Guitar Discussion V10 - February 2013 edition - General

[QUOTE=Rapist;44807616]Better than anything I can play, damn nice. Did you seriously play everything at once? I love Tommy Emmanuel, and he rarely plays something that sounds like that. That's some high class shit.[/QUOTE] I'm no tommy emanuel, obviously the lead is a seperate track. But the rhythm is just one track (bassline and chords played on the guitar at the same time)

Oh, alright, still damn good.

So this stuff is on it's way to me. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/modderman2/AMSorder.jpg[/img]

Nice. I have a 1990s Mexican Fender Stratocaster, would the strat you just bought sound any different? Ie what are the advantages / differences?

[QUOTE=fox '09;44808608]Nice. I have a 1990s Mexican Fender Stratocaster, would the strat you just bought sound any different? Ie what are the advantages / differences?[/QUOTE] That particular strat he just purchased is a "road worn" strat, which means that instead of having a poly-gloss finish like yours (basically means entombed in plastic - making it much more durable, but cheaper overall), his strat has a very thin matte nitrocellulose finish, albeit a very cheaply done one, but it has already been distressed anyway so the fact that it's not a high-gloss nice nitro finish doesn't really matter (and saves hundreds of dollars off the cost, because doing a nice high gloss finish with nitro costs major man-hours). The main difference is the way the guitar wears in over time and the way it feels in your hands. The wear patterns will be more like a vintage guitar and will look more appealing over time, where poly cracks and kinda chips away if it ever gets damaged, which doesn't look as nice. Gloss poly is also slick and sometimes sticky when your hands start to sweat, whereas matte nitro (the way it feels to me at least) stays pretty consistent and quick, nothing sticky about it. There are people who say there are tonal differences but honestly that kind of thing varies so much between each individual guitar that even two guitars built to the exact same specs with the exact same finish will sound different at least to some degree, so take that with a grain of salt. Ie, the difference most people claim to hear might not be just from the finish but is more likely from the tons of different variables in the overall system of components that make up a guitar, the finish being included in that equation.

[url]http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=321406299242[/url] Selling my seven string with a bit of damage. Plays really well.

[QUOTE=J Paul;44808843]That particular strat he just purchased is a "road worn" strat, which means that instead of having a poly-gloss finish like yours (basically means entombed in plastic - making it much more durable, but cheaper overall), his strat has a very thin matte nitrocellulose finish, albeit a very cheaply done one, but it has already been distressed anyway so the fact that it's not a high-gloss nice nitro finish doesn't really matter (and saves hundreds of dollars off the cost, because doing a nice high gloss finish with nitro costs major man-hours). The main difference is the way the guitar wears in over time and the way it feels in your hands. The wear patterns will be more like a vintage guitar and will look more appealing over time, where poly cracks and kinda chips away if it ever gets damaged, which doesn't look as nice. Gloss poly is also slick and sometimes sticky when your hands start to sweat, whereas matte nitro (the way it feels to me at least) stays pretty consistent and quick, nothing sticky about it. There are people who say there are tonal differences but honestly that kind of thing varies so much between each individual guitar that even two guitars built to the exact same specs with the exact same finish will sound different at least to some degree, so take that with a grain of salt. Ie, the difference most people claim to hear might not be just from the finish but is more likely from the tons of different variables in the overall system of components that make up a guitar, the finish being included in that equation.[/QUOTE] Yeah and on top of that the road worn guitars come with tex-mex pickups and somewhere along the line I heard that they use american hardware. I will find out for sure when I get it but who knows. The neck is actually finished with polyurethane but it is pretty much sanded off on the back of the neck for a more smooth feel. But yeah the body is nitro.

[QUOTE=Nazereth666;44808289]So this stuff is on it's way to me. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/modderman2/AMSorder.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] In the UK, I'd pay £191 for one of those Affinity P/J basses, you paid about £107. I never really understood the massive price difference on some instruments. Anyway, do you reckon you could post a review on it once you've played it a bit? I'm interested to see what those new Affinity basses are like, without having to resort to using Talkbass, with their snobbery about Squiers being the worst basses in the world.

[QUOTE=dcalde78;44810127]In the UK, I'd pay £191 for one of those Affinity P/J basses, you paid about £107. I never really understood the massive price difference on some instruments. Anyway, do you reckon you could post a review on it once you've played it a bit? I'm interested to see what those new Affinity basses are like, without having to resort to using Talkbass, with their snobbery about Squiers being the worst basses in the world.[/QUOTE] Sure i'll let you know what I think of it. I might make a video review about that and the guitar, who knows I might even do an unboxing. I think this will be the biggest box I have ever received in the mail.

