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Elizabeth Cotton

March 23, 2008 by Chris

Now this is very some picking technique to look at more then once! I was looking up one of Mississippi John Hurt’s tune on youtube and I just stumbled upon this beautiful guitar player named Elizabeth Cotton.

Her approach to the drone picking, looks like something that I would find easier, if in fact, I played guitar like her.

She makes it look so easy and effortless.

Her index finger bounces around the E and A string like my puppy when we tell her it’s time for supper! God it’s just beautiful to look at and hear.

Here she is a 92 years of age playing this song that she made up when she was 12 years old!

Come on everyone sign along!!!!!

Keep on playin’ Elizabeth Cotton wherever you are.
(Jan. 5, 1893 – Jun. 29, 1987)





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Vegan Rock

March 20, 2008 by Chris

So I woke up this morning, feed and walked the dog as usual but I changed my routine up a little. I finally picked up my Larrivee and started to play If I had a Rocket Launcher by Bruce Cockburn. I was trying to come up with different solo ideas and discovered a couple of new versions to incorporate with the standard solo. Now with that over my stomach started to grumble!

While eating breakfast I was reading the old Macleans Magazine and I came across this article called “Go Veg! Get Girls!”. It started off with how the vegan industry is attempting to change the old idea that being a vegan is not manly for most of us. Then I remembered something that happened to us a couple of years ago.

My wife and I didn’t eat meat for a couple of months because she was going through medical problems and meat was off the menu. We were vegans but not the militant kind, you all know what I’m talking about. With starting this new eating arrangement and actually liking it, I thought it wasn’t so bad at all and I didn’t know what all the fuss was about changing eating habits.

Then one day at work we had IBM give us a “Lunch and Learn” about server hardware and they had a caterer come over with a BBQ and served anything we wanted. After having some chicken or something, the next day I felt so horrible! It was like waking up the morning after New Years when you were still in your college/university days! I guess my system was changing and I sorta began to see why maybe some people thought that eating meat was bad for them.

Then came the part about this band called the “Vegan Vixens“. In my mind I thought, wow maybe this could be one of those indie bands with a really neat and unique sound! Then I saw this video.

Keep on Jammin’

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Best acoustic amp out there

March 17, 2008 by Chris

I use to have the best, in my mind, guitar amp for what I was playing during the 80’s. It was the HiWatt 50 watt custom. This thing had everything going for it! The Rock, Progressive Rock and the blues sound was unreal! It could handle any size room with minimal miking.

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Now a days, I need a warm sounding amp with the ability to spread out the sound throughout any size room and I think that I have found it. The L. R. Baggs CORE 1 Acoustic Reference Amp. is what I would recommend.

I tried this little gem out at the 12th Fret in Toronto. It had the warm sound that I was looking for and the weight (28 lbs.) was perfect for my needs. They claim a 140 degree wide sound dispersion with 200 watts of power!

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The analog meters are so simple to read and interpret that even my mom can figure it out! This is VERY helpful when you need a BIG sound without all the distortion added on.

I love the headphone feature as well (I know my wife and neighbours will too). It also comes with multiple auxiliary jacks for drum machines plus CD players so you can figure out songs.

Don’t be afraid of it’s flat honeycomb speaker, it only bites through the sounds of other instruments and not your fingers!

The wide range that the bass and treble controls have are exquisite plus quite functional. The nicest surprise was the reverse phase capability with this amp. I have this feature on my 1980 Fender LEAD II and only recently have I understood the principles of it. When looking for THAT SOUND, this will come in handy!

So if you have the bucks and want a true head turning tool on stage to use then look no further. Now all I need is more dollars then cents!

Keep on Jammin’

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