The Friendly 12bar Blues Guitar Forum

Back on guitar I recorded some of my "safe mode" licks... :music1: The very first Blues lick I learned: http://12bar.de/community/download/file.php?id=143 Albert King style: http://12bar.de/community/download/file.php?id=144 More Albert: http://12bar.de/community/download/file.php?id=145 A...

Man that's like Frankyboy singin the Blues - superb voice (guitar, too, sure). Very melancholic.

If you do go to Loch Ness for a paddle remember to pick your spot carefully - it's 750 feet deep (230 m)! Apparently contains more fresh water than all the lakes of England and Wales combined - well all our rain has to go somewhere. :alright: Glad to see you back on the forums safely after all the ...

Thanks VB for the fantastic views! Looks like a great place to paddle for me (my other hobby)!
I always enjoy this OT stuff

Well, holidays are coming...

That's something to play with! Good idea and nice mix already.

Thanks folks! OldRusty... :high5: yes, sometimes I feel so. But then again, looking at my youngest :baby: I know that I have to wait some years before I'm allowed to retire... :wink: Anyway, I have to work on pitch and timing, stepping out of my comfort zone. Today I played with my son again, some S...

OK, here's my humble take after some weeks without practice. But - it's getting better. :dance: Looks like precise bends have really a lot to do with consant practice! While I can play some fingerpicking songs instantly without thinking it's harder to bend a string to the right pitch and put a vibra...

It's all said - you need to choose the type first...
But even if you decide between Strat, Tele, ES or Paula - in a few years you may want a second guitar...

Another - you'll lower our mean age a lot!

Herzliches Moin vom anderen Ende der Republik!

Since there are many questions regarding copyright, here are some general guidelines: You can upload any Blues that you have written and played by yourself. Sure. That's the standard case. The copyright is and will be yours. You can upload any Blues that is "Public Domain", that means free...

I have clumsily disguised all the titles by translating them somewhat crudely into Italian. Anyone who knows Italian - and many who don't - should be able to figure them out immediately. :rofl: Great idea! With my upcoming annually holidays in Italy a nice way to check my skills... :thumbsup: Did a...

Thanks! This weekend I'll bend those strings...

Good idea!
Just back on my guitar after 3 weeks or so now jamming and bending to your upload. Maybe you'll upload the BT and everyone who's
interested records some 12bars or so with focus on good and bad bends... (I'm currently good on bad bends with lacking practice )

HalfBlindLefty wrote:Look GREAT... it's just... I kept cleaning my glasses while looking @ the pics

Glasses? I thought you only need one...

:welcome: HoochieCoochieMan! I'm sure you'll enjoy our community. :beer: All my material is classic blues (Willie Dixon, Jimmy Reed, Eddie Boyd, ....), and as far as I can tell there's no copyright on any of this stuff. I'm glad you asked before uploading, because there certainly IS a copyright on t...

Looks like you enjoyed it!
Now we need some audio...

You're right, it's hard not to look cool with a sax/sunglasses/hat combo...

Finally, from me!

I know I'm late, but this week I'll finish my house work (hopefully) and I'll be back online and on guitar again!

Sorry for being late, but:
A great community here!

Hi Fredm, the first rule to learn for playing Blues is: forget the rules (well, at least most of them) and LISTEN. Players like John Lee Hooker or Albert King played against many rules and still can bring you to tears. If you follow your feeling and just try it (or listen to good players), you may f...

Fred!