Hey! Guitar players, let's chat.

[Patrick-Ruff]

Well for now, I just have Guitar Rig and my Boss DS-1 ;).

[herbster]

http://www.guitarcardio.com/

Just found this, good site :)

[th3james]

http://www.guitarcardio.com/

Just found this, good site :)

Wow, this is awesome, bookmarked!

[Nemo8]

Well , I have got a Strat Jap , A fender acoustic and for the rest i made them myself , 2 Basses , 1 Dobro , 1 PedalSteel , my problem is , i cant play all together , fortunately we are living in modern time with nice tools for making music , oooh! i forgot , a MidiBagpipe , and midi drumpads...
Cheers

[herbster]

Wow, this is awesome, bookmarked!

Yeah, I'm using it a lot, I love the randomness, makes it real fun and challenging.

[diwas]

Guys, do u all use facebook?? well there's an app called battle of the bands...its very cool u know...try it out!!!!

[Blackmag+c]

well I play bass and guitar. I assembled a bass out of parts (p-bass) and I have a low end model squier electic (bullet). Its all good.

[jeffc313]

Exactly. Anyone can just strum on a guitar. But tell me one concert you've ever seen without the guitar player having some kind of effect pedal.
Exactly. You can think of one.
Off the top of my head, lying around somewhere, I have a whammy pedal, a wah pedal, a digital delay pedal, a tremolo, a flanger and a phaser. And a allen wrench to rub on the strings.

thats quite a bit :P
currently I have my

Telecaster (seymour duncan hot rails in the bridge)
to
Ibanez TS-10 tubescreamer
to
Dunlop 535q crybaby
to
Epiphone Valve Jr. (modded with marshall gold mods)

[D-EJ915]

aw... that pic is such a tease. Better pics plz :P

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sevenstring-guitars/60955-ngd-fail-schecter-blackjack-atx.html

:guitar:

[Patrick-Ruff]

nice guitar.

[Patrick-Ruff]

well I finally got the UCG102 a few days ago, have been running it through guitar rig and relaying it back to my amplifier. I've been using the ASIO4ALL drivers, latency seems to be good (if I turn the ASIO samples down to 256, guitar rig reports a 11ms delay, but I believe it is significantly less than that.) asio4all has a built in mechanism to report latency but programs that aren't built for it usually don't use it (therefore they report a different latency.)

so, guitar rig reports 11ms, but I believe it's <10ms as it's not really detectable.


either way, the effects are amazing. it seems like you can get virtually any sound. I'm sure a lot of people are skeptics about it but the only way to really find out is to try it. there are some pretty cool video's demonstrating it, but it's much funner to actually use it.

I'll record some clips eventually showing this.

[suarez.duek]

I've got a Gibson SG Standard as my main guitar. Dean strat as a backup. Seagull and Ibanez acoustics, and 2 classical guitars. Also a banjo and a ukelele.

Beautyful!!!

[Moustacha]

Question here, specifically about multi-fx pedals for bass

Zoom B2.1U (http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/b21u/) or Digitech BP80 (http://www.digitech.com/products/bp80.htm)?

[Patrick-Ruff]

I'm not a big fan of digitech stuff really. that digitech reminds me of the guitar version of that, and it's not that great. that Zoom isn't looking half bad though. but don't expect anything amazing.

the more expensive digitech pedals for guitar are a lot better (eg, RP250 and up.)

[shen-an-doah]

Digitech is usualy pretty good. Zoom have always seemed like "my first effects" kinda stuff.

[hearne86]

Hi all, came across this thread at work :D, first post, cool that I found a guitar thread, just got an Alvarez RD8 (brown) for my BDay on the 12th. It sounds great for only a $250 guitar, but I'm learning the guitar, I had/have played bass for the past 5-6 years. Had a sage green Fender Std. Jazz that I ripped the frets out of Jaco style, replaced the pickups with Noizless ones. I went to the local college for Music and Bass was in the jazz band, and bought a Fender Amer. Dlx. Ash body, Aged Cherry Burst 4 string that sounded great. Sadly the wife and I needed the money and I couldn't justify keeping it anymore and sold it to a guy in Austrailia, shipping was outrageous, almost half what he paid for the guitar!! Eitherway I kept the Std. Fretless Jazz and now have that Alvaresz Acoustic and am trying to learn guitar its very different.

Came onto this forum because last night I was trying to install Hardy and got hung up at 87% Getting time from a network time server..., and after about 20 mins of waiting I dc'd my ethernet reestablished my network and got on my laptop and found a few possible fixes here. I was trying to setup a dual boot on my HP and was wanting to use Linux, I will try this weekend when I have the free time.

Josh

[Patrick-Ruff]

Digitech is usualy pretty good. Zoom have always seemed like "my first effects" kinda stuff.

glad you can vouch for them, I'm planning on buying an RP250 :)

[shen-an-doah]

glad you can vouch for them, I'm planning on buying an RP250 :)

Well, I don't use them myself (but then I hardly use effects), but they get consistently good reviews and my friend raves about them.

[Patrick-Ruff]

yeah, I've used an RP50 before, it's really cheap but I know they can do a lot of stuff, the RP250 is better than that pedal in every way and it's in my budget range so it sounds great for me. plus, I wont be running it out of something small, I'll be using it with my 50 watt 12" amp :)

[Moustacha]

Tell me what you think of this. It's the Star Wars Imperial March (catchy tune :P)
http://www.mediafire.com/?gxwmbvy111e

[antirem]

I got myself a 1980 Fender and a line 6 amp to boot!

[Patrick-Ruff]

I don't really like Line6 amps so much, I prefer amps to have a good base upon which you can add pedals, Line6 usually is digital effects based and it's kind of annoying.

[voteforpedro36]

I don't really like Line6 amps so much, I prefer amps to have a good base upon which you can add pedals, Line6 usually is digital effects based and it's kind of annoying.

Have you ever played through a Vetta?

I'm getting a Hot Rod Deluxe this weekend, it's my second amp.

[darksoul7]

Well, I'm not a guitar player, I'm a bass player so I'll post my gear list for any other bassists out there:

Main -
Yamaha RBX 775

Fretless -
Cort Curbow 5 String

Classical -
Lidl Upright/Double Bass

Amplification -
SWR Workingman's 4004
Mesa/Boogie Diesel Deep 4x10

I play in 2 metal bands so I'm all about deep bass and sweet treble. Here's a pic of me rippin it up with my Yamaha:
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w90/zovardapriest/Sean3-Evilfest3.jpg

[th3james]

Yeah, i had a lower end line 6, which was fine, until i tried another amp, and realised how horrid and digital it's OD and effects sounded, replaced it with a low end Vox, which was much nicer (even without the effects gimmicks)
I'm still loving my Hot Rod Deluxe (texas red), just a shame i rarely get to turn it up properly...

@Darksoul - thats a pretty nice metal face you got going there! :guitar:

[Patrick-Ruff]

nah I've never played a vetta, just a 120w spider III head or something like that with a 4x12 cab. and a few combo amps by line6 too.

I just prefer to have a pedal to do that stuff, not the amp.

[voteforpedro36]

nah I've never played a vetta, just a 120w spider III head or something like that with a 4x12 cab. and a few combo amps by line6 too.

I just prefer to have a pedal to do that stuff, not the amp.

I haven't either, but apparently they're pretty good (especially compared to the Spider). Just sayin, don't knock Line 6 because of their worst amp.

[Patrick-Ruff]

not necessarily just that, my thoughts are mostly because I prefer having something separate from the amp to do effects, it's just easier if something goes wrong too. having an amp like that must be harder to repair.

[darksoul7]

@Darksoul - thats a pretty nice metal face you got going there! :guitar:

Hahahaha, thanks, although that's not exactly my best :P

This is just the first pic I found that showed my bass. It seriously sounds gorgeous. Perfect for metal, rock, and blues. I've played all those styles with that bass.

My fretless is kept more for my "light" stuff - acoustic guitar, brushed drums, and such. As an exception, it's my main bass for my symphonic black metal band - Artep. Just fits it for some strange reason.

[th3james]

Hahahaha, thanks, although that's not exactly my best :P

This is just the first pic I found that showed my bass. It seriously sounds gorgeous. Perfect for metal, rock, and blues. I've played all those styles with that bass.


My friend has a yamaha RBX 4 string (which he's actually left at my house, so i've been having a cheeky play with it), they really are brilliant basses, reasonably priced too!

[justinb26]

I currently have an Epiphone Les Paul and also a Kramer Striker.

And Several others.

[Patrick-Ruff]

my guitar situation is pretty horrid right now. I have one good electric, a Dean flying V (that's ab out all I know about it, I can't find any series or anything on it. but it's a good guitar, good action and all that, V's are just a pain in the *** as you have to wear a strap to play them at all.

I've always liked les pauls but a few other guitars catch my eye too. I might end up buying a 300 and somthing Ibanez just out of necessity. I haven't played les pauls enough to know how I really feel about them though. no guitar center here :P.

[darksoul7]

My friend has a yamaha RBX 4 string (which he's actually left at my house, so i've been having a cheeky play with it), they really are brilliant basses, reasonably priced too!

Absolutely. I've played some $2000+ basses that didn't sound as good as this one.

[Patrick-Ruff]

well I'm pretty bored with my current setup and it seems it's going to be that way for a while until I save up the money. I intend to remedy this situation with a digitech rp350 ;).

also, might as well mention that my current setup is (effects wise) clean, overdrive, distortion.

[D-EJ915]

I haven't either, but apparently they're pretty good (especially compared to the Spider). Just sayin, don't knock Line 6 because of their worst amp.
lol, I knock Line6 because their Vetta can't handle my Livewire Metal pickup although I've heard you can turn down the input level so it doesn't overdrive every single amp model they have in that thing. That being said, I'm not a big fan of modellers but the Vetta and POD are way better than that Spider trash, those aren't even fit to be put in the trash, they should be ejected into space.

[Jokimoto]

My main guitar is a Les Paul Custom, wine red. I've got an old epiphone acoustic, a PR 200 that's usually tuned open D; an Epiphone SG in Open C; and a Behringer Strat knockoff that i think i payed 90 bucks for.
The Les Paul is unmodified, but the SG has a graphite nut, both pickups filled w/parrafin, a Strat-style deepdish socket, and the bridge/saddle high for slide playing. I just finished overhauling the acoustic Epi w/all new hardware and single tuning pegs instead of the grouped ones. The poor thing is around 20 years old and has taken many beatings. Lotsa dents, no holes thank god.

I'm digging Linux, but I sure miss Tracktion in Windows.

[Moustacha]

Got my Zoom B2.1U today, been messing around with some of the effects, then tried my hand at Anesthesia :lolflag: Managed to get the first few seconds going :D

[paul cooke]

Well, I'm not a guitar player, I'm a bass player so I'll post my gear list for any other bassists out there:


Basses:
Tanglewood Warrior IV (4 string active, strung with flats)
Vintage V950B (5 string active bass again strung with flats)
Squier Vintage Modified 70's Jazz (the fretted one and strung with LaBella black nylon tapewounds)
Tanglewood TW55 A/Bass B Electro-Acoustic Bass

Effects:
Boss ME20B (multiFX unit)
Zoom B2.1U (used in church as it allows me to transpose keys easily without having to rethink the fingering, just pitch shift up or down the required number of tones and carry on playing using the existing sheet music)
Zoom A2.1U (used with the acoustic bass as it has a very handy feedback canceling feature)

Amps:
Laney RB6 165W 15" kickback style combo
Peavey Max 126 practice amp

Currently play in church and am auditioning for a Cream/Hendrix style covers band.

[Patrick-Ruff]

this thread is kinda dying, lol.

[D-EJ915]

this thread is kinda dying, lol.
I got an ESP Maverick the other day

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/enthauptet/gits/mv/mv1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/enthauptet/gits/mv/mv2.jpg

[matthew]

I've been out of things for a bit. I'm in the process of moving, so I'm not hanging out in the forums much at the moment, but I'll be back. I have my eye on a new guitar to add to the collection, so maybe I'll get to post a new pic in the next month or so. :)

[shen-an-doah]

I just worked out the price of making this guitar using parts from Warmoth, Stewart MacDonald, etc and it came to about £800

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/shen-an-doah/aliceguitar.png

Spec:

Hollow mahogany body with maple top (http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/bodies/strat.cfm?fuseaction=strat_hollow)
Maple neck with ebony fingerboard
Locking tuners
Bare Knuckle Painkiller humbucker (http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/ZH-painkiller.html)
Controls are volume/overdrive

Definitely on the list for when I have lots of money to spare...

