Wall of Mouths

I really don’t like the look of fender guitars (with the remotly possible excepton of the jazzmaster). I don’t like my brother’s Squier to play. I don’t like the ‘classic rock’ sound you get from Fenders (I geuss you could put a couple of humbuckers in there, though). Yeah, its gotta be Gibson. All the way.

You’re probably right about live variations (maybe its even just Martin playing the open A) because neither I nor my freinds heard the open A before Scobophobia, but then, we weren’t really listening for it… Well, I geuss its good to have both anyway…

Also, I think the main riff is actualy this. A bit anal of me, I know, but at least its right

e——————————————————
B——————————————————
G——————————————————
D———5——-5——-5——————7——
A—7-7——77——7-7—77—0—-5-5—-5-
E——————————————————

I’ve been watching/ listening to Scobophobia. About the harmonics, Andy plays them on the 5th, Martain played them on the 12th fret.

OK, I got the start of the main riff by slowing it down with my guitarport, but I still can’t get the last 2 chord/note things.

e——6——8-
b——8——8-
g-0-0—0-0—
d—————-
a—————-
E—————- x3

Don’tknow the rest, but if someone out there does…

I noticed one other mistake in the tab. I think the second ‘Lonley, Lonely’ bit goes down to G then F sharp (no hash key on keyboard) instead of G then A. Also, I thought the harmonics were on the 12th fret rather than the 5th? Maybe I’m wrong- I’m not too good at harmonics.

I’ve never had any probem from the local Belfast music shops-in fact, they’ve all been really enjoyable to visit. Awww.

I use a Gibson Voodoo V (Yes, a GIBSON VOODOO V!- I love my guitar:)) through a Daelectro Black Paisley and then through a GuitarPort, into my Dad’s laptop, into my horribly bad PA head, to my mystery 20 year Carlsburg cabinet, with the torn speaker hanging out of the Cab and sounding fantasic! God bless you, Line 6. Now, I’ll need to buy a new speaker…

I was fiddling around with that opening riff- does this sound more right? I couldn’t hear the high-pitched 14th fret on the G-string on the CD, I think.

G|—99999|—9—9—9—9—9|-9—9—9—9—9|-9—9—9—9—9
D|—77777|—9—9—9—9—9|10-10-10-10-10|12-12-12-12-12
A|—00000|—0—0—0—0—0|-0—0—0—0—0|-0—0- 0—0- 0

Title: Need ‘Stories’ Tab!

Well, not need, but this song is doing my head in! I just can’t work out the main riff! And Scobophobia just made things worse- there’s like one short shot of Andy’s fingers- between chords I might add- and then its gone again. If you couldeven tell me what strings are used… I’d be ever so grateful. BTW, I already checked suicidepact.com, and it is definitly on the wrong tracks.

Just go and see what feels right at the shops, then buy that, or another model of that, or something that has been described as similar but better/cheaper depending. That said, check out Parker guitars, if you’ve got the money, because I don’t, and I want one! That said i’m very happy with my ‘GIBSON VOODOO SERIES FLYING V- LIMITED EDITION, NOT MADE ANY MORE’. Sorry, I like to broadcast that.

Get either a line 6 ‘POD’ or the ‘Guitar Port’. They can do all sorts- and give VERY weird effects when needed. Plus, they mae my PA head that I got at an auction with 4 cabs for 30 quid sound like Marshalls! Up yours, big spenders!

It’d probably be easier listing the songs we HAVEN’T covered. At least 1 track from every album, I think… at least once.

If you’re looking for pure simplicity, go for either God Kicks or Diane (just stum the chords along, Am F G etc. etc.). If you want to try some riffs, go for Screamager or Jam Jar Jail (easy solo too, if you’re up to it).

Hey, caught you guys supporting T?, and I’ll probably see you supporting The Misfits (fuckin’ yes!- Marky Ramone and Dez from Black Flag as well, COME ON!). You guys played a damn good set, and it was probably the loudest thing I’ve ever heard to boot!

By the way, did you guys record in Einstein studio in Antrim, because I think I heard Frankie mention you when my band were recording there…

I use the Big Stubby for bass. I have HORRIBLE control if I try to play with my fingers- pops every note (not good). For guitar… depends what I’m playing, but the grey dunlops are fairly standard, so that’s what I tend to stick to. Or gibson mediums, because they came with my guitar.

The guitarist in my band only ever uses the tiny little plectrums, like the type used for jazz lead, except he’s playing ‘So much for the 10 year plan’ etc. with them- he won’t use normal sized picks for anything.

Also, I never for caluses (damn my spelling!) on my fingers. Even after 6 years of playing guitar, acoustic, bass… even double bass, my fingers are still pretty soft, but I’m used to it, and it doesn’t hurt anymore.

Its realy weird, the bit after the 2-note hammer-on. Its pretty much just harmonics (Touch the strings really gently and slide up), but I can hear full notes being played at the same time. 2 guitar tracks?

I’m in a band, but we havn’t played any gigs yet. I think almost all the songs we practice with are Therapy? songs. Screamager (of course- but we start off in Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’, then when the solo is supposed to kick in, the Screamager drum intro does instead- works great, try it), Potato Junkie, Stop It You’re killing me, Knives, Misery, Dancin’ With Manson, Teethgrinder, Meat Abstract, Diane (punked up with power chords) and probably many more. Our bass player (who you may know as gwared on these very message boards) is getting a bit annoyed at playing T? all the time and not expanding horizons or writig anythig, so we’re gonna have to keep writing more.

By the way, we can’t thnk of a band name- I came up with Machination, but the guys think its too ‘clumsy’-what do you think?

I can get a perfect ‘Misery’ sound by using a Line 6 guitar port and… using the preset ‘Green Day- Basket Case’ distortion from the website. Really. Honest.