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From: gutzmann@acri.fr (Kurt Gutzmann)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: P.H.  --  ma?
Date: 8 Oct 92 17:08:27 GMT
Reply-To: gutzmann@acri.fr
Organization: Advanced Computer Research Institute

In article 2822@wkuvx1.bitnet, easteee@wkuvx1.bitnet () writes:
>In tablature notation when a pinch harmonic is indicated, near it
>there is a little, italic "ma 15" or "ma (something)" -- what does
>this stand for??
> 
I do not profess to be an expert on tab notation, but I will offer you
a possible explanation for this.  The "pinch harmonic" is a harmonic
tone produced with the string length shorter than the open string.
In order to get the harmonic tone to ring nicely, you must "pinch" the
string at the point where it is divided in half (12th fret on the open
string, as you know).

For example, if you want a G (harm) on your 1st string, you will of course
put a finger down on the 3rd fret of string 1, and then pluck the string
at the (12+3)=15th fret.  I do this by putting the knuckle of my right thumb
on the string exactly at the point above the fret, and then plucking the
string with one of the i-m-a fingers.  This generates a nice bell-tone.
I suppose this is "pinching" the string.

So, I suppose the tab notation you are referring to indicates the placement
of the "knuckle point" for the harmonic.

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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: dharker@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (David Harker)
Subject: Re: Chet Atkins music
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 14:52:16 GMT
Reply-To: dharker@vnet.ibm.com
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester


In article <10666@baird.cs.strath.ac.uk>, cbenson@cs.strath.ac.uk (Calum F Benson CS90) writes:
|> n  <BvypvJ.GKA@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu>  dgaudet@cantor.math.uwaterloo.ca (Dean Gaudet) writes:
|> > I used to know a guitarist who'd play a bunch of Chet Atkins finger-picking
|> > songs.  I liked the way they sounded... unfortunately I have no clues what
|> > the names of the songs or albums are.  Can anyone help me?  Is there
|> > tab available for these songs anywhere?
|> 
|> 	Allow me to recommend `Neck to Neck', an album by Chet Atkins
|> and Mark Knopfler. Mostly fingerpicking, one or two songs, and yes,
|> it's all available in tab form too! The album is on the CBS label over
|> here, but I can't remember who publishes the sheet music - I'll find out
|> for you, if you're desperate. Of course, they're mostly duets, so being
|> able to play two guitars at once is a considerable advantage :-)
|> 

Also, the album by Chet Atkins entitled "Alone" - which is just that - Chet
playing solo guitar, live into the mike - no overdubs, multitracks, etc.
You can faintly hear him tapping his toe at times.  I have an old LP, given
to my by my Aunt when I was a kid taking guitar lessons.  It must be 15 years
old, maybe 20.  Don't know if available on CD, but I'd sure by it on CD if
I saw it.  Nice, mellow, great fingerpicking.  Some acoustic, some electric.
Incredible fast, complex stuff at times...

A friend of mine has ordered sheet music of some of the songs.  I don't 
know where from, and don't know when I'll see her again- but I'll check.            [22] Calum F Benson CS90 


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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: kew@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (steve.w.askew)
Subject: Re: 60 cycle single pickup hum
Summary: Strat 60hz
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 19:10:05 GMT

In article <13199@fennig>, fennig@fennig (Kurt Fennig) writes:
> I just bought a '57 Fender Stratocaster reissue.  Naturally, it has 3 single
> coil pickups which produce a 60 cycle hum when the pickup's are individually
> selected.  Does anyone know any electronic wiring modifications to reduce the
> hum?
> Thanks- Kurt

	If the guitar has a three way P.U. selector you can put the
	switch in between the detents and and get two pickups together.
	I thought all reissue Fender Strats came with a five way switch 
	installed, and a three switch was included. Or visa versa? Fender
	may have discontinued this practice.

