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  1. Retrosaurus Rex
    minor, my favorite chord!
  2. Retrosaurus Rex
    You can for sure get some good deals on used gear, but if you don't have a lot of experience it's good to have someone knowledgeable about amps, or at least electronics, take a look at your prospective purchase. It would suck to lay down good money for a head, then lay down another 30-50% for repairs a couple of months later...
  3. Retrosaurus Rex
    Hey, you mentioned in your other post (about Bugera amps) about lack of experience, which leads me to ask about that. Do you expect to be gigging soon with this amp, or mainly practicing? Will you be recording soon? I'm not an expert on all the gear that's out there at the moment, but these questions would help focus your thinking as to what you really need at this point.
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    Good point... a better way would be to take ordinary electrical tape and tape that over the foil, so you have one side tape (no stickum) & one side foil, nest that in the cavity with no foil touching the metal components of the electronics and you should be fine...
  5. Retrosaurus Rex
    Sometimes all it takes is to pull the "radio-active" component, either the electronics (usually just a printed circuit board) or the pick-up, and wrap it in aluminum foil...
  6. Retrosaurus Rex
    That was disgusting and completely uncalled for... hilarious!
  7. Retrosaurus Rex
    In a roundabout way it might... during a long mixing session you lose perspective and start thinking: "need more bass", "need more air", "snare drum needs more 'verb", etc... each change sounds good at the time, but in the morning when you listen with fresh ears you realize it's a swirling vortex of shit. On the other hand, if you're listening to the same thing over and over and get tired of it, the next thing you listen to might seem good or interesting just due to the novelty of it, but again, with fresh ears you say "what was I thinking?"
  8. Retrosaurus Rex
    I have the same thing. After a while you lose perspective. You just have to put it down for a while and work on something else...
  9. Retrosaurus Rex
    I dig it. What you're sayin' and what you're playin', that is. Authenticity somewhat come with time. There was a killer blues band that I used to check out from time to time, and I remember one show where they got a new guitarist. The guy could really tear it up, but he was obviously a rock 'n' roll shredder, he wasn't playing the blues at all. About 3 months later I went to see them again... same guitarist... but by then he sho 'nuff had the blues. You can get there too. Suggestions... change up your amp tone. Different sounds will make you play differently. Try playing the same thing in different styles... classical, folk, funk, rock, you name it... even down to individual players... how would Jimi play this lick? or Brian May? or Jack White? Just throwing out names, pick your own...
  10. Retrosaurus Rex
    I would advise you to get a less comfortable chair, which would encourage you to stand up!
  11. Retrosaurus Rex
    Practice improvising. Sure, you've got the scales under your fingers, but what do you do with them when it's shit or bust? Record some vamps, alternating between two chords, or some simple 8-bar progressions. Then pick an appropriate scale and feel your way thru a solo. Listen back to what you've done and see what you like. At first you might play just a couple of notes per chord, or a simple sequence and try to move that thru the progression. After a while you'll find your "fluency", and better yet, it will be your own voice speaking, not repeating what a million other people have already done. Not that there's anything wrong with learning other peoples' solos, all the greats studied the greats, but ultimately you want to do your own thing.
  12. Retrosaurus Rex
    True & true. Especially about the teacher, can't say enough... I'm glad Lazz has the time for these detailed explanations, a lot of good stuff in there, even if it is the "dangerous" internet...
  13. Retrosaurus Rex
    Better to say the harmonized A major scale...
  14. Retrosaurus Rex
    I think you're confusing the numbering system with the letter names, so I'll take a quick shot at the numbers and see if that help... Uppercase letters represent a Major triad, lowercase is minor... All Major keys have the following order of chords: I-ii-iii-IV-V-vi-viidim With the vii triad being not actually minor, but diminished... The natural minor keys have the following order: i-iidim-III-iv-v-VI-VII You may appreciate an interesting symmetry as these scales share the same notes, but a different note is considered the root. So, are you now looking to figure out the letter name & spelling for each of these chords?
  15. Retrosaurus Rex
    Busted! I was supposed to know that... must think more... Edit: OK, could you say it's a partial of Eb7#11? I think conventionally you would omit the 5 from this chord, especially in a guitar voicing, but sometimes that close interval rubbing on itself is just what you want... I know in the second chord you lose the Db, so you don't get the full effect of the dominant chord, but the ear might fill that in, having heard the preceding chord...
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    I'll have a bash at it because I like problems like this, and maybe detailing the approach could be helpful... You mention that the chords go by quick so I'm guessing that these are passing chords, and not necessarily present in the primary key of the song. I notice that both passing chords contain a tri-tone and you mention that they "resolve" to Bb, so it seems like they serve a dominant function. So, for the first chord it seems like you have Eb9, which would spell complete: Eb-G-Bb-Db-F... you could notate it Eb9/Db. The second chord I think is easiest to consider a variation of the first in this analysis. If you think of it as an Eb then you have both the 5 (Bb) and the flat-5 (A), so I would probably just call it Eb-alt... Seat of the pants analysis, based only on what was visible...
  17. Retrosaurus Rex
    Things are tough all over...
  18. Retrosaurus Rex
    You say you don't do gigs, you should start. Doesn't matter where or how much it pays, at first. If you don't live near a major music/artistic city, move to one.
  19. Retrosaurus Rex
    Always whipping the batter, never baking the cake...
  20. Retrosaurus Rex
    f.yeah!
  21. Retrosaurus Rex
    OSX... now there's a name I've not heard in a long, long time...
  22. Retrosaurus Rex
    I find that my inspiration greatly increases in the presence of disiplined activity...
  23. Retrosaurus Rex
    I'm no expert either, but I'll weigh in... I'm thinking clips of at least 2 songs, but 3 is probably already a stretch in 30 seconds. Obviously, these should be clips that are most likely to blow people away at the first listen, I'm sure you've gotten enough feedback by now to what to pick from... also, if you have an interesting instrumental passage (and I know you do... )... you might be able to talk over that. The more music the better. Your music speaks for itself, and your audience won't be much influenced by hype anyway, so you say the minimum, some back ground and where to buy. Be sure to mention your name and the album title 3 times. Seriously. Having a distributor doesn't always guarantee you're in stores, YMMV... plus, I'm not sure how much distributors care about getting a plug... but retailers sure do, especially in this shitty economy... so if there are any major stores that you know you're in you might offer to mention them by name and see if they don't comp you with a counter-card or some premium rack space.
  24. Retrosaurus Rex
    I gave at the office...
  25. Retrosaurus Rex
    I dig it. The whole package works.
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