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truss rods are scary at first cause you get this KRAK as the rod suddenly lets go, but as long as you never go more than 1/4 turn at a time its fine i had to do the truss rod, intonation and action height on my 5string bass and boy howdy if you think a guitar neck has some tension jeeeezus bass necks are 3x harder. it was actually reverse bowed when i got it --why am i even posting this idk! to adjust truss rods you need 3 hands or a capo - one finger on the first fret, another on the last, and a third to measure the distance between string and fret at the 12th. you want between 1-2 business cards of room generally if theres not enough clearanceyou loosen 1/4 turn, if theres too much you tighten 1/4 the adjustment is generally best done if you detune all the strings first so the neck doesnt have a fuckin hundred and twenty pounds of tension on it and THAT is when you start thinking about one of those string winders that clamps into an electric screwdriver even worse on basses where theres a fuckin 18:1 gear ratio on the tuners or something stupid
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hmm gently caress now that the tension is letting the bridge sit flat, I tried that 1st and last (24 frets baby) trick and the space between the string and 12th looked very similar to a card or two, certainly not a wide gap or nothing. hopefully this means I don’t have to change it. this guitar is a “soloist”, and it does feel “small” and I think it may be the smallest guitar I’ve played. like the size difference is subtle and I probably wouldn’t otherwise have noticed until I started thinking about the purpose of a shred guitar vs a rhythm guitar but because I am a bit unco imma have to get my practice in otherwise I’m gonna cut out ringing strings with my fretted fingers by accident coz the strings are so close all the time. but it feels good man. really hope spending a chunk of time (whatever that is) often to playing or practicing becomes part of my day. I know it’ll be rewarding. and I’m now super gutted I got the komplete Audio 1 and not 2 because I can’t plug my synth and axe into ableton at the same time. I want to practice loving around with both and getting some arpegiated chords backing some noodling or whatever a bass station II and an electric guitar can let me do together
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May 9, 2020 05:41
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Jonny 290 posted:
Echi it sounds like you may need another trem spring in the back, which make sense if you also went to heavier strings
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May 9, 2020 05:42
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yeah dude neck tension skyrockets with like the third power or something stupid as string gauge goes up. i run ernie ball super slinkys (0.009's) on my 'player guitars' and 0.011's that go up to railroad track gauges on my lovely old 60s strummer, and the tensions like a 2x diff.
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May 9, 2020 06:47
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ok I did wonder about that, but what practical difference would it give if the bridge is in the correct position right now? I suppose the action of the tremolo may be affected but outside of that .. ? I wondered if it would be needed for when tension of the strings mean you cannot set the bridge just by tightening the screws alone, but I have managed that. well.. if I tune down a step ;/ perhaps you’re right. I’m happy to tune down a step tho I can order a spring from somewhere
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May 9, 2020 07:56
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Post a pic of the bridge from the front and the spring chamber If I had to guess, I would say you probably have your spring screws cranked all the way down into the wood or something. Did you only have two springs back there?
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May 9, 2020 16:25
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Yeah loving with the number and position of springs to get a floyd to work right with different string gauges is a time honored ~pain in the rear end~ i mean obsession like you have five spring hooks (or should) and you can run 2, 3, 4 or 5 springs and if you run 2 or 3 springs you can further play with which hook you connect them to, to raise tension a bit pre:o o o o o | | | o o o o o pre:o o o o o \ | / o o o o o
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May 9, 2020 22:01
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content: telecaster showed up plays great, need to play with the string heights just a hair but it came in almost perfectly tuned and the truss rod is set up correctly
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May 9, 2020 22:02
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  that particular string arrangement was when the springs fell out and they were the first way I managed them back in to get it working and didn’t think about changing yesterday they can get tightened about another half inch toward the wood
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May 9, 2020 22:09
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you're really close. is that tuned down? the base of the bridge (the part that has 'floyd rose') written on it should be exactly parallel to the face of the guitar.
