Guitars & Bass

[hoary vector]

for me body wood tone wise i dont notice big difference. but i notice a resonance difference. and i like bolt on necks cause i like snappy feeling

[lethal fractal]

It's tiny

[hoary vector]

i really like maple necks and fretboards cause they are snappy and bright

[lethal fractal]

I need a new neck my fender neck sadly sucks

I have to have it at 2.5mm for no fret buzz because the neck is busted :\

[hoary vector]

i like the ebony fretboard look but atleast the one i have the string doesnt have the snappy feeling im looking for

[hoary vector]

dang thats high 💀

[lethal fractal]

That's fair.

[lethal fractal]

It's god awful

Fender being fender only put a one way truss rod and guess what it only goes the way I don't need it to go.

[hoary vector]

i can barely deal with 2mm. i wish my ibanez was 17 inch radius so i could do 1.2mm and 1.4mm

[lethal fractal]

I have had .75 on some guitars feels great haha

[hoary vector]

sounds like it would buzz like crazy

[lethal fractal]

Nope lol, we spent like 2 hours setting it up haha

[hoary vector]

light string gauge?

[lethal fractal]

It's a prestige that my buddy has modded to all hell.

[lethal fractal]

Oh ya

I sit at 1mm that's always my goal

[hoary vector]

i usually use 9-46. tho im thinking about putting an rg neck on my ibanez az

[lethal fractal]

Nixe

[hoary vector]

or i might buy a unfinished body and neck from seller to create a custom guitar

[lethal fractal]

Awesome

[hoary vector]

like this one i would cop i do want a floyd ik i can just get an rg which i do have but i like the rounded look

if i get money i would

[lethal fractal]

Also with the tonewood thing, I don't think much if it's all the exact same size and all that.
It's more different types of hollowing and shaping that really makes a difference in the overtones and stuff.

[lethal fractal]

Fair, I bet you could do it if you really wanted to

[hoary vector]

jsut would cost alot and alot of time. ibanez edge, pickups, pots, paint primer and clear coat and etc

[lethal fractal]

Yea, it's a definitely heavy project

[hoary vector]

cheap tho for a custom. tho i would change the knob placement to be like petrucci and jason

[lethal fractal]

I'm currently getting into knife making same deal...

[hoary vector]

3 way and knobs like that

[lethal fractal]

So many cool things with home done custom builds

[hoary vector]

and another thing i want to do is add a musicman preamp from a majesty into the ibanez with gain boost and split coil push push

and then perfect lol its big mods and money

[lethal fractal]

Sounds like a wild project.

[lethal fractal]

Yep

[hoary vector]

if i get enough i will get it done. the neck wise i might get a local guitar builder or online builder to build one or buy a rg neck online and refinish. i want it to be ibanez still

[lethal fractal]

Nice, well Goodluck with it. If you do start it ping me if you remember haha.

[hoary vector]

if u still talk in discord i prob will. i like to yap abt music and guitar💀 so i talk alot

[lethal fractal]

Man so do I, just it's getting late for me lol.
And today was a looooooonnnnnngggggg day for me felt like forever.

And just got home jot to long ago from the gym so I'm exhausted and starting to get lazy.
But as I always say, my DMs are open and I love chatting and anyone's always welcome to striking up conversations.

[hoary vector]

yea i love talking i also came from the gym earlier i just spend my time watching random youtube videos while doing guitar exercises mindlessly

[lethal fractal]

I haven't really be able to play for a while so I've just been keeping up with gear

[lethal fractal]

Nice haha

[lethal fractal]

Ah just clicked you are the one I was talking about tabs with hahahaha.

[hoary vector]

yes i still learning erra gungrave which is almost done. i might do a cover using fm9 once i get it and once i got it down better

[lethal fractal]

Nice, i was looking through my erra tabs i have i got a lot.

I need to start listening to them again.

[hoary vector]

yea they are what convinced me to get a 7 string. so i plan to love alot of their songs and then others you and others have reccommended. im open to learning any music

[lethal fractal]

Taylor swit

Swift

[lethal fractal]

Good way to get into 7 string music they write great stuff.

[hoary vector]

never said i wouldnt change the original if i have to make it listenable😄

[lethal fractal]

Fair enough hahah

[toxic wharf]

Guys
What do you think is better for drop C#, 8 or 9 string guitar?

Or just C#

[lethal fractal]

6 string if all you care about is downtuning

[toxic wharf]

Not really but one of the main reasons is to play double drop C#

[lethal fractal]

Yea you can get that low on just a 6 string...
More strings is just for extended range and has its purpose but most people don't utilize it.

[plain vine]

Well if you want to go that low and you want to use/just need 6 strings, then perhaps consider looking into baritone guitars. I don't own one, but basically the only difference is they have a longer scale length (and a longer neck to accommodate). It allows you to tune super low without as much flubbyness in the strings and not as much of a setup as you would a regular scale guitar (some people also say it can have a different tone, I don't know about that but maybe 🤷‍♂️ ).

Even many 7 string guitars have a slightly longer scale length (typically standard metal guitar scale is 25.5", some 7 strings have 27", baritones I believe are around 30"), I assume for the same low tuning reasons.

[floral bobcat]

Got about a month ago my first amp and...man, I LOVE IT SO MUCH

Also, this month i'll get a guitar that...doesn't have a broken bridge. My guitar keeps on becoming more and more broken and i'm afraid the bridge will literally get off the body. The pickguard is almost completely ripped from that

[hoary vector]

I think 26.5 inch and up is considered baritone. But very good for low tuning

26.5 and 27 is the sweet spot to still be able to reach stretches and solo decently

[crisp swan]

for tremelo picking octaves, how should I hold my pick?

I feel like it should be just parallel to the strings

[lethal fractal]

Parallel??????

[crisp swan]

Yeah

I don't have the same attack on the higher strings than on the lower when I tremmelo pick octaves

[sullen plaza]

Hello everyone I'm looking for a guitarist that plays a 7 or 8 string that would be down to do blackened modern desth metal with whatever influence you bring my other guitarist requests that you know how to record and have the ability to do so if anyone is interested please let me know it would be very appreciated thank you.🙏🏻

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/F9Ij2pKu2kE?si=u2P2rgZdICmuxh2m

[harsh fern]

im getting a new pedal in 4 days

but the question is which one do i get

the fortin hexdrive, or the solar chug

[gritty warren]

https://youtu.be/SzHtwuYEQgg?si=FxHU9Hzz2yq1NRI0

[balmy vortex]

New mayo and dingwalls arrival

[lethal fractal]

I need 7 string dingwall

That mayo looks great

[toxic wharf]

Damn I need this bass

[balmy vortex]

Dingwall isn’t gonna make guitars and you don’t want such a multi scale on a guitar

[balmy vortex]

For sale soon 😎

[lethal fractal]

I'll get straight scale then

But I feel like a smaller scale length for rather then down tuning super low just having like a low A would be just fine.

Byt then again dingwall doesn't really make many short basses

Hmm

I'll stick to the one i want then

[balmy vortex]

Then get a hapas

[lethal fractal]

Oh yaaaaa, do they do 7?

Hold up fully forgot about that company 0_0

[balmy vortex]

Thats their bread and butter lmao

[lethal fractal]

I can't find it on their site? Even in the customs but only did a quick look around

[lethal fractal]

I also want a ceaser guitar, seen some amazing builds.

[balmy vortex]

We’ve done runs with them in both 6, 7 and 8 strings

[lethal fractal]

8 string bass?

[balmy vortex]

Bass?

Why do you wanna go 7 or 8 string bass?

[lethal fractal]

No i want a 7 string bass... Definitely no need for 8 for me

[balmy vortex]

Doesn’t answer the question of why you want to handicap yourself so badly

[lethal fractal]

This

[lethal fractal]

Only a handicap when I can't play it, gimme 20 years of playing it maybe can get something done...

[balmy vortex]

I recommend you don’t

Get a 6 string at most

[lethal fractal]

If I'm good enough and find the right people that band will become a thing in my 30s otherwise I'm sticking to being mostly a gear head and the audio engineering stuff.

[balmy vortex]

I still recommend you don’t cuz 7 string bass string sets are near impossible to find and outrageously expensive as well as their cases and bags being insanely big

If a 9 string was uncomfortable then the 7 string bass will be even more uncomfortable

[lethal fractal]

I already have one i plan to get made that's headless and what not so not to huge...

[lethal fractal]

The neck on the 9 string was fine...

What made it so uncomfortable was the string tensions...

