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Kilometers Davis posted:Is dad blues okay now? I'm 22 and instead of playing tech death riffs all day lately I'm all about bluesy pentatonic abuse and "feeeel" music. It's shameful and it feels great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMc-Kd2wLn4 Blues doesn't have to be wanky, nor 12-bar, and doesn't have to be Howlin' Wolf either. It can be weird as hell if you like, young padawan.
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Dadblues is just fine if you want to explore music, man. Jazz doesn't speak to me, but blues does. So the thing about Blues is, you know the frame, and you know the rules. Go. Nuts. Use the structure to crank your own thing. AC/DC is dadblues gone _that way_. Have fun. Sing about rude, crude, big balls and all. Try a brag song like George Thorogood. It all breaks down to Mannish Boy anyhow. Remember, Buddy Guy ain't nothing but the blues, and he's everything Jimi Hendrix wishes he was. Be crude. Be rude. Hell, be refined if you want. It's just the opposite of metal. Explore your rhythm self. It's only mockable when you get serious about it.
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Mar 14, 2013 02:35
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Why can't you mix blues and death riffs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb7LvUnx_8s
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I didn't think this question was big enough to warrant its own thread, so I'll ask it here. Would any of you have any good recommendations for a travel steel string acoustic guitar? I have a few strict requirements for it, which I'll list below. Also because I live in Sydney (Aus), I've always found it very difficult to find any music shops that hold more niche things like that, so if I could get some recommendations of where to try some travel guitars out that would be amazing. Basically, I want to use it for purposes like: - Going overseas/interstate (by air) - Going hiking - Just taking it to see friends and stuff (big guitars on public transport are always a bitch) - Road trips So basically, I want to do exactly what travel guitars are designed for. However because I want to take it overseas, and also hiking and stuff (both at the same time as well), it means it would preferably be - Kind of inexpensive (I don't want to trash an expensive travel guitar in the bush) - Able to fit in overhead luggage compartments on planes. The reason for this is that if I were to give it in for check in luggage with my pack, I would need to pack it in a sturdier case, which would add weight and be impractical for when I am hiking. Another thing I'm concerned about with regards to this is that I would feel really bad if the guitar case fit in the overhead compartment, but took up all the space inside. This is particularly relevant because I only really travel by budget airlines (JetStar, Scoot, Air Asia and the like), and I think they would be particularly anal about space. - If possible, sound decent. I know that travel guitars will never sound full and boomy like a full sized guitar, but if it's fairly good quality and has reasonable tone that would be an added bonus. I know that sounding decent and being fairly good quality also clash with the "inexpensive" part, but I'm just hoping here. Some travel guitars I've looked at are: Martin Backpacker  I've actually played this before, and I really didn't like it. I don't know if it's because of this guitar specifically, or if all travel guitars sound similar to this but I absolutely hated the way it sounded. Other people on the internet have also commented that they thought other travel guitars were alright but they hated the Backpacker. Washburn Rover  I haven't played this one before. It seems pretty reasonable (solid spruce top, adjustable truss rod etc. etc.) and the case it comes with is advertised as being designed to fit in overhead luggage compartments. Online American retailers seem to have it pretty cheap (~$160) but an Australian retailer I found had it at almost triple that price... Baby Taylor  I've played this one before, although it was a long time ago. I seemed to think it was alright, but the size of it made me doubtful that it would fit in overhead luggage compartments, and I'm not too sure any 3/4 size guitars would fit up there without me looking like a space hoarding dick. I've done googling on other travel guitars, but I didn't really include them in this short list because I didn't think it was very likely that a lot of them would be easily and cheaply available in Australia. So basically, if anyone's got any experience with the above/other travel guitars (esp with regards to air travel and/or hiking), I'd love to hear your feedback on them and any recommendations. Also any recommendations for getting them cheaply in/to Sydney would be fantastic. Thanks in advance!
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Mar 14, 2013 08:28
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alpacaguitar/alpaca-guitar-the-ultimate-adventure-guitar
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Mar 14, 2013 08:32
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I'd never considered buying a travel guitar before, since everywhere I travel is by car or by foot and I just bring a tiny amp with me, but I rather like the look of the Alpaca. It doesn't look like a tiny knockoff guitar, it looks purpose-built for its size. I'm really impressed.
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Mar 14, 2013 08:47
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Any tips (or especially any exercises) for reducing noise when lifting off a string with your fretting hand? When I play clean the noise isn't even audible to me, but when I add a lot of gain it can start sounding pretty messy.
