1,426 2017-12-06 06:45:45
Topic: Eskimo Joe - an original song (2 replies, posted in My local band and me)
1,427 2017-12-06 03:34:18
Re: December Letter To My Chordie Friends (24 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Neo I am enjoying what everyone is adding to the thread. More the merrier keep it going. I havent been to Perth but everyone I know who goes there tells me it's a beautiful city. My wife visited Fremantle on a ship she was on and loved the place. A young guy who use to do a bit of guitar for me loves playing music in the bars around Fremantle and also in Perth itself. My friend's son use to work out of Perth driving trucks from Perth to Port Headland. Another friend of mine son lived there and life was going good until his other half murdered their 22month old son at Hillarys Boat Harbour. She had claimed at the time that the boy unfastened himself from his stroller while her back was turned but when police reviewed CCTV footage her story did not add up. Thats my two bobs worth on Perth.
Gosh - all I have on NZ is that my Mum went there (think it was her honeymoon), and loved it - she wanted to go back, but unfortunately the cancer came back instead and she passed in 2006.
I grew up very close to the Hillarys boat harbour, and used to go fishing there as a kid (before it was a harbour!), think I played some gigs there (at the old pub, not the new one), definitely played gigs some in Freo, and a few in Perth, never been as far North as Port Hedland, but they get to 50 degrees centigrade up there!!!
Cheers
1,428 2017-12-06 03:07:07
Re: Dear Santa ... (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
what does chorus and phrasing mean ?
There are some good audio examples on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorus_effect
Which is probably easier than trying to explain it 
1,429 2017-12-06 01:03:10
Re: LGD ----- Less guitar days. (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Crikey, that's a lot of guitars!!! I'm somewhere around the 10 - 15 mark and thinking I need to sell a few 
1,430 2017-12-05 12:16:56
Re: Dear Santa ... (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I've been thinking seriously about a uke.
My wife just bought herself a new uke that arrived today - I'll grab a pic and some details as to where she got it ... it's puuurrrrty ....
1,431 2017-12-05 12:09:57
Re: December Letter To My Chordie Friends (24 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
My oldest stepson emigrated to Oz about 10 years ago and we've visited twice. He was living in a suburb of Perth called Mandurah, which is around 60 miles away...
I'm at the other end - about 40km's North of the CBD - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joondalup
[sorry to hijack the thread, Peatle!!]
1,432 2017-12-05 03:12:31
Re: DECEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHRISTMAS SONGS (57 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
neophytte wrote:I forgot my wife and I recorded this a while (years) ago - "Santa Baby", until the child interrupts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayq38hihA5k
Enjoy!!
Cheers
That was fun. I'm sure your child was just fine after all.
Thank you - yes, I seem to recall the "emergency" was turning the TV channel ... 
BTW, that was when you oldest one was young, now I do duo's with him (occasionally)
Cheers
Richard
[edit] Oops, removed the non-Christmas song[/edit]
1,433 2017-12-05 03:09:28
Re: DECEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHRISTMAS SONGS (57 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Neo
Great performance.
Your wife has an outstanding voice!
I too liked the children in the background - it made the song feel quite "Christmasy"
Thanks - and Merry Xmas to you too!!
1,434 2017-12-05 03:07:56
Re: DECEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHRISTMAS SONGS (57 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Neo you and your fantastic guitar and your wife cool vocals make you two a beautiful duo. The kids backing vocal adds to the videos warm family vibe,
Thanks!!!
1,435 2017-12-05 02:57:57
Re: TUBE AMPS (18 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
neophytte wrote:beamer wrote:- Neo depending on how old it is you may want to consider the tube upgrade also, In the words of one of the Roy Blankenship (famous amp customizer' in N. Hollywood,) "Just cause its old it does not mean is valuable or good, parts get old and NEED to be replaced" this is a great vid, you may want to watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz3XDNmiIvo&t=512sIt's this one: http://hughes-and-kettner.com/products/ … r-18-head/
Not sure of the age, I got it second hand a couple of years ago now, but I haven't really been using it that much ...
watching that vid is still a great lesson in why things work
I'm watching it right now
1,436 2017-12-05 01:30:41
Re: Bragging Moment (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
:thumbsup:
1,437 2017-12-05 01:29:30
Re: NOVEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHALLENGE THEME (94 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Neo your a very talented music man. I enjoy your videos and your warm family setting.
Thanks
1,438 2017-12-04 08:37:55
Re: Liar - an original song (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
I know macs and and pc's that one has to be the oldest working mac I have seen in a long time. If memory serves correctly this one had only large floppies.
The Mac in the first pic is a Mac Plus, this one came standard with a 3.5" drive, but I had a secondary (external) drive, plus a massive HD20, 20 Megabyte external hard disk ...
The Mac with the 8 track connected to it (and the fellow from South Park on the monitor) is a 6200, which has a 3.5" drive, and an internal 600Mb drive - it's had a variety of external HD's attached over the years as backups. The photo of this one was actually the last time it worked, the day after this, it wouldn't turn on, probably leaky capacitors in the PSU, as was common for those era Macs - I was donated a 7200 by a friend and managed to transfer the rest of the files over ...
I also bought a Mac Cube, because I've always liked them, and retro-fitted it with a G4 Stealth card, there is a modern day one being sold here: http://alexhixon.com/projects/jamport/index.html
Cheers
Richard
1,439 2017-12-04 08:00:03
Re: Joy! (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I'm still seeing a few spam topics, but not as many as I have seen i the past ... !!!
1,440 2017-12-04 06:31:33
Re: DECEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHRISTMAS SONGS (57 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Here is a very short blast on the guitar from me to all you chordies.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lmEyIJyp7E
Those drawings were pretty impressive; I'm still at the "stick figure" stage The song was pretty good, but I think one of the strings wasn't quite in tune ... so it must be true that it happens to the best of us ...
