Blues and Jazz Off Topic/Chat Thread!

[ze monsta]

It's pretty good, friend wise and everything. I'm doing 5 GCSEs early, but because I'm the youngest in the year, it's effectively two years early. That's not going badly :). I've got 3 gigs lined up to go to next month:

The Horrors
AC/DC
BB King and John Mayall

:D:D:D

Are you in work currently?

[Carswell98]

It's pretty good, friend wise and everything. I'm doing 5 GCSEs early, but because I'm the youngest in the year, it's effectively two years early. That's not going badly :). I've got 3 gigs lined up to go to next month:

The Horrors
AC/DC
BB King and John Mayall

:D:D:D

Are you in work currently?

nice man, sounds great

I'm not, though I did manage to work for the government during elections, so that at least got me a little more money to help me out,

[JilaX^]

yeah I know right? I'm alright, could be better, but life is at least going easy at the moment, and thats really all I can ask for at the moment



Good to hear that things are starting to look up, at least.

nice man, sounds great

I'm not, though I did manage to work for the government during elections, so that at least got me a little more money to help me out,

Well, that's good. I bet that extra piece of cash really came in at the opportune moment too... :eek:

[matt92l]

So this is where everyone hangs out? Why didn't I drop by ages ago?! I'm Matt by the way, mighta seen me round these parts, I just noticed Ze monsta you're doing GCSEs at the moment? I'm right in the middle of mine and god dammit can I not wait til they're over. Is music one of them?

[JilaX^]

That it is, man ;)
I've seen you around, and I certainly enjoy your gear list :o
Bet that sounds great put together...

I just finished my exam today... Now I'm basically done with school for this year xD

[ze monsta]

Me and a friend went to this vintage guitar shop today. It was semi-closed. :p: But in the window was a Watkins Copicat tape echo, a Roland Space Echo, a CBS strat, a RI sunburst tele of some sorts, an unfinished Jazzmaster. Inside, we spied an Orange Rockerverb combo, a silverface twin, a brown faced princeton, a tweed twin, a silverface musicmaster bass, a silverface champ.... So many amazing guitars in there...

So this is where everyone hangs out? Why didn't I drop by ages ago?! I'm Matt by the way, mighta seen me round these parts, I just noticed Ze monsta you're doing GCSEs at the moment? I'm right in the middle of mine and god dammit can I not wait til they're over. Is music one of them?
hey :)
Nope I didn't take music, my school is firmly rooted in classical, choral and orchestral music, which to be honest: I can't stand much more of.
Right now I'm doing English Language, English lit, Maths, French and RS.
Next year I have:
Spanish (start the course in about two weeks), Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography, as well as AS Maths and AS English Language. :o

[matt92l]

That it is, man ;)
I've seen you around, and I certainly enjoy your gear list :o
Bet that sounds great put together...

I just finished my exam today... Now I'm basically done with school for this year xD
Cheers man, worked hard for it all! Actually thinking of changing the OCD for an Analogman Tubescreamer, I'm likin the sound of them. The other day I got a Line 6 delay modulator, the big green beasty thing, god it's awesome!

[ze monsta]

The DL4? I want one of them so bad for all my indie/post rock noodlings.

[JilaX^]

Cheers man, worked hard for it all! Actually thinking of changing the OCD for an Analogman Tubescreamer, I'm likin the sound of them. The other day I got a Line 6 delay modulator, the big green beasty thing, god it's awesome!

I bet you did :D
Well, the OCD is pure sex imho. But, I'm running it through a Fender BJr. I can see why it'd feel a tad pointless through a Superlead :p:

And, Ze Monsta. Spanish is hellish :sad:
But, now I'm finished with Maths and Spanish forever :cheers:

[matt92l]

Yeah the DL4, it's amazing it really is. You can have 3 presets on it which i love as it saves a lot of messing with the knobs. I got stung badly by import tax though, i bought it for £130 off ebay in USA but then the wonderful tax man charged me an extra £46 to get it here, making it completely not worth my while getting it from America. But I say save for it, you won't regret it.

[ze monsta]

I've been to Spain for two weeks, and a few odd days whilst we were just over the boarder in south of france. :cool: I picked up a fair bit, in that time, but I can't remember anything anymore :haha
I'm awful with languages anyway. :p: Apparently the teacher is horrible as well...

Matt, what does the Keeley mod on the Boss TR2 do? I'm getting into tremolo right now. A lot.

[JilaX^]

Yeah the DL4, it's amazing it really is. You can have 3 presets on it which i love as it saves a lot of messing with the knobs. I got stung badly by import tax though, i bought it for £130 off ebay in USA but then the wonderful tax man charged me an extra £46 to get it here, making it completely not worth my while getting it from America. But I say save for it, you won't regret it.

The DL4 is awesome. No question about that being a great purchase, good price too.

I've been to Spain for two weeks, and a few odd days whilst we were just over the boarder in south of france. :cool: I picked up a fair bit, in that time, but I can't remember anything anymore :haha
I'm awful with languages anyway. :p: Apparently the teacher is horrible as well...

Matt, what does the Keeley mod on the Boss TR2 do? I'm getting into tremolo right now. A lot.

Hahaha, well. Learning their ****ing past tenses is awfull... Not to mention Futurum etc T_T

[Carswell98]

yeah JB uses a Dl4 so they must be decent, there is one in the guitar shop closest to me here but they are asking a fantastic sum of money for it

Good to hear that things are starting to look up, at least.



Well, that's good. I bet that extra piece of cash really came in at the opportune moment too... :eek:


yeah, as long as I can still afford gas for my car I'm happy


I live 20k from town out in the boonies, it sucks without transport :p:

[matt92l]

The Keeley mod in the tremolo gives it a separate volume knob which means you can almost use it as a clean boost. It also makes it slightly more bassy to iron out the thin-ness of it, but to be honest, unless your Eric Johnson (who can name the make of batteries just by playing a pedal) it wont really matter that much.

I finishes my spanish exam last week, god was I glad it was over. Stick with english, so much easier.

[ze monsta]

I'm gasing for so many pedals right now. :p: I made a list of guitar things I want to buy in the next 12 months (hypothetically). It came to £530something :facepalm:

[imgooley]

:wavey:

My GAS list is bigger than yours :o

[ze monsta]

I dunno Goolz, it's piling up. :p:
That was 3 pedals and a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 lol

[Nathan Sturgess]

Gear plans. Well, some lipstick pick-ups for my strat would be awesome. Wouldn't mind a new Strat tbh, maybe a MIM that isn't so expensive that your scared to modify it, but will still sound good when it's all said and done.

[imgooley]

I dunno Goolz, it's piling up. :p:
That was 3 pedals and a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 lol
I think my total GAS list totals at about 2 grand right now, for stuff that I can actually get.

[imgooley]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmuIkJtL42g&feature=rec-HM-r2

[JilaX^]

That's been in my favourites for quite some time :D

A great one.

[Carswell98]

hey goolz, I have to ask a favour


I need something new man, and I can always count on you for a solid rec.

I'm going insane without something new to listen to, I'll dl it over at my friends house with his high speed.

I've been listening to that Orange Goblin album you recommended me a while back quite a lot recently,

Stinkin' o' Gin is amazing, it's my song, bluesy, metally, and about my summer drink of choice, lol



and how are you doing man, whats new?

[imgooley]

'Sup, Brae :wavey:

I've been having a hard row lately. I had to go to the hospital last week, and they though I had appendicitis. I ended up just having to take a ****, really bad.

Anyway, what kind of stuff are you in the mood for? Down home blues, Jazz, Hip Hop, Metal, Rock?

[slidething31]

Hey boys, hows it goin?

[JilaX^]

hey goolz, I have to ask a favour


I need something new man, and I can always count on you for a solid rec.

I'm going insane without something new to listen to, I'll dl it over at my friends house with his high speed.

I've been listening to that Orange Goblin album you recommended me a while back quite a lot recently,

Stinkin' o' Gin is amazing, it's my song, bluesy, metally, and about my summer drink of choice, lol



and how are you doing man, whats new?

