1,076 Topic by gitaardocphil

(1 replies, posted in Songwriting)

So, finally I worked out and triple checked it to figure out that the chords were in synchronicity with my lyrics.
This version is the version I HAD IN MY HEAD since weeks. I altered a lot of my lyrics to try to put them in harmony with the melody.
AGAIN, BEFORE IT WILL APPEAR ON MYSPACE, I REALLY WOULD LIKE SOME COMMENT.
Some will like it, some will find this crap, the world should be weird if we all should love the same.
Imagine BILLIONS of people loving the same person.
So I ask it always, PLEASE CORRECT WORDS WHO AREN'T CORRECT, AS TOLD MY MOTHERTONGUE IS DUTCH AND NOT ENGLISH. My English might be improved a lot (that's important for me, I learned a lot here, new words, putting the words on the right place and avoiding "linguistic" errors.
I have a BOSS BR 600, in that BOSS I have a CF CARD 1 Gb, so what do I need to know?

I record the song, the song is on the Compact Flash card, I take that CF card and then, I put that card in my PC to transfer the song on it to my PC, but how can I get it on MYSPACE?
Is it possible to give some advise, it's my first song on the web, so please help me.
THANKS

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1,077 Reply by gitaardocphil

(13 replies, posted in Songwriting)

SO SORRY FRIENDS, I worked real hard AND I used a different approach as you can see.
This time I think or better I hope, that everything fits.
It took me 2 hours, but I played and wrote line after line, and every two lines I picked up my guitar to check if AND chords AND lyrics were "compatible." I really hope to record this song soon and put him on myspace.
How do I place this on myspace?

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1,078 Topic by gitaardocphil

(13 replies, posted in Songwriting)

THE DEAD CHEATER

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The dead cheater


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[E] [E] [E] [A] [A] [E] [B7]




[E]I’ve got a big big crash [A] a big big boom [E] I ended in the [B7] morgue my friends


[E] on a cold cold stone [A] with skin and bone[E]so alone in silly [B7] blue dress


[A] I heard a voice, a very [A7] loud voice loud voice[D] did someone scream for help[B7]


[E] They moved me back [A] to a hot hot room [E] telling I wasn’t gone [B7]




[E] I asked them all what [A] happened to me [E] they told I hit a tree [B7] quit hard


[E] Was I confused I still [A] don’t know, a big big tree [E] who crossed the road [B7]


[A] But I didn’t care a tree [A7] or stone I am still here [D] but you die alone [B7]


[E] I am not so sure they [A] send me home but [E] didn’t give a cure [B7]


[E] This was round one, [A] a very hard one, [E] I cheated [B7] mister dead


[E] My mind cleared up, [A] I warmed me up[E] for cheating [B7] dead again


[A] Once you met him [A7] he hangs around [D]he loves to eat your soul [B7]



[E] He had a coach I didn’t [A] found one to help [E] defend my [B7] belt


[E] He hit me once, [A] he hit me twice,[E] I just saw fuzzy shaking[B7] stars


[E] I hit the floor a [A] hard hard floor but [E]soon my hormones [B7] reached the top


[A] I stood up I became real[A7] green just as [D] the hulk learned me [B7]


[E] Dead used his tricks, [A] his dirty tricks like [E] spitting me full [B7] of nasty bugs


[E] They put me back in that cold cold [A]room a priest next to me [E] making me all wet [B7]


[E] I started singing I will survive [A] the priest got scared [E] and nurses made a bet [B7]


[A] I closed my eyes and [A7] hold my breath [D] and yes they taught [B7] he’s dead.


