Guitar Thread

[Uh Oh]

Congrats @fineslime . Always worth splurging to get them setup, you would be cheating yourself otherwise. Plus, you get to support your local tech. 

[manysnakes]

Picked up an all-solid wood Alvarez Masterworks dreadnaught this weekend. This is my first full-size guitar ever - I've always had short scale guitars. It's huge, I don't know how people place this. I've already started my search for a 12-fret dread.

[fineslime]

Congrats @fineslime . Always worth splurging to get them setup, you would be cheating yourself otherwise. Plus, you get to support your local tech. 

Thanks my internet cohort! My buddy actually set it up for me yesterday. Had a great day playing his crazy quiver of 7 string Schechter guitars and his PRS single cut Tremonti. That thing played like a dream. He wouldn't accept any money, so my brother and I brought chicken wings and salsa. By the end of the night we took a shot of that whiskey they make while blasting Metallica... Weird gimmick, but the whiskey was good.

I couldn't stop thanking him. The guitar feels amazing!

[Coastal Fever]

Stoked for all of you guys’ recent scores, mods, and musical accomplishments.

I was successfully able to restring and lower the action on my new acoustic.  It was a piece of cake to remove the saddle, draw a 1/16” pencil line around it, sand it down and pop it back in.  Sounds and plays like a dream now <3

[manysnakes]

Stoked for all of you guys’ recent scores, mods, and musical accomplishments.

I was successfully able to restring and lower the action on my new acoustic.  It was a piece of cake to remove the saddle, draw a 1/16” pencil line around it, sand it down and pop it back in.  Sounds and plays like a dream now <3

I was playing a little parlor guitar exclusively, and last weekend I bought myself a nice Alvarez solid Spruce and Rosewood dreadnaught. When I got home and restrung it, it played about one zillion times better than my parlor. I had noticed that action was high when I got the parlor a few months ago, but then I just played it until it seemed normal to me.

I just restrung it, so I'm not going to jump in until I've put some more wear and tear on the string, but something has to give with this thing because after playing on a beautifully adjusted guitar, this thing has become a paperweight. I'm going to need to shave down that saddle in order to get this thing to play like I want it to. I could of course take it to a pro but also it seems like a good time to learn more about my instrument, and with the dread sitting in the case, I can take this thing out of commission with my fuckups and not be stuck guitar-less.

[Coastal Fever]

Yeah I was a little hesitant at first, but when the guitar shop guy said they’d charge me $100 to do it, I decided to take it on.  The beauty of modifying the saddle is that, in most cases, you can get a new one for cheap if you mess up that bad.

[fineslime]

Stoked for all of you guys’ recent scores, mods, and musical accomplishments.

I was successfully able to restring and lower the action on my new acoustic.  It was a piece of cake to remove the saddle, draw a 1/16” pencil line around it, sand it down and pop it back in.  Sounds and plays like a dream now <3

this is one of the most supportive threads on slap bar none.

I wanted to let the pals know about Now You Shred. It's an amazing YouTube channel with the best backing tracks to play to. Not only do the jams sound great, but it cycles through different modes to play to and shows the chord diagrams and a bunch of other shit I don't quite understand fully haha. This channel alone has helped me progress so much and it's taken my improv game to a new level.

[Pasta Monster]

I was going to get a Magnatone Starlight when it was $1299 but they bumped it up to $1799 a couple months ago. That and sponsoring Ted Nugent made me not want anything Magnatone, even though they bumped it down to $1499. Since I needed an amp, I went with this, which was about half of what I was willing to spend, and am more satisfied with it than I thought. I’m cool with my guitar, and although I would like some more pedals, I’m content enough with the settings on the amp/guitar, I rarely get the pedalboard.


Vox AC15 in blue

I wish it had an attenuator, but I could get a a volume pedal if desired. 0  volume is at 7 o’clock but anything past 9 o’clock is too loud for where I live.

[manysnakes]

Yeah I was a little hesitant at first, but when the guitar shop guy said they’d charge me $100 to do it, I decided to take it on.  The beauty of modifying the saddle is that, in most cases, you can get a new one for cheap if you mess up that bad.

This is exactly where I’m at. I can buy a $12 Tusq bridge which will drop right in there if I fuck something up, but the shop near me isn’t even accepting new customers and if they did it cost 45% of the value of the guitar in order to get the action lowered by a mm or two.

[Coastal Fever]

What’s the easiest and cheapest way to get started with composing and recording my own music?  GarageBand app through my iPhone?  I just want to record myself playing guitar and singing, then layer in some pre-made drums, bass, synths etc.  Really not concerned about sound quality or anything yet, just want to make something that sounds like a semi-complete piece of music.

