Congrats!! Taylor's are some fine guitars I loved my 314e and still miss it badly Traded it for a d18 on AGF... Not a good decision...
102 2012-02-07 04:43:13
Re: help with "every rose has its thorn" (6 replies, posted in Song requests)
You have 6 spots xxxxxx Each x represents a string. x x x x x x
E A D G B e
The numbers represent frets....
x - string not strummed or muted
0 - Open string (not fretted but still strummed)
1 - First fret
2 - Second fret
3 - Third fret
ETC...
So a Em would look like 022000, a G could be played 320003 or 320033, Cadd9 is x32033 and a D is xx0232
Hope that makes sense....
And yea it's mostly just G and Cadd9 back and forth
103 2012-02-06 21:49:50
Re: help with "every rose has its thorn" (6 replies, posted in Song requests)
Finger your G 320033 and then when you go to Cadd9 you just drop the top 2 down a string to x32033 Then when you have to change to the D you can keep your ring finger anchored on the b string 3rd fret and only have to place 2 fingers. Try strumming dduudddu on each chord and then changing. Start slow to get used to the pattern and as you feel comfortable with it pick up the pace. Don't try to rush it!
I never get too hung up on playing it just like the artist... I play this one with just G, Cadd9 and D with the rare Em and I think it sounds just fine As for the solo parts, unless you've got someone to play over you, shorten them to just like one round of the progression and then get back to song... Good Luck!
105 2012-02-06 19:00:41
Re: Anyone tried this Guitar?? (8 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Yea you're a bad influence!!! This is really all your fault...lol I haven't bought a guitar in 2 years and have actually managed to slim down my collection to only the ones I can't part with. I'd been toying with the idea of a smaller body since I sold My 314e but had been able to will the urge away... Then you pop on here with that f312 getting the wheels turning again Trying to be helpful, I scan through ebay getting some price info for you and I'm seeing all these guitars I NEED all of a sudden...lol Don't know whether to curse ya or hug ya I know which one the wife would do...LOL
106 2012-02-06 18:46:51
Re: Anyone tried this Guitar?? (8 replies, posted in Acoustic)
The 406 has the Rubber tuning keys... It's the same size and bracing with a few changes. The 406 is sitka topped and this is Red cedar. Also the 406 isn't a slothead and is natural finished. But yea same family.
107 2012-02-06 18:31:48
Re: Scout songs and other projects... (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks Butch!! How's things been goin'? I haven't talked to you much since the shutdown...
Think I found the Dutch Oven recipe we're going to do
2 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened
1 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp grated orange peel
16 flour tortillas
1 large jar strawberry preserves
1 container sliced strawberries
2 eggs beaten
4 tbs margarine, softened
Pre-heat Dutch oven with large pot lid on bottom and line with foil. Thoroughly mix together cream cheese, ricotta cheese, sugar, and orange peel. Spoon about 1/4 cups mixture onto center of each tortilla. Top with 1/4 cups mixture of strawberry preserves and sliced strwberries. Roll tortilla. Brush both ends with eggs and fold to seal. Brush each with melted margarine. Place layer in Dutch oven and sprinkle with sugar. Continue layering until all are in oven. Bake 8-10 minutes.
Sounds like something the kids will eat up and look forward to. I know I am Got me wanting one already...lol
108 2012-02-06 16:49:43
Re: Anyone tried this Guitar?? (8 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Runners up are a Guild M120 and a Breedlove passport OME if you have any experience with either of those, I'd like to hear your thoughts on 'em...
109 2012-02-06 16:46:11
Topic: Anyone tried this Guitar?? (8 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I'm shopping for a comfortable smaller body guitar for campfire picking and casual playing. It'll be used as a general purpose guit when camping but will be for fingerstyle, blues, and ragtime when at home. I've been shopping around online for a few weeks and think I've decided on the Takamine New Yorker EG630s in Vintage Violin finish Just wondering if any members have had the chance to try one personally and could offer some feedback before I order....
