Some folks look like they're having fun!
2 2023-01-30 15:32:43
Re: LGDs Less guitar days (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
TIGLJK wrote:
Zurf wrote:
And many hats. One must wear a hat while playing. It's wrong if you don't.
Zurf,
No wonder I suck at playing guitar - I never wear a hat !Jim
I'm here to help.
3 2023-01-28 19:54:49
Re: LGDs Less guitar days (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
joeyjoeyjoey wrote:
Due to extenuating circumstances. I am thinking about selling a lot of guitars and amps.
Thinking about it. It doesn`t mean that I will. There are a few that I will hold onto and leave to my daughter. Around 4 or 5 and whatever else she wants to keep. One amp.
Bad idea?? They`re not getting much use. Even less now.
Should I keep them or sell ??
If you are trying to get rid of any lap steel, then you should definitely sell. Cheap. To a friend. In Virginia.
4 2023-01-28 19:53:15
Re: LGDs Less guitar days (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Oh! And enough guitar tools that I'm going to have to move them from the office to the shop.
And cables. And miscellaneous gizmos and whatnots.
And many hats. One must wear a hat while playing. It's wrong if you don't.
5 2023-01-28 19:51:37
Re: LGDs Less guitar days (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
joeyjoeyjoey wrote:
Phill Williams wrote:I have 7 guitars, 2 bass guitars, 2 keyboards and loads of pedals and P.A. equipment. My wife keeps nagging me to sell the stuff I'm not using, as I've retired from gigging, but I have the excuse that I may go back to gigging again, one day! I still love to sit in my studio looking at them hanging on the wall and taking them down from time to time to clean or tune or exercise my fingers for a few minutes. What else is there after retirement TV, go drinking?
I have close to 40 guitars. One bass. Around 12 amps. I will need to get rid of some. It isn`t financial reasons why I`m doing it.
I`ll just say that my bad recreational habits caught up to me.
I've got eight guitars and four basses. Plus a portable amp, an acoustic amp, and a practice bass amp. Plus a PA. And a small mixer. And a digital input thingy for recording stuff. All crammed into a 10x10 office/studio. And a violin. And a couple sacks of harmonicas.
But I probably need all of this somehow, and I expect more.
I'm actually trying to sell one of my basses.
6 2022-12-20 16:39:16
Re: DECEMBER 2022 FSOTM – SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS (27 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
I've been trying to record a version of "Christmas in the Trenches", but I can't get through it without crying. Big sap.
7 2022-12-12 14:11:18
Re: Zurfco Studios (6 replies, posted in Acoustic)
That picture is of Jets60 picking and singing in Zurfco Studios.
9 2022-11-19 14:58:07
Re: Calling America (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Works been crazy.
10 2022-11-05 21:44:27
Topic: Another NBD! (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
A friend of mine is moving and was wanting to sell his jet boat. A couple days later, I bumped into a friend who said he wanted to buy a jet boat. So I put these two friends in touch with one another, and it worked out. Friend 2 bought Friend 1's boat, and both felt like they got a good deal out of it.
Today I visited Friend 1, and he gave me a Jasmine brand AE bass as a finder's fee for putting him in touch with Friend 2 who bought the boat.
It sounds great! The neck is perfect. It's slim and narrow, which is entirely different from my electric basses, which have thick necks mostly. It's super easy to play, and though it's Takemine's "low end" line, it sounds and plays very well.
Pretty sweet, huh?
11 2022-11-05 21:41:35
Re: NBD NAD (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
TIGLJK wrote:
Zurf
I checked this out.... pretty cool instrument.
https://youtu.be/6HdxHYX7Yes sounds very unique.
Did you use the rubber tube or the nickel wound srings ?
My bass is just like the one in that video.
12 2022-10-30 13:30:28
Re: NBD NAD (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
TIGLJK wrote:
Congrats Zurf
Here is my question- and keep in mind I have very limited musical instrument knowledge. Does it have 6 strings or 4?
And most importantly- is it easier to play bass than a 6 string guitar?
As far as joining the band- holy crap- I’d give a lot to just have that experience- join!!! Just because you can- and represent all of us who wish we could!Again congrats-
Jim
Bass guitar and guitar guitar have entirely different jobs. It's hard to compare the ease of playing each. This one has four strings. The strings are made of a material that reminds one of surgical tubing. It provides a tone very similar to a stand up bass. It will take some learning how not to roll the strings, and to get a clean fretting, as there is a lot of noise otherwise. It's also difficult to slide given the rubberyness of the strings. I'm sure I'll figure all of this out in time. It will be much easier to practice scales and whatnot on a lighter and smaller instrument, and the practice will relate directly to guitar as this bass and my guitars have roughly the same scale length.
I have been in bands. They aren't as much fun as you'd think sometimes. But when bass and rhythm guitar and drummer (especially bass drum) get a groove going, there's nothing better.
13 2022-10-29 22:58:18
Re: NBD NAD (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
easybeat wrote:
look forward to hearing it Zurf,glad you had a bit of jingle to treat yourself.
i always wanted to hear a singer playing bass,no other instruments.
not sure if it would work,but it appeals to me,ive looked online but with little success.
I'm not much of a singer, and I don't intend to sing and play bass as a solo act. But, I did get asked to try out for a blues band today playing rhythm guitar and singing, which are some things that I have done from time to time. I don't know if it'll work. I'll have to see.
14 2022-10-29 19:39:30
Topic: NBD NAD (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I've been out of touch for a bit. Not sure why. I was in the habit of checking, then I fell out of the habit of checking. I'll check in with y'all in a bit.
But, today is an auspicious day in the Zurf studio/den/office. It is a NBD and a NAD. I have been wanting a Gold Tone Microbass 25 (with frets) for a long, long time. I came across a bit of jingle in my pocket, and bought one.
It had to be ordered. Then it took a while to get it. I learned that Gold Tone sets up every instrument they ship before they ship it. It doesn't matter if they are sending it to a human who will play it or to a business who will sell it to a human who will play it. They set it up. Whatever the instrument is. I love that. That's outstanding.
Then, the business from whom I ordered it, Shenandoah Music in Winchester, Virginia who I recommend to anyone interested, ALSO makes sure that the instrument has a chance to acclimate to the local environment and then THEY set it up. Awesome, awesome, awesome. That's exceptional customer service.
I bought this bass because it plays like a guitar and sounds like an upright, and I wanted it for adding bass tracks to some songs that Jets60 wants me to record. We've collaborated a VERY very little bit. And it has been a flipping BLAST. But I really felt like I could add something to the recordings if I could put in a bass line. But everything is so Americana and so Folk that I didn't feel like a P-bass was cutting it. So that was just the final straw to the saddle that broke the camel's back to get me to buy this awesome instrument.
Then I thought, "Say Zurf, if you have this wonderful acoustic instrument, perhaps you could use it at a campfire session." So I said to myself, "Well Zurf-me, I don't think anyone could hear it." I then replied to me, "You have some jingle in your pocket, and it doesn't take much jingle to get a quiet portable amp." To that I said, "Zurf...Me...I am not kind to me." To which I laughed and laughed at myself and bought a battery powered amp to let me play my new acoustic bass, AND ALSO my thinbody archtop guitar at a campfire session.
Man. I do not like me very much. I am always talking me into spending our money.
15 2022-10-29 19:39:24
Topic: NBD NAD (0 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I've been out of touch for a bit. Not sure why. I was in the habit of checking, then I fell out of the habit of checking. I'll check in with y'all in a bit.
But, today is an auspicious in the Zurf studio. It is a NBD and a NAD. I have been wanting a Gold Tone Microbass 25 (with frets) for a long, long time. I came across a bit of jingle in my pocket, and bought one.
It had to be ordered. Then it took a while to get it. I learned that Gold Tone sets up every instrument they ship before they ship it. It doesn't matter if they are sending it to a human who will play it or to a business who will sell it to a human who will play it. They set it up. Whatever the instrument is. I love that. That's outstanding.
Then, the business from whom I ordered it, Shenandoah Music in Winchester, Virginia who I recommend to anyone interested, ALSO makes sure that the instrument has a chance to acclimate to the local environment and then THEY set it up. Awesome, awesome, awesome. That's exceptional customer service.
I bought this bass because it plays like a guitar and sounds like an upright, and I wanted it for adding bass tracks to some songs that Jets60 wants me to record. We've collaborated a VERY very little bit. And it has been a flipping BLAST. But I really felt like I could add something to the recordings if I could put in a bass line. But everything is so Americana and so Folk that I didn't feel like a P-bass was cutting it. So that was just the final straw to the saddle that broke the camel's back to get me to buy this awesome instrument.
Then I thought, "Say Zurf, if you have this wonderful acoustic instrument, perhaps you could use it at a campfire session." So I said to myself, "Well Zurf-me, I don't think anyone could hear it." I then replied to me, "You have some jingle in your pocket, and it doesn't take much jingle to get a quiet portable amp." To that I said, "Zurf...Me...I am not kind to me." To which I laughed and laughed at myself and bought a battery powered amp to let me play my new acoustic bass, AND ALSO my thinbody archtop at a campfire session.
Man. I do not like me very much. I am always talking me into spending our money.
