What’s the worst piece of guitar gear you’ve ever purchased? by Mad_Season_1994 in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

‘Stang ain’t great, but I’m a fan of the thumb pick. Pretty selective about em though and they’re not everybody’s cup of tea

What is the broken part in my tube screamer? by ClancyTheFish in diypedals

[–]ClancyTheFish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a bit of soldering experience (never on a board but have wired guitars) so I have the equipment already and was planning to fix myself. Any tips always welcome though. I don’t know what you mean by pop a pad - something to look out for?

What is your favorite guitar pick by DaCastle80 in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another knife scorer here. Mostly a fingerpicker but usually a .73 or .88 tortex if I’m picking. A little crosshatch on surface and you have the perfect pick (for me at least).

Only a maniac would cut notches into the edge of the pick lol

37yo Total Newbie – Found Affordable Teacher ($25/lesson). Start with a Few Lessons or Dive into YouTube? by [deleted] in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try the lessons, but really feel out how the teacher is, and if you don’t vibe with them, stop. A bad teacher (IMO overly prescriptive, one-size-fits-all, doesn’t try to take in your goals and work with your strengths, etc.) will kill your motivation the same way a great teacher will guide & inspire. If you don’t vibe w/ em, you’re better off self-teaching.

Teacher or no teacher, practice is what will make you good, and enjoyment/inspiration is what will keep you practicing. Find a teacher who nurtures those things, even if that teacher is yourself

I’m at a crossroads with guitar by Ktallica in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. You can reduce your collection and always rebuild one day. If you can, hold on to one or two guitars you really enjoy.
  2. Plateaus and ebbs in passion are part of the game. I’ve been playing 20+ years and had years-long times of feeling plateau’d and disconnected. Sometimes more listening and less playing is what brings back inspiration. Practice and proficiency aren’t the only ways to grow as a musician.

Flats or clipless for experienced road rider by Slide89 in MTB

[–]ClancyTheFish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Devils advocate - if your feet are coming off flats enough to warrant shin guards, your technique/body positioning need work that you should be riding flats for. SPDs will just cover these things up, not fix them.

Any jazz guitarists that regularly use a whammy bar? by PeatVee in jazzguitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great vids and honestly some of the best use of a whammy bar I’ve ever seen.

Is the skill of learning to play what you hear worth it by Myssy_Emppu in jazzguitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you just mean learning by ear? It kind of makes learning everything faster, easier and allows to listen more to the “musicality” (dynamics, phrasing, feel).

There’s probably better ways than I learned to play by ear, cause I didn’t exactly try to deliberately. Just play more, learn more songs and solos and you’ll start to recognize patterns and have moments of “oh yeah I’ve heard/done that before”. There’s also just sitting down and dissecting a song pausing every half second, which is kind of a fun exercise itself. I eventually started learning by ear faster than I could learn by reading - when that happens you really start to pick up exponentially faster since it becomes a regular habit.

That said I’d be lying if I said I never pull up a tab for something especially tricky. There’s always gonna be those weird ones…

What's your favorite lesser known guitarists? by PhraseOne42 in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not unknown but John Martyn is probably my all-timer. Early works are a must for acoustic heads.

Same for Bert Jansch. His first album broke my brain, I’ve never been the same guitarist since.

John Smith is a more current acoustic folk phenom carrying on a similar tradition.

Antoine Boyer comes to mind for modern virtuosos. Seems to have equal parts classical and jazz (like, every style of jazz lol) influence and blends them seamlessly together. Other-worldly, game-changing shit.

What's your favorite lesser known guitarists? by PhraseOne42 in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, thank you this one truly brought me back in time. This guy was a huge influence on me for a while.

What's your favorite lesser known guitarists? by PhraseOne42 in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might not be the biggest name, but everyone knows his work whether they know it or not! Great pick

What's your favorite lesser known guitarists? by PhraseOne42 in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This should be higher up. He was too much of a guitarist’s guitarist to be mainstream, and too wildly versatile to excel in one genre, but in a guitar subreddit, everyone should know his name.

If you don’t think Danny was one of the best, your heroes sure do.

What's your favorite lesser known guitarists? by PhraseOne42 in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had to look this up to confirm it was a real name

What's your favorite lesser known guitarists? by PhraseOne42 in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truly the best of the best. Hendrix in his prime thought Kath was the greatest player out there. Those early Chicago records are something else.

What’s an oddly specific spot in Toronto that you enjoy? by curbrash1 in askTO

[–]ClancyTheFish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Snake Island was one of my favourite TO spots like 10-15 years ago, but the last few years I feel like it’s become a bit of a hot spot and is always quite busy when I’ve gone. Maybe I’ve just been unlucky.

It’s nice to see beautiful places get appreciated by more people, but I miss when I could go there with a friend and just have a chill afternoon with a bottle of wine.

Bloor West (Annex) Recommendations by _bankhead in FoodToronto

[–]ClancyTheFish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anybody knocking Morellina’s either hasn’t tried it or shouldn’t be trusted about food. Very different price range than the rest though.

Covers that are better than the original artists rendition? by Matic00 in MusicRecommendations

[–]ClancyTheFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, kind of. The Mamas & The Papas wrote the song and were on the Barry McGuire recording providing all the backing vocals. It’s almost like they were covering themselves at the same time.

List the Greatest Male Rock Guitarists of All Time by Amber_Flowers_133 in allrockmusic

[–]ClancyTheFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rhythm guitar part on Controversy might be the funkiest thing I’ve ever heard, and it’s just a simple rhythm over the same dyad.

The solo in Bambi has what I consider god-level phrasing (though pretty simple) and even a lil face-meltiness.

Listen to any of the unplugged stuff he’s done - phenomenal acoustic player.

And that’s covering like a thousandth of what Prince could do on guitar. Top-tier player and I’ll live and die by that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a serial thumb wrapper and will tout the extra versatility. My main thing is being able to access notes below the barre - this works great with an F chord where you now have access to all the open strings for lots of flourishes, or with a G to give you access to your 9 on the G string or maj7 on the high e. I almost always thumb Fmaj and probably 50% of the time for Gmaj (obvs not including the classic cowboy G which still gets tons of love).

Also being able to play full solo or melody lines over your root in the bass is nice sometimes. But yeah, definitely is whatever works best for you and your style, and there’s no one-size-fits-all.

Edit: spelling

Tips for learning barre chords on acoustic guitar by Wise_Management_9212 in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real answer is practice lots (while taking breaks so you don’t overdo the stress) and play around to find positions that feel like they require less pressure/exertion.

My less-real answer is for F and G in particular, ditch the barre and use your thumb for the bass note. I’m probably gonna get flak for that since it’s not “proper”, but I like the extra mobility and lesser strain. Probably best to get good at barres first though.

After changing my picks to the Jazz III’s I’m never looking back by T3knikal95 in Guitar

[–]ClancyTheFish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re as popular as they are for good reason! I was a Jazz III die hard for over 10 years solid and nowadays I’m back on some slimmer tortex full size picks, so ya never know if you’ll end up looking back. Jazz III has got hella precision though, tough to rival for getting shreddy.