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Post by delb0y on Jan 2, 2016 18:10:35 GMT
Not sure I bought any 2015 CDs in 2015. I did buy an early John Prine CD, a couple of Jeffrey Foucaults, and a Steve Earle. And in 2016 I bought Eva Cassidy's Nightbird, which was released in 2015 albeit it's old material. All of these are absolutely superb. Along with the four Little Feat CDs I had for Xmas they'll probably last me all of 2016, meaning this time next year I won't have bought any 2016 CDs.
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Post by delb0y on Dec 29, 2015 15:20:15 GMT
I have the first few Motorhead singles tucked away in the garage somewhere. Always liked Lemmy. Couldn't believe that the cancer was only diagnosed two days ago and now he's gone. They said it was an aggressive cancer - no kidding!
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Post by delb0y on Dec 16, 2015 6:35:14 GMT
I'm terrible with my guitars - can't recall if I've got the 000 or 0015m, but that's a size I really like. Whenever I've tried smaller guitars - incidentally, I'd love one - I've always found the sound too boxy. That's not to say it always is, just that I haven't found the right small body guitar yet. I also have a Furch dreadnaught - and that sound is just gorgeous, it just makes me shiver with delight every time I play a chord. Yet despite preferring the sound I still find myself reaching for the Martin because it's quieter and balances with my singing voice a little better. For an instrumental song that doesn't involve too many finger-stretches it would be the big guitar every time. But more and more I'm just playing simple open chords and thus the size down it is.
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Post by delb0y on Dec 8, 2015 20:20:01 GMT
I have a TW60 and a TW40. Love Tanglewoods!
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Post by delb0y on Nov 30, 2015 9:36:31 GMT
I just realised aside from my Martin which is Sapele I have no idea what woods any of my other acoustics (or indeed electrics) are made from, front, back, or sides. Bad Del !
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Post by delb0y on Aug 29, 2015 21:47:20 GMT
Beautiful! I'm hankering after a Gibson. Not that I need one...
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Post by delb0y on May 10, 2015 21:09:17 GMT
I adore Stonebridge guitars. I've played many over the last couple of years and loved them all. I finally raised the money and bought one a few months ago - D32SM (IIRC - I'm terrible with guitar names and numbers) and I couldn't be happier. I bought it mainly for flat-picking - there are several more Stonebridges I lust after for fingerpicking, but for now this one is all the guitar I need (or so I'm told...). I highly recommend them.
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Post by delb0y on Apr 29, 2015 7:05:54 GMT
Yep, I'd highly recommend the course too. I've been working with Bryan on re-adjusting my whole right hand technique / process. It's a tough thing to change habits that have been ingrained over 30 years, but with a good teacher it's possible and it's paying great dividends. Highly recommended.
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Post by delb0y on Mar 26, 2015 21:23:36 GMT
Very very sad. I don't recall ever hearing a bad note from JR.
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Post by delb0y on Mar 25, 2015 7:59:11 GMT
Habits can be changed at any age - I'm currently re-working my right hand when it comes to flat-picking. It's my 2015 goal. So it's not easy but it can be done.
But I know exactly where you're coming from. I've always felt my right hand is too heavy and lacks bounce and my left hand applies too much pressure. I've had exactly the same issue at noisy gigs, too, where I start to dig in and it all starts to go wrong...
Let us know how you get on. Any tips will be appreciated :-)
Cheers Derek
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Post by delb0y on Mar 13, 2015 21:07:56 GMT
Right hand techniques in flat-picking. Cross-picking, mainly. Trying to get the speed up and struggling.
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Post by delb0y on Mar 11, 2015 11:26:59 GMT
Thanks for the kind words about Ragtime Annie every one.
With plectrums I just use any standard sized heavy pick - just heavy enough not to give at all when I hit the strings. I couldn't tell you what make or width. Best one I ever had came from Sun Studios in Memphis (alas, I didn't collect it in person) - but that might just be because it was imbibed with rock'n'roll magic and Elvis once used it. Maybe. I'm the opposite with thumb-picks where I know exactly make and size (Herco Heavies) I want, and then I trim them down to my precise shape requirements :-)
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Post by delb0y on Mar 8, 2015 22:09:08 GMT
Hi Cams
I don't consciously use the Bryan Sutton scale positions in preference to Steve Kaufman's positions, but I do try and use my fourth finger as much as possible. If, by using my fourth finger on the fourth fret, I can keep my hand in one position then that's what I'll try and do. But it probably varies according to the day of the week...
Yes, I did the backing track to that recording myself. Steve K's versions do tend to be a little quick! I've probably still got it somewhere if you want it.
Cheers Derek
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Post by delb0y on Mar 8, 2015 18:46:16 GMT
Hi Cams
Another Bryan Sutton student here. I'm Derek_R on the site. I shall look you up.
I enjoy both finger-picking and flat-picking (and gypsy picking) which may be detrimental to my progress in any one of these genres, but then as I only really do it for fun it doesn't matter.
One of my favourite guitar players in any genre is David Grier - he's pretty much the reason I flatpick as well as fingerpick. I'm jealous of you getting to play in a regular bluegrass jam - I've not managed to track such a thing down round these parts.
I did a version of one of Steve K's PLP arrangements a while back (see below) - turns out my right hand technique is not ideal for flatpicking (according to Bryan) so that's where almost all my focus is at the moment. This focus is paying dividends - I'm getting a nicer tone, more power, more volume, and a little more speed. Trouble is on the finger-picking songs I have to revert to something different. Hey ho. Just recorded my latest VE (video exchange) this afternoon. It's full of mistakes - but I adopt the principle that if I wait for a perfect take then Bryan isn't seeing the real me.
Meanwhile, here's me doing Steve Kaufman's Ragtime Annie. This was a 40 day challenge - I pretty much focussed on nothing but this for 40 days and nights:
Cheers Derek
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Post by delb0y on Feb 24, 2015 22:35:27 GMT
I have this album and tab book tucked away in a box in the garage with all my other vinyls. A great album. I used to love those old Kicking Mule albums. I have quite a few of them...must try and get to that box!
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