• Guitar Discussion Thread V2
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Guys I need some help finding a guitar pedal, Basically I want a pedal that isn't too distorted, and provides nice vintage crunchiness, but I want the distortion to be smooth and not massively broken up sounding. I just want a classic sounding distortion that's smooth and can provide good soloing power when it is needed. I was thinking a Blackstar HT-Dist (never used blackstar pedals before but from what I've heard on youtube they're good) Any opinions?
Get some sort of fuzz, or a TS808
i was looking at a randall half stack but apparently sam ash no longer sells it. It was only $500 and looked rather nice. Is there anything with a similar volume that i can get for around the same price? I'm too lazy to scavenge the internet...><
Do Dean make decent guitars at all? I think I asked before but I can't remember. I was thinking about getting a Razorback V Bass in a year or so.
If you want a vintage tone, why are you buying metal guitars? Seems like you don't really know what you want to me.
Where did I say that I wanted a vintage tone? :raise:
The fender bassman pedal?
Say what
[QUOTE=mynames2long;18920947]If you want a vintage tone, why are you buying metal guitars? Seems like you don't really know what you want to me.[/QUOTE] If you're talking to me, two things; I admit that they're sort of metal guitars, but the pickups,SD JB and '59 are very versatile pickups, and the '59 can really do vintage tones. They're not really super metal guitars anyway. If they had active pickups or something I'd agree with you but you really can't exclude it because it's been labelled as a metal guitar. Also, I don't want a really vintage tone, just something softer than my metal tone because the sound of that thing is starting to annoy me. [editline]09:54PM[/editline] [QUOTE=dcalde78;18922381]Say what[/QUOTE] Don't get a dean.
[QUOTE=dcalde78;18920944]Do Dean make decent guitars at all? I think I asked before but I can't remember. I was thinking about getting a Razorback V Bass in a year or so.[/QUOTE] why cant you just get a proper ibanez or fender just like everyone else >:C
Because I want to be different :mad:
Accept Dean don't make good guitars. Just no passion in them, plus they play and sound badly.
[QUOTE=dcalde78;18923236]Because I want to be different :mad:[/QUOTE] Don't be a fag, get a functional instrument that sounds good and looks great
[QUOTE=lettuce_head;18923378]Accept Dean don't make good guitars. Just no passion in them, plus they play and sound badly.[/QUOTE] I assume I did ask before then :v: I would get a Fender or something, but for my first bass I'm gonna go for something cheaper :v:
[QUOTE=dcalde78;18921184]Where did I say that I wanted a vintage tone? :raise:[/QUOTE] Do not get a dean, they are poor quality guitars, fuck knows bout their basses, but i assume the same. ESP are great guitars and same with Ibanez although the neck can be quite divisive
I'm interested in this bad boy [img]http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/images/eg2009/AFS95T_MBU_12_02.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=Reaver1991;18922913]why cant you just get a proper ibanez or fender just like everyone else >:C[/QUOTE] Well maybe he doesnt like ibanez or fender, i tend to hate fenders although for some reason i want a single coil guitar or a tele with humbuckers EDIT: DEAR SWEET JESUS DO NOT GET A DEAN BASS!!!!! You could try a schecter bass? the guitars are easily the best ive played so i could most likely see the same for the basses. Oh wait actually the dbz bird of prey or the schecter c-8 is the best ive played.
Anyone who owns an Epiphone guitar might notice they are VERY shiny. The nice Asian men in the factories go a bit mad with the poly finish. So this guy in this forum modified it so it wasn't quite so shiny. [url]http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/epiphone-les-pauls/17007-dulling-poly-finished-guitars-pic-heavy.html[/url] Pretty easy to do, just put some kitchen scouring pads on a sander and apply very gentle pressure. Then a bit of polishing. Might do this with my Goldtop as it is VERY shiny.
