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Dr. Faustus posted:No, I actually think it's a good idea to drop $6,000 on a brand new $2,000 guitar that just came off the assembly line and then had $4,000 of UV light and chiseling and finish crackling done to it to make it look like it's 40 years old; so I can look like I've been playing since I was in the womb to show you how awesome I am before I even play the first bar of the song. They're designed after famous artist guitars and some people want to own a replica of what that artist is using on stage. Or of a guitar they saw at Hard Rock or something. It's not to fake usage to try and get credit for the 'damage' on the guitar.
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Steve Vai is really good at releasing albums with only one good song on them if that. And playing ugly guitars
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Dec 26, 2013 04:20
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Dr. Faustus posted:Nope. Some are reliced to match specific instruments, but you can order relicing on anything from the Custom Shop, and if you think it's not for fake cred then I've got bad news for you. I didn't realize this was a thing worse than pre-ripped jeans
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Dec 26, 2013 04:30
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Irradiation posted:Explorers own but boy are they loving heavy. I haven't played an explorer before but my warlock weighs 12 lbs--double what my strat weighs -- and it's loving smooth sounding
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Dec 26, 2013 05:07
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here's a wasted piece of wood
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Dec 26, 2013 08:02
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The only way wood density won't matter is if you're playing a digital amp. those can make a top of the line les paul and a $50 guitar bought at walmart sound exactly the same. Then you're getting into the elitist $2500 tube stack versus the $450 digital amp debate
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Dec 27, 2013 03:56
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comes along bort posted:i saw this steve vai thing vh1 classic played years back and i guess it was the part of the show where he farts around with the whammy bar. anyway he goes on this rant about britney spears for some reason even though it was definitely in the mid-2000s, so past when she was in the public spotlight or anyone normal gave a poo poo about her. nothing riles up a metal crowd like making fun of pop music icons
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Dec 27, 2013 10:33
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comes along bort posted:and if you want to get hyper-specific about this stupid topic dimebag tuned down to f# way back in 95, the same year meshuggah put out destroy erase improve which led to the whole 8 string djent horseshit I'm sure every person who ever put strings on a guitar played around with some slack as hell strings at some point because that shits funny if you're high
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Dec 27, 2013 15:12
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it doesn't matter how ugly your guitars are if you're playing digital anyway because people that play that poo poo aren't serious anyway
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Dec 28, 2013 11:44
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holy loving poo poo that's not even a guitar dude dr faustus is going to poo poo on your dinner for this one. just you wait ZombieParts fucked around with this message at 01:22 on Dec 29, 2013 |
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Dec 29, 2013 00:59
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Homestar Runner posted:If that guitar could talk, it'd say 'LOOK AWAY I'M HIDEOUS' yeah, that drapery looking poo poo gots to go. unless you're steve vai there's no reason to have that What do you guys think of the same guitar in white? 
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Dec 29, 2013 03:07
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comes along bort posted:drums too how does a drum sperg even work? their equipment is too much to become a collector 
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Dec 29, 2013 05:52
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Dr. Faustus posted:You built a guitar out of raw materials. my licks are for the ladies  btw- awesome tar
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Dec 29, 2013 12:52
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i'm buzzed right now so macho man versus beteljews is pretty awesome
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Dec 29, 2013 13:18
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HollisBrown posted:Jesus dude WTF is wrong with you? leave him alone he thinks he's winning
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Dec 29, 2013 14:20
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comes along bort posted:some are okay and others are ugly, but the truly hideous thing is the music that's made with them I just don't know why he has so many of the same god drat guitar!! I hope he can explain that poo poo. How many Vai-ish guitars does a man that isn't steve vai need??
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Dec 30, 2013 13:00
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it's too funny to call it ugly
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Dec 30, 2013 14:26
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that's the big joke in the guitar equipment world. the cheapest off the shelf equipment is probably closer to what famous rock players were using when they got famous than the modern 'artist series' guitars that bedroom virtuosos crave
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Dec 31, 2013 04:23
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Bolek posted:i bought a cheap used prs knockoff Jay Turser and i don't have any problems reaching the higher frets. it's actually one of the best guitars ive ever played, barring the cheapish nut and pots Cheap guitars are fine and can even be awesome. Most people just need to practice. I went to a guitar clinic a while back and zakk wylde was talking and signing autographs. This kid walks up with a squier strat for him to sign and some spergs made a comment about squier. The kid heard it and zakk heard it and was like "something wrong with squier??" and he plugged the kid's guitar into a little 10 watt marshall and played the devil out of it. He gave a play what you got, equipment doesn't matter speech and it was something i wish i had heard back when i first started playing.
