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Hi folks,
Have not been to this good site for a while. I've been caught up with making and playing cigar box guitars. I made 4 decent to good ones. Also had an attempt at a 4 string cigar box...

Thanks for the good advice. #I tried the Audacity free download recommended by Arbarnhart. #Using Audacity and a Radio Shack computer microphone, I am making pretty good recordings for under $15.00!...

Can anyone give me advice or a website to go to for learning how to record instrument and voice on my home computer? I have a mike for it, but I don't know what to do. Jack

Arbenhart, thanks for the tip on Cephas and Wiggins. #I sampled some of their songs at Amazon.com. #and will buy one or more - trying on ebay right now.
#I'm trying to improve my blues IQ and...

Blues Children: Steer me to some new acoustic blues. #Or old acoustic blues. #I like Guy Davis, Mississipi John, Steve James, some of Clapton (OVER RATED! but pretty good), McKinley Morganfield,...

I have wasted too much money on how to play books! #I have gotten some good out of some, a lot of good out of others and no good out of some. #
# #I have learned to ask other people and to...

Can anyone direct me toward free Gospel FLAT PICKING guitiar songs Tab? #Jack

I tend to play in too much of a tight, cramped position- holding the upper neck at shoulder height -like I'm doing a biceps curl... It helps my hand problems to loosen up and hold the neck a little...

Interesting.. My friends and I do blues mostly in G and E. For E, I play use a capo and play in D. When playing guitar, I use 'drop D'. I capo (2) all but the bass E string and play in the key of D...

I tried an MK A Style last week at a music store in Des Moines, Iowa. I was disappointed in the sound. My wife has an MK F style and I like it's sound a lot. My advice is not to buy one unless you...

One of my blues brothers and I re-visited the clasic movie, Cool Hand Luke. #Good movie and good tunes. #Here is one song worked up from the movie and searching the net. #You may have to watch the...

I'm from Iowa, not Texas and I have the opposite situation of yours. #I would not call it a problem. #I've been to jams at a nearby small town where mandos equal or outnumber guitars. #Attendence is...

Pretty good advice here. I love guitars and have bought and sold about 30 in the last couple years. Plus I have sampled many. Here is what I would advise based on price range. Under $100.00: A Rouge...

My friend Terry is a prolific song writer, mostly in the blues genre. I think he has at the least, 4-5 songs easily worthy of going on someone's album. How does he get someone in the recording...

I mixed up my blues rerpertoire so that it stays away from too much of the same sound or tone. #My wife and I perform together and we will start off with 3 songs with me on guitar and harp solo...

Thank you for your suggestions. I can put some to use. I don't have the knowledge or skills to use it all. I checked a blues site and learned the chord pattern for 8 bar blues. I'd like to learn a...

How can I prevent my blues repertoire songs from sounding too much alike? #I play mostly key of G songs. #With my style of playing and singing, some of the songs sound pretty similar. #I do throw in...

I was introduced to Bluegras by Old & In The Way, a group and Album featuring Mr. Clements, Grisman and Jerry Garcia. #Sad to see another of that group pass on....

Sounds like fun, Ira. Wish I could have heard you. And wish I was good enough to play harp with higher level bluesmen. Jack http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Thanks Tom for the history. Nice to know. Ken, I would like to hear your version. We performed ours last night and it went well. Our version below. Jack...

Thanks for the good information. Jack http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Hi,
# I like the look of a mahogany mando or guitar, but I have not yet been thrilled by the tone of the mahogany guitars I have tried. #I've only seen mahogany mandos in photos (Bean Blossums -...

Hi Blues-people. #
# My wife and I played Frankie & Albert at a jam last Saturday and it went over well. #We will add it to a performance tomorrow night. #It's a fun song and a story song with a...

Hi, This post sure shows that beauty of tone is in the 'ear of the beholder.' I like Elixirs fine on my guitars, but have been dissapointed in their sound on mandos. I guess I like a 'woody' tone. I...

Ira,
I have to put my vote in for anything by Guy Davis. Great folky, country and classic blues.
Jack