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BCRock posted:I asked this in the computer-toucher chair thread, but figured this might be a good place to ask as well - do any of you have a recommendation for a nice office chair that also works while you're playing guitar (i.e. the armrests can be moved completely out of the way)? I did this hunt a few years ago and chanced a Steelcase Gesture - the arms do not move enough to use the backrest during play and I find it uncomfortable to have to sit further forward on the cushion. I think if I played in classical position I wouldn't have this issue. I kept it because for office stuff it's incredible and I liked it more than the Aerons and Leaps I'd had at jobs in the past. I upgraded from an old Ikea Markus, so I ended up taking the arms off of that and using it as a music chair. For that purpose it works great, but it doesn't really compare to Herman Miller/Steelcase/etc ergonomically.
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I have an American Tele that I got off of Sweetwater and an American Strat from Reverb and they're both fantastic, well-sorted guitars that sound and feel a little nicer than the Squier/Mexican equivalents I've played. The handful of Squier Classic Vibes and Contemporaries I've touched have been pretty well-sorted, as well as the PRS SEs. I had a used PRS S2 McCarty that was a dealer special order so it had an ebony board and a stunning quilted maple top. It was probably the best guitar from a factory fit and finish standpoint I've ever played, but it was very dark sounding guitar and I did not get along with the pattern vintage neck at all. Wanted something to sit between the Tele and my super strats for classic rock/hard rock sounds, but it honestly sounded best downtuned as a doom metal guitar. Ended up selling it and I'm still kind of hunting for the Les Paulish guitar I end up bonding with. The closest thing was an Edwards Explorer copy with a JB/59 combo that was pretty great, but the Explorer shape didn't really get along with my bum right shoulder. I think the tl;dr is that any mass-produced item made of wood is going to have some studs and some duds, but I'd hazard PRS is more up with QC than Fender.
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Wowporn posted:I really hope everyone has seen the music video for this song, Freight Train by Nitro. Never have so many elements existed in a song with so little musical structure. I might have made this exact post before but it is important to see this man switch from normal/over the top fretting for no reason to play the most fivver quality riff of the decade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLOIXPVcFlc
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The Fear posted:re taking flyers on random poo poo from ebay or reverb etc it's a fun adventure A decent chunk of my Reverb feed is Japanese shops with used gear so I can scoop up cool poo poo like lawsuit guitars and old Japanese superstrats for cheap. They're pretty good at shipping and you still come out pretty good even with paying 150-200 for shipping. Only ever bought stuff less than 800 USD so never had to worry about customs fees.
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I sometimes look at getting a Tone King for the built-in attenuator and building a pedalboard to use with it and I think the Tone Master would accomplish something similar for less money and being less backbreaking. Definitely curious how it sounds in the room.
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Jan 5, 2023 22:52
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pocket pool posted:lol 100% what inspired me to pick it up i've been eyeballing p90-equipped gibsons/epiphones for a bit now and that andertons video just added fuel to my desire to get one
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Jan 8, 2023 00:41
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luchadornado posted:On a separate note for pedal chat... I've got a buddy who's really big into metal and he wants me to shred with him. He knows I'm not into the heaviest stuff, so he's suggesting things more in the 1980s-1990s thrash, or prog metal realm of things. I'm a distortion noob. What's a good, versatile distortion pedal for that type of stuff? I've got my eye on a Keeley Filaments since I've liked most of their pedals, or maybe a Revv G3? I'd try out a Friedman BE-OD (Joyo Uzi is supposedly a clone if you want to do it for cheap) or an MXR 5150 OD for that purpose, but I've got a THR30 II also and I got a pretty good thrash sound out of it with just the built-in amps/cabs.
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Jan 14, 2023 19:26
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I did a little googling around because I'm always interested in different import stuff and found a blog post that said those Deans are made in Korea by Samick or Cort, and found some old listings for much less than that 450 asking price. I can't imagine it's worth much more than 300 bucks given that you can find player-grade MIJ Jacksons/Ibanezes for less than 500 if you're diligent.
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Jan 14, 2023 23:17
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TheMightyBoops posted:That $450 listing says it’s MIJ. Could be wrong though idk how diligent reverb is. Yeah, I don't know either given that I just took it from a blog post. Who knows. If it is MIJ I'd want pictures.
