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Post by maninashed on Oct 20, 2014 3:01:46 GMT
I spent a day in one of their very well appointed booths being very well attended to before coming home with a Baja Telecaster. I love buying a new guitar but all too often you're made to feel as though you're being judged. Never felt that at Andertons.
I also find their YouTube reviews very useful but can be a bit too smug and jokey.
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Post by maninashed on Oct 14, 2014 14:08:00 GMT
And one of the weirder things I've come across lately
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Post by maninashed on Oct 14, 2014 14:04:43 GMT
Yeah, I've been playing this a few times recently!
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Post by maninashed on Oct 14, 2014 12:01:12 GMT
Yeah it was a fine line up - I even liked Blur, I thought Graham Coxon was a very inventive guitarist. Plays acoustic folk these days. It was a pretty good time for live music. I remember seeing Nivana at the Astoria. It was a good gig but I've seen younger people quickly reasses their opinion of this old bloke and bump me up a few notches when I mention it!
A lot of those people are still making great music. J Mascis' Tied to a Star is great - largely acoustic. One of my favourite bands then was Sugar and Beauty & Ruin stands up one of Bob Mould's best ever!
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Post by maninashed on Oct 14, 2014 6:38:45 GMT
I saw the same show at Brixton Academy! I remember the same reaction to Blur. Just before they got massive!
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Post by maninashed on Oct 14, 2014 3:26:20 GMT
J Mascis covering Fade into You
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Post by maninashed on Oct 12, 2014 6:44:46 GMT
In the Deep South
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Post by maninashed on Oct 9, 2014 7:43:50 GMT
Thanks for your replies! Some very useful stuff to work on. I had wondered about rolls and it's clearly a technique I need to work on, so good advice to help me along. And another question I had about wiggly lines in notation has been addressed!
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Post by maninashed on Oct 7, 2014 13:59:27 GMT
I'm learning a few fingerstyle pieces, mainly mainly by Michael Raven, from tab and listening. When a chord is shown in the tab the notes are notated vertically, looking as though they are played simultaneously and I can play them by by plucking the strings simultaneously. However, on the recordings it sounds as though they are strummed, I assume as an arpeggio. It sounds more dynamic and natural than my simultaneous plucking but I have trouble getting it to sound right. I strum with the back of my index finger but the tone is different from the plucked notes surrounding the chord and it can jar. Also, the timing is proving a challenge, often it sounds rushed and unnatural. I think my technique is getting better but I'd be interested to hear people's observations on this technique. Thanks!
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Post by maninashed on Sept 29, 2014 20:57:51 GMT
Q - what's the difference between a rock guitarist and a jazz guitarist?
A - a rock guitarist plays 3 chords to thousands of people.....
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Post by maninashed on Aug 27, 2014 22:57:56 GMT
I really like Michael Raven's books and his aphorism that simple music played well is better than complex music played badly. I still find playing even simple music a challenge but I do try playing it well and I'm making progress.
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Post by maninashed on Jul 20, 2014 15:20:44 GMT
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Post by maninashed on Jan 4, 2014 12:54:48 GMT
You say you've checked the airline hand baggage regs but have you checked specifically about instruments? Most airlines allow you to carry a guitar in a soft bag on board. You can put it overhead or they'll stow it in a cupboard for you.
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Post by maninashed on Jan 2, 2014 17:41:33 GMT
An odd thing about knowledge is that the more I learn, the more I find there is to learn.
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Post by maninashed on Dec 27, 2013 8:51:18 GMT
I'll be moving to Thailand in the new year and the humidity is regularly above 90%. I don't own a good acoustic at the moment, but I was wondering about it in case I do, particularly if were to take one from the UK. I do keep a couple of electrics there and there's no problem except for screws going a bit rusty, the set up and necks are solid and I've been under the impression that it's changes in humidity and temperature that causes problems but I'm probably wrong. I'm interested in what people think as well. Thailand is a country I had a great time visiting and out of curiousity where abouts in Thailand are you moving to? When I was in South East Asia a few years ago, when I was in Hong Kong to visit a friend and spoke to a musician who mentioned that part of the world is a nightmare for acoustic guitars. For my own guitars in London, UK I do have problems with humidity; in particular the OM I have it's neck is a little on the erratic side when the seasons change. I'm going to Nonthaburi, just up the river form Bangkok. Not very interesting but a nice place to live, although just about my favourite thing to do there is to take the river boat from Non, right through Bangkok. You get the best views of the city and all for 15 Baht! Acoustics are popular there, you can get all the high end Martins and Taylors and there are a few local makers as well but I've never come across any mention of problems with the climate. The heat and humidity is pretty extraordinary for most of the year but I only experience the fret sprout mentioned above in Britain, probably because of central heating.
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