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From: rthoff@esk (Rudolph van't Hoff)
Subject: Re: Tuning a Fender Strat + ???
Summary: Buy a locking Tremolo 
Organization: University of Tasmania at Launceston
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 23:24:51 GMT


Hey Dude,
	The problem with your guitar is that:
			when you push the tremolo down,
			the guitar strings unwind around
			the machine heads, and when they 
			tension back up, they'll strech.  
			
To avoid this I suggest that you either buy a locking nut and tremolo,
or don't use the tremolo at all. If you just buy a locking nut($30AUS)
then the strings will still go out of tune at the bridge. the bridge, for
a cheap model would probably cost ($200AUS), or a more expensive one($400AUS)
but it is most likely that the most expensive one would include the nut!

I hope this helps, reply personal mail if wanted, to :

		rthoff@esk.compserv.utas.edu.au
			Rudolph.
From: sbc@netcom.com (Spencer Clark)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Where: Amp Repair is S.F. Bay Area
Date: 15 Apr 92 17:02:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.p!zjaan.sbc
Distribution: ba
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

Hello, all.  I've got a Mesa Boogie 50 Caliber that I love.  Its great, but 
I got out of playing for the last 2 years.  Recently I've picked up my
axe, only to find that the amp, after about 10 minuetes, starts to "short"
out in the distortion mode.  I've tried replace the tube ($40.00 experiment)
but no luck.

Does anybody have an amp repair shop to recommend that is in the South Bay
Area, and doesn't have a waiting list that starts in November?

Thanks in Advance - - - - -

sbc


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From: corvett@csa.bu.edu (Sungyeup Kim)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Just a little bit speed
Date: 14 Apr 92 23:36:48 GMT
Reply-To: corvett@csa.bu.edu (Sungyeup Kim)
Organization: Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

Hi all guitarists,

I'm so frustrated with my guitar playing.
The problem is I can't play fast lick however I much practice.
I everyday practice alternate picking, but.....
Which way is easy using alt.picking or pilling-off and hammering?
Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance....
From: ktaylor@supernet.dallas.haus.com (Kurt Taylor)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: CHORDS14.ZIP
Date: 9 Apr 92 21:36:06 GMT
Organization: Harris Adacom Corporation

SELDHANS@HASARA11.BITNET writes:

>I just downloaded Chords14.zip; it seems like a handy programm (even the
>Demo version is usefull, though some features aren't supported and the
>chords-library is limited).It supports midi-cards and cga (?vga?) and
>the user can set a range of options  and instructions  ( strings, notes
>,intervals, tuning etc.)
> 
>So my advice would be: get it while you can!
> 
> 
> 
> b.t.w. This is my first posting to this great
>newsgroup  ====>>>>alt.guitar====>>>>>> keep it going...!!
> 

Would someone please post this ??? Not all of us have ftp ability.


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From: stark@ug.cs.dal.ca (Fuse)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: More Brian Adams
Keywords: Tab
Date: 14 Apr 92 22:23:26 GMT
Distribution: dal
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

>|Robin Hood.  Yes, I want to sing it to her and yes I am too lazy to figure  
>|it out.  Does anyone know this song?

  Try ftp site 131.210.1.4  Look in pub/music/lyrics/files/addams.bryan
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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: larryh@cabezon.uucp (Larry Huntley)
Subject: Re: Les Paul
Organization: SCN Research/QIC Laboratories of Tigard Oregon
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 23:14:45 GMT

In article <1992Apr5.201642.25928@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> fkam_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Kevin McFadden) writes:
>                              I am in fact wondering what Les Paul
>did for the production/recording industry.  It is supposedly pretty 
>revolutionary.


	If he had done nothing else, he developed what became multi-
	track recording.  He pioneered overdubbing so that he could
	play multiple guitar parts (behind Mary Ford's vocals.)
	Les Paul made recording as we know it today possible.

	He was also an early experimentor with solid-body guitars, and
	actually "made" the first quasi-solid body by sawing a hollow-
	body Epiphone in half and gluing a "4x4" down the middle, at-
	taching the neck and tailpiece and pickups onto the solid part.
	The story goes (as told by Paul) that he "plucked a string, went
	to lunch, and the string was still ringing when he returned."

	I know it's hard to imagine, but some of the younger players of
	today really need to read up and listen to some guys that played
	in the 20's, 30's, and 40's.  I can still remember the first time
	I heard a recording of Charlie Christian playing with Benny Good-
	man's various groups.  I had thought that Hendrix was the be-all
	and end-all up until then; imagine my surprise to find that
	some of the licks predated Jimi's birth by about 20 years...
'
	I have a good friend, one hell of a musician on several instru-
	ments who commonly says "There ain't no new licks."  I don't
	know that I agree with him 100%, but I will admit that there
	are a shit-load of old licks that are still being played - 
	some in new ways, admittedly.

	Thanks, Les, Charlie, Merle, Jimi, Michael and all the rest.
	We're all standing on your shoulders.

	(Sorry to wind up so far from the original topic.  We oldsters
	 tend to wander...)

-- 

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Newsgroups: alt.guitar,rec.music.makers
From: cdj@hela.iti.org (Chris D. Jennings)
Subject: Re: my request for level matching help
Followup-To: alt.guitar 
Organization: Industrial Technology Institute
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 15:05:47 GMT

Part of my previous posting on this subject was somehow lost before
it got to the Net, so I'll try again.  I'm considering purchasing
a Crate TDP tube preamp to connect to my Peavey Heritage combo
guitar amp, which has a solid state preamp and tube power amp;
could someone please help me understand the various options for
connecting the two, and the advantages and disadvantages of each
option?  Thanks very much.

Information that may help you help me:

CARVIN:

Input impedance: 230K ohms.  (From the owner's manual: "The input
  jack...is suited for any low to line level source.")

Maximum input signal level accepted: 5V, peak-to-peak.

Line out: 2V RMS.  (The Main Line Out jack has a Speaker Comp
  switch that "provides a low impedance output for connecting
  the TDP to an external power amp or mixer" - this is a type
  of speaker simulator.)

Effects Loop Send jack: "is used to link the TDP to additional
  external effects units."  (No level specified.)

Effects Loop Return jack: "is used in conjunction with the Line
  Out jack to complete the effects loop."  (Is this a misprint?
  Shouldn't it be used with the Effects Send instead of Line Out?)
  (No level or impedance specified.)

Line/Inst Switch: "changes the signal level of the effects loop
  to be acceptable to different external effects devices."  (No
  levels specified.)


PEAVEY: (no Peavey flames please ;^)  )

Preamp Jack A input: 220K ohms impedance; -28 dBV, 40 mV RMS
  nominal input level; -46 dBV, 5 mV RMS minimum input level;
  +4 dBV, 1.5V RMS maximum input level.

Preamp Jack B input: 44K ohms impedance; -22 dBV, 80 mV RMS
  nominal input level; -40 dBV, 10 mV RMS minimum input level;
  +10 dBV, 3V RMS maximum input level.

Preamp Output: 1K ohms or greater load impedance; 0 dBV, 1V RMS
  nominal output.

Power Amp Input: 22K ohms impedance; 0 dBV, 1V RMS designed
  input level.

Line Output: 1K ohms or greater load impedance; -10 dBV, 0.3V RMS
  nominal output; "Response: special EQ of power amp output" (I
  think this indicates some sort of speaker simulator).

BTW, I'm playing a Fender Stratocaster.  If possible, I want to
able to footswitch between the Crate preamp and the Peavey's own
built-in preamp, because the Peavey has some features in the preamp
that I hope I won't lose by using the Crate.  If that's not
feasible, I would give up the Peavey preamp in favor of the Crate.
I typically use only two external effects: a chorus pedal and a
distortion pedal, both analog (I usually run the chorus thru the
Peavey's effects loop).

Please state whether your advice is based on familiarity with
either or both of these products or on your knowledge of level
matching.  Thanks in advance for your help.

