Guitar Players Thread

Scoping out my local shop's used pedal listings I spotted this overdrive, the Rust Driver by Hao. Ever the sucker, I was drawn in by the name and font, seeing as Powderfinger is the song I've practice most since getting my guitar earlier this year:
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It's supposed to emulate the Marshall plexi sound, though I can't say I know what the plexi sound should be. Really I've just been in the market for an overdrive, and this does nicely. I thought it'd replace my fuzz (also a green Russian Big Muff), but together they make the absolute crunchiest sound. Feels like I'm gravitating towards two different sounds: dirty, grungy fuzz, and clear with a bit of delay and echo on it.

On another note, August was my last month with my current instructor. I haven't rushed to find a new one yet, and I'm a little anxious about floundering or getting rusty without guidance. We were starting to get into music theory (I've got the shapes of the modes down, writing out scales, how notes relate to the root of chord), which is an area I'm trepidatious about. I'm trying to take notes with every practice now, but was curious what anyone might do to ensure their practice is effective and focused on improvement over noodling.
 
Bull Shannon said:
Scoping out my local shop's used pedal listings I spotted this overdrive, the Rust Driver by Hao. Ever the sucker, I was drawn in by the name and font, seeing as Powderfinger is the song I've practice most since getting my guitar earlier this year:
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It's supposed to emulate the Marshall plexi sound, though I can't say I know what the plexi sound should be. Really I've just been in the market for an overdrive, and this does nicely. I thought it'd replace my fuzz (also a green Russian Big Muff), but together they make the absolute crunchiest sound. Feels like I'm gravitating towards two different sounds: dirty, grungy fuzz, and clear with a bit of delay and echo on it.

On another note, August was my last month with my current instructor. I haven't rushed to find a new one yet, and I'm a little anxious about floundering or getting rusty without guidance. We were starting to get into music theory (I've got the shapes of the modes down, writing out scales, how notes relate to the root of chord), which is an area I'm trepidatious about. I'm trying to take notes with every practice now, but was curious what anyone might do to ensure their practice is effective and focused on improvement over noodling.
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Stacking dirt can be nice. Especially putting a muff in front of a more transparent overdrive like a Tubescreamer or Klone-type pedal. If you get one of the muffs that has a nice low-end bloom then something like a TS gives a good mid-bump. Or, pro move, add a clean, transparent boost in your signal chain like a boost of nitro to your other ODs.

There are some pedals that add some nice effects on top of your fuzz/muff/distortion sounds that are cool. Since you mentioned delay and reverb with a clean sound but maybe want to combine that with some dirt:

robertkeeley.com

Dark Side Pedal - Keeley Electronics Guitar Effects Pedals

The Dark Side pedal is about creating sounds and adding new tones to your symphony. It's the things you can't create with your fingers or mind.
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Keeley Dark Side - fuzz w/ (tape) delay w/ mods

Also adding octave on top will give you the sound of some guitar heroes
www.wamplerpedals.com

Fuzztration - Wampler Pedals

The search for the perfect fuzz can be an exercise in frustration. On one hand, there's always the desire to emulate the classic, vintage-inspired tones like the Rock Gods before us. They used what was available at the time to forge some of the most memorable songs in history with unbeatable...
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Wampler Fuzzstration - fuzz w/ octave

www.earthquakerdevices.com

Hoof Reaper Double Fuzz with Octave Up — EarthQuaker Devices

Our Hoof® and Tone Reaper™ fuzz pedals in one enclosure with an analog octave up
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Earthquaker Hoof Reaper - two different fuzz voices plus octave up (I have this. It's dope AF)
 
I just impulse bought this pedal and I'm okay with that....an can't wait to get it.....

www.gamechangeraudio.com

PLUS Pedal - Gamechanger Audio

PLUS PEDAL Sustain and sostenuto pedal for all melodic instruments The PLUS Pedal is more than just a stomp-box – it is a powerful compositional and arrangement tool that extends the potential of any instrument, letting you bridge rhythm and lead parts and opening the doors to new soundscapes...
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Ok guys @BabiesAreWorthlessDiapers alerted me to this thread. I got a Loog six string for Christmas hoping that the ease of which it plays would encourage me to actually stick with learning. So far it’s been YouTube videos for me. I’m not an absolute beginner. I can put some open chords together and mess around a bit with a pentatonic scale. I know some theory from my violin and drumming days and can pick out the key of a song if it’s simple enough. I don’t know if I’m ready to invest in lessons, what’s a good online resource?
 
Dtknuckles said:
Ok guys @BabiesAreWorthlessDiapers alerted me to this thread. I got a Loog six string for Christmas hoping that the ease of which it plays would encourage me to actually stick with learning. So far it’s been YouTube videos for me. I’m not an absolute beginner. I can put some open chords together and mess around a bit with a pentatonic scale. I know some theory from my violin and drumming days and can pick out the key of a song if it’s simple enough. I don’t know if I’m ready to invest in lessons, what’s a good online resource?
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A lot of people recommend Justin Guitar, and he’s very good at explaining concepts. I will say that, since stopping lessons last fall, I’ve been mainly following his course, but the intermediate stuff beyond beginner concepts doesn’t quite gel together as much for me.

And if you can afford lessons, you may be surprised how much 30 minutes a week of 1:1 instruction can do for you vs 30 minutes of YouTube a day. This is me saying I need to get off my ass and find a new instructor.
 
Bull Shannon said:
A lot of people recommend Justin Guitar, and he’s very good at explaining concepts. I will say that, since stopping lessons last fall, I’ve been mainly following his course, but the intermediate stuff beyond beginner concepts doesn’t quite gel together as much for me.

And if you can afford lessons, you may be surprised how much 30 minutes a week of 1:1 instruction can do for you vs 30 minutes of YouTube a day. This is me saying I need to get off my ass and find a new instructor.
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Yea right now I just don’t have the time and money to invest in private lessons.
 
Anyone have any experience with pickups by The Creamery? I am very interested in some of their designs for some mods and a build I am working on, just wanted to get some (hot) takes.
 
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Got a used Fender Special Run Blues Jr on Facebook Marketplace for a steal, and now I feel so thrilled with my setup. This gear allows for so many tonal possibilities, I can do so much! Glad to have that natural tube distortion back in my life 😘
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I've got that Roland JC-40 for a SS. I prefer tube but can't go wrong w the nice clean of the Roland. The digital chorus and reverb (kinda has a plate-like quality) are pretty good. Stereo and mono, to boot.
 
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