Guitar Discussion Thread V6

[Dopey Trout]

Rising Force and Trilogy Suite are pretty good, but his few interesting traits get worn out quickly and you get left with a fat narcissistic idiot with too many strats eating donuts and masturbating in your ear canal

[Pepin]

I feel like it is good to have a distinction between the musician and their music. A musician may be the world's most egotistical idiot, but if they make good music then their personality doesn't matter much. Yeah, but from what I've heard and seen, Malmsteen is a douche.

Michael Angelo Batio is kind of similar in some regards to Malmsteen (being big on shredding) except he's really nice and humble and is really good with giving lessons. I haven't given his music much listen besides a few youtube videos, but I may want to check it out to see what it is like.

[Dopey Trout]

Batio is more dull to me than Malmsteen. Malmsteen's music is borne of a massive boner for Paganini and other classical instrumentalists and composers. Batio's deal is more "oooh lookit me! I'M PLAYING THIS WAY! NO THIS WAY! OH LOOK NOW MY GUITAR HAS 4 NECKS!" so he's even more guilty of the few interesting traits problem that most shredders suffer from

[Pepin]

[QUOTE=Dopey Trout;26511542]Batio is more dull to me than Malmsteen. Malmsteen's music is borne of a massive boner for Paganini and other classical instrumentalists and composers. Batio's deal is more "oooh lookit me! I'M PLAYING THIS WAY! NO THIS WAY! OH LOOK NOW MY GUITAR HAS 4 NECKS!" so he's even more guilty of the few interesting traits problem that most shredders suffer from[/QUOTE]

That's the rant that everyone seems to go off on, but I haven't really listened to any of his music beyond a few songs on youtube so I'm going to find out for myself. I have some doubts that a lot the people that criticize him have listened to much of his music beyond a few youtube videos. I'm not accusing you of that, but I am saying that a lot of people are prone to making a complete judgement off of a few songs. I'm really not going to surprised if the criticism is right.

[Dopey Trout]

I probably am being judgemental, I haven't listened to much of his music at all :v:

[BagMinge104]

[QUOTE=Xenocidebot;26501441]I'd be more bothered by the electric-cello-if-made-of-cast-jizz-with-a-fucking-lightup-cross looking thing, personally.

[editline]5th December 2010[/editline]

Okay last time I link this much bullshit but seriously even if you can't be arsed to navigate moonrunes look at this junk from their artist series:
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[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/toshihiko_takamizawa/ANGEL_Classic_V.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/kaoru/ek117ga.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/ikuzone/erm105da.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/noisy/jettgoing.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/kenjiro_murai/metalbird.jpg[/img_thumb]
[/media]
A few of them are sexy, though. To me at least, but I like boring black finishes and body shapes which are unique but not designed to be ergonomic to cephalopods.
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[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/anchang/as2.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/aiji/003.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/jun/karula.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/tsunehito/rumble5.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/richard_z/rzk-1.jpg[/img_thumb]
[/media]
I wonder how you order from the Japanese. I'm sure everything costs an arm and a leg, but look at that fucking RZK-1. Plus they have the Eclipse which didn't have a couple knobs taken off because Gibson got pissy. Or does Europe get that too, just not the U.S.?

Also just general nutjobbery from the custom gallery:
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[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/eroimuessaimu.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/AX-WOOD.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/POTBELLY-QM-MOSAIC.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/HRZ-CTM-PUZZLE.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/flash_forest.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/antelope_bkax.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/VP-CTM-FM.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/WOODBASS.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/ARMOR.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/IRONJET.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/RANDOM.jpg[/img_thumb]
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Shit I can't even hide this one LOOK AT IT
[img_thumb]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/SHINIGAMI.jpg[/img_thumb]
Someone paid money for that. It actually exists. That violates the laws of physics every second it doesn't spontaneously combust.[/QUOTE]

[img]http://www.espguitars.co.jp/ordermade/gallery/VP-CTM-FM.jpg[/img]

This one was cool though.

[Xenocidebot]

[QUOTE=Dopey Trout;26511542]Batio is more dull to me than Malmsteen. Malmsteen's music is borne of a massive boner for Paganini and other classical instrumentalists and composers. Batio's deal is more "oooh lookit me! I'M PLAYING THIS WAY! NO THIS WAY! OH LOOK NOW MY GUITAR HAS 4 NECKS!" so he's even more guilty of the few interesting traits problem that most shredders suffer from[/QUOTE]
Listening to some of his material after looking at Speed Kills, I've been fairly impressed. I know people toss around the term "Neoclassical" like it was going out of style, but he's one of the few people that I think the name fits well. It's not all flashy bullshit.

That said, I don't know if you've played much in the way of actual classical solos for...anything, really, but they're all normally chock full of "OOOH CHECK IT OUT I'M DOING 1/64th NOTES ON A GORRAM TUBA BAROOMP BOOMP BOOPITTA BOOMP BOOGABOOGABOOGABOOGA!" I mean, hell, the best piano riffs from ye olden days were basically all dick waving contests, or designed to get you up to adequate dick-wavery by playing them as practice. Hell, one of the old powederheads had an entire "Oh lookit me I'm playing the organ with a stick in my mouth and my feet!" schtick. So you have to expect a certain amount of that shit.

[Dopey Trout]

There is more to classical writing than 64th note solos :v:

Batio just comes across as a gimmick merchant, however well intentioned he might be

[Rooster Assassi]

I've never played bass before, but I'd love to get into it..
I've been pricing them, and I was going to only spend 200 dollars, but I saw the Thunderbird IV (From Epiphone) here for 300 dollars;
[img]http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/6/6/8/540668.jpg[/img]
I'd have to wait a bit more to get that though, to someone who has it, is it worth that extra 100? I really like the look of it.

