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DemonGeminiX
04-23-2015, 07:16 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_7feGF9TA8

Noilly Pratt
04-23-2015, 08:56 PM
If I may add to the thread...

James Taylor has a bunch of stuff on YouTube that really opened my eyes. I've been playing for years and to hear him give what's essentially master classes - even down to the nitty gritty on nails and this one on how he tunes his guitar is wonderful. ( It's a little different than the prescribed way )

If you like this one, go out and watch 'em all...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2xnXArjPts

DemonGeminiX
04-23-2015, 09:42 PM
Anybody can contribute. I love JT.

I had no idea he had lessons up on the web. That's cool as all get out.

Noilly Pratt
04-23-2015, 09:54 PM
Damn...I wish I had YouTube and Tablature when I was starting out! :)

KevinD
04-23-2015, 10:04 PM
YouTube and echords are my biggest tools in my slow moving journey. I mostly use justin guitar vids as I like the way he breaks stuff down. Good thread idea DGX!

FBD
04-24-2015, 01:13 PM
Damn...I wish I had YouTube and Tablature when I was starting out! :)
no shit, right? back in the day I wore the fug out of my tape player learning metallica solos. play 2 seconds, rewind, listen 5x again, try to play it...I learned far too many solos that way, but there was no other way until the tab books started showing up, then it was a fuggin cakewalk.

if I had the time I'd tab out another scale I dont have down in muscle memory and learn every corresponding fret....that's what I did with a few others and once you're done recognizing the pattern at any point on the fretboard, then mix it up and skip all over with the pattern.

when I started this,


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hhZ-ECq60U

and you can hear one of his strings has shitty intonation :lol:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruiy_o3XuNc

then combine in otherr ideas within the pattern,


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHUBdVQTyXU


any note in the pattern is legit, fuggin tear it up :tup:

FBD
04-24-2015, 01:36 PM
If I may add to the thread...

James Taylor has a bunch of stuff on YouTube that really opened my eyes. I've been playing for years and to hear him give what's essentially master classes - even down to the nitty gritty on nails and this one on how he tunes his guitar is wonderful. ( It's a little different than the prescribed way )

If you like this one, go out and watch 'em all...

That's one reason I was considering changing out the bridge on that old guild my dad gave me when I was in second grade - with a straight bar bridge, you have no way to adjust the intonation on the guitar, you just have to hope its well made. Also a lot of what he's talking about with the stepped detune is resolved by an accurately balanced truss rod. the more bowed the truss is, the sharper your notes will be. Intonation winds up being significant especially as you explore alternate tunings - a straight bar bridge, forget it, detune and the % of your notes that are accurate decreases, more significantly the more away from E std you get.

I've had to set up sooo many instruments over the years...between my best friend and I, 3 acoustics, 2 classical, 8 or 10 electrics, 5 or 6 basses, and being in new england means the wood is moving like a mofo every change of seasons, so for the core group of instruments that I keep in constant setup-tune, I'm doing them often enough that I wound up assuming all instrument tech duties since my process is nailed down. Last string change I did I had it all done truss adjustment included in like 7 minutes, with that little snark tuner clipped to the head. (when people record, they're rechecking tune every song or two, so an abundance of tuners are present also.)

FBD
04-25-2015, 04:15 PM
one of the most important aspects of playing, especially with bass - is muting. I saw these fuggin guys play last week, and their aim was to "put on a show" and jump around and "go crazy." they were absolutely terrible, buncha fuggin noise, I went outside after 2 songs. there was basically no muting at all anywhere unless they actually stopped playing, it was a catastrophe far as I was concerned.

anything that's ringing that should not be is discordant MUD. more egregious a violation on bass imho, because bass is what gives the mix its "weight" - ringing strings on bass are adding a thick layer of discordant mud onto the entire bottom of your mix. and I say mix whether you're live or recorded. by contrast, the folks watching us play last week said goddam, this sounds just like a fully polished CD recording we just listened to ;)

so here's the keys:

pay particular attention to muting the strings above and below where you are playing. whether it is left hand or right hand, use whichever is more appropriate. or even a finger - little tricks like using the fretting finger, to both fret a note and have just a bit of fingerboard overlap so that it mutes the next lower string can work wonders since the fret hand thumb is usually only good for the lowest string.

any guitarist that learns a bit of metal needs to learn how to use the side of his picking hand for palm muting. but this can also be extrapolated when you're not chuggin at the big strings by a slightly abducted motion of the picking wrist for when you are playing smaller strings and need staccato or muting. (on bass , my pinky often performs this function by resting on the string (I was going to say picked, but then I realized for me its almost always fingered, then I laughed like beavis, I said fingered :lol: ) when I need staccato notes - pinky isnt quite enough for a full mute so if I need that then the rest of the hand, or the fretting hand, will come into that action.)

also examine the difference between left hand muting at various points - there are times where I need a little bit of mute but I still need the note to ring, so my fret hand mute winds up coming quickly after playing the note, usually middle finger coming down to tap the string - what fret it is near when it does so, depends on what sort of mute I need - so the mute is different at .5, 1, 1.5, 2, but past that, the mute pretty much kills the note.



where on the string to pick or finger also makes a significant different in the timbre of the note - the close to the end (bridge) the note is played, the more overtone string harmonics will be prevalent in the note played; conversely, playing more toward the middle will produce more of the fundamental tone and less of the overtone. this is another area I am more elaborate with on bass - there's riffs I play where the note on the 1 is up past the neck pickup, but other parts of the riff I play at the bridge pickup, to introduce a little more dynamics to the riff.

also with regard to timbre - we know its different as the string gets thicker - but a similar "weight" of timbre becomes evident as you go across the strings - i.e. as the string gets thicker, a move towards the bridge will tighten up the note just a bit and make the timbre just a bit more like the next higher string played more towards the neck. another thing that seems to be more prevalent on bass, especially when I go to the big .125 string, most often I am playing around the bridge pickup on it, because its *so* thick that the fundamental tone comes out too much and not enough overtone as you move toward the neck.

DemonGeminiX
05-27-2015, 05:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPcGJahjsHY

PorkChopSandwiches
10-01-2015, 08:15 PM
http://i.imgur.com/MmvCZ5E.jpg

Goofy
10-01-2015, 09:23 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCvgE6yzoAM

DemonGeminiX
10-01-2015, 10:04 PM
:rip:

Hal-9000
10-02-2015, 06:26 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPcGJahjsHY

We're not worthy!

:tup:

KevinD
10-03-2015, 12:23 AM
That right there is the style of music that made me finally pick up a guitar.

DemonGeminiX
10-23-2015, 06:56 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWyPhQkZNLw


Paul Simon is a walking guitar lesson.

Hal-9000
10-23-2015, 07:11 PM
:thumbsup:

It's too bad that artists like Simon get remembered for his later, more watered down pop hits where his guitar playing is more of a background thing. There's quite a few artists like him. Great players and their best work is generally forgotten or not as prevalent as their more recent stuff. And this above was 1968? Talk about unplugged...no retakes or pretend guitar playing over pre recorded track there :thumbsup:

DemonGeminiX
10-23-2015, 07:47 PM
There's an alternate network TV channel that plays a lot of old TV shows, and they were playing old Andy Williams' episodes. I was flipping through and they had just got started on that and I couldn't believe the clarity of the guitar playing. I have a Simon and Garfunkel box set and I always skip over Scarborough. I'm gonna have to sit down with my acoustic and take a good serious listen to it. From I could see, he's got a capo on 7.

