Author Topic: Guitar tone, component, and pedal advice. (Read 19836 times)

Enigm@ · « **Reply #80 on:** October 23, 2011, 05:04:11 PM »

I just use ernie ball superslinkys.

Lupus · « **Reply #81 on:** October 23, 2011, 05:07:34 PM »

Quote from: madman3 on October 23, 2011, 04:54:34 PM

Getting the heaviest gauge strings doesn't make you clever. It makes it very hard to play fast on the upper frets unless you downtune to C.

Well atm im playing everything in c, so thats alright I guess.
I'm just testing out different sizes to see which is the best for me, other peoples opinions are their opinions,not mine.(like my friend who thinks Donnie Darko is an amazing film,but I think it's crap)

madman3 · « **Reply #82 on:** October 23, 2011, 05:15:57 PM »

Quote from: Enigma on October 23, 2011, 05:04:11 PM

I just use ernie ball superslinkys.

Good for shredding.

Considered getting extra slinkies for my Ibanez for extra shredding ability.

Scorpion · « **Reply #83 on:** October 23, 2011, 06:37:42 PM »

I don't go as thin as super slinkys personally.

madman3 · « **Reply #84 on:** October 24, 2011, 03:21:54 AM »

Quote from: Scorpion on October 23, 2011, 06:37:42 PM

I don't go as thin as super slinkys personally.

That's because you play in like D half the time since DT decided to downtune on their newer albums.

Scorpion · « **Reply #85 on:** October 24, 2011, 04:41:52 AM »

Quote from: madman3 on October 24, 2011, 03:21:54 AM

Quote from: Scorpion on October 23, 2011, 06:37:42 PM
I don't go as thin as super slinkys personally.
That's because you play in like D half the time since DT decided to downtune on their newer albums.

Exactlement, well, first part at least.

madman3 · « **Reply #86 on:** October 24, 2011, 05:11:40 AM »

Quote from: Scorpion on October 24, 2011, 04:41:52 AM

Quote from: madman3 on October 24, 2011, 03:21:54 AM
Quote from: Scorpion on October 23, 2011, 06:37:42 PM
I don't go as thin as super slinkys personally.
That's because you play in like D half the time since DT decided to downtune on their newer albums.
Exactlement, well, first part at least.

Oh well.

Anyway, my current tuning setup, per string;
D G C E G (again) A

FEEL CONFUSED

But yeah, I dropped the bottom two strings so I would get a nice double powerchord effect with the string above and below, as well as fiddling around with the upper tunings so I can get my Ron Jarzombek-style dissonance.

Lupus · « **Reply #87 on:** November 04, 2011, 12:32:42 PM »

I'm thinking about getting new pick-ups for my birthday, and the distortion pedal for Christmas, or the other way round. Good idea? (No I can't get a new amp, my mum gave a stern no)

madman3 · « **Reply #88 on:** November 04, 2011, 12:38:40 PM »

Not a bad idea.

Di Marzio D-Activator Xs kick ass, so I'd recommend them. Boss Metal Zone Distortion is a great distortion pedal, but even better for thrash tones is the Blackstar HT Dist X. Brilliant pedal.

Lupus · « **Reply #89 on:** November 04, 2011, 12:46:55 PM »

Quote from: madman3 on November 04, 2011, 12:38:40 PM

Not a bad idea.

Di Marzio D-Activator Xs kick ass, so I'd recommend them. Boss Metal Zone Distortion is a great distortion pedal, but even better for thrash tones is the Blackstar HT Dist X. Brilliant pedal.

I looked them up, they sound good but I only have a 3-way selector and the D-activators have two combinations for each pickup (five in total).I'll only get a bridge one as I never use the neck pickup.

madman3 · « **Reply #90 on:** November 04, 2011, 12:55:10 PM »

Quote from: Lupus on November 04, 2011, 12:46:55 PM

Quote from: madman3 on November 04, 2011, 12:38:40 PM
Not a bad idea.

Di Marzio D-Activator Xs kick ass, so I'd recommend them. Boss Metal Zone Distortion is a great distortion pedal, but even better for thrash tones is the Blackstar HT Dist X. Brilliant pedal.
I looked them up, they sound good but I only have a 3-way selector and the D-activators have two combinations for each pickup (five in total).I'll only get a bridge one as I never use the neck pickup.

That's fine.
One thing with high output pickups is that you may want to replace the volume controls depending on how high their tolerance level is.

Lupus · « **Reply #91 on:** November 04, 2011, 12:59:11 PM »

Tolerance?

madman3 · « **Reply #92 on:** November 04, 2011, 01:00:46 PM »

Quote from: Lupus on November 04, 2011, 12:59:11 PM

Tolerance?