Hahah. I know I'd lose my mind without the net to satisfy my music needs...

I'd reccommend getting some Sean Costello, just been really in love with his work recently. I guess his songs just fits my mood, as of late. Gotta love a bit of soul... It's all the blues anyways.

'Sup, Brae :wavey:

I've been having a hard row lately. I had to go to the hospital last week, and they though I had appendicitis. I ended up just having to take a ****, really bad.

Anyway, what kind of stuff are you in the mood for? Down home blues, Jazz, Hip Hop, Metal, Rock?

Are you shitting me? (No pun intended)
That's like something out of a movie :haha :haha :haha

Hey boys, hows it goin?

Doing well, atm.
You? :D

[Carswell98]

'Sup, Brae :wavey:

I've been having a hard row lately. I had to go to the hospital last week, and they though I had appendicitis. I ended up just having to take a ****, really bad.

Anyway, what kind of stuff are you in the mood for? Down home blues, Jazz, Hip Hop, Metal, Rock?

that just reminded me of the funniest blues song ever, constipation blues, by screaming jay hawkins...

that sucks hard man

I don't know, something good for summer, rock or metal, but if you have something that you think I might enjoy that isn't let fly...

thanks man, and good to hear from you eh?

[imgooley]

that just reminded me of the funniest blues song ever, constipation blues, by screaming jay hawkins...

that sucks hard man

I don't know, something good for summer, rock or metal, but if you have something that you think I might enjoy that isn't let fly...

thanks man, and good to hear from you eh?
Wasn't fun, let me tell you.


You listen to War?

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

Maybe some Keef Hartley band?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xMRVniE_XQ

If you want some heaviez:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m45bbUgA5EQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvcKO6CN_dw

[Carswell98]

I've never listened to War, I'll try and find a best of

I already have that particular Keef Hartley album thanks to you, and it's amazing

the second of the metal vids is more my speed than the first, Baroness shall be added to the list

actually I've also been listening to Corrosion of Conformity, the Wiseblood album, thanks to you, if you know of any bands like them that would be awesome.

cheers for the help dude, you're helping someone keep their sanity by doing this :p:
I just really don't have the bandwidth to search out new music for myself right now

[JilaX^]

Must be terrible...

How slow is spotify or simmilar things?

[imgooley]

^What the hell is Spotify?

I've never listened to War, I'll try and find a best of

I already have that particular Keef Hartley album thanks to you, and it's amazing

the second of the metal vids is more my speed than the first, Baroness shall be added to the list

actually I've also been listening to Corrosion of Conformity, the Wiseblood album, thanks to you, if you know of any bands like them that would be awesome.

cheers for the help dude, you're helping someone keep their sanity by doing this :p:
I just really don't have the bandwidth to search out new music for myself right now
The best CoC album is Deliverance, but I like all of them, even the older, hardcore stuff. Check out the America's Volume Dealer; Warren Haynes plays slide on one of the songs on that album.

Baroness is ****ing killer. Quickly becoming one of my favorite bands.

If you could stand harsher vocals, It'd be easier to recommend some br00tz.

Here's some more stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gFqdBwwDA4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXygVlgPkn0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADFdKSKKIyc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hniY6fBD2Ck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unoGvOax7OA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLw9zdqYCOM

For some lighter stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Fz-U8llHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlpAKLglRYk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S5DGqCfk8o

And some stone cold blues:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABgD-iFyVhA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJ5LAUv5FU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So2fswISsHc


You need anything else, just ask :cheers:

BTW, what do you think of Aberdeen as a band name?

[JilaX^]

Spotify is a brilliant music streaming service, which is free (You have to get an invite, though). And has massive ammounts of music up. It has pr. Lotsetty much all the Chess recordings, etc etc. Lots of every genre, aswell.

Maybe more popular in Europe, I dunno.

[Nathan Sturgess]

Has anyone got any experience of Lipstick pick ups in a Strat, I know SRV used them occasionally, but can anyone tell me if they are excessively noisy etc. Thought I'd ask here as anywhere else I would just get the 'stick a high out put humbucker in it' argument off all the metalheads.
See I want to stick some in a white MIM strat that I've got my eye on, and think it would just be awesome.

Thanks in advance.

[ze monsta]

Goolz, you DONT have spotify???? I'd have thought you'd have been on the beta service like, 5 months ago. :eek: It's amazing. :)

[RubberSoul54321]

You should give these guys a listen

http://www.myspace.com/henrysfuneralshoe

[imgooley]

Goolz, you DONT have spotify???? I'd have thought you'd have been on the beta service like, 5 months ago. :eek: It's amazing. :)
Nope. I don't listen to streaming music, and don't really have an interest in doing so.

[JilaX^]

Hmmm, I don't see why.
It's super fast. It's basically, like a free itunes, except you have to be online...

[imgooley]

^I'll check it out, I guess. I just have soo much stuff on my computer (Like, 110 gigs of music) that i don't need another branch :shrug:

[MrBlues]

You should give these guys a listen

http://www.myspace.com/henrysfuneralshoe

nice find...

[ze monsta]

Everyone search for Mr David Viner on Spotify or sommit. NOW. I've been telling you bitches about him for however long. The man is a damnright genius.

He was christened Mister by John Lee Hooker when he was living in Detroit, thats gotta stand for something.

[ze monsta]

Well done to meh! for crediting people's work in that new thread of his. :p:

[RubberSoul54321]

What thread?

[imgooley]

Well done to meh! for crediting people's work in that new thread of his. :p:
:shrug:

[meh!]

I'm not sure if it's sarcasm?

How can I attribute credit more so than naming the people who created the original lists?

[RubberSoul54321]

I just haven't a fecken clue what they're talking about.

[ze monsta]

I'm not sure if it's sarcasm?

How can I attribute credit more so than naming the people who created the original lists?
In no other way, you just hadn't said who made it :). Unless I completely missed that when I looked through it.

:cheers:

[meh!]

It's the very first line, you possibly looked at it before it was finished. though it's still not finished, but you get the idea.

[imgooley]

^You get me down for the AOTM's I signed up for?

[meh!]

You're down for blues in July but Jimmy94 already nabbed jazz for June. Sorry, I forgot to re-edit the list, my exams kind of kicked in. I will be much more attentive henceforth :D

If you've already written something i'll stick you down for next month. Though if Jimmy doesn't post (not that I expect him not to) then yours will come in useful.

[imgooley]

I'll write one up anyway. Worse comes to worse, you can use it eventually.

[urik]

Hey guise I need some help picking what track to use for the duels.
I'm undecided between these two:
Jeff Beck - People Get Ready
http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/urik/music/all/play624067

Gary Moore - Walking By Myself
http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/urik/music/all/play624075


Thanks.

[RubberSoul54321]

I bought a Gretsch :)

[urik]

Pics. NAO.

[RubberSoul54321]

http://i40.tinypic.com/fx5dsg.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/w2cb3n.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/28buzcw.jpg
:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[ze monsta]

oooooooooooooooh v.nice :)

Today was such a lovely day, sat in the sun with my friends. :)

[RubberSoul54321]

Today was a beautiful day. I bought a new guitar

[imgooley]

Hey guise I need some help picking what track to use for the duels.
I'm undecided between these two:
Jeff Beck - People Get Ready
http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/urik/music/all/play624067

This one. Curtis Mayfield songs are always win. What are the chords on that?

[urik]

That guitar looks deliciously attractive :D . Congratulations. Wear it off with love and passion.

Today was a nice day over here too. I had band practice at morning, I was supposed to meet with a girl but she couldn't come :\ , and in some hours I have a 6 hours metal gig . Cost me 3 USD :D

This one. Curtis Mayfield songs are always win. What are the chords on that?
Thanks. Don't really know. I just checked on what key it sounds fine. Let me check...

According to UG, D | Bm7 | G | Asus4.

[slidething31]

That is a beauty!

I've been playing a lot more acoustic slide lately. There's something about the material simplicity of sitting outside with a beer and a cheap acoustic that just makes me happy.

[barefootboy]

I bought a Gretsch :)

And it's SWEET. I'm jealous.

