what's your favorite overdrive that isn't loud /gg/?
John Ward
earthquake devices acapulco gold.
Grayson Smith
Boss Blues Driver is pretty good.
Austin Hill
fulltone ocd
Elijah Watson
Yea, editions are back!
Jackson Rogers
Caline CP-12 Pure Sky. A $30 Timmy clone. Its greatest strength is that it is completely tone-neutral with the tone knobs at 12 O'clock. The tone knobs are, IMO, better than the Timmy's because humbucker neck pickups sing with the treble knob turned up, whereas the Timmy's tone knobs are cut-only, neutral at 0. I just recorded a short demo of it today: youtube.com/watch?v=iblR61ltmE0
Mason Ward
Les lius
Samuel Rodriguez
I know everyone always jizzes all over this one but I didn't like it when I tried it out. I liked my old one before I sold it for rent money back in the day. It made a pretty great first overdrive pedal in an overdrive stack chain.
Caleb Cooper
What price range should I be looking for if I'm a casual guitar player looking to get a classical guitar? Haven't had one since I was 11 but I mostly play fingerpicking these days.
Jaxon Reyes
Around $500 more or less
Ethan Jenkins
It's quite relative but I'd say if you already can somewhat play, don't buy something too shitty or you'll just drop the thing into the fire because it sounds and/or plays terrible.
Easton Moore
Oh shit that's going to be like $1000 in australia, what's the bare minimum manufacturer I should be looking for at that price then?
Parker Diaz
Go to guitar stores and try out guitars until you find one you like the feel of. There may be inexpensive guitars you love the feel of and there probably will be expensive guitars you don't like the feel of. You should buy guitars based on what your hands think of them, not what they cost.
kek i'll be looking for a used one of these now i'm too ocd to have a pedal named ocd i'll buy this one tonight probably, i have amazon prime and $30 is cheap af can't find it anywhere :/
Joseph Murphy
I know y'all are gonna shit all over this, but;
I'm currently gigging with a Peavey Supreme XL amplifier. I feel like it gives me a decent high gain distortion for a solid state amp, It seems to hold it's own against our lead guitarist's Peavey 5150.
But I'm wanting to step up and get a used tube amp but I have a budget of about $300.
I've been looking at the Bugera 333 and the B-52 AT-100, but I was wondering what other amps, if there are any to consider around that price point?
Jason Foster
Don't get a $300 tube amp. Save up for something good.
Nolan Watson
>Used Bugera So failure rates but without the warranty to cover it. Noice. $300 dosh won't get you a nice tube amp, so follow 's advice: save up.
Michael Collins
Don't get a tube amp unless you're financially comfortable enough to afford multiple, frequent repairs. Trust me. If you end up gigging with a tube amp, always bring along a backup solid state amp. Trust me.
Hunter Robinson
No don't you don't have enough for a good gigging amp yet. Not to mention the maintenance they need.
John Sanchez
You can't tell the dumb poorfa/gg/s who post in /gg/ anything.
Save your fucking money and buy something decent and get it over with. Then you can get on with PLAYING and NOT grappling with the inherent shortcomings of garbage ass gear.
STUPID MOTHERFUCKERS LISTEN TO WHAT I'M TELLING YOU
Jacob Ross
So just keep my SS amp? got it, cool.
Connor Morales
using a bigsby in 21st century is like using steam engine cars
Benjamin Clark
take out your dick
Matthew Myers
alright im completely new to this guitar stuff
i own a fender bullet strat (yes, the cheaper end) and my high E string has broken twice just from playing it. once near the nut and another time near the bridge. what is most likely to be causing this?
i began with a thick pick to practice beginner stuff (probably a mistake) and I replaced my strings with some sort of nickel coated set... high E broke a second time
forgive my naïve inexperience
Samuel Smith
Yeah. If you're looking to change/upgrade your distortion sounds do some pedal shopping. If you're on a budget there's some great Chinese clone pedals out there if you do your research. The Windows/Linux software Room EQ Wizard, when used with a measurement microphone, is a handy tool for helping you shape your amp's tone. Run a line-level output into your amp's clean channel, measure your amp's frequency response with REW and adjust tone knobs accordingly. You can get sick tone with Chinese clone pedals and affordable solid state amps' clean channels if you know how to set the tone knobs right.
Joshua Torres
>being this defensive
Christopher Bell
Yeah, just press down on the strings behind the nut/bridge with your fingers.
Oliver Davis
Avatar posting is against the rules
Jose Scott
king of tone
Jaxson Cruz
That's exactly why I do it.
Charles Rivera
Gigging with a tube amp really isn't bad. I've been using a 6505 for years, all I had to do was change the tubes once
you say this now but it's going to break during your next gig. just watch. youll remember this post.
Dylan Williams
they like to act like a tube amp is some great undertaking with continuous upkeep
Easton Martin
Yngwie-tier thin strings without Yngwie-tier touch, garbage nut, garbage saddles, poor string job. Bullet Squier are just good enough to start and see if you like it before moving on.
Zachary Brown
Don't put curses on me lad, I won't allow it
Jason Turner
There ain't nothin' in a tube amp that ain't in a solid state amp except a handful of tubes, dumbass. The worst that happens is you need to pull 'em and re-bias, and any retard with a meter can do that. Even a dipshit like you ;^)
Tyler Howard
>and any retard with a meter can do that.
but this is /gg/
Angel Morales
Damn, you got me there.
Julian Miller
tube amps are only good if you're playing loud often desu i've never changed anything or had to repair my fender deville I do keep a Crate powerblock handy to plug straight into the speakers if it does blow at a gig though
Ryan Torres
>thin strings break
what kind of retardation is this. it's THICK STRINGS that break more frequently when they're tuned up to pitch. the fuck.
Alexander Diaz
The problem is too often other people you'll have to deal with more than the amp itself. From your moronic bassist and drummer to the other guys who'll want to try it and blast it to the beginner tech who'll bias it too hot and all that nonsense. In itself, a tube amp isn't that fragile. Don't jump on it while the tubes are hot and it's rather fine.
Lincoln Clark
Nothing was said about thin strings specifically breaking while being tuned up. It implied that the player might be absurdly heavy on very thin strings.
Owen Scott
i bend my billy gibbons 7 gauges the entire span of the fretboard (high e string all the way up to the low e string) and never snapped a string, wailing away on it
i'd wager it's basically impossible to break some thin strings, since the tension is reduced so much
Jaxson Richardson
hey you stole my meme nickles
Brayden Ortiz
It can be, depending on the amp and circumstances. It can also not be. Transportation stability and driver quality are huge issues here as well.
Parker Gomez
what does /gg/ think of this fingerpicking melody i came up with yesterday?
Because bass strings be snappin' all the damn time.
Jack Walker
which one?
Evan Bailey
Quit fucking around, and get a telecaster.
Wyatt Perez
The only strings I've ever broken have been the thins one
Hudson Peterson
>1 pickup guitars
Caleb Evans
Assuming the amp comes with a built-in bias pot. If not, you've gotta buy biased tubes or install your on pot. Even a sandy asshole like yourself should be able to manage that one. Well, maybe a LITTLE help from your mom.
Adrian Jackson
thanks user! which do you think sounds better, that version with more technical finger picking or this one with more of a strumming pattern? i like the first one but at the same time i feel like the melody is lost and becomes choppy with all the picking desu
You could make it a song. The first one sounds more like an intro. Write something new to come after, then bring it back with the strumming version
Owen Bell
this is my "fingers"
Ryan Myers
Asking again, but Maestro or Bigsby w/tailpiece for my 2017 SG std? Will not actually be using the vibrato, it's purely for weight balance and cosmetics. Can't decide which I like more.
Ryder Rodriguez
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Xavier Barnes
jfc why do all electric guitars look so ugly?
Tyler Stewart
Brand new gibson, the stopbar is set fairly high on one side from factory with the strings still grazj g the back of the bridge. Could this be a sign that there's something wonky with the neck and that's all they could do to set up?
I'm worried because of Gibson's QC reputation and I don't know what to look for/dont want to lose a guitar I love.
Blake Adams
hate to agree with anime fag but he is right, save up and just get something good
Ian Cook
Alright /gg/,
J-bass, Musicman, or Rick?
I'm leaning Jbass but i'm not totally sold yet.
Lucas Jenkins
Either a MM or a J-bass, depends if you're looking for an aggressive tone vs a bit more versatility, assuming you're talking about a Stingray and an American Fender. I'm not a huge fan of Ricks personally. They look and sound great but I don't like the feel of them and they're poorly built for a bass in that price range.
Whatever you choose, try before you buy.
Blake Flores
I enjoy winding up 900fag as much as the next guy, but you're lying to yourself if you think he was upset in that thread.
Jeremiah Davis
wtf?
Grayson Long
Neck dive is a bitch, the SG was designed to have a vibrato and without one the weight distribution is fucked. May just derek trucks it and screw the metal plate on without actually stringing through the vibrato.
Josiah Bennett
I have an SG and I have no problems with neck dive. You could move the location do the strap pin or throw some fishing weights into the control cavity. A thicker strap would help top.
Bentley Foster
This is good advice.
Lucas Kelly
If you can afford a 2nd amp and cab combo then Ric. Can't really use Ric's to their full potential unless you run them stereo.
Wyatt Reyes
I mean it also just looks cooler
I wear my guitars faily high so neck dive seems to really affect me.
You're tone deaf. It's unlistenable as soon as the singing comes in. Tuning issues everywhere with the guitars and bass, very unpleasant. Looking past all that, the composition is alright. Boring and unoriginal but not offensive.
Hudson Ortiz
This one was meant to be jammier. What do you think of this one?
Can you really not tell how off your vocals are? They really kill everything. Anyway I like that composition a bit more. There are still tuning issues. Probably just bad intonation, it's more noticeable when you have high melodies juxtaposing chords
Jaxon Allen
I'm not the singer. I think he did a solid job though, it doesn't ruin any of it for me. I get he has a distinctive voice, kind of reminds me of Billy Corgan a bit, but I think his voice is characterful, which matters a lot for stylizing a band.
Also fuck you again ;)
Samuel Harris
When you play make sure the singer can hear himself.
Nolan Butler
I actually like the timbre of his voice, that's not what I'm talking about it. His pitch is everywhere. That's not something to argue about, that's just how it is. If you can't tell then you're tone deaf too
I could have been a total ass about this, I'm just giving you the straight facts.
Jaxson Turner
That headstock on a Explorer looks weird
if has to be one of these two, go for the SG
Liam Barnes
That dude definitely needs singing lessons.
t. someone who can't sing, either
Christian Davis
Is this pedal a meme?
Carson Edwards
I don't even know what 'meme' means any more.
It had such a useful and interesting definition originally.
Michael Wilson
alright I appreciate the advice. so there’s no way I can prevent the string from snapping so much except playing gentler?
Juan Young
goodnight /gg/ see you tomorrow
Jackson Stewart
This would be good if the singer was not tone deaf and the instruments were finer tuned. His voice is fine, he just has no sense of pitch or melody.
Try adding some graphite to the saddle and nut with a pencil. At least, check if any component the strings touch are sharp. Cheap guitars just tend to have garbage hardware unfortunately.
Josiah Gomez
Some people just really have a horse face user.
Alexander Barnes
should I buy ADA MP-1? any users here? I kinda liked it, more than engl e530 and others There's plenty of mods, and tweakable frequency cutoffs inside the box. And damn, I love fully MIDI-based interfaces.
