Bilbo

Slow progress this month. Not sure I am going to get there

Say hi to Osian for me....

Yes. The brackets are so you don't sharpen an existing sharp (sometimes called a double sharp e.g. F## = G).

Sorry, mate, but I would have been at the luthier's by now.

Have stopped reading the thread but the coachloads visiting Paul's house evidences the fact that they are overrated. No-one is worthy of that nonsense.

Monster, Andy. Great definition in your sound and some interesting production ideas.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1360454708' post='1970851'] If you only ever listened to 10% of their stuff how can you know if they're overrated or not? [/quote] For that reason. It s perfectly possible to 'know' about The Fab Four and their ubiquitousness without knowing every tune. I know about Dickens and Shakespeare but have only read 2 works by each of them. There is an argument that ALL superstars are overrated.

I choose to use the term overrated simply because, great as they were, they weren't the b all and end all of everything which is sometimes the way they are portrayed. I don't disagree for a second with any points raised about their influence. What I may say, if pushed, is that The Beatles weren't as influential as the [i]success[/i] of the Beatles was x

Beatles tunes and jazz musicians have resulted in some shockingly bad jazz A lot of Beatles tunes on jazz albums are commercial decisions made by misguided producers. I don't want to generalise but (will) most examples of jazz plus Beatles tunes are less than the sum of their parts.

I don't dispute their influence, just think that it is not as 'essential' as is argued. That is the only thing I mean by overrated. They are unquestionabiy the most influential band in Rock and Pop.

I really appreciate what you are doing, SB. Always interesting and provocative.

The most over-rated band in history Very influential etc but I have never actually listened to 90% of their stuff. Not hostile, just never went there.

For me, it has always been about harmony and modulation. I remember as a young child at church always liking the hymns with movement in them. Now it's Falling Grace but the 'special' ingrediant is still the harmony.

[quote name='kedo' timestamp='1360264458' post='1967813'] I'm hearing great things about the [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Gallien Krueger MB150E / MB150S for DB. Can't see to [/font][/color][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]for out the difference between the'E' and 'S' suffix.[/color][/font] [/quote] The E has on-board effects.

I hate that Trout thing. It irritates me.

I went for Evah Pirazzis precisely because they are good for both arco and pizz.

I am a Jazz musician. I have no place in this thread

Joe Lovano - Landmarks. One of my top ten

I gig both through an AI Clarus. Probably not loud enough for rock gigs but it works for me.

I'd say A minor but its all over the place tuning wise so that won't help.

Brilliant! Now everyone who was waiting to see if they had won will now be free to actually buy it, firm in the knowledge that they won't end up with a spare copy!! Personally, I would rather people read it than buy it so do ask at your libraries etc.

I only like to hear these announcements so I can go 'how long has Elvis been dead? F*** me; where did all the time go'? Preferred his Colosseum stuff myself.

Yes and no. Most songs that are 'in C' are only 'in C' for the first bit of the tuen. Many songs change keys several times throughout the piece. In simple terms, you can 'only' play notes from C in a song that starts in C up to the point where it changes key (this is not an absolute but, at this stage, it is useful to think in those terms). [b]The straight answer to your question is no; if a chord says G7 the scales you use need to relate to that and not the home key. They may be the same thing but they may not. [/b] 'In C' sometimes only means that the chart is written with no accidentals in the key signature but, as the chords pass, you will find chords with sharps and flats in them because the song is modulating (moving/shifting) from one key to another. Key signatures only apply to notes not the chord symbols above the stave. SHow tunes using dots all indcate key changes whereas fake book charts rarely do so. PS there is no such thing as a stupid question, just a question that makes you look stupid

No. My idea was to use some harmonic ideas that work (starting on a minor cord then moving to a minor chord a major third higher) but I can't make a performance that sounds organically satisfying so far. Will keep trying!