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From: mfq@world.std.com (Michael F Quigley)
Subject: PC Tablature Editor/Guitar Workstation Software
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 20:27:40 GMT

Hello All alt.guitar Readers!                                                   
                                                                                
I have an idea that I would like to get some feedback on. I am currently        
working on a piece of software which edits and manipulates tablature.           
My program also does transposition, identifies chords, and has a complet        
scale library. I am wondering what the interest level is on a piece of          
software like this.                                                             
                                                                                
Please send me E-Mail at KNUM@VM.MARIST.EDU. I expect to release this           
program sometime this summer. Depending on what kind of feedback I get          
will determine whether I release this program as shareware or as a              
fully commercial product.                                                       
                                                                                
One benefit of a program like this is that instead of having FTP sites          
full of ASCII tab, my program could provide a more uniform method of            
exchanging tab. I also plan on releasing software for Unix which will           
allow display and printing on various devices.                                  
                                                                                
Thanks for your time,                                                           
Michael Quigley                                                                 
Bassett Development Company
From: sarisky@a.chem.upenn.edu (Mark J. Sarisky)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Hi-gain 12AX7s
Date: 17 Apr 92 13:37:40 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <1992Apr16.232101.28868@acsu.buffalo.edu> v088ptfu@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (HUNG LO) writes:
>
> 	Hello out there,
>
>	I've recently heard some rave reviews on Hi-gain 12AX7 preamp tubes.
>This sounds real good since thats what I'm looking for.  The problem is that
>I dont know who manufactures such beasts or where to get them.  I know Mesa/
>Boogie puts out a tube called SPAX7 which is labelled as a high-gain, special
>application tube.  Anyone know about this tube?  Torres Engineering sells it
>and says to use it as your first tube.  Does this mean to use only one in the
>first 12AX7 slot (first tube) or is that an endorsement to use it over all
>other brands?  I kinda wish people would re-word things sometimes.  Also,
>there has to be other brands out there.  Any recommendations?

The SPAX7 from Boogie is a special graded 12AX7.  It has been selected for
very low noise and is twice as expensive as Boogies regular.  They suggest
that you use it in the first slot.  The old cascading noise analogy here.
I use one in the first slot and in the lead channel gain tube in my MKIII. This
improved the noise of the lead channel a bit but I don't know if the double
price is worth it.  The tone of the amp didn't change (but how do you improve
a Boogie anyway!!) but the noise present when the lead channel was active did
go down noticeably.

Mark
sarisky@a.chem.upenn.edu

>
>Thanks to all who respond.
>
>Hung realllly Lo

I love this!!!!!!

Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: wayne@fps.com (Wayne Lichte)
Subject: Re: Sweatty fingers
Organization: Cray Research Superservers Inc., San Diego CA, USA
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 00:05:14 GMT

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
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: donald@sq.sq.com (Donald Teed)
Subject: Re: How to avoid unwanted string noise during bends?
Organization: SoftQuad Inc.
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 13:47:08 GMT

How about flat wound strings?  They are not as bright in tone but
reduce the noise from the chording fingers to a minimum.

--Donald Teed
From: yudof@widget.seas.upenn.edu (Seth A Yudof)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: voice boxes
Date: 16 Apr 92 14:22:42 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <1992Apr15.192245.3211@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> gistim@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Tim Raebig) writes:
>Has anyone played through a NEW Heil voice box?  Are they any good?  Are
>
>these the same that Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, and Richie Sambora used
>  
>or are those some expensive, custom pro-model?  Any info would
>           
>be very appreciated.   Thanks,  Tim


	There really is no such thing as a "custom pro-model" talk box.  The
sound that comes out of them doesn't have to be very high quality to get the
job done.  So much of the sound quality gets lost going from guitar to 
mouth to microphone that it simply doesn't matter.
	Regardless, I've been told that the new Heil boxes are great.

