Epiphones are top great guitars for beginners, Schecter guitars are good choices as you get high quality for a relatively low price. I highly recommend ESP's LTD line of guitars, I bought the MH100 model, and it played like a pro model...
27 2008-03-11 13:56:00
Re: What do you think is best for rockin,Dorian triad........ (1 replies, posted in Electric)
I play a lot of power metal and hard rock, so I personally prefer the Lydian modes for power metal, and a minor pentatonic for hard rock. Each one has it's own characteristics. The Lydian scales (to me anyways) have a more fleshed out sound when I sweet pick or need to make a shred look... whereas the minor pentatonic has a more traditional sound closer to the blues that I base my playing off of...
28 2008-03-11 13:16:54
Re: Stacks (5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
That site is awesome. Thanx a million, man....it's a big help
29 2008-03-11 00:42:42
Topic: Stacks (5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I have finally decided to look into getting a Stack Amp (or half stack). I have very little experience with stacks, and the way they work. I have only played through the usual 10 watt practice amps, and my current Carlsbro GLX100. Soon I'll be moving into a new place, and will have a larger room that will enable me to have more (and larger) equipment.
I'm not too keen on the way amps work, I only pay attention to how they sound, if they have a rear panel audio input, and if they have enough EQ knobs for me to mess around with. I wish I really had read up more on them.
So before I go out in a buying frenzy, I want to find out as much as I can about stacks, how they work, which brands to look at, how to set em up, etc etc.
I'm also curious to know if I can use my current amp (Carlsbro GLX100) as an amp head, it has a send jack on the back panel, but as I said, I'm not too keen on amps...
I would greatly appreciate it if those who use stacks in any form can give me all the information they know regarding them. I just want to buy one that will last a long time, and that I'll be satisfied with.
I mainly play Power Metal, progressive rock, hard rock, and blues. I have a budget of about $650 USD. I also need to know if it is safe to mix and match brands when pairing cabinets with heads (i.e. Crate Head, Ibanez Cabinet)...
30 2008-02-26 01:18:14
Re: In need of money (26 replies, posted in Electric)
Russell_Harding wrote:
when i was your age i had to walk to school 5 miles in a blinding snowstorm in sub zero temps and after school collect paper and cardboard from dumpsters sell it to the junkman and give my father the money so he could buy beer abd ciggaretts,on christmas my father would shoot his shotgun off in the back yard and tell us "no presents this year Santa commited suicide" aaah those were the days
Sounds like that man has some serious issues....
31 2008-02-26 00:50:47
Re: How to read notes (9 replies, posted in Electric)
Starting simple is the key... Don't overwhelm yourself...
32 2008-02-26 00:46:06
Re: How to read notes (9 replies, posted in Electric)
Like James McCormick said, learning to read standard notation is a very handy skill. It not gives you an added edge in your playing, but also allows you to, at a basic level, read music for most other instruments (such as piano/keyboards), making it easier to compose entire songs, rather than just writing only the guitar part. It also makes transcribing songs to guitar a lot easier.
33 2008-02-19 00:16:58
Re: Do you have a favorite chord? (31 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
alvee33 wrote:
Think it's an Em
Or at least really close, cause I usually write the harmony parts around the Em chord......
34 2008-02-19 00:14:51
Re: How Good Can i Get ? (6 replies, posted in Electric)
I'll tell you what my guitar teacher told me. He told me that I would only be as good as I was willing to work at. Someone can have natural talent, but if he doesn't do anything with it, then it's no good. He also told me that when you actually get good, it's not just about people telling you that you're good, it's about being comfortable with the way you play. It really didn't make a lot of sense to me at the time, but man oh man do I ever adhere to those words now.
Again, for emphasis, word for word "You'll only be as good as you're willing to work at, man. Talent don't mean a thing if you're too damn (can I say that here?) lazy to work at it". Please remember this, cause it really does help...
35 2008-02-18 20:39:33
Re: Do you have a favorite chord? (31 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
no idea what the chord name is (I doubt it even is) E is the root note
|-0------|e
|-0------|b
|-0------|g
|-9------|d
|-7------|a
|-0------|e
I use it in writing a lot of my own music, as I am fond of the droning sound I get out of it, I like to use the open "b" as the droning string when playing my classical guitar...
36 2008-02-15 23:02:50
Re: Your first ever guitar (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
My first guitar was a Made in Mexico Stratocaster. I loved it, and I still do. Had to fix a few minor problems, but she's perfect for my style of playing....
37 2008-02-15 05:40:59
Re: SoT is tickled pinkish.... (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Roger Guppy wrote:
Unexpected, out of the blue, praise is the best sort. I bet you were walking on clouds for the rest of the day.
Roger
I'm still walking on clouds...... It was really unexpected, I didn't even had the amp turned up very far, so he must have been really listening closely.....
38 2008-02-13 22:16:11
Re: Share your favorite EADGBE phrase. (31 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
topdown wrote:
Come on folks, I know there's a bunch of good ones out there. I do like southpaw's, such a positive message. Here's another good one I've heard of (I think it's Irish
):
Every
Alcoholic
Deserves
Good
Beer
Everyday
I LOVE this one...
39 2008-02-13 22:09:36
Topic: SoT is tickled pinkish.... (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I went down to the local music store to look into buying a new guitar. I picked up some odd looking ESP, the LTD F-400 model (see link below for pic of guitar), plugged it in, and started chugging away on it, not really all that seriously, just kinda running through scales, chords, and solo progressions, playing a couple songs on it. When I went up to the counter to put a hold on the guitar, the owner of the store told me that I was one of the ballsiest players he's heard in a long time, if I kept playing the way I was I'd definitely make a name for myself. I'm just tickled, as this guy has played guitar for over 40 years, and his playing makes you wanna go home and cut your hands off out of shame. All I can say is a compliment like that makes all the hard work, frustration, pain (fingertips mainly), and spent money all worth it.
