Any Guitar Pickers In Da House?

[Mutilated1]

Rhythm portion of Sultan's of Swing...:rockin:

Thats a fun song to play. I got started a few weeks ago with playing that, and got probably 90% of the song before I got distracted.

There is a website called vanderbilly.com that has videos of how to play rock songs on guitar - they have a video for that song, you should go check it out.

 

[Stef1966]

Well i'll repeat it one last time because i feel it got hosed out for some reasons, any original composers in here with a myspace page or reverbnation or such page aside from me?

Playing covers is fun but i prefer making originals, im quite sure i aint alone being this way? *LOL*

 

[Mutilated1]

Personally I never bother with playing original songs. Pretty much gave up on that 20 years ago. But I still jam and improvise sometimes, not anything that I would ever bother to try and record and put on myspace or anything like that. I have a few "songs" that I've made up - mostly just some catchy riff that caught my ear so I put some funny lyrics with it to make the kids laugh. You know songs about farts.... silly stuff. I wouldn't really call that a song because for the most part I make it up as I go along keeping the kids entertained.

 

[Stef1966]

Ok, im pretty much on the opposite side of the scale, never found much fun in playing covers except for when having something people will recognize to play besides a campfire with buddies or something like that.

 

[Mutilated1]

The best guitar players got to be the best from covering other people's songs though.

If you want to get good, you've got to copy from other people.

There is the other side to it.

 

[Stef1966]

My take on it is that there are simply two types of musicians, ones who find it more rewarding to learn and play covers, and others like me who are more inclined into composing originals.

If "Insert any known guitarist here" had spent all his life just playing covers, he would have never became who he is now.

It's like sculpting, painting or any other art form, the need to create something of your own instead of just reproducing existing stuff.

 

[fastricky]

Hells yeah! Dyed-in-the-wool Les Paul player here...

Our website: bandsawnyc.com (if you're curious at all!)

 

[Stef1966]

Hells yeah! Dyed-in-the-wool Les Paul player here...

Our website: bandsawnyc.com (if you're curious at all!)

Nice tracks pal!

 

[fastricky]

Cheers!!

 

[homebrewer_99]

Thats a fun song to play. I got started a few weeks ago with playing that, and got probably 90% of the song before I got distracted.

There is a website called vanderbilly.com that has videos of how to play rock songs on guitar - they have a video for that song, you should go check it out.

Great site. Thanks for the lead.

 

[fixie]

Sweet Thread! I was wondering if other people where players here on HBT. I play an old school Telecaster out of a peavey classic 30. Glad to see some other players on here.:rockin:

 

[homebrewer_99]

Sweet Thread! I was wondering if other people where players here on HBT. I play an old school Telecaster out of a peavey classic 30. Glad to see some other players on here.:rockin:

What's an "old school Telecaster"?

I have a blond '76 Telecaster Deluxe (Strat neck, 2 humbuckers).

 

[SkewedBrewing]

I knew I'd discover a thread like this eventually...

I've been playing guitar since I was 9. And play a Strat and a 1965 Epiphone Olympic, amongst other axes.

Has anybody heard Derek Trucks' new album. Slide genius I say...

 

[mmb]

What's an "old school Telecaster"?

I have a blond '76 Telecaster Deluxe (Strat neck, 2 humbuckers).

If it says Nocaster, Broadcaster, or Esquire on the headstock....

 

[fixie]

What's an "old school Telecaster"?

I have a blond '76 Telecaster Deluxe (Strat neck, 2 humbuckers).

I've got a '65 telecaster with single coils that I found at a garage sale for $600. Whooaa! Good to see some Tele players. What kinda of music are you into. I was listening to some roy buchanan today.b A fellow tele man.

 

[SkewedBrewing]

Just got one of these in the mail today:

Seriously, the reviews are dead on. My first impression is that this is not a bad guitar at all, especially for the price. I've always wanted an 000 sized acoustic...

