Amber GreyHow can I use guitar to be anti-racist.
Ladder Logic 🇨🇦@ambergrey
Just be open and honest about who you are and what you believe in the songs you write.
@GuitarSith thanks Rob 💛🙌🎸that touched my heart. I’m also thinking about doing some listening studies with Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Rosetta Tharpe, and Lead Belly. Just the first ideas, it’ll pan out over the next year or two hopefully 
@ambergrey
That’s awesome Amber. Check out Robert Johnson, Elizabeth Cotten, Bo Diddley, Memphis Minnie, Muddy Waters and Albert Collins as well. Chuck Berry, Prince and even Jimmy Page were hugely influenced by them. They’re also a great source for open tunings. 😊
That’s awesome Amber. Check out Robert Johnson, Elizabeth Cotten, Bo Diddley, Memphis Minnie, Muddy Waters and Albert Collins as well. Chuck Berry, Prince and even Jimmy Page were hugely influenced by them. They’re also a great source for open tunings. 😊
Eric 🇨🇦@GuitarSith @ambergrey Great list of names! The blues tune I’m working on now is heavily influenced by Albert Collins. Saw him a couple times at Harpo’s nightclub in Victoria. Incredible performances. He had a 100ft guitar cable and played throughout the entire club, even into the guys’ washroom. His horn section, the Uptown Horns are amazing too. Been watching tons of vids of him lately. In Austin TX, he played a lot with Reese Wynans, legendary keyboardist for SRV and dozens of other great musicians. Here’s his tune Frosty! https://youtu.be/rX9pEsdMkzE?si=Om93PJyr-rIImUz5
Albert Collins - "Frosty" [Live from Austin, TX]
@strayhorse @ambergrey
Okay, I’ve seen some pretty crazy capo usage before, but never have I seen one being used at the 12th fret. 😱
Okay, I’ve seen some pretty crazy capo usage before, but never have I seen one being used at the 12th fret. 😱
@GuitarSith @strayhorse I saw some people on insta a few years ago using 6 or 7 capos at a time, which is funny but they were also doing fun math rock tapping with it, so who knows, MORE CAPOS hehe
@ambergrey @strayhorse
Capos back in the 70’s were an all or nothing proposition, they were really basic. Today’s designer capos open up a world of alternative tunings by covering a string or two here, another one there, without having to retune your guitar. I’m guessing Albert was in the key of G (or its complement E minor) and wanted the open strings they offer, but an octave higher.
Capos back in the 70’s were an all or nothing proposition, they were really basic. Today’s designer capos open up a world of alternative tunings by covering a string or two here, another one there, without having to retune your guitar. I’m guessing Albert was in the key of G (or its complement E minor) and wanted the open strings they offer, but an octave higher.
@GuitarSith @strayhorse yes!! I want some capos with different purposes to experiment with 😁🙌
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