SX Guitars - Audacity to Rock

[psychkoala]

Reminds me of 'Gimme Danger (Little Stranger)', and 'Open Up & Bleed' by Iggy & The Stooges; and some of the leads are reminiscent of James Williamson's guitar style.

[petrucciansky]

@psychkoala thanks for checking the vid out.  thanks dude!

[psychkoala]

Excellent !

[JamaisMEC]

Damn fine work! LOVED IT (and I'm a jazzer)!

[Feawar]

what about the tones? what equipment did you use?

[TheDevlin800]

i love sx guitars

[RaidonSama]

Yeah.... now THIS sounds like rock'n'roll!!!

[petrucciansky]

@RaidonSama thanks dude, thanks for watching.

[Mastahboys]

how did u get drums to audacity?

[petrucciansky]

@Mastahboys it was just a drum loop i downloaded from looperman.

[xXDeadDarknessXx]

Hey, I was wondering, if the SX Strats were humbucker compadable? Please And thank you. Tones are amazing btw.

[petrucciansky]

@xXDeadDarknessXx i haven't had the pickguards off of mine yet so not sure but i think i heard that they were. ask someone on the agile guitar forum... they will know for sure.

[xXDeadDarknessXx]

@petrucciansky Thank youuuu

[petrucciansky]

@xXDeadDarknessXx no problem dude.

[petrucciansky]

@Kenzelton thanks dude... sx is a killer mod platform and great on the wallet too.

[rbthatcherjr]

I liked the song as I was following the various tones created.

[petrucciansky]

@rbthatcherjr thanks for listening and commenting dude. 

[Bertziethegreat]

How on earth did you record the drum bit with a guitar?

[petrucciansky]

@Bertziethegreat it's magic dude!

[guitarkid222]

SX Rocks 

[MercuryMerk]

@guitarkid222 Yes.

[guitarkid222]

SX Rocks

[guitarkid222]

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[guitarkid222]

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[guitarkid222]

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[guitarkid222]

SX Rocks

[guitarkid222]

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[guitarkid222]

SX ROCKS!

[guitarkid222]

SX ROCKS!!!!!!

[TTaylorr]

I have an sx strat and an sx tele myself. Love them.

[petrucciansky]

@TTaylorr cool. you should check out the agile stuff. it's even more awesome.

[Brokephi316]

SX Vintage Strats rocks!!! I love the Lefty models!!!

[petrucciansky]

@Brokephi316 yes they do bro!

[Johnnnybgoode]

Can I have a copy of this song? It's amazing! I love SX guitars. I don't have any, but I'm seriously considering buying some for the purpose of modding.

[Johnnnybgoode]

Oh, btw, whre did you buy your guitars?

[petrucciansky]

@Johnnnybgoode from rondo music

[kix1in4me]

Great song. The SX guitars used on this demo are not stock. Is this misrepresenting SX guitars playability in general. Anyway, I enjoyed it, thanx..

[petrucciansky]

thanks dude. the stl & sjb are stock but the sst's are not. i just did this for me not to really represent anything for sx. it was just to use all my sx guitars in one song kinda thing. anyway thanks for the comment and glad you liked it!

[Xelmo187X]

how did you get the drum beat on audacity?

[supermushy]

i think he used EZdrummer

[LeonardChrist]

Self made (Garage Band, ...)

Download

Or Loops

[petrucciansky]

sorry i posted a response earlier. i guess it didn't take. looperman. grabbed a loop from there.

[twyben01]

That sounds sweet dude, I was thinking of getting an SX STL50 to learn more about repairing and modding guitars. Is It worth doing it on?

[petrucciansky]

thanks dude! it's a perfect starting point for modding. that was exactly why i bought mine.

[sk88rdude999]

hey, are you a member on AGF?

[petrucciansky]

yep, not out as much as i use to be. i'm synthaxe.

[floguitarfreak]

petrucciansky, I see that you are more experienced with agile guitars.

I experienced tonight an agile in action, and I was pretty amazed, would you say that these guitars can be used for any kind of music?

[petrucciansky]

yes, definitely. there also are many different kinds of agile guitars to fit just about any style.

[TheStratDude]

That song was really cool. Nice job man!

[petrucciansky]

thanks dude. i just wanted to put something together playing only my sx's.

[Crash30Productions]

i have an epiphone prophacy futura and a 1996 lp100 and a douglas halo. should i get an SX SST57 in cherry red?

[petrucciansky]

oh yeah, you need a single coil axe to go along with all that. and hot rod it up for fun!

[Crash30Productions]

ya. that sounds like me. i always do stuff to my guitars. thanks for the advice!

[petrucciansky]

anytime dude!

[XmetalguitarboiX]

agile guitars are an addiction.

once you start you aint ever going back

[petrucciansky]

lol... you said that right bro!

[dohead]

this fuck'n song is dope!!!! i've heard it like 10 times now.

[petrucciansky]

thanks dude!

[shaggy1039]

could a fender strat neck fit on an sx strat?

[petrucciansky]

i am not sure about that. check the agile guitar forum and ask that. i am sure somebody out there would know that answer.

[sonilink2]

Do "normal" strat parts fit on the SX's ?

