[QUOTE=Camp er Joe;27384792]Doesn't look too bad.[/QUOTE]
For anyone who has the big 4 dvd he uses that guitar for 2 songs and it actually looks quite nice.
That not-explorer looks rather stupid
The only problem i have with chords is chsnging over quickly
Holy shit.
I have convinced my parents to seriously consider contributing quite alot of money to the purchase of a PRS Custom 24. Gentlemen, I may soon own one of the greatest guitars of all time. Please, pray for my success in this difficult mission of persuasion.
It's in Emerald Green aswell, the best (discontinued) colour of them all.
Noice. I convinced my parents/grandparents/friends and wellwishers to contribute to my guitar fund for my 21st :v:
Post pics if you get it :buddy:
[QUOTE=kitthehacker;27391664]Holy shit.
I have convinced my parents to seriously consider contributing quite alot of money to the purchase of a PRS Custom 24. Gentlemen, I may soon own one of the greatest guitars of all time. Please, pray for my success in this difficult mission of persuasion.
It's in Emerald Green aswell, the best (discontinued) colour of them all.[/QUOTE]
Niiiiiice
I would like a PRS some day, they seem awesome
Never played one though, never even seen one except for pictures
[IMG]http://www.usedcamerabuyer.com/Yggdrasil/Instruments/149440_1175_28244_Dec_17_2010_480x740.jpg[/IMG]
The guitar in question.
It's only $2300 aswell, used, but in mint condition save for some light pick scratches.
What are some good strings that are easy do hammer-ons and pull-offs on? Right now I have pretty heavy .010-.052 Dean Markleys and while they have damn infinite sustain, they´re nearly impossible to hammer and pull-off very smoothly.
I was at a music store yesterday and I played an Epi LP Standard with heavenly strings. I could play all the wild hammer-on pull-off parts from YYZ´s solo so smoothly they sounded like I had picked them, while on my LP they´re nearly impossible to play like that. The strings on the Standard were pretty light, like .008 light, .009s at most, I didn´t bother asking what they were (I really should´ve).
Is gauge all that matters when it comes to the ease of hammering and such, or can different same gauge strings have different tension or something? I´ve noticed that different same gauge strings can need a completely different amount of bending to get to the same pitch. So what would be some really good .008/.009 strings? It´d also be a plus if they would have heavier bottoms.
Also, I´ve played guitar for about a year now, but I haven´t really bothered with scales or chords at all, are they absolutley necessary? I can´t play a single chord (except for D or something). I have studied basic theory like notation and time signatures and such but nothing about scales, really. My friend has played just a bit longer than I have and his idea of "music theory" is learning a fuckton of scales, so now he can play a fuckton of scales but he has no idea how to use them effectively. That doesn´t seem really useful at all. So are scales absolutely necessary to master if I ever want to be able to compose my own music? Surely in time I´ll be able to pick the notes I want to play by instinct, won´t I (I mean, I can already, to a certain degree)? To me it seems like the only thing you really need scales for is improvising solos on the fly, and I don´t find that something I´d need to be able to do. I want to express myself with music, not show off.
Thanks for anyone who takes the time to read all this.
[QUOTE=kitthehacker;27392028][img_thumb]http://www.usedcamerabuyer.com/Yggdrasil/Instruments/149440_1175_28244_Dec_17_2010_480x740.jpg[/img_thumb]
The guitar in question.
It's only $2300 aswell, used, but in mint condition save for some light pick scratches.[/QUOTE]
You lucky motherfucker I want one so badly.
Though I'd have a C24 refitted with a CrunchLab/LiquiFire combo from DiMarzio, personally.
Already got my Paul Allender PRS for an active pickup guitar.
After that all I'd need is a 7-string.
[QUOTE=TehKaboose;27392231]Is gauge all that matters when it comes to the ease of hammering and such, or can different same gauge strings have different tension or something? I´ve noticed that different same gauge strings can need a completely different amount of bending to get to the same pitch. So what would be some really good .008/.009 strings? It´d also be a plus if they would have heavier bottoms.[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure tension varies by construction type and not just gauge, but IIRC a bunch of string types are all the same shit from one factory with different packaging. Forget how that works, somebody working a GC explained it to me last time I went shopping. But yeah, some brands might have more or less than others, even if they're seemingly identical strings, just because of little differences in how they're made.
No idea what to suggest, though, never played .08s.
[QUOTE=SolidSnake52;27392486]You lucky motherfucker I want one so badly.
Though I'd have a C24 refitted with a CrunchLab/LiquiFire combo from DiMarzio, personally.
Already got my Paul Allender PRS for an active pickup guitar.
