I have a Q about my guitar. I own a Les Paul, im not sure what kind. it has that switch thingy on the bottom in instead of the top left, but my buddy said that the one i have isnt really a metal LP, and isnt meant for "shredding" he said its harder 2 do fast alternate picking and pinch harmonics. Now im a beginner but on his guitar i was kinda doing PH's and playing was actually a little easier. So should i stick with my guitar or try and get a different one??? please help \m/
Just a little side note about the pickups; they work by electromagnetic induction i.e. rotating a coil in a magnetic field generates electricity. This is in fact the mechanism by which power station generators work by. Now in a guitar the pickup is in fact just a magnet hooked up to the amplifier, where the vibrations (rotations) of the guitar string generates electricity, which the amplifier converts to analog sound.
i don't really give a crap about bolt on, set neck, or neck-thru as far as guitar tone gones (if all higher frets are easily accessible) cuz Vai's guitar is bolt on and sounds great, Satriani's guitar is also bolt-on. But i would rather have a set-neck neck-thru cuz they are sooooo comfortable.
Dude, your really funny. It was actually entertaining watching this, so thanks! I have an Sg white epiphone, love it! But why do you laugh about your strat so much? im just curious
Hey can you help me decide on which guitar to pick? i've played for about 3 monthes on an acoustic guitar and i can't decide on an epiphone sg, or an ibanez art100, i really want a good, crunchy, metal sound and i can't decide which one to pick? can you help me out?
I'm sure they'd both sound fine. I personally don't think too highly of those "Designed By" pickups compared to the real thing. But I'd say focus on the guitar you like because you can always swap out the pickups later.
Hey man, I don't know if it's too late, but I own a BC Rich Warlock Bronze Series. It is my first guitar, and it is definitely worth what I paid. I know people always rag on BC Rich, but they are really good guitars, I have had mine for a year, I play at least 4 hours a day, and it has NEVER given me any problems, and continues to sound great. Hope that helps, good luck!
Well in terms of quality, rhythm playing, etc, I prefer a fixed bridge. But you can't do crazy dive bombs with those, so that's a given. Anyway of course it depends on the person. I can only say so much in my lessons because of the 10 minutes video length YouTube thing. So that's why I have the disclaimer. All the shit I say is my own opinion and what works for me. But different things work for different people.
Well if you can understand that I can have more than one guitar, then there you go. I don't like most Floyd Rose tremolos for all the reasons I listed but the Edge III is better than other ones I've tried. Here's an analogy. I prefer girls with huge boobs but I'd date a girl with small ones too.
I play the LTD Roope Latvala sig guitar If they had a standard ESP version I would have bought that but it always stays in tune and plays great the vibrations go through the knofe edges into the body but that is just my opinion on it.
strat copy's look shit, fender strats themselves are gorgeous plus they feel perfect and to me the sound is brilliant, the best clean sound you can get :P and you can tell its made with passion, its all opinion yes and this is my opinion but to say something as though it is fact like you is a rather perhaps arrogant thing to do, i personally am not a fan of as i think they look kinda childish and are'nt made to a very good standard but i can understand why people can like them
yeah i play a Dean Razorback and I dont like the set up of the Floyd Rose so much, but it sounds alot better than most of the set bridges I've played. I guess its just a matter of opinion.
If you have a trem that isn't locking you can get locking tuners for it, which helps a lot. I'm not sure if you can use locking tuners with a FR instead of a locking nut. I've always been curious about that because I've been thinking of getting a Kahler system for my fixed bridge, but I don't want to use a locking nut, rather locking tuners, if it would work the same.
Hmm, my first comment didn't get posted for some reason. Anyhow, very nice video. My opinion on guitar construction is that it is HIGHLY overrated. My bolt-on neck ESP KH-2 has great playability at the higher frets, and I can't notice any difference in tone/sustain between it and my set-neck Washburn X50 Pro FE. Both guitars have EMG active pickups.
Regarding FR systems, as it has been mentioned several times already in the comments, a good FR system (like the original FR system on my KH-2) will stay in tune for a LONG time (certainly much longer than any non-locking fixed bridge setup). However, I agree that it is a major PITA to make tuning changes on a guitar with FR. Even going from E to drop D requires an excessive amount of time. I don't think I'll ever buy another guitar with a FR system unless I settle on a single tuning.
I don't like floyd roses either. I don't know about you guys but I change tunings alot for my songs. I don't have time to adjust the springs for every tuning.
i have guitars with both set bridges and floyd rose, and I've never really had a problem with tuning or the palm muting problem. But it can be kind of difficult to change strings and tune when needed, but it is something that unless you want to have is going to be annoying to maintain, so i understand what your saying about them
nice vid, btw i've been with floyd roses, i dont like them but they just DONT go out of tune Oo (when the guitar overall is well ajusted) i've a luthrier friend of mine and I got a 2-point trem on my strat that doesnt go outa tune much tks 2him and to planetwaves lock-tunning machines that i replaced :P
my advantage in trem is that my strings'R goin to the head.
A pretty good rule in life, that also is true with the engineering of guitars is very easy, you get what you pay for. 1st, after seeing the whole video. makes me think that either you are trying or already endorsing gibsons. Next your logic against floating trems,My main guitar is an EBMM Petrucci. I play an hour+ every day... I might have to tune it,once a week... which isn't a full tune, probably considered a nudge or tweak of one string or two. You might be amazed with technology since 1978.
Just so you know bright one, he doesnt even have a gibson, its an epiphone...Ha, know what you are talking about before you say something. And my floating trem totally sucks and he is actually right. Ha, wow.
and who makes epiphone? Your floating trem, did it come with your guitar? How much did you pay for your guitar? If it is less that $500, I rest my case. You are a member of mensa right?
and who makes epiphone? Your floating trem, did it come with your guitar? How much did you pay for your guitar? If it is less that $500, I rest my case. You are a member of mensa right?