[RubberSoul54321]

I couldn't be happier! The tone out of it is something else.

[ze monsta]

It's very nice. I think I might be getting a new guitar this summer...But not sure. Definitely going to be picking up more pedals over the course of it. :)

[Carswell98]

Hey Goolz thanks a bunch for those recs the other day. my internet has been acting up lately, I saw Deliverance by CoC in the record shop a day after you recommended it so I just broke down and actually paid for the damned thing, lol


I like Aberdeen. What type of band are you thinking man

[imgooley]

Hey Goolz thanks a bunch for those recs the other day. my internet has been acting up lately, I saw Deliverance by CoC in the record shop a day after you recommended it so I just broke down and actually paid for the damned thing, lol


I like Aberdeen. What type of band are you thinking man
That album is definitely worth buying.

Aberdeen would be the name of either the Stoner/Sludge/Blues metal band that I want to do, or the Garage/Blues band that I want to do. Me and my brother already decided that we're going to do a 2 piece thing, so that might be what I go with.

[JilaX^]

Life is good. :o

Just worked my ass off all weekend, made like: 625$ all together :D

This weekend I'm going to see my cousin play with his great blues/folk/jazz/w.e. they want to play, and jam with them. And then Saturday, the qualification for the Notodden Union Blues Cup, which means that we get to play for 30 mins on an outside stage in the capital.

And, I just got a new gf.

Wow, life is actually looking up for once :confused:

[meh!]

I'll write one up anyway. Worse comes to worse, you can use it eventually.

If Jimmmy94 doesn't post soon i'll take you up on this offer.

[imgooley]

Let me know :)

[imgooley]

:wavey:

http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/imgooley/music/all/play627330

Let me know what you guys think

[JilaX^]

:wavey:

http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/imgooley/music/all/play627330

Let me know what you guys think

Pretty good man. Vocals need some work though. I suggest making yourself sing a little louder, it gets more ballsy and just sounds better that way... Otherwise it was great, JLH anyone?

[meh!]

hey imgooley, if you wanna put something up that would be ace!

[imgooley]

^I'll have one done today or tomorrow.
Pretty good man. Vocals need some work though. I suggest making yourself sing a little louder, it gets more ballsy and just sounds better that way... Otherwise it was great, JLH anyone?
Most people will probably think ZZ Top :haha

And I suck at vocals. Whenever I try to push my voice, people say I'm trying to hard. :(

[JilaX^]

Most people will probably think ZZ Top :haha

And I suck at vocals. Whenever I try to push my voice, people say I'm trying to hard. :(

:haha :haha :haha :haha :haha
That is about as sad as it is funny.

Heh, well. I can see how that works out.
But, really. Imo, that is the way the blues needs to be sung. You just need to find that middle ground.
If you look at me, I can't sing for shit. Absolutely terrible. But, I've stilled pulled of some blues infront of an audience, at some jam. :haha
Singing is hard as hell, I know :(

[slidething31]

Not bad Goolz. You have more courage than me to try to sing.

In oher news, I was in a car accident recently and my car is totaled. It wasn't worth very much, but it was solid and reliable. I doubt I'll be able to find anything as good for the measly sum the insurance company gives me for it.

[meh!]

you're a star, gooley

[ze monsta]

I find singing so much easier than guitar! :haha

My muff came today :) And I had french GCSE which went far better than expected.

[RubberSoul54321]

:wavey:

http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/imgooley/music/all/play627330

Let me know what you guys think

I like it. OK, vocals could be better, but who said the blues was about perfect vocals?
In case anybody thinks I'm bein a c0ck, I can't sing for sh1t.

[ze monsta]

Goolz, I think you have the talking blues thing going on. You just need to practice doing it in key and in tune, and then I think you'll find it incredibly simple.

[RubberSoul54321]

House rent blues maybe? That's such a cool song but I don't have the voice for it.

[Jackal58]

^I'll have one done today or tomorrow.

Most people will probably think ZZ Top :haha

And I suck at vocals. Whenever I try to push my voice, people say I'm trying to hard. :(
Compared to me you are a virtual Pavarotti. It took me decades to get it right but now I have mastered the art of keeping my mouth shut.

[imgooley]

^That sounds like the key to a happy marriage, too :haha

[JilaX^]

I can imagine :haha

Had a very interesting chat today, starting out about how todays modern instruments aren't properly tuned. (Equally Tempered Tuning system, etc. Very fascinating subject.) And ended up discussing a wide array of topics. Long story short, he mentioned and told me about how a lot of the original Black blues artists had Irish trait, due to the slavery of them etc. He pointed out of how many of them, had a mixed ethnicity.
Very fascinating, just look at Muddy etc. It's pretty obvious that he has som different heirs.

What do you guys think? Pretty fascinating stuff, imho.

[imgooley]

^Nearly all people in the U.S. are mixed. I'm Black, White, Hispanic, and Native American.

[JilaX^]

Well, that is true.
But we're speaking early slave generations up until the freeing of the slaves. May just be me, but I've received the impression there was less of that, at that point in time?

[slidething31]

I don't know how prevalent it was, but I know there were certainly at least a few cases of masters having illegitamate children with slaves.

I think Thomas Jefferson is one famous example.

[Jackal58]

^That sounds like the key to a happy marriage, too :haha
28 years worth. :p:

Well, that is true.
But we're speaking early slave generations up until the freeing of the slaves. May just be me, but I've received the impression there was less of that, at that point in time?
It was actually quite prevalent.

[Libertine..]

Hai, thought I'd pop in cause I had a query. Setting up a blues band in the summer, all the blues bars have "jam nights" so was wondering whether this was some sort of open mic night type thing where we could go and play??

:)

[pak1351]

^Pretty much, it's a good idea to talk to the owner/organizer first and not just show up out of the blue.

New amp on the way

[imgooley]

^Wat kind?

T00bz?

2x12?

Fender (I hope not :()

Btw, I dig teh location you got :haha one of my favorite John Lee Hooker songs.

[pak1351]

I think it's something you'd like, not a fender but vintage nonetheless.
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo129/pak1351/jet1.jpg
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo129/pak1351/jet2.jpg
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo129/pak1351/jet3.jpg
1965 ampeg jet with reconed cts (and a greenback)



http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=556554 is where i picked it up. Much better deal than blues deluxe, imo.


I've been realy getting into john lee hooker, and johnny winter too. Hooker's one of my all time fave's though

[imgooley]

That thing is a beauty.

I've been listening to a lot of Corey Harris lately. Just bought Greens from the Garden. Great ****ing album.

[TNfootballfan62]

Corey Harris kicks ass. I've been meaning to pick up an album of his lately, but I can never seen to get around to it. Also, goolz, ever hear Joyce Cobb?

[imgooley]

No I haven't, link?

Also: I posted a couple of Corey Harris vids in GGA, you check them out?

Anyway, cool link ftw

http://www.free-guitar-chords.com/blues-backing-tracks.htm

[TNfootballfan62]

She's sort of a local Memphis performer, so I didn't figure you had, just thought I'd ask. I saw her tonight, I posted a mini-review in GG&A. But sorry, no links b/c I'm on dial up internet at home, so I can't really look up any videos of her. Referring back to that review, you would've loved the second guy. When he opened his set with "Miss Maebelle" on an old jazz box, I knew I was in for a treat.

On that same note, being on dialup, I haven't checked out those videos. :haha

And backing tracks? Fantastic!

[imgooley]

More hack blues coming up soon :o

[imgooley]

http://www.last.fm/music/MC5/_/Baby+Please+Don%E2%80%99t+Go+(Live+1966)

[ze monsta]

Corey Harris is fantastic. I can NEVER find any of his albums though! I hate the stores near me.

I saw The Horrors yesterday, supported by 1000 Robota (who are currently my favourite band:)) and Factory Floor. :D:D:D
Shame about my encounter with the police:sad:

I've finished all my exams and am totally free :cool: . except having to go to school :o

pak, that amp looks amaze! Great condition as well :liplick:

How you guys been? :)

[JilaX^]

What's the point of giving me a Deluxe Reverb to play on stage, when I can't turn it up further than 3/4....

