guitarsingerguy's music gear thread!

[guitarsingerguy]

As Wilhelm so kindly said, this thread will disappear into the SHH! void of unreplied threads in no time, but if you have any questions at all about music gear, then feel free to post them here. I've been selling musical equipment for the past 6 years, and I have played music for roughtly 11 years. So, ask away.

 

[The Amazing Lee]

I have all these contraptions which I hardly use. But let me list them:

it's an AWESOME pedal though.

and I also have this but it doesn't work at present:

 

[Mr. Thing]

I want a Big Muff, but I remember you saying something about lack of tone, so, what do you advise?

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Okay, I'll contribute questions before thread-oblivion since I don't know any Music Store Yodas in Seattle....'cause they're all either clueless Modest Mouse wannabes who are more interested in their bangs than they are in sounds, or intimidating b****-f***s with food in their beards.

1) You say Whammys and Big Muffs are tone-suckers. Fine. So, in your dream rig, assuming you were going to be, like, in Anderson,Bruford,Wakeman and Howe or King Crimson or something.....where you'd want all sorts of effects....
What kind of effects would you reccomend?

I mean, delay, chorus, reverb, flange, wah, envelope filter, octave/pitch-shifting stuff, compression, distortion....everything.

Is there one cool thing that does a lot of that in an impressive way? or are you such a snob that you'd say your dream rig would be some 20 foot tall rack where each effect was the price of a Hyundai?


2) I can't remember the name or the serial number or anything, but I recently heard that the ONLY mic Bono (U2) will use live is a pretty cheap 50 or 60 dollar mic.
What's the most impressive live mic, but way more importantly ('cause I'd only ever be playing where people are drunk as hell), what's one of those vocal mics for recording, where it seems like it can do no wrong?

3) Test Question: "When I plug my current-day $3,000 Gibson Les Paul in and play the solo from Whole Lotta Love...and then unplug it, and plug in my $350 current-day Epiphone "Les Paul style" guitar, it sounds pretty much the same.

So, all "mother-of-pearl inlay" and "platinum tuning pegs" aside,....
sound-wise, how do you explain the difference between $3,000 and $350 there?

4) This may not be your forte, 'cause you sound like a "making real music with your fingers" type dude,......but, since drummers are all ass****s, Idiots and drug addicts who only aspire to be Buddy Rich, Neil Peart or Meg White.....
What would be the best method for generating my own drum tracks for recordings.

I'm facile with Cubase, but I've also heard that it sucks and that I should use other programs.
But my main thing is, I want a way to record at home, by myself, in headphones, where I can "DO" the drums, and they'll sound FREAKING real.....like, to the point that most novices would have no idea that it wasn't some real life ham-head pounding skins.

(boiled down) How do you currently get the most hideously realistic drum sounds for recording purposes?....that aren't drums.

5) Do you ever sweat while playing guitar?

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Th^t's not very "Punk", Lee.

 

[The Amazing Lee]

Th^t's not very "Punk", Lee.

I got it before I even got into punk. Besides I'm not as shallow about my music tastes as you may think.

 

[Dwarf lord]

I'm currently in the market for an Electric Guitar. I don't want to spend too much (600 at most) and I like to play classic rock of all forms (Elvis to Nirvana). What would you reccommend?

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I got it before I even got into punk. Besides I'm not as shallow about my music tastes as you may think.

Prove it.

Whoa, I Googled "Punk" to try to find some pics of third-hand Empro guitars and s***-ass amps.....but instead I found this image which I quite dig.

That's hot.
I hope C.Lee doesn't ninja-delete it because of it's Necrophilia/Bestiality - implications. :crossedfingers:

 

[jaguarr]

Anyone know what kind of microphone Teddy Pendergrass used to use?

jag

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I'm currently in the market for an Electric Guitar. I don't want to spend too much (600 at most) and I like to play classic rock of all forms (Elvis to Nirvana). What would you reccommend?

The only option is a top-of-the-line Epiphone or a bottom-tier Les Paul.
Do NOT buy a Fender Squire, no matter who tells you to!
If Jesus comes down and commands you to buy a Fender, PUNCH him.
unless you want a Tele, then, whatever.

Weird thing is though, who'd ever believe it, but some of the best cheap/pricey guitars I've ever played were by Ibanez.

So if you have time to noodle around in-store, and if you see an Ibanez that's cheap and has a body shape that doesn't make you want to puke, then I'd say, try a few of those.