Actually it was a Fender Srat, and I paid about 1,700 dollars for it...I'm just saying, you are like flipping out, because he said he doesnt prefer them. He is basically helping people who may not go, want to check them out in case thay don't like them either. He isn't saying they suck.
and who makes epiphone? Your floating trem, did it come with your guitar? How much did you pay for your guitar? If it is less that $500, I rest my case. You are a member of mensa right?
it all depends on yourself. he likes the sg so hes trying to advertise his sg(for me, he kinda is, not rely though, hes just pointing out the good stuff about it =P) I like floyd roses and fixed bridges....i dont have anything against either type... and heislegend....u rely like this guy
=P
lol
(no offense, it was a joke and im bad with jokes.....)
i just dont agree with that rule, but i agree about the petrucci model, usualy signature guitars have a better crafting, and not only the octavs but every single fret keps in 99% tune over all neck... but there are also some vry old guitars that work vry well
the most important feature of a floating trem is the ability the change the pitch... If it is just a worthless feature... then lets see someone play "For the love of God" by Steve Vai. The pitch changes in this song require a floating trem... Maybe he is holding on to the game show Press Your Luck! No Whammy I don't have big money No Whammy Stop!
agree with that, i said like you can use the trem(floyd) and when you stop using it the guitar is 99% in tune almost everytime...
but my '02aniversary lm strat, i think it was a 'low cost' guitar but still works pretty good if well tuned... anyway, vai's floyd pitch changes sometimes go to 2tones higher, never a trem will do that and keep in tune... =S
Playing Randy Rhoads shaped guitars (not flying V) is actually very convenient , especially when you upper your left leg (for left hand players the right leg) a bit. Don't know about flying V, I really don't like flying V style, but rhoads kick ass though. nice lesson btw
I agree with everything you say about fixed versus floating bridges. I think especially when I was learning how to play, a floating bridge really frustrated me, when I was trying to pick up things by ear, tuning variances from for example, & I think you mentioned this, setting my palm down on the bridge to palm mute are exasparating.
Nowadays I use a Les Paul with the Tune-O-Matic bridge. BTW, I have a Screaming Demon in the bridge too. :^) Rock on....
Watched all your vids so far and they are very informative, awesome that you're taking the time to do this.
Kind of a stupid question.. Would you have any suggestions for an affordable first guitar, don't wanna pick up anything too expensive until I really get a feel for playing the instrument. Like ya said before, giving someone who knows nothing about guitars a Les Paul won't make them a great player.
hey man i just wanna thank you, my playing has gotten so much better from yur video on music theory and i can't begin to thank you enough for it, i never could understand music theory until i actually saw someone do it and explain it correctly, thanks alot man i greatly appreciate it
I have a Charvel with a Floyd Rose and I have never had it go out of tune no matter how much abuse it gets, maybe the one you used wasn't set up right?
Yeah dude, I'm suspecting that I just didn't know how to set it up right. Regardless, I still prefer fixed bridges for all the other reasons I mentioned.
Well it pretty much depends on what kidn fo Floyd Rose you ahve. the more cheaper guitars ahve licensed FRs, like my first, some Ibanez gio. goes out of tune pretty much everytime i use it. My 2nd guitar, Jackson RR24 has an original FR, which pretty much NEVER got really out of tune so far. only a little bit through the entire time i've use it so far, but I wouldn't even have noticed sound-wise if I hadn't checked with my guitar tuner.
awesome videoes i have learned alot, knowing nothing about guitars i am taking lessons soon. and of course i am saying i know nothing not u, so plz dont misunderstand me.
hey man awsome vid i really love them but i no every one wants metal guitars but are you going to do one about acoustic guitars? ( ithink thats how you spell it) well good job :)
people say u talk too much on your lessons, but dude thats what a true guitarist wants is to know how a guitar works and sounds. not just to rush into playing
good work so far!
ps i raised my pickups and my cheap guitar sounds a lot better
pickups will sound the same if they are scratched or dirty, all they are made of is a magnet with wire wrapped around it, nothin special, very hard to wreck or damage.
i just turn the trebble mid and bass all the way up on my line 6 spider 3 amp on red insane..cuz i get the best tone and pinch harmonics =) but idk if i can get it better
Put my personal recommendation is the EMG-SPC because i know it works and its only 57$(without the tax and installation cost) and the Dimarzio FastTrack 2 goes for 105$(before installation and tax). It's Youre choice but if you ask go for both.
I just want to inform people that do have strats with all single coils you can actually play metal its just that youre gonna have to install certain pickups to have the tone of a humbucker. For exemple the dimarzio fast track 2 as a humbucker tone to it. and theres always the EMG-SPC which is a knob that you can install on your guitar that has one purpose... control the presence. Thus making youre guitar sound like a a dual-coil instead of a single coil. Only catch is that it runs on a battery.
Hey Vafa, I really wanted a guitar with a floyd rose tremolo until I watched this, jus so i could dive bomb. I like the set bridges like In SG's and Warlocks because they stay in tune pretty good like you said.
Doesn't neck throughs have like a bit of metal stuck to each side of the bidge going down to the bottom of the guitar?
Also did you know that your SG is unique. Angus Young said in one of his interviews that he has about 17 SGs and none of them sound the same.
Right on man, thanks! Well don't let me stop you from getting a guitar with a cool Floyd Rose if you really want it. Just make sure you know what you are getting yourself into, and make sure you know exactly what you want ouf of the guitar. Anyway I don't think neck-thru guitars have that, but then again I don't know since I don't have one.
