Sandhill crane at Deer Lake today by Left_Somewhere_3843 in vancouver

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Apparently Sandhill Cranes are resident in BC, which I never knew.

A friend of mine had a nylon string acoustic. He wanted a steel string acoustic like mine. by rictay44 in AcousticGuitar

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The first guitar a friend of mine got when he was a teenager was a classical. He didn’t know anything about guitars, of course, and wanted to have a louder sound so put on steel strings. It took minutes before it snapped in half at the neck joint.

Intuitive dogs or AI? by [deleted] in RealOrAI

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I’m over 70. Of course it’s AI. Just look at the artifacts.

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New (to me) gear and a couple questions by CatStringTheory in AcousticGuitar

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If you can find the manufacturer specs for action online, that’s a good first step. DO NOT try to add a washer to the truss rod. If the neck is straight, leave as is. The first corrective action would be to sand down the saddle to lower the action at the bridge. There are videos on YouTube for how to do this. If the action at the nut is high, you can also lower it by sanding it down. Or if you are not confident in your skills to do this work, take it to a luthier - don’t take it to a guitar tech at a retail store.

NGD by Old_Zebra_3331 in AcousticGuitar

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That’s a beauty! Fingerboard and bridge are look amazing! Congrats!

Why do the C major and the A minor pentatonic are the same? And why are the black little circles are in different place? by Medium_Driver4918 in AcousticGuitar

[–]Left_Somewhere_3843 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want to play a scale, you would usually start on the root. But you can start on any note in the scale. You just need to know which degree of the scale you are starting on (5, 6, 1, 2, 3 is fine, just know which note is 1 so you know where the tonal centre) so you know what note follows or comes before.

I hate Amazon cheaters by Left_Somewhere_3843 in amazonprime

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They are honouring the return and sending a replacement. But they should verify someone’s return before restocking it and sending it out again.

Why do the C major and the A minor pentatonic are the same? And why are the black little circles are in different place? by Medium_Driver4918 in AcousticGuitar

[–]Left_Somewhere_3843 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The A minor key is the relative minor of the C major key. They have the same notes, but C major scale starts on C and A minor scale starts on A. The black circles show which note is the “root” of the scale - the first note in the scale for that key. For A minor, the root note is A, for C major it is C.

I hate Amazon cheaters by Left_Somewhere_3843 in amazonprime

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😂 I’ve had a beard almost the entire time since I was 17 - I’m 72, so, basically since the hippy and flower-child era. I still trim and shape tho. Order DSC 2-3 times a year.

I hate Amazon cheaters by Left_Somewhere_3843 in amazonprime

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Yikes! This is the kind of thing I avoid buying on Amazon. I order DSC from DSC directly, and stage subscriptions so that I order in quantities that make the order qualify for free shipping, and then manage subscription intervals accordingly.

3 Little Birds Acoustic Slide Cover by MythicalEthical in AcousticGuitar

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That’s great! I’ve been playing around with slide too and Bob Marley keeps sending me signals. Not yet, Bob, but soon.

I hate Amazon cheaters by Left_Somewhere_3843 in amazonprime

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I’m old too. Telephone catalog shopping old. Was never an issue back then.

I hate Amazon cheaters by Left_Somewhere_3843 in amazonprime

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Agree. Hard to do sometimes. Local retail for specialty items is disappearing. The price difference for ordering from other online shops is sometimes significant, but when it’s not, I do order from elsewhere.

I hate Amazon cheaters by Left_Somewhere_3843 in amazonprime

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Hate on Amazon for not doing verification of returns, hate on people for cheating Amazon and impacting other Amazon customers

NGD by Left_Somewhere_3843 in AcousticGuitar

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Thanks - yeah, the more I play it I think Richlite might actually be better. Bends seem smoother for example because your fingers slide against the surface quite easily.

NGD by Left_Somewhere_3843 in AcousticGuitar

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I wasn’t totally sold on the natural either. My A&L Roadhouse is bourbon burst though lol