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B then messes with A because B is like mutated A. I try to be a good teacher but it's not worth it when the student doesn't put forth effort and also I'm not a teacher and he's the one who wants to have a band.
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On the note of possibly chaotic collab ideas, dudes who want to collab, any ideas? Random ones from me: Throw together an original song of some type. Pick individual tracks from a song for each of us and combine them for a cover. A jazz/blues thing with our own solos. Some ambient noisy thing where we pass along a track and layer it to death with delay and reverb. I’m also interested in seeing what I can bring to another song so if you have an original that needs leads or some little accents that could work too.  I’m bad at this lol
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Apr 19, 2018 20:25
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I keep forgetting about it but I could totally give you guys base tracks to solo over, and I would love any tracks you guys have that I can practice solos on. What style (black, old school death, iron maiden style power) would you guys like? It'll give me something to do later and I can throw it together pretty easily.
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Apr 19, 2018 20:33
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canyoneer posted:Lot of people ITT transitioning from Metal Uncle to Blues Dad Blues dads don't give a poo poo about riffs though, they just want to wail in A all night.
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Apr 19, 2018 21:56
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Spanish Manlove posted:I keep forgetting about it but I could totally give you guys base tracks to solo over, and I would love any tracks you guys have that I can practice solos on.
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Apr 19, 2018 23:46
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Kilometers Davis posted:
I thought a blues/jazz jam might be a good way to start. I had basically the same ideas otherwise. But, Spanish Manlove, some metal tracks sound cool too. It’s been ages since I tried anything remotely metal.
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Apr 20, 2018 05:08
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I’d be all for some standards; there’s plenty of tunes that do both. Twisted blues, Freddie Freeloader, straight no chaser, jump monk, west coast blues...
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Apr 20, 2018 12:14
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Kilometers Davis posted:On the note of possibly chaotic collab ideas, dudes who want to collab, any ideas? Random ones from me: I would love to do any / all of these things. A probably stupid idea: Pick a tempo and a structure like ABACAB or whatever, then for each part, you do either the drums, bass, guitar or melody. So everyone starts with a different section, and does one of those things, then passes the part on to the next person, who fills in another layer, etc. then at the end you stick the sections together and laugh at how terrible it sounds as a song.
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Apr 20, 2018 16:07
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I bought the Yamaha FG800, god help me I went to Guitar Center because the other places in town didn't have it. I tuned it up and did the D chord a bit, now my fingertips hurt.
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Apr 22, 2018 00:46
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Acoustics have heavier strings than electrics so that's normal.
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Apr 22, 2018 00:48
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Pham Nuwen posted:I bought the Yamaha FG800, god help me I went to Guitar Center because the other places in town didn't have it. I tuned it up and did the D chord a bit, now my fingertips hurt. I have the 340 from the 80s. It’s a good instrument.
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Apr 22, 2018 01:05
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Here's a stupid question. Let's say I want a JCM800-esque sound, but with a footswitchable clean, an effects loop, and at the very least a master volume (ability to lower power output or even an attenuator would be pretty great). What amp do I want? I'm driving myself crazy trying to figure this out.
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Apr 22, 2018 01:35
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Professor Science posted:Here's a stupid question. Let's say I want a JCM800-esque sound, but with a footswitchable clean, an effects loop, and at the very least a master volume (ability to lower power output or even an attenuator would be pretty great). What amp do I want? I'm driving myself crazy trying to figure this out. Marshall DSL? I don't have any firsthand experience with it but it seems to check all the boxes.
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Apr 22, 2018 02:34
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Professor Science posted:Here's a stupid question. Let's say I want a JCM800-esque sound, but with a footswitchable clean, an effects loop, and at the very least a master volume (ability to lower power output or even an attenuator would be pretty great). What amp do I want? I'm driving myself crazy trying to figure this out. JCM800 with an ABY switch that alternates signal chains from the high sensitivity input to the low sensitivity input. Or a 6505+ or 5150iii
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Apr 22, 2018 02:50
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Spanish Manlove posted:JCM800 with an ABY switch that alternates signal chains from the high sensitivity input to the low sensitivity input.
