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My guitarist has an Ampeg Reverberocket head and I wanna know if the Ampeg AFP-2 footswitch will operate the reverb and channel changes independently. We tried a generic stereo footswitch and when we tried to turn on the reverb, it would turn it and the overdriven channel on, but would not activate the reverb independently.
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Is it worth the money to replace the tuners on a MIM strat with some grover locking tuners? Also, is it just me, or are the stock saddles on it loving lovely?
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Nov 19, 2009 15:29
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cat doter posted:Is it worth the money to replace the tuners on a MIM strat with some grover locking tuners? Also, is it just me, or are the stock saddles on it loving lovely? Absolutely. Worst comes to worst, you have a great set of tuners that you can put into your new guitar if you want. The saddles are an easy replacement too (you can get the Graphtech string saver ones for like 12 dollars).
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Nov 19, 2009 15:39
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I'll have a look at it then. Has anyone found that a nice set of saddles can reduce fretbuzz? That's something I'm curious about. Oh, another thing, what sort of material should the saddles be? My guy at my local store swears by graphite. Must be because it's a really smooth material or something. I'm gonna abuse the poo poo out of this thread.
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Nov 19, 2009 15:57
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I thought that fret buzz was the fault of action being too low or having too little relief in the neck or not fretting hard enough? Disclaimer: I am a guitar tech prole. Edit: Well, wikipedia vindicated me  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fret_buzzThe bridge will help to raise the action, and I suppose if the bridge is made of a softer metal it would wear down over time, and graphite is pretty dense, so your dude might be on to something. I'd like to take this time to reitterate my previous disclaimer. scuz fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Nov 19, 2009 |
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Nov 19, 2009 16:17
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scuz posted:I thought that fret buzz was the fault of action being too low or having too little relief in the neck or not fretting hard enough? Fret buzz is lots of stuff, mostly related to string tension but I'm curious if the strings basically sitting in a really 'comfortable' position would reduce things like that. I know saddles only really help with the feel and sustain of the guitar by a minor amount but every little bit helps.
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Nov 19, 2009 16:24
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cat doter posted:Fret buzz is lots of stuff, mostly related to string tension but I'm curious if the strings basically sitting in a really 'comfortable' position would reduce things like that. I know saddles only really help with the feel and sustain of the guitar by a minor amount but every little bit helps.
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Nov 19, 2009 18:07
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Kramden posted:Perhaps I should explain myself better - Check out the MoogerFoogers; an MF-107 FreqBox + one or more of the MF filter boxes sounds pretty close to what you are looking for. Alternatively, roll your own. It is pretty easy to build some simple oscillator + filter circuits, then you can put them in an enclosure full of light sensors and piezo elements and make some freaky and unique poo poo pretty inexpensively. Nicolas Collins' book "Handmade Electronic Music" is an excellent starting point for this kind of thing.
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Nov 19, 2009 18:10
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I'm wondering about the tone knobs on my MIM Stratocaster. As I understand they control the middle and neck pick-ups but they seem to only have basically two settings, on and off. Is this the way it's supposed to be or is it just my strat that's bummed?
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Nov 19, 2009 21:27
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What is the best way to transition from Guitar Hero to electric guitar? I can get expert on Dragonforce but when I bought my First Act electric guitar from Target (only $85!) it doesn't sound anything like Dragonforce. Also, is there a good guide to transcribe the different colored buttons from Guitar Hero to guitar tabs?? Thanks.
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Nov 19, 2009 22:42
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gotly posted:What is the best way to transition from Guitar Hero to electric guitar? I can get expert on Dragonforce but when I bought my First Act electric guitar from Target (only $85!) it doesn't sound anything like Dragonforce. Also, is there a good guide to transcribe the different colored buttons from Guitar Hero to guitar tabs?? The first thing to do is stop posting. Seriously, without the proper fundamentals, every time you click on "Post" or "Reply", you are risking a tendon injury which could prevent you from EVER sounding like Dragonforce.
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Nov 19, 2009 22:48
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h_double posted:Check out the MoogerFoogers; an MF-107 FreqBox + one or more of the MF filter boxes sounds pretty close to what you are looking for. http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/ This website will point you in the right direction.
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Nov 19, 2009 22:51
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gotly posted:What is the best way to transition from Guitar Hero to electric guitar? I can get expert on Dragonforce but when I bought my First Act electric guitar from Target (only $85!) it doesn't sound anything like Dragonforce. Also, is there a good guide to transcribe the different colored buttons from Guitar Hero to guitar tabs?? In case you're NOT joking: spend about 10 minutes in the Beginning Guitar thread, then 4 hours with your guitar every day thereafter.
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Nov 19, 2009 23:23
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What would be the best way to go about finding a band as a nub? I've been working on my keyboard improv and feel like I could hold my own in a jam session, but I'm pretty intimidated and clueless when it actually comes to playing with people because I've never done it before.
