[Vincent - Fingerstyle Solo in Drop D]

Thanks, guys! Glad you liked it!

[Vincent - Fingerstyle Solo in Drop D]

My version of the Don McLean classic. This is based on an arrangement I found on You Tube posted by Tim Van Roy, who posts a lot of instructional videos. The first time through, the verses and chorus are pretty much how he taught them, except for some fills. I made quite few changes to suit myself on the rest of the song, including playing parts of the third and fourth verses with harmonics a la Chet. This performance has quite a few warts, but I'm sick to death of it, lol, so it is what it is.

 

[You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - a late Christmas recording]

I like it a lot. Very well done.

[NGD - Gibson ES335]

That's a beauty. Congrats, and play it in good health!

[NGD Part Deux Martin 000-15M!]

Congrats, and enjoy! I like your guitar budget logic.

[NGD! - Martin M-36]

I played one of those years ago, and another one recently. Both were stellar. Congrats and happy playing!

[NGD - Taylor K24ce]

Thank you all for your interest and comments. I'm loving this guitar. I'm working on a piece in drop D right now, and it's glorious.

[NGD - Taylor K24ce]

I’ve been looking at all koa guitars for about 15 years, but never pulled the trigger on one until now. I don’t normally buy acoustic guitars without a test drive, but I took a chance on this one, and I’m glad I did. It sounds amazing, plays like a dream, and has without a doubt the most beautiful koa top I’ve ever seen. Happy and blessed. (I can't take photos nearly as good as Sweetwater does, so these are all from their listing except for the last one.)

[Tommy Emmanuel in San Antonio]

11 hours ago, Eracer_Team-DougH said:

Good for you Mike.

USA seems to have "gotten over" covid.

I can't speak for all Canadian's,  but I'm just scratching my head as we're still in lockdown. 

Can't buy shoes or pants as those are considered non-essential (and too many shoppers congregating) no restaurant open let alone bars and concerts. 

I can't even imagine attending a concert till even next year, and I'm sure we'll have tons of restrictions 

Looking for a full Tommy report when you go

 

 

3 hours ago, NeilES335 said:

Doug and I had tickets to see Tommy in concert last fall neat Toronto, but it was canceled due to the pandemic..  bummer 🙄 

That's too bad. I hope you get to see him sometime.

[Tommy Emmanuel in San Antonio]

Got my tickets, aisle seats on the sixth row, center section. I can hardly wait until Nov 13th. We saw him a few years ago, and he puts on a phenomenal show.

[Asking for advice from you Martin people]

I'm no Martin expert, but I've played both of those models in the past. For my taste, I'd go with the EC. That said, I wouldn't buy either without playing it first.

[Session 8 - Barre Chords on the 5th String]

I don't think the minor scale intervals are in the course. It's nice to know info, but it's really much easier to work off of the major scale all the time. Glad to be of help.

[Session 8 - Barre Chords on the 5th String]

Hi Kenneth,

Relative major and minor scales have the same notes, and the relative minor of each major scale begins on the sixth degree of the major scale. As an example, the C major scale has the notes:

C - D - E - F- G - A - B, then up to the octave C

The sixth degree of C major is A, so the relative minor scale of C is Am, and the notes are:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G, then up to the octave A

If you were trying to determine a minor scale's notes and didn't know the notes of its relative major scale, you could build a minor scale using intervals. This is done the same way as building a major scale, but the intervals are different. Whereas the major scale intervals, starting with the root, are W - W - H - W - W - W - H, the minor scale intervals, starting with the root, are W - H - W - W - H - W - W.

Hope that helps,

Mike

[Pinless Bridges?]

I've had two Ovation Elites and a Breedlove 12-string in the past, and currently have two Breedlove six strings. Never had any problems with any of them, and I think the pinless bridge is a great design. Like Randy, I protect the top behind the bridge when I change strings, but I use the cardboard string packaging.

[Members Recordings - Songs, Lessons, Open Mic!]

On 3/22/2021 at 7:56 PM, NeilES335 said:

Once again, it was my priveledge to participate with an "ensemble" of 17 other jazz guitarists from 7 countries, as a project with Frank Vignola's Jazz Studio. Some great players here, and a very enjoyable listen!

The song  "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" is a song with music by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II  has become a "jazz standard", covered by jazz greats like George Benson, Chet Baker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bing Crosby, Winton Kelly, and dozens more.

I hope you enjoy listening! Please give it a thumbs up for JP Cousineau, Canada (Video) and Ron Ballantyne, USA (Audio) for this very professional production.

(My part is about the 1 minute mark) 

That's a fantastic project. Great playing from people all over the world, and a really nice mix and video. Well done to all involved.

[NGD Eastman T486/classic]

Congrats! Sweet looking guitar, and it's making me drool.

[Members Recordings - Songs, Lessons, Open Mic!]

6 hours ago, Wim VD1 said:

This is a steady bass delta blues tune from the Active Melody lessons.
It's based on blues scales, triads on the high strings and thumb playing the steady bass.

Wim.

Very well done. You kept perfect time with the thumb and it all sounded great!

 

 

[Is using flesh okay?]

Nothing wrong with flesh only. Experiment with your attack and you'll find you can get actually get some pretty bright tone. If you play a lot, your fingertips will toughen up a little and give you more options. 

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6 hours ago, Fretless said:

I am late to the party, having just listened to all three entries. Well done all of you, that is some quality playing!

 

4 hours ago, Nutty 2 said:

@Mike Hoodenpyle that was absolutely beautiful. 😎👏👏👏

Thank you both very much!

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11 hours ago, Plantsman13 said:

@Mike Hoodenpyle Very nice rendition of a song that brings back good memories for many of us.  As for TE, I recall Jack Pearson on stage with him in Nashville telling TE, "but NOT that fast!".   

Thanks very much! Yes, TE really gets after it. He's amazing.

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13 hours ago, Oldjock said:

That was great Mike, thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. I thought the timing was spot on. I really like that song.

Henk

Thank you!

4 hours ago, Wim VD1 said:

@Mike Hoodenpyle

That's a great rendition, Mike. It must have taken quite a bit of practice to learn.

I think I first heard Tommy Emmanuel play this. The song is still popular, it's on the soundtrack of the Netflix Golden Globe winning series "The Queen's Gambit".

Wim.

 

 

Thanks. Yes, it was a challenge, and I could never play it the way TE does.

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41 minutes ago, NeilES335 said:

Excellent Mike ;--)) 

Thanks very much!

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23 minutes ago, Eracer_Team-DougH said:

@Mike Hoodenpyle very nice

Thanks very much.

[🕰️ 🎸​​ 📻 ​February Recording Challenge 88 - Songs from the last century ​ ​]

I'm slipping in just under the wire with my acoustic cover of "Classical Gas." If I could point to one song that inspired me to play guitar, this would be it. I remember seeing someone (most likely Mason Williams) play it on TV when I was nine or ten years old and I've loved it ever since. The original version, released in 1968, included an orchestra. This is a cover of the guitar solo released on the 1970 album Handmade. Thanks for listening.

 

[Members Recordings - Songs, Lessons, Open Mic!]

37 minutes ago, NeilES335 said:

Hi MIke; That was EXCELLENT!  Your tone and execution were spot on, and error free as well.  I thought the recording was very good too... (I couldn't detect any clipping etc on my computer speakers) .

Quite the achievement I say. Not being a fingerstyle player, I really admire the skill and work that you put into this. Well Done Sir.

Neil

Thanks very much! Maybe the problem is mainly my speakers.