	This problem has plagued Fender lovers from day 1. People have tried 
	metal tape,extra ground wires. You can buy aftermarket single coil 
	pickups from a number of suppliers that claim their pickups are
	not noisy. Fender sells several diff Lace Sensor pickup. The Lace
	work pretty well. The Lace has about 80% of that "Fender Single coil 
	sound" and is very quiet.

	I have two Strats. One is traditional single coil, one is Lace. I
	use the traditional for Blues/Rockabilly/Country. I use the Lace
	for Rock. In other words, the more dirt I use the more likely I am
	to use the Lace pickups. As far as tone, well I like the traditional
	single coil. Plus you cant get that real "Snarky" Strat sound with
	Lace Sensors.(see first paragragh). You can get two pickups together
	but the middle one is not reverse wound .    


	Steve
	Doin That Blues ThAng!
From: boudreau@peterpan.wdw (Val Boudreau)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Gibson Serial Numbers - Les Paul & SG
Date: 15 Oct 92 17:56:40 GMT
Reply-To: boudreau@peterpan.wdw
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Hello All,

A couple of days ago I read a method of decoding a Les Paul's date based on
the serial number (from 1977 guitars onward). The 1st and the 5th digits are
the date. Is this also true for the SGs? I have an SG which has a serial number
with 7's for the 1st and 5th digit - a 1977 model?

Thanks,

Val
 
 
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From: jlew@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Jeremy Lew)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar,rec.music.makers
Subject: Peavey T40 bass (Collector's item?)
Date: 14 Oct 92 19:34:39 GMT
Followup-To: alt.guitar
Organization: Free Software Foundation




I've recently acquired a Peavey T40 bass.  I've been told that this
particular model is a collector's item.  Does anyone out there know
whether this is accurate, and if so, how much the bass is approximately
worth?

-JL
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: fprince@cwis.unomaha.edu (Frank E. Prince)
Subject: Re: tonight show (oct. 14)
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 02:47:10 GMT

egras@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
> 
> 
> 	I was wondering if anyone saw The Tonight Show last night (oct. 14)?
> There was a performer who played a classical guitar with a sort of "world
> beat" band.  (no. I'm not talking about John Lee Hooker who was also on the
> show.)  This is the second time I've seen him on the show, and I've managed
> to miss his name each time.  Could anyone please tell me who he is?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> BrianE

I think you may have seen the The Tonight Show's new house band, led by
saxophonist Branford Marsalis. The guitarist for the band is Kevin Eubanks,
a Berklee School of Music grad who plays classical and electric guitar 
fingerstyle. He has several solo albums out including "Kevin Eubanks: 
Guitarist" on Electra/Musician, and "Sundance", "Opening Nights", "Face
to Face", and "In the Heat of the Night", all on GRP.

				Frank
Newsgroups: alt.guitar,rec.music.makers
From: META000 <META@UNB.CA>
Subject: RE: Fender Showman thoughts?
Organization: The University of New Brunswick
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 23:21:52 GMT

In article <15OCT199221193618@flute.ccit.arizona.edu> doug@flute.ccit.arizona.edu (Doug Wellington) writes:
>Hi folks,
>
>A local store has a used Fender Showman for $150.00.  It is a black
>faced model, and not a "Dual" Showman.  Does anyone have any experience
>with this amp?  Is it reliable?  How is the price?  I wanted to ask
>before I actually buy it...
>
>Thanks in advance,
>-Doug
>doug@flute.ccit.arizona.edu
>.
>.
I'll second the recommendation to buy it.  The nice thing about most
60's Fender amps is that the designs were so simple, you can soup
them up a zillion ways.....different EQ'ing or bright on each
channel, tone bypass, master volume control, switching from pentode
to triode, sticking different pre-amp or power amp tubes in.  You
name it.  With the exception of the specific voltages coming from
the power supply, there is an enormous amount you can do to make
this a killer amp.

On the other hand, you can do what I did.  I hung on to my money and
last month found a 59 Bassman (minus one speaker, one power tube,
and in need of a few new caps) for $30.

