Guitar Megathread - learn-share-talk-lessons-tips-fun

[matw]

came across this in related videos whilst listening to the actual song. those that like EDM will like this (the guy linked the tab in description if you want to attempt it).

[00o]

So every weekend or so there's free classes where people just go and learn stuff in an informal environment around where I live, and I practiced the hell out of this one song that was assigned last week. I could nail it 100% no problem, but when class starts and we were individually presenting I kept getting psyched out and messing up, until I finally had to read the notes to play. Why was this?

[matw]

So every weekend or so there's free classes where people just go and learn stuff in an informal environment around where I live, and I practiced the hell out of this one song that was assigned last week. I could nail it 100% no problem, but when class starts and we were individually presenting I kept getting psyched out and messing up, until I finally had to read the notes to play. Why was this?

Performance anxiety.

[iTzDevo]

Performance anxiety.

yup. hate to say it but you may not have been as prepared as you thought you were. give it another few weeks of practice (and I mean solid practice, not once or twice a day) and even through performance anxiety you'll pull it off. I'm in uni for music and we prepare 10-20 pieces for our year end recital 4-6 hours a day for 8 months before it's performance ready. more goes into it than just memorization and overcoming anxiety with "autopilot" playing, most of that time is spent polishing and creating subtext through dynamics and other tonal shaping methods so it doesn't sound mechanical and boring



this is a good example of a piece that I played a few years ago, polished and exceptionally interpreted. clear separation between melody and harmony voices, despite being played on the same guitar

[War Machine]

So every weekend or so there's free classes where people just go and learn stuff in an informal environment around where I live, and I practiced the hell out of this one song that was assigned last week. I could nail it 100% no problem, but when class starts and we were individually presenting I kept getting psyched out and messing up, until I finally had to read the notes to play. Why was this?

Yeah performance anxiety.

Stop thinking so hard about it, just play. Let the music flow.

[ctgblue]

I always had butterflies before a gig, so I always wanted to be the one to play the opening intro bars before the song to get the band going.
The simple chord progressions were too easy but by the time the rest of the band kicked in, I was good to go.

[saltyscrot]

my new bass rig

Warwick (2011) pro series thumb bass (BEADG tuning)
Mark Bass 104hr, 800Wt cab
Mark Bass Little Mark 250 head
NYC tech21 Sansamp bass driver



the tone is fuking smashing. I play using my fingers and its so incredibly grindy. i tried with a pick last jam session but i just cant feel it :/

I feel like recording a tone demo, just to show people you dont need super expensive gear to get a great sound. I use to play a Ampeg svt3 pro ($2.9k head) and my new mark bass ($700) and a sansamp pedal ($250) smashes it out of the water.

[matw]

great cover of Bound 2

[Angra_Mainyu]

I would bust a nut if one of you guitar wizards could tab out these two riffs for me



the intro riff and the riff it leads into that starts 35 seconds in, thanks!

[iTzDevo]

sounds pretty simple. you're downtuning to dropped D and using what sounds like the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and maybe 6th frets all in root position power chords. just a minor harmonic scale pattern

[Anthem40]

This thread is among one of my new favorites, haha

[matw]

anyone ever played/owned a Yamaha FG700S?

[iTzDevo]

anyone ever played/owned a Yamaha FG700S?

not I but from a quick search it look to have pretty immaculate reviews. play before you buy, of course

[roc430]

quick question guys,

have played bass for around 6 years, had an acoustic guitar for awhile too

just recently bought a used ltd m-50 online from guitar center and i just got it today, however it wont stay in tune. any ideas on what the problem is? im assuming it may just need new strings (hopefully)?

[matw]

not I but from a quick search it look to have pretty immaculate reviews. play before you buy, of course

quite a few music stores near me stock them, will probably go and try them out. also looking at a Taylor GS Mini, more expensive but sounds like its worth saving for.

[iTzDevo]

quick question guys,

have played bass for around 6 years, had an acoustic guitar for awhile too

just recently bought a used ltd m-50 online from guitar center and i just got it today, however it wont stay in tune. any ideas on what the problem is? im assuming it may just need new strings (hopefully)?

if it's a shoddy tremolo bridge system, you're going to have a tough time staying in tune. if my hunch is correct and you do have a trem bridge, it's also going to be rather difficult to change your strings.. there's a bit of a learning curve with those. I avoid trem/floating bridges myself, mostly because stock guitars that come with alleged floyd rose systems need to be upgraded in order to stay in tune. the pros that wank around with their whammy bars are using top of the line bridge systems that allow them to stay in tune the whole time

[roc430]

if it's a shoddy tremolo bridge system, you're going to have a tough time staying in tune. if my hunch is correct and you do have a trem bridge, it's also going to be rather difficult to change your strings.. there's a bit of a learning curve with those. I avoid trem/floating bridges myself, mostly because stock guitars that come with alleged floyd rose systems need to be upgraded in order to stay in tune. the pros that wank around with their whammy bars are using top of the line bridge systems that allow them to stay in tune the whole time

are there any beginner guitars under $300 that you guys would recommend?

