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Hi, I’m new here. Just bought my first guitar, a 40th anniversary squire strat. Continuing a conversation from the gear trade thread… anyone have any tips that might help me get started?800peepee51doodoo posted:Get lessons if you can. Education >>> gear moon demon posted:Thanks for this. I’ve been thinking about it for a bit. I have little kids (1 and 3) so my only real “me” time is post-8pm after the kids are in bed. Because of this I don’t think I can commit to actual human taught lessons until the kids are a little older. So, I was thinking of trying various educational apps/videos that I can do at night. I’ve heard good things about justinguitar, and also plan on trying out Rocksmith (I dropped $20 and bought the 2014 version before it’s being delisted later this month).
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my guitar arrived earlier this week and last night i fired up justin guitar for the first time. played for about an hour. i've never really vibed with any sort of video learning, but justin is just so chill and makes it feel like an actual person is talking to you rather than a video. liking it so far. i played a few chords for my 3yr old and blew her MIND. but my fingers hurt today tho lmao
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Oct 20, 2023 16:57
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ok so i've been jamming (very poorly) with my new guitar but it's doing this thing where the strings buzz a lot, even when i somehow manage to not gently caress up a chord. like i play the chord and just hold it and it buzzes. it sounds to me like the string is hitting other frets. is this normal? i've read I can go get the guitar "professionally set up," whatever that means, which may fix it?
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Oct 23, 2023 19:20
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so i ended up taking my new guitar to guitar center where they promptly did... some stuff. and now it sounds awesome  he didn't explain what he was doing but it looked like he was loosening the screw at the top of the neck, which I'm guessing affects the curve of the neck?they had a used RAT pedal there for only $50, which i tried to buy, but they couldn't sell it to me due to some weird CA pawn shop laws...? wtf  anyway my skill level is nowhere near deserving of any kind of effects but man this clean sound ain't gonna cut it for long. guess i can wait till christmas...
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Oct 24, 2023 23:08
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I’m gonna Get The Rat but I told my wife I wouldn’t spend any more money on this hobby until I suck less 
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Oct 25, 2023 03:02
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Spanish Manlove posted:that's the neat part, you never stop sucking once I can play cherub rock then it’s gloves off baby Though technically our agreement was no more money until I suck less which, with some liberal interpretation could mean this very evening after I practice some more. Rules Lawyering your SO can lead to powers that some deem… unnatural
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Oct 25, 2023 03:29
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When I was trying out the RAT the guy at guitar center took my guitar for a spin for a min… it turns out it actually can make pleasant sounds when in the hands of someone not me
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Oct 25, 2023 03:31
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Baron von Eevl posted:If you want the Siamese sound you may want to consider the op-amp muff Oh…. Oh my
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Oct 25, 2023 05:33
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I’m gonna Get The Rat!!! Also, I came across this song that is sick as hell and I am curious how they created this sound. Specifically the outro section (roughly the last 2 min). The band isn’t very well known it seems so I couldn’t find anything in my brief googling. Any ideas? https://youtu.be/ZEmfNgNKIR0?si=I4zur2nLPTprhO_U
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Oct 25, 2023 18:41
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keep the siamese dream recs comin' i'm taking notes
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Oct 26, 2023 00:20
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Epi Lepi posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3maPm8xzbHo This is awesome. A pumpkins mega fan in a shoegaze band. Basically goals
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Oct 26, 2023 02:57
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It seems to me that the cost in pedals to recreate siamese dream is at least like 3x more than what I paid for this guitar lmao
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Oct 26, 2023 06:36
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field balm posted:Lmao. I'll believe it, seems like the worst possible amp to use if you want a clean platform though! My entire knowledge of bolly's tone is from a hazily remembered preface to one of their tab books from 25 years ago, I should probably brush up. ok i mean i hear you that studio and live are not the same for all the reasons mentioned. not to get all ~~smashing pumpkins lore~~ itt but that performance is like, their worst ever (on film anyway), and if my memory serves was done intentionally bad because billy didn't want to play that song and hosed it up in protest against the VMA producers
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Oct 26, 2023 16:59
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also, being a SP stan, I really like that performance because although it sounds like poo poo it really shows their progression from the siamese dream era to the mellon collie era, which i also adore (heh)
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Oct 26, 2023 17:00
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im old enough to have been a teenager blasting a gish CD on repeat in my shitbox car while wishing the pumpkins would reunite one day, but not old enough to have actually lived through their heyday
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Oct 26, 2023 17:50
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...but I ain't never crossed a riff that didn't deserve it
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Oct 26, 2023 23:21
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Early MCR fucks
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Oct 31, 2023 00:44
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Where do you guys buy your tone juice? My new squire is running low and might need to be refilled soon
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Oct 31, 2023 04:02
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a.p. dent posted:Why is it that when other composers use inversions it sounds amazing and unique but when i use them it sounds like nothing See a few posts up RE tone juice. Or you might need just one more pedal
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Oct 31, 2023 15:45
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Disco Pope posted:On my worst days I like to think "if the guys in Good Charlotte could play well enough to form a band, I certainly can." 
