Guitars & Bass

[toxic wharf]

Guitars are expensive

[acoustic cobalt]

I bought cheap ones

Didn’t get a higher end one until recently

[toxic wharf]

Mine is like 130 usd

[acoustic cobalt]

yea I had a couple of gios

I still have one of them

Also had a Schecter omen elite 6 that was shit on QC

Sharp frets 🤩

[toxic wharf]

Fun

[acoustic cobalt]

Now I copped an RGAIX6MQM

Beautiful guitar

[gleaming wing]

I have an Ibanez Gio, an RG 7 string, and self built flying V guitar that doesn't play half bad.

[primal jacinth]

just made it so excuse the stuttreing

[vocal shard]

Play so need some assistance in deciding over a acoustic guitar matter

Have two do the exact same epiphone inspired by gibson humming birds and the guitars are about a pound difference and they both feel like two completely different guitars to play physically and tonality. Would there be a point in deciding based on ease of playing due to the weight difference and feel or the clear resonance playing em

[toxic wharf]

I dont understand the question....get the guitar that plays easy and sounds good seems like the way to go?

[vocal shard]

Guess that makes more sense

[prime sapphire]

Hey, I’ve got a question about tuning and string tension. I always wanted to play in a low tuning but also being able to play the higher notes, architects alternate tuning really speaks to me, but I’ve only got a 6 string with a 25.5 scale and the string gauge for the lowest string is not tight enough. Should I set it up or just simply buy a 7 string ?

Actually don’t wanna set up my 6 string cause there’s no turning back to higher tunings. Or maybe I’ll just buy a drop pedal man I don’t know

[toxic wharf]

Whats the tuning?

And if you change tunings you always need to set up your guitar unless its from standard to drop D. Than you can get away with it, but other than that a set up of the guitar is basically mandatory

[prime sapphire]

F#F#BEG#C#

So it’s basically drop B but with a low F#

[toxic wharf]

Yeah thats in no way properly do'able on a 25.5 scale length guitar let alone a 6 string

Or you need a 6 string baritone

[prime sapphire]

yeah, or I’ll just get a 7 string so I could just play normal drop F# tuning and others like G or A

[toxic wharf]

Yes that would be my choice

Just make sure its either multiscale or 26.0/26.5 scale length when going that low

[prime sapphire]

There’s one that got my attention with 648/686 mm multiscale length

that would be enough I guess

[toxic wharf]

Yeah for sure...its 27 inch on the bass side so thats very good

[hardy hatch]

Hey guys do y'all have any suggestions for an affordable guitar amp cabinet? My cap is around $300

(mayyybe $350 but even then it's pushing it I'm broke😭😭)

[toxic wharf]

No worries man...with that budget you can definitely get decent 2x12 cabs

Blackstar and Marshall has cabs in that price range for sure

[hasty pivot]

Built a new guitar wall mount from scrap wood and utility hooks from the dollar store

Under $5 for the whole thing haha

[wind mauve]

dude what guitar is that on the right that looks fuckin sick

also is that an SD Deathscythe????

cause in all seriousness that is fuckin sick

[hasty pivot]

Schecter omen 7

[hasty pivot]

And yes it is 😏 made it myself

[wind mauve]

(i meant the ukelele lol)

[wind mauve]

i would hope you made the model kit yourself... wanna see mine?

[hasty pivot]

Yes!

[wind mauve]

MG Astray Red, RG Unicorn, MG AGE-II Normal (White Ver.), P.Bandai RG RX-93ff Nu, RG Hi-Nu, MG 00 Raiser, and P.Bandai HG Phantom

and my strikingly unimpressive Gio 7

there's also a Kotobukiya Ludens (Black Ver.) and two Denji lego figures there

[hasty pivot]

I want to do a full scale next! Those are dope dude looks sick with the guitar

[wind mauve]

go for it! the Astray Red in the upper left corner was the first kit i put together, it's always super fun to do them

i would recommend an MG over an HG or RG to start, cause the bigger parts mean you can't lose them as easily and they fit together nicer

[hasty pivot]

Thanks!

[lilac compass]

How can I get faster on guitar ?

[wind mauve]

practice

[bronze orbit]

My band got our second show

W

Our first show is Saturday

[gleaming wing]

Eyyyy

Good job

[toxic wharf]

Practice with a metronome and find your limit of bpm. Practice on that limit and if you make mistakes go slightly lower and than up again. Its the most effective way and the way thats actually beneficial for making music. Without metronome its no use really.

[lilac compass]

What metronome should I start at?

[gritty garden]

Just below the speed you're struggling with

[bronze orbit]

I think I’m gonna get a mesa at some point because that’s what the engineer used to re amp

Rn we are just using other bands amps because we don’t have a vehicle to transport 2 amps

[toxic wharf]

@rustic helm christmas presents haha

[rustic helm]

True

I also might get a 9 string for my bday

/chrismas

idk which one

[toxic wharf]

Not to fond of the sound that low but a new guitar is definitely a nice present

[granite fern]

Lucky...

I got a 7 string for Christmas last year

[gleaming wing]

I want an 8 string but that's ad low as I'm going

[granite fern]

Same, but I also want a 9 string as well xD

[gleaming wing]

I wouldn't complain if I had one

But I'm not gonna spend that much money on one when I could just downtune an 8 string 😂

[toxic wharf]

Also low interval limits is a real thing.

There is a point where you just cant play a chord on the lower register of a heavily downtuned guitar without it sounding shit by definition

[gleaming wing]

Yeah

Even with 8 strings

[toxic wharf]

Yeah for sure. But I guess if you just caveman it and just use the lowest string youre fine 😏

[mellow geyser]

i apologize for the newbie question, is post-hardcore & metalcore almost always downstrokes? or should i be also focusing on practicing my upstrokes too.. i want to make my own post-hardcore & metalcore instrumentals someday..

[gritty garden]

Learn it both ways, that way if your hand gets fatigued from only doing downstrokes you can alternative pick and still carry on

[gleaming wing]

Yeah. And if you ever want to learn solos or play other styles of music, it's a good thing to know how to do.

[onyx garden]

hey all, i can hear my guitar in the standalone neural dsp programs but i cant hear them in reaper. any help ? got the audio input correct and record armed it but still no sound

[hasty pivot]

Are you getting signal to that track still?

[toxic wharf]

Do you have monitoring turned on?

[graceful socket]

Had the same issue.

Check whether Reaper is actually getting a signal, if not you need to change the input in the track. Your interface will have more than one input, gotta select the right one.

If you're still having issues, check the audio driver Reaper uses, that might cause trouble with the sound and synchronisation.

[onyx garden]

these were my original settings prior to not getting any sound

these settings were fine. idk what happened but when i opened reaper after some time, it wouldnt play anymore

[gritty garden]

Wtf use the asio driver

Because you're going to get huge latency

When you're using the asio driver the audio will be sent and received from the focusrite, so you won't be able to monitor it through your PC speakers.

You'll need to have some speakers/headphones plugged into the focusrite to heard it

[severe bluff]

ok im trying to get better at making riffs with more single note diversity instead of just chords/powerchords

any advice or just keep trying?

[gleaming wing]

Definitely keep trying, but make sure you are learning your scales and different positions on the neck.

