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Great stuff isn't it 
I've been a fan of his for awhile now and try to cover some of his tunes (nothing like in the vid ) Hate that he cut of the dreads awhile back though... He just doesn't look the same anymore 
His cd's have been consistently good throughout but he can get a bit too political in the lyrics at times IMO...
If you like John you may like Newton as well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjT86g9gTKk Though you may already know him... -Pix
I like to divide my practice time into styles... I'll practice strumming songs till I'm tired of that and then move to fingerstyle, when I start getting bored there I play Bossa Nova and then I usually finish it up working on the latest Slackkey piece that I'm attempting. Every so often I'll drag out some ragtime tab to entertain myself with... I like to experiment with a lot of percussive playing as well. Try working some beats, taps and slaps on the guitar into the songs you already know to add some additional interest.
Oh boy, favorite book, where do I start. Well first and foremost, I am a bookaholic and have been since childhood. If there's a bookstore anywhere, I have GOT to check it out.
Now, I'll start with "Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne. Stories by Robert E. Howard..(Conan, Kull, and many other fantasy/sword and sorcery adventures), Volcano books ( I have collected over 209 of them and eagerly scan for more.) Geoscience books in general.
LOTR by Tolkien
The Book of bad songs, by Dave Barry
Miles from Nowhere by Dayton Duncan
Any Star Trek books I can get my hands on.A lot of what I read depends upon what strikes my fancy and grabs my attention. But, a book is never very far from my reach, especially if I have to go someplace and wait.
Robert Jordan did a 3 or 4 book series on Conan that I'd recommend you check out if you haven't! If your a fantasy fan I'm sure you've read or at least heard of his "Wheel of Time" series Great stuff. If you haven't read those yet, you're in for a real treat Terry Goodkind and Terry Brooks are two other fantasy authors I think you'd really enjoy!
Buvvy, Congrats man!! You know I'm going to need one signed and mailed!! (I'll pay of course) Drop me an email when it's available! You know, my best friend growing up shared your name...
Several other great books mentioned that I'm going to have to check out!
Reinstalled flash player and all is good I had tried updating but I guess it needed a full reinstall.. Thanks guys!!
Always liked this Cascades tune as well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrIQcStJ86Y
I don't know if it's old enough to be considered an "oldie", but I just heard this one for the first time in at least 10-15 years http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07_rnlBezQg I remember loving it when I was a kid
Hey Tops, No she uses IE and is running XP, if that helps... It just started about 2 weeks ago all of a sudden. Thanks for the idea though
I feel kinda stupid asking this as I'm sure it's a simple fix but ,for the life of me, I can't get it
I've been using my wifes PC lately and I'm missing the ad images, like Jamplay here on Chordie. All I get is an outline with a small box of colors in the corner where the ad should be. I don't really mind not seeing ads but it's also affecting some embedded videos on other sites and that I would love to correct. I've checked and both Java and Adobe are updated... Anyone have any other ideas?? Thanks! -Pix
You can try one of these... http://www.yourchords.com/a775/Coldplay/
Good song,
WEED ? Is there anyone here on chordie willing to tell me how smoking weed enhances them ?
I personally never touched it. But I've been around people who have . They either laughed non stop it seemed at nothing! Which always irritated me. Or were completely paranoid!
I still prefer to get high on life . sometimes with a drink or 2 !Old Doll.
The giddiness and paranoia go away once you become accustomed to it with regular use. Then it's just a nice calming mellow buzz. A good stress reliever without the hangover or risk of addiction. Once you're used to it, it doesn't really impair you at all. Creativity can be boosted but depends on the user...
Yea, I support legalization
It amazes me that weed is still illegal with things like salvia available at almost any store here... It (salvia) really messes you up!! Like a 10 minute acid trip! I've got a vid uploaded on youtube with my drummer hitting it before a jam session. Pretty funny stuff
What do you call a Jamaican proctologist?
A Pokémon!
Why do they call it PMS?
MadCow was already taken!
Taking the day off and plan on doing nothing but wasting time Calling over a few friends and just picking the day away. Thought I'd drop in and share todays theme song 
Wasting Time (The Isle Vista song) by Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoBOeIF8Gr0 Great song and band! (IMO) Peace! -Pix
Looks too good to be true, don't you think?
Maybe.... I signed up under a ghost account I use to try out sites and the catch is you have to deposit $30 to your account there and then buy from that... I guess it assures that you spend at least that much with them in order to get the downloads for that price (.05 each).
I did search the web for any warnings about the site (lavamp3 or mp3 panda) prior to posting the link and couldn't find anyone speaking negatively about them but (of course) caution is always recommended.... I'll remove the link and post if anyone thinks it could be problematic...
Try here (link removed, just in case) Never used them myself but they seem to have them all... Cheap too!
I'm searching but at the moment all I've found is that they where made between 1981-85... I did see them referred to as the "Fusion" model. I've delt with alvarez a time or two and they have always been very helpful. I'm fairly sure they would give you the specs if you contacted them. You can call them using this number 314-727-1191
Welcome to Chordie
Matthew McConaughey was arrested for playing the bongos naked in his back yard while smoking weed.... I can't judge though... I'm sure I've done the same at one time or another
Stew Mac offers replacement geared tuners to fit most ukuleles... You may have to do some slight working to the exsisting pegholes for good fit but nothing major... It's a fairly simple swap. You could just change to a different kind of friction tuner also. The good ones have a tension screw in the end that allows you to adjust their tension or even lock them in place. I've got geared tuners on my Lanikai and Kala ukes and Peg tuners on my 2 Martin ukes.
