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    It Is Well with My Soul

    in Guitar Playing & Technique

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    @CapM Thanks very much! I’ll bet you’re right. I just plugged my guitar into my interface and recorded into Garage Band. I didn’t notice if the track was stereo, just assumed it would be mono since I only used one input. Then I couldn’t figure out how to make it come through both speakers. I’ll check it out when I get home and see if I can switch it to mono. 

    6th String Moveable Two Chords

    in Guitar Playing & Technique

    Posted · Edited by Mike Hoodenpyle

    That shape is quite a stretch in the lower positions. Of your two options, I'd say option 2 is better. Another option is to act as though you're barring the first three strings with your first finger. Pull your elbow a little closer to your body in the process, lay your first finger over the first three strings, then grab the other three notes as shown on the chord diagram. That makes the stretch a little easier for me. Just make sure you don't actually play the first two strings. Also, since it's moveable and you can play it anywhere on the neck, work on it first in the higher positions where the stretch isn't so difficult. As you get more comfortable with it, move it into the lower positions and keep working on it. On the bright side, that's probably not a shape you'll ever use other than in the course, so don't stress over it too much. 

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    Live Lesson: February 5th - Modes & Creating Fills

    in 2019 Live Lessons

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    On 2/4/2019 at 8:13 PM, Eracer_Team-DougH said:

    okay I'm in the Key of G in 3/4

    my chords are G,  D, Em , Em, G, G, D, D, Am, C, etc.

    I think I have a walk down from G to D by adding the F# and probably E before the D chord.

    but what would I use for a walk down from D to Em

    Try playing the D chord with an A bass (D/A), then walk down to the Em playing A - G - F# - E.

    Which amp?

    in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals

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    I have both a Fender Super Champ XD (the model before the X2), and a Boss Katana 50. Both are great amps. The Super Champ is pretty versatile, but I mainly use it for clean tones, which are really good. It has an acoustic setting, designed to make an electric guitar sound like an acoustic. That feature isn't great, but I guess it would be serviceable if you're into that. The Boss is even more versatile. It has an acoustic setting that's actually designed for acoustic-electric guitars, not for an electric to simulate an acoustic. I bought the Boss to leave at church so I wouldn't have to take an amp twice a week for rehearsal and performance. I have an A/B switch into the input jack so I can go back and forth between an electric and an acoustic, and a foot switch into the back panel to change channels accordingly. Very handy, and it sounds great.

    Suggestions for DADGAD songs

    in Guitar Playing & Technique

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    Laurence Juber plays in DADGAD probably around 75% of the time. He's done a lot of covers, primarily Beatles tunes (he was Paul McCartney's guitarist in the band Wings), but he also has a lot of original material. One of my favorites is "The White Pass Trail." I've been working on it for a while now, and hope to record it soon. Here's his original recorded version: 

     

     

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    NAD

    in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals

    Posted · Edited by Mike Hoodenpyle

    I've got a Loudbox Artist as well. I used to use it in church, but I recently bought a Boss Katana 50 for that. I wanted something inexpensive I can just leave there, and stumbled across info on the Boss here on the forum from posts by Ice9 and Blue Dog. It's a hybrid, so I can play either electric or acoustic, or both, without having to carry amps back and forth. It's a great little amp and serves its purpose, but the Fishman sounds quite a bit better to my ear. I think you're going to like it.

     

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