After that all I'd need is a 7-string.[/QUOTE]
After this in a couple of years or so, I'm planning on getting an Agile Interceptor 7 string. Or if PRS have a stock 7 string as is rumored at the moment, maybe get that and outfit it with some active seymours or dimarzios. Then my guitars for life would be complete.
[QUOTE=TehKaboose;27392231]What are some good strings that are easy do hammer-ons and pull-offs on? Right now I have pretty heavy .010-.052 Dean Markleys and while they have damn infinite sustain, they´re nearly impossible to hammer and pull-off very smoothly.
I was at a music store yesterday and I played an Epi LP Standard with heavenly strings. I could play all the wild hammer-on pull-off parts from YYZ´s solo so smoothly they sounded like I had picked them, while on my LP they´re nearly impossible to play like that. The strings on the Standard were pretty light, like .008 light, .009s at most, I didn´t bother asking what they were (I really should´ve).
Is gauge all that matters when it comes to the ease of hammering and such, or can different same gauge strings have different tension or something? I´ve noticed that different same gauge strings can need a completely different amount of bending to get to the same pitch. So what would be some really good .008/.009 strings? It´d also be a plus if they would have heavier bottoms.
Also, I´ve played guitar for about a year now, but I haven´t really bothered with scales or chords at all, are they absolutley necessary? I can´t play a single chord (except for D or something). I have studied basic theory like notation and time signatures and such but nothing about scales, really. My friend has played just a bit longer than I have and his idea of "music theory" is learning a fuckton of scales, so now he can play a fuckton of scales but he has no idea how to use them effectively. That doesn´t seem really useful at all. So are scales absolutely necessary to master if I ever want to be able to compose my own music? Surely in time I´ll be able to pick the notes I want to play by instinct, won´t I (I mean, I can already, to a certain degree)? To me it seems like the only thing you really need scales for is improvising solos on the fly, and I don´t find that something I´d need to be able to do. I want to express myself with music, not show off.
Thanks for anyone who takes the time to read all this.[/QUOTE]
I have an easy enough time with my DR's, I use .009's on my PRS since the nut/trem don't support my usual .010's, and .10's (with a thicker low end) on my Epiphone SG, but that's me.
Ernie Ball makes some hybrid sets with .009 high strings and something thicker than usual for the low
strings, not sure if they make a set of .008 hybrids though.
[QUOTE=Xenocidebot;27392580]I'm pretty sure tension varies by construction type and not just gauge, but IIRC a bunch of string types are all the same shit from one factory with different packaging. Forget how that works, somebody working a GC explained it to me last time I went shopping. But yeah, some brands might have more or less than others, even if they're seemingly identical strings, just because of little differences in how they're made.
No idea what to suggest, though, never played .08s.[/QUOTE]
Ok, the strings on the Standard I recall weren´t all shiny, so would that make them pure steel? The
ones I have now are nickel plated steel, and I liked the feeling of the pure steels(?) much more. I´ve had a couple of nickel plated steel sets now, and I really don´t like how they feel all slippery, I don´t know why I keep buying them. What are the differences between pure steels, nickel steels and pure nickels, anyways?
[QUOTE=SolidSnake52;27393074]I have an easy enough time with my DR's, I use .009's on my PRS since the nut/trem don't support my usual .010's, and .10's (with a thicker low end) on my Epiphone SG, but that's me.
Ernie Ball makes some hybrid sets with .009 high strings and something thicker than usual for the low
strings, not sure if they make a set of .008 hybrids though.[/QUOTE]
.008 might be pushing it, .009-.046 should be great. Shit, I should probably just buy a bunch of different gauge strings by different brands, play a while with each and see whitch ones I like the most.
What passive pickup(s) from Seymour Duncan or Dimarzio are good for metal, and focus on lower end and not high and mids so much?
[QUOTE=TehKaboose;27393169]What are the differences between pure steels, nickel steels and pure nickels, anyways?[/QUOTE]
As I understand it, pure nickels are what strings were mostly like back in the day, and are more mellow because they lack the same magnetic properties as strings with steel in them. Pure steel is loudest and bright and brightest, but doesn't always feel the nicest to the fingers and causes fret wear faster. Nickel plated steel is the compromise between the two in terms of tone and feel.
A lack of shininess on yours could come from them just being worn, though. And I'm no string expert, so I couldn't hazard a guess as to what they were just from a description. But yeah, if you're looking for a rougher texture, pure steel is your best bet AFAIK.
[QUOTE=TehKaboose;27392231]What are some good strings that are easy do hammer-ons and pull-offs on? Right now I have pretty heavy .010-.052 Dean Markleys and while they have damn infinite sustain, they´re nearly impossible to hammer and pull-off very smoothly.
