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F! holidays
My guitar will arrive Thursday or Friday because tomorrow is a festivity here in Italy
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFF!

And I still have to understand this thing of the odd wrist LBP333. 		2010-12-07 06:59:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

My next project is Prequel To The Sequel by Between The Buried And Me. It's awesome.2010-12-07 22:18:00

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Unknown User

And I still have to understand this thing of the odd wrist LBP333.

Oh yeah, it's just an odd wrist arch that makes it hard for me to place my fingers firmly on the strings. It's hard to explain, but I usually have to tuck my elbow into my stomach to play(depending on the guitar), odd. On the flip side, it helps with drawing a lot...		2010-12-07 22:28:00

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Unknown User

Soorry for the doule post, bump or whatever, but it's important, for me at least
So, I got quite annoyed that the tuners of my Schecter are lame-ish and strings get easily out of tune, so I want to put some Locking Tuners.
I would like to use Sperzel'e ones but it seems that are sold in 6 pieces packs, while I need 7 obviouly.
Can someone see if there's some shop in their Country that sells 7 pieces packs ore single ones?
Thanks a lot in advance.

Sorry man, I checked around and they only sell them in bundles of 6 around here.		2010-12-08 01:02:00

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Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

My next project is Prequel To The Sequel by Between The Buried And Me. It's awesome.

Haha, duuuuuude, my band and I are planning on learning that too!		2010-12-08 22:57:00

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iGotFancyPants
Posts: 1355

Haha, duuuuuude, my band and I are planning on learning that too!

It's awesome, good luck

The drumming is epic in it as well.		2010-12-09 00:21:00

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Unknown User

It's awesome, good luck

The drumming is epic in it as well.

Yeah, I love trying to play the beginning on my drummer's set, gets petty intense though lol.

I can only imagine how hard the guitar must be (although I hear that it's one of their easier songs to play, for what that's worth )		2010-12-09 02:47:00

Author:
iGotFancyPants
Posts: 1355

Sorry man, I checked around and they only sell them in bundles of 6 around here.

Thanks a lot for taking your time do check it for me Whaaaale! (I'm sorry I wrecked in your mouth by the way...)
I searched around and it seems that Sperzel stuff doesn't fit baritone guitars, so everything is quite pointless.
I searched a lot and found some tips from lutists to keep the strings from slipping.
Anyway, hopefully today I will be going to buy two set of strings and restring both the 7-string Schecter and see if the lutist trick works, and the XPT 700 that should arrive today (keeping fingers crossed)
I think I will have to under go the whole setup on the Xiphos, complete with setting the neck, because it was equipped with 0.10 - 0.49 and I will put 0.09 - 0.42.
OMG It will take me a good part of the week end. 		2010-12-09 08:44:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

http://www.guitaremporium.com.au/newimages/05usastrat.JPG
Awww, so cute, the Looney Toones guitar
I can't really appreciate Fenders, I don't like Gibson either, but between a Stratocaster and a Les Paul I think I would pick up a Les Paul.
(I had a Squire and played real Stratos lots of times so yeah I know what I'm talking about, I never played Gibsons though)
Stratos have weird necks, an unconfortable bridge and, just like Gibsons, at my hear they sound like entry phones
Worse of all, they really seems instruments that are put together without much care, that's incredible that both Fender and Gibson don't make a new guitar from ages, just sitting on their thrones giggling at themselves.
Tech improvements would be a cool thing, even because lutery has taken really big steps, and I find pointless to buy a guitar that is styled as vintage but has not the wood of a vintage.
And they're very expensive while don't offer top notch pick-ups or bridges or whatever.
My 2 cents.
Sorry for bashing your purchase Mr_T-Shirt.

Well, it's the first guitar I've purchased by myself and im very happy with it!

My dream guitar is a Fender Jaguar though, you seen those? Mmmm nice!		2010-12-09 14:10:00

Author:
Mr_T-Shirt
Posts: 1477

Well, it's the first guitar I've purchased by myself and im very happy with it!

My dream guitar is a Fender Jaguar though, you seen those? Mmmm nice!
Hey, I'm kidding, I respect other tastes.
And then every guitar has its own distinctive sound, and it's good that way.
http://www.musiciansbuyline.com/images/fender-jaguar-guitar.jpg
yeah, it's nice in it's own way...		2010-12-09 14:41:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Thanks a lot for taking your time do check it for me Whaaaale! (I'm sorry I wrecked in your mouth by the way...)
I searched around and it seems that Sperzel stuff doesn't fit baritone guitars, so everything is quite pointless.
I searched a lot and found some tips from lutists to keep the strings from slipping.
Anyway, hopefully today I will be going to buy two set of strings and restring both the 7-string Schecter and see if the lutist trick works, and the XPT 700 that should arrive today (keeping fingers crossed)
I think I will have to under go the whole setup on the Xiphos, complete with setting the neck, because it was equipped with 0.10 - 0.49 and I will put 0.09 - 0.42.
OMG It will take me a good part of the week end.

You shouldn't have to reset the neck just do change the string guage by that much...		2010-12-09 16:54:00

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Unknown User

Yeah, I know but I bought it used.
Can't wait for that baby, it has a delay of 3 days on the delivery and if it doesn't arrive tomorrow, I will have it on Monday...I can get crazy
It has been played only for 5 months and it has been untouched for like 1 year, so I think that a good whole setup it's the best thing I can do, I have to check the intonation too.
I so want to shred it as soon as I can, but it's a pain I had to endure.
LOL, I just finished the neck setup of my Schecter, I played just as it got out of the factory, and never thought that the neck was bent
I'm the kind of guy that plugs and play...
It had a quite high action, but I didn't mind since I had to restart from scratch, and was thinking: "Good! The hardest it is, the better I will have to practice", you know like those martial arts movies where people puts weights on the wrist to make excercises LOL
And thought that a 7 string should have had an high action...
Well, today I checked the action with an electronic caliper and the action was 0.46 mm at the 12th fret and 0.58 at 24th LOOOOOOOOOOOL
Almost a classical guitar...
I must say that tapping and sweeps were quite hard to pull out
I said, F!!!, so I got home and set the neck properly now...just to change the strings since I blasted the 1st string in the process. 		2010-12-09 20:04:00

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OmegaSlayer
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Thanks a lot for taking your time do check it for me Whaaaale! (I'm sorry I wrecked in your mouth by the way...)


Whaat? o.o		2010-12-09 21:57:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

She has arrived...<3
She's so tiny, and brilliant, and I want to hug her...

EDIT: I worked on her and made her speak...
OMG!!!
It's incrediblle, she actually screams like nothing I have ever heard.
She has a so powerful and clean tone with an incredile sustain.
Unfortunately I couldn't set her properly since, being a used gear she has some flaws.
The bolt on the mid strings locker is weared down but workable, and the upper screw on the spring thingy behind the edge is unworkable, but it's something that the lutist can change without problems.
But as I said the edge lies a bit on it's back and I couldn't do anything to raise it.
She's a joy to play, unbelievable.		2010-12-10 11:56:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Awesome

Last night I saw Joe Satriani play in Times Square here in NYC. Amazing of course, with a surprise - John Petrucci showed up at the end to play Summer Song with him! That was the most random thing, but I can't complain 		2010-12-14 14:19:00

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Foofles
Posts: 2278

Cool!
Since my mind wasn't in this plane these past days, I forgot to go to see Paul Gilbert the 12th of this month... 		2010-12-14 14:29:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Aw that stinks! He's awesome.

The hilarious part about the show was that the whole venue is now fully seated (Kind of don't like that ) but one guy decided to have one man mosh pit/rave and ran around the whole area moshing with himself and waving a glowstick around, I think he pre-gamed a little bit.....		2010-12-14 14:53:00

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Foofles
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one guy decided to have one man mosh pit/rave and ran around the whole area moshing with himself and waving a glowstick around, I think he pre-gamed a little bit.....

If the guy only weared pants, I'm sure it was you. 		2010-12-14 15:21:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Nah, he had long dreads, I cut my hair short 2010-12-14 16:38:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

Since it's Christmas! It's gift giving time! And this is a gift to myself.

http://i51.tinypic.com/2a9341z.jpg

It's an ESP EC256 LTD Eclipse Aged Vintage Black Electric Guitar. Luuuuuuuv it. Feels great and the tone is amazing. Getting a Line 6 amp soon as well.

EDIT : Eheheheheheheheheh..... I started page 69.		2010-12-16 07:15:00

Author:
illuminationx
Posts: 860

These pics are ugly, since they're done with my cell phines since I lend my professional camera.
Anyway, these are my babies.

Schecter DEMON 7 - "ELRU"
http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/2582/fotografie00071.jpg

Ibanez JEM 777 - "VALENTINE"
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/307/fotografie00081.jpg

Yamaha RGX Custom - "THE CROW"
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/4255/fotografie00091.jpg


Ibanez XPT 700 - not named yet
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/8052/fotografie00101.jpg		2010-12-16 19:36:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I saw a floral jem like that here in a store in Times Square, autographed by Vai - was too rich for my blood

Awesome stuff, I should get more views of my baby up.		2010-12-16 20:28:00

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Foofles
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Thanks! I'm really proud of them.
Of your babies, Foofles, pics all of them
Please.
I will take better pics as soon as I can.		2010-12-16 20:59:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5661/yamahargxcustom.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5340/ibanezxpt700.jpg

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9616/schecterdemon7.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/1053/ibanezjem777.jpg

And today I will start to study this one


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2CeZEWJ5h4
Not really hard except maybe some 2 little hectic bars with quick sweeps alternated with single note string skipping but should be fun to play		2010-12-20 07:26:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I made an audible! I had my money set on a PRS Singlecut Korina, but something changed my mind. I was bored yesterday so I ran up to a local guitar store to mess around with a few guitars. There hanging on the wall was a Tele with an unnaturally beautiful burst. American made, and sings like an angel. After playing it, I slept on the question of which guitar I should get. Ran up to the local place and bought the tele for $625 (A STEAL!). Now I just need an amp...

http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=28600
Her name's "Evangelina the Elegant" or "Eva" for short.

http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=28599
Here's a clearer pic of the guitar.

It's funny because I hate Telecasters, but this one was amazing! Perfect action, perfect tone, and an absolutely beautiful burst. I couldn't help myself, I had to have her...		2010-12-24 21:20:00

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Unknown User

cba to take a photo when I found this anyway.
Here's my baby It's my Epiphone SG EB-3 Bass
I play bass and guitar btw.
http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/ep/epiphone-eb-3-sg-bass-cherry.jpg
+ I am currently building my very own LP.
At this stage it looks like this:
http://greatdealsbestprice.com/images/Saga-LC-10-LP-Style-Electric-Guitar-Kit.jpg		2010-12-24 21:49:00

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TehUberZac
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cba to take a photo when I found this anyway.
Here's my baby It's my Epiphone SG EB-3 Bass
I play bass and guitar btw.
http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/ep/epiphone-eb-3-sg-bass-cherry.jpg
+ I am currently building my very own LP.
At this stage it looks like this:
http://greatdealsbestprice.com/images/Saga-LC-10-LP-Style-Electric-Guitar-Kit.jpg

I never got the point of making a custom LP (or any guitar for that matter). If you want a Les Paul get a Les Paul, if you want to make a guitar, make it from scratch. I hope to have enough money so that, if not next year, than the year after, I can create my own guitar. (Working on concept art and specs at the moment). The only real benefit I see from DIY builds, is the paint job.

BTW, I was wondering; What are the woods?		2010-12-25 00:18:00

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Unknown User

I so want a toy guitar, and decided to spare money to buy a LES PAUL-ish one.
It won't ever be a Les Paul because I don't like how they sound and they're too expensive for what they offer IMHO
So I decided I'll go for this one, Ibanez Art
http://images.thomann.de/pics/prod/240911.jpg

If I don't find an Ibanez Voyager
http://www.jemsite.com/gallery/files/5/2/0/7/1/92_ibanez_voyager_rbm_thumb.jpg
or an Ibanez FGM before
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/3025/fgm100dysnv1.jpg		2010-12-25 20:28:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I never got the point of making a custom LP... If you want a Les Paul get a Les Paul...
BTW, I was wondering; What are the woods?
Well, in fact I was bought the kit for my birthday one year, the dealer had run out of both the ES model and LP Junior, so I went for the third on my list. The fact that it is an LP is completely irrelevant. I only wanted a kit for the challenge and joy of actually making my own guitar, instead of buying one.
BTW, I believe the wood is called Flame Maple.		2010-12-26 15:14:00

Author:
TehUberZac
Posts: 587

Awesome tele I love teles

I will have pictures up of my stuff as soon as I can, it's been a wild ride the last few days.

Also: What effects do you people use, if any? I pretty much always play direct through my mesa rect-o-verb but I do have a BOSS DD-6 Delay and CS-3 compressor ... which I want to replace. It's kind of noisy and not that good.

And question - I plug my DD-6 into my Mesa's effects loop and nothing happens, no matter what the mix level on the back is :/ Am an I an idiot or did something bork?		2010-12-26 15:25:00

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Foofles
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Hmm...don't really know...I use a Boss GT5 with Metal Zone on the Loop and nothing strange happens...ever2010-12-26 18:14:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Well, in fact I was bought the kit for my birthday one year, the dealer had run out of both the ES model and LP Junior, so I went for the third on my list. The fact that it is an LP is completely irrelevant. I only wanted a kit for the challenge and joy of actually making my own guitar, instead of buying one.
BTW, I believe the wood is called Flame Maple.

*Assembling

I wouldn't call it MAKING the guitar unless you created a custom design, picked the woods, and it was all made by hand. I think it's just more personal that way. Still, assembling a guitar is a lot more personal than buying one off the wall . Best of luck to you in your work!

I also wanted to ask (if anyone knows); Can Northern Ash be used as a top for a guitar? Or will it create problems with resonance ? Just asking because I've never seen an Ash topped guitar.		2010-12-27 08:55:00

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Unknown User

I just found a perfect Ibanez Voyager for 300 ?...
Black, no marks, golden plating without oxidations
I must resist...I can't buy 2 guitars in 3 weeks.
What would you guys do?
That's a guitar that I want mostly to collect and it's a good price...
Please help meh! 		2010-12-27 12:03:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I'd suggest buying it if you think it'll get the value for it in playing and/or enjoying, if not forget it.2010-12-27 14:23:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

I used to play in a band with this guy who had made his own guitar.
he paid ?1000 for a week long course on guitar making (which included all materials & room & board); And at the end of the week he had his own custom guitar, tailor-made for himself. You couldn't buy one cheaper than that, especially considering the quality (of both the constituent parts and the final product);

I was seriously considering doing it myself.		2010-12-27 14:39:00

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Macnme
Posts: 1970

I'd suggest buying it if you think it'll get the value for it in playing and/or enjoying, if not forget it.

I decided that if I still find it at the beginning of the new year, I'll buy it.


I used to play in a band with this guy who had made his own guitar.
he paid ?1000 for a week long course on guitar making (which included all materials & room & board); And at the end of the week he had his own custom guitar, tailor-made for himself. You couldn't buy one cheaper than that, especially considering the quality (of both the constituent parts and the final product);

I was seriously considering doing it myself.

Cool, but from completely scratch?
I would like it, but I dream the Ibanez endorsement 		2010-12-27 15:01:00

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OmegaSlayer
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I decided that if I still find it at the beginning of the new year, I'll buy it.



Cool, but from completely scratch?
I would like it, but I dream the Ibanez endorsement

I think the neck was a pre-fab - as the individual spacings in frets is where it can all go horribly wrong... but the rest he made himself.		2010-12-27 15:17:00

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Macnme
Posts: 1970

And how did he felt playing it?
Except feeling cool I mean, did he ind the instrument comfortable?		2010-12-27 18:14:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

And how did he felt playing it?
Except feeling cool I mean, did he ind the instrument comfortable?

It was tailor made by him, for him. So it fit him perfectly... all the measurements were based on his finger width/arm length etc so it couldn;t have been 'more' comfortable for him to play.

It was a bit on the small side for me though		2010-12-28 11:47:00

Author:
Macnme
Posts: 1970

That guitar making course sounds quite intriguing.... Although I don't have the time and money for that at the moment, but nonetheless, it sounds intriguing.

Although I had a picture of my new guitar up in the previous page, I was wondering about posting my acoustic guitars... Yes, I play acoustic too.. 		2010-12-29 20:13:00

Author:
illuminationx
Posts: 860

So...As I said I was going to buy an Ibanez RBM from 1994...I found it very cheap...300 € / 400 $.
It's an Ibanez signature, so it's a top tier guitar.
The problem is that is flawed, it has a bad crack on the body.
Everything else is perfect and the golden hardware is mint.
If I would buy it I would surely bring it to the lutist to repair the body.
What do you guys think? What would you do? Please help me

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6608/301220101575.jpg
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/5658/301220101576.jpg
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6735/301220101577.jpg
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9889/301220101578.jpg
http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/6687/301220101579.jpg
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/3915/301220101580.jpg		2011-01-04 08:14:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
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Crack? I see where the finish has been chipped off, but I'm not seeing an actual crack. If That's all it is, Snap that sucker up, and buy some glossy blue/black nail polish.

