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On March 19 2012 23:14 Elegance wrote: No Carvin love in this thread? Carvin makes amazing equipment its just too modern looking (never gonna see me w/ a quilted top) for me and they are quite pricey.
I am completely behind their speaker systems though, if you need a few quality speakers for a small/small-mid sized venue, Carvin speakers are probably a good choice.
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On March 19 2012 23:14 Elegance wrote: No Carvin love in this thread?
For me, Carvin makes my favorite guitar. I love customization options they offer, plus the guitars play incredibly well for most genres of music. Before I found my Carvin, I was looking into a 10-top PRS, Gibson Les Pauls and guitars generally suited for rock, blues, country, etc.
For my more Jazz intensive styles, I play on an Ibanez Artcore Custom AS103 and an extremely convincing knock-off of a D'Angelico Excel.
As for amps, I prefer something dark, but versatile so I use a Fender Blues Junior, and generally the only pedal I will use is an Ibanez Tubescreamer TS808.
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For those bass players out there who don't feel this thread is..."deep" enough I present my personal favorite way of diving deep into the sonic ocean
My Baritone guitar. Longer scale like a bass and strings that are so thick its almost ridiculous. This is my preferred way to explore the deeper tunings (I have mine tuned to Drop B flat) as IMO, 7 strings and even the new 8 strings come across as almost gimmicky to me. But since I'm such a huge Petrucci fan now I most likely will have to reinvest into another 7 string. I had one but sold it because to me, the Baritone guitar is a simply a superior way of going truly deep.
As for my other guitar (#2 of 3 total), I own a Fender Jagmaster. Since Kurt Cobain and Nirvana were the reasons that I started playing the guitar in the first place I got a guitar that vaguely resembles the "Jagstang" that Kurt designed and played back in the early 90's.
My final guitar is an Ibanez model of some variety with the bridge pickup replaced by an EMG 85 if I'm not mistaken. EMG active pickups are so fucking boss I can't even begin explain how much more I love their sound than say nearly every other pickup in existence.
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From left to right: Profile, Vintage Les Paul knockoff, Fender Strat
I've always favoured the Les Paul for look and sound, but I haven't felt a guitar in my hands that felt better than a strat
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On March 19 2012 23:58 Sekijitsu wrote:My final guitar is an Ibanez model of some variety with the bridge pickup replaced by an EMG 85 if I'm not mistaken. EMG active pickups are so fucking boss I can't even begin explain how much more I love their sound than say nearly every other pickup in existence. Try bareknuckle pickups, you will eat your words later as I have.
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Hi everyone
I picked up my old acoustic guitar again and after a few days of "playing" on it I decided to contact a nearby teacher to help me progress (last times i started playing i lost intrest because i didn't find any songs to play etc etc)
Now I decided to pick up an elektric guitar , a little "easier" to play and because i mostly listen to rock/metal a more suitable instrument at the moment However..
I have no idea what to go for
I looked around a bit and found the following model : The Ibanez GRG170DX (http://www.musicstore.de/en_EN/GBP/Guitars/ST-models/Ibanez-GRG170DX-Black-Night-/art-GIT0005533-001)
Looked up some reviews and now i'm even more confused, some people say it's a great guitar to start off with and that the sound it produces is great for such a cheap guitar, others say it doesn't sound good/get out of tune easily..
So i guess what i'm asking is , what should i be looking for in a guitar to start of with ?
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Just added this to my collection. Martin GPCPA1, pure beauty to the eyes and ears.
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On April 20 2012 23:09 Dizmaul wrote:Just added this to my collection. Martin GPCPA1, pure beauty to the eyes and ears.
Bullshit, I can't stand the GPCPA series - they sound like absolute shit unplugged. You'd think if you were spending that many thousands on a guitar they'd put some effort into the unplugged sound, especially if rosewood is being used.
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On April 21 2012 07:59 Black and Proud wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2012 23:09 Dizmaul wrote:Just added this to my collection. Martin GPCPA1, pure beauty to the eyes and ears. Bullshit, I can't stand the GPCPA series - they sound like absolute shit unplugged. You'd think if you were spending that many thousands on a guitar they'd put some effort into the unplugged sound, especially if rosewood is being used.
