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Post by walkingdecay on Apr 26, 2017 10:11:06 GMT
I use it, but only on electric, and mainly to get crisp sixths and for playing pedal steel licks a la Clarence White. I haven't really thought about why I do it that way before, but it may be because I'm a fingertip rather than a nails or hybrid player, and I find can get a more consistent sound by cross picking.
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Post by walkingdecay on Apr 26, 2017 9:38:39 GMT
OK, I bought a set and put them on my main acoustic. First impressions are that they're a little brighter than new SPs, but quite sweet after a night of "settling in." I'll review them more fully when they wear out. Given that it usually takes me about two to three months to kill a six quid set of SPs I hope that won't be for a very long time...
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Post by walkingdecay on Apr 26, 2017 9:08:29 GMT
Love that feller. His autobiography Long Time Gone is essentially the great rock and roll survival story and his music - well, that's just great rock and roll, positive and timeless. Every time I "almost cut my hair" I hear his voice in my head giving me pause.
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Post by walkingdecay on Apr 1, 2017 10:07:56 GMT
Thanks Pete I just don't want to buy the wrong one. Martin I'm not sure there is a wrong one in this instance. They seem less inclined to move or exhibit other quirks on narrower necks in any case.
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Post by walkingdecay on Mar 31, 2017 23:52:32 GMT
The little Shubb. Never used it on mando before, but I've just tried and it works well. Makes a good banjo and zouk capo.
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Post by walkingdecay on Mar 15, 2017 10:14:29 GMT
Shubb. Simple, reliable, adapts to fit all your guitars and you can get new sleeves when the grip wears out, rather than have to buy a new capo.
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Post by walkingdecay on Mar 9, 2017 8:47:49 GMT
I now find myself wondering what happened to the imaginatively named Teddy. I suppose my partner's parents must have him, if indeed either of them are still alive. That bear certainly had charisma, as our take really did increase when he came into play. By the time we finished in Germany he - together with a set change to include some Bessie Smith, Cilla and Billie Holliday rather than folkie stuff - saw to it that we went home with almost as much money as we left with. That's impressive. I don't suppose you have any photos of Teddy and the bowl that you could share....? I picked out our scruffy rescue dog with the intention of taking him busking with me, but he is a bit too young yet to happily sit still for a few hours and he's not that keen on strangers. I'm hoping he'll mellow enough in old age to come with me, as he's a lovely fellow and I'd appreciate his company. Sweet thang! (Great title for a song if Dottie West hadn't done it already.) Would I be won over by this dog? Definitely. I do have photos from that time, including a couple with the bear "at home" but I avoid looking at them and have never scanned them. Seeing them hurts a bit, frankly.
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Post by walkingdecay on Mar 9, 2017 8:40:22 GMT
I know I'm a theory and technique bore, but I genuinely think that running through scales and exercises helps to alleviate quirks like excessive finger pressure. If you can get the finger memory working to the point where you can do the routines whilst distracted by watching telly or reading a book so much the better, as you're not working so hard that you over-emphasise.
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Post by walkingdecay on Mar 8, 2017 10:28:48 GMT
and also so I can kick anyone who tries to take money out Hah! Good move! People must have been more honest in the '70s. I don't remember anything like that happening when my late partner and I busked around Europe in pursuit of The Grateful Dead back then. I now find myself wondering what happened to the imaginatively named Teddy. I suppose my partner's parents must have him, if indeed either of them are still alive. That bear certainly had charisma, as our take really did increase when he came into play. By the time we finished in Germany he - together with a set change to include some Bessie Smith, Cilla and Billie Holliday rather than folkie stuff - saw to it that we went home with almost as much money as we left with.
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Post by walkingdecay on Mar 8, 2017 9:44:30 GMT
If what held true in the '70s still works today a bedraggled teddy bear with a wooden bowl set between its legs can double your take.
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Post by walkingdecay on Feb 23, 2017 16:06:35 GMT
Dentistry! No! No! No! (Remembers evil wrought on wife by a kibbutz dentist who was clearly Mengele hiding in plain sight, covers eyes and mouth and runs away from thread.)
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Post by walkingdecay on Feb 22, 2017 1:47:01 GMT
It should be said that my hearing isn't quite as good as it used to be, which may be an explanation if they're in the highest range, but I genuinely could not hear any extraneous noises.
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Post by walkingdecay on Feb 17, 2017 10:36:18 GMT
As someone who has been known to agonise over tuning I've found some comfort in these wise words from Les Paul: "You look at the science behind the theory and it's all compromise. Nobody - nobody - is ever really in tune. Play with a new band and you find a meeting ground and decide to enjoy it there."
Apart from that, what Keith said.
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Post by walkingdecay on Feb 17, 2017 10:01:28 GMT
I only have a couple of Norman Blake CDs - but both are exceptional. I love the way he can get a full sound whilst flatpicking, and his voice his wonderful, too. I do like a bit of flat-picking. Yeah, weird, isn't it? A sort of fusion between Carter style and cross picking, with single string and double stop runs somehow slotted in. it sounds old timey but is actually something unique. The antique vibe dominates the new album, though its concerns with the rise of the right and climate change are thoroughly contemporary. Classic themes are revisited too, especially mortality seen in relationship with belief, which I have to respect even as it makes me shake my head in horror. I have to say that overall it's an album for Norman's fans. I couldn't recommend it to newcomers. One of my regrets is that I never got to see Norman and Nancy because Norman doesn't like flying - and I never did get off my arse and visit the US at all, never mind with a design catch him at a gig or festival.
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Post by walkingdecay on Feb 11, 2017 17:16:03 GMT
Yep, that's Banjo Bob McGraw. Makes bespoke popcorn in Burslem.
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