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Stalizard posted:I have an Ibanez with what they call a floyd rose and some seymour duncans I'll trade you if you have a semi hollowbody I have a full hollow body Ibanez but that’s my number 2 guitar. I already have 1 FR guitar I’m just trying to find reasons I’d want to play the guitar I learned on. I’ll just leave it in the closet for now.
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TheMightyBoops posted:I looked at how you’d go about doing it and I think the answer is to buy an Ibanez or a Jackson. I think Affinity might be extra slender from front to back. Or is that the Bullet?
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Feb 16, 2023 04:56
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TheMightyBoops posted:I have a full hollow body Ibanez but that’s my number 2 guitar. I already have 1 FR guitar I’m just trying to find reasons I’d want to play the guitar I learned on. I’ll just leave it in the closet for now. Force yourself into a different style, learn some dire straits or something jazzy where you're not dive bombing and making motorcycle noises the whole song
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Feb 16, 2023 05:01
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Stalizard posted:Force yourself into a different style, learn some dire straits or something jazzy where you're not dive bombing and making motorcycle noises the whole song I only use them to play Jazz and Math Rock. I actually use the FR for fluttering and pulling up on more than anything else. I do use it a lot though when I have it. Edit: it just occurred to me I should do something with the random Affinity Strat I just have because we were talking about cheap guitars. I think I’m actually just going to get it setup for my kids when they’re big enough to play a guitar and gift it to them now that I’ve ruminated on it. I should maybe take the Ali Express bridge I replaced the stock one off for something nicer. I’ll play it for a bit and see if it stays in tune. Edit: After I scallop the neck the with a rusty file first just to get them something that really shreds. TheMightyBoops fucked around with this message at 05:07 on Feb 16, 2023 |
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Feb 16, 2023 05:03
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fender make a good jaguar challenge (impossible)
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Feb 16, 2023 07:09
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landgrabber posted:fender make a good jaguar challenge (impossible) Back in the day when I worked as a guitar tech (way way back in the day) the biggest nightmare would be people bringing jaguars for setup, and expecting them to be properly intonated and stay in tune. That tremolo/bridge combo is the worst piece of junk I have ever seen and should be burned with fire. And even if you convert them to hard tail, they will remain ugly.
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Feb 16, 2023 08:10
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Thomann replied: Thomann posted:The tone control is normally not especially noticeable in a guitar, since this might just reduce some frequencies, and only active EQ systems (not active pickups systems as the one this has) can increase them.
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Feb 16, 2023 09:47
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Lungboy posted:Thomann replied: That's a bullshit answer to give to "hey this tone knob on the brand new guitar I purchased doesn't seem to be doing very much". The mic on my phone "might just reduce some frequencies" when recording the fart noise I would send them in reply.
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Feb 16, 2023 13:33
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I'd expect to be able to roll off the tone on the neck and get a mellow jazz-like sound and it doesn't sound like the tone pot is doing that at all, and that response sucks. Just as a checking all the bases thing, you tried a new battery?
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Feb 16, 2023 13:44
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Lungboy posted:Thomann replied: Someone should tell them they could save money and hassle if they skipped adding the pot at all.
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Feb 16, 2023 14:47
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Southern Cassowary posted:Just as a checking all the bases thing, you tried a new battery? Not a new one but i tried it without one at all and the volume halved so it's definitely working.
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Feb 16, 2023 15:15
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Lungboy posted:Not a new one but i tried it without one at all and the volume halved so it's definitely working. Actives sound like poo poo when the battery's going but "the tone knob is jacked" is not something I remember back from when I had EMG-equipped guitars. Guitar Center has Classic Vibe Jaguars for 130$ off for President's Day and I'd probably have impulse bought one if I wasn't job hunting and penny pinching as a result. https://www.guitarcenter.com/Squier/Classic-Vibe-70s-Jaguar-Limited-Edition-Electric-Guitar-Shell-Pink-1500000296730.gc
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Feb 16, 2023 15:22
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So I'm apparently really into noodley emo like e.g. Dads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8n9w0grf6g Can anyone recommend any bands/songs in the genre that don't use wild alternate tunings?
