-= Building a Guitar from Scratch with Absolutely No Woodworking Experience =-

I'm also looking at a new guitar any ideas?

24 Frets, SSH If possible, Trem/Hard Tail.

I was looking at a AZ2402 as that seems to cover everything and sell my current guitar.

First scores for this week!! 🤩🤩

Benfica can't beat Barcelona 😢, so let's play instead 

18 hours ago, drand said:

@ Vodka  I know you didn’t just take 1st with a 100% on both lead and rhythm last week and still think you are too bad to record 😂

Hope you find the time, don’t gotta post it until you like it enough to share but I think it’s nice to save recordings 

No way I can do like Rodman in one go, I am editing out as much mud as I can manage 😅

Also one week is wild I wish we had at least two weeks!!

 

15 hours ago, cacahuate51 said:

@ Vodka  Damn grats on the score!! Song is pretty tricky so respect. 

As others mentioned, no one will be as harsh as yourself. I think its pretty normal to have this feeling and it is usually refered as "impostor syndrome". Infact I think the new robbie williams movie kinda does a good job of diving into those aspects. Unfortunatley not many people watched it, but it is kind of a hard movie to sell with it might not being the music people like, the darker aspects, or/and the fact that the main character is a cgi monkey 😅  

Anyways,you probably aren't that way to your friends (well...maybe to the closest ones to mess around) so you shouldn't be to yourself. Never down yourself comparing to others cause you don't know how much practice or help theyve had through out time "learning the craft". They should only be used as motivation or inspiration.

There is no shortcut to music and there's no right or wrong (what you love others may detest and vice a versa) as its an "art" so its purely subjective. So there is no reason to not try today and have fun making abominations!! Unless you don't want to (which is valid). Perhaps what you consider a flaw is what makes your cover stand out more and what makes other people like it more. Just do your best (listen, practice, record, edit , etc)  for this week, upload it, and learn what you could do better and try to incorporate it in the next cover and repeat. There is always something to learn 🙂 

I think the covers is a great idea if we keep doing it till the end of the year (I say "we" yet I havent done one yet hehe). then you can go back at the end of the year and hopefully see some progress. If not, well atleast you gave your best on each cover, and will have an album for deaf people 😂 Atleast thats the way i see it. So I will submit mine sometime this week and hope to see everyones aswell !

I agree with @ drand  that a week might be too little to do a cover especially if its a song that isnt being played in the championship week. 2 weeks imo would also be ideal just cause sometimes weeks can get pretty cluttered with work or other events. But we'll see. 

 

25 minutes ago, Vodka said:

You're absolutely right @ cacahuate51  @ drand  . That's a magic. Magic of music, magic of guitar, magic of RS & CS. We're "working" together here. Trying to be as good as others and even better. And if someone is better than you, you try to rise as high as the first one. So than someone is gets high his/her pull the others of us. 

Well in the end of "not-doing-the-cover-time" I must sat "Thank you" everyone for advices and continuous support. For the fun time we spend together. 🤘

Well... i have the advantage that i did start this 3 years ago here for a few weeks already. I wonder but how to do it again was just there.
What i do - listen to the song a few times to get the feel what is going on and what is it that makes the song unique. If there is i go for the CDLC then (rhythm might be the important part 😉 !!!) or i check the tab at ultimate guitar or songsterr. I don´t go for complicated - i wanna have fun, not fight with songparts undoable for me - so if there is too much stuff going on i check for the chords only or i strip everything down to simple, still signature. I think this part is really really important cause after that i know what i wanna do and have a structure of the parts that shall be in the cover. For the NIN song in comparison to the ones we had the last weeks it´s by far the easiest - one riff only throughout the whole song, and a very easy chorus/bridge (bass)part, effectively you can just play that riff, sing along and have a whole cover. For recording then it´s really easier to develop a system to be able to record more tracks while listening to the ones recorded already (Audacity is a good free way, to record in tracks you do need headphones). Starting with a Drumtrack or metronometrack or the original song and play over that is a good idea. That way you can also do the different parts one after another if you like.... if in anyway possible i just try to do whole playthroughs of the different tracks cause it´s much quicker and it does not have to be perfect... argh... sorry didn´t wanna go technical but drifted a bit.

@ Vodka  what i can guarantee - if you just do a basic coverversion, even only a part it gets better quickly and from song to song plus you get to know how songs are written.
Absolutely love how we all work together and push each other here.

2 weeks was what killed covering back then 😆. When you have 2 week the pressure is gone and you just don´t start. Maybe not on the first ones but soon. But hey - if one week is short, and yeah - that is damn short besides competing in ones classes and RL - we said "no rules" - so as long as you are working on your cover version - do not start a new one - upload and share whenever ready.

