Guitars & Bass

[hexed igloo]

not even a big BoO fan but they rly cooked on that single arpeggio lmao

[wise shadow]

altitudes for rolling sweeps

[lethal jewel]

could be also

[rancid yew]

Meshuggah ripoff track entirely unfinished since band practice went terribly. Our vocalist recorded the left ear track for the chuggy part and he was way off time and wouldn't let me record it instead 😭

[coarse tulip]

It’s not the worst sounding thing ever, but he definitely should’ve let you record

[rancid yew]

I quad tracked the intro. Dual tracked that string skippy riff. And did the right ear guitar track on that part since he wrote it. He's a beginner guitarist and this song needs to be tight.

[tardy glacier]

okay so what if ure heavily inspired by a song and you write using that as inspiration and you later realize you literally basically one on one copied 2 sections from the song (well notes aint the exact same obviously, but sound is incredibly similar overall and by vibe) and put those sections basically in the same spot as well structurally lmfao. 💀

[floral bobcat]

Making a custom guitar. For my first attempt I said to try some cheaper wood, so, it's gonna be pine sadly, but besides that it will be a headless 6 string, white paint with black accents

[coarse tulip]

Ugh… the amount of times I’ve done this…

Honestly, best advice is just to simply scrap it if it’s too close to the original piece that inspired you. It’s one thing for a small section or two to be close then branch out into something else, it’s another for the entire song to basically be like that.

[plain vine]

Woah, that’s a crazy body shape. Would be interested to see how it turns out. 🤘

[wise shadow]

this server got the most bizarre shaped guitars

[trim briar]

https://youtu.be/m-l4PAoWk5A?si=02PfRBT6AFk1luLS this is some wild as shit that ima copy in some way

[coarse tulip]

A former professor of mine just gave me this. A 1977 Fender Mustang Short Scale Bass. What a god damn steal. Now I just gotta learn to play it.

[plain vine]

I don’t know how this guy has never done pick tapping before. It’s not a secret technique.

[plain vine]

He “just gave you” that. That’s awesome.

[coarse tulip]

He didn't need it anymore, and he wanted it to be in the hands of someone who could actually make something of it. I intend to. I cannot imagine how much this bass goes for, and I utterly refuse to give it away.

I have no idea if its ideal for the type of music I want to make (hard/alt rock, punk rock, nu-metal), but I don't care - this thing is getting played. I can't remember the type of strings that are on this thing, but they're supposedly able to last a lifetime if I clean them.

[plain vine]

I don’t know about lasting a lifetime, but i know bass strings last alot longer than guitar strings if looked after.

[coarse tulip]

Yeah, that's fair. I gotta check what strings they are, though, they're supposedly really high-quality strings that I wouldn't be able to afford.

[weary coral]

Hiya all

new here and just looking for new guitar friends to chat with

dm me if you wanna hear more of this Deathcore project I have two unofficial tracks done

[plain vine]

Feel free to share. Some people give good tips here

[weary coral]

well the main two were done MIDI by a one armed producer

[plain vine]

Bass strings are expensive. I don’t have a bass but I always use expensive long life strings on my guitars (elixrs or dadario xs, because i dont like restringing)

[plain vine]

So you play guitar on them or you arranged the midi?

[weary coral]

i had a guy set the midi up for me, and have the audio tracks with me just in case

[plain vine]

So what part are you doing, like rerecording the actual guitar track?

[sullen plaza]

basically hes just looking for a guitarisy

[plain vine]

I would help, but I don’t think I’m that good :(

[rancid yew]

Made a way better mix of my TIOS bass cover

[rancid yew]

Iso bass:

[floral bobcat]

Part 2, neck. Have made the shape today, need to sand it down slightly more and then do the truss rod channel and fretboard. The neck is flatter than on my other guitars, and I kinda like that more ngl

Also am thinking of roasting the neck wood to make it look slightly better

[smoky widget]

I just put some Fishman fluence active pickups in my guitar and noticed that they're really fucking loud and almost make my clean tone sound distorted with how loud of an output they're giving. Is this normal?

[trim briar]

Welcome to the world of active pickups

I prefer passives because of how loud actives can get and then you have to redial your tome to compensate

[smoky widget]

Oh okay

I didn't know if I messed up the pickup height so I was a little confused lol

[plain vine]

Looking good 👍

[smoky widget]

Nevermind my audio interface had low/mid/high all at 10 lmao

Put them all at 5 and it fixed it

[nimble jungle]

I kinda miss when Metalcore bands wrote riff like this:
https://tidal.com/browse/track/160293550?u
it technical but like with a few hours of practice you can learn it yk?

Many riffs that I hear are either too simple or super like complicated

Not that I can’t play modern riffs it but to me it’s just feels like super unfun

Ykwim?

[tardy glacier]

yeah, was thnkafully just a few small sections

but i changed it up a bit more

to not be that similar

LMAO

tbf

everyone copied the 5 7 8 in 000s

so i think im gine

fine

💀

also

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1321844811904585831/1384480681736015913/Snapchat-1272474587.jpg?ex=6852959c&is=6851441c&hm=5250ef1946fb0dd1ead9d4842ba8bdd4e0d9d17d270b50a1938e1462155e7dfe&
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1321844811904585831/1384491969589411970/Snapchat-537590276.jpg?ex=6852a020&is=68514ea0&hm=a1315e0c94ceaf77681403f59410bf4e9e3fbc1f1ee5ede62e04cf41034bb1a1&

NGD

🙏

Legator Ninja 7 SS

plays so fucking well its insane

first time im actually satisfied with my guitar purchase

[weary coral]

dm me if needed brother

[trim briar]

I hope jackson restocks these, these are just sick looking

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/9cvykWn9f8M?si=mBQ_5PnovlWqMdf9

[nimble jungle]

New guitar pick

Pretty thicc

[trim briar]

Mm?

[wise shadow]

damn

[wise shadow]

damn

[wise shadow]

damn

[balmy vortex]

Bass

[earnest siren]

Sick

[half ibex]

What brand is the one in the middle?

[balmy vortex]

thats from Mayones

[half ibex]

Found it

Sadly they do not make a 6

[weary coral]

wow! those are nasty amazing looking

[trim briar]

Hmmmmm, might branch out from jacksons for this one

[rancid yew]

https://youtu.be/8HZqQmrr0Oo?si=IVF3A9lXLRSqDO78

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/2poDeFbuM0s?si=2gvTWJLzHjc2sB3A

[coarse tulip]

I now understand why people in-the-know have the reaction to the bass I got. It's worth over $2000 (at least), almost 50 years old, still near-mint (aside from some metal rust and slowed tuners), and I got it for basically free. Absolute score. On top of a Gibson SG Standard (I can show pics if y'all wanna see it), I think I'm set lmao.

[tardy glacier]

Hello!
I have a 26.5 scale 7 string guitar, I play in drop G# and A and use 10-64 gauges.

My question is which one would be more worth it?

From one store I could get a package of 4x Darco 10-46 pack + 4x spare Rotosound 64 as 4th string with 12-13EUR shipping = 43 EUR incl shipping.

From the other I could simply order 4x La Bella HRS-72 El. Guitar RWNP 10-64 set for 39.6 EUR + 20 EUR shipping = ~60 EUR (could split the shipping with my brother from that specific store because he would maybe also grab a cable for himself from there as well).

Would ths cheaper version be more worth it or not, regarding both the brands, how long the strings last and how good quality they are, I've personally never tried La Bella strings before so I don't really know much about them, but the reviews were great at least.

[short tinsel]

might be worth looking at stringjoy as another option

[tardy glacier]

I did but its a bit too expensive for me unfortunately

• shipping

[short tinsel]

oof

[tardy glacier]

Dont really see the use for paying more than a tenner for a set personally, as im not a professional musician lol. And im kinda having to hold a budget rn

[rancid yew]

Just snagged this for free, it's my 130th pedal!

[trim briar]

Oh my

[rancid yew]

Pedal #130 works. I lucked out for free

[coarse tulip]

130????????

Any you aren't using?

[wind mauve]

bro's fx chain is so long it takes physical time for the signal to pass through

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/i-lYsF8yEl0?si=C1n9N18F-4MB_22o

[tardy glacier]

this kiesel kyber custom would go so hard if i had 3.4k in my bank to pull out lmao

[earnest siren]

Definitely it looks sick

[trim briar]

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/nlngmTtvpFk?si=hrBQUKU1o4oWrFmN

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/XQB0zqembWM?si=SXcztUm4Z9cigriW

[trim briar]

[trim briar]

I love my work horse

[wise shadow]

on my friends second hand ibanez

[misty scaffold]

Found a real fun tuning/setting combo. FACGAE with a shit ton of reverb and just a little bit of delay. Sounds the way a dream feels. Not really the best for heavy shit, but damn pretty if you're into that sort of thing. Found a couple other weird ones, but haven't given them a proper go yet. Been having too much fun with this one.

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/X5ReFqve5T4?si=RD078g5TVrHW8BRK

[tardy glacier]

yoo mind dropping an example audio/video? 👀

sounds interesting asf

[misty scaffold]

I don't have any good equipment for recording (and frankly, I'm not particularly good yet), but Yvette Young plays in that tuning on her 6 string so I could drop you one of her songs to get an example minus the extra grime.

