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I've got the 1.4mm "primetone" Jazz III XLs in front of me. They're fine, feel a bit different than the other Jazz IIIs, I don't know if they're better or worse. They're ludicrously expensive, though--I think it was $6 for 3.
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How's the tone? Prime?? e- wow this looks like an easy way to get some free pedals https://www.jimdunlop.com/category/saddest.do A cute cat pic takes some skill, but half of these are "here's my sad pedalboard it's a piece of wood with carpet on it". Oh word? I bet there's some kid playing through scavenged danelectro pedals taped to a rotting piece of plywood and these guys are living like kings! baka kaba fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Jul 6, 2018 |
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Jul 6, 2018 18:08
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Those fancy Django ones are like 20 bucks each fam
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Jul 6, 2018 18:15
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https://v-picks.com/shop/colossal/ I own one of these.
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Jul 6, 2018 18:18
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You want a pick that's as cheap as possible so that you can buy a huge amount that saturates every living space and you can always find one by digging around the couch or whatever.
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Jul 6, 2018 18:37
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I just buy in bulk. I think I found a dozen picks the other day when I was rearranging furniture. Maybe sometime next year I'll finally be out of picks and I can re-up with the MAX GRIP red jazz iiis to see how they feel in comparison.
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Jul 6, 2018 19:17
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I have a little metal valet tray that came with my wallet and i just toss my picks in there when I’m done. Also have extras in an old retainer case. It’s really handy actually. I have my metronome, capo,tuner, and stereo adapters in there too.
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Jul 6, 2018 19:20
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When I retire guitar picks they go into a little paper clip tray on my desk. When I drop a pick it goes into another dimension and pops out six months later when I move my amp or couch.
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Jul 6, 2018 19:23
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I keep picks I want to use in the little space underneath the amp but above whatever it's sitting on. I keep picks I don't care about anywhere that is convenient to set them down, at which point a kitten redistributes them about the house for me. I'd like a little metal case with a lid to keep picks in but haven't seen anything that looks good to me. I suppose I could use an altoids box, if I don't mind the picks being all...minty. Gorgar fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Jul 6, 2018 |
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Jul 6, 2018 20:06
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I ordered a little selection box of 6 different Jazz iiis off amazon, as I had the Petruccis already and wanted to try others. So far the red and the ultra grippy one are my favourites.
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Jul 6, 2018 21:19
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When I go my first actual guitar, I picked up a giant pack of grey, .88 nylon Dunlops. My friends were finding them at their parents' houses well after high school. I covered the town in those little bastards.
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Jul 6, 2018 21:20
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What do you guys think about Ibanez's artcore hollow body guitars and using those for slide?
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Jul 6, 2018 21:44
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Just about anything can be used for slide. A steel string resonator is the classic, but people use telecasters and what not all the time. More important is the open E or G tuning IMO. Make your name as a famous slide player on a 8 string Ibanez my dude.
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Jul 6, 2018 22:17
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Kilometers Davis posted:https://v-picks.com/shop/colossal/ I wouldn't know where to start there, any suggestions for someone who usually uses a dunlop nylon 0.88? I like them, but they do sharpen to a knife edge with playing.
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Jul 6, 2018 22:23
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Since last night some more progress on tornado - listening, sketching and annotating has helped break it down a good deal into manageable chunks.ewe2 posted:I wouldn't know where to start there, any suggestions for someone who usually uses a dunlop nylon 0.88? I like them, but they do sharpen to a knife edge with playing. Get a variety pack? I like the green Dunlop and the brass Tek pick. I found the jazz ii,' s to be too small and my fingers would get scraped to hell.
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Jul 6, 2018 22:42
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I also have a question for those who play slide. Do y'all know of any exercises or drills I can use to be a better player? I play predominantly in open e
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Jul 6, 2018 22:52
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I used to use the two lightest Dunlop nylon picks. Tried some Wedgie nylon picks and they’re a lot better. I used to break the Dunlop .38s all the time, but the Wedgie .40s don’t break. Also easier to hang onto, and are just stiff enough to work for leads for me.
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Jul 6, 2018 22:53
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ewe2 posted:I wouldn't know where to start there, any suggestions for someone who usually uses a dunlop nylon 0.88? I like them, but they do sharpen to a knife edge with playing. For finding out what picks you might like? Head to amazon/your local music store and buy a bunch of random ones. Amazon has variety packs of different kinds. I highly suggest trying some jazz picks. Trying them back in the day completely changed my playing.
