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- The Returner
- Posts: 2437
- Joined: Wed Aug 13, 2003 8:34 pm
- Location: Turny For GM '12
if it makes you feel any better, I'm not aloud to use the Fender HOTROD Deluxe, instead my amp is a Fender Champ 30 DSP and a 5w Epiphone mini amp that has such a ridiculously crunchy overdrive I use it at the bandstand in the park so I don't have to pay hydro tax when I perform (9v batteries win) :/
- The Returner
- Posts: 2437
- Joined: Wed Aug 13, 2003 8:34 pm
- Location: Turny For GM '12
This is true to an extent, if say you have a practice amp and an Epiphone SG, and a concert level amp with a Gibson SG Signature Series, and you can play well, you will notice many things about the sound produced by the cheaper electronics, unless of course your fuzzman, the king of feedback and unillegable noise.Kundra wrote:It doesnt matter a what guitar you have, it only matters how you execute the playing skills. Mine is greenish yellow atm.
If it don't sound good with the amp off, then it don't sound good at all.
A guitar with cheaper electronics will not sound as clean as one with more expensive electronics. I also noticed a distinct differance between the fender neck and the burswood neck, first in tone and secondly the burswood neck is much less speedier then the fender neck.
If you can play well, then it doesen't matter what guitar you have, so long as it sounds clean enough. But if your going to actually perform or get together veteran musicians, you probably don't want to say "yeah, my guitar is yellowish and I got it at a pawn shop for a twenty"
- Mark Strongarm
- Posts: 276
- Joined: Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:09 pm
Seeing a big talk about guitars I couldn't resist to give my two cents. I love guitar!
Well crafted guitars also have great action (ie: the strings are as close to the fretboard without bussing) making them easier to play. They are also often so well built that they go out of tune less easily (if you get something really top end). All nuances though, and a great musician would be able to play much better on a piece of crap than an average musician on a deluxe fender strat (which I have, woot )
ps. a 72 tele, SWEET
pps.
Groot Knorchen wrote:
Jimi Hendrix?
Well crafted guitars also have great action (ie: the strings are as close to the fretboard without bussing) making them easier to play. They are also often so well built that they go out of tune less easily (if you get something really top end). All nuances though, and a great musician would be able to play much better on a piece of crap than an average musician on a deluxe fender strat (which I have, woot )
ps. a 72 tele, SWEET
pps.
Groot Knorchen wrote:
Why does nearly every guitarist I met by now use a strat? Why?!
Jimi Hendrix?
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Nah, rather because it's the most popular guitar.Mark Strongarm wrote: Groot Knorchen wrote:Why does nearly every guitarist I met by now use a strat? Why?!
Jimi Hendrix?
On the trip of our school's big band, every guitar I've seen was a strat. And there were about 10 different guitarists.
That's more why I've got this "aah! not another strat!" feeling by now
- The Returner
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- Joined: Wed Aug 13, 2003 8:34 pm
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I don't disagree that playing ability is reflected in expensive guitars, I myself am nowhere near perfect. However, good equipment goes a long way in sounding well. Well branded strings, Good guitars, Good pickups and decent amplification and if applicable, effects pedals will craft sound better.Mark Strongarm wrote:Seeing a big talk about guitars I couldn't resist to give my two cents. I love guitar!
Well crafted guitars also have great action (ie: the strings are as close to the fretboard without bussing) making them easier to play. They are also often so well built that they go out of tune less easily (if you get something really top end). All nuances though, and a great musician would be able to play much better on a piece of crap than an average musician on a deluxe fender strat (which I have, woot )
After all, most electric guitars sound roughly the same unplugged, the electronics are where the sound comes from. But if you play like crap, you will still sound like crap.
I learned to play on some stratocaster copy, a yamaha or something I think. Once I became decent and also inherited my Stratocaster custom and '72 Tele custom, I noticed an immediate change in sound and how much easier it was to play cleanly.
I know, right?ps. a 72 tele, SWEET
Don't forget, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Dick Dale, John Frusciante,Rory Gallagher,Buddy Holly,Lennon, Malmsteen,Townshend, Vaughan, Valens, Shepard,Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith!pps.
Groot Knorchen wrote:Why does nearly every guitarist I met by now use a strat? Why?!
