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10-17-2006, 11:49 PM

#141

bangoodcharlote

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Originally Posted by MuzzleFlash

Sustain?

It's when you play a note and it lasts a long time. A note with a lot of sustain will last a long time and sound clear (Santana). A note with little sustain will fade out quickly.

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Originally Posted by Nautaflcl

Um, i feel a bit dum asking, but was is a lick, as i'm not too confident in the answer that was given, it was incredibly short and not specific, and what is a riff?

There are no set guidelines, but I use riff to describe a rhythm passage and lick to describe a lead passage.

Riff-"Walk This Way"
Lick-The part of "Sweet Child" where the solo gets a little nastier.

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10-18-2006, 04:58 PM	#142
PinkFloyd73 Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Route 66	whats minamalism?

10-19-2006, 03:28 AM

#143

benyard123

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bangoodcharlote

It's when you play a note and it lasts a long time. A note with a lot of sustain will last a long time and sound clear (Santana). A note with little sustain will fade out quickly.

There are no set guidelines, but I use riff to describe a rhythm passage and lick to describe a lead passage.

Riff-"Walk This Way"
Lick-The part of "Sweet Child" where the solo gets a little nastier.

good answer dude, and Nautaflcl...go find a book with licks in it you dumb fu-k. Lady Madona, Purple Haze, Pretty Woman...all these are licks. A lick is a musical phrase that is universally accepted by the masses as being the sh-t. Lick this you dumb sh-t!

10-19-2006, 03:33 AM	#144
benyard123 Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Califukingfornia	What's the rule of thirds ???? Smart guy's...Huh?

10-29-2006, 06:50 PM	#145
night_elf2004 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006	what are semitones? and what is the differance between Flat and Sharp and what is this "theory" i keep hearing about

10-29-2006, 07:02 PM	#146
blackhorsemen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006	what is a "key"

10-29-2006, 07:16 PM	#147
pnoy_sk8er21 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006	semitones are 1 fret between each note. like on the low E string, the first fret is F. the second is the semitone, F#, then the third is G. two frets are tones, while 1 fret is a semitone.

10-29-2006, 07:20 PM

#148

blackhorsemen

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Join Date: Jul 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by pnoy_sk8er21

semitones are 1 fret between each note. like on the low E string, the first fret is F. the second is the semitone, F#, then the third is G. two frets are tones, while 1 fret is a semitone.

what is a key

11-06-2006, 10:27 PM	#149
night_elf2004 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006	i guess i get no answer ok

12-10-2006, 11:49 PM	#150
night_elf2004 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006	i have a couple of things i need a answer for like what does it mean on a guitar to have "a fast neck" like what does bolt on and a guitar having jumbo frets

12-21-2006, 01:40 PM

#151

Angusman60

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Join Date: Aug 2004

Location: Charlotte, NC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mokumo

This thread is a good idea, I'll add a few!

Feedback -
The hum you get when a string vibrates for a while, the note stops and then you get this OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOO sound that lasts forever until you touch the string. This sound is typically achived by standing right in front of your amplifier (with your guitar facing it) with high gain. This sound can be a very useful tool once you figure it all out, but can be very annoying to listeners who hear this screaching noise for a long time. I'm not TOO sure on how the science of this works, but I can guess that the note goes out of your amp, and then your pickups pickup its own noise, and this happens repeatedly; ultimately giving you a humming sound.

its actualy in technical terms when the sound coming from your amp loops throught the guitar and comes out the amp again

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12-21-2006, 05:25 PM

#152

psycho78

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Originally Posted by night_elf2004

what are semitones? and what is the differance between Flat and Sharp and what is this "theory" i keep hearing about

the answer you got for semitones is right on...one fret is equal to one half-step or one semitone. "flat" refers to lowering a note one semitone..C to B (which is Cb enharmonically-just another name the note goes by). "sharp" is raising a note one semitone..C to C# (or Db). the best definition i can give for music theory is that it is the study of the roles notes, intervals, scales, key sigs, time sigs, etc. play in composing music, and explains why some things work well together & some don't.

you're doing yourself a huge favor if you learn theory. it has cleared up so many things i didn't understand previously.

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12-21-2006, 10:53 PM	#153
prayforsin69 Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: talk	2 questions... i dont know if they have been asked yet i didnt want ot have to go through all 8 pages but what is loop? like in a loop pedal- and also what is reverb like through a pedal as well. what effect would that give you?

12-22-2006, 04:47 AM

#154

guitartilldeath

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What's the difference between a phaser and a flanger?

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12-22-2006, 06:26 AM

#155

mothership

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wow.. this is a nice thread..

so what is fluttering??

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