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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 23, 2013 13:02:28 GMT
That's really interesting. The Baggs seems rather clearer, but the Fishman picks up the thumps better. That's what I got from it anyway.
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 23, 2013 12:31:34 GMT
I don't do percussive stuff, but I do gig with a guitar that has a bog standard UST piezo pickup, and when you touch the soundboard it picks that up quite well. I realise that's not a soundhole pickup. I do own a Fishman Blend (the type Stringdriventhing was talking about). It's a bitch for feeding back and I'll not use it for gigs again, but in recording environments it's pretty good. I truly don't know what it's like for percussive effects. I have used a little cheapo pickup with a sucker on it (like this) and that makes an enormous booming noise when you hit it (which I have only done accidentally!)
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 23, 2013 9:51:04 GMT
This is interesting as I was thinking of having a few lessons as I currently sing like a cross between a drunk Bob Dylan and a drugged Leonard Cohen Are you Tom Waits? Tom waits for no man!
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 20, 2013 12:40:25 GMT
This week I'll mainly be buying a Kronbauer SJ with Koa B&S......USPS are late. Fancied one of these from this Canadian luthier ever since I saw a Bubinga model for sale by Trevor @ TAMCO, and just missed out on it. Blimey, they look the business! Have you got it yet, Redpick?
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 20, 2013 12:12:40 GMT
Fascinating, that, Dawkins. As someone who has been complained at by several wives (slight exaggeration, there - 2) for desecrating the house with my singing, I know how easy it is to be persuaded that one cannot sing, when, of course, everybody can sing! As for singing in an American accent, I do try to avoid it, but find myself slipping into it from time to time. I've never been for singing lessons, or vocal tuition. But perhaps I should. And guitar lessons. Really interesting post. Thanks.
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 20, 2013 11:42:29 GMT
Types of Jazz definition Wikipedia Typical Wikipedia, half the story. No Trad jazz or modern jazz. Many consider blues to be a form of jazz, too, and that has sub genres all of its own. I think your list needs to be at least twice as big, and it STILL won't have it all. I'd rather listen to it than list it, anyway. Fill yer boots!
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 20, 2013 11:31:05 GMT
Beautiful looking guitar, Dawkins, and, as it's a Fylde, it's bound to be a fine sounding one also. Love to hear some sound clips in the fullness of time. Congratulations. New guitar days are very special.
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 20, 2013 10:59:56 GMT
I know what you mean about jazz, though. I've tried but haven't managed to get into it. I think it's genetic. Slightly off topic, I know, but, as someone who has just seen a glimmer of the light after 6 decades of declaring my dislike of jazz, I thought I'd have a quick two penn'orth. Jazz isn't really a genre, it's a spectrum. So, saying you don't like jazz is a bit like saying you don't like classical music. There are bound to be bits you can listen to. And there are some pretty easy ways to get into jazz. For me, it was Steely Dan, Quintette Du Hot Club de France, Michael Buble and Diana Krall. Pretty strange and eclectic selection, but all qualify as jazz. I think the thing they have in common is that they are all very melodic. They are all damnably easy to listen to as well. From there, I started to enjoy jazzy bits from artistes I liked anyway (John Martyn, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Georgie Fame, Joni Mitchell) and that led me to explore Jazz guitarists. Then at an open mic session, a chap I'd seen and enjoyed many times who played Bossa Nova and other Brazilian stuff on a nylon strung guitar (and sang in Portugese!) turned up with an archtop and stared playing melodic jazz stuff, and sang in English. And I thought "I'd like to do that". So I went out and bought an archtop. Well I still can't do that, but I do occasionally like playing the jazz guitar and one day I'll get it right. But that led me into listening to some of the great jazz guitarists (Charlie Christian, Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, Les Paul, and that has led to my trying other types of Jazz. I'm still struggling with people like Thelonius Monk and Charlie Mingus, but at least I'm starting to understand and appreciate where they are coming from and to appreciate their musicality. I shall continue to expand my appreciation through listening, but I doubt whether I'll get very far with playing it until I've started to study the theory (which I plan to in the New Year) in order to uncover the sense behind the chord progressions which colour the music. It's a very very broad topic, Jazz. I truly believe there's something within it for everybody. And it's not like marmite! Slight swing off topic (for which I apologise) but I'd just like everybody to have a chance to listen approvingly to these great musicians and to try to understand what they're saying when they play. It's a really worthwhile journey.
