EPTi need to buy an amp, and an electric guitar. my budget is 500 euros; honestly i would like to get a good amp more than a good guitar, since i will use this for singing with a mic and acoustic bass as well. I have no idea where to start or what i sould look for, granted i just will probably try different guitars in the same price range and pick the one that "feels" the most mine. for the amp i would not know in the slightest how to choose. Should i bring my mic and try it out? sennheiser E835 or is that irrelevant? any suggestions are welcome
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pebble444
Italy2503 Posts
i need to buy an amp, and an electric guitar. my budget is 500 euros; honestly i would like to get a good amp more than a good guitar, since i will use this for singing with a mic and acoustic bass as well. I have no idea where to start or what i sould look for, granted i just will probably try different guitars in the same price range and pick the one that "feels" the most mine. for the amp i would not know in the slightest how to choose. Should i bring my mic and try it out? sennheiser E835 or is that irrelevant? any suggestions are welcome | ||
Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
I'm notot sure how doable using guitar amps for mics is. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26794 Posts
I'd love to do something similar but as I found before with my 'let's cover a BW theme' it's a lot of work for my current schedule/breakup from my kid's mum etc. I'd definitely be able to do a take though if people are game? | ||
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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
On a personal side note. I just tried out the NYXL 10's from D'addario, and I love them. My big thing is I don't know where I should be progressing at 1 year being serious about guitar. All the really noticeable stuff has ended for the most part. Now I'm noticing that a lot of what I'm learning is about smaller things, like progressions, styles, etc. I still love playing, but I just don't know how I should go about practicing since I'm never going to be a pro guitarist. Any advice? | ||
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
About the strings, I notice the majority here seem to be playing .10s while I'm on .09s right now. Any particular reason for .10s? I found the low string difference to be fairly negligible in sound and feel while the .01mm difference on the top E string feels way different somehow. Also, docvoc, what do you like about the D'Addario NYXL strings? I've heard of them but wasn't really sure what the deal with them was? Have you played Ernie Ball strings before for comparison? | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26794 Posts
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Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26794 Posts
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pebble444
Italy2503 Posts
 i tought i could get away with it but then i can' t. What i' m looking for is a system to play guitar and sing, at home but also do gigs since i' m starting to do them now. At this point in time, it would be a good moment to have more money to buy equipment, but i cannot; i need to have amplification for my own in order to do gigs and practice with it. I have an acoustic not amplifiable, and the experience of playing near a mic works but its not very practical. To not amplify the guitar, i can' t really play the way i want. mostly reggae, some of my songs, some pop, some rock, some moviesoundtrack songs. I like to do arpeggios, and fingerstyle. I don' t play many solos. I use voice as a first instrument and accompany with the guitar. ultimatly the voice is a more important aspect for me while doing voice+guitar. Yesterday i talked to a singer and he suggested i get 1 speaker with a built in mixer, then add another for stereo when i have the budget possibility. I have a crappy mixer, some m-audio mobil-pre with 2 imputs. i need to find a way to make this work. Proper equipment is of course costly, but at this point i need to have equipment Tldr: i' m looking for a way to sing and play guitar, amplified | ||
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Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
http://www.ginomusica.it/it/fender-champion-40-p-2803.html http://www.ginomusica.it/it/fender-champion-20-p-2804.html along with a squire classic vibe, either tele or strat. Lots of different styles in the range: http://www.ginomusica.it/it/squier-classic-vibe-stratocaster-50s-2cs-p-935.html http://www.ginomusica.it/it/squier-classic-vibe-telecaster-50s-bb-p-1284.html It's slightly above your budget because italy is expensive like that, but it should be a good starting point. | ||
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26794 Posts
You get a good bit of tonal variety from picking at different angles too, it's something you tend to develop naturally rather than something you actively work on Was something a friend swore by, playing in front of a mirror to keep an eye on your positioning and overall technique. | ||
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/h6ySxaw.png) This is how I'm currently holding my pick. Left column is for when I pick single notes, right side is for (power) chords. For lead I curve my index finger, put the pick on top of the first knuckle, the put my thumb over it. My thumb is not curved but stretched and the pick is not under where my fingernail on my thumb is but lower, closer to the thumb knuckle. For rhythm I stretch my index and middle fingers out almost straight, then hold the pick almost like an extension to the two fingers. Then I put my thumb on it, this time not at the knuckle but higher up, where the fingernail on my thumb is. How do you guys pick compared to 'my' techniques? I'm having trouble going from one position to the other without readjusting my pick with both hands lol. The fingers under the pick aren't the issue but getting the pick to be further down on the thumb for lead and higher up for rhythm seems very tricky... | ||
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Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
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Girondelle
France969 Posts
On October 25 2014 22:21 NihiLStarcraft wrote: Hmm interesting. What about you other guitar players? There is no 'good way' to hold your pick, however, the most popular is what you do for the lead. I've seen plenty of ways to hold the pick, you just have to find what works best for you. I personnaly always hold the pick the same way : your position for the lead you're using. | ||
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Powerpill
United States1693 Posts
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OtherWorld
France17333 Posts
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
Do you guys play fast rock/metal with a lot of power chords and palm muting as well? Because I really can't get my lead position to sound good for those songs. Maybe I just need to get used to it. | ||
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