The neck pickup is also really cool for clean channel stuff. Gives you a nice warm tone. What I like to do, more on my Les Paul than my SG, is to roll the tone on my neck pickup back to about 6 or 7. Sounds great like that.
I've also found that Seymour Duncan make amazing pickups. They do single coil sized humbuckers as well, such as the hot rails and the JB jr. Hot rails are a strong recommendation, as well as the JB.
yer strats are boring and although being classic, they suck.... they dont even have humbuckers and they look awful. dean, b.c.rich and gibson win i think.
and this is my opinion, yes i realise it may not be yours
I red, i love your style of explain the subsjects. I not a beginner and i now all the things that you talk, but the away you explain are very, very good, and allways with a big smille :-). And melissa sounds so great eheheh. Very good video.
Dope man, i prefer the offset V, makes you stand up cause you rarely are sitting on stage I find. The creaming demons, i never heard of them, I have an invader on my offset, and metal comes natuarlly to it. Whats the difference between the screaming demons and what guage strings do you use?
Thanks dude. Yeah man, I had a Dean V, which is like those huge old style Gibson flying V's. Maybe I should give the Rhodes V's another chance. Anyway, I heard Invaders were good too, but I have no idea what the differences are. I use D'Addario 11s's.
thats rad man, 11's, thats pretty heavyisnt it. I prefer power slinkys but to each their own. I agree with your floyd rose going out of tune, i have one. but i rarely use the whammy, just cause, if i have to i will, but i find it hard to incorporate and make sound good. cant wait for #4 man.
Just perfect, Vafa! You're an EXCELLENT teacher, and I'm so glad you decided to do this as a side project to your music vids. One question...and sorry if I sound like a fool, but you know I'm not a player...just someone trying to learn about guitars, etc. Question: if you have two pickups, and want the specific sound that one gives you, do you TURN OFF the other one somehow? Again, don't laugh :). I've really got the neck stuff down pat at this point, so I AM learning! Thx!
If I understand you correctly you just wanna know how to use one pick-up at a time. It's not an issue at all. The little switches on guitars do that, for that guitar it's next to the knobs. Just flip it towards the neck to use that pickup or to the bridge for that and in the middle for both.
Thanks Joy! Yes, as mentioned, it's just a little switch on the front of the guitar. Actually, I didn't talk about it in the video, but most of the time the switch actually has more positions than pickups. So for example, my SG's pickup switch can select either bridge, neck or both bridge and neck at the same time.
ur sg kicks the shit out of your start hahah jk man these are really cool vids cuz some of the stuff you mention my guitar teacher has told me cool stuff man i think it would be way more aswsome if you had a gibson sg but its chill man good bridge pickups and i changed my tuners to grover cuz the gibson deluxe go out of tune had em for a while and the grovers stay in tune way better. lookin forward to another vid keep on shreddin man have a good one.
my 3rd (g) string always goes out of tune, i have a FR but the rest go out by the smallest amount. I havent really tuned my guitar for... about a 2 weeks and it still sounds the same as 2 weeks ago. FR rule.
EmG are pretty sick... i played SD and i didnt really like the tone. not as raw :P
Nice picture at start ;) and I finally get to see your other guitar =) cool! And again, thank you for those lessons, really cool ones, no magazines do those kinds of lessons!
Well, at least ur strat doesn't have maple fretboard lol. I was sure floyd roses were iffy when it came to the tuning, and now I got more info about it from ya. Now I just gotta work out a guitar for the future...that has both a good body and a tremolo system, as u can tell from the advantages between ur two guitars, like mine lol. Nice work man, keep it up! :D
flloyd rose pulls strings out of tune if there slinky types. if u use say nickel wound like elixir or da addario theyll stay in tune pretty well. i personally dont like fixed bridges because in low tunings there seems to be no tension in the strings where as the floyd rose will eep them feeling tight.
another pointless bombarding comment. good shit man, i like how you explain the guitar and floyd rose system. gave me some more tips for when i purchase another beast. ALSO i just got a Laney LX65D amp....kicks ass!
Heheh thanks dude I appreciate the nice words, but don't hold your breath because we have a ton of ground to cover before we get to advanced techniques like pinch harmonics!
I have a Q about my guitar. I own a Les Paul, im not sure what kind. it has that switch thingy on the bottom in instead of the top left, but my buddy said that the one i have isnt really a metal LP, and isnt meant for "shredding" he said its harder 2 do fast alternate picking and pinch harmonics. Now im a beginner but on his guitar i was kinda doing PH's and playing was actually a little easier. So should i stick with my guitar or try and get a different one??? please help \m/
rkochamp07 1 year ago
@rkochamp07 Personally I think you should stick with what you like. If Les Pauls aren't shredding guitars, then Zakk Wylde didn't get the memo.
RedSGShredder 1 year ago
Just a little side note about the pickups; they work by electromagnetic induction i.e. rotating a coil in a magnetic field generates electricity. This is in fact the mechanism by which power station generators work by. Now in a guitar the pickup is in fact just a magnet hooked up to the amplifier, where the vibrations (rotations) of the guitar string generates electricity, which the amplifier converts to analog sound.
overclockerfx 1 year ago
haha king diamond =]
brandonthuck 2 years ago
Also,you forgot,one Floyd Rose disadvantage is that the routing for the bridge takes out a huge chunk of wood.
jKazej 2 years ago
i don't really give a crap about bolt on, set neck, or neck-thru as far as guitar tone gones (if all higher frets are easily accessible) cuz Vai's guitar is bolt on and sounds great, Satriani's guitar is also bolt-on. But i would rather have a set-neck neck-thru cuz they are sooooo comfortable.
anyways your lessons rock Vafa; )
lovepuremetal5 2 years ago
Dude, your really funny. It was actually entertaining watching this, so thanks! I have an Sg white epiphone, love it! But why do you laugh about your strat so much? im just curious
masterpockets211 2 years ago
Thanks dude. Laugh? That's just how I talk.