[matthew]

That's pretty cool looking. I've looked at Warmoth before and have heard nothing but good things about the quality of the parts they make. I've also purchased parts from Stu-Mac in the past for projects.

Hmm... ;) I may have to follow suit sometime.

[hoagie]

Hello fellow guitarists,

My main guitar is a CF Martin DX1, great action, sound and fretboard. I also have an electric guitar (Peavey Predator series) which might not be as good as a strat or a LP but it sure does produce a sweet sound.

[shen-an-doah]

That's pretty cool looking. I've looked at Warmoth before and have heard nothing but good things about the quality of the parts they make. I've also purchased parts from Stu-Mac in the past for projects.

Hmm... ;) I may have to follow suit sometime.

Yeh, my friend says Warmoth are great and the stuff I've got from Stew-mac has always been excellent. If I had the money, I could spend a fortune just getting replacement parts from there :-P

[mesaboogieonline]

I got an ESP Maverick the other day

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/enthauptet/gits/mv/mv1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/enthauptet/gits/mv/mv2.jpg

Nice ESP. I almost pulled the trigger on an M-II NTB in black, looks very similar to yours.

[Chronix33]

Any acoustic guys in this thread? Just recently joined and saw the thread, thought I'd pop in!

EDIT:
I should read before I post, I will do so from now on...

I see Hoagie has a Martin, boy I wish I could afford them rich people git-fiddles! I play an Ibanez AEG-10.

[geogur]

lots of hardware but where is the chit chat? I play left handed on right handed guitars . but i also play left handed on left handed guitars . the two styles are so different has anyone else tryed this? and what do you think of it , I my self like playing both ways . :guitar:

[Chronix33]

I once tried inverting my guitar...Results were not music, nor chords, nor even notes! But I do on occasion find myself throwing it across my lap and playing like a steel guitar! I don't use a slide or anything, I just mess around. Pretty fun sometimes.

[geogur]

when I play backwards I play partial cords its faster and gives me a different sound . more lead and less cords.

[voteforpedro36]

Well, got my Hot Rod Deluxe (http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Hot-Rod-Deluxe-Amp?sku=480510), lately I've been listening to some Pink Floyd. I already learned "Wish You Were Here", I think I might try to learn the whole album. I can play [virtually] all of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (the first part), except the very end. I have some trouble on some bends, where my strings I'm playing runs into the next string, making noise so I can't hear the bent note :(. I can remedy this by bending both strings, but that's hard to do in the middle of a solo, do I have to learn to deal with it or is it my guitar? I'm currently saving up for an American Strat (http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-American-Standard-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=515748), but it might be a while.

[Slug71]

Has anyone play on both the EMG HZ4 and EMG 81? Im interested to know how close they are in sound since the HZ4 is based on the 81.

[Patrick-Ruff]

shine on you crazy diamond is great. I haven't taken the time to learn that, actually, I don't learn songs often at all.

do any of you think learning songs develops technique faster?

I've hit a sort of a block. not really going anywhere at the moment as far as my guitar progress. I still don't know a lot of music theory but I'm getting there. I just don't know where to go now. not sure if anyone here can help with that but I thought I'd try anyways.

glad to see the thread isn't dead :).

[Chronix33]

I've hit a rut myself. Been playing for almost 7 years, but I'm not as good as I should be, I just never pushed myself. But I learn songs whenever I hear something good on the radio, or one of my buddies plays something I think is cool.

Yes, it helps you out, it helps your technique. At least that's what I believe. The more you know, the more you grow. Okay, that was lame, but it's true.

And if anybody has any advice for getting out of ruts, I'd like to know all about it.

[voteforpedro36]

shine on you crazy diamond is great. I haven't taken the time to learn that, actually, I don't learn songs often at all.

do any of you think learning songs develops technique faster?

I've hit a sort of a block. not really going anywhere at the moment as far as my guitar progress. I still don't know a lot of music theory but I'm getting there. I just don't know where to go now. not sure if anyone here can help with that but I thought I'd try anyways.

glad to see the thread isn't dead :).

Yeah, I would say learning songs definitely gets your technique down better. If you're not learning songs by other people for a reason, like that you're not learning what your own style is, I say that: a) it definitely helps you get down techniques that you might have otherwise not have learned/practiced more; b) listening to your favorite guitarist and combining them is what really makes your style; and c) it helps get rid of that block you were talking about. For me "Wish You Were Here" did it once, then I said I'll learn the album, thinking I wouldn't hit a block for a while. I kind of did though, but I have guitar lessons (I think that learning the 'proper' way to play is important, and I'll develop as a guitarist faster, but meh, that's just me), that helped, and I played some really easy songs that I could just strum along to (this time it was The Clash, before it was The Steve Miller Band, but I'd say anything simple should work). BTW I hate having felt like that ;).

[shen-an-doah]

A good way to get yourself out of a rut is to do something different. Recently, I started working on writing some power metal stuff, which is pretty much the polar opposite of what I usually write. I was able to come up with a few good riffs and bits of songs in quite a short amount of time...

[Patrick-Ruff]

thanks, I feel like I'm pretty new to be in a rut (working on 2 years playing now.) I have good times jamming with my friends (since 90% of what I play is improvisation) but I can't really make interesting stuff by myself. maybe it's because I'm not so much of a rhythm person as I am a lead (though I could develope my rhythm more . . .)

thoughts on that?

[shen-an-doah]

thanks, I feel like I'm pretty new to be in a rut (working on 2 years playing now.) I have good times jamming with my friends (since 90% of what I play is improvisation) but I can't really make interesting stuff by myself. maybe it's because I'm not so much of a rhythm person as I am a lead (though I could develope my rhythm more . . .)

thoughts on that?

Working on rhythm is definitely important. Good timing and groove will always help, in lead work as well. If you start using interesting rhythms, you'll find a whole new avenue of lead work that's open to you as you'll be thinking outside the standard way of playing leads.

When I was starting out, I learned a load of Rage Against The Machine stuff. Tom Morello is pretty much the king of grooving riffs.

[diwas]

I kinda support how Patrick plays. Improvisation on ur own definately helps to build up techniques.

First of all...what do u mean by "learning songs"? Is it the "look at the tab and try to play...or see guitar pro and play" or "listen to the song and take the note out urself wid the help of ur ear and fingers (little bit brain too hehe)". If ur way is the 2nd one...ur in the right spot!! U will definately learn techniques...but if its the 1st one...ur just tryin to memorize some bunch of notes, which is pathetic(im sorry, but its wat i think).

Any opinion(s)?

[Chronix33]

Well, I think that Tablature is a great aid for budding guitarists, and also it's a huge help when you just can't seem to pick out that lick, or get that arpeggio just right, maybe someone out there didn't have as much trouble and has decided to help out the community by posting their way of playing the song. I started out on tablature, and as I learned my way around the fretboard, I noticed that when I would listen to music, I could visualize the notes on the guitar themselves. It still takes a long time for me to pick something by ear, so tablature is a great reference if you just wan't to learn something real quick.

[Patrick-Ruff]

I'm also debating the importance of music theory at the stage I'm at . . .

it seems to me that if I develope my technique with music theory now it will help me a lot in the future, but I will be a in a temporary block as I work at it . . .

any suggestions on a good website/guide for rhythm guitar? (at a more advanced stage, like where I'm at.)

@diwas I don't learn songs by ear so much, I figure out individual riffs if I feel like it but often times I really try to make something that's my own. but often times it goes nowhere without a good rhythm. and even then it sometimes seems monotonous.

[Chronix33]

I too get stuck in the loop of "Damn, that sounded good...now what can I put with it?" It's very aggrivating, I've been working on a song for a little over a month now, but I have writers' block I guess.

As for websites? I don't know of any, but then again, I've never really searched. Maybe a quick google search would yeild results, but who knows.

I've also though about getting into music theory, but I think that I am just going to take some lessons and make sure I'm still on the correct path, and not doomed to play chords for the rest of my life.

[diwas]

Hehe. Opinion varies, its ok.
If u are a budding guitarist, ur often tempted to learn anything real quick!! Well that was a huuge mistake i did in the past. If u push urself to tab anything (whether its a car horn...or a song) by urself...purely by urself...it will be quick, quick in ur learning and understanding of music. U will know the notes better. Yes, Im sure u want to play Gilmore, Satriani and what not...but think for a moment...take this example: There's a question in maths 2+2=4. Learning tabulature means "when 2 is added wid 2, the result is equal to 4" but learning through ear teaches u the process of addition, so that u can later take any random number and add them together.
This is how i feel!

(no offence to anyone..)
Cheers!

[Chronix33]

You are correct in your view my dear sir(or madam?), I will concede that tabs are the easy way out, and all too unfortunately, many young guitarists never learn the skills to advance beyond a certain stage. They rely soley on others to practically play the guitar for them, all they have to do is follow the guide. But again, tabs are not to be looked down upon, they are only to be looked upon as another tool, and everything is good in moderation.

[Patrick-Ruff]

I want to be able to write sheet music well. tabs kind of annoy me as they are only stating a number rather than a note. the number can't tell you a anything until you play it, you can understand playing an A note or a C without having to pick it.

my problem is I don't have a teacher and pretty much I am relying on the internet to pull me out of this one (Im' not going to college for another year.)

I'm thinking it's going to come to one of those pay lesson sites as I can't seem to find anything that works for me.

[diwas]

(Iam male BTW hehe)

The basic thing is...u learn and understand music!

Well Patrick u have the best teacher u know-the internet! If u guys really need websites...try youtube.com. It's too awesome...some good ppl have tried really hard to teach guitar thru this site..hehe i remember i was learnin smthg like HARMONIC MINOR scale in youtube..and my internet connection is too slow...and i had to wait for agonizing 30 minutes for a 2 minutes video!! haha. But it was helpful...so try it!!

But actually in which level are u guys?? I mean do u know scales...modes and all?? Or ur beyond that and play like satriani? Hehe or ur beginnin??

[EnGorDiaz]

i am at the stage now where i am learning to sweep everyone would agree with this

that music is a metaphor of who you are for me it was the beginning to an end i wasnt so depressed when i picked up a guitar bcus i have a dream now to archieve the highest and theres always something new to learn like linux i can free myself of everyday depression with a guitar and a pick easily done

except at the moment my guitar is broken it was a beautiful ltd explorer

[diwas]

i am at the stage now where i am learning to sweep everyone would agree with this

that music is a metaphor of who you are for me it was the beginning to an end i wasnt so depressed when i picked up a guitar bcus i have a dream now to archieve the highest and theres always something new to learn like linux i can free myself of everyday depression with a guitar and a pick easily done

except at the moment my guitar is broken it was a beautiful ltd explorer

xactly!!

[metaleroheaded]

I've got a mini epiphone les paul guitar... It is real small, also my main guitar is a Jackson Kelly with a set of active EMG picups, it sounds terrific!!!

[voteforpedro36]

I want to be able to write sheet music well. tabs kind of annoy me as they are only stating a number rather than a note. the number can't tell you a anything until you play it, you can understand playing an A note or a C without having to pick it.

my problem is I don't have a teacher and pretty much I am relying on the internet to pull me out of this one (Im' not going to college for another year.)

I'm thinking it's going to come to one of those pay lesson sites as I can't seem to find anything that works for me.

I don't see how sheet music is any different than tab, other than that it's used for all kinds of instruments. It doesn't actually tell you a note, just a circle that corresponds with a note. Same with tab, except it's a number.

Hehe. Opinion varies, its ok.
If u are a budding guitarist, ur often tempted to learn anything real quick!! Well that was a huuge mistake i did in the past. If u push urself to tab anything (whether its a car horn...or a song) by urself...purely by urself...it will be quick, quick in ur learning and understanding of music. U will know the notes better. Yes, Im sure u want to play Gilmore, Satriani and what not...but think for a moment...take this example: There's a question in maths 2+2=4. Learning tabulature means "when 2 is added wid 2, the result is equal to 4" but learning through ear teaches u the process of addition, so that u can later take any random number and add them together.
This is how i feel!

(no offence to anyone..)
Cheers!

Sorry, I quoted the wrong message, but earlier you said something along the lines of "when you use tabs, you only memorize the notes, but when you figure it out by ear you actually learn technique". That doesn't make any sense. In the end, you're only memorizing notes (or rather bunches of notes, which make a riff or a lick or a solo or a whole song) either way. One way trains your ear, but either way you're going to learn the technique that the song uses. And figuring out a long solo isn't so easy for me to do by ear, what's wrong with doing it by tab? I wouldn't ever have learned Shine On You Crazy Diamond without tabs, I could have -never- figured it out by ear. And I had I not looked at the tabs, I wouldn't have grown as a guitarist by learning it too. So it was either a) try to figure it out by ear, and fail (I'm just not that talented yet), or b) find the tabs, take the "easy way out", and actually end up learning the song, making it in the end both more challenging, fun, and giving me some skills I didn't use near as much before.