Jimi Hendrix?
- dellakim thornbrae
- Posts: 66
- Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:24 pm
PO: Dellakim Thornbrae
Real Name: Kim
Age: 25
Occupation: Dog Trainer and also doing a study from home course on canine psychology
Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Interests and hobbies: Canoeing, fishing, reading.
Fave music: Happy hardcore
Weird facts about me: I have a food phobia, and am terrified of tomatoes (even the graphic in game creeps me out lol)
Real Name: Kim
Age: 25
Occupation: Dog Trainer and also doing a study from home course on canine psychology
Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Interests and hobbies: Canoeing, fishing, reading.
Fave music: Happy hardcore
Weird facts about me: I have a food phobia, and am terrified of tomatoes (even the graphic in game creeps me out lol)
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Ha! I knew what she looks like before all of you. >=Ddellakim thornbrae wrote:PO: Dellakim Thornbrae
Real Name: Kim
Age: 25
Occupation: Dog Trainer and also doing a study from home course on canine psychology
Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Interests and hobbies: Canoeing, fishing, reading.
Fave music: Happy hardcore
Weird facts about me: I have a food phobia, and am terrified of tomatoes (even the graphic in game creeps me out lol)
- Skaalib Drurr
- Posts: 1007
- Joined: Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:30 pm
- Location: A place which I call home......
PO: Skaalib, Tink, Gend
Real name: John
DOB: 18/02/1991
POB: UK
Location: UK
Ocupation: Student
Interests&hobbys: Sport, play lots of rugby and a bit of footy.I'm going to have to count xbox 360 gaming in this category also. Fable 2 in two weeks!!!
Favorite movies: Shaun of the Dead, Lord of the Rings, Matrix
Favorite music: I like my pop music, Kylie Minogue, Girls Aloud etc.
Picture, hmm maybe when I finally truly believe this whole thing isn't some elaborate grooming ring.
Real name: John
DOB: 18/02/1991
POB: UK
Location: UK
Ocupation: Student
Interests&hobbys: Sport, play lots of rugby and a bit of footy.I'm going to have to count xbox 360 gaming in this category also. Fable 2 in two weeks!!!
Favorite movies: Shaun of the Dead, Lord of the Rings, Matrix
Favorite music: I like my pop music, Kylie Minogue, Girls Aloud etc.
Picture, hmm maybe when I finally truly believe this whole thing isn't some elaborate grooming ring.
PO: Barisil Eventa
Real name: ...John. Or, for originality's sake, Johnny.
DOB: May, 17, 1993
POB: United States (California)
Location: United States (Nevada)
Ocupation: Student
Interests&hobbys: Listening to music, singing, and I dabble in drums, bass, and guitar. I'm always taking my band member's instruments from 'em. Oh. Right. Jamming with my band (metal, not black, or death, just metal) would have to be a hobby... er, reading, writing (mostly horror).
Favorite movies: The Shining (Stephen King's), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleetstreet, Edward Scissorhands, Saw 1, 2, and 3 (not 4), and V for Vendetta.
Favorite music: Straight rock, such as the classics (the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton), Pink Floyd, Metallica, and System of a Down. Other than that, I haven't really found anymore music that can keep me occupied, other than various metal and classical tunes on the radio.
I need a camera. I noticed that sending pictures with my phone costs an obscene amount of money.
Real name: ...John. Or, for originality's sake, Johnny.
DOB: May, 17, 1993
POB: United States (California)
Location: United States (Nevada)
Ocupation: Student
Interests&hobbys: Listening to music, singing, and I dabble in drums, bass, and guitar. I'm always taking my band member's instruments from 'em. Oh. Right. Jamming with my band (metal, not black, or death, just metal) would have to be a hobby... er, reading, writing (mostly horror).
Favorite movies: The Shining (Stephen King's), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleetstreet, Edward Scissorhands, Saw 1, 2, and 3 (not 4), and V for Vendetta.
Favorite music: Straight rock, such as the classics (the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton), Pink Floyd, Metallica, and System of a Down. Other than that, I haven't really found anymore music that can keep me occupied, other than various metal and classical tunes on the radio.
I need a camera. I noticed that sending pictures with my phone costs an obscene amount of money.
