26 Reply by crowhue

(8 replies, posted in Amplifiers)

They are indeed, cracking amps with nice build quality

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27 Reply by crowhue

(9 replies, posted in Effects)

Roger Axetrample wrote:
Roger Axetrample wrote:

Hey there,

here's an intro video to the PedalPro, which is an analog multi-effect. It's me playing.
Hope you like it, let me know your thoughts!
best,
Roger

Anyone?
R

Cant listen to the vid (missus is watching TV  default/smile ). What do the analog effects sound like?

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28 Reply by crowhue

(9 replies, posted in Everything Else)

Well with a name like PMT, dont expect consistent service. Id go for the shop who deserves the custom, in this case Dawsons all the way.

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29 Reply by crowhue

(32 replies, posted in Misc)

watermelon john wrote:

I like to buy donuts and go to McDonalds to drink their coffee. Free refills, too!

That is certainly a worthwhile pursuit!

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30 Reply by crowhue

(5 replies, posted in Misc)

Try Star Anise with Spaghetti Bolognaise sauce. Ace  default/big_smile

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31 Reply by crowhue

(11 replies, posted in Guitars)

Apache wrote:

Nice one - looks good  default/big_smile

At the expense of sounding dim, whats the difference between a normal acoustic and a classical acoustic?

Nylon strings, no truss rod, different body shape and neck profile / width. What Im perplexed about is whats the difference between a classical and a flemenco guitar. Somebody asked in my shop the other day and it was pretty embarrasing default/big_smile

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32 Reply by crowhue

(18 replies, posted in Amplifiers)

Try the Vox NT50 head and matching cab. Its all valve with an EL34 power stage for Marshall type crunch. Nice Vox clean tones too. The Cab comes with Greenback Celestions 12" x 2 and looks pretty retro.

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33 Reply by crowhue

(3 replies, posted in Effects)

You cant go wrong with a Boss ME50. £75 on eBay  default/big_smile

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34 Reply by crowhue

(15 replies, posted in Amplifiers)

Olly wrote:

Even 5W is really loud - though if it sounds good at lower volumes then bonus.

I have been using the Blackstar 1W amp recently. It is pretty good at lower volumes. It is also crazy how loud 1w can be at full volume!

The Blackstar HT1R is a cracking amp but overpriced at £199 I think. Good build quality and decent celestion speaker. You can plyg it into an external cab too for extra oomph.

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35 Topic by crowhue

(3 replies, posted in Guitars)

I have first dibs on a Fender 1978 Strat in natural finish for £750. It needs a total refret estimated at £160 and its a bit on the heavy side.

Does anyone have an opinion on how much it would be worth after the refret?

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36 Reply by crowhue

(5 replies, posted in Guitars)

A private stock PRS Custom 24 would have to be in there somewhere.

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37 Topic by crowhue

(1 replies, posted in Effects)

Im taking nominations for the best distortion pedal with two categories: valve and transistor based.

I note about what you like about it would be cool too.

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38 Reply by crowhue

(2 replies, posted in Chord Progessions)

NicolaePaul wrote:

Hey guys, a few weeks back i wrote a series about guitar chord inversions and i also added some etudes to each inversions so you can practice and see how the inversions go together.

I hope you enjoy and practice them:

http://www.guitarlearningtips.org/guita … rd-triads/

http://www.guitarlearningtips.org/guita … nversions/

http://www.guitarlearningtips.org/guita … nversions/

Good material but the photocopied tab / notation looks a bit naff. Can you not generate some jpgs with tab software?

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39 Reply by crowhue

(31 replies, posted in Guitar Techniques)

Olly wrote:

When I was learning the guitar I developed two bad habits which took me a long time to break.

One was the fact I never used my pinky (little finger) to fret any notes. This meant that whilst my other fingers were building in strength the pinky was getting weaker.

This turned out to be a major problem when I started learning Satriani numbers as you *have* to use all four fingers.

The other was that I did not always use alternate picking so I had to relearn this.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

I had both of those exact same problems and just forced myself to practice with the pinky and to pick alternately. Now they are both better but not quite there yet. Best bit of advice I read was practice what you find difficult eg trills with your pinky, not what is easy. I think it was Yoda LOL.

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40 Reply by crowhue

(11 replies, posted in General Chat)

Apache wrote:

TBH all I want to learn to do it be able to play some of my favourite songs.  When left to my own devices I often pick stuff that's too hard for my level, then get fed up  as I feel I'm not progressing...

So I'm hoping that with the right guidance I can work on songs that are achievable, and improve my technique..

I admire people that can teach themselves guitar from scratch, but I prefer to have someone to explain more and show me were I'm going wrong. (plus I'd have thrown the thing out of the window by now if i'd never had lessons!)

How are you finding teaching?

Its a mixed bag TBH. I teach anyone from a left-handed six year old with concentration issues up to a guy who wants to seranade his wife on their anniversary (ahhh bless). Its the moments when you make a break through that make it all worthwhile (plus the cash LOL). I dont pretend to know everything about the guitar but I have a reasonably analytical approach that helps people eliminate problems.

It does take a fair investment of time to do lesson plans etc. but generally its good fun. The ones who make my heart sink are anyone who thinks they will get better without practicing.

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41 Reply by crowhue

(2 replies, posted in Favorite Guitar Sites)

i-watermelon john wrote:

This site is really cool. Has a lot of simple stuff, but good.


http://www.guitarnick.com/index.html

Nice clear song tab and Youtube demo. Good guitar site.

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42 Reply by crowhue

(11 replies, posted in General Chat)

What specifically do you aim to get out of the lessons? Im interested because I have started teaching about 6 months ago.

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43 Reply by crowhue

(1 replies, posted in Guitars)

A PRS Custom 24 and an Ibanez RG or Satch signature type guitar. That covers most musical bases.

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44 Reply by crowhue

(2 replies, posted in Your Recordings)

Ooooh thats mean BBC

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45 Reply by crowhue

(9 replies, posted in Misc)

A friend of mine who lives a few miles from knebworth (and who isnt a metal fan) was moaning about the noise. Must have been good. default/big_smile

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46 Reply by crowhue

(4 replies, posted in Misc)

i-watermelon john wrote:

Our internet provider NTT now offer internet TV channels. Do any you folks have something like that?
We got a 2 month free subscription so we signed up for it. But we have cable, I think we have to cancel it first, maybe

I uses the Sky channel streaming to watch football when Im in the shop. Naughty.

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47 Reply by crowhue

(61 replies, posted in Guitars)

jamesd74 wrote:

Its up to 10 coats now and you can only just see edge of water slide graphic.

Whats the total cost likely to be?

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48 Reply by crowhue

(5 replies, posted in Guitars)

Mine goes in and out of tune according to how warm the room is  default/sad

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49 Reply by crowhue

(15 replies, posted in Effects)

woefuly misspelt wrote:

Might it be possible for guitar effects to be 'personalised' to individual strings? the effects unit would need to recognise the note(s) played and the string(s) played. Perhaps through string gauge. Is there already anything like this? I've tried working out how many combinations there would be with 6 strings and 6 effects. But I'm not confident with the Maths. 46,656?

The tracking of guitar signal would have to be pretty damned sparky to not sound like a mushy mess.

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50 Reply by crowhue

(4 replies, posted in General Chat)

Its about time. How cool does that look!

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