Subj : My axes and rigs
To   : Nelgin
From : Joe Bruchis
Date : Mon Nov 20 2017 06:14 am

Nelgin wrote in a message to Joe Bruchis:

 N> On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 11:10:44 +0000, "Joe Bruchis"
 N> <joe.bruchis@1:3828/12> wrote:

>>I've never heard of a Fernandes. Who makes it? How many pickups and
>>what type?
>
>I did a google search and that looks like a nice guitar. The pickups,
>switch, 
>knobs and bridge look just like a Fender strat. I'd imagine it sounds
>like a 
>Fender as well. Nice ax.

 N> Not far off. Not bad for $100. I wanted to sample it before I used
 N> it but the strings must have been close to original, one snapped
 N> when I tried to tune it, the other just broke when I played it, but
 N> I liked the look and feel. the neck is a bit warped, unfortunately,
 N> and my high e will sometimes come off the board and stick behind a
 N> fret lol. Maybe I'll put a higher gauge string on there since I
 N> don't often bend the high e.

For $100 you did well. It appears to be better quality than a Squire.


>It's easy to play in open G. I should keep one of mine tuned that
>way. Lots of 
>Stones songs in open G. I would never attempt Dire Straights. That is
>a very 
>unique style that would take me alots of practice to achieve. 

 N> It certainly is an interesting style. Knopfler is hard to emulate.
 N> All fingers, and stuff. If you've not, you should search for Sultans
 N> of Swing with the guitar separated out. 

I've learned most songs, lately, from YouTube tutorials. There are some 
excellent ones out there. The better ones take what appears to be very 
difficult riffs and isolates the patterns so that they can be learned in small 
portions until mastered. It takes effort and practice, but it can certainly be 
acheived. I was looking at "Sultans of Swing" and I think the oddest thing 
about it is using finger strums and finger picking on an electric guitar. 
Knopfler has a unique style but he repeats his riffs across many songs, with 
some minor changes in pattern and speed, so his collection of writings is not 
really unique. I like to watch his music being played, and I like the sound of 
it, but for some reason I don't have a desire to spend the time on learning it. 
For right now, I'm stuck on some of the acoustic songs by George and Paul like, 
"Here Comes the Sun", "Michelle", "Blackbird"."Norwegian Wood", "Till There Was 
You", and others. These are good for playing when people come over to visit and 
want to sit around and sing after dinner and/or a few drinks. The guitar 
portions of the songs carry the melody and rhythm and don't require drums or 
other intruments. I learned a long time ago, the average non-guitarist doesn't 
care to hear you play a cool riff from a rock song unless you play it with a 
band and vocalists. (-: 

 N> Talking of, try listening to Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd with
 N> the stereo panned to one side or the other so you can barely hear
 N> the 12 string guitar...interesting listening.

I will have to listen to that. I'm not sure I've listened close enough to it to 
remember there being a 12 string guitar in the song. (-: 


Regards,

 Joe 
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