Rudi

Its personal and subjective. I might get drawn on a definition of music itself. eg. I've heard it said that Rap is not music. I sounds different underwater.

Rude Boy - The Wailers

Now you mention it, I have heard it used that way!

I had to search for some specific Portsmouth slang. I didn't know all of them, but these are all very familiar. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/eight-words-or-phrases-you-ll-hear-in-portsmouth-but-not-in-southampton-1-6958379 The most surprising one is 'Mush'. I had always assumed everybody knew this word. Here are eight traditional Portsmouth words and sayings you are unlikely to hear at the other end of the M27. 1. Mush Pronounced Moosh. An old Romany word meaning ‘my good friend’. 2. Dinlo A lighthearted insult meaning fool. ‘Din’, ‘Dinny’ and ‘dinny dinlo’ are also used. The term apparently has its roots among the Romany gypsies, who still use it. 3. Squinny To complain, or be a complainer. This term can be used in a number of ways - as a verb: stop sqinnyin!, a noun: ‘stop bein’ a squinny, baby!’ or even as an adjective: ‘she’s well squinny’, meaning ‘she’s a real complainer’. 4. Gettin lairy What someone is doing if they are losing their patience/temper.

agony uncle Jim: __Dear Jim, I left home for work last week and after less than a mile my car stalled and wouldn't start again. I walked back home to find my husband in bed with the babysitter. They finally admitted they had been having an affair for the last 6 months and that they were in love. Can you help me please, I'm really desperate. Tina Dear Tina. The most common cause of vehicles breaking down in the first mile is dirt in the fuel lines. If this is not the cause, it could well be the starter motor needs replacing. Hope you find this helps. Jim.

There was an old gent from Strathclyde Who ate rotten apples and died. The apples fermented Inside the lamented And made cider inside his inside.

Mine is a 30 year old General Music KB. The pianos sound fine. The organ is almost ok. Everything else is horrible. I need updated advice (I got good advice from Tapper Mike ages ago) for a new set up. I would love some orchestral sounds. Do I need a sound module and controller keyboard? (I'd rather not run anything through a PC).

Corazon - Los Lobos

These posts are fairly old. What is a reasonable KB for a home studio now?

leather = hide (cow hide) I promised Rob I wouldn't highlight the 'link' at some point, and haven't done since

Hide Your Love - Rolling Stones

Nice job with the video. I hope you get some writers giving your approach a proper tryout.

New tech is wonderful thing. I never had a 'good' sound all through my early gigging years. I had several rigs but they were never great sounding. I was aware that other players took this very seriously and spent a lot of time and money chasing 'tone'. Tech eventually came to my rescue. Signal processors are a real blessing.

This hot weather has been making my guitars move. The careful set-ups are compromised or ruined. Only a couple seem ok. I re-adjusted the Les Paul on Monday, just prior to practice. I tried to adjust the Esprit yesterday, but that’s proving a little awkward. Rather than undertake a lengthy comprehensive set up, I thought I would just play it for an hour as it was. ‘As it was’ is with the G, B and ‘e’ sitting higher off the fingerboard than is usual, and the strings are also more taught than normal. So I had to apply more pressure to play properly. That’s not a huge problem, but I had become unaccustomed to this feel. Before I knew it, I had overcompensated and became heavy handed. That’s a big no-no! I had to spend a few minutes re-adjusting my left hand to minimise the pressure needed to fret properly. For some reason, my left hand had ramped to the same force as my right (picking) hand. This is how I used to play, and it’s how many less experienced players play too. I was surprised at how difficult it had suddenly become to consciously make each hand do a different amount of work. They just seemed to want to synchronise their effort. I made up a corrective exercise on the spot. I used a quick alternating pick with my right hand on the low E. When I thought I had that at its optimal level (it varies according to what pick is being used), I gradually brought a fretting finger to bear on that string so it was only just enough to bring it into contact with the fret. Now I had just the right amount of force needed in each hand to do their job properly. Crucially, each hand was doing a different amount of work. Still keeping the fanning action of the picking hand constant, I slowly played an ascending scale with the other hand, with 8 picks to every fret change. After running up and down the scales in this way I got each hand working at their optimal best. I haven’t had a pupil for many years, but that would be a useful exercise to teach them.

Amp vol at 70% guitar 8" inches proximity from speaker That'll give you all the feedback you need. Seriously. I hear no bum notes. Everything seems under control and natural. You sound disciplined enough. I think you have that particular pattern nailed. Nice job

My Melancholy Baby - Ella Fitzgerald & Teddy Wilson

Why not just post a link?

Summer in the City – The Lovin’ Spoonful

Hugo, Twist & Shout to me has a 'groove'. If that groove could be used with a different melody (it needs to remain simple) I think it would still work well. Try to imagine Twist & Shout in triple time (3/4). Even with the same melody, the groove is lost. But maybe it still works for you?

Hello & welcome Hugo. Nice to have a French member on board!

I think it funny because its silly. If it needs to be a PM it must be something that would violate the boards protocol ! PM if you must, but you know how very sensitive I am.

All time favourite: Why are there no asprin in the jungle? The parrots eat 'em all

Journey to Recife – Paul Winter Sextet This is the 1st tune I played with Vinyl Frontiers. When I turned up for the audition, they sat me down & began playing this (I didn't know it). Then I was handed a solo. I learned the tune the following week.

Great. Its good to try these things. I was flummoxed when I first tried that, but it makes you think about things differently. Using a rhythm did help me. I'm flying at the moment!

Sounds like you're ready for a vacation Mike. Enjoy that reunion.