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You know what day it is. You know what time it is. If you don't, get with the program! It's time for the Friday Night Guitar Thread, a thread where we celebrate the creation of music regardless of skill level. Join us. We're pretty much a cult!

submitted by TheRealBuddha to Guitar 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 19:56:22 ago (+19/-0)     (Guitar)

Once again, it's time for the FNGT!

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[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 6 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 19:56:31 ago (+6/-0)

That's right! It's time for another Friday Night Guitar Thread! We do this every week, so you are probably already aware of this.

I don't have anything new this week - but I'm now motivated for next week. It's just going to take some work. I'd explain, but that'll ruin the surprise. Also, I'm not sure how well the song will go over, but that's not something that usually bothers me. We generally record what we want and don't really give a shit if you don't like it.

This week, I will share something that's pretty special. This was recorded in a real studio, among real friends. The studio was packed with great musicians, many of whom have been friends for a whole lot of years. I'm told that we can do the same the next time I happen to be driving through the area.

GnR - November Rain (with loads of friends)

It's a great song that's also great as an instrumental. One of these days I may get bored and add the vocals. The timing should be pretty spot on, making that a fairly easy task.

[ - ] Sleazy 4 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 20:34:45 ago (+4/-0)

I plugged that into the amp and cranked it. woo hoo!

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 5 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 20:38:17 ago (+5/-0)

Sweet! It's a great song. I'd say it's GnR's magnum opus.

The lyrics are a little weak, but they're fine. There's still a story being told, especially when coupled with the video. So, in combination, they're a fantastic thing. Many artists never reach that level.

[ - ] Sleazy 5 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 21:03:14 ago (+5/-0)

songs that start slow and end up rocking out are epic

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 4 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 21:24:30 ago (+4/-0)

I love the intro. In concert, he tends to do the opening piano piece and then sing the rest - handing the keys off to the regular keyboard player.

[ - ] Sleazy 3 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 21:54:19 ago (+3/-0)

I never got to see them in concert

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 3 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 23:53:32 ago (+3/-0)

They're playing again but don't appear to have the same energy that they once had.

I closed my eyes and fell asleep. I'm not sure how that happened. [

[ - ] Sleazy 3 points 2 monthsFeb 24, 2024 00:59:10 ago (+3/-0)

Did you take the sleeping pills? LoL

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 1 point 2 monthsFeb 24, 2024 15:07:39 ago (+1/-0)

I took them right on time. They wouldn't have even kicked in by that point.


I guess my body just wanted sleep.

[ - ] Sleazy 1 point 2 monthsFeb 24, 2024 15:23:20 ago (+1/-0)

Must have been tired. All that rummaging through the attic
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[ - ] Smedleys_Butler 5 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 21:51:57 ago (+5/-0)

Did a cover of Pancho and Lefty kinda drunk and stoned other night. It's awesomely terrible

[ - ] Sleazy 2 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 22:10:19 ago (+2/-0)

You sound pretty drunk, which makes it awesome! Hell yeah!

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler 4 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 22:15:55 ago (+4/-0)

Slainte. I'm going sober again. Well maybe I'll go back to toking, but I don't like it regularly

[ - ] Sleazy 2 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 23:23:15 ago (+2/-0)

I like to drink socially, which is maybe twice a week. I ain't no alcoholic, but I do enjoy being drunk occasionally

I smoke weed every day

your playing and singing perked my womans ears right up and she hung on every word

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler 3 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 23:45:42 ago (+3/-0)

Hook me up with her sister or cousin. I haven't been drinking heavily or regularly lately. Quit for a good few months

[ - ] Sleazy 2 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 23:48:19 ago (+2/-0)

you like fat women?

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler 3 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 23:51:16 ago (+3/-0)

Depends

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler 2 points 2 monthsFeb 24, 2024 00:06:37 ago (+2/-0)

Depends

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 1 point 2 monthsFeb 24, 2024 15:02:41 ago (+1/-0)

That's not all that terrible, especially if you're drinking!

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler 1 point 2 monthsFeb 24, 2024 15:34:03 ago (+1/-0)

Thanks you old hippie

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 0 points 2 monthsFeb 24, 2024 18:30:00 ago (+0/-0)

I am kinda old but I'm not quite a hippie. I'm not afraid of working for a living!

[ - ] popticalillusion 0 points 2 monthsFeb 25, 2024 13:04:00 ago (+0/-0)

I really like it! It has a good vibe going with the drinking too.

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler 0 points 2 monthsFeb 25, 2024 14:15:15 ago (+0/-0)

Thanks. Imma try for some sober covers if you have any requests

[ - ] Sleazy 5 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 20:12:24 ago (+5/-0)

Hello. I dont have anything new, I been working on some new riffs but they aint ready yet.

here's one me and my buddy Chris did some time back, man of constant sorrow

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 5 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 20:41:51 ago (+5/-0)

I've listened to your rendition of that in the past. I think the best version is the version that came with the movie, "Oh Brother Where Art Thou?" It's actually a solid movie for the most part. The ending is a bit weak and not something that'd ever happen in real life, but I suppose it could have in an informal system such as they had in the era.

