Blues and Jazz Off Topic/Chat Thread!

[ze monsta]

^ I do too :p:




oh come off it Gus, I'm sure you're plenty interesting

maybe

I know I'm boring
Perhaps, I guess I'm just a really awesome, humble person. :confused:

:p:

[gopherthegreat]

So ronery......

[ze monsta]

AAAAhhh, poor you. You need some Horrors!

[train wreck]

any good movie suggestions, anyone?

[ze monsta]

^Who the hell are you? :p:

But seriously, who are you! We had a thread in here about introducing ones self, so please. DO!

[train wreck]

i'm sorry, but still, any suggestions?

[ze monsta]

Who are you, this is a chat thread sure, but it's made up of a certain few people. If you're gonna join in, be polite and introduce yourself. :)

[gopherthegreat]

I propose Mr Train Wreck to be exiled from this chat thread until he introduces himself.

[TNfootballfan62]

But if he's exiled, how could he possibly introduce himself....

[dr_john]

hi, i'm john from the midlands in UK. i visit the blues and jazz forum reguarly.

i play lead guitar in a local band, i guess we are fairly eclectic playing everything from dylan, stones, a bit of gershwin even, and a few blues standards like 'stormy monday'. we need a name for the band and so far inspiration won't strike. (polite) suggestions welcomed.

:cheers:

[gopherthegreat]

But if he's exiled, how could he possibly introduce himself....
Twas a joke, nub :p:

[ze monsta]

^He's been here for TIIIME! Logan, you bitch! :haha

How you been doin Logan? it seems it's only ever me and you in here now.

[gopherthegreat]

I'm pretty gud

[ze monsta]

Have you heard of The Monks?

[gopherthegreat]

No I haven't. Link?

[ze monsta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwO71Jfz0Z4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z0vxYoe-z4

[ze monsta]

I've got my own thread for reporting spam! :haha :haha :haha


http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1008822

[gopherthegreat]

Congratulations! :haha

[ze monsta]

I thought that was absolutely hilarious, he got so angry and was so mental! :haha

[imgooley]

I've got my own thread for reporting spam! :haha :haha :haha


http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1008822
Apparently, he wants you to die in a fire.

[gopherthegreat]

That he does

[imgooley]

:o

[ze monsta]

I'm here, kinda.

[tincho729]

*clicks on link*

wow..that's a lot of hate for a post in the blues and jazz forum :haha

[ze monsta]

I guess I'm really popular with all the wizards huh? :haha

[Vagabond21]

Hey guys it's been a while.

I can't find any decent tabs or chords for Freddie King's "same old blues"... :(

All I keep finding is this: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/k/king_freddie/same_old_blues-crd.shtml

It's the same on every website...

Anyone able to help?

edit: Gus, what on earth did you do to set that guy off?

[ze monsta]

^ I reported his thread, calling for people to join his wizard group or something? :haha

http://groups.ultimate-guitar.com/lulz_wizard/
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1008807

[ze monsta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk4iGP5-t0U
They rock too much.

[Carswell98]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk4iGP5-t0U
They rock too much.

BRMC are awesome, I've had Howl in pretty heavy rotation for quite a while, it's my favorite of their albums

[ze monsta]

My brother was at that gig, the lucky ****.

[TheDev01dOne]

House Of The Rising Sun is my song of the moment, loving playing it and trying out different dynamics and vocal melodies but check out this kickass instrumental cover.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLbZoK5jAdM

Not really blues IMO but more like Jazz/classical but it kicks ass.

[gopherthegreat]

I'm bored.

[gopherthegreat]

I'm bored again.

[ze monsta]

^Sucks for you. Do you like BRMC Logan? They'd seem like your kinda thing, acoustic bluesy stuff and heavier punk rock.

[gopherthegreat]

Ya, I like them. My favorite song by them is American X

And I just say I'm bored to bump the thread :p:

[ze monsta]

Lulz, sneaky bitch.

I have good memories of being in Belgium in the British trenches near Hawthorne Ridge (where the first of the mines went off on the first morning of the Somme Offensive) and standing there freezing my ass off listening to BRMC.

It was actually kinda freaky though, as I stood there looking up the gradual slope, Rifles came on and the first verse goes:

I see the rifles coming over the hill, maybe if you shout they stop and won't kill.

[imgooley]

^Gus: WWI soldier extrodinaire. I forgot what the slang for brit soldiers was for that tiem :o

I would have been a doughboy.

[gopherthegreat]

Hey, you, motherfuckers, I only drink bud!

I lurv the Queers :)

[Iceman 420]

Anyone planning to watch Cadillac Records?

I'm interested in seeing Chuck Berry being portrayed by Mos Def.

http://www.cadillacrecordsmovie.com/

[Jackal58]

^Gus: WWI soldier extrodinaire. I forgot what the slang for brit soldiers was for that tiem :o

I would have been a doughboy.
That would have been a "Tommy"

Gus you're awesome. :p:

[imgooley]

Anyone planning to watch Cadillac Records?

I'm interested in seeing Chuck Berry being portrayed by Mos Def.

http://www.cadillacrecordsmovie.com/
That looks interesting


:wavey:

Hai, Don.

[ze monsta]

^Alriiiight Goolz.

That would have been a "Tommy"

Gus you're awesome. :p:
Why thank you, Donald!

How you doin? :)



That Cadillac Records movie looks awesome!

[JilaX^]

That movie looks amazing, but Beyonce as Etta James?

[ze monsta]

^What's the problem?

I got new shoes. :D

[slidething31]

Man, we are being overrun by Mayer fanboys.

[ze monsta]

^ I know. But it's only because hardly any other threads are active in here because you guys rarely come in anymore. :(

[slidething31]

Sorry, I've been busy lately with school, and transfer applications, and trying to find a job in the ****tiest economy in my lifetime. :(

[ze monsta]

Life comes first mate.