[E] I fooled them all the bugs [A] were friends I knew [E] them all by name [B7]


[Am] Even today [G] nobody knows [Am] that I’m alive [G]


[Am] Win or loose [G] blue or red [Am] I will be dead [G]


[Am] What can I do [D7] where [G] can I hide [C]


[Am] He will come [D7] back to [G] make a final ride [C]


[F] I’m just made [C#mmaj9] from flesh [C] and blood [A] not [D] from [G] kryptonite [C]


[F] It felt great [C#mmaj9] [C]to cheat him once [A] but [D] he [G] always [C] wins


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1,079 Topic by gitaardocphil

(15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I really like to see fellow chordians playing with words.
YOU TAKE A BAND, AND YOU CHANGE WORDS, BETTER LETTERS, USING YOUR IMAGINATION, ANAGRAMS, LIKE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN = BURSTING PRESENCE, SEE MY LITTLE CHANGES ABOUT THE ROLLING STONES.
It's not difficult and it can give unbelievable results, real funny and crazy names. Have mercy with my destroyed body and pain  and make me laugh.

Playing with bands? I wish we could, but I loved to see some great creations coming right of your heads by using an existing group, and the artists. Just play with some letters or words.
THE ROLLING STONES can be:
- THE STROLLING NOSES with
- MIGG JACKER
- CARLIES WATCH
- DIETRICH SHARK (= anagram of Keith Richards)
- OWN ODOR
and the former bass player BILL WOMAN

PLEASE PARTICIPATE AND HAVE FUN. I would really appreciate it.

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1,080 Topic by gitaardocphil

(11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

This is not easy, one song influences another song and that song....and so we can continue.
- Little Richard claims that he is the real King of Rock and Roll, and if it wasn’t him then it was Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, or Bo Didley.
- In fact, one of the first true rock and roll songs mentioned came from Joe Turner, black blues artists, who sang, “Shake, Rattle, and Roll.â€
- “Shake, Rattle, and Roll†and some other songs were all remade by Bill Haley and the Comets. Don't forget the importance and power of radio stations and the 50ties mentality, so called "black" was a scandal for the white community.
- The blatant racism lead to so many cover songs recorded by white artists of black artists’ music.
- Isn't it sad that so many Afro-American artists were not accepted and that ROCK 'N ROLL was considered as music from the devil during years?
Sailors from Britain came back from the USA with "Afro-American" albums, and "white" UK artists started to COVER and play THAT music, see Yardbirds, The Animals, The Stones....

BUT STILL: WHAT IS THE FIRST ROCK AND ROLL SONG??
Who can help me providing information?

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1,081 Topic by gitaardocphil

(8 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Yes WHO ARE THEY?
You can start this topic already a few hundreds of years ago, like Haydn was also influenced by HANDEL and he had an influence on BEETHOVEN. Mozart was influenced by BACH, and so we can go on.
I prefer to discuss about the evolution and importance of AMERICAN MUSIC, because you can say or claim that it all started with the import of slaves from Africa. Yes BLUES, in cobination with imported musical styles from all over Europe.

Consider them as a tribute to those who created rock & roll, had or have a major influence and an example for many others in music. And yet...., all music is subject to evolution MOZART was influenced by
SOME NAMES:
- THE BEATLES, who can and will ever forget those guys who changed the music history
- BOB DYLAN
- THE ROLLING STONES

Feel free to add IMMORTALS, musicians who changed and placed music on the world card.

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1,082 Reply by gitaardocphil

(8 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Yes PARA, I downloaded her last CD (OFFICIAL!!!! I paid for it), she is great.
Is she a singer/song writer?
There are some oldies too
- JANIS JOPLIN: I never heard a woman singing so full of passion, straight from the heart as if she was crying for help. Did she play guitar too? I know she started as lead singer of a band called BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY.
Other female guitarplayers
- Liz Phair
- JEWEL
- REGINA SPEKTOR

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1,083 Topic by gitaardocphil

(0 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I was probably wrong in the things I wrote.
It was more a kind of PHILOSOPHY and time consuming, useless in fact. Unanswered topics stay on chordie for 3 days, and I delete them. I mean, topics who are more a monologue or rhetorical.
It's impossible to read and answer everything, so my intention is to figure out a better one, about the same subject.
I surf too much, I know a lot (surfing) and it is a little bit stupid, but more: time consuming, sometimes it takes me 2 hours to write what most of us know.
I will REPHRASE some of them, like the one I just deleted. Once I'm writing, I can't stop, I've always been like that, and maybe it's better to answer than to ask.
A lot of people write topics and it's almost impossible to read or answer them, but since I have time, I will focus me more on answering.
SEE COCA, LEVIS, they are really difficult, because there is not much written on he internet.