[balmy vortex]

I can only recommend you don’t get a 7 string bass cuz their use cases are too little even in tech death they’re barely if not ever used

You’re only gonna handicap yourself with one

[lethal fractal]

That's why I plan to start something brand new... The basses and two guitarists 80% of the time are just playing really really technical rythms. Not really intended for much shredding.
A lot of call and response rythms and then the dissonance stuff.
Probably using Ebows and stuff for ambiance as well.

The 7 string player brings out the musical instrumental bits and the vocals.
Those are the musical parts the rest are extreme rythms and complexity.

It will take influences from tech death, thall, and like Animals as leaders type stuff.
But will be it's own very unique thing.

[lethal fractal]

I'm not worried about casses sizes whatsoever as well.

[balmy vortex]

If you wanna do something unique, do something in regular e standard on a 6 string

[lethal fractal]

The 7 string player will be in standard or tuned up a bit...
All the musical bits won't be low tuned i like rythm that's super low, comes from my love of EDM...

It's going to be very vocal focused and musicality from the lead guitar.
The rest is just nerdy rythm and even using the overtones of the different low notes.

[lethal fractal]

It will also have to do with a lot of sound staging.
Sounds going around the person so the amount of sound doesn't get messy in one space it uses up a lot of 3d space as well...

It's very very specific probably won't ever happen but it's something I'd like to do but don't need in life.

[lethal fractal]

6 string 7 string stuff is just any prog music i make anyways.

[toxic wharf]

Thank you...this 'I need more strings so I can be uNiqUe' hardly ever works....people with 8 string guitars nowadays who are even moderately talented, just end up sounding like Tosin lol

[hoary vector]

A beauty has been delivered

[lethal fractal]

Nice

[ripe knot]

Is there a scale that has these notes in order, a# b d d# f# g a#, if so can someone tell me, just started noodling around and this is what I came up with

[lethal jewel]

holy shit mayones are one of the best guitars i played ngl

[balmy vortex]

Hi, I’m a dealer for them

[lethal jewel]

Niceee

i visited mayones factory not so long ago

[balmy vortex]

Good stuff

[balmy vortex]

Do I see the infamous 25.5-28” 6-string regius?

[lethal jewel]

Yes XDDDD

its super goofy

[balmy vortex]

I can imagine ye

[lethal jewel]

the finishes looked beautiful too

[balmy vortex]

100%

[lethal jewel]

Cant say a bad word about mayones even their old models from back when they were a small company are god tier

[lethal fractal]

Seems like a sort of G augmented scale.

It's hard to tell with what you written

[lethal fractal]

Bb Cb D Eb F Gb Ab
Kinda trying to fill in the blanks here to have it make sense so I went with this...
Which is Eb harmonic minor.

If we are to do sharps then D# E# F# G# A# B C##
Which seems close to what you are doing in some sense.

But then you have g natural

[lethal fractal]

It's some sort of hexatonic scale, it doesn't fit our standard 7 note per scale naming system so can't really be

The easiest way to name it is A# Six Tone Symmetrical

[ripe knot]

Ok, thank you

[lethal fractal]

No worries, it's an interesting little thing.
Little more digging and

A# Six Tone Symmetrical seems to be the formal name.

[ripe knot]

Ok, thank you very much

[lethal fractal]

[pine cairn]

Hey, I have a weird problem. I'm trying to make tabs for BFMV's song Road to Nowhere, because the only ones I've seen are terrible. However, I can't figure out what chords are played in the beginning acoustic section. The tabs and all the covers go from Bm to Gsus2, which would mean you move down on the fretboard, but there's a very clear slide up and I can't figure out how to make it work

[floral bobcat]

GOT IT :)

[hoary vector]

New guitar?

[floral bobcat]

Yeah. Got my first guitar at 25$, bridge was cracked, and now completely broke, beyond unfixable, so, treated myself to this one. MAN, THE DIFFERENCE

[hoary vector]

Best gio u could get tbh and it doesn't have the ugly pickup rings

[hoary vector]

I have completed my signal chain of my fm9 the one that can cover most type of music. And one for dream theater and 7 string drop tuning

[lethal jewel]

looks great

[gleaming wing]

Bro is flexing

[balmy vortex]

practice

and you can do it as well

[lethal jewel]

so real

[gleaming wing]

I'll get there someday

[lethal jewel]

Surely

A year ago i thought it would take me years to play something like that

[balmy vortex]

thats the spirit

[harsh fern]

words cant describe how badly i want the fortin sigil right now, i tried a capture of it with my nano cortex and holy shit im in love with this amp

does anyone know where i could find one for sale?

[balmy vortex]

Reverb is gonna be the easiest but I might be able to get you one through my job

[harsh fern]

sadly reverb is a no-go

[harsh fern]

also what do you mean by that last part? :o

[balmy vortex]

I work at a first party dealer where we can get fortin products

[harsh fern]

oh shit

thats sick

[balmy vortex]

But tbh for that money there are some other amps I can also recommend

Like an ENGL Richie Blackmore, an ENGL fireball 25 KT77, EVH iconic EL34 or some others we can quite easily get

[harsh fern]

hmmm i see, i might try some neural captured of them

but so far

i tried quite a few neural captures of differant amps

and im loving the sigil the most for some reason

[balmy vortex]

If you can find an omega granophyre capture, try that as well

We’re gonna be doing a limited run amplifier of that model soon

Some of the renders we got for it

[harsh fern]

ill see what i can find

[balmy vortex]

This amp is basically the current mick Thomson rhythm sound

[harsh fern]

i wish there was a music store near me so i could try amps in real life, rather than trying out captures

but it is what it is

[balmy vortex]

Where are ya based in Europe?

[harsh fern]

croatia

[balmy vortex]

My condolences

[harsh fern]

currently in dubrovnik for work and i was shocked to find out that there isnt a single music store near me

the closest one being in fucking montenegro

like dude

😭

[balmy vortex]

Yeah that sounds like Croatia

[harsh fern]

yeah i plan on moving out as soon as my ass can afford to

XD

[balmy vortex]

The store I work at is in Amsterdam and we get a lot of high end stuff around

[harsh fern]

thats so sick

man, i wish i could have a job that revolves around guitars

[balmy vortex]

It’s not as fun as it sounds

[harsh fern]

but i bet its more fun than being a cashier in croatia XD

[balmy vortex]

Most likely

[harsh fern]

working 10 - 12 hour shifts for 1.3k average a month in retail is not worth it

but it is what it is, gotta do what i gotta do to get my drivers license

[balmy vortex]

Indeed

Definitely well worth getting the nanoncortex

Which you’ve done

[harsh fern]

yessss, i was like, hyper excited abt it

cuz like

for me the main selling point of the cortex products is the cortex cloud

and now i get access to it for 1k euro less?????

fuck yeah

for a (basically still) beginner bedroom guitartist

thats all i could ask for

[balmy vortex]

Ill eventually get one and capture some stuff at work

[balmy vortex]

Now you gotta practice practice practice

[harsh fern]

thats what im doing basically every waking hour that im at home

XD

[balmy vortex]

I just tabbed out the parts I wanna learn that’ll probably push me to my own limit

[harsh fern]

this job might suck a lil, but at least it made me be able to afford this schecter

and i couldnt be happier

[balmy vortex]

I’m gonna try to learn the solo of the golden mouth of ruin

[harsh fern]

a 7 string schecter, a nano cortex, whammy dt

and soon the foprtin hexdrive

this is basically luxury for me

[balmy vortex]

Get a ts808 instead

Really

[harsh fern]

hmmm

[balmy vortex]

It’s one of, if not, the best over drive

And we’ve had almost every overdrive

[harsh fern]

yeah i know, its used by many musicians

but ive also heard the same for the hexdrive

and that one i actually tried (in the plugin)

[balmy vortex]

Not as transparent and more expensive than a ts808

[harsh fern]

hmm i see

see this is where having a store nearby would help a lot

[balmy vortex]

Doesn’t do it justice just like the whole grabophyre and slo-100 amp sims. They do a great job at simulating it 90%-95% but it never gets close to the actual thing

[harsh fern]

cuz obviously ill lean more to stuff i kinda tried

[balmy vortex]

And we’ve had both the slo 100 and granophyre in our store

[harsh fern]

alr i found a vid comparing them

lemme check it out

also would you mind if i add you? you seem chill af

XD

[balmy vortex]

Go ahead lol

[harsh fern]

lezgoo

also

when the fuck did discord start doing this

for friend requests

[balmy vortex]

Cuz ai

[harsh fern]

i mean w, no more bots adding

[balmy vortex]

And bots

[wind mauve]

these are renders? damn

whoever's doing that got the UE5 tech demo shit on lock

[harsh fern]

fr

[balmy vortex]

They’re photoshopped versions of my pictures that we used from our previous omega run

[wind mauve]

so are they photoshopped or rendered

[balmy vortex]

Both together

They can only do the front because of the lighting which is why you can still see some purple from our previous run

[wind mauve]

ah ok

yea i see it

3D renders are crazy tho, a few of my friends do them it's impressive stuff

[balmy vortex]

Yeah and with current yt it can be relatively easy to learn as well

We’re just getting these from Mike and Paul of Omega amp works and they’re busy af. They do what they can in the fastest way possible to brainstorm ideas

[plain vine]

I used to make 3d models and animations in blender (years ago)… I just learnt everything off YouTube. Modelling a 3d amp head shouldn’t be too hard because it’s fairly boxy but if you were to create some procedural textures for it, that could be tricky to get looking real (mainly would be a lot of trial and error unless well experienced).