[random tinsel]

So i tried out guitar

[hasty pivot]

What effect are people using to make it sound like the guitar cuts in and out? I hear people like berries alive and that style using it. But when I watch I don’t see them hitting any switches so I’m lost lol

[granite fern]

Some people have whats called a killswitch, which kind of looks like a circle that's on the guitar, but as far as production goes as well, you can edit the music so that it "cuts in and out"

[gritty garden]

You kidding, Charles literally uses a killswitch in his videos lol

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AnykGBJAkV8

[gleaming wing]

I need to get a killswitch on one of my guitars

[gritty garden]

You can fudge it if you have a Les Paul/SG I believe

[wind mauve]

my six string is a les Paul

[gritty garden]

One of the guitars where each pickup has it's own volume knob, turn one all the way down and then just use the pickup selector to mimic a killswitch

[wind mauve]

…nvm mine isn’t a good les paul with the four knob setup

[gleaming wing]

Sadly I dont

Two Ibanez and a custom built one

I could install a killswitch on the custom one pretty easy

Just a bit of soldering and whatnot

[gritty garden]

Either that, or if it's when writing a song just cut it in the DAW

[wind mauve]

^^ @hasty pivot

that’s your best bet unless you have a kill switch

[gleaming wing]

That's just not nearly as much fun

And killswitches are great for playing live too

[hasty pivot]

Sounds much cheaper! I like it haha

Looks fun to play with though might have to look into that in the future. The tricks sounds wicked when applied

[bronze orbit]

Yo I played my first show yesterday I’ll put in bangers if anyone wanna see

I’m the right guitarist

[gritty garden]

Props for having the guts to do a live performance, not sure which one of you but I think the timing needs working on, listening with headphones the left and right guitar tracks sounded disjointed in parts,

[wind mauve]

the vocalist needs duct tape on his hands i think

[bronze orbit]

The one on the right

[gritty garden]

I know you're on the right... I said I don't know which one of you had iffy timing

[bronze orbit]

Oh

I think the other guitarist s because he fucked up

But

[wind mauve]

ok he's already in the big leagues if he knows to just blame the other guy

[bronze orbit]

He just joined the band 2 weeks ago

And the vocalist decided it’s ok you’ll figure it out

[bronze orbit]

Yes

[gritty garden]

It was just like you and him were playing the same parts, but like half a beat off or something from each other so it was hard to find the groove/know who was right. So just something to work on, but I'm sure you're aware of that

[wind mauve]

the vocalist dropping the mic by accident made me chuckle a lil

[gritty garden]

I know it was your first show, so plenty to improve on 🙂

[bronze orbit]

Ye same lol

We got a month till the next one

I always just follow the drummer

[brazen ridge]

We all do haha

[granite fern]

I might ask my mum to buy me one since she unfortunately had to cancel the concert we were gonna go to in 2 weeks

[bronze orbit]

On the first song because we were both supposed to play 6 5 6 6 7 6 but he was doing like 1 00 1

[cinder anchor]

guys how do I write a cool core riff

[wind mauve]

5-7-8

[toxic wharf]

0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0

[toxic wharf]

My excuse to never tune my guitar is that the singer is never in tune anyway.

'If Im a good 15 cents off, my guitar is actually more in tune with the vocals' is my to go to philosophy.

[wind mauve]

once i get a locktune guitar i won't need an excuse

"yeah the sweetwater guy said i'd never have to tune it again haha"

[gleaming wing]

Nooooo please keep your instruments in tune

[toxic wharf]

If my guitar is in tune my singer will sound out of tune

[gritty garden]

Stick a tuning peg up your vocalists butt and tune them 🤣

But for real, if you're purposely not tuning to keep your vocalist in tune... You're hurting them as they'll think they are in tune when they're not.

[gleaming wing]

Get a better vocalist smh

[toxic wharf]

Yeah, we are instrumental though. We just dont tune so we can say we are 'jazz'. Our 2 fans love it

[toxic wharf]

What if hes very goodlooking?

[gleaming wing]

As a jazz musician, tuning is very very important

[gleaming wing]

Ummm... get better criteria for a vocalist

[toxic wharf]

Oh Im sorry, as a normal pleb musician I know nothing about the importance of tuning. Can you enlighten me?

[gleaming wing]

Sure thing. In tune = music that sounds good. Out of tune = music that sounds bad.

[toxic wharf]

An thats the secret of being a jazz musician? Dang...

[gritty garden]

Sense the sarcasm

[toxic wharf]

Also this didnt work...I kept turning the peg for ages, but nothing good happened.

Hey...'peg' is the innuendo here I just noticed.

[wind mauve]

this is real

[wind mauve]

if they’re not hot why bother

[gleaming wing]

Oh I don't know, maybe because I like decent sounding music

[wind mauve]

must be nice

[toxic wharf]

Good looking people playing music makes the music automatically better sounding, until the point it can even sound good or better with the sound off.

[gleaming wing]

I mean that's a valid point

Just look at megadeth

[cinder anchor]

best stratagey to date

[toxic wharf]

Good point

[bronze orbit]

I can finally afford the guitar I’ve wanted for the past year

Also I figured out the amp I have works like a beast the way I have it set up if I mic it up

Fender twin reverb tube amp you can make it work for hardcore

[minor moon]

Hey guys
I have created a list with 195 songs which I want to learn on my Drop C guitar
I have asked ChatGPT to sort them by difficulty from easy (Nr.1) to hard (Nr.195)
Would someone be so kind and check if I can trust ChatGPT and start with Nr.1 and work my way up

[glacial osprey]

Without even reading it, I would say it's never safe to trust ChatGPT with any factually correct answers. It's job is to make coherent language. It does not distinguish true or false.

If something being true is very prevalent on the internet, then it's more likely to be correct on ChatGPT. But that's due to frequency

[toxic wharf]

Maybe its just me but I also dont really get why you would wanna learn that many songs...especially within just 1 very specific genre

[bronze orbit]

Some of those are not drop c

Teardrops and Shadow mosses are drop A#

Obsolete is in drop d

Doomsday is in drop F#

[glacial osprey]

Lots of duplicates in that list too

[balmy vortex]

New Mayones arrivals at work. Regius core 7 baritone and Duvell Elite 7 VF

[bronze orbit]

I’m gonna buy this too

[glacial osprey]

Those tops are so clean

[balmy vortex]

Imma hold you to this since they'll only be available at my job

[bronze orbit]

https://tenor.com/view/wee-woo-patrick-star-spongebob-squarepants-panicking-freaking-out-gif-17867167

[glacial osprey]

My current Mayos

[balmy vortex]

Nice stuff, john browne sigs

[glacial osprey]

Waiting on a Baritone Duvell 7 custom

[balmy vortex]

Who did you order through?

[bronze orbit]

djent has entered the chat

[glacial osprey]

Lark Guitars. They're local to me

[balmy vortex]

Makes sense

[glacial osprey]

They got a shop dog

[balmy vortex]

Always good

[glacial osprey]

You pet dog and suddenly walk out $4k poorer

[balmy vortex]

As you do on a regular Saturday afternoon

[glacial osprey]

Also got a Victory Super Kraken there the other month. 😤

[balmy vortex]

Well, lemme indulge you in our stock

[glacial osprey]

I've explored it online a few times along with the other US dealers 👀

[balmy vortex]

[balmy vortex]

We got something for everyone

Also for the djent kids here, we have an Ibanez Japan Custom Shop M8M Meshuggah Signature here

[wind mauve]

ooh, the axion label? i’ve been looking at that myself! let me know how it is

[toxic wharf]

Beginning of 2024 I will buy myself an abasi concepts and if nonstock available Ill slap down the extra dough for a Kaizen

[toxic wharf]

Those are some pretty signature guitars

[glacial osprey]

Very. The ajna burst is my fav

[balmy vortex]

Some of the best spec duvells out there

[toxic wharf]

Yeah bare knuckles, stainless steel frets, hipshot locking tuners

Over here in Europe just a bit on the price.

[glacial osprey]

I mean. Technically they should be cheaper in Europe? In terms of shipping

[toxic wharf]

Well...6000 euros is a tad too much. New music man majesty is at least a thousand cheaper and has even better specs just ugly body shape lol

[balmy vortex]

They are

[balmy vortex]

Whut? Which mayo are you even looking at

Like most qatsi's and q2's are like 3250-3500 at most

[glacial osprey]

Speaking of Majestys. Some limited runs with full flame maple tops and signed on back

[toxic wharf]

Duvall elite RAW

[balmy vortex]

Lol we have that enchanted Forrest green as well

[balmy vortex]

Yeah nah, those shouldn't be 6000€ unless they have some very expensive options

Unless it's a very specced out model it definitely isn't 6k

[toxic wharf]

Well I see the sirty black one almost 2k cheaper lmao

Compared to the purple one

[balmy vortex]

Exactly

The purple one above is a discontinued signature model so price is gonna be different

[toxic wharf]

Ah makes sense

[balmy vortex]

Still, they shouldn't be 6k

[glacial osprey]

Also if it's a 7, Schaller Hannes 7s are discontinued

[toxic wharf]

No, I see a lot of price variations despite similar specs

[balmy vortex]

