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From: azzouz@lptl.jussieu.fr (Hicham AZZOUZ)
Subject: Keith pegs ???
Organization: M.A.S.I., Universite P. & M. Curie, Paris, FRANCE
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 14:16:15 GMT

Does anybody know what is the average price for Keith-pegs ?
(just to compare with those available in France, and to know if it's worthy
to buy here)

thanks a lot.        

                 Hichams
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: david@infopro.com (Dragon [David Fiedler])
Subject: Re: Bloomfield Recommendations?
Organization: InfoPro Systems: Writers, Consultants, and Dragons
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 02:00:13 GMT
Keywords: Bloomfield

larryh@cabezon.uucp (Larry Huntley) writes:

>    For stuff that is more rock-like, try the "Super Session" album; it's has
>    Al Kooper and Bloomfield on one side; Kooper and Steve Stills on the other.
>    I don't know if this is available on CD; it's doubtful.

Not any more. I just picked it up on CD at a going-out-of-business sale
for $5! Not as "essential" as I remembered it, but a great thing for $5.

>    And then there is "The Electric Flag", a rock/soul/funk/blues mixture that
>    Bloomfield helped found.  He has a very contemporary sound here.

This is not straight blues, as you say, but I think much better music in
general than Super Session.

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From: math1rb@rosie.uh.edu (92F07486)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: String Guages [what to use?]
Keywords: jacobson_d@colorado.edu inquired ...
Date: 13 Nov 92 16:23:00 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <Bxnu3L.3zI@newcastle.ac.uk>, R.T.Wieckowski@newcastle.ac.uk (River Johnson) writes...
> 
>String gauges eh ?
> Well this is something I have been experimenting with for a while now ...
> 
>I ( until a year ago ) had always bought .010's for my strat, partly 'cause I had no problems with them, and partly out of routine I guess. Then last November I was visiting friends and I borrowed a Yamaha GX228 ? which was kitted out with .009's and was
> 
>However I think this is partially because of the exercising with .010's that I'd noticed the difference, which is why I have one strat with .010's for rehearsals to give my fingers something to chew on... ...and one strat with .009's for gigs so that I c
> 
>Personally, I think you have to find a balance between tone and ease of playing.
> 
> The thicker the gauge the warmer the tone ...
>      ... the thinner the gauge the easier it is to play.
> 
> 
>Incidentally, a friend of mine plays in a style not dissimilar to SRV, and he uses .012's on his Satellite strat's through a Fender Twin. ( nice sound !! )

Does he tune down a 1/2 step? What's REAL cool and is a compromise is
putting 10's or larger on and then tune 1/2 step down. You get all that warmness
AND MORE! plus the ease of playing...I think another thing to consider is
type of pick...

> 
>just find your own thing ...
> 
>RIV.
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From: dam@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (David Morning)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Power Soaks and Low Volume Overdriven tubes????
Date: 5 Nov 92 16:11:29 GMT
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Science Dept.

jay@b15.ingr.com (Jay Reeves) writes:


>I've not heard of the Power Soak, but sounds interesting.

>Marshall makes a rack mount unit that is a speaker emulator that does the same
>thing.  I haven't heard one yet but they are supposed to be very good - and they
>should be for the $400 smacker price tag.

>I've read a couple of articles and interviews with Eddie Van Halen where he
>mentions using a variac to vary his line voltage to his amp so he can really
>crank it for a good sound, but it's not terribly loud and there's not hardly
>any risk of blowing the amp.  They also say "don't try this though, it can
>be dangerous" as in, I guess, shocking the shit outta yourself.  Does anyone
>know how he does this?  Can anyone tell me how to do it the way he does?
>And no, I won't shock the shit outta myself, my profession is electronics,
>but I'm not that bright to be SURE how to do it.

