1,951

(9 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

looks like they made car audio http://www.usblaster.com/products/car%2 … 20speakers

1,952

(6 replies, posted in Music theory)

Sorry in advance if this is in the wrong forum.

Just a question for all the lead guitar players and/or soloists out there:

Do you typically write out your solos or part of your solos, or just improvise the whole thing? I'm always curious about this as I'm a big improv guy. I love taking the risks on stage...most of the time I crap up a lick or two but it really keeps things fresh to do as much improvisation as humanly possible.

-Joe

1,953

(67 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

where did you get these done? they look great.

1,954

(1 replies, posted in Song requests)

On low E String, reflecting key of E:

0 0  5  0  3  0

1,955

(39 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Mine matches my blog - baldguitardude.com smile

1,956

(6 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Its probably the mic feeding back, not the guitar. Are you standing in front of the speakers or do you typically play seated?

1,957

(10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Inauguration...awesome.

1,958

(17 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Yeah I hammer on the high b7 a lot.....one of my favorite. smile

1,959

(17 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Doug - A few reasons.

1. The long a form allows me to use my ring and middle fingers for hammer ons, fills, sus4s and stuff like that.
2. If the song is in the key of B, the long a is in very convenient position for moving to a major pentatonic solo.
3. This form makes it a lot easier to walk bass lines.

-Joe

1,960

(17 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I play a B by barre-ing the 4th fret notes with my index finger, stretching the pinky up to the 7th fret on my low e string and I mute the 'a' string with the pad of my pinky finger. The 3 fret stretch ain't that bad at all and muting the "a" is simple. You just need to bring your elbow in a bit to make the stretch.

smile

1,961

(9 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I used to play elixers but I found that once the glaze wears off, the things become impossible to keep in tune. They start to vibrate all slantwards....too bad, too.  They're great strings.

1,962

(6 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

I use heavier strings so I had to have the nuts ground out and then the luthier graphited the crap out of them, just like my suggestion above.

A word of caution - I've found that the semi hollow bodies are a lot more sensitive to temp changes, so if you go on a stage with lights or play in the sun make sure and leave your axe out of its case for a good 20 minutes before you play (if possible).

1,963

(17 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I have a b secret.

1,964

(6 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

I had the exact same problem with my es335 and guild starfire IV after purchasing.... FYI. smile

1,965

(6 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Strings could be sticking to the grooves in the nut. graphite it or rub the grooves with a pencil until the grooves have plenty of pencil lead in them. Helps de-sticky the nut.

did you put heavier strings on?

1,966

(36 replies, posted in Acoustic)

If they start to bleed you can drip some super glue on them to close the cuts and make a fake callous. That's how I got through my first year of music school. smile

1,967

(6 replies, posted in Electric)

Jerome the AC30 is currently my rehearsal amp - I played it out the other day and pushed it a bit too hard, couldn't keep it clean. Not enough headroom on the clean tones, which is a damned shame because I love the sound of that amp.

1,968

(6 replies, posted in Electric)

I was looking at Egnater...never played one though. Def on my list - thanks!!!

1,969

(6 replies, posted in Electric)

My trusty ol' Hot Rod Deville is falling apart...quite literally. It's had 13 solid years on the road with me and it's done a great job, but I think it's time to move on to something new. Deville will be retired to my guitar room where she will continue to serve as a practice and noodlin' around amp, as well as a studio amp when needed.

I'm looking for a tube amp in the 50-80w range. I primarily play blues, funk, and southern rock with a wee bit of jazz, as well. I have a few nice stomp boxes for distortion, so I don't need a good dirty channel...just looking for something loud, crystal clean and punchy.

I'm thinking about a bassman but I'm also attracted to the idea of boutique and/or hand wired amps. I'm a fan of combos but would entertain a half stack with 2x12 cab....any suggestions, Chordians?

1,970

(14 replies, posted in About Chordie)

If you're unhappy, build a bot to spider the web for every tab that exists, set it loose and save everything in your data center. And then host the site for free and find a way to come up with the cash to defend yourself against a DMCA lawsuit once the labels start bringing them.

You do have a data center, right?  Oh wait - probably not because they cost millions and millions of dollars to build.
But your friend, a world-class intellectual property lawyer, will take your case pro bono once Sony, Arista, etc. sue you for $10,000 times the number of songs you have on your servers......oh wait, you don't have that either?

Damn. Sounds like your site will have limited bandwidth and might have songs deindexed from time to time, too.

RELATED NOTE: Thanks to whomever is putting up their time and $$$ to provide this site to us.

PS. THAT was a rude reply. Arkady merely stated fact.

1,971

(7 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

I gig once a month or so. My busiest year back in Chicago I played 150 something shows. Two of our 5 band members were full time musicians and we financed it - the rest of us had day jobs to help the band out. So while I was never fully professional, our gigging did support a couple of full timers.

1,972

(27 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Fender vs. Gibson isn't an option on this one huh?

1,973

(19 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Dont force your wrist to a bend. That's a sure start to tendonitis. make sure you are fretting notes with the tips of your fingers, not the pads.

1,974

(13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I have no love for Yngwie whatsoever, but that's just me. Yes, he shreds. He can literally play faster than many of us can hear notes. However, find me a passage in this song where he uses dynamics. His arrangement of Bach was a joke. No taste whatsoever....just my opinion though.

1,975

(412 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Yay! I added a mudslide and couple handfuls of picks, hope someone can make use of 'em.