Is this a good buy if I'm too cheap to get both an OD and fuzz?
William Butler
Is Gibson overrated? Like, are they the Apple of the guitar industry?
Henry Taylor
Somewhat of a related question but what is a good distortion that doesnt sound cheap like what digitech does?
John Garcia
Yes
Jacob Sanchez
Get a Boss OS-2. It's flows between both.
Thomas Scott
>boss l o l
Brayden Thomas
>How long have you been playing? 16 years >Fav guitars? Telecaster. Les paul junior, gretsch duo jet >Fav guitarists? Nels Cline
Parker Sanchez
>How long have you been playing? 2 years (I think) >Fav guitars? The funky 60's and 70's guitars. Supro Res-O-Glas, Harmonys hollowbodies, Teiscos shenanigans in pretty much all their guitars, etc. >Fav guitarists? Tommy Emmanuel, Paul Gilbert, Seasick Steve, others >Projects? Learning to play guitar
Benjamin Wood
more funky shit
Dylan Ward
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Gabriel Ward
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Cooper Kelly
black Russian big muff or Hyperion?
Xavier Young
So any reason why i shouldn't fall for the Gibson meme? Because I just tried the cheap faded out and it honestly feels really good.
John Jackson
Because the insecure cucks in this thread will get mad.
Dylan Butler
I've recently uncovered my saving from when I was younger, totaling about $900. I'd like to order a guitar from amazon.
Any recommendations for a good guitar for a beginner who knows they will stick with the instrument? I want something quality to start with. I'd prefer acoustic or acoustic/electric.
Angel Gutierrez
I don't know, it's what I want in a guitar. Looks like absolute shit so I wouldn't be tempted to jack off over it, but plays like a charm.
If none of those did/you're into singing and playing I suggest getting a 50$ classical and practicing hard with it for some good months. I have mine from 7 years ago and I still enjoy it from time to time.
Gabriel Hughes
Is a Fender Jaguar a good idea? Guitar I have now is an Epiphone LP100 that's mediocre and I'm wondering what I can get that's better/not wasting money.
Noah Scott
I like both of the steel strings, particularly the second one. I do plan on taking my time and picking a nice guitar, I just want one that's a few steps above the standard 50$ Jasmine seen on every school campus.
John Reed
This means you'll need a guitar, an amp and something in between for effects. I suggest that you spend not more than 350-400$ on a steel stringed acoustic electric with a cutaway.
Then take your time with it, I find those to be harder than both nylon and electric.
After you've gotten a good grip on it (a few months of hard work), get a decent amp (Roland Cubes are good and cheap).
You could also just buy it all in one go but I don't think you should.
Asher Long
Get it if it sounds good to you, don't expect solid advice from this place.
Logan Cook
Honestly epiphone 335s are beautiful guitars of amazing quality, and affordable. The stop tail bridge also gives it a clean precise sound. If you want a more jangly sound Id go for the casino. Epiphones are great guitars and affordable. Fender's Squire line is also becoming comprable to epiphone in quality. I have been playing guitar for 20 years and never spent over 500 on a guitar.
Liam Diaz
My new custom guitar. Warmoth neck, Sheptone pickups, custom built body. Les Paul, but with the weight and feel (and neck length) of a strat.
Landon Morris
I hate them, shitty bridge that always fucks up, feels cheap, thin tone, no sustain. get an american strat or tele
David Gray
Looks nice user
Samuel Wilson
Personally I'm never buying a Gibson because most of their designs feel like shit. The LP for example is heavy, slides off your lap and isn't balanced that well. And that's not mentioning preferences (neck radius and scale lenght, wiring options...) However, if you're dead set on a LP, I'd suggest checking out brands other than Gibson/Epiphone (ESP/LTD, Gretsch, Ibanez ...) to see if you can find something that might feel better at the same price point.
Cooper Morales
Getting a new amp soonish guys, thinking of the peavey valveking 20 mh, anyone have any experience with them? Or if anyone has alternative suggestions I'm all ears. Looking for low watt valve amp that does the typical blues - rock - prog - metal stuff, that I can play at home and also record with, figured the valveking would be more versatile than the 6505 mh they do.
Joseph Gomez
Yeah I understand what you mean. Shitty upper fret access, heavy as fuck and unergonomic design. But this particular One felt really good and to be honest i really like the shape of an LP.
I have considered other brands, but the Gibson is probably the best for value. Where else can you find a American made, pleked guitar for 799?
Owen Anderson
Not that user, but the one thing that always puts me off ESP/LTD (and lots of other "modern" brands) is their insistence on using jumbo/extra jumbo frets, I fucking hate them.