[misty scaffold]

Here ya go, man.

https://youtu.be/_Q1-ETuBg5A?si=3l5UHv1R86V8ZEbM

[tardy glacier]

thats so rad

very beautiful indeed

hell yea dude

thank you

[misty scaffold]

Right, though? That reminds me, I didn't get any practice in yesterday. I'll have to make up for that after I get done with errands today.

[woeful hull]

https://www.schecterguitars.com/Omen-Extreme-5?quantity=1&custitem_color_master_list=630

My next bass!!

Once i have it I'm gonna start workin on original music!

[rancid yew]

This bass rig rules

[tame frigate]

I bought a thing today

It sounds good and i like positive grid a little bit more

Ignore the waters i get thirsty

[trim briar]

New guitar and amp, love em both

[tardy glacier]

how do you go about greating clean full stops in tracks?

https://voca.ro/12N75PoIlbbj

like this is what i got with my current quite shitty setup and i need a string change yes ik

but production wise

do you like cut it out when the 16th note stops?

like architects Blackhole full stops (intro and the 16th triplet parts) or Shokran stuff, like tight asf but without actually giving the sound of suddenly clipping it

[lethal jewel]

if you want like a clean clean clean stop

i do it by automating volume on the master channel

[coarse tulip]

I need some advice here, folks; I'm thinking of getting a guitar dedicated to Drop C-Bb tunings somewhere down the line, I'm considering an Epiphone Les Paul for that. I tried out some Ibanez and Schecter guitars, but they just weren't clicking for me... is having an Ep Les with slightly thicker strings the play? I don't want to get a Baritone 6 string - I tried it, but it doesn't quite fit the bill of what I'm trying to go for.

[rancid yew]

You can tune to pretty much anything on any scale length. It just matters if you like how it sounds and plays

I did this with a 24.75" Hondo Les Paul in AEBF#C#G#

[rancid yew]

Also whether it'll intonate

[coarse tulip]

Oh, I mean the lowest I'm gonna likely go is drop A#. The type of music I'm likely gonna play with it is SOAD, Bring me the Horizon, etc, so I don't mind it sounding as heavy. If anything, there's a sweet spot I'm trying to go for.

Would you recommend the Hondo Les Paul? Lots of what I'm seeing with those types of guitars is that they tend to be hit or miss.

[wise shadow]

if you wanna change tunings often go with a fixed bridge

it all comes down to your taste afterwards

the pickups scale length brand

also second hand guitars can be amazing

[coarse tulip]

Yeah, I was hoping to change tunings. I can't have a single guitar for literally everything, I'm already pushing my gear budget, so trying to get as much bang for my buck as possible.

[rancid yew]

Mine I got for free and it's a rare Korean model from 1979/1980 with Dimarzio pickups. It's seriously a beast. It looks like this

I use a 74 for the low A and an 8 for the high G#

Any Les Paul will do really, nothing particularly special about Hondo compared to other brands. My dad bought this guitar in his youth because of the Dimarzios

They didn't do many guitars with those pickups

[robust hatch]

My music is going down today, maybe I release some of it again with a new distribution company but most of it will be gone forever.
Thanks to everyone who listen to me.

If someone wants to check it out today the link is
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1DsY8ZMkDr1Ew5hvunKuNI?si=mCsSvmPeQqCQp9mAzgfhXw

[hexed igloo]

the heaviest band of all time tunes to Bb standard on a 24.75" les paul so

you're pretty safe

sometimes down to Drop G#, sometimes down to Bb with the lowest string dropped to an even lower Eb, sometimes even down to a weird G# octave-open tuning that's even lower than the afforementioned octave down Eb

for an example of that last one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSlGqvBV6a0

[wise shadow]

entombed?

they also used 10 46 strings for such a low tuning

[tardy glacier]

oh true that

https://voca.ro/1cqTPF42x14N

i just used some compression, slight EQ and faded the volume out a bit from the clip's end which i cut on beat

guess thats good enough?

could maybe sound bit cleaner even if i wouldve only chugged it away on only 1 string instead of 2 but why not

[tardy glacier]

anyone know any cathedral/octavix vst/plugin alternatives? or how to achieve that nasty tone with plugins

[trim briar]

[tardy glacier]

how the FUCK do you get that tone out of a Katana 😭

i got one as well but the tones always lacked gain and heaviness lol

used it only for cleans atp

and i havent even booted it up for past 1.5-2 years becuase im only using gojira X now

💀

[trim briar]

Chain 1-3 or something like that, octave was on the lowest setting, 100% effect and 25% direct mix

[trim briar]

If you set the cab resonance to deep and up the reverb it sounds even nastier

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/R2pu70p3tTA?si=RgrQwfGIka0PGQ-r

[trim briar]

I dont think I should be allowed to have ideas

[gray ermine]

can anyone tell me if this checks out

i'm not confident

[tardy glacier]

tysm dude

🙏

[trim briar]

Ofc

[coarse tulip]

I found this absolute steal for $499. I managed to get the price down to $199 by trading out some old games at the store next door. Planning on putting thicker strings to allow it to play Drop C-Bb tunings, but holy smokes am I pumped.

[tame frigate]

Anyone know a good hm2 clone thats good for budget? The eyemaster and hm300 are currently offsale for the time being

[rancid yew]

Arion Metal Master. DOD American Metal FX56, DOD Super American Metal FX56B

OG HM-2s can be had for about $100 a piece. Only issue is they run at 12 volts

The DODs have a 3.5mm center positive jack input so you'd need a certain adapter if you just have a normal power supply. They can run on batteries too

[trim briar]

I love octave pedals

[tardy glacier]

my 7 string currently got stock legator passive pickups, what pickups would you suggest me to upgrade to? (below 250 bucks please, maybe 300 at most).

[trim briar]

Check out some Dimarzio 7 string pikcups

[tardy glacier]

ngl ive always felt that dimarzios lack smth for me usually

[trim briar]

[thick delta]

is using a really fucked up tuning so you can use root + 4th + 5th power chords a thing people do or do i have to just take the 4ths out like a pleb

[coarse tulip]

Hey, all, starting to build a pedal board, looking at distortion first; I know the Boss DS-1 is used by a lot of people, but are there any others I should take a look at?

[trim briar]

Boss ML-2

[coarse tulip]

Definitely a good one for metal, does it work a bit more with Punk Rock as well?

[coarse tulip]

Ugh... seriously stuck between the DS-1 and the Rat ProCo.

[plain vine]

I don’t know much music theory, but I think that chord would be called a sus4… so if you did it to an A power chord, it would become Asus4

[rancid yew]

The DS-1 and RAT would be better, the Metal Core doesn't do low gain well. I have all 3

I'm partial to the RAT personally

Scoops the lows and boosts the mids a fair bit, everything I usually look for EQ wise on guitar

[coarse tulip]

Good to know, thanks!

[finite vale]

I've put my jim root signature 64-12 and now I'm genuinely scared to tune to anything higher than drop a

And I want to because of a few motionless in white songs 😭

[plain vine]

I love the look of the jim root signatures, they’re so cool… also love your pfp, very cool aswell :3

[finite vale]

Thankss

Sound fresh and apparently they fit into the nut slots without any filing

Except the nut was already a bit damaged from the previous guitar owner but oh well

Don't care. Go my drop q

[weary coral]

anyone play a mean 5 string bass who'd be able to help with a project of mine?

[rancid yew]

Studio rig

[coarse tulip]

lucky... that's some serious stuff right there

[rancid yew]

The Sunns, Warwick, pedals, and the Seismic cab are mine. The rest of the shit isn't

[coarse tulip]

Ah, makes sense. Still some kickass gear tho

[rancid yew]

Thank you! 🙂

[rancid yew]

Studio

[normal acorn]

my new ibanez is almost here. i will post a pic of it when it arives

[cosmic jungle]

Anyone got any good 8 string guitar recommendations

[trim briar]

Jacksons, any Jacksons 8 string

[final sky]

Been loving my Schecter 8 damien 8 string

[rancid yew]

Animals As Leaders on bass is wrist murder

[balmy vortex]

budget?

[trim briar]

Spark of the moment riffing

[wind mauve]

where'd ur pickup go

bro got hungry 💀

[trim briar]

Neck pickups are overrated

[graceful socket]

neck pickups are expensive decoration, there, I´ve said it

[trim briar]

ON GOD

[graceful socket]

also hot take: a bunch of what the neck pickup is used for almost sounds better with the bridge because it´s got more ooomph

but that might be a case for what I am using it for and what style I want out of it

[plain vine]

I never use the neck pickup for anything high gain… but for some low gain/edge of breakup tones it can sound good (especially when you can split coils for some extra twang)

[wind mauve]

i just don't think you had to eat it like a klondike bar if it was already in the guitar...

[cosmic jungle]

I have no idea honestly but not majesty level expensive

[balmy vortex]

That doesnt help

[cosmic jungle]

I was thinking around higher end of £1000 ish

Like I was looking at these

[balmy vortex]

Find yourself a km7 hybrid on the used market then

M80m not wurf

Ormsby multi scale is a pain in the ass

[cosmic jungle]

Yeah i don’t like the look of it either tbh but i was leaning towards the ormsby

[cosmic jungle]

Howcome?

