I would go ahead and get something will full polyphony if you're going to buy a keyboard.
1,802 2011-10-22 17:59:31
Re: Baldguitardude!! (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks man!
1,803 2011-10-21 19:24:44
Re: Standing in the Shadows of Motown (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
is it on cable right now?
1,804 2011-10-19 15:01:25
Re: Ovation Guitars (35 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Zurf wrote:
flester wrote:Not every 12-string would last 30 years as well davesworlds one, and my one. The "sliding off your lap" issue I just don't get. Doesn't happen to me. Does it affect only people who've never played one?
Perhaps you do not have a surface that is an alternately rotating arc against which you are placing the curved back of the Ovation, as do some of us.
hilarious!
1,805 2011-10-19 13:38:39
Re: what next??? (37 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Ravioli, ravioli, Andrea Bocelli.
I feel like a genius.
1,806 2011-10-19 05:22:21
Re: what next??? (37 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I started by ripping off the chord changes of songs I liked.
1,807 2011-10-18 07:58:38
Re: Cover of "Imagine" by John Lennon (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
You picked a particularly tough strumming pattern bro - rhythms that are on top of the beat tend to push and behind the beat they tend to drag. 
1,808 2011-10-17 21:17:46
Re: what next??? (37 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I'm surprised that no one has addressed the importance of arpeggios and vertical thinking to develop theory knowledge. So....do that too. 
1,809 2011-10-17 21:16:24
Re: Devil Woman, Marty Robbins cover (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
What does that say about me liking it?
1,810 2011-10-17 17:45:39
Re: Devil Woman, Marty Robbins cover (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
I have never heard that song before. Nice!
1,811 2011-10-17 16:21:58
Topic: Lap Steel (HEY JEROME!!!) (3 replies, posted in Electric)
Any lap steel players have any idea which tuning (and type of strings) I should buy if I'm going to be using lap steel for bluesy stuff?
Jerome you recently purchased a Magnatone right? Did you get it set up? What tuning are you using?
-Joe
1,812 2011-10-16 22:54:38
Re: Cover of "Imagine" by John Lennon (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
@ Zurf soundcloud also has some free options. Second your comment number 1. Ability to zone on a key and stay there without screwing up is huge.
Big Jim: For my part, I sincerely apologize for taking so long to reply. I've been getting a lot of good feedback from the forum and I should've reciprocated more promptly. FWIW I don't normally give folks suggestions unless they explicitly ask for 'em, so here we go:
Listen to your song from :18 to :21 and then again from 2:04 to 2:06. Tempo changed, right? You accelerated a bit throughout the tune. This isn't something that most listeners would notice, but hey you asked areas for correction so I'll give you one.
I think what happened is this: Your strumming pattern was kind of swing feel...your upstrokes were on the "uh" of the beat instead of the "and" of the beat. That sounds very cool and relaxed (kind of "Moon River," which BTW is a sound I love) but lots of times players will anticipate the next down beat (your bass notes) and that pulls the song forward in tempo. The other possibility is that you are concentrating on the vocal phrasing, which is throwing your strumming pattern for a loop. (This is happening to me right now on a song and it's driving me frickin' crazy.)
Like I said above, this is pretty nitpicky. Very few listeners will be aware of an accelerando in a piece, so long as it's gradual (which yours was).
Solution is to plug in ye old metronome and work the song through with that.
I hope you found this useful - keep up the good work!
-Joe
1,813 2011-10-16 19:15:44
Re: Cover of "Imagine" by John Lennon (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
How did you record this? I'm not sure if it's my system but I can barely hear any guitar.
You have a big voice man. Wish I had that.
1,814 2011-10-16 02:17:41
Re: Feature request or settings change (6 replies, posted in About Chordie)
its probably in the punbb code
1,815 2011-10-14 21:26:34
Re: Set List Favorites.... (18 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I have never heard of either of those. I'll give 'em a shot. Thanks!
1,816 2011-10-14 20:42:29
Re: Set List Favorites.... (18 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Zurf wrote:
I'm impressed with the list. Especially I Wish - a synth tune sung by the uniquely voiced Stevie Wonder being played on acoustic guitar by a guy who is not Stevie. Very cool. I would love to hear a recording of you guys doing that, as it's one of my favorites. I maintain a playlist from my iPod called "Songs to be played loudly", and that is one of the key songs on it.