- Olaf Tingvatn
- Posts: 935
- Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:23 am
- Location: Norway, Lyngdal, Scandinavia
Since i dont know how to upload a pic...
Real Name: Mads Roar løland
Characters: Olaf Tingvatn(death by alcohol and sibannac)
Ram Grimskalle(death by deleting)
Mishjka(death by deleting)
Jasun Nightowl(death by deleting)
Nebrock Brockun(death by deleting)
Turga (death by all caps rage deletion)
Trevor Hawkings (alive)
from: Norway, Lyngdal
Age: 28 and 9 months
short brown hair(with some grey hairs?!O_o)
blue eyes
listens too: Metallica, Finntroll, Disturbed and some other bands i cant
remember now, if its fast and angry its music worth listening to:)
Hobbies: taking pictures, writing books(havent been writing in aaageeeesss...), Playing D&D with my friends, in general being a neeeeeeerd!
Fav movies: Braveheart, The die hard movies, the lethal weapon movies, I robot, the pirates of the Caribbean movies and game to XBOX
Fav series: Black books, Faulty Towers, Invader Zim, Family Guy, The simpsons.
hmmm....put up enough info have i?
Real Name: Mads Roar løland
Characters: Olaf Tingvatn(death by alcohol and sibannac)
Ram Grimskalle(death by deleting)
Mishjka(death by deleting)
Jasun Nightowl(death by deleting)
Nebrock Brockun(death by deleting)
Turga (death by all caps rage deletion)
Trevor Hawkings (alive)
from: Norway, Lyngdal
Age: 28 and 9 months
short brown hair(with some grey hairs?!O_o)
blue eyes
listens too: Metallica, Finntroll, Disturbed and some other bands i cant
remember now, if its fast and angry its music worth listening to:)
Hobbies: taking pictures, writing books(havent been writing in aaageeeesss...), Playing D&D with my friends, in general being a neeeeeeerd!
Fav movies: Braveheart, The die hard movies, the lethal weapon movies, I robot, the pirates of the Caribbean movies and game to XBOX
Fav series: Black books, Faulty Towers, Invader Zim, Family Guy, The simpsons.
hmmm....put up enough info have i?
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http://illarion.org/community/forums/vi ... hp?t=28099 This may help.
Name: Dino
PO: Fredren Greathill - a halfling farmer/cook
Date of birth: 18.01.1993
Birth place: a hospital
Place of residency: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bihać
Favorite Music: All kinds of metal from heavy to death
Favorite Movies: Twilight, Mad Max all parts
Favorite Games: Illarion, Fallout 1,2 didnt like third part too much
Occupation: Student
Interests: Gaming, getting drunk, trying to learn German
Here's a picture of me and my friends
I'm the one to the right
PO: Fredren Greathill - a halfling farmer/cook
Date of birth: 18.01.1993
Birth place: a hospital
Place of residency: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bihać
Favorite Music: All kinds of metal from heavy to death
Favorite Movies: Twilight, Mad Max all parts
Favorite Games: Illarion, Fallout 1,2 didnt like third part too much
Occupation: Student
Interests: Gaming, getting drunk, trying to learn German
Here's a picture of me and my friends
I'm the one to the right
PO: Cleril
Real name: Matthew
Date of birth: 03/23/1993
Favourite movie:Wall-E.....I don't usually care for movies
Interests&hobbies: Video games, writing poetry/songs (Not that I sing them, Cleril's job), Dance, and laughing
Ocupation: Student with a few AP courses
Favorite music: Really everything except country.....
Favorite Band: If I had to pick one....NIN (Nine Inch Nails)
Favorite Games: Frequency, Harvest Moon, Fallout 3, always more to come
Real name: Matthew
Date of birth: 03/23/1993
Favourite movie:Wall-E.....I don't usually care for movies
Interests&hobbies: Video games, writing poetry/songs (Not that I sing them, Cleril's job), Dance, and laughing
Ocupation: Student with a few AP courses
Favorite music: Really everything except country.....
