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  1. Originally posted by LikeASong:Then, what you need is TRAINING, precisely Try guessing the chords on your own, firstly start by guessing the "main" note (with the small E string works better), that will be the root note of the chord most of the times. For example, when I first played DIsappearing Act this morning, first note I guessed was the E string on the 6th fret (--> A#). When you're more trained you can guess the full chords (and its modifications like minor, seventh, etc) just by knowking the progression it's in, or viceversa.

    But Google-ing the tabs and chords do NOT train your ear!!


    PS. Just a tip, and advice from player to player. Trust your ear more than your eyes


    Thanks for the advice, I have tried somethings but I always end up bein lazy but, again, thanx sergio

    Edit: the times I tried i usually got the distance between the notes right but not the right key if u know what i mean... and sometimes i had trouble with major minor but that comes w time...
  2. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:Looks like the new Line HD 500 is an M13 on steroids. At $500.00, this will make the M13 obsolete. I imagine the price will go down on the M13.

    Don't get me wrong, the M13 is great. But the HD 500 has amp sims, you can move the effects around to various orders, the chips are upgraded and loads more. I'm gonna have to look into this a bit more but I might have to get one of these.

    http://line6.com/podhd/movies.html

    All POD HD multi-effect pedals include 16 HD amp models based on*
    •Bogner® Uberschall
    •Divided by 13 JRT 9/15
    •Dr. Z® Route 66
    •ENGL® Fireball 100
    •Fender® Bassman®
    •Fender® Blackface Deluxe Reverb®
    •Fender® Twin Reverb®
    •Gibson® EH-185
    •Hiwatt® Custom 100 (DR103)
    •Marshall® JCM-800 (2204)
    •Marshall® JTM-45 MkII
    •Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier®
    •Park 75
    •Supro® S6616
    •Vox® AC-15
    •Vox® AC-30 (Top Boost)


    Looks cool indeed, but it's not enough to make me want to sell my M13 and buy that. I hate amp sims, they don't sound like the real thing most of the time, and I have all the amps I want anyway.

  3. I know Dm is part of the Bb key, it's just that it doesn't fit into the progression which is present in Disappearing Act.

    Nevertheless, you're 100% right about Bb/A#, although I prefer writing all the alterations like sharps instead of flats (just a matter of taste&convenience).
  4. Originally posted by NLOTH_Victor:[..]

    Thanks for the advice, I have tried somethings but I always end up bein lazy but, again, thanx sergio

    Edit: the times I tried i usually got the distance between the notes right but not the right key if u know what i mean... and sometimes i had trouble with major minor but that comes w time...


    Lazyness is the worst enemy of... everything

    I am by no means a great guitar player, but every little thing I know, I have learnt by ear, and with effort. A fretboard is not something we're naturally used to; but with time, you learn to associate what you hear with what you play with what you should be playing. It's easy, it just requires time Good luck with it
  5. Thanks Sergio, mainly for your advices and attention, u encouraged me
  6. I just sold my Chinese Gretsch copy and replaced it with a Korean Electromatic G5122 in black gloss. Luckily I received it with a grey- silver pickguard instead of the clear one. It's not a proper Country Gentleman but close enough for me right now. Love it.

    The Gretschbuckers are better than their reputation. But since the HS Filtertrons are quite cheap now I seriously consider an upgrade. The mounting will be a smaller challenge but manageable. I also think about a rocking bar bridge instead of the tunomatic.

    Alex
  7. Originally posted by Alex:I just sold my Chinese Gretsch copy and replaced it with a Korean Electromatic G5122 in black gloss. Luckily I received it with a grey- silver pickguard instead of the clear one. It's not a proper Country Gentleman but close enough for me right now. Love it.

    The Gretschbuckers are better than their reputation. But since the HS Filtertrons are quite cheap now I seriously consider an upgrade. The mounting will be a smaller challenge but manageable. I also think about a rocking bar bridge instead of the tunomatic.

    Alex


    If you want to upgrade the ElectroMatic, I suggest bypass the Filtertrons. The new Filtertrons are decent but they are not as good as the vintage.

    What is the answer? TV Jones Classics. They are made to vintage spec. They are a proper vintage accurate replacement. A lot of folks I know with Gretsch guitars have swapped them out for TV Jones p'ups. And even Gretsch offers the TV Jones on some of the deluxe models.

    http://tvjones.com/pickups/tvclassic.html


  8. Latest... found this at Norman's Rare Guitars (Tarzana, CA). It is a 1939 Epiphone Electar (series) Zephyr (model) lap steel.

    Same vantage (per some articles), make, series, model as used by The Edge on "Surrender".

    And yes, I bought it. Use? More than just "Surrender". I wanted a lap steel for some of the songs that I wrote. But it will be cool to learn to play "Surrender" on it too.

  9. Restrung all my guitars the other day. Moved down from Roto Reds to Roto Blues, if anyone's interested. They all sound laaavly now.
  10. So I was working my part-time job tonight (funny thing is, I took someone else's shift) just pushing carts and gathering baskets at the local grocery store. I was putting some baskets away when a man walked up asked me if we have a "health food" section. I was talking to him trying to direct him to areas in the store where he might find some of this stuff, when my mind started to wander.

    I thought, "this guy looks and talks A LOT like Eric Johnson" just from what I've seen and heard from videos of him playing and being interviewed. So anyway, after that I pretty much walked up and down the front of the store looking down ailes trying to get a better look at this guy to see if it was him, and I couldn't tell.

    As he's going through a friend's cash, I call the cashier and say "look at that guy's debit card for me! Tell me what his name is!" instead the guy pulls out american bills, so at that point I was like "SOMETHING'S UP". Not to mention there's a show tomorrow, that Jimi Hendrix tribute tour is playing tomorrow here in Ottawa, so I thought there might be a chance this guy is Eric Johnson! I was too shy to go and ask, so my supervisor walks up and asks him for me, and it was him! IN A LOCAL SUPER MARKET! I went over, shook his hand, talked to him for a bit, and got his autograph! SO COOL!!!!! Working at a grocery store isn't so bad after all, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES!?

    Alex
  11. Haha nice story rattle and hum! I work in a supermarket in a regional town here in Australia, so it's extremely unlikely and not really ever going to happen, but when the job gets boring I often find myself daydreaming what I'd do if U2 (or part thereof) walked in! What would i be able to get signed, would my phone have battery? Anyway, off topic..............on topic I got an eventide timefactor yesterday
  12. Originally posted by nathanr15:Haha nice story rattle and hum! I work in a supermarket in a regional town here in Australia, so it's extremely unlikely and not really ever going to happen, but when the job gets boring I often find myself daydreaming what I'd do if U2 (or part thereof) walked in! What would i be able to get signed, would my phone have battery? Anyway, off topic..............on topic I got an eventide timefactor yesterday


    Good stuff man! And yeah I've thought about that too How's the timefactor?
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