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1,084 Reply by gitaardocphil

(5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

You have a point here. Thanks for reminding me, but we have heard and seen it before.
THE ELVIS PRESLEY MUSICIANS touring and performing songs with ELVIS on a big screen, without instruments. So ELVIS sings, and his band plays. I have the impression that the DOORS did the same, playing while MANZAREK and co, are playing live.
IS THIS CHEATING THE AUDIENCE? maybe in theory, because I suppose that everybody who goes to a concert knows that they are dead.
Is this honest? I think so, but not the ELVIS circus. Manzarek, Krieger WERE "THE DOORS", they wrote songs. Morisson DIDN'T write their greatest hit "light my fire"

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1,085 Reply by gitaardocphil

(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I have a lot of songs, but writing them down, lyrics AND matching chords, is a lot more difficult than I thought.

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1,086 Reply by gitaardocphil

(9 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Thanks Russell, using "classic mics" can cause a feedback problem.
As far as I experienced, an electro-acoustic guitar, plug it in an acoustic amp, and there you go.
Using the "old fashion way" a standard with 2 good mics, they advise to place one mic not far from the soundhole and the second near the 13th fret. BUT I can assure you, having this system, it is a very time consuming process, it tales 30-60 minutes to find the "perfect" position to avoid feedback, but the sound is a lot more close to the "natural" acoustic sound.
Using an electro-acoustic, you loose a lot of the characteristics of your guitar. A lot of guitars DO sound similar.

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1,087 Topic by gitaardocphil

(0 replies, posted in Electric)

- DRISKILL ELECTRIC GUITARS?

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1,088 Reply by gitaardocphil

(18 replies, posted in Electric)

I love "ERUPTION" by VAN HALEN

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1,089 Topic by gitaardocphil

(5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

On Billboard albums, I noticed a strange phenomenon.
- At least 50% of the songs, especially since end nineties and 2000, you see, artists ft other artists.
Like Eminem ft lil' kim, or 50 cent ft béyonceé, and that list is getting bigger and bigger.
Can someone explain this phenomenon? Are these artists helping eachother's carrier? I really haven't a clue.

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1,090 Topic by gitaardocphil

