Guitar Megathread II: Unleash the picking fury!!!

[SwimToTheMoon]

I picked up a Marshall jcm2000 DSL100 head two summers ago (used, early 2000 made on UK). Absolutely love the tone, from clean to classic rock to full metal tones) however I had issues straight out of the gate with volume drop / loss. Had a buddy with some minor skill look at it and he cleaned / re-soldered a few things but told me that it had burned up at some point and someone did a serious (and shady) overhaul.

Issues persisted and I ended up taking it to an old hippie who runs the dopest little vintage guitar shop out of his barn 3 days a week. Claims he has the best amp guy ever...
well his guy had it for 3 months, finally called me to come get it, new tubes, new circuit board etc...

Bring it home and it sounds even better than when I bought it, but 5 minutes later volume is gone. Power is still on but nothing. So frustrated that I unplug it and use my old 30w amp.



Fast forward 6 months and I’m looking at that 100w head, thinking I should buy another one because dat tone... look at a few used on reverb and decide to do a little due dillegance before dropping $600. Find out there’s a fuse after the main power but before the amplification. Pull it and test, fuse tests ok. Say fook it and buy a new one for $4. Amp works perfect now...

So stoked but pissed I could have been using it for the last 6 months...

Chit man, you should have posted your issue on some guitar forum or even here and i'm 100% sure some gear nerd would have helped you out instantly lol

[Woody-5]

Chit man, you should have posted your issue on some guitar forum or even here and i'm 100% sure some gear nerd would have helped you out instantly lol

I was so fed up with the thing that I didn’t call the guy or troubleshoot or anything. Glad I looked into it before dropping cash on another tho haha

Bad news for the neighbors with that beast back in action

[Dominik]

Good to see EQ pedals getting some love. That opening track...

[KyBrah32]

God I love Frusciante's playing. so fun to emulate his style and groove on an acoustic

[SwimToTheMoon]

God I love Frusciante's playing. so fun to emulate his style and groove on an acoustic

Huge Frusciante fan, dude can sing better than Kiedis as well, who kind of ruins rhcp for me...

[VTheKing]

I love Frusciante's style. Wish I could chord as he often does Hendrix-style, with the thumb wrapped over so he can fret the 6th string while muting the 5th with one finger comfortably. Yields a very nice, bright rhythm tone as the "color" notes are clearly separated from the root. My hands are too small so I gotta do a weird adaption that requires crossing the fingers over and isn't very comfortable.

[KyBrah32]

I love Frusciante's style. Wish I could chord as he often does Hendrix-style, with the thumb wrapped over so he can fret the 6th string while muting the 5th with one finger comfortably. Yields a very nice, bright rhythm tone as the "color" notes are clearly separated from the root. My hands are too small so I gotta do a weird adaption that requires crossing the fingers over and isn't very comfortable.

Luckily I can thumb wrap comfortably, which feels good to have the 3 finger more free to hit those embellishes... His playing on Can't Stop and how he mutes every string other than the ones he's fretting while strumming is awesome

[Woody-5]

Just picked up a fresh set of tubes for the big Marshall (preamps & power tubes). Went with all JJs.

Popped a fuse again Sunday while ripping on the lead (high gain) channel, so I’m thinking its a bad preamp tube. The tech that replaced the board last summer replaced only 1 of the 4 preamps.

Waiting on my multimeter to arrive tomorrow before I do the power tubes so I can bias them, but I tossed the preamps in tonight with a new HT fuse.

Sounds awesome, I think it’s even a bit tighter than before.

[rollerball]

ugh f*cking john frusciante 🤮

[SwimToTheMoon]

ugh f*cking john frusciante ������

lol everyone has that one guitarist they can't stand but everyone else loves.. For me it's Jimmy fuking Page..

I'm a bit biased towards Frusciante though cause i've been listening to rhcp and his solo chit since before my balls dropped, he's one of my favorite musicians ever

[IlovemyGFfarts]

lol everyone has that one guitarist they can't stand but everyone else loves.. For me it's Jimmy fuking Page..

I'm a bit biased towards Frusciante though cause i've been listening to rhcp and his solo chit since before my balls dropped, he's one of my favorite musicians ever

joe bonnamossa

john mayer




massively overrated

[rollerball]

lol everyone has that one guitarist they can't stand but everyone else loves.. For me it's Jimmy fuking Page..

I'm a bit biased towards Frusciante though cause i've been listening to rhcp and his solo chit since before my balls dropped, he's one of my favorite musicians ever

the gall to favor Frusciante over Page.
that's like saying you can't stand Lennon but you love Yoko.

[CherryPopinski]

the gall to favor Frusciante over Page.
that's like saying you can't stand Lennon but you love Yoko.

I can't stand John Mayer or Joe Bonamossa. They are amazing guitarists but for some reason their playing doesn't do it for me.

[Woody-5]

Peace of mind solo cover (Boston). One of my favorite “call and answer” solos, although I’ll never play it as smooth as Tom Scholz, especially after day drinking

On the lead channel of my DSL so it’s way more gain than the original. The new preamps sound awesome. The high gain lead channel is fun but the clean channel with the crunch button is the best tone, and way tighter.

[lebowski951]

Peace of mind solo cover (Boston). One of my favorite “call and answer” solos, although I’ll never play it as smooth as Tom Scholz, especially after day drinking

On the lead channel of my DSL so it’s way more gain than the original. The new preamps sound awesome. The high gain lead channel is fun but the clean channel with the crunch button is the best tone, and way tighter.

Good playing man, Peace of Mind is my favorite Boston track! Tom Scholz was the man for sure.

Rick Beato broke down More Than a Feeling to a ridiculously detailed level in this youtube video if you're interested. You really get a true appreciation of what a genius Scholz was, as well as what a great vocalist Brad Delp was too.

[VTheKing]

Good playing man, Peace of Mind is my favorite Boston track! Tom Scholz was the man for sure.

Rick Beato broke down More Than a Feeling to a ridiculously detailed level in this youtube video if you're interested. You really get a true appreciation of what a genius Scholz was, as well as what a great vocalist Brad Delp was too.

idk I had to stop watching halfway through lol. It's all "here's a part, here's a description, it's genius/brilliant/perfect". Good for appreciating the song but it's essentially one long results-based analysis.

[Woody-5]

Good playing man, Peace of Mind is my favorite Boston track! Tom Scholz was the man for sure.

Rick Beato broke down More Than a Feeling to a ridiculously detailed level in this youtube video if you're interested. You really get a true appreciation of what a genius Scholz was, as well as what a great vocalist Brad Delp was too.

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Thanks dude!

Scholz definitely is talented, from basketball star to rockstar, building their amps & effects.

I saw them live years back: it was the last concert in the fall for a local outdoor arena, and the following spring is when Brad Delp died. Amazing show.

They opened with Rock n Roll Band. Scholz was at the edge of the stage in shorts and a tee, ripping the solo note for note at 100mph while having a conversation with the sound guy, not even looking at his guitar or what was going on. Insane

Just tossed some new strings on my 03 and gave it a polish. I’m so lazy about changing my strings, I usually only do when I break one.

[KyBrah32]

I can't stand John Mayer or Joe Bonamossa. They are amazing guitarists but for some reason their playing doesn't do it for me.

