Conference napalm::guitar

    Hello!
    
    I'm new to DEC; it's reassuring to find other guitar players existing
    in the world of hi-tech.  
    
    I've been a guitar fanatic ever since my father gave me a Martin
    ukelele when I was 4 (I still have the uke!).  Rather than play
    in a band, I am currently in the woodshed trying to improve my chops.
    I'm concentrating on transcribing Charlie Christian solos off some
    Benny Goodman and his Sextet albums.  If you haven't heard Charlie's
    playing, you should check it out: considering he played with relatively
    crude equipment (from an electronic standpoint...the guitar he used
    was made by Gibson, so I'm sure it was well made) he has an *amazing*
    tone.  In addition, you can hear the beginnings of bebop in some
    of his meloddic approaches.
    
    It's sad to say he died at an early age (23) from a combination
    of pneumonia and all night jamming at Minton's.  
    
    Well, enough for an intro...before I go I thought I'd try to present
    my favorite chord of the week.  It may be difficult to convey this
    on the terminal, but I'll try.
    
              Fret    +-+-+-+-+-+ Fingers   Chord: E6/9
               XI     | o^o^o | |  2
                      +-+-+-+-+-+
                      | | | | o^o  3
                      +-+-+-+-+-+
                      | | | | | |
                      +-+-+-+-+-+
                      1 3 6 9 5 1 Tone
                      E G#C#F#B E Notes for the E version of this chord

    The '^' symbol indicates a barre.  Frets are numbered as Roman
    numerals.  
    
    When you try this chord out, play the low E a fraction of a second
    before the remaining five strings are played.  In this way, it gets
    used a kind of pedal tone.  Finally, if you have a whammy bar, dial
    in a little reverb ('grease') on your amp, play the chord, and shake
    it a little with the bar.  I use this approach to use this chord
    as a song ender.  It winds up sounding like a pedal steel.
    
    Keep on rocking!
    
    Johnnny Jupiter
    
    
    

                         -< GUITAR FANATIC >-
    
       Hi.. I'm also new to DEC, and a friend of mine suggested I try
    looking into notes files just for fun. Well I'll tell you, as soon
    as I saw the word Guitar I was hooked.  I think this conference
    is great!! It's a great way for guitarists to exchange info and
    meet other guitarists at the same time. I've been playing guitar
    for only four years but, not to sound conceited, my friends and
    people in my school think I'm really good. I grew up around my 
    brother who has been playing for 11 years, so basically, he lured
    me into the guitar world.  I have little background in theory
    ,but I'm self-taught in playing.  When I started, I had to jam with
    guitarists who had been playing about 4 years longer than me, so
    I always had to try harder.  I'm constantly looking for more
    info on the guitar, and I'm very open minded about trying new
    things. I hope I can contribute in the near future, because I'm
    getting so much out of it it's incredible.........later....
    
                                           Keep Jammin',
                                                 Mike Fiero
    
    
                                               

    
    
    
                 HI PEOPLE!!
        MY NAME IS WARREN YOUNG, AND I'M AN OPERATOR AT THE WASHINGTON
    DATA CENTER. I'VE GOT A FENDER STRAT ANNIVERSARY MODEL AND A FENDER
    VIBRO CHAMP AMPLIFIER. I'VE BEEN PLAYING OFF AND ON SINCE 1980,
    AND I AM WORKING ON MY CHOPS NOW, IN ADDITION TO TAKING LESSONS.
    I FIND "GUITAR FOR THE PRACTICING MUSICIAN" AND "GUITAR WORLD"
    MOST HELPFUL FOR LEARNING LICKS AND SONGS(GPM ESPECIALLY).
    ANYWAY, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE HERE---              
    (NOTE TO SCOTT M -- HAVE YOU HEARD OF OR TRIED THE CHANDLER INDUSTRIES
    TUBE DRIVER? I'VE TRIED A RAT, AND I THINK IT'S DECENT!)

    
                        -< good vibes >-
    
    
     Hey Rick,
               
       
            We appreciate your efforts out here in Rockford Ill.
     I've been random sample'n some topics and I have to say there's
    some noteworthy comments made from some seemingly knowledgeable
    folks.
    I've been play'n Rock,Pop,Blues guitar since 1972. I've tryed the
    standard Fender Strat, Gibson LesP, but I've been currently using
    a custom G&L which i truely enjoy.Same goes for amps I've tryed
    your Marshalls,HI-WATTS,Fenders etc...
    I would like to suggest to anyone using signal processors needing
    that extra edge to check out the aphex Aural Exciter type C.
    One last thing,I think it would be great to start a new topic called
    Words&Chords where users submit a copy tune with words,chords maybe
    add intros,and solos and start up a DecFake book thing.
    
    Bye Now
    Armen K.

    Good afternoon and thank you for inviting us to participate in
    your conference.
    
    I am Joe Modelevsky, a consultant in the Central Area.  I've just
    finished my new hire sales support training.  Notice my style!!!
    
    Zinger:  Ya know, I've been a guitar player for a lot of years.
    In fact, I've been a singer/picker for over 20 years!  I got
    tired of being a migrant worker, so I began playing keyboards-
    computer keyboards!  Argh! Argh!
    
    Seriously, I am an acoustic guitar player (American honky tonk,
    boogie, blues, country/folk) who still plays the clubs and festivals
    every once in a while.  I will be in Boylston, MA, from March 7-18,
    1988, and would really enjoy picking with new found friends during
    my stay.  I will need to borrow or rent a flat-top; can anyone advise
    on this need?  I really want to play a few times during this visit-
    when I return home, my 8 year old daughter ("Fiddlin Marcy") and
    I will be playing at DePaul University, Chicago; I gotta keep my
    licks up!
    
    FYI, I play a "James A. Olson" original.  Nice guitar.  If any of
    you visit the Chicago area and want to see a unique instrument,
    let me know.
    
    Now,let me summarize...Oh, forget it- just page thru it again...
    
    Finally, in closing (notice the transition?), let me tell you I
    look forward to our successfully continuing this dialogue and to
    our partnership of interest in guitars.
    
    Thank you, thank you.

I am;

Rick Maez	PIKES::MAEZ
Us Prod OPs and Support & DIS/SD
CX03 
DTN	522-5323

Hey friends and fellow music makers/lovers;

I have a unique problem here and I'm gonna lay it on you all as a means of 
hopefully developing a network of sorts. Beings how we're pretty spread out 
over the net this may just be what I need.

I'll try not to bore anyone with details but enough to give background.

I'm now 36, I started playing in 3rd grade as a drummer 'cuz my pop was a 
musician and I knew it was what I wanted. I got into guitar and ultimately 
bass. I played everything from mexican polkas to fusion. I was majoring in 
music ed at U.N.C. Greeley, the states finest music school. My instruments 
by then were Bass, electric & accoustic, clarinet, flute, sax, keyboards &
vocals. One summer I decided I had to make a move to Cal. if I was ever 
gonna be something. My dream was to be a good studio Bass-man. I made the 
move and really started meeting people and making myself known. Well, 
beings how I was always also athletically inclined, I used to do alot of 
physical stuff. One day, I was surfing and got dumped pretty good. As I 
went to tuck and roll with the waves, the waves & riptides combo threw me 
into the bottom. Well consequently, I broke my neck and was rudely 
introduced to the world of "Quadraplegia" (I think I'll title an album 
after it, or didn't the Who already do that? 8^))). In other words I got 
paralyzed from the neck down. After a long year in the hospital, I ended up 
with pretty full use of my right side but very limited use of the left. My 
left hand is not really considered functional. 

Naturally, this put a sudden end to my Bass playing ambitions. Well, I 
wasn't quite ready to quit music. I got into synthesizers and other 
keyboards, and engineering sound and the electronic side of stuff. I got 
good enough to perform again, but I still ain't satisfied. I need to do 
something with the Bass or some facsimile thereof. I met Chapman (as in 
stick) while in SoCal, in fact I went to his home/shop/studio. to try his 
ax. It was cool, but not quite "it" you know. I've seen various types of 
hammering instruments but don't know how to get in touch with the people 
who've built them. I'd like to find/hear/design/buy/build/?? a type of 
left-hand adapter that does chords or notes or a right-handed instrument 
that can either hammer gracefully and yet diverse enough to be able to get 
good funky slappin' sounds too. 

Maybe some sort of stringed synth/bass or modified stick or anything.

Any ideas suggestions/names/referrals? Put your creative hats on guys give 
me some ideas.

I'd really appreciate any feedback here or off-line.

Thanks alot...lookin' forward to some alternatives.

�Rick�

    Hey folks!!
    
    My name is John Bonno and I am a new employee to DEC.  I am absolutely
    thrilled that there are serious guitar players out there as well.
    I have been playing guitar for about 12 years.  I own two guitars
    right now, a 1980 Gibson Les Paul, and I recently just purchased
    a 300ST Kramer.  The Kramer is nice to fool around on, but it just
    doesn't compare to Mr. Paul!! I play with a Peavey amp and I have
    an Ibanez Digital Delay as well.  I can do so many things with the
    Delay; I recommend it to anyone who is looking for an effects pedal.
    
    I read "Guitar" magazine as often as I can.  It has a lot of
    interesting music in it.  The transcriptions are very helpful for
    thos pieces the ear just cannot pick up.  I'll be looking for more
    notes soon.  I must get back to work.  Have a good day.
    
                         

    Guitar man, alias [moderator], are you sure your'e not related to
    the terminator? anyway, ive been playing for a bout 2 years now
    on and off but when i decide to buy another guitar I'll be able
    to keep up at a steady pace. well for now, KEEP ON JAMIN'

    

        HI! I AM NEW TO D.E.C AND NOTING ETC.
        I HAVE BEEN PLAYING BASS GUITAR FOR 3 YEARS NOW.
        I PLAY IN A BAND IN MY HOME TOWN OF WATERFORD IRELAND.
        I PLAY A FENDER MUSICMASTER (WHICH HAS ON-BOARD PREAMP)
        I AM DELIGHTED TO FIND A CONFERENCE I CAN ENJOY AND LEARN FROM
    
                  BYE FOR NOW,
                              DON'T STOP ROCKIN'(OR WHATEVER YOU DO!!)

    Hi, I just found this conference so let me introduce myself.  My name
    is Bill but usually go by Guido.  Ive played guitar for about 22 years. 
    I play a takamini (I think thats how you spell it) 12 string flat top,
    Guild X79 electric, randall amp, various pedals, sequencial circuits
    6 track sequencer midi to a seq cir drum machine.  Lastly I have an old
    moog rogue.  I play all this through a tascam 244 4 track recorder.  I
    got the other non guitar stuff so I can jam alone or call people up and
    have them come over to jam.  well enough of the bullsh*t.  I need to
    know if anyone knows how to replain the frets.  On my guild up a fret
    or 2 above the high E first string I've developed a buzz especially
    when I bend the string.  Any help out there.
    
    	"Guido"

    
    HI PEOPLE!
            My name is Gil Lemere,call me Riff Raff. My thing is hard
    rock. Some of my fave players are: Angus Young-AC/DC Jimmy Page
    LED ZEP Joe Perry-AEROSMITH plus a list of others.Now I know that 
    my taste will not agree with everyone, but Irespect them all in
    any music line.
            So. lets get going! I play guitar, a gibson SG copy, and
    enjoy the sounds and rythms of the instrument.Who out there plays
    what? How long? any ladies? 
            If any one has any old guitars or parts that you would not 
    mind parting with, please reply. WE can talk$$$$ later
                        
                           SEE YA!! 
                                 RIFF RAFF

Name: Chuck Membrino (chUck, cjm)
Location: ZKO Nashua, NH.
Position: Data Communications Tech.

I have been into music for as long as I can remember.  
		Favorites include:

Gang of Four	fIREHOSE	Peter Murphy	
Ultravox	Beatles		Elvis Costello
Echo + Bunnymen	Shriekback	Robert Cray
Replacements	Midnight Oil	Talking Heads
Smiths		Feelies		Roxy Music
Husker du	Rem		XTC
Joy Division	Lou Reed	Specials	
		P.I.L.		

  I always try to keep an open mind when listening to 
music, and I often try to remain as objective as I can.
I have played Sax since 5th grade (school band, jazz band0
and Bass since 8th.  I currently keeps my chops up on bass
only - (Yamaha 350F fretless, Peavy CS800 power head, Peavy 215 cab) 
- but I hope to buy a Sax soon.

I'm looking forward to conversing with fellow noters in this
                  Notesfile.

    
    	Shawn Labounty
    	FXO/26
    	Franklin, MA
    	Engineering Tech II (possibly III soon)
    
    	I have a Memphis Explorer (bought it with a starter kit from
    	a local music shop) which I never learned to play ... even
    	after taking lessons.  But, my teacher was having me learn
    	acoustical stuff ... and I didn't want to play acoustical
    	stuff, so I quit.
    
    	I got pointed over here to see the Blues Saraceno discuss-
    	ion, so I figured I'd sign-in.
    
    							GTI
    

    John Roberts
    MKO2-1/K06
    Merrimack,NH
    Eng. Tech II
    
    I've been doing the GUITAR thing since high school.  Guitars =ed Girls.
    Now I do it for love and money.  I play in a band called FINE LINE.
    We've been together about a year and play out about once a month. We 
    don't want it to become work.
    
    I have a Strat; 57 Vintage and a Les Paul - Studio. I play through a
    Westbury amp. Does any one have one of those? So come see us!
    June 23rd and July 20th at Hendie's in Lowell MA.  The backup band
    the 20th is the River Rats I don't know who is the 23rd.
    
    Keep Rock'in
    -JR 

    Hi,
    
    I'm Wes - a guitar player (off and on) since 1973. I just bought a new
    Guild D-15M, and really like playing it.
    
    My first "real" guitar was a Guild six-string acoustic, that I bought
    back in 1976 or so. It was a beauty (all maple, except for the rosewood
    fretboard), but I sold it and traded up into the wacky world of
    electrics. 
    
    Then I sold all of that and just fooled around with a crummy six-string
    piece of garbage. 
    
    Now I'm back to playing a guitar that I enjoy. If I could give one
    piece of advice to aspiring guitarists, it's DON'T BUY A CRUMMY GUITAR. 
    
