liv_rong
Knows very little
Thanks man! Yeah that fucking badge is a bitch but luckily its dead center of the speaker so not much of a problem for me. Actually turns out to be a good guide for me to know where I like the mic.
Thanks man! Yeah that fucking badge is a bitch but luckily its dead center of the speaker so not much of a problem for me. Actually turns out to be a good guide for me to know where I like the mic.
rayc
retroreprobate
Crucial question of the weekend:
Is the mono release of The Ramones essential?
Is the mono release of The Ramones essential?
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Greg_L
Banned
I'm interested in hearing it, but not that interested in buying it.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
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Greg_L
Banned
Yeah but how'd it go?
JDOD
therecordingrebels.com
Funnily enough, I feel like some beat me up too. Epic weekend though and I clearly have a lot of Tone Thread to catch up on!
Greg, what can you tell me about a band called Face To Face? I was listening to them in my mates car on the way home earlier. They're pretty good. First new thing I've heard in ages that I've wanted a copy of.
Greg, what can you tell me about a band called Face To Face? I was listening to them in my mates car on the way home earlier. They're pretty good. First new thing I've heard in ages that I've wanted a copy of.
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Greg_L
Banned
I don't know, I'm not a fan. They're like mild bro-punk. Lol.
JDOD
therecordingrebels.com
Haha, fair enough. I thought they sounded pretty good. Like slightly more pissed off than normal Bad Religion
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Greg_L
Banned
Uh, I don't think they're pissed off about anything. Maybe because Hot Topic ran out of fingerless gloves or something like that.
JDOD
therecordingrebels.com
Haha,you're such a cynical bastard!Uh, I don't think they're pissed off about anything. Maybe because Hot Topic ran out of fingerless gloves or something like that.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
went like all my gigs go ....... people liked me and I got paid ...... the getting paid is the important part ....
... the 'people liking you thing' gets you back for another check.
actually, I'm having significant hand problems ..... I'm starting to have trouble holding a pick .... and gripping the pick the tight way you do to get pinch harmonics makes my right hand cramp and drop the pick.
That's kinda a drag ...... but a couple shots works better than any pain med so as long as they sell booze I'll get by. .... until my liver gives out anyway.
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Greg_L
Banned
went like all my gigs go ....... people liked me and I got paid ...... the getting paid is the important part ....
... the 'people liking you thing' gets you back for another check.
actually, I'm having significant hand problems ..... I'm starting to have trouble holding a pick .... and gripping the pick the tight way you do to get pinch harmonics makes my right hand cramp and drop the pick.
That's kinda a drag ...... but a couple shots works better than any pain med so as long as they sell booze I'll get by. .... until my liver gives out anyway.
Lol. I used to know a guy that had nerve damage in his hand but he still played guitar. He couldn't hold a normal pick very well, so he used one of those thumb picks but still kind of held it like a regular pick. Worked good for him. Maybe you could try that?
He did die though, so there's that.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
hahahahahaha ..... there IS always that. ..... OMG that's funny!
ummmmm ..... I'm not sure what I'm gonna do although the thumbpick's not a bad idea .... hadn't thought of that so thanks ..... but I also have the pain thing to figure out ...... to this point when I've had spells of hand pain, I'd just get all serious with my hands and wear braces at night .... use a paraffin tank for heat treatment ..... various smelly cremes .... etc. That always solved the problem mostly which is good enough.
I will do all that, of course ...... but this seems to feel different this time ..... but I could also be senile and paranoid about it.
So I hope it does like before ..... but it takes a couple weeks and the bastards hurt like hell in the meantime.
I'm a big string bender and that sideways movement of the fingers sends a jolt of pain .... the kind that makes you jump ..... lol, it's really distracting!
I have certainly spent some time thinking about this ...... I HAVE to play ...... not just for money but because playing defines me as a person ....... I played my first gigs 53 years ago when I was 12 ...... I'm on my first record when I was 12 ..... and now it's been a daily thing, either gigging or practicing/recording for 47 years since I went full-time in '69.
My wife tells people 'Steve IS music' and I am.
And despite the struggles recently to find my muse, I am still obsessed by it .... you know what I'll do after a lot of gigs? ..... go sit-in with someone somewhere.
insanity!It's THE thing I was born for and I'm truly unsure what would happen if I ever couldn't play.
So I have looked into all the possible treatments and have planned out an escalating litany of things I will do up to and including consulting with my high school bud and fellow musician who became a well regarded specialist with hand surgery.
I'm not there yet ..... hopefully I won't get there ever ..... but I'm prepared ....... have I told you I HAVE to play?
I do.
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JDOD
therecordingrebels.com
That sounds really thick. Bet that was loud as fuck in the room.
