Hey! Guitar players, let's chat.

[diwas]

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 :).
Yes, indeed you are right. I do the same. But what I am talkin about here is the 11 year old guy playin beautifully.
I am talking abt the genre. Songs by Tommy Emmanuel, Oscar Lopez, etc etc are my type. And that was what I was talking about.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[Paul41]

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.

I have honestly never played either of these guitars but this may help a little with the tone difference http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=10902

I have always played dreadnoughts (currently a Martin) and love the way they sound, but like everything else with guitars it comes down to personal preference. I would sit down and play them both and get the one that sounds best to you.

[Patrick-Ruff]

hah it takes forever to ship from north carolina to california.

still waiting on that neck but I know it'll be worth the wait.

there isn't a cheap place to buy guitar electronics is there? I have a fender body that I'm thinking about replacing /everything/ in it. but I can't find anything decent. yet.

[shen-an-doah]

hah it takes forever to ship from north carolina to california.

still waiting on that neck but I know it'll be worth the wait.

there isn't a cheap place to buy guitar electronics is there? I have a fender body that I'm thinking about replacing /everything/ in it. but I can't find anything decent. yet.

http://stewmac.com/ is a great place for all your guitar parts needs.

[Z_o-s-o]

We should all work on a huge virtual collab....the Ubuntuforums Virtual Band.

[Grez]

Hi guys

just found this thread so here are a few pics of my guitars (and me...)


The Fender Crew:
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u253/grezh/Multiples/MenMesmall.jpg

Fender F-03 Acoustic circa 1981 (Asian but unable to place where - cracking beast though)
Fender (USA) Stratocaster 1992


Acoustic Mode:
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u253/grezh/Multiples/InConcert2.jpg

Tanglewood TW1200-E 12 String Electro-Acoustic - Sweet Sound/Solid top
Fender F-03 Acoustic Again

Thing of Beauty - Sight and Sound:
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u253/grezh/washburn.jpg

Washburn EA-18TS. Beautiful solid ash top. Rings forever. B-Band electronics. Lovely sound and light action!

The Chimer:
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u253/grezh/yammy.jpg

Yamaha Pacifica 12-String in Antique Violin Sunburst. Narrow neck and gorgeous chiming sounds. Turn! Turn! Turn!

[matthew]

http://stewmac.com/ is a great place for all your guitar parts needs.I agree.

We should all work on a huge virtual collab....the Ubuntuforums Virtual Band.That would be a blast!

Hi guys

just found this thread so here are a few pics of my guitars (and me...)
Nice guitars and fun pics! Thanks for sharing them.

[longtom]

Nice guitars and fun pics! Thanks for sharing them.

+1! Green with envy....that Washburn...:o

[Grez]

+1! Green with envy....that Washburn...:o

You ought to hear it. It sustains forever! Glad you like it.

[thisllub]

I have always played dreadnoughts (currently a Martin) and love the way they sound, but like everything else with guitars it comes down to personal preference. I would sit down and play them both and get the one that sounds best to you.

Dreadnaughts are good if you play a lot of cowboy chords, OMs are better for fingerstyle.
OMs are also a lot more comfortable to play for long periods of time.
The downside is that there aren't many OM sized guitars at less than high prices that have any bottom end at all.

[Cowchip7]

I have a 2001 Taylor 314. Great guitar. I installed a Fishman pick-up. :guitar:

[Paul41]

OMs are also a lot more comfortable to play for long periods of time.

For me dreadnoughts are just as comfortable to play but it may just be because I am on the taller side at 6'3" (190.5 cm)

[1993cb7]

Damn im not going through 277 pages lol.

I play, been playing for 10 years now.

I have an 85 Fender Stratocaster, 2001 Fender Stagemaster HSH, an Ibanez Performace Acoustic, a Fender Electric/Acoustic, an Aria ProII(or III) and a dinky nylon string acoustic.

For effects i have a Digitech GNX1.

For amplification i have a Marshall head and a 4x12 Acoustic cabinet.

[diwas]

Damn im not going through 277 pages lol.

I play, been playing for 10 years now.