(Getting back to Guitars & Bass) That Omega amp looks fancy (and expensive).

[lethal fractal]

Nice

[vague grail]

Some traumatizing ways to learn Smoke On The Water?

Yes I am at that part.

[lethal fractal]

Whatt??

[vague grail]

just picked up guitar again but I am lost in the sauce

[lethal fractal]

Ahhhh....

[smoky widget]

People completely underestimate how much they can acomplish in even a month

I'm still definitely not as good as you but even locking in on a fast solo for a month got me a pretty close take, and I couldn't even play it at half speed when I started

[lethal jewel]

so true

[harsh fern]

just ordered some cool stuff
powered pedalboard
fortin hexdrive
and the fortin zuul mini

also some thicker strings to help with tesntion when i play in drop G (all the time)

[graceful socket]

I just got textured picks

holy fuck how did I ever live without them!?

[lethal fractal]

Which ones?

[graceful socket]

Jazz 3 with textured grip

had normal Jazz 3´s before but they slipped too often out of my fingers

[lethal fractal]

Nice, i don't like nylon textured ones same issue...

[hoary vector]

I like the jason richardson jazz 3

The max grip jazz 3 the pick felt too soft for me when picking. And the jr pick doesn't slip fot me so I like it

[lethal fractal]

I use rabea's picks or just some handmade wooden picks

[hoary vector]

I use to like the petrucci jazz 3 but they are so slippery

[graceful socket]

Yep, exactly these were the ones I used until now

Worked fine but slippery asf

[hoary vector]

Yea the Jr picks are not too slippery it not as much grip as max grip but better than petrucci and red jazz 3

[harsh fern]

yesterday i finally took the time to learn how to intonate my guitar

and idk why my dumbass didnt do it before XD

[smoky widget]

The feeling of changing strings, oiling the fretboard, and intonating the guitar😫

And adjusting the action

The best feeling

[harsh fern]

i will be doing the first two soon, got some thicker boys for the drop g

we will see which one feels better on my 27' guitar

[lethal fractal]

Leveling the frets and the nut, guitar plays so great after.

[gleaming wing]

My guitar needs to be intonated so bad

I should stop procrastinating and do it today

[graceful socket]

Same but too lazy lmao

[harsh fern]

i thought it would take a lot longer

but it was surprisingly quick

deffo worth it

if i ever get another 7 string in the future ill deffo tinker more with this one or that one

because im too scared to tinker with my only 7 string too much

XD

[gleaming wing]

Do you have a video or some that you recommend for it?

[lethal fractal]

I would just look at sweet waters page they have a good thing.
I'll DM you some vids as well.

[harsh fern]

i didnt rly watch a video

i just know that i play the open string, and the 12th fret, and see how sharp or flat it is, and i just rotated the screws and see what they did for mtself

[lethal fractal]

Pretty much how it goes...

Intonation is the easiest to setup in my opinion.

Checking the other harmonics is also usaly good...

[balmy vortex]

New fiddle, just gonna need a full setup and whatever needs to be done

[lethal fractal]

Can I set it up?

leaves behind cardboard mockup

[balmy vortex]

[gleaming wing]

Time to clean and set up my V

[hoary vector]

ngl

[lethal fractal]

Needs to be pink

[hoary vector]

they got a pink

[lethal fractal]

Good

[lethal fractal]

Where is this?

[hoary vector]

fender

they release another hello kitty guitar

differences from previous one is the smaller fender headstock and painted

[lethal fractal]

Oh cool, I'll look into it then

[hoary vector]

barely released today or so

its 500 not cheap but cheaper than expected

[lethal fractal]

It's fairy cheap in the realm of guitars.

Fun guitar to mod the crap out of that's why I want one...

[hoary vector]

if it had 24 fret and a flatter radius could potentially be a guitar i would use from time to time live

takes me time to get use to a guitar without 24 frets cause frets are placed different

[lethal fractal]

Sand down the neck... 24 fret is nice but like not gaining much.

I don't think the frets are placed any differently though

There's definitely a tonal difference

[lethal fractal]

They are super fun live. Fun little thing

[hoary vector]

It's like the positioning of it feels and looks different I get mixed up I can't explain it myself

Like the muscle memory I had for certain solos I had to think a little to make sure I'm on the right fret

[lethal fractal]

That for sure, that's why not relying on looking at the board good practice to put a blindfold on and play basic stuff build that muscle memory

[hoary vector]

yea thats what im use to with 24 fret i can play without looking most of the time. if it gets real technical i gfotta look here and there

but on a guitar less than 24 i have to look otherwise i land on wrong note

[wind mauve]

playing peelingflesh on this 🔥

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/Fg_wx5f8nhE?si=7SbzhHk6jTiLgDbh

[wise shadow]

go for a replica of invaders on amazon or ebay

if you dont have money

if you do go for high output pickups that emg dimarzio and seymour duncans produce

the gibson sound you are talking about is not whats inside your mind is i guess

because they are mostly vintage sounding not typically created for powerful sounds

you can also check second hand options

also to get a hotter signal you can basically raise the pickup height of a weak humbucker which results sounding similar to a high output one

[pastel citrus]

songsterr has this built in AI transcript but im wondering is this accurate?

[lethal fractal]

It's probably fairly close

[hoary vector]

Usually decently accurate best way to get more accuracy is compare the songsterr to their live playing or a very good guitar cover

[pastel citrus]

its an AI generated song theres no live playing lol

[hoary vector]

oh bruh i did not see that lol

best thing would be to use tab as reference and ur ear if any differences between

[toxic wharf]

Guys, has anyone tried putting strings for a 9-string guitar on an 8-string guitar? Do they fit?

[gleaming wing]

I've put strings for an 8 on my 7

[lethal fractal]

You can make them fit just fine.

[toxic wharf]

Nice
I hope so
I Wanna do C# tuning for 8 string

[lethal fractal]

Yea that's easily doable

[toxic wharf]

Will the scale from 25.5 to 27 be enough?

[lethal fractal]

What Guage string are you thinking of using?

[toxic wharf]

I wanna try 9-84 (8 string set) and 105-9 (9 string but if I throw 1 string i get 105-11)

[lethal fractal]

Ya that would do it, 105 for C# is a bit overkill though

[toxic wharf]

I just know that the standard tuning for a 9 string guitar is C# so I thought that would be the perfect string set

but i couldn't find a set for 8 string guitar thicker than 84

[lethal fractal]

Yea, you'd be putting to much stress on the neck with 105 at C# about 20lbs of tension...
If you can find a 98 or 100 those would be my recommended...

[toxic wharf]

I'm not sure I'll be able to find one unless I use a bass guitar string

oh, found a set of ibanez 9-90 for 9 string guitar!

[lethal fractal]

Kalium

[lethal fractal]

90s will be a bit floppy... They will be fine I've played on them lower but not perfect.

[toxic wharf]

Hmm

[lethal fractal]

Get a set from Kalium

[toxic wharf]

Do they ship to Europe?

[lethal fractal]

World wide shipping

[toxic wharf]

I found a set 011-94 from them. Do you think it would fit?

Or is it better to look even higher, it just seems like after that it only goes 102

Oh
Just found this one

[lethal fractal]

Hockey stick headstock

[balmy vortex]

If only

[lethal fractal]

Gotta measure your tuners holes... May need to drill them.

[lethal fractal]

Hate those headstock so much lol.

