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From: dam@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (David Morning)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Homebuilt amps?
Date: 10 Apr 92 09:18:49 GMT
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Science Dept.

s893971@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Volksie Wagen.) writes:

>>In article <1992Apr6.153854.25146@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> bp816@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Stuart Krivis) writes:

[..wants to build an amp]

>bill@verdix.com (William Spencer) writes:

[It isn't cheap]

s893971@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Volksie Wagen.) writes:

>The question of DIY guitar amps has been asked for quite a while but with no
>real answer yet (at least not the answer we want)

>I am damn sure that there are people out there who have built guitar amps
>....why dont they share that with us?

>Bill, why are tube amps so expensive? is it the sheer amount of parts that
>hikes the price way up? or is it just certain components ie. the valves 
>themselves.  One other thing....the 'tube amp book'...do you have the authors
>name and/or the publisher so that I can look it up?

The transformers for a start are expensive. 350-0-350 volt at ~250mA isn't
exactly an off the shelf unit. Output transformers are expensive too as well
as hard to get hold of.
Then you have power supply capacitors with high voltage ratings such as
220uF @>350 volts (and you need to wire them in series too to push up the
voltage rating making it two for each filter stage)
Valves themselves are also expensive at anything between 17 and 45 UK pounds
for a single EL34 (~$30-$80 US). You need 4 for a 100 watt amp.
Then you still have all the other ancillary bits to get like valve bases
high voltage blocking capacitors etc.
These days, everything seems to be geared towards either 5 volt logic systems
or MOSFET power amps, hence transformers for those types of systems are
plentyful and cheap.
Of course you can save a bit if you buy up old valve amps and cannibalise them.
Yes, some of us have built our own amps (I think Bill has a homebuilt Class A
single ended system with a mega-giant output transformer in it) but for
most of us, It's just designs cribbed from other designs put together to
suit ourselves. It tends to be done more out of curiosity than any financial
advantage. The Tube Amp book is a good starting point.

It's now being published in the UK as well as the US but I'm not sure about
Australia.
It's full title is :
                    The Tube Amp Book Vol.3
                    by Aspen Pittman
                    Published: Groove Tubes/GT Electronics
                               12866 Foothill Blvd.,
                               Sylmar,
                               CA 91342

You will be more likely to get it in a good music shop rather than a book
shop. As far as I can tell, it has no ISBN number.

Dave

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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: maple@seas.gwu.edu (Maple Moriji)
Subject: RFD: alt.music newsgroups
Organization: George Washington University
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 21:44:12 GMT

After reading all the reponses about the reorganization of the
music newsgroups, how about the following changes:

alt.emusic	                => alt.music.electronic
alt.exotic-music                => alt.music.exotic
alt.thrash	                => alt.music.thrash
alt.guitar	                => alt.music.guitar
alt.bass                        => alt.music.bass
alt.rock-n-roll                 => alt.music.rock
alt.rock-n-roll.acdc            => alt.music.rock.acdc
alt.rock-n-roll.metal           => alt.music.metal
alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy     => alt.music.metal.speed
alt.rock-n-roll.metal.metallica => alt.music.metal.metallica

And the creation of the following newsgroups:

alt.music.rock.hard
alt.music.guitar.tab

"Let the madness begin" - Ozzy Osbourne

Maple

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From: keitha@spider.co.uk (Keith Aitken)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: CHORDS!!
Date: 8 Apr 92 11:25:22 GMT
Organization: Spider Systems Limited, Edinburgh, UK.

In article <32288@darkstar.ucsc.edu> indigo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Adam Schneider) writes:
>   About those "/"'s in chords: that's easy.  "A/C#" means an A chord with
>a C# bass note.  In playing the chords on the guitar, those bass notes often
>don't make a whole lot of difference unless the bass is a note that doesn't
>normally go with that chord, such as "A/G#" or "A/B".  These goofy bass notes
>can also be important in playing parts with running bass lines, such as:
>G | G/F# | Em .

How about the following chord?

    E 3
    B 3
    G 0
    D 2
    A 2
    E 0

I would've called it E/G, but from the above, I guess that's wrong.

(Example of usage - Neil Young's "Heart of Gold")

Keith
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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: rogersmf@eplrx7.es.duPont.com (Mark Rogers)
Subject: Looking for JT particulars
Keywords: James Taylor, right-hand
Organization: Cimtek
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 11:52:15 GMT

Seeing the James Taylor special on the Disney channel last night has
renewed my interest in playing some of his stuff.  I've got a JT book 
with chords and lyrics, but no clue as to what patterns his right hand 
is playing (or what hammering he does in some places).  I'd listen to 
records to try and figure it out, but my turntable is on the fritz. 

From watching the TV special, it definitely sounds as if he uses the
same techniques in a lot of places.  If I can figure out what these
are, I'll be happy. 

