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(7 replies, posted in About Chordie)

I can't get rid of ads at the beginning of each song -   despite clicking the 'x'

It only happens on this device

I expect this has been asked before

any ideas how to resolve?

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(12 replies, posted in Acoustic)

scrimmy82 wrote:

Shit if you dont like it ill give you £100 for it!!!!!

Maybe I should own up and say he only charged me £70!

Could be I'm just too damn fussy and I'm trying to blame the guitar for my lack of ability.

Feel reassured that most of you on here rate the guitar.  But the big question is - will I be able to do justice to the songs of Val Doonican!!!

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(12 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Thanks guys for your words of advice.  Much appreciated.

Sorry for not being able to give you more advice on model etc but I've left it somewhere and won't be able to check it for a week or so.

When I first tried it I thought it would get easier when I changed the strings - ultra ultra light!  But when I did it made no difference, in fact I was convinced that the strings were thicker than the ones I had on my other guitar (they weren't). 

I'm reassured that I've not bought a duff guitar and that I should practice, practice and practice.

I might also take it to the guitar shop mentioned and see what they think.

In the meantime my gig at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall has had to be put back by a couple of decades.  Sorry, but you'll just have to wait to hear my famous rendition of:

Three Blind Mice
Happy Birthday to you
Baa Baa racial profiling is wrong sheep
Stairway to heaven

Until then.

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(12 replies, posted in Acoustic)

New member and first post.

Sorry if this email is vague - I'm not too hot on the termninology of guitars (yet).

Been learning an acoustic for the last two years.  At Christmas a banjo playing colleague of mine said I could have his Tanglewood acoustic guitar for £70.  He said it had been his for the last few years but didn't play it much - if at all.  Said it was over 15 years old but looked in good condition and was worth much more than £70.

I was looking to trade up from my basic acoustic guitar and thought it better buying from someone I knew in case I was ripped off.  He played it and it sounded good.  I played it and thought it was good.

Now - four months later - I'm having second thoughts. I find it very difficult to play barre chords on it and it doesn't feel easy to play.  I much prefer playing my basic acoustic (which I think sounds better).

Now I know I've not mentioned the type of Tanglewood guitar (I wouldn't even know where to look) but just wondered whether someone would say:

a) They're all the same and you're just looking for excuses

b) Can't advise you unless we know the make, model, size etc

c)  Heck, never use a Tanglewood, they're for a better level of players

d)  You've been ripped off, those guitars are a joke


I know I should have tried to play it a lot more when he was trying to sell it - I probably only played it for about ten minutes.

Any help?