- on the other hand, from the skuff marks, it looks like it may have been dropped on it's jack. you may want to check that.		2011-01-10 19:00:00

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swanbrown
Posts: 898

I'll pay for the baby tomorrow.
It's a good deal anyway

EDIT: I bought it.
The guy has been a lot nice, he sold me the hard case too for 40 € and he sent me the guitar with 1 day delivery, so tomorrow I will have it...and he didn't made me pay for the postage

I want to party with this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWGQWu6mSWM		2011-01-10 19:41:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5910/ibanezrbm10.jpg
Finally it's at home...
When I opened the case I was a bit disappointed.
The instrument had clearly fallen and has some other really tiny marks.
The truss cover is missing, the 2 way switch that splits the humbackers is FUBAR, and the cover behind the guitar, the one that covers the springs of the Floyd is missing too (how is it called in English btw?)
Then I started to strum it and a big smile was stamped on my face.
The neck is awesome, it has a strange feeling, it seems...GUMMY...can't explain it in another way, but it's really comfortable, fast, easy and with a solid grip...great for tappings and legatos.
Then now at home I plugged it and...it's so vintage '90...it has a sound that's coming out directly from records like Rust In Peace or Countdown To Extinction, and I love it.
I will have to fork some money to put into shape again, but it's a great piece of instrument and I'm definitely very happy 		2011-01-12 19:01:00

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OmegaSlayer
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I saw Thegide around lately...
I hope he comes back, he's a great guitar player 		2011-01-20 21:46:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Anyone here knows well my passion for Ibanez guitar...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5u9akEJtDg&feature=feedu		2011-01-23 19:50:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Just gonna throw it out there - I desperately want a PRS Tremonti Custom, that thing is sexy.2011-01-25 00:15:00

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Unknown User

http://www.dv247.fi/assets/products/51953_l.jpg
Nice, basically you want a Les Paul that is not a Les Paul...me too, but again...Ibanez for me
Art 300
http://www.michenaud.com/upDATA/imgArticle/big/11858.jpg		2011-01-25 08:41:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

http://www.dv247.fi/assets/products/51953_l.jpg
Nice, basically you want a Les Paul that is not a Les Paul...me too, but again...Ibanez for me
Art 300
http://www.michenaud.com/upDATA/imgArticle/big/11858.jpg

Definitely digging the Ibanez, but the PRS is much classier. I also love dem inlays on the PRS <3		2011-01-25 16:39:00

Author:
iGotFancyPants
Posts: 1355

That exact finish as well...

My god I want it.

<3

Edit: I've played one, I prefer them to Gibson LP's... They're just awesome.		2011-01-25 17:17:00

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Unknown User

You can't go wrong with a PRS. They have a ton of character and are worth the price. Wish I had the means to get a PRS Tonare Grand, such a beautiful acoustic guitar, and it sounds...amazing to say the least.

I personally don't like the bird inlays. They are too dynamic to be on a wide variety of guitars. It takes away from the appeal. The crescent moon inlays however are beautiful, especially on the Korina.		2011-01-27 04:19:00

Author:
Unknown User

I love the bird inlays. Them along with only a 12th fret inlay are sooo hawt.

http://www.drumcityguitarland.com/drumcitygl/stores/1/images/Schecter/Schecter%202008%20DIAMOND%20SERIES%20BLACKJACK-ATX%20C-7%20Aged%20Black%207-String%20Electric%20Guitar.jpg		2011-01-27 13:05:00

Author:
iGotFancyPants
Posts: 1355

I love the bird inlays. Them along with only a 12th fret inlay are sooo hawt.

http://www.drumcityguitarland.com/drumcitygl/stores/1/images/Schecter/Schecter%202008%20DIAMOND%20SERIES%20BLACKJACK-ATX%20C-7%20Aged%20Black%207-String%20Electric%20Guitar.jpg

Basically this is the expensive version of my guitar
I prefer mine, don't like the binding

http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29224		2011-01-27 14:02:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
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Anyone here have any experience with agile guitars? Curious as to what people think

http://www.rondomusic.com/7string.html

EDIT: http://www.rondomusic.com/photos/electric/interc825mnliz5.jpg
http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/septorpro727mntribalbluequilt5.jpg		2011-01-27 14:35:00

Author:
iGotFancyPants
Posts: 1355

Just got a new acoustic baritone guitar, have any of you ever played a baritone (electric or acoustic). They sound great!2011-01-27 22:19:00

Author:
Kn0cked-0ut
Posts: 562

Never played an Agile, though they remind me Schecter a lot.
I'm planning to buy an 8 string guitar by June I think, if I don't find some cool deal involving Ibanez signature first.
Anyway I'll buy an Ibanez RGA8...an 8 string with a trenolo bridge and not a locked one is stupid.
A friend of mine damaged the body of his Ibanez Jem 555 using a 0.12 - 0.52 on it.
So a guitar with a wood that is not top class won't ever hold all the traction of 8 strings without damaging the body.

My Schecter is a baritone.
I quite love it.
It needs some time to get used to it, but it's not bad at all.		2011-01-28 14:20:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I play guitar =D
I'm not very good yet I've only been playing for a year but I know a couple of solos and stuff...lol
Right now I have BC Rich Trace Warbeast...I'm not sure how good of a guitar that is though >_<
Does anyone know if I should try to upgrade it or find something better? =/		2011-01-31 00:15:00

Author:
Unknown User

I play guitar =D
I'm not very good yet I've only been playing for a year but I know a couple of solos and stuff...lol
Right now I have BC Rich Trace Warbeast...I'm not sure how good of a guitar that is though >_<
Does anyone know if I should try to upgrade it or find something better? =/

My bud played a squire for 4-5 years before getting his 7 string (he was very talented imo by then). Really, it's up to you. I think it's relatively pointless to start buying new stuff if you're "not very good yet" because you've "only been playing for a year"

That being said, 'skill level' is subjective, so don't think that you have to become 'good' before getting new stuff. Really, I'd only get something new if that instrument isn't suiting your needs (you dislike the tone/feel/want to move into extended range guitars, etc). If it still plays fine I don't really see a point in getting something new at this point

Also, what songs/solos do ya know? 		2011-01-31 02:54:00

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iGotFancyPants
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My bud played a squire for 4-5 years before getting his 7 string (he was very talented imo by then). Really, it's up to you. I think it's relatively pointless to start buying new stuff if you're "not very good yet" because you've "only been playing for a year"

That being said, 'skill level' is subjective, so don't think that you have to become 'good' before getting new stuff. Really, I'd only get something new if that instrument isn't suiting your needs (you dislike the tone/feel/want to move into extended range guitars, etc). If it still plays fine I don't really see a point in getting something new at this point

Also, what songs/solos do ya know?
I actually have a band and we've been performing in talent competitions and fundraisers though so I wanna have a great sounding guitar. =/
I already have alot of expensive equipment from my dad's old band too (A line 6 pod, marshall halfstack amps, stuff like that lol)
I'm not that bad...It's just that the songs I would want to play take alot of skill...I'm into heavy metal, thrash and classic rock and right now were playing pop punk songs like blink 182 and greenday (I'm not to happy with it but the crowd likes it so w/e...lol)
My guitar is supposed to sound "godly" for a budget guitar but I wanted to know if there would be a huge difference if I got something more expensive...
Oh and I'm kind of attatched to it >_< (I love the shape, paint and designs on the whole thing) so if I just changed the pickups would it be able to sound like a more expensive guitar? lol

And right now I mostly only know bits and peices of different songs but I know all of Enter Sandman and Paranoid		2011-01-31 04:00:00

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I actually have a band and we've been performing in talent competitions and fundraisers though so I wanna have a great sounding guitar. =/
I already have alot of expensive equipment from my dad's old band too (A line 6 pod, marshall halfstack amps, stuff like that lol)
I'm not that bad...It's just that the songs I would want to play take alot of skill...I'm into heavy metal, thrash and classic rock and right now were playing pop punk songs like blink 182 and greenday (I'm not to happy with it but the crowd likes it so w/e...lol)
My guitar is supposed to sound "godly" for a budget guitar but I wanted to know if there would be a huge difference if I got something more expensive...
Oh and I'm kind of attatched to it >_< (I love the shape, paint and designs on the whole thing) so if I just changed the pickups would it be able to sound like a more expensive guitar? lol

And right now I mostly only know bits and peices of different songs but I know all of Enter Sandman and Paranoid

Ugh, crowd pleaser bandssss... lols....

As for a guitar... your BC Rich doesn't look at all fitting for pop/punk Try out some guitars and see which ones' tone you like best mannn		2011-01-31 04:17:00

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iGotFancyPants
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Ugh, crowd pleaser bandssss... lols....