I have an 85 Fender Stratocaster, 2001 Fender Stagemaster HSH, an Ibanez Performace Acoustic, a Fender Electric/Acoustic, an Aria ProII(or III) and a dinky nylon string acoustic.

For effects i have a Digitech GNX1.

For amplification i have a Marshall head and a 4x12 Acoustic cabinet.
Do you own a shop or what? haha just kidding.

[Patrick-Ruff]

got that neck yesterday, fits perfectly though there is some space in between it and the pick guard (I don't really care.)

it's so glossy my fingers slide on it. definitely saved me a lot of money paul, this neck looks like it's worth +$120.

here it is, on the body I have :).
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/poplars/guiittarrr.jpg

[Paul41]

got that neck yesterday, fits perfectly though there is some space in between it and the pick guard (I don't really care.)

it's so glossy my fingers slide on it. definitely saved me a lot of money paul, this neck looks like it's worth +$120.

here it is, on the body I have :).


Looks great! I like that red with the wood grain showing through.

[thisllub]

For me dreadnoughts are just as comfortable to play but it may just be because I am on the taller side at 6'3" (190.5 cm)

The Takamine 12 is a dreadnaught and I can guarantee you it isn't as comfortable to play as the 00 next to it. THere is nearly an inch difference in width and nearly 2 all round.

I must update this photo to include my Ibanez thinline nylon string.

http://users.tpg.com.au/thisllub//acoustics.jpg

[Moustacha]

I've been getting lessons for bass recently, and just in my spare time came up with this riff if anyone is interested. It sounds good to me so far (the end is crap, can't think of anything). It needs more work before it can become a song :P

[bodyharvester]

i play an LP Zakk Wylde Bullseye (epiphone) that cost me £300 through a BOSS silencer into a Marshall MG 50 DFX

[Harpie Queen]

I play a gretsch electromatic 5128. It is sooo awesome. I need new power tubes in my amp though. I use a crate 18 (2 speaker version), and really like the sound of Chris Cheney, Malcolm Young, Angus Young and Ian Moss to name a few. My local retailers stock is: http://www.billyhydemusic.com.au/shop/search-result/?search=power+tubes&submit=:
Does anyone have some advice?

[RATM_Owns]

I'm getting a new guitar today.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Dean-Dave-Mustaine-VMNTX-Electric-Guitar-515169-i1372106.gc

Woot. Dave Mustaine.
He's the guitarist for Megadeth, in case you have no good taste in music. (Kidding).

[diwas]

i'm getting a new guitar today.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/dean-dave-mustaine-vmntx-electric-guitar-515169-i1372106.gc

woot. Dave mustaine.
He's the guitarist for megadeth, in case you have no good taste in music. (kidding).
(y)

[.Maleficus.]

I'm getting a new guitar today.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Dean-Dave-Mustaine-VMNTX-Electric-Guitar-515169-i1372106.gc

Woot. Dave Mustaine.
He's the guitarist for Megadeth, in case you have no good taste in music. (Kidding).
Solid choice. I have a Dean '79 V and it's a great guitar that I got for a pretty nice price ($250 after $200 off).

As for Dave Mustaine, he's a pretty good guitarist but I can't stand his voice :). Also, Marty Friedman is where it's at.

[Adam N]

I have just started to play guitar, i have been playing bass for nearly a year and decided to play the guitar which is what i have always wanted to do. I have a black swifts electro accoustic guitar which has white trim on the sides. Im a complete guitar noob!!

[dexter]

Hi everyone,

I've been playing guitar on and off for the last 7 years now. It slowed down a lot though when I went to university and could not take a guitar with me. Since 2 years i graduated and since a month or 5 I really started playing again but I was no longer happy with my equipment. I had a Squiter starting pack (Squier Statocaster and a 10W amp).

