Blues and Jazz Off Topic/Chat Thread!

[gopherthegreat]

HHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGHGHGHGGHGHGGGHHHH :fart:

oops I farted


dear god i need a life :(
:haha

[Dimebag22]

:haha Braedon, did you end up going to that place in Kensington? How did it go?

[sre9981]

I'll probably be stringed up by my testes for this but...

SRV's been kinda boring to me lately, I've been growing to like a more band oriented style....

don't kill me

[Carswell98]

^Take a break, at one point i couldn't listen to Zeppelin anymore, then after a while, it grows on you again.

:haha Braedon, did you end up going to that place in Kensington? How did it go?
no I phoned the ****ers on friday and they told me they don't do it anymore, they just stopped like 2 weeks ago :mad:

so instead I went to a show last night and drank myself stupid for a friends B-Day

[imgooley]

^You fuck, I want to go to a show and then get shitfaced afterward. Oh well, looks like I'm gonna have to do the George Thoroughgood. :cheers:

[Highbinder]

^Take a break, at one point i couldn't listen to Zeppelin anymore, then after a while, it grows on you again.


The same happened with me for the Hendrix albums I had. Aquiring new material / giving it a rest for a little while really refreshs you, now I listen to it all the time again :D

[Dimebag22]

I did that with John Mayer too. I had a HUGE Mayer run, same with Pink Floyd and Black Label Society. I listen to them all in moderation now. :)

[gopherthegreat]

i did that with GnR, joe bonamassa, and the ramones

[theneildeal]

Tell me about it! Ive done it with loads of artists: John Mayer, GNR, Hendrix, Led Zep, Jamie Cullum, Coltrane, etc

Hell, i can't even listen to GNR anymore because im bored of it. And before someone says that the new album will be out soon, i have it and its meh.

[TheDev01dOne]

Yeah I think everyone does this. I try not to now that I've done it a few times.. I'm still all Pink Floyded out from years ago when it was pretty much ALL I listened to.. Just starting to go bac and listen to A Perfect Circle and Tool again since I had a massive MJK binge researching all his lyrics and crap whilst waiting for 10 000 Days to come out.

I really try not to do it now 'cos it's never relly the same again once that enthusiasm for a certain artist has kind of died.

I've just recently gone through and sorted out ALL my MP3s and got rid of everything that I didn't have the full album of and all the ****ty throw away stuff that I never listen to anymore..

Ended up with about 30Gb and I'm genuinely surprised how much of it is blues.. I've only been really big on blues for about 1 year and it easily makes up 1/2 of all my music, if not almost 3/4.. I think that's one thing I love so much about it is there's just so much good stuff you could listen to a new album everyday for your entire life and not run out of awesome music.

[imgooley]

Blues is awesome. I am going to get a beer and listen to some John Lee. :cheers:

[Jimmy94]

do any of you play harmonica? got any tips on how to bend notes?

also are there blues guitarists who play harmonica at the same time as guitar? I've only seen folk players like dylan do it.

[TheDev01dOne]

A way I know how to do it (I'm not very good just been trying to teach myself from internet stuff) is to play a single note draw and keep drawing while you tilt the harmonica so the 'front' goes up near your nose, that 'should' bend it and give you an idea of how chaging the airflow direction bends the note.. (Again: I can't really do it properly yet but that's how I've been trying to learn) Some holes are easier to bend than others too, have a look around on the net anyway there's loads of stuff I've found that helps.

I really wish I could play well but it's surprisingly harder than it looks!

[Carswell98]

I am actually interested in learning the harmonica, what type/key should I buy?

[imgooley]

I know that I want to get one in A minor or E minor, since I always play in A minor or E minor

[Dimebag22]

I have one in C but I never play it. I guess I just need to try it out and see how it goes. I've never really spent time learning it.

[TheDev01dOne]

I don't think you can get minor/major harmonicas? I think they're all the same.

The thing to remember is blues harmonicas are played cross-harp style so if you want to play over blues in G you need a C harmonica, to play over A you need a D harmonica.. The easiest way to figure it out is to use the 2nd chord in a 12bar blues prog and use a harmonica in the same key.

[Carswell98]

oh, my roommate is going to be pissed now :p:

then I can buy one of those badass green bullet mics and rock my building :haha

[imgooley]

I don't think you can get minor/major harmonicas? I think they're all the same.
how can you play a minor scale on a harp that only has major notes? unless you have a chromatic harp

[sre9981]

You can play in the relative major key. For example, use a C harmonica to play over an A minor progression, although for blues, its easier to use a D harmonica for that.

[imgooley]

My bro has a C harmonica and it sounded funny when I tried to play with an E minor prog. Maybe that is because I suck..... should practice more

[sre9981]

Genrally for blues harp, you choose the harp which is 3 keys below the key you want to play in. So for G blues, you use a C harp, for A blues, a D harp, etc.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong here?

[Jimmy94]

You can play in the relative major key. For example, use a C harmonica to play over an A minor progression, although for blues, its easier to use a D harmonica for that.

this is correct

remember, a minor progression is just a major progression with a different root note (the VI).

[Jimmy94]

Genrally for blues harp, you choose the harp which is 3 keys below the key you want to play in. So for G blues, you use a C harp, for A blues, a D harp, etc.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong here?

no need to correct, you're absolutely right :)

[Carswell98]

so should I go with a Hohner just because they are easy to find, or something different/better?

[TheDev01dOne]

I bought 2 Hohner marine bands that were like £20 each and then a Hohner blues band that was like £5 and I prefer the cheap one. The expensive ones sound better but the cheap one with plastic comb feels better and easier to play.

[Jimmy94]

I just wanted to let you all know that every year I would try to tackle little wing and always gave up deciding I didn't have the skill or understanding to do it justice.

This time I think I'm going to get it :D

[imgooley]

I just wanted to let you all know that every year I would try to tackle little wing and always gave up deciding I didn't have the skill or understanding to do it justice.

This time I think I'm going to get it :D
I am currently (and have been for the last year) been learning that song, gut i can really only play it up through the first chorus, mainly because I just improvise around the scale and chords (but once I find something that works, I stick with it.) It is one of the most difficult songs to play well.

That said, my brother plays it note for note, and he makes it sound terrible.

[TheDev01dOne]

Yeah I hear Little Wing is a bitch to play, didn't Jimi improv the whole thing or something and it never plays the same thing twice?

ATM I'm trying to learn 'I Need You Tonight' by ZZ Top and it has 3 layered guitar tracks but I'm trying to figure out a way to play it decently with 1 guitar and failing miserably so far. Such a good song though.

[Jimmy94]

yes, Jimi did improv everything and it takes a fairly good knowledge of music theory (either learned or innate) to replicate it.

[TheDev01dOne]

Most Hendrix is quite hard to replicate authenticly TBH.

I'm bored so somebody talk to me about something in here! Anyone got any recommendations for decent albums to get? I need some new music.

[imgooley]

machine head- the burning red..... oh wait wrong forum


anyway, check out Universal Blues by The Redwalls. I thought it was pretty good

[TheDev01dOne]

Don't have that but The Blackening is pretty much the pwnzorz album of last year IMO, either that or The Haunted's The Dead Eye.. Ah yes.. wrong forum..

