Hey thanks a lot guys we'll see what happens...
101 2009-03-10 16:51:51
Re: Recording stuff from different locations (6 replies, posted in Recording)
102 2009-03-09 20:06:03
Topic: Recording stuff from different locations (6 replies, posted in Recording)
My friend and I would like to record some stuff just for the fun of it, but he lives about 8 hours away...what's the easiest way to go about putting together two tracks recorded at two different places? He is going to record the bass-how can he send it to me so I can record guitar over it? I'm a newbie as far as recording goes, so if anyone has some tips or advice they could offer that would be great. Thanks!
103 2009-03-08 22:02:00
Topic: Hooking up effects pedals (1 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Pretty soon here I'm probably going to be buying a distortion pedal, most likely a Digitech Grunge, and I may be acquiring an old Ibanez TS10 Tubescreamer from a friend. My question is this: is there some certain way to hook up pedals together? I was looking at pedal couplers (not cables, just the metal couplers) and I read in the reviews that they didn't work well when hooking up pedals of different brands. I've never owned a pedal before, so this will take a bit of learning on my part. If anyone can offer me some tips on hooking up pedals that would be great. Thanks, Steve
104 2009-03-06 23:39:45
Re: whats your scale? (9 replies, posted in Electric)
I'm very new to the whole idea of soloing around scales...I like to use a combo of the minor and harmonic minor scales for rock/metal type stuff, and I also use some combos of major pentatonic major blues stuff when messing around with bluesy or rock songs.
105 2009-03-06 01:14:46
Re: Gibson ES-335 VS. Fender Strat (10 replies, posted in Electric)
Eric Johnson plays both.
107 2009-03-03 22:28:10
Re: Road songs (40 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Not exactly the word "road"...
Highway To Hell
Ventura Highway
108 2009-03-03 01:13:51
Re: $148 in-store credit? Not worth it (13 replies, posted in Electric)
If I ever am selling anything ever again (not just guitars...) it's going to be via Craigslist.
109 2009-02-28 18:58:41
Re: whats the difference? (4 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I believe that "Dobro" is a particular brand of resonator.
110 2009-02-23 02:33:05
Re: Favorite Band (55 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Yeah, I dig all the greats, like Hendrix, SRV, Zeppelin, Skynyrd, AC/DC, Beatles, the Who, blah blah blah
But my fave bands as of right now are Christian rock and metal like Skillet, As I Lay Dying, Third Day, Seventh Day Slumber, etc
111 2009-02-19 00:31:56
Topic: Esteban (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Not that I plan on buying one of his guitars, but who is this guy Esteban selling guitars on the Shopping Network?
112 2009-02-15 17:43:42
Re: THE BEST SONG EVER (37 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Here's a made-up category that I feel deserves some recognition. I call it: "Too much fun with a whammy bar.
I say it's a tie between Herman Li on Dragonforce's "Through The Fire And The Flames" and Steve Vai's "Bad Horsie".
113 2009-02-14 13:35:35
Re: THE BEST SONG EVER (37 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf wrote:
Excepting Rascal Flatts' Feels Like Today, it's hard to argue with 06sc500's picks. For Modern Country, I'd probably go with Troubador by George Straight, or possibly Long Black Train by Josh Turner.
John Denver music is in a category that I call Sissified 70's Folk/Pop. It is my favorite category of music, despite that disparaging sounding name. My favorite John Denver is the one's name I can never remember but starts out "Almost heaven, West Virginia. Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River." I'm biased having hiked all over the Blue Ridge and paddling and fishing the Shenandoah River. James Taylor's Walking Man is an excellent song in this category, as is Don Quixote by Gordon Lightfoot. Shoot, about anything from John Denver, James Taylor, or Gordon Lightfoot. And let's throw Cat Stevens in there too for good measure and to make the UK brothers and sisters feel welcome.
- Zurf
It's hard to place him in any genre-kind of a mix of country, folk, and pop, but nevertheless I think that he was good at whatever style of music it was that he played...I believe you're thinking of "Take Me Home, Country Roads".
