Right into the amp, 99% of the time.
But that amp's usually up loud enough to break up nicely since its a nice, small 5watt tube amp.
176 2007-12-29 04:02:47
Re: PLAYING ELECTRIC NOT USING EFFECTS (12 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
177 2007-12-29 03:57:10
Re: Acoustic or Electric? (10 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Don't limit yourself.
178 2007-12-29 03:31:43
Re: string changes (8 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I usually change them whenever I break one.
179 2007-12-29 03:19:01
Re: lost music (31 replies, posted in Acoustic)
arkady wrote:
l remember bigdjindustriez he's the young guy from a big guitaring family (checked them out on utube) . Those of us who have been around on Chordie for a while may remember the post.
"Tips for beginners (Seriously, Read this, it will help you alot) " it sparked off a major Guitar and String dispute at the time with another knowledgeable Guitarist and others. I think he quite enjoyed the notoriety of the dispute on Chordie as sometimes the young do.
I guess he knew what reaction he would get when he posted these daft statements about Chordie.
We all know that Chordie is a force of great help to most if not all in their own personal goals in guitar playing.bigdjindustriez may have had a bad day because alot of his posts have been intelligent and helpful in the past.
Even this post enriches the forum and makes it a place where people of various ages and characters can make their views known.
Ark
Nope, DJ's pretty well always a windbag. However, he is occaisonally right.
180 2007-12-27 04:35:16
Re: stagg gutairs (10 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I tried a Strat copy that was in a pack for $199, including cable, strap, picks and a pitch pipe. It was miles better than the Squier Strats which are total garbage in my experience.
181 2007-12-25 15:55:22
Re: Too Many Relics (6 replies, posted in Electric)
Why the hate? If someone wants a relic like that, they should be allowed to buy one without discrimination, right?
182 2007-12-25 15:41:25
Re: A piano site, with taps and such (3 replies, posted in Electric)
Or I can print-screen it.
183 2007-12-18 20:24:39
Re: Your Attention Getter (16 replies, posted in Electric)
I'm a bluesman. Punk is just easier to market 
184 2007-12-17 01:54:30
Re: Your Attention Getter (16 replies, posted in Electric)
I think it may be time to add some Ramones into the list. We're mostly newer punk but I can get the others to agree to that I think.
185 2007-12-15 23:30:40
Re: Your Attention Getter (16 replies, posted in Electric)
Drummer counts in, that's it. We're not even close to good enough to open on something big, so we keep it simple.
The stuff you play has a huge variety, and that's cool. If I remember right, you play everything yourself, using a looper, right? Very impressive. We keep it to one style because that's what the demographic we target is, and because we play tuned down half a step and none of us want to bring spare guitars for other styles. We're categorized as a punk band and we're fine with that.
186 2007-12-14 23:28:02
Re: Your Attention Getter (16 replies, posted in Electric)
SouthPaw41L wrote:
SGinCYQX wrote:SouthPaw41L wrote:Mine is diversity and no limits(almost) on genres.
I'll go from AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" to Avril Lavinges' "Complicated" to Childrens TV Themes, "Sesame Street, Scooby Doo, Sponge Bob" to Led Zeppelins'"Your Time is Gonna Come". Get the picture?
Don't allow an audience tobe able to catagorize you as a performer. That's my aim.
Nothing wrong with being categorized, IMO.
So that's your attention getter, Being catagorized ?
No, and the sarcasm is not nessecary. A certain type of group plays a certain style of music. That's normal. I fail to see how you develop your own style without being "categorized", as you put it.
187 2007-12-14 01:29:23
Re: Your Attention Getter (16 replies, posted in Electric)
SouthPaw41L wrote:
Mine is diversity and no limits(almost) on genres.
I'll go from AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" to Avril Lavinges' "Complicated" to Childrens TV Themes, "Sesame Street, Scooby Doo, Sponge Bob" to Led Zeppelins'"Your Time is Gonna Come". Get the picture?
Don't allow an audience tobe able to catagorize you as a performer. That's my aim.
Nothing wrong with being categorized, IMO.
188 2007-12-14 01:24:52
Re: Any Thoughts or Experiences with this brand? (13 replies, posted in Electric)
Play it. If you like it, buy it. Screw whoever thinks it sucks because it's not a brand name guitar.
That said, I do appreciate quality. But I HATE paying for a name. Hence why I play an Epiphone.
189 2007-12-14 01:10:49
Re: New Guitar! (3 replies, posted in Electric)
Pics, my good man. A Les Paul?
190 2007-12-10 21:11:29
Re: PlexiGlass (4 replies, posted in Electric)
They're ugly, IMO, and I doubt they have any semblance of real tone.
191 2007-11-26 01:22:02
Re: WOOD USED FOR A GUITAR NECK (12 replies, posted in Electric)
As far as I know, it's usually the same as the body and then either maple, rosewood or ebony for the fretboard. Fretboard wood matters much more than neck wood, as does radius etc. My guitar has a mahogany neck and a rosewood fretboard.
192 2007-11-18 03:15:59
Re: What is your electric "dream guitar", even if you don't have it. (35 replies, posted in Electric)
My dream guitar, if I could do it, would be something custom made, in the shape of a Gibson SG, but a one-piece body, made from the best mahogany I could find, preferably something aged. Basically, a custom version of my own SG, with an ebony fretboard and Gibson-level finish.
193 2007-11-10 02:48:33
Re: Crafter guitar (2 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Yeah, phase an scoop are effects for when you plug in.