[petrucciansky]

with a little work the picguards do. the tuner holes in the headstock are a little smaller but some of the gfs tuners fit in easily.

[Blacksabbath7517]

how do you make it sound good i have a sx strat and it doesn't sound as good as yours

[petrucciansky]

i am just using a line 6 toneport straight into my pc. recorded with audacity which is free. nothing special. thanks!

[Niox117]

Audacity is a great program. Perfect for creating tracks to jam to. Great vid mate!

[petrucciansky]

thanks dude!

[shredmaster195]

Hey just a quick question on the recording process, did you make each track individualy and upload them to audacity or did you record directly into it?

thanks

[petrucciansky]

for this i just recorded direct into audacity. i didn't have any recording gear during this time and was wanting to try it out. just going direct using a line 6 toneport.

[mudbuddy54]

the SX SST57 guitars for $99 did u put better pickups in it? did the guitar hum when u first got it with stock pickups?

[petrucciansky]

i bought these modded with better pickups already. but the tele is all stock. it's fairly typical for single coils to hum but my tele stock pups don't hum too bad. i am definately happy with it.

[mudbuddy54]

well i went to play a real strat and it hummed very very bad it was loud i could barely hear the guitar its self and i don't want to spend 149 dollars on noiseless pickups unless i get a cheap one like the sx but other than that are they good and reliable

[petrucciansky]

yeah, i understand. strats at high gain are usually noisy but sometimes it's possible wiring and/or grounding issues that cause too much noise. you should check out guitarfetish and look at some of their more affordable pickups.

[aim5100]

SX guitars are made in china arent they?

i have one at home..

can someone tell me why yours sounds so great..

i bought it for onli 199 bucks with amp..

cheap ey?

[petrucciansky]

yep made in china. the strats were modded but the bass & tele are completely stock (other than the pickguard). and this is played thru a line6 toneport - no amp at all - into my pc. i only used a free audacity recording software to record it. thanks for the compliment dude!

[deevo117]

Jeez Petrucciansky, you are probably the reason I can trust Rondomusic. Thank you for posting all these clips of SX and Agile guitars. You got great taste in music too! Rush and Dream Theater rock...

I need help with a decision though.

If you had to choose between the Agile AL-2000 and the SX GG5, which would you pick? The GG5 is an ES-335 copy. And ever since I've watched Alex Lifeson play, I've been a sucker for anything that even looks like an ES-335...

what do you think?

[petrucciansky]

thanks dude, im a prog fan for life myself. i have never played the gg5 but i bet it's a cool guitar. i think i might try one of those. the al2000 is a great start for the les paul style and the agile line is usually better than the sx. but i've seen some great sx gits too. if it were me i'd try the gg5. it will be more of an alex early rush axe!

btw just saw rush from the 8th row and they rocked!

[deevo117]

Alright thanks for the insight man. I am kind of leaning more towards the AL-2000 because the features are greater. Although, since I think I can afford some GFS pickups along with the GG5, it might be great too. So many possibilities... Ahh my only complaint with Rondomusic is having too many options in my price range! haha

Yeah, I was lucky enough to see them on the Snakes and Arrows tour as well. They are always amazing....

[petrucciansky]

lol. yeah that's been my problem, i've wanted all of them. too many choices. good luck on grabin the right axe!

[scarface5463]

how did u record it like that??

how did you make it sound clear?

[petrucciansky]

nothing but me playing thru a line6 toneport straight to my pc using audacity(free software). no mix effects. the only effects were what was on the toneport preset that i was using. the only other thing is know how to layer and mix.. but you can only do so much with the free software.

[unstable2112]

Man you have to make an other video like this

[petrucciansky]

thanks dude. i may if i can ever get the time.

[unstable2112]

Its ok if you dont this one's still badass...and i dont know how to protect my basses cuz a hurricane is coming.

[petrucciansky]

run to the hills dude. good luck!

[unstable2112]

Damn this sounds badass

[petrucciansky]

thanks dude!

[Sithconnor]

cool!

[petrucciansky]

thanks dude!

[Carfreak4]

Awesome song. Just curious, do you have other axes besides SX or Agile?

[petrucciansky]

sure do. i'll send you an email link.

[AviatorAndyK]

BRILLIANT, i use audacity too, im subscribin to u man

[petrucciansky]

thanks dude!

[bigpigdave1]

Not bad for a rookie... ;) ha ha hahaha....

Sounds good bro! ;)

[msuman91]

Dang is that you playing? Awesome!!!

Hey can you do some AC/DC and slash when you get time?

THanks,

Jordan

[petrucciansky]

yeah.. fraid so. thanks jordan. i can try. this is the 1st attempt at recording with some free software. when i get my house built and the studio set up i can do it much easier.

[msuman91]

whenever man... your pretty good.

[msuman91]

hey also what software is that thats free????

thanks,

Jordan

[petrucciansky]

audacity.. hence the song title.

[msuman91]

ok i found the website. do you have to have a toneport thing to use it?

[petrucciansky]

yeah. it works great with toneport. all the guitar and bass sounds on this video were from the toneport. no amps used.

[msuman91]

Hey finally got me an agile i am on agileguitarforum its the al2000 csb (pics) but its a HSB!!!

[petrucciansky]

awesome dude. i may have already seen it but i will go look for the post.