There are bargains and there are bargains.

Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: swanger@ducvax.auburn.edu
Subject: Stack Pickup Part II
Organization: Auburn University, AL
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 22:03:08 GMT

I played my first gig with my stack-pickup-installed guitar (Dimarzio HS-3
pickup in neck position of Fender HM Strat).

It wasn't as noisy at the job as it is at home, but is still noisier than the
bridge humbucker.  Quieter than the single coil Fender (middle position).

Pros: Richer, bassier sound than original pickup.  Sounds really good with a
      bit of distortion, playing high on the neck. Good tone for clean
      rhythm.

Cons: "Bell" like sound of single coils gone.

Misc: Not as bright as Fender single coil, out-of-phase sound changed (not
      better or worse, just different, "Twangier").  This pickup sounds sort
      of like a cross between a Gibson P90 and a Fender Strat pickup.  I
     like it (for now at least).

Now about that noisy middle pickup........
-- 
David Swanger,   Auburn University, Alabama,   swanger@accs.duc.auburn.edu
From: mjm@sun.com (Michael Marchi - Santa Clara Systems Eng)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: FYI:  Strat+ Pricing
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:50:21 GMT
Reply-To: mjm@sun.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: knight.west.sun.com

For those shopping for Strats

Last weekend at Gelb Music in Redwood City, CA I saw a Red Strat+
selling for $469.  This was an American made strat.  Gelb is known
for having good reps who are not on any commission....and the list prices
are on the guitars.  When I inquired about the low price the salesman
said that they have had problems selling certain colored strats due to
buyers wanting vintage colors...such as black.  So if you shop at another
store for a Strat+ you may want to shoot for this price.  They were selling
their American Standard Strats for about the same price as I recall.

Hope this is helpful!

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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: interference
From: bigbro@netlink.cts.com (Kenneth Sullivan)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 14:37:43 PDT
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA

Whenever the main track lighting is on in my room, my amp hums, I have a 
vagueish idea of why this happens, but is there any way to still use that 
light, and not get the hum?

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From: vachon@chicoutimi.gel.ulaval.ca (Pierre Vachon)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Eddie Van Halen guitar & amp?
Date: 8 Oct 92 01:37:45 GMT
Organization: Universite Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec (Canada)
Originator: vachon@chicoutimi

Hi,

A friend and I were recently discussing the humble popularity of the
products co-developped by Eddie Van Halen (Ernie Ball guitar and
Peavey 5150 amp). From what I read in mags and on the net, they seem to
have never really taken off!

I know the guitar is expensive and made in limited quantities, but so
are PRS's, and I read about them all the time... As for looks, I person-
naly think it looks GREAT, but who knows about what really matters:
playability/feel, sound, craftmanship...?

As for the amp, I know zip about it, so I can't comment (but hope you will!).

I have thought of one reason though: since the popularity of a guitar
is closely related to that of those who play it (how much do you think
Fender owes Jimi Hendrix? Same for Gibson vs Jimmy Page, Boogie vs Carlos
Santana, Marshall vs everybody...) then I can imagine that no
guitar 'hero' is interested in playing an instrument marked 'Van Halen'
(exept Eddie, of course :).

Case in point: I attended a Fender 'clinic' once (product show-off),
and the guy told me afterwards that David Gilmour had ordered a couple
of Eric Clapton model Strats... but without the 'EC' label on the headstock!

So waddaya think?

