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Hello all!
NOte I haven't seen any traffic here for quite awhile.posting
Anyone still lurking here?
Brings up another question. I note this echo not listed in
echolist. Have we an echo moderator?
NOT that any real rules need promulgated due to low traffic, bt a rules
on a regular basis might keep it alive.
That brings up a question or two as well.
so what have you got to say about guitars, Richard? I played quite a
bit in College (35 years ago). I currently have an American
Stratocaster and some type of acoustic guitar. (-:
I mostly play Blues, Jazz and Funk (all closely related styles). I go through phases of playing. I consider myself intermediate in playing
and advanced in knowledge and theory. I like to pick up new styles
and riffs from some of the instructors on YouTube.
As I mentioned, I go through stages. Sometimes the guitar is out on
the sofa for two weeks with me practicing new things, diligently.
Then it goes back in the closet for months till I hear a song in my
head I want to learn.
Out it comes again.
HI Joe,
I"m mainly a folky when it comes to guitar, because that's
what my technique allows. PRimarily keyboards and a bass
player.
My current guitar is a nice Martin, D series, but newer.
BOught it in NEw ORleans.
REdid a friend of mine's strat with DeMarzio for the treble
pickup. Man that thing screamed for the blues. Sustain
that wouldn't quit, even without the brass nut.
Basses I've owned over the years:
Classic 58 precision, left t hat one in a pawnshop in
California back in the '70's. A white fEnder jazz, early
'70's vintage. My first wife sold that one on me while I
was on the road playing keys with acountry band. A few
years later I bought an Electra jazz copy.
At one time, for a short while I had one of the old GIbson
LEs Paul recording basses with the low impedance pickups and the regular xlr connector to plug it in. HEavy, man was
that thing heavy!
As I mentioned, I go through stages. Sometimes the guitar is out on
the sofa for two weeks with me practicing new things, diligently.
Then it goes back in the closet for months till I hear a song in my
head I want to learn.
Out it comes again.
FOr me guitar is primarily a writing instrument when I don't have my
piano handy. IF I get serious about another
recording project of my own music I"ll ahve the guitar
sitting on a stand near my office chair and most times when
the hands aren't busy it will be in my lap as I work on
getting my chops back up.
guitar was a frustrating instrument for me when I was a kid. I knew
where all the notes were, knew how to make the
chords, but my little short fingers wouldn't go where I
wanted them to <g>. I finally decided I was going to get
enough technique up on one to be able to play decent rhythm, because as
a bassist it frustrated me trying to teach
somebody else a song. so, back in '82 I bought a Yamaha
acoustic, the neck was straight and the tone wasn't too bad. THat was my work out axe for many years. I think in 1997 I
gave it to a friend's son so he could learn to play. I
bought an Ovation pos from a pawnshop so that I could plug
it in when I played out with some bands occasionally. I had a nice Alvarez 12 string at the time which was my main
workout axe, so the Yamaha went to mu buddy's son so he
could start learning to play.
THat Yammy would give you some technique, because the
strings were rather high off the fretboard and you had to
have some hand strength to note that guitar clean <g>. That was a beat you up to play it guitar, but if you practiced on him you'd have good
cOme ot think of it I've been pulling out the Martin more
again lately. Love the tone of that guitar, but I always
did like Martins.
I"m mainly a folky when it comes to guitar, because that's
what my technique allows. PRimarily keyboards and a bass
player.
My current guitar is a nice Martin, D series, but newer.
BOught it in NEw ORleans.
They have a nice tone.
REdid a friend of mine's strat with DeMarzio for the treble
pickup. Man that thing screamed for the blues. Sustain
that wouldn't quit, even without the brass nut.
I love my Strat. I'd like to have a Telecaster too. I can easily
afford it. I just know it'll wind up in the closet with the other
two, so it's not really worth doing.
My first guitar was an Epiphone Strat with two pick-ups. My Father
bought it for me at a pawn shop I had found when I was 13 yrs old.
I couldn't make the rent one month in the 70's and sold it for $50.
Man, what a mistake!
Basses I've owned over the years:
Classic 58 precision, left t hat one in a pawnshop in
California back in the '70's. A white fEnder jazz, early
'70's vintage. My first wife sold that one on me while I
was on the road playing keys with acountry band. A few
years later I bought an Electra jazz copy.
