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by Blindboy
Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:52 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Sitting in on a friends gig
Replies: 6
Views: 8667

Re: Sitting in on a friends gig

Hey Blindboy...in that second picture it looks like you got sort of a Neil Young thing goin' on... :big_smile: Actually, Neil got it from me. :wink: foxy ladies invite you to come gig with them at the local wine bar. Not so local, I drove 75 miles one way to play two songs. :roll: (and had a hundre...
by Blindboy
Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:35 am
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: 'My Life'
Replies: 21
Views: 24940

Re: "My Life"

May not be blues, but it is quite cool. Not sure I could do anything with that at all. You have a pretty creative bone there. :thumbsup:
by Blindboy
Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:17 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Sitting in on a friends gig
Replies: 6
Views: 8667

Sitting in on a friends gig

Some friends invited me to sit in on thier gig in Albuquerque last night. They are a pair of very talented musicians and songwriters. On the left is Lisa, who playes cello and guitar, on the right is Becca, who plays guitar and flute. They both sing beautifully. 012 - Copy.JPG As my Casino needs str...
by Blindboy
Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:14 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Why does my guitar go sharp?
Replies: 20
Views: 27430

Re: Why does my guitar go sharp?

12bar and weelie are right; the wood in the neck and the top will be affected by temp and humidity far more than the strings themselves. Being a new guitar, she may settle down a bit as time goes by, too. When I take mine to town to play, there is a 3000 foot elevation difference. When I first got t...
by Blindboy
Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:57 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: I would like to introduce you to Co-Co
Replies: 12
Views: 14180

Re: I would like to introduce you to Co-Co

VERY NICE!
Beautiful guitar. I have an Ibanez Artcore, an AF75 in tobacco sunburst. (Yours is prettier than mine :drool: ) It is a fine playing guitar. In fact, it is the one I am taking to town tonight to sit in on a friends' gig.
by Blindboy
Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:35 am
Forum: Backing Tracks
Topic: Slow C blues Collaboration anyone?
Replies: 51
Views: 62950

Re: Slow C blues Collaboration anyone?

I may have to back out. :sad: :tears: :icon_whoknows: I have gigs (I call them gigs) sunday and monday nights, and lots of stuff to do during the day (plus change strings on my Casino), and I still haven't gotten my GuitarPort to be able to talk to my Audacity. This happened after a power outage (fr...
by Blindboy
Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:58 pm
Forum: Blues Guitar Playing
Topic: Your favorite licks
Replies: 28
Views: 31288

Re: Your favorite licks

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by Blindboy
Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:20 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Nitrocellulose lacquer and guitar stands
Replies: 9
Views: 25855

Re: Nitrocellulose lacquer and guitar stands

12bar wrote: ...or stand on it... :lol:
:rofl: Only occasionally.
I saw SRV a bunch of times. During "Voodoo Chile" he used to stand on his "Number One", pick it up by the neck and drop it. Made a heck of a noise through the amps. :yikes:
by Blindboy
Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:25 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Nitrocellulose lacquer and guitar stands
Replies: 9
Views: 25855

Re: Nitrocellulose lacquer and guitar stands

Wow, I never knew about this. :think: Maybe because I never use stands. I usually lean the guitar on my amp on stage and usually keep them in the case at home.
by Blindboy
Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:19 pm
Forum: Blues Talk'n Web
Topic: Your favorite slowblues
Replies: 32
Views: 33664

Re: Your favorite slowblues

Favorite to listen to, or to play, or both?
There are a lot, Stormy Monday as played by T-Bone and the Allmans, How Blue Can You Get by B King, Drownin' On Dry Land by Roy Buchanan, Villanova Junction Blues by Jimi Hendrix.... the list goes on. :away:
by Blindboy
Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:29 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Open Mic Blues...
Replies: 16
Views: 17208

Re: Open Mic Blues...

Blind Boy - I've been thinking about your story and trying to visualize what was actually going on. If I have it right you were not just trying to adjust the angle where the neck joins the body - like you do with the truss rod. You were actually reshaping the curve of the wood in the neck. Right? N...
by Blindboy
Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:24 pm
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: post count
Replies: 40
Views: 45519

Re: post count

I'll just build my count back up the old fashioned way. :thumbsup:
by Blindboy
Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:22 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Open Mic Blues...
Replies: 16
Views: 17208

Re: Open Mic Blues...

That IS what's called "tough love" BB. Good for you - you know your guitar and don't listen to the doom and gloom merchants who'd have you taking your guitar to a tech for pretty well everything including string changes. Really like the sound of the music scene in your part of the world -...
by Blindboy
Wed Apr 14, 2010 5:51 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Open Mic Blues...
Replies: 16
Views: 17208

Re: Open Mic Blues...

This guy watched me loosen the truss rod, then lay the guitar face down on the floor. I put one foot on the neck/body joint, and the other foot on the middle of the neck, then yanked up on the headstock several times. Then I flipped her over, put a foot on the body and one on the headstock and yank...
by Blindboy
Wed Apr 14, 2010 5:47 am
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: A Very Minor Affair - first post to the Blues Room
Replies: 24
Views: 31683

Re: A Very Minor Affair - first post to the Blues Room

As a result of the discussons of guitars and tone on this forum - and as a reward to myself for getting all this gear running and my first song posted - I've been shopping on Ebay again. I've got a used Antique Red Gibson ES-339 on it's way. I should have it by next Monday. Man, am I excited. I exp...
by Blindboy
Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:46 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Open Mic Blues...
Replies: 16
Views: 17208

Re: Open Mic Blues...

Thanks Jim. :big_smile: Yeah, playing out is big fun... as long as SOMEONE knows a song. :motz: . Tonight wasn't so hot. :whistle: I did have fun listening to a guy playing "War Pigs" on my rig ('70's Strat through Fender Custom Shop ProSonic). Definately the first time any Sabbath has bee...
by Blindboy
Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:22 am
Forum: Backing Tracks
Topic: Slow C blues Collaboration anyone?
Replies: 51
Views: 62950

Re: Slow C blues Collaboration anyone?

I'm not sure (I',m not really computer savvy). It was working fine when we did the Groaning Collab, haven't used it since then. Now I get an "Error" message, saying I need to check the settings on my device or something. I get the bit rate and sampling settings lined up right, but it still...
by Blindboy
Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:38 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Open Mic Blues...
Replies: 16
Views: 17208

Open Mic Blues...

Somehow, through no fault of my own, I seem to have become 1/2 of the host band at our local bar (guitar/keyboard). We have no songs in common, have never practiced together, and have no set list, but for some reason, it seems popular with the bar owner and the patrons. :icon_whoknows: Tonight will ...
by Blindboy
Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:21 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: After years of a loving relationship...
Replies: 22
Views: 23512

Re: After years of a loving relationship...

And what a lovely Lady she is... :thumbsup:
None of mine have names (well...except for the FrankenStrat, and that's more of a title).
by Blindboy
Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:40 pm
Forum: Backing Tracks
Topic: Slow C blues Collaboration anyone?
Replies: 51
Views: 62950

Re: Slow C blues Collaboration anyone?

Umm, I take it I have the second verse... when I load the song into audacity, the time markers don't coincide with the ones you posted. :icon_whoknows:
It may take me a while to post up a part, my guitarPort is not speaking to Audacity for some reason. :motz: