Thanks, I already have some good mics, just need to work on the PA system, my guitar teahcer has one for sale that he used when he was in a band. I have heard it a few times, it is one of the best ones I've heard. And the mics he gave me were the ones he used when he was playing gigs..... <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_surprised.gif" border=0 alt="Surprised"> so they have a little history behind 'em. And they are in AWESOME shape! Thanks for the tips guys, but DON'T STOP, just KEEP POSTING THEM.
2 2007-02-17 18:51:19
Re: how do you bend???? (7 replies, posted in Electric)
It sounds like you need to gain some more finger strength. Do you play an electric, or acoustic guitar? How long have you been playing?
3 2007-02-17 16:20:56
Topic: Carlsbro amps.... (1 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
My parents got me a 200 watt amp last year, as a gift for me sticking to learning guitar faithfully, like I promised. They got me a Carlsbro GLX100 200 watt amp from ebay. Now personally, this is the best amp I have ever heard, the clean channel is bright and crisp, and has it's own crunch distortion (which makes playing Johnny B. Goode a blast). The Gain, or distortion channel has a good tight sound to it, and sounds better the louder I crank it up. My guitar teacher said it was one of the best amps he has ever heard also, that's a lot coming from a guy who doesn't use anything but Fender or Peavy amps. And the singer/rhtyhm guitar for my new band says he can tell it was made for performance. The weird thing, NONE of us had ever heard of this brand before my parents found my amp.
Does anybody else here have experience with Carlsbro amps, such as owning them, or just trying them out?
4 2007-02-17 16:06:57
Re: What is the name of your band? (61 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
My band doesn't have a name yet, but we are kinda leaning towards "Seige of Troy". We have thrown a few ideas around, and that names seems to have everything we need in it: kinda gothic, has a Hard Rock edge to it, easy to remember, and we have 2 stories we can tell about the name.
5 2007-02-17 16:01:28
Re: Tuning Problems (23 replies, posted in Electric)
So, I am looking at about $200 american dollars, with tax if I buy a Floyd Rose system, right (not counting istallation cost)? Does it have to be installed by a specialist? 'Cause I don't really trust anybody working on my guitar when I can't see it, kind of an emotional attachment...it is my first guitar after all.
6 2007-02-15 03:35:06
Re: Cannot sync my hands! (11 replies, posted in Electric)
My guitar teacher once told me that if you're not bored with what your are practicing after a while, and you don't want to move on to newer, more challenging stuff, to practice more. Because you WILL get mored with practicing just the basics, but bored can be good. bored means you know what you are doing forward, backward, behind your head.........
I know as soon as I get bored with an exercise, I should move onto the next one, something a little harder, because that means I'm ready for the next step. And don't get frustrated with yourself, no one is perfect. Even the masters know the importance of the basics and practice.
And my last piece of advice, GET TO KNOW YOUR GUITAR! Just screw around with it sometimes, having fun helps too, often in ways you would never expect, I speak from personal experience...
7 2007-02-14 16:40:46
Re: Finally got a band started (9 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
To anotheremptyhead: Wow, I am writing all of this stuff down...this is some pretty good stuff. Any points on what we should bring to a gig?(if you can't tell, I have had minimal live-playing experience, next to playing for the odd group of friends) Just about any music flies in our area, from country,heavy metal, goth/punk/pop rock, and hip hop, so the local area will be forgiving in that area. There aren't any local bands really, none that are good anyways. And local clubs prefer DJ's so we are gonna have to do a LOT of drving. I do know one local spot where we can get in for SURE, we just have to practice more.We aim more towards a blues/punk/metal style, kinda like a Hendrix/The Ramones/Coheed and Cambria/Avenged Sevenfold/Guns N Roses mix, so we kinda hope to please in all areas. Take a wild stab who brings the bluesy Hendrix to the band...... <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing">
8 2007-02-14 02:58:09
Re: Tuning Problems (23 replies, posted in Electric)
To Bootleger: Wow, 1985, take it those things have a long life-span if you take care of them. Did it change the tone of your guitar to an extreme?