 

[universe]

 

[bosunbrew]

I've been playing since I was 14, so I started 21 years ago. Completely self-taught, so I developed my own style, but nowhere near as 'technical' as I should be after all those years. That's ok though, I grew up on punk rock. 99% of what I play is original. Haven't played as much since my son was born, but I'm getting back into it. My friend and I put out an album, Col "Woodstock Woods" on our own-- I'm really proud of it, even if only 10 people ever listen to it. I play mostly acoustic, I like the dynamics and feel of playing acoustic (unless I'm playing with drums, then it's electric for me). I play a Taylor, not one of the real high-end ones, but I love that guitar and hope to play it for the rest of my life.
Our band Col has a myspace page... kind of a collection of latest songs we're working on, but I haven't been on myspace in a while... www.myspace.com/col_band
It's all for fun and personal enjoyment, although I do harbor the dream of touring across America playing county fairs and backyard homebrew parties...

 

[Pickngrin]

+1 on the 'playing for many years but not very good' bit
I mostly play electric, bluesy kind of stuff. I've got a 50s reissue MIJ Strat, a Korean Hamer archtop solid body, a Taylor acoustic, a Peavey Foundation bass, an Agile AL-3100 Les Paul clone (my newest guitar, and still loving it), and a couple of cheapie banger guitars. Amp-wise, I've got a few Fender tube amps -- a silverface Champ and a silverface Musicmaster Bass, and a Traynor 4x12" Reverb Master. I tend to modify the electronics on the guitars and whatnot, perhaps because I'm better at that than actually creating music...

 

[chriswilkes33]

I named my brewery Six String Brewing for a reason...Martin DCX-1E, Strat, Ibanez Bass, Peavy G-Bass, couple cheap guitars, few amps, crunchy fingertips, you know the drill...

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

Years ago I really got into playing, but not so much anymore. Now I just have a little Fender DG-22 Acoustic that is in desparate need of some strings. I was always more of a Rhythm player since i don't really have the attention span to practice scales & modes, so no lead chops here. I also played drums for a bit, that was good fun.

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

8 strings? never seen that, guess I've really lost touch with it. Sweet lookin' axe though.

 

[universe]

8 strings? never seen that, guess I've really lost touch with it. Sweet lookin' axe though.

Yea I'm all about the extended range guitar. Had a 7 string for 11 years and decided to get one of these. I am currently looking for a replacement 7 string though...an Ibanez S series.

 

[jgln]

Yea I'm all about the extended range guitar. Had a 7 string for 11 years and decided to get one of these. I am currently looking for a replacement 7 string though...an Ibanez S series.

How do you play chords on that? Do you play just fingerings on 6 of the 8 strings? Other fingerings? What is the tuning top to bottom?

I have a fender acoustic I bought back around 1985 for about $200, nothing special and I Gibson Les Paul Special I bought new back in 1978 for $412, double cut away. Action on the LPS is so low and the neck so thin. Would really be worth a lot today if I cared for it better, kind of beat up, that and I replaced the original pickups (had to file away some wood to do so) . Plays just fine though and stays in tune very well.

 

[universe]

How do you play chords on that? Do you play just fingerings on 6 of the 8 strings? Other fingerings? What is the tuning top to bottom?

I have a fender acoustic I bought back around 1985 for about $200, nothing special and I Gibson Les Paul Special I bought new back in 1978 for $412, double cut away. Action on the LPS is so low and the neck so thin. Would really be worth a lot today if I cared for it better, kind of beat up, that and I replaced the original pickups (had to file away some wood to do so) . Plays just fine though and stays in tune very well.

F# B E A D G B E

All the 6 string stuff applies...but you can do different voicings with the low strings. Its a pretty neat instrument and like I said not much of a switch for me after playing the 7 for so long.

 

[jmkratt]

Hell yeah! I play every day much to the dismay of the SWMBO.

I have been playing my PRS a lot more lately, but typically play my Martin.

I have like 6 other guitars that don't see much action any more.

Typically I am playing anything from Metallica to Dave Matthews Band. Trying to learn all of Bullet For My Valentine now though.

 

[jgln]

F# B E A D G B E

All the 6 string stuff applies...but you can do different voicings with the low strings. Its a pretty neat instrument and like I said not much of a switch for me after playing the 7 for so long.

Thanks for the reply, I was about to bump the thread.

I saw Chet Atkins "Certified Guitar Player" over the weekend; it was on a PBS channel. Did anyone happen to see it? Kind of a tribute concert back in 1987 in which he participated. Not being a fan of country music (and he did way more) I never listened to him much but I know he was influential to many. Wow, that guy had mastered the fret board and theory IMO. What he played during that concert I really enjoyed.