The Guitar Thread

medium jim · « **Reply #100 on:** 5 Jan 2013, 06:52 am »

Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 5 Jan 2013, 06:12 am

You might want to also pick up a Ukulele....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5qakFIecBU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOhsJL60W1I

Jake is a monster player...

Dan "Soybean" Sawyer is also a killer uke player:

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/soybean

Jim

medium jim · « **Reply #101 on:** 5 Jan 2013, 06:59 am »

Here's one of the best unknown guitarist out there, Ben Lacy...I actually saw him at the same NAMM Show in Anaheim...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3poiVuGEX0

Jim

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #102 on:** 5 Jan 2013, 07:17 am »

Now this....this looks like a fun instrument to play...

Further info...Link...

Rclark · « **Reply #103 on:** 6 Jan 2013, 12:36 am »

Wow, that thing is killer wolfy. I'd hate to have to carry it around too much.

So I've mastered all the riffs, with the bends, harmonics and all, for Are You Gonna Go My Way, which was just constant repetition on those (I used the riff repeater, accellerator mode to do it). I can play the entire rythym section of the song (wow, feels cool to say that). Now, (GULP

) I'm going to attempt to learn the solo. My first ever. I'm hoping I can play the full song in three weeks, with the solo, that might be ambitious but we'll see, it's very fast in parts, I doubt I will be able to do it that soon. Still, I feel pretty good for just over a week in now.

Rclark · « **Reply #104 on:** 9 Jan 2013, 05:18 am »

Fingertips getting awfully thick

Been playing every day for hours.

I am definitely getting this amp

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ID30Combo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFdXnGCyJT8 - all solid state, brand new technology.

as soon as they have it in stock. Just does way too much and such a good price. Girl I know plays bass and is buying Rocksmith to jam with me, another girl I know has a drumkit. Hopefully in a month the three of us can get together to jam after I've put in more time.

jackman · « **Reply #105 on:** 9 Jan 2013, 01:52 pm »

Very good to hear you are keeping up with your playing. Girls in the band is good incentive to practice. I looked for Rocksmith but I was sold out. You should get one of these and learn to play like the great Junior Brown. Twang is cool!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=VRMNeoaosQw

jtwrace · « **Reply #106 on:** 9 Jan 2013, 02:27 pm »

Rclark

Post a vid of your playing! I want to see how far you've come in such a short time.

medium jim · « **Reply #107 on:** 9 Jan 2013, 03:52 pm »

Quote from: jackman on 9 Jan 2013, 01:52 pm

Very good to hear you are keeping up with your playing. Girls in the band is good incentive to practice. I looked for Rocksmith but I was sold out. You should get one of these and learn to play like the great Junior Brown. Twang is cool!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=VRMNeoaosQw

Jr is the shiitte...I saw him about 10 years ago....he is like Country on Acid....

Jim

Rclark · « **Reply #108 on:** 9 Jan 2013, 07:50 pm »

Quote from: jackman on 9 Jan 2013, 01:52 pm

Very good to hear you are keeping up with your playing. Girls in the band is good incentive to practice. I looked for Rocksmith but I was sold out. You should get one of these and learn to play like the great Junior Brown. Twang is cool!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=VRMNeoaosQw

Wait for Bandfuse, it will be even better, I think. Google it.

@JT, I will, in like a month or two

. That's still a pretty short time. currently struggling hard with the solo, I can only play all the way through at 35% complexity full speed.

Gonna watch your vid here Jackman.. Bandfuse will use actual tab format, and will include ability to add microphone. Plus I think it teaches you some theory. The next level of this stuff, out in a few months.

Rclark · « **Reply #109 on:** 13 Jan 2013, 05:02 am »

Be careful what you wish for, they say. So the girl with the bass is coming over on thursday to start practicing, the girl with the drums is ready whenever I am (I told her to give me another month to practice), she's going to move them into my place, and turns out there's (yes) another girl who plays piano, keyboard, who wants to come mess around.