9 2007-02-14 02:40:58
Topic: Finally got a band started (9 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
I finally got a band started, which is a dream a year-and-a-half in the making. We have not decided on a name yet, but we are close. It consists of a drummer (the youngest of the group, me (second oldest) on lead/rhythm/bass guitar, and a lead singer (the oldest) on rhtyhm/lead/bass guitar (we agreed to switch bass between us). The drummer and I originally had been playing for a little bit, but neither of us are very good at singing and playing at the same time. Well I had known the singer for about a year, when he finally moved into the local area. When I asked him if he was interested in singing for us, he said that would be awesome. Now we are all decent at what we do, but our singer is the real talent in the band, you know Claudius for Coheed and Cambria, well, his voice has that kind of quality (and is in the same octave) , and he plays some complicated lead/rhtyhm stuff while singing. Our drummer is good at writing lyrics, and I am good at writing music for them, and the singer can come up with some awesome melody lines for them, so we already have our own songs (not bad for a band that has been together less than a month eh?). I's just wondering if anyone has had experience in a band? Just want to know how to handle practice, what type of places we can play gigs at that don't require you to be 21 (we are all underage).
10 2007-02-14 01:32:41
Re: Tuning Problems (23 replies, posted in Electric)
Um, anybody had experience with roller nuts? Or Floyd Rose?
11 2007-02-07 23:22:22
Topic: Tuning Problems (23 replies, posted in Electric)
I have had a Mexican Stratocaster for about 3 years. I am a serious blues and heavy metal guitarist, so bending is a staple in my playing. About a two years ago, I noticed a BIG problem, every time I bent the strings, they would go out of tune. I did some reading and research, and found out that the source of my problem was the bone nut that came stock with my guitar. My guitar teacher told me about a new kind of nut that would fix my problem, and when I installed it, it did, but sucked my tone dry. Now I am back to my old bone nut (the first one I was talking about) and my tuning problems came back. I have tried rubbing graphite in the grooves of the nut, and that worked for about a week. I also rubbed WD40 in the grooves of the nut, and used WD40 on the strings, and NOTHING helps. I thought about getting another nut, but I am worried about the tone of my guitar being affected.
Does anybody have any ideas or tips for fixing the problem, or even just IMPROVING it?
12 2006-11-14 02:52:36
Re: a BIG problem (4 replies, posted in About Chordie)
Actually, I in reply to upyerkilt (that name just kills me <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing"> ) I look for an equal amount of tabs AND chords, I have noticed that songs with chords are usually complete songs, but the tabs are the main problem here.
And in reply to the administrator, I completely understand about not having enough time to go through each song, I was just expressing my personal opinion, I just wanted to see if other people had noticed this problem, and apparently some have.
I will try to see if I can use the rating system too, and see if that relieves the problem a little bit, 'cause every little bit helps.
THANKS FOR THE INPUT Y'ALL! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_razz.gif" border=0 alt="Razz">
13 2006-11-13 00:44:33
Topic: a BIG problem (4 replies, posted in About Chordie)
I have been using chordie for about six months now, and many times I have looked for songs that had LOTS of different interpretations. The problem is that when I look for songs, I have to look through almost all of them to find a COMPLETE one, because they are not usually marked wether they are the intros, the solos, or the complete song. I think (and this is just me, so you don't have to agree) that ALL songs should be marked so we can tell what part of the song they are, and thus find the parts of the songs we are looking for more quickly and efficiently. For example, it could be like this:
Night Drive (the All-American Rejects)
Intro
OR
Night Drive (the All-American Rejects)
Verse & Chorus
A little feedback on this idea would be nice.
14 2006-08-29 21:42:06
Re: POWERFUL singing (1 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I rented a book from the library just for this purpose. I have the same problem and here are some tips that I got from that book that helped me:1 always keep a good posture while playing, I found out that if I don't slouch or hunch my shoulder's my voice carries a bit more power. 2 try to keep your nasal passages open while singing, that keeps the higher notes from being choked when you hit them. 3 relax your vocal chords, this keeps them loose and allows them to vibrate more openly. Finally, when you sing, try to push the air out of the LOWER part of your lungs, but do this steadily, or you will have a voice that fades in and out. I still have a little problem with getting power out of my voice, but the more I keep doing these things, the more of a difference I can feel and hear.
15 2006-08-24 19:24:07
Re: Learning to play lead (8 replies, posted in Electric)
Well, try focusing on another part of your playing.
Ask yourself some questions, like what makes it hard for me to play lead? Am I practicing the basics over a few times here and there for a refresher? Am I trying TOO HARD?
Another thing is to just mess around with your guitar, sit down and throw some basic blues scales together, after a while just mix them up and play what sounds good to you. When I hit that point about a year ago, I went back to playing the songs I learned when I was a beginner, and I learned the lead parts to them, and also improvised over the ones I knew by heart.
Also, don't forget the most important elements to expanding yourself musically, #1:PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE, #2: HAVE FUN! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing">
Also, bring up what you have told us to your music teacher(s), let them know what you think.
These are just a few suggestions that worked for me, hopefully they will work for you.