Well Ive talked to about 30 guitar players that would disagree.
haters gunna hate tho....esp on the interwebz
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On April 21 2012 09:01 Dizmaul wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2012 07:59 Black and Proud wrote:On April 20 2012 23:09 Dizmaul wrote:Just added this to my collection. Martin GPCPA1, pure beauty to the eyes and ears. Bullshit, I can't stand the GPCPA series - they sound like absolute shit unplugged. You'd think if you were spending that many thousands on a guitar they'd put some effort into the unplugged sound, especially if rosewood is being used. Well Ive talked to about 30 guitar players that would disagree. haters gunna hate tho....esp on the interwebz
PM'd you a reply with my own personal experiences with the GPCPA 1s and 4s. The overall acoustic guitar community consensus is that they suck unplugged and are comparable (but not much better) to Matons plugged in.
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(Be interested to know what else is in your collection though.)
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Me and my new Schecter Ultra III, Absolutely love it, came with a Bigsby Vibrato, the whole thing only cost me $650 + Show Spoiler +
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On April 21 2012 10:04 bjornkavist wrote:Me and my new Schecter Ultra III, Absolutely love it, came with a Bigsby Vibrato, the whole thing only cost me $650 + Show Spoiler + or 4 payments of $162.25
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On April 20 2012 21:42 PietjeP89 wrote:Hi everyone I picked up my old acoustic guitar again and after a few days of "playing" on it I decided to contact a nearby teacher to help me progress (last times i started playing i lost intrest because i didn't find any songs to play etc etc) Now I decided to pick up an elektric guitar , a little "easier" to play and because i mostly listen to rock/metal a more suitable instrument at the moment However.. I have no idea what to go for I looked around a bit and found the following model : The Ibanez GRG170DX (http://www.musicstore.de/en_EN/GBP/Guitars/ST-models/Ibanez-GRG170DX-Black-Night-/art-GIT0005533-001) Looked up some reviews and now i'm even more confused, some people say it's a great guitar to start off with and that the sound it produces is great for such a cheap guitar, others say it doesn't sound good/get out of tune easily.. So i guess what i'm asking is , what should i be looking for in a guitar to start of with ? I realize you're not a seasoned guitar pro and probably feel like you won't be able to make a good decision, but the most important thing right now is to find something that stays in tune and feels good in your hands. Go to an instrument store and play some guitars. You need to mess around with various makes and models to find one you actually like. Then if you want more information you can go on the internet and look for it. There are "top of the line" brand name guitars that sound and play like garbage so hands-on noodling can help a lot.
One other piece of advice, though. Don't buy some "metal" guitar just to feel really metal. You're not going to become a shredding genius before you move on to a higher quality instrument and instruments like that typically have pretty low resale value. Besides, you're not going to always want to play the same kind of music.
If you want a reference point for cheap, well-made guitars, a lot of people have said a lot of nice things about the Squier Classic Vibe series. Squier has been pretty hit-and-miss historically but this particular line has gotten some very positive reviews. So if I were you I'd try out some of those before making a decision.
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any 7 stringers out there?
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On April 21 2012 11:00 lolmlg wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2012 21:42 PietjeP89 wrote:Hi everyone I picked up my old acoustic guitar again and after a few days of "playing" on it I decided to contact a nearby teacher to help me progress (last times i started playing i lost intrest because i didn't find any songs to play etc etc) Now I decided to pick up an elektric guitar , a little "easier" to play and because i mostly listen to rock/metal a more suitable instrument at the moment However.. I have no idea what to go for I looked around a bit and found the following model : The Ibanez GRG170DX (http://www.musicstore.de/en_EN/GBP/Guitars/ST-models/Ibanez-GRG170DX-Black-Night-/art-GIT0005533-001) Looked up some reviews and now i'm even more confused, some people say it's a great guitar to start off with and that the sound it produces is great for such a cheap guitar, others say it doesn't sound good/get out of tune easily.. So i guess what i'm asking is , what should i be looking for in a guitar to start of with ? I realize you're not a seasoned guitar pro and probably feel like you won't be able to make a good decision, but the most important thing right now is to find something that stays in tune and feels good in your hands. Go to an instrument store and play some guitars. You need to mess around with various makes and models to find one you actually like. Then if you want more information you can go on the internet and look for it. There are "top of the line" brand name guitars that sound and play like garbage so hands-on noodling can help a lot. One other piece of advice, though. Don't buy some "metal" guitar just to feel really metal. You're not going to become a shredding genius before you move on to a higher quality instrument and instruments like that typically have pretty low resale value. Besides, you're not going to always want to play the same kind of music. If you want a reference point for cheap, well-made guitars, a lot of people have said a lot of nice things about the Squier Classic Vibe series. Squier has been pretty hit-and-miss historically but this particular line has gotten some very positive reviews. So if I were you I'd try out some of those before making a decision. I disagree. If you want a metal guitar, buy a fucking metal guitar. You will play it more if its what you really want. I would also suggest buying a higher than entry level/upper entry level guitar if you can afford it, because having a nice guitar to play can make it easier to motivate yourself play, especially in those difficult times when nothing is going right for you. Some "metal" guitars though, do have really thin necks, which is nice and all, but can cause hand cramping on beginners when chording. Something just a little bit thicker than the Ibanez necks (19mm) is more comfortable for the riffier stuff I find. Schecter necks can be hit or miss with thickness, but my 2 are quite nice. I never buy instruments thinking of their resale value, because I don't really plan on selling any, and no beginner guitar really has any resale value anyway The GRG 121DX is good, my friend bought one, pretty good starter guitar, so I can see the one you picked being good.
