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Thanks, Doug ...
I'll have to watch for the peeling you noticed. I've read reviews that their PolyWeb coating will peel, but not the NanoWeb. Apparently the latter is much thinner. Whatever the case, it'll just cost me $10 to find out.
Appreciate the feedback! (especially when using the trem + harmonics)
Wow, two years is very impressive, Graham!
I'm finding the nickle-wound steels are starting to go dead inside a month, regardless of the brand. Got Elixirs on my Larrivee and love 'em, but never tried their electric version. Thanks for the report!
Does anyone use coated strings on their electrics? I'm getting tired of changing strings every 3 or 4 weeks to get that "new string ring", although I have to say I'm really liking the new D'Addario NYXL strings. To my way of thinking, the magnetics shouldn't be affected by a micro-thin coating. Any thoughts?
Sounds like you've got good reason to be suspicious ... if you proceed, do it with caution.
No spotlight to steal, Uncle Joe!
You're absolutely correct about the strong King Crimson influence. KC were one of the pioneers of this genre, and anyone following them would name them as an influence. In particular, Robert Fripp's "Frippertronics" as he used to call them are in evidence with Richard Barbieri's keyboard & sampling work, along with the creative drum signatures that Bill Bruford did with them. KC's 1969 song "21st Century Schizoid Man" went places that no one previous had gone, and would still be considered a Prog Rock monument.
There's an interesting tie-in between KC and Porcupine Tree, in that PT's drummer (Gavin Harrison) joined KC in late-2007 and through 2008, providing some reworked versions of older KC classics, with more emphasis on percussion than before. Hey, if you've got Gavin at the drum kit, you're going to put him to work, eh?
Good ear to notice this!
Here's a great piece by "Porcupine Tree" from England, from their "Anesthetize" tour in 2008. These guys are one of the tightest live groups going, featuring first-class drumming by Gavin Harrison, and solid guitar tones from Steve Wilson and John Wesley, playing PRS guitars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBfY86cktN0
This is a 17-minute track, in true "Prog Rock" style. Sit back with a hot cup o' tea, and drink it all in! This is crazy good music!
Wow ... sounds like a heck of an adventure, Ed! Have a blast and keep one another safe. If our Fall season for Atlantic Salmon wasn't about to begin (Sept 1) I'd be trying to find a way to join y'all. Looking forward to your stories and pics of the trip.
There's another site which I believe has much of what you're looking for:
The basic site functions are free, and full function is available for $9.90 / month. It's only reasonable that there should be a fee of some kind for the whole package, which I feel is very reasonable. That said, it's still not CHORDIE, and doesn't have the great bunch of folk I've met here since I joined.
As others have already said, the brand isn't so important as how it feels in your hand, and sounds to your ear. I personally haven't found a guitar that's made with laminated wood which sounds as good as an all solid wood construction ... especially unplugged. The glue in laminated woods just doesn't resonate like natural wood, because the glue fills the pores in the wood, and stiffens the response to the string's vibrations. Whatever brand you decide upon, it will be worthwhile to compare the all-solids to the laminates. You'll hear the difference in the body, depth, and richness of the guitar's sound.
Most of us are quite content with the guitar(s) we have, but there's always that dream machine that we would own if we could. And relative to Russell Harding's comments in another post about materialism, this is only about having an amazing instrument that plays and sounds fantastic. I got to play a PRS 408 Custom at a music store yesterday, and it was freakin' awesome! Here are my 2 dream machines:
http://www.prsguitars.com/408/
OR ...
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electri … xcess.aspx
If money was no object what would be your dream electric guitar?
Thanks, Badeye ...
As soon as I saw Mr. John Hurt finger-picking with his pinky & ring finger anchored, it reminded me of Mark Knopfler's right hand. A great technique that's been around for years, and has produced a lot of great music ... like the piece you've featured.
Atta boy, Russell.
We all know folks who evaluate themselves (and others) by the value and volume of material things possessed. And we are surrounded by media and marketing industries which are geared towards making us believe that's the case. However, their motives are simply to make us dissatisfied with our present situation, with the promise of satisfaction if we get more. Any straight-thinking person knows that "stuff" doesn't satisfy. Things like friendships, family, a sense of accomplishment, helping others, a song in ones heart, and (may I say) spiritual peace are worth far more, and can't be bought.
The story goes about a guy who went to a wealthy man's funeral, who was very well known in the community. During the service, he quietly whispered to another fellow next to him, "I wonder how much he left behind?" The other stranger calmly whispered back, "All of it."
Thanks, Dino!
Pink Floyd is an obvious choice, and certainly one of the best ever. I'm purposely trying to post a few more obscure groups and not-so-famous songs, just to add flavor to the assortment.
