Ultimate Guitarists

[Alex]

Well I think it's cool to have a little hub for us guitarists, but there should be an open musicians club as well. And if other people want to be elitists then they can open their own club for drummers or pianists or what have you...

Here's my recording of the tab of the month. It's not phenomenal or anything... I added a backing track to make it a little more listenable. And I think I tweaked the tab a little for ease of playing. Let me know what you think!

http://soundcloud.com/marsolaiswhicher/mario-bros-for-pc

Also yay for an excuse to start a soundcloud account. lol :P

for those who are interested, I uploaded just the lead: http://soundcloud.com/marsolaiswhicher/mario-bros-single

 

[CarefulWetPaint]

Well I think it's cool to have a little hub for us guitarists, but there should be an open musicians club as well. And if other people want to be elitists then they can open their own club for drummers or pianists or what have you...

Here's my recording of the tab of the month. It's not phenomenal or anything... I added a backing track to make it a little more listenable. And I think I tweaked the tab a little for ease of playing. Let me know what you think!

http://soundcloud.com/marsolaiswhicher/mario-bros-for-pc

Also yay for an excuse to start a soundcloud account. lol :P

for those who are interested, I uploaded just the lead: http://soundcloud.com/marsolaiswhicher/mario-bros-single

Oh cool! You may be the first hall of famer/first person to have their cover put on the front page, though I think you may have played it just a tad to slowly, but hey I can't judge I havent put a cover up yet and I'm very happy and impressed that you have. Thanks!

Also what program do you use for recording/editting?

Yes I'll probably just make a new club for musicians in general and keep this elitist (When I can get someone nice to do a good CSS for me >.>)
Would you considering joining a general music club as well?

 

[Alex]

Hmm you're right, the song does go pretty fast. I'll work on the speed. As for what I use, my school provided me with Pro Tools 8 LE. But you need hardware to run it which is expensive so I wouldn't recommend it to you haha. Before that I used Ableton Live.

I don't know if you've got a sort of pre-amp though. That helps a lot for recording, if you want to do it quietly but still get distortion. The best is to use a microphone on a real amp. Probably will need the pre-amp for the mic though lol. What do you use?

Yeah for sure! I'd love to get to know the musicians around PC.

 

[CarefulWetPaint]

Hmm you're right, the song does go pretty fast. I'll work on the speed. As for what I use, my school provided me with Pro Tools 8 LE. But you need hardware to run it which is expensive so I wouldn't recommend it to you haha. Before that I used Ableton Live.

I don't know if you've got a sort of pre-amp though. That helps a lot for recording, if you want to do it quietly but still get distortion. The best is to use a microphone on a real amp. Probably will need the pre-amp for the mic though lol. What do you use?

Yeah for sure! I'd love to get to know the musicians around PC.

Yeah its just a little bit faster then what you played but it doesnt take away from the fantastic effort you put in! Currently you will be the first hall of famer!

Whenever I have tried to record myself failing I have used Audacity and found it's pretty... average. But saying that it is a free program. What program does everyone else used? I would like to find a better one. xD
Also I have this little handheld recorder then which I use to record, it has mics and amp plugs so its pretty handy.. Though I havent really figured it out yet..

Also the discussion topic has been changed.

 

[Alex]

Yeah its just a little bit faster then what you played but it doesnt take away from the fantastic effort you put in! Currently you will be the first hall of famer!

Whenever I have tried to record myself failing I have used Audacity and found it's pretty... average. But saying that it is a free program. What program does everyone else used? I would like to find a better one. xD
Also I have this little handheld recorder then which I use to record, it has mics and amp plugs so its pretty handy.. Though I havent really figured it out yet.

Thank you! I really appreciate it.

Audacity is actually really good considering it's a free program. You can do everything you need to do when it comes to basic recording, for people like you and me. For the longest time I had this Peavey microphone and it was super quiet and I couldn't believe how little I could get out of it and when I finally got my pre-amp audiobox, I could get a decent signal out of it. I still have yet to record myself playing my acoustic guitar, though. Which leads me to the new topic...

