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Posts posted by matonanjin
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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:
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Steve has often mentioned Coffee Break Grooves Backing Tracks. They are great. I have all their blues albums.
They have 5 free ones on YouTube:
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26 minutes ago, Plantsman13 said:
But how do you REALLY feel?!
Sorry it was a bust for you.
Rarely will you question where you stand with John
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Thanks, six. I will try that.
No, P90's will not fit.
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Tony, thanks for the links; I'll check them out. And your guitar sounds great. In addition to it sounding good there had to be a lot of satisfaction in doing this project. Great job.
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I use Mobile Metronome Pro. I like it a lot. I'm sure there is a free version. I think mine is called "Pro" because I must have purchased it so no ads. But it was, I'm sure, just a couple bucks.
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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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ShadowBoxer, thanks for the response. And good point. I failed to mention in my OP that it has mini humbuckers rather than regular humbuckers as in, say, a 335.
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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?
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Greg and Wim, thanks for participating; getting this rolling. I wish that I could think of a song that I can do.
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Neil, I have no excuse for taking so long to thank you for putting together this hugely comprehensive, helpful post.
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Just bumping this so everyone remembers the Live Lesson with Greg Voros. And anyone anymore questions for Greg?
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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.
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Just beautiful, Maria. Serene is a perfect way to describe this.
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What a great idea, Cindy. I know that you have directed this before. But to do it now to commemorate is just a great idea. I sure hope people participate.
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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.
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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?
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I'm sure it will be great. But then, they always are!
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Helpful site, Doug. Thank you.
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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"!!!
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Ice, these are all nice ones but that Em one is really cool!