Jump to content

Watch Here

Info Here

matonanjin

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,248

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    186

 Content Type 

Posts posted by matonanjin

    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.

    • Thanks 1

    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.

     

     

    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1

    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

    • Like 1

    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.

    Pickup Height

    in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals

    Posted

    Who on here has adjusted the pickup height on your guitar?    If so, do you do it routinely?

    I love playing the Gibson 325 in my profile photo.  Love playing it.  But the tone on it has always been a little bit "thin" to me.  I continually adjust settings on my amp and signal chain (pedals or multi-effects amp) and it's getting better.  And maybe I'm just getting to like it better.

    But I had posted on a different forum about trying different pickups.  I still may consider that.  But several people suggested before doing that I try adjusting the pickup height.  It sounds like a really simple procedure with just a screwdriver.  It sounds so simple, in fact, I may be able to do it. 

    Anyone else on here done this?  What kind of results have you seen? 

    Rock Rigs by the Decade

    in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals

    Posted

    Nothing here that is going to make you a better player.  And no gear reviews.  Just a fun article in Premier Guitar called Rock Rigs by the Decade.  As the title would suggest the emblematic rock gear for the different decades starting in 1950.

    Predictably, the 1950's were represented by Gibson 335; the 60's by the Strat and the 70's by the Les Paul.  I'll let you look at the other decades and the amps and pedals that went with.

    Just a fun read.  If that link doesn't take you right to the article (I don't know if it will) then go to page 70.

    My Grandaughter's Birthday Guitar (from PatIam)

    in Guitar Open Talk

    Posted

    Thanks everybody.  I was an absolutely great time that I had with Malene, my granddaughter.  As you said Cindy, quality time!

    7 hours ago, JayKayWright said:

    That is one happy face on your Grandaughter Matonanjin:)   That guitar fits her perfectly.  Not sure if Patlam has migrated over here yet, if so Great job on all you do Pat.  

    Jay, Pat has migrated over here.  But has not been on here since Tuesday.

    • Like 2

    10 Minutes Per Day

    in Guitar Open Talk

    Posted

    RK,

    I do have that book.  I can't review it because I have started it many times and then set it aside.  I did think that it looked promising but just got distracted.

    How about I start it again, like you working it 10 minutes a day, and then you and routinely compare notes?

    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1

    My Grandaughter's Birthday Guitar (from PatIam)

    in Guitar Open Talk

    Posted

    Any of us that spent any time over at our old home know about the very amazing repair work on guitars that PatIam is capable of.  It was well documented over there.  I was talking with Pat about the annual toy drive here to provide toys for underprivileged kids on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.  Pat very generously donated three of his guitars to go along with us to the reservation to give to kids wanting to learn to play guitar.  There are some very happy kids on the reservation learning guitar as I type this and I am going to have a full post about that soon.

    The conversation turned to my granddaughter wanting to learn guitar. Pat said "I have just the perfect guitar for her".  In fact, Pat gave me the choice of two different parlor size guitars and a very, very attractive price on it.  Pat couldn't have begun to cover his time but I know, for Pat,  it's not about making money.   And Pat shipped it to my son's house so I didn't even need to worry about taking it on the plane to Chicago!

    My granddaughter's birthday is after the first of the year so at that time we went to Chicago and had a late Christmas and birthday celebration.  There was one very surprised, happy 10 year old girl.  And after that Papa had the great time of taking her to her second guitar lesson.  And I had arranged for her lesson with a guy I had taken some lessons from on trips to Chicago.  And the real treat was spending some time with my granddaughter helping her practice.

    My son and I and granddaughter  got in the car to go to that lesson and my granddaaughter said to my son, "Daddy drive carefully!  I have my new guitar back here"!!!   :D:x

     

    MaleneGuitar2.jpg

    • Like 18

About us

Guitar Gathering is a community of guitar lovers of all types and skill levels.  This is a place of learning, support and encouragement.  We are unapologetically positive.

If you've come here to gripe, demean others or talk politics then this isn't the place for you.

But if you've come to talk guitars, ask questions and learn from professionals and guitar learners from all over the world then come on in!

Get in touch

Follow us

facebook feed

×
×
  • Create New...