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Apr 22, 2018 03:00
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Any cheap acoustic hard case recommendations or should I just look for a used one?
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Apr 22, 2018 03:02
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Well, how cheap is cheap? An inexpensive new case is about $60 from a brand like Musicians Gear. Even though they're a budget brand, I've never had a bad experience with any of their products.
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Apr 22, 2018 04:49
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Chip McFuck posted:Well, how cheap is cheap? An inexpensive new case is about $60 from a brand like Musicians Gear. Even though they're a budget brand, I've never had a bad experience with any of their products. Ok, I'll take a look at Musicians Gear and also look in at the Music Go Round
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Apr 22, 2018 04:55
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Professor Science posted:Here's a stupid question. Let's say I want a JCM800-esque sound, but with a footswitchable clean, an effects loop, and at the very least a master volume (ability to lower power output or even an attenuator would be pretty great). What amp do I want? I'm driving myself crazy trying to figure this out. Friedman Runt-20. Exactly what you want, sounds more Marshall than a Marshall and has an amazing clean with three voices.
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Apr 22, 2018 18:27
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Southern Heel posted:Friedman Runt-20. Exactly what you want, sounds more Marshall than a Marshall and has an amazing clean with three voices.
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Apr 22, 2018 18:42
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I've never had a 5150 amp but I found the pedal to be total full-bore all the time; the runt can go from Plexi to JCM800; in terms of 'extreme' it can go to thrash/NWOBHM with just a boost pretty easily but it's not a "high gain" amp. IMO the foot switchable channels, separate master volumes, 3-band EQ, etc. etc. etc. all make it a really simple choice. As for 20w vs 50w I think the former would be plenty loud enough if you weren't expecting crystal cleans at max volume on the clean channel - the power amp will add a little sizzle once you're about halfway up. (which is loud as balls). EDIT: I did consider a Mesa Mark V:25 and would probably consider it even more versatile, but I couldn't justify the cost at the time. Southern Heel fucked around with this message at 19:51 on Apr 22, 2018 |
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Apr 22, 2018 19:06
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It's my birthday tomorrow so I decided to treat myself and actually buy a guitar now that I feel it's something I can keep doing (I've been using cheap rentals up until now). I have a couple of questions about care. First question is about humidity packs: The guy at the shop threw in a cheap old one pro-bono, the kind that you fill up with water now and then and leave it hanging between the strings. When exactly am I supposed to use this thing? My understanding is that they're supposed to be put in place if you plan to store your instrument for long periods, but this is the only guitar I have and it'll be taken out and used at least five days a week. Should I still "install" it whenever I put the guitar away every night? Second, related question: Should I be putting this in the case every time I don't plan on using it for longer than a couple of hours? My dad only ever kept his on a stand and just used the case for travelling. It's a 30ish-year old Flambeau and it's in great condition, as far as I know. For reference I live in the Vancouver area where humidity is high and temperature fairly mild year-round, but live in an air conditioned condo building that's pretty dry.
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Apr 22, 2018 21:39
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Kilometers Davis posted:There’s good modern production but honestly there’s way too much time imo spent by artists on trying to get the best sound possible. There are quite a few 70s/80s albums that to my ears sound as good as it gets. Anything more seems like a distraction. I’m not against innovating and the advancement of technology but a lot of it seems to turn into it’s own specific hobby. Again, not a bad thing. Just needs to be realized for what it is. One of my all time favourite tracks is son of alerik by deep purple, which was basically just a recorded instrumental improvised studio jam that Ritchie Blackmore wanted to draw out as much as possible to annoy some journalists who were waiting to interview them. They only stopped because Ian Paice dropped a stick and you can hear him go arrrghh! on the recording. It's just perfect.
