Topic: The Guitar Topic (Read 1983298 times)

Spluff · « **Reply #3650 on:** 28 Jan 2009, 04:08 »

Having to restring that guitar would single handedly inject enough money into the economy, and create enough jobs to get us out of the recession.

[EDIT] Also, wow, there is some pretty cool stuff in that video. That arabian instrument was totally awesome. If only I could understand what he said it was called.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #3651 on:** 28 Jan 2009, 06:23 »

All the comments are like "omg sikkk!" and "fukken awesome!"

I thought it was absolutely awful. At least the guitar bit at the beginning.

Tehz · « **Reply #3652 on:** 28 Jan 2009, 08:08 »

I actually enjoyed that.

MadassAlex · « **Reply #3653 on:** 28 Jan 2009, 15:46 »

That woodland guitar is all kinds of awesome.

Lummer · « **Reply #3654 on:** 28 Jan 2009, 15:49 »

GUYS!!

GUYS!

New pickguard for Faded Black Flying V:

- Black

- Rusted Metal

- Anodized Brass

WHAT should I go for?!

Patrick · « **Reply #3655 on:** 28 Jan 2009, 17:06 »

3 ply black.

Tomorrow, I'm thinking I'll take my Jag with me outside in the 40 degree (fahrenheit) weather and play for about an hour, then bring it inside into the bathroom next to the heater and watch the finish start to check.

Tehz · « **Reply #3656 on:** 28 Jan 2009, 17:09 »

Quote from: Patrick on 27 Jan 2009, 17:43

o hay guise look what i found

Hey, vintage white offset buddies!

Note the ironic use of hand signs and the blasphemous Buzzstop.

BaneAtvar · « **Reply #3657 on:** 28 Jan 2009, 17:40 »

I recommend the Blues Junior, for ANYONE.

Seriously, the cleans are so freaking gorgeous, they rival (but not quite) with my Silverface Pro.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #3658 on:** 28 Jan 2009, 20:17 »

Yeah, that whole line of Hot Rod amps is great. I lust for a Blues Deville. But all I really have to do is change the speakers in my Hot Rod Deville and I've got a Blues.

Tehz · « **Reply #3659 on:** 28 Jan 2009, 20:20 »

I have a Hot Rod Deluxe, and as much as I like it, I plan on changing the speakers and tubes as soon as I have the cash.

I feel like there are a lot of improvements that could be made.

BaneAtvar · « **Reply #3660 on:** 29 Jan 2009, 03:39 »

Thats a Blues Junior, and I pretty much like the speaker that comes with it.

Might retube it with JJ/EHx, instead of the Groove Tubes.

Gotta play a couple gigs with it and see how it feels.

MadassAlex · « **Reply #3661 on:** 29 Jan 2009, 04:24 »

Quote from: Lummer on 28 Jan 2009, 15:49

GUYS!!

GUYS!

New pickguard for Faded Black Flying V:

- Black

- Rusted Metal

- Anodized Brass

WHAT should I go for?!

Brass.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3662 on:** 29 Jan 2009, 05:04 »

Quote from: Tehz on 28 Jan 2009, 17:09

the blasphemous Buzzstop.
[/quote

? I've honestly heard nothing but praise for those things.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3663 on:** 29 Jan 2009, 09:28 »

A guy on the OSG forum is selling a modded Squier Duo-Sonic, and I put a hold on it. Refinished the neck, new decal (old-school Fender style), totally replaced the stock electronics, pickups, and tuners.

I loved it (aside from the neck finish) when I tried one out a few weeks ago, and the neck refin definitely sold me.

Patrick · « **Reply #3664 on:** 29 Jan 2009, 09:59 »

Are you forgetting to thank somebody for telling you to put a hold on it

Because I think you are forgetting to thank somebody for telling you to put a hold on it

That's really impolite, Shane

Re: Fender amps, I am getting a Blues Deluxe sometime next year. I played my friend's dad's (the one with the Gibson CS-356) and I have never heard something so perfect in my life.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3665 on:** 29 Jan 2009, 10:15 »

(I am. Sorry for pushing me over the edge, man! This thing is gonna rock.)

