The Guitar Player thread! - Page 12

Duane · 09-18-2009, 11:44 AM

Huh, well, sweet. The show is going to be great, for me. I'm nervous as fuck, I mean, this is my performance, and I need to kick ass in order to attract the attention of a drummer and a bassist.

Still Jack · 09-18-2009, 11:45 AM

Good luck man. Just have fun and play well, the crowd should pick up the vibe.

Duane · 09-18-2009, 11:49 AM

Let's hope there is a crowd. Well, I need to practice so I can play guitar better while singing.

msg_themoon · 09-18-2009, 01:13 PM

Why haven't i found this thread before? I'm done acting a fool!

I started playing the guitar when I was 15. Does that mean I have been playing for 6 years? People say I am a great guitarist and not a shabby singer and I have just recently gotten confidence in what I do. The only "show" I guess I could say I did was a battle of a bands in front of 45 people. Nothing awesome. I write mostly my own stuff and I have lots of fun playing. It is all mostly acoustic Ibanez v-series yadayadayada! my line 6 spider III amp died on me and I need a job in order to get a new one and fix that one. It wasn't a bad amp! I mostly started out with learning john mayer, taking back sunday, afi, and mostly soft pop rock! I am pretty good at playing and singing at the same time. All those easy chord songs sure helped. I don't really learn songs I just play them and forget them! LIke I said I mostly play my own stuff.

When I say write my own stuff I play sing record then write down whatever happened! Whenever I try to write lyrics first it comes out like boo boo!!

Duane · 09-18-2009, 01:18 PM

I'm forgetful, so I write down the lyrics and chords then practice them... I haven't done any recording for a long time, I need to do some, though.

msg_themoon · 09-18-2009, 01:25 PM

its the fun i have!!!

my strings are dead tho and i hate how after playing so long you start to notice things!!! IT helps but then it just drives me crazy!!!

I have the chords and lyrics saved on the computer if my printer worked i'd print them all out!!

LetheanBlacklight · 09-18-2009, 01:31 PM

I can notice the tone in the strings of bass, but I'm trying to hear the difference in guitar string sounds.

I guess it's cause I've never played on a new set. (I've never broken a string before....)

msg_themoon · 09-18-2009, 01:37 PM

kinda seems like never breaking a string is a bad sign!!! not really!! You are lucky!!
I've broken my share of strings....and guitars!!!!

hmm...

When I get new strings I can hear when they are worn of that sound I like, plus I play everyday for minimum of an hour or so! i've rarely gone days without playing, but i did when i started playing fallout 3. Seems you get better with rest too!! I used to be able to play one a set for 6 months, like the ones i have on nows its been maybe close to 4....i think it is eric johnson who can tell the difference in the sound batteries make in his pedals!!! Now that's a crazy EAR!!

p.s.
i can't wait to get my hands on a bass!!

Still Jack · 09-18-2009, 01:45 PM

I've played since I was about 13, so that's 5 years. I kind of started off on my dads Tele and just kind of put my fingers wherever sounded nice. From there It kind of developed and now I mostly play songs by ear. I never put in the effort to learn chords, let alone tabs or sheet music. People say I'm a good guitarist, but I think I'm shit.

Duane · 09-18-2009, 01:50 PM

Hey, we should have one big fucking gig together one of these days, it'd be awesome.

Still Jack · 09-18-2009, 01:52 PM

Only if I get to be Johnny Thunders. :]

msg_themoon · 09-18-2009, 01:57 PM

Mister Thunders!!! The guitarist I respect the most are the ones who learn by ear.
It doesn't help that I have some bad hearing at times, maybe that's why I can think i play good!

I mean knowing chords and keys is just another way to communicate between musicians! ANd if you are in that situation I assume you could just listen to what they are playing and pick up nicely! I mean it takes me some time to pick up a song by ear but when I do I get excited, I just became lazy in that aspect! my best friend T-Dubb learned and played by ear and he's pretty awesome!

Duane · 09-18-2009, 02:51 PM

You can be anyone, and I'll be MEEEEE! The Duane!

sibyl vane. · 09-18-2009, 03:21 PM

I've played acoustic guitar by ear since I was about 8. I don't know shit about theory, but it's very therapeutic.

