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by VikingBlues
Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:53 am
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: Waltzin' Viking
Replies: 10
Views: 9570

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...
by VikingBlues
Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:40 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Strat Project Diary
Replies: 143
Views: 130598

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...
by VikingBlues
Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:36 am
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: Holidays...
Replies: 13
Views: 12357

Re: Holidays...

12bar wrote:Holidays were great, pics will follow.
But - phone at home is broken, our cat died and some more bad news back here. :sad:
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.
by VikingBlues
Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:45 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: Trying For Less
Replies: 10
Views: 11645

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...
by VikingBlues
Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:35 pm
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: Holidays...
Replies: 13
Views: 12357

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...
by VikingBlues
Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:54 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Strat Project Diary
Replies: 143
Views: 130598

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...
by VikingBlues
Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:30 am
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: Trying For Less
Replies: 10
Views: 11645

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"...
by VikingBlues
Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:11 am
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: Outside the comfort zone
Replies: 4
Views: 7304

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. ...
by VikingBlues
Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:49 pm
Forum: Backing Tracks
Topic: SoulBlues G Backing Track
Replies: 15
Views: 25522

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...
by VikingBlues
Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:35 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Guitar that's a "slow burn"
Replies: 10
Views: 9574

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...
by VikingBlues
Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:59 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Strat Project Diary
Replies: 143
Views: 130598

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...
by VikingBlues
Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:49 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Guitar that's a "slow burn"
Replies: 10
Views: 9574

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...
by VikingBlues
Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:50 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Strat Project Diary
Replies: 143
Views: 130598

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...
by VikingBlues
Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:43 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Strat Project Diary
Replies: 143
Views: 130598

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...
by VikingBlues
Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:31 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Shimming the neck on a Strat style guitar
Replies: 4
Views: 8027

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. :thumbsup:
by VikingBlues
Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:28 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Guitar that's a "slow burn"
Replies: 10
Views: 9574

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...
by VikingBlues
Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:59 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Guitar that's a "slow burn"
Replies: 10
Views: 9574

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 ...
by VikingBlues
Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:50 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Shimming the neck on a Strat style guitar
Replies: 4
Views: 8027

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. :thumbsup:

The neck body join is hugely important and the better informed I am the better chance I have of getting it right.
by VikingBlues
Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:46 am
Forum: Blues Guitar Playing
Topic: Bending Vibrato
Replies: 3
Views: 5173

Re: Bending Vibrato

Bent vibrato is tough. If you are bending the third string (G), try pulling it instead of pushing it. In other words bend the string toward the high E, then shake it. Whether you pull or push, try using your ring finger on the string and back it up with one or two other fingers, use the base of you...
by VikingBlues
Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:06 am
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: just fun ... while jamming
Replies: 5
Views: 5734

Re: just fun ... while jamming

OK, there may be odd notes here and there where the timing or note choice doesn't quite work. :sad: But what I do like here is that there are themes being played and variations on those themes then occur, and that the enjoyment of playing comes through. Some of the longer sounding higher notes at th...