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Welcome to Chordie, Nomane!
Everyone's said it all before me, but I'll echo the fact that this is friendly group here, and coaching is available upon request ... I haven't found anyone gets "preachy". Many of us are self-taught, and will be happy to share what we've learned by trial-and-error (lots of error 
). The one thing I didn't do enough when I was learning, was invest time in the fundamentals, i.e., learning scales. I'm still unlearning a lot of bad habits I picked up from being too eager to learn songs, and not working on the basics.
Enjoy the journey ... music is for life!
Happy NGD-to-Come, Bill ...
That's a very attractive guitar, and knowing Fender's rep for quality you should get great service out of it for a looonng time. As Roy Clarke used to say, "Y'all will be pickin' and grinnin'!"
Here it is! As it turned out, one of the pots on the Green one was bad (quite noisey) so I returned it. They didn't have another, so I ended up with the red full-hollow-body one in the Streamliner series. It does sound better than the centre-block one, but I won't be able to crank up full blast, because of feedback. That's okay ... I use the Les Paul for that stuff!
It's here!
Picked it up late-Thursday, and have been cranking it ever since. Can't believe what a decent guitar this is for well under $1,000. I'll get a pic posted within the next day or two.
While we're on the subject of gambling, there's a lot of people in Leicester City (UK) who are a lot richer than they were a week ago. For those that don't know, their team were 5000:1 odds against them winning the English Premiership Championship this season, and they clinched it when the Spurs tied Chelsea on Monday. So any fan who bet $100 at the start of the season now has $500,000 in their pocket!
Fingerstylist Jon Gomm does this trick regularly. He has his guitar modified, so that the high E and B tuning pegs point out from the back of the guitar (like a classical guitar) instead of out to the sides like steel stringed guitars normally do. I've got a selection of his in mind for this coming "Tuesday's Flying Fingers".
To answer your question, Bill ... no, I wouldn't have the confidence to attempt dong this live. 
Another two terrific selections, Badeye! The "kitchen jam" is a great tradition to keep alive ... good on ya!
You've had lots of great selections so far, MKM, but I have to say Emily is the best one yet ... what an amazing talent. Amazing range and expression with her voice, and pretty decent chops on the guitar, too! I really gotta wonder who could possibly place ahead of her in the GC competition ... had to be something extra special.
Loving your weekly feature, MKM ... by all means, keep 'em coming!
I like your humorous take on the whole lotto scene. The anticipation of big winnings is what keeps people coming back, despite the odds.
Nice work, Phill ... to the journey!
Led Zeppelin "Kashmir" London, 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD-MdiU … tml5=False
One of the greatest concerts ever filmed IMHO, this was formally released on DVD in October 2012. With Jason Bonham doing drum duties in absence of his late father, this concert at the O2 Arena showed the guys in fine form. In particular, I like Robert Plants voice better now than when he was younger. There are many incarnations of this classic piece from their 1975 album "Physical Graffiti", but this is my personal favorite. Enjoy!
Isaac Albeniz's "Asturias" (covered by Ana Vidovic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx7vOb7GNBg
Croatian-born Ms. Vidovic is considered a virtuoso guitarist, even though she's only in her mid-30's. She began playing at the age of 8, was performing internationally at 11, and was the youngest person ever to attend the prestigious Zagreb Academy of Music at just 13. "The Grammophon" once remarked on her extraordinary dexterity ... something we call flying fingers !
Good one, Badeye ... Brownie's got a real smooth style with his finger-picking.
That right there is the "Mother of All Toothbrushes". The only mouths that it might fit would be Steve Tyler's or Julia Robert's!
Another successful collaboration! Well written TIG, and well performed MKM.
Love your interpretation, Arkady ... a good to hear from you!
The first "sinister AI" song I can remember is ELP's "Karn Evil 9" (1973). It's probably one of humanity's fears that our own creations will seize control from us. When I see most people with their heads down and absorbed by their smart phones these days, we may have already arrived. (insert "Twilight Zone" theme here)
Great post, MKM! I agree with your assessment of her voice, but it seems to be intentional. A lot of the younger singers are doing this for some reason ... not sure what the appeal is. It's certainly a well-written piece, and it's encouraging to see so many younger musicians coming to the fore. I'm sooooo glad that hiphop doesn't rule them all.
Good stuff, Beamer ... it's always very satisfying to tackle a project like that, and to enjoy the results.
unclejoesband wrote:Do we have another JJJ in the making here?
Don't forget to add a new bread maker now and then too.
Happy NGD!
I'm probably a couple dozen guitars short of JJJ's collection, but there's always hope!
I've been dreaming about a hollow-body for quite a while, but never found one I've liked in a price range I could afford. Gretsch introduced their Streamliner series earlier this year, so I took the plunge and ordered one yesterday:
http://www.gretschguitars.com/products/ … ino-green/
Their new Broad-Tron pickups sound amazing, and they've been able to cut the price by having them made in Indonesia. Every review I've seen online has been stellar, so it'll be a twitchy 3-weeks until it arrives. First thing I'll do is replace those knobs with black ones ... they look like an after-thought to me.
How about that "Torino Green" color, eh? Wow!
What's neat about watching this style, is that it awakens our own imagination about what can be done with a guitar. I'm not even at 10% of this level in ability, but have found myself trying some of the techniques these people use. The percussive stuff is very enjoyable, so I've been tapping, thumping, and knuckle-rapping my guitar in various ways to add some color ... and it's kinda fun.
Love it, love it, love it ... nice interpretation of Bill's work, in a style I love.
39 is a great tune, UJB ... congrats on getting it firmly into your repertoire. Lots of smooth flat-picking throughout, something like the way our guy Ian Anderson plays.
I was thinking ...
It would be a cool project to get one of these industrial bread machines, take the guts out of it, and install an amplifier system in it. Geddy Lee can have washing machines on stage with him, so wouldn't this be the perfect amp for JJJ?
Some people would consider this foolish, and not really thinking at all.
I had the same problem with my Takamine, which is equipped the same way. I used a round file (which I use to sharpen my chainsaw) to ream the hole out a bit bigger. CAUTION: I overdid it a bit, and once it stretched out, I now need a strap lock on there to keep it in place. 
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