    Wes

    HELLO, MY NAME IS BYRON BOLDT AND I AM A TEMPORARY TECHNICIAN HERE IN
    ALBUQUERQUE WHO IS LOOKING FOR A JOB AS AN ENGINEER.  FIRST OF ALL,
    I AM NEW TO THIS AREA AND WOULD LIKE TO MEET SOME MUSICIANS FROM AROUND
    HERE.  IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED PLEASE LET ME KNOW.  MY GUITARS CONSIST
    OF A CHARVEL MODEL 4 WITH A KAHLER TREMOLO, A DEAN BABY Z, A B.C. RICH
    WARLOCK AND A YAMAHA CLASSICAL.  I HAVE A FENDER PRINCETON CHORUS AMP
    AND A ART SGE WHICH I RUN THROUGH IT'S EFFECTS LOOP.  I ALSO HAVE A
    MIDIVERB II, MIDIVERB III, A DIGITECH RACK MOUNT DELAY(NOT SURE WHICH
    MODEL), A ROCKMAN, A KAWAI K1-R RACK MOUNT SYNTH, VARIOUS PEDALS, A
    ALTEC LANSING STEREO POWER AMP, A KELSEY 12 CH BOARD AND A MALATCHI 6
    CH BOARD.  OH, I'VE ALSO GOT A TEAC 4 TRACK.  THE ONLY THING IS I DON'T
    HAVE MUCH USE FOR ANY OF IT UNTIL I CAN GET INTO A BAND.  THIS
    CONFERENCE IS A GOOD IDEA AND I AM GLAD I FOUND IT.  I AM ABOUT TO
    REFINISH MY B.C. RICH AND WOULD LIKE SOME INFORMATION ON STRIPPING AND
    FINISHING IT.  ALSO IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO GET A ROCKMAN SOUND THROUGH
    A SGE PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO PROGRAM IT.
    
                 THANKS,
                          BYRON

    
      Yo....I'm an acoustic turned 'lectric Metal cruncher! I currently
     own 3 guitars...Ovation 6-string, Aria Pro II LP copy, and Scary's
     RG570 (which by the way is one incredible AXE). I use for the moment
     a Carvin X60 amp and I will be trying out a Digitech 20/20 tonight
     hopefully to add the much needed effects. It will do till I can 
     save the bucks to buy a 128+. Muscical interests are broad...from
     Neil Young/CSNY to Slaughter,Deep Purple,VH, and the list is long.
     I've a reader primarily trying to gather info from the experts! Keep
     up the flow of info that us novices need. By the way I'm a 40 year
     young rocker that says " it's the music that keeps ya young "...
    
                         Later.....
                         
                             R.B. the Metal Vermonter
    
    

    
    Hi there,
    
    my name is Alexis von Croy,31, just call me Sascha. I'm an advertising
    consultant in the German DEC headquarter, Munich. 
    
    I started guitar playing 3 1/2 yaers ago - practicing chords and rhythm
    alone for 2 years. Since 1990 I'm having lessons I'm jhaving lessons
    with an American Jazz guitarist who played with many of the famous guys
    (Mingus, sonny Rollins, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis etc. - maybe there's
    somebody out there knowing him - his name is NEil Bacher from Miami,
    FLA).
    
    I'm totally into blues....perfect in listening to it...still much of a
    beginner in playing.
    
    My favourite guitar players and bands:
    Jeff Beck, - absolute Nr. 1 rock guitarist for me at the moment
    
    others:
    Jeff Healey, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who,
    Rolling Stones, Clapton and Cream, Yardbirds, Lou Reed ....I think you
    do have an idea about what I like now.
    
    I play a Fender American Standard Stratocaster (3 color sunburst), an
    EARTH 100W Tube Amp (I'd appreciate ANY info on that amp since it's not
    well known over here), a RAT distortion and a VOX Wah-wah pedal. I'm
    looking for a good digital chorus and a used 4-track-cassette-recorder!
    
    My favourite record at the moment: Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop
    
    
    Sascha_White_Beer_and_Blues
    

    Hey I don't play guitar, but I have a fetish for guys who do.....
    
    'pril      �|-)

    ...only fair that since I've entered a few notes in here recently I
    should formally intro myself.
    
    Edd Cote, pompous curmudgeon.
    
    Axes: Tokai '57 strat copy. Orange with maple neck. Makes bad noises
          just at the sight of me.
    
          '73 Gibson EB4-L bass. Had it forever. Wouldn't sell it even if
           I could...
    
    Amps:  Tiny Peavy "Rage" with "super-sat", should more realistically
            be called "in vain gain".
    
            Ampeg B25-B. Huge (2x15) bass amp just slightly smaller and
            lighter than an SVT.
    
    Other:  a couple MIDI do-hickeys...;^)
    
    Guitar isn't my main instrument, nor do I intend it to be. I guess
    I just learn enuf to get me thru whatever my current need is in the
    studio. I played bass for 10 years, but the chops have suffered
    horribly thru neglect. I go thru spurts where I play the thing
    relentlessly for a couple weeks, then ignore it for a couple months.
    
    No guitar heroes, although Satch's "Surfin...." CD gets alot of 
    airplay. Interests run to jazz, fusion and dance music. Pretty
    burnt out on most rock...
    
    Edd

My name's Mark Kaye (Ottawa, Canada)

Guitar: Gibson SG Standard (bought new 1970)

Amp: Fender Super Reverb (bought used 1974)

Started in '68. Worked as a teacher at the local music store
for a couple of years part-time to earn enough $$ to buy the SG.

Just a general hacker. Like to play LOUD, but seem to be stuck on
the 60's music. Wife always complains that i never play anything new.

    mark

   Hey, where are all the woman guitarists?  

        Name: Cheryle
        Age: 26yr.
        Measurements:  O.K ..O.K...that one you'll have to guess.!(never you
                       mind JC and Buck!)

        I've been playing for about 7 years or so, I play in a 
        band called "The Dumpster Bunnies", we gig in bars and local places
        ....and have the awesome opportunity play with other music noters.  

        Gits and stuff::  I have an Ibenez 760 (took me a while to get use to
            the sharktooth inlays...especially, the one on the
            first fret!).  I also have a Kramer, Fender Mustang, and
            B.C. Rich.  I play through a Fender Prinston Chorus, with 
            various pedals (Graphic EQ, Comp/Sustainer, Rat, Delay,
            Stereo Chorus) and just bought a SUNN cab.   
       
        Heros/groups:  Satriani, SRV, Jeff Beck, Jeff Healy, Zepplin, Heart, 
                       Aerosmith, Allman Brothers...just to name a few.

        Keep it RoCkIn'!

        Cheryle

    Hi everyone.  I'm with DEC in Toronto.  I was ecstatic to hear
    there was actually a Notes Conference for us.  Anyway, I've been
    playing on and off for ten years now, with my roots coming from the
    likes of Rush, Boston and early Styx.
    
    I'm currently playing a '76 Les Paul Custom with a Seymore Duncan in
    the lead position.  It gives off an incredibly ballsy sound.  As far as
    effects go, I only have two:  BOSS Super Overdrive and a BOSS Chorus.
    I am looking for an amp - any suggestions?
    
    One little tip to keep your guitar(s) in great shape.  When you change
    the strings, take the time to clean the fret board of that "guck" that
    builds up and most importantly, lemon oil it (the fret board) just like
    our Mom's did with the Livingroom furniture.         
    Then, use a Q-tip and remove any oil from the actual metal piece
    separating the frets (does anybody know the name of that thing?)  Let
    the guitar sit over night and then string it the following day.  This  
    ensures oil won't get all over the strings.
    
    Happy playing,
    Ron
    
    
   

        Mike suggested I sign in, since I have equipment now and can
        kinda sorta play a scale...
        
        I'm a soon to be non-DECie.  I just picked up a used Ibanez
        PF-300 and a used Crate G-20C stereo Chorus amp - nneded
        something to practice on.  I also have a nice 6' rack containing
        various and assorted home stereo gear - Crown preamp, eq, tape
        deck and amp, as well as some open spaces.
        
        Being a techno-weenie, I've already opened up the guitar and
        cramolined the pots and jacks.  I've got the schematic for the
        amp, so after practice, I can weild a hot soldering iron.
        
        I always wondered why Mike wouldn't let me too near his equipment
        :-)...
        
        Bob

    Good day. I was christened Steve Buckton and I am the (only) sales rep
    in Thunder Bay, Ontario, although relocated from down south (Ontario).
    
    	I love this conference, being a picker myself for the last 29
    years. Started at age 9, you figure it out. Who do I like? Well I'm a
    big Blues fan, heavy into Albert Collins, Johnny Winter, Son Seals and
    such. On the other hand you can see I'm getting on a bit so when I'm
    VAX'ed out at the end of the day I sit back with the likes of William
    Ackerman, Mark Knofler, Leo Kotke etc.
    
    	Equipment? 1968 (or so) Strat (looks it), Roland amp, Takamine
    N-series acoustic, Yamaha acoustic.
    
    	Who are the slide players out there? Also I get down to Minneapolis
    once in a while, are there any specialty music shops or pawn shops
    dealing in musical instruments?
    
    	Thanks for the space,
    
    	Steve 
    	Thunder Bay
    

	Hi,

	My name is Jim Bailey, I'm a S.W. Consultant in Orlando, Fl.  I've 
	been digging through this conference pretty thoroughly the last
	month or so and feeling guilty so I guess I'll jump in.

	My motivation for being here started a bit differently than most
	of the intro's here.  I have been a woodworker for quite a few
	years and have been looking for something a bit more 'artistic'
	to try than cabinets and furniture.  Well, how about a guitar ?

	As a youngster my mother bought me an inexpensive acoustic guitar
	and later an electric and amp (from a pawn shop as I remember).
	I never really learned to play too well but there has always been
	something about the design, lines, color, or just overall 
	appearance, I guess of a solid body electric, that seems to have
	a  certain beauty.

	Well, a couple months later, here I am.. I've been researching
	the building of my guitar (to death) and am about to begin (a
	strat copy - some parts from Stew-Mac, and various other places).

	Now I have another problem (or is it a problem ?).  After reading
	and following you folks for the last couple months, now I am not
	just interested in building, but really getting interested in 
	PLAYING again.

	What do you think ?  36 years old a bit late to be getting started?

	Sorry for the rambling...

	-- Jim Bailey

    Hey! My name's Rob Trickey, and I'm a co-op working with DEC right now.
    This conference is great! It gives me something to do when I should be
    doing something else! ;^) I've been playing a little over two years and
    I'm just now beginning to really wanna know how to play (like theory 
    and such). I'm taking lessons from Buck, so I'm sure I'll be Yngwie
    by the end of the summer! ;^)  (Yeah right!)
    
                                    Keepicking!
                                         trickey
    

Hi folks,

Have just returned to this notes file after a BIG sleep.

Its got bigger and better :-)

Didn't sign in last time - sorry :-( will do so now -

Here's my details:

o Playing since I was 14 ( 20 years - just about :-(
o Covered all kinds of material (Country, Chart [pop] , 70-80s Rock, Busking 
  etc) . 
o All kinds of gigs/venues and all kinds of weather braved ;-)

o Guitar -  Started of with a Wilson Rapier (UK 70s cheap strat type), then a 
  Strat (didn't stay in tune), then to an Ibanez Artist (had this for about 10 
  years - good axe), recently retired and sold everything I had for a Levinson 
  Blade (R4); - great trem arm.

o Amp - Like above had lots over the years (HH, Marshall, Music Man, Peavy) -
  recently sold my Peavy to help me get my Blade. Just recently picked up a
  HH 50 watt studio amp (want to upgrade the sounds by adding either a pre-
  amp or an effects processor or a bit of both - just set the amp flat etc.
  Can't afford a better amp as I'm skint after getting the Blade :-(

  Looking at something like the new Boss BE5 ( 8 program model), or the Zoom
  thing (heard about a new Zoom thing coming but no details :-( or the Korg
  A5 - I'm used to the wee boxes and not all that bothered about rack jobs.

  I've read the Notes on the Zoom and Korg in this conference but can't find
  the new BE5 - if no note, I'll add it.


o Like most music - lean towards Rock/melodic HM and Blues.
 
    - due to numerous reasons I dropped off a bit and missed a lot since about
    1986 onwards (went into resident Satuarday night - 50s/60s stuff) . 

    Now I only busk/stand-in from time to time, and I'm trying to get back into
    playing/learning again.

  -  Hate - Rap

  - Don't mind some of the clever country stuff, like playing funk/soul but
    not into listening to it too much.

o Currently play by ear (and its sore ;-). Trying to read Music at the moment.

o Current wants ( preparing for the winter nights :-) are :

 - get to grips with reading - bought a wee book and tape.
 - get a decent pre-apm/effects proc or hi-brid - thinking about the Boss
   BE5 (8-programme new model).
 - find out what Audio/video training courses are good from the ones that are 
   not so good (read some notes and mag reviews on videos but nothing on 
   cassettes - any notes on this ? - if not I'll add .
  

Bye for now.....Gordon.
                   

    
    I don't believe it.....I haven't even signed into this conference yet!
    
    Ok here goes....
    
    Jason Flowers, based in the UK Customer Support Centre supporting
    DEC to IBM Interconnection S/W. I'm 23 and have been playing
    (seriously) for about 7 months, I say seriously because I have had
    a guitar around since I was....err 6ish - 7ish, I must have had
    lessons at that early age because when I picked up the guitar 7 months
    ago I knew most of the open chords (but I don't ever remember learning
    them! Truth be told I am kicking myself for not praticing seriously 
    when I was 6/7....I'd be awesome now!
    
    Influences include...Pink Floyd (Dave Gilmour...but most of you already
    know that right?), Jethro Tull, Alan Parsons, Gordon Giltrap, Thin
    Lizzy....etc,etc....(yeh I'm hooked on 70's guitar playing, Vai,
    Satriani et al don't do a thing for me....)
    
    Ambition - To be a good guitar player.
    Dream    - To be a good enough guitar player for people to recognise me
    	       for it.
    
    Well that about wraps it up.
    
    J.

    Well OK,...
    
    	Since I'm going to go ahead and start asking some questions in
    here, I thought I'd introduce myself. 
    
    	Hi!
    
    	I'm Bill Salkewicz,...
    
    		Been playing music for (creak) X many years now. Started
    playing guitar when I was 5,.. dropped it at 8. Played violin, piano
    clarinet, drums, sang in the chorus, in various school bands
    before deciding to once again pick up the guitar in high school.
    Been playing steadily ever since. Was trained on a classical,..
    of which only the neck/badly worn fret board and "front" of the body
    are left. Currently own an Ibanez acoustic,.. can't remember the
    model but its basically a Martin D-28 copy,.. and Ibanez RG 570 (?)
    electric,.. Boss Me5 effects,.. Peavey Bandit 65 amp... 
    various "spare parts". The Peavey will be relegated to "practice amp"
    only status as soon as I decide on what kind of set up I really want
    for gigs. I'm starting (helping to start) up a small band. The drummer
    is a DECcie, theres me ,. and a singah/keys man. We just lost our 
    (excellent)bass player,. and so we're looking for someone if anybodys 
    interested in jamming in/around the Celmsford/Westford MA area,.. send me
    some mail. We'd like to be playing the dive bar circuit doing some kind
    of jazz/rock/blues thing.... with enough more recent/popular material
    to keep the young folk interested (creak again!). We're starting to
    develop a fairly decent collection of originals as well,.... 
    
    		I've been read onlying for about a month now,.. and I'm
    already sure I don't know nearly enough about effects and amps
    to participate in what seems to be the major thrust of this
    conference. My quest seems to be more for the understanding of
    how to play the guitar than how to get the perfect sound out of
    my amp/effects. To me,.. the guitar/amp/effects are not the important
    part of the equation,.. its the big nut that holds the pick that makes
    it interesting for me.
    
    		I'm not sure how popular a guitar Ibanez is in here,..
    and I'll answer this question:
    
    	" Why don't you buy a real guitar,.. like a Fender or a Gibson?"
    
    	now before I get asked it by a strat/Gib owner. The truth is,.. I love
    a well made strat. Nothing beats it. But being on a budget, i don't
    think Fender competes dollar for dollar. The strats I could buy for
    the same money I was willing to spend just weren't as good IMHO. If I
    only had another $500 to burn,. I'd probably be playing a strat right
    now.
    
    	What else?
    
    	OK,... major influences include (in approximately chronological
    order)
    	John Lennon
    	Joe Walsh
    	Eric Clapton *
    	Steve Winwood
    	Jimi *
    	The Grateful Dead *
    	Dicky Betts and the rest of the Allmans
    	George Benson *
    	Stanley Clark
    	B. B. King
    	John McLaughlin *
    	Al Dimeola (yeah he's an inflence,.. doesn't mean I can play like
    		    him!)
    	Larry Corryell
    	Chick Corea
    	Stevie Ray
    	Ronnie Earl *
    
    	* = has or continue to have a strong influence on me
    
    	So,.. with that,.. I'll feel a little better about starting to ask
    my stupid questions :-)
    
    	c u around
    							/Bill
    
    
    
    	
    	
    	

    My name is Paul Cesak.  I am an OEM Sales REP in Houston Texas.
    Have been playing about 20 years.  Stole my brothers Ventura at 16
    years ....I was playing drums in a band....bought a Martin D18 at 17
    ...sold the drums at 20 and played professionally from 22-26.
    
    I still play approx. 3 hours a week.
    
    Am seriously thinking about lessons now at 37. 
    
    I still have my Shure PA from the days of ORE.
    
    Major Hobby is Model Railroading.

     I've been following this notes conference for a while, so I thought
I ought to introduce myself.  My name is Jim Allbery.  I started out in
music as a drummer, playing the full gamut of percussion from marimba
to the drum set.  Somewhere along the way I picked up a few months of
piano lessons (I was coerced to take the lessons by my mother, and hated
it at the time, although I now wish I had kept with it).  Early in high
school, I wanted to start a band.  I knew plenty of drummers, but was
having difficulty finding other musicians.  By this time, I had obtained
a guitar, and knew G, C, and D, so I decided to become a guitarist.
I was in a couple of different rock bands over the next few years.

     I guess that means that I've been playing guitar for over 15 years 
now (ouch).   I also had the unusual distinction of playing 3 different 
instuments (drums, guitar, and bass) in 4 years of high school stage band.
Although I wasn't a music major in college, I played in the jazz band
(one year on bass, three on guitar).  Although the rest of that band is 
now scattered over Ohio, and I am now in Michigan, we still get together
every now and then, although the gigs are now about an annual event.
It's fun, and it satisfies my occasional desire to actually perform in 
front of a crowd.  

    These days, I play primarily acoustic stuff.  I'm mainly into fingerstyle
playing, but occasionally use a pick.  I picked up a Hirade H-5 last year, 
and have started trying to play classical stuff (learing the Bouree from 
the D minor lute suite was a major accomplishment for me -- now if I
could only play it up to tempo without messing up those last eight 
measures...).  I also just acquired a Martin HD-28, and I am completely
enamored with it.

    In spite of my jazz band experience, my primary interest in electric
guitar is basic rock and roll.  I like rockabilly and early rock (Buddy 
Holly, Roy Orbison...) and am a big Beatles fan.  I am also a big Mark
Knopfler/Dire Straits fan (I think it was Mark that persuaded me to 
concentrate on fingersyle playing).  I love the sound of my Fender Strat 
though my '68 Deluxe Reverb.  I also am a Byrds fan, and not too long 
ago purchased a Statocaster XII (I got a great deal on it, and could not
justify the price of a 12-string Rickenbacker).   

    
    Hi folks,
    
    	I've been reading the conference for a while now, and I finally
    decided it was time to speak up.
    
    	I played guitar and sang in many groups for about 7 years.  At that
    time I quit playing/singing altogether... 8^(
    
    	Now I'm back!  I borrowed a friend's Fender, and I'm picking up a
    new Pevy Bandit tommorrow night!  I'm also singing in a band up in
    Dover, NH now!  Hopefully if everything turns out ok, we will have
    a really great band!  We do mostly alternative and heavy metal rock
    now, with the desire to widen range of music to suite pretty much
    anyones needs.  From what I have been told, the band has a few
    originals, but no words...  I plan on working on that...
    
    		Cheers for now!
    
    
    					Steven Santinelli
    
    

    Hmmm..... time I owned up, I posted a few notes w/out introducin'
    mesel'.
    
    Martin, living in Annecy, France.
    
    Got an old beat-up Framus acoustic; plan to buy an electric this
    Christmas (if I'm a good boy, but I reckon I'll make that ok!).
    
    Played centuries ago with mates in a band for fun (tho' the money was
    useful).
    
    Am now gettig together with another couple of guys here (both streets
    ahead of me) to make some live music (again for fun but you never
    know).
    
    Maybe we'll do next year's "week of music" festival here in Annecy ( a
    national event where all kinds of musicians get to play in the streets,
    parks etc.
    
    
    c.m

    Hey, whaddya know, I'm not in here either....
    
    Brian Rost, hardware design verification engineer, Hudson, MA.
    
    Bassist (electric and doghouse upright) but have two six-strings just
    to make myself look foolish. 
    
    Collector of practically useless, ridiculously cheap but incredibly
    cool musical gear (founding member of "Mike Matthews Knew Best"
    political action committee). Can be found moderating FOLK_MUSIC and
    JAZZ notesfiles. Willing to talk endlessly about totally mindless
    musical trivia, late 60s psychedelia and avant-garde noise a specialty. 

    Huh...I'm not in here, either!  BUT...there are a LOT of holes in this
    note string, so god only knows...
    
    
    Bill Buckley...guitarist, composer, arranger, recording engineer,
    producer.  Fusion dude to some, metalhead to others.  I don't like
    labels, so...  ?
    
    You'll probably see me most in notes 1655, 1954, 1714, and 1103!  8^)
    
    Cheers,
    Buck

    
    Guy Best
    Manufacturing Tech II, demoted to Recycling/PDC Software Shredder I
    (no, not the Nuno Bettencourt type of shredding!)
    
    I've been playing guitar for 10 years or so, had about a dozen lessons
    (one was with Buck), but mostly self-taught/frustrated.  I try to write
    some originals, and occasionally figure out a new song or two, but 
    have been low-key about playing for quite some time.  
    
    Mostly read-only, but will occasionally write in to bug other noters.
    
    guy

    Well, I'll be, I don't have an intro note either.  After only four
    years...
    
    Ok, here we go:
    
    Name:	Greg House
    Occupation:	Software Engineer
    Location:	Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
    Instrument:	Guitar
    Amp:	Marshall
    Favorite Color: Blue...no yelloooooooow
    
    I've been playing guitar for close to 10 years now (pretty scary
    actually) and am still little more then a hack at it.  I do love
    playing and making music in general.  I write a few songs and do a
    little messing around with my little basement home studio.  
    
    Greg

    Gary Reiter
    39
    Grand Rapids, Michigan since 1990... seemed like a nice place
    (formerly in Massachusetts, Athens GA, Miami FL, Long Island NY)
    
    * had acoustic for ~30 years, played folk and rock rhythm
    * got back into it seriously in 1989
    * bought first electric in 1991 (now have 3 + 1 on order)
    * took first lesson in electric blues and lead in 1991
    * hope to be fairly decent by age 50
    * drive wife and kids crazy with GTS and associated noise
    * collecting as well as playing for own enjoyment, might like to join
      or start a band eventually
    
    \Gary

    Jim Cheney here...
    
    Finally signing in after many months of being a read-only.  Have a tune
    or three submitted for the GN tape, so I thought I'd better introduce
    myself.
    
    Let's see...  I've been playing guitar for (yikes!) +20 years now,
    although I've never taken lessons.  Played trumpet in grade and high
    school bands, so figuring guitar stuff out by ear was a little easier
    than starting out cold.  Played in a few garage bands in high school,
    and played in an acoustic duet after college.  Did that "full time" 
    for 2 years and enjoyed it, but nearly starved.  Played in a GB band 
    doing mostly weddings after I started here at DEC, but haven't played 
    out since '83 when that broke up.  Now I have a small 4-track setup
    in the basement to keep me musically active, although I won't rule out
    gigging again.
    
    I've learned alot from this conference and enjoy the humor and open
    attitude all you folks have here!
    
    My musical goal (for today, at least): Get off the "quest for the SOTA
    grail" (thanks Edd!) trail and improve my writing chops...
    
    - Jim
                                                                

    
      John Reaume a.k.a. B()()M
    
      Syracuse, New York   (Central Uptstate)
    
      I've been a guitarist for a long time (>18 years), usually active
    in a band with some lapses to regain my sanity. I've been through more
    equipment than a lot of large music stores presently have in stock,
    but thanks to being a new father I think my purchase rate is gonna slow
    down. I will be a little more subjective before buying, after having
    quite a few things that didn't really do what I wanted it to do.
      I have the largest Kitty Hawk collection this side of the Atlantic
    (just ask Buck) and also use REXX gear. Both of these product lines
    have been discontinued. 
      I have been in guitar notes awhile and was one of the noters that
    was instrumental in putting topic 1103's reply count into the
    stratosphere.
      I can also be found in the roller coaster conference and occasionally
    in H_M.
    
    						-B()()M-

    >  I have the largest Kitty Hawk collection this side of the Atlantic
    >(just ask Buck) and also use REXX gear.
    
    Too many KH's to believe!!
    
    >I can also be found in the roller coaster conference and occasionally
    >in H_M.
    
    Sound good, but don't know where it's at?  Hit KP7 to add to notebook!

    
    bob schuchard - principal software engineer. 40.
    
    i've been wanting to play guitar since i was 4, but have been playing
    since i was 12.  I did bands in jr. high/high school. Spent a semester
    at Berklee playing string bass when i decided to go hippie for a few
    years. I met my wife while i was playing a college coffee house. Had
    kids early, so i've been broke most of the last 17+ years.  When i
    started writing songs i guess i wanted to be Jaul McLennon, and from
    there mutated into a whining, pimple-blues folk-rocker until terminal
    boredness set in.  So i have not written anything new since 1976, but
    i've been having a grand ole' time recording all that junk on my Tascam
    424.
    
    I stay out of the new toys notes 'cause i can never have 'em, anyways.
    Besides, i'm putting a ton of effort into the string-bass/classical
    music thing at the moment, leaving not enough time for guitar, although
    i have almost finished a neat cover of Rock-n-Roll Women of Buffalo
    Springfield ilk.  I recently made my first tape submission to G4 - but
    at least 2 of them move a little.
    
    	bob
    

	(it's pentatonic man!)

	Pat Blair, 34, telecom consultant.  I've been with DEC 10 yrs, 
	all in Greenville, SC.  I have been playing guitar for about 2 yrs.  
	Generally play blues/rock thru a Fender Strat and Kitty Hawk M1 60w 
	combo.  I practice with some other guys in here like Jerry (Scary) 
	White, and a couple of read-onlies (Ray Willey and Alan Nichols).  
	I'm not very good, but I love to play.    

	Poul Sandgren, 40, SW engineer. I'm one of the few 'outsiders'
	from Europe - I live in �rhus, Denmark, grew up in Copenhagen.

	I played the guitar since around 15 years of age, starting at
	20 years age to play half of the time classic guitar and the
	other half blues/rock guitar. Never got much education,
	though. Through the years have played in a dozen or so bands,
	'just for fun'.

	Inspirations: Clapton, Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Mick Taylor, Pete
		      Townshend, Andres Segovia.

	Nowadays I play mostly my Levinson Blade strat or my Les Paul
	deluxe through my Fender 'The Twin', occasionally with Yamaha
	FX500 processor in between. Don't play in a band for the mo-
	ment, just with some friends now and then.

	I'm mostly read only, don't have too much time for writing...
	but it's a pleasure to be here and follow you guys!

Dave Bottom, 38 Sr. Info sys spec. Augusta Maine manufacturing

Been playing since jr. high or so, over 20 years anyway. Inspired by many but 
Blackmore, Hendrix, Clapton, and Townshend are  major early influences, lately
I've been more inspired by the  likes of Satriani and Eric johnson than the 
"old guard". Spent many years as a blues guitarist with pop/rock leanings. 
These days I'm leaning hard on the AOR rock thing with an all original band.

Gear wise I have three setups:

A midi rack:

	Kitty hawk testerossa
	kitty hawk quattro
	kitty hawk patch bayette II
	rocktron intellifex
	korg dt1-pro tuner
	metaltronix sp-1000 amp
	rivera 212-CEL cab

A rivera trb-1m with a rivera 212-cel cab (i have two cabs!)

A semour duncan 100W convertable for traveling light..

guitars I have many, (8 total) but my main axe is an ESP M1 Custom, 24 fret neck
through with EMG active pickups. Others include a early 70's strat, a tele 
thinline, a couple of acoustics a bass etc...

other junk includes a tascam 688, quadraverb, mididverbII, micro enhancer, comp
limiter etc. for my basement studio...

