Guitar Megathread II: Unleash the picking fury!!!

[hendrixfreak70]

My girl came in.

[Wayne Evans]

My girl came in.

Howdy freak....

She_is_beautiful!

Love that gradient, sand colored (or whatever they call is) finish.

Play it daily weed hopper.

Carry on.

[7empest]

Nice Gibson! How many guitars do you have?

I’m still in single figures 🥴

I’ll get a few photos up in the next couple of weeks once my new toys arrive.

Guitars are like this for me: the King is 💀…long live the (new) King!

only got the one electric currently, sadly sold my others but wish I could have them back.

i have the HSS suhr at the moment :

[hendrixfreak70]

Congrats. What amp do you have?

I took some photos of my weapons and will try to upload them.

I bought a super cheap LT25 Mustang from Fender. One day I'll splurge and get me at least a half stack.

[7empest]

[7empest]

My girl came in.

very nice dude

[ChunkBuster]

only got the one electric currently, sadly sold my others but wish I could have them back.

i have the HSS suhr at the moment :

Nice Suhr! The HSS seems to be really versatile.

[ChunkBuster]

Anyone play Led Zep on a strat? With pedals.

Asking for a friend

[7empest]

Anyone play Led Zep on a strat? With pedals.

Asking for a friend

not me but isn't Led Zep more assosciated with humbuckers?

nice set up, cool to see manual pedals instead of a multi FX unit, even though they are amazing (multi FX units).

yeah i put all my eggs in one basket at the moment with a guitar, hoping to get a second electric guitar relatively soon

[ChunkBuster]

not me but isn't Led Zep more assosciated with humbuckers?

nice set up, cool to see manual pedals instead of a multi FX unit, even though they are amazing (multi FX units).

yeah i put all my eggs in one basket at the moment with a guitar, hoping to get a second electric guitar relatively soon

Page mainly used a Les Paul but he did use a Tele on I think the first album. I will try out the SSS until my HSH strat arrives.

I’m a bit old skool and prefer manual pedals so I can see and change the settings.

[7empest]

Page mainly used a Les Paul but he did use a Tele on I think the first album. I will try out the SSS until my HSH strat arrives.

I’m a bit old skool and prefer manual pedals so I can see and change the settings.

SSS is a config Iv'e really overlooked, the 4 and bridge position are really cool on a strat.

yeah pedals rule. i would get a HX stomp just so I could have a wildcard pedal but even then

[Bodhy]

My current pedals. I’ve bought two clean drive pedals as well.

Do you have a preference for pedals over digital FX now?


Line-6 and Axe FX have really impressed the hell out of me and I think they could be better than analogue. The effects are top notch, like the reverbs and delay are right up there wiht the best pedals. They emulate faithfully a heck of alot of gear. Routing flexibility and presets are incredible compared to a pedalboard.


Really convenient for home recording too, and the amount of tweakbility and flexibility, jesus, it could satisfy even the most autistic audiophile.



What is the argument for using pedals, excluding things like sentimentality or just liking physical feel of tapping things with foot etc?

[7empest]

Pretty good 'deal of the day' today : https://www.musiciansfriend.com/guit...12954000001000

i would love to try a high end ESP like that. what are they like to play, the Horizon/Eclipse range?

[7empest]

Srs what’s his job?

[ramsgoldberg61]

To start off the new thread, what’s the technique that’s always given you trouble?




For me (and thus the thread title), it’s been sweep picking. There’s just something about it that I can’t get quite right. I can do a chit impression, but I know I’m frauding

It took me a long time to get pretty good at alternating thumb picking so that I could play Appalachian Folk music on the guitar.

[J.L.C.]

Do you have a preference for pedals over digital FX now?


Line-6 and Axe FX have really impressed the hell out of me and I think they could be better than analogue. The effects are top notch, like the reverbs and delay are right up there wiht the best pedals. They emulate faithfully a heck of alot of gear. Routing flexibility and presets are incredible compared to a pedalboard.


Really convenient for home recording too, and the amount of tweakbility and flexibility, jesus, it could satisfy even the most autistic audiophile.



