MissouriPicker
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I’ve come a long ways on my guitar technique (at least for me). I almost always start a song playing open chords, but then I end-up playing at the 5th-7th frets as I play melodies instead of strumming a chord. For some, it’s pretty routine stuff, but for my level of playing I feel like Chet Atkins. Music is a very enjoyable journey for me. I’ve never pressured myself to be a real good picker. I’ve just picked-up the easier things to do. It’s never been a completion for me. I just like to play. ….It’s also a form of therapy. I write a lot of songs. Many are unfinished and some of those will likely remain that way. That’s just part of songwriting for me…..Recently I came-up with a chorus and am now working on the verses to a new song. Sometimes what you consider to be the chorus eventually becomes a verse as the song kind of starts writing itself and something else becomes the chorus. Sometimes you have a line you really want to use and because you won’t drop it, you have a real hard time moving forward. I have that happen a lot…lol….. Hopefully, I’ll finish this song, because I really like the chorus.
The years have changed this heart of mine, but like a flower that withers on the vine,
I seek nourishment so I can bloom again, that’s when I reminisce about old dogs and old friends.
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Nicely done. Easy-to-listen-to.
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The Dove is a beast. Far more guitar than it’s name suggest.
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The value of music is beyond dispute. I don’t doubt it’s potential to help children in the womb. At the very least, it is good therapy when I’m feeling down.
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I recall something else I was told during my high school days. Don’t remember if it was a teacher who gave me the advice or not. Hell, it could have been my dad. Anyway, it was damn good advice and it’s been foremost in my mind for years. I was told “Don’t let your meatloaf!”
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1 hour ago, E-minor7 said:
Good MissouriP - I don't want to sound like an idiot to you ears. Let me try to explain. Will do it short.
As you know the H-bird is a very fine and delicate acoustic. Playing in the streets is typically the opposite. There is traffic noise to cut through, people talking, children screaming, dogs barking and so forth. I even once got my Gibson J-45 Deluxe kicked out of the arms while sitting down buskin'. Therefore something quite rough'n'old is better.
Regarding those fascinating but unpredictable 'kitchen-jams' you never know what kind of instruments will show up. Neither do you control the levels of skills in that casual performing-circle. For these reasons I prefer a guitar able to speak up when necessary - one to be heard in the flock, even sometimes in order to set the collective pulse straight. A Martin Dread or one of the louder Gibsons are probably good picks (others can of course do it too). You need bass with tons of authority - you want solid mid-core and clear highs that don't jingle into thin air. Besides I'd go for a guitar that's not too decorated and 'vain', you know. Like when bein' in foreign territory as a boy, yet walking out to meet some new half unknown kids down on the playing ground. You simply had to show up pretty strong and invulnerable to make it. I'm sure you remember. .
All for now - enjoy you Bird as I doo mine
Good points! For myself, I don’t care how noisy a jam is. Most of them are clusterflucks of noise anyway. I play because I love playing. Could never make a living at it. I understand the points you’re making and they are good ones, but I’m not that concerned about hem. . Bass/highs/trebles are not even on my radar when I’ve got a nice guitar…..If I’m busking and think I’ll need more volume I’ll bring a battery powered amp.
Keep your “bird” flying and making the sweet music you are capable of playing.-
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You know you’re getting old when your back goes-out more than you do.
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Did you know that 80% of the guys on The Maury Show “are not the father.,” and that 60% of them said they were busy playing a Gibson guitar during the “window of conception.”
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I guess I can’t use my Hummingbird for busking or jams anymore. In the twenty years I’ve had it I’ve never noticed all of these limitations it has…….Seriously, just like “The greatest guitar player,” it’s depends on who you ask. If you like the guitar, use it for whatever music you like. If you’ve like a different guitar for different styles/venues/genres, then use the guitar that is right for you.
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Nicely done, my friend. I like it a lot.
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On 1/27/2024 at 3:21 PM, SteveFord said:
Citation - $25,917
Byrdland - $11,947
Super 400 - $17,655
Maybe they'll throw in a set of free strings? And a pick.
At least Taylor throws-in a toga with each guitar.
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You know you’re getting old when you consider sneezing and peeing at the same time as multi-tasking.
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So, last night I goggled “Who gives a f%&^?,” and my name wasn’t there.
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If I’d had as many wives as I’ve had guitars, even the Mormons would have kicked me out. I’ve continuously swapped, sold guitars for over sixty years now. My oldest one is my Hummingbird, which I I’ve had for twenty years now. It’s not going anywhere.
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On 3/4/2024 at 7:55 AM, Murph said:
I think I was booted from there a long time ago.
I still have a Tele.
When I was about fifteen, I was booted from the Boy Scouts for eating Brownies.
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11 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
I just want to do some Netflix and chill with Jennifer Aniston.
You better check with Jennifer first. She might be working on her paper clip collection.
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I’m old enough to remember when “stick it up your ***” was an insult and not a pickup line.
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What the hell! You can get an Esteban with an amp for $199.
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Through the years I’ve sold, traded, given-away more instruments than I can remember. Don’t know if I miss any of them. I guess I don’t think about them enough to miss them. I suspect that many of them have become great guitars for some people. Many of them I didn’t keep long or give them a chance to be “my” guitar. If I didn’t bond quickly with them, they were often gone in a few weeks or less. I’m real content with what I’ve got now…..at least for now.
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9 minutes ago, RBSinTo said:
Chief,
Thanks but no thanks.
I have enough problems with a double chin.
RBSinTo
That’s a good one…….
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It’s really embarrassing when my dog sniffs someone’s crotch, because he’s a chihuahua and I have to lift him up.
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I called the Incontinent Hotline. They asked if I could hold.
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I try to play around 30 minutes or so each day. Some days I play for 2-3 hrs. Much of the time I’m just noodling-around, but every now-and-then I do try to add to my mundane techniques.
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It’s amazing the things that can be done. It’s “brave, new world.” This technology is in its infancy. Kind of scary to think of what some a-holes will be able to do with it———Won’t be long before people are having their lives ruined because an AI version of them appears in a crime.
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Women say that all men cheat, but on The Maury Show, 80% of the men are not the father.