GUITAR PLAYERS

[Skulhedface]

What kind do you have?

I got a Jackson Pro Dinky Reverse, it's exactly like Dave Mustaine's but it's metallic blue. Damn you, Musician's Friend, for not having this sumbitch in black!

[Blackjack]

A crappy little black Strat. Currently with only 5 strings :(

[slavemason]

78 Fender P-Bass. It weighs a ton and prettier than Oprah.
A friend of mine stripped his guitar down to four strings and tunes it to a open G9. What a mess, somehow he makes it work.

[Generator86]

I've got a Fender Strat, but I don't know what year it is. Plays pretty nice, though.

Also, and this is my baby, I've got an Ibanez Soundgear custom-made 5-string bass. It's got a neckthru body, super fast neck, and that fucker can take a beating.

[Skulhedface]

lol my Jackson only has 5 strings too. I was too lazy to replace it (and this was back in 1997) so I more or less learned how to play guitar without a high E string. It certainly makes solos fun to play :/

[sspadowsky]

This here is my baby.
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ESP Horizon USA Custom
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[Skulhedface]

I wish mine still looked as nice as it did in the Musician's Friend Listings.

I've been playing it so long and practicing like mad for the past few years that I've had to jerry-rig that thing several times (but at least it still works)

[MaskedMonk]

I have a piece of shit that my mom bought in the 60s for $15. It has not improved with age.

[Missinglink6915]

I got me a Yahama P-370 Folk Acoutic Gutiar and Ibanez K-7

[Skulhedface]

OK, guitar players... easiest and hardest song you've ever learned?

Easiest: Either anything by Nirvana (no shit) or Corrosion of Conformity

Hardest (so far): "Revolution Is My Name" by Pantera (that first part is fucking HARD to do by ear)

[MaskedMonk]

Easiest: I Want To Be Sedated. It has three chords, and none of them are even bar chords.

Hardest: I don't learn hard songs because I suck.

[sspadowsky]

Easiest is hard to say. Too many to list. There are a million three-chord songs out there.

Hardest.... I used to be able to play some of the solos off Rust in Peace clean and strong. That's some pretty challenging stuff. Jazz is very difficult. I never had the patience for that shit. You have to be a hand contortionist, or have Andre the Giant hands to do some of that.
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[Generator86]

Easiest song: "Earth A.D." by the Misfits.
Hardest song: "Natural Law" by Loranhein (that fucker doesn't stop MOVING).

Easiest solo: "The Exorcist" by Cannibal Corpse (originally by Possessed). It took me exactly one listen to get.
Hardest solo: "10 In 2010" by Bad Religion. In the span of about 20 seconds, he hits like 250 notes.

[Helm]

I have a brand new Gibson Les Paul. I love every fucking thing about it. Currently strung to an open C# (My Dying Bride, and my bands' likeness to them, being the reason) and it's got a devastating sound.

Easiest: Paranoid? Uh, I dunno many covers. Maybe 'The Doorway' by Neurosis. Easy as fuck, but what a great song.

Most difficult: Either the whole of Pleasant Shade of Gray by Fates Waning, or the first part of 'Instruments of Random murder' (up to the zany solo, heh) by Watchtower.

[MaskedMonk]

Yeah, Paranoid is fucking easy.

[slavemason]

lol my Jackson only has 5 strings too. I was too lazy to replace it (and this was back in 1997) so I more or less learned how to play guitar without a high E string. It certainly makes solos fun to play :/
Please tell me that you've changed your guitar strings sometime between 1997 and now. :/

[Helm]

If not, play sludge. It'll come natural to you.

[Paul138]

A black BC Rich Warlock (cheap version) and a broken DanElectro amp. :(
I'll need some cash for an upgrade, but I have an idea for a custom (maybe ESP). They're Japanese, right?

[slavemason]

God Damn Paul, you think you could cut and paste War and Peace for your next signature.
I also have an upright bass, baritone ukulele, Ibanez Soundgear bass (picolo setup), banjo, banjuke, lapsteel, autoharp, melodica...oh yeah an old Ovation solid body electric (I think they called it a viper?) and some other odds and ends.
If you could put music in a crack pipe, I'd smoke it.

[CastroMotorOil]

a very very shitty DeArmond

[wise]

i've got a gibson tobaccoburst les paul special.

easiest song i know:nirvana - "smells like teen spirit" i suppose..
hardest: i'm sort of a beginner. i know about half of "hallowed be thy name" by iron maiden(the easiest parts of the song), guess that's the hardest stuff i know.

[Skulhedface]

Please tell me that you've changed your guitar strings sometime between 1997 and now.

Of course I have, but there was no reason to until 1999 (read: My surviving strings were very much intact and have absorbed a LOT of punishment) I have actually changed the strings three times since then, and I still have no high e. I learned how to play without it, and it just feels awkward to play my own guitar with it. Playing someone else's of course is not a problem, but it's like driving a car for years and then getting a new one. You can still do it, and well, but it still FEELS different. Hence the reason why I can no longer play my guitar if it had a high e, but I can play others no problem. Does that make any sense?

[Paul138]

Sure. Feel is everything in a guitar. It can't sound or look good if you're uncomfortable.

[Helm]

Playing metal without an E string. Seems like a bad deal to me.

[slavemason]

I can't give you too much grief since I can only play four strings at a time. The ukulele (baritone) taught me about the first four EBGD and the bass taught me the other four GDAE (recognizing the common G and D strings). When I play guitar, I stick to the bottom four or the top four, rarely all six at once. Then again, I never was crazy about guitars. Too many damn strings.
Does anyone here have one of those whack-job seven string guitars?

