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Here's 2 more. Tomy said he should have a new video for me this weekend. I am super excited. It's pretty cool he shows everything. If you have ever been interested in being a builder, he shows the tools and everything involved as well. I admit it is costing me more than I can really afford so I have to book a lot of gigs. That said I have lined up a few new gigs this year I play quite regularly and am actually quitting my job in March to go full time as a musician. I have experimented using a condensor mic for instruments. I even took the Dobro mandolin to a gig a couple weeks back but with my mixing board, power inverter and battery powered PA I was getting a buzz. so I have to use my inverter and ac PA for that setup...
next build will be an electric octave mandolin so I have an acoustic and electric version of each instrument
next build will be an electric octave mandolin so I have an acoustic and electric version of each instrument
Allright, so how crazy is this? Been going mad playing acoustic lately, and rediscovering open D (and open E, obviously) and having a blast. SO many inspiring things open tunings bring about. So I had this real crazy thought. Now, I'm gonna be 65 (mentally/musically 22) in a few months. Haven't played out since the 70's.But...but...I'm thinking I'd like to get a band together again! Not covers, but originals. Kind of acoustic/R&R stuff, kinda like Stone's Beggar's Banquet period, Black Crowes, etc. IDK, that's probably pretty dumb, right? At this age? Hmmm...what to choose, sanity or craziness?.............
Go for it Jmur. I am 52 and quitting my normal job this spring to do this full time. My lead guitarist just turned 60. I find the same feeling about open tunings with other instruments... I can play the same chord structure on guitar and octave mandolin and it feels so different.
Just do it. I have been enjoying life more this past 2 years than I have in the previous 15. When someone comes and drops a $20 in your guitar case after you play an original and tells you they love it, that feeling of pride is the best drug in the world
Just do it. I have been enjoying life more this past 2 years than I have in the previous 15. When someone comes and drops a $20 in your guitar case after you play an original and tells you they love it, that feeling of pride is the best drug in the world
Thanks for the encouragement Pip (though my wife may not feel the same sentiments...)
I just dropped a $20 in for your sage advice!
I just dropped a $20 in for your sage advice!
Mind you advice from a guy who is now single, sold his sports car, bought a crap minivan and spent $4800 on an instrument haha
I changed jobs so am just doing part time security/first aid. just about time for work. Taking the motorcycle with my cheap electric guitar in a gig bag over my back to work on a couple new songs. The gig bags are made for motorcycles because you wear them like backpacks... and coming home in the morning traffic going onto the bridge is brutal. bottle neck traffic to 1 lane. I don't take the bridge and there's 3 empty lanes to the right after the meridian, so I ride the curb around the traffic.
nice thing about starting at 11pm is I can take any weekday night market gig and still make it to work. need to keep a job long enough to pay the new instrument off...
I changed jobs so am just doing part time security/first aid. just about time for work. Taking the motorcycle with my cheap electric guitar in a gig bag over my back to work on a couple new songs. The gig bags are made for motorcycles because you wear them like backpacks... and coming home in the morning traffic going onto the bridge is brutal. bottle neck traffic to 1 lane. I don't take the bridge and there's 3 empty lanes to the right after the meridian, so I ride the curb around the traffic.
nice thing about starting at 11pm is I can take any weekday night market gig and still make it to work. need to keep a job long enough to pay the new instrument off...
Scary. And here I am debating about spending $600 on a Gretsch. Doesn't seem quite so bad now
.Have a safe ride.
Just got this bad boy in the mail:
Not a Fender... psyche!
Uno, dos, tres... keep counting...
Sorry again for the crappy pics. I really need to get a good camera.
Not a Fender... psyche!
Uno, dos, tres... keep counting...
Sorry again for the crappy pics. I really need to get a good camera.
Just got this bad boy in the mail:
I own one guitar with more than 6 strings and find that 7 is my limit.
I couldn't even begin to play the guitar you just posted but more power to ya.
Of course I now have to ask, what amp are you plugging that bruiser into?
Well, I'm on my third eight string (got my first in '07), played sevens exclusively before that, so the transition has been rather easy. Easier than from seven-to-eight. The eight felt like a new instrument in that you had to change your approach to picking, muting, hand position, etc. The nine feels more like an extension of the eight.
I've never owned amps (flirted a bit with a speaker coffin way back in the day). The guitar goes direct: Countryman Type-10 DI box into my Focusrite interface, into the PC, pure guitar tracks get recorded (which is better for editing and auditioning tones). My main sound now is a blend of POD Farm, Amplitube, and ReValver amp sims with third party impulses. Various plug-ins for effects.
I've never owned amps (flirted a bit with a speaker coffin way back in the day). The guitar goes direct: Countryman Type-10 DI box into my Focusrite interface, into the PC, pure guitar tracks get recorded (which is better for editing and auditioning tones). My main sound now is a blend of POD Farm, Amplitube, and ReValver amp sims with third party impulses. Various plug-ins for effects.
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9 strings haha. that's insane. I know mando family have 8 but they are double courses. I got lost playing a 5 string bass
I got a video interview today with the local news at my gig. can't wait to see that. it was the annual squash fest lol
I got to ride all week with no rain. need my van on weekends for gigs and it rained all day today. Lucky tomorrow at the good gig it is forecast for sun. I bought a rubber door matt last night for my pedal. water runs under and the holes let any water run off my feet before I step on it. I stayed in the chair much all day and kept my feet on the matt
I got a video interview today with the local news at my gig. can't wait to see that. it was the annual squash fest lol
I got to ride all week with no rain. need my van on weekends for gigs and it rained all day today. Lucky tomorrow at the good gig it is forecast for sun. I bought a rubber door matt last night for my pedal. water runs under and the holes let any water run off my feet before I step on it. I stayed in the chair much all day and kept my feet on the matt
I had an interesting day yesterday. I was playing down in White Rock and this familiar dude was sitting there having a beer, listening to me play. We were chatting back and forth, he requested a few songs. He was there for almost 2 hrs. Turns out it was Mike Reno!. He invited me to a party fundraiser this week after I was done. Should be fun jamming with royalty hehe. Remember Loverboy?
