Guitar questions

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Another guitar question...

Do you prefer stomp boxes or use amp effects? Or maybe you use a multi effects pedal system like the Boss me8?(example) Do you use the same effects live as and when recording? Let me know just curios. Thanks in advance.

nickers

in the 80's.. it was all about excess and the more sauce/effects you had .. the better.. But for Me.. not so.. I like pedals.. because I only use a couple of them.. I use a wah wah, a univibe a tube screamer and a smart gate in the direct line.. in My effects loop I use chorus and a digital delay. thats it pretty much... I prefer less effects and less things hooked up means less degredation of tone...

nickers

My live set up is a Marshall MA 50 watt head through a modded crate stealth cabinet (2x12). I have various strats and a couple Les Pauls.. Recording.. I still use an old digitech genesis on ocassion but I love tube sound as opposerd to Solid State.. It just feels so much better. you can really feel the tone more I think. Thats just Me.

Axe

Know your note of resolution... For our non musician friends the translation is as follows,, Know what the last word from your mouth will be.. And in both cases, if you don't.. Say nothing

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@axe said:
Know your note of resolution... For our non musician friends the translation is as follows,, Know what the last word from your mouth will be.. And in both cases, if you don't.. Say nothing

Hey axe. What do you think of Dimebag Darrel?

Axe

One of the best there has ever been

The Gipper

Guitar question: from my wasted youth: Was it a Telecaster or a Stratocaster?

Westside Steve

@the-gipper said:
Guitar question: from my wasted youth: Was it a Telecaster or a Stratocaster?

Was what?

WSS

The Gipper

@westside-steve said:

Was what?

WSS

The guitar that Meatloaf was going to kill:

Westside Steve

"I don't remember if it was a Stratocaster or a Telecaster but I do remember..."

WSS

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@the-gipper said:

The guitar that Meatloaf was going to kill:

I've never heard that before in all my days of living but that shit sucks.

The Gipper

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I've never heard that before in all my days of living but that shit sucks.

You never listened to the second Bat out of Hell album?

I don't know Steve....that rant at the beginning is reminiscent of some of yours.

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@the-gipper said:

You never listened to the second Bat out of Hell album?

I don't know Steve....that rant at the beginning is reminiscent of some of yours.

I've heard songs off of the album. But ya I guess whatever that was playing was cool at one time but for me it's not very cool.

BrownsKidd

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I guess it really doesn't matter just a hobby for me just was kind of wondering how someone with more expertise would handle a song with different guitar parts. Lots of examples I'll post tonight Thanks guys seriously.

Check out youtube for examples and covers. Covers don't exactly require an exact replication of the song. If you can nail the rhythmic pattern of the song and hit the chord changes, you'll be fine.

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Thanks man. It really doesn't matter anyway I'm just playing by myself but just wondered how ya all tackled it.

calfoxwc

from my experience, it's a big plus to play the right chords...

and sing like Bob Dylan, Charlie Pride, and Louis Armstrong....

StinkHole

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Thanks man. It really doesn't matter anyway I'm just playing by myself but just wondered how ya all tackled it.

Stuart

Your question didn't make sense. You play the prominent part, the part that most identifies with the song.

Its also possible that you think there are two guitar parts being played when in fact the player is playing chords while at the same time adding embellishments, grace notes, riffs etc.

If you plan to entertain with just you and your guitar, most people are more impressed if you can imitate the original recording, because its what they recognize, unless you're playing at a jazz club where improvisation and playing the song your way is what the audience is looking for.

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@stinkhole said:
StuartYour question didn't make sense. You play the prominent part, the part that most identifies with the song.Its also possible that you think there are two guitar parts being played when in fact the player is playing chords while at the same time adding embellishments, grace notes, riffs etc.If you plan to entertain with just you and your guitar, most people are more impressed if you can imitate the original recording, because its what they recognize, unless you're playing at a jazz club where improvisation and playing the song your way is what the audience is looking for.

Yes the question does make sense. You like to argue.

What key is "long way to the top" in? Just an example of the original recording being over dubbed then played a half step down. It's a quandary in some songs.

Westside Steve

I would say the long and winding road is in the key of D because that's where it resolves.

WSS

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@westside-steve said:

I would say the long and winding road is in the key of D because that's where it resolves.

WSS

Well seriously Steve when you play along with reel to reel tape you have to tune down a half step. Same with cassette. When acdc recorded they overdubbed. See the confusion? If you are stacking tracks its a quandary. Back in that time period there was a lot of live recording as you probably know.

Some play the song I was talking about in different keys but as I was saying also...it really doesn't matter I'm not a pro and don't play out just wanted to know how other trained musicians tackle it. There are other songs I'm interested in too but "long way to the top" was a prime example.