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  1. "Hey, can you play this event for the exposure?" Here in Canada, exposure is something you die of.
  2. Dandy list, Phil. My own essential list is shorter (I have an ebow, but "essential"?). Whenever I'm playing guitar -- acoustic or electric -- I carry three things in my pocket that I consider essential: a tuner, a capo, and a slide. Most players just need the first two.
  3. Thank you, Phil. That may be a signal for me to relax. It's true that I've written more songs, maybe a half-dozen, since then. Maybe I should do a "greatest hits" before I retire.
  4. I recorded a CD in 2013 and have sold them all. I'll have a chance to remix etc. before I have another batch made. For one thing, nineteen songs is too many and I think it should be cut back to twelve songs. But I'm most curious about the mix and (probably the weakest part) the mastering. Here's a sampling from spotify I can suggest a couple of songs to focus on if you'd like. I probably can't erase the budgie chirping on some tracks, but I'm okay with that.
  5. The Standard Standards This is from a little programming project using iTunes. I found songs from five pretty good sources of "standards" on the internet and in my books and used smart playlists to list songs that were on four or five of the lists. The Lists: Dave's Database top 100s internet Dick Hyman 100 songs you need to know songbook music vault -- Warner Brothers songbook Top Standards internet wikipedia jazz standards internet On all five lists: Avalon Body and Soul Lover, Come Back to Me Somebody Loves Me Sweet Georgia Brown What Is This Thing Called Love? On four of five lists: Am I Blue Avalon Body and Soul Dancing in the Dark Embraceable You Get Happy I Can't Give You Anything But Love I Get a Kick Out of You I Got Rhythm I'm in the Mood for Love I've Got the World on a String Jeepers Creepers Just One of Those Things Lover, Come Back to Me The Man I Love Night and Day Oh, Lady Be Good On the Sunny Side of the Street 'Round Midnight Skylark Somebody Loves Me Someone to Watch Over Me Sometimes I'm Happy Sweet Georgia Brown Tea for Two The Very Thought of You The Way You Look Tonight What Is This Thing Called Love?
  6. In part, you should consider what you're using the two guitars for. In a band context, I mostly see players/singers use a flat-top as a rhythm instrument; strumming to drive the beat. [video=youtube;wsgXeMFFAK8] Sonic nuance is 'way secondary to being heard clearly without muddying the mix. And electric? A whole different matter. Tone tone tone and tone. So unless your band has you finger-picking and playing leads on the acoustic, I'd say focus on your electric sound and just run the acoustic through the PA.
  7. I'm very fond of my Fender Deluxe Reverb. It's not designed for acoustic, but it's good and clean. Maybe with a DI in line to send to the mains. And for electric -- awesome! I know there are some does-it-all modeling amps out there but I have this thing against digital and, despite therapy, refuse to subject my beautiful analog signal to the insult of being converted to digital and back again.
  8. And, just in the nick of time: http://www.harmonycentral.com/articles/arranger-keyboards-as-studio-tools-are-you-nuts
  9. I think everyone should learn this song, if only so they can choose to sing it or not sing it if circumstances dictate.
  10. POPULAR CALYPSO SETLIST A short list of calypso (and mento and goombay) songs that are relatively well-known in north america, along with an early and idiomatic performer: Big Bamboo Lord Creator Boo Boo Man (Mama Look a Boo Boo) Lord Melody And The Caribbean All Stars Brown Skin Gal The Charmer Choucoune (Yellow Bird) Emy de Pradines et son orchestre Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) Lord Foodoos And His Calypso Band Drink-a-Rum Lord Kitchener Gin & Coconut Water Wilmoth Houdini Hold 'Im Joe Mac Beth The Great Island in the Sun Count Owen And His Calypsonians Island Woman Vincent Martin and the Bahamians Jamaica Farewell Harry Belafonte Jean & Dina Sparrow John B Sail (The Wreck of the John B) Blind Blake & The Royal Victoria Hotel Calypsos Man Smart Woman Smarter (Not Me) King Radio Mary Ann Roaring Lion Matilda King Radio Mr. Walker Sparrow Out On the Rolling Sea Bahamian Traditional Singers Rum and Coca Cola Lord Invader Ugly Woman Roaring Lion Wau Wau (Shame and Scandal) Lord Melody Yellow Bird André Toussaint
  11. POPULAR LATINO SETLIST A short list of Cuban (mostly) songs that are relatively well-known in north america, along with an early and idiomatic performer: Amapola The Castillians Andalucía (The Breeze and I) Ernesto Lecuona Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes) Don Azpiazu Bésame Mucho Lucho Gatica Brazil Tito Puente Cerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White) Pérez Prado El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) Don Azpiazu Guaglione Pérez Prado Guantanamera Joseito Fernandez & Indio Nabori Malagueña Ernesto Lecuona Mambo No. 5 Pérez Prado María Elena Los Panchos Mosaico Lecuona Cuban Boys Patricia Pérez Prado Perfidia Los Panchos Quien Será? (Sway) Pablo Beltrán Ruiz Quiereme Mucho (Yours) Victor Cuban Orchestra Siboney Ernesto Lecuona
  12. I love "The Letter." And I do it with the Box Tops changes, too, rather than Joe Cocker's. This can cause some disruptions when playing with other people.
  13. Don't know anything about Proel, but just got a single Electro-Voice ZLX-12p powered monitor and am very very happy with it. Nice balanced sound, including good bass; 1000 watts of loud if needed, 35 pounds and quite reasonably priced.
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