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All that stuff goes here now I guess. Post anything you want to see fixed or want to see on the site. Let's try and keep all the missing items, bands, wrong gear, etc all in just this one thread to make it easier to find and retrieve later.

...Be Gentle.

This issue is being fixed currently. It will require member submission altering so it may take a minute to get it out. Keep a list of mistakes you find like this and submit them in the corrections thread as one big post, that way the guys running the place will have one place to have all their notes in.

I get excited when I find a musician I like who's page is blank personally. It means I get to have all the fun in adding their gear and knowing it's accurate. When I first got here, bass players were severely neglected so I went to town on that.

ahhh, thanks Sim. I couldn't find it anywhere. I was about to log out and see if it would prompt when creating a new account.

We could add a "WTF" tab next to the Forum tab up top :)

You are indeed :D

thanks

I don't think he has the credentials to be added as an artist on equipboard. I could be wrong but I was only able to find a a facebook with 70 people that liked it and a youtube channel with 1 video from 5 days ago on it. I couldn't even find a photo of the guy :/

I can't remember where I last saw the guidelines for becoming or adding an artist but I'll look for them and post them here if I find them.

Petersons are taking over the world certainly. I own the Korg Pitchblack Pro rack unit but mainly because I believe it has the best visual representation and it's the easiest to see across long distances. Petersons technically beat it in speed, especially on the low B and < on basses slightly, and I mean SLIGHTLY as well as have it beat in cents marks. For the $300 price difference, I would still suggest the Pitchblack. If money wasn't an option I would say to get a Peterson Strobe for the studio and the pitchblack for the stage. I own a TU-3 but only have it due to a mass craigslist bundle that had it as part of the package. I've never even tried it out yet.

Hey Narcist,

This is going to seem like it's coming out of nowhere but I saw something in a submission of yours that I wanted to go over with you. The way to tell the difference between a BOSS TU-2 and TU-3 is not the coloration of the print but the size of the LED bulbs on the tuning track. The TU-3 has much smaller bulbs to allow for more accurate indication of the cents. The TU-2 has big bulky bulbs and only about half the amount of the TU-3. I wanted to send you a message but I couldn't think of a way that you'd get it :)

The very little I could find on these two names show that they are one in the same. Is this not correct?

Well, I tend to go to sweetwater and amazon for reviews but you are right about Uber.

I've found inaccurate gear on artists' pages there many times. I've even seen bass players with guitar gear on them.

TO SIMS:

I do believe we need a way to message other members directly.

Looks like a Bluehawk to me.

I think one of the things that impresses me the most is that is parts he maintains a tempo with his feet and his hands change tempos a couple of measures before his feet do. I cannot play drums due to the need to keep different tempos with each limb even when they are exactly half or double each other. This guy cascades between it all. It's like having two drummers playing.

DRUMMER!

I feel I didn't say drummer enough in the last post on drumming so.... drummer.

I've seen a lot of amazing drummers but Alex Rudinger has to take the cake... AND HE'S SO YOUNG! Dude looks like hes in his early 20's. If I were a drummer I'd have to just give up and sell my sticks on ebay. He makes some crazy drum lines. Beyond his talent, I dig that he records himself playing so many songs. Great for learning drum covers. This video is going destroy your opinion of your current drummer :) Make sure to watch it all the way through. He starts off a little "normal" and the crazy stuff comes on as he progresses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuPYJ0bzOdM

I hate mobile sites to begin with so if I ever had to use my android to be on the site, I would be clicking the "Show Desktop" option to begin with. I've never seen a mobile site that was worth looking at.

I've owned 3 and still own 2. Trying to sell one.

Takamine GX-100TB

A black explorer with a tremolo. I won't likely ever sell this one. It's really beat up looking paint wise and because most people aren't aware of these Takamine's 80's history with lawsuits and changing locations and such don't think it's worth much without GuitarCenter telling them it is. Super tiny little neck, good tuners, and the pickups sound so thick and modern. It's just a passive dimarzio that was made for the series but they sound great to me.

Takamine GX-200

Strat style version of the GX-100. Same hardware and such as the first. I just traded this guitar and a Peavey Firenza JX for an Epiphone Sheritan II.... so.... I regret that obviously. I at least could use the GX-200. I despise the Sheritan and it really killed any chances of me ever giving Gibson products another shot.

Takamine GE-400 GT (Double P Bass)

Detailed explore shape almost with more cutouts. One of the most metal looking bass guitars ever. I'm in the works of selling this one. It was the first electric instrument I ever got and it was so destiny that I did. I was visiting my grandparents in Abilene, TX and during one of those nights I had just 1 long dream. It was a solid black guitar and solid black bass, both crazy sharp bodies and they were spinning through clouds and lasers at me. The next day I asked my mother to take me to a pawn shop and the very first one we hit had 2 basses in it. 1 was just some Fender style bass and next to it was the Tak. I always hated round, boring bodies on guitars and the Tak had pretty much the same shape as the bass in my dream.

The Tak was twice the price as the other one and my mother was always super broke. I tried my hand at talking the price down on the Takamine and the manager said they couldn't do it by policy. They said before they can haggle, the item must be in the store for 30 days and that bass had just gotten in the night before. My mom gave in and I was able to walk away with it. Those were awesome days for pawn shopping. Now they all use price checking over the internet and mark everything in the store near what it's worth brand new. My cousin was a musician in a Jagermeister backed band and I took it over to him to show it off. He tried scratching off the label from the head stock claiming Takamine only made acoustics and that someone must have just stuck a sticker on it.

I spent years, literally years, hunting down what I could from this series of guitars. I collected every image I came across on the web as they slowly started getting posted. Even Takamine used to not be of help. They would send you a short e-mail from an advertisement that named all 6 guitars. It gave me enough information to look for other models. Takamine changed ownership after a major lawsuit and during the move they lost nearly all their paperwork on multiple series' of guitars including their new and experimental walk into solid-body electrics. I started cataloging the owners of my bass even. Keith in Hawaii is the Takamine GURU. He has nearly 100 Takamines from this rare 80's series. David Vincent of Morbid Angel of course. Anytime I found another owner, their information was saved and an e-mail was sent.

At one time I meant to collect the whole series but It's just not worth it to me anymore. I have a special place in my heart for the GE-400 GT as it was my first real instrument and I will always own my GX-100TB because its just the perfect guitar for my hand size. I would like to someday have the GX-100 refurbished to brand new looks. I used to be really strict on "EVERY SCREW MUST BE ORIGINAL!" but these days, I've changed my mind and I think it would just be nice to have the Tak brought back to it's former glory.

I would like to have an 80's Japanese Ibanez RG models.

I have some videos done with the Takamine GE-400 on my YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKDDNsMcjMI

I've never seen a Dumble in person yet. The gear scape here in Texas is kind of limited. If you live in Dallas you can find some cool stuff, and in Austin you can find all the fender and Gretsch gear you'd ever want, but it is a dry well elsewhere. Dallas gets crazy awesome stuff on Craigslist sometimes but very few are willing to ship. I once saw a guy selling 2 SWR SM-1500 for 800 each. Almost worth a drive up there.

One of the reasons why I want to get the lunchbox version instead of the rack version (though I use pretty much all rack gear exclusively) is that the lunchbox is lighter and way smaller. I plan to pick this up in Fall and take it on a little tour of my town. I'm really anxious to see if it will do a good job on bass heads. I know one of the managers at Guitar Center here as well as a couple of local luthiers so right off the bat I would be grabbing some MarkBass, Ampeg, and Orange heads.

A dude I know from an onlineforum has a lot of really nice gear I'd like to steal the soul of as well like a Aquilar DB-751.

I'd like to get a collection of good guitar amps for sure. I just watched a documentary on Marshall amps and totally want the 800 in there.

I guess I could put out an APB to see if I can find a Dumble. If it works as well as I think it might, I may end up selling my main rig all together and just using the Kemper.

Corrections Thread

"Summer, you get an A plus ALSO... 50 gold stars"

J/K Thanks for pointing that out :) . I'm betting Sim will take the red pill and work that out after a while. Any mistakes you find, just post them in the corrections thread and they will get corrected eventually. Not so much on bands just yet, just actual items and maybe spelling errors.

My advice is to engage yourself with multiple instruments. Each one will make you better mentally and physically in different ways. Knowing multiple instruments also allows you to express your creativity in more precise ways. It also saves you money if you ever decide to record a demo. You playing all the parts, producing, directing, and mixing it will save you bundles. You never want to have to pay money or go through legal issues anywhere you don't have to. Doing it all yourself is the best way to avoid all that.

Agreed. Affordable is all relative.

