I've used a squire 15w a few times for a good punk sound, but those little tube fender champs sound way better, havent heard those little vox's, I tried a a small gretsch 5w tube the other day and it wasnt bad, its meant for blues but with my jag it was more punk, could be good for recording, but not loud enough with a brick handed drummer jailbird said:

I have two words for anyone who doubts the 5 watt amp - Vox DA5. This little bastard amp has kept my playing just fine for me- loud and clear, and when miked, it really lights shit up.
http://www.activemusician.com/store/product.asp?sku=EM.VOX-DA5&...

jailbird said:

I have two words for anyone who doubts the 5 watt amp - Vox DA5. This little bastard amp has kept my playing just fine for me- loud and clear, and when miked, it really lights shit up.
http://www.activemusician.com/store/product.asp?sku=EM.VOX-DA5&...

I have two words for anyone who doubts the 5 watt amp - Vox DA5. This little bastard amp has kept my playing just fine for me- loud and clear, and when miked, it really lights shit up. http://www.activemusician.com/store/product.asp?sku=EM.VOX-DA5&ref=wn-text-hp

well, there is like 3 ways to play an E7 and I know three ways to play an E9. It's just the fact that you have to do a little work to get the right sound. hey, I sound like a lazy guitar player! lol But no, when you add in all those variations and there's several chords going on it can take a minute to figure out. I get bored of that after a while and just make my own music... But it's cool to see all that great stuff on that site. Shake Revard said:

"wish it had some notes on if they should be barre chords, etc.
seems you have to toy with them..."


yeah, sometimes an "e" isn't a normal first position chord (i guess that's correct terminology) or barre chord. it might be some weird variation like an E7 or E9.

Good luck!

yes...webrock.free.fr is cool but it can't help me finding how to play an E or and A in this or that piece of music. Generally for me is not a problem finding what chords play in a piece. but i play them ALL in a barrè style cause is the only one i know.

"wish it had some notes on if they should be barre chords, etc.
seems you have to toy with them..."


yeah, sometimes an "e" isn't a normal first position chord (i guess that's correct terminology) or barre chord. it might be some weird variation like an E7 or E9.

Good luck!

yeah. that's the best source i've found too. wish it had some notes on if they should be barre chords, etc. seems you have to toy with them... great stuff for oblivian/gories fans fo sho. Shake Revard said:

Forgive my belated reply:
I wish that when I'd started learning to play guitar, there'd been some Link Wray tab book available. It seems criminal there still isn't one around.
I recommend the Chuck Berry tab book published by Hal Leonard. The 50s Decade series tab books by Hal Leonard are also cool. They tipped me off to different chord positions that I was unfamiliar with.

Finally, here's a good online tab resource for garagepunk and related genres.
http://webrock.free.fr/

Forgive my belated reply: I wish that when I'd started learning to play guitar, there'd been some Link Wray tab book available. It seems criminal there still isn't one around. I recommend the Chuck Berry tab book published by Hal Leonard. The 50s Decade series tab books by Hal Leonard are also cool. They tipped me off to different chord positions that I was unfamiliar with. Finally, here's a good online tab resource for garagepunk and related genres. http://webrock.free.fr/

yeah. let me get back to you later. got stuff to do b4 work. something i can tell you fast. Look at Koppers' page. He's got a slide show and one pic has "how to play punk." it's a joke but that will help you. Johnny Ramone played 99% of everything w/one Barrechord shape. for a solo he would just play one of a few of the strings by themselves w/out moving his whole hand! amazing how simple can sound so wonderful. also you tube Ramones you can find other people playing Ramones songs and that will help. it's not difficult. songs like Loudmouth have like 4 different chord changes tho. croatoa said:

Joenzy said:

yeah. "different voicings" means different sound pitchs. You mix them (chords; ways of playing the same chords) up, and you have a larger arsenal (more sounds) to pick from. It doesn't matter how much you know. It's what YOU like and what sounds good to YOU. Listen to the Velvet Underground. Very simple but it was the way Lou Reed played. Same with the stooges - very simple chord(s) but it was the way Ron Asheton played which is more difficult than just know a bunch of chords. Bo Diddley is amazing for that stuff on the 5th fret. he just pops his finger up and down. The same with the Kinks you get that jumping sound. Play that same stuff fast and break it up with the jumping sound
and you got the Ramones. Play Barre Chords up and dwn the neck and you got Nirvana. It's all style. Forgive my laymans terms as I am self taught except thru other street musicians...

yeah when i listen to the velvet underground, the stooges, the ramones i fell the difference by ear...but i don't know the technics to obtain the different sounds...and the tab in the web generally they're not complete or correct. do you know somewhere where i can find good tab (written like they REALLY played the piece)???

