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last_rebel wrote:speaking of fingertips.... yesterday our church did a christmas thing at the nursing home and I had to play for a solid hour and a half non stop, and I did okay till I took my fingers OFF the fretboard, then when they moved back to thier normal shape it hurt like a son of a gun, I mean they were throbbing terrible bad.... but then this morning they felt fine. Is this good or bad for your callouses I wonder, (not that I really had a choice), I usually quit when they start hurting too bad and let em have a rest. Maybe the doc has some good advice at how long you oughta play?
Try christmas caroling in the cold (our cold is around 55F to 60F) you will be gauranteed to break strings and be sore.
Bootlegger.
I am in love with the USA, but about politics. Quote By gitaardocphil:
Well Phil my friend The policitians here is the US speak out of the side of their mouth (tell you what you want to hear) But it is a good place to live. America is the land of excess, you can become what ever you want if you have the drive and or determination. Unfortunately most persons don't (strictly a generalization) they want it given to them. But as I mentioned all in all it is a good place to live.
With respect.
Bootlegger.
In Pico Rivera, Calif. Whittier's nextdoor neighbor.
Bootlegger.
Hush-Deep Purple
Long Cool Woman-The Hollies
All along the watchtower-Jimi Hendrix
Stairway to heaven-Led Zepplin
Rock Bottom-UFO
All right now-Free
That smell-Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tush-ZZ Top
Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers-ZZ TOP
You Really Got Me-Van Halen
Bootlegger.
gitaardocphil wrote:Is the type of wood, used for a "guitar neck" very important? If yes what is the reason, or how does it affect your playing.
Phil my friend,
As with body woods the neck and finger board woods also help shape the overall tone of the guitar. Also the fingerboard wood helps the ovall astics of the guitar. There are some beautiful and functional finger board woods do a search on ziricote finger boards and you will see some beautiful finger boards.
Bootlegger.
That is a ggod wood discription that Brian has on the UJ website. He has a luither's website also.
Bootlegger.
Tibernius wrote:No problem, and thanks for the tip about removing the nut. I'll have to remember that.
Keep in mind that the screwdriver is hot and if you touch any part of your neck it will mar your finish. Take a razor blade and score the two sides ot the nut and then the bottom of the ends of the nut (run the blade the legnth ot the nut) then get a small punch and tap the nut very lightly it should break the bond. Then take the razor and scrap the nut slot clean. Put your broken nut back together so you can get the correct radius and height of your new nut before you replace it.
Good luck.
Bootlegger.
jaygordon75 wrote:All the previous posters have great info...until you can get it checked out and set up properly you might try this. Tune the guitar down a whole step...then you put a capo on the second fret to play in standard tuning...
As jaygordon75 mentioned above that is a quick fix and will work. But nothing will give you the hand stregnth and take away the sorness except time. Practice, Practice, Practise, it called "paying your dues" we all go through it.
Bootlegger.
Tibernius wrote:I bought a set of Ernie Ball Beefy Slinky strings for one of my guitars, they won't fit into the grooves in the nut.
If you've got an Electric try Ernie Ball Regular Slinky or Super Slinky.
Or you set up your guitar just to play that guage of strings. This can be done with a welders tip cleaner set so long as you do not file to deep or you have to replace the nut. (don't try it if you are not confotable doing your own repairs).
Bootlegger.
Tibernius wrote:Well, you were both wrong.
I fixed it yesterday, the problem was the inside and back of the jack was covered in rust! No loose wires anywhere. Scraped the rust off and it works fine.
But the rust did not allow the jack to be grounded so the common cause of buzzing is a loose wire. In your case the rust did not allow the ground to make contact in essence working the same as a loose wire. Still not grounded correctly. Your problem was still diganosed by two persons correctly, which in itself tells you something since we did not have the guitar in front of us. We worked of the post that you wrote and you did not get a bill.
Bootlegger.
acapo wrote:BOOTLEGGER you refered to gen:1-27 and your understanding of this is "man and woman as a couple being the image of god together as one" since this is not in the book it has to be your opinion my opinion is there is a contradiction if god created adam and eve first how could they be first if he created "male and female" before adam and eve huh acapo
Acapo,
If I am understanding you correct (emphasis on understanding you correct). "is there is a contradiction if god created adam and eve first how could they be first if he created "male and female" before adam and eve" (copied from Acapo's quote above) The best way I may attempt to explain this is in this manner. Before you were concieved, before your parents met and fell in love was your name picked out knowing that you were going to be a male child? (not trying to be condesending it's hard to explain so that it may be understood). When your or anyone else's parents copulated, they knew the results of their action was a pregancy. (opening another can of worms) a child, not knowing be it a boy or girl child , just a living human form. Before the child was born the parents picked out a name for male or female. Now with that said the child looking like the biological parents one half mother & one half father together as one child in the image (or looking like) both parents, only one child (unless they are twins). Man being not the definition of a male but as a human. God created man (once again not the definition of male) in his image. The idea, the plan, the production then the final result named Adam for the first male, took his rib and made first woman named here Eve.
Hope this may be as clear as mudd.
