Lets look at our guitars thread
Discussion
KemP said:
I was very happy when Andertons started making videos with Pete and Mick. I always liked Lee's playing and tried to tune out Chappers widdling. Maybe its an age thing!
Evangelion said:
You're probably right, I'm finding as I get older I like heavy distortion less and less, and prefer to hear the guitar sounding as the designer intended.
What if the designer intended it to be used with heavy distortion?Agreed on Chappers being rubbish to listen to, he is watchable and seems a decent guy but his blues-rock-shred widdling is dull. If you're going to shred pentatonics non-stop you better be Paul Gilbert.
Mastodon2 said:
Evangelion said:
You're probably right, I'm finding as I get older I like heavy distortion less and less, and prefer to hear the guitar sounding as the designer intended.
What if the designer intended it to be used with heavy distortion?Agreed on Chappers being rubbish to listen to, he is watchable and seems a decent guy but his blues-rock-shred widdling is dull. If you're going to shred pentatonics non-stop you better be Paul Gilbert.
Evangelion said:
You're probably right, I'm finding as I get older I like heavy distortion less and less, and prefer to hear the guitar sounding as the designer intended.
What about all the guitars designed just for high gain music? There are now, arguably moreso than ever before, loads of new guitars made with an apparent goal of exclusively high gain playing in mind. There are plenty of pickup manufacturers now making high output humbuckers that sound utterly lifeless and sterile on a clean signal, but like a building falling over once the distortion builds. No doubt a trend spurred on by Djent, these guitars will be played exclusively with the gain piled on and riffing on the first couple of frets on the bottom string.
Loyly said:
Evangelion said:
You're probably right, I'm finding as I get older I like heavy distortion less and less, and prefer to hear the guitar sounding as the designer intended.
What about all the guitars designed just for high gain music? There are now, arguably moreso than ever before, loads of new guitars made with an apparent goal of exclusively high gain playing in mind. There are plenty of pickup manufacturers now making high output humbuckers that sound utterly lifeless and sterile on a clean signal, but like a building falling over once the distortion builds. No doubt a trend spurred on by Djent, these guitars will be played exclusively with the gain piled on and riffing on the first couple of frets on the bottom string.
There is one thing though. The lower strings sound very dull to my ears. At first I thought it was this horrible cold I've been fighting with, but it's definitely strange. Any thoughts? Change the strings (no idea how long they have been on there). Have a chat with the local guitar shop?
(And why are my pictures coming out sideways?)
Could be old dead strings, but light strings shouldn't cause a dull sound, they might cause a thinner, less "springy" sound, the fatter you go the more you get that rubber band sound.
My money would be on the previous owner fiddling with the pickup height. It may need lowering or raising on the bass string side, impossible for me to say without playing the guitar first though.
My money would be on the previous owner fiddling with the pickup height. It may need lowering or raising on the bass string side, impossible for me to say without playing the guitar first though.
Walter Sobchak said:
Made a bit of a spur of the moment purchase today, just messing about with it now, fingerboard feels nicer than my Squier infinity.
Does anyone know what this colours called?.
it looks a little like 'Fender Ocean Blue'Does anyone know what this colours called?.
Edited by Walter Sobchak on Sunday 15th January 14:00
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