I shall look for that album.. For now.. a great Bonamassa video! Playing an Esquire!!

http://www.jbonamassa.com/andy/andy5.php

[Dimebag22]

Most Hendrix is quite hard to replicate authenticly TBH.

I'm bored so somebody talk to me about something in here! Anyone got any recommendations for decent albums to get? I need some new music.
I just got a BB King/Hendrix album. I haven't the chance to listen to it all, but from what I've heard so far it seems to be great.

Get some Jeff Healey in remembrance of him. Great guitarist, with a great heart. RIP.

I got a BB King and Friends CD off some torrent site and it is amazing! Great CD.

[imgooley]

yeah so WoW is the most heinous thing ever brought unto mankind.


anyway, try some Dax Riggs, or some Mofro

[Jimmy94]

hmmm, this is what I've been spinning lately when it comes to blues and jazz

jazz
thelonius monk quartet with john coltrane - at carnegie hall
miles davis - bitches brew
George Benson - White Rabbit (this one is awesome, I don't hear about it very often, but it's highly recommended!)
Grant Green - Idle Moments (a classic)

blues
john lee hooker - boogie chillun (sweet live set, from the audience it sounds like there's no more than 30 people there, maybe at some kind of restaurant)
reverend gary davis - harlem street singer (if I had my way... I WOULD TEAR this old building down!)

I just realized that I now have more jazz in my collection than blues! I wonder when that happened

[sre9981]

I've been on an alternative and indie kick this week, so my blues offerings are going to be lacking.

Radiohead, Pinback, Iron & Wine, The Mountain Goats, Neutral Milk Hotel, and other randoms have been creeping on my playlist since sunday

[imgooley]

Dude Jimmy have you checked out the AOTM that I put up?

[Carswell98]

Dude Jimmy have you checked out the AOTM that I put up?

I did, it's a great album :)

[imgooley]

Hells yeah. I've been on a huge Monk kick lately. Best Jazz player ever IMHO.

[Carswell98]

Hells yeah. I've been on a huge Monk kick lately. Best Jazz player ever IMHO.

I've really been trying to get more Jazz lately, I just don't know much, so kudos to you

[Jimmy94]

Dude Jimmy have you checked out the AOTM that I put up?

it's in my amazon cart right now, which means it'll probably be in my cd player within two weeks, haha

I'm looking forward to it!

[imgooley]

God I want it on vinyl!!!!!!! Along with Kind of Blue, but the last one I saw was going for 77 bucks on ebay.

@carswell- Jazz is just a baby of the blues man.

[Jimmy94]

to be honest I generally prefer jazz to blues now

[Jimmy94]

that only goes for listening, not guitar playing... since I can't play jazz

[Dimebag22]

I like jazz, but not as much as blues. I find blues easier to listen to and less busy, if you get what I mean.

Can anyone recommend me some smooth, easy listening Jazz?

:cheers:

[imgooley]

^Monk!!!

And I find that as my music theory knowledge increases, I like jazz more and more.

[Dimebag22]

I'm getting that Monk CD as we speak :)

Thanks

[imgooley]

Everyone, check out my AOTM and leave a comment!!!!


Anyway, @dime, you've heard some Wes Montgomery and George Benson right? They are a little more smooth than Monk, if you like the smooth stuff

[Highbinder]

I like jazz, but not as much as blues. I find blues easier to listen to and less busy, if you get what I mean.

Can anyone recommend me some smooth, easy listening Jazz?

:cheers:

Short of sounding like a jazz newb, umm, how about Charles Mingus (I love his stuff because it has such strong rhythm!), or even Ray Charles (jazz?)

[Carswell98]

I like jazz, but not as much as blues. I find blues easier to listen to and less busy, if you get what I mean.

Can anyone recommend me some smooth, easy listening Jazz?

:cheers:
modern jazz quartet sounds like exactly what you want

[Dimebag22]

Yeah, I listen to a lot of Wes and stuff like that.

Thanks guys!

[Jimmy94]

ok

track down the grant green track "idle moments" right now

a very smooth, relaxing and MINDBLOWING 15 minutes :)

[Dimebag22]

^ Damn, that is smooth. Thanks for that. :cheers: to all! :)

[imgooley]

Ok, I've been watching Ken Burns' Jazz, and I have been thinking. Jazz (and to a lesser extent blues) used to be the most popular music in the United States. What happened? I mean kids used to go out to bebop clubs and stuff, get loaded, and dance and stuff to swing, but Jazz and blues are like obscure to most people these days.

Since I am a 19 year old guy, I tend to focus on my demographic, and most people in my demographic don't really care about blues and jazz. Is it because it's old?


Idk, just an off topic musing.

[theneildeal]

ive found that a lot of people our age (im 20) do like jazz, but they don't know how to get into it. The likes of Michael Buble, Jamie Cullum et al are popular with the younger generations, but they wouldn't know how to venture further into jazz. But this new wave of smooth jazz musicians is a great thing because it is getting lots of people on the brink of liking jazz, and everyone has heard of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, so they are obvious places to start. And lets face it, you can't get much better than Miles and Coltrane!!

But the problem is that jazz isn't "cool" to young people. When Miles was around, he was one of the biggest names in music, but nowadays there will be lots of people as good as Miles who are relatively unknown outside of the jazz circle.

Also, correct me if im wrong, but weren't the big jazz names of the 50's/60's "the guys to be seen with" in the party scene? Nowadays, its rappers, heiresses etc, and they are popular.

Genres go through cycles. They will be immensely popular for a while, and then forgotten. Jazz is just a bit forgotten at the moment, but we need a real superstar to emerge to bring jazz back to the forefront of modern music

[TheDev01dOne]

I gotta admit I listen to LOADS of different music but I don't think Jazz is one of them. It is pretty difficult to get into IMO.. The closest things to Jazz I have are Louis Armstrong's Saint James Infirmary, the only proper Jazz track I can think of.. Or Jazz-fusion math metal like Between The Buried And Me..

I really don't even know where to begin looking into Jazz and I'm kinda unsure I'd appreciate it as much as I should with my extremely limited knowledge of music theory.

[Carswell98]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ni8KBhnebwE&feature=related

can someone answer me something, is Chet sweep picking @ 1:13 or am I crazy

**** he could pick. I love his Jazz/Country style, it's about the only country I listen to.

[Jimmy94]

he's definitely sweeping, it was a standard technique for jazz even back in the 30's I think, and chet was very heavily influenced by jazz.

[theneildeal]

Another one of Neil's stories:

This year, i transferred universities, so i make the effort to keep in touch with my mates from my old uni. This week, i was talking to a friend who i haven't spoken to in ages, and i was asking him about what's going on up in st andrews, how everyone is etc. He told me about how one of my friends was caught cheating on his dissertation work. What happened is that he's handed in some chemistry coursework, and the professors have accused him of making up the results. So now he is taking the rest of the year off and is going to australia, starting 3rd year again next year. But he spent a year at another uni before he started in st andrews, and now he will spend 5 years there, so it will take him 6 years to get a bachelors degree! But the thing that really confused me about the whole thing is that he got the chance to appeal, but doesn't want to, despite maintaining that he didn't cheat! Also, if you make up the results, you would make them believable!

I know people that have been thrown out of uni for cheating, so i don't really understand why he's been allowed to return next year. But, who knows! I don't envy him when he gets his student loan bill after his degree!

[GD_GC]

Another one of Neil's stories:

This year, i transferred universities, so i make the effort to keep in touch with my mates from my old uni. This week, i was talking to a friend who i haven't spoken to in ages, and i was asking him about what's going on up in st andrews, how everyone is etc. He told me about how one of my friends was caught cheating on his dissertation work. What happened is that he's handed in some chemistry coursework, and the professors have accused him of making up the results. So now he is taking the rest of the year off and is going to australia, starting 3rd year again next year. But he spent a year at another uni before he started in st andrews, and now he will spend 5 years there, so it will take him 6 years to get a bachelors degree! But the thing that really confused me about the whole thing is that he got the chance to appeal, but doesn't want to, despite maintaining that he didn't cheat! Also, if you make up the results, you would make them believable!

I know people that have been thrown out of uni for cheating, so i don't really understand why he's been allowed to return next year. But, who knows! I don't envy him when he gets his student loan bill after his degree!

That sucks for him, but at least he didn't get kicked out. Wow man, you really do have a lot of stories :haha

[SuburbanCowboy]

Anyone here on Xbox Live? I just got it set up over the weekend and I'm hooked already. My guitars have even been getting neglected :eek:

Usually I'm playing Rainbow Six Vegas, but I'm also down for some NBA2K8 or Tony Hawk. Send me a message and let me know who you are from UG

My ID is Rockbttm

[GD_GC]

Anyone here on Xbox Live? I just got it set up over the weekend and I'm hooked already. My guitars have even been getting neglected :eek:

Usually I'm playing Rainbow Six Vegas, but I'm also down for some NBA2K8 or Tony Hawk. Send me a message and let me know who you are from UG

My ID is Rockbttm

I wish i had Xbox Live, I don't have enough money to even get an xbox :sad: Once I get a job, my list of things to get are a new amp and then an Xbox though :haha

So on a different topic, if anyone wants to see me suck, I found this video from several years ago of me back in middle school playing sweet child O' Mine. :haha It's pretty pathetic. I play rhythm all the way through except for the wah solo at the end. Its funny, and its pretty awesome to see how far I've come in my guitar playing over these years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdG46FQSD30

[Dimebag22]

I have Xbox Live. Don't play much though. Eye Opener is my gamer tag. Just add me and I might play with you :p:

^ Do I see an MG?!? :haha You have improved a lot!

So my Battle of The Bands is tonight!! Wish me luck :haha It's gonna be fun. :)

[theneildeal]

good luck mate! do it for england!

[TheDev01dOne]

Since we got some reggae happening lately in here.. Anyone listen to Matisyahu? I usually hate EVERYTHING to do with religion but this guys is so good I don't care that he's preaching judaeism (sp?) in almost every song. Good to see he has passion about stuff anyway.

His guitar player is great, the solo in the Live at Stubb's version of 'King without a crown' is awesome, I love that solo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EBiei21-C8

[Highbinder]

Since we got some reggae happening lately in here.. Anyone listen to Matisyahu? I usually hate EVERYTHING to do with religion but this guys is so good I don't care that he's preaching judaeism (sp?) in almost every song. Good to see he has passion about stuff anyway.

His guitar player is great, the solo in the Live at Stubb's version of 'King without a crown' is awesome, I love that solo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EBiei21-C8

I quite like him. And you're right, his guitarist is pretty good.. There was a great youtube video of him (Aaron Dugan) showing off some of his reggae licks but I can't seem to find it!

[gopherthegreat]

good luck mate! do it for england!
hes canadian........

[TheDev01dOne]

doesn't mean he can't do it for england still!

[GD_GC]

I have Xbox Live. Don't play much though. Eye Opener is my gamer tag. Just add me and I might play with you :p:

^ Do I see an MG?!? :haha You have improved a lot!

So my Battle of The Bands is tonight!! Wish me luck :haha It's gonna be fun. :)

:haha no, but its a Line 6 Spider, just as bad :sad:

And good luck with your Battle of the Bands!

:cheers:

[theneildeal]

hes canadian........

i know. the "location: calgary, AB, Canada" under his avatar kind of gives it away

[nightraven]

does anyone have the album 'angel face' by eric sardinas? if so, PM me? ;)

/illegal filesharing discussion

[Jimmy94]

I'm listening to A Love Supreme for the first time in a while and it's blowing my mind like it always does...

At this time I would like to tell you that NO MATTER WHAT... IT IS WITH GOD. HE IS GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL. HIS WAY IS IN LOVE, THROUGH WHICH WE ALL ARE. IT IS TRULY -A LOVE SUPREME-.
-John Coltrane

[theneildeal]

Coltrane is incredible. He wrote A Love Supreme as thanks to God for getting him off his heroin addiction. So an album that's a gift to God should be pretty good! ha

[sinan90]

I've always preferred the My Favourite Things album to A Love Supreme. And his work on Interstellar Space is just =O although it's not going to be to every one's taste.

[imgooley]

^I agree, even though I'm not a huge 'Trane fan. Monk is my main man.

[sinan90]

I appreciate Monk's more jagged style but I personally prefer listening to smoother and more melodic and lyrical piano playing, although it's all to do with the time and place.

[Dimebag22]

Ok, sorry to break up your conversation but I would like to make an announcement. :p:

Our band got 2nd place at the Battle of the Bands :D

The funny thing was is that most of our points came from the Hendrix jam that was all improvised by me. :haha

It was good fun though and we weren't expecting to come even close to 1st.

[sinan90]

Congratz!

:cheers:

[guitarhero49]

Let's switch over to jazz who do you guys like ive been listening to older stuff like paul desmond and chick corea also mark walsh

[guitarhero49]

mark walsh is newer than thos othr guys just so u kno

[Carswell98]

Ok, sorry to break up your conversation but I would like to make an announcement. :p:

Our band got 2nd place at the Battle of the Bands :D

The funny thing was is that most of our points came from the Hendrix jam that was all improvised by me. :haha

It was good fun though and we weren't expecting to come even close to 1st.
and I bet you didn't even tape it :mad:

[imgooley]

^what?

Use punctuation.


Anyway, Monk, Parker, Miles, Montgomery mainly for me

[guitarhero49]

yea i like wes. Dizzy gillespie has some ok songs out there. Duke needs some credit 2.

[Dimebag22]

and I bet you didn't even tape it :mad:
:haha Sorry!

[imgooley]

Has anyone seen Ken Burns' Jazz?

[theneildeal]

Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, Soil & Pimp Sessions (they're very good, check them out), Al Di Meola, and of course, John Coltrane

[theneildeal]

Congratulations Kris!

[GD_GC]

Ok, sorry to break up your conversation but I would like to make an announcement. :p:

Our band got 2nd place at the Battle of the Bands :D

The funny thing was is that most of our points came from the Hendrix jam that was all improvised by me. :haha

It was good fun though and we weren't expecting to come even close to 1st.

That's pretty awesome man! So what did you guys play?

[guitarhero49]

Now what is anybodys favorite type of jazz? mines blues/jazz. so much fun 2 play, even more fun to improv 2.

[Dimebag22]

That's pretty awesome man! So what did you guys play?
Banditos by the Refreshments
The Kid's Aren't Alright by the Offspring
Purple Haze by Hendrix

we each close one song. :) Guess what I chose? :p:

[imgooley]

Bebop/Hard Bop

[Jimmy94]

Oh man, my entire day/week/year got ruined... a website I visited constantly to download grateful dead concerts got a cease and desist letter from the evil record company Rhino.

:(

[imgooley]

Oh man, my entire day/week/year got ruined... a website I visited constantly to download grateful dead concerts got a cease and desist letter from the evil record company Rhino.

:(
Death To Corporate America!!!!!!! (puts on a Rage Album)

[Jimmy94]

it's sickening because the dead were all about the fans trading live music... they set up taping sections at concerts for anyone that wanted to record the shows, people have traded tapes for decades. And the website had such a great community, similar to this one but even stronger and more active, all for the love of the music.


I'm actually crushed over this...

:(:(:(

[Carswell98]

it's sickening because the dead were all about the fans trading live music... they set up taping sections at concerts for anyone that wanted to record the shows, people have traded tapes for decades. And the website had such a great community, similar to this one but even stronger and more active, all for the love of the music.


I'm actually crushed over this...

:(:(:(

now now, the internet is a big and resourceful place jimmy, you'll find them again soon :)

[sinan90]

Has anyone seen Ken Burns' Jazz?


The Benny Goodman set has an awesome live version of Sin, Sing, Sing on it. The drums are jsut crazy on it, more than usual at least.

[ze monsta]

Nice one Kris. :golfclap:

[nightraven]

i just bought the awesomest of the awesomest of amps :D

i got my blues junior :')

i'm so happy :')

[TheDev01dOne]

Nice man, enjoy that thing, I've been contemplating selling my amp and buying a pro-junior, an overdrive pedal, and a good attenuator but I really like all the options my Laney gives me for when I'm (rarely) not playing blues.

Random question.. Does Charlie Hunter make decent music? Yes I'm a n00b and I only know of him from that John Mayer In Repair video but he seems prtty good. Does he have his own band or something?

[theneildeal]

He's very good. that instrument that he plays is incredible! Its strange to hear the bass and the guitar played by the same person on the same instrument. For those of you that like Robert Johnson, its just like realising that there isn't another guitarist, and its all Robert Johnson!

check out www.charliehunter.com

[imgooley]

it's sickening because the dead were all about the fans trading live music... they set up taping sections at concerts for anyone that wanted to record the shows, people have traded tapes for decades. And the website had such a great community, similar to this one but even stronger and more active, all for the love of the music.


I'm actually crushed over this...

:(:(:(
My condolences jimmy.

If it is any comfort, please accept this e-beer http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:nKzvRbdKe9C-cM:http://xad.xanga.com/fd0a36fa5833554419537/w36471999.jpg

[Mr.Cuddles]

i just bought the awesomest of the awesomest of amps :D

i got my blues junior :')

i'm so happy :')
NICE!
i got a new speaker for my champ wich still has the stock one from '76 because its old and don't work righnt no more...
its a elctro harmonixs av2 :)
enjoy your blues junior ;)

BTW is the speaker i got good(its ceramics not alcono but there weren't many choices on ebay...

[gopherthegreat]

i wish i had a blues junior. im saving up for one. i have 10 dollars so far :( :haha

[Firebread]

i wish i had a blues junior. im saving up for one. i have 10 dollars so far :( :haha


I have a blues junior. I always wanted one but went for other amps, then GC had it's 20% off sale, and now I got my baby. It's possibly the greatest blues amp you can find, well worth the money.

[Dimebag22]

Blues Juniors are very good! You'll enjoy it a lot.

I have a Hot Rod and i love it.

[nightraven]

i've been saving for a hot rod for ages now and i initially wanted a blues deluxe/deville but then they're giant and make a hell of a lot of noise so i took the nicer option of the blues junior as my target ;)

i've been playing it all day. i'm so happy happy happy happy! :D

it was on thomann for 479 but thomann r ftl :p:
the shop near me had it for 520 but luckily my dad could get the tax off so i got it for 430 *victory dance*

:daisy:

and it also serves as heating in the winter! it's so cosy to put your hand over :haha

[Jimmy94]

speaking of winter, the snow is coming down in cleveland like nothing else... I went for a short walk just to take a look and have a few smokes... I walked into a fire hydrant that was buried under the snow!

[Carswell98]

speaking of winter, the snow is coming down in cleveland like nothing else... I went for a short walk just to take a look and have a few smokes... I walked into a fire hydrant that was buried under the snow!

it's gorgeous and 10 degrees up in Calgary

sucks for you :p:

[GD_GC]

speaking of winter, the snow is coming down in cleveland like nothing else... I went for a short walk just to take a look and have a few smokes... I walked into a fire hydrant that was buried under the snow!

Yeah man, I live in Cincinnati, and we got pounded, it just now stopped. Something like biggest snow storm in 25 years.

[ze monsta]

I'm thinking of getting one a Blues Junior, I originally thought it'd be worth while saving up for a hot rod deluxe...but I can't really be bothered with the wait. So things to do guitar and amp wise are do the Peter Green mod, or get someone to do it for me coz right now I'm confused as hell -and buy me a nice little tube amp. :)

[Dimebag22]

it's gorgeous and 10 degrees up in Calgary

sucks for you :p:
:haha Yeah, I was out today and it was really nice. Too bad I have a load of homework :mad:

[nightraven]

I'm thinking of getting one a Blues Junior, I originally thought it'd be worth while saving up for a hot rod...but I can't really be bothered with the wait. So things to do guitar and amp wise are do the Peter Green mod, or get someone to do it for me coz right now I'm confused as hell -and buy me a nice little tube amp. :)
depends what you'd want the amp for, the BJ is only 15 watts and it can get really REALLY loud :p: imagine what a proper, bigger hot rod would do :p:

[Jimmy94]

Yeah man, I live in Cincinnati, and we got pounded, it just now stopped. Something like biggest snow storm in 25 years.

it's still going strong here... I was supposed to be going home today for spring break, there might be some irony in there :rolleyes:

[ze monsta]

depends what you'd want the amp for, the BJ is only 15 watts and it can get really REALLY loud :p: imagine what a proper, bigger hot rod would do :p:
That what I was thinking. I mean, the deluxe is probably going to be obnoxiously and unnecessarily loud so the Blues Junior would be a more sensible option. Then again, I'm going to play a couple first.

[Jimmy94]

you also have to consider that the deluxe sounds a lot better than the blues junior. to be honest, I never cared for the BJ all that much, maybe after a speaker change.

[TheDev01dOne]

I prefer the tone of the pro junior than the blues junior for some reason.. Once you crank it to about 9 you get the creamiest overdrive ever, bah sounded so nice with the AV 52hotrod Telecatster I tried it with.

[Dimebag22]

I had my Hot Rod cranked to about 8-9 at the Battle of the Bands and I got the best tone ever. It was so sick, I've never heard that good of a tone out of my amp before. It was crazy.

[aetherspear]

I had my Hot Rod cranked to about 8-9 at the Battle of the Bands and I got the best tone ever. It was so sick, I've never heard that good of a tone out of my amp before. It was crazy.

yeah I did that with my deluxe reverb and was like "damn I really need to do this more often."

[GD_GC]

yeah I did that with my deluxe reverb and was like "damn I really need to do this more often."

I think something may be wrong with my Blues Deluxe then. When I turn up past like 4 it sounds muddy and disgusting and I can't tell one note from the next. And I've always heard that tube amps sound better loud :wtf: It sounds fine at lower volumes, so what could be wrong with it?

[Dimebag22]

I think something may be wrong with my Blues Deluxe then. When I turn up past like 4 it sounds muddy and disgusting and I can't tell one note from the next. And I've always heard that tube amps sound better loud :wtf: It sounds fine at lower volumes, so what could be wrong with it?
Something may be wrong with your tubes. Maybe take a look at them and change them up if you need to.

[GD_GC]

Something may be wrong with your tubes. Maybe take a look at them and change them up if you need to.

That's what I've thought, but I know nothing about tubes, and I don't even want to attempt to figure out what I will need, and I'm going to buy those pickups :liplick:

[Carswell98]

ok..

quick tube noob (rhyme tee-hee) question

does a higher quality tube improve tone much?

[Jimmy94]

yes, especially NOS tubes, but they can get pretty expensive

[Jimmy94]

That's what I've thought, but I know nothing about tubes, and I don't even want to attempt to figure out what I will need, and I'm going to buy those pickups :liplick:

is it a problem the amp has always had, or has it been getting worse?

[nightraven]

lololol
so my parents are out for five hours today and hopefully my sister will go out soon to do her paper rounds in the rain. that leaves me home alone with my cat and we can find out what my blues junior is capable of :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

:dance:

[theneildeal]

As per usual, i should be studying......... but im procrastinating, so is anyone else on facebook? Im concerned at my lack of UG friends, so add me: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37105602

Yeah, i know, its a shameless plea for friends, but i am dangerously bored, and i don't want to study.....

[TheDev01dOne]

I saw a random blues band at a pub last night, I forget what they were called but it was 3 old guys; drummer, guitarist on acoustic 95% of the time and singing, and another guy playing flute, saxophone, telecaster, blues harp and singing. They were all at least 60..

They were pretty good anyway, the guitarist was playing sweet fast licks on this crappy looking yamaha acoustic he had, the drummer was pretty stock standard but the other oldest guy (looked about 70 -80) playing jazz flute and sax and harp was amazing. I guess it's just because you don't hear it very often but the songs he played flute on sounded awesome with acoustic guitar. Now I want to find a jazz flute player to jam with!

Anyone know any other blues stuff with flute on it? Apart from the new Black Keys song, I got that already.

[GD_GC]

is it a problem the amp has always had, or has it been getting worse?

I've always had the problem

[Jimmy94]

then it's probably not the tubes. when tubes need to be changed it's because they've gotten progressively worse or flat out failed.

Try looking up reviews of your amp and see if other people have the same problem with it. Many times before an amp can really shine the stock speaker needs to be changed.

[Dimebag22]

I've been so into this acoustic stuff lately. It's awesome, I haven't even got my amp set up from Battle of the Bands and I'm just playing my acoustic. I've been really into Jack Johnson, John Butler Trio, and Andy McKee ect. Fucking great guitarists. Thanks to Braedon who showed me Andy McKee. :)

[nightraven]

i used to really like jack johnson but his new album disappointed me :(
i couldn't really grasp it or get into it :(

[Carswell98]

I've been so into this acoustic stuff lately. It's awesome, I haven't even got my amp set up from Battle of the Bands and I'm just playing my acoustic. I've been really into Jack Johnson, John Butler Trio, and Andy McKee ect. Fucking great guitarists. Thanks to Braedon who showed me Andy McKee. :)

it was only a matter of time :p:

[gopherthegreat]

I've been so into this acoustic stuff lately. It's awesome, I haven't even got my amp set up from Battle of the Bands and I'm just playing my acoustic. I've been really into Jack Johnson, John Butler Trio, and Andy McKee ect. Fucking great guitarists. Thanks to Braedon who showed me Andy McKee. :)
jack johnson is wonderful

i only write music on my acoustic. i love it.

[TheDev01dOne]

I have that same habit, I only really write on acoustic guitar, which makes it a pain sometimes to put the song into an electric arrangementy thing..

John Butler is a killer guitarist, never been too into Jack Johnson and never heard of Andy Mckee

[Dimebag22]

Andy McKee:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JsD6uEZsIsU

http://youtube.com/watch?v=T4Igb5Yors4

[gopherthegreat]

1st one reminds me a lil' bit of kaki king

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bbJnwk3GBiM

[Carswell98]

1st one reminds me a lil' bit of kaki king

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bbJnwk3GBiM

shes great

pretty hot too :liplick:

Andy McKee:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JsD6uEZsIsU

http://youtube.com/watch?v=T4Igb5Yors4


Actually I'd also like to post Don Ross, as he is my hero and plays with McKee

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YkidVP0AcQ8

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_N3_odXXOO0&feature=user

I don't know how they play acoustics with compensated bridges, it must be ridiculous

[theneildeal]

andy mckee is ridiculously good. i remember watching these videos last summer and just thinking "i will never be able to play that!!"

[sre9981]

I was watching this Rez Blues show last night on Canadian TV and it seriously was offending me at points. The guy was just playing straight basically note for not SRV covers with different lyrics. What's happening to musical innovation in the blues these days :\

[nightraven]

^ kenny wayne shepherd? :p:

[Carswell98]

I was watching this Rez Blues show last night on Canadian TV and it seriously was offending me at points. The guy was just playing straight basically note for not SRV covers with different lyrics. What's happening to musical innovation in the blues these days :\
^ I hate that bloody show, poor excuse for blues

^ kenny wayne shepherd? :p:

ooooohhhhhhhhhh :p:

[Dimebag22]

^ kenny wayne shepherd? :p:
Total rip off of Pride And Joy:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tADpgP4Nh2U&feature=related

[ze monsta]

Anyone know any other blues stuff with flute on it? Apart from the new Black Keys song, I got that already.

Check out Turning Point by John Mayall, it's great, and has lots of flute, sax and harp.

[nightraven]

ah i like KWS, he's got a decent voice. nowhere as good as SRV but if he had some originality and imagination i'd respect him more.

[Mr.Cuddles]

hey i got a replacmet speaker for my champ off ebay (theres not many choices for "8"amp speakers lol...
and its an electro harmoninics av2 how well do you think itt'l handle the blues?

[gopherthegreat]

shes great

pretty hot too :liplick:
shes a lesbian

pretty hotter

[Carswell98]

shes a lesbian

pretty hotter

:cry:

they always are!

[gopherthegreat]

:cry:

they always are!
pfft. she wouldnt suck your dick either way :p:

[Carswell98]

pfft. she wouldnt suck your dick either way :p:

aww now your just hurting :(

some chicks dig bigger dudes right?







right?












:cry:

[theneildeal]

aww now your just hurting :(

some chicks dig bigger dudes right?







right?












:cry:

It works for Ron

http://i27.tinypic.com/2vv6mpy.jpg

[Dimebag22]

:haha :haha

[TheDev01dOne]

You guys are sad.. If there was any blues female to go for it HAS to be Bonnie Raitt..

http://bp3.blogger.com/_oO3xVAE4RA8/RrYpzsj1lnI/AAAAAAAAAi4/VldGULGFw_E/s400/Photo+-+Bonnie+Raitt.jpg

You know you would..

Or maybe this chick, I'm kinda fond of her.. http://www.myspace.com/lanamartinosmith ..

[Dimebag22]

^She's older than my mom...

[TheDev01dOne]

Well I was thinking if she was still our age.. Anyway she's probably older than my mum too.. but I still would.. She's got class.

[gopherthegreat]

Well I was thinking if she was still our age..
dimebag22 (and i) are 14

....... :haha

[Dimebag22]

dimebag22 (and i) are 14

....... :haha
Shhhh!

[TheDev01dOne]

Still, you should know by now that older women are ALWAYS better... I'm sorry, I've lowered the tone of the whole forum.. Let's just put this behind us and move on shall we? :(

[Dimebag22]

Still, you should know by now that older women are ALWAYS better... I'm sorry, I've lowered the tone of the whole forum.. Let's just put this behind us and move on shall we? :(
:haha Still, if shes older than my mom... I probably wouldn't :p:

[gopherthegreat]

Still, you should know by now that older women are ALWAYS better... I'm sorry, I've lowered the tone of the whole forum.. Let's just put this behind us and move on shall we? :(
theres a limit for how much older they're allowed to be :no:

[TheDev01dOne]

That only counts if they're NOT fiery red-haired, slide guitar playing women with class like Bonnie Raitt, not to mention that voice..

I guess it's just me then, but I stand by my strange attractions! Judge me all you like :haha:

[imgooley]

I would do her.... in 1983

[gopherthegreat]

i would do raven riley, but it still ain't happening anytime soon

[TheDev01dOne]

All you need is enough money to do Raven Riley though, it's her job.. Where's the fun in that?

[imgooley]

Ok, I was playing around at GC today, and the first thing that I was playing with was a full hollow Electromatic through a Mesa. I think that thing had a recti in it because it kicked out some sloppy, nasty (but in a good way) fuzz.

So then I play some Black Keys (Your Touch to be exact). As I am playing, that same exact song came on in the store.

After that, I thought that it was a cool thing.

So then I pick up a nice little sunburst Am Vintage strat with a lefty trem and start playing some Stevie through a vintage vibroverb (Pride and Joy was the song) and what do you know, that was the next song.

I was thinking, Has God endowed me with the power to select the songs that come on in Guitar Center? That is fucking sweet.

So then i go and pick up a martin and started playing some Bob Marley. Sadly, my streak ended there. (Damn racist song selction [jk])

[Jimmy94]

it's true, older women are FAR superior

I'd hit her 10 times sideways, snap her g-string... Gsus! the things I'd do

[theneildeal]

http://bp3.blogger.com/_oO3xVAE4RA8/RrYpzsj1lnI/AAAAAAAAAi4/VldGULGFw_E/s400/Photo+-+Bonnie+Raitt.jpg


She's so old that she would have to open a scab to get moist

Katie Melua is the fittest lass in blues at the moment (itunes says that she's blues, so i agree)

http://i2.tinypic.com/4ume3ki.jpg

[Carswell98]

She's so old that she would have to open a scab to get moist

Katie Melua is the fittest lass in blues at the moment (itunes says that she's blues, so i agree)

http://i2.tinypic.com/4ume3ki.jpg

DO WANT

the Dylan shirt is nice too :)

[TheDev01dOne]

I'll have either, or both, I'm easy to please..

Anyone sense this thread has plummetted down the the level of The Pit awfully quickly? :haha

Going to a session tonight, gonna do my newly learned (Read as: Easy peasy, made up guitar parts with John Lee Hooker words) version of Crawlin' Kingsnake. Hopefully It goes well! It's all acoustic so I try to do songs that don't need wailing solos to sound good.

[ze monsta]

I'd mash katie Melua! :p:

[theneildeal]

Anyone sense this thread has plummetted down the the level of The Pit awfully quickly? :haha

If you have a group of guys in an off-topic thread, the conversation will quickly turn to sex and toilet humour. I call this Neil's Law of Internet Conversation.

[Carswell98]

I just received a job offer for the summer

$19 an hour to drive someone else's pickup truck around and inspect stuff over the summer

WOOOT!

[ze monsta]

^ Congrats.
What dyou have to inspect? And I just realised that pay is pretty damn good!

[Carswell98]

^ Congrats.
What dyou have to inspect? And I just realised that pay is pretty damn good!

I'll be inspecting pipes in the tailings section of a Molybdenum mine

[ze monsta]

A what? :haha

[imgooley]

I'll be inspecting pipes in the tailings section of a Molybdenum mine
Damn Canadians with your molybdenum mines.

I am jealous though, seeing as I am unemployed

[Carswell98]

^I'd have taken anything, instead they gave me the easiest job there :D

A what? :haha


http://www.endakomines.com/scene1.jpg

a mine

you know, with rocks and stuff :p:

(that is the actual mine I'll be working @ btw)

[ze monsta]

Inspecting sounds pretty boring. When dyou get the explosives? :p:

[imgooley]

Ok, I was playing around at GC today, and the first thing that I was playing with was a full hollow Electromatic through a Mesa. I think that thing had a recti in it because it kicked out some sloppy, nasty (but in a good way) fuzz.

So then I play some Black Keys (Your Touch to be exact). As I am playing, that same exact song came on in the store.

After that, I thought that it was a cool thing.

So then I pick up a nice little sunburst Am Vintage strat with a lefty trem and start playing some Stevie through a vintage vibroverb (Pride and Joy was the song) and what do you know, that was the next song.

I was thinking, Has God endowed me with the power to select the songs that come on in Guitar Center? That is fucking sweet.

So then i go and pick up a martin and started playing some Bob Marley. Sadly, my streak ended there. (Damn racist song selction [jk])

I thought that was funny. Oh well

So I'm listening to the Black Snake Moan OST and I was wondering if anyone knows what tuning Sam Jackson uses

[TheDev01dOne]

Is Black Snake Moan any good? The movie? I've heard it's pretty boring and long-winded. Is it worth seeing just to see Samuel L play guitar?

Is there any planes or snakes,, that might spice things up a little?

[imgooley]

I enjoyed it, and still watch it just for the music ( There is a Black Keys song, Son House and others) Plus that purple ES 335 is so damn sexy

[gopherthegreat]

If you have a group of guys in an off-topic thread, the conversation will quickly turn to sex and toilet humour. I call this Neil's Law of Internet Conversation.
:haha

[Carswell98]

Is Black Snake Moan any good? The movie? I've heard it's pretty boring and long-winded. Is it worth seeing just to see Samuel L play guitar?

Is there any planes or snakes,, that might spice things up a little?

I hated that movie, the only thing that saved it was the great soundtrack

[gopherthegreat]

i have a pretty big splinter in my ass from scooting over on a wooden bench, and i cant get it out.

[imgooley]

I hated that movie, the only thing that saved it was the great soundtrack
Like i said, that ES was damn sexy

[ze monsta]

i have a pretty big splinter in my ass from scooting over on a wooden bench, and i cant get it out.

Tweasers? :haha

Pics or it didn't happen!!! :p:

[gopherthegreat]

Tweasers? :haha

Pics or it didn't happen!!! :p:
you really want pics? :haha

and i couldnt get it with tweasers. its hard to reach.

onto a different subject (:haha), is the black crowes new album any good? i love the crowes

[GD_GC]

So this thread started with a discussion of something music/guitar related and it has now slipped to the low of sex and having splinters in your ass. Well I guess you can't really expect anything else :haha

[Dimebag22]

And I thought the blues forum had class :p:

[sinan90]

Oh man I love helping out at school functions. Free bottle of wine ftw! I don't think I should have drunk it all in 30 minutes though, none left to enjoy later :(.

[Carswell98]

So I just had a celebratory "do what ever the **** I want" day after getting that job, so I went to a music store and literally just tried everything and and anything in reach for hours,

some guy came in about an hour before the store closed looking for a new amp, so the salesman was showing him this really nice little combo amp(it was covered in blue velvet :p: ) anyways, he somehow gets on to the topic of his old gear, where he just so happens to have a mint condition 1960's Vox AC15 just sitting in his closet

and he didn't even know it was worth playing, the salesman and I looked at each other and shared a moment of disbelief, and proceeded to tell him that little amp is not only worth a couple of grand but is better than anything in the store.

he left one happy guy, and we got some good laughs out of it :haha

and then I watched "Be Kind Rewind" which was pretty good actually

just a good day in general. WOOT!

[TheDev01dOne]

If noone was around I bet the salesman would've tried to scam him out of that vox!

"I have an old vox from the 60s in my cupboard I haven't touched for years. I need a new amp since I'm going to start playing again."

"Ah well this is a Fender frontman, one of the best, most popular amps these days. We've got it on special for $300 but if you were looking to get rid of your old amp we could probably do a trade in and give it to you for $150"

Sadly enough, **** like that does happen. A salesman I befriended in a shop back in Aus that I used to frequent was bragging to me one day how he scammed some old guy out of a 60s Fender bassman that he brought in looking to sell with no idea of it's worth. He said he took it straight to the vintage guitar dealer up the road and made like $2000..

[Carswell98]

If noone was around I bet the salesman would've tried to scam him out of that vox!

"I have an old vox from the 60s in my cupboard I haven't touched for years. I need a new amp since I'm going to start playing again."

"Ah well this is a Fender frontman, one of the best, most popular amps these days. We've got it on special for $300 but if you were looking to get rid of your old amp we could probably do a trade in and give it to you for $150"

Sadly enough, **** like that does happen. A salesman I befriended in a shop back in Aus that I used to frequent was bragging to me one day how he scammed some old guy out of a 60s Fender bassman that he brought in looking to sell with no idea of it's worth. He said he took it straight to the vintage guitar dealer up the road and made like $2000..

that is pretty sad

We literally **** brix when he said that though

I couldn't believe it

I was playing an AC15 over in the corner when he said that too, I thought that was just extra funny

[Mr.Cuddles]

that is pretty sad

We literally **** brix when he said that though

I couldn't believe it

I was playing an AC15 over in the corner when he said that too, I thought that was just extra funny
thats is awsome lol
i lol'd when i read that. :)

[TheDev01dOne]

Do you guys think it would be better for me to just keep using my Laney for blues or get a valve junior head so I can crank it to 10 and just use that? Been kinda wanting something simpler for bluesing lately, especially if/when my band starts gigging, but I don't want to get rid of my Laney and lose the versatility it has.

EDIT: Does anyone here use SoulSeek? Sooo much good music on there in the Blues chatroom and soo many knowledgable people. It's awesome, I suggest all you people get it, you'll never know how you lived without it.

[theneildeal]

Ill check that out soon!

Anyway, let me tell you why ive gone 30 hours without sleep. I had to catch a train at 3am to the airport, and i should have slept, but there was double csi and law & order on! how could i go to sleep!! So i planned to sleep on the train, but a posse of chavs insisted on playing dance music as loud as possible on their phones, and told me to **** off when i told them to turn it off. If it was just one chav, being a martial artist, i´d have threatened him, but there were 10 of the delinquants, so i thought better of it.

To avoid missing my plane, i drank my bodyweight in coffee, so i got no sleep there, and on the plane, we had to endure gale force winds and turbulence throughout, so i dídnt get any sleep. One thing about me is that i cannot sleep during the day. I physically can´t do it! So i have to wait until tonight......

Anyway, there you have it - the ramblings of an insomniac!

[TheDev01dOne]

Lol I get really spaced out and weird when I don't sleep, and I'm the opposite I like to be awake at night and sleep in the day. I usually go to bed at about 2-4am and sleep until like midday or later if I can get away with it. It's not helping my chances at looking for jobs though unfortunately!

Where were you jet-setting off to anyway? Somewhere tropical I hope? The weather here has been ****ed for like 2 weeks and it started THE DAY I decided to buy myself a bike and start riding BMX again! I've ridden it like twice in 2 weeks, makes me a sad panda.

[theneildeal]

yeah im in barcelona visitin my girlfriend

the weather was so bad this morning. we took off, and the wind was so strong that it pushed the plane in a completely new direction! everyone on the plane was screaming, and its given me a headache. bastards

it should be good weather for biking, but i don´t know what´s going on at the moment. I hae a habit of taking britains bad weather and bringing it to barcelona, so give it a few days!

[TheDev01dOne]

I'd rather be in Barcelona I think, sounds nice to me. I'm just bitter because I've had 2 winters in a row.. Came over to UK in September so I had Australian winter (which was actually pretty crappy weather last year) and now an English winter.. Hopefully it warms up for summer, it's getting depressing!

I hope for exciting things like turbulance (or crates full of snakes even..) to happen on planes, it's so boring stuck there with a bunch of strangers.

[nightraven]

[copy paste from the s&l community thread :p:]

i played john mayer's slow dancing in a burning room last night.

my first concert ever. i hate hate hate being on stage. i have the worst stage fright ever :(

but i played it well, however the amps they had were atrocious. my friend had to use a bass amp so his solos were dead. i played through a broken line six spider. the reverb wasn't working on it, which is a key part of the tone in the song. my volume was also too low.

but the horrible thing was, when we finished my music teacher came on stage, and in front of everybody (400-500 or so) she said into the mic 'well, it was interesting'. she then proceeded to avoid us for the rest of the night and got the other music teacher to tell us how we played. she was impressed and told us to ignore what teacher A said.

nevertheless, i hate performing and i'm not planning on doing it again for a long time. :\

how was everybody else's day?

[theneildeal]

mate, ive got stage fright. But its not just stage fright. when i try to record, my playing is apalling! I don´t know what it is! but what i would suggest is play in front of a couple of people and then just keep working up from there. doing your first performance in front of 500 people deserves kudos! Im sure that it went better than you think.

About my day, read above.......

[TheDev01dOne]

Yeah that's super harsh man, don't worry about that ****.

The only way to get over the nerves and get good at performing is to keep doing it, the main question isn't about.. 'did everyone like it' ... 'did it sound perfect' etc. but "Did you have fun?" If you enjoyed it, that's all that matters.

I've only recently started playingat sessions and singing, and it was the first time I've EVER sung to ANYONE in my life.. I was nervous as hell and made loads of mistakes but I had fun doing it, so I kept it up and now I'm not nervous anymore and I love it.. BUT.. I still make lots of mistakes, it just doesn't bother me because the reality is it happens to EVERYONE.. As long as you keep going and don't make a big deal about it, NO ONE WILL CARE.

Seriously if it was your first gig and you had crappy equipment then don't let that discourage you from performing live. Just having the courage to get up and perform is a huge deal so don't lose your nerve now.. I know it took me over 10 years to perform to other people and I regret not doing it earlier because it's the funnest, most satisfying part of being a musician..

It's totally cliche but as long as you enjoy it, that's all that matters. And usually if you're enjoying it other people will too!