We're jokingly calling the thing "Cee Lo White".

this is the first song I want us to completely master http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7lULaE6kv4. I can sing it because there's no singing while the guitar is going and also the guitar part is technical, but not overly fast, and I could maybe have it by a month or so if I try really hard and put in the time. the BlackStar digital amp I'm getting should be able to mimick that tone exactly. Anyway, I'm coming up with a list of five or six other songs for us to practice as well, should be a hoot.

Meanwhile, making daily improvements. Not a real guitarist yet, but on my way.

Ericus Rex · « **Reply #110 on:** 13 Jan 2013, 02:42 pm »

Djoo order your Chapman guitar? I see they're prepping for a March delivery.

Rclark · « **Reply #111 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 09:23 am »

No, I've decided I'm gonna order the BlackStar ID 260 (which is the full on, 2*60 watt, 2*12 combo rig) and that's gonna run me about $700. My Ibanez is just fine for the time being, it's proving to be a very decent cheap guitar.

I was going to get the ID 30, but then I realized I should get the 60 watt, and then I realized hell only a little more for a full giggable version.

I need an amp first before another guitar.

I'm on a mailing list for the BS, they aren't even out yet, and I'm going to want the footpedals for it too.

I'm actually about to make a thread about them right now, apparently they are a longtime, heritage tube amplifier company, but after years developing have come out with this ID series, all digital, and it's quite a wonder. It deserves a post. doin' it raht naw.

HAL · « **Reply #112 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 12:29 pm »

If you want to play The Ramones and look the part, here is a website.

http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/

Look at the Mach Two guitar. It is a reproduction of the Mosrite MarkII that Johnny Ramone played.

Have fun with the new amp!

steve in jersey · « **Reply #113 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 07:00 pm »

Let' see how good everyone's guitar trivia is. (It's an easy one, let's see how long it takes someone to get it)

What "guitar group" of the early 60s played Mosrite Guitars ? (Every kid learned how to play 1 or 2 of their songs as the first things they learned to play)

HAL · « **Reply #114 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 07:06 pm »

The Ventures.

Rclark · « **Reply #115 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 07:48 pm »

Quote from: HAL on 14 Jan 2013, 12:29 pm

If you want to play The Ramones and look the part, here is a website.

http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/

Look at the Mach Two guitar. It is a reproduction of the Mosrite MarkII that Johnny Ramone played.

Have fun with the new amp!

Thanks Hal! No, I only wanna use the Ramones for maybe five or six songs. Just to get us to gel together. That is a sick guitar though. I always thought Johnny Ramone looked super cool. Hung the guitar really low.

(It will be a riot though when the three of us get to say "Hey Ho! Let's go!" for Blitzkrieg Bop. Or their patented "1234!")

jackman · « **Reply #116 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 08:11 pm »

Quote from: HAL on 14 Jan 2013, 12:29 pm

If you want to play The Ramones and look the part, here is a website.

http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/

Look at the Mach Two guitar. It is a reproduction of the Mosrite MarkII that Johnny Ramone played.

Have fun with the new amp!

Jack White is known to play something similar. Pretty sure it's not an Eastwood but I'm sure I can't afford the real thing anyway.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=03YUgHAshSo

HAL · « **Reply #117 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 08:14 pm »

I have seen the Eastwood Mark2 for as low as $699.00 with a HSC. Pretty good for a recreation guitar.

jackman · « **Reply #118 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 08:22 pm »

I've tried some Eastwood guitars. Very cool looking and good playing. Lots of good inexpensive guitars these days. I've got too many guitars it would like a funky Eastwood someday. I think the guy from Black Keys plays one sometimes or at least one that looks similar to the one jack white plays.

medium jim · « **Reply #119 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 08:41 pm »

You can get a good entry level acoustic or electric for around $300.00 that play easy and in tune. I wish that was the case 40+ years ago. That said, to get a true professional quality instrument you will need to pay the piper.

Sure, there are this band or that group who play entry or intermediate quality instruments, but that is the exception and not the rule.

Jim