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Nov 2, 2023 17:27
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Harton posted:I was at a Weezer concert where Cold? was booed off stage and I’m pretty sure quit the tour. oof, that's cold...
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Nov 2, 2023 17:53
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Be nice to good charlotte please
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Nov 2, 2023 18:15
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That fukken rat
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Nov 4, 2023 06:22
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why didnt anyone tell me about garageband i'm making digital pedalboards up in here
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Nov 7, 2023 02:08
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I always wanted to try the where the streets have no name intro riff with the delays. So I did that in GarageBand. Not sure I got very close but it sounded cool!
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Nov 7, 2023 17:25
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Verman posted:That's a fun one. I remember when I picked up my most recent strat, there were a handful of songs I wanted to play and that was one of them. For whatever reason I thought it was going to be more technically challenging but it's getting the delay correct and then just matching the rhythm. surely you mean delays :skink:
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Nov 7, 2023 19:21
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i had a piano teacher with tourettes as a kid. he would just burst out "gently caress" while i was playing. i was like 10. it sounds made up but it's true. I also remember he had super super dry hands and they were always super cracked. as a kid i was horrified by him and my journey to learn piano did not last... but now as an adult i just feel bad for him. i could handle the tourettes but the guy really really needed to see a dermatologist (this was way way beyond just using hand lotion). I wonder what he's up to these days.
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Nov 9, 2023 00:01
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Maybe I just fuckin sucked
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Nov 9, 2023 01:35
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Stalizard posted:boomer energy zone mods plz
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Nov 9, 2023 18:36
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Where you finding these?
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so ive been playing for about a month now. most nights i gently caress around on the couch w/ justinguitar playing and headphones plugged into my mustang micro headphone amp. it probably sounds like poo poo to my wife who would only be hearing the strings w/o any amplification. anyway, last night for the first time since i started playing she told me it actually sounded like i was playing music lmao i was playing the intro riff to nirvana's mr moustache. i had heard that the riff is good for beginners who want to practice stretching their fingers, and honestly its a lot of fun once you get going. turns out a lot of nirvana is actually kinda approachable to a complete beginner like myself
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ColdPie posted:That rules, congrats. I love the Mustang Micro, perfect for practice sessions. Thanks, it felt pretty good hearing that, I hadn’t even considered that maybe I’ve already come a long way in only a month. Totally agree on the mustang micro. I initially bought an amp when I bought my guitar, but as I started to actually play I realized most of the time I’m just on the couch late at night with sleeping kids down the hall. It became a pain to lug the amp out and plug it in, so the micro has been great. Anything to make it easier to bust out the guitar for some practice. I just wish I could use it with AirPods.
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I bought a katana. The amount of settings is overwhelming but I’m having a blast. Anyone got any Pro Tips?
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Nov 12, 2023 02:35
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Need to find the Rat setting
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Nov 12, 2023 03:30
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I’m still struggling to not make the strings make the fart noise. Is that a style?
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Nov 13, 2023 15:40
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behold, I will play you a song in the style of “my posts”
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Nov 13, 2023 15:49
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what on earth wonder what that thing sounds like
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Nov 15, 2023 18:28
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massive spider posted:Helix users 3.7 update is out. Theres a feedacker and a reverse reverb so I made some noisy doom https://voca.ro/1gvmgVxJ09tf is this tone?
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Nov 16, 2023 22:20
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Neural DSP plug-ins are 50% off for black friday… which one(s) to buy….
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I’ve been trying a bunch and yeah rabea is sick. I’m looking for a Swiss Army knife plug-in and that one kinda fits the bill. Also enjoying Nolly.
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