Guitar Messages by Maurice Carr

1. Re: R.I.P. Craig Lindsey, longtime WN member
   
   Maurice Carr (393)
   Miscellaneous Forum · 29 Hits · 7/9/2012 5:22 AM
   That was sad to learn about that Craig's death Ma but thanks for letting us know. It was quite some time ago too ( Feb ). If you are able, please post that pic you have of the 5 of us together in 2007 ( you, Dr Science, Craig, my son Campbell ...(more)
2. Re: Guitar teachers
   
   Maurice Carr (393)
   Open Forum · 8 Hits · 11/4/2011 4:55 AM
   Couldn't agree more. My sister got murdered in 2007 by a mindless low life. He got "life sentences' BUT with minimum of 18 years before eligible for parole. In my my he should <u>never</u> get out. Mo
3. Re: Latest news about WN . . . from a bass player down under!
   
   Maurice Carr (393)
   WholeNote Forum · 23 Hits · 12/8/2007 3:51 AM
   Good to hear from you Craig. Sure enjoyed that time we had in AR Mo
4. Re: Latest news about WN . . . from a bass player down under!
   
   Maurice Carr (393)
   WholeNote Forum · 23 Hits · 12/7/2007 2:21 AM
   Guess this doesn't feature high on WN radar Ma! Mo
5. Re: Missing Lessons
   
   Maurice Carr (393)
   WholeNote Forum · 61 Hits · 6/14/2007 3:18 AM
   Great to see you here Chris. I visit here rarely but when I have of late, I have been disturbed to see what has been going on in some areas. Anyhow enough of that. It's encouraging to learn of the revamps coming up in the near future. <i>.......(more)
6. Re: mixing speaker wattage
   
   Maurice Carr (393)
   Equipment Forum · 14 Hits · 6/13/2007 6:45 AM
   <i>...BTW...just MHO here, but Eminance rocks! I've got Eminance in 2 of my cabs and they are really fantastic speakers for the money.....</i> True! I use only Eminence in all my BFD cabs I build and some of my bass cabs get a real hard life. ...(more)
7. Re: WHY?
   
   Maurice Carr (393)
   Miscellaneous Forum · 29 Hits · 12/21/2006 11:37 PM
   I wonder that too....why?.... Mo
8. Re: Uncle Rex has passed away
   
   Maurice Carr (393)
   Announcements Forum · 23 Hits · 7/12/2006 1:01 AM
   I just read about this in AB - Craig Lindsey made a post about it. I never knew "Uncle Rex" but from what Craig said about him, he obviously made this world a better place and was an exceedingly good example to a lot of people. Obviously he ma...(more)
9. Re: One-word descriptions of famous guitarists
   
   Maurice Carr (393)
   Miscellaneous Forum · 14 Hits · 6/3/2006 11:49 PM
   Clapton = Cream
10. Re: Fantastic Player
    
    Maurice Carr (393)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 45 Hits · 6/3/2006 5:32 AM
    Hard to believe that's him playing! Impressive. Mo
11. Re: The bass groove - for those dabbling/wanting to know
    
    Maurice Carr (393)
    Instructional Forum · 21 Hits · 6/3/2006 12:54 AM
    You'd have expereinced this then seeing you play bass - either a keyboardist or a guitarist trying to imitate what they want you play to create the right groove, making all sorts of mouth noises like "ya know, doum doum da da doum ummm ba pa" I...(more)
12. Re: The bass groove - for those dabbling/wanting to know
    
    Maurice Carr (393)
    Instructional Forum · 15 Hits · 6/2/2006 10:14 PM
    <i>...Meaning, that almost any player can improve upon thier ability to groove...</i> Yep - it's spelled <b>P R A C T I C E</b> : ) Mo
13. The bass groove - for those dabbling/wanting to know
    
    Maurice Carr (393)
    Instructional Forum · 44 Hits · 6/2/2006 6:54 PM
    Many of you guitarists will have often heard your bassist refer to playing "in the pocket" or "making the bass groove" A few of you will also understand theoretically what it means and what the bassist does to "get there" There is an excellent...(more)
14. Re: Multi Track Software
    
    Maurice Carr (393)
    Equipment Forum · 14 Hits · 6/2/2006 3:41 AM
    Download Audacity - it's free. It may not be what you're looking for...but then again.....it just may be the ticket. Mo
15. Re: It's getting ridiculous!
    
    Maurice Carr (393)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 15 Hits · 6/2/2006 3:09 AM
    <i>..Would it be Iron Bark?...</i> Well, I'm not sure exactly but that sounds familiar. It's driving me nuts now not know that name. I trued googling to see if any light could be thrown on it, but it's beer-oclck on friday evening and I'm too...(more)
16. Re: It's getting ridiculous!
    
    Maurice Carr (393)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 16 Hits · 6/2/2006 2:58 AM
    Yep -it's getting cold alright. The last month ( may ) was the coldest one on record for 10 years apparently, so the global warming hasn't reached us yet - just the large hole in the Ozone layer. : ) Mo
17. Re: It's getting ridiculous!
    
    Maurice Carr (393)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 30 Hits · 6/1/2006 4:56 PM
    Beer thirty! Down under version = <b>Beer-o-clock</b> Mo
18. Re: It's getting ridiculous!
    
    Maurice Carr (393)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 22 Hits · 6/1/2006 8:00 AM
    Thanks Bob, I've never experimented with string diameter too much, I stick to the heavier guage strings because I believe they offer the warmth and growl. A lot of bassists ( including me ) chase that elusive "piano wire" sound - you know tha...(more)
19. Re: It's getting ridiculous!
    
    Maurice Carr (393)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 19 Hits · 6/1/2006 2:29 AM
    Yep - sure do know of lignum vitae. I'm a mechanical engineer by training so have come across that in bearings! We jave a native wood here called Matai - it is almost as hard. We had a door step made out of that in our skiing hit's mountain l...(more)
20. Re: It's getting ridiculous!
    
    Maurice Carr (393)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 26 Hits · 6/1/2006 2:18 AM
    <i>...Do you think fingering the heavier strings of a bass over various types of fretboard woods magnify their particular characteristics?...</i> Absolutely! I notice the subtleties of the woods far more with bass than with guitar - but bear i...(more)