Tonyy

It's been used many times in court. I've used it. It's great documentation. Bear in mind that works in progress are easy to steal...so, any ounce of prevention will travel some way...seeing as you can't copyright it, regardless. No...it's not a "legally binding guarantee"...what is, short of a copyright? There's that Catch 22...you want to "copyright" a work in progress...but you can't...but you should. so...if you are gonna send something off...it ain't gonna hurt, now is it? Cheers, matey...

If you break strings...you are playing way too hard. Use a super thin pick, too. Hey...I have a little bulldozer out here on the farm. When I used to come up against a stump or a stubborn boulder...I'd grit my teeth, sorta stand up from my seat, lean forward...and push the controls harder. What good does THAT do??? Ya gotta play light if you are strung light, matey!

Point by point: 1> there are already so many supposed ways to protect yourself from infringement I said on another post that a US copyright is "the" way to go with my reasoning also posted. Yep, Library of Congress...but for "work in progress" where you just don't HAVE your final melody or finished "eight bars"...you are in "iffy" territory. I've been robbed, before...and was able to recover in court. The "send it you yourself in a letter" is pretty lame... 2> please do NOT mention it by name on this site Ya mean...don't mention what I didn't mention??? Okay! No sweat! 3> I would strongly suggest that, before continuing this conversation about a specific online product, you PM John Moxey and ask his feelings on the subject. Okay: John...how do you feel about me not mentioning the site I won't mention??? Oops...this ain't a PM...sorry!!! Criminy, Tunesmith...do you drink a lot of coffee???

Another voice in the wilderness!!! Cheers, matey! (And thanks for dropping that second "y"!)

"Self copyrights" do...EVENTUALLY...feel the force of law...but that's AFTER you go through the awful gymnastics of a civil suit. Do it right, copy right! Let the Fed bring the thief to a criminal court. This moves the matter to one of defrauding the federal government...THEN sue the SOB!

BTW: I HATE this &*&^&* spell check. Sorry for the flubs...

You said this "disappears" when you don't play it alone. THAT is the real problem with ANY musician. Getting "in the moment" is everything. I had heaps of trouble with this until a few sessions with a Sports Psychologist, believe it or not. Four hypo-therapy sessions put me right. To relay what I was shown... How many times have you driven your car somewhere, and yet, you "ended up there" when you really had no memory of the whole drive??? But you've steered, braked, turned, shifted...whatever. You were under hypnosis at that point. Make yourself "get there" and you'll fin getting back "in the moment" a bit easier. You will (hopefully) forger about the :steering, braking, turning" and be all emotion...which WILL show in your playing. Hope that helps...it cost me over $500!!!!!! Ha!

Anyone but me use super lights??? My electric sixes use .008's...one acoustic uses .009's. I'm just curious. A lot of people just can't understand the techniques involved...

John...as a newbie...I do have some reticence in posting my material due to copyright concerns. I use a transfer site that actually REGISTERS each and every transfer of info so it is a matter of record with the time, legal warnings, etc all "in yer face". I suggest you think about doing something similar with the new section you are considering. Cheers, matey...

At the moment I'm moving to a new mainstay...I've actually worn out my IBANEZ artist EQ. I bought it around 1980-ish and can still hear stuff I played doing commercials that I forgot about that pop onto the radio or TV every now and then. It's falling apart and I'm done getting it fixed !!!) I am "moving" it's setup swapped into a new Les Paul. I play very light strings with three outputs from the guitar: rewound Humbucker with two outs (EAD & GBE) and the stock output... Fender Jag...'64 or 65 I think...with different pickups...Gretch country gentleman at the bridge...Humbucker at the neck... Gibson FB-12...'67 (It's a solid body 12 string Firebird, believe it or not.) Martin "Johnny Cash Rosewood"...'74 Epi dreadnaught...(plays like a Strat) Gibson new issue Firebird (WHAT a piece of crap!!! It was a 60th b'day present to me...)

Hiya, Thecha. You're right about a great melody or hook. Gotta say, though, that plagiarism bit's left me more than a little bit confused...

I know those towns...but only from driving through... I've been on this site only a couple of days. Just told someone here that their voice reminds me of Paul Kelly...whaddya think??? Cheers...

I'm in Northern Rivers...tucked behind Murwillumbah and the Border Ranges. So, gidday, cobber! Ha!

Of course. Each of my sons learned their first E chord on it...just like I did! I've got quite a few nice classics. My fav is a Gibson FB-12...one of only 24 made in '67. I bought it new... About that Bobkat... Ya got me thinking. When I was getting it from #2 son on to #3 son...it needed a new (and matched) tuning peg. The guy at the store really was twisting my arm to buy something "new" for my kid. I explained the family connection...and he just didn't wanna get it. Sure, it's a clunker of a thing..like memories we carry around...

Hiya...I think you got what I meant by using the word, "goal". I meant, if you are truly focussing on the BUSINESS aspect of music. Of yourself, sure...whatever pleases you is what rules. But that kid in Oshkosh needs a hook if you want to sell somethin'... (BTW: don't worry about the added "y"...the regular version of my name seemed to already be taken, here!)