The Guitar Thread

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 10/30/2003, 5:01 pm

That's because "Squire" is actually a word. "Squier" is just plain awkward. :freak:

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 10/31/2003, 12:05 am

And Squire is a silly name.

Everytime I hear it, I think of Medievil Times :think:

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 12/31/2003, 7:34 pm

ahhhh

This thread needed to be revived

anyways...whats your dream set up?

My Dream Set:

*Amps*

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Mesa Boogie Cabinets 4x12(Full Stack)
Marshall JCM2000 TSL
Marshall 1960 AV/BV 4x12 (Full Stack)
Line 6 Spider II 2X10 Combo
Fender® Twin Amp

*Effects*

Line 6 EX1 Guitar Expression Pedal
Line 6 Mod Pro Guitar Processor
Line 6 Echo Pro Guitar Processor
Line 6 Filter Pro Guitar Processor
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Distortion Pedal
Electro-Harmonix Smaal Stone Phase Shifter
BOSS DD6 Stereo Digital Delay
BOSS RV5 Stereo Digital Reverb
BOSS TR-2 Tremolo
BOSS CE-20 Chorus Processor
BOSS OD-20 Drive Zone Processor
BOSS OD3 OverDrive
BOSS CS-3 Compression Sustainer
BOSS OC2 Octave
BOSS CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
BOSS PH-3 Phase Shifer
BOSS BF-3 Flanger
BOSS GT-6 Guitar Processor
Digitech RP300 Guitar Modeling Processor
Digitech RP200 Amp Modeling Processor
Digitech WH-4 Whammy pedal
Dunlop 535Q Cry Baby Wah Pedal

*Guitars*

Gibson Les Paul Custom
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Gibson Les Paul Supreme
Gibson 1956 Les Paul Issue
Gibson Chet Atkins SST(Got it

)
Gibson 61' Reissue SG
Fender '52 Telecaster
Fender '62 Custom Telecaster
Fender '62 Stratocaster
Fender '62 Jaguar
Yamaha AES 820(Got it

)
Yamaha AES 820 Drop 6

:drool:

Makes wish I had money to burn

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 12/31/2003, 8:48 pm

Well, I'm not going to bother looking up things for a dream set up. I'd waste way too much dream money. :lol:

Here's something cool... I'll probably be preforming at my school's next "Coffee House". I have to find out yet if they care if I use electric and am loud, or if they want quieter entertainment, with my acoustic. I'd rather go electric, since then I could show off some guitar stuff, because with acoustic all I'd be showing off is my crappy voice.

What I really want to do is play Big Dumb Rocket live. I don't know why, but I really do.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 12/31/2003, 11:29 pm

dude.....if you have a crap voice...then go electric...seriously....Listen to me grasshoppa. For I am wise my son :nod:

and whats wrong with playing Big Dumb Rocket live? :think:

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 12/31/2003, 11:34 pm

i got my coustic.

it's impossible to play so far... i need to develope my hand muscles or something.

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 12/31/2003, 11:36 pm

Yeah, I just took a break from playing my guitar. I'm trying to work out some mad lixx for my older songs, then mellow out for my more recent, At The Drive-In inspired songs.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 12/31/2003, 11:38 pm

starseed_10 wrote:i got my coustic.

it's impossible to play so far... i need to develope my hand muscles or something.

Yes you do :nod:

Joe Cooler · Post by **Joe Cooler** » 1/1/2004, 1:28 am

starseed_10 wrote:i got my coustic.

it's impossible to play so far... i need to develope my hand muscles or something.

That will come with time. Bar chords were the toughest for me. Somehow I developed the strenth for bars by playing Everlong.. which doesnt require bar chords at all... :wtf:

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 1/1/2004, 2:39 am

Dude...you just gotta practice. Do some scales and chromatics :nod:

You're muscles will develop quickly

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 1/2/2004, 12:00 pm

So what kinda strings do you mates use?

Joe Cooler · Post by **Joe Cooler** » 1/2/2004, 12:52 pm

I use Earthwood mediums.

Edit: I only play acoustic guitar as of now. I'm saving up for an electric.

ihatethunderbay · Post by **ihatethunderbay** » 1/2/2004, 12:55 pm

Blah. I hate my guitar and my amp. They hum too loud and there's really nothing I can do about it that doesn't require money or some kinda technical knowhow.

Although, if I stand a couple steps away and stand kind of diagonally facing the wall with the t.v on it, the humming isn't too bad...

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 1/2/2004, 2:00 pm

Absent Minded Guitarist wrote:Dude...you just gotta practice. Do some scales and chromatics You're muscles will develop quickly

so i've heard.... i've been doing nothing but scales pretty much. What exactly is a chromatic?

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 1/2/2004, 4:37 pm

Chromatics will help you in developing your coordinatione. Its essential that you practice them. When you play through them, make sure that they ring clearly. Also, I recommend that you practice with a metronome

Chromatic ex( This is just a basic example)

e------------------------------------------1-2-3-4-
B----------------------------------1-2-3-4---------
G--------------------------1-2-3-4----------------
D------------------1-2-3-4------------------------
A----------1-2-3-4--------------------------------
E--1-2-3-4------------------------------------------

e--4-3-2-1-------------------------------------------
B-----------4-3-2-1----------------------------------
G-------------------4-3-2-1--------------------------
D----------------------------4-3-2-1-----------------
A-------------------------------------4-3-2-1---------
E----------------------------------------------4-3-2-1

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 1/2/2004, 5:07 pm

that means play frets 1,2,3 and 4 on each string right?? and try to keep time with a metronome?

thanks.

I AM ME · Post by **I AM ME** » 1/2/2004, 7:00 pm

i got a BOSS Metal Zone pedal for christmas. I like it so far, although i would have prefered something a little more fun then a distortion pedal. But a distortion pedal is kinda a must

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 1/2/2004, 8:19 pm

starseed_10 wrote:that means play frets 1,2,3 and 4 on each string right?? and try to keep time with a metronome?

thanks.

Yup.

and mix the chromatics up

Instead of going 1-2-3-4....go -1-3-2-4. or -2-3-1-4. Move up and down the fret board, skip strings, play backwards. Improvise mate :thumbs:

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 1/2/2004, 8:35 pm

Clumsyboy wrote:i got a BOSS Metal Zone pedal for christmas. I like it so far, although i would have prefered something a little more fun then a distortion pedal. But a distortion pedal is kinda a must

Nice!

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 1/2/2004, 8:42 pm

God I wish ihad a pedal right now.....hell I wish I had an amp