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    ... long boring answer...

    If no one knows, it may be of interest to look up the "pythagorean hammers". Pythagoras found that frequencies that are in certain proportions to each other sound well (consonant) while the rest...
  2. $8,81 per gallon for regular (Euro95) here in the...

    $8,81 per gallon for regular (Euro95) here in the Netherlands. Mikegarveyblues' price of $9,65/UK Gallon would be around $8.03 per US gallon, so it seems I "win" :(. Ah well, for every liter I put in...
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    A) correct B) nope.. the 7 note scale is a...

    A) correct
    B) nope.. the 7 note scale is a somewhat arbitrary choice within the 12 semitone octave.You play different scales as well: "blues scale" which is hexatonic, pentatonic scales, which are,...
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    OK let me throw in a slightly more challenging...

    OK let me throw in a slightly more challenging question:
    A) what is the definition of an octave (I'm looking for a physics answer, not "12 semi-tones")
    B) why do we have 12 frets in an octave,...
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    Ummm... they contain 9 notes, among which al the...

    Ummm... they contain 9 notes, among which al the 7 notes of the scale itself?
    In Cmajor, the triads are
    I = Cmaj = C/E/G = 1/3/5
    IV = Fmaj = F/A/C = 4/6/1
    V = Gmaj = G/B/D = 5/7/2
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    I heard from a friend working at a Dutch silver...

    I heard from a friend working at a Dutch silver alloy manufacturer that PRS are on the verge of releasing their non-ferro-coil pick-ups; they'll probably be called the 60/14 and 62/14, by using an...
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    "There's A Planet In My Kitchen" Siouxsie & the...

    "There's A Planet In My Kitchen"
    Siouxsie & the Banshees

    (not much guitars in this one, but yeah I like McGeouch's fingerstyle on Spellbound)
  8. Justin Sandercoe http://www.justinguitar.com/...

    Justin Sandercoe
    http://www.justinguitar.com/
    ... although he's not found out about PRSi yet (http://www.justinguitar.com/en/GG-001-JustinsGuitars.php)
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    Recording? Audacity 2.0.2 - but what exactly is a...

    Recording? Audacity 2.0.2 - but what exactly is a DAW?
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    Sticky: Saruman = Jan

    Saruman = Jan
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    I'm with Rango on this one - tone is not...

    I'm with Rango on this one - tone is not exclusive to specific gear. Seasick Steve pulls some great sound from a single string over a broomstick with two Morris Minor hubcaps (although granted, not...
  12. Thread: SE Mods

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    SE Santana mod

    I've got a PRS SE Santana II, 2003 I think (D serial):
    http://www.saruman.biz/images/santana.jpg

    Beautiful sound, except for the low/open frets of the G string. Hence a trip to the guitar tech,...
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    Sacksioni and/or Akkerman

    Harry Sacksioni, or Jan Akkerman - both on acoustics in this clip

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xDB3xU1ErY
    I got me Harry's "While my guitar gently weeps" double CD last year - great stuff...
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