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11-19-2012, 09:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Wildomar, CA | | New amp day for me!
I am absolutely loving the tone of this diminutive little amp head. Nice fat bottom end with a bit of grind. I recorded this with the amp set flat. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/49203465/gktone.mp3
BSB, I'm singing lead on three songs now. It's definitely not easy. I'm looking into singing more. |
11-19-2012, 09:30 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DerTeufel  New amp day for me!
I am absolutely loving the tone of this diminutive little amp head. Nice fat bottom end with a bit of grind. I recorded this with the amp set flat. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/49203465/gktone.mp3
BSB, I'm singing lead on three songs now. It's definitely not easy. I'm looking into singing more. | Sounds like you've got "The Knack" of that one DT!
Hey, somebody had to use that line! 
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11-19-2012, 09:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Wildomar, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BassGen Sounds like you've got "The Knack" of that one DT!
Hey, somebody had to use that line! | :P I do dig that song. You find some usable tones with that Sterling yet, BG? |
11-19-2012, 10:19 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Zon Guitars | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: A tank of gas from Chicago | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DerTeufel | Sounds nice and thick, but still controlled. It's like the bottom sounds bigger and more solid than before. Great score DT. Your playing keeps getting better all the time brother. Keep up the good work.  |
11-19-2012, 10:25 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Zon Guitars | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: A tank of gas from Chicago | | well, we laid down bass, drums, and a guitar scratch track for two songs tonight. When I got there the guys had come up with some interesting part for me to learn before we started playing. It was a trip to learn it right before recording it, but at least I didn't have enough time to over analyze it.
4 more tunes wednesday, then the last two for this album over the weekend. I'll post something as soon as I can pry it out of the guitar player's hands  |
11-19-2012, 10:34 PM
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huh, these days CWB is *jammin* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFRbZJXjWIA
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11-20-2012, 06:25 AM
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Endorsing Artist: FBB Bass Works/Barker Bass | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Monroe Twp, NJ | | | Checking in from Jersey, things have been busy along the Shore line while everyone tries to get back a tiny bit of whatever used to be normal. It's weird to be in an area that has been completely destroyed, then drive 2-3 miles inland and have everything look normal. Some of these folks have lost everything ... Their home, belongings, jobs, pets ... But their resilience is humbling and they are definitely in the recovery mode.
My trio did 11 "gigs" over two days in 9 recovery centers along Ocean and Monmouth Counties. We would play about 90 minutes, then pack up and head out to the next one. Mostly jazz standards, stuff that most folks could sing and dance to, along with some little kid songs from Sesame Street. It was wonderful to be able to share some music with these folks, especially in these smaller settings (most of the centers serviced a few hundred people at most).
I've found that a lot of the benefit-type events being developed for the storm victims are trying to be massive, huge money generators. There is so much cost associated with promoting and running these shows that I wonder how much direct help it gives to the people really in need. But doing these little mini-shows we saw that people were able to get away from the grind of cleaning up/rebuilding, sit down for a few moments and sing, laugh a bit, maybe even dance at times. And these centers we visited are nothing fancy at all .... most are someone's personal home that, by sheer luck, didn't get destroyed and have now become the neighborhood gathering place for supplies, food and companionship.
And most surprising to us .... at 8 of the "gigs" they actually passed the hat (literally) to collect some money for the band, which just blew us away. Here are these folks with almost nothing left, digging deep for a few dollars as their way of saying thanks. And they wouldn't let us refuse the money, either, so we went to a local winery in central NJ and purchased 9 cases of nice wine which are being dropped off today, one at each location, for their make-shift Thanksgiving Day meals.
These folks are a real inspiration and we (the band) were humbled by their generosity, warm welcome and friendship. What we did, playing a few tunes for some folks, was absolutely nothing compared to how much these families have been through and how much strength they have to get their lives back together. It made us appreciate just how lucky we are .... |
11-20-2012, 06:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Wildomar, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by pointbass Checking in from Jersey, things have been busy along the Shore line while everyone tries to get back a tiny bit of whatever used to be normal. It's weird to be in an area that has been completely destroyed, then drive 2-3 miles inland and have everything look normal. Some of these folks have lost everything ... Their home, belongings, jobs, pets ... But their resilience is humbling and they are definitely in the recovery mode.
My trio did 11 "gigs" over two days in 9 recovery centers along Ocean and Monmouth Counties. We would play about 90 minutes, then pack up and head out to the next one. Mostly jazz standards, stuff that most folks could sing and dance to, along with some little kid songs from Sesame Street. It was wonderful to be able to share some music with these folks, especially in these smaller settings (most of the centers serviced a few hundred people at most).