Favorite Band: If I had to pick one....NIN (Nine Inch Nails)
Favorite Games: Frequency, Harvest Moon, Fallout 3, always more to come
Is your friend George Fisher?Dangron wrote:Name: Dino
PO: Fredren Greathill - a halfling farmer/cook
Date of birth: 18.01.1993
Birth place: a hospital
Place of residency: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bihać
Favorite Music: All kinds of metal from heavy to death
Favorite Movies: Twilight, Mad Max all parts
Favorite Games: Illarion, Fallout 1,2 didnt like third part too much
Occupation: Student
Interests: Gaming, getting drunk, trying to learn German
Here's a picture of me and my friends
I'm the one to the right
PO: Antionette Dubois (Anne), Eraisuithiel Celebrindal (Era), and Carissa Underbough
Real name: Sarah
DOB: 12/14/1984
Born/still living in: Cornfields of Illinois
Pics are a couple of years old, but I'm still basically the same. Longer hair and new glasses are about the only difference.
Real name: Sarah
DOB: 12/14/1984
Born/still living in: Cornfields of Illinois
Pics are a couple of years old, but I'm still basically the same. Longer hair and new glasses are about the only difference.
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- Taron (der Schreiner)
- Posts: 49
- Joined: Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:24 am
Player of: Taron, Pepe Zwirnfaden, Joasch Behuel and others
Name: Rolf
Birth: 1987
Place of birth: Magdeburg, Germany
Current place of living: Berlin, Germany
Occupation: Construction mechanic
Name: Rolf
Birth: 1987
Place of birth: Magdeburg, Germany
Current place of living: Berlin, Germany
Occupation: Construction mechanic
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Name: Frank
PO: Karal
Date of birth: 01.07.1960
Birth place: Hamburg
Place of residency: Hamburg
Favorite Music: Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Rammstein, Rory Gallagher, Dubliners, Hermann Van Veen, and and and.....
Favorite Movies: LotR, A Clockwork Orange ,Nemo, Madagaska,.......
Favorite Games: Illarion, DSA
Occupation: carpenter
Interests: Larp, Family, travel, diving
Karal at Larp This Year
Me at Reenactment last Year
PO: Karal
Date of birth: 01.07.1960
Birth place: Hamburg
Place of residency: Hamburg
Favorite Music: Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Rammstein, Rory Gallagher, Dubliners, Hermann Van Veen, and and and.....
Favorite Movies: LotR, A Clockwork Orange ,Nemo, Madagaska,.......
Favorite Games: Illarion, DSA
Occupation: carpenter
Interests: Larp, Family, travel, diving
Karal at Larp This Year
Me at Reenactment last Year
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- Posts: 727
- Joined: Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:43 am
- Location: !! Don't send PMs/doves to this account. Send them to Karl !!
I'm fairly new to this game even though I joined in 08, but since then I've made new characters, the others (if I can remember) were DELETED ...
PO: Daen Farren - my fellow man for now (Lucas Murphy - still not played with him, but he will soon be in action and soon to come, Sophia Thorn)
Real Name: Michael Durkiewicz
DOB: 1990
Hometown: Manchester, UK
Hobbies: playing RPGs (that have a meaning and are worth playing e.g. Illarion being No.1) and war games (whole CoD series apart from 3, DoDS and Wolfenstein ET), PLAYING MY GUITAR (well also the piano, bass and drums occasionally too, but it's all about the guitar) and most things relating to music and creative writing (that's why I love fantasy stuff and RP)
Musical Interests: Has to be pretty much most metal categories ranging from bands such as 'talliwaka and the irons (Metallica and Iron Maiden) to Children of Bodom, Diablo, Angra etc etc etc. I also love (because of guitar) the music of Paul Gilbert, Kikou Loureiro, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Gustavo Guerra, Michael Romeo, Joe Satriani and I could go on forever with those.
Now for some pictures I guess:
That's a fairly poor one, but it's recent...
Don't ask, but that one is recent too...
