"Muscle memory, connecting chords with runs,,,,the program TabEdit.....(the real secret) and don't try to get fancy on breaks,,,just play the melody, most are real simple....once you start doing that, the hammer ons and pull off will just…"
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Making Sawdust replied to Russ Norton's discussion best way to practice to learn bluegrass solo breaksMaking Sawdust replied to Robert Naylor's discussion Camps (Kamps?)"Some day,,,for now will just catch Steve when he is doing a workshop in the hood........Tim and company don't seem to come east anymore....."
Making Sawdust replied to Jim Samuel's discussion Starting Over - With Essentials in the group Flatpicking Essentials"Trust and believe,,,you must,,,,must....find a group to jam with......somewhere around you is a jam group...bluegrass, Oldtime, folk,,,and all, yes,,,all of the jams I go to whether they are called bluegrass or Oldtime, play just about everything…"
Making Sawdust replied to Dan Miller's discussion Have Any Questions? in the group Flatpicking Essentials"Well my friend, I am again a little confused, being a old person, but most Bluegrass songs are just 3 chords. The so called standards, fiddle tunes are all mostly 3 chords and a few are just 2 and even one. Now if you said I want to play Jazz, then…"
Making Sawdust replied to Dan Miller's discussion Have Any Questions? in the group Flatpicking Essentials"One thing I think I picked up in your post is that you have been only playing a year? If that is true and you also mentioned fingerpicking, dude, slow down, Flatpicking, fingerpicking, struming, playing lead, way overload. I have been playing since…"
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Beppe Gambetta concert in Stockton, NJ at Prallsville Mill
February 18, 2011 from 8pm to 10pm
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Making Sawdust commented on Beppe Gambetta's event Beppe Gambetta 1st Acoustic Guitar Workshop in Stockton, NJ"I'll be there, just need the schedule. See you Friday nite at the concert."
Making Sawdust is attending Beppe Gambetta's event
Beppe Gambetta 1st Acoustic Guitar Workshop in Stockton, NJ at info: fedcalv@tin.it
February 19, 2011 at 2:30pm to February 20, 2011 at 5pm
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Making Sawdust replied to Tom Lewis's discussion Flatpicking Essentials V1 question"For me now,,,just for me,,I'm just saying as far as learning anything new...when I stick with playing what's comfortable, I would still be strumming C,f,G, with a paper thin pick, and never trying the fingerstyle or flatpicking style, or…"
Making Sawdust replied to Todd McFarland's discussion What brand do you play?"Ah just for the record,,now this is according to CF Martin; THEY HAVE never sued anyone regarding any design etc. They have of course guarded and sued over their trademark...CF Martin and people selling used guitars claiming they were life time…"
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Making Sawdust replied to lcarr's discussion campfire guitar"LXM is the ticket,,,sorry folks,,,,I know you Martin haters wouldn't like'm, But for me every thing trys to be a Martin, so why not have a Martin...The LXM is what it is,,,much better than any backpacker, and has the Martin sound....and…"
Making Sawdust commented on John Bauman's blog post GuitarHelp Hotline"Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha.........can't...Ha Ha Ha....stop.....love it......Ha..Ha..."
Making Sawdust replied to richard innis's discussion double down up technique/brad davis"Check out Brad's web site for some pdf's etc of the exercise. 15 minutes a day, builds muscle memory. If a workshop is near you,,I drove 3 hours to get to one...go"
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- At 4:13pm on March 22, 2009,
Dan Miller said…
- Thanks for joining the Flatpicking Essentials Group!
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- At 5:35pm on March 29, 2009,
Nanessence said… - Hi Making Sawdust....Yes there is an old time jam every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at the Center for the Arts at 68 S. Main St. in Phillipsburg, NJ, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. I missed the first one, but got to the second one last Tuesday. Old time is mostly fiddlers, of course, but there were other guitars besides mine, as well as some dulcimers, banjos, and mandolins. There are some other jams I've heard about that are more bluegrass oriented in Hellertown and Stroudsburg and there is a Celtic jam on certain Wednesdays at Hammerhead in Northampton, PA. Some of these I located by Googling. Others I found by joining Meetup.com. Good luck with getting linked up. Maybe I'll see you in one of these jams!
- At 3:09pm on April 3, 2009, Nanessence said…
- Hi Making Sawdust,
There's one in Stroudsburg, PA, that is a real BG jam.
Pocono BG & Folk Society
Elks Lodge, 260 Washington St., East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
570- 421-9140
Neil 570.424.2937 or John 570.992.2259, jcuuu@ptd.net
http://www.poconobluegrass.org/index.htm
Shindigs: 1st Sundays Oct. thru May, Doors open 11 am
The above is one that I haven't attended yet but have heard that everyone must take a "break" in turn. That gives you a chance to do your individual thing. In old time music everyone plays together through the whole song. You don't have to sign up for the P'burg old time jam; just show up. The Pocono BG jam, which meets this Sunday, may cost some money. I'm going to stay home and play with my jam recordings until the sun comes out. Have fun!
- At 6:45pm on July 18, 2010,
Downtown Freddy Brown said… - Steal what you can my friend. If we were closer I'd be glad to show you. BTW...that ain't magic marker on my guitar LOL!
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