Kilts and guitars

**bunchdescendant** · 2nd October 07, 12:03 PM

How about a hot-rodded Silvertone?

Warning-pic is a clicky link to a really big image. 56K dialup's be warned!

Guild Humbucking pickups, Badass Bridge. Shaller tuners, Phase reversal switch and a funky stain/lacquer finish.

OK, I know it was sacrilege, you can blame it on my brother!

It plays like you wouldn't believe. Gotta love those oldies!

Ray

BTW, doing that link/url/image thing is a bear!

**threebanger** · 2nd October 07, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by bunchdescendant

How about a hot-rodded Silvertone?

Oooohh. That looks like it has some character!
Mine's just a bone stock Warwick Corvette Standard, which is really a nice bass. Most of the time I feel like the gorilla in the old Samsonite commercials with the way I "play".

**scoutniagara** · 2nd October 07, 04:29 PM

Are acoustic guitars welcome here?

Here, I'm entertaining at the historical "Stamford-on-the-Green a couple of years ago. That guitar in my Sigma DR41 with Martin slimline pickup. My badger sporran is at my left side, and is barely visible in this shot.

**Stewart Rendall** · 3rd October 07, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by bunchdescendant

How about a hot-rodded Silvertone?

Warning-pic is a clicky link to a really big image. 56K dialup's be warned!

Guild Humbucking pickups, Badass Bridge. Shaller tuners, Phase reversal switch and a funky stain/lacquer finish.

OK, I know it was sacrilege, you can blame it on my brother!

It plays like you wouldn't believe. Gotta love those oldies!

Ray

BTW, doing that link/url/image thing is a bear!

Gorgeous!
I have an ancient 'Framus' bass the same shape. Unfortunately it needs a complete restoration. Would love to get it fixed up.

**berserkbishop** · 3rd October 07, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by scoutniagara

Are acoustic guitars welcome here?

I dont know but I love em'. What kind of music you play. I just learned a couple of Scottish folk songs and I am loving modernizing them. Yeah, sacrelige I know.

**ManuFortiDB** · 3rd October 07, 10:53 AM

Very cool! I have played various styles for a long time and just got together with a co-worker and a friend of hers, both 'celtic fiddlers' - to jam. We found that we were off and running immediately, and plan to continue. Anyone in the DC area who wants a wee spot of fine music, give me a shout!

We think we'll go by the very irreverent name of "PunkA** McGee," in tribute to a certain term of affection we all have for each other.

db

**berserkbishop** · 3rd October 07, 11:02 AM

got any good tabs for some good traditional Celtic songs? I am having trouble finding decent tabs or arrangements for the older folk songs!

**auld argonian** · 3rd October 07, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by bunchdescendant

OK, I know it was sacrilege, you can blame it on my brother!

Don't feel bad...I have one of those Gibsons that's nominally a Les Paul but looks like an SG and I, like a schmuck, stripped the Pelham Blue paint off in favor of a natural finish.

Hey! It was the Seventies! Everybody wanted natural finishes like Loggins and Messina and Seals and Croft and Crosby and Nash and Stills and Young!

Best

AA

**ManuFortiDB** · 3rd October 07, 12:48 PM

Hi berserkbishop,
Sorry, I don't have any tabs and tend to play by ear - but a little googling should probably turn up some stuff. Try putting the name of the tune in quotes in your search string, and add the word TAB, capitalized just so. What would go in the google "search box," for example, would be

"rocky road to dublin" TAB

then just follow the most likely looking link -
If you're even in need of the previous step - knowing which tunes to look for - then I would suggest searching on a band name or album title, which should bring up the songs on that album - this time without using quotes. For example, the search string

chieftains album songs

will bring up a number of links that should yield a bunch of song titles to investigate, and you could do it with any other band name as well. Also, try mudcat dot org for some good info on traditional stuff.

Good luck!

db

**Archangel** · 3rd October 07, 07:22 PM

Most of the TAB sites have been shut down.

Here's your basic Celtic pattern (mixolydian to techies).

The key you're in is on the A string. Say D, fifth fret, a lot of tunes are here. You're really only going to use five notes to create a pentatonic box.

So, from the D, go up two frets, E, and two more, F#. Come back up and go to E string, 7th fret, B and 5th, A, and back to the D on the A string.

Once you start playing on four high strings, try to keep the open A going (bagpipe drone).

Occasionally hit the C#, (Sting on Field of Gold, I think that's the title.)

Anyway, work on Amazing Grace, starting on the D, that's the key you're in. Once you get a feel for it.

Rhythm is even triplets, (broken up sometimes) 1ee an a twoee an a threeee and a fouree. Somebody will explain that better. It's not regular rock, it's slower but more beats, so it sounds faster.

Once you're familiar with the box, you can change keys, you just can't get the open A without changing your tuning. In the key of G, you have the D drone which can be interesting.

See the box?:
A D
_
B E _ A D
_
_ F# B E
_ _ _ _ _ A D
_ _ _ _ F#
_ _ _ _ _ B E
_
_ _ _ _ _ _ F#