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Musician's Thread

Discussion in 'Permanent Threads' started by iczorro, Apr 7, 2010.

  1. Slivers

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    <a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP-vVPB9hmo&list=LLWOpEILzHqK7VQboGB-3XTw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP-vVPB ... QboGB-3XTw</a>


    How the fuck can I learn to play like this? I love the funk chords and this is where I want to head with my playing, but it's much harder to get a grasp on the techniques used for it then regular playing. I can't find much on youtube. Where would I start? I don't know anything about major and minor or any of that shit. I'm a pretty decent player, and can pick up stuff from watching people play, but not this. Not at all. Any help would be appreciated. I got ahold of the player and he said its mostly all minor seventh chords and different voicings whatever the hell that means.

    Edit: For some reason the embed wouldn't work so the links up top
     
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    Hey guys, figured this was the best place to post this - a little bit of self promotion, and getting this thread bumped back up.

    So two years ago, a saw a craigslist ad asking for indie bands to participate in a David Bowie tribute "album," which would just be a collection of free recordings on this label's website. My bandmates and I decided to do it for fun, and picked "Rock n Roll Suicide."

    Well, after a few emails with the label, they stopped responding, and the project never materialized, I guess. But we recorded the song, and decided to put it on our Reverbnation site. So if you wanna give it a listen, go ahead.

    http://www.reverbnation.com/thelambandthetyger

    We're two or three guys (depending on the project) who all live hundreds of miles apart, and record whenever we're able, in makeshift home studios. For what we work with, it actually turned out pretty well.

    It also helped me learn how to use Logic Pro, which is a great program if you're using Mac, and haven't taken years of production classes. It is a definite upgrade from GarageBand for the sole fact that it has an independent mixer window.
     
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    If you're looking for an easy free program to lay down tracks, check out Reaper. I think it's >>>> every other program for turning on and laying down tracks and writing quickly without having to worry about where anything is saved or routing things or whatever. Really straightforward. I use it to write before bringing into Pro Tools to do the actual mixing, but Pro Tools is a pain in the ass for writing and midi.
     
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    Might be your man, I just don't know

    I saw Devon Allman at the Douglass Theatre in Macon, GA tonight. There were probably 50 people there. He did mostly originals, but closed the encore with a cover of One Way Out. He played Duane Allman's gold top Les Paul for that, on loan from the Big House museum. It's the same guitar used to record Layla. It was pretty awesome.

    That is all.
     
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    Well, last year I posted a picture of a Lakland bass I was going to buy. That never happened. The thing about working at a music store is that you always want one piece of gear, and then find something new that sparks your interest the next day.

    Well, this year I had to pull the trigger on a Fender Adam Clayon Jazz Bass. I had been searching for good prices on a custom-made bass, since I wanted a specific color, with a matching headstock and the big block inlays. It turns out, Fender released this bass a few months ago, and it's exactly the color I wanted for - Sherwood Green, matching headstock, block inlays, and the added bonus of 60's style "lollipop" tuning keys. I made it my own by switching the pearloid pickguard out for a tortoise shell version, giving it more of a 60's vintage look (and it makes the green finish actually look darker). Added strap locks, and it's good to go.

    Here it is beside my workhouse Mexican Jazz Bass

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    So nice. The tortoise shell pickguard shouldn't look good with that finish, but it's just so ugly that it's beautiful.
     
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    My brother wants some medium weight picks for Christmas. Anyone here have a brand recommendation for picks? He plays a Parker electric, if that's important. I play acoustic and just fingerpick so I'm kind of out of my league here.
     
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    I love Dunlop tortex. The yellow ones. They aren't made of the shiny hard plastic, so you don't hear the clicky plastic sound if you are playing softer. And they have a nice feel.
     
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    Yep, me too... but I prefer the big triangles(?) to a standard pick shape and size. They're the only pick I can play with any more. I buy them by the 50-pack whenever I see them for sale because I'm afraid they're going to stop making them.
     
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    I use Dunlop nylon .73's. Not to hard, not to soft, just the right amount of give for percussive strums (Which I use a lot). My only problem is holding on to the damn things, the textured end helps a bit, just not enough once my hands get sweaty.
     
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    That's why I use the Tortex Triangles... big enough that they're easy hang onto.

    And good score on the new guitar... congrats!
     
