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- Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:07 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Very Unsettled
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4787
Re: Very Unsettled
Thanks 12bar and Strummer. Just keeping my head down now. I'm at a site in the group where there's no family members and don't have direct reporting on a regular basis to any of them, so it's a wait and see when there is a contact - could be today, could be in a fortnight, a month. In a way that mak...
- Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:38 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Very Unsettled
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4787
Very Unsettled
Very unsettled at work just now - the owner of the group we're part of passed away on Monday after a severe heart attack. He was very much the driving force behind the strategy of the business. It feels a bit like you're on a ship and suddenly realise you can't hear the engine running. It is a famil...
- Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:53 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Waltzin' Viking
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9596
Waltzin' Viking
Inspired by Blindboys venture into unusual dance numbers heres an improv on a Jamtracks ru Gypsy Jazz Waltz selection. As you may guess I don't know what I'm doing - just making it up as I go along, but I have tries to bring a bluesy touch to it. :icon_whoknows: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=94...
- Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:40 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Strat Project Diary
- Replies: 143
- Views: 131057
Re: Strat Project Diary : The Body Arrives
At last - Step 1 - something arrives. :banana: 1 Ash body - unfinished. Nice and grainy as promised - will need a wee bit of sanding, and very definitely grain filling (with it being ash that was a given). The it's "just" a case of deciding the type of finish .. clear, tinted, opaque, soli...
- Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:36 am
- Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
- Topic: Holidays...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12406
Re: Holidays...
I'm really sorry to hear that news of your loss Gerd - a horrible way for your holiday to end. My sympathy and best wishes go out to you.12bar wrote:Holidays were great, pics will follow.
But - phone at home is broken, our cat died and some more bad news back here.
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:45 pm
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Trying For Less
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11667
Re: Trying For Less
This is quite nice! I finally gave it a listen (my computer is having trouble with reading imbedded music and videos :wall: ), and like what you've done with it. This is a difficult tune to pull off. My old band back in Oklahoma tried it, and as sparse as it is, everyone has to be spot on all the t...
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:35 pm
- Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
- Topic: Holidays...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12406
Re: Holidays...
A bit late - happy birthday HBL! :wave: OK, I'm back. Zillions of emails, lots of posts to read, EC with a new album, building up callouses again after 3 guitarless weeks - a lot of work! :big_smile: :welcome: to all new members! For urgent requests, plse. post again... Hope you had a great holiday...
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:54 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Strat Project Diary
- Replies: 143
- Views: 131057
Re: a colour option to cogitate !!
VB here's a thought Some while back I had a rather pretty PRS Soapbar SE (P60's) in translucent Cherry ( Gone regretably to fund my US Strat ) So you could see the grain through the colour Another possibility to cogitate .........decisions decsions !! Thanks Strummer. That's very similar to the gra...
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:30 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Trying For Less
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11667
Trying For Less
Buried amongst the Backing tracks section some of you may recall I recently did a Bm slow blues piece on a backing track I found posted on another forum, that it turned out was based on ZZ Top Blue Jean Blues. :aha: To tie in with what I was trying to do I've christened it "Trying For Less"...
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:11 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Outside the comfort zone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7333
Re: Outside the comfort zone
I am trying something different here. I ran across this cool Bossa Nova blues BT and, even though I am emphatically NOT a Jazz or Bossa player, I had fun pretending. :shy: I ran through it once with guitar in hand, then took the plunge and hit "record". Here is the result, warts and all. ...
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:49 pm
- Forum: Backing Tracks
- Topic: SoulBlues G Backing Track
- Replies: 15
- Views: 25596
Re: SoulBlues G Backing Track
I too like hearing what others do with the same song. I did this before really listening to anyone elses version so that I would be uninfluenced. (for what that is worth :roll: ) After listening to HBL's recent track, I thought I would try to keep some kind of theme and variation on that theme goin...
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:35 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Guitar that's a "slow burn"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9606
Re: Guitar that's a "slow burn"
Yeah, sure! My Epi Alleykats is now my main guitar. Want to change pickups, though, but still, I really dig it. But I do have the problem that I think ONE electric guitar ought be enough for me, but which is the one, I don't' know, it keep changing! I testdrive the more expensive version of the All...
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:59 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Strat Project Diary
- Replies: 143
- Views: 131057
Re: Strat Project Diary
I think I will need to make sure my eventual pick up choice is good on mids as I believe with this body there is a bias to bright tone. Maybe a clapton mid boost? Hadn't thought of that one - interesting idea - thanks LeftyBlues! :thumbsup: The hardtail had a 54mm string spacing but I didn't have a...
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:49 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Guitar that's a "slow burn"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9606
Re: Guitar that's a "slow burn"
I've come to the conclusion that I'm the slow burner rather than the guitars! That could be it too haha. Might be the case for most of us, cause the guitar doesn't really change, but we as people and musicians do. I'm sure you've both got something there. :thumbsup: My ES-135 and my Rickenbacker Ba...
- Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:50 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Strat Project Diary
- Replies: 143
- Views: 131057
Re: Strat Project Diary
So - body wise I'm about to pull the trigger on a UK body - watch this space. Well - I 'm hoping that's the body choice sorted - it's a long established legitimate business so I'm trusting this time no wheels are going to fall off on the purchase. :thumbsup: I've gone for a body that needs to be fi...
- Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:43 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Strat Project Diary
- Replies: 143
- Views: 131057
Re: Strat Project Diary
Sorry weelie - I missed your post on this thread there. Personally I love the look of maple, and it begs to be played clean and I'd choose low output pickups (or I have *always* chosen, I should say). Played clean - that's me. :thumbsup: I like light weight guitars, so if I were to buy a body now, I...
- Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:31 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Shimming the neck on a Strat style guitar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8046
Re: Shimming the neck on a Strat style guitar
Thanks ElMano. That's an interesting idea for fixing the neck - I'd not heard that one before.
- Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:28 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Guitar that's a "slow burn"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9606
Re: Guitar that's a "slow burn"
Thanks guys - I'm glad it's not just me imagining things. :big_smile: With the Hagstrom it's not just the tone. I used to feel I had to work quite a lot harder to play it compared to the Tokai, but now it feels just as natural and easy to play. Maybe it just needed time to get to know me - it was se...
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:59 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Guitar that's a "slow burn"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9606
Guitar that's a "slow burn"
Most of us probably know what it's like to try a guitar and have an instant revelation and connection - that "wow" feeling. But has anyone else got any particular guitar that they had a while before it became a "special" for them. I've had my Hagstrom Viking Deluxe for a year or ...
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:50 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Shimming the neck on a Strat style guitar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8046
Re: Shimming the neck on a Strat style guitar
Thanks for starting this thread Blindboy - that's a really useful comprehensive guide and I'm keen to hear any feedback and additional comments from other members.
The neck body join is hugely important and the better informed I am the better chance I have of getting it right.
The neck body join is hugely important and the better informed I am the better chance I have of getting it right.