Sunday, October 16, 2005
Juicy Lucy and Brighton
Only caught the last fifty minutes of Juicy Lucy as Jill wanted to have a meal. They were so much better than the last time we saw them. Their drummer does a solo which last night was incredible. Had a chat with Ray Owen who writes their songs and is their singer and has been with the band since the early seventies. He used to hang out with Hendrix in the sixties. Bought their four track CD and felt like a teenager when I asked him to sign the sleeve. A great gig. Went down to Brighton today, that's the second time in a week. We only live about thirty minutes drive from Brighton so we should go down more often. Bought some Storm jewellery and a jumper to wear at the RF/PT/MC gig.
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Hi Mark,
thanks for posting on my blog.
Keep it up on the guitar. When I started, I was playing on an old spanish guitar with a wide neck and steel strings.. it was impossible to play. Then my mum had my matress over turned doing housework and sat on it... this was a blessing in disguise because she ran right out and bought me a nicer one. Whatever guitar you end up buying, make sure you have the shop set the action. Very Important. This is the height of the strings to the fingerboard. A nice low action without fret buzz makes all the difference for a new player. The chords are that much easier to form, and lessen frustration.
Get yourself a little chord book. A Beatles song book also, if you are into them, their songs had 3 or 4 chords on the early songs. There are also a number of great web sites out there with chords to loads of songs.
http://www.e-chords.com/
http://www.guitartabs.cc/
The trick is to learn a few chords, and build up some strength in your fingers, then move on to strumming etc. Persistence pays off, I promise.
As far as brands go, I'd say to look for something within your budget, try several out and find the one that sounds the nicest to you. Takamine make some nice sounding affordable models. Ovation sound nice, but have a round back and these can be a challenge to keep upright on your leg.
Good luck.
Gary
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