[balmy vortex]

I used to own an ormsby and i still am a dealer for them, somewhat

They have an even more extreme multiscale than other companies

[cosmic jungle]

Is that bad?

I’ve played a multi scale once before and it was strange but Idk I like the specs on that guitar

[balmy vortex]

Its extremely annoying

[balmy vortex]

Yes but imagine you have to reach even further than on the one you tried

I work with a lot of brands these days and 8 strings are incredibly difficult to get right

Especially their sound

[cosmic jungle]

Yeah tbh I was looking for 28” scale length. Which the ormsby has

But

[balmy vortex]

27 is fine for an 8 as long as you dont go stupid

[cosmic jungle]

The pickups seem better in the Schecter but idk I haven’t heard either I’m just going of the specs

[balmy vortex]

F#, F and drop r at most

[balmy vortex]

Theyre not

The only guitar in that line up that has good pickups is the m80m

But the guitar itself is not great

8 string guitars need lower output pickups to not get muddy and EMG's aint it

[cosmic jungle]

Yeah idk I mean either way I should be able to just chug some stupid shit. I have my 7 string for shredding too anyway

[cosmic jungle]

I’ll keep that in mind yeah I’ve never rly tried emg’s before

[balmy vortex]

For 8 strings theyre awful

For 6 strings and 7 strings theyre doable depending on the models

You will also struggle to keep it string noise down if youre not already used to fret hand mute all the time on an 8 string

Thats inevitable to happen and youre gonna have to practice a lot to get it right

[lethal jewel]

nah sweeps only on a neck pickup

[rancid yew]

I like the neck for leads tbh, bridge for everything else

[plain vine]

https://youtube.com/shorts/cpTC_Pw4TUc?si=MFQPBl8_f7i_6xYk
Lol this just popped on my youtube, on the topic of neck pickups…

[finite vale]

Well fuck

Tf do I even do? Superglue it back?

[trim briar]

Yes

That’s exactly what you should do

[plain vine]

I'm not at expert but maybe try a wood glue first? If that nut needs to be replaced in the future then it's kinda just stuck there forever if you use superglue (although nuts should hold up for a good while so I don't think would be much of a problem).

[finite vale]

I think stringing the guitar as usual would hold it well enough we'll see

[plain vine]

The nut on my acoustic is just held in place by string tension and I haven't had problems with it. But if it didn't work and you're going to glue it, that's just something to keep in mind.

[finite vale]

Yeha

Might get an acoustic once I get rid of my amp and a spare guitar

[plain vine]

Acoustics are fun if you enjoy the styles that are played on them... I don't touch my acoustic anymore because I just like metal and playing electric but I enjoyed learning fingerstyle on acoustic.

[finite vale]

I really like fingerstyle but I cant really find time to learn it

I wanna learn the fingerstyle tarantella napoletana by lucas brar eventually but right now im just exploring drop a-drop g stuff(and i need suggestions)

[finite vale]

Okay string tension is enough for my schecter too so im bing chilling

I've put 9-46 just because I've never put anything thinner than 10 before

[plain vine]

Fair, I use 10-52 because easier solo's and drop tuning at the same time :3

[finite vale]

Not an srv fan but i spent some time playing 11-52 in e standard 😭

had nothing else available at the time

[plain vine]

Fair enough

[finite vale]

Now I wonder if 9-46 can be good enough for drop b...

[hexed igloo]

late but

neck pickups fuck

especially for rhythm guitar

[nimble jungle]

If you used an Evertune

.12s for a solid drop B

I use .11-.52 for drop C

[lethal jewel]

Nahhhh😭

[rancid yew]

Worked for Entombed

[rancid yew]

If you play light you'll be fine

[rancid yew]

Sorry, B standard

Not drop B

Still with 10-46s though

[lethal jewel]

nahhh

just get thicker ones

[rancid yew]

It's 100% preference. Iommi played heinously thin strings down in C#. If you want strings you can slam into and not go out of tune then yeah go thicker. But in a pinch it works

If you're a light player you'll be fine

[hexed igloo]

this

lowkey I think thick strings are kind of a scam

there are instances where I do use thicker ones than normal but they're so few and far between

anyone playing in like. e standard with 11s? insane

[plain vine]

I don’t like thicker strings with the higher strings but with the lower ones I like them tight.

Tight lower strings are just easier to play things like gallops and pinch harmonics

[rancid yew]

I kept trying to make my tone more evil and I ended up here

[tardy glacier]

got a guy selling their used Ibanez RG652AHM-NGB Prestige + case for like 800 EUR, worth it to buy? 🤔

[rancid yew]

Tried a Bass VI for the first time

[graceful socket]

I really want one of those...

[balmy vortex]

case should be included in general on it, but that pirce is good for that specific guitar

[hexed igloo]

I'd try it first

I find Prestige guitars have some shoddy QC from time to time

also I just straight up dislike the pickups on them

[tardy glacier]

Yeah thought the same

Overall just concluded it woulsnt be for me

Was a first-sight hype that died out as soon as i dove into it a bit more LMAO

[hexed igloo]

that's very fair

if you ever buy a prestige - buy second hand

I got mine new for like 30% off (which still ended up at £1200) and I still lost most of that when I sold it

it's insane how bad they hold value

[odd coyote]

The purchase has been made. The crap £100 guitar is finally being replaced after 5 years almost

and it’s 7 string too new levels to discover

[balmy vortex]

not really anymore lol

their factory setups are just horridly conservative

[hexed igloo]

ehhhh

my first prestige didn't come with a ground wire lmao

not that it was disconnected or loose, it just wasn't put in at all

so i got really bad noise

[balmy vortex]

as a prestige dealer, we havent had problems with them other than the conservative setup for well over 2+ years. but we do setup everything before we sell them

[hexed igloo]

fair

i havent had a prestige in 5 years so they could be better now

[balmy vortex]

we have been complaining to them about QC for a long while tho

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/5M9w58FvoQs?si=JvhFx8JzzYBDL5Zp

[nimble jungle]

Im genuenly so upset

i went to restring my Harley benton and the nut literally broke off

Like wtf

[plain vine]

Someone had this problem a few days ago. They just restrung and said the string tension held it in place… otherwise I would try woodglue maybe superglue (only problem with superglue is it’ll make it alot harder to remove if it needs replacing).

[nimble jungle]

I doubt it had anything to do with string tension as I’ve always used 10-52 but I have no problem with gluing it but it’s just the fact that it happened when I shouldn’t

Obviously It didn’t pass QC properly like it should’ve

[plain vine]

By string tension, I mean they restrung it without glueing the nut back down and said the string tension just held it in place.

[nimble jungle]

Ohhh

Mb

[nimble jungle]

I was gonna do that but the implications are awful lmao

[plain vine]

If you got spare strings it might be worth a try, otherwise get some titebond or superglue and just stick it back down.

[nimble jungle]

I’m probably gonna have a luthier fix it

[plain vine]

That’s fair, it shouldn’t be a difficult process to glue a little piece back on so they might do it for cheap

[nimble jungle]

Yeah I just fear I’ll fuck something up lol

[plain vine]

Nah, that’s totally fair

[nimble jungle]

But it’s unfortunate cause that was my Drop C guitar

I just re strung another guitar and now my Dave V is my Drop C one

[plain vine]

Fair enough… I mostly use amp plugins so I just pitch shift most the time.

[nimble jungle]

Heh

I don’t have any incentive to play through plugins unless I’m recording now that I have my dream amp

[plain vine]

Playing through a real amp is way more fun but I find plugins way more convenient especially now I have studio monitors.

[nimble jungle]

I still need those 😔

[plain vine]

#💬-general message

[nimble jungle]

Gulp

[plain vine]

I got the adam audio t5v’s… so far loving them

[plain vine]

Actually, since I’m here… this is a song I’ve been making recently. Still very early but If anyone wants to give thoughts, would be appreciated :)

[nimble jungle]

You listen to slam?

[plain vine]

Not much

[nimble jungle]

Very thicc

[plain vine]

That’s the idea. Just thickness. I double tracked the guitar parts but for the chords I have a third guitar down the centre which just makes it even thicker sounding.

[nimble jungle]

I love the part where it goes dun dun dun dada dun dun lol

I fw it hard tho

[plain vine]

Yeah, it’s just power chords. When I started making the drums for it I placed a snare in the wrong spot and it makes that syncopated sound (i think thats the terminology) and it kinda makes the guitar go harder.

And then I have the panning part which I think sounds sick when listening in stereo.

[finite vale]

Happened to me a few days ago too and I posted about it here

[rancid yew]

Finally did the bass for this

[graceful socket]

at this point I really dont want to know how much time I´ve spent dialing a tone for songs I wanna learn that sound at least close enough to the original instead of properly practicing the song.... So. Much. Time.

