This is the Dunlop wah pedal I got. I just can't buy entry level shit. I want some top of the line equipment that wit care will last a lifetime.
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This is the Dunlop wah pedal I got. I just can't buy entry level shit. I want some top of the line equipment that wit care will last a lifetime.
Bruhhh, by now, I expect NOTHING LESS from you...
You have a vision of what you wanna do, where you're going and the tools you need to get there...and you can afford it.
Sheeeid, my hat's off to you.
The extent of my playing is to hook up with a few buddies I grew up with and jam a lil.
What are you gonna gig with, amp-wise?
A Mustang is a good practice amp, but I'm not sure it's on the same level as the rest of your rig.
Have you played through any tube amps..a Super or Twin Reverb?
Cats on the guitar forum I'm on swear by the warm tone, BUT they're heavy AF, hot, and if something goes wrong, expensive to fix.
But, that'll be the last big thing I want...and truth be told, I don't NEED it. My two large amps sound great and are LOUD AF!!
They're really for playing a small club.
I tried playing my new one and never got it past 4, before I couldn't take it.
Good points. Guy at guitar center said the same thing about the bass Rumble Amp I got yesterday. It's 40 watts so it's great for practicing in the basement. But when it comes to gigs the drummer may drown you out. He said for me to keep my Rummble 200 watt joint. I can take that bitch with me to Madison Square. Far as my guitar when I get my Gibson I'm gonna get the Fender Blues Jr Amp as well. When I get the Taylor I'm gonna get the AER Compact Amp. The Blues Jr should be loud enough with a mic and good PA system for any venue I'm thinking. So I think I have it pretty set in order. Of course for the Blues Jr I'll need pedals that I like from using the Mustang on the app but that's the beauty of it all Black. I get to try out all these different sounds and pedals on the digital amps then transfer what I love onto the Rumble and Blues Jr.
Very excited about my plan. I appreciate all of your input because it most certainly helps me come up with and formulate my ideas. 
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Good points. Guy at guitar center said the same thing about the bass Rumble Amp I got yesterday. It's 40 watts so it's great for practicing in the basement. But when it comes to gigs the drummer may drown you out. He said for me to keep my Rummble 200 watt joint. I can take that bitch with me to Madison Square. Far as my guitar when I get my Gibson I'm gonna get the Fender Blues Jr Amp as well. When I get the Taylor I'm gonna get the AER Compact Amp. The Blues Jr should be loud enough with a mic and good PA system for any venue I'm thinking. So I have thinks pretty set in order. Of course for the Blues Jr I'll need pedals that I like from using the Mustang on the app but that's the beauty of it all Black. I get to try out all these different sounds and pedals on the digital amps then transfer what I love onto the Rumble and Blues Jr.
Now ya feel me...
The whole idea for an external processor, like in your Mustang, was to get an idea for what different pedals and effects you wanna use, and THEN get a serious pedal board set-up...volume, wah, distortion, etc.
You know I love gadgets and effects, but I pretty much play clean or with a lil crunch. I use about 1% of all the stuff my processor can do...if I had bought a fuzz, flanger, chorus, wah, and a buncha pedals, they'd mostly be sitting unused.
If you have a Rumble 200, sheeeid, you good to go for your bass.
That Blues Jr has great reviews. That with your Strat or 335 will be sweet!
The crazy thing is, that once you go pro and get a lil shine, guitar makers will come after you, to get you to play their gear and give it to you for free.
You playing in a band? Sounds like you're ready, bruh. That'll also be a way to really improve your playing.
There used to be a jam session at a jazz club here, and Sunday nights, you'd see all kinda musicians and singers hanging out and jamming.
My uncle plays drums. I'm gonna start playing with him. That looper will help me immensely. Been practicing F arpeggio with the drum tracks getting a feel for rhythm and timing.
THIS IS A PHENOMINAL PEDAL!!!!!
@woodchuck @DWBass I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!!!
@woodchuck @DWBass I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!!!