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Greg_L
Banned
Haha, yeah I know. You have to play. I actually find your situation very fascinating and I often wonder what I'll be like if I get to your age. I admire the fact that you've made this your career and you just keep plowing through it. It's not my career but I can only hope that I'll still have the skills and desire to be able to play the way I play later in life. But there is fishing and football, so maybe I'll be okay.hahahahahaha ..... there IS always that. ..... OMG that's funny!
ummmmm ..... I'm not sure what I'm gonna do although the thumbpick's not a bad idea .... hadn't thought of that so thanks ..... but I also have the pain thing to figure out ...... to this point when I've had spells of hand pain, I'd just get all serious with my hands and wear braces at night .... use a paraffin tank for heat treatment ..... various smelly cremes .... etc. That always solved the problem mostly which is good enough.
I will do all that, of course ...... but this seems to feel different this time ..... but I could also be senile and paranoid about it.
So I hope it does like before ..... but it takes a couple weeks and the bastards hurt like hell in the meantime.
I'm a big string bender and that sideways movement of the fingers sends a jolt of pain .... the kind that makes you jump ..... lol, it's really distracting!
I have certainly spent some time thinking about this ...... I HAVE to play ...... not just for money but because playing defines me as a person ....... I played my first gigs 53 years ago when I was 12 ...... I'm on my first record when I was 12 ..... and now it's been a daily thing, either gigging or practicing/recording for 47 years since I went full-time in '69.
My wife tells people 'Steve IS music' and I am.
And despite the struggles recently to find my muse, I am still obsessed by it .... you know what I'll do after a lot of gigs? ..... go sit-in with someone somewhere.
It's THE thing I was born for and I'm truly unsure what would happen if I ever couldn't play.
So I have looked into all the possible treatments and have planned out an escalating litany of things I will do up to and including consulting with my high school bud and fellow musician who became a well regarded specialist with hand surgery.
I'm not there yet ..... hopefully I won't get there ever ..... but I'm prepared ....... have I told you I HAVE to play?
I do.
Anyway, go to a doc and see what they say about your hand. Maybe it's something they can give you some sweet ass pills for.
Yeah it was pretty loud. I think watt-for-watt this JCM 800 is the loudest amp I have. Even louder than the Plexis. Or it at least seems louder. It's got so much balls and punch, but it's very focused about it. It really hits you hard. Very aggressive.
rayc
retroreprobate
A super top notch jazz flautist in Oz, Don Burrows, had grief with his hands for the last 30 years and he tried all sorts of stuff but the thing that worked for him was soaking his hands in a tub of fairly hot water for 10 mins before playing. Pretty annoyingly inconvenient but it git him by.
The thumb pick is something I resort to every now & then when my finger & thumb won't grip hard enough - I also moved to a bigger pick with a textured grip area to assist. In the mid 90's I'd got so bad that I couldn't hold a cup of coffee without it slipping from my grip but things slowly improved. Now it's my left hand's turn!
Lt Bob, look into all the options as I'm sure you already have - be careful of the snake oil though - the pharmaceutical companies are relabelling aspirin etc as if it's specially treats specific symptoms & charge more for it.
A bassis in a VERY famous Oz band of the early 70's is reputed to have mashed his hand in a car accident and when told he wouldn't be able to do much with it had the hand bones set in the pick holding position & played on. Apocryphal no doubt but for a gigging musco he probably wouldn't have had much choice.
The thumb pick is something I resort to every now & then when my finger & thumb won't grip hard enough - I also moved to a bigger pick with a textured grip area to assist. In the mid 90's I'd got so bad that I couldn't hold a cup of coffee without it slipping from my grip but things slowly improved. Now it's my left hand's turn!
Lt Bob, look into all the options as I'm sure you already have - be careful of the snake oil though - the pharmaceutical companies are relabelling aspirin etc as if it's specially treats specific symptoms & charge more for it.
A bassis in a VERY famous Oz band of the early 70's is reputed to have mashed his hand in a car accident and when told he wouldn't be able to do much with it had the hand bones set in the pick holding position & played on. Apocryphal no doubt but for a gigging musco he probably wouldn't have had much choice.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
I am sort of unusual in that respect.
The vast majority of players my age I know don't love it anymore.
They arrive late .... take lots of breaks .... watch the clock all nite and quit early.
I arrive early ...... don't take breaks and play late.
I am blessed to still love what I do ..... not everyone can say that.
A friend recently told me he envied me because I ALWAYS knew what I wanted to do ..... no doubts .... no questioning .... it made life easy in a lot of ways except the money thing and even there I chose the musicians' path ..... girlfriends with money and/or a wife who earned enough to keep me solvent!
well, Les Paul absolutely had a messed up arm/hand and had it set in a playing position so it may well be true.
And yeah, I'm aware of snake oil ..... I'm a super skeptic and have a fairly strong science background and I never post about this on FB so I won't have the usual suspects telling me that 15gms a day of Peruvian penis oil will fix my hands and make me irresistible to women.
I already am irresistible to women anyways!
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Greg_L
Banned
Tell me more about the peruvian penis oil.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
well, first you get a Peruvian .....
minerman
Tonetard
Bob: Sorry to hear you're having trouble with your hand, don't let it go too long...If you think you might need to see a doc, please do so man...