RedSGShredder 2 years ago
@masterpockets211 No reason. Sometimes I just realize how ridiculous it feels to talk to a camera.
RedSGShredder 1 year ago
Hey can you help me decide on which guitar to pick? i've played for about 3 monthes on an acoustic guitar and i can't decide on an epiphone sg, or an ibanez art100, i really want a good, crunchy, metal sound and i can't decide which one to pick? can you help me out?
ecofreak36 2 years ago
Sure man I'd suggest an SG of course!
RedSGShredder 2 years ago
i have an epiphone sg 400, its great. but if you like metal and crazy whammy bar stuff, go with an ibanez with a whammy bar
masterpockets211 2 years ago
King Diamond PWNS!
rockwizclown 2 years ago
Hey Vafa i want to buy a new guitar and i have two models on my mind:
A Jackson wrxt with duncan designed pickups or a BC Rich warlock NT with BDSM pickups.
Please help me to chose a guitar which to provide me a good metal sound.
xristarasthegreat 2 years ago
I'm sure they'd both sound fine. I personally don't think too highly of those "Designed By" pickups compared to the real thing. But I'd say focus on the guitar you like because you can always swap out the pickups later.
RedSGShredder 2 years ago
Hey man, I don't know if it's too late, but I own a BC Rich Warlock Bronze Series. It is my first guitar, and it is definitely worth what I paid. I know people always rag on BC Rich, but they are really good guitars, I have had mine for a year, I play at least 4 hours a day, and it has NEVER given me any problems, and continues to sound great. Hope that helps, good luck!
chefkatusu 2 years ago
Thanks man, but i decided to buy the Jackson wrxt. BC rich guitars are very good but i thing the jackson are better.
Thanks again!!!
xristarasthegreat 2 years ago
Yes, that's true, Jackson's are better, just that you'll pay more, which is fine. By the way, my next guitar is going to be one of the following..
Ibanez xiphos
jackson warrior (like yours)
epiphone les paul prophecy (emg 81/85
ESP alexi 600
how do you like your Jackson? Any flaws or is it great?
chefkatusu 2 years ago
Actualy i like the shape of the guitar.
The only disandvantage of the guitar is the duncan designed pickups. By the way i will change them with emg or the real seymour duncan.
xristarasthegreat 2 years ago
haha VERY relative to me since i have the exact same guitar :p albeit with no flame sticker and screamin' daemon!
w3dn3sday13 2 years ago
King Diamond in the backgroud. lol at least it sounds like it
DesertStorm313 2 years ago
thanks man :)
jota137 2 years ago
there are alot of cheep guitars that have neckthru body style lol
chrisiztheman1618 3 years ago
okay
im not trying to be perverted or anything
but right at the end of the vid im pretty sure you say sex
MyFaceTubeSpace 3 years ago 2
Mercyfull Fate, cool:)
Tuscopa 3 years ago
Well in terms of quality, rhythm playing, etc, I prefer a fixed bridge. But you can't do crazy dive bombs with those, so that's a given. Anyway of course it depends on the person. I can only say so much in my lessons because of the 10 minutes video length YouTube thing. So that's why I have the disclaimer. All the shit I say is my own opinion and what works for me. But different things work for different people.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
Well if you can understand that I can have more than one guitar, then there you go. I don't like most Floyd Rose tremolos for all the reasons I listed but the Edge III is better than other ones I've tried. Here's an analogy. I prefer girls with huge boobs but I'd date a girl with small ones too.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
:):)
Tuscopa 3 years ago
lol.... I love your analogy...
Enayjay16 2 years ago
I play the LTD Roope Latvala sig guitar If they had a standard ESP version I would have bought that but it always stays in tune and plays great the vibrations go through the knofe edges into the body but that is just my opinion on it.
espltd12 3 years ago
I have a g-400 too. it's great!
Ferrari1945 3 years ago
i got a washburn flying v . its very awkward to play if you not used to it but it looks killer
jessethegimp101 3 years ago
i think the strat is chafa
its boring and a lot of people have it its too common
thats why i got a warlock
zeldadevideos 3 years ago
strat copy's look shit, fender strats themselves are gorgeous plus they feel perfect and to me the sound is brilliant, the best clean sound you can get :P and you can tell its made with passion, its all opinion yes and this is my opinion but to say something as though it is fact like you is a rather perhaps arrogant thing to do, i personally am not a fan of as i think they look kinda childish and are'nt made to a very good standard but i can understand why people can like them
1HOLYDIVER1 3 years ago
i personally am not a fan of bc rich*, that comment was aimed at zeldadevideos btw, i hope you dont take my opinion hard mate
1HOLYDIVER1 3 years ago
u are allways smiling xD
u are just badass, i really learnd something today!!! thank u so much!!!
Ishes 3 years ago
yeah i play a Dean Razorback and I dont like the set up of the Floyd Rose so much, but it sounds alot better than most of the set bridges I've played. I guess its just a matter of opinion.
MeMotheking911 3 years ago
FR is better for whammy bar and ive never had one out of tune
bloodhawkisawesome 3 years ago
Awesome vid but do we really need the background music?
neogeoriffic 3 years ago
No. But I thought it would be a good idea at the time. After a few lessons I removed the background music.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
KING DIAMOND!!!!!!!!
BulletBlazerSS 3 years ago
awsome lesson
Jeflinguetout 3 years ago
If you have a trem that isn't locking you can get locking tuners for it, which helps a lot. I'm not sure if you can use locking tuners with a FR instead of a locking nut. I've always been curious about that because I've been thinking of getting a Kahler system for my fixed bridge, but I don't want to use a locking nut, rather locking tuners, if it would work the same.
wickedexp 3 years ago
Nice Strat!
shizzlinphil 3 years ago
Hmm, my first comment didn't get posted for some reason. Anyhow, very nice video. My opinion on guitar construction is that it is HIGHLY overrated. My bolt-on neck ESP KH-2 has great playability at the higher frets, and I can't notice any difference in tone/sustain between it and my set-neck Washburn X50 Pro FE. Both guitars have EMG active pickups.
KillrBuckeye 3 years ago
Regarding FR systems, as it has been mentioned several times already in the comments, a good FR system (like the original FR system on my KH-2) will stay in tune for a LONG time (certainly much longer than any non-locking fixed bridge setup). However, I agree that it is a major PITA to make tuning changes on a guitar with FR. Even going from E to drop D requires an excessive amount of time. I don't think I'll ever buy another guitar with a FR system unless I settle on a single tuning.
KillrBuckeye 3 years ago 2
Hahah, I can't remember. Probably some stuff from Melissa.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
i love my floyd, it would be a pain in the ass if i only had one guitar, but it still an amazing way to create diffrent sounds
HondaRider150r 3 years ago
yeah its best to have one with and one without
mmurcia47 3 years ago
I don't like floyd roses either. I don't know about you guys but I change tunings alot for my songs. I don't have time to adjust the springs for every tuning.
Ibanez4metal 3 years ago
KING DIAMOND!
filthycrib 3 years ago
dude keep up the good work....i love your videos...this stuff helped me a lot
dasadopeboy 3 years ago
My Ibanez XPT700 is a neck thru =D
I love that the tremelo(Edge III Double Locking) isn't up high like a Floyd Rose. so when I palm mute it doesn't go crazy and sound weird.
I don't have a problem with locking my strings in either. I rarely have problems with tuning.
megadethfolife435 3 years ago
Love your videos, man, Keep it up.
These actually helped me. XD
Ikahigirigashi 3 years ago
As long as you get an original floyd, it won't go out!
SkidRoses98 3 years ago
lol sup my homies....nice dude :P u seem so laid back and calm and then when you play guitar its just like holy shit!
eclear23 3 years ago
i have guitars with both set bridges and floyd rose, and I've never really had a problem with tuning or the palm muting problem. But it can be kind of difficult to change strings and tune when needed, but it is something that unless you want to have is going to be annoying to maintain, so i understand what your saying about them
WhiteMenJumping5 3 years ago
nice vid, btw i've been with floyd roses, i dont like them but they just DONT go out of tune Oo (when the guitar overall is well ajusted) i've a luthrier friend of mine and I got a 2-point trem on my strat that doesnt go outa tune much tks 2him and to planetwaves lock-tunning machines that i replaced :P
my advantage in trem is that my strings'R goin to the head.
CarlosCepinha 4 years ago
hey how are my friend ! great video keep it up
GOD BLESS YOU
marquesjunior 4 years ago
A pretty good rule in life, that also is true with the engineering of guitars is very easy, you get what you pay for. 1st, after seeing the whole video. makes me think that either you are trying or already endorsing gibsons. Next your logic against floating trems,My main guitar is an EBMM Petrucci. I play an hour+ every day... I might have to tune it,once a week... which isn't a full tune, probably considered a nudge or tweak of one string or two. You might be amazed with technology since 1978.
jason27kern 4 years ago
Just so you know bright one, he doesnt even have a gibson, its an epiphone...Ha, know what you are talking about before you say something. And my floating trem totally sucks and he is actually right. Ha, wow.
heislegend30 4 years ago
and who makes epiphone? Your floating trem, did it come with your guitar? How much did you pay for your guitar? If it is less that $500, I rest my case. You are a member of mensa right?
jason27kern 4 years ago
and who makes epiphone? Your floating trem, did it come with your guitar? How much did you pay for your guitar? If it is less that $500, I rest my case. You are a member of mensa right?
jason27kern 4 years ago
Actually it was a Fender Srat, and I paid about 1,700 dollars for it...I'm just saying, you are like flipping out, because he said he doesnt prefer them. He is basically helping people who may not go, want to check them out in case thay don't like them either. He isn't saying they suck.
heislegend30 4 years ago
and who makes epiphone? Your floating trem, did it come with your guitar? How much did you pay for your guitar? If it is less that $500, I rest my case. You are a member of mensa right?
jason27kern 4 years ago
it all depends on yourself. he likes the sg so hes trying to advertise his sg(for me, he kinda is, not rely though, hes just pointing out the good stuff about it =P) I like floyd roses and fixed bridges....i dont have anything against either type... and heislegend....u rely like this guy
=P
lol
(no offense, it was a joke and im bad with jokes.....)
bleh
but good video
bladexjoaquinxsk8r 4 years ago
i just dont agree with that rule, but i agree about the petrucci model, usualy signature guitars have a better crafting, and not only the octavs but every single fret keps in 99% tune over all neck... but there are also some vry old guitars that work vry well
CarlosCepinha 4 years ago
the most important feature of a floating trem is the ability the change the pitch... If it is just a worthless feature... then lets see someone play "For the love of God" by Steve Vai. The pitch changes in this song require a floating trem... Maybe he is holding on to the game show Press Your Luck! No Whammy I don't have big money No Whammy Stop!
