The Guitarist Thread

So how many of you are guitarists?


I figured we could start a nice discussion here.

What kind of guitar do you have?

If Trey doesn't sign up for FMW and post here, I'll go emo.

I'm trying to learn right now, actually. I'm teaching myself, but I'm finding it really hard, I'm still much more comfortable on the piano. Well, I can play it a little, I can play the intro to "Pull Me Under" and the main riff of "Today" by The Smashing Pumpkins. But that's about it.

Here's the guitar I have: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Squier-Affinity-Series-Fat-Strat-Electric-Guitar-102545753-i1146519.gc

A cheapy, but I wanted to start off with something not as expensive. I got it off Craigslist for about $100 and it came with a electronic tuner too, so I'm pretty happy. I'll try to get a picture of me with it tonight pretending to play it like a badass.

On a somewhat related note, could I get a few suggestions for a somewhat decent amp that won't break the bank?

A Wal Mart amp would do you just fine. The one by me has two different size amps, a small one for $50 or a larger one for $70. Despite being a WalMart brand (First Act), they're surprisingly good.


When I was in a band, I used my First Act amp for practices.

Shit, I use a wal mart electric guitar and that thing is better than most expensive guitars (the ones I've played at least.)

Some songs I can play:


Battery- Metallica
Master of Puppets - Metallica
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth
The God that Failed - Metallica
One - Metallica
A Toute Le Monde - Megadeth
Dammit - Blink 182
Panic Attack - Dream Theater (iffy...)
Medicate - AFI
The Beast and the Harlot - Avenged Sevenfold
Am I Evil? - Diamond Head
Everlong - Foo Fighters

Some songs I'm learning:
Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr - TRIVIUM <3
A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation - Trivium
Kirisute Gomen - Trivium
Departure - Trivium
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
Through the Fire and Flames - Dragonforce (I got the intro and the part where you failed at until you smashed a window on GH3 down, now for the rest. Ugh.)

So are bass players alowed or what?

Clearly. I play bass as well.

Wal Mart brand? Hmm, I'm intrigued, I was trying to find something to spend the money I got from my birthday on. I might be able to focus on songwriting a little more if I have two instruments I can play.

Yeah, Wal Mart amps are a good choice for someone learning, or just writing.



Fly your happy ass out here and we'll jam.

Ha, got an amp today. Unfortunately, I found out that despite my ability to now play the guitar louder, I cannot, in fact, play it better.

I'll get myself a Keytar then we'll jam, Sean.

Slegna wrote:

Ha, got an amp today. Unfortunately, I found out that despite my ability to now play the guitar louder, I cannot, in fact, play it better.

Crank it up to 11.

Sleggypoo wrote:

I'll get myself a Keytar then we'll jam, Sean.

I'll hold you to that.

Yeah, you saw this comming from me...


I have a Fender Jazzmaster.

I'm using a Digitech "GRUNGE" pedal for my distortion. It's fucking sick, and you get great feedback sounds from your amp.


I also play bass

I got a Fender P-Bass with Mahogany fretboard, and play on a Crate Amp for that.


Acoustic wise, I have several.

2 black Yamahas, a Martin somewhere, and a Seagul with clear pickguard.


I'm a guitar nerd :/

Jetstream wrote:

Yeah, you saw this comming from me...


I have a Fender Jazzmaster.

I'm using a Digitech "GRUNGE" pedal for my distortion. It's fucking sick, and you get great feedback sounds from your amp.

I love, love, LOVE, Digitech products.

A Digitech employee came to my school last week...god it was fun to screw around on the pedals.

Sean wrote:

Jetstream wrote:

Yeah, you saw this comming from me...


I have a Fender Jazzmaster.

I'm using a Digitech "GRUNGE" pedal for my distortion. It's fucking sick, and you get great feedback sounds from your amp.

I love, love, LOVE, Digitech products.

A Digitech employee came to my school last week...god it was fun to screw around on the pedals.

GOD I HATE YOU!

Did you play on the Grunge one? Wasen't it sweet?

It was indeed, sweet.


The guy also taught me to play a Jazz version of Master of Puppets.

Then I schooled HIM on something...


He can't play the intro of Master of Puppets (normal version) all downstrum.


I can. Kirk Hammet style. <3

Sean wrote:

It was indeed, sweet.


The guy also taught me to play a Jazz version of Master of Puppets.

Then I schooled HIM on something...


He can't play the intro of Master of Puppets (normal version) all downstrum.


I can. Kirk Hammet style. <3

Yeah, anyone can Kirk Hammet style...


Now Kurt Cobain style...


Thats a different story all together...

I can play fairly well unfortunately I came on hard times and had to sell my guitar (Ace Frehly Signature Model)... it had pearl inlays on the fret board and everything...I did get 400 for it though. I miss that sucker. I can play alot of Metallica and some Soundgarden stuff....I got really good at Nirvana with the slow pogressions in some of their songs. And I have tore thru the KISS song book. I had a cheap little amp I bought off a friend couldn't even tell ya the model and I still have a handful of distortion pedals. I was in a band in high school and a few years after. We styled ourselvrs to be like the grunge band Candlebox. That went well....not!!

I currently have a epiphone flying V because I can't afford anything better.

It's in Barritone tuning (B standard, dropped 3 and a half steps).

I use a digitech Death Metal distortion pedal.

I'm working on making my own riffs at the moment, in the style of Cannibal Corpse.

Jetstream: Kurt Cobain is better than Kirk Hammet? ...There isn't much I can say other than you are VERY wrong. (if in all fairness Kirk Hammet isn't your style fair enough).

Sean: Master of Puppets main riff is supposed to be all downstrokes. Hard palm muted downstrokes is one of the most important parts of metal rhythm.

Yay for acoustic guitarists = me.

I personally can't stand 'em but I have nothing against people who play them. I don't find guitar much fun without distortion, the only time I do is when I'm playing something like "down in a hole" or the sad part to "to live is to die".