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mmoncur
@mmoncur
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Joined: Sep 5, 2007
Topics: 5 / Replies: 163
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Re: I'm looking for a sound!!!

The great thing, if you're looking for a sound like Cobain's, is that some devoted fans have already cataloged exactly which guitars he played. In thi...

15 years ago
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Re: Finding the right teacher for yourself

Those questions seem awfully specific, and I'm not sure what the right answers are. To me there are two important things?1. Does he know more than you...

15 years ago
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Re: Strings?

I've tried just about every brand, and I keep going back and forth between D'Addario and Ernie Ball. I can tell (I imagine) a slight difference betwee...

15 years ago
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Re: Jamming?

I'm with ken, play your blues style or even just some nice chunky rhythm power chords would sound good while he's playing his crazy arpeggios. The las...

15 years ago
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Re: Sweet Spot vs Cranking To 10?

It seems to depend on the guitar - on my MIM strat (fender noiseless pickups neck & mid, SD Pearly Gates Plus bridge) it doesn't seem to matter mu...

15 years ago
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Re: Really frustrated

mmoncur: I like the fact that your three groupings still all end in binary form. Even the "Sometimes" one in the middle returns a 1 or a 0 at any give...

15 years ago
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Re: Really frustrated

When I get done with this, Ill pick up my guitar . . . and the odds are 50/50 if I can play it right tonight. Thats what really gets to me, is the inc...

15 years ago
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Re: Which kind of guitar?

About this, well, I chose to play the acoustic first because many people including a few players told me that it was better that I learnt to play on a...

15 years ago
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Re: Left Handed fretboard

In case you have access to an iPhone, I use a similar program called "FretSurfer" that does have a lefty option.

15 years ago
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Re: Bought my 1st guitar today - was I suckered into buying...

It seems like some people have horror stories about humidity destroying guitars, while others say it doesn't really seem to matter at all. My theory i...

15 years ago
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Re: Up stroke help? (Alternate picking?)

1. There are two ways of playing only certain strings: (a) carefully strumming only those strings, or (b) strumming through all 6 but muting the strin...

15 years ago
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Re: Up stroke help? (Alternate picking?)

I used to have the same problem, or at least something similar: it felt like there was resistance on my upstrokes, like I was going to break something...

15 years ago
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Re: Can I Be Taught To Change Chords?

There are some great tips here, but let me just add another "Yes you can!".I was similarly frustrated when I started - I have large fingers, not terri...

15 years ago
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Re: What's wrong (with me)? Losing interest?

I think you've made the right decision, and I'm glad it's working for you now.You've inspired me. (Mostly, you've inspired me to buy a 12-string, but ...

15 years ago
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Re: What do you do with solos???

"Time" and "Wish You Were Here" are more Pink Floyd songs with (relatively) easy solos.Myself, I skip the solos (or play rhythm behind them) in lots o...

15 years ago
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