The Guitar Thread

[lord_carbo]

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K, thanks, I'm gonna go back and play again 8)

[Panic4Me]

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well, im a guitar noob so i really dont know much about the brands and all tht good stuff, but i have been wanting to learn for a while now. i know my uncle has some old guitars, but we're not allowed to mess with them. anyway, what would be the best kind to use to start out with?

[seththelezzy]

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I love Gibson Flying-Vs. Best guitars ever in my opinion, pretty much because most of my favorite guitarists use them. I think the sound is great on them and it sound great with a little bit of distortion.

[Popsicle Pirate.]

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Ibanez basses are definitely my favorite, I have an entry-level Soundgear, and I've played some nicer ones, they have a great tone. Fender basses are nice, too, I just don't like them as much. And although I haven't played one, the Jackson Death Angel Archetop just looks FREAKING AWESOME.

[OrganisM]

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well, im a guitar noob so i really dont know much about the brands and all tht good stuff, but i have been wanting to learn for a while now. i know my uncle has some old guitars, but we're not allowed to mess with them. anyway, what would be the best kind to use to start out with?

Cheap Ibanez guitars are terrible, even though the good ones are amazing. Schecter makes great starter level guitars, so I'd suggest spending about $350 on one of those, and get an amp with good clean sound and some distortion effects.

If you're not ready to spend more than a few hundred dollars on the guitar itself, save up. If you get a $99 Fender, you're going to regret it.

Don't bother drooling over Gibsons, they're expensive as all hell.

It depends upon what you want to play. I'd personally suggest that you get one with a flat and fast-playing neck, like the Ibanez and Jackson guitars use, instead of a Fender-type neck.

My first guitar was an Ibanez RG, about $500, and it was a really nice guitar. My amp cost another $400 or so. It was a Marshall, though I'd suggest something with a better clean tone.

[spinal_compression]

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My Rig:

Jackson JS30DKT w/ Sperzels
Ibanez RG7321
ESP LTD F-104

Line 6 Spider II 112
Line 6 FBV Shortboard
Line 6 Expression Pedal (Forgot the model name)
Ibanez WD7 Wah

Fully custom Dean Razorback V comming soon...

EDIT: Really crap YouTube videos for a really long time ago...

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=megalomaniacnoodles

Seriously, i'm alot better than that crap now.

[wickedawesomeful]

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My Guitars, in order of preference...

Taylor 812 CE
Seagull 12-string
BC Rich Warlock
Fender Stratocaster
Epiphone Dot Special
Squier Stagemaster

Anyway, I was at the guitar store the other day and I found an incredibly godly combination. An American made Fender Telecaster through the reissued Blues DeVille. That combination sounded gorgeous. Honestly, I even plugged a $3000 PRS into that amp, and it didn't sound as good as the Tele. Pure magic.

EDIT: lol@the guy above me's tone

Seriously, dude, do something about that. And tune your guitar next time, k?

[OrganisM]

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I have 8 or 9 guitars but the only one I worship is my JEM... got some good use out of my Tele and my Ibanez RG, though.

EDIT:

And dear god, BC Rich is a NONO.

[spinal_compression]

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I have 8 or 9 guitars but the only one I worship is my JEM... got some good use out of my Tele and my Ibanez RG, though.

EDIT:

And dear god, BC Rich is a NONO.

B.C. Rich = Good quality... Plywood.


I wish I had these...

Ibanez JS Chromeboy
Ibanez JEM 77BRMR

[OrganisM]

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B.C. Rich = Good quality... Plywood.


I wish I had these...

Ibanez JS Chromeboy
Ibanez JEM 77BRMR

You mean Satch's ORIGINAL chromeboy? Christ, I wish i did too

Seeing Satriani in concert extremely up close is one of my life's greatest experiences so far, and to be fair, I've experienced some amazing things and gone some pretty cool places (I'm well traveled).
That JEM looks kinda like a Bad Horsie JEM.. I'd like one of those, definitely, but my 777WH is just undefeatable.


..and yeah, BC Rich guitars are great for... bonfires.

EDIT: I'm a ****ing retard, that is a Bad Horsie JEM.

[wickedawesomeful]

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Guys, I put in all custom electronics on my Rich, so it sounds absolutely gorgeous. It's really not a Rich, just a Rich body.

[OrganisM]

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Why waste that kind of money on a Rich? Besides, the body makes a huge difference in tonality. Thus the reason why some guitars cost so much.

My Ibanez has a high-quality neck and alder body. If it weren't for the body, it wouldn't matter what my pickups could do.

Research it a bit; you'll find I'm right.

[wickedawesomeful]

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I'd agree with you if it was an accoustic. However, body material in an electric doesn't do **** to the tone. The wood doesn't carry the sound, like in an accoustic. It's all about the pickups picking up disturbances in the magnetic field.

[OrganisM]

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I'd agree with you if it was an accoustic. However, body material in an electric doesn't do **** to the tone. The wood doesn't carry the sound, like in an accoustic. It's all about the pickups picking up disturbances in the magnetic field.

You're telling me the body doesn't affect the tone?


WRONG.

You've got a bit to learn.

[lord_carbo]

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Haha okay I permanently stole the guitar out of my sister's room, I can play much more now.

My D string sounds off and there's nothing I can do to fix it. Bummer.