I've found that a lot of the benefit-type events being developed for the storm victims are trying to be massive, huge money generators. There is so much cost associated with promoting and running these shows that I wonder how much direct help it gives to the people really in need. But doing these little mini-shows we saw that people were able to get away from the grind of cleaning up/rebuilding, sit down for a few moments and sing, laugh a bit, maybe even dance at times. And these centers we visited are nothing fancy at all .... most are someone's personal home that, by sheer luck, didn't get destroyed and have now become the neighborhood gathering place for supplies, food and companionship.
And most surprising to us .... at 8 of the "gigs" they actually passed the hat (literally) to collect some money for the band, which just blew us away. Here are these folks with almost nothing left, digging deep for a few dollars as their way of saying thanks. And they wouldn't let us refuse the money, either, so we went to a local winery in central NJ and purchased 9 cases of nice wine which are being dropped off today, one at each location, for their make-shift Thanksgiving Day meals.
These folks are a real inspiration and we (the band) were humbled by their generosity, warm welcome and friendship. What we did, playing a few tunes for some folks, was absolutely nothing compared to how much these families have been through and how much strength they have to get their lives back together. It made us appreciate just how lucky we are .... | It stuff like this, despite all the ugliness in the world, that makes me hold some glimmer of hope for the human race. Kudos to you and your bandmates, Ed. |
11-20-2012, 06:54 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Zon Guitars | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: A tank of gas from Chicago | | | Ed, it's a pleasure to know folks like yourself. Keep up the good work. You've inspired me to do some random good today. |
11-20-2012, 07:36 AM
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Endorsing Artist: FBB Bass Works/Barker Bass | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Monroe Twp, NJ | | | What we are doing is really nothing at all, barely worth mentioning .... but we walked away feeling like we were the ones who received a gift. Just look around your own home and then imagine that it is ALL gone, the house, your stuff, pictures, clothes, cars ... everything. In many cases, that includes instruments that these folks had. And then, having lost everything, still having the spirit to help your neighbors and friends and even scrape together some money for old jazzers who played a few tunes. It was just incredible and I'm not sure how I would have handled it if it had been me with my whole life being loaded into a landfill.
I guess my point is that even a small gesture can change someone's outlook on life. Playing a tune, giving a hug, even getting a hug ... not to get all Zen on you guys, but it really makes you think about your priorities and appreciate the incredible good fortune we have been blessed to receive. It's most definitely not about the band .... these people are simply amazing considering what has happened to them ... |
11-20-2012, 08:01 AM
|  | (aka Greg Harman, the curmudgeon with a conundrum) | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dunbar, West Virginia | | I know the feelings you are describing. Years ago southern West Virginia suffered a huge flood disaster at Buffalo Creek, http://www.wvculture.org/history/buffcreek/bctitle.html
We went down and spent the day helping people dig out of the mud and then gave a benefit concert. Talk about an appreciative audience! Gestures such as you describe help keep you humble and help to keep your priorities in proper order.
You get a major "atta boy", Ed.
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11-20-2012, 08:36 AM
|  | Yankee Carpetbagger Plunkin' Roots And Fifths.... | | Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Central Massachusetts | | Quote:
Originally Posted by pointbass Checking in from Jersey, things have been busy along the Shore line while everyone tries to get back a tiny bit of whatever used to be normal. It's weird to be in an area that has been completely destroyed, then drive 2-3 miles inland and have everything look normal. Some of these folks have lost everything ... Their home, belongings, jobs, pets ... But their resilience is humbling and they are definitely in the recovery mode.
My trio did 11 "gigs" over two days in 9 recovery centers along Ocean and Monmouth Counties. We would play about 90 minutes, then pack up and head out to the next one. Mostly jazz standards, stuff that most folks could sing and dance to, along with some little kid songs from Sesame Street. It was wonderful to be able to share some music with these folks, especially in these smaller settings (most of the centers serviced a few hundred people at most).
I've found that a lot of the benefit-type events being developed for the storm victims are trying to be massive, huge money generators. There is so much cost associated with promoting and running these shows that I wonder how much direct help it gives to the people really in need. But doing these little mini-shows we saw that people were able to get away from the grind of cleaning up/rebuilding, sit down for a few moments and sing, laugh a bit, maybe even dance at times. And these centers we visited are nothing fancy at all .... most are someone's personal home that, by sheer luck, didn't get destroyed and have now become the neighborhood gathering place for supplies, food and companionship.
And most surprising to us .... at 8 of the "gigs" they actually passed the hat (literally) to collect some money for the band, which just blew us away. Here are these folks with almost nothing left, digging deep for a few dollars as their way of saying thanks. And they wouldn't let us refuse the money, either, so we went to a local winery in central NJ and purchased 9 cases of nice wine which are being dropped off today, one at each location, for their make-shift Thanksgiving Day meals.
These folks are a real inspiration and we (the band) were humbled by their generosity, warm welcome and friendship. What we did, playing a few tunes for some folks, was absolutely nothing compared to how much these families have been through and how much strength they have to get their lives back together. It made us appreciate just how lucky we are .... |
The world needs more of you.
