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Hey z,

Maybe this site will help you to figure out how to develop rhythm patterns while playing. I've used it in the past and it's very helpful:

http://spytunes.co.uk/

Enjoy,

J

Posting again because i remembered another phrase:

"Music is the space between the notes." - Claude Debussy

Hey Tony,

A good way to find other musicians is through your local Craigslist. Try going to www.craigslist.com and looking in the "musicians" section for your city.

Good luck.

Oh yea... I was talking about the video on the same page. Saw MGMT mentioned and got sidetracked... my bad. The original is nice too by the way.

What a fun song! Put a smile on my face. Great stuff

Hey Russell,

I've been trying out Chrome for a couple of days now. So far, what I can say is that it's a very lightweight browser and web pages seem to load up quite fast compared to others (IE, Firefox).

The best feature is probably the address bar which also doubles as a search tool (using Google). It makes surfing the web more efficient because you don't have to go back to a search engine every time you want to go somewhere new. You'll notice the lack of a menu bar and that the available features aren't very extensive.So, if you're more into nice plugins and add-ons I would recommend Firefox 3 instead. But if you want a simple browser that works fast and effectively, it could be a good choice.

That said, they still have a long way to go to make it really appealing. First of all, they should really integrate all the other Google tools (Google desktop, Google Maps, etc...) into the browser and give more personalisation options (at least for the look of the browser). I also noticed a few bugs, mainly related to AJAX enabled sites, but nothing too drastic. There are also a few developer tools for programmers (such as myself) but nothing close to what you can find for Mozilla-based browsers like Firefox. Hopefully, they'll improve Chrome a lot in the next few versions after they've let users fool around with it a bit and have given feedback.

Anyway, bottom line is Mozilla Firefox is still the best (especially 3.0), Chrome isn't bad at all (for a first version anyway), and IE is still terrible =/.

You should give it a whirl. It's a small download and worth a shot.

J.

Hey Corleone,

I purchased my first Tanglewood about 3 weeks ago: A TW55-DLX electro-acoustic. So far, I've been very pleased. Had a set-up done from my local guitar shop, and it plays beautifully. No problems with barre chords or any other techniques. I often play acoustic fingerstyle so I'm pretty picky when it comes to the action of my guitars. It has a great tone as well, pretty different from its competition when I was choosing which guitar to buy (Taylor 110ce/210ce, Takamine EG series). Plus the entire guitar is solid wood (Sitka Spruce & Mahogany Sides and Back), no laminate material.

My other acoustic is a Guild, so it took a bit of time for me to get used to the way the Tanglewood played. A few days of practice made it very comfortable.

So, to respond, I'd first say it's hard to say without knowing the model. However, even less expensive guitars can play & sound very nicely, so I wouldn't always stick to that logic. What I DO recommend, is to see what you can do about setting up the guitar's action correctly. If you're having difficulty to play chords and such, bring it to your shop, and see if they can adjust the neck/bridge to make the strings closer to the fretboard, so that's it's easier to do your formations. Another option could be to switch to lighter gauge strings.

In any case, best of luck. Tanglewoods, in my experience, are great guitars for the price.

J.

That sounds like "My Way" by Frankie "Blue-eyes"?

One of my all-time favs :

" Take me disappearing thru the smokerings of my mind, Down the foggy ruins of time, Far past the frozen leaves, The haunted frightened trees, Out to the windy beach, Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow"

Who wants to guess where this is from?

My first goal song when I started playing was The Wind by Cat Stevens.

Right now, my goal song is Ebon Coast by Andy Mckee : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSnWhsmlGec

I think Goal songs are a great way to measure progress and learn patience.

J.