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stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 3/8/2006 8:20:07 AM
Study all u want learn it all scales, modes,rythem,harmony,arppegios,triads,biads,lol. Just always hear it in ur head first.Never just mindlessly practice. I use to get up every mourning with a cup of tea,coffee or whatever and think that a hour or two of scales as i watch T.V was all i needed.Turn the tube off concentrate on hearing the note before u play it.Get use to analizing ur next move at all times. Use a metronome this will make all the difference in ur playing later on how people will know the difference in your sincerity as a player. Quote John Mcglaughlin[learn it all then throw it all to the wind].

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 3/6/2006 2:24:00 AM
[We can't figure out what genre it is though] gotta love it. nice tune. tanks for sharing. awesome vocals.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 3/5/2006 6:31:29 AM
Just wanted to put out there FYI a book that i,ve used over the years that has been critical to me. Possibly following up on what Late posted on his theory on the 2 notes.A book i just am going threw once again this mourning and also to give credit to where credit is due as one of the great inovative Guitarist,s. Pat Martino,s book Creative Force Part 1. Check it out.

stevens

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Guitar repair Posted: 2/26/2006 12:46:53 PM
thks. ur gonna swap out the tubes on the delta? i played one that was purchased already and i need to put a downpayment for them to order another so i am curious if u are using the amp stock or u did mods?

stevens

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cool old gibson combo Posted: 2/26/2006 4:58:11 AM
yea. give it a steam bath till it warps the neck.j/king.lol i alway's used a git dedicated to slide.though i rarely play slide anymore. i checked out the delta blues amp.Smokin.Tax returns comin soon think i will pick one up. How u likin it? I,m listining to Johnny Lang.Man the dude smokes a tele. open E.or G.alway. works for me.though there are some good books out there for slide. open G or hawwain slack key.

stevens

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Help Posted: 2/19/2006 7:48:19 PM
Ionian dorian phrygian lydian mixoydian aolian locrian it's more important to know the #'s 1 major 2 minor7 3 minor 4 major7 5 dominant 7 6 minor or natural minor (try key of G major with natural minor being E minor play Gmj to Emin.]and solo over.or Gmaj to CMaj7th being 1chord[maj] to 4th Maj7th many songs are built this way. 7 minor flat 5 ie 1 3 5 your basic blues for starters. so a blues jam in A would be 1A 3D 5E7th chords. or to build chords off any given key. Nice way to jam is simply to play each chord in progression using corrosponding scales.

stevens

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Help Posted: 2/19/2006 9:00:42 AM
Yes i remember Twins to be popular.I don't remember people going for anything less then 100 watt amps.It was all about being huge living large.My first amp was a Sunn 2 cabs it was bigger then me and i would rest my beer on top of it and had to reach up to grab it. Is funny when guy's started showing up with 30 watt Fender champs and micing em threw the PA and sounding gr8. Man looking back to late 70's early 80's what clueless youth we where. lol. at least me.anyway. Gotta love Spinal Tap. or that movie with Sean Penn.The name escapes me rite now smthing High School.

stevens

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Guitar player angst Posted: 2/2/2006 5:05:47 PM
yea check out alot of players roy b mike stern etc.. myself. always strap the guitar high up for maximun access to the neck. even david gilmore.jimi page threw me off and players like slash. just is not the right way to finger the neck. i have arthritis in my middle finger on my picking hand.which prohibits me from being the bass player i once was. now i always pratice proper tech. my fretting hand is fine.i studied from some of the best jazz players new york had to offer when i was young.praise the lord. rock on.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread KicKs ! Posted: 1/31/2006 3:38:31 AM
Hearing Gatton play makes me feel ill. Damn. might as well quit while i still can save some face. Anyone familier with Tim Sparks? he has a book/cd package called Balken Dream Suite. google his site.another player to make u a lil ill at first. though i tackeled a few of his peices on there. and stole a few riffs.

stevens

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Elevated Humbuckers Posted: 1/30/2006 7:18:02 PM
beg to differ. Tal Farlow. j/king Lenny Breau just as gd

stevens

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Elevated Humbuckers Posted: 1/30/2006 6:20:42 PM
hm natural harmonics interesting topic basslobster.com offers a good chart for that. playing fretless bass i,m big into harmonics. they are all over the neck ,listen to amazing grace on basslobster then check out the chart and tab. also look at the jaco vid /Potrait of tracy. the same harmonics can be found on the guitar. artificial harmonics different topic but just as interesting.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/29/2006 4:03:49 AM
Can't beleive it but the drummers collective is still there and doing well. http://www.thecoll.com/