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Mar 14, 2013 13:18
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I've just got an iPad Mini, and I want to use it with my guitar. Does anyone have any opinions / recommendations for amp modelling apps and guitar interfaces? Both Line6 and Amplitube have their own apps, as well as Garageband's built in amp models, but I'm not sure which one is the best.
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Chroisman posted:I didn't think this question was big enough to warrant its own thread, so I'll ask it here. On another note, can anybody else just not get used to semi-hollows? I have a Casino clone, sounds great, neck is nice, but the body is so giant.
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Sadsack posted:I've just got an iPad Mini, and I want to use it with my guitar. Does anyone have any opinions / recommendations for amp modelling apps and guitar interfaces? Both Line6 and Amplitube have their own apps, as well as Garageband's built in amp models, but I'm not sure which one is the best. I tried Amplitube and Peavey's software (forget what it's called). Both had tremendous lag, even using an official interface. Sound was meh.
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TopherCStone posted:I tried Amplitube and Peavey's software (forget what it's called). Both had tremendous lag, even using an official interface. Sound was meh. I've tried AmpKit and JamUp, and both are decent. I used a Rocksmith 1/4" to USB cable with a USB adapter for the iPad, and lag seemed okay for me, but I'm not super picky either.
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Mar 15, 2013 03:14
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Are there any apps like that for Android? I know there was concern over the audio processing, codecs and drivers a few years ago but something like the Nexus 7 should have hardware capable of adding some gain and reverb to a guitar signal.
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Mar 15, 2013 03:20
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Verizian posted:Are there any apps like that for Android? I know there was concern over the audio processing, codecs and drivers a few years ago but something like the Nexus 7 should have hardware capable of adding some gain and reverb to a guitar signal. Not that I know of, and for the exact reasons you stated. Also if you think about it, even with the Nexus 7 being capable, that's like one Android device out of a crapload.
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duckfarts posted:Not that I know of, and for the exact reasons you stated. Also if you think about it, even with the Nexus 7 being capable, that's like one Android device out of a crapload. http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irigrecorderandroid/index.php?pp=irig-recorder-android-info Oh, I don't know, there might be.  (Literally got a mail advertising this today.) Warcabbit fucked around with this message at 05:08 on Mar 15, 2013 |
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Mar 15, 2013 03:34
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moctopus posted:Any tips (or especially any exercises) for reducing noise when lifting off a string with your fretting hand? This exercise is a pain to play without that type of noise occurring (so if you practice it, you should get better at eliminating the noise). Although it doesn't specifically relate to that issue, I think it will give you the control you're looking for there. Fig. 1) Keep fingers not being used resting still on strings not being used (lightly, so as to mute them). All Half notes. ----6----5------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----5----6-------repeat...--------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So for example, for the above, use middle and index finger, and rest the ring and pinky fingers on the B and G strings lightly, without moving them at all. You should feel some strain/stretch just going back and forth this way. Move it up and down the neck to different positions. Try across different string sets and different distances between the two. Then try with index and ring, middle and ring, and finally ring and pinky (very difficult). Go extremely slowly to really feel the burn (not a speed exercise). Timed 6 minutes a day as a warmup. You should find that you are able to use fingers not in use to actively mute certain strings via this method within a few weeks. Need clarification? coolbian57 fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Mar 15, 2013 |
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Mar 15, 2013 04:55
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Warcabbit posted:http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irigrecorderandroid/index.php?pp=irig-recorder-android-info This is a bit different, because it doesn't have to do real-time processing vs post-recording processing. I think the issue with Android from previous googling and poor memory was that there wasn't a way to do real-time processing without awful lag.
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Mar 15, 2013 07:10
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coolbian57 posted:This exercise is a pain to play without that type of noise occurring (so if you practice it, you should get better at eliminating the noise). Although it doesn't specifically relate to that issue, I think it will give you the control you're looking for there. I'll give this a try thanks.
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^^^ you could try playing your normal scale exercises slowly and concentrate on the sound too. The noise really comes from not lifting your fingers up exactly perpendicular to the fretboard, so you drag slightly along the string and get a nice squeaky squeak. There are exercises that focus on economy, where your fingers are over a group of frets, close to the fretboard, and fretting or releasing notes requires a tiny movement so you barely need to move at all. If your fingers are flying off the neck that means less control and more chance of scraping something as they rush to cover the distanceduckfarts posted:This is a bit different, because it doesn't have to do real-time processing vs post-recording processing. I think the issue with Android from previous googling and poor memory was that there wasn't a way to do real-time processing without awful lag. I'm not totally sure but I think developers don't have low-level access to audio streams yet, to the point where you can do this kind of thing anyway. Although you can create your own codecs, so maybe it is possible if you're hardcore. For the average developer though, I don't think there's much available in the API yet
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Apparently Google Nexus and some Sony devices with Android 4.1.x> have access but considering the Samsung Galaxy series wins with market saturation it's not worth developing to make money. Plus a lot of hobbyists are upset that it won't work on older hardware and have been working on USB addons using USB-OTG cables but again they don't work with every device. Hopefully Samsung pulls their thumb out with the Galaxy S4. Android 4.2.2 is rumoured to have support for low latency audio processing and we'll hopefully get someone developing a hybrid GuitarPro/Rocksmith style app in the next six months. Hell you could probably use Google's built in song recognition to match up recordings to guitar pro tabs and figure out a way to adjust the tab timing to match with a few years work. Then you can just ask your phone "Hey what's this song?" and get the option to pull up a list of scrolling tabs that are corrected on the fly.
