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| bio | website | varlogrant.blogspot.com |
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| location | Indiana | |
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| visits | member for | 2 years |
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Mar 13 |
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12-string acoustic guitar - how do nut and saddle materials affect tone? I don't know that the specifics of the 12-string make a real difference to this question. The tone difference should be the same with 6 or 12 strings. Maybe the question should be changed? |
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Mar 13 |
answered | Why is the guitar tuned like it is? |
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Mar 10 |
answered | Muting technique and exercises |
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Mar 10 |
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Lap Steel Tuning for more “modern” music? I have it in C6 at the moment. There's benefits, like I have both major and minor and I don't have to be too careful to distinguish the two, like I would if the major and minor thirds were in adjacent strings. The problem is that most everything I do sounds like a poor 50s honkytonk imitation, which is fine if you're looking to sound like 50s honkytonk, but if you want to sound not out-of-place in a rock environment, it isn't so good. I haven't spent time with dobro tuning, but that's just major triads, which makes it less versatile than even C6. |
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Mar 10 |
answered | Can you make your own Leslie Speakers? |
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Mar 10 |
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Does anyone make nylon strings for a standard acoustic guitar (non-classical)? I have ball-end strings on my classical guitar, because I didn't want to have to do the tie-off thing. I don't know that it'd fit in a bridge string-hole for a steel-string guitar. |
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Mar 9 |
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What is a “Circle of Fourths” chord progression? A point to remember when looking at DRL's excellent contribution is that jazz players look at scales following the chord, while rock and folk people look at scales following the key of the song and the chords following that. If you're playing "Wildwood Flower" in D, for example, everything works around the D scale, but if you're playing the Rhythm changes, your melodic choices are determined by which chord you're o |
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Mar 9 |
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What is a “Circle of Fourths” chord progression? A central concept with tritone substitution comes from the realization that jazz chords are generally dominant 7 chords, and because jazz soloists often use the flat five, the harmony drops the fifth, leaving root, third and seventh, and they're a tritone apart. This means that you can substitute a Db7 (Db F B) with a G (G B F) because 2/3 of the notes you hear are the same. Which is, I guess, a "why" behind Alex's "how". |
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Mar 9 |
answered | What chord is formed by the open strings of a guitar in standard (EADGBe) tuning? |
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Mar 9 |
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Does anyone make nylon strings for a standard acoustic guitar (non-classical)? What is it about nylon strings that you like? Or, conversely, what is it about classical guitars that you don't like? Classical guitars don't have to be overbuilt to take the steel string tension so they're relatively inexpensive. I am sure my classical was cheap cheap cheap but isn't bad. |
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Mar 9 |
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Lap Steel Tuning for more “modern” music? I thank you for the page. It's a neat thing. Don't know that it really directly addresses the question, but still, cool. |
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Mar 8 |
answered | Does anyone make nylon strings for a standard acoustic guitar (non-classical)? |
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Mar 8 |
answered | How can I minimize going out of tune when using the whammy bar? |
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Mar 7 |
asked | Lap Steel Tuning for more “modern” music? |
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Mar 6 |
answered | Are there any benefits of using a Capo? |
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Mar 4 |
answered | Fingerpicks - which styles are they used for? |
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Mar 2 |
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Tips for buying a first guitar? And one more thing: the "standard" guitar size is the dreadnought, but the dreadnought and jumbo guitar sizes are the result of volume wars that were ultimately won by pickups and amplifiers. Pick up a guitar that's comfortable for you. I'm 6'3" and my dreadnought still feels too big for me sometimes. |
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Mar 2 |
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How does the Buzz Feiten tuning system work? Your opinion of it is solid, and I largely agree. I am kinda curious about the Feiten thing, but it will not be a huge factor in my next purchase. But the question isn't "Is it worth it?" but "What is it?", and I didn't think you touched that part. |
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Mar 2 |
answered | Tips for buying a first guitar? |
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Feb 28 |
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How does the Buzz Feiten tuning system work? Looking into it. Will add when I have something. |