I think the Blues Deluxe was the second best amp I played in Boston (behind that blackface Deluxe Reverb). USSR Big Muff sounded rad through it, too.

carrotosaurus · « **Reply #3666 on:** 29 Jan 2009, 15:03 »

That duo sonic is beautiful! Congrats!

Tehz · « **Reply #3667 on:** 29 Jan 2009, 16:44 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 29 Jan 2009, 05:04

Quote from: Tehz on 28 Jan 2009, 17:09
the blasphemous Buzzstop.

? I've honestly heard nothing but praise for those things.

On the Offset Guitar forums, some guys (mostly purists) absolutely hate them; they say it makes Jazzmasters/Jaguars feel and play like any other guitar.

Patrick · « **Reply #3668 on:** 29 Jan 2009, 17:00 »

Only a few of those guys are purists?

Man both you AND Shane need to lurk moar. I posted a thread about me wanting to do things to abuse my Jag's finish, and I swear only two replies in there were helpful or informative. The rest were "But WHY?!"

(man I am going to refinish that fucker in coral anyway, see below)

Cicero · « **Reply #3669 on:** 29 Jan 2009, 21:55 »

Better pre-order these bad boys now!

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Blackstar-HT-Series-HT5H-5W-Tube-Guitar-Amp-Head?sku=483560

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3670 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 00:46 »

But Patrick Olympic White is quite obviously the best colour.

and hey I swear I remember you posting something aaages ago about how you hated Sonic Youth because they abused their "perfectly good" guitars. Are you forgetful or just a hypocrite?

Patrick · « **Reply #3671 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 01:06 »

There is a difference between overturning compressed air to crack the finish of your guitar and smashing it on shit just because it "sounds cool".

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3672 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 01:16 »

Yeah the second thing is cool and useful.

Patrick · « **Reply #3673 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 01:26 »

And way more destructive and irreversible. If shit goes wrong I can just refinish, because, well, I was planning on doing it anyway. Fucking with my finish so that it cracks isn't going to cause permanent abrasion damage to the wood of the body or neck.

Radical AC · « **Reply #3674 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 14:51 »

I play a Rickenbacker Liverpool through a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 410 for my main setup. Sure there are other guitars, amps, pedals, blah blah blah but the Rick is my baby.

greenMonkey · « **Reply #3675 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 22:30 »

Why do all Ricks have baseball bat necks?

Cicero · « **Reply #3676 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 22:31 »

They don't.

Beastmouth · « **Reply #3677 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 04:03 »

Quote from: Patrick on 30 Jan 2009, 01:26

And way more destructive and irreversible. If shit goes wrong I can just refinish, because, well, I was planning on doing it anyway. Fucking with my finish so that it cracks isn't going to cause permanent abrasion damage to the wood of the body or neck.

No guitar is permanent in any real sense

Spluff · « **Reply #3678 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 04:05 »

They will easily last your lifetime, however.

Beastmouth · « **Reply #3679 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 04:11 »

Quote from: Spluff on 31 Jan 2009, 04:05

They will easily last your lifetime, however.

Actually, most acoustic guitars won't

valley_parade · « **Reply #3680 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 06:52 »

Quote from: Cicero on 30 Jan 2009, 22:31

They don't.

Yeah, I thought that was PRS.

(see also: Epiphone Slash goldtop Les Paul)

Patrick · « **Reply #3681 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 09:48 »

Quote from: Beastmouth on 31 Jan 2009, 04:03

any real sense

Maaaan bro, when you think about it, nothing's really real, man, it could just be like, a fuckin' illusion or hologram or Escher painting or some shit. Hey you wanna rip the shiiiit out of this bong, bro?

Beastmouth · « **Reply #3682 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 13:39 »

Quote from: Patrick on 31 Jan 2009, 09:48

Quote from: Beastmouth on 31 Jan 2009, 04:03
any real sense

Maaaan bro, when you think about it, nothing's really real, man, it could just be like, a fuckin' illusion or hologram or Escher painting or some shit. Hey you wanna rip the shiiiit out of this bong, bro?

