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Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things
have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? |
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Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You'll get frustrated, then frustrated some more, then things will begin to look up, and you'll be amazed at how fast things then progress. One piece of advice that an excellent guitar teacher once instilled in me, is to strum and pick properly. Too many teachers don't teach strumming and picking methods at all, or very little. He made me practice, and I'm glad he did now.... |
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wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You'll get frustrated, then frustrated some more, then things will begin to look up, and you'll be amazed at how fast things then progress. One piece of advice that an excellent guitar teacher once instilled in me, is to strum and pick properly. Too many teachers don't teach strumming and picking methods at all, or very little. He made me practice, and I'm glad he did now.... Hey bass, how long have you been playing? Are you into acoustic or electric? |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? I always wanted to learn to play the guitar but never did. Glad to hear about a new hobby Don. Just don't sit on the deck of your sailboat at your marina and play songs like "Michael Rowed the Boat Ashore..." or John Balushi will come out of his grave to smash your new guitar into a million pieces. ;-) |
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Harry Krause wrote:
Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? You just want to meet some of those hot Canadian signing chicks... mmmm ...mmm me and Shania doing a duet on my sailboat. That might get me through the tough spots. |
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Harry Krause wrote:
Harry Krause wrote: Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? You just want to meet some of those hot Canadian signing chicks... And the ones that sing out loud, too. I'll make them sing...oh baby will I! |
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JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You'll get frustrated, then frustrated some more, then things will begin to look up, and you'll be amazed at how fast things then progress. One piece of advice that an excellent guitar teacher once instilled in me, is to strum and pick properly. Too many teachers don't teach strumming and picking methods at all, or very little. He made me practice, and I'm glad he did now.... Hey bass, how long have you been playing? Are you into acoustic or electric? Some of both. I've got a Strat (real one!) and an Ovation. I've been playing about 6 years seriously, fiddled with guitars since childhood. You? |
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wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You'll get frustrated, then frustrated some more, then things will begin to look up, and you'll be amazed at how fast things then progress. One piece of advice that an excellent guitar teacher once instilled in me, is to strum and pick properly. Too many teachers don't teach strumming and picking methods at all, or very little. He made me practice, and I'm glad he did now.... Hey bass, how long have you been playing? Are you into acoustic or electric? Some of both. I've got a Strat (real one!) and an Ovation. I've been playing about 6 years seriously, fiddled with guitars since childhood. You? I wanted to learn to play but got frustrated and quit. Which Stratocaster do you have? |
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I was thinking of taking up boating.
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JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You'll get frustrated, then frustrated some more, then things will begin to look up, and you'll be amazed at how fast things then progress. One piece of advice that an excellent guitar teacher once instilled in me, is to strum and pick properly. Too many teachers don't teach strumming and picking methods at all, or very little. He made me practice, and I'm glad he did now.... Hey bass, how long have you been playing? Are you into acoustic or electric? Some of both. I've got a Strat (real one!) and an Ovation. I've been playing about 6 years seriously, fiddled with guitars since childhood. You? I wanted to learn to play but got frustrated and quit. At first it is frustrating as all hell. I remember thinking, I'll NEVER, EVER be worth a damned at this. Then, there's this threshold you cross, kind of like a guitar player epiphony, and then things work, and you can actually hear something and teach yourself to do it. I clearly remember the day I played something and said to myself, "damn, that sounded good!" Which Stratocaster do you have? An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up! |
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wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You have to get the ends of your fingers toughened up and calloused. Most people quit because after a week or so their finger tips hurt too much. Eisboch |