[balmy vortex]

[toxic wharf]

Must be good I think

Maybe little narrow

[lethal fractal]

What guitar do you have? I have a headache and don't want to convert guages any more then I have to today lol.
I just want to look up the specs

[toxic wharf]

I plan to buy this one

[lethal fractal]

9.8mm is massive thats like 0.385 guage, unless I'm being completely dumb which is super possible with how I'm currently feeling.
You do have the locking stuff as well, but you should be able to fit a 0.1 Guage string just fine then

[toxic wharf]

Sick

Thanks

[lethal fractal]

Yea, once I'm at work I can check our gauge chart to double check as I really can't depend on my brain atm.

[lethal fractal]

I wonder what noise gate settings AAL uses.

[gleaming wing]

Yo i was thinking about getting one of those too

[toxic wharf]

Nice
If I buy it in the near future I will definitely share my impressions

[harsh fern]

it has arrived >:3
the zuul arrives tomorrow, alongside the powered pedalboard

[gleaming wing]

Awesome

[hexed igloo]

many

I've gotten to chat with tosin and know a dude who shadows their producer and they're literally changing the noise gate bar to bar

periphery do too

mrak 'cheated on wife' holcombe has gone on record saying they change noise gate settings sometimes multiple times in a single riff

[lethal fractal]

Yea makes sense...

[hoary vector]

gonna go try a sterling jr tmrw

if i really like em ill sell 1 or 2 ibanezes to get one

[lethal fractal]

Good luck

[balmy vortex]

yeah, Nick does a lot of automation in their tracks for sure

[lethal fractal]

Tummy

Lmao

Yummy

[hoary vector]

I like the jr

[toxic wharf]

My big baby and the smol one

Gonna sell the guitar soon

[harsh fern]

just put my first pedalboard together, rate the rig

[lethal fractal]

4/10 for the pedal board, 6/10 overall rig.
Bet it works amazing for your needs.

[lethal jewel]

hell yeah

[gleaming wing]

I want a DT whammy so bad

[harsh fern]

its very fun

making alien noises on my guitar is my favorite free time activity

XD

[gleaming wing]

I'll get one someday for sure

[graceful socket]

got the DT, that´s an instant 11/10

any pedalboard with a WhammyDT is instant goat

(yes I do love the wee-woos and tuning hellishly low beyond comprehension, how´d you know?)

[harsh fern]

xD

exactly

but also good for simulating a floating trem since i dont have a guitar with one

[near forge]

Headrush released a new modeler yayy

[hallow cradle]

anyone got a wide experience with the bareknuckle pickups?

[lethal fractal]

No but know people that do, I only have used polymaths but done aaalooootttt of reaserch into them.

[hoary vector]

I mean if an artist u like uses them and u like the sound then do some research and try em

[hallow cradle]

heading to japan next month and found an esp viper i wanna bring back, my only experience is with the aftermaths in my soloist 7 string, i am planning on tuning this viper to b stan to play stoner/doom riffs but also some more high gain stuff, gonna dump the emgs out of it, tryna find a set to run instead, been lookin at the nailbombs and impulses but curious if anyone else has any ideas, no warpigs though, they're too hot and if i wantd 20k+ i'd buy laces

[graceful socket]

that modeller is insane with it´s VST and amp cloning dude. This is what the nanocortex should´ve been tbh

[near forge]

Really? I mean I’ve heard Luke warm reaction about the software compared to the quad cortex

[graceful socket]

I dont know about the QuadCortex but moreso the NanoCortex, which as I understood it and noticed, was received not all that well, but just fine, and then along comes a modeller which is a hundred bucks cheaper with more features, including cloning your VSTs, essentially expanding what you can do with the thing exponentially... I have tried neither myself but from what I saw, read and heard, the new Headrush appears to be much more bank for buck

[near forge]

I’m sorta torn between that and the hotone ampero stage

[bitter yew]

whats the best virtual amp ????

[graceful socket]

depends on what you´re looking for but I guess the most common answers would be NDSP Gojira or Nameless or alternatively STL Tones Will Putney of Josh Middleton.
At least these feel like the most common answers

and honestly: yeah, they´re pretty good. Got Gojira, and never really wished for anything else until now, but it´s important to mention that I´ve been pretty low maintenance in regards to tone the last two years. I got my 2-3 hi-gain rhythm and lead tones that I use for everything and that´s it, just as a disclaimer

[lethal fractal]

NDSP

[wind mauve]

stl tones amphub

$10 a month and way more options that sound on par if not better than nDSP

also recommended to me by dudes who refuse to use plugins unless they want to track demos and literally don't have amps on hand for it

[open fjord]

I like STL. The issue I have with it IS the subscription service. You can't keep alot of those amps.

[wind mauve]

i don't disagree but $10 a month versus $100 ish per nDSP (CAD anyways)

and every nDSP is just a 5150 sound

without interchangeable FX pedals

[open fjord]

NDSP has only 2 5150s. Nolly and Gojira. Though their variety of Marshalls....is uhhh.....very annoying.

[trim briar]

What is yalls opinion on this pedal?

[hoary vector]

gojira or petrucci is nice

head the fortin nameless is decent but never used it myself

[lethal jewel]

which is better tho?

[hoary vector]

Personally I like petrucci it feels more complete as I like the cleans more than gojira cleans. Really depends on style of music's u like cause if u don't play super high gainy stuff then plini x is pretty nice and versatile

^also neural has 14 day trials for each plug in so that would be the best thing for u to test out each one

[lethal jewel]

I play more lead stuff but i also need some rhythm 8 string tones

[graceful socket]

You can get a 14 day trial version of both

Just do that and see which you end up using/liking more

[hoary vector]

Try gojira and petrucci those are popular for high gain and lead. They got 14 day trial

[graceful socket]

It's always easier to just try both than make decisions on theoretical stuff told to you by others and how they use it

[lethal jewel]

already used the trial😔

[hoary vector]

U can email neural dsp

They give up to 2 more after initial free trial for each

[graceful socket]

NDSP is usually pretty consumer oriented and friendly when it comes to something like this

[lethal jewel]

I will definitely e-mail them

Does anybody know if they will be having a black friday sale this year?

[vague grail]

is there also a virtual amp for free that will do the trick for a beginner?

[lethal jewel]

Yes

Bogren Digital has a pretty good free amp but its just one knob so its not very versatile

[gleaming wing]

A few actually, ML sound lab has a couple decent ones that are fun to mess with, but my personal favorite is STL's ignite emissary

[gleaming wing]

I got that one a couple days ago, and it has a decent tone

[lethal jewel]

I mean for a free amp its not that bad but its only useful for rhythm playing and heavy tones

But still sounds pretty solid

[gleaming wing]

Yep

Ignite Emissary is good for high gain tones, but if you turn the gain back you can get some fantastic modern metal/djent tones. And the clean settings are awesome too

[lethal jewel]

is it free?

[gleaming wing]

Yep

It comes with a free IR loader too i think

[lethal jewel]

hell yeah

[toxic wharf]

Plini or Nolly

From Neural DSP

I like the Petrucci a lot too, but not a big fan of the high gain sounds on that.

[toxic wharf]

Also the trials got reset a week ago or something.

[toxic wharf]

Kinda agree when it comes to the sound. The NDSP high gain stuff sounds quite samey, but when it comes to cleans and break up stuff I think they have some of the most natural sounding VST's out there...the Tone King plugin is really a thing of beauty and also the Soldano is quite great. Just expensive, but a subscription is worse imo.

[vague grail]

good enough

(for now)

[hoary vector]

Usually neural always has black Friday sale

[lethal jewel]

Hell yeah

[lethal jewel]

Yeah but i think its only for people that used their trial for a plugin before the x version of it

[graceful socket]

yeah, Neural always had a BF sale the last years, but iirc it´s rather late (you know, actually around black friday, and not contorting the entire month to make money)

if my mails dont lie to me, it´s been like 18th to 30th Nov the last years

[lethal jewel]

Thanks

[graceful socket]

just give it a day or two, I´d bet my ass we´ll have NDSP sale before the end of the week

[harsh fern]

anyone here ever modded locking tuners?
i tried to put a 66 gauge string on my schecter but the locking tuner refused to, well, lock.
im guess its because of the lil locking screw, it doesnt quite catch the threads, cuz the string is too thick and the screw has a lil excess material before the threading starts. im not sure what to do, i was thinking opening up the tuner and sanding the screw down a bit so it catches the threads sooner but idk how, it doesnt just unscrew

[lethal fractal]

Modding them sucks especially for that case.
Just buy a new tuner at that point.

