The good: I can do it
The bad: I can't do every thing I want
The ugly: I'm repetitive
Something like that?
Crap. I managed to blow away my original post. I thought I hit "quote" not "edit." I'm an idiot. From the following posts you should be able to get my point. I was looking for the good, bad, and ugly in your guitar playing. Mine were something like this:
Good: I love my guitar and bass. It's like they were made just for me.
Bad: (Note: here's part of my original message) My high-gain tones. Replacing the speaker in my AD30VT with a Ragin' Cajun made my cleans and overdriven tones sound glorious. Unfortunately it just transformed the high-gain models from being shrill and fizzy at volume to being dark and fuzzy.
Ugly: Finding time/consistent time to practice.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
The good: I can do it
The bad: I can't do every thing I want
The ugly: I'm repetitive
Something like that?
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Good: my gear
Bad: my playing
Ugly: what the audience turn after a few numbers
Electric: Fat strat > Korg PB > TS7 > DS1 > DD-20 > Cube 60 (Fender model)
Acoustic: Guitar > microphone > audience
The Good: Its fun to play again, and parts of my gear really sounds good to my ears!
The Bad: El strat is needs some new pickups, nut. The player of the strat needs some new talent.
Ugly: I dont have anyone to play with at the moment..
I can't say that I've given up on a flanger cause I've never liked the effect either. I also can't say the same about Tremolo. I hate them both equally. - Tone2TheBone 2009
THE GOOD: My music theory knowledge
THE BAD: My solos are too scale like
THE UGLY: I show off way to much
The Good: I have gear that is far superior to my playing.
The Bad: I keep thinking that I need better gear.
The Ugly: I have a hard time relaxing when I'm soloing. I tend to play too fast and that leads to sloppy playing.
Patrick
Good - I play with a lot of feel and I'm good at bending notes and wringing sound from the guitar. I have good timing and I'm equally at home playing both rhythm and leads. I have a good ear. I have a great live sound and top notch gear.
Bad - sometimes I suck at playing descending scales with any sort of speed or flair. I tend to get heavy handed at times.
Ugly - my knowledge of music theory can fill a thimble.
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
Good - I like my gear, get some nice tones, and have learned a heck of a lot in a couple years.
Bad - don't get as much playing time as I want.
Ugly - when I over play and crush everything (like my barre chords) with too much effort. Much better if I relax and get into the groove.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
Good + Bad AND Ugly: My playing and my ability to find a consistent time to practice.[/QUOTE]
I have gear and that is all that matters at this point. Not the greatest but I have gear: Ibanez RG120 and a Crate GFX15. But I want more and I want it now. My biggest complaint about the guitar is the time that I have to practice. I should say that lack of time. Sometimes, I get about 15 minutes but during this time, I also need to cram a lot of my computer time in too. I guess I need to give up on the computer and other stuff(s) and focus more and solely on the guitar...:
Thanks for a great thread and the answers to it.
I did a little more tweaking of knobs today and came up with something that doesn't sound too bad. Mind you, I'm shooting for an old skool metal tone, not teh br00talz. I set my AD30VT to UK70s, gain and treble dimed, mids and volume at noon, bass at 9:00 P.M. In front of that I put my Thesis 96 pedal, with the gain off, level at about 1:30 and the tone at almost 3:00. It was also set for TS-808 mode with the "full" tone setting. Mind you, this is a very bright OD pedal, so I normally don't turn up the tone anywhere near that high.Originally Posted by marnold
The good is that the pedal pushes the amp's crunch over the top and brightens it up enough to get rid of the mud. The pedal also adds some natural compression for tapping and stuff (which is my main problem with cutting back on the gain on the high-gain models, the compression drops to about nil). It actually sounds quite a bit like Ted Nugent's tone on "Free for All." It can still get a bit ragged in places so some more tweaking will still be necessary.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
GOOD - my stuff
BAD - my playing
UGLY - me
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GUITARS - Carvin DC127M - Carvin Bolt kit
AMPS - Bogner Alchemist 112 - Blackheart Handsome Devil half stack
FXs - Roger Linn Adrenalinn III - Boss GT-10
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Good: The number of gigs I'm getting
Bad: The kinds of gigs I'm getting
Ugly: The audiences I'm playing for
"When I play, I express my feelings very fast." -Yomo Toro
Marnold, you just need the right type of pedal for higain I'm sure.Originally Posted by marnold
Mine:
Good: it's very easy and 'natural' for me to make new songs and stuff on guitar/bass and it seems my chords and stuff are pretty highly original
Bad: I never learned any theory and I don't know how to play other people's songs
Ugly: I never play really, almost. At least never practice...no time.
Dee
"When life's a biatch, be a horny dog"
Amps: Marshall JVM 410H w/ Plexi Cap mod, Choke Mod & Negative Feedback Removal mod, 4x12", Behringer GMX110, Amplitube 3/StealthPedal
Half a dozen custom built/bastardized guitars all with EMG's, mostly 85's, Ibanez Artwood acoustic & Yamaha SGR bass, Epiphone Prophecy SG, Vox Wah, Pitchblack tuner plus assorted pedals, rack gear etc. for home studio use.
Good: General dexterity, my sensibilities when it comes to rhythm guitar (phrasing, how to use dynamics and silence effectively), beginner-level theory knowledge
Bad: My knowledge of what to play when and memorization of convenient riffs and licks (and accompanying muscle memory), cool techniques like sweep picking, tapping, and pinch harmonics
Ugly: Me trying to put together something as cohesive as a real guitar solo instead of just fills
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
Amps: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 + Avatar B212 / Genzler 12-3, Acoustic B20
Pedals: Pod HD500X, Diamond Compressor, Tech 21 VT Bass, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner