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The Finals of the GFA competition are live streaming here: (edit: stupid dead link that didn't work. Will work on finding a work in one on my phone.) Arguably the biggest, most competitive classical guitar competition. So far the players are actually making interesting musical decisions AND mistakes! Much more interesting than last year. firebad57 fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Jun 29, 2015 |
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Um that sounds pretty cool but that url does nothing
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Jun 29, 2015 01:39
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Southern Heel posted:How can I get the brown sound out of my SL5 without buying that crazy expensive wampler pedal? Boost? Drive? I figured Tubescreamer but I can't find any simple a/b with a driven Marshall sound to see what the actual difference is Run it through a larger cab to push the power section.
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Jun 29, 2015 02:21
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I'm really enjoying diving into some bossa nova basics. The slow tempo keeps it from getting too overwhelming and I needed something to drag me out of just using basic barres for everything, so this works perfectly. Plus it's hard to be in a bad mood while playing this stuff.
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Jun 29, 2015 03:57
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You will be when you keep forgetting the 52nd chord in the first verse
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Jun 29, 2015 08:20
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baka kaba posted:You will be when you keep forgetting the 52nd chord in the first verse Haha yeah. The one practice piece I was trying to get down last night had 13 distinct voicings in the intro. Out of which I only recognized 1 chord from the shorthand and had to look the rest up.
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Jun 29, 2015 13:28
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Hello friends. So years ago I learned Cliffs of Dover, but I stopped playing for a while. I'm starting to get it back, and while I can finger everything right, my playing isn't quite back up to speed. Are there any songs with some complex fingering (like the intro/solos of Cliffs of Dover, for example), but that are played a bit slower? I like to sound impressive but at the moment that speed's just slightly out of reach.
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Jun 30, 2015 03:53
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Just discovered the weirdest thing on the FG335ii acoustic guitar I just bought. I shined a flashlight in the guitar, because I was going to adjust the truss rod, when I noticed a wire. A wire probably could only mean one thing, so I looked at the bottom straplock which seemed large. Yes, it was an input jack. Apparently someone modified this, there is some kind of pickup mounted in the guitar. I am not sure what the hell it is, but it plays when going through my amp.
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Jun 30, 2015 06:22
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Most of mine are set up like that with a K&K Pure Western pickup glued to the underside of the top. It's passive, so no controls or preamp, just a jack at the bottom strap button.
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Jun 30, 2015 07:10
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Gorgar posted:Most of mine are set up like that with a K&K Pure Western pickup glued to the underside of the top. It's passive, so no controls or preamp, just a jack at the bottom strap button. Yeah, I looked at pictures and you are dead on. I am not sure who makes mine, but I guess for free I can't complain.
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Jun 30, 2015 11:24
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Ignore me I misunderstood 
peter gabriel fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Jun 30, 2015 |
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Jun 30, 2015 12:28
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Thumbtacks posted:Hello friends. So years ago I learned Cliffs of Dover, but I stopped playing for a while. I'm starting to get it back, and while I can finger everything right, my playing isn't quite back up to speed. http://www.youtubeslow.com/watch?v=aiRn3Zlw3Rw&fq=70&fq2=5
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Jun 30, 2015 17:42
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I've kind of let my acoustic skills degrade and I just picked it back up again. I think I'd like to do some cool fingerpicking (like Classical Gas) but want to get my chops up first. Any recommended resources?
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Jun 30, 2015 19:08
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unlawfulsoup posted:Just discovered the weirdest thing on the FG335ii acoustic guitar I just bought. I shined a flashlight in the guitar, because I was going to adjust the truss rod, when I noticed a wire. A wire probably could only mean one thing, so I looked at the bottom straplock which seemed large. Yes, it was an input jack. Apparently someone modified this, there is some kind of pickup mounted in the guitar. I am not sure what the hell it is, but it plays when going through my amp. Tap the bridge saddles when plugged in. If there's a massive clunk it's probably a piezo. If the clunk is the same as when you tap the body it's probably a body sensor. Not sure I'd want one without a volume control but congrats on having a giggable acoustic anyway.
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Jun 30, 2015 19:44
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darkwasthenight posted:Tap the bridge saddles when plugged in. If there's a massive clunk it's probably a piezo. If the clunk is the same as when you tap the body it's probably a body sensor. Not sure I'd want one without a volume control but congrats on having a giggable acoustic anyway. There is no clunk, I am thinking passive pickup. Generally speaking I have to boost the gain up for it to get loud, but it sounds surprisingly good when I fool about with the EQ settings on my Mustang. I am using Martin SP Phosphour bronze strings, maybe not the best for a passive pickup, but they do function. Either way, I got this Yamaha as a beater guitar, so I could care less about gigging with it. If I was going to go the gigging route I would probably get the EXP pedal for my amp and use that as a volume pedal, that or get the Taylor I have always wanted. D: I am just kind of amused that my $80 30 year old guitar is an acoustic-electric. 
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Jun 30, 2015 20:18
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drat it, I happened to see a Gretsch Jim Dandy at the store today; and now I'm considering grabbing one. It was so cheap, it looks cool, and I thought it had a neat sound. But on the other hand I have way too many cheap guitars already, and I'd probably fall out of love with it in a few week just like all the others. 
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Jun 30, 2015 21:51
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Thumbtacks posted:Hello friends. So years ago I learned Cliffs of Dover, but I stopped playing for a while. I'm starting to get it back, and while I can finger everything right, my playing isn't quite back up to speed. Necrophagist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50vL1uAXn7s
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Jun 30, 2015 23:11
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So the Mustang is done, sort of! It's now all wired up, set up and working and it's a loving monster, which is good because that was always the plan for this phase of its life  I had to pick the guitar up early so the finish isn't 'done' but I can't lie, I love it like it is, I dunno, opinions? It turns out the body is walnut which no one was expecting really. Pickups now wired in are putting out about 18k each and they are a Gibson Dirty Fingers in the bridge and a Jackson (lol) in the neck - both were chosen just to see what would happen mainly. What has happened is something magical. It sounds gooooooood!    
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peter gabriel posted:So the Mustang is done, sort of! What's the plan for the finish? I think it looks amazing as is.
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Jun 30, 2015 23:52
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firebad57 posted:What's the plan for the finish? I think it looks amazing as is. I didn't have any plans and the luthier dude said he'd flatten it off (it was a poo poo job honestly before) and 'see what happens' - and that happened ha ha. I dig it, I think after a few weeks it'll settle into a nice finish, he wants to do it 'properly' but I like the little guy as it is as well, it suits the whole build and idea behind it somehow.
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Jun 30, 2015 23:58
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Yeah I like how that looks, I'd basically just get a protective coating on there and let it go.
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Jul 1, 2015 00:01
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I'll end up doing nothing probably for now, just see what happens, I'd like the sanded down bits to dull a bit as I'm not a fan of the fake roadworn look usually (even tough this was unintentional). It's a blast to play though, so light. A 50 year old little bruiser, I love it!
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TopherCStone posted:I've kind of let my acoustic skills degrade and I just picked it back up again. I think I'd like to do some cool fingerpicking (like Classical Gas) but want to get my chops up first. Any recommended resources? http://www.classtab.org/ This is classical, not fingerpicking per se, but it will build skill for sure. If you want sheet music instead of tab try http://imslp.org/ ; again, more classical than fingerpicking.
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How psychological is the difference in sound between a es355 and a solid body, assuming no sperg?
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Jul 1, 2015 09:36
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a little the big difference with semi hollows is they're more prone to feedback with high gain and volume
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Jul 1, 2015 11:35
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Gilgameshback posted:http://www.classtab.org/ Thanks! It's great that they have them ranked by difficulty and some have accompanying videos.
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Southern Heel posted:How psychological is the difference in sound between a es355 and a solid body, assuming no sperg? Just using a valve amp to overdrive the 355 sounds 'woodier' and a bit rounder / fuller than a solid body in my experience - depends on the solid body you are comparing it to I guess though. The 355 has a solid block of wood running through the middle of the body and the hollow bits are like wings that you can see into under the F holes, this is to help with feedback.  Unless you're playing metal feedback shouldn't be an issue to be honest, and even then not always. When you have enough distortion to make one feed back it pretty much sounds like a solid body anyway 
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Jul 1, 2015 14:48
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It's... beautiful... 
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Jul 1, 2015 16:24
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After The War posted:It's... beautiful... RIP in peace 
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Jul 1, 2015 17:04
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After The War posted:It's... beautiful... This is the face he made immediately after taking advantage of that poor mentally challenged girl.
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Jul 1, 2015 17:09
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Courtney Love?
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Jul 1, 2015 18:00
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peter gabriel posted:Courtney Love? 
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Jul 1, 2015 18:57
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peter gabriel posted:Courtney Love? lol
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Jul 1, 2015 19:29
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Oh god, I did that thing didn't I?
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Jul 1, 2015 20:09
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GFS is having another sale. There's an 8% off ANY PICKUPS coupon that comes right on the heels of me ordering a pair of the vintage extra hot humbuckers for something but ehhh the pickups are honestly so cheap it would only have saved me like $6 so no huge loss. I obviously don't expect them to give me ~the brown sound~ like it advertises because I'm not doing bad things to a JCM or 5150, but they seem to be about the right output level for what I want, have adjustable pole pieces, and I can get them in ~zebra~.
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OK, so 'kind of, but not as much as an archtop jazzbox'. In the meantime this is the solidbody I was speaking of. I have a further question, what strap would match this 80's baby: EDIT: Also holy poo poo I was wondering what the dials were on the back of the tuners and then I realised they were locking tuners and oh my god I've never actually changed the strings on this thing, for over a year!
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Jul 1, 2015 23:21
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That's awesome. Spandex strap? Is it possible?
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Jul 2, 2015 00:17
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peter gabriel posted:That's awesome. You must not have seen the new Mad Max
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Jul 2, 2015 02:33
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dimarzio cliplock strap. those things slay. the guitar i mean
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https://www.facebook.com/Fender/posts/10153354655043563 (I think I like it)
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