Livestream Guitar Q & A #11 With Jonathan Kehew !

Thank you !

It's like taking a lesson (or 20!) with an experienced teacher. All topics will be time-stamped for easy access in the future...
0:00 intro
05:30 sometimes my right-hand thumb or index touches the strings as I strum - what do I do?
09:50 What kinds of things do you keep in your guitar case?
18:28 I live in the desert - how do I humidify my guitar?
26:00 Pledging My Time by Ray Padgett - conversations with Bob Dylan band members
29:00 I was a guest on a Bob Dylan podcast, focuses on "Going, Going Gone"
33:20 Lightnin' Hopkins guitar style
reference: Texas Blues by Stefan Grossman (Oak Publications)

Here's the "chord" I use to illustrate Lightnin' Hopkins' style:

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"Spike Driver Blues" is the Mississippi John Hurt song I mention
what was the scale you use as a "response" to the riff?

Here's the riff (aka "The Muddy Waters Blues Riff")
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G Blues Scale (one octave)
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56:48 what was the chord I was using in the Lightnin' Hopkins segment (see above)
1:01:10 is there more of the G Blues Scale on the E, A & D strings?

G Blues Scale (two octaves)
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1:05:30 my pinky does whatever it wants
1:09:20 what does SongBike mean?
1:16:39 what are my most viewed song videos on YouTube?
1:23:54 Circle Of 5ths review
1:28:47 details of my tour of music shops in Maine/New Hampshire
1:34:00 Guitar String Stretching
1:37:56 my Scale Book recommendation plus another cool book!
Scales And Modes by Ron Manus and Steve Hall (Alfred Publications)
Rock Guitar Techniques by Jeff McErlain (Alfred Publications)
1:43:53 What I Would Do Differently If I Could Start Over On The Guitar
1:54:45 finishing my baseball metaphor from last week: when to leave the pitcher in to finish the inning
1:57:21 Bending Strings 101
2:14:00 can you use the A minor pentatonic pattern for every key up and down the neck?
2:17:11 why would I have to know how many sharps or flats in a key?
2:20:27 can you play the intro to "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd?
2:24:18 Let's hear it for Roy Clark!
2:25:42 am I a Red Sox fan?
2:26:09 what do I think of inverted chords?

[josephgalasso]

I am just a lonely old man alone looking for friendship and Playing guitar watching and participating in chat gives me a purpose in life since I had my neck broken in a traffic accident lost all friends family money ability to walk THAT'S ALL And I believe in Jesus and Salvation ! God bless all who read this ! I filled you in Jonathon Now your not missing anything !

[josephgalasso]

I was trying to be helpful Obviously you don't want me around sorry I bothered you ! I just won't come back I guess ! And I really did know Sean Bonniwell from Music Machine He would write poems lyrics and songs at Cabrillo Beach at the Volleyball court between games He was also my partner in Doubles Beach Volleyball ! We both lived in San Pedro hung with the same crowd He had a garage band when he 1st started and broke into the Hollywood music scene when it started in the 60's when it all started !