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Steinar Gregertsen
@steinar-gregertsen
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Joined: Jul 13, 2005
Topics: 31 / Replies: 472
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Re: Shoulder hurt after playing?

It's become a more or less constant pain, at this point it doesn't matter much if I wear a guitar or not. Earlier on I didn't notice much while I was ...

13 years ago
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Re: Shoulder hurt after playing?

I've had constant pain in my left shoulder for about 3 months now, most probably caused by bad posture when playing (both guitar and lap steel). I bel...

13 years ago
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Re: Spruce-Top Weissenborn from Bediaz

Congrats, glad you enjoy it! The weissenborn is such a fascinating instrument, it has a "mystique" that is trult unique.As I mentioned in my other pos...

13 years ago
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Re: Anyone have a list of songs that use Alternate tuning

A lot of Joni Mitchell tunes use "joni" tunings (she used a bunch of alternate tunings!) Here's a list of (some of) her tunings, and the songs she u...

13 years ago
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Re: slide guitar and overdrive pedals

Keep in mind that the three positions of the mini switch has different outputs,- when it is pointing "down" (towards you) the output is fairly normal,...

13 years ago
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Re: Spruce-Top Weissenborn from Bediaz

Spruce has a harder, more direct and "snappy" tone than Mahogany, which tends to be softer and warmer. At least that's my experience after having weis...

13 years ago
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Re: slide guitar and overdrive pedals

I love the Cmatmods SignaDrive for lap steel (and guitar as well), it's extremely dynamic and sensitive to pick attack and can go from "clean to screa...

13 years ago
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Re: Replacing the pickup of a Rondo SX

I'm not too fond of the Lace pickups myself, they sound sterile to me. I'd recommend the Duncan Little '59, had one of those in a Strat I converted to...

14 years ago
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Re: Fingernail follies (rant)

I never have to shape the blade of these picks, but I spend some time shaping the "wings" so I get them to sit as I want them to.

14 years ago
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Re: Fingernail follies (rant)

You just need to pluck straight across the string, else it'll slide and make a scraping sound. That's exactly why they bug me so much! Perhaps my p...

14 years ago
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Re: To mute or not to mute

I heard that some guitarists tune theirs in unsual tunings. Yeah, it's not unusual to tweak your preferred tuning(s) to fit a specific arrangement. O...

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