So... if anyone out there has played much JT, I'd like to hear from
you.  E-mail is preferred unless I hear from others who are interested.
(I saw that one of the guitar mags has the "Fire and Rain" TAB, but
one song just isn't enough! :-) )  Thanks!



-- 

Mark Rogers  (rogersmf@eplrx7.es.dupont.com)

"Glider pilots keep it up longer with no props."
From: fhuang@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (BOGUEMAN)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Jackson Guitar for sale
Date: 17 Apr 92 05:16:23 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania



     Hi, i'm selling a midnight black U.S.A. made Jackson Soloist -
neck-thru body design, EMG-89 pickup, genuine Floyd Rose tremolo,
Maxima 24K gold strings, ebony fingerboard, built in JE 1200 active
midboost system, Nova Group StrapLok System, mother-of-pearl sharkfin
position markers, and a hardshell case included.

     I've only owned this axe for three months (liquidating because
I need cash FAST), so the tentative price is - $1000 or best offer.
Mail any replies to me at fhuang@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.
From: abby@chopin.udel.edu (Louis Abbruzzesi)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Sweatty fingers
Date: 9 Apr 92 14:11:12 GMT
Organization: University of Delaware

In article <1992Apr9.000514.5217@equalizer.fps.com> wayne@fps.com (Wayne Lichte) writes:
=>This may be a stupid question, but do you wipe down your guitar EVERY 
=>time you finish playing?  I never used to, but my hands do the same
=>thing, and after talking to a couple of locals, I now do.  You just need
=>to get the sweat off of the strings, and they will last much longer
=>[staying both cleaner and brighter].
=>
=>Also, the extent to which your sweat will corrode your strings may 
=>depend upon what you eat/drink/smoke, etc.  Again, during a conversation
=>with a local, he indicated that he smoked and drank coffee profusely, and
=>had a VERY bad problem with string corrosion.  A short while later, he
=>cut down on smoking and coffee intake, and the problem went away.  Go
=>figure =:-)
=>
=>Wayne's World

    No its not a stupid question.  I have the most corrosive sweat in the world.
I have to wipe my strings down DURING my practice sessions(and I'm not
obsessive/compulsive).  Some people I know never have to wipe their strings,
and they think I'm nutty for doing it.  I also scrub my hands before playing
and this helps alot.  I would say that if your strings discolor or become
gritty quickly, wipe them frequently.  I have tried string lubricants and
all that shit, but the best thing for me is a damp rag which I use on each
individual string and the fretboard-- I then dry everything with a dry rag.
My strings would last maybe 3-4 days if I didn't do all this stuff. In
any case, if you don't allow your strings to get gritty, your strings, frets
and fretboard will all appreciate it.
    I read an interview with Steve Morse and he seems to have really harsh
sweat too, so I don't feel that bad.

Lou

abby@brahms.udel.edu
From: mcdonghj@unix2.tcd.ie (Nascent Virion.....)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: alt.guitar.tab anyone?
Date: 10 Apr 92 10:34:57 GMT
Organization: Trinity College, Dublin

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?
>>> 

>>Great idea.

>>Larry Bergman


>I think so.  It makes sense.
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From: dbw@svl.cdc.com (Dave Woerner)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: High, Action?
Date: 9 Apr 92 01:34:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: shamash.40643

cwalker@vega.tmc.edu (carleton walker `93) writes:

>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.

>	The action is the space between the strings and the neck. If
>a neck becomes bowed, then the action becomes raised. Generally, a
>high action on a guitar or bass is a bad thing, though I know that
>some bassists prefer it when they slap because it gives them a better
>sound.
>	Any guitarists out there have another case for a high action?

>Carl

Acoustic guitarist who like to play *real* hard like high action.
You can get more volume (obviously) and better tone if you attack
the strings with gusto.  The high action prevents buzzing - I doubt
if the high action in itself makes for better tone, but just allows
you to play this way.

Dave
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tuesday, 14 Apr 1992 20:37:31 EDT
From: <WKM101@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: pearljamquestion

pearl jam fans,
    could someone send me the words to the last song
off of their album ten. i think the song is called
release. thanks
                                    will
mr. president i hereby pardon you of all your crimes
for they are just as much mine.     LIVE
From: gaborno@oilpan.aero.org (Neal Gaborno 74-35 x62650)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: my dog has fleas
Date: 16 Apr 92 20:49:46 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Hughes Aircraft Company; El Segundo, CA

most of us that went to grade school in Hawaii would recognize this
phrase... which was used to tune a ukulele.