So a few months ago I decided to upgrade my equipment and picked up a Gibson SG Standard, combined with a Marshall MG 30 DFX. The sound really is amazing and blew my head off at first :guitar:.

http://users.skynet.be/fa004073/GibsonSGStandard_small.jpg (http://users.skynet.be/fa004073/GibsonSGStandard.jpg)


Ever since I got it, I started practised a lot again and my skills improved significantly over the last few months. Currently I'm mainly focussing on some Metallica songs from the good old days (Master of puppets, Fade to black, Call of ktulu, ...) and it goes so well I even start giving their solos a try!

[zetanuxi]

Guitar thread, huh? Any room for a Bass player? :)

Any of you guys use Ubuntu to record? I'm thinking about opening a home studio. I used ProTools at my school, but I hate how much it costs. I've recently been tinkering with Ardour. Does any one think it compares? I think the whole aspect of FREE overpowers any feature that Ardour might not have.

[zetanuxi]

I'm getting a new guitar today.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Dean-Dave-Mustaine-VMNTX-Electric-Guitar-515169-i1372106.gc

Woot. Dave Mustaine.
He's the guitarist for Megadeth, in case you have no good taste in music. (Kidding).

I saw him play this at Gigantour 2 years ago. That was an AMAZING show. They know how to tear a place down. The pits for Megadeth were almost better than the pits for Job for a Cowboy.... Almost. :P

[Moustacha]

Guitar thread, huh? Any room for a Bass player? :)


Fellow bass player here, though still learning. Getting lessons every week, learning how to make music and stuff.

[zetanuxi]

Fellow bass player here, though still learning. Getting lessons every week, learning how to make music and stuff.

Sweet!
What genre? Or do play everything? :D

[Paul41]

Guitar thread, huh? Any room for a Bass player? :)

Any of you guys use Ubuntu to record? I'm thinking about opening a home studio. I used ProTools at my school, but I hate how much it costs. I've recently been tinkering with Ardour. Does any one think it compares? I think the whole aspect of FREE overpowers any feature that Ardour might not have.

I have never tried Ardour but you may be interested in this post http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1211614&highlight=recording+studio

The 6th post is from a guy that says he is a recording engineer and he says he loves Ardour.

[Moustacha]

Sweet!
What genre? Or do play everything? :D

Mostly heavy metal stuff, like Black Sabbath. I really love Geezer's tone and riffs. It always sounds interesting in Sabbath because of him.

[alexandari]

Dunno if I said this but,I did put my 11-70 gauge on my RG7321. It sounds so badass :guitar:

[ecr959]

Hey fellow guitar players !

I'm not new to Ubuntu, but I am a beginner guitar player. I accidentally bumped into this thread, and I think here is where I'll hang out for awhile. I need advice for recording my practice on the guitar, I have an Applause acoustic-electric and I recently bought a Casio keyboard because it has songs and rythms and beats I can play while I play the guitar. Can you guys tell me what setup you have? can you plug the keyboard into your PC (I have an Acer netbook) and using some music program record your playing? Will only the keyboard get recorded or my guitar too? Do I need to buy a mike? I am really a rank beginner, is Tuxguitar too advanced for beginners?
I thank you in advance for any answers and advice you can share.:guitar:

[RATM_Owns]

I'm deciding over two tone petals...
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Boss-MT-2-Metal-Zone-Effects-Pedal-100020358-i1124483.gc
and
http://www.guitarcenter.com/DigiTech-XMM-Metal-Master-Heavy-Metal-Distortion-Pedal-101652196-i1124239.gc

I play mostly Tool, Megadeth, and Cannibal Corpse. So I'm looking for something that will make those sound better with my Dean VMNTX and Line 6 Spider III.

[paul cooke]

^bump^bump^bump^bump^bump...

any way... how's everybody getting on...

I'm getting much better at guitar itself... been neglecting my basses...

still can't change chords fast enough to keep up full speed on songs with two or more changes per bar though... :(

[Paul41]

^bump^bump^bump^bump^bump...

any way... how's everybody getting on...

I'm getting much better at guitar itself... been neglecting my basses...

still can't change chords fast enough to keep up full speed on songs with two or more changes per bar though... :(

Just keep at it and you will get faster at the changes. I am helping a friend learn right now and every time we get together to play he is a little faster at the changes. And once you have it you have it (other changes get easier even if they aren't your "normal" changes).

[herbster]

I can certainly attest to learning things slowly and building up. I went way too fast way too soon with many things and now I'm kind of "starting over" with some stuff, keeping the metronome going all the time and building up steadily.

If anyone is interested, I'm about to make this pedalboard soon: link 1 (http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1095263), link2 (http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2162433). It's an excellent design and looks like a fun kind to make. My board can barely hold my 4 pedals, I grabbed the Fulltone OCD a few weeks back and am getting a delay (not sure which) and Small Clone soon, plus it's time to get the powerstrip onto the board...

[Zimmer]

still can't change chords fast enough to keep up full speed on songs with two or more changes per bar though... :(
More than 2 changes in the bar can often indicate that the construction of the chords you are meant to play could be made easier with a barre version, or only playing significant notes from the chords without forcing a drastic time consuming hand movement.

Less is more, said Martin Carthy once, when describing his experience of using an electric guitar instead of an acoustic...

Personal experience.. blanked last week playing a new song in concert.. too much diving up and down the neck distracted me from the singing of the words.. have now re arranged the chord shapes I require to avoid excessive movement...need more practice, so I'll report back if that works at next outing :)

Just realised: it is 41 years this week since I started to play the acoustic guitar......

[Pott]

Another guitarist here. I'm a bit of a guitar tech in my spare time too, I love tinkering. But again, we're on a Linux forum so I'd guess most of you guys are too :lolflag:

I've modified every piece of hardware I currently have except a couple of pedals and one amplifier (vox VT15). I built a few pedals, modify pretty much everything that produces distortion and can't help but torturing every innocent guitar that falls into my Machiavellian hands.

My main guitar's a 2002 Highway1 Strat I bought in Poitiers brand new on boxing day 2007. Yeah, she was in the shop this long, strings all black. Strummed her once and I knew she could become an incredible axe. She's got a Bareknuckle Crawler at the bridge and two Seymour Duncan single coils. I also changed the electronics (wired the 5 way with an auto split so the HB is split automatically in position 4) and changed the saddles to graphtech ones as the stock saddles couldn't get the strings high enough for me.

If you couldn't guess by my incessant rambling, I love this guitar :D

Also got a Charvel Model 4 (1986), my first guitar which I got when I started playing (February 2005, I'm still a noob!) and which was the source of most of my Frankenstein-like tinkering, and a Highway 1 Telecaster, all black, which I modified with a 4 way switch (to add series wiring).

And of course because this thread is useless without pictures and I'm a little conceited about my gear, here are the obligatory gear shots:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/PierreEmmanuel/DSCF0099.jpg
The delay has been replaced by a CoolCat vibe I modified. I have LOADS of spare, unused pedals too. The big black box is a Carl Martin Hot Drive and Boost prototype. I actually modified it as well, changed the clipping section for something of my own brew.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/PierreEmmanuel/DSCF0097.jpg
Cannabis Rex speaker, and I replaced all the big filter caps.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/PierreEmmanuel/DSCF0095.jpg
Gotta love dinosaur technology! How many of these would I need to run Ubuntu..?
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/PierreEmmanuel/DSCF0064.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/PierreEmmanuel/DSCF0014.jpg
The M4, Strat and the now sold Edwards LPC (which I also modified, changed the hardware and pickup for Gotohs and Bareknuckle Riff Raff at the bridge. The M4 got all its electronics ripped out, a Seymour Duncan Jazz (best metal pickup I ever played!) and some fancy wiring.

I got way more gear than needed for my skills, but thankfully I'm a better player than I am a photographer.

[paul cooke]

More than 2 changes in the bar can often indicate that the construction of the chords you are meant to play could be made easier with a barre version, or only playing significant notes from the chords without forcing a drastic time consuming hand movement.

Less is more, said Martin Carthy once, when describing his experience of using an electric guitar instead of an acoustic...

Personal experience.. blanked last week playing a new song in concert.. too much diving up and down the neck distracted me from the singing of the words.. have now re arranged the chord shapes I require to avoid excessive movement...need more practice, so I'll report back if that works at next outing :)

Just realised: it is 41 years this week since I started to play the acoustic guitar......

