blandy Posted October 21, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 21, 2020 8 hours ago, mjmooney said: I like the pseudo-Frampton best, then the Eric Johnson, pseudo-EVH least. None of them as good as Page's. By the end of the Eric Johnson one, I liked that the best. EVH one doesn’t work with the song, really. Frampton style was good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Just an adjunct to the 'Deadpool' thread and the great Spencer Davis. The first band I ever played in supported them at a club in Walsall (The Casino Club I think). This would have been about 1963/4 . They were brilliant(of course) and we were surprised to see that Steve Winwood was about 17 and white; on their record of that time (Dimples) you would have sworn he was black. My point is that their kit was lower end and unremarkable . Pete York had Premier drums, all the other 3 had 'Harmony' guitars with Winwood having the 3 pick-up model - Harmony Meteor I believe. The pick up on Muff Winwood's bass was held on with tape. That was a 'proper' band who achieved success through musicianship - unlike today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) Any of you guitarists out there considering buying a Spark amp? They're getting great reviews, and for under £200 I'm tempted. Not really bothered with the 'auto jamming' gimmick, it's the impressive range of amp and cab modelling in what is a compact 40w practice combo that intrigues me. Only seems to lack a proper line out. Another review. Edited November 13, 2020 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Got handed a free lesson today along the lines of the old carpenter / tools story. I took a guitar to the local shop because for the life of me I couldn’t tune it up. I handed it over and asked for a set of strings and to see if he could lower the action and cure a slightly warped looking neck, but just to see first off, if it was actually worth investing any more money in. It was never a great guitar, just a cheapo electric. Anyway, a couple of hours later I go back and he’s really really playing some sort of rock solo on a guitar with his back to me. Clearly he knows how to get a sound out of a guitar, even if it wasn’t my taste, it was impressive. He finished up, unplugged it, and handed it to me! There you go, it’s fine now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 6, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2020 2 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Got handed a free lesson today along the lines of the old carpenter / tools story. I took a guitar to the local shop because for the life of me I couldn’t tune it up. I handed it over and asked for a set of strings and to see if he could lower the action and cure a slightly warped looking neck, but just to see first off, if it was actually worth investing any more money in. It was never a great guitar, just a cheapo electric. Anyway, a couple of hours later I go back and he’s really really playing some sort of rock solo on a guitar with his back to me. Clearly he knows how to get a sound out of a guitar, even if it wasn’t my taste, it was impressive. He finished up, unplugged it, and handed it to me! There you go, it’s fine now! Yep. Always worth getting a setup from a good guitar tech. I do feel a bit guilty that I make no attempt to do my own guitar maintenance, but I'm just scared I'd **** things up, so I leave it to the professionals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Not quite the finished 5/4 article at this point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Isn't this a bit faster than the final record ? If so, it is a product of not allowing the drummer to count in . (Morello still brilliant though; his eyesight was very poor even back then) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I had a good result on the boxing last night so I've treated myself to one of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 It's an expensive little gadget and I'll just use it for a bit of fun, I'm just interested to see how complicated they are but this is an example of what can be done on them (I'm fully aware that this won't be to most peoples taste) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/blob-opera/AAHWrq360NcGbw?cp=e30. Requires no musical skill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Xann said: Requires no musical skill Please forward this to U2 and Oasis. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 6 hours ago, Xann said: https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/blob-opera/AAHWrq360NcGbw?cp=e30. Requires no musical skill This... has been the last 3 hours of my life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, GarethRDR said: This... has been the last 3 hours of my life. https://mynoise.net/noiseMachines.php Not as clever, but there's more of it. The Tibetan Choir is very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 18, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 18, 2020 The two are not mutually exclusive in my experience. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Reminds me of my only experience of being offered something heavier than a bit o' weed, some years ago the wife and I were invited to crash round someone's house after we'd hauled ourselves up to Leeds for a tiny all-day "festival" in Hyde Park that their band happened to be playing in. We were all sat having a lovely natter in their living room when they offered us some coke, and my genuine response was along the lines of "if you've got diet I'll have a glass please". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I've suddenly become obsessed with Fleetwood Mac. They were always 'just another band' with some decent songs until 2 days ago. Now I'm reading, listening to and watching everything about them. Anyway, as this is the Musician's thread, here's the bass I got at the start of lockdown to replace my crappy old non-descript 5 string. It's a Musicman Sub Ray. It's the cheap version of a Stingray which I've always liked the look of. It feels and sounds ace. This is me playing Rio on it. I hadn't long learnt it so be kind. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Sub-Ray brother! I love mine. Bought solely so I could thrash out some of those sweet Relationship Of Command riffs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Awesome guitar for money eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Absolutely. I mean, if I had the cash I'd totally try and get a Stingray but at my level of ability it'd be almost totally wasted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 18, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, darrenm said: I've suddenly become obsessed with Fleetwood Mac. They were always 'just another band' with some decent songs until 2 days ago. Now I'm reading, listening to and watching everything about them. Anyway, as this is the Musician's thread, here's the bass I got at the start of lockdown to replace my crappy old non-descript 5 string. It's a Musicman Sub Ray. It's the cheap version of a Stingray which I've always liked the look of. It feels and sounds ace. This is me playing Rio on it. I hadn't long learnt it so be kind. Nice. Although after the first part of your post, I was kind of expecting "The Chain". Or is the the proper (P Green) Fleetwood Mac that you're into? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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