Guitars & Bass

[dry parrot]

yeah

i mean what else can u do

you're tuning your guitar to the low string on the bass i think

on a 4 string at least

just dont bother with bass ig

your guitar is bass

[shut meadow]

exceopt the guitar tone in all recordings is like 60% bass

[dry parrot]

something u could try is keeping the bass standard, so its the same pitch as the guitar

because it still covers difference frequencies in the mix

different

but idk you probably just have to find a spare bridge cable for a string and tune down

[storm mulch]

Tbh I don’t think you’ll even be able to hear bass anyways so don’t worry about it

Your guitar will probably do the job for you

[wind mauve]

don’t listen to the guys saying not to add bass

bass covers a very different frequency range in songs and even if you don’t necessarily “hear” it you will absolutely hear its absence

[toxic wharf]

Who in their right mind would leave bass out

Animals as Leaders

[wind mauve]

question for the true believers in here

i was looking at some seymour duncan pickups that are active pickups, but they have a passive mounting option

and for some reason that's the only option that isn't elaborated on

i'm assuming i'd want passive mounting cause my guitar came with passive pickups?

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/AzLyEaFnC8U?si=fQJZZaOAuvryvxtF

[wind mauve]

lukewarm picks

not saying he's wrong but he could be more right

[open fjord]

Lol I wouldn't know I don't listen to Trivium.

[wind mauve]

terrible take

get to gettin

[open fjord]

The only songs I've heard from them is What the Dead Men Say, and In Waves. The latter I didn't care for lol.

And I think one other song....

Can't remember tho.

[quasi mirage]

Until the world goes cold is a good one

[wind mauve]

go check out the entire Shogun album

from start to finish

[toxic wharf]

Are rubber strap locks any good?

[high tangle]

Well I wouldn't prefer rubber but they're ok I guess

[toxic wharf]

Good enough for the strap not to come off?

[high tangle]

That's with any strap, no matter what you put on it

[toxic wharf]

My strap comes off all the time

[high tangle]

Might have to get a new strap

[toxic wharf]

Well I’m wondering if a rubber strap lock would save me from getting a new strap

[open fjord]

The more I play with EZD3 in different mixes I have the more I like it.

Especially compared to 2.

I forgot how easy EZD is to use over Kontakt libraries.

Or at least over GGD.

[toxic wharf]

For sure, the editor is great

[wind mauve]

i gave it a go myself

and it definitely has better sounds

so i combo'd it with the GGD P5 kit and it works pretty well overall

pearl reference kicks, periphery cymbals, and the significantly better-sounding snare and toms from EZD3

[open fjord]

The GGD stuff is very "hi-fi" sounding which for texture and certain styles is great. But EZD3 seems like it's mostly pure tonage.

[wind mauve]

those are definitely words

this goes more into the category of that meme about guitar players and adding scrongle to their tones

no the GGD stuff i find sounds very high quality for what it is but with a very fixed sound. even if you go into the settings and change stuff like the snare top, snare bottom, kick in, kick out, tuning, mics, you'll never really change the sound

the EZD3 stuff, at least in the demo, all have very different sounds that can be more easily modified it seems altho the tuning setting in there is fucking useless

[open fjord]

I feel that cuz the GGD stuff is for very few specific styles (that being djenty stuff) minus maybe the Benny Greb. The One Kit Wonders are great because they mix up the styles of music, but they are....y'know....one kit.

[vocal hearth]

Starting to make something

[dry parrot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVue5EF-xF0
found this and it seems mildly interesting

[balmy vortex]

Hot

[balmy vortex]

It's why I'm of the opinion that bass should never follow the guitar one to one

[dire kayak]

finally found the tremolo bar for my ibanez

[dry parrot]

whats a good string gauge for drop g on bass

can anyone give recs of reliable brands or whatever

ik ernie ball exists but idk if they have stuff thats as good for drop tuning

[high tangle]

Yeah they do

[dry parrot]

oh alr

[high tangle]

Mostly for drop tuning I'd get something with thicker lower strings

[dry parrot]

what do u know thats good for drop g, which is a standard but with top string down a step

well yeah but what specific gauge would u guess is good

rn i still have the stock ones

and i cant droptune at all or its all flubby

[high tangle]

4 or 5 string?

Cause if it's 4 string I might recommend getting 110

[dry parrot]

5

but looking back on it it should have saved my money and got a 4 string anyways

i dont use the top string at all

[dry parrot]

u think those are good for a full step down

and then 2 steps down on the top string

[high tangle]

For drop g yeah

[dry parrot]

alr ill prob go with those then

ty for the help

[high tangle]

Thicker strings are better for lower tunings

[dry parrot]

yeah ik

but its how thick to the tuning i was trying to figure out

i use power slinkies for half step down on one of my normal guitars

and then the beefy ones for drop c

for my current 7 string i think i gave up on searching and took a normal 8 string pack and just dropped the top string

or no it was the skinny top heavy bottom

i took the top one from that and from there dropped all the strings, the old b string became e and so on

my 7 string is a mess lol

[high tangle]

For drop c I still just use regular ernie ball strings

[dry parrot]

oh

for me it feels too loose

i like to feel some resistance when im playing but thats personal preference

[high tangle]

Easier bends tho

[dry parrot]

yeah ig

[high tangle]

It also helps with the higher end of the guitar

I'd say use regular strings for as low as drop b, unless 7 string probably drop g

Then from there use thicker gauge strings

[dry parrot]

what do you guys think of the mixing/tone and suggestions

i didnt do drums, clearly, im looking for suggestions on bass and guitar tone

skip to around 30 seconds

the rest is the intro that i havent completed

[high tangle]

What kind of amps or plugins are you using?

The bass sounds pretty good

The guitar might need a little more cleaning up but it's also pretty good

[dry parrot]

ive found some nice free ones and then just a good ir

for the bass its the ignite shb-1 with this ir

yeah im amazed at this free bass amp

its professional quality

for the guitar ill find a better amp

im using a mediocre 5150 copy

and then just eq that ive tweaked by ear

oh and also this could be important

im using a compressor

its called an sa76 i think

but that one costs money

but u could go without

[graceful socket]

For a second I thought you hung your guitar upside down lmao

[thick oxide]

what kinda picks do you people use?