Don't get a Gretsch. Only an expert can make a cheap Gretsch sound good.



I thought it was neat a few years ago when they started reissuing Danelectros. They're cheap, and suck in good ways.
Mainly, they comply to an aesthetic from a former day, when everything was cool.

I say, Epiphone for the chincy Rocker.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Anyone know what kind of microphone Teddy Pendergrass used to use?

That's weird 'cause any 12 year old guitarist can describe the rig of past guitarists like, Randy Roades, Jimmy Page, Donald "Duck" Dunn(bass) or even Jake E. Lee,...thanks to all the guitar magazines.

But I don't remember seeing a "Vocalist Magazine".....mics are all so similar looking though, it wouldn't be a real visual "tour de force" of a magazine...
...though all the hot models could have an erotically charged heyday whenever the "New Gear" issue came out. *shrug*

*Money Shot*

 

[jimmy]

All right, time to show off the gear.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

nasty

 

[C. Lee]

That's hot.
I hope C.Lee doesn't ninja-delete it because of it's Necrophilia/Bestiality - implications. :crossedfingers:

Sometimes you're weirder than words can describe......but that's a cool pic. I love the old style art like that.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I don't know,......I'm seeing a lot of sexual tension between the woman(alive) and the dead polar bear.

Also, I can clearly see the part where her upper thigh melds into her ass.

But yeah, up:
I like that O.S.A. as well.

 

[C. Lee]

I don't know,......I'm seeing a lot of sexual tension between the woman(alive) and the dead polar bear.

My favorite line from "Road House"...."Polar bear fell on me."

 

[guitarsingerguy]

Okay, I'll contribute questions before thread-oblivion since I don't know any Music Store Yodas in Seattle....'cause they're all either clueless Modest Mouse wannabes who are more interested in their bangs than they are in sounds, or intimidating b****-f***s with food in their beards.

1) You say Whammys and Big Muffs are tone-suckers. Fine. So, in your dream rig, assuming you were going to be, like, in Anderson,Bruford,Wakeman and Howe or King Crimson or something.....where you'd want all sorts of effects....
What kind of effects would you reccomend?

I mean, delay, chorus, reverb, flange, wah, envelope filter, octave/pitch-shifting stuff, compression, distortion....everything.

Is there one cool thing that does a lot of that in an impressive way? or are you such a snob that you'd say your dream rig would be some 20 foot tall rack where each effect was the price of a Hyundai?


2) I can't remember the name or the serial number or anything, but I recently heard that the ONLY mic Bono (U2) will use live is a pretty cheap 50 or 60 dollar mic.
What's the most impressive live mic, but way more importantly ('cause I'd only ever be playing where people are drunk as hell), what's one of those vocal mics for recording, where it seems like it can do no wrong?

3) Test Question: "When I plug my current-day $3,000 Gibson Les Paul in and play the solo from Whole Lotta Love...and then unplug it, and plug in my $350 current-day Epiphone "Les Paul style" guitar, it sounds pretty much the same.

So, all "mother-of-pearl inlay" and "platinum tuning pegs" aside,....
sound-wise, how do you explain the difference between $3,000 and $350 there?

4) This may not be your forte, 'cause you sound like a "making real music with your fingers" type dude,......but, since drummers are all ass****s, Idiots and drug addicts who only aspire to be Buddy Rich, Neil Peart or Meg White.....
What would be the best method for generating my own drum tracks for recordings.

I'm facile with Cubase, but I've also heard that it sucks and that I should use other programs.
But my main thing is, I want a way to record at home, by myself, in headphones, where I can "DO" the drums, and they'll sound FREAKING real.....like, to the point that most novices would have no idea that it wasn't some real life ham-head pounding skins.

(boiled down) How do you currently get the most hideously realistic drum sounds for recording purposes?....that aren't drums.

5) Do you ever sweat while playing guitar?

1. I actually prefer to get the distortion from the amp, but otherwise huge Fulltone fan here. I'd buy a tube tape echo which is stupid expensive. I used to use a DL4 Line 6 delay modeler. It's a tone sucker, but sometimes you can't get around it. I'm not saying have NOTHING not true bypass, but as little as possible. Nothing that does them all good unless you want to spend a bunch of money. You can always check out TC Electronics processors. They are probably the best on the market for that.