Edit: YEES 7 & 8 String here :3
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On April 21 2012 11:17 JerseyDevil wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2012 11:00 lolmlg wrote:On April 20 2012 21:42 PietjeP89 wrote:Hi everyone I picked up my old acoustic guitar again and after a few days of "playing" on it I decided to contact a nearby teacher to help me progress (last times i started playing i lost intrest because i didn't find any songs to play etc etc) Now I decided to pick up an elektric guitar , a little "easier" to play and because i mostly listen to rock/metal a more suitable instrument at the moment However.. I have no idea what to go for I looked around a bit and found the following model : The Ibanez GRG170DX (http://www.musicstore.de/en_EN/GBP/Guitars/ST-models/Ibanez-GRG170DX-Black-Night-/art-GIT0005533-001) Looked up some reviews and now i'm even more confused, some people say it's a great guitar to start off with and that the sound it produces is great for such a cheap guitar, others say it doesn't sound good/get out of tune easily.. So i guess what i'm asking is , what should i be looking for in a guitar to start of with ? I realize you're not a seasoned guitar pro and probably feel like you won't be able to make a good decision, but the most important thing right now is to find something that stays in tune and feels good in your hands. Go to an instrument store and play some guitars. You need to mess around with various makes and models to find one you actually like. Then if you want more information you can go on the internet and look for it. There are "top of the line" brand name guitars that sound and play like garbage so hands-on noodling can help a lot. One other piece of advice, though. Don't buy some "metal" guitar just to feel really metal. You're not going to become a shredding genius before you move on to a higher quality instrument and instruments like that typically have pretty low resale value. Besides, you're not going to always want to play the same kind of music. If you want a reference point for cheap, well-made guitars, a lot of people have said a lot of nice things about the Squier Classic Vibe series. Squier has been pretty hit-and-miss historically but this particular line has gotten some very positive reviews. So if I were you I'd try out some of those before making a decision. I disagree. If you want a metal guitar, buy a fucking metal guitar. You will play it more if its what you really want. I would also suggest buying a higher than entry level/upper entry level guitar if you can afford it, because having a nice guitar to play can make it easier to motivate yourself play, especially in those difficult times when nothing is going right for you. Some "metal" guitars though, do have really thin necks, which is nice and all, but can cause hand cramping on beginners when chording. Something just a little bit thicker than the Ibanez necks (19mm) is more comfortable for the riffier stuff I find. Schecter necks can be hit or miss with thickness, but my 2 are quite nice. I never buy instruments thinking of their resale value, because I don't really plan on selling any, and no beginner guitar really has any resale value anyway The GRG 121DX is good, my friend bought one, pretty good starter guitar, so I can see the one you picked being good. Edit: YEES 7 & 8 String here :3 What you "want" as a completely inexperienced guitarist more or less counts for nothing. High gain pickups aren't going to make you sound really metal when you don't know how to play. Lots of beginners buy a terrible distortion pedal like a Boss DS-1 and a Behringer amp and crank them both up to stupid levels just to disguise their mistakes, but that doesn't help you learn the instrument. And it's ultimately discouraging because you're still not getting the tone you expected to get with the equipment you bought and can't figure out why.
This has little to do with what he "really wants" because as he's already mentioned he doesn't know what he wants and has little experience. So I told him to go to the store and find something he really wants. You can't know until you've actually tried some of them out. The look of the guitar doesn't mean anything and when you've looked at a few more guitars in person you'll change your mind anyway.
