The Guitar Pron Thread

[Goredho 17,657]

Speak for yourself, bro.

[AnotherUTFan 9,990]

This is correct. In my experience, a split bucker just isn't the same. 

You usually run a single coil pickup through 250k pots and a humbucker through 500k pots. I would think that unless there's some sort of resistor wizardry in the circuit, you're forced to live with either an extremely bright single coil or very muddy humbucker.

[G650 14,438]

40 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

I’ve always wondered about this: for big touring bands do they have guys who switch amps and channels and whatnot on the fly? I’m sure there’s still some stuff on the floor in front of the guitarists like a wah.

Yeah a lot do. I know Slashs tech basically runs his whole setup, and there's varying degrees from there.

[G650 14,438]

It's a lot down to personal preference,  but a single / humbucker combo has always been pretty nonsensical to me, and you get sacrifice doing one thing properly for the sake of options.

[Bogeywon 2,548]

SELLING: just purchased this year for $1356 with the case. Have on Facebook market place for$1150. I plugged it in once. Sitting down. Also been stored in case. Stickers still on it. I’ll sell it to one of you peeps for 1050 shipped to your door. Also I’m pretty sure they got the head stock right  

[G650 14,438]

I'd really like the case.

[Bogeywon 2,548]

Just now, G650 said:

I'd really like the case.

They are real nice. I sold my Monterey strat in one. If I buy fender it’s getting the tweed treatment 

[Butch Had Not 3,061]

Why are you getting rid of it?

[jimmyjazz 47,218]

21 minutes ago, Butch Had Not said:

Why are you getting rid of it?

Way to poke the bear.

[Bogeywon 2,548]

1 hour ago, Butch Had Not said:

Why are you getting rid of it?

It was my wife and my 10 year wedding anniversary this august. Needed to get rid of 3 guitars to get the money to buy a new engagement ring for her. The three I’m selling are the ones I have the least attachment to. BUT I’m still looking for a 70s Les Paul custom black beauty or a unreal PRS 

[Goredho 17,657]

38 minutes ago, Bogeywon said:

It was my wife and my 10 year wedding anniversary this august. Needed to get rid of 3 guitars to get the money to buy a new engagement ring for her. The three I’m selling are the ones I have the least attachment to. BUT I’m still looking for a 70s Les Paul custom black beauty or a unreal PRS 

Quite the conundrum.  Solution, renew your vows like this.

 

[G650 14,438]

ESP? Would not bang.

[topochico 1,051]

26 minutes ago, G650 said:

ESP? Would not bang.

ESP’s are fast, easy to play, a bit loose and slinky (but in the right way). However, you should never marry one. 

[tbone_ 14,451]

Kind of a cool video though. Nice of them to drop that D for her so she could just play the 1 finger power chords.

Probably a winner of a girl for agreeing to that.

[Celery Man 21,098]

one of my favorite things at my wedding was having completely forgotten that a "grooms cake" was even a thing and then here's this fucking cake

i also have no idea how the harry potter wood thing ended up there

[topochico 1,051]

11 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

one of my favorite things at my wedding was having completely forgotten that a "grooms cake" was even a thing and then here's this fucking cake

i also have no idea how the harry potter wood thing ended up there

[tbone_ 14,451]

Cool cake. Too bad it’s the wrong pick

[jimmyjazz 47,218]

1 hour ago, tbone_ said:

Kind of a cool video though. Nice of them to drop that D for her so she could just play the 1 finger power chords.

Except the chord progression is wrong.  I mean, she (theoretically) plays the I on the first chord, why skip it later on in the progression and just drop back to the minor iii?
 

#buzzkill #lookatmegeneration

[Deej 77,839]

1 hour ago, tbone_ said:

Kind of a cool video though. Nice of them to drop that D for her so she could just play the 1 finger power chords.

Probably a winner of a girl for agreeing to that.

I'm sure he dropped D for her later that evening. 

