Originally Posted by: ranma187oooh i made a typo. the band is called wuthering heights not withering :o [/QUOTE][font=trebuchet ms]LOL Actually, I liked it better your way.[/font]

Originally Posted by: ranma187... btw lordofdastrings: what type of metal do you not like? there is so many bands out there that people call metal and they all suck! ...[/QUOTE][font=trebuchet ms]I find that[/font] [font=copperplate gothic bold]'scooped-mids-growling-vocals-about-death-&-destruction'[/font][font=trebuchet ms] kinda scene gets old in a hurry. So I gotta say "All of it". Bear in mind I was around when Led Zeppelin was on the Top 40 as new releases, and Black Sabbath was considered 'seriously underground' stuff. To me, Iron Maiden sounds like Jazz with a lot of distortion. When I heard that Metallica(?) cover of "Whiskey In The Jar", I collapsed in a fit of giggles.[/font] :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by: ranma187... and what kind of music do you like the most? ...

[font=trebuchet ms]I like music where the lyrics tell a story, and the music serves to help tell the tale. Obviously, it helps if I like the story. I think one of the best examples of that would be a song off the Triumph limited-release "Best Of" vinyl LP. I don't have the LP anymore (long story), and I can't remember the title, but it was a minstrel's lament about how the city was crowding out people's ability to appreciate good music. It's arranged in three parts that showcase Rik Emmett's amazing skills in different styles, ranging from nylon-string classical, through shred, to balls-out rock.

I can't claim to play it well, but I love good Blues. Not where some string-slinger is showing off - I crave the pure, soul-rending expressiveness of an artist who knows as much about what not to play as what he can play. I think SRV was just starting to settle into a good thing at the time of his death. The good stuff was yet to come, and we didn't get to hear it. I recently bought "True Stories" by Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers, and I like it.[/font]

[QUOTE=ranma187]... whats your style of guitar?...

[font=trebuchet ms]I liked my black 1984 Yamaha SBG1000 so much (see next to my name above), that two years ago, I bought another one just like it. My first one has a DiMarzio Dual Sound at the bridge and a DiMarzio SCHB at the neck. Strung with D'Addario EJ-21's for solid tone. My second SBG has a DiMarzio Tone Zone at the bridge and a DiMarzio PAF Pro at the neck. Strung with D'Addario EXL-110's so's I can get slinky with it. I also have a pair of Washburn Stage Series; one original hard-tail, and a re-issue with a Floyd Rose. And a bunch of other stuff.[/font]

[QUOTE=ranma187]... oh and i plan to go guitar shopping in calgary so do you know any good guitar stores?

[font=trebuchet ms]Two that I can recommend from personal experience.

Guitarworks: 602 - 16th Avenue NW (at the corner of 5th Street W). 1-403-284-2866 ask for Bryce.

Long & McQuade: 105 - 58th Avenue SW (near the C-train tracks) 1-403-244-5555.

If you can't get what you want at either of these places, you don't really need it![/font]