The Guitar clubhouse

[Widjaja]

Ive played on loads of valvestate amps & tbh - some of the higher end marshalls are great - you can get a nice sound out of it but their more for metal destortions then clean playing imo.

for me its All Valve all the way. I get very touchy about my sound.

Sound is a important factor which is overlooked by alot of guitarists.
I prefer quality over the quanity of my sound.

One of the sound men for a band I was playing in would always try to line out from my amp into the PA when i told him I want my cab to be mic'd up because it sounded terrible lined out.
So the stubborn bastard would place a mic infront of my cab and quitely line out my amp.
We sacked pretty quick.

Ever heard of a Marshall JCM900 SL-X?

There's no such thing as clean tone on those amps.

It's either dirty/distorted/or extra distorted.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Sound is a important factor which is overlooked by alot of guitarists.
I prefer quality over the quanity of my sound.

One of the sound men for a band I was playing in would always try to line out from my amp into the PA when i told him I want my cab to be mic'd up because it sounded terrible lined out.
So the stubborn bastard would place a mic infront of my cab and quitely line out my amp.
We sacked pretty quick.

Ever heard of a Marshall JCM900 SL-X?

There's no such thing as clean tone on those amps.

It's either dirty/distorted/or extra distorted.

I cant say ive heard of that particular JCM model but i have used other JCM models in the past I quite liked it, was gonna get one that was going 2nd hand some place.

& Pwnt@ ur old sound guy.

Steve our bass player/ sound guy is great - he knows to use the amps own sound rather then have it lined out unless im using effects - that setup alone is still under debate

 

[Widjaja]

I have had a go on a JCM 800 an a JCM 2000 dual super lead.
Loved the 800, only issue was it only sounded good tone-wise with the volume up.
The JCM 2000, well it felt like a try hard Dual Rectifier, but it sounded good.

The sound man we have now is fine, because he listens to us and has the same idea as to what we want to sound like.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

when out frontman jumps on the guitar i usually have to tweak his settings for him otherwise it sounds awful :S too much high end. I had one of the sound guys trying to mess wit our sound on 1 of our gigs once - we gave him an ear full none the less

 

[FreedomEclipse]

btw - just to clear up some confusion regarding my Schecter guitar - It says on the guitar Damien Ex.

I think it was short from Damien Extended since it was a baritone guitar.

however soon after i bought it. this current model either got discontinued &/Or got renamed to 'Damien 6'

theres no info about the change of name but the Damien 6 has the exact same spec as the Damien Ex.

so its whatever you make of it.

 

[Widjaja]

btw - just to clear up some confusion regarding my Schecter guitar - It says on the guitar Damien Ex.

I think it was short from Damien Extended since it was a baritone guitar.

however soon after i bought it. this current model either got discontinued &/Or got renamed to 'Damien 6'

theres no info about the change of name but the Damien 6 has the exact same spec as the Damien Ex.

so its whatever you make of it.

The Baritone wouldn't have been a great seller I guess due to the longer neck and most people would think it may not be able to be tuned to standard or they may need special Baritone strings.

There's not much in the way of mentioning my Studio Lite either as after 5 years of production during the late 80's early 90's it was discontinued.
Possibly because there was extra labour charge for the studio Lite.
Reason being is the centre of the Mahogany body has been carved away and replaced by Balsawood then had the Maple top placed over.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

well quite a few famous people use the same guitar (not a lot but a decent handful) but W/E

XJ frets suit my fat fingers just fine especially when it comes to chuging some rhythm riffage. I use Ernie Ball Super Slinky 09's on it but im gonna be stepping it up to 10 or 11 soon


::edit::

im not a fan of uber thick strings.....

 

[Ongaku]

I just use Ernie Ball regulars but do I have to get thicker ones to get to D tuning? Wanna learn me some Kalmah

 

[Widjaja]

I just use Ernie Ball regulars but do I have to get thicker ones to get to D tuning? Wanna learn me some Kalmah

Using heavier gauge low end will give you tighter puch to the palm mute.
Also durablitiy to your low end strings.
But it's not necessary if your light handed on your strings.