How many guitars do you currently have and how many have you owned all together? What is your favourite guitar you still own?
I have three. My first guitar, when I got started, was Squier Jagmaster. My guitar teacher said it was meant to be a cross between Fender's two guitars "Jaguar" and "Jazzmaster." I've never played a Jaguar but I have played a Jazzmaster and they're pretty neat. Second guitar I bought was an acoustic Takamine, which I haven't played in quite a while now... it's sitting in its case under my bed. Third guitar I bought was a Fender Stratocaster, and I loooove it! Some of my top favourite guitarists (John Frusciante, David Gilmour) a strat-players so I had to buy one.

I may take pictures later but I'm really lazy so don't expect me to lol

 

[Jake♫]

I currently own 4 guitars. I listed and took pictures of my two good ones in an earlier post (Ibanez acoustic and Gibson Les Paul), but I also have the first two guitars I owned. One is a piece of crap Lyon by Washburn acoustic guitar. The action is so high on it and the tone is just meh, but for a first guitar I guess it wasn't AWFUL. The other one is a Harmony electric that's pretty much just a cheap strat knock-off. Can't hold tune and is almost unplayable. I had fun when I first started learning =P

 

[CarefulWetPaint]

Okay I guess I should tell you guys about my fantastic guitars...

Okay my best(still horrible) guitar is aaaa *drum roll*
Yamaha Pacifica.
It's basically just a strat copy but it does have a nice fret board and fairly decent sound when you get down to it though the stock pick ups are pretty.. basicaverage
Moving onto my best(not that horrible) acoustic;
its a Cort AD-850.
It actually has a pretty nice tone for a cheapo guitar but doesnt have the best sustain or bridge, eh its still pretty good for how cheap it was ($300 AU).
Then my other two guitars are:
A Casino Custom Series thing that just a strat copy. pretty bad pick ups and tone pots etc BUT the action and setup is amazing!! (I Love itttt) I just borrowed this from a friend but Im pretty sure hes given it to me now :S
And a Martinez MC-SJ which is really bad. Its a classical guitar with nylon strings etc but its cant hold its tune horrible action etc etc. Kinda hate it tbh...

I'll Take photos of them later xD

@Pen
A real strato? Is it American Made? ifsoextremelyjealous. How much did something like that set you back? and I assumed you are totally in love with it without you having to say it.

(Still so jealous of JakeMusicNotes guitars.. GIMME THE LES PAUL PLEASEEE)

 

[pmarckoue]

I wanna get in on this conversation too lol
I have 5 electric guitars and 1 acoustic, and a bass.

B.C. Rich Warlock - my first professional guitar, it's got a great sound to it, considering the music I play, but I do need to change out the pickups soon.

Jackson Rhodes (Kinda) - It's a Jackson Rhodes V Shape, but it's a cheaper kind. Still Jackson, but no Floyd Rose tremolo and it has dots instead of that awesome triangle on the fretboard. Still sounds high quality to me considering what I paid for it.

Fernandes Revolver - I like to call this the "Black Cat" because it has a black cat inlay on the 12th fret. This one has a Floyd Rose tremolo too. The clean sounds clear and crisp, to me, and the distortion sounds alright but I wouldn't show it off lol

Gibson Les Paul Custom - Great vintage sound to it. Not entirely sure of the year, but I know it's in 2000 somewhere lol

Finally, my new baby the Deron Miller Parker Nitefly Custom - If you don't know who Deron Miller is, he was guitarist and vocalist for the band CKY and in a new band called World Under Blood. It's a nice sounding guitar both clean and distorted.

Fender Dreadnought - Can't remember the model number, but it's a cheapo one, still a great sound for $200 lol

Fender Precision Bass - I bought this from my friend, I don't play it that much, because I have no amp to play it on. So can't really tell too much about it, but when I do I will.

I'll post some pics later on too, whenever I get the chance.

 

[zephyr6257]

Username: zephyr6257
Reason for joining: I play the guitar almost every hour of the day. -.- :3
What is your preferred genre to play in: Pop and heavy metal. I also play classical.

 

[CarefulWetPaint]

PMark. You have quite a collections of guitars, I am rather jealous!! How much have you put into those wonders! I want the Les Paul >.> (I have a thing for the shape.)

Also Welcome Zephyr! How long have you been playing the guitar for and how many do you have/what are they! Please tell us!

Also I have some news:
We have a new Tab of the Month today.. Which means that:
PENATRAIT IS THE FIRST HALL OF FAMER!
Congratulations!
This Month I'd really appreciate if more people would post covers though! xD
If you missed Penatraits cover it will be on the first post!