I just cant nail 156/Silence and FFAA quite right

[weary coral]

i need help with relearning basic chords on guitar.
Its so BS

[odd coyote]

Finally got this beauty. Any suggestions on string gauge for Drop G and below on 7 string? 24 inch scale. Also fretbuzz is diabolical on this rn lol

[trim briar]

These and ditch the 9

[odd coyote]

Thank you

rn I think my top string is 64

I only got it today so it’s factory

Needs a good amount of intonation done tho

[rancid yew]

Did a little remixing. Added some scrongle to the bingle. Much more boingy now

[plain vine]

😆, The scrongling and bingling paid off, sounds better than before

[rancid yew]

The bass actually sounds an octave down now, has low end, and the kick and snare pop out more. I'm way happier with this. The original demo was was just me compiling the raw tracks because I recorded it at 4 am and was exhausted 😭

The power of EQ and compression

The guitars actually were still just raw tracks but only because I did all of the EQing before I even recorded it. Cranking the mids, treble to taste, and scooping out the sub lows so there's room for the bass

[plain vine]

The thickest gauge I can put on my guitar (which has shecter locking tuners) is 64 gauge. It works alright for drop g so I’d give those a try first and if you feel you can put a ticker one on, do that otherwise you might need to make some modifications.

[odd coyote]

I got a 64 top rn I think

[odd coyote]

Yeah

In mainly having issues with fret buzz rn

Esp on the first two low strings

And it’s also a bishop bridge

Hipshot*

Which I’ve never adjusted before

[plain vine]

I adjust the 2 little screws for the action near the body and the big screws for the intonation… pretty sure that’s how it’s done on that style of bridge (that’s what I did on mine 🤷‍♂️ )

[odd coyote]

Thank you

[tardy glacier]

Hey, i got a like 3.5 years ago bought Boss Katana 50 MK2 amp which is in basically perfect condition, sounds exactly the way it did when i got it and im planning to sell it (locally in my country) because ive had no use for it for like the past 2 years at least after switching over to plugins, for how much should I sell it if it currently retails for 350 EUR and thats I believe roughly for what I bought it as well all that time ago?

[graceful socket]

check what others are taking for it

[trim briar]

Do I take the chance on the chibson?

[tardy glacier]

ive NEVER in my life seen/heard any ebay or chinese chibson guitars to be even remotely playable lol

and the electronics are almost always hotshit garbage

but yknow what

why not 💀

[trim briar]

I was gonna make it a mod project, completely gut the electronics and all that

Get EMG’s, new tuners and bridge, maybe new frets if needed

And a new nut just to be safe

[trim briar]

The build total without a refret is 623.97 USD

Thats with the guitar, EMG ZW pickups, Gotoh locking tuners, Gotoh tailpiece in gold and a gold Gotoh TOM

[rancid yew]

Just played the fuck out of this

[rancid yew]

Just scored this for $10

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/3WnFUXdV9N8?si=E7RKV9Cd19gPyk-w

[odd coyote]

And suggestions on tube amps I can get. Ideally not house shaking ones

Got my new guitar recently and I feel like getting a new amp is fitting

[tame frigate]

Thinking of nuying a guitar, should I get a 7 string or 8 string?

I will mostly be doing beatdown riffage without much technicality, and clarity isnt really a necessity

[tame frigate]

If youre a fan of older tones, then the marshall dsl series could work
You could also get a 5150 combo and use the 1/4 power setting

[odd coyote]

I got a 7 string recently

I love it

[odd coyote]

Yeah I have a TS808 and a Boss noise gate too

[graceful socket]

what are you using for the noise? Just ringmod?

[lethal jewel]

ringmod + chorus + frequency shifter

[tame frigate]

Honsstly i think ima buy an 8 string and tune it to drop E so i can keep my bass in standard E lmao

[plain vine]

I got a 15w 5150 combo it can very quickly get house shaking loud but it doesn’t need to be cranked to sound distorted at all. The build in overdrive buttons add soo much distortion.

[open fjord]

If you're not into the house shaking kind, go for a lunchbox head. I've already seen people suggest the 5150 ones. The 5153 LBX's are nice though between all of em they sort of are different, but the LBX Stealth is generally considered the best one with the II taking 2nd place.

Alternatively if your more into the classic 5150 sound, there's the Peavey 6505MH. They're a little less expensive than the LBX's and you can get a used one for cheap. If you're more into a 5150 sound with TONS of bells and whistles, go with the Peavey Invective MH, the Misha Mansoor amp. This thing is REALLY good, like they took the big boy amp and shrank it without the downsides good. It's got some cool stuff on the back too. You get more with it, but heavily suggest you buy it used.

If you don't really want a tight 5150 type sound, Orange makes great lunchbox heads and the Tiny Terror you can get one used for sub 500. It's only 3 knobs but it sounds amazing if you pair it with the right cab. They're not super tight or anything but they can be and they fuck. The Dark Terror is another one, but it's super scooped and can get quite bassy, but throw a TS in front and you can get a great Progressive Rock type sound. If you need multiple channels there's the Dual Terror however the Dual Terror can be quite pricey new so high recommend buying used. There's others Orange have made like the Rocker 15 and OR15 but I haven't played em so I can't give you an opinion.

Alternatively if you forgo tubes and go with the solid state Super Crush 100 for 500 bucks, man that shit fucking slaaaaaays. It has the power of Orange's flagship Rockerverb 120 in a slightly smaller and lighter package and great for home use. But that's my opinion.

[open fjord]

Marshall's DSL20H head also is good choice too if you're into the Marshall sound, if not well then check the options above. There's also the Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister series which are pretty neat, the Deluxe 20 is the best one and you can get em used for 500 and up which ain't too bad. It's got cool on board effects and glows fuggin BLUE. Plus it has cool fancy stuff on the back, but again tone is subjective.

By far though the best option in my opinion is the PRS MT15. This thing absolutely FUCKS. It's Mark Tremonti's signature amp and he designed it specifically for new players or bedroom players in mind. But it can get crazy fuckin loud, enough to do local shows with! Think a Rectifier and a Bogner had a baby. There nothing fancy about it, just a straight up 2 channel lunchbox metal machine with a great clean channel too! And they glow different colors based on which channel you're on! You can get them new for 700ish but used for even less! It's by far my favorite one on this list (although I'm also slightly biased cuz I love Mark Tremonti) so now it's up to you.

[hexed igloo]

if you just want heavy id do that tbh

[granite rapids]

Does anyone know the best guitar cables for noise reduction?

If anyone has any recommendations, please send me links, amazon preferred

[plain vine]

Honestly, any cable… pretty much all guitar cables are shielded. If you’re using a tube amp near electronics, a single coil pickup or a ton of gain, you’re almost always going to have noise.

[granite rapids]

Only thing is, when I wrap my finger around the guitar cable, the noise stops. So I assumed there was something wrong with it

Is there anything i can just tape around it?

[plain vine]

When your guitar is plugged in and you touch a metal part like the bridge (not the cable), does that also reduce/stop the noise?

[granite rapids]

I haven't tested that out. Imma go do that

[plain vine]

Because if that stops the noise, there could be a grounding issue somewhere.

Also if you were testing the noise without the cable plugged in there will just be noise

[granite rapids]

It was plugged in

Touching the bridge doesn't stop the noise

Also when I let go of the strings, the amp makes a loud whine

[plain vine]

Hmmm, I don’t know the issue but it doesn’t sound like a cable problem

You could try getting another cheap cable and seeing if it’s different (plus, an spare cable can be useful to have) but if it’s still a problem, then it’s something else.

Hopefully someone here smarter than me can figure it out.

[granite rapids]

Does it matter what brand and price it is

[plain vine]

I dunno, I got a Boss cable and it works great but was pretty pricy

[finite vale]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/826783592403173376/1398201259886116916/i_cant_stop.mp4?ex=68847fe5&is=68832e65&hm=22d18d039a5c3402dc07ad943edba7eff1380c4a376e9aaede93bff0a9c5a848&

Still can't get it right

[tame frigate]

Bought a busget 8 string, might return it and buy a higher quality one if its terrible

Just a lil twst run

[tame frigate]

I mean you got it

Kinda

You got enough of it

[plain vine]

Nah that's pretty good, Could tell what song it is easily. I like the guitar aswell the reddish fretboard looks so cool with the blue, C-6 or C-1?

This riff is soo hard . If someone can guess what it is I’ll be happy because it’s played so bad (timing and bends are way off)

[finite vale]

C-6

[plain vine]

Awesome pawsome

:p

[odd coyote]

New amp made me happy :D

[odd coyote]

Well it’s by currents but I forgot the song name

Uhm…

Hold up lemme think

ITS BETTER DAYS

ik it

[odd coyote]

Also for that start part I’m p sure it’s a dissonant chord not sliding but I might be wrong

[graceful socket]

Okay so just got GGD Contenders and been revisiting some of the older covers I did a few months back and HOLY FUCK. Night and day. Been updating my version of the ending riff from Vildhjarta´s Paaradiso and my goodness. For comparisons sake:

like holy shit

it took me so long for the old version to get the Drop A0 to sound somewhat listenable with the NDSP in-house cabs and now this!? Literal cheat code

[plain vine]

Oh man, the new version sounds a million times better

[graceful socket]

i know, I´m blown away by the difference

makes the first one barely listenable

[plain vine]

Yeah, if it was only the first one, It sounds good, but in comparison, the new version blows it out of the water

[plain vine]

Yes, that's the one

[plain vine]

The tabs on songsterr (at the moment because they keep getting taken down) show disonant chords being played but some other tabs on youtube videos show a slide on the 5th fret of the b string up to the 6th fret and then bends on that 5th fret while always hitting the e string... I don't know which is more correct but I just slid the 5th fret to 6th fret everytime which doesn't sound as good but makes it easier to play (So yeah, technically incorrect either way but it's not played to well by me at the moment, so I'm gonna let that slide untill the rest is better).