[wind mauve]

ernie ball prodigy

a lot of folks use jazz iiis

or something like that

[thick oxide]

i use red jazz iiis too

[wind mauve]

i dont think i've seen jazz iiis at my guitar shop

but i will check next time i go

[thick oxide]

yeah they are cool im gonna try something different next time so im gonna try those next

[wind mauve]

the ernie ball picks are really thick

with a rounded edge

excellent for tremolo picking

[dire kayak]

those are cool picks, i like using them for stuff with a lot ot attack

ny go to is the petrucci jazz 3s which are jazz 3s but bigger

ill also use a variety of others depending on what I'm playing

[thick oxide]

i like small picks for alternate/economy picking

[dire kayak]

the small jazz 3s are ok, but theyre super tiny

i have a tendency to not leave enough pick because my thumb covers it

i also like the dunlop flow picks for everything when i can't find my favorite picks

theyre also good for bass

[dire kayak]

just keep trying all different ones until u find ones you really like

[dire kayak]

maybe i did maybe i didnt

[thick oxide]

yeah i havent used anything but jazz iiis since day one so im just looking to try new things

[dire kayak]

well try out the flow picks, theyre cool, you should try the prodigy's too

and anything else that catches your eye, picks are really entirely a preference thing

which u learn through trial and error

[thick oxide]

okay i will do that also i need help with finding my next amp

[dire kayak]

what genre and price range

[thick oxide]

fast

thats the genre

https://open.spotify.com/track/6AF2StqsxVjus9tha9YlJF?si=4856d78bdf9c48d6 this

and 2000s metalcore

[dire kayak]

maybe like an evh or a marshall

just play a few at gx

gc

[thick oxide]

okay will do that next time im there and i will get a job to afford one

[primal parrot]

does anyone know what guitar Calle Thomér plays in his playthroughs?

this one

[dire kayak]

theres a logo on the pick guard above the neck pickup

find that seller and youll find the guitar unless its a custom shop

thats a classical style headstock, which makes me think it's a custom shop

[primal parrot]

pretty difficult to make out what it says

but it is an awesome looking guitar

[unkempt folio]

im considering buying a jackson guitar for $580 (aud). my question is do i trust it?

[toxic wharf]

We need a bit more info I think. What do you mean by trusting it?

Like the seller?

[unkempt folio]

i mean like jackson guitars arent usually that cheap

[wind mauve]

what model is it homeboy

a jackson guitar could be anything

[unkempt folio]

na i know the seller is legit cus ive been to the store a few times

[unkempt folio]

its a JS series

[wind mauve]

ok like

be specific

[toxic wharf]

Can easily be that cheap.

So I would trust it.

[wind mauve]

yeah this does seem to be the budget series

so i mean with the info you've given us i'd say go for it

[toxic wharf]

Same

You have our blessing.

[unkempt folio]

its called this: Jackson JS Series Dinky JS32 DKAP

[toxic wharf]

Buy the guitar and shred.

Yes, that price is fine.

Even a bit on the pricey side for a European here.

But dont know the prices in Aussieland

[unkempt folio]

im not that great but i will definetly enjoy the guitar

[wind mauve]

yeah it's like $200 cheaper in CAD

[toxic wharf]

Yeah, could just be Australian pricing.

[wind mauve]

it is yeah

[toxic wharf]

Guitarmarket be weird like that.

[wind mauve]

them dudes have crazy inflation

[unkempt folio]

could be

[wind mauve]

25.5", 6 string, floyd rose w/ bar

[toxic wharf]

But yeah, seems all trustworthy

Except for that Floyd.

[unkempt folio]

cool

[toxic wharf]

Wouldnt buy any guitar under 1500 with a floyd myself

[wind mauve]

yeah floyds aren't ideal for beginners

[toxic wharf]

You can still buy it

And block it

And get it over with

[unkempt folio]

na id say im intermediate

[wind mauve]

what i will say is my current and most recent guitar is a jackson and it's incredible

well worth the price

[wind mauve]

ye it just makes string changes and tuning different

i've never owned one myself

so i can't really speak to that

[unkempt folio]

also another thing i didnt mention is that the seller allows refunds so if i dont like it i can give it back

[wind mauve]

well there you go

[toxic wharf]

Yeah, definitely not a scam

[wind mauve]

[thick oxide]

need help finding this amp

[dry parrot]

that looks almost like a bass amp

[dry parrot]

looks like the ninja combo

took a while to find, logo in bottom right seems more uncommon

[thick oxide]

it says randall thanks for the help

its got monster metal tones and ive actually been playing said metal tones with a telecaster

[thick oxide]

shite picture but this is the guitar

[open fjord]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9N0jygBDkY

The new Jeff Loomis pedal.

[thick oxide]

oh and i use a metalzone

a metalzone a boss ds1 that randall and that tele

[wind mauve]

oh the allpedals one?

i wanna get the allpedals slamurai overdrive

shits gnasty

[thick oxide]

wooo that thing is making my headphones quake in their boots

[dry parrot]

i gave up on this one pedal a while back but now im playing it with a clean amp and damn its cool

the earthquaker acapulco sounds like shit on an amp that already has gain

but if you're using it as the amps gain its cool as fuck

its like the guitars volume knob is its gain knob

but man it sounds like shit with other gain or a compressor

[lyric wren]

My first guitar

[dry parrot]

a good beginner song id recommend is cliffs of dover

[lyric wren]

I don’t know about that song and i don’t have a amp

[dry parrot]

listen to it

its an inspiring song

it might even inspire you to quit

[lyric wren]

And i don’t know to drop tune like c and b drop tune

And I only wanted playing something like metalcore.

[dry parrot]

you have to play it you have a strat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nd7EZ3k39s

i saw this live and people were clapping after for a solid minute or smth

its such a cool song

[dry parrot]

also that has single coils so good luck with anything high gain

[dry parrot]

til you can buy a 9 string for only like 500 usd

[thick oxide]

idk man the my tele sounds brootal with gain

also this was my first guitar but i didnt have the amp https://reverb.com/item/80826001-first-act-me431-electric-guitar-first-act-battery-powered-practice-amp-cable-black

[dry parrot]

ive heard teles on the neck pickup are pretty good

a strat idk never tried it

i can try it rn

[balmy vortex]

so you want to play metalcore but chose a guitar without a bridge humbucker?

[balmy vortex]

was about to say

[lyric wren]

What about Like grunge?

