Crashey Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I watched this video a couple days ago and I still can't get it out of my head, cringes me every time Why does he push his guitar like this? On electric guitars it really changes the tone but I don't know if that gesture changes anything on acoustic guitar xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 21 minutes ago, Crashey said: I watched this video a couple days ago and I still can't get it out of my head, cringes me every time Why does he push his guitar like this? On electric guitars it really changes the tone but I don't know if that gesture changes anything on acoustic guitar xD Could just be a force-of-habit/ knee-jerk reaction type of thing on his part since he's much more used to playing electric guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 It doesn't do anything on an electric, either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 1 hour ago, ZoSoRose said: It doesn't do anything on an electric, either lol, it drops the pitch. he does it at the end of SCOM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Can't watch the video right now but do you mean the neck bending he often does? He does it in Civil War too. It's just a little trick to do a slight dive in pitch without having a whammy bar. Just don't break the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cantona Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, ZoSoRose said: It doesn't do anything on an electric, either It's like a ''reverse bend'', instead of ''tuning'' the pitch up, it goes down. I used to do that all the time. Slash does it on the end of SCOM Edited July 24, 2017 by AslatIE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SoundOfAGun Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 It looks cooler (and appears to be more effective) on an electric, why does it upset you so much? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 On 7/23/2017 at 10:00 AM, ZoSoRose said: It doesn't do anything on an electric, either Monte Montgomery says hi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Alright, alright I'm a dumb fuck. I'll try it out later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Don't. If you don't know how to do it, it can snap the neck. Especially on a Les Paul because of a design flaw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cantona Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 On 26.7.2017 at 7:17 PM, ZoSoRose said: Alright, alright I'm a dumb fuck. I'll try it out later DON'T!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarBradley Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 On 7/26/2017 at 6:14 PM, AxlisOld said: Don't. If you don't know how to do it, it can snap the neck. Especially on a Les Paul because of a design flaw. This. Slash wrote in his book he destroyed a Les Paul this way. It's a cool thing to do, but a minor embellishment that is not worth risking an expensive guitar's functionality. If you're loaded with cash and have 20 Les Pauls... sure, go for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Whammy pedal or tremolo bar is much safer I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, OmarBradley said: This. Slash wrote in his book he destroyed a Les Paul this way. It's a cool thing to do, but a minor embellishment that is not worth risking an expensive guitar's functionality. If you're loaded with cash and have 20 Les Pauls... sure, go for it. Maybe if Gibson would finally add some wood to the weak ass scarf joint that they've been using for the last 65 years despite an obvious integrity flaw, it wouldn't be an issue. For solution, see: ESP Edited July 28, 2017 by AxlisOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 On 7/25/2017 at 9:36 AM, SoundOfAGun said: It looks cooler (and appears to be more effective) on an electric, why does it upset you so much? good answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cantona Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 On 29.7.2017 at 1:11 AM, AxlisOld said: Maybe if Gibson would finally add some wood to the weak ass scarf joint that they've been using for the last 65 years despite an obvious integrity flaw, it wouldn't be an issue. For solution, see: ESP Pshhh, that's useless! We can rather adjust our tone easily with the help of the brand new Burstdriver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundOfAGun Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 36 minutes ago, AslatIE said: Pshhh, that's useless! We can rather adjust our tone easily with the help of the brand new Burstdriver! Better than the robot tuners, I tried out a Helix the other week and the guy got a Gibson with those on for me to try it out with. It was out of tune and it took him a few minutes to get it working. And ugly as fuck as well. I haven't seen this nonsense, what does it do? With the way Gibson build guitars nowadays, it is just another point of failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cantona Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, SoundOfAGun said: Better than the robot tuners, I tried out a Helix the other week and the guy got a Gibson with those on for me to try it out with. It was out of tune and it took him a few minutes to get it working. And ugly as fuck as well. I haven't seen this nonsense, what does it do? With the way Gibson build guitars nowadays, it is just another point of failure. Henry fails to realize that Gibson is not an innovative company, they should stick to traditional models with necessary build upgrades *cough* headstock *cough* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 21 hours ago, AslatIE said: Henry fails to realize that Gibson is not an innovative company, they should stick to traditional models with necessary build upgrades *cough* headstock *cough* So much this, and I'm a blind Gibson supporter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarBradley Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) Gibson USA has been pretty spotty since around 2008. But you can find good ones here and there from the last ~10 years. The Custom/Historic Shop is still pretty consistent IMO. There's some weirdness going on over there though, seems like reissue production has halted, and they now only do special orders for stores/individuals. The main two heads of the Custom/Historic Shop were let go as part of this downsizing; both of whom had been there for 20+ years. Edited August 3, 2017 by OmarBradley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble's Bridge Pickup Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 From the past 10 years, the Buckethead signature is the only exciting Gibson I have played 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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