Lately I've begun to hear modes bigtime and have begun to start streaching myself
musically by attempting to take a classical approach to playing rock guitar.

dbii (really the original db but I'll let that other guy slide...)

  John D'Errico, 29, Engineering Teckkk, Advanced Test Equipment and 
Manufracturing  Group (ATEAM), Marlboro,Mass. "The Un-Beknownst bass 
player - or acting as a reasonable facsimile therof".

   I've been playing for about thirteen years on and off - mostly on.
My first exprience playing in a band was in 1979 with some guitar wiz
called Bill Buckley. We used to play Kiss, Aerosimith, The Beatles and 
others - Din't everybody? I don't think he'd ever admit having any 
connection to this though....

   I've been in alot of cover bands and one all original called B.F.D..
I haven't been in any working bands for a cople of yeah's though.
This was so I could focus on by playing.

   My present goals are to get started playing fretless bass, and to 
also start taking upright lessons from a classical trainer. Other's are 
to continue writing originals, keep playing, and start working with other
musicians in playing and recording. I'd like to become a little more 
accessable without making my music generic sounding.

   I take Bass History lessons from time to time from Brian Rost. *8^))

/John

    
    Hey Rackheads!
    
    I'm Al Kerr, 42, and I work in the Direct Marketing Organization in
    Merrimack, N.H.  I was thrilled to find this notefile, great
    information and just a lot of fun to read.   I've been a hack guitarist
    and bass player since high school.  These days, I like to hide in my
    basement and play 60's and 70's stuff (every now and then I actually
    try to learn a new song).  Mostly though, I think playing the guitar is
    just a great way to relax (certainly more productive than watching
    Wheel Of Fortune).  I own several guitars and a bass (a Hondo II,
    chuckle, chuckle), but my favorites are a mid-sixties Vega acoustic
    flattop (G30) and an early eighties Les Paul "standard".  I have a couple of
    solid state amps and the usual effects (I got a kick out of the recent 
    future collectibles note, I actually have one of those old MXR Distortion +
    units.  I'm not sure how collectible it it, but it always works when I
    plug in). 
    
    I've always liked Jazz guitarists like Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, and Wes
    Montgomery.  But I've got to tell you, this guy Eric Johnson can play,
    I just got the new album for Christmas and saw him on Austin City
    Limits a few weeks ago (makes an old hack like me just drool).
    
    Anyway, thanks for keeping this notefile going, it's the kind of info
    that makes me want to go home and try to learn a new lick.
    
    Thanks,
    ask
          

    RE: -2
    
    I'd admit to it.  W.L. was a cool fackin band, man!  We did covers,
    but we never did album style, note-4-note covers.  We totally arranged
    all our material into segues, medleys, and other warped things.  It was
    pretty cool, original, creative, and fun.  We did some killer
    arrangements...esp. of The Beatles (which, I'm sure, a few of you in
    here will find hard to believe!)  8^)

    Mike Madden, 30 (as of today!!), generally read-only noter.  I've been
    'learning' the instrument for a couple of years.  My instructor is 
    a theory-heavy jazz player who has tried to pique my interests in that
    area with guys like Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, and George Benson.  They
    have great chops but don't inspire me to pick up guitar.
    
    At this point I'm really focused on listening to my influences and
    trying to cover their tunes and not feeling very confident about my
    ability to do it.  Anyway, I listen to alot of Clapton, and SRV which
    got me interested in some blues masters like Albert King, T-bone
    Walker, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, etc.  
    
    I play a jap made Fender Strat into a Fender Super 60.  I'm thinking
    about aquiring some toys to put in the FX loop.
    
    My New Year's resolution is to jam with Fred Abatelli, who plays like I 
    wish I could (Fred I know you hate compliments :)  )
    
    Back to the woodshed,
    
    Mike

hey, ima drummer but thought i'd sneak in here and, like, hang with
you heavies in the violin notes file.  (this -is- the violin notes file,
isn't it?) (that's a drummer joke) (whats all this talk about violins on tv??)

guitar equip: 	martin d20-12 (acoustic 12)
		warped epiphone f165-12 (acoustic 12)
		washburn (model? fairly new) (acoustic 6)
		jerry's ex '78 fender strat with the shock wave p/us
amps/fx:
		kevin's old sp-130 peavey coupled with
		fred's old fender 2x12 (bandmaster cab?)
		plus a pignose portable
		buck's old midiverb
		& a crybaby, chorus, & eq
drums:
		alot. a whole lot. an awful lot. a gnarly lot.

trying to improve improve improve on guitar. it's tough with these sticks...

    >> trying to improve improve improve on guitar. it's tough with these
    >> sticks...
    
    If you could play guitar with drumsticks the way I saw Buddy Guy do it
    Sunday night you'd be doin' pretty well... also used the cable!
    
    \Gary

Re: (.114)

   To this day, I think we still should have won that "Battle of the Bands"!
Did we ever figure out how much the other band bribed the judges?

/J

    RE: .118
    
    We *did* win the BOTB...one mis-informed judge threw his scores and
    bumped up his ratings so the other band would win, cuz he thought that
    KISS song they played (Black Diamond) was an original tune.  BAH!

	I play bass, acoustic (not a bad finger-picker), just
	a few months ago got my first electric (well, first usable
	one:-). Christmas brought me a distortion pedal...

	My musical tastes vary from year to year - these days
	I'm most interested in "alternative rock" (whatever the
	hell that means:-). I'm not so much interested in
	equipment and next unseen a lot of this file and COMMUSIC
	to get to the topics about music. I've been thinking
	about starting a new conference for discussing songwriting,
	arranging, music theory, etc., which tends to get buried
	among the technical discussions in here and COMMUSIC. Stay
	tuned!

	Mike

    I'm not here either....?
    
    Steve D'Andrea, 39, married, 4 kids.  First band 1967...1969, during
    high school.  Played in 2nd band from 1972 to 1978....whew, 6 years!
    Retired until 1989, when Coop and I got together to do Classic rock for
    about 6 months...COD III ended that one.
    
    Current stuff.....1976 Les Paul Deluxe, and a few stomp boxes.  Past
    stuff....a myriad of Gibsons...several SG's, an ES335, and a '76 Gold
    Top LP, Mostly Fender amps (Showman, Bassman) until the Kitty Hawk 100w
    head I used with Coop.
    
    Fav's:  Clapton, SRV, Eagles (with Joe Walsh).
    
    Steve (Bulldawg)  8)

    re: -1
    
    Oh yeah, and a four month stint with a new strat!  (nice axe!)
    
    Steve

 Bob McAbee, realtime products support.  Bald guy with beard, 44 years old.  
 Got my first guitar in 1957.  Played R&R/honky-tonk/folk through the 
 sixties, played dance gigs, radio and studio.
 
 Later got into classical, a little jazz, ragtime, Celtic, Bluegrass, Cajun,
 country, other instruments.  Spread too thin to be very good at 
 anything but can't stop exploring.
 
 Made a very meager living teaching and playing for two years.  Counting 
 part-time, taught about ten years all together.
 
 Played in an eclectic string band called Hurt Dog for five years.  Did
 lots of festivals, concerts, dances and a little radio and TV.  
 
 I play mainly for myself and friends, but still play occasional gigs.
 
 Self-taught/abused except for six months of classical lessons.
 
 Current main focus is Celtic music - flat-pick, fingerpick and fiddle.
 
 Out of commission two years because of tendinitis, been recovering for 
 three years.  Free advice available.

    Geoff Muller - 35, married, no kids - played in a weekend R&R band for
    a couple of years after college.  Packed it up when the politics got to
    much.
    
    My current musical outlet is playing in orchestras for musical theater. 
    Just finished a run of "Little Shop of Horrors" in Arlington.  Theater
    doesn't usually pay much, but it can be fun!
    
    Instruments: Martin O-18 which I've been playing since 1965, Peavey
    Falcon.  Amps: black-faced Fender Super (for wailing) and Peavey
    Express 112 (easier to lug around than the Super!) for theater gigs.
    
    Most of my experience is in acoustic, but I'm trying to get comfortable
    with the Falcon.  Maybe some lessons wouldn't hurt....

    Well, I may as well.
    Errol Phillips, software Specialist T&N EIC  suporting and processing
    ASSETS packages.
    40 yrs years but who is counting. Started play bass and guitar at 12.
    Influences at the time Carlos Jobim and anyone from Brazil who played
    guitar. I have always been the bass player in all the bands that I have
    played in but rythmn guitar is also a my passion of mine.
     
    I own an Ibanez roadstar bass and Ibanez roadstar guitar and a Yamaha
    acoustic nylon string.  A '60 something Fender Twin plus various MIDI 
    gear.
    
    I'll play anything but generally do calypso, jazz, blues, reggae, samba
    and a fusion of all of the above. I like to write music and arrange and
    hope to submit some of my guitar infuenced music to the Guitar tape.
    
    Errol
    
     

    
    	Welcome aboard Geoff!  That makes 2 telecom dweebs, 
    	as far as I can tell.  BTW, what is a Peavey Falcon?  
    
    	-pat

    
    Name:	Rick Busenbark
    Occupation:	Product Assurance Hardware Engineer
	(Terminals,X Terminals,Low End Network and Image products)
    Location:	DSG2 Westford,Mass
    Primary Instrument:	Guitar
   
    I've been playing guitar for aproximately 25 years now,and I primarily 
play for my own enjoyment. I've got experiance playing Jazz,Blues and Rock 
and at one point,music was a primary source of income. I still spend alot of 
spare time on writing music primarily for a small ensemble format. Most
of my schooling was from Berklee College of Music which I graduated from
with a BA in Music Composition. I get the most enjoyment out of playing 
jazz sessions with a variety of people and I'm always looking for more people 
to play with. I've been working on recording off and on.....
  

    
    This is a truly great notefile... I've been watching it in read-only
    mode, as befits a marginally serious duffer :-)
    
    Eric Jaeger
    RISC Workstations Marketing, Palo Alto
    Now @40, been playing off and on (mostly off) since 1965. Played in
    bands in high-school and college, mostly doing blues, Stax-style R&B,
    and oddball SF-style things. From the early seventies on, I gradually
    stopped playing (sell guitars, sell equipment, move downscale). I never
    sold my last two guitars, a 1950's Epiphone archtop and a 1974 LP
    Anniversary, and I still have my ratty old Twin Reverb. For the last
    year or so, the fingers have been iteching, and I've been playing
    again. It's the best relaxation therapy I can think of!
    
    Glad to know there's others out there!
    
    -eric
    

    I am Placy DeSouza. Play mainly electric and some accoustic. Have a
    Gibson Les Paul Deluxe and a Fender Strat(circa.1974 paid $350). Play
    in party bands and despite my age am fascinated by speed picking. My
    influences are Santana, Chet Atkins, Al DiMeola,Malmsteen,
    Saraceno,Eric Johnston, etc, etc. I enjoy the performing live aspect of
    playing the most. I am at KAOFS::P_DESOUZA. DTN 635-4482, (403)295-4482
    
    After being an avid reader of this notesfile thought I'd 'fess up.
    

    I'm Dave Hickernell; I'm a software engineer with Digital Services. 
    I've been playing bass since college.  My primary influences back in
    the deformative years were Jack Casady, Jim Fielder, Jack Bruce, Berry 
    Oakley and John Entwistle.  I backed up a folk/classical guitarist 
    for a while, on electric and double bass, played mostly electric in 
    some theatrical productions and innumerable jams.  My main gig for a 
    couple of years was in Rochester, NY, in a three-man band with an 
    eclectic guitarist from Concord, Mass., named Kinloch Nelson, a 
    devotee of the estimable Danny Gatton.  We played a little of everything
    we could think of at the time: covers of Stones, Marshall Tucker, 
    Doobies and Allmans, original jazz/folk tunes, some country, lots of 
    blues, a little cocktail jazz (!) when the need arose, and of course 
    some Gatton.  We never went anywhere, mostly because we couldn't make up 
    our minds what kind of band we were.  Before, during and after that I was 
    in a band that played 60's rock once a year (for ten years) at a dance 
    marathon at the U. of Rochester - sort of the world's greatest garage 
    band.  I consider myself versatile, if nothing else.  I play a Gibson 
    EB-0 with a Hi-A bridge pickup through an Ampeg B-25 and JBL K-140's,
    and I have a Kay double made of finest North American plywood that I 
    haven't touched in years.

    I didn't play much for a while, what with this house and family stuff,
    but I'm trying to get back into it (so I can tell my kid I was a rock
    star, y'know?).  There's no form of music I can't find *something* good
    about, but my preference is for rock, straight up, loud.  And I always 
    seem to come back to the blues.  Lately I've been listening to Stevie 
    Ray, and always, Clapton.

    Dave
    NWACES::HICKERNELL
    DTN 264-2031
    MKO1-2/G10

    Jon Sherred
    
    Microchip Designer by day (and too often night as well...)
    Bass player by night
    
    Equipment...
    
    4 basses
    1 acoustic guitar
    2 fender bandmasters tube heads
    2 PA cabs - an EV 15" woofer and a full-range horn in each
    1 bass chorus pedal
    1 SM58 for me vocals
    
    Basses (while I'm still single, I understand that its important to
    	stock up!!!)
    
    White Guild Fretless 4-string - gets played the least
    Hohner TWP somethinerother acoustic/electric 4-string
    Warmoth/Ken Smith mutant custom 5-string - heaviest bass ever but
    	fantastic!
    Steinberger Q5 (5-string) - my newest - fantastic sustain!  Great for
    	hammerons.
    
    Guitar...
    
    Seagull acoustic (from Canada) - real pretty all around
    
    Bands...
    
    previously Big Hair, now Liquid Squid, sometimes Cross the Water
    
    			Howdy Everybody !!!!
    
    			Jon

   Well, I've entered some notes and am starting to feel at home in here
  so I'll post a little info about myself:

	Andy Foster        (aka Droid, thanks to my Mom!)
	Mass. born/raised  (just a statement of locality)
	Age: Mentally, *very* young! Physically, almost 33 (ug!)

   My main instrument (currently) is the electric bass (about 2 years now).
  Guitar has been my longest stretch (since the age of 11).

   Played drums all through high school, mostly to get to the football
  games for free and the offsite band-camps. Played with a couple of
  bands outside of school as well.

   Tried trumpet for a year to accomplish the above, wasn't much fun
  because it was hard to make faces and you had to breathe alot.

   Started on piano about the age of 8, went three years and lost interest
  for little league.

