Do The Stu
Austin Lewis, III
Costa Mesa, CA
United States
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Ah...I did a lot of cleaning this morning. It's a lot of work, but it feels good...
jayant_doraiburu - A guitar can have either a 24th fret or a sweet-sounding neck pickup positioned right where the 24th fret would be, but not both. I guess Vai wanted the fret and Satch wanted the pickup. It's not the end of the world, just get used to bending the note at the 22nd fret up a whole step.
ibanez_god - Haha...I don't MISS the TMNT movies because I have all three of the live-action films on DVD. I still watch them every now and then, too...I love that stuff. :-)
maritime - Cool link...thanks for sharing that. The results bug me a bit because the things that are the prettiest aren't necessarily the things we can learn the most from. I think the two planetary nebulas should be studied, but of course they look ugly so they're in 5th and 6th place. Oh well...
Blue_Moon - "Just don't like U2, just cause im from the same country means i gotta like em! "
Britney Spears and I were both born in Louisiana, but I don't have to like her. In fact, I'm quite vocal about not liking her. ;-)
Satriella - Awesome photos...thanks for sharing.
Listening to: Steve Vai - Hand On Heart
...Austin...
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Mon Feb 16 '09 1:59:13 pm
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jeff pongratz
madison, wi
usa
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Hey Joe, thanks for the on line lessons. I've been playing for years but with two kids- full time job etc it's hard to keep up with my chops. I appreciate the insight and know how. Keep up the great work. And as always, thanks for making such great music. ( strange but beautiful ) Talk to you later.
Pongo 1
P.S. When you get a chance come back to Madison Wi so I can see you live again.
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Mon Feb 16 '09 2:01:14 pm
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anibur
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Glitzman, sorry I am nowhere near Wimbledon. I am north London, Hertfordshire, just a bit East , probably about 70 miles away.
I can recommend a good book to ya though! My other half picked up a copy of 'Serious' by John McEnroe in the summer, but never read it. I picked it up out of boredom (on holiday), & LOVED it...LOL (I do not like tennis at all!). So there ya go! I suppose being as it's an autobiography it's a bit like being a bit nosey!!
luv anibur
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Mon Feb 16 '09 3:06:15 pm
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Blue_Moon
Alan McKenna
Dublin
Ireland
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sure didn'y coldplay say they're the worlds best plagiarists in an interview a while back
either way i don't really care i still think its a coinsidence, and dont really like people coming about and bashing Joe on his site about it, no need for it at all for a number of reasons which i can't be arsed sayin
it's 34 degrees C in cape town today... weird... He T, do u know where cape town is without using google maps!? ;)
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Mon Feb 16 '09 3:51:31 pm
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Sporlan8
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Hi,
To answer the questions some of you asked me. My debut album is almost finished. It'll be out in late April '09. Until then, I really can't put anything up online. The guitar I love and use is a Reverend Flatroc. I also have a custom-made (or rather custom-enhanced) guitar I call the Tremolo guitar. I've been borrowing high-quality amps (Vox, Two-Rock, etc.) up until now from my local independent guitar shop, and other local musicians, but if it sounds decent I'm going to pick up one of those purple Marshall half-stacks that are on special at a major guitar chain store. I'm not big on pedals at all, but I do have an octave pedal (Octavia). I prefer the natural distortion you get from putting the knobs at 10 (or 11).
It's hard to say how long I've been doing instrumental rock. When my record comes out I'll have websites, blogs, and other stuff with biographical data.
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Mon Feb 16 '09 4:35:29 pm
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cheese101
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Mckenna, of course I know where Cape Town is without googling it...it's up yer Irish arse :) AND I'm betting it's like.....summer there, right? ;) I loooooove uuuuuuuuu......
FO42958....actually, I think you're being a tad overly-sensitive re: the Coldplay bashing on this particular site. If you read back over the posts since this broke in the news, you will find some derogatory posts, to be sure....but no where NEAR the amount of nasty ones that you can find over on the Coldplay posting board. I've been following the threads over there and it's awful and painful to see what everyone has to say about Joe. I don't want to see either of them put down. Joe is doing what he has to do to protect his musical integrity and his art, and Coldplay is responding how they feel they need to. I know personally that Joe is a wonderful and kind person. And can only guess about Coldplay members but suppose they are too. Again I say...leave it to the legal-eagles to sort it all out. There's no need to resort to name-calling no matter who you love and support. Most arguments have valid points on both sides, if people are willing to be mature enough to consider that fact. Only time will tell.
