To TF's point, I do that on purpose. I don't just pull off with my fret hand...I hit all the strings with my pick hand.
1,377 2013-03-18 22:06:54
Re: pick advice (17 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Tortex or Gator Grips solve that problem for me.
I have also started using these little fellas lately and love them:
http://www.amazon.com/Dava-6024-Grip-Ti … uitar+pick
If the pick is moving a lot you might be hitting the strings too hard.
1,378 2013-03-18 19:59:21
Re: Joe Bonamassa (4 replies, posted in Song requests)
I never doubted you.
1,379 2013-03-18 15:28:06
Re: Joe Bonamassa (4 replies, posted in Song requests)
You got it exactly right Astro. I think he throws in an F# on the low E string at the end of the phrase.
1,380 2013-03-15 13:51:40
Re: Treble Bleed? (9 replies, posted in Electric)
It's a capacitor or resistor (My knowledge of electronics is horrible) that keeps your equalization flat as you roll off the volume on your guitar. Lots of guitars get muddy or too bass-sounding when volume is low. A treble bleed stops that.
1,381 2013-03-14 23:50:14
Topic: Treble Bleed? (9 replies, posted in Electric)
Anyone mess with treble bleeds on their guitars? I just had one changed out in my Tele...as a result, last night was one of the best practices I've had in a while. Huge tone difference!
1,382 2013-03-14 23:48:28
Re: Oiling fret board (26 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I oil once a year or so, around the same time I buff frets and whatnot, so I only do it with strings removed. Some oils will break down strings so you have to be careful. Lemon oil is a fave of mine.
If you're too lazy, just spray 'er down with finger ease or fast fret or whatever.
1,383 2013-03-14 15:06:01
Re: Metal picks ? (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Ah yeah, didn't think about finger picks. Those don't seem to be as bad.
1,384 2013-03-13 16:08:02
Re: Skype Jam this weekend 3/16? (17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I will be on a boys trip to spring training. Might as well watch the Cubs before they're mathmatically eliminated.
1,385 2013-03-12 20:47:09
Re: Metal picks ? (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
horribly. they tear your strings up.
1,386 2013-03-12 14:55:38
Re: James Taylor's tuning Theory (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Depends upon the capo. If you place the capo in the right spot without using too much tension, you shouldn't have that problem. My capos all have adjustable tension so it's just a matter of getting them dialed in.
Also after you place the capo you can give each string a quick pull to flatten 'em back out if they've gone sharp.
Both options beat compromising your ability to play in root position.
1,387 2013-03-11 15:06:35
Re: Do you ever substitute one guitar chord for another? (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
sometimes I just play a 3 and b7 for a dominant chord. I also like the ii-V-I thing a lot.
1,388 2013-03-07 18:51:51
Re: Iconic Guitars (18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Anything ever owned by Robert Johnson or Leadbelly.
1,390 2013-02-20 14:03:19
Re: CORDBUDDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I could see it in kindygarden classes....
1,391 2013-02-19 23:00:58
Re: CORDBUDDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I think the best invention ever is the guitar. Pardon me if you find that vanilla. Chord buddy won't do much for your right hand technique, which after 5 minutes of pratice probably sucks (no offense). So put down the Chord Buddy and pick up a guitar and Bud, buddy. Follow my simple 5 step method and you'll be playing guitar FO REAL in no time at all:
1. Open Bud.
2. Pick up guitar.
3. Tune guitar.
4. Sip beer.
5. Practice for a bit.
Repeat 4 and 5 until your fingers are bleeding or you are out of beer.
-Joe
PS This appears to be a cool invention for disabled folks though. So props for that.
1,392 2013-02-19 13:54:19
Re: Best Band No one's ever heard of (43 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Mike Masse is amazing. I'm going to make the hop up to SLC as soon as he starts playing again....
1,393 2013-02-15 20:09:18
Re: Weird Sonic Stuff (12 replies, posted in Electric)
Found it in the recording! It sounds like an artifact of my reverb coil.....?
1,394 2013-02-15 19:31:48
Re: Reaching a plateau (14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i change string gauges when I start to plateau. Or put down my pick and start finger picking. or relearn songs in open tuning. Or learn to transpose on the fly, ie reading a song in G but playing it in D.
1,395 2013-02-15 19:01:14
Re: Reaching a plateau (14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
New genre or practice fundamentals w/ a metronome.
1,396 2013-02-15 16:03:05
Re: Hiatus (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Haha. I'll give that a shot. Open G gave me a fit last night (and opened the cut back up) cuz I hang the third pad of my index finger kind of around the back of the neck of my guitar.
Maybe I'll just super glue the cut and take my chances.
1,397 2013-02-15 15:33:20
Topic: Hiatus (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Sliced my index finger open on the dull side of a knife last night, ending my barre chord playing for the next 2 weeks or so. Dammit!
1,398 2013-02-14 20:31:55
Re: Back an forth (4 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
who'd you steal that from?
1,399 2013-02-14 20:31:06
Re: Weird Sonic Stuff (12 replies, posted in Electric)
I haven't but I have tried muting my g string and that does not seem to help. which means #1 is probably accurate.
1,400 2013-02-14 17:14:00
Topic: Weird Sonic Stuff (12 replies, posted in Electric)
After 30 years of trying I finally have my electric tone dialed in. I'm playing through my Deville 4x10, turned up to about 8 with a power soak in the effects loop. For effects I'm using nothin' but a Fulltone Plimsoul (Best distortion pedal ever, IMO). I have another gain booster and some effects downstream that are turned off 90% of the time (you know how that goes).
My main guitar uses Lace Sensors, so I just crank the plimsoul and roll off volume for my clean sounds. It works really well and sounds pretty darned good.
However lately I've been experiencing a weird artifact that sounds and feels a lot like a wolf tone, which is weird for an electric instrument. Playing in low (or open) position I get a ton of sympathetic ringing and resonance around open Gb (I tune down 1/2 step). It's been really bugging me. I thought re-tubing would help so I did that. No help. New batteries in all my pedals? No help. When it rings it rings LOUD and it distracts the hell out of me.
Weirdest of all, I'm listening to a rehearsal from last night and I can't find the sound ANYWHERE.
Questions:
1. Am I crazy?
2. Has this happened to you?
3. If "no" to 1 and "yes" to two, is the problem that I drank too much or did not drink enough before rehearsal?
Thanks all.