Joenzy said:

yeah. "different voicings" means different sound pitchs. You mix them (chords; ways of playing the same chords) up, and you have a larger arsenal (more sounds) to pick from. It doesn't matter how much you know. It's what YOU like and what sounds good to YOU. Listen to the Velvet Underground. Very simple but it was the way Lou Reed played. Same with the stooges - very simple chord(s) but it was the way Ron Asheton played which is more difficult than just know a bunch of chords. Bo Diddley is amazing for that stuff on the 5th fret. he just pops his finger up and down. The same with the Kinks you get that jumping sound. Play that same stuff fast and break it up with the jumping sound
and you got the Ramones. Play Barre Chords up and dwn the neck and you got Nirvana. It's all style. Forgive my laymans terms as I am self taught except thru other street musicians...

yeah. "different voicings" means different sound pitchs. You mix them (chords; ways of playing the same chords) up, and you have a larger arsenal (more sounds) to pick from. It doesn't matter how much you know. It's what YOU like and what sounds good to YOU. Listen to the Velvet Underground. Very simple but it was the way Lou Reed played. Same with the stooges - very simple chord(s) but it was the way Ron Asheton played which is more difficult than just know a bunch of chords. Bo Diddley is amazing for that stuff on the 5th fret. he just pops his finger up and down. The same with the Kinks you get that jumping sound. Play that same stuff fast and break it up with the jumping sound and you got the Ramones. Play Barre Chords up and dwn the neck and you got Nirvana. It's all style. Forgive my laymans terms as I am self taught except thru other street musicians... Jimmyspaz said:

croatoa said:

Joenzy said:

well, for proper finger positions "tab books" may or may not help. it's hurky lurky. hit or miss.
but, it's worth a shot looking into tabs - even on the net. maybe check into guitar pro. it's a music program that has tabs and you can follow it through. you will know when somebody doesn't tab something right.
but there's variations of different tabs so you gotta filter through them. another idea is to have a friend who can show you a couple of things or just by going to shows and watching people and maybe approaching them and ask a few questions...

yes...infact when i go to concerts (not only garage punk) sometimes i look at "strange" (for me) positions of chords and i say "why is doing this in that way????"...i usually use one position for ALL the chords moving my hand through the guitar...

Well different voicings of chords sound different, if you just slide power chords around they all have about the same tonality, I didn't really get into this a lot until I seriously started plying the blues, I learned a lot of "jazz" chords from T-Bone Walker and the like. Or Bobby "Blue" Bland's arrangement of "Stormy Monday",,,,,,

croatoa said:

Joenzy said:

well, for proper finger positions "tab books" may or may not help. it's hurky lurky. hit or miss.
but, it's worth a shot looking into tabs - even on the net. maybe check into guitar pro. it's a music program that has tabs and you can follow it through. you will know when somebody doesn't tab something right.
but there's variations of different tabs so you gotta filter through them. another idea is to have a friend who can show you a couple of things or just by going to shows and watching people and maybe approaching them and ask a few questions...

yes...infact when i go to concerts (not only garage punk) sometimes i look at "strange" (for me) positions of chords and i say "why is doing this in that way????"...i usually use one position for ALL the chords moving my hand through the guitar...

Joenzy said:

well, for proper finger positions "tab books" may or may not help. it's hurky lurky. hit or miss.
but, it's worth a shot looking into tabs - even on the net. maybe check into guitar pro. it's a music program that has tabs and you can follow it through. you will know when somebody doesn't tab something right.
but there's variations of different tabs so you gotta filter through them. another idea is to have a friend who can show you a couple of things or just by going to shows and watching people and maybe approaching them and ask a few questions...

Well 5 watts doesn't sound like much power but an old Fender Champ rocks!! I've seen Eric Clapton playing through one on stage too, just need a GOOD mike set-up for it. The best tone I've heard lately was a '53 Tele through a matching (came as a set) Champ. Not loud but magical tone, just turn both knobs all the way to the top and plug in, no pedals needed! As far as garage-punk tones on guitar I can't argue with any of the comments made here, I personally used the first couple of Ventures albums as texts for riffs, licks, and tunes. You can't go wrong with Nokie!! And another good band to listen to for garage style riffing is the McCoys, "Sloopy" is an all time classic and Rick Derringer's lead playing is great!!