As for a guitar... your BC Rich doesn't look at all fitting for pop/punk Try out some guitars and see which ones' tone you like best mannn
Lol I know XD...hopefully we won't be doing that anymore because I'm picking the songs now and I play what I like not what other people do >_<
And ok lol		2011-01-31 05:08:00

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Unknown User

I'm quite of the opposite idea of Pants.
A guitar that you really want may make you really step up.
I started playing a Squire Strato, and simply that guitar wasn't for my hands, didn't sound as I wanted, etc...
When I changed guitar and found myself really better, I built a lot of self confidence, that an instrument that was akward for me, was really choking.
You must tru to understand most of all which kind of neck and fretboard you do like and find confortable. That's the most important thing imho.
Then start searching your guitar.
Go at music shops and try try try guitars 		2011-02-01 07:49:00

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OmegaSlayer
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>_< Ill start looking I guess...
Just wondering...Is it ok if I buy the guitar online? My dad said no they'll send it to me broken...but Is it really that bad? Cause they're alot cheaper on amazon =/		2011-02-01 22:28:00

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Unknown User

I bought my Schecter online, so yeah.2011-02-02 07:38:00

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OmegaSlayer
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http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29224

HELLZ YEAH! MATTE BLACK GUITARS FTMFW!!!

I've just seen SO many people using Squiers and Fenders with their trademark glossy black body with a white pick guard... The only person I think is the most badass person whose image was built from a Fender, and how I grew up loving his music, is Eric Clapton.

EDIT : Oh, anyone familiar with the song Cliffs of Dover? ;D Uber fun song to play.		2011-02-03 08:00:00

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illuminationx
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Badass with Strato = His Sweden Royal Majesty YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090205205017/nonciclopedia/images/e/ea/YngwieMalmsteen.jpg
And most bad *** Strato with DiMarzio pick ups and scallooped neck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYQ8C05Q_0E		2011-02-03 09:06:00

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OmegaSlayer
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Badass with Strato = His Sweden Royal Majesty YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090205205017/nonciclopedia/images/e/ea/YngwieMalmsteen.jpg
And most bad *** Strato with DiMarzio pick ups and scallooped neck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYQ8C05Q_0E

OH yeeh...

Sidenote : And Yngwie		2011-02-04 05:13:00

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illuminationx
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One of my personal favourites...a man that manages to look badass with a Tagima K-1

Some impressive legatos with wide fingering in here


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anW0QOMGudY		2011-02-06 06:50:00

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OmegaSlayer
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My friend has the most ridiculous guitar, I had to get a picture with it.

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4764/photo0045n.jpg

Ignore my funk-gasm face, I was grinning most of the time I was playing it. And yes, it is a right pain to playing anything bar rythm on the bottom neck.		2011-02-06 18:46:00

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Asbestos101
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My friend has the most ridiculous guitar, I had to get a picture with it.

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4764/photo0045n.jpg

Ignore my funk-gasm face, I was grinning most of the time I was playing it. And yes, it is a right pain to playing anything bar rythm on the bottom neck.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Is it a custom lutery model?
I understand the good ol' Steve Vai...but what does your friend do with that?
It's almost a double decker bus

But Steve Vai has a fretless neck...and I don't understand the need of the 7 strings and 6 strings neck.
I would have understood it if at least the 6 string neck would have had a floating bridge.
Anyway...I want it 		2011-02-07 06:57:00

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OmegaSlayer
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Well, he's selling it, if anyones interested, lol. ?300, that's only ?100 a neck

He has no idea how much it's worth, because theres not really any reference because its such an oddity. Either way, it's not a super practical play, it's mostly for show.

But show it doooess 		2011-02-07 12:08:00

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Asbestos101
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The problem is delivering that thing in Italy, because I would really be interested, because it's an oddity.
There are issues for importing musical instruments in Italy

EDIT...is there a case for it? I'm REALLY thinking about it.		2011-02-07 12:19:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I'll have to ask him 2011-02-07 12:23:00

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Asbestos101
Posts: 1114

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNOa5Gjh2lc&feature=related
This just because it's cool. 		2011-02-08 07:10:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Turns out he doesn't have a case for it, but are you really surprised? lol 2011-02-08 08:48:00

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Asbestos101
Posts: 1114

Not surprised at all...
Hm...that thingy should have a case bigger than a coffin...
I'm thinking about how it can be shipped...		2011-02-08 10:08:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Lots and lots of foam thangs. The ones that taste like cheesy wotsits without the cheese.2011-02-08 21:33:00

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Zommy
Posts: 1232

Z...z...zommy?

<3 oh how I've missed you!		2011-02-09 00:59:00

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Unknown User

Lots and lots of foam thangs. The ones that taste like cheesy wotsits without the cheese.

Yeah, they don't taste very nice at all!
And you can only eat so many of them before feeling really bloated :eek:		2011-02-09 08:44:00

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Macnme
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I didn't understood the last posts, and maybe even other people around has not since the thread has gone stale for 2 weeks.
And this because it's something useful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJRZE6M_Y-M		2011-02-25 12:09:00

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OmegaSlayer
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Weell, I've been spendin' some time looking through some sites, and well. I found my next baby....

http://www.samash.com/p/Fender_Eric%20Clapton%20Signature%20Stratocaster%2 0with%20Vintage%20Tweed%20Case_183732

http://www.samash.com/wcsstore/root/Items/IP_F/F1760_ip.jpg

Behold, the Fender Eric Clapton Signature Strat. Comes with a trio of Noiseless Vintage pick-ups which at highest distortion, gain, etc, will NOT utter a single sound.... -Drools-		2011-03-01 08:25:00

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illuminationx
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I found my new baby too, I'm going to take it this evening after work or tomorrow morning max.
Ibanez JS100
http://images.wikia.com/ibanez/images/0/09/JS100_BK.gif

Ahah, I bought it!
And I'm really happy so far!!!
Will take pics when I get back home. 		2011-03-01 09:30:00

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OmegaSlayer
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So...here it is!
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9189/ibanezjs100.jpg

So, again Ibanez surprises me.
I heard a lot of trash talk about this guitar.
First of all that it was unplayable due to the fat neck.
Well, the neck is very playable, normal sized and FAST, the action is killer, though the strings are a lot spaced, so being an alternate picker, I found myself a bit uneasy, but legatos and sweeps comes out really REALLY clean, so this will be a guitar that will help me a lot to get better on my legato skills, and it makes me happy.

The guitar is really sexay, rounded everywhere and VEEEEEEEERY thin and light, not as a Gambale, but very confortable and the right arm is very relaxed on it especially when you go for 8 fingers tappings.
It has some particulare features that really stands up.
First of all the arm bar: it has a really pronounced angle and is a bit shorter than the ones that are equipped on regular Edge Bridges.
Then the headstock has not an angle and it's perectly parallel to the fretboard, so no step near the locking nuts, and that helps a lot the let hand to be relaxed in long legato stretches on the first 5-6 frets on the E and A strings.
So no truss rod cover, but a nice well round shiny hole.
Third is the humbucker single coil splitter, that is not activated with a spring but must be pulled...strange design Mr. Satriani

The sound is really warm and the resonance of the wood is worth of being mentioned.

Great instrument, and greatest deal is the fact that I got it second hand for only 250 €, it's perfect except that the guys who sold it to me lost the bottom screw that raises the neck humbacker, so I can't set it properly and the tone volume swell is a little loose and I must tighten it.		2011-03-02 19:08:00

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OmegaSlayer
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i currently have an unimpressive fender strat, i would like to have, an impressive fender strat, i play left handed, played for about 6.5 years now, i like guitar alot.2011-03-03 08:18:00

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reiko57
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Why "unimpressive Fender strat"?
What's the difference between an impressive and an unimpressive one? I'm kung-fu/sed
I really find awkward to play Fender, so I'm always interested in hearing/reading the opinion of people that is used to them and enjoys them.
Sometimes I even think to buy an Yngwie Malmsteen Strato, just for collection and for the scalloped neck...but...welll I find it uncomfortable.

