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04-06-2009, 03:24 PM
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Glow In The Dark Stratocaster
I've been thinking about giving my stratocaster an extreme make over. I want to get a new neck with 22 frets instead of 21, get a tension stabalizer for the tremolo, get three EMG SA single coils installed, and so on. I've also been thinking about getting it repainted. I've seen a jackson guitar with glow in the dark paint and I think my strat would look awesome with it. If I can get enough money for a custom Fender neck, I would like to have glow in the dark block inlays as well. What do you think?
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04-06-2009, 03:30 PM
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If you are a shitty guitar player, giving your guitar a make over won't really change anything.
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04-06-2009, 03:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mir
If you are a shitty guitar player, giving your guitar a make over won't really change anything.
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I've actually been playing for a while, I just want to upgrade my guitar, it's gotten a little beaten up since I got it. I had it autographed by Paul Kantner from Jefferson Airplane/Starship, but sadly one of my friends smudged it while he was playing it.
My playing isn't that of a pro, but I'm around intermediate level. Recently I been trying to get my palm mute speed up so I can play the ending to "One" with out a flaw. After two weeks I think I've finally got it down. Now I want to learn more about music theory, once I have that down all the other skills i need to improve will be musch easier.
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04-06-2009, 03:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mir
If you are a shitty guitar player, giving your guitar a make over won't really change anything.
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AHHHHHHHHHHHH.
You totally called him on it!
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04-06-2009, 03:40 PM
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Or, Fenders are fun to make over in general.
I like the LED inlays more, to tell the truth.
The glow in the dark thing is a paintjob issue.
EMGs are ok, but as for me, I like the preserve the strat sound. If I were to choose any, it'd be fender custom shop pickups. It's what I did for my P bass and fretless J bass.
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04-06-2009, 03:41 PM
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Meh. Some of the greatest guitar songs ever written are really simple to play. I'm not into the whole, "let's play 500 notes/minute" deal.
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04-06-2009, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Mir
Meh. Some of the greatest guitar songs ever written are really simple to play. I'm not into the whole, "let's play 500 notes/minute" deal.
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I play both simple and complex songs, I like fast palm muting because it is jam packed with serious energy that makes me want to shake babies.
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04-06-2009, 03:47 PM
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Just the way I like slow music, but I enjoy the 16th note groove of funk rhythms.
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04-06-2009, 03:48 PM
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That's cool.
A simple tip: Doesn't matter what you play, or how you play it. It must serve the song you're trying to fit it into.
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04-06-2009, 03:49 PM
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........ unless it's a solo piece (or if you're just noodle around)
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04-06-2009, 03:52 PM
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Yeah. Fair enough.
I'm more into song writers, than I am guitarists. Whereas noodling is an extrmely effective form of therapy, I'd guess song writing is the ultimate destination for most players.
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04-06-2009, 03:55 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXyQ3xYloro
not really, it's all in what you feel. Music is an expression of the soul, not an accomplished product, although that's what it ties to.
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04-06-2009, 03:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mir
Yeah. Fair enough.
I'm more into song writers, than I am guitarists. Whereas noodling is an extrmely effective form of therapy, I'd guess song writing is the ultimate destination for most players.
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I my self try to write, I mostly jsut end up with little riffs though, I rarely ever get two pieces that could go in to the same song.
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04-06-2009, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by voodoowitchdr
I my self try to write, I mostly jsut end up with little riffs though, I rarely ever get two pieces that could go in to the same song.
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This is where theory comes in, just as a builder has a toolbox of his tools to complete a building, theory gives you the tools to use in your direction (in music)
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04-06-2009, 03:58 PM
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I'm at work, so I can't really tunnel into Youtube. But that looked like some sort of structured piece of music. Isn't that what a song is?
Music theory is easy enough to learn. Simple mathematics. You only have to count up to 13. It can help with identifying Key changes. C Maj - A Min - etc. But, ultimately, whatever sounds good to you is all that really matters.
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04-06-2009, 04:00 PM
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that was improv. lol noodling
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04-06-2009, 04:03 PM
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Improv is a cool way to come up with some excellent material. I mean, that's how I write most of my riffs.
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04-06-2009, 04:04 PM
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Never heard ANYTHING you've done Duane. How much longer must we wait for the elusive Duance compositions?
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04-06-2009, 04:11 PM
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Well getting back to the original topic for just a second (not that I don't appreciate the conversation about improv, theory, etc.) I want to have a glow in the dark strat because I personally think it would look good and strange, now LetheanBlacklight, you metioned glow in the dark paint being an issue, what did you mean by that?
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04-06-2009, 04:12 PM
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A month, give or take a week.
Dude, skill comes first, worry about having a cool looking guitar later.
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04-06-2009, 04:13 PM
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I'm guessing it will affect the tonality of your instrument.
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04-06-2009, 04:14 PM
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It's not an issue, it's just a paint job.
IDK where you'd find glow in the dark laquer paint though, so good luck with that lol
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04-06-2009, 04:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mir
I'm guessing it will affect the tonality of your instrument.
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It won't affect tonality, or at least not but very very very very slightly.
It's a solid body electric.
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04-06-2009, 04:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mir
I'm guessing it will affect the tonality of your instrument.
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The tension stabalizer will allow me to use the whammy bar with out going out of tune, the EMG SA pickups will give me a heavier metal tone. Zakk Wylde, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, and Dethklok use EMG pickups.
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04-06-2009, 04:17 PM
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If you're stripping, and then re-painting the entire guitar, depending on the type of paint used, it should have more than just a very, very, very, very slight effect.
I must say that I'd rather have kept the Single-Coils if I were you. If I wanted EMG's, I'd stick them into a Gibson LP type guitar.
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