   Sold most of my equipment for house money, all that's left is:

	Pre-1960 Guild Orchestra F-holed guitar
	1983 Fender Precision Elite bass, active pu's replaced with stock
	Fender BASS 300C amp (small, powerful, and 'heavy').

   Summary: Jerk of many trades but far from mastering any of them...
            ...but I'm having a great time so I'm not worried about it!

    Helllllllooow.  I've just joined DEC at Digital Park Reading and I
    thought that I'd better show myself.
    
    I've been playing Bass and guitar since my ole school daze,  and I
    would really love to know if anyone out there is just as pig sick of
    people raving about the so called "BLUES" as I am.
    
    Recently I had the misfortune to join, and subsequently leave a blues
    band due to the total lack of originality that this sort of music
    breeds.
    
    Don't get me wrong I think alot can be learned from the melodic
    structure,  but let's not get pretentious about it.  There is alot more 
    to rock n roll than just three chords.
    
    If anyone agrees then please respond,  if not then I'll just shut up
    annd pontificate to myself.
    
    bye for now
    
    Diamond Starred Sex Demon From Loveville Tennysee.
    
    Bye for 

     Thought I would finally get around to introducing myself.  My name is
Larry Larson, I am 38 and work for the Networks and Communications group in 
Colorado Springs at CXO1/2.  I have been playing bass and singing off and on 
since about 1972.  I played for a living between 1975 and 1979 and also 
between 1981 and 1983.  God forbid I ever have to play for a living again.  I 
was in such "famous" local acts as SUMMIT, ALBATROSS (allbutlost), HEROES, and 
RICH BOYS.  I have been playing in a band called STORM (not THE STORM) for the 
past 18-20 months with the lovely and talented Bob Durham, who occasionally 
makes an appearance in this conference.  We mostly play 2-3 nights a week, 2-3 
weeks a month locally and have a great time in the process.

      I have been a read only kind of guy, but have enjoyed the craziness, as 
well as the informational goodies.  

      I currently own 4 basses:

               Blonde - Fender Jazz with EMG pickups and Hipshot Detuner.
                            
               Champagne - Fender Jazz Special with EMG pickups and Hipshot
               Detuner, tuned B,E,A,D.

               Red - Charvel 3B soon to have EMG pickups and Hipshot Detuner.

               Black - Washburn AB20 acoustic/electric with NO EMG pickups.

      All basses are strung with DR High-Beams - .045, .065, .085, .105.
The exception is the Jazz Special which is strung .065, .085, .105, .125.

      I am playing through a GK 800RB, 1 Crate 4x10 and 2 Crate 1x15 cabinets.
Both 1x15 cabs are loaded with EV's. 
      
      I also use an Audio Technica ATW-1031 wireless, a Chandler CP1200 light 
module/power conditioner, and an Arion chromatic tuner.

      The 800RB, wireless, power conditioner and 2 fans are all rack mounted 
in a homemade (by yours truly) rack.

      FYI, Coop sits within throwing distance.  C-YA!
    
    
Larry

    >  FYI, Coop sits within throwing distance.  C-YA!
    
    Good...next time he gets on his MP-1 Soapbox, do us all a favor a haul
    off a modem or something at him!!  8^)

    John Hannam here... i didn't know where to post this... anybody into
    Lenny Breau?  If so let's 'chat'!

    
    I've been reading this conference for a while, but decided to go ahead
    and register, just cuz. I am just getting started playing, but have
    been an avid listener for ever. Well, at least the better part of my
    42 yrs. I played sousaphone and tuba in high school, and recently my
    younger brother has talked me into learning the electric bass. I am
    also interested in getting into the less significant strings (i.e,
    guitar), but I'll wait until I feel a LOT more comfortable with my
    bass first.
    
    					Cheers,
    					   John

   Sam Lambert
   ZYMRGY::sam or SSDEVO::LAMBERT
   Software Engineer in Subsystems Engineering
   CXO1-2/N25 (Colorado Springs, CO.)

   Live in Woodland Park, about 1/2 hour out of the Springs.  Just relocated
   here from New Hampshire with DEC this past December.  Been with DEC for
   over 12 years (really?).

   Been reading ::GUITAR since about 1986 or so, but I'm sort of "off and on",
   (mostly "off") with my noting - work gets in the way once in a while.  I've
   been playing guitar and bass for about 18 years, and wish I played as well
   as all those years should indicate.  Play mostly "classic" stuff and blues,
   but have taken jazz and classical lessons over the years, too.  Don't
   strongly dislike any type of music.

   I played in a few GB bands in the northern MA. area as a teenager, and
   worked at Acton Music Center back in the late seventies as their guitar
   tech and salesbozo (back before they carried many "real" brands of electic,
   and were primarily an acoustic and sheet music shop).  A friend of mine
   still works there, so don't make any dispariging comments.  :-)

   Keep playin'

   -- Sam

    Stephen White
    SALISH::WHITE_ST - ELKMT::WHITE
    Seattle Demo Center Admin.
    
    I live in Kirkland, WA, a popular suburb of Seattle. I've been a
    musician for 20 years and axe slinger for 'bout 7.  Had classical
    training in orchestral settings.  Got into jazz in high school.  Picked
    up guitar on a dare and have been blazing ever since.  My hero is Joe
    Satriani and I am pretty fanatical 'bout him and his apprentice Steve
    Vai.

     
    Hello, my name is Shawna Richards, I work at the Cupertino, California
    DEC. I'm 22 and just learning how to play. You probably won't here from
    me much, except for some advice here and there. I'm here to learn from
    all you wiser guitarist out there, and to keep motivated. So far it's
    working.  I have a Ibanez Roadstar II, and two accoustics. I'm not
    taking formal lessons right now, but I have a few people showing me
    different things. Any and all advice would be welcome.
    
    
    ~S~

 
 who:   Nik Cox
 where: FYO France
 age:   24
 why:   because it's there ...

 I'm kinda new to guitar playing. Ok I'm very new to guitar playing. Orl rite,
 I admit that I've only amassed four chords into my skillset since I first
 picked up someone else's fender and broke one of the strings ( at least I 
 learnt how to tune the danmed thing tho' and pretty soon, I'll be finding out
 more about replacing broken strings ... ;-) ) I'm mostly interested in
 learning to play blues or bass. I don't have a guitar of my own at the moment,
 so if anyone could point me to a "how to buy your first guitar and not get 
 stitched up" note - I'd be much appreciated. Also some reccomendations for a
 "teach yourself to play the guitar" type book that you can actually hear 
  results from. ( The one I have at the moment breaks up popular songs into
  a whole set of chords that sound nothing like tunes did ... ) I'd much rather
  learn from something that "gets you playing" from step 1. You get a whole
  new sense of achievement from actually playing a piece ( albeit a small one )
  than wow, I learned a new chord that goes "strum" - just like the others.
  But heck, I'm only doing it for the fun ...




			Nik.

    
    
      GTS?   Oh, okay.  That makes sense.   
    
      I think I already have it.  GTS that is.
    
      At home I have a Guild D-26 which is perfect. (ah, 'cept 
    the nut.  Cracked at the E just recently.)
    
      Plus three beaters from hell.  Epi 6 string acoustic/electric.
    Epi 12 string.  Yamaha SGB electric. (Gibson SG knockoff, but nice.)
    
      Then I have the DR550 Drum machine and a Yamaha YS-200 
    synthesizer.   Almost forgot the three tin whistles and a Gorilla
    practice amp that I hate.  
    
      Playing for a year and a half or two now and still don't know what
    end to hold it would seem.   But how I do LOVE my guitars.  Soon to buy
    an amp and maybe, just maybe, a strat.   Then its back to lessons.
    
     -Rick.
    
    
      PS:  At 36 I still listen to P.I.L. and like it.
    

    
    I've been a reader in here for awhile and thought that some day I would
    get around to introducing myself. Todays the day. Anyway I've been
    playing guitar off/on for 23 years. Mostly on but I had a couple of bad
    times when I got upset with the buisness end of things and said I
    would never play again. But' I woke up and gave up the buisness and
    concentrated more on my playing. So now I play for my own enjoyment, I
    do some 4-track recording and jam with some friends about once a week.
    As far as music preference I like and play just about anything. What I
    don't play is clasical, jazz, opera, disco, and rap. It's not that I
    don't like clasical and jazz I just haven't had a desire to play it.
    Over the years I've had different guitars to suit the style of music
    I was playing. Today I own three guitars and these seem to satisfy me.
    They give me the sounds I need/want. I use a Gibson LP maple top 69
    std. a Fender Tele stock not sure of yr. I need to check the neck stamp
    some day. And an Ovation acoustic/electric with a cut away. I play
    bass also, I'm rather small in size so I needed a short scale bass. I
    bought a Fender mustang bass, I recently checked the neck stamp on it
    and found it was march 66. Not that it really mattered its not for
    sale. I love the sound and feel of it. I've been doing this to add
    riders on my home insurance. I will probably remain a reader but I will
    answer questions if I can.  Regards! Bob
    

    
    Hi. 
    
    Name: Greg Davies
    Where: Winnersh England
    
    I have been reading this notes file for about 6 months now, so I
    thought i'd better introduce myself. I must confess that I am very new
    to gutiar playing (about 6 months) and am still learning. My guitar is
    a squier strat but I have got my eye on a nice tele down at the music
    store... I am in a band which is at the moment still at the jamming
    stage, but we have got some stuff in the pipeline which might (or might
    not:-) appear in the near future. The music we play is sort of
    Alternative rock. (Whatever that is)
    	I will probably be mostly read only for a while, but you might just
    see me around asking everyone who knows more than me (ie the whole
    notesfile) questions from time to time.
    See ya!
    
    GrEg.

    Welcome Greg!  er, weren't you a member of The Kinks?
    
    8^)
    
    Steve

    
    
    ... What a good memory you have :&)
    
    
    Greg...

    I've been a DECcie for quite some time, but just recently got around
    to perusing/abusing the GUITAR notesfile...
    
    Who:       Bill Knox (a.k.a. Billy_K)
    
    Instr:     Bass and Guitar (there is a difference !!)
    
    Location:  A recent refugee from the Boston area now lost in
               the wilds of Colorado Springs
    
    Basses:    Steinberger XM-2 
    	       '67 Fender Jazz w/ Alembic Actives and and a BADASS III
    
    	       (Fred, how's my Peavey Fretless these days ????)
    
    Guitars:   A few odd 6 & 12 -string acoustics and a real sweet
               Guild Acoustic/Electric
    
    Rig:       Gallien-Kruger 800RB
    	       DBX 160 Compressor
    	       (1) Carvin 4x10 cab
    	       (2) Thiell Cabs w/15" Black Widows
    
    Experience:
    
    I played for many (15+) years in and around Boston on a fairly regular
    basis in such bands as NIGHT TRAIN and NO EXIT (with the "infamous"
    Sully). It's been tough trying to find a decent gig here in Colorado
    Springs. Luckily, I recently hooked up with fellow-DECcie, Bob Durham,
    to join STORM. We're working fairly regularly, so things are starting
    to look up out here in the wild west (where they all talk funny ;^)
                                 

    RE: Billy_K
    
    Be good to my bud Bobby D......I wish *I* was playing beside him!
    
    Steve (Bob's old jammin' partner)

    Hi,
    
    I'm not a guitar fanatic but do like them and the music that comes out
    of them.  I played rock back in the 60's when the ventures were popular.
    My first group was three pieces, two guitars and drums, and we played
    for sock hops, teen towns and rented large halls in small country towns
    in Missouri.
    
    I gave away my 63 Strat to my son but now am the proud owner of a black
    Tele.  Never liked the feel of the gibson for rock.  I jam with friends
    in town and probably will all of my life.
    
    Mark

    Hi! My name is chris vermette and i'm new to this system called notes.
    I've played guitar for 3 yrs. now and am interested in eventually
    playing in a band. Styles that i'm most interested in is Progressive
    (YES, Rush, ELP), Alternative(Pearl Jam, Queensryche, Temple of the
    Dog), and Heavy Metal. Any help with tone, particulars of the "seattle"
    sound, and other theory info. would be greatly appriciated. Thanx!

    Hello out there in "guit-box" land....
    
    My name is Peter Boucher and as of last Friday, I am now the proud
    father of a brand new Fender Telecaster (and she's beautiful...;^)).
    I have been associated with musicians and audio "techni-toys" for years
    but never really managed to pickup playing, since my early trumpet days
    in high school (ugh). Now with this marvelous corporation of ours rapidly
    breaking apart at the seams, I've decided to re-focus my energy on music.
    I work in the BTO (Burlington,VT.) facility and have for roughly 13+
    years, minus a 2 year gig at Parker Street in the early 80's. We're 
    scheduled to close our doors on 01-APR-1993 (no joke). So now it's time
    to tackle tunes. Hopefully I will once again, be able to relax, enjoy
    and hopefully sleep at night. I am just getting my initial exposure to
    this notes conference and can clearly see that I am definitely going to
    miss it. You folks are great. Very supportive of new/roookie players !!!
    
    - Pete
    

    	Hey! I've been around here for a while, occasionally shooting my
    keyboard off on technical or opinionated things. I guess I should let
    you know who I am. Fred Ellacott is the name, Field Service er....
    Customer Serv...er... oh yeah Product Services is where my supplemental
    income comes from. Bass is my weapon of choice. Easily removes small
    animals from their wall nests though I thing I need one more cab if I'm
    going to go after the racoons in my bud's studio ( read studio->barn->
    studio). Personal arsonel now includes but is not limited to:
    
    		Ibanez MC924 	4 string Musician series bass
    		Samick ???	5 string now with EMGs and under
    				reconstructive surgury to remove unwanted
    				frets
    		Ibanez SR885	5 string SoundGear bass
    		Ibanez SR886	6 string SoundGear bass
    		Ampeg SVT	300 watt revered Bass Head
    		Peavey 1516	1x15,2x8 cab
    		Roland D20
    		BOSS SE50
    		Fostex 250 	4 track	
    		Epiphone 12 string
    		Whole bunch of them little floor gadgets
                         

    Hi,   I am Bill Gruhn who loves to listen to classical guitar and
    on a few occasions have tried playing guitar (very basic 3 chord
    finger picking stuff).  I am a director of choirs, vocal and bell,
    do some composition and arranging, and have done a liftime's worth
    of flute playing.  I am putting in a request for information in 
    another note on the resale value of a guitar, and am signing into
    this conference to make things legal.  Once my question is answered
    I will probably go away, but who knows, after reading some of the
    entries, I may stay.
    