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Nov 20, 2009 00:12
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Drittes Auge posted:What would be the best way to go about finding a band as a nub? I've been working on my keyboard improv and feel like I could hold my own in a jam session, but I'm pretty intimidated and clueless when it actually comes to playing with people because I've never done it before. Slap some internet radio on random and play along helps with practicing improv. As for finding people, you're stuck with Craigslist or Backpages. It's way better to just have friends who play music but I can't help with the whole making friends thing.
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Nov 20, 2009 01:21
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breaks posted:He wants a modular synth in one form or another. In software form there are things like Reaktor (complicated, flexible) or Blok (simple, relatively inflexible). In hardware form there are many options but realistically for a decent setup you are looking at spending a couple grand.
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Nov 20, 2009 03:48
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Ireneo Funes posted:I have two questions: The 1 Spot will buzz like a mf'ing devil if you hook up more than one inverse polarity pedal to it, though, because it's got a single groundloop is the way I understand it. Also you'll get a whine if you have too much current being drawn; most digital pedals take a few hundred mA while a lot of overdrives take as low as 10 mA. If you just want a bunch of dirt pedals hooked up to it, 1 should be fine, but if you're gonna have a couple Moogerfoogers (or other inverse polarity pedals) or a bunch of digital stuff you could just get two 1 Spots. Or three or four, depending on your needs.  (also a great feature of the one spot is that you only need a physical adapter to have it work basically anywhere in the world, no need for a voltage convertor or anything)
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Nov 20, 2009 03:49
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Just went to check out some fuzz pedals (specifically the EHX Big Muff and Visual Audio Mr Fuzz) to work with my new distortion pedal, but alas, they didn't do what I'm after. Basically I'm going for a rather cold, raw tone, reminiscent of the guitars on Mayhem's 'De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas' album - feral black metal, ultimately. I can get there, but only with a high gain and all the mids dropped out, the sweep focused around the bottom end. The issue here, is the loss of single note clarity. It's all white noise. Sounds fine for frenzied powerchord riffing, but any subtle single semitone/tone changes, and it's lost in the noise. The solution? Drop back the gain - lots. But the issue here is, it also kills off the sound that is desired, taking me back to square one. I'm looking for something to bring back the dirt, whilst retaining the clarity, if that isn't too much of a contradition. A fuzz pedal seemed to be the go, but seems not. Just muddied everything up and sounded as though the speaker was being overloaded with low end shite. Apparently a suppressor of some description may be of assistance here - I'm also tempted to go the EQ route; to either wipe out the most prominent frequencies in the gain noise, or the mud with the distortion & fuzz pedals combined. If any of this makes sense - is anyone able to make an alternative recommendation for something that may suit? Cheers ... also, got a lovely Behringer compression rackmount unit to muck around with for my bass guitar. Generally better to put this sort of thing between the guitar and amp, or in the effects loop of the amplifier? I'm just somewhat concerned about putting it in the effects loop considering the signal strength seems to be dictated by the volume control - I really don't want to have to change the settings of the compressor with each change of the amplifier volume. Nor do I want to worry about overloading the thing after turning the amp up a bit. Probably obvious after what I've just said, but again, advice would be appreciated
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Lately I've been using my bassist's (HAZ reissue) Mu-Tron III+ pedal and it sounds great, but it's a power hog. It takes two 9v batteries, but doesn't run at 18v, and the power supply just says "25v DC Max" with no indication of polarity or minimum voltage. Will any supply work for this?The Stygian posted:
Try changing the EQ on your amp to bring out the treble. This will sound strange when you play alone, but you'll be heard in a group. The EQ on your amp doesn't work the way the EQ on your stereo does, just by boosting the apparent loudness of certain frequencies. When you're dealing with an amp, the presence of the bass affects how the other frequencies respond. Too much bass and mids cause the tone to flat and thick, especially with humbuckers. As any sound guy will warn you, adding bass will also make your higher frequencies really muddy, and those higher frequencies are where you need clarity the most. Your compressor should go at the end of the chain, last thing before the amp. CalvinDooglas fucked around with this message at 15:40 on Nov 21, 2009 |
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Nov 21, 2009 15:20
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Where can I get some cheap 9V AC adapters that will work with pedals? I am tired of using up batteries. Thank you.
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Nov 21, 2009 19:53
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CalvinDooglas posted:Try changing the EQ on your amp to bring out the treble. This is basically the whole raw BM sound, why weren't you doing this in the first place?
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Nov 21, 2009 19:57
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the wizards beard posted:This is basically the whole raw BM sound, why weren't you doing this in the first place? after reading the post again I should have added: Recreating any tone you hear on a professionally recorded studio album is a lost cause. It's not gonna happen. Let the bass play the bass, the guitar's best tones are in the alto/soprano range. I've found that EQing with low bass, low mids, and high treble (at least on my amp) brings out the overtones of the lower strings, which actually gives a deeper impression of bass than adding real bass to the signal.
