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			<title>Please Help Me Improve My Technique!</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/tone_and_technique/topic/please_help_me_improve_my_technique</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I've been playing for a few years, but never seriously - just messing here and there for personal amusement, mainly.  Was in a  couple of bands a few years back, but mostly just played noise when I got a solo spot, haha.  I recorded myself today to try and analyse how I'm playing, as I'm just embarking upon an extensive practice regime, set to improve my chops and musicality over an indefinite period of time.  I recorded myself via  my MacBook, iMovie I think, and it offered the option of uploading it to Youtube - so I did!

Would any of you guys with a spare five minutes please have a look at my vid and give some constructive criticism?  It's just a horrible improv of a few licks I've learnt, but they aren't linked and there's just a bunch of general noise, really!  Feel free to mock, that's cool, but any pointers would be hugely appreciated!

Thanks for your time guys!  (and girls!!!)]]></description>
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			<title>Tuning Keys</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/acoustic_guitar/topic/tuning_keys</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi,

I just bought some tuning keys for my acoustic. Problem is i didn't look and i thought they were individual, not all put onto a plate. So now i have smething that seems to have been made for an 8 string. Can i take those apart and use them? or chop one off? I think the spacing is wrong and i wont be able to fit them. 

Not sure what to do. My guitars arent here, Im on a trip.


Thanks
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			<author>Mihai</author>
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			<title>Found these lyrics...</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I was digging around on an old hard drive from the computer I resurrected for my music room and I found these lyrics I wrote a long time ago and forgot about.  I was thinking maybe someone would like to work on turning it into a song.  Maybe recommend a chord structure or something.  Feel free to add or change the lyrics to fit.  Once it's a song we can all play some guitar on it.  If anyone is interested....

The One I Like

Of all the women I ever loved she's the only one I liked

I didn't treat her right and now she's gone

All that drinkin and running around didn't help cuz now she's gone

I wasted my money on hotrods and guitars and now she's gone

Yea, I loved alot of women but she's the only one I liked


Of all the women I ever loved she's the only one I liked

I called her momma's house but her momma don't like me

lord I don't even know if that's where she's at

I called her sisters house but her sister one of the ones I didn't like

Man she probably isn't there anyway

I called her brothers house but he wants to kick my ass

I know she aint there

Yea, I loved alot of women but she's the one I liked


Of all the women I ever loved she's the only one I liked

I didn't think I would ever find my girl so I went to the club

Since my girl is gone I guess it's ok to do some drinkin

My girl gone I can play with my hotrod cars and cool guitars

but when I got to the club I saw the woman I loved and liked

She was dressed to kill and kissing on some dude at the bar

Man I can't believe this is my girl and I don't think I like her no more



Yea, I loved alot of women but I've never met one I liked

Sure they smell good and look pretty and make a man feel alright

but they just don't understand a mans need for hotrods, guitars, and drinkin

So I'll keep on looking for another women but I don't think I'll ever find one I like
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			<author>JTC</author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:39:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>7dayBinge album!</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/music/topic/7daybinge_album</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Theres a new album from 7dayBinge (has members from 3 Doors Down, Kid Rocks band and Muzik Mafia) 

I just heard the song End of the Road which is the single and its all straight up rock n’ roll in the best way! 

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			<title>Bach and Roll</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/recording/topic/bach_and_roll</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A song, of sorts.

Just toying with that last steaming turd I put out and trying to make it rock.

Fail!!!!

http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=126217]]></description>
			<author>Father Dougal Maguire.</author>
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			<title>Half my posts never post or disappear</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/issues_errors_or_problems_with_guitarcom/topic/half_my_posts_never_post_or_disappear</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is getting frustrating. I feel like I can't contribute.]]></description>
			<author>Waltz</author>
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			<title>Brian Setzer</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/music/topic/brian_setzer</link>
			<description><![CDATA[So I was reading guitar player, I seen a bit on him, then I looked him up, dude pure awesomeness this guy is insane after reading about him too.