[balmy vortex]

for almost anything nowadays id say have a humbucker that you can coil split

im all for making choices n stuff, but as of rn the guitar you've chosen i wouldnt really choose for metalcore or anything high gain

https://www.axepalace.nl/shop/fgn-jos2dufmr/

this would be more my pick, this fgn has a second switch that turns the humbucker into a single coil

[dry parrot]

he can try the neck pickup

i know tele's are good for high gain at the neck

strats could also be

but maybe its in a different place

[dry parrot]

how does gojira do their scrapes

i figured out my own way that sounds cool which is the 3.2 fret natural harmonic

but how are their specific ones done

[toxic wharf]

Muted pick scraps...slide with left hand over strings

[thick oxide]

yeah neck pickup is it not really the bridge

[smoky widget]

Idk why but I feel more natural doing rakes with my thumbnail instead of the pick lol

[dry parrot]

whats ur pick like

[smoky widget]

Wym

[dry parrot]

maybe a stiffer pick will work better for the scrapes

i havent really looked at my guitars in a bit

the bat inlays on my schecter look so cool

[smoky widget]

No I mean the scrapes with the pick don't feel bad my wrist just feels more comfortable with my thumb's position

[dry parrot]

oh i see

[smoky widget]

Looks kinda goofy but it sounds virtually the same

[bright latch]

Anyone knows how to get a good tone for Skramz using the Gojira plugin? I am recording a song for a project

[dry parrot]

i perfectly captured the reign in blood tone from slayer for my in the room sound

watch it sound totally different when i put the mic to it

[thick oxide]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/395398661610?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=h8m-zmsksf6&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY current amp XD

[dry parrot]

if you're looking for a good budget amp you can find those tiny orange combos for like 60-70 used

and they're killer my dad has one

[dry parrot]

i mean

at least it has a mid control

my first 2 amps didnt

[bright latch]

Help please

[dry parrot]

have u got a sample album for a tone to try to get

i can go based off of smth like that

[bright latch]

https://youtu.be/5OA_kYU0OS4?feature=shared

[dry parrot]

@bright latch try smth like this

then tweak gain however u like

but i have the od pedal on for a slight boost

u dont have to

[bright latch]

can you please tell me the numbers on the amp?

[dry parrot]

its the natural amp with the gain at like 3 bass 5 mid 6 treb 5-6

level 5-6

od on with dist 0 level about 12:00 and tone about 1:00

oh and i have bright on on the amp

[dry parrot]

so how did it work for you

[bright latch]

i will test it in a sec

[dry parrot]

if gain is too much roll it back on the amp

or screw around with the overdrive see what happens

but this should be a decent baseline

[balmy vortex]

New arrivals

[dire kayak]

2nd one looks yucky, last one looks like it tastes good

have u takeb a bite out if them yet

[balmy vortex]

ofc i have

they delicious

[gleaming wing]

Ngl all of those look delicious

[toxic wharf]

Holy shit. That last one is sexy af

[thick oxide]

this is true haha

[hexed igloo]

finally got an arion phaser

best pedal oat

[dry parrot]

metal zone is my favorite pedal now

who new all it took was a mod to stop it sounding like shit

it sounds glorious now

i can record it later

[pastel citrus]

Check it ou guys it sounds like im in drop D when im in E standard

[wind mauve]

what in gods name is that camera angle

[dry parrot]

showing us his balls

[wind mauve]

airing them out

[wide fossil]

Ah yes, the perfect gauge sets for my thall guitar

[wide fossil]

wtf is that ball shot camera angle

Also how does that sound like drop D

[dire kayak]

i mean if u play everything but the bottom 2 frets on the e string then its the same

[wind mauve]

poor guy is never gonna have the camera below his waist again lmao

[toxic wharf]

I think he was trolling

I never see him posting anything thats not ridiculous

[thick oxide]

same lol

[celest acorn]

hello guys

ive got a question about 7 string guitars

[toxic wharf]

Yessss?

[celest acorn]

would it be possible for me to tune a b standard 7 string to a drop a# on the lowest string

so the tuning is fast and all that

[toxic wharf]

Uhhhh yes

Wdym would it be possible?

[celest acorn]

like from beadgbe to a#fa#d#gc

because i was worried that the low e string would get really tight

[toxic wharf]

Nah. It’s the high e you should be worried about

When I tune that low on my 7 string and then tune back up the high e usually breaks

[celest acorn]

ah yeah

but if i dont change the tuning on the high e it would all be fine right

[toxic wharf]

So you want the guitar to be drop a# only?

[celest acorn]

yep

like a drop a# 6 string with an extra e string

[toxic wharf]

Then yeah go for it

But

Trivium is fun to play

[celest acorn]

trivium is in b standard?

[toxic wharf]

Yeah

Some of their 7 string stuff at least

[celest acorn]

i might also play some dream theater

[toxic wharf]

Most of Shogun and the crusade is in B standard

The newer stuff is In a# standard

[celest acorn]

thats cool

but i dont listen to a lot of metalcore

mostly death metal stuff

and prog

but i like aild

so maybe ill try them later

[toxic wharf]

Do you listen to Lorna shore?

[celest acorn]

hell yeah

[toxic wharf]

They are in drop G 7 string

Same with Whitechapel I think

[celest acorn]

but i dont really hear the riffs on a lorna shore song

its mostly austins double pedal

[toxic wharf]

Hmm really?

[celest acorn]

i havent really heard whitechapel

yeahh

[toxic wharf]

Lorna have some siiiiick riffs

So fun to play

[celest acorn]

my 7 string is coming in january next year

so ive got a lot of time to practice some riffs

[toxic wharf]

Nice! Which guitar is it?

[celest acorn]

its a custom made in ambarawa, indonesia

i took the body of a kiesel type x and added local boutique pickups and a hardtail headless bridge

like this

[toxic wharf]

Woahh

That’s nice

[celest acorn]

thanks haha

i was torn between a strandberg shape and the type x

[toxic wharf]

I have this one

[celest acorn]

but in the end i chose the type x cus it looks metal as fuck

thats a nice one

is that a fishman?

[toxic wharf]

Fish man pickups yea

It’s Matt heafy signature guitar

The best thing ever

[celest acorn]

ahhh

you must be a big trivium fan

they actually came to indonesia last year

[toxic wharf]

Yes I am!! They are tied for my favourite band

I can’t choose between 4 bands lol

Trivium, slipknot, bmth, architects

[toxic wharf]

I’m dying to see them!!

[celest acorn]

my top 4 would probably be cattle decapitation, megadeth, lamb of god, in flames

[toxic wharf]

Nice!! I love all of them

[celest acorn]

theres a rumor that bmth is coming to indonesia next year

[celest acorn]

hell yeahh

i really regret not seeing in flames earlier this year

[toxic wharf]

Nice! I saw them in Sydney and it was my favourite day ever

[celest acorn]

have you heard the name freedom of fear?

i saw them earlier this month and theyre fucking amazing

tech death kinda stuff

[toxic wharf]

Ooo no I haven’t. Ill check them out later

[wind mauve]

some are in drop g# as well

my crackpot theory is trivium stuff is in a# instead of a because they still have that contract with gibson/epiphone and matt uses his signature model live and it's 25.5" so it can't actually go to a

honestly as enamoured as i was with it the first time i played it, playing it after getting that multiscale jackson got me like 🥴

[wind mauve]

real

cause there ain't aren't none

[toxic wharf]

Right forgot about that. Wretchedness inside ect…

[wind mauve]

closest thing we're getting to nu-metal trivium

but yeah also trivium 7-string riffs in B standard can be played in A standard they'll just sound more evil

[near forge]

Does anyone know a good practice routine they can share? I feel like what I’m doing is useless and fruitless

[severe flume]

Prolly gonna get this for my birthday

[toxic wharf]

Depends. Id be careful with tuning up, especially considering its a 7 string with probably relatively thick strings

You ought to be worrying about your neck. It can take a lot but this entails quite some strain

[dire kayak]

im angry

apparently i cant play bass the traditional way because my wrist wont bend enough

ive dislocated it and broken my armcabd fractured it so its at a point where it wont flex more than like 45 deg

is this fixable

maybe if i break it again they can set it to fix it

this is frustrating bc my guitar teacher was showing me how to do bass but i cant flex my wrist all tye way so its weird

[runic heart]

Whats that?