[Goredho 17,657]

27 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Except the chord progression is wrong.  I mean, she (theoretically) plays the I on the first chord, why skip it later on in the progression and just drop back to the minor iii?
 

#buzzkill #lookatmegeneration

That’s how you knew she’s not the I?

[G650 14,438]

1 hour ago, Celery Man said:

one of my favorite things at my wedding was having completely forgotten that a "grooms cake" was even a thing and then here's this fucking cake

i also have no idea how the harry potter wood thing ended up there

Do you even Purple tortex bro

[G650 14,438]

1 hour ago, tbone_ said:

Cool cake. Too bad it’s the wrong pick

In the back of my mind, I always knew in my heart of hearts the music shop stocked picks other than tortex because there had to be some indeterminate number of demented, malformed, mentally ill and otherwise defective humans that bought them, but I never wanted to believe it was true.

[Celery Man 21,098]

1 hour ago, tbone_ said:

Cool cake. Too bad it’s the wrong pick

I remember my first guitar pick

 

12 minutes ago, G650 said:

Do you even Purple tortex bro

Man you need a *little* bit of flex.

this is actually my jam - I used to use tortex  yellows and would throw them out when they got a little worn down. These are a bit pointier and keep the attack I’m looking for

I probably have a gross of these lying around but I need to buy more. I feel like I’m the only person who uses them and am terrified they will stop making them.

[tbone_ 14,451]

Warmer smoother tone with the x-h and it’s wide beveled edges. Makes a big difference to my ears.

Plus I don’t want any flex in my pick.

[DougO 5,266]

A bit too chewy for my taste.

[Superhero 9,026]

I've been using the same picks for 30 years.

[Bogeywon 2,548]

[Goredho 17,657]

That’s my pick

[tbone_ 14,451]

In the back of my mind, I always knew in my heart of hearts the music shop stocked picks other than tortex because there had to be some indeterminate number of demented, malformed, mentally ill and otherwise defective humans that bought them, but I never wanted to believe it was true.

Lotta words to be so wrong

[jimmyjazz 47,218]

1 hour ago, Bogeywon said:

Oh HELL no, what is wrong with you?  j/k

[AnotherUTFan 9,990]

Meh, whatever works for you. I use these orange Star picks on acoustic and yellow Tortex on electric. Im trying to learn playing bass w a pick.

In The Koffs our guitar player uses a Lee press on nail, one on his thumb one on his index finger. It works for him.





Bass face!

Everybody loved the Rick Bass and it played like butter, sounded like thunder, and looked even better. Im addicted.

[G650 14,438]

7 hours ago, AnotherUTFan said:

Im trying to learn playing bass w a pick.

Please god no

[Chad Fuck 18,135]

4 hours ago, G650 said:

Please god no

It worked for Paul McCartney.  John Paul Jones used a pick on songs that called for it.

Learn everything and use what works.

[Goredho 17,657]

Just now, Chad Fuck said:

It worked for Paul McCartney.  John Paul Jones used a pick on songs that called for it.

Learn everything and use what works.

Chris Squire, too.

[G650 14,438]

Yeah I was clearly totally serious.

[DougO 5,266]

11 hours ago, AnotherUTFan said:

Meh, whatever works for you. I use these orange Star picks on acoustic and yellow Tortex on electric. Im trying to learn playing bass w a pick.

In The Koffs our guitar player uses a Lee press on nail, one on his thumb one on his index finger. It works for him.





Bass face!

Everybody loved the Rick Bass and it played like butter, sounded like thunder, and looked even better. Im addicted.




 

 

It's also fitting for a punk band to use a pick that looks like a sphincter.

[Paul Wesley 3,313]

Those compressed felt picks for bass work really well.  If (like me) you’re not an actual bass player and you don’t have the skill in the fingers of your right hand to pedal 8th notes evenly or to articulate all the notes in a phrase.  

It’s a great cheat that lets you do those things without the click-y attack of a pick hitting bass strings.  