Reminds me of Chet Atkins but a rock/jazz over tone, seriously  they style of playing is so cool to me the more I hear it.

check out the way he switches from pick to finger style, I am gonna try and get that down. 

PS, I learned the intro to Mr.sandman but I got pissed with the rest off it, its freakin hard least for me.

What other guys other that are cool finger pickers or the such?]]></description>
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			<title>A \&quot;New\&quot; Guitar.com is just around the corner</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/electric_guitar/topic/a_new_guitarcom_is_just_around_the_corner</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ladies and Gents - we are now in testing mode of a new version of Guitar.com. If you've been following Jim D's blog on the homepage, you may have already been aware that this was coming. Our effort has been to bring back some of the value that had been extracted from the site. We unearthed the old Guitar.com video interviews as well as some of the text lessons, columns, features, etc. We've also started working on some new content, columns and other benefits for our users that we hope you'll find of value in the not-too-distant future.

Primarily, we wanted to give the new visitors, as well as the old ones, something to view within the context of the site. We're partnering with some companies to also add some new content and features to the site. Please understand that this is a process. We hope that you'll contribute to this process in the way of ideas, fixes and constructive criticism. We encourage your feedback and critique. Change on Guitar.com has never been easy so please be patient. We'll do our best to listen to what you have to say while at the same time, doing our best to achieve our business objectives.

When we launch the site in Beta, we're going to be running the New site and this current site in parallel. This way, you can still use the current discussion forums and also begin to peruse the new site. We will have to update this forum at some point as well but, we haven't come to consensus on this as of yet. We'll certainly let you know which direction we're headed in, in this regard, real soon.

So, give us a few more days and we'll let you know when we're going to pull the trigger. If you want to send me a note with your thoughts or concerns - send them to info@guitar.com and I'll get back to you. We plan on having a homepage blog on the new site where several of us will keep you up-to-date on what's coming, what new features we're working on and the like. In the meantime, have a great week and we look forward to hearing from you!!

DON]]></description>
			<author>Guitarcom</author>
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			<title>Peter Green Pickup Mod</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/tech_tips/topic/peter_green_pickup_mod</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I've been reading about this lately and was thinking about trying it. Anyone familiar with it are done it? Looking for opinions/tips. Thanks.]]></description>
			<author>Waltz</author>
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			<title>2 conductor humbucker</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/tech_tips/topic/2_conductor_humbucker</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I have an old Ibanez that I am dusting off. The neck is stamped as an RG 550. However the pickup configuration is odd for a 550.  It is H S S. I am using the stock pick ups. The humbucker is a 2 conductor. 1 red wire, 1 white wire. and a braided ground. I also have a new 5 way switch. As strange as it sounds, I have never wired a 2 conductor humbucker. Only 4 wire. Does anyone have a diagram for this configuration? Thank you in advance.]]></description>
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			<title>bugera 2x12 cabinets</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/gear_talk/topic/bugera_2x12_cabinets</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I noticed that Bugera makes a 2x12 cabinet.  Only thing I'm skepticle about is that they use their own brand of speaker.  Anyone have a Bugera cabinet?  How would you rate the quality of the cabinet itself?

How do the speakers sound?  

Of course, I realize sound is subjective and I might not like something that someone else recommends... for what this cab costs, eventual speaker swaps would be a consideration for me if the cab itself seems decent.  

Normally I wouldn't post something like this; but I don't have any place that stocks Bugera near me, so I don't have a way of checking it out first hand.  Apparently Long & McQuade carries Bugera, but my local store doesn't have them in stock.]]></description>
			<author>this dying soul</author>
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			<title>*******My double guitar cover of Raining Blood********</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/electric_guitar/topic/my_double_guitar_cover_of_raining_blood</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Recorded and edited in about 3 hours,tell me what you guys think!!]]></description>
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			<title>Is Dance music really music?</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/music/topic/is_dance_music_really_music</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I had a furious backlash to a comment I made on a popular music site we seem to all know and love. Ok it was iComp.