[graceful socket]

check your DMs (in case you got message requests hidden)

[coarse tulip]

That's a cool decal! What is it? What kind of pickups does it have?

Also, I'm looking into getting a multi-FX processor (preferably a Line 6 one, but doesn't have to be).

Considering my budget is likely $1000 tops, taxes potentially included, do you guys have any recommendations for a MFX board for both guitar and bass? Right now I'm mainly considering the Helix LT, but happy to hear alternatives.

[rancid yew]

Stock humbuckers. It's a First Act, ME553, came factory like this

[coarse tulip]

Neato, enjoy playing it!

(Humbuckers ftw)

[hard ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/welcome-gif-10572679135639559814

[strange light]

Would you say this is a good first bass? https://www.thomann.de/de/harley_benton_b_550_white_progressive_series.htm

[trim briar]

I’d go with on of Jacksons offerings personally

You may pay a little more but it’s definitely worth it, I’ve owned and played their entry level basses and they’re honestly really nice

[winter carbon]

Double sided killswitch

[tame frigate]

cheap 8 string for 255 dollars

some string buzz but other than that it feels pretty great

clearly loq qualtiy wood toh

[tame frigate]

Might get the pickups upgraded to seymour duncan in the next few months

Hte surpriaingly good though

They only thing they seem to have cheaped out on is wood

[frosty gale]

My first fridge. Anyone else here have themselves one too?

[plain vine]

I think my neighbours would call the police on me lol

[wise shadow]

prs mt15

[odd coyote]

I got one now lad ty tho

[wise shadow]

but depends on the tone you want

i would suggest checking out the high gain amps and their reviews on youtube

[coarse tulip]

Going with the Valeton GP-200 to try

[rancid yew]

This is beautiful

[frosty gale]

Thank you 🙏🏻 I’ll be getting a matching head for it soon 💪🏻

[rancid yew]

I found a way to run 5 cabs at once without damaging anything. It would be 6 but my 4 ohm 1x15 has a fucky jack I have to replace. Essentially I took my 8 ohm 4x12 and linked it to my 8 ohm 4x10, then I took my 4 ohm 2x12 and linked it with the two other cabs via a Mesa Boogie Series Box, making the total load 8, then I ran my Sunn SA10 in stereo mode, linking those 3 cabs into one speaker output, and a 4 ohm 2x12 in the other, 2.67 total ohm load. Then I took the other power amp and sent it to my 4 ohm 2x15. Both sides of the power amp can handle 2 ohm loads a piece at 150 watts. So essentially I ran 5 cabs. I took my Peavey Decade and ran the preamp out into an ABY box and sent it into both of the power amp inputs. Very complicated rig but it sounds fucking huge. The first video was just the four cabs, the 2nd was with the added 2x15!

[winter carbon]

Bro with the literal wall of sound

[gleaming wing]

Hell yeah

[desert moth]

Hey guys. I was thinking about buying the Ibanez GRGR221PA-AQB and I wanted to hear some opinions about this guitar.
Can someone please help me with it?

Sry for my bad English xD

[graceful socket]

Your first guitar?
Having a quick look at it, it seems like the pretty basic Ibanez guitar, which in my experience is pretty solid. Ibanez is a household name for a reason. Hipshot bridge, 25,5" scale, 24 frets, H-H setup with Ibanez humbuckers

I´d say there´s nothing wrong with it; I cant attest to the specific pickups they use for this, the ones I have in my Ibanez are pretty solid tho

[desert moth]

It's my first humbucker guitar.
I have an Eko guitar and it has singles and I wanted to get serious with my learning and also wanted to have a humbucker guitar

So I thought about buying it

[desert moth]

It will be my first humbucker guitar *

[graceful socket]

I´ve got an RG421EXL, currently cross-referencing the specs. Neck shape is slightly different, but not too much, different pickups, different woods, but same bridge

It´s close enough to the one I have, and I am very happy with it

granted, I dont use my 6 string that much (and let´s be real, I´d need to set it up properly cuz the strings are old and the action is killing me), but it´s done good work for me

[desert moth]

Is it a ceramic humbucker?

[graceful socket]

yeah, just a different model

[desert moth]

Ok

Thank you @graceful socket

[graceful socket]

np

[barren mango]

Seen a couple clips from the Black Veil Brides set at Warped Tour and one of them is back to playing BC Rich

[barren mango]

And there's the possibility of a new version of his old b&w striped signature model

[balmy vortex]

Made a lil nano cortex demo
https://youtu.be/i-MKyUhwYfo

went pretty alright imo

[wise shadow]

why 5150/6505 series sound like they lack something to my ears

am i alone, what do you guys think about 5150 series

[balmy vortex]

the actual amps or the amp sims?

[wise shadow]

idk both

[balmy vortex]

5150mkIII 6l6

[wise shadow]

so?

[balmy vortex]

thats the best 5150 amp in the 100w versions

[wise shadow]

i have that one in my kemper

evh 5150 iii red channel

its better than others but still lacks something

[balmy vortex]

kemper aint it homie

kemper profiles always miss lowend response and proper eq/gain control

let alone decent low guitar volume control and sound

cant say amps miss stuff if you havent tried the real amp tbh

[wise shadow]

other amps sound pretty good though

[balmy vortex]

kemper still isnt really a good platform to decide an amp actually sounds good from my experience

[wise shadow]

they have good low end for most of the time

[balmy vortex]

dependent on the kemper profile yes

i've tried so many profilers and amp modellers and they kemper is probably my least favourite one

[wise shadow]

https://youtu.be/2WP_GAo1N1c?si=jLQ1A86PnsKi59cM

they sound pretty close to what my modeler creates and in this video it still sounds like its lacking something

[balmy vortex]

then try to explain what you mean lacking

[wise shadow]

i guess low end or boxiness

[balmy vortex]

low end gets mixed out anyway cuz thats the space for the bass guitar

https://youtu.be/55drHNW0Mok?t=228

[wise shadow]

tbh i heard 5150 are mix ready alot

[balmy vortex]

almost

they still get a high pass and low pass

and some general eq/compression for getting their right mix position

if you want it more V-shaped then go check out engl amplifiers instead

the 5150 isnt always the end all be all amplifier

there are also driftwoods, soldano, friedman, bogner, zuta and many more amps that sound great

but you should find a place where you can actually try the real amps other than through a sound demo on youtube

the youtube demo can only do so much and isnt an accurate sound for the in room sound

[wise shadow]

i loved engl friedman and mesa dual rectifier

[balmy vortex]

i work with a few amps at work and boi the 5150 is definitely not always the best answer

[wise shadow]

tbh soldano and 5150 amps sound very close

[balmy vortex]

thats cuz the 5150 is based of of the soldano slo100

[wise shadow]

i heard 5150 was made based off soldano

[balmy vortex]

it was

to be made cheaper with more gain

cuz the soldano was about 4000-5000usd at the time

and it still is

[wise shadow]

are those all yours lol

[balmy vortex]

those are the amps at work

i get to experience and learn them everyday

i can tell you which is the best for almost all genres and what is actually worth the money compared to other amps

what works for what genre at what tuning and setup

[balmy vortex]

i work at Axe Palace and we work a lot with higher end amplifiers and their cabinets as well as higher end guitars.

[rancid yew]

New cab day, got this 1970s Sound City 6x10 for $100, heaviest thing I've ever owned

[coarse tulip]

I'm sorry where do you work where you get to play around with this stuff?

[balmy vortex]

[balmy vortex]

I work at Axe Palace

[balmy vortex]

We're one of the bigger high end guitar stores in europe and the US

[coarse tulip]

Huh, in MA? I might have to visit some time in the future. I'm not too far away for a day trip, near Hartford CT.

[balmy vortex]

MA and in Amsterdam

[coarse tulip]

Ah, ok.

IDK what your job is, but its freaking cool.

[balmy vortex]

Weve done some custom runs with ibanez

[balmy vortex]

Sales, photography, website, social media, almost everything except the financial side and ordering

[coarse tulip]

Still cool AF. Would love to work in a music store some day.

[balmy vortex]

Its not as glamorous as you think it is

[coarse tulip]

That's fair. I just like helping people with music stuff, is all.

Either way, it looks like a cool place, I'll have to check out the MA location at some point.

[nimble jungle]

New guitar!!

Not a shape I normally play but it was speaking to me bro

[balmy vortex]

it's not too easy sadly, but luckily i have some other sales experience on it other than just helping people

its not just finding what people "want" cuz what they want might not actually be what they came in for

[coarse tulip]

That makes sense. Had a recent experience like that myself, so I get it.

[graceful socket]

oh damn, Baena dropped some thall riffage on his insta story with what appears to be a first glimpse at the Odeholm Audio Thall Amp, lfg

cant wait to get more info on that thing

[plain vine]

👁️ 👁️

[rancid yew]

Successfully set the beast up in drop G#

[tribal vigil]

Wanted a new bass for a while. So i 3d printed one. Neck is printed out of wood

[half ibex]

the neck is

printed?

out of wood?

[gleaming wing]

Yeah how does that work?