[harsh fern]

if i had money atm i would

[lethal fractal]

Yea, modding locking tuners for most is just impossible

[harsh fern]

why?

[lethal fractal]

Because the post of the lock, and the threads. Drilling it reduces your threads can weaken and lead to locking problems.

You can drill them... Just be careful and you may need to tap the threads again at the end. If you were to drill it out try to drill out the top more then the bottom so you aren't removing much of the post that has the threads.

[hoary vector]

Can't wait for petrucci x👌

I prefer the sound of my fractal fm9 but plug-ins are more convenient if I don't have fm9 near

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/lzQ-6AdbPvM?si=YDWe708zmp-238Dw

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/ambMiijBV-I?si=AyCNbdtUtUAU9mem

[wind mauve]

gorija

https://tenor.com/view/godilla-godzilla-ste-save-the-earth-meme-gif-24052043

[wind mauve]

i’d rock the fuck outta a hatsune miku guitar and if you wouldn’t you’re a coward

[open fjord]

I'd fuckin do it

[hoary vector]

I read that wrong💀

[wind mauve]

[hoary vector]

I thought u said u would fuck the guitar💀 mb

[wind mauve]

hell naw

not making that mistake again

[toxic wave]

wait what 💀

[wind mauve]

[open fjord]

Excuuuuuuuuse me?

[bitter yew]

hey guys, was wonderinf it is possible to play my neural dsp plugin through discord

so my friends could hear that

is it possible or not??

[lethal fractal]

It is, big pain in the ass in my opinion though.
The lag is awful so you can't play together but you can play for others

[bitter yew]

would you be able to send me a video link for instructions or something??

[lethal fractal]

Do you have a DAW?

[bitter yew]

nameless x

[lethal fractal]

Okay so no.

You will need a daw, I'd recommend reaper free and easy to use...
https://youtu.be/_bpMbuc5HIo?si=ekI73pMVQrDY6TMl

[wind mauve]

[bitter yew]

oops daw duh sorry i meant reaper and studio 1 so yeah

i apologize

ok yeah u werent joking, i gotta download a whole new driver system for this shit fuck no thanks for the help anyways

[lethal fractal]

Yea lmfao, it's a process. There are other ways but all end up being super similar or just straight up pricy (buying gear that allows you to do playback)

[lethal fractal]

All good haha

[lethal fractal]

Honestly best to just blast your guitar and have a microphone picking up the speakers.
Maybe won't sound assssss good but can sound decent

[hoary vector]

how much would changing fretboard radius for a guitar be

• job of replacing the old frets which are stainless steal to fit the new radius

[lethal fractal]

More expensive then just buying a new neck

Get to sell the old one as well...

[smoky widget]

If you just wanna show them some shit you could just screen share

[plain vine]

The way I do it is similar but even more complicated lol. I wanted to speak using my usb microphone, stream my screen and have asio audio from reaper all go through discord.

I basically hooked everything up through obs and used a reaper plugin to move audio through the virtual cable to obs and somehow It all works. To be honest I spent like 1-2 hours trying to get it working through trial and error and I have no clue how I did it and only ended up using the setup twice (but it was cool because I could change levels and mute things through obs also latency wasn't a problem. I mean it's there but nowhere near as bad as when I tried using voicemeter banana for it).

Nobody asked how I did it, But I was proud of it at the time so I'm saying it anyway

[hoary vector]

its an ibanez az2402 which i just want to get a flatter neck radius

[lethal fractal]

Do get it professionally done probably more expensive then buying a new neck...

[hoary vector]

if i get money like that i might spend the money for it. cause i really like the neck feel

and guitar kind of been with me since i started guitar

[balmy vortex]

Yall like pickups?

[graceful socket]

You know, whenever you post something like this I get jealous

(Yes I know it's not really yours but just part of the job but still, damn)

[lethal fractal]

Any polypafs?

[balmy vortex]

Yes

[balmy vortex]

We have a set with black covers and gold screw poles

[lethal fractal]

Nice, I want to try them so bad haha.

[balmy vortex]

They’re alright nothing to run home about

I’d probably pair the Polypaf neck with the polymath bridge tbh

[lethal fractal]

I was thinking about doing exactly that

[balmy vortex]

Good idea, the bridge pickup Polypaf is kinda underwhelming

[wind mauve]

got my STL tones setup with left guitars as Diezel Herbert and right guitars as PRS 15

i’ll share something when i’m home but by god it’s a beautiful sound

[smoky widget]

https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/infant-annihilator-baptised-bastardised-sodomised-tab-s820065t3

Tabbed this bad boy out yesterday

Also the ai transcripter on songsterr has come a long way

I still had to revise a lot but it did a large portion of the work and gave me a nice base to work with

[smoky widget]

I like the shirtless black dude in the back

[lethal jewel]

😈

[graceful socket]

For the NDSP inclined, Black Friday Sale starts in two days

[lethal jewel]

hell yeah

[lethal fractal]

Don't remind me

[hoary vector]

Idk what I should buy from ndsp I basically got the essentials

Maybe might get plini x cause has some nice reverb and effects for clean

[graceful socket]

been thinking about copping Nameless but idk. Dont think I really need it 🤷‍♂️

[hoary vector]

I got gojira and petrucci for that heavy tones

I do like the mesa boogie suite too

[lethal fractal]

Do you have nolly?

[hoary vector]

I tried it wasn't a fan

[lethal fractal]

Yea then probably get plini, a lot of great stuff in it.

[hoary vector]

Isn't nolly like based on marshall and peavey amps or sum

[hoary vector]

Yea very versatile that's why I'm thinking of getting it mostly for the effects and clean. As for lead I like petrucci more

[lethal fractal]

I use petrucci nowadays for a single pedal lmao

Plinis 5150 sounds awful to me but oh well.
Love everything else about it.

[hoary vector]

If I use a 5150 it's gojira. I use petruccis amp for rhythm tho weird not having the signature mesa boogie look with the graphic eq

[wind mauve]

PRS 15 & Diezel Herbert

[open fjord]

That's because it's not a 5150. Plini's Amp 3 is Friedman HBE.

The only 2 5150s Neural has is Nolly's Block Letter and Gojira's EL34 Stealth.

[lethal fractal]

Why have I had it referred to as the 5150???
Alright cool that makes a lot more sense

[open fjord]

Because people were unsure what it really was. Ed S on YouTube though was one of the first people to discover what it was.

[lethal fractal]

Ya fair, alright good to know I will stop treating it like a 5150 might help

[open fjord]

Also the cab may or maynot be a Friedman cab. Mikko who did the IRs (before Nolly took over) hinted at it. But he cannot officially confirm it due to his NDA.

[harsh fern]

i got a bit better at playing this riff, its so fun to play

[plain vine]

Lol, I recorded myself playing this riff earlier in the month and I use the same guitar. Made some mistakes but I was still happy with it. (But no face, I’m not as handsome 😝)

[harsh fern]

w, schecter sunset 7 extreme gang

very nice playing

i played it in drop g

cuz i had to run to work

didnt have time to drop it a half step.

[plain vine]

Fair enough. I put in mine in drop F#, but I need to use some thicker strings because even drop G is a bit too floppy now with 10-52 + 64 (or something like that I have on).

I notice now I rarely stick my 7 string in drop a. If I want to play a low chunky song, I'm probably playing lower than that so I just leave my guitar in drop g mostly and have 6 string for learning solos.

Looks like that same day I also tried playing the main riff to Snowblood by Erra

[harsh fern]

i use the ernie ball 10-62 but i repace it with a 66

[harsh fern]

nice

[plain vine]

I will keep in mind next time I look in a guitar store

[harsh fern]

the only thing

i think its too thick for the tuner

cuz my tuner just refuses to lock XD

so

next month in ordering new tuners

and praying to god itll be better

[plain vine]

Hmmm, I didn't think about that but now that you mention it that might be something to keep in mind.... Normally I just ask recommendations and stuff from the guitar store people (the shop I go to has some helpful staff).

[harsh fern]

i wish i had a guitar/music store near me

[harsh fern]

but wait you said u use a 64?

and it locks normally?

[plain vine]

Yeah, either 64 or 62

I don't remember

[harsh fern]

huh, for my tuner even the 64 doesnt lock

could just be that i got a lil unlucky with the tuners

but thats fine

gonna get a set of graph tech ratio locking tuners

[plain vine]

Ahh, I just checked (because I stored the pack as a reference), I have 62 on there at the moment. 62 locks perfectly fine but if 64 doesn't fit in your one then it probably wouldn't fit in mine.

