Is D Ee Usd Acc Discussion Threads

[merlin55] 04/7/2010 20:10

TBFish,

I use "Strings Direct", good choice and quick delivery.

[ignoble] 04/7/2010 10:26

Great song "Bob" ...real happy music !

[uncle_bob] 04/7/2010 10:11

Fantastic all time great.

[uncle_bob] 04/7/2010 10:09

Great song , great band.

[bamboo2] 04/7/2010 09:33

some human league for a sunny sunday morning,

The Human League - Open Your Heart


new strings bedding in well.

[trickyboyfish] 02/7/2010 21:32

Evening all, I need some new acoustic guitar strings. Havent re strung the guitar since I got it some years ago. Its a Gremlin round backed electric acoustic (never used the electric side). I dont know what guage the strings are but really want the same as I dont want to mess up the feel / sound. Strings are all metal.

Any ideas as to what strings I should get and a good gauge and a good website to buy them from ?

Thanks

And as a thank you (dont know if its already been posted) but this is amazing

Muse at Glastonbury 2010 with The Edge coming on stage to play (Watch and listent in HD if you can)

[wolterix] 29/6/2010 13:59

playing along to this at the minute, great big fat guitar sound..



Dinosaur Jr mark 2 !

[ignoble] 29/6/2010 13:15

My son does the same ...

[wolterix] 29/6/2010 13:08

my brother plays bass, and he boils his strings now and again, in a big saucepan.. works I think

[merlin55] 29/6/2010 07:23

Wolterix, and maybe the beer had an effect eh? :-). I tend to strum quite hard but dont bust to many many strings these days (although I'm not gigging on guitar at the mo).

I've always had issue with intonation esp the D and G stings bring noticeably sharp. I've since (only now) discovered that I fret too hard which causes the notes to sharpen and since I've lightened my fretting, it is much better (but I have to remember not to fret so hard)

Also I've got a new tuner, one you clip on the headstock and this has proved that my Washburn acoustic and certain strings on the Strat have slight intonation problems and go sharp. So maybe I'm not going mad after all.

[merlin55] 29/6/2010 07:11

I use Strings Direct as well, but I will not use D'addarios as they as they just intropfuce buzz and go out of tune too easily. I'm using TI "rock" strings .10 guage on my Strat and their roundwound "jazz" bass strings custom guage and DR Sunbeams on my basses.

Bamboo2, last of the big spenders :-))

[wolterix] 28/6/2010 23:24

when I was in 'pub band supremo', I had to replace them every week...

think it says summat about my 'technique'.. I just get so excited..

:)

[wolterix] 28/6/2010 23:23

lol

let no man say you're a bit stingy bamboo!

here you go matey

[bamboo2] 28/6/2010 20:29

merlin cheers. in all honesty the guitar strings are old.
they lost their 'stretch'-ability a good while ago.

i'm going to have to bite the bullet and replace the lot

[bamboo2] 28/6/2010 20:23

copywriters pulling stuff off utube, enjoy it while you can.
[it's not as though i haven't got the original vinyl and already paid the dues]

Rudy, Supertramp

[merlin55] 28/6/2010 19:40

Never had that happen bamboo2, could it be the heat?

I guess different tunings will emphasise diffferent harmonics which may suit some styles of music better.

As an example Ronnie Wood plays (or played) without a E string and uses open G tuning. This means the open strings will give a G major, so barring up the fretbooard using the A string as the root (but now detuned to G)is great for rock chord riffs, think "Brown Sugar" and "Start me up" etc (apologies if I'm telling you how to suck eggs)

Glad you are liking the Bowie Stuff, I just think he is an excellent writer and performer.

Some more you to mull over :-)

Diamond Dogs (Title track of the album)


All the Madmen (Man who sold the world)


Lets spend the Night together (Alladin Sane - his take on the stones hit)


Rock and Roll Suicide (Ziggy Stardust)

[bamboo2] 28/6/2010 18:51

broke a string. just snapped. over the weekend. not even playing at the time...


so why do song writers and bands play around with tunings?
is it as simple as wanting to sound different?

merlin, getting to like your bowie selection.

[krakow] 26/6/2010 21:16

serratia, it's Perfecta, si? By Tyler Walker:

[serratia] 25/6/2010 23:03

Stupid video but wish I new what the music track was.

[serratia] 25/6/2010 22:57

Of course music comes in various forms try this 30 sec clip.

[serratia] 25/6/2010 22:36

If you want to hear the next generation of blues players I was at this concert.Slow build into a great track.

[serratia] 25/6/2010 22:32

This version of Crossroads works for me.