Duane · 09-18-2009, 03:51 PM

Over the last 3 years I just goofed off when it came to playing guitar.

LetheanBlacklight · 09-18-2009, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by msg_themoon

kinda seems like never breaking a string is a bad sign!!! not really!! You are lucky!!
I've broken my share of strings....and guitars!!!!

hmm...

When I get new strings I can hear when they are worn of that sound I like, plus I play everyday for minimum of an hour or so! i've rarely gone days without playing, but i did when i started playing fallout 3. Seems you get better with rest too!! I used to be able to play one a set for 6 months, like the ones i have on nows its been maybe close to 4....i think it is eric johnson who can tell the difference in the sound batteries make in his pedals!!! Now that's a crazy EAR!!

p.s.
i can't wait to get my hands on a bass!!

Lol, borrow one of mine, I have 4 basses, and one soon to come.

Well, here's a trick, when your strings go dead, soak them in rubbing alcohol (i believe) and it revives the strings tone (the new zingy sound) in a mason jar or some container. I know it helps me with my bass strings, since they tend to be on the expensive side for constant replacement.

Duane · 09-18-2009, 05:47 PM

Dude, we musicians of Gnet... instead of some little show, put on a fucking Music Festival. We'd have punk, noise, noise rock, pop rock, death rock, metal... dude, we could pull it off. It'll be years before we coould, though.

LetheanBlacklight · 09-19-2009, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LetheanBlacklight

Lol, borrow one of mine, I have 4 basses, and one soon to come.

Well, here's a trick, when your strings go dead, soak them in rubbing alcohol (i believe) and it revives the strings tone (the new zingy sound) in a mason jar or some container. I know it helps me with my bass strings, since they tend to be on the expensive side for constant replacement.

*Denatured alcohol

Beowulf · 09-19-2009, 10:36 AM

Speaking of string maintenance, has anyone tried using GHS Fast Fret on their strings before and after playing ?

http://www.ghsstrings.com/products.php

At the minimum guitar or bass strings should be replaced once or twice a year, and more so if your reforming live often !!!.

As far as strings go, for my guitars I use D`Addarrio 10`s, or a hybrid set of 10 gauge on the bass strings and 9 gauge on the treble strings.

http://store.daddario.com/category/1...&currency_id=1

For my bass guitars I use the Rotosound `Steve Harris` signature set for the 4 strings, or the Rotosound Swing Bass (Lethean uses these too, I think) and there is a Ernie Ball set that I like for 5 string.

http://www.rotosound.com/

So what strings does everyone else use and why ?

LetheanBlacklight · 09-19-2009, 01:12 PM

I have a particular bass whose strings haven't been changed in 3 years or more. I don't play on it anymore as it's more for sentimental value though.
For bass strings I love the Fender sets, both for value and their full tone. I've tried them all just about and I come back to those. They either sound great and are like $32, or $18 and super thin and toneless. The Fender sets are somewhere in between.

I do like rotosounds, but I like their standard RS66 nicklewound strings (stainless steel will eat your frets or fretboard alive)

msg_themoon · 09-19-2009, 08:17 PM

Martin Co. 12gauge acoustic!! I just grew to love the sound

I wear my strings out fast and love to do a lot of recording.

I bought a pack of ten online once and it lasted me a good year!

If I played shows it would've been worse.

I woulda gone through so many sets of strings!

Duane · 09-20-2009, 02:13 PM

Dude, I have an idea for a song, inspired by my favorite scene from Fast Times as Ridgemont High.

LetheanBlacklight · 09-20-2009, 02:37 PM

Chord progression?

Duane · 09-20-2009, 03:38 PM

Haven't decided... so far It's just a A to BM type rhythm with some G's and E thrown in, I already have the first verse down.

Beowulf · 09-20-2009, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Duane

Haven't decided... so far It's just a A to BM type rhythm with some G's and E thrown in, I already have the first verse down.

Duane what is the overall mood of the song your writing, because that will a large influence on the chords or progressions you might want to use ?

Is it a happy or a sad song ?

If you tell me, I might be able to suggest a cool progression for you ?

And Fast Times At Ridgemont High is a brilliant film !!!.