Goofy
12-15-2015, 09:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grBmQwLSlDw

:faint:

DemonGeminiX
03-02-2016, 09:24 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFDFpS9_ZWY

Noilly Pratt
03-02-2016, 10:42 PM
Almost forgot about this thread...here's a preview of Peter Frampton's new album...acoustic covers of his stuff:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDJDJZchW1U

DemonGeminiX
12-06-2016, 02:45 AM
I just discovered this guy. He is absolutely ridiculous. You Brit guitarists have a new hero.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T02w4PiEGQ&ab_channel=Licklibrary-OnlineGuitarLessons

DemonGeminiX
01-07-2017, 03:44 AM
This cracked me up

http://i.imgur.com/SdqKBvV.jpg

DemonGeminiX
02-15-2017, 07:51 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxbiCPheq9U&ab_channel=RyanStewart

DemonGeminiX
02-19-2017, 02:59 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie8eEJopUUQ&ab_channel=FranceBrelce

DemonGeminiX
09-13-2017, 02:08 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw74sDWPH7U&ab_channel=SteveVaiHimself

DemonGeminiX
09-14-2017, 12:02 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6kfJJRxBSo&ab_channel=Guitarist

DemonGeminiX
09-14-2017, 12:18 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhv0xhPpzP4&ab_channel=Relix

DemonGeminiX
09-14-2017, 12:30 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCqoNL3p5oI&ab_channel=NormansRareGuitars

DemonGeminiX
10-04-2017, 06:10 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC9U3AJYFTs&ab_channel=SIRONEDRAGON


Howard Roberts... generally regarded as the greatest guitar teacher that ever lived. He founded the Guitar Institute of Technology, now known as the Musician's Institute.

DemonGeminiX
10-04-2017, 06:18 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9lLqtOb9rk&ab_channel=TrueFire

DemonGeminiX
03-27-2018, 04:56 PM
I've been reading a bunch of stuff online that's been saying that the Epiphone Les Pauls are as good or, in some cases, even better than Gibson's Les Pauls are nowadays. I know that Gibson's in dire straits right now. What do you (fellow guitar playing) guys think?

Noilly Pratt
03-27-2018, 08:52 PM
I've been reading a bunch of stuff online that's been saying that the Epiphone Les Pauls are as good or, in some cases, even better than Gibson's Les Pauls are nowadays. I know that Gibson's in dire straits right now. What do you (fellow guitar playing) guys think?

Well, I bought an Epiphone Casino last may and am pleased with it. It did require a setup, and I had to try about 3 or 4 of them before I found one that felt "right". I think with Gibsons, when I try them out, they all seem to feel much the same - that is to say, pretty great. But the Gibson equivalent to my Casino is about 3 grand, and I paid only $800. Is the Gibson nearly 4x better? I didn't think so.

Gibson is in trouble financially right now, and a loan is coming due. I also know a music store is selling "Make Gibson Great Again" hats fashioned like you-know-who's.

If you are considering a Les Paul and you want to pay Gibson money, there are plenty of manufacturers who make as-good-if-not-better ones... Like the Godin Summit Classic.

Best thing is to try them out and see.

KevinD
03-31-2018, 10:23 PM
What Noilly said. I tried several epi LP. All were nice, but for one reason or another, not right for me. I wound up with an ESP LTD ec-401.

KevinD
03-31-2018, 10:31 PM
My newest 2 guitars (both bought for me by my mother) are a 2017 Gibson es-335 studio that's very nice, and a 2016 fender telecaster professional that I'm in love with. It's the best guitar I own

DemonGeminiX
04-17-2018, 11:02 PM
I want this pedal.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyLowGXOgXA

KevinD
04-17-2018, 11:14 PM
Did you try out an Epi yet? The cheap ones are just that, but, the 500-1000 ones are very nice. I came very close to buying an Epi trad pro 2, then I played the Ltd and liked it better.

DemonGeminiX
04-17-2018, 11:38 PM
No. I haven't been to a guitar shop recently. Hence why I'm not completely broke. :lol:

DemonGeminiX
04-21-2018, 04:05 AM
Paul Gilbert... a walking guitar lesson


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxH_saKDHEI

DemonGeminiX
06-06-2018, 03:57 PM
Mateus Asato

This kid's freakin' awesome


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MATL-7K1twg

Noilly Pratt
06-21-2018, 07:13 PM
I saw this GIF and it made me think that this is how I looked when I finally figured out how to play B7 cleanly...

https://i.imgur.com/imT7Bwy.gif

Doesn't he look like the least badass ever? :D Maybe he's some rock god but I don't recognize him.

DemonGeminiX
07-09-2018, 11:18 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAeXskZHC2o

http://greenfieldguitars.com

KevinD
07-10-2018, 11:51 PM
Jeez, even with YouTube compression on the audio, those are stunning sounding guitars. I'm scared to click the link and see how much a hand crafted acoustic costs...

DemonGeminiX
07-11-2018, 12:52 AM
The cheapest one I found was $10,000.

KevinD
07-11-2018, 02:43 AM
Yeah, I clicked....lol

DemonGeminiX
07-11-2018, 02:48 AM
:lol:

They are nice guitars... but I'm not spending what would amount to a down payment on a luxury car to buy one.

KevinD
07-11-2018, 03:00 AM
Me neither. My Gibbs es 335 studio is most expensive guitar I own, and I didn't buy it, my mom did. I'm a cheap bastard, lol. I seriously considering building a Tele for my brother in law.

Muddy
07-11-2018, 03:50 PM
Kevin.. We need you to post some vids of you playing the guitar..

KevinD
07-12-2018, 11:38 PM
Lol, I'm by far not worthy of a video. My best riff is "sunshine of your love"

Goofy
12-12-2018, 08:24 PM
Any of you guitarists heard of a band called Trivium? Their guitarist (Matthew Kiichi Heafy) streams on twitch, watched him for a while last night and it was pretty damn cool! He was putting together a song using his guitar and a pc, adding riffs, looping etc, really enjoyed it :) Can see him at https://www.twitch.tv/matthewkheafy - seems to be a rerun of a concert on his channel right now (music's a tad heavy for my tastes tbh, maybe more your kind of thing DGX?) but he does have a schedule:

Off Tour Schedule (Monday – Friday):*

9:30am - 11:00am EST (guitar and vocal warm up/ guitar practice streams)
11:40am - 1:15pm EST (on select days, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu streams)
3:30pm - 6:00pm EST (guitar and vocal practice/ gaming streams)
3:00pm - 6:00pm (Trivium full band practice streams if currently in rehearsal-mode)

Anyhow, just thought you fellow guitar players might enjoy watching him :)

KevinD
12-12-2018, 09:09 PM
Heard of? Yes. Not sure I what context, and never heard them. Will check out later.

DemonGeminiX
12-13-2018, 11:58 AM
I know Trivium. They've been around for a while. Earlier on, they were marketed as the heir apparents to Metallica, but it never happened. Matt Heafy's a pretty down to Earth kinda guy. He's shown up in several videos for a few of the Youtube guitar guys. Nice guy, great guitar player.

DemonGeminiX
12-29-2018, 11:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i6yfNVP_B0

I wanted the first version of this pedal, now they released a 2nd version. And it doesn't help that Pete demoed it. He makes everything sound amazing.

DemonGeminiX
12-30-2018, 03:16 AM
Watch this video. This guy is freakin' amazing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctlPYpyb3LU

Goofy
01-02-2019, 06:00 PM
https://i.imgur.com/OQ7yjlF.jpg

DemonGeminiX
01-02-2019, 07:34 PM
:lol:

DemonGeminiX
01-13-2019, 03:41 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToqDrVMRpcs

DemonGeminiX
01-27-2019, 01:11 PM
Tongue in cheek vid


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZlng4smS9A

DemonGeminiX
02-17-2019, 02:53 PM
One of many reasons why SRV was incredible.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIFdMbhCa94

DemonGeminiX
03-19-2019, 05:00 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Bx4OfWQ_Q

Noilly Pratt
03-19-2019, 08:25 PM
Nice - thanks DGX.

That's the same as my guitar - an Epiphone Casino. Colour and everything. Just that that one is a vintage one (you can tell by the binding) and mine's only 3 years old!

