gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Ironically, that's a big part of the reason I don't do it. Playing without an amp blows my technique because I lose the nuance of the amp.
What I've Discovered After Owning 105+ Guitars...
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Ironically, that's a big part of the reason I don't do it. Playing without an amp blows my technique because I lose the nuance of the amp.
Super fast Yngwie runs require a lot of accuracy. I find that perfecting my technical skills helps my Amplified tone.
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
Ive learned 1 thing for sure and this is ACROSS THE BOARD-- and covers the full $ spectrum from low end "beginner guitars to HIGH END SPENDY "pro" stuff...........
they make good ones and they make CRAP ones --- all manufacturers are guilty-- name and country of origin mean nothing
a GOOD 95.00 Grote can be a joy to play while a BAD Gibson can piss you off to look at it
and vice versa of course
Ive also learned that when you find one that is made RIGHT --- do NOT LET IT GO! i recently stumbled across a mistake that Gibson let slip through the factory .........................
its a 2014 LPJ ..... cheap entry level satin finish Lester...............but I foogin LOVE it -- sounds great -- plays amazing -- have had it a week or so now (?) -- cant remeber just SEEMS like its always been here...... .and talk about ALIVE this thing really vibrates in your hand ...took a chance on a low ender and I have been VERY surprised! -- Assumed Id strip it and flip it -- came with a very high end Gibbo heavy HSC- - 61 Zebras--- part it out profit and move along ---
HELL NO this thing will be here a LONG time
the "mistake" was they made a low end guitar --- that plays and sounds AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if they had glossed this thing and added binding they coulda charged 3 times the amount!
they make good ones and they make CRAP ones --- all manufacturers are guilty-- name and country of origin mean nothing
a GOOD 95.00 Grote can be a joy to play while a BAD Gibson can piss you off to look at it
and vice versa of course
Ive also learned that when you find one that is made RIGHT --- do NOT LET IT GO! i recently stumbled across a mistake that Gibson let slip through the factory .........................
its a 2014 LPJ ..... cheap entry level satin finish Lester...............but I foogin LOVE it -- sounds great -- plays amazing -- have had it a week or so now (?) -- cant remeber just SEEMS like its always been here...... .and talk about ALIVE this thing really vibrates in your hand ...took a chance on a low ender and I have been VERY surprised! -- Assumed Id strip it and flip it -- came with a very high end Gibbo heavy HSC- - 61 Zebras--- part it out profit and move along ---
HELL NO this thing will be here a LONG time
the "mistake" was they made a low end guitar --- that plays and sounds AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if they had glossed this thing and added binding they coulda charged 3 times the amount!
Neat!!!!!
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
yes... yes it is -- was uber impressed from the first strum (love at first feel you might say)
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Sp8ctre
Ambassador of Steel
I feel the same way about the Schecter Apocalypse PT I have. It's Korean made, but damn it's just fantastic.
I almost sold it and I'm glad no one bit. I would be sitting here regretting it!
I just realized, “Schecter” rhymes with “Sp8ctre”!
And loud.
I always start rehearsing a part clean. After I get the technique down "cleanly," I'll then rehearse with overdrive.
In the studio, I generally record every solo 3 times, back to back, then pick the best one.
We were stretched thin for time when we recorded my cover of Dio's 'Holy Diver,' and we literally were working on this song between studio projects. We had a few minutes spare, and I'd been noodling this solo while on break (unplugged) and when we got back in the studio, the engineer punched in and said, "Hey, why don't you warm up on that Holy Diver solo?"
So he played the rhythm track we had just recorded and I burned off an improvised solo, then we went back onto our projects for hire.
At the end of our work day, I asked him if we had some time to record the Holy Diver solo. He handed me a thumb drive and said, "I recorded your run-through from earlier, its f**kin' boss, Man..."
I'm convinced my unplugged practice helped me to get better articulation on that recording.
Listen to Holy Diver - Studio Demo Project by Von Herndon on #SoundCloud
Holy Diver - Studio Demo Project
My solo from a random studio demo project we did on 12/18/2018. I am playing all guitars and bass. Drums courtesy of Ffej Rednil. Gibson Les Paul direct into Blackstar ID-core 100 into console.
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jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
Yep. totally different from unplugged to write, learn or practice / polish new(er) pieces.
loud clean to a finer polish.
relatively speaking to my skill level.
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Sp8ctre
Ambassador of Steel
