mikesb - now that is just taking the piss...

no lefties....

and there is the GCX31C.... exactly what I want....

thanx for pointing it out to me..

also... thanks to Yamaha for not making a leftie model for us spastics....

thanks to God for making me a spazz and condeming me to a lifetime of playing bottom to middle of the range guitars....

thanx to my parents body chemistry for giving me such a fucked up and spazzy brain.....

but appart from all that... yeah.. it's a really nice guitar... nice one man... lol..

"the spazz will inherit the Earth"

blessed with the ability to play shit guitars really well.. lmao..

Whats the difference between the Edge Pro tremolo system and the Edge Pro 2 tremolo system? Opinions would be great! Which do you think is better?

Whats the difference between the Edge Pro tremolo system and the Edge Pro 2 tremolo system? Opinions would be great! Which do you think is better?

mikesb, we went to a Reading Royals hockey game Sunday night. My husband and son got up for some refreshments and left me sitting alone. They really crank the music bits throughout the game, which to me is almost better than the game. lol! Anyways, I'm sitting there by myself and Black Betty came wailing over the speakers. I damn near thought I was going to jump out of my seat! I was like HELL YEAH! lol! They played a bit of it after the Royals got their second goal. I sang along like nobody's bidness. lol! I loved that song since 1970whatever year I first heard it. I was in Jr. High when it came out I think - oh so looong ago. lol!

still about 4 pages behind...

UFDean - you're alive!! lol! Glad to see you back. Good luck with all the things you have going on.

Jazzzzy- Hey Jason, You are a supercool dude! And You can really play guitar! I am really delighted that You Say nice thing's about my stuff! Also had fun chatting with You past coupl'a day's-Very cool! have A great Day! Yes, If'n Your Brother will get the tele fr You, then keep it defenetly! I wish My bro's and sis's would buy Me guitar's, even some string's! They resent the fact, I even practice the guitar! anyway much luck, and sucess!...........................CLARKY- I am putting some stuff for A yardsale, and hopefully will have enough cash to purchase all my neat new recording platform, Yayy! Hope thing's are going really well!..............................962- Hey bro' How are is thing's? getting some new song's done? How's Your freind Alex? is he still enthused about the cool recording procedure? hope so! I recently recorded a Freind of mine from Church, He is an awesome guitarist, and a wonderful singer, and i recorded Him, and his song, "dont pass me by" It was great-He left with a fully mixed, and eq'ed, and proffessionaly mastered with some tweak setting's on compression, I am familiar with, and Walla! a fully produced piece! He would love to do More! well, Hope Your having a real nice day!.............................KEYOFDMINOR- Hi, welcome to the site! It's pretty cool! There are a lot of wayyy supercool folk's here! And they are abosoulutly magnificent musiacan's! Check their music clip's, and link's, from time to time they will post a link to their music, It really is over the top! all the musican's here(cept me) should have full time recoring contract's! once you hear these Guy's and gal's, You'll agree, I am sure! Enjoy, and have a wonderful time here! Have a great day!............................OVATION1- Mike, yeah, I am praying for You, and the situation over there! I sure hope You are Okay-Wait, I will e-mail You to seee ya'.................................MARIMARI- Your My only angel in this here world! Peace, and May the best side of sucess show itself into light this new year for You, and glisten with the prosperity You deserve! For You are truly God's gift! I alway's have You in the warmest place of My heart! Have Fun, and Rock out at NAMM, and take some Koool photo's! I will be waiting! Much Love, and super best wishes! Your lil' Freind, Stevie................................ATN- Hey dude, great to hear from You! Thank's for the come over, and visit Me! That was so way duper super neat-o! I shall look forward to that more! I sure hope school is working out well for You! I am so sorry i am ill and interfering with your musical goal's, But I thank You for beleiving in me enough to not just give up on Me! I really am trying hard to figure this guitar stuff out! and to not just quit-Like i feel like doing much of the time! :-( Anyway have a very cool breeze-day!, and super evening, and morning-tomorow!...........................BADAHUH- I will write You today! I am really more fast getting much more better, and all the problems now just are the aches, and the pain's from my muscles But, I am taking My advil's, and tylenol's, So it's all good, Thank's for being My neat freind! Prayer's are alway's with You! take care today and God Bless!............................CivgeeK- Hi! how are You today? gettin' a lot done I'll bet! I am moving about more! and My head is clearing up, it's just that My body hurt's! But that will pass! it's really sunny and nice over here in the Alameda area! Think I'll go find a date for dinner tonight, My old ex- keep's calling me, and want's to talk about some darn thing, Why do they do that?? Oh well, Hey, Matt, hope You have a real nice lovely day!

