The national weather service is predicting a major hurricane will hit the eastern seaboard.Everyone please make sure to keep emergency supplies.I have mine,Extra strings(electric and acoustic),batteries for my tuner and batteries for my pignose amp.Also food and water
1,476 2011-08-25 23:55:02
Topic: HURRICANE IRENE IS COMING (22 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
1,477 2011-08-25 23:48:08
Re: What song are you working on (31 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I think were alone now -tommy james and the shondells plus a whole bunch of any songs by Leonard Cohen.My favorite all time artist
1,478 2011-08-22 20:34:22
Re: greatest classic rock guitar songs (17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
As far as guitar playing goes there is "hope youre feeling better" by Santana on the Santana Abraxas album. One song I never tire of hearing.
1,479 2011-08-22 04:47:27
Re: I NEED SPEAKERS (3 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
These things are old.I was mainly after the cabinets and cable setup when I bought them.So I got more than my intended purpose from them.What I want to know is what is a good replacement.I will replace both and keep one as a spare.
1,480 2011-08-22 03:09:24
Topic: I NEED SPEAKERS (3 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
While jamming this afternoon,I had a speaker blow on my P,A. system.What should I replace them with.I dont want to spend a fortune for them.I am currently using Bell & howell projector speakers.I will replace the speakers and keep the cabinets.Any ideas.I need help.Have to do this by next weekend.Thanx Joe
1,481 2011-08-21 00:59:47
Re: NGD - GAS free again (9 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Hope Marion gets well and continues to get better
1,482 2011-08-20 07:23:40
Re: Guitar strings?? (14 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Everyone by now has heard my thought on strngs.Whatever is cheapest,as long as it starts with a 10.
1,483 2011-08-18 23:46:05
Re: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
Jerome 12 mpg.You had the economical one.I have wet dreams of that.And mine is the 300 six
1,484 2011-08-18 07:26:43
Re: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
funny dino and jerome.I have 3 yamaha acoustics,a mex strat and an epiphone dot. Cheap is good.I also have a 1992 f-150.Altogether,wouldnt be worth the price of a good american strat or les paul.
1,485 2011-08-16 22:32:48
Re: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
Expensive doesnt always mean good.Example,a 1967 gretsch corvette.The worst guitar I ever owned.350 in 1984.It was awful.Poorly balanced, didnt sound that gooe,just a nightmare.I wanted a gretsch so bad I bought the first one I found.Its long gone and I dont miss it
1,486 2011-08-15 18:50:21
Topic: Discount box-clearance box or shelf (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Ever notice how music stores have a shelf or box full of discontinued or items they dont sell anymore dirt cheap.I love looking through those boxes.That is how I get most of my strings.Last week I found the ultimate find in one of those boxes.A SEIKO QUARTZ TUNER. I bought one in 1982 and it served me well until february.In the past 6 months I have spent a lot of money trying to find a replacement tuner.None were what I liked.Call me old but I loved the old quartz tuner..I don`t know or care if it was used or not.It works great and it only cost $8.99.The one I bought in 1982 was $30.00.No matter how you look at it, I scored big time. When it comes to tuners,this was like hitting the lottery or finding the holy grail.Hopefully I will get another 29 years out of this one.If I find another one I will buy it and hold on to it.I cant find them anywhere and now I have another.
1,487 2011-08-12 07:59:36
Re: arm pain (9 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I always run into that problem.Just getting older and being overweight doesnt help.I have tried the history of pain killers and Aleve seems to work.I dont know what the actual drug is called to buy a generic.My job makes it difficult to heal properly when I get hurt,so it takes forever to heal. I tend to brace and bandage until it doesnt hurt as much.(bad advice).For other reasons,I avoid any prescription or heavy duty pain killers.But ease up on whatever causes it and see if that does it.Like the old joke"Doctor,it hurts when I do this.Then dont do that"
1,488 2011-08-12 07:42:05
Re: Strange / Different Cover Tunes (24 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Linda Ronstadt,Three Dog Night did nothing but covers.Even the beatles did a lot of covers in the early years.It is refreshing to hear a song done with a different twist. Just a matter of taste I guess.Another good source is Hank Williams Jr.He can take a song and blow it out of the water.