KevinD
03-19-2019, 10:26 PM
Mayer is just ridiculously good. Too bad I dont like most of his music. Lately I've been YouTube watching Dave Simpson. Love his emotional playing.

DemonGeminiX
04-01-2019, 01:39 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B78kEc_juSc

DemonGeminiX
04-01-2019, 02:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tzNbe2_7sM

DemonGeminiX
04-01-2019, 03:04 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSi2ni9CLlw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_s5M48JHFE

DemonGeminiX
04-01-2019, 11:12 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpA2xCIhuHc

Guitar players on youtube are knocking April Fool's Day out of the park.

fricnjay
04-16-2019, 04:30 PM
https://i.imgur.com/VhEYu13.jpg

DemonGeminiX
06-27-2019, 07:51 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK4hBbVOnHQ

DemonGeminiX
07-01-2019, 05:51 AM
If y'all missed the cringeworthy Play Authentic video with Mark Agnesi of Gibson (they took it down after the backlash), people on Reddit's r/guitars saved it for posterity.

https://www.reddit.com/r/guitars/comments/c1p9kc/gibsons_play_authentic_video_they_pulled_off_of/

Goofy
08-08-2019, 07:12 PM
Just found this guy on youtube......... not normally big on bass players, but holy fuck!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cytyAgu9-bA

DemonGeminiX
08-08-2019, 07:56 PM
He's hired. :tup:

DemonGeminiX
08-14-2019, 04:05 PM
:shock:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veZ8Mcln2sE

DemonGeminiX
09-24-2019, 08:35 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrDEmywnikU

Goofy
10-10-2019, 11:01 PM
Been looking and listening to a ton of acoustic guitars recently and I'm now contemplating buying a 1996 Martin HD-28..........

Been playing the acoustic a lot more recently and neither my Yamaha or Seagull is really doing it for me right now so think i might splash out on one of my dream guitars! Lot of pennies though, even if i can pay it up at a relatively low rate........ i'll have to sleep on it a few more nights, i'm like Hal or DGX buying/building a PC :lol: Lots of research done, was really split between the D-28 and the HD-28...... the HD just has a bigger sound with the scalloped bracing, and i like that big sound, i want it to project! It's a bit of an investment too i suppose, guitars like this (if kept in good, original condition) never go down in value and with it being 20+ years old already the wood will already be well dried and more resonant........... i'm talking myself into this i think :doh:

DemonGeminiX
10-14-2019, 07:54 PM
I never hesitate buying guitar junk. It's my greatest weakness.

PorkChopSandwiches
10-14-2019, 08:44 PM
Mayer is just ridiculously good. Too bad I dont like most of his music. Lately I've been YouTube watching Dave Simpson. Love his emotional playing.

Have you watched anything with Dead and Company?

Goofy
10-15-2019, 10:55 AM
I never hesitate buying guitar junk. It's my greatest weakness.
I bought her :oops: Should arrive today or tomorrow, will post some pics when she's in my hands!

KevinD
10-15-2019, 01:42 PM
Have you watched anything with Dead and Company?

Nope. Will go to Google land later.

KevinD
10-15-2019, 01:43 PM
I bought her :oops: Should arrive today or tomorrow, will post some pics when she's in my hands!

Cool!

DemonGeminiX
10-15-2019, 05:37 PM
I bought her :oops: Should arrive today or tomorrow, will post some pics when she's in my hands!

I'm such a pusher. :shifty:

Goofy
10-15-2019, 05:56 PM
I'm such a pusher. :shifty:
I'd pretty much decided to buy it before i made that initial post tbh :lol:

DemonGeminiX
10-15-2019, 06:00 PM
I know how it is. Just looking for some support for the addiction. :lol:

Goofy
10-15-2019, 10:01 PM
I know how it is. Just looking for some support for the addiction. :lol:

I'm not rich enough to go full-blown addict :sad2:

KevinD
11-03-2019, 04:48 PM
Dear lord.
https://youtu.be/01oEgjUCLrI

DemonGeminiX
11-03-2019, 10:38 PM
Ok, so he compared EMG active pickups to Seymour Duncan passive ones? He's using Ola Englund's signature guitar for the test.

Personally, I'm not a fan of active pickups. You can't roll off the volume to get a clean sound without channel switching. There's a loss of dynamic control with them. Besides, it feels funny having to put a 9v battery in a guitar to get the pickups to work.

The EMG's are what Metallica's used for a while since after the Master of Puppets recording sessions. I guess that's why he's playing a whole mess of Metallica songs to test the pickups out, but they don't sound the same through his rig. He needs to play through a Mark IIc+ to get the right sound.

I think both James and Kirk have signature model pickups now with EMG. Personally, I thought they sounded better with the Seymour Duncan Invaders, which is what they were using back in the day before they switched to the EMG 81s and 85s. Oh well.

KevinD
11-04-2019, 12:31 AM
Yeah, I'm not really a fan of EMG either. I ran across the video because I was searching to see some vids other than Ola's to see what the SD solar's sound like with someone else playing. I'm really liking that guitar, esp since I saw Solar is releasing it in purple burle burst. Too bad the only place I've seen selling Solar guitars is Thoman

DemonGeminiX
01-29-2020, 12:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZxd7UmEd7M

Goofy
01-29-2020, 01:26 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZxd7UmEd7M
I watched that last night :lol:

DemonGeminiX
01-29-2020, 05:36 PM
I watched that last night :lol:

Were you as jealous as I was with the guitars he was getting to handle?

Goofy
01-29-2020, 05:37 PM
Were you as jealous as I was with the guitars he was getting to handle?
:yup:

Paul gets to play some cracking lumps of wood, dunno is us "regular" folk would be allowed.......

Goofy
04-10-2020, 11:11 PM
I just bought another guitar :oops:

My dad bought "the cheapest electric guitar on amazon" a few days ago after watching a review video on youtube and, tbf, it ain't actually bad for £60! I got the job of setting it up for him, and of course putting it through it's paces :lol: I stripped, cleaned and rebuilt my old Laney valve amp earlier in the week and got my multi-effects pedal back on the go, hours just disappeared! Been trying (to no avail) to get my old Ibanez Roadstar 2 working but it has me beat atm (my mate, the Ibanez's ex-owner, says it had water damage to the electrics and there is a fair bit of corrosion in there). I got it for free so no complaints, jst won't be able to play it until i can get it into my guy at the shop...... which is currently closed :(

Anyhow......... i'd always fancied a Tele, and it's one guitar i've never owned, so i started looking around and stumbled upon this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9du3xs0-6k

Just bought a 2nd hand one on ebay for £100 including delivery :lol: At that price it was pretty easy to push the button on!

DemonGeminiX
04-11-2020, 03:12 AM
I just bought another guitar :oops:

My dad bought "the cheapest electric guitar on amazon" a few days ago after watching a review video on youtube and, tbf, it ain't actually bad for £60! I got the job of setting it up for him, and of course putting it through it's paces :lol: I stripped, cleaned and rebuilt my old Laney valve amp earlier in the week and got my multi-effects pedal back on the go, hours just disappeared! Been trying (to no avail) to get my old Ibanez Roadstar 2 working but it has me beat atm (my mate, the Ibanez's ex-owner, says it had water damage to the electrics and there is a fair bit of corrosion in there). I got it for free so no complaints, jst won't be able to play it until i can get it into my guy at the shop...... which is currently closed :(

Anyhow......... i'd always fancied a Tele, and it's one guitar i've never owned, so i started looking around and stumbled upon this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9du3xs0-6k

Just bought a 2nd hand one on ebay for £100 including delivery :lol: At that price it was pretty easy to push the button on!

Squiers are a surprisingly good value for a budget guitar. They're basically cheap Fenders, and in some cases, you can upgrade the Squier's hardware with Fender replacements. Squiers are usually known as the guitars you buy to mod. The Affinities are better than the Bullets, so if you picked up an Affinity, you did yourself a favor. Around November last year, my brother asked me what a good beginner guitar would be for my younger nephew and I pointed him to a Squier Affinity Stratocaster on the Guitar Center website.

