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Posted: Dec 19, 2009 - 9:08am

katzendogs wrote:

Gift for the boy.
He taught himself guitar. Electric. But he can't keep a beat. Is there a 'tool' he could use for this? Its hard for me to think of one other than a metronome. Is this a device that can be used for a hard rock player?

One thing you might try is having him sit down during a good RP set and jam along. Plus he'll come across a lot of non standard rhythms.

I do that sometimes when I'm shaking off rust and the jumping around from style to style really gets you up to speed quick.

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Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 6:17pm

bokey wrote:

I guess I like the squeak.These things don't bite into your fingers enough to give you any vibrato or stuff.

Also,I can bend a D'Adario Light or a Martin Marquis at least a note or 2 .I can even do 2 or 3 strings at a time in the same chord sometimes going in opposite directions, one string bending flat and one string bending sharp.

These things just slide off like off your fingers in some unnatural way.

Bad vibe for me, and good vibes are what makes music.

My follow up to my own inquiry. {#Lol}

them are my favorite standard strings. They sound jumbo on mine.

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Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 5:52pm

pdhski wrote:

Starting off, I'm a hacker & a banger on my acoustic, and mostly leave it out of the case. That said, the Elixir Nanoweb mediums stay bright and fairly clean a long time with the abuse I give 'em. And I like the feel - very little squeak. Nice response when I fingerpick. Definitely worth my money. I think you may want to try the Nanos (vs. the Polywebs) on an electric.

I guess I like the squeak. These things don't bite into your fingers enough to give you any vibrato or stuff.

Also, I can bend a D'Adario Light or a Martin Marquis at least a note or 2 . I can even do 2 or 3 strings at a time in the same chord sometimes going in opposite directions, one string bending flat and one string bending sharp.

These things just slide off like off your fingers in some unnatural way.

Bad vibe for me, and good vibes are what makes music.

My follow up to my own inquiry. {#Lol}

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Posted: Dec 10, 2009 - 6:22am

Proclivities wrote:

There are a lot of affordable drum/rhythm machines around (there are also some very expensive ones). Most of them will have a "metronome" setting as well as numerous drumbeats with variable tempos. Friends of mine who give music lessons have used them with students to teach not only "time", but also to teach syncopation and other rhythm fundamentals.

My suggestion too! (coming from a music teacher). You can also get guitar books that have play along CDs with them, and those are good to use to help with timing, too!

I might also suggest some lessons. Nothing beats one on one teaching for such things.

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Posted: Dec 10, 2009 - 6:01am

katzendogs wrote:

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Posted: Dec 9, 2009 - 6:36pm
Gift for the boy. He taught himself guitar. Electric. But he can't keep a beat. Is there a 'tool' he could use for this? Its hard for me to think of one other than a metronome. Is this a device that can be used for a hard rock player?

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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:52am

bokey wrote:

Anyone used Elixir strings? I paid $14 for a set of lights which I'm hoping to get more than the usual 2 or 3 crazy sessions from.

If I get hot and sweaty, I wipe my strings down with a microfiber rag (actually usually a coffee filter, dirt cheap and low fiber)and rubbing alcohol. I'm wondering of this destroys the coating on these strings.

Anyone got a clue? I can Google, I'm hoping for some personal experience based advice here, since it is a music site after all.

At least in non election years. {#Roflol}

Anyway, this {#Arrowd}

, from there website sounds good, but that's the guys selling the product talking.

"Elixir® Strings coats the entire string with a micro-thin barrier against corrosion and contamination. Nothing, including the coating itself, can invade the space between the windings. And that's the secret to long-lasting tone."

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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:38am

bokey wrote:

Anyway, this {#Arrowd}

I have only played one set of Elixers. That coating transfers to your fingertips. It drove me nuts. The strings were still good and I swapped `em out anyway. Mostly because of the sensation that someone's snot was on my hands! Also, don't recall the tone and amplitude of the strings being to my liking.

Your results may vary.

(edit) Oh, I have no idea what alcohol will do to the coating.

bokey

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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 - 12:18am

Anyway, this {#Arrowd}

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Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 10:36am

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This guy Kenny Sultan is pretty freakin' amazing:

I thought I would drop you a note about some upcoming Martin Clinics(always free), and the Fur Peace Ranch teaching camp.
If any one would like some more info, feel free to contact me at kennysultan@aol.com
Hopefully see you around!,
Thanks...
Kenny,
PS......
Thinking of also doing a one day guitar workshop in London, England August 8th. Details soon.

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Posted: Dec 21, 2008 - 6:13am
No no, not "old", "aged" like a fine wine, or a good guitar.

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Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 8:57pm
Hairfarmer wrote: Degrassi Jr High A bit after my time but I remember the commercials. I'm so old.

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Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 8:26pm
hobbitt wrote: Uh, wha? You guys are way over my head! Degrassi Jr High A bit after my time but I remember the commercials.

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Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 8:12pm
Hairfarmer wrote: I think that was a Junior High. Uh, wha? You guys are way over my head!

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Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 7:56pm
smokinsean wrote: snorkity-snork HA! Hey, I doubt I'll have another job interview for the next month.... may I visit huh, can I, huh?

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Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 7:22pm
Hairfarmer wrote: I think that was a Junior High. snorkity-snork

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Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 7:20pm
smokinsean wrote: ...they named a high school after him right?... I think that was a Junior High.

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Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 7:17pm

hobbitt wrote:

I was in a class where Alex de Grassi talked about open tuning and how he moved the chords to get different feelings. He's sitting there, guitar tuned to something like GADEAD, just doodling while he talks, pretty nice sound. He plays a finger-busting C chord up around the 12th fret and says, "I think I need a fuller sound here." Without a blink he switched down to around the 5th fret, fingers octopusing around. Scary to see how fast his brain worked at reworking the chord.

At this point I realized the class was so far over my head that I'd never see the sky, and I spent the rest of the time tucked away in a corner, awed, listening to de Grassi and the other students. I have an autographed cassette, where he writes "I hope to hear you play some day." Um, no. Not in this life time. {#Lol}

...they named a high school after him right?...

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Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 7:14pm

bokey wrote:

And then learn at least 3 different positions to play each one. {#Yes}

I was in a class where Alex de Grassi talked about open tuning and how he moved the chords to get different feelings. He's sitting there, guitar tuned to something like GADEAD, just doodling while he talks, pretty nice sound. He plays a finger-busting C chord up around the 12th fret and says, "I think I need a fuller sound here." Without a blink he switched down to around the 5th fret, fingers octopusing around. Scary to see how fast his brain worked at reworking the chord.

At this point I realized the class was so far over my head that I'd never see the sky, and I spent the rest of the time tucked away in a corner, awed, listening to de Grassi and the other students. I have an autographed cassette, where he writes "I hope to hear you play some day." Um, no. Not in this life time. {#Lol}

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Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 7:01pm
oldslabsides wrote: Someone quoted Billy Gibbons (guitarist for ZZ Top) as saying: I can't believe we've been doing this for forty years - and still playing the same three chords! My favorite Dusty Hill quote: "What do you do with five strings? Hell, I don't play but two of the four I got!"

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