Hunter Martinez
>The LP for example is heavy, slides off your lap and isn't balanced that well. I own two Gibsons and don't have this problem with either of them. Both are extremely well balanced as well.
Having played several ESP Eclipses, Standards and Customs, they're brilliant guitars but very different. The thicker model is closer to a Les Paul but with how different the neck profile and what not they don't feel much alike.
Andrew Gray
If you click with a guitar and have the cash, go for it.
There can be enough variation in Gibsons that two seemingly identical guitars will speak completely differently.
Pic related was by far the best playing one in the shop (and I really like the color too)
I haven't had any problems playing sitting down and it sliding off, either over my leg or in classical position.
Dominic Parker
>this particular One felt really good They started chambering them for weight reduction.
Isaiah Morris
In my opinion, place of manufacture isn't as important as QC. I meant more "try out" than just consider, sometimes you can think one thing fits you perfectly and still be wrong.
I don't mind them, but I've never tried a flat radius with tiny frets, so I can't really say which one I prefer.
>I own two Gibsons and don't have this problem with either of them. Both are extremely well balanced as well. It might just have to do with the player and his physiognomy. As for the Eclipses, that's exactly what I meant, you can want one guitar shape that plays differently from how it is traditionally done.
Christopher Jackson
Agreed, the standard of manufacture is more important than the location, but I know from being on various forums that a great many people will downright refuse to buy something not made in a particular country, typically it seems to be an American thing.
Maybe I'm just being too autistic about fret sizes, I just find the regular medium sized ones to be perfectly comfortable, even on quite a flat radius.
Nolan Rivera
Quick, record something and post it. Anything.
Let's play guitar in the guitar general
Isaac Parker
Thought this was gear general.
Gavin Adams
Yeah, I wouldn't get a Jaguar as your first guitar. It'll need a StayTrem bridge and some 11s or 12s to play well.
Robert Wright
It used to be "guitar and gear general", hence "/gg/".
Parker Evans
Ok I don't know shit about this board, but this seem like the sole place where people actually play music, so you guys might be helpful. I made a thread yesterday but got no replies, so I'll ask here.
I'm looking for the last few notes. I'm pretty sure I can find it on the harmonica if you give me the guitar equivalent.
Connor Foster
I always find a keyboard is hardy for transposing by ear.
Camden Cooper
Transcribing?
Jack Gray
Last two notes? B - E.
Ethan Miller
vocaroo.com/i/s1b9aLmAq9sn Haven't played this in years, I love it. Excuse shitty timing and some mistakes towards the end, I can't be fucked to overdub this 100 times.
Humbucker in the neck and P90 in the bridge? I thought about that combination before, but it seems like you have to build it yourself. Would you upload a short clean sample of the bridge pick up?
Carson Barnes
This was really relaxing to listen to user. What's your guitar?
Sebastian Murphy
Jackson Dinky I bought 10 years ago when I was a teenager.
Christian Murphy
How'd you get LP weigh like a strat? chambered basswood or something?
Bentley Cruz
What's a good vocaroo alternative?
Adam Flores
Thinner body, cut outs, lighter wood.
Shit ain't hard. The strat is a lump of wood in and of itself.
Jackson Ward
PLAY THE GUITAR BEFORE YOU BUY DON'T GET FUCKED LIKE ME
Tyler Gomez
You gon refinish m8?
Wyatt Hernandez
Eventually. I'm trying to find someone local to do it.
John Phillips
Which strings are on there? Wounding type and gauge.
Epiphone is shit, and you're shit for feeding him these lies.
They don't feel like real guitars, and the last one I had had imperfections out the ass. How the fuck do you paint over the binding?
Just buy a used Gibson.
Adrian Diaz
Looks legitimately neat user.
Austin Martin
> I once used a shit Epiphone, therefore all Epiphones are shit
Ian Young
>My starter pack Epiphone Les Paul is awesome guys, I promise!
Luis Turner
They're not all good, either. There are good ones out there, or at least decent ones. It's silly to dismiss the entire company just because you had a bad experience once.
Matthew Miller
>The last one I had
Never said it was the "only" one I had.
Again, buy a used Gibson, or hell, an LTD/Ibanez/Schecter/anything LP shaped guitar. You'll be better off.
Nathaniel Stewart
G uitar G eneral. You tard.
Colton Garcia
How awesome can an electric guitar sound with no backing track, distortion or loop pedal? Any good examples?
Nathaniel Jones
Reverb and echo, compressor / sustainer and chorus.
