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hey pete, in may we will be celebrating our 33 rd anniversary. and she still tells me that i fold towels the wrong way??? if i vacuum, it's guaranteed that i left a piece of fluff under a chair, i'm sure she leaves traps for me so she check after i've done a job to see if i moved chairs, tables, curtains even rugs!
luckily though, she likes me playing the guitar, mainly because it's our main income now.
all the time. i gig regularly so to fill in the sound i often play; eg, Em for G. it gives a 6th sound. Bm7 over a G sounds like Gmajor 7th. experiment with your guitar, ioften hit a chord or note by accident to find a nicer sound.
i remember hearing an interview with Mike Rutherford of Genesis talking about the making of We Cant Dance CD, where he says; "as we were jamming to write the music, we never said this is D and that's an F. we didnt realize we were playing different chords until we finished the album." or words to that effect. so i guess the lesson here is: if it sounds right, it is right
i'm 61, bought my first guitar at 14, began learning to play it at around 18 ( to impress the girls)
i believe that everyone should buy a rubbish acoustic first, cos if you can play that, expensive (easy to play) electrics will be even easier as your fingers will be stronger and more able to reach those hard to play chords, like B's and Dbm6
astro wrote; Bottom line: In my world, the benefits far outweigh the times when she gets on my nerves. We take the time to recognize and acknowledge that fact. That's what keeps people together I think.
astro, i wholeheartedly second that emotion
phill
i am a dick....sorry bout that, still an alvin fan, seen a lot of videos, clapton and friends, he's usually there in the back-ground
OK SIR....noted
i hate being called sir too, i used to hate it when people used to call me Mr Williams. i used to tell them, Mr Williams is my father, i wish i could still say that now.
i'm really saddened over this news. i went to a concert in the 70's to see Ten Years After and Mott the Hoople. it was at the time of "Tomorrow Night" the venue didn't make enough money to pay both acts, so T.Y.A didn't play. Mott were rubbish, it was during the "All the Young Dudes" faze, which was about the only decent track they played.
RIP ALVIN
in my initial post i said partner as opposed to wife! meaning women have pet hates about their men too.
here's another one; we went out for a drink with friends last night and after a sherbet or two she tends to tell a story, then gets half way through a name or descriptive word then changes the subject. it's weird for our friends as i know what she's on about, but they cant have a clue.
like my ego....
chances are that the shop you bought it from gave you a complimentary lead as so often happens, to make you think your getting something for nothing, but in actual fact all they've given you is a cheap and nasty lead that they bought a box-full of for that purpose for next to nothing.
as i said above; cheap components, cheap product = crap sound.
having said all that about curly leads, some of the top guitarists, like Brian May, used curlies, as Freddy mentioned in one of their concerts; " Brian May, he of the curly hair and curly leads" or words to that effect. of-course he didn't have to put them away at the end of the gig, or pull them out next time!
not a novel but a factual account
i love my wife more than life itself, having said that;
i hate it when,
she tells me to do something when i'm half way through doing it,
she gives me a job to do, then when i start she tells me to do something else first!
when she's ill the world is coming to an end, when i'm ill, it's MAN FLU,
i could fill pages of why i love her, so i wont bore you, but what gets on your mammary's about your other half?
You'd better not mess with major Tom 
talking of Beatle guitars, i think John Lennon's black Rickenbacker does it for me.
Rickenbacker bass as played by Chris Squier of Yes.
John Lennon (again) his blond Gibson. almost bought one, didn't like the arm, too flat!
Status Quo and their Telecasters (partly the reason why I've got one)
Brian May's home made guitar, which is now available over the counter! not his actual one but copies...DUH
Mark Knopfler's guitar (don't know the maker but I think it's a luthier from New York?
Paul's Hofner bass, I almost bought one from the Beatles museum on Liverpool dock, lefty too!
Steve Howe and his pedal steel.
Z...if you dont like being called "sir" would you prefer "miss"?
NB one slip of that sword and it wont be the title under your arm 
i cant believe no one remembers this joke from way back in the 50's
what did he have on his coffin?
DIRT
i always had trouble with curly leads, especially on stage work.
as you dont stay in one place the connectors in the jacks tend to get pulled and twisted as you move around, eventually coming loose, crackling etc.
if your just sitting in your front room jamming away you should have no problems. if it's stage work, make sure you carry a spare.
i love fenders myself and have a strat and tele (mexicans) though i find the quality excellent, i do find they make a bit of noise whereas korean or japanese guitars are quieter. i've never recieved a lead (curly or otherwise) with a new guitar. maybe they take them out in the UK!
i used to make electric wire, and i can tell you the best wire to get (if your making your own) is computer cable. (it needs to be shielded though) the noise you get comes from the fact that the copper is rough. smoother copper creates less resistance so less noise and the sound will flow easier.
hope this helps
phill
if alami wong
played ping-pong
in hong kong
with king kong
what did he have on his coffin?
hi spike, welcome to the crazy world of music lovers and ear torturers (mainly 6 string variety)
yes it's a great site, when i joined i was looking for some kind of song writing support, i found it in spades. please avail yourself of all the benefits and assistance chordie affords.
phill
if you get honoured in the UK the queen slaps you on the shoulder with a dirty great big sword! so be grateful
also the Queens English spelling
singing is just like guitar really, the more you play the better you get (apparently) unless of course you break a string....i wish i hadn't said that 
thanks guys, is a song or tune ever over? i had 2 or 3 video studios i got for my old XP machine, which didn't work...so i down loaded a couple, not a good idea as i wanted a freebee and they are all try-outs! then i found that there is a fairly good studio in windows...so i'm experimenting and hopefully get some nice vids from it. i find that the sound you get on YOU-TUBE is far superior to my space, so.....
Tony, LISTENINGABLE? it will probably get into the Oxford English dictionary next year, just make sure they credit you for it
This is the full and final? version and video of this track. I think it's a little better than the original
i was just watching the who on tv, an old video where they performed "tommy" and "quadrophenia". john entwistle played a bass guitar solo that rocked my socks off! such a shame he's no longer with us.
i knew he was a super bassist, i played bass in several bands but always preferred simple licks, he just has "crazy flipper fingers" i wonder if he left them to science?
you're not asking much are you?
i don't even know who the names you mentioned are, so i can't help....sorry
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