I just released a 10 minute new single (metal, math, psychedelic, low tuned). It's not easy on the ears at all but definitly worth a listen (if you like more normal rock probably skip to the 2nd half), almost nothing repeats in this song:
[B]Caynug - Nobody:[/B]
[url]https://caynug.bandcamp.com/track/nobody[/url]
tell me what you guys think :smile:
[QUOTE=Rapist;42335204][t]http://filesmelt.com/dl/20130927_182720.jpg[/t]
there we go![/QUOTE]
which one is your dad?
[QUOTE=Rapist;42335204][t]http://filesmelt.com/dl/20130927_182720.jpg[/t]
there we go![/QUOTE]
Guitars on the wall are the best!
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Only thing that sucks is I only have one hanger right now...
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Then again that guitar doesn't really need to be protected on the wall.
I bought 6 hercules wall hangers and only 2 are still attached to the wall. don't try hanging a 14 pound T40 on the wall
[QUOTE=butre;42340045]I bought 6 hercules wall hangers and only 2 are still attached to the wall. don't try hanging a 14 pound T40 on the wall[/QUOTE]
I never use the sheet rock mounts that come with the hanger, I bought two mounts rated at 25lbs each.
my parents made a home made guitar wall-hanger thing but we only put those plastic rock band guitars on it
[QUOTE=DesumThePanda;42336196]oh hey i think we have the same guitar
[t]http://i.imgur.com/JiMg26t.jpg[/t]
(still haven't gotten new strings every since my low e popped, prob going to bring it to the guitar store some time to get it set up. also thinking about getting new pickups)[/QUOTE]
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Epiphone SG Special with a Duncan Custom SH-5 in the bridge, fuckin screams. Epis aren't bad at all with a good setup and new electronics, I might want a new neck pup soon cause it sounds even worse than it did before next to the duncan
Need a new nut too, look at how close my G string is to the first fret. And now that I think of it new strings, I need more money.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/uPSjfc2.jpeg[/t]
what do you people think of PRS stuff? my school has a PRS Tremonti SE and it's very smooth and comfortable to play
PRS produces easily some of the finest quality USA-made mass produced electric guitars you can buy, their private stock guitars being among the best I've heard. PRS SE is their imported line, they're also very good quality. They're a very great value for the money, they could compete with any other import.
The PRS core line and up into private stock and collections series guitars are obviously very very expensive, but they're good enough that I would think of them as more of an heirloom or investment type purchase, as well as just a fantastic musical instrument.
Thankfully for us normal folks though, they now have a new line of USA-made guitars that target a more realistic price point. The PRS S2 series of guitars has three of the classic PRS designs, a custom 24, mira, and starla, made in the same place the PRS core guitars are made, but with different processes being used in their manufacturing to reduce the cost. The main difference between the core line and the S2 line are that the S2 necks are made of two pieces (headstock is joined to the neck via a scarf joint, reduces material costs), the pickups are imported (made to PRS spec though, they're not any kind of off the shelf pickup), the finish isn't V12 but it is similar to V12 in that it's some proprietary form of nitro/acrylic mix, less finish options, and less fancy appointments. Neck shape, hardware, nut, etc all seems to be the same just with less options, only one bridge and pickup type per guitar model (S2 cu24 has standard PRS trem, starla has a bigsby, and mira is a wraparound, each have unique pickups).
I suppose S2 would compare to like a gibson "studio" type guitar; All the tone, they're just not as pretty, but they're way less expensive. I really really want a Mira S2.
Pretty much every guitar that uses 3 left/3 right style of machine heads has a scarp jointed headstock, alot of the time you can even see the clean diagonal line in the wood right around the nut where they glued the two pieces together.
