As I've progressed my pedal board has got smaller ,In the uk if Im using a shared back line I select a clean channel and use an old boss be5 4 effect pedal distortion /compression /chorus /delay. If I use my own am I use a line 6 spider with the 4 channels programmed to clean /twang/ overdrive and overdrive with delay ,same applies to my greek set up except I use 4 separate joyo pedals instead of the boss with a shared back line .For my solo set I add a boss rc2 looper and a zoom multi pedal for the drum loops both modified with external switches for ease of control. Occasionally I use a wah wah too but recently not .
1,076 2015-04-26 12:13:57
Re: Talk To Me Of Pedals, My Gurus And Gurettes (14 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
1,077 2015-04-25 07:13:30
Re: Songwriting experiment for Chordians (57 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Ive just listened to this on sound cloud well done Roger it works so well ,I think perhaps a you tube vid of some old footage from the hey day of the minis success would result in a lot of exposure,Russell your video skills are needed.
1,078 2015-04-23 09:52:42
Re: Old Age (26 replies, posted in Poems)
Ditto all above Phill great observations and interpretations ,will it become a song or have you forgot the chords ..lol
1,079 2015-04-22 11:46:03
Re: Update on Grah1 (52 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi Guys ,
thanks so much for all your well wishes and comments .I am at home and feeling much better ,still feeling very week and sore but each day I get a little stronger and on the way to full recovery .
Kind regards and thanks again to every one
Graham
1,080 2015-04-02 23:05:31
Re: Songwriting experiment for Chordians (57 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Every one laughed at my mini cooper
Said that it looked lke a bit of joke
1,081 2015-04-01 20:01:41
Re: Songwriting experiment for Chordians (57 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I started a thread like this last year as a chordie communal song dont think it got very far but lets give it another go might be good
1,083 2015-03-30 00:50:42
Re: Last man Standing (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Ditto what Phil said could be a theme tune,written piece
1,084 2015-03-27 11:46:05
Re: Someday Has Never Come (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim I played this last night at our folk club to a full house and got a great response well done for writing such a great song
1,085 2015-03-26 08:52:33
Re: Me Ol' Boots (8 replies, posted in Poems)
They're like an old friend who wont let you down ,nice poem ,I agree with dino make it a song .
1,086 2015-03-25 19:42:00
Re: Cigar box guitar (6 replies, posted in Other string instruments)
made a start today by cleaning the box out some one had stuck paper inside the box and some plastic foam as it had been used for storing fishing tackle I've scrubbed the box out and now I can mark and cut it to accept the neck so its off to the wood yard for some oak or mahogany
1,087 2015-03-25 14:57:47
Re: help!! rappier 44 in need of bridge!! (12 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Cant remember Bill it was 45 yrs ago
1,088 2015-03-24 22:42:41
Topic: Cigar box guitar (6 replies, posted in Other string instruments)
New project started today I found a cheap cigar box in an antique shop today so I thought it time I stretched my carpentry skills
Next I need to find a suitable piece of hard wood for the neck . This will be three string and fret less and I'll probably wind my own pickup as well .I think it should be made as cheap as possible it all adds to the style and appeal of an instrument like this.
1,089 2015-03-24 22:32:58
Topic: Acoustic pick up (1 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I have just received this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008 … 09_s00from amazon very cheap very basic but it works great ,Clipped it onto my new LAG acoustic tonight super sound only down side is the long lead attached to it so at week end I'll fit a jack socket and a volume control total cost less than 10 pounds for pick up volume pot and socket .
1,090 2015-03-24 20:20:24
Re: noise shaped dithering? (16 replies, posted in Recording)
Phil I was given a tascam the year before last with an internal power fault but I couldnt get any info from tascam re circuitry they just wanted me to send it in for repair maybe I'll fix it when I get back to greece.
1,091 2015-03-23 20:38:13
Re: noise shaped dithering? (16 replies, posted in Recording)
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1,092 2015-03-23 18:22:52
Re: Happy NGD to me :) (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Nice Tele
1,094 2015-03-21 22:37:20
Re: DID IT and DONE IT (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Got to admit I'm still pulling the knives out of my back was glad to leave at the end of it all ,Great song/poem TF one lots of people will identify with .It better now working when I want and playing music .
1,095 2015-03-21 13:14:24
Re: 1950's Rock n' Roll tune - Never Said Goodbye (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
nice song tig I like it
1,096 2015-03-20 10:46:20
Re: Middle of the Lake (8 replies, posted in Poems)
Nice words ,I did a poetry lesson the other day for a class of 15yr old girls this would have been relevant to the poem we discussed .
1,097 2015-03-17 23:45:13
Re: Age-ism (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Phill yeah our postman's ok too really ,thanks for the nice comments ,I thought of playing this at Kendal the other night but the audience were great and I didn't want to seem to be having a go at any one I'll probably save it for an album track .
1,098 2015-03-17 22:55:09
Re: Age-ism (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks I appreciate the feed back.
1,099 2015-03-17 21:43:01
Re: Age-ism (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
1,100 2015-03-16 21:10:26
Topic: Age-ism (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Ageism by Graham Windle
I feel there's a lot of Ageism in the UK so I wrote this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP3viqi1THg
Em
The daylight comes
G
The night is over
D
another day begins
Em G
the morning sun sneaks through the window
D A
To wake me up again
Em
I make the coffee
G
Make the breakfast
D A
Feed the cat and then
Em G
sit and watch the world revolving
D A
tomorrow will be the same
Chorus
G A
and I wonder what will happen now
Em
what will time unfold
G A
and I wonder what will happen now
Em
Am I just growing old
The post man knocks
he brings a letter
another bill to pay
got no time for conversation
he just walks away
cant he see that I'm a person
though I'm old and grey
wouldn't cost or take a moment
to ask if I'm ok
Chorus
G A
and I wonder what will happen now
Em
what will time unfold
G A
and I wonder what will happen now
Em
Am I just growing old
Stumble back
turn on the TV
listen to the news
cant believe what is out there
just gives me the blues
cant be bothered change the channel
got to crack a smile
cant believe how much they're paying
to employ Jeremy Kyle
Chorus
G A
and I wonder what will happen now
Em
what will time unfold
G A
and I wonder what will happen now
Em
Am I just growing old
G A
and I wonder what will come to pass
Em
and will my dreams come true
G A
one thing I know that is for sure
Em
Old age will come to you .