Meanwhile...this IS Joe's house. We love him here. And there's plenty of other stuff to talk about besides this court case that none of us have any say in, or control over. Believe it or not, we even talk about other bands here :)
Which btw, did everyone hear that Dream Theater are in the studio working on their next album? They hope to release it early summer with an immediate world tour to support it to follow. Good news I say...between DT, the new Paris DVD and new Chickenfoot album and tour....oooooohhh yeah baby!!
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Mon Feb 16 '09 5:29:01 pm
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Randell Mulligan
Dublin, CA
USA
Plays: Guitar (50 years)
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Glitzman: Thanks man i'm doing much better. The foot has closed up almost half way since my last visit! I may not make it back to work just yet, but I'm trying. Have you checked out any Above The Numbers stuff? Feel free to leave a review here or at my e-mail. Thanks if you do. Also I have a facebook page! It's lot's of fun finding old friends from my school. Some live all over the world. Rock on. Randell
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Mon Feb 16 '09 6:29:17 pm
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michelle
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Those pants need to be brought back for ChickenPA!~ unless Joe goes all Cabo Wabo on us. lol! Galen looks like such a young man, and now he's all growed up and married! *sniff* They grow up so fast!
Mas Tequila!
I hope DT's new cd doesn't have feckin ants on the cover. That's just nasty!
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Mon Feb 16 '09 6:40:20 pm
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cheese101
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chelle, I'm thinkin those 2002 pants would akshully fit right in with the cabo wabo vibe AND we know Joe still fits in them, dammit, lol.......unless u were referring to the string bikinis.....ummmm...I don't think I wanna see ANY of the guys in dem, tanks....although I've heard Sammy can be quite wild...hmmmmm.....
How aboot we stick mc in the thong fer the ChickenPA show and let the guys on stage wear their jeans, shorts or other assorted nano-pants?
WE NEED TOUR DATES!! Well, as I say that I realize we don't even have an album dropped yet but still.....LOL.....
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Mon Feb 16 '09 6:54:51 pm
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michelle
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T-Bones, Joe is a hairy Italian, and I don't know about you, but I don't wanna see none of that in a string bikini! lmao! With or without manscaping! Equally as disturbing is seeing Mc's lilly white Irish ass in a thong! I don't wanna see ANY guy in a thong ffs! Let's just stick to bigger britches that not only cover the meat and potatoes, but the back of the house too. Please & thanks.
lmao!!
I think we've gone to far!
BLAME CANADA!
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Mon Feb 16 '09 7:25:44 pm
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cheese101
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nah nah nah, I said I DINT wanna see Joe or any of the guys in a thong, but offered up mckenna in case at least one person was required. But yer right of course, we don't need to see that...we've already seen too much as it is, LOL.....
Meat and potatoes, LMAO!!!
And whassamattah wiff antz? Such cute scurrying lil thangs.... :)
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Mon Feb 16 '09 8:50:51 pm
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Justin Gleeson
Seattle, WA
USA
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I agree JS!!!! Ah ya a new DT album!! woohoo C'mon JP!! and yes no ants! I'm becoming impatient with ChickenFoot, I want to hear some more already! I've listened to the clip on the site a million times already!
By the way later this year I'm moving to Seattle. Anyone here from Seattle? Everyone I talk to says its one of the greatest cities. If you live there or been there, let me know!
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Mon Feb 16 '09 9:17:37 pm
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cheese101
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okay well, I'm confused but what's new.
In THIS vid of New Last Jam (posted it earlier)....
Joe plays on a double-neck guitar obviously...but I'm wondering why the double neck? Mc 'splained to me that one was standard tuning, one was open tuning and Joe says the top neck is all tuned to E which would be the open tuning...I get that okay...but what I don't understand is why? When I listened to this at 1:12 with Joe using the top neck, and then compare it to 4:02 with him using the bottom neck...they sound the same to me....? I'm no player at all, so I'm sure I'm missing something crucial here as to why, lol....
