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 DOSphantom
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Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:19 am Post subject: Guitar strings. |
 
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So for some of you guitarist what sort of guage and tuning you prefer?
Me Drop-B with .09s at the moment, might move up to .11 or .13 for
a thicker tone as long as it doesn't make rapid sweeping arpeggios harder.
You, or perhaps your favorite pedals? |
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 Dami
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Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:07 am Post subject: |
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I use standard tuning most of the time, sometimes a littler higher (but rarely), sometims standard DROP-D (also rarely). Most of the time I use .10 or .11 GHS Guitar Boomers Strings.
My distortion pedal is a Ibanez Smash Box; hard distortion and as a bonus you can also filter out noise (Rauschen  .
I'd wish I could play arpeggios soon, everything else is ok but sweep picking/arpeggios still is very hard for me.
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DOSphantom
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="Dami"]I'd wish I could play arpeggios soon, everything else is ok but sweep picking/arpeggios still is very hard for me.[/quote]
Well.... I just hardly have the hang of it on some things, somethings are hard on the pinky
So hows that distortion box wild, or thick? |
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Dami
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:56 am Post subject: |
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You have the possibilities to change the sound like adding or reducing void and you also can change (besides gain & level) the distortion from smooth to harsh and adjust the "heights" and "lows" via two additional knobs. Also nice is the feature to push the buttons into the box, so your adjustements will stay, even if you kick the box . Also the price dropped over the last months, Thomann want 59 € for it at the moment, and this thing is worth it !
I mostly play in a "wild" setting; void killed, amplified heights & lows and - of course - the distortion set to "sharp".
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Hej,
I use light 9-46 or so., harder just makes soloing sound less., especially all taping, hammer/pull off stuff imo.
Standard tuning always, would be annoying to change each time 1/2 step down or such. especially cause I got a floyd rose.
Btw I hate tabbers who use Drop-D tuning for their tabs, anyway few metal guitarists use it, they usually drop every string the same from standard EADGBE.
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[quote="Wurst"]
For distortion i use my beloved Digitech Death Metal pedal[/quote]
I had that pedal it was sweet, fucking intense might get a new one
after I get a HM-2 or get/make a looooow overdrive/fuzz face.
But oddly people seem to play .11 or .13 but usually skip .13
most of the people I've seen anyway. lol weird |
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Wurst
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Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:08 am Post subject: |
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i don't know why so many are using the boss metal zone... i tried it and imo its less brutal than the digitech death metal... strange... |
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Dami
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Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:55 am Post subject: |
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Yup, the boss pedal (I also have that one as a back-up) lacks power.
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Wurst
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naa ok i have to say the digitech could have a little more bass but the high tunes are really skin tearing |
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 Daniem
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Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Hello ppl! I'll use this topic to ask you this:
I've a Ibanez 350 RG DX, that is an awesome guitar, but like Yvesson's, it also has a floyd rose. That's becoming a problem for me, 'cause I want to play in different tunes. So I'm thinking in change the guitar; what can you suggest guys? There're so many options that I'm confused 
Btw, I use .009 D'addario strings. |
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Wurst
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Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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i play the Ibanez RG170 and rly love it... but i'll buy a second one in near future... |
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Dami
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Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, Ibanez have good - and also cheap in comparison - guitars, good stuff for little money. My main guitar is this thingie here (couldn't find a 100% fitting image, sorry):
Mine is missing that metal plate and has only a volume knob. The tremolo bar is lacquered in black color.
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Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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I play .011 tuned standard and use the metal zone pedal, I tried the death metal pedal and didn't think it was as good, too thin.
got a cheap Stageworks PA that I play on, use the metal zone as pre-amp.
my guitar is, or was actually, a warlock platinum series, black with a black widow headstock. Inexpensive but decent guitar, and looks awesome, too bad I smashed it, I'll take a picture tommorrow and post it in its sad state of destruction. Haven't had the courage to throw it away yet.
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Wurst
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Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:49 am Post subject: |
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wow dami its beatiful!
yeah madman, i'm planning on buying myself a bc rich beast... |
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