1

(14 replies, posted in Electric)

I prefer the thick sound of a les. But my les is not even my main guitar, my morgan monroe is. I would actualy suggest a washburn electric or something along those lines with both single coil and humbucker pick ups. Realy comes down to what feels and plays right for you. The best guitar i ever played didnt even have a brand name on it, just a sticker on the back that said Korea.

2

(16 replies, posted in Electric)

Get an old 70's/80's rat. If you cant find one get a more recent turbo rat.

3

(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hey chordie! Been a while but I have been very productive. I recently recored a blues album titled "You Got It Made". The first single, "Come On Over" is available for listen and download @  myspace.com/mikeytcb1
Check it out, add us to your friends and tell everyone about Southern Illinois hot, new blues sensation!
I will post lyrics/chords to the origionals as they are released.

4

(0 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Hey chordie! Been a while but I have been very productive. I recently recored a blues album titled "You Got It Made". The first single, "Come On Over" is available for listen and download @  myspace.com/mikeytcb1
Check it out, add us to your friends and tell everyone about Southern Illinois hot, new blues sensation!

5

(1 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Hey chordie! Been a while but I have been very productive. I recently recored a blues album titled "You Got It Made". The first single, "Come On Over" is available for listen and download @  myspace.com/mikeytcb1
Check it out, add us to your friends and tell everyone about Southern Illinois hot, new blues sensation!

6

(11 replies, posted in Acoustic)

are you curently working on any songs or just trying to put random chords together?

7

(11 replies, posted in Acoustic)

They may not sound like songs now,but they will. Hang in there and soon you'll start to bring it all together.

8

(4 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Any adimin from chordie has my permission to do whatever you want with anything I have posted on chordie, youtube, myspace, ect. check with me first though to insure that it is an origional as I do record covers of songs sometimes.

9

(26 replies, posted in Recording)

I write a variety of styles. Check out my posts in songwriting and my stuff on myspace music search raksasha and american chaos theory.

10

(25 replies, posted in Recording)

I first started out playing bass.Blues, rock, punk.

11

(19 replies, posted in Recording)

Can't wait to work with someone. Rock, punk, blues, eastern world music.

12

(41 replies, posted in Recording)

I'm more than happy to help any way I can. I will probly have to be taken by the hand and led through the process at first because the only thing I realy know how to do is write and play music. Sounds like a great project.

13

(13 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Good song. I gave it something of a poprock miranda cossgrove treatment and it wasn't bad. Look forward to hearing you do it.

14

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

heavy

15

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Wow. Been forever since I've checked the forum and you still got it. Great song! Wow 26 years... I think she might be the one!

16

(49 replies, posted in Electric)

The one you feel the best playing.

17

(6 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Depends on who you are playing for and what you are able at this time to do

18

(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I've played way too many shows to remember and I get a little nervous before each one. It's good that you are nervous, it means you still care about your performance and respect your audience. The thing is to make sure that it doesn't overwhelm you.
Before performance day, I practice everyday. I make sure that a mistake will be just that... a mistake. I have messed up on stage because we blew through the sound check, broke a string, drank to much ect... but never because I didn't know the material well enough.
On game day, I play fun stuff, but never anything I will perform that night. I hang out with the guys and watch tv. Have lunch with my mom. Listen to music other than the kind I will play. When I get to the show, I hang out with the other acts there and by the time I hit the stage, I'm calm, ready to play, and ready to meet all the girls that saw me on stage afterwards. Oh and somtimes I sing and play with my eyes closed. People think I'm all deep but really I'm just hiding behind my eyelids.

19

(4 replies, posted in Electric)

like roll over bethoven and carol and the like. it sounds like he does bends in his double stops. i might be hearing it wrong.

20

(4 replies, posted in Electric)

Does any one know how to do those cool double stop bends like chuck berry?

21

(4 replies, posted in Music theory)

SEAGULL1 wrote:

Thankyou for your help.

So this begs the question why do people bother with a capo,why not transpose the chords,or the voicing sound different.Or am i an idiot and got the wrong end of the stick.

There are a lot of songs, particularly in the folk/country vein, where open strings are needed. Try playing Norwiegin Wood by the Beatles (key of E) without a capo and then with a capo on the second fret (D) shape and you will see what I mean.

22

(7 replies, posted in Electric)

Who's to say what is hard and easy? Everything is easy if you can do it and hard if you can't. I find most Beatles stuff to be some place in the middle. To play most of it fairly well really just requires you to know a lot of chords. When are you ready? I suppose when you can play the songs. Here are a few simple ones to start out with.
Twist and Shout
Hold Me Tight
Can't Buy Me Love
Tell Me Why
Things We Said Today
No Reply
You're Gonna Lose That Girl
Nowhere Man
Tomorrow Never Knows
Sgt Pepper
Magical Mystery Tour
Strawberry Fields
Don't Pass Me By
Come Together
The Entire Let It Be Album

Hope it helps.Some will be harder for you than others, but they will all be easy once you learn to play them.

23

(1 replies, posted in My local band and me)

I'm from Carbondale Il. I'll play guitar with ya.

When I hit those spots. I start messing with another instrument piano, banjo, harmonica, bass, ect. It makes me a better musician and helps me walk away for a while without walking away from music. It's like leaving the room without running away from home. You'll know when it's time to come back and I'll bet you'll be better than ever.

25

(21 replies, posted in Acoustic)

If you have access to one, it could be a good idea to practice some on an electric withh low action. It will help your fingers get used to the somewhat stressful positions. working your accustic is still the only real way to get the strength and stamina you need though. Also if you can get your hands on a bass and work scale and chords on it, you will really develope some serious strength and flexibility in you hand.