2,402 2015-12-22 11:33:22
Re: Monday Morning's Classics (85 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Such an amazing talent ... great choice, Bill. A lot of modern versions of classic Christmas tunes range from horrible to extra-cheezie, but this is very classy.
2,403 2015-12-22 11:29:46
Re: Uh-oh (5 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I'll give Cordoba high marks for quality. The one I bought a few months ago has been hard to put down. Very well built, nice details, great sound, and plays beautifully.
2,404 2015-12-22 11:25:36
Re: Random thought (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Beamer ...
Your ultrasound course must be really engaging, if thinking up band names is where your mind wanders ... I've taken courses like that also (zzzzzzzzzzzzzz).
And as MKM says, I plug my acoustics through the pedal board all the time. The 12-string played with some flanger + reverb sounds awesome.
ZZ Top ... DragonBall Z ... Acoustic Z Impedance ... nice ring to it.
2,405 2015-12-21 01:02:25
Topic: NEW HORIZONS (8 replies, posted in Poems)
On the news this morning, there was something about the "New Horizons" probe that recently flew past Pluto, followed right away by a new release on the growing problem of child poverty in North America. Seems to me that blowing $700,000,000 on a chance for a few photos of a distance chunk of ice, is an intolerable cruelty to those in need right here at home.
NEW HORIZONS
The photos are out and the rumours confirmed,
There's a new horizon waiting out yonder,
The reports are in and the info's returned,
Opportunities endless, too many to ponder.
CHORUS: The place? It's called Pluto.
The price? Not yet fixed.
The purpose?
None that I can see.
But there's no need for sunscreen,
And there's no neighbour's dog barking,
And it seems like a movie dream,
And there's lots of free parking.
CHORUS: The place? It's called Pluto.
The price? Not yet fixed.
The purpose?
None that I can see.
A new horizon, that's just 'round the bend,
Puttin' my eyes on a close-to-home chance,
To lift up the drooping heart of a friend,
And sub-zero Pluto? Not worth a glance.
CHORUS: The place? It's called Pluto.
The price? Not yet fixed.
The purpose?
None that I can see.
Seven hundred million, the cost of this probe,
While hungry children cry themselves to sleep,
There are new horizons right here on this globe,
If we just start to care … Pluto will keep.
CHORUS: The place? It's called Pluto.
The price? Not yet fixed.
The purpose?
None that I can see.
2,406 2015-12-19 11:04:46
Re: Prog Rock Wednesdays (580 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Liquid Tension Experiment "Biaxident" California, 2008
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3XCcSHwjns
Every so often, a "dream team" group of musicians will combine their talents for a project like this, and produce compositions which are decidedly different than other works they've been involved with. Featured in LTE's concert are 4 of the very best at their respective instruments:
Guitar - John Petrucci (Dream Theatre, Explorers Club, G3, Nightmare Cinema, etc.)
Drums - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theatre, Transatlantic, Neal Morse Band, OSI, Twisted Sister, etc.)
Bass - Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Stick Men, Upper Extremities, Alice Cooper, etc.)
Keys - Jordan Rudess (Dream Theatre, Dixie Dregs, David Bowie, Jupiter, Neal Morse, etc.)
The individual skill of each guy is incredible; and the whole is even greater than the sum of the parts. Enjoy!
2,407 2015-12-19 10:52:17
Re: A Traffic Stopper! (17 replies, posted in Electric)
I'd like to make a suggestion:
It's a long shot, but if one of us does manage to win this critter, I'd personally like to send it to our friend Bill Craig in Georgia. Personally, I've got all the guitars I need, and it would be consistent with the character of this great group here at Chordie to show Bill this small kindness. I sincerely hope as many Chordians who can will enter the Epiphone contest. The link is posted in TIGLJK's post above, and the deadline for ordering is (fittingly) Bill's birthday.
2,408 2015-12-19 10:46:38
Re: "Interesting" Year...... (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
What a terrific photo of a lovely couple!
Bill ... it's been said before, but you have won our hearts with your kindness, thoughtful involvement in our forums, encouragement for other guitarists, all of it flavored with your own humility and charm.
Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday, and Happy New Year!
2,409 2015-12-19 10:43:08
Re: I like this: (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Good one, Roger ... the dear lady in the photo could then re-purpose those flowers for her husband's funeral.
2,410 2015-12-18 11:51:08
Re: friday's blues fix (1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Great selection, Badeye (as always) ...
It's sad that Janice was in "self destruct" mode for most of her abbreviated life. I agree 100% with the comments by Tom K on this YouTube page.
2,411 2015-12-18 11:42:51
Re: Cigar box guitar day (9 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
That looks like fun ... and a real conversation piece.
2,412 2015-12-17 10:19:03
Re: Reality Check (17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I need to get my house back. Any thoughts?? Opinions welcome.
JJJ ... I think you've invited the wrong bunch for opinions. This could end up looking like one of Letterman's "Top 10 Lists" before the carnage concludes.
You're a brave man!