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Jan 15, 2023 00:56
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I still use the JustinGuitar way of learning chords years later whenever I have to pick up a new chord shape/change/whatever: - Spend several minutes practicing getting into the chord shape without a rhythm. I usually touch my leg, then fret the chord, then pick through each string to make sure the strings that are supposed to be ringing are ringing correctly and the muted strings are muted correctly. Repeat for a few minutes. - Change between two chords (one being the one I'm learning) as fast as possible in a 1 minute period, counting the number of changes I make. Track this, it's satisfying seeing it go up. - Pick some songs using the chords you're learning and learn to play them. Make them simpler if necessary - if you're just starting out you might be playing simple songs at slower tempos with whole-note strums for a bit until you get all the strumming and chord changes working together. This is okay. This stuff gets easier with time. Then you'll go to learn barre chords (probably the F chord to start) and that's the next wall.
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Jan 18, 2023 00:01
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ethanol posted:learning how to change chords is one of those things you can and should practice, but also important to take a break and come back to it each day. you'll find with the breaks your muscle memory will kick in and your fingers find the right positions, whereas practicing for hours you'll over think it. the sleep between guitar practice sessions is probably the most valuable improvement tool
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Jan 18, 2023 00:34
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Lungboy posted:I'm currently running my Washburn through a Fender Mustang Micro, and while it's great I think I'm missing the full experience of playing with an amp. I'm therefore looking for a small amp suitable for a beginner in a loft room. Problem is there's a huge range to pick from, I don't have the experience to know what's good or not and tons of reviews aren't unbiased so not much help there. Budget is up to £125ish. I don't currently play any particular type of music as I'm still doing very basic stuff, but eventually would like to play prog, rock and metal. There are 15-20w solid state/modeling amp combos from Fender/Peavey/Roland/etc for around that price that will sound decent-ish at certain things and bad at others, depending on the amp. If you're getting anything cheaper than a Boss Katana 50 or similar (which is apparently 235 pounds) I'd probably want to listen to it in a store and make sure you like the sounds you get out of it. I had one of the old Peavey Vypyrs as a practice amp and it had a serviceable metal tone and was pretty rough with cleans/crunch. If you're able to stretch for the Katana or can find one used on a deal, I'd highly consider that. A more unorthodox option would be to do amp plugins on your computer. If you're technologically inclined you could get an audio interface like a Focusrite Scarlett Solo and use it with existing speakers/free guitar plugins. The plugins you can find for free are going to sound better than a 125 pound amp and you'd have the start of a good upgrade path to a pretty sick recording setup.
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Jan 18, 2023 23:09
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Lungboy posted:Thanks both. Plugging into my PC or other existing speaker is sadly not an option. I could stretch to a Katana 50 or HB Tube 15 but worry they are overkill for my usage. I'll set up an eBay search for them. As it happens I went to my local second hand shop today and looked at the amps and it was a ropey selection of knackered old things or huge stacks. The Katana can reduce its wattage output to half a watt which really helps it stay at conversation level volumes if needed. I think the LT25 would probably be pretty good also.
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Jan 19, 2023 00:45
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I've also had thoughts of putting together a weird tele/strat hybrid. The strat body is more comfortable but I prefer the simplicity of the tele bridge and love the tele bridge pickup. At some point I was eyeballing a G&L special order in a crazy lime green hot rod color as they'll do an ASAT with body bevels and I think they had a Nashville-style pickup setup, but I'm pretty attached to my Fender tele and didn't want to drop the cash on it.
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Jan 19, 2023 18:53
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:I feel this I like having a neck pickup because I often want a clean sound that's not full-on country twang. Now I'd love a superstrat with just a bridge pickup and an on-off toggle switch for the nights I just go "gently caress it, let's play some metal"
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Jan 19, 2023 22:37
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Major Operation posted:It's too bad I managed to drop one of the control knobs onto the body during assembly and chip the paint near the bridge. you just pre-reliced it, it's cool now
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:I've never seen people bother trying to scam on reverb before. I guess it happens everywhere eventually. i had three bots message me with scams within thirty seconds of posting a strat on reverb recently one of them used the same message on two different accounts with different names, and the name in the message didn't match the name on the accounts.
