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Does anyone know if it's possible to cobble together an experience that's like the Positive Grid Spark (small amp with fx modelling) but also able to run a cable out to my 4x12 ?

All those modelling amps only output to powered speakers 😒

And the PG Spark has Facebook and Google trackers in the app that comes with it 🤢

I've got a Line 6 Toneport UX1 from back in the day - and I love the tones from the amp modelling software that comes with, but that needs to be hooked up to a Windows computer, which is a faff.

I basically want that system but packaged into an amp box with a touch screen, and a line out to my 4x12. That would be sick.

Are there any competitors to Positive Grid that are building something like that?

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I'm in the market for a reamping box, but after seeing Christian Kohle doing A/B tests, I only know two things:

  • the Palmer River Trave box brings in a strange hum (listen here with timestamp: https://youtu.be/lUHZs0z8wAQ?t=540 )
  • given how little I plan to actually do it, I'm not willing to spend < 300 € on something like the Radial

So are there some experts here, particularly for metal maybe? I'd be glad for some recommendations, particularly for stuff easily accessible in Europe/Germany.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/27711270

Got this from Kenny Baker. Not sure about the original source. Lyman Enloe has a pretty similar version.

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What's a guitar that you came across that you regret not buying?

For me it was a used 12 fret martin dreadnought, with mahogany back and sides. A store owner brought it in to a bluegrass jam and it was just a total cannon. I have a 12 fret martin with rosewood and its great, but I have to admit that one just had more punch. I've played other 12 fret martins, but that one really stands out.

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I recently bought a refurbished Squire Affinity Tele with a one year warranty, I have some questions about the pickups. I’ve also followed the following guide to setup (https://travelingguitarist.com/how-to-set-up-a-squier-telecaster-step-by-step/). The pickup towards the tuning pegs seems to be noticeably more quiet than the middle selection or the far pickup. Is this normal behavior?

Additionally, what are some beginner recommendations or tips? I have a crush mini amp and it works great for my needs so far. Should I look into getting some pedals?

I am a complete beginner and using Rocksmith a bit, but mostly using the Guitar for Dummies complete book. Starting with basic chord progression and strumming techniques and then start with blues music as I’ve heard it’s a good place to start.

Any advice is appreciated, thank you.

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That spruce has got impressive sustain.

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is there too many?

do you practice all the songs you know?

when are you done with a piece?

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Hi all!

There is this song I play with my band which contains the following phrase: [^tune]

Or in ASCII, if you prefer:

e 5--5--|5--5--|7--7--|9--9--|
B -7--7-|-7--7-|-7--7-|-7--7-|
G --6--6|--6--6|--6--6|--6--6|
D ------|------|------|------|
A ------|------|------|------|
E ------|------|------|------|

The riff around that phrase wraps it four times with a little chord change at the end, and is itself played up to three times in a row, adding up to 12 repetitions of the above in one go. It's played on a mostly clean channel, so muting the ringing strings is not an issue. [^tempo]

It's arguably not the hardest thing in the world to pull off for some bars, but having to play it for way over a minute straight puts serious strain on my wrist. After some time, I involuntarily stiffen up, now moving the better part of my forearm rather than only my hand. That of course impedes my speed and precision even more, and in the next part, I'll be really exhausted - where I have to play a tight galloping rhythm, that I'm then often times unable to do well (enough).

What I'm looking for here is some advice on efficient technique, another picking pattern perhaps? I often times feel I practice the wrong thing. Until now, I tried u u u, which feels the most precise, but also tiring. It further makes me hit the highest string way harder than the others.
Currently, I practice d u u, which feels more ergonomic, but emphasizes the first note even more and becomes hard to control after a while.
Lately, I heard about "pick where you want to go next". That would be u u d in my case, which feels really odd. Are you folks familiar with that approach, is it worth the time investment or do you have other suggestions?

P.S.: I could get away with hybrid picking because even though it's also tiring for me doing it that fast for so long, it's tiring other parts of my arm/hand which are not tested by the following part again. But fingerpicking sounds really different than with a pick and that doesn't fit the song very well.

[^tune]: It's tuned down a whole step, but that doesn't matter too much here.

[^tempo]: A note on the tempo: Many metronomes, especially the in browser-variety, don't get 6/8 right in my opinion, so for this riff, setting a metronome to 4/4 at 120 bpm and playing the high notes on every beat is better

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My buddy played a gig last night with a guy who brought this genius amp. Pretty slick for a small footprint amp for hauling to gigs. He said it sounded great through the owner's Tele and my friend's Strat.

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I’ve been learning guitar for a while now. and currently my teacher is teaching me blues improvisation, i can play pentatonic scales in every mode, but I still don’t know what note is on what fret. I’ve brought that up a couple of times to my teacher, but it seems that it’s not really that important, should I try and learn where each note is or will I just naturally learn with time? I think if I knew where each note is, it would help me improvise better and not rely on just scale patterns.

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Hey there! @beto@lemmy.studio setup a Music-focused instance, and created !guitar@lemmy.studio over there. Given the pinned post on the front page here requesting new users register on a different instance, I figured it would be good to cross-promote this new community here too.

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I've been trying to get a lot better at comping and improvising, and one of the things I put together to help was this tool that lets you toggle on certain chords (I,IV,V, etc) in given keys and get color-coded fretboard maps for all the inversions. There's also the ability to add "shadow realm" chords (parallel key) for spicy non-diatonic flavors. I usually practice using this to just throw up a random progression and try to bang something out up and down the neck, as well as doing things like running through cycle of 4ths to hit a bunch of different keys and inversions.

Hopefully some folks here will find it helpful!

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