I've always dug Loverboy. Early 80s rock was cool stuff, I moved over to alternative and adult contemporary by the time hair metal came into its own... it was like hairspray, perms, and spandex made bassists forget how to play anything more than root note 16th note thuds to me. Some okay songs, but boring for a bassist / bass fan.
I've been grabbing my bass fiddle for at least 10-15 minutes a day... at least 2x a week I get in a good hour. My electrics are getting jealous... but I do try to play at least one of them a week for at least 30 minutes.
Beyond that my employer just bought and moved to a new building after 30 years in the old one (went from a 9 mile to an 11 mile commute each way, now 100% backroads) and I've gotten the ball rolling on the vintage 2 stroke motorcycle I bought to tear down to nothing and rebuild as new before the baby came (she is kicking .... too... 21 months old tomorrow. I'm really digging this being a Papa thing).
Not sure if I ever mentioned the bike in here... it is a 1971 Yamaha CT1-C (175cc) Enduro, same as my first bike at 10 years old in 1978. I've collected a lot of period correct aftermarket performance parts and I'll be building it to run on race gas (since today's gas isn't what it used to be, I'll be running a high compression ratio, and ethanol KILLS just about anything vintage or classic). It will be a 'Street Tracker' or 'Scrambler' type, mostly stock looks with custom paint, sport touring bars, and 90% street / 10% dirt tires, etc.
I've been grabbing my bass fiddle for at least 10-15 minutes a day... at least 2x a week I get in a good hour. My electrics are getting jealous... but I do try to play at least one of them a week for at least 30 minutes.
Beyond that my employer just bought and moved to a new building after 30 years in the old one (went from a 9 mile to an 11 mile commute each way, now 100% backroads) and I've gotten the ball rolling on the vintage 2 stroke motorcycle I bought to tear down to nothing and rebuild as new before the baby came (she is kicking .... too... 21 months old tomorrow. I'm really digging this being a Papa thing).
Not sure if I ever mentioned the bike in here... it is a 1971 Yamaha CT1-C (175cc) Enduro, same as my first bike at 10 years old in 1978. I've collected a lot of period correct aftermarket performance parts and I'll be building it to run on race gas (since today's gas isn't what it used to be, I'll be running a high compression ratio, and ethanol KILLS just about anything vintage or classic). It will be a 'Street Tracker' or 'Scrambler' type, mostly stock looks with custom paint, sport touring bars, and 90% street / 10% dirt tires, etc.
Rediscovering open D. Had some fun with these tonight. Not earth shattering, but definitely fun.
I really liked the last one. Kind of a She talks to angels feel/ Colin james cross...
I am supposed to play the opening of the White Rock Winter Market (I was going to be the first time they had a musician) this Sunday but we have severe storm warnings and everyone is wondering how bad it will hit us. Last one like this caused power outages all over half the province. White Rock is down by the beach too
I was playing with different chord shapes on the mandolin tonight and came up with something cool. lots of minors with added 7ths and stuff. sometimes just pulling out the chord sheets inspires cool ideas with chords you never use. Have to admit I have been grabbing the tenor banjo a lot lately. it's just so easy on the fingers and I can bend notes
I am supposed to play the opening of the White Rock Winter Market (I was going to be the first time they had a musician) this Sunday but we have severe storm warnings and everyone is wondering how bad it will hit us. Last one like this caused power outages all over half the province. White Rock is down by the beach too
I was playing with different chord shapes on the mandolin tonight and came up with something cool. lots of minors with added 7ths and stuff. sometimes just pulling out the chord sheets inspires cool ideas with chords you never use. Have to admit I have been grabbing the tenor banjo a lot lately. it's just so easy on the fingers and I can bend notes
Last one was supposed to be You Can't Always Get What You Want. But it's the same phrasing as Talks To Angels. Gotta try that on electric.
Know what you mean about chords you never use, or variations of them. I've heard it compared to driving stick shift vs automatic. Like that comparison.
Know what you mean about chords you never use, or variations of them. I've heard it compared to driving stick shift vs automatic. Like that comparison.
Wow! Been on ECF almost a year and just found this thread.
I am still gigging a couple of times a month with my rock cover band. Bars, ribfests, Canada Day, etc. Still love playing bass after over 30 years of gigging off and on.
I am a complete gear freak but vaping has taken a bit of attention off my bass gear buying. Still have my old Fenders and a few amazing 5ers that get played daily.
I play bass mainly but can play guitar pretty well and mandolin fairly poorly.
I am still gigging a couple of times a month with my rock cover band. Bars, ribfests, Canada Day, etc. Still love playing bass after over 30 years of gigging off and on.
I am a complete gear freak but vaping has taken a bit of attention off my bass gear buying. Still have my old Fenders and a few amazing 5ers that get played daily.
I play bass mainly but can play guitar pretty well and mandolin fairly poorly.
I just bought me a 40 watt solar panel and charge controller. high winds are sweeping the coast and power outages all over already. Hooked up to my eliminator/inverter I can run most anything here at home. and in a band situation I have enough power to run pa, monitors, amps for the whole band when needed hehe
yes I am a gear freak too.
yes I am a gear freak too.
Ok, that's pretty crazy.
I did drive 10 hours to NYC and stay the weekend to pick the actual pieces of wood for a custom bass though.... Twice.
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