metascrawl wrote:If you're finding the action tough on your acoustic, have you tried using lighter gauge strings and/or tuning it down a tone? You can always capo back up to standard and while keeping the extra string slackness. That's what my Dad did on my first guitar when I was struggling with barre chords.
metascrawl wrote:Moot - I saw Justin Townes play by himself in a small pub venue near me a year or two ago. I went along knowing nothing of his music and I came away a huge fan. I felt genuinely a bit upset when it was over - I could have listened to him all night. This is my favourite vid of him (bonus that there's some clawhammer banjo going on here too). "Well when John Henry died he lay looking at the sun / he said lord take me now my work is done, lord lord"
metascrawl wrote:Here's a recording of my new palour guitar as promised - like I said Nick, this may be close to what you're after from what you've said. The playing's very sloppy I'm afraid, I'm just not on form at all tonight.
nick_md wrote:I used to do the same thing, check for tabs of favourite solos and try to copy them, but now I just think "fuck it", get the gist of the song then nail your own version.
nick_md wrote:Yeah that kind of thing, more expressive and enjoyable that some carbon copy "look what I can do ma'!"
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