Subj : this echo To : JOEBRUCHIS From : Richard Webb Date : Tue Apr 07 2009 06:04 am HI Joe, On Mon 2037-Apr-06 18:24, JOEBRUCHIS (1:123/140) wrote to RICHARD WEBB: J> so what have you got to say about guitars, Richard? I played quite a J> bit in College (35 years ago). I currently have an American J> Stratocaster and some type of acoustic guitar. (-: J> I mostly play Blues, Jazz and Funk (all closely related styles). I go J> through phases of playing. I consider myself intermediate in playing J> and advanced in knowledge and theory. I like to pick up new styles J> and riffs from some of the instructors on YouTube. I"m mainly a folky when it comes to guitar, because that's what my technique allows. PRimarily keyboards and a bass player. My current guitar is a nice Martin, D series, but newer. BOught it in NEw ORleans. REdid a friend of mine's strat with DeMarzio for the treble pickup. Man that thing screamed for the blues. Sustain that wouldn't quit, even without the brass nut. Basses I've owned over the years: Classic 58 precision, left t hat one in a pawnshop in California back in the '70's. A white fEnder jazz, early '70's vintage. My first wife sold that one on me while I was on the road playing keys with acountry band. A few years later I bought an Electra jazz copy. At one time, for a short while I had one of the old GIbson LEs Paul recording basses with the low impedance pickups and the regular xlr connector to plug it in. HEavy, man was that thing heavy! J> As I mentioned, I go through stages. Sometimes the guitar is out on J> the sofa for two weeks with me practicing new things, diligently. J> Then it goes back in the closet for months till I hear a song in my J> head I want to learn. J> Out it comes again. FOr me guitar is primarily a writing instrument when I don't have my piano handy. IF I get serious about another recording project of my own music I"ll ahve the guitar sitting on a stand near my office chair and most times when the hands aren't busy it will be in my lap as I work on getting my chops back up. guitar was a frustrating instrument for me when I was a kid. I knew where all the notes were, knew how to make the chords, but my little short fingers wouldn't go where I wanted them to . I finally decided I was going to get enough technique up on one to be able to play decent rhythm, because as a bassist it frustrated me trying to teach somebody else a song. so, back in '82 I bought a Yamaha acoustic, the neck was straight and the tone wasn't too bad. THat was my work out axe for many years. I think in 1997 I gave it to a friend's son so he could learn to play. I bought an Ovation pos from a pawnshop so that I could plug it in when I played out with some bands occasionally. I had a nice Alvarez 12 string at the time which was my main workout axe, so the Yamaha went to mu buddy's son so he could start learning to play. THat Yammy would give you some technique, because the strings were rather high off the fretboard and you had to have some hand strength to note that guitar clean . That was a beat you up to play it guitar, but if you practiced on him you'd have good technique. cOme ot think of it I've been pulling out the Martin more again lately. Love the tone of that guitar, but I always did like Martins. Regards, Richard --- timEd 1.10.y2k+ * Origin: Radio REscue net operations BBS (1:116/901) .