Bootlegger.
last_rebel wrote:Yes Last Rebel has reached another standstill with her usual constant flow of music collecting. The fact of the matter is I need something fresh to listen to, and I don't know what to do. Country I can handle on my own, but maybe yall know some good newer rock bands that I might like?
As yall have probly already noiced I like stuff like skynyrd, zztop, allman brothers, CCR, marshall tucker...
I also listen to Guns N Roses, AC/DC,metallica, Shinedown, Black Stone Cherry, Ozzy Osbourne, little bit of guys like Staind, godsmack, three days grace, theory of a deadman,.... you know that kind of stuff.
My point is I like rock music that is still music, classic sounding stuff (even zeppellin and pink floyd type stuff), I don't want it too weak and watered down, but I also don't want it to be all noise....Not into punk (except you know some Nirvana maybe...).
I'm kind fo behind the times with current rock music, I stay up on country naturally. Anybody out there that yall would reccomend considering my taste (which I think yall have a pretty good idea of lol)
Hey reb,
This ain't rock but this guy smokes and is a very nice guy to boot. (Yes I have met and spoke to him, see him play from about 8 feet away.) Check out www.benise.com and listen to some of his downloads. He is really fluid and listening to different types of music helps and makes you a better rounded player. (Guitar-slinger girl)
Bootlegger.
dguyton wrote:bootleger wrote:Tibernius wrote:Hey, since you know about the electronics, maybe you can fix a problem i'm having with one of my guitars. As soon as i plug the guitar in, there's a horrible buzzing noise from the amp. It only happens with one guitar, and it stops when the lead (cord) is touched. (metal ends on the cord)
Any ideas?
Loose ground (earth) wire either on your input jack or on the ground (earth) to your pot.
Bootlegger.
I could have sworn I responded to that post, with almost exactly the same information. 
I'm sure this is the second time I answered also.
Bootlegger.
acapo wrote:i think you should take a look at gen:1-26 i was not correct in "go forth but the words say be fruitfull and multiply one thing thats hard to figure out is gen:1-26 let us make man in "our image"why the plural ? the scribes who recorded this must have made a typo i am still confused with gen:1-27 "god created men in his own image he created male and female"in gen:2-7 adam was made from the dust and last eve in gen:2-22 my question is according to the references was adam and eve 1st or was it the other people mentioned earlier? im sure it can be explained ihave belonged to a few churches i feel anything that can give you a sense of belonging and congregating with nice people reminds me of something rocky said in the first movie if you hang out with nice people you have nice friends. acapo
Acapo,
Thank you for making me study again, I have been in a spritual desert for a time. Gen 1:27 actually reads "So God creted man in his own image, in the image of God he created him: male and female created he them". The writer of the book of Genesis is refering to man & woman as a couple being the the image of God together as one. Gen 2:7 "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breath into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen 2:22 "And the rib which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. So God created Adam first from the dust & Eve from Adam's rib. The verse that said " be fruitful & multiply is Gen 1:22, God had just created the animals of the earth and was telling them to multiply and fill the earth. Later on in scripture it mentions that we as humans should also multiply. (was to lazy to look up the last scripture). Hope this helps.
Of the pulpit.
Bootlegger.
Bootlegger guitars.
Phil,
Gone are the days of the so called guitar gods and the all day solos. The generation of the gods were more techinically apt & precise in their playing. Now a days it's easy to play and hide flaws with electronics. With that said there are still good guitar players in todays world of music but not like Page's, Clapton, Jeff Beck, Duane Allman to name a few.
Bootlegger.
RavenLady wrote:I just bought my first Electric Guitar, a Highway One Strat HSS. Sunburst. Very cool. Got a little Fender G-DEC Amp to go along with it. I bought my first acoustic about a year and a half ago. I take lessons and love playing it but man, it's hard on the fingers. I'm hoping the electric will allow me to be able to practise and play longer. I'm so excited. I was just going to get a Mexican Strat but did some research in these forums and around the web and figured I'd rather get an American made Strat for lots of reasons. Glad I spent a few hundred more on this one. I'll have it for years. Wish I had done that with my Takamine G -Series Acoustic. Although I love the Takamine too. OK, going to go play now. Rock On!
Good choice get it set up and it will have a better playing action.
Bootlegger.
Tibernius wrote:Try these then:
www.warmoth.com
http://www.stewmac.com/
http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/guitar_index.htm
http://www.lmii.com/Default.asp
http://www.guitarplansunlimited.com/
All in the US. Warmoth sell parts and complete custom guitars. LMII sell pretty much everything for making guitars, so do StewMac. The last sells plans (isn't that strange...), not sure if you could use them for a business though.
Couple of things from the book I mentioned earlier (if you haven't bought it by now, go and get a copy): "The only way to make a small fortune making guitars is to start with a big one.". Make sure you know all of the woodworking techniques, it's no good trying to build a guitar without them.
And make sure you start early, make a few guitars (maybe using the plans i mentioned) and start basic.
All the websites mention above by Tibernius do have supplies and books on building guitars which is a true statement. You have to determine how and what you want to build. Refer to my prior posting & send me an email I'm closer to home (left coast).