Looking at the list of products available as well as their reviews and such this NUMARK seems to be budget minded.

My big GAS bubble is set on the Kemper Profiling Amplifier - PowerHead 600-Watt Profiling Head with Remote Controller. I was planning on getting a high end Spector in the Fall but this took me over about a week ago.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ProfPwrHDwRMT

http://www.moogaudio.com/images/kemper_powerhead_plus_profiler_remote.jpg

I've got just the thing for you :)

http://static.bootic.com/_pictures/609516/takamine-eg523sc-spt-jumbo-acoustic-electric-guitar-w.jpg

You are in luck. Electric guitar strings are super cheap, at least compared to bass strings. I would suggest going to your local music store and buying 4 to 5 sets.

I'm guessing you are new to guitar so I would suggest going with a 9 gauge set and at least one 8 gauge set to try out. It will take time to build up your calluses so you want to start off with lighter sets.

Ernie Ball Super Slinkys, Dunlop, DR, and D'Addario are brands I can recommend. DR's go dead quick in my experience and as do Ernie Balls however they will be easier on the fingers. D'Addario stays bright for ages but usually have a higher tension to them.

Stay clear the hell away from Fender, Dean Markley, and Cleartone brand strings. These flat out suck. That's my opinion, but one earned with experience in these products.

At first, get comfortable with what gauges you like. Then once you are set on gauge, you can start shaping your tone with materials used, shape, and coatings.

I'm not a fan of this kind of music but I will say that yours is the best I've heard from this genre.

I was noticing though that the majority of your bass notes were only coming out of my right speakers. I know that the song is in stereo because of the part at 2:40. I would make sure you have your bass in stereo as well.

Looking at Sweetwater.com, they have a photo of the back panel and from controls. It looks like on the far left of the back it has an effects in and out.

Even if it didn't, you could just run your guitar to the pedals, then out of the pedals into the Input on the front.

Try spinning the tremolo bar clockwise. This will tighten it down. I did this with my Takamine GX-100tb and it keeps it stiff and to the side.

No question is stupid when it comes to intricate mechanisms like a guitar, and No Problem. There's far too many musicians out there with a stick on their chamber of secrets and are just plane rude to other people trying to get into it. Bass guitarists are usually more of a community towards musicians. You can see the difference looking through a guitar forum and a bass forum. I'm a bass player so I'm not trying to hide the secrets to my tone :D

Right off the wall, it will still need to be set-up because they don't come set-up perfectly from the factory usually and changes in humidity, altitude, and temperature effect how the guitar intonates. If you buy it from GC, see if they can give you a deal on the set-up. I'd still go ahead and call around for set-up prices and try to get an idea of who in town is most trusted with this. GC employees don't have to pass a test to work there and when it comes to setting up a guitar, EVERYONE has a different opinion on what's perfect. GC I think usually does a set-up for 75 bucks. You might have a luthier near you who can do it for 40.

When you get yours, you want the strings to be as close to the straight fret board as possible without buzzing on the frets when you play. This makes it so that very little pressure is needed to make the note play. Some people are going to set it up the way THEY like the strings and in some experiences I've had, they set it up to where it's really uncomfortable to play.

Until you build up calluses on your finger tips, I'd also suggest getting some 9 gauge strings that have low tension. Don't get an 8 because they'll be like loose rubber bands and 10's will not be fun to break your fingers in on as they are going to be high tension and require a lot of pressure to bend. It would be wise to go ahead and buy a couple of fresh sets of strings. 6 string packs are only 4-9 dollars a pack and you may end up breaking a string or two. Whatever strings you have put on for the setup is what the guitar will be set-up to. Changing brands and gauges can change the way it plays so I would buy the same brand. My best friend is purely a guitar player and he swears by Ernie Ball Super Slinky strings.

That's the beauty of learning to do all this stuff yourself later on too. It will save you cash, it's rewarding to know how to fix anything that happens, and you make your guitars play the way YOU like them to. I'm excited for you.

Both Ibanez and Fender have a very distinct sound to the discerning ear.

I find Fender tones to be "plinky" and very high pitched and thin. I can only compare this sound to single coil pickups. People who play classic rock and folk music seek after them. I find that Fender products are also a bit hit-or-miss when it comes to neck dimensions. You can pick up 2 American standards and somehow the neck is different. Fenders are a bit easier to work on the electronics due to their access point being on the front of the guitar and some models having all the pickup slots routed into each other like a swimming pool. Electronic options can sometimes be limiting because you HAVE to find a pick-guard and control plate that fits YOUR model. On a scale of 1-10 EQ... most stock strats tend to have Bass 2, Mid 8, Treble 10

Ibanez tones are usually fatter and more mellow. More like Bass 4, Mid 6, treble 7. It's a more balanced tone. Ibanez is great about producing the same exact necks as well. The blind feel test on a series of Ibanez guitars would be very hard to distinguish the differences in feel alone. I think this consistency is terrific. Ibanez guitars are a jack of all trades guitar. They can ALMOST sound like a strat but not quite while also being able to mimic other guitar tones. These are used in everything but especially in the rock and metal.

I'd personally go with*Ibanez*. Higher consistency, wider price ranges, and parts are plentiful and not as finicky with different models.

Try to find a lightly used RG that was made in Japan if you can. Don't go too cheap either. I would say 500 is a good range to look at if you want decent quality and not have to upgrade down the road. Make sure to get 24 frets as well. You will be frustrated if you are trying to play a song that requires a bend on the 24th fret (making it like a 28th fret" and your stick with just 22 frets. Try to get one with EMG pickups if possible. I love active pickups but for a beginner, changing a battery can be a deterrent.

Tremolo Bridges-

For some styles of music they can be important. They train you to have a light touch with the guitar as well. If you were to ever play Van Halen, Pantera, or any other band that heavily uses this, it will be a must. It has a learning curve though. Tuning them can be difficult especially if they have a locking nut. There is a new type of bridge you can upgrade to called an EVERTUNE TREMOLO BRIDGE. They are EXCELLENT at keeping your strings in tune and they have some features that can be really good for someone who doesn't want to fuss with the guitar much. At first though, they will require you to learn how to set it up. If you don't plan on using a tremolo in your playing, a fixed bridge is great too. It will limit what you can play slightly but it will be much easier to deal with during restringing and tuning.

Another thing you need to factor in to your budget is a professional setup. Every luthier in your town will claim they do it the best so you may need to research a bit to see who has the best reputation for great guitar setups. It's something you need to learn yourself down the road, but it will make the experience of playing the guitar so much better for you to have your new instrument set up correctly. I would suggest requesting that they set it up with a very low action, a flat neck, and the pickups to be decently high. These usually run on average of 70 bucks.

For your second guitar, go used. You can get a much bigger bang for your buck if you know what to look for. For a first guitar, unless it's a Japanese RG or one of those Takamines I would try and get a brand new guitar with a warranty.

After you have your blind play test, compare local prices to online. If you use an Online source to get your instrument go with Sweetwater.com . Top notch customer service and on some guitars they have a feature where you can actually see the EXACT guitar that you bought, even the serial number of your guitar and you can choose which one out of a couple of them you want.

Don't forget to show us what you get ;)

The Takamine GX-100 is an explorer style body. It doesnt look goo don everyone. The GX-200 however has a more strat style to it, so its ambiguous as far as what style it has.

Here's one I just found for 300. TAKAMINE

My suggestions...

1. Get the guitar you REALLY want, not the one you can afford necessarily.

David Ellefson's Dad told him this when he was a kid. He mentioned there is no sense in buying something you don't want because its more affordable because you will end up spending way more buying other gear you don't want before finally buying what you wanted in the first place. Don't look at the price tag. Go for how it feels in your hands, the features, company reputation, and which one makes you excited to pick it up.

2. Stay away from Epiphone/Gibson/Peavey unless you have long alien hands.

These brands have huge clunky necks and for people with average to small hands it can cause lots of cramping, bad technique, and early carpal tunnel syndrome. Ibanez, Rickenbacher, and SOME Fenders have smaller "fast" necks. Pretty much anything made for Japanese players is going to have a smaller neck which I prefer. LUNA guitars are designed for women's hands and SX guitars are designed for childrens' hands. Both of these will be amazingly small necks.

3. Country of Origin/Quality

Personal politics and family patriotism should not play a role in what guitar you get. American made guitars CAN be really well made depending on the company and quality control, but they usually come with higher price tags. Japanese, Thaliand, Ukraine, and Germany make some of the best guitars on the planet. Japanese Ibanez Guitars, especially certain models and ones from the 90's are excellent quality.

