59 1/4 and in stasis.
1,626 2013-12-14 09:15:40
Re: How old are the people who ask "How old is everyone"? (33 replies, posted in Electric)
1,627 2013-12-13 21:27:43
Re: Today it is snowing in Crete (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks Phill I'll post any that I do as and when I get confirmation.
1,628 2013-12-13 08:49:33
Re: Today it is snowing in Crete (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Not unless I get an invite from any one there ,I think I may have a couple in London maybe round march if all goes well and maybe a charity night in Wolverhampton if my mate Mal has got his act together .But I wont really be sure about any venues till I get there as its all down to my UK mates .Certainly nothing till after New year . The purpose of this trip is two fold mainly to take care of my mates place while he's in India but secondly to try and secure a winter tour for GB Blues and maybe a greek band in the UK .
1,629 2013-12-12 20:23:28
Re: Today it is snowing in Crete (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Phill I have no doubt that when I get on the plane next Sunday the cold spell will follow me and remain in close proximity for the next 3 months .I just hope I get a warm reception at what ever venues I manage to play .
1,630 2013-12-11 21:08:01
Re: Today it is snowing in Crete (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Never grinds to a halt over here as it doesn't seem to stick, only on the tops of the mountains which thankfully are some distance away ,But its very cold tonight .Still I've got my love to keep me warm ( didnt some one sing that once?)
1,631 2013-12-11 14:19:33
Re: Back to the hospital (31 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Good luck with the procedure .
Kind regards
Grah
1,632 2013-12-11 14:17:34
Re: Today it is snowing in Crete (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
my wife is busily knitting thermal nad warmers as we speak lol ![]()
1,633 2013-12-11 11:42:37
Topic: Today it is snowing in Crete (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
During the 8 or so years I've been here this is only the second time I've seen this where we are ,Usually the villages at higher altitudes get a covering of the horrible white stuff but not here in Agios Georgios.
Could it be the worlds way of preparing me for my UK trip next week end . I came here to sing and bask in glorious sunshine not to freeze me nads off!!!!
Any body got a dog sled to lend ? I'm off to round up some strays.
1,634 2013-12-09 07:30:22
Re: Under Saddle Pickups vs Soundhole Pickups (8 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I have a Seymore Duncan single coil woody on one of my acoustics and I find the out put a little low compared to my peizo equipped acoustics (no pre amp or tone circuit )but its not really a problem as I rarely use it live .The sound however is good .
1,635 2013-12-02 21:27:35
Topic: Screaming Lord Sutch .Hands of Jack the Ripper (2 replies, posted in Song requests)
Does any one have a copy or a link to the 1972 album of Screaming Lord Sutch, Hands of Jack the ripper.
Track 4 Hands of the Ripper was a totally different version of Lord Sutches famous Jack the Ripper song .
A copy of the lyrics would be good as I cant remember more than the first couple of lines and it does differ from the early song
1,636 2013-11-23 08:28:53
Re: Memorized! (17 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I have the memory capacity of an aging goldfish so I need it written in big print so I can see it with my aging eyes ,Any one got braille song sheets ,I might need them soon !!!!!
1,637 2013-11-22 00:08:30
Re: G B Blues Band Rock me Baby Live at BAP (5 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Thanks Rich
1,638 2013-11-14 19:12:53
Re: Chordie Family Photo Album (120 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks Norm ,when steff did the pic he didn't take a close up of the head stock I'll try and do one soon it has a beautiful mother of pearl pineapple shaped inlay
1,639 2013-11-10 07:41:30
Re: Chordie Family Photo Album (120 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Dino wrote
"Grah nice looking axe there,looks like you trying too be an elvis impersonator!"