I know you wish you had the Fender back too. (-:
At one time, for a short while I had one of the old GIbson
LEs Paul recording basses with the low impedance pickups and the regular xlr connector to plug it in. HEavy, man was
that thing heavy!
Yep. All Les Pauls are heavy. They do have great action and sound
great, though.
FOr me guitar is primarily a writing instrument when I don't have my
piano handy. IF I get serious about another
recording project of my own music I"ll ahve the guitar
sitting on a stand near my office chair and most times when
the hands aren't busy it will be in my lap as I work on
getting my chops back up.
I have never attempted piano. That seems to be an instrument parents introduce kids to through lessons. I don't know anyone that just
decided to jump in and learn piano. I'm sure there are some, but
nothing like the mobs of guitar players that are self taught.
Guitar is not any easy instrument. It's easy to learn chords, and if
one sings well, you've got a snappy campfire type combination. I'm
not a good singer, though, so I have to concentrate on being a good musician.
Sounds like you've had several nice guitars. I know how to play bass
only because I know how to play guitar. I've sat in for bass
players, but I've never owned a bass guitar and amp. I prefer the
full range of sound of chords with notes.
Hi Joe,
My preferred technique with most acoustic guitars of that
type is to put a small diaphragm condenser microphone a
couple feet away, business end pointed at where the neck
joins the body. tHen, in case I can use it, a nice stereo
pair of condensers back a few feet and up to get some "room
tone" and some air in it. My thing about acoustic guitars
is or any other instrument is that you don't put your ear
right up to it to hear it, so you shouldn't record 'em that
way. YEt for a good mix of the tracks you might need to
close mic. FOr example, that nice rhythm part might discard quite a bit of the frquency spectrum to sit right. sO, I
use the stereo pair and close mic approach both, and utilize the one
that works in the final product.
because I had to record guitar and such downstairs the only
time it would work was during the small hours of the
morning. Iirc a neighbor/tenant had an urgent situation
going on and I had to go solve that problem.
IF you were playing out occasionally it would be a nice
thing to have. Friend of mine used to bring 3 to gigs.
One, an Ibanez of some sort he used for slide, a tele, and a Gibson. Having the Gibson was nice for us because if
another guitarist sat in often he had a FEnder or FEnder
copy. wHen you've got the two electric guitars thing
happening I always like hearing one playing a FEnder of some sort and
the other playing a Gibson, or something else with
humbuckers.
SPeaking of that, I only ever saw one in my life, but in Des MOines Iowa years ago I ran into a Tele that had been redone with humbuckers. A
tele is a nice playing guitar as well,
and that was about the perfect combination. A friend of
mine owned the tele referenced, and I think I borrowed it
for a couple of gigs. WAs sort of funny, both me and
another fellow playing guitars on the bandstand, both
playing teles, but I'd borrow this tele with the humbuckers, and we've
got that fender/gibson blend. <cool!>
I've sure said that about a bunch of instruments, especially those
basses I mentioned earlier. I hocked the Martin once
since we've been here. Frozen pipes, plumbing needing
redone and temps near zero, had to decamp us to a motel. NO $$$ on hand so hock the guitar and camp us at a motel 3
days. tHEn when money was on-hand again hurry down to get
that guitar out of hock. Didn't care for that one at all.
THough I"m not a true technical "singer" I write some good
storytelling songs, and a guitar can be a lot of fun with a
minimum of hassle. I always left the flashy guitar playing
to somebody else, and use it mostly for either self
accompaniment solo or support. I find that since I"m not
recording self written music these days and my piano is
handy usually I end up sitting down at the piano for a few
minutes a couple times a day. I go in spurts then with the
guitar. I'll probably end up playing more with nice weather
approaching, as I can just sit back on the front porch in a
chair with the guitar.
true, and bass takes a special sensibility I note. I'm
rather picky about bass players, and have often chose to do
key bass if I couldn't find a top notch bass player. That
bass is your bridge between rhythm elements that are
percussive and the rest of it. WOrking with a good bassist
and drummer is a real treat, working with one or the other
being mediocre or poor is a struggle to get through the gig, especially with a bass player that's not up to it.
That reminds me of a humor bit on musicians and their roles
I found on a newsgroup. Ought to post that <g>. One of
those humor bits that mimics the creation story in Genesis,
first GOd gave man the guitar, and it was good, but it
really picks on bass players and is quite the knee slapper.
dOn't recall if it was before or after Katrina. IF after
then it's probably on this machine somewhere.
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