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Hi R-b and welcome to the forums...
With a background in classical piano certain things like reading should be a doddle
A very good basic reading/counting etc book is 'Alfred's Basic Guitar Method'...not so rock orientated...
A good teacher works hard and for individual tuition will charge £20-30/hr
Otherwise there are sociable courses in Further Education centres for not much money...but often mediocre students hold things back somewhat...
Good Luck !!
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Steve Winwood
Stephen Stills
Eric Clapton....
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Everybody is right so far...
String choice can be an emotive and very personal subject
A good reason to have several guitars with different string gauges and set-ups :blink:
Most of mine are strung with 10's for a balance between good 'string' tone and easy fretting and bends
Others range from 9's (LP Junior, Strat, Tele) to
11's (small hollow jazz archtop)
12's (big 17" jazz archtop, custom solid resonator).....
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Just for interest and visual enjoyment
Cast your eyes over an ES 137 Custom....
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John Scofield....Best Of....
Unbelievably inventive fusion player....
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This is the thing about electric guitars particularly
Totally different character between brand and type
The reverse Firebird also has it's own balance and playing stance to set it apart from the mainstream
IMO it sits well amongst a collection rather than being a sole guitar.....
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The Firebird is a great instrument of character...
I have mini H/B and P90 versions
That covers most genres of electric guitar music....!!!
Great for Johnny Winter style blues
And Stones rock....
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To add counterpoint to earlier posts
I fingerpick constantly and use electric nickel 10's on a J160e copy
It sounds excellent through the wire....
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Several factors to consider....
Overly warm sleeping area
Eating too late
Too much caffeine etc
Alcohol
Working too late
Good Luck !!
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It's even had to find notable players using these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m25AvMtxm4Y
Looks like Bowie was digging them back around 1990.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFzJ4RED4_g
KT Tunstall plays one quite a bit.
Thankyou for posting these....great tracks!!
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I too was a little indifferent to Gretsch until quite recently, thinking they were all about fashion and appearance
Many posers toted Gretsch's...often White Falcons
But as I dug a little deeper and learned more, I began to appreciate the brand and it's history
Via Cliff Gallup, Eddie Cochran, Duane Eddy, Chuck Berry, George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Dave Stewart, Jack White, Brian Setzer, Bono et al
I particularly like the sound of S/C Dynasonics...a relatively rare fitting on a hollow body....
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A Gretsch with stud and leather fittings just needs a different polish <_<
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Just for interest
I particularly like the S/C sound which is rare on hollow guitars
The Dynasonics and the Ric 330 are interesting exceptions
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I like the f 'not-holes' on the Gretsch too
IMO a fully hollow guitar, although more prone to feedback, has more character
Chet was a technical genius no doubt...I love his playing
The Beatles arguably had a broader tonal palette.....
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I understand. I played a few of the Gretsch's Country Gentleman guitars before I bought this one. There's no comparison. This guitar has a wider neck and thinner body. It feels a lot like a wide neck 335. Someone who loves the Gretsch would hate this guitar. For my hands I think it may be the finest guitar Gibson ever made.
Here's a better picture of this one.
I agree...interesting points made
I think I am right in saying the Gretsch was hollow and the Gibson with a centre-block at Chet's request
I am a huge George Harrison fan so tend towards the Gretsch
My quiver contains a Gretsch Jet Firebird and a Gibson 335 so I am happy on several fronts
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No offence but I prefer the Gretsch's
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Many drool-worthy instruments on show here...a feast for the eyes
I love 335's and 330's for their original genius in design, big and huggable size, variety of tone
And association with so much great music
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Pump up the jam - Technotronic
The Eton Rifles.....The Jam
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"Get 'Em Out by Friday" - Genesis.
Books of the Old Testament Song.... Trad.
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"Under the Sea" - from the little mermaid :-"
Underneath the Arches....Flanagan and Allen
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Sally Can't Dance - Lou Reed B)
BTW - Love Emmylou Harris
"If you Could Read my Mind"- Gordon Lightfoot
Emmylou is hot with Albert Lee on guitar
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"The King is in the Counting House" - Electric Prunes
E=MC2....Big Audio Dynamite.....
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"The Thrill has Gone"-BB King :blink:
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"Holding Back the Years"-Simply Red
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How do I find a teacher?
in Lessons, Playing Tips and Tunings
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The preferred bands mentioned are generally high on enthusiasm with less focus on theory...![[biggrin]](//content.invisioncic.com/p286412/emoticons/default_msp_biggrin.gif)
Oasis et al were initially quite limited in chord use...often using C,Am,F,G...mostly purloined from the Beatles...
The Epi Dot is an excellent instrument with many aficionados hereon...
For the budding songwriter a 'capo' is probably the most important accessory...allowing easy key changes whilst retaining simple chord shapes
The site 'ultimate guitar.com' has most popular guitar based songs covered in chord and tablature form...
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