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luchadornado posted:I found the most beautiful finish, Fender Dark Night: This is my exact telecaster spec. If it's any consolation it looks cooler in photos than in person - the blue is more bright/less subtle.
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widefault posted:First time I saw that Fender color I immediately thought of the Strat and P-Bass copies sold under the Lotus name in the late 80s/early 90s like this one Ironically, the guitar in this ad looks more like the Fender paintjob in real life than the Fender photo.
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:Authentic damage is what makes it yours Yeah, if you can tell me your story of personal misfortune about how you chipped your years old main axe it's actually cool.
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Lungboy posted:Aww man why don't they make review vids like this any more? https://youtu.be/WJJ_e7x4hWE johnny demarco is a classic
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luchadornado posted:I also just found out about this Japanese "Trans Blue" from years ago that's amazing: I love Lake Placid Blue but this is incredible.
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I play 9s because they're more pleasant to do bends with, and the downtuned or shorter scale guitars get an easily available equivalent that tries to approximate the tension of 9s. My one acoustic is a Taylor GTe Blacktop, which has a 24.1 inch scale length and comes with 12s with the stated goal of trying to feel like a standard acoustic in E Flat. It is a wildly comfortable playing experience and I love the way walnut sounds so it's probably the guitar I'm second-least likely to get rid of behind the Telecaster. I used to do regular Ernie Balls but I feel like they break more compared to D'Addarios so I switched. NYXLs are also a little nicer/brighter sounding and (more importantly) last WAY longer which lets me be lazier about string changes, which is a win. Not sure if it comes out to break even compared to normal strings over time but eh.
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muike posted:The strandberg design is really good but it seems like it's a crapshoot if you get a good one. glad you got one of the good ones! I am wildly curious about Strandbergs and have been gunshy because of the mixed things I've heard about the quality.
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Disco Pope posted:if I get progmetal vibes I'm out. burled poplar reminds me of a skin disease
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Nitrousoxide posted:Wow, I kinda scoffed at Justin's suggestion to switch to a super thin pick thinking it was silly to imagine it would matter, but after doing so it legit is way easier to do these strumming patterns. I keep some .73s around for strumming stuff and some 1.14s around for metal rhythm and think that's a nice mix. I like Dunlop Flows because of the grippy texture and the bevels on the edges.
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800peepee51doodoo posted:Thicker picks are way way better for leads and fast rhythm lines. I switched to 1.5mm a while ago and can't believe I used to use anything thinner. You can get a lot more precise with an inflexible pick brushing over the strings than trying to force a thinner pick through the strings. I've tried picks at 2 and 3mm and I wasn't fond of the way it changed how gripping the pick feels. Somewhere between 1 and 1.5mm is my happy medium for fast rhythm/metal, I think - you get the stability of the thicker pick without changing how you engage with picking.
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Nitrousoxide posted:Is there something I should do to stop the buzz on this 6th string? I've made sure it's not out of tune or something and hitting the frets because it's too slack, but it's getting on my nerves a bit. It's not like I'm goint to be playing for anyone or anything so it's not super important, but it does get a bit annoying even I'm a peepee poopoo newbie who plays like garbage. Since you're only complaining about the sixth string I'm guessing your fretting technique is fine. If you've got the cash, pay a luthier for a setup so you can get a baseline for what a good setup feels like, then start learning about how to tweak the different aspects of your guitar's bridge and neck so you can make these adjustments in the future.
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Buschmaki posted:I'm supposed to be saving up money for post-grad, but I keep staring at the Ibanez FRH and the revstars and feel my willpower draining every day Do they fill a practical hole in your collection or make better sounds for something you regularly play, or are you just dealing with guitar acquisition syndrome? I've had a bunch of instances where I just caved to the latter and they just live on a rack now or got flipped on Reverb. I grab my ESP M-II or Telecaster the vast majority of the time I play guitar, especially with the transposing knob on Archetype Petrucci making it easy to play metal songs in different tunings. I like having an acoustic, a seven, and a bass around, but I've got like other superstrats/a strat/etc I barely touch and I think I could get rid of all of those and get a nice SG or LP for classic rock stuff and be set.