[coarse tulip]

Fascinating, I'm curious to know the engineering as well!

[tribal vigil]

Its 70% PLA and 30% wood fiber

Super cool stuff. Basically just wood fiber in the plastic materials. Feels like wood, can be stained, and sanded like wood

[gleaming wing]

Thats actually sick

[hexed igloo]

that purple one is hella sexy

[balmy vortex]

It sure was ye

[graceful socket]

Okay so the Odeholm Audio Thall Amp releases FRIDAY

God damn

[green raven]

Bought this off Facebook for $260

[balmy vortex]

[balmy vortex]

i do not believe that that is a real gibson les paul custom, especially for that price

[green raven]

Shit i didn’t either but it’s got a Gibson original parts and bench test sticker on the back

Ill have to look up the vin code on the back

Confirm it n shit

[balmy vortex]

just call it a serial number please

a vin is for a car

[green raven]

Never

[balmy vortex]

i will end you

[green raven]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-slayer-doom-goku-meme-prowler-gif-4719372935125368569

[balmy vortex]

https://tenor.com/view/khorne-berzerker-warhammer40k-chainaxe-chaos-space-marine-khorne-gif-16797644

[green raven]

https://tenor.com/view/warhammer-40k-black-templar-space-marine-space-marine-2-gif-6757992777379525585

[bronze berry]

That's a beauty!

[green raven]

Who understands how to read the serial numbers cuz i fckn don’t 😭😭

[wise shadow]

serial numbers?

of what

[balmy vortex]

his "gibson"

[balmy vortex]

whats the serial number

@green raven

https://tenor.com/view/waiting-hurry-impatient-gif-22696825

[green raven]

I asked the guy i bought it from he says maybeeee 2013 or 2014

But he had it for like 10 years so

[bronze berry]

That would also make a good riff 😂😂😂

[green raven]

Yes

[green raven]

Waiting for results

@balmy vortex

[balmy vortex]

https://serial-number-decoder.com/gibson/gibson.htm

1997-heden:
YMMDDRRY
Y = laatste cijfer van jaar
MM = Maand
DD = dag van de maand
RR = volgordenummer
Y (laatste cijfer) = decennium

[green raven]

Bro sent me German

I put the serial number in

[balmy vortex]

Dutch*

[balmy vortex]

Go find a similar looking guitar on reverb and see if the serial is the same style

[green raven]

didnt find anything

[balmy vortex]

I did lmao

Its fake

A les paul custom would not be using the serial number format of a les paul standard

[green raven]

OH SHIIIII

thats wild lmao

tbh idec it still fckn shreds lmao

[balmy vortex]

Fucking called it tho

[coarse tulip]

My Valeton GP-200 just arrived in the mail today :)

I absolutely cannot wait to not use like 95% of the effects on there and spend way too much time trying to figure out how it works

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/ALkESXtz0oo?si=1gG8vmFNEJMrL9Kq

[keen light]

Question. What do you guys think of these strings

[nimble jungle]

Thicc

[keen light]

Yep

But they hold tone veeeery well

[nimble jungle]

idk i dont like ernie ball

[solemn geode]

i really want to put 12-62 strings on my stratocaster but i can't because my older brother plays mostly in drop c or drop d

thinking to get myself a 7 string someday

[floral bobcat]

Got 2 acoustics and an electric. Honestly all of them are so nice, but defebetly gotta get another electric one maybe a bass as well, kinda wanna learn that as well

[tardy glacier]

if a chibson shreds it shreds

🔥

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/4RVjGcx0Fuc?si=aR7uPEbsj4KHq8Ok

[tardy glacier]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KNYIE3eVSmo

some riffs i wrote on the new 7

[thick delta]

how do i get void of vision tone

its so nasty

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/3I9evT4d23Y?si=kRC96GvWejFdYGBU

[solar minnow]

I am planning to start learning bass, are their any tips I should know before I start?

[thick delta]

what too much crowbar does to a mf

[trim briar]

If you’re already a guitar player forget everything you thinl you know about bass, they might be similar but they are incredibly different instruments and you can’t really play either instrument like each other.

If you aren’t a guitar player approach the bass as you should normally, learn to control the tempo/rhythm and keep it

[solar minnow]

Cool

Thanks

i did guitar for 4 years 10 years ago

[floral bobcat]

And, finally, bass

Am ready to record my song

[tardy glacier]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EHqrCJWNRk

🕵️

[solar minnow]

What are some metal songs that is easy for bass beginners / to learn

[trim briar]

Immortally insane by pantera

Easy repeating riff and an easier solo than most solos

[solar minnow]

Thank you

[nimble jungle]

My 4th pick by them

This might be my favorite one tbh

[trim briar]

Came up with this yesterday, got inspired by peeling flesh

[odd coyote]

Thinking about what else I wanna add to get that peak metal core sound

It does all work this is just an old photo

[odd coyote]

Tempted to get these on my 7 string

But just wack it from 13 onwards

I do like playing my Drop A / G# tho and idk if 72s can hold that high tension

OG PWD4Life

[rancid yew]

I have bought another silly thing for very small moneys

[balmy vortex]

dont go to a 72 for drop a or G#

stick with at most 10-59 for drop a or drop G#

[odd coyote]

I mean I have 62s on and it alrdy feels lower tension although I’m new to 7 strings so

maybe it’s just getting used to it

[balmy vortex]

62 is already a lot imo, especially if you're also on a schecter which most of the time is a baritone 7

[odd coyote]

It’s a C-7 Bloodburst SLS Elite I believe

Hipshot bridge

[balmy vortex]

yeah thats baritone

[odd coyote]

Oh damn

I think I need raise the action on it tho

[balmy vortex]

NOOOO

[odd coyote]

Fretbuzz a bit on lower tuning?

[balmy vortex]

a tiny bit is fine

[odd coyote]

like drop G I can tell

it’s not just tiny bit I’m p sure

[balmy vortex]

as long as it doesnt come through on the recording its fine

[odd coyote]

fair

Okay

I’m planning to get some more pedals soon

EQ and a better gate next tho

[balmy vortex]

the thicker you go on string gauges the darker your sound will get

[odd coyote]

yea

[balmy vortex]

no need for an EQ pedal

just get a Zuta Noise Gate pedal for a gate

[odd coyote]

I love me some Drop A# 7 string

[odd coyote]

rlly?

[balmy vortex]

you have fishmans already in the guitar which are a great baseline for a sound

[odd coyote]

Rn I have a TS808 and a NS-2 and my friend gave me a super OD

Although I don’t need the super OD

[balmy vortex]

you dont need more than that either

the TS808 is one of the best boosts you can get

[odd coyote]

ye

I did get given a DC7 PSU so

[balmy vortex]

the Zuta noise gate will deffo be better than the NS2 tho

[odd coyote]

So much room

[odd coyote]

Yeah

I use a 5150 EVH 15W amp too

So

[balmy vortex]

other than that its time for you to practice more on your picking style and how to properly use attack.

[odd coyote]

Ig im good

[balmy vortex]

you are

you need to practice and look up what kind of picking techniques there are and how to apply them

[odd coyote]

I struggle with alternate picking like my lead guitar is just 💀

[balmy vortex]

uncle ben will help you there

[odd coyote]

like I rlly

Rlly

Wanna learn some riffs from triviums shogun album but

[balmy vortex]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YDbq8Z2-GA

[odd coyote]

I also want to quit guitar

[balmy vortex]

thats all b standard

[odd coyote]

yeah

[odd coyote]

It’s more my picking hand I feel although both ain’t great

just syncing is difficult and I shoulda done it from the beginning

[balmy vortex]

then all you need to do is practice more and make sure its all sounding correct before you continue to a different part of a song

[odd coyote]

Ye

like I’m good at trem picking bursts etc but as soon as alternate picking happens it’s just

[balmy vortex]

practice practice and practice

dont worry too much about string gauges, just dont go too heavy

[odd coyote]

yeah

[odd coyote]

Like shogun is such a bloody good album but man the guitar is tough

into the mouth of hell we march is like the one song I’d love to try learn a fair bit of

It does sound good considering I’m recording from a phone

[balmy vortex]

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

i know lmao

[odd coyote]

The main part I can do of that is the intro the trem part and that’s basically about all I’ve tried

[odd coyote]

AYO U COVERED IT

Watching this at work idc

[odd coyote]

I also alrdy see that ur able to bend like the end of ur fingers slot more than mine to get notes

I ain’t got big hands and + my technique ain’t the best but we learn fr

[balmy vortex]

thats just practicing

[odd coyote]

One of the worst things for me is like the stretch on some parts like

Ima get an example

[balmy vortex]

just wait till you learn some inferi

[odd coyote]

That 1-5 is pain

Like I can do the string skipping

But my fret hand is like bye

[plain vine]

Sick guitar and sick playing

[odd coyote]

Shadow of intent have some gnarly stretches too

I think in the return there’s one part that I was like.