(2 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Well, I learned a lot, very amazing, that's why I asked you chordians about what comes first, melody or lyrics.
THIS WAS A GREAT AND CONSTRUCTIVE LESSON TO POINT THE MOMENTS I DESTRUCT MY OWN SONG.
AT LEAST IN MY CASE, I "OVER-RATED" myself, thinking, I don't play bad at all, I am able to improvise very well and convinced I was real good in making INSTANT-SONGS here at home. Give me a guitar, and I play, even real difficult chords, and using some bull*** lyrics. What was in my head, I sung it HERE IN MY PLACE with or without a guitar partner.
Oh BOY, what an error. Me convinced that writing songs was so easy and having more than 100 songs, hidden in my SUBCONCIENCE.
- MISTAKE NUMBER 1 = I had a tune in my head and started to write some phrases, and I was so convinced about the fact = this is so easy. Everything came automatically, some chords, using [ ] and in-between some lyrics.
- MISTAKE NUMBER 2 = I was singing, in a happy mood, and writing down everything line after line
- MISTAKE NUMBER 3 = It felt great, and 1 line with chords sounded oh so nice.
- MISTAKE NUMBER 4 = I continued writing this way, still "euphoric", because every line in every strophe sounded not bad at all.
- MISTAKE NUMBER 5 = I was proud, a simple bluesy song using silly lyrics, they were meant as a kind of autobiographic song, so what could go wrong
- MISTAKE NUMBER 6 = because every line sounded nice, I posted it here on chordie, and I was proud and convinced that it was a sweet, silly song.
UNTIL I STARTED, still oh so proud and happy, PLAYING THIS SONG ON ONE OF MY ACOUSTIC GUITARS. I used an old Gibson Dove (it sounded better on a hummingbird, but who cares) AND SINGING. I had to stop, what went so good 2 days ago sounded HORRIBLE. The first line sounded nice but WHILE PROGRESSING and CONTINUING PLAYING AND SINGING was COMPLETELY WRONG, it didn't sound at all like it did.
CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG=
- I never played the entire song before posting it, chords were placed wrong, I discovered that I forgot chords, RESULTING IN AN IMPOSSIBLE SONG TO PLAY AND SING IT CORRECT.
LESSON = I learned a lot thanks to the mistakes like wrong chords, forgotten chords, chords I placed wrong. I am glad I figured it out, and now I realise my mistakes. This don't mean that I will not post songs again but before posting them, I will record them and I mean the entire song in stead of writing line after line.
I hope that this was a good lesson for me, and that other "newbies" can learn something about this.
THAT'S ALSO ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS I ASKED HOW TO BE A REAL SONG-SMITH.

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1,091 Reply by gitaardocphil

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Hi Ken, the taste of life. About drinking PEPSI, when you don't see it what they give you I believe it is more difficult.
COCA COLA has COKE LIGHT, a disgusting taste (for me) and here PEPSI did a fantastic thing by producing PEPSI MAX, almost no difference.
Did you know that in SOUTH AFRICA one of their famous dishes is "ROASTED CHICKEN WITH COCA COLA" and it is DELICIOUS. It don't taste like Coke.
About Coca Cola, you go to a Mc Donalds and you order a COKE. 50 km farther, you enter a Mc Donalds again AND THE COKE TASTE DIFFERENT. They use a big bag, with litres of COKE syrup, and thgis is connected with a system that BLOWS CO2, the bubbles, in that syrup. Some use more syrup, others less, and that is a reason why COLE can taste different in different bars.

BY THE WAY, I HAVE AN IMPORTANT QUESTION, everyone should read this, about MYSPACE and YOUTUBE. There are thousands of people who play "THEIR VERSION OF AN EXISTING SONG", you can check it out, ERUPTION, VOODOO CHILD.. I have a version, but it's really difficult to hear the original version, of I WILL SURVIVE, I played it exactly with the same chords, lyrics, but as a kind of ballad, and acoustic. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I POST THAT VERSION ON MYSPACE OR YOUTUBE? 90% of the songs arepeople picking up a guitar and play their version of an existing song.
Our new friend PHILL WILLIAMS wrote this on my QUESTION/TOPIC in songwriting, I quote him

I think you've entered a mine field here, it does say original songs only on myspace, which basically means it's a disclaimer so myspace cant be taken to court for what you put up, if you understand me?
there are hundreds of songs eg whisky in the jar, by thin lizzie, that are credited original/arrangement by...! but i dont know if that would work while the copyright is still active, please dont do a george harrison [my sweet lord] and end up having to pay millions for what could be someone else's song. you might try yahoo answers... they get similar queries there.

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1,092 Reply by gitaardocphil

(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I think friend PHILL, that this should be discussed, it might be a minefield. I also think that this is a TOPIC INTERESTING FOR EVERY "CHORDIAN".
You see so many players, singers, performing a COVER.
- TO SHOW HOW GOOD THEY ARE = see JIMI HENDRIX interpretations
- OR TO PLAY THEIR PERSONAL INTERPRETATION of an existing song.
I created an entirely new acoustic version, of I WILL SURVIVE (a reaction on my car crash in 2000, and the fact that I should have been dead already 4 times, because maybe 10% survives what I had, using the same chords and almost the same chords. It's very difficult to hear the original song BUT????.....