    Thanks for bearing with me,
    
    Bill Gruhn
    

    
    Hello!,
    
    Guess it's about time for me too! Rich Bellefeuille,(pronounced "BELFAY")
    ,40 something. Been playing at Guitar since age 14 (still lousy), when I 
    got my Silvertone Sunburst Acoustic! I'm more serious about Piano (lessons 
    for last 3 years), but still like to dabble w/ Guitar. My son (14) has 
    started to take interest, which has rekindled mine. We currently possess a
    Fender Strat (Japanese), a `77 LP Custom, an Ibanez Acoustic/Electric,
    and a Yamaha Classical. Amps include Road 60W, Peavey Studio40W, and 
    little Gorilla GS25. Oh yeah, also one K.Kawai Baby-Grand (mine!)
    
    Musical Interests: Blues, Rock, Classical, and most anything written in
                       the key of C (cause I can usually play it!)7
    
    Oh yeah, been with DEC for 24 years. 
    
    Great Notes File!
    
    Rich

Hi

My name is Warren Roberts.  I still work for DEC in Colorado Springs.
I've been reading this notesfile for awhile so I thought I'd introduce myself.
I picked up the guitar at the ripe old age of 20 (what can I say I was a late
bloomer).  I've bee playing ever since (about 19 years).  I started out with
acoustic folk music, moved on to electric rock.  Lately I've bee working on
learning to flatpick bluegrass on my brand new 1970's martin and blues
on my brand new jap strat.  I'm trying to learn play with a slide and driving
my wife crazy. Our cat also disappears when he see's me put on the slide.
Those slightly flat notes really annoying :-).


Musical Interests : Blues, Bluegrass, and anything new I interesting to do
                    with a guitar.

Warren

update: just moved from east to west...i'm in colorocko now...

hey, ima drummer but thought i'd sneak in here and, like, hang with
you heavies in the violin notes file.  (this -is- the violin notes file,
isn't it?) (that's a drummer joke) (whats all this talk about violins on tv??)

guitar equip: 	martin d20-12 (acoustic 12)
		warped epiphone f165-12 (acoustic 12)
		washburn (model? fairly new) (acoustic 6)
		jerry's '78 fender strat 
amps/fx:
		kevin's old sp-130 peavey coupled with
		fred's old fender 2x12 (bandmaster cab?)
		plus a pignose portable
		buck's old midiverb
		& a crybaby, chorus, & eq
		reinforced via peavey p.a. stuff
drums:
		alot. a whole lot. an awful lot. a gnarly lot.

trying to improve on guitar.  
it's tough with these sticks but i like the funky sound i get.
i'm a rythmn player.  get it?

    
    I suppose I should do the honorable thing here and marry
    the...oops, introduce myself as I've been spouting off in
    here of late. :-)
    
    Dana Peltonen (DAP to my friends). Once upon a time I used
    to hit cylindrical objects with sticks; now my weapon of
    choice is bass. I've been at that for a li'l over a year now,
    with equal amounts of success and frustration. I've met Coop
    and some of the regulars here but have let very few hear me play :-).
    
    Musically, my taste runs to R+B (whatever that is) and blues,
    but in general I like anything that gets my foot tapping. As
    far as playing, I'm happy to be able to keep good time and add
    a solid foundation...Geddy Lee has nothing to fear from me. My
    favorite bass is my Ibanez SB900; bought from Rice here in the
    Springs....what a little monster that thing is. There's usually
    a few others coming and going, if I start adding to the "your
    equipment" note I'll be in there as much as Coop :-).
    
    I read this file for a long time and learned a *lot*!! Your
    collective experience is an invaluable learning tool for us
    that start late in life and don't have the time to learn
    everything from scratch....for that I thank all of you. 
    
    DAP
    

    re .-1
    
    a drummer to a bass player ... evolution in action!

    Aw, c'mon...NOBODY'S in the "your equipment" note as much as *Coop*!!
    
    gh

    >     a drummer to a bass player ... evolution in action!
    
    What's next? Walking on hind legs??
    
    ;^)
    
    Edd

    
    Well, actually, thats why I started playing stringed instruments
    as opposed to percussion....I was told that it would help with
    standing erect :-) Works, too....everytime I see a new bass!!
    
    DAP
    

    Gotta work on getting those scrapin knuckles up though...

Geez, if you're not erect while playing the drums you're doing something wrong!






HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, am i kiddin or what?!!?

I can play triplets better'n anyone I know.   


(somebody stop me, quick!)

    watch out for that hi-hat!

    Can you play the double bass parts to 'One' in your sleep too ?

    re: Butch
    
> I can play triplets better'n anyone I know.   
> (somebody stop me, quick!)
    
    Butch, are you doing impressions of dearly departed noters?

    Hi, my name is Rick and I am interested in knowing of anyone that
    teaches guitar.  I just started playing about 4 months ago and want to
    take lessons.  The music I enjoy listening to and want to learn to play
    is folk (i.e. Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Dead, CSN, etc.)  I live in
    Nashua, so if anyone is interested let me know.  
    
    Thanks,   
    
    Rick  

re: 26,  sounds like you're just doing what it takes....

There's a certain point where you've worked within your limits,.
and done the best you can.

If you're happy with your sound, then that's the ball game..

Should you ever become lucky enough to get a full blown sound
system, it's a new story from there.

    
    	.. Hi! I just found this notes conference here, and I've only been
    at DEC since June, so I'm just learning my way around .. Well, here's
    my introduction:
    
    My name is Scott Bonneau, I'm 16 (yes, 16! I'm an intern ..) and I've
    been plying guiter for about 4 years.  I'm the rhythm/lead guitarist
    for a band called Dead Serious, and we've been playing for about 10
    months.  I guess that's about it for now ..
    
    Scott

    WeeWee's my name and keyboard's ain't my game but I play them anyway.
    
    I recently upgraded my entire system, thanks to many a helpful note in
    this conference.
    
    Back to lurking,
    
    Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

	Hi Guys,
	
	I have been reading GUITAR, on and off, for a while now. From the
	frequency of my next unseen usage, I gather that this time I am
	not here to stay either. But I am hoping that I'll be welcomed to
	ask questions or even participate in some discussions occasionally. 
	
	I have also been in and out of many other music related
	conferences such as BEATLES, CD, RECORDS, CLASSICAL MUSIC,
	RADIO_RADIO, AFTER_HOURS and even ELVIS ;-) However, it seems 
	that the only conference I can stick to is MUSIC. It is compact.
	
	July, August are good months for notes perusing. My phone starts 
	ringing in September. That's when most of the conferences undergo 
	the command DELETE ENTRY <...>/CLASS=MAIN. But I love days like
        today, winter has broken, first snow of the season, it is knee
    	high white stuff out there and I don't have to go to work. I can
    	just sit here in my basement, listen to my music and note ;-)
	
	Me: Some of you know me. I am a consultant III (that is my 
	customer title, my internal title is spec IV) in the Digital 
	Consulting organization in Ottawa.

	Some people think I am *different*, but deep inside I am not very 
	different than any other woman. I mean, "I don't have anything
	to wear" and "No, I wore that last time" and all that ;-)
	
	I don't contribute to music much other than being a fan for life.
	My daughter plays the piano and she has been asking for a guitar
	for over a year now. I told her that while learning how to play
	the piano, she will also learn all about music and once she
	learns all about music she could learn to play other instruments
	much easily. This sounded right to me, I don't know if there is 
	any truth in it. Feel free to comment.
	
	I also love to dance. Especially in the car ;-)

	I like having an active/busy life. Right now, I need to drop a few
	activities since it got just a little too busy, even for me.
	I am into fitness and longevity and healthy eating and all that.
	No, not a freak, only in moderation. I have been lifting weights 
	for over two years now, plus, bike, hike, whatever is there.

	Well, I guess this is a *good* size for an intro note. Oh, yes, I
	almost forgot, sorry to break this, but, I am married ;-)
	
	Lale
	

    

    Lale,
    
    Were it not for that last line, I could've sworn I was reading
    the "SINGLES" notesfile.  ;-)
    
    This is GUITAR Lale, what we want to know is IMPORTANT things like
    whether or not Steve Morse plays with emotion, whether or not
    Clapton sucks, what gauge strings you think are best, whether or
    not your a Boogie-type or a Marshall type, whether you would
    be seen in public with Peavey stuff, whether speed and advanced
    technique are the signs of "immaturity" or "non-musicality"...  ;-)
    
    But Lale, stick with me and I'll "show you the ropes" in here.
    
    	db
    
    p.s. And btw, welcome to GUITAR.  I'm glad to see your here.

    
    	Hi Lale - you wrote about being interested in music.  Well, it's
    	easy to find those topics in GUITAR.  They're the ones with no
    	replies...
    
    	Tom
    

    
>    Were it not for that last line, I could've sworn I was reading
>    the "SINGLES" notesfile.  ;-)
    
    I did refrain from mentioning the overbite and the bushy eyebrows ;-)
        
    ref. Steve Morse:
    
    Ever since I found out that you (db) were a fan, I have been kicking
    myself for preferring Silence of the Lambs over Steve Morse at
    Barrymore's, 2 summers ago.
    
    ref. Eric Clapton:
    
    Eric Clapton does not suck. I love him.
    
    >But Lale, stick with me and I'll "show you the ropes" in here.
    
    Can't wait.    
    
    Lale

    
    >please don't bring MUSIC in here...  
     
    I will.
    
    "You can't do anything to stop me now."
    
    Lale
    

    re .180, how long have you been dealing with this control issue? :-)
    
    Lorna
    

    
    John,
    
    I am offended, but that's irrelevant. You have offended me many more
    times before. I have one question for you, why do hang out in MUSIC?
    
    >goofy popularity
    >contests/surveys that seem to be the bulk of MUSIC postings.  That's
    >the reference to MUSIC I was making.  
    
    If it's such a terrible place to be, why are you still in there?
    
    Lale

    Re - last few . .
    
    	Now kids, play nice or we'll make you all stand in seperate corners
    :-) . . .
    
    	I'm Jim Carroll, by the way, one of the new kids on the block ( a
    recent 'transplant' from MUSIC ) 
    
    	I don't play any instruments and have no musical talent whatsoever,
    but that doesn't stop me from shooting my mouth off ;-)
    
    						- JC
    

    >I don't play any instruments and have no musical talent whatsoever,
    >but that doesn't stop me from shooting my mouth off ;-)
    
    You'll fit right in here!
    
    8)
    

    re -.1
    
    	By the way, Steve . . . I heard you have a daughter? ;-) ;-) ;-)
    
    						- Jim

    >By the way, Steve . . . I heard you have a daughter? ;-) ;-) ;-) -<
    >and she's cute or something?? ;-)
    
    
    Yes Jim, I have 2 daughters, one is 16 and one is 17 and they are the
    most strikingly beautiful teenage 'women' you have ever seen in your
    entire life......just ask Alan, er, I mean Aqualung.
    
    proud_dawgy_daddy
    8) 

    re: .185
    
    WAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAA!!!!
    
    *ZING!*
    
    Greg (who's *very* glad he wasn't eating or drinking anything when he
          read that note!)

    WAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAA!!!!
    
        *ZING!*
    
    Greg,
    
    thank you for your support........

    
    Greg,
    
    Steve did give Jim the permission to call him *dad*. 
    Just look at these notes:
    
    1938.118 (Jim)
    
    >    Jim_who_was_1_and_learned_about_draft_numbers_in_school
    
    1938.119 (Steve)
    
    >                      -< just call me dad...... >-
    

   >>Steve did give Jim the permission to call him *dad*
    
    
    better *dad* than soem of things I *have* been called.....
    
    8)

    That's actually pretty nice of him, I generally call him "Gramps".  Hey
    Steve, I think I saw your teeth in a glass in the bathroom...
    
    Greg

    re: -1
    
    ouch..............
    
    Remember Greg, I may be 41, but I've got the body of a 40 year old....

    I may be 33, but I have the body of a 55 year old...

    I may be... eh... but I still have... uh...
    
    What was the question again?
    
    Dave

    Greg...
    
    you have the physique(sp) of an anorexic greyhound!! 8)
    
    
    					ian the barbarian! 

    I does me best! 8)
    
    
    					ian

>    you have the physique(sp) of an anorexic greyhound!! 8)
>    					ian the barbarian! 
                                                                           
    Probably because I don't eat entire sides of beef at a single sitting!
    
    Greg

    re-1
    
    what can I say?...I was hungry! 8)
    
    
    						ian

    Hi,
    
    You have seen my name in this conference before, but I was accessing 
    from my workplace in Geneva (when I was there)
    
    Since a few days now we have open access to Easynet from Moscow (we
    only had electronic mail due to COCOM restriction.
    
    I will now have the opportunity to log inti my favourite conference
    without having to wait occasional trips to Geneva.
    
    Regards
    
    Jean-Paul Bergmans
    Digital Services Manager Russia
    

    
    Hello People.
    
    I'm Martin Rowe, Matt for short.
    I play in a clubby band called "NO ESCAPE"  I use a Strat+ Deluxe in
    black,with rosewood fingerboard.
    I generally muck about at home with Atari based CuBase,and various
    modules at home, mostly to produce sequences for use in the band
    Yes I know it's not really "REAL" music but it's mostly us on the
    tracks......
    The band is Keyboard player/Sequencer operator/backin vox.
    		Stand up drummer who takes the main Male Vocal.
    		Darlin' female vocal.
    		Me.....Guitar and backin vox.
    Play through and old Roland GP8(8 Boss effects in a proccessor
    controlled box) D.I'd through the P.A. and monitored on stage with 
    a Peavey Backstage30 that I've replaced power amp and speaker in 
    to make it a "Backstage120".
    I used to have a Yamaha SG1000,but as I was always trying to get 
    a "Fender" sound I eventually got one ,and now I'm happy...
    previous guit's were Ibanez double neck(bass/6 string)
    			 Gibson L6S (that one got nicked out of my car!)
    			 Gibson RD Standard(interesting shape,but HEAVY)
    			 Yammy SG1000
    			 '78 CBS Strat in wine red
    			 Strat De-Luxe +
    
    Matt.

    >  We don't need no stinking introductions.
        
    >  Oh, sorry,  wrong file.  I thought this was soapbox.
    
    If I see references to "quitars" I'm outta here...
    
    Edd

    Hello out there ...
    
    
    My name is Theo Bellamy, MCS Engineer in Charlotte NC, where I am
    the resident engineer at the US Bureau of the Census Aux. Computer
    Center. Enough computer talk!
    