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As far as I know it's entirely down to Android itself, the way it's structured and the access developers have to the real low-level stuff. I haven't really had time to dig around in that area (I'm only familiar with the higher-level sound APIs and even then not really) but apparently someone's come up with a fix. That's from a month ago and 4.2.2 has been out longer than that so I'm sceptical that anything like that was fixed in it, especially since it was more of a basic point release to fix some issues with the Nexus 4 Just for fun, here's the definitions for being able to claim 'low latency audio' on Android 4.2: quote:Per Section 5, all compatible device implementations MUST include at least one So that's 95ms of delay for just piping audio into the system where an application can get to it, and plonking it back out and waiting until it's heard. That's before you get to the application actually doing any processing work on the audio. That's for the mic too, not sure about the input overhead on another peripheral (gonna guess it could be high too). Google I/O is coming up in a few months though so the next major release should be around then, so WHO KNOWS maybe the dream will become reality!
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Can anyone give me some recommendations for compressor pedals?
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The mxr dyna comp is ok for the price but its pretty noisy and has like zero features. I was looking at the Seymour Duncan one a little while ago but never got to hear it, looks nice though. What do you usually play?
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Danyull posted:Can anyone give me some recommendations for compressor pedals? I had a DOD Milk Box for a while. It was good. Whatever you use, be careful to not squash the hell out of your sound because then it will sound boring. Here's a site with a vast number of compressor reviews: http://www.ovnilab.com/ It's mostly geared toward bassists, but there's still a lot of good general info on there
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Money in the bank, GAS running strong. Anyone have opinions on these or any U.S. made Les Pauls under 1200? http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Les-Paul-J-Electric-Guitar-108573940-i2800827.gc?esid=108573924 http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Les-Paul--60s-Tribute-Electric-Guitar-108572942-i2800800.gc http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-2012-American-Standard-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar-with-Maple-Fingerboard-107624462-i2380153.gc I'm not extremely picky about the exact tone I'm wanting, I just want something new and "classic" feeling. If I go with the Fender i'm definitely grabbing the olympic white american but the LPs are a toss up. The LPJ seems like an incredible value and from what i've heard the tone is 100% LP. As much as I've been eyeing the strat I feel like a Les Paul fits me a bit better. I love creamy thick tones and the beefy sound you don't often hear in Fenders. Incentive to help: I'll stop posting about guitars I promise and thanks for the insight on the blues. Such a great genre when you really dig in and realize what you can do with it.
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The LPJs are supposed to be pretty good but they're not weight relieved and tend to be really heavy. I'd go with the '60s tribute, personally. Or a Tele. Or one of the Goldtop Studio Classics LPs or whatever they were that came with p90s or minihumbuckers.
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I have been looking at getting an LPJ and I really like them for the price. I don't mind the weight but that might be because I'm a bassist 85% of the time and I'm used to having a heavy rear end instrument on my person for long periods of time.
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why oh WHY posted:I have been looking at getting an LPJ and I really like them for the price. I don't mind the weight but that might be because I'm a bassist 85% of the time and I'm used to having a heavy rear end instrument on my person for long periods of time. My heaviest bass weighs less than a typical Les Paul
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TopherCStone posted:My heaviest bass weighs less than a typical Les Paul Some Warwick basses can make a LP feel anorexic. Also a BC Rich Mockingbird can too.
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muike posted:The LPJs are supposed to be pretty good but they're not weight relieved and tend to be really heavy. Man, I have a Agile LP that I believe is made of pure depleted Uranium and god drat, wearing that thing for prolong periods of time was back problems waiting to happen.
