The Musical Instrument Thread

Noodling around and figured out that the riff in "Heartbreaker" by Led Zep is just basically the minor pentatonic scale. You know, I think that's missing from songs today. Used to be, Keef or Jimmy would come up with a riff and they'd write a song around it. Aerosmith, AC/DC, Skynnyrd...Nowadays, I think good rock riffs are very rare. :(
 
I went to the ukulele jam tonight, and I'm having a local luthier make me a solid cedar top/black walnut back and sides tenor ukulele. It will look something like this (not the men, the uke...luthier is on the left, btw):

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I played the one on the front row, far left tonight:

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He makes these strictly as a hobby--does not do requests or custom work and only builds what he likes--and is charging me $275. That's highway robbery--by me! He's giving the things away for all practical purposes.

Now I need to sell more stuff on eBay...
 
Casual Fan said:
Noodling around and figured out that the riff in "Heartbreaker" by Led Zep is just basically the minor pentatonic scale.
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My god, you're absolutely right. I tried that on the acoustic and nailed it in the first try. I have a new riff to practice. :D

You know, I think that's missing from songs today. Used to be, Keef or Jimmy would come up with a riff and they'd write a song around it. Aerosmith, AC/DC, Skynnyrd...Nowadays, I think good rock riffs are very rare. :(
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That's the case, certainly but that's not necessarily bad. Bands like the Foo Fighters and QOTSA don't necessarily do a lot of solo-heavy work, but it's still worth listening to and learning. I think that fits more my style of playing, I'm never gonna be Eddie Van Halen, but if I can develop a style that's sort of a variation on someone like Mark Knopfler or some Clapton songs, that'd be alright with me.
 
Cool. Have fun with it! I think the LP is one of the Big Three electric designs. The most ubiquitous is the Strat, hands down, and then the Tele and the LP. Enjoy those LP humbuckers!
 
So, it turns out that the guy who is making my ukulele, Gary Creed, is the nephew of Kyle Creed, who is a famous banjo maker and early progenitor of the clawhammer style of banjo playing. Gary's dad also made banjos.

Kyle Creed | oldtime banjo | banjo maker | Blue Ridge Mountains | Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

I played Gary's tenor uke last week at our circle strum. When it was over, I handed it back to him, told him how much I liked it, and asked him who makes a good tenor. He smiled and said "I do." That's when he said he makes them according to his own likes, and you can buy it for $275 or he'll send it to Fan Guitars and Ukuleles in Richmond, where they fetch around $365. He never mentioned he's the nephew of mountain music royalty! Neat guy.
 
Casual Fan said:
Cool. Have fun with it! I think the LP is one of the Big Three electric designs. The most ubiquitous is the Strat, hands down, and then the Tele and the LP. Enjoy those LP humbuckers!
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I'd say the Strat and Les Paul are pretty much 1 and 2 (in no particular order) with the Tele following. Clapton = Strat, Page = LP.
 
HecticArt said:
I'd say the Strat and Les Paul are pretty much 1 and 2 (in no particular order) with the Tele following. Clapton = Strat, Page = LP.
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Keith=Tele.

They're all three pretty iconic. The Strat is what people off the street would draw if you asked them to draw a guitar. Its design is synonymous with "electric guitar." The LP is used in hard rock far more than the Tele, while the Tele is used more in country/blues-based rock...like what the Stones played.
 
Springsteen also plays a tele.

Strats I see a lot of in Blues (SRV, Clapton, Robert Cray).

Les Paul is damn near exclusive to hard rock or Metal. Either that or you see a lot of Ibanez.


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