I've started learning the simple three string versions using mainly strings 1, 2 & 3 for upper register playing and 4, 5 & 6 for lower register stuff depending on the shape of the song...

[Afroman10496]

I've been playing it since I was 7. Now I play like 4 deifferent instruments.

[Zoot7]

Another guitarist here. :)
I'm playing over 6 years at this stage. Generally I do a lot of home recording in a one man band setup, whereby I layer the bass, keyboards, rhythm guitars and then the lead guitars.
Been in a few bands aswell as the lead guitarist over the last few years.

BTW here are my 3 axes :)

http://i37.tinypic.com/16l9yl3.jpg

[Bunnybugs]

Well, it must be busy over here:evil:

I play guitar for 8 years or so, and I teach kids from the neighbourhood... They don't have money for a real music class... so I teach them for a great feeling in my heart(A)

[nulious]

Hi all,

I started reading this thread about a week ago, and finally made it to the end. I joined the forum yesterday so I can contribute. I am so glad the thread isn't dead.

I've been using Ubuntu for almost 4 years. I've almost completely kicked my windows addiction(I still have windows on my laptop).

I tried learning to play guitar when I was in high school but gave up after a few months. two years I decided to try again. I tried to teach myself at first but that wasn't going well, and started taking lessons a year ago.

Advice for beginners: buy a guitar that screams at you to pick it up and play it.
get a guitar stand don't ever put it in the case except to transport it.
you are never to old to learn to play.
take lessons. A good teacher will know when to push you to do better. and can keep it interesting when you are getting bored or frustrated.


my gear:
B.C.Rich Warlock bronze
Ibanez GSR200 bass
Vox VT30
Roland Micro Cube
Bheringer BT108

[paul cooke]

Hi all,

I started reading this thread about a week ago, and finally made it to the end. I joined the forum yesterday so I can contribute. I am so glad the thread isn't dead.

I've been using Ubuntu for almost 4 years. I've almost completely kicked my windows addiction(I still have windows on my laptop).

I tried learning to play guitar when I was in high school but gave up after a few months. two years I decided to try again. I tried to teach myself at first but that wasn't going well, and started taking lessons a year ago.

Advice for beginners: buy a guitar that screams at you to pick it up and play it.
get a guitar stand don't ever put it in the case except to transport it.
you are never to old to learn to play.
take lessons. A good teacher will know when to push you to do better. and can keep it interesting when you are getting bored or frustrated.


my gear:
B.C.Rich Warlock bronze
Ibanez GSR200 bass
Vox VT30
Roland Micro Cube
Bheringer BT108

I bumped it because it had gone quiet... :)

anyway... the bit about having your guitar(s) close at hand and ready to play is very good advice... I've got mine in a stand right beside my computer desk with the amp and pedals under the desk...

I have beside me an Acoustic Dreadnought (yamaha)... an ES335 clone (Tanglewood), a stratalike (SX) and a Squier Vintage Modified Jazz bass

:guitar:

[joeval]

How have I not seen this thread before! Good stuff right here...

Yeah, I'm on the lookout for a stand at the minute, my guitar lives in its case, and the only room for that is hiding down the sides of a set of shelves.

Here's a pic of my baby :)
Washburn WSJ - 125. It's a limited edition 125th year anniversary one, apparently. My local shop bought loads, and then couldn't sell them (a very V shaped neck), so they sold them cheap :)
Plays like a dream...

http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/joeval666/Washburn/Guitar1.jpg

http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/joeval666/Washburn/Neck1.jpg

@Pott - that's one beautiful tele! Nice amp and pedalboard too...

[Pott]

Thanks :)

I had to do some work on that Tele not long ago so now she looks a bit naked. I permanently took the pickguard out to adjust the neck pickup. I got the right height now but I kinda like the bare look!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/PierreEmmanuel/DSCF0190.jpg

She's a hard one though. The Tele demands a wizard's touch to get the best out of her. Needless to say she doesn't always sound at her best with me!