six
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@superhuman: yeah. and there's the problem... there IS no gap. at least nothing big.
damn, I think I am just an old style blues player... haha.
damn, I think I am just an old style blues player... haha.
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ggunn
Crystal Flavolian
Rochambeau II said:
First thing: unless you want to garotte yourself onstage, be wireless. ;^)
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Superhuman
Shagaholic
Rochambeau II said:
I saw Michael Angelo playing No Boundaries live for a Dean guitars promo, he played it perfectly as per the album Plenty of guys play as clean as Angelo, a lot of it has to do with his technique combined with the tone (he just happened to be the first) He does sound a bit mechanical though, mainly becuase he uses very little vibrato, nothing new for a lot of neo-classical players though. Some other player that can shred as clean as Angelo are Vinnie Moore, Theodore Ziras & George Bellas etc. Not a big fan of thim myself, besides his technique he has buggar all to offer.
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Rochambeau II
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Yeah yeah, ive got the first two steps down. Get wireless. Get strap locks. What do I do now?ggunn said:
sile2001
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Get SCHALLER strap locks... Our other guitarist had Dunlops and when he decided to be an idiot and spin his Les Paul, one of the strap locks failed and the LP crashed to the tile floor. He is SO lucky the neck didn't break or shift... The Schallers have a much better design, such that even if the locking mechanism itself fails, the strap will still quite likely stay on the guitar. With Dunlops, if the lock fails then you're SOL.Rochambeau II said:
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ggunn
Crystal Flavolian
Rochambeau II said:
Simple. Throw your guitar over your left shoulder and catch it when it comes around under your right arm. Practice with a cheap guitar and try not to let the headstock clip you under the chin as it comes around.
A variation I saw the bassist with Bela Fleck do (after he had done the "traditional" move a few times) was at the same time as he threw the bass over his shoulder, he spun his body around the other way. The bass stayed put while he spun around.
BTW, this was fifteen years ago; the move is not new.
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Rochambeau II
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I hope the origional poster's question has been answered...I don't want to jack his thread for the sake of a guitar trick...but I can't get it to go all the way round. I get halfway then coat hanger myself on the strap. Am I a retard?ggunn said:
six
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as I was asking more for opinions and experiences it is never answered. but don't worry: i find this guitar-rotation-thing quite interesting. i think I saw c.c. deville and paul stanley do this... and I LOVE paul stanley's show moves - although (or because?) they look pretty gay sometimes. 
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Superhuman
Shagaholic
six said:
Oh well, guess you might have to stick with the blues then
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orksnork
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lol the first band i was on tour with, we started doing this on stage...
as far as straplocks go..fuck that..
i've not used straplocks for years, because i don't trust them on stage, for what i'm doing...
what i always do is take out the button and get a longer, fatter screw...and a washer....i put the screw through the button, through the washer, then through the strap...and slowly screw it in by hand...
ive never had one of these pop out...
mostly...it's all about the angle you throw it, and how hard you throw it...
as far as straplocks go..fuck that..
i've not used straplocks for years, because i don't trust them on stage, for what i'm doing...
what i always do is take out the button and get a longer, fatter screw...and a washer....i put the screw through the button, through the washer, then through the strap...and slowly screw it in by hand...
ive never had one of these pop out...
mostly...it's all about the angle you throw it, and how hard you throw it...
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Greg_L
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i used to know a guy that did it with his bass. that was cool.
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orksnork
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my buddy garret used to go nuts on stage, before his band blew up....now he stands there.
he used to get on top of an ampeg 8x10 with a 6 space rack on top...and jump off doing a toss with his bass
having it spin around not once, but twice before he landed
amazing
he used to get on top of an ampeg 8x10 with a 6 space rack on top...and jump off doing a toss with his bass
having it spin around not once, but twice before he landed
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sile2001
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Once again, Schallers for the win. The problem with the Dunlops (and most others) is that they have the locking mechanism actually bear the weight of the guitar, so if the locking mechanism goes, you're screwed. The Schallers actually have the button hooked into a U-shaped metal cradle, and the locking mechanism just ensures that the cradle can't move off the button, it never actually bears any weight. Go find some at a store and look at them, you might actually like them.orksnork said:
metalhead28
Hates Raymond
sile2001 said:
Have any of you ever tried the Sure Lock straps? I greatly prefer them over using regular strap locks plus you don't have to modify the guitar.
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Haven't ever tried them before, but to be honest I would be a little nervous using a plastic (ok, ok....nylon) straplock, and if that snap on there would ever fail, it would fail for me. The reason I like the Schallers is that they are all metal and that there isn't really a way that they can fail that will cause the guitar to fall. I personally don't mind a small mod like changing the strap buttons...that's something that's really easy to change back.metalhead28 said:
Sirnothingness
Banned
I didn't bother to read every reply here, so it's probably already been said. Normally, you could get faster by long hours of practice. How fast can each individual go is probably due to how fast they want to go, how much they practice and if they have any physical limitations. If you want to play as fast as Ritchie Kotzen or Steve Vai, then you probably have to practice as much as they did. Maybe learning speed picking ala Frank Gambale would help. For me, I like to hear the sound of each note being picked. I like speed, but not to the point of garbeled notes. I like tasty licks. And licking pussy.
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ggunn
Crystal Flavolian
metalhead28 said:
I really don't consider removing a screw and changing a strap button a guitar mod. Slinging your guitar around and having it fly off and bust up the headstock, now that's a mod. ;^)
sile2001
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Fretless is for pansies.....come back and talk to me again when you can play NECKLESS!!! BOOYAH!