Hey, I'm 19 and I'm currently pondering whether or not to spend all my money on a guitar this christmas, I'm really into music and would just love to play. I have no experience and am going to teach myself to play, and cut back on wasting time on the pc. I have been to a few guitar shops in a few cities over the last couple of weeks, and have been looking in music shops whilst waiting for trains. I'm tempted to buy an Electric Bass guitar (because I think that would be the best way to get into a band and would love to master it, and love people like geddy lee and john entwistle) An Acoustic guitar (not much hassle, and can just play with it and learn) But when I went into the shops I noticed the Electric guitars and they were just beautiful. I am looking to spend around £200-300 and I was looking for some ideas on what to get,
OK well what sort of music are you into? I'm going to guess classic rock from the two guys you listed. For bass, I would recommend a Fender Squier [url]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/squier-/71293[/url] This is a really good buy. Don't go for any Affinity or Bullet models because they're not built very well at all. For an acoustic, Fenders are decent, so are Epiphones, so are Yamaha, etc. Low value acoustic guitars all play pretty much the same, they're not too different. Yamaha are very popular. For an electric, it really depends. A Fender Squier Stratocaster is a good option (just not the bullet or the affinity model) or an Epiphone Les Paul. There are a few cheap brands on the market these days and you do have to be careful. Most are really bad. Avoid Jim Deacon, Shine and Encore, but try an SX - apparently they are a real diamond in the rough.
Well I'm pretty sold on the Blackstar HT-dual right now. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_OawFUhV5g[/media]
Blackstar are another one of those brands that sell quite cheap stuff, but are actually really good. Played a couple of their little valve amps recently, they're pretty nice.
I hate it that guitars are like cars, all about looks & performance. It seems to me that some guitarists (not only them, lots of musicians) seem to forget that it's only 20% gear & 80% musicality/brains/creativity... Same with sound, I'm sure I speak for every instrument, that sound is not only produced by gear but mainly by the musician. Quality of musical gear is not an addition, it's rather a level of limitation, with high-quality gear offering the lowest amount of limitations. There are too many musicians that focus on that quality-level, instead of actually using the quality.
Try recording a masterpiece album on a crappy instrument.
[QUOTE=Publius;18925440]Try recording a masterpiece album on a crappy instrument.[/QUOTE] If you're a master at your instrument, you will notice the difference, okay. Also: you have crap instruments, decent entry level instruments that get the job done and unplayable instruments, I'm sure that there are only few guitars that actually fail to produce a decent note. There's a minimum quality-level that affects playability. If intonation & technique are decent, then you have a usable instrument. All the rest is something a musician should learn to deal with, instead of spending thousands of $'s I just see too much chit chat between guitarists about gear, it's all they seem to talk about. What's the big deal? It's just a guitar, not the holy grail. Really, it takes years of practice to get to the limit of an entry-level instrument, where you actually feel [U]limited[/U]
here's a guitar masterpiece I'd like to share with you all [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R82OM5tzcrk[/media]
[QUOTE=Hammertime;18925507]If you're a master at your instrument, you will notice the difference, okay. Also: you have crap instruments, decent entry level instruments that get the job done and unplayable instruments, I'm sure that there are only few guitars that actually fail to produce a decent note. There's a minimum quality-level that affects playability. If intonation & technique are decent, then you have a usable instrument. All the rest is something a musician should learn to deal with, instead of spending thousands of $'s I just see too much chit chat between guitarists about gear, it's all they seem to talk about. What's the big deal? It's just a guitar, not the holy grail. Really, it takes years of practice to get to the limit of an entry-level instrument, where you actually feel [U]limited[/U][/QUOTE] What are we going to talk about in a guitar discussion thread? Our emotions? [i]"When I play 'The Trees' by Rush I like to picture myself in a beautiful forest![/i]
I'm not denouncing this thread, you discuss what you want here. Just think about this: what are guitars [I]used for[/I]? What is their main purpose? Is music about gear? I just had to get this off my chest...
Thee is people's music, and there is musician's music. Once you go from being music lover to music maker then you start getting into gear. Personally, I'm fascinated by it. I'm always tweaking amplifiers, changing strings and meddling with settings to find different tones for different things. 50% of music is post-production. What would those classic Pink Floyd albums be without dramatic sound effects, horn sections and echoplex units? What would 'The Song Remains The Same' be without the tremendous overdubbing? What would have happened in the 80s if there was no such thing as a chorus pedal? Equipment doesn't just add to the final product, it makes it. People meddle with guitars and amplifiers and effects and [i]find new sounds[/i].
stop arguing with this guy, he knows his shit
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