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Post by bleatoid on Oct 7, 2018 0:19:06 GMT
I currently have 3 harmonicas. All bought individually on ebay on a whim over the years for about 40p, including delivery from China. They are not concert quality. Mind you, I can't play them very well, and I've tragically lost one of them, but I do like having a bit of a honk now and then and would like to improve and also build them into my guitar playing more. Blues and Dylan is the target genre. I'm looking for a moderately priced set aimed at someone who isn't ever going to be on stage but is after something of decent quality from a set that will usually have one in the key he is looking for. Any advice anyone? I'm looking at the Sonnyboy's Specials set that seem reasonable and get pretty good reviews plus they have a lessons pack included. Grateful for any advice / insights. Peter
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Post by bleatoid on Oct 4, 2018 21:03:45 GMT
Ah - I was lucky enough to see various of the Fotheringay / Fairport / Dylan Project crew quite recently when they got together for a Jerry Donahue benefit concert. Great stuff - thanks for posting that bellyshere . Peter
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Post by bleatoid on Oct 4, 2018 16:34:40 GMT
Yes and Yes But it is a DeFaoite which has a slightly wider neck than your average mandolin... Well I decided to trust you and took the plunge. Missed a couple on eBay and then this arrived this morning* Very pleased with it: it holds two mandolins and an octave very well *It actually arrived yesterday but due to marital miscommunication (I ordered one and found another one cheaper so cancelled the first one) my wife refused delivery thinking it was the "wrong" one Aha! That's useful to know for when my little mando chap arrives Onechordtrick. But tell me, why do some of your mandolins have eyes? Big ones on stalks.
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Post by bleatoid on Oct 2, 2018 11:40:47 GMT
Ah - but the question we're all wondering is whether dreadnought28 is any relation to Mike Stern? It's not too common a name and I have a fantastic Mike Stern album called "Who Let the Cats Out?". Cleverly avoiding a thread hijack though, come on leoroberts - fess up - what's the instrument count?
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Post by bleatoid on Oct 1, 2018 22:32:39 GMT
Hello michaelm - welcome back and glad you're feeling better - I have many lug problems of my own so you have my empathy! Well I'm off to see Robert Cray in a couple of weeks - I'll ask him what he might recommend by way of strats for you. Peter
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Post by bleatoid on Sept 30, 2018 15:07:59 GMT
That looks like a hoot MartinI'm rashly assuming it has just the one pickup embedded somewhere....... so I'm wondering what the third knob does?
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Post by bleatoid on Sept 28, 2018 22:15:16 GMT
That there, is a pretty stunning, very versatile guitar you have, cottonopolis - listening to Michael's pieces particularly, it covers all the bases brilliantly with wonderful depth of tone. Enjoy! And if you start to feel too bad about the Brook being lonely I'm sure a few folk on this forum (myself included) would be more than willing to "help". Peter
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Post by bleatoid on Sept 28, 2018 22:02:48 GMT
"....created a lot more space in my office...."
I seem to recall something from my (long ago) school days, in physics class, about GAS expanding to fill all available space.
Any thoughts on that fundamental law of the universe Leo?
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Post by bleatoid on Sept 27, 2018 22:40:24 GMT
Ah - what a lovely looking slope shoulder little chap that is! I reckon guitars have faces just like cars do, and that is the sweetest Wallace (as in Wallace and Grommitt) I've ever seen. You just have to grin back at him! I'd love to hear it cottonopolis - is it J45-ish in tone? Peter
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Post by bleatoid on Sept 27, 2018 22:22:41 GMT
My approach to this kind of problem Cams would be to find someone like andyhowell who obviously knows something about the sinister world of alternate tunings and pay them hard cash to go away, sort the problem out and record the answer for me, then I'd move onto a new project in standard tuning. This alternate tunings stuff - it's not right you know. Not natural. Not that long ago people were burnt at the stake for that kind of thing.
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Post by bleatoid on Sept 24, 2018 22:59:45 GMT
Nails, ocarolan? After the discussion about donating one of his bridges, I'd assumed Onechordtrick was having his nuts buffed. You have to admire his dedication to his craft.
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Post by bleatoid on Sept 13, 2018 21:06:01 GMT
Now that is an absolutely lovely little fellow - I'm sure he does sound sweet and he looks sweet as a nut too - congratulations on your lovely new guitar creamburmese! I agree with your guitar teacher - any instrument whose soundhole diameter is slightly larger than the breadth of the waist, doesn't count. You can have as many of those as you like. I look forward to hearing it's sweetness in the Plucky D! Peter
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Post by bleatoid on Sept 10, 2018 13:02:01 GMT
Ah - what a talent, and what a loss. Loved the first PH clip Phil Taylor - not seen that one before, though I had seen the Superstition interpretation walrus - but you can't tire of listening to stuff like that. I must confess I'd not heard of Mr Huttlinger until I noticed that his passing was mentioned on Spoon Philips' Onemanz website. For me, though, there's an upside and a downside to listening to, and moreso, watching, astonishingly talented players like Pete Huttlinger - it's an absolute jaw-dropping joy to witness, but I just can't bring myself to pick up my own guitar for a while afterwards. I might as well be playing the triangle. I bet the bugger could play Superstition on that, too, bless him. Peter
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Post by bleatoid on Sept 5, 2018 21:18:52 GMT
Excellent observation walrus. Note to self: Get wasp.
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Post by bleatoid on Sept 5, 2018 20:28:33 GMT
Plus - if you just went with a single condenser mic (instead of dynamic x 2 for voice and guitar) you could go all Milk Carton Kids in your new stage persona walrus. Obviously you'll need a hanky and some wobbly gyrations too, but the results are pretty impressive! Peter
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