Selso Nice looking kids do they play those instruments yet? its a good idea to start them when there young they have a lot of enthusiasm and energy

Nice to hear daddycool yea it kind of moved along a wee bit I guess old is a state of mind so stay young at heart and keep cranking out your songs thanks again

Hey Toney "madness" yea I guess there was a little of that,  I appreciate your comments some of the leads were kinda swift all the scale practice pays off I did try to mix it up with respects to tones and tecnique thanks again I'm working on another tune thats a little slower but funky just have to write one more verse and lay the tracks seems when ideas come they come in bunches take care russ

Sad news I remember when Peter Paul and Mary first came out and gave us a lot of wonderful songs RIP Mary thanks for letting us know top.

thank you Selso,this was a lot of fun recording I just aint ready to mellow out yet when the spiriit moves ya just gotta let it go where it takes you

Hello Iceman and welcome to Chordie,buying a effects pedal you will get a lot of opinions it comes down to what your budget can handle I use a Boss ME-50 it has several effects and a volume pedal I think I paid around $250.00 for it includes reverb,delay several distortion settings and a harmonizer there are also some stomp boxes that give individual effects but it still depends on your budget and what genre of music you want it for but thats my recomendation im sure there will be other members who can provide other choices good luck with it

glad your enjoying its always satisfying to hear something you create come out well and recordings are a good way to listen to your progress and improve,I find if I use a mic on my electric acoustic it records better my choice of strings is the Martin silk n steel I have used them for over 10 years they have a unique sound and are easy to fret with or without a pick and recording is contagious

Sound is measured in decibels and all sound in frequencies the lower frequencies travel furthur in the air which is why you can hear tuba or a drum for a greater distance then a trumpet or trombone unamped I would have to choose a drum they have been used for sending signals or messages for centuries or even an alpine horn but listening to a parade from a distance the tuba and drums seem to stand out but if your ear was up against a trumpet or trombone it would most likely would cause damage to your hearing

Nice Photo there Ark good looking git ya got there

Randy did you take that with the web cam? kinda looks like magnum pi

I cant watch any 9/11 videos again once was enough I would really like to say what I am thinking this moment about past events which led us to the posistion we as Americans are in believe me I would, but Chordie is not a venue for venting political agendas or religious dogmatisisms we come together to share our love for music the one redeeming human quality that transends them and elevates us above this madness.