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    Guitar Quotes

    in Guitar Open Talk

    Posted

    1 hour ago, UncleHammy said:

    "If I make a mistake playing guitar, nobody dies." - Will McFarland at the 2015 Guitar Gathering.

    UncleHammy, a great quote and Will McFarland did say this.   As I understand his entire quote was, "I'm not a neurosurgeon.  If I make a mistake playing guitar, nobody dies."

    What bothers me (or did) is this came just before my 2nd neurosurgery:o:(

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    Barre Chord Workbook

    in Guitar Playing & Technique

    Posted

    rkl312, thanks for posting this.  I'm sure some wiil find it helpful.  I started this book when I was " Still slaving away with this skill!".  I spent a lot of time in sessions 7&8.  In hindsight, maybe I could have spent a little less time had I supplemented my studies by using this more.  I wish that I would have worked some of the songs.  I think the only one I did was "All Along the Watchtower".

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    Favorite Guitar Picks

    in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Cindy said:

    My question here is directed at anyone...for example, is a 50 in one pick the same thickness and material as a 50 in a different style, and are the only differences between them the shape? Or am I missing the product info for each style somehow? o.O

    Cindy, the 50 in Bluechip terminology is probably consistent between styles of Bluechip picks.  If you go to their webpage for their 55 picks that number represents 55/100 inch. 

    Unfortunately, it is inconsistent with most other manufacturers.  I thought, like Plantsman that it represented something in metric.  Most pick makers describe their picks in mm thickness.  I think most do anyway.  V Picks does.  Most of the posts above are describing picks in mm.

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    NGD - PRS Hollowbody I

    in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals

    Posted

    9 hours ago, NeilES335 said:

    Congratulation Ron? Beautiful indigo blue.. You obviously like hollow and semi hollow guitars as I do..

    Thanks, Neil.  The finish is officially "Whale Blue".  And, yeah, I'm really getting to like the hollow/semi-hollow tone.  It was all driven by weight but I am getting to like the tone.  Which is weird because I'm a Clapton/SRV/Santana guy.

    2 hours ago, UncleHammy said:

    Really nice Ron.  How does the weight compare to the Gibson 335 or 339's?

    Unc, even lighter.  I don't know the weight of a 335.  I'm sure I could find specs but if anything I think my 325, which is a hollowbody, would be lighter than a semi-hollowbody 335.  This is significantly lighter than my 325.  And I have a Epi Casino Coupe which is the comparable model to a 339.  This is even lighter, slightly, than it.

    NGD - PRS Hollowbody I

    in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals

    Posted

    9 hours ago, Dan Brown said:

    Ron,

    Awesome guitar, good luck with it !!!  Sounds like Barbara is becoming an enabler, just like Diane !! :D

     

    Dan Brown 

    Dan,

    Barb may becoming an enabler.   But she only goes along.  She doesn't encourage me like Diane does you!!!!  ;)  I tell you about guitars, like the Gary Clarke, Jr. Casino, and you tell me, "Don't tell Diane.  She'll make me buy it!"

    NGD - PRS Hollowbody I

    in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals

    Posted

    I have been looking for something really light for some time.  After talking to a couple of the PRS owners on here, and talking with a few on other forums, I had decided that a PRS Hollowbody I or II was the guitar.  I was already a huge believer in PRS guitars.   I had looked at a couple on Reverb, at Chicago Music Exchange and elsewhere and made a couple offers but never ending up owning one.

    Last week my wife and I were in a local guitar shop and this one was hanging on the wall.  Way up high where the nice ones are!  The owner had to get it down!  He handed it to me and my wife immediately said, "That is really pretty!"   I played it and fell in love both with the way it played and the tone.  My wife actually told me to make on offer on it but I didn't. I don't know why!  I told her wanted to think on it.   It has driven me crazy all week and I went back and brought it home tonight!

    It is feather light and has this gorgeous hollowbody tone.  It has McCarty Humbucker Pickups. There is just no doubt at this point that this is going to be my "go to" guitar. 

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    Yay! Progress!! :)

    in Major Scale Mastery Levels 1 & 2 Fretboard Workouts

    Posted

    Way to go, Barb.  I haven't started Scale Mastery but, like Randy, have them all.  I started the Speed and Agility and, like you, got to the intermediate level.  I can't remember what speed.  80? 84?  Then, like you, got sidetracked.  I keep saying I'm going to get back to it and need to.  It was definitely helping the speed of my playing.  Got to get bacck to it!

    Good for you getting back to it.

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    Pickup Height

    in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, bwillard said:

    I adjust the pickup height in all of my guitars when I purchase them.  I also adjust the individual pole pieces to match the radius of the fret board.  I know you can't adjust pole pieces on the mini humbuckers but you can adjust them to factory specs at the high and low E strings.

    Ben

    You adjust the pickup height on all your guitars when you purchase them!  I guess that answers my question.  Wow.  I will take a look at trying this next week.  Thank you.

    What Kinda Blues do you like

    in Learn & Master Blues Guitar

    Posted

    So, Blue Dog I guess I should answer your question.  What kind of Blues do I like?  I love Chicago.  I love Blues.  So it follows my favorite Blues should be the Chicago variety, correct?   I do really like Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters,  Mike Bloomfield, etc. 

    But my blues taste run towards the Texas variety.

     

     

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    What Kinda Blues do you like

    in Learn & Master Blues Guitar

    Posted

    12 hours ago, Blue Dog said:

    What kinda Blues do you like? A lot of songs out there some are not classed as blues but they are. Just let us know. Some Blues I don't like . but some I do. Delta blues. slow Blues. . Hears one I like by Daniel Castro . Good Slow One To Kick it off.

     

    Thanks Blue Dog!  How many guys have covered that Albert King classic?!?!  But Daniel Castro I have never heard of and he did a great job.  I'm going to have to look into some of his other stuff.

    11 hours ago, V7#5b9 said:

    The blues shuffle is one example.

    Gerard, thanks.  That show from the Royal Albert Hall when Clapton came up on stage with JB was awesome.  Further on up the Road is one of my "Bucket List Songs".  Clapton with Robbie Robertson at the Rock and Roll HOF doing this song is another classic but one can't find it on YT.  I have it on DVD.

    Backing Tracks

    in Guitar Playing & Technique

    Posted

    Every month Guitar Techniques magazine has 4 free jam tracks.  They are produced by Jacob Quistgaard.  He has his backing tracks available on YT.  What's interesting about his is that most of them start at about a minute.  During that first minute someone is soloing and there is a link to the solo lesson and tabs.  Also, it takes a little looking, but most of his backing tracks come with chord charts:

    Here is his website where he offers his jam tracks for sale.  But he has quite a few free ones there:

    Quistorama Jam Tracks

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    Reverse wound / Reverse Polarity Single coil pickups

    in Guitar Care, Repair & Building

    Posted

    Very interesting Tony.  How did you learn/know how to do this?  Do you have a background in electronics related or just picked it up by YT videos, etc.  I have a set of Iron Gear pickups (Texas Loco single coils & Steam Hammer humbucker) that I have been going to put in my "beater guitar" for months now. The guitar is a Yamaha Pacifica. The only step that I have completed towards doing that is to buy a soldering gun:$  Your post is motivating me to get going.

    Thanks for posting this.

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