:sad:

[ze monsta]

Awww, cranking it would've been delicious. :sad:

[imgooley]

What's the point of giving me a Deluxe Reverb to play on stage, when I can't turn it up further than 3/4....

:sad:
Isn't that the sweet spot?

[JilaX^]

3-4 out of 12....

Fucking soundmen.

Took pedals like a dream though.

[imgooley]

Oh, I thought you meant 3/4 on the knob, so in other words, 9 :haha

IIRC, at 5 it stops getting louder and starts getting more compressed and saturated, no?

My rig is loud enough to gig on 2 :haha 2 30 watt amps in stereo ftw.

[JilaX^]

Oh, I thought you meant 3/4 on the knob, so in other words, 9 :haha

IIRC, at 5 it stops getting louder and starts getting more compressed and saturated, no?

My rig is loud enough to gig on 2 :haha 2 30 watt amps in stereo ftw.

9 would've been a dream :haha

It's something like that. I really wanted to get some slight saturation. :sad:

2 30 watts in stereo? :haha
Why?

[imgooley]

2 30 watts in stereo? :haha
Why?
1. Because toanz
2. Because I can.


But seriously, it's the only way to get some real Black Keys toanz.

[JilaX^]

Ah, that makes sense.

Never been that into the Black Keys.

[ze monsta]

:eek: But they're amazing!

I'm really into stripped down garage rock bluesy stuff right now. Any recs?

I'm so pissed off though, because my band can't get going because the two people who wanted to drum before, now don't want to be in bands. WTF! :angry:

[imgooley]

:eek: But they're amazing!

I'm really into stripped down garage rock bluesy stuff right now. Any recs?

I'm so pissed off though, because my band can't get going because the two people who wanted to drum before, now don't want to be in bands. WTF! :angry:
You probably know the same garage blues bands that I do, like The Von Bondies and The Mooney Suzuki :shrug:

[strawforest007]

I don't know if The Sonics qualify for that genre? Super band either way...

Their versions of Have Love, Will Travel (link) , Louie Louie, and Money are sensational!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20S_kwNb4rg

Good times!

[JilaX^]

:eek: But they're amazing!

I'm really into stripped down garage rock bluesy stuff right now. Any recs?

I'm so pissed off though, because my band can't get going because the two people who wanted to drum before, now don't want to be in bands. WTF! :angry:


Ehh, they are. Just not my thing. :p:


Aaah, band woes. Classic problems.
Thank god my band is moving along well, for now.

[ze monsta]

I don't know if The Sonics qualify for that genre? Super band either way...

Their versions of Have Love, Will Travel (link) , Louie Louie, and Money are sensational!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20S_kwNb4rg

Good times!
I already love The Sonics :) I was woke up wearing my Sonic Boom T shirt! :haha:


And yeah Goolz, I think I know a lot of blues influenced garage rock bands anyway. :p:

[strawforest007]

^ Yeh, I thought they'd been mentioned before on here!

Ze: you got a myspace page or something for your band?

Jilax^: your band is super! :golfclap:

[ze monsta]

Nope, I quit two bands a few months back, and I'm not actually in a band right now.
Me and a friend who I haven't been in a band with yet are just looking for a drummer and we'll be set...But the drummers who told us were interested are friends of ours, and then suddenly said they didn't want to drum for us... And the guitarist of my old band, who I'm best mates with, is trying to start a band with both the drummers we were interested in (one of them also plays guitar), but that isn't actually gonna happen - it was just a rebound kind of thing after I told him I couldn't be ****ed with him anymore (this problem goes way back, with a lot of people that know him). gah...

/rant

[strawforest007]

That's a b**tard. I can't stand people who say one thing then go off doing the other, it's rubbish. It's all part of the band-making process though I guess. I know how difficult it is to get more than two people in the same place at the same time just to jam on a one-off, let alone thinking of gigging! I'll need to get to a city to have a chance of forming/joining a band.

I'm sure it'll all sort out. Keeping at it is the key I guess!

[Jackal58]

You guys all die??????

[imgooley]

I am undead :wavey:

[Jackal58]

Glad to hear it. :p:
Found out this week that my last day of employment is going to be Jun 19th. After that I will be very spotty in my ability to talk to you all. And that was the best news I've had all week.
A good friend of mine passed away Tuesday morning. An apparent aneurysm. His name was Albert Bak. We called him Alby. He was 24 years old. He was also a UGer. He wouldn't tell me his user name he said I had to figure it out on my own. Never did. :sad: I shall miss him greatly.
I also found out my mother is dieing. Has not been a good week. So I'm sitting in my office at work soaking up as much UG as I can drinking a beer and remembering friends that are no longer here and trying to cope with losing a parent.

[imgooley]

Wow... hard times.


How'd you lose your job?

[JilaX^]

Shit man, that's rough. :sad:
That's why the blues will never die out...
Hope things get better, just keep going. It'll work out :)


^ Yeh, I thought they'd been mentioned before on here!

Ze: you got a myspace page or something for your band?

Jilax^: your band is super! :golfclap:


Thanks man, we've been working at it for a while :p:

[ze monsta]

....you damn sure got the blues. :sad:

[imgooley]

Hey gus, what are the chords for Hot Tamales( And they're red hot) :poke:?

[ze monsta]

I know how to play it, it's dead simple. It's on my old computer... I'll take a search to find where I found it. :)

[ze monsta]

http://blueslyrics.tripod.com/tabs/robert_johnson/they_re_red_hot_chords.htm
I think I found them there.

MONSTA EDIT:
After learning it, I realised it was identical to a Blind Willie McTell song I had figuered out part of. :haha

[imgooley]

^Half them old tunes are the same but different :o

[RubberSoul54321]

Glad to hear it. :p:
Found out this week that my last day of employment is going to be Jun 19th. After that I will be very spotty in my ability to talk to you all. And that was the best news I've had all week.
A good friend of mine passed away Tuesday morning. An apparent aneurysm. His name was Albert Bak. We called him Alby. He was 24 years old. He was also a UGer. He wouldn't tell me his user name he said I had to figure it out on my own. Never did. :sad: I shall miss him greatly.
I also found out my mother is dieing. Has not been a good week. So I'm sitting in my office at work soaking up as much UG as I can drinking a beer and remembering friends that are no longer here and trying to cope with losing a parent.

That's f**kin rough.

[imgooley]

Anyone home?

New song up in profile. Tell me how much I suck :facepalm:

[ze monsta]

Will do later. ;)

I've been thinking the same thing all day... :sad:

[JilaX^]

I'll give it a listen tomorrow night, Goolz.

Going to see ACDC tonight.
Should be fun.

[Jackal58]

Wow... hard times.


How'd you lose your job?
No work. It all came to a screeching halt when Obama blasted GM and Chrysler for flying their corporate aircraft to DC. But it's ok for Obama to go on a date in Airfarce1. :mad:

[TNfootballfan62]

No work. It all came to a screeching halt when Obama blasted GM and Chrysler for flying their corporate aircraft to DC. But it's ok for Obama to go on a date in Airfarce1. :mad:

You know, conservative politicians don't even have to try to make people conservative anymore. Obama is going to do it for them. :p:

[slidething31]

^If conservatives were smart, they'd be trying to scoop up all those middle of the road types who might be getting a little fed up with Obama.

But instead they are handing the party over to blowhards like Limbaugh. And you would think that Republicans would handle Cheney like toxic waste but that doesn't seem to happening...

Not that I really identify with either side. They're all crooks.

[TNfootballfan62]

^Conservatives don't need to scoot to the middle to pick up middle of the road voters, Obama is going to push them all conservative. :haha Also, the republicans had a middle of the road president for the last 8 years, look how that turned out. I think it's important for conservatives to stick to their conservative principles right now. They need to make sure the lines in the sand between them and the ultra-liberals are crystal clear.

And no one has handed the party to Limbaugh. He's a talk show radio personality. I'm also not sure what you mean by "handling" Cheney. He's a grown man. He can make a speech if he wants to. That said, I believe his latest speech that was on around the same time as Obama's spanked the pants of Obama's speech.