Anyway...found the courage to upload this :blush:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSHeU3SHUbg

First take, bad sounds...bridge pick-up 		2011-03-03 09:59:00

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OmegaSlayer
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http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/30540_1369424729160_1637995853_897635_5228646_n.jp g

I don't know, its just like 6 years old and I'd like a more expensive one. I just like strats, I don't know why lol.		2011-03-05 20:53:00

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reiko57
Posts: 115

O_O
Lefty! Cool!
Well, everyone loves a brand, for some kind of reasons.
The thing that appeals me most in a guitar is the headstock, and I found the Ibanez one really sexay, it's aggressive but with some really nice curve, like a dangerous girl.
I may sound like a pervert if I start to talk about guitar shapes :blush:
http://www.motorcrazy.com/geets/Jem7VWH/JemHeadstock.jpg
Then I like the shark tooth inlays and the guitar tech research, and much much more.		2011-03-06 07:51:00

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OmegaSlayer
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Oh!!!
This is definitively great stuff
http://www.modemaster.com/
A really cool app.
Do someone know a way to dowload it?		2011-03-09 17:01:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Did everyone took a look at some of the crazy Japanese ESP stuff like this?
http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/mana/index.html

And look at this monster!
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/ShowcaseModel2011/RG30F/index_jp.html		2011-03-29 10:19:00

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OmegaSlayer
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So, I finally found the great deal.
An Ibanez RG2228 (http://ibanez.wikia.com/wiki/RG2228) for ? 700, and it's perfect *drools*
The pics online doesn't do the monster justice.
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/6458/img0485xs.jpg
I must meet the guy that will sell it to me on the April 11th.
Can't wait to put my hands on that monster.		2011-04-03 10:51:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

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

One of my favourite guitarists, he's awesome. <3 Also, the bass solo in that song is epic.		2011-04-04 22:15:00

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Unknown User

Nice, even if I don't like the genre, still a good touch.
Unfortunately I'm too much into Aeolian, Phrygian and Myxolydian stuff
Finally I found the tabs for this...I so wanted to learn it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7eDyCQaEjQ
Actually the tablatures are horribly wrong, but the notes are correct, so I'm gonna rewrite all the position 		2011-04-05 06:14:00

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OmegaSlayer
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Crap! Will someone partecipate in here! I feel alone 2011-04-09 11:53:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Guitars looks so cool and sound so cool but I cant play them. =(2011-04-09 11:57:00

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craigmond
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tyler, the creator is my favorite guitarist2011-04-09 14:17:00

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Unknown User

I want to show you guys my latest song cover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgFKVyq35IM
(If you're wondering what the heck they are saying, the language they are singing in is Dutch )		2011-04-25 00:40:00

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robbit10
Posts: 450

Heidevolk FTW!!! Their latest album is amazing.
Nice ESP Horizon and nice sound recording 		2011-04-25 06:35:00

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OmegaSlayer
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Heidevolk FTW!!! Their latest album is amazing.
Nice ESP Horizon and nice sound recording
Thanks! In case you're wondering how I got this quality, I recorded the audio and video with two seperate devices, but at about the same time - the video with my webcam, and the audio with a Line 6 Pod Studio UX1. Then I synchronized the two by editing it in Sony Vegas, and with that I also added the fancy effects ^^
It's a LTD MH-401.		2011-04-25 07:56:00

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robbit10
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Howdy guys! Fellow guitarist here, although a different breed I'm afraid...I play those tiny little nylon strung classical guitars that sound sweet and whatnot. This stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzKsNIRrV4
That's a piece I can play, albeit not as smoothly as the featured gentleman

Don't kill me just yet, though, as I grew up a massive metal head and didn't get into classical at all until I started playing guitar. It was Leo Kottke's arrangement of Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring that got me into the soft stuff, although when it comes time for me to LISTEN to something, it's usually Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Buckethead, Matt Rach, stuff like that. The less lyrics and more shredding, in my opinion, the better. The worst mistake ever made by a guitarist was letting the vocalist take center stage (kidding, of course)		2011-04-25 08:12:00

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EvilWuun
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Thanks! In case you're wondering how I got this quality, I recorded the audio and video with two seperate devices, but at about the same time - the video with my webcam, and the audio with a Line 6 Pod Studio UX1. Then I synchronized the two by editing it in Sony Vegas, and with that I also added the fancy effects ^^
It's a LTD MH-401.

http://static.weloveshopping.com/shop/music-boulevard/ESP_LTD_MH-401.jpg
Well, that's cool anyway
Just yesterday I was checking some Line6 stuff, and saw that "toy"
I was wondering about the quality, and it seems great.
Thanks!!!


Howdy guys! Fellow guitarist here, although a different breed I'm afraid...I play those tiny little nylon strung classical guitars that sound sweet and whatnot. This stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzKsNIRrV4
That's a piece I can play, albeit not as smoothly as the featured gentleman

Don't kill me just yet, though, as I grew up a massive metal head and didn't get into classical at all until I started playing guitar. It was Leo Kottke's arrangement of Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring that got me into the soft stuff, although when it comes time for me to LISTEN to something, it's usually Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Buckethead, Matt Rach, stuff like that. The less lyrics and more shredding, in my opinion, the better. The worst mistake ever made by a guitarist was letting the vocalist take center stage (kidding, of course)

So, the instrument you played isn't called guitar?
I must get back to some classic strumming, just to make the hands at ease with other things.
I'm buying an Ovation this week and put it to work.
Perhaps, do you know some site where I can find some classic guitar lessons and tablatures?
I think I played a classic guitar for 2 week max, except around camp fires and the such LOL
I never seriously applied to it, but I want to do it NAO.
I need to build even more strength, independence and flexibility, especially on the right hand, to later apply it to tapping techniques.
And I don't want to be only a shredder, I want to be quite good in every technique I can.		2011-04-25 11:35:00

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OmegaSlayer
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Just yesterday I was checking some Line6 stuff, and saw that "toy"
I was wondering about the quality, and it seems great.
Thanks!!!

You're welcome. A word of advice, you might need to install a driver called Asio4all once you got your Line 6 POD Studio. Otherwise, you might get some latency when you aren't just using a standalone app but are instead using a Digital Audio Workstation. At least, such is the case with my PC. Asio4all also allows you to hear what you play from your computer speakers. It might just be my sound card, though.		2011-04-25 17:11:00

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robbit10
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Many thanks!
I will have a look tomorrow.
I must go to the music store to buy some new cables, a couple of shoulder straps, and new strings for the JEM...
I had to get rid of those Dean Markley and I wanted to remove the pickguard to clean the guitar under it.		2011-04-25 17:46:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Ah, and you're thinking about buying a POD Studio at that music store? ^^

By the way, may I add you as a friend on PSN? (Once it's back up, of course..)		2011-04-25 19:43:00

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robbit10
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No, no, I just want to see it...they should have it since it's the biggest music store in Rome 2011-04-25 19:56:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I found my new baby too, I'm going to take it this evening after work or tomorrow morning max.
Ibanez JS100
http://images.wikia.com/ibanez/images/0/09/JS100_BK.gif

Ahah, I bought it!
And I'm really happy so far!!!
Will take pics when I get back home.

I'm glad you're enjoying it. My cousin bought a JS100 about 4 years back and to this date, I still can't stand it. Maybe the JS1000 series is better, but this one feels to me like a low-end RG with a slim profile.


Did everyone took a look at some of the crazy Japanese ESP stuff like this?
http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/mana/index.html

And look at this monster!
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/ShowcaseModel2011/RG30F/index_jp.html

lol30frets!! I almost bought a 27 fret Xiphos, then was digusted at their Indonesian assembly line production. In general, I'm frustrated by lack of attention high end "shred" guitars are receiving these days. Want to buy a high-end 7 string? You're probably stuck with a boring black paintjob, regardless of the manufacturer. Want a cool body shape? Only available in the mass produced woodpile. Why is it I can't buy a Rhoades-shaped V from ESP that has neck-thru or set-neck design and a flamed or quilted paintjob? Do they really expect me to get a custom order for that and pay $8k for it?

Clearly the J-custom was the right choice...


Thanks! In case you're wondering how I got this quality, I recorded the audio and video with two seperate devices, but at about the same time - the video with my webcam, and the audio with a Line 6 Pod Studio UX1. Then I synchronized the two by editing it in Sony Vegas, and with that I also added the fancy effects ^^
It's a LTD MH-401.

Nice LTD! I have one too, only mine is a bit older, so it carries the MH-400 branding. FANTASTIC guitar, especially at the $930 price tag it was offered at. I understand the MH-401's are even cheaper now. Hope they didn't skimp on the quality. Omega might even hate me for saying this, but I find this guitar outplays my JEM in many respects.


http://static.weloveshopping.com/shop/music-boulevard/ESP_LTD_MH-401.jpg
Well, that's cool anyway
Just yesterday I was checking some Line6 stuff, and saw that "toy"
I was wondering about the quality, and it seems great.
Thanks!!!

I've seen a lot of good youtube stuff done with the Line 6's. Depending on what you want it for, it might be the right tool for the job. If you're looking for a recording interface for doing things a bit more professionally, I'd recommend something like a Presonus FireStudio or RME Fireface. I've owned a FireStudio Project for a few years now, and the bang for buck is phenomenal. Just finished my first recording contract with it earlier this year... the tracks sound great.		2011-04-28 01:03:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

Might as well share one of my guitars.

I've got a Alvarez RF20SM Folk Guitar. It's got a great acoustic sound to it, very beautiful.

http://www.isaffi.com/images/santana.jpg		2011-04-28 01:52:00

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Phosphorus15
Posts: 463

Crap, I wrote a wall of text and the PC crashed...