jason27kern 3 years ago
agree with that, i said like you can use the trem(floyd) and when you stop using it the guitar is 99% in tune almost everytime...
but my '02aniversary lm strat, i think it was a 'low cost' guitar but still works pretty good if well tuned... anyway, vai's floyd pitch changes sometimes go to 2tones higher, never a trem will do that and keep in tune... =S
CarlosCepinha 3 years ago
Playing Randy Rhoads shaped guitars (not flying V) is actually very convenient , especially when you upper your left leg (for left hand players the right leg) a bit. Don't know about flying V, I really don't like flying V style, but rhoads kick ass though. nice lesson btw
skwalll 4 years ago
I agree with everything you say about fixed versus floating bridges. I think especially when I was learning how to play, a floating bridge really frustrated me, when I was trying to pick up things by ear, tuning variances from for example, & I think you mentioned this, setting my palm down on the bridge to palm mute are exasparating.
Nowadays I use a Les Paul with the Tune-O-Matic bridge. BTW, I have a Screaming Demon in the bridge too. :^) Rock on....
redhedded1 4 years ago
Watched all your vids so far and they are very informative, awesome that you're taking the time to do this.
Kind of a stupid question.. Would you have any suggestions for an affordable first guitar, don't wanna pick up anything too expensive until I really get a feel for playing the instrument. Like ya said before, giving someone who knows nothing about guitars a Les Paul won't make them a great player.
Iiimitation 4 years ago
Figured I'd toss in a price range too, perhaps under $300 for a guitar/amp combo... if that's even possible.
Iiimitation 4 years ago
Sure dude, no problem. I know you can cheap Ibanez guitar combos for around that price range. You get what you pay for though.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
hey man i just wanna thank you, my playing has gotten so much better from yur video on music theory and i can't begin to thank you enough for it, i never could understand music theory until i actually saw someone do it and explain it correctly, thanks alot man i greatly appreciate it
inuyasha1440 4 years ago
I have a Charvel with a Floyd Rose and I have never had it go out of tune no matter how much abuse it gets, maybe the one you used wasn't set up right?
TheUltraViolence 4 years ago
Yeah dude, I'm suspecting that I just didn't know how to set it up right. Regardless, I still prefer fixed bridges for all the other reasons I mentioned.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
Well it pretty much depends on what kidn fo Floyd Rose you ahve. the more cheaper guitars ahve licensed FRs, like my first, some Ibanez gio. goes out of tune pretty much everytime i use it. My 2nd guitar, Jackson RR24 has an original FR, which pretty much NEVER got really out of tune so far. only a little bit through the entire time i've use it so far, but I wouldn't even have noticed sound-wise if I hadn't checked with my guitar tuner.
skwalll 4 years ago
awesome videoes i have learned alot, knowing nothing about guitars i am taking lessons soon. and of course i am saying i know nothing not u, so plz dont misunderstand me.
gangrail 4 years ago
dude, if you're gonna give tips and lessons you have to stop laughing! it's contagious! hahahahaha. kidding, fun videos, keep em coming!
bakernade 4 years ago
hey man awsome vid i really love them but i no every one wants metal guitars but are you going to do one about acoustic guitars? ( ithink thats how you spell it) well good job :)
charlie
flamerider11 4 years ago
Hey man, thanks for the nice words. I don't know a thing about acoustic guitar though. These lessons are pretty much all about metal.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
people say u talk too much on your lessons, but dude thats what a true guitarist wants is to know how a guitar works and sounds. not just to rush into playing
good work so far!
ps i raised my pickups and my cheap guitar sounds a lot better
cheesyedd 4 years ago 4
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come with the next video man & you talk a little much
BlackShreddar 4 years ago
u said there is 3 types of neck construction but i tihnk there is 4 the last one being invisibolt
staticxfrk 4 years ago
Ahh yes, Invisibolt is pretty interesting. It's pretty similar to neck through. Hence why I said "generally", heheh.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
king diamond in the background?
staticxfrk 4 years ago
Mercyful Fate, but close enough, heheh.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
You always remind me of how clueless on guitars I really am! I can't wait for your next video!
Nelrith 4 years ago 2
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get to the stinkin lessn already shesh i need to make the best band eva
Cheergirl45328 4 years ago
pickups will sound the same if they are scratched or dirty, all they are made of is a magnet with wire wrapped around it, nothin special, very hard to wreck or damage.
SouthofCanada 4 years ago
man thats an awesome strat i cant believe you dont play it
MetalLicka777 4 years ago
i hav one question..
does it affect the sound of ur guitar if ur pickups are dirty or scratched?
LilAznBoiii123 4 years ago
if their scratched deep maybe but dirty nah but youd want to clean it anyway
xaviermockingbird 4 years ago
thanks :) i was just wondering becuz my pickups smudge really easily
LilAznBoiii123 4 years ago
yngwie has 2 stacked humbuckers and one singlecoil that he doesn't use. watch some of his videos ;)
Jaaggoh 4 years ago
its ok
brawleynick 4 years ago
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Yeah knowledge of guitars + 1000
Ability to play guitar + 0
AirGuitarSolo 4 years ago
omg cant w8 =)
i really need help with my tone on my amp =( lol
i just turn the trebble mid and bass all the way up on my line 6 spider 3 amp on red insane..cuz i get the best tone and pinch harmonics =) but idk if i can get it better
afrokidguitarist 4 years ago
Put my personal recommendation is the EMG-SPC because i know it works and its only 57$(without the tax and installation cost) and the Dimarzio FastTrack 2 goes for 105$(before installation and tax). It's Youre choice but if you ask go for both.
revolutionofcards 4 years ago
I just want to inform people that do have strats with all single coils you can actually play metal its just that youre gonna have to install certain pickups to have the tone of a humbucker. For exemple the dimarzio fast track 2 as a humbucker tone to it. and theres always the EMG-SPC which is a knob that you can install on your guitar that has one purpose... control the presence. Thus making youre guitar sound like a a dual-coil instead of a single coil. Only catch is that it runs on a battery.
revolutionofcards 4 years ago
do you work at a guitar-shop or something?
trestubb 4 years ago
No, I'm a software developer. But I just read a lot about guitars and learned a lot by playing and learning from others and stuff.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
Hey Vafa, I really wanted a guitar with a floyd rose tremolo until I watched this, jus so i could dive bomb. I like the set bridges like In SG's and Warlocks because they stay in tune pretty good like you said.
