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Remember your humanity, and forget the rest. - Joseph Rotblat
And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
It's back..."Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
I've been playing guitar for some 20 years.
If you are going electric I suggest going with a standard Fender Strat. Doesn't have to be one of the fancier models.
Also, I wouldn't go for a Marshall amp. They have their place.. but the reason I suggest those two is that both have a very good and reasonable clear and clean sound.
Guitars like Ibanez guitars and amps like Marshalls tend to be more wired and design for high output and agressive playing. They sound harsher. Sharper.
A nice clean out put guitar is one you can dirty up with some nice effects pedals or head units.
Of course if you are only going to play agressive music, I suggest something like an Ibanez AX model or in the higher range a Les Paul (Epiphone Or Gibson), and for amps Marshall or Krank.
I personally have a custom fender strat that is the only guitar I've owned I'd never think of selling (and I have a Line 6 Flextone 3 amp). I also have/have owned a Ibanez AX7, Yamaha MN, Lotus Standard, and couple others I can't remember as they weren't very good.
SharperMusic.com has a line of entry to midrange guitars that are all quite reasonable guitars, and in various styles. They are made in NZ, from imported parts.
Find out more at www.unluckyones.co.nz
Probably one of the best video lesson sites is justinguitar.com. He offers free video lessons including the basics and a lot of other interesting stuff. Also has a good forum for asking questions. He has products to sell as well if you want to support him but all lessons are free.
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing" - Socrates
"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind" - Aristotle
I'd agree on you if you were talking post JCM800 gear. But to be honest, the MKII Superlead isn't that distorted an amplifier.
It's just ridiculously loud. For a perfect example of the MKII Superlead sound, listen to ACDC "You Shook Me All Night Long" from the Back in Black album. Perfectly captured Superlead.
But point taken anyway. A Fender Strat style guitar is good to learn electric on. And the little Fender amps are just brilliant.
And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
Whilst it's early days for you I agree that one of the newer, high-tech amps will keep you interested and will flatter your playing somewhat. Once you're out jamming with mates a nice, uncomplicated valve amp will be just the job. I say this because they respond to the input you give it in a very dynamic way. Back off the guitar and it'll go clean, edge it up a bit and it'll start to clip, open up the guitar and it'll distort or maybe put an overdrive on it for more sustain and a really heavy sound. You'll be surprised at how much you can vary the sound with just the guitar.
I use a mid '80s JCM800 Series Marshall MV50 (the one without the gain circuit). It's all I've ever needed (hasn't stopped me wasting a fortune on Mesa Boogie, Galien Kruger etc. or rack gear as fashion dictated). If I had the money I'd look at one of those new, I think it's, 'Cornford' 1x12 combos too. Bloody nice.
agree with hoon
Can anyone recommend a metronome?
My rythym/timing is about as off as bubbas knob cheese after a steamy shower session at paremoremo prison.
The ones I've seen are $50+, any cheaper than this? Or if I'm spending this much cash do any of the flasher doohickies (like the pre-amp line6 effects/looper things etc) do this function?
And no I don't have a PC in the lounge so I can't watch pr0n OR use http://www.metronomeonline.com/
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PM me.
We'll work out a time.
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And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
Tappin' your foot usually does the job...
or borrow guitar hero from someone to learn yourself some rhythym
Guitar Pro is also a cool PC program where you can play along to songs/tabulature and turn instruments on/off. To learn songs you can start at half or 3/4 speed then work your way up...
Actually my rythym isn't as bad as i may have made out, it's just when I go slooooow. Which I'm wanting to do at the moment so I can tie up the trickier chord changes with some right hand up and down action.
I have trouble tapping less than around 80 for some reason. It seems similar to riding a bike - really slow is hard.
You don't want no steenking electric guitar. Get yourself an electric ukulele...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCdMCXmQT0U
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Do before die list:
So far I have the first 10 bars. :-(
Ooooh - this was on the relateds
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