hey nerds, my friend ended up with this very odd thing in his possession - a fender strat with a built-in drum machine. anyone know anything about it? or is it a pretty professional-looking diy job?
http://i.imgur.com/Hk0DLws.jpg
― lazy rascals, spending their substance, and more, in riotous living (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 17:21 (seven years ago) link
Looks like a re-housing of this little box:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCm8ClvO2TE
― how's life, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 17:28 (seven years ago) link
that is very odd. i'd go with pro-looking diy job. only thing i could find like it is the japanese guyatone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKG13uYfjt0
― am0n, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 17:39 (seven years ago) link
as discussed on another thread, a particular chord in a particular song I want to learn requires I fret the top two strings at the 14th fret with my little finger & I just can't do it - no matter how I place my finger and how hard i press I can't get a remotely clean sound. now other fingerings are available, HOWEVER I had a go with two other different guitars at the weekend and i had much more success. it was suggested I take my guitar to a luthier to lower the action or otherwise tinker with the set up. is this likely to be a worthwhile strategy?
― ledge, Sunday, 4 June 2017 19:57 (six years ago) link
Not unless the action on your guitar is unreasonably high. And you don't need to go to a luthier to adjust that.
― calstars, Sunday, 4 June 2017 20:44 (six years ago) link
I've never thought it's painfully high but if it's making it too hard to fret certain chords then that's not ideal.
― ledge, Sunday, 4 June 2017 21:02 (six years ago) link
Generally the best way round this is to buy a prohibitively expensive guitar. Or, more likely, not.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Sunday, 4 June 2017 21:06 (six years ago) link
IMO finger calisthenics
― Charles "Butt" Stanton (Neanderthal), Sunday, 4 June 2017 21:20 (six years ago) link
Go get a setup. Shouldn't cost much, and if it doesn't need it the setup guy will tell you, unless they're a jerk.
― jjjusten, Friday, 9 June 2017 21:16 (six years ago) link
what chord is this?
how important is it to play it so high in the neck?
can't you play it in a different octave?
i like my action relatively low anyway so i'd go check that out first
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Friday, 9 June 2017 22:44 (six years ago) link
jjjusten OTM
― Tomorrow Begat Tomorrow (Sund4r), Saturday, 10 June 2017 13:43 (six years ago) link
Are you playing acoustic? Without a cutaway?
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 June 2017 13:49 (six years ago) link
electro-acoustic, with.I would like to get a setup but in all honesty it's prob pretty low on my list of time consuming things to do on the rare occasions I get some me time. I measured my action and it seems average, also I have had slightly more success with that chord recently, no idea what's changed. So I'll just soldier on for now.how important is it to play it so high in the neck?I could play it in a different key I guess but y'know it wouldn't feel right.
― The XX pants (ledge), Saturday, 10 June 2017 21:01 (six years ago) link
I play a regular acoustic without a cutaway, so I have no sympathy ;)
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 June 2017 23:59 (six years ago) link