Guitar and Bass Discussion - Sperg about players that inspire you, gear, share your experiences, etc.
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Orange Rhymer
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Hate that shit. Looks so bad for the company, too. Any influencer that participates is on my shitlist.
Anyway: Big Gibson news - The 'Chainsaw Case V 6.0' is out. $50 upcharge on orders. Apparently well-made and form-fitting.. Made in Chine (ofc)
I do like any molded fitting plastic case that is slim but fits the guitar like a glove. For someone who travels, a slim guitar case that take less space is much nicer than a dubious gig bag or a bulky case.
Trogly will get to make a reveal video, unboxing video, review video, and a "re-box and ship out" video for this. Idk if i'd pay more for this over the std brown hardcases. If i wanted something lighter i'd just get a nice gig bag, like the one the current SG std comes with.
StevieLasVegas
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My EMG pickup & BTS system came in today and decided to try installing it. Unfortunately, whoever screwed in the original pickups at BC Rich must've been drunk because they are lopsided as all hell and I'm surprised they got the original pickups to even fasten in. I'm out of toothpicks, so I can't fill them in and attempt to make new holes, plus I'm dealing with a fucked up back right now, so I'll be trying to correct this once my back is better. Gonna go out and buy some copper shielding tape or some shielding paint to go back over the eventual fix.
On the bright side, the wiring compartment is no longer a snakes nest of wires.
On the bright side, the wiring compartment is no longer a snakes nest of wires.
GhostButt
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Unfortunately this is more in the v3 chainsaw style which is on the chunky flight case side. 1 and 2 were heavy duty but closer to a normal gibson case.
When I was playing metal the first thing I'd do with a new guitar was pull out all the wiring and just put in a single kill switch and pup selector, this was after a string of guitars with faulty wiring drove me insane and I said "fuck it! no mo!"
Orange Rhymer
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Continuing my Quandary:
All things Gibson are fucking out of control, as we all determined.
Looking at an SG - not hung up on exact color, or exact shape (2x horn is required). I want the Angus sound. Right down to the potential magnets in the pups (Gibson was REALLY bad with mixing AlNiCo 5 and 2 in their pups, even into the 80s. Shit QC.). I believe his first walnut SG had ceramics (some AC/DC autist on a board) but his studios and later shows def had AlNiCos.
The Epi pickups have universally been shat upon, but the wood and construction is near 100%
So... What would you all recommend? Epiphone SG with a pup swap to Gibsons?
ESP Viper? Are the pups good?
Schecter S1? (I personally hate the look of Double Cuts)
Yamaha RevStar?
a shit Chinese clone?
or sell the house and get a Gibson Angus Young Signature SG (with the Angus Signature pups) ?
All things Gibson are fucking out of control, as we all determined.
Looking at an SG - not hung up on exact color, or exact shape (2x horn is required). I want the Angus sound. Right down to the potential magnets in the pups (Gibson was REALLY bad with mixing AlNiCo 5 and 2 in their pups, even into the 80s. Shit QC.). I believe his first walnut SG had ceramics (some AC/DC autist on a board) but his studios and later shows def had AlNiCos.
The Epi pickups have universally been shat upon, but the wood and construction is near 100%
So... What would you all recommend? Epiphone SG with a pup swap to Gibsons?
ESP Viper? Are the pups good?
Schecter S1? (I personally hate the look of Double Cuts)
Yamaha RevStar?
a shit Chinese clone?
or sell the house and get a Gibson Angus Young Signature SG (with the Angus Signature pups) ?
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Get a decent Epi SG and slap a set of Bareknuckle "Riff Raff" p/ups in it, I reckon. A Plexi or plexi-like amp is a must, though; a lot of his sound is that power amp tube overdrive.
GhostButt
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cheap klon first in line, tone noon, gain 0, volume pulled back from noon (will vary according to amp/pups) and you have a great PAF tone, at least thats been my experience. The same set up works great at turning a PAF into a tele bridge sound.
So, I grew up in a punk rock scene and always wanted to learn an instrument. I'm not gonna lie, I've been depressed as all hell and decided to say it's time to get a hobby.
Any advice for a newborn guitar player?
Any advice for a newborn guitar player?
Learn how to hold the basic chords and some basic strum patterns pick one or two songs you would like to learn and after that work on training your ears and learning some basic music theory should be set after that
I love Yamahas so I recommend trying a Revstar from 500 series and up. Pickups you might want to upgrade though.
The Guild S100 seems nice to check out as well.
Meriasek
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Aaaaaah Ibanez decided to reintroduce the Iron Label Xiphos with neck thru construction and my inner Necrophagist fan is this close to shelling out 1400 bucks on yet another goddamn guitar I don't need. Considering I do still have the Engl Rackhead, the Epitaph amp, it would make my dream Necrophagist rig complete, and I'm realizing that despite abysmal practicing ethos I am finally getting good enough to actually play that stuff...
- Play/practice often; 15-30 minutes every day is better than a 5 hour marathon once a week.
- Learn to do things properly; playing full barre chords*, using a metronome, comfortable strap height, etc... Once you get some facility, you can start fucking about and change things up. "Learn the rules so you know how best to break them" would be the TL;DR, I guess.
- Get your guitar set up properly; to begin with, use whatever local shop has the best reviews, but you should learn how to do it yourself, it makes so much difference to the playability of any guitar and when you're just starting, you want as few obstacles as possible.
- Making mistakes is totally fine, making the same ones time and time again is not. If you keep fucking something up, examine why and focus your practice to overcome whatever the issue is. I can give examples, if you'd like.
- Have fun.
*when appropriate