@black again
SO AFTER I GET THE GIBSON AND THE TAYLOR, THIS WILL BEY NEXT PURCHASE.....
GONNA USE THIS RACK IN MY STUDIO IN THE BASEMENT........
I'M ALL IN BLACK
SO AFTER I GET THE GIBSON AND THE TAYLOR, THIS WILL BEY NEXT PURCHASE.....
GONNA USE THIS RACK IN MY STUDIO IN THE BASEMENT........
I'M ALL IN BLACK
@black again
SO AFTER I GET THE GIBSON AND THE TAYLOR, THIS WILL BEY NEXT PURCHASE.....
GONNA USE THIS RACK IN MY STUDIO IN THE BASEMENT........
Dayummmmm, that's a Killa!
Don't you already have a Strat?
Have you played a Tele?
When I was a kid, Strats and Teles were my #1 and #2...in that order.
I played a strat and 2 Teles, over the last few years and now I'm more partial to Teles.
If you haven't, give one a try.
Just something to consider..
Yes I have one. The American II Series. It's a Maple Neck though. This Rosewood Neck......I just have to have one bruh. I love this!!!!!! You like the stand as well?
Yes I have one. The American II Series. It's a Maple Neck though. This Rosewood Neck......I just have to have one bruh. I love this!!!!!! You like the stand as well?
Yeah, that stand is nice.
You got all spaces spoken for, looks like...
All killer, no filler.
Absolutely. Currently working on finger plucking and alternate thumb plucking as well. I have a leg up on that since I play bass too. That finger plucking is gonna sound real nice on that Taylor.
Absolutely. Currently working on finger plucking and alternate thumb plucking as well. I have a leg up on that since I play bass too. That finger plucking is gonna sound real nice on that Taylor.
Yep!
That shit is practice practice practice..
But, when you got it down, it sounds dope af on a nice git...
How do you divide your practice time?
Are you equal bass- guitar, or do you favor one over the other?
I'ma get a bass soon, but I'm still having so much fun with my current guitars and learning so fast, I don't wanna distract with a different instrument...yet.
I do bass one day and guitar the next. What I do with my practice is I will study and go over my lessons 1st for a while. Scott Devine with bass and guitar tricks for my guitar. Once I go over my lesson for a while (time varies) I will then either improvise or learn my favorite songs. It's a phenomenal practice tool. So you don't always feel stuck in a rut with boring music theory. Practice your favorite songs you can actually see and feel that stuff being put to use.
I do bass one day and guitar the next. What I do with my practice is I will study and go over my lessons 1st for a while. Scott Devine with bass and guitar tricks for my guitar. Once I go over my lesson for a while (time varies) I will then either improvise or learn my favorite songs. It's a phenomenal practice tool. So you don't always feel stuck in a rut with boring music theory. Practice your favorite songs you can actually see and feel that stuff being put to use.
I feel ya..
I break mine down similarly..
Warm up... technique and then practice new tunes and noodle.
Now it takes me longer to write the tabs than to learn the song...
It's good to write the tabs though. I find visual stimulation very good to help coordinate and memorize it on the fret board.
It's good to write the tabs though. I find visual stimulation very good to help coordinate and memorize it on the fret board.
Oh, I have to write em down or I'd never remember em...too many I've learned, at this point.
Yup. I agree. Do you have a tablature book? If not, go to your local guitar center and get some. I have one for bass and guitar. There only $5.00.
@jack walsh13 ...
I'm ordering one today...I know you told me about it before. I just have hundreds of pages to switch over.
A-Z...I have tunes/tabs for damn near everyone. Some, I don't even know if I have written down...
When I do it, tho, I wanna make a file I can keep on my phone. So I'll always have my riffs with me.
How do you like the trend with these Relic'd guitars?
For me, I'm ok with a lil bit, but once you strip the guitar down and have just some spotty paint, it looks too over done.
I like my guitars slightly broken in and maintained that way.
I'm ordering one today...I know you told me about it before. I just have hundreds of pages to switch over.
