So many years playing and trying to improve it's like nothing fucking matters what's the FUCKING point. I keep being told that it gets better, but I don't fucking think so. Yeah bro keep going you're close to going up the ladder musically. Bullshit man, why the fuck am I so stuck? what the fuck?

Go for it.
Don’t say you weren’t warned that they are awful, because you have been.

With the truss rod? Well ok well try

Whenever you feel bad about yourself, remember and be grateful you're not Samuel, then also think that's no excuse to remain mediocre, then resume practice

terrible build quality
if you know ho to do setups and are willing to put hours into finising building the guitar (something the factory chinks at epiphone don't do) go ahead, but otherwise you're gonna need to send it to a luthier to get it easy to play.

but why are they awful then?

Just bought my first electric guitar a Fazley E100 BK. What are some easy songs to practice guitar?

Hey replace that by Jcum. I am always improving.

Go slow and small with adjustments. Tighten it like 45 degrees at a time then retune and check again.

I guess. I'm not stopping anytime soon, but it's so frustrating to see months and years go by with so little to no progress. And no, I'm not fucking around, I've spent so much money on lessons it's not even funny. At some point I started thinking I'm actually mentally disabled or some shit.

if it's been years and you are taking lessons and really putting in effort and are still as bad as when you first started you might be mentally disabled

Not as bad, but not much better. I've learned a lot of theory, and now I know about chords and scales. But when it comes to practice I feel like I still suck balls.

what's your practice routine

four thousand dollaroos for a ding and dent special on a solid color finish guitar with a synthetic fretboard and EMGz

it depends, I'm currently taking a break from lessons because I literally ran out of money for them. Otherwise it depends on which exercises the teacher sends me. I'll usually warm up playing scales or whatever relevant to the weekly exercises the teacher sent me.

help me out here, /gg/

should I get an epiphone LP standard pro or shell out the extra shekels for a gibson LP studio tribute? is the latter worth spending more for?

give a sample of one day of practice, what's an exercise your teacher has given you before?

I bought an Epiphone Les Paul Ultra years ago and the electronics all started having issues after a few years of regular use.
Sounded decent though

epis stay on the ebay browser for months meanwhile gibson actually sell.
dont buy a bookshelf warmer.

Looking for a bass amp that doesn't break the bank, also 25w because apartment and I don't have the need for extremely loud amps. Was looking into the Orange cr25bx due to that warm sound.
Any other recommendations? Gotta have a deep and warm sound.

Okay. The last thing we were practicing was fingerpicking. He gave me some sheets of arrangings of We Are the Champions by Queen and Love Me Tender by Elvis. With fingerpicking I don't really warm up, becasue I'm so shit at it I wouldn't know what to do. I'd just jump straight into either sheet and go at it. First looking at which chords/positions and having a go bar by bar. A mistake I often make is getting frustrated halfway through and leaving it there, and then starting from the beginning the next day, which leads to me learning the first bars, and doing fuck all about the rest. I'm working on correcting this particular mistake.

Another exercise I had some other week was a "John Petrucci style" sheet, in B major. The first thing my teacher told me to do with it was analysing the exercise so I'd knew the key, and play it with that in mind. When I'm with my teacher everything makes sense, I apply the theory and it's all clear to me, but when I'm home I only see numbers--

as nice as that is, i'm not really factoring in resell value that much when buying it

i'm more concerned about whether the quality of low-end gibson is still better than a mid-end epi

--- and I have a really hard time learning new things. My teacher says I need to stop "seeing numbers" and to apply the theory (like knowing which notes to use/avoid considering I'm in the key of B, and knowing "where my fingers go, or knowing where my hand has to move because it goes from the fifth to the seventh at some point... stuff like that).

With this exercsie I'd practice the B major scale to warm up, and then read the sheet. I can't read the notes quite well yet, but I can read and sing the rythm quite well, so I first set the metronome real slow and start singing the rythm, then I try to play it slowly, and try to "connect" the bars rythmically, even if it's slow, so the exercise can flow. Eventually the idea is to be able to play the exercise fluidly even if slowly, and cranking up the speed from there. What happens in reality is I get stuck somewhere in the middle and I stop progressing, and I have a really hard time memorizing the exercise.

One time a tranny that looked like that fucked me in the ass in the private room of a porn shop

How's Ma?

Sammy: The how I got aids chronicles

I'm not sure about this, but is kaka poop? I get the sense that kaka is supposed to be deposited into the toilet...

You don't need the trem at all actually

never gonna make it

Welp you should.

That will give you the insight there is more demand for gibson than epi
more demand means these guitars are more desireable and their owners are less prone to get rid of one.

And what will that teach me? Being okay with dry fretboards in the 4000 dollar range when I buy a gibson signature model by someone who knows a dude that played in a grateful dead coverband later on?

"low end" gibson is just like regular gibson but the bodies are glued together with tone glue

mid/high end epi is just really poorly made AND the bodies are glued together. But with elmers.

Why don't fender and gibson just make reasonably priced guitars at a reasonable price so people would actually buy their instruments?

>reasonably priced guitars at a reasonable price
I mean reasonably priced guitars of reasonable quality

They do though?

Is $1000 for an instrument expensive to you? Do you buy a new one every month or are you just that poor? People pay more for a fucking cell phone. Regularly!

