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Henk, congratulations on the beautiful new guitar. It is, as you described, gorgeous! I am curious why the requirement of 1 3/4" nut.
Enjoy it a long time.
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I have seen many references to "Manny's Music" in different stories about different guitar legends. I remember in Clapton's autobiography his mentioning getting some guitar there.
Henry Goldrich, Gear Guru to Rock Stars, Is Dead at 88
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@BrokenSpoke I'm not sure, when the dust settled, who ended up owning the copyright to the course. I would guess that Legacy now owns it since they sell it on the website and through Amazon. But knowing the answer to that is probably little more than an academic exercise. It's not offered anywhere as a digital download I've heard nothing to suggest that it will be offered that way anytime in the future.
Of course, as you said, you could buy a DVD player and hook it up. Will that allow you to play them where you practice? Or you could do as @Fretless, I, and many others have done. You could rip the DVD's to your hard drive, and then play them with a video player such as VLC. @Fretlessmentioned he used HandBrake; I use a program called WinX DVD Ripper. Just about any lessons I own on DVD, I rip to MP4 files because I study using a slow down/looping program called Video Surgeon.
BrokenSpoke, is it possible for you to rip the DVD's to playable files? I realize you're shelling out more $ to play something you already own. I think I paid around $40 for the DVD Ripper program. I think Fretless' Handbrake may be free.
If not, do you know someone that could rip them for you? Know a highschool kid could do it for you?!🤣
I hope you get this resolved soon and can get back to studying.
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17!!!!!!! 17!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?
Do we really need 17 pedals on our individual boards? Of course we can argue about that ad infinitum. And if we come to some sort of agreement we don't need 17, how many pedals do we need? Which ones?
If I recall Steve's video on this, there are 4 essential pedals: chorus, overdrive, delay and compressor? I'm not sure on Steve's 4th. I think it was a compressor.
But here is an interesting article on what they consider the 17 Must Have Guitar Pedals. If you agree these are 17 must have or not, it is an interesting discussion about the different pedals available. It may at least spark some thoughts on trying some other pedals. And, of course, that isn't necessarily a good thing!!! 😮😄
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8 hours ago, Cinco said:
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Was hoping to start playing with others until covid hit.
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Same here, Cinco. I wish I could help out. Doug got further into the course than I have. I bought it not too long after the main L&MG course. But working on the main course I just never started the Blues one.
And I actually did start playing with others just before Covid-19 hit. I found 2 other guys to jam with. It was so much fun. We met weekly on Wednesday and I looked forward to it every week. And, yep, then the pandemic changed everything.
With the great news of the vaccine(s) hopefully life will be back to near normal before too long!
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are appropriately named. These are Top Backing Tracks!
To be clear, these are backing tracks, not jam tracks. Learning a song and want comping for your playing? These may be just what you need. Which is exactly how I came across them. I was looking for backing for Santana's "I Love You Too Much" and I don't know how I could find a better one. Nor do I know how they produce these. It is almost as if they have the original tracks to the song and just muted the lead guitar. They are that good.
Santana, Hendrix, Clapton, BB King, Aerosmith, Prince, GNR, Zeppelin, they have them. This is the Santana "I Love You Too Much" I found. Go here on YouTube and then go to his channel to find his list of tracks. Enjoy!!!
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I will venture the compression pedal is one of the least understood pedals on our pedal boards. It is probably not fair to say this just based on my ignorance of the workings of the compression pedal, but if I am at all representative it may be true. I'm sure many, as I did, dialed in settings until it "sounded good" and left it there.
This is the best explanation/tutorial video I have seen on how to use a compression pedal. There are many more videos on YouTube and also on places like Sweetwater, on their website, that have explanations. But most of them, the Sweetwater ones as perfect examples, are little more than suggested settings. (I highlighted "video" above because this is the best video I've seen. I also have a link at the end of this post for a good print article.)
This video goes into all the different settings, demonstrating the knobs on different compression pedals may have different terms for the same settings, demonstrates with graphs how the settings effect tone (the geek in me loves the graphs), and even uses Jimmy upstairs, mom on the main floor and dad in the basement for example🤔
JHS pedals is a pedal manufacturer so one would logically expect lots of selling of his product. But, in all of his pedal videos, he goes to great lengths to describe lots of his favorite pedals from other manufacturers. He also always includes humor ("start your own music genre, spaghetti western"!) and he always ends every video with a record that demonstrates remarkable use of the effect he is discussing. Finally, he is a very good guitar player and demonstrates the settings he uses.
If you are the type that prefers a written explanation this, perhaps somewhat self-aggrandizing, article calls itself the Ultimate Guide to Guitar Compressor Pedals. Ultimate or not it is very comprehensive.-
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We saw Chick Corea just once decades ago. It was with Return to Forever at this intimate little venue here in Omaha called "The Ranch Bowl". Somehow fittingly, where this Ranch Bowl sat, is now a Walmart.
It was an enjoyable show. But at the time I had no idea of his genius. Hard to imagine but I was even more oblivious then than now. How many musicians has he influenced? Jean-Luc Ponty? How many guitar careers launched? Al Di Meola?
Chick Corea passed away yesterday.
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1 hour ago, 3PowerChordsAndAnAttitude said:
And @Jay.A I couldn't find anything to automatically show progress in the signature, so it seems like it's done manually. That looks like a good idea!