Here's a funny one from the German group ELOY. They were originally founded in 1969, then disbanded in 1984, only to have a few of the original members re-form the group in 1988, and are continuing to this day. The funny parts of this video are the enormous billows of smoke rising from the crowd throughout the video, as well as a cameo appearance by Mountain Man from Duck Dynasty at 1:05 ... sure looks like him:
No one commented on "Rush", so time to move on. Here's a classic piece of Pink Floyd, featuring some dramatic guitar work from David Gilmour:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR8CfY0S1tE
Awesome stuff ... no commentary required.
As far as having titles that don't ave anything to do with the song, we have lots of songs that make no sense. For example, a lot of YES's music were simply words linked for their tempo or feel", but no meaning was intended. Their "Tales from Topographic Oceans" starts like this:
"Dawn of a light lying between silence and sole sources,
Chased amidst fusions of wonder,
In moments hardly seen forgotten.
Colors in pastures of chance dancing leaves cast spells of challenge,
Amused but real in thought, we fled from the sea ... whole."
Etc., etc., etc. Even the best chemical therapy of those times wouldn't enable any meaning to be discerned.
I'm certainly not a songwriter, and am gob-smacked by anyone who has the talent for it. I guess choosing a title would amount to a word or phrase which best summarizes the central them of the song? This seems to be the most common way of doing things. Now ... how people choose titles for instrumental pieces is quite beyond me!
Iceland! Hope you've got time to do some salmon fishing.
Zurf ...
Sounds like a great day. We have several fairly slow rivers near here which lend themselves well to the type of fishing you describe. As you know, paddling a kayak upstream isn't really as difficult as it sounds, and it's a great way to pre-scout the holes you want to fish on the way back down. What are you catching? Trout? Smallies?
Here's a cool article from "Guitar World" about some of our old favorite guitar effects stomp boxes from over the years. It's a fun walk down memory lane, and I really like that an example of a song where the effect is actually being used is at the end of each slide:
http://www.guitarworld.com/mass-effect- … s-all-time
A couple of stand-outs for me personally are the Cry Baby wah pedal, and the Ibanez Tube Screamer. Nowadays, a respectable multi-effects pedal board - like my Boss ME-80 - has very good emulations of these pedals. Unless a person is a real stickler for exactitude, or just plain nostalgic, many of the better multi effect pedals will give most of us what we need, and are far more portable.
However ... enjoy the tour!
This week's entry is from Canada's own "Rush".
Originally founded in 1968, the current lineup of Geddy Lee (bass, vocals) Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums) has been together since 1974. With a total of 24 gold records and 14 platinum, they rank 3rd globally behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for consecutive gold / platinum record sales. Rush never attempted to be a mainstream band, and hence they rarely appeared on pop music charts and the like. I've seen them only twice, and their musicianship and performances are amazing. This video is from their "Time Machine" tour in 2011, and the steam punk theme of their stage set is also quite cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbsC_fGArVc
As a side note, Rush's Hall of Fame induction was viewed by thousands as being many years overdue. As they never made it a point to curry the favor of the "powers that be", it is felt that they were slighted. The final induction was the result of sheer fan support, and Alex Lifeson's acceptance speech is a landmark commentary on the band's feelings about the industry's moguls and political workings:
Uncle Joe ...
Steve Howe's signature guitar is a 1964 Gibson ES-175, although he'll use other guitars on occasion. Here's a clip to his "rig rundown" on Premier Guitar's website, where he and bassist Chris Squire go through their gear, and explain what they use an why:
http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/R … ris_Squire
There's another thread here on Chordie called "Iconic Guitars" (in the Electric section, I think) where we spoke about some of these things a while back.
I found one song by Mr. Cuddy at another site:
http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/devin-cu … ds-s374769
Of course, most of us would remember him from his days with the great band "Prairie Oyster".
KIR ... that is absolutely brilliant story-telling, with fantastic imagery. So visual, so heart-breaking, so very well done.
Wow ... just, wow.
Awesome post, Uncle Joe ... many thanks!
I actually have another rendition of Starship Trooper saved for my weekly post down the road (from Yes Symphonic in 2003) but the fact that you witnessed this concert firsthand makes it extra special. And thanks for staying with the "spirit" of this thread, by posting a live concert. I'll personally take a live performance over a studio one, as it's typically almost 100% honest. Sure, some of the studio embellishments are missing, and sometimes the singing or instrumentality isn't quite as "sparkly", but it's the real deal.
Appreciate the contribution, and enjoyed it thoroughly.
Many congrats to you & your dear wife, Robert! May you have many more happy years together, with your very handsome family.
"Many waters cannot quench love; neither can the floods drown it." Song of Solomon 8:7
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