another fellow forumer here uses a THD hotplate on a 18w fulltube marshall
slayer i tihnk is his nick, faily inactive now....
no idea how effective it is tho


bassix, post ur gear in flash us thread!!!!
seems like u got an a$$ kickin rig

i am trying out daddario stainless steel strings, regular 10s.. its been a week.. my personal opinion is that its juz as similar with the nickel wound adaddrio regular 10s..

but the argument is this.. the bottom 3 strings which is not wounded is still the same.. even the top 3 strings last.. the bottom doesnt.. so wuts the point of making it last? still gonna change it once a month of maybe less.. any opinion?

This post has been edited by shouta: Jun 28 2006, 08:04 PM

consider this as a spam.. =)
he doesnt now.. he juz sold it.. err part of it..

i think u have the same problem as i used to have(and maybe now still a tiny little). u've developed speed but not control. too much focus put on speed that it becomes like a sport. im assuming that when u pick up ur guitar and just improvise, that tempo is what u play. only playing at that tempo has become a habit right? i didnt realise i had that problem too until i started playing with more experienced musicians and they told me. mine's not so bad anymore coz they really did drill me making me play everything perfect at the speed they want. well i am sure uve heard it many times, but playing with a metronome is really one of the best ways. u can start byplaying chords. i know it sounds simple, but try strumming chords in perfect timing at a slow speed for a few minutes. record yourself and listen. u'll be surprised how much room there is to improve.

Yup, I can't add anything more other than... you're right.
Recording is a very good way to gauge how well you play to the tempto, just remember to be brutal to yourself when judging, even a slight timing mistake counts. You're the only judge here and if you let yourself go with simple mistakes, nobody else will pinpoint if for you. It's when I start recording that I realize how sloppy I am and how bad my sense of timing is, I'm just thankful that I started recording pretty early.

as long as the dude havent pay me...its still mine...hahahaha
and after he pay me...its upgrade time!!! yohoo....

seela shouta...all your fault cause me to spam

As long as it's yours, get some pics for us!!!

Seelar shouta, cause me to spam also.

Anyway you can message ssslayerrr regarding the THD Hotplate, not sure if he would reply tho.

hee... boleh tahan oni larr
wait till my new boxes come firs....now lousy...paiseh wanna show

wow all this talk about timing makes me worry about mine. i think mine totally sucks compared to you guys.

dont blame me for the spams.. i am in the race to be a spam king too =)
oh wut i do is jam with tracks.. something like karaoke

This post has been edited by shouta: Jun 29 2006, 01:14 AM

same thing

always play with tracks

does it help with timing? cuz i tihnk mine is ghey =/

it does i suppose.. instinct timing. it works for me.

if i play in my band, my timing is based on the drumbeats (i think all guitarists that play in bands should know this ) and also vocals to a certain extent.

that's how we guitarists get through small gigs where we aren't provided with stage amps (means we can't hear each other's playing).

all band guitarists, agree with me?

Me too. Usually in a band situation I would follow very closely to the drummer, if he screws up the timing, I have to follow too LOL! Anyway in my band my bassist is pretty much locked to the drummer and I usually give certain signals/eye contact when to end/quiet down etc... sometimes the vocalist would do the signal job, depending on which song we play.

But yeah, if the drummer isn't playing on a certain part, I would usually tap my foot and headbang a little to keep the timing. I realize that at times your foottapping would be synced to the movement of your picking hand. So the tapping is gonna be confusing if you play some complex rhythm, hence the headbanging.

This post has been edited by led_zep_freak: Jun 29 2006, 01:35 AM

that sounds like the problem............so metronome at 60 again>?

in my opinion, playing to tracks can be easier than playing with a live band.

Here's my opinion from a bassist point of view.

Instead of just you alone practicing on a metronome, bring a metronome along when you guys jam. Very often i have seen brilliant guitarists who suck when they play in a band. It's not because they suck, but if the rhythm section doesnt groove properly, then it's usually not the guitarists fault. Usually timing and groove are jobs of the drummer and bassist. So if you realise the band is still abit here and there with the tempo, there is a 90% chance that its a problem with the bassist and drummer. And once the tempo is off, you can be the best guitarist in the world but things just don't fit anymore. But dont use this as an excuse to hantam your bassist and drummer

headbanging and foot tapping would work as well. But I've seen some sesat people who headbang to a totally different tempo than what the drummer is playing ....not easy to headbang out of timing...but they can do it...hahaha. And play all wrong of course.

So remember; love your bassist and drummer and they will love you back.....Wait, that sounds sooo wrong...

This post has been edited by Bassix: Jun 29 2006, 04:41 AM

well bassist and drummers go together(ok, it sounds wrong). in my former band, if the band practices 3 times a week, the bassist and drummer will spend another extra 2 days just the both of them to practice and nail things down tight.

just checking in.
I bought a Gibson SG guitar for only 69.99$!

Only works with my ps2 though! ha ha ha! Guitar Hero Baby!

lol.. i thought u bought the actual guitar at that price.. that would be crazy

while ur in US, why not grab 2 guitars instead of only 1 ? alang2 menyeluk perkasam.. LOL

ATTN: GAY

now this is what i call a collection.
love the M107 sniper rifle



k this guy is mad.



This post has been edited by Everdying: Jun 29 2006, 09:48 AM