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by professor bob
Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:54 am
Forum: Please Introduce Yourself Here
Topic: HI Guys
Replies: 1
Views: 1416

HI Guys

<r>Years ago (the fifties) i was pulled into a hobby because Gordon Varney said model railroading is fun.Well guitars are fun too. I can't play as well as I like but I did have a lot of fun making a couple of guitars. Yesterday I posted this on You Tube. <YOUTUBE id="oCQPklbLpi4"><URL url="http://ww...
by professor bob
Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:33 pm
Forum: On The Beat
Topic: Walnut Guitar, Any experience or opinions?
Replies: 7
Views: 2535

Re: Walnut Guitar, Any experience or opinions?

<r>I built the guitar in my profile photo out of Oak. The guitar was a Samick I bought used but I wanted to change it. I put humbuckers on teh Samick body but that did not do the trick. So I took the Samick body away and made an oak frame for the center section and the sides and glues on 1/4 inch oa...
by professor bob
Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:16 am
Forum: On The Beat
Topic: Video clip on Painting a Guitar
Replies: 2
Views: 1338

Video clip on Painting a Guitar

<r>Hi folks,<br/> <br/> The website is changing here so keeping up seems harder. I've been making a new guitar for about two years now and finally it is near completion. I bought the twenty four fretboard on eBay and had it shipped from China. The quality is good. I also picked up a Bigsby tremolo, ...
by professor bob
Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:06 pm
Forum: Music Theory
Topic: Improv
Replies: 15
Views: 4986

Re: Improv

<r>Since I joined TG, my playing has changed. I used to fool around and try to write new material but since deciding to get more serious I had to listen to what others told me. I discovered I was using the wrong fingering for a G chord, and other critical comments such as I could use some time using...
by professor bob
Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:06 am
Forum: Music Theory
Topic: Composing songs - When Are You Going to be my girl
Replies: 2
Views: 1746

Re: Composing songs - When Are You Going to be my girl

Thanks Tovo,

I can always count on you
by professor bob
Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:01 pm
Forum: Music Theory
Topic: Composing songs - When Are You Going to be my girl
Replies: 2
Views: 1746

Composing songs - When Are You Going to be my girl

<r>Hi folks,<br/> <br/> I've been busy lately so I've not been active. Had a great holiday in a place I never thought I wanted to go - Mexico. I posted this tune but when I was checking today I found it not available any more so I am going to re-post it. People say writing a book is difficult but ac...
by professor bob
Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:25 pm
Forum: Student Reviews
Topic: Judging competence
Replies: 3
Views: 1683

Judging competence

<r><B><s>[b]</s><I><s>[i]</s><e>[/i]</e></I><e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> Hello everyone,<br/> <br/> Today I posted a video that actually is not really any particular song but rather the competence (or incompetence) of my ability to play a guitar by playing the instrument on my own with out guidance of...
by professor bob
Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:46 am
Forum: Life Outside of Music
Topic: Anyone interested in making guitars - part 2
Replies: 4
Views: 2328

Re:Anyone interested in making guitars - part 2

<t>Yo . . . Billy,<br/> <br/> Would you drive your car with the throttle unhooked? When I did the conversion from ordinary single pick ups to the humbuckers I bought on eBay I too did not know how to hook them up. I found the answers on the web. Basically you need on common right through but the oth...
by professor bob
Fri May 21, 2010 1:41 pm
Forum: Singers, Songwriters & Perfomers
Topic: When are you going to be my girl
Replies: 0
Views: 1581

When are you going to be my girl

<r><B><s>[b]</s><I><s>[i]</s><e>[/i]</e></I><e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> Hello everyone,<br/> <br/> This is a song I wrote about a year and a half ago, I thought I'd place it out there and see what you think. Do you think I will be able to reach fame and fortune with it or do you think I should go to ...
by professor bob
Thu May 20, 2010 1:34 pm
Forum: Singers, Songwriters & Perfomers
Topic: Careful what you ask for....Nick's original- It's not a love song
Replies: 16
Views: 5147

Re:Careful what you ask for....Nick's original- It's not a love song

Fantastic ... I love it

I liked the way you presented the code as well. Great work . . . keep it up



Bob