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I'm changing my guitar strings for the first time in over a year, and I'm using a set of calipers to measure the gauge of the strings so I don't have to set up the guitars again. The steel strings are sorted out, but I'm not sure what's going on with my classical. I assumed there were hard tension nylon strings on there, but the measurements don't add up. E .026 B .030 G .038 D .027 A .034 E .042 Even if my calipers aren't super accurate, these measurements are way closer to light tension than hard tension. Light: http://www.daddario.com/DADProductDetail.Page?productid=209 Hard: http://www.daddario.com/DADProductDetail.Page?productid=214 Did I just gently caress up and put light tension strings on there a year ago? Or could there be something else going on here? I should mention that intonation is a little sharp at the 12th fret. So I guess I'm not happy with the setup as-is anyway. Leaning toward just getting hard tension strings for this thing and seeing what happens to the intonation.
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Salt Fish posted:I got a Kurzweil 1200, an 88 key variably weighted keyboard, with state of the 80s art sampling and full midi support for 300 dollars off craigslist. I think pianos are maybe the single best instrument to buy used. I bought a used digital piano off craigslist too. Yamaha p105. But after I took it home, I learned that it was FILLED with live cockroaches. I'm sure yours is fine, but it couldn't hurt to put a screwdriver to it and check the inside just in case.
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May 9, 2018 02:52
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After The War posted:Did you at least get some footage in black and white for a kickass industrial video? sadly no but i definitely have some footage of a madagascar hissing cockroach awkwardly trying to complete a maze while i go look for it, here's a truly disturbing video showing how madagascar hissing cockroach babbys are formed (not mine). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhOGQINu0lk
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May 10, 2018 05:31
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solid username/post combo i think a wah pedal just dynamically EQs your signal. wouldn't perfect-pitch types would be more upset by things like wammy bars, which gently caress up your tuning the moment you touch them
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May 11, 2018 05:12
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I have one of these, its great: https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/cl_guitars/gl/index.html I think it costs about 100 bux. It fits nicely in a tenor ukulele case, which you can get for like 60 - 70 bux.
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May 15, 2018 18:07
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It really helps to live close to somewhere with an active music scene. If there are smaller bands in your area that you really dig, try to catch a show. If they're cool, maybe they'll be down to hang out afterwards. But I hope you like staying out until 2am.
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May 22, 2018 03:52
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do you have a band playing your wedding? bring the musicians to you!
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May 22, 2018 04:12
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i'm real glad i decided to spend money on a proper microphone and audio interface instead of yet another gimmick guitar
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May 22, 2018 18:35
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I found a guy on craigslist trying to get rid of a bunch of recording equipment, picked up a sm57 and a huge boom for it for like 50 bux. My audio interface is this, and I do not recommend it at all: https://lexiconpro.com/en/products/alpha I should have spent more money on the audio interface. There's bleed between the mic channel and the instrument channel. It gets noisy sometimes and picks up Spanish-language Christian AM radio, and I have to rattle it until it stops.
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May 22, 2018 20:27
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rio posted:Yes but how will you sound better without yet another guitar? If you don’t regularly buy new guitars you’ll never sound good. playing synths instead 
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May 22, 2018 23:03
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skooma512 posted:It’s getting hard not to get discouraged and frustrated with my playing. I started in a February and I still can’t switch to G accurately or quickly. I’ve been working on a learning song per my guitar teacher, but forget moving through it with any semblance of fluidity. Even just practicing is pissing me off. I feel u Here's one way you can sort out that G chord. "Minute changes" Set the timer for a minute, and practice going between two different chords. Break down the song into its chord changes, and spend a minute on each one each day. The chords have to sound good, so go slow at first. Even if the rest of that day's practice is a bust, that couple minutes each day will eventually get you through the changes at tempo. e: crediting justin for the idea https://www.justinguitar.com/en/BC-115-1MinuteChanges.php
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May 24, 2018 06:10
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Got a question about intonation. What can I do if my B string is especially sharp up the neck, but the other strings are ok? It's mostly a problem when I'm doing barre chords. Wondering whether this is something I can fix on my own or if I'm going to need to get it set up.
