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  1. @Triple-o I've put it aside because I picked up all 10 lessons on Truefire Beginning Blues Guitar,, for $5usa each

    Total $66 cdn for me (all 10 lessons that were on sale), enjoying it so far.

    When it get up towards Blues 10, I'll probably re-look at Steve's course again 

  2. I've seen that commented before about boiling them

    Think about how they're cut off at the tuner

    I don't leave alot extra at that end, I'd never be able to rewind them

    Also if they kink, at the tuner quite possibly string will snap.

    At $7-$20 a pack, you don't need to change them once a month or once ever 30 hrs. 

    I don't see a need to re-use strings

  3. Rock Hits was not part of the LMG system, nor anything Steve K had his hands in.

    I believe its a collection of lessons that Gibson put out on their own learning site at one time and bundled it into several song package. think it was titled Learn and Master Rock Hits as Gibson and Legacy where in a contractual agreement at the time that saw Learn and Master Guitar rebranded to Gibson's Learn and Master Guitar.

    from what I remember the song instruction was 'hit n miss' teaching from multiple guitarists. Similar to watching a bunch of YouTube video's 

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  4. ABR1 is as easy as it gets,.

    Replace strings, stretch strings, re-tune to pitch, 

    Press 12th fret (lightly,  Gibson's are known for needing a light touch and not mash string to fret board or you'll pull it out of tune)

    Check tuning at 12th fret, use small screwdriver to adjust the saddle forward to sharpen,  backward to flatten string.

    Make sure all your other adjustments are done first,  neck relief,  bridge height, before intonation. 

    If you have a saddle that can't go back far enough,  you remove the screw turn the saddle around and reinstall and intonate again

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  5. One problem with the analysis 

    Most amps use the same output tubes no matter what channel you are playing .

    The v1 is usually shared with channel 1 and 2, 

    There is typically 1 or 2 more 12ax7 style input tubes for each channel after the V1, (they could also by 12ay7 or 12au7 depending on the gain of the amp choices)

    If only channel 1 is failing then possibly a  v2 (v3) pre-amp tub could be failing as long as they're not shared by channel 2

    And before the splitter tube.

    This amp probably uses relays to channel switch/change,  possibly it is not coming out of channel 2, could be a relay

    The best part is 12ax7 and EL84'S are cheap.

    Like under $20 each

    You don't have to but Mesa branded as they ate just rebranded tubes, 

    Doug's Tubes is good also

    Check 

    https://www.thetubestore.com/shop-by-amp

    https://www.eurotubes.com/store/pc/home.asp

     

     

  6. I thought you've been to Nashville before??

    Yes band on every floor 

    When I was there I didn't have a ngd

    Now the real sad part.

    Those bands play a two hour gig for like $30 per band member and rely heavily on tipping before packing up and rotating to the next bar

    (Wish my playing skills would warrant a test drive at Carter's)

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  7. Well not sure where to put this . 

    we sort of have 2 threads running at the Same time.. the "Recording Challenge" and the "Open Mic" subject threads.

    Open Mic was setup as a non-subject based recording where the Recording Challenge thread was subject based, which has sort of fled it's original subject theme this year..

    which makes for a small dilemma: which thread do you post a recording.. anyways I picked here.

    Taken me a while to get this one done. the Main rhythm track took a while to get down with a lot less mistakes (mistakes are free of charge and gives music it's 'organic' feeling). knew the lead and subsequent vocal tracks would go quicker.

     once again we're using @Steve Krenz LMG Song Hits to provide the base of this song.

    This time I was hitting up Day Tripper by the Beatles as presented by Steve in Session 7 his course.

    I've added back the 3rd verse and I've added the B solo back into the song as well (the B solo riff keeps my fingers confused)

    Technical stuff.. the Base rhythm track was played on all things .. My Les Paul (I wanted to get away from always using the Sheraton) in the lead pickup . the Lead track was played on my MIA Strat on the bridge/lead pickup and last there was supplemental rhythm track played on what else.. the Epiphone Sheraton a Beatles type of guitar 

    again keeping with me .. "you choose your poison"...  first track is just the instrumental and the second track is how it would be heard at any party my relatives or wife's friends had enough to drink and beg me to play.

    (some day I'll invest in an auto-tune plugin)

     

     

    with Vocal

     

     

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  8. @LVHook welcome aboard. 

    LMG is a great learn course, teaches reading music,  music theory besides playing. 

    It's not heavy on guitar tabs,  it really wants you to become a real musician.

    There are a number of great players here on the site. (The replacement home for LMG).

    Steve still does live lessons Tuesdays and has other resource videos in the link at top call Store, still has a summer conference and Fall Fingerstyle retreat. 

    Steve's smiling encouraging face will always be there when you turn on those DVD'S 

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  9. @Randy Breeding barres at not mastered in weeks, 

    And session 7 and 8 pound barre after barre.

    Most music is not written barre chord, barre chord barre chord.....

    Even after years my barres are not clear

    My thumb muscle still fatigues. 

    Also do session8 at the same time, same concept, just slightly different shapes 

    Also easier said than done, pull back with your fretting arm to give the barring index finger more pressure over squeezing with your thumb and finger as thumb tendonitis can happen 

  10. Jeff Mcerlain my favorite Truefire instructor 

    A good guitarist can quickly find  "their " tone, then there's us mortals. 

    Digital modelers have come a long way since I purchased my Digtech RP50 poor sounding multi pedal. 

    One thing with individual pedals ( besides the expense) you can quickly change pedal settings and pedal order without going through multiple menus 

     

    I see a Fractal FM3 is like $1,000usd

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