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Post by grampalerxst on Dec 14, 2023 7:33:11 GMT -6
Hope everyone is well and just off enjoying holidays. I finally got my refurbished AT-100 back. I think I put up the pick of Andy T holding it while he visited the workshop of the guy who did the refret. I'm sworn to secrecy regarding who did the work because of a collaboration he's doing with AT, but the guy is good, haha. It's like a completely different guitar. Besides swapping out the trashed nickel frets for SS, I also went down to .009 strings which I'm liking a lot. Easier to play and brighter (along with the frets) which offsets the warmth of the rail pickups.
Still playing every day. I composed one of my goofy compositions for a holiday recording, but I'm having a ton of difficulty coming up with the right bass/drums from my VSTs, so it looks like I won't get it completed, at least not in time for the holidays. But it's been fun watching the guitar part evolve since the first bits came together over the summer. Just a simple strummy thing that's neither bluesy nor in any way holiday themed.
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Post by jack1982 on Dec 16, 2023 9:12:13 GMT -6
Good to hear from you Grampa, I thought this place had died  I finished "Hungry" by White Lion a while ago: Now I'm working on "Wait" also by White lion. Mostly been working on the solo, though I do have quite a bit of the song memorized. Just been too busy/lazy to get my usual morning and evening practice sessions in, so songs are taking me 2 months instead of the usual 1. Not to mention songs by Vito Bratta are about as challenging as it gets lol. I've got a mandolin wrapped up under the tree, an Eastman MD305.  I'd like to play "Battle of Evermore" by Led Zeppelin, and maybe "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart. Well, I hope all you guys are doing well and finding some time for music  |
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Post by joachim on Dec 16, 2023 11:14:48 GMT -6
Phew, glad someone broke the silence!
Grampa, it's good to hear that you're still getting in some good practice.
Jack, wow, that's a heck of display of technique, rhythm and timing! I could not pull that off...
I also manage to get in some good practice for the time being. It's mainly centered around jazz rhythm playing right now, but I have an urge to get back at some blues pentatonic soloing. I even got out More Blues You Can Use the other day, and I realized that right now I am further away being able to play those studies than ever before. It's a small consolation that the tricky chord parts come easier now, though. I am still taking lessons, working on "Goodbye Blue Sky" and some "Blues for Basie", and that's cool, the teacher is both nice and very competent. I do miss the old lessons with John, though. Those were good times...
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Post by bluesbruce on Dec 17, 2023 13:24:45 GMT -6
Good to hear from you guys again! I've been on "guitar exile" trying to let tendonitis and arthritis in my picking wrist cool down. Missing it a lot, but the wrist is so much better now... Haven't really decided on a direction yet - maybe try going back to finger style playing, maybe get back to learning harmonica, maybe try to learn some piano/keyboard, or try to learn some singing. I'll try to check in periodically. Hope everyone has a good Christmas holiday!
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