Showing posts with label guitar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label guitar. Show all posts
Friday, May 31, 2019
"The Stump" it's what we call the double necked guitar.
We keep learning that it isn't ideal for kiddi punkrock shows.
It doesn't ride on the bike very cleanly and all of it's tones compete with Olive's sound.
The big gutstring I play everyday truly is perfect for the job. But when I'm alone with The Stump, it's all math prog rock.
The Stump is as complicated as I am.
I don't play covers but I always hear Rush influence (ala A Farewell to Kings) as well as Yes, David Gilmore, and occasionally SRV blues sounds.
The Stump is for scoring videos and personal enjoyment.
For the kid act, it's all about Trigger. On the Gut string I'm more in line with Willie Nelson.
I named that guitar "Trigger" after Willie's guitar. That ax sings with Olive's tones perfectly. We can do old school country, ska, blues, rock, flamenco, jazz, boogie woogie all the way to stuff that sounds like The Kinks, Black Flag, The Clash and The Ramones. Trigger also perfectly fits on my bike with the amp, books and mic stand.
I don't jam with people so I try and keep the gear solo act friendly.
I never thought I would dig doing a kid act so much but it has all my favorite sounds including the kid crowds howling and laughing. :) It's a great town to be a clown.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
My Darling wife woke me up with a deep massage. That
isn't uncommon. Over the last decade, we worked out that I put her to sleep and she wakes me every day. It can be pretty spectacular all around. Anyhoo.
What was special this time was that she was doing it for her not me. It was about maintenance of her band equipment.
She depends on me to play guitar as we sing for our supper every day.
No matter what guitar i use (this anything but ergonomic beast is called The Stump) I end up over and under working several muscle groups. Back of fret hand gets one workout, strum bicep gets another. That isn't good to be all wonky.
She found all the guitar related stress parts (and had me hollering) and then prescribed exercises to even out the tone.
I never knew that was a thing. I didn't realize I was even hurting in those spots until it suddenly stopped.
Now I recommend it to ax grinders who sling those things around all the time. My first guitar was an SG copy.
That thing was heavy as a manhole cover. Rock on Donkey Kongs.
What was special this time was that she was doing it for her not me. It was about maintenance of her band equipment.
She depends on me to play guitar as we sing for our supper every day.
No matter what guitar i use (this anything but ergonomic beast is called The Stump) I end up over and under working several muscle groups. Back of fret hand gets one workout, strum bicep gets another. That isn't good to be all wonky.
She found all the guitar related stress parts (and had me hollering) and then prescribed exercises to even out the tone.
I never knew that was a thing. I didn't realize I was even hurting in those spots until it suddenly stopped.
Now I recommend it to ax grinders who sling those things around all the time. My first guitar was an SG copy.
That thing was heavy as a manhole cover. Rock on Donkey Kongs.
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Someone auditioned for our clown gang yesterday.
We said, "We would like to see a lot more of you...like double your weight and height a few times and try again."
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Wednesday, June 06, 2018
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