[Frank]

What’s the easiest and cheapest way to get started with composing and recording my own music?  GarageBand app through my iPhone?  I just want to record myself playing guitar and singing, then layer in some pre-made drums, bass, synths etc.  Really not concerned about sound quality or anything yet, just want to make something that sounds like a semi-complete piece of music.

yeah garage band, or even just audacity would do the job if you are just looking for something free. if you want to record the tracks directly into your phone or pc you might need an audio interface tho.

most daws around also have a demo or free version, but most of these don't offer live recording for these versions.

if you want to get a full daw with recording capabilities for free you could get cakewalk.

if you want to invest in a daw in the future that is renowned for good recording capabilities, maybe check cubase. that seems to be the favorite of all the musicians recording live stuff, at least that i know.

[Willie]

I was going to get a Magnatone Starlight when it was $1299 but they bumped it up to $1799 a couple months ago. That and sponsoring Ted Nugent made me not want anything Magnatone, even though they bumped it down to $1499. Since I needed an amp, I went with this, which was about half of what I was willing to spend, and am more satisfied with it than I thought. I’m cool with my guitar, and although I would like some more pedals, I’m content enough with the settings on the amp/guitar, I rarely get the pedalboard.


Vox AC15 in blue

I wish it had an attenuator, but I could get a a volume pedal if desired. 0  volume is at 7 o’clock but anything past 9 o’clock is too loud for where I live.

That’s super sick! I’d love to have a Vox. I’ve read enough people saying that even the 15 is crazy loud so may an AC5?

[fineslime]

hadn't been playing at all over the past year due to getting a highly intelligent, driven, active puppy almost one year ago to this day. Gotta put that training and bonding time in, hard!

broke out the ibanez artcore hollow body a few weeks ago, plugged into the bugera v5 and it's a blast. i've gotta have this guitar set up because it goes out of tune just looking at it, but what a fun guitar that sounds good at low volume in a small tube amp.

Dude! I used to own an Ibanez Artcore am93 Expressionist and it was my favorite guitar. If I have one regret in my life it's reading that thing for an Epiphone Les Paul. Ew.

[manysnakes]

I don’t have an electric but want to eventually get something, and I’ve been eyeing those hollow body Ibanez guitars. Pretty easy to score on Craigslist, it seems. I just have no interest in a solid body electric.

[Uh Oh]

I don’t have an electric but want to eventually get something, and I’ve been eyeing those hollow body Ibanez guitars. Pretty easy to score on Craigslist, it seems. I just have no interest in a solid body electric.

I used to say stuff like that. Sold two Rickenbackers and (coincidentally) an AC15 because I “was only playing acoustic”. I was living in a small cabin at the time, so no doi. If I had a time machine I’d go back and kick my own ass.

[manysnakes]

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I don’t have an electric but want to eventually get something, and I’ve been eyeing those hollow body Ibanez guitars. Pretty easy to score on Craigslist, it seems. I just have no interest in a solid body electric.

[close]

I used to say stuff like that. Sold two Rickenbackers and (coincidentally) an AC15 because I “was only playing acoustic”. I was living in a small cabin at the time, so no doi. If I had a time machine I’d go back and kick my own ass.

Well I did sell my solid body electric like a decade ago, when I was majorly broke. I miss it regularly and have considered paying $3000-5000 to reacquire it, but it's probably best to just let it be. I'm not anti-solid body guitar or anything, it just doesn't really fit with anything I like to play.

[Frank]

the ibanez semi hollows are pretty cool. i always have one on my wishlist at thomann to keep tabs on price and availability. but... for a mere hundred bucks more you'd be in the financial zone for a starcaster or guild starfire(budget edition).

also i watched and read a bunch of comparative reviews for semi-hollows for around 3-500, and gretsch seems to be universally loved. those guitars look almost like the top tier models, just have cheaper electronics that still do a good job.

personally i just fell in love with this starfire. it jus looks so cool. i love the scratchplate design:



https://www.thomannmusic.com/guild_starfire_i_dc_vintage_walnut.htm?reload=1

[Willie]

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I don’t have an electric but want to eventually get something, and I’ve been eyeing those hollow body Ibanez guitars. Pretty easy to score on Craigslist, it seems. I just have no interest in a solid body electric.

[close]

I used to say stuff like that. Sold two Rickenbackers and (coincidentally) an AC15 because I “was only playing acoustic”. I was living in a small cabin at the time, so no doi. If I had a time machine I’d go back and kick my own ass.

[close]

Well I did sell my solid body electric like a decade ago, when I was majorly broke. I miss it regularly and have considered paying $3000-5000 to reacquire it, but it's probably best to just let it be. I'm not anti-solid body guitar or anything, it just doesn't really fit with anything I like to play.

I sold my Rickenbacker 610 and a Duesenberg Starplayer Special about a decade ago. I didn’t absolutely love either and didn’t lose money on either (sold each one for $650) but there’s no way I reacquire either one for less than $1500

[Banned from the room]

My Epiphone Sheraton is my absolute favorite instrument. Semi hollows are so underrated

The only reason I don't play it live the feed back. I'm not using a hard gate ever.

