1,551 Reply by neophytte

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Sad to hear that another of the greats has gone to that big jam in the sky .... sad

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I've found reverb.com to be an effective buy/sell market for musical instruments, and apparently they have cheaper fees than eBay ...

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1,553 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

neophytte .........  enjoyed your cover of Father and Son, well played and i liked the picking bits you did on guitar smile  Your 2nd song with your son was well done.   Your son did well as he had learnt the song off by heart by the looks (couldn't see him reading music at anytime) and his timing with the little shaker was on point!  He has an ear that boy of yours smile

Thanks for the feedback smile

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1,554 Reply by neophytte

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Tenement Funster wrote:

This is a fascinating 1-hour documentary

Thanks, saved to watch for later!!

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1,555 Reply by neophytte

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Hmmm, interesting, personally I download the chordpro versions of the songs, then put them in a central location, from there I use SongSheet Generator (Free/donationware: http://tenbyten.com/software/songsgen/) on my Mac and PC to fix them up, then use my iPad with OnSong (Occasionally free) to view them at Jam nights ...

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1,556 Reply by neophytte

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Phill Williams wrote:

Hi Richard. I just checked out your link to find that the AD pedal was discontinued. Shame it looks good.

Yes, it's been replaced by the AD-10, however I've seen a  few AD-3's in the USA on eBay .... for around the $100 mark ... with a new brand like Boss, you can buy it from eBay and if you don't like it after a month or two, put it back on eBay and sell it for around the same price ... smile

Cheers

Richard

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1,557 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Beamer Your vocals work perfect on this one. That acoustic fits like a hand in a glove. Out of everything of yours I have heard so far that is my favourite.

I concur!!

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1,558 Reply by neophytte

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Can I suggest a multi-effects unit, such as the Boss AD range: https://www.boss.info/us/products/ad-3/ it's a quality product that will keep it's value better than the two brands you mentioned.

Cheers

Richard

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1,559 Reply by neophytte

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Thanks for the compliments ... yes, my second son was sitting with me at the beginning of the session and playing his recorder along - he went out the back to get some flowers (it's spring in Australia, so flowers are starting to bloom) for me ... he helped me out on a "Lola" cover smile

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1,560 Reply by neophytte

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neophytte wrote:

Ok, here is my attempt at the Cat Stevens song: https://youtu.be/sDch5Cn0tXw with apologies for the end ....

Cheers

Here is my attempt at a Tom Petty song: https://youtu.be/hFStYoLEHlM

I don't know many Tom Petty songs, and was going to substitute it with a Travelling Wilbury's one ... but, this is what I have ... smile and a flower at the end ...

Cheers

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1,561 Topic by neophytte

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Recorded with my band for our demo cassette (pre-CD's ...!)

http://neophytte.mine.nu/audio/mp3/Some%20People-NC.mp3

Enjoy!!

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1,562 Topic by neophytte

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This was recorded in my duo for a CD of original Australian music, but the project collapsed and it was never released:

http://neophytte.mine.nu/audio/mp3/Margarets_Eulogy.mp3

Enjoy!

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Bronchiodilated Blues by Bernard Carney:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmQJgSr49s4

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1,564 Topic by neophytte

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Enjoy:

http://neophytte1.mine.nu:81/audio/mp3/Fly.mp3

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1,565 Topic by neophytte

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Enjoy:

http://neophytte.mine.nu/audio/mp3/leaving.mp3

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1,566 Reply by neophytte

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Thanks - here is the band working it out: http://neophytte1.mine.nu:81/audio/mp3/ … hettes.mp3

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Richard you are real. good.

Thanks ...

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Richard enjoyed your Father And Son cover.  Tell your young Jai he has got a Kiwi fan good to see you got him onboard.

Thanks - we did about 3 songs on the weekend (the joy of one mic recording!!) but he likes this one best ... smile

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1,569 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

Richard
that drumming is amazing,is that a human drummer?

Thanks, it was performed by our drummer at the time who has a wiki page about him ... (the things you learn!!)

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1,570 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

A SONG
People ask me, how do you write a song?
I don't write the song's they  write themselves.
If I try and write a song it won't work.
I can't go to a song  the song has to come to me.
Yeah you know  a song can have it's own  feet.
It doesn't need me, but I need the song.
It has to come to me.
I don't know when a song comes.
Usually it comes at inappropriate times.
When I am having a conversation.
And suddenly  this song will come to me.
And  I got  to sort of go home and write it down.
Pick up a guitar or  put it on  piano.
That's what happen's to me.
A  song will alway's come to me.
I will never go to a song.
If I try hard it won't work.
If I take it  easy and just relax.
That's when it come's out.
You got to  have  a clear head at time's to write a song.
Don't  want to over think it.
And you want to let it sort of  take it's  own course
Yes a good song has it's own  feet.
It doesn't need  you.
A song has a life of it's own.
Yeah a song is it's own beast,  it's own identity.
It has a life after your life.
If it's a good song.
Yeah  a good  song can travel further than youll  ever travel and be around lot longer than you.
Yeah a song writes'  itself.

You should make a song of this!!

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1,571 Reply by neophytte

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Zurf wrote:
neophytte wrote:
Zurf wrote:

The rules seem to be somewhat fluid and (by mutual assent) barely enforced. It's all just a format for fun and learning, really.

Here is "Sundown" - the mic seems to have distorted a bit:

https://youtu.be/i_YOpu15mE8

Cheers

Liked it! Neat lively version. It's nice to be able to pull off a song so quickly.  it's taken me years to find a version of the song I like, and I bought a 12 string specifically to play this song that's how much I like it.  Still have years of arranging to go now that I've gotten a chord set that I like.

Thanks - I vaguely remember hearing this on the AM radio in the car as a kid; had to look up a YouTube video to get the gist of how it went smile

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1,572 Reply by neophytte

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Zurf wrote:

Very nice neophyte.  You have a lovely home as well.  At least a lovely back yard.

Thanks - as a bonus, here is my son singing one of my songs ... https://youtu.be/9Ol3RqE0lA4 smile

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1,573 Reply by neophytte

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Ok, here is my attempt at the Cat Stevens song: https://youtu.be/sDch5Cn0tXw with apologies for the end ....

Cheers

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1,574 Reply by neophytte

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Zurf wrote:
neophytte wrote:

- on that note, was I supposed to do "Sundown" as well?

The rules seem to be somewhat fluid and (by mutual assent) barely enforced. It's all just a format for fun and learning, really.

Here is "Sundown" - the mic seems to have distorted a bit:

https://youtu.be/i_YOpu15mE8

Cheers

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1,575 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Since no one seems to be posting I will put a modernised version of Father And Son up. Based on what  I hear some fathers and sons saying about each other today. I stretched the cover version rules a bit here..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p78tDoSKI5I

LOL! That was quite a funny version .... smile

I did mine on the weekend, but haven't put the video up yet .... cause I stuffed up the end ...

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