    I began playing music in grammer school and played piano, trombone,
    sousaphone, and viola, before picking up the bass guitar. I played
    bass alot during the 70s, but got away from it when marriage and
    DEC came along.
    
    Well, the marriage is now history (and DEC's future is a big "?"),
    so I have begun to play the bass again. I'm working at it about
    2 or 3 hours a night to try to get my chops back and build up the
    hands and fingers. It's helping a great deal to keep me relatively
    sane.
    
    My current equipment is a very modest set up: Old 70s vintage Peavy
    T-40 with a shiney new set of Snarlin' Dogs, and a Peavy TKO 65.
    Once the house and boat are sold, I will be in the market for 
    some more guitars.
    
    If any DEC musicians find themselves traveling though the Carolinas
    on the way to or from Florida this summer, you are welcome to drop
    by, crash for the night, and jam.
    
    Later ...

	Hello.I`ve been reading and commenting to this file for six months 
	without an introduction.So......I`m Tom Watson and I work in the 
	South Queensferry wafer fab.
		When I`m not here,or busy being a father to two boys,I play
	guitar,as often as I can,in a band that does weddings,dances etc.
 	I am also about to venture out and play solo for the first time in
	the next few weeks.
			
		My gear is - at the moment :- 

   	Starfield SJ Ltd semi-solid electric guitar
	Aria ProII ES-500 semi-acoustic (ES-355 copy)
	Yamaha CG110 classical guitar
	Fender F-65 acoustic
	Ovation Celebrity el-acoustic

	Marshall 8080 Valvestate
	Peavey Classic 20
	Peavey Renown 212 (old ss)

	Boss Chorus,Overdrive
	Ibanez Flanger
	Dunlop Rotovibe
	RAK Wah,Vol pedals (real cheap rubbish about to be trashed for a Morley
			     Wah-Vol)

		My guru when I first started to learn in 1971 was Jan Akkerman 
	of Dutch rock band Focus.
		I still enjoy listening to JA,but also Jeff Beck,Carlos Santana,
	Pat Metheny,John Williams,John Scofield,Larry Coryell,George Benson,
	Philip Catherine,Joe Pass and many others...even Vai and Satriani in 
	measured doses.
			
						Tom.

    Well, I've been in here kibitzing for a long time, so I guess I oughter
    sign in as well.
    
    I'm Charlie Hall; I work at the Midwest Financial Management Center in
    Colorado Springs.  I'm basically a born-again DECcie; I worked here
    until October 1992, then went to MCI, discovered the grass is sometimes
    devoid of chlorophyll, and came back to DEC in October 1993.
    
    What did I miss the most about DEC?  (1) the egalitarian culture, (2)
    having a life outside of work and (3) THIS NOTESFILE.  I gotta tell
    you, when you leave DEC, you have to factor in the loss of this
    notesfile (and DEC notesfiles in general)...  Yeah, if things get bad, I
    may be looking again, but for now, I'm too happy here.
    
    I was a french horn major back in college; thought I'd grow up to play
    in, oh, say, the Chicago Symphony, but I never grew up, so I had to get
    a job with DEC.
    
    Now I play acoustic, generally bluegrass/folk/country/Celtic/swing, and
    generally with a fiddler friend of mine or a loosely-knit group of
    players.  My equipment?  A Martin HD-28, a Taylor 412 (good
    fingerpicking guitar), an old Guild folk guitar, and various other
    NON-ELECTRIC implements of destruction.  OK, I have a fake Gibson EB-1
    that I got from Jeff Cooper a few years back.
    
    Any of you CXO folks thinking about MCI, give me a call...
    
    Charlie

    
    	re; .205 - Hey, Tom - I hope you play guitar better than
    	you putt....
    
    	;^)
    
    	Another Tom
    
    	

    
    
    		Oh so you`ve heard have you?In my previous company I was
    indeed a member of the golf society,and was distinguished as being the
    WORST golfer in the club.
    
    		I can however swing a devastating air driver.....but my
    air Firebird is even better.....
    					8-)	Tom
    

    I have a killer air driver...it's a JUMBO that yields 300+ yard drives
    with a slight draw......my air Firebird is a classic with gold hardware
    and reverse body.......ahhhhhhh.
    
    8*)

    I have an uncle who refuses to use any club except a putter when he
    golfs (uses it for everything!).  A few years ago he got a hole in one
    at a local golf course, got his photo in the newspaper and everything.
    
    I figure if he can use a putter for everything, you could probably golf
    with a Firebird if you *really* wanted.  Watch out for those fragile
    headstocks though...
    
    Greg

    My "air girlfriend" looks a lot like your daughter.  %^)
    
    Dave

    >> My "air girlfriend" looks a lot like your daughter.  %^)
    
    

>    		Oh so you`ve heard have you?In my previous company I was
>    indeed a member of the golf society,and was distinguished as being the
>    WORST golfer in the club.
    
    Only because I wasn't a member.
    
    	db - generally very athletic but apparently TOTALLY lacking
    	     any golfing ability
    

    I'm not that great either, but I stay under 100.  

    
    	Hi,
    		I,m no golfer but thought I'd introduce myself anyway.
    My name is Jerry and I own an Alvarez 12 string and and a '77
    Telecaster Deluxe the latter purchased from uncle Tom. He's in
    his seventies and wanted a new one "With a high fidelity pick-up
    by the bridge." I'm a recreational player. Picnics and parties with
    family and friends. I found this conference and look forward to
    browsing the topics in hopes of it answering some of those burning 
    theory questions.
    	
    						Jerry C
    							

    Hi,
    
    	My name is Joe Cardoza, I've been with Digital for 16 years now
    (don't know how much longer this will last).  I have just started to
    learn how to play guitar through the use of video and books.  I tried
    playing when I was a teenager, a few friends were into it but I didn't
    last.  My children are all grown up and out of the house now so I have
    the time and think I'll stick with it this time.
    
    	Anyway I found this file and have enjoyed reading it over the past
    several weeks and look forward to learning more from notes and playing
    guitar.
    
    Joe    

    Hello!
    
         My name is Kevin Lucht and I've been playing the guitar
    for about 10 years now.  I'm mainly a classically trained
    guitar player but I love almost everything from this end
    all the way to the heaviest of heavy metal.  I must say now
    that I fancy the speedy stuff!  This holds true especially
    within the classical realm.  Hearing (and of course, watching)
    a trained player perform pieces of concert caliber at the
    intended (and often insane) tempos with such elegance and
    apparent ease makes me freak!  It's that kind of feeling or
    vibe that I feel, something resembling a "hollowness" inside
    that makes me play more, and more, and more.
         I love this conference very much.  It's rather nice to
    see one devoted to the finest instrument in the world with
    so many knowledgeable people who have alot of good things
    to say about the guitar.  Keep jammin' folks!
    
    Kev --
    

    Hi,
    
    I'm another musician working through "life school" at Digital.  I've
    been living in Akron Ohio during the last four years and only the last
    two found me in a band -- actually two bands.  Pretty tough trying to
    raise two kids, (girls ages 5 and 6) by my self, working and playing
    out almost every weekend.....WHEW!!!!
    
    Anyway, my interest in music go from Alternative to blues , R & B,
    Rock, Metal, Classical, Dance/Funk and so on.  Don't try to sell me any
    crying in yer beer country music though -- not my cup of tea.
    
    I'm a bass player mainly but I also do keyboards in one band.  I
    started out in grade school on trombone, played drums in an R & B band
    on weekends and in church on sundays.  I switch to bass 'cuz there
    cool.  No really because I like the bass and as a drummer I had
    "better" ideas of how a bass should be played...  what a conceited
    as*hol*.
    
    My Equipment:
    Bass Guitars - Yamaha BB1200, Kwai FB2J (active electronics), Gibson
    G3.  The amp is a Yamaha B115 - Ok for small medium clubs only 100 watts.
    
    Keyboards    - Roland JX3P, Roland AlphaJuno 2, Yamaha tone generator
    (model escapes me for the moment) Roland SH101.
    
    My models?  Marcus Miller, Chris Squire (early Yes), the guy for Bela
    Fleck and the Flecktones!  He's great!
    
    For any band, nothing is better then the bass player and the drummer
    LOCKED TIGHT!   Then everyone else can be as flashy as they want to.
    
    Dave

    re: .218
    
    Not *the* Dave Holland the bass player?
    
    Dave

    Don't I wish....   I found out about him years ago and tried to figure
    a way to capture his fame.  Nope.  I'm the David L Holland from Indiana
    who never could play a stand up bass.  Or Cello.
    
    But who know what the future holds.....
    
    Dave (who's moving to Chicago soon...any Chicago noters here?)

    Well, I've been lurking here for a couple of months, so I figure I
    might as well re-introduce myself. I say re-introduce because some of
    you may remember me from my previous life at DEC in which, among other
    things, I was the moderator of the MUSIC conference (trying in vain to
    fill the shoes of previous moderator db). I see lots of names here of
    excellent musicians (and friends) that I have had the pleasure of
    playing with over the years. After the Great Purge of '92, I spent 18
    months outside of DEC. I've returned as a contractor in the video
    server group (cool stuff technically; glad to see DEC is on top of
    this)
    
    I'll spare you the details regarding my history in music... suffice it
    to say that I started at such an early age that the story sounds rather
    unbelievable. My Dad was (and still is) a great musician: a session sax
    and clarinet player who has a long list of recording industry credits.
    I breezed into music school with a scholarship and breezed out almost
    as fast; it was not for me, for a long list of reasons which I'll also
    spare you the details of.
    
    My taste in music is rather broad, despite the impression I might have
    given over in the music conference. In the rock arena, my favorite
    music is of the "progressive" ilk, meaning the groups like Yes, UK,
    Gentle Giant, (old) Genesis, 901, etc. I also like a lot of newer
    "alternative" music; groups like Porno for Pyros and Green Day. What I
    don't like is what has become "main-stream alternative": groups like
    Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots. I'll tell you a little secret...
    I've noticed over the years that I seem to hate music that most
    women like. I don't know exactly why that is, but it seems to me that
    there is definitely "girl" and "boy" music and I sure as hell lean
    toward the "boy" music. I also love Baroque and Classical music
    (especially Bach and Mozart) and have an overall fondness for German
    composers (even the sinister ones like Wagner and Mahler). And, since
    I grew up in a jazz household, I'm really into the likes of Bird,
    Coltrane, Brubeck, Davis, Peterson, etc.
    
    Anyway, I'm primarily a keyboard and bass player; I've played both
    instruments for more than 20 years. However, since this is the
    stringed-instruments notes file, I'll only describe my bass setup:
    
    Basses:	1979 Precision, reworked with EMG active pickups and
    			a heavy duty (Schaller I think) bridge.
    		1964 Presision, stock (no modifications)
    		1972 Fretless Jazz bass, BassAss bridge, stock otherwise
		1982 Rickenbacker "stereo" bass
    		1984 Steinberger XL2, active EMGs. Reworked in 1990
    			with new Steinberger tone controls
    		1988 Fender "Precision Lite"
    		1994 Music Man Stingray 4 string, 3 band EQ
    		1994 Peavey Midibase (MIDI controller/bass)
		???? Chapman Stick (not really a bass, but it's stringed
    			and makes bass-like noises :-)
    
    		I also have a 5 string MM Stringray on order; when it
    		arrives I will probably dump one or two of the above...
    
    Amps and	GK800 RB (used as both a preamp and dual power amp)
    Preamps	Trace Elliot tube preamp (damn, can't remember model #)
    		ADA MB-1 tube/SS preamp
    
    Cabs	SWR 4x10 Goliath II
    		SWR 1x18
    
    Comp/Lim	dbx 466 (I think: it's the dual one with gate)
    		Drawmer DL241
    
    FX		Eventide H3000
    		Alesis Quadraverb (loathe it, so I never use it)
    		Lexicon LXP-1/LXP-5
    
    Other	MOTU MIDI mixer, JLC MIDI patch bay, Rocktron "Hush II"
    
    And a bunch of stuff on the floor, including a MIDI foot pedal,
    Boss tuner, Boss chorus and distortion pedals and volume pedals.
    
    Next step is wireless, and I might dump the GK800 in favor of
    a T/E preamp/amp combo.
    
    Over the years, I've been in many bands, and thrown out of almost
    as many :-) I've probably split my time 50/50 between being the bass
    player and the keyboard player. Current projects include a jazz trio
    with keyboardist Charles Carpenter, who writes cool avant-garde
    electronic music in strange time signatures and tunings (including
    Bohlin/Pierce). Also, I'm currently recording with a rock trio called
    "Go2", two thirds of which were members of one of the most popular
    trios in New England history, and who shall remain nameless for now
    to protect whatever innocence remains! :-) Look for a record and a
    CD-ROM (yes, that's right) toward the end of this year.
    
    Brian

	Hello, Ken Hannan here.   I checked out this file to get the
	phone # for Fender, and since I'm going to post a note, figured
	I should introduce myself.	

	I've been playing guitar off and on for about 15 years (aside from
	minor messing around as a kid).  Never got serious, but almost 
	always have fun with it. 

	I recently picked up a bass and an amp - a nice '71 Fender Bassman Ten
	that came with a free Kay bass (barely playable) - because I'd been
	thinking that bass might really do *it* for me.  So far it's ringing 
	true.  I love playing it and eventually want to get a better bass 
	guitar as soon as I can afford one. 

	My 6 string is just an Aria les paul type, nothing special, but it 
	works. 
	
	I also own a nice Fender Princeton Reverb, mid-70's or so tube amp.
	
	Also own a Yamaha acoustic.

	/Ken

    	Hello everyone.  First time for me in this file.  Quite
    	interesting, although it would take about three an a 
    	half centuries to read it all.  
    
    	I'm up here in Kanata, Ontario.  Where is everybody else
    	from and how do I create a new file to add to these.
    	All I know how to do is reply to one and not create one.
    
    	HELP!!!!!
    
    	I'm a currently playing on a Sunburst Strat with 12
    	years on the string.
    
    	Just drop a reply in here to explain the rest please.
    
    				thanks 
    
    					SHOT IN THE DARK
                                                   

Hello everyone,

A quick intro...

My name is Joe Sofia and I'm from Upstate New York.  Been Playing bass for 
about 18 years.  Currently using:

Ibanez "CT" bass with EMG's
Hartke 7000 stereo bass head
(2) Peavey 210 TX's for the low end
(1) Homebrew dual Celestion 10" for the high end.