2. Well, my favorite live mic is a Shure Beta 58. I used an 87 for a while, but found it was too hot. As far as one mic to do it all, it doesn't exist. For recording I suggest a Rode NT1 or an AKG C 3000 B.

3. Just because a guitar is hella expensive doesn't mean it will sound that way. Sometimes you find a magic guitar for $300 that blows a more expensive guitar out of the water. It all depends on several factors: what kind of day was the guy on the assembly line having, where did the wood come from, how old is the wood, etc. So you either have yourself one hell of a magic epi or a ****ty gibson or even both. Not to mention, not everyone's ears hear the same thing.

4. I play very little with this area, but for ease, I'd just get myself a Boss drum machine. If you're set on programs, I like Ableton Live, but everyone has their preferences there. Also, I know this is much closer to drums, but Roland's V kits sound as realistic on a recording as any drumset out there. If you don't mind messing with electronic drums, these are great, albeit a bit expensive.

5. Just my balls.......just my balls.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

All right, time to show off the gear.

Boy that's a pretty top.

 

[The Amazing Lee]

Prove it.

Whoa, I Googled "Punk" to try to find some pics of third-hand Empro guitars and s***-ass amps.....but instead I found this image which I quite dig.

That's hot.
I hope C.Lee doesn't ninja-delete it because of it's Necrophilia/Bestiality - implications. :crossedfingers:

I don't have to prove anything.

the fact that I can't play my guitar very well proves that. t:

 

[Danalys]

can you listen to stuff and figure out what effects or amps they were using at the time because i haven't got a clue. i figure with enough experience of how others create their sound it would give a ball park to find your own. or do you think it's better to get some stuff and prat around haphazardly until you find something that sounds good.

 

[Danalys]

wil for the drums i guess the best you could do is sampling like you said cubase. but to go to extremes you'd have to have loads of samples of the same drum with different strikes. mix them up so you get the feel of a real drummer. and i've found it difficult to find collections like that myself. modified samples just sound like modified samples rather than containing the effect of the whole drum from a different way of playing. it's like how with guitar samples you don't get the sypathetic harmonics working right. unless you sample every chord. and then you'd have to do each with different attack.

 

[The Amazing Lee]

this is the only amp I own. Very small

The guitar I use. which actually my sister's but I've stolen it off of her. I own two guitars but they need fixing. Damn electronics

 

[guitarsingerguy]

can you listen to stuff and figure out what effects or amps they were using at the time because i haven't got a clue. i figure with enough experience of how others create their sound it would give a ball park to find your own. or do you think it's better to get some stuff and prat around haphazardly until you find something that sounds good.

On occasion, but normally it's really hard. Telling what gear is where is usually difficult becuase the sounds change under different recording conditions.

 

[Dwarf lord]

The only option is a top-of-the-line Epiphone or a bottom-tier Les Paul.
Do NOT buy a Fender Squire, no matter who tells you to!
If Jesus comes down and commands you to buy a Fender, PUNCH him.
unless you want a Tele, then, whatever.

Weird thing is though, who'd ever believe it, but some of the best cheap/pricey guitars I've ever played were by Ibanez.

So if you have time to noodle around in-store, and if you see an Ibanez that's cheap and has a body shape that doesn't make you want to puke, then I'd say, try a few of those.

Don't get a Gretsch. Only an expert can make a cheap Gretsch sound good.



I thought it was neat a few years ago when they started reissuing Danelectros. They're cheap, and suck in good ways.
Mainly, they comply to an aesthetic from a former day, when everything was cool.

I say, Epiphone for the chincy Rocker.

Yeah, I played a Fender Squire and I just couldn't get a sound out of it. It as probably because I wasn't a good player back then, but I still didn't like the feel. Thanks, I was looking at Epiphones, so now I'll look harder.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

Epi and Gibson are ****ty companies in my opinion. They're the only companies to raise their prices by about 15% every year while the quality goes steadily downhill. There isn't anything wrong with a Fender. They're by far the best moderately priced professional guitars out there. In the top end Epi low end Gibson range, there are 100 different guitar companies out there now that make guitars better and cheaper. We used to sell Gibson/Epiphone. We had alot of problems with them. The only companies that we had more trouble with were Marshall and Dr. Z. By the way, if anyone is interested in a Matchless or Bat Cat give me a PM. I know NOONE is going to want one here or even know what the hell they are, but we do sell them. We're the only dealer in the state of Lousiana with their products, so if you want a really awesome really expensive high end amp let me know. They're hard to come by.