Don't do it. It needs the amp modified to work, otherwise you'll lower the
heater/filament voltage on the tubes and kill the thermionic effect. There's
also the danger that you'll push the incoming line voltage above it's rating
as variacs can act as a step-up auto-transformer - they normally go to about
120% of the incoming line voltage.
Variacs are pieces of lab equipment, and thats where they belong unless you
know precisely what your doing.

Dave

>						-Jay Reeves
>						jay@ffs.b15.ingr.com

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From: gwaldron@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Glenn Waldron)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Midi sequencer
Date: 10 Nov 92 18:10:44 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

I'm intersted in purchasing a MIDI sequencer to drive my Roland D-5,
for sequencing drum tracks or synth lines for recording.  Any
suggestions on one that is easy to program and includes a disk-
drive (or other means of storing the data)?  The one's I've seen
look as though they'd be  a bitch to program with that tiny LCD
display...

.  . ..Glenn

-- 

Glenn A Waldron                                  gwaldron@csugrad.cs.vt.edu
Computer Science - Virginia Tech                aq078@cleveland.freenet.edu
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From: lewocz@acsu.buffalo.edu (John S. Lewocz)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Instructors in Rochester
Date: 10 Nov 92 18:59:48 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Buffalo/Comp Sci


Can anyone recommend a good jazz instructor in the Rochester/Buffalo area?

Thanks.

--John
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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: tapppity tappp tapp tapp.
From: loman@cstp.umkc.edu
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 23:38:20 GMT
Organization: UM - Kansas City, Computer Science


Ha, Three times a charm. or a lady, or a strike, depending on your game.
For me, another post.

I got to tapping today, and discovered that placing your finger stiff and
vertical on a string and tapping your knuckle produces some neat results.

It causes the string to vibrate, but you dont get the sharp 'tap' of actually
pushing the string to the fretboard. if you pat your knuckle lightly, the
string vibrates forever. (or until you stop patting...)

ex:
                          pat/tap here
                         /
   ---hand-------*------*
                /       |
            knuckle     |
                        * <- stiff joint.       ( pffffffffppp. whoa. dude... )
                        |
                        | <- fingertip.
         ----string---------------------------------

Anybody else do this?                          

Loman@vax2.umkc.edu ! ski
From: npstewar@eos.ncsu.edu (NATHAN PHILLIP STEWART)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Trainwreck/vintage rock tone
Keywords: low power tube amps
Date: 7 Nov 92 02:48:00 GMT
Reply-To: npstewar@eos.ncsu.edu (NATHAN PHILLIP STEWART)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Originator: npstewar@c00731-239rd.eos.ncsu.edu


Has anyone out there ever hear Ken Fischer's Trainwreck amps? 
I'm a blues/rock player(Cray/Clapton/SRV/Raitt influence) looking around for 
low power, low gain tube amps, that blend in nicely at full tilt.  From what
Guitar Player said, Trainwreck sounded wonderful, but that's about the extent of what
I've heard.

 Any reccomendations for sweet & crunchy, VERY DYNAMIC!! tube amps 
- heads or combo's from vintage snobs out there are welcome.

PS. Do 20 watt Marshalls really exist outside the magazines?
From: evorst@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Ed Vorst)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Alice's Restaurant
Date: 8 Nov 92 21:28:42 GMT
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada


	If anybody knows where I can find the published music to Alice's
Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie, please let me know. 
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	( evorst@umanitoba.ccu.ca ) - Kiss my ass, I bought a boat
					        I'm going out to sea
							-L. Lovett
From: d1hej@dtek.chalmers.se (Henrik Jonsson)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Edge is God...
Date: 9 Nov 92 01:51:16 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg Sweden

caedmon@cats.ucsc.edu (Axeman) writes:
>>>Oh please.  Hendirx and Page are two people whom I'm glad died.
>>                         ^^^^
>>Just a note: Jimmy Page is alive and well.