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wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You'll get frustrated, then frustrated some more, then things will begin to look up, and you'll be amazed at how fast things then progress. One piece of advice that an excellent guitar teacher once instilled in me, is to strum and pick properly. Too many teachers don't teach strumming and picking methods at all, or very little. He made me practice, and I'm glad he did now.... Hey bass, how long have you been playing? Are you into acoustic or electric? Some of both. I've got a Strat (real one!) and an Ovation. I've been playing about 6 years seriously, fiddled with guitars since childhood. You? I wanted to learn to play but got frustrated and quit. At first it is frustrating as all hell. I remember thinking, I'll NEVER, EVER be worth a damned at this. Then, there's this threshold you cross, kind of like a guitar player epiphony, and then things work, and you can actually hear something and teach yourself to do it. I clearly remember the day I played something and said to myself, "damn, that sounded good!" Which Stratocaster do you have? An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up! Is this it? http://tinyurl.com/amrbd If so, very nice! And very expensive! |
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Don, What online lessons are you trying. There is a company not too far from me in Pittsfield MA that just opened up music lesson operations via the internet. Called WorkShopLive.com. I've not even checked out their web site yet. Guess I will go have a look now. Best of luck, Gary |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. Huh???? http://www.stratcollector.com/newsde...es/000087.html |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:00:14 GMT, Don White wrote: Takamine built by kaman who makes ovation - good choice. My first acoustic was a Takamine. It was a very nice guitar. Don't have it anymore and don't play anymore. Probably still a great choice for an affordable quality first acoustic. |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. i have a '65 strat in golden sunburst with humbuckers which is pretty rare. Unless I'm missing some post's which occurs on occasion, he said he had "a real one," not an original or or 56. A real one to me implies made in America vs the asian versions. The SCN pickups imply a 2004 or later, but I don't know if SCN's were available before 2004. |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:17:16 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. i have a '65 strat in golden sunburst with humbuckers which is pretty rare. Unless I'm missing some post's which occurs on occasion, he said he had "a real one," not an original or or 56. A real one to me implies made in America vs the asian versions. The SCN pickups imply a 2004 or later, but I don't know if SCN's were available before 2004. a real one would imply a pre-cbs strat - those are real ones. Well, Shortwave, some of us would just be happy to own a strat made in America. To us, that would be a real one. Still, I understand your version of real versus my version of real. When I go into the store to see if I can buy my daughter a strat, I have three choices. A modern strat made in America or in an Asian country or a vintage $trat. I can afford the one made in an Asian country. I didn't buy her one, because I couldn't justify the price of the one I would want (and I was pretty sure she would last as long with guitar lessons as she did with piano lessons). Still, I was sorely tempted to find a way to buy her one that I would want! |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:28:13 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. Huh???? http://www.stratcollector.com/newsde...es/000087.html that's a reproduction - i thought he said he had an original. Fair enough Tom. So tell us about your '56 Strat. |
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I was thinking of taking up boating. Take it to 'rec.boats.cruising' |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:14:49 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote: mmmm ...mmm me and Shania doing a duet on my sailboat. That might get me through the tough spots. That's sorta what I meant. Shania owns a house several miles south of here, nice waterfront location but no visible boat. |
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jabadoodle wrote:
Don, What online lessons are you trying. There is a company not too far from me in Pittsfield MA that just opened up music lesson operations via the internet. Called WorkShopLive.com. I've not even checked out their web site yet. Guess I will go have a look now. Best of luck, Gary Just foolin' around with this one... http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa071200a.htm |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:34:41 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote: Shania owns a house several miles south of here, nice waterfront location but no visible boat. If you look like she does, you don't need a boat. Trust me on this one, I do not look like she does. |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:54:35 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:17:16 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message m... On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. i have a '65 strat in golden sunburst with humbuckers which is pretty rare. Unless I'm missing some post's which occurs on occasion, he said he had "a real one," not an original or or 56. A real one to me implies made in America vs the asian versions. The SCN pickups imply a 2004 or later, but I don't know if SCN's were available before 2004. a real one would imply a pre-cbs strat - those are real ones. Well, Shortwave, some of us would just be happy to own a strat made in America. To us, that would be a real one. Still, I understand your version of real versus my version of real. When I go into the store to see if I can buy my daughter a strat, I have three choices. A modern strat made in America or in an Asian country or a vintage $trat. I can afford the one made in an Asian country. I didn't buy her one, because I couldn't justify