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Post by bobcarter on Mar 19, 2016 17:36:20 GMT
I've got a Stonebridge GM20 CM/C which I've had for a couple of years, and love it (was about £750 when I bought it and they're about the same now). Solid cedar/mahogany. Very light, very responsive, and lots of character. Interesting that a few others have posted about some neck issues, as the first one I had had a strange "back buzz" (buzzing behind the fretted note) which turned out to be an issue with the bracing. I took it back and swapped it for a new one, and have had no problems since. I think they represent great value for money.
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Post by bobcarter on Jan 24, 2015 18:11:42 GMT
I do like Police Dog Hogan. Saw them at Larmer Tree a couple of years ago and they were terrific. They had a rubbish slot - 11am on a Sunday morning when 90% of the audience (not me of course) was seriously feeling the effects of the night before, but they rocked the house (or rather tent). Good fun.
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Post by bobcarter on Dec 24, 2014 13:27:17 GMT
Congratulations, Joe! A worthy winner indeed. Enjoy the guitar and Merry Xmas.
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Post by bobcarter on Dec 23, 2014 19:41:08 GMT
Oooooh....competition's closing tonight! Santa, we've been good, honest we have! (Well, goodish...). I clearly had no concept ( I I do now, though!) of the amount of dedication and effort that goes into making a quality guitar - to think I was worried about getting an entry in in time back in October!! It's been fascinating watching the build progress and thank you so much to colins for making this all possible and giving us a reason to get off our bottoms and create some original music. Very best of luck and a Merry Xmas to one and all!
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Post by bobcarter on Dec 13, 2014 19:31:57 GMT
Mike Floorstand Thanks for requesting the tab to my entry - actually encouraged me sit down and write it out, which was fun and will probably come in handy when my memory goes to pieces in the future! Anyway, it's not exactly a hi-tech transcription, though I think it has all the right notes (but not necessarily in the right order... ) fingerstyleguitartab.wordpress.com/2014/12/13/d-iscovery/
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Post by bobcarter on Dec 10, 2014 17:28:10 GMT
Very nice! I saw Larry Coryell live in Montreal about 25 years ago. Absolutely blew my mind with a full solo rendition of Rhapsody in Blue. Lovely.
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Post by bobcarter on Dec 10, 2014 17:15:51 GMT
Oooh, the tension's mounting! Is the finish of the build being timed to coincide with the X-Factor final?
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Post by bobcarter on Dec 5, 2014 21:58:21 GMT
Moving a bit off topic here. Colin colins Oops, you're absolutely right there. Apologies, getting carried away talking gear. Back to the competition....
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Post by bobcarter on Dec 5, 2014 18:17:12 GMT
Andy P Great! I do like my Larrivee. They're not for everyone, so have a good try before you buy (some people find the fretboards too wide, but that suits me well), but I've had mine for about 4 years now and it's been very solid. Interesting that you've gone for an R8 too. I really like it - I used to have an old Zoom MRS4 and the R8 was the upgrade. I haven't got around to trying any of the fancy DAW stuff that comes bundled with it, though - I just use the unit itself. The onboard mics aren't bad at all actually - a more ambient sound than if you mic up closer, but perfectly usable and better than I thought they'd be. And, as coincidence would have it, I used to have an AS50 too. I thought it was terrific for the price but was larger and bulkier than I needed (great if you need guitar + vocals, though), so I found I didn't use it much outside the house. Traded it in for my little Yamaha THR5a which now gets used all the time.
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Post by bobcarter on Dec 2, 2014 21:43:22 GMT
Tell me please bobcarter which guitar you used to record that extremely mighty fine tune. Andy P Glad you liked the tune, thank you! It's a Larrivee L-03Re (the e just means it has a pick-up, in this case an LR Baggs Element Pro undersaddle pick-up), Rosewood and Spruce. I have a little Zoom R8 recorder and a pair of cheap Behringer condenser mics. They're great considering they were only £40, but on their own the mics sound a bit thin and scratchy, so I've been experimenting recently with using one of the mics into one channel and a line out from the headphone socket of my little Yamaha THR5a amp (those are amazing, by the way) for the other channel then mixing the two together.
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Post by bobcarter on Dec 1, 2014 20:26:28 GMT
Thanks @wildviolettoed it! Still working my way through the comp entries haven't reached yours yet ... alexkirtley great job bringing a piece of forgotten history to life, solid and distinctive strummage which suits the song very well. walkingdecay happy to declare myself a fan of your singing, and the poetry in those lyrics is pure gold. Good choice of accompaniment style too, I'd describe it (almost certainly showing my ignorance) as kind of ragtimey, but whatever you call it I think it which contrasts nicely with the sharp melancholy of the song. bobcarter your piece is pretty astonishing, the three elements - composition, performance, recording - all perfectly executed. You refer to Adrian Legg in your notes - for me this piece evoked Michael Hedges too. Excellent idea to aim for "the sort of tune you could run through in a guitar shop to get a feel for a new instrument" although of course everyone knows the only tune that really meets that criteria is Stairway To Heaven Any chance of publishing the tab for it - all the best entries so far have done that Mike Floorstand Thanks! That's really nice to hear. For someone who's supposedly into fingerstyle, I actually haven't heard any of Michael Hedges' stuff at all, though I know of him of course and thank you for the association! About doing the tab, I'll see what I can do. I'm hopeless at annotating rhythm but should be able to manage the the notes! And I agree that Stairway (and Enter Sandman of course) are really the only serious choices for music shop widdling....
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Post by bobcarter on Nov 5, 2014 17:20:43 GMT
These guys are really astounding. Great stuff - they seem to have been doing the rounds of social media recently and turned up on my Facebook a few days ago too. I like the "Grunge meets Rodrigo and Gabriela" vibe. This one appeals to my inner raver:
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Post by bobcarter on Oct 31, 2014 6:32:31 GMT
Really liked 'D-iscovery' Bob, excellent guitar work and loved the bent harmonics Phil Thank you, Phil - loved your piece too. Just on my way back from Africa today and have been missing the old six string for the past couple of weeks!
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Post by bobcarter on Oct 27, 2014 18:35:50 GMT
Phil Taylor sitting on beach on Zanzibar coming to the end of that holiday I mentioned earlier (hence the need to get my own entry in early before I left!). Beautiful piece full of atmosphereand matches the view I'm looking at - first chance I've had to check internet since I left - seems like there's been some good stuff happening!
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Post by bobcarter on Oct 16, 2014 20:17:11 GMT
Two more entries - good stuff! A first effort from David Hutton, wow - I'd never have guessed it was so - keep writing, David - nothing wrong with short and simple - came over very well, nicely recorded, and lovely use of that maj7 chord. Wild Violet - Good to hear the results of you writing something personal, Lynn - fine song, delivered very Lynnfully - top stuff. I'm going to have to get down to some serious effort on this competition soon..... Keith Thanks, is it OK to admit I did not know I was using a maj7 chord? Not only is it OK, it's way cooler than using one deliberately....
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