Guitars/Musical Equipment

Uh I have a beautiful guitar its a blond wood color works with either an amplifier or without one. Uh it comes in a stunning case. It cost me a major fortune because the guy in sam ash saw i had no idea what i was doing and took me for a ride. And as you can see i dont know the first thing about guitars but i really want to learn how to play. Do you know anyone in brooklyn who gives lessons?

cleverjewishpun thanx so much for your advice. I got a very good dvd that helped alot but id really love to take lessons. I used to play when i was i high school but its been a looooong time since then. Im going to look around and see if i can find someone. Thanx

BEST IMA, contact me through a mod, I can give you some info.

*kapusta*

Look up a place “music delite” on foster ave in brooklyn.

Also, try musika.com

Its an interesting concept and we found someone to give lessons to one of our children at a time and place that is most convenient for us.

@Cleverjewishpun,

I’m guessing the guitarist with the Ibanez RG that you enjoy is Steve Vai..Am I right? Because I love his guitar as well (The monkey handle is so cool). My Yamaha is a regular acoustic, but I have a clip-on pickup for it when I use it to record.

My Vox amp is a solid state, but it has a setting which makes it sound “tube-like”, although, it doesn’t come close to an actual tube amp. I agree, having pedals give more versatility and greater sound options, but I rarely play live, so for recording purposes, I’m okay without pedals.

About the Synyster Gates Schecter, I totally understand that playing anything other than hard rock/ metal will look ridiculous, but since I rarely play live, I’d be fine with it! (Also, because I mostly play his sort of genre anyway.)

Cleverjewishpun, I hear what you are saying about the pedals, it’s just that I seem to be able to get all of the sounds I want for recording from my amp and software. Pedals, for me, would mostly just be for ease-of-use. Of course, some sounds can’t really be reproduced by an amp or software.

I understand how solo guitarists’ albums may be “boring”, but I still enjoy a good solo album. Some are better than others. Some have more “complete” songs and some are just a random collection of riffs and solos. But I like both.

I have played live a few times, and there is nothing like it, but I also enjoy just sitting back and jamming myself. Since I play the drums also, I can pretty much compose and record a complete song myself (with an effect for a bass guitar sound).

1Day, that’s great! What gear do you use? Also, I recently converted my acoustic kit to an electronic kit and I use it to record with. However, I have noticed there is an annoying buzzing sound coming from the drum module. I can’t seem to fix it. Any ideas?

Cleverjewishpun, what sort of bands do you cover? Personally, I never really got into 90’s stuff. I’m all 70’s and 80’s.

Cleverjewishpun, I hear that. Do you feel though that grunge is easier to play than other types of rock/jazz? I’m only asking because the few grunge bands I am familiar with (Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and few others) seem to have a very basic chord progression in every one of their songs. Seems to me kind of repetitive..But obviously, there is a market for that. That’s partly why I like pre-“modern” music. There just seems to be more versatility and complexity in the older stuff. That’s not to say there is nothing in the 90’s like that, because there are. But not as many.

What do you think?

Also, I’m looking for a soft-shell acoustic case for 50-100 dollars. what would you recommend?

Yeah, I guess Alice in chains isn’t such a great example of “simple” progressions. I was referring more to punk than grunge. But I see what you are saying about them focusing more on emotion than technical prowess. Which would be understandable for me why I am not so into that, since I never really play live, so emotion is quite a non-factor for me. I therefore focus more on technique, and the 70’s and 80’s in particular are a goldmine for wonderful musical technique. (Rush, Sabbath, King Crimson,..)

About the case, I particularly want a softshell because I need something I can fold up and put into a small space. I have a hardshell and it’s not so practical for me right now.

Good luck on deciding about a new amp!

Middle

Yamaha Maple Custom-Pearl Snare-Paiste signature 14″ Hi-hats, 17″ fast crash- 22′ ride-zildjian 14″ crash

Not very familiar with the electronic drums

Clever

Not very into Grunge, i do like Jeremy by PJ though

Middle

Ahh the great drumming debate: Heel up or Heel down?

Drummers will tell you, that, there is no right way, whatever youre more comfortable with

Truth is, that, when playing double pedal you’re probably better off playing heel up, because like that you’ll have more power and more kick (boom) however, it does take time learning how to use the heel up method properly. Usually when starting out, using heel up, drummers will lift their whole foot tiring them out quickly, but, what i learned after time with the help of a drummer friend, is to put just the front bottom part of you’re foot into it, and slide it up the pedal from bottom to top as you kick. (not sure if im being clear)basically your heel should be about 2 inches off the ground, front part of foot on pedal and make it as if you would be sliding your foot up the pedal, without acctually doing so, you end up using your shin that way

You can check out Scott Travis, drummer for judas priest, he’s an amazing double bass player, to see what i mean