But why the double neck...and I was also wondering if Joe has used a double neck guitar on any other songs besides New Last Jam?
Love the song...I'm just...curious, lol :) I'll shadap now.
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Mon Feb 16 '09 9:19:56 pm
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Millicent Moritz
Santa Clara, California
USA
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Damn! My Steve is so taken with Carla Bruni he is in a trance because of her sexy voice and pictures!! So much for valentines day! I guess I have get into a strict exercise regimine, get as slender as Carla and speak with a whispery, sultry voice! AND learn to speak French and Italian! Sigh!!
Hey, guys is Carla that attractive? Did you see her on the David Letterman show? He was so nervous, he was stuttering! Yikes!
Next thing you know she'll be on stage with Joe and Sammy Hager and they will be melting at her feet!
Joe, Please be careful or Carla will charm your socks off!
GoldenGirl2
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Mon Feb 16 '09 9:21:59 pm
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GoldenGirl2
Millicent Moritz
Santa Clara, California
USA
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He ain't heavy......he's McKennnnnnnnaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
Tracie and Michelle--Did either one of you say he has a cute arse??? Wow! When a young man picks up a guitar and plays it like.........welll....like Al McKenna, I gotta watch closely, because it's sooo compelling and contagious........."Crazy Little Thing Called Love"!!!!!!
OOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEE!!! I'm an Annggglllllooophile and a sentimentalist and I just can't help it!!!!
GoldenGirl2
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Mon Feb 16 '09 9:47:10 pm
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Miguel Chavez
Chi-town, Illinois
USA
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Cheese: great new last jam video, I haven`t heard that song in years, thanks for posting it
Glitz man: I think heath ledger and mickey rourke are gonna be the big winners...later dude
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Mon Feb 16 '09 9:53:55 pm
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maritime - LMAO I wasn't thinkin' the Johnny Cash sorta sexy.......
Good grief that guy with the Line6 pod lost me after 20 sec and then doesn't even starting playing until the 8:00 mark - (and then it sounded pretty good) - is that what you do too?
Michelle - I guess that makes you a Fender too? And thanks for the New Last Jam vid, how about a mankini for Joe and ChickenPA?
Satriella - lovely pics!
ibanez-god - thnx, bit excited about getting the geetar, hope to improve outa sight with a better geetar - I have the Hal Leonard book now too.
Glitzy - you legend, sounds like a great result!! Can I, ahem, attribute any of the great performance to a little NLP brain training?
FO42958 - where we come from we call it back-pedalling big time ;0)
Cheese - nicely done the last point.
SuperDave - great effort on learning all those songs! Wish I coudl learn 1 that sounded alright. Any pics of the band?
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Mon Feb 16 '09 10:09:09 pm
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cosmic_ape
Aron Ortega
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cheese,
in that vid there's a difference... first, it's not an E open tuning... an open tuning is when you tune your guitar in a way that when you strum all six strings at the same time, you get the sound of a certain chord... blues slide players do this a lot, keith richards is very famous for it, acoustic guitarists do it, etc...
what JOE did is he tuned every string to the same pitch: E, he just did it in three different octaves... He probably used two high E strings, two D strings tuned up to E, and to low E strings (he might have used different gauges) to get something like this:
6. low E
5. low E
4. medium E
4. medium E
2. high E
1. high E
So, there is no chord implied in that tuning. The tuning would have to have at least tow or three fundamental pitches to imply a chord and therefore be considered an open tuning...
An "E open tuning" would imply an E major chord and it would go something like this (starting on the sixth string): EBEG#BE,
while JOE's tuning goes like this: EEEEEE
The effect he gets with this crazy tuning is that what he is playing sounds big, it's like having two or three dudes playing the same melody at the same time... You can see that he is barring his index finger against the strings and playing the melody in more than one string at a time...
He switches to the other fretboard (in standard tuning) for most of the soloing... the reason why you don't hear that much of a difference is because JOE might have figured out playing the rest of the song on the other neck might come off as "thinner sounding", so when he switches to the lower neck he also plays parts of the melody in octaves... The melody might be the same, but the articulations and dynamics he gives to both approaches are different...
And that's why Yngwie said Joe Satriani is THE MAN...
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