>	oops!  Hehe.  I meant SRV.  Although I'm not exempting page from 
>this catagory when he dies. :)

NOW HEAR THIS , YOU PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A GUITARIST!!!
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix is two of all the
great guitarists that has met a too early end of their lifes.
Now I don't wanna hear some wiseass-truckload-full-a-shit-jackass-
-crackpot-nonbeliever coming here , spitting all true blueslovers
right in their faces and trying to tell us that Satriani is one
of the greatest guitarists (which he BTW is ) BECAUSE HE CAN PLAY
64TH NOTES FAST AND CLEAN!!!!
He's one hell of a guitarist but he ha lost that loving feeling...
But what can you expect from folks that spend 10-12 hours a day
on their rooms practicing...  GET A LIFE!!
I'd bet you've got the same stupid argument as Yngwie Malmsteen
uses: The pentatonic scale holds only 5 notes , the harmonic minor's
got 7....

READ AND WEEP:  1-b3-3-4-b5-5-6-b7-7.... That's what life's all about
,sissy!!! A true Blues-scale !! Jimi and SRV knows what im talking about.
Bet you dont!!!
 

I'd bet you like Queensryche , don't you?? 


-Henrik Jonsson 
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: gerald.b.ross@um.cc.umich.edu (Gerald Ross)
Subject: Re: Guitar recommendation
News-Software: IBM OS/2 PM RN (NR/2) v0.14 by O. Vishnepolsky and R. Rogers
Reply-To: gerald.b.ross@um.cc.umich.edu
Organization: University of Michigan Math Dept
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 14:26:46 GMT

In  <1992Nov06.140444.22908@eng.umd.edu>  ugo@eng.umd.edu (Ugo Piomelli) writes:

If you plan on focussing on fingerpicking, I would suggest
a smaller size guitar. Perhaps a O or OO size. I find that
the D size guitars are too uncomfortable to play in a
sitting position (although I do play one in a band setting).

I find that the lower bout on a D size guitar forces my right
arm into an unnatural position and doesn't allow me to move
my right hand to various picking positions (over the hole,
over the fingerboard etc.)

Good Luck
Gerald















> Ugo Piomelli
> Dept. of Mechanical Engineering         I'd forever talk to you
> University of Maryland                  But soon my words
> College Park MD                         Would turn into a meaningless ring
> E-mail: ugo@eng.umd.edu                         Bob Dylan
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From: kjell@emke.chalmers.se (Kjell Siimon)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Text/cord wanted for "It's not unusual"
Date: 9 Nov 92 08:48:56 GMT
Followup-To: alt.guitar
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology



Hello all you fancy-finger-freaks!!!!!!


I'm just wondering if anyone out there have the text and/or guitarcords for
that old Tom Jones hit "It's not unusual"?
If so, and if you have the energy and time, PLEASE mail it to me. I think
it's a great tune and me and the band I'm playing in thinks it be worth a
try making a cover out of it.

Thanks in advance!


Kjell the Brave
From: jpmakela@klaava.Helsinki.FI (J Pekka Makela)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Gibson Explorer
Date: 11 Nov 92 19:42:34 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Rob Spray (spray@convex.com) wrote: 
> Don't forget the Ibanez Destroyer, it was so close to an Explorer,
> I heard that Gibson sued.  I saw one recently in a Dallas area
> pawn shop for $300 (it had gold hardware and hopped-up pickups).
> 

	Eddie van Halen used to use a Ibanez Destroyer, although his
	was a bit sawed-off, modified and decorated with his electrical
	tape artwork. You can see it on the cover of "Women and Children
	First"
> --Rob  spray@convex.com

					-jPM
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: denio@scubed.com (Dennis C. O'Neill)
Subject: Re: Les Paul data needed
Organization: S-CUBED, A Division of Maxwell Labs; San Diego CA
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 14:22:35 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.41200.9890@ms.uky.edu> miles@ms.uky.edu (Stephen D. Grant) writes:
> Les Paul Customs are solid mahogany vs the other Les Pauls which are
> mahogany bodies with maple tops.
> Customs also have ebony fingerboards (vs rosewood) and thinner frets
> (vs jumbo).
> 

Sorry to say, but I believe this is inaccurate.  The original issue
Les Paul Customs (the ones made in the 50s) were solid mahogany,
but those made since the reissue in the late 60s have maple tops.
The more recent ones also have jumbo frets, just like the Standard.