- Chris
From: css1rs@ee.surrey.ac.uk (Russell Smithers)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: never thought about it!
Date: 8 Apr 92 17:17:16 GMT
Reply-To: css1rs@mcs.surrey.ac.uk
Organization: University of Surrey, Guildford, England

In article <1992Apr6.160459.29759@nstn.ns.ca>, GEN2022@Husky1.StMarys.Ca (RYAN ORLANDO) writes:
|> You know.....I never thought about it but alt.guitar si just like taking
|> private guitar lessons.  Not only can you get music(tab, chords) but you 
|> can also get help with techniques, purchasing equipment, song writing etc.
|>   I just want to thank evveryone for making alt.guitar for what it is now.
|> 
|> A happy camper..
|> Ryan.

I would like to agree with you, I am finding this group to be realy usefull.
I would go as far as to say that I think it is one of the most pleasent news
groups.
From: rost@rgb.dec.com (My name is Brian Rost)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Homebuilt amps?
Date: 10 Apr 92 12:40:01 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <1992Apr9.172956.4830@cabezon.uucp>, larryh@cabezon.uucp (Larry Huntley) writes...
> 
>	People - this CAN be done.  It is not difficult for someone with
>	a fair amount of homebrew construction experience (NOT KITS.)
>        However, unless you are prepared to spend a considerable amount
>        of time and expense tracking down parts and tools, I would recommend 
>	buying a used amp just to see if the tube sound is really what you
>	want.  Talk to radio amateurs (HAMs) about construction and get a
>	used copy of the "Radio Amateurs Handbook" for construction tips
>	and tube data.
> 

On epossible option is buying an old tube amp, a Fender or other, that's cheap. 
I see Bassman and Bandmaster heads all the time for $100-150.  Then hot rod it. 
The original Boogies were modified Princetons, it was only when demand went up
that Mesa started building them from scratch.  

By modifying an existing amp, you have the advantage that the transformers
and caps are mostly all there.

					Brian Rost @rgb.enet.dec.com

					508-568-6115

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From: CS226C010@Husky1.StMarys.Ca (CHRIS FORGERON )
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: The Fender Super Twin Good/Bad?
Date: 13 Apr 92 12:35:52 GMT
Organization: St. Mary's University, Halifax, N.S., Canada
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.12.SMU


 Hi, I have the chance to pick up a '72 Fender Super Twin 180W (i believe)
amp for about $300 Canadian. I haven't had the chance to plug in and listen
to it yet, and would like to hear other people's comments on it.
 
 The guy says it's in fine shape.
 
 Also, what tubes would be the best to put in it, other than the standard 
6L6 type ones it has? SovTek? GrooveTubes?
 
 Please respond with EMAIL, as this will probably be my last time on this
newsgroup until next semester.
 
 Thanks in advance.
 
 CS226C010@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA
From: yudof@widget.seas.upenn.edu (Seth A Yudof)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: -*> Dokken <*-
Date: 16 Apr 92 14:45:32 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <1992Apr16.004646.1356@wkuvx1.bitnet> easteee@wkuvx1.bitnet writes:
>Does anyone know if Cherry Lane (or anyone else) publishes TAB for Dokken, or
>if George Lynch's "Mr. Scary" appears in any Guitar magazines/publications?
>I think George is one of the best guitarists I've ever heard.. He is simply
>incredible!

	YES.  Though I'm not sure which issues George is in,  I know that
Cherry Lane has done quite a number of his songs.  I also know for a fact that
they did "Mr. Scary."  Check the back of a current issue of Guitar for the
Practicing Musician for back issues.