Lots of good info here!!!  Thanx!!


Joe

I've been mostly a silent reader for a while, with a couple of posts.  However,
my playing is picking up, and I expect I'll be poking around more.  Anyway here's
my current "inventory" :-)....

1966 Guild Starfire III
1971 Yamaha FG-230 12 string acoustic
1977 Ovation Balladeer 12 string acoustic electric
1918 (or so) Gibson F-4 mandolin

The amplification currently being done by:

Fender Princeton 112 (solid state) practice amp
Fender Bandmaster medium level amp
Ampeg V-4's (two) when I want to blow out my ears :-)

Right now, I only have a single 15" speaker cab that I share between the Bandmaster
and V-4's.  I expect I'll be building some 4x cabs before too long.

I've been playing since around 1970 or so, but haven't done a whole lot for the
past 10 years or so.  I recently got together with a few folks to practice and
just play.  At some point we may play out.  (All of us have played in bands before,
and we want to just enjoy the playing at the moment...not having to learn new songs
and load up the equipment to play out.)

- Mark

I've been reading this conference for a few months now
and I'll probably start writing.

I play drums in two new bands, one of which "The Heatseekers"
just started playing out.  The Heatseekers are an all orig 
emotive+melodic+noisy rock band.   We had one show at the 
Causeway and I think we're playing at Local 186 in May.

The other band is "Frigid Stars" - an all-Codeine cover band- 
not a quite a tribute band, rather we do our own arrangements.

I've been teaching myself guitar since this summer, with the
help of some of my band mates. 

My guitar equipment:

 I just traded in my Barrington hollow body electric (looks
 like a Gibson ES350) for a Telecaster Thinline (Japan re-issue);
 a semi-hollow guitar.

 I've got a transistor Randall 80-112 Amp - which is the next 
 thing I need to replace.

 Chorus, Flanger, and Tubedriver pedals.

In the Boston music scene, there seems to be about a
shortage of even mediocre bass players and drummers.
There are about a billion guitar players.  I guess
I'm just making the problem worse.

I spend a lot of time in Boston rock clubs watching
original music bands.

I like:

  Buffalo Tom, Hole, Helium, Nirvana, Elevator Drops, Cocteau Twins,
  Husker Du (Sugar, Bob Mould), Mazzy Star, Codeine, Slint, Pixies,
  Bauhaus, Tonic Puppy, Nine Inch Nails, Superchunk, Mission of Burma,
  Kustomized, Sebadoh, PJ Harvey, Blake Babies and about a zillion others.

    Hello.  Yes, Im new to the conference so I'llintroduce myself.
    My name is Steve. I work at CXO (Colorado Springs, Co.) I've been
    playing for almost 8 years.  I used to live in Nashua, NH so I
    can relate to the music scene back east.
    
    Musical interests vary but my favorites are heavy metal(pantera,
    sepultura, obituary, slayer) and country( garth brooks, alan jackson,
    brooks & dunn). I realize thats a wide spectrum, but blame it on my
    roots.  I find guitar talent in many styles.
    
    Well I hope to talk to all of you and learn a thing or two. this
    conference sounds killer.
    
    Keep strummin'.
    
    -SS

    G'day Steve! Welcome.

    
    Hmmm - Another Coloradoan.  Bet he doesn't know that this conference
    LIVES in CXO.  :-)
    
    jc

    
    re: -1
    So, like, we're famous, eh?
    

    
    Oh yeah.
    
    Hey, it USED to be there was quite a Colorado showing in this
    conference...  Now it's like FIVE of us.  Steve Jensen, Sam Lambert,
    Mike Manthei, Steve Smith (the new guy) and ME.  I think that's
    all of us...  Everyone else is OUTTAHEAH!
    
    Eeesh - I know people from MASS better than I know YOU GUYS!
    
    :-)

    Yup.   Tough with only 5 of us.
    I'm sure we can make enough noize.....
    

    Enough noize?  Oh!  I forgot - you haven't heard the earth shattering
    howl of my 100wpc, EL34 powered beast yet, have you?  Think along
    the lines of two Fender Black-face twins with all knobs on 10...Or
    a pair of Marshall Super-Lead 100 with all their knobs on 10.  Think
    pain and pleasure all at once...  As my three year old would say
    "Owwwweeee!"
    
    Oh noize we can do...  Heck, they'd hear us in Mass. ;-)

    
    	It's a funny thing about noize.  Loud volume does absolutely
    	nothing for me.  Every nuance gets lost in the blare.  You
    	can't hear the vocal / harmonies.  Everyone just keeps turning
    	up until it becomes this big wall of sound.  Hearing what the
    	others are playing and then playing off of it is impossible.
    
    	Two twins on 10??  One twin on 5 is too loud.
    
    	Hopefully you're not subjecting your 3 year old to it, Coop.
    
    	Old Fart Guitarist... Tom
    
    	p.s. but I'd certainly love to plug into one of the arena sized
    	rigs just once...
    

    Aw, c'mon.  The nuances are still there, you can just appreciate them
    in the next county.
    
    One day, Coop and I will jam together without leaving our houses.  We
    only live about 11 or 12 miles apart.   Not too unrealistic, eh?
    It's the college that sits between us that I'm worried about.  They may
    ask us to turn UP!
    
    Mikey
    

    Nhaa - Jaime gets scared when it gets too loud and she'll turn it
    down for me.  Actually, I *never* play REAL loud at home - I save
    it for some smoke-filled bar.
    
    Now Jaime IS a head banger, and WILL tell you that Dream Theater is
    her favorite, and they 'roolz'.  Ask Mike - he's seen her bang heads
    at XP shows.  
    
    I used to play MegaDeth at bedtime for the cherub too.  :-)
     
    jc

    > I used to play MegaDeth at bedtime for the cherub too.  :-)
    
    Someone call Child Welfare!   I need to report a case of "abuse".
    
    ;-)

    child protective services is an oxymoron.

    like you'd know

    Yup.  The "little cherub" in question will put most headbangers to
    shame... only 'cuz she really enjoys herself.   
    The problem with most people is they forget to smile when having a 
    good time.     (just watch sometime....)
    
    mike   who smiles even now and hopes others notice
    

    ...And she loves MegaDeth.  :-)
    
    
    

    >    like you'd know
    
    they've been responsible for at least 4 murders in this city so far
    this year because they turn a deaf ear to complaints.

    
    Yeah, but there is a murder in Phoenix/Tempe/Gilbert/Scotsdale
    every four minutes - why point fingers?
    
    :-)

    adults don't count ;-)

   FYI, Steve Jensen no longer works at Digital.  He's still in the Springs,
   but working for a startup.

   -- Sam (who inherited his project)
   

I'm an engineer in Storage in Colorado Springs.  I've been playing
classical guitar on and off for about 8 years, tho' I haven't really
taken it seriously until the last 12 months.  My current guitar is
an '83 model by Larry Breslin, who currently does business in
Cheyenne WY, tho' my particular model was made in Florida.  I also
play a little electric (cheap Fender Strat), mainly to help with
my son's drumming.  Our most recent purchase was a Gibson bass.

My current goal is to be able to play public duets with my current
music partner.  We both play recorders, and I would like to add a 
little variety to our gigs.  To that end, I am anticipating the
purchase of an authentic vihuela from Pimentel in Alberquerque.  If
anyone here has any experience on that particular instrument, I would
like to hear from you.

/Mike

    Kathy:
    Buy another guitar!
    And make it quick!    :-)
    
    Not playing for 2 years has got to be close to death.
    
    In deepest sympathy.
    Mike
    

	I'm at DEC for a while. I'm on contract so I won't be very
	active here. Good to see y'all.


chasb

    A big Hello from the North UK. Been meaning to sign into this conf 
    for a while:
    
    Steve Kennedy, Warrington UK, Bus' Unit: CCS
    
    Guitars/strings:
    Mandolin 
    Spanish classical 6 string.
    Tanglewood 12 string.
    Hohner resonator 'dobro' type thingy 6 string acoustic (Loud!).
    Aria active pro electric Bass.
    Steinberger rep electric 6 string (Hohner body/neck, Stein' electrics
    				       and reverse head/tremolo).
    Fender Tele USA Std (Red). Absolutely standard no mods, though just 
    re-read string 320.nn with great interest.
    
    Pedals/gizmos:
    Boss Digital delay, Distortion/Feedback. Roktek Phaser.
    E-bow (yeah, well I'm into Big Country).
    
    Amp:
    Not so brill Mcgregor 150w 4 ch PA.
    
    Other Stuff:
    Korg Poly 800 synth, Kawai KII synth, Yamaha drum machine (forget 
    model) and Alesis MMT8 midi'ing these rascals. No PC stuff (yet).
    
    Bachground/Likes:
    Guitarist in pub Punk Band mid 70's (Scanners). Own material.
    Drummer in pub/club Rock band (Tarot), similar era. Played lots of 
    Led Zep, Free, Yes, Cream etc etc (yawn...) but we did a USA tour 
    (Urmston, Stretford and Altrincham - sorry, won't mean much to most 
    of you, they're all Manchester suburbs!).
    
    Since then, nowt, just accumulating a few goodies and generally 
    messing with the midi stuff so I can play along with the guitars.
    
    Oh yeah, likes.... 
    Most rock stuff, modern and pre-modern + (worthy of special note):
    Todd Rundgren, Peter Gabriel, Big Country, Primal Scream.
    
    
    Sorry, bit of long hello, more of a life history!
    Bye for now,
    
    Steve
      
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Date:	MARCH 20, 1997 10:59 AM
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Hi Dave - hopefully this will get thru to you. Don't know weather you
can cut and paste the message below or just enter the notes file to say
hello for me. When I left, there was a place for general chatter. If it
helps, I know Fred Abatelli and Dave Blickstien were regulars in the
file and still remain at DEC. Whatever you're able to do, I'd be
appreciative!!!

Hello boys and girls!  For those of you who have been there a few years
and still remain, this is "the sakman" comin' back at you! Its been a
few years since I left, and I can confirm there is life after DEC. I've
run into Fred Abatelli, Dave Blickstien, and Dave Hinkernell a few times
since then. In fact, Fred if you're reading this, I'm planning on coming
to Stormy Mondays on 4/5  to see your band. For those of you who don't
know or haven't seen them, Fred plays in the Biggs Band. This IS the
coolest group in the area by far. They play a wonderful mix of swing,
motown, R&B, and just about everything else except "Skinnard!!!!
Zepplin!!!!" I highly recommend you DECCIE dudes and dudettes check 'em
out.

Myself, I'm just a workin' slob doing a day gig as the North American
Customer Support Manager for a company that manufactures meteorolgical
equipment. In my division, we take this equipment, combined with some
software and have a product called IceCast. This technology enables
highway authorities to conduct efficient snow and ice removal operations
in the winter. For those of you who work at ZKO, or live nearby, you may
have noticed a tower in the median on Rt. 3 in Tyngsboro, about a mile
south of the NH border. Thats one of my weather stations.

Anyway, I try to get to Stormy's most every Monday nite to jam unless
I'm traveling. I'm playing a beautiful translucent gold curly maple Les
Paul studio or a Strat style guitar that is like an LP gold top in color
with a mint green pickguard. I always bring my amp down too. Its a
Fender Ultra Chorus with my stomp boxes velcro'd on the top for ease of
transportation and setup. I just hit the desired effect with my hand.
When I left DEC, I was way nervous to sing. But nowadays, given so many
great pickers in the area, I figured I needed to become more of a singer
and quit trying to be some bitchin' guitarist - a dream I know I'll
never attain! So its not unusual for me to yelp and howl some blues
tunes when I play.

Well my old friends, I gotta get back to productive work. You guys keep
on keepin on! The one thing I miss most is the Notes file. What a
tremendous way to screw off at work!!!

Later,

 Dave   (dave.sakelaris@ vaisala.com)

 
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    Well they've moved down south.  GC that is.  I just called Rthym City
    here in Atlanta Ga., they said they were closed for inventory, and they
    were merging with Guitar Center.  So I guess we will all be paying
    around the same prices now.
    
    later,
    rj

Geez, I just checked Note 1, and realized that I never formally introduced
myself - good thing that the folks in GUITARS are casual... ;^)

Eric Phillips
HLO-1 (former Electro-Mechanical Test and Etch Tech Fab 3,4 and 6)

I've been playing guitar since 1968, electric bass since 1970, five-string
banjo since 1973, and pedal steel since 1976 -- everything else (dobro, drums,
keyboards, fiddle, etc.) I fake! ;^)  I've been mostly playing electric bass in
country bands (see Peavey note 1732.6) until just recently.  

When in 1994 I married Betty - a singer in her own right - I knew I wanted us
to perform together as much as possible.  I also knew from experience that most
bands do *not* want singers that don't play an instrument.  So I did the only
logical thing that would yield quick results: I began to teach Betty to play 
electric bass, and I switched to guitar.  It's been a pretty intense learning 
curve for the both of us, but the rewards are terrific: Betty's becoming a very 
proficient bassist, I'm having fun trying all the things I wanted to on guitar
 -- and we're gigging together as a band and getting $$ for it. Izzat cool or 
what? 8^)

When I played bass, I had a 1987 Peavey Dyna-Bass played through a Peavey Combo
300.  My working guitars now are both Peaveys, the Reactor (Tele copy) and the
Raptor (Strat copy) -- they're not the originals but they do the job and they're
affordable.  Betty's playing a short-scale Mosrite copy bass, she sez the re-
verse cutaway shape fits her anatomy better....!

						--Eric--

P.S. One great thing about being married to a musician: we BOTH go into the
music stores and go ga-ga over the stuff inside! ;*)

    
    Pat Robinson KAO checking in...reading here with great interest.
    
    Out of the electrics since '82 or so, but resurrecting my
    Martin acoustic from storage, (been busy with 2 rugrats...at
    least now they present less of a deadly threat to the guitar.)
    
    Looking to limber up the fingers and toughen the fingertips
    over the coming months...nothing like coming back to an
    old flame...8*)
    
    Will ask the occasional question...but I have to say that I
    am in shock looking at the prices of guitars etc...but I literally
    have not been in a music store for a decade. 8*(
    
    /Pat

well Pat, lemme be the first to offer the 'welcome back'
and yea, sticker shock has entered the Guitar World...

we had it easy too long I supposed,, keyboard players
and drummers are just laughing at us at this point,....
but we still get out of it cheaper!

Have a nice re-entry...

/pelksta.