Steven C.

Sorry Clarky I ASSuMEd that a quality company like Yamaha could provide a lefty (with a waiting period of course) pretty much everything in their catalogue!! I have seen many a lefty Yammie out and about.. I am shocked and awed............ I guess you will have to make do with this lmao, Sorry again!! I notice it costs more to ship than to buy!!

962: cute kitty!!!!!!! like how she spreads her toes, i can do that...lol....she's a cutie....

woohoo 5 days till exam break at which point I will spend countless hours practising music and just as much time on my snowboard since I have no exams :D the last couple of weeks have been exhausting though with working and being sick and snowboarding and today I thought I would relax a bit and finish up the legend of zelda: the minish cap which I bought last weekend and I am at the final boss already lol. I hope all is well with everyone and people are not gettin neumonia and crap like that. going to hopefully record some songs late next week when i get my laptop back and reinstall all my software. I am going to record a fav jazz tune I learned a while back called Harlem Nocturne on my sax and White Summer by Jimmy Page off the box set which is a live recording of the song. im gonna be busy thats for sure

peace out everyone

slanshroom,

Thanks again for the + on my site....oh shit back to work @#$%^&+?........87{

www.stevetrott.com

Beedoo...hey glad to hear you're still kickin' sorry bout your babe...that's tough stuff...just think....maybe there's a brighter world ahead!!

Joe Satriani...you've got alot of talented people here...check out the T2J CD it's great....lol...only kidding I know you've arleady listened + check out the other guys site's too they're great

Steven Wilde....good grief lad....have a great day.

TASTEY....you can spread your toes like THAT...?

Michelle....you like Music Mafia?

Poisson zen,

la beauté, la beauté, la beauté

lox, lox, lox

Advice for Men

Dear Friends,

It is important for men to remember that as women grow older it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as they did when they were younger. When men notice this, they should try not to yell.

Let me relate how I handle the situation.

When I got laid off from my consulting job and took "early retirement" in April, it became necessary for Nancy to get a full-time job, both for extra income and for health benefits that we need. It was shortly after she started working that I noticed that she was beginning to show her age.

I usually get home from fishing or hunting about the same time she gets home from work. Although she knows how hungry I am, she almost always says that she has to rest for half an hour or so before she starts supper. I try not to yell, instead I tell her to take her time and just wake me when she finally does get supper on the table.

She used to do the dishes as soon as we finished eating. It is now not unusual for them to sit on the table for several hours after supper. I do what I can by reminding her several times each evening that they aren't cleaning themselves. I know she appreciates this, as it does seem to help her get them done before she goes to bed.

Now that she is older she seems to get tired so much more quickly. Our washer and dryer are in the basement. Sometimes she says she just can't make another trip down those steps. I don't make a big issue of this. As long as she finishes up the laundry the next evening I am willing to overlook it. Not only that, but unless I need something ironed to wear to the Monday lodge meeting or to Wednesday's or Saturday's poker club or to Tuesday's or Thursday's bowling or something like that, I will tell her to wait until the next evening to do the ironing. This gives her little more time to do some of those odds and ends things like shampooing the dog, vacuuming or dusting. Also, if I have had a really good day fishing, this allows her to gut and scale the fish at a more leisurely pace.

Nancy is starting to complain a little occasionally. For example, she will say that it is difficult for her to find time to pay the monthly bills during her lunch hour. In spite of her complaining, I continue to try to offer encouragement. I tell her to stretch it out over two or even three days. That way she won't have to rush so much. I also remind her that missing lunch completely now and then wouldn't hurt her any, if you know what I mean.