A-Z...I have tunes/tabs for damn near everyone. Some, I don't even know if I have written down...
When I do it, tho, I wanna make a file I can keep on my phone. So I'll always have my riffs with me.
How do you like the trend with these Relic'd guitars?
For me, I'm ok with a lil bit, but once you strip the guitar down and have just some spotty paint, it looks too over done.
I like my guitars slightly broken in and maintained that way.
I only have experience with shiny brand new guitars. But I'm sure there's something for what you said as to playing one that's been slightly broken in. I really don’t care for the old school guitars. I'll never buy them.
Bruh, lemme smell ya fingers after you play it.
Yup. Thanks. I'm slowly getting better and getting a better understanding of the fretboard on both bass and guitar. Gotta start messing with the looper more. Gonna work on Good Times laying down thr bass 1st then adding the guitar in.
Yup. Thanks. I'm slowly getting better and getting a better understanding of the fretboard on both bass and guitar. Gotta start messing with the looper more. Gonna work on Good Times laying down thr bass 1st then adding the guitar in.
Mannnn, Im learning to play this Aerosmith riff and the stretch for a chord is from the second to the SIXTH fret...
That shit seemed damn near impossible at first...and I got fairly large hands.
After a few days, I can reach it, but it's a quick switch to the 4th fret afterwards...
Practice practice practice
Yup. Practice practice practice. I never hammered on a barre chord before. Was having a hard time with the beginning of The Doobie Brothers "Long Train Running" with the hammer on and chickie chickie parts and timing of it. I kept practicing and practicing it over and over and I'm much better at it. Same thing with Good Times. I'm slowly getting the Chickie Chickie part down that is a staple of Neil Rogers work. Just gott keep at it over and over.
@black again
GIBSON COMING THIS WEEK BRUH.
Also, the Ultra Stratocaster should be coming this week as well. Truck got delayed.
I'm trading in my American Professional II and putting the difference down on the Gibson. Sweetwater said long as they can sell it brand new they will give me full credit for it. So that makes the Gibson $1800 or so after taxes. That's not bad at all. I'm paying full price for the Strat but fuck it, it ain't shit. I want what the fuck I want. I work too much to justify what I cannot have. Also, I'm gonna take your advice and get a Telecaster. But not just any Telecaster. The Ultra Luxe one of course.
Staying with the Ultra Luxe series for two reasons. 1, I've learned with my massive hands tall narrow frets are not good for me. I need medium jumbo frets. Gibson has those as well. I'm taking a song writing class through Studio.com with H.E.R. She says during a class she loves making 7th chords for her songs. She (by the way the pretty as a muthafucka too and is a musical genius......just hearing her talk about how she goes about song writing makes sense and blows you away) talked about making chord progressions 1st and played Fmaj7 from the 8th fret, 5th string. Sounded phenomenal. She was on an Acustic. She then switched to a Cmaj7 on the 6th string of the 8th fret. Too difficult with my huge hands so I just slid the barre chord down to the 3rd fret of the 5th string. I noticed it was easy doing the barre chord there, but had a little difficulty with doing it at the 8th fret. In doing research, the Professional II comes with narrow tall frets. I'm built like an offensive lineman. Nothing narrow is good for me. Also, I learned the difference between a C shaped neck and a D shaped neck. A D shape is more flat. Less taxing on your thumb when making barre chords. C is more rounded, which is what the Professional series has. I went to Guitar Center and played an Ultra Luxe. Difference was HUGE!!! More room to fret up the neck and less taxing on my thumb. I'm learning what feels right iny hands. I played a Gibson too for the 1st time!!!
It's like nuttin in a pretty big tittie bitch you always wanted to fuck. Mention to your son about some of the things I talked about. Tell me what he says.
GIBSON COMING THIS WEEK BRUH.
Also, the Ultra Stratocaster should be coming this week as well. Truck got delayed.
