I wanna start a pickups&pedals company, would you buy my shit /gg/? Also what should I call it?
Christopher Stewart
Thought I'd just post a couple things I don't like:
1)Most active pickups (Davy G sure rocked a set though, so I have to give them some credit): In general, they just sound lifeless and 2 dimensional to me, and they almost never have any even remotely usable sounds beyond super high gain
2) Most high output (especially ceramic magnet) humbuckers in general: I don't like the cleans on most of these because they either sound dead or ice-picky and brittle in the case of ceramic magnet pickups, and while they do get nice tight, thick tones under high gain, I actually prefer the sound of vintage voiced PAF style humbuckers under the same amount of gain. There are some exceptions (some PRS pickups or Bare Knuckle Rebel Yells), but in most situation I find that PAFs suit my taste better for pretty much every sound
3) Sticky gloss finishes: I prefer the overall feel of a nitro finish if I'm going for gloss just because it's smoother to me, and I'm okay with the feel of some poly finishes as well, I just can't stand anything that's sticky or hard to run your hand across
Jonathan Lee
Tele
Meme but looks so comfy no lie
Chase Ross
4) Aggressively brightly colored guitars: I'm all about flashy guitars-- my main guitar is cherry red with gold hardware, I own a black sparkly one, and the one I'm looking at getting now is a metallic oxblood with a matching headstock-- but the second that thing is a neon green or pink you can come find me throwing up out back Sharp, pointy things around the edges: I neither like their looks nor their feel. I'm regretful to say that I do, however, like the look of a Rhoads style V
5) Richlite (and other synthetic material) fretboards: Ebony is my favorite fretboard wood, so the second I saw this stuff used in its place on some newer Gibson models I felt a piece of myself die a little inside. I absolutely support the preservation of rare or endangered wood species, but there are plenty of under- or completely non-utilized fretboard wood options that could be used instead of synthetics (i.e. some other breed of ebony besides true ebony or Macassar or different breeds of rosewood). I'm not making this argument based on any sort of concern with whether or not the fretboard affects the tone of the guitar, I'm making it out of a belief in authenticity in guitar building (also synthetic materials don't feel as nice to play to me)
6) Bad hardware, especially bridges: I'M LOOKING AT YOU, JAZZMASTER. That's my favorite Fender guitar, and yet after all these years they still haven't fixed the bridge saddles. I don't see any reason why they don't license or outright buy the rights to something like the Staytrem (which they have on the Troy van Leeuwen Jazzmaster-- my next purchase simply because of that, its aesthetics, and the fact that it's the best sounding Jazzmaster I've ever played), or at least design saddles like that to go on their Jazzmaster and Jaguar bridges to fix the string slippage problem
Camden Barnes
One just sold on eBay for 2800 on bid this week. I've also seen them go for north of 4000 as a buy it now in the last month. So 3200-3500 on average.
William Wood
active pickups rule dickhole bitch boy
Joshua Anderson
Wow, didn't read
Nathan Thomas
>heh not everyone's a tonechaser, kiddo
Jaxon Scott
active pickup user detected
Charles Howard
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Anthony Gomez
i build guitar pedals. AMA.
Carter Phillips
Do you etch your own PCB?
Jace Butler
Do you suck dicks?
Adrian Stewart
yes.
John Smith
How'd you learn? How much does making one cost you? Where do you buy your materials?
Juan Perez
not yet.
Jayden Allen
1) agree about actives vs passives. kind of like fluorescent light bulbs to incandescent
5) yeah ebony is the most even in my view. I don't know about authenticity in guitar building... it's how you decide to make it. wood has a voice that is its own though. Gibson has those baked maple ones (or did) and they weren't terrible. They weren't great but they weren't terrible.
A few years ago I bought some cocobolo for fingerboards as an alternative to brazilian (which is isn't but close enough and less strain on brazilian). Couldn't believe rcently that cocobolo is now on CITES. I mean in like 3 or 4 years there is now so little that they have to limit it. That's so fucked. In my view, just use good wood if you are gonna make a good guitar.
Nathan Myers
>"oh looks silly but ive seen worse!" >that chickenhead knob i wanna skin that fucker alive.
