1,676

(10 replies, posted in Electric)

Detman, every time the wind took me over the big ocean to the USA, we tried ALWAYS to avoid Interstates. So you drive on smaller roads and you pass a lot of interesting villages.
Every single village in the USA, it was a relevation for me, has, besides the classics, like HAMBURGERS, or Kentucky Fried Chicken, and often a Motel, also a pawnshop. It is a phenomenon we don't really have in Europe. In Chicago, I bought a very beautiful but VERY expensive watch, I asked the retail price in a jewellery store, using as excuse a question about that watch. They still could order an extra bracelet, and they told that my watch was real (I didn't ask the price) and very expensive. On the other hand, you still are able to do great business, WHEN YOU ARE LUCKY, and find a great guitar, but I noticed, going every time I was in the US, that pawnshops start  more and more to be part of a BIG ENTITY like Burgerking, and worse, they start to know the value of guitars, compared to a few years before. I even saw in a pawnshop, a TAYLOR, who was as expensive as a new one. But still, and more in the Midwest, you can do good business, and KNOW the price before you enter. About CORT, they have real nice and affordable guitars. For us Europeans, it is 30% cheaper to buy there a guitar, and without thinking about an € versus a $ they were already 20-30% cheaper compared to Europe.
A brandnew Gibson SG standard is 50% more in price in a guitar store here.
You will pay here 1000€ (=$700 now) for the same guitar, sold in a store for 750$ in the USA.
Conclusion: for us, Europeans, your ticket and hotel, are paid with the profit from buying there.
Customs: no problem, I used to know and to have the serial number, and also a letter from a friend here, that he sold me that guitar for that price.
This and other things are always more exciting. Great names as Gibson and Fender, start more and more to produce lower priced, so more affordable guitars.

1,677

(19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Here rests in peace BRIAN JONES
Once he was a STONE, now he's only BONES

1,678

(12 replies, posted in Electric)

I've been first of all on that site, you will find a GIANT source. Boot: isn't it so that you will hear more difference depending if they used glue, or not? Vibrations will probably be noticed. Body wood, is more important.

1,679

(19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Here rests my good friend Slash
Smoking too much hash
without his Gibson Made in Nash
ville, because he gave to Johnny Cash

Venus AND Mars (Paul McCartney)
but first The RADETZKI Mars (Strauss)
in front of the JOSHUA TREE (U2)
WITH SPIRITS IN THE SKY where (Norman Greenbaum)
He's KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG (Roberta Flack)
8 Miles high                (Byrds)

1,681

(17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Still don't know what KIND or BRANDS YOU USE. Whatever they sound great.

1,682

(17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Well Russ, is that you playing this songs? One song was for LENA I noticed. This music is very fantastic nice to listen. You don't sing?
I will probably post one in 2-3 weeks. Don't know about singing. I wrote a question, if most people sing. I think always at JIMI HENDRIX, WHO DIDN'T WANT TO SING at first.
But I am an invisible peanut compared to him

1,683

(17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Boxer, wish I was there

1,684

(9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

It must be fine to be able to do this
ONE QUESTION, DO YOU HAVE TO DECLARE OR ASK PERMISSION TO BUSK THIS, BECAUSE A TAXMAN CAN BE A REAL PAIN IN A BODY PART? SMELLING MONEY

1,685

(12 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

This is also an "eternal" discussion, about who was/is the best singer: SCOTT? or JOHNSON?
All I know is that their SMASH album was released almost a year after Bon Scott died. Or did that album still had Bon Scott songs? Black in black: probably the two of them sang on the album. I love AC/DC, but except for the Young Brothers, don't know much

1,686

(3 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

I am not so familiar about the tune.
What I noticed, maybe 30 years ago is we had Elton John and Billy Joel, but also Joey Jackson & Elvis Costello. At first, I had it difficult to distinguish Jackson and Costello, maybe 1 or 2 songs.
It is sometimes strange that voices of artists look really similar, but it is obvious that this changes.

1,687

(4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Johnnie, is it possible to give us more information about these "games"?
We would appreciate this a lot.

1,688

(17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

WHO IS RUSSEL _HARDING?
WHAT DOES HE DO, WHAT DOES HE PLAY
HE'S A NICE MAN ANYWAY, BUT NOT AFRAID TO REMAIN A MYSTERY.
LET'S HOPE HE TELLS US MORE, BECAUSE I LOVE THE WAY HE WALKS THROUGH LIFE.
SO PLEASE RUSSEL DON'T BE SHY, AND TELL US WHY, YOU ARE A PEACEFUL GUY.
WE ALL WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU PLAY, GUITAR, DRUM?

1,689

(19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Here in France, rests Morisson Jim
open 1 door you will find him
My intention was, to hire
this man who lights my fire

even light my fire, using open DOORS

but my GREAT BALLS of fire (JL Louis)

1,692

(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I use small to medium, at this moment more MARTIN Strings.
Ernie Ball, d'Addario's are great. I have the same problem as you, but I didn't play for 14 days and my callouses are still present, but too sensible. 2 Weeks ago: 2 hours play, now 30 minutes

1,693

(19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Here 6 feet under rest my Brother Roger Guppy
We trowed him not to deep, because there's still his puppy

1,694

(19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Here about 6 feet lower, rests Johnny Rotten
Once he was a Pistol, but Long forgotten
leave him there, don't try he is already ro...

1,695

(1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I am not a technician, but it is always better to bring back this device to the store, because as far as I know, it doesn't seem 100% right. It can be something stupid, but at least they can explain.

1,696

(19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

No Alvee33, (yes I go to hospital for a few days).
It is just a kind of game, that everybody has played. You just take a name, and you try to find a text to use.
Like:
Here rest my friend, Alvin 33
Faster than his shadow
But now under a tree
a word game
or
Here rests forever Jimmie Hendrix
with curly hair, caused by his electrics.
That is what I wanted to see, coming out of chordian brains.
Thinking, writing, funny, silly, whatever. I just want that we all be creative, trying to use a skill, like something they used to do, like playing guitar with teeth, or drum explosions, you get the point Alv.
About me in hospital is NO joke, but I have to, and I prefer to go laughing than crying to that place. So GO AHEAD, I hope we all can smile at least with this lyrics. I can't find the correct words, is it Tomb Stone?, don't know. I try to find rhyming words, and ...that's it.
I just wrote some rules, to avoid hurting people.

1,697

(12 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Just a simple question.
Everytime, I start playing electric, I can't help it, I start using effects, like distortion, phaser, maybe 5 minutes later, even if my electric is plugged into an acoustic amp.
I play more acoustic, but about using effects on an electric: AM I THE ONLY ONE or are fellow chordians use effects too? IT IS A MUST FOR ME and I don't know why.

1,698

(19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Here Lays My Friend Computer Lover
Bad news for him, his game is over

1,699

(7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

If SELSO's is celebrating we all sing "CELEBRATION"

1,700

(9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Hat of, it takes "or a bit insanity, in that way you DON'T CARE about what other people think, or having IRON nerves, again because you don't care what other people say.
Especially if you can perform so little.