Again...
The JS is a 100, not a 1000...so well, there's a certain difference.
I only got the chance to try extensively a friend's JEM 55 and it's way different from my JEM 77.
The balance, the neck, the woods, the sounds on the same settings.
So yeah, this one is on the same tier of a prestige, but...it's way less handy.
That's a guitar for hard rock and not shredding, alternate is particularly sloppy despite the very few space between strings, yet it really forces me to parctice legatos, where I lack more, so I'm happy to push my boundaries.
Said so, I will buy a 1000 and sell this one when I will found a good deal.

Xiphos is obviously a scenic guitar and you have the right thing for that price.
Despite being Indonesian I found a good care in the craft, not the Japanese one, obviously but the guitar shines in its way.
And it has those Di Marzio D-Activators that are a blast.
I'm definitely going to buy a VBT too, because I want to equip it with some .012-something to play it detuned.

You're right about the 7 strings...I think I'm going to buy an Apex sooner or later, the other stuff is just a bit weak.
I like the idea of the U-Tremolo Bar LOL
Gide you can always wait the soon to be released Jackson Chris Broderick Soloist (http://www.jacksonguitars.com/products/products.php?page=1&product=2803057803)

And I made up my mind to make my RIG and trash my current amp.
My best friend sent me some pics of his stuff and left me drooling.
He's an Electronic Engineer and a Sound Engineer, so all his stuff is modded.
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/8633/dsc00751vt.jpg
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/4004/dsc00524sj.jpg

The point is I don't understand a s! about these things.
I've always been the kind of guy that thoughts that a guitarist is his hands' skills and his guitar...I bought my multi-fx (a GT-5 I still use with a Metal Zone in loop after lots of years of playing).
The plug and shred guy. LOL
And maybe because, living in a flat I could have never used the potential of stuff that costs a lot...so I always felt like money that I wouldn't have never put to value.
Today I'm going to write Dom and ask him, but feel free to enlighten me 		2011-04-28 07:23:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
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I didn't either when I first thought about going rackmount. And over the years, you do learn that there's more to being a guitarist than having skill with your hands... well at least until you can afford to pay a sound tech to do it for you!

Don't get me wrong, you can get pretty far on stomp boxes (hell, Steve Vai still lives by his Keeley-modded DS-1), but if you're at all like me, you want to be able to be versatile. I was never good at doing the pedal dance, so for me, the goal was to simplify my setup and eliminate memorizing knob settings. Plus racks are great in that they are fast to set up... no more connecting 100 wires.

So, the simplest rackmount amp is as follows:

- power unit (aka power conditioner)
- preamp
- power amp

The power conditioner is important for protecting your gear and for getting everything on the same AC frequency to eliminate as much electrical noise as possible. For the rest, we're now dealing with a signal chain.

The preamp and poweramp are the equivalent of buying an amp head. You plug into the preamp, which creates your main tone. This signal then passes through the power amp to generate volume. Their separation in a rack unit lets you mix and match amp parts to really refine your tone and gives you flexibility for signal routing.

In an amp head, the effects loop is akin to the space between the preamp and poweramp, however anything done in an effects loop is usually blended to some extent with the dry amp signal. This problem is eliminated in a rack setup, because you have 100% control of your preamp signal before it passes through the power amp.

So, what about all that other gear in a rack?

In addition to the pre/poweramps, you usually will have one or more effects units at work. Signal-wise, they are normally placed in between the preamp and poweramp. These could be multifx units (such as a g-major) or compressors or EQ units. Compared to a stomp box, rack effects usually have way more options for fine tweaking their settings. You can also have rack units that serve other purposes, such as signal routing (in the event you want to be able to switch amps on the fly, or that interface with stomp boxes hidden away on a rack tray, or that are designed to backup your electronic settings)

Looking at Dom's $$$ setup, here's what I see (top to bottom):

Furman Power Conditioner
Carvin Quad X-Amp Preamp
Soldano Series II Preamp
Brunetti Mille Preamp
Brunetti Silver Bullet Poweramp
Line 6 Pod Pro Preamp/Multifx/Amp Modeler
Digitech 2120 Preamp/Multifx/Amp Modeler
Brunetti Silver Bullet Poweramp

If he's a sound engineer, this makes sense. He needs a few different options for recording artists in order to achieve the plethora of tones that might be required for different jobs. The Line6 and Digitech units use software to simulate various amp sounds (i.e. Mesa Recto or Mark II, Marshall JCM, Fender Twin Reverb, etc.) plus have built in fx units. The other preamps are straight up preamps that generate their sounds by hardware (tube/solidstate).

By the looks of it, your buddy is probably using the Pod/2120 effects when combined with the Carvin, Soldano, and Brunetti pre's, but probably also using them as standalone units to dial in other types of tones.

My rack, from page 1:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/2725309807_4441549078.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2299/1835904484_e1449350eb.jpg

For me, I have the Furman Power conditioner (top), TC electronics G-major multifx unit, Mesa Triaxis preamp, and Mesa 2:Ninety power amp (bottom). My Triaxis stores amp "knob" settings digitally, and I can save different setups as patches, which can be recalled by my pedalboard via MIDI. The G-major is also controllable by MIDI - I save different effects presets, which consist of one or more types of effects (i.e. delay, reverb). Everything is programmed so that when I stomp on ONE pedal, I call up a particular amp setting and a matching effects preset.

You see how this is much simpler than the stomp box dance. I can change to a clean channel with some chorus with one step, another step and I have a fat overdriven solo sound with double delay, compression and pedal-controlled wah. Another step and I have a brutal dry crunch for heavy riffing.

If you want to discuss further, I might be able to recommend some sort of setup as well, depending on what it is you're really looking for.		2011-04-28 16:41:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

Well, no stomp dance for me as I have a
http://mr5150.vhvault.com/GT-5.jpg
That is quite good but it somehow feels too digital and I would like to go a bit more organic, even if at the moment I'm really playing just for my personal pleasure.
http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=461
I use it with a Metal Zone in Loop, so it's always switched on, and the effect is active only when you command it from the GT-5
I find it particularly good since I can have up to 30 banks, each one with 5 different preset sound.
So for each guitar I can have a different and distinct bank, each one with a
1.Rhythm/Crunch/Extreme Distortion
2.Clean
3.Overdrive/Hardrock Distortion
4.Lead Chanel
5.Stupid channel with abused effect: Harmonizer or Wah or Pink Floyd style delay...

So my main concern is...
Could I be able to keep this kind of solution with a rack?

And yesterday I just browsed a bit...a 10U rack weights 16,5 Kg alone...how much does your rack weights?		2011-04-29 07:05:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

This is a must

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQnCcY8FTUI		2011-04-30 09:38:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

So for each guitar I can have a different and distinct bank, each one with a
1.Rhythm/Crunch/Extreme Distortion
2.Clean
3.Overdrive/Hardrock Distortion
4.Lead Chanel
5.Stupid channel with abused effect: Harmonizer or Wah or Pink Floyd style delay...

So my main concern is...
Could I be able to keep this kind of solution with a rack?

Yes. That's exactly how my setup works, only I rely on my amp's tube distortion rather than a stomp box and my GT-5 equivalent comes in rack format. Of the two variable expression pedals on my pedalboard, one is always controlling volume output, while the other is tied to whatever effect I want (pitch shift, wah, delay mix).


And yesterday I just browsed a bit...a 10U rack weights 16,5 Kg alone...how much does your rack weights?

My rack is 6U and I still have one space free. The case itself is far lighter (even relatively) - nothing says you need a steelbound ATA flight case. I have both Gator and SKB cases that are lightweight and weigh not much more than a few pounds. However, my amp is sinfully heavy thanks to the two:ninety power amp, bringing the entire rack to around 70lbs (31.5kg). A 10U case probably warrants caster wheels if its loaded up.		2011-05-02 23:08:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

I received a reply from my bro Dom too.
I'm making my mind
Anyway, did I mentioned he modded stuff?
This is the Soldano
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/3300/dsc00861g.jpg
And how he slayed a Jem 77
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/7512/dsc00645tc.jpg

Oh, btw...the new Ibanez X-Series, nice stuff
You can download the catalogue clicking here (http://www.mogarmusic.it/alysee/index.php?appl=mogar_it&option=pagina_cataloghi&task=58:download&idf=834442) 		2011-05-03 07:27:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

How is he modding this stuff exactly?

I just had my power amp into the shop over the winter because I kept blowing fuses on it. Turns out a previous owner had done some mods that rewired one channel through two fuses, while leaving the other channel completely unprotected. My Mesa tech never did figure out what the mod was trying to accomplish, and reset everything back to factory since it was a fire hazard.