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Nov 21, 2009 20:10
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He wants to sound like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEqkdPMoQh0 The whole aesthetic is cranking the treble and dropping the bassist from the mix
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Nov 21, 2009 20:21
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:The 1 Spot will buzz like a mf'ing devil if you hook up more than one inverse polarity pedal to it, though, because it's got a single groundloop is the way I understand it. Also you'll get a whine if you have too much current being drawn; most digital pedals take a few hundred mA while a lot of overdrives take as low as 10 mA. If you just want a bunch of dirt pedals hooked up to it, 1 should be fine, but if you're gonna have a couple Moogerfoogers (or other inverse polarity pedals) or a bunch of digital stuff you could just get two 1 Spots. Or three or four, depending on your needs. I think I should be fine seeing as how all I really use is overdrives/tuner/distortion/reverbs. I wish I had the money for a couple of Moogerfoogers though... 
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Which tremolo pedal is better, the Boss TR-2, or the Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar? I have a few Boss pedals, and like them but since those are basically the same price, it's harder to make a decision. I figure you can't go too wrong with a pedal like this, but if people have experience with either, it would be nice to hear. I had a Vox 15R with the tremolo, but that amp died on me, and I would like a way to get the tremolo regardless of which amp I use.
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Kramden posted:Where can I get some cheap 9V AC adapters that will work with pedals? I am tired of using up batteries. Thank you. 1 spot 1 spot 1 spot 1 spot Ireneo Funes posted:I think I should be fine seeing as how all I really use is overdrives/tuner/distortion/reverbs. I wish I had the money for a couple of Moogerfoogers though... Yeah, a single one should do ya unless y're running like 5 digital reverbs on top of a bunch of dirt. Also yes on Moogerfoogers, I saved up over a month apiece for the ring mod and filter and at least three months for the delay (also if anybody wants to spend too much money on an incredible mono trem pedal get the Moog ring mod, best and most varied trem i've ever heard)
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Will the 9v compartment adapter on the 1Spot work with the HAZ MuTron III+? it takes two 9v batteries and it loses gain well before the batteries are totally worn.
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Nov 22, 2009 17:07
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:Also yes on Moogerfoogers, I saved up over a month apiece for the ring mod and filter and at least three months for the delay Moogerfoogers are so drat cool, but I can't seem to justify buying one for myself. I play blues rock and alt. country stuff most of the time, but every once in a while I end up playing shoegazy stuff with a friend's band. I can't help but think how awesome a few 'Foogers would sound with their sound.
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My guitar (and most guitars for that matter) sound like garden hoses during solos. How can I make it sound like a fire hose? Like, when the solo comes in, I just want to BLAST with like feedback and noise and power. Like Albert Ayler on the saxophone. What effects can I get so that my guitar will just BLAST sound? Thank you.
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Nov 23, 2009 01:37
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Kramden posted:My guitar (and most guitars for that matter) sound like garden hoses during solos. How can I make it sound like a fire hose? That kind of playing takes a lot of technical confidence. Turn up your overdrive pedal or channel and practice playing at different dynamic levels. Written music uses at least 6 distinct dynamics - pp pianissimo, p piano, mp mezzo piano, mf mezzo forte, f forte, ff fortissimo. Those mean very quiet, quiet, a little quiet, a little loud, loud, very loud. You should be able to play them all distinctly, and the "burst" you're looking for will use f and ff.
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Nov 23, 2009 02:40
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I've got a Boss RE-20 and I want to use an expression pedal with it, the manual says to use a Roland EV-5, do I have to use that or can I use any expression pedal?
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Nov 23, 2009 20:02
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Just dont tell boss that you didn't use theirs; they're real picky about using only Roland things and would probably say that voids yr warranty. Also, get a Moog EP-1 or the like with an extra pot on the side or somewhere so you can set the sweep range of the exp pedal.
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Nov 24, 2009 00:55
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Kramden posted:My guitar (and most guitars for that matter) sound like garden hoses during solos. How can I make it sound like a fire hose? How about a sound like on "Blue Orchid" by the White Stripes? That's a POG plus a Big Muff.
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Nov 24, 2009 01:32
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dancehall posted:How about a sound like on "Blue Orchid" by the White Stripes? That's a POG plus a Big Muff. Thanks SO MUCH! Here is a little improvisation I just whipped up two minutes ago! 
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Nov 24, 2009 02:54
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sounds pretty cool man. what amp modeler/hardware do you use? i stopped playing electric guitar because i was concerned about my hearing. but i definitely want to record guitar into say, apple logic.
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Nov 24, 2009 03:36
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APimpNamedSlickback posted:sounds pretty cool man. what amp modeler/hardware do you use?
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What should a music theory beginner learn and know by heart to have a good solid foundation?
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Nov 28, 2009 16:28
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Crankep posted:What should a music theory beginner learn and know by heart to have a good solid foundation? All of it.
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Nov 28, 2009 16:58
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Gorilla Salsa posted:All of it. Ok, I'll crack on then.
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Crankep posted:What should a music theory beginner learn and know by heart to have a good solid foundation? Really understand how chords and scales relate to one another, how chords are built out of scale tones. Understand how a formula like "I ii iii IV V vi viidim" works, how it relates to modes (Ionian, Dorian, etc.), and why the keys of C major and A minor both share the same notes. Understand how the circle of fifths works and how key signatures are constructed. Also do some ear training and play a lot of scales on your instrument of choice.
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