They do that too unless you're that one piece of wood autist

>MY GUITAR MADE ENTIRELY OF ENDANGERED TROPICAL HARDWOOD NEEDS TO BE MADE AS WASTEFULLY AS POSSIBLE, JUST LIKE A $30,000 DINING CHAIR! I CAN'T IMAGINE PAYING MORE THAN $500 OTHERWISE!

Fender does, Gibson has tons of other problems. Virtually no young player gives a shit about the brand and they don't intend to change that. They will die with the boomers if they keep it up.

When your instrument is made of fucking scrap wood there's no reason for it to cost more than $300. Comparing it to phones is retarded, since producing chips and other components is way more resource intensive, not to mention recovering costs of R&D, which fender and gibson don't have because they just release the same shit for fucking decades now with different colours or swapped pickups between models. There's literally no justification for the price inflation.

Who sucks at singing?
vocaroo.com/i/basedmnte0I2O3

not me either

pls rspnd

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Hands are hurting again

Fuck computers

Except, you know, finding two good pieces of "scrap" wood, gluing them together, and doing a good job actually takes some effort, and if you knew a thing about the mahogany trade you'd know it's actually necessary to charge $1000 instead of $5000, which makes it more excusable than fender's 2 piece alder bodies (a domestic wood).

But I suppose some custom shop 30 piece neck-thru guitar being made of "scrap wood" is fine though because they alternate ebony, bubinga, heartwood, and korina.

got that feel user

You don't have to be so mad. A lot of guitars are worth spending more money on. Also, yeah there's no justification for the inflated price, but that's the same for everything. Everything costs more now, and if you're telling me $1500 for a smartphone is justified then you're talking absolute shit.

multi piece bodies are fine.

if you have the bridge entirely on the larger piece, you get a mellowed but still bright tone with rich harmonic content. if it's on a smaller piece, it's not as mellowed but has more sustain. if the bass and treble sides each have their own piece of tonewood you can compensate for the tonal differences between wound and unwound strings. you can further alter the tone with different arrangements of wood of different types. layering pieces horizontally also changes the tone, ie: a soft maple top on top of a hard mahogany back. which is then split in two pieces with the brighter tonewood for the bass side.

t. tone expert

Don't forget tone inlays to add that bit of sonic magic to fretted notes

how long have you been playing?

>and if you're telling me $1500 for a smartphone
Hyperbole is a retard's crutch. The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus costs $1000. So does the iPhone XS. These are the current high end phones. When it comes to guitars, that's the cost for mid-range.

The only actual problem with gibson is the paint.

Nitro is the least durable finish ever.

There are sharply diminishing returns in guitars if you spend more than $1000.

Lmfao whose your boogie man faveka freak? Yeah bro youre getting real good at shit covers

you're bullshitting but wood grains that are perpendicular to the strings are very bad for the guitar sound

over 10 years, but on my own for about 8 of them (so little progress), and with this teacher for about 2 years.

Where did you find this pic of sams pops?

Actually you want the orient the grains based on how the soundwaves move so they need to be at an angle, preferably circular.

don't be rude

I dunno

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>millennials failing to understand how much it costs to make a guitar in a first world country general

>playing an instrument that needs electricity
it´s like you wanted to look like a fucking retard

the same as it does in other countries

Post a new original song then

Don't give up user! I believe in you

>C chord is hard
kek, try Fm on the fucking Mandolin

Les Paul but not the modern one, Gibson is fucking shit since 10 years ago or more.

Use student gauges and use the classical position, kid

thanc
we're all gonna make it

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>C chord
>hard
wait until you start doing barre chords

>You don't need the trem as a beginner.
what the fuck, itá part of the instrument expressive range.

STRAT BEST

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>faggots fetishizing woods again

snip your strings fag

Can you post one of those exercises?

>muh Gibson
dude, it´s not like the label will make it good, it´s about the age of that Gibson, i wouldn´t spend money on one of those chink Gibsons

Beautiful Strat user! Should probably trim string ends though!

trim the strings you absolute homo.

Here it is, boy I do hope it's not copyrighted.

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be less RUDE rudies
pls do trim the strings tho user

>HE ACTUALLY CUTS THE EXTRA TONE OFF HIS STRINGS.
lmfao retards

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What’s wrong with pau ferro?

Nothing. Some pieces look like kaka though

No quality control at fender

To add to that question: are Sam/sammy the same as jcum? I’ve been away for a while. I remember jcum being the one that had kaka coated strings.

Ive had rusty strings but not coated strings. I live in socal. Sammy our resident favela freak live in minas gerais brazil. His entire life revolves around kaka

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if pau ferro is palo fierro ( ironwood ) that shit smell like cocoa when burned

my violin fingerboard and the pegs are made of palo fierro

sam is the brazilian with an alien amp and condor guitars. jcum is a mexican immigrant with a jcm900 (the half solid state ones) and a black strat with two piece maple neck.

This is sam.

well, I posted the exercise, got anything to say?

nope sam destroyed his strat and made it into a kakandberg headless guitar.

Did you play guitar today user

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whats that ? kinda looks like Criadillas ( bull balls or testicle stew )

chicken stroganoff with fries and rice

your mom stroged me off with some fries and rice

i stroged your mom off

This looks good

Your mom looks good.

>There are sharply diminishing returns in guitars if you spend more than $1000.

t. never owned a custom shop or actual high end guitar

t. never owned one either lol