Shouldn't affect the price too much since it's already built

[toxic wharf]

I cant get over that body shape

Its just off putting

[glacial osprey]

Yeah I prefer the JP personally. The full flame maple tops help with my biggest gripe though. The dumb arrow head or shield design most have

[balmy vortex]

Ye

The jp15 is probably the best of the bunch

[toxic wharf]

Music man Kaizen is gonna be my justified reason to piss the fiance off

[glacial osprey]

Some interesting used Ormsbys as well

[glacial osprey]

I tried a couple kaizens. Love Tosin but those are just way too out there. Also the 7 makes no sense. Terrible scale length and the tuning heads chosen have a hard limit on string gauge

[wind mauve]

those are hot

[glacial osprey]

The David & Goliath laser etch is a NAMM model that store owner bought for himself while there lol

[wind mauve]

i can understand why

that’s honestly badass

[glacial osprey]

25.5-27.8 multiscale

He let me play it one time since he thought I might find it cool. Very interesting and definitely let me try a longer scale length while I wait on my 27" baritone. It has a cracked nitro finish on back

It was before he added it to used inventory

[toxic wharf]

I really thought they played amazing though

Also the pick ups are great and the multiscale trem system actually works

Since I dont go any lower than drop A the scale length is not too big of an issue though Inwould have preferred a 26.5 bass side

Against a 25.5

[glacial osprey]

You can see 2 kaizens above one of those majesty in pics I sent. The feel is interesting. Just can't get behind some of the spec/hardware choices

[toxic wharf]

You dont like the steinberger tuners?

Only thing I would change is scale length and maybe split coil (however middle position sounded great)

[glacial osprey]

Awful for my needs. .060 gauge limit

[toxic wharf]

I dont know...0.56 on a 7 string is enough for me most of the time

[minor moon]

Thanks
Do you know about a time saving alternative?
I don't want to look up every single song

[balmy vortex]

They're sick

[minor bolt]

I bought my first seven string

[prime sapphire]

Yo guys, I recognized I have string buzzing from the 1th to maybe 8th fret. My neck looks straight tho and there’s enough space between the fretboard and the string. I once also brought it to guitar center and they did a total set up from cleaning, to new strings and adjusting. How can I fix this ?

[toxic wharf]

Neck needs to have a bit of a bow though. Otherwise your action is too low @prime sapphire

You can check with a feeler gauge on the 8th fret. It might even be that your neck has too much relief if the buzz is on the lower frets, but a little bit of buzz is fine/normal

[balmy vortex]

could also be a bad nut slot

[prime sapphire]

yeah, my guitar is pretty cheap, so I think the problem is the product itself

[severe bluff]

i played a 7 string for the first time, didn't buy it cus i need to save money at the moment but i now need one at some point

i like 7 strings they do the chug

[gritty garden]

Is the buzz coming through the amp? If not then I wouldn't worry too much unless it's choking the notes.

If it's doing it on all frets then like Don said, sounds like the neck relief needs adjusting. I'd always be cautious of getting the staff at a music shop to do it because I don't know how much guitar tech stuff they know. Take it to a proper luthier if you can

[granite fern]

Ayo I have the same one!

[lethal fractal]

Not sure if anyone has any good scale practice lessons or something like that for an 8 string guitar I want to have a stronger practice routine but hard to get stuff.

[toxic wharf]

You mean shapes? Than no. My philosophy on 'practicing' scales is that it should be about figuring out the intervals yourself based on the scale formula and not too much on shapes.

I think on an 8 string the only problem is maybe the low f# since a normal tuned 6 string already has a B string.

If you wanna learn shapes my advice would be to treat the F# just seperately if you got the scale on a 7 string and 6 string down it should be easy enough. Its the same how I approach a drop tuned guitar

[lethal fractal]

I don't use shapes well I do but they are based on just the intervals... I just want some print out though that flows that I can use to practice, yes I could spend the time figuring it all out and writing them out myself just been lazy, same with arpeggios and string set triads... I'll probably just work it out with my guitar teacher later on.

I always have the F# dropped to E sometimes will have the B dropped to A so figuring out the 5 scales and how they can connect for those two tunings would be what I need to do then can work on the other stuff.

Not sure if that makes sense or what not...

[toxic wharf]

Dropping the F sharp to E does but dropping the F sharp to E and the B to A seems a bit strange to me 🥲

[verbal fossil]

prompts does this but on a 7 string lmao

so drop A on 6 strings then a low E

[lethal fractal]

E A E A D G B E is a lot of fun, Archspire uses it as well a good bit.

I have also played around with D A E A D G B E starts getting interesting with the two 5ths you can chug away

If we want to talk about weird looking tunings, I'm currently learning a song that's tuned to G Bb F Bb Eb G C it looks super strange but isn't all that weird.

[verbal fossil]

allt also uses a kinda weird tuning it's F# C# F# C# F# A# D#

[wind mauve]

that is weird

[verbal fossil]

it's basicaly the low 3 strings of drop F# and the high 4 strings of D# standard

[toxic wharf]

So whats everyones favorite scales/modes to play/write in?

[verbal fossil]

most of the time i'm in natural minor/phrygian and harmonic minor

and sometimes i use diminished scales too

[lethal fractal]

E harmonic minor

[lethal fractal]

Bb major as well

[bronze orbit]

I think Friday I may get the DT Whammy

[lethal fractal]

If you do enjoy the crap out of it, I'm saving for one.

[bronze orbit]

I’m gonna buy this next Friday

[lethal fractal]

That's pretty.

[gleaming wing]

Oh yeah

[gleaming wing]

That's on my list of stuff to get one day when I have money

Aka in 50 years when I'm retired

[bronze orbit]

Help

I’m broke

But I’ve purchased the guitar and pedal

Jk im not broke but damn that was A LOT of money

[lethal fractal]

What's your address so I can rob you 👉👈? I want that pedal.

Have fun hope they treat you well.

[bronze orbit]

Lol

I ain’t shipping it to my house because I don’t want it getting stolen

I’m shipping it to the post office

[lethal fractal]

I'll spend the next week gathering as much as I can on you, steal your identity go to the postal office and take it then.

[gritty garden]

Nice. General rule of thumb for buying stuff... Make sure you can cover the cost 3 times over.

Should issues arise

Or an emergency happen after you've just wiped out your savings lol

[bronze orbit]

Facts

I used e my money that I finally got back from my tax return

[gritty garden]

Been there, done that. Got the t-shirt after getting out of a financial hole.

Now I can buy a Kaizen and have change 🤣

[bronze orbit]

Rn I’m using this

[gleaming wing]

I really want a schecter

[lethal fractal]

Drive down to my local guitar store they have my old 8 string Shecter for like $350...

I'm back to only owning Ibanez not sure what it is but they really fit me.

[bronze orbit]

I got that for $450 used

[lethal fractal]

nice

I think my seven string was as well around that.

[gleaming wing]

Ooh sounds nice

I do want an 8 string too

So that would be perfect

[loud ember]

my 7 string was like 250, it's one of the Ibanez entry level 7 strings - i usually keep it in a sort of drop a# (basically a# standard but the low D# and G# I tune up to F and A#)

[gleaming wing]

Mine is currently tuned to E B E A D G B

[loud ember]

nice

[lethal fractal]

Got my scales figured out for drop E on the 8 string happy about that

[gleaming wing]

Drop E is fun

I like Drop F too

Because then you can play this

https://open.spotify.com/track/1AaksCXFrrBA0Ejm1QiNlN?si=fa6e9a3b9ca04c64

[lethal fractal]

yep

[toxic wharf]

Too much discord for today

[lethal fractal]

I'm going to try dropping my 8th string down to C and write something in that tuning.

[gleaming wing]

That would be sick

[lethal fractal]

Oh ya?

[gleaming wing]

Have fun finding a tone for that

[toxic wharf]

Yea

[lethal fractal]

I'm actually going and checking out a new amp

[gleaming wing]

oh sweet

[toxic wharf]

How rich are you

[gleaming wing]

richer than me lollll

[toxic wharf]

Lollll

[gleaming wing]

doesn't take much

[lethal fractal]

I was doing three things for 3 forms of income so I saved up a bunch from that.

