Dad3353

Ditto.

This a great 'consumer' policy, buying stuff that will become useless by design, and thus destined for scrap. Buy again, and repeat... Is there no better way..? Is there not an inherent wastage here, with the 'new' stuff offering little in the way of real extra value. Then we wonder why the climate is changing..! First World, eh..?

From Norwich, originally, but the family relocated to Bedfont when I was eight; I left for Shepperton at twenty, and for France at twenty-five ('75...). Happy daze; the local bus numbers still come to mind whenever they crop up (116 to Hounslow or Staines, 285 to Hampton for school or Kingston, 237 for Chertsey etc...).

Coincidence..? I'm from Norfolk, originally. Small world..?

Be aware (when playing in general, church or elsewhere...) that this may work if everyone else is playing their stuff 'standard'. Some may well be embellishing themselves, however, in which case your own way may clash with their way. If this is indeed your first outing, I'd suggest playing safe, and sticking to the guaranteed root notes, and listening to what other stuff may be going down, as preparation for the next time, when you will have a better idea of where to 'place' the bass. Just a thought.

Here's the manual; start at p48..? BOSS GT-10B manual.pdf

I bought my first copy from the fusty-dusty music shop (Bell Music, Hounslow...) at the same time as my first guitar, a Russian-built classical guitar, strung with cheese wire steel strings. A wide, flat neck, a bolt through the neck heel to hold it in place; in fairness I knew no better back then (mid '60s...). I spent a year or so on the first chord chart page, changing from G to GMaj7, to GMaj6, then GMin7, GMin6, chromatically up and down the telegraph pole neck, then the chord substitution examples, and built-in melodies. It stood me in good stead for the decades since; I've added much theory from other sources, and have a pile of jazz methods and chord dictionaries of all sorts. I might not recommend Mickey Baker as one's sole source of knowledge, but what's in there is quite definitely valuable stuff, and well worth the effort, even as a complete novice. It inspired me, for instance, to acquire my first Hofner arch-top (President Thin Florentine cut, tobacco burst E2, that I was a fool to not keep; I've been looking for another ever since...). After the Russian guitar, all talk of 'playability' and 'neck width', on guitar or bass, bring out a wry smile from me. It's like the bloke who always bought size 8 shoes, when his feet were size 9. When asked why, he would reply 'It's such a great feeling when I take them off'.

A thousand times 'Yes', without reserve. A gold mine, and at a ridiculously low price. A no-brainer. I've worn out several copies, and always buy it again; I still consult it often. Did I mention 'Yes'..?

I'd probably never 'see' a B11, as I play (read 'noodle'...) my own stuff, based around what I've retained from my Mickey Baker books from the '60s. Maj7, m7, Maj6, m6, a few other odds and sods for 'turnarounds' and that's about it. I can spin this little amount out for hours; my sons and friends usually take the guitar away from me after a while. (Oh, yes, some 7th chords sprinkled in there, too ...)

To me, that's F#m7; I'd be playing the root note on the bottom 'E' string, second fret, if there's no bass or keys playing, and mute (or just don't play...) the 'A' string. I'd drop the 'D' string down a semitone for the m6. I use these chords, along with Maj7 and Maj6 a lot. Just sayin'.

Is that a problem with Eternity to fill..?

Try these, maybe..? Amazon, UK ... Wired piezo pads...

Hmm... That might work...

Only 5' 7"

There's nothing in the passages indicated referring to music at all, still less 'abomination'. There's no sense to it. Try Psalm 95 : 1-2..?

I'll willingly admit that that's true. (An excellent BBC short biopic series on the life of Beethoven, very recently, was very good indeed...). BBC iPlayer : Being Beethoven ...

So, no 'biopics' about Mozart, or Beethoven, or ... Bowie, or Zappa, or ... Ravi Shankar, or Bob Dylan either..? Why is 'more' not just 'more' (as long as viewing is not mandatory; I don't see the issue...)..?

There's a matter..?

When I'm not washing the dishes, maybe. ...

It tells me that you've not understood the contradiction. Someone not making a living from dishwashing, but for whom dish-washing is the most important thing in their life (as is your case, with music...) could well describe themselves as 'dish-washers'. Some folk do gardening as a hobby, and are very enthusiastic about it. They could see themselves as 'gardeners', whatever their source of income. Some could be 'athletes'; there are many that see themselves as 'housewives', others 'collectors'. How one sees oneself is more a matter of one's primary interest (most important thing ...) than their employment, in many case, including your own. Nothing special there; move along, or you'll block up the pavement.

I see a contradiction in your question. If we exchange 'dishwasher' for musician' in your first sentence, one could very easily imagine that person thinking of themselves as being a 'dishwasher' (substitute any occupation; coal-miner, engine driver, check-out person, ditch-digger...). If it is indeed the 'most important thing' in their life, as music is to you, what's the problem..? That's not the same when describing what one does for a living, as per your own statement; you are a musician, living from it or not. A person doing dishwashing for his/her livelihood, may well not think of themselves as being solely a 'dishwasher', but maybe a musician unable to earn a living from music (substitute any other occupation that doesn't pay the bills for 'dishwasher'...). Anyway, I'm retired; what should I claim to be..?

One may read, write and speak with no formal knowledge of grammar and punctuation, but it's much better with at least a working knowledge of the basics of these. Communication with other musicians (including your tutor...) will be much improved with these basics. It's only hard for the first forty years or so, after which things sometimes tend to get slightly better.

I used Sunlite, which is free (but powerful...) software, driving a Dmx interface. The base interface model, which will do everything you'd ever want for a group, costs just under £200. I still have mine, from a couple of decades ago, and it works just fine, coupled to a laptop USB-C port, or with a stand-alone mode. Here's the gen on these... Sunlite Lighting Control ... I prepared my scenes at home, using the 3D modelling built-in, and 'tweaked' as required for the venues. You can download the software and try it out, without the interface, for free. Worth a look..?