Edit: By the way, I mentioned resale value because people ALWAYS try to resell these things. Nine times out of ten, if I see a pedal on a used buy/sell site, it's a Metal Zone. If I see a guitar under $200, it's some variety of Ibanez metal-styled guitar. They're everywhere.
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On April 21 2012 11:25 lolmlg wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2012 11:17 JerseyDevil wrote:On April 21 2012 11:00 lolmlg wrote:On April 20 2012 21:42 PietjeP89 wrote:Hi everyone I picked up my old acoustic guitar again and after a few days of "playing" on it I decided to contact a nearby teacher to help me progress (last times i started playing i lost intrest because i didn't find any songs to play etc etc) Now I decided to pick up an elektric guitar , a little "easier" to play and because i mostly listen to rock/metal a more suitable instrument at the moment However.. I have no idea what to go for I looked around a bit and found the following model : The Ibanez GRG170DX (http://www.musicstore.de/en_EN/GBP/Guitars/ST-models/Ibanez-GRG170DX-Black-Night-/art-GIT0005533-001) Looked up some reviews and now i'm even more confused, some people say it's a great guitar to start off with and that the sound it produces is great for such a cheap guitar, others say it doesn't sound good/get out of tune easily.. So i guess what i'm asking is , what should i be looking for in a guitar to start of with ? I realize you're not a seasoned guitar pro and probably feel like you won't be able to make a good decision, but the most important thing right now is to find something that stays in tune and feels good in your hands. Go to an instrument store and play some guitars. You need to mess around with various makes and models to find one you actually like. Then if you want more information you can go on the internet and look for it. There are "top of the line" brand name guitars that sound and play like garbage so hands-on noodling can help a lot. One other piece of advice, though. Don't buy some "metal" guitar just to feel really metal. You're not going to become a shredding genius before you move on to a higher quality instrument and instruments like that typically have pretty low resale value. Besides, you're not going to always want to play the same kind of music. If you want a reference point for cheap, well-made guitars, a lot of people have said a lot of nice things about the Squier Classic Vibe series. Squier has been pretty hit-and-miss historically but this particular line has gotten some very positive reviews. So if I were you I'd try out some of those before making a decision. I disagree. If you want a metal guitar, buy a fucking metal guitar. You will play it more if its what you really want. I would also suggest buying a higher than entry level/upper entry level guitar if you can afford it, because having a nice guitar to play can make it easier to motivate yourself play, especially in those difficult times when nothing is going right for you. Some "metal" guitars though, do have really thin necks, which is nice and all, but can cause hand cramping on beginners when chording. Something just a little bit thicker than the Ibanez necks (19mm) is more comfortable for the riffier stuff I find. Schecter necks can be hit or miss with thickness, but my 2 are quite nice. I never buy instruments thinking of their resale value, because I don't really plan on selling any, and no beginner guitar really has any resale value anyway The GRG 121DX is good, my friend bought one, pretty good starter guitar, so I can see the one you picked being good. Edit: YEES 7 & 8 String here :3 What you "want" as a completely inexperienced guitarist more or less counts for nothing. High gain pickups aren't going to make you sound really metal when you don't know how to play. Lots of beginners buy a terrible distortion pedal like a Boss DS-1 and a Behringer amp and crank them both up to stupid levels just to disguise their mistakes, but that doesn't help you learn the instrument. And it's ultimately discouraging because you're still not getting the tone you expected to get with the equipment you bought and can't figure out why. This has little to do with what he "really wants" because as he's already mentioned he doesn't know what he wants and has little experience. So I told him to go to the store and find something he really wants. You can't know until you've actually tried some of them out. The look of the guitar doesn't mean anything and when you've looked at a few more guitars in person you'll change your mind anyway. Edit: By the way, I mentioned resale value because people ALWAYS try to resell these things. Nine times out of ten, if I see a pedal on a used buy/sell site, it's a Metal Zone. If I see a guitar under $200, it's some variety of Ibanez metal-styled guitar. They're everywhere. Bolded part shows how biased you are and how much you know about those guitars
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I've currently got 4 guitars: fender stratocaster standard, schecter damien v-1, Tokai SG (cheapo gibson replica ) and an epiphone explorer that I got back earlier in the day after having some new dimarzio pickups put in her :D. Hopefully now that I've got all the shapes of guitar that I've been influenced by now I'll practise more hehe!