1,489 2011-08-11 21:35:26
Re: Strange / Different Cover Tunes (24 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i love strange or different covers.My motto is,if you want to hear the song exactly as it is done,buy the cd or listen to the radio.I like to take a song and make it mine.Plus it compensates for my shortcomings as a player.Try this one the decembrists covering a Leonard Cohen song.(thats no way to say goodbye)Theres a show on public radio called Highway 61 revisited that plays only covers.WUMB 91.9 in boston-worcester.
1,490 2011-08-08 23:51:23
Re: GAS? (22 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Ive had GAS for as long as I can remember.I always check craigslist for toys.Even if I have no intention of buying.It is always stuck in my mind,what if someone is selling an american strat or les paul dirt cheap because they dont know what they are selling.I dont want to miss that.Like my peavey audition 30 for 15.00.I am always looking.If a really good deal is there,I dont want to miss it. M.y name is joeyjoeyjoey,and I have GAS.Just thought I would fart around with that statement a bit.
1,491 2011-08-04 21:55:08
Re: Your guitar hero? (33 replies, posted in Acoustic)
that is true.I have a hard enough time with two.Like I said it was an awful joke but I couldnt resist
1,492 2011-08-04 07:33:54
Re: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
Gee deadstring,I think it depends on if they`re electric oranges or acoustic apples or vica versa
1,493 2011-08-03 23:27:17
Re: Your guitar hero? (33 replies, posted in Acoustic)
This is an awful joke dguyton,but the temptation is too strong to resist.Either way,if anyone deserves a hand, its Django. Oh i am gonna burn for that one.
1,494 2011-08-03 23:21:16
Re: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
Two different worlds.!st,a good electric is easier to play.Think of a car with power steering being an electric.A car without power steering would be an acoustic.The sounds are not at all alike.All those knobs and switches are there for a reason.To give different sounds.Its good to have both.Especially on the days when you don`t feel like fooling around with plugs and cords.When I was young I only wanted to play electric.Now I do both.Good luck
1,495 2011-08-02 22:59:11
Re: Your guitar hero? (33 replies, posted in Acoustic)
If you read the credit`s on the sweet baby james album,you will find Danny Kootch Kortchmar`s name on there.Also on Don Henleys I cant stand still album.Amongst many.
1,496 2011-08-01 14:11:51
Re: Monthly accountability notice - 238.5 (18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
thanx zurf.I will have to get one.It may not sat what Iwant it to but it will tell the truth.
1,497 2011-08-01 12:06:25
Re: Monthly accountability notice - 238.5 (18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Congratulations on the weight loss.But i have an extremely stupid question Zurf.What kind of scale do you use.My health-o-meter gives different readings depending on where it is in the house.I can weigh 210 one time and a foot away weigh 230.I keep trying but food tastes too good.I was 160 when I quit smoking the first time.If I had a scale that was accurate that would help.Mine is a piece of you know what
1,498 2011-08-01 11:58:08
Re: Life changing quotes (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I laugh about it now,but my father used to always say" f*%@ing Joey,your going to give me a heart attack someday"Well he died of a heart attack in 1984.I wasn`t a bad kid but I was a wise ass.It took a long time to get over that quote.Thanks to his strict rules and not taking any S#@& from me.I never got arrested or into any kind of trouble.Even with the drugs and alcohol.Thanks dad.
1,499 2011-08-01 11:42:02
Topic: Life changing quotes (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
In one post I said how 6 words changed my outlook on playing.It doesnt apply just to playing.All it takes is a simple statement to change ones outlook.An interview with Billy Graham on 20/20 did it for me.Having a history of substance abuse makes it difficult to meet my own expectations sometimes.In this interview he said"just try to live a good clean life and you will be just fine".That did it for me.Knowing full well I will never be an angel.That statement put some light at the end of the tunnel.Now I know not to set my limits too high.Just getting through the day is good enough for me.My cup is half full,not half empty.19 years clean and sober helps too.
1,500 2011-08-01 11:17:21
Re: Your guitar hero? (33 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Danny Kortchmar (kootch)-He got me to love playing rythym guitar.!st my abilities are so limited that I cant handle lead.Mainly a strummer.An article about him in guitar player magazine in 1983 changed my whole outlook.He said "someone has to play the song"Those 6 words made me love playing even more.To accept my limitations and work on my strengths.Sometimes all it takes is a short quote to change your outlook forever.If I didnt buy that magazine back then,who knows