[gleaming wing]

That's cool

I work lots to but that all goes into my college bill 😂

[toxic wharf]

Jeez thats a ton for your age

[lethal fractal]

Yea... I'm about to just start working for a friends construction company and start doing welding and was offered a position for $50 an hour welding and still figuring out how much I would get paid by my friend. That will be really helpful only working when I need to.

That's my plan for next year.

[gleaming wing]

holy crap that's awesome

[toxic wharf]

That sound so fun

[gleaming wing]

Welding is amazing

[toxic wharf]

True

In elementary school I did a whole project about it

I have no idea how I remember that

[lethal fractal]

Ya, welding is great.

The construction company they restore vintage homes and properly do it not like the TV show stuff... I love vintage homes so I'd happily work on them and will be helpful when I live in one so I can work on stuff myself.

[gleaming wing]

that's pretty sick

[lethal fractal]

Ya

[gleaming wing]

Vintage homes are awesome

[lethal fractal]

My dad lives in a house he worked on and it's great, one of the walls is still original brink the doorknobs are so pretty as well.

brick*

[gleaming wing]

That's neat

[toxic wharf]

Can you make me a house for free?

[gleaming wing]

I'm currently working landscaping on campus

[toxic wharf]

Cool

I prefer housing but landscaping is cool too

[gleaming wing]

Yeah. It's just convenient because it's right there and I have flexible hours.

[lethal fractal]

I probably could might take a few years...

[toxic wharf]

Perfect

[lethal fractal]

Would also be in the middle of the woods because that's the only place I could get free lumber

[toxic wharf]

Even better

[lethal fractal]

Ya

[gleaming wing]

Houses in the woods are the best

[toxic wharf]

True

I hate houses by lakes

Rivers are fine but lakes atracct way too many bugs

[lethal fractal]

I was gifted these to try out and play for a bit to decide if I want to buy them or not.

I really like the amp I will say that.

[gleaming wing]

Thats a pretty guitar

I want it for Jazz band

It looks like it would be good for both that and metal

[lethal fractal]

Sounds great for jazz

[gleaming wing]

Sweet

[lethal fractal]

I find it funny that most of my friends know me as a big metal head and punk rocker.

I grew up on funk, jazz and blues. I started playing jazz trumpet, I'm quite good at jazz guitar as well which everyone finds so strange when I play jazz guitar.

or even classical guitar which I have been studying more and trying to get much better at

[gleaming wing]

That's so cool

Having a wide range of knowledge in instruments and styles, especially being classically taught really can help with your musical ability.

[lethal fractal]

It sure can, music theory is also amazing and jazz cord theory and all of that has been really really useful for me. As well today me and my guitar teacher figured out the 5 scale patterns and how they all connect on my 8 string guitar, as well like the dumbasses we are we figured it out in drop E tuning

[gleaming wing]

Sweeeet

I'm taking a jazz guitar class at my college. I think it's really helping me improve my technique and phrasing in my metal stuff too

[lethal fractal]

Metal has a lot of blues and classical influences it's nuts I mean Archspire just ripped off Mozart for one of the songs...

I'm going to share some tabs for a song I'm learning once I have taken photos of them... It's going to be a lot of metronome work.

As well the tab has a thing that says <5.8> and I have absolutely no fucking clue what in the world that means.

[glacial osprey]

Natural harmonic a little before 6th fret

[lethal fractal]

is that all it is? Screw being that accurate some guitarists are nuts.

[glacial osprey]

It's a rough measurement. Find the sweetspot where it rings clearest and rest is muscle memory

[gleaming wing]

Dang that's insane

[lethal fractal]

Alright, that's such a strange way of writing that or I'm just not smart enough...

[gleaming wing]

I'm so bad at sight reading 😂

[lethal fractal]

Let me take photos

[glacial osprey]

2.3 is a common harmonic

[lethal fractal]

This is also confusing me

What's the symbol between the 2.7 and 3.2 and what not

[lethal fractal]

They like 2.7 it seems.

[glacial osprey]

Think it's just overlapping <> <> just weird rendering on page

[lethal fractal]

This is why second hand opinions are nice you're probably right and I'm just here overthinking and stressing trying to figure out if it's some secret code

[glacial osprey]

The fractional values makes it squeeze together in that limited space

[lethal fractal]

Ya seems about right

[glacial osprey]

Natural harmonics have to do with the harmonic series. Physics stuff. Just has to do with dividing the string evenly to create different wave forms

12, 7, and 5 most common because they're simple to find. Dividing by 2, 3, 4 respectively

[lethal fractal]

Yes, the frets aren't always the perfect spot for how it's divided but can be close, I have never seen tabs being that technical though kinda neat.

[glacial osprey]

GP tries to approximate the real location. Think hand written tabs usually will just say <6> but guitar pro will auto-correct it to 5.8

5.8 is the second node if divided by 7ths

[lethal fractal]

Neat, I found the tabs in a Dropbox link somehow knows where the original tabs are from.

[glacial osprey]

Funny enough, I think 3.2 may be equal to 5.8 if I'm reading a chart correctly

Just depends on convenience for finger placement

[lethal fractal]

Yep, I like how you're knowledgeable and aren't like me and get caught up overcomplicating basic obvious things just because they seem too obvious.

[glacial osprey]

Been playing 16 years. Not super well despite those years. Super lazy. But I also had like 2 semesters of music in college before I switched to Computer Science. I just geeked out on guitar stuff in the downtime

[lethal fractal]

Been playing longer then I have been alive 😅

That's awesome though, you seem fun to just sit down with and nerd out about computers and guitars... Probably would turn into a conversation like an andrew huang video.

[glacial osprey]

Nah. Just know enough to chime in on things occasionally

[lethal fractal]

Ya ya... I bet it would be a great chat. Thanks though for chiming in, helps my brain not go insane figuring out that song as it's already complex enough for the picking hand at least.

I'm going to write out where each note lands on the beat that probably will be helpful

[glacial osprey]

No problem. Best of luck on learning that stuff.

[lethal fractal]

Thanks.

[toxic wharf]

Dang...Ill be buying that or a J Larada in beginning of 2024

[gritty garden]

I'm not going to because I don't have the room

[tiny spade]

Just got a sick looking Jackson!

Forgot what model tho

[wind mauve]

i'll store it for you

[lethal fractal]

Would it be a good investment to get a noise gate pedal? If so does anyone have any recommendations the most I'm willing to spend is $200 Though would most prefer something around $100

[bronze orbit]

So I got this DT whammy mostly for the alien noises but what’s the difference between that one and this one

Don’t they both tune up and down

[wind mauve]

it looks like one has more settings

[verbal fossil]

one has the drop petal + the original whammy

the one that has the expression pedal on the middle has what the 1st one has, on it's left and on it's right it's the drop pedal

and you can combine the effects of both sides

[toxic wharf]

I want to buy a schecter as my first guitar

[graceful socket]

They both tune up and down but in different intervals. The DT has a pitchshifter going up and down 8 semitones whereas the whammy only has select shift settings. If you want to use it to change tunings all the time you´re probably better off witth the DT, if it´s just alien noises the pure Whammy should do it

I dont know where the price is at but the DT is definetly worth it. The pitchshifter is insane and is literally my greatest blessing.

[verbal fossil]

actually it's 7 semi tones + octave and otave + dry

for the pitchshifter side

and as for the price it cost me like 170€ 2 years ago

and apparently it's 285€ now

[wind mauve]

they realized they had a monopoly on modern metalcore

[verbal fossil]

digitech be like

[graceful socket]

true but honestly the best 300$ I ever spend on gear

[sinful aurora]

Hey was wondering if anyone knew what type of pedals I would need for a tone like Calabrese. This song for an example of what I'm looking for

https://youtu.be/FE7wdINTw4E?si=2fx17Sjf0B_s4vNU

[bronze orbit]

Next song for my band is gonna be fucking brutal

[lethal fractal]

Ping me once it's out please

[toxic wharf]

Honestly really dislike that the Ibanez RGD71ALMS doesnt have coil tap, while the 8 string variant has...why?!

I dont care about the 8 string version, but would like a mid-priced multiscale 7 string, but really dislike that fact about an other wise good guitar.