----------
Seth Yudof
----------                   _   __
yudof@eniac.seas.upenn.edu  / `-' (      ,,, 
BOX 465, 3901 Spruce St.    | I I ||||||[:::]
Philadelphia, PA 19104      \_.-._(      '''
(215) 573-7976
From: gray@celia.UUCP (Steve Gray)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: 4-track question
Date: 7 Apr 92 21:47:06 GMT
Reply-To: celia!gray@usc.edu (Steve Gray)
Organization: Rhythm & Hues, Inc., Hollywood

I believe the Tascam models are all significantly superior in quality to their
Fostex counterparts.  I believe other people recently expressed similar
opinions last time this topic came up.
From: s893971@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Volksie Wagen.)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Homebuilt amps?
Date: 11 Apr 92 07:15:40 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.


Ok...It looks like a homebrew tube amp is out of the question.
(for me anyway...since I am not a great electrician)
How about any other type of amp? MOSFETS ? other transistors?

anyone? anyone?  beuler? beuler?


								  Thanks
                               Adrian

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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: psr@acsu.buffalo.edu (Ben the Crafter)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Wanted: Program (IBM) for ASCII TAB
Date: 9 Apr 92 19:05:25 GMT
Organization: UB

avedian@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jonathan R Avedian) writes:

>A while back I saw reference to a program that will create TAB in
>ASCII.  If someone could post it, its FTP location, or e-mail me it
>I would appreciate it.

>Q: Anybody have any suggestions for a good practice/first amp?
>   I am looking for something in the $300 price range, and play
>   mostly blues and rock.  Include anything on versatility, reliabilaty
>   and of course sound.

>Thanks a lot!!

>P.S.  Anybody have the Peanuts Theme?
>.

I'd like that IBM prog too, so you might want to put it up here or just send me a copy as well.
thanks.


-- 
Strider                     | SUNY @ Buffalo | psr@acsu.buffalo.edu
Lord Mayor, The Hill People | (716) 636 4862 | V127MHSK@ubvms.bitnet

Reality is an obstacle to hallucination.
From: pp21+@andrew.cmu.edu (Paul Andrew Platosh)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: CANDY AND THE BITCH
Date: 8 Apr 92 14:55:36 GMT
	<1992Apr7.141958.23001@news.cs.brandeis.edu>
Organization: Freshman, H&SS general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

>       I wasn't aware that I was in the presence of "guitar gods."
         
        
 
>          You *must* play a "terminator from service merchandise. . . the one
>          with the built-in amp, right? You probably call it Arnold or
>          something.

Actually, I play a Les Paul, a very well respected instrument, which
you, primate-like could manipulate, but never understand. And I have no
name for it.  I simply pointed out the fact that many great guitarists
have named their instuments.  Nor did I ever profess to be a guitar-God.
==Paul Platosh
P.S.  How many times DID you see WAYNE'S WORLD?  Your cheap imitation is
about as original and enteratining as watching paint dry.  Post again
when you get a life.
From: rxkgre@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Geof Rey Evans)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: 4-track question
Date: 7 Apr 92 04:17:40 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.

ferg@brahms.udel.edu (Christopher Ferguson) writes:


>I am soon to purchase a 4-track recorder, and will most likely by a
>Fostex X-26 or a Tascam 424. Does anyone have any experience using either
>of these that can give me some advice.


>ferg

*>>> The Tascam is the one.

-- 
  ___________________________________________________________________  
|| Geof Evans                 | DOMAIN: rxxgre@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au  ||
|| Melbourne,Australia 3000   | Tel: +61 3 663 3663		     ||
||       If they *really* wanna know...tell 'em God was drunk.       ||
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Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: ebersman@uunet.uu.net (Paul Ebersman)
Subject: Re: What so great about Martin guitar ?
Organization: UUNET Communications Services
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 18:20:22 GMT

>The HD-28 is priced higher than the D-28 because they use higher grade
>materials, and they take greater care with the bracing and joinery.  Remember 
>that more wood must be routed from the top on the H model to make room for the
>inlay on the H than for the purfling on the regular model.  This could weaken
>the top or the join to the sides if not done with great care.  