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Jul 6, 2018 22:54
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Picks are cheap and it's completely trivial to switch from one to the next so just buy a bunch of picks and try them all out. Try to narrow down what you like and don't like about each one and eventually you'll arrive at your Perfect Pick (it's a Jazz III, it's always a Jazz III.)
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Jul 6, 2018 22:59
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Anime Reference posted:Picks are cheap and it's completely trivial to switch from one to the next so just buy a bunch of picks and try them all out. Try to narrow down what you like and don't like about each one and eventually you'll arrive at your Perfect Pick (it's a Jazz III, it's always a Jazz III.) Yeah, try a bunch: Order some Jazz IIIs and *also* some Jazz III XLs, Jazz III Ultex, and Jazz III XL Ultex and you'll find the pick you love.
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Jul 6, 2018 23:50
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I can't stand jazz III, there will never be a better pick than dunlop tortex .6s.
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Jul 6, 2018 23:57
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   This thing scratches an itch I didn’t know I had. Scratch plate cherry les Paul style and abalone inlays with full binding... 
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How does it feel? All the bass players I've heard talk about using a multi-scale bass say it's much easier to get used to than you'd expect but I've never heard from a multi-scale guitar player.
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It’s like looking at the fretboard from below. It’s weirdly intuitive. Will report back after a week of jamming.
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Jul 7, 2018 00:53
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As someone with terrible weirdo taste in everything I approve of your melty paul.
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Jul 7, 2018 00:55
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Mercedes posted:I also have a question for those who play slide. Do y'all know of any exercises or drills I can use to be a better player? I play predominantly in open e Simple melodies like Amazing Grace. Finger picking and/or hybrid picking will open things up. Another good thing is to ween yourself off of barring the entire six strings, try to keep your slide (and it's sweet spot) on only the strings you mean to play. Basically look at your fretting hand muting and right hand blocking, you need to tame them.
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Kilometers Davis posted:As someone with terrible weirdo taste in everything I approve of your melty paul. Rondo got it here in 5 business days, shipped with case for 500. Gonna be a repeat customer for sure.
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Jul 7, 2018 01:15
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Getting stuff from Rondo is a breeze. They even put fresh strings on before they ship it out.
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I have pretty small hands for my size, so being able to reach intervals I couldn’t before up high actually owns. You can’t really do some of the jazzy 3 string stuff past 14/15 but other than that everything is either the same or easier to access.
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Regarding all this PICK TALK, I have to chime in I bought a pick stamp off of Amazon, $14, and I've got to say, used visa cards are WAY better than Amazon Gift Cards. I've taken to mugging people just for their visa cards so I can keep well stocked in guitar picks. #blessed
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Jul 7, 2018 01:56
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How does a milk jug hold up?
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Due to a family members lack of financial responsibility, I now own an EVH III 50 watt head. I’ll give it a test drive tomorrow.
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Anybody have any opinion on/experience with Dean's mid-priced guitars? I've been looking at baritone guitars and one of the options that came up was this guy.
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I don't know, but now that guitar is showing up in all of my ads.
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So I was off yesterday and spent like 6 hours practicing one of the fast (152bpm, 16h notes) alternate picking parts of Paganini's 24th Caprice. I haven't played for 6 hours straight in a long time, and my wrist REALLY loving hurts now. I'm 99% sure my technique is fine, but I've never done any stretching or anything, so I should probably do that. Anyone know any good hand/wrist stretches for guitar that might help?
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Your problem is likely the 6 hours of practice, not a lack of stretching honestly.
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Jul 7, 2018 23:34
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But I wanna be able to get stoned and shred all day on my days off... I mean you're probably correct, but still, stretches can't possibly hurt, right?
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Jul 7, 2018 23:38
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Yeah honestly that's just a whole lot of activity to ask of your forearms/hands. Only thing to make sure of is that you're holding your wrist straight consistently, other than that take more frequent breaks? E: Your wrist doesn't have muscles in it so stretches won't help, the pain there is mostly tendons rubbing against bone as your fingers move. Tension in your hand will also make the wrist bones themselves rub. Straight wrist and a relaxed arm pose are 99% of what you can do.
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Gnumonic posted:But I wanna be able to get stoned and shred all day on my days off... To tell you the truth I’ve been on a ton of nerdy deep dives on the topic and most of the “stretching is great and important for guitar” hype comes from people with as much medical knowledge as myself. Zero. The answer lies more in having technique that works for your body, reducing tension, and adequately resting your body. Stretching feels good and can provide temporary relief but it’s more of a bandaid on a potentially worse problem that needs to be dealt with. Again, not a doctor but that’s what I’ve found.
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don't do that. that's how you get tendinitis. take breaks, work up to it.
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