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Post by maninashed on Oct 21, 2013 16:40:19 GMT
I still have the sampler you mention, it's a double Lp, and this is the second track, it also features sweet gypsy. The record is from 1982 and called "the contemporary guitar sampler" It's full of good stuff. It is indeed full of good stuff. Unfortunately, mine went a long time ago along with most of my vinyl but I found a track list online and I'm tracking down the songs.
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Post by maninashed on Oct 21, 2013 16:23:25 GMT
Thanks stringdriventhing the 'ST40 Folk' is the one I'm interested in, the small bodied slot head. The Sigma is also slot head but 12 fret as well which I like. I've had a look at the vids before and it's quite hard to get a clear idea the sound compared to each other, so much depends on the player and the recording conditions. I've heard good things about Norman and the new Sigmas, as evidenced in the opinions in this thread and the specs are similar but subtly different, such as the solid back and sides and cedar top on the Norman. I've also heard that the Sigma has a chunky neck which I like compared to the Norman which is quite slim. I think I must find a way to try both of them, as you say Scorpiodog!
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Post by maninashed on Oct 21, 2013 13:15:17 GMT
This is is a long shot but I was wondering if anyone here has played a Sigma OOOR-28VS and a Norman ST40 Folk and could give their opinions of them both, I'm considering a new acoustic and these are two I'm very interested in. I know the thing to do is to play them both then decide but this might not be possible as they are available in two different places and I'm not sure I can get to both.
Thanks!
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Post by maninashed on Oct 20, 2013 18:32:04 GMT
Tonia's Waltz Another thread reminded me of this track from a sampler I had years ago. I found it on Chris Grooms' website with lots of other interesting stuff to rummage through. This track is one of a selection from the Album 'Sweet Gypsy' at the bottom of the page. The link to the Melody Archive takes you to a huge resource of Welsh music.
Chris Grooms
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Post by maninashed on Oct 20, 2013 8:09:16 GMT
I was a rocker as a teenager in the '70s but having a Romantic side, I loved the acoustic folk of Led Zeppelin, particularly on LZ III. A while later I got a sampler 'Contemporary Folk Guitar', a double album of acoustic stuff that I listened to for years and an old hippy mate lent me Pentangle's 'Basket of Light' and that got me listening to more Bert Jansch and John Renbourn albums. Over the years, that led to me finding out more and more about acoustic guitar music.
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Post by maninashed on Oct 18, 2013 9:13:54 GMT
One of my favourite albums since delving more seriously into acoustic/folk is 'Plain Capers', very evocative music that I can easily lose myself in for the whole album. Highlighting John Kirkpatrick's melodeon, but superbly backed by Martin Carthy among others.
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Post by maninashed on Oct 17, 2013 16:50:39 GMT
Strong mitigation and such a lovely Vid However I cannot overlook that you have played a leccy an an acoustic forum and I must pass an appropriate sentence You are hereby sentenced to 1 weeks hard labour being placed in a locked room and listening to Morrisey songs 24/7 whilst at the same time reading his autobiography. May the lord have mercy on your soul But who'll look after me poorly sick mudder while I'm away? Still, could've been worse; could've sentenced me to Richard Thomson...(Ducks behind parapet) Ah! That reminds me.....
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Post by maninashed on Oct 17, 2013 9:51:05 GMT
I always think of Drive-by Truckers when I see this thread, a lot of their songs are quite political, though probably in the social comment sense rather that overtly protest songs. However, on the out-takes and album The Fine Print, one of the stand-out tracks is a cover of Tom T Hall's anti war song 'Mamma Bake a Pie', which I think does fit into that category.
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Post by maninashed on Oct 16, 2013 9:59:22 GMT
very useful, thanks. I searched for blank TAB recently but didn't see that one.
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Post by maninashed on Oct 15, 2013 17:32:14 GMT
Excellent! Thanks for your suggestions. They both cover similar areas, so, I understand the place to start is to settle on tuning and a key then get the melody down pat before adding bass notes then other notes to support the melody or 'filling in the middle'. I must admit it's the latter that confuses me. I'm OK with the melody and transposing it, I loved Drop D, so that sounds good, and adding simple bass notes but where to go next is a mystery. However, the other thing I get from your replies is do 'what sounds good', I was expecting something much more technical! Oh, and 'have fun'. I like the sound of that, so I can't wait to start experimenting and see what I can come up with. Maybe it will get into the Plucky Duck sometime.
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Post by maninashed on Oct 15, 2013 10:19:26 GMT
I was searching for TAB for 'Just as the Tide was Flowing' and found this link The tab is for the melody only and it occurred to me that it might make the basis for my own fingerstyle instrumental arrangement. Just one problem, I've never arranged anything before and don't really know where to begin. I can play easy to moderate fingerstyle arrangements and I can read TAB but not music and I know about basic techniques - alternating bass, picking patterns - that sort of thing, however my knowledge of music theory is pretty sketchy (but this might be good way to learn more). The Tab is in standard tuning. So, can it be done? Would this make the basis for an arrangement, or even different arrangements in different styles? And where to start? I'd be grateful for any help you can offer and I'd welcome different ideas. Thanks!
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Post by maninashed on Oct 14, 2013 15:23:31 GMT
I struggle with all 3 of them, let me tell you.
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Post by maninashed on Oct 10, 2013 18:12:06 GMT
What's the difference between a rock guitarist and a jazz guitarist?
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Post by maninashed on Oct 10, 2013 16:28:28 GMT
Not a massive fan, but I remember (hazily) in the '70s and '80s regularly getting home form the pub and there being great jazz shows on TV, The Sound Of Jazz and I particularly liked The Oscar Peterson Trio. Not sure it helps your quest much, but for me having been to the pub put me in a very receptive frame of mind and I've liked a bit of jazz ever since. This is the kind of thing, with Barney Kessel on guitar.
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Post by maninashed on Oct 10, 2013 14:31:09 GMT
Chet Atkins was playing in a studio one time and an observer said 'That guitar sounds beautiful.' Chet stopped playing and after short pause replied 'How does it sound now?'
I started to take playing the acoustic guitar seriously a few months ago and in that time I've come to realise it's not just about getting all the right notes in the right order but what you as the player do with them that makes the music and the guitar sound good.
At first, I tried to transfer my electric style to the acoustic and kept coming up against limitations. On the electric, I hybrid pick with a flat pick and finger picks and palm mute on the bridge. On acoustic I had to movie my picking hand off the bridge where it dampened the soundboard and move it nearer the neck to get a fuller tone, then the finger picks affected my picking speed so they had to go. Then, recording myself, I heard I was choking off notes with my left hand by moving to the next note too quickly, so I had to change my fingering to let the notes ring when necessary and damp them when required. These are just some examples where I've had to alter and adapt my technique but I'm getting to the stage where I can get my plywood top Taiwanese Yamaha to sound quite nice and on some rare occasions even feel that spine tingling sensation of music flowing from my fingers rather than trying to play it, even on simple pieces. I'm starting to get the sense that I'll be learning these things and perfecting my technique as long as I play the guitar.
I touched on this in my introduction thread and it was suggested it might make a good topic for a thread here, so I'd be very interested in anybody's advice, opinions and observations on tips and techniques on how to get the most out your instrument.
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