I'm a huge Mayer fan, in my opinion one of the best to ever play. I haven't seen anyone match the groove he plays with. The way he melds his voice with the guitar he's one of very few people on the planet to have such a synergistic harmony between the two

I mean the dude seamlessly filled in for Jerry with the fuking Grateful Dead. No one else could do that





Dude is able to blend Hendrix and SRV with his own flair

[CherryPopinski]

I'm a huge Mayer fan, in my opinion one of the best to ever play. I haven't seen anyone match the groove he plays with. The way he melds his voice with the guitar he's one of very few people on the planet to have such a synergistic harmony between the two

I mean the dude seamlessly filled in for Jerry with the fuking Grateful Dead. No one else could do that





Dude is able to blend Hendrix and SRV with his own flair

I'll admit he's a rad player really he is, but IDK there's certain musicians that you listen to where their sound doesn't really appeal to you y'know? Derek Trucks is another example. Fantastic guitarist, but something just feels off to me lol

[lebowski951]

i thought you guys might appreciate this:

[SwimToTheMoon]

I'll admit he's a rad player really he is, but IDK there's certain musicians that you listen to where their sound doesn't really appeal to you y'know? Derek Trucks is another example. Fantastic guitarist, but something just feels off to me lol

Never thought I'd hear someone say something feels off about Derek Trucks' playing.. fuuark

[KyBrah32]

I'll admit he's a rad player really he is, but IDK there's certain musicians that you listen to where their sound doesn't really appeal to you y'know? Derek Trucks is another example. Fantastic guitarist, but something just feels off to me lol

Yeah I gotcha brother, to each his own!

[Sil3nt1]

song I'm currently learning how to play..

[ctgblue]

Finally got around to soldering this stupid thing, an unholy time of it too...
Ash body with red/blue ceruse finish. SD SLUG 48k pickup, custom 16" radius maple neck, wilkinson EZ Lok tuners, graphtek tusq nut

[VTheKing]

^ mirin' your telly.

How's the slug, though? the output seems to be pointlessly high lol.

[cjmadscientist]

48k output? Lol.

Seriously though, how does it sound?

[nickh04]

I'm a huge Mayer fan, in my opinion one of the best to ever play. I haven't seen anyone match the groove he plays with. The way he melds his voice with the guitar he's one of very few people on the planet to have such a synergistic harmony between the two

I mean the dude seamlessly filled in for Jerry with the fuking Grateful Dead. No one else could do that





Dude is able to blend Hendrix and SRV with his own flair

JM's the goat. Went and saw Dead and Company 3 times already. I'll be honest, not a big fan of his voice, but his guitar playing is unreal.

[GODself]

Guys, I'm think about transitioning from classic to eletric guitar. Got a classic guitar 10 years ago so I learned how to play with it, but it doesn't really fit the sound I want.

So... need some help from you guys. I don't want to spend a lot of money and I need everything (by everything I mean guitar, amp and cables...I guess thats it, but like I said I don't know **** about the "eletric guitar world").

Ive been looking for some guitars like Ibanez GRX70QA or Fender Squier Bullet Strat (anything better in this price range)?

Like I said I need an amp aswell. Which one do you guys recommend? Fender Champion 20? Fender Mustang? Other one?

Help me with this guys...

[VTheKing]

Guys, I'm think about transitioning from classic to eletric guitar. Got a classic guitar 10 years ago so I learned how to play with it, but it doesn't really fit the sound I want.

So... need some help from you guys. I don't want to spend a lot of money and I need everything (by everything I mean guitar, amp and cables...I guess thats it, but like I said I don't know **** about the "eletric guitar world").

Ive been looking for some guitars like Ibanez GRX70QA or Fender Squier Bullet Strat (anything better in this price range)?

Like I said I need an amp aswell. Which one do you guys recommend? Fender Champion 20? Fender Mustang? Other one?

Help me with this guys...

What's your budget? Going by the models you mentioned you seem like you want to keep it in the low hundreds. The Squier Affinities are good guitars for the price, the Jazzmaster one is my favorite. For an amp, the Fender Mustang II works fine for a bedroom player. Don't forget to also get a patch cable and some picks.

[KyBrah32]

JM's the goat. Went and saw Dead and Company 3 times already. I'll be honest, not a big fan of his voice, but his guitar playing is unreal.

I got to see him at a music festival a few years and he played 2 dead songs and fuking ripped all along the watchtower. srsly blew my mind easily the best show I've ever seen in my life

Have yet to see D&C