yea, I dont think I'll ever gid rid of the ol' girl, but I would like to get something a little more crazy looking, like an Explorer or Medusa.
1 12-12-07 19:50:27
Re: Your favorite and easiest guitars? What are you playing? (13 replies, posted in Guitars)
2 12-12-07 19:48:44
Re: When did you start playing guitar? (24 replies, posted in Guitars)
I think that learning on you're own is good, but finding other guitarists to play with is also important, not necassarily lessons, but even someone to learn along side of.
3 11-12-07 21:28:42
Re: What are you listening to right now? (11 replies, posted in General Chat)
While I dont have anything playing RIGHT this second, Ive been listening to Trans-Siberian Orchestra... Tis the season!
4 11-12-07 21:26:06
Re: Which Bands Have You Seen Live? (23 replies, posted in Bands)
Oh I would LOVE to see Maiden. Yea my list is long partly because I live near Detroit, Michigan, so we get alot of great shows.
5 11-12-07 21:25:00
Re: I am looking for Scotish and Irish Folk Songs. (3 replies, posted in Bands)
Some good Irish folk songs:
Amazing Grace
Fields of Athenry
Black Velvet Band
Finnegan's Wake
Auld Lang Syne
If ya look up Dropkick Murphys, Emerald Rose, Flogging Molly or The Bleeding Irish, they have some great stuff thats very Irish/Celtic.
6 10-12-07 15:04:16
Re: The best Concert ever in your life? (11 replies, posted in General Chat)
About a month and a half ago I saw Fall of Troy, Clutch, and Coheed and Cambria live, that would have to be my favorite show. Fall of Troy opened, they were not very good, set list was lame, sound was terrible, and it was like every two seconds Tommy was hitting the repeater pedal. Clutch came out and really got things rolling, I've never seen someone drink so much on stage, they must have been hammered by the end of the show lol! Then Coheed came out, and they were absolutely incredible. They did about half stuff from the new album and half older stuff, but they included their cover of Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" which was amazing. They did some fan favorites like "Junesong Provision" and "Devil in New Jersey" but what really made the show special was the encore. The band played "Welcome Home" then "On the Brink" but they stretched on the brink out to 30 minutes, and played numerous guitar, bass and drum solos, voicebox effects, weird effects with this rod, all kinds of crazy stuff. In the end they played a 2 and a half hour set... It was like a religious experience.
7 10-12-07 14:58:43
Re: Who is your favorite guitarist? (41 replies, posted in Guitar Players)
Well I honestly dont know who my favorite, favorite guitarist is, but here are some contenders:
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Claudio Sanchez and Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria)
Herman Li and Sam Totman (Dragonforce)
Eric Clapton
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Brian Kahanek
Eddie Van Halen
Those would have to be my favorites!
8 10-12-07 14:53:51
Re: Which Bands Have You Seen Live? (23 replies, posted in Bands)
Let's see, here's my list:
Matchbox Twenty
Fall Out Boy (x2)
Cobra Starship
Gym Class Heroes
Plain White T's
New Found Glory
Cute is What we Aim For
Kansas
Green Day
Coheed and Cambria (best show ever)
Clutch
Fall of Troy
John Mellancamp(x2)
Los Lobos
Barenaked Ladies (x2 one time was this amazing performance in a book store, only like 400 people there, I got to meet the band)
Alanis Morisette
John Fogerty (of CCR)
Rise Against
My Chemical Romance
I also have tickets for Coheed and Cambria and Linkin Park in February!
9 10-12-07 14:50:48
Re: What other musical instruments you play? (12 replies, posted in General Chat)
I play some piano, some harmonica, some tin whistle, and of course, recorder! (lol) Guitar is by far my main instrument however!
10 10-12-07 14:49:32
Re: Has anyone heard of All That Remains? (1 replies, posted in Bands)
I wouldnt say ATR is basic guitar, listen to the track "Six" It was the first I heard from them. I don't know if I'd say they are the greatest metal band ever or anything, but Six is one of my favorite songs, and they have soem awesome other songs to such as "Tattered on My Sleeve" and "The Deepest Grey." I would highly recommend them.
P.S. The song "six" is featured on Guitar Hero 2, thats how I heard about them!
11 10-12-07 14:46:53
Re: Bends (13 replies, posted in Guitar Techniques)
heh, I consider my Calluses badges of honor! The mark of a serious guitarist! Back on topic, you can bend and open string by applying pressurenear the bolts at the top of the guitar, makes a cool sound!
12 10-12-07 14:43:38
Re: Favorite Guitar Type (13 replies, posted in Guitars)
Im a heavy metal guy... So I gotta go with electric. I use Guitar as stress relief and so I can come home and start playing some chugging riffs and solos and feel much better about my day 
that being said, if I had a decent acoustic guitar I'd probably play that to, as there are some classical pices i'm quite fond of.
13 10-12-07 14:41:47
Re: Your favorite and easiest guitars? What are you playing? (13 replies, posted in Guitars)
I have a good ol' stratocaster... It's not the highest of quality (its an Austin) but its done me well over the years, and it is pretty easy to play. I'd recommend it for beginners!
14 10-12-07 14:40:12
Re: Which Guage String do you use? (10 replies, posted in Guitars)
I use 9's because 8's are to light for me, I snap em' to easy. 10's are a little heavy, so I too think 9's are a happy medium
15 10-12-07 14:39:03
Re: When did you start playing guitar? (24 replies, posted in Guitars)
I started playing blues guitar around 10, but that didn't really stick, I hated the lessons. Then when I was 14 I picked it back up again and started self teaching, been playing ever since. I guess it was probably a summer camp that got me playing again, but it would have happened anyway.
