Blues and Jazz Off Topic/Chat Thread!

[imgooley]

I thought the federal minimum wage was raised to 7?

And you can't live on 8 bucks an hour. The total rent for my apartment is 2100 bucks a month.

[nebraskan]

Holy crap, I've seen apartments here for $400/month. And you probably could live on $8 here, milk and gas are both expensive as tits now, but the price of most things isn't too high when compared to what I've seen in other places. A 12pack of Miller High Life was only $8 a few weeks ago, but that was on sale....

[imgooley]

Last time I got gas, I paid 4.60.

And I would die without beer.

[nebraskan]

Gas is about $3.95 here so we're not getting it much better I guess. Beer prices aren't raising too much to my knowledge, which is good :D

[imgooley]

That is good.

In fact, I think, I'm gonna throw some in the fridge right now. Miller MGD is good, but High Life is soooooo much better.

[theneildeal]

ive gone off beer recently. I wouldn't have beer in the fridge, because to me, i'd only have beer if i was in a bar.

That said, there's nothing better than watching the football with mates and a cold Newcastle Brown Ale!

[Vagabond21]

If beer gets too expensive you can always resort to the hobo/college freshman beers, Natural Ice or Colt .45.

MMMmm yum yum. :puke:

Neil, I've got a lot of money saved up from working, what's something worth investing my money in?

I've always heard land is the best and safest investment.

[theneildeal]

im not sure how it is in america, but here, housing is the worst thing to invest in at the moment because prices are inflated and the prices are still falling.

I would suggest investing in these stocks in the NYSE:

Microsoft - a consistent company that has averaged 22.569% a year growth since 1990, which is very very good. They've got a strong management team, and they are on a buy recommendation by most brokers

Intel - once again, its grown strongly since 1990, at a rate of 17.506% a year. Although it doesn't have the same amount of broker recommendations as microsoft, its still expected to grow, so i would recommend this.

If you don't know much about stocks, i would suggest looking into mutual funds. This is basically a group of stocks that have been chosen already. If you do, look for oil based mutual funds, because i think that oil prices will be at $200 a barrel in 2009.

[Vagabond21]

im not sure how it is in america, but here, housing is the worst thing to invest in at the moment because prices are inflated and the prices are still falling.

I would suggest investing in these stocks in the NYSE:

Microsoft - a consistent company that has averaged 22.569% a year growth since 1990, which is very very good. They've got a strong management team, and they are on a buy recommendation by most brokers

Intel - once again, its grown strongly since 1990, at a rate of 17.506% a year. Although it doesn't have the same amount of broker recommendations as microsoft, its still expected to grow, so i would recommend this.

If you don't know much about stocks, i would suggest looking into mutual funds. This is basically a group of stocks that have been chosen already. If you do, look for oil based mutual funds, because i think that oil prices will be at $200 a barrel in 2009.

Thanks for the advice. I'm just a little leery to invest a lot of money into the market right now since the economy has been all screwy. I'll probably look into the mutual fund thing though.

[theneildeal]

well, traditionally, bonds are the safer investment when the economy is in a crisis, because essentially, its an IOU with interest. But investments are all about how risk loving you are

[imgooley]

Bored.

Waiting on money so that I can go back up to Sac...

[ze monsta]

Tired.

Just jammin on Death Letter and Rollin and Tumblin...

[imgooley]

Who wrote the original Rollin and Tumblin. I've heard a version by Jesse Mae Hemphill, but I'm sure she isn't the one who wrote it.

[ze monsta]

It was taken from If I had Possession over Judgement Day, some say Muddy Waters, some say Elmore James. I think it's a traditional song though, Gus Cannon's Jugband did it first I think. It's like all the delta songs with Walkin in the title; they are all from Son House and Charley Patton's stuff.

[slidething31]

Robert Johnson did If I Had Possesion Over Judgement Day.

[ze monsta]

I know. I didn't say Muddy Waters or Elmore James played If I had possession...

[imgooley]

Traditional it is. Like most early blues songs.

[slidething31]

Oh ok. I see what you meant now. :D

[theneildeal]

i assume that most early blues songs started as slave songs. So chances are that you'll never know who wrote these songs

[ze monsta]

^Not necessarily.

The slave trade was kinda gone by the time blues came about. Share cropping was what held afro-americans down after slavery.

Blues started as field hollers, but songs were written and then performed by itinerant musicians like Ike Zinnerman and Son House, and then Robert Johnson's heard it, next Muddy Waters has heard it, then Eric Clapton has heard it, and so on and so forth.

[imgooley]

^The Blues was around in the time of slavery too. It started out on the plantation, and was adapted to the conditions of the Jim Crow South.

Most early blues comes from the Church and the Field.

[ze monsta]

Yeah, but slavery had been around in America since the 17th century, and the blues back then were field hollers. It's been said that it was to make the work go quicker, keep a rhythm of work and to make what you hate - enjoyable.

Blues has been around since the mid 19th century, and was not just a way of making yourself feel better but a way to dance and party.

[imgooley]

^Both are correct. And Slavery ended in 1864.

[ze monsta]

Not really related, but a great way to listen to the people who weren't famous sing their songs, and find out about life in the south.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/lomaxbibAudios1.html

[imgooley]

Nice find, Gus. Do they got Fife and Drum?

[ze monsta]

No sir. Not that I know of.

[imgooley]

bored...

I wanted to hear some good Fife and Drum...

[ze monsta]

^ Wha teh feh? why?

[ze monsta]

I'm trying to work up the speed on They're Red Hot by Robert Johnson, but my third finger is sprained...:sad:

[theneildeal]

i love that song! to be honest, ive stayed away from learning robert johnson as i know that im not good enough to play his songs.