[slidething31]

^ I'm not really trying to argue, but whether you like it or not, right now with the general public, Rush Limbaugh, Dick Cheney, and Gingrich are the most identifiable Republican "leaders".

Yes, Limbaugh is a radio personality. He says what he says because that is what gets him paid. He is in the entertainment business. But for some reason, a large segment of the population takes him as representative of the GOP.

As far as Cheney, I was merely saying that one might think it would be in the party's interest to distance themselves from such a controversial figure.

Just as a qualifier here; for the most part, I would say I agree with general conservative economic principles.

[pak1351]

uh-oh.

To be fair, I don't like the republican 'leaders' nor the democratic 'leaders'. They tend to be the people who always have something to bitch about, and the media assumes that since they talk all the time, they're views are representative of their party as a whole. I'm a conservative and cringe when people call limbaugh, Dick or Ginrich the leaders. At the same time, I can't see how Pelosi or Barney Frank can be considered good leaders for the democratic party. They're all just larger attention whores than your average politician (and that's saying something)

[TNfootballfan62]

The only people that consider Limbaugh the leader of the republican party are MSNBC and people who are looking for someone on the right to bash (even if that's a bit redundant). He speaks the minds of many conservatives, yes, if maybe in a more forceful way, but he in no way is the leader of the party. Especially not to conservative politicians.

Also, Limbaugh bashers should listen to his program before jumping to such harsh criticisms. Most of his critics slam him based on the 10 second clips played by liberal media without actually listening to everything he has to say.

I don't approve of what Bush and Cheney did in America on a lot of issues, but right now, Dick Cheney is only in the spotlight because of him speaking out about foreign policy. I'll take Bush's and Cheney's foreign policy over Obama's any day personally. Most conservatives don't disagree with them on that level, just on others, like fiscal responsibility.

And I don't mind Gingrich at all, from listening to what he's had to say lately. If you're going to dislike a politician, try to dislike him based on his policy, not on his past associations. Same could be said for Cheney, though.

The real problem with the Republican party is the lack of strong leadership right now. There isn't a person the party can look to as it's main spokesperson, really. We'll have to wait for the next round of presidential campaigning to come around for that to happen.

[imgooley]

No work. It all came to a screeching halt when Obama blasted GM and Chrysler for flying their corporate aircraft to DC. But it's ok for Obama to go on a date in Airfarce1. :mad:
Meh, all politicians and white collar execs are criminals and liars anyway.

And to the others: Your arguing whether a pot is a kettle or a kettle is a pot whenever you talk about the Repulicrats. Third party FTW.

[TNfootballfan62]

Meh, all politicians and white collar execs are criminals and liars anyway.

And to the others: Your arguing whether a pot is a kettle or a kettle is a pot whenever you talk about the Repulicrats. Third party FTW.

Blanket generalizations FTL.

And a 3rd party may be the answer if Republicans don't start being conservative again.

[imgooley]

Blanket generalizations FTL.

And a 3rd party may be the answer if Republicans don't start being conservative again.
The Republicans haven't been conservative for the last ten years. I've yet to see a politician that isn't a liar/money hungry *****.

I don't trust them, sorry. Third party is the answer even if the Republicans start being conservative again.

[strawforest007]

Anyone going to, or been to a festival this year? I forgot to mention a few weeks ago I'd gone to Glastonbudget (Leicester, UK). Excellent times. The Led Zeppelin tribute band Rubber Plant were exceptional; the only band all weekend to get a genuine encore after chanting at the announcer. Blues tent was good too I must add! Great to see and hear live bands with the right spirit and approach to it all.

Real ale.

[JilaX^]

Goolz, thanks for the tip on the MXR 6 Band, got it yesterday. Great little pedal ;)

ACDC were fantastic, btw. Angus was really steaming, more so than usual.

[TNfootballfan62]

The Republicans haven't been conservative for the last ten years. I've yet to see a politician that isn't a liar/money hungry *****.

I don't trust them, sorry. Third party is the answer even if the Republicans start being conservative again.

Agreed. Republicans haven't been truly conservative since before Bush's presidency, as a whole. There are some conservatives (Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Congresswoman, for instance), who are and pretty much always have been conservative, though. And most politicians may be money hungry and dishonest, but to say that they're ALL that way, and to include "white collar execs" (which is a lot of people, really) in with that group, is an untrue generalization. A lot of white collar execs are philanthropists, for instance.

And I don't care about tags. If a conservative is a Republican, I'll vote for him. If a 3rd party member is a conservative, I'll vote for him. I'm not sure why someone calling themselves a Republican puts you off so much, if they agree with your beliefs. :shrug:

[ze monsta]

ACDC were fantastic, btw. Angus was really steaming, more so than usual.
Im gonna see them soon enough. :D Should be brilliant.

Who opened for em?

[slidething31]

I'm not sure why someone calling themselves a Republican puts you off so much, if they agree with your beliefs. :shrug:
The problem with the two main brands is the often fierce partisanship that they engender.

You say you would vote for anyone of any party who espouses conservative principles, but an overwhelming amount of people do the opposite. Oftentimes they vote for whoever shares their label and are too lazy to really investigate that person's principles.

But hey, it's the system we've got. The way I see it there are two choices, try to do something to change it, or try to use it in your own advantage.

Call me selfish, but I'll be looking out for numero uno. :)

[JilaX^]

Im gonna see them soon enough. :D Should be brilliant.

Who opened for em?


It was fantastic. Angus did a 15 min solo on Let There Be Rock... Brian was in great shape, and so were everyone else.

Skambankt, a Norwegian band.
And, The Answer. They were ridiculously tight. Probably the tightest band I've ever heard. Except ACDC, ofc :p:

[Jackal58]

Also, Limbaugh bashers should listen to his program before jumping to such harsh criticisms. Most of his critics slam him based on the 10 second clips played by liberal media without actually listening to everything he has to say.

I agree. Rush Bimbo is the comedic genius of our times.

No concerts for me this summer. :sad: No jingle in my pockets atm.
Well I'll make it to a couple of these.
http://www.wmmq.com/Article.asp?id=1330762&spid=22143

[TNfootballfan62]

slidething: I'm not denying there aren't problems with the 2 party system. I'm just saying, I don't care what the badge is, I'll vote based on my principles. If a Republican subscribes to all my beliefs, I'll vote for him. Same goes for a Democrat.

[JilaX^]

Political discussion killed this thread :o

[Jackal58]

Political discussion killed this thread :o
Thank god. I was beginning to wonder if I smelled bad.

[JilaX^]

Thank god. I was beginning to wonder if I smelled bad.

:haha

Can't say that's helping much, either. :p:

[slidething31]

I just made my first homemade slide. Definitely not perfect, but that's kinda the point I guess. :)

[strawforest007]

Coolio. What's it made from? Pics!

[JilaX^]

Pics are always required!

[slidething31]

I don't know where my camera is at the moment, but it's not anything special looking anyway. Just a greenish wine bottleneck.

I bought a carbide grit hacksaw blade for like 4 bucks and used it to saw most of the way through, then held a lighter flame on the cut for 30 seconds or so. Then plunged it in to some cold water and gave it a little tap. It broke off very easily. Some wet/dry sand paper smoothed the sharp edges right out.

Probably about an hour for the whole shebang. I think I'm gonna try another one tommorrow if I can find a friend with an empty bottle.

[ze monsta]

So errrrr, guys, guess who's gonna see AC/DC tomorrow, and BB King and John Mayall on sunday?










> . >

< . <

[JilaX^]

I already saw AC/DC not too long ago. They were fucking brilliant.
They went a little more nuts than they usually do as well :D

Enjoy yourself man!
Pics are necessary!

[ze monsta]

AC/DC was amazing. Wembley is ****ing huge. > . >

Putting up a recording onto UG, coz I realised I can record sound on my laptop. The quality is ****, and it's sloppy, but it was a nice to be able to do, all the same. I **** up in the first chorus I think. :)

[Highbinder]

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

:D

[Jango22]

Anybody have some easy (VERY easy) jazz songs I can learn on alto sax? Link to sheet music would be appreciated.