114 2009-02-14 02:46:40
Re: THE BEST SONG EVER (37 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hard Rock: Tie between Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin and Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Hard Rock/Early Metal: Tie between Back In Black and Thunderstruck by AC/DC
Southern Rock: Free Bird-Lynyrd Skynyrd
Early Rock: Johnny B. Goode-Chuck Berry
Electric Blues: Texas Flood-SRV
Acoustic Blues: Lonely Stranger-Eric Clapton
Electric Guitar Solo: Cliffs Of Dover-Eric Johnson
Acoustic Guitar Solo: Song For Life-Eric Johnson
Country/Rock: Walk The Line-Johnny Cash
Modern Country: Feels Like Today-Rascal Flatts
Folk: Rocky Mountain High-John Denver
Rock Ballad: Layla-Eric Clapton
Acoustic Rock Ballad: Tears In Heaven-Clapton
Christian Rock: Rebirthing-Skillet
Alternative Rock: Wake Me Up When September Ends-Green Day
80's Metal/Hard Rock: Tie between Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne and Rock You Like A Hurricane by The Scorpions
80's Rock Ballad: Tie between Babe by Styx and Sweet Child O'Mine by Guns N' Roses
American Rock-Hotel California-The Eagles
British Rock: Hey Jude-The Beatles
Gosh, can't think of any more genres here...
115 2009-02-13 22:41:58
Re: An informative speech on electric guitars (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
NELA wrote:
If'n you are gonna do a informational speech on the electric guitar from the very beginning up until modern times then you must start with the acoustic guitar and it's transition into what was to become the electric guitar. While Les Paul and Leo Fender are excellant choice' for some information I would start with Christian Fredrick Martin and his developement of the acoustic guitar in the early 1800's. Orville Gibson came into the picture in the mid 1800's. You will probally want to check out Lloyd Loar who was an engineer for Gibson and began working with magnetic pick-ups in the 1920's. Also check out Rickenbacker who produced the 1st production electric guitar in 1932, the "Electro Spanish". Before that Rickenbacker worked on a instrument called the "Frying Pan" which was not really a guitar but had 6 strings and a magnetic pick-up. And before you get to Les Paul you just gotta go into what the early jazz and blues musicans did for the electric guitar. Anyway, some of this might help.
Nela
I would, but unfortunately I only have 5-8 minutes....so I think I have to boil it down to either electric guitar or acoustic...electric seems like it would be easier to find good information on as far as history goes.
116 2009-02-13 13:49:39
Re: An informative speech on electric guitars (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks everyone I'll check these out...I didn't want to waste time on the slow school computers trying to find some good sources.
117 2009-02-12 22:50:07
Topic: An informative speech on electric guitars (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I'm currently in a college prep public address class at school, and our next speech is an informative speech with visual aids. Since I have a guitar at home, I figured that a speech on the history of electric guitars would be pretty cool. Can anyone recommend some good online sources to get some information? I'd use Wikipedia but I can't use that as a source...thanks!
118 2009-02-11 22:33:02
Re: awesome guitar song to impress friends? (15 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Wanna impress some people really really easy on your electric guitar? Learn how to two-hand tap. And learn some pinch harmonics. Then crank your gain and mids and have fun. If it's acoustic you're playing, try "Tears In Heaven" by Clapton. Play it fingerstyle like Clapton does, and see if you can incorporate the melody a little bit. Play it with lots of feeling-that always seems to impress people.
119 2009-02-10 20:09:11
Re: Vibrato exercise? (10 replies, posted in Electric)
I really need to improve mine too...especially for my soloing technique (or lack there of).
120 2009-02-10 12:41:14
Re: Whats The Point of Bends???? (12 replies, posted in Electric)
jerome.oneil wrote:
For the record, you can bend on wind instruments. Unlike the guitar, it's an advanced technique.
The more you know!
Yeah I know, but it's just not the same 
...I play trombone...
121 2009-02-10 01:45:48
Re: Whats The Point of Bends???? (12 replies, posted in Electric)
One word: expression. You can't do bends on a piano, trumpet, flute, clarinet, or sousaphone. That's what makes guitar such a great instrument.
122 2009-02-10 01:41:49
Re: Guitar strap materials (3 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
What about polyester?
123 2009-02-08 19:15:30
Topic: Guitar strap materials (3 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I currently am using a Dunlop nylon strap on my electric guitar, and if I play for a longer amount of time, it irritates the skin on my shoulder. I had a leather strap for a while, but I didn't like it because it pulled on my clothing funny. So I went back to the nylon one, and I need to find a new one. What kind material would anybody reccomend for a strap? Polyester? Cotton? I want one that will slide on my shoulder. Thanks!
124 2009-02-01 01:27:43
Re: ANIMALS, BUGS and FLIES & CITIES or STATES. (8 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
America
Chicago
125 2009-01-28 12:34:49
Re: ANIMALS, BUGS and FLIES & CITIES or STATES. (8 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
The Monkees (Daaaavy Jones!)