[severe flume]

Line 6 pod express bass. It's a pedal/ pre amp for bass with amp sims and multiple effects

[runic heart]

Oh wow thats pretty cool.

Thats actually really cool. I think i know what i will invest my summerjobs money in

[severe flume]

same lol

[dire kayak]

what's it cost

[severe flume]

200€ @dire kayak

[celest acorn]

does anyone here has experience on pedal troubleshooting

my wah pedal is not working for some reason

tried swaping the dpdt for a 3pdt switch but its still the same

[dire kayak]

elaborate

common issues are also with the potentiometer on the sliding thingy

[celest acorn]

at first it was working

and i maybe stomped too hard and broke the switch or so i thought

so i opened it and swapped the switch

still not working

only sound coming out is static

and it doesnt bypass

[dire kayak]

check power and the guitar inputs

oh

nvm its not power

its probably guitar inputs those jacks will wear out with enough time

[celest acorn]

okay then

how much miliamps do these pedals draw

[dire kayak]

do cables pull out very easily

[celest acorn]

if power is the issue i could use another power supply

[dire kayak]

wah pedals idk ive researched in the past for a power supply

[dire kayak]

probably not

check guitar inputs

[celest acorn]

its in the box rn and its midnight

ill update you later

[dire kayak]

alright

my guess is guitar inputs

happebed with my gio guitar

[celest acorn]

if thats the case then all i had to do is connect them again right?

[dire kayak]

spent over a hundred replacing pickups before realizing i needed a new input jack

[dire kayak]

you might need to buy new ones and solder them

[celest acorn]

ah ive got plenty of them

[dire kayak]

ok ill explain the issue in guessing

[celest acorn]

i make pedals in my spare time

[dire kayak]

the pin that connects to the back part of the cable is used so much it gets pushed aside

eventually to the point of not working

or

the part i think is grounding is effectively sanded down over time so the cable doesnt make enough contact with the sleeve of the jack

for my gio i just took the jack from some spare guitar parts and it worked fine

and i had upgraded pickups because i thought those were the issue in the first place

[celest acorn]

ok so i cant sleep

so ill try to open this up

[dire kayak]

now i have a gio guitar that sounds like a million bucks

[dire kayak]

just check the jack make sure its getting ok connection

if u have a multimeter just do that

touch the tip of the cable as well as wherever the tip goes in the jack

where it leads to i mean

[celest acorn]

yeah yeah

ok i think i found the problem

the cable that connects from the board to the switch wasnt connected properly

i think i need to resolder

oh

its not

it was a cold solder joint on the ground

youre right

holy shit

[dire kayak]

what can i say, just basic troubleshooting

although when youve been working on something for a while it helps to bring in someone else, you might miss an obvious solution they can help with

have fun playing Metallica solos now

[celest acorn]

okay

soo now bypass is working

but when i engage its silent

[dire kayak]

welp

now you could be getting into power issues

obviously first check the power from the jack

[celest acorn]

it should read 9 volts right

[dire kayak]

yeah i think pedals are 9v

idk how many milliamps though, aby power supply should worm

i think i use 9v 500mA and it works

[celest acorn]

i use a daisy chain though for 8 pedals

i think its eating the amps a bit too much

ok so i tried it with another power supply and it still doesnt work

fuck then

[smoky widget]

Is in unconventional for the bass to play chords? (Not just the root note)

[celest acorn]

single strum chords yeah

but arpeggio no

because it will mudden up the mix

[smoky widget]

In certain situations could it work?

For instance, I wrote a riff for guitar that is a kind of arpeggiated chords, but also has a melody. The problem is that it sounds kind of empty alone, like how a guitar solo without chords in the background sounds empty. I wrote for the bass to play the chords and it somewhat fixed the issue

I can send the riff if it would help

[primal parrot]

Is the squire classic vibe telecaster baritone good for some drop E chugs?

If I slap on some thick strings and adjust the neck

Also are the stock pickups good for that low tuned sound?

[dire kayak]

if its a baritone theyre probably already fine if theyre humbuckers

[primal parrot]

I think they’re single coils

But like tele single coils

[dire kayak]

have u play tested it in gc

[primal parrot]

no my local guitar store doesnt have them in their shop, only online purchase

maybe a good tone will make up for the single coils

[dire kayak]

I wonder if u can put a bridge humbucker in a tele

well u can but the question is how difficult is it

[primal parrot]

yeah ig you can but i don't want to spend to much money on it. just need a cheap chug machine really

I have a 7 string also but baritones are cool

[dire kayak]

the issue with a cheap chug machine is it can get muddy

like my Jackson

i still gotta upgrade its pickups

[primal parrot]

yeah but with some eq and shit

i want it to sound dirty and raw

[dire kayak]

maybe

do they have a return policy

if u dont like it just return it

[primal parrot]

i think they do, i will go there the next weekend and ask them about it

even if they dont have it physically maybe they can give their opinion

[dire kayak]

well guitars are pretty subjective

[primal parrot]

true

[dire kayak]

theres nowhere to try to play it first?

how far is guitar center

[primal parrot]

I live in sweden so we dont have any guitar centers sadly

[dire kayak]

oh

[primal parrot]

it will be difficult to find irl

[dire kayak]

well u can always get a plane /j

[primal parrot]

yeah i wish lol

[dire kayak]

i mean i got my current favorite guitar online by looking at reviews

[primal parrot]

yeah ive looked at a few and it sounds pretty good to me

I hope the low tuning and the perfect tone will make it sound brutal

[dire kayak]

id check return policy, if you have one, then get it bc you have no worries

[primal parrot]

I have a strat with stock pickups which sounds pretty bad ass when pitched down to like double drop D

[primal parrot]

Yeah ill do that probably

im going for loathe type tone

dirty and low

[primal parrot]

I think I found one store actually

ill try it irl

[dire kayak]

speaking of low tunings i forgot i see thrown this week

and spite

shit'll be crazy

[primal parrot]

awesome man

it will be sick

boys from sweden B)

[dire kayak]

ive only been to hardcore shows this is actually my first metal one

so I'm looking forward to it i just keep forgetting its coming up

i got tickets months in advance for 20 usd which is like 200kr, now theyre above 40 usd

