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i'mwichoo all da way on dat one russel! LOL
as for electric guitar strings, i use fender 9's on my tele, but then i do a lot of bending while i'm playing. so if your just strumming or playing straight notes (a la hank marvin) i would suggest a heavier gauge like 10' or 11's.
to webmc, when tuning your guitar with new strings, tune up the D first, that way you wont over tune/stretch the E. and always use a tuner or pitch pipes so you dont over tune or put too much strain on the neck.
i used to play in a band with a guy who was challenged in a keeping the beat kinda way. and tone deaf to boot. but he could feel the vibrations through the stage so his timing was almost close!!!! the down side was that if he started a song off in the wrong key he wouldn't know about it till he got kicked! he got kicked quite a lot before he finally got kicked out of the band!
the moral is; if you get enjoyment from music, playing or listening, do it. not everybody is simon cowell so we wont judge you.
i've never dreamt i was someone else, but i did dream once i could play fabulous piano! i've dreamt many times of jumping from the top of the stairs in my grandmothers house, and just as i hit the floor i wake-up...
zurf you (used) to have the most wonderful dreams!
i was told by my mother i shouldn't eat cheese before going to bed as i'd have dreams! (i love cheese) so i eat loads before bed just to dream. it doesn't work by the way!
this song is about someone in a coma, locked in his/her own world. please feel free to comment.
phill
you can now hear a demo of this song on Sound Click, link below
a metronome is essential for recording if you intend multi-tracking. i have done many recordings (covers and originals) with or without a click, it all depends on your internal clock. russ harding tells me he has perfect meter. having done several recordings with him i can verify that. when i record i play guitar, drums, bass and keyboards, so most times i use the click. i find that i dont actually need to count if i have a beat to follow. and of course some songs sound so much more soul-full when you don't keep a strict time, eg; keep a note a half beat longer etc, so then you come back in a half beat later, (it makes a terrible mess of the metronome count though! )
it's funny you should mention that...i went out and bought 2 pairs of trousers, one from Asda and one from Tesco, now i've been wearing size 34 waist since i was 20 (honestly) but the Tesco one's were too tight yet the Asda one's fitted really comfortably. even though i still wear the same size trousers, round the waist, it seems my legs have grown, because 34 legs (which i've worn since i was 20...honestly) seem to be a lot shorter than they were. i wonder if it has anything to do with my butt growing bigger?
i had a funny dream last night....elton john was standing in for roger hodgeson in supertramp live gigs??? i know i've been listening to supertramp live in paris lately, and i also have a recording (somewhere) of elton john singing with queen live in paris! maybe i've subconciously mixed the two up. silly realy as elton john could never hit the notes in dreamer.
anyone else had a weird and wonderful dream?
i only really listen to music in the car. so i decided (on a long journey) to listen to all my Beatles CD's. it was great hearing all those songs again in order. on another trip i thought i'd listen to all my Yes CD's. then my Jethro Tull one's etc etc. how can anyone listen to just one band/singer for the rest of their life...unless they only had an hour left to live....
just a thought. i know the i-pad is great, just wondering how it would cope memory wise as multi track recording can eat up memory like no-one's business. give it a go though and let us know how you get on. i've seen several solo acts using them on stage as backing, but they had the bigger memory.
got to agree, i bought my crafter semi-acoustic 3-4 years ago, i walked into a guitar shop just to pass the time saw the crafter sat and strummed for a couple of minutes when my mobile started ringing. it was the wife. i'd been there over an hour! i also have a fender acoustic (f90 i think) and a 12 string. both sound good, but the crafter is the one i pick-up to practise and record on.
i've also tried ashton guitar strings. sound great new but they fade pretty quick. by bass still sounds good with them though.
not a problem amy, i dont like pickles anyway
phill
i think it was me who removed the link, to be honest i didnt check out the posts, just saw the link followed it and saw it led to an on-line shop, to me that meant spam. i'm obviously wrong here so i apologise for my error
phillip
all the above replies have merit. when i first read your post, it occurred to me that you needed to change the string gauge and a new set of strings was required,
the ones already on have been there since manufacture and lots of people have played them and left their skin acids
on them, so get rid and pop on a new set. next take your guitar in to a guitar doctor for true set up, he will advise you on the best gauge strings to use new guitars normally have a heavy gauge, so try a lighter one.
have a happy strum in 2012...above all....enjoy
phill
hi lee, i see your from the uk so i would look at on-line shops in the uk/europe first!
thorsmanns from germany are good. i bought a vocal harmoniser from them. good service)
i found music matters are also good and prompt. (i bought a recording program from here, so i dont know if they do amps)
there are others but i cant remember their names at the moment, so just "search" an amp brand (vox etc) to find out the best price, then try one out at your local dealer (which will probably cost more but they will give you good advice) then when you've decided what suits you best, go for it.
let us know how you get on
phill
when you look out at the other worlds in our solar system, you begin to realise how lucky(?) we are to be alive and existing in this so very hostile universe. you can argue that God created the uyniverse, and life on Earth! to me, it's just too easy to explain away the whole "miracle" of life, the Earth,the universe and everything by saying God did it. that's what "organised" religion has been doing for the last 2000 years. because we cant explain why we're alone in the universe, "mankinds" greater brain power has reasoned that it must be the hand of a greater being (GOD). it's a question that has bothered me for many years, and will continue to plague my mind till i find the answer. most likely that answer wont appear till i shuffle off this mortal coil and my atoms are returned to whence they came....the universe, or God, if that's where they came from?
we've all been dicussing a variety of topics lately, but i'd like to see how people theorise a few questions that have bothered me for some time?
1) we know that nobel "invented" dynamite, but who first thought of putting those ingredients together (in china) to create explosives? was that person trying to make something else?
2) if the big bang created everything and all matter in the universe was created in the first seconds, where did the space and the matter come from in the first place? God will not surfice as an answer.
3) by the same token as question 1, who and how did the first people come up with the idea of chipping a bit of stone to make tools and weapons?
is it any wonder i suffer with headaches?
i have many more questions, but i think these will do for now
phill
hank won then rog?
phill
as mark knopfler said " kill to get crimson" good album have a listen
no great grand kids yet but i've got 2 that are nearing the age, 17 going on 35 you know what i mean?
as for us, it seems we've always got a house full, my daughter lives just 3 doors away so we see her and her 2 kids daily. the 2nd oldest son lives in the next street, he's just produced my youngest grandson, which we see every day, he has 2 older kids too. my youngest son lives about a mile away his oldest (9) can find his own way here and does at least twice a day, my son brings his 3 year old daughter down to see us every other day. so it's a good life and seldom quiet.
MC
phill
well spotted. i just switched from chrome to fire fox and got the jam play banner back. it must be a google chrome thing.
phill
further to my post above, it seems the "missing plug in" has infected me too.
phill
that is one fab looking tele buzz! having bought a tele myself last year which was a standard, i didn't realise you could buy a babe like that over the counter, i know the feeling you must get just playing scales! treat her gentle
sorry cam, i haven't got it. try updating your browser?
hi lee, welcome to chordie.
i've normally found that rockabilly songs focus on just 2 chords, which chords they are depend on the writer and what key feels best. try A to E, if you'd prefer try C to G or D to A or even G to D. they're probably the easiest chords to play. but at the end of the day, it's up to you. most singers will change key to suit themselves any way.
phill
Hi Robert, I've just had good news from my oldest son in Australia, I'm becoming a grandfather for the 11th time in August/September next year, so your song has that little bit more significance for me.
A happy Christmas and festive season to your good self and your family.
Phill
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