Guitar Thread - Page 10

edc

United States666 Posts

May 28 2011 05:18 GMT

#181

I'm going to Europe in a few weeks, and to practice while I'm there I want to buy a transportable guitar such as one from Traveler. However, I don't want to spend over $200, and as of right now I can't find any good one that is under that limit. I do not want a smaller-scale guitar. Do you guys know of any of this kind of guitar that I could get?

StateSC2

Korea (South)621 Posts

May 28 2011 05:24 GMT

#182

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Acoustic/electric hyrbrid.. God I love her. ^_^

koreasilver

9109 Posts

May 28 2011 05:26 GMT

#183

On May 28 2011 11:25 macrolisk wrote:

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just so everyone knows, Matt Bellamy from Muse uses that zvex fuzz factory. Hes got it built-in to most of his guitars..and ive wanted it for ages

No one should ever buy a fuzz factory before actually trying it out in person. The thing about fuzz factories is that they can make so many different sounds just by how the different knobs are positioned in relation to each other. There were so many times where I'd find an amazing setting one day, but then in the future when the knobs got messed with by accident I'll never be able to find the exact setting again. The flexibility is cool and all, but no one really needs a fuzz pedal that is so finicky and needlessly confusing. I ended up selling it both because I realized I didn't really need a dedicated fuzz pedal and also because I just got too frustrated with it. I bought another big muff instead.

sleigh bells

United States358 Posts

May 28 2011 07:06 GMT

#184

On May 28 2011 14:26 koreasilver wrote:

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write em down? fuzz factory is capable of WAY different sounds than big muff. if big muff gives you what you need, then yeah it's a better value.

koreasilver

9109 Posts

May 28 2011 15:54 GMT

#185

Yeah, obviously the fuzz factory isn't similar to the big muff at all; after all, I just didn't need a fuzz pedal. The thing I would argue is that no one really needs a gain pedal that is so complicated. It's true that the fuzz factory can produce tones that can't be found with other fuzz pedal, but the majority of these settings aren't really practical sounds that you can use in a general setting. If you really can find ways to use these wacky settings consistently in a tasteful way and also have the patience to write down all the settings in a notebook like an archive, then maybe getting the fuzz factory really will have merit over a more simple fuzz. But if all you really need is pedal to use in one setting as a characteristic gain, then I just don't really find much merit in getting a fuzz factory over a more simple fuzz.

I mean, it's a fun pedal, that's for sure, but is it really practical?

Boundless

Canada588 Posts

May 28 2011 16:27 GMT

#186

I am so glad that someone started a guitar discussion thread - I've been playing for 10 years and am a complete fanatic, was hooked ever since I picked up my bro's purely plastic Yamaha acoustic and attempted to play it.

Right now I'm playing a few different guitars, a Taylor 314ce which I bought for myself about 2 years ago, and a MIM Stratocaster which was actually a gift from my girlfriend (absolutely blew me away).

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Strat:

I'm playing through a Blues Junior (best sounding compact tube amp I've ever played) and a few different pedals - Boss Ce-5 Chorus, Dd-6 digital delay, Od-6 Overdrive, Mxr Compressor, and Hendrix wah. I got all the Boss pedals from the sam guy on kijiji so they don't fit my dream tone 100%, but they're good enough for someone who only plays live maybe once in two months.

Most of my time is spent playing for my church or writing my own stuff, which is mainly acoustic stuff in the style of my favourite artist Jack Johnson, or electric guitar instrumentals in the style of Eric Johnson or Dave Weiner. If you want, I'll post some of my originals on here!

rawbertson

Canada95 Posts

May 28 2011 17:34 GMT

#187

Haha I always take a picture on my cell phone of my pedal settings and my amp settings when I find good ones. I always thought like people who were more experienced or better didnt need to do this, they understood the way the amps and pedals worked well enough that they could find the exact settings every time. Guess I am not the only one!