- Zurf
Not quite ready for prime time yet, but here's what I'm going for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdFXEsozdsE
1,817 2011-10-14 19:26:41
Re: Billy (26 replies, posted in My local band and me)
I'll be up in St George in the next month or so.
1,818 2011-10-14 19:25:15
Re: Feature request or settings change (6 replies, posted in About Chordie)
yeah I just right click.
1,820 2011-10-14 17:10:06
Topic: Feature request or settings change (6 replies, posted in About Chordie)
Is there any way to set external URLs to open in a new browser window rather than redirecting me away from Chordie? Would help the forum browsing a lot.
-Joe
1,821 2011-10-14 17:07:22
Re: Billy (26 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Not having hair helps but you can still pull it off with hair...
Pete I'm just down the road in Vegas if you ever want to get together for a jam.
1,822 2011-10-14 17:05:32
Re: Set List Favorites.... (18 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Thanks Dino I'll do that!
Zurf the arrangement we do is pretty cool. I play the synth lead on my electric through a POG and sing lead. The solo acoustic thing is coming together nicely too... I'll upload something as soon as I'm happy enough with it that I don't mind it being on youtube forever.
1,823 2011-10-14 00:09:44
Re: Set List Favorites.... (18 replies, posted in Acoustic)
@Toots yes please!!!
@Tyson7
These are the tunes that I've learned in the last month specifically for this project:
Bouncing Round the Room - Phish
Grey Street - DMB
Melissa - Allmans
In the Air Tonight (up tempo) - Phil Collins
Beyond the Sea (still working on walking the bass line)
Long Black Veil
Oh Girl - Shilites
Space Captain
You Don't Know me (still working on this)
Times Like These - Foo Fighters
Best of You - Foo Fighters
No Diggity - Blackstreet
Three Little Birds - Marley
Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn
Waiting on the world to change - John Mayer
Human Nature - Michael Jackson
Creep - Radiohead
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Ziggy Stardust - Bowie
Soulshine - Warren Haynes
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Blue Sky - Allman Bros
Poker Face - Lady Gaga
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Space Oddity - Bowie
The Remedy - Jason Mraz
Crazy Love - Van Morrison
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Message In A Bottle - John Mayer version
Feels Like Rain - John Hiatt
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
From my 4 piece I also know and can get through these without having to do any re-arranging:
Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
Use Me Up - Bill Withers
Can't You See - Marshall Tucker
Knocking on Heaven's Door
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Stir it Up
Simple Man
What's your Name
The Weight
Drift Away
Rooster - Alice in Chains
The Mountains Win Again - Blues Traveler
Crazy - Aerosmith
Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Little Wing (w/vocals, not the SRV version)
I'm definitely adding that Gnarls Barkley tune. That is an awesome idea.
I have my ipad all rigged up so I can take requests and sight read stuff like Margaritaville, American Pie, Why Dont We Get Drunk And Screw, etc.
1,824 2011-10-13 23:50:42
Re: Most Influential Musician (21 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
It was either that or take a bunch of science and math electives.
1,825 2011-10-13 23:49:01
Re: Billy (26 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Sounds great Pete - keep it up!
Ah the pick turn. An old enemy of mine. I have a few suggestions...The picks Davesworld refers to are Dunlop Tortex or Dunlop Gator Grips. Those are the best picks money can buy. The grip really helps. In addition, you may try these things:
1. Wash your hands right before you play. I've found that nice clean fingers hold a pick better than dirty fingers. I like my fretting hand to be a bit slippery (particularly when I'm doing the sliding and position shifting associated with solos), so I wash and dry my hands and then re-lube my left hand or fretboard with Finger Ease. Gross alternative: if you're in a pinch (ie at a gig and making lots of fret noise or fingers start grabbing) you can run your left hand fingers over your scalp (unless you just took a shower) and that helps out just as well.
2. Practice with the pick turned backward and sideways so you are comfy if it happens.
3. My personal favorite: I keep my right rear pocket about 1/2 full with picks. If a pick turns, splits, falls to the ground or falls in the sound hole I just reach back, grab another pick and go! I like this approach better than the mic stand pick holders - I went for a pick a bit too fast once and knocked my mic over. Felt like an a**hole and totally learned my lesson on that one.
Again, sounds great - keep it up!