40 2008-02-06 22:02:18
Re: Top 5 Favourite Bands of all time (33 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Oh, geez, tough one
1. Guns N Roses
2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience / Band of Gypsies
3. Coheed and Cambria
The rest change too much for me to make a definite list....
41 2008-02-06 21:49:22
Re: WHAT WAS THE VERY FIRST ALBUM YOU BOUGHT OR RECEIVED (58 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I've never got around to listening to the LA Guns, I need to do that sometime soon...
42 2008-02-06 21:22:19
Re: hosting songs (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
try www.soundclick.com also, it is really user friendly. If I can put a song on there, then you should have no problem...
43 2008-02-06 21:11:10
Re: WHAT WAS THE VERY FIRST ALBUM YOU BOUGHT OR RECEIVED (58 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Tim0473 wrote:
Siege of Troy wrote:The First Album I bought? T'would be Appetite for Destruction by Guns N Roses, an old tape I found in a pawn shop.
The First album ever given to me was: Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. My mom bought it for me when I was in the hospital with heart problems...Thats a very good first album troy ... I remember my buddie played the tape and it was like getting kicked in the teeth ... they finally brought hard rock back to the mainstream
I remember buying it for my mom, cause she lost her tape when we moved across the country, but as soon as I put it in the tape player, I decided to keep it for myself... She's the one that got me into Guns N Roses, so I bought her the CD version of the album about 2 weeks ago...
Also, I never thought about GNR like that, a kick in the teeth, I likey! :-))
44 2008-02-06 20:49:27
Re: ABOUT GUITAR PLAYERS (6 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
I've played in 3 bands, In 2 of em, we had 2 guitarists, and one had just 1.
In the first , although I played the solos and did the lead work, I played a lot of rhythm. The other guitarist played rhythm, even though he had played a lot longer than I have. He just prefered to lay back and let other people do their thing...
In the second band, the one I'm in currently, we have two guitarists, but we both share rhythm and lead, as we do a lot of harmonizing solos (Iron Maiden anyone?) and play different parts of the rhythm section at the same time to give us a fuller, more distinct sound (another metal band).
In the third band (a rock/blues/pop band), I was the ONLY guitarist, and that gave me an extreme appreciation for rhythm guitarists, as well as made me learn to play a tighter rhythm guitar. Being the only guitarist was fun, but it was also very demanding, as I had to focus on a ton of things at once (staying in time, singing backup, soloing, switching pedals on and off, playing rhythm, etc....)
So I say that no decent guitarist should study one style, such as just playing solos, or just playing rhythm, as a great guitarist should be able to hold his own, no matter what a band needs him to play...
45 2008-02-06 20:30:48
Re: Strats and Telys???? (25 replies, posted in Electric)
jaygordon75 wrote:
I've even seen photos of Chet Atkins and Willie Nelson with Telecasters...
Chet Atkins preferred hollowbodies to strats and telecasters, right?
46 2008-02-06 20:22:48
Re: WHAT WAS THE VERY FIRST ALBUM YOU BOUGHT OR RECEIVED (58 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
The First Album I bought? T'would be Appetite for Destruction by Guns N Roses, an old tape I found in a pawn shop.
The First album ever given to me was: Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. My mom bought it for me when I was in the hospital with heart problems...
47 2008-02-06 20:18:53
Re: Where are you? (74 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
que522 wrote:
Siege of Troy wrote:que522 wrote:Is any place in Ohio not boring??
Cleveland.... But that's about it. Other than that, I've never seen anything really interesting or fun to do here....
Cleveland is rated number 10 as most dangerous cities in the whole country. I try to stay OUT of Cleveland. I am not a drinker or much of a partier so the Flats are not my thing. I did however take the wife and kids up there to the Zoo, The Great Lakes Science Center, and Natural History Museum, and had a blast. I did however get out of there as soon as we were done.
Ah, the Great Lake Science Center, went there last August, thought it was gonna be the most insanely stupid thing I'd ever seen in my life, about 2 hours later, my family had to drag me out of there......
As for Cleveland being dangerous, just being smart and alert can help a lot. I make at least one trip to Cleveland a year, not counting the times I drive friends up there, and I always have at least 2 other people with me, and we stay together as a group....
48 2008-02-05 02:35:09
Re: IN ANALOGY OF MUSIC YOU DON'T LIKE (3 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
No matter how hard I try, it is nearly impossible to understand a thing you say in your posts... The ideas are all scrambled with no organization whatsoever....
49 2008-02-05 02:27:53
Re: What songs are you currently working on? (45 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Songs I'm working on
Thunderhorse - Dethklok
Trollhammaren - Finntroll
The Trooper - Iron Maiden
The Running Free - Coheed and Cambria
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen (the guitar solo is killer to play, just leaves me choking on strings when I try to play it)
50 2008-02-04 20:23:49
Re: SUPERBOWL+US SPORTS (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
to guitaardocphil: if you watch older football games (american of course) they weren't nearly as violent. It's like with all sports nowadays, it's deteriorated into it's current form. An example, the Pittsburgh Steelers team from the 70's is a classic team, they played with a lot of pride and respect for the game. All of my older friends (35 years and older) say they can't stand to watch NFL Football anymore, as it's been turned into a gladiator sport, with more emphasis put on big hits and bone crushing tackles than on the actual game itself.
Now, about cheerleaders, I ask you this: Who doesn't like pretty girls in short skirts? 'nuff said