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Post by rayden44 on Oct 12, 2010 1:39:40 GMT -5
Elixer's are a nice string, but almost twice the price of DR's here, so I've gone back to DR for my electric. D'addario I used to like, but just don't really sound good to me any more.
I'll try the Cleartone's on my acoustic for next re string, but they're a little hard to find here.
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 12, 2010 1:29:02 GMT -5
I listened to Dire Straits for many years before I even picked up the guitar so I guess that would mean Mark Knopfler was first - but the first artist to actually make me want to play large chunks of their stuff has to be Eric Clapton. People tend to scoff and say he's not really a blues artist, but he lead me to a wonderful number of earlier blues artists, without him I'd never even know who they were.
The artist with the most impact on me has to be Albert Collins - the first time I heard him within a few bars I said "That's how I want to play the blues". SRV I seriously didn't get until much later on - too loud at the time. Rory I didn't even know about until a year ago.
I should just have said "It's complicated!"
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 10, 2010 1:39:24 GMT -5
Perhaps Mojo could put together a video lesson on muting? Or maybe he has since I haven't looked It's much easier to show than explain, but I'll try. 1) Palm Muting Given that the strings you are trying to mute are on lower strings than the ones you are playing, I'd suggest palm muting them. This is done with your strumming hand by placing the fleshy part of your palm (below your thumb) on the strings you don't want to ring to silence them. The easiest time to do this would be when you're going from A to D - as you strike down your D chord. Same applies from E to A. You don't have to place your palm hard, just enough to stop them ringing. There's a bit of a knack to it I'll admit, trying to put in words how I do it is hard! I'd suggest practice first by playing a chord and practice stopping it cleanly with your palm. build up some speed just doing that then practice muting particular strings. I should also note an A in a D chord isn't 'wrong', and an E in an A chord isn't 'wrong' either. But having the root note as your bass note gives a nicer chord sound. 2) Left Hand muting You didn't really ask for this, but it'll probably be your next question! This is easier when the strings you want to mute are on higher strings than the ones you're playing. You place fingers on your chording hand that aren't being used to chord, onto the rogue strings that are ringing enough to stop them - if you're barring you can lift your finger just enough to stop the strings sounding. 3) Notes sounding other notes Assuming you're not actually striking them I suspect your strings are ringing because you're playing the same note (or some form of harmonic) on another string ie you're playing a higher E on another string, so your low E bass string rings. If you're using a whammy bar at some point this can also cause unwanted strings to ring. Since you're talking about your two bass strings I would palm mute these. to keep them quiet. Smoke on the water plays 2 notes at once so the sound is probably different enough to not sound your bass E
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 9, 2010 3:23:16 GMT -5
I would say the most common 'repair' would be a setup (restring, truss rod adjustment, string height, intonation etc). Other than that I guess installing new pickups or fixing earthing faults. I usually deal with this stuff myself these days, but I used to get shops to do it. I'd imagine lots of people aren't keen to do it
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 8, 2010 6:08:16 GMT -5
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 8, 2010 5:59:30 GMT -5
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 8, 2010 5:28:51 GMT -5
no worries, it's a good tip lesblues - I did think about epi's 335 for a time, but came to the same conclusion you did. We don't get a lot of other clones down here that aren't bleh, sometimes 2nd hand crops up, but it's rare, and if it's good it's usually expensive. Next time I'm in the states again I'm buying a guitar.
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 7, 2010 20:19:30 GMT -5
The last time I looked at the Epiphone Dot I was not impressed. The construction seemed pretty poor eg you could see a gap between the central. block of wood and the body of the guitar. I wonder how that would affect the sustain. Yeah I'd agree with that, that's why I said "some sort of 335" Their 12 string acoustic doesn't sound too bad, and the ssh vintage modified has some unusual tones in the neck + mid position. Anyway I think I've had enough GAS for a while
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 7, 2010 5:22:56 GMT -5
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Hi
Oct 5, 2010 14:42:19 GMT -5
Post by rayden44 on Oct 5, 2010 14:42:19 GMT -5
I've got some time off in the next couple of weeks, and I'm going to be shifting it to a wordpress site so it's a bit tidier - and maybe I'll update it since it'll be easier than my current mess heh.
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 5, 2010 9:30:31 GMT -5
Reverb is always nice to have being in a 3 piece. Just fills the gaps a bit more. I don't miss it too much on my Ceriatone amp, which I believe is due to the tube rectifier acting as a sustainer / compressor. I have a Shure PG57 we use for open mic during rehearsals and it's great. As good as, if not better than, a more expensive omni condenser mic we tried once.
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Hi
Oct 5, 2010 9:20:18 GMT -5
Post by rayden44 on Oct 5, 2010 9:20:18 GMT -5
I knew somehow the conversation would come around to sheep
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 4, 2010 21:06:07 GMT -5
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 3, 2010 4:56:12 GMT -5
I tried once liking it to women buying shoes / handbags - yeah I didn't get very far with that tack Anyway that looks absolutely amazing. While I don't personally like them, lace sensors do provide some interesting sounds I will admit. Volume is pretty consistent when bending too. I have heard of a treble booster being useful to get a bit more out of them. Sound is something only your own ears can decide. But it's all relative to other gear you have too. My hand build amp is far more touch responsive than my Mesa.
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Hi
Oct 1, 2010 18:18:31 GMT -5
Post by rayden44 on Oct 1, 2010 18:18:31 GMT -5
With soccer you forgot the "falling over to get a penalty" part. See All Whites versus Italy from the world cup.... grr. In Rugby if you fall over to get a penalty you just get a dogpile on top of you. It just occurred to me we're not very colourful in our team naming. We're either white, black or silver
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