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Well I'm not going to get close to the 'who should and should not be included'part of it. You could reach out a hand in any direction and interrupt someone bickering over it. But there are a couple that I didn't see- Jan Akkerman-really unique sense of harmony and composition, along with killer chops. Plini-actually a dual guitar band-modern shred with a sense of songcraft as well. More approachable than Dream Theater. Matthias Eklundh and his band Freak Kitchen-shred turned on its head, with a sense of humor. I saw him in Tokyo at a workshop and promotion of his Caparison sig guitar. Hilarious guy with mad chops. Christophe Godin-saw him play at a booth in Tokyo, another year but same show as Mister Eklundh. I had no idea who he was at the time. Another guy who makes hilarious fun of the superserious shred/metal guy image, but has deadly skills. There's a video of him jamming with Guthrie Govan: [video:youtube]

That's good commentary, thanks Kuru. I'm leaning toward 'not worth worrying about'.

Hello oOAmpyOo Well first, nice to meet you.You are welcome to PM me any time, but I see no special reason to do that about this topic. In case I wasn't clear-maybe I wasn't-I have no intention of passing that photo around. I am a busy performing artist myself. Yesterday I did a shoot for a music video. It's for a song I recorded for an independent film. I've had a photo of me posted on soc media without my permission. I'm a very long way from famous, but no one has to tell me about keeping private things private. That is even more the case with someone who is no longer with us and can't personally approve.

Microtilt-never heard of it until five minutes ago. https://www.google.com/search?q=strat+micro+tilt+adjustment&oq=what+is+microtilt&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j0i13j0i390l4.6687j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_VlK6YMPfM4PLmAXhurfwCQ23

I have friends around the world. When times were better and I could afford to travel, I usually didn't go anywhere as a tourist but rather visiting friends. I have no interest in collecting destinations. Generally I stay a week to 10 days in a country I visit and I've been to several more than once. A couple of things I learned is, that it's possible to have an absolutely amazing life without ever setting foot in the U.S. The other thing, which frankly is kind of a letdown, is that wherever you go, differences aside, is that most countries are full of a big bunch of people trying to make it until the next day. There's also a tiny group of people who don't have to worry so much. It's unlikely most of us will meet them.

Well my grandma grew in Mobile, AL. She used to tell me, it's not like it used to be. I guess not. It used to be cold-blooded savagery as public entertainment.

There are places in the South I would love to visit. I would not survive living there. I barely survived living two hours North of Manhattan. I'm sounding humorous, but I'm not joking. When the chance came, I had to sit in front of a mirror and have a chat. Do I let things go on like they are now, or leave the country and face a totally uncertain future? Longest five seconds of my life.

Kool story. From what my friend tells me, GA could be a bear to deal with sometimes. Sometimes the demons win. Still, basically he came across as a really good-hearted guy.

I think the anniversary of his passing was yesterday, or the day before. his eldest son Michael does a tribute show every year in Sayville, CT. I just got sent a video clip of him doing 'Midnight Rider". He also put out a CD about eight weeks ago, called 'Blues Travels Fast'. I had a listen to the title track, great playing.

Thanks everyone. I don't mind losing control of myself. But I hate feeling like I don't control my life. One of these days, I need to stop working for other people. It never ends well. Anyway as promised... There is one photo that is....well let's say compromising. i'm not sure if it's even appropriate to post it. my friend must have caught him just waking up. Anyway- First photo is with a not very good camera-at my friend"s apartment, around 1987 Mr. Gregg Allman, December 1987 Mr. Gregg Allman, undated The Allman-betts Band, newer photo: [ There's a band photo that I can't find at the moment, will post later. Here we go-42 years ago:

I'll get it out of the way, basically I know no one wants to hear it. TFB. Wow, my life sucks. Now that's done, I can get to the other wow. I mentioned before that a friend of mine whom I lost touch with for several decades, recently got back in touch. I also mentioned that, during her time at New York Blood Center, one of her patients was Greg Allman. I had no idea how long they went back. She has sent some photos to me that maybe have never been seen publicly before. I asked permission and she said I can post here. Now is not so convenient but, please stand by. This is gonna be good. My other friend I mentioned before. She is moving to Mexico. I am helping to sell stuff and in the process, I have a guitar stand, a keyboard stand, a Maxon cs-01 chorus, a MIDI controller, several bookshelves and other goodies. She had talked about schooling me on DAW and such but I don't know if there's time. Now back to our regularly scheduled program. My life sucks.

Best wishes and get well soon Kuru. The Avengers will be assembling again before you know it!

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I've tried the steel string and nylon string models several times, both play well and sound good. I got told no guitar when I moved into my current place. The landlady must have had an image of half-stacks and smashing guitars. I just play with a light touch on the acoustics, or play electric unplugged.

I thought so, too. The body is about 90%, I could build it out as is and call it a relic, but I think it wants better than that. It definitely could use some tlc, but for the price I couldn't pass it up. I might remove some wood from the back, as the body is a little thick and heavy for my tastes. Considering a single humbucker (possibly two) and a 22 fret Jackson slab rosewood 'board pointy (early 90s replacement neck) on a hardtail. Either black or nickel hardware. I may just throw an old Invader pickup in it and see what I get. Wow, that is stunning. I think, with environmental conditions as they are, that beautiful woods like this one really should not be taken for granted. You may be familiar with Rock Beach guitars, made by one of our forum members and employing some lovely woods. I hope we can avoid a future where there's no more wood instruments.

Long time nursers! I don't feel like most of my recordings are ready for spotify. Maybe if my economic situation changes. My soundclick page is in my signature-you can also go to youtube for a few things I've done off the strictly musical path- [video:youtube] [video:youtube]

Wishing you the best brother Winston. My eyesight was never that great. There's a reason my nickname is not Hawkeye. One thing i have found useful, is strengthening eye muscles. i drew my own Tibetan kalachakra pattern, which I use for eye exercises. Unfortunately I can't recall the title of the book I first read about it, way too long ago. There should be google search stuff about it.

Well technically it's not on topic but, i was just picking up a few things on the way back from work-it's a different train station. Outside the station there was a guy playing Shamisen, the Japanese three-string banjo. The Okinawan version is San shin. i almost bought one there years ago but, they are an investment both time and money wise. Anyway, the player can add microbends to certain notes in the scales, similar to a sitar.The fretboard is not scalloped but maybe the action is high, not sure. So how do dey do dat? I'm going to ask about it.

I had an acoustic from the Philippines, that broke so many strings it could fill out the rest of the top 10. I donated it to my former residence.

Well I definitely get runner-up for the WTF prize. My D string suddenly went completely flat. But it was still on the guitar. I tried winding the tuner. And winding. And winding. Still totally flat. Then as I was winding, I saw the outer winding of the string going past me. It had become detached from the core.

Yup, lots of fun stuff with vibrato. I like that lateral, violin-like version that Greg Howe does. At this point I'm not in a space playing-wise where I'm doing crazy bends. Back in the day I broke two different strings in the same song, a version of 'Superstition'.

Personally I think mastering vibrato is a cooler skill. I definitely enjoy big bends like Steve Lukather's second solo on 'Roseanna', or Clapton on 'Bad Love'. But to me it's asking to break a string.