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 .
1,676 2013-12-09 07:30:22
Re: Under Saddle Pickups vs Soundhole Pickups (8 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
1,677 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
1,678 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 !!!!!
1,679 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
1,680 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
1,681 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 
1,682 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
1,683 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 .
1,684 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 .
1,685 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 .
1,686 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
1,687 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
1,688 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 )
1,689 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 ?
1,690 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 .
1,691 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 .
1,692 2013-10-20 05:58:09
Re: Is this any good? (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
nice recording and a good vid well played .
1,693 2013-10-16 12:14:29
Topic: Man Flu . An ode to suffering guys every where. (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I got up this morning feeling a little under the weather so I wrote this ,I know some of you will identify with this ,and I know our wives think its not real !!! But we know it is don't we guys ?
Man flu by Graham Windle © 16 /10/2013
E G-A-E
Don’t feel too good
E G-A-E
Got a cold in the head
A C-D-A
Don’t wanna get up
E G-A-E
Wanna stay in bed
B
You know I feel so sick
A E G-A-E
I could be dead
E G-A-E
I need to have a good meal
E G-A-E
Need to have a hot bath
A C-D-A
I just need to feel better
E G-A-E
Need to have a good laugh
B
Can’t close the window
A E G-A-E
There’s a hell of a draught
Chorus 12 bar style
E
I’m in a sick room baby
E
Feel like I will die
A
I’m in a sick room baby
E
Let me tell you why
B
I must be on my way
A E
To that spirit in the sky
E G-A-E
There aint a thing I can say
E G-A-E
Aint a thing I can do
A C-D-A
To ill to move
E G-A-E
Or talk to you
B
Nobody cares
A E G-A-E
I’ve got man flu
E G-A-E (repeat and ad lib ,Feelin sick ,got the man flu, you’ll be sorry when I m gone.You don’t know what its like to be sick etc till finished)
Enjoy and play with a loose John lee Hooker feel
1,694 2013-10-16 05:44:32
Re: Possession over Judgement day (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Thanks guys,
we had a blast at this gig the audience was great and the setting fabulous .
1,695 2013-10-06 18:55:58
Re: Band Banners (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
wall hanging
1,696 2013-10-06 07:16:28
Re: Band Banners (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Got ours from Vistaprint online along with some free ones ,prices vary as to what quality you choose .
1,697 2013-09-22 06:37:55
Topic: Possession over Judgement day (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMyp-p21z5M
Graham and Brian from GB Blues Play an acoustic version at earth dance iraklion , watch for the fire dancers on the vid !!!!
1,698 2013-09-22 06:35:31
Re: Earth dance Herakloin (1 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMyp-p21z5M
Graham and Brian play an acoustic version of judgement day at earth dance
1,699 2013-09-16 08:13:21
Topic: Earth dance Herakloin (1 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Brian and Graham from GB Blues take to the acoustic stage for this Friday nights set at the Earth dance festival Heraklion Crete .Also appearing with Graham and Brian will be other members of the Bands against Poverty movement ,including sets by Lefteris Aerakis ,George Mavrokoukoulakis and Kev Jones .
For details see link
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid … mp;theater
1,700 2013-09-10 07:34:39
Re: Some Blues with my new Guitar (42 replies, posted in Electric)
nice tone Russ well played .