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11-20-2012, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by DerTeufel Continued from here
I hope this ain't pushing the limits of the rules  | Seriously, I was staring at the bottle of Jack Daniels in the middle. 
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11-20-2012, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by BayStateBass
The world needs more of you.
| One thing the world most certainly DOES NOT need is more of me ...  |
11-20-2012, 08:56 AM
| | Yankee Carpetbagger Plunkin' Roots And Fifths.... | | Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Central Massachusetts | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DerTeufel New amp day for me!
I am absolutely loving the tone of this diminutive little amp head. Nice fat bottom end with a bit of grind. I recorded this with the amp set flat. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/49203465/gktone.mp3
BSB, I'm singing lead on three songs now. It's definitely not easy. I'm looking into singing more. | Dude you must be stoked.
So glad you got it a day early! Sounds nice, too.
Congrats!!! Nice to see everyone doing well and moving onward and upward.
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11-20-2012, 10:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by pointbass Checking in from Jersey, things have been busy along the Shore line while everyone tries to get back a tiny bit of whatever used to be normal. It's weird to be in an area that has been completely destroyed, then drive 2-3 miles inland and have everything look normal. Some of these folks have lost everything ... Their home, belongings, jobs, pets ... But their resilience is humbling and they are definitely in the recovery mode.
My trio did 11 "gigs" over two days in 9 recovery centers along Ocean and Monmouth Counties. We would play about 90 minutes, then pack up and head out to the next one. Mostly jazz standards, stuff that most folks could sing and dance to, along with some little kid songs from Sesame Street. It was wonderful to be able to share some music with these folks, especially in these smaller settings (most of the centers serviced a few hundred people at most).
I've found that a lot of the benefit-type events being developed for the storm victims are trying to be massive, huge money generators. There is so much cost associated with promoting and running these shows that I wonder how much direct help it gives to the people really in need. But doing these little mini-shows we saw that people were able to get away from the grind of cleaning up/rebuilding, sit down for a few moments and sing, laugh a bit, maybe even dance at times. And these centers we visited are nothing fancy at all .... most are someone's personal home that, by sheer luck, didn't get destroyed and have now become the neighborhood gathering place for supplies, food and companionship.
And most surprising to us .... at 8 of the "gigs" they actually passed the hat (literally) to collect some money for the band, which just blew us away. Here are these folks with almost nothing left, digging deep for a few dollars as their way of saying thanks. And they wouldn't let us refuse the money, either, so we went to a local winery in central NJ and purchased 9 cases of nice wine which are being dropped off today, one at each location, for their make-shift Thanksgiving Day meals.
These folks are a real inspiration and we (the band) were humbled by their generosity, warm welcome and friendship. What we did, playing a few tunes for some folks, was absolutely nothing compared to how much these families have been through and how much strength they have to get their lives back together. It made us appreciate just how lucky we are .... | Great story! Very inspirational!
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11-20-2012, 10:32 AM
| | (aka Greg Harman, the curmudgeon with a conundrum) | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dunbar, West Virginia | | Talk about a tease. I am home today and it is NBD day (Alembic Essence fretless 4). Working at my laptop when I hear a truck door slam. Opened my front door and watched the Fedex driver rummaging through his truck. He comes out empty handed and says, "I have to go back a get it. Will return this afternoon" 
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11-20-2012, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by etoncrow Talk about a tease. I am home today and it is NBD day (Alembic Essence fretless 4). Working at my laptop when I hear a truck door slam. Opened my front door and watched the Fedex driver rummaging through his truck. He comes out empty handed and says, "I have to go back a get it. Will return this afternoon" | DOH!!! That sucks! |
11-20-2012, 11:15 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Zon Guitars | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: A tank of gas from Chicago | | Quote:
Originally Posted by etoncrow Talk about a tease. I am home today and it is NBD day (Alembic Essence fretless 4). Working at my laptop when I hear a truck door slam. Opened my front door and watched the Fedex driver rummaging through his truck. He comes out empty handed and says, "I have to go back a get it. Will return this afternoon" | Omg I would have freaked out!!! Have FM give him a talking to |
11-20-2012, 01:25 PM
|  | Owner of the GK Angry Bird amp | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Olympia, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DerTeufel New amp day for me!
I am absolutely loving the tone of this diminutive little amp head. Nice fat bottom end with a bit of grind. I recorded this with the amp set flat. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/49203465/gktone.mp3
BSB, I'm singing lead on three songs now. It's definitely not easy. I'm looking into singing more. | I love the tone, sound just like mine :-) Only thing i don't like about mine, and notice on your too, is the lower notes (E string for me) always seem to sound mushier than the rest. I thought it was just my cheap bass. I wonder if i should tweak with my EQ some more now that i know it's not just me.
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