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    I don't know if I'd call it a score. It's not one of their high end LP's. It's an LP Special II, which they sell for $169. Pretty much a beginner guitar, although beginner guitars are a damn sight nicer then when we were learning. A nice set of aftermarket pups, Grover tuners, a graphite nut, and a bit of fret work and it'd probably be a great little beater. Not that I've put any thought into doing such a thing.
     
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    Next time, try the Dunlop Max Grip .73's - same Nylon material, but a grip that works really fucking well.

    And Angel - everybody's recommendations have been good. Dunlop makes the most variety, and .73 is a standard medium gauge. Tortex is by far the highest seller, and after that is the Nylons that toytoy uses.
     
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    This is exactly what I use as well. LOVE the way they feel more than any other pick I've ever used.
     
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    On your referrals, I've gotten him a pack of Dunlop nylon 73s, a pack of Dunlop Tortex and a pack of Dunlop celluloid mediums (because the guy in the store said he uses those and he seemed to be a stand-up gentleman).

    Thanks everyone! Y'all are good peeps.
     
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    Sucker!
     
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    And that right there, in bold, is how I make the big bucks in music retail.
     
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    But, then you ship out guitars instead of guitar cases to people like ToyToy, and eat up all the owner's profit.
     
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    That is true. That warehouse worker was kinda dumb. In that situation, ToyToy, you can do two things:

    -keep quiet and enjoy your guitar
    -let the company know about their mistake and help them correct it, and maybe get some free stuff from them for being so honest.

    Now, I am not saying either option is more morally correct. When I make a mistake like that (and I have - I sold a customer a used instrument/amp set at the price of one piece, not knowing they were tagged separate), and the customer is the one holding the cards, really all you can do is shrug and say "well, I fucked up, whoops." Either the customer helps you out, or he doesn't, and to be honest, it's your fault for screwing up, so chalk it up to a learning experience.
    It's like any job. If you fuck up, own it, and don't fuck up again.
     
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    I've been meaning to do this for a while, some of the older guitar players on here may remember how awesome The Rockman was when they first came out. They were invented by Tom Scholz, the genius behind the Boston sound. They were, in short...In. Fucking. Credible. Full, thick, awesome sound. And absurdly expensive. I think they were about $250 in 1984.

    Right now, I'm in the position where it's not feasible to have a Marshall stack and make lots of noise. (If you've never used a Marshall, they sound better the more you turn it up. It's a scientific fact.) So I remembered the awesome Rockman of my youth and went searching to see if they were still being made. It turns out they are, and even better, the price has dropped to $80 or so!

    I read the reviews and they were rated 1 star every place I looked, but that couldn't possibly be right. The Rockman is a legend. Legends are not 1's. Nope, nope, nope. So I bought one. A Metal Ace model because it has more distortion.

    What a steaming pile of shit. Unusable. Worthless. Distortion at it's highest level is about a 3 gain. Kind of a dirty blues sound. I immediately bought a belt clip Marshall for $24 and it blows the piece of shit Rockman away. (I've since bought a Korg digital 8 track with built in effects, so I'm currently playing through that. It's not a Marshall, but it keeps me sane.)

    In short, don't buy a new Rockman under any circumstances. If you can find a good buy on a mid 80's one though...jump on that fucker.
     
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    I already contacted them and worked it out. I'm now the proud owner of an entry level vintage sunburst Epiphone Les Paul Special II. The ugliest one they make. Yay.

    I also set about buying the parts to make my Franken-Epi-Gibby:

    Pickups: New Gibson 496R / 500T (Stock pups for an Explorer or Flying V)
    Tuners: Black Grovers off a 2010 Les Paul
    Tail piece & bridge: Black Gibson Tune O Matic off the same LP
    I also picked up the pots and harness from the same guitar, because why not?

    A graphite nut and some fret work and it should be good to go.

    Epi's are basically Gibsons with cheaper hardware, electronics and craftsmanship. My last Epi was a custom shop LP and quite honestly the difference in sound and tone were pretty minimal from my Gibby LP Studio. Granted, this one is a solid body instead of semi-hollow, so I'm expecting a bit sharper tone then the warmth of an LP, but it's heavy enough it should have similar sustain and the 496R/500T combo should give it some impressive crunch. I hope.

    There's also the bonus since it's a solid body that if I get a wild hair up my ass I can throw a Floyd Rose on it.