My only "mod" these days is running high-end JJ 6L6s instead of the crappy ones Mesa brands.		2011-05-04 00:45:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

I should take the email and try to understand and translate..
He lives 150 miles from me (in my birthtown) and haven't seen him for 8 years, so mail is the only way to stay in contact.
I'll try to give a peek later.		2011-05-04 06:35:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scEpG-31Y3w

Lol at their guitars
http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/toshihiko_takamizawa/index_end.html
http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/toshihiko_takamizawa/index.html
http://www.espguitars.co.jp/artist/toshihiko_takamizawa/fantasia.jpg
ESP Flying Angel -Fantasia-

BODY : Alder
NECK : Hard Maple 3P
FINGERBOARD : Rosewood, 24frets
INLAY : T's Arrow
SCALE : 648mm(Long)
NUT : Locknut (42mm/R3)
JOINT : Set-neck
TUNER : GOTOH SG360-07
BRIDGE : Floyd Rose
PICKUPS : (Neck) EMG 81
(Bridge) EMG 81
CONTROL : Toggle PU Selector
COLOR : Fantasia
PRICE : 2,415,000yen (Include Tax) = 20,827.31 € = 18,287.25 ? = 29,981.90 $
with HARD CASE		2011-05-09 06:17:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Ah those the The Alfee guitars? Some pretty sick designs, albeit completely impractical to play.

The Angel Sword guitar was up on ebay a few years ago. It's the same guitar that makes an appearance in Metalocalypse Season 1 where Skwisgaar is going his Masterclass.		2011-05-10 02:58:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

Lol, they're sooooo LOL.
A serious manufacturer like ESP shouldn't do this stuff.

Anyway, seriously speaking, this is one of the coolest looking guitar ever without being ridicolous
http://images.wikia.com/ibanez/images/4/4a/540PII-HH_GP.jpg
Basically the guitar used by Alex Skolnick at the time.
Infos (http://ibanez.wikia.com/wiki/540P%E2%85%A1-HH)		2011-05-10 06:45:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

That song sounds and looks like a Japanese knock off/interpretation of "Through the Fire and Flames".... Lol.2011-05-10 07:24:00

Author:
illuminationx
Posts: 860

BTW...
http://www.guitarristas.info/foro/imagehosting/1592764b8fcfae102d5.jpg
Slash is like 50 and still with that hat
I guess it's to cover the big bald spot 		2011-05-10 08:47:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Marty Friedman opened a bid for the Jackson Kelly used to record "Rust In Peace" and "Countdown To Extinction"
The money will go in aid of Jason Becker's foundation.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Jason-Becker-Not-Dead-Yet-Auction-/120720658523?pt=Guitar&hash=item1c1b83105b#ht_618wt_1139

Nice respectable act, though the guitar is really worn out with a bad crack on the neck.
So buying it is just to help a noble cause.		2011-05-11 10:56:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

It's too bad I can't stand Jackson's, which is a shame because the Kelly is one of the best looking Explorer designs out there.

It will be interesting to see how much this ends up going for.		2011-05-12 16:13:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

Same here...Jacksons are so thin and fragile
Hope the bets will reach the sky, since it's for Jason.

On a side note, Marty plays Saturday night here in Rome, but I really won't bother to go to see him.
But I guess I will go to see Zakk and BLS in June/July...don't even remember when he plays LOL		2011-05-12 16:38:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I saw Zakk play earlier this year along with CoB. Alexi was awesome. But for Zakk, bring earplugs as he feels the need to be 20db louder than every other band - I rarely ever wear them, but I wished I had them for this show. And be prepared for 20 minute guitar solo ****ing.2011-05-12 18:49:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

LOL, got a beer with Alexi when he toured for Hatebreeder, nice guy, but I don't like how he changed his style.
Though I don't know if I'll go.
I hate gigs, every time I go to one I end up punching someone because he's drunk and doesn't allow me to watch the show in peace

Update:
2 nice vids I just discovered just out of luck.
I really like Gentaro Satomura, never heard of him before, but I like his taste more than the latest Alexi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSY9N_J5RUU&feature=related

Here on a VS with Takayoshi Ohmura...there's a cool series of VS between Japanese shredders...gonna have a deep look into it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W4Mc2mAqVE&feature=related

(Watched some other vids...I guess I really like Gentaro because we play almost in the same way for use of scales, modes, fingerings, pickings though I'm a bit more wild, with a different approach, I for example always palm mute every scale on the D, A, E strings, sometimes even b and g.)		2011-05-12 18:58:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Oh snap... it's time for Gide to show off:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLLZj-sllyk

Rep for the first person to point out my one booboo. 		2011-05-20 02:58:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

On your arm. There is a booboo on your arm. Right there. Yeah that. No, no you had it right the first time. That one over there. Dude! I'm pointing right at it! No... Move your finger down... There you go!2011-05-20 21:09:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250


We're a match made in heaven!
I always play the other guitar section, COOL! I must really move to Canada.
I like how you keep the hand position during the verse, I always do stuff like that with heavy staccato lifting my fingers while doing it, because the second section of guitar B is the same as first part of guitar A.
And I never get that bar dive in the solo that good.

Really chirurgic way of handling the stuff, while I'm a bit more rough.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSHeU3SHUbg

LOL at how we both pull faces...
A synched guitar solo from us 2 would be a complete LOL		2011-05-20 21:41:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112


We're a match made in heaven!
I always play the other guitar section, COOL! I must really move to Canada.
I like how you keep the hand position during the verse, I always do stuff like that with heavy staccato lifting my fingers while doing it, because the second section of guitar B is the same as first part of guitar A.
And I never get that bar dive in the solo that good.

Really chirurgic way of handling the stuff, while I'm a bit more rough.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSHeU3SHUbg

LOL at how we both pull faces...
A synched guitar solo from us 2 would be a complete LOL

Yeah... I probably look like I'm having apoplexy during those triplets, haha. My rhythm chops are a little rusty after being away from a guitar for nearly three months this year. So I'm gritting my teeth and giving it as hard as I can. I've spent a lot of years working on cleaning up my playing and trying to economize everything, since brute force only gets me so far.

Anyways, you've got solid chops, so whatever you're doing... it's working. You know... if ever you do decide to move... we'd be a dangerous team and probably make the other acts here in town sweat for their money. My bassist just got an offer to fill in for a local band and open for Obscura in July. He's mad excited....		2011-05-21 01:36:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

This was from almost 3 months ago.
And that's a lot...it was 9 months after I picked the guitar back after 7 years.
I'm working hard to get back, even if I can't practice with the consistency I need.
It's 2 weeks that I'm practicing only on the acoustic with steel strings and it's helping a lot in cleaning the picking and make it precise.
I decided to not play the electric until the end of June and see if my hands have taken back some strength.
I've never been a legato monster, but a 7 years hiatus made my hands slower and weaker.
While I regained the speed, I haven't got my strength back.

But the hardest thing to get back is self esteem...when you see that you can't pull out anymore the stuff you could do blindly...that sucks...worse than when you so want to learn something and can't reach it.
I always considered self esteem to be the primary ingredient for a musician.		2011-05-21 07:11:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

If chops is what you need, grab your metronome and start working your way through Rusty Cooley's Shred Guitar Manifesto and The Art of Picking. With a hiatus that long, you need to reprogram your muscle memory. I feel lucky that I was able to put the guitar down for a few months (longest stretch in nearly 20 years) and picked it up with only a week to get back to speed.

All you really need is determination and a training plan. I inevitably pick something ridiculously hard and start grinding away at it. When I can finally pull it off cleanly, it's all the self-esteem I need to keep on going. Having a friend at least to play with is also another big incentive. I'm only motivated now because I'm trying to put a band together once more.		2011-05-21 07:56:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

I have always worked with the metronome.
I have found Rusty's stuff. downloading it
I also am rebuilding my body since I got fat and I'm getting back to shape, so yeah, really lot of work on muscles.
Even my fingers had become fat. 		2011-05-21 10:13:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

It works for Romeo?2011-05-21 19:19:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

I think not, he has a contagious disease that spread over to the others of his band 2011-05-21 19:32:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I've just published my first ever metal instrumental onto YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFTLJbJs0IA
Please give feedback 		2011-06-03 11:10:00

Author:
robbit10
Posts: 450

im learning how to play guitar, but my guitar is busted and i really suck so im gonna need a new guitar.2011-06-11 19:25:00

Author:
Cactii
Posts: 426

Hey guys. I've been playing for around 2 years now. I'm starting to practice sweeping, but I can't seem to sweep back up at all xD. Sweeping down is easy, just coming back up feels so awkward and annoying. . . It puts me off . What exercises did you guys do when you first started to sweep?2011-06-12 02:45:00

Author:
iKyle94
Posts: 60

Hm...my suggestion is to throw off the pick for a while
Yeah not joking. Take a minor and a major position on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd strings like
15-12---------12-15
------13----13-------
----------12----------

and

12-8------------8-12
------10----10-------
-----------9----------

and start practicing them only with hammer-ons and a pull off on the 1st string.
Then when you find enough comfortable with that start to use the pick again.
Then move on and add a note on a 4th string and so on.
This exercise will help you a lot at keeping every note clear and will help your brain to not rely on a common downstroke/upstroke when you'll have to execute more complex and unusual sweeps where you have like 2 notes on a string like
---------------------10-11-15-11-10-----------------------
------------------11-------------------11--------------------
---------------12-------------------------12-----------------
------9-12-13-------------------------------13-12-9-------
---10--------------------------------------------------10----
11----------------------------------------------------------11		2011-06-12 05:35:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I started with 3-string arpeggios and practiced my sweeps slowly and to a metronome. The key is to try to separate the notes rather than having them blend together. Make sure you lift your fretting fingers as you sweep through the pattern, resisting the temptation to hold them down as if you were strumming a chord. Then, work your way up to 4, then 5, and 6 string shapes. Slow and clean is preferable to fast and sloppy.