All the reviews I can find are good..
A few pics of it...
110 2012-02-06 15:25:31
Re: LOST (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Sorry that happened dude.... May want to keep an eye on your local craigslist and ebay for it.... Must of been one heck of a evening!
Nevermind I'm a little slow this morning LOL
111 2012-02-06 14:57:14
Re: Scout songs and other projects... (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Sometimes I feel so stupid Looked up the tab for the Robin Hood song and after the first run I shake my head..... Dog-on internet tabs are never right.... So I start working it by ear thinking hmmm these are some odd fingerings!!! Then I finally realize "Hey you were playing ragtime blues in open G last night" Yep trying my make use of a tab in standard while in Tarapatch tuning..... Shakes head
112 2012-02-06 14:43:20
Re: Scout songs and other projects... (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I like this one also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gp-UL2vl-s
Awesome! Added to the list!
BTW Happy NGD Deadstring!! Sharp guit you got there
113 2012-02-06 14:24:53
Re: Scout songs and other projects... (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks MK! My sisters were both in the girl scouts and I remember them singing this too We've been doing the grill thing so I wanted to get them cooking with our DO's... I've got a few good ideas already, just figured I'd ask in case someone had any better
I'll be doing a mini concert for the troop tonight and I'm going to do Rocky Raccoon, With my Own Two Hands, Upside Down, and this Green day/Scout parody http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdAz-VaVKzQ
114 2012-02-06 14:03:05
Topic: Scout songs and other projects... (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
How many Scouts do we have on Chordie?? I'm looking for some good campfire tunes for the boys... I'd like for them to be real easy since I'll need to teach 1 of them to the boys for their music merit badge... Of course it needs to be clean, funny is good, and scout related is even better Also at the meeting tonight I'm covering camp cooking and need to come up with a good dutch oven recipe... Thought some of you outdoorsman may have a recommendation I know several but am looking for something new, good and easy that the boys can handle and be edible for myself and the other scout leaders
115 2012-02-02 21:32:46
Re: Morgan-Monroe M-50 (6 replies, posted in Acoustic)
There's an imperial KOA on Ebay. I was watching it but not seriously. I just like the looks. I will heed Guitarpix advice: start running!
Smart move! The best thing about that guitar was the case.... Ultra nice case for such a cheap guitar! When I sold mine I kept the alligator case and sold it in a cheaper hardcase I had laying around
116 2012-02-01 18:35:57
Re: First knuckle of ring finger on fret hand (left) does not bend enough. (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
How's your fretting hand positioned on the neck? Try fretting the g chord and then rotating your wrist down toward the bottom of the fretboard getting from behind it... This will also move your thumb closer to the center of the neck in back. This gives your fingers a much better approach to the fretboard. Mine doesn't bend much there either...
117 2012-01-31 19:59:54
Re: Morgan-Monroe M-50 (6 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I will advice if you ever encounter one of their Imperial Koas to run away from it I was so impressed with my M50 that I ordered an Imperial koa dread... I tried my best to love it, tried all kinds of strings and such but it just did not make the cut. Very dry and shallow tonally
Looked good though...lol (except for the ultra cheap gold colored plastic tuner buttons)
118 2012-01-31 18:55:47
Re: anyone tried a cajon? (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I've got a cajon and bongo cajon... I carried the bongo cajon to the river jam and MK and jim played around on it a bit. They're fun and like DE said, great for campfire picking. I had lots of little things like that with me that never got brought out due to us arriving late and leaving early
Don't have pics of the box cajon handy but you can see the bongo cajon sitting on the table next to the kalimba here...
119 2012-01-31 05:47:13
Re: Morgan-Monroe M-50 (6 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I had one for about a year and it was a great guitar! Fit and finish was good, not great but good.... Tone and playability was awesome. The nut width is 1 11/16 but the string spacing felt crowded to me and I prefer more radius on a fret board (morgans are about a 15 inch radius similar to Martins) so I eventually parted with it. It comes with 2 neck options... A slim D shaped neck (what mine was) and a modified v which to me felt chunky and odd when barring.
