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Hmm, I'm feeling pretty torn on the EC now. I bought a MIJ Ibanez RG655M a few months back so that base is well covered now. Might throw a lowball offer and see what happens, I'm not in the US so comparing prices is difficult against Reverb.
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Baron von Eevl posted:You could also just get a graphite (or graph-tech) nut, those things aren't expensive. Don’t you got to pay a person to change it though? I ain’t good with my hands.
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luchadornado posted:They charged me $40 to replace my nut. Paying for nut installation and pro setups are almost no-brainers for me these days. Ah in that case maybe I’ll get that when I next get a setup done. Does it negate getting locking tuners as well?
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Drunk Driver Dad posted:Traded away a couple of my guitars today for this. It's very light at 5lbs.  This rips
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Gramps posted:For those of you that don't follow the Stupid Music poo poo thread, I did something silly and thought you might enjoy it. Ah gently caress. Now I gotta add the 15w 5150 head to my list of tiny-awesome-amp-heads to collect. Speaking of tiny heads/lunchbox amps, are there any of the big name ones that are just poo poo? Or are they all generally decent? Assuming they don’t all sound quite as good/same as their bigger equivalents.
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Mar 18, 2023 04:10
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Gramps posted:I've really enjoyed every one I've played. I'm particularly fond of the Invective MH I do apologise! M/B mark V 25 is first on the list for me.
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Kazinsal posted:Recommendation: save up another couple hundred bucks and get the 35. It’s more versatile with better controls and a better foot switch and can be set to a 10W or 25W power section if you need to drop the power output a bit. Hmm. How much bigger is it physically? Kinda love the cute size of the 25.
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DOPE FIEND KILLA G posted:lps with 3 humbuckers instead of 2 should be illegal What about SGs?
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DOPE FIEND KILLA G posted:SG can only have 3 buckers if it also has a vibrola tailpiece. i dont make the rules Cream 3HB SG Goon, post a picture of your guitar please. It’s the only SG I like.
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Elissimpark posted:Well, I've recently been watching a local eBay seller, who's thing seems to be Japanese guitars - mostly Fernandes. I initially was interested in a Fernandes Explorer bass, which I didn't win. Love this guitar! Great 80s vibe. I’ve imported a guitar from Japan before and it was pretty smooth to be honest, going to dig into how this works. You’re in Aus right? What was shopping like? I’m in NZ so should be similar. Edit: whoops didn’t see your second post. $50 for shipping? That’s really good!
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Mar 22, 2023 23:20
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Gramps posted:It was for the collab smash contest for URM and the prompt that month was Knocked Loose. We didn't even make the final cut. I won 3 months in a row with my other imaginary internet band. I can post those too if you wanna hear em. Man, this is really good!
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Elissimpark posted:So an update with my Yahoo! Auctions Japan adventure. Thanks for the update. I had a good look the other weekend but stuff still seemed a little expensive. Will keep looking.
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alcatraz gently caress boy posted:I will just sit for hours pedaling away on the low e sometimes gallop sometimes reverse gallop but it teaches me nothing and I don't usually record anything even with a phone so it's purely for fun or I guess meditation in a way Yeah gotta be great for your endurance if nothing else?
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Slothful Bong posted:Ooh, any NAMM people check out the strandberg booth? Looks like Ola announced a travel guitar which tbh looks like the best pure travel guitar I’ve seen, and I’m curious about what today brings. Yeah this looks sweet. But will it be $$$?
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SwissDonkey posted:My band has finally released our first single, music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouEuvB9Ie8Y Well done! This is really good. Also Propagandhi shirt spotted so A+
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Gramps posted:which one? there are many This is peak trolling
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TEMPLE GRANDIN OS posted:see also, fly fishing stuff, jeep stuff, computer games stuff, razor blade sharpening stones etc... I have brain problems It’s ok friend we all do 
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Have we got a Mustang expert in the thread? I love the look of them and have no other single coil guitar, would this work as my only SC? What’s the deal with Japan vs. Mexico made?