[QUOTE=Nonikai;44806502]Really now? [video=youtube;V0L4kPdMFNc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0L4kPdMFNc[/video][/QUOTE] clearly if he had played a lighter gauge he'd still be alive [editline]14th May 2014[/editline] also clearly micropenis equipped [editline]14th May 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;44805571]I mean these [url]http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/daddario-nyxl-light-electric-guitar-strings[/url] I can get regular d'addarios anytime i want haha[/QUOTE] got an email about these the day after I placed a big order for strings and was mildly annoyed

[QUOTE=absinthe;44811824]clearly if he had played a lighter gauge he'd still be alive[/QUOTE] Obviously it was all that extra metal in the strings that weighed down the helicopter he was in causing it to crash.

totally [editline]14th May 2014[/editline] that's just how thin the margins of helicopter flyin is

Gauge 13 strings are lethal people.

[QUOTE=dcalde78;44810127]In the UK, I'd pay £191 for one of those Affinity P/J basses, you paid about £107. I never really understood the massive price difference on some instruments. Anyway, do you reckon you could post a review on it once you've played it a bit? I'm interested to see what those new Affinity basses are like, without having to resort to using Talkbass, with their snobbery about Squiers being the worst basses in the world.[/QUOTE] Everything in America is pretty much half the price of what it is over here in Denmark.

Thinking about buying the Keith Merrow signature Schecter (KM-7) instead of going for a 8 string. It's affordable, it has EVERYTHING I want in a guitar pretty much, the only thing I'd change is getting slightly thicker gauge. On top of that, it looks real good. It's either that or putting something together in the Halo Guitars builder.

Hnnnng... [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/modderman2/deliveryplease.jpg[/img] Still feels like a long time already.

I've had .12s on for almost 2 weeks now, still wont stay in tune properly. Dangit Squier, you sound great but you're hard work :v:

Tuned my main 18-90 stringed baritone beast to DADGAD one octave down. It forces me to play differently and I love the feel of it, also very melodic and octavey.

I strung my Bullet Strat with 10s the last time I strung it. Plays pretty well. The routing on the body is horrifyingly bad though, the tuners suck and the nut isn't cut properly, the low E is far too high. But that's to be expected I guess since it's a Bullet.

I love the fact that for a "low E" in normal musician terms I need to fret my 4th string at the second fret WTF

I promised myself/dad that I'll learn Tommy Emmanuel's version of Day Tripper in one month. I can currently play the riff at 1/16th speed.

[QUOTE=Darkslicer;44816035]I love the fact that for a "low E" in normal musician terms I need to fret my 4th string at the second fret WTF[/QUOTE] for me a low E is downtuning my B string into an E.

For me a low e is jumping up and down on the neck

I don't do e that shit fucks up your head

I play Z all the time

I set up my guitar with these new strings, performs and plays so much better not to mention how thick and vibrant the sound is, definitely a good upgrade for this strat, now off to learn some Amon Amarth songs then gonna take a break to raid and pillage some monasteries. [editline]16th May 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Darkslicer;44824049]I play Z all the time[/QUOTE] I got 99 problems but the tuning ain't one.

When I went from 9s to 10s, I noticed a difference. I can imagine going bigger would be even more beneficial. I want to try that too

[QUOTE=fox '09;44824824]When I went from 9s to 10s, I noticed a difference. I can imagine going bigger would be even more beneficial. I want to try that too[/QUOTE] .11-52 for D Standard .10-46 for E standard Playing anything heavier or thinner just feels wrong to me (on an electric that is)

I've played 13s for a long time now. They're great, but they're not good for the guitar. The gauges I use in E standard have potential to warp the neck if the guitar's not set up properly. I had to get a custom fit nut and open up the string tuner holder thingy because I couldn't fit a 60 in there.

[QUOTE=Unreliable;44825020]I've played 13s for a long time now. They're great, but they're not good for the guitar. The gauges I use in E standard have potential to warp the neck if the guitar's not set up properly. I had to get a custom fit nut and open up the string tuner holder thingy because I couldn't fit a 60 in there.[/QUOTE] When you tune them to the tunings they are not meant to be used then yes, every packaging of guitar strings has information about the tension and what tuning they are made for.