Im working on my album #2 song. Ive got the backing track recorded and ive got the riff. Now to record....

[ze monsta]

I wanna learn From Four Until Late...that's my favourite RJ song.
I can play a few songs: Hellhound on My Trail, Preachin Blues (up jumped the devil), If I had Possession Over Judgement Day and Sweet Home Chicago.

[theneildeal]

ive heard that all of his songs are in alternate tunings and with capos on high frets. I can play most of the clapton covers of his music though.

[theneildeal]

and yeah, from four 'til late is a great song. I love phonograph blues. I think its my favourite of his. That and Me and the Devil. Its such a haunting song, especially considering the myth about his playing ability

[ze monsta]

Yeah, he was quite often tuned to Open A and capoed the 2nd fret.

I wanna learn this song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq3tOomP5PY&feature=related

[theneildeal]

thats a good song. strange kid though!

[imgooley]

^ Wha teh feh? why?
You don't like the fife and drum?

[Vagabond21]

Hello?

[Jackal58]

Hello your own damn self. :wavey:

[Vagabond21]

Hello yo mamas ass :kissass:

Jackal, who's your fav. blues/jazz artist of all time?

[Jackal58]

Damn that's a toughie. Jazz I think I gotta go with George Benson. Blues probably Albert Collins. Both of those are subject to change at a moments notice though.

[imgooley]

John Lee Hooker is teh pwnz0rz

[ze monsta]

Raconteurs live at Bonnaroo are teh pwnzorz. Seriously epic performance. I wish I was there!!!

[imgooley]

Man, I wish I had the money to see The Mule live in Long Beach at the end of the month. Too bad I'm broke as hell.

[Vagabond21]

Man, I wish I had the money to see The Mule live in Long Beach at the end of the month. Too bad I'm broke as hell.

Two ways a college student can make money:

1. Donate Plasma

2. Donate sperm

[ze monsta]

Option 2 sounds like a much more enjoyable way of making some cash. :haha

[imgooley]

Sperm it is.


So, despite my ejaculatory means of gaining funds, I'm heading back to Sacramento in the morning. 500 miles. Yay.

[Vagabond21]

Sperm it is.


So, despite my ejaculatory means of gaining funds, I'm heading back to Sacramento in the morning. 500 miles. Yay.

What for?

Are you driving?

[ze monsta]

He's gonna pick up some hash.






























I lie...I think that's where he lives. :p:

[Vagabond21]

He's gonna pick up some hash.
























I lie...I think that's where he lives. :p:
Lol. Each package of hash will have a JLH sticker on it.

[imgooley]

That's my personal brand.



But, yes, I am driving. In my 20 year old firebird. Through hill and dale, over bridges and through tunnels. Epic journey awaits.

[Vagabond21]

Make sure to pick up a hitchhiker, it makes for an interesting trip.

[ze monsta]

Rape.

Goolz is getting it.

[imgooley]

As long as it's not at a crossroads, I should be fine, right?

[ze monsta]

Right. :p:

I want a EHX Micro POG...and a Super Reverb...

[imgooley]

I want a Super Reverb, a 57 Twin, and a Fender Reverb tank.

[Vagabond21]

Goolz, you're just never satisfied are you? lol

[XtAsY2007]

I want to get into jazz but I have no idea where to start! I need some recommendations for some inspiring jazz bands / musicians and some recommendations for some good beginner jazz songs. Can someone please help me?

Thanks

[theneildeal]

so i went to the hospital today and had some blood taken. i almost fainted as i left the room, and felt drunk when i was driving home! For those of you that are too young to drive, don't do it! but for those of you that can drive, it makes driving a fun challenge!

[Vagabond21]

so i went to the hospital today and had some blood taken. i almost fainted as i left the room, and felt drunk when i was driving home! For those of you that are too young to drive, don't do it! but for those of you that can drive, it makes driving a fun challenge!

I had a dumb friend in highschool who gave blood and then went to football practice and passed out when we started warmups.

[theneildeal]

but as soon as you have it taken, the only thing that you feel like doing is sleeping! how could he want to play football?! or even decide to give blood before football practice?!

[slidething31]

Sperm it is.


So, despite my ejaculatory means of gaining funds, I'm heading back to Sacramento in the morning. 500 miles. Yay.
Take a little detour and swing by San Luis Obispo for a little blues jam session.

[imgooley]

Take a little detour and swing by San Luis Obispo for a little blues jam session.
You live in SLO? No ****? I had some family that lived in Santa Maria. If my cousin wasn't getting married on thursday, I would def swing by. Maybe when I come back down.

And, no, steve, I am never satistfied. I want a whole lot of ****.

[Vagabond21]

goolz, why don't you have any actual pics of yourself on your profile? lol

whenever I talk to you all I can think of is JLH and it's messing with my head.

[imgooley]

goolz, why don't you have any actual pics of yourself on your profile? lol

whenever I talk to you all I can think of is JLH and it's messing with my head.
That's not a bad thing...


Need to upload some, hold on.

[Vagabond21]

If you had longer hair, you'd look like a younger slash. Ha

[imgooley]

My hair is longer now. Like, epic long. Until about a week ago, I had a 3 inch beard, too.

[Dimebag22]

That's dirty! :p:

[imgooley]

Shut it, fool!

Just because you can't grow a beard like a real man doesn't mean you have the right to call me dirty!

Unless it's because I didn't shower today. Then it would be OK.

[Dimebag22]

Dirty as in fucking awesome. :headbang:

[imgooley]

Carry on, good fellow.

So. I need some new recording gear. Bad.

[slidething31]

I need a new guitar. I can't decide if I want a nice strat, or a semi hollow gibson.

But first I need money. Unemployment sucks.