@FreedomEclipse
I have limited knowledge when it comes to who plays Baritone Giotars.
The only one I know who uses them exclusivley is Mike Mushok

 

[itsover65]

Hey guys, I just have a quick question that one of you more experienced guitar gurus may know. I just changed my strings on my guitar for the first time yesterday (with the help of a more experienced friend), and now the top string makes a rattling sound like a mofo . It does it on every fret and also when played open, and it pisses me off. You guys have any idea what could be causing this? We made sure the strings are tight enough, and any bridge adjustment we did didnt change it at all. Thanks in advance .

 

[Widjaja]

1:-the saddle on the bridge ended up being lowered when restringing.

2:-the gauge of the strings you are using now are a fair bit lighter which reduces the bow in the neck.
Two ways to fix this.
a:Raise the saddle of the rattling string a bit.
b:Adjusting the truss rod in the neck to bow more.
Just make sure you know exactly what your'e doing when adjusting the truss rod.
If you over tighten it, the thread will strip and the neck will be almost flat and possibly warp.

3:-The string is lighter/thinner causing the string to sit deeper in the groove of the saddle.
Fix it by raising the saddle.

 

[Wile E]

well quite a few famous people use the same guitar (not a lot but a decent handful) but W/E

XJ frets suit my fat fingers just fine especially when it comes to chuging some rhythm riffage. I use Ernie Ball Super Slinky 09's on it but im gonna be stepping it up to 10 or 11 soon


::edit::

im not a fan of uber thick strings.....

I use the lows from a pack of 11 Slinkies, and highs from a pack of 9s. Best of both worlds for me. I like to heavily detune my lows (down to C) for a few songs, so the heavy lows come in handy for me.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I use the lows from a pack of 11 Slinkies, and highs from a pack of 9s. Best of both worlds for me. I like to heavily detune my lows (down to C) for a few songs, so the heavy lows come in handy for me.

Cool idea - I was gonna kit my baritone up with Ernie Ball Heavy Top Slinky Bottom - I had them on my PRS one but didnt like them at all due to the fact i couldnt do my usual bends & shit i usually do. so thanks for the great combination

@FreedomEclipse
I have limited knowledge when it comes to who plays Baritone Giotars.
The only one I know who uses them exclusivley is Mike Mushok

Tommy Victor Prong from Danzig also uses the same guitar as me (as well as a few others)
Or at least he did but his face is still on the wall holding a Damien-6 guitar

 

[Ongaku]

Using heavier gauge low end will give you tighter puch to the palm mute.
Also durablitiy to your low end strings.
But it's not necessary if your light handed on your strings.

ahh okies...my strings last about a month or so...really depends on how much I'm playing...just wondering if the heavier gauge strings will handle a lower tuning better than the ones I use. I just need to get one of those damn Robot Guitars

Anybody have any scary guitar stories? A string snapped in the middle of a gig for me and cut my face open :S

 

[PrudentPrincess]

Can I join?

 

[Widjaja]

Scary-ish Guitar Stories

ahh okies...my strings last about a month or so...really depends on how much I'm playing...just wondering if the heavier gauge strings will handle a lower tuning better than the ones I use. I just need to get one of those damn Robot Guitars

Anybody have any scary guitar stories? A string snapped in the middle of a gig for me and cut my face open :S

Heavier the gauge the lass slack there wil be in the strings = better tension.
Depending on how low you have your tuining, strings like regular Slinky should be fine at C tuning.

I play drop-D alot so I use hybrid slinky which are heavier at the low-end.

I have never had strings cut me, only blister my finger tips when I was learning.