[primal parrot]

yeah thrown have gotten really popular, but 40 is still a fair price imo

ive never been to a hardcore show except for some local shitty bands

[dire kayak]

thats all hardcore shows pretty much

but im near Los Angeles area so theres some good ones

[primal parrot]

yeah id imagine

the latest show I went to was polaris and thornhill in march

was great

[dire kayak]

damn that sounds fun

[primal parrot]

yeah i travelled for like 7 hours to denmark to see them haha

[dire kayak]

ur cool can i add u

[primal parrot]

sure

[dire kayak]

damn thats a hell of a commitment to see a show

farthest ive traveled is an hour to LA and thats most shows

[primal parrot]

yeah but i got to talk to thornhill and got free merch lol

[dire kayak]

lucky

[primal parrot]

theyre very chill

[dire kayak]

i think most underground ish bands are

not big enough to be tired of fans just enough to still be chill people that its cool to meet

[primal parrot]

yeah they were running their own merch table which was cool

[toxic wharf]

Cant out-EQ the inherent characteristics of a pick up

[primal parrot]

nope but i can try to make it sound beefier

[primal parrot]

@dire kayak seems like the stock pickups are the same ones that come with the squire bass VI

So they should be fine I think

[agile token]

Well, I got new toy

[dry parrot]

just got this notification

its already activated

[strong root]

super nice strat

[silver pewter]

Guys can you give me advice, what song with medoicre riff and solo i can learn? I've been practicing beast and the harlot by a7x (just for reference) lately but turns out this one is harder that i thought and it's going to take me one more year to play at full speed

[granite fern]

I'm actively trying to find a bassist for my band, if anyone is interested feel free to dm me!

[celest acorn]

if it sounds good then yeah

[celest acorn]

i think as i lay dying arent that hard

rammstein would be really easy

or maybe try like iron maiden old school metal stuff

[devout echo]

This is literally what im doing lol

It feels like no one plays bass

[granite fern]

It seems like it lol

[toxic wharf]

https://youtu.be/r5AxpOPMXT0?si=JVKNsdTuNFRfSV0H

Not big on his music but his channel is great

Finally someone also calling out Glenn Frickers BS lmao

[dry parrot]

buddy holly

[vital shard]

Anyone know a good place to start for free/cheap digital preamps?

[dry parrot]

ignite has some cool stuff

you're talking about plugins right?

ignite has good amp plugins

[vocal hearth]

I played a choppy melody on guitar and made a harmony with it and added some other stuff, thoughts?

[south hare]

Been thinking of getting an 8 string

Would anyone have any suggestions?

Keep in mind I'm EU and it's shipping to Ireland

[brazen ridge]

Does anyone hear have this guitar?

I might get it but I want to know if Solar is worth it.

[gritty garden]

@little gale you're the resident Solar guy

[little gale]

I own a couple of 1 series guitars and i’ve plated a couple of series 2 guitars as well. They’re pretty great in my opinion.

[little gale]

https://tenor.com/view/im-doing-my-part-serious-stare-gif-11979677

[dry parrot]

anyone know how the very beginning of suffocate is played

it sounds like palm mutes and them something that could be a slide that sounds weird

im sure its simple and im missing the obvious again

[dry parrot]

i wonder if i can convert my mini strat into a baritone

since its already worthless may as well try modding it with a 50/50 chance of working

wait this might be possible

ok im gonna look into the cost of modding my first guitar which is a mini strat into a baritone

neck looks like 70 bucks unfinished but i have materials to finish it already

will a 30 in baritone do drop f do u guys think

[graceful socket]

I have neither but I do own and dearly love my Solar A2.7

[brazen ridge]

So do you think I should get it?

[graceful socket]

watch the music video, that´s helping a lot. It´s muted chugs with some non-muted after and finally like a hammer-on into slide, back into muted and then open

[graceful socket]

Depends on what you´re looking for. All I can say is that I really like the feel of mine, their signature Solar pickups sound great and it´s everything you could want from a mid-price range guitar.

But then again, it depends on what you´re looking for

[brazen ridge]

I want a 7 string that sounds heavy

Seems like this will work right. And I love bright colors

[graceful socket]

yeah, it can do that, easy.
Question is how low you want to tune because that could cause issues but not necessarily. I´ve got my 26.5" 7 set up in Drop E (which is abysmally low) and it works just fine for my taste, though that´s then again preference of how tight you like the tension to be. It certainly has some slight issues with holding such a low tuning but everything up to Drop G# you can do without any issues.
Additionally, a lot of heaviness is in the tone (if not most tbh)

[brazen ridge]

The lowest I normally go is Drop G# rarely will I go to Drop E

[graceful socket]

Then you should have no issues with tuning

[brazen ridge]

I think this guitar will be just perfect for me.

[dry parrot]

cool ty

[hoary vector]

anyone had experience with dimarzio dreamcatcher/rainmaker set? been planning to change the seymour duncan hyperions from my ibanez az as i want more tighter sound.

[gritty garden]

Only you can decide that. And in most cases when people ask for recommendations in here and already provide a couple, they're only seeking confirmation bias as they've pretty much made up their mind.

An alternative I do is leave the decision to chance, so flip a coin/roll a dice. heads/evens option 1, tails/odds option 2. If it lands on option 1 and I feel regret saddened by it, then I know I should go with option 2. If I felt no regret or happy about it landing on 1 then I'd go with my first choice.

Also good tip, if you're using all your savings to buy this then don't. Make sure you have at least double the amount (I prefer triple as an extra buffer) in savings. That way it doesn't feel like you're blowing all your savings on it and less pressure on the purchase. You also protect yourself long term should something go wrong with it or another issue pops up you still have money aside to deal with it instead of zeroing out your savings.

[dry parrot]

strings on my schecter keep falling out of the floyd rose bridge

it happens when i bend at all really

its using pretty heavy strings but its in drop c

[toxic wharf]

Seems like a bad set up job.

[dry parrot]

the bridge floats fine, intonation and action are good

what else could be wrong

it has 4 springs becase i was too lazy to just tighten the 3 a lot

i have 2 other floyd rose guitars and ive set them up tens of time and they're fine

and this schecter has been fine until now

it was in standard with normal slinkys

[void heart]

guys, is there a big difference between 0.50 and 0.45 bass strings?

[dry parrot]

.45 is lighter

[lyric wren]

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ah8f0Jp7GxM?si=JxJ_myf3rFHAXSxX

[dry parrot]

does anyone know if i could connect the send of my orange combo to the return of my peavey windsor so that i can basically slave the amps

[wide fossil]

Okay guys I got a question

For at least guitars meant for distortion. What’s the difference between studio settings and live settings?

How does it sound different

?

