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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: Almeidaboo on September 08, 2006, 03:44:50 PM

Title: Misc questions...
Post by: Almeidaboo on September 08, 2006, 03:44:50 PM

Okay, would anyone please answer me these?

1) How good is a Condor RX 20 guitar? I´m going to buy one and I don´t want to spend too much money, and this one has a excelent price on it...

2) What´s the difference between a heavy metal pedal, a distortion pedal and a Overdrive pedal? (I dunno if it is also pedal in english, but the translation from portuguse would be it)

3) What´s a Stratocaster? (noobish?)
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4) I´m here at my office, and here we have the internet acess monitor from a company, and in the end of the month they give a list of acess to our boss, that later yell at us for acessing stuff off work. Here´s the question: If I install emule here, will thse connectiong be caught in the list in end of the month??


Thanks in advance!

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Post by: Linkizcool on September 08, 2006, 09:12:31 PM

Pedal's right.

An overdrive pedal adds grain to your sound, but not as much as a distortion pedal. Overdrive is what you hear in 80's guitar solo's, and most modern solo's too. Distortion is even granier, as I said, and heavy metal is even more. I can post SFX of distortion and metal, but I don't have any overdrive.

A stratocaster is a Fender guitar. I have a guitar modeled after one, and my advice is to try a bunch of guitars and see which one you like. I don't know what a Condor is, but if you like the feel and tone, etc, and the price is good, get it. When buying a guitar, don't look for certain brands. Just pick one off the shelf and play it. Then pick another, and after that, a bunch more. Then go back to the few you liked, and pick up one of those. I have a cheap guitar, and the strings are really tight (not a good thing). The same thing with amps and FX pedals

And most likely Emule will get caught, although I don't know.

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Post by: Emerates on September 08, 2006, 11:48:38 PM

I'm sure of this, but I would presume that a pedal labeled 'heavy metal' would probably have more of a 'boom' effect to it, as I've heard from a lot of metal bands.

Never heard of a Condor before, either.  But if it's a decent guitar and has a good deal, I'd say go with it.  However, if it's just a knock-off of some other guitar, I'd suggest getting the 'real McCoy', as my instructor says, instead.  A bit steeper price, but worth it.  My dad was probably gonna get me an Epiphone SG, but instead just went ahead and got the Gibson instead because it has a higher quality, etc...  
But like I said, I've never heard of a Condor, so I don't know anything about it.

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Post by: Desimodontidae on September 09, 2006, 09:54:01 AM

Strats suck, and metal master is the best distortion pedal you can get.

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Post by: Dragonium on September 09, 2006, 10:49:26 AM

Aye, Strats are hugely overrated. It depends on what type of music you want to play - the tone you get and the profile of the guitar will greatly affect your chosen sound.

As to a pedal, I can recommend the MetalZone pedal (I think it's made by Boss). Might not be what you want, but I like it. :D

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Post by: Moosetroop11 on September 09, 2006, 10:59:32 AM

<3 boss pedals

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Post by: Emerates on September 09, 2006, 03:05:39 PM

I've noticed that blues players tend to favor a Fender over other guitars, so if you don't like to play blues, you might wanna reconsider a Fender.

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Post by: Black Massacre on September 09, 2006, 07:23:17 PM

Condor RX 20  isn't the best kind of guitar but it's a good guitar, i'd say if it has a good deal then go for it. :eyes:



I recommend the MetalZone pedal.  ;)

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Post by: Desimodontidae on September 11, 2006, 02:10:47 AM

Might I recommend the  Ibanez RG350MDX (http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/guitar.asp?model=RG350MDX&z=y), my (soon to be) guitar. Played it at a guitar shop at the mall and fell in love. Few more paychecks, it's mine.

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Post by: Linkizcool on September 11, 2006, 02:46:59 AM

Thats an awesome guitar. Some guy in my jazz band has it, or another ibanez like it.
 I'd like this acoustic, though. (http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/guitar.asp?model=AEF30ETVS&z=y)

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Post by: Drace on September 11, 2006, 03:56:16 AM

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Originally posted by Desimodontidae
Might I recommend the  Ibanez RG350MDX, my (soon to be) guitar. Played it at a guitar shop at the mall and fell in love. Few more paychecks, it's mine.

May I just say that I love this guitar, I have it and it plays like a sweet, cute kitten, until you go louder when it becomes a wild tiger! HELL YEAH!

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Post by: Almeidaboo on September 11, 2006, 03:14:11 PM

Hm, thanks y'all for responding! I´ll look into the guitar matter, but the price is excelent and it comes with the overdrive pedal, some cables and other stuff...So I think I´m going for it!

And about the emule thing...anyone knows more about it?