wylde1919

So Rhoads you obviously dig the PRS thang (which is cool with me), but I was wondering If you have ever played a Mcinturf. If so I was wondering how you feel they match up and If you like them or not. Am I hijacking thethread. If so I can just start a new one!

That all cool rhoads, no ill will intended in my post (sorry if it came off that way)just figured i would oblige (sp?). As to you MKG that was me who made the comments about the pickups. You are probably right that the PRS's I have played were not correctly outfited ones for my desire. I'll consider that point in my opinion of PRS. But what it all b iols down to on any guitar brand is personal opinion. I think we should all just agree to disagree and go have a beer!

Fair enuff rhoads I shall except your challenge!

1. I don't care for the feel of the neck, especially the heel.

2. I felt that the stock P/ups were kind fo weak on a guitar that expensive.

3. I never really felt comfortable while plying it sitting ( and thats real trifling cuz I have an RR V)

I wouldn't say I dislike PRS they are very nice guitars, just not for me. As I said before I'd get a Mcinturff if I was buying in that price range.

prs just seems to be the it guitar of the moment. All the local bigger name luthiers are going ofr that prs feel, Mcinturff and RR Godian being the two most prominent.

(and b4 i get flamed i dont mean the double cutaway with the scoop style but moore the general details like the style tops and colors, and control layout. I think Mcinturffs actually play better than PRS's too)

by speed picking do you mean alternate, economy, hybrid, sweep, all downstrokes, or all of the above. there are many ways to make your pick quick (nice rhyme, eh!). I think the key to learning any of those styles of picking is to go very painfully slow and deliberate with a metronome, making sure that the last note you picked rings straight through until you start to pick the second one. Then work it gradually very gradually up to higher tempos. NO miracle cure here, just smart practicing.

Ki, I agree (as usual) with Dangerouso. As usual he knows his stuff !

In any rate Harmonic Minor is a great scale to use. I would also suggest try working out a lick that uses one of those "tensions" as your center point.

A great trick that I used to enjoy is arpeggiating the chord only using a little formula to add flair to it. Take your chord question and say its root is A. Take the notes of the chord and find where they lay in the Harmonic Minor scale.

A-B-C-D-E-F-G-#-A

then play a pattern where you you start one note on the =scale above your target pitch go a half step below your target pitch and then end up on your taget pitch, using triplets so you would have B Ab A, D B C, F Eb E, A G G#, and then you can resolve on the A or repeat the patter an octave higher, or if the chord has changed apply the pattern to the next chord. If you like that try pssing over the target pitch each time so the pattern would be in eighth or sixteenth notes like this

B A Ab A, D C B C, F E Eb E, A G#G G#,

If that all makes sense and you like it cool, if you don't understand, lemme know and I'll try and break it down. And if you just don;t liek then you obviously have no class J/K

O and another great trick would be to use your Major 7th (g# in this case) as a pedal point. You'll get some dissonance but only in a hip Miles Davis way!

Hey key are you asking if we have any ideas on how to play over a minor/major 7 chord (i.e. C Eb G B ) or are you asking about playing over a progression of iii to VII?

I play with a bunch of guys old enough to be my Dad. We cover the usual stuff and while we do get the occassional paying gig, I do it for fun. I love playing out ( however our last two gigs were outdoor gigs and we got rained out after the first set both times).

Two weeks? Geez... you must play a lot!

I've got pretty corrosive sweat, so i will turn new strings black in no time. I've found that GHS Boomers keep their tone the longest for me, and wiping them down does extend the life considerably in my case. Your mileage may vary.

I've never tried electrical contact cleaner... it might work, but it might also have adverse effects on your fingertips and/or the fretboard wood.

I have the same problem and boomers seem to be the most resistant to my toxic sweat! I used elixers last time on my acoustic and they seem to be a little more resistant but I still have major porbs with string breakage!