I was at a music store yesterday and I played an Epi LP Standard with heavenly strings. I could play all the wild hammer-on pull-off parts from YYZ´s solo so smoothly they sounded like I had picked them, while on my LP they´re nearly impossible to play like that. The strings on the Standard were pretty light, like .008 light, .009s at most, I didn´t bother asking what they were (I really should´ve).
Is gauge all that matters when it comes to the ease of hammering and such, or can different same gauge strings have different tension or something? I´ve noticed that different same gauge strings can need a completely different amount of bending to get to the same pitch. So what would be some really good .008/.009 strings? It´d also be a plus if they would have heavier bottoms.
Also, I´ve played guitar for about a year now, but I haven´t really bothered with scales or chords at all, are they absolutley necessary? I can´t play a single chord (except for D or something). I have studied basic theory like notation and time signatures and such but nothing about scales, really. My friend has played just a bit longer than I have and his idea of "music theory" is learning a fuckton of scales, so now he can play a fuckton of scales but he has no idea how to use them effectively. That doesn´t seem really useful at all. So are scales absolutely necessary to master if I ever want to be able to compose my own music? Surely in time I´ll be able to pick the notes I want to play by instinct, won´t I (I mean, I can already, to a certain degree)? To me it seems like the only thing you really need scales for is improvising solos on the fly, and I don´t find that something I´d need to be able to do. I want to express myself with music, not show off.
Thanks for anyone who takes the time to read all this.[/QUOTE]
I use Nickel Wound D'Addario .009s. In my opinion, they are just good all around strings. Also, totally unrelated, but the shop that I bought my Riviera from are giving me a free set of strings every month for this year as a promotion. Pretty nifty, eh? :D
Might put a recording up in the next 24 hours, if i get enough friendly ratings :smug:
[QUOTE=SepticSchizo;27394957]Might put a recording up in the next 24 hours, if i get enough friendly ratings :smug:[/QUOTE]
bitch
[editline]13th January 2011[/editline]
jk
Fuck i just broke my high e while playing the solo too hallowed be thy name.
i guess thats what i get for using 9's
[editline]13th January 2011[/editline]
thats strange the strings are only a month old as well
It happens, I've broke a Bass G on a 2 week old set of 45-105 Elixir Nanowebs during a Slap solo. Expensive, one string alone is [url=http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/2395-elixir_custom_shop_nanoweb_electric_bass_singles_040_105_]£6-£9[/url] to replace.
Either I was playing especially hard or there was a quality control issue, I hope it is the latter.
ouch £6-£9 is a hell of alot of money for one string.
i pay about £5 just for a pack of ernie balls
Hey guys. So - here's the deal. I'm planning on lending my bass to a friend of mine for a little while. The problem is - he is left handed, so he asked me whether it would be possible to swap strings so he could play it left-handedly. Can doing so somehow damage the neck or other parts of the construction? I've done this with guitars, but I am not sure if that's exactly the same.
It's a 5 string Ibanez SR 705 wnf.
It wouldn't damage the neck but it would fuck up the nut unless you swap it for a left handed one.
My guitar teacher wants to enter me in a guitar competition between the music schools in Iceland.
I dont really want to go, but I was flattered at the offer.
[QUOTE=Nonikai;27398103]My guitar teacher wants to enter me in a guitar competition between the music schools in Iceland.
I dont really want to go, but I was flattered at the offer.[/QUOTE]
Why not go, man?
Again, can anyone recommend me passive pickups (guitar) from Dimarzio or Seymour Duncan that are more focused on lows rather than mids and high?
Why those brands?
[QUOTE=Dopey Trout;27398847]Why those brands?[/QUOTE]
I just like them a lot. If you know others that would be good for heavy rock/metal, feel free to answer.
There are quite a few, depends on your location and budget though
[QUOTE=Dopey Trout;27399599]There are quite a few, depends on your location and budget though[/QUOTE]
Budget is up to $200 for both pickups (Humbucker of neck and bridge) I live in Canada, and can order from USA.
Acht, this conventional picking style is hurting my index finger. And making me wonder how I'm supposed to hold big stubbies now. Shit keeps flying out of my hand.
[QUOTE=Kab2tract;27399753]Budget is up to $200 for both pickups (Humbucker of neck and bridge) I live in Canada, and can order from USA.[/QUOTE]
Kent Armstrong stuff is cheap and Canadian, but I've never heard any of it before.
[url]http://www.wdmusic.com/kent_armstrong_humbuckers.html[/url]
The Dimarzio website lists in the "Sound" section for each pickup their outputs by frequency, so you could just go check out whatever got a six or better on bass and listen to the sound clips. IIRC the SD website has something like that too.
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