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Gee, I really like that! That's one of my favorite songs, and you did a terrific version of it. Terrific voice and your guitar just sings out beautifully too. I don't think you rushed it at all. It was a little faster than I've heard it from Willie, but that doesn't make it wrong. I think it worked very well, that it wasn't rushed, was a good steady tempo, and the bass runs were clean and clear. Did I mention that your guitar sings out beautifully? Because it does. Terrific job!
- Zurf
There's always someone better. I prefer to take that knowledge as a comforting thought than as a challenge. If you're hitting the blues scale right and having fun with it, you're in the better-than-Zurf category. And I'm OK with that.
EDIT TO ADD: I just clicked the link - I subscribe to that guy too. He's got some terrific lessons and he can definitely RIP a scale.
- Zurf
I'll be there.
This Saturday is Saint Patrick's Day and just absolutely nuts for us. I'm hosting a live picker's circle, but I don't think anyone is planning to come. At least I haven't heard back from anyone.
If anyone is doing one Sunday, I'd be interested but can't make any promises. One of the reasons I was hoping we'd be able to pick tonight.
- Zurf
I have to wait a couple paychecks before I can pop for a premium Skype account. Anybody with one have plans for an upcoming picker's circle?
- Zurf
Welcome to the forums steelystrings. There are some exercises you can do away from your guitar to build up your finger strength. I'll press my fingers against my thumb for five seconds at a time, changing to the next finger after each. I'll go through that cycle ten or twenty times (whatever I have the time for). It's one of those things that's easy to do when you're driving or walking about. You can do the same thing, except instead of pressing down as if you are trying to curl your finger down into your palm, start with the finger curled, press it against your thumb, and try to extend it. Same thing with rotation and five seconds at a time. This will strengthen your fingers, and though it's not exactly the same motion as making barre chords, it will help. I do it with both hands. I find that it helps my endurance on my picking hand and helps with fretting strength on my fretting hand.
- Zurf
Glad I got my mahogany guitar last year then. I love the rich, full sound of mahogany.
Happy NGD Chevo. Happy NGD papaguitar.
Welcome Aeroparrot. Some good resources on Chordie are checking out beginner songbooks in the songbooks tab, asking questions (none are too basic or simple), off Chordie a couple beginner resources are the beginner programs at www.justinguitar.com, a zillion beginner videos on Youtube (be careful though, if something there doesn't make sense to you it probably doesn't make sense to anyone, not all Youtube instructors are created equal), and if you're interested in flatpicking I just found that Folk of the Wood has some beginner pick control lessons at http://www.folkofthewood.com/Acoustic_G … sons.html.
Take your time, enjoy yourself, and participate in the forums.
- Zurf
So if i understand it right, in the end, you have too many guitars only if you're not making money with them? That's lopsided. I'm sure professional musicians can and do have too many.
But really, can you have TOO many? I think not.
There's six conditions that lead to you having too many guitars. 1. You have a good balance of electric and acoustic. 2. You cannot remember the names of all the guitars. 3. You have a strat. 4. You have a tele. 5. You hiding some guitars at a friends house. 6. You are not a gigging musician.
That's pretty rare, I bet.
- Zurf
I think he was making a joke.
Taylors ring like a bell, and so deadstring was joking that they have a clanger just like a bell does. I have an idea for a song called "I'm too literal for folk music." If I ever get it written, I may have to include a verse about dry humor.
- Zurf
Topdown - Why would you want to hear a song that sounds bad? If you want me to, I'll do it. It's that safe of an environment.
I played on Topdown's and it is a wonder of a guitar. Just a really terrific instrument.
- Zurf
Good job Jx3. That's the right thing to do, and sets a good example for the trout.
I've been kicked out of a band by having them moving practice location and time and I was the only one who didn't know. Funny thing was, I was ready to quit that night and was going to tell them. One more night and they could have had what they wanted and kept their heads high instead of having to pull a fast one. Nothing wrong with those guys. It was a good band and good guys. It just wasn't working out.
- Zurf
Hey, thought I'd mention that I came across a deal at Staples. They've got a sale on their store brand sheet protectors where they have a box of 200 sheet protectors with three ring binder holes for $10. They've also got some plastic three ring binders in 1/2" and 1" size for $2 each. I bought some to color code my songs (blue for working on currently, black for so-so, green for got it pretty good, and red for don't try these songs in front of people).
- Zurf
To give credit where credit is due, I stole that idea from Justin on www.justinguitar.com.
I'm glad it's working out for you. Thank you for writing in and letting us know.
Now it's time for me to take my own advice. I'm plateaued at my current level and need to spend some quality practice time on learning new skills (scales and arpeggios in particular) to get to the next level where I'm comfortable picking out melodies.
- Zurf
Nao
As close as we live to each other we should try to get together and play. I don't have the best rhythm either but I can usually work out a simple strumming pattern that makes the song recognizable. I can now sing (I use the word sing very loosely here) and play at the same time and I have even sung in front of people other than my family. I may be able to help you out with some of the things you are wanting to learn. I am kind of at a stand still where I continue to do the same things and I have been looking to work on fingerpicking and scales in order to progress in my playing.
This is what I love about this site.
- Zurf
The metronome is your best friend and your worst enemy at the same time and for the same reasons.
Use it. Learn to appreciate it. It will make you a better player.
- Zurf
I haven't heard anything from either of those artists that I haven't liked. Having them share the stage is a treat.
- Zurf
Neat stories. This one time I had a British gentleman with fourteen fingers on his right hand stay at my house for a week and there was a lot of music then too. We could understand one another most times despite the commonality of language.
- Zurf
If you buy a year's worth, it's $60 for the year. If you go month by month it is $10/month.
Thanks for the update Butch. I've been through the rotator cuff surgery and it wasn't as bad as the hand surgery sounds like it was. The PT (personal torture) is the worst of it. I've bought a Total Gym to help keep my shoulders strong and think that's helped me a lot. They're not that expensive but they do take up a bit of room. Something to ask your physical therapist about when the time comes.
- Zurf
Congratulations, Derek. Are you gonna play it at Sunday's jam?
At least a little. I'm going to try put it through the mixer with a std mic on a boom stand and running the mixer as my mic for Skype just to see if it works.
We all did the same thing Jx3. Imagine what it was like when we were trying to connect six people at once, none of us having done it before. It took twenty minutes and we were all in hysterics laughing at our own ignorance before anyone had the chance to pick up a guitar.
Interesting all those folks trying to make decisions for a person they never met. People are weird, including me.
- Zurf
New Breedlove from Dirty Ed. Breedlove Retro OM/ER orchestra sized 14 fret w/ LL Baggs electronics. Englesomething spruce top, rosewood laminate sides, rosewood back. Very low action, easy-peasy barre chords, good mids and highs. Lows come to life when plugged in. Rhythm guitarist's dream.
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Boomer (I just today have adopted this name for this guitar. I think the new Breedlove will start to be called "Tiny".) I never did post pics of Boomer when I brought her home last year. Guild D40 Bluegrass Jubilee. Monster dreadnought 14 fret. Scalloped forward bracing and other things to make it go BOOM on the bass. HUGE projection. Some kind of spruce top, solid mahogany sides and back.
Sideways headstock on Boomer.
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