On another note RE: Compressors, a compressor pedal is possibly the most versatile pedal you can buy. It can actually help you get more drive/grit out of your tone, tighten up your tone, and if you get one with a Saturation control on it, it can even act as a de facto EQ (increasing the Saturation gives you a bit more low end in addition to a bit more grit too!)
Whatās a good compressor? Boss CS-3?
Boss makes some good ones. I still have one of those blue pedals laying around. Like I said, if you can get one with a saturation knob on it (and they donāt all have one) it really makes for an incredibly versatile pedal.
I had no idea SRK had a guitarist/bassist threadā¦ thatās awesome. :3 Never made any mods to my guitars, but right now, I own a 1977 Fender Telecaster ā¦ really good shape too.
some kind of tele is def gonna be my next purchase. show us a pic!
My first electric and still my goto fave.
Takamine GX-100
Apparently they only made a few hundred of these. This is the only solid body electric made by Takamine. Everything is stock, has a few chips and dings in the paint but still sounds great and is fun to play. I bought it in 1992 just because I dug the body and the color but itās thick sound and great feel make it my goto to this day. I believe the last were made in '83.
My baby:
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I wish I knew more than just simple pentatonic scales and chords. I feel like Iām not doing this guitar any justice.
Hereās a picture of my Tele. c: It was given to me by a relative a while back.
wow what a peach. must play like a dream!
Nice! Teles are my favorites. I like the maple fingerboard, Iāve only owned one guitar thatās had one and they always feel real good.
Iāve almost always preferred rosewood to maple fretboards, but my favorite bass ever had a maple fretboard, so maybe I donāt really have a preference after all.
What do you guys think about buying tableture books as opposed togetting tabs online. I ordered a tab book forprotest the hero and unearth a few days ago only because the tabs were awful also 90% of the time online tabs are bad or just flat wrongā¦ What are your guys thoughts??
What is there really to think about it? If you want to play the stuff in there and donāt have a better option, do it. If not, donāt.
Rosewood is still nice, though for a Tele or Strat made with an ash body, the maple gives you a little bit more spank which can be nice if you play country (which I do) or blues.
Iād go tab books all the way if youāre gonna use tab at all. Most of the Internet tabs are beyond wrong.
Iāve used the guitar pro tab thing in the past, itās alright, but I have to agree with others, most stuff on the internet can be wrong and confusing.
*Anybody got any good video links for idiots like me who donāt know how to set up their electric guitar properly? Itād be much appreciated! *
I pay a local guitar boutique to do mine, Iām afraid of fucking it all up by trying to set up my nicer guitars. Iād be curious to know as well and attempt it on my shitty Schecter when I eventually swap out the pups
I had replaced my strings on this older Ibanez model not too long ago like maybe 5 months or so. And they fucking reak of metal now and not in a punny i play metal way in a rusting assy strings. Is this common? Ive never seen this happen to my giitars yet this is the first and so soon. Also is the neck warping just a bit on a guitar that sees no action and is just sitting on a stand for years a common thing?
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=1dEZxBykRto
Or dudes channel is called fruduatv
Iāve set the action, intonation, and truss adjustments on my American Stratocaster and 2 team Japan Ibanez with no problems.
The trick is to adjust the truss slowly 1/8 turns and give it time to settle and bend the wood. Too fast and youāll snap it.
Ive also lost all passion for guitar. Idk what it is. Maybe Iāll try and write instead of learning.
Even if the guitar sits and isnāt played, the strings can still oxidize. The neck warping means that itās not being kept in optimal conditions. I wouldnāt leave it out of its case for long periods of time especially if youāve got central heat or air running. It can do some damage.