I'm trading in my American Professional II and putting the difference down on the Gibson. Sweetwater said long as they can sell it brand new they will give me full credit for it. So that makes the Gibson $1800 or so after taxes. That's not bad at all. I'm paying full price for the Strat but fuck it, it ain't shit. I want what the fuck I want. I work too much to justify what I cannot have. Also, I'm gonna take your advice and get a Telecaster. But not just any Telecaster. The Ultra Luxe one of course.
Staying with the Ultra Luxe series for two reasons. 1, I've learned with my massive hands tall narrow frets are not good for me. I need medium jumbo frets. Gibson has those as well. I'm taking a song writing class through Studio.com with H.E.R. She says during a class she loves making 7th chords for her songs. She (by the way the pretty as a muthafucka too and is a musical genius......just hearing her talk about how she goes about song writing makes sense and blows you away) talked about making chord progressions 1st and played Fmaj7 from the 8th fret, 5th string. Sounded phenomenal. She was on an Acustic. She then switched to a Cmaj7 on the 6th string of the 8th fret. Too difficult with my huge hands so I just slid the barre chord down to the 3rd fret of the 5th string. I noticed it was easy doing the barre chord there, but had a little difficulty with doing it at the 8th fret. In doing research, the Professional II comes with narrow tall frets. I'm built like an offensive lineman. Nothing narrow is good for me. Also, I learned the difference between a C shaped neck and a D shaped neck. A D shape is more flat. Less taxing on your thumb when making barre chords. C is more rounded, which is what the Professional series has. I went to Guitar Center and played an Ultra Luxe. Difference was HUGE!!! More room to fret up the neck and less taxing on my thumb. I'm learning what feels right iny hands. I played a Gibson too for the 1st time!!!
It's like nuttin in a pretty big tittie bitch you always wanted to fuck. Mention to your son about some of the things I talked about. Tell me what he says.
I was looking at this:@black again
GIBSON COMING THIS WEEK BRUH.
Also, the Ultra Stratocaster should be coming this week as well. Truck got delayed.
I'm trading in my American Professional II and putting the difference down on the Gibson. Sweetwater said long as they can sell it brand new they will give me full credit for it. So that makes the Gibson $1800 or so after taxes. That's not bad at all. I'm paying full price for the Strat but fuck it, it ain't shit. I want what the fuck I want. I work too much to justify what I cannot have. Also, I'm gonna take your advice and get a Telecaster. But not just any Telecaster. The Ultra Luxe one of course.
Staying with the Ultra Luxe series for two reasons. 1, I've learned with my massive hands tall narrow frets are not good for me. I need medium jumbo frets. Gibson has those as well. I'm taking a song writing class through Studio.com with H.E.R. She says during a class she loves making 7th chords for her songs. She (by the way the pretty as a muthafucka too and is a musical genius......just hearing her talk about how she goes about song writing makes sense and blows you away) talked about making chord progressions 1st and played Fmaj7 from the 8th fret, 5th string. Sounded phenomenal. She was on an Acustic. She then switched to a Cmaj7 on the 6th string of the 8th fret. Too difficult with my huge hands so I just slid the barre chord down to the 3rd fret of the 5th string. I noticed it was easy doing the barre chord there, but had a little difficulty with doing it at the 8th fret. In doing research, the Professional II comes with narrow tall frets. I'm built like an offensive lineman. Nothing narrow is good for me. Also, I learned the difference between a C shaped neck and a D shaped neck. A D shape is more flat. Less taxing on your thumb when making barre chords. C is more rounded, which is what the Professional series has. I went to Guitar Center and played an Ultra Luxe. Difference was HUGE!!! More room to fret up the neck and less taxing on my thumb. I'm learning what feels right iny hands. I played a Gibson too for the 1st time!!!
Gibson Custom B.B. King Lucille Legacy Electric Guitar - Transparent Ebony
Semi-hollowbody Electric Guitar with Maple/Poplar/Maple Top, Maple/Poplar/Maple Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Transparent Ebony
www.sweetwater.com
Saw several online demos of it. BB King is one of my top 3 favorite guitar players (Also Eric Gale and Johnny Guitar Watson). This is a beautiful looking and sounding instrument.