Judging from the tone of your original post I think you are missing the mark all together. Taking a solo ( or a ride or whatever you may want to call it) is like speaking. I think learning new licks is like learning new words to use. What I;m getting at is I can teach you what the word Palendrome means, and even how to use it correctly in a sentence. That doesn't mean that when you use the word, what you say will be interesting. You can solo fantastically using the Pentatonic scale peppering it with whatever "licks and "riffs" you already now. Try instead to think in terms of how to use the tools you have to make your solo's sound better, try making a melody with the notes you choose instead of just running scales. I hope that doesn;t come of as sounding like a pile of crap, but I often wind up back in that place where I feel like I'm just playing notes, and changing my way of thinking usually helps alot more than learning a new lick. Hope this helps, if not then my fingers are all tired out for nothing!

Buy a metronome and practice chromatic scales in time using alternate picking. increase the time on the metronome when you can play the scale flawlessly and in perfect time at least three times in a row. once you get to a point where you are bored of that, switch from eighth or quarter notes to triplets, or stagger the note values play toeighths and a quarter. Timing and accuracry are th keys to speed. your fingers will learn to keep up.

your fingers will keep up unless we are talking about typing then obviously I'm the wrong guy to ask!

sorry for posting such poorly typed crap!

Buy a metronome and practice chromatic scales in time using alternate picking. increase the time on the metronome when you can play the scale flawlessly and in perfect time at least three times in a row. once you get to a point where you are bored of that, switch from eighth or quarter notes to triplets, or stagger the note values play toeighths and a quarter. Timing and accuracry are th keys to speed. your fingers will learn to keep up.

There is one on ebay if interested

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...3730853504&rd=1

sorry im not smart enough to do the whole link thingy

if you wanna lessen the cost they have 24 fret jackson necks used on ebay all thetime.

HOw different of an approach is it when you are doing "tins" as compared to your guitar work?

a body like that deserves a nice top! quilted, flamed, whatever your hearts desired, I just think the shape is very Classy looking. Also I think that would look sweet as a string thru body. However what you have now is superb!

From what I understand it's not uncommon for him to just waltz into a club and ask if he can sit in. That would make my day!

I'd be petrified...

I don;t think I would. When I first started to learn my instructor told me the only way to truly progress as aplayer is to play with guys who are much more advanced, and when you want o progress as a teacher play with guys who are not as advanced. I know Les Paul has got WAAAAAAAAAAY more knowledge than I do, so I'd be thrilled to take a piece of his experience with me at the end of the night!

I would have loved to see that show. The thing that makes me respect teh cat so much is that he is ALL ABOUT playing with these younger guys and known and unknown. From what I understand it's not uncommon for him to just waltz into a club and ask if he can sit in. That would make my day!

I gotta call you on this one fizzy classical is an accepted term for all of theose composers Classical with the big C is not.

In any rate Im surprised to see Bach in a distant 4th place. He pioneered how western music approaches harmony. On top of that dude wrote some killer organ and harpsichord pieces that sound wonderfule on electric guitar! (tocatta and Fugue in D minor in particular) But I think it's safe to say anyone on that list is worth a listen

Add blood to one of the thorns and you should get a much more masculine look. Orbe man and leave it as just a rose and be secure enough in your sexuality to be ok with that

hey you should go for gotm, looks nice!

I like the color on the paul, looks like a dime slime finish like on dimebag's guitars!

Some more on art-

classic inlay was originally done as ornamentation. To "pretty up" an instrument or object. This in my opinion is still the main focus of a lot of inlay work on electric and acoustic guitars.

I can't say my work is all real art, but in portraying the natural world I try to be as realistic looking as possible with my imagery. I try my best to capture a moment in a garden, such as here, or in the sea, as in my other works.

I still have a long way to go.

Craig

If you still have a long way to go then the rest of us don't have a prayer!

thanks again for all the answers!

So do you think guys like mcnaught go over the top with inlays that seem to take up the entire board, or do you think that has its place as well.

btw thanks for answering my last question!

I find that the wider neck forces me to have a btter hand posture. And as fas as playing it "six string style" you'll adjust quickly. I have a 7620 with blaze p/ups and I love her to death. got it for 250 with case! GOod deals are out there you just have to look!