[imgooley]

Yes it does.


And get a Semi. Epi semi's are very good, too, ya know. And if you do get a Gibby, get the 137, just to be different.

[slidething31]

I wish i had the money for both.

[imgooley]

Me too, bro. I really need some new recording equipment. I hate latency

[Highbinder]

I wish i had the money for both.

yah well I wish I had the money for a new amp. Not having an amp at all is driving me crazy (onto month 4 now..). Been eyeing up the Fender Blues Jr NOS but its.. a bit out of my price range.

[imgooley]

That NOS blues junior is a great amp. I played that Dean Chrome G i've been eying through it, and it was pure secks.

Out of my range, too.

[slidething31]

Man, everything is out of my range right now.

[imgooley]

Unemployment is a bitch.

[Vagabond21]

Man, everything is out of my range right now.
I know it's not what people usually look into, but I encourage you to look into a PRS.

I've got a Paul Reed Smith singlecut SE and I love it. I paid $550 (worth $600) for it and wouldn't have any other guitar. It blows fender and gibson out of the water (as far as guitars of the same price are concerned). I know this from personal experience, online reviews, and guys that work at music stores.

I realize it's not cheap, but it might be worth the wait of saving up the $.

[Vagabond21]

Here's a link to the guitar review: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/paul_reed_smith/se_singlecut/index.html

[JilaX^]

Here's a link to the guitar review: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/paul_reed_smith/se_singlecut/index.html

Sounds a lot like my Reverend Roundhouse HB :D

I actually considered getting that PRS, but decided to go with the Reverend, never looked back. The one thing I dislike about my Reverend is the sound on the Bridge HB, as it doesn't really handle the gain as well as I'd like it to. I'm going to swap that out with a Gibson Angus Young Signature Humbucker tho, so that'll be no problem. :)

[slidething31]

I know it's not what people usually look into, but I encourage you to look into a PRS.

I've got a Paul Reed Smith singlecut SE and I love it. I paid $550 (worth $600) for it and wouldn't have any other guitar. It blows fender and gibson out of the water (as far as guitars of the same price are concerned). I know this from personal experience, online reviews, and guys that work at music stores.

I realize it's not cheap, but it might be worth the wait of saving up the $.
When I said everything is out of my range, I should have said I don't have a range. No money at all.

But once I find a job and actually do have money to buy a new guit, I'll definitley try those out.

[Vagabond21]

^ Lol. My bad.

Just donate plasma a few times a week and you will have cash in no time. That's how we got beer money in college.

Oh yeah, a lot of homeless people do it too.

[slidething31]

I wish I could do that. I'm a big pansy when it somes to needles. I almost puked when I got an IV before surgery once. Started gettin all cold and sweaty. I hate needles.

[Vagabond21]

Don't ever watch the movie requiem for a dream.

On second thought, watch it....

[Vagabond21]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?p=14801628#post14801628

Hey guys, if you like country/bluegrass at all, go to this thread and voice your support.

Thank ya.

[aetherspear]

If you guys didn't hear, pianist Esbjorn Svensson just died in some scuba diving accident. His trio was awesome, and I was just getting into them.

[Vagabond21]

If you guys didn't hear, pianist Esbjorn Svensson just died in some scuba diving accident. His trio was awesome, and I was just getting into them.
:(

[JilaX^]

:sad:

The good always die young.

[imgooley]

Back...

kinda

[slidething31]

Damn, you made it back to Sacramento already?

[imgooley]

Left at 4 AM.

[Vagabond21]

Anyone in here like country/bluegrass even a little??

If so, check out the above thread and say you'd like to see a forum.

If not, carry on.

I'll quit talking about it now, lol.

edit: thanks for the support slidething

[TheDev01dOne]

Don't ever watch the movie requiem for a dream.

On second thought, watch it....

Awesome movie, everyone always asks me why I like movies about drugs when I'm so anti-drug taking.. So I just always recommend they watch Requiem for a dream, possibly the best drug movie ever..

Either that or Trainspotting.

[slidething31]

Blow is another good drug movie. Its kind of a different speed than Trainspotting, but it still has the "drugs might be fun, but they'll mess up your life" message.

No problem vagabond. If nu metal has its own forum, then country and bluegrass deserve one.

[Vagabond21]

Update on the country/bluegrass idea.
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=887571
Poll is up & supported by UG mods. Please voice your opinion my fellow Bluesmen.

[Vagabond21]

Man that forum thing takes a lot of posting, lol.

I thought would be cool if everyone here named their favorite guitar (that you own) to play.

I'll start, mine's the PRS singlecut SE. I love it's double hums and bluesy tone

[imgooley]

....



I have 3 guitars. I play them equally... But as far as the most, it would be my Ibanez Artcore AXD82P. Great for slide guitar.

And I support that folk forum idea, Steve

[imgooley]

Hola peoplez

[Vagabond21]

Thanks for the support. I don't think it will go anywhere though. The mods are very set in their ways.

Man, everyone has been dead today. (in here)

[imgooley]

Well, I'm pretty busy today. Kinda. My cousin is getting married tomorrow, so yeah.

[Vagabond21]

Cool, you should try to get laid at the wedding...

By someone outside of your family of course

[imgooley]

Naw, I ain't worrying about that now. But when my friend gets married next year, I will be after it then.

[Vagabond21]

Who do you think the beset bluesman is that's alive today besides BB, Buddy Guy, and Johnny Winter

[imgooley]

Man, that's a toughie. There are soo many good bluesmen out there.

As far as sheer presence and skill, I would have to say Warren Haynes. But then you've got Derek Trucks, Keb Mo, T-Model Ford, The Black Keys, and a whole bunch others.

So much good blues out there...

Have you heard of The Devil Makes Three?

