Kayla Kent says

[japetus]

No! Bad touch!!

I heard the "hmm hmm!!" lil giggle

 

[Techdeth]

I just feel as though it would be impossible for myself to use 8's and play metal like Pantera. But I have huge hands and touch is not light.

I’m actually moving up in gusges again

 

[Music&Chaos]

I’m actually moving up in gusges again

I used 9s forever, like almost 20 years, and still love them for certain things but definitely enjoy thicker gauges now. 10s on most and 11s on a couple dropped down.

 

[Techdeth]

I used 9s forever, like almost 20 years, and still love them for certain things but definitely enjoy thicker gauges now. 10s on most and 11s on a couple dropped down.

Basically I’m same but I’m moving up on my 8 strings .

 

[Exo-metal]

I don't have a work station setup where my gear is kept. I barely have my rig setup to the degree I've always wanted. This last year I took the step of selling amps I felt I don't need which was a big step for me personally. Maybe this year I'll achieve more in this area.

Afa string gauge and heavy music, years ago when I found out that priest used 8awg I couldn't believe it. At the time I was using 10-56 and since went to 9-42, far different but 8s seem so far away from where I am now. Anyone using them with positive results?

 

[Rackman]

RT aside her technique is relaxed and I like watching her play, not to any unhealthy or obsessive degree but am aware of her. My question was focused on the interface if it has helped you or not, I don't have one.

I mean a cheap interface and a SM57 (which I loath, but whatever...) cost like $200 total. Add some cheap monitor headphones so you can hear what you played and you at maybe $300. I can't think of anything else that cheap that could possibly help you more.

 

[japetus]

I mean a cheap interface and a SM57 (which I loath, but whatever...) cost like $200 total. Add some cheap monitor headphones so you can hear what you played and you at maybe $300. I can't think of anything else that cheap that could possibly help you more.

Line 6 Ux1/2, decent headphones can open new worlds

 

[7704A]

a SM57 (which I loath, but whatever...)

What are you using instead?

 

[DanTravis62]

I mean a cheap interface and a SM57 (which I loath, but whatever...) cost like $200 total. Add some cheap monitor headphones so you can hear what you played and you at maybe $300. I can't think of anything else that cheap that could possibly help you more.

Line 6 Ux1/2, decent headphones can open new worlds

@Exo-metal

A cheap interface, a cheap mic, and either big kid headphones (I like the sennheiser HD600s) or cheap monitors will absolutely level your guitar game up more than you probably realize

Even if you're already a decent player technically, it opens your mind to the creative possibilities and forces you make your ideas and riffs work in practice instead of just inside your head.

And the more reps you get taking ideas from inside your head to literally recorded, the better you get at arranging and producing music, which can only be a good thing

I play with bands too, but my time making demos on my computer is something i value way more

 

[7704A]

Even if you're already a decent player technically, it opens your mind to the creative possibilities and forces you make your ideas and riffs work in practice instead of just inside your head.

And the more reps you get taking ideas from inside your head to literally recorded, the better you get at arranging and producing music, which can only be a good thing

I play with bands too, but my time making demos on my computer is something i value way more

Having the means to make something permanent (or until your hard drive fails) instead of just one-off noodles certainly adds a whole 'nother dimension in my experience. Unfortunately messing with recording competes with guitar practice time, at least for me.

 

[thegame]

I don't have a work station setup where my gear is kept. I barely have my rig setup to the degree I've always wanted. This last year I took the step of selling amps I felt I don't need which was a big step for me personally. Maybe this year I'll achieve more in this area.

Afa string gauge and heavy music, years ago when I found out that priest used 8awg I couldn't believe it. At the time I was using 10-56 and since went to 9-42, far different but 8s seem so far away from where I am now. Anyone using them with positive results?

Those 8 gauge strings can absolutely work for heavy music provided the player has a light touch and a light pick. Dino Cazerez used a 50 for his low B!

 

[DanTravis62]

Having the means to make something permanent (or until your hard drive fails) instead of just one-off noodles certainly adds a whole 'nother dimension in my experience. Unfortunately messing with recording competes with guitar practice time, at least for me.

You just have to separate them in your head as two different activities, even though they are both "guitar"

Woodshedding time and "recording ideas" time have to be their own separate things - just like turning up an amp and playing big loud chords for shits and giggles is, dicking around with pedals is, etc

When people ask how I can spend so much time "playing guitar" this is the answer - i'm actually doing a combination of like half a dozen different guitar related activities

 

[japetus]

Those 8 gauge strings can absolutely work for heavy music provided the player has a light touch and a light pick. Dino Cazerez used a 50 for his low B!

I posted a thread last year where I put 7's on an old Squire, tuned up to Drop E. They did last, but I had a party and broke the high E. It was just wild playing such light strings but I can see it being great for beginners or people with authritis.

 

[shar-vell Dan]

Rev Willie G plays with .007's and he still sounds good to me.
I went back to Custom lights .0095 to 048 only b/c of Floyds.

 

[WizardAmpIphoneClip]

But I have huge hands and touch is not light.

Tell me more....

 

[7704A]

Woodshedding time and "recording ideas" time have to be their own separate things - just like turning up an amp and playing big loud chords for shits and giggles is, dicking around with pedals is, etc

When people ask how I can spend so much time "playing guitar" this is the answer - i'm actually doing a combination of like half a dozen different guitar related activities

Agreed. My problem is that "ooo, can I capture this sound on a recording?" "What happens if I move the mics here, and jam this foam there?" has been a stronger draw then actually making stuff worth recording. After noticing that I prefer to listen to other people play guitar rather than myself because I'm not competent enough to enjoy hearing what I play, I'm trying to push the pendulum the other way and just focus on woodshedding and jamming/writing after having focused almost exclusively on recording techniques for months.

 

[Rackman]

I posted a thread last year where I put 7's on an old Squire, tuned up to Drop E. They did last, but I had a party and broke the high E. It was just wild playing such light strings but I can see it being great for beginners or people with authritis.

Kids too. Without 8s on a short scale I don't think my daughter would have gotten started. It feels like playing boiled pasta to me but it's what she needs.

 

[TooMuchGear]

Looks like “she” has or had a penis. No thanks.

Got pretty small fingers for a dude.

 

[JohnnyGtar]

I don't have a work station setup where my gear is kept. I barely have my rig setup to the degree I've always wanted. This last year I took the step of selling amps I felt I don't need which was a big step for me personally. Maybe this year I'll achieve more in this area.

Afa string gauge and heavy music, years ago when I found out that priest used 8awg I couldn't believe it. At the time I was using 10-56 and since went to 9-42, far different but 8s seem so far away from where I am now. Anyone using them with positive results?

Frank Marino and Tony Iommi play 8's and they sound pretty big.

 

[tallcoolone]

Frank Marino and Tony Iommi play 8's and they sound pretty big.

As do Jimmy Page and Billy Gibbons