1,076 Reply by neophytte

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Phill Williams wrote:
neophytte wrote:
Tenement Funster wrote:

I certainly agree with Neo about Elixir coated strings, although I prefer their NanoWeb 80/20s on my acoustics (just a little brighter).

Hmmm, I'll have to try them next time, but this week I changed my strings for the first time since 2016 ... yikes

OMG, neo. i don't change my strings often and i have 6 unopened packs in my drawer, but i couldn't abuse my beauties by nor restringing for 2 years, the sweaty fingers alone would make them black and toneless in 6 months! see, i told you i don't change them often

The Elixirs still sound good after that 18 months ... this was the last video I did with those 'old strings' on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOu1GymPpK0

Let me know if they sound 'dead' to you ... ?? I'm really impressed with the Elixir strings!!! smile

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1,077 Reply by neophytte

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chardsky wrote:

Hi everyone, I want to start playing a guitar but I don't have any idea with any of these topics. I might need some help to decide which brand to buy since I don't have much of a budget. I have been searching online and found several reviews like musicadvisor.com/?s=bass+guitar
It would be a great help to hear some opinions for those who really plays. I am open to any suggestions. smile Thanks

Are you going acoustic or electric??

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1,078 Reply by neophytte

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Tenement Funster wrote:

I certainly agree with Neo about Elixir coated strings, although I prefer their NanoWeb 80/20s on my acoustics (just a little brighter).

Hmmm, I'll have to try them next time, but this week I changed my strings for the first time since 2016 ... yikes

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1,079 Reply by neophytte

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eppy55 wrote:

Evening everybody, here it is near 7 pm on Thursday night of February 8th 2018, and I thought I would let you all know how much I am enjoying my Gibson guitar. I am just about ready to put the third set of strings on, which I will do tomorrow. I guess that tells ya something, don’t it! What a player, and what sound! And it’s so light! If I knew how to post pictures I would so I will ask my wife to give me a crash course and I will try to post some. I just wanted to let you all know I was enjoying the guitar to the fullest and to say hello!       Your friendTrevor Calhoun.

That's good news!! As far as strings go, I always use the Elixer Polyweb coated strings; they seem to last forever:

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2F00%2Fs%2FNTAwWDQ5OQ%3D%3D%2Fz%2Fub8AAOxydlFSyKOT%2F%24_103.JPG%3Fset_id%3D2&f=1

As far as posting images goes, have a quick look at the BBCode page which shows you haw to do it:

https://www.bbcode.org/examples/?id=10

HTH!!

Cheers

Richard

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1,080 Reply by neophytte

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Tenement Funster wrote:

I wonder if it really changes anything, or if it's more for eye appeal? Ovation's multiple sound holes in the upper bout are another oddity.

I think it's just visual ...

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1,081 Reply by neophytte

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Tenement Funster wrote:

Peatle "Loremaster" Jville !!!

insert thumbsup here ...

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1,082 Reply by neophytte

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ctech wrote:

Cheers Richard. I had a listen to both tracks thought the second one was better, Were they done with wave samples?

They actually start around here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRpniJY … mp;index=1

The early ones were done with "Beatwave", there's a review article here, mostly when I was on the way to work and on the train ...

The later ones (and the ones you listened to), are done with Novation Launchpad on the iPad.

ctech wrote:

I like  pine tree blues,  Also nothing like being out in nature.

Cheers, we're actually about 100 metres from a fairly major road, and it's just over the lake from where we live smile

ctech wrote:

That was Kenny aka kap54 singing let it be goodbye.

Sounded pretty good!!!

Cheers

Richard

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1,083 Reply by neophytte

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bblondunisexsalon.com wrote:

Without music Song Is baseless Is it true guies???

Mention "Billboard" and we get spam ... !!

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1,084 Reply by neophytte

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joeyjoeyjoey wrote:
neophytte wrote:

Is that this one:

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.reverb.com%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--PTO0aEg1--%2Fa_exif%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_south%2Cq_auto%3Aeco%2Cw_1280%2Fv1498073199%2Fycsxzlwhprmnyceotyo1.jpg&f=1

That`s the one.

Nice ... I have an old Hohner bass with a similar type of soundhole ...

http://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25446170_10159661160255514_6012586196192425462_n.jpg?oh=086433f372635e18ce446c8beee75c8e&oe=5B18D546

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1,085 Reply by neophytte

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Is that this one:

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.reverb.com%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--PTO0aEg1--%2Fa_exif%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_south%2Cq_auto%3Aeco%2Cw_1280%2Fv1498073199%2Fycsxzlwhprmnyceotyo1.jpg&f=1

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1,086 Reply by neophytte

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Tenement Funster wrote:

(This concludes my daily rant big_smile)

I agree, I lost faith in the whole music industry a long time ago - I think it was around the mid 90's the power, corruption and lies became the most apparent for me, although it was probably around before that, I just wasn't aware ...

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1,087 Reply by neophytte

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they were both great tunes, albeit a bit short ...

your tune "Let it be goodbye" came up after that (in the background) - and I thought I was listening to the singer from "They might be giants" ...

