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Synonamess Botch posted:i play bass clawhammer style someone tell me how bad i am on a scale of one to the power glove you're the Sega menacer
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shiksa posted:anything less than a millimeter is effectively useless. sometimes i use .73s (because i use those for guitar anyway and i lose picks constantly) but most of the time they're gonna be the 1mm ones, yeah but ive been told i play bass like a guitar and guitar like a bass, whatever that means tacodaemon posted:I'm usually a guitarist but I've also played bass in a couple of bands with friends, and I found that the really important thing is getting your left hand (or right hand, if you play lefty) working well, because fretting notes to sound really rock-solid is surprisingly more involved on a bass than on a guitar this is mad true nishi koichi fucked around with this message at 06:31 on Nov 16, 2014 |
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i've played guitar for like 10 years and i've never used or needed a pick at all spoiler: it sounds exactly the same
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ehh nvm
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ThePutty posted:i've heard windex/generic window cleaners work just fine on guitar bodies I use windex to clean the whole guitar. Then I wipe it down with pledge.
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ThePutty posted:i've played guitar for like 10 years and i've never used or needed a pick at all It depends on what you're playing and how tough your nails are.
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Sire Oblivion posted:It depends on what you're playing and how tough your nails are. this is true as well, but generally a nail and a pick both do the exact same job or you can play an SG and just use the blunt side of your finger and get the flattest tone on earth
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muike posted:lmao i literally can't believe faustus posts immediately after you as if to prove your point I should have known someone who knows everything about guitars like yourself would come out to slag me for it. I hope it made you feel good, muike.
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 HAIL SATAN
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shiksa posted:anything less than a millimeter is effectively useless. .96 gator grips are really good IMO. Tried a 3mm tortex I had lying around and it was awful. AchtungBaby posted:
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AchtungBaby posted:
I once saw a kvlt pentagram guitar, unfortunately the pentagram was the right side up and not inverted. Dude was asking +1k€ for it. Back in the 90's my friends younger brother started to play black metal and had built this SG looking bass by himself. It was loving hilarious and allmost unplayable, it was also painted light blue for some reason. We called it the Blue Meanie.
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AchtungBaby posted:
For what it is, it's about as good as it gets. If you're playing in a panda face black metal band that's a dream guitar.
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bad posts ahead!!! posted:thats right i play bass with a plectrum Sire Oblivion posted:This is depressing. anyone who doesn't play bass with a pick is probably an insufferable nerd with a hideous bass who plays bad music hth
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Stux posted:anyone who doesn't play bass with a pick is probably an insufferable nerd with a hideous bass who plays bad music hth 
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ThePutty posted:this is true as well, but generally a nail and a pick both do the exact same job BUT MY TONE PICKS.  I tried doing the nail-only method for my electric and by the end of the week of my usually playing my nails were worn down and paper thin, I was able to just tear them. It really sucked because when I was trying to play like that I loved not having to worry about dropping poo poo and it felt more natural, I liked not having anything between me and the strings. I started my guitar playing with Classical Guitar and it's a hell of a lot more natural to me than using a pick is but there's no way I can keep up with it. Stux posted:anyone who doesn't play bass with a pick is probably an insufferable nerd with a hideous bass who plays bad music hth You play punk don't you? Hahahahaha.
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Sire Oblivion posted:BUT MY TONE PICKS. my nails are actually really short because i have this habit of chewing them, so what i end up doing is sort of flicking the strings as opposed to plucking them. you don't really need to pluck, you just need to sort of hit your nail against the string and that creates the same sound as a pick does without loving your nail to hell. i'd record something if i actually had any recording equipment so i can prove it doesn't sound terrible you're right that it creates a lot of freedom and feels a hell of a lot more natural though, that's why i never bothered switching over to a pick
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Sire Oblivion posted:BUT MY TONE PICKS. depends what band I'm playing with, ive played in just straight rock bands, metal bands, weirdo indie poo poo, done some jazz nights etc. i'm not too fussy about what genres i play as long as the group is decent. i just like punk a lot thats the difference. picks give you a lot more options in how you play unless you've become some kind of finger style king. and you can still tuck the pick up and pluck some bits for dynamics etc. just gives you a lot more range i find, its more sustainable for longer periods, gives more control and consistency.