Bootleger.
Tibernius wrote:Hey, since you know about the electronics, maybe you can fix a problem i'm having with one of my guitars. As soon as i plug the guitar in, there's a horrible buzzing noise from the amp. It only happens with one guitar, and it stops when the lead (cord) is touched. (metal ends on the cord)
Any ideas?
Loose ground (earth) wire either on your input jack or on the ground (earth) to your pot.
Bootlegger.
Concerned Parent wrote:Hello to All,
I have had two very nice messages from officers of this site and I realise I was out of order. By way of an explanation, not an excuse, I was angry and upset about something upon which I had no control, found my children giggling over a silly word on your forum and blew my top. Later as things festered, I got more angry for having taken it out on my kids so my anger turned to you. I was wrong and I went completely OTT. Although I have some reservations of the adjective used to describe a style of playing I wish to apolgise unreservedly for my earlier comments. This IS a good, well run, site.
I have apologised to my children and I have offered them a day out, of their choice, as recompense. To you all I can just say SORRY.
You were correct in being concerned for the welfare of your children. The Chordie website does not promote or avdocate content that is demeaning or has no merit. The Admin's & Mod's try their best to keep chordie clean and user friendly to the point of having a family oriented feeling and that's why so many persons join chordie.com With that said there are times when losers post offensive web addressed and those who get feathers ruffled because you don't like the same kind of strings you play. But all in all we try to pull the weed before it grows wild. One more thing to keep in mind is that chordie is international, as Chuck Berry put it "I met a German girl in Italy who went to school in France and we danced together in Mississippi (USA) at an alpha capa dance. Bottom line what one verse of language from one country may come across as krass or rude when in fact in the context of the word in that country may not be offensive.
Hope it is clear as mud and you continue to enjoy chordie.
Bootlegger,
Bootlegger guitars.
dguyton wrote:I know we have at least a couple of luthiers on the forums here, and I was wondering if any of you have advice for someone considering taking up the trade?
Any roadblokcs to look out for, schools to look into or avoid? How much space do you need? About how much to expect to spend on tools?
Is it a viable business for you, how do you go about promoting yourself? Do you have a certificate of some kind, or did you just start tinkering?
Tibernuis is correct Melvin Hiscocks book is considered the bible of electric guitar making. As far as schools go it all depends where your at, how much money you have to spend on tuition (Roberto Venn School of Luthiery in Arizona USA) cost aproximatley $8000.00 for a six week course not counting your tools or materials. You can buy precut & routed bodies and necks and assemble some very nice and quality built guitars. As far as setting up a shop it all depends on the budget again, do you want to attempt making a living making guitars or as a hobby builder as me? You can have minimal power tools and hand tools and still build from scratch. Keep in mind that to build a guitar from scratch you will have to buy raw material which can cost up towards $800.00 ( american) average not counting your labor. Get together a list of questions and send me an email I will see if I can help you.
Bootlegger.
Bootlegger guitars.
Bottom line both guitars are good and over priced it all comes down to as Mr. SouthPaw41L said personal preference. Different sounds, more sustain out of the les paul because of the weight, the sg comfort of the neck for smaller handed persons. Both can be set up to play really smooth and a pickup change to for a different sound.
Bootlegger.
Phil,
Your right as a "V" is hard to play sitting down I use to have one and traded it for that reason. "V's" can be made with trems on them but you have to really have to want one and like to play standing up.
Bootlegger.
Phil,
Cytania is correct you have to try them all, that's why I roll my own (build my own). I know what I am going to get with out any suprises.
Bootlegger.
SouthPaw41L wrote:What's your all-time best pick-up line?
This one used to work for me once in a while back in the day.
"I heard you're lookin' for me, here I am!"
To answer the above not directed to the originator of the quote.
The one that work for me was "hi your cute.
Bootlegger.
Phil,
I will answer you as follows 1,2 ect.
1. Building guitars is my passionate hobby. I really love doing it I don't want it to become a job.
2. The wood choice would depend on what type of pickups you are going to use. Single coil I would use swamp ash body with a rosewood/maple neck. Humbuckers I would use a mahogany body with a flame or quilted maple top and ebony/mahogany neck or ebony/maple. The maple tops would allow to dye it any color and that makes the grain pop. The neck wood combos are standard and they have worked for a long time. The tonal qualities match with the body woods.
3. The pickups once again depends on the sound your going for. Single coil for swamp ash and maple/mahogany for humbuckers. My choices for single coils are Fender texas specials, or Rio grande brand. Humbuckers my choice would be Rockfield SWC's or SWV's and Rio grande BBQ specials also EMG active pickups. Depending on what style of music I make the guitar for.
4. If you were going to spend that amount of money I would get on the waiting list for a Mc Naught or Myka guitar. It will be a long time before I would be able to do that for myself and the investment would be worth it. I really like the strat style body shape. The PRS is basically a strat/lp hybrid body (in my opionion) the best of both worlds.
5. I finished my swamp ash strat then ran low on money to finish my flame black korina strat but am going to start working on it in about a week.
Bootlegger.
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