EDIT: None of this is to say that figuring out things by ear is a bad thing. No, if you can do it and get it -right-, then that is an amazing skill to have. But if all you do is try and either fail or not learn it properly, you're both hurting your confidence and your guitar skills. I think that being able to do it right is something that you're just born with (I know my uncle was), or learn through -tons- of playing before, and by tons I mean playing 20 or so years. And I don't believe not being able to do this is hurting my musical ability in any way. It will if I can't figure out simple songs by ear in 10 years, that means I'm not growing, which isn't good. But I can easily write my own music without being able to figure out others' music.

Sorry if none of this makes sense.

[diwas]

Well its ok for u to say that tab is good. Nooo i dont want to argue anymore...hehe

But sorry again i doubt abt ur previous statement regarding sheet music and tab. Sheet music really ables us to figure out wat kinda music is shown...but tab cannot, trust me it cant. Yes it has numbers and all...but when u get down to the level...tab seems hollow...
Well, no argument again...
Use music wisely...thats all i have to say.

[th3james]

I'm going to have to back tab up, to an extent at least. When i first started playing guitar, i would have given up within 2 months were it not for tab sites like ultimate-guitar.net, i was simply getting frustrated learning out of books and theory. i wanted to sound like my favorite artists, and learning simple tabs felt good, and it kept me at it. you can't expect someone without any musical experience to transcribe a song by ear when they're just starting.
tab gets people used to the fretboard, builds finger strength and dexterity, and gets them used to chord shapes and the noises intervals make. I'm the same as Chronix33, after playing for a little while like this, i started realising that i could listen to a song and have a vague idea of where on the fretboard it was. Now I'm a fairly proficient player, i do transcribe songs, (which definitely helps my composing and improvising) but i can only do it because i know my way around the fretboard from tabs.

[tel93]

I don't like tab, simply because I grew up on notation and find it easier to read.

[diwas]

I'm going to have to back tab up, to an extent at least. When i first started playing guitar, i would have given up within 2 months were it not for tab sites like ultimate-guitar.net, i was simply getting frustrated learning out of books and theory. i wanted to sound like my favorite artists, and learning simple tabs felt good, and it kept me at it. you can't expect someone without any musical experience to transcribe a song by ear when they're just starting.
tab gets people used to the fretboard, builds finger strength and dexterity, and gets them used to chord shapes and the noises intervals make. I'm the same as Chronix33, after playing for a little while like this, i started realising that i could listen to a song and have a vague idea of where on the fretboard it was. Now I'm a fairly proficient player, i do transcribe songs, (which definitely helps my composing and improvising) but i can only do it because i know my way around the fretboard from tabs.

yes, its cool! It wud be definately hard widout tabs. Even i did it.
I agree wid u...
What i actually mean is never entirely depend upon tab for learnin music!
Have fun.

[Chronix33]

So then. We are all in agreement that tablature is not the unholy incarnate of the musician's ruler of the underworld? On a serious note, what kind of music do ya'll play? Or enjoy playing the most?

[diwas]

Yep...no discussions...just enjoy the music.

I play instrumental rock...Satriani, Steve Vai....and my persnal fav Petrucci. Besides, John Mayer (damn, his songs are all good).
Too bad i just have an acoustic guitar...never touched electric guitar (xcept in concerts...)

[Chronix33]

I don't know if I can classify what I play. I mean, I can play most of the popular stuff, a lot of classic rock and what not. I usually listen to the radio on iTunes and when I hear something I like, I learn it. So I guess I'm more into acoustic alternative stuff than anything.

Lately I've also been dabbling in the classical genre, I just learned Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Beautiful song. I just wish I had a teacher. What about the rest of you six stringers? Let's have a good chat.

[littletinman]

I play a American Fender Deluxe, HSS with black body, maple neck, and gold pick gaurd. I got to use a pro junior miked backstage for my last gig last saturday, and OH MAN, it sounded like angels. I'm def going to buy a Blues junior.

My style is like this blues, rock (Very Airbourne influenced recently), but i love branching out to a more space rock feel for fills in the band context. MY fav player is SRV. he really makes the guitar SING.

[herbster]

Mayer's songs are indeed excellent, I've been working on a lot of his stuff.

Been working on a bunch of Hendrix recently (Little Wing, Wind Cries Mary) and some SRV (Lenny, Texas Flood). Been using a metronome fiercely as I have been improving a lot overall, but my rhythm/sync with a beat was just horrible, lol. Steadily getting better now.

Been playing simple acoustic stuff while watching videos as I'm working on playing and singing, boy a toughie right now. On the journey!

:)

[littletinman]

Keep it up herbster. Yeah singing and keeping the rhythm is hard to get down. at least for me it was. Not i can't sing on rhythm with a backing band without a guitar in hand to keep the pace. It's like a muscle voice connection. So wierd. So what are some good John mayer tracks?

[matthew]

I've been out of things for a bit. I'm in the process of moving, so I'm not hanging out in the forums much at the moment, but I'll be back. I have my eye on a new guitar to add to the collection, so maybe I'll get to post a new pic in the next month or so. :)I'm not quite settled in yet, but I did buy a new axe to add to the collection. This is my first nylon string (shamelessly linked from the Ibanez website, as I haven't taken any photos of mine yet).

http://www.ibanez.com/images/acoustic/products/GA6CE.gif

Details here: http://www.ibanez.com/ACOUSTIC/guitar.aspx?m=GA6CE

[diwas]

John Mayer...listen to WHY GEORGIA, HANGING BY A MOMENT, YOUR BODY IS A WONDERLAND...

[73ckn797]

Guess that I ought to add my comments:

I have a Gibosn Blues Hawk electric and a Takamine EF350MC acoustic. Amp is a Fender Princeton 650.

Not the best player but enjoy it a lot.

:guitar:

[matthew]

Guess that I ought to add my comments:

I have a Gibosn Blues Hawk electric and a Takamine EF350MC acoustic. Amp is a Fender Princeton 650.

Not the best player but enjoy it a lot.

:guitar:
Cool! Thanks for sharing the pics.

[eXcentra]

hey, guys. I've got a question:
How do you remove scratches? I've heard people use Scratch-X to remove them. The scratch on my guitar isn't too bad, I guess, but it's definitely visible, white, and stands our like a sore thumb. Any suggestions?

[matthew]

It depends on the scratch.

That said, I have found that anything that will work on a car finish works well for me on a guitar. I generally go to the auto parts store and find a buffing paste and follow the directions. If you aren't sure, you can ask the worker at the shop how to remove a scratch on your car door. The instructions will very likely work perfectly for your guitar, too.

Again, though, it depends on the scratch...how deep it is, etc. For minor stuff, that advice should work for you.

[frankleeee]

hey, guys. I've got a question:
How do you remove scratches? I've heard people use Scratch-X to remove them. The scratch on my guitar isn't too bad, I guess, but it's definitely visible, white, and stands our like a sore thumb. Any suggestions?

Unless you have a collectors level instrument wear the scratch with pride, every instrument develops wear.

[evilkastel]

Unless you have a collectors level instrument wear the scratch with pride, every instrument develops wear.

Hell yeah! pride, my dear sir!
the first scratch hurts as a kick in the **** , but you'll get used to it. I have an Alvaro acoustic guitar Fabricada en España (Made in Spain). Is in the top tier of acoustic guitar (come on guys, is cool to have an acoustic yamaha or Ibanez, but real acoustic guitars come from spain). Sound beautifully, i can't tell you how much. I got her flamenco strings, oh is like she speaks for me, is like... i don't need to talk with the guitar in my hands. Just priceless. Wish I knew good flamenco, but I'm quite a begginer, is tuff to learn to be a "paquero".:guitar:

[tdrusk]

Hey guys. I hate how expensive guitar hangers are, so I made some. I figured you guys would like this here.
http://tdrusk.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-made-guitar-hangers-for-my-wall-with.html

[73ckn797]

Hell yeah! pride, my dear sir!
the first scratch hurts as a kick in the **** , but you'll get used to it. I have an Alvaro acoustic guitar Fabricada en España (Made in Spain). Is in the top tier of acoustic guitar (come on guys, is cool to have an acoustic yamaha or Ibanez, but real acoustic guitars come from spain). Sound beautifully, i can't tell you how much. I got her flamenco strings, oh is like she speaks for me, is like... i don't need to talk with the guitar in my hands. Just priceless. Wish I knew good flamenco, but I'm quite a begginer, is tuff to learn to be a "paquero".:guitar:

If a guitar is not a guitar because it is not made in Spain, shouldn't it say faux on the label?

Mine says Takamine. Sounds like a guitar, plays like a guitar, looks like a guitar has scratches like an experienced guitar and is developing that mellow tone that comes with age. Though mine has a brighter sound due to the flame maple back and sides.

Plugged in with the digital signal processor (DSP) you can live electric, play Takamine. It can rock the billy's till the cows come home.

[eXcentra]

Yeah, I figured I'd just deal with it. But it's just so irksome 'cause the scratch is on the backside where it looks so smooth and pristine... I wouldn't mind so much if it were on the front. But oh well. *shrug*

[Free Hugs]

Hmm...I was searching for flash 10 posts, but was pleasantly surprised by this beautiful thread.

My acoustic: Gallagher G-70
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p312/JERMDADDY/Martins/normanblake28005.jpg

and my ESP EC-1000 (as seen on samash)
http://www.samash.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_EC1000%20Flame%20Top%20Electric%20Guitar%2 0Amber%20Sunburst%20with%20Seymour%20Duncans_-1_10052_10002_-49998193_cmCategorySA-10001

I play through a Vox ad120vtx (but am thinking about either buying an orange tiny terror or maybe building a kit amp? eh, we'll see.)

I've been playing 10 years now. I also used to record with a little protools le setup, but since I've switched to Ubuntu I haven't bought any hardware to record with (the old USB device doesn't have any linux drivers).

Any recommendations for USB / firewire multitrack hardware that works well with linux?

[matthew]

Hey guys. I hate how expensive guitar hangers are, so I made some. I figured you guys would like this here.
http://tdrusk.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-made-guitar-hangers-for-my-wall-with.htmlNice!

[evilkastel]

NIce hangers dude! hey, the guy who posted flaming me, dude i never said guitars had to be spanish to be guitars, i was just bragging a bit, because i happen to be a happy man with mine. chill out, you can have whatever guitar you want, it doesn't matter, what matters is who's playing. I met a dude who hardly could play and had a Warlock with some boss footswitches.... cool? yeah. sounded right? not really. take care!

[frankleeee]

NIce hangers dude! hey, the guy who posted flaming me, dude i never said guitars had to be spanish to be guitars, i was just bragging a bit, because i happen to be a happy man with mine. chill out, you can have whatever guitar you want, it doesn't matter, what matters is who's playing. I met a dude who hardly could play and had a Warlock with some boss footswitches.... cool? yeah. sounded right? not really. take care!

The freaks come out at night in this thread, and their all geniuses.;)

[matthew]

For what it is worth, I have seven guitars and a mandolin. I have American made, Korean, Mexican, and more. The Spanish make the best classical guitars I have ever played...and I've played wonderful guitars from all over the world and have discovered that there are talented people (and machines) in lots of different countries.

;)

[Boaslad]

WOW! A thread for guitar players! Thank you to whoever started this!

I have been playing for about 20 years, now. Mostly Blues, Jazz and Gospel.

Time, however, doesn't always equate to skill. Most of the kids around here can blow my doors off when it comes to leads. I just never aspired to be a lead player. I prefer to strum. Sure, I can play in almost any key with out using bar chords, and most in more then one place on the neck. But, at the end of the day, I'm still just a strummer, and happy with it.

I own a Gold Tone "Paul E. Beard" resonator, a Stromberg hollow body custom, and a Takamine Acoustic 12 string. But oddly the one I play the most and feel the most comfortable with is a cheap little Kona slim body acoustic I picked up new at a pawnshop. It's ugly to look at, but it plays nice. I guess that's whats important.

[herbster]

Hey dudes, I am about to grab a few pedals (and by grab I mean campaign for them to the fam for my upcoming b-day :D), I really want a wah for sure and can probably get all the fam to chip in for ~$250-$300 or so, I'll fork the rest, figuring total of perhaps $400 max.