[toxic wharf]

What do you mean by that question? A studio is a highly controlled environment. You dont only have control over your recording environment (room, amount of people therein, and so forth) but you also have control in the post recording process

Live this goes all out of the window. You have some control over your EQ but other than that theres a lot of uncontrolleable variables that will influence the sound. Experienced touring musicians will be able to adapt to this

[wide fossil]

I mean, I’ve heard that a lot of bands have a studio setting for their guitars where it sounds better in studio, but also have a live setting where it sounds better in concert, but I don’t know the difference

[open fjord]

Depends on the amp. A lot of it has to do with the bass and the relationship between the guitars and bass live vs in the studio. Usually in the studio, because the guitars will be processed anyways, you can mess with the guitar amp how you want until you find THAT sound. The processing will then enhance it. For live, because you're pushing a real guitar and bass amp you have to work with your bassist more on levels, EQ, and even your fx so that that nothing overlaps (or at least try the best you can) because you can't don't have the luxuries you have in the studio. It's even harder with two guitarists who use two different amps and cabs or modeler settings. Hence why soundcheck exists.

A teacher of mine said a good mix, both studio and live, is what separates the big bands from the smaller ones. Unless you're into punk in which case it doesn't matter lol.

[wide fossil]

Okay cool, thank you

[atomic vigil]

Guys i want to use neurol dsp for the forst time and i wanted to ask you which amp is the best for modern metalcore like architects or other stuff like darko us type shit

[toxic wharf]

Just use the free trial for Nolly, Gojira, Plini

See which one you like best

[atomic vigil]

okey thanks

[wind mauve]

darko us is not the most reasonable sound to chase

especially on a budget

but yeah what ol mate don said

those three are essentially the best for any type of modern high gain sound

[atomic vigil]

okey thx :)

[primal parrot]

What string gauge should I use for double drop C# with 27’?

[celest acorn]

use a string gauge calculator on stringjoy website

[hoary vector]

I like gojira or petrucci

Gojira sounds a little more aggressive

[vapid axle]

Jackson has some crazy 8 strings

I own one they’re pretty reliable

[south hare]

Cheers man I'll check them out

[wind mauve]

there's also that ibanez one that andrew banana reviewed recently, if eight strings are what you want

https://youtu.be/YmvSxp5kUXw?si=nQ4q0UsvYo3ttg6v

[south hare]

Yeah the white/silver one?

[wind mauve]

yeah

[south hare]

Yeah

[wind mauve]

honestly looks like a solid pick overall

[south hare]

Cheers man

[wind mauve]

but also i don't think i actually want an eight string myself so i dunno too much about it

[wind mauve]

[south hare]

K

[south hare]

[atomic vigil]

okey thanks :)

[west cradle]

sometimes

when i hit a string

it makes a noise

[toxic wharf]

https://tenor.com/view/theabbie-gif-19499288

[dry parrot]

i think somethings wrong with my bass amp

i played a fender rumble 25 and at like 1/2 volume its the same as my tnt 160 at 1/2 volume

[dry parrot]

i think i fixed it

i had the preamp volume too low

[north scarab]

https://media.sweetwater.com/m/products/image/223616d4a6Z1KTUlOyKCrUqhzTjYyDl0kqAi018I.png?quality=82&height=750&ha=223616d4a64d3507

thats what im finna get for my first 7 string guitar

[toxic wharf]

That looks f'd up. Is the picture right?

[north scarab]

yeah

[north scarab]

its a left handed im a lefty

[north scarab]

noice

[runic heart]

That funky

I like it

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/BZS5g8VsAYc?si=_bMT3oI4DZSNEs4W

I know ya'll don't care about guitar history or anything like that but I found this interesting.

[north scarab]

tyty

[wind mauve]

yeah lefties are weird

abberations

[north scarab]

well i was the accident one

[balmy vortex]

My condolences

[north scarab]

oopsiee

[celest acorn]

do you use your mouse with your left or rigt hand

[north scarab]

no i dont thats weird

[floral bobcat]

Between the marshall dsl20 cr, boss katana 50 and yamaha thr 30 w which one would be better suited for home use for an intermediate player?

[latent arrow]

hey there, i just saw this thread and decided to come and say hi

I have been doing guitar lessons for over a year and its close to two now

[toxic wharf]

Cool bruh

Anything else?

[latent arrow]

i have been working on a lot of different tunes for a while now

[toxic wharf]

me cries in been playing guitar for 4 years and still haven’t created a song

[latent arrow]

i was kinda looking for a place to mainly talk about music, maybe send some stuff here and have people share their thoughts

[toxic wharf]

Sure let’s talk

https://tenor.com/view/business-man-leon-short-gif-21636355

[latent arrow]

Here's my most recent tune. I made this like not two hours ago.

[latent arrow]

and here's an improvised riff to go

@toxic wharf what do ya think?

my left hand was getting a bit tired during this, that's why some notes weren't pushed properly

[toxic wharf]

Yesss!! Good!

These are vibes😎

[royal coral]

Just learning to play bass, any tips?

[toxic wharf]

Yeah I’ve got a tip

Learn guitar instead

[royal coral]

I don't have a guitar....

I only have a bass, and a broken string guitar

And an acoustic

[toxic wharf]

I don’t play bass so…….. yah

[royal coral]

.........sweet

[toxic wharf]

Bassists don’t get the girls apparently

||jk||

That’s the point of instruments

||jk||

[latent arrow]

bass lines are pretty easy to do imo

[royal coral]

I do vocals too

[latent arrow]

i have no idea how they are on an actual bass though

[royal coral]

I played rosemary on it once

[latent arrow]

try and learn from some of the best bassists of all time

Cliff Burton is a good example

[royal coral]

Hmm alright

[latent arrow]

well at the very least they get the most badass of weapons

imagine getting hit in the face by a mace that is also a bass

BASS MACE 2 THE FACE

[toxic wharf]

Good point…

[toxic wharf]

Same. Good thing vocalists get the girls

[royal coral]

Yeah.. I know

[toxic wharf]

Vocalists and guitarists

And I do both🗿😎

https://tenor.com/view/mujikcboro-seriymujik-gif-24361533

I feel like guitar is more fun than bass…

||I’ve never touched a bass in my life||

[latent arrow]

me neither

[royal coral]

I've touched three

[latent arrow]

but i would definitely give it a shot, given i've mostly played on the heavier notes for most of my learning experience

[toxic wharf]

Neither do thirsty vocalists and guitarplayers

[wind mauve]

this is why i have a 2.5L water bottle

in case i get dehydrated

[latent arrow]

okay yall, you wanna hear what would be the IDEAL cover to do?