[harsh fern]

yeah

i meqn it fits

but the locking system doesnt lock it in place

so im just kinda

praying that the string wont just fly out XD

cuz of the bend thats holding ankered to the tuner

[plain vine]

Hmmm. Well, I only change my strings when one either snaps or they just become uncomfortable/gross to play so for me, it's a problem for another time. But hey, If you do end up swapping your tuners, tell us how it goes.

[plain vine]

I assume if you've got a decent bend in it, It should keep holding up. I reckon if it was going to slip out, it would've done so already.

[harsh fern]

i do so every like, 3 months or so

[harsh fern]

yeah its a 180° bend

so it should hold

[lethal fractal]

Man if I don't have coated strings maybe 2 weeks max my strings last

[smoky widget]

Me likey the fret inlays

[plain vine]

I like when fret inlays look different to just dots in the middle of the neck, so I agree, they look pretty cool. I also got different ones on my 6 string. I'll send a photo

[lethal jewel]

So real i once bought ernie ball strings and they lasted a week max

Elixir is the way to go

[smoky widget]

I have the same ones on my Omen Elite 7

They are pretty shmexy

[plain vine]

Makes sense because that guitar is also an omen elite 😄

[smoky widget]

I’m gonna get a goc vajra whenever a nice batch comes out, and if it doesn’t have fret inlays imma get custom ones that are almost exactly like yours

[plain vine]

Never had a bad experience with elixrs. Dadario nyxl and xs strings have also worked great for me... I haven't used earnie balls yet

[lethal jewel]

For me elixirs are the best they stay fresh for a long time

But ernie ball and Dadario

idk

they just were really dull after a week

[plain vine]

Fair enough, that grey one you like the inlays on (same one as Bane has), Is called Shecter sunset extreme 7... So you can use an image of the fret inlays on that as reference. I'm pretty sure they're just stainless steel rings that go along the top until the 12th fret then down the bottom.

[lethal fractal]

Yea

[plain vine]

Hmm, I just got dadario nyxl for my 7 string because the guy in the shop said they're reinforced or something and are better for low tuned extended range guitars. I had a regular pack of dadarios on there and they snapped within a week but those nyxl's havent snapped yet. But Haven't tried elixrs on my 7 yet

I've always used elixrs on acoustic.

[lethal fractal]

Almost all strings are "Reinforced"

[plain vine]

🤷‍♂️ , just going of what worked and what didn't, I'm going to stick with the fancier ones because they are still working where the others have failed

[harsh fern]

yesss, i adore those ring inlays, idk why, but they just tickle my fancy

[lethal fractal]

For sure, where did other string break if you remember?

[plain vine]

I don't remember, probably near the tuning pegs (every string i've had break breaks near the tuning pegs)

But that particular instance, I don't remember

[lethal fractal]

That's usaly an issue with a sharp edge on the tuner if it's happening frequently there.

Just curious if it was a string issue or a tuner/bridge thing... See it happen a loooottttt.

I've had tuners where you put on a new string and just tune and it would snap the string each time...

[plain vine]

Possibly, I think it's more to do with me changing tunings fairly often. Like that bit with winds around the post I assume would have the most stress when changing tunings... It's just that particular instance with the 7 string I haven't had strings snap on me that fast (The guitar was in drop a and I didn't change tunings on it at that point) and I thought maybe the longer scale length had something to do with it.

[plain vine]

That sounds annoying

[lethal fractal]

Easy fix but annoying lol

[smoky widget]

When the rings switch sides at the 12th fret it looks so awesome

[harsh fern]

ikrrr

i love that they keith merrow km7 also has em

its like

basically my perfect dream guitar

[smoky widget]

The only difference I’d want is instead of the 12 fret having 2 on the bottom string, I’d want to have one on each side for the transition

Same with the 24 fret

Ooh or 3 with one in the middle to indicate 3rd octave

That would be sick

[open fjord]

Which D'Addarios were you using? Personally I used the EXLs because how much I beat the shit outta my strings. Been curious about Elixers for a while tho as people rave about em.

Personally don't care for Music Man strings even if they're the standard. Though I did go through a GHS phase for a while. They were pretty nice.

I'm not too fussed about string choices though. If they feel good they feel good. Though when it comes to acoustic guitar, that's when I start to pay some attention. But when it comes to electric, nah. When it comes to strings on an electric, as long as they can take a pounding and still be good that's all that matters. Tone is near inconsequential through high gain.

[hoary vector]

Elixir optiweb 🤌

[wind mauve]

i been running the dunlop trivium strings myself

i like em

10-63 for 7 string

[graceful socket]

Might fuck around and get Nameless to pair with NDSP Gojira later idk

Been seeing a lot of good stuff done with Nameless, which is really intrigueing

[open fjord]

This is a demo I made a while back using Nameless.

[graceful socket]

Hell yeah, rips

[open fjord]

And that's using no external IRs. The cab in Nameless is ridiculously good. The IRs inside Nameless were done by Mikko Logren of ML Sound Lab. BEFORE he started the company.

[graceful socket]

Wait fr!? Damn. I've just been seeing Nameless be used in productions everywhere since I started to look more deeply into it, which sparked my interest in checking it out myself

[lethal fractal]

Petrucci X is out now as well

[lethal jewel]

all neural plugins 50% off

hell yeah

[graceful socket]

not even an hour with the Nameless (trial). Holy hell this shit FUCKS

[open fjord]

Told ya.

Be aware that Nameless is VERY much a one trick pony. It does it EXTREMELY well though.

[graceful socket]

I havent even dialed somethin in myself, just going through the presets, so much of this comes so close to the stuff I wanted to get with Gojira for a while but never really managed to do

will be playing around with this more, obviously, but this is one hell of a sales pitch

[hoary vector]

I mean if u like it u like it. To me my favorite has been petrucci cause mesa boogie amp tones

[lyric monolith]

looking for a 7 string guitar and i never played a 7 string yet. thinking about buying a sgr c-7 any recommendations other than that?

[lethal fractal]

What's your budget?

[open fjord]

I personally love the Mark IIC+ sim. I only got it at the time becuz I didn't have the budget for Petrucci. But quite honestly while the IIC+ cab section quite meh in my opinion compared to Petrucci, the amp itself is great and it allows me to get relatively similar tones. Though Petrucci has a bit more squish, while the IIC+ is a bit drier.

[hoary vector]

Yea it just overall petruccis effects and amps feel more complete and sounds better to me. And the petrucci is quite tight

[floral bobcat]

Guys

How do you keep your strings from snapping?

[balmy vortex]

proper stretching, well cut nut and no sharp saddles

[floral bobcat]

I was tuning my guitar from d standard to e standard, and, my high e string snapped. thing is, i just bought the guitar this month and replaced the strings last week

[hoary vector]

What gauge strings? And could be sharp saddle or something

[floral bobcat]

A 10-42 earnieball, also, what is a saddle? sorry, am kinda relatively new to electric guitar

[balmy vortex]

10-46 most likely

[floral bobcat]

10-something. Not sure about the thick one

[balmy vortex]

regular slinkies?

the green ones

[balmy vortex]

https://youtu.be/iE1Yf_82Vbo?t=264

[floral bobcat]

Yeah

[balmy vortex]

10-46

[floral bobcat]

Ahhh, don't think they are sharp, and it broke from the tuner part, not the bridge

[balmy vortex]

that can also be sharp

go learn about setups

[floral bobcat]

Just kinda, well, don't wanna replace strings every week ngl

[balmy vortex]

google how to setup a guitar cuz i am not gonna go into that

[floral bobcat]

I mean, i got it from a guitar store, in hand, and with the store owner doing the maintenance, don't think it would be a setup thing?

[balmy vortex]

no, its just a good thing to learn anyway

go back and tell the guy that the string broke from the tuner

[floral bobcat]

Defenetly

[lethal fractal]

Ya sounds like sharp tuner... Had a guitar like that...

[hoary vector]

Sometimes u get bad string sets too usually ull notice I had on experience where it look like one part of the wounded string was thinner and unwounded in the middle

But yea that sharp tuner most likely

[lethal fractal]

Never had a bad set of strings luckily

[balmy vortex]

i have

almost all regular d'addarios i ever got

[hoary vector]

I had one it was from daddario

Tho now I use elixirs optiweb. Switched from paradigms

[lethal fractal]

I think i used DD once

[hoary vector]

Idk if placebo just daddario feels weird

[harsh fern]

DUDE

AHAHAHAHAHA

[gleaming wing]

That looks kinda sick ngl

I'd learn the entire freebird solo just to play it on that

[toxic wharf]

Real joke is that they are probably manufactured in China

I thought I was joking but kinda confirmed in the FAQ rofl

'These guitars have been manufactured by multiple providers and include parts/features that are both domestic and international.'

