REALLY? try Annie's Song, john denver, must be one of the top voices ever...and i can name quite a few

oddly enough, there was a documentary on the TV last night about the Monkees, which i enjoyed, i was always a fan from the beginning, probably thinking they were the first Beatles cover band (kinda!?) it was quite obvious that Mickey Dolenz wasn't actually playing drums as the kit was set up all wrong!

from the ridiculous to the sublime: any one know if there will be a new album to accompany the Eagles tour? hope so, "road out of eden" was brill

peter tork plays piano on "daydream believer" davey also played on it as well as singing the vocal.

showing my age time; i remember seeing mickey dolenz on circus boy i think that's what it was called, back in the 50's

mike nesmith apparently had something to do with tipex (correction fluid)...made millions?

the single "randy scouse git" or "alternate title" as it was called here was written about mickeys experiences in the UK. eg: the 4 kings of EMI...the beatles. and the title was a catch phrase from a programme on TV, "til death do us part"

i'm a believer was written by an unknown singer/songwriter named neil diamond as was a little bit me, a little bit you.

FYI, having read the sleeve notes on "definitive monkeys" CD, mickey dolenz only plays drums on 5 tracks out of 29. peter tork plays piano or guitar on a few tracks. and on a lot of the tracks the only monkey involved is the one doing the lead vocal...work that one out.

could there be a monkeys without davey jones?

i believe they were all musicians before they became monkeys. most notable was peter tork. the excuse at the time was that they had no time to play on their first few records as they had such a grueling schedule acting and singing? i once saw a brief video of them playing live and they sounded OK.

now the eagles that's a different matter. i'm hoping one of my kids will buy me the "history" DVD which is due out soon.

i hope they come near where i live as i'd love to see them live.

what advantage does a woman have over a guitar?

1. they both make sweet music
2. they both make you very happy as long as you treat them right
3. a woman can cook your dinner...one for woman
4. a screaming guitar is much preferable to a screeching woman...one for guitar
5. once the guitar's in it's case you know where it is at all times...one more for guitar
6. a guitar wont want a new pair of shoes or a handbag every week, just a set of strings once a month (?)
7. a guitar cant rub your back after a long gig with a woman hanging round your neck

pretty even so far.

i can see where your coming from manic, but i tend to get a lot of buzzing and unwanted vibration from light strings on my acoustic, and i use it more for rhythm playing so a load of buzzing doesn't work for me there.

i didn't mean for this to be a song about a little girl being kidnapped and killed (and all the rest in between, that's just the way it turned out. i couldn't face writing the nasty bits, so it's only really half a song, but i think it's enough.

if you'd like to hear it, click on web site at the bottom left.

phill

gosh, every time you open your gob you find some new miracle on the DP 24. i was told about "reaper" some time ago, but i wasnt aware of those capabilities. i'll have to take another look.

oh by the way....get busy

phill

hi fallan, welcome to chordie.

thanks for introducing yourself, but you should know that it is frowned upon to use an on-going thread to open a new subject. we would prefer it if you opened your own thread by clicking on "new post" at the top right of any of the forums. be assured that if you have any questions or tips we will be happy to listen and help. each forum deals with a particular subject, this one for example is for and about songwriting. if you just want to chat about anything relating to music or other interests, go to the "chat" forum lower down.

phill

ps, where in wales are you? i'm from llanelli.

i've noticed for years that the tone muffles when the volume gets turned down. i just didn't realise it could be fixed. i've been using an FX pedal and used the volume pedal as and when required. i have to now more than ever as i also use a Digitec live vocalist on stage and that uses the guitar volume to set the harmony level on the out-put. but it's nice to know about such things for future reference.

so thanks phill

hi OOp, welcome to chordie. unfortunately as you've stated, the guitar has been left in a gig bag for sometime, was it near a heat source? if so, it appears that the arm has warped slightly and you may need to take it to a good guitar doctor to sort out. i dare say this wont be cheap and it may not cure the problem.
on the other hand it may just need a little filing done to reduce the height of the fretts, best to leave that to the guitar doctor too.

sorry i cant think of an easy fix.

phill