Through Glass by Stone Sour....in the style of Slipknot

[toxic wharf]

Exactly

Always

[celest acorn]

in your opoiniin

which is harder, death metal ir post hardvire

i just git out of the shower

dripoing water

[latent arrow]

i have not listened to post hardcore at all

the heaviest shit i have ever listened to is prolly grindcore, and i don't mean it in a good way.

i dunno about you guys, but even though i enjoy the dissonance and frantic tension of a lot of the heavier metal genres, there's often these very specific genres that to me sound like straight up noise. And grindcore is definitely one of them for me.

the heaviest i can handle is death metal, deathcore, sludge/ doom metal/ psychedelic, and black metal.

[dry parrot]

im also a beginner too but im a few weeks ahead of you

so

i suggest learning pick first

learn the music theory stuff bc its actually important ish for bass

then learn how to finger ur bass

[celest acorn]

im like, but specifically i enjoy cattle decap and no other hahaha idk exactly but hearing cannibal corpse or anal cunt lyrics is horrific. post hardcore is pretty nice and it evokes alot of emotion, i especially like the double bass runs on them

like hearing a alt rock song but with double bass and added agressiveness

[latent arrow]

eh, for me CC's lyrics are a cross between childlishly edgy and oh my lord kind of horrific

its definitely a great signature that goes perfectly along with their technical yet heavy sound

[celest acorn]

yeah im more of a melodic and technical death metal guy

carcass is a meh for me

too raw if i might say

[dry parrot]

i just got a fuzz pedal it'll be here tomorrow so thats cool

[true glen]

speaking of pedals, got a gift a month ago

[magic sundial]

New Standart Tuning for Modern Metal?
C#1 F# C# F# B E G# c#

[zealous birch]

1ºF -> -17.2ºC

[balmy vortex]

New standard tuning for modern metal is still regular 6 string E standard.

It's what you do with it that matters

[dry parrot]

valeton is cool

i also bought a valeton multimod

but thats reverb so it wont be here for a while

[magic sundial]

oook... but a lot of modern metal bands tuning to C#1

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/kjm2UPz8rQ8?si=i7UbHrHUb0AVb9Ud

[latent arrow]

aight yall

so next Wednesday imma be attending my second ever music recital

because the weather is quite hot all ready and we are right at the cusp of summer, i'd figured i bust out some Deftones

[dire kayak]

cool take an hm2 and crank the amp

[latent arrow]

in the meantime i've also made some small improvements to my improvised riff.

[dire kayak]

isnt improvised improvised

[wise mirage]

https://youtu.be/Pl2S7AtGhOI

[quasi mirage]

My new baby 🙏

[latent arrow]

uh...my amp is kinda doodoo tbh

its a tiny Stagg amp that i think i got for like 80 Euros?

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/io87Ax7U0bM?si=4_ZhKXlLCoxXdi7s

A 30 inch baritone 7 string.

Ray that is cracked.

Big beefy beefcake of a guitar.

[gleaming wing]

I'd love to play one of those

[celest acorn]

would you say these are stage ready?

[true glen]

I can't answer that as I never went on a stage or plan to.
Would say that it has all basic stuff for a sound. Amp, cab, delay, noise, distortion, EQ and few other things I dont remember

ah, here

[celest acorn]

that looks pretty nice

oh have you tried using the drum tracks ?

[true glen]

Never tried it nope lol

[near forge]

Demon hunter 🥴

[near forge]

Ahhh the humble valeton

A good budget fx box

From the same company that makes the ampero

Which is their top notch modeler

[gleaming wing]

Phinehas 😏

[near forge]

BOI KNOWS

you know where it’s at

[near forge]

Hmmmm… oh sleeper, lightworker, impending doom?

[vital carbon]

I need a bit of assistance, I need to remove a bridge from an RG470 I think its an Edge 2, would anoyone be able to point out on a photo what needs to be removed to seperate the bridge from the body please ❤️

wait am I fucking stoopid, do the springs just hold it in lol

jesus christ

[gleaming wing]

Diamonds to Dust, Cultist, Fit for a King, August Burns Red?

[near forge]

I was gonna mention ffak and abr

[gleaming wing]

Hell yeah

[near forge]

But I thought I’d go more niche

[near forge]

But hell yes brothers you know the true Christian shit

[gleaming wing]

Oh yeah. I have a whole playlist of it

Almost like 200 hours

[near forge]

You do? I just have artists I know but I’m sadly I haven’t made a collection

[gleaming wing]

I can dm it to you if you want

[near forge]

YESSIR

[vocal hearth]

Thoughts on this riff?

[high tangle]

Lil sometin

[dry parrot]

i got really close to the kl suffocate tone with an eq and an overdrive

do they really not use a lot of gain

[dry parrot]

on the clean channel of my orange

[true glen]

I'm quite happy with it, I use it as a pre and cab lol amp and eq with plugins in reaper

[kindred plaza]

Wich one would be better

[kindred plaza]

Neck Pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker Alnico

Bridge Pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker Ceramic

[kindred plaza]

Emg 808

[graceful socket]

My goodness, that's so cool. I really want some freakishly long scale guitar like that

30" goes so hard

[celest acorn]

my small fingers would never

[graceful socket]

I'd probably have issues playing it too but idc, it's just too metal

[lyric wren]

Hey, I have a fender guitar and I do the drop C tuning and it didn’t sound like the one that I know in metal, can you explain me, and what strings should I need?

[balmy vortex]

its probably because you have a single coil in the bridge and not the right strings. for drop C i recommend 10-52 and having a humbucker for a bridge pickup

[toxic wharf]

Also you will never sound exactly the same as your 'heroes' so find your own tone

[tardy glacier]

Rate out of ten

[toxic wharf]

Blooz geetar

[open fjord]

Depends.

Are you using normal 9 gauge strings? Single Coils or Humbuckers?

[lyric wren]

Humbuckers

[open fjord]

Are they stock Fender ones (which are admittedly very good) or 3rd party ones?

[lyric wren]

Their 3

[open fjord]

Ooooo what are they?

[open fjord]

Those are single coils. Unless they're single coil sized humbuckers.

But those are DEFINITELY single coils.

At least from what I can see.

[hoary vector]

💀💀💀 dude said humbuckers sorry just was funny

No disrespect

[near forge]

Could you go into more detail on that one

[near forge]

😭😭😭 gotta start somewhere

[hoary vector]

Yea but dialing in the tone gonna be a bit hard for a drop tune metal sound.