Actually, while the sides and top are usually only 1/8" (approximately),
the purfling is usually more than wide enough to allow for purfling.

-- 
                 Paul A. Ebersman @ UUNET Technologies, Inc.
                   uunet!ebersman or ebersman@uunet.uu.net
       The difference between theory and practice in practice is greater
           than the difference between theory and practice in theory.
From: CGARNER@cmsa.gmr.com
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: ftp help
Date: 8 Apr 92 20:43:47 GMT
Organization: GM Research Labs


I have finally gotten in the ftp cs.uwp.edu site and accessed the
directory pub/music/chords/rem, but how do I actually view the files?
The dir lists the files(?) chronic.town etc., but how do I read,
print, transfer them??????????

Thanks
cg
From: bottom@hawk1.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: trems questions
Date: 14 Apr 92 12:03:47 GMT
Reply-To: bottom@hawk1.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation

Rich
v125njuc@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu writes:

>I need some info on the following tremelo things,
>Washburn torsion bar tremelo, mosrite/mosley tremelo, and fender
>jaquar/jazzmaster tremelo.

None of these are still being manufactured. Today you have a choice of a standard strat type trem, a floyd rose locking trem or a kahler locking trem, or various clones of the above. All require routing of the body of the guitar to install.


dave
From: jgray@handel.eng.uci.edu (Jeff Gray)
Subject: Re: REQUEST : SRV's rendition of "Third STone From the Sun" (EL MOcambo)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Keywords: tab
Date: 16 Apr 92 21:26:19 GMT
Distribution: usa

>> 
>> I think its notated "@#$^%^#%@%$!!##$%" in standard tablature.
>
>Actually, a lot of the more detailed, well-done tab books out nowadays
>give explicit verbal descriptions of such antics right there in the tab
>at the appropriate place in the tune (e.g. "Pull B string over high E
>string and off and around the neck", "Slide microphone stand up and
>down strings", "Strum strings behing the nut", "Rapidly flick pickup
>selector switch", etc, etc.).  
>
>Anybody have any personal favorite such descriptions?
>--
>Ali Brown	
>

I like the description of Satriani's technique of glissing up the string
while depressing the vibrato so as to maintain a warbling sound of almost 
constant pitch -- the "lizard down the throat" effect.
--
Jeff Gray
Dept of ECE, University of California, Irvine
jgray@balboa.eng.uci.edu
From: skywalker@DINO.QCI.BIOCH.BCM.TMC.EDU (Timothy B. Reynolds)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: My 15 year Mistake (learning to play)
Date: 6 Apr 1992 15:16:37 GMT
Organization: X-Ray Crystallography / Howard Hughes Medical Institute

I (like most people) wanted to rock and roll from the start, went 
and bought me a tube amp and a strat (1975). Being a Robin Trower
nut I played his records over and over and learned to play lead 
guitar pretty well. My friend down the street was a very good rhythm
player so we put a garage band together and played cover tunes and a 
few originals. After several years we (I) moved and we split the band 
up.

So here I sat, being able to hammer out lead guitar licks all day but
VERY little chord playing ability. I put together a home studio. Keyboards,
drum machine and all the asorted goodies so I could have someone to back
me up while I cranked the lead. This soon got to be boring and I realized 
I would have to learn to play rhythm guitar. I boxed up the studio and now
Im learning to play chords and pick some better songs out after 15+ years
of playing. Always having good rhythm players I didn't have to learn it
and none of them could match my lead work so it was a good mix.

I now realize that learning little "flash bits" of lead guitar is ok around
the house but when you start to get serious about your music you must learn
to be a complete player, rhythm and lead. I feel like a idiot sometimes 
trying to pick out what most guitar players easy songs but it's starting to
get easier now. Im finaly starting to feel like a guitar player not just
a "lead guitarist".  So try to get in a band with "do you have a rhythm 
player ?" Someday I hope to start up another band but for now I still have
learning to do.