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/X0TWr7Jcj4k?si=pTADwilrU5DIbiuo

[lethal jewel]

Does anybody know if u can get some nice lead tones from gojira X

i tried

but they all are just high gain

And harsh

[lethal fractal]

You can

[lethal jewel]

idk it is all just high gain stuff

it will take some time before i figure it out

[lethal fractal]

https://youtu.be/nTQREHC64gQ?si=bNI7MrGgbBXwf7E5

Not sure if intervals falls under the not super high gain but here's some demos

[lyric monolith]

around 400 dollars

[hoary vector]

You can maybe dial back the presence a little

Usually when I use petrucci lead and rhythm are more of my taste

[lethal jewel]

Idk i tried it and it sounded a bit weird idk

[hoary vector]

Could be yea to me the thing I like is the smoothness

[hoary vector]

Plini leads might sound good

trying petrucci again so far still really like it

[hoary vector]

not very clean playing but the tones i get from the petrucci

[open fjord]

If your using internal IRs, make sure your making use of the ribbon mics for lead tones.

Gojira is already naturally is very bright. You'll need something to tame it.

[lethal jewel]

Thanks

[frank ether]

k so ive been trying to learn guitar for a while now, prolly like 8 months off and on, but i js feel stuck cs idk where to start and cant pay for lessons. wat can i do to feel like im making progress? 😭😭

[hoary vector]

Guitar exercises and scales with metronome

[frank ether]

ik abt scales but wat kinda exercises?

[hoary vector]

The good old chromatic/spider exercise works to start with so your finger gets use to the fretboard more

[frank ether]

alr

thx broski🙏

[hoary vector]

Yea should be good for now. Check out bernth he has pretty decent exercises and technique vids too

[frank ether]

yeah ik him never seen his tutorials tho

[lethal jewel]

You can try doing some bradley hall 1 minute challenges really fun workout

[frank ether]

heard of him too

ill check em out

thx bro

[lethal jewel]

Def check him out

[lethal jewel]

grinding scales

[earnest basin]

what's this technique called?

[lethal fractal]

Making noise

[frank ether]

@hoary vector all of those vids yall suggested don't seem very beginner friendly. a lot of em are complicated stuff like sweep picking and legato which arent things i shld start w/ obv

[hoary vector]

I think there's beginner exercises let me look for it

Also just because your a beginner doesn't mean u can't try those techniques honestly I wish I started those sooner. When I started I would be like I'm not good enough to solo yet but atleast trying would've helped no matter how slow

[frank ether]

well yeah but i cant even transition between basic chords quickly so...

kinda need to start w/ something slower

or more basic

[lethal jewel]

I don’t think there are videos for that

[frank ether]

yeah ik

kinda need to js figure that out

[lethal jewel]

u just need to get them fingers going

[frank ether]

i js dont have a lot of motivation to get better bcuz idk what i shld b doin

[lethal jewel]

Just choose an easy song and try to learn it

thats what i did

[frank ether]

all the songs i wld actually want to play either r on 7/8 string and/or are js too complicated rn

[lethal jewel]

Then don’t play the songs u like rn choose something easier

Time for 7/8 string guitars will come

[frank ether]

ye ik

chuggs

[lethal jewel]

Chuggs are hella easy

Rn try to play maybe symphony of destruction its pretty easy

[frank ether]

ye ik but like the things id wanna play on 7/8 is Lorna and adam is a beast 😭😭

[frank ether]

oooo

ye

[lethal jewel]

Lorna shore isn’t actually that hard to play

i mean it is

but it is not that hard

[frank ether]

i definitely doesn't look easy

[lethal jewel]

It will take time tho

[lethal jewel]

true

Adam is hella good player

[frank ether]

ikr

saw em live

so gud

its my banner

[lethal jewel]

haven’t got a chance to see them😔

[frank ether]

u will eventually

[lethal jewel]

It will take some time tho poland is far from the US

[frank ether]

they have any Europe dates?

[lethal jewel]

i have no idea

Nah they dont

[frank ether]

bruh y

they need to

[lethal jewel]

ong

[frank ether]

??

[hoary vector]

Have to look more in depth but this helps with your alternate picking and kinda timing

https://youtu.be/I3zfG0Zd3l8?si=lm4e35sD2KdUVdXO

You can go slower whole point is go slow and clean and speed up when your ready

You can go even half the speed or quarter of speed if u need to go that slow

When I'm home I can look more I don't remember which one I would use for basic

[frank ether]

alr thx

i rly shld js try nd get lessons

[toxic wharf]

Bro, if you cant change basic chords fast...you shouldnt occupy yourself with Lorna Shore

If you really like guitar motivation shouldnt be hard to find in the beginning

Just start with Green day songs or any other stuff you kinda like and is simple and youll improve

[lethal fractal]

https://youtu.be/20hdj0U5WDk?si=aPgZ2jPnWAMj0JIB

Best bass ever

[toxic wharf]

11 strings 🤯

[lethal fractal]

yea, this guy has some cool gear and does some cool stuff with it

[toxic wharf]

I can see lol

[lethal fractal]

oh wtf

https://youtu.be/aIZ83eAR7hs?si=P4ugpmsaUEWG9DvT

[toxic wharf]

Yea this guy is good too

[lethal fractal]

This is still one of my fav silly vids

https://youtu.be/tHaf8-OFsGk?si=0nySTX66FTKHrjE2

[toxic wharf]

🔥

[frank ether]

well thats the thing i dont like any simple/easy songs so idk what to play

[lethal fractal]

Simple songs, even if you don't like them.
It's practice and got to like practice to get better. Learn everlong super super easy song

[frank ether]

alr

i do like everlony

[hoary vector]

Any song with chords and power chords to get use to them

[lethal fractal]

Jimi hendrix

[hoary vector]

Play uh rush 👌

[lethal fractal]

Archspire

[harsh fern]

holy shit

i found a sigil for sale

and for a reasonable price too

[lethal fractal]

You getting it?

[harsh fern]

probably

that and maybe a harley benton 2x12

we will see

depending on what my paycheck will look like next month x3

if its gonna be what im thinking it will

ill be buying it

[lethal fractal]

Nice,

[harsh fern]

also i have a question, im using the bogren digital downtuned IR pack, and i wanna know what this specific IR is suposed to be based of off, but i cant find the info anywhere

does anyone know where i could find it?

[lethal fractal]

Could reach out to the company...
Which pack is it I may be able to figure it out

[harsh fern]

the rhythm downtuned IR pack
specific ir im using is the BD_DT20HellHola

thats my fav out of all of them

[lethal fractal]

Yea reach out to the company if you really wanted to know.
Idk their TOS they might not tell people

[gloomy kindle]

For a song I'm working on

[graceful socket]

make sure to share the full thing when it´s done, really liking this

[gloomy kindle]

you got it, thanks😁

A section from the same song

im trying to find the andy to my nik😔

[graceful socket]

Hey, at least you´re halfway there. I´m still trying to find the talent to my me lmao

[gloomy kindle]

Oh c'mon I'm sure it's good. Plus music is like the only thing I care about so I spend quite alot of time on it

[graceful socket]

It´s just a mix of imposter syndome and blind spots resulting from being self-taught and caring more about the riffs than getting a clean foundation. I´m working on it (also dont take what I say too seriously, it´s just my way of coping and joking haha)

also fucking hell, currently giving the Fortin Nameless a trial and god fucking damn it, these tones make me ascend. This is fueling me to make something nasty rn, just gotta work out how to blend my ideas together

[gloomy kindle]

Totally get that. Judging by your mindset, I reckon you're destined for greatness😊

[gloomy kindle]

How I felt when I got archetype gojira and nocturnal bass lol. Plugins are crazy nowadays

[graceful socket]

still gotta get a decent bass plugin, seeing how there´s still a BF sale going on at Submission Audio

[gloomy kindle]

Yeah, I got flatline 2 and nocturnal bass on sale

[graceful socket]

probably gonna get Djinnbass 2, but idk yet.

