Is this forum a Mono Culture?

[jcthejester13]

I listen to cooler music and get better tone than anybody in the entire internet.

omg bby ily!

[DankStar]

I like the soundtrack to Grease 2 but none of these butt munches want to talk about it. What am I supposed to do, break down in tears?

[JeffB]

If my thread was idiotic, would you care to tell me why?

I don't much like the over critical responses either, but besides those and the slight off-shoot about the copyright/trademark issue, I think this is a pretty cool thread.

Do you have anything more to say other than saying what you think is idiotic?

There is alot of generalization being thrown around in this thread, by yourself and others. If thats not enough explanation, then you'll just have to figure it out with other folks' help.

[KRKBAB]

I thought this was a site literally dedicated to the act of picking up a guitar. Like, off the floor. Or whatever.

In that regard, it's a wealth of information. There are special ways of going about it depending on a ton of factors. For example, there is a particular way to pick up your guitar if you are 59 (which is wise - lift from the knees!), or if your name is Seth (seems arbitrary, but whatever).

You need to use the right technique, because if you don't, you could blackout. Apparently there are different ways of doing even that.

It gets even more complex the more you learn - like how you can pick up a Tele as though it only weighs as much as a hamburger, or the proper method of grabbing it if it's leaning against something and you're parallel to where your axe is.


I've been here for years but I'm still learning!

This forum needs more people like you with a sense of humor- well, maybe not exactly like you...

[KRKBAB]

There is alot of generalization being thrown around in this thread, by yourself and others. If thats not enough explanation, then you'll just have to figure it out with other folks' help.

Can you even begin to get the irony of what you said?!

You are calling my thread idiotic (which seems like a generalization to me) and your explanation of why it's idiotic is because "a lot of generalization being thrown around in this thread"...
Pot-Kettle-Black

and since you're being a picky person- "thats" is spelled"that's" and "folks'" is spelled "folk's". Now that's not really general, is it?

[KRKBAB]

There is alot of generalization being thrown around in this thread, by yourself and others. If thats not enough explanation, then you'll just have to figure it out with other folks' help.

or, for a shorter response to your complaints-

it isn't anything but baseless ad hominem

[JeffB]

I gave you my explanation if thats not good enough for ya, sorry. There is no Irony because you and several other members specifically came to some idiotic conclusions based on feelings and generalizations based on no measurable or credible data

If you feel the need to become the official forum spelling cop, be my guest, but between that and your idiotic post welcome to my ignore list. You can mentally masturbate and debate someone else behind your keyboard.

[aleclee]

and since you're being a picky person- "thats" is spelled"that's" and "folks'" is spelled "folk's". Now that's not really general, is it?

or, for a shorter response to your complaints-

it isn't anything but baseless ad hominem

Where's the irony smilie?

Does anyone know if there's a spelling criticism equivalent to Godwin's Law?

[Frankly]

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Who else here can get just as jacked up on players/bands other than Hair Metal-VH-Pantera-Slayer type tones?

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Frank Lee enjoys Unholy Black Metal Tones. He discovered the subtlety and beauty of Unholy Black Metal Tones recently. Frank F'ing Lee is as cultured as Thurston Howell III and more het-ro than mono.

Thank you.

[Frankly]

I think the OP's impression comes from reading the most vocal members, which mostly represent the harder spectrum of Rock and Metal.

My thing is Smooth Jazz, Jazz/Rock Fusion, Classic Rock and Electric Blues, but I hear every style there is, as long as they have complex harmonies and rhythm to follow, like Latin American music, without ever forgetting the root of everything: Frank Lee.

+1

Thank you

[bungalowbill]

I'd like to be proven wrong, but it seems to me like guitar pick-up geeks (I am one!) on this and the Dimarzio forum seem to overwhelmingly key in on Van Halen, Dimebag, Shred and Hair Metal type tones by a big majority.

I'm older than a lot of players here (I'm 55) and I know quite often when music lovers age they tend to branch out with what musical styles they get excited about. Maybe that's part of it?

I enjoy reading these pick up forums a lot, but I wonder how many who read this thread could chime in on guitar sounds they love that aren't like the ones mentioned above? (even though I like those styles myself)

Besides loving modern style players/bands such as Mike Akerfeldt, Gorgoroth, My Dying Bride, a few players/bands outside of the Metal genre for me would be:

Danny Gatton
John Scofield
Jeff Beck
Ry Cooder
Frank Zappa (pre Stratocaster FZ)
Reverend Horton Heat

Who else here can get just as jacked up on players/bands other than Hair Metal-VH-Pantera-Slayer type tones?

