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A genuine Gibson worker would never be so committed to his work ethic.
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Not sure Tom, but the more popular topics might provide some ideas? I will try to look in more regularly. -
Thats the best one! The left one was used as a jump obstacle by the Newport Motorcycle Display team. 60 of 'em cleared it that afternoon apparently. It sounded awful after that.
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Maiden of the Cancer Moon - Quicksilver Messenger Service
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Far Canal - Patchwork
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I have no clue how to answer this question. I cant manage to think that way. It like asking how connected you are to sodium chloride.
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I cant offer you anything useful. I had a standard strat from new and found the trem pretty useless (some 40 years ago). I actually broke the damn thing trying to use it. I know people have modified them to great effect though. It might be worth a search on youtube.
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What Band Name Do You Wish You Had Come Up With?
Rudi replied to drumguy4all's topic in Musician's Lounge
Underwater Alf & the Bubbles -
Hell In A Bucket - Grateful Dead I never saw this vid before. Its funny. The goose with the necklace at the piano... The Rhythm Devils driving the car etc.
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I play in and around Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester and elsewhere in and about the New Forrest, Hampshire & Dorset. I suppose it must be a cultural difference? The only people I know who play for handouts are buskers in public places.
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Even stranger. Ive played pubs, clubs, bars, schools, church halls, weddings, beer festivals, outdoor events, dancehalls, hotels, theaters, public, private, charity, sponsored, free, fee, and much more, but no ones ever dropped a tip on any of us in 30 years. I'm just bewildered by what you're saying. Do you get paid as well?
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Ascension - John Coltrane (he who picks a rose)
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Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranioas I was looking for these (I thought it was them anyway) doing a punkish 'The Archers' theme. I did see a local band doing a fast paced metal version of Wuthering Heights once. Hayseed Dixie (See Al's post) have to be the most dedicated at this though. Joe Gallant & Illuminati recorded the whole of Grateful Deads 'Blues for Allah' album in a 'almost' freeform jazz style. It was a track for track copy in the correct order. Here they are with a more conventional jazz orchestra version of Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodleoo.
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Fork Hats and a drizzle of black paint down the steps. I met a woman last year who's confused husband creeped her out by saying that there were blond children on their stairs. You lot are half way there with the phantom kittens I'd say!
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I wasnt trying to place a value on the either way of doing things. I made my point about this early in the discussion. I think you always know where you are when you hit upon understanding things. I mean harmonic relation of scales or relative minors etc. In fact when you discover these things instead of being introduced to them you understand them more thoroughly in my experience. However, doing without instruction makes for very slow progress. Its better to have some instruction really. The only confusion concerns a few technical details I think. Its possible to discover shortcuts and imagine that you are the first to do so!
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Typically 60-70 per cent more than your budget.
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Theory is like a map. It will only show you well trodden paths. It cant show you anything else.
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Woodchoppers Ball - 10 Years After http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxPrIHnS2fM
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What Band Name Do You Wish You Had Come Up With?
Rudi replied to drumguy4all's topic in Musician's Lounge
Yes. In the tradition of Steve & Glen -
Which Do You Let Do The Talking? The Music Or Lyrics?
Rudi replied to IShred4Life's topic in Musician's Lounge
I usually listen to the music first. Lately I have felt compelled to do both at once (because of John's lyric challenges). For years I paid scant attention to the words. One big reason was that I could seldom make out he words anyway on many songs. I kind of gave up. As a player, I thought 'well thats the singers job. Its his problem. I recall listening to the Eagles 'Paradise' for the first time (1980?) and hearing the words loud & strong. I was knocked out by the power & symetry of those words. It was like hearing a Dylan song. Music will always be of prime importance to me, but the marriage of great words to music is a strange one. You cant just take a poem and expect that to work. Lyrics need to be simpler and work at a slower pace. Therefore repetition works in song the way it never could do in a poem. I do not say that repetition in a poem cant work; just that its works differently. -
I always budgeted for everything. Still do. It might be the example of my parents. I'm not sure. I dont need a lot of guitars (though they are very tempting). I have had some expensive vacations over the last few years and robbed my car fund (monthly saving to replace my car regularly) so now I have a cheaper smaller car. Its was worth it. I have spent quite a bit this year to replace a camera & my music system. I will need a video monitor soon too. I wont get anything on credit. True, I did have a mortgage, but even that is paid off now. I suppose part-exchange is always another way to reduce purchases, though you do lose heavily. It might be better to list all the stuff you no longer want/need and sell those privately first.
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pc VS mac I am entirely impartial about this. I have used both. I failed at using both. Both cost a lot of money. PC: despite having a custom built unit + soundcard + cakewalk etc etc. Every sound that issued from it was kak. Awful, awful sound. Now Steve (who is still a member here) mentored me with this gear. We had pretty much identical kit. His sounded fine. Mine sounded like a steam kettle. Mac: Garage Band sounds ok, but you have to invalidate the warranty by immediately buying more ram. A lot more ram. And speakers, etc etc. This is not as bad as it sounds because Apple standard warrantys and the expensive AppleCare Plans are not worth the paper they're written on. If your Mac goes ptfzzzz... Apple dont want to know about it. So you might just as well open the case and upgrade it. I didnt do this, so I cant help beyond this point. IMO, both are rubbish. They need competition. We need more options.
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How Amazing Isn't It Making Your Own Music?
Rudi replied to MazingMaryRocks's topic in Musician's Lounge
Enjoy it. I get a buzz if it goes right, but it could be anyone's music really. It feels nice when I find myself humming a tune and after a while realise that its one of us songstuffer's tune. Simon Darveau's 'I'll Cry Instead' is one that recently came to me. -
What Band Name Do You Wish You Had Come Up With?
Rudi replied to drumguy4all's topic in Musician's Lounge
The Dave Holland Quintet -
One o clock Jump - Count Basie Orchestra
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