I have this in mind: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Vox-V847A-Wah-Pedal?sku=151058 (Really leaning toward it as it's the more vintage tone I dig, was considering Dunlop crybaby too).

Also this: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/MXR-CSP101CL-Custom-Shop-Script-Phase-90-with-LED-Phaser-Pedal?sku=151051

I am thinking a fuzz pedal is a good idea, but no clue which to get. I will be trying some this weekend @ local store, but would love any recommendations? Here's what's available @ MF: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation?q=fuzz&st=

[eXcentra]

I am thinking a fuzz pedal is a good idea, but no clue which to get. I will be trying some this weekend @ local store, but would love any recommendations? Here's what's available @ MF: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation?q=fuzz&st=
My friend said that this is a copy of the Univox Superfuzz:
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Voodoo-Lab-Super-Fuzz-Pedal?sku=153510

[SnakeHips]

Hi ,i'm trying to find an online guitar tuner ,something that maybe picks up through my mic - what do you guys use.

p.s. if I cant even tune it yet ya can guess my standard ;-)

[Zimmer]

gtkguitune (in the repositories) looks like a guitar tuner ! Not found an online one yet.

Found one... but I expect you were looking for one that took your Guitar output through the soundcard and metered it? Yes? No?

http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/onlinetuner.html

[73ckn797]

NIce hangers dude! hey, the guy who posted flaming me, dude i never said guitars had to be spanish to be guitars, i was just bragging a bit, because i happen to be a happy man with mine. chill out, you can have whatever guitar you want, it doesn't matter, what matters is who's playing. I met a dude who hardly could play and had a Warlock with some boss footswitches.... cool? yeah. sounded right? not really. take care!

I believe you were referring to me about flaming Spanish guitars. I think you missed my humor in reference to my first line, if indeed you were referring to my post. If not, then, NEVERMIND!
:guitar::lolflag:

[SnakeHips]

gtkguitune (in the repositories) looks like a guitar tuner ! Not found an online one yet.

Thanks for the quick reply ,i'll go take a look...

[abysslord]

I installed tuxguitar... But it doesn't play any sound.. Could somebody help me out in configuring midi in linux??
And btw It can't match GP's Features. And GP5 works well in Linux using Wine. Am using GP5 with RSE in Ubuntu now. But i wanna learn how to configure midi in linux

[herbster]

You probably want to use the Alsa plugin. Should be Tools > Plugins, make sure it's checked (Alsa plugin).

I just have

timidity -iA -Os

Added to my flux startup. Then in Tuxguitar you want to go Tools > Settings > Sound > Midi Port and choose one of the Timidity ports, any one should do.

And yeah, I use GP5 in an XP Virtualbox machine, GP5 is the bomb, but Tuxguitar is making progress.

[dcaulton]

Hi - A huge music thread on an Ubuntu forum - so off topic and I love it!

I did the rock guitar thing in high school, took a decade off, then played around with Reason and electronic music hardware in a 'just for the hell of it' recording-only duo for the early 2000's. Now I'm coming around around full circle by taking some jazz lessons these last couple of years. I've always been a Telecaster guy, and rarely deal with acoustics. I'm still really just a fancy rhythm guitarist, but I'm just about at the point with what I know about theory where I'm ready to start doing some single note stuff.

I'm probably going against the grain here, but I've really fallen for boutique amps - hand wired, fairly low wattage class A types. Yes, it's an expensive habit, but life's short and most electric guitar folks buy and sell so much equipment over their lifetimes in search of that perfect sound. I'd think that boutique and build-your-own kits would appeal to some of you tinkerers if you gave them a chance, but they're generally not the kind of high output amp that would appeal to metal fans. The benefits are that you really can fix things yourself with a little experience, and there are all kinds of permutations with tubes and discrete components to play with. Ok, so I haven't put one together myself yet, but I'll be assembling a kit over the winter holiday and I've spent some time in a shop where they make these things.

I've got one pedal I use regularly - a Klon Centaur overdrive pedal. To me, especially when I was doing the electronic stuff, there were times when all that software and hardware got in the way of the primary goal. Plus, batteries do go bad, and each link between the guitar strings and the speakers on the amp rob a little tone. Speaking just for myself, the guitar-cable-amp combination is ideal, and if you have the right ones you'll get sounds that will keep you smiling.

Regarding recording setups, I've used a Mac and garageband for a few years, and used a Fostex 8 track hard drive recorder for a few years before that. All other factors held equal, I'd go with another Fostex/Tascam type unit next time. Dedicated hardware just doesn't have to make the same kind of compromises that a 'laptop which is also a recording studio' has to make. I do want Ubuntu Studio and the related OSS projects close the gap, but for right now that's the way I would lean. I hope that someday there will be an open source hardware alternative, similar to the direction that the Neuros or the Chumby have gone. I'm not a studio engineer and I don't know what I need to to contribute to projects just yet, but the open source digital audio workstation projects mature I do hope to at least contribute some audio loops. And when I get a better handle on Python and C I'll certainly try and pay the community back in a more meaningful way.

Ok, now for the pics. I'll confess up front that I'm partial to Victoria amplifiers and have a good relationship with the company. But Dr Z, Bad Cat and several other companies are keeping the boutique amp scene alive and well.

My practice and jazzy set up - no hard edges to the sound that comes out of this pair. Epiphone Joe Pass, with a Victoria 5112 - that's a 5W tweed champ circuit, but with a 12 inch speaker instead of an 8. Also, I upgraded the pickups on the Epi to Gibson Classic 57 wax potted humbuckers.
http://davecaulton.com/davesgallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=122&g2_serialNumber=2




My rawkin set up. A 2007 Fender GE Smith Telecaster with a Victoria Regal. The amp supports almost any combination of 2 power tubes and has some lush reverb and tremolo. If you get on it, you can get some nice crunch out of this amp too.
http://davecaulton.com/davesgallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=378&g2_serialNumber=4

[matthew]

I'm probably going against the grain here, but I've really fallen for boutique amps - hand wired, fairly low wattage class A types. Nice! I've played a few Victorias and they are sweet. Thanks for sharing. Did you see my entry with my custom amp that I built myself? I also have an old 1940s era National/Valco class A amp that I lovingly restored and a Tele that looks a bit like yours.

Welcome!

[dcaulton]

I'm sorry, I missed your post about the custom amp you built. I'll go looking now. I tried my best to scan this thread before posting, but 261 is a lot of pages :)

That's cool about the National/Valco. Sounds like some work, but I know it was worth it. The Regal is an original design, but it's based on those old Valco/Supro circuits.

Did you go to school for electronics, or did you pick things up along the way? I'm slightly nervous about the fact that tube amps can have lethal voltages when you dig in them, but everything else is laid out for me and I figure if I'm just careful and take my time I should be fine. I've got some old 'introduction to electronic repair' type books and a couple of books on tube guitar amp circuits, but if you had any other resources that you found helpful I'd love to hear about them.

The amp I'm making over the holiday is called a Two Stroke. The cabinet and all the components are supplied by Victoria, so I have no doubts about the quality of the final product. It's their first kit amp and was only recently released - it's not listed on their website yet, but there is a myspace page for it. I live about half a mile from Victoria and do their website work, so I've seen it in person and it's quite a looker. It's a pretty straightforward single 6L6-type amp with reverb and a three way boost switch. I guess I'd describe the sound as similar to a tweed deluxe, but grittier with a little more bite. I'm hoping it will be a good fit for the Rockabilly and Western Swing stuff I'm working on now.

I've also got a 73 Tele Custom, the kind with one humbucker and one single coil, but the GE Smith's been getting all the love lately.

Thanks for making me feel welcome. I'm new to Ubuntu - I work remotely on ubuntu servers all the time at work, but only in the past year have I made the transition with my pc. Now I'm rocking the Ubuntu on 2 laptops and a desktop and life's never been better.

[dcaulton]

.

[matthew]

You don't have to search this long thread. I have a blog post about it as well.

http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2007/10/31/my-custom-amplifieryep-i-built-it-myself/

These may also interest you.

http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2007/10/11/i-love-my-guitars/
http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/02/25/guitar-effects/

I have a few guitars and effects not pictured, as well as that National/Valco amp I mentioned.

Back when eBay was less popular, I used to buy old, non-working tube amps, fix them, and sell or give them away. It was fun. I learned how to do it by reading and reading and reading, and then working very slowly and paying close attention to good safety practices. Tube technology isn't rocket science, but you do need to be cautious so you don't end up dead.

My books are all in a box somewhere right now (as the result of moving), so I don't have any titles in front of me, but Aspen Pittman's The Tube Amp Book has a lot of good schematics in it. If I recall others, I'll mention them.

The Two Stroke sounds great. I'm a little jealous of your relationship with the Victoria people. They have quality stuff.

See you around!

[RhubarbnCustard]

What is it with the guitar? I started playing about 25 yrs ago, and I still can't do it properly ;-)) For me, playing is a route to other dimensions in my mind - like meditating. Sometimes I can play and sing for hours and at the end of the session feel like I've dropped a tab. To be honest when I play something that I like, it's as if the music comes from somewhere outside of me and I my input is only a small part of the whole....


I play Suzuki and Seagull acoustics, and a not very good Thompson Strat copy which I got to replace a Bulgarian woman, but that's another story.

Oh well, back to Earth and my partially functional Voodoo 5 card.

[diwas]

What is it with the guitar? I started playing about 25 yrs ago, and I still can't do it properly ;-)) For me, playing is a route to other dimensions in my mind - like meditating. Sometimes I can play and sing for hours and at the end of the session feel like I've dropped a tab. To be honest when I play something that I like, it's as if the music comes from somewhere outside of me and I my input is only a small part of the whole....




I salute u sir...honestly. You must have great deal of talent.

[ljdellar]

Any of you guys found a copy better than the real thing?

I tried about seven different Fender Telecasters over the period of a month, and eventually bought a Squier Affinity, simply because it sounded better and the woodwork was higher quality (really!).

I've stripped the body completely of the awful turquoise paint and found that underneath there is a very nice maple cap. I replaced the wiring, changed from a three- to four-position switch and earthed the p/u cover for the neck pickup separately, and I've replaced the pots with high quality jobs, along with the jack socket.

It sounds GORGEOUS! Finishing touches are an ivory white pick guard and reversed the control plate to put the volume control nearer my hand for violining.

Sadly, I was NOT so fortunate with my semi, which is an ES 355 lookalike.

The make is an obscure German one called Artisan, which I understand is made by Hohner. It's OK, but it needs more intonation compensation than the bridge is capable of, so I might have to replace it.

How about you?

[matthew]

I have a Squier Starfire IV, which is a semi-hollow body guitar based on the Guild Starfire IV and made after Fender bought Guild. My brother in law has the original. While they are each wonderful guitars, I have no complaints whatsoever with the Squier, and actually like the neck better.

[grosa]

Basses:
Zoom B2.1U

you can get this to work with ubuntu?

[Swagman]

Pop Culture ?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1337/999817326_164df177a7.jpg

Pink one is my youngest daughters !!

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii45/Outcast_Aussie/th_Guitar3.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii45/Outcast_Aussie/?action=view&current=Guitar3.jpg) <-- Click for full size



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2168/1625734937_4b8eccf9dc.jpg <---- me

[herbster]

Wow, and my 3 year-old niece was asking me for a pink guitar just the other day. Nice!

[paul cooke]

you can get this to work with ubuntu?

it works as a sound source, but has horrible latency issues... I haven't bothered yet trying to compile in ASIO support to Audacity

[webventures]

Hey! this thread is cool!.... I am a newbie Ununtu user and just learning guitar! I have a vintage 70's Taro Classical guitar and a new Paul Reed Smith Vintage Cherry SoapBar Electric! Just practicing with some chords so far, but have been invited by 2 guys, one a drummer and one a bass guitarist, to go jam with them in a basement! How cool is that!?!!! I play pretty much by ear but know some musical notation.

All the best to everyone!

Fred

ps. Linux Ubuntu rocks!

[RATM_Owns]

For Christmas, I got a Digitech Multi-Effects pedal. :P

[Maxxtsch]

-The turntablist goes and cries in corner-

[pshagnus]

I just happened to stroll into this thread. This may have been posted before (in which case please forgive me). Are there any Ubuntu apps out there for guitar that are comparable to Guitarig, Guitar Pro, or any multi-tracking other than Audacity. I realize I have listed three diffrent types of apps but I am trying to find out what is out there.

