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Post by bobcarter on Jun 20, 2019 10:22:22 GMT
Ah! Well, since instrumental's all I do (you really wouldn't want to hear me sing), this is some of what's been brought out recently:
Ocean (John Butler, a 12-minute epic that is great fun to play) Manha de Carnaval and Uma Precce (both Luiz Bonfa tunes - having a bit of a Latin phase at the moment) Sons de Carrilhões (Sound of Bells), another really fun Brazilian number Tango En Skai (Roland Dyens, keeping up the Latin theme) Mississippi Blues (Clive Carroll's arrangement of the Willie Brown tune) Middle Child (Tristan Seume, lovely picking tune) Kinvarra's Child (Adrian Legg, one of many of Adrian's tunes I have worked out over the years and love to play) Pachelbel's Canon (Trace Bundy's fun tappy version - can also be Streets of London if you prefer, as the chords are the same!) Fields of Gold (Jacques Stotzem's arrangement of the Sting tune - always seems to go down well) Jump (Eric Roche's version of the Van Halen classic) Thunderstruck (Luca Stricagnoli - haven't quite managed to pull this one off properly yet!) Sunburst (Andrew York) In The Deep and Eliza's Eyes (you can never have too many Clive Carroll tunes)
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Post by bobcarter on Apr 29, 2019 7:12:42 GMT
Wow - so it is! Haven't seen that one before. Surprised TC are making a pedal at that price (given their HoF reverb is over £100) but that could certainly be worth a look.
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Post by bobcarter on Apr 26, 2019 6:45:17 GMT
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Post by bobcarter on Jan 4, 2019 7:43:59 GMT
No experience of that one, I'm afraid, though I found a few demos on YouTube and it sounds lovely.
Probably a much more budget option that what you're after, but I've got a Vintage Roger Williams, which I think was a good buy for the price. Quite average acoustically but sounds very nice plugged in - the Fishman Ink+ isn't bad.
Good luck with your search!
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Post by bobcarter on Nov 5, 2018 17:56:23 GMT
Well, depends what you're after, but I have a little Yamaha THR5A (read review on the forum here: acousticsoundboard.co.uk/thread/2874/yamaha-thr5a-acoustic-amp ) and more recently a Fishman Loudbox Mini. I love them both but I suspect the Fishman is more what you're after. It's the old version without the rechargeable battery. I absolutely love it - fantastic compromise of portability vs power with a really appealing warmth to the sound, very musical reverb and chorus and very good value (except for the optional cover, which is overpriced and rubbish - get the shop to throw it in for free). Hope that helps!
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Post by bobcarter on Sept 19, 2018 20:59:16 GMT
I think others are talking about the same thing, but it sounds like "back buzz", that is the vibration of the string behind the fretted note between that and the nut.
While it's vibrating, touch the string behind the fret with your right hand. If the noise stops, that's what it is! I had that once and it was driving me nuts trying to figure out what it was.
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Post by bobcarter on Aug 27, 2018 18:50:49 GMT
Elixirs plus some finger lifting works for me. Weirdly I find Fast Fret makes me squeak more!
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Post by bobcarter on Jun 3, 2018 13:39:13 GMT
scorpiodog Hmm...could be a whole new sideline for you, Paul, providing accountancy services to the busking community. As I guess accepting payments like that makes it official earnings!
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Post by bobcarter on May 13, 2018 17:27:11 GMT
Coincidentally I played through one of these today for the first time ever and the sound was fantastic, the volume very good, effects excellent and the size/look was amazing. The only thing that stops me getting one is the lack of a mic channel. Otherwise a super bit of kit. Yep it's definitely not an amp if you need vocals, but for instrumental twiddlers they're great. You can put an mp3 backing track through them though, so you could record yourself singing then play along! ;-)
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Post by bobcarter on May 12, 2018 7:23:32 GMT
abztract Sorrry for delay in replying, don't check in as often as I should. Well, 4 years since that review - where did that go! But the THR5A is still going strong and getting regular use around the folk clubs, carried in the optional carry bag Yamaha do that I decided to spring for (recommended). Still absolutely love the thing. It gets regular comments (both of the sound quality and more irreverent kind - e.g. "Is that a portable heater?") and I don't understand why they are not more widely seen around. The review still stands, though I'd modify the bit about taking a line out signal from the headphone socket as that really doesn't sound that good. Still never used the Cubase it came with as that wasn't what I wanted it for. Live I've used it on bigger stages very successfully when the environment is suitable to mic it up without feedback - in noisier situations the sound guy has struggled as of course the amp is not loud. So to the question of volume. It's probably louder than you imagine from the size (apparently it's 2 x 5 =10W) but you won't find it suitable for high street busking. I have actually busked with it once, outside a quiet library. It was ok for That, but not more. Bear in mind too that there's only one input so you couldn't amplify vocals. As far as I see, the Roland Street Cube seems to be the busker' s choice, but I think there's advice on busking amps elsewhere on the forum. Hope that helps. But even if you don't busk with it, try one anyway. I love 'em!
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Post by bobcarter on Mar 3, 2018 9:32:04 GMT
Just saw this. Sad to hear Live Music has closed. Used to buy stuff from there - from a chap called Andy I think - when I lived in Edinburgh in the early 90s.
Can't believe George at Scayles is still there - fantastic. I still have the special Hank Marvin Squier Strat he let me buy in interest free instalments (before there was such a thing at music shops) coz I was a poor student.
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Post by bobcarter on Feb 26, 2018 22:10:36 GMT
Ha...excellent thank you Keith. What a great guide. I'm clearly in the presence of greatness! Looks like DIY is the way to go. Still surprised I can't find anyone who majes an off the shelf capo meant for strings 1-3 though!
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Post by bobcarter on Feb 26, 2018 18:24:15 GMT
Thanks Phil. Might resort to that. Did you chop the whole thing or just the rubber part?
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Post by bobcarter on Feb 26, 2018 17:26:25 GMT
Looking for your wisdom on partial capos. Have been attempting to work up a passable version of this (I know...possibly a little ambitious...):
...using the excellent tutorial here:
It requires a partial capo on strings 1-3.
So far my solution has been to order the world's cheapest capo (79p including free postage from China - beat that!) and chop it up. This worked better than you might think, actually, but isn't perfect as it messes up the capo tension and is prone to buzzing.
I don't want to spend a fortune as it's just for one tune but also as far as I can see all the purpose-built 3-string capos are intended to cover strings 2-4 or 3-5. The only thing I can find is the Spider capo (as in the tutorial video) but that gets mixed opinions and is also a bit more than I wanted to spend at about £28.
Any advice greatly appreciated!
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Post by bobcarter on Feb 26, 2018 17:08:36 GMT
Agree with the above that taking medical advice on discussion forums is probably never a good idea! But I've had something similar since June 2017 which is only now getting better after physio since September. Mine almost certainly caused by bad playing posture/tension plus computer work.
For me right shoulder became very tight - lying flat on back with arms out my right arm would be up at 45 degrees and would hurt abominably if pushed lower. Have gradually fixed it by lots of stretching against door frames, using stretchy bands to build up strength, etc. Also changing to having guitar on left leg classical style helped a lot to stop me gripping guitar body with right arm. Now it's better (though not perfect yet) I'm used to that position so won't go back.
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