[deceiveroffools]

Dude...that's kind of odd, cause I went to a school concert last night and there a couple of guys playing John Mayer there...

I also get stage fright but if I don't think about the people watching and just imagine that I am in an empty room ant the stage fright goes away...Yeah i know i'm odd :)

[nightraven]

you went to the BSN? :eek:

your profile says you're dutch! you must've done!

holy **** it also says you got to my school!

z0mfg.

UGMEETUPTIEMZ

[deceiveroffools]

Yeah....it's my current school.......though have no fear........you guys were good (if you are the guys i am talking about)

[nightraven]

lol you go to my school, you were there :haha

what year are you in? who are you? :p:

[deceiveroffools]

I'm in year 9........so you probably don't know me

[nightraven]

try me, my sister is in year nine :p:

[areyounimaimustknowbeforethisconvomaycontinue]

[ukuleleftw]

Fwoah, pretty coincidental, I also go to that school.
=_=

[nightraven]

*facepalm*

alek go back to the metal forum.


edit: we've managed to hijack the community thread :haha

[deceiveroffools]

try me, my sister is in year nine :p:

[areyounimaimustknowbeforethisconvomaycontinue]


you have a sister?

well i'm Rosie

[ukuleleftw]

Dieinafire N00braven.
>=[
I bet this person is Nima...

[TheDev01dOne]

I wanna know people on UG :(

[nightraven]

i don't know you :(


you don't get to find out who my sister is, my identity here must remain anonymous :p:

but maybe tomorrow i'll casually walk past mrs van der pol's classroom before registration ;) ;) ;)

[deceiveroffools]

Nima is in my class.........I am not him (why would I pretend I am someone i'm not....it doesn't seem right to me.......)

[ukuleleftw]

I know who his sister is, I'm pondering whether or not to reveal it.

[nightraven]

there's always a chance that nima stumbles upon this site as he plays guitar :p:

don't reveal it lol.

it'll crush my current reputation as 'amazing blues guitarist' :rolleyes:

[deceiveroffools]

lol i play bass (though not that well) and don't worry i don't even speak to him

[ukuleleftw]

Oh, Nima gave us a private concert today in the music department.
It was interesting to say the least.

[deceiveroffools]

A private concert...........wow that must have been fun lol

[nightraven]

he can play a riff from...

bullet for my valentiiiiiine :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

[deceiveroffools]

is that all????????

i like BFMV. i don't think Nima could play their songs though

[nightraven]

he attempted a wolfmother riff as well, but he was playing it wrong so i helped him out a bit :')




straying back to the community aspect of this forum, can anyone here survive the riff from neon - john mayer?

i'm struggling, it's such a pain to do :o

[TheDev01dOne]

I feel so left out right now....

Who is this Nima person, fill me in, it sounds interesting.

[nightraven]

nima is a kid we pick on sometimes lightly, which is bad, because he has some breathing problems and has been in hospital for a while. hence him being held back a few years. but he plays guitar, or attempts to, and shows off how sloppily he can play rhcp :\

[deceiveroffools]

he attempted a wolfmother riff as well, but he was playing it wrong so i helped him out a bit :')




That was nice of you :)

[theneildeal]

straying back to the community aspect of this forum, can anyone here survive the riff from neon - john mayer?

i'm struggling, it's such a pain to do :o

check out my playing skills in my profile. Ive recorded an exert from neon.

[nightraven]

check out my playing skills in my profile. Ive recorded an exert from neon.
:o

i transcribed a simpler version of it, but that's hard enough :p:


*furiously detunes bottom e again*

[theneildeal]

its all about practice. Its such a trange technique, but once you master it, you can apply it to loads of other songs!

This is one of the tutorials that i used: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=z01M_4R80Wg

Hope that helps!

Neil

[GD_GC]

its all about practice. Its such a trange technique, but once you master it, you can apply it to loads of other songs!

This is one of the tutorials that i used: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=z01M_4R80Wg

Hope that helps!

Neil

Did you link that from the Spanish version of the site or something? :haha I wish I knew Spanish, I'm trying really hard to learn

[nightraven]

thanks! <33334616616

this is going to be my next target! mastering this >=D

[theneildeal]

there is one thing that annoys me about this song though............... when i sing the chorus, everyone thinks that im singing "neil, neil" instead of "neon neon", so peopele say "neil, why are you singing a song about yourself???"

[nightraven]

:haha


playing the riff and singing, way out of my league :p:

hopefully i won't be accused of singing about a certain 'neil' ;)

[gopherthegreat]

wanna know what helps me sleep? jacking off.

/trying to make the community thread more like the pit


seriously, though, i wish i knew UGers in real life. theres 2 who live a few towns over, but i've never actually met them

[TheDev01dOne]

The guys who's hopefully gonna be in my band says he has a UG account but I don't think he uses it very much... Damn people who have better things to do than sit on internet forums!

[Dimebag22]

I told some of my guitar friends about UG but I've never met anyone on UG who goes to my school, mostly because my school is fairly small.

[TheDev01dOne]

UG is the only place I gave guitar playing friends my age really.. The closest guitar players to my age I know are probably in their late 30s! I really need to get out more :(

[gopherthegreat]

i saw Mean Girls today. i enjoyed it.

.......:sad:

[TheDev01dOne]

You should be reported for that post..

And we thought talking about boning older women was lowering the thread! :haha

[gopherthegreat]

You should be reported for that post..

And we thought talking about boning older women was lowering the thread! :haha
:haha

[GD_GC]

i saw Mean Girls today. i enjoyed it.

.......:sad:

:haha

Actually I've heard that movie is funny. Haven't seen it though

[sre9981]

I went through a period of like 2 weeks last year when I saw that movie 4 times by random coincidence.

Its humorous

[TheDev01dOne]

Anyone else like Skip James? Really been getting into his 'complete early recordings' album. Some great songs on there. I wanna try to learn Hard Time Killin' Floor, but the cover that's on O' Brother Where Art Thou instead of his original version.

[gopherthegreat]

of course! hes amazing, and had one of the best voices.

[TheDev01dOne]

He has been upgraded into my Avatar Lol

I might watch the DVD about him in the 'Martin Scorsese Presents.. The Blues' set, It was pretty good I think the first time I watched it.

[imgooley]

i saw Mean Girls today. i enjoyed it.

.......:sad:
I would SO do Lindsey Lohan from that movie, back when here boobs were nice and her ass was round.

@TheDev0
That song is hard core. I just play the chord on my electric and dick around in key

[Jimmy94]

I went through a period of like 2 weeks last year when I saw that movie 4 times by random coincidence.

Its humorous

yeah, "random coincidence"

riiiiiiight ;)

[Carswell98]

So I tried a blues junior for the first time today

I also tried a zinky blue velvet, and a crate 18w tube amp

I can see why people love those fenders, it was the best clean I have ever heard, it was orgasmic, and it sounded better than the $1500 Zinky

but the crate was nice too, and it was less than 400 dollars, which was great

so now I'm deciding between the two
suggestions?

[TheDev01dOne]

Did you try the pro junior? They have even nicer tone IMO if you can handle only having 2 knobs.

Never tried a Crate amp though, Joe Walsh uses them I think so they can't be too bad.

[Dimebag22]

Get the BJ dude...

That sounds dirty.. :p: