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Forum: Music Theory 05-19-2013, 08:11 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 217
Posted By JeffS65
Agreed and really what I had always done. I am a...

Agreed and really what I had always done. I am a noodler and experimenter by nature and would just muck about with different finger placements to 'see what would happen'. That will probably never...
Forum: Gear Reviews 05-18-2013, 07:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 76
Posted By JeffS65
Spend at least a couple hundred dollars. Why?...

Spend at least a couple hundred dollars.

Why? Materials.

You can't get a decent set of tuners for a guitar for 90 bucks....imagine a whole guitar.

Would it work? Possibly.

Save a few more...
Forum: Music Theory 05-18-2013, 07:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 217
Posted By JeffS65
one of the hardest things to do is learn chord...

one of the hardest things to do is learn chord structure...what's a 5th or a 9th? Is Diminished or Augmented?

All that kind of stuff. I am not going to pretend to say that I am comfortable with this...
Forum: Gear Discussion 05-16-2013, 08:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 131
Posted By JeffS65
Anyone who has spent time trying to figure out...

Anyone who has spent time trying to figure out their pick up ideal will proably tell that they tried a number of guitars with the 'target' pick up or at leasted some good money on pick ups the didn't...
Forum: Open Discussion 05-15-2013, 08:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 221
Posted By JeffS65
In all, I would agree with Slipin too. Explains...

In all, I would agree with Slipin too. Explains it pretty well.

I would add that when you get to a certain level of skill you start to diverge in to subcatagories.

So I would add:

-Advanced - High...
Forum: Technique and Style 05-13-2013, 07:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 226
Posted By JeffS65
My pinky is mostly a lost cause when I use it for...

My pinky is mostly a lost cause when I use it for ascending stuff but specifically if it is a 3rd digit to 4th digit ascending deal. It just doesn't do what it should. 1-2-4 is fine when ascending...
Forum: Recording 05-13-2013, 07:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 97
Posted By JeffS65
Are you recording a number of instruments at the...

Are you recording a number of instruments at the same time? You need ways to isolate them (half walls etc). If not, no biggie.

As for acoustic treatments, depends on what issues your room...
Forum: Open Discussion 05-13-2013, 06:41 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 411
Posted By JeffS65
Good points but it does seem to be focused on...

Good points but it does seem to be focused on rock instrumentalists.

The to your question about getting somewhere in the genre without playing a million notes per second; well, these big three have...
Forum: Tone and Effects 05-13-2013, 08:07 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 493
Posted By JeffS65
No matter how much equipment you have and not...

No matter how much equipment you have and not matter how good that equipment is, if you are not playing with conviction at your fingertips, you will never have good tone.

I remember a few guys in...
Forum: Tone and Effects 05-11-2013, 10:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 493
Posted By JeffS65
Your dad has a womb?!?!?!?!?! :eek:

Your dad has a womb?!?!?!?!?!

:eek:
Forum: The Musician's Life 05-10-2013, 07:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 222
Posted By JeffS65
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..I was...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..I was in a band. We learned the way you said above.

Each member was musically self sufficient so if we were learning songs (and we were a two guitar band)...
Forum: Gear Discussion 05-08-2013, 09:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 104
Posted By JeffS65
Personal preference is Rosewood. I just don't...

Personal preference is Rosewood. I just don't feel the same sense of connectedness to the instrument with maple. If I'm being honest, I also totally think that distinction is in my head more than it...
Forum: Guitar Basics 05-04-2013, 06:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 229
Posted By JeffS65
It's funny, I don't remember a time that music...

It's funny, I don't remember a time that music just hit me. It was always just there for me. I even remember being 4 or 5 years old staying over at a friend of my moms, sleeping in the living room...
Forum: Songwriting 05-01-2013, 05:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 254
Posted By JeffS65
I haven't used any tool or formally tried to...

I haven't used any tool or formally tried to learn. I use my ears.

I mean, I listen to songs just to enjoy them but other times my head breaks in to a stream of consciousness 'why does this song...
Forum: The Musician's Life 04-29-2013, 06:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 304
Posted By JeffS65
I will say that it can depend on the genre of...

I will say that it can depend on the genre of music. While it is not a big money maker, if you are a hard rock/melodic rock artist, there is a fairly solid import scene and some good overseas labels...
Forum: The Musician's Life 04-27-2013, 06:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 304
Posted By JeffS65
-First is; watch 'The Rise and Fall Western...

-First is; watch 'The Rise and Fall Western Civilization: The Metal Years'
-Then don't curse me because I forced you to watch that
-Do the exact opposite of what you see in the 'Metal Years'...
Forum: Music Theory 04-24-2013, 06:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 419
Posted By JeffS65
Chris will never steer you wrong. My little...

Chris will never steer you wrong.

My little addition to the convo is this > Learn the Pentatonic scale. It is overwhelmingly at the basis of most current, popular music solos (Rock, Pop, Metal,...
Forum: Famous Bands and Artists 04-24-2013, 06:22 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 149
Posted By JeffS65
I know quite a lot about Manowar but have never...

I know quite a lot about Manowar but have never been a fan.

However (long story), I know first hand why MANY fans like them:
They sell testosterone and sell it flawlessly.

I don't mean that in a...
Forum: Open Discussion 04-20-2013, 11:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 230
Posted By JeffS65
A song from the era I love...<sigh> just...

A song from the era I love...<sigh> just brings me back.
Forum: Gear Reviews 04-14-2013, 08:46 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 342
Posted By JeffS65
Further on the pick-ups: On average, a '3...

Further on the pick-ups:

On average, a '3 pick-up' guitar is going to be a Fender Stratocaster (http://www.fender.com/guitars/stratocaster/american-standard-stratocaster/) style guitar with three...
Forum: Tone and Effects 04-14-2013, 08:32 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 293
Posted By JeffS65
I'm guessing the P90 added to the jangly...

I'm guessing the P90 added to the jangly overdrive part. Let's the overdrive stay kinda 'clean'.

I used to be like 'why would a hard rock band/song need anything but a humbucker? No I find I like...
Forum: Introduction Forum 04-14-2013, 08:26 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 53
Posted By JeffS65
Hey from the Chicago far suburbs ;) You will...

Hey from the Chicago far suburbs ;)

You will learn stuff here. Same for me; been playing for 30 years (with a gap or two in there) and I have learned.
Forum: Open Discussion 04-13-2013, 05:37 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 459
Posted By JeffS65
Joan Jett - Love Rock -n- Roll Easy to play and...

Joan Jett - Love Rock -n- Roll

Easy to play and is a cool song.
Forum: Technique and Style 04-06-2013, 06:06 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 652
Posted By JeffS65
I do get what you're saying: I actually get...

I do get what you're saying:


I actually get exactly what you're saying.

I used to play 'Sweet Child' in a band. It's a good, 'groovy' chill song to play with a smokin' solo section. Similar to...
Forum: Songwriting 04-05-2013, 11:27 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 866
Posted By JeffS65
Is 'all the above' a cop out? It's less about...

Is 'all the above' a cop out?

It's less about what method and more about what inspires me. I specifically created based on a string of lyrics that became the chorus. I have another based on a bass...
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