The tabs people have posted have been a great help to me in learning
the rhythm parts of "many" songs. Thanks to all of you !

For beginers: Learn to walk before you learn to run. Lead solos don't
impress anyone without the rest of the band with you !


Sorry for the length....I hope this helps someone....

Tim

  


Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: platt@watson.ibm.com (Daniel E. Platt)
Subject: Re: Les Paul
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1992 21:18:46 GMT
Distribution: usa
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

In article <1992Apr5.201642.25928@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>, fkam_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Kevin McFadden) writes:
|> 
|> 	By the subject title you might think that I am continuing the
|> guitar thread, but I am not.  I am in fact wondering what Les Paul
|> did for the production/recording industry.  It is supposedly pretty 
|> revolutionary.

From what I recall, the following has been attributed to him:

1)	Pickups instead of microphones for guitars (fret-board action
	follows; could say he invented electric guitars, but I think
	it may have been multiply invented)

2)	Solid Body guitars

3)	Mixing boards for recording multiple instruments at once.

4)	Multitrack recording.

Dan
From: lee@Gwinnett.COM (Lee Reese)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Stratocaster
Date: 10 Apr 92 00:03:36 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Gwinnett Computer Services, Atlanta(Duluth), GA


I am deciding whether to build or buy a new strat.  About how much does 
a new Fender Strat cost (American Standard or Deluxe? model with Lace
Sensor pickups)?  How do the Lace Sensor pickups compare to the EMG's?
Also, can you buy Fender hardware mail-order (necks, tailpieces, etc.)?
If so, where?

I just want to get someone else's opinion before I attempt to buy.

Thanks in advance,
Lee Reese
lee@gwinnett.com
From: bad@pismo.sw.stratus.com (Bruce Dumes)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Inversions ...
Date: 9 Apr 92 18:39:50 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Software Engineering

In article <9APR199210580782@rosie.uh.edu> st1hz@rosie.uh.edu (Meyers, David C.) writes:
>In a previous post A/C# is called "A w/ the first inversion". Why is it the
>1st inversion and say not the 3rd since C# is the 3rd degree of the tonic A?
>Is it because the inversion of the tonic does not make sense, the inversion
>of the minor second as well as the minor 3rd is dissonant, and the inversion
>of the 2nd degree is a different chord alltogether, and therefore the C#
>inversion gets to be the first?  
>

Wow, you're making this much more complicated than it needs to be!

Look at this:

	A chord = A C# E

Take the A and put it on top:

	C# E A    

We've just inverted the chord once.  We call it inversion number one, or
1st inversion.  Saying "1st" has nothing to do with the 1st 2nd or 3rd of
the chord.

Ok, now juggle notes again:

	E A C#

We've inverted it a second time; this is the A triad 2nd inversion.

This is really all it means, it's no big deal.

Bruce


-- 
Bruce Dumes			| "Bruce is too obsessed with the Beatles"   |
Stratus Computer, Inc.		|   --comment on report card from Spring '64 |
bad@sw.stratus.com              
508-460-2816
From: v056rcrx@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Chuck, the Fencing God)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: TO TAB OR NOT TO TAB......
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:20:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41



There have been ALOT of posts saying one of two things...

1- "All anyone wants on here is tab to such-and-such songs...blah-blah, etc
      ..........anyway, tab sucks......"

and

2- "Why are you pig-headed egotists always slamming tab...blah-blah, etc
     ...........anyway, tab is great......"


CONCLUSION: Who cares?  Opinions are opinions!!!   I personnally use tab AND
I also study theory and ear-training!!!  I love G.F.T.P.M. and TAB is easy,
however i can also play locrian mode and i know my F#7add9 chord.....
                 --> So WHAT??????

Some people like Ford cars, some think they suck....
Some think abortion is an easy way out for careless sex, some think it's an
important option for responsible people....

all these things are opinions!!!!!   respect others' opinions and be respected!