[slidething31]

Indeed.

On the bright side, gas is $3 cheaper than it was 2 months ago.

[ze monsta]

Doesn't affect me. :p:

Actually it probably does, just not directly.

[GD_GC]

Yeah this whole forum really has gone downhill. What happened to all the old regulars?

[gopherthegreat]

They all died in bizarre gardening accidents

[Iceman 420]

So, Cadillac Records was good. Being an Asian teenager in a whole crowd of middle aged and older white people felt odd. A few annoying white people, with the "Ooooohhhss," and the "Ahhhhhsssss," and some dude with an obnoxious laugh.

ANYWAYS, I recommend checking it out.

[Carswell98]

well, hello

gas is down to $0.78Can here

needless to say, I quite, how you say... "stoked"



in other news, the Canadian government is locked in a neverending, do-nothing, minority government power struggle which has served only to stagnate the Canadian political climate and halt any chance at ever actually accomplishing anything

on the bright side, compared to the U.S.'s current economic situation, Canada is getting by, for the most part, largely unaffected save for a weakening Canadian dollar, which in a great irony, should serve to increase trading with other nations, boosting the Canadian economy


this has been your weekend great white north update, I'm Braedon Carswell

stay classy internetz

[ze monsta]

^ :haha

Yeah this whole forum really has gone downhill. What happened to all the old regulars?

Who - Neil, Kris, Tim, Neil and Goolz?
I think they're kinda busy recently, Goolz just doesn't bother saying anything of use. :(

[imgooley]

well, hello

gas is down to $0.78Can here

needless to say, I quite, how you say... "stoked"



in other news, the Canadian government is locked in a neverending, do-nothing, minority government power struggle which has served only to stagnate the Canadian political climate and halt any chance at ever actually accomplishing anything

on the bright side, compared to the U.S.'s current economic situation, Canada is getting by, for the most part, largely unaffected save for a weakening Canadian dollar, which in a great irony, should serve to increase trading with other nations, boosting the Canadian economy


this has been your weekend great white north update, I'm Braedon Carswell

stay classy internetzThank you Braedon.

And now, for news from the Isle, Gus the Brit :o

[ze monsta]

Lolololol

[TheDev01dOne]

I am still around kinda. I usually read what's going on in blues & jazz but rarely bother posting anymore as I'm not on often enough to follow up posts and stuff. It has kinda died way down here again lately though maybe I will start posting more stuff to try and do my part to keep the sub forum ticking over.

[ze monsta]

I didn't post for a while, but I've started posting a lot recently.

[TheDev01dOne]

I have just been usy focusing on oher stuff lately I guess. Working a lot more, playing more music, trying to make friends and be a bit more sociable and then trying to spend time with my girlfriend. Doesn't leave much time for internetting, there's usually something more important I could be doing instead.

As far as blues goes though I've been listening to lots of new stuff. Have an update for the Australian blues list I just gotta write it out and post it.

Been practicing a fair bit and learning new techniques and crap, feel like I'm improving a bit and doing some new stuff.

Bought Billy F Gibbons' "Rock n Roll Gearhead" book, that is a cool read, loads of great photos in there.

That's about it really. Want to sell my amp and just get a small combo after lugging it around to a gig the other day and it was a pain in the ass.

[Jackal58]

I have no internet at home atm. So I'm only on during the day and nobodies here. :cry:

[TheDev01dOne]

I have some more "Drummer Wanted" ads posted around the place and I absolutely hate when people reply with like "Hi, Are you still looking for a drummer. I am a drummer. Thanks."

Not saying anything about themselves or music or anything at all.. (Then again, they are drummers..) Then it takes like 6 emails back and forth of me going to great length to try and explain everything about me and what I want from the band etc for them to just stop replying cold and nothing comes of it..

So frustrating. I hope drummers are easier to find when I get back to Aus.

[Carswell98]

*punctures 3 cans of ether*

*throws them into Mayer thread*

*awaits peace*

[ze monsta]

I have some more "Drummer Wanted" ads posted around the place and I absolutely hate when people reply with like "Hi, Are you still looking for a drummer. I am a drummer. Thanks."

Not saying anything about themselves or music or anything at all.. (Then again, they are drummers..) Then it takes like 6 emails back and forth of me going to great length to try and explain everything about me and what I want from the band etc for them to just stop replying cold and nothing comes of it..

So frustrating. I hope drummers are easier to find when I get back to Aus.
The drummer in my band is ****e. :haha

We found him through school, and he was alright I guess and is a nice enough guy but he's lame. :haha My mate met this killer drummer on holiday, who surprisingly only lives 10 minutes away from me and goes to school with loadsa my mates! :cool:

[gopherthegreat]

M.D.C has an awesome version of Born Under a bad sign. Too bad it's not on youtube :(

[Iceman 420]

Wassup gais?

'kay, so for my history class, we have to do a poem about some dudes from the Scientific Revolution. So me and my friend are thinking about just doing Purple Haze and replacing the lyrics. I got the lyrics and such down already. Good idea? It'll be fun at least.

[slidething31]

^ I might feel dumb, but what was the scientific revolution?

[Iceman 420]

^ I might feel dumb, but what was the scientific revolution?
Science and such. Copernicus, Galileo, the planets and such.

[slidething31]

Ok so like 1500's science. Gotcha.

[TNfootballfan62]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_revolution

The more you know...

[Iceman 420]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_revolution

The more you know...
http://meighanmag.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/moreyouknow.jpg

[TNfootballfan62]

^:cheers:

[ze monsta]

U.R.A Fever

[Jackal58]

*punctures 3 cans of ether*

*throws them into Mayer thread*

*awaits peace*
Need a light?

[gopherthegreat]

This forum is dead :(

[Iceman 420]

This forum is dead :(
You be talkin' silly, son. The blues ain't never gonna die. Ah sure it'll slow down and you ain't hear much from it, but it's there. It's been there and it'll always be there.

[imgooley]

:wavey:

[Carswell98]

Need a light?


I was going to rely on the anesthetic qualities of ether,



but I like your idea too, it's just... well, messier. :p:

[ze monsta]

:wavey:
Are you gonna get the blues duels up or what?

[aetherspear]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

[djrue211]

Hola amigos. Yo estoy estudiando para mi examen final en espanol que yo tengo manana. Alguien aqui habla espanol, o un pocito?

[tincho729]

yo hablo un poquito.



..bueno, en realidad mucho :)..pero para mantenernos en el tema, no se de muchos artistas de blues de habla hispana.

[djrue211]

yo hablo un poquito.



..bueno, en realidad mucho :)..pero para mantenernos en el tema, no se de muchos artistas de blues de habla hispana.

Que bueno. Es la verdad, no se de muchas artistas de blues de habla hispana tambien, pero me gusta escuchar a Juanes mucho jaja!

[slidething31]

Hablo un poco. Tomo un clase este semestre, pero yo tome un clase hace dos anos tambien. Tengo el examen el lunes proximo.

[Dchild042]

Yo hablo espanol pero no me gusta. La clase es BULL****

[Iceman 420]

Bonjour.

[imgooley]

Are you gonna get the blues duels up or what?
Soon.

[ze monsta]

:p:

Bonjour.
:haha Salut.

I can't speak spanish, I have to learn it next year and do the whole GCSE course in 1 year :o .

[ze monsta]

Anybody else like The Kills?

[imgooley]

Que?>

[Iceman 420]

:p:


:haha Salut.

I can't speak spanish, I have to learn it next year and do the whole GCSE course in 1 year :o .
Ca va?

No habla espanol.

[ze monsta]

Ca va bien merci, et vous?

J'ai fait le thread pour le Blues Duels. Voix rapidement!

[ze monsta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gFfCAjsfXA

[Iceman 420]

Ca va bien merci, et vous?

J'ai fait le thread pour le Blues Duels. Voix rapidement!
Comme ci, comme ca.

C'est magnifique!

[biohazardist]

Man Xmas holidays is just 4 days away but first I have to get passed 3 tests in a row...ugh.

'I have the mid-term exam blues..' ;)

[ze monsta]

Good luck. :)
I had exams a few weeks ago. Absolutely caned them, I was so pleased. :D Apart from maths, that let me down but all the same.

That thread about blues in highschool shouldn't of been closed...if the metalheads kept their noses out it would've been fine...

[gopherthegreat]

I got mah power back.


Read blog for details.

[Carswell98]

That thread about blues in highschool shouldn't of been closed...if the metalheads kept their noses out it would've been fine...

in the metalheads defense, they were only trying to keep things in perspective, not that I don't wish people at my high school would have been more musically like minded.


that being said, it's a relatively minor thing in all honesty, so what, in my senior year I would have rather listened to John lee Hooker than little John, or Skip james over James hetfield, and my mixed cd's in my car were always made fun of for being old, but really, it made me unique at least in some way.

but I never played guitar at school either, I guess I just left that to the metal guys







and lets face it, nobody ever said life was easy for those that play the blues :p:

[ze monsta]

^ :p: It hasn't really been a problem for me to be honest, the first friend I made at my school is into anything from dance music to indie to jazz, and my friends I jam with are into rock and blues rock so it's been cool. I've even met people from higher years who encouraged me with blues. Like this guy who left last year from sixth form used to bring me in mixtapes every month with like Guitar Slim and Sonny Boy Williamson on them. :cool:

The last time I cared about what people thought about my music choices was when I was like 10 or something :haha When everyone else like S Club 7 or whatever the **** (if you aren't english, or don't know who they are don't waste your time), and I liked stuff like AC/DC, Zeppelin, The Strokes and The Hives. Now it's "uncool" to like pop music and so everyone likes bad indie bands. :rolleyes:



I'm looking forward to the new year, going to see The Datsuns in February and AC/DC in June! :D Any gigs anybody else is going to?

[djrue211]

I'm going to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra later this month. I am so pumped. I've been wanting to see them forever.

[imgooley]

^ :p: It hasn't really been a problem for me to be honest, the first friend I made at my school is into anything from dance music to indie to jazz, and my friends I jam with are into rock and blues rock so it's been cool. I've even met people from higher years who encouraged me with blues. Like this guy who left last year from sixth form used to bring me in mixtapes every month with like Guitar Slim and Sonny Boy Williamson on them. :cool:

The last time I cared about what people thought about my music choices was when I was like 10 or something :haha When everyone else like S Club 7 or whatever the **** (if you aren't english, or don't know who they are don't waste your time), and I liked stuff like AC/DC, Zeppelin, The Strokes and The Hives. Now it's "uncool" to like pop music and so everyone likes bad indie bands. :rolleyes:


I find it ironic that Brits are more into music that has deep roots with american culture than Americans are.

And it pains me that the most known blues guy is Eric Clapton


Anyway, look what I just bought

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=120349193105

[MetalMusicianAl]

i like john coltrane,wes montgomery,joe pass,miles davis,charlie parker, and django, but i don't know where to start from. it seems that i can't find any of their recordings or there's too many. any recommendations?

[Iceman 420]

I'm looking forward to the new year, going to see The Datsuns in February and AC/DC in June! :D Any gigs anybody else is going to?
Bonamassa in March. Gonna be my second live show. Excited as frik.

[imgooley]

i like john coltrane,wes montgomery,joe pass,miles davis,charlie parker, and django, but i don't know where to start from. it seems that i can't find any of their recordings or there's too many. any recommendations?
Get Giant Steps, Smokin the Half Note, For Django, and Round About Midnight. I don't know where to start for Parker or Django, though Django does have a few recordings with Ellington, IIRC. The only Parker recordings I have are the ones he did with Dizzy Gillespie.

[imgooley]

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=94349638

[gopherthegreat]

I'm seeing The Queers Dec. 27th! :)

[djrue211]

Bonamassa in March. Gonna be my second live show. Excited as frik.

Is he doing a US tour? I'd absolutely LOVE to see him.

[TheDev01dOne]

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=94349638

Great band Goolz, thanks. Gonna get some of their stuff. Groovy.

[Iceman 420]

Is he doing a US tour? I'd absolutely LOVE to see him.
Yeah.

http://www.jbonamassa.com/tour.php

[ze monsta]

Goolz, get some pics up of that pickup you bought!

What do you intend to do with it?

And, that band is ****ing brilliant!!! They remind me of Young Attack, The Black Keys, and Brendan Benson!!!

[imgooley]

^It should be coming around soon.

I'll know it's main function once I get it. I'm thinking slide, though.

[ze monsta]

What guitfiddle is it going on?

[imgooley]

It's a whole guitar.

[ze monsta]

Rofl. I phail. I thought it was just a pickup, because I didn't scroll down! :haha

and at the name of the page, I thought you had bought a P90!

I'm even more jealous now!!!!!

[imgooley]

I plan on buying a P90 for my strat, soon :)

[ze monsta]

Was the Harmony a Christmas present to yourself?

[imgooley]

No, I just felt like getting a guitar, and it was cheap.

[ze monsta]

Lucky sod, if I was old enough/had enough money/was in the USA I would get this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HARMONY-SILVERTONE-H-19-H19-SILHOUETTE-DEARMOND-PUPS_W0QQitemZ120352675167QQcategoryZ2384QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

That thing is the sex.

[imgooley]

That's pretty hot. Not too different from the one I've got coming.

[RubberSoul54321]

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=94349638

They're very good. That's why I love this forum - always finding new stuff to listen to! :cool:

[Dimebag22]

Hey guys!

Long time no talk!
Gus just let me know that my time for the blues duels has arrived so I thought I'd pop in and see what's going on.

Hopefully you all remember me :sad:

How you guys been holdin out?

[ze monsta]

Hey Kris!
It's so quiet these days, but it's been alright.

[GD_GC]

Hey guys!

Long time no talk!
Gus just let me know that my time for the blues duels has arrived so I thought I'd pop in and see what's going on.

Hopefully you all remember me :sad:

How you guys been holdin out?

Kris! Wow it's been a while. I kinda miss the old group of regulars on here.

Well I hope everyone has an awesome Christmas! Oh and I might be getting a resonator which will be pretty fucking awesome.

:cheers:

[ze monsta]

^ I'm jealous. :)

I hate Christmas for only one reason... The ****ing waiting. I have absolutely no patience :p: and I always think I'm gonna get something **** - and it always turns out awesome. :) There is a big **** off box and I'm wondering what's inside it. :haha

Have a good one fellas! :cheers:

MONSTA EDIT:

I got myself an early Christmas present today. A really good copy of Backless by Eric Clapton on vinyl. I can't listen to it until I go to my mates house though... Buying vinyl when you can only listen to them every 2 months = :no:

[Iceman 420]

MONSTA EDIT:

I got myself an early Christmas present today. A really good copy of Backless by Eric Clapton on vinyl. I can't listen to it until I go to my mates house though... Buying vinyl when you can only listen to them every 2 months = :no:
At least you CAN listen to it. I have about 5 records lying around, yet I have no access to ANY kind of record player.

I should've asked for one for X-mas...

[ze monsta]

I remember getting a single version of Layla, and Help by The Beatles and some other stuff (mainly White Stripes singles)...and having to wait for so long until I could listen to them. Unfortunately the record store I got them all from is closing down.

Did anyone else hear that Zavvi has gone under, and is going to close down? It's a shame because my local one was so good! It was cheap, well organised and fairly well stocked... Now all we have is a ****ty HMV that looks like a bomb went off in it. :sad:

[imgooley]

I have 4 record players, including a tube one. :)

And over 300 vinyls, including Abbey Road, Led Zeppelin 1-IV, and a whole bunch others :)

[gopherthegreat]

For Christmas I'm getting the following

CD's:
-Live '84 by Black Flag
-Twistin' on The Devils Fork by The Dead Boys
-Big Lizard in My Backyard by The Dead Milkmen

Books:
Lies My teacher Told Me - James Loewen
Black Mass - Gerald O'Neill and Dick Lehr

[ze monsta]

I have 4 record players, including a tube one. :)

And over 300 vinyls, including Abbey Road, Led Zeppelin 1-IV, and a whole bunch others :)

My dad apparently had a huge record collection, from the mid 60s into like 1979, and then he got burgled...and they left everything apart from his and his flat mates records :( And he isn't the type to throw out music...I know he would have kept it...and it would have been epic beyond belief... :( :( :(

[RubberSoul54321]

Merry Christmas guys - hope Santa is good to you all!

[slidething31]

Merry Christmas to all.

My dad still has a few records in a box somewhere. The Layla album is definitley the highlight of the collection.

[ze monsta]

I'm outta here, have a great Christmas guys. It's been a good year. :)

:cheers:
Gus

[Iceman 420]

I'll be PC.

Happy holidays to everyone!

[barefootboy]

Merry Christmas to all.

[RubberSoul54321]

So what did everybody get for Christmas? I got a Line 6 Pod Studio UX1 And gears of War 2. I might be old but, **** it, I love toys.

[strawforest007]

Socks

[gopherthegreat]

3 CD's and Two Books and some money.

And an onion from my brother.

[ze monsta]

I got a new Sony Walkman (16 gb) and a hi-fi. I can now ironically listen to all my lo-fi music in the highest quality. :haha I got £60, BB King live at the regal, some novels and SRV from Austin City Limits.

I am very happy. :)

[RubberSoul54321]

BB King at the Regal - now that's a good record. Plus to Straw: one can never have too many socks. Also, Gopher, onions are the most versatile vegetable there is, so you should thank your brother from the bottom of your heart. Or you could smack him one for being a dick.

[ze monsta]

:haha

[strawforest007]

Oh I know. I'm delighted with socks!

[Iceman 420]

Don't know if he's been posted before, but I was shown recently about the Bluesbreaker's current guitarist, Buddy Whittington-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihimDhwQ75I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lIjrcLjBMA

[Dchild042]

Ya that was nice. And what is his guitar in the second video, it looks like a tele but i cant really tell?

[Iceman 420]

Ya that was nice. And what is his guitar in the second video, it looks like a tele but i cant really tell?
It's not a Tele, but I know it uses a Tele pup in the bridge and a P90 in the neck. Combine that with a Dr. Z Carmen Ghia and that is how he gets his...FAT tone.

I read what it was somewhere, I'll try and dig it up.

EDIT: It's a Lentz HSL.

[Dchild042]

Ya thats pretty badass. I looked on there website and i like the DSL as well.

[slidething31]

So I got an Ebow for Christmas. That thing is pretty ridiculous. I mean, its fairly limited in what it does, but what it does do is pretty freakin sweet.

I think I'm going to try to find a delay pedal with a looping function. I'm leaning toward the Boss DD-20. The Line 6 DL4 looks pretty nice, but there are all kinds of horror stories over on harmony central about reliability issues.

[TNfootballfan62]

^The Electro-Harmonix Memory Man with Hazari looks pretty neat, but I haven't tried it.

[ze monsta]

Anyone tried the new Ernie Ball titanium coated slinkys? They supposedly last 4 times as long, and are twice the price... I'm sticking a set on now.

I played the sweetest 12 string ever today! http://www.simonandpatrick.com/vintageburst12cedar.htm
The neck felt so perfect immediately, and harmonically it was brilliant! It goes on my GAS list...

[Dchild042]

So I got an Ebow for Christmas. That thing is pretty ridiculous. I mean, its fairly limited in what it does, but what it does do is pretty freakin sweet.

I think I'm going to try to find a delay pedal with a looping function. I'm leaning toward the Boss DD-20. The Line 6 DL4 looks pretty nice, but there are all kinds of horror stories over on harmony central about reliability issues.



No ****??? I got an Ebow too. Its pretty cool but you cant use it in lots of songs, also it sounds pretty cool if you use it on an acoustic.

[slidething31]

^ I've been playing some kind of Dazed and Confused jam with it. I think its appropriate. :D

[Dchild042]

Ya same here. That little 5-4-3-2 lick was fun to play. Mine was the last one left at GC :p:


EDIT: And has anyone seen the espn bowl recap commercial with the song almost like a Bring It on Home remix?? Its like techno Zeppelin.

[ze monsta]

Anybody here that lives in London (or a surrounding area) might be interested in this:

http://www.proud.co.uk/exhibitions.aspx

I tried to go to the Blues exhibition today, although it was closed when we got there :rolleyes: So instead I bought The White Stripes legendary Lost Tapes, and an MC5 bootleg documentary on dvd. Pissed off about the MC5 dvd, it's supposedly something that wasn't released...and it's really good until about half way when it craps out. :mad: I paid 15 ****ing quid for that...wanker! My brother got a bootleg of the Zeppelin reunion at the 02 - he says it's brilliant.

[JilaX^]

So, I attempted playing guitar drunk for the first time tonight. It was a classical piece of junk, but somehow nothing but blues really worked on it. I tried playing a Joe Satriani piece, some Bach etc. but, somehow. Nothing but the blues really worked.

[gopherthegreat]

I have nothing to do on New Years Eve :(

[Iceman 420]

I have nothing to do on New Years Eve :(
You always have guitar to play.

[slayer_rule_\m/]

I really want a Saxophone.
I need a job to earn money.

[ze monsta]

I've had a pretty good year! No need to over analyse anything or whatever, but I've learnt from mistakes! I did jack **** last night, there was supposed to be a party, but apparently they got stoned and some chavs nicked all the booze they had bought from them in a park... ****wits!

[RubberSoul54321]

My 12 year old daughter caught me smoking blow. That's a major screw up. Wife not speaking to me, daughter thinks I'm a junkie loser. Bad times.

[ze monsta]

Oh ****... I don't know what to say man... I really hope everything turns out alright for you.

[RubberSoul54321]

Had to ceremoniously dispose of my entire stash and swear never to touch the stuff again. Happy ****in New year! I've made some seriously big mistakes over the years but this was one of the biggest.

[gopherthegreat]

That sucks really, really badly.

[RubberSoul54321]

Yes. Yes it does.

[dr_john]

i feel for you buddy

[ze monsta]

FIFA 99 FTW! I remember when I was 5, my brother would play against me so he could win like 14 - 0 :haha

[slidething31]

GAS attack!!

http://www.stars-music.fr/images_magasin/8455_image_zoom_hagstrom_vikingdeluxecs.jpg

[strawforest007]

FIFA 99 FTW! I remember when I was 5, my brother would play against me so he could win like 14 - 0 :haha

I loved Fifa 99. Still got it, but doesn't play on Vista. Neither does Fifa 97. Or any of my (now retro) games collection! Devastated.

[ze monsta]

My brother has it for PS1, so we still play it on PS2. :haha

I still suck at it, lost 2 - 0 to Tunisia playing as France on pro level. But then beat em 3 - 0, and then won on penalties against Germany. :cool:


And I think that guitar is awful looking.

[JilaX^]

And I think that guitar is awful looking.

You're insane

:liplick:
More for the rest of us, I suppose.

[strawforest007]

I have to agree with Zemonsta, it's an ugly looking guitar. It's fat at the bottom and so are the f-holes! The top of the headstock needs a haircut and what's with the 12th fret marker? I've not played one though so I can't judge that.

[ze monsta]

Went back and played this for a while again today.... I am in love with it. Best sounding twelve string I've ever played and the best playing one as well. And I have huuuge acoustic 12 love.
http://www.simonandpatrick.com/gtrvb12.jpg

:liplick: :liplick: :liplick:

[imgooley]

I also have 12 string GAS. So I can play some real delta bl00z.

I need a resonator. I think I'm gonna try to get a cheapy, and throw a nice little p-90 in it.

[RubberSoul54321]

Ever listen to Eric Sardinas? He plays some pretty mean slide.

[ze monsta]

I shouldn't have left my 3 pieces of coursework until two days before they are due, should I? :sad:

Today is gonna be one LONG day... :(

[JilaX^]

I shouldn't have left my 3 pieces of coursework until two days before they are due, should I? :sad:

Today is gonna be one LONG day... :(

:haha

I left a HUGE Sociology paper/presentation that I've had 2 months to work on and have to have finished by Tuesday till now.

Procrastination ftl :sad:

[ze monsta]

I have a (probably fairly simple for me coz I rock at English) Romeo and Juliet piece to do, my class has been answering questions related to the piece and doing stuff that we can use in the coursework for around 3 months. Therefore in theory I should have done about... 80 hours of preparation for this. Most of the important stuff is homework, which I didn't do because I hoped he wouldn't collect it... Thinking if he did want it, I'd get it done in one night and bomb the ****ing question. But yeah, I have done very little work on it, and very little preparation.

And then there's the French speaking I have to do. Totally screwed in this. Absolutely no hope. :haha I have to learn my presentation, revise "everything", and then learn/revise general conversation topics/questions/answers...

Then there's Geography coursework as well, and 2 maths papers...

I hate my school, despite being "intelligent".

I left a month long "practice" history piece till the night before and got 93% :haha Good times. :haha :cool:

[slidething31]

^ Gus, just some advice... I know it's easy to just coast through school sometimes if you feel like you can do well without really trying, but trust me, there will probably come a point where it will catch up with you.

Just be careful, and make sure that when you really have to get stuff done you can buckle down and do it. :)

[ze monsta]

Yeah :cheers: I know man, but I'm top sets and to be honest a lot of the work I'm doing, to me is dog piss. So I tend to be pretty lax on it, ya know.

It's caught up with me in the past and I got ****ed by it. I know I'm capable of getting stuff done for sure, but it's a case of interests a lot of the time. I do a lot of sport and that often takes priority for me, and so I focus on that rather than school or it's music, that takes over and I sit there talking about music for a few weeks doing jack **** and scraping homeworks off of people. But yeah, I know it's not a good idea. But I take exception at my school. My class gets worked so hard and compared to the other classes (because we do 5/6/7 GCSE's early) we have a lot of pressure right now, and they still give us work over holidays.

[gopherthegreat]

I have good work ethic. Go me.

[ze monsta]

:p: I don't, but I have "natural intelligence" according to my maths teacher I "just don't put in the effort to secure higher marks". But meh.

[imgooley]

I've been listening to Goin Down South by RL Burnside a lot lately. Great song.

[djrue211]

I have good work ethic. Go me.

Me too. I'm currently training for the 2009 Boston Marathon. Go me!

[strawforest007]

I was exactly the same zemonsta, exactly the same. I spent all my time playing football, athletics, golf, badminton and everything else my school offered and yet, top set everything and breezing it. You can do the same at college too and just about get away with it, but once your at university you'd have got so used to doing so little work that you forget what work is and you have no desire to do it. Although it was a lot more complex that just dropping out, that's I did with uni last March. I knew it at college that I started to go wrong late on in school and it bacame more and more obvious as time went on. And now, despite self-promises of never stopping doing sport and never ever getting out of fitness, guess what happened? Anyway, less of this sob story. I can't tell you what to do or issue advice on it but hey. You're your own man!

[ze monsta]

My family are big into running. I don't enjoy it particularly but I've always been good at middle distance running. Last time I ran competatively was sometime last year, a school "inter-house competition" I hated it! I got lumped with having to do it for my class because they knew I ran a bit, and had the stamina... My mate agreed to do it with me, and I destroyed him :haha But he had just come back from a broken ankle a few months before. I was like, 14 in the school of those who took part... But thats ONLY because nobody wanted to do it :p: There are loadsa people who could have battered me!

Sporting wise, I have a good work ethic. I practise everything I do a lot, and stay fit. Especially in the summer. Although in the winter I kinda relax about it a bit.

[ze monsta]

Oh and don't get the wrong idea! :haha
I do work! Especially if I enjoy something or find it interesting. I mean, I spend 2 hours on every Geography homework I get. :p: I work like a dog a lot of the time, but then I go through phases of doing very little and getting lucky. This is a lad who got 89% on a GCSE RE mock with 10 minutes revision! :p: I know my stuff I guess, but I guess I'm not considered an "active" learner. :)

[gopherthegreat]

I love biking. I don't do organized events and stuff, though, that takes the fun out of it for me.

[Iceman 420]

I love biking. I don't do organized events and stuff, though, that takes the fun out of it for me.
Yeah, biking's fun. I'm getting a bike for Christmas (yes, the one that passed not too long ago) and I can't wait to break it in.

[ze monsta]

I've never agreed with bikes.

Steep hill + Bike with **** brakes + railings at the bottom + gravel + 9 year old = pain

[imgooley]

Blargh.

I have to clean my kitchen with bleach today. :mad:

[slidething31]

^ Don't breathe too deeply.

[ze monsta]

What's so bad about that? It will be clean :confused:

and btw:
Blind Willie McTell's 12 string playing > All

[imgooley]

I hate cleaning.

[ze monsta]

Oh, right yeah. I hate washing up. I never do it, but I hate it all the same. I try to make sure my room is clean most of the time, I think dust makes me get sick pretty often.

[slidething31]

I don't like cleaning, but I hate dust. It's a delicate balance.

[ze monsta]

King Khan and The Shrines = ****ing brilliant
I strongly advise you all to check them out. King Khan is like James Brown on acid.

[imgooley]

Will do.

Would be easier with a link :)

Oh, and what's the ETA on the duel with Braedon?

[ze monsta]

Check out their myspace, you can't miss them. You know what I'm talking about when you see them lol, King Khan dresses like Sun Ra. :p:

And on the duel: No idea, he hasn't been on in a while so, who knows. I'll shoot him a message.

[GD_GC]

I got some new recordings up, me with my resonator and some lyrics my drummer wrote, and then a full band, but very very sloppy version of Hideaway, check it out!

:cheers:

[imgooley]

The resonator sounds great.

What kind is it?

[slidething31]

ughh... I just got my wisdom teeth out. My jaw hurts...

At least I got some vicodin.

[ze monsta]

Ouch, must hurt! My brother and sister had to get braces but I only have to go to the dentist once a year coz my teeth are so good. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EHWujXubNM&feature=channel_page

[slidething31]

Thanks for the John Lee.

Yeah my teeth are pretty good overall, it's just that I should have gotten my wisdom teeth out a while ago and I didn't. He pulled three out. Thoe suckers were huge. The dentist said he had never seen wisdom teeth as big as mine.

Now I'm just sittin here not wanting to anything, I can't really talk cause my face and tongue are still numb.

[imgooley]

Happy New Guitar Day to me :)

[slidething31]

^ Pics! NAOO!!

[djrue211]

I wish I could afford a new guitar...

[slidething31]

Yeah man, me too... Although I might be able to in a couple months.

And wow, I forgot how hard two Vicodins hit me on an empty stomach.

[GD_GC]

The resonator sounds great.

What kind is it?

Thanks man, it's just a Fender. I don't really know much about it, but I think it plays and sounds great.

:cheers:

[djrue211]

Yeah man, me too... Although I might be able to in a couple months.

And wow, I forgot how hard two Vicodins hit me on an empty stomach.

The thing is, if I pick up a few extra shifts on work I will definitely be able to by the end of January, for my birthday in February, but my dad won't let me because of the economic situation, and because I want to study abroad in Spain next year and I'm going to need some cash for that. I need to try and persuade my dad into letting me purchase a new guitar so we'll see how that ends up haha, not likely tho.

[JilaX^]

I don't even have a job :sad:



She's nineteen years old
And got ways just like a baby child
Nothin' I can do to please her
To make this young woman feel satisfied

[imgooley]

http://i14.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/24/29/23b5_1.JPG

[RubberSoul54321]

^^ Nice. Enjoy.

[imgooley]

Well, I just heard a Stevie Ray Vaughan song that renewed my fondness of the guitarslinger.

:)

[ze monsta]

What was that?

[chea_man]

this forum needs more life.
it makes me sad.

[slidething31]

It is kind of a shame that we get so little traffic in here.

But the regulars do make it one of the better places on UG I think.

[ze monsta]

I agree. It's friendlier at least. Anybody interested in getting the blues lyrics thread back up and taking part? I need some form of stimulation.

NOT A EUPHEMISM. :mad:

[Skirvy]

I agree. It's friendlier at least. Anybody interested in getting the blues lyrics thread back up and taking part? I need some form of stimulation.

NOT A EUPHEMISM. :mad:

Tasty.
I'm not sure what the blues lyrics thread is, but i'm up for it :)

On a side note, i think i might have some kind of UG exclusive compulsive disorder, i constantly feel the need to change my sig and avatar, it's quite frustratng, and it usually relates to the particular band i'm listening to at that point, making me look like a fanboy of many different bands.

[slidething31]

I'm happy with my Stones sig, and Allman avatar.

[Skirvy]

I'm happy with my Stones sig, and Allman avatar.

Don't get me wrong i'm always happy with what I have, but after a month or so i always feel the need to change it.

[slidething31]

I know what you mean. It's kind of like theres so much music I want to listen to, but I can only listen to one thing at a time.

[chea_man]

I'm happy with my Stones sig, and Allman avatar.
i used to have a t shirt like your allman avatar, but i cant find it.

[gopherthegreat]

http://groups.ultimate-guitar.com/nobama/

:haha The description cracked me up

[imgooley]

High larious.

The funny thing about most people who call other people racist: They're racist. :)

Also: I didn't vote for Obama. :)

[imgooley]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C2hgivqwJ8

[TNfootballfan62]

That Obama group is taking some potentially valid points and making them look silly by being radical about it. I didn't vote for Obama either, if you can't tell. :haha

And goolz, what SRV song is it that struck you?

[imgooley]

Chile con Carne :)

[TNfootballfan62]

Oh, very good song. :)

[chea_man]

im curious how many of those kids are even old enough to vote.

[TNfootballfan62]

I know from experience you don't have to be of voting age to have strong opinions about politics. :haha Still, that's a silly group. And I'm conservative.