4. Tone

Being a beginner, you aren't going to know what tone you really want. You'll be able to say the name of a guitarist whose tone you LIKE, but it won't likely be the tone that defines you. I spent many years playing other bands' material with THEIR settings and over time matured my ear a lot. I have the tone I use and seek after when looking at gear. It took me close to 15 years to know for certain what I liked. As a beginner, you should try to get a guitar with different pickup styles to get an ear for their differences and which pickups you prefer. The newer EMG pickups and preamp systems are nice because they are solder free installs. That means you can hot swap pickups in a matter of seconds and try out different ones. They also sound quite good I think and they make so many different models for different tones you can really get what your achieving after quickly.

5. Suggestion #1, again

GET THE ONE THAT FEELS GOOD IN YOUR HANDS. I can't stress this enough. Never buy a guitar you aren't familiar with or from a stranger online without playing on it first. I bought a bass once because of it's tone and when I got it in my hands I hated it. String spacing was huge, the neck was super thick, and the body didn't fit up against my body the way other basses did. Pick it up and give it a go. Have a friend take you to a guitar store and blind fold you. Have him put random guitars in your hands and play them unplugged at first. Get an idea of what you like the feel to be. If your choices are A. A great sounding instrument you don't like to play B. A crappy sounding instrument you love to jam on

B is the obvious choice. You can upgrade an instrument to sound different but its more more complicated and expensive to change the way it feels.

6 BODY STYLE

Don't get a V shaped guitar for your first. They require a very particular way to be held and played. You wont something thing will balance great whether you are standing or sitting. V's don't do this.

All this being said. the guitars I would have wanted as my first guitar are as follows.

1. Takamine 1984-1986 Solid Body Electrics They are a little rare and can run anywhere from 150-600 bucks if you aren't going for the super sought after models. The Takamine GX-100 and GX-200 Are great. I've owned both. The pickups are strong and bright, the neck is super slim, the body is lightweight, and the wood having aged 30 years will sound sooo much better than some hogwash made last year in Mexico in a hurry. These are JAPANESE instruments as well.

2. Jackson Chris Broderick Pro Series Soloist 6 Yeeees it has a tremolo and that might not be your thing. Learning how to properly utilize and maintain nut locks is a HUGE pain in the butt, however, you can put a block on the tremolo. This way it would work as a fixed bridge 6 string but you have the FREE option to remove the block later if you want to learn how to dive bomb and such.

3. Ibanez S771PB 24 frets, good quality control, fast neck, 3 pickups good for later swapping out, only 2 knobs to fuss with. If you can find an Ibanez that's actually made in Japan you win. Ibanez GR or RG ... something like that is a good series. Half of all the best products I've owned have been Ibanez.

http://equipboard.com/pros/daft-punk

This video may get you going in the right direction. The guy runs a demo on the pedal and goes through different settings. He may make a setting that hits your ears as Graham Coxon sounding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNtEVrVw2NE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7bjGcZoXTQ

What are you recording with it and does it have to be rack mountable?

I use a Behringer XENYX 1204USB and have zero complaints. It's a little under capable for drums recordings but, I don't record drums. It has Phantom power for my Sansamp and my shotgun mic, and more jacks and ports than I'll likely ever use. It has a bit of a learning curve if you haven't ever recorded with a mixer before.

Sounds evil whatever it is. Always stay away from anything that says Midi on it.

I hadn't ever heard of DDP before. They remind me of Accept

A strat looking guitar that sounds like a strat.... Go for a strat :)

I hear a lot of guitarists go for the Mustangs but to be fair, it may not be for tonal reason but rather popular opinion.

I like Jaguars due to their flexibility with settings. All the extra switches makes it like an old Cadillac.

I would say to get a Fender for the slimmer neck profile and then change out the pickups for a set that closer resembles a Gibson tone.... or even drop in some Gibson pups.

I'd say RUSH is worthy as a top listed. Amazing musicians.

What Rush songs do you like to cover?

I think his history would keep just about everyone from wanting him :)

1. He cancels shows at a whim
2. He's a jerk to his fellow band mates
3. He's a drug addict and this has often been the reason for cancelations
4. His voice is gone now. His performances at shows like the Golden Gods Awards show that he's not only completely out of shape (weezing into the mic) nut he cannot hit the notes he used to.

He's burned more bridges than the Apache.

Ibanez and pre-Fender SWR products usually have a steady coincidence of being the same price as their model number as well.