Pierre Vachon            Laboratoire de vision et systemes numeriques
vachon@gel.ulaval.ca     Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada.
From: an241@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Joe Jurczyk)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Help! Need Yamaha Phone Number
Date: 15 Oct 1992 03:35:38 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc10.ins.cwru.edu


Hello all,
I need a number for Yamaha to order a replacement manual for a 
Yamaha 4 track.  Can anyone help ?  Please e-mail if you can.
Thanks.....Joe
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: stuart@risinsun.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Stuart Welwood)
Subject: Re: John McLaughin
Organization: Dazix - An Intergraph Company
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 18:41:38 GMT

In article <basinski-071092151240@lully.biosci.arizona.edu>, basinski@biosci.arizona.edu (Mark Basinski) writes:

> In article <1992Oct6.215731.19793@wam.umd.edu>, peugh@wam.umd.edu (Haig
> Herkenflirtz) wrote:
> >   I just got "Shakti" and is just an incredable album!
>
> (stuff deleted)
> 
>     I also read later that Shakti was his all time favorite band, but the
> record company hated it and made him go back to recording
> electric/jazzy/fusion stuff to fulfull his contractual obligations (after 2
> shakti records or something like that)...
> 


Anybody know if the Shakti albums were ever released on CD?  I'd especially
Like to get ahold of "Handful of Beauty."


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From: kingsley@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com (Kingsley Morse)
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:14:44 GMT
Subject: Please Help
Organization: HP Western Response Center
Newsgroups: alt.guitar

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From: sihd_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Dan Shimmyo)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Distortion pedal question
Date: 7 Oct 92 15:42:42 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York


  Last night I decided to plug in my old Ibanez Fat Cat distortion pedal and
realised that I really hated the sound I was getting.  The main reason I hate
 it so much is that it gives such a week attack and the distortion isn't very
'heavy'... Whatever the case, I've been using a Zoom 9001 for a couple years 
just because it sounded so much better than my pedals.  I've been wanting
 to go back to the simplicity of effect pedals since I have problems with the 
Zoom on stage and at practice. It's great in the studio.
  Here's the question. Could the reason I hate my pedals be that I'm not using 
it thru a 'guitar' amp? I use a Peavey KB100. It sounds great with the Zoom
since the Zoom has a chip that simulates a guitar amplifier or something. So,
if I go get a guitar amp will I change my mind about my pedal and actually 
begin to use it again?
  Also anyone have any great things to say about the ADA MP-1?

						Dan.
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: bhh@surya.cs.wayne.edu (Bhaskar Holur)
Subject: ANYBODY HAS CHORDS FOR "HOLIDAY" BY SCORPIONS!!!
Organization: Wayne State University
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 04:52:57 GMT


Could anybody send me the chords for "Holiday" and "Always Somewhere" by
Scorpions????

Is "Holiday" on these lines of chords: what I play!
	Dm, Am, C, A, Dm????

Also, is there any ftp site where I can access more chords for more songs???


Thanks a lot in advance!!!

Newsgroups: alt.guitar,rec.music.synth
From: cseb@frodo.lfi.uni-hannover.de (Christian Sebeke)
Subject: Buying in San Jose
Reply-To: cseb@frodo.lfi.uni-hannover.de
Organization: Univ. Hannover, LFI, Abt. Design&Test
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 11:38:16 GMT

Hello.

   A friend of mine will go to California and buy a Fender Princeton
Chorus for me. I put together a list of music stores in San Jose from
the information I found on the net (thanks to Rich Kulawiec, Marc
Webster and William J. Sequeira).

  Could you comment, make an addition or say something about the
location (street, part of town, how to find) of the stores?

Thanks in advance.

San Jose, CA:

Guitar Center		(408) 249.0455

K&K Music		(408) 998.4850

Music Center		(408) 287.7345

Starving Musician,The	(408) 554.9041

Wine Country		(408) 265.2008
	Comments: Analog Gear, Used Equipment


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From: braunste@fjord.ATMOS.ColoState.Edu (lance the braunstein)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: forming chords
Date: 8 Oct 92 03:03:31 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523

is there a systematic way to form a suspended (sus) chord?  for instance,  
is Asus4 simply an A with the 4th note moved up one?  also, i've seen  
people posting "+" chords - like B+.  what's up with that?  is it supposed  
to denote a sharp?

steam
From: ksm@widget.seas.upenn.edu (Ken MacFarlane)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Tab/Sheet Music for the Alarm?
Date: 12 Oct 92 19:12:41 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania


I posted this same question on alt.guitar.tab a little while back, but didn't
get an answer, so I thought I would try here.