Some user posted this guitarist earlier and his stuff is making me want to go back to classical, unless there's a way to simulate this sound on electric
Jaxon Watson
The nail on his right thumb is disgusting.
Asher Evans
It looks alright honestly
Jordan Nelson
Haha yeah it is
William White
It doesn't seem to show on that video but all of the nails on his right hand are long.
Using these ATM. I want to use 10s but the trem doesn't like them
Jackson Davis
I think you might get a close enough tone with a middle single coil, but honestly the biggest issue in playing like that is getting to the same level of practice and composition. Also thanks for reminding me I'm shit, I was finally starting to enjoy writing.
Nolan Scott
>I want to use 10s but the trem doesn't like them >he doesn't know how to set up his guitar
Eli Edwards
Get a jaguar that has a gibson style bridge, it'll make it way more comfortable. The trem is worthless imo.
Carter Evans
Keep writing, that guy must be at it for decades now.
I'd really like to see someone play at that level and with that kind of sound on an electric just to know if it's possible, since I know I can't.
John Carter
anyone have some good fake books for learning sheet?
Jack Scott
Try half rounds bro, I used to play those same strings and eventually settled on half round. I think it gives me a little more choice of when I want to be more or less percussive. For example with nickel if you strum as fast as you can for a tremolo effect you need some sort of fuzz or other effect if you want to cut back on the attack or rhythmic feel. With halves, just easing your attack a bit kills a TON of the clangy attack. You can still get the same things while digging in, but the option to not have such an offensive and cutting attack really expands the things you can get away with. You can make a much stronger transition between accompaniment and lead while playing clean.
Having more dynamic possibilities can be a bit too much for some people, but for me, being very rhythm oriented, I love it. I tend to move to different instruments entirely for lead.
Jeremiah Barnes
We have posters here that proudly pay $60 to have their strings put in user
Jace Richardson
I did set it up with 10s once. I put one heavy spring and two regular springs in it, balanced and tuned etc. When I dived and returned the guitar would be out of tune. After a minute it would return to pitch, meaning I didn't have enough springs in it. It's also on my list to fix
Note taken.
Kayden Anderson
My local dude does a full setup for $20, +$5 for the new strings. Nice for when I'm too busy not being a poorfag
Jackson Mitchell
Learning lead sheets like for Jazz? It's more of an exercise in theory of building chords.
Just bought this cheap epiphone gig bag for my RG, it's not any MONO but man it's pretty well padded for 30 dollars
James Gutierrez
So he doesn't make money on his time or does he just not do a very good job?
In my experience a setup(which includes intonation) takes upwards of an hour, possibly two if something is severely wrong with the guitar. Begin by setting the relief in the neck, adjust the bridge height and then individual saddle height. If there's fret buzz at the correct height, then there could be a high fret, which requires hammering, or the neck could have a hump in it due to humidity or weather, that's unfixable in a setup. If for some reason the action isn't right yet at the 12th fret then there could be some things seriously wrong. The nut may not be cut correctly, the neck could be twisted, or the neck could simply not be set correctly in the body. Assuming the action is set, then it's time to intonate. Get out your strobe tuner and compensate using the saddles, comparing the open string to the 12th fret. This is where it helps to know the player, because if the person presses down lightly or hard intonation doesn't help much. TLDR: All these tools the process uses cost money and setups can be very time consuming. Your local guy is either not doing a good job or doesn't value his time.
Thomas Morgan
>get Marshall DFX15 about 14 years ago as my first amp >never buy a new amp despite it being destroyed due to playing bass through it >buy valve head/cab few weeks ago >"holy fuck I'm an idiot, this sounds amazing"
Lovely feel desu. Also will playing a Bass Overdrive (Boss ODB-3) with an electric blow my amp? I'm assuming not because it's basically just making my tele sound like it has tight as fuck humbuckers on it.
Kayden Jenkins
i have an orange TH30 and i love the distortion i get from the dirty channel on chords (electric cello)
BUT i want it to scream more on single notes. Would an OD pedal / tubescreamer help me out here?
If so, what should I look into beyond a TS9?
Eli Baker
Ok it's probably not a FULL setup for $20
Adam Miller
What do you think of this thing?
Chase Jenkins
Using a guitar through a bass OD and a guitar amp shouldn't do any bad, it won't create any additional low frequencies that could damage the speakers, as opposed to what a bass does.
Parker Russell
If it's like any other zvex effect you could probably DIY it for like a tenth of the price.
Kayden Scott
I wouldn't buy a gigbag unless it was a proper snug fit.
Jacob Johnson
>Would an OD pedal / tubescreamer help me out here? Yes.