C'mon Dudes and Dudesses (how many FEMALES are on this forum?!)

There are a lot of guys here, myself included, who are into all kinds of music.

Yes, there are a lot of VH threads, but I would be willing to bet that there are damn near as many on how to get SRV's tone.

The players you mention are really awesome players...but pretty obscure for people who are young....why would there be a thread on how to get Sco's tone if you don't know who he is?

Hang around, chill a little and you will see the diversity on this forum....and if you get bored, there is always TGP.

[Frankly]

I can't stand metal. I dislike the music and I dislike the vocals and what the lyrics preach.

B.

Have you explored any Black Metal? It is unfair to lump Black Metal, Unholy Black Metal, Norwegian Black Metal, Scandinavian Black Metal, French Black Metal, US Black Metal, the Black Metal of Saxony, Tr00 Black Metal, Kvlt Black Metal, Suicidal Black Metal, Depressive Black Metal, Viking Black Metal, and Folk Black Metal (to name a few) into the same category. Before you make sweeping generalizations such as yours, please listen to some Symphonic Black Metal, Ambient Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, and other types of Black Metal (some, but far from all, are mentioned above) and then tell Frank Lee that Black Metal, Unholy Black Metal, Norwegian Black Metal, Scandinavian Black Metal, French Black Metal, US Black Metal, the Black Metal of Saxony, Tr00 Black Metal, Kvlt Black Metal, Suicidal Black Metal, Depressive Black Metal, Viking Black Metal, and Folk Black Metal (to name a few) are similar enough to be tossed in the same basket.

Thank you.

[TheLivingDead]

I like all of that and much much more.

[Dark Order Lord]

Well some people never grow up. lol! I would guess that the music you love is the music you listened to in your teenage years and your early 20's and that your tastes haven't evolved much. With a handle like Dark Order Lord it's clear where your tastes lay and from the vibe of your response what your mental attitude is. As I said, one can tell a lot about a person by looking at who and what they admire. You seem to identify with darkness and admire those who also identify with darkness. I also know that's not the whole story of who you are - we're all very complex people.

You must have the brain of sauropod of some type.... Size of a tennis ball with a secondary nerve centre in you hip bone. 6 million years of evolution to have brain of a modern bipedal ape - Homo sapien modernus and you have no interest to EXAMINE my bands music and find out that Thrash metal bands like mine sing/write about, BEFORE critizing with rediculous commentry?????? I mean you sound like the way a conservative evangelical attacking science, but hasn't bothered to learn about it first.

[Binnerscot]

...I mean you sound like the way a conservative evangelical attacking science...

Tread lightly newb. We tend to have more respect than that amongst our peers here.

[lazyfinger]

This thread:

[Dark Order Lord]

Have you explored any Black Metal? It is unfair to lump Black Metal, Unholy Black Metal, Norwegian Black Metal, Scandinavian Black Metal, French Black Metal, US Black Metal, the Black Metal of Saxony, Tr00 Black Metal, Kvlt Black Metal, Suicidal Black Metal, Depressive Black Metal, Viking Black Metal, and Folk Black Metal (to name a few) into the same category. Before you make sweeping generalizations such as yours, please listen to some Symphonic Black Metal, Ambient Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, and other types of Black Metal (some, but far from all, are mentioned above) and then tell Frank Lee that Black Metal, Unholy Black Metal, Norwegian Black Metal, Scandinavian Black Metal, French Black Metal, US Black Metal, the Black Metal of Saxony, Tr00 Black Metal, Kvlt Black Metal, Suicidal Black Metal, Depressive Black Metal, Viking Black Metal, and Folk Black Metal (to name a few) are similar enough to be tossed in the same basket.

Thank you.

See, I am not a fan of Black Metal, but I respect it alot.

[Frankly]

Which type(s) of the Black Metal are you referring to (Black Metal, Unholy Black Metal, Norwegian Black Metal, Scandinavian Black Metal, French Black Metal, US Black Metal, the Black Metal of Saxony, Tr00 Black Metal, Kvlt Black Metal, Suicidal Black Metal, Depressive Black Metal, Viking Black Metal, Folk Black Metal, and/or Another Type(s) of Black Metal)?

Thank you.

[Dark Order Lord]

Tread lightly newb. We tend to have more respect than that amongst our peers here.

Respect for what exactly??? What are you refering to exactly? Its an analogy that I made, not having a go at any religion, its the analogy thats the point

[longcat]

and since you're being a picky person- "thats" is spelled"that's" and "folks'" is spelled "folk's". Now that's not really general, is it?

actually, folks' is correct. plural possessive.