Thanks

[shen-an-doah]

I just happened to stroll into this thread. This may have been posted before (in which case please forgive me). Are there any Ubuntu apps out there for guitar that are comparable to Guitarig, Guitar Pro, or any multi-tracking other than Audacity. I realize I have listed three diffrent types of apps but I am trying to find out what is out there.

Thanks

Guitar Pro = Tux guitar

Guitar Rig = Creox c

Multi-track recording = Ardour

[primowalker]

I've got a Strat knockoff from a company called Baltimore. Its not the best, but it works well enough.

Now, I have a question for everyone. I don't get as much volume out of the B and E strings and I've noticed that the pickup heads for those strings are set lower compared to the other strings. I'm guessing that the these heads need to be raised up a bit. I've never messed around with pickups before, so can someone explain how to adjust these?

[Jokimoto]

Hmm, on a Strat I'm not sure you *can* adjust the height of the individual poles. Or at least you can't from the outside, like you can with P90's or something from a Gibson. You could always open up the cover plate, pull the pickup out of it's slot and see if it has adjustable screws under there.
Bear in mind that very tiny adjustments will have a big effect. Go slow and small.

[matthew]

I've got a Strat knockoff from a company called Baltimore. Its not the best, but it works well enough.

Now, I have a question for everyone. I don't get as much volume out of the B and E strings and I've noticed that the pickup heads for those strings are set lower compared to the other strings. I'm guessing that the these heads need to be raised up a bit. I've never messed around with pickups before, so can someone explain how to adjust these?
There is a screw just past the end of each pickup. Turn the one on the treble end and raise that end of the pickup closer to the strings. As noted, make small adjustments, maybe 1/2 turn at a time, as a little bit can go a long way.

[Northsider]

There is a screw just past the end of each pickup. Turn the one on the treble end and raise that end of the pickup closer to the strings. As noted, make small adjustments, maybe 1/2 turn at a time, as a little bit can go a long way.

If you have a capo, attach it to the highest fret you can so the strings lie the lowest. Then raise the pickup by turning the screw on the side you need raised. Raise it as far as it can go without touching the strings (keep in mind the magneticism of the pickup...the strings may in fact latch magnetically to the pickup if too close when playing those high notes!). Take off the capo and you are ready to go.

[grosa]

it works as a sound source, but has horrible latency issues... I haven't bothered yet trying to compile in ASIO support to Audacity
i have one sat about,would be great to get it working will with my little laptop for when im working away.
something to look into....
i know your name from somewhere cant put my finger on it!?

[Thebear]

What is it with the guitar? I started playing about 25 yrs ago, and I still can't do it properly ;-)) For me, playing is a route to other dimensions in my mind - like meditating. Sometimes I can play and sing for hours and at the end of the session feel like I've dropped a tab. To be honest when I play something that I like, it's as if the music comes from somewhere outside of me and I my input is only a small part of the whole....


I play Suzuki and Seagull acoustics, and a not very good Thompson Strat copy which I got to replace a Bulgarian woman, but that's another story.

Oh well, back to Earth and my partially functional Voodoo 5 card.
Yeah, that is the way it feels all right, as if it comes from somewhere else. I remember reading somehting where Eric Clapton was making similar comments, adding that at various stages of his development he could do more or less, but it always seemed as if he was simply channeling, all that is necessary is to practice so you have the ability to stay with the flow. Or something along those lines

[Rrasyrogenees]

since we are talking guitars i thought that i would add that i have only played one electric guitar that i bout and it was an Aria copy of a gibson hollowbody. now to the good part... these are what i like playing most...


the one not finished in these pictures (last one) was finished (i put a emg-81 and afterburner in it) but due to lack of thought i deleted most of my current pictures of my guitars and the newest one i built. the zebra wood guitar is actually a hollow body with a seymour duncan jb pickup in the bridge and a '59 in the neck position and my favorite to play.

eventually i would love to build for others but as for not having a place to build at the moment i cannot... sgsguitars.com (which is not complete and has only a single page)

[tegnoto89]

wow, cool thread indeed.

[herbster]

Just got a YCV50 :) Didn't even notice it went so well with my Godin until I just took these shots. Sorry for quality, doggone phone camera :(

http://i42.tinypic.com/2j44ub5.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/2luhzq.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/30t2bsg.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/30jpk4n.jpg

[matthew]

Just got a YCV50 :) Didn't even notice it went so well with my Godin until I just took these shots. Sorry for quality, doggone phone camera :(
Nice! Congratulations. :D

[Magellan]

I agree. The basic blues scale has 5 notes...it's all what you do with them.


I agree with the post that the blues is about expression...it definitely depends on that.
With regards to the 5 notes thing, technically, the blues scale has 6. It's essentially the minor pentatonic with a flat 5 added (the "blue" note).

I'm not a great guitarist. I play mostly jazz, probably because I can lean more on my knowledge of music then my skill at the instrument ;)

I find that when I try to play a regular 12 bar blues that I sound boring. I'm better if I "jazz it up" a bit and break away from the blues scale, but I think I lack the soul and hardship you need to really play the blues.

I have a Schecter that's not bad for a $500 guitar, and have my eye on a 67 spec Tele from the Custom shop at Fender. I also have a Martin 000 special edition that was probably the best gift I ever received.

great thread.

[diwas]

I agree with the post that the blues is about expression...it definitely depends on that.
With regards to the 5 notes thing, technically, the blues scale has 6. It's essentially the minor pentatonic with a flat 5 added (the "blue" note).

I'm not a great guitarist. I play mostly jazz, probably because I can lean more on my knowledge of music then my skill at the instrument ;)

I find that when I try to play a regular 12 bar blues that I sound boring. I'm better if I "jazz it up" a bit and break away from the blues scale, but I think I lack the soul and hardship you need to really play the blues.

I have a Schecter that's not bad for a $500 guitar, and have my eye on a 67 spec Tele from the Custom shop at Fender. I also have a Martin 000 special edition that was probably the best gift I ever received.

great thread.
Yes, 6 notes it is! I play blues and its great...everytime i start playin it...i am like so into the song.
BUT I want to learn Jazz. Honestly, I dont know anything abt it. Can u give me some link/tips? I dont know ANYTING about jazz..:(
hee

[MikeTheC]

Got a question for you guitar players, particularly those who either live in the 'States or are familiar enough to know)...

Now, mind you, I'm asking this as someone who not only is not a guitar player but is not any other kind of musician and have no knowledge of the art or of the trade.

What do you folks think of the guitars being sold at Best Buy, now that they've put in those music store sections? To the unqualified and untrained eye, at least, they look nice and seem to have an interesting range of product.

Another question: Are there any right-handed people out there who play an ostensibly left-handed guitar? And how does handedness effect being able to fret notes, etc.?

Thanks!

[herbster]

What do you folks think of the guitars being sold at Best Buy, now that they've put in those music store sections? To the unqualified and untrained eye, at least, they look nice and seem to have an interesting range of product.

Just my opinion, but stay away! I just checked best buy's site and saw only a few token electrics, and I would almost definitely begin with an acoustic, but even so, you don't want that bundled crap they have. Go to as many guitar/music stores that are local to you as you can, take the time and find something decent to get started. It's difficult right at the beginning since you don't know what's good/bad/right/wrong/etc., but hold as many different kinds at the store as you can, sit with them, move your hand up/down the neck-- just get a feel for it.

Another question: Are there any right-handed people out there who play an ostensibly left-handed guitar? And how does handedness effect being able to fret notes, etc.?

There's plenty who do I'm sure, though the ones I've seen have only been in some type of honour/homage to Hendrix (who played his right-handed Strat left-handed).

If you're asking if there's any advantage to either handedness, there is none other than a far greater range of product available to right-handed players. I myself am left-handed but have learned to play right-handed and it's been wonderful. The thing is, you're going to exercise muscles and engage reflexes in such a manner that your body has never been exposed to, so either way your hands are going to go through the trenches.

HTH :)

[Moustacha]

Not sure if I've said this on this forum before, but the Beatles are actually quite talented and fun to learn. Bass is at least :P I've learnt "Eight Days A Week" and most of "Come Together" so far. Been fun.

[diwas]

Not sure if I've said this on this forum before, but the Beatles are actually quite talented and fun to learn. Bass is at least :P I've learnt "Eight Days A Week" and most of "Come Together" so far. Been fun.
Beatles are fun...I am really impressed by chord progression. They experiment too much, it seems like they can produce a melody in any chord combination.
If anyone wants to sharpen their ear regarding chords, just find out chords of songs like SOMETHING or any song...

[Swagman]

Just my opinion, but stay away! I just checked best buy's site and saw only a few token electrics, and I would almost definitely begin with an acoustic, but even so, you don't want that bundled crap they have. Go to as many guitar/music stores that are local to you as you can, take the time and find something decent to get started. It's difficult right at the beginning since you don't know what's good/bad/right/wrong/etc., but hold as many different kinds at the store as you can, sit with them, move your hand up/down the neck-- just get a feel for it.



There's plenty who do I'm sure, though the ones I've seen have only been in some type of honour/homage to Hendrix (who played his right-handed Strat left-handed).

If you're asking if there's any advantage to either handedness, there is none other than a far greater range of product available to right-handed players. I myself am left-handed but have learned to play right-handed and it's been wonderful. The thing is, you're going to exercise muscles and engage reflexes in such a manner that your body has never been exposed to, so either way your hands are going to go through the trenches.

HTH :)

I'm right handed but play left handed because I had a serious industrial injury to my left hand.

ie: Thumb crushed off at palm.
Top of middle finger left hand missing
Tendon in top joint of little finger stretched

Microsurgery re-attached my thumb but the lower joint in it is welded so I can only bend the top joint of my thumb down

Better than no thumb at all though hey ?

Kinda makes it hard to hold a plectrum though.

Anyway. Learn t'other way round... It's actually easier because your right hand is stronger so you have more strength to press the strings down.

If someone is a total n00b it wouldn't make one Iota of difference what handed way you learn.

[Edit]

Songs I've been learning last week.

Wings - "Band on the Run" and "Letting GO"

and trying to get the intro right to Rod Stewerts "Hot Legs"

[Lightmaster]

Good evening fellow guitar players!I recently bought myself a second hand Fender Stratocaster with a VOX amp because I really enjoy the Pink Floyd sound and overall performance.What tools can I get acces to on Linux for a starter in the guitar land?Maybe someone could recommend a good (free preferably) guitar tutorial so I could understand the basics.

[herbster]

I'm right handed but play left handed because I had a serious industrial injury to my left hand.

ie: Thumb crushed off at palm.
Top of middle finger left hand missing
Tendon in top joint of little finger stretched

Microsurgery re-attached my thumb but the lower joint in it is welded so I can only bend the top joint of my thumb down

Better than no thumb at all though hey ?

Kinda makes it hard to hold a plectrum though.

Anyway. Learn t'other way round... It's actually easier because your right hand is stronger so you have more strength to press the strings down.

If someone is a total n00b it wouldn't make one Iota of difference what handed way you learn.

[Edit]

Songs I've been learning last week.

Wings - "Band on the Run" and "Letting GO"

and trying to get the intro right to Rod Stewerts "Hot Legs"

Damn homie, sorry to hear of your accident, but I'm very inspired that you haven't let it stop you! Most people would surely have given up. You're a regular Tony Iommi :)

Good evening fellow guitar players!I recently bought myself a second hand Fender Stratocaster with a VOX amp because I really enjoy the Pink Floyd sound and overall performance.What tools can I get acces to on Linux for a starter in the guitar land?Maybe someone could recommend a good (free preferably) guitar tutorial so I could understand the basics.

Install tuxguitar, it's a program that allows you to use Guitar Pro files-- basically, Guitar Pro is a program for Windows that plays song tabs (tabs being a kind of notation that guitarists use) so you can hear the tab, not just read it (since tabs lack the rhythm/timing of standard notation). It's quite excellent, I use it far too much myself hehe.

I highly recommend morphis.com for beginner lessons (the site creator/maintainer is very kind and helpful in emails as well should you need to communicate with him about the material). Also check out ultimate-guitar.com (check the Lessons section, some good stuff there) and www.justinguitar.com, he's a solid teacher and plenty of decent lessons on the site.

[paul cooke]

I highly recommend morphis.com for beginner lessons (the site creator/maintainer is very kind and helpful in emails as well should you need to communicate with him about the material). Also check out ultimate-guitar.com (check the Lessons section, some good stuff there) and www.justinguitar.com, he's a solid teacher and plenty of decent lessons on the site.

thanks for those links... :KS

I've just had great fun discovering Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" is actually simple and easy to play... (on the morphis.com) :)

and the justinguitar site is excellent...

ps. I may be a bassist, but I've just got myself a SX Strat beginner's pack (creamy white strat... super cool looking) to get into rhythm guitar as well...