[balmy vortex]

ty and ty

[odd coyote]

Yeah nah I’m good

I also hate pinch harmonics (I’m crap at getting them lol)

Like for Elegy III on SOIs elegy album the riff just don’t sound right w out that lovely pinch

I saw this and I was like… something more simple so I chose this

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/oWSWMt0PLTI?si=ByQt8glpxcy31AhG

[odd coyote]

Got bored and wrote this. Idek what I’d classify this as but it’s nice

Also lmk what else I could add to it fr (I am not that skilled)

[balmy vortex]

metronome

[odd coyote]

I don’t play with one 💀

It was kinda just

[balmy vortex]

you should

[odd coyote]

I got back from work and wanna play guitar moment

[odd coyote]

I rlly should

I might download an app and have an AirPod in with the metronome

Next time

[graceful socket]

So this is the disturbance in the force I felt - someone mentioned playing to a metronome. Literally my kryptonite lmao

I should. I dont. But I should. Yet I dont.

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/QpdJiM34V68?si=WBbK4MfRF3QeueDJ

[trim briar]

Ruined by the evertune

[balmy vortex]

mood

[balmy vortex]

exactly, everyone should

follow raphael trujillo's practice reels on instagram, he's the guitarist from obsidious and daath

[winter carbon]

it was ruined before the evertune got on it lol

i like pink, i just dont like sparkles as much lol

[crisp swan]

What are some easier djenty/modern metalcore tracks to learn and inspire from when writing my own. Looking for ones that are not just 0s or chugs, but also not too complicated. I'd say spiritbox is above my skill for now if that helps

[trim briar]

Kublai Khan TX

[tame frigate]

Noutta use the most scuffed string set ever

8 string set, 10-74, ditching the 54, and buying a 9 separately to create a 7 string drop F tuning but with a high note in dissonance

[tame frigate]

So basically, f c f a# d# g c c#

This is so scuffed lmao

[wind mauve]

i suggest practicing a lot more

[crisp swan]

Yeah but to learn/practice you don't start with the hardest shit right away

[wind mauve]

true

but the more you practice the more hard shit you can play, and then you don't have to worry about it so much

if you want a modern metalcore band to practice with tho

Trivium

:3

[graceful socket]

I mean...yes and no? Learning the hard shit helps; yes it´s tough, yes it´s gonna take forever to get it actually done, but there´s nothing like the real thing

Like shit, I remember spending like 6 months trying to learn the Cloud Cascade riff. In the end it was still...decent at best, however, I got so much practice in and focussed on so many techniques that it just naturally translated in the other stuff I was trying to learn and play

So it does work, if you do it right

[crisp swan]

alright I'll give it a go so

Give me just all your modern metalcore shi so

[graceful socket]

Big fan of Current´s Monster. Got some nice string skipping in the intro, the main riff is also quite nice for jumping from low to high strings, got a lot of value out of learning that one (still cant nail the solo tho)

[crisp swan]

What I don't know how to write is all those small legato runs, do you know any songs that have those?

[graceful socket]

let me think, but I´m sure I´ve got something

[crisp swan]

solos also are very hard

I've been learning just one solo over the course of 2 years

The One Who Kills the least from slipknot is one of my fav solo's ever and it's very hard

I can do it decently at a slow pace

but it's like quintuplets

[graceful socket]

I honestly tend to avoid solos more than would be good for my skill if I`m being honest. One I quite like which I also think is really manageable is from Polaris´ Inhumane.

[keen light]

I honestly don't like playing solos at all. I am more of a rhythm guy and I'd not have it any other way.

[graceful socket]

same but I´d like to be able to do it anyway. not to mention the pros of having the skill to use for other rhythm play

[keen light]

But what do you want from a former drummer tho

[keen light]

No kidding.

[crisp swan]

i'm also trying to learn rush e

not sure why i thought that's a good idea

[graceful socket]

the question is: why not?

[crisp swan]

hard

but that's not a valid reason not to

[keen light]

One of my fav riffs to play

W.W.H.S by She Called Rose (my band)

[crisp swan]

tabs? :O

[keen light]

I sadly don't have them. Have em on our studio laptop

Plus this is not fully standard way I play it.

For the chorus riff and one part of the chug riff, I use drop pedal to get Bb

It's a fun rif.

Based around 7,8 and 10th fret

With one addition of 12 and 13

[keen light]

Btw, my two best guitars I use both have a nickname, and both of them would have me cancelled if I shared why they have it

Well, I'll say it anyways xD

The guitar on the clip I shared is named George Floyd

My name in English is George and the guitar has a Floyd Rose on it.
But funny enough, I purchased it by the time of George Floyd's murder. And I was like:
The guitar is black, has golden hardware...yea, the name fits it well.

[nimble jungle]

Anybody familiar with this pedal/brand?

[solar minnow]

i think it is electric powered

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/pEq3Wv7laXU?si=o6tRe2si2tfw4hjm

[rancid yew]

Played through the silly song :3

[wise shadow]

paf pickups sound amazing for metal

they are more responsive and are livelier to my ears

raising them a little gives good output too

[thick delta]

peak

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/cfGPrj37xhc?si=ZU5K4oISsabBYf3P

[tribal vigil]

Fret reshaping/polishing, pickup polish, tung oil and restring today

[pale comet]

going to see blink-182 soon so i figured i'd learn a few songs (mess up a couple times because it took like 20 takes for me to be ok with it)

[normal acorn]

im going to try to learn schism by tool on bass

[half ibex]

It’s fun you’ll have a blast

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/c-6Bj9kQHJs?si=c_YsfUHEKXVpE8yq

[wise shadow]

this 9 second riff took me days

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/BIbr44QVsPQ?si=UajaHiL6hKPI4P0s

WHAT THE FUCK

@acoustic cobalt

[acoustic cobalt]

I KNOEWEEWWWWEWWWW

[acoustic cobalt]

I SAW IT ON INSTA LIKE AN HOUR AGO AND MELTED DOWN AT THE REVEAL TRAILER

Also thank you for remembering me 🙏🙏🙏

[open fjord]

Of course brotha man :3

[rocky solstice]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1394460114236346563/1418299430867828786/WhatsApp_Video_2025-09-14_at_09.59.54_16c2aa3a.mp4?ex=68cd9dc7&is=68cc4c47&hm=c636dc341b49740103c341bc5ab710feda5fb8578b519538e1ad0f2f9695b7a3& is my guitarist tuff

[rancid yew]

LOOK WHAT GC HAD OMG

[trim briar]

Sick

[keen light]

Ok, I might have a small problem and I need an advice.
My Digitech Drop pedal stopped working. But not in a classic way. When I plug it in, the signal goes in, but the function of a drop isn't working. Normally, there is a red light glowing on an tone option, but now when I plug it, it jumps over 4th and 7th option and it won't stay in place

I have a bad feeling that there might be something bad with software

[wise shadow]

using katana as cab?

[rancid yew]

Yep. It's an alright cab. Not bad but not as good as what I have at home.

I'm not really a Mesa gal. Every one I've tried hasn't met up to my expectations. This Badlander was my favorite Mesa I've tried but still was lacking. My second favorite was a Dual Rectifier Tremoverb combo, 3rd was an actual old Dual Rec I played in studio with a 4x12 (sounded awful by itself, was only really passable after I threw a Plumes and Black Russian Big Muff in front of it), and by far the worst amp I've ever tried... a Fillmore combo. Yuck. Sounded like it had a wet blanket over it no matter what I did. Couldn't handle gain well either

All of them had flabby low end. I guess the Badlander was the best in that sense but still definitely needed a boost to be passable with an 8 string

I know it's not the cab. Every Mesa has been like this in my experience and I played a Peavey Ultra Plus 120 through the same cab and it fucking ripped

[wise shadow]

mark 4 and dual rectifiers sound good to my ears

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/vq3NfmcQEXY?si=EUXLzgNewYykGy3M

[open fjord]

I will tell you this as a massive Mesa fan.

Mesa's are not for everyone, especially for Rectifiers.

Each Mesa is its own unique sort beast. As a Rectifier nut, Rectifiers are very hit or miss because there are a lot of them out there. I could get into the weeds but the general gold standard Dual Rectos people look for are the Rev E and Rev F. They have that Recto sound like Rev G but they are slightly more mids and a bit tighter (with the tightest being the Rev C). The original Multi-Watt models which absolutely are abhorrently bad and I would not advise anyone play those. But the more modern ones I hear are pretty good (haven't tried one). Personally, while I like the Tremoverb a LOT, the solo heads were the way to go.

As for the Badlander, the Badlander is very specific. It's based on the Rev G model with only the option of the silicon diodes for rectification. As it made them sound more aggressive. The Badlander sounds exactly like a Rev G solo head Recto set up like that which is why it's popular.

The reason Rectos had a flubby low end was because they were created with the Nu Metal sound in mind. Well later ones were. The original A, B, and C (the C being the first publicly available one) models were not made for that sound, they were made for the hair metal scene. With that scene dying out fast in the early 90s, they changed how the amp sounded at the last minute with the C model and went off from there.

[open fjord]

As for the Fillmore, the Fillmore was not created with high gain in mind. Think of it like a modified Fender Princeton (but not to the insane degree as the Mark series), it's a clean/crunch amp and should be used as such. High gain in the Fillmore is gonna be yucky.

Honestly it's up to taste though. Mesa are also NOTORIOUSLY difficult to dial in tones for, with the treble and prescence knob being the keys to dialing in Mesa, as all the knobs sort of react to where those settings are put.

[rancid yew]

I tried it clean too and still wasn't impressed for the price point

[open fjord]

Was it a combo or a head? Mesa combos are usually really good.