[chea_man]

I know from experience you don't have to be of voting age to have strong opinions about politics. :haha Still, that's a silly group. And I'm conservative.
im conservative too. it just makes me very upset when younger people (kids) with no real life experience take something they hear from the media and bend all around 100 times and then consider themselves enlightened. of course, its def. not just kids that do that, unfortunately.

[GD_GC]

Not to join in on this political discussion uninvited, but I really really do hate kids who think they can talk about politics cause they heard their Mommy and Daddy mention something. They just regurgitate and then think they are brilliant. No, I'm not old enough to vote, and yeah I have political ideas, but I don't act like I know everything. Cause I don't.

[chea_man]

Not to join in on this political discussion uninvited, but I really really do hate kids who think they can talk about politics cause they heard their Mommy and Daddy mention something. They just regurgitate and then think they are brilliant. No, I'm not old enough to vote, and yeah I have political ideas, but I don't act like I know everything. Cause I don't.
good! thats what i was talking about, people that cant really think for themselves are the problems. i wish more people who were able to vote were capable of thinking like you. to many of our generation are intellectual robots

[TNfootballfan62]

So many of the voters that voted in the last election were so utterly uninformed that it upsets me to think about it. But yeah, I have absolutely no respect for people who try to talk politics without understanding their views. If you can't actually intelligently defend what you think, and you have your opinions b/c of what you've heard growing up, don't talk to me. :haha

But, I'm ranting. I apologize. :)

[imgooley]

It'll be an interesting next four years to say the least.

[Dchild042]

The government parties have gotten way out of hand and i think that's the cause of the problem with voters. The scuminess of politicians has translated into voters. People turn it into a competition for their party rather than reasoning and picking which one fits everyone best. It would be nice to see people talk out the pros and cons rather than saying "OBAMA 08 DAWG" or "NOBAMA he's racist". Yes i know those are stereotypes but still its ridiculous. Anyways if i could have voted i wouldn't have bothered voting for either, so i cant really bitch about it.

[TNfootballfan62]

You're right to an extent. I think that stereotypical stuff is a problem. But I think that's just a side effect of a bigger problem: ignorance of voters. For example, I've talked to far to many people who voted for Obama based on "change" but knew nothing else about his principles or politics. It's the same on the right with certain issues. I can't stand that.

[chea_man]

politicians have never not been scummy. you cant blame it on that. democracy is for the people, so the people are responsible to keep it in check, that involves being as well informed as possible.
i will say that the media doesnt help things. its about the story, not the facts.

[Dchild042]

Well, not all politicians are scummy, but all of the alchoholics, men involved in affairs and the guy who was planning to auction off Obama's senate seat are. The politicians and media caused a divide way back in like the 3rd election when they started gossiping about presidents wives and making government parties. I'm saying it's their fault for making people pick sides. Then the government and media made elections into almost a competition, which makes the opponent your enemy, which in the end causes conflict rather than reasoning. I will agree its the peoples responsibility but we can't get rid of the democrat and republican divide. Even George Washington said we should be careful about government parties.

[JilaX^]

It'll be an interesting next four years to say the least.

Indeed, tbh you're probably better off with Obama than with McCain. The man couldn't even run a campaign properly, how is he to run the country?

For the record, I'm not an Obama fan neither. Bit too right wing for me.

Well, not all politicians are scummy, but all of the alchoholics, men involved in affairs and the guy who was planning to auction off Obama's senate seat are. The politicians and media caused a divide way back in like the 3rd election when they started gossiping about presidents wives and making government parties. I'm saying it's their fault for making people pick sides. Then the government and media made elections into almost a competition, which makes the opponent your enemy, which in the end causes conflict rather than reasoning. I will agree its the peoples responsibility but we can't get rid of the democrat and republican divide. Even George Washington said we should be careful about government parties.

Word.

If you try to say something about it today you'll probably be called "Unpatriotic". :p:

[slidething31]

Politics generally fascinates me. Politicians generally disgust me.

[JilaX^]

Politics generally fascinates me. Politicians generally disgust me.

That's brilliant.

+2x∞

[gopherthegreat]

Politics generally fascinates me. Politicians generally disgust me.
+Ten Million

[strawforest007]

Politics generally fascinates me. Politicians generally disgust me.

The quote of the year so far!

No-one going to put it in their signature?

[dysons sux0rz]

do any of you guys think blues is a measurement of how good a person someone is???

i mean look at eric clapton,it would be easy for him to not be here today but he is,and his music is godly!

[hermosotrozo]

lets discuss some new artists who you think have a future!

I have been listening to Luba Mason a lot recently. I saw her on Broadway some time ago and learned she also sings Jazz. She has a Brazilian jazz record with her husband Ruben Blades coming out in January called Krazy Love. You can read more at All About Jazz.

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=17609

[djrue211]

I just recently discovered Indigenous from iTunes, and Nanji Mato is a great guitarist. He really is just an SRV clone just like KWS, but I love the music nonetheless.

[Skirvy]

do any of you guys think blues is a measurement of how good a person someone is???

i mean look at eric clapton,it would be easy for him to not be here today but he is,and his music is godly!

Could you explain the statement 'It would be easy for him to not be here today but he is''.

Ok, he had lots of drug and alcohol problems, but i'm not sure what your getting at.

[ze monsta]

^That.

[gopherthegreat]

do any of you guys think blues is a measurement of how good a person someone is???
Is metal a measurement of how greasy someones hair is?

Of course not.

[Skirvy]

Is metal a measurement of how greasy someones hair is?

Of course not.


I could think of alot more offensive things than greasy hair :p:

[ze monsta]

do any of you guys think blues is a measurement of how good a person someone is???

i mean look at eric clapton,it would be easy for him to not be here today but he is,and his music is godly!
WOW. That is an ignorant question.