I put my tunes inside iTunes and use the visualizer to create things like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLCImiz … gbVq3hXI2E

Cheers

Richard

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1,088 Reply by neophytte

(24 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

Lola, by the Kinks
Rocky Racoon, The Beatles,
Polly, Nirvana
Annie's Song, John Denver
Billy Jean, Michael Jackson
Bobby Brown, Frank Zappa
Delilah, Tom Jones
Ernie, the fastest milkman in the West, by Benny Hill
Elenar Rigby, The Beatles
Gloria, Van Morrison
Help me Rhonda, Beach Boys,
Julia Dream, Pink Floyd,
Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix,
Jack and Diane, JC Mellencamp
Jessies Girl, Rick Springfield
Joey, Concrete Blonde,
Johhny B. Goode, Chuck Berry
Jumpin' Jack Flash, Rolling Stones,
Lalena, Deep Purple,
Layla, Eric Clapton,
Me and Bobby McGee, (is it Willie Nelson?)
Mrs Brown you've got a lovely daughter, Hermans Hermits
Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett
Peggy Sue, Buddy Holly,
Pictures of Lily, The Who
Proud Mary, CCR
Romeo and Juliet, Dire Straits
Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond
Venus, Shocking Blue,
Vincent, Don McLean,
Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie

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1,089 Reply by neophytte

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The links on the page just seem to be samples ... a lot of the 'rap' songs don't make it to radio stations I listen to, but Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Portugal The Man have ...

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1,090 Reply by neophytte

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Hmmm, that was interesting ...

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1,091 Topic by neophytte

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This came up in one of my FB groups, I think I've heard about 5 songs from this:

https://www.hitsongsdeconstructed.com/h … in-review/

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1,092 Reply by neophytte

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Phill Williams wrote:

Neo, you had a guy in the band that played a bottle?

Nah, played harmonica, as TIGLJK pointed out, the bottles are on his shirt - I haven't seen that guy for a while, but he used to brew his own beer ... which have several stories that are never to be repeated ... tongue

The guy with the curly hair next to me, we played in about 3 bands together over the years - I remember we did a gig out at Kellerberin, in outback WA (if you see the picture on that page, that's pretty much the whole townsite, all they are missing is the petrol station and the pub, which are on the main road through), which was attended by the majority of the town - in small country towns they rarely get a band in - due to this fact the locals all rocked up at about 3pm, and began heavy drinking. so they were quite pickled by the time we went on at 7, there was no 'stage', we were just in a corner and set up the PA and foldbacks to try and make a barrier - but because they were inebrieted some of them still came up and said "I like your f*cking guitar, I f*cking play guitar, do you f*cking know '[insert well known song]', ya f*cking c*nt?" - they weren't angry, this is how they talk ... anyway about an hour later we're well into our set, the whole pub is overfowing with people, I look down at my bass while concentrating on some part in some song, look back up, and the whole pub is nearly empty ... a song later the whole pub is full again. I was thinking I must be imaging things, but it happened about 4 more times through the night, full, empty, full, empty .. we finished up around 1 and I got into a chat with the keyboard player and publican, as we were getting paid and he was talking about how good it was, and asking us if we'd like to come back - anyway, he was saying about when the pub was emptying, there were fights outside, and everyone went to see that, then they would come back to see the band, and he said that from the 'few' number of fights, they must have enjoyed us ... we got paid pretty well, but we never did go back, I think the band broke up fairly soon after that ...

That was probably the roughest gig I played ...

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1,093 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

I thought I'd got past this. Last Saturday I was booked to play a town centre bar in a town where I've played many times before.Great I thought there will be plenty of people I have met before and friends from the area.Reality some friends turned up and we had a good warm audience for the first set.Sadly at 10 the bar round the corner  closed and the towns entire population of idiots walk in.The place changes from a quiet music appreciating bar to an animal house .There is aggression and negativity sure they still  want me to play but they want 60s sing along stuff I get pestered to play house of the rising sun by this woman for ages.So I finish early before it kicks off my wife grabs my guitars before some idiot trys to steal them We load the pa back into the truck I get paid and we leave.Not a great experience and certainly not the place to sing a set containing left wing political songs  defiantly not a place to go back to.

Sorry you had such a bad experience ... the last gig I played was at a New Years eve gig in 2005 ...

http://neophytte.mine.nu/photo/2005-01-01-NYE/images/100_3455.jpg

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1,094 Reply by neophytte

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Tenement Funster wrote:

Floyd's "Julia Dream"

I love that song ...

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1,095 Reply by neophytte

(14 replies, posted in JamPlay.com)

@walley: http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=11

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1,096 Reply by neophytte

(24 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I always enjoy reading his detailed replies - I'm going to give a blue smurf thumbs up ...

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1,097 Reply by neophytte

(7 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Insert thumbs up picture here..

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1,098 Reply by neophytte

(8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Seen this one before on a day of random YouTube watching, but always good to see it again ... !!!

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1,099 Reply by neophytte

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That was pretty simple, but very well done ...

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1,100 Reply by neophytte

(11 replies, posted in Other string instruments)

Tenement Funster wrote:

Dang, Neo ... that guy's good! All of the passersby completely ignored him; a few barely gave him more than a glance ... how sad.

Yes, was pretty sad - he was in Perth a couple of weeks and I went and saw him a few times at lunchtime .. made a few recordings of him, but never learned his name ...

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