[Vagabond21]

Nope. Want to enlighten me?

I'd have to agree about warren haynes though. I think he's the best all-around.

[imgooley]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fut6zeXtyN0&feature=related

That's them

so is

http://youtube.com/watch?v=z3JaIOe2LU8
This

[slidething31]

Goolz, I think you asked about that movie Honeydripper. Heres a link

http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/honeydripper/

It's not bad. There's not as much music as I would have expected, but its alright. Keb Mo is badass also.

[imgooley]

Thanks, bro. Much appreciated.

[Vagabond21]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fut6zeXtyN0&feature=related

That's them

so is

http://youtube.com/watch?v=z3JaIOe2LU8
This

Wow, thanks for tellin me about these guys, they're awesome. I'm gonna have to buy their album.

[Jackal58]

New week new mix. Kris is up guys.

[theneildeal]

Right, im going to start the 2nd blues album next week. But im wanting a list of the blues & jazz regulars so that they can get first refusal for a place on the album.

This is who i think the regulars are:

Me
Goolz
Gus
Kris
Eric
Jackal58
Braedon
Tim
Vagabond
slidething
johnny tapia
Jimmy94
aetherspear
Texas

Also, people on the first album will get a first refusal as well

Ive probably missed some people off that list, so just remind me before tonight, because thats when ill send the first refusals out

[ze monsta]

Who do you think the beset bluesman is that's alive today besides BB, Buddy Guy, and Johnny Winter

Cephas and Wiggins - by far.

Check them out if you haven't.

[ze monsta]

I have a day off 2moz, incept day.
Going to guitar shop, mainly to play whilst it's empty. I wanna play on the twin amp, and a few couple of Marshall Stacks and the acoustics of course.

[theneildeal]

its strange. ive finished uni for the summer, but im kind of bored already. I can't get a job yet because im having an operation next week and ill need to recover for a month. Im looking forward to the start of uni again, but i really want to do something this summer. I don't want to go back to uni and say "you know, i did nowt". I would say that ive seen clapton and mayer but my friends are all rap and dance fans, so they wouldn't know who those two are. Im going try to become good at chinese. Half the people at british unis are chinese, so its pretty important. Thats not a joke by the way!

[ze monsta]

My brother finished uni (forever), and after a few weaks of living in Canterbury, found that he couldn't get work, and was bored ****less because his friends were leaving day by day. But my parents are making him pay £60 a week to live back at home.

[theneildeal]

he's more likely to get a job in london than canterbury

[ze monsta]

Yeah, I know.

Apparently Cancer Research UK pay 12 quid an hour for people to stand at Victoria Train Station in some Cancer Research T shirt handing out leaflets.

And you're probably right about Chinese people at uni's, my brother lived with a malaysian guy and a chinese guy.

[TheDev01dOne]

I have a busy few days ahead..

Tomorrow I have to help take all the PA gear to the pub, help finish building and erecting the new cover for the stage, then work behind the bar for 4 hours..

Saturday I have to help set up the PA and do a soundcheck and just general help finishing setting everything up at the pub, then work 7 - midnight.. Th

Then Sunday I have to help set the PA and everything up again, help with the bar all day, play a half hour set on stage, then I'm working the bar with my girlfriend from 7 - midnight. Plus cleaning everything up as much as possible afterwards and just chillin

Monday will be proper big clean up day and then play the session on monday night..

I'm actually really looking forward to it. I know I'm gonna be tired as **** but it's gonna be so much fun.

[theneildeal]

sounds like a good weekend!

[TheDev01dOne]

Aye will be fun, there's 2 more to do after this one aswell. Gonna be an action packed summer.

On a more serious note: I like raspberry jam filled donuts and chocolate milk.

[theneildeal]

I haven't had a raspberry jam filled donut in years! Im not a chocolate milk fan to be honest.

Right, ive sent first refusals for the blues & jazz album out to all the regulars and people on the last album. Reply as soon as possible because i want to start the album this weekend. Ill post the rules and what not then, and do remember that there is a 2 month deadline, so get recording!

[gopherthegreat]

Last night I saw a horror movie called The Nun. Needless to say it was lawlworthy.

[JilaX^]

Who do you think the beset bluesman is that's alive today besides BB, Buddy Guy, and Johnny Winter

Hubert Sumlin, man! Now that, my friend, is a real blues guitarist.

[TeXaS_db]

what is a good drum set, i have been thinkin about learning to play drums so i can teach a friend of mine how to play so we can get a band together, and should i get and electric drum set or the real deal. we hope to play some gigs when we get all that figured out. and does it matter what type of music u play when choosing a drum set?

[Carswell98]

Hullo guys, long time no speak.
how is life guys?




oh I just picked myself up a peavey delta blues, it sounds great

[ze monsta]

BRAEDON!

Hey man.
It's been pretty quiet, you missed some epic arguments in the JM thread. :haha

Goolz is gonna be jealous, he likes that amp.

Have you stopped working/gone home, or what?

MONSTA EDIT:

Check out Cephas and Wiggins!
http://www.cephasandwiggins.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-0juXLDa40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QnvDSzxhIQ&feature=related

Phil Wiggins:
“People automatically think of sadness and depression when they think of blues. But the blues is uplifting music, music to rejuvenate you, to nourish the spirit. When you get down, the blues will pick you up again. Blues is nourishment for the human spirit,”

[Dimebag22]

Hey brah, I saw you online on Facebook the other day. How's things down in BC?

[Nilpferdkoenig]

I was wondering if somebody here had some tips to Jazz improvisations?
It's totally awesome when some jazz band just starts playing and the improvised parts all just melt together and it sounds great.