the price of the one I would want (and I was pretty sure she would last as long with guitar lessons as she did with piano lessons). Still, I was sorely tempted to find a way to buy her one that I would want! if you are talking strats, real strats are the pre-cbs strats. the post cbs strats were mostly junk. however, the recent reproduction strats and even a few of the asian ones are fairly decent guitars - much better than the cbs versions. hey, get what you can afford - the object is to have fun. i bought my strat in '65 when i was playing in what is now called a garage band that made it big on a local basis. over the years, ive collected a few - a blue mosrite (the guitar the ventures made famous), a clear acrylic danelectro bass, a '65 gretsch country gentleman autographed by chet akins, - which is a whole story in an of itself - and an original fender telecaster. i also have a custom made ovation ballader which i bought in '85 during my acoustic phase along with a gibson banjo and a dulcimer i built. How hard was the dulcimer to build? Hammered or a picked dulcimer? My daughter is a music therapist with Autistic and other challenged children. Had thought of building her one. As to cost of piano lessons, my daughters cost me a lot. Since she got a dual degree in music therapy and piano performance. And her acoustic guitar cost me I think $600 10 years ago, |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You have to get the ends of your fingers toughened up and calloused. Most people quit because after a week or so their finger tips hurt too much. Eisboch I can understand the problem with the fat fingers. I have problems with narrow strings, as I have NBA player sized hands. |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... Harry Krause wrote: Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? You just want to meet some of those hot Canadian signing chicks... mmmm ...mmm me and Shania doing a duet on my sailboat. That might get me through the tough spots. You think that guitar and lessons are expensive now. Wait until you are found making those women sing. |
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"Don White" wrote ... Just foolin' around with this one... http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa071200a.htm A tip... At first it's tempting not to use your pinky finger when playing scales. I made that mistake as a kid (self taught). It's hard to retrain the fingers later. -rick- |
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Good luck with that. I'm now a little more than a year into my bagpipe lessons. You want an oddball instrument, the bagpipe qualifies. The first thing one needs to do is learn to "unread" music, as the time values are only approximate. I can play any sort of keyboard in my sleep. (in fact, many people have observed my palying might improve if I woke up)......but darnarewskis if that 9-note bagpipe chanter isn't every bit as difficult to master as an 88-note keyboard. :-) |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:54:35 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:17:16 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message m... On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. i have a '65 strat in golden sunburst with humbuckers which is pretty rare. Unless I'm missing some post's which occurs on occasion, he said he had "a real one," not an original or or 56. A real one to me implies made in America vs the asian versions. The SCN pickups imply a 2004 or later, but I don't know if SCN's were available before 2004. a real one would imply a pre-cbs strat - those are real ones. Well, Shortwave, some of us would just be happy to own a strat made in America. To us, that would be a real one. Still, I understand your version of real versus my version of real. When I go into the store to see if I can buy my daughter a strat, I have three choices. A modern strat made in America or in an Asian country or a vintage $trat. I can afford the one made in an Asian country. I didn't buy her one, because I couldn't justify the price of the one I would want (and I was pretty sure she would last as long with guitar lessons as she did with piano lessons). Still, I was sorely tempted to find a way to buy her one that I would want! if you are talking strats, real strats are the pre-cbs strats. the post cbs strats were mostly junk. however, the recent reproduction strats and even a few of the asian ones are fairly decent guitars - much better than the cbs versions. hey, get what you can afford - the object is to have fun. i bought my strat in '65 when i was playing in what is now called a garage band that made it big on a local basis. over the years, ive collected a few - a blue mosrite (the guitar the ventures made famous), a clear acrylic danelectro bass, a '65 gretsch country gentleman autographed by chet akins, - which is a whole story in an of itself - and an original fender telecaster. i also have a custom made ovation ballader which i bought in '85 during my acoustic phase along with a gibson banjo and a dulcimer i built. Glad you stayed with the art. I miss my old Takamine; was it an F 360? I can't remember, but that number just popped into my head. I played bass. I also miss my Rickenbacker 4003 basses (Natural, Black, and White). What makes a strat made today not a real strat? Why are pre-cbs strats the only real strats and today's are just reproductions? |