KevinD
04-12-2020, 12:00 AM
My first guitar was a squire stratocaster. It's still going strong with my nephew. I rolled dressed up the fret and board edges, did a good (for me) set up. Plays as good as my MIM Strat. Did the same to my brother in laws squire strat. I kinda sorta like his better than my MIM strat. It does need different electronics and pickups though.

DemonGeminiX
04-12-2020, 12:20 AM
The most important simple upgrades to the Squiers are the nut and the output jack plate. They're both plastic and easy to break. It's a pretty cheap upgrade on both ends, you just have to get the right parts. If you do the nut right, you can make the Squier a dream to play on. A good TUSQ nut would work wonders.

I'd replace the tuners too. It kinda depends on the model year, but I think that most of them will take Fender locking tuners. I put a set on my '94 MIM strat and they rock.

Everything else depends on how far down the rabbit hole you want to go on the money end.

KevinD
04-12-2020, 12:36 AM
My studio/ guesthouse as it is today. My next (last?) Guitar is due about the middle of May. The most expensive guitar is the first acoustic on the stand. Taylor 224 koa deluxe.https://imageshack.com/i/potY6oFzj

DemonGeminiX
04-12-2020, 12:48 AM
Nice :thumbsup:

KevinD
04-12-2020, 12:55 AM
Actually, up till last year, that studio would have been friendly to you. I had built a ramp for my father in law. A couple years after he passed,I took the ramp out, and the Morgan building became my guesthouse/studio. We painted the walls, did the fake beams on the ceiling, and put in cheap laminate flooring. It looked really, really good, but the flood ruined the laminate. I really need to get off my arse and put some new flooring down.

KevinD
04-12-2020, 12:57 AM
The reason next guitar will probably not be my last is, I want a p90. I've had an es-335, and a d'angelico semi hollow. Seems semi hollow are not for me. My brother in law cried when I sold the es. Haha.

DemonGeminiX
04-12-2020, 12:08 PM
I want a bunch of guitars, so I'll probably end up needing a room like yours sooner or later.

Goofy
04-17-2020, 11:32 AM
Squiers are a surprisingly good value for a budget guitar. They're basically cheap Fenders, and in some cases, you can upgrade the Squier's hardware with Fender replacements. Squiers are usually known as the guitars you buy to mod. The Affinities are better than the Bullets, so if you picked up an Affinity, you did yourself a favor. Around November last year, my brother asked me what a good beginner guitar would be for my younger nephew and I pointed him to a Squier Affinity Stratocaster on the Guitar Center website.
Yeah, did a bit of research and all reviews were surprisingly good :thumbsup:

My first guitar was a squire stratocaster. It's still going strong with my nephew. I rolled dressed up the fret and board edges, did a good (for me) set up. Plays as good as my MIM Strat. Did the same to my brother in laws squire strat. I kinda sorta like his better than my MIM strat. It does need different electronics and pickups though.
Nice :tup: Ive been watching a luthier on youtube doing setups, filing frets etc...... might be the first time i give it a go myself :shock:

The most important simple upgrades to the Squiers are the nut and the output jack plate. They're both plastic and easy to break. It's a pretty cheap upgrade on both ends, you just have to get the right parts. If you do the nut right, you can make the Squier a dream to play on. A good TUSQ nut would work wonders.

I'd replace the tuners too. It kinda depends on the model year, but I think that most of them will take Fender locking tuners. I put a set on my '94 MIM strat and they rock.

Everything else depends on how far down the rabbit hole you want to go on the money end.
It could turn into a FrankenTele over time :lol:

KevinD
04-17-2020, 02:55 PM
Hmm. New Solar guitar is due Mon. If it comes in, might be a late night before I leave for work Tuesday.

DemonGeminiX
04-17-2020, 05:22 PM
Enjoy your Ola axe.

KevinD
04-17-2020, 08:32 PM
Here ya go, free guitars. (One every weekday)

https://youtu.be/RErmdPB72V8

KevinD
04-20-2020, 10:44 PM
2020 Solar Guitars S1.6PP. Made in Indonesia, mahogany back, through neck, ebony board, mahogany/jojoba (sp) neck, Duncan/Solar pickups. Evertune bridge. Hands down the best neck, fret edges, etc I've ever felt, including the guitars high on the wall at the shop. I trust ran it clean through my Blackstar Artist, dirty through the Bassbreaker, Metal will have to go through my Katana once I get back from work in 2 weeks. I dont have time to play with it anymore right now.
https://postimg.cc/jw1c96gr

KevinD
04-20-2020, 10:50 PM
New guitar is here!!
https://i.postimg.cc/wTVYDGXm/20200420-154230.jpg

KevinD
04-20-2020, 10:51 PM
https://i.postimg.cc/VN2xYQ83/20200420-154248.jpg

KevinD
04-20-2020, 10:52 PM
https://i.postimg.cc/YqtJ2z5q/20200420-154303.jpg

KevinD
04-20-2020, 10:53 PM
This is a little closer to the actual color. It's hard to photograph. Ignore the dawgs and the mess, hahahttps://i.postimg.cc/bwBMTcss/20200420-173142.jpg

deebakes
04-20-2020, 10:58 PM
looks nice :tup:

DemonGeminiX
04-22-2020, 12:22 AM
Here ya go, free guitars. (One every weekday)

https://youtu.be/RErmdPB72V8

I've been watching this every day. Notice they're only giving away Epiphones. They wouldn't dare give away one of their $2000-$4000 Gibsons. :lol:

DemonGeminiX
05-06-2020, 06:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl46Qsk-Wvs

DemonGeminiX
05-06-2020, 06:27 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqkKFhFMaIw

Goofy
05-19-2020, 03:33 PM
Was watching this last night....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJXzY9vhqZg&t=998s

Been learning RATM and Audioslave tracks this afternoon - most of it is a lot easier than i'd imagined, quite chuffed with myself! :D

DemonGeminiX
05-19-2020, 05:30 PM
Yeah, Tom Morello's not particularly difficult or intricate. It's when he stomps on the pedals to get those cool sound effects that things get hairy to figure out.

DemonGeminiX
05-19-2020, 05:45 PM
And the feedback that I use my noise gates to get rid of. :lol:

Noilly Pratt
05-19-2020, 06:25 PM
Nice collection, Kev! I have a week off so I'm catching up on stuff. Meant to post a pic of my guitars and my "studio" such as it is!

https://i.postimg.cc/nhTLf24y/guitars.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/pdTLWjkp/studio.jpg
1)Martin DX1RAE, Epiphone Casino, Kramer Ferrington KFS-2, Yamaha C40, (not pictured, a Samick super strat which I never play)
2) My wife's Yamaha PSR-500 keyboard and the "studio", Zoom meeting place, Exercise room etc etc etc!

I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 plugged into my computer and I'm having fun learning how to record using Reaper.

Goofy
05-19-2020, 06:35 PM
Yeah, Tom Morello's not particularly difficult or intricate. It's when he stomps on the pedals to get those cool sound effects that things get hairy to figure out.

Very skilled man, and very innovative! Was cool seeing him using a pen to do the helicopter sound :lol: He doesn't actually use that many pedals compared to some, but he certainly knows how to get the most out of them :)

Goofy
05-19-2020, 06:42 PM
(not pictured, a Samick super strat which I never play)

Why not? :-k

tbf, i currently have 3 guitars that don't get touched :oops: My two main guitars sit in a double stand in my bedroom (Martin HD-28 + Squire Tele), the other 3 are cased in a cupboard (Yamaha FG-something, Seagull S6 and an Ibanez Roadstar 2 which needs a bit of electrical work). Don't have the space for all 5, should really just sell the Yamaha and Seagull.

Noilly Pratt
05-20-2020, 05:01 PM
Why not? :-k

tbf, i currently have 3 guitars that don't get touched :oops: My two main guitars sit in a double stand in my bedroom (Martin HD-28 + Squire Tele), the other 3 are cased in a cupboard (Yamaha FG-something, Seagull S6 and an Ibanez Roadstar 2 which needs a bit of electrical work). Don't have the space for all 5, should really just sell the Yamaha and Seagull.

It's just that I never bonded with it. Each of the other guitars I can pick up and tunes just come out of it, if that makes sense.

The Samick has a Floyd Rose that's hard to set up. It was "deep purple" but time has worn away the purple flecks and it's black now black with black pickups. It actually looks a litle evil. :) TBH my skills on guitar have improved and I haven't taken it out of the case in about 2 years -- I should figure out how to restring it via YouTube - I should give it another chance. I bought it from a friend for $200 used 20 years ago and it just never clicked with me. Supposedly its the same spec as an Ibanez Shark Tooth(?) and has that neck. It looks just like this one:

https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--Fc2CqTBR--/a_exif,c_limit,e_unsharp_mask:80,f_auto,fl_progres sive,g_south,h_620,q_90,w_620/v1445870699/argyzn9epxutloq6whiw.jpg

DemonGeminiX
05-20-2020, 05:57 PM
Nice guitar, Noilly.

Floyds are a pain in the ass, but like anything else, the more you do it, the better you get at it. I've got 3 Ibanez guitars with Floyds on them and have been messing with the Floyd since 1993. It doesn't bother me as much like it used to, but honestly, if I'm buying a guitar today, I'm looking for a non-floating, non-locking trem system, if I'm looking for a trem system at all. The last two guitars I picked up both had set bridges.

If you're having problems getting the Floyd to zero when changing strings, then you have to either add or remove springs in the spring cavity, or even mess with the anchor screws, or both. I'd advise to install a tremsetter type device in the spring cavity when you've got it set perfect and in tune. I have tremsetters in all of my Ibanez guitars. They make life easier.

The only thing I hate about the locking/floating trems is that you have to go through hell to change the tuning of the guitar. That's why standard Fender-style trem systems and set bridges are so much better to have.

DemonGeminiX
07-14-2020, 06:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu15ArmLiVg

I had that same exact black Cort Explorer guitar back in the 80s. It was my very first guitar. :lol:

DemonGeminiX
08-19-2020, 07:28 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0JPGo9woRo

:lol:

DemonGeminiX
08-19-2020, 07:41 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Cuuj94t-I

:rofl:

DemonGeminiX
08-19-2020, 07:46 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdAi9eznpb0

I'm crying over here. :lol:

He was serious when he recorded this album.

DemonGeminiX
08-19-2020, 07:48 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqN5QYcK_jg

DemonGeminiX
08-19-2020, 07:55 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj-l55lsCTw

A guy left a comment on these videos that said "What you hear when you walk into Guitar Center".

DemonGeminiX
08-25-2020, 01:04 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvvbT0-UeYk

DemonGeminiX
10-02-2020, 09:18 AM
:spam:

Sorry if this is going too far, but JHS has released a budget line of guitar effect pedals called the 3 series. They're very basic and each one costs $99 US (even the delay and reverb). If anyone's interested:

https://www.jhspedals.info/3-series


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4oDMLdpodo

The Chorus, Delay, and Reverb sound nice. I'll probably get them, and the Fuzz as well... after I'm done with my AR10 build.

They're on Reverb, too.

KevinD
10-02-2020, 01:33 PM
Yeah, those just popped up in my youtube feed. I'll check out the vids later today.

DemonGeminiX
10-02-2020, 02:09 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdJ0ezgQuxU

FBD
10-06-2020, 07:29 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdAi9eznpb0

I'm crying over here. :lol:

He was serious when he recorded this album.

:lol: ffs

Goofy
10-08-2020, 02:05 PM
Thought i'd bought a guitar on ebay...... reserve not met :( Just been relisted - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402481520634

My winning bid was £165

FBD
10-08-2020, 02:21 PM
Thought i'd bought a guitar on ebay...... reserve not met :( Just been relisted - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402481520634

My winning bid was £165

:-k


ESP LTD EC-256 FM Transparent Black, Limited Edition.
This was received as a gift for Christmas, have since bought two more guitars so decided to offload this one. Plays great, well suited for metal but also hard rock and other styles, it had a coil tap which is good for acquiring a variety of tones.
It does need a set up due to bends choking out around the 12th fret on the high E and B strings, should be an easy fix. Also, there is a slight issue with the bridge pickup, on occasion the output is really low, but this again is an easy fix, its either a small issue with the switch or just a general electrical problem with the pickup itself, once again easily fixable. These minor issues are the reason for the lower price. The rest of the guitar is in very good condition as displayed in photos, the only visible defect is a tiny chip on the back nest the jack input which has been highlighted in the photos. I will include a gig bag.
I dont know why people bother with things like coil taps these days :lol: Those were old innovations that were useful before the pedal world really came alive. I wouldnt be surprised if a poor job at that was the reason it had output issues. (or if the tap is on a push button pot, those are notoriously flimsy and if you whack em too hard while playing...)

the bends choking out as he describes is similar to what I was talking to Kev about the other day - if your truss is too slack and you try to lower the bridge as a fix...

doesnt look like too bad of an instrument tho! :tup:

Goofy
10-08-2020, 02:35 PM
:-k


I dont know why people bother with things like coil taps these days :lol: Those were old innovations that were useful before the pedal world really came alive. I wouldnt be surprised if a poor job at that was the reason it had output issues. (or if the tap is on a push button pot, those are notoriously flimsy and if you whack em too hard while playing...)

the bends choking out as he describes is similar to what I was talking to Kev about the other day - if your truss is too slack and you try to lower the bridge as a fix...

doesnt look like too bad of an instrument tho! :tup:
I figured i'd be able to sort out the issues pretty easily........ or hand it to a friend to sort for me :lol: Been looking at these and Epiphone LPS for a while, got a Tele atm so a Les Paul clone would be a nice contrast, and at that price it would have been a steal :(

FBD
10-08-2020, 02:45 PM
I figured i'd be able to sort out the issues pretty easily........ or hand it to a friend to sort for me :lol: Been looking at these and Epiphone LPS for a while, got a Tele atm so a Les Paul clone would be a nice contrast, and at that price it would have been a steal :(

:tup: its always good having someone to help sort stuff out! I'm the fix it guy in my crew, so usually the buck must stop with me :lol: I wonder if the guy figured out all he has to do is replace the switchpot and he can probably get a bunch more for it, seems like the listing was taken down?

Goofy
10-08-2020, 02:59 PM
Yeah, looks like the relisting has been taken down :-k Maybe the guy's had a "private" offer from the other bidder (was only one other bid before i jumped in) - wouldnt be the first time i've done an offsite deal through ebay :lol:

KevinD
10-08-2020, 04:41 PM
Thought i'd bought a guitar on ebay...... reserve not met :( Just been relisted - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402481520634

My winning bid was £165

My first LP style was an EC. It was a 401 fm with factory dimarzio 36th pups. Actually was a great guitar. Iirc, I gave $600 for it new as it was a factory second. Very small dent on the back under the finish. I gave it to my brother in law when I bought my gibson.

DemonGeminiX
10-08-2020, 05:31 PM
I'm still slumming on the Epiphone LP with the baseball bat neck.

I've been looking at the ESPs, the Harley Bentons, and a Canadian manufacturer called Prestige Guitars. They all make LPs that seem to get rave reviews.