[near forge]

Ehhhh depends

I did it with a bit of tweaking

It’s all about the gear you got

[hoary vector]

For single coils it gonna sound thin

[near forge]

Yes true (unless they are high output)

Buuutttt

[hoary vector]

I was just assuming bsre minimum if he has some mesa amp or something then he can dial something real good

[near forge]

That’s where you use a graphic equalizer pre amp to boost the mid frequencies

[hoary vector]

Yea prob dial back treble a little because single coil bright af but it's preference I prefer a darker tone. Idk what tone he is trying to go after

[near forge]

That’s what’s so nice tho, they have a bright sound that actually has a lot of bite to it, and they have that nice tin sound in their chugs, it’s just a matter of boosting the proper frequencies to get that fatness

But if he’s going for something darker then a Strat isn’t optimal

The middle and bridge pickups sounds way tooo tubular to be used for and darker rhythm tones

[hoary vector]

Yea that's why I said preference not sure what he going for. But i like a dark humbucker with a mesa amp to make it sound tight, crunchy, and fat

[near forge]

Hey singles are tight

Wait actually that’s another problem

If you don’t have a noise filter you’re kinda screwed

They tend to give a lot of feedback that needs to be cut out, and if you don’t have a filter to do that you’re kinda screwed

[near forge]

Hey do you know what rail pickups are?

[lyric wren]

No?

Oh wait.

The little thing

[hoary vector]

Yea I tried using my fender strat on mesa and it just feedback like crazy. But I'm an ibanez player mainly

[near forge]

Ahhh fair

[hoary vector]

Single coil sized humbucker. I think

[near forge]

Well like I said it can be dialed out

[near forge]

Kinda

[hoary vector]

I have one honestly just sound sbetween single and hunbucker. I have on my rg565

[near forge]

Look those up. They have two coils squished into one small one that is meant to fit in Stratocasters, but instead of having individual magnets (because it’s hard to fit enough for a dual coil) there is one rail magnet layer across the bar

Perfect for high gain stuff

And you can drop it in a Strat just fine

[near forge]

Would you mind sending a vid of you playing so we get and idea of what you mean?

[hoary vector]

^I'm curious too

[near forge]

Also idk if you have your pickups set like this, but you should have it in the bridge position and not the neck if you want a drop c sound

[open fjord]

He can a Strat. The guitar itself isn't what's important (unless it's a comfort thing then ya got me there) but it's more what's in it.

If he had a humbucker instead of single coils he'd be halfway there.

[open fjord]

Or he can use mini humbuckers like a JB Jr.

Theirs single coil sized humbuckers.

[near forge]

I’d actually like to argue the guitar is actually important

Their design is quite different from other guitar, in that there is a huge cavity cut out bellow the pickups which is covered by a pick guard

Acting almost like a semi hollow body, contributing to a brighter sound

[hoary vector]

I like no pickguard just aesthetically looks better to me

[open fjord]

I'm not gonna be that asshole and say that your way of thinking is wrong. I'm just gonna say I've seen testing to prove otherwise, including my own. But that's just me.

[near forge]

Idk I have the same verdict

I’ve noticed quirks in Stratocasters like extra resonance and brighter sound because of that huge cavity

[near forge]

He could buy rails are just cheaper and more affordable

And aesthetically I like them more

[hoary vector]

if the strat has the cavity space and he wants a humbucker and doesnt mind having to spend more to also get a new pickguard he can do that. but hot rail is more cost efficient in this case

[near forge]

That’s what I’m saying

You can get cheap arctec rails and that outclass a lot of high end ones

Or are at least on par

[toxic wharf]

Guitar is important but for other things than genre. You can play 'modern' metal perfectly fine with single coils

If Tosin Abasi djents on a split coil setting with an 8 string you can chug on your strat

[near forge]

That’s the point I was making

Although its preferred they be higher output

[near forge]

Kmac 2021 also did a demo vid with single coils

[floral bobcat]

Is the celestion g12m-25 a good speaker?

[near forge]

I haven’t heard of the model but realistically any celestion is very good

[floral bobcat]

I know that slash used them, so, for rock they are defenetly good, but the thing i'm wondering is for metal

[near forge]

Manyyy metal bands use Celestions

OH WAIT

ITS A GREENBACK

you’re set then dude!

[floral bobcat]

Oh great. Wanna use the best of the best for building my amp

[near forge]

Greenbacks are perfect for metal! Just depends on the sound you’re trying to get

[open fjord]

PRS is bringing back a long forgotten model for the SE line. This is the NF3.

[hoary vector]

I have a prs se just couldn't mesh with it idk why but anything less than 25.5" scale messes me up

And also the string felt weird and pickups need to be changed not a fan of some.

[unkempt kestrel]

I just finished moving and let me tell you my heart still weeps and I don’t know where I put the screws which makes it weep harder

[floral bobcat]

I'm sure you can find bolts on amazon or somewhere with 1 day delivery. Or even at a hardware store nearby if you know the size

[bronze garnet]

chat

rate my bass

and my guitar too ig

you can see my reflection in the guitar

[toxic wharf]

My Bass and Guitar

[dry parrot]

try neck pickup, fuck around with amp eq until u find something u like
strings matter a little, i used beefy slinkies, but you dont need to

ive gotten workable drop c tones with standard strings

[dry parrot]

i love these guitars for doing super high gain stuff

the semi hollow guitars for doom metal >>>

[bronze garnet]

i use it for anything

from jazz to goregring

[celest acorn]

use it to play classical

[dry parrot]

my dad has an ibanez artcore semi hollow, beautiful guitar, sometimes i like to borrow it to play the heaviest shit ever

its also good for neoclassical

remember if it has humbuckers it'll make a humbucker sound which sounds like a humbucker

meaning it can be good for metal

i know tonal differences output differences blah blah blah if its a humbucker it can probably chug

[wind mauve]

holy shit chat is this real

[dry parrot]

earth shattering information i know

i just realized something

i can crank my tube amp way louder comfortably if im wearing earplugs

it wont damage my hearing and i dont hear my family asking me to turn it down

[hoary vector]

My ibanez nylon chugs

[storm mulch]

Anyone got good acoustic recommendations

Thinking on saving up for a acoustic

I need a good one

Preferably acoustic/electric

But a standard acoustic works just as fine

[hoary vector]

taylor acoustics sound nice

[storm mulch]

I’ll look into it thanks

[gleaming wing]

Price range?

[storm mulch]

Like 400 dollars max right now at least

At most i just want a decent one

In like the 300-600 price range

[wide fossil]

I also have played for 4 years and haven’t made a song

:D.

[toxic wharf]

https://youtu.be/00QcFt5KsQ4?si=Ka74Y87JhzTGYxqQ

[wide fossil]

Never have I heard someone say to me that pickups don’t matter. It’s literally what makes the guitar sound unique

[toxic wharf]

You must be new

[wide fossil]

New to the server or new to guitars

[dry parrot]

i think i understand the debate much better now

so they dont make much of an objective tone difference, and you have to train your ear to pick up the differences

and while for most people it doesnt matter

you as the player hear the changes and that affects how you play

and then how u play affects tone

[celest acorn]

yeah its subtle but you can definitely tell that a pickup is different

how many wounds etc

but pickup height also matters and i think thats what affects tone the most