I use an ns1 in front of my peddles to subtract pick up noise only. I need to have the full feedback potential always.

My other guitarist says I'm using it wrongly but if I put it behind my distortion I hate it.

My hope is I find a p90 guitar asap. I got a loan of 500-700 from my mom on hold for now because I cannot find what I like irl.

No way am I chancing ordering a guit fiddle over the web.

Anyone give that $170 limited edition Epiphone Special p90 a try?

I feel like maybe I should cop one of those then just swap out everything I don't like.
I'm worried that I'd basically be buying a $170 guitar body.
I'd probably wanna change everything.

I should have bought that epi  50s style tv yellow special I saw in Lynn but the guy got a $400 offer the day before I was ready.

My main guitar is sweet but it's heavy and I want p90s

[Andmoreagain]

 the youtube fingerstyle guitarist is driving me crazy! I am searching for a nice solo arrangement of a piece of music I like. It seems like I've found a good video. Lots of views. Wow he's pretty good. Here comes the over-syncopation. wash of reverb. Thumping on his guitar between beats. STOP.

[HeavyAndExpensive]

Does any one else play baritones? I love my baritone, and Ibanez RG60. Its everything I want for playing heavier styles of music. I don't need or want extra strings, so the thicker gauge strings + longer scale make it perfect. You can do lots of palm muting and fast picking on the lower strings and really dig in with your picking cause the strings are nice and taut.

[fineslime]

the ibanez semi hollows are pretty cool. i always have one on my wishlist at thomann to keep tabs on price and availability. but... for a mere hundred bucks more you'd be in the financial zone for a starcaster or guild starfire(budget edition).

also i watched and read a bunch of comparative reviews for semi-hollows for around 3-500, and gretsch seems to be universally loved. those guitars look almost like the top tier models, just have cheaper electronics that still do a good job.

personally i just fell in love with this starfire. it jus looks so cool. i love the scratchplate design:



https://www.thomannmusic.com/guild_starfire_i_dc_vintage_walnut.htm?reload=1

This video sold me on pulling the trigger when I got mine. Someone mentioned early about a time machine and kicking your own ass for selling a guitar... Welp, this would be mine.

[Banned from the room]

Does any one else play baritones? I love my baritone, and Ibanez RG60. Its everything I want for playing heavier styles of music. I don't need or want extra strings, so the thicker gauge strings + longer scale make it perfect. You can do lots of palm muting and fast picking on the lower strings and really dig in with your picking cause the strings are nice and taut.

From time to time. My guitar player Swid plays one of those extended scale Explorer by that brand that recently got smashed by Gibson.

Can't think of the name rn. Beautiful top. Looks like koa but it's something else.

When I grind I use my old Ibanez S. It's so sick but needs a set up. I tune drop a. Have been since like 98. That instrument somehow can handle it really well. Sounding amazing in all my releases.

What I need now is a shorter scale instrument. With a single p90 or stacked p94. Bolt on neck preferably in case I wanna swap that shit.

[thanksgiving]

anyone have experience with warmoth necks? any advice? or general advice for building a partscaster. thinking of getting a squier body for like 30 bucks and just building the best guitar i can out of it

cheers

[Banned from the room]

anyone have experience with warmoth necks? any advice? or general advice for building a partscaster. thinking of getting a squier body for like 30 bucks and just building the best guitar i can out of it

cheers

where can you get guitar bodies cheap like that? thats what i need

[thanksgiving]

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anyone have experience with warmoth necks? any advice? or general advice for building a partscaster. thinking of getting a squier body for like 30 bucks and just building the best guitar i can out of it

cheers

[close]

where can you get guitar bodies cheap like that? thats what i need

marketplace is probably the best move. just search electric guitar or squier and wait it out for a bit til someone sells a guitar their kid never used. or one that broke and they dont know how to fix it

alternatively, this isnt bad: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/256026796757?hash=item3b9c62e2d5:g:5gcAAOSwPgNkAB~5

[manysnakes]

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anyone have experience with warmoth necks? any advice? or general advice for building a partscaster. thinking of getting a squier body for like 30 bucks and just building the best guitar i can out of it

cheers

[close]

where can you get guitar bodies cheap like that? thats what i need

The used instrument store by my house has a bin where they always have a bunch of Strat bodies in various states of disrepair for $20-50 depending. I don't know if there's anything like that wherever you are, but it's definitely a thing.

[Banned from the room]

thanks yall.

i gotta build two guitars. one for smashing one for playing

[Banned from the room]

I dropped the hammer yesterday. BJA epi LP JR in the mail!!!
Just in time too. My LP standard has post lean in the tail piece. Now i gotta pull plug and redrill that shit. Anyone ever do this before?

[Banned from the room]

Jericho Guitars. That's the baritone Explorer Copy i was thinking about. Fucking beautiful top.