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jabes replied to Sik Yeti's discussion My First Build!! in the group The Brits are coming

"well --!! get on with it !! ;)"

Jul 18, 2012

Sik Yeti commented on smokestack guitars's photo

Custom Voodoo themed guitar by SMOKESTACK

"Wow! That is a thing of beauty!"

Jun 22, 2012

Sik Yeti replied to Sik Yeti's discussion My First Build!! in the group The Brits are coming

"lol, yeah they must of made it before Oxford released there first dictionary. "

Jun 18, 2012

Tinker replied to Sik Yeti's discussion My First Build!! in the group The Brits are coming

"Hi what a great box pity they spelt cigars wrong lol be carefully and enjoy tinker"

Jun 13, 2012

BenBob replied to Sik Yeti's discussion Diatonic 4 String??

"Sik, regarding your first question, tuning a 4-string diatonic (with a 6.5 fret) to D,F#,A,D has some interesting properties. You get a low b5 useful for blues turnarounds, and you also get a nice easy blues scale pattern. The third string…"

Jun 8, 2012

Webweaver replied to Sik Yeti's discussion My First Build!! in the group The Brits are coming

"That will look really classy. Can't wait to see the finished product."

Jun 7, 2012

Sik Yeti replied to Sik Yeti's discussion My First Build!! in the group The Brits are coming

"Haha, I know I should really. But I'm a perfectionist, so it will look good when I'm done."

Jun 7, 2012

jabes replied to Sik Yeti's discussion My First Build!! in the group The Brits are coming

"blimey, i'd knock up a box out of some scrapwood and give y'self a bit of practice ...;)"

Jun 7, 2012

Jamie MacBlues replied to Sik Yeti's discussion Diatonic 4 String??

"Hello, Mr Sik, Welcome, and hope your Yeti gets better soon ;)"

Jun 7, 2012

Sik Yeti added a discussion to the group The Brits are coming

My First Build!!

Just got my hand's on this lovely antique cigar box! Can't wait to drill hole in it and add some strings!See More

Jun 7, 2012

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Keni Lee Burgess replied to Sik Yeti's discussion Diatonic 4 String??

"Thank you for your reply. This certainly does sound quite interesting and I've never seen or heard anything like it. I read that you have a patent for this? Are you going into production? I would certainly like to play one, because as you…"

Jun 2, 2012

The Phrygian Kid replied to Sik Yeti's discussion Diatonic 4 String??

"no, you are spot on. in the ionian mode i-vii will indeed voice MAJ, min, min, MAJ, MAJ min, dim, repeat.. but to the player they are all the same, just a triad. the instrument harmonises the third on your behalf. similarly if you want to add…"

Jun 1, 2012

Keni Lee Burgess replied to Sik Yeti's discussion Diatonic 4 String??

"Thank you for replying. Not sure I'm clear yet. So, it is not the triads: 1Major 2minor 3minor 4Major 5Major 6minor 7Dim 8Major of the Major scale? What 7 triads is it? All major like C D E F G A B C with one finger? What does…"

Jun 1, 2012

The Phrygian Kid replied to Sik Yeti's discussion Diatonic 4 String??

"Hi KLB. In a nutshell, its an instrument which only has seven triads. Total.. 1 to 7, i to vii. there are no accidentals and no modality (diminished, minor, major, augmented) the neck takes care of it all for you. …"

Jun 1, 2012

Sik Yeti replied to Sik Yeti's discussion Diatonic 4 String??

"That's ok, it has been quite an amusing read so far, never had so much response on a forum before, ialthough I must say the discussions have gone far too deep for my limited knowledge. About the neck, that would be excellent to have it,…"

Jun 1, 2012