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Jun 16, 2018 02:24
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I should mention that this is a steel string acoustic guitar. I'm wondering if there's something I can do to the existing saddle without taking off the strings, or if I should skip straight to filing off the bottom / shimming it up. I may end up just taking it to a guitar tech if it's going to be super involved. e: I have a replacement nut and saddle that I bought a long time ago, but I haven't done this kind of work on an acoustic before Helianthus Annuus fucked around with this message at 03:05 on Jun 16, 2018 |
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Jun 16, 2018 03:01
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You're right, I definitely have this technique problem with A major shape barre shape. For example, this D major chord sounds bad when I play it: 5 7 7 7 5 x The major 3rd on the B string always comes out sharp when I play this chord shape. When I lightly press the 7th fret, my tuner shows that its in tune. And when I play this similarly fingered Gmaj7, it sounds good: 7 7 7 5 x x When I lightly press the 12th fret, my tuner shows that its a sharp. That's true for all of my strings. So it sounds like I have work to do both on my technique and my guitar's set up. Has anyone fixed this technique problem before?
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Jun 16, 2018 05:24
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It actually feels like I'm bending the string downward (i.e., toward the ground). So it seems like I've got 3 things working against me: my guitars intonation, excessive pressure on the string, and some inadvertent string bending. The B string digs into the crease of the distal knuckle on my ring finger, which doesn't feel very good at all. Sounds bad, feels bad -- a loathsome chord. I try to avoid this particular chord shape, and I will usually sub in a Maj7 shape if i can get away with it. This thing: 5 7 6 7 5 x It sounds a LOT better in terms of whether the strings are ringing in tune. But sometimes you really gotta play a major triad, so I still wrestle with that 2nd barre I have to do with my ring finger. I don't want to use the Maj7 as a crutch forever, but the bad sound and the discomfort makes it difficult for me to stay motivated to do battle with this thing.
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Jun 16, 2018 19:41
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baka kaba posted:The secret nobody tells you is you're meant to let your ring finger just mute the high E, so just get it comfortably laying flat on the 3 strings you're fretting. Shouldn't need to touch the knuckle or the crease (for most people anyway) Good point, you usually don't need that extra 5th on top. I'm trying this, but the D string isn't ringing out very nicely. When I move my finger slightly higher to get that D string ringing again, I'm digging right back into my crease with the B string. I can avoid the crease by rolling my ring-finger barre toward the nut, like you might be taught to do with the index finger. But I think I'd rather deal with the skin irritation than test my knuckle joints like that.
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Jun 16, 2018 20:17
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Hellblazer187 posted:I'm trying to figure out how to do thumb around chords. I can play regular bar chords but some of the finger style stuff I'm trying to learn uses the pinky for embellishment, so they do the thumb over things. But like, man this is really uncomfortable and difficult. I guess that's any time you learn something new on this instrument. My left hand is starting to ache from trying to figure out how to make this work for me. Are you talking about this kind of thing? code:
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Jun 18, 2018 01:39
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since you play uke, maybe get a short-scale guitar like a jaguar
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Jun 24, 2018 01:32
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Can you take those springs out? I had a knock-off strat that had the same problem. I threw away the spring and never missed it.
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Jun 30, 2018 01:55
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late to the 0-fret chat Does having a 0 fret make the guitar easier or harder to keep intoned?
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Jul 3, 2018 00:36
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its curtains for Kevin posted:I've been really struggling with my fretboard knowledge; I don't know my notes fluently in the upper strings or past the 12 fret; is there any online exercises anyone recommends for that? I feel very limited in my improvisation because I always feel like I have to start on the root, and that I only really know the names of the notes on the lower strings. Before, I taught myself all of my common modes by doing a circle of fourths up and down starting on the root. Maybe I should try different exercises, like starting at the top and going down an octave, or possibly starting on a the 3rd or 7th Late to the fretboard knowledge chat, but I wanna share how I successfully memorized where all (well most) of the notes are. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redrabbit.android.guitar.guitarfretboardtrainerlite I used this thing every day on the train into work, and had it mostly memorized in a couple weeks. If your goal is to improvise, it's also important to memorize where all the intervals are on the fretboard. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redrabbit.android.guitar.guitarintervaltrainerlt I'm sure you can find other apps that do exactly the same thing, but I know these ones work.