Rock!

Rod.

1 hour ago, jasmith85 said:

I'm also looking at a new guitar any ideas?

24 Frets, SSH If possible, Trem/Hard Tail.

I was looking at a AZ2402 as that seems to cover everything and sell my current guitar.

Extremely cool guitar!!!!! Can´t go wrong.

I have 2 Ibanezs and - pleasure to play.

I´d suggest also have a flick through the repertoire of the for me best modern guitar company of them all
Schecter - i have 4 of those from ultracheap to Syn Gates Signature and they all play perfectly. Example
https://www.thomann.de/at/schecter_sunset_extreme_grey_ghost.htm

You don´t have to spend 2k to get a perfect guitar

Rod.

 

I've just been MMMBopped

First bass scores I'm gonna have to try harder 

Seemed harder than beginner but Its good to play (4)

Love T.rex 

Top cheesy pop song It has to be done good bass line (5)

Not so good with speed burst week 4 
Last one of this series

CustomsForge | Ignition4 Search | Ozz Guitar - Picking Speed Burst Pt4 !!! by Daz40

 

20 hours ago, Rodman said:

Extremely cool guitar!!!!! Can´t go wrong.

I have 2 Ibanezs and - pleasure to play.

I´d suggest also have a flick through the repertoire of the for me best modern guitar company of them all
Schecter - i have 4 of those from ultracheap to Syn Gates Signature and they all play perfectly. Example
https://www.thomann.de/at/schecter_sunset_extreme_grey_ghost.htm

You don´t have to spend 2k to get a perfect guitar

Rod.

Oh that is very fancy I like the look of the RED one very nice, where is the 2nd knob (apart from me playing it 🙂 ). I did look at a Klos guitar too if I could get a 2nd hand one, a carbon fibre neck.

Pretty good result with chords for me.

@ Rodman  I think the huge problem for me I try to make a "real" cover. And my imagination make it worse because I think how all the things should be played and combined together. But I finally understood that's not possible with my skills so I need to relax and try to "at least" a cover. Cmon @ Vodka  you can't take 3 chords in a row and wanna write a cover? LOL Calm down.🤣

8 hours ago, Daz40 said:

Not so good with speed burst week 4 
Last one of this series

CustomsForge | Ignition4 Search | Ozz Guitar - Picking Speed Burst Pt4 !!! by Daz40

This was really my hard

Next step 97% 🙏

Here goes nothing.

Kinda busy this week, starting a 4h training routine tomorrow on the guitar, will try to improve Can't Stop untill saturday.

 

1 hour ago, Satinuke said:

Here goes nothing.

Kinda busy this week, starting a 4h training routine tomorrow on the guitar, will try to improve Can't Stop untill saturday.

 

Dang 4 hours is impressive! What all do you do and every how often?  

On 3/9/2025 at 1:01 PM, Rodman said:

Yes:

strange.

 

Oooh did you by any chance run the reppair dd on the newer version?iirc correctly I also had some issues a long time ago when doing that to newer cdlc (don't reccomend doing that or doing large chunks) I would only do it on really old cdlc that doesnt have sections.

Then again, I havent really used cfsm in a long time but djpavs also mentioned that the blue lines couldve been a bystandard from using cfsm since the one he uploaded doesnt have that.

Bad news good - good news scenario for me this week.  The bad news is I don't think I'll have any time to try to improve these scores on Friday night.  But that's more than cancelled out by the good news ... because I'm going to see the Dream Theater Anniversary show on Friday ...at a regional venue just a few miles from my house

 

 

18 minutes ago, jimmy655 said:

Bad news good - good news scenario for me this week.  The bad news is I don't think I'll have any time to try to improve these scores on Friday night.  But that's more than cancelled out by the good news ... because I'm going to see the Dream Theater Anniversary show on Friday ...at a regional venue just a few miles from my house

 

 

SWEET!!! have fun at the concert! I wanted to go aswell when they passed by my hometown during christmas but they were charging as much as a taylor swift concert(an arm n a leg). So I was like yea..I'm good I'll pass. Sure they will do a spectacular show as they always do though /m/ 🙂

6 hours ago, jimmy655 said:

Bad news good - good news scenario for me this week.  The bad news is I don't think I'll have any time to try to improve these scores on Friday night.  But that's more than cancelled out by the good news ... because I'm going to see the Dream Theater Anniversary show on Friday ...at a regional venue just a few miles from my house

 

 

Very cool!!!!! Enjoy and tell us how it was!

