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Also from yesterday, I went back and ground the bridge AND the jack, and put some tape down to hold the bridge ground wire in place and the hum disappeared. Crisis adverted.
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The Halloween Schecter showed up, and it's gorgeous.  The jackolantern fretboard inlays:   I like the fact that it's just got the volume knob, which is push-pull for coil splitting. going to have to learn This Is Halloween on it now
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a foolish pianist posted:The Halloween Schecter showed up, and it's gorgeous. That guitar owns and I would only use it to play Helloween songs.
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I wanted a j bass as a kid thanks to Matt freeman from operation ivy 
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Spanish Manlove posted:I wanted a j bass as a kid thanks to Matt freeman from operation ivy Don’t forget his work with Rancid. He’s also what I want my bass lines to sound like. I got a PJ that I put SD quarter pounders in for that purpose.
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a foolish pianist posted:The Halloween Schecter showed up, and it's gorgeous. Just play this forever and ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChlW283_33s (Misfit's Halloween) I guess you could also learn all the other MIsfit's songs. In fact, everyone should, as they are super simple, but surprisingly well written.
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Apr 2, 2021 15:14
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Him and Joe Principe from 88 fingers Louie / rise against are why I have quarter pounders in the new j bass I got to replace my old one. It's how I think basses should sound.
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a foolish pianist posted:The Halloween Schecter showed up, and it's gorgeous. I've been looking for one of these, where did you get it if you don't mind me asking?
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a foolish pianist posted:The Halloween Schecter showed up, and it's gorgeous. ALL HAIL THE PUMPKIN KING that guitar rules so hard
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Apr 2, 2021 15:52
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Mark Hoppus was another visible J Bass player in the days of my youth
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I don't like Jazz Basses but Operation Ivy makes me feel 15 again.
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Apr 2, 2021 15:57
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Luna posted:I've been looking for one of these, where did you get it if you don't mind me asking? I got it secondhand - a guy in NC posted it to an extended range guitar buy/sell group on facebook.
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Apr 2, 2021 16:23
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Ok Comboomer posted:And also Carlos Dengler from Interpol, and I desperately wanted my basslines to sound like Interpol when I was an angsty teen. i still do
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Apr 2, 2021 17:32
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nishi koichi posted:i still do yeah same
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Spanish Manlove posted:Joe Principe from 88 fingers Louie Heeellllll yeah
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nishi koichi posted:i still do Them and Pearl Jam have some of my absolute favourite songs but they're both such tricky dual guitar bands that it's really hard to come up with a nice solo arrangement that sounds good. And yeah, Interpol bass is so so great. Stringent posted:if you found the problem why would you keep checking? Yeah, not a very good one!
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That's a perfect pickup combo On paper that is the perfect guitar with the good headstock
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I just noticed the bridge is a dual-loader. loving hell that guitar is sweet. Perfect pickup combo and everything else.
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That guy fixed everything I don’t like about teles, I love it
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I never noticed Friedman amps sells branded guitars made by Grover Jackson. The Cali model is sweet: https://friedmanamplification.com/cali Not $3200 sweet, though.
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a foolish pianist posted:The Halloween Schecter showed up, and it's gorgeous. That guitar is sick and I would play nothing but gothic death rock on it all day. edit: Speaking of playing all day, I think I might have actually hosed my hand up playing too much last weekend. I was learning a song with a lot of pinky jumping around, and when I tried to play some again the next day I had a little trigger finger style catch in my pinky when I tried moving chords and the finger feels pretty loose. I'm hoping it is just a swollen tendon that will heal and won't require a doctor visit. 
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a_gelatinous_cube posted:That guitar is sick and I would play nothing but gothic death rock on it all day. Have you splinted it (esp immobilizing the joint at the base)?
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Ok Comboomer posted:Have you splinted it (esp immobilizing the joint at the base)? I do manual labor so I can't really immobilize it, but it seems to be strained in a very specific holding a chord way that I don't put my hand in doing normal stuff. There's no pain at all and it seems to be getting a little better every day so I think it will get better on its own, but if the healing stops or it gets worse I'm definitely going to go get it looked at. Also limiting my playing to 30 minute focused chunks whenever I can play again instead of just noodling around all day.
