No wonder I have a hard time getting hired 
4,951 2008-10-09 14:03:11
Re: A big kiss for this Ole Gentleman :lol: (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
4,952 2008-10-09 13:56:05
Re: How is it physically possible to play a B chord? (28 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Zurf I stayed in Alaska for a few months and since its still part of the lower 49 there cant be to many restrictions and I love smoked salmon :lol and You can be sure i will remind you 
maybe someone has a link to that Neil Young song but if I remember zydeco is something like what the Neville brothers play,like a New Orleans type sound sort of cajun and I would be glad to help you with your song send me the lyrics and chords, it would help if you had a mic and the audacity program I could walk you through the steps of setting it up and how to use it quicker then cr#@ thru a goose if you listen to my song "Jamaacaa Man" on my website that is in a zydeco style kinda upbeat but the tempo can be adjusted for your song I think any song about faith is a good idea so drop on over to the recording forum and I will muster the chordie mutants and make this song a reality
Zurf wrote:
Well Russell, I'm heading to Alaska next summer for some salmon. I'm not sure of the regs, but if I can I'll have some smoked or flash-frozen for you and send it along (if you remind me). I'm not in any hurry for much of anything these days. I've been trying to slow things down a bit - especially the spinning in my head.
Speaking of old-time boom-chicka-boom country music, I'm working on a song titled Old Blue about a pickup truck I just sold. If you've ever heard Neil Young's song about his dog King you'll know about what to expect. I'd be real grateful for any suggestions on writing in a Zydeco style. I have an idea for a song about faith that I think would sound good in that uber-happy style.
- Big D
4,953 2008-10-09 13:34:34
Re: chopro instructions (4 replies, posted in About Chordie)
Hi mary and welcome to Chordie, I see this is your first posting I can remember mine,feel free to post a new topic in any of the forums that interest you and to add your questions and slant on someone elses topics we are all friendly here so brows the different sections theres always something new and we look forward to more posts and topics from you
mary83 wrote:
hi
4,954 2008-10-09 03:00:19
Re: How is it physically possible to play a B chord? (28 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Zurf I shall not worry I know you outdoors fishing and camping people have to endure all kinds of inclement conditions so your skin is used to a little abuse but I'll go easy on you but you'll have to wait a bit I have some recording projects that take priority but I already wrote the words and the chord changes kind of country sounding easy strumming song you can sit around the campfire drink beer and eat beans,pass a little gas get comfy type of song while you clean some fish not necessarily in that order, but what the heck and shucky darn thank God I'm a country boy (just thought I would set it up a bit) and in a few days I will wax it on vinyl for ya and upload it and if you need a copy I can put one on mediafire and I will do the chopro and put it in the songwriters section, but you have to send me some frozen fish
4,955 2008-10-08 22:51:39
Re: nervous (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Dont worry about being nervous everytime I face a live audience I get butterflys but they dissapear after a few chords,its normal and you settle down just show um what ya got
4,956 2008-10-08 15:51:35
Re: Recording mic (4 replies, posted in Recording)
yes the female plugs into your microphone and the male plugs into the adapter, the adapter has a female to 1/8 in mono plug and this plugs into your microphone input on your soundcard some microphones chords have a 3 pin plug cable if you buy one you will need another adapter with a 1/4 in male and a 3 hole female so get the cable with male female and your good to go
06sc500 wrote:
When I buy I mic for recording on my computer, I need a male/female mic cable, right? Is there anything else I need, or just the mic and cable? I already have an adapter.
4,957 2008-10-08 04:08:31
Re: BBC TV prog "Story of the Guitar" (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
maybe someone over on the other side of the pond could tape this series and send me a copy like a VHS or DVD I will reimburse for the cost of the DVD and postal shipping just a thought....
4,958 2008-10-07 04:05:16
Re: MIC Help (1 replies, posted in Recording)
Smart deedee if it says sure its a good mic, I have used sure mic's for over 30 yrs and never had a problem and they have been thru all kinds of on the road abuse and various weather changes and always performed great so I think in my opinion this is a good choice all my recordings are with a sure sm 58ths and 57s its a smart choice dee dee(pun intended)
4,959 2008-10-06 20:00:11
Re: BBC TV prog "Story of the Guitar" (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks for trying guys but the player dont work for me but I appreciate the effort
4,960 2008-10-06 14:37:19
Re: Recording basics? (28 replies, posted in Recording)
Wibble been there and done that good luck with it russell
Wibble wrote:
Thank you both for the answers there.
I was just fiddling around with my spare room last night shifting things around (throwing all my old crap out that I really should have thrown out years ago) and noticed when I shifted my amp out of the way there was a line out - so happy days. To be fair, on a bright Orange amplifier you would think I would have noticed the big black jack port marked "line out" a long time ago...
4,961 2008-10-06 14:34:12
Re: BBC TV prog "Story of the Guitar" (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks for the link I looked but I could not find any US affiliates (darn) looks like I will have to wait and see if PBS airs the program in the US
Stonebridge wrote:
Russell, all I can find is this page from the BBC website.
It is info about the 1st part. I can't find any mention of any other broadcasting, but these things usually get picked up by other stations a little later on.
Sorry I can't be more helpful but I will keep a look out.
4,962 2008-10-06 12:42:33
Re: BBC TV prog "Story of the Guitar" (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Stonebridge I would like to see this program in the USA is it on a public station like PBS?
4,963 2008-10-05 14:52:18
Re: AUTUMN IN WISCONSIN (18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
A fellow Wisconsinite I see and as far as the mandolin is concerned I play one also I love the folksey sound of it,several of my songs feature mandolin solos and mine is a 1898 Gibson and it sounds better then any new one I have tried out in music stores (must be the wood or craftsmenship) and I know what your talking about with bye bye garden my pepper and tomato plants have withered and died, yes winter is a time for introspection and I will have to search and locate a willing lass to snuggle up with to take the bite out of winter you married guys have all you need,I remember a question a reporter asked a 85 yr old married man on the subject of winter it was "do you have any tips for staying warm in winter" he responded "yes one good turn in bed gets most of the blanket"
rndthefire wrote:
I'm with you Russ. Being on the back side of forty, winter isn't as fun as it was when we were ten. My wife and I live up here on the little 'ol Peshtigo river and had our first killing frost of the year. Bye, Bye garden and hello pellet stove. Winter for me is a time for introspection. Watch the snow fall on the river and pull a little E,A7th, B7th blues prog. I recently bought a (Don't shoot) mandolin. WOW, can you pull a crying jag off of this thing! It's funny how your (my) music mood changes as the seasons change. That said, winter in wisconsin is a beautiful time. Wouldn't want to live anywhere else. Take care and stay warm.
chris
4,964 2008-10-05 14:33:49
Re: AUTUMN IN WISCONSIN (18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Doug I bet you and the wife cant wait to get settled in your new home and with all the belongings you had to pack it must have been a chore.Yes old man winter is coming to Wisconsin and if its anything like previous winters we will be "trudging thru the snow"freezing extremities,(fingers,toes,noses,ears) anything exposed to the elements and praying for spring so enjoy your rain, glad you like the photos
4,965 2008-10-05 03:59:05
Re: Wedding Bands (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Helena where did you find these outcast from disco I actually looked at each photo and im still cracking up,some of the outfits bring back memories of when I was playing in Las Vegas we had to wear those monkey suits to get the better paying jobs on the strip, if you wore jeans you wouldn't even get past the audition funny stuff thanks for the laugh
4,966 2008-10-04 21:38:48
Re: Recording basics? (28 replies, posted in Recording)
I concur with your findings my friend from across the pond, and if by chance the amp dose not have a line out then to get the effects from the amp you will require a mixer of sort to plug in the amp and to the soundcard and your guitar or microphone will go thru the mixer first
arkady wrote:
Hi Wibble
I know this question was aimed at Russ but....
To answer your question it would be yes. If you use Audacity software then it will pretty much record anything you can hear through your soundcard with distortion or not.
It's a good general recording and mixing program.
Ark
4,967 2008-10-03 22:33:02
Re: PLAYING LEAD GUITAR 1 (1 replies, posted in Recording)
There is a second video available it deals with playing the blues and useing the relative minors if you have the time dowload this,I feel this new video is instructive and may help you get over some hurddles with your playing
Russell_Harding wrote:
I made a tutorial on playing lead guitar in answer to a request and it is available on my mediafire link under the folder heading "playing lead guitar" this is a simple example of some basic ideas on playing lead and it is not intended to be all inclusive just a few tips and an example of playing to recorded tracks,hope you enjoy russell
4,968 2008-10-03 22:27:06
Re: Soloing, revisited (2 replies, posted in Electric)
06 I have a two videos I made on playing lead guitar the second one deals with useing the relative minors to play leads they are available free just click on the mediafire link at the bottom of this post and download the two videos in the folder "playing lead guitar" the second video is about useing realative minors for solo guitar in playing the blues I think they can help you get an idea anyway Russell
4,969 2008-10-03 00:22:51
Re: Russ's Challenge... Crime Scene instrumental (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Ark again thanks for participating and congratulations,well both our winners came from across the pond so I hope to have some home representation on the next "challange" and bring the bragging rights back to the USA
4,970 2008-10-03 00:19:16
Re: Russ's Challenge... "Yoda's Song" (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Roger and Ark you both made this "challange" A memorable event thank you
4,971 2008-10-02 20:55:04
Re: Guitar Lessons and Teaching (26 replies, posted in Electric)
tophand75662 wrote:
. The electric sounds a lot better than my acoustic electric. help me please.
I hope this helps a little, I videotaped this early this mornning its just a few ideas for playing lead guitar, this has to do with playing less notes and getting more out of the song by sustaining notes for longer durations
4,972 2008-10-02 18:49:07
Re: "THE CHALLENGE" (44 replies, posted in Recording)
I will congratulate both of you once again, good job ark and roger
4,973 2008-10-02 18:47:25
Topic: PLAYING LEAD GUITAR 1 (1 replies, posted in Recording)
I made a tutorial on playing lead guitar in answer to a request and it is available on my mediafire link under the folder heading "playing lead guitar" this is a simple example of some basic ideas on playing lead and it is not intended to be all inclusive just a few tips and an example of playing to recorded tracks,hope you enjoy russell
4,974 2008-10-02 13:28:07
Re: Recording basics? (28 replies, posted in Recording)
06 Unless you have a line out on your amp you will have to mic it, if you have a line out just put the 1/8 inch adapter on the chord leading from your line out and plug it into your sound card if not place a microphone in front of the speaker and adjust your send volume (you can monitor this on audacity) and make sure the dark red meter bars are not constantly peaked to the right as this would indicate a distorted signal
4,975 2008-10-02 02:34:59
Re: "THE CHALLENGE" (44 replies, posted in Recording)
THE WINNERS!!
In the instrumental category the entry by Arkady "Crime"
in the vocal category the entry by Roger Guppy "Yoda's Song"
I would like to extend my congratulations and award the first Challenge winners the bragging rights to have and to hold till the next challenge which will be announced at a later date, and I would like to thank all the members who downloaded the video and who viewed the topic and commented. Both of these songs are available on my mediafire site for download the link is (as usual) at the bottom of this post,thank you everone I hope you enjoyed this. Russell