   {}{} neal gaborno {}{}{}{} gaborno%valkris@hac2arpa.hac.com {}{}
From: v056rcrx@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Chuck, the Fencing God)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: WANTED: Tab for ** TURN IT ON **
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:30:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Mar30.194927.18353@acsu.buffalo.edu>, faulkner@acsu.buffalo.edu (Shane P. Faulkner) writes...
>If anyone has the guitar tab for Turn It On, I would really appreciate a 
>copy.
> 
>///////////////////////// The Gangster of Boats /////////////////////////
>//////////////////  Rush - Marillion - Kim Mitchell  ////////////////////
>/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>/ Shane P. Faulkner         |  Boys and Girls together                  /
>/ University At Buffalo     |  Mistake conceit for pride                /
>/ V127L2QZ@UBVMS.BITNET     |  Ambition for illusion                    /
>/ faulkner@acsu.buffalo.edu |  Dreams for self-delusion   - Neil Peart  /
>/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

First of all, what IS the gangster of boats trilogy?  (ie WHERE's MY THING?)

Second, TURN IT ON has some CRAZY ASS time signature changes in it!!!!
I LOVE odd time-signatures.....i think Turn it On Again goes...

4/4,4/4,6/8,7/8,6/8,7/8,6/8,7/8,etc...

4/4,4/4,4/4/,4/4......5/4,6/4,5/4......9/8,4/4,4/4....maybe
From: bae@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Kyung "So??" Baebe)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Wanted Dead or Alive
Date: 17 Apr 92 17:14:12 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <1992Apr17.161935.9162@wam.umd.edu> dana@next02wor.wam.umd.edu (Carl Erickson) writes:
>In article <1992Apr16.083015.19083@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>  
>ua1cs110@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Geoff Inget) writes:
>> Here is how I think Richie plays it, at least it's the way I do!
>He plays a C not a C# on the fifth bar.  It is also played on a 12-string  
>so the notes on the E string will sound an octave lower.
                     ^^^^^^^^               ^^^^^^^^^^^^

What?????????????????????????  Please explain this to me.

Kyung

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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Just a little bit speed
From: zazula@bonehead.tucson.az.us (Ralph Zazula)
Date: 15 Apr 92 02:00:52 MST
Distribution: world,local

In article <83982@bu.edu>  writes:
> Hi all guitarists,
> 
> I'm so frustrated with my guitar playing.
Aren't we all?

> 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.
Depends on how *fast* you want to sound, er, I mean play.  A lot can be said  
for legato hammering/pulling (a-la Alan Holdsworth, Bill Connors) but then  
there's something about extreme articulation (a-la Paul Gilbert, Vinnie Moore).

The most difficult thing (for me) when alternate picking is getting from string  
to string.  Something like this 2-string exercise will help:

E-----------12----------------12-14-15-14-12--------
B--12-13-15----15-13-12-13-15-----------------15-13-


Play these as 16th notes.  Start with a downstroke and don't look back!  (This  
is lifted from a Paul Gilbert instructional video and probably about 100 guitar  
magazines...).

Then again, arpeggios really *sound* fast, even when they are played a bit  
slower than you can usually crank a run like the one above to.  I think it's  
because of the wide intervals between successive notes... I've been working  
with a simple Major arpeggio in a position that looks like an open "C" cord.   
I'll try to reproduce it:

   v v  v v v  ^  p  ^ ^ ^
E-----------7--10--7-------------
B---------8----------8-----------
G-------7--------------7---------
D-----9------------------9-------
A--10----------------------------
E--------------------------------

(v = downstroke, ^ = upstroke, p = pull-off)

That's a G-Major (E-minor) arpeggio.  The picking is important if you want to  
be able to keep cranking back-and-forth on the arpeggio.  There's 10 notes in  
the above phrase - kinda hard to put to music but good for exercise.  If anyone  
is interested, I can post a bunch of variations that fit 16th-note triplets and  
ones for 16th notes.  Oh, if you listen to Vinnie Moore, you've heard this a  
thousand times...

Well, just some ideas.  Who do you listen to who's fast playing style you are  
working on?  I listen to guys like Moore, Gilbert, Gambale, Connors for  
inspiration.  Just for smilies, here's a stationary lick that can sound really  
fast:

      (1T) (1)  (3)  (1) (1T)  (1)  (3)  (1) (1T)
E(hi)--15--12---15---12---15---12---15---12---15--

(1) - left hand index, (3) left hand ring, (1T) right hand index

If you tap out 16th notes with your (3) and (1T) fingers (and move them out of  
the way to let the high-e ring in-between) you'll be playing 64th notes.

Just yell if this is too boring!
Ralph	(new guy!)
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From: mantzios@csi.forth.gr (Panixius Achilleus)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Guitar prices/class
Date: 6 Apr 92 12:25:41 GMT
Distribution: alt

Do you guys have an idea for how much can a BC rich or a kramer

model be purchased in the States???

Which one of them is most popular?? most good at playin??

most worth buying???

PLease answer this time!!!
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: dweber@crow.qualcomm.com (Dan Weber)
Subject: Re: Buying a GOOD guitar.. any suggestions?
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 16:52:42 GMT

 I know this has nothing to do with the subject, but it's the
only way my newsreader will let me post!

 Does any one know of a good way to recored a classical guitar?
Any hints? My shadow transducer pickup gets everything but the
warmth of the guitar.

 Also, back in '81 I bought a Rickenbacker 3001 Bass (Yes, 3001!)
It was all maple with a bolt on neck satin finish on the body,
single mini pickup black pickguard and logo plate. Unfortunately,
a couple of years back I sold it for $200.00 and now wish I hadn't.
It seems I've gone through 6 Basses since and can't find one I like
as much. Does, anyone know where I can get my hands on one?


 Thanks,

 Dano




Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: exubrst@exu.ericsson.se (Brad Steele)
Subject: James Taylor
Reply-To: exubrst@exu.ericsson.se
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 01:35:57 GMT

Does anyone know of a book of James Taylor
music with tab?  I have seen the "James
Taylor Anthology", but it only has piano
music (arranged no doubt).

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?

---
Brad Steele

Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: termite@leland.Stanford.EDU (David Paik)
Subject: Re: TAB request:Black Crows, She talks to Angles.
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 22:16:22 GMT

I saw 'She Talks to Angels' in June 1991 of Guitar for the Practicing Musician.

-Dave
From: sasbpb@sor.unx.sas.com (Brian Bowman)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: *** PRS guitars ****
Date: 7 Apr 92 18:19:42 GMT
Article-I.D.: unx.1992Apr7.181942.3012
    <1992Apr1.162404.10556@nrc.com> 
    <1992Apr5.160458.23118@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.
Originator: sasbpb@sor.unx.sas.com
X-Bytes: 931

|>   BTW, have any other PRS players noticed that the guitar smells nice
|> too? When I open my case, there is a distinctive sweet smell of wood or
|> something.  The guitar smells like this too.
|>
|>
|> Markus
|>
|> Mark Edward Kern==========================================================
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|> |    NET : mek4_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu  GEnie : M.KERN1           |
|> ==========================================================================

I have a custom made ZION with a laminate maple/mahogony body.  It has
a very curly top and neck. Both the Guitar and case smell very sweet.
ZIONs are hand made in Greensboro NC and are in the same league as
Valley Arts, PRS, and Tom Anderson guitars.  My ZION is basically a
Strat style instrument but with a more deeply scalloped body.  Has
anyone else out there been ZIONized?

Brian
SAS Institute Inc.
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: dv@oahu.linus.mitre.org (Dimitri Vorona)
Subject: RE: Acoustic Guitars - What to look for?
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Distribution: alt.guitar
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 19:20:41 GMT


In my opinion, your best bet for an acoustic would probably be an
ovation guitar.  Two reasons...  1) the guitars usually have a rounded
plastic back which is more durable than that of a wooden back, and 2)
You could find one with pickups for that price range.

My personal favorite is the Guild Songbird... I think Guild guitars
are some of the best in the world, but they can run upwards of $1500
or so.
From: unglenie@author.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J Unglenieks)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: SRV guitars, etc.
Date: 7 Apr 92 21:59:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: noose.1992Apr7.215933.108
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

Taken, without permission, from STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN LIGHTNIN' BLUES 1983-1987:

"EQUIPMENT
	Vaughan's "Number 1" guitar is his '59 Stratocaster with stock
pickups, and a '61 left-handed neck.  His collection is made up mainly of
Strats (several with names such as CHARLEY and LENNY).  For instance, on
HONEY BEE he played a hollowed out Strat, on GONE HOME he played a Strat,
on STANG'S SWANG he played a Johnny Smith model guitar, and on SAY WHAT,
Vaughan used two Vox wah-wah pedals, one of which was owned by Jimi Hendrix.
Most of his guitars have bass frets-he likes the way they feel and finds it
easier to grip the strings.  He uses GHS strings, usually starting at .012
down to .058.
	He plays through Howard Dumple amps, Fender Vibroverbs, Super Reverbs
and Marshall cabinets (this, of course, varies according to studio and
performing situations)."



One really scary thing is the date of the accident.  From GUITAR May 1991
in an introduction by Robert Knight:

"I ran into Alex Hodges, Stevie's manager, and told him I had never seen
Stevie play so wild, and that I had seen Jimi Hendrix many, many times,
and tonight I was seeing Hendrix, only better.  Alex told me that when
Stevie had arrived that day on the helicopter from Chicago, he mentioned
that August 26, 1970 was the last time Hendrix had played live, and that
tonight was August 26, 1990."

Rob U, typos are my fault, errors belong to the original author
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