16 2022-09-04 23:39:17
Re: SEPTEMBER 2022 FSOTM – HELP …. HOUSE …. ROAD …. SEA (35 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
I've got a song picked out - but my funny little honey is running out to get dinner tonight (we're both too tired to cook) and I need to get a shower. Maybe I'll catch y'all tomorrow. It's just a fun little ditty written by Blake Shelton (or performed by, I suppose). The world won't be changed by when I record a September song.
17 2022-09-04 23:30:32
Re: AUGUST 2022 FSOTM – TOMORROW, FLOWERS, WITHOUT, WHISKEY (46 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Jandle wrote:
I reckon your voice would also suit some Neil Young songs
What'd I ever do to you? LOL!
I thought your Dylan cover was great. I haven't heard that song in decades, and it is a poignant and beautiful song. I enjoyed your rendition far beyond Dylan's.
18 2022-08-26 22:02:12
Re: AUGUST 2022 FSOTM – TOMORROW, FLOWERS, WITHOUT, WHISKEY (46 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
neophytte wrote:
Jandle wrote:Neophytte also suggested: Anyone but me – Phil Williams
I did this one a while ago (4 years!!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoQTqogR5kc
(this was Phil's version of the song, which I think sounds better than my version: https://soundcloud.com/iphillfine/anyone-but-me )
Cheers
Richard
I liked them both, but Richard I think the thing that pulled yours down a bit was the reverb. It was a bit much on a soft mic. I loved it, but if I had to give a critique it would be to pull back on the reverb. Phil's version was much more straightforward, which was nice.
19 2022-08-26 21:59:46
Re: AUGUST 2022 FSOTM – TOMORROW, FLOWERS, WITHOUT, WHISKEY (46 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Grah1 wrote:
Whiskey in the jar on a Banjitar . Clean family version . If you want the smutty version come to one of my live shows after 9pm LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI4HxSoo_Cg
How cool is that?
I had thought about playing it, but didn't want to do the same song as you (for reasons of modesty and avoidance of personal embarrassment).
Very fun!
20 2022-08-26 21:56:35
Re: AUGUST 2022 FSOTM – TOMORROW, FLOWERS, WITHOUT, WHISKEY (46 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Here's another. I'm sorry about it. Everything is wrong, but here it is anyway. When your turn comes around at the campfire, you got to belt something out. And here I go.
Ain't No Use In Trying by Trampled By Turtles.
21 2022-08-26 21:51:18
Re: AUGUST 2022 FSOTM – TOMORROW, FLOWERS, WITHOUT, WHISKEY (46 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Sorry I haven't got anything up yet. Here's submission one. I wish I had time to record it properly instead of a quicky on my phone.
This is "Walking Cane," a (I think) public domain song I first heard by Robert Earl Keen. Proper recording would have permitted me to get rid of the screeches and put some God Mode into my voice.
Anyway. Here you go.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wW8dMPC7MisEqjos6
22 2022-08-08 20:18:55
Re: AUGUST 2022 FSOTM – TOMORROW, FLOWERS, WITHOUT, WHISKEY (46 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Grah1 wrote:
No one has suggested whiskey in the jar yet .If I have a few mins spare I'll give it a go on the Banjitar
I did suggest it, but would love to hear you perform it on banjitar regardless.
23 2022-08-07 23:10:30
Re: AUGUST 2022 FSOTM – TOMORROW, FLOWERS, WITHOUT, WHISKEY (46 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Peatle Jville wrote:
easybeat wrote:Peatle
for a simple little song that had a lot going for it.
the only thing missing was a drummer playing with brushes.Cheers Brian a old style drumming with brushes would most probably help lift my bad vocals and guitar playing. I'm looking forward to hearing more people entering some songs this month.
Oh man! Don't put yourself down. I enjoyed it.
But yeah - some brushes would have added to the smoky jazz vibe of the song.
24 2022-08-04 12:43:14
Re: JULY 2022 FSOTM – DOOR, CHILD, GOODBYE, RAIN, LOVE (50 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Thanks for the constructive criticisms Richard. Very useful on every point.
As to the video, I use the phone because it's quick and simple and getting my office converted over to a studio set-up generally would take too long and I just wouldn't participate. But I'll see what I can do on the phone placement. I am worried that if it's too far back that the sound won't carry well. I don't think my phone does wide angle for videos, but I can double check.
25 2022-08-03 00:06:49
Re: Banjitar or 6 string banjo (11 replies, posted in Other string instruments)
Grah1 wrote:
I've since replaced the low E with a regular D string and tuned it up to E gives a better banjo sound .
That's useful information in case I ever buy one.