[Libertine..]

Any blues bassists about??

I missed BB King when he was in London last month :(

[ze monsta]

At Wembley Arena? it was brilliant. :p:

My amp isn't working, tubes light up etc, but I don't get any sound. :( I know Eric had a problem with his Fender Blues Deluxe way back...But he hasn't been around for like, a year. :sad:

[Libertine..]

At Wembley Arena? it was brilliant. :p:

is jealous :p:

[JilaX^]

Got a gig coming up tomorrow :D

Making like 155$ bucks each. (95£ or so, for you brits.)

Should be fun.

[barefootboy]

^ That was tonite (for us). One of the best in a long time. All the sound problems were fixed in the sound check. There's been a nasty little gremlin following us around raising havoc with our sound.


fixed

[ze monsta]

Is confused :confused: ^

Jilax: You lucky bugger! :p:
That's fantastic, congratulations. :) How did it go?

[barefootboy]

^Beyond Youth played last night. It was the first night this year we played without the buzz and hum gremlin. We set up for rehearsal, no noise but set up to play out, buzz and hum like crazy. Some one must have stepped on the little b@st@rd last night during sound check. The show was clean.

[ze monsta]

Oh I understand. :)

:p: I was so confused.

[TNfootballfan62]

I Cry Alone by the Black Keys is pure blues. Just saying. :o


Also, my new guitar, in case anyone cares the least little bit:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f304/FenderStrat62/100_2764.jpg

[ze monsta]

The Black Keys are winnn. I'm enjoying lotsa garage and blues influenced rock right now. :)
The Stems being particularly high up the rankings today.

That is a nice guitar, Kyle. I'm usually not that fond of those kinda strats, but the grain is really nice on that one. I'd put a different coloured pickguard on personally, but that's me. :p:

How does it play?

[TNfootballfan62]

^Yeah, when I saw the picture online, I felt the same way. But in person, I fell in love. The picture doesn't come close to doing it justice. :cheers:

It plays like a dream. It's an American Deluxe Ash Strat I scored on Craigslist for $700, and its one of the top 2 or 3 strats I've ever played, probably.

[JilaX^]

Is confused :confused: ^

Jilax: You lucky bugger! :p:
That's fantastic, congratulations. :) How did it go?

Thanks, ^^
It was hot as hell... Almost 30 C outside, and inside was way hotter. We had the earliest slot as well, so we were playing for like 30-40 people :haha
We still played well and got paid, so who cares? ;)



Happy NGD TN!
I must admit it doesn't look that stunning, but I'm sure it's amazing in person. Get some more pics! ^^

EDIT:



This thread is dying :sad:

http://open.spotify.com/user/jilax/playlist/15QhX7xp5948JJ9BYs47oW

Crashcourse in bluesguitar ;)

[ze monsta]

That's a good playlist. :) I'll get one together soon. :)

How you been? Have you had the heat wave which Britain has had, or are those temperatures your kinda, regular thing in summer? I assume it's a heat wave. Being Norway, and associating Norway with being cold n all. :p:

[JilaX^]

That's a good playlist. :) I'll get one together soon. :)

How you been? Have you had the heat wave which Britain has had, or are those temperatures your kinda, regular thing in summer? I assume it's a heat wave. Being Norway, and associating Norway with being cold n all. :p:


Heh, it's got a lot of my favourite artists :D YOU MUST, check out the Jimmy Witherspoon and Robben Ford album I have there.
http://open.spotify.com/album/2GIAQCbWITkKZ9fOHhvuBI
It's just sick.


And, it's a crazy heat wave. We're not used to this kind of weather :p:
Norway has some decent days in the summer, usually. But, not this much.

At the gig, I also got to crank a Super Reverb :o

How about you? What's going on your lil' isle there? Other than seeing too many good live acts :haha:

[slidething31]

I just have to get this out.

The amount of coverage about Michael Jackson sickens me. I enjoy some of his music, and his musical influence and talent is undeniable.

But it's not merely his music being celebrated, but his person. And that disgusts me.

Although he was never convicted, he did pay settlements in association with child molestation charges. That type of crime (which I know it hasn't been proved against him) is the most vile of all crimes, and I just hate to see him, as a person, celebrated with such enthusiasm.

[GD_GC]

Hey guys! I haven't been on here in forever so I thought I'd stop by and see what was new. Anyone even remember me?

:cheers:

[JilaX^]

Hey guys! I haven't been on here in forever so I thought I'd stop by and see what was new. Anyone even remember me?

:cheers:

:haha

Of course we remember you, man.
How have you been?




And slidething, I agree. It's comparable to how Princess Diana was celebrated in the UK. Still, it pushed a terribly annoying overplayed song named "Fairytale", which won the Eurrosong contest, that's been overplayed for ages.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBFFlL58UTM

It was played, ALL THE TIME. After Michael died he was pushed off the radio by him.

[ze monsta]

Hey guys! I haven't been on here in forever so I thought I'd stop by and see what was new. Anyone even remember me?

:cheers:
Eric!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAI! How the hell have you been?

@Jilax: We've had brilliant weather, but now its turned to ****, as usual. :p: I'm just waiting for summer holidays, another week and I'm done. Then I'm going away pretty soon after that, not exactly sure when. No overseas holiday for me this year, money is tight. :shrugs: Still should be a laugh.

[JilaX^]

@Jilax: We've had brilliant weather, but now its turned to ****, as usual. :p: I'm just waiting for summer holidays, another week and I'm done. Then I'm going away pretty soon after that, not exactly sure when. No overseas holiday for me this year, money is tight. :shrugs: Still should be a laugh.

Same here, has been raining since Monday -_-'
Your holidays haven't started yet? :eek:

[carmour]

I posted this in the originals section but i'd probably get a better response here seeing as this is the blues section...

Tell me what you think of my shuffle jam on E

http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/carmour/

cheers.. First 2x12 bars are meant to be more of a backing for some vocals, rest is just me messing around with soloing stuff

[ze monsta]

You did a very good job. And you know it, stop showing off. :p:

Same here, has been raining since Monday -_-'
Your holidays haven't started yet? :eek:
Weather is nicer today. :)
No they haven't, school ends on wednesday for me...But of course, end of term, and I finished the 5 GCSEs I took a year early, over a month ago, so I've been pretty free for a while.

[pak1351]

In what genre would you guys classify an album with tunes like these?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHK_HttgkmU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbqt7CvHmBs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg2jn-Ha1-0
Country, pop, easy listening?

Can't believe you're still in school, it's almost time to go back for me
At the gig, I also got to crank a Super Reverb :eek: :five:

[Libertine..]

Don't mean to be a pain but......

I'm a bassist, just picked up the acoustic, was wondering what the EASIEST blues songs were??

Thanks :)

[carmour]

You did a very good job. And you know it, stop showing off. :p:



Nah I'm pretty critical of myself, specially when playing the blues, I'm not horn blowing ><

Libertine: I assume you want acoustic blues in standard tuning? If you want to get it sounding right you've gotta start getting your thumb playing the bass while you finger pick the chords/melody

Depending how much you know, you should probably give just a straight shuffle a go, something like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry8IAL1o3R4&feature=related

It's all about getting that timing right and getting a laid back groove

[RubberSoul54321]

I need to update the firmware on my PC because of some fault or other. Dell recommends backing up my data first and the only thing I really care about is my music. There's about 30 Gbs and I want to know if anyone knows how I can compress this to put it on as few disks as possible?

[ze monsta]

Don't mean to be a pain but......

I'm a bassist, just picked up the acoustic, was wondering what the EASIEST blues songs were??

Thanks :)
Key To The Highway :)

Check out Mr David Viner, seeing as you like The Libs, and he's from Harrow, and they were based in Camden. This is no real relation apart from them both being from North London... :haha: but I'm just trying to persuade you, coz he is awesome, and plays acoustic blues/country blues and folk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjQXEyxjz5s

[GD_GC]

Eric!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAI! How the hell have you been?