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On April 21 2012 11:33 Elegance wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2012 11:25 lolmlg wrote:On April 21 2012 11:17 JerseyDevil wrote:On April 21 2012 11:00 lolmlg wrote:On April 20 2012 21:42 PietjeP89 wrote:Hi everyone I picked up my old acoustic guitar again and after a few days of "playing" on it I decided to contact a nearby teacher to help me progress (last times i started playing i lost intrest because i didn't find any songs to play etc etc) Now I decided to pick up an elektric guitar , a little "easier" to play and because i mostly listen to rock/metal a more suitable instrument at the moment However.. I have no idea what to go for I looked around a bit and found the following model : The Ibanez GRG170DX (http://www.musicstore.de/en_EN/GBP/Guitars/ST-models/Ibanez-GRG170DX-Black-Night-/art-GIT0005533-001) Looked up some reviews and now i'm even more confused, some people say it's a great guitar to start off with and that the sound it produces is great for such a cheap guitar, others say it doesn't sound good/get out of tune easily.. So i guess what i'm asking is , what should i be looking for in a guitar to start of with ? I realize you're not a seasoned guitar pro and probably feel like you won't be able to make a good decision, but the most important thing right now is to find something that stays in tune and feels good in your hands. Go to an instrument store and play some guitars. You need to mess around with various makes and models to find one you actually like. Then if you want more information you can go on the internet and look for it. There are "top of the line" brand name guitars that sound and play like garbage so hands-on noodling can help a lot. One other piece of advice, though. Don't buy some "metal" guitar just to feel really metal. You're not going to become a shredding genius before you move on to a higher quality instrument and instruments like that typically have pretty low resale value. Besides, you're not going to always want to play the same kind of music. If you want a reference point for cheap, well-made guitars, a lot of people have said a lot of nice things about the Squier Classic Vibe series. Squier has been pretty hit-and-miss historically but this particular line has gotten some very positive reviews. So if I were you I'd try out some of those before making a decision. I disagree. If you want a metal guitar, buy a fucking metal guitar. You will play it more if its what you really want. I would also suggest buying a higher than entry level/upper entry level guitar if you can afford it, because having a nice guitar to play can make it easier to motivate yourself play, especially in those difficult times when nothing is going right for you. Some "metal" guitars though, do have really thin necks, which is nice and all, but can cause hand cramping on beginners when chording. Something just a little bit thicker than the Ibanez necks (19mm) is more comfortable for the riffier stuff I find. Schecter necks can be hit or miss with thickness, but my 2 are quite nice. I never buy instruments thinking of their resale value, because I don't really plan on selling any, and no beginner guitar really has any resale value anyway The GRG 121DX is good, my friend bought one, pretty good starter guitar, so I can see the one you picked being good. Edit: YEES 7 & 8 String here :3 What you "want" as a completely inexperienced guitarist more or less counts for nothing. High gain pickups aren't going to make you sound really metal when you don't know how to play. Lots of beginners buy a terrible distortion pedal like a Boss DS-1 and a Behringer amp and crank them both up to stupid levels just to disguise their mistakes, but that doesn't help you learn the instrument. And it's ultimately discouraging because you're still not getting the tone you expected to get with the equipment you bought and can't figure out why. This has little to do with what he "really wants" because as he's already mentioned he doesn't know what he wants and has little experience. So I told him to go to the store and find something he really wants. You can't know until you've actually tried some of them out. The look of the guitar doesn't mean anything and when you've looked at a few more guitars in person you'll change your mind anyway. Edit: By the way, I mentioned resale value because people ALWAYS try to resell these things. Nine times out of ten, if I see a pedal on a used buy/sell site, it's a Metal Zone. If I see a guitar under $200, it's some variety of Ibanez metal-styled guitar. They're everywhere. Bolded part shows how biased you are and how much you know about those guitars Contentless post tells me nothing about whatever point you think you have?
Edit: We're talking about entry-level instruments. Don't come back in an hour and suggest that I was putting down your precious JEM or something.
On April 21 2012 11:33 HeroCommanD wrote:I've currently got 4 guitars: fender stratocaster standard, schecter damien v-1, Tokai SG (cheapo gibson replica ) and an epiphone explorer that I got back earlier in the day after having some new dimarzio pickups put in her :D. Hopefully now that I've got all the shapes of guitar that I've been influenced by now I'll practise more hehe! I've heard good things about older Tokai Love Rocks but nothing about their SG-related guitars.
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