Gauge change yeah. And despite the lol Rogers advice is sound. 
1,276 2013-06-23 16:24:17
Re: Guitar going out of tune... (16 replies, posted in Acoustic)
1,277 2013-06-22 15:17:47
Re: Guitar going out of tune... (16 replies, posted in Acoustic)
sounds like the strings could be grabbing on the nut? try graphite?
1,278 2013-06-22 13:35:49
Re: My Pretty Girl (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Yeah they can need to be kept under control or they can get nervy. Fortunately The Loch Ness Monster is under control.
1,279 2013-06-21 18:53:44
Re: wanted,score for these chords (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Treble Clef or Guitar Tab?
1,280 2013-06-21 18:53:00
Re: My Pretty Girl (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
There's a herding school around here. She's more in to frisbees and bite toys though. I think I might play around with some protection work with her.
1,281 2013-06-21 17:46:49
Re: Guitar going out of tune... (16 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Did you have the problem in the last 6 months?
1,282 2013-06-21 12:19:50
Re: My Pretty Girl (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Yeah she's a smart one. My other love outside music is dog training. This one is Easily the smartest dog I've ever met.
1,283 2013-06-21 02:26:19
Re: My Pretty Girl (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Pure. And yeah we are working on fetch right now.
1,284 2013-06-20 23:16:57
Re: A major (7 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I generally give preference to A barre at the 5th fret rather than open A. I think the open A sounds weak.
1,285 2013-06-20 21:42:14
Topic: My Pretty Girl (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
She's getting all grown up.
1,286 2013-06-20 14:32:23
Re: Acoustic Amps (16 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
76??? You seem so much younger.
I have a rule of never playing with my truss rod without the help of a tech, so I can't give much input on that, but I will tell you that drop tuning to Eb is magic for string tension and playability. All my guitars are tuned down except the one I leave in open G and the one I use when I need to read charts.
1,287 2013-06-20 14:31:24
Topic: Pick Pix (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Inspired by the faster strumming thread....
Long story short I started thinking about pick hand technique. I expose almost no pick, pinky anchor, and use really heavy picks. Here's a pic of my pick grip:
Until the faster strumming thread came up I didn't really give this much thought at all. Never really noticed how little pick I use. I asked my bass player about it last night and he said he always thought it looked weird lol.
What's your technique?
1,288 2013-06-19 21:03:18
Re: Acoustic Amps (16 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
and signal loss right?
1,289 2013-06-19 19:55:32
Re: wanted,score for these chords (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I don't understand...are you asking for chord charts or tabulature?
1,290 2013-06-19 14:57:56
Re: Acoustic Amps (16 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Per usual, I agree with Zurf.
1,291 2013-06-19 03:09:55
Re: Acoustic Amps (16 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
New battery and heavier strings?
1,292 2013-06-18 23:05:37
Re: Faster strumming (12 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Hey to each their own.
Good point re: grip strength though. If you lock the muscles down its tough to move 'em.
Edit: for giggles I went and played a few notes then took a pic of my pick hand. I use WAAAAY less pick than I thought I did...less than either of the pictures above. Interesting. I'll post em tomorrow from my computer.
I also use 1.5mm gators on my acoustic so if I whacked w that much pick I think the strings would go. No flex at all.
1,293 2013-06-18 21:34:55
Re: Faster strumming (12 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Your pick grip might be putting too much pick on the strings. Shouldn't be like this:
http://www.fretjam.com/image-files/5.jpg
More like this:
http://deftdigits.com/blog/wp-content/u … rusion.jpg
also you shouldn't be muscling the strum with your elbow. Nice light snappy wrist motion.
1,294 2013-06-18 18:50:24
Re: Cover of "Simple Man" song originally by Lynard Skynard (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
No echo. Sounds good man. Stripped down. I like it.
1,295 2013-06-18 18:49:05
Re: problems with a beginner guitar student - need help (13 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Did you get that from Mr Miyagi or a fortune cookie?
1,296 2013-06-18 14:43:43
Re: Gsus4 - self-discovered tip (17 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Forgot to mention my favorite voicings. I love playing this in and out of solos:
Em7
x
12
12
12
x
x
---
A7
x
12
12
11
x
x
These are both rootless voicings, meaning I'm not playing the root of the chord. I'm just playing the color tones and letting the bass handle the root. However the reason I love these voicings is that they fall right in the middle of the E dorian scale starting on the 12th fret:
12 14 15
12 14 15
12 14 (throw in a 15 here for some funky time)
11 12 14
12 14 (16)
12 14 15
1,297 2013-06-17 16:47:48
Re: Gsus4 - self-discovered tip (17 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Here ya go Norm. Some Em7 voicings (with extensions):
12 (or 14 or 15)
12
12
12
x
12
----
7 (or 9)
8
7
9
7
x (or 0)
0 (or 2 or 3)
0
0
0
2 (or x)
0
---
3
3
4
x
x
x (or 0)
---
7 (or 9)
7
7
5
7
x
Some A7 voicings (with extensions):
First one is my favorite.
x
7
6
5
x
5
----
5 (or 7)
5
6
5
7
5
---
12 (or 14, or x)
12 (or 13 if x above)
12
11
12
x
---
I also play lots of portions of these chords, mostly 3rds and b7s, eg:
x
x
6
5
x
x
and
x
x
12
11
x
x
1,298 2013-06-17 13:39:50
Re: problems with a beginner guitar student - need help (13 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Scrap notation for now. If she can strum, pick a simple song she knows and likes and teach it to her by ear / shape.
1,299 2013-06-14 22:15:41
Re: Electric Guitar Volume (18 replies, posted in Electric)
Yes but then I couldn't be a fender through fender guy. *sniffle* 
Plus I like having one amp that can go from solo practice to full band rehearsal to a gig....
1,300 2013-06-13 19:55:58
Re: Electric Guitar Volume (18 replies, posted in Electric)
Tenement Funster wrote:
One of the features that interested me in the VOX amp I have, is the ability to adjust the actual power output. That way, it can be run at full Volume and Master Volume to get the maximum benefit of the effects package, but at lower power and sound level my wife is less aggravated.
But ... everything changes when the house is empty!
I have a Fender DeVille 410 which is LOUD. But I use this little bugger in the effects loop, drive the preamp tubes up at 7-9, and then pull the output volume back down. That way you get nice hot tube sound without all the irritating hearing loss.
http://www.amazon.com/Carls-Custom-Guit … soak+pedal
Totally worth $40.