Doesn't neck throughs have like a bit of metal stuck to each side of the bidge going down to the bottom of the guitar?
Also did you know that your SG is unique. Angus Young said in one of his interviews that he has about 17 SGs and none of them sound the same.
bcshredder909 4 years ago
Right on man, thanks! Well don't let me stop you from getting a guitar with a cool Floyd Rose if you really want it. Just make sure you know what you are getting yourself into, and make sure you know exactly what you want ouf of the guitar. Anyway I don't think neck-thru guitars have that, but then again I don't know since I don't have one.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
lol ah it's just that i've seen a few guitars with them and some SGs have them. I just didn't know if they were custom made SGs with neck thrus
bcshredder909 4 years ago
this is guitar for "dummies" 101.. I've been playing for years but i still learned something new.. cool..
cjpatz 4 years ago
dude this vid would be perfict for my guitar class in school.
i swear some of those kids got no common sence
slipknot8760213458 4 years ago
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ugly guitar :/
jakeinyourbox 4 years ago
The neck pickup is also really cool for clean channel stuff. Gives you a nice warm tone. What I like to do, more on my Les Paul than my SG, is to roll the tone on my neck pickup back to about 6 or 7. Sounds great like that.
I've also found that Seymour Duncan make amazing pickups. They do single coil sized humbuckers as well, such as the hot rails and the JB jr. Hot rails are a strong recommendation, as well as the JB.
Slashfan90210 4 years ago
dude youre so cool, really enjoyed this one ;) redsgshredder for president ^^
flashguru 4 years ago
yer strats are boring and although being classic, they suck.... they dont even have humbuckers and they look awful. dean, b.c.rich and gibson win i think.
and this is my opinion, yes i realise it may not be yours
triviumtrousers 4 years ago
I dont like dean and bc rich. Stratocasters are not bad, but they are not too good for metal. Its just a matter of your personal ,,feeling"
Stratocaster has humbuckers- Seymour Duncan, Dimarzio and so far... they have lots of strat-humbuckers.
Gibson are good, but expensive.
Les Paul, Stratocaster and SG are the most universal guitars...
prejdak 4 years ago
I red, i love your style of explain the subsjects. I not a beginner and i now all the things that you talk, but the away you explain are very, very good, and allways with a big smille :-). And melissa sounds so great eheheh. Very good video.
pestilence 4 years ago
Dope man, i prefer the offset V, makes you stand up cause you rarely are sitting on stage I find. The creaming demons, i never heard of them, I have an invader on my offset, and metal comes natuarlly to it. Whats the difference between the screaming demons and what guage strings do you use?
DuncJames8 4 years ago
Thanks dude. Yeah man, I had a Dean V, which is like those huge old style Gibson flying V's. Maybe I should give the Rhodes V's another chance. Anyway, I heard Invaders were good too, but I have no idea what the differences are. I use D'Addario 11s's.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
thats rad man, 11's, thats pretty heavyisnt it. I prefer power slinkys but to each their own. I agree with your floyd rose going out of tune, i have one. but i rarely use the whammy, just cause, if i have to i will, but i find it hard to incorporate and make sound good. cant wait for #4 man.
DuncJames8 4 years ago
ok ithought i relpied to the other comment geuss not tho.
DuncJames8 4 years ago
nice strat. you look odd now that you shaved. lol nice intro, "what up my homies". cool intro title
familyguytaco 4 years ago
Mercyful Fate!!!
bodometallica11 4 years ago
strats are not boring ccuk66!
fishermanryan 4 years ago
Heheh well it was Mercyful Fate.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
Thanx That really helped! cant wait for your next lesson.
Dogtag15 4 years ago
Coooool stuff bro! I think strats are boring too! More, more, more SOOOOOOOON! Cheers!
Struggling guitarist
ccuk66 4 years ago
badass. love hearing from you dood.
Immolate666 4 years ago
they meaning the videos >:)
unactiveaccount 4 years ago
badass...keep at it man! They're very helpful...
unactiveaccount 4 years ago
i need some new pickups on my gibson sg, the stock ones suck ass
btw, which pickup should i change for better harmonics? ;) Goddamnit your pinch harmonics are hot :D
Great vid btw
kinglozzer 4 years ago
*no worries*
juts figured it out by playing around with my pickup selector, lol
kinglozzer 4 years ago
Yeah, if you do a pinch harmonic right over a pickup, it'll be pretty much completely silent because the string essentially doesn't move right there.
c0xb0x 4 years ago
(i mean the pickup that's currently activated)
c0xb0x 4 years ago
RedSGShredder sounds better than "BlueStratShredder"
FinalFrontier0 4 years ago
BlueStratShredder aka Yngwie XD
SoulCollectorInEbony 4 years ago
King Diamond in that background?
Nice.