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Bryan wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:54:35 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:17:16 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. i have a '65 strat in golden sunburst with humbuckers which is pretty rare. Unless I'm missing some post's which occurs on occasion, he said he had "a real one," not an original or or 56. A real one to me implies made in America vs the asian versions. The SCN pickups imply a 2004 or later, but I don't know if SCN's were available before 2004. a real one would imply a pre-cbs strat - those are real ones. Well, Shortwave, some of us would just be happy to own a strat made in America. To us, that would be a real one. Still, I understand your version of real versus my version of real. When I go into the store to see if I can buy my daughter a strat, I have three choices. A modern strat made in America or in an Asian country or a vintage $trat. I can afford the one made in an Asian country. I didn't buy her one, because I couldn't justify the price of the one I would want (and I was pretty sure she would last as long with guitar lessons as she did with piano lessons). Still, I was sorely tempted to find a way to buy her one that I would want! if you are talking strats, real strats are the pre-cbs strats. the post cbs strats were mostly junk. however, the recent reproduction strats and even a few of the asian ones are fairly decent guitars - much better than the cbs versions. hey, get what you can afford - the object is to have fun. i bought my strat in '65 when i was playing in what is now called a garage band that made it big on a local basis. over the years, ive collected a few - a blue mosrite (the guitar the ventures made famous), a clear acrylic danelectro bass, a '65 gretsch country gentleman autographed by chet akins, - which is a whole story in an of itself - and an original fender telecaster. i also have a custom made ovation ballader which i bought in '85 during my acoustic phase along with a gibson banjo and a dulcimer i built. Glad you stayed with the art. I miss my old Takamine; was it an F 360? I can't remember, but that number just popped into my head. I played bass. I also miss my Rickenbacker 4003 basses (Natural, Black, and White). What makes a strat made today not a real strat? Why are pre-cbs strats the only real strats and today's are just reproductions? It has to do with the tone of the early strats. sort of like the tone of a STRATOVARIUS Violin has a unique tone ; ). There are many people who are just as picky about their pre-cbs strats guitars and the old Fender Amps. Ebay has a 1955 Fender Strat and a Vintage 1956 Fender Amp for sale. After 67 bids the current bid price is over $50,000 and the reserve price has not been meet. Fender has tried to duplicate the tone of the early guitars and amps with their Retro Series, but the true Connoisseur still prefer the original. -- Reggie ************************************************** ********************* If you would like to make rec.boats an enjoyable place to discuss boating, please do not respond to the political and inflammatory off- topic posts and flames. ************************************************** ********************* |
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"Don White" wrote ...
Just foolin' around with this one... http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa071200a.htm I wish there had been resources like this back when I was learning to play. Maybe it's time to work seriously on improving.... Anyway, congrats Don, it's a great hobby and I hope you have a lot of fun. One bit of advice, you'll be amazed at how cool it is to go sailing with your guitar and play in the wild, and also you'll be amazed at how bulky & awkward it is to stow a guitar on your boat! -rick- wrote: A tip... At first it's tempting not to use your pinky finger when playing scales. I made that mistake as a kid (self taught). It's hard to retrain the fingers later. Agreed, one should develop good technique from the start BUT: Have fun first. Remember your goal! Learn to make a few sounds you like, and pick out a few simple 2 or 3 chord songs to learn. There are a lot of cool songs that sound great and aren't very difficult. Regards Doug King |
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:17:16 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. i have a '65 strat in golden sunburst with humbuckers which is pretty rare. Unless I'm missing some post's which occurs on occasion, he said he had "a real one," not an original or or 56. A real one to me implies made in America vs the asian versions. The SCN pickups imply a 2004 or later, but I don't know if SCN's were available before 2004. a real one would imply a pre-cbs strat - those are real ones. What criteria would you base that on, Tom? |
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Bryan wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:17:16 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. i have a '65 strat in golden sunburst with humbuckers which is pretty rare. Unless I'm missing some post's which occurs on occasion, he said he had "a real one," not an original or or 56. A real one to me implies made in America vs the asian versions. The SCN pickups imply a 2004 or later, but I don't know if SCN's were available before 2004. a real one would imply a pre-cbs strat - those are real ones. Well, Shortwave, some of us would just be happy to own a strat made in America. To us, that would be a real one. Still, I understand your version of real versus my version of real. When I go into the store to see if I can buy my daughter a strat, I have three choices. A modern strat made in America or in an Asian country or a vintage $trat. I can afford the one made in an Asian country. I didn't buy her one, because I couldn't justify the price of the one I would want (and I was pretty sure she would last as long with guitar lessons as she did with piano lessons). Still, I was sorely tempted to find a way to buy her one that I would want! I put the SCN's on. My strat sounds absolutely beautiful, and I never ever implied that I own an original '56. It's a real strat, made in the U.S., using the same woods as the old ones, not made in Mexico. Everyone I know that REALLY knows anything about strats really like mine. |
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Bryan wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:00:14 GMT, Don White wrote: Takamine built by kaman who makes ovation - good choice. My first acoustic was a Takamine. It was a very nice guitar. Don't have it anymore and don't play anymore. Probably still a great choice for an affordable quality first acoustic. Yes, Takamine makes pretty decent guitars. a friend has an acoustic/electric 12 string that is pretty sweet sounding. |
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Eisboch wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You have to get the ends of your fingers toughened up and calloused. Most people quit because after a week or so their finger tips hurt too much. Eisboch That's certainly a first step. SRV used to play so much (he used very heavy gauge strings) that his calouses would come off, and he'd super glue them back. |
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote: On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? Where to hell did I say I had an original '56 strat???????? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. i have a '65 strat in golden sunburst with humbuckers which is pretty rare. Let's see a picture of it. |
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"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message ... It has to do with the tone of the early strats. sort of like the tone of a STRATOVARIUS Violin has a unique tone ; ). There are many people who are just as picky about their pre-cbs strats guitars and the old Fender Amps. I watched an interesting television show the other day (History Channel, I think). The subject was that of trying to unlock the mystery of the superior tonal quality of a Stradivarius violin. Many theories have been put forth over the years, the most popular being that he used a secret lacquer. Turns out not to be true. The "secret" was simply that he lived during a cyclic climate era with very little rain, resulting in slow tree growth and closely spaced tree rings in the wood. Eisboch |
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:28:13 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. Huh???? http://www.stratcollector.com/newsde...es/000087.html that's a reproduction - i thought he said he had an original. i could be wrong though. in which case i apologise. Apology accepted. |
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JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You'll get frustrated, then frustrated some more, then things will begin to look up, and you'll be amazed at how fast things then progress. One piece of advice that an excellent guitar teacher once instilled in me, is to strum and pick properly. Too many teachers don't teach strumming and picking methods at all, or very little. He made me practice, and I'm glad he did now.... Hey bass, how long have you been playing? Are you into acoustic or electric? Some of both. I've got a Strat (real one!) and an Ovation. I've been playing about 6 years seriously, fiddled with guitars since childhood. You? I wanted to learn to play but got frustrated and quit. At first it is frustrating as all hell. I remember thinking, I'll NEVER, EVER be worth a damned at this. Then, there's this threshold you cross, kind of like a guitar player epiphony, and then things work, and you can actually hear something and teach yourself to do it. I clearly remember the day I played something and said to myself, "damn, that sounded good!" Which Stratocaster do you have? An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up! Is this it? http://tinyurl.com/amrbd If so, very nice! And very expensive! I bought mine used, and it was kind of a distress sale, $800, again, never said it was an original "56!!!! Here's what mine looks like: http://www.blackcreekguitars.com/04-...-Strat-001.jpg |
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JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You'll get frustrated, then frustrated some more, then things will begin to look up, and you'll be amazed at how fast things then progress. One piece of advice that an excellent guitar teacher once instilled in me, is to strum and pick properly. Too many teachers don't teach strumming and picking methods at all, or very little. He made me practice, and I'm glad he did now.... Hey bass, how long have you been playing? Are you into acoustic or electric? Some of both. I've got a Strat (real one!) and an Ovation. I've been playing about 6 years seriously, fiddled with guitars since childhood. You? I wanted to learn to play but got frustrated and quit. At first it is frustrating as all hell. I remember thinking, I'll NEVER, EVER be worth a damned at this. Then, there's this threshold you cross, kind of like a guitar player epiphony, and then things work, and you can actually hear something and teach yourself to do it. I clearly remember the day I played something and said to myself, "damn, that sounded good!" Which Stratocaster do you have? An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up! Is this it? http://tinyurl.com/amrbd If so, very nice! And very expensive! Here's a pic of Eric Heatherly's strat, that thing is sweet....notice the paint wore off under his pick hand: http://www.countryragepage.com/image...0Heatherly.jpg |
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