I was just reading Zurf's post saying he had a copy of "The Hobbit" in case of a restless night (Great book and series!) and I was just wondering how many book lovers we have on the site? What's your favorite book, series, genre, author? Maybe we can exchange a few names and find some good reading I'm a very avid reader myself.. Always have been... Was even in the (whispers) "library club" back in high school I read pretty much anything...
The last 5 I've read where
"State Of Fear" by Michael Crichton Great book and a superb read for anyone interested in global warming.
"King Solomon's Mines" by H. Rider Haggard I've read it twice... It's a good quick outdoors adventure.
"Voyage of the Jerle Shannara" Trilogy by Terry Brooks I've read this a few times... A really great Fantasy action/adventure.
Airships, wingriders, druids, sword fights, magic, etc... It has an old time pirate story feel to it but with a lot of fantasy
elements.
"They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?" by Patrick F. Mcmanus Zurf you would love these! It's a collection of funny outdoor
adventures (fishing,Camping, Hunting,etc) Some only cause a chuckle but some will bring tears to your eyes
"Sea Wolf" by Jack London My Favorite Book Just an intriguing and thought provoking book!
I've just started on "The Gathering Storm" the new book in Robert Jordans "Wheel Of Time" series. It's been a great series but is about 10,000 pages long! I've read it twice through, over the years...
So what you Reading?
Welcome to Chordie! Good to have some more Ska fans around Sorry no help with the chords but both Susan and Janet are great artist! I did a quick search but no luck... -Pix
No one can decide for you but here's my .02... Both are solid topped models, The martin is HPL (high pressure laminate) back and sides and the epiphone is laminate maple back and sides, so neither are solid wood guitars... 80-85% of tone comes from the top so that's what's really important.
Martins have a distinctive sound that carry (somewhat) over to these models because of the top bracing. So if you want a Martin sound, the Martin is ,of course, the way to go. (Imo) The Martin will hold resale value better and in general they are more consistent in quality and tone.
The Epiphone dove can be a great guitar but they are inconsistent. Some i've played have sounded good and some not so much... If I was going the epiphone route, I'd be sure to try it before I bought it.
Not sure if you want some more ideas or not but here's a few under 5 bills worth consideration... IMO
In no particular order
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod … sku=582300 and
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod … sku=582299 These are currently being closed out and are a great deal on a good solid topped and backed acoustic (IMO)
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod … sku=512120 It's hard to go wrong with a Seagull ,or any other Godin guitar (Simon & Patrick, Art & Lutherie, Norman) One of the best bang for buck brands out there (IMO
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod … sku=519049 These Yamahas are great as well for the money... Especially with a upgrade to bone for the saddle.. They have a taylorisk sound without the cost.
That's just a few but if you want more, I can go on... Best of luck in your search! -Pix
No prob Mark I got the return email yesterday with your address and will get it on the way to ya! -Pix
Welcome to Chordie gymboy! Just curious.. Have you carried it anywhere for a set up or to have it looked at. Almost all new guitars are in need of a set up and most of your problems would/could probably be solved by doing so.. 6mm is .24 inch, so a little under 1/4 inch and that's not too bad (not good either) for the last fret... What is the action at the 12th and 7th frets, as that will give us a better idea of your situation? High action can lead to your intonation issues because when the strings are higher from the fretboard you perform more of a bend when fretting the string pushing it to sharp. Probably a quick set of your neck relief, saddle, and nut would solve all your problems...
Just wanted to share a link to some free printable radius gauges! http://www.pickguardian.com/pickguardia … Gauges.pdf
If you don't understand fretboard radius, I'll try to give ya a little rundown...
The fretboard radius is the side to side arc /curve of the fretboard. You can see this best by looking down the fretboard from the neck end, you'll notice the slight (horizon like) arc or curve it has... This is measured in inches. To understand how this works, you need to know that a radius is the line from the center of a circle to it's outside parameter. Now imagine or draw a 24 inch circle and look at the curve or arc of the outside line. That is a 12 inch radius since the center of the circle is 12 inches from the outside. The same applies to other radius's 10, 15, 17, 20, 9.5 inch, etc... The circle would always be twice the radius.
Most typical steel string acoustics range in the 12-17 inch radius range. The lower radius fretboards, like 12, have more curve and are easier to wrap your hand around and often easier to barre on but tend to fretout when doing alot of bends. For that reason most fingerstyle guitars tend to be 15 inch radius or higher (flatter) for better bends and string work but they tend to be harder to barre on. Classical guitars tend to be very flat and electrics tend to have a lower radius or more curve with some older tele's going down to a 9 inch radius.
The radius is really important if you ever try to level your frets or do any other fret/saddle/nut work. It's also good to know if your ever ordering a guitar without being able to play it first. Hope that helps explain things a bit... -Pix
PS3 Technically not mine since I bought it for the kids, but I Play as much as they do Our old PS3 had quit about 6 months ago, it was $200 to repair it or wait and buy the new model for $299...
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