Yes, @Jay.A and @3PowerChordsAndAnAttitude it is done manually. First off, @3PowerChordsAndAnAttitude, I love the username! 😎 And, yes, it seems like everyone at some point asks, "How is that done?" I did.
You just go to your User Profile and incorporate it into your signature.
I hope you guys keep us posted on your progress. Anytime you have questions, post here!
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Good Luck to you, @Dolph and welcome to the forum. Keep us posted on your progress.
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btw, I remember thinking how shocking it was to see Tommy with an electric.
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It is from the cruise. I was there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😮😎
And it was amazing!
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Coincidentally, Josh Smith just released a new TrueFire course:
From TrueFire:
”'BB King, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Danny Gatton, Cornell Dupree and Steve Cropper have all greatly influenced my own sound as I'm sure they've influenced many other players. In this course, I'll show you a few key techniques and approaches that I picked up from each one of them. These 7 men changed my life. I hope I can pay it forward in a little way by turning someone new onto them'
In this course, Josh will first introduce his heroes to you and describe why he found them so influential. After each discussion, Josh will then present a performance study illustrating those influences in a musical context, over a backing track. A breakdown follows every performance and Josh will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches in play" -
On 1/16/2021 at 11:35 AM, tjmeyers said:
I was always taught the rule of thumb is ... just one more.
I don't mind telling you guys I am sorely disappointed in you! 😡 All this time, almost a year, and no one has posted this!
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We, my wife and I, first saw Josh Smith (and met him) on the Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Cruise. He is one awesome guitarist. On the cruise we bought his cd, Inception, and after the cruise toured around the Florida Keys for several days. The CD was on nonstop in the rental car! The title cut is a beautiful guitar instrumental.
As the title states Josh Smith has a new Signature Guitar, the FlatVI. Josh is probably fairly well know for his raving about his Chapin T-bird. In his article in February, 2019, Guitar Techniques he states, "The second I picked it up it was like, 'I was waiting for this my whole life'". I have to assume the new Ibanez is modeled after it.
I'm not a T style guy so Josh's new sig axe is not on my radar. But if you are it may be on yours? Josh talks about it here:
Back to the cruise! At the artist get together I told Josh, "I have an odd request. Would you autograph your Guitar Techniques article?". He agreed:
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@Plantsman13 how could you have walked "on too many previous posts"? Thanks for your input.
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I'm not sure why you need the metronome if you are playing along with the song. When the song starts you should be able to tap your foot, or however you get the beat, and then play along with that beat.
But if you want to be able to get the tempo, to set a metronome, perhaps to work a lick or section, there are ways.
First, most metronomes will have a "tap tempo" mode. This allows you to, as the name suggests, to tap a button on the metronome with the beat and then the metronome will set itself to that speed. On my Line 6 POD 500X the button is just called "TAP". On my phone app, "Mobile Metronome Pro", there is a button that says "or tap tempo here". You may have to consult the manual for your metronome to find out how to start and stop it. But the concept is the same. You start the metronome counting and then after a time period stop it. The metronome counted the beats and the number of seconds you had it count those beats. The metronome does the math and then gives you beats/minute.
Lastly, you can just time it yourself. Do it the way we healthcare people always used to count heart rates before it, like everything, went digital!🤔 Remember the nurse or healthcare person holding your wrist (palpating) and looking at his/her watch? Tap along to the song and count and time yourself. Count the beats and then, depending on how long you measured, convert it to 1 minute. If you counted 23 beats for 15 seconds, multiply 23 by 4 and you have 92 bpm. Count 31 beats in 10 seconds? 31 x 6 = 186 bpm. Are you listening to metal?😁 The longer you count for the more accurate it will be. At least 15 seconds for most accuracy.
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2 hours ago, Jay.A said:
Took the plunge and now eagerly awaiting the DVDs to get started with this program.
Jay, you will find them worth the wait. But, yes, you want to get started. good luck to you. Anytime you have a question, or frustration, post here. The are a lot of helpful folks here always willing to answer/advise. Even if you don't have a question, post and let us know how you are progressing.
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@Oldjock completely off topic, admittedly, but what is your background that you taught CPR? (So did I)
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So after a judge granted Gibson bankruptcy protection, much of their problems due to an acquisition feeding frenzy, they acquire another company? I'm not saying this is a bad acquisition. At least it is core guitar/music company unlike some of consumer electronics businesses Juszkiewicz went after.
But I wonder what Gibson's bondholders and other lenders are thinking right now. I wonder if the bankruptcy trustee had to approve the purchase.
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Congratulations on the new 335! You can't go wrong with the classic blues guitar. Enjoy it for a very long time.
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Barb is my wife😉
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17 hours ago, Mike Hoodenpyle said:
Thanks. I played it this morning and had to force myself to put it away and get back to work.
Well, you clearly have your priorities jumbled, Mike😮😉 Skip work and pick up that beautiful guitar! As others said, I love the back. And the sides! Enjoy that guitar a long time!
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Thanks, @Triple-o!!!! If ever there was a song that can described as fun!!!!!!!!
A new documentary about a guitar maker from Almeria, Spain
in Guitar Care, Repair & Building
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I love it already after a couple minutes!!
"A guitar. Like finding the woman of your life"😄😉
Btw, we don't allow advertising here. But since this is a documentary and you're not selling (your only revenues are from YT) we are going to allow this.
(And I hope you don't mind. I made your YouTube url a clickable link. Maybe a little easier for folks.)