@Jilax: We've had brilliant weather, but now its turned to ****, as usual. :p: I'm just waiting for summer holidays, another week and I'm done. Then I'm going away pretty soon after that, not exactly sure when. No overseas holiday for me this year, money is tight. :shrugs: Still should be a laugh.

I've been pretty alright, just doing what I've been doing. Playing guitar and such. I do think I'm gonna be buying a Marshall Bluesbreaker eventually though, which would be pretty fucking epic.

[GD_GC]

Don't mean to be a pain but......

I'm a bassist, just picked up the acoustic, was wondering what the EASIEST blues songs were??

Thanks :)

Oh and even though you probably have no idea who I am, you can take my advice seriously, I've been playing blues for a while. I would start out learning how the 12 bar form works and the blues scale in its first "box." The blues isn't so much about learning songs as it is about learning the blues. If you need help with either of those 2, just let me know and I can give you a hand.

:cheers:

[Libertine..]

Thanks for all the help, just gonna work through a blues guitar guide I found on the net :)

Have my first blues jam this week, am nervous :|

[Carswell98]

good day Ug, how is life treating you gentlemen?

[strawforest007]

Alright Braedon?! I'm good ta! Not a lot going on apart from work and mulling over some ideas for the blues duel final. Trying desperately to learn to play some jazz. Good times!

[ze monsta]

Hey Brae! How you been fella?
I'm just waiting until school is out, and then summer holidays. I have to have a blood test soon, which means no illegal substances until then :haha I've been a good boy, not getting into trouble. Apart from getting caught by the cops with £20 of draw at a Horrors gig last month...I was lucky with that one....:haha

http://open.spotify.com/track/3jCLPew3yXCWniHDBCdeMO CHOOOOOOOOON.

[slidething31]

The intro and fills are just musical perfection here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INgbU02dJu8

The version here actually has Derek playing a blistering Amazing Grace intro:

http://www.archive.org/details/DTB2008-06-15.flac16


The Weight is definitely one of my favorite songs.

[ripple07]

Hello all. I just made a cover of howlin wolf's spoonful, wanted to know what you blues guys think of it.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1163148

Take a look if you want. ;)

[carmour]

no one should try to imitate howlings voice, its an impossible task

dont take this the wrong way ;p

[strawforest007]

I like the laid-back rhythm you've got going there, but I agree with carmour about the vocals...

[ze monsta]

no one should try to imitate howlings voice, its an impossible task

dont take this the wrong way ;p
This. You should redo it...singing in your own voice. That was a task to listen to because of the vocals.

[RubberSoul54321]

I thought it sounded really good but I agree on the vocals: make your own sound.

[ripple07]

I thought it sounded really good but I agree on the vocals: make your own sound.
Thank you. I was thinking the same about the vocals... But that song does not sound right in a normal voice, you know? I was torn on which way to go...

[michaelscofield]

Don't mean to be a pain but......

I'm a bassist, just picked up the acoustic, was wondering what the EASIEST blues songs were??

Thanks :)

These other guys are clueless dude, start with Stevie Ray Vaughan's Little Wing cover, piece of [french mascarpone with truffle cream layer] cake.

[Libertine..]

^Looks a little long winded on the tab but I'll give it a crack :)

[ze monsta]

:haha

[djrue211]

I didn't really know where to ask so I thought I'd try here.

I was wondering if beating up your guitar like SRV or Rory Gallagher would ruin the internal electronics or pickups. I know the damage that the neck can receive, but do the electronics get ruined as well? I don't wanna play hard and get carried away and and destroy some nice pickups.

[TNfootballfan62]

Just playing hard, etc, that leads to your guitar getting physically beat up won't hurt your electronics at all. Switches or pots can wear out, but that doesn't really have much to do with your playing.

Pickups are nearly indestructible, from just normal playing. You'd have to be trying to hurt them, in most cases, haha.

[Jackal58]

Switches and pots break/wearout. Pups fade away. Unless you're intentionally pounding on them you won't do any damage but they won't last forever either.

[imgooley]

Pickups are nearly indestructible, from just normal playing. You'd have to be trying to hurt them, in most cases, haha.
Until they go microphonic :angry:

[ze monsta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmHTyLBIZ1g&feature=channel_page

I want a jazzmaster...

Hopefully this summer, I'll get started on my electro-blues/folk project > . >

[imgooley]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V55FfDnkQ6o

[Vagabond21]

Hey guys it's been a while.

Can someone recommend some acoustic blues artists??

Thanks

[ze monsta]

Sure. :) Any style in particular you'd like something similar to?

Check out Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart and Mr David Viner.

[JilaX^]

Big Bill Broonzy!

[Vagabond21]

Thanks! I'll check these artists out soon.

I'd like something to r.l. Burnsides acoustic stuff or pretty much anything involving a slide.

[ze monsta]

I'm off on holiday tomorrow, for a couple of weeks. And I apparently have a busy day tomorrow ( :wtf: ) so might not be on then. So cya fellas, this place has been pretty dead recently anyways. :sad:

:wavey:

[Jackal58]

Have a great holiday Gus.

[imgooley]

Thanks! I'll check these artists out soon.

I'd like something to r.l. Burnsides acoustic stuff or pretty much anything involving a slide.
**** dood, yuo've been AWOL for a while now.

Anyway, every RL album is sick, but my personal favorites of his are An Ass Pocket Full of Whiskey and My Black Name's Ringing

For slide, check out an album called "Crucial Slide Guitar". It has Sonny Landreth covering Taylor's Rock and Corey Harris covering Jack of Diamonds, as well as some Ben Harper. Check out some Hound Dog Taylor and Johnny Shines, too.

[JilaX^]

I'm off on holiday tomorrow, for a couple of weeks. And I apparently have a busy day tomorrow ( :wtf: ) so might not be on then. So cya fellas, this place has been pretty dead recently anyways. :sad:

:wavey:

Have a good holiday man :cheers:
This place will pick up once summer's over, I hope.

So, I'm heading to Norways biggest blues festival in a couple of days.
Seeing Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa and Rick Estrin and the Nightcats.
If Buddy's feeling well me and the guys in the band will even be allowed to meet him!
We're playing in a contest there as well, should be great.
Might be on tomorrow, if not. See you guys later!

:peace:


EDIT:

HOLY SHIT I'M GETTING TO MEET BUDDY GUY ON SATURDAY. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO THAT :wtf:

[barefootboy]

knock knock, creak............. Hello?! Anyone home?

[strawforest007]

Afternoon! Not much going on here chap! Jilax^ is right, once autumn and winter kick in everyone will be back on here. The UG blues & jazz forum is obviously a winter sport.

I think my wah pedal has bit the dust (vox v847), the transition sound isn't as smooth as it once was. Worn out electrionics maybe?

[imgooley]

^Dirty pot. I had the same problem. Just get something to blow out the dust or sommat.

[strawforest007]

^Cool, cheers goolz I'll get on that right away.

Anyone know who else would sign up to the blues duels? We could do with one more to make the numbers even. You reckon ze monsta will do it when he gets back?

[ze monsta]

Wa gwan. Such an awesome holiday. :)

Sorry, can't sign up for blues duels, still no way of recording...and can't afford to buy stuff coz I'm saving for a jazzmaster, an orange rocker 30, and a Moog ring mod along with lotsa other stuff. :haha

Jilax did you meet Mr Guy???!!!!! :eek: Do tell!

[JilaX^]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs137.snc1/5851_1206205079824_1369568162_30645431_4462339_n.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs157.snc1/5851_1206205279829_1369568162_30645435_3073644_n.jpg

These should speak for themself ;)

It was amazing.
I was actually shaking when we got to shake his hands, etc.

[ze monsta]

I'm so happy for you man! Wow, that is so awesome. That second photo is brilliant, definitely something to treasure. :)

[imgooley]

4 tracks coming up, if anyone wants to give them a listen.

Redemption Song
Smokestack Lightning (acoustic)
Jack of Diamonds
God Don't Like Ugly (original)

[imgooley]

Wakey, wakey, eggs and bacey :)

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oypAbJj-fEs

[ze monsta]

Afternoon. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6-RoSd4pLc&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8oBFIwB5rA&feature=channel_page

[urik]

4 tracks coming up, if anyone wants to give them a listen.

Redemption Song
Smokestack Lightning (acoustic)
Jack of Diamonds
God Don't Like Ugly (original)
Sorry but I have to say it. Redemption Song was awful IMO. It's a very hard song, but I really didn't like it. Sorry :( .
On the other hand, God Don't Like Ugly is amazing. 5/5 from me :D.

[imgooley]

Damn gus, you hella caught me as I was going to sleep.

[imgooley]

Sorry but I have to say it. Redemption Song was awful IMO. It's a very hard song, but I really didn't like it. Sorry :( .
On the other hand, God Don't Like Ugly is amazing. 5/5 from me :D.
Thank you! I really appreciate constructive criticism, especially from people whom I respect.

Yeah, it didn't come out too great, especially seeing how I can normally play and sing it :(

God Don't Like Ugly is all original, too :)

[TNfootballfan62]

Derek Trucks Band on ABC this morning: http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8319535

[carmour]

4 tracks coming up, if anyone wants to give them a listen.

Redemption Song
Smokestack Lightning (acoustic)
Jack of Diamonds
God Don't Like Ugly (original)

you should try keep the bass not going on smokestack, it's driving rhythm is what makes it powerful ;p

on Jack of Diamonds it sounds like you need to work on getting your thumb picking independently cause it sounds like you're just picking at the same time as what ever lead notes you're playing, i did like this track though ;]

[imgooley]

you should try keep the bass not going on smokestack, it's driving rhythm is what makes it powerful ;p

on Jack of Diamonds it sounds like you need to work on getting your thumb picking independently cause it sounds like you're just picking at the same time as what ever lead notes you're playing, i did like this track though ;]
The way I played Smokestack lightning was purposeful. I can play it (close to) how Hubert Sumlin plays it, but I was going more for the Gov't Mule bootleg version I heard a while back, so that it feels more laid back and less driving.

[urik]

Thank you! I really appreciate constructive criticism, especially from people whom I respect.

Yeah, it didn't come out too great, especially seeing how I can normally play and sing it :(

God Don't Like Ugly is all original, too :)
Thanks man, I appreciate it :). However, my critic was everything but constructive. In fact, my original post was very offensive so I edited it. Dear god I hope nobody saw it :o. You see, I really love Bob Marley :haha.
As I said, it's a very hard song, but you should focus on keeping your voice in tune with that song.

[ze monsta]

Hey guys. :) Goolz, I did listen, the other day but forgot to comment. > . <
I liked the feel of God Don't Like Ugly, brilliant guitar playing, but the vocals were a little weak in some spots, I thought the lyrics were pretty good. Excellent job on that one.
I liked Jack of Diamonds, a little more work on your fingerpicking and making your thumb independent there would make it way more fluent. Your vocal style worked well on here.
I quite liked how you did Smokestack Lightning, the vocals could do with a little work as usual. That's always my complaint with you. :p:

At my friend's house (he's Gilmourish on UG) playing guitar and stuff, and we were in his attic for one reason or another. And I see the back of a guitar headstock poking out from behind some boxes and I'm like "what's this? a classical guitar?" and pull it out and look what I find!
http://www.swapzone.co.uk/images/coletti_front.jpg
That's not the exact one, but it's pretty much identical but for more wear and tear, and an incredibly rusty bridge.

It's a 1940s Martin Coletti parlour. :) Sounds fantastic. We picked up some strings for it, and put in Open D, coz that's as much tension as the neck will take we think :haha The neck is pretty warped. And no truss rod. :(

[urik]

That's pretty badass! Take it to a store to see if it could be fixed!

[JilaX^]

Hey guys. :) Goolz, I did listen, the other day but forgot to comment. > . <
I liked the feel of God Don't Like Ugly, brilliant guitar playing, but the vocals were a little weak in some spots, I thought the lyrics were pretty good. Excellent job on that one.
I liked Jack of Diamonds, a little more work on your fingerpicking and making your thumb independent there would make it way more fluent. Your vocal style worked well on here.
I quite liked how you did Smokestack Lightning, the vocals could do with a little work as usual. That's always my complaint with you. :p:

At my friend's house (he's Gilmourish on UG) playing guitar and stuff, and we were in his attic for one reason or another. And I see the back of a guitar headstock poking out from behind some boxes and I'm like "what's this? a classical guitar?" and pull it out and look what I find!
http://www.swapzone.co.uk/images/coletti_front.jpg
That's not the exact one, but it's pretty much identical but for more wear and tear, and an incredibly rusty bridge.

It's a 1940s Martin Coletti parlour. :) Sounds fantastic. We picked up some strings for it, and put in Open D, coz that's as much tension as the neck will take we think :haha The neck is pretty warped. And no truss rod. :(


:wtf:
How lucky are you!?

[imgooley]

Thanks man, I appreciate it :). However, my critic was everything but constructive. In fact, my original post was very offensive so I edited it. Dear god I hope nobody saw it :o. You see, I really love Bob Marley :haha.
As I said, it's a very hard song, but you should focus on keeping your voice in tune with that song.
<Tone deaf.

Not really, I just suck at singing in context.

And I really, really love Bob Marley, too :shrug:

[urik]

It's ok, last year I tried to sing so I used to grab my guitar and just sing songs. Me and my brother share our room. My brother ended up crying asking me to stop, and that's when my singing career ended. True story.

[StratPlayer15]

It's ok, last year I tried to sing so I used to grab my guitar and just sing songs. Me and my brother share our room. My brother ended up crying asking me to stop, and that's when my singing career ended. True story.

That bad, eh? :p:

[urik]

Really. I'm not exaggerating, he ended up crying. He was 13 years old.

[ze monsta]

It's my birthday. Say nice things. :o

[michaelscofield]

Happy birthday holmes!!

http://msp130.photobucket.com/albums/p264/kerry_k82/funny_birthday.jpg

[imgooley]

It's my birthday. Say nice things. :o
You didn't say nice things for my birthday :mad:

Your, like, 14 now, right? :p:

[ze monsta]

15. :o
When was your birthday!? :cry:

[urik]

15. :o
When was your birthday!? :cry:
What the hell lol. I've always thought of you as a 20+- years old for some reason :haha
Happy birthday man. I was going to give you Whiskey and *****s, but now that I know you're getting a glass of milk.
http://oboerista.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/milk.jpg

[imgooley]

15. :o
When was your birthday!? :cry:
****ing a, I thought you were younger :o


Mine was amonthago.

[Carswell98]

Happy belated b-day Gus



hows life out on the stormy seas Goolz?

[imgooley]

hows life out on the stormy seas Goolz?
Lonesome. I'm sitting here in my dark room, drinking coffee and smoking 40 cigarettes each night.

Soon, though, I'll be coverin the waterfront ;)

Anyway, I'm finally 21, so I've been drinking since July.

[Carswell98]

smoking's bad mmmkay :p:


drinking gets a lot less fun once it's legal eh?

maybe I'm just speaking on behalf of my own experiences...

any new toys for you lately man?

[JilaX^]

Hey!
Long time no see :eek:
How have you been?

[Carswell98]

it's going fine man

having a good summer


hows life in Scandanavia lately?

[imgooley]

smoking's bad mmmkay :p:


drinking gets a lot less fun once it's legal eh?

maybe I'm just speaking on behalf of my own experiences...

any new toys for you lately man?
No it's not :mad:

lol


And drinking is still fun. It'd be even more fun in Nevada (legal age of consent is 16 there :poke: ) lol.

And I've got some new pickups in teh strat, and I'm waiting on the neck for a project guitar. Trying to get a Homebrew Dos Mos.

[ze monsta]

Hello Braedon! I'm getting a Will Sledge "The Judge" fuzz pedal. I couldn't help myself! :liplick:

[Jackal58]

:wavey: Hello all.

[Carswell98]

what exactly are you building Goolz?


sweet gus, i'll have to try and find a demo of that fuzz next time I'm around some high speed


Hello Mr. Jackal

how's your summer going?