Music for Andy (and anyone else that wants to listen)

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

Andy:
Here's probably the last two things I recorded before selling my guitar.
This is a pretty stock version of me fingerpicking Blackbird:
blackbird (http://www.lamerc.com/uploads/blackbird.mp3)

And, this is an arrangment I did combining Grandfather's Clock and My Old Kentucky Home:
grandfather (http://www.lamerc.com/uploads/grandfather.mp3)

Enjoy!

[LA_MERC_goose]

Not too shabby Jayson. Sounds pretty kewl.

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

Once I figure out how to hold it well enough to play, and record something, I'll post something done w/ the Backpacker...

[LA_MERC_LaTech]

Wow! I really like Blackbird (then again, I like the Beatles version, too!). Excellent job, Jayson!!!

[npor]

Horrable, I like it ;) Keep it up keep us posted :)

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

Jayson, that sounds great. I tried to record with my headset but it sounds horrible. I did 2 of them. I started with one of my favorite to play which is the remake LIMP BISKIT did of the who's behind blue eyes and the second is just a little blues riff I do.

blue_eyes (http://www.lamerc.com/uploads/blue_eyes.wav)

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

crap didn't work I'll try again

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

Mine was recorded w/ my Plantronics Headset mic...

Just a matter of getting mic position right - Accoustic Guitars are a little harder to record than one might think - Don't try to aim the mic directly at the sound hole - try to aim for between the soundhole and the fretboard...about 2 feet away.

[LA_MERC_Sabre]

I remember Andy singing/playing us some songs back in old Thomas Industries...i was actually somewhat inspired to learn the guitar, unfortunately I have absolutely no musical talent :(, so that dream diverted back to a kick-ass air guitarist!!!!

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

Sabre, everybody has "some" kind of musical talent...

Some are just better left using it to play the Radio :)

Best Buy has some el-cheapo guitars for sale this year, and I have so threatened to go break one of them of some pimpled face teenager who thinks he can play if I hear "Stairway to Heaven" hacked out one more freakin time. There is NO way I could work in a music store...lol.

[LA_MERC_YellowDog]

Jayson there's a part of me that just loves to here that kind of clean picking...

" As you know some of my musical background that may be hard to belive "

I got to say I think its Awsome and I only wish I had the drive to play that well,

BTW... Although I think both tunes are great, I like the second one best...

:)Good Job Man :)

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

Ok try it now, sound quality sucks with recording on my headset but its a shot.


blueeyes (http://www.lamerc.com/uploads/blueeyes.wav)

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

Sounds pretty good Andy!

I'll be sure to bring a guitar (either the backpacker, or a real guitar if I get one by then) if I get to make it to NOLA in Feb...

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

Here's another one Jayson

blues (http://www.lamerc.com/uploads/blues.mp3)

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

Here's ya a couple of more I'd uploaded a long time ago - They sound a little rough listening too them now - I hadn't got the knack of recording the accoustic sound down yet for one...

Anyway, these are more just "goofing" not nearly as polished as the first two.

wildwood_flower (http://www.lamerc.com/uploads/wildwood_flower.mp3)
vincent (http://www.lamerc.com/uploads/vincent.mp3)
rocky_top (http://www.lamerc.com/uploads/rocky_top.mp3)

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

Those are great, do you have any tablature for any of that

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

I sure don't Andy - If I had you face to face, I could show you the tunes in a way you could learn them.

I've been playing guitar since I was 4 years old (I'm 24 now), and it has always just come more naturally to me than anything else I've tried to do. I can usually hear something, a couple of times, and play it.

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

I've been playing since about 14 and I'm 30, so almost as long and I've done it all by ear as well. I like to get online and get tab when I hear something I like it shortens the learning curve. I hope we can get to gether and play someday.

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

I hope so too...
I never could make heads nor tails of TAB.

I CAN read notation, but I'd rather just figure it out. I enjoy it more that way :D