Guitar Discussion V10 - February 2013 edition

[Caynug]

More spin 2 win from me :v:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/e0YkrE9.gif[/IMG]

[sir whoopsalot]

Remember, the weirder your stage antics, the cooler you are!

[abs]

yeah gg allin was pretty cool

[editline]2nd December 2014[/editline]

but dillinger escape plan is the coolest so by that logic flipping out and wrecking shit is weird which doesn't seem right

what a conundrum

[A Noobcake]

Weird stage acts are cool until you realize how fucking dumb you look out of context.

[video=youtube;OBmM79YadYM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmM79YadYM[/video]
[video=youtube;YQTxSbCMOlM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQTxSbCMOlM[/video]

[Shirky]

I have a volume adjustment knob on my guitar that is loose, how on earth am I supposed to tighten the thing?

[MuThing]

[QUOTE=Shirky;46622342]I have a volume adjustment knob on my guitar that is loose, how on earth am I supposed to tighten the thing?[/QUOTE]

Pull off the knob (either wrapping a shoestring underneath and pulling up or wiggling a screwdriver covered with a rag underneath it) and tighten the nut.

[cpt.armadillo]

Does Ian Curtis count as weird stage antics?

[abs]

[QUOTE=MasterFen006;46622398]Pull off the knob (either wrapping a shoestring underneath and pulling up or wiggling a screwdriver covered with a rag underneath it) and tighten the nut.[/QUOTE]

or be a man and pull it off with your fingers

make sure there's not a set screw holding it on though

[Asmaedus]

[QUOTE=A Noobcake;46618673]Weird stage acts are cool until you realize how fucking dumb you look out of context.[/QUOTE]

My favourite version of these:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ysWaSZEoNY[/media]

I love gorgoroth and this stage show but goddamn if it isn't silly

[sir whoopsalot]

I think Delain's Otto Schimmelpenninck has raised the bar for 'playing a gig with a horrible injury'.

[URL="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/delain_bassist_ruptures_testicle_during_gig_continues_playing_show.html"]Delain Bassist Ruptures Testicle During Gig, Continues Playing Show[/URL]

[abs]

anybody have any experience with tremol-no?

my '85 ibanez v is a cranky old bastard and I was thinking of putting one in it to give it a little stability

[Original User]

Metal Muff is the best fucking pedal ever.

Anyway, how is everyone?

[deggemannen]

i have it on my sterling

it's pretty easy to install and it's really nice to be able to switch between hard tail and floating/dive only so easily. it's one screw

[editline]4th December 2014[/editline]

for non-locking tuners i'd imagine tremol-no is pretty damn nice

[VikCreamCake]

MJT is currently finishing a Warmoth Mustang kit that I ordered. Need to order some electronics still.

So stoked.

[abs]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0wi5-5wNU[/media]

[editline]4th December 2014[/editline]

can't believe I almost bought an SG special over the weekend

[sir whoopsalot]

People don't really get that upset over min-Etune, right?

[abs]

it's one of the main things that keeps me away from gibsons

[editline]5th December 2014[/editline]

was only considering the special cause it didn't have it

[cpt.armadillo]

I don't think I'd mind it that much, mainly because I'm used to floating bridges.
Shit. That would be amazing. Unlock the nut, press a button, wait a minute, clamp, fine tune and shred.

[abs]

I'd like to see what'd do for sure

[buttsexv3]

[QUOTE=absinthe;46633750]anybody have any experience with tremol-no?

my '85 ibanez v is a cranky old bastard and I was thinking of putting one in it to give it a little stability[/QUOTE]
the concept works but you can just cram some wood shims in there for the same effect.

[WoodenSpoon]

Got my first distortion pedal today and I have to say it unlocks a whole new dimension of playing guitar, I fucking love it.

[buttsexv3]

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;46611435]Anyone who can confirm this?
[img]http://puu.sh/dcwsn/a85e7bc826.png[/img][/QUOTE]

with the wrong pickups + amp combo and an overly aggressive playing style it does that but you can get away with some nasty downtuning if you know what you're doing

[abs]

[QUOTE=hydrated;46651018]the concept works but you can just cram some wood shims in there for the same effect.[/QUOTE]

I don't know of a better way to say it other than "I'm above that kind of shit"

[buttsexv3]

[QUOTE=absinthe;46651120]I don't know of a better way to say it other than "I'm above that kind of shit"[/QUOTE]

yeah fair enough that's sort of how I feel about wood shims in the neck. I use brass shims now

[NorthernFall]

[QUOTE=WoodenSpoon;46651031]Got my first distortion pedal today and I have to say it unlocks a whole new dimension of playing guitar, I fucking love it.[/QUOTE]

I got my first pedal in the post on tuesday. I must have spent about 2-3 hours making uncoordinated noise when I got it working, it's amazing.

What pedal did you go for?

[WoodenSpoon]

That Joyo JF-03 Crunch that I posted a video of two pages ago, I got it for $28 on Amazon and it's decent for the price. The sound ranges from a nice clean boost that preserves the original sound to a gritty and crunchy 70's rock tone with everything in between, it gives me a ton of volume as well. It's not a messy pedal and it will serve me just fine for playing in my bedroom and with my friends until I decide to start buying higher quality gear in the future.

How do you like your Boss DS-1?

[sir whoopsalot]

Friend of mine does some work at a local venue from time to time. Got a message from him this morning that simply said 'kill me'.

He had 3 local bands last night, 2 quartets and a six-piece band. Of the 5 guitarists there, 3 of them apparently made no secret of the fact that they picked up guitar to score chicks and spent almost the entire time off-stage talking about their conquests. Even their own band mates didn't care to chat with them.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I hear from him again in a few days and find out one of those 3 split up. Bonus points if guys from band A joined up with some guys from band B and formed their own.

[NorthernFall]

[QUOTE=WoodenSpoon;46653853]That Joyo JF-03 Crunch that I posted a video of two pages ago, I got it for $28 on Amazon and it's decent for the price. The sound ranges from a nice clean boost that preserves the original sound to a gritty and crunchy 70's rock tone with everything in between, it gives me a ton of volume as well. It's not a messy pedal and it will serve me just fine for playing in my bedroom and with my friends until I decide to start buying higher quality gear in the future.

How do you like your Boss DS-1?[/QUOTE]

The DS-1 is pretty cool, it's honestly more of a metal suited pedal though from what I can tell. I've been playing some Metallica to improve my hammer on/off skills and it's literally perfect for that, but it's not quite as versatile as I was hoping. Still, it's loud and agressive and that's kind of all I want right now.

I think perhaps the next purchase might be a fuzz pedal.

[Caynug]

Finished recording my EP... now wrapping up for release. I hate that I have so many winning riffs already recorded and put behind drums n bass but I never finished those so I just throw them away and get clear with it.

[B_I_G__C_U_M]

Yeah the DS-1 isn't very versatile but it does what it does pretty good. Pretty solid for mid- to high-gain 90s and 80s sounding stuff like grunge, thrash, ect. I like to use it to tighten up my sound and give my tone a bit more bite to it since the Fender Mustang I use can't get way too much gain without sounding weak and flubby. Also, my EXP that I tune really fucking low gets muddy as hell when you add some gain to it so the trebly sound of the DS-1 helps there too.