[QUOTE=Kyle v2;42345796]Pretty much every guitar that uses 3 left/3 right style of machine heads has a scarp jointed headstock, alot of the time you can even see the clean diagonal line in the wood right around the nut where they glued the two pieces together.[/QUOTE]
Well yeah, pretty much every imported one uses a scarf joint, it saves tremendously on material costs. They can stretch their neck blanks so much farther that way. However, most of the higher end American made guitars will have a one piece neck. I can't think of any Gibsons that use a scarf joint for the headstock, the wings are the only added pieces to the headstock; If you see a scarf joint on a Gibson and it's not a repair job, I'd say that's a dead giveaway it's a fake. In fact, Gibsons break at the headstock because they don't use a scarf joint and so that 17 degree angle is their weak point.
It's an incredibly wasteful and expensive way to make a neck, especially if you make a neck out of one piece of Brazilian rosewood like on the high end PRS models. But even though it drives the cost up so high and is so wasteful to make a one piece neck, the benefit appears to be mostly psychological, as necks made of two or more pieces actually seem to be more structurally sound than one piece necks and should be less prone to warping. Of course, this isn't really an issue with the high end US-based manufacturers like Gibson and PRS because they make sure all of their wood is properly dried and cured and will not warp regardless of if it's in one or five pieces.
Don't let the scarf joint and imported pickups steer you away from the S2, you wouldn't notice a difference had I not told you there was one. And the same goes for PRS SE, they're great import guitars, don't let the fact that they're made overseas lead you to believe they're inherently inferior, they're great value. S2 is for someone who wants something a little nicer though. And the PRS core line with the single piece for everything are for the customer who wants something even nicer.
I could really care less if a guitar is made out of one piece of wood or seventeen, if it sounds good I'll play it, I built my V out of six pieces and it sounds fucking awesome, gonna put new pickups in it too when I have the money for them.
[QUOTE=Kyle v2;42347583]I could really care less if a guitar is made out of one piece of wood or seventeen, if it sounds good I'll play it, I built my V out of six pieces and it sounds fucking awesome, gonna put new pickups in it too when I have the money for them.[/QUOTE]
Yeah it's purely an aesthetic thing, like inlays and binding. Binding doesn't make the guitar sound any better either, but having proper binding will add hundreds to the cost of the guitar.
Also we haven't even talked about laminated necks and bodies which are a whole different story and are fantastic, very desirable, if executed correctly that's the ideal way to go.
[QUOTE=Joazzz;42344413]what do you people think of PRS stuff? my school has a PRS Tremonti SE and it's very smooth and comfortable to play[/QUOTE]
booring
[QUOTE=Joazzz;42344413]what do you people think of PRS stuff? my school has a PRS Tremonti SE and it's very smooth and comfortable to play[/QUOTE]
PRS MM baritone, a lovely machine that is. Probably my favorite baritone guitar on the market, it feels great.
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I might be getting this soon, guitar specifically made for metal music, has killswitch, EMG pickups, I'm really not sure of them but I guess I can always change them if I don't end up liking them.
[QUOTE=Joazzz;42344413]what do you people think of PRS stuff? my school has a PRS Tremonti SE and it's very smooth and comfortable to play[/QUOTE]
I have played a quite a few, if I couldn't afford a Gibson they would be my next choice. Even the SE models are great. I have only ever ran across one that played like shit so their QC seems to be pretty strict which is nice for an imported guitar.
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I might be getting this soon, guitar specifically made to be generic as possible, has killswitch, EMG pickups, I'm really not sure of them but I won't be able to tell the difference because my favorite band is system of a down.[/QUOTE]
in my most personal non-offensive opinion EMGs sound plastic ditch them ASAP
wow that was mean even for me
sorry
I can't stand EMG pickups, they just don't sound good unless you are cranking the gain on your amp or going for a completely clean tone. They can't do the in between sounds without going thin, the SD livewire pickups are better but even still not my cup of tea.