They asked for criticism about this 'song' and I gave it, thats where the problem started, haha. 

To me its bullshit, one reply said they were musicians just like the rest of 'us'. By 'us' I'm guessing they were talking about guitar players etc.

So in reply I asked how they can call themselves musicians if all they do is throw together sounds on a computer? Here's the scenario I gave, if we were both put in a room and were asked to make a track, and the power went out, who could still devise a song and play it so someone could hear it? So are they musicians? No. They are programmers that use artificially generated sound to make a lot of noise. To me they cannot be called musicians at all, I'm fed up with the crap I've read and replied to on the subject over there, so I wanted to hear what you guys thought on this.

It seems to me that any gimp with a Macbook now can say they are a musician, where I take this so personally as an insult to people who spend years, even decades learning a real instrument. Its a joke.


I'm not asking if I'm right or wrong in what I said, as I think that no matter what I have a valid point and I stand by it, what I'm asking is do you personally think this is music made by musicians?]]></description>
			<author>Father Dougal Maguire.</author>
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			<title>Mesa/Boogie questions</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/gear_talk/topic/mesaboogie_questions</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well, I just got a Mesa/Boogie F-50 off eBay, it was said to be in good shape and by just looking at it I cannot see anything wrong with it.  This is only the second tube amp I've owned in my years of playing, the other only for a short time.  I suppose it is possible this "problem" is normal but that is what I am trying to find out.  

It seems to have problems with the channels, when I switch channels (from the amp's switch) it takes a 30 seconds or so to switch channels.  For example when I switch from the clean channel it will still play in that 30 seconds but it takes that time for the distortion to come in.  The thing that worries me the most is that while it was in the clean channel the distortion cut in for a moment then back out.  

Thanks, I appreciate any help.]]></description>
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			<title>YES! REJOICE!</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/bands__artists/topic/yes_rejoice</link>
			<description><![CDATA[World Painted Blood
fuckin Slayer

what do you guys think?]]></description>
			<author>drakbots</author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:39:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>The New Spaghetti Noodle Incident (JTC)</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/music/topic/the_new_spaghetti_noodle_incident_jtc</link>
			<description><![CDATA[http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=126043

Anyone want to re-record this as a guitar duet with me?
I don't want to change anything, I just want someone else to play the trailing guitar.]]></description>
			<author>JTC</author>
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			<title>Podcast Studio</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/gear_talk/topic/podcast_studio</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My wife is buying me the Podcast studio set up for my B-Day, which is tomorrow! I will have a new set of Headphones, a condenser mic, an interface for phantom power, and I will be able to use it for my computer eventually, if I want to go that route. Awesome. Does anyone have any experience with this one?]]></description>
			<author>frumsapap</author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:39:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>What you all GASing for??</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/gear_talk/topic/what_you_all_gasing_for</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I'm GASing for this Jackson Demmelition King V at the moment......]]></description>
			<author>inablackout</author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:39:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>New, affordable interface/software packages available</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/recording/topic/new_affordable_interfacesoftware_packages_available</link>
			<description><![CDATA[M-Audio recently released 3 affordable recording packages, each with an audio interface and a watered down version of protools. The protools is limited to 16 audio tracks and 3 effects per track, and comes with the 60 or so plugins the other version of protools come with [and from personal experience, they sound really good]. You also get a few soft-synths, a Sansamp plugin, and 3gb worth of loops.

This all goes for $100, unless you get the keyboard version which is $130.

I haven't used it yet [noone around here has them in stock yet] but I imagine the quality of the interface isn't terrible. I think this is the best deal yet for cheap interfaces. It's not giving you something like Ableton Live as your software - giving you something like protools [albeit a lite version] means you are learning on tools you can upgrade with - maybe as your needs grow you would step up to an M-Powered system for more inputs or an LE version (I don't believe Protools HD is going to be around much longer).