Only 'scary' stories I have are not really scary:-
1laying for skinheads out in the country.
I was stoned and couldn't play A.D.I.D.A.S from Korn properly, then one of them said 'GET SOME PRACTICE!!'
Next thing you know a guy who had a grudge against me thought it would be funny to get right in my face and make me play worse so I stabbed him with the end of my strings in the face.
The skinheads noticed the asshole and told him to come over to them, when he did they made a pushing circle around him for messing with me.
2:-Being too stoned, making my timing really out of sync with the drums in a song I won't mention.
3laying for a whole group of under age hysterically screaming females.
4:-Having a screaming girl lunge for me, tearing down my set list, slapping my wrist on the way down, knocking herself out on my effects.
5:-My old BOSS DD3 led died so I couldn't tell whether my delay was on or off.

Haven't smoked in 3 years so I haven't had any 'Can't play issues'.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

well not scary but in the days before i bought my Peavy Valve king (roar) I use to use an old Fender Deluxe for rehersals down in my mates basement - it belonged to the previous guitarist but since he gave up playing he left the amp lying around.

we done a few small gigs here n there - & the places we plaed at usually had their own amps n shit so we didnt bother too much with all our heavy amps.

however it came to a point where there was one poplular small venue didnt have its own equipment as all the performing bands always bought their own.

I wasnt allowed to bring the Fender Deluxe along due to the fact it wasnt mine (its gay i know - the guy doesnt even touch it & yet im not allowed to get full use out of it)

but we all respect each others gear so I had to take my trusty 30w DFX marshall amp to the gig (thats just the start of my problems)

the amp failed during sound checks - i could turn it up full volume & it either wouldnt play or it would sound like i had the volume dial set to '1'

then i had to go around asking the other performers about sharing 1 of their amps & 1 twat was not so keen since his amp was like some 30-40y/o Vintage VoX amp. im not exactly gonna be kickin it around on stage or anything & I know to respect other peoples equipment. anyway - he still kept refusing to let me use it so I shared with another guy who was running a nice marshal JVM series Combo. so it turned out all good at the end but I for the love of god could never hear myself play even though the amp was turned right up, right behind my ass.

but my Peavy Valve King ftw

 

[FreedomEclipse]

& OMG, my next guitar

Paul Allender SE ftw

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

I think I just came a little.

 

[Ongaku]

gorgeous...

My next one is probably gonna be a Telecaster, I just love the sound they produce...but I might go for a more metal guitar.

If the regs handle D tuning (I believe that's what Kalmah plays, judging on the tone of the guitar), that'll be sweet. The thicker strings...stupid music shop here likes to charge an extra 5 bucks on top of their bloated prices...pssh why do ANY hobbies have to be so damned expensive?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

gorgeous...

My next one is probably gonna be a Telecaster, I just love the sound they produce...but I might go for a more metal guitar.

If the regs handle D tuning (I believe that's what Kalmah plays, judging on the tone of the guitar), that'll be sweet. The thicker strings...stupid music shop here likes to charge an extra 5 bucks on top of their bloated prices...pssh why do ANY hobbies have to be so damned expensive?

no offence I refuse to play anything Fender unless its their amps lol I hate them with a passion

 

[Ongaku]

hehe none taken, I like all brands of guitars myself...each has their own distinct sound. I had a Les Paul custom when I was a kid...man I miss it.

 

[Widjaja]

no offence I refuse to play anything Fender unless its their amps lol I hate them with a passion

Come on, you must have wanted to have that twang so your sound which a Fender Strat is so good at.

I get a kick out of playing my friends US Strat.
First thing I play is Surf Guitar riffs, then it's on to third rock from the sun theme song.

Of course all the while he's getting pissed because he knows I'm just taking the piss out of his guitar.

 

[snuif09]

i cant play guitar for 6 weeks i had surgery yesterday and doc told me i have to wait for 6 weeks -.- in the meantime im going to study the Be bop scale wich is mostly used by helloween in their beginning albums Murderer

 

[Widjaja]

Had a listen to the solo 2:43 of Murderer when both rhythm and lead use more gain.
Sounded like a minor scale to me.
One doing the pull offs with a harmonizer.
Second lead playing Palm Muted 16th notes.