Solo acoustic reggae songs are tough - are you trying to retain the reggae feel or do your own thang with it?
1,727 2012-01-01 02:04:22
Re: care to give an opinion (non-music related) (27 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I love the black.
1,728 2011-12-21 16:55:42
Re: "Long Black Veil" cover of old Lefty Frizzell song (6 replies, posted in My local band and me)
You did great man - sounds fantastic!
1,729 2011-12-18 19:36:58
Re: Keith Richard's Birthday (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
woo hoo
1,730 2011-12-06 23:27:02
Re: shoulder pain (5 replies, posted in About Chordie)
Play standing up with a strap from time to time.
1,731 2011-12-06 15:23:39
Re: Weirdest thing I've seen in a while . . . (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Did some research. The guy that makes this guitar seems to do fret fanning on instruments that he builds for open tunings.
Here's an FAQ on fret fanning. Apparently it's an ergonomics thing:
http://www.novaxguitars.com/faqs.html
1,732 2011-12-05 11:21:43
Re: Hi from the Virgin Islands! (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Looks like I'm not going to screw with the neck then. Dammit!
1,733 2011-12-04 22:01:37
Topic: Hi from the Virgin Islands! (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Me and Mrs BGD are in the Virgin Islands on a sail boat charter for a week.
There's a guitar on board with a huge neck scoop. Almost unplayable. I'm going to attempt a truss rod adjustment via needle nose pliers - it's a baby Taylor, no hex nut, just a bolt. Wish me luck. 
Pics forthcoming.
1,734 2011-12-02 23:20:13
Re: Big fat spanish guitars (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
It's called a guitarron. Here ya go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarr%C3%B3n_mexicano
1,735 2011-11-28 00:41:12
Topic: Happy Birthday Jimi! (3 replies, posted in Electric)
I didn't see this posted elsewhere so I thought I'd start a Hendrix birthday thread. He was a huge influence on my playing (and is the sole topic of my arm and back tattoos) - amazing to me that he was only 28 when he died. He did more in 4-6 years than many other guitar players do in a lifetime.
Here's my two favorite Jimi recordings. Hope you share yours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J2WdcW0ZY4 Like a Rolling Stone live @monterey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xTcLrTabS4 Bold As Love
1,736 2011-11-24 17:15:25
Re: Thanksgiving (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Here are some of my favorite Turkey Day chuckles from The Oatmeal: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
1,737 2011-11-24 14:38:39
Re: What else are you good at? (47 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Home brewing is great fun - I have a ton of gear for it, only get 3-4 brews out a year now though.
1,738 2011-11-23 15:52:19
Re: Exercise music - What's yours? (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Eminem or Big Boi, or a playlist of songs I'm trying to learn.
1,739 2011-11-22 14:36:48
Re: Wooo! We're finally on YouTube! (9 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
For what it's worth, I don't agree with the "mic the singer" comments. If you guys are going to be doing a lot of unplugged shows you will want to be able to balance your sound acoustically. This way you can jam in parks, around camp fires, etc.
You might try a couple of things - 1. put her closer to the camera than you. 2. turn your sound hole away from the direction of the mic ever so slightly. 3. Pick lighter. These will all quiet you down and/or make her louder (or give the impression of her being louder).
1,740 2011-11-17 15:50:18
Re: Weight Loss Check-in (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Nice man! Keep it up!
1,741 2011-11-17 15:49:54
Re: Thumb and Picking Pattern? (12 replies, posted in Acoustic)
He is using the G string for the bass line and the thumb is plucking all the bass notes. That's the reason. 
1,742 2011-11-15 16:48:33
Re: Who's in N.Texas (DFW area) (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I go there a bit for work. Ft Worth.
1,743 2011-11-14 21:49:03
Re: seasons change-original by me (2 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Sounds good bro. I love that brown and white groupie there behind the door.
1,744 2011-11-11 19:57:04
Re: Qui-Bids (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Most of the sites also have shill bidders and automated bidding systems to ensure that real people never win.
1,745 2011-11-11 19:56:20
Re: Finger Exercises (5 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Do scales with just those two fingers.
1,746 2011-11-10 23:58:37
Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn in concert 1984 (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Right on man!
1,747 2011-11-10 21:40:44
Re: epiphone les paul ultra iii (9 replies, posted in Electric)
what's the minute marker for the section you are referring to?
1,748 2011-11-10 21:39:01
Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn in concert 1984 (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
That link is bad - I think you accidentally hyperlinked the beginning of the next sentence. The ".You" should not be part of the link.
1,749 2011-11-10 21:36:25
Re: Qui-Bids (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Quibids is a penny auction site. It's basically gambling for products. Huge waste of time, huge waste of money, and the entire industry is currently under investigation by the FTC and a number of state Attorneys General. Run far away.
http://www.pennyauctionwatch.com/2011/1 … y-general/
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/0 … lenty.html
http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/121541469.html
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/08/pennyauctions.shtm
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consume … lt041.shtm
1,750 2011-11-10 15:50:16
Re: Strings again (15 replies, posted in Acoustic)
The need to apply pressure reduces greatly once you learn how to apply pressure. You should be able to fret a note using little more pressure than you use to type on a keyboard.
I'd start with lighter strings and once you get comfortable with basics of chording, start to mess with LH pressure and find the least pressure you can use while still making the string sound.