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ethanol posted:def try one first? they have a pretty short scale length afaik, its one of the reasons you can find '62s still for around 4-6k. (as oppose to tens of thousands for a Strat) there have been a few real '62s for sale near me for less and they're pretty drat tempting. but the scale length stops me Oh that’s a good point, I knew that but didn’t think it would be super different. Will try and find one to play. Gin_Rummy posted:WRT Japanese vs Mexican: Yeah the used Japanese ones seem to go for a bit cheaper than a New Mexican one so I’ll aim for those.
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gregday posted:The only SG I need is my Sister Rosetta Tharpe This is the one
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A few months back I was eyeing a Mustang but the consensus was it’s really small. I am dumb and did not realise the Duo Sonic was a thing. Any opinions on those? I like humbuckers generally but my aim with this was for it to be my single coil guitar so maybe this wouldn’t really make sense?
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Thanks for the duo sonic info. I’ve decided I a) shouldn’t buy a new guitar before our trip and b) should wait for a used one to show up. I’ve noticed you can get a Japanese used one for around the same as a discounted new one. Edit: I also saw the Ibanez Q series, didn’t know those existed! Red_Fred fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Sep 2, 2023 |
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Tad Naff posted:I ebayed a bass once, it came in: I reckon you should be rocking those shirts anyway. Perhaps the PO was giving you some fashion advice for your band?
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TheMightyBoops posted:I have two Ibanez archtops now and I feel maybe too powerful: Ibanez make some great guitars, nice one.
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Drunk Driver Dad posted:What frustrates me is actually parsing this stuff out while listening. I have trouble counting, or if not actually the counting itself, understanding what's going on while I'm counting. I'm supposed to start taking lessons with this guy(Paul Ozz, you probably have seen him pop up before if you are into Aristides) in early November, and he says this is probably a thing to do with my adhd(I also have aural processing issues with other non musical stuff, like understanding people in noisy environments, understanding what's going in in audiobooks) and can be worked on. I'm sure he's right, I actually got better at listening to audiobooks at work, but I have no idea where to start with the music stuff since it's a bit more complicated than just understanding words. Hopefully he will help. So far anytime I want to play or record something, I'll either just play to and match the song by instinct, or if I'm recording, I just export the whole rear end guitar pro track I'm recording and play to the track, lol. If my only tools were a metronome or a drum beat I couldn't play poo poo, unless it was a very basic on beat type thing. When I first learned to play I pretty much learned off Guitar Pro. Now that I’ve been seeing a teacher and learning how to play to a click it’s like a whole different thing. Both have their place though but it’s quite easy to mask poor timing when playing to GP I feel. I find myself reading from the marker in GP rather than to the beat which means you’re probably out of time.
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Drunk Driver Dad posted:i've love to just play to the click, and I can for like a lot of normal exercises or really basic stuff. but I have no idea how I'd deal with something like this example I've posted about. I've gone back and listened to it, knowing what's going on, and it still doesn't sound obvious to my ear that main powerchord is actually starting an 1/8th note before the downbeat. hell, what if I didn't have guitar pro or you guys to ask? I don't think I would ever have figured it out. to me, it feels like, even if I know all the notes to what I want to play, I feel like it's impossible to use a metronome until I have the ability to fully parse and analyze in my head what I'm trying to learn. I feel like I have to overcome this really hard thing just to even start doing actual metronome practice. it's incredibly frustrating and I'm really hoping the lessons with this dude are going to help. I think this is normal and I think this is also my experience. Maybe I wasn’t too clear but I can play something to GP in about 5 mins but it’s really like 50-80% of actually playing it right and in time. Whereas if I played the same thing to a metronome it would take like 20x as long but hopefully be closer to 80% accurate when it comes to being in time. But to even really know where to start with a metronome I need my teacher. It’s usually obvious once he explains how he would tackle a measure but it’s not something I can see initially at my level (read: bad).