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also playing finger style makes you look like a goober, and most bassists ive met that love finger style as the True Bass Playing Method are insufferable pricks
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furthermore: punk owns
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Stux posted:furthermore: punk owns
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Larry Graham is here to tell you that Punk sucks and your way of playing bass is for dorks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAUw1aml5j4
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slapping is even worse
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not because the technique or it being used in context is an issue, but because now all bassist feel like they should slap on everything all the time and it is the most annoying thing on the planet.
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Stux posted:furthermore: punk owns
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Stux posted:slapping is even worse counterpoint: it's extremely fun need to work on my pops though.
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is it possible to play slap guitar? i would really like to see dr. faustus play slap guitar
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ThePutty posted:is it possible to play slap guitar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5kXnPU4egE
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weird question but i was hoping someone like WDE might know: where in the gently caress can i find a 10k to 600 ohms step down transformer in the uk without spending stupid money on shipping for an edcor or similar. want to make a DIY reamp box because gently caress paying those stupid prices but having trouble finding the transformer needed in the uk.
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i'm disappointed such a cool technique is being used in a such a boring way
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Stux posted:weird question but i was hoping someone like WDE might know: where in the gently caress can i find a 10k to 600 ohms step down transformer in the uk without spending stupid money on shipping for an edcor or similar. want to make a DIY reamp box because gently caress paying those stupid prices but having trouble finding the transformer needed in the uk. actually looking now some people are saying you don't want to do this and use a straight 600:600 ohm transformer instead. albeufklergh
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ah yes, slapping the squeal of the bass world, only a lot less cool sounding than an ah
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So I decided to fix something that wasn't broken (or needed) and added a trem to my hardtail Jaguar: I'm probably barely going to use it ever, but MOJO
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ignore previous transformer question, found a spec for a radial prormp which uses a 10k 1:1 transformer which are a poo poo ton easier to come across. also the parts come to like, £20 for the £100 retail box of course
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I have a bronze series BC Rich Warlock bass. It's poo poo. BC rich make awesome looking but terrible guitars.
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JohnnySmitch posted:So I decided to fix something that wasn't broken (or needed) and added a trem to my hardtail Jaguar: What the gently caress kind of trem is this
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JohnnySmitch posted:So I decided to fix something that wasn't broken (or needed) and added a trem to my hardtail Jaguar: Lord_Ferritos posted:I have a bronze series BC Rich Warlock bass. ZombieParts posted:ah yes, slapping
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Sleepflower posted:If I remember right their mid-high level stuff is good, and they also used to be good ages ago or something??? They used to be good, their wiring is terrible though even with the half decent guitars.
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Fax Sender posted:What the gently caress kind of trem is this It's a Duesenberg Les Trem - it mounts to the existing tailpiece lugs, so I didn't have to modify anything permanently.
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How much does it cost
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So I was just playing my beautiful Antigua Stratocaster and I was looking at my brown Les Paul, wishing it was also finished in a beautiful Antigua burst. Antigua finish was a Fender thing I think, so Gibson never made any. But I googled it, and found this: It's a refinish job some dude did on a Les Paul Custom. I like it, a lot. Although it's not quite as greenish as I'd like. Also the Bigsby is horrible. But I have now updated my dream guitar. Instead of a 3 P90 Goldtop Les Paul. I want a 3 P90 Antigua Les Paul. Bonus pic:   I was kinda bummed about Fender reissuing the Starcaster and Coronado, but not offering them in Antigua finishes Dirt fucked around with this message at 18:57 on Nov 16, 2014 |
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