Although Django never ceases to amaze me, for inspiration in adversity I often turn to Sam Baker. Blown up by a terrorist bomb in Peru, not expected to survive, sufferer from brain damage, hearing...
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Although Django never ceases to amaze me, for inspiration in adversity I often turn to Sam Baker. Blown up by a terrorist bomb in Peru, not expected to survive, sufferer from brain damage, hearing...
There is a (probably apocryphal) story of Eric Clapton storming out of a recording studio in a rage some time in the 1960s because it was suggested to him that he might like to try a diminished scale...
If you do decide to learn to read dots (which I would encourage you to do), you may find it helpful to download the notation program "musescore". It is free, relatively intuitive and easy to use, and...
I play with a variety of musicians, some who can read standard notation, some who can't. I have never met a reader who has expressed regret at having learned to read.
+1 - That's a very "produced" sound.
That is impressive! Last year, as an exercise in learning how to make a data base, I created a song list, with about 150 titles that I theoretically know and have learned over the past 45 years. Most...
I'll second that. For several years my band was booked to play at a christmas market, sometimes in sub-zero (celsius) conditions. I would leave my instrument in its case for at least half an hour in...
Mandolin, Amps and tone...
I ran into the same problem about 30 years ago - the thing is that guitar amplifiers are designed and voiced for guitars, bass amps for basses, acoustic amps for...
I believe that "Scroll" is a contraction of "Scrofula"
I used Thomastik starks for many years until they became too expensive. Then switched to Fisoma Supersolos, because they are affordable. Regarding ease of playing, there's not much difference, the...
It is well worth looking for ways to interact with residents in care homes, and to try to do more than just sing songs (that is not to denigrate community singing - it plays a valuable role, as I...
I work musically with both the geriatric and mentally handicapped (it's part of how I earn my living)
It never ceases to amaze me how someone who cannot remember what they had for lunch half an...
What it says.
Given the terrible things that are happening on the fringe of Europe (this is not a political forum, so I won't elaborate), I felt moved to sing a set of songs on the subject.
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Ah... I see, it's like MAMA - you only have to switch out four letters, and you have BEER
Behind the bridge under the strings, as in Zach's photo is also my choice, but next to the bass rather than the treble strings. "Hiding" the pickup under the strings means there is no danger of...
Had to look up PITA, and was relieved to find that it means Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act, I had suspected something rude. As long as you have a pair of pliers, koh, changing the strings...
Just so's you know, you just inspired me to plug in my electric and play Van Morrison's "Tupelo Honey", Willie Nelson's "Crazy" and "Don't it make my brown eyes blue" as made famous by Crystal Gayle
One of my favorites, too, nice work, and as Duke Ellington would say, I like the way you wear your hat.
I use Fisoma Supersolo flatwounds. Here in Germany they are about half the price of Thomastiks (which I used to use until they became so insanely expensive). I would recommend them, but don't know...
No C in that chord - I preferred your first suggestion. It is the kind of chord that crops up in "The Real Book" that almost everybody ignores.
No such beast as a GmC7 chord - spelt out it would be G, Bb,C,D,E,G,Bb - if anyone fancies naming it, have at it!
What we are discussing here are so-called Slash Chords, which were invented by the erstwhile guitarrist from Guns'n'Roses...
Levity aside, if you are playing with another chord playing instrument,...
If you're going to drill a hole, drill a serious hole, a hole that really matters, that makes a statement...
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It is worth pointing out that amplification is never only about just making an instrument louder, some tone-shaping is always involved. If you were able to take the sound of your '22 Gibson and ramp...
The names I have been known to call my instrument (and myself) whilst practising would be deleted pretty quickly from this forum.
That is a good thing...