Guitarists?

[JDM_Pro5]

Fine, be that way

 

[THE Phen]

Haha. It's been a while since I've used them. Maybe I'll try them again... just for you tho.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

To each his own. I like them for the coating, some people don't like the change in tone it gives. BTW, I got a BOSS CS-3 Compression-Sustainer pedal for Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tytuOtfkmWA

 

[Lewis7789]

Guitar strings are so bloody cheap. You guys are so lucky. My upright strings were $120 when I had my upright.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

No thanks. I'm sure the upright itself was between $600-$1,000

 

[Lewis7789]

Mine was a cheap one, half Chinese, used and I picked it up in Chicago for $1400. Then had to buy a pickup and pre-amp for $400. I don't miss lugging that thing to gigs at all. But the sound... Oh man. To me, an upright bass is like an angel singing.

Anyway, back to guitars.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Half Chinese? Was it on it's mother's side? I kid, I kid. I like uprights. My very bestest friend plays Cello and those make beautiful noise

 

[Lewis7789]

Well, the body and neck we made/assembled in China then shipped to Upton in CT where they finished everything and added allt he hardware and set it up.

I love cello too, here's a clip of my old band (I'm on upright) we had two cello players when I joined but the other one quit about a year later. They are still playing out and trying to "make it". I prefer a 9-5 job and music for fun though so I left a couple years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MsIfyMvIF64&noredirect=1

 

[THE Phen]

That band is pretty good tho. I enjoyed listening to them.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

^good stuff

I like City and Colour. You guys ever listen? It's the guitarist and singer from AlexisOnFire. His name is Dallas Greene (Hint the name City and Colour) and he's awesome

 

[THE Phen]

Have not checked it out. Will do tho.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

I'm just in love with his voice lol. He doesn't think he's a very good singer

 

[JDM_Pro5]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3RBSkq-_St8#!

The World's Heaviest Metal Band!
Compressorhead, the world's heaviest metal band made of three robots (Fingers / guitarist, Bones / bassist, Stickboy / drummer), plays Motrhead's "Ace of Spades" during a recent practice at the Robocross headquarters in Berlin, Germany.

 

[Lewis7789]

That's hilarious! I like the little dude holding the hi-hat. haha

 

[Lewis7789]

More strange technology. Now us bassist don't even have to pluck the strings! Still, kinda cool though to be able to play live dubstep on bass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUpGfj9ZJMA

 

[JDM_Pro5]

I know Herman Li from DragonFARCE uses the hot hands...or at least endorses it...

With certain hand motions, it should allow you to change effects without needing your feet to switch stomp pedals.

Something I've always been interested in is a sustainer or it's hand equivalent, the E-bow. They produce a vibration in the string holding out the note and changing possibilities for sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxEw_08eQ4s

Vai's Fernendes sustainer has a toggle to switch from sustain to octave making harmonics effortless. His tricks (blowing and playing with his tongue) are just show-tricks. When he blows, he's changing the switch to the octave position causing the harmonic. His tongues touches the E string while the A is being played and he uses the whammy bar for the pitch change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIWMrK67_bk

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Guitar I always have thought was a cool design. Fender made a B-Bender Telecaster for country. Hardware inside allows you to bend the B string by pushing down on the guitar. The hardware runs to the strap post closes to the neck. When the strap pulls the post closer to you, it bends the B string giving the country-twang or steel guitar sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNWxl_tJ740

 

[THE Phen]

I've always wanted a B-Bender. Kirk Hammet actually uses one on the Load album (which no one really likes anyway). I think it was on "Mama Said"

 

[JDM_Pro5]

I want Kirk's Ouija board guitar real bad. There is a black and white, and then a white and black

 

[Lewis7789]

Is there a reason some guitars have the tuners on teh bottom of the headstock? Or is just for looks? Seems like it would be a hassle to tune them upside down.