Metal Reviews

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Tempted, but I don't really know anything about it's specifications :O

Apparently it's a Washburn?

Eh, I'd save my money for something better.

For me, I think I'm gonna save up for this next.

Yeah, getting a 700$~ 5-string bass seems a little odd because I'd like to buy one and then play that forever. Also I don't have an amp right now either, so I couldn't play it for a bit. On the other hand, my guitar cost about that much and I don't have any desire to buy a better one in the near future, so the Washburn might get the job done.

I'd probably explore all the possibilities in the same price range before I come to a final decision.

So far all three times I've gone to "try out" some instruments I've ended falling in love and being forced to buy one.

With the intent of restarting the guitar I bought this 2 weeks ago.

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edit: holy jeez that looks nifty. What is it? O.o

My main gutar is my PRS SE Standard in Vintage cherry - snap, metal_xxx.
I also have a Seagull acoustic which sounds really good for fingerpicking, not that I'm any good, really.

Awesome! Considering placing DiMarzios in mine

It's by a company called Spear, the model is the Claymore ha ha! Korean made I think, but the main offices are based in Glasgow. The shop I got it from does them cheap as they know the boss of it. Only cost me £270 though, which is really surprising as it's wonderful in sound and feel. Thing just screamed at me to buy it when I first saw it .

Currently considering whether I should actually buy a bass, seeing as I'm completely dyspraxic I may never learn to play it :(

You should do it! Worst case scenario you can be like the dude from Korn and just hit your bass.

I had to take the book on solo guitar I was learning from back to the library today. Ordered it and the second part from Amazon though... but it looks like I'll have to focus on learning bass stuff for a week or two until it gets here.

Actually I played a friend's bass last night and picked it up surprisingly easily, so I might well give it a shot. Unfortunately I now have a massive callous on my thumb, ouch.

I tuned my bass like a cello (CGDA) and so far I like it a lot. The C string is a little hard to control since its tuned down so low, but the tuning makes chords a lot better (Major and minor chords are in a 3 fret area ). I might go down to a music store and see if they have suggestions for what to use for the low string. *ponder*

edit: after playing with the tuning some more, it offers pretty easy shapes for major and minor 6th/7th chords o/

Does anyone know good ways to get better at fast strumming? I have a hard time doing power chords and stuff where I have to mute more than 2 strings >_<

Buy a metronome.

Use it.

srsly, they help a lot.

Strumming to a metronome is about as fun as getting teeth pulled.

It does help though >_<

I actually kind of enjoy seeing how far I can push myself with a metronome, but whether you enjoy it, or find it tedious, it really does help a lot.

It can be frustrating sometimes but it's nice having a definite marker of progress... being able to think "I can play this song twice as fast as when I started practicing it today!" or whatever.

A metronome is completely necessary for musical training.