DemonGeminiX
10-08-2020, 05:39 PM
:-k


I dont know why people bother with things like coil taps these days :lol: Those were old innovations that were useful before the pedal world really came alive. I wouldnt be surprised if a poor job at that was the reason it had output issues. (or if the tap is on a push button pot, those are notoriously flimsy and if you whack em too hard while playing...)

the bends choking out as he describes is similar to what I was talking to Kev about the other day - if your truss is too slack and you try to lower the bridge as a fix...

doesnt look like too bad of an instrument tho! :tup:

If the coil splitting (humbucker) or coil tap (single coil modern high output to half wound vintage output) is decent, then you don't need to waste space on your pedalboard attempting to get those types of sounds with pedals. It saves you from the tap dancing involved. My Epiphone splits both humbuckers and the sounds resulting are quite useful... and also something I wouldn't bother thinking to look for without the coil split.

FBD
10-08-2020, 05:44 PM
If the coil splitting (humbucker) or coil tap (single coil modern high output to half wound vintage output) is decent, then you don't need to waste space on your pedalboard attempting to get those types of sounds with pedals. It saves you from the tap dancing involved. My Epiphone splits both humbuckers and the sounds resulting are quite useful... and also something I wouldn't bother thinking to look for without the coil split.

I guess if you find it useful, I've had guitars with it before and I basically found that I never, ever, ever used it. Its like hmmm, where's a good time to halfass your gain like that, and I dont ever find an application :lol:

Goofy
10-08-2020, 07:51 PM
Been having a shot of my neighbours old Ibanez tonight, strangely enough it has coil tap :lol:

https://i.imgur.com/wZ4td3Z.jpg

Satriani series, lovely bit of kit tbf - was getting some really nice tones both in single coil and humbucker modes (no pedals, just straight into my valve amp) :tup:

Right boys, a bit of advice required - given that i've predominately been an acoustic guitar player all my life, what should be my "must have" pedals for putting together a pedal board? Only thing i've ever used before was an old Zoom multi-effects unit when i played/sung in a band nearly 20 years ago :lol: Since i've been playing a lot more of late, and playing the electric a lot more i've decided to buy some pedals, likely a few of those cheap Behringer units (which are just Boss clones in a cheaper housing - at least with the analogue units). I've already got a Vintage Tube Overdrive (Ibanez Tubescreamer clone) - i'm thinking a delay pedal for sure, reverb pedal maybe.......... fuzzbox......... compressor.......... so fucking many to choose from :lol:

Lets say i was to buy 4 pedals and i'm mostly playing stuff like AC/DC, Maiden, ZZ Top, etc - what would you boys recommend? Cheers :) Planning on putting this small board together and buying either an ESP or Epiphone Les Paul standard (twin humbuckers either way) later.

FBD
10-08-2020, 08:19 PM
Been having a shot of my neighbours old Ibanez tonight, strangely enough it has coil tap :lol:


Satriani series, lovely bit of kit tbf - was getting some really nice tones both in single coil and humbucker modes (no pedals, just straight into my valve amp) :tup:

Right boys, a bit of advice required - given that i've predominately been an acoustic guitar player all my life, what should be my "must have" pedals for putting together a pedal board? Only thing i've ever used before was an old Zoom multi-effects unit when i played/sung in a band nearly 20 years ago :lol: Since i've been playing a lot more of late, and playing the electric a lot more i've decided to buy some pedals, likely a few of those cheap Behringer units (which are just Boss clones in a cheaper housing - at least with the analogue units). I've already got a Vintage Tube Overdrive (Ibanez Tubescreamer clone) - i'm thinking a delay pedal for sure, reverb pedal maybe.......... fuzzbox......... compressor.......... so fucking many to choose from :lol:

Lets say i was to buy 4 pedals and i'm mostly playing stuff like AC/DC, Maiden, ZZ Top, etc - what would you boys recommend? Cheers :) Planning on putting this small board together and buying either an ESP or Epiphone Les Paul standard (twin humbuckers either way) later.
I would recommend something like a pod that has a crapton of effects on it instead of buying a million individual pedals. Boss' multi effects have always been good. I traded my pod for hihats and that bass pod I found with corroded grounds cheap, fixed and gave to my son, that was some good shit too. My buddy had the Korg multi effects pedal, that was very good too but not quite as durable (but you're not playing shows far as I know, so the beadown is less...)

things like fuzzbox, reverb, delay, compressor are pretty common and pretty standard and you can get a great amount of tweakability on those particulars in the multi effects pedals, and then have a dozen other cool shits on top of 'em.

where you can get really good and thick sounding stuff from a pod is when you blend two dissimilar amp mods together, like one warm and one scratchy - they dont even have to sound good alone, but the blend...being able to do shit like that is also another plus for multi effects pedals, even the old pod pro floorboards did all that and pretty well.

Goofy
10-08-2020, 08:27 PM
Was telling my dad i almost bought another guitar today, he asks me how much, i tell him how much i bid and how much they are new.......... guess who's getting an ESP 256 for christmas? :lol: My dad's a musician too, apparently he was a fucking savage drummer when he was younger but gave it up after i came along :( After that he played bass (quite badly :lol: ) in a covers band who only really played at our local club for friends (birthday parties and the like) - called themselves The Fossils of Funk :rofl: I've had the pleasure of playing on stage with them too, actually pretty tight tbf although somewhat limited (except Gogsie, great guitar player and family friend, that's his guitar above that i've been playing tonight).

Anyhow, my dad had also played a little bit of guitar and decided near the start of the covid lockdown crap to buy the cheapest electric guitar on amazon after watching a youtube video :roll: This strat-clone is the worst POS i've ever played, uneven frets, sharp fret edges, cheap shit pickups, you get the idea! So, i spoke with my mum the other day and asked her if she had any plans for dads christmas, she didnt........ so i suggested we each chip in and get him a decent guitar :lol: Looks like we'll be jammin' on christmas day :headbang:

KevinD
10-08-2020, 08:58 PM
Just so we're all clear, I didnt drop $2k plus on a gibson. I found a floor model 2018 Gibson LP "tribute" series. (Think studio, with a maple cap) it was marked wrong at $990 (should have been $1050) had some scratches, bumps, etc. Got it for $800 including taxes. Fret edges needed some work, but after that, setting it up how I wanted (top wrap ftw) I changed the pickups and wiring harness. The 2018 tribute series was the only recent one with no weight relief, mahogany neck, etc. Other years had modern or 9 hole, and/or maple necks. I may still swap the bridge pup again. Not sure.
Goof, that's awesome your pops bought you the EC.
My wife just surprised me with a Harley Benton DC jr fat in cherry red. $250. Surprisingly good fret work. Decent finish. I'm going to change the tuners and the bridge, and try some spacers order the dogear p90

DemonGeminiX
10-08-2020, 09:05 PM
I'm gonna hold my tongue here, because I'm a hopeless pedal junkie with a fuck ton of pedals. :lol: If you can get a multi-effects unit that has everything and does it reasonably well, then go that route. It'll save you a ton of cash.

Here's a listing of basic effects you might want to play around with if and when you find your unit:

Boost
Overdrive
Distortion
Fuzz
Compressor
Wah/Envelope Filter
Delay
Reverb
Tremolo
Vibrato
Chorus
Phaser
Flanger
Univibe
Rotovibe
Graphic Equalizer
etc...

Maiden, you're gonna need distortion and delay. Starting with Somewhere in Time, they went completely digital.

AC/DC is a bit dryer, but they need a nasty crunchy OD/Distortion. Think a 70s era Marshall Superlead Plexi cranked to crunch to hell. That's Angus all the way. From what I understand, he owns 50 of them. But you can duplicate that easily with a single distortion that's tuned correctly. Any effects unit should be able to get that sound.

ZZ Top... is complicated. Which era? Cause Billy is all over the place with his tone. Kevin and I have talked about this in the past. Gibbons likes a bluesier kind of crunch to a nastier hard edge. He's been known to mess with fuzz boxes from time to time. He's also been known to plug directly into a mixing console and lay down tracks that way. Which song do you think of when you think of ZZ Top? What tone from which song?