What is the argument for using pedals, excluding things like sentimentality or just liking physical feel of tapping things with foot etc?

Current state of my board

[7empest]

what headphones do you like to use when tracking guitar/bass?

need something that lets in no outside sound (closed ear). Beyerdynamics any good?

[J.L.C.]

what headphones do you like to use when tracking guitar/bass?

need something that lets in no outside sound (closed ear). Beyerdynamics any good?

I use a few different transducers.

Usually Senn HD650's for initial tracking and then check the mix through active monitors. I have some Senn 589 Cs (closed) but I mostly use those when practising has to be quiet.

[7empest]

I use a few different transducers.

Usually Senn HD650's for initial tracking and then check the mix through active monitors. I have some Senn 589 Cs (closed) but I mostly use those when practising has to be quiet.

nice one, cheers dude. aren't the 650s open? I thought those wouldn't be good for tracking but I guess that they would actually sound more amp like and 'open'

[Wayne Evans]

what headphones do you like to use when tracking guitar/bass? need something that lets in no outside sound (closed ear).

I'd highly recommend the AKG240 series....they have several models.
Sweetwater & Amazon have them

I've been tracking with my AKG240DFs for 20+ years and I've done lots of original recordings. (50+ at this time)
Plus, flat frequency response too IIRC.
Unlike many here, I never mix on phones....only for tracking and soloing tracks to clean up/delete any artifacts.

I mix on Tascam S1010m's first at low volume.
If I think the mix is close on those I'll monitor on my KRK Rockit 8's at moderate volume.

But, that's just me so to each their own process.

Carry on.

[J.L.C.]

nice one, cheers dude. aren't the 650s open? I thought those wouldn't be good for tracking but I guess that they would actually sound more amp like and 'open'

Yep, the 650's are open. I prefer them over my closed backs for critical listening and I record direct so I don't need isolation.

I suspect like most things it comes down to personal preference. But, it's important to pay attention to frequency response and "colour" of your transducers. The 650's are pretty flat and my monitors are "reference" and calibrated.

[7empest]

Yep, the 650's are open. I prefer them over my closed backs for critical listening and I record direct so I don't need isolation.

I suspect like most things it comes down to personal preference. But, it's important to pay attention to frequency response and "colour" of your transducers. The 650's are pretty flat and my monitors are "reference" and calibrated.

ahh yeah I getcha. I just like the idea of having some closed backs because I use amp aims at the moment, yeah Sennheisers seem like a great option. Tbh I'm not planning on using amp aims for that long because of the latency. I'll pick up some entry level Audio Technicas I think for now and save up for the Senns

[J.L.C.]

ahh yeah I getcha. I just like the idea of having some closed backs because I use amp aims at the moment, yeah Sennheisers seem like a great option. Tbh I'm not planning on using amp aims for that long because of the latency. I'll pick up some entry level Audio Technicas I think for now and save up for the Senns

I think having options is key!

I'm no pro and only my family and friends hear my recordings. But, I like cool audio gear and it's a fun hobby.

I'll check out rough mixes on stereo systems throughout the house as well.

Imo, you should start looking at/saving for some open backs, closed backs, and studio monitors.

I sometimes track with sims as well (NAM). If your computer can keep up, a smaller buffer (512/1024) reduces the latency a lot.

Better yet, always capture a dry DI, so you can re-amp

[7empest]

I think having options is key!

I'm no pro and only my family and friends hear my recordings. But, I like cool audio gear and it's a fun hobby.

I'll check out rough mixes on stereo systems throughout the house as well.

Imo, you should start looking at/saving for some open backs, closed backs, and studio monitors.

I sometimes track with sims as well (NAM). If your computer can keep up, a smaller buffer (512/1024) reduces the latency a lot.

Better yet, always capture a dry DI, so you can re-amp

yeah nice one, I think variety and a few sources is good too. a lot of people check their mixes on their car stereo (the idea that if it sounds good there, it'll sound good anywhere)

i think you need all types of headphones too like you say

[MEDITATE]

we back?