SoulCollectorInEbony 4 years ago
Heheh, thanks dude, it's actually Mercyful Fate.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
Just perfect, Vafa! You're an EXCELLENT teacher, and I'm so glad you decided to do this as a side project to your music vids. One question...and sorry if I sound like a fool, but you know I'm not a player...just someone trying to learn about guitars, etc. Question: if you have two pickups, and want the specific sound that one gives you, do you TURN OFF the other one somehow? Again, don't laugh :). I've really got the neck stuff down pat at this point, so I AM learning! Thx!
Joy
LeopardJoy 4 years ago
Maybe I can answer for him.
If I understand you correctly you just wanna know how to use one pick-up at a time. It's not an issue at all. The little switches on guitars do that, for that guitar it's next to the knobs. Just flip it towards the neck to use that pickup or to the bridge for that and in the middle for both.
SoulCollectorInEbony 4 years ago
Well that certainly makes sense! Thanks, SoulCollectorInEbony...and thanks for not ripping my head off for my 'newbie'-type question :)
Cheers,
Joy \m/
LeopardJoy 4 years ago
Thanks Joy! Yes, as mentioned, it's just a little switch on the front of the guitar. Actually, I didn't talk about it in the video, but most of the time the switch actually has more positions than pickups. So for example, my SG's pickup switch can select either bridge, neck or both bridge and neck at the same time.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
really cool :P
ironmaiden55555 4 years ago
Ibanez rules for leads
jackedJX3 4 years ago
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gay
MustaineMenza 4 years ago
ur sg kicks the shit out of your start hahah jk man these are really cool vids cuz some of the stuff you mention my guitar teacher has told me cool stuff man i think it would be way more aswsome if you had a gibson sg but its chill man good bridge pickups and i changed my tuners to grover cuz the gibson deluxe go out of tune had em for a while and the grovers stay in tune way better. lookin forward to another vid keep on shreddin man have a good one.
DimebagDarrellFan820 4 years ago
KING DIAMOND IS THE MAN
dahudge9 4 years ago
that was awesome keep these up
V's ROCK!
skateadicts 4 years ago
my 3rd (g) string always goes out of tune, i have a FR but the rest go out by the smallest amount. I havent really tuned my guitar for... about a 2 weeks and it still sounds the same as 2 weeks ago. FR rule.
EmG are pretty sick... i played SD and i didnt really like the tone. not as raw :P
nice SG though, im trying to build one.
Drummerism 4 years ago
Nice picture at start ;) and I finally get to see your other guitar =) cool! And again, thank you for those lessons, really cool ones, no magazines do those kinds of lessons!
Hateandhatred 4 years ago
nice video again
btw wats that music in the background lol
MetalHead389 4 years ago
Its either King Diamond or Merciful Fate. Both kickass.
BlackMesaSecurity 4 years ago
Thanks bud! Yeah dude, as mentioned, it's Mercyful Fate, I think it was the album Melissa.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
Youre a good man. Your strat is boring lol.
SG ftw!
93reasons 4 years ago
nice lesson dude!
Joe0728 4 years ago
dude you have the best guitar lessons on the internet....u really would make a great teacher....iv recomended ur videos to all my friends
kylemullins 4 years ago
dude this si so fucking cool i love your videos..
chrisalmostsk8 4 years ago
Howl like a woman!!! heeh awesome
aurasmash 4 years ago
Heheh, sure dude of course you can, just make sure you have strings too, heheh.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
i can't wait for the next vid
DarKEvil123 4 years ago
Indeed there is less stuff to break, but not the nut huh? XD. Great video!
pattttttrick 4 years ago
NICE STRATOCASTER!
Awesome video too, you would be a great teacher!
Respect.
Sammerick 4 years ago
another good video
EGZMETALFRK666 4 years ago
amazing lesson cant wait for you'r next video. *****
mynamesedson 4 years ago
Nice, you're videos show what I haven't seen before. Awesome.
Krasher4ever 4 years ago
Well, at least ur strat doesn't have maple fretboard lol. I was sure floyd roses were iffy when it came to the tuning, and now I got more info about it from ya. Now I just gotta work out a guitar for the future...that has both a good body and a tremolo system, as u can tell from the advantages between ur two guitars, like mine lol. Nice work man, keep it up! :D
Wolfer0624 4 years ago
put your shirt to the laundry man.
ryanpeng84 4 years ago
Hahah! I actually just pulled that shirt out of my laundry dude, it's clean as a whistle.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
flloyd rose pulls strings out of tune if there slinky types. if u use say nickel wound like elixir or da addario theyll stay in tune pretty well. i personally dont like fixed bridges because in low tunings there seems to be no tension in the strings where as the floyd rose will eep them feeling tight.
Consequence96 4 years ago
awesome i have a neck thru construction lol
uhhhhhhh18 4 years ago
another pointless bombarding comment. good shit man, i like how you explain the guitar and floyd rose system. gave me some more tips for when i purchase another beast. ALSO i just got a Laney LX65D amp....kicks ass!
ETMadScientist 4 years ago
cool, i bought my guitar last year tho: gibson sg special!
squirlboy 4 years ago
thx alot great vid
nyj1284 4 years ago
Really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, etc. etc. etc. (:P) good lesson.. :)
Learned a HUGE BOWL of things with this.. :) I'm gonna buy a Gibson SG right now if I had the money.. :(
By the way, CAN'T WAIT, I MEAN, CAN'T WAIT the next lesson, FUCKING PINCH HARMONICS.. :)
Keep the good job you kept since now and stay metal.. \../ O.o \../
swordmaster2007 4 years ago
Heheh thanks dude I appreciate the nice words, but don't hold your breath because we have a ton of ground to cover before we get to advanced techniques like pinch harmonics!
RedSGShredder 4 years ago