I wanted a telecaster, but there weren't any in my budget range for me to try in the local shops and the strat felt right when playing it in the shop :D

in fact, I've been neglecting my basses...

[thisllub]

Just about any song you can imagine has a detailed tutorial on YouTube too.

Good luck and keep practising.

[newgirl]

Hi guys. I hope someone can help me. I want to buy my boyfriend a cd or DVD of guitar players. But I need help. He has this DVD of a Mexican couple but I can’t remember the name. Do you have any idea who I am talking about and do you have their name? Otherwise any other nice DVD or cd that I maybe can get?

[Moustacha]

Finally got around to changing the strings on my bass. Makes such a difference with new strings and cleaning the fret board. It's like a new bass :P

[shen-an-doah]

Hi guys. I hope someone can help me. I want to buy my boyfriend a cd or DVD of guitar players. But I need help. He has this DVD of a Mexican couple but I can’t remember the name. Do you have any idea who I am talking about and do you have their name? Otherwise any other nice DVD or cd that I maybe can get?

Quite possibly Rodrigo y Gabriella: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Y_Gabriella

[era86]

Rehasing an old thread, but what the hell...

I'm deciding between a Les Paul II and an Affinity Telecaster, both budget beginner models from what I've heard. What are your experiences with each? I'm trying to stay under $200 and I figured I would treat myself to a birthday present!

If you guys have any suggestions out there, let me know. I still need to find and amp as well. Thanks!

[matthew]

I'm deciding between a Les Paul II and an Affinity Telecaster, both budget beginner models from what I've heard. What are your experiences with each?
I've played both and either should do you well as a beginner guitar. The main differences you will notice are the pickups and the string scale length.

The length of the strings on the LP is a little shorter, making bending slightly easier. That can be either good or bad, depending on what you are trying to do. The frets are a little bit closer together, too. If you have smaller hands, that is a nice thing. The Tele strings will feel a little tighter, which makes bending more work, but keeping a string straight and on pitch when learning to fret easier.

The pickups on the Tele are single coils, which will have a brighter tone with less power behind them. They will also have some hum when you are not playing them or touching the strings. The LP's will be a little darker in tone with less treble response, and will probably more powerful and overdrive an amplifier a little bit easier. This is mainly a preference issue and either can sound good.

I'm not sure, but I think the fretboard radius on each is a little different, but you may not notice that and it probably isn't worth bringing up.

Best bet: if you can try each one out, do so. See if you notice what I mention above and whether one ends up appealing to you more than the other. At this level, they are both made by machines and should be pretty consistently made and playable. They are certainly better than what I had to learn on when I was young, before computer controlled machines shaped the wooden parts to incredibly consistent tolerances.

[semitone36]

Hey I have an idea for this thread

For those of us who are writers we could upload our work in the guitar pro format and get opinions/help on our work.

Only problem is that .gp files arent valid on this forum... Anyone up for a petition?

[matthew]

Hey I have an idea for this thread

For those of us who are writers we could upload our work in the guitar pro format and get opinions/help on our work.

Only problem is that .gp files arent valid on this forum... Anyone up for a petition?I've never used guitar pro. What is the average size of a .gp file? like < 500K?

[Slug71]

Has anyone here used both the EMG HZ-4 and EMG 81? The HZ-4 is supposedly a passive version of the 81.

Just wondering how different the sound is between them as i currently have a Schecter Damian 6 with HZ-4s and im thinking about going to 81s but if there really isnt that much different then i dont really think its worth spending the money and the HZ-4s actually sound pretty good.

[semitone36]

I've never used guitar pro. What is the average size of a .gp file? like < 500K?

The largest .gp file i have, "Through the Fire and Flames" by Dragon Force,
is just below 200 kb They arent any worse than a word document

[semitone36]

Oh and Guitar Pro/Tuxguitar are MUSTS for guitarists nowdays lol. I HIGHLY recommend you give it a try!

[matthew]

The largest .gp file i have, "Through the Fire and Flames" by Dragon Force,
is just below 200 kb They arent any worse than a word document
Okay, that seems reasonable. I've added the filetype.

[semitone36]

Really? Wow that was way easier than I thought it would be. I forgot to mention though that guitar pro formats have a number at the end (.gp#) depending on what version of guitar pro youre using. The most common formats are .gp3, .gp4, .gp5.

Sorry about the confusion

[matthew]

Really? Wow that was way easier than I thought it would be. I forgot to mention though that guitar pro formats have a number at the end (.gp#) depending on what version of guitar pro youre using. The most common formats are .gp3, .gp4, .gp5.

Sorry about the confusionOh, okay. I'll add those three types and we will see how it goes.

[paul cooke]

shouldn't we be pushing non-proprietary formats like .tg?

everybody running Ubuntu now has easy access to Tuxguitar version 1.0 as it's in the repository.

guitar pro files have had to be reverse engineered by the Tuxguitar team... there is no public specification for them... and those generated by the latest version of gp (5.2) are causing problems with tuxguitar... almost as if the guitar pro guys are trying to block tuxguitar from reading them easily.

[paul cooke]

ps. I may be a bassist, but I've just got myself a SX Strat beginner's pack (creamy white strat... super cool looking) to get into rhythm guitar as well...


OK, I went slightly mad on Monday and bought myself a new Tanglewood TH502 Electro Acoustic in Ebony... it's a Gibson ES335 clone

http://www.tanglewoodguitars.co.uk/products/default.asp?cID=26463273&sID=26465222

So sexy... and plays like a dream... :guitar:

[alexandari]

Hi guys :) I can see you`r all into guitars that`s cool! I`m playing a jackson JS series (don`t know which one actually) and to be honest,it`s great! I`ve been playing for 2 years now and some ppl say "NO MAN JS SERIES ARE FOR BEGINNERS MAN" but this guitar is the **** i`m telling you! using 11-58 strings atm all tuned down to drop C. killer :}

[era86]

OK, I went slightly mad on Monday and bought myself a new Tanglewood TH502 Electro Acoustic in Ebony... it's a Gibson ES335 clone

http://www.tanglewoodguitars.co.uk/products/default.asp?cID=26463273&sID=26465222

So sexy... and plays like a dream... :guitar:

Ugh... I'm jealous :)

Congratulations. I want to get a Les Paul II... it seems like everyone is recommending that over the Telecaster. I managed to play both at the store earlier today, and I liked both...

Oh, what to do....

[matthew]

shouldn't we be pushing non-proprietary formats like .tg?

everybody running Ubuntu now has easy access to Tuxguitar version 1.0 as it's in the repository.

guitar pro files have had to be reverse engineered by the Tuxguitar team... there is no public specification for them... and those generated by the latest version of gp (5.2) are causing problems with tuxguitar... almost as if the guitar pro guys are trying to block tuxguitar from reading them easily.
Between the constant drain of "add this, add that" (not from this thread...) and "but it's not a free format" (constant, if anything proprietary is ever considered or used in the community) and "hey, you didn't ask us first" (when something is done someone doesn't completely agree with) it's a wonder I'm willing to do anything anymore. Sigh.

I've added .tg too. I didn't even know of its existence.

Please don't make me regret adding any of them, guys. I was just trying to let people have a little guitar-related fun.

[semitone36]

shouldn't we be pushing non-proprietary formats like .tg?

everybody running Ubuntu now has easy access to Tuxguitar version 1.0 as it's in the repository.

guitar pro files have had to be reverse engineered by the Tuxguitar team... there is no public specification for them... and those generated by the latest version of gp (5.2) are causing problems with tuxguitar... almost as if the guitar pro guys are trying to block tuxguitar from reading them easily.

Good idea, Im used to having to share my files with non-linux users and always having to save in .gp5 so it didnt even occur to me to use .tg.

Anyways, for all songwriters check out the thread (http://http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1073801) I just started. If you write music you can share it with everyone there and see what people have to say about your work. Try it out!

[matthew]

Hey, guys. Sorry about my little rant above. I've had a rough week. I'm happy to include both formats and I hope the collaboration thread goes really well!

[semitone36]

Hi guys :) I can see you`r all into guitars that`s cool! I`m playing a jackson JS series (don`t know which one actually) and to be honest,it`s great! I`ve been playing for 2 years now and some ppl say "NO MAN JS SERIES ARE FOR BEGINNERS MAN" but this guitar is the **** i`m telling you! using 11-58 strings atm all tuned down to drop C. killer :}

Nice dude I use D'addario light tops heavy bottoms for my Schecter C1+. For me there isnt anything better than the sound of a drop C open power chord

[semitone36]

Hey, guys. Sorry about my little rant above. I've had a rough week. I'm happy to include both formats and I hope the collaboration thread goes really well!

No prob dude. I can only assume how hard it is to be an admin. Keep up the good work

[spaceship]

I want to get a Les Paul II... it seems like everyone is recommending that over the Telecaster. I managed to play both at the store earlier today, and I liked both...


I think you should get the one that feels more comfortable in your hands. The neck shapes and radii will be different, and for a beginner, I think comfort and playability will triumph over looks, sound and features.

For what it's worth (depending on the music you inted to play) the LPII is probably going to be more versatile than the tele in terms of sound, though I personally prefer teles to LPs.

Don't want to complicate your decision, but IMHO low-end Godin's and G&L Tribute series are probably the best bang for your money for a quality beginner guitar. Wouldn't count out Dano's either because they are affordable, unique and with a good setup, very playable guitars.

[alexandari]

btw are there any fans here of drop A guitars? cuz I`m playing @ drop A very often (strange huh xD)

[semitone36]

btw are there any fans here of drop A guitars? cuz I`m playing @ drop A very often (strange huh xD)

I like In Flames a lot and I know that they play in drop A# but when you go that low you have to buy custom strings. I dont have that kind of money

[spaceship]

btw are there any fans here of drop A guitars? cuz I`m playing @ drop A very often (strange huh xD)

Guess it depends really on the genre you play. I mostly play in standard tuning, but the only alternate tuning I'd use is open tuning for any slide stuff.

[era86]

I think you should get the one that feels more comfortable in your hands. The neck shapes and radii will be different, and for a beginner, I think comfort and playability will triumph over looks, sound and features.

For what it's worth (depending on the music you inted to play) the LPII is probably going to be more versatile than the tele in terms of sound, though I personally prefer teles to LPs.

Don't want to complicate your decision, but IMHO low-end Godin's and G&L Tribute series are probably the best bang for your money for a quality beginner guitar. Wouldn't count out Dano's either because they are affordable, unique and with a good setup, very playable guitars.

Wow. I've never even heard of the others you recommended. I'll check it out. Why is the LPII more versatile as far as sound goes?

[pol666]

Hello, I play the guitar and keyboards since 14/15 aprox.

Desaffortunably I haven't a good guitar, it's a Samick like stratocaster, also, I haven't Amp, so, I connect my guitar to the PC using Guitar Rig III. not good but I haven't enought money to buy a good amp.

[.Maleficus.]

I can't remember if I posted in this thread before :/. Anyways...

I play guitar. I have a PRS SE Singlecut and a Dean 79 Flying V. I have a Line 6 Spider III Amp. They have all been very faithful. However, I'm in the market for a 7 string (will get rid of the V) but I don't know where to turn. Ibanez? Schecter? Thoughts? I kind of like the 7 string S series from Ibanez but haven't played one yet.

[shen-an-doah]

As far as tuning goes, I stick to Eb (sometimes drop Db for some riffs that require it) and that does me fine for heaviness. You'll end up with a better and heavier song by great use of dynamics, tone, and groove than you will by ever just tuning low.

[octesian]

Holy crap, shen-an-doah! I like your avatar-icon-dealy. Go bass clef, go!

[shen-an-doah]

Holy crap, shen-an-doah! I like your avatar-icon-dealy. Go bass clef, go!


Why, thank you :D

[paul cooke]

Holy crap, shen-an-doah! I like your avatar-icon-dealy. Go bass clef, go!

would make a good tattoo...

[shen-an-doah]

would make a good tattoo...

