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I wouldn't dismiss playing live again, technical wise it would be one hellova challenge seeing as I play everything. Me playing to my own backing tracks could be a solution. |
It's the buzz of playing with a band I miss. Playing to backing tracks as a solo act wouldn't do it for me. The buzz off an audience is just another plus - assuming you can conjure it up! 
| Quote: | It's a hassle I don't miss...(talking like I was a pro muso. ..I/we were never that) |
Yeah, it can be that, but when it works out... 
And it doesn't need you to be a pro - of course I never had a hope of that either - didn't really crave it. Had my moments though, on a very humble scale!
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Can you stand up with a guitar strapped on and play? 
Mind you, loading and unloading amps and kit was never much fun.
| Quote: | Aye the Gibbo 335, or 339 which I haven't tried yet.
Be a while before I save up for one of those. |
Is anyone making good copies at a reasonable price these days? Back in my days of playing, I think it was Epiphone who were doing some pretty good efforts - until that chap from Oasis started being known for 'em - of all people! - and the prices of those sky-rocketed 
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Ibanez Epiphone Yamaha all do a ES-335 type and Heritage. Won't be a 335 tho will it.
I've got a PJ type Bass and it may possibly play as good as a Fender but it isn't a Fender.
Heard that those Hongdou bikes are similar to Hondas etc. 
Nope, got my heart set on a three thirty five/nine.
Lucky to have a really good 2nd hand music shop nearby so will be looking there when the time comes.
If the buzz from an audience meant that much to me I'd be at a venue right now. I play original stuff and that limits where I could play.
Content with creation. When somebody tells me they're into it that's a good feeling sure but its never has been my raison d'être.
My music is better than most piffle out there and it's better than some of the stuff I've bought.
I'm so good it hurts.
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Nope, got my heart set on a three thirty five/nine. |
Isn't the other one to look at the 355? Which is what I think B.B. King played?
I guess blues is a bit different to play live than the kind of stuff you do. A lot of standards, but it's what you make of them with the rest of the band. One of the things I love about that music - lots of live playing opportunities, jams etc. Well, there was around London and Oxford, anyway.
When I was trying to get a band together, the bass player had penned some original non-blues tunes he wanted to do. I said fine, but they needed to at least "sit in" with the other stuff we were doing. So since he'd only penned them with basic chords, I took a couple of them and played around with 6/9etc chords, added some licks in appropriate places, and he seemed pretty pleased with the results. Pity we never got anywhere.
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| Howling Terror wrote: | Ibanez Epiphone Yamaha all do a ES-335 type and Heritage. Won't be a 335 tho will it.
I've got a PJ type Bass and it may possibly play as good as a Fender but it isn't a Fender.
Heard that those Hongdou bikes are similar to Hondas etc. |
Yeah, I do get it - had to have a proper Fender USA Strat myself. But that has to be my only electric. You've got guitars coming out your ears , so thought it might be worth looking at other makes too. Had a Squier Silver Series Strat at one time, and that was a bloody nice guitar - if I'd changed the machine heads out for something better quality, I could've lived with that for quite some time. The tone on the second position (bridge/middle) was something I've yet to hear as nice as.
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Not much difference between the 335 and 355. 355s often have a Bigsby and they have block inlays..a fancy version. Same body same neck and pups.
Blues...well I love the Blues as you know but Root 4th n 5th is ...well it is what it is and the world doesn't need another Blues player when the best has been wrung from that formula...in my opinion of course.
I like different chisels but yeah they're all chisels. Each one makes me approach the same thing at another angle.
I pick up the Melody Maker and it makes me want to smash things.
The Rickenbacker I like to coerce it into uncomfortable sex. The Schecter has EMGs and a sustainiac so it's good for quite a few styles. Ambient drones or wailing a speciality.
I don't really form a 'relationship' with them as such. Maybe the Strat Plus and the D22 acoustic as there's a bit more of a story to those.
All 20 odd get played. 14 of which from different makers.