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/28/2006 2:13:05 PM
There was also a place back in those day's called The Drummers Collective where i did a stint as house guitarist where those guys would come by and jam.particully Jaco. in those day's i had a carvin les paul copy and i used a Sunn Stack. Sunn head two marshall cabs.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/28/2006 2:06:47 PM
WE WAnt Miles is gr8 CD i know i have it.is hard to find i found it in a cd shop in lower manhatten i paid 30 bucks for it. i saw Miles with that band at fordham uni in the bronx first row a lil to the left side of stage just a few feet from marcus miller. i was also alway,s hanging out at 55 Grand bar on wed's night years ago where Mike held court.But during those day's too stoned to have cared about the guitar rig. I was freinds with him back in the day.lol. First time i met him was at the blue note on bleeker street when he was playing with Jaco.Man those guy's where awesome friggin Jaco would be drenched in sweat halfway into the first song and never let up threwout the show. he also used to play at a place on 17th street with Billy Cobham on drums and jaco sittin occasionally. But we where high catz in those day's and my memory is spotty.lol.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/28/2006 1:26:26 PM
found this site usefull. http://guitargeek.com/rigview/258/ Mike Sterns setup is interesting. I loved his sound when he was in miles band. anyone remember Sunn amps?

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/28/2006 10:09:52 AM
I checked it out too. I guess around tax returns time i may have to take a trip out to union nj.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/27/2006 11:29:12 PM
besides its not the equipment that makes a musician,its the player behind it. not when ur talking to a amp guru. interesting reading.thks.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/26/2006 7:20:26 PM
i was using a pod for awhile and now i think i am going to give it away. for electric guitar playing i have been using the marshall and crybaby only. i play alot using a ebow and for that i take the crybaby out of the loop i find it screws up the resonance and sustain i get using the ebow. man u can get some killer lows with that thing. fun lil toy. i have noticed digital effects sound better threw solid state amps.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/26/2006 6:10:28 PM
LOL> I think i was at that show. saw them once and i was hyped up but it was one of the few shows i had to kinda just leave for a lil while. come back for the next act

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/26/2006 5:05:13 PM
threw the years it has been all good. played with some gr8s.played harp with paul butterfeild/jammed with a hole host of different blues artist's. had 10 yrs of nonstop playing.highlight,s like opening for zappa. now it is like i think threw the gig before i do it.envision the guy responsible to pay me snorting the profits and saying with that stupid coke grin /dude i don,t know what happpened to the money.lol. all i got to say is be carefull. i used to demand a bottle of stoli on ice at every gig. don,t think that is a good idea anymore.lol. live and learn if ya live threw it.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/26/2006 4:03:04 PM
i am thinkin to hit the road towards the end of march to do a string of gig's starting off in hilton head ending up in the florida key's.right now it is up in the air. all i can say is it is alot of fun when u are young and free. but damn i'm a lil over 40 now and been there done that. So unfortunatly it has gotten to be if the cash is right. i know pretty sad huh. though i have some good freinds down that way and i hear the live music sence is happenin.

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/26/2006 3:34:25 PM
gig'in in north carolina? you get over to hilton head?

stevens

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To all the girls out there... Posted: 1/23/2006 11:03:56 AM
uh interesting

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What do you do when the topic of how many youve been with comes up? Posted: 1/22/2006 2:49:48 AM
plead the 5th. ask for a glass of water. blame it on the 80's. say,i dont remember. or best claim[never had sex much or thought of it till i met you]works best.

stevens

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Talented People On Here...How you got started Posted: 1/21/2006 6:45:42 PM
i agree once u get that urge to do something u gotta go foward with it. like an itch that needs to be scratched without that u got nothing.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/21/2006 6:24:45 PM
1eand a 2 triplet 3triplet my daughter wanted to learn timing i said let,s go for a walk. there is rythym in everything. when trainingto do triathlon it equtes to all three sports .timing is everything.

stevens

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love your job? Posted: 1/21/2006 6:13:50 PM
yea i love it too somany happy people in their cars next to me. all trying to get somewhere to start their day.makes me warm all over

stevens

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IMPORTANT --> Spyware - Popups, Homepage Changing, etc Posted: 1/20/2006 3:30:03 PM
i have heard macintosh computers are safer then pc,s microsoft. i need to buy a new computer for my 13 year old daughter. any suggestion,s?

stevens

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internet law Posted: 1/19/2006 8:00:14 PM
Should the internet be allowed to be your true source for free speach? free action? I understand protecting children.though when is federal law correct? Who should govern? I am reffering to new laws protecting music. many music sites that upload individuals renditions of artist's written music are now being threatened with jail time.

stevens

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Did she really love me? Posted: 1/19/2006 6:55:18 PM
Yea.pls take my post lighheartedly but i have seen so many nice guy's used by women that dig their own holes and just keep digging. i feel for ya.Though nice guy's get horny too. I know this girl once wanted me for a troupy for her kids wanted the spanish dude up the street for sex, go figure. U gotta stand ur ground. if it is meant to be then.

stevens

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I quit drinking soda Posted: 1/19/2006 6:43:13 PM
EWWWW Soda is horrible stuff.Coke etc... I love to get a bottle of sparkling Perrier though put it on ice and make beleive it is some exotic cocktail then burb.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/19/2006 6:10:39 PM
Use ur internet resourses while u still can. alot of tab sites are closing down due to new laws threatening jail time. personally i think it is a shame the internet was a lawless society only governed by those who use it.now it seems if u want to post ur own rendition of someone elses material be carefull.it kinda goes hand in hand with pop ups.online invading of ur personal space.