[Pepin]

I'm pretty sure I have that exact bass. It is cool and sounds good. It's pretty playable. It isn't as good as my more expensive bass. My main critiques of the bass is that the output jack is a bit odd in where it is placed, but that's the kind of style I guess.

[dj0wns]

[QUOTE=nardix;26489740][img_thumb]http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8696/tarantul.gif[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]

my friend wanted to buy that. i laughed

[editline]5th December 2010[/editline]

[QUOTE=Rooster Assassin;26516134]I've never played bass before, but I'd love to get into it..
I've been pricing them, and I was going to only spend 200 dollars, but I saw the Thunderbird IV (From Epiphone) here for 300 dollars;
[img_thumb]http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/6/6/8/540668.jpg[/img_thumb]
I'd have to wait a bit more to get that though, to someone who has it, is it worth that extra 100? I really like the look of it.[/QUOTE]

your first bass doesnt matter that much. get a $200 one now, then get a more expensive one when you get better.

[Siminov]

[QUOTE=Rooster Assassin;26516134]I've never played bass before, but I'd love to get into it..
I've been pricing them, and I was going to only spend 200 dollars, but I saw the Thunderbird IV (From Epiphone) here for 300 dollars;
[img_thumb]http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/6/6/8/540668.jpg[/img_thumb]
I'd have to wait a bit more to get that though, to someone who has it, is it worth that extra 100? I really like the look of it.[/QUOTE]

I never liked them, feel chunky, neck and body heavy, slow action.

[En-Guage V3]

Played Schecters today

Fell in love

[Caynug]

Now this is some handy bass!

[img]http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/skatesnow67/funny_picklez_015.jpg[/img]

[En-Guage V3]

cool, but stupid

[Caynug]

Also :

[IMG]http://www.guitarflame.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/mega-bass.jpg[/img]

[Nonikai]

Oh god hahaha

[En-Guage V3]

Also I am convinced that thunderbird headstocks look like a dick, or a canoe or some shit

[IMG]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm76/bassvirtuoso/Basses/Still%20Around/2000%20Gibson%20Thunderbird/IMGP0267.jpg[/IMG]

[Nonikai]

That's one funny looking dick then

[En-Guage V3]

It's just what I thought

I played an orange today, seemed legit.

I wanna play one with the tiny terror mini head, I just played a combo

As this is only a temp account, so send another request when I get my other one unbanned, fuck this forum are nazis when it comes to warez.

[SepticSchizo]

Damn I want recording gear. Recommendations?

[hypno-toad]

Thinking about going telepaul for my next custom project. Will be going out to get a huge-ass slab of northern spruce for my Christmas present (if not spruce, than maybe some other conifer, or Spanish cedar, if there's any). Spruce would be used for the back of the body, with the figured black walnut top. Probably osage orange for the neck, with an ebony fretboard. Ill be doing imitation ivory inlays (tagua aka the ivory nut) Pondering doing a solid ebony neck but thatd probably be worth it`s weight in gold, so not sure if I could afford it. Since its part lespaul, the back of the body would be chambered. All-Nitro finish. Trying to get an awesome twangy-yet-ballsy sound.

In case you dont know what I mean by Telepaul,. I mean a Les Paul shape body, with a telecaster bridge, and a P90 in the neck position. Curved top body. Not sure about the headstock yet. I like the simplicity of Cutways.

Sort of like this, anyways

[URL]http://www.guitarnerd.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/antigua_telepaul1.jpg[/URL]

[Nonikai]

[QUOTE=En-Guage V3;26522870]It's just what I thought

I played an orange today, seemed legit.

I wanna play one with the tiny terror mini head, I just played a combo

As this is only a temp account, so send another request when I get my other one unbanned, fuck this forum are nazis when it comes to warez.[/QUOTE]

Dual Terror is much cooler :v:

[mikeyt493]

I am so terribly terrible at guitar oh god :smithicide:

[Nonikai]

No you're not.

[Dopey Trout]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO_LQUMtG9k[/media]

No you're not. (That's one of the better videos)

[hypno-toad]

bass 0 treble 10 gain 10

Alright, this guy has to be trolling.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8MM3dXh3z0&feature=related[/media]

Seriously this cannot be serious.

[mikeyt493]

[QUOTE=Nonikai;26502799]I want a 7 string version of that one to play Drone metal on.[/QUOTE]

Playing a children of Bodom guitar in a drone metal band is a bit unfitting don't you think :v:

Anyway yeah I really am fucking terrible I can hardly play the riff to Seek & Destroy by metallica

then again I only really started to play anything about 2 weeks ago and before that i sort of played some stuff for a few months but only a few hours and month then I stopped really practising and now I have a guitar so i'm more motivated to play again

[Nonikai]

Mikey boy. You're not horrible. That video however is oh my god.

[SepticSchizo]

A C, an E-flat, and a G go into a bar. The bartender says: “Sorry, but we don’t serve minors.” So, the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished: the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough.

A D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom saying, “Excuse me. I’ll just be a second.”

An A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor.

Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and exclaims: “Get out now! You’re the seventh minor I’ve found in this bar tonight.”

The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next night in a 3-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender (who used to have a nice corporate job until his company downsized) says: “You’re looking sharp tonight, come on in! This could be a major development.” This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and stands there au naturel.

Eventually, the C sobers up, and realizes in horror that he’s under a rest. The C is brought to trial, is found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility. On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to the contrary are bassless.

The bartender decides, however, that since he’s only had tenor so patrons, the soprano out in the bathroom, and everything has become alto much treble, he needs a rest — and closes the bar.

[editline]6th December 2010[/editline]

[QUOTE=Dopey Trout;26523430][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO_LQUMtG9k[/media]

No you're not. (That's one of the better videos)[/QUOTE]

wow that the shit