Ska Guitar

barkenphish · Post by **barkenphish** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:57 pm

Hey I was wondering what kind of pedals or what you need to do to get that skanky sound when playing ska guitar? Thanks

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:48 pm

wha pedal? distortion?

czech · Post by **czech** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:34 pm

that skanky sound is just clean guitar with some simple mutes and a lot of upstrokes.

i think danelectro makes a pedal that can make it sound a little more fukll when played clean (not a good description, i know)

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:46 pm

yeah its mostly upstrokes and palm muting.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:03 pm

why would you want to is the question hahaha

Machtimus · Post by **Machtimus** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:22 pm

praisedave wrote:why would you want to is the question hahaha

I hope you die at a Hootie and the Blowfish concert for that one.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:58 pm

Machtimus wrote:
praisedave wrote:why would you want to is the question hahaha
I hope you die at a Hootie and the Blowfish concert for that one.

aw i got much love for hootie, i just never found the guitar to be my favorite part of ska.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:53 am

praisedave wrote:
Machtimus wrote:
praisedave wrote:why would you want to is the question hahaha
I hope you die at a Hootie and the Blowfish concert for that one.
aw i got much love for hootie, i just never found the guitar to be my favorite part of ska.

i have no love for hootie or love for ska

czech · Post by **czech** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:44 am

praisedave wrote:
Machtimus wrote:
praisedave wrote:why would you want to is the question hahaha
I hope you die at a Hootie and the Blowfish concert for that one.
aw i got much love for hootie, i just never found the guitar to be my favorite part of ska.

IMO ska music is pretty hard to write (a catchy riff) and not that easy to play and sing at the same time.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:17 pm

czech wrote:
praisedave wrote:
Machtimus wrote:
praisedave wrote:why would you want to is the question hahaha
I hope you die at a Hootie and the Blowfish concert for that one.
aw i got much love for hootie, i just never found the guitar to be my favorite part of ska.
IMO ska music is pretty hard to write (a catchy riff) and not that easy to play and sing at the same time.

how? its damn barre chords and the same strumming pattern?

czech · Post by **czech** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 3:40 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:
czech wrote:
praisedave wrote:
Machtimus wrote:
praisedave wrote:why would you want to is the question hahaha
I hope you die at a Hootie and the Blowfish concert for that one.
aw i got much love for hootie, i just never found the guitar to be my favorite part of ska.
IMO ska music is pretty hard to write (a catchy riff) and not that easy to play and sing at the same time.
how? its damn barre chords and the same strumming pattern?

negastory good buddy. you obviously don't listen to a lot of ska. Maybe classic ska like madness was liek that, but a lot of really good catchy new ska has a mix of some barre chords, but a lot of strange fingerings on the bottom 3 strings, and nowhere near the same strum pattern, I don't see how you can say that unless you are just talking out of your ass.

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:05 pm

i love ska.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:28 am

czech wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:
czech wrote:
praisedave wrote:
Machtimus wrote:
praisedave wrote:why would you want to is the question hahaha
I hope you die at a Hootie and the Blowfish concert for that one.
aw i got much love for hootie, i just never found the guitar to be my favorite part of ska.
IMO ska music is pretty hard to write (a catchy riff) and not that easy to play and sing at the same time.
how? its damn barre chords and the same strumming pattern?
negastory good buddy. you obviously don't listen to a lot of ska. Maybe classic ska like madness was liek that, but a lot of really good catchy new ska has a mix of some barre chords, but a lot of strange fingerings on the bottom 3 strings, and nowhere near the same strum pattern, I don't see how you can say that unless you are just talking out of your ass.

all i know from ska is from my good friend whose in a ska band, and hes admitted its mostly upstrokes... now given i avent dont my research so im goin on him, but just off what ive heard i beleive him... not that i disagree with you, cause i really dont know what its all about....