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I play a Gretsch 6120  (very nice) , The decent ones (£2000 +) are made in Japan.

The really expensive custom built ones are still made in the USA, I believe.
And as far as I know the company is now owned by Fender.

cheers

David

I used to live in Cornwall and there is a place just over the Devon border called Crapstone, never failed to raise a titter.

And of course there is also Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall on Bodmin Moor.

regards

David

I haven't heard this song for a very long time but I checked the chords on the web, and I think this tune is played using the C chord from a barred A at the third fret then forming the C6 by playing an extra note on the 1st string

So C is 335553 and C6 is 335555

simarlarly

F is 8-8-10-10-10-8

F6 is 8-8-10-10-10-10

played with a sort of gentle rocking feel

regards

David

I too use Open G a lot.

Loads of Keith Richards riffs require it.
Like Ken, I also play Honky Tonk Women using that tuning. Other easy to play Stones songs in open G are Brown Sugar and Start me up.

The shape that Richards uses mainly is 2nd string at first fret, 3rd string at 2nd fret, all other strings open (or barred depending where you are on the neck). I don't know what this chord is called but Richards describes it as a mixture of two, although I've lost the reference and darned if I can remember where I read it.

My Telecaster is tuned to open G 99% of the time, makes it easy to pick up and play with minimal effort.

regards

David

right now, the Clash - Give 'em enough rope

this morning, The best of Motorhead

yesterday, Status Quo - essential Quo.

Oh and nice one Ken for mentioning the Saw Doctors, I saw them live about 14 years ago in Bristol, great gig.

regards

David

Sounds like valve problem to me, they probably sold you a dud with a bad valve/tube.

A replacement should sort things out.

Let me know how it goes

cheers

David

I'd never heard of this company before, so I had a look around the web to check out their guitars.

They're certainly expensive, and I can't see why. I play a Fender Telecaster (amongst others) and in my opinion Fender produce excellent guitars for the price they charge (my Tele cost £600 new in the UK).

I'm curious as to why someone would want to pay a hell of a lot more, please enlighten me

cheers

David

Have you heard the CAGED theory?

If you learn the chords C,A,G,E,D, major and minor variants, you basically have all the shapes that you need to form any chord in any key.

Bear in mind that the A and E shapes have to be played without using the first finger in the open position, so that barre chords become very easy later on.

I've been teaching my (11 year old) son using this method and he's doing well.

regards

David

It is a subjective choice, I've played both Ovation and Takemine guitars and personally prefer the Takemine.

I have a Takemine Electro-acoustic which I've played for about 14 years, the pickup is very good and very loud!

I just didn't like the feel of Ovations, but so what, your mileage may vary.

regards

David

I'm not American (no you don't say), but I think I deserve an opinion.

Personally, I love Dwight Yoakam, and I can't see how you could describe him as anything but country.
But how long does someone have to be around until they are not considered 'new' ?

What about Lyle Lovett, I've heard him categorized as 'Texas Swing'  (Is that a sub-category of country?)

Steve Earle, brilliant, Copperhead Road, great album, in my opinion country, even the collaboration with the Pogues (Johnny Come Lately)

Surely, it's the 'quality' of the music not when it was recorded.

Anyway, what do I know?

cheers

David