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Let It Bleed / Re: Stuff you've been listening to
« on: September 29, 2011, 12:15:20 PM »Quote from: "Froderik"
Quote from: "Dysfunction Junction"George Jones / Bartender's Blues
Rehabbed the ol' Gibson acoustic, strung it up and been playing solid-gold classic country. Got a nice setlist of 14 bigtime hits so far to pick whilst grinning. Really love this one though and the key of A is my natural vocal key.
Sounds good. I've got a nice Guild, a D-55, but damned if those guitars aren't some temperamental sumbitches.. y'better keep 'em humidified and happy, dontcha know (Seems I learn things the hard way in this life.) The top started warping a little, and the bridge has pulled away from the top a little, like a millimeter...no biggie really. I'm going to have to file that bridge down a little more (a quick and much more affordable fix than having the top repaired by a luthier). It plays, and I still use it right now, but the action could be a little lower. I found this info helpful, in case you ever run into this problem with a guitar:
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Musicia ... ion01.html
Oh yeah and please feel free to upload songs here, if that is possible..
I haven't had any real problems with the axe even though it sat on the stand for many years in a less-than-perfectly-dry basement. I did notice some chips in the saddle when I was stringing it and one causes a bit of a buzzing on my high E. A new saddle is under ten bucks. Just have to figure out its width with a caliper. The two saddles these guitars come with are a 16th of an inch different in width.
George Jones / If Drinking Don't Kill Me
Merele Haggard / Mama Tried
Robert Duvall / If You'll Hold The Ladder (from Tender Mercies)
Solid. I'm really enjoying playing these country classics and the only thing I have a bit of trouble with is playing and singing in 3/4 time with a 4/4 habit. But it's shaping up nicely. Even my wife, who *hates* country with a passion, said to me last night "Wow, babe, that's a beautiful song." Bartender's Blues.