Cycle

United States300 Posts

May 28 2011 17:54 GMT

#188

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On May 29 2011 01:27 Boundless wrote:

Right now I'm playing a few different guitars, a Taylor 314ce which I bought for myself about 2 years ago, and a MIM Stratocaster which was actually a gift from my girlfriend (absolutely blew me away).

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Strat:

That strat is beautiful!

I also gig around with the blues jr. It's an incredible amp. Try lifting anything else into your car twice a week.

Johnson meets Johnson sounds interesting. :D I'd hear your originals. ^^

TALegion

United States1187 Posts

May 28 2011 18:04 GMT

#189

A lot of people post songs that they don't know the solo of. I don't mean to sound pretentious, but I don't think it's right to post that you can, "play," a song, without knowing the most important part.
If the solo is worth playing (and if it isn't, fuck the song, it's most likely not difficult to play), the solo is the breakdown of emotion and actual musicianship. Without it, a song doesn't hold much merit to it

Always learn the solo (if anything), as that's where that's almost always what the creator cares about most. Show your support

EDIT: I'm more of a bass player, but I've been saving up for this for a while:

<3 me some Petrucci
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jhNz

Germany2762 Posts

May 28 2011 18:17 GMT

#190

I started playing about 2 years ago and picked up a Cort Earth70:
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then soon after i bought my first electric from a friend, a Ibanez GRX40. rookie guitar, comes with a little amp and a bag but its singlecoil sound is outstanding. would buy it anytime again. only the tuners suck big time -.-
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a few weeks ago i bought this beauty on ebay. actually i wouldn't buy guitars, without playing them. but it's a Cort. you can't go wrong. this guitar looks, feels and sounds like a PRS.
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here's a better pic:
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the amp is a VOX VT15 btw.
and one more word about Cort. if you're a novice - intermediate player, Cort is one of the brands i'd recommend without any limitations. the value you get for the price is absolutely outstanding.

StyLeD

United States2965 Posts

May 28 2011 18:24 GMT

#191

edit: pic gone~

TheBatman

United States209 Posts

May 28 2011 18:25 GMT

#192

On May 25 2011 09:48 Rutluv wrote:
Yea Jazz and Metal are similar, just a question of distortion baha..

lol wut

WombaT

Northern Ireland26360 Posts

May 28 2011 23:54 GMT

#193

I actually have a few custom jobs so I might get a pic when I could be bothered.

Cool thing has been since I've gotten into SC2 seriously my guitar playing has also improved a lot, without touching the thing in a while. Strange transferable skill but anybody else noticed this?

Deadeight

United Kingdom1629 Posts

May 29 2011 01:19 GMT

#194

My current guitar is an epiphone les paul zack wylde:

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But I really, really want a Rickenbacker. Pretty much dream guitar:

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I play a range of stuff. Currently playing a lot of The Mars Volta, I use a few different pedals including a loop pedal. Love my loop pedal. Got a pretty sweet Vox amp too.

sleigh bells

United States358 Posts

May 29 2011 03:26 GMT

#195

On May 29 2011 03:04 TALegion wrote:
A lot of people post songs that they don't know the solo of. I don't mean to sound pretentious, but I don't think it's right to post that you can, "play," a song, without knowing the most important part.
If the solo is worth playing (and if it isn't, fuck the song, it's most likely not difficult to play), the solo is the breakdown of emotion and actual musicianship. Without it, a song doesn't hold much merit to it

Always learn the solo (if anything), as that's where that's almost always what the creator cares about most. Show your support

uh yeah maybe if you're a shredder. wtf is this kind of close-minded view on music? the strokes created simple as hell songs that are easy as hell to play in most cases (back in "is this it" days). elliott smith's solos were frequently nothing but the melody. many bands make simple as fuck solos on purpose. you think the beatles were most proud of their SOLOS? lots of great guitarists are TERRIBLE at songwriting (#1 example: slash). jesus christ indeed