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a_gelatinous_cube posted:I do manual labor so I can't really immobilize it, but it seems to be strained in a very specific holding a chord way that I don't put my hand in doing normal stuff. There's no pain at all and it seems to be getting a little better every day so I think it will get better on its own, but if the healing stops or it gets worse I'm definitely going to go get it looked at. Also limiting my playing to 30 minute focused chunks whenever I can play again instead of just noodling around all day. Splint it while you sleep/chill. It’ll keep you from over stretching the finger/curling it and contributing to whatever injury to the soft tissue is there Splints are super cheap and people feel weird about wearing them but they definitely cut down on healing and incapacitated time for hand inflammation like that There’s a reason why people with CTS and repetitive stress injuries in their digits and hands are encouraged to keep splints nearby
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I'll go pick up a splint tomorrow. The rest of my body is falling apart, but my fingers are the set of joints I least want to mess up.
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Snowy posted:That guy fixed everything I don’t like about teles, I love it I'm glad y'all like it. His current models use a humbucker in the neck with a split switch, and he also does custom models if you'd rather have the P90 style.
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ColdPie posted:I'm glad y'all like it. His current models use a humbucker in the neck with a split switch, and he also does custom models if you'd rather have the P90 style. I prefer your pickguard, it’s a great shape
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:I never noticed Friedman amps sells branded guitars made by Grover Jackson. The Cali model is sweet: The Friedman guitars are siiiiick. Like fender custom shop but cooler. Yeah, a bit pricey but man are they nice.
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I bought a guitar and comes with a 3 month thing of Fender play, anyone use this? This is my first guitar
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GreenBuckanneer posted:I bought a guitar and comes with a 3 month thing of Fender play, anyone use this? It's perfect for a true beginner. You might outgrow it in the three months, but you will certainly get a lot out of it.
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GreenBuckanneer posted:I bought a guitar and comes with a 3 month thing of Fender play, anyone use this? I’ve had a lot of fun with it, and I’ve been playing for 15 years or so. Really for me it’s a fun way to learn songs, and they sink in a little better than just tabs and playing along.
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I just had a guitar breakthrough in the car this morning. I've learned songs in open position with a capo, and I've lately been learning barre chords, so I've been thinking about how to translate the open position chords into the barre chords. So I'd think like, OK the first chord is G with the capo at the first fret so it's actually a G# which is an E barre shape at the fourth fret. Second chord is D which is actually D# which is an A shape at the sixth fret. Then this morning it clicked. You just need to figure out the root chord and the relative chords in open position, then it always follow the same pattern. If the song is I-V-VI-IV in open, then in barre chord shapes it's E-A(up 2 frets)-Am(up 4 frets)-A. Or whatever chord substitutions, but you get the idea. No need to math it out. Of course this isn't news to anyone, but I actually laughed out loud in the car when it clicked. Fun stuff.
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ColdPie posted:I just had a guitar breakthrough in the car this morning. I've learned songs in open position with a capo, and I've lately been learning barre chords, so I've been thinking about how to translate the open position chords into the barre chords. So I'd think like, OK the first chord is G with the capo at the first fret so it's actually a G# which is an E barre shape at the fourth fret. Second chord is D which is actually D# which is an A shape at the sixth fret. Those moments are so rewarding, and the good news is, they keep on coming.
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ColdPie posted:I just had a guitar breakthrough in the car this morning. I've learned songs in open position with a capo, and I've lately been learning barre chords, so I've been thinking about how to translate the open position chords into the barre chords. So I'd think like, OK the first chord is G with the capo at the first fret so it's actually a G# which is an E barre shape at the fourth fret. Second chord is D which is actually D# which is an A shape at the sixth fret. That's a really substantial moment to hit in your guitar study because it opens the door to so much. Nice work. Musical understanding for me happens like that as well, where some breakthrough suddenly clicks out of nowhere. All those shapes can be changed to make maj7 m7 7th chords as well and then you can pretty much play any song. It also really opens the door to improvising changes because you can launch in any key on the neck and just bust out a progression and experiment.
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I made something using a bitcrusher effect. it is MEAN and DOESNT LIKE YOU https://soundcloud.com/hugespiders/grace/s-wAj5HmW0Kxu
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massive spider posted:I made something using a bitcrusher effect. it is MEAN and DOESNT LIKE YOU Nice!
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Take care of yourself and do what you need to feel better. I hope you feel better.
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All of my guitars except one are now living at my dad’s house for the time being, as there was a leak in the basement suite I rent and the landlord ignored it enough that it spread through the floorboards from his half of the basement to mine and up through to the carpet in the room where the guitars live. The carpet is dry now but those floorboards are going to get moldy fast, and I don’t want that to affect my stable of instruments, so they’re not here, which is already driving me up the wall.
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