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Have a good 'un...

Cheerz

Mark H

PS seems like the year is front-loaded with the birthdays of forum members!

It's dusty in here. No activity in a while...

Rampant!

Happy Birthday mate

Hello,i got my first electric guitar the other day,i can play most instruments and this is what i wonna learn,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQBcInnU3Q&feature=related

right how do you make it screech or what ever the name is for it like that??lol
ive got a s300 strat and amp do i need pedels to make it sound like that???ive tryed but had no look...sorry for the the noob post

...Garry

Or so it says on the homepage!!!

Cheerz

Mark

Happy new year and all the best for the "tens".

Cheerz

Mark H

I just can't keep this quiet any longer.

The VOX logo on my VT-30 amp is just horrid and offends my sight. It's moulded and chromed like something cheap and nasty that you'd find on a cheapo supermarket birthday cake. Yuk.

Glad I got that off my chest.

Cheerz

Mark H

I got a Peavey Valvking 1x12... I might be getting a set of SD Blackouts with the money I've gotten from relatives.

So what did you guys get?

Merry Christmas EGF...

Love 'n' stuff

Mark H

I feel proper christmas-y.

Came back from my guitar lesson, made some mulled wine, drank it with a mince pie and watched the end of a Harry Potter film we started watching last night. A couple of G&Ts later and now it's snowing.

Just to wish all the brave lads an' lasses away from home this year a safe and Happy Christmas. Luck be with you all...

Mark H

Hey folks

Finished work now until 4 Jan 2010. Got a few things lined up for the days off, including a bit of guitar practice....

Gonna DIY refurb some alloy wheels for my car as well.

Anybody else got some time off?? What are your plans for the hols???


Cheerz

Mark H

i know that there a re only a few that check in but lets try to show a little activity to try and rope in the occasional newby. hopefully things will be way better when the site is ready.

Seen on another forum - had to share it here:

Captian Beefheart's 10 Commandments for guitarists

1. LISTEN TO THE BIRDS…That's where all the music comes from. Birds know everything about how it should sound and where that sound should come from. And watch hummingbirds. They fly really fast, but a lot of times they aren't going anywhere.

2. YOUR GUITAR IS NOT REALLY A GUITAR…Your guitar is a divining rod. Use it to find spirits in the other world and bring them over. A guitar is also a fishing rod. If you're good, you'll land a big one.

3. PRACTICE IN FRONT OF A BUSH…Wait until the moon is out, then go outside, eat a multi-grained bread and play your guitar to a bush. If the bush doesn't shake, eat another piece of bread.

4. WALK WITH THE DEVIL…Old delta blues players referred to amplifiers as the "devil box." And they were right. You have to be an equal opportunity employer in terms of who you're bringing over from the other side. Electricity attracts demons and devils. Other instruments attract other spirits. An acoustic guitar attracts Casper. A mandolin attracts Wendy. But an electric guitar attracts Beelzebub.

5. IF YOU'RE GUILTY OF THINKING, YOU'RE OUT…If your brain is part of the process, you're missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something that is fur bearing.

6. NEVER POINT YOUR GUITAR AT ANYONE…Your instrument has more power than lightning. Just hit a big chord, then run outside to hear it. But make sure you are not standing in an open field.

7. ALWAYS CARRY YOUR CHURCH KEY…You must carry your key and use it when called upon. That's your part of the bargain. Like One String Sam. He was a Detroit street musician in the fifties who played a homemade instrument. His song "I Need A Hundred Dollars" is warm pie. Another church key holder is Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf's guitar player. He just stands there like the Statue of Liberty making you want to look up her dress to see how he's doing it.

8. DON'T WIPE THE SWEAT OFF YOUR INSTRUMENT…You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music.

9. KEEP YOUR GUITAR IN A DARK PLACE…When you're not playing your guitar, cover it and keep it in a dark place. If you don't play your guitar for more than a day, be sure to put a saucer of water in with it.

10. YOU GOTTA HAVE A HOOD FOR YOUR ENGINE…Wear a hat when you play and keep that hat on. A hat is a pressure cooker. If you have a roof on your house the hot air can't escape. Even a lima bean has to have a wet paper towel around it to make it grow.



This Captain happens to be a genius

Only 24 posts to make before I break into the top 10 ever!

bwahaha, make that 23...