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									The Inspiration Thread - Opinions and Polls				            </title>
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                        <title>Re: The Inspiration Thread</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-inspiration-thread/#post-374214</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[cool riff .. don&#039;t look like James, but sure sounds like him! hahit out guys!]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[cool riff .. don't look like James, but sure sounds like him! haha<br><br><a href="http://guitarbeyondreason.com/james-hetfield-lesson/">http://guitarbeyondreason.com/james-hetfield-lesson/</a><br><br>check it out guys!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>RobParis</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: The Inspiration Thread</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-inspiration-thread/#post-373880</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[cool Vic, I like to sit down and play along with songs as well!I also love when songs shift key at the end, and therefore I often do that in my own songwriting as well!I agree, goldies are r...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[cool Vic, I like to sit down and play along with songs as well!<br><br>I also love when songs shift key at the end, and therefore I often do that in <br>my own songwriting as well!<br><br>I agree, goldies are really inspirational,, coz they have that "true" feeling!<br>I like new music to but it feels more synthetic hehe<br><br>great, than you Vic, I will spend my evening listen to oldies goldies, Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say!!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>RobParis</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: The Inspiration Thread</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-inspiration-thread/#post-373877</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[When I need inspiration......I turn the radio on. Usually to a golden oldies channel, pick up the acoustic and play along to the songs I grew up with. Especially the old 60&#039;s pop songs. The ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[When I need inspiration......I turn the radio on. Usually to a golden oldies channel, pick up the acoustic and play along to the songs I grew up with. Especially the old 60's pop songs. The great thing about them is, I know them so well, having sung along with them for 40 years or me....now I've gotten to be a decent rhythm guitarist, I can play along with them as well. Most of them are pretty easy to follow,  you only need 3-4 chords - but you've got to find the right key, FEEL your way into the music and the chord changes, anticipate any changes of key - you'd be surprised how many songs from the 60's change key in the final chorus, usually from something like G to Ab, so great for practising those barre chords! - and get the timing right. All inside 2 mins 30 secs, for the most part.<br><br>I can quite easily lose a couple of hours doing that - then I'll feel refreshed and want to play some different music, out comes the electric, switch to a classic rock station and there goes another couple of hours.....<br><br>For songwriting inspiration, I usually look no further than the Sunday Songwriters Group - if there's nothing in a particular week to spark up my songwriting synapses, I'll dig out some of my old SSG songs and polish them up a bit.<br><br> :D  :D  :D <br><br>Vic]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Vic Lewis VL</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: The Inspiration Thread</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-inspiration-thread/#post-373850</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[ha ha ha ha ha]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[ha ha ha ha ha]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>RobParis</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: The Inspiration Thread</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-inspiration-thread/#post-373849</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Thats It!  That is why I have so many guitars!]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NOI1yzyNMds/TtaPHBzhciI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/JA1H8c9vCFE/A-Charlie-Brown-Christmas-image-2.jpg"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NOI1yzyNMds/TtaPHBzhciI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/JA1H8c9vCFE/A-Charlie-Brown-Christmas-image-2.jpg"></a><br>Thats It!  That is why I have so many guitars!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>TRGuitar</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: The Inspiration Thread</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-inspiration-thread/#post-373836</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Change out to new strings. It starts like a mechanical non-music non-guitar chore but then you have to tune it and get it right. You automatically start ripping notes off of it in different ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Change out to new strings. It starts like a mechanical non-music non-guitar chore but then you have to tune it and get it right. You automatically start ripping notes off of it in different places as you set the tuning up. Then you hear how great newies sound and yer off!<br><br>Cat

I've done that before, and also dig out a guitar you haven't played in a wile...( we do all have more then one right? :D ) kinda makes it fresh, and for me anyway wakes up the head]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: The Inspiration Thread</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-inspiration-thread/#post-373833</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Change out to new strings. It starts like a mechanical non-music non-guitar chore but then you have to tune it and get it right. You automatically start ripping notes off of it in different ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Change out to new strings. It starts like a mechanical non-music non-guitar chore but then you have to tune it and get it right. You automatically start ripping notes off of it in different places as you set the tuning up. Then you hear how great newies sound and yer off!<br><br>Cat]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Cat</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: The Inspiration Thread</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-inspiration-thread/#post-373790</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[This is a great thread.Getting stuck for something new to look at can make practice less productive, but also boring.I Was inspired by a post from fleaaa a few weeks ago.  He mentioned googl...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a great thread.<br><br>Getting stuck for something new to look at can make practice less productive, but also boring.<br><br>I Was inspired by a post from fleaaa a few weeks ago.  He mentioned googling Ross Bolton and his funk guitar lesson.  That really gave me something great to work on and I have made big steps in the last month on that.<br><br>I would recommend it, it's not hard to find on you tube.

That's nice to here!! and <B>fleaaa</B>, you should be proud :D its nice!<br><br>Okay, this is not so much something you could learn so much from, BUT, man, stand on a stadium<br>with this crowd and rock like Angus Young all by him self here as cooooool, it inspire my as hell!<br><br>look here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuHSOTvn4vo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuHSOTvn4vo</a>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>RobParis</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: The Inspiration Thread</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-inspiration-thread/#post-373789</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[This is a great thread.Getting stuck for something new to look at can make practice less productive, but also boring.I Was inspired by a post from fleaaa a few weeks ago.  He mentioned googl...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a great thread.<br><br>Getting stuck for something new to look at can make practice less productive, but also boring.<br><br>I Was inspired by a post from fleaaa a few weeks ago.  He mentioned googling Ross Bolton and his funk guitar lesson.  That really gave me something great to work on and I have made big steps in the last month on that.<br><br>I would recommend it, it's not hard to find on you tube.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>almann1979</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: The Inspiration Thread</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-inspiration-thread/#post-373776</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I love Slash stuff!!!!!!&#039;s what I will be playing today!Keep it up :)]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I love Slash stuff!!!!!!!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnzHKI5Z3xw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnzHKI5Z3xw</a><br><br>that's what I will be playing today!<br><br>Keep it up :)]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>RobParis</dc:creator>
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