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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: goodrich@lynx.larc.nasa.gov (Mike Goodrich)
Subject: Re: Where does the fretted (left) hand thumb go?
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA  USA
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 12:44:54 GMT

In article <ktot77INNqc2@early-bird.think.com>, bhk@snips.tmc.edu (Brad Kemp) writes:
|> I am seeking the nets advice on where to place the fretted hands
|> thumb. When I started playing guitar I kept it on the top (facing up)
|> side of the neck, but lately I have been placing it in the middle
|> of the back of the neck. When I play this way I get faster and
|> cleaner chords but my stamina decreases.
|> 
|> Opinions?
|> 


There are lots of theories around about this. My advice is to find what
works for you. I.e., Jimi Hendrix used his thumb a lot on the bass string,
but then, he had large powerfull hands ( BTW a lot of his technique was
attributable to this ), but I don't, so this won't work for me. I've tried
most of the ideas you mentioned, and while each has advantages, ultimately
I believe that what feels most comfortable / natural to you will work best.


...mike
From: fsrla@acad3.alaska.edu
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Message "exit" really BASS GUIDE???
Date: 7 Apr 92 22:00:41 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks

I messed up the subject of my previous post...
please read EXIT, it really is about bass guitars....sorry
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: marc@hemlock.cray.com (Marc Bouron)
Subject: Re: ZOOM 9002
Originator: marc@hemlock
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 7 Apr 92 08:30:11 CDT


I have a ZOOM 9000, and I think it sounds great.  I don't notice any hum, though
it's by no means noise-free.  It also benefits from an `amp simulator' circuit.
I shan't be bothering to buy a Marshall now...  ;-)   I'll dig out my fave patches
for the 9000 if anyone's interested.

[M][a][r][c]                                                 Artemis
                                                             R I S E

                                                          <digital FDM>
From: yy@cbnews.cb.att.com (alan.j.lapenn)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Easy playing
Summary: easy play
Date: 15 Apr 92 11:33:11 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T

In article <1992Apr10.121415.622@dg-rtp.dg.com>, blumer@antioch.rtp.dg.com (Todd Blumer) writes:
> Why are some guitars easier to play than others?  I mean, some
> require less "finger force" applied to the strings than others.
> Is it the frets?  the difference in thickness of the neck?  Is there

Well, there are alot of things about the guitar and the player that affect the
ease of play. In terms of the player hand size and strength and shape will have
a good deal to do with which guitar is easier to play. Big fingers wide fret
board, etc. In terms of the guitar low action, gauge of the strings, thick or
thin frets all have an effect on ease of play.

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From: bad@pismo.sw.stratus.com (Bruce Dumes)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: High, Action?
Date: 8 Apr 92 20:16:51 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Software Engineering

In article <1992Apr8.171553.29023@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK> css1rs@mcs.surrey.ac.uk writes:
>What does high action mean? I know this a very basic question but I don't
>know what it means.
>
>Thanks.

Ok, I thought about making the obvious jokes punning on "high action",
but I know we're all *much* too mature for that sort of thing! :-)

This means that the strings are far away from the fretboard.  A low action
is generally desired except for playing slide.

Bruce


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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: slinkie@milton.u.washington.edu (Rob Bakie)
Subject: Oingo Boingo
Summary: Want tab and/or chords for any songs.
Organization: University of Washington
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 01:08:50 GMT


I'd really like some music for Oingo Boingo.  Whatever anyone has figured out.


Slinkie

slinkie@u.washington.edu


Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: ken@batman.austin.ibm.com (Ken Goach)
Subject: Re: More Crazy Train (was Re: Crazy Riff.)
Reply-To: ken@batman.austin.ibm.com (Ken Goach)
Organization: IBM Austin, TX
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 14:36:24 GMT

Whoops! I screwed up already! I posted:

#E|-|
#B|----------2---------5----------3---------X-----|
#G|----------2---------4----------2---------X-----| 
#D|----------2---------6----------4---------X-----|
#A|---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-----|
#E|--------------------------------------------3^-|
#
#            A         E          D         A


That last A chord should be played like the first one
(0-2-2-2 on the A, D, G, and B strings). Not just the
A note! It won't sound as full!

Sorry. Guess I had some X's left over at the ends of the
lines and didn't switch them out with fret numbers!


THIS POSTING DOES NOT REPRESENT THE OPINIONS OF MY EMPLOYERS.
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From: ksand@apple.com (Kent Sandvik)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: any Bill Nelson fans out there???
Date: 6 Apr 92 23:33:24 GMT
Organization: MacDTS Mongols

In article <167B6A308.EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu>, EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu
writes:
> 
> Greetings, fellow axe victims,
> 
> Anybody want to trade info or stories about Bill Nelson?
> For those of you who don't know, he started his recording carreer in the
> late sixties, is know to many as the guitarist for Be Bop Deluxe, and
> his solo carreer, which spans the 80s-the present, could only be described
> as incredibly prolific. He pioneered the sort of guitar pyrotechnics that
> would later be popularized by Van Halen. And was an originator of a musical
> style which has been called new-wave. He is regarded as the father of the
> E Bow. And lately he does very little guitar playing on record, instead
> recording a sort-of "newage with brains," as I like to think of it.

Yes, his E-Bow handling was intriguing. I've seen E-Bows for 69$US, so
I guess I should buy one just for fun. I must also acknowledge that
Bill Nelson is really the father of the futuristic guitar playing 
style that Flock of Seagulls, Ultravox and other Brittish bands 
continued with later. As for his earlier records with Be Pop Deluxe,
don't know, it's kind of nice pop music with not much contents, but
that's my opinion.

His current day music is very much influenced by mysticism, Rocicrucian
and Hermetic ideas, which is sometimes fun, but oh so far-out :-).
Actually he's one of the few musician-mysticist, others that I think
of are earlier Todd Rundgren (remember Healing), and Ultravox showed
interest in Templar and Freemason metaphors.

Cheers,
Kent
From: sdavis@laforge.ksc.nasa.gov (Steve Davis)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: James Taylor
Date: 17 Apr 92 13:26:05 GMT
Article-I.D.: dale.1992Apr17.132605.9981
Organization: NASA

Brad Steele writes
> Also, I've noticed that a lot of sheet music
> seems to be simplified or arranged differently
> than the original recording.  Do the publishing
> houses think no one can play?

  No, they're usually just too lazy to notate all of the intricate details of a  
piece as it was originally played.  This is not all their fault... few  
_artists_ bother to notate any of their stuff in this manner.  Grab any Billy  
Joel piano book... do you see any hint of his piano work on the page?  No!   
This is primarily because _he_ doesn't stick to the same exact notes from one  
performance to the next; that's what gives his concerts their excitement and  
energy.

  You're right-- most sheet music is aimed at beginners.  But most of it at  
least gives you the right chord changes which, when used in combination with  
careful listening to a recording, can make it much easier to learn a song.   
Granted, tab charts give you a good place to start in imitating another  
artist's technique and style, but they're really no more than that-- a starting  
point.  It's the variations that you impart on a song that make it your own.
From: nbb@crosfield.co.uk (nick bristow)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: alt.guitar.tab anyone?
Date: 13 Apr 92 13:42:14 GMT
Reply-To: nbb@crosfield.co.uk (nick bristow)
Followup-To: alt.guitar
Organization: Crosfield Electronics, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom.

In article <1992Apr11.174944.21392@csd.brispoly.ac.uk> bj_stedm@csd.brispoly.ac.uk (Bruce Stedman) writes:
>mcdonghj@unix2.tcd.ie (Nascent Virion.....) writes in article <mcdonghj.702902097@unix2.tcd.ie>:
>>In <1992Apr9.185643.22697@acsu.buffalo.edu> psr@acsu.buffalo.edu (Ben the Crafter) writes:
>>
>>>bergman@glycine.cs.unc.edu (Larry Bergman) writes:
>>
>>>>In article <1992Mar27.080635.260141@cs.cmu.edu>  rane+@CS.CMU.EDU (Aaron Hughes) writes:
>>>>> Since we have so many tab postings and requests, perhaps
>>>>> we should consider creating alt.guitar.tabs - anyone?
>>>>> 
>I thought exactly the same the day before yesterday myself.


And another yes vote here.....



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