How much output they can take.

madman3 · « **Reply #93 on:** November 04, 2011, 01:32:16 PM »

In my case I rather like my guitar (boring old Ibanez RG to most of us) but would rather like a very nice pickup like the Bareknuckle Aftermath.

madman3 · « **Reply #94 on:** November 05, 2011, 04:34:58 AM »

Quote from: Larrain on November 04, 2011, 08:56:21 PM

Never heard of that pickup. I'm going to google it tomorrow :P

Seeing how I've been slowly growing unhappy of my amp's tone possibilities, and how I'm constantly fiddling with the contour knob without finding a good balance (everything else is pretty much perfect IMO), I'm probably going to get a new amp after I get the guitar. But I can't seem to find a decent tone with any of the amps I've tried out at stores.

I've watched lots of videos and right now I'm kind of leaning towards the Lee Jackson GP-1000 preamp, which I think was discontinued (coincidently it's the very same preamp my fav player used until about 7 years ago), so am I just looking forward something near-impossible? xD

I don't know anything about poweramps though.

A Mesa Boogie Mark V with an overdrive pedal like a tube screamer rips, but that costs a lot.
Other good amps are the Koch Supernova, Laney Ironheart (a lot more affordable than the other amps), ENGL Fireball (honestly an awesome amp).
Good cheaper amps are the Blackstar HT-5 and the ENGL Gigmaster 30

cephalopod · « **Reply #95 on:** November 05, 2011, 04:01:41 PM »

Hello again! Afraid I need more advice ;D
My dad has ordered me the Vox VT40+ for Christmas, however my mum has suggested buying me a new guitar - so, what would people recommend for me around the £200-250 mark?
(To confirm, I play alt rock/metal/punk/pop-punk, and am fed up of the Strat/SG/Les Paul shape (apart from an Epiphone black Les Paul I saw... very nice.) but quite like Telecasters/Jaguars/Explorers. You know, something different.)

madman3 · « **Reply #96 on:** November 05, 2011, 04:13:18 PM »

Quote from: Craaig on November 05, 2011, 04:01:41 PM

Hello again! Afraid I need more advice ;D
My dad has ordered me the Vox VT40+ for Christmas, however my mum has suggested buying me a new guitar - so, what would people recommend for me around the £200-250 mark?
(To confirm, I play alt rock/metal/punk/pop-punk, and am fed up of the Strat/SG/Les Paul shape (apart from an Epiphone black Les Paul I saw... very nice.) but quite like Telecasters/Jaguars/Explorers. You know, something different.)

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
To be honest, I'd ask her to save up. There aren't too many good guitars in odd shapes around that price range. If I were you, I'd wait until I had something a little more sizable in the way of cash, then spend it on a great guitar, rather than one I wouldn't be satisfied with.

Wait until next year, there are some great guitars in the £400-500 price range that I'd wait for, like the quite versatile Epiphone Jeff Waters V that can do blues to metal.

If you want a good guitar now for a lower price point like the one you mentioned, try something from JTR guitars; lots of nice tele and Rhoads shapes.

cephalopod · « **Reply #97 on:** November 05, 2011, 04:24:12 PM »

So you wouldn't recommend a Squier or Epiphone within that price range?

madman3 · « **Reply #98 on:** November 05, 2011, 04:38:49 PM »

Quote from: Craaig on November 05, 2011, 04:24:12 PM

So you wouldn't recommend a Squier or Epiphone within that price range?

Nah, really there is no point in getting a beginner guitar then getting a guitar that is only slightly better; you are better off either waiting till you can get a higher range Epiphone explorer or V or replacing bits on your current guitar.
Di Marzio Super Distortion humbuckers give a nice old school hard rock bark; Kurt Cobain's signature Fender wields them, so that's the sort of sound to expect. Even if you have singlecoils it comes in a variety of formats for telecasters and strats. I'd recommend those for your sounds.

cephalopod · « **Reply #99 on:** November 05, 2011, 05:02:11 PM »

Hm, well this is what I play at the moment - http://www.guvnor.com/Items/Item_Details.aspx?ItemId=47&CatId=2&SeriesId=7

I'm not necessarily looking for something amazing, it's hardly as if I need it being a guy who just likes playing guitar (I mean I was blown away when I played a 5-stringed Epi SG through a 1999 Line 6 Spider the other day, that's how bad my kit is). I was just wondering if their actually any good (worth the £200, even if it's only a little step up from beginner) or if you're literally just paying for the brand. If you know what I mean :')