[gopherthegreat]

Hullo guys, long time no speak.
how is life guys?




oh I just picked myself up a peavey delta blues, it sounds great
Welcome back!

The whole bl00s crew is here again!

I just got a Pete Seeger album. Hell yes.

[theneildeal]

I was wondering if somebody here had some tips to Jazz improvisations?
It's totally awesome when some jazz band just starts playing and the improvised parts all just melt together and it sounds great.

A good tip is to learn every scale. You can't start improvising in jazz if you don't know music theory inside out

[Vagabond21]

Hey guys, I need to invest in a Mic so I can do the j & b album.

I have a laptop. Im tech. challenged so can anyone give me some recommendations for a microphone?

I'm off to lunch (and the driving range ha). I'll check this when I get back.

[Jackal58]

Hullo guys, long time no speak.
how is life guys?




oh I just picked myself up a peavey delta blues, it sounds great
:wavey: How's the mining biz goin'?

[Vagabond21]

Holy crap it's Braedon!

::high five::

can someone help me with the mic situation?

[ze monsta]

Shure SM 57 - into your laptop using Audacity is the easiest thing.
Or so I'm told.

[Vagabond21]

Awesome. thank you sir.

For the album I think I'm gonna do an original acoustic w some original lyrics.

edit:

do i have to by the cable for the computer separate?

[ze monsta]

Same, just because it'll be simple TBH.

I'll just stick a condenser mic on the other side of a room which will be plugged into my friend's Boss BR600.

MONSTA EDIT:
You'll have to buy an adapter I think. I'm not sure what kind. It would be worthwhile reading through the Riffs and Recording forum.

[Vagabond21]

thanks man

[ze monsta]

No wucking forries.

[Dimebag22]

Yeah, that's a really nice mic. I'm not sure if you need Phantom power for that one though. I bought a CAD mic and it's really great. You can hear the recording quality on my profile from any of my newer songs.

[Jackal58]

Nice mix Kris.

[ze monsta]

Yeah, that's a really nice mic. I'm not sure if you need Phantom power for that one though. I bought a CAD mic and it's really great. You can hear the recording quality on my profile from any of my newer songs.
No, I don't think you do.
I'm sure it's a dynamic mic.

[imgooley]

what is a good drum set, i have been thinkin about learning to play drums so i can teach a friend of mine how to play so we can get a band together, and should i get and electric drum set or the real deal. we hope to play some gigs when we get all that figured out. and does it matter what type of music u play when choosing a drum set?
You can get a cheap Ludwig kit for about 600 bucks. But a good kit will run about 1200.

Hi braedon.

[Thefallofman]

Looks like I'm going to the Blues Festival at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering, OH on Sunday. Joe Bonamassa is headlining, should be a good time!

[Vagabond21]

Hey guys, I went out and bought a bunch of recording stuff today.

I've got my first song up on my profile.

The vocals need to be done over but everyone is asleep lol.

Tell me whatcha think...

[imgooley]

Yeah, I couldn't hear the vox at all. Nice, though. Throw some slide or some harp over it, and it would be epic.

[Vagabond21]

I wish I knew how to play harp :(

I'm also just kinda ok at slide. I'm not that great at it. The song's in E so I'm guessing I could just tune to open E??

Also, do those little bends sound ok or are they off?

[imgooley]

The bends sound fine. They fit the song.

You can throw it in open E or play in the key of E while tuned to Open G, or you can play it in standard.

Just a couple licks would be awesome.

[Vagabond21]

Is there any way to get drum beats on audacity?

[imgooley]

record one from guitar pro?

I don't really know other than that.

[ze monsta]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ivS5wjwGbn8&feature=related
Love this video.

[theneildeal]

Is there any way to get drum beats on audacity?

Create a drum beat in guitar pro, and then export it as a MIDI. Then go to www.hamienet.com to convert it into an mp3. Once it's finished, open audacity and import the mp3.

[theneildeal]

So ive just got Robert Randolph's Colorblind. It's such a good album! If you haven't got it, i recommend it!

[theneildeal]

The UG Blues & Jazz Album 2 has now begun. I want to see everyone signing up for this!

[imgooley]

Sweet.


So my Cousin got married on thursday. It was nice.

I got drunk on thursday. That was nice.

Anyway....

Neil, do you have a link to your thread in Original Recordings for your last song? I opened it up and was going to post a comment in it, but I closed the tab.

[theneildeal]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=888836

there you go

[nebraskan]

Got buzzed tonight, still am a little. Forgot how bad busch light is lol.

[ze monsta]

Bored...

I really wanna see BB King...my dad saw him in the late 60's on a Chess tour or something.

[slidething31]

Got buzzed tonight, still am a little. Forgot how bad busch light is lol.
That's blasphemy. Busch light might not be the greatest beer (or even close), but it got me through my first two years at college.

:cheers:

[imgooley]

Gus's dad has seen every blues great live...


My cousin's wedding reception was yesterday. I got wasted. Good times.

[gopherthegreat]

Altered States FTW

[theneildeal]

So i bought a ukulele the other day, and its so fun to play. Ive started learning Jake Shimabukuro's version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps. He removed all the tabs on the net for that song, but i found a torrent for it

[imgooley]

What's a ukulele tuned to?

[gopherthegreat]

I love playing the ukulele. Join my group, Neil!!!!!!!!!

Edit: G C E A

[slidething31]

Ukuleles are awesome.

About 45 minutes away from me theres this little shop that only sells ukes. Its awesome, the guy who owns it is real cool. When I bought mine I was in there for about an hour just hangin out with the guy. He was awesome on the uke too.

Yeah, and Jake Shimabukuro definitely seems like a D bag. I remember looking for the tab for that also, and everywhere said it had been removed.