Ryan Taylor
>tele Fucking puke
Jace Reed
what happened to all those weird ass guitar shapes from the 60s and 70s
guitar stores are the most boring places now with 800 variegation of a strat, 400 types of Les Paul, 30 SGs, 14 Teles, 6 semi hollowbodies (all look exactly like a 335), and a lonely Rickenbacher
Aiden Fisher
>How'd you learn? the internet. >How much does making one cost you? on average like $25 >Where do you buy your materials? local shops. when its something more rare, ebay or smallbear.
Leo Evans
i agree. there needs to be a teisco revival.
Lincoln Ortiz
the new American Professional Jazzmaster all have that new bridge
Easton Jones
yup
Logan Gutierrez
>I'M LOOKING AT YOU, JAZZMASTER. holy redditspeak.
Levi Foster
Chickenhead knob is just functional. The rotary switch has a lot of resistance and the knob I was using previously was annoying. Anyways changing the knob is easy so if you have any suggestions, I'm open to them. I don't really have any design skills so I'd appreciate knowing anything you guys think would look good, for any of the knobs for that matter. Pic related is the previous knob from a jazz bass.
I think I like how the black knob is like the original pickup switch. It might look better with one of those numbered plastic bits under it.
Lucas Howard
What's the term for when you, for example, play a Bm7 arpeggio over GMaj7?
Leo Morgan
Is this better or worse with these knobs switched? Should I change to all black knobs?
Asher Hall
:(
Logan Rivera
I don't know if it has a name specifically, but combining the chord and the arpeggio makes a Gmaj9
Owen Collins
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Hudson Campbell
You wouldn't understand how hard the grind is, but today is the day I mastered the barre chord. I've been playing to myself in secret for years, nobody has heard me play, but I'm happy that way.
Lincoln White
Yeah, nobody here learned how to play a barre chord.
Michael Roberts
I was letting the chord play me, now I'm the one who plays it.
Evan Perez
show that slutty little barre chord who is boss
Gavin Hill
>but the second that thing is a neon green or pink you can come find me throwing up
When youll be gigging at an amateur concert, with 10 other band, believe me you would want anything that makes people remember you.
Literraly no one will remember "that guy #521 with a red strat" or "Gold les paul #28" on the next day no matter how skilled.
However if you have some JEM colored or chavel NEON believe me they all remember you in the next gig.
Is it for Ego ? No.
But people cheers for the band they know/remember (as long as you dont suck) and organizers give their chances to many, but they have staples woth bands that get cheered a lot/asked for more.
Its not ONLY about the $$$ which nobody can make. Its about enjoying going to 6 gig a months vs 1 gig a month actually playing on front of people with the tube amp louder than ever.
A band I know called TANK is now gigging and becoming professional just because they were wearing pink fluo "Star" sunglasses and playing metalcore.
Music is about Marketing. The "stairway to heaven" Fender guitar + Marshall amp cover """band""" will NEVER grow.0
Adam Fisher
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Cooper Moore
This. I go to many amateur shows and the amount of identical band is incredible.
Im leaning on 40 so my time as long passed but I clearly never remember all of those band while I have no problem remembering an all girl band or band with a good logo on the 4x12.
So many talented band, its all about PR now.
Logan Rodriguez
Le no rid maymays!!1
Alexander Nelson
G400 reporting in
Liam Bailey
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Benjamin Bell
Aye is it possible to take a low E string and use it to replace a D string? There are no places open right now until tomorrow and I want to play guitar would this work?
Lucas Reyes
I really don't know how guitars work maybe you should ask someone else
Christian Harris
>see the clover turn red in my tab >excited for an answer >i get no answer Welp might as well go masturbate got any good porn recs at least?
Jayden Hall
Kinda want one. I've always wanted an sg, but can't justify the Gibson price. Is it any good?
Sebastian Fisher
Yeah, you might just want to tune it an octave down from normal. Intonation will be off. Honestly I'd just play it as is.
Jason Johnson
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Nathan Parker
Maybe.