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Jul 9, 2018 03:15
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What do posters here think about carbon fiber guitars? RainSong is the brand I had heard of. Has anyone gotten their hands on one of this guy's guitars? https://emeraldguitars.com/product/x30-artisan/?v=7516fd43adaa
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its curtains for Kevin posted:I actually am selling a big stack on reverb since I’m moving; take a look at my stock and if there’s something you’re interested I’ll give you a goon discount. That franken-caster looks pretty hot: https://reverb.com/item/14092182-xgp-partscaster-2017-cream Do you have a case for this thing? Or a gig bag?
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I'd definitely play the G major as a barre chord and then slide it down to F. Otherwise, I suggest practicing the difficult chord changes in isolation ("minute changes") until you get faster at them.
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I'm guessing that guitar is way out of tune at the nut?
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Aug 24, 2018 19:48
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rio posted:If you’d like some suggestions in terms of which tunes start with let me know - there is definitely a useful order of what kind of tunes to learn first since if you know them then you will just start seeing similar progressions in other songs. What order do you recommend?
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Aug 24, 2018 19:52
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landgrabber posted:thinking about buying a squier jaguar. is it poo poo? you've spent the last 61 days (!!) posting in this thread instead of playing electric guitar, COME ON!!!
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landgrabber posted:feels like longer to me lol this could be you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsQudFjXXE&t=15s
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Sep 7, 2018 22:18
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Ideally, the shop you buy your guitar from would have a luthier in the back to make sure your instrument is dialed in before you walk out the door. But if you're ordering a new instrument online, then you will likely need to bring it into a shop anyway to get it set up.
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Spanish Manlove posted:Please make a 90degree instrument cable your next purchase. That picture gives me anxiety. cool strap tho
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Sep 8, 2018 15:36
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Does anyone here use the free garageband auto-drummer to produce tracks?
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massive spider posted:There was a small discussion about creative blocks a few pages ago so I'd like to add my very late 2 cents. One idea that helped me out recently was an "assembly line" approach to making music. I.e., instead of working on a song from start to finish, you might have a dozen songs in progress, and you might spend a day adding a bass part to each one, or you might sequence some drums for each one, or you might record your rhythm guitar part for each one, or lead, or vocals, etc. The idea is that once you are warmed up and ready to record a specific instrument, it kills the momentum to put that instrument away and work with a different one. So it's better to do what you can in each song with the instrument you're playing right now, knowing you'll come back to it later to finish it up.
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Zev posted:I see. Hopefully it looks OK out of the box. I'll post pictures if anything looks funky. I might even post pictures if everything looks good too! Justin's stuff is really good. He teaches guitar to students IRL, so he has some insight into common mistakes beginners will make. I suggest going thru all the beginner stuff on his site, and all the intermediate stuff as well. As for when to get an instructor? Earlier is better. You need to make sure you master the basic stuff, like how to hold the guitar without setting yourself up for a RSI down the road. And if you spend a lot of time practicing the wrong thing, you'll be hosed later on.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlpdfLxSHnE&t=761s Here's a video of Justin (from justinguitar) getting a lesson with jazz guitarist Mike Outram (from digital campfire). In it, he's saying a good way to get into jazz improv is to try playing Autumn Leaves using ONLY triads on strings 4, 3, and 2. I.e., these things: code:code:code:
