Rudi
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Bert Jansch was always a favourite of mine. I discovered very early that if I learned a John Renbourn tune, I could sound like John Renbourn when I played it. But if I learned a Bert Jansch piece, I could never sound like him, no matter how assiduously I practiced. It’s all in that left hand touch! These are my favourite Bert albums: Birthday Blues Rosemary Lane (unaccompanied) LA Turnaround (country tinged)
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I had a Fender Strat for 25 Years. I thought I would keep it for ever. It was in sunburst with a maple neck. The string tension was so high I would break into a sweat trying to bend a note. As for vibrato, it was almost impossible. It didn’t make much difference what strings I used or how I adjusted the springs (I removed them in the end). I never got accustomed to the neck. It was too easy to pull the top E right off the fingerboard (doh!) when working quickly (despite the tension). Why did I keep it so long? Like all original single coil pickup Fenders, it sounded superb. However, I have never regretted getting shot of it. If money were no object, I would travel to Spain and spend 2 or 3 months visiting various luthiers and trying out their guitars. I’m sure I would return with something that would make my present (3) acoustics instantly redundant.
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Ok Steve wins. And the prize is... You get to show us those Micky Baker chords (on that last guitar of course).
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ahhh . I see. My former idea of the flat bed grinder was wrong though. I have since learned that a tiny amount of convex bow should be present on a fingerboard. Your method would likely be ok though as the abrading surface is only in contact with a few frets at a time. Also sheet aluminium is likely to have some flex in it.
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Not sure. Probably ‘Jaquile’ I’ve never posted it up and I’m not sure where to lay my hands on it at present. Here is a bit I can recall. ‘…and do I know? she has a penquin that prefers her to the snow? it told her long ago, in an special look that it has when its adoring her…’
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Being essentially lazy I play the same patterns for most scales and just imagine the key changes. I generally play a scale as applied to a piece of music. If I’m doing chromatic passing tones I have to apply it to a specific tune. Occasionally I may put on a CD and play along. Before a gig I try to spend an hour going over the stuff where I have solos. So when I get to play for real I still retain some of those ideas. I play almost every day, if only for a few minutes. Though I often lose track of time and find I’ve spent a couple of hours or so.
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I was surprised to see me say I thought I understood, because now I dont. Im talking about Steve's aluminium tool. Does this travel up & down a single fret, or horizontaly across? Any chance of a piccy?
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Hi Rich, If you fill out the personal profile form in the bar, that might satisfy Steve (though I doubt it) welcome to SS
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I imagine the base scale (28" inches) and the treble scale (25.5" inches) are varied to address the issue of temperament. By using a 'telescoped' scale, you can increase the range of the guitar sunstantially. Here is an link re- temperament http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~oneskull/3.6.04.htm
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Hi, (I dont say much either )
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I wouldn’t even consider it all the while they only offer 22 fret models. Raise the game to 24 frets & I would go try one.
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Dunno. For 7 strings you just tune the extra (low) one to B, I cant imagine having a bass G below that somehow. I would be tempted to tune it GCFA#DEBE. The one that I cant get my head around is this... http://conklinguitars.com/bizarregallery/b...vedescript.html
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Shes excellent. I wish I had fingernails like that too. Shame about the material though, I find Paganini as dull as ditchwater.
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I got 8, with no boils!
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Let it Bleed - Rolling Stones
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoKO6cUzxYM Lowell George & Herman Himler
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Roll um Easy : Little Feat
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Is that Direct Input? I have about 6 patches that I made for stage work. If you ever want to try any, let me know. Though you have humbucker pickups on your guitar, so that cant help. Is there a user forum for Behringer gear? Might be worth checking. Or what about Danelectro boxes?
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Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith (cover by Stray Cats +)
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Whats up with the GT5 Steve? Ive been gigging mine for years.
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Actually, it must be absurdly easy to make your own. A pickup, a pot, a jack input, m/c heads etc. With no frets to worry about, you dont need to build anything too precise. I might fancy having a go. Anybody thing of anything else other than a cigar box for a body?
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Wecome from Portsmouth UK Clare. Where are you based?
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Not exactly Mark, Ive become accustomed to letting the words flow out & damn the consequences. I have gotten flak about it, both in my personal life and also in here. I am not advocating this to you, but I personally have to work without constraint in order to get the best from my lyrics.
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Hi Lee.
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