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Post by snakehips on Nov 18, 2015 9:30:56 GMT
Hi there !
Sorry, as it's not yet even December but my wife keeps asking me what I want for Christmas. Unfortunately, she won't go as far as buying a guitar (boo hoo !!) so I'm stuck what to ask for.
Anyone know of any good new books about blues, blues musicians, or guitars ?
I got a Ditto looper pedal for my birthday in February, and as I don't really use effects, I can't think of any gadgets I need. Got decent capos and tuners already from previous presents etc ! I'm already doing fine for stuff but my wife wants help ! Think I'll suggest a donation to charity instead.
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Nov 18, 2015 10:06:30 GMT
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Post by twang1 on Nov 18, 2015 11:33:49 GMT
Hi Snakehips. A good leather guitar strap? Frank
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 12:22:08 GMT
Not blues per se, but 'love and death - the murder of kurt cobain' is a good read. TT
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Post by snakehips on Nov 18, 2015 13:35:04 GMT
Hi PD,
I can recommend the Ditto Looper - but suggest getting the two-button one. I got the simple one-button one and it's tricky to stop the loop playing (eg. for the end of a song) as you have to tap it twice quickly - which is difficult to do and not mess up your timing. Also, ask for an adapter plug for it too - as it doesn't come with one !
Having a busy mon-fri day job, I couldn't get to a music shop until the weekend after I got my Ditto Looper present - which means all I could do for the first week of having a Ditto looper was to look at it and imagine me using it !!!!!!!!
Guitar Strap ? Nice idea. Will have to find one I like though - as I'm fussy on that.
Thanks guys !
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Nov 18, 2015 13:45:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 13:52:45 GMT
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Post by snakehips on Nov 18, 2015 16:44:38 GMT
Hi again !
Not that I'm one for effect pedals, but a love a good Tremolo.
Boss TR-2 Tremolo pedal, people ?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 16:53:24 GMT
Not one for tremolo, but I'm partial to flange. TT
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Post by pete1951 on Nov 18, 2015 16:56:53 GMT
Tremolo Pedal? Sounds like you need a proper amp.....I do have a Mark2 WEM Dominator for sale, Xmas delivery , £300 (comes with trem AT NO EXTRA COST!) Come to think of it theres a Fender Bandmaster I don`t play any more Trem AND REVERB!! (There is also a flange around the amp , so it has `Flange` as well
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Nov 18, 2015 17:09:22 GMT
This is the jobbie what you need: Pukkah balls out tremolo, no messin'. and mine's not for sale, sorry. But the TR-2 is good enough for gigging.
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Post by purpleorange on Nov 18, 2015 18:11:33 GMT
Guitar Strap ? Nice idea. Will have to find one I like though - as I'm fussy on that. Have you had a loot at the straps on sullysstraps.com?Sully is a great Guy to deal with and should be able you make up what ever you want, I went for one with adjustable headstock loop option and I did;t want to put a heal button on my guitar. They are very well priced for the quality and there is an option to pay extra to have one made from reconditioned vintage leather which great is you want to match the strap to a vintage guitar. I also like the fact that there are adjustable and there are no metal components on the strap to scratch your guitar.
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Post by purpleorange on Nov 18, 2015 18:13:08 GMT
OK Snakehips, I will admit to being a massive fan of Satan and Adam having seen them on the street in NYC and Adam Gussows book is great: ! I really enjoyed this book as well.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 21:27:00 GMT
Hey Snake! I'd ask for one of these (if you've been very good this year...) The Wolfram Tungsten Carbide slide is on another level... Got one at a steal a few months back. Good luck!
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Post by Michael Messer on Nov 18, 2015 21:38:50 GMT
This looks really good. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903–1958) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago bluesman of the 1930s. His success came as he fused traditional rural blues with the electrified sound that was beginning to emerge in Chicago. This, however, was just one step in his remarkable journey: Big Bill was constantly reinventing himself, both in reality and in his retellings of it. Bob Riesman’s groundbreaking biography tells the compelling life story of a lost figure from the annals of music history. I Feel So Good traces Big Bill’s career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star, including his historic 1938 appearance at Carnegie Hall, to his influential role in the post-World War II folk revival, when he sang about racial injustice alongside Pete Seeger and Studs Terkel. Riesman’s account brings the reader into the jazz clubs and concert halls of Europe, as Big Bill's overseas tours in the 1950s ignited the British blues-rock explosion of the 1960s. Interviews with Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, and Ray Davies reveal Broonzy’s profound impact on the British rockers who would follow him and change the course of popular music. Along the way, Riesman details Big Bill’s complicated and poignant personal saga: he was married three times and became a father at the very end of his life to a child half a world away. He also brings to light Big Bill’s final years, when he first lost his voice, then his life, to cancer, just as his international reputation was reaching its peak. Featuring many rarely seen photos, I Feel So Good will be the definitive account of Big Bill Broonzy’s life and music. -------------------- Shine On Michael
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