[bronze orbit]

Is anyone here a bassist from Massachusetts

Our bassist for blasphemous obituary is leaving to do a hard rock project with our other guitarist who is also leaving after October 13th

Must be over 18 preferably 21+ and have reliable transportation and equipment and must be reliable for shows

And also we’re mostly doing hardcore and sometimes deathcore so don’t come in thinking it’s gonna change to a metalcore band

[bronze orbit]

Oh my goodness I’m already in love

[bronze orbit]

[graceful socket]

If you arent abusing your whammy after getting it you're doing it wrong. Have fun my dude

[lethal fractal]

[bronze orbit]

I ordered it Friday lol they speedran it over here

[lethal fractal]

you going to keep it?

[bronze orbit]

I think so it does what I want it to

Only reason I’d get the other is to be lazy and never tune but my band only plays in drop A so for live reasons it doesn’t matter to much

[lethal fractal]

Fair enough, you guys play drop A 7 string or 6?

[bronze orbit]

6 but our other guitarist is leaving so we gonna go 7

On my 7 string, this is the breakdown

Here’s a sample of our next song

[lethal fractal]

What string set are you using on your 6?

[bronze orbit]

Probably gonna add some triplets in there too to make it spicier

[bronze orbit]

11 I believe

[lethal fractal]

The intro sounds a lot like intro to another song I can't remember it I have the record

[lethal fractal]

What's the 6th string?

[bronze orbit]

48-11s

[lethal fractal]

Solid

[bronze orbit]

The intro is gonna be that with some dun dun dun dun drums

That’s the build up

[lethal fractal]

nice

[bronze orbit]

We don’t got music out yet because money is a issue we’re trying to get transportation gear and our recording back

We have a song done we just need to pay the producer

[lethal fractal]

For sure, I luckily am friends with people who own studios and am going to school for Audio engineering so recording isn't too bad and I can mix a lot of my bands stuff.

[bronze orbit]

Noice

Our guy mixed the New England hardcore fest century media stage Saturday so he’s legit

$25 a hour which isn’t bad but the bassist wasn’t as prepared cause he has a lot going on hence why we’re looking for someone else

Because he said he can’t keep up with it which is what it is

[toxic wharf]

https://www.espguitars.com/products/21858-m-1007-multi-scale

Anyone tried that one?

[wind mauve]

oh yeah i forgot that canada doesn't exist

so i can't even check the price on one of these

[toxic wharf]

Around the 1800 euro mark here

Must be a little cheaper in the US

Since we get F'd by ESP related brands here

[wind mauve]

[toxic wharf]

Its not too bad

Especially considering the specs

Still weird its the only multiscale ESP/LTD has to offer

[wind mauve]

the guitars i was looking at were $1200

[toxic wharf]

Yeah ive seen them for 1500 US dollars

Which is quite cheap

[wind mauve]

ok that's

marginally better

still well above the price range i was going for before

[toxic wharf]

I want to buy a Abasi Concepts but Im sure its gonna be sold out the minute a new batch is places online

And than I would be tempted for a Kaizen, but thats quite some money as well

[wind mauve]

when i'm rich and famous

i'll consider an abasi concepts

[toxic wharf]

I dont know...those things go so fast...might as well just spend all your savings if you want one and can snatch one

Last batch I got an email....I was refreshing the site..all extended range Abasi Larada's sold out

And I already have really good 6 strings and just an alright 7 string...Im eager to upgrade that 7 string

[wind mauve]

i mean if i get an abasi it's gonna be an eight string

might as well go big or go home right

[toxic wharf]

Yeah, Im just not a big fan of 8 strings. Finding a band is a pain and most of the time people playing those things their tone sounds shit

Especially in a bandsetting. I had an Ibanez 8 string and sold it

So if I spend that amount its not gonna be that

[wind mauve]

i mean rn im not in a band i'm just playing for fun i guess

i have a six and seven, and i'd like to be able to play eight string songs, as well as have one

my other option would be that newer Ibanez one, the silver one with the fishman pickups that's also $1200

but i think i'd still have to look at the RGD71ALMS or the QX527

more interested in a better seven than a new eight

[toxic wharf]

The ALMS is very good

As long as you dont care about split coil

[wind mauve]

i mean it has fishmans and i know i like fishmans cause i've played guitars that have them

[toxic wharf]

I dont get why Ibanez put the full range of the tonal properties of the Fishmans to the 8 string but not on the 7 string by not giving it split coil

Its such a stupid unecessary decision. I might have bought the ALMS if it did have split coil

[wind mauve]

i'm more looking at the QX527 anyways

[toxic wharf]

Yeah they are quite good pick ups

[wind mauve]

i know it's not extended range

[toxic wharf]

They have a 7 string variant but not multiscale

[wind mauve]

but i was showing my guitar teacher and he said "if you want the headless one but it can't be tuned to drop satan, then just don't tune it to drop satan"

which is pretty true

[toxic wharf]

And only 25.5 scale length lol

[toxic wharf]

Agreed

I went back to standard tuning on most guitars anyway

But still its nice to have some extra tension on the low B imo

Its not necessary

[mellow geyser]

is it alright to leave an electric in front of a closed window that gets a lot of direct sunlight?

i’ve heard lots of horror stories abt how sunlight affects guitars

[gritty garden]

To prevent the bleaching effect, no it's not alright

One of the guys that used to be in this Discord did a gig on a boat in the middle of summer... His white LTD, turned yellow/cream from spending the whole day in direct sunlight.

[mellow geyser]

wow

[gritty garden]

It's like anything, you leave it in direct sunlight and it'll get sun damage/fade

Mine are near the window too, but I only open the curtains when the sun isn't blasting through the window

[toxic wharf]

If you can leqving your most valuable guitars in a hardcase is a good solution also in regard to moisture

[eternal yew]

Btw lads i have a question

[toxic wharf]

Ok

[eternal yew]

Can i use an audio interface without the use of an amplifier?

Since im curious if i can use my computer as the amplifier for my guitar, with the use of audio interface

[toxic wharf]

You will need amp sim software for that, but once you have that, than yes you can.

Theres some free stuff out there thats pretty decent.

Than you can plug in your guitar into your audio interface, start up the amp sim and just jam. You can also use it in your audio recording software.

And if you wanna spend some money, I'd say Neural DSP is very good. Also Amplitube 5 is considered very good

[eternal yew]

Oh so i need to install a amp sim first then connect it for my audio interface?

And the amp sim are like neural dsp right?

[toxic wharf]

Yeah.

[eternal yew]

Lmao u already said it

I was at the zone

[toxic wharf]

If by connect you mean just selecting the right input in the software itself than yes. Its really simple if you just have the stuff, you will figure it out in no time. Guitar goes into interface and than on the computer you start up the software...if you dont hear anything just check the input in the software and make sure you select your interface.

[lethal fractal]

Did you ping me somewhere? Discord said you did and I can't find it for the life of me so I'm confused haha

[toxic wharf]

Ah yeah, sorry buddy, was by accident. I was typing something and I must have clicked your name on the @ list

[lethal fractal]

Ah alright 👍

[toxic wharf]

I removed it, because it was meant for someone else

[lethal fractal]

Cool, I thought I was going insane

[eternal yew]

Alright ty also since if i ever use the amp sim, does it also register to my computer's speaker?

Also the amp sim is also a plugin right?

[toxic wharf]

Yeah

[toxic wharf]

Yep, just make sure to select the right output in the software

Often it does so automatically but if its not working you might need to adjust that

[eternal yew]

And when it comes to recording, does my reaper software compatible for the audio interface too right?

[gritty garden]

Yes and no, when you're using an Audio Interface with a DAW you have to select the ASIO Driver for your AI. If you're on a Windows machine what this means is your computer audio will be outputting to the Audio Inferace so you'll need your speakers plugged into that.

If you're just using the Amp Sim on it's own I think it just comes through your normal PC Speakers. - don't quote me on this last part though as I've not used an amp sim independently outside of a DAW.

[eternal yew]

Oh the daw is the Digital Audio Workstation right?

Ohh i see i understand

Well thanks for the help lads, im just going to go back here if i got more questions.

[lethal fractal]

This is the place to ask :)

[eternal yew]

Yeah thanks man, im still getting use to this stuff

[lethal fractal]

For sure, have fun figuring it out and playing around with everything.