[theneildeal]

yeah, i don't know why he would want his tabs removed. Its not as though he's a superstar, or he's big enough to release his own tab books.

I can send you the tab if you want

[Dimebag22]

So I was voted 3rd best guitarist on UG... :o No big deal.

:haha

I definitely am not the 3rd best guitarist, but it's kinda cool to see people that enjoy my music :)
So if any of you voted for me, :cheers:

[Vagabond21]

So I was voted 3rd best guitarist on UG... :o No big deal.

:haha

I definitely am not the 3rd best guitarist, but it's kinda cool to see people that enjoy my music :)
So if any of you voted for me, :cheers:

I did...

Dimebag blooz ftw

[gopherthegreat]

So I was voted 3rd best guitarist on UG... :o No big deal.

:haha

I definitely am not the 3rd best guitarist, but it's kinda cool to see people that enjoy my music :)
So if any of you voted for me, :cheers:
Good job! :)

[imgooley]

It's hot.

[Vagabond21]

Don't complain! CA has no humidity!

It feels like a steam room here!

I like using exclamation points!

[imgooley]

There's humidity! I live in the Delta!

[slidething31]

It was 110 degrees here the other day

[Dimebag22]

Ouch, that's brutal.

It's a nice 22 degrees here today :) I was playing my acoustic out on the lawn earlier.

[imgooley]

It was 110 degrees here the other day
No ****, huh? It was 110 here on Saturday. AND I had to wear a suit and tie.

[slidething31]

Wow. That sucks man.

I don't know what was up with that heat wave this week. Maybe Al Gore was right about global warming. :haha

I guess I'm kind of used to the heat though. I lived in the South most of my life, so not only was it hot, but it was really humid too. The kind of humid where as soon as you step outside you just feel sticky.

[Dimebag22]

I did...

Dimebag blooz ftw
:cheers: dude. It means a lot to me. :)

[imgooley]

Wow. That sucks man.

I don't know what was up with that heat wave this week. Maybe Al Gore was right about global warming. :haha

I guess I'm kind of used to the heat though. I lived in the South most of my life, so not only was it hot, but it was really humid too. The kind of humid where as soon as you step outside you just feel sticky.
For realz though.

Oh and congrats Kris. I didn't vote because I think I was still banned at that point in time, but I would have if I had the chance.


Anyway...

Slide guitar. is fun.

[theneildeal]

Ive just got back from a Eric Clapton gig. It was incredible!! The guy must be pushing 65, but he has so much control of the guitar. I was pretty much centre and 5 rows from the front, so Clapton was 10 metres away from me!! Robert Randolph was supporting him, and although ive just got his Colorblind album, im definitely a fan, and im scouring the internet for one of those slide guitars that he plays! But he kept trying to get everyone to get up and dance, but no one did for several reasons. Firstly, we're English, so we don't dance, and secondly, i was the youngest there by about 20 years. Seriously!

When Clapton came on, it was amazing, because he has stage presence like no one else. I can't remember the set list by the way. He started off with some of his poppier stuff, then electric blues, then acoustic, then acoustic blues, and then his classic songs.

If you ever get the chance to see Clapton, do so whatever the price!

http://i31.tinypic.com/vmuky8.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/2v1uixk.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/68d79h.jpg

[imgooley]

You want a 13 string pedal steel?

And Robert Randolph plays Soul Blues, so of course he's gonna try to get people to dance.

[slidething31]

Wow I would love to see Clapton and Robert Randolph. Was that Doyle Bramhall playing with Clapton?

Oh and by the way, thanks for the tab Neil. :cheers:

[imgooley]

CCR rocks.

I was watching them on PBS last night. John Fogherty had a goldtop les paul with P-90's (I think it was a '57).

Hells yeah.

[slidething31]

I love when PBS shows cool stuff. A week or two ago I saw Zappa plays Zappa.

[Dimebag22]

That's awesome Neil! I wish I could have seen Clapton when he came here, I couldn't get tickets :( Sounds like it was fun though.

[imgooley]

I love when PBS shows cool stuff. A week or two ago I saw Zappa plays Zappa.
On the topic of Clapton, they showed the entire Crossroads festival on PBS a while ago.

I've also seen the SRV Montreux festival on there.

[sre9981]

I'm back from a two week romp through Korea and China

What'd I miss?

[Dimebag22]

Nothing much, it's been pretty quiet around here (as usual).

How was your trip? It sounds interesting :)

[slidething31]

Well fellas, I'm headed across the country to tommorrow to visit family. It'll be hard to handle a week with no guitar, but thats where the ol' harp comes in handy.

[theneildeal]

Wow I would love to see Clapton and Robert Randolph. Was that Doyle Bramhall playing with Clapton?

Oh and by the way, thanks for the tab Neil. :cheers:

Yeah that was Doyle

[theneildeal]

Here's the setlist:

Set list:

01. Tell The Truth
02. Key To The Highway
03. Hoochie Coochie Man
04. Here But I Am Gone (Curtis Mayfield song)
05. Outside Woman Blues
06. Double Trouble
07. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad
08. Midnight Hour Blues (Leroy Carr song)
09. Rockin' Chair
10. Motherless Child
11. Travellin' Riverside Blues
12. Running On Faith
13. Motherless Children
14. Little Queen of Spades
15. Before You Accuse Me
16. Wonderful Tonight
17. Layla
18. Cocaine

Encore:
19. Got My Mojo Working (with Robert Randolph)

[ze monsta]

^That's a great set list, if it's similar to that on saturday I will be well pleased. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAXTa381bes
Epic video of Freddie King.

[theneildeal]

yeah, its almost identical to the setlist that someone posted on here a week or so ago

[TheDev01dOne]

Would it be gay of me to cover a Joss Stone song but modify the lyrics to make it a man's perspective?

This song.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI8lxGEkkJc

Her version of Fell In Love With A Girl (Boy) is pretty awesome too, wouldn't mind covering that if I ever find a drummer to get a full band again.

[imgooley]

Would it be gay of me to cover a Joss Stone song but modify the lyrics to make it a man's perspective?

This song.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI8lxGEkkJc

Her version of Fell In Love With A Girl (Boy) is pretty awesome too, wouldn't mind covering that if I ever find a drummer to get a full band again.
Without listening to the song, yes it would be gay. Does that mean you shouldn't do it? No.

But gay is gay. Unless it's gay. Then it's really gay.

...


Anyway.

[TheDev01dOne]

It wouldn't be THAT gay would it?.. I think I'll try anyway.

[theneildeal]

as long as you get your girlfriend to kiss you after the song, you can play barbie girl, and no one would think you're gay

[gopherthegreat]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bRWe_0sD33Y

You should play that and hire a guy to kiss you afterwords. Just to fuck with people.

[ze monsta]

^ I was singing that in Maths and got detention for it. :haha

[Highbinder]

CCR rocks.

I was watching them on PBS last night. John Fogherty had a goldtop les paul with P-90's (I think it was a '57).

Hells yeah.

They sure do. I love CCR.

[Jackal58]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bRWe_0sD33Y

You should play that and hire a guy to kiss you afterwords. Just to fuck with people.
I have been traumatized. :p:
I nearly died when the hamster crawled by.

[imgooley]

...


Why is Abe Lincoln gay? Or how? What?

[ze monsta]

How have you never seen that?! :haha
Listen to "Danger! High Voltage" Jack White sings the woman's part. :p:

[ze monsta]

Got an offer to go on holiday with my mates (bassist and guitarist) for 3 days in 3 weeks or so. Should be awesome, nearest house is 200 metres away, 2 tennis courts and a trampoline. :)
Can't wait!

[imgooley]

Lulz, only teh britz go on holiday.

[ze monsta]

Yeah, emericans go on "vacation". :rolleyes:

[Vagabond21]

Well fellas, I'm headed across the country to tommorrow to visit family. It'll be hard to handle a week with no guitar, but thats where the ol' harp comes in handy.

where ya goin?

[imgooley]

^Me thinks he's already vacated.

Gus, go eat your fish and chips, like a good Londoner.

[ze monsta]

I don't eat fish and chips bitch. But I'd like to. :p: I'll have to wait until friday!

I had pork chops tonight.

[imgooley]

I like Catfish and fries. Now that is good eatin.

[JilaX^]

So, I'm going to Italy on friday, and 12 days without any guitar is going to be very hard, so I bought my self a blues harp today, to try and kill some time, and let me get through the trip without going crazy.

It's in B (So that I can play in E ^^)

Anyone have something I could practise? Some site that has something printable?

[imgooley]

If you have a B harp, you can play in F#.

[TheDev01dOne]

Hate to break it to you dude but a B harp is for F# blues. Good harp though, middle territory so not too high or low, pretty workable. Just practice the blues scale until you know al the notes, then it's just the same as guitar, improv and play them in different orders.

The blues scale is:

2 draw
3 draw (slightly bent)
4 Blow
4 draw bend
4 draw
5 draw
6 blow

I'm missing a note somewhere? 5 blow maybe or 5 draw bend?

[JilaX^]

:haha:Oh well.

It doesn't really matter, as I'm just planning to play by myself.

Thanks for the blues scale man, helps a bunch. Still kinda confused about how I bend tho.,,

[TheDev01dOne]

The easiest way to try comprehend it is.. Whistle a note (inwards if you can) and then make the note change pitch.. You'll notice you have to move your tongue around in your mouth to modulate the pitch.. It's the same movements that help bend notes on a harmonica.

If you go on the 4 hole draw, draw it with steady force, push the harmonica pretty hard against your lips and then tilt it like you're trying to face it at your nose that should bend the note down.. Then try to make it do the same without having to tilt the harp, you'll get it eventually, it just clicks and you can do it without thinking too much.

Essentially you want to change the direction that the air is flowing over the reed and that causes it to vibrate differently and changes the pitch.

[JilaX^]

Yeah, that makes sense ^^

Thanks a lot man. Now I'll have something to do on my vacation.

[imgooley]

I want some pork rinds.

[TheDev01dOne]

In Redneck Rampage you used to have to collect pork rinds and alcohol.

[imgooley]

^sounds like a saturday night.

[TheDev01dOne]

You could shoot the chickens and had these crazy saw gun things that fired a circular saw blade out and killed ****. Awesome old-school game.

Tomorrow I get to jame with like 60% of this band .. http://www.myspace.com/reefybluntandthebiftas1 .. Should be fun, I'm hoping to steal their drummer to complete my band aswell and they've been talking about getting rid of their second guitarist and doing like guest guitarist gigs and **** so hopefully I can impress them and get a shot at that aswell. They're hilarious too, so even if the music is crap is fun to hang out with them.

[imgooley]

Meh, they're good enough. Jamming is jamming.

There are a couple of open jam nights at a few bars around here. Once I get settled in a bit more, I'm gonna start doin it.

[Jackal58]

New radio mix is up. This week is Jimmy94

[Dimebag22]

Meh, they're good enough. Jamming is jamming.

There are a couple of open jam nights at a few bars around here. Once I get settled in a bit more, I'm gonna start doin it.
There's a couple around Calgary, but they're are in bars, and since I'm still a youngun, I can't go in them :(

[imgooley]

^poor kris.


Grow a beard. No one will ask questions of a bearded man.

