Musician's Hangout 2.0 (Post-Rollback Edition)

[Rockstar1983]

I've been getting better at playing guitar. Picked up an automatic tuner. I know they say to learn to tune by ear, but I its much easier to use an autotuner when starting out. Also, my friend finally wanted to jam with me for the first time.

An electronic tuner is a good thing to have. When tuning by ear, it's easy to over-tension the strings because of the natural tendency to tune UP... thus putting extra stress on the guitar. Plus, after using an electronic tuner, you know you're in tune with ANY other musician on the planet, and you're ready for any impromptu jam sessions that might occur. Have fun, Lefty!

[johnxfire]

An electronic tuner is a good thing to have. When tuning by ear, it's easy to over-tension the strings because of the natural tendency to tune UP... thus putting extra stress on the guitar. Plus, after using an electronic tuner, you know you're in tune with ANY other musician on the planet, and you're ready for any impromptu jam sessions that might occur. Have fun, Lefty!

Oddly, I found my electric tuner to be inaccurate. The one in my amp and my current acoustic are good, though.


Cheers, Lefty! Happy jamming!

[LeftyGuitar]

It does depend on the tuner. I think some electric tuners may be inaccurate. I bought mine for fairly cheap, but it does the job. Now I need a good amp. The amp I have dosen't work so well. Playing an electric guitar acousticlly is possible, but it can be hard to hear the thick strings. Plus you don't have distortion without a amp. I was playing a F# chord on my friend's amp and it sounded awesome with distortion.

[johnxfire]

I'd suggest a Roland Cube or Micro Cube, depending on what you want. They are SWEET AMPS! The Cube 30X is really really good. The acoustic mode is nice, just drop the drive. And it has such a wide variety of amps. Although you might want to get a delay pedal, as the delay and reverb is soft. Still a solid modeling amp!

[Nemkoon]

My name is Nemesis and I play Trumpet. I like listening to game music and finding sheet music so i can play them myself. I also like playing Jazz music

[johnxfire]

That's awesome! The trumpet is one awesome instrument.

[Rockstar1983]

I like listening to game music and finding sheet music so i can play them myself.

Cool! Me too!

Many times, I'm unable to find accurate sheet music/guitar tab tho... then I try working it out by ear. I had started an album of VG covers done with guitars, bass and drums, but it got shelved due to other commitments.

[Nemkoon]

I also know how to play taps.
Found a great site for video game sheet music called gamemusicthemes.com

[Rockstar1983]

I also know how to play taps.
Found a great site for video game sheet music called gamemusicthemes.com

Thanks for the info, Nemesis! I didn't know that site existed.

[Nemkoon]

Thanks for the info, Nemesis! I didn't know that site existed.

They don't have very many themes, though. But It's very organized.

[Bennieboi20]

hey all thought id post in here the names Bennieboi i play Keyboard and Piano i'd say im about average when it comes to playing (only managed to score a D in my secondary school music exam) i try to play often, i love techno and hardcore music i need to get myself a roland keyboard but they are so damn expensive T.T

[Rok124]

I can play the drums, Guitar, piano (somewhat, i just randomly play keys and they come out sounding good lol), and harmonica


and i still want to learn how to play saxophone and trumpet

[Rockstar1983]

@Bennieboi - You might want to give Yamaha 'boards a look. They're good quality, and cost marginally less than Roland stuff. Of course, the kind of workstation needed for techno/electro/hardcore is always on the high $$$ side, sadly.

@rok124 - Nice to meet you. Thanks for posting!

[HowlerMonkey]

Howdy chums.

I'm a guitarist (But who the hell isn't?), and right now I play a Ltd/ESP DV8r (Old Dave Mustaine signature model, but the Korean-made version) through a Pod XT Live (which then goes to a Crate Power Brick, which I forgot the wattage of, into a cheap 2x2 cab).

I also recently got my bass back which I had lent to various friends for the past like 3 years. It's a cheap Specter Performer 4-string with some serious intonation problems that I spent part of the day today fixing.

And yeah, that's it. I played Clarinet in middle/high school, but remember like nothing about how to play it. I can't sing well but I pretend I can sometimes.

That is all

[Bennieboi20]

@Bennieboi - You might want to give Yamaha 'boards a look. They're good quality, and cost marginally less than Roland stuff. Of course, the kind of workstation needed for techno/electro/hardcore is always on the high $$$ side, sadly.

i currently own a Yamaha keyboard i cant remember what model its in the attic we recently moved when i start work i am thinking of getting myself a nice workstation untill that time i think its just the good old keyboard for me