I was considering getting an EMG PX set for my P bass, but I think I'm leaning towards getting a Seymour Duncan Steve Harris set instead.
emg px set sounds pretty great imo. emg's bass pickups are much nicer than their guitar pickups
Yeah EMG bass pickups are good but for guitar... nah.
I like my SD JB/59 pair on my MH-1000NT. Very versatile, and I'm glad I chose them over the EMG 81/85 pair.
Absinthe - "guitar specifically made to be generic as possible", well what do you expect is there any better choice, I'm looking for playability and something that sounds good, but opinions are opinions.
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[QUOTE=Nazereth666;42353516]I can't stand EMG pickups, they just don't sound good unless you are cranking the gain on your amp or going for a completely clean tone. They can't do the in between sounds without going thin, the SD livewire pickups are better but even still not my cup of tea.[/QUOTE]
They have a bit of muddiness in low mids, so you need EQ with that, if it was my prefered choice I'd have Seymour Duncans or DiMarzio pickups, they have this nice crunch with distortion.
But apart from that I'm bit torn around choosing a guitar and I have 600 pounds to spend, I'm also switching up from strat like guitar so Jackson guitars are a no for me because I don't like how the neck feels, but I'd like to see some advice, I'm mostly playing rock/metal, some blues or jazz from time to time, I need guitar with two humbuckers, neck and bridge, I don't need middle pickup really, but a guitar that handles at different settings would be great, good playable neck and sound is most important for me.
I got to try out my teachers Ibanez, it's awesome! First time trying out a tremolo/whammy bar.
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also why do both of the guitars there bend so easily
They might have lighter strings. Lowered action also makes bends easier.
[QUOTE=Grindigo;42354377]Absinthe - "guitar specifically made to be generic as possible", well what do you expect is there any better choice, I'm looking for playability and something that sounds good, but opinions are opinions.
[editline]30th September 2013[/editline]
They have a bit of muddiness in low mids, so you need EQ with that, if it was my prefered choice I'd have Seymour Duncans or DiMarzio pickups, they have this nice crunch with distortion.
But apart from that I'm bit torn around choosing a guitar and I have 600 pounds to spend, I'm also switching up from strat like guitar so Jackson guitars are a no for me because I don't like how the neck feels, but I'd like to see some advice, I'm mostly playing rock/metal, some blues or jazz from time to time, I need guitar with two humbuckers, neck and bridge, I don't need middle pickup really, but a guitar that handles at different settings would be great, good playable neck and sound is most important for me.[/QUOTE]
A Fender Blacktop Strat seems like it might do you well, if you're still wanting to stick to a Strat shape but with a nice feeling neck.
I'll put it this way, one of my band's guitarists doesn't like Strats and isn't fond of passives. But he tried a Blacktop Strat and was sold on it, but had no way to bring it back home on his flight.
Plus they look awesome. Black and maple, nice chrome 'buckers too.
[URL]http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_blacktop_stratocaster_hh_mn_bk.htm[/URL]
[QUOTE=dcalde78;42359509]A Fender Blacktop Strat seems like it might do you well, if you're still wanting to stick to a Strat shape but with a nice feeling neck.
I'll put it this way, one of my band's guitarists doesn't like Strats and isn't fond of passives. But he tried a Blacktop Strat and was sold on it, but had no way to bring it back home on his flight.
Plus they look awesome. Black and maple, nice chrome 'buckers too.
[URL]http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_blacktop_stratocaster_hh_mn_bk.htm[/URL][/QUOTE]
These samples sound lovely, they have nice touch of distortion but it's not overriding although there is some noise buildup in highs but I guess EQ can easily correct it, it sounds pleasing still, makes me wonder what it will sound like with my Blackstar HT-Dual which has a tube valve inside, it also appeals to me more than typical edgy type of guitar, I think it would be a nice switch from Yamaha Pacifica.
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[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEDzv4ya5jI[/url]
This version has floyd rose and locking nut, not sure about pickups, I kinda love the enclosed ones, you showed me.
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