matonanjin
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@UncleHammy, you're describing Omaha as well. Both yesterday and today we had the sleet on top of ice. Everything around here, schools, etc., is shut down.
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"NUSHGD" = New Used Semi-Hollow Guitar Day! That's an new one! Welcome to the Guitar Gathering Semi-Hollow/Hollow Body Guitar Users Club (GGSHHBGUC)! @NeilES335 is President.
Congratulations, Six! Really pretty guitar. Enjoy it.
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I know exactly where Crystal Lake is. It's a really nice area. We lived in Napervile for a couple years and my son lives in Lyons now. We get back there routinely to see grandkids. One of these next times I'm there we'll get together and jam!?!?
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Interesting read, Plantsman, thank you. I never was a huge Bowie fan but one can not deny his influence.
What part of Chicago are you in?
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1 hour ago, John Wells said:
Haven't named any of my guitars, but there are times I call them by one or other of several epithets. Lotsa luck.
Haven't we all, John?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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Interesting stuff, @CapM. Thanks for posting.
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@Eracer_Team-DougH, starting Pretty Woman! Possibly tonight!
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3 hours ago, fray said:
Yeah, embarrassing to say their names though.
Then we have to hear at least one of their names!!
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Lots more chords I need to learn, Barb.
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Everytime I get away from chords or strumming for a bit and then come back I am reminded how much work I need on them. I've been working blues scale intensely so probably perfect timing.
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Doug, congratulations on a really nice looking new guitar. Enjoy!
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I don't name my guitars which is curious because we name our cars. Mine is "Sudio".
Interestingly, after getting my last guitar my wife asked, "What are you going to name her?". As if I had been naming guitars all along. I just report it. I don't explain it.
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What a stunningly gorgeous guitar, Neil! I have absolutely no doubt it is going to be the tone machine you described. Enjoy it a long time.
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Two children on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation are going to have the opportunity to learn guitar.
Let me digress for a moment. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is Shannon County, South Dakota. According to US statistics it is the poorest county in the United State. Just a couple statistics: per capita income is $9,286. 1 in 4 children, yes 1 in 4! , is born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Each year a musician friend of mine, Larry Dunn, puts on a benefit concert, The Toy Drive for Pine Ridge, to get toys donated for Christmas for the kids on the Pine Ridge Reservation. If you want more to read about Larry and his efforts you can do so here. Every year I go with Larry to deliver the toys and what a heart warming experience it is.
I'm not sure how the conversation came about. But @PatIam and I were discussing about some of these kids having access to a guitar and learning to play. Actually, what we were discussing is how unlikely it is for that to happen. We all know about Pat's repairing guitars. Immediately Pat said, "Why don't you let me send some guitars along?" And just a few days later guitars showed up up for me to do just that!
Here are two children, that if not for Pat, would never have the opportunity to learn. I took for each of these a Hal Leonard "Method Book 1" and TrueFire has a "Learn Guitar 1. First Steps for Beginners". I need to check to see how they are doing!
Pat, both these kids said to tell you "Pilamaya"! (Thank you in the Lakota language>)
Aroja Thunder Bull:
Jace Fire Thunder:
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43 minutes ago, Six String said:
I anxiously await Greg's response but in the interim, I'm putting forth the thesis that the only thing worse than storing a guitar in the case, is storing it outside of the case.
Seriously, being in the case will delay environmental changes but sooner of later whatever is going on outside the case in terms of temp and humidity will happen inside the case. So long as as the external environment is kept in a decent range the guitar should be just as good in the case as out and the risk of impact damage is vastly reduced.
Six, your thesis is probably a very intelligent way to look at this. A case is not airtight so the humidity and temperature are going to equilibrate. So the only difference is the protection the case is providing from that impact damage. I have heard of guys on some of these forums that always keep all guitars in cases. The obvious disadvantage is one doesn't have a guitar immediately available to grab for that quick few minutes of practice.
You know how when you get that new car and you announce to the family, "There will be no eating in here!". How long does that last?
I just got the new PRS Hollowbody. Since it has been home it has gone in the case after every practice. I wonder how long that is going to last!
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On 1/16/2018 at 10:32 PM, matonanjin said:
We don't have Showtime either. But we have Hulu with the Showtime add on. I'm hoping I can see it there.
I could watch it on Hulu and watched it last night. I almost forgot about it but fortunately @Dan Brown sent me a text just before it was set to air and reminded me!
It was excellent, at least in my opinion. It will be interesting to see others' opinion. The whole Pattie Boyd episode of his life went a little too long in my opinion. I fully realize she is pivotal to the Layla project and the album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs". It just went a little too soap opera and could have been shortened. A minor quibble.
It should be required viewing for any Clapton fan or for any blues fan actually. An interesting reminder how the blues were brought back to the US by EC and the rest of the "British Invasion".
I don't know that I learned anything about Clapton that I didn't already know as a result of reading his autobiography. But it was an entertaining 2 hours and I highly recommend it.
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On 2/2/2018 at 8:16 PM, Brad Baugh said:
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Now if you are close to my age you will find this book will bring back a flood of memories. At one time in my life I was the youngest professional horse show judge in my state and lot of the actors and musicians in the book would show up to a fair or powwow I was working and we would get a chance to talk horses and music. For the most part they were a great bunch of individuals working at their chosen profession. Thanks Doug for some super memories.
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Brad,
I've been meaning to respond to this and keep getting distracted. Sorry for the delay.
What kind of horse shows and what state? I am a National Reining Horse Association approved judge and an American Quarter Horse Association approved judge.
And, again, what state or where are you from that you attended Powwows? I'm about an hour from Winnebago and Macy, NE. They have two huge ones every year that we often hit. Of course, we have quite a few smaller ones here in Omaha area. And my mother is from South Dakota, the Rosebud area ( a town called St. Francis) and that is Powwow country! I used to spend a lot of time there, summers, when I was young.
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Pretty hard to believe. Sweetwater has them for that $99 and free shipping. I didn't like some of the solid colors (I know some people will) but I like the Cherry Sunburst. How can you go wrong at that price.
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And I would like to know the answer as well. Sylvain, good to see you posting. I had heard just the opposite. If you're not going to play a guitar for an extended period of time it is a good idea to store it in its case. But that was from some self-proclaimed expert in a forum (not here) so we can guess the value of that response. We need to hear from the expert, Mr. Voros.
One thing is for certain. That is one gorgeous Les Paul, Sylvain.
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20 hours ago, Greg Voros said:
Hey hey Brian!
I'm a big fan of inexpensive room humidifiers; $20 or so dollars should do it. I place all my own instruments and the ones that I work on in one room along with a hygrometer. This way it's really easy to monitor your humidity and not have issues with the dry heat during the cold months.
Greg, if I could get you to expand on this. What is the "ideal" humidity to keep one's music room at? And failing keeping it at that ideal, which I'm sure I'll fail, what is an acceptable range that one can live with?
Thanks,
Ron Petersen
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2 hours ago, Eracer_Team-DougH said:
I put my pin on a Tim Horton's coffee shop not too far away from my house.
You get a rough idea where I am without being specific
But do they have good food?
I did something similar. I just moved the pin a few miles from my house.
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Apparently our Jack Pearson was honored by the Tennessee State Capital. I say "our" because he has been on our Live Lessons and at the Guitar Gathering. I met Jack last year on the Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Cruise and what a nice, humble man. I got to speak with him for about 15 minutes after one of his workshops.
There is a also video of his playing "Tennessee Waltz" at the Tennessee Senate and I'll see if I can find it and post it as well. I got this from Facebook.
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Steve, Is there any talk (or thoughts) about Corey Congilio coming back this year?
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Rhythm Rules: 8 Ways to Navigate a 12-Bar Blues
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Those of us working session 13, "Playing the Blues", or anyone interested in Blues Rhythm or comping might find this article in this month's Premier Guitar interesting. It is titled "Rhythm Rules: 8 Ways to Navigate a 12-Bar Blues".
No hot soloing licks here. "In this lesson, we’ll look at eight different 12-bar rhythm styles that you can expand on or alter to fit nearly any situation. "