But no damn way if I'm not making a COMFORTABLE living as a professional guitarist am I spending 7K on a guitar...lol
I'm mostly self taught. But in my early 20s I studied with a historically significant blues guitarist who was a contemporary of BB King. Shortly after that, I was a music major. It was while I was at uni that I took a year of formal guitar lessons. I brought my cheap, candy-apple red, no-name electric in with me and was almost apologetic about it. My teacher said something that stuck with me till today. He asked me who my fave guitarist was. I told him, BB.
He said, "If BB King played YOUR $150 guitar, he would still sound like himself." "It's not about WHAT guitar you have, it's about your skill on the instrument." That guitar I linked to above is sweet. But I know it's not gonna sound appreciably different than what I already have that was much cheaper. I have done occasional gigs with my guitar, but mostly I use my instruments to songwrite, record and produce my stuff.
Most skilled semi-prof and professional guitarists whom I know buy their instruments on the used market- often on eBay or Reverb, sometimes Sweetwater or Guitar Center. Advantages? Two main ones:
1. Oftentimes, the person selling the guitar might have upgraded it with better hardware and other modifications. It'll be in excellent shape and you can get a guitar with say, $200 or $300 worth of mods for what you'd have paid elsewhere for the same stock instrument.
2. You can often bargain the seller down from their listed price.
I have one used guitar right now that I bought like new. But I think I'm probably going to be going the used or eBay/Sweetwater route in the future. I've been seeing fantastic prices recently.
Absolutely fuckin right. You can certainly find good deals like that. And if you buy something that ends up not quite right for you after you discover it from playing Sweetwater will take it back. Even if it's after the 30 days. In the end it's all about finding out what's comfortable for you to achieve the sound you want.I was looking at this:
Gibson Custom B.B. King Lucille Legacy Electric Guitar - Transparent Ebony
Semi-hollowbody Electric Guitar with Maple/Poplar/Maple Top, Maple/Poplar/Maple Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Transparent Ebony
Saw several online demos of it. BB King is one of my top 3 favorite guitar players (Also Eric Gale and Johnny Guitar Watson). This is a beautiful looking and sounding instrument.
But no damn way if I'm not making a COMFORTABLE living as a professional guitarist am I spending 7K on a guitar...lol
I'm mostly self taught. But in my early 20s I studied with a historically significant blues guitarist who was a contemporary of BB King. Shortly after that, I was a music major. It was while I was at uni that I took a year of formal guitar lessons. I brought my cheap, candy-apple red, no-name electric in with me and was almost apologetic about it. My teacher said something that stuck with me till today. He asked me who my fave guitarist was. I told him, BB.
He said, "If BB King played YOUR $150 guitar, he would still sound like himself." "It's not about WHAT guitar you have, it's about your skill on the instrument." That guitar I linked to above is sweet. But I know it's not gonna sound appreciably different than what I already have that was much cheaper. I have done occasional gigs with my guitar, but mostly I use my instruments to songwrite, record and produce my stuff.
Most skilled semi-prof and professional guitarists whom I know buy their instruments on the used market- often on eBay or Reverb, sometimes Sweetwater or Guitar Center. Advantages? Two main ones:
1. Oftentimes, the person selling the guitar might have upgraded it with better hardware and other modifications. It'll be in excellent shape and you can get a guitar with say, $200 or $300 worth of mods for what you'd have paid elsewhere for the same stock instrument.
2. You can often bargain the seller down from their listed price.
I have one used guitar right now that I bought like new. But I think I'm probably going to be going the used or eBay/Sweetwater route in the future. I've been seeing fantastic prices recently.
Yes indeed.Absolutely fuckin right. You can certainly find good deals like that. And if you buy something that ends up not quite right for you after you discover it from playing Sweetwater will take it back. Even if it's after the 30 days. In the end it's all about finding out what's comfortable for you to achieve the sound you want.