Caveat:
There may have been some special-edition LPCs with mahogany tops
made since 1970; Gibson has made all kinds of oddball special
editions.

See Tom Wheeler's "American Guitars" for details.


-- 
Dennis O'Neill (denio@seismo.css.gov)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar,rec.music.misc
From: omitchel@jarthur.claremont.edu (Ocie *crow* Mitchell)
Subject: Re: Steely Dan questions
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 22:41:59 GMT

In article <27761@castle.ed.ac.uk> scott@festival.ed.ac.uk (Scott Larnach) writes:
>gompertz@sdd.hp.com (Ron Gompertz) writes:
>
>>The great solos on the first couple of albums are by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.
>
>>Check out the licks on "My Old School"  (on Pretzel Logic, I think).
>
>It's on "Countdown to Ecstasy". Other great solos from that album are
>on "Boddhisatva" (sp?) and "The Boston Rag".
>
>The music speaks for itself, but I wish I understood what most Steely
>Dan song lyrics are actually talking about! I suspect living 3000
>miles away might have something to do with that... though I did manage
>to figure out that "Kid Charlemagne" is about Ken Kesey. I think.
>
>S
I've given this much thought and come to the conclusion that most Dan songs
are about drug deals/ dealers.  Especially "Kid Charlemange"- those test
tubes and the scale- just get it all out of here.  But I don't let that stop
me from enjoying the music.

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From: knapik@mdd.comm.mot.com (Jim Knapik)
Subject: Arch tops vs Flat tops
Organization: Motorola, Mobile Data Division - Seattle, WA
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 00:16:12 GMT


Never having had the opportunity to play an early model arch top acoustic,
I was wondering what their strong points were relative to flat top
acoustics in the same class or by the same manufacture.

I am interested in trying one out, say the L-5 or New Yorker, but with them
being a little bit hard to find, I was wondering if I should spend the time
to find one, or just  settle for another flat top.

I'm mainly interested in them for acoustic jazz stuff.

Any advice ?



Jim Knapik
Motorola - Mobile Data Division
knapik@mdd.comm.mot.com
Newsgroups: alt.guitar,aus.music
From: carl@montebello.ecom.unimelb.EDU.AU (Carl Brewer)
Subject: Re: Bass guitar and delay pedals etc
Organization: Dept. Engineering Computer Resources, Melbourne Uni.
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 06:53:49 GMT

In article <1992Nov09.011719.1125@DIALix.oz.au> larcher@DIALix.oz.au (Leanne Archer) writes:
>In <9231301.19792@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> carl@montebello.ecom.unimelb.EDU.AU (Carl Brewer) writes:
>
>     I get a feeling most of the bass delay on Pink Floyds music is mostly
>     at the console level. Perhaps an avid Pink Floyd fan may fill us in
>     on this. Just a thought ... 
> 
>>Any hints as to how to effectivly use this effect is much appreciated 
>
>>cheers
>
>>carl
>
>
>     Have a listen to "Sea Of Love" on Blind Faiths' self titled album.

borrow your copy?  ;-)

>
>                                       Addicted To Bass,         

all the best of us are ..  :)



-- 
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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: timk@meaddata.com (Tim Klein)
Subject: Re: NEEDED: Frampton Talkbox Schematic 
Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:48:19 GMT

In article <weyJsna00WBNE3kmkF@andrew.cmu.edu>, Paul M Mcelwee <pm3w+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
|> 
|> I've heard that the schematic for the Talkbox has already been posted on
|> the bboard, but I would REALLY appreciate it if they could be reposted.
|> I have a rudimentary understanding of electronics  and would like to try
|> to rig up my own box to make a "talking violin".  


To use a talkbox, you have to have a microphone right in front of your
mouth (otherwise nobody will hear it but you).  You also have to have
a fairly thick tube running into your mouth from the talk box. 

I don't want to discourage your creativity, but the damn things are hard
enough to use with a guitar, let alone with a violin under your chin!
Even if you do manage somehow, I hope your instrument is waterproof,
because you're probably going to drool all over it.  (Seriously!)

If all else fails, I suppose you could record the "straight" violin
parts, and then use the talk box with the recording.

Anyway, if you'd rather invest money than time, there's a company called
Heil that makes talk boxes now.  They're about $150, and can be found in
guitar stores and mail order catalogs.  Good luck!

By the way, I'm a great fan of this little gadget, and am trying to compile
a list of all the recordings in which it is used.  Are you aware of
any recordings of someone using  it with a violin (or any other non-guitar)?

===========================================================================
Timothy Klein                 I wish I had a kryptonite cross.  Then I
timk@meaddata.com             could keep both Dracula AND Superman away.
...!uunet!meaddata!timk                               -- Jack Handey
From: chrisk@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Chris Kennison)
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 19:35:16 GMT
Subject: Re: Plkolk Salad Annie riff-any update ?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: alt.guitar

In alt.guitar, Peter.Weekes@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:

> A while ago, I posted my attempt at the chords for the old Tony Joe White
> classic, "Polk Salad Annie". At the time, I mentioned that I couldn't figure
> out the fiddly bits, has anyone managed to sort them out ?

fiddly bits - you mean the intro, (hook)?
try these intervals  g#,b   a,c#  b,d (or c,d#) can't recall. Start
with g#,b on your 3rd and 2nd string. Keep the E string (6th) playing
1/8 notes with your thumb and play these intervals up and down. The last
two move down to the 3rd and 4th string, I think? You'll find it.
The song is best played in the key of E major (E, A, G) that's it.

sock it to me!

> 
> Also, for my peace of mind, what the hell is a "truck patch", at least that's
> what it sounds like to me.... 

a truck patch probably is a reference to 'truck farm' - lots of people 
grow food and sell at road side stands.                    

> 
> I am also working on a couple of other TJW numbers if anyone wants them,
> Willie and Laura-May Jones for instance....
> 
glad to see Tony Joe is still getting heard -
From: johneco@cns.nyu.edu (John Econopouly)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Les Paul data needed
Date: 5 Nov 92 17:38:06 GMT
Reply-To: johneco@cns.nyu.edu
Organization: New York University

In article 9890@ms.uky.edu, miles@ms.uky.edu (Stephen D. Grant) writes:
> Les Paul Customs are solid mahogany vs the other Les Pauls which are
> mahogany bodies with maple tops.
> Customs also have ebony fingerboards (vs rosewood) and thinner frets
> (vs jumbo).
> 


No.  This is all true only for pre-1962 Les Paul Customs, except for the 
ebony fingerboard, which is still true.
j

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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: ugo@eng.umd.edu (Ugo Piomelli)
Subject: Guitar recommendation
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 14:04:44 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Originator: ugo@maserati.eng.umd.edu




I would like to buy an acoustic guitar in the $600-1000 range.  I play
mostly folk, do a lot of fingerpicking. I am not too enthusiastic about the
Ovation sound.   Does anyone have a favourite? I remember reading
mixed reviews on the lower-priced Martin guitars.  Any opinion on that?

Thanks a lot.

Ugo Piomelli




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Ugo Piomelli                    
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering    	I'd forever talk to you
University of Maryland			But soon my words
College Park MD				Would turn into a meaningless ring
E-mail: ugo@eng.umd.edu				Bob Dylan
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