[QUOTE=Publius;18925247]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.
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I have decided to get the one you posted or this one./
[url]http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-Limited-Edition-Les-Paul-Special-Bass-with-Flame-Maple-Top-103997094-i1169267.gc?CJAID=10449560&CJPID=1759905[/url]
what do you think?
Seems ok, not what I'd go for out of personal taste but the spec seems ok. How much are you paying for it in GBP?
Les Paul shapes do not look right on basses :\
[QUOTE=Publius;18925977]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].[/QUOTE]
It would all have sounded different, not necessarily bad (if we didn't know better). The effects stuff is kinda important indeed for Pink Floyd, but I still think they are often distracting people from actually practising and finding sounds without all that crap... It is possible, believe me...
[QUOTE=Publius;18935272]Seems ok, not what I'd go for out of personal taste but the spec seems ok. How much are you paying for it in GBP?[/QUOTE]
No idea, look around a guitar shop today, could only find a Squire Affinity Jazz Bass,
Gonna keep looking,
[QUOTE=lettuce_head;18922416]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.
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Don't get a dean.[/QUOTE]
To avoid further confusion i state that I was talking to you.
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[QUOTE=Publius;18925440]Try recording a masterpiece album on a crappy instrument.[/QUOTE]
The White Stripes - De Stilj. Jack White plays a crappy plastic guitar.
recommended me a good acoustic for ~£150 please?
[QUOTE=Hammertime;18936358]It would all have sounded different, not necessarily bad (if we didn't know better). The effects stuff is kinda important indeed for Pink Floyd, but I still think they are often distracting people from actually practising and finding sounds without all that crap... It is possible, believe me...[/QUOTE]
You know what, how about you let people do what they want, and only give your opinion if asked.
Sorted?
Awesome.
I officially hate trems, or at least floyd trems so fucking uncomfortable i can never reach the high e properly.
[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]
You fail to realise that different guitars produce different tones. I'd buy something buy Ibanez or ESP if I wanted to play metal, but I don't. I like my hard rock/indie, so I have a Les Paul copy. And yes, after about a year and half of practice, I played someone else's guitar. I hated every single moment with my Squier Strat after that.
I'm building a 200W amp at the moment. Estimated cost £50
Holy shit, how?
Is it valve or what? and please for the love of christ, teach me.
[QUOTE=bravehat;18942577]Holy shit, how?
Is it valve or what? and please for the love of christ, teach me.[/QUOTE]
Unless I'm mistaken, it's actually quite cheap to build a simple high powered amp.
THE FUCK!??!?!
IVE BEEN LOOKIN AT GEAR TO BUILD AN AMP FOR A WHILE AND THE GOD DAMNED SPEAKERS ALONE AR ABOUT 100 QUID!??!?!
Also i declare caps here as they are steady speed controls for success
Currently battering an old Ibanez. Might jsut take the whole coat of paint off as it's hard to get an uneven finish.
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v367/publiusdiamond/Photo0476.jpg[/IMG]
Quite like the 'battered' look though.
[QUOTE=bravehat;18943203]THE FUCK!??!?!
IVE BEEN LOOKIN AT GEAR TO BUILD AN AMP FOR A WHILE AND THE GOD DAMNED SPEAKERS ALONE AR ABOUT 100 QUID!??!?!
Also i declare caps here as they are steady speed controls for success[/QUOTE]
Well my friend is making a large amp for a school project (we're meant to be making a storage product, so he's making an amp with a tiny little compartment for "storage") and he hasn't spent much so far, the speakers and preamp is really what you'll spend the money on, the rest can be whatever the fuck-cheap as you like stuff. Also keep in mind there's a large price difference between a good 25W speaker and a crappy 25W speaker(that goes for all wattages, I'm just using 25 as an example). You can build a cheap one and say ":smug: :smug: I got 200W amp :smug:" but it might not be very good at all. Watts aren't a measure of how good an amp is.
yeah i know but im trying to get into amp building, and dude :v: the transformer will cost a good bit aswell.
Aswell as the tubes unless you find some sorta wholesale place selling old soviet military stuff.
[QUOTE=Publius;18943771]Currently battering an old Ibanez. Might jsut take the whole coat of paint off as it's hard to get an uneven finish.
*pic*
Quite like the 'battered' look though.[/QUOTE]
If you want to relic a guitar, you'll have a hard time if it's a solid finish. Nitrocellulose based finishes wear off easier and give a better "battered" look.
But I still think the best way to relic a guitar is to play it, and don't caress it at all :v:
[QUOTE=bravehat;18944771]yeah i know but I'm trying to get into amp building, and dude :v: the transformer will cost a good bit as well.
As well as the tubes unless you find some sort of wholesale place selling old soviet military stuff.[/QUOTE]
The power section is the last thing you'd want to cheap out on, they'll have the most wear over time due to the higher electrical current. Power tubes give your sound "life" and effect the tone and headroom quite a lot(depending on the type), so old soviet tubes aren't going to be your best bet. :smile:
Well I've never had any experience building amps so don't quote me on anything :v:
Me neither, I just read up a lot on this stuff:smile: It fascinates me as well, too bad I don't have the money, nor the tools to get started with actually building some circuits.