Forgive me for not speaking down to your level. A guitar is kept under a good deal of pressure. Acoustics need to be very well taken care of to last any significant time period. Solidbody electrics will often last longer, but there are still all manner of conceivable problems. A good guitar will last longer than a good car, but it's foolish to simply count on one as being permanent in one's lifetime just so.

boneykingofnowhere · « **Reply #3683 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 15:01 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 30 Jan 2009, 00:46

Olympic White is quite obviously the best colour.

Try Sunburst.

Patrick · « **Reply #3684 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 15:52 »

Quote from: Beastmouth on 31 Jan 2009, 13:39

stuff

Sorry, I thought you'd get my joke. I guess I will have to explain it in excruciating, unnecessary detail.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #3685 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 18:31 »

See, the problem with your joke is that it seemed like it was suggesting that his argument was invalid because of his word choice.

Patrick · « **Reply #3686 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 18:53 »

So I'm not allowed to try to be funny the way I feel like?

emmalee · « **Reply #3687 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 18:58 »

Nodaisho - I think that was the point of the joke.

Hey, question. I was thinking of learning to play acoustic, just for my own enjoyment. I'm pretty busy (and poor!) so lessons are out. If I pick up a few decent books (do they do method books for guitar, or is my classical training showing?) and chord charts, how easy/practical would it be for me to teach myself?

I do have a few friends I can ask for irl help if I need, so I won't be learning straight from a book, but I'll probably be doing most of the work myself.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #3688 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 19:10 »

You can try to be funny however you feel like, but it seemed more assholish to me than funny. And not funny asshole, just asshole.

Ballard · « **Reply #3689 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 19:31 »

How about all of you shut the fuck up? Now there's an idea.

Less wanking more guitaring!

Spluff · « **Reply #3690 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 19:37 »

Why not combine both?

Ballard · « **Reply #3691 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 20:07 »

Poor quality music is poor.

I appreciate some of Metallica's riffs but Kirk Hammett's soloing is boring and ridiculous.

Patrick · « **Reply #3692 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 20:16 »

(dude Gene when I look at your avatar all I can think is "Man, that kindof looks like porn viewed while on acid")

Ballard · « **Reply #3693 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 20:30 »

www.dancefloordale.com

Completely NSFW.

Tehz · « **Reply #3694 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 22:25 »

Are we really allowed to have two members with avatars from the same music video?

And just so this isn't completely off-topic...

I made this in the OSG dressing room. I would play the fuck out of this if it was real.

Ballard · « **Reply #3695 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 22:41 »

Aw dude that's a big no on the inlays.

Finish is a very personal thing but personally I like neither the coral nor the pink. Keep the white Pat, even if you fuck with it.

My avatar's better.

Alex C · « **Reply #3696 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 23:33 »

Quote from: Ballard on 31 Jan 2009, 20:07

Poor quality music is poor.

I appreciate some of Metallica's riffs but Kirk Hammett's soloing is boring and ridiculous.

Yeah, I think about the only Hammet solo I sorta didn't hate was the one in Creeping Death, and mostly because I vaguely remember thinking that he did a decent job of seguing out of it for once, even if it was kinda boring in the middle. I could be wrong though, since it's been ages since I listened to it. I like solos and heavy riffing plenty, but the kind of freak out wanky solos you get in so many live performances do kind of bother me.

MadassAlex · « **Reply #3697 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 03:26 »

You're asking for smooth solo transitions from the genre of heavy metal, a genre essentially built on clunkiness and bravado.

I'm not a huge fan of Hammet, but criticising him for obvious segueing is like criticising G.G. Allin for being a complete dickhead. Sure, it might be true, but it's also the point.

(Ride The Lightning was his shining moment. He has plenty of boring solos, but Ride The Lightning was a stroke of genius)

valley_parade · « **Reply #3698 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 06:31 »

Quote from: boneykingofnowhere on 31 Jan 2009, 15:01

Quote from: David_Dovey on 30 Jan 2009, 00:46
Olympic White is quite obviously the best colour.

Try Sunburst.

Oly white is ages better than sunburst on say, a Jazzmaster. Unless it's sunburst with a gold pickguard.

Patrick · « **Reply #3699 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 10:33 »

Dude Gene my other option is this:

I never want a matching headstock on mine, and I want to keep the tort guard.

Which reminds me, I want to start a black metal band called TORTGAARD and only play offsets with a tortoiseshell pickguard.

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