When doing simple jobs she seems to think she needs more rest periods. She had to take a break when she was only half finished mowing the yard. I try not to embarrass her when she needs these little extra rest breaks. I tell her to fix herself a nice, big, cold glass of freshly squeezed lemonade and just sit for a while. I tell her that as long as she is making one for herself, she may as well make one for me and take her break by the hammock so she can talk with me until I fall asleep.

I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support Nancy on a daily basis. I'm not saying that the ability to show this much consideration is easy. Many men will find it difficult. Some will find it impossible. No one knows better than I do how frustrating women can become as they get older. However, guys, even if you just yell at your wife a little less often because of this article, I will consider that writing it was worthwhile.

Signed, Bob

KRIS RICHARDS- If You like the edge-pro series, Then either one will do ya' They are of the same construction, but, Of course a newer version, with small differnces! I am really liking the Zero-return feel! Myself, and will hopefully be Purchasing an S' body, with the ZR system, You will find that trem's, Bridges, and stuff are soon to become very personal, and to find the right one desired to Your style of playing- What Your musical intention's are. The choices are very unique! and persolable! Honestly, you can't really go wrong, with Floyd rose, ZR- But, make sure if You want to play the trem with any amount of agression, My advise would to be sure You get A double-locking trem System! and they all pretty much stay in tune about the same, I have come to experiance! Pull a litttle here, and there to whip it back into "tune" Have Much sucess, I am on My 2nd year of learning, But, I have some really gifted teacher's, and they go into trem's and all that set up stuff! well, have fun, and! Hope to see you on the big stage! have a great Day!.............................MICHELLE- Hey, I sure hope your doing fine today! It is so nice today here in the alameda area, COLD, But sweet! My ol' ex-is really calling me a lot lately! Why do they do it? I wen't to shopping at mervyn's, and Met this real cutie pie!, She loves guitar Music, and Joe to! She asked me for My number, so Maybe the week might be cool? How's everything with You? i hear Your 4 pages behind, So if'n You don't see the last i posted to ya' I just said Michelle, Hi what's up? and the same ol' doodad's! well now to finish up My coffe, and house cleaning, I hate clutter! Have a very cool nice lovely day! and all My blesing's on the Family, and everyone!...............................SteveeT- Glad to hear great thing's about your new album! keep us Smiling with the cool Music! :-) "before dawn" sold again through I-tunes, and another on apple. they are digital distributor's. "before dawn" was a keyboard piece, i wrote to depict My break up with My longtime Girlfreind Tuesday, from Hollywood, She was so great, But, She has a need!!! And I am NOT Hollywood style at all!(but we did turn LA out once! We rocked HOLLYWOOD! Met Gene Simmon's, He's a real wild son of a seacook! He Liked My whaky tunes though!!!! Anyway, Just seeing how Your doing and to wish You a very nice day! Keep up the very fine work!...........................BIG BAD MOON- Hi, What's up? gettin' a lot of cool riffing going on? hope so! keep the guitar alway's on! and playing something! GIT- They teach you always have the guitar in Your hand's at all times, and 18 hour day's-well that's just part of it! it is a very cool school! I strongly recommend it! They have a lot of cool fetured artist's and have awesome seminar's and speacial function's! You will liteeraly fall asleep with the guitar on a number of time's1 Then wake up, and go-Whoaahh, Oh yeah, That was way cool! and Play what was in Your head, the momment on a consieous, and sub-consiuose level! Hope your doing fine, and Don't stop rockin' ! Remember Learning is the best part of The guitar experiance! For that time will never come again! SLANSHROOM taught me that! He's another of the INCREDIBLE players on the site! Also check out DCK-Mark london's, and Paul Clark's, and also ALEXANDRE, 962, and ZENFISH is awesome to, I dont think he has a website though. and also STEVEET, He dose have a site, and is Extremmely gifted!, BUT, They are all just simply fabulous! I really recommend checking out there Music! Well Have a real nice lovely day! and keep the spark alive!