[iTzDevo]

are there any beginner guitars under $300 that you guys would recommend?

tons but from my experience I would strictly avoid trem/floating bridge systems. they're too unreliable at low prices, at least that's how my experience has been. I stick to fixed because they're more reliable and easier to change strings on. do some price checking on sweetwater and musiciansfriend, then check out some of the reviews on ultimate-guitar.com

the most important part, I think, of buying a guitar is to play before you buy. a guitar rated 10/10 by 100 people could play like total chit in your hands for a variety of reasons

[matw]

ended up purchasing a Taylor GS mini. very happy with it. will posts pics later ITT.

[matw]

ended up purchasing a Taylor GS mini. very happy with it. will posts pics later ITT.

[00o]

^why not go for a GS brah?

Got another question, if the individual notes are in the chord anyway, can you just play whatever chord you want so long as the melody notes are in the chords?

[matw]

^why not go for a GS brah?

Got another question, if the individual notes are in the chord anyway, can you just play whatever chord you want so long as the melody notes are in the chords?

GS is a lot more expensive (brand new I think they are $3.5k-$4k in Aus). Finished school last November and parents aren't going to buy me a new guitar so GS mini was the best I could afford (didn't want to buy a cheap, poor quality guitar).

Do you mean can you play the chord instead of finger picking the strings individually?

[Ravishing_Rick]

rocksmith 2014 is goat to practice on when you get bored

[iTzDevo]

rocksmith 2014 is goat to practice on when you get bored

is it compatible with any electric guitar? don't know much about it

[matw]

is it compatible with any electric guitar? don't know much about it

[iTzDevo]

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interesting concept but I can already play every song in the game

edit the improv with a band looks really really cool. might be worth purchasing just for that

the technology behind the dynamic band is incredible



not great phrasing but the band keeps at it the whole time. I'm seriously close to buying just because of this, lol

except for the connection failure lolwhat

[Dave76]

Got another question, if the individual notes are in the chord anyway, can you just play whatever chord you want so long as the melody notes are in the chords?

Sometimes, but not generally speaking. if you're playing in E and the melody is F#, you could get away with F#minor instead of B7. If you tried to play a D chord, it's not going to work out very well.

Sometimes, if the same melody note repeats, you can use it as a pedal note to get some interesting harmonies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedal_point

[Tillday]

Was wondering if anyone here could help me.
I'm trying to learn to sing & play a song but the top notes of the song are outside of my vocal range so I want to transcribe the vocal part lower to be within my range, how do I make sure I'm choosing the right notes?

Does this have to do with keys or scales? Just need to know what part of music theory is applied here so I can go do some research on it.

[SwimToTheMoon]

Was wondering if anyone here could help me.
I'm trying to learn to sing & play a song but the top notes of the song are outside of my vocal range so I want to transcribe the vocal part lower to be within my range, how do I make sure I'm choosing the right notes?

Does this have to do with keys or scales? Just need to know what part of music theory is applied here so I can go do some research on it.

Well there is music theory and there is the fukking around trial and error way.

Start with the guitar at half a step down and sing the song, then use a capo and move down playing the same version of the song but half a step up each time (moving one fret at a time) until you get to the key that suits your voice the best. If you don't have a capo just use Guitar Pro or UG to transcribe the chords up or down (you can easily do it manually by counting frets but guitar pro can instantly transcribe the whole song for you).

[Tillday]

Well there is music theory and there is the fukking around trial and error way.

Start with the guitar at half a step down and sing the song, then use a capo and move down playing the same version of the song but half a step up each time (moving one fret at a time) until you get to the key that suits your voice the best. If you don't have a capo just use Guitar Pro or UG to transcribe the chords up or down (you can easily do it manually by counting frets but guitar pro can instantly transcribe the whole song for you).

I don't know the proper terms but can't I change the notes on the vocals without changing the instrumentals and still harmonize with the guitar?

I know the original artist himself does this in acoustic performances, he sings the chorus much lower but it still sounds 'right.'