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May 9, 2020 22:16
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btw Fender's doing a promo where theyre giving 3 free months of Fender Play (a lesson/instructional program) https://try.fender.com/play/playthrough/clkn/https/www.fender.com/play/redeem (turn off adblocker as the code shows up in a popup) you can do bass, guitar or uke (im doing bass) its cool so far
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May 9, 2020 22:23
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I'm doing the justinguitar app and it's great. I wanna say I paid $60 for a year, and of course all the material is free if you don't give a poo poo about having a phone app. the app has exercises and stuff in it (and blocks going to the next step behind actually doing them) so it's great for me, though. I'll have to check out the fender one once I finish it! I spent like an hour playing on the patio while little Jones alternately danced, sang, ate his lunch, and squirted water toys. it was the best hour I've had in a really long time
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May 9, 2020 22:34
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Jonny 290 posted:you're really close. is that tuned down? Achmed Jones posted:I spent like an hour playing on the patio while little Jones alternately danced, sang, ate his lunch, and squirted water toys. it was the best hour I've had in a really long time 🤜🤛
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May 9, 2020 22:46
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floyds need some stretching to settle in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7DxlcE2A2M u got it buddy
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May 9, 2020 22:52
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oh boy guitar chat. I have the shittiest guitar ever, its the first kind of electric guitar monoprice ever sold. Basically a strat clone, but I'll be honest it doesn't sound too bad for an $80 guitar.
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May 11, 2020 05:07
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post youreself playing
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May 11, 2020 13:05
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I’m thinking bout getting an electronic drum kit so I can learn to play the drums while stuck in lockdown, good idea / bad idea? I know nothing about music theory I just think it would be fun and I like to drum on things all the time anyway...
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May 11, 2020 16:50
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Trashman posted:I’m thinking bout getting an electronic drum kit so I can learn to play the drums while stuck in lockdown, good idea / bad idea? I know nothing about music theory I just think it would be fun and I like to drum on things all the time anyway... I did it like 4 weeks ago, during lockdown, and it's great!! I got the alesis Nitro mesh kit for like $370 + tax and a book called "a funky primer" - deffo recommend. For the price the set is fantastic and will probably give me enough play for years. It's got midi out and crap too and the hi hat and kick drum feels good I think I'm going to get a swing pattern book next Do it!
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May 11, 2020 17:00
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the guitar stand for little jones's guitar came in today! he has $80 saved in his "bank", so I'm gonna let him spend that on his guitar if he wants to and tell him i'll kick in the other half. he'll probably get it this weekend and i am _so excited_ to play with him. he'd been having some fun with my fullsize righty guitar, but it was way too big of course. the way you hold a guitar has always seemed backwards to me (why would I want my lovely hand to do the hard work of fretting if i'm not fingerpicking?), but when I had him flip over my guitar and hold it lefty he lit up instantly. so of course he needed one of his own. we'd originally planned on letting him save up for it and play mine until then, but the left/right thing made me think he should get it sooner rather than later. my midi controller looks to finally be back in stock at sweetwater, so hopfully i'll get that before this weekend. i have a string cutter coming in the same order and would really like to restring my acoustic this weekend, too
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May 11, 2020 17:20
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UPS dude just showed up i have never before had an actual matching footswitch for an amp. i've always just hacked some poo poo together in a project box. its nice!
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May 11, 2020 17:43
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ooooh I got the $12 foot switch for my amp (cheaper than the parts I looked up) but it can only switch channels - effects are controllled on the amp itself. that's rad dude
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May 11, 2020 17:49
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hey johnny who do you recommend for acoustic bass guitar strings, mine are about a year old at this point and im wondering if its time
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(my bass guitar is mostly for playing christmas songs and bad playalongs to country roads and love shack)
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May 11, 2020 18:10
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I know the D'Addario factory is shut down as Rondo Music uses them for OEM strings and are running into supplier issues. I'd say stick with DR or Ernie Ball. Phosphor bronze.
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Tayter Swift posted:thank you i set up a generative pure data patch to do something similar, except these things seem to work wya better with modular or just analog gear.. there's something in the water alternatively i should just try to set something up in live and turn off the screen for a while anyway thanks for the inspiration  Trashman posted:I’m thinking bout getting an electronic drum kit so I can learn to play the drums while stuck in lockdown, good idea / bad idea? I know nothing about music theory I just think it would be fun and I like to drum on things all the time anyway... i got a yamaha dtx 12m with pedals and i like it my downstairs neighbor does not like it. banging the thing is still pretty drat loud especially if you use pedals. also ymmv: i have played the high end roland kits at stores and they are almost like the real thing, cheaper digital kits are like playing a cast iron skillet covered with some excuse for rubber padding and may actually damage your wrists if you play too much i got the dtx 12m knowing it would never make me instantly happy and it would be yet another instrument to be conquered and made to sound nice basically if you want a digital kit, go try out things in a store, see how you like it i actually came here to post this video. i followed it along with a drum roll sample that i found on a weird website, but you can find your source material by getting some breaks collection or something somewhere. so if you don't want to get into breakbeats or dnb, and you have never harbored any wish to be a dnb producer you can safely watch this video. otherwise prepare for a life of ruin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiCnM8qxOy8
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 this is more woodwork than music but the thread on the body is stripped here holds but is loose and won’t hold for much longer. what’s best way to fix this? I have PVA .. pva and matchstick then redrill????