I'm picking one up so when I'm working on the road I can use it with my lappie and lay down ideas. The sessions will be compatible with my bigger protools system, so when I get it I'll let you know how I think it sounds.]]></description>
			<author>eds1275</author>
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			<title>What is your favorite band?</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/bands__artists/topic/what_is_your_favorite_band</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I've been asked recently and couldnt really say.]]></description>
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			<title>What is your favorite band?</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/bands__artists/topic/what_is_your_favorite_band</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I've been asked recently and couldnt really say.]]></description>
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			<title>music/guitar careers and colleges</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/music/topic/musicguitar_careers_and_colleges</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Does anyone know any good or fun music careers? Or especially like music colleges? I play guitar and have a somewhat decent knowledge of musical theory. I'm in my schools steel drum band and get pretty good grades and whatnot and live in cincinnati. Any ideas for me? i'm just curious.]]></description>
			<author>Aaron Lee</author>
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			<title>Favorite shape from the minor pentatonic</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/music_theory/topic/favorite_shape_from_the_minor_pentatonic</link>
			<description><![CDATA[So... I'm happy with my playing at the moment. I'm noticeably faster and cleaner than I was a year ago and I move around the neck a lot more fluidly than I did before. But I realised, I have only ever used two shapes of the 5 in the minor pentatonic (1 and 4 in the attached image). So over the last couple of days I have made an effort to learn all 5.

I don't know why but the 3rd shape in the image really seems to have caught my attention and I'm trying to use it as my starting point for little imrpovs.

So I was wondering... do you guys have a favorite?

...Or alternatively you may know a lot more about music theory than I do and consequently don't view the minor pentatonic like this. Feel free to interject with theory etc too  :)


Cheers]]></description>
			<author>MicroCuts</author>
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			<title>Video about guitar soloing</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/electric_guitar/topic/video_about_guitar_soloing</link>
			<description><![CDATA[What do you think about this video by worldclass-virtuoso guitarist Tom Hess about phrasing in guitar solo's?:

You can watch the video here:
http://www.antonyreynaert.com
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			<title>Les Paul Colour?</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/electric_guitar/topic/les_paul_colour</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Now then lads, I'm having Tim Ellis make me a Les Paul in the New Year and I had in mind a plain white with gold hardware etc, Now I have had a bit of consideration time, and my wife saying she's not fond of white guitars, I'm considering other colours.  I have too many black or dark guitars and I do fancy a light colour, either on Flame or Spalted Maple. Not saying I won;t go back to white, just looking at alternatives in the more natural lighter shades. One other thing is that I'm not keen on modern colours like greenburst and such. And do you think that high gloss finished detract from the tone?
So there you have it. Hive me your favourites and suggestions and I'll look at them all before I decide.

Brian]]></description>
			<author>Lurcher</author>
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			<title>Saw theme</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/songwriting/topic/saw_theme</link>
			<description><![CDATA[http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=125939

Maybe the double post thing is something they could fix >.<.......

and now it brings me to the one I edit jeez...lol

I made everything midi thus why the drums are out of time so badly :D but hey no loops!

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			<title>Saw theme</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/songwriting/topic/saw_theme</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Yes its late, but here it is
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=125939

I put the original just for the sake of comparing

I tried to make it my own, but I also had a hard time capturing this song....I don't know exactly what they used, but least I feel sure I did the main lines right.

the rest of description is on the icomp page.

I tried. it  still sucks.]]></description>
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			<title>How to screw up a music competition</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/bands__artists/topic/how_to_screw_up_a_music_competition</link>
			<description><![CDATA[1. Let the song be a self comp
2. Dont practice it.
3. MAke the vocalist scream for hours before the concert, so that he loses his voice
4. Forget to have a soundcheck when you start
5. Accidentally forget to tune one of the guitars, and figure out that its out of tune as the song starts. So, get the guitarist playing it to stop playing. 
6. Have the bassist suddenly change key
7. Take revenge by forcing him to play a solo, which will hopefully sound like crap.
8.Then start guitar wanking for so long that the people who are filming the video get bored and turn off the camera

