Members catscurlyear Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 23 hours ago, Idunno said: The non-ferrous metal used in the wound strings will not be sensed by the magnetic flux field of a typical pick-up. But, all wound strings use a steel core and the p'up will definitely sense that part of the string and put it in the signal chain. The question to ask is if the steel cores are of such a gauge (mass) to be sensed in a balanced fashion with the other strings. If not, some EQ'ing will be needed. But, all wound strings can be manipulated through the chain to bring a pleasing sound. It's only when silk and steel is encountered that the bass strings are un-sensed. pickups with screw adjustable poles can help equalize the strings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 8/4/2020 at 4:57 PM, garthman said: Of course I'm Roger Waters!! Haven't a clue who that guy above is. haha, hi Rog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted August 6, 2020 Members Share Posted August 6, 2020 Hi there here`s a version of Chuck Berry`s Memphis Tennessee recorded with a strat pickup stuck in the sound hole and going direct into the computer in one side of the stereo and a mic for the voice which also picks up some of the guitar into the other side of the stereo .The soundhole pickup is direct with no fx and more or less sounds just like one of my electrics would the strings appear quite balanced i did raise the EQ by a couple of db from about 220 hertz down to bring the bass strings up a tad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted August 8, 2020 Members Share Posted August 8, 2020 catscurlyear - Well done. Interesting sound from the guitar too, not quite electric or acoustic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted August 9, 2020 Members Share Posted August 9, 2020 14 hours ago, DeepEnd said: catscurlyear - Well done. Interesting sound from the guitar too, not quite electric or acoustic. Thanks deepend ,yes it`s not a bad sound ,it is direct into the computer though and i know from havin plugged electric s in direct that the tones are very limited into the computers . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted August 9, 2020 Author Members Share Posted August 9, 2020 It sounds really good, Cats. Nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted August 10, 2020 Members Share Posted August 10, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 3:39 PM, garthman said: It sounds really good, Cats. Nice one. Thanks Howard ...erm Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted September 1, 2020 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2020 I meant to post this on the 6th August but was busy. Anyway, better late than not at all. "I Come And Stand At Every Door" from a poem by Turkish dissident Nazim Hikmet. Translated by Jeanette Turner and set to a melody written by Jim Waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted September 2, 2020 Members Share Posted September 2, 2020 garthman - I wasn't familiar with that one but I enjoyed it. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted September 2, 2020 Members Share Posted September 2, 2020 Hi Howard ,very moving lyrics and haunting melody ,the thought war is terrifying and even more so for children and parents of young children i should imagine.You put it across very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted September 2, 2020 Author Members Share Posted September 2, 2020 Deep and Cats. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verence Posted September 25, 2020 Members Share Posted September 25, 2020 Hoo boy, it’s been a minute since I submitted a VOM. Probably about ten years. I’d like to do it again though. I’ll try to knock something together. I wonder if anyone here still remembers me? It’s quite nice that this thing is still around, regardless. Really makes me smile. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted September 26, 2020 Author Members Share Posted September 26, 2020 20 hours ago, Verence said: Hoo boy, it’s been a minute since I submitted a VOM. Probably about ten years. I’d like to do it again though. I’ll try to knock something together. I wonder if anyone here still remembers me? It’s quite nice that this thing is still around, regardless. Really makes me smile. 😊 Hey Verence! How are you doing? Yeah - things are a bit quiet here these days but a few of us are doing our best to keep it alive. We would all welcome a VOM song from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted October 9, 2020 Author Members Share Posted October 9, 2020 "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" by Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted October 10, 2020 Members Share Posted October 10, 2020 garthman - Well done. Hard to go wrong with Dylan. I appreciate your slower, more moody version. It seems more appropriate for a song about the end of a relationship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brindleleaf Posted October 11, 2020 Members Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) Damn...I haven't been through the VOM1T stuff for years now...I'd forgotten how much I like it! Deepend, it's great hearing your original stuff. Very poetic and lyrical. And like Garthman's song, both are really authentic in the way you two deliver them. Kwakatak - really well done. You make it sound sweet and look easy 😁 Gil..I haven't heard you for years, and your voice surprised me. For some reason I thought you had a Neil-Youngy voice. This register really suits you. Nice work. And Catscurlyear, I'm kinda jealous...that singing voice seems to come out so easily (even though the guitar parts are no all that simple!). Smooth and really pleasing. Gratz to you all! It DOES have the side-effect of making me realise that... 1)I don't know any purely instrumental pieces. 2) My singing voice is a lot ...like that old saw I forgot in the garden all last winter 😶 3) I'm absolutely hopeless at trying to play and sing at the same time! Very inspiring you lot! Time to get to work! Meet you back here when I can pull something together! 😁 Edited October 11, 2020 by Brindleleaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted November 4, 2020 Author Members Share Posted November 4, 2020 "I Threw It All Away" by Dylan https://app.box.com/s/tv43k090u56myvvw09m04a53016a7t3o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 5, 2020 Members Share Posted November 5, 2020 garthman - I appreciated your slower, more moody rendition. Well done. The original seems almost upbeat by comparison, which is odd considering the theme of the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted November 5, 2020 Author Members Share Posted November 5, 2020 12 hours ago, DeepEnd said: garthman - I appreciated your slower, more moody rendition. Well done. The original seems almost upbeat by comparison, which is odd considering the theme of the song. Thanks, David. I find I'm slowing down a lot of the covers I do. Seems to me better that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 8, 2020 Members Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) Here's one from me, a cover of "I Saw the Light (in Your Window Tonight)" by Wynonna Judd. https://soundcloud.com/david-phelps-681437607/i-saw-the-light-in-your-window-tonight Edited November 8, 2020 by DeepEnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted November 8, 2020 Author Members Share Posted November 8, 2020 Great stuff, Deepend. Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 12, 2020 Members Share Posted December 12, 2020 Here's something for the season, an original from last year titled "The No Christmas Presents Blues" https://m.soundcloud.com/david-phelps-681437607/the-no-christmas-presents-blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted December 24, 2020 Author Members Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Best wishes to all. Let's hope that next year will be kinder than this one. A couple of carols: O Come O Come Emmanuel (trad.) and O Men From The Fields (Padraic Colum / Arnold Cooke). https://app.box.com/s/1bzunyq6y4ixakpzw9e4h9pvgfr33sta Stay safe. Edited December 24, 2020 by garthman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted December 26, 2020 Members Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) Hi! Still not out of this pandemic for the end of the year 2020. I hope you are all safe and well and your family too. I'm on vacations plus I'm confined like the rest of my province. Merry Christmas to you all !! Edited December 27, 2020 by Misha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 27, 2020 Members Share Posted December 27, 2020 garthman - Well done. Thanks for posting. I was afraid I'd be the only one this month. Misha - Good to hear from you. We're all doing the best we can. Wishing you better fortunes in the coming year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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