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Plank Walker posted:So I'm apparently really into noodley emo like e.g. Dads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8n9w0grf6g Television kind of? I tend to lump them in as progenitors of this sort of stuff. Most bands like this also have a second guitar, barring covet because she taps everything the other guitar would be playing. Oh also Slint looks to be all standard or drop D. Edit: Sorry all the actual noodle emo bands I could think of used weird tunings when I looked it up. TheMightyBoops fucked around with this message at 15:39 on Feb 16, 2023 |
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Plank Walker posted:So I'm apparently really into noodley emo like e.g. Dads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8n9w0grf6g You're in luck because there are several hundred bands that put out 3 song 7"s in the mid 90s that sound exactly like this But seriously, maybe check out Cursive? I just looked up some tabs and they seemed to stay in standard tuning. Slint is a good call too. Also maybe Karate for some chill jazz chords and noodles
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Feb 16, 2023 17:11
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there was a really cool noodley emo/punk band but they got cancelled for the main person being a sex pest so i shant name them
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Feb 16, 2023 17:41
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That describes a lot of pop punk bands
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Feb 16, 2023 18:08
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Whether they be active pickups or not a tone control is just a simple lowpass RC filter that can be used the same way on anything. Thomann loving sucks Jesus.
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Feb 16, 2023 18:16
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adary posted:Back in the day when I worked as a guitar tech (way way back in the day) the biggest nightmare would be people bringing jaguars for setup, and expecting them to be properly intonated and stay in tune. That tremolo/bridge combo is the worst piece of junk I have ever seen and should be burned with fire. And even if you convert them to hard tail, they will remain ugly. this slander is incredibly lame. also not sure what bridge you were working with because there've been a few different ones, if i recall correctly it's not uncommon for offset bridges to appear on each other's models, and fender will often put a tune o matic bridge on jaguars/jazzmasters. mustang is the coolest looking offset imo but it's just strat pickups under there. at least as far as i'm aware. jaguar pickups are cool cause they have a little percussion to them but they don't sound all country-ish like telecaster pickups. best single coil however is a hot P90, which is a shame because the mustang 90 is only available in ugly color ways, then you have to get a noventa which is stupidly expensive if you want them otherwise. or get some kind of les paul with them and risk breaking your neck because you're me and you're an underweight 21 year old girl. get an SG and you probably get neck dive. the world is cursed. also jaguars aren't ugly actually
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Feb 16, 2023 18:18
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landgrabber posted:best single coil however is a hot P90, which is a shame because the mustang 90 is only available in ugly color ways, uh, two of these colorways are extremely good, actually? 
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landgrabber posted:this slander is incredibly lame. The fancy Yamaha Pacifica comes stock with a Seymour Duncan P90.
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Feb 16, 2023 18:24
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Blotto_Otter posted:uh, two of these colorways are extremely good, actually? they look good on the site but unfortunately that sea foam color is really ugly irl. it's less "surf green" and more "grandma's bathroom tile"
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Feb 16, 2023 18:47
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landgrabber posted:get an SG and you probably get neck dive. the world is cursed. Nah, I currently own two SGs and have played a bunch over the years. Reports of SG neckdive are wildly overblown. Neckdive in general is such non problem if you actually, you know, play the fricken thing or even just have a strap that isn't made of greased teflon And yeah, jags are the best who's hating on jags?
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800peepee51doodoo posted:Nah, I currently own two SGs and have played a bunch over the years. Reports of SG neckdive are wildly overblown. Neckdive in general is such non problem if you actually, you know, play the fricken thing or even just have a strap that isn't made of greased teflon the couple ones i've played irl actually had bad neck dive. neck dive sucks for me because i have really lovely left hand technique because i taught myself, so i play like  instead of something more like 
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Feb 16, 2023 18:57
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That hand position is fine you overanalyzing dork
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landgrabber posted:they look good on the site but unfortunately that sea foam color is really ugly irl. it's less "surf green" and more "grandma's bathroom tile" well that's a bummer. would love the look of that guitar in a good surf green/sonic blue/shell pink
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landgrabber posted:the couple ones i've played irl actually had bad neck dive. Your technique is far more 'correct' than the thumb over baseball bat position in the bottom pic. Thumb over only became a thing because guitars straps got lower and classical thumb-to-neck is tougher.