9. Announce that it was all intentional

The end result : http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=190523465427&ref=nf]]></description>
			<author>siddp</author>
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			<title>Halloween pics...</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/offbeat/topic/halloween_pics</link>
			<description><![CDATA[these are just the before shots, there are some during and maybe after ( I think?) but I'll sort them out soon.......what did you guys get up to????]]></description>
			<author>Father Dougal Maguire.</author>
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			<title>October 31</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/offbeat/topic/october_31</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Does anyone else hate Halloween?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:39:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Post your rigs and/or kludges</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/gear_talk/topic/post_your_rigs_andor_kludges</link>
			<description><![CDATA[From a comment i left on one of the jay graydon articles a few days ago:

I've got the best kludge rig you'd ever see. I've got my Boss ME-50 running into a little tiny piece of crap Crate 15 watt practice amp. The amp itself sounds.... aaahhh... not so good. But it's got a headphone out and a "speaker out." I've got this old 300 watt car speaker box. It's got 2 ten inch speakers. It's fully closed with a clear plastic window and 2 cylindric air vents. What I did was I unscrewed the window and placed an e609 mic mounted on base with a foot long neck in it and ran the cable through the bottom vent (i've got it standing vertically). With the mic inside, and tilted so the face flat against the cone and is slightly off center, I stuffed both vents with old towels to isolate the sound. It works AMAZINGLY WELL. Also, I live in an apartment so that's kind of a good thing.]]></description>
			<author>Hetjr</author>
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			<title>The Solo Of Doom From Hell - Watch at your own risk! :O</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/electric_guitar/topic/the_solo_of_doom_from_hell__watch_at_your_own_risk_o</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hello guys and happy halloween what do you think of this? :)]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:39:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>I\'ve done it again...</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/recording/topic/ive_done_it_again</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ok, just REALLY dicking around with this. Consider this a rough draft/mess about when I was drunk last night.

But is there potential in it is what I want to know or did I get in over my head with this one.

Be honest.

http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=125820

Cheers!!!!]]></description>
			<author>Father Dougal Maguire.</author>
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			<title>Roll Call - November 2009</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/community_stuff/topic/roll_call__november_2009</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I'm Jeff
Been here since about Sept 2007.  
I'm broadcasting from Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.

The pic's attached used to be me.
In the stage photo I'm on the left with the luau shirt and sunburst Les Paul.]]></description>
			<author>JTC</author>
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			<title>Decent Squiers?</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/electric_guitar/topic/decent_squiers</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I know Fender guitars are of better quality than Squier or any other 'knock-off' (what exactly is the right word?), obviously. I can't buy a Fender since I'm only 13 & don't have the $$$ so which of the Fender 'knock-offs' do you suggest, and which one is more likely to have the best quality (besides a real Fender)? I'm considering a Squier, but are there any other re-branded Strats w/ equal or better quality?]]></description>
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			<title>Wish me luck</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/offbeat/topic/wish_me_luck</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is the big day; my favourite holiday of the year, and I'm throwing a massive party in my bac yard and the kicker is I'm proposing to my long-time girlfriend of 8 years.]]></description>
			<author>eds1275</author>
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			<title>Freak Kitchen - Land of Freaks</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/bands__artists/topic/freak_kitchen__land_of_freaks</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I have no other words after hearing that album, from the oddest time signatures and riffs, heavy as hell 'C' tuned Caparison guitar madness, excellent melodic songs, words based on human nature and recent events, excellent rhythm section, jeez the list just goes on about whats brilliant about this.

It was released there just the day after my birthday and I have had it on non-stop.

Mattias is a Phenomenal guitar player and this album just rules, thats all I can say.


"Honey Your A Nazi" is my favourite track about racist 'soccer-moms' . 


And "Teargas Jazz" is playing that I could only wish to be able to produce. 