[wind mauve]

neural dsp offers two week trials of all of their software btw

so try em all out

i found that i liked Archetype: Abasi, Archetype: Gojira, and Archetype: Henson the best

[tribal vigil]

200$ Gstyle + 325$ tosin abasi pickups😂

Also had the frets redone

[wind mauve]

god those pickups and knobs are hot

and the selector switch too

[tribal vigil]

Selector is off of a Strat, knobs are 3d printed

[wind mauve]

they look really good with the white pickups

[toxic wharf]

Honestly hurts to see those pick ups in that guitar

[toxic wharf]

This is a good tip @eternal yew

[wind mauve]

i pinged him in the reply

[toxic wharf]

Ah sorry

[wind mauve]

all good

[tribal vigil]

I’ve been working on the guitar for a while. It plays really nicely tbh

I prefer it over my Dean Zero

The next upgrade is a multi scale neck

[wind mauve]

bro is ship of theseus'ing his guitar

[tribal vigil]

Yes

[gleaming wing]

Sick dude

[glacial osprey]

Cool new Black Limba Duvell with Nazgul/Sentient at local shop. Also a customer's custom Regius Core I got to see before it is picked up

[toxic wharf]

Hey man, whatever floats your boat.

[wind mauve]

question, fellas

https://allpedal.com/products/slamurai

i was looking at this pedal, but i'm on the fence cause i'm not sure if it can be hooked up to an audio interface and used with something like NeuralDSP

i do have a physical amp if it can't, but it's a spider v30 and i feel like trying to put a distortion pedal on that is just gonna make it sound worse

[oak raven]

Anyone have advice on what this issue could be?
my pick ups on my active pick up guitar will randomly be picking up lots of white noise and my passive pick ups come up extremely thin. Could it be a scarlet/audio interface issue or a cable issue?

[glacial osprey]

Best guess is you're either using a speaker cable instead of instrument cable by accident, or there's a weird issue with the input gain on your interface

[serene vortex]

So.... my buddy got a guitar today. He has two "dead" frets.... 4 on D and 5 on high E... what is the problem here? How can this be fixed?

[acoustic cobalt]

Take to a shop 💀

Or raise the action

Raise action before shop 💀💀

[toxic wharf]

New guitar?

Depending on the situation, raising the action might help, but if the action isnt that all too low, you might need a truss rodd adjustment. The dead frets are a bit on a weird spot tbh. The neck could also be slightly warped.

[gritty garden]

Also, it's possible if it's just those to frets on different strings for the frets to not be fully seated and just need a bit of a tap.

Either way if they're not confident with it, then take it to a luthier/tech

[lethal fractal]

I'm super confused... This is my first time having active pickups so I don't know if this is normal, it seems like when I have the pickup selector set to the neck pickup my bridge pickup will be picking up when my phone is close to it but not when it's close to the neck pickup and when set to the bridge pickup it does the opposite I the neck would pick-up interference but not the bridge. Not sure if this is normal or if it got wired backwards.

As well when set to the neck it is much more crunchy and when set to the bridge pickup it has a lot of bass and not so much of the high end or middle.

Which I thought the opposite was supposed to happen so I'm just curious if they are backwards

[lethal fractal]

I want explanations :\

[toxic wharf]

No.

[bronze orbit]

Listens to alpha wolf once

[timid flicker]

wow

my 60$ guitar has shielding

[lethal fractal]

My $1,400 guitar has the pickups wired backwards... What the hell?

[glacial osprey]

What guitar?

[lethal fractal]

My RG8

[glacial osprey]

Is the mini switch for fluence voicing? Guessing those are all mods

Wait. Found similar somewhere

RG80F

[wind mauve]

the ol’ switcheroo

[glacial osprey]

Not seeing anything about the blade switch being backwards for neck/bridge. Weird yours would be

[lethal fractal]

I'm going to just try and trade it in for the RG9s they have and hopefully those are fine

[wind mauve]

lowkey considering the RG8 cause of Andrew Baena’s review

it’s the same price as the seven strings i want and comes with fishmans, and i already have a seven

but also, headless ibanez…

[toxic wharf]

Wiring is F'd. Bad QC

[lethal fractal]

Buy mine xD

I'll keep everyone updated on the RG9 situation I almost got it instead of this RG8 so I think I'll just go for it and have some with it... I wish guitars just could stay perfect

[wind mauve]

hypothetically how much would you want for it

in CAD

[lethal fractal]

$1,300

[wind mauve]

[lethal fractal]

Is that CAD or USD because if that's USD then that's about the same price I paid for mine in CAD If it's CAD then that's interesting

[wind mauve]

you know what it doesn’t say

probably USD tho, sweetwater is American

[lethal fractal]

yea

[gleaming wing]

Has anyone else here been to the sweetwater store?

[timid flicker]

i ordered ernie balls from amazon, recieved literally nothing in the packet.

👍

[lethal fractal]

You able to return it?

[timid flicker]

contacted customer service

they started an investigation

told me to contact them on the 1st. hopefully i get refunded

i'll try some elixirs i guess

from my local store

[toxic wharf]

It happens with delivery services...wouldnt worry about them

Elixirs are way more durable anyway

[bronze orbit]

Still waiting on my guitar

[dire kayak]

does anyone have a basic idea of what effects the guitar sound in palpable leprosy of pollution uses

[silver pewter]

Guys any possibility on me?: String tension is way too tight for shredding, most of phrases are muffled and it's kind of difficult to do bends. My current string gauge is 10-52 in drop D, is there another option but change strings to 9-46?

[toxic wharf]

Whats the scale length?

Normally shouldnt be a big deal so...keep playing and strenghten your fingers if you dont wanna go to a lower gauge

[gritty garden]

10-52 should be fine. You just have to build up strength

[lethal fractal]

I'm going to be trying 105s on my guitar 28 inch scale length will be interesting to hear how they sound.

[eternal yew]

Damn is nightmare or afterlife of a7x good for an audition play?

Man im vibing of doing that

[gleaming wing]

buy a bass already

[lethal fractal]

I'm planning on getting a custom 7 string bass made in two years

[gleaming wing]

Dang

That's gonna be sick

[lethal fractal]

ya

[bronze orbit]

My guitar payment went through so must mean the got them in stock

That was a lot of money

[toxic wharf]

No. Don’t go to the bad side ;-;

[lethal fractal]

It's mainly going to be for a band member to play... I have plans to have two 9 strings, a 7 string player 1 bass player (maybe two), one or two vocalists and a drummer for the band I'm making.

I want it so I can work on riff writing and understanding bass a bit better

[toxic wharf]

0_0

[lethal fractal]

I have good music theory I just need to get better at applying it.

[toxic wharf]

7string bass is just guitar

[lethal fractal]

That's the point but it has different tone then guitar so the basses will sometimes take the lead roles with the 7 string guitar and they will be the main main lead guitar... and the two 9 string players we will be in the background... It's a really crazy concept I'm working on.

[gleaming wing]

I'll play in your band

[lethal fractal]

I wish man if we were closer, absolutely.

[gleaming wing]

Yeah

What state are you in?

[lethal fractal]

I'm in Canada

[gleaming wing]

Oh that does make things more difficult

😂

[lethal fractal]

Ya LMFAO

[acoustic cobalt]

Liquid

I melted 😔

[gleaming wing]

Relatable

[gritty garden]

Depends, if it's not in stock they'll take the money in order to make the purchase order for the guitar.

[bronze orbit]

Idk they called saying that it’s gonna be shipped today

Which will be good because I’ll get them in time for the second show

[eternal yew]

Vro help

I lost the locker of my guitar, will it make a difference if i put a string here?

[toxic wharf]

Thats an essential part of the bridge. Your guitar will simply be out of tune across the neck, since you miss an intonation saddle.

Need to buy and install a new one.

How did you lose it in the first place?

[eternal yew]

The screw fell off so i need to buy a new one for this

[eternal yew]

Btw does the alan wrench lowers the action of the guitar right?

I have a problem with 3 of my final strings since they are a bit higher so idk if the wrench can work

So this one is only for the alignment of the neck?

[lethal fractal]

That wrench is too big for the screws you use to lower the action

[eternal yew]

Wait so it must be smaller?

