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Ouch. Maybe I am taking this the wrong way, but this kind of stings.
If you find something boring and rehashed, just don't reply to the
topic. Clearly, people are interested in these things because they
come up a lot, and people keep replying.
We could create a FAQ for this list to help cut down with a lot of
the basic questions, but I still enjoy talking about most of them. I
don't want to take on the creation of a FAQ right now. Maybe after
the mp3 compilation is over. It would be cool if we had a "Wiki"
where everyone could contribute. (If you don't know what a Wiki is,
see the extremely cool Wikipedia site: for
just one example). Maybe I will look into that. Or someone else
could volunteer to be the editor of such a FAQ with input from the
group.
Yahoo Groups does have a database section where we could create a
FAQ that everyone could contribute to. I could start one in there
and people could add to it as they see fit for an experiment.
I was actually hoping that the songwriting thread would keep going.
Maybe it's easier to talk about strings and reverb pedals versus the
more abstract and challenging topic of songwriting.
I also greatly enjoy hearing show reports, album reviews, and what
everyone is listening too. I wish there were more of that kind of
stuff.
Still I think this list is interesting even though the same topics
come up quite frequently. If you think this list is boring, then by
all means try to liven things up by introducing another topic.
Later,
BN
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
[...]
> I now present a digest of these common discussions:
>
> 1. Jazz-Jag bridges. Solutions discussed will be the Mustang
bridge replacement, the buzzstop, grinding wider slots.
>
> 2. Fender reverb tanks. Folks will ask for a decent floor pedal
alternative. Many will be suggested but they will be rejected by
others as not giving the proper depth of reverb or spit sound. For
those who have RI tanks, modifications in tubes, caps, and springs
will be discussed. Marty will invariably poo-poo all such
modifications.
>
> 3. Pick up changes. Members will tell about the crap stock pick-
ups they replaced with far superior Seymours or Mighty Mites or...
>
> 4. Flatwound strings. D'Addario (pronounced Da-dar-ee-oh) chromes
will be suggested and then someone will say they suck and Pyramids
are the ones to have. Another brand also gets suggested but I forgot
what it was. Optimum string will also be discussed.
>
> 5. Trempicking techniques. Various picks will be recommended from
medium to heavy, mostly flatpicks with one nitwit recommending
thumbpicks (oh wait, that's me). Various attempts to describe the
motion of the picking hand and muting options will be attempted.
>
> 6. Tab or no tab for beginners. Many will be for it, some will be
against. Both sides will be adamant.
>
>
