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AxeSlasher
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Joined: Jun 27, 2005
Topics: 6 / Replies: 57
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RE: Barre chords

There are two things to check. First, when playing barre chords, your thumb will be a little higher (toward the low E string) on the back of the neck....

19 years ago
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RE: A newbie guitar player (well, not quite a "player"

I don't know what the heck callouses are...... :shock: Callouses are places where your skin grows extra thick and becomes rather hard. Feel the heel ...

19 years ago
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RE: Do you use your pinky finger while finger picking?

I met one of the best fingerpickers alive, Doyle Dykes, at a guitar clinic in Williamsport, PA. Although it looked like he used his pinky, I asked him...

19 years ago
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RE: A newbie guitar player (well, not quite a "player"

And Knocking On the Havens Door isn't Clapton's - it's Dylan's :lol: Correct. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" was written and performed by Bob Dylan in ...

19 years ago
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RE: A newbie guitar player (well, not quite a "player"

I've been playing for around 13 years. You guys are right on par! The fingers feel "funny" because you're pressing bands of metal into the tips of the...

19 years ago
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RE: something wrong

I had this problem with a Create Vintage Club 50 tube. Turned out it was a blown tube and a cold solder connection. Tech fixed it up pretty good.I've ...

19 years ago
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RE: Printable Scale Sheets?

Not a problem with me! Perhaps an admin can thread this into a new topic.Looking at the image you posted, the first box shape that you show is in the ...

19 years ago
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RE: Printable Scale Sheets?

I'm not sure what you mean. They're not totally different. I edited my message above a bit.I would encourage you to look at your book and Joe's text. ...

19 years ago
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RE: Printable Scale Sheets?

Joe's scale shows all 5 positions of what your image calls the "Caged" system. Your "Caged" system only shows 2 of the 5 patterns (which are rightly c...

19 years ago
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RE: Problems with the F chord

There are absolutely chord formations that work 'Thumb On' for the bass strings. For example, make a standard "D" chord and use your thumb on the 6th ...

19 years ago
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RE: Problems with the F chord

But work on the partial barre as well. There are times when you'll want to play only those treble strings in chords up and down the neck. The partia...

19 years ago
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RE: Printable Scale Sheets?

The ones I printed were great.

19 years ago
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RE: Practice Routine: Mind, Body & Soul

Looks like today's going to be a crap day to practice. I was making dinner for my wife, turned on the wrong burner, and decided about 5 minutes later ...

19 years ago
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RE: Let's all laugh at this idiot and his now ruined guitar.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the guy did it on purpose. I think he had a piece of crap neck and fretboard around, made it crappier, and ...

19 years ago
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Re: worn fretboards

I starting to wear out my fretboards is their anything I can use to stop this from happening like a polish or something I don't want my guitar looking...

19 years ago
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