stevens

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Did she really love me? Posted: 1/19/2006 5:09:45 PM
this thread belongs in the will all the nice guys stop asking why we don't want them? thread. sucker. lol.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/18/2006 5:39:44 PM
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5918062732176951686&q=jazz+blues

stevens

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Climate change: Man or Nature? Posted: 1/16/2006 5:43:44 PM
Are there geologic records of previous "mini ice ages"? hell yea check out washington,s crossing of the delaware. snow in june etc....

stevens

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Climate change: Man or Nature? Posted: 1/14/2006 9:39:38 PM
Well here in New York was another almost 60 degree day in the middle of January.Pretty weird.Anything is possible. It is only when the last light goes out that u notice you are in the dark. The tsunami was a natural act of movement of the earth. Of course it is going to shift and tilt that is why i make sure i put on fresh underwear every night and brush my teeth. Cause ya never know.

stevens

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What is Vitamin E good for? Posted: 1/14/2006 10:05:16 AM
I've heard it is better to take dry vitamin e[powder form]any truth to this? it seems to me the gel ones are just some oil.The oil can get old . So why not take a spoon of sesame oil or extra virgin olive oil? less expensive.

stevens

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Best Guitarists of All time Posted: 1/13/2006 7:45:11 PM
anyone familier with tim sparks?

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/12/2006 2:38:04 PM
a freind is selling a mesaboogie 22 caliber no eq. i,m gonna jump on it. i was wondering what,s up with eq anyway? is it really that important on an amp?

stevens

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was kurt kobain very clever? Posted: 1/11/2006 9:16:15 PM
u got certain people with that druggie personalty and once u become a star and u got the cash rollin in. the end is near cause u got the means to get the potent stuff. and is only that much quicker to ur demise. kurt got so spaced and dope sick and the depression that goes with it. that the shotgun was just the more clever way out.hehe.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/11/2006 8:43:11 PM
. all depends on ur style of playing. If u are strickly a lead guitarist then u can use less watt,s but if u are big on rythem[spell check lol] then more watt's. I find diversity playing need's more watt's. Marcel u say u play a tele ur a big fan of roy? fender reverb amp's 10 watt's will kick ass for lead then u mic it threw the pa.but u go play some nice chord changes and u get mud. I like to get a nice big full sound that is why i used many fender twins as opposed to using smthing like a roland chourus or tech 60.[ss] When i play acoustic there's not a tube to be found. But i have never gotten a bad remark in fact people have been more then nice. I use a PA as my amp.and use the house PA or my Mackie to sing and carry some sound. I like to play the Whole Guitar.Alot of open strings, travis pickin i studied classical guitar.and i just find i get less problems without tubes for acoustic guitar plus u add in the audience noise.so i use fishmen preamps.also i use wireless.

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was kurt kobain very clever? Posted: 1/11/2006 8:21:43 PM
very clever. so clever he knew where to get the really good drugs. high test all the way. r.i.p.

stevens

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Aussie joke! Posted: 1/10/2006 6:54:06 PM
In 1993, the American Government funded a study to see why the head of a man's penis was larger than the shaft. After one year and $180,000.00 they concluded that the reason the head was larger than the shaft was to give the man more pleasure during sex. After the US published the study, the French decided to do their own study. After $250,000.00, and 3 years of research, they concluded that the reason was to give the woman more pleasure during sex. Australian scientists, unsatisfied with these findings, conducted their own study. After 2 weeks and a cost of $74.95, they concluded that it was to keep a man's hand from flying off and hitting him in the forehead.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/10/2006 5:57:32 PM
more bottom than Kirstie Alley lol.now that's what i'm talkin about.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/10/2006 4:50:29 PM
That's what freinds are for. nice tune.very tasty

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the HOME RECORDING STUDIO thread Posted: 1/9/2006 7:08:56 PM
roland. lol i use a 33 synth and bought the appropriate axe. cause roland loves roland.lol gr8 thread. rifftracker is good., but i love analog recording. but,simply no choice. we all live in a digital world.

stevens

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The guitar player's thread Posted: 1/7/2006 10:10:50 PM
bigger thicker speaker more thump_ more bass. the fatter the magnet the better the thumpin. lol.

stevens

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Grabbed her A*ss !! Posted: 1/5/2006 1:53:14 AM
I did not read all the post,s OT How about women grabbin men? I have experienced that more then once and not just a grab of my butt. Some girls u put a lil alcohol in them. And,watch out.

stevens

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Bass players thread.... Posted: 1/2/2006 7:18:01 PM
Portriat of tracy jaco is particuly in gr8 form on that one. Also some hot shit by Victor Wotten.

stevens

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Bass players thread.... Posted: 1/2/2006 6:46:08 PM
Good site for bassheads http://www.basslobster.com/ check the vids/

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