James Butler
please team up with this guy on /diy/ who wants to build a flamethrower and burn that shit
Jonathan Perez
what the FUCK is that
Joshua Allen
I just tried it sadly it doesn't work :(
Bentley Ross
I don't think a pleb ones a bass that costs approx. $6000 new.
Additionally, tonal characteristics of wood are due mainly to density, as that effects how sound waves pass through an object. It still sounds good, as there a two main densities present, just like in a normal neck. Fingerboard, and neck.
I'm going on tour this summer, lads. Along with another band I really like. Feels breddy gud to be honest
Anybody have advice for touring?
Brody Gomez
Yeah, that's what I thought too. I guess I'll keep it as is.
Nathan Brown
I want to fucking kill myself, what do I do with all my expensive gear?
Nathaniel Scott
Sell it to anons for only the cost of shipping, obviously
Adam Wright
Why would you deserve that?
Dylan Adams
Can I have it? Will drop email so we can get into contact or if you just want to talk and not fucking kill yourself that works too.
Adrian Watson
Sorry flipped fuck me
Rate my meme guitars. I got a G400 today, had a coupon so it came out to $270. At that price its great so far, the action is all whacked out, I'll get to that tomorrow probs. Really I just got it to take back to school and have a guitar I don't care about throwing around. It's got pretty terminal neckdive, unfortunately - doesn't matter bc I play sitting, crosslegged, 90% of the time, but when I use it for backyard shows I'll probably tape a dumbbell to the body to balance it out.
Mememaster is 10/10 btw, trem is ridiculous, neck plays itself. The American pro is missing all those extra sliders but I don't mind so much, I play it through loads of pedals so most of my tone tweaks occur in the board, no on the guitar
Aaron Cooper
Defecate under the pickguard then sell on reverb.
Charles Gutierrez
You're killing yourself, why would you care if people "deserve it" or not? Just let it sit in your house for relatives to sell or sell them for cheap to anons. Or don't kill yourself. Lots of options. I'd probably choose the last one, but that's just me
Oliver Sullivan
serious though do you need someone to talk to?
Juan Nguyen
Because nobody gives a shit unless free gear Also blahtherapy.com
Liam Green
Anybody recognize this thrashy riff? It popped into my head today and I know I know it from somewhere, but I can't name it. (Excuse the shitty guitar rig preset, I don't have my amp with me right now)
At the time it was Fenders answer to the Gibson ES-335. Now it is cheap Chinese plank of wood appealing to hipsters.
Zachary Clark
Go to a local gig, give it to the best band
Michael Collins
First one to marry a bassist wins, GO!
Brayden Barnes
Bassists are for ______ !
Leo Rogers
Sell it and give the money to your parents. That's my plan.
Tyler Allen
>b-basslines?
Oliver Wood
playing bass.
Joseph Morales
My FUNKY blood is boiling!
Leo Lopez
compare her size to the guitar
lmao shes so fucking short #asianmidget
Nicholas Foster
Not practicing and fucking everyone over for the recording session. Fuck you Andy!
Gavin Russell
Punk
Josiah Baker
Shitposting
James Rodriguez
is a strandberg worth it
Camden Allen
Nope. There was a guy here who did a DIY headless guitar though. That was pretty cool.
Adrian Butler
"Jam" sessions
Jack Phillips
cuddling ...I'm so lonely, someone help
Jaxson Collins
Generally producing frequencies between 41Hz and 98Hz
Blake Allen
Yo dawg I'm a bassist down to cuddle no homo though, please do not sexualize the bassist
You have to bring your own slippers though
Jordan Morris
After years of thinking about learning bass, I've been inspired by Thundercat and I want to buy one.
Tips for a first timer?
John Jones
Use a pick and your fingers, the only wrong way is picking one.
Also try out flatwounds at some point. For me a set of chromes is what really got me addicted to bass.
Lucas Phillips
Muting is the first thing to master. It's the difference between a shit bassist and a mediocre bassist.
Lincoln Rivera
Learn how to play well with your fingers first. There are some things that are easier to play with fingers, and some that are easier to play with a pick. In time you should be able to do both without issue.
The ibanez gio basses are great. I wish I still had mine.