KevinD
10-08-2020, 09:10 PM
I've got 2 pedals....a tc looper, and a EHX Soul Food. Thinking of buying a BD2 at some point. For now, when I'm after a specific tone (that I can't really get with the 2 tube amps) I just use the Katana. All the boss effects are there. Can usually get "close enough" especially with my limited ability. So far I'm a much better guitar and sound tech than player. All my friends bring me their stuff to work on. Haha

DemonGeminiX
10-08-2020, 09:13 PM
When I want to sit down and practice, I don't plug my guitar into anything. If I do, 10 hours will go by with me just dicking around with pedals and knobs and such. I've been doing it for decades.

Goofy
10-08-2020, 09:15 PM
ZZ Top... is complicated. Which era? Cause Billy is all over the place with his tone. Kevin and I have talked about this in the past. Gibbons likes a bluesier kind of crunch to a nastier hard edge. He's been known to mess with fuzz boxes from time to time. Which song do you think of when you think of ZZ Top? What tone from which song?

La Grange, was playing that tonight, fucking love that tone he has there!

Well, thanks for complicating things more guys :rofl: I'll do some research and watch some demos :ok: Kev, nothing wrong with dropping £2k+ on a good Gibby, those things tend to go up in value over the years so it's a good investment :tup: My neighbours current #1 is an anniversary model Gibby Les Paul, cost him near £3k a few years back :shock: He reckons he'd get £5k for it right now!

I had a Gibson LP Special when i was younger, and an SG at one point......... neither had great necks tbh, and the SG was a replacement for a US strat that i wished i'd never sold so when i was playing the SG i was constantly wishing i still had my strat :lol: Guess all guitarists have those regrets!

DemonGeminiX
10-08-2020, 09:18 PM
La Grange is a '69 Marshall Superlead Plexi and a Strat. Nothing else. High volume and bass, low treble and mids. Presence a bit up.

DemonGeminiX
10-08-2020, 09:23 PM
If your effects unit has amp modeling capabilities, you should be able to come pretty close to it.

Goofy
10-08-2020, 10:36 PM
I would recommend something like a pod that has a crapton of effects on it instead of buying a million individual pedals.

Like this - https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/guitar-pedals/multi-fx-units/line-6-pocket-pod

I have an older model Zoom multi-effects pedal (probably made in mid 90s) and i always felt it sounded a bit "fake" compared to a pedal-board of analogue boxes.......... i guess tech has moved on a fair bit in the last 25 years though :lol:

Goofy
10-08-2020, 10:39 PM
La Grange is a '69 Marshall Superlead Plexi

£3500 :lol: Some of those old amps are crazy money!

Goofy
10-08-2020, 10:46 PM
Like this - https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/guitar-pedals/multi-fx-units/line-6-pocket-pod


Maybe not that one :lol:

https://youtu.be/KIjufYCJzGY?t=73

FBD
10-09-2020, 12:24 PM
I have an older model Zoom multi-effects pedal (probably made in mid 90s) and i always felt it sounded a bit "fake" compared to a pedal-board of analogue boxes.......... i guess tech has moved on a fair bit in the last 25 years though :lol:


Maybe not that one :lol:

:lol: right? the individual tones arent quite all that - so one of the things I've got is a pod studio ux2, one of the things you can do there is set it up to send one (model) amp out one side and another amp out the other, and that's the best way to get a good sound with one. iirc Korg had the better distortion.

that said, I have a pedal for my distortion, because none of those fkn boxes will really do it for me. you can come close, but....I'm sort of a purist and imo its impossible to get really good heavy distortion from a multi or single pedal. the *only* reason I fell in love with the Blackstar HT Dual was that its got a real tube stage and that allowed me to put the best heavy preamp tube ever made in there, the mid 1950s Tung Sol 12AX7 with the double D getters. the HT dual was so-so until I put that tube in there, the distortion was only as good as the tube I put in there.

but that's another reason I love tube amps, because the tubes are a whole nother dimension of sound on top of your circuitry in the amp. the right tubes turns mediocre into magnificent. one other area that tubes excel over multi effects/pedals is when you go to those performance level volumes, the breakup of a tube goes on gracefully ever better whereas a pod through a solid state amp just isnt going to be as thick and juicy. you get ~60% of the way there by putting a pod into a tube power amp.

Hughes & Ketterner makes a great line of smaller tube amps, now that I think of it... :dance:

FBD
10-09-2020, 12:29 PM
I'm gonna hold my tongue here, because I'm a hopeless pedal junkie with a fuck ton of pedals. :lol: If you can get a multi-effects unit that has everything and does it reasonably well, then go that route. It'll save you a ton of cash.

dont bite your tongue, your opinion is well valued here brotha. my recommending the multi pedal was exactly your latter reasoning!

you dont have any issues with a million pedals sucking up tone?

DemonGeminiX
10-09-2020, 02:45 PM
you dont have any issues with a million pedals sucking up tone?

:hand:

That's what buffer pedals are for.

FBD
10-09-2020, 03:28 PM
for bass I'm still using my ADA MB-1 :lol: I just put the blackstar in there so I can have true searing distortion, because the MB-1 circuitry doesnt give it even with that tung sol in there

DemonGeminiX
10-12-2020, 02:13 PM
Don't be this guy. :lol:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOXUmSu4Zw8

DemonGeminiX
10-12-2020, 02:20 PM
Just to reiterate, no guitar pedal is worth $1000, let alone $5000. I don't care how good it sounds. :lol:

FBD
10-12-2020, 02:29 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6K0xmv0OMo

FBD
10-12-2020, 02:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47dI_-wBHIU

Goofy
10-14-2020, 08:47 PM
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Goofy
10-14-2020, 09:02 PM
Never knew "Turn the page" was a Bob Seger song until tonight :oops: Was trawling through random songs on youtube and stumbled upon it, thought it was a Metallica song :doh: Seger wrote some fucking great music by the way!

Teh One Who Knocks
10-14-2020, 09:49 PM
Never knew "Turn the page" was a Bob Seger song until tonight :oops: Was trawling through random songs on youtube and stumbled upon it, thought it was a Metallica song :doh: Seger wrote some fucking great music by the way!:facepalm:

FBD
10-15-2020, 12:43 PM
As annoying as Seger's rendition of it was...

Sorry, I fkn hate Bob Seger and Metallica died on September 27th, 1986

Goofy
10-28-2020, 01:36 PM
Got a new amp yesterday :)

For a while i'd been thinking about buying a low wattage valve amp since i cant really crank my 100w Laney amp at home :lol: Guy that comes into my work often is a new guitarist, came into a bit of money a year or so ago and decided to treat himself to a couple of top-end guitars and various other gear as he'd always wanted to play. Fair play to him, 50 year old and he practices daily and takes lessons! He was in our place on monday doing a job for us and, as usual, we started talking guitars - i happened to mention i was looking at getting a 5w valve amp and it so happens he had a Blackstar HT5R that he was looking to get rid of - he brought it into the work yesterday still in original box and celophane, it genuinely looked brand new, even had the plug cover on and the footswitch was still boxed. Said he'd only used it a couple of times before buying a high-end Helix and running it through headphones to avoid annoying the neighbours :lol:

Got it home last night and decided within 5 mins id take it - £150 for a £400 amp in mint condition, cant argue at that :ok: Anyone want a 100w Laney? :lol:

FBD
10-28-2020, 02:21 PM
replaced preamp tubes on my buddy's mesa dual rec, it was feeding back like crazy but with this particular weird hum of sorts. tossed tubes on the tester and a couple of them were emitting high pitched noises at pretty loud volumes just sitting there on the tester!

replaced the jacks on my other buddy's Randall (the one dimebag used in the cowboys days)....looked pretty nice all cleaned up!

DemonGeminiX
11-05-2020, 03:00 AM
There are AmazonBasics guitar pedals now. They're made by Nux. $25-$45.

I guess they're looking to make a little money off of the kids running paper routes, saving their allowances and such.