ZENFISH- Thank's for cool advise on My learning! Yes, i really do want to be a guitar player! and I think learning is so aweome! I really appreicate your freindship! Thank's for being cool to me! and yes, You are a very way-Coool Guy! in A waYyy out World!LOL Much sucess, and happines to You, and your family!................................BIG BUNNY- Hi, How's thing's hopping? just kidding. Hope that this day is turning out swell, and keeping that good ole' spirit high! It is so nice over here in alameda, amazing...Well, have nice one, and all the best to ya'..........................PFIELDS- How's the playing coming along with you? I am still learning new cool stuff all the time! I am studying, "how not to suck" No, Just kiddin' I am finding so many styles and genre's, that i really like, I really love the guitar and the sounds it makes! I want My guitar to be able to do Wheelies!, and jump around the stage, and get animated! I am still working on that! Take care, and have a Rockin' day! today.

God Bless, Everyone here! and Everyone here To have a wonderfuly and Marvelous great awesomwe neat Day! You are all awesome folk's! and i wish you all the best in suces at whatever You do! I sure hope a very swell neat-cool breeze nice day today! Enjoy the Nice day, and all that nature, and Lovely thing's on this earth, Bring and Pray earnestly for the one's in Need, and that God shall work marvelous miracles for Them! We can all make a change, If We work together, and try to uniform Peace, and Love, and spread the great neat thing's that Make thing's beuitful! To All each and everyone: Have a great neat fun, and exiting nice day, and a neat nice new year!! and beyond..... God Bless You All!

Helllo Joe: I'm a serious serious fan of you, but first of all i wanted to thank you for the great performance at the fillmore on 12/16 eventhough you were sick. I had the most wonderful blast of my life, I was reading on your fans e-mail stating that you play better thena steve vai, Of course you are steve's vai mentor, of course. my favorite song \ its Always with me, Always with you, and this song will be my wedding song. thanks again, for your time and reading my e-mail and I will see you at the house of blues.

thanks

Jazzzzzzzy- I'm using a different computer this evening, but guess what- I can't get sound on this one either! The sound thing needs updating, and I don't like meddling about with someone else's computer (especially my father-in law's one!) Sorry about that, I noticed though you had some Ozzy stuff recorded, are you much of a Randy Rhoads fan?

Delfino- shame about that keyboard!

Steven Wilde, hey dude! yeah I'm good, hows things with you hombre? yeah Alex is still hyped about the recording! My recording setup is out of action now though.....I was using a multi-fx processor cause it has stereo output, and I was running that to the stereo input on my soundcard. But the multi-fx unit has quit outputting anything, even through the headphone socket, so I can't record stereo any more, and I'll be buggered if I'm recording mono! hehe. I will get it sorted out in due course, but it could get expensive!

So, as a result, no new recordings at the moment, but I'm enjoying the process of looking objectively at my gear and finding out about the little nuiances of each different variable in each different instrument! But yeah, we've been working on stuff and discussing ideas and he's still kind of on a high about it, it's really satisfying! Good vibes being aimed in your direction bro :-)

ps. that's a whole lot of middle-name-ing going on there! Respect!

Dear Joe,

I'm Erik from the Netherlands. I first heard of you through an album with different rock and guitar songs by a radio station I then bought surfin with the alien and recently the extremist Cryin is my favorit number until now In october my mother died, the day the house was empty and I drove home with cryin blasting out of the car speakers i had to cry

hey joe hey guys

finally i got in here at long last. i was lucky to log in yesterday.

im having password problems. every time i log in and click on post message the computer logs me out. its really screwing me over.lol

i dont know how i got in 2nite.

962- your so right about lukather. what a musician. remember that gig at the royal albert? WOW! your right about his incredible ability to improvise, ive got sum dvds of him and larry carlton which really show off his ability. the highlight of every show they did on there was a song called "the pump". i dont know whether youve heard of it. its a 14 minute jam, and every version they did was purposly made different. no solos were the same. its gotta be quite an achievment to be able to do this. i hope i get to see him again.

seeing as your a luke fan, do you like dann huff or mike landau? they are both awesome. and also best friends of lukes.

peace

the farting gnome