good to hear, I'm improving lol.

absolutely. flat 5 has a real nasty sound

Thanks lmao. You don't necessarily have to, but I think the general consensus is that heavier gauge strings sound better (less buzzing, better intonation, louder) regardless of tuning. I put a set on my guitars that's pretty much standard at the top (.010) and heavier at the bottom (.052). You definitely want to adjust a guitar if you are going to put heavier gauge strings on it, though not necessarily the intonation per se (which just affects how 'in tune' you sound). You should add tension to the neck (maybe like a quarter turn to start if it's already tightened) and try to drop the saddle down to keep tension in line with the neck as much as possible. Ideally, the nut should also be filed to the right size for the strings, so, if it's an expensive guitar, I'd take it to a shop. All that said, a properly set up guitar might still buzz if you play hard enough.

Sure! I'm not much of a gear head, but there's a few pedals/amps that are pretty common in the genre.

thanks! I'm glad it helped!

they haven’t released a record yet, i think they play around nyc though, if you live in the area.

ty!

yes. i love it so far! I like the look of the rosewood ones a lot, this is just what they had at the shop when I went to buy one. I think squires look/sound great for the price too. In the us, player II's are like $800ish, so only a few hundred more than a squire. If it was more like twice/3x the price, I think I might have just stuck with a more basic model.

glad you like! I already have, they’ll be coming out soon!

I've had four guitars in my life that I regularly played, two were rosewood, one was like jatoba I think, and this one is Maple. I like the feel of the surface of this neck a lot (maybe the best of all? I feel like that's probably just because it's new), but the neck shape did take a little getting used to. That seems like more of a factor in playability, in my mind.

glad to hear it!

@@jamecono thank you!

I'll think about it! I might just get a second dual-coil guitar in the near future anyway. I hadn't bought any in 12 year so I felt like I was maybe overdue lol

thanks! Yeah I love funeral diner, could definitely give it a listen!

lmao thanks

for a new proj! let’s do a show before the year ends.

almost too clean lol.

gracias! Teoria es un metodo para describir y communicar ideas, es una lente perceptiva, y siempre tu puedes aplicar este perspectiva. Tambien, hay muchos formas de teoria, ya veces un metodo particular puede ser mejor. hola desde chicago!

thanks yon!

damn im really sorry to hear that, my condolences about your cousin. sharing in creating music with somebody makes a special bond and im glad at least you had those experiences and shared influences bc, in a way, they’re still with you when you play. that guitar is v significant and probably deserves a shop setup if you can swing it. if you wanna get better at doing guitar work, my rec is to just get a guitar you don’t care about and fiddle with it a lot so you get the feel for how minute the adjustments really need to be. i think it’s common for people to overshoot when they are making changes.

aren't we all, that's rock n' roll babee.

@@jamecono what bands were you in

yr welcome! I appreciate it.

glad to hear it helped!

lmao thanks

np!

of course!

Octaves can be deceptively hard to pick out because the frequency is doubled! They can really trip me up sometimes.

the song is in e flat standard

Np. It's C# standard iirc? So, C# G# C# F# A# D#? Just D standard but everything tuned down a half step.

you could always try starting another project!

They definitely deserve more appreciation. cool band.

Thanks!

Thanks! Higher quality ear plugs will probably do a better job of cutting overall volume while still letting a good frequency range be heard. Most professionals (and a lot of musicians I know) have paid the money for custom molded ear plugs that you have to get from an audiologist. That's a few hundred dollars investment at least, however. I personally prefer over-ear hearing protection. It might look goofier, but I think provides a good level of protection for much cheaper, and I personally don't find it too hard to play with them on. Vic Firth makes some you can usually get for like $50-100.

@@jamecono Hey thanks for the response! I'll have to look into the Vic Firths. I personally don't mind looking goofy as long as I don't lose my hearing lol.

I'll think abt it! I try to do stuff that's a little more well known, but I do like both of those bands a lot!

@@jamecono Born of Dirt!

@@fiatluxmequi3227 ill give it a listen!

Thanks!

ive seen them live before and this album was on my aoty list when it came out! but yeah, you and a few other people brought them up, so i thought i could do a cover.

@@jamecono super sick!! you should check out Terminal Sleep too. they're also australian, with a similar vibe

@@jechet10will do, also thanks for reminding me abt the tuning, it’s in the description now.

de nada, estoy feliz de escucharlo!

Will do!

Thanks. Yeah it's always been a guitar that has surprisingly good tone for the cost. Love that kind of, warmer 'vintage' single coil sound. It's great for country too.

glad you found it informative!