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texred said:
Can I ask you a question? Good. As a beginning beginning "player", I know I want to learn to play some slide; also, I would like to know about finger picking. I like blues, rockabilly, etc. I asked a 30 year player if I should start out fingering, but he said stick to the pick, finger picking has too many variations and would be more difficult for you. I want to know everything I can the correct way first, so I don't have to learn the correct way over again !! I am a huge fan of Bonnie Raitt (hero status), and you've probably seen I like Bruuuce. Can't forget the R&R-I asked him if I should be studying Raitt first, because her stuff is what I want to do, or Springsteen. He said Bruuuce because he's more simplistic (his words). I watched him do some killer solos, but I'm starting to realize he plays 3rd guitar, after Lofgren and vanZandt. What is your opinion on this crap, if I may ask? Meanwhile, I have been studying the crap out of theory. Save me, somebody !! Thank you very much. You're lucky I haven't thought of your nickname yet. Everyone gets one, like *****EDITED******.
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Good Morning, Wolfbird.... :)

Finger picking is very stylistic and personal. I would encourage you to experiment with it because it can really open a lot of new possibilities.

There are also a lot of great videos on this subject available. John 5 has some great tutorials on finger picking and I would recommend you check out his videos, and other tutorials on this topic.

Slide is tricky, but rewarding. There is a major difference in fretting a note with your finger and with a slide bar.

With your finger, the note will remain unchanged anywhere between two frets.

With a slide, a mere fraction of an inch of movement changes the pitch, and this takes a lot of practice to gain proficiency. Additionally, many slide songs employ a guitar tuned to an open chord while others use standard tuning.

Do a search on You Tube for "slide guitar tunings."

Once you have found a comfortable slide for your hand, start working with a tuner to train your ear with regards to how to come up to pitch. Just start out on one string and pluck a note, then slide up to that note again, several octaves away.

Again, there are many tutorials available.

Have you heard "Bad To The Bone" by George Thorogood and The Destroyers??? Like him or not, the song is filled with lots of basic slide technique.

You might find a tutorial on this song interesting too.

Above all else, enjoy the guitar....Have fun. Start simple. Stay simple.
 
If you want to finger pick you should try it. I would recommend a good Instructor, it can open up other avenues for playing. My Instructor starting teaching me fingerpicking and I was able to do it, but I didn't like it so I told him I was no longer interested in doing it . I had decided it was picking for me. You might like doing it go for it! If you don't try you will never know.
 
texred said:
Sounds like Thatbastarddon. *****EDITED*****
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Looks like I called it quits a little too early, and slept a little too late...hmmmmm...mod edits...
Oh well, guess I’ll pour another cup, and explore the studio until the UPS person stops by.
 
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I was tracking a NOS 12ay7, a Tremolo Stop, a Certified Letter, and a Music Theory textbook rental my son needs for school.
All is delivered except the certified letter.

I am at work, switching between bitching and complaining, similar to alternate picking.

@Thatbastarddon : sorry to hear your 18w is acting up; hope you get it sorted easily.

2 hours more and I'm home plugged into mine!!

I have to squeeze in some time to work on the acoustic drop ceiling in the basement though.

And I just snagged another drive pedal in my pennypinching price range:


https://www.adorama.com/dtdodgunslng.html
 
Bocc69 said:
And now....

It's love at first sight!!

Just hope the relationship stays that way after we get to know each other a little better.

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I have that Custom in trembucker size in the bridge of the beater Pacifica and it brings the Metals with gain, yet rolls back nicely for crunchy PAF type tones, but I had to EQ a bit more than with alnico PAFs.
 
jtcnj said:
I was tracking a NOS 12ay7, a Tremolo Stop, a Certified Letter, and a Music Theory textbook rental my son needs for school.
All is delivered except the certified letter.

I am at work, switching between bitching and complaining, similar to alternate picking.

@Thatbastarddon : sorry to hear your 18w is acting up; hope you get it sorted easily.

2 hours more and I'm home plugged into mine!!

I have to squeeze in some time to work on the acoustic drop ceiling in the basement though.

And I just snagged another drive pedal in my pennypinching price range:


https://www.adorama.com/dtdodgunslng.html
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Any reviews for that new pedal?
 
jtcnj said:
I was tracking a NOS 12ay7, a Tremolo Stop, a Certified Letter, and a Music Theory textbook rental my son needs for school.
All is delivered except the certified letter.

I am at work, switching between bitching and complaining, similar to alternate picking.

@Thatbastarddon : sorry to hear your 18w is acting up; hope you get it sorted easily.

2 hours more and I'm home plugged into mine!!

I have to squeeze in some time to work on the acoustic drop ceiling in the basement though.

And I just snagged another drive pedal in my pennypinching price range:


https://www.adorama.com/dtdodgunslng.html
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Thanks! I’m doing my best procrastination dance with coffee, and nut sauce, but I’m going to have a go in a few. I really hope it’s something simple...like a failed preamp tube, or input jack solder.
It’s been flawless since I did the voltage tests on first start up, so I can’t complain. I really didn’t even try to look last night. I just shut it down, and moved my cable over to the Kustom.
There was only one warning sign...after I plugged back in when I finished goofing around during break, it played normally for about 30 seconds. Then it went silent for a few seconds, came back on after I fiddled with the cable, then went silent again. No hiss, hum, crackling, smoke, smell, flash...nothing...just sounded normal...then no sound.
 
jtcnj said:
I have that Custom in trembucker size in the bridge of the beater Pacifica and it brings the Metals with gain, yet rolls back nicely for crunchy PAF type tones, but I had to EQ a bit more than with alnico PAFs.
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Sweet goodness.....that's exactly what I want to hear!!
Now I really can't wait.
 
Well, it looks to be an output fault...speaker cable, or jack in the Marshall cab. My afternoon plans had involved digging it(and other cabs) out and cleaning etc. I’ll have to try another 16 Ohm cab, and make sure it’s not that tap line from the output transformer, but everything looks good. It behaves normally with an 8 Ohm cab attached though.

Oh yeah, it happened....
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Sloppy wiring, I know, but it’s actually very quiet...even when dimed.
 
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