As a cautionary note.... I used to help run the local mom and pop music store and we carried these. I found that they were not very consistent. Some sounded great and some only so-so.
Here's a link to a review by guitarworld magazine (be sure to scroll down for a good sound demo/video of it) http://www.guitarworld.com/morgan_monro … tic_guitar
And here's a few pics of mine...
The spruce on top was good grade. Supposedly AAA but there's no set guidelines for grading tone wood so luthiers can claim pretty much any grade they want.... Side stepping with a little tantrum here You know people nowadays get all worked up about straight tight grain being better because its more appealing to the eye and it gets the highest grade... Yet they want that deep bass of the martins of old. The reason guitars then had more bass and often superior tone is because of the tops (alot of it anyway). they had wide grain often with waves and some tight grain... You know a barrage That's the era when looks weren't important and tap testing tops was still the norm. It was all about tone so what if it had some waves, wide grain, or uneven color, it resonated better and was used. Now it doesn't pass the grade and is set aside for cheaper guitars or trashed altogether. Studies support that wider grain results in more bass and a more "open" sound where tight grain often increases highs and reduces bass.... Okay end of rant, Sorry about that
Anyway the tops usually looked nice but the rosewood backs were all stained very dark and the grain (when you could see it) wasn't the most impressive on most that I saw.... Not bad quality per-say but not quartersewn really well. Like 2nd choice i guess.... But like I said, mine sounded awesome and I never had any troubles with it... It was a surprisingly stable guitar for all solid construction. Stayed in tune for weeks.
120 2012-01-28 15:04:39
Topic: Chordians from Japan (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
So do we have any regular chordians from Japan?? Looking for some info on Japan model Yairi's and have a possible business proposal....
121 2012-01-26 01:02:21
Re: Guitar Naming (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Only one is named.... My early (not sure of year since its pre serial number) S&P Pro Spruce/EIR is named "Golden Boy". Named by my wife because she says it has a very beautiful tone...lol I've only got 2 brands of guitars (3 Simon & Patricks and 3 Yairi's). Well I do have a vintage Epi Jumbo but it's waiting on a neck reset when I get the time... I keep 2 guitars out at all times, one is always a Yairi in standard tuning and the other is a S&P in Taropatch tuning (open G)... So I always just say the Yairi or the S&P. I always have a Uke out as well and that is ,of course, "The Uke" lol Creative I know
122 2012-01-23 00:26:16
Re: Guitar Players Must be Avid Campers! (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I know I'm an avid camper and always carry mine There's usually someone else around to pick with.
The phrase "campfire guitar" is used as a general term in the musical circle... Most often any guitar used as a beater, practice, drunk jam session, bbq, camping or any other gathering were it may get knocked over, passed around or otherwise unkindly treated would fall under the category of "campfire guitar"
123 2012-01-20 02:01:44
Re: Intellectual Property (17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hackers retaliate http://rt.com/usa/news/crippled-fbi-meg … ymous-239/
124 2012-01-20 01:08:02
Re: What was your first guitar? (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
In 1981 my dad bought me a very slightly used Takamine f340s and signed me up for lessons. I think I went to maybe 5...lol Gave up Fast forward to '06 when I hired an old friend that played... After a few late night jam/drinking gatherings listening to others pick I had the urge to actually try and learn. In late November '06 my wife bought me a Takamine G530 for our anniversary. Chordie was the first guitar site I used on my journey. Been here ever since Playing a touch over 5 years now if you can call it that
125 2012-01-18 19:35:54
Re: I got a new old guitar (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
They're fairly rare and most likely from 1975-79... In good shape its valued from 3-400 IMO. There's a nice clean oneon ebay right now for 449.00 but I think he's a little overpriced... If it had an S after f312 (meaning solid top) it would really skyrocket in value but it's still a nice guit for an all laminate. These were the original Sigmas, they where built using Martins templates and woodstock by Takamine.