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Crow
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Joined: Nov 11, 2009
Topics: 30 / Replies: 519
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Re: Ears Vs Eyes Part III

If I were to come down with a disease, accident, latent birth defect or whatever that either rendered me totally blind or totally deaf, which would be...

11 years ago
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Re: Bad ears then what?

Maybe when I am out of work in a couple months and if I don't find a job right away I will attempt to start the process but by the time I'd be any goo...

11 years ago
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Re: Bad ears then what?

I've never really tried always using the excuse that I'd never get it all correct anyway so why bother. Man, you have to try! Get the key of the son...

11 years ago
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Re: Bad ears then what?

For several years I thought I couldn't play by ear. Then I actually TRIED to play by ear. Started playing along with whatever the radio offered. It...

11 years ago
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Re: Over 55 Club

If I ever catch the mad scientist that transferred my 18 year old mind into this 55 year old body, he's gonna be dog food ;) Heh. As the guitar play...

11 years ago
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Re: Ears vs Eyes Part II

If all other things were equal (and the rarely, if ever are ... +1...and I had two people auditioning for a spot in my band, and one could read music...

11 years ago
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Re: Tuning - How low can I go?

He's talking about songs that are written in a lowered tuning, not playing songs written in standard in dropped tuning to make it easier. Which begs ...

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Re: Tuning - How low can I go?

Nice rant. :twisted: I adjust tunings 1) for my own vocal range, and 2) to allow open strings to play their most effective role. Mostly I adjust tu...

11 years ago
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Re: Tuning - How low can I go?

My general rule of thumb is if you're going more than a minor third up or a whole step down, change strings. I use .012s on all my guitars but one, a...

11 years ago
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Re: Ears vs Eyes Part II

I think NoteBoat's on target: It's age-related. Glad I learned to read in grade school....I was so rabid to play when I was a kid, none of it seemed ...

11 years ago
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Re: My wah hums

My pedal is pre-input jack. All there is is the nine-volt clip.I'll try it with an adapter at next band practice, on an outlet I know to be grounded ...

11 years ago
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Re: Ear vs Eyes

To clarify my previous point about "niche" music fans: Every classical music lover I have known, with the possible exception of my piano professor at ...

11 years ago
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Re: Ear vs Eyes

Well , if it's popular that means a lot of people like it . Well, duh. Niche music lovers always hate anything that becomes popular . " I used to lik...

11 years ago
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Re: Ear vs Eyes

...the guitar was always treated like the redheaded stepchild when it came to classical composition . Let's face it , it wasn't loud enough to play in...

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