Just Got Guitar And Need Help

[Olestrek]

Well the guitar and amp arrived on Monday, it was delayed because the store had to order the guitar in.

It plays so much easier than my acoustic due to the smaller frets so I dont have to stretch my fingers so far

The guitar itself looks like its worth over $1500, the action was low, neck is perfect size.

My only problem is all these knobs on the guitar and the amp. I'm having a hard time trying to get a particular sound (well i've been playing acoustic for so long i was just used to a single sound).

I have a Marshall MG15DFX and on the guitar I have a volume knob (got this one all figured out ), the 3 way selector (sorted this one out too), and the coil-tap push pull knob (dont really know what this one does but it makes it sound really acoustic-ish when i pull it out).

Anyways, could anyone with a Marshall amp with DFX help me out here. I'm looking to get the sound of Enter Sandman (i had overdrive with a bit of gain but its hard to get the same distortion effect).

Also I want to get the sound of To Live Is To Die bit at the 5 min mark. I've got this one pretty close using bridge pickup with a bit of reverb.

And what is the closest effect just with the amp I can get to the Fade to Black solo without a wah pedal?

All suggestions and comments are welcome
Would be nice to get some settings for Gain, Bass, Contour, Treble and Marshall DFX. Also some tips for a newbie at electric guitar

[flickn]

for song playing......try www.mxtabs.net...dooesnt the amp come with a settings guide?

[Master_Hetfield]

Use your chorus knob for a nice clean tone with heavy bass and central mids. And gain on halfway>3/4 with similar bass/mid settings. These are similar to what i use on my 100dfx but it has a second heavier distortion option. The trick is to just spend an hour playing round just remembering which settings please your ear, which dont.

[Olestrek]

I have a feeling i'm going to have to get a wah pedal if i want to play fade to black solo properly. I've tried to get the fade to black sound using the effects on the amp but I can't.

I assume a wah pedal gives that really smooth extended sound like in the fade to black solo and Slash's guns and roses solos like sweet child of mine and november rain. Correct me if i'm wrong here.

And if i need a wah pedal or whatever can somebody recommend something?

[superman321]

yeah, for fade to black you do need a wah to play it properly, kirk's part that is. Probably your best bet is to get a Crybaby wah, those are fucking sweet. If you don't have the money for that then you could go for a slightly cheaper copy of it like the one made by Digitune. I actually have one of these and it sounds pretty fucking sweet. Also is one of the few cheaper wahs that have good solid metal cases. Anyway, good luck man and enjoy your new axe

[scottph]

Try spending a few bucks on an effects-pedal like http://www.safaricomputers.com/505/searchResults.asp this one.
Hey, I gave you a great site for some awesome settings too!

[Olestrek]

Thanks for that scottph, that page has just about every effect imaginable

Would I still need a wah pedal if I got that effects board? At the moment I am just desperate to play Fade To Black with the wah effect. I have learnt the intro solo but I can only play it clean and it just doesnt sound right without the wah

And just for another update: I'm loving my new guitar more and more each time I play it. Played from 8pm till 2am the overnight, and i'm loving it

[Sish]

Well... I'm back. (Olestrek)

I haven't been on this forum in ages and I tried coming back on recently but forgot my nickname

Anyways i've been pretty much just doodling around on the guitar for 2 years now and I really need lessons because I'm not getting anywhere. I tried to teach myself but that's not working out and I really need someone to show me how to play stuff properly. Only problem is that where I live there is only 1 guitar tutoring place nearby and their waiting list is so filled out that they no longer have one So it'll probably be another 3-6 months before I can actually get on the waiting list and another 3 months on top of that before I can get lessons. There's nothing in the local papers either so I'm pretty annoyed. I love playing guitar (even though I still suck at it) and pretty much play it every spare moment I have, so there's no lack of motivation.

I've only had about 6 months of lessons many many years ago on classical guitar which involved just finger picking and no strumming, so I still don't know strumming patterns properly and when to pick up or down. It's so sad I know.

If anyone wants to take a look at me playing the guitar and amp (slash's 1st solo in heaven's door) and me making a fool of myself then here it is:
http://home.iprimus.com.au/oles/stuff/g ... r-divx.avi
(I can hear so many mistakes in that it's not funny. Although that was done only a few hours after I learnt the solo so cut me a bit of slack, as I am a bit better at it now. Does anyone know of a good tutorial for how to do bends properly? Any other tips, apart from telling me I should give it up? )

By the way, the overdrive and distortion on that amp suck hardcore - it just goes into a muddy and hissy mess so I can't play any metalllica or anything else with distortion for that matter . The clean channel is pretty good, but I would prefer it if you could use multiple effects at the same time. I'd say it's ok for a 15W solid state practice amp though. Maybe with an effects board it could be better and it definitely needs a better equaliser.

[Fadingtoblack]

Welcome back

Your vid is not that bad, sure you can work on a few of those bends but hey, you can only get better

Btw, Pm a Mod or Admin and they can probably get you your name back, or into your old account again.

[Sish]

Btw, Pm a Mod or Admin and they can probably get you your name back, or into your old account again.

Nah, I'm happy with my new nick