Gonna see em guys within the normal festival rate in june

 

 

 

 

On 3/11/2025 at 2:04 PM, Rodman said:

Well... i have the advantage that i did start this 3 years ago here for a few weeks already. I wonder but how to do it again was just there.
What i do - listen to the song a few times to get the feel what is going on and what is it that makes the song unique. If there is i go for the CDLC then (rhythm might be the important part 😉 !!!) or i check the tab at ultimate guitar or songsterr. I don´t go for complicated - i wanna have fun, not fight with songparts undoable for me - so if there is too much stuff going on i check for the chords only or i strip everything down to simple, still signature. I think this part is really really important cause after that i know what i wanna do and have a structure of the parts that shall be in the cover. For the NIN song in comparison to the ones we had the last weeks it´s by far the easiest - one riff only throughout the whole song, and a very easy chorus/bridge (bass)part, effectively you can just play that riff, sing along and have a whole cover. For recording then it´s really easier to develop a system to be able to record more tracks while listening to the ones recorded already (Audacity is a good free way, to record in tracks you do need headphones). Starting with a Drumtrack or metronometrack or the original song and play over that is a good idea. That way you can also do the different parts one after another if you like.... if in anyway possible i just try to do whole playthroughs of the different tracks cause it´s much quicker and it does not have to be perfect... argh... sorry didn´t wanna go technical but drifted a bit.

@ Vodka  what i can guarantee - if you just do a basic coverversion, even only a part it gets better quickly and from song to song plus you get to know how songs are written.
Absolutely love how we all work together and push each other here.

2 weeks was what killed covering back then 😆. When you have 2 week the pressure is gone and you just don´t start. Maybe not on the first ones but soon. But hey - if one week is short, and yeah - that is damn short besides competing in ones classes and RL - we said "no rules" - so as long as you are working on your cover version - do not start a new one - upload and share whenever ready.

Rock!

Rod.

Wow Rod...what have you got going on here?  I just got your message and here I see people posting covers!  You will have to catch me up on how you are doing it, I'm game to jump in!

I may have to do a playthrough of "Can't Stop", that one has a special place for me now.  My son and his friends did a jazz performance of that song for a couple of jazz festivals.  I tell you, nothing like a bunch of teenagers playing music in the basement.  The irony of them belting out "Stacy's Mom" was too good!

7 minutes ago, diceslinger said:

Wow Rod...what have you got going on here?  I just got your message and here I see people posting covers!  You will have to catch me up on how you are doing it, I'm game to jump in!

I may have to do a playthrough of "Can't Stop", that one has a special place for me now.  My son and his friends did a jazz performance of that song for a couple of jazz festivals.  I tell you, nothing like a bunch of teenagers playing music in the basement.  The irony of them belting out "Stacy's Mom" was too good!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA - Man.... OH YES! i really hoped you´ll get my msg.
I knew you were game to kick it.

I stumbled over our old covers and as i decided i wanted to learn a song to be able to play from my head  - one and one makes three.

Yeah - people have always been and are just awesome here - did you have time to listen to that cool covers of the last 3 weeks already?

We kicked it off with Totos Africa
Then one of the 60s godmasters - And I Love Her
Followed by maybe one of the top 3 campfire classics ever - House of the Rising Sun
And now mighty mighty Reznor with Hand That Feeds

... maybe a good warmup for you as it has basically only one riff and like 2 parts overall

Ah.... and YOU, sire decide what we all do next week - please let us know until weekstart 🙂

Also so waiting for your scores - you see heavy competition all around!!

Fun times.

Rock

@ diceslinger  - ah ... how we are doing it? Rules - No rules! Just as we did back in the days - A song is called. Timeframe: The running week, but if time runs out just post whenever you are ready in the next week(s) then - please always use the newest weeks topic cause your cover will be overlooked else!

From pure acoustic to playing along with the original song or a part of it to full studio band production - all is great..... Backgroundtrack, Drums, Flutes, Ocarinas, Harps, Kazoo. Yes, absolutely. Vocals - just great if there are any!

I know you are experienced with DAW recording, i still record hardware only with my Zoom R24, very happy with that. When the time is right i might be learning to use my Trio+ Pedal again also.

Can´t wait to hear also your covers again.

As i am outa town my RHCP scores are final - feel free to kick me, @ cacahuate51  and @ Mikson  are beasts - beware!

Rod.

Is imgur good to use for scores again?  I know at one point the OCR stuff had issues with it, but I see people using it?  Did all of that get ironed out?

not sure i ll do better tomorrow so here it comes:

 

sorry not much participation this week, tough days 😕 but happy to see everyone playing and enjoying! keep it up! 😄 😇

 

3 hours ago, diceslinger said:

Czy imgur jest dobry do ponownego użycia do zdobywania punktów? Wiem, że w pewnym momencie rzeczy OCR miały z nim problemy, ale widzę, że ludzie go używają? Czy to wszystko zostało rozwiązane?

I use imgur and have almost no problems with it.