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TopherCStone posted:Of those, the Baby Taylor is probably the best. I liked the one I played in the store, it had low action and was easy to play all over the neck. It won't sound like a high-dollar taylor, but that's ok because it isn't trying to be one. Try the Little Martin for a darker sound. My concern for 3/4 guitar like the Baby is that they might be too big and heavy, especially to carry around hiking... I was kind of leaning towards the Washburn Rover because the measurements of the case were very small, but then someone online said with the guitar and case all up it weighs 3.5 kg? Can anyone confirm that? Because that sounds really heavy for a travel guitar.
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Chroisman posted:My concern for 3/4 guitar like the Baby is that they might be too big and heavy, especially to carry around hiking... I was kind of leaning towards the Washburn Rover because the measurements of the case were very small, but then someone online said with the guitar and case all up it weighs 3.5 kg? Can anyone confirm that? Because that sounds really heavy for a travel guitar. I'm not sure about the measurements on the Rover. I guess no matter what you do there's gonna be a compromise. Have you considered getting a ukulele and tuning it like a guitar? That might be the best weight/size ratio, plus they're all over the place
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I live in Barcelona and tried several guitars in the store today. I have my heart set on a Fender Standard HSS Stratocaster and was wondering if there were any owners or players here that could tell me their experiences or give me any setups? Also, would you say buying online is a good or bad idea as they mark up the price pretty heavily here.
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TopherCStone posted:I'm not sure about the measurements on the Rover. I guess no matter what you do there's gonna be a compromise. Have you considered getting a ukulele and tuning it like a guitar? That might be the best weight/size ratio, plus they're all over the place I actually do have a ukulele, just a little 4 stringed one, and I have taken it travelling with me but it's a little boxed in, in terms of what I can do with it. I know there are those weird ukulele guitar type things, but I also have the problem of my hands being fairly big so I kind of struggle to play the little fretboards, and also they're not as good for roaming across the fretboard and doing acoustic fingerstyle stuff, which is what I mainly play. I'm going to hit up a music shop ASAP and get their opinions as well, as well as finding how far they're willing to go to get me a travel guitar haha. The measurements of the case that holds the Rover are apparently something like 82 x 25 x 11 cm or thereabouts, which makes it 30 cm longer than the measurements the budget airlines I fly with specify. The width and height are way smaller than their regulations though so I reckon I could sneak that on a plane easily. If it really is that heavy, I might just bite the bullet and put up with the weight for the tradeoff of having the 24" scale neck and space for my fat rear end hands to move about. In the meantime I will keep looking for something similar that's just as cheap. Thanks for the help everyone!
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One thing you haven't mentioned at all is travel electrics. Would those fit your needs? Smaller, more durable, and all you need is a set of headphones like those Vox Amphones.   http://www.guitarfetish.com/Xaviere-JTT-Travel-Guitar-Solid-Alder-Rocket-Red_p_2211.html 24" scale, so that's not bad for big hands. http://www.voxamps.com/us/amphone/ Admittedly, they're a little heavy. There's also those folding guitars I see every so often on Hello Music. Warcabbit fucked around with this message at 20:25 on Mar 16, 2013 |
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Warcabbit posted:One thing you haven't mentioned at all is travel electrics. Would those fit your needs? Smaller, more durable, and all you need is a set of headphones like those Vox Amphones. A cigar box guitar might do it too
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muike posted:The LPJs are supposed to be pretty good but they're not weight relieved and tend to be really heavy. I'd go with the '60s tribute, personally. Or a Tele. Or one of the Goldtop Studio Classics LPs or whatever they were that came with p90s or minihumbuckers. Where did you hear that LPJ's aren't weight relieved? Everything I've read says that they are.
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They also make travel electrics with no headstock. Like this weird thing.
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Side Effects posted:Where did you hear that LPJ's aren't weight relieved? Everything I've read says that they are. I read a single guy saying it and assumed he knew what he was talking about. I make that mistake way too often
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Warcabbit posted:One thing you haven't mentioned at all is travel electrics. Would those fit your needs? Smaller, more durable, and all you need is a set of headphones like those Vox Amphones. I didn't really consider travel electrics because usually on hikes etc. when I bring my uke I hike with other people who have some sort of guitar background so it's usually a very social thing and I didn't want to sacrifice that. I'm still mainly going to just consider acoustics for that reason, but thanks very much for the suggestion. The other thing is that from what I've seen music shops around here don't stock a great selection of travel guitars, electric or acoustic. I can get the Washburn Rover delivered to me for about $180 all up from Amazon, which is like half of what I would be paying to get one here. But yeah, thanks anyway.
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I tried to google this but couldn't figure it out; why do guitar strings intonate differently? I'm looking at my guitar which I just intonated and the G needed to be pulled way way back compared to the other strings. You can see that the scale of that one string is now longer. How does that work physically?
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