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i've always found that nylon strings as used on a classical guitar wont play on an electric through an amp, because they're made of nylon or (cat gut), very little or no metal.
steel strings as made for an acoustic guitar will play on an electric, not recommended though, as mentioned above, they do tend to be heavier therefor could warp the neck.
using a light guage string on an acoustic can produce it's own problems. if you tend to be a bit of a heavy strummer you may get more slap than tone!

further to roger's comment about flat wound strings in the 60's, the beatles used them up to the "revolver" album in 1966. listen to "i'm only sleeping" i loved the beatles, hated the flat sound on their acoustics. though georges lead riffs had that great twangy sound.

phill

hi amy,

you don't get to my age with out knowing grief!

my holy trinity; my grandmother, mary-ellen (WRITTEN ABOUT SEVERAL TIMES), mabel (my mother) and dolly (my god-mother) 3 strong and loving women, all no longer with us, i miss them all and think about them as often as i can. i do believe that as long as you keep someone alive in your mind they may die but they never fade away....silly but that's how i feel.
my pillar now is ann my wife and my daughter gemma, they keep me grounded.
there are many others too, my father, my mate dai (david) and so many others, all passed. we will all meet again on the other side.

i haven't tried to put this to music yet....when i get time, i'll let you know.

phill

have you thought of this new fangled invention called "the bus?" if you cant find what your looking for in your locality, try another town.

bit of advice;

dont buy a guitar cos you've fallen in love with it's looks. hold it, play it, feel it. then if it still measures up....buy it.

i was dead against a fender telecaster till i played one in a music shop (out-side my manor) so i bought it and the love affair continues....dont you just love happy endings?

phill

practice....learn which knob does what before gigging. take a couple of hours, days who cares.

a guitars for life not just for christmas!

phill

hi bill, welcome to the poem forum. glad you decided to join us. i see you've been a chordie member for almost a year....testing the waters huh? i did the same!

this is a beautiful first offering, i can almost see it written on a card (in fine writing) to give to your loved one after a date (the poem mentions "as you left"). and i love the part

"I'd whisper how i love you
oh, so softly in your ear
i'd tell you how i long for you
so only you could hear."

magic

phill

well once again, thank you, i thought this had run it's course now. i am so glad to see that it is appreciated as i appreciate the lovely comments.

lena, nice to hear from you again, it's got a real chorus, something i tend to struggle with. i'm still not happy with the recording though!

hi rog, again, long time no hear! thanks for the comment. and as amy says "thanks for the revival."

hello amy, sorry to hear about your loss, i know it's not recent but love is eternal...i'll say no more. yes it is an "i love you love him....he loves himself" jobbie. there are too many people in this world that take advantage of their lovers as well as any situation they find themselves in. i call them throw backs....i believe it goes back to when out of instinct (like animals) the male has to impregnate as many females as possible to ensure his line. if that didnt happen we might have turned out completely differently...two heads? but those days are gone and modern humanity does not need the "alpha male" syndrome....remember AIDS?

phill

(sorry for the rant)

hi amy,
didnt expect you to be a wino? (i'm only joking) great song and i love the references not only to the alcohol but also the songs, and i bet there's a few in there i dont understand. 10/10

phill

i checked your web page but i couldnt find this there, what a shame, i hope your thinking of putting it up. and yes, you have a beautiful voice.

i'm the other way about, i write right handed, but play guitar lefty. i can pick-out chords righty, i suppose i could play righty if i practised. but i wont cos i've got lefty a strat and a telecaster, + a 12 string and a 6 string acoustic + a lefty bass, so no plans to swap.
it all boils down to how you feel most comfortable...righty lefty...what's the difference? it's the playing that counts!

phill

hi yaall,

sorry it's taken so long to reply to you, but i've been away for a week or so....

selso, i had a look and it was there are you looking on myspace? click on the web button to your left. thanks for the interest.

hi ark, i listened to the song again yesterday and i found so many flaws and mistakes it made me wince! i even thought it sounded like all the other songs i've written in the last few months (apart from the ones i've done with you and my dear old mate russ)
thanks for the comparison to ian anderson, one of rocks greatest voices in my opinion! not that my pathetic attempts come close.

hi bud, thanks for the thumbs up. it's funny how things dont sound the same the next day? maybe i'll come back to it in a couple of years and like it again!

hi geo, yes it is me, i do all the recording stuff myself unless i'm working with someone,russ or arkady. thanks for your vote of confidence.

hey daddy, sorry to hear about your tower, not too serious i hope, and you get it back ASAP.
ta, yup, there's a lot of relationships going boobs up lately because one or the other is a user or a cheater, so it's nice to hear about people like you and me who can stay in a relationship for years with-out cheating or simply using our other. cool it is.

hi jody, it's a kind of eternal triangle, you love her, she loves him, he loves himself! i guess i added the physical abuse as an afterthought, but by the time i got to the end i hated the guy my-self so i made him more hateful. you can tell by that statement that when i write i start at the beginning and work it through to the end.

thanks to you all for your kind words. please go and vote for russ and me on the harding/williams web page....thanks again

phill

as i said on poems, this is a cracking little number, i could just about imagine it in bluegrass time, but i think you should be the one to record it and let us know how it's meant to go. any time soon?

phill