                                   Chuck "walkin-the-fence" Farnsworth

BTW.......this is all INHO   :-)
From: scogpw@thor.cf.ac.uk (Gordon Walker)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: More Brian Adams
Keywords: Tab
Date: 14 Apr 92 12:35:29 GMT
Organization: University of Wales College at Cardiff
X-Mailer: Cardiff Computing Maths PP Mail Open News Gateway

In article <1992Apr14.034948.25396@wam.umd.edu> dana@next05wor.wam.umd.edu (Arturo A. Gigante) writes:
|Call me a sentimental but my girlfriend love the Brian Adams song from  
|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?

This reminds me of the story of the girl who wanted this song for her
wedding and asked for "the Robin Hood song", and instead got:
"Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen..........." as she
walked down the aisle. Why don't you try singing that to her?   :-)

Gordon
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: aash@ms.uky.edu (aash)
Subject: Re: CHORDS: U2 "One" (Has this been done?)
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 14:51:20 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
X-Bytes: 

In article <1992Apr8.141927.12777@fwi.uva.nl> sanders@fwi.uva.nl (Paul Patrick Sanders (I87)) writes:
>  The same chords work together with the chorus as long as I sing the 
>  lyrics myself, but they don't sound really well with the record.
>  if anyone has any other suggestions, please post it !!

i'll bet it's down a half step.. edge does alot of half-step-down
stuff... so try   Abm - Db - Abm - Gb.. 

aash
-- 
aash@ms.uky.edu, aash@ukma.bitnet     "the only thing i ever really wanted to
{backbone|rutgers|uunet}!ukma!aash     say was wrong, was wrong, was wrong."
aash@ukpr.uky.edu
From: indigo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Adam Schneider)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: CHORDS!!
Date: 8 Apr 92 04:31:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: darkstar.32343


In <1992Apr8.040727.22101@leland.Stanford.EDU> whale@leland.Stanford.EDU (Stephen Schmidt) writes:

>The way I learned it in music theory, there is a difference between Cadd9
>and Csus9. C add 9 means literally that: take a C chord and add a 9th to it.
> [a whole bunch of really interesting music theory stuff deleted...]

  Yes!  Steve's got it exactly.  He obviously knows his shit...
  I forgot to mention in my posting what Steve just said: that a C(9) is the
same as Cadd9 or C(add D).
  And yes, a C9 is like a C7 with a 9th attached (C E G Bb D)...be aware that
there is a difference between C9 and C(9).  (Similarly, C11 includes Bb, but 
C(11) does not.)
  By the way Steve, all of us music-theory-lovers out there thank you for the
historical explanation of "sus".  That's really cool.

==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-==
Adam Schneider     indigo@ucscb.ucsc.edu     U.C. Santa Cruz     (408) 457-2172
             "Your actions will follow you full circle 'round..."
==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-==
From: 880201m@aucs.acadiau.ca (Dave MacDonald)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Music Theory
Date: 15 Apr 92 18:47:31 GMT
Distribution: alt.guitar
Organization: Acadia University

dv@oahu.linus.mitre.org (Dimitri Vorona) writes:


>Your best bet for a nice overview of different things is a book called
>the Heavy Metal Guitar Bible,  I don't remember the author

His name is Richard Daniels, and he also wrote a few other instruction books
for rock guitar, including _Heavy Metal Guitar Bible, Vol II_ and _Be
Dangerous on Rock Guitar_.  I think they were published by Cherry Lane, but
I'm not quite sure.

I have _Be Dangerous on Rock Guitar_ and it covers the fundamentals of 
music theory: scales, chords, how they fit together, etc.  It does a 
good job of this.  However, one thing I didn't like about this book is 
his writing style.  He writes like he's talking to fellow flower child 
from the sixties.  Too many references to "dude" and "man" for me.  
I suppose he's just trying to add some spice to some otherwise dry 
stuff, but it didn't suit me.  It's still a good book, just hard (for me)
to take sometimes.

-Dave.
--
Dave MacDonald	880201m@aucs.acadiau.ca
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada