Fingers are tired...

[Fozzer]

Of all my guitars, the one I love the most is my Spanish S. Sgroi Silvestri acoustic guitar, (with nylon and wound strings).
It was given to me as a present in 1966, and has been lovingly looked after, and played regularly ever since.

Over the years the sound quality has improved, similar to a Stradivarius violin.

I love playing the Blues, and an acoustic guitar does it best...!

I have a 12-string acoustic guitar, but would not recommend one to anyone who prefers to play solo parts.
A 12-string is only useful for full strumming accompaniment, due to each pair of strings being tuned to a different pitch... ...!

My latest acquisition, a Hammond B3 clone, (drawbar organ), is fantastic for playing the Blues, (I'm quite good at it now... ...)...!

All my other seven keyboards are professional, programmable, digital synthesizers, (Yahama DX7, etc).

I am one of the lucky people who can play by ear, most instruments, and I get amazing satisfaction playing any musical instrument... ...!

Cheers all...!

Paul.

Fozzers tip of the day: Learn to play the piano. Once you have mastered the piano, you can then play any instrument...it's all to do with "intervals/spacing" between notes... ...!

[Hagar]

Fozzers tip of the day: Learn to play the piano. Once you have mastered the piano, you can then play any instrument...it's all to do with "intervals/spacing" between notes... ...!

This might work for you Paul but my daughter is a professionally trained pianist with a BA Honours degree in music. She also plays flute, piccolo & clarinet. I never succeeded in teaching her to play the guitar as the fingering is quite different from keyboard instruments. I've had the same experience with other pianists although I've successfully taught several non-pianists to play guitar with very little trouble. Some of them are now far better than I ever was.

PS, I've known several excellent guitarists thet went on to keyboards. Tony Back played lead guitar for the resident group at the Regent Ballroom in Brighton in my younger days. He was one of my heroes & I was disappointed when he gave up guitar to learn the organ. It seemed a shame to me at the time as he was a talented guitarist. He went on to become very successful. http://www.organfax.co.uk/tonyback/

[Fozzer]

This might work for you Paul but my daughter is a professionally trained pianist with a BA Honours degree in music. She also plays flute, piccolo & clarinet. I never succeeded in teaching her to play the guitar as the fingering is quite different from keyboard instruments. I've had the same experience with other pianists although I've successfully taught several non-pianists to play guitar with very little trouble. Some of them are now far better than I ever was.

Hi Doug...!

A piano keyboard is laid out flat in front of you.
You can then observe the interval gaps in between notes in the major and minor scales.
These intervals, once learned can then be applied to any stringed, woodwind, percussion, etc, instrument.
You automatically know where to place your fingers for each note you wish to play in any scale.
That's why I find it easy to play an accurate? scale on any instrument, by learning the intervals on the piano keyboard first... ...!
I know how may frets, holes, etc, (intervals), to miss, to get my next note in the major/minor scale.
(I'm a clever old so-and-so...).. ... ...!

Cheers Doug... ...!

Paul....They don't call me "Fingers Foz" for nuffin'.... ... ...!

[Sock]

Looking back I think I may have forgoten to loop the string one more time at the bridge.  It may have just slipped out.  I thought it broke, I got frustrated and cut the others off.  I didn't like them anyway.

Unfortuneatly, I have "acid hands."  :'(  Does a number on the strings and fretboard.  So I go through strings a little faster than my band mates and the buddies I jam with.  And they are always dirty, new or not, once I start playing.

I do have a friend who plays the piano very well.  Maybe she could teach me piano and I could teach her guitar in return.  She doesn't know how to play anything else, but she can sing.  She has the voice of an angel, I swear to that!

Gonna go grab my geetar and rock out, so peace out fellows!  Have a nice evening.  :)

[Fozzer]

[quote]Looking back I think I may have forgotten to loop the string one more time at the bridge.

[Sock]

Thats the way I'd normally do it, Paul.

[Fozzer]

[quote]Thats the way I'd normally do it, Paul.

[lemoncat]

really enjoyed reading through this thread very interesting..
paul your a genius..i found an old farfisa organ the other day in one of the local charidy's

[Fozzer]

[quote]really enjoyed reading through this thread very interesting..
paul your a genius..i found an old farfisa organ the other day in one of the local charidy's

[Sock]

Still no strings, but I've managed to prefect "Children of the Damned" and "Yesterday" on my Yamaha RGS121 electric guitar. Now I've moved on to "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" and "The Night Before."  If you haven't noticed by now, Help! is my favorate Beatles album.  I've made myself a new goal, to learn that whole record!  My fingers should really be hurting after that...  ;D

[Hagar]

[quote]Still no strings, but I've managed to prefect "Children of the Damned" and "Yesterday" on my Yamaha RGS121 electric guitar. Now I've moved on to "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" and "The Night Before."

[The Ruptured Duck]

Then un-tie them, oh wait, you said tiered.

[Sock]

Of course I've seen the movie!  I have it on tape!  :P  Now I'm going to have to watch it again.  So I can tell my friends I know a guy who's mate had his bike in the final credits!  ;D  I used to have an old UK printing of that record in mono.  It was near mint!  But I gave it to a friend, the one who sings like an angel, as a birthday present.  She loves the album too and was quite happy with the gift.  So I have it on CD now instead.

[lemoncat]

that's a great acheivement sock..i love the beatles..and next time i see the film i will be watching for the bike hagar..that's great... pity you didn't get a few autographs..or did you

as for the organ paul it's a bravo..not exactly a hammond b3 clone..but it's got a nice sound..what's the verdict
it's got a headphone socket and a small five pin din underneath
is there anyway of running it into the comp from this
i haven't got any leads of any sort what would i need..
if i could run it through cool edit id'e be laughing...

[Hagar]

Oops. Think I made a mistake. That might have been Hard Day's Night, not Help.

[quote]Now I'm going to have to watch it again.