No he was actually there ,in person ......Really ![]()
1,640 2013-11-09 11:20:13
Re: Chordie Family Photo Album (120 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
My Ozark gold resonator ,



Photos by our bass player Stefan Veniamakis

not forgetting when Elvis turned up at one of the shows .Photo by Kostis Voutrakis
1,641 2013-11-08 17:13:09
Re: Accelerated fret wear with Elixir strings ? (13 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I do bend and use vibrato a lot ,but I always have and my strat which I've played for about 10yrs and never used elixir strings on , didn't deteriorate as quick at the tele ,maybe the mexican fret wire is a softer brass . I'll get it dressed and see how it goes .
1,642 2013-11-08 06:48:26
Topic: Accelerated fret wear with Elixir strings ? (13 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I've been using Elixir strings on my Telecaster for just over a year now and I 'm finding some fret damage in the shape of small dings under the d,g and b strings ,which on a two year old guitar think is a bit soon as my other main guitars (which aren't strung with elixir and both are older than the tele ) show no sign of damage .I'm not overly concerned as a re dress on the frets will take care of the damage ,I'm just curios if the coating on the Elixir strings is what caused the damage .
When I re string I think I'll revert to the Ernie ball 9's I use on my other electrics .
1,643 2013-11-05 06:30:52
Re: Wilson guitar (19 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I didn't know the Wilson brand was still in production .45 years ago I had a Wilson rapier electric which was a strat type copy ,first electric I had ,served well for a few years ,cant comment on acoustics though but the rapier was ok as I remember .
1,644 2013-10-31 18:09:52
Topic: guitar hanger cheap option? (7 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
some time ago some one posted about guitar hangers ,cant find the original post but I saw this today on face book and thought what a good idea .
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid … mp;theater
I hope the link works but if it doesnt this guy has taken a cheap pine shelving kit and cut a hole in to match the neck width of a guitar enabling it to hang .Dependent on the length of shelf you could always cut more holes and hang more guitars .
May be a problem on deeper acoustics but it seems good for electrics
1,645 2013-10-30 20:22:13
Re: Lookin for Jack the Ripper --- Link Wray style (4 replies, posted in Song requests)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiQUe7bWPMI
Theres a few clips on you tube
1,646 2013-10-26 15:48:37
Re: Music stands (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Well I'm glad its not just me I was beginning to worry .I can go to the UK now in December and not worry (that is unless we dont get any where to play )
1,647 2013-10-25 04:51:04
Topic: Music stands (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
How many of you out there find you have to take a music stand and prompts to your live performances .
In recent years (as I have aged ) I find I cant remember lyrics and chords as I could years ago and so I'm becoming more reliant on the stand and find my self making excuses for it being on stage .
Here in Greece it doesn't seem to hold any stigma however In the UK I feel it attracts comments or am I just feeling bad about my own short comings ?
1,648 2013-10-25 04:42:05
Re: Backing tracks V live performance (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
My Band for two years before we added a permanent drummer and bass player used backing when we played the clubs and bars over here here in Crete to good effect .It enabled us as a trio to have a much fuller sound and on occasion if I played solo to still sound like a band .
The main down side I found was that you could not vary from the format laid down by the track and also if you happened to miss your cue for the start of a verse then you couldn't cover a mistake ,however the good side to that is it made you play tighter as the backing track makes no allowance for other players it just carry's on regardless.
I dont use them now but I wont dismiss the possibility of future use .If i play solo I use a boss rc2 looper and a zoom effect pedal for drums .The zoom I have modified with an external switch so I can turn the drum track off once Ive recorded it into the looper .
Summing up there is no substitute for a live band it gives more scope for improvisation and a better show for the audience but theres no shame in using a backing track .
1,649 2013-10-22 18:14:27
Topic: Access problems (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Any one else having intermittent access problems with Chordie at the moment .Over the past couple of weeks I've found its been on and off every 2 -3 days or so for short periods ,no problems with any other sites only Chordie and this time its not the my sql thing .
1,650 2013-10-20 05:58:09
Re: Is this any good? (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
nice recording and a good vid well played .