Wait what does it look like tho?

[lethal fractal]

The two small screws on the saddles of the bridge you lower or raise those for action... you might need to check your neck out as well, possibly even your nut depending on where it's high and a bunch of other things.

The wrench might fit your trust rod and would be used for that, though if it's not all the string then could be something with the saddle heights.

[eternal yew]

So this one is responsible for the alignment of the neck?

[lethal fractal]

The job for that is to tighten or loosen a screw, if it fits in your trust rod then you can use it for that purpose if it doesn't fit then you will need to find one that fits.

[eternal yew]

I think it will fit

I think this is where it should be use right?

[lethal fractal]

Though from the sounds of it you aren't trying to adjust your neck so it's probably the saddles that need adjustment.

[eternal yew]

Ohh so there is a screw for the saddles?

[lethal fractal]

If you don't know what you're doing when it comes to guitar set-up I'd recommend taking it to a music store or a luthier to set it up for you.

[lethal fractal]

each one of your saddles has two screws for action adjustment.

[eternal yew]

I mean is there a tool for this yes? Or could a screw driver can do the woek for this?

[lethal fractal]

Yes there is a tool for the different sized and shaped screws your guitar has, there isn't a special Hex key though specifically made for your guitar as long as it fits it will work.

[eternal yew]

This is where the adjustment will happen right?

Sorry for the dirty look lmao im bout to clean this soon

[lethal fractal]

Yes that's one of the spots, as well getting your 1st string saddle replaced.

[eternal yew]

Yeah im going to ask a local guitar store for that

You think they provide those parts?

Im judging by your case man

[lethal fractal]

ask them to set up your guitar for you as well.
I have no clue if they would, I'd recommend you call them and ask. The guitar store where I live doesn't have individual saddles just full new bridges.

[eternal yew]

Ohh i see well i can ask them first for that then if they are cool to adjust this then im good

[lethal fractal]

Yes, let them set it up just so you don't break something due to this conversation I don't think you will be able to set up your guitar by yourself.

[eternal yew]

Yeah i will let the experts do this

For now im going to ask

Yeah ty for the tips man

[lethal fractal]

no worries goodluck

[toxic wharf]

Honestly wouldnt screw around with that if you dont know what youre doing

[lethal fractal]

Ya

[bronze orbit]

More so just very stressful it’s our 2nd show and that looks like it maybe rough

We don’t wanna kick him out but it feels like that may have to be the case

Oh wait nvm they just said there leaving now after the show to go do another project so now I don’t need advice what to do

[gusty ember]

Does anyone have any recommendations for a first guitar kinda between a epiphone sg or schecter c1 platinum

Idk if should go with something from Ibanez instead or just one of those 2

[wind mauve]

are you ordering online or buying from an actual physical store

and if it's the latter, can you play them at the store?

[gusty ember]

I can but like ahhhh I overthink a ton and idk a ton about the feel of the guitar

They’re both around the same price I think

[wind mauve]

play them both and pick the one you like more

looking at them both, i would say that the schecter might be more your style if you're trying to play some heavy metal

but the schecter website tells me literally nothing about what it actually does

these aren't specs you muppets tell me what the pickups are and the scale length

[gusty ember]

I like heavy and numetal and rock but I also like a lot of other stuff

Shoegaze but I know that’s more pedal and other stuff

[wind mauve]

if you live in california the schecter will give you cancer but if you don't you'll be fine

[gusty ember]

Hmm I do

[wind mauve]

neat

well if they're around the same price i would say to go with the schecter

it does have active pickups which at some point will require i believe a battery swap

but the benfit is it'll sound a lot cleaner

also a higher scale length than the RG (assuming i'm looking at the right one, which is likely) but only by a very slight amount

[gusty ember]

It’s the c1 platinum

[wind mauve]

yes, i know i'm looking at the right schecter

i did say RG specifically

i'm assuming it's this RG

[glacial osprey]

SG

[wind mauve]

based on my intuition

you right

SG

its about bedge time for candle

[wind mauve]

im talking bout the epiphone dude

i know i have the right schecter

i said that

[gusty ember]

[wind mauve]

oh shit i was lookin at the wrong SG

the question is

that one says standard in cherry but looks more like this one

[gleaming wing]

SGs are my favorite

[wind mauve]

same pickguard, same knobs

pickups look different tho

[glacial osprey]

SG come in different pickup configs

Rest is mostly same

[wind mauve]

ok found it on the website

[wind mauve]

ye but they're lookin for advice so i wanna make sure im lookin at the same model

yep thats the one

same scale length as the other SG

24.75"

the schecter is a 25.5"

[gusty ember]

Some people said they have had issues with the pickups but could just be qc issues but idk which to pick

[wind mauve]

pickups on which

[gusty ember]

Sg

[glacial osprey]

Schecters are usually a safe bet most times

[wind mauve]

for this much casheroonis

if them pickups be got them issues

[gusty ember]

Just from the reviews

Idk

[wind mauve]

go for the schecter

it looks cooler, has a bigger scale length (barely but it counts), has what appear to be better pickups

trust

[gusty ember]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-smile-dog-smile-dog-gif-25692542

[wind mauve]

[wind mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/kyogre-gif-22565365

[gusty ember]

https://tenor.com/view/joeyy-1man-glitz-him-gif-25139183

[wind mauve]

yeah the complaints on the pickups in the SG's reviews are all very similar

saying that they sound muddy and notes will blend together, especially if you play open and then around the 12th fret

which is common in a lot of modern metal - for example, crystal lake's "aeon" opens with a riff consisting of mainly 0's and 12's with some 11's and 13's thrown in

so i say get the schecter

[gusty ember]

Looking at this one but probably not gonna start on a 7 string I think

But it’s a really pretty guitar

[wind mauve]

i would say start on a 6 yeah

[glacial osprey]

Triad. That the crazy triplebucker guitar?

[glacial osprey]

The Sunset extremes are cool. Like a cheaper John Browne signature Tao

[gusty ember]

I love the way this guitar looks but erm I am very impulsive should go with the 6

[glacial osprey]

A triple humbucker is a bit of a novelty thing. Definitely safer to go for something more normal

[gusty ember]

it’s time I’ll buy it now unless they don’t have any in the back

Floor model is damaged

[wind mauve]

Andrew Baena got a review one and had to turn the volume down to prevent clipping

and then it turned out he wasn’t even using all three

[gusty ember]

They recommend warranty but ehh

[gusty ember]

I’m gonna go with a cheaper sonic squire and a good amp and then return the squire later

Scamming

I went with a good amp

[eternal yew]

Btw update: it was fix,i found a screw

[gusty ember]

I am so confused on how to use the amp

It sounds bad but I I think that’s a skill issue

https://tenor.com/view/niko-seal-baikal-baikal-seal-niko-the-seal-gif-23221817

[toxic wharf]

Squier honestly a good choice for a first guitar

Also strats are goated

[gusty ember]

Got a boss katana mark 2 for the amp

[toxic wharf]

Nice!

You will have a lot of fun with that

[gusty ember]

Just gotta learn how to mess with it a bit my sound slightly bad but I’m pretty sure that’s on me…

[toxic wharf]

Just try get a good clean tone

[gusty ember]

If I want I can plug headphones into the amp right?

I have balanced jack for it

[toxic wharf]

Yeah if it has an input for headphones which the Katana probably has it should be fine

[gusty ember]

It does found it

I need some new ones been wanting to get the hd600 for so long might pick them up maybe

[gusty ember]

I was wondering should I get my guitar setup at a shop or is it fine?

[wind mauve]

it’s most likely fine

if it’s fresh out the box and you’re in standard tuning then you won’t have to worry about setup for a long while

for example, the next guitar i’m looking at i want a setup to ensure

• the pickups are working properly
• the heavier strings i want are applied
• the guitar is down tuned
• the action is lowered to account for the downtuning, and the guitar is intonated properly

in that order

like i said in your case, you're good out of the box, so just enjoy

for example, the next guitar i’m looking at i want a setup to ensure

• the pickups are working properly
• the heavier strings i want are applied
• the guitar is down tuned
• the action is lowered to account for the downtuning, and the guitar is intonated properly

in that order

[toxic wharf]

Depends on the model and brand. Generally you should check your set up. Action is often higher than it can be

Its also good to check the neck relief. Especially when ordered online and you didnt do it in store

Factories have a tendency to do a proper set up on their higher end models and bum out on the rest

[gritty garden]

Do a factory reset when you get it home to make sure it's in it's default state and not been tweaked (if it's been on display). And yes you can plug headphones into it. I have the head version.