[AnotherUTFan 9,990]

I got the Rick Bass so naturly wanted to play some Moorhead stuff and quickly learned that you can't sound like Lemmybif your not using a pick.

Then I was fucking around with the UFO song Doctor, Doctor with my fingers, but then when I grabbed the pick it worked better.

Cliff Williams played with a pick on every AC/DC track.

Ill remain a finger player primarily, but a pick does something you cant get out of your fingertips and is a good tool to have in the arsenal.

[G650 14,438]

I think Bob Daisley is probably my favorite bassist that used a pick.

[Buzzrock 15,136]

Those compressed felt picks for bass work really well.  If (like me) you’re not an actual bass player and you don’t have the skill in the fingers of your right hand to pedal 8th notes evenly or to articulate all the notes in a phrase.  
It’s a great cheat that lets you do those things without the click-y attack of a pick hitting bass strings.  

I have a big rubber pick that does the same thing.

[Celery Man 21,098]

I always played fingerstyle live but recorded with a pick. I think a yellow tortex because that is what would have been in the fifth pocket of my pants at any given point but I could've gone blue or purple on bass. I don't feel like recordings I did ever sounded overly picky, but I think I was able to control that by increasing the angle I was hitting the strings with (more of the knife edge hitting the strings than the flat side). Or maybe I'm overestimating how much control I had and it was a mix of not having scooped bass and the engineer smoothing shit out.

[dcbc 14,644]

Tortex Orange 0.6.  I might like something else better, but I'll never know.

[jimmyjazz 47,218]

3 minutes ago, dcbc said:

Tortex Orange 0.6.  I might like something else better, but I'll never know.

See, this is me.  I find something that works, and I don't deviate.  I mean, "works" is a loose definition when it comes to my playing, but I just don't have the inclination to dick around with the general comfort zone.

[dcbc 14,644]

2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

See, this is me.  I find something that works, and I don't deviate.  I mean, "works" is a loose definition when it comes to my playing, but I just don't have the inclination to dick around with the general comfort zone.

I also play with one of the rounded, top edges.  Started years ago and never went back.

[AnotherUTFan 9,990]

I go back and forth. Especially on acoustic. I'll strum with tharmt soft edge, then rotate to the pointing end when I want to pick out some notes.

[G650 14,438]

25 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

See, this is me.  I find something that works, and I don't deviate.  I mean, "works" is a loose definition when it comes to my playing, but I just don't have the inclination to dick around with the general comfort zone.

Sames

[G650 14,438]

32 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

I always played fingerstyle live but recorded with a pick. I think a yellow tortex because that is what would have been in the fifth pocket of my pants at any given point but I could've gone blue or purple on bass. I don't feel like recordings I did ever sounded overly picky, but I think I was able to control that by increasing the angle I was hitting the strings with (more of the knife edge hitting the strings than the flat side). Or maybe I'm overestimating how much control I had and it was a mix of not having scooped bass and the engineer smoothing shit out.

 

My general theory is a pick allows for a consistency of attack that is difficult if not impossible for most people to attain. Super talented guys can, but it's rare because it's super hard to get that consistent with fingertips.

 

Going for say a Lemmy sound is a whole different thing, which is definitely predicated on using a pick.

[Chad Fuck 18,135]

How do you feel about signature picks?

[AnotherUTFan 9,990]

I only care for for signature picks if they've been properly relic'd.

[Celery Man 21,098]

3 minutes ago, G650 said:

 

My general theory is a pick allows for a consistency of attack that is difficult if not impossible for most people to attain. Super talented guys can, but it's rare because it's super hard to get that consistent with fingertips.

 

Going for say a Lemmy sound is a whole different thing, which is definitely predicated on using a pick.

That is explicitly why our producer/engineer wanted me to lay it down with a pick. I was a pretty decent bassist but our whole deal was energetic live shows and I slapped the shit out of that bass -  I wouldn't want to clean that up.