It's a movie I've seen and one that I've enjoyed.

On the other hand, the song has an interesting history. Rather than recount it here, I'll simply link to the Wikipedia article about the song:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_Constant_Sorrow

It was the perfect song for the film and the actors covered it perfectly. It's pretty much the best version of that song out there, though I've heard a female rendition that didn't displease me.

[ - ] Sleazy 4 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 20:45:47 ago (+4/-0)

I thought that movie was entertaining.

And I thought Chris sang it well.

One of Verle's girlfriends that passed away a few years ago, great, great uncle or something like that was supposedly the one who wrote that song

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 5 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 20:50:42 ago (+5/-0)

That's an interesting connection to the song. It's interesting how we tie ourselves to music, how we relate to it and remember things about it.

[ - ] Sleazy 4 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 21:02:16 ago (+4/-0)

Yeah it was hard to believe and she told us his name and we found it online connected to him

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 4 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 21:23:44 ago (+4/-0)

Huh... She might have been telling the truth! Who knows? It's not like we're gonna go dig her up and do a DNA test.

[ - ] Sleazy 3 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 21:27:16 ago (+3/-0)

I do have a song that features her singing!

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 3 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 23:51:52 ago (+3/-0)

I fell asleep.

[ - ] MasterSuppressionTechnique 3 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 22:36:26 ago (+3/-0)

No recording, this week, from me... but I did pick up a guitar at an estate sale that had been sitting around for 20 years. It needs some love, but I think she'll sound great.

https://imgur.com/a/MxKWTXm

[ - ] Sleazy 1 point 2 monthsFeb 24, 2024 02:30:44 ago (+1/-0)

looks just like a guitar i bought for 20 bucks at a party at Verles house years ago, i pawned it for 100 lol

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 1 point 2 monthsFeb 24, 2024 15:05:20 ago (+1/-0)

It looks like one of the many nameless '70s guitars from Japan. If you dig deep enough to check the wiring, look for date codes on the pots.

[ - ] MasterSuppressionTechnique 1 point 2 monthsFeb 26, 2024 00:06:24 ago (+1/-0)

I did finally get around to taking it all apart.

It is a Warmoth neck and a Warmoth body with Kinman pickups. The neck was probably around $600; vintage specs, but with a dual truss, graphite nut and stainless steel frets. The body was likely a bit more; deceptively light having been cut in half with routed out chambers and laminated back together. The Kinman pickups are going for about $500. Really looking forward to hearing how it sounds when I get it back together.

The guitar, seemingly, attempts to be an homage to Jimi Hendrix's red stratocaster that he used at Electric Ladyland studios.

https://www.groundguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-12-11-15_03_53-Toolbox-Layers.jpg

I have high hopes. Apparently,it's been sitting in the case for almost 20 years.

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 1 point 2 monthsFeb 26, 2024 14:26:34 ago (+1/-0)

Warmoth makes good stuff. You should be fine if it's built with their parts.

Obviously, age is not always kind to a guitar. You're aware of how to do a proper setup, I assume?

[ - ] MasterSuppressionTechnique 1 point 2 monthsFeb 26, 2024 14:28:46 ago (+1/-0)

Yes, though I just left it with the local guitar shop. They seemed eager to make a buck and were more excited about opening it up than I was.

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 1 point 2 monthsFeb 26, 2024 16:14:43 ago (+1/-0)

I seldom do my own work these days. I have a luthier who is pretty much on the payroll. I rotate guitars in and out and send them to him to be inspected, cleaned, and set up - if needed. He knows what I expect. It's just another bill, as far as I'm concerned.

It's in my best interest to keep paying him. He doesn't get much local work and could move to a more populated area to make more money. Fortunately, he has dedicated clients who pay him enough to stick around.

[ - ] popticalillusion 1 point 2 monthsFeb 25, 2024 13:27:23 ago (+1/-0)

I'd try it out. Pickup replacement is pretty easy if you don't like the stock ones. I actually prefer the maple necks too. Good find!

[ - ] MasterSuppressionTechnique 0 points 2 monthsFeb 26, 2024 00:07:06 ago (+0/-0)

It looks like the Kinman pickups in it are actually going for around $500. I'm very curious to see what the hype is about.

[ - ] ChatGPT 2 points 2 monthsFeb 23, 2024 23:55:24 ago (+2/-0)

What no Beyonce? The bitch is doing country. Haha.

[ - ] TheRealBuddha [op] 1 point 2 monthsFeb 24, 2024 15:06:35 ago (+1/-0)

Hmm... I don't know any of her songs. I sort of know who she is, but I don't recall ever hearing any of her music. Also, I don't do a whole lot of country.