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Professor Science posted:Here's a stupid question. Let's say I want a JCM800-esque sound, but with a footswitchable clean, an effects loop, and at the very least a master volume (ability to lower power output or even an attenuator would be pretty great). What amp do I want? I'm driving myself crazy trying to figure this out. if you want something cheap a peavey windsor is a jcm800 clone with a master volume and effects loop
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Apr 22, 2018 22:03
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Southern Heel posted:I've never had a 5150 amp but I found the pedal to be total full-bore all the time; the runt can go from Plexi to JCM800; in terms of 'extreme' it can go to thrash/NWOBHM with just a boost pretty easily but it's not a "high gain" amp.
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Mak0rz posted:It's my birthday tomorrow so I decided to treat myself and actually buy a guitar now that I feel it's something I can keep doing (I've been using cheap rentals up until now). I have a couple of questions about care. I take it it's an acoustic? You'll probably get to get a hygrometer so you know what you're dealing with. They're like 10 bucks. Guitars like it between 40-50% humidity but it's not really a risk to them unless it's super low all the time. More than 50% makes the instrument sound a little different but it's not as bad as it being dry. Given your area you might be to get away with just leaving it on the stand. It's not like if you hit a super dry day it'll snap in half. I have one of those things too that I keep with it in the case but I'm probably going to get something like a dampit when I get it back from service. Some guys, usually guys with lots of guitars mind, will humidify entire rooms if needed.
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skooma512 posted:I take it it's an acoustic? Thanks. It's an acoustic, yeah. Right now I leave it in the case overnight or when I feel done with it and leave it out on the stand during the day so I can pick it up and practice or gently caress around when I feel like it. The humidifier is in there (but just laying in the case instead of hanging from the strings). Would repeatedly taking it out of the case and putting it back like this cause any problems with the different humidity levels between the case/apartment, or are the levels and durations too low for it to even matter? I have another question about the new guitar: I'm finding that it's much harder to play than the rental I was using for the past three months. It's mostly that I need to press way harder to get those strings to ring, especially on the first two frets. Does it have to be broken in or something? This guitar is a Epiphone DR100 and the rental is a Epiphone Hummingbird Pro.
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Apr 23, 2018 06:25
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Professor Science posted:I actually tried a Mesa TC-100 yesterday. Expensive, vastly more than I need, etc. It just didn't click with me; cleans sounded good, some of the crunch sounded good, but the higher gain sounds I didn't like at all. i don't get the point of the tc series the gain channels sound like a boxier, less hairy rectifier. and it's not as versatile as the mark series, nor is it significantly cheaper. kind of an odd duck
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Apr 23, 2018 09:35
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Mak0rz posted:I have another question about the new guitar: I'm finding that it's much harder to play than the rental I was using for the past three months. It's mostly that I need to press way harder to get those strings to ring, especially on the first two frets. Does it have to be broken in or something? Check the action on both of them - if the string gap is bigger you'll have to press down more, applying more force just to reach the fretboard. Check it at the nut especially, if the slots aren't deep enough you'll have a really sharp angle at the lower frets If they look pretty similar, maybe you have a heavier string gauge on your new one?
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baka kaba posted:Check the action on both of them - if the string gap is bigger you'll have to press down more, applying more force just to reach the fretboard. Check it at the nut especially, if the slots aren't deep enough you'll have a really sharp angle at the lower frets Measured both at the nut and on fret 12. Both guitars seem to have the same action. The strings don't look any thicker as far as I can tell either. The new one is fresh out-of-box with the stock strings. I'm not entirely sure if the store set it up or not (guy just took it to the sales counter as I continued to look around the music store for other poo poo), but I suspect not as it was out of tune when I brought it home. What could anyone do to make it easier to play besides adjust the action, though? On a related note, the low E string is kind of... I don't know, dull? It just sounds a bit muffled and doesn't ring out as long as any of the other strings when fretted, even compared to the low E on the other guitar.
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Apr 24, 2018 01:08
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Mak0rz posted:On a related note, the low E string is kind of... I don't know, dull? It just sounds a bit muffled and doesn't ring out as long as any of the other strings when fretted, even compared to the low E on the other guitar. Probably dead as a result of sitting on the store wall.
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Apr 24, 2018 01:20
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Anime Reference posted:Probably dead as a result of sitting on the store wall. It was in a case in the stock room. It was never on the wall.
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Apr 24, 2018 01:21
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The strings go bad either way, it's just a result of being exposed to air.
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Apr 24, 2018 01:31
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A set of strings is like 5 bucks every two months (depending on how much you play). There's no excuse other than laziness for having dead strings.
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Looking to pickup a small/medium tube combo for practice at home and jamming with friends. Everything I'm looking at is pretty much in the 15-20w range, and I've narrowed it down to: Marshall Origin 20 Fender Bassbreaker 15 Marshal DSL20 Orange Rocker 15 The only one I've been able to test near me is the Orange, which I enjoyed. But, I haven't been able to test the others. Anybody have any input (yuk yuk) on these amps? I'm playing a G&L Doheny (similar to Jazzmaster) and I have lots of fuzz and OD pedals. In my head, I want to be able to sound like Dinosaur Jr but occasionally I want to get as heavy as Converge or Kvelertak.
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Apr 24, 2018 03:37
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Mak0rz posted:It was in a case in the stock room. It was never on the wall. Basically, it's this. A new guitar has gone from factory to truck to warehouse to stockroom, probably with some repeat stages in there. In other words, it's never existed in a consistent, stable environment. In my experience, new guitars are more likely to need minor tweaks than used ones. And remember that the strings have been through all that, too, and started out as the cheapest the company could get in bulk. Put a nicer set on there, at the very least so you know what conditions they've been exposed to, and see if it settles down after being in your living space for a while. Odds are that it needs a truss rod tweak, but so does everything else this time of year. Just did one on the Les Paul a few minutes ago after changing strings yesterday. Exact same brand and gauge, truss rod still needed to be tweaked. That is the Way of Things.
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Apr 24, 2018 03:53
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Okay I love my bass breaker 15, but it really does have a effects loop hum, even after the fix.
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Apr 24, 2018 04:04
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Mak0rz posted:Measured both at the nut and on fret 12. Both guitars seem to have the same action. The strings don't look any thicker as far as I can tell either. Well the difference between say 11s and 12s (which you'll be able to feel) is 1 thousandth of an inch for the thin string and 2 thousandths for the thick one, so I don't think you'll be eyeballing it  Sounds like you need some fresh strings on it anyway - probably the best thing you can do is take it to a decent store if you can, give it to someone who can measure the gauge or just feel out the tension, and say "this tension is too high and I want it to feel like this guitar" and let them tell you what string set you need baka kaba fucked around with this message at 04:19 on Apr 24, 2018 |
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Apr 24, 2018 04:15
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Spanish Manlove posted:A set of strings is like 5 bucks every two months (depending on how much you play). There's no excuse other than laziness for having dead strings. I feel like not realizing a new guitar would need the strings replaced is a good excuse  That's good to know, thanks. Should I take it back to the shop for a setup then? I get a free one with the purchase that's good for a year. Does a setup typically come with new strings too?
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I don't see any reason to wait to get it set up, unless you think you'll want to permanently change the tuning and get it adjusted for that. And a setup usually involves taking the strings off anyway, so they'll get replaced - it's up to them if they throw in a set of strings, but I doubt it to be honest. Plus if you supply your own you're getting what you know you like on there That said it might be worth trying a few string gauges first before you commit to a setup, especially if you're not sure what you like on this guitar. Also I'm not totally sure what an acoustic setup usually involves, they're less adjustable than an electric - do they permanently mess with the bridge?
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