 

[zephyr6257]

I first learned how to play the guitar at the age of 7. I quickly learned different styles over the years, jazz, funk, etc. I also picked up bass, lead, and keyboards.

I can't really say what are my guitars, because they're custom made. I have three of them, one a strat, a superthin acoustic guitar, and a simple, classical guitar. :)

 

[pmarckoue]

PMark. You have quite a collections of guitars, I am rather jealous!! How much have you put into those wonders! I want the Les Paul >.> (I have a thing for the shape.)

To be honest, I've gotten the Jackson, B.C. Rich, and Les Paul as birthday gifts. The bass ended up being $250 because my friend said it needed some maintenance. But the Fernandes and Parker were pretty expensive and I did have to save up money for those.

Zephyr: Is the super thin acoustic an electric acoustic, or just an acoustic?

 

[Alex]

Hey guys, I forgot my band has a bandcamp page and we actually did finish mixing one of our originals. lol

You all should check it out! http://thefinalyear.bandcamp.com/

And please ignore the awful kick drum sound quality x_x

 

[CarefulWetPaint]

Zephyr that is a fair amount of time :O You should definitely cover this months tab for us :) (PLEASEEEE) And custom mades my god. How much did they cost! (My bets a LOT)

To be honest, I've gotten the Jackson, B.C. Rich, and Les Paul as birthday gifts. The bass ended up being $250 because my friend said it needed some maintenance. But the Fernandes and Parker were pretty expensive and I did have to save up money for those.

Zephyr: Is the super thin acoustic an electric acoustic, or just an acoustic?

Oh you're super lucky, I've never gotten a good quality guitar for my birthday or anything :( Im going to invest some money soon though. Im thinking ESP or LTD Eclipse. xD Possibly one with a Floyd rose.

Hey guys, I forgot my band has a bandcamp page and we actually did finish mixing one of our originals. lol

You all should check it out! http://thefinalyear.bandcamp.com/

And please ignore the awful kick drum sound quality x_x

I totally listened to it! I think it sounds a lot like the arctic monkeys and similar bands! Fairly similar tone/style in my head anyway! Definitely a good attempt at an original! Well done!

 

[pmarckoue]

Oh you're super lucky, I've never gotten a good quality guitar for my birthday or anything :( Im going to invest some money soon though. Im thinking ESP or LTD Eclipse. xD Possibly one with a Floyd rose.

Which one, the 401 or 1000? Those would be something to save up for, but you gotta watch out for those floyd roses especially when you change strings >.<

 

[zephyr6257]

To be honest, I've gotten the Jackson, B.C. Rich, and Les Paul as birthday gifts. The bass ended up being $250 because my friend said it needed some maintenance. But the Fernandes and Parker were pretty expensive and I did have to save up money for those.

Zephyr: Is the super thin acoustic an electric acoustic, or just an acoustic?

I get really mixed up with the electric acoustic terms, so I'll just say that it's an acoustic, with a pickup. Happy? :3

 

[CarefulWetPaint]

Ive only really looked at the 1000 series. Haven't had a chance to check out and play a 401 in a store yet so Im thinking 1000 (They feel fantastic to play <3)

Zeph why not just take a picture of the guitar and show us :) It sounds fairly interesting as a custom built.

 

[pmarckoue]

The 401 is the cheaper one, so I'm sure you'll get what you pay for, but I haven't tried either of them so I wouldn't know lol

 

[NP]

Username: NP
Reason for joining: This looks interesting.
What is your preferred genre to play in: Alternative

I currently own two guitars, my favorite being my acoustic. Honestly, neither of them are pro, but at least they get what I need done...you know, usually.

One is a a squier bullet and the other a 222.

 

[CarefulWetPaint]

The 401 is the cheaper one, so I'm sure you'll get what you pay for, but I haven't tried either of them so I wouldn't know lol

Oh I see, well I'm sure the difference isnt enough to pay extra money if I dont have to, might see about this soon cause I REALLY want one xD.

Username: NP
Reason for joining: This looks interesting.
What is your preferred genre to play in: Alternative

I currently own two guitars, my favorite being my acoustic. Honestly, neither of them are pro, but at least they get what I need done...you know, usually.

One is a a squier bullet and the other a 222.

Welcome!! How long have you been playing the guitar for!? And do you think that youll be able to cover the tab of the month for us? xD