The OS Guitarists thread

[RAZRr1275]

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Use headphones.

Stumble&Krioniq: What are you guys recording these days? Are you playing shows or putting songs together?

Any specific kind you'd recommend?

[Bornindamecca]

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Depends on what your budget is, but you're generally good if you spend 150 or more. I've heard good sounds from all of the major brands.

[KENYON06]

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Thanks anyway. I'm going to look around online for some ways to do that. That's the only reason I haven't gotten any direct recording software yet. I want to hear what I'm playing while i'm doing it so that if it sounds like crap I can just cut it first and my speakers for my computer aren't well suited for a guitar blazing through them.

Here's what I do; It's ghetto as hell but it works. I run an M-Audio Fast Track USB to the computer, via usb, and to the guitar via the guitar cable. Then I have a cord with one end as 1/4'' and the other is 1/8'', and I plug the 1/8'' part into the Fast Track, and the other into my Roland Microcube's Aux In. If it's night time, Ill plug a pair of Headphones in too. Then I use REAPER and load a VST on a new track and use usually amplitube metal or Revalver mk3 as the VST. Makes it to where you can hear as you record, and the sound comes out of your amp. I'm not familiar with bigger cabs and stuff though, so I am not sure how to do those.

[raidersbball20]

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does anybody have any advice for a really good cheap or free recording software or device? Right now I use Sony Acid Music studios and that is just acoustic and singing but the sound quality is really quiet and bad

[Hooe]

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Use headphones.

Stumble&Krioniq: What are you guys recording these days? Are you playing shows or putting songs together?

I haven't recorded anything yet because I don't have any sort of software to record the output of my amp modeling interface (probably a bit of confusion; the computer program I have, Reason 4, only lets me sequence music, not record any physical instrument input). Still working on figuring that out. Once I can get past that problem, I've got some ideas for some songs, and a few I'd like to try to cover just to see how bad I can murder them. "Tom Sawyer", for example

By no means am I playing shows or anything like that; just a hobby I have on the side while I get my CS degree

While I haven't recorded anything per se, I have written and sequenced music for homebrew video games using Reason 4. Turned out pretty well and I suppose I could post it here to give an example of what a relative novice can do with Reason 4 can put together using only point-and-click editing (the program's meant for using with a MIDI keyboard, but it's not needed to get use out of it).

[RAZRr1275]

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anyone have any updates on recording or anything else?

[slickdtc]

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Man, I love music. My favorite bands are Rise Against, Funeral for a Friend, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and Strung Out, among others. So I'm in to that post-hardcore and punk-rock type of stuff.

Problem is, I never got into actually playing music. Outside of the standard issue recorder they made us play hot-cross-sponge on in like 3rd grade, I haven't touched a real instrument.

Recently, the fire of wanting to play music has gotten hotter. I recently decided that in the near future, I'm going to invest in an electric guitar and start playing music. The idea is to do it for my own enjoyment and to show family and friends, but if it takes me places, I'm all for that too.

The problem is I don't know anything about it. I've read this thread and don't know any of the terms, what's a good beginning guitar (affordable, but not a cheapo that won't be worth it), or pretty much how anything works. I'm completely clueless.

So that's where you guys come in. Advice, links to websites, anything to help me get started on playing an electric guitar. It will all be appreciated very much!

[KENYON06]

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http://www.ultimate-guitar.com

http://www.justinguitar.com

Those are some pretty good sites.

For beginner guitars, if you want to buy new, the Yamaha Pacificas and Agile brand guitars are pretty good. Stay away from First Act beginner guitars. But personally, I would checkout ebay and pawn shops to find used gear. You might be able to find a Jackson, ESP, LTD, Ibanez, for cheap which will suit your style better than a Pacifica. I got a Schecter C1FR for 180 bucks on ebay, and it was only 4 months old and in near perfect condition. You can find some pretty killer deals now with our crap economy and everyone having to get rid of stuff to pay bills. Just don't get anything from China on ebay. There are a lot of counterfeit guitars coming out of there so it might not be safe.

[RAZRr1275]

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bump

[Chaos81]

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I picked up my guitar (Just a $300 Ibanez) for the first time in a long time the other night. I'd forgotten how much strings hurt when you're fingers aren't used to them.

Felt great to play even if the guitar sounded horrible and I wanted to chop my fingers off afterwords.

[Bornindamecca]

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I've been playing an acoustic lately. I never played it much, mostly sticking to electric, but my chord work is cleaning up as a result of it. I really like the sound dynamics you can apply to an acoustic guitar. If I remain steady on it for a few more weeks, I'll intensify the playing to full out practice. My finger picking is not even developed enough to call crap, haha.

[RAZRr1275]

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I've been playing an acoustic lately. I never played it much, mostly sticking to electric, but my chord work is cleaning up as a result of it. I really like the sound dynamics you can apply to an acoustic guitar. If I remain steady on it for a few more weeks, I'll intensify the playing to full out practice. My finger picking is not even developed enough to call crap, haha.

I've never really liked acoustics. They don't really suit my style very well since they don't have much sustain and I also don't really like the sound of acoustic chords. But I think I might try one out again to clean up my chord work.

[ProjectRipCity]

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I play lead and bass guitar. If it's basic chords you're trying to learn, you should first finger the chords and try to slowly alternate between them without actually strumming.

Also try out the basic scales, etc.

What sort of guitar are you playing?

Ibanez GSA60 Electric Guitar



It sounds ok...But the amp is awful. Should I get a amp or a guitar next? I believe my amp is 10wat.

[RAZRr1275]

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Ibanez GSA60 Electric Guitar



It sounds ok...But the amp is awful. Should I get a amp or a guitar next? I believe my amp is 10wat.

I'd go for the amp. I'm not sure what most recommend but I'm upgrading my guitar last. I currently have a vox valvetronix amp. And a squier strat for a guitar. I will be upgrading to a shecter hellraiser before the year is over though. And as stumble said depending on your style it might be better to get some effects too first. I got a line 6 pod x3 live for my effects and it does great for what i do. It also has amp modeling so you can also get an okay tube amp sound out of it using that.

[Stumbleweed]

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Amp, easily. A crappy guitar would sound decent out of a good amp, but not vice-versa. I always suggest tube amps, but unless you're serious about playing, it's probably not worth a $450 investment or so to get an amp. I liked the Fender Blues Junior a lot when I used one a while back and those can be found used for ~$300... solid not-too-loud practice-type amp, but it still has nice Fender tube sound.

Depends what kind of music you like though if a tube amp is worth it or not. If you're playing chords, modern rock, etc., then you might just go solid state and get a decent effects processor to give you some sounds to play with. Tube amps are mostly if you want a really nice clean sound and a typical overdrive (think Stevie Ray Vaughan or something)...