Dammit Mattias........]]></description>
			<author>Father Dougal Maguire.</author>
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			<title>im new.</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/community_stuff/topic/im_new</link>
			<description><![CDATA[im new on this forum so i wanted to know wat all goes on here.]]></description>
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			<title>Some vocals on a backing?</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/songwriting/topic/some_vocals_on_a_backing</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ive never done vocals to  a backing track but it just came to me while I was listening to one my teachers backing tracks I had the guitar ready to play lead and lyrics came into my head instead... :|?

what do you think of the song with vocals? 
does it work?

http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=125759]]></description>
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			<title>Sound clip with the SG</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/music/topic/sound_clip_with_the_sg</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is put together rather in a hurry. Simple stuff. One rythm track one lead track.
I gotta say I'm very happy with the neck pickup (lead). I could use some more brightness from the bridge (rhythm) one in general though and both of them are quite dark in clean but the neck in thick dirt OWNS. :)

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8284898]]></description>
			<author>ibzRG</author>
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			<title>Guitar harmony?Led Zeppelin etc.</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/music_theory/topic/guitar_harmonyled_zeppelin_etc</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hello good people,
I know this is very lazy and I should really just figure this out myself but I'll go for it anyway!
Any recomendations for guitar harmonies that work well for either twin guitars or guitar and bass riffs. In particular how do Led Zeppelin do it? Are they 3rds? Any suggestions, ideas or thoughts. I would love to start using these but not in a ridiculously cheesy Gary Moore style!
Thanks in ,
Peace]]></description>
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			<title>Anyone else doing Rockschool</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/offbeat/topic/anyone_else_doing_rockschool</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Yeah, I'm a few hours away from failing my Rockschool Grade 5 exam, and I was just wondering if anyone else is doing rockschool or a similar music course.

Haha. Back to trying play a comped chord progression. I just cant do it!!!! ah well.... just venting some steam.]]></description>
			<author>siddp</author>
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			<title>Recording loops</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/recording/topic/recording_loops</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Does anyone have some basic tips for creating loops of guitar work?  I want them to sound natural but when I try to loop a simple chord progression that is strummed I can't ever get it to sound good, you can always tell it is fake so I'm looking for some advice if anyone has any experience. Should I play it repeated and take out my best measures? Or should I play it once and let my last strum ring out? Any help would be nice, I'll be doing some experimenting on my own soon, but I felt I should ask if someone has any pointers for me before I get started.]]></description>
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			<title>My New Jam Video</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/electric_guitar/topic/my_new_jam_video</link>
			<description><![CDATA[OK, Pretty much just starting from scratch, exploring the Bb pentatonic scale in this tuning. I have a ways to go, and pretty much sucked, but it gives ya an idea of the power of this tuning... As I get a bit more proficient at it and know where the hell I am, it'll get better! I played drums on thistrack as well as bass and guitars. I got me some 012-056 strings, I'm gonna put 'em on this weekend the .010-048 feel like spaghetti on the lower strings... I need some tension on there.

Anyways, check out the video, lemme know what you think, OK?]]></description>
			<author>Zombre</author>
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			<title>Any fans of Ibanez?</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/gear_talk/topic/any_fans_of_ibanez</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Iv'e got a rg350ex and was curious if there were any other fans on here.]]></description>
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			<title>Highway Robbery</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/bands__artists/topic/highway_robbery</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Highway Robbery “For Love or Money”. Does anyone remember this old band from 1972?

I almost tossed this pristine old album in the junk pile but played it just for kicks and man do these boys rock for an old school group.

Apparently this was the only album that they made and come to find out its quite a collector’s item! They recorded it to CD later on and the CD it’s widely available but the LP’s are very scarce. 

This band could have easily ended up being a mega rock group. It would be interesting to know what went wrong with them. Maybe someone on here can tell the story.