2,413 2015-12-17 00:17:00
Re: Your Weather (281 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
NELA wrote:
TF, looks like a good day to go phishing, to me.
nela
I agree, NELA. We have a few lakes around here that open for Ice Fishing on January 1st. The hope is that they won't be frozen over before then, so's I can dump the kayak in and go for it. Most of them have either / or Rainbow Trout, White Perch, or Chain Pickerel. The first two are delicious, but chain-sides (like a small pike) are disgustingly boney, and not worth the trouble. I love White Perch:
2,414 2015-12-16 23:58:54
Re: A Traffic Stopper! (17 replies, posted in Electric)
Wouldn't it be great if a Chordian won this thing? I hope everyone takes a few minutes to enter, as per the link posted by TIGLJK.
And don't under-estimate yourself, KIR, or over-estimate the guitar. It's probably a $1,000 guitar because it's an import. If it were a real Gibson, one would have to move that price by a full decimal space, would be my guess.
2,415 2015-12-16 11:32:25
Topic: A Traffic Stopper! (17 replies, posted in Electric)
Whoa baby!
An email notification came from Epiphone this morning, for a contest they're running to win this guitar:
My heart skipped a beat (dangerous thing, at this age) and I started drooling over my shirt. That right there is one doggone gorgeous guitar!
2,416 2015-12-16 11:20:43
Re: Question for you (19 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I don't think I've ever given one a name, other than referred to them as the brand on the headstock. That would get confusing if I had as many guitars as JJJ. It would be like having 9 kids all named "George".
2,417 2015-12-16 11:15:01
Re: Your Weather (281 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Here's what we woke up to this morning. I heard the plow go by in the night, and hoped it was a nightmare ... oh well.
2,418 2015-12-15 22:20:59
Re: Your Dream Guitar? (48 replies, posted in Electric)
Phill Williams wrote:
i always lusted after a rickenbacker like john lennon's, it was so disappointing when i tried one. i now fancy one like mark knopfler got made for him by an american luthier, he was so delighted by it that he wrote a song about him....only i cant remember his name...it's my age you know?
John Monteleone ... terrific story behind the beautiful song, and the beautiful guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxeSWKw3et0
2,419 2015-12-15 22:16:40
Re: It's my 1,500th post! (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Wow .... just plain wow. Lovin' your sense of humour, BGD, and the many helpful contributions you've made to the Chordie forums.
Wow.
2,420 2015-12-15 13:30:34
Re: Drummer Neil Peart Retires (4 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
unclejoesband wrote:
Tenement Funster wrote:With a career spanning 40 decades,
WOW!!
He is a lot older than I realized.
Ooooops ... I obviously meant 4 decades. Sorry Neil ... original post fixed. 
2,421 2015-12-15 04:08:56
Topic: Drummer Neil Peart Retires (4 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Well it looks like we've seen the last of Rush's best years. Health concerns have been especially plaguing drummer Neil Peart, as well as guitarist Alex Lifeson. Here's a very thorough report from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, just last Monday:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/rush-neil-p … -1.3354504
Thank goodness for YouTube. With a career spanning 4 decades, we can still continue to enjoy their music for years to come.
Thanks soooo much, Neil, Alex, and Geddy!
2,422 2015-12-15 02:31:28
Re: Monday Morning's Classics (85 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Woohoo ... I had forgotten all about these guys!
I remember all the stir they caused when they first came on the scene, and really showcased South American style guitar to the rest of the world.
Thanks, Bill ... this was a trip down memory lane!
2,423 2015-12-15 02:25:31
Re: Hollow-Body Tryout (9 replies, posted in Electric)
Thanks ... I definitely need a bigger / deeper body to get a more full sound from it. I tried one of the low end Gretsch's ($1,000) and those black-top Filter-Tron pickups didn't really turn my crank. I fooled around with a few at the shop today, and it's narrowed down to these two:
1) Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin c/w P-90 pickups:
2) Epiphone ES-175 Premium c/w Gibson Classic '57 pickups
Both are around $1,000, and both sound / play terrific. Even though the P90's and the 57's are completely different pickup, they both sound very good. Gotta save some more dough first, but it'll likely be one of these two ... although I am leaning towards the Epiphone. Doing tryouts / comparisons is half the fun of getting a new guitar!
2,424 2015-12-14 13:48:41
Re: New Zeleland flag (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
The so-called "Silver Fern" in black with blue is my personal favorite:
That said, I can certainly understand the desire to stay with tradition, as the majority of New Zealanders have already expressed. If it ain't broke ...
2,425 2015-12-14 13:32:12
Topic: Hollow-Body Tryout (9 replies, posted in Electric)
I've been eye-balling a pretty Ibanez AG95 hollow-body for a while, and decided to rent one for the weekend for a tryout:
This is smaller-bodied than the average jazz box, and also has a floating bridge which isn't pinned. And the sound quality aligned with these factors. It's very thin sounding, with a shallow bottom end and very little resonance. It also has a very low level of sustain, and required retuning several times. I'm taking it back today, and will have to keep searching, I guess. I'm thinking a bigger / deeper body with a centre-block, and the next tryout will likely be an Epiphone ES-175. They have a new version on the market, and it has genuine Gibson Classic '57 pickups in it ... here's hoping. I'd like to keep it under $1,000, so can't afford a Gretsch ... which would be my preference.