194 2007-11-10 02:00:54
Re: Les Paul or SG? (38 replies, posted in Electric)
shredfiend wrote:
I prefer an SG to a Les Paul, but I'd advise that you don't get either. First off, they are both overpriced and secondly, they are overpriced. Both are great guitars of high quality and most have a great sound, but I think you could get a comparable guitar for half the price. I Play a Schecter C-1 with Seymour Duncan pickups and I did a side-by-side comparison of my guitar with an SG-Standard and I think that my Schecter is a superior guitar that plays and sounds better (I bought a sweet tube amp with all the money I saved too!).
True. Lots of awesome guitars can be had for less than either, and I have yet to play a bad Schecter.
195 2007-11-01 01:30:52
Topic: Lines Aren't Drawn (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
When the world is off balance
You can look to me and say
"I really don't know anymore"
But the lines are drawn anyway
I can't change any of this
But I'm here for the ride
Here for you through it all
And even if we fall we tried
(bridge)
I can't be the only one
Who's felt this way before
In a world full of hate and pain
She's the one I'd die for
(tempo picks up for chorus)
(Chorus)
Have you ever had that one in your life
That made all the stupid things worthwhile
The only one you'd give anything for
You'd walk for them a thousand miles
(Instrumental breakdown, tempo dies back out)
And when she looks at me to say
"I really don't know anymore"
She never thinks I'll fail her
Like I have too many times before
Still she knows I'm always there
And she looks to me even when
She's standing on the edge
Ready to fall once again
(bridge)
(tempo picks up for chorus"
(Chorus)
Have you ever had that one in your life
The one in the world you'd still die for
(Acoustic Solo)
(Instrumental breakdown, tempo dies out)
And have you ever had that one in your life,
The one in the world you'd still die for.
196 2007-10-28 23:21:35
Re: Stars Guitars (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
B.B's Lucille, or Peter Green's LP.
197 2007-10-28 23:17:59
Re: MEDICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PLAING MUSIC (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Opposite here. Playing is actually helping my fretting hand heal. I had a tendon repair done a few months ago, and the tendon is scarred. Every time I play, the tissue gets looser and looser. Unfortunately, it's not enough. I have a tendon release scheduled for next month.
198 2007-10-22 22:30:42
Re: WILL THERE BE ANYTHING BETTER THAN THE BEATLES (15 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
gitaardocphil wrote:
To really look at what made the Beatles great, you have to get past some of the earlier, catchy-lyrics filled songs, and look at their whole body of work. Blending a mix of extensive harmonies, beautiful lyrics, and the soulful singing of the very talented Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
The Beatles really set a standard that will be measured against until something better comes along. Will there ever be something better? Well that is a debate that lover's of music will be discussing for as long as music is around.
So this topic is not about who is THE BEST, THE BEATLES OR THE ROLLING STONES.
This is more a STATEMENT, and considered as a fact.
I agree, there must be fellow "chordians" who are rteally pissed off reading this.
There were a lot of groups, and there still are.
From THE KINKS over THE WHO, LED ZEPPELIN, PRINCE, MADONNA, NIRVANA, and so many more.
I have to add the fact that I have a book, about the beatles: the evolution of their sound and music.
They started, as so many groups did, with "catchy tunes" 3-4 chords and they ended with some real ingenious songs.
DISCUSS!!!!!
_______________________________________________________________________________GITAARDOCPHIL SAIS: WHO is that PRINCE watching my MADONNA from his ZEPPELIN
I think there are artists as good as the Beatles. The thing is, will anyone ever revoluntionize music the way they did? I think yes. In 60 years, in 2067, there will be another group who changes the face of music forever. All things come in cycles.
199 2007-10-22 22:23:38
Re: UNDERESTIMATED FAMOUS GROUPS (15 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
I really like a band called Skindred, they play a mix of metal, punk, reggae and rock.
200 2007-10-21 21:47:13
Re: Les Paul or SG? (38 replies, posted in Electric)
bigdjindustriez wrote:
SGinCYQX wrote:BrownSound wrote:I admit you will over-pay for a Gibson LP, but you will get a hand-crafted finish and a human to do QA on it. With an Epi, you get a mass-produced ax with no QA. However, it's up to you whether it's worth the price-drop or not.
Did I mention I wanted ALL the Epiphone Zakk Wylde models?Sorry. I think I am going to be sick.
Rock on!
For one, my Epiphone SG sounds better than a stock Gibson, and it's BONE STOCK. It DID come with active EMG pickups, I'll admit, which helps a LOT. The EMG's will outburn the Gibson pickups everywhere, in my experience. My Epi has also had NO problems, unlike a few of the Gibson Les Pauls I've played and literally had the tone knob fall off in my hand. It's a solid-feeling guitar with a mahogany neck and body, rosewood fretboard, set neck construction and flawless finish. I think it's damn good for ANY brand name. From what I can tell, it's kind of like the SG version of the Zakk Wylde LP's. I prefer the SG shape over the LP style, I think it's more ergonomic and better looking. I honestly don't see what the hype about the Les Paul's are. Don't get me wrong, I love them and I want one, but they are certainly not the be all end all of electric guitars.
Or we could get rid of all electrics and replace them with nice lil Martin acoustics..get an effects pedal if you need to hear that weird screamo sound. A solidbody is cut out of a solid piece of wood with a bandsaw in about 2 minutes and has some holes drilled in it, it gets painted and off it goes. An acoustic has to be bent, glued, inlayed and all kinds of shit, painted, laquered... which takes about 21 days if done by hand. The end product is better and better sounding
Wow, you really don't know anything about solidbody electric guitars do you.