On the downward sweep, you will use your fretting hand to mute the top strings. When you're coming back up, use your picking hand to mute the lower strings.

Use your neck pickup 		2011-06-17 18:12:00

Author:
Thegide
Posts: 1465

Gotta record and upload something this week end.
If my left wrist stops to ache.
Too much tech death metal lately.		2011-10-11 09:03:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Cool never saw this thread before.

OmegaSlayer and Thegide you guys have some serious talent.

I haven't played guitar for over a year now and i'm starting to feel the withdrawal effects.

My guitars are a Jackson RX10D and a Jackson Kelly KE2 with custom paint job and bodywork which i got for $450 Australian six years ago, it was so cheap because it was broken stock and didn't work that well and was originally worth $1800. When i bought it i was still at school so took it to metal works class and rebuilt it from the inside out and it was the best guitar i had played with a sound like no other Kelly i had tested.

One draw back is how heavy it it compared to a standard kelly because of the wood used and all the interior patchwork. I used it to perform my own instrumental song i wrote in music class for my HSC called Battle Roans.
Because of the work i did on it to repair it the sound was more distorted and heavier so it was always hard to tune but sounded like a beast when i played it even my best mate who has four guitars envied it.

Unfortunately it was dropped down a flight of stairs when i was moving and broke in many places. Now the sound is a little off and takes ages to tune. One day i will repair it again though also my $1000 distortion pedal gave in on me a few months back.
For now i use the Jackson RX10D.		2011-10-11 10:10:00

Author:
Lordwarblade
Posts: 761

Oh! Cool!
And thanks!
That video is 8 months old...must do sumfin' new as I said.

Take the guitar back!...I highly suggest it as someone that stopped for almost 8 years and regrets it soooo much!

Cool, Jacksons are hot gears, even though I found their neck too thin in my hands, though really great stuff.
Please upload some pic of the Kelly, it will be cool to see that Frankenstein guitar 		2011-10-11 14:44:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I have a black Ibanez Gio electric and a Tanglewood Acoustic (which sounds beautiful). I'm not the best, but always getting better. 2011-10-18 22:28:00

Author:
xero
Posts: 2419

I've been studying Cynic's stuff lately. It's impressive how the set up guitar structures.
It's totally different and unusual, besides the techinque.
I'm very enjoying it a lot.
It's really a way to widen your knowledge and skills.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_09IAg12q8		2011-10-19 07:41:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Never heard of Cynic before they sound pretty good. There are some good guitar techniques in there as well.

Heres a vid i found for one of my favourite Scorpion Songs that shows you how to play the intro to Rock you Like a Hurricane. I have been using this to get back into the guitar along with my old riffs i made back at school.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2-ggLkjqUQ&feature=related

One of my main pieces for practicing back then was Concerto by Cacophony. Its ****ed hard but good practice for your timing and speed.		2011-10-19 21:49:00

Author:
Lordwarblade
Posts: 761

Cool, Concerto has a couple of tricky passages, but it's only up to insane practice and practice and practice.
Though it's one of the best guitar instrumental ever made.
Kudos if you play that 		2011-10-20 07:20:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I can't play the whole song well not yet anyway just the first few minutes and other parts here and there.
Its still good practice though same as one By Metalica.

I'll try and get a pic of my guitar at some point but right now its packed away. And i want to get some new parts for it. Also the neck broke in half. It was cracked so it was only a matter of time till it happened. I hope i can fix it cause its hard to say bye to an old friend 		2011-10-21 09:04:00

Author:
Lordwarblade
Posts: 761

I can't play the whole song well not yet anyway just the first few minutes and other parts here and there.
Its still good practice though same as one By Metalica.
I can't send to memory the end of the arpeggio starting at 3:16 LOL
But it's because my head fails.
It's called senility


I'll try and get a pic of my guitar at some point but right now its packed away. And i want to get some new parts for it. Also the neck broke in half. It was cracked so it was only a matter of time till it happened. I hope i can fix it cause its hard to say bye to an old friend
Yeah, I feel you.
The guitar my Grandpa bought to me is a bit worned out, I wanted to repaint it, but...it's a memento of my grandpa, of lots of gigs and lots of adventures		2011-10-21 09:18:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Yeah my Great grandmother bought me a Bass guitar 2 years before she died. I wanted to sell it because i don't really use it or play bass much anymore so it just collects dust and gets in the way. But because she bought it for my birthday even though she had hardly any cash i don't really think i could get rid of it.

Even though i haven't really played guitar much in the last couple years i have still been creating riffs and small songs with a PC program called Guitar Pro 5 which is quite cool.
Its kept me busy and kept my musical creativity alive but not the same as randomly picking up the guitar and creating a new riff on the spot with my mate.
I'll try and upload some of the things i have created with it with the new Kaiser baas: Series 8 Game Recorder i just bought. All i have to do is connect it from one PC to the other or just make WAV's of the songs and play through the PS3 or something.
Its not quite guitar playing but the riffs and tunes in them even the string and piano sections were mostly created playing guitar when i was at school.
I never could read sheet music but tabs i know like the back of my hand.		2011-10-21 10:07:00

Author:
Lordwarblade
Posts: 761

Too much stuff to do, so I never have the time to record another vid... 2011-11-04 12:19:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

OMGOMGOMG
*droools a lot*
http://media.fmicdirect.com/jackson/images/products/guitars/2803056888_frt_wmd_001.png

And by the way, I must get some new picks.
After a decade or more I abandoned the Jim Dunlop Big Stubby 3.0 mm
http://www.actionmusic.com/images/products/misc/DunlopBigStubby2and3.jpg
and I moved the the 2.0 mm, and felt a lot better and quick and relaxed with a lighter pick...now I ordered some Jim Punlop Tortex sharp 1.5 mm
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqMOKn!E1S8gw,(VBNY,l5bKE!~~_1.JPG?set_id=880 0004005
let's see if I'll found it even more comfortable 		2011-11-14 15:50:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Cool

I usually use 1.5mm as well but mostly i like the 60mm Jim Dunlop picks which i use for fast picking.		2011-11-15 20:39:00

Author:
Lordwarblade
Posts: 761

Just testing new strings (Ernie Ball 7 string .10-.59) and new pick (JimDunlop JazzIII).
Pretty much fail, the strings that are not wounded are too smooth and are subjected to more tension than D'Addario sets of the same gauge.
The pick bends and that's not good at all for fast picking, also it's too small and hard to control to give flavour to the picking (I like to change the angle of picking to give accents or chunkier vibes).
I bought a full 12 pick pack of Tortex Sharp that I will take today at the shop.
Hopefully those will be better

Just for the LULZ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKNR9fmglAY		2011-11-28 09:50:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Thats some nice picking there Omega you definately have some talent there.

Yeah i find D'Addario to be the best strings most of the time.		2011-11-28 13:52:00

Author:
Lordwarblade
Posts: 761

Thanks Lord
I must say that I blanked the screen to not show the insane faces I pull.

The perfect combination should be Ernie for 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th and D'Addario on the first 3, and guess what, I already annoyed the guitar shop for this.
Also, I took the picks, they're definitely the deal, even if 1.35 MAY be better, I need to get used to them though, I will still try combinations, since it's incredible how strings and pick can affect the style both in a positive or negative way.		2011-11-29 07:04:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Hi, I also play guitar and I wondering on something. Just push the link:
https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=71372-Guitar-tabs-to-musicsequence&highlight=guitar+tabs		2012-06-12 14:56:00

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Unknown User

I used to play guitar, I sucked, I quit.2012-06-12 20:51:00

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