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Panic! At The Tesco posted:i once saw Lost Prophets eat poo poo in he early 00s. it was a punk fest that used to come to glasgow called deconstruction and they just did not fit the line up at all, no idea why they were booked for it. the line up that year was: Joey Cape always struck me as a really nice guy. I went through a big phase where GnR were my favourite band but now I can’t really stand any of it. Can’t remember the last time I intentionally listened to their music.
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widefault posted:Took a half day from work, hit the pawn shops, and $102.04 later This rules, are those EMGs? I keep forgetting to post this thing I got a few weeks ago:  I'm deciding if I should swap in a spare 59 and JB that I have lying around of if that will run the 'character'.
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:JB and hot rails might be cool to maintain the “look.” Actually that’s a good point, not sure if my SC 59 will work on that angle like in the Duo Sonic? Baron von Eevl posted:There's a little 59 that's sc sized and voiced to sound like a 59. Yeah that’s what I have I think. It’s definitely a single coil neck pickup at least.
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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 Man this is sweet. Blows me away all these years on they are still adding poo poo to the Helix, rules.
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Baron von Eevl posted:I always wanted to do a Bowie/Misfits cover band called John I'm Only Danzig. Logo can be the Crimson Ghost with the Aladdin Sane makeup. Put out a live record called Devil Live. OMG! I’m in. I probably play worse than Doyle anyway..
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a.p. dent posted:The most common problem for beginners is being completely unaware that they're speeding up during easier parts and then coming to a halt during difficult changes. It only becomes clear when playing with other people (or with a recording). Good metronome use can help with that This sounds just like Jamie Andreas Guitar Principles. I’ve been a bit from that too.
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Has anyone in the thread had periods of time where they have struggled with motivation to play? Let alone practise. What resolved that? Or maybe it’s nothing to worry about? I’m currently in that a bit but I’m hoping it’s mostly down to my teacher taking an extended break of a few months. Sorry if this is all a bit e/n.
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Thanks thread. That has made me feel better about it and hopefully also given me some motivation to get back at it.
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pocket pool posted:Interesting take on playing the classical way - I've always played like this with the guitar on my left leg and my foot boosted up. I've tried playing with the guitar on my right leg but it makes my shoulder start to hurt - it feels like I'm cranking it back quite a ways to strum. (My arms are fairly long.) Yeah I played for years in the normal way with no issues but then had this same shoulder pain when I started playing again many years later. Classical position seems great except I tend to get One Sore Buttcheek after a while.
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Drunk Driver Dad posted:I got a new concept series soloist(the one in the stand) and I'm pretty chuffed. At this point normally buying guitars is the exciting part and then when they get here it's a little bit novel and then "yep just another good playing guitar" but this one is good because it plays really really well, and Jackson is normally great at making guitars that look cool and play cool but are always missing features that you want. Reverse headstock? Neck through soloist? Neck binding? Stainless Frets? All cool things I want, but good luck finding all that poo poo on one guitar from Jackson, until this one at least. It's excellent, although I haven't had a chance to set it up in C yet. This is excellent. Gonna hassle you when I get around to buying a RR V.
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Anyone have opinions on the SD Hot Rails? There is a cheapish used one locally and I’m kind of keen to give it a go in my contemporary Tele.
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darkwasthenight posted:Too hot for me, but they're great pickups and a classic for a reason. I eventually went to a Warman Peacemaker at about half the output and mostly just sounds like a hot noiseless single, which is what I wanted, but no real complaints about the HR if you want something meaty in the back end (arf). I still have mine to get rid of if anybody UK based wants one. Thanks. This would be going in a Squier Contemporary Tele which has a humbucker in the neck and a Hot Rails style mini humbucker in the bridge. So I guess it would match ok? It’s a sort of metal-esq designed guitar anyway so I assume the stock pickups are on the hot side already.
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Thufir posted:I really like the Future Islands appearance on Letterman but I can’t post it here because there’s no guitar playing. Yeah that’s a good one. Saw them again last year, still awesome.
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Spanish Manlove posted:Cases are one of the few things in the guitar world where I believe it's completely worth it to spend the extra buck on for a quality hard case. Does this extend to modellers? I really need to get a bag for my Helix but the Line6 one is ridiculously expensive.
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