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1,093 Topic by gitaardocphil

(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I liked to know the best way, it may be even the most difficult way, to write a song.

- STARTING WITH A TUNE OR MELODY FOLLOWED BY LYRICS
- WRITING LYRICS AND THE MELODY IN FUNCTION OF THE LYRICS

I add also 2 possibilities
- YOU ARE ALONE, SINGER/SONGWRITER, so NOBODY is altering your song(s)
- YOU CO-WRITE SONGS, style Elton John/B.Taupin where these 2 have each their "duty", or you write style LENNON/MCCARTNEY. You start with a tune, or a phrase, and another member or members add important or interesting chords or lyrics.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ALREADY, but I find it quit interesting to know how you, chordians, fellow musicians work.
SECOND:
- How many time do you work on a song? In my case, I can have a tune in a few minutes, the instrumental phase, followed by lyrics, mostly some words I have in mind, like DEAD, LOVE, PARTNER, and I never write down something.
First I pick up my guitar, play some chords, then I start writing some words with those chords in my head and I put them in word. I start reading CHORDS AND LYRICS followed by picking up my guitar again, I play and I start moving chords, because often my lyrics don't match 100% with my chords OR I start changing, moving some words.
HOW DO YOU WRITE YOUR SONGS?

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1,094 Topic by gitaardocphil

(2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

About PEPSI, I can just tell that I still associate it with MICHAEL JACKSON in fire.
About the COLA GIANTS = COCA COLA versus PEPSI COLA, who is the greatest and which one is the best?
I read some years ago that the PEPSI profits are higher than COCA in the USA, but COCA COLA has a lot of factories outside the USA, making them the biggest.

One ADVISE: On a trip through the States, in LA, a waitress asked me what I wanted to drink, I told her COKE as written on the beverage card, but said LIQUID COKE PLEASE, I 'll never forget her face, really angry. In fact DID I MAKE A MISTAKE? Just telling her, with my given stupid face, liquid.

On some points there is a big difference indeed in the way you answer on a question.

Another story, on a convention of RADIOLOGISTS in CHICAGO, they did drink quit a few drinks on the plane, and as my friend, also a guitar freak told me, they lost some hours at the border just because one of the women answered on a question, in fact the CUSTOMS, one of these men said "HI", and that woman answered "NOT YET", this isn't a joke, they kept her 2 hours, but finally released her.

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1,095 Topic by gitaardocphil

(1 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Devices get smaller and smaller. I have a BOSS BR 600 difficult, and a 200 pages manual.
About
- ZOOM H4 WHO HAS EXPERIENCE, I am not satisfied about the "how does it work" information.
- BOSS MR WHO? same problem.

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1,096 Reply by gitaardocphil

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Welcome Vinnie, the more chordians the more songs, friends, so welcome.
Even being a long time member I still don't know how it works. ONE BIG THING = CHORDIE DON'T HOST SONGS, it's difficult to understand, but you can create an own songbook.

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1,097 Reply by gitaardocphil

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Well Ken, I am really glad that you point me on the "LANGUAGE" or the "STRUCTURE", this is the reason I asked for COMMENT. Comment sounds maybe better than CRITICS.
You are right about my "ENGLISH", I didn't speak or read 1 word the last 4 weeks, and yes, I lost some "exercise." About DEAD or DEATH what is the difference?
Some of my extra problems are:
- when do you use THAN or THEN
- also daughter, dreadnaught or dreadnought? I know it's nought, but when do you use au or ou.
Those (or is it "these") are the words giving me problems. I also know that there is a difference between UK & USA (favorite versus favourite), and I AM NOT AFRAID TO ASK, if you don't ask, you will never get answer and I noticed a linguistic improvement, compared to 1 year ago. In fact this is the most important reason why I ask comment, critics..., not really about the song (suggestions concerning lyrics are welcome AND important) 
THANKS to all of you. It's a simple "bluesy" song with a few strophes (there are some more in WORD) interrupted by a different refrain or bridge.