I'd drink the swill out of that washed up bottle, put my nano inside, cast it out to sea & run off with the natives because the records are still at home & zombies don't like the taste of vinyl.

Yeah, baby, yeah! Thats the everlasting power of my oh so beloved Columbus O-hi-O! Thank you Lost Soul!! Lost Soul said:

Destroy Oh Boy!

I'll ditch the iPod scenario and stick with the tried and tested desert island disc. Off the top of my head with something approximating 20 seconds of thought I'd go for Destroy Oh Boy!

Anyone heard this yet? I'm halfway through the album and so far, quite impressed. Generally by album 3, most bands have either:
1.shot their wad and putzed out or
2. polished up and now sound way too commercial
So far Ive heard none of the above here, although I am sad that the Hunches are bowing out. My spidey senses tell me this will land on many best of lists for '09 and its only January fer chrissakes!

Hey GANG!

I'm helping Voodoo Rhythm Records mogul Reverend Beatman find a booking agent in the USA. We're looking to do a couple of weeks of shows on the East and West Coasts. Maybe you know someone who knows the art of booking and is amazing at it and would love to work with some Primitive Blues Trash combo.

Please contact me with your reply!

ciao
Brother Panti-Christ

Just got a new Fuzz Pedal cheap on ebay, anyone know anything about it? It sounds amazing, germanium trannys, put it all over our new LP, I want to give it a credit on the Lp but no idea what it is, heres a pic of the same fuzz..... they seem to call it a crazy face, any info is cool http://www.pedalarea.com/images/crazy_face_fuzz.jpg

Hi, there`s some moonster videos and fucking rock `n` roll in my podcast: http://moonster.rockandrollpod.com/wordpress/ you`re all invited to join the party!

Jan 18th

18.00-19.30 Lowcut Preburner - Guest DJ Nils from Doomed Denmark

Cola Freaks - live from LADES (17/1-2009)
Spids Nøgenhat - Udkoksning i 3 satser (Cinderella cover) (live from Stengade 30, 6/12-2008)
Guido & Maurizio de Angelis - Il Grande Racket (THE BIG RACKET)
Nico Fidenco - Emanuelle in America Sweet (EMANUELLE IN AMERICA)
Mario Migliardi - Matalo! (Theme song - single version in stereo) (MATALO!)
Franco Micalizzi - Folk and Violence (VIOLENT NAPLES)
Goblin - Suspiria (Main title) (SUSPIRIA)
Franco Micalizzi - Special Cop (ITALIA A MANO ARMATA)
Goblin - Buio Omega (Main title) (BEYOND THE DARKNESS)
Stelvio Cipriani - Small Town Pleasures (TENTACOLI)
Saint Vitus - Born Too Late
Angel Witch - Angel of Death
Church of Misery - Spahn Ranch
Amon Düül II - Eye Shacking King
Om - To the Shrinebuilder
Cola Freaks - live from LADES (17/1-2009)

19.30-20.30 Lowcut Classic with Jens

Magnetix - Real Man
Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
Under Al Kritik - Konflikter
Nobunny - I Am A Girlfriend
Baseball Furies - Arch Ememy
A.H. Kraken - Verschwende Deine Jügend
XTC - Meccanic Dancing
Masshysteri - Vår Del Af Stan
The Rebel - Iran's Nuclear Threat
Inmates - On The Dots
Hunches - Frustration Rocket
Terror Visions (Jay Reatard) - Today I Abused My Love
Christian Death - Spiritual Cramp
King Custer & The Magnetix - Nothing
Brats - Technology Baby
Digital Leather - Abrasion
High Tension Wires - Hibernate
The Freeze - I Hate Tourists
Bags - Survive

The Concussions - their Magic Fingers CD on Double Crown is a must have. There's 4 or 5 tracks off it on their myspace.

The Latest Ogga Boogas (from Melbourne) Record is pretty good, would be cool for your show!!

We played with the Ettes a couple of times and managed to get a copy of that LP off em, and it really is a cracker, very raw with loads of fuzz face on the guitar and bass. This is used to deadly effect live, where they really shine I think. Its difficult to capture that live feel sometimes, but I think they do a good job, the drummer Pony is dead sexy too! deffinitely worth a listen after a few beers on a Friday night!

aint heard the new Billy Childish LP yet so no comment there...