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by VikingBlues
Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:38 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: My new japanese Girl friend!
Replies: 7
Views: 13427

Re: My new japanese Girl friend!

I can play fingerstyle acoustic with no bends, and altered and open tunings make for less strain on left hand finger joints. The more open string notes the less work for the fingers. I'm very happy with all that - given what happened to my Dad having to give up playing piano due to arthritis I wasn'...
by VikingBlues
Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:04 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: My new japanese Girl friend!
Replies: 7
Views: 13427

Re: My new japanese Girl friend!

I think it's only when I hear / see someone with a Japanese Tokai Les Paul that I'm reminded.

The way my finger joints are these days :sad: i couldn't do all those bends needed for electric blues - therefore i couldn't play one fully if i had it - so that eases the pang of regret pretty well.
by VikingBlues
Sat Aug 28, 2021 7:45 pm
Forum: Blues Talk'n Web
Topic: RIP Charlie Watts
Replies: 2
Views: 7801

Re: RIP Charlie Watts

Again. Too many .... too often .... too sad. :tears: RIP Charlie.
by VikingBlues
Sat Aug 28, 2021 7:44 pm
Forum: Blues Talk'n Web
Topic: R.I.P. Dusty Hill
Replies: 2
Views: 6848

Re: R.I.P. Dusty Hill

Too many .... too often .... too sad. :tears: RIP Dusty.
by VikingBlues
Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:34 am
Forum: Blues Guitar Playing
Topic: GREAT lesson
Replies: 3
Views: 8821

Re: GREAT lesson

Yes indeed - easy to know the basics, and so very, very tricky to play well.
Thanks for posting the link. :thumbsup:
by VikingBlues
Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:07 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: My new japanese Girl friend!
Replies: 7
Views: 13427

Re: My new japanese Girl friend!

WOW!!! Looks great ...... Sounds great ...... Played great !!!!!!!! :clap: A Japanese built Tokai is an excellent buy. Hope you have a long lasting relationship for years and years. That's an impressive signal chain .... I'd need a notebook to keep a track of all the settings. But I bet I'd make it...
by VikingBlues
Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:33 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: Basic 12 Bar Song List
Replies: 2
Views: 6935

Re: Basic 12 Bar Song List

Hi Matt, and :welcome: Don't know if this link is any good. It says it's a mixture of traditional type songs commonly performed in the blues idiom, and some are public domain. A fairly long list. Need to download the PDF file to get the full song. https://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/blues-guitar-chor...
by VikingBlues
Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:19 pm
Forum: Blues Talk'n Web
Topic: World wide colab!
Replies: 12
Views: 14020

Re: World wide colab!

12bar wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:19 pm :clap: Blues with a little Celtic touch... :thumbsup:
At least we have one for the vocals... :big_smile:
Might be more croak-als than vocals! :D

Mark
by VikingBlues
Mon May 31, 2021 7:53 pm
Forum: Blues Talk'n Web
Topic: World wide colab!
Replies: 12
Views: 14020

Re: World wide colab!

Funny that - I have an acoustic version of this from six and a bit years ago, and I've no idea how I played it / arranged it! :sad: I suspect it was based on a Michael "Hawkeye" Herman lesson. That said, six years + have made the voice even worse. :big_smile: :music1: St James Infirmary Bl...
by VikingBlues
Mon May 31, 2021 7:43 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: Back in the crowd, acoustic lead, remix
Replies: 4
Views: 7682

Re: Back in the crowd, acoustic lead, remix

That's what I call a classy ringtone! I hope the calls you get are worth listening to as much as the ringtone! :D
by VikingBlues
Mon May 31, 2021 7:40 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: the Gretsch plays again
Replies: 7
Views: 9153

Re: the Gretsch plays again

More good playing, and I like it that you are exploring different styles! :thumbsup:
by VikingBlues
Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:56 pm
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: Good Moaning!
Replies: 3
Views: 9126

Re: Good Moaning!

:welcome: to the forum Miguel. :D I hope you have fun in your journey of learning the blues. A wonderful genre of music where the basic rules are pretty simple but the art in turning the playing into something good is a lifetime work - much of it subtleties in playing that can't be shown in books or...
by VikingBlues
Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:52 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: the Gretsch plays again
Replies: 7
Views: 9153

Re: the Gretsch plays again

Aye - can be slow, and i share in the blame for that. My once regular visits here have really tailed off in retirement. I thought I'd have more spare time for things like visiting this forum. Retired people warned me that you end up with less time when you've retired and they were right! I'm finding...
by VikingBlues
Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:41 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: Learning the blues continuation
Replies: 1
Views: 5376

Re: Learning the blues continuation

Well played - nice phrasing, feel and great guitar tone!
The Southern Rock piece worked particularly well I thought. :clap:
by VikingBlues
Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:37 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: 12bar shuffles - learning process
Replies: 3
Views: 6239

Re: 12bar shuffles - learning process

Sounds to me like you're getting on real fine! :thumbsup:

You're better off exploring the music of experienced bluesman and decent on-line teachers than hear anything I might say!
I think you'd be able to run rings round me given what i hear you playing.
by VikingBlues
Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:32 pm
Forum: Blues Talk'n Web
Topic: A duet, none the worst!
Replies: 2
Views: 6329

Re: A duet, none the worst!

The older I get the more I seem to appreciate stripped down versions of songs as well as the full blown originals. This is no exception! Thanks for posting this link Fenson - enjoyed it a lot. :clap: I also like the way they show they are enjoying the song and getting into the music. There should be...
by VikingBlues
Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:28 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: Sunny Afternoon Blues
Replies: 4
Views: 6842

Re: Sunny Afternoon Blues

We could do with many of these sunny April afternoons - nicely delicate, calm and musical. :clap:
by VikingBlues
Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:26 pm
Forum: Blues Talk'n Web
Topic: Great interview
Replies: 4
Views: 7177

Re: Great interview

Thanks for the links Fenson - not watched fully yet, but what I've seen is interesting for sure. :thumbsup: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - one great genre-weaver! Sense of humour too. :D Gerd - all the best to you in your recovery from surgery! :fingerscrossed: Take it easy - nice and easy d...
by VikingBlues
Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:02 am
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: Hello from a newcomer
Replies: 4
Views: 10768

Re: Hello from a newcomer

:welcome: Liam, even if it is a very late one! :D
by VikingBlues
Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:00 am
Forum: Blues Talk'n Web
Topic: You wanna deep dive into Chicago Blues...
Replies: 4
Views: 8600

Re: You wanna deep dive into Chicago Blues...

Nice! :dance: But slide on pinky doesn't work for me. :icon_whoknows: It was the same for me. :sad: Until I got a decent quality made to measure glass slide from Diamond Bottlenecks. Huge difference. I like the better mix you can do of fingered single notes and chords plus the slide when the pinkie...