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1,098 Topic by gitaardocphil

(3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I SURFED A LOT, I FOUND A LOT, AND AM I RIGHT TO TELL THAT CHORDIE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST AN BEST GUITAR SITES?

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1,099 Topic by gitaardocphil

(9 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I have an acoustic amp, used 90% to play electric (a Marshall AS100D). I have 1 electro-acoustic guitar: a MARTIN D-1.
This guitar produces a great acoustic sound (Martin never fools me), and plugged in, nice sound.
Unfortunately, I'm a person who forgets to turn out the pre-amp in that guitar, resulting in playing sometimes 1 hour, and when I want to play on day 2 = batteries are empty.

Accurate live amplification of the acoustic guitar may well be the audio equivalent of the search for the Holy Grail.
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PLAY ACOUSTIC LOUD ENOUGH, THROUGH AN AMP?
- About electro-acoustic guitars: except from some big brands like TAYLOR, the UNPLUGGED and real acoustic sound is a lot weaker compared to a dreadnought or an orchestra model. IS THIS RIGHT OR WRONG.?
- When I hear people playing electro-acoustic, my opinion is they all start to produce a SIMILAR SOUND.
- I own a pretty nice collection of acoustics, and I don't want to make them electro-acoustic by changing them (speaking about a GIBSON SJ-200 MONTANA GOLD and a MARTIN D-45V)
- I have a set of 2 mics (actually one, because I think my daughter's dog took one) and if you put these mics in a correct position. This is what I found about playing live with an acoustic guitar: Microphones are potentially the most accurate transducers for amplifying any acoustic instrument. They directly convert the sound produced by the instrument into an electrical signal. Most studio recordings of acoustic guitars rely heavily, if not entirely, on the use of one or more carefully selected and placed microphones. Nevertheless, microphones have some serious drawbacks for live amplification. The conclusion I found is: external microphones are rarely an ideal choice for live acoustic guitar. On the other hand, A LOT OF ARTICLES WRITE THAT EXTERNAL MICS ARE STILL THE "BEST"CHOICE BUT LIMITED. IF YOU MOVE, YOU HAVE PROBLEMS. 
YOU NEED TO PLACE THEM IN A CORRECT POSITION, MOST USED = ABOUT 8" from the soundhole, and the second also 6-10" from the 13th fret. This might be searching, time-consuming, and also this is the "old" system. BOB DYLAN didn't use pre-amps, he used a set of mics placed.
SO DEAR CHORDIANS: WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT PLAYING LIVE ON AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR. I really would love to hear your opinions. I made it easier explaining as good as I could how I should amplifie my acoustic: 2 MICS placed in a certain distance to obtain (and here most opinions are similar) the ideal sound.

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1,100 Reply by gitaardocphil

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

HEY PHIL, I don't believe I said WELCOME. So welcome to our great community of FRIENDS.
Thanks for your kind comment. As I wrote, some lyrics will maybe changed, but it's a "weird song" and I used some unusual lyrics, like THE PRIEST next to my bed, making me wet, referring to the "sacraments"because I keep my "songs" in WORD, and another phrase was
A PRIEST NEAR MY BED, PUTTING OIL ON MY HEAD. This is a funny sad fact, but written ironic.
That phrase I will use it probably in my song, or changing the actual phrase, or as an extra.
I'm very impatient, and I want it all at the same time. If you like, you can help me to correct some parts, by giving me tips. The title is REAL, IT IS A 100% REALITY, I am not happy concerning the song for the 100%. I need to add, change and write more because it's called the dead cheater and I have the impression now that I should have written more about that cheating.
OR, another song, different chords, and again using this more in detail.
By the way, WHAT I WROTE IS correct, I should have been dead 5 times (99% will die in reality)

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