Me and my beautiful girlfriend!
and last but not least an old picture of when I got my old-ish Ibanez Iceman ICX220DX discontinued model, however it's been cleaned and perfectly fitted for me since then and it's got a Seymour Duncan TB-10 Full Shred (bridge) and Dimarzio PAF Pro (neck)
Unfortunately that's the only guitar picture I have, which is lame... I'll get some more some other time
PO: Daen Farren - my fellow man for now (Lucas Murphy - still not played with him, but he will soon be in action and soon to come, Sophia Thorn)
Real Name: Michael Durkiewicz
DOB: 1990
Hometown: Manchester, UK
Hobbies: playing RPGs (that have a meaning and are worth playing e.g. Illarion being No.1) and war games (whole CoD series apart from 3, DoDS and Wolfenstein ET), PLAYING MY GUITAR (well also the piano, bass and drums occasionally too, but it's all about the guitar) and most things relating to music and creative writing (that's why I love fantasy stuff and RP)
Musical Interests: Has to be pretty much most metal categories ranging from bands such as 'talliwaka and the irons (Metallica and Iron Maiden) to Children of Bodom, Diablo, Angra etc etc etc. I also love (because of guitar) the music of Paul Gilbert, Kikou Loureiro, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Gustavo Guerra, Michael Romeo, Joe Satriani and I could go on forever with those.
Now for some pictures I guess:
That's a fairly poor one, but it's recent...
Don't ask, but that one is recent too...
Me and my beautiful girlfriend!
and last but not least an old picture of when I got my old-ish Ibanez Iceman ICX220DX discontinued model, however it's been cleaned and perfectly fitted for me since then and it's got a Seymour Duncan TB-10 Full Shred (bridge) and Dimarzio PAF Pro (neck)
Unfortunately that's the only guitar picture I have, which is lame... I'll get some more some other time
PO:"The stranger" - name classified.
Real Name: Toby Maguire
DOB: 1900
Hometown: Cuba
Hobbies: Staring at the stars - wonders of mars. I harrow this solution only for you, this chance to take and stuck with glue. It is nice. Well what can I say, sanctuary. Gargling passion fruit.
Musical Interests: Cave man fever - a.k.a Rocks and bones. Anything with pliers in it.
Me:
Typical day in the life of Kundra...
my house - crafted with my own two grasshopper sailing features, they know no bounds. Only travesty and turtle shank feelings of tubular crafter ripping sensations.
Will update
Real Name: Toby Maguire
DOB: 1900
Hometown: Cuba
Hobbies: Staring at the stars - wonders of mars. I harrow this solution only for you, this chance to take and stuck with glue. It is nice. Well what can I say, sanctuary. Gargling passion fruit.
Musical Interests: Cave man fever - a.k.a Rocks and bones. Anything with pliers in it.
Me:
Typical day in the life of Kundra...
my house - crafted with my own two grasshopper sailing features, they know no bounds. Only travesty and turtle shank feelings of tubular crafter ripping sensations.
Will update
- Juliana D'cheyne
- Posts: 1643
- Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:14 am
- Contact:
PO: Skai Holden
Real Name : Brock Harris
DOB: 08/24/1991
Currently Living: United States ((Indiana))
Job: Student, soon a first job.
Real Name : Brock Harris
DOB: 08/24/1991
Currently Living: United States ((Indiana))
Job: Student, soon a first job.
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Age: 26, male,
Music: Punk Rock, Hip Hop, Metal.
Place of birth: Rodewisch
Name: Michel Trinkies
Hobbys: Snowboarden, Skateboarden, Feiern, Lesen, Musik.
(Mischpult available), Gaffiti
Games:
Illarion,
Perfect World (Guild: Holygans, lvl 7,
Persus involved, lvl 80 Guildleader^^),
Runes of Magic (lvl 22),
Diablo 2 (lvl 63),
The suffering (a lot f violent shooters, dont be scared )
Two Moons,
4 Stoy,
Heroes of Might n Magic,
Call of Duty 4.
me n my wife.
my best friend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY2SMZIhLWo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F70OqbivLXA
Music: Punk Rock, Hip Hop, Metal.
Place of birth: Rodewisch
Name: Michel Trinkies
Hobbys: Snowboarden, Skateboarden, Feiern, Lesen, Musik.
(Mischpult available), Gaffiti
Games:
Illarion,
Perfect World (Guild: Holygans, lvl 7,
Persus involved, lvl 80 Guildleader^^),
Runes of Magic (lvl 22),
Diablo 2 (lvl 63),
The suffering (a lot f violent shooters, dont be scared )
Two Moons,
4 Stoy,
Heroes of Might n Magic,
Call of Duty 4.
me n my wife.
my best friend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY2SMZIhLWo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F70OqbivLXA
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- Lexis Katarino
- Posts: 576
- Joined: Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:56 am