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Dec 31, 2013 05:59
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GreatGreen posted:Every time I almost write Zakk Wylde off as a ridiculous cartoon redneck biker version of his former self again I hear about him doing something kick rear end like that and just decide to keep liking the hell out of him. that's not an improper description of zakk wylde. He's basically the duck dynasty of the metal world. has been since 1989 when his country roots crept into his playing
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Dec 31, 2013 07:47
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comes along bort posted:lol you develop serious country roots as a jew from the new jersey suburbs the term you're looking for is 'drat yankee'
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Dec 31, 2013 08:43
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thelightguy posted:I would buy them. Of course, the first electric guitar I ever wanted to buy was an epiphone les paul custom in cream with gold hardware and triple humbuckers so I am probably not the person to go to on "good looking guitars." don't get that gold hardware on an epiphone..poo poo rubs off Rhopunzel posted:Yeah, this pretty much. I didn't figure it out until I was like 18 after I'd had my mid-level Jackson for a year and assumed I was playing better because of it, and then picked up my Squier one day and was able to play the poo poo out of it. I wasn't collecting multiple instruments like some of these guys but I would get in a rut with my playing and convince myself I just needed new gear when all i really needed was to branch out my practice a little. ZombieParts fucked around with this message at 13:59 on Dec 31, 2013 |
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Dec 31, 2013 13:49
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Goobish posted:can't forget this classic! that's the kind of motherfucker you just can't believe put his picture online seriously and yet..there it is i wonder what he's doing now?
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Dec 31, 2013 16:06
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Goobish posted:Oh snap i didn't know he is a goon. Not that that makes him any better. Pretty much makes him worse. I'm pretty sure that guy owns
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Dec 31, 2013 17:03
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Harry in Rio posted:welp dude, it's japan... they get a pass for any weird poo poo
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Jan 1, 2014 01:06
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Snowy posted:Oh god holy poo poo that's awesome why because he's exactly like most of you?
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Jan 1, 2014 11:14
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comes along bort posted:yep. he's living the dream It was sobering to find out how many rock heroes and actors are just nerdy guys who play consoles and WOW in their off time. I remember watching Cribs for the first time and realizing gangsta rap was just an act and these guys were just sitting at home watching cartoons.
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Jan 1, 2014 12:52
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Fair Hallion posted:are cutaways really necessary on an acoustic i refuse to believe you're serious
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Jan 1, 2014 14:14
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wow those are awful
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Jan 2, 2014 13:29
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iostream.h posted:
i like how it actually says 'cable tone' on it
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Jan 3, 2014 03:17
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Dr. Faustus posted:Just like for me, Steve Vai will forever be the shredding douche who cut heads with Ralph Maccio in Crossroads. Crossroads and a movie called Trick or Treat really pushed my interest in being a player
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Jan 3, 2014 06:37
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iostream.h posted:I was 11 when that movie came out, spend weeks learning that entire bit and (useless personal trivia) used the classical bit as part of my audition into the Alabama School of Fine Arts for classical guitar, along with a couple of more embarrassing 'pieces'. that poo poo was awesome back in the day..hahaha I could still listen to Fastway I think
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Jan 3, 2014 06:42
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EoinCannon posted:I went to a G3 show when they had vai, satriani and I think it was the guy from dream theater. I fell asleep during the final part of the show where all three are on stage guitar circle jerking. I had been drinking most of the day at another function which may have made me sleepy but my point is it was really boring. why did you go then? It's not like you don't know what goes on at a G3 show
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Jan 3, 2014 07:31
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It's definitely guitar-like but I don't understand the coloring or the presentation of gay little birds on the fret board. Maybe you play at a church
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Jan 3, 2014 10:27
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yeah, that ones awful for any decade
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Jan 3, 2014 11:50
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ashgromnies posted:Isn't it usually just the last 4 or so frets? The reason for a scalloped fretboard is to give you the feel of ultra-high action. You also can do pretty much anything you want with each note because there isn't any friction from your fingers touching wood. They don't actually feel much different from regular guitars but some idiots pick them up and try to push strings beyond the frets and claim it's "hard to play"
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Jan 4, 2014 02:19
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I actually like these
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Jan 4, 2014 02:27
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stratdax posted:I found this picture in a thread called "Coolest F-Hole?" just for you, ZombieParts don't tempt me fuckers..i'll wreck your f holes 
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LeftistMuslimObama posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZeOOsSgx2Q I love that video "This is one of the first ten stratocasters ever made.." *throws guitar back into the pile of other guitars because who loving cares.*
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