[wind mauve]

speaking of amps do y'all's guitar shops sell those novelty desktop miniature amps as well

i kinda wanna get the tiny 5150 just for the meme its like $30

[gritty garden]

Yeah they do, they're a novelty at best. I have the Marshall MS-2 one, really can't handle the bass because the speaker is so small

[wind mauve]

i mean yeah i know they'd sound terrible and be a novelty but its mostly for the novelty that i want one

[gritty garden]

Good room decorations though

[wind mauve]

i figure they can go next to my gundam collection

once i finally get my grubby paws on the linkin park gundam it can sit on the mini amp

[gleaming wing]

I have the super stack one

[bronze orbit]

Finally

[gleaming wing]

Yoooooo

[bronze orbit]

It’s sounds so fucking good

[gleaming wing]

I bet...

[bronze orbit]

AND WERE LEARNING BINARY IN CLASS YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

[modest ravine]

fellow MA resident 🤝

[gleaming wing]

[bronze orbit]

🤝

(Come to my show lol)

[edgy widget]

anyone here likes strandbergs?

the headless one

[toxic wharf]

All Strandberg are headless guitars as I recall, and yeah I do like them in general but not too keen on the neck shape

Still good guitars overall, but the neck is just something thats really unique and therefore personal. Some people love the shape

[lean plaza]

Bassists who like deathcore, dm me.

[timid flicker]

im trying some EXL125's noww

instead of ernie ball

[slender flower]

Hey lads, anyone have any experience with solar guitars? Looking to get a new 7 string with an evertune and Fishman pickups, and they seem to tick all the boxes

[bronze orbit]

The one I just got

[toxic wharf]

I dont have any experience, but would like to know about Solar guitars as well

[bronze orbit]

It ain’t a solar tho it’s a ibanez

[toxic wharf]

Yeah the RGD71ALMS

Its good, I tried it

[bronze orbit]

But it sounds amazing and has the locking tuners

Which is good cause I really only play in drop A

Also those strings are thicc I got calluses again

[edgy widget]

the neck is unique

its delibrate

[slender flower]

That guitar is definitely sick af. I just really want to try an evertune though after only playing guitars less than $500 hahaha

[toxic wharf]

I know, but Im not a big fan of it.

[graceful socket]

got a Solar A2.7 and I love it. So comfortable to play, only thing that might turn people down is a relatively strong neckdive, at least on mine, but if you dont play standing you´re good. Also I love Solar´s own pickups, those things are great

[bronze orbit]

I’ve discovered F standard I think or whatever doomsday by architects is in

Time to djent

[slender flower]

That's great to hear, I was thinking of getting this one https://www.solar-guitars.com/product/a1-7aan-aged-natural-matte/

[bronze orbit]

Ibanez is the only brand I enjoy rn

2 guitars that just feel perfect for me

That’s my 6 string

My schecter demon 7 sounds muddy for some reason even when I changed the strings and battery for the pickups it was used so maybe that’s why but idk for recording at least it sounds muddy but through a real amp it sounds better

[verbal fossil]

Tbh i tested Ibanez LTD and Solar and rn the best fit for me is solar

[bronze orbit]

Everyone got there own

I thought I was gonna like Jackson a lot and look where it is now

Pretty much a prop at this point

[graceful socket]

Cant actually say much about it, mine's got mostly other specs. Maybe the neck dive thing is only on mine (mahagony body), idk. Only thing I can reliably comment on is the locking tuners and those do their job great, keep mine in tune perfectly even without an Evertune

[wind mauve]

so far i’m a big ibanez guy myself

started with an epiphone, got an ibanez 7 as my second guitar, my third is also going to be an ibanez 7

it just speaks to me

[toxic wharf]

Quad Cortex prices have globally decreased

They are no longer 'forced' to buy components from resellers they state.

Perhaps demand has also significantly lessened

[gritty garden]

I bought mine before the increase so it's just gone back down to what it was

Actually, it's now £100 cheaper, but I still didn't get it at it's highest price.

[toxic wharf]

Yesh it was a bit crazy imo up until the point that a purchase of a Helix would be better buy

But they are almost ready to implement the plugins into the device sp thats gonna be cool

[gritty garden]

I think it could be today... they're teasing the QC along with a Head (plugin) on their Instagram

[toxic wharf]

Oof...nice. they gonna need something juicy with the Fender Tone Master Pro just being released

[gritty garden]

I think it's the Plini X

[toxic wharf]

Is that gonna be a free update of the plugin?

[gritty garden]

https://neuraldsp.com/quad-cortex-updates/plugin-compatibility-quad-cortex-development-update-september-2023

[toxic wharf]

Sweet! Wonder if its also gonna be an update of the overall sound of the plugin. Its my favorite but a bit dated compared to some others

[wind mauve]

a lot of people are convinced it’s archetype: devin townsend

personally i would shit bricks and then drop a band

[gritty garden]

Haha

[wind mauve]

58 minutes till it’s announced

[toxic wharf]

Lowkey hope its a new amp or something for the Plini plugin.

But I did read somewhere that theres an archetype Devin in the pipeline so could be that.

Even though his sound is very easily achieveable with the Petrucci plug in.

[wind mauve]

yeah, plini x is the other common guess

aside from archetype lil Wayne

i don’t know why that’s the recurring gag on everything they post

but it is

[toxic wharf]

Its a guitarist meme. And once guitarists find something that works for a moment, they will repeat the living sh*t out of it.

[wind mauve]

that’s true

[bronze orbit]

I’m gonna try learning metamorph by Oceans Ate Alaska when I get home since I got the same guitar

[gritty garden]

Nope

[toxic wharf]

So just Archetype Tim Henson mixed with Cory Wong.

Y tho.

Well and Plini

[bronze orbit]

I guess I can start using 12 gauges

That’s what comes standard on the RGD71ALMS

And I can definitely hear the tone difference and it just feels better honestly

[wind mauve]

who?

like genuinely

who is that

😐

it’s fine i didn’t even want a devin townsend amp anyways

🥹

[toxic wharf]

A great guitarplayer, but at the same time he doesnt have a stand out tone like Cory Wong, Plini, Petrucci, Tom Morrello, Devin and the likes.

I also didnt understand why they gave Rabea an archetype, but I guess anything to remain relevant for the kids.

[wind mauve]

i’m “the kids”, i have no idea who this guy is

oh god i’m turning 20 in three months am i really “the kids” anymore

[toxic wharf]

Whut...you are!

[wind mauve]

no im gettin old

it’s only a matter of time

[toxic wharf]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V971ni4ZBhM&ab_channel=NeuralDSP

[wind mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/mid-its-mid-ugly-nah-gif-19839131

[toxic wharf]

Really? It sounds very good to me, but nothing that Archetype Plini, Henson or Petrucci probably couldnt cover.

[wind mauve]

and that’s why it’s mid lol

[toxic wharf]

Might be worth a buy if the sim sounds actually better than those, so maybe going for a free trial.

But Petrucci has more in the box.

[wind mauve]

imagine what you coulda done with a heavy devy amp

strapping young lad’s tones from the Alien album on a drop tuned 7

[graceful socket]

alright, can somebody help me? I for the life of me cant figure out how to get a good thall bend. I just cant get it to sound right....

[wind mauve]

cause you don't got a pitch shifter

[graceful socket]

I do but seemingly I´m too stupid to figure out how to shift exactly for the wanted result

[wind mauve]

oh

idk then

[graceful socket]

Played around a bit with different settings but I think it should be the octave shift + a bend, maybe my tone is just ass, idk

[wind mauve]

whats ur tone

[bronze orbit]

Damn royal beggars is a sick riff simple yet effective

[bronze orbit]

Well now I can play animals and Royal beggar’s pretty good but need to work on doomsday

I can play it just not very good lol

[bronze orbit]

Anyone ever press record then immediately fuck up what they already know 😂

Super frustrating