I oil my rosewood fretboards but never, ever oil my maple fretboards.
On maple, I just use normal guitar polish.
2 2013-04-25 13:15:28
Re: acoustic v electric. (15 replies, posted in Electric)
you can always string an acoustic up with strings made for electric guitar... makes the acoustic far easier to play
3 2013-04-12 14:43:50
Re: songbook error (1 replies, posted in About Chordie)
I'm getting it myself right now
Firefox 20 on Linux, scripting allowed
mySql reports: Got error 12 from storage engine
This query was executed:
select ID from songbook where owner='manicbassman' and songbookname='manicbass favourite'
4 2013-03-28 05:59:20
Re: Found out why I have been too tired to pick up a guitar. (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I had a BP of 160/110 and was tired all the time and making constant trips to the loo and drinking loads of fluids and had very disturbed sleep...
turned out to be diabetes
5 2013-03-26 13:50:00
Re: Early Birthday pressy and new guitar day... (14 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
OK, it's that time of year again...
just bought myself one of these babies:
http://www.mansons.co.uk/product/fender … burst-4724
got mine from the local shop rather than internet deal... still had the
6 2012-09-18 20:15:23
Re: Chngng instrmnt or transpsng can result in messed up page on Android. (2 replies, posted in About Chordie)
using Dolphin on Android. Will try screenshots when I can work out how to take them 
7 2012-09-16 18:59:20
Topic: Chngng instrmnt or transpsng can result in messed up page on Android. (2 replies, posted in About Chordie)
I'd like a simple "button" when browsing using my Android tablet so I can see the normal full web version of the page and not the supposedly mobile optimised version.
8 2012-08-24 07:45:59
Re: WARNING!! (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
currently suffering from UAS... Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome...
9 2012-07-29 09:38:44
Re: I cannot edit songs anymore (21 replies, posted in About Chordie)
can't edit songs to correct them, can't add comments to them either... just refreshes the page.
10 2012-06-07 07:35:55
Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral? (17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
topdown wrote:
Firefox + AdBlock Plus = No ads!
I wouldn't use the net without it.
+1
really missing adblock on the Android mobile version of Firefox... 
12 2012-03-01 14:15:58
Topic: Early Birthday pressy and new guitar day... (14 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
had a pleasant surprise from the taxman the other day... a refund of £725!!!
Well after allowing the cheque to clear, I treated myself to a new guitar yesterday as an early birthday pressy (one month early).
A Washburn WMJ20SCE.
Solid Spruce top, rosewood sides and back, cutaway access, Fishman undersaddle pickup and pre-amp...
Was £289 all in...
nice tone, good feel... and a big step up from my beat up Yamaha F310 that I traded in to cover £30 on the purchase price...
have a strict one in, one out policy now... otherwise the dang things would crowd me out in my little flat...
13 2011-09-20 19:30:05
Re: If a song played everytime you walked in a room, What would it be?? (27 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Oh Lord, It's Hard To Be Humble (When You're Perfect In Every Way)...
14 2010-10-13 19:30:09
Re: Brand new Telecaster (20 replies, posted in Electric)
except he played a strat...
if you want to look at the work of classic tele players, then you can't go wrong by studying Bruce Springsteen, Steve Cropper and Joe Strummer...
all play(ed) teles, but completely different ways...
15 2010-07-31 17:08:27
Re: mystery marking on a tab (5 replies, posted in Music theory)
depends... she played a lot of her stuff tuned down a semi-tone, which would make the fretted string an E
16 2010-05-25 18:45:54
Re: Beatles Lock Out (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
what sucks so much is that the songs are over 40 years old now... once upon a time they'd have been in the public domain by now... curse you Sonny Bono, and RIAA and Walt Disney... copyright is far too long.
17 2010-05-25 18:44:13
Re: I Want a Telecaster (36 replies, posted in Electric)
/me wants a Telecaster as well... sadly, can't afford much... the Squire Classic Vibe Thinline looks awesome, but really need to play it first... I hate things now that so many guitar shops have fallen by the wayside and those that remain are too conservative with their stock and won't order anything unless they believe it will sell... there's no real opportunity to try before you buy anymore...
18 2010-05-25 18:41:06
Re: Now the best bas guitar player (25 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
for heck's sake.. you want the best Bass player? then look no further than Donald 'Duck' Dunn...
19 2010-04-18 11:46:06
Re: Led Zep track the favourite rock song? (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Stairway to Heaven only keeps getting voted up there because that's the only song most people these days remember them for... It's NOT their best song... they have far far better tracks to select from... Kashmir, Communication Breakdown, Whole Lotta Love, When the Levee Breaks... just to give a few. It's just that people have such a hard time picking just one song from their catalogue that they play safe and pick StH just to ensure LZ gets top spot...
20 2010-04-02 18:22:13
Re: The "B" chord (24 replies, posted in Acoustic)
you've drawn your diagrams upside down... most people start with the 1st string (high E) at the top
Here's them redrawn...
N 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
e....................................................................4....
B.......................1..........................................
G.......................1..........................................
D.......................1..........................................
A.................................................................
E.................................................................
Barre at 2nd fret with index finger (1)
Pinky finger(4) at 5 fret (high e string)
Long "B" Chord
N 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
e....................................................................................................4..
B...........................................................1..........................................
G...........................................................1..........................................
D.......................................................... 1.........................................
A.....................................................................................................
E.....................................................................................................
plus the pinky should be three frets up from the barre made by your index finger... where you had it meant you are playing major 7th chords... note, this is very handy to know... just slip the finger one more fret back so it is only the next fret up from the Barre and you're playing the 7 chord...
you do not play the open 5th and 6th strings
the Long G has the pinky on the G at the third fret and the 2nd, 3rd & 4th strings played open
strictly speaking, you're actually playing the second inversion as well because you're playing the 5th below the root rather than the 5th above the root
21 2010-03-13 09:54:19
Re: Cables and jacks - will this work (pics in post) (5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
if the Zoom's anything like mine, then it supports stereo out when a stereo jack is connected to the output. It'll also automatically change the output to drive headphones/earphones if it detects them being connected as well.
A lot of the effects mine does have a stereo element to them. They sound fine in mono, but to really appreciate them a stereo amp setup is required.
22 2010-03-12 17:26:13
Re: friday's blues fix (1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
AccoustikNoyz wrote:
Miss this guy... if you never read the whole story about how he made Texas Flood and stood by his band instead of going off alone with David Bowie you should check it out.
yeah... miss him very much, but there are conflicting reports that his manager was asking too much to go on tour with Bowie...
23 2010-03-12 17:22:07
Re: What kind of guitar do you have? (240 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Tanglewood TW28CLN - standard starter Dreadnought acoustic in satin with nice maple bindings. Sadly not solid top. But awesome sounding...
SX strat copy in white... awesome for the money!!!
Tanglewood TH 502 in Ebony with "ivory" bindings... Gibson ES335 clone
Fender DG-3 dreadnought acoustic picked up s/h for £50 that I play when staying on my boat. Not worried about damaging it then...
and a Yamaha F310 starter I've left at my daughter's place so I have one to play when staying at hers.
oh and several bass guitars... including a Tanglewood TW55a electro acoustic bass picked up for a song in a charity action. Got it for £200, list price £600!!!
24 2010-02-14 10:02:44
Re: Acoustic Guitar Question (27 replies, posted in Acoustic)
tubatooter1940 wrote:
In the USA we have "pawn shops' where people borrow money and leave items including guitars for security.
haven't seen a pawn shop for a long time now in England... however we have these cash-generator and cash-converter shops which basically do the same... short term loans in exchange for items as security...
however, I never see good brands in them... I'm convinced the staff know what's good and move them on via eBay when the ticket expires...
25 2010-02-12 21:33:56
Re: Old Blue Songs. (16 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I'm going to work on this one myself, but deliberately not check out your own version on your myspace...
just to see what rhythm and melody I find myself doing...