Guitar FAQ - everything you probably wanted to know

[Cloud_Strife17]

Yea I bought a line 6 spider 3 the other day only 30 watt though and its really all I need. I love it

[Daddy]

Cool, man. That's great to hear.
Remember - if you're serious about playing (i.e. wanting to play shows, make music into a career, etc), definitely look into tube amps. It never hurts to get into the know about that gear even if you don't intend to.

[James D.]

Originally Posted by Daddy

Cool, man. That's great to hear.
Remember - if you're serious about playing (i.e. wanting to play shows, make music into a career, etc), definitely look into tube amps. It never hurts to get into the know about that gear even if you don't intend to.

Definitely. I used to use a 100 watt Fender with 2 12s. It was alright. But my 40 watt Fender tube amp blows it out of the water. With a good overdrive, it is plenty louder at 3 or 4 than the solid state was at 7. The only time I have ever had to mic it was outdoors, and thats a given for most amps.

[Cloud_Strife17]

ok thanks, I will keep that in mind

[Daddy]

Originally Posted by Vossler

Definitely. I used to use a 100 watt Fender with 2 12s. It was alright. But my 40 watt Fender tube amp blows it out of the water. With a good overdrive, it is plenty louder at 3 or 4 than the solid state was at 7. The only time I have ever had to mic it was outdoors, and thats a given for most amps.

Thta depends on the situation, really. In loud venues, that 100W could shine if it was a tube amp (which I think it might have been..Most Fenders are tube), but the lower wattage 40W amp would have blown it out on the water on the fact that you could drive it harder at much lower volumes.

I'm looking into a Fender Twin 100W 2x12 speaking of which. Yes, I know - 100W is a lot, and it's a tube amp, BUT I can switch the power down to 45W to get a better tone at lower volumes.

[guitar4sk]

Mesa Dual Rectifier's, they are beautiful machines that can switch between the sweetest tone to a growling low very easily. Very wide dynamics range sounds great especially while recording, half stacks at low volumes sound very full. Put an SM-57 up to it and its marvelous.

[Daddy]

Originally Posted by guitar4sk

Mesa Dual Rectifier's, they are beautiful machines that can switch between the sweetest tone to a growling low very easily. Very wide dynamics range sounds great especially while recording, half stacks at low volumes sound very full. Put an SM-57 up to it and its marvelous.

They ****in' better be, for the price mesa ask for. Preferably, I'd stick a power attenuator between the cab and head - they're just too loud to justify getting the best tone from them, but too expensive (cab and head) to go to waste.

[Polk]

So, I have a question. not even sure if it'll get answered, this thread's been dead so long. How do you guys feel about Warr guitars? It was never talked about in the first article.

Anyway, I was thinking about saving up to buy one (the 14 string model I'd want costs about $4000). They're really cool, guitar-bass hybrid guitars, most commonly tapped.

So my question would be, should I invest, or get something more practical, like a Dean?

here's the site

And a video of one of my favorite warr players.

[James D.]

Go for it, Polk. If for no other reason than to be unique. I have two questions for you, though:

1. How practical is it? I would imagine you would need mighty hands, and even then, it is a little unorthodox.

2. What are you going to play through? Those low notes can make a guitar amp sad. I blew a speaker from overuse of an bass octave pedal. I would think a bass amp with a tweeter would be needed.

[Polk]

Originally Posted by El Wray

1. How practical is it? I would imagine you would need mighty hands, and even then, it is a little unorthodox.

While it may be a bit impractical, I don't plan on tapping constantly. While the most common way of playing is tapping, it can be played by normally fretting and strumming, or bass-style plucking or slapping. My tapping technique isn't that great, so I'd probably stray from it.

Originally Posted by El Wray

2. What are you going to play through? Those low notes can make a guitar amp sad. I blew a speaker from overuse of an bass octave pedal. I would think a bass amp with a tweeter would be needed.

I need to buy myself a new amp, since the only thing I have at the moment is a shitty little Crate guitar amp that cost me like, $50. What I was thinking about getting was a Hartke HA3500 Bass amp. Same thing Colin Marston plays through. Yeah. I'm original. But, I'm open to suggestions if anyone knows better amps.

[Double U]

I TOTALLY disagree with a lot of those tips for beginners.

If you like a guitarist's work, why not get the same guitar with a sound you're familiar with and suits your style?

Why not pick a great guitar that looks awesome to you too?
I say, don't pick a guitar you wouldn't want to show in public without being proud of it.

Anyways, I've got a Fender Strat 50s Style. Needs repairs at the nut. I broke it when I changed to a heavier string gauge and rocked too hard, or something. O_o

[Huoliuhi]

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