[QUOTE=Altefnegy;18946852]If you want to relic a guitar, you'll have a hard time if it's a solid finish. Nitrocellulose based finishes wear off easier and give a better "battered" look.
But I still think the best way to relic a guitar is to play it, and don't caress it at all :v:
The power section is the last thing you'd want to cheap out on, they'll have the most wear over time due to the higher electrical current. Power tubes give your sound "life" and effect the tone and headroom quite a lot(depending on the type), so old soviet tubes aren't going to be your best bet. :smile:[/QUOTE]
Well what kinda tubes should i get? v:v:v im out ma depth here and i made a deal with one of my mates, he builds me a guitar and i build him an amp
or at least a head :p
And how much would a decent one set me back, to build i mean
[QUOTE=bravehat;18947226]Well what kinda tubes should i get? v:v:v im out ma depth here and i made a deal with one of my mates, he builds me a guitar and i build him an amp
or at least a head :p
And how much would a decent one set me back, to build i mean[/QUOTE]
The general rule of thumb is you don't start with building a whole tube amp, there are parts which can kill you(seriously) if you don't have enough experience. The tubes operate on high voltage, and when you're biasing them, the amp has to be running. A tiny error and you're fried.
I found a really nice thread about it on UG, but I can't find it any more. Basically a tube amp is really complex, every little cap or resistor and their placement affects the tone, and I think there's a little bit of magic in there too:v:.
If you already have experience in building circuits(pedals, etc.), I suggest looking into some gear customising forums, as my knowledge is limited.
[QUOTE=Altefnegy;18946852]If you want to relic a guitar, you'll have a hard time if it's a solid finish. Nitrocellulose based finishes wear off easier and give a better "battered" look.
But I still think the best way to relic a guitar is to play it, and don't caress it at all :v:
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I know but I hate the poly finish on mine! Just want it gone. I think I'm just gonna strip the whole thing back with the orbital sander, then maybe I'll repaint it, maybe I'll leave it as it is, not sure yet.
''Dean doesn't make good guitars''
better b trollin?
Dean are pretty terrible
They're all 'features features features' and no 'workmanship/quality/finish'
I've been playing for 3-4 months. Could you guys suggest any songs I could learn easily?
[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;18880414]No worries brah
A friend lent me his guitar.
Nothing special, I think it's a freedom or legacy les paul or something.
He's repainted it, with normal paint I've no idea why.
I'll get some pics up for you
The headstock, idk somebody tell me what brand it is if you can. Sorry for glare
[img]http://i50.tinypic.com/2v83ct4.jpg[/img]
Amp and guitar
[img]http://i49.tinypic.com/v49fsm.jpg[/img]
finally, proving this is legit
[img]http://i46.tinypic.com/qy7rlh.jpg[/img]
sorry for huge images but I tagged it and I couldn't see the bit you click to blow up the picture, I'd resize if I knew how
sorry also for shit pictures[/QUOTE]
Randal, Didnt know they also made guitars?
[QUOTE=Publius;18950465]Dean are pretty terrible
They're all 'features features features' and no 'workmanship/quality/finish'[/QUOTE]
Have you played a Dean before, out of interest?
Hey, I'm looking for a new guitar up to about £400, I play loads of styles of music (Muse, Bloc Party) and I wondered if there were any ones you could recommend? I'd also like at least one humbucker because I love 'em :downs:
If I ever built an amp I'd want go go all the way and buy/rent a metal lathe so I could make my own speaker. those metal lathes are massive and very expensive, though :/
Would really love to go balls out some day and build a super-speaker. or maybe jsut find a large speaker for cheap and see what I can pull off.
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[QUOTE=bravehat;18944771]yeah i know but im trying to get into amp building, and dude :v: the transformer will cost a good bit aswell.
Aswell as the tubes unless you find some sorta wholesale place selling old soviet military stuff.[/QUOTE]
Actually, tubes seem to be very cheap.
[url]http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Components:_Amp_tubes_(valves).html[/url]
I think tube amps are expensive because they require better power supplies and better cab housing. As I've said before, the tube amp sound isn't better nor worse, it's just preferred by a lot of people for the sort of warmth it gives. Don't build one because you [I]think[/I] they are better. From design savey standpoint, transistor amps are much better. Witha tube amp, you're paying for the "tube amp sound" NOT "a [U]better[/U] sound" Unless of course you happen to prefer the tube sound.
Here's a website with all the schematics for all sorts of tube and solid state amps from various companies.
[url]http://www.schematicheaven.com/index_HTML.htm[/url]
What are people's opinion on the Ashton BA150? I'm thinking of getting it. I played it at the shop and I was wondering what flaws there could be in this amp.
It's a bass amp, by the way.
[img]http://www.landersmusic.com/images_folders/Amplifiers/Ashton/ba150.jpg[/img]
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