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rio posted:The biggest issue with what he is presenting is 1) completely leaving out the 7th and 2) teaching the arpeggios landing on the 5th. Also in his examples he is landing on the root the most, followed by the 5th the next often. The top priority at any level of playing but really for beginners is hearing the 3rd and 7th of any chord. You can hear very often when someone who isn’t a jazz player improvises and they land on the root most often, 5th next often. Even in the melody of this song we hear the melody notes as 3rds and 7th most of the time. I don’t think practicing triads is a waste of time but I do have an issue with what he’s saying as a starting point as a jazz guitarist because he is leaving out 7ths to the point of saying to move on to triad inversions before even utilizing the 7th. Also not mentioning vocabulary *at all* makes me suspect - no one will sound like they’re playing jazz without vocab (or like x style without the corresponding vocab) and all of the jazz vocabulary we hear is often using the 3rd and 7th in some way. Ironically at the end where he is departing a bit from what he was teaching earlier he is using those notes over the changes but doesn’t really mention them earlier when telling people what to practice. Most jazz guys will tell you to get into some shell voicings instead of working on triads, so I was surprised too. I suspect he would say "ok now that you have all 3 inversions for the triads, lets add the 7th and learn all 4 inversions of those." Or maybe "now that you have all these triads, lets put different roots over them to build cool slash chords." I guess I would have to pay to find out. I like chord inversions because I really dig smooth voice leading. On the thinnest 4 strings, I have the 7th chords in root position and 2nd inversion well in hand, and I'm trying to decide where to go next. My 1st and 3rd inversions are only so-so, maybe it makes sense to drill those. Or maybe practice my 2nd inversions on different string-sets. But everyone says to practice shell voicings, which means leaving out the 5th. That precludes the use of the 2nd inversion, right? I confess I haven't spent quality time with my shell chords yet. I guess my question is: how can I best use (and think about) shell voicings to get at smooth voice leading when comping? Or are they the wrong tool for the job?
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Maybe try higher string action?
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phrygian dominant, is good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWTxGBLlaUs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7THCne3rXsM
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Gnumonic posted:So I want to learn classical guitar, which requires that I buy a classical guitar. Problem: I know *nothing* about acoustic guitars. Been playing electric for 17 years (thousands upon thousands of hours), have probably played acoustic guitars for less than an hour. if you're willing to spend the money, get something with a solid top. though keep in mind you can get a very playable classical guitar for like 100 - 200 bux on the used market if you don't mind having a laminate top And if you're going to spend the money, make sure it has a nice pickup so you can plug in, otherwise you might have a hard time cutting thru the mix when jamming with friends I suggest getting one with a cutaway.. because you're an electric player i bet you'll miss having access to those frets past the 12th Think about the different kinds of music you'd like to play too! Will you be playing strictly classical, or would you maybe want to get into some jazz? Maybe you would prefer a gypsy jazz guitar or a flamenco guitar? Those guitars will usually have a spruce top, and many classical guitars have a spruce top too. Spruce gives you a bright sound, but you might prefer the more complex overtone-rich sound of cedar. My classical is cedar, and I love the sound of it: http://www.lapatrieguitars.com/guitar_45488_concertcw.html I got it from this guy https://reverb.com/shop/slightlytouchedguitars?make=la-patrie He fixes and sells guitars that get hosed up by UPS. The one I bought had a crack in the side, so I got it for like 400 instead of 650. There's only one classical on there right now with a cutaway that's in your budget... but i would give it a miss because the damage is to the top, and thats where I would draw the line. But he posts new listings all the time, so maybe you can get something nicer than you would usually be able to afford
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regarding apartment worries: i dont think you'll find a ton of variation in how loud all the classical guitars are. i feel like you won't really hear it thru a wall, and you would only hear it a little bit thru a closed door i guess if you're playing at 4am you might look at something like this https://reverb.com/item/19358256-godin-multiac-nylon-encore-natural-sg-demo
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pls dont play guitar in a way that causes pain. but im excited for you, playing without a pick is fun for the best sound (imo) you're going to need to grow out your nails on your right hand. not too much, but some. and they'll need to be strong, so eat oatmeal (it helps) you cant just grow your nails out out and call it good tho. you gotta file them down to round out the corners, then experiment with different shapes to get the best tone. everyones hands are different, but start with the suggestions here https://medium.com/tonebase/fingernail-basics-for-classical-guitarists-length-shape-and-tools-tonebase-609af431e54d
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