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darkwasthenight posted:Your technique is far more 'correct' than the thumb over baseball bat position in the bottom pic. Thumb over only became a thing because guitars straps got lower and classical thumb-to-neck is tougher. ha, funny you quoted this. second pic is cropped from a pic of kele okereke 
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landgrabber posted:ha, funny you quoted this. second pic is cropped from a pic of kele okereke Next time I see him I shall have some stern words about how his technique sucks and he should adapt if he wants to get anywhere in music.
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Feb 16, 2023 19:32
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It'll take time to get a comfy wrist angle but you're doing the right thing with hand position
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I play with my thumb behind the neck too and the only other thing I’ll add is that for awhile I’d get hand cramping, but that was 100 percent to do with not knowing how to relax my hand the right way. It’s totally normal to play that way, but it’s not normal to be in any unexpected pain.
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Feb 16, 2023 19:37
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i don't generally feel comfortable playing the guitar. it might be because i'm bad about practicing everything regularly, it might be a setup thing... i get really physically tired easily. i have a bad tendency to look at the neck while i'm playing, too, which means i'm always looking down, which hurts my neck.
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Feb 16, 2023 19:45
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landgrabber posted:i don't generally feel comfortable playing the guitar. it might be because i'm bad about practicing everything regularly, it might be a setup thing... i get really physically tired easily. i have a bad tendency to look at the neck while i'm playing, too, which means i'm always looking down, which hurts my neck. I write and practice better sitting in a comfy position, reclined in a chair and staring at my hands. This isn't a woodwind instrument, you don't have to be at full concert attention all the time. Find a position that you can play guitar in without getting tired
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Feb 16, 2023 19:50
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This is going to sound mildly crazy but over the past six months where I've gotten serious about being a gym regular and weightlifting certain things got noticeably easier on guitar - fast picking runs, barre chords, etc.
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One of my fav things about getting guitar lessons is getting live feedback on my ergonomics and technique. I can play much more comfortably now and have better tone cause I'm not tense af holding the guitar anymore
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Southern Cassowary posted:This is going to sound mildly crazy but over the past six months where I've gotten serious about being a gym regular and weightlifting certain things got noticeably easier on guitar - fast picking runs, barre chords, etc. yeah, no, i totally believe you. i'm weaker than i've ever been actually. a year or two ago i would stand there every couple days and play through all of blue and pinkerton, improv-ing my own leads, and not really break a sweat. now the idea of doing that is daunting lmao Buschmaki posted:One of my fav things about getting guitar lessons is getting live feedback on my ergonomics and technique. I can play much more comfortably now and have better tone cause I'm not tense af holding the guitar anymore yeah. i'd very much like guitar lessons but i live in a place with very limited teachers-- and since i'm bored to tears by what the majority of guitar teachers teach, it's way harder if not actually kind of impossible to find the type of guitar teacher i'm really interested in learning from.
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landgrabber posted:yeah. i'd very much like guitar lessons but i live in a place with very limited teachers-- and since i'm bored to tears by what the majority of guitar teachers teach, it's way harder if not actually kind of impossible to find the type of guitar teacher i'm really interested in learning from. You'd be shocked by the caliber of player who is offering online lessons and how cheap they are. You've mentioned being short on cash recently but when that sorts itself out I'd highly suggest poking around on Google and seeing if some of your favorite players are offering lessons (and if they're any good at teaching).
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Feb 16, 2023 20:16
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Just put wheel weights in your control cavity. Bing bong so simple. Also lmao a guitar design that requires you to put wheel weights in its control cavity so that, in between songs, it doesn’t dive into the floor and snap he own headstock off because that is also a poo poo design. P.S. SG is my favorite type of guitar 😭
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:Just put wheel weights in your control cavity. Bing bong so simple. When Gibson did the whole Original and Modern collection thing after the new CEO came on I kind of figured they'd actually like, put volutes on the necks and poo poo on the Moderns but lol Gibson.
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Tie dozens of helium balloons to the headstock instead
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