They're nice on the eye too..
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| Howling Terror wrote: | Not much difference between the 335 and 355. 355s often have a Bigsby and they have block inlays..a fancy version. Same body same neck and pups. |
Ah, I didn't know.
| Quote: | Blues...well I love the Blues as you know but Root 4th n 5th is ...well it is what it is and the world doesn't need another Blues player when the best has been wrung from that formula...in my opinion of course. |
I dunno. Every once in a while, someone comes along who has something different to add, gets a bit of a revival going. That's how it has always been with that music. It's really just a vehicle for whatever feeling you can put into it, and that also means you don't have to stick to the 3 chord basics. It's a good place to start for developing something of your own from, as well as making it easier to get together with complete strangers for a bit of fun. Oo-er etc. Having said that, blues isn't all I play/played. For the band I was trying to get going, we covered Hendrix (I love playing "The Wind Cries Mary" among others ), Cream, Rory Gallagher etc. And with matey's own stuff, we might've taken it somewhere original in time. I could've been a contenduh!
| Quote: | I like different chisels but yeah they're all chisels. Each one makes me approach the same thing at another angle. |
Again, yeah, I get it 
| Quote: | The Schecter has EMGs and a sustainiac so it's good for quite a few styles. Ambient drones or wailing a speciality. |
Wait, have we seen this one? I don't know much (anything really ) about these, but the name conjures up top quality craftsmanship, something very special, beautiful looking - have I got that right?
PRS is another make I always had that impression about.
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Dainese Waterproof Rain https://www.bikestop.co.uk/dainese-waterproof-rain-overgloves
Not keen on mittens or lobster claws so I thought I'd try these mediums over my medium Alpine GP Pro's for when it's pissing down. First impression was that the fingers were an inch too long yet there was pressure at the finger base and the cuffs were a fraction too short. Wrong shape! I don't think a different size would help. On the bike they felt clumsy at first but they kept the heavy rain and the windchill out, however they hurt a bit. Nice idea, useable but not quite right.
Also, Oxford Rainseal Waterproof Over Jacket https://www.bikestop.co.uk/oxford-rainseal-waterproof-over-jacket. Felt a bit short at first but wasn't a problem. Easy to put on over my Wolf Titanium textile jacket although the proliferation of Velcro on my kit means it easily snags, which can be annoying when getting kitted up. Good collar. The Oxford sleeves would be better an inch and a half longer. The cuffs have a semi-circle of elastic and the other side has a Velcro strap. The elastic seemed unnecessary and fought against me as I tried to fit the cuff over my glove. On the road I noticed the cuffs rode up and left a small gap. The jacket kept me warm and dry though.
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I think it might have been Mark Knopfler that turned me on to the Schecter name? Someone like that, featured in a guitar magazine, way back.
That green would burn my retinas out
Back OT? I bought nothing. Absolutely nothing. Not OL, not IRL. Jeez, how do I get through the days?!
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Got a story about PRS; Guitar shop in town (now sadly gone) had one of the first PRS customs in and I just happened to be buying some strings. The owner knew me through my Dad and called me over to look inside the case. He handed it to me and said plug it in. 'This is Patney's son' (Dad's nickname) he said to the others who were also checking out this beautiful instrument.
What followed was embarrassment for all. From his face and others he'd expected I was a real player like my Dad and was gonna do some wicked licks to show off. I bashed out some power chords and hastily handed it back.
Totally ruined the vibe.  |
Another advantage the blues player has. If you try guitars out in shops, no one pays you much attention - well, everyone plays blues, don't they
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I bought some painkillers. Ibuprofen 200mg and Paracetamol 500mg. |
Hope you're feeling better this morning
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| hellkat wrote: | | Howling Terror wrote: | I've never really had the yearning for the roar of the greasepaint and the smell of the crowd. |
Maybe not for that
But I definitely hear a yearning there.
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Well he's not borrowing *my* make-up.
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Replica's and Pleasure Principle THE FIRST RECORDINGS.
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