A couple of people have said that. Not sure I like Ubuntu that much :P

[Awfulwaffle]

Hot damn, got like 20 pages in before i realized this was a 200 something page thread haha. Not sure I'll fit in with most of the guitarists on here, but here it is:

Jackson JS30WR Warrior w/ Duncan SH-13 Dimebucker in bridge and a Dimarzio DP100 SuperD in the neck (and my little practice amp setup in the back)

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/thesteakosaurus/1.jpg

Second electric guitar that I ever bought, still used as a studio guitar, and it served as my live guitar for a good year or two before being retired and replaced by:

B.C. Rich Kerry King Signature V with the same pickup setup as the Jackson (sorry, I could only find a live pic)

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/thesteakosaurus/1-1.jpg

Schecter C-1 Hellraiser w/ EMG 81/85's
This one was my live guitar right when I started playing live, it's a sweet guitar. Sounds great, and plays even better.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/thesteakosaurus/IMG_0004.jpg

Jackson RR3 Pro Series Rhoads

Bought this fella just on an impulse, and it's a damn good guitar (although it's probably gonna be resold in a bit as I don't play it enough to warrant owning it)

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/thesteakosaurus/metals.jpg

Yamaha CG-111C
I was initially classically trained before I got into metal, and this was my first classical guitar. (sorry, can't find a pic).

Yamaha AES 620

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/thesteakosaurus/pewpew.jpg

Arbor LP Knock off with Gibson '57s
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/thesteakosaurus/pew.jpg

I've had a few other cheaper guitars over the years, none of which are really worth mention.

As for amps, live I use a Peavey XXL thru a B-52 cab loaded with Celestions, and as a backup I've got a Randall RH-250 running thru an unidentified 1980's Fender cab. A lot of solid state there, I know, but I got tired of tubes breaking on the road.

Whew, I think that about covers it.

[matthew]

Awfulwaffle: sweet stuff, man! Thanks for sharing the pics.

[Awfulwaffle]

Haha, no problem, I manage to seek out this very thread on every forum I belong to.

[era86]

ooooh... a les paul.... knock off..... i want one

[Awfulwaffle]

Hey, considering I paid 250 bucks for it (with the price of the '57's included), it's a set neck guitar and it plays and sounds great just like a LP should, I'm not complaining. I could care less that it says Arbor instead of Gibson on the headstock, it's still a decent guitar.

[era86]

Hey, considering I paid 250 bucks for it (with the price of the '57's included), it's a set neck guitar and it plays and sounds great just like a LP should, I'm not complaining. I could care less that it says Arbor instead of Gibson on the headstock, it's still a decent guitar.

250? Where did you find that? I'm thinking of getting an Epiphone knock off LP for almost 400. Was it used?

[Awfulwaffle]

I found it at a local music store called Brass Bell for 150 bucks, and then bought a set of '57's for 100 bucks or so at a local Music Go Round store. AFAIK it was new when I bought it, although it may have been rented before.

That Epi is Gibson licensed, which I'm sure has something to do with the price. There's some ridiculous LP knock offs out there though. A buddy of mine found one at a garage sale for like 20 bucks, and it turned out to have been made in the 70's by a company that makes home appliances.

[era86]

So I'm going to the music shop this weekend to buy an Epiphone LP. I've got $500 roughly to spend for an amp and guitar. Is this something you would spend on your first electric?

What should I be looking for? What amps pair best with Epiphone LPs? I've done research myself, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask my fellow Ubuntu guitarists. :)

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

[herbster]

Do you already know how much the Epi is going to be? I don't see much remaining for a decent amp, but if you can manage $100-$200 on the amp you may want a Roland Cube or a Fender Frontman. I'd avoid the Marshall MG and Spider series (personal taste of course). You might be able to find a VT15 in that range as well, try them all out first of course :)

[73ckn797]

I'm right handed but play left handed because I had a serious industrial injury to my left hand.

ie: Thumb crushed off at palm.
Top of middle finger left hand missing
Tendon in top joint of little finger stretched

Microsurgery re-attached my thumb but the lower joint in it is welded so I can only bend the top joint of my thumb down

Better than no thumb at all though hey ?

Kinda makes it hard to hold a plectrum though.

Anyway. Learn t'other way round... It's actually easier because your right hand is stronger so you have more strength to press the strings down.

If someone is a total n00b it wouldn't make one Iota of difference what handed way you learn.

You ought to listen to Phil Keaggy, if you do not know about him already. He is missing a finger on his right hand but is considered one of the masters of guitar. He has several purely instrumental records out there. Most of his music is Christian oriented.

[73ckn797]

some ppl say "NO MAN JS SERIES ARE FOR BEGINNERS MAN" but this guitar is the **** i`m telling you! using 11-58 strings atm all tuned down to drop C. killer :}

Use what you like and are comfortable with and, most importantly, can afford. If you like it, who cares what others think. Do not get caught up in pleasing the opinions of others.

[era86]

So... I got myself a brand new Epi LP 100. I figured it would be a good first guitar! Got it with a Line6 Pro amp all for 350.

[matthew]

Congratulations!

[bnc9]

Hey,
well I've never really played before but I was looking to learn guitar over the summer. I checked out some guitars online and found the Ibanez GAX70 and the Ibanez rg120 and I really liked them especially since they're so versatile (or so I've read) so my point is what do you guys think about them? (suggestions for beginner guitars are welcome :D).

[cmay]

i had a ibanez once. they are good and cheap. i like the sound in them . its the kind of guitar you buy when you want something sounding good and still be a cheap guitar. they are good for beginners that knows they will not quit playing .
i was happy enough wiht my ibanez but i play more acoustic instruments now so i sold it.
now i just have two acoustics , a nylonstringed and a western guitar.

[matthew]

I've been impressed with the Ibanez guitars I have played. The ones you mention are likely to be good choices for what you want.

[bnc9]

hmm thanks for your opinions I would have gone to a music store with a friend who plays but thing is where I live (NOW) the stores are pretty pathetic so I'm forced to check out guitars online and asking my dad to buy one his way back from the US (where I used to live)...now for amps what do you guys suggest ? I looked at the roland cube 15 and the microcube and I'm pretty set on those.. but are there any other good beginner level amps?

[matthew]

hmm thanks for your opinions I would have gone to a music store with a friend who plays but thing is where I live (NOW) the stores are pretty pathetic so I'm forced to check out guitars online and asking my dad to buy one his way back from the US (where I used to live)...now for amps what do you guys suggest ? I looked at the roland cube 15 and the microcube and I'm pretty set on those.. but are there any other good beginner level amps?
Either one of those should suit you fine for learning. It will sound good in the bedroom and should not have breakage problems.

[cmay]

i had one of these cubes with the ibanez. they are great for that purpose . i even know some that uses them miced up to a bigger setup when they are out performing. i would recommend getting one of those with the ibanez for sure. they can be used wiht a acoutsic guitar as well but it does not sound right when you have heard a real amp for acoustic. but any electric guitar sounds good in them i think.

[xXTheEndXx]

hey everyone, im just new to this website thing. I play guitar all the time, theres really not a time when im not playing the acoustic are the les pual special 2. Ahhhh ive been playing for 4 years now. Ive played in like three bands but they never really worked out. Im in one right now but we havnt really practiced yet...

[era86]

hey everyone, im just new to this website thing. I play guitar all the time, theres really not a time when im not playing the acoustic are the les pual special 2. Ahhhh ive been playing for 4 years now. Ive played in like three bands but they never really worked out. Im in one right now but we havnt really practiced yet...

Cool man. How's that SpII treating you? And what kind of acoustic do you have? I just bought an LP 100. I was conflicted between that and the SpII

[Patrick-Ruff]

hey all, remember me!? it's been a while I've been busy with stuff I guess.

my guitar skills have improved dramatically since my last post. I improvise 100% of the time and most of that is in sync and sounds good. I'm almost at the point where I can improvise song-quality solo's off the top of my head in any key (though changing keys is kind of hard without hearing a different rhythm, I could use training there.)

I read a few pages back that people can post GP files and such to share songs and stuff we're working on, that sounds especially awesome for me,

I've never thought about tabbing my stuff out in guitar pro. sounds like an awesome idea and I'd like to add improv to anyone's rhythm if anyone wants some. I can solo all day all night.

I'm just now starting to get good at rhythm, but I really want to get good at improvising rhythm which seems to be kind of hard . . . any tips on that would be appreciated too :).

anyways, glad to be back I think I'll be visiting more often.

[matthew]

Glad to see you again!

[Firestem4]

My guitar is a Gibson Les Paul Studio edition. Cherry Mahogany. Love this guitar..it needs better pickups but the guitar itself is beautiful and made in the USA =)

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h180/Firestem4/IMGP0602.jpg

[Patrick-Ruff]

amazing guitar man. that's my dream guitar for sure . . . right now I just have a dean flying V and a mock fender.

[matthew]

My guitar is a Gibson Les Paul Studio edition. Cherry Mahogany. Love this guitar..it needs better pickups but the guitar itself is beautiful and made in the USA =)

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h180/Firestem4/IMGP0602.jpg
Very nice!

[Firestem4]

I got the guitar for a steal. $699 plus a custom hardcase. (Form fitted). The price for this guitar at Guitar Center is over $1,200-$1,300

[era86]

You are one lucky dog for having that guitar at that price... sexy red.

[cmay]

anyone here uses open d tuning.
i have used the standard classical tuning for many years as in Denmark actually very few people knows that one can tune a guitar in other tunings.

i found out when learning to play slide guitar that open g and open d was sounding a lot better and i have only played in open d for the last year or so.

i am still struggling to learn the scales in open d as i was playing solo guitar in the standard tuning. i now use slide instead and i can play a pretty good blues but not as great as i could with standard tuning when it comes to the solo. i like blues in open d better as a rythm guitar player but i like to get better at solo in open d.

[diwas]

anyone here uses open d tuning.
i have used the standard classical tuning for many years as in Denmark actually very few people knows that one can tune a guitar in other tunings.

i found out when learning to play slide guitar that open g and open d was sounding a lot better and i have only played in open d for the last year or so.

i am still struggling to learn the scales in open d as i was playing solo guitar in the standard tuning. i now use slide instead and i can play a pretty good blues but not as great as i could with standard tuning when it comes to the solo. i like blues in open d better as a rythm guitar player but i like to get better at solo in open d.
Its all about the music.

For instance, I dont know why(many ppl will laugh at this one!!) but i hate standard tuning. Its so mundane. (now comes the funny part) I tune my guitar either semi-tone down or whole tone down. Hehe, but trust me, I hate EADGBE.
Oh and I have never used open D tuning..But the notes looks good DADF#AD. I will try it!!

[Na$$im]

hey there guitar players !!
nice to see guitar player in Ubuntu community !
i'm also a guitar player ,i play generally Rock "mostly instrumental rock" ...i compose a little sometimes ... i used different music soft on windows "AA3 , FL studio ,Drumsite ,GP5 ..." and i'm trying to find some music soft on Ubuntu ...so what soft are you using for music on Ubuntu ? any ideas ?

cheers

[diwas]

There are 2 softwares I use, and one I dont but is perhaps useful for you.

TuxGuitar: This one's is alternative to Guitar Pro5
CeoroxC: Damn it i can never figure out the spelling! This one's an effect processor. real time processing.

And this one I dont use,
Hydrogen: Drum sequencing software?? :s I have no idea, but have heard a lot abt it!

Hehe...sorry if this wasnt much of help..:(

[Firestem4]

Yeah, The guitar was a great deal. Before that I had a squire strat. And honestly I hated it. I hate the fended 25" scale (Even though I have large hands/fingers. it is very uncomfortable for me to play with the fender necks large scale. I am much better with the smaller Gibson-like scale 24 3/4".)

Ever sicne I got this guitar its been a dream. I just wish I had more money to buy all the stuff i want for it. New pickups, effects pedals, etc etc. I am really eyeing the Boss ME-50 [Analog] Multi Effects pedal. I tried it out at GC and the pedal is awesome! It has all of Boss's signature effects in great quality..its an absolute beaut. The only downside is there is no bypass to combine multiple effects on the same Mode (IE: Cant choose 2 reverb and chorus because they're on the same pedal selector.) =*(

[longtom]

Hey,

as I dive deeper into the forums I discover new things every day.

Love my guitar playing - also I don't do it enough any more. The "pleasures" of adult life and all.

Still do a bit of a pling plong in church on Sundays and have jam sessions with my 10 year old son playing on his drum set.

Got a Spanish classical, a terrible, but still functional, self build and a Gibson Les Paul Classic 1964 (which is a 1980's rebuild).

Now that son of mine is also starting to pling on my guitar - which is just great. Watch the headlines for a father and son Rock-Jazz Band conquering the charts...:D:P

Keep picking

longtom

[diwas]

Hey,

as I dive deeper into the forums I discover new things every day.

Love my guitar playing - also I don't do it enough any more. The "pleasures" of adult life and all.

Still do a bit of a pling plong in church on Sundays and have jam sessions with my 10 year old son playing on his drum set.

