| Raf 03.12.2006 16:51 |
Hey. I was getting some U2 tabs on the internet and I found a tab for the song Until The End Of The World. In the beginning it says I should tune the guitar half a step down and put a capo on the 3rd fret. Now, what's the difference between doing that and just putting a capo on the 2nd fret without changing the tuning? BTW, on Friday I might spend some time in a guitar shop (to finally buy my guitar, after dreaming with it for SO long), and I want to buy some other shit too. So I'll use the thread and ask other two questions: What kind of slide should I go for? What kind of capo should I go for? Many thanks in advance!! Raf |
| user name 03.12.2006 17:47 |
That tab is from a live performance. It is likely that his guitar is downtuned for the bulk of the performance, but this particular song called for a capo on the second fret in standard tuning. Since he was downtuned, he probably just put the capo on the third fret. Like most tabs, I suggest finding and learning from the guitar pro tab. |
| Raf 03.12.2006 18:23 |
Hey, thanks, Music Man! In fact, since I got Guitar Pro 5 to see your Native Son tab (it's great! thank you so much!) I've always looked for a Guitar Pro version of any song rather than a plain text tab, but sometimes I'm a bit unlucky. I never found a Guitar Pro version of Until The End Of The World, but I never really bothered, because of the capo thing, but now that I'm FINALLY getting an electric guitar and some guitar gear, I thought I'd ask. :) |
| M a t i a s M a y 03.12.2006 18:25 |
which guitar gear are you gonna buy? |
| Raf 04.12.2006 07:16 |
M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote: which guitar gear are you gonna buy?Besides the guitar itself and an amp, I'll buy a capo, a slide and anything else the salesperson convinces me to buy. :-P I'm thinking of getting myself a Wah pedal, I'm just not sure yet if it's worth or not. |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 04.12.2006 09:35 |
"Capo" Reminds me of... CAPO EEEEEEEEEEE. Sorry. xD |
| Raf 04.12.2006 09:51 |
<font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote: "Capo" Reminds me of... CAPO EEEEEEEEEEE. Sorry. xDOh... My... You hijacked my thread! *shocked* How dare you? :-O |
| The King Of Rhye 04.12.2006 11:02 |
<font color="lime">KillerKing840 wrote:I'd recommend, if you have to money for it, one of those multi-effects pedals....Korg makes some really nice ones (one of which I have, the AX100G!)....M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote: which guitar gear are you gonna buy?Besides the guitar itself and an amp, I'll buy a capo, a slide and anything else the salesperson convinces me to buy. :-P I'm thinking of getting myself a Wah pedal, I'm just not sure yet if it's worth or not. |
| Poo, again 04.12.2006 12:42 |
Guitars are gay. Flutes are cooler. |
| M a t i a s M a y 04.12.2006 12:50 |
<font color="lime">KillerKing840 wrote:you could buy a distortion pedal first, it's always a good choice as they are cheap and really useful.M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote: which guitar gear are you gonna buy?Besides the guitar itself and an amp, I'll buy a capo, a slide and anything else the salesperson convinces me to buy. :-P I'm thinking of getting myself a Wah pedal, I'm just not sure yet if it's worth or not. |
| user name 04.12.2006 16:01 |
M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote:I would get the wah pedal. Most amps come with a built-in distortion, and I'm guessing that at this point in time, you are more focused on technique over fine-tuning your tone. If you get the wah pedal, you can learn how to use it and develop your skill. But a wah pedal will generally cost you around $100, whereas you can get a good distortion/overdrive/etc. pedal for half that.<font color="lime">KillerKing840 wrote:you could buy a distortion pedal first, it's always a good choice as they are cheap and really useful.M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote: which guitar gear are you gonna buy?Besides the guitar itself and an amp, I'll buy a capo, a slide and anything else the salesperson convinces me to buy. :-P I'm thinking of getting myself a Wah pedal, I'm just not sure yet if it's worth or not. |
| Raf 05.12.2006 05:34 |
Thank you Matias and Brian for the advices (specially Brian for all those advices on MSN). Are those multieffects pedals really good, or are they inferior to single effect ones? |
| M a t i a s M a y 05.12.2006 10:28 |
well... they're pretty useful for a beginner, you can find some really cool things there but don't spend too much on them, a cheap one will do is like buying a ferrari before you start taking drive lessons... you might change your mind and want another car, but you spent the money on the ferrari. |
| user name 05.12.2006 15:10 |
<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: Thank you Matias and Brian for the advices (specially Brian for all those advices on MSN). Are those multieffects pedals really good, or are they inferior to single effect ones?Here is where we invoke the guitarists' time honored rule of thumb: you get what you pay for. If you pay a lot of money for a multieffects pedal, it's going to be good. If you don't, it'll be like Matias said - it'll be fun and all, and great to try things out, but nothing you can really depend on. Since the expensive ones are REALLY expensive, I don't think it would be a wise investment at this point in time. So comparing them to single effects pedals, it's kind of like buying the parts of a computer vs. buying the whole computer at once. If you buy expensive parts, they'll be the equivalent of parts that would be used in an expensive computer. If you buy cheap parts, they'll be the equivalent of parts that would be used in a cheap computer. In the end, you'll have essentially the same thing, except the one you made will be customized to you, but the one made for you will have everything you want, and then some. Also, you can gradually add more things to the former, and build it slowly. With the latter, you have to get it all at the same time. |
| Micrówave 05.12.2006 15:34 |
learn to play first, then buy the toys. You can't simulate plugging a Ric straight into a Vox or a Strat into a Marshall amp. $100 in lessons will go a lot further than $200 of footpedals. Plus as you get better, you'll realize the stuff you bought was junk and want to get the real thing. Trust me. Danelectro foot pedals. Morley Wah Pedals. Digitech processors. Peavey anything. Been there, done that. |
| user name 05.12.2006 15:54 |
¼Microwave wrote: learn to play first, then buy the toys. You can't simulate plugging a Ric straight into a Vox or a Strat into a Marshall amp. $100 in lessons will go a lot further than $200 of footpedals. Plus as you get better, you'll realize the stuff you bought was junk and want to get the real thing. Trust me. Danelectro foot pedals. Morley Wah Pedals. Digitech processors. Peavey anything. Been there, done that.I half agree with him, but the other half of me says that buying nice toys every once in a while will keep you interested in the instrument, and will keep the instrument new and fun. Other "toys" can have a positive technical impact on the guitarist, such as the wah pedal. Unlike most pedals, the wah is a skill that must be learned, much like every other technique on the guitar. The glass slide as well. |
| Micrówave 05.12.2006 16:04 |
yes, you're right. I just see a lot of young players "covering up" their tone and not seeing the mistakes they're making because the Hyper Metal Fuzz Distortion caused a delay in the flange when my octave pedal was on "tremolo". |
| user name 05.12.2006 16:05 |
¼Microwave wrote: yes, you're right. I just see a lot of young players "covering up" their tone and not seeing the mistakes they're making because the Hyper Metal Fuzz Distortion caused a delay in the flange when my octave pedal was on "tremolo".Very, very true...but if the guitar isn't fun, then what is it for? |
| Raf 05.12.2006 18:16 |
Well, I won't be spending lots of money anyway. It was hard work to convince my parents to spend some money on a pretty cheap guitar... So I don't think they would actually want to buy more equipment if it's gonna cost as much as the guitar, or even more than the guitar. ;) |