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by Joebuddha
Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:09 am
Forum: Dino's Bar and Grill
Topic: You Know What?
Replies: 10
Views: 1235

Re: You Know What?

As a guitar teacher I can say definitely kids today are way more into 70's and 80's Rock and Metal guitar since I graduated from GIT back in 94. I have a half dozen teenage students right now and they all want to shred. It's great, I barely have to do any lesson planning.  One kid I'm teaching now, ...
by Joebuddha
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: General Guitar Discussion
Topic: Switching down to .09s!
Replies: 10
Views: 1765

Re: Switching down to .09s!

I switched to 009's in 2020.  I have some arthritis in both of my index fingers, but of course much worse in my left hand.  My immediate response was "I'm such a dummy, I should have done this years ago!". I have to say that I have way more control over the strings and bending and vibrato ...
by Joebuddha
Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:03 am
Forum: Current News
Topic: Alex Van Halen book coming
Replies: 12
Views: 876

Re: Alex Van Halen book coming

Sammy's autobiography was a really great read. I'm interested to see what Alex has to say.
by Joebuddha
Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:18 am
Forum: Songwriting
Topic: 6 ELTON JOHN Chord Moves Every Songwriter Should Know!
Replies: 6
Views: 2395

Re: 6 ELTON JOHN Chord Moves Every Songwriter Should Know!

I love this video and this channel a lot..  One of the best things you can do if you want to write cool chord progressions is to learn Motown especially Stevie Wonder, Beatles, Billy Joel and Elton John and Steely Dan songs.   David Bowie is a master of this kind of stuff as well.  Even if you don't...
by Joebuddha
Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:40 am
Forum: Dino's Bar and Grill
Topic: Living with musicians
Replies: 2
Views: 489

Re: Living with musicians

I live in building where I'm the only "Grown up" all my neighbors are college kids. The kid across the hall plays drums, the kid downstairs plays sax and the kid across from him plays guitar and mandolin and is now my student. Weekends (like today for instance) we are all practicing simult...
by Joebuddha
Mon Dec 25, 2023 10:40 pm
Forum: Songwriting
Topic: New Song "Beneath a Never Setting Sun"
Replies: 8
Views: 1573

Re: New Song "Beneath a Never Setting Sun"

Damn dude!! Badass!! The verse reminded at first of Alice In Chains but the Chorus and second verse sounds a lot like Dio! Nice pitch on the high notes dude. Dig the chorus sound on the middle section and ORGAN!!! Fuck Yeah!! Solo so Blackmore and then Malmsteen holy shit man!! My only real critique...
by Joebuddha
Sat Dec 16, 2023 6:19 am
Forum: Dino's Bar and Grill
Topic: im divorced again
Replies: 9
Views: 997

Re: im divorced again

Brother I am sorry.
Divorce sucks real bad, at least for me it has.  
I hope you are well man. 
by Joebuddha
Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:45 pm
Forum: Off topic/NON-DINO Music Area
Topic: Bowie Lets Dance
Replies: 3
Views: 640

Re: Bowie Lets Dance

I've actually been learning the title song! 
Not so easy to nail those Nile Rodgers parts.
by Joebuddha
Tue Oct 31, 2023 4:19 pm
Forum: Dinosaur Rock Guitar Heroes
Topic: LYNCH MOB - BABYLON (2023) [FULL ALBUM]
Replies: 1
Views: 1176

Re: LYNCH MOB - BABYLON (2023) [FULL ALBUM]

I really wish he had gotten Oni back for one last one.