FBD
11-05-2020, 12:51 PM
There are AmazonBasics guitar pedals.

is nothing sacred!?

Muddy
11-05-2020, 02:28 PM
is nothing sacred!?

Kneel before Zod..! :x

FBD
11-05-2020, 08:20 PM
this is an interesting pedal design

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr66WEQs7kE

FBD
11-11-2020, 01:16 PM
I found an ol copy of The Great Southern Trendkill on tape, so I've been playing it in my car. I must admit, there's something I like about the saturation of tape sound, although the high frequency fidelity certainly isnt the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9jQmvynpTQ

Goofy
11-11-2020, 01:31 PM
Bought my dad a guitar for christmas :ok:

When the lockdown kicked off over here in march, he decided to start learning guitar again (he was a drummer when he was younger, then laterly played bass in a covers band) and bought himself a shitty £50 strat-alike on amazon :lol: Fair play to him, he practices pretty much every night, and i'm pretty proud of the progress he's made given he's had MS for 30 years!

So, given how impressed i've been with my own cheap Squier Tele, i ordered him a brand new Fender Squire Affinity Stratocaster :) Gotta be better than the lump of wood he's trying to play atm

DemonGeminiX
11-11-2020, 01:33 PM
Bought my dad a guitar for christmas :ok:

When the lockdown kicked off over here in march, he decided to start learning guitar again (he was a drummer when he was younger, then laterly played bass in a covers band) and bought himself a shitty £50 strat-alike on amazon :lol: Fair play to him, he practices pretty much every night, and i'm pretty proud of the progress he's made given he's had MS for 30 years!

So, given how impressed i've been with my own cheap Squier Tele, i ordered him a brand new Fender Squire Affinity Stratocaster :) Gotta be better than the lump of wood he's trying to play atm

That's awesome, man. :thumbsup:

Goofy
11-11-2020, 01:36 PM
That's awesome, man. :thumbsup:
Yeah, i think he'll be well chuffed! Gonna need to have a gear clear-out soon though, guitars and amps are starting to stack up :lol:

KevinD
11-11-2020, 02:19 PM
Got pics? Shipping might be a bitch, but....

DemonGeminiX
11-11-2020, 08:57 PM
I'm looking at a Fender Telecaster. American made, from the early 00s. $900. Man, I am so tempted.

KevinD
11-11-2020, 11:02 PM
What are you looking for in a tele DGX?

Goofy
11-14-2020, 09:59 AM
Got pics? Shipping might be a bitch, but....
Yeah, shipping would be more than the gear :lol: I'm looking to get rid of a Seagull S6 acoustic, Yamaha FG730s acoustic plus my old amp - prob just stick them up on facebook marketplace
I'm looking at a Fender Telecaster. American made, from the early 00s. $900. Man, I am so tempted.
Buy it!!!! :x

DemonGeminiX
11-14-2020, 11:04 AM
Yeah, shipping would be more than the gear :lol: I'm looking to get rid of a Seagull S6 acoustic, Yamaha FG730s acoustic plus my old amp - prob just stick them up on facebook marketplace

:-k

What have you replaced the acoustics with?


Buy it!!!! :x

I can't. I waffled. It's gone. I'm in no rush. I'll get one soon.

Goofy
11-14-2020, 12:22 PM
:-k

What have you replaced the acoustics with?




Martin HD-28

DemonGeminiX
11-14-2020, 12:41 PM
Martin HD-28

Yeah, don't blame you. Nothing else could compare. Well... maybe another Martin. :lol:

DemonGeminiX
11-30-2020, 04:45 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LAYs22SpGk

Goofy
12-28-2020, 04:20 PM
Dad and i were jamming on Christmas day :lol: He's not that good, but we managed a bit of 12-bar blues for a bit! Something i'll always cherish :D

DemonGeminiX
01-07-2021, 12:36 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLOr9rnDmjU

DemonGeminiX
01-13-2021, 08:06 AM
I'd hate to be all spammy, but Neunaber is holding a New Year's giveaway (free pedals and other junk) and if I get somebody to enter via the link I'm posting below, I can get 12 entries for the referral. Anyway, I use their reverb pedal and it's pretty wicked, not Strymon or Eventide wicked, but just slightly less wicked. Their tri-chorus is pretty awesome too. Anyway, if you want to enter the giveaway (and give me 12 entries in the process), go ahead and click the link and do whatever. Thanks.

https://wn.nr/2dQpAw

Goofy
01-13-2021, 10:27 AM
I'd hate to be all spammy, but Neunaber is holding a New Year's giveaway (free pedals and other junk) and if I get somebody to enter via the link I'm posting below, I can get 12 entries for the referral. Anyway, I use their reverb pedal and it's pretty wicked, not Strymon or Eventide wicked, but just slightly less wicked. Their tri-chorus is pretty awesome too. Anyway, if you want to enter the giveaway (and give me 12 entries in the process), go ahead and click the link and do whatever. Thanks.

https://wn.nr/2dQpAw
Done! What do i win? :D

FBD
01-13-2021, 12:46 PM
I entered one for ya man

KevinD
01-13-2021, 03:44 PM
I entered as well. Good luck.

DemonGeminiX
01-13-2021, 04:19 PM
Thank you, boys.

DemonGeminiX
01-29-2021, 12:21 AM
Well, I guess I didn't win.

KevinD
01-29-2021, 01:12 AM
Me neither, haha.
Lately I've been working on going from form to form.

FBD
01-29-2021, 04:29 PM
ba-bingo, the lotto, ya know I never win those

Goofy
02-06-2021, 05:45 PM
https://i.imgur.com/MkzJcjW.jpg

KevinD
02-06-2021, 07:34 PM
I need a fuzz in my life...off to youtube.

DemonGeminiX
02-06-2021, 07:57 PM
I need a fuzz in my life...off to youtube.

In my guitar playing philosophy, when it comes to Fuzz, initial roads lead to EHX. Further travels lead to Jim Dunlop. Beyond that, I'm looking at germanium transistors. I'm not a fan of the stutter, heavy bias sound, so if I can avoid that, I'm happy.

KevinD
02-06-2021, 10:33 PM
I wasn't a fan of fuzz at all until TPS did a vid at Mecaris' on the original Tone benders. Since then I've been lightly looking for a mark 1 clone under $200.

FBD
02-08-2021, 02:00 PM
all you really need to do to make fuzz is put a 12AZ7 in your 12AX7 spot and turn down the treble :D

DemonGeminiX
02-12-2021, 08:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLSijA43pYM

KevinD
02-12-2021, 08:27 PM
Just watched that one, lol

FBD
02-12-2021, 08:30 PM
all you really need to do to make fuzz is put a 12AZ7 in your 12AX7 spot and turn down the treble :D

Its kinda like the inverse of why use a 12AY7 in the phase inverter position - just a bitta compression, without a compressor - you can drive the plates as much as you want but the voltage wont ever go high enough to overload the circuit....whereas the Z just goes into that "plate overload" pretty much right away

DemonGeminiX
02-12-2021, 08:47 PM
Just watched that one, lol

There's a couple in there that sounded pretty good to me. I may have to put them on the list.

DemonGeminiX
04-12-2021, 03:53 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtCfpT9PdnY

DemonGeminiX
08-22-2021, 11:50 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi33GS5cC1Q

DemonGeminiX
08-01-2022, 10:00 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfm3jsZ_l94

DemonGeminiX
01-26-2023, 09:39 PM
Vince Gill


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyT_u4LJa5M

DemonGeminiX
03-25-2023, 06:11 PM
Nuno returns! And with this guitar solo, Nuno just put every living guitar player, young and old, to absolute shame. All hail King Nuno.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ_AOIbj8AA

FBD
01-17-2024, 04:05 PM
Nuno is one hell of a guitar player, but I couldnt stand listening to Extreme so I never really heard a heck of a lot of his stuff. Cool solo.

Good interview with Rick here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYpKg6HR1z8