[ze monsta]

The weekend is gonna be awesome. :D

Goin to a party tomorrow night and going to see Clapton, John Mayer, Robert Randolph, Jason Mraz and The Charlatans!

[theneildeal]

Well, im having surgery tomorrow, so ill be out of action for a few days........ which means that ill probably miss the album's review on the homepage!! Nevermind. Seeing Clapton, Randolph and Mayer this week, and having my 21st birthday next week will make up for it!

Kris, i still get IDed when i go to bars. But thats probably because i usually have a shave before i go out. It's my babyface quality! haha

[gopherthegreat]

Whats the surgery for?

[theneildeal]

jaw surgery to correct a problem i have. ill take before and after photos, so you'll see!

[imgooley]

Plastic surgery ftw.

[theneildeal]

technically, its not plastic surgery, but everyone will think that it is

[imgooley]

Your fixin an overbite, right?

[TheDev01dOne]

Nah they're just wiring his jaw shut because he's always talking ****.

(Really I have no idea, I just felt like saying that, and Neil never talks **** as far as I know.)

[theneildeal]

yeah, fixing a bit of an overbite.

Tim, i do talk ****! Egocentric ****!

[GD_GC]

Back from Seattle after like two weeks, woo hoo. How has UG been since I've been gone?

[imgooley]

Same as always.

The same metalheads mucking up the pit and EG and GGA forums. Same n00bz coming in and asking for blues suggestions and whatnot.

New AOTM, though.

[Dimebag22]

Back from Seattle after like two weeks, woo hoo. How has UG been since I've been gone?
Hey bro. How was your trip?

Hey, wanna vote in the Blues and Jazz Forum Awards Thread? We've been waiting for you :p:
:cheers:

[TheDev01dOne]

Was just screwing around on my GFs dad's 335 copy and decided to record my cover of STack Shot Billy, so I recorded the guitar part about 5 times and wasn't happy with it.. Started again and was doing great when the dog (His name's Buddy, after Buddy Guy) came running in and started howling at my amp, but I was doing so good I didn't want to stop, so I finished the song and only got distracted by the dog once when hopped up on my leg but it wasn't a bad screwup, so I kept that guitar track and recorded the vocals for it... Now I have a howling dog blues version of Stack Shot Billy and I think it is cool. The End.

Anyway will have it up on my myspace tonight probably and let you guys listen, I think it's pretty cool apart from the one screwup.

Also last night was great fun jammin with this other guitarist and drummer but I think I'm gonna kinda drop the idea of an electric band for a while and get the drummer (who is not actually a drummer but a great rhythm guitarist and songwriter and singer) to jam a bit and try get an acoustic type bluesy rootsy folky thing happening. Hope that works out because there isn't anything like that around here and I think it would go down well, all the bands around here are just like electric rock cover bands. They're good but it gets boring.

[TheDev01dOne]

Double post..

Check out the video from my gig on Sunday.. Can't see much but the sound is pretty decent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovbbGiCjj-w

And the song is up on my myspace now, check it out and tell me what you think? www.myspace.com/thedevoidone

[imgooley]

Lulz at the wailing dog. Kinda adds some flavor to the mix. I'm surprised you didn't mess up.

You played it straight, without a slide?

[DanRev]

Sorry guys, I'm not very well versed in jazz, but could anyone tell me what "genre" of jazz can be heard sampled in this song by EZ rollers. At least I take it to be jazz, right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GyxKcJKdck

[ze monsta]

Evening Goolz.

Tim, I'll check your recording in a sec. Your version of Stack Shot Billy (live) was quite good. :)

MONSTA EDIT:

^That's drum n bass isn't it?

MONSTA EDIT2:
I feel like an idiot because I realise you were talking about sampling... :(

MONSTA EDIT3:

At a guess it's Bop of some sort, slowed down.
Sounds a bit like elevator music. :haha

[imgooley]

^That sounds like house music, or maybe acid jazz. It's got a nice groove to it, though.

[DanRev]

^That sounds like house music, or maybe acid jazz. It's got a nice groove to it, though.



It doesnt sound that housey to me, but maybe acid jazz is the ticket.

[imgooley]

^Meh, I've heard only the tiniest bit of house, but it doesn't sound that jazzy to me.

[imgooley]

Evening Goolz.

Tim, I'll check your recording in a sec. Your version of Stack Shot Billy (live) was quite good. :)

MONSTA EDIT:

^That's drum n bass isn't it?

MONSTA EDIT2:
I feel like an idiot because I realise you were talking about sampling... :(

MONSTA EDIT3:

At a guess it's Bop of some sort, slowed down.
Sounds a bit like elevator music. :haha
You sound like elevator music...


;)

[nebraskan]

What's everybody think of the jazz-fusionesque section of Opeth's The Lotus Eater?

[imgooley]

^I doubt anyone around here listens to Opeth. I don't, and I listen to more metal than most of the other blues forum goers.

EDIT: I also don't care for fusion all that much either. But that's just me.

[nebraskan]

I guess not everybody has the same base music tastes as me lol, but I figure that if someone who likes blues does listen to metal it would be Opeth, followed by bands like Diablo Swing Orchestra and UneXpect.
It's worth a listen even if you don't like metal IMO.

[Dimebag22]

I saw Opeth live once with Progressive nation, I didn't like them that much, just the vocals weren't my thing. I need clean vocals.

[Dimebag22]

^I doubt anyone around here listens to Opeth. I don't, and I listen to more metal than most of the other blues forum goers.

EDIT: I also don't care for fusion all that much either. But that's just me.
What other music do you listen to, Goolz, other than blues and jazz? I only ever hear you talking about those two genres.

[nebraskan]

^indeed, growling isn't for everybody but Mikeal does have some great cleans, like in the song Coil on Watershed.