Jim
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			<title>1 piece neck vs. 3 or 4 piece neck</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/tone_and_technique/topic/1_piece_neck_vs_3_or_4_piece_neck</link>
			<description><![CDATA[So I'v been looking around at all these necks to put on a Tele' body and was wondering what the tone differences are in a 1 piece compared to I'v even seen 5 piece necks.. and also if this makes a difference in the warping of the neck if were to be exposed to weather (cause I do have many outdoor gigs).

any help will be much appreciated!   thanks for the help ]]></description>
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			<title>Ok...so I lied....</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/songwriting/topic/okso_i_lied</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Alright so you all know that I made the one thread said I was hanging it up?

yeah I lied....my computer broke and just fixed 2 days ago, bewteen that time I was looking for a fix to recording seriously it sucked almost 2 weeks no recording or music(I love pandora radio).....it was horrible.

So I started looking at guitarshops and thought about buying a new guitar since keep myself busy tilI I could record and then try it out on some recordings.

I had a good bit of money saved at this point.....and just when I was about to buy a 599 PRS guitar, I thought to myself why not do some lessons instead Steve?I put the guitar back..and I did.....Iam glad I did.
Iam a little more strapped for time because of this but I prefer it much more.

Some of it was review we talked about Chord construction again and what it means to be in key, etc......

I would like to share 3 things Ive learned so far.....Additive dynamics,Melody lines, and Chords shapes all onb the guitar. this will be my 5th lesson with my teacher tomorrow.

I asked him about songwriting and he goes I know you like Metallica Steve looks like a fairly simple song like Enter sandman
when he showed me I was like wow, how did I not take notice before?

so he goes the first minute of the song they dont even do anything new hardly

so lets look at it......

Intro riff
Intro with some wah
a small count on the hat to bring drums
drums coming in..working a little groove, with intro riff
intro riff leaves and guitar comes in thumping dun dun dun dun.......
guitar adds more to the riff.... dun na na na
at this point it repeats few more times
then the drums doing a little build
AND BAM its goes full into a groove
still the same riff just played different......drums change.

a whole minute of pretty much nothing new least guitar wise,and yet in my opinion its an awesome intro, but imagine without all the little extra things, it would be very empty.....after he showed me that it totally brung a new light on thinking about writing parts.

I find it very hard though with loops to do such a thing, I told him I just record to loops and told me I should consider a way of making everything myself , to build the song MY WAY...so I plan on getting new programs to build drums,bass,etc......

Melody we talked about a fair bit and gave me a really good article on it.....showed many intersting points.

I will give you guys the link
smu.edu/totw/melody.htm

its a great read, whats really insterting is looking at the staff even if I read as slow a turtle granetd the rhythms and key is simple you can easily see how even the staff goes up and down working in a climax/tension.....

Melody is something I need to work , since truth is I hardly think or write them....if I do its by accident :|

I hope this helps you all as much as it has me I just need to begin to apply it and use it. :)








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			<title>My New tuning...</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/electric_guitar/topic/my_new_tuning</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well, it's not mine, but I've been kind of obsessing with it. Open Bb Tuning. Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F It's sick, man. I love the huge sound I get on chords, and since I play a 21 fretter, tuning the high E to an F gives me a bit more range as a soloist. Plus, I'm free to play slide. Like I said, sick. Most scalar patterns work out to be EXTREMELY symmetrical. Pentatonics in particular sit much nicer, and allow me a bit more fluidity. Yeah, I'm gettin' lazy. Don't care. I think I've earned my licence to alternate tune...

Anyhoo, the main reason is that Bb's a great key for me vocally, I have a lot mre power in this range, and I don't have to think as much when playing and singing.
I'll post some tunes very soon, I've been writing like crazy. Anyways, lemme know whatcha think, eh?


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			<author>Zombre</author>
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			<title>The Tele Twang</title>
			<link>http://www.guitar.com/forums/electric_guitar/topic/the_tele_twang</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I just bought an light ash tele body. I've purchased a birdseye maple neck for it. Right now I'm scouting out a pair of tele pickups. I'd really like to capture that tele twang that everybody seems to like so much. I'm fond of medium output pups, (I don't want it too harsh), but something I can get very nice, clean pinch harmonics off of. I realize more goes into that sound than just the pickups, but I figure that's a good place to start. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.]]></description>
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