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I finally did it.. replaced the default Ernie Ball rounds with these gorgeous fuckers: black beauties! (she looks amazing in person). This is my second time jammin' these strings - no idea why I waited so long to change them out.

I play finger-style almost exclusively (I dislike the sound from picks), and I am currently learning slap. Nothing finer than these strings though.

Fugazi is righteous, and I have pushed some Raining Blood over 'em too. Just fantastic strings.

I finally did it.. replaced the default Ernie Ball rounds with these gorgeous fuckers: black beauties! (she looks amazing in person). This is my second time jammin' these strings - no idea why I waited so long to change them out. I play finger-style almost exclusively (I dislike the sound from picks), and I am currently learning slap. Nothing finer than these strings though. Fugazi is righteous, and I have pushed some Raining Blood over 'em too. Just fantastic strings.

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[–] • 2 pts (edited )

Yeah the skill comes just from playing and practicing. And dirty little secret, a lot of people are really good technically, but can’t “hear” for shit. Two different gifts/skill sets, and they aren’t necessarily guaranteed to come as a package deal.

Ie, lots of great players with shit tone (because they don’t use their ears and/or they’re “married” to certain gear because of the confirmation bias I previously noted).

And conversely, lots of lesser technical players but they can hear.

Theoretically, it’s best to be both.

On the other hand, I do think there are some fairly steady truths. Like, I just think tube amps sound better than solid state. Period. Some of those hybrid amps are really great though, too.

[–] • 0 pt

I like all your responses. My father never let me use any of his pedals until he felt I could handle getting the feel for how to create the sound I want out of any standard issue. He always said those items are a crutch for beginners and should be used when you know how to play. It helped my playing tremendously.

[–] • 1 pt

Your dad did you a favor. I did something similar. I never picked up or even touched an electric until I had pretty much mastered an acoustic. It took a few years. But when I finally did, it was easy because my hands had already been trained on the meat grinder LOL.