[rancid yew]

This was the Recto I tried. It's an older one, 90s is my guess

[rancid yew]

Combo

[open fjord]

Huh. Weird.

[open fjord]

That's an og Multi-Watt.

From what I can tell.

[rancid yew]

Either way... I hated that thing until I threw a Plumes and Black Russian Muff in front of it. Even then, not the best, but passable

It sounded awful

[open fjord]

Yeah the og Multi-Watts are notoriously bad. Most Mesa fans actually heavily despise them.

[rancid yew]

I'm glad it's not just me 🤣

[open fjord]

I absolutely HATE them.

[rancid yew]

I was pretty much foaming at the mounth until I plugged into it

[open fjord]

The OGs Rectos didn't have all those knobs. They usually only had two rows. Like this.

[rancid yew]

Good to know

[open fjord]

Yeah. This specific one is a Rev G and the most ubiquitous out of the original Rectifier models.

[rancid yew]

I probably should try one of those. I also wanted to try a Triple Rec, Single Rec, and one of the Mark series amps

[open fjord]

The Single Rec is good. It's just a Dual Rec with less power tho. Only 50watts instead of 100. So it's got less headroom. The Triples though are absolute BEASTS.

They are monsters but the tones are to die for, for me anyways.

If you're a Mark Tremonti fan, much of Creed and early Alter Bridge was done using a Triple Rectifier.

[open fjord]

The Mark series is another Mesa amp that is really hit or miss because it's SUPER easy to get a really shitty tone if you don't know how to dial in a Mark.

Finding an older Mark IV is hard (the IVs are my favorite), you'll have an easier time finding a Mark V, JP2C, VII, or a IIC+ repro.

[open fjord]

Honestly I recommend finding a JP2C or a VII. Nothing wrong against the Mark V but the V is sort of a collection of all the previous ones models (I - IV) put together and it's very option paralysis kinda deal due to there being so many modes and stuff. You have to take the time to learn the amp and stuff. The JP2C and VII you'll have a slightly easier time with because they are their own beasts. But if you find a V, and no other models, I'd play around with it for while. The Mark is one of the few amps I can say it doesn't require a boost.

Also apologies I get really nerdy about Mesa amps ^^;

[rancid yew]

All good, I really didn't know any of this and I'm glad you were able to tell me. I didn't realize there were so many different Dual Recs

[rancid yew]

Also good to know the Marks don't need a boost

[open fjord]

Yeah the Rectifier line gets a little confusing because so many iterations were made. Thats not even getting into the offshoots like the Roadster, Road King, and Stiletto.

[open fjord]

Yeah those bitches are TIGHT.

[balmy vortex]

Yes but only really with the right cabinet

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/9rX0UOJqg_4?si=N6gXgKgKQKQ_dbbW

Pete's at it again.

[forest swan]

hello guitar people, I have a question about doing live sound stuff and I don't play guitar but it will me and my friends a lot

So we're looking to buy a mixer and do the guitar amps get mic'd and put into a XLR port or do the mics go from XLR to the guitar amp jack

or like do amps have an output spot that I can like connect to the mixer

[nimble jungle]

I made a Boss Katana sound gnarly today

[rancid yew]

New amp day, paid $60 for this 1984 Marshall 5210 combo!

[plain vine]

The tall one looks goofy

[rancid yew]

It's kind of an odd one, 1987 Lead 12 5005 1x10 combo

Typically when you see an amp that small it's a 1x8 combo, not that one 🤣

[plain vine]

Cool

This is the only marshall I have 😜

[rancid yew]

Here's what the 1984 Marshall 5210 1x12 sounds like. No pedals

[peak quest]

What is this warlock's exact model, does anyone know this?

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/9YyBnBq3qhE?si=GaM4zOr0DDvb8VRs

[cloud beacon]

I own 2 guitars for now

[last echo]

I'm new to producing metal, and fairly new to metal full stop, and I do not own/play any instruments. I have been looking at guides on youtube, but it is really confusing. What things do I need to get started (of course, I know I need guitar, bass guitar and drums)? What free VSTs are good? I'm unsure if I will stick to producing metal, as I don't have a lot of free time, so I don't really want to be spending money on VSTs. All the terminology that people use is really confusing and IDK what things to look into to get started. Please help.

[cloud beacon]

You need to learn

Tabs, notes, chords

[graceful socket]

I´m kind of confused what exactly you´re looking for ngl. Just VST and produce without instruments? Or get started actually playing

[last echo]

Apologies. I am asking for advice on what free VSTs are worthwhile for guitars as well as topics, like based mentioned, to get me started with the theory behind playing guitars.

I have a Drum and Bass guitar VST, I just need an electric guitar VST. People talk about 'tones' in the videos I have seen, I think they're like presets?

[graceful socket]

Dont know any guitar vsts; at least not any free ones. In general most go to and recommend Odin 3, though I myself have no experience with it.
With guitar tones it´s as simply explained as it is complicated to actually do. Long story short: Meshuggah´s guitars dont sound like Invent Animate´s and Invent Animate´s dont sound like Whitechapel´s and Whitechapel´s....you get it. A guitar just plays the notes, the way these notes actually sound are determined by the tones you get from playing it through an amp and getting pre-/post-processing on it for more depth, reverb, more punch or whatever else you want. Your common guitar vst will likely come with a few presets, but there´s only so much to do with it. It´ll be servicable but wont get you the results you´d get by properly amping the DI - however, you need an amp for that. There´s free ones, which again I cannot give testament to the quality.

That´s the ropes

[last echo]

ok, so tones were kind of what I thought they were then.

ty for confirming that.

[rancid yew]

New amp day! 1980s Sunn Stagemaster head and angled Sunn Enforcer 4x12, traded my Sovtek Bubble Font Green Russian Big Muff for it!

[rancid yew]

I feel like puking but the stack is complete

[gleaming wing]

I got u bro, i use mostly free plugins for everything, let me pull up a list of some of the good stuff I've found

https://youtu.be/Zukfxq-zVoc?si=nFiOHeIKc79jqrOf

This is a good video, I used a similar setup when I got into guitar vsts

Guitar: Ignite Emissary/NAD IR https://share.google/BfcOe99iLEVO4Claz

Bass: The Growler – AugustRose Audio https://share.google/WePvL8NG2A3aCpEOj

Drums: ML Drums Free – ML Sound Lab https://share.google/AOH7UXVaM8d2tpQn5

@.bandos.#0

There's a bunch of other stuff out there that is also good if you want a different sound, especially free amps and stuff. Watch lots of YouTube videos and stuff and you can find people explaining it and demonstrating them

[gleaming wing]

New axe

[last echo]

thank you for the links!

[gleaming wing]

Yeah, anytime. Let me know if you've got questions or anything!

[sleek zephyr]

How does one figure out what type of strings to get? Need to replace bass strings soon but struggling to figure out the right fit

[plain vine]

I dunno about bass strings but I assume it’s similar to guitar. There’s normally a “standard gauge” or I guess a gauge that most people use (for example guitar it’s 10-46), then depending on how that feels, you go thicker or thinner.

[sleek zephyr]

Hmm okay, gotcha. I'll see what the standard gauge for bass is. I assume thicker/thinner can affect how well something tunes down?

(i am literally brand new to bass still and I usually learn better by asking questions so apologies if this is like, basic stuff haha)

[rancid yew]

80s Sunn stack

[plain vine]

Yeah, thicker strings have more tension so when you tune lower, they don’t get as floppy.

[sleek zephyr]

Well thank you kindly for your response! I'll look into it more

[cloud beacon]

Sick dude!

[balmy vortex]

im sorry for your back

[rancid yew]

I'm still sore from picking all of that up 🤣

[balmy vortex]

[odd coyote]

I welcome this guitar to my family

[balmy vortex]

my condolences for your shoulders and back

[open fjord]

https://youtu.be/-0oul-K6jDE?si=3sP6jPspqbizy8Yp

[odd coyote]

As someone who does calisthenics… I think I’ll be okay

[balmy vortex]

thats what you think

[odd coyote]

True…

[odd coyote]

It feels like butter to play though

That second riff = suffering

That’s Sylosis for u

[rancid yew]

New gaytar. Paid $30 for it

[rancid yew]

Set up the beast in AEBF#C#G#, 62 42 26 16 10 7

[odd coyote]

A standard 6 string gawd damn

My 7 plays in that tuning

[rancid yew]

Not A standard. It's a weird tuning, all fifths

A standard would be ADGCEA

I have another First Act 6 in drop G#

[odd coyote]

Damn boi

[rancid yew]

The tuning I'm in is both lower and higher than standard

[livid seal]

I don't play guitar myself, but since I love 8-strings and 30" baritones, I decided to pop into Kiesel's guitar configurator and cook some shit up.

Lemme know what y'all think!

[gleaming wing]

I made one nearly identical to that when I used the Kiesel configurator lol. Nice choice

[livid seal]

Here's an O2-Bass in the same style!

[plain vine]

I love that itty bitty soldano. It looks soo cute next to all those other big bois.

Also are those sunn amplifiers special or something… I’ve heard the name before but I know nothing about the brand

[rancid yew]

I love small heads and big cabs, reminds me of this 🤣