Recent content by Light

Sure, but you CAN learn it. That's my point. Well, and you sure can't play funk sax without a groove. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Flat, dead, and completely WRONG. Why is it all the guys I (personally) know who say that still play the exact same shit they were playing when they were 18? And none of them have ever come up with anything of their own, either, they are just clones of who ever they happen to worship. They...

So what you are saying is you are a shit teacher then, right? Because I'm sorry, but that is a bullshit "test" for who you will teach. People can learn to play in time, can learn to play with feel. I struggled like hell with it, and spent HOURS practicing with a metronome. But I got it...

One problem - when you are play strictly in position (something we should all aspire to avoid, but that's another issue), there are seven basic "shapes" of a major scale. One with each note of the scale as the lowest note. But your point is still more or less correct - knowledge is usually a...

To answer the original question (am I sick of the trolling), yup. Haven't been in here much for the last week or two, its so annoying. Its not for me to say the appropriate response, but as VP posts many suggestions which are likely to be damaging to peoples guitars, and the owners of this...

You know, I spent about 10 years studying theory in depth. It doesn't seem to get in the way of my singing. The basic concept with theory is that you learn everything you can, and practice it until you can do it in your sleep. Then, as soon as you get on stage, you forget all of it. Of...

Everyone uses theory, because everything you can do is covered by theory - some people just don't know how it relates. The real problem is thinking of theory as a series of rules - its not. Its a language, primarily useful in telling other people WTF you are hearing in your head or what you...

I'd rather be riding my bike, though lately I've spent more time sucking solder fumes for fun and bankruptcy! ;) (Hobby stuff, not work, though of course building guitars is a better use of my time too, but I can only work so many 20 hour days in a row, you know?) Light "Cowards can never...

If you are serious about waterborne, get Dan's book. Even as an experienced finish guy, I learned some interesting stuff from his book, and while I've never had cause to bother with Waterborne Lacquer, I still found his sections on using it interesting and educational. If they are as good as...

Ok, fine, but is it really worth it? Of course, like most trolls, the attacks are, I'm sure, what makes it all worth the effort for you. Sad, really. Is your life that lonely? Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Even after trying that twice a day for two weeks didn't do the trick? Trust me, there is NOTHING which can be done at the saddle we didn't try. But as I said, case by case - one-size most definitely does NOT fit-all. And in the end, it did result in a happy customer and a really nice sounding...

It doesn't - it's more like varnish in that regard. As I understand it (from reading Dan Erlewine's book, which is excellent by the way) you will get some cross-linking of coats that you spray before it drys, but by about 24 hours that's over and done with. As a result you need to sand it...

That's my experience too, though we have on a couple of occasions had to glue a little sliver of bone to move the nut contact point (there has got to be a better way of saying that) to satisfy a particularly particular (:confused:) customer. The guitar was perfect, but just a few notes on...

Second best feeling in the world, and the best you can get by yourself. Well, I think so. That's what keeps me going in the face of being broke all the time. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Crist Muttley - I mean, yes, VP is an idiot, but come on. Correct him when he opens his mouth with erroneous information, and then drop it. You two are making this board a real pain to read. Let's see - I've never used any waterborne lacquers, but I have a lot of friends who have. When I've...