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I think I'm losing it - bought 3 guitars just this week

#61
'lectric Twanger, you say. No room for one of those in a bass household...:D
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I happens. I bought a Yamaha Revstar recently. I can't resist the sounds you can get out of a guitar equipped with two P-90s. (Or Filtertrons!!! But no…don't go there. Don't even think about that…for now. ;)) Especially when played through a VOX amp.

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So now I'm thinking of an AC-15 to pair with it. Can you say "Jangle City"???

It just never ends.

So little time - and money.

So much great gear. :thumbsup::woot:
 
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Warpeg said:
As a recovering materialist, I can tell you that I have found much more satisfaction in having a small number of things that bring me long-term joy, as opposed to owning many things that bring me short-term or only small amounts of joy. My thought process is very unpopular around these parts, but....
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When my parents were forced to sell their 2 houses and go into a 2 room assisted living facility, I saw things I'm still struggling with. The contents of both houses essentially went into the trash (or to 2 rummage sale women who ripped us off blind). Memories and furniture from the 60s, pictures, toys, clothes, games... things we once believed to hold such value, all gone in a matter of 2 days. It changed my view on the world and material possessions....

I just don't know how to sell basses anymore. Used to use Craigslist and really struggle selling things on line after being taken a few years back. By a buyer...

mapleglo said:
Don't get me started.



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I like pretty much anything with strings. And there's nothing wrong with banging on a few drums now and again.

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I think we have a clear winner.
 
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MakoMan said:
I should note that the biggest difficulty for me with barre chords is that I completely shattered the pinky finger on my left hand in a motocross accident years ago. It does not like to play nicely with the other fingers.
That said, I like your suggestion and I will give them a try to see what I can do with them. Thanks!
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Good news, the dominant and minor 7th chords - the pinky is the finger I take out of the equation, or variate chord shapes with. So okay, you might stay stuck in the 7th shape - still you can put fills between those chord shapes and get pretty daggum funky with just the two. And who knows maybe that poor pinky will benefit from some exercise.

Teachers out there may balk at this statement but I play major barre chords rooted on the A string by collapsing the knuckle under the tip of my ring finger over the DGB strings and there's enough clearance for the high E to to ring out, which is fretted by the index.


A barred dominant rooted on the A string might prove a little tricky without a pinky, but rooted from the E string - it's all index - middle -ring.

minor 7 rooted from somewhere on the E string is just my index and ring finger. minor 7 rooted from the A string is index middle ring.

You got this.

Here's a G7 (collapsed my middle finger so you can see it) with the index holding the minor 7 on the D string (would be an F)
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Gm7 (the middle finger is not touching anything)
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C (hid my middle finger out of the way lol) Ring finger collapsed over 3 strings. E, A, and high E string fretted by index
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Cm7 - I collapsed the knuckle of my middle finger so you could see where it is.. the knuckle would normally be bent the opposite direction of my ring finger in the C major chord above. The ring finger on the D string, B string fretted by middle. both E strings and the A and the G string fretted with the index.
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To turn the Cm7 into a Cm - you add the pinky to the octave, to turn a Gm7 or G7 into a Gm or G - add the pinky to the octave. WIth your pinky - just substitute dominant or m7 chords.
 
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