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 20, 2013 10:31:17 GMT
Nice indeed. Must have been ' Be kind to sycophants ' day. Harsh. He was just a bit awestruck, I think. And he was Russian! Should have slowed down a bit
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 19, 2013 12:45:39 GMT
Well I think he's great. I wouldn't listen to lots of his music, but I'd go and see him again live in a heartbeat. Why? Because he is a great showman. He's funny, warm, a great raconteur and his guitar playing's not too bad. I like to believe he's a really nice guy, too. I mean just look at the way he duets with a fan here. I've only recently become interested in jazz guitar, but, as WD says, Joe Pass was a fantastic improvisational player. I'd have loved to have seen him. But then, there are so many guitarists of the past I'd have loved to have seen. Django, Charlie Christian, Segovia to name but three. Funnily enough, Joe Bonamassa does nothing for me. I can see what a wonderful guitar player he is, but I can find no passion or emotion in his playing. I did like this guy, though when I saw him once or twice: astonishingly bitten down right hand fingernails. He always seems to be having such fun, it's quite infectious (not the Clap, the enjoyment!).
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 19, 2013 10:22:55 GMT
I nearly bought a vintage GG 6 string (not the mahogany one - the original). I tried one at Mansons in Exeter, despite being disturbed by its strange looks and even more disturbed by a neck that initially felt like a baseball bat. But it was the strangest thing. After a minute or two playing it, you forgot all that stuff and it was really comfortable. The one I played was very even toned, and I was most impressed with its plugged in performance. Then I spent the money on something else, and now I have no need of one. I do, however have a PB12. It plays like a 6 string. Just fantastic for a 12 string and is designed to take heavy gauge strings for tuning down (mine is tuned B to B in standard intervals at the moment and growls and roars) or light strings for concert tuning. I don't play in alternate tunings, so I can't tell you how it would perform in those. But I think it's a great guitar with a huge sound for its size. On board electronics are just amazing and it comes with a canvas hard case. For the price - pretty much unbeatable IMHO.
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 18, 2013 16:53:15 GMT
They make your guitar sound different. If you bought your guitar because you like the sound, then you won't need one.
Some effects make nice changes (reverb used in moderation, delay used brutally) and some are better left to electrics (tremolo, phase, compression). I hate my Boss multipedal. Don't use it at all. If you'd like to borrow it for any length of time, email me your address and I'll send it. Maybe you'll love it.
It's definitely horses for courses. We don't all like the same sound. We don't all do the same things with our guitars. We don't all play out (I used a "Holy Grail Reverb" pedal before we got the Bose P.A. for Men In Black and it gave me the percussive thump I needed. The Bose does that now). Sometimes the singing is more important and I wouldn't suggest you sing through the pedal.
I would suggest you try before you buy.
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 18, 2013 16:40:38 GMT
Well done Derek. We love a bit of spontaneous guitar buying. Pics and recordings, please.
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 18, 2013 12:24:35 GMT
Kathy's Song is probably the PS song that we enjoy playing the most... It would be great to hear your version...maybe at the Plucky Duck...? +1 Love Kathy's Song I don't think we've had a PS [Paul Simon] project here [or before ] have we..? Maybe something for after the festivities.. Great thought, Andrew!
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Post by scorpiodog on Dec 18, 2013 11:41:06 GMT
Well I just listened to this, and then I listened to your version again Alison, and I think I prefer yours. You achieve much sweeter tone than this chap. There's a little bit of "red light syndrome" in yours, but his isn't error free. I'm not sure I like the flamenco bits, either.
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