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Same Old Song & Dance - tutorial

maplebaby — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:38:18 GMT

Aerosmith's classic: in this video I break down how i play this great tune.....thanks for watching!

guitar - RS Guitarworks 'Old Friend' tele

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

Non-western scale patters �Konokol� applied to guitar technique rutines 4

rubendiaz — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:14 GMT

Konokol (Indian rhythm method) applied to guitar scale practice 4

Here is the continuation of a series on �Picado� or scales patterns & techniques for guitar, that will be useful for any style you play, and will enable you to enhance your coordination and phrasing with the instrument, in whatever musical context you are.

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Just had a 7.4 quake

Enigmur — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:26:58 GMT

Pretty extreme, I didn't get out of bed haha. It's 4:30am, I'm gonna get a good night sleep or die trying!

Our house is fine, a few things broke. About 15 chimneys fell down my street, one crushed a car.
My sister's car was crushed by her chimney.

The inner city has been pretty ripped up, all the old brick buildings have fallen apart.
Some places in the city have the footpaths torn up etc, flooding in areas near water.

My guitars are fine. :p

Some may find this interesting.

Keith — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:24:35 GMT

http://expeditiontitanic.com

What these people are doing is a mapout of the Titanic. She's been sitting on the bottom for 98 years now, and the fear is that in the next 10 years, the hull will collapse in on itself.

You can see video in almost real time. It may be a bandwidth hog, so ones with dial up may run into streaming issues.

There is some really good reading on the site as well.

Enjoy:)

Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order Cover

g6120 — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:21:40 GMT

My solo acoustic take on this great song.
My solo acoustic take on this great song.
"Bizarre Love Triangle" is a single released in 1986 by the English rock
band New Order. A version is included on their album Brotherhood.

Though it is one of the group's best known singles, it failed to make
the UK Top 40, only reaching number 56. It was, however, a surprise
hit in Australia, reaching number five and initiating a string of five
consecutive Top 20 hits. In the U.S, the song's popularity has only
climbed steadily since 1986 and it is considered a classic in many circles.
In 2004 the song was ranked number 201 in Rolling Stone's "The 500
Greatest Songs of All Time".

estimated worth of peavey ultra plus half stack

sl3shredder — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:13:08 GMT

120 watt all tube 3 channel head, matching 4x12 cabinet, everything is in working condition, cosmetically its probably around a 7 out of 10 has a few nicks in the cab, but they have been repaired and are not noticeable unless you are looking for them.

anybody got an idea of what this might be worth? i bought it for around 800 i think, from a buddy that needed some cash for credit card debt.

i have been looking around ebay and craigslist but i cant find any for sale. im looking to get rid of this and get a carvin bel air 2 12 combo...if i can find a used one i was hoping maybe for a trade and some cash, or if i can sell it outright i was hoping to get around 700 maybe, what do you guys think? any chance i could get more? maybe 900-1000? or is that pretty ridiculous

Speed Building help

JEfay311 — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:12:28 GMT

Ok, so ive learned a few scales and can solo like an amature! Now it's time to turn that solo playing from amature to expert, but im gonna need some speed

Basically I'm looking for some speed building exercises not only from my fretting hand but for my picking as well.

Any tips on building speed? Also some exercises and routines to practice would be much appreciated.

Thanks!!!

Solid state to tube

JEfay311 — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:52:37 GMT

Ive got a Fender 25r solid state amplifier, and am looking for a bit more power and some better sound out of it. Now I know most of you would like to tell me its not worth it and I should just buy a tube amp, but I'm wondering 1) is it possible to turn a solid state amp into a tube amp, and 2) how can I do it.

I think it would be a cool side project to work on and would put my soldering iron to good use.

If you've got any kind of amp modification know how then please share it with me!!

Hurricane Earl

TeleTristan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:46:13 GMT

Really hard to get storm preps done when the "storm" keeps getting downgraded... just a rant. Looks like my neighborhood got all cranked up by the news again.

Err....Question.

Ubadood — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:02:17 GMT

So if I play these power chords B F# E, what scale do I use...? I tried a B major scale but that didn't work...

The backing goes.

B F# E

B F# E

A E D

A E D

Really confused. I just made up that Backing (The Bassist is supposed to play it) and now im trying to solo over it but I don't know what scales I use. I may not be making sense...err.

I've only just learn't how to use scales with backing tracks btw (Proper Improv)

Innovation on: �Scales over minor chords in Andalusian flamenco guitar� 7

rubendiaz — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:12:15 GMT

�Paco de Lucia The Only True Innovator (7) On Flamenco Contemporary Guitar�

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trippy delay experimental solo(please give feedback)

pod480 — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:24:09 GMT

something a little different i was experimenting with

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMHsajsZIU4

bending

Warrior2 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:39:06 GMT

I am starting to learn the blues style, and one of the things I am fighting is
the proper way to do bending.

I am using light strings and am wondering if that may be part of the problem.

Any hints for me on this will help...thanks!::)

A "crackling" noise when bending strings.

Naike — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT

Hey.
So I have a ltd m-400 electric guitar, and I've had it for 2-3 years now, and I love it.
However I just changed to new strings, and for some reason, the string, or whatever it is makes a crackling noise when bending certain strings at certain frets.

I've never had this issue before, and I've just noticed it with the new strings I have.
I tried dampening the springs on the back with a napkin and it did remove most of the noise, but there's still a faint noise to be heard.

What could this be, worth changing strings again?
I have some random Peavey strings set in at the moment, and I have some GHS Boomers waiting in my guitar case, however they are even thinner.
Should I try increasing the action, my e string is at around 3.5mm and E at 5-6mm (is this even normal?)?
I'm just worried I won't have to go to a Luther or something else.

Headed to Vegas / SW Utah in a week

gtrhrcane — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:55:36 GMT

This should be interesting. It will be my 2nd vacation this year, making up for a lot of lost time. (went to Hawaii in February...hence my 'location' :D )

Going to leave Friday night, the 10th and arriving in Vegas for a couple nights. Then we'll be headed to St. George, Utah for the rest of the week.

Not much for the Vegas scene, but I'm looking forward to seeing it regardless, and in particular the Zion Nat'l Park area.