[gloomy kindle]

thats a great one, honestly all their basses are amazing

[hexed igloo]

ill be honest submission audio is just okay

they're the best bass libraries for sure but thats not saying much

even a cheaper real bass set up well will absolutely stomp anything they do

i find they lack a lot of stuff in the low low end

some decent chunk in the low mids and somewhat smooth lows but when you get to sub/near sub it just becomes mush or nothing

[harsh fern]

anyone got this IR loader?

[gloomy kindle]

I also found this but it you just just boost ~80hz by a bit, it sounds killer. The default tone is great for djent/thall, but for clean sections I agree. It was a very easy fix though. Still 5/5 stars

I also disagree about them just being good with bass plugins. I have flatline 2 and it's as good as advertised. Granted it's the only other thing I personally own but so far been very happy with everything from them

[hexed igloo]

nah I mean like

I don't think their bass plugins are that good tbh

I mean i also don't like flatline but that's a different thing

I just think their bass plugins are overhyped and don't generally sound like the real thing at all

flatlines problem is down to being a "god" plugin

same problem ozone and god particle have

they do things universally that might work overall but could screw up minor aspects of a mix or whatever

they do too much with too little control

it also doesn't help that because so many people use those plugins that their tone starts to become fatiguing and generic

[hoary vector]

How do u make a tight bass tone I don't play bass just wondering

[balmy vortex]

Use the correct tension for the tuning you’re playing in, no distortion and good/better staccato and muting

[gloomy kindle]

I get that. I feel like so many people use them because of how good they are, and that "generic sound" is a good mix. That's just my opinion though. I get where you're coming from

[hexed igloo]

yea I find that modern metal mixing feels like that

it feels more like general presets on every song vs things that fit the vibe

omerta probs have the best mixing in the game rn

[gloomy kindle]

That makes sense, I don't know if average producers have the ability to buy that many options so having a "God plugin" can be really useful. Speaking from personal experience

[gloomy kindle]

Fair enough

[harsh fern]

should i get the Two Notes Torpedo Captor X? cuz i was debating getting the harley benton 2x12 but i feel that might be overkill

for a bedroom guitarist like me

[hexed igloo]

partly but it's also like

UAD do a 52 plugin bundle for £1k, but like every few months it drops to £300 or so

and most these plugins that promise to do everything are near enough that anyway

ozone is more iirc

but also I feel like a mix with character > a "professional" mix

especially in core

this is a DIY scene, don't let major labels influence YOUR sound

[gloomy kindle]

I get that, I definitely prefer a professional mix (whether that makes it generic or something) which is probably where the disagreement stems from haha. I definitely understand and respect your side though

[toxic wharf]

Why you say that...that little video snippet sounds fantastic. Great phrasing in those leads. Keep it instrumental

More creative than most of the stuff Ive heard from Nik himself tbh

[gloomy kindle]

Well that was meant to be a solo section in an otherwise vocal centric song

HAHA THANK YOU😭

[wind mauve]

anything done by digital ghost will

[hexed igloo]

who?

I thought omerta was Vincente Void

[wind mauve]

p sure DG did the newest track

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18hkp5EekEIx5RtwjYmuzD?si=Z31Y2AOASEqSbV9K2c4IWg

yeah they must’ve done some

if it’s in the playlist

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/-K5Obc3-Sig?si=4MRJ35mwN4qlI0Jn

The SLO-100 is now on the Quad Cortex.

[gloomy kindle]

Yet another random riff thing to add to the collection

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/BwgyhTwhaQ4?si=SJ2DYez7QKvs7YhN

Nameless is coming tomorrow to the Quad Cortex.

[leaden garden]

Cleaned up my set up so it’s better to play

[lethal fractal]

Nice

[leaden garden]

Thanks. Need to get a pedal board down.

Oh also guitars are 2021. Fender Stratocaster 75th anaversary special (Mexico), 2023ish EVH Wolfgang Standard, 2005 Ibanez RG EX and 2020 something Epphione cut body acoustic. Also have a Epphione les Paul I’m doing up

[crystal cedar]

This actually looks so cozy. Like I wanna play guitar here, or just exist here

[leaden garden]

Haha thanks it is super cosy at night when i put the lights on. Perfect for all types of jam sessions

Only issue at night the amp can be a little too loud

[balmy vortex]

Finally writing more complicated stuff

[lethal fractal]

Thats a face of focused

[balmy vortex]

E standard can be heavy

[balmy vortex]

have to with a riff that difficult

[lethal fractal]

Yes hehe

[thick delta]

how loose can practice be and still be effective

like do i have to plan out everything and be constantly aware to not make mistakes or can i just fuck around and have fun and still get better

[lethal fractal]

You can do this then get stunted and stuck and have to re learn.
If structured practicing isn't fun then it's hard.

[thick delta]

yeah its not fun

structured practicing just is not fun

its this or nothing

i love adhd and autism and whatever the fuck else i have :)

[hoary vector]

try to practice in small portions so you dont get bored. u can like do 10 mins and then break between have fun or whatever works for you

[thick delta]

however small it is it still just gets worse and worse until its insurmountable

[hoary vector]

honestly gotta find what works

[hoary vector]

tho difficult music u like can be considered practice and will be fun more than like chromatic exercises. tho things like learning scales and arpeggio shapes may need time on it own unless u got songs that u like that u think helps u understand those without being boring

[thick delta]

you are overestimating how good i am

im like aerials by soad is a challenge bad

[toxic wharf]

Dont need to plan, but one good rule to stick to is practice one thing at once. Dont practice one thing 10 minutes first amd than another thing 10 minutes later. Practice one thing for a longer stretch of time until you have a decent grasp at it.

That whole regimented practice in which you have a 'plan' (first 10 minutes this and than 30 minutes that) is highly ineffective actually

[balmy vortex]

I recommend planning it out and the best person for regiments would probably be Rafael Trujillo from dååth

One thing for sure is that you need to do his regiments to a metronome

[crystal cedar]

This is just one tip, not the full picture, but practice every single day. Even if it’s only 5 minutes. 5 minutes of practice a day is better than 30 minutes of practice in one day

Make it as much of a habit as brushing your teeth or taking a shower

[gloomy kindle]

Heavy riffing in the new nik sweater

[toxic wharf]

https://youtu.be/wx0quEhgq80?si=OXDlufA330amQf32 @thick delta

He explains quite well why regimented practice is not that good. Find one thing you wanna learn and stick to it.

Dont do what most people recommend (5 minutes rhythm exercises, 5 minutes triads). Decide what you need to improve for yourself right now. Hyperfixate on that for a while. Otherwise you gonna half ass shit. Ive had too many students losing time and not fulfil their potential because of this.

[vague grail]

love reading all the advice

[lethal fractal]

Ah Giuseppe

[fathom jackal]

My 2 guitars of choice : A white Ibanez RG8 and a Harley Benton Multiscale- 8 QBB

I really need to change the strings tho :/

[thick delta]

i cant focus on one thing cuz im not at a point where im happy with any of it

i just want to generally get better at everything

[lethal fractal]

Then you gotta practice something get good at it then learn another thing...

[toxic wharf]

I mean at the start you wont escape combining stuff like basic rhythm and basic (bar) chords

[thick delta]

fair

im just gonna learn easy riffs from songs i like i think

work on stuff as it comes up

[toxic wharf]

But after that you learn pentatonics and major scale and you gotta stick with it. Just knowing shapes over the neck is not knowing them.

[toxic wharf]

Sure thats fine, but you will get better when you do with a certain intention. So learn a specific arpeggio, scale or technique that the song uses otherwise you wont be able to really implement it in your own stuff if thats your goal

I used Dream Theaters solo in erotomania to learn quintuplets. Cant play the solo cleanly up to speed, but I do know how to properly play and feel quintuplets

[lethal jewel]

Thats what i did for the most part in my guitar journey but someday u gotta lock in cause this wont take u far

Also „normal” practice is much more effective and u can make progress faster

[lethal fractal]

^

Even 30 minutes a day of proper practice then maybe an hour of dicking around playing songs you will get a lot

[plain vine]

Lol, this is my practice routine everyday

[lethal fractal]

Good :)

[storm mulch]

A fun riff I would recommend learning is the intro to when the sun sleeps by underoath

It’s a good intro to learn arpeggios early on

And plus it sounds nice even when played slow

If your going through the metalcore route or smth I’d probably recommend tears don’t fall the riffs simple enough

[smoky widget]

Recorded myself practicing sweeps and accidentally made a perfect loop

[slate saffron]

I want to be able to DI my guitar
What will I need? There seems to be so many different cables and its so confusing

[lethal fractal]

Interface, computer, guitar, guitar cable and a DAW

[slate saffron]

thx