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Discuss the Guitar lesson: Guitar POV Pickalong: Unclouded Day

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https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/guitar-pov-pickalong-unclouded-day-guitar-intermediate

Let’s pick! The point of the Pickalong lessons is not to teach you a tabbed solo or backup, but to get you actually playing along by using your eyes and ears! Don’t forget that you can slow down the video!

#2

@BanjoBen, this is seriously the best thing that has ever happened to this site. Keep it up!!

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#3

@BanjoBen the video says “unlcouded” instead of “unclouded”

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#4

Ooh, new Martin?? That thing sounds awesome.

Who was singing?

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#5

Fixed, thanks!

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#6

Thanks man! I bought it last Saturday night. George Gruhn came to my house and brought it, knowing I have a weakness for shade top Martins. He didn’t go home with it.

That’s my Director of Operations, Daniel! He did a great job.

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#7

I HATE how Vimeo squashes the audio! It sounds so much better when I upload to YouTube or Facebook.

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#8

Are you going to stay with Vimeo on the new site?

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#9

Yeah, it makes the most sense–so many folks use them. I going to talk with them about it.

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#10

“George Gruhn came to my house…”
Name dropper….

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#11

I don’t name drop. If there’s one thing Taylor Swift taught me, it was not to drop names.

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#12

Thud. Oh, look… a name.

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#13

Ha!

#14

That is a nice headstock! You can maybe bribe the kids to change the strings :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Is that a 12 fret? I never saw the shoulder, but it sounds a bit like one.

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#15

Yep! 12 fret slope shoulder! https://guitars.com/inventory/aa12006-new-martin-custom-18-style-dreadnought-12-fret-w-master-grade-sinker-mahogany

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#16

That’s a very nice guitar. Not sure if the pics are of your exact one, but that back is gorgeous! The 12 fret dreadnoughts really do fill a different niche. I hope you enjoy it!

I still think you ought to train the kids to change the strings :slight_smile: I picked a 12 fret slot head out for a neighbor. She always brings it over for me to change the strings. That’s the only time I am not thrilled with the slot head.

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#17

What do you mean, new site?

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#18

Ben’s planning a shiny new site remodel! I think late 2022 or early 2023 was the expected finish time. I could be wrong though.

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#19

Love this format…would love to see the Banjo and Guitar parts…muy simplified!! heh heh

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#20

Love the pick a long for improving

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