Does anyone know where one could buy or order tabs or sheet music for
*anything* by The Alarm?  The music stores that I've tried neither had it,
nor knew how to order it.

Any help in this matter would be appreciated.  This is about the only music
that I've been looking for that I haven't been able to find.

-Ken.
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From: U59919@uicvm.uic.edu
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: the hum that just won't die
Date: 15 Oct 92 16:56:44 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago

I'm playing an imitation of a jap-strat.
Although cheap, I expected it to be good.
Everytime I plug it in, my amp hums (background noise).
I tried putting the pick-ups magnetically out of phase, but it didn't help.
I recently got a gibson bass.
Active pick-ups and full shielding.
It hums.
Is it my amp or do I live in an electro-magnetinc soup?
I'm using a small (10 watt) Crate combo amp.
Any suggestions would help.
Inexpensive or free ones would help even more.

Thanx in advance
Theodore Penn
From: psyctwo1@cc.newcastle.edu.au (You just get a crash?)
Subject:   Headway Guitars ...
Organization: University of Newcastle, AUSTRALIA
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 09:15:16 GMT


does anyone have the circuit diagrams for a 'Headway' guitar ??

i just bought a new humbucker for it,but im having hassles wiring
it properly.The main hassle being with the volume booster switch
(volume owerride-2 way)

ps i got a dimarzio super distortion,which im more than happy with.
It is hella quiet,and has a high output,and is cheaper than most.


**NOTE**  please post replies. this is not my account.

.z.
From: rg@futserv.austin.ibm.com (R.G. Keen)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Dave's fuzz box from hell corrected version
Date: 15 Oct 92 18:05:19 GMT
Reply-To: ...@cs.utexas.edu:ibmaus!auschs!tmn1.austin.ibm.com!tung
Organization: IBM Coporation - Advanced Workstations Division.

Complete deads are generally pretty easy. 

1. is there *-really-* power getting to the circuit? Measure 
   continuity from the chip V- to the battery  clip (-). Measure 
   conitnuity from chip V+ to the battery clip (+). Now put in
   a battery and measure voltage from chip V+ to V-. Fix the open
   if it's not correct. You might also measure the voltage at the
   midpoint of the divider and make sure the midpoint is really
   mid. I've occasionally gotten the wrong value of resistor in 
   this kind of thing.
2. is there *-really-* signal getting to the input? measure the 
   resistance from the chip input pin to the pin on the input jack 
   (battery removed for resistance measuring tests). If there is an
   input blocking capacitor, measure to the circuit side of the cap, 
   then from the jack side of the cap to the jack.
3. Is there *-really-* signal able to get out? Measure resistance to
   the output jacks, taking into account that there may be blocking
   capacitors again.
4. (My personal favorite, I've done this) Is there *-really-* an IC
   in the socket? I've wired up circuits with sockets and never put
   in the IC, wasting up to an hour debugging the passives before 
   noticing.
5. Is the IC dead? Unlikely, but possible. A long shot, except for
   CMOS, and not all THAT likely there, but maybe.


These are some common ones. Total deads are generally ones where 
you think something is connected or the value you thought you had, 
and it isn't.

R.G.
From: anders@arctic.se (Anders Mark)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: REQ: Name of SRV's new CD
Date: 12 Oct 92 18:16:56 GMT
Organization: Arctic software, Lulea, Sweden

A guy named Jeffrey Templon wrote here couple a days ago about a new CD
from Stevie Ray Vaughan. Now I wonder :
What's the title of the CD ?
Which record company has released it ?
When did they release it ?

Please post the answer as soon as you can here in the alt.guitar area.

Thanks...
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