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Forgot I had posted my Strat on Reverb and someone just snagged it for full asking price. Score. Was a nice guitar but I think I vibe with the simplicity and bite of Telecasters more for single coil stuff.
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I don't think it'd lead to issues - I personally can adjust scale lengths between 24 and 25.5 inches pretty automatically and it's not until I get to 23.5 inch guitars like a GS Mini where I start to feel a little cramped. That said, I honestly don't think it'd be useful to get another electric with a shorter scale length as like, a training wheels guitar or something, unless I had some significant external factor like a hand injury where the size and string tension differences would have a serious benefit. There is an element of kind of training your hands to acclimate to guitar - callouses, barre chord technique, etc - that everyone goes through and you just have to grin and bear it. I googled that Washburn and it looks like it has a Floyd Rose bridge, which is going to make it somewhat harder to change strings and also limit your ability to mess with different tunings as easily as a hardtail. This might be kind of annoying if you're new and if you really wanted a different guitar that's another factor I'd consider.
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Lungboy posted:I've been doing some more reading on guitars and browsing various shops online and I'm 99% decided I want to park my Washburn for the time being and get something with a hard tail and maybe a slightly smaller scale than the MG74. I'm a bit paralysed by how many guitars are out there that look cool and review well, but my budget is around £400 and I have 2 top options at the moment, a PRS 245 Standard or a Harley Benton SC Custom Plus. They're the same price, although the PRS comes with a quality gig bag too. Scales are 24.5 vs 24.75, so pretty similar. The PRS has a slightly thicker neck but only by a couple of mm. There's no chance to try either in person, but both can be returned within 30 days. It's hard to look past the PRS on the headstock, but the HB is (more) beautiful imo. I'd go Harley Benton because neck thickness bothers me more than scale length - didn't get on with a PRS S2 because of a Pattern Vintage neck. I've only played the old school EMG 81/85 set and I wasn't a fan but I'd be willing to bet those EMGs sound better than most of the off-the-shelf pickups you find in guitars at that price point, and if you disliked them you could probably rip them out, sell them, and pick up a set of Duncans or whatever and come out close to even. landgrabber posted:carrie brownstein has made SG's cool to me Given your taste in guitars and music i think you'd really vibe with an SG.
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:What are you, me? Sames especially Greg Sage. The Norlin-era natural finish SG that Ian plays is my favorite SG. walnut is absolutely the best sg color
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Buschmaki posted:SGs should be red. it is classic but in guitars, cars, and everything else I go for the weird color if possible
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luchadornado posted:I changed plans this morning.. Wolfe is making me a low-wind Legend humbucker (7k) and I'll pair that with a high-wind Bitch (11k turns, 9k ohms) for the bridge. I'll use 500k pots for both. $83 for a custom single coil bridge is a good deal and I like supporting people like Wolfe. All I have left to buy are the tuners and copper foil and this project is purchased, can't wait to start building it and sharing progress pics. I got a set of Marshallheads to put in a PRS S2 and they were great, and the Timberwolf that came with an Edwards LP I had was incredible.
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I just watched an Anderton's video where they shot out the two Marshall studio amps, the Friedman Little Sister and Pink Taco, and the Victory Sheriff 25. As someone who loves modded JCM800 sounds I went in fully expecting to like the Pink Taco the most but the Sheriff blew me away - the vintage channel does the classic rock thing incredibly well and the hot-rodded channel has a percussiveness that sounds like it'd be amazing for 80s metal. Kind of want to get one now - anyone here tried a Victory?
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Kiesel is something that should be exactly in my wheelhouse and the horror stories have turned me off of ever considering it. Honestly any four-figure purchase that people use the word "horror stories" to describe I'm probably out on just in general. I'd probably try an old Carvin though.
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Slothful Bong posted:Lmao I’m not sure if you were around during the custom builder massacres in 2011-2015, but gently caress man it was bad. I lost $2500 to Bernie Rico Jr (along with a bunch of others totaling like $75000), RAN/Invictus/Rotor sent out a bunch of poo poo builds, Vik/Sims/Sherman/Decibel all scammed people. And there’s like a dozen more. I remember Bernie Rico Jr. and Decibel for sure.
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