[Skulhedface]

Playing metal without an E string. Seems like a bad deal to me.


It's only bad when, like I said, you're trying to solo.

But in a way, it actually helps. Because you can still do it, but it requires you to move your hands a LOT faster up and down the fretboard to play higher notes, and that helps develop some speed. Now if only I could use my fingers more accurately, I can solo but I can't do the insanely fast solos yet.

[Skulhedface]

Does anyone here have one of those whack-job seven string guitars?

I've never owned one, but I have gotten to try one out. I didn't care for it at ALL, that seventh string really did throw me off.

Since I've only played one ONCE, I don't necessarily know if this is true, but I hear that you basically have to learn how to play guitar all over again to learn a seven string.

[Helm]

Not really. It's mostly for silly chugga chugga nu metal, but I didn't have any problem adapting to it when I tried it. Seems like an exaggeration too. I'm sure Vai didn't think Korn when he made it.

[Skulhedface]

Well, I DID only try it once.

I have no problem with a 12 string, though. It at least plays exactly like a 6 string.

[Blackjack]

Got a new set 'o Slinkies yesterday and started learning the Solo to Metallica's Damage Incorporated.

I can play the first section (the easy bit!) - Hammet can play it in about 3 seconds - but I'm slowly building up speed. In the world of Air Guitar though, I am king :(

[sspadowsky]

I had a 7-string for a while. It took a little bit of adjusting, but I felt pretty comfortable with it. I think they're great. That extra string adds a lot of possibilities to what you can do.

Unfortunately, at the time, I wasn't really playing much, so I ended up selling it. :( I will never sell another guitar.
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[slavemason]

Yeah, I feel like an ass when I think about the instruments I've sold, only a month later realizing that I'd love to have it back.
As far as that seven string guitar, what was the extra string? Is it a low B or what?

[Helm]

Depends on where you're tuned. I've never tried putting the extra string below instead of above though... hm... interesting idea, if only you could find a string to thin that wouldn't break at the first attempt at a bend. Plus, solos that literally puncture your eardrums aren't the wisest of ideas...

[sspadowsky]

Slavemason: Yeah, it's a low B. Same principle as a 5-string bass.
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[slavemason]

I tinkered with my wife's short scale bass, since she never played it. I strung it up D A E B instead of the traditional G D A E. I get some funny looks from people when they hear that rumble coming from a such cute little bass.

[Ash37]

I have a Mexican Strat (that I affectionately nicknamed Puddin', cause of the color) that I got in...1996, I think. To be a Taco Strat that thing has a great sound and plays like a dream. The tuning keys suck, though. It's starting to come out of tune easily and I think that may be why. So I'm gonna replace'em with some better ones.

I have an Epiphone PR5-E acoustic/electric. I like that one okay, I suppose. One of these days I'm gonna own some kind of Martin. But for as much as I play acoustic (only in church, and rarely at that) the Epi works fine.

Christmas of 2001 I got an American Telecaster. Great sound and really fast neck on this one. Especially great if you like twang (I do). My grandpa has a Les Paul that I borrow a lot.

Easiest song: Hmm, the very first thing I learned was a generic 50s progression (G Em C D).

Hardest song: Though I've been playing for lots of years, I still suck. Plus, I have no patience to sit down and learn a complete song. >: The two songs that have given me the most problems, though, are "Lenny" and "Riviera Paradise" by Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[Skulhedface]

"Epiphone". I just feel like I have to slap the people that pronounce it "eh-pi-phon-e" instead of "ep-i-phone"

[slavemason]

As well you should.

[Generator86]

Okay, so I know that this isn't exactly on-topic or anything, but since this thread is geared towards musicians, I figured that I'd ask.

Recently, I was asked to join a band. The only problem is that they're a "credible"' death metal band. For one, I don't consider myself to be a death metal-style bassist. For two, the shit that I write isn't even remotely close to death metal, so my creative output is rendered null and void. All I can think is that I'll add a bit more melodic output to their music, which they say they're welcome to, but who knows how the "masses" will accept it. For three, they're about ready to go out on tour, since they have a manager who promises that they'll tour Europe within a few months, but I'm not sure if I'm ready to make that kind of commitment to a band who (a) I don't feel that kind of passion towards their music and (b) I know that I can't express myself personally.

Any type of information or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Also, in case you were wondering, my "musical" style is kinda like the Misfits meet Bad Religion with Propagandhi intervining and Pig Destroyer throwing potshots at random. Yeah, I know that that doesn't make a bit of sense. Neither does anything I write.

[Helm]

Dont do it.

[Skulhedface]

If these guys are worried about the masses, the next logical step seems to be "worried about being called sellouts" and that, my friend, is when NOT to join a band.

[SisterOFMercy]

oops i thought this was for people who play the triangle...

[n00bward]

I have one of those crappy Stratocaster copies that was like $50 or something around that. And an ocarina as it looked like people were mentioning non-guitar instruments. Easiest Song:Locke's Theme (FF6), hardest song:To my suprise the character select screen theme for Virtua Fighter 4.

[The Unseens girrrl]

I have an Ibanez S-series....metallic blue :)
easiest = first song i ever learned waaas Come As You Are - Nirvana
hardest = uhm.....the hard songs confuse me...my fingers dont bend right or sumthing

[Bobo Adobo]

I got a Warwick Corvette Standard 5 bass. I'm not to big on warwicks but I got it for $800, and I think the list is somewhere close to $1400. Besides that im plannig to buy this 1969 Fender V. Its really cool, but it's tuned to a high C instead of a low B.