DefJef
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Due to musical differences I've decided I can't work with myself any more.
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Post by DefJef on Mar 28, 2018 7:12:17 GMT
Guitarists tend not to write something that is difficult. Chances are that if you find something torturous to play it is because a guitarist found a different tuning, plucked their usual chord shape and went, "Cor, that sounds fantastic....and it's so easy!" Some of my songs I love to try out playing the same shapes in a different tuning. Sometimes they sound more interesting, sometimes they are ok with a few adjustments, sometimes they sound plain awful and sometimes they are the kick start to a new song. You'll not be able to play any Joni Mitchell or Nick Drake songs without finding at least 20 new tunings and many many hits will use drone open strings tuned to suit the song. Then there's my favourite Nashville Tuning which is just the lighter paired strings from a 12 string pack. No new fingerings required but bright and twelve string-like and great for strummers and pickers. Lead can go a bit weird but sometimes weird is good. Its always worth having a Nashville tuned guitar around the house for when you have bored yourself to death with your own repetition. And if you can't think of anything new to do, a different tuning is just kick up the lederhosen you need.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2018 7:34:36 GMT
I find new pedals to kick start fresh inspiration. Soon to buy TC Hall of Fame and stick it into me Bugeras FX Loop and the following month I'm getting the Sub'n'Up! These 2 pedals are top of the top yet affordable even though expensive for my budget.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2018 7:37:15 GMT
Btw I wish I've never learned the pentatonic scale! My fingers go back to it all the time yet it yealds nothing. Damn scales. One should only work around Chords!
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Post by MartinB on Mar 28, 2018 12:09:03 GMT
I really like my Alter ego delay, getting the fancy one was a mistake though.
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Apr 3, 2018 13:09:50 GMT
Should you get big feedback when your within a metre or so of your amp with the D120? I have not used it with the amp only to check it worked when I got it just under a week ago. I plugged it in today, went to adjust amp settings and I was now getting horrible loud feedback of Jimi Hendrix proportions? I am using a good quality lead (6m length) is this normal as it does not happen with my electric guitars?
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Apr 3, 2018 14:57:37 GMT
Absolutely normal blindwilly3fingers. Your acoustic is designed to amplify sound as is your amp. When you face them together they do it brilliantly even though you don't want them to. That's good I thought I'd buggered something up 😁 also the battery had gone flat there does not appear to be an on off switch? Should I take the battery out when not using the amp? Sorry but not used to these acoustic/electric guitars.
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Apr 3, 2018 18:01:09 GMT
If the battery is flat how is the guitar feeding back? It wouldn't be sending a signal to the amp. Normally the jack socket on your guitar acts as an on off switch. Without the cable plugged in it should switch off the battery. Unplug from the guitar is all you should need to do. I put a new battery in when it wouldn't work in the amp then got the feedback. The battery that came with the guitar died after a few days. It could be a crap battery or it stays on permanently, not sure that's why I asked.
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