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KoRMaK posted:I did it like 4 weeks ago, during lockdown, and it's great!! I got the alesis Nitro mesh kit for like $370 + tax and a book called "a funky primer" - deffo recommend. For the price the set is fantastic and will probably give me enough play for years. It's got midi out and crap too and the hi hat and kick drum feels good Penisface posted:i got a yamaha dtx 12m with pedals and i like it thanks for the feedback and encouragement I think the music stores are open again here so might be a good weekend activity to see what I can try out
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I would love electric drums
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Trashman posted:I was looking at the Alesis Nitro Mesh or Roland TD-1k (cause it looks more compact to store) but maybe the mesh pads are worth it... I was a drummer in high school concert and marching band, and then went guitar, but my point is that I have some experience with knowing what real kits feel like and stuff and the Nitro mesh specifically surprisingly good feeling. I also did some researching before hand and it regularly shows up at the top of the list, being compared to much more expensive Roland kits and stuff. The stick bounce feels pretty natural and stuff, it also lets you get your muscle memory built up and just feels good cuz it feels like a real set as opposed to a pad, which I also looked at. Using my feet and crossing my arms and swinging around was essential to me. But, if you have the money and stuff, maybe go for the Roland or Yamaha $700+ range or $1200 if it's a thing you are sure about https://www.electronicdrumadvisor.com/best-electronic-drum-set/
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echinopsis posted:
if you dont mind drilling, drill a new clean hole that matches a short piece of dowel, glue, trim and re-drill for the screw. if you just wanna fix it, yeah, glue and matchstick/toothpick bits. dont use pva. you want wood glue here
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echinopsis posted:
fwiw every poor gigging guitarist who does not have a straplock has the strap taped to the guitar
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KLQqcYMVuo after watching this vid im really rethinking if i should have just gotten a double bass kit to start with one of the reviews said the kick can support double base if u just set it up and angle it right
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May 14, 2020 03:44
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Attention musigoons: IZotope is selling a bundle of $900 of their plugins. For $50. There’s a link on their main page. I bit, from what I’ve heard so far, I got a killer deal.
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Bruh does it have trash and specteon??? I just booted up my 15 year old desktop to snag the pirated copy and keygen of trash. It's from 06 lol
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May 14, 2020 05:31
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it includes trash 2 whcih i was looking at just last week. spectron was discontinuted, but nectar and some of the other elements suite plugins seem to cover it? im gonna get it just for trash 2, ill report back later 
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im gonna buy a thing for recording and writing my corona EP and i'm not sure if i want: * traktor kontrol audio 2 interface for 139, 2 ins and outs, comes with guitar rig free if i buy before 01 june * newest logic pro * newest renoise renoise is more for writing dnb and electronic tracks and honestly im having fun with guitars right now so idk
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May 14, 2020 05:56
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What does logic pro offer over the other one? Do you just need a daw? Cuz it sounds like u need the kontrol plus whatever you wanna hitch your daw wagon to
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May 14, 2020 05:57
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its 200 bucks right now for a really really fully featured DAW with a lot of neat plugins and addons. its kind of a swiss army knife the traktor setup would give me guitar rig and two thousand dollars worth of amps and pedals on my macbook pro so i could make very strange noises and renoise would let me quickly write rhythm tracks but it really has zero 'record me playing guitar along to these drurms' ability. also its only 75 bucks just gotta pick my focus i reckon
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logic is loving amazing
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sounds like you need all 3 bruther  but id go with whatever makes hooking up/recording/experimenting with guitar poo poo the ez-est pz-est it can be right now. minimize that barrier of entry for yourself and see how long you go before u need to re-up on something else. getting decent midi drum tracks to play along with is easy e: critical update - logic pro is apple only eh? i committed to fl studio a couple years ago, and am a windows person. i might migrate to ableton live eventually, but fl studio is kind of like a frontier of programming and competeing with ableton live performance mode stuff so i want to see how far i can make it go.
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