Cheers
Richard
1,441 2017-12-04 06:26:01
Re: DECEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHRISTMAS SONGS (57 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Here you go. Christmas for Cowboys: https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/ch … oys-cfsotm
That was really good - I can't remember ever hearing that song, although my Mum was a big John Denver fan. When she passed away I got all her old records, so I may even have it in my collection and not know it. Really suited your voice!!!
Cheers
Richard
1,442 2017-12-04 06:22:55
Re: DECEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHRISTMAS SONGS (57 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
I forgot my wife and I recorded this a while (years) ago - "Santa Baby", until the child interrupts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayq38hihA5k
Enjoy!!
Cheers
1,443 2017-12-04 06:01:43
Re: SUGGESTIONS: JANUARY 2018 FEATURED SONG OF THE MONTH (4 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Songs starting with J:
Jealous guy (John Lennon)
Jessies Girl (Rick Springfield)
Jailhouse Rock (Elvis)
Joy to the world (Hoyt Axton)
Just like a Woman (Bob Dylan)
Just what I needed (Cars)
Songs starting with D:
Daniel (Elton John)
Daydream Believer (Monkees)
Dedicated follower of fashion (Kinks)
Desperado (Eagles)
Dirty Work (Steely Dan)
Dock of the bay (Otis Redding)
Don't you want me, baby (Human League)
Down Under (Men at work)
Dream Lover (Bobby Darin)
Duck Song (Bryant Ogden)
Singer or band with the letter K:
Kinks - Lola, Dedicated follower of fashion, et al ...
Leo Kottke - Louise
Carole King - Will you still love me tomorrow ...
Paul Kelly - Before too long, How to make gravy, To her door ...
Singer or band with the letter R:
Rolling Stones - too many to mention ...
Romantics - What I like about you, possibly others
Cliff RIchard - Living Doll, Summer Holiday, Young Ones
Gene Raskins - Those were the days.
Kenny Rogers (both R and K!!) - Coward of the county, Lucille
Linda Ronstandt - You're no good.
Lionel Richie - Hello
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti, Lucille
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild side, Dirty Boulevard
R.E.M. - Everybody hurts, Orange Crush, Man on the moon ...
Xavier Rudd - Choices, Solace ...
Just to get the ball rolling ...
Cheers
Richard
1,444 2017-12-04 05:07:35
Re: NOVEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHALLENGE THEME (94 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
A late entry (?) Jambalaya:
I crushed my thumb in a microphone stand, damn it hurts, so playing my wife's Uke with a pick ... I must admit I didn't know this song until we did it at our jam session last week, which is why I didn't try it before, but it's pretty easy to do (2 chords!!)
Enjoy!!
1,445 2017-12-04 01:40:25
Re: TUBE AMPS (18 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
- Neo depending on how old it is you may want to consider the tube upgrade also, In the words of one of the Roy Blankenship (famous amp customizer' in N. Hollywood,) "Just cause its old it does not mean is valuable or good, parts get old and NEED to be replaced" this is a great vid, you may want to watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz3XDNmiIvo&t=512s
It's this one: http://hughes-and-kettner.com/products/ … r-18-head/
Not sure of the age, I got it second hand a couple of years ago now, but I haven't really been using it that much ...
1,446 2017-12-04 01:25:04
Re: Liar - an original song (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
and i'd also appreciate knowing where you got that red/black 6-string or is it available only in Perth
Oops, sorry, missed this one, the guitar is a Denver, Model EF240BR:
http://neophytte.mine.nu/photo/2011-10-04-Denver/
I wasn't sure if they still existed, but it appears they do:
http://denver-guitars.com/steel_string/
Mine is old, got it in the early 90's, and it was the best sounding guitar at the local music shop ...
Cheers
Richard
1,447 2017-12-04 01:14:03
Topic: Fiction love (part 2) - an original song (0 replies, posted in My local band and me)
The slowed down, lounge music type version of 'fiction love':
http://neophytte1.mine.nu:81/audio/mp3/ … 202%29.mp3
Enjoy
1,448 2017-12-04 01:12:44
Topic: fiction love - an original song (0 replies, posted in My local band and me)
This was recorded by the band I was in (we were going to enter it into a contest, but the band
broke up around that time, so was released under the duo):
http://neophytte1.mine.nu:81/audio/mp3/ … 201%29.mp3
Enjoy ...
1,449 2017-12-04 01:10:39
Re: Liar - an original song (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Dumb question, but "in one of my duo's.......": what does that mean (keeping in mind I'm a "Yank")? Were you two musicians at the time? I loved the tune, by the way and I'm glad it's a part of an album. Can one hear it in it's entiriety on you tube, or might you be selling it on Amazon or elsewhere? Well done, and i'd also appreciate knowing where you got that red/black 6-string or is it available only in Perth.
No such thing as a dumb question!! Yes, it was the two of us who remained after the band split up; we worked on this tune and a few others that the band was going to release, although we never performed in public under this band name (however we did a couple of gigs with acoustic guitars):
Here is the artwork from the album:
Here are the songs:
1. U R
2. fiction love (part 1)
3. Honesty (as if!)
4. You Done It
5. Liar
6. Take You Away
7. Matthew
8. fiction love (part 2)
9. Honesty (radio mix)
10. Liar (radio mix)
11. eskimo joe
12. Philosophy as an Art
13. Insane (live)
Enjoy!!
1,450 2017-12-04 00:55:35
Re: Liar - an original song (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Found some more pics of the studio, this was an early version, probably when I first started recording (maybe 1995?):
Slightly later, at my own place, still mixing to tape!!:
This was a couple of years ago, getting the analogue tape mixes into Logic on the Mac:
Cheers