All guitarists report in

    • All guitarists report in

      hey guys

      its been a long time since i made a thread

      a/w i would like to call all of the guitarists on this site
      and ask you a few questions.

      play accoustic, electric, or both?
      what guitar(s) do you own?
      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      what genres do you prefer?
      what picking style(s) do you use?
      which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use?
      most used tunning?
      favorite scale?
      favorite solo? riff?
      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?

      just a few questions to get to know other guitarists' styles on here :)
      there has to be at least a couple or more, i hope

      add anything if you want, and if we should know something else ;)
      [SIZE=2]'The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and goodwill shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.'[/SIZE]

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      reporting for duty sir

      play accoustic, electric, or both?
      both

      what guitar(s) do you own?
      fender strat, taylor big baby

      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      oh shit i use a lot. big muff. stereo memory man w/ hazari, digitech whammy, crunchbox, rc-2, dd-3, small clone, nano small tone, fender blender. big muff and stereo memory man are my favs.

      what genres do you prefer?
      indie rock, alt rock, post rock, etc

      what picking style(s) do you use?
      wtf idk i just strum i know alternative picking and all that jazz if thats wut ur asking

      which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use?
      DROP D TUNING

      favorite scale?
      pentagonic?

      favorite solo? riff?
      that riff in where boys fear to tread, that riff in raisans, that last final 'fuck yeah' riff that kicks in as pitiful is fading out, i hate it too, neverending math equation, mogwai fear satan, FUCKING HEY HEY MY MY INTO THE BLACK MAN ROCK ON

      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?
      Doug Martsch
      [CENTER][FONT="Garamond"]This is the part of me that needs medication
      This is the part of me that believes in heaven[/FONT][/CENTER]

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      hell yes!
      youre fast :]
      [SIZE=2]'The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and goodwill shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.'[/SIZE]

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      play accoustic, electric, or both?
      Acoustic
      what guitar(s) do you own?
      Fender DG-41SCE
      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      None
      what genres do you prefer?
      Indie, Folkish stuff. Hard to label it.
      what picking style(s) do you use?
      I just go with the flow :P
      favorite scale?
      I dont really know alot of the technical stuff. I do my own thing.
      favorite solo? riff?
      I kinda like the riff from Unprotected Sex with Multiple Partners by Against Me! (I know awseome name for a song :P)
      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?
      Tom Gabel is my idol for like everything :P ( Check him out )
      [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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      play accoustic, electric, or both? Both

      what guitar(s) do you own? Blue Valencia Acoustic and a crappy electric guitar, it was the first instrument I ever owned.

      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use? No effects.

      what genres do you prefer? Blues, metal of all sorts, classical.

      what picking style(s) do you use? Strumming, down strokes, upstrokes, sweeping, finger picking.

       which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use? Depends what you're playing.

      favorite scale? The exotic scales.

      favorite solo? riff? "In Flames - Zombie Inc" has one of the best solo's I have ever heard, if you haven't listened to it then I suggest you do so .

      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to? Jimi Hendrix, Kirk Hammett, Kurt Cobain, Mikael Ákerfeldt... And some more.
      [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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      play accoustic, electric, or both? Acoustic

      what guitar(s) do you own? 222 Model First Act

      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use? No effects.

      what genres do you prefer? Indie/folk/random covers of non-rock songs

      what picking style(s) do you use? I prefer to finger pick but I can down and upstroke as well

       which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use? I like drop D but meh.

      favorite scale? Eh. Not very up on the terminologies.

      favorite solo? riff? Anything by John Mayer is fun.

      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to? Hendrix, BB King, John Lee Hooker, Gram Parsons, etc.
      [CENTER][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

      "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." [/CENTER]

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      play accoustic, electric, or both?
      electric
      what guitar(s) do you own?
      Gibson sg silverburst and les paul studio. Ibanez RGT42MDX
      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      boss distortion, zoom multi effect
      what genres do you prefer?
      metal, punk, rock, funk, jazz
      what picking style(s) do you use?
      sweep,tremolo any
      which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use?
      any,as long as it sounds good
      favorite scale?
      g minor a major
      favorite solo?
      surfing with an alien
      riff?
      sequioa throne
      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?
      yngwie malmsteen
      stratiani
      steve vai
      john petruttchi
      [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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      im bored so i might as well fill one myself =D

      play accoustic, electric, or both?
      both
      what guitar(s) do you own?
      takamine electroaccoustic, epiphone les paul silverburst,
      a thrashed classical guitar, and a crappy first act
      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      none, and a boss mt-2 metal zone distortion, i cant afford more pedals T.T
      what genres do you prefer?
      metal, rock, blues, jazz, fusion, classical, funk; a lot
      what picking style(s) do you use?
      fingerpicking then flatpicking, preffering hybrid
      which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use?
      fingerstyle
      most used tunning?
      standard, or depends on the song
      favorite scale?
      harmonic & melodic minor, then blues
      favorite solo?
      not exactly have just one
      riff?
      tons
      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?
      a lot, i mean it
      jimmy page, kirk hammett, dave mustaine, carlos santana, hendrix,
      malmsteen, michael ammot, slash, randy rhoads, angus young, mark morton,
      dave murray & adrian smith, bjorn & jesper,
      paco de lucia, alexi laiho, petrucci, and on....
      [SIZE=2]'The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and goodwill shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.'[/SIZE]

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      play accoustic, electric, or both? Acoustic

      what guitar(s) do you own? Estaban Acoustic/Electric...huge piece of shit that i never use. Samich SJ-14 Gary Bennett designed, which i love more than life itself.

      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use? None, just straight up acoustic.

      what genres do you prefer? Indie, Emo, Pop Punk, etc...

      what picking style(s) do you use? Strumming mostly, otherwise flatpicking, occasional fingerpicking.

       which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use? I prefer just to strum.

      favorite scale? A major...i suppose.

      favorite solo? riff? My favorite song to play is "Cute without the e" by taking back sunday, but i also love all of all time low's acoustic stuff.

      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to? Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, Bryce Avery of the Rocket Summer (well technically he is the rocket summer), Kurt Cobain, and Fred whatever his last name is, formerly of Taking Back Sunday, now of The Color Fred.
      Just be, here now; AGAINST ME.
      You know the words, SO SING ALONG FOR ME BABY.

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      play acoustic, electric, or both?
      Electric mostly
      what guitar(s) do you own?
      Fender Strat
      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      Metal Pedal, I also want wah, flange, and tremolo
      what genres do you prefer?
      Metal and Hard Rock
      what picking styles do you prefer?
      Alternate picking is pretty useful
      which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use?
      Depends on the song
      most used tuning?
      Usually standard E, sometimes all strings down one whole step
      favorite scale?
      Pentatonic or any minor scale
      favorite solo? riff?
      Enter Sandman solo and main riff, Crazy Train riffs
      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?
      Alexi Laiho, Michael Angelo Batio

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      play accoustic, electric, or both?
      both
      what guitar(s) do you own?
      fender strat epiphone sg univox a really old gibson acoustic a pos acoustic and an ibanez
      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      digitech rp50
      what genres do you prefer? really anything
      what picking style(s) do you use? all
      which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use? srum
      most used tunning? standard
      favorite scale?
      minor penatonic
      favorite solo? riff? fav solo worried down with the blues gov't mule riff purple haze
      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?
      jimmi page hendrix derek trucks warren haynes dickey betts kirk hammet carlos santana eric clapton and many more

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      play accoustic, electric, or both?

      both, but mostly acoustic

      what guitar(s) do you own?

      gibson les paul standard, and an epiphone AJ-200

      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?

      i dont really have any, like i said, i dont play electric that much

      what genres do you prefer?

      rock, pop-punk, hardcore

      what picking style(s) do you use?

      mostly alternate. economy if it feels better. been tryna get better at finger picking

      which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use?

      alternate, and maybe finger picking for some specific style of play

      most used tuning?

      standard

      favorite scale?

      none in particular

      favorite solo? riff?

      none in particular

      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?

      no one really. weird eh?

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      Play accoustic, electric, or both?
      -       I own two electrics and an acoustic, generally play electric really.
       What guitar(s) do you own?
      - Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus-Top (2005 Model(
      - Stratocaster Copy
      - Encore E402B
       If any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      - Overdrive, chorus and wah.
       What genres do you prefer?
      - Metal really, if I break it into sub-genre's it'd be:
      - Thrash
      - Metalcore
      - Mathcore
       What picking style(s) do you use?
      -       Alternate, economy and sweeping (Last two occasionally)
       Which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use?
      - Alternate
       Most used tuning?
      - Eb or Drop EbF
      Favorite scale?
      - A Major
       Favorite solo? riff?
      -       This is so hard as it changes, but I guess one of my favourite riffs is the intro to Holy Wars by Megadeth.

      Also as it didn't mention amps I'll list mine anyway:

      - Marshall DSL401
      - Vox AD15VT
      - Kustom KGA10FX
       If any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?
      -       Slash, Dave Mustaine, James Hetfield.

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      play accoustic, electric, or both?
      Both.

      what guitar(s) do you own?
      Lyle (acoustic), Epiphone Special II (Electric)

      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      Cry Baby Wah-Wah pedal

      what genres do you prefer?
      I play a little blues, rock, trying to play metal, also trying Jazz...

      what picking style(s) do you use?
      I either strum or pick/strum with my thumb.

      which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use?
      Not quite sure what you mean here.

      most used tunning?
      Standard

      favorite scale?
      E minor blues (dorian)

      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?
      Hammet, Hetfield, James Taylor... Many guitarists.

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      nobody. wrote:

      hey guys

      its been a long time since i made a thread

      a/w i would like to call all of the guitarists on this site
      and ask you a few questions.

      play accoustic, electric, or both?
      what guitar(s) do you own?
      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      what genres do you prefer?
      what picking style(s) do you use?
      which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use?
      most used tunning?
      favorite scale?
      favorite solo? riff?
      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?

      just a few questions to get to know other guitarists' styles on here :)
      there has to be at least a couple or more, i hope

      add anything if you want, and if we should know something else ;)


      Electric
      Gibson Les Paul
      Wah wah pedal
      Hard rock
      Alternative
      I want to learn sweep picking
      1/2 step down
      None
      Sweet Child o' Mine, the intro riff to Thunderstruck
      I have an entire thread.
      [CENTER].::ANIME is DOPAMINE to me::.
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      play accoustic, electric, or both?
      Electric

      what guitar(s) do you own?
      Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster - Sunburst
      B.C. Rich Warlock Bronze Series

      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      Boss: Mega Distortion, Compression Sustainer, Digital Delay, Digital Reverb, Super Shifter.
      Korg: ToneWorks AX1-G

      what genres do you prefer?
      Shoegaze, IDM, Downtempo.
      But if the question is what genres do I prefer to play since you can't really play idm or downtempo on guitar.
      Shoegaze and Drone

      what picking style(s) do you use?
      Strumming with tremolo, generally.

      which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use?
      Standard.

      favorite scale?
      I dunno, A-Major?

      favorite solo? riff?
      I don't like solos, don't really have a favourite riff.

      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?
      Kevin Shields
      [COLOR="Plum"][FONT="Arial Black"][SIZE="4"]Shoegazer...[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

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      nobody. wrote:

      hey guys

      its been a long time since i made a thread

      a/w i would like to call all of the guitarists on this site
      and ask you a few questions.

      play accoustic, electric, or both?
      what guitar(s) do you own?
      if any, what effect pedals do you mostly use?
      what genres do you prefer?
      what picking style(s) do you use?
      which do you think is 'the best'/prefer to use?
      most used tunning?
      favorite scale?
      favorite solo? riff?
      if any, what guitarist(s) do you look up to?

      just a few questions to get to know other guitarists' styles on here :)
      there has to be at least a couple or more, i hope

      add anything if you want, and if we should know something else ;)


      Electric
      GB torino with duncan designed humbucking pickups
      G2 Zoom pedal
      HEAVY METAL
      fast paced up and down, listen to iron maiden's Hallowed Be Thy Name, its that fast, 5.0 mm gauge
      eBGDAE
      pentatonic major
      Stairway to Heaven solo, so much is derived from it
      Dave Murray and Angus Young


      I hate keyboards and stuff, except for Jump by Van Halen, its epic
      I am looking for a better band than the one i'm in, i practice up to 6 hours a day, 2 at the bare minimum, started 2 years ago
      [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

      Up The Irons!