Got a Spanish classical, a terrible, but still functional, self build and a Gibson Les Paul Classic 1964 (which is a 1980's rebuild).

Now that son of mine is also starting to pling on my guitar - which is just great. Watch the headlines for a father and son Rock-Jazz Band conquering the charts...:D:P

Keep picking

longtom
Great!!

Hehe...i will be the first one to grab the track! No just kidding. :p

[jchiar]

Vox bassist here,poor thing was run over, jamming on a Martin Backpacker for now. I found the organ synthesizer, I like the aeolus and some other synthesized programs to jam with and tune to,too.
Music is fun.

[spaceship]

so what soft are you using for music on Ubuntu ? any ideas ?

On ubuntu I run Guitar Rig 3 through Wine + wineasio for collecting ideas, riffs licks and for general practise. I have ubuntu studio also running on RT kernel so the latency isnt too bad and there are a ton of recording software you can play with.

[Na$$im]

There are 2 softwares I use, and one I dont but is perhaps useful for you.

TuxGuitar: This one's is alternative to Guitar Pro5
CeoroxC: Damn it i can never figure out the spelling! This one's an effect processor. real time processing.

And this one I dont use,
Hydrogen: Drum sequencing software?? :s I have no idea, but have heard a lot abt it!

Hehe...sorry if this wasnt much of help..:(

hey thanks ! sure it helped ;)
i have already tried Tuxguitar , not too bad ...with CeoroxC i always get an errors... probably because of sound card driver compatibility thought ... i also tried "ecamegapedal" effect processor ...it has a great latency.

[diwas]

hey thanks ! sure it helped ;)
i have already tried Tuxguitar , not too bad ...with CeoroxC i always get an errors... probably because of sound card driver compatibility thought ... i also tried "ecamegapedal" effect processor ...it has a great latency.
Does it? Is it that powerful?? I know exactly nothing abt it!

[RATM_Owns]

Does anybody know where I could get an Epiphone Les Paul (I don't have enough money for a Gibson :P) with a silverburst like Adam Jones' guitar for a good price?

[Na$$im]

Does it? Is it that powerful?? I know exactly nothing abt it!

i found it pretty nice one ..."no bad noises , easy to use ... " ..the only thing i didn't like is that unfortunately you can't use many effects at the same time ... i use it only for delay. try it and tell me about it ;)
cheers

[diwas]

i found it pretty nice one ..."no bad noises , easy to use ... " ..the only thing i didn't like is that unfortunately you can't use many effects at the same time ... i use it only for delay. try it and tell me about it ;)
cheers
Great! I will, but I am (unfortunately) having problem in Ubuntu...so forced to use XP these days. But I will try it as soon as I can.

Thank you!

[mztriz]

I've been playing guitar for less than a year and I don't really know much. However, I've acquired quite a bit of gear for a beginner.

Mesa 50/50 Power Amp
Mesa Oversized 2x12 Cab
Line 6 PodXT Pro
Ibanez RG 550 Laser Blue 1991
Ibanez RG 550 Carotene Orange 1989

I use Tux Guitar for tablature.
Has anyone managed to get drivers for their Pod working in Ubuntu?

Here's a video of me playing the laser blue Ibanez:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NU3AkQDPac

[paul cooke]

bump de bump... :)

anyway, what's everybody been up to?

I treated myself to a Yamaha F310 acoustic guitar a couple of weeks ago and am now having some great fun getting to know simple bang out the chords tunes...

any tips for changing to and from barre chords quickly?

[Zimmer]

bump de bump... :)

anyway, what's everybody been up to?

I treated myself to a Yamaha F310 acoustic guitar a couple of weeks ago and am now having some great fun getting to know simple bang out the chords tunes...

any tips for changing to and from barre chords quickly?
Routinely play the open C chord using 4 fingers. 3rd finger on the 3rd fret 6th string , fourth finger on third fret of 5th string... encourages your hand to 'remember' using the 2nd 3rd and 4th fingers in a basic open E shape...

Otherwise, acoustically, transpose the song to avoid all barre chords ;)
or, on a more serious note, find a song that uses a repeating barre sequence to strengthen your hand ..
eg Lay Lady Lay , Bob Dylan..

Regards
Zimmer (still disliking barre chords after 40 years....)

[73ckn797]

any tips for changing to and from barre chords quickly?

Practice, practice, practice!

[diwas]

Practice, practice, practice!
+1

You'll get used to it. But here's one tip for ya----PRACTICE! hehe

[.Maleficus.]

I've been having a good time learning "Inferno (Unleash the Fire)" by Symphony X. In the 3 or 4 days I've been working on it my pinky has become leaps and bounds more useful to my playing. My speed is picking up too, I can play most of the first 2 minutes with relative ease. What awesome songs are you guys working on right now?

[diwas]

My guitar's broken.
I think I have become an expert air guitarist! :)

But 2 weeks earlier when my guitar was "all-right", I was figuring out the notes of SALTWATER by TOMMY EMMANUEL. Its really good.

[Mister LinOx]

I started playing guitar near the beginning of this year, and I have a Yamaha FG700S acoustic. I know it's not much, but as I am only 14, I don't have much money. Hahah. It plays well, though.

http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd327/Oxley_Storage/IMG_5849.jpg

[Bigneil]

i didn't know we had a guitar thread on ubuntu forums! i'm guitar mad and have been playing for years. a couple of weeks back i got the guitar i have always wanted....

gibson les paul standard.http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww46/blueb4sunrise/Gibson%20les%20paul%20standard%20red%20wine/S7003849.jpg

[herbster]

^^ Very nice!! :D

I've gotten quite a few songs under the belt, speed has been steadily increasing and all-around very happy with my progress thus far. Most fun songs to play for me at the moment are John Mayer - Who Did You Think I Was & Come When I Call, SRV - Cold Shot and Hendrix - Bold As Love.

[paul cooke]

you're probably gonna shun me... but lately I've been playing hannah montana/miley cyrus songs as my six year old granddaughter loves to sing along and play along on her Ukulele with me...

bit weird as I've discovered that if I capo at the fifth fret and use a bit of sponge to mute the low E and low A strings, I can play along using the Ukulele chords as well and it doesn't confuse her so much.

[matthew]

you're probably gonna shun me... but lately I've been playing hannah montana/miley cyrus songs as my six year old granddaughter loves to sing along and play along on her Ukulele with me...
Anything played for the enjoyment of kids or grandkids is immune from shunning. :)

[herbster]

If you're having a ball playing with the youngins, you've got it figured out a lot better than many others.

Now play some Hannah Montana, randomly interject some Led or Queen, record for the great reaction from the little cutester and let us all see! :D

[Zimmer]

A sponge to mute the strings, sounds a good idea. I may try that when I put the Variax in Banjo mode...

[oack]

A sponge to mute the strings, sounds a good idea. I may try that when I put the Variax in Banjo mode...

:)

http://f.imagehost.org/0352/bans4.gif

[Bigneil]

:)

http://f.imagehost.org/0352/bans4.gif

That dude can harmonise with himself LOL i play banjo too

[thisllub]

My guitar is a Gibson Les Paul Studio edition. Cherry Mahogany. Love this guitar..it needs better pickups but the guitar itself is beautiful and made in the USA =)

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h180/Firestem4/IMGP0602.jpg

THe old single slab of mahogany.
I like the Studios and Specials. I think of the Special as Gibson's telecaster. I have had this one for 30 years next month.
http://users.tpg.com.au/thisllub//electrics.jpg

[thisllub]

anyone here uses open d tuning.
i have used the standard classical tuning for many years as in Denmark actually very few people knows that one can tune a guitar in other tunings.

i found out when learning to play slide guitar that open g and open d was sounding a lot better and i have only played in open d for the last year or so.

i am still struggling to learn the scales in open d as i was playing solo guitar in the standard tuning. i now use slide instead and i can play a pretty good blues but not as great as i could with standard tuning when it comes to the solo. i like blues in open d better as a rythm guitar player but i like to get better at solo in open d.

I use DADGAD a lot.
My #1 tip for playing in altered tunings is to pick 6 of your favourite songs (anything but blues - something that is more than i iv v) and learn 2 shapes for each chord in the song.

Last week I had a jam with a guy I had never played with before. He tuned in open E I tuned DADGAD with a capo. It was great.

[alexandari]

Oooh got my Ibanez RG7321! It sounds so heavy!! I tune to A. in other words A E A D G B E (somethimes B or G on the 7-th string) I am so happy with it! Suits what I play perfectly...slow heavy riffs :) that`s what I like :) I mean like Coal Chamber (((: + you dont loose your highs so you can play whatever you like without dropping or you know tune all the strings lower and stuff :) It`s great i love it

[RATM_Owns]

Now play some Hannah Montana, randomly interject some Led or Queen, record for the great reaction from the little cutester and let us all see! :D
Randomly place Zeppo?
Screw that, randomly place Pantera. :P

Anyone else major Tool fans here?

[Patrick-Ruff]

I've been playing a lot of reggae lately. it has a pretty interesting guitar style that's been a pretty nice change for my technique. it requires being smoother and slightly slower so I can easily adapt to it.


I have a good fender-like body with decent electronics but the neck was total crap. I need to buy a new one, but I don't think I'll be able to find one for under 50 bucks. what do you guys think? I'd prefer rosewood, but I'd go maple if it was dramatically cheaper. I'd just like some opinions on what a good priced fender-style neck would be.

[Paul41]

I've been playing a lot of reggae lately. it has a pretty interesting guitar style that's been a pretty nice change for my technique. it requires being smoother and slightly slower so I can easily adapt to it.


I have a good fender-like body with decent electronics but the neck was total crap. I need to buy a new one, but I don't think I'll be able to find one for under 50 bucks. what do you guys think? I'd prefer rosewood, but I'd go maple if it was dramatically cheaper. I'd just like some opinions on what a good priced fender-style neck would be.

I have looked around at necks but never seriously. Most of what I have seen has been $150+

Don't know if any of this will help http://www.strat-talk.com/forum/tech-talk/287-strat-replacement-necks.html

[Patrick-Ruff]

the cheapest I've seen is $70. I wish I knew someone who wanted to give up an extra fender ;).

[Paul41]

I have a old Squire Strat (replaced with a American Strat many years ago) that I would like to get rid of :) .

[Patrick-Ruff]

hahahaha if you'd be willing to ship it this may turn into a deal haha.

I could send a money order, how much would you want for it?

[Patrick-Ruff]

haha well just want to let everyone know that neck transaction worked out. it's shipping in fedex and it will be here by or before the 3rd. it's a one-piece maple glossed neck with a rosewood skunk stripe.

from a fender squire stratocaster II from 1989. got a ****** great deal on it, 44 dollars with shipping. thanks to paul41.

I'll be putting it on my red strat-like body. and start jammin away. will upload a pic as well.

how's the ubuntu guitar community been?

[Paul41]

I'm glad I was able to find someone that could use it so it isn't just sitting around not getting used.

I am curious is anyone else on here has tried to ship a guitar before. We tried to do the whole guitar but the cheapest I could find for shipping was $52 which I think is crazy. It was only 10 pounds, but they said it was the shape that made it so expensive.

[diwas]

People, do you listen to Sungha Jung in youtube? This guy(rather kid!) is really great. I am figuring out this one these days...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilJm55q0dlc

He has played cover for many artist (not composed the songs however) but its good. Browse all the songs if you have time.
Enjoy!

[Patrick-Ruff]

personally I can't stand covering songs.

I like playing them to an extent, maybe get the style down or just jam along to sound good to the song as it's playing. but I just can't stand learning actual songs.

I improvise to the songs instead, make up my own rhythm and lead to them. it makes it 10x more entertaining and I feel like I'm just getting better and better.

I'm gonna record a video as soon as I get that guitar neck :).

[Mirages]

hey I am upgrading my old Taylor Big Baby to a Taylor 110 or 114

the 110 and 114 are pretty much the same thing as far as materials go and price range. only difference is that the 110 is a dreadnought shape and the 114 is a grand auditorium shape.

I have played the 110 at a guitar center and I really like the sound. the Taylor Big Baby was a dreadnought shape as well but its tone is nowhere near that of the high end models. the 110 however sounds just like all the high end models w/o the big price tag. I don't want to make a decision till I have tried the 114 model I have never played a grand auditorium shape before. before trying it I wanted to get an idea of what the tonal differences are between a dreadnought and a grand auditorium shape. I assume that the grand auditorium is less bass and more treblely sounding, I guess I wont really know till I try it but I just wanted to get some feedback from some fellow guitar players.