Musical inspiration while building

T2W · #1 04-25-2007, 06:39 PM

Aloha,
Well, unless you enjoy the screeching 9000Hz of a machine, you must listen to some music when you work right? We are building Musical instruments after all. How many of you get the chance to see a Bassist play a instrument you built on stage? or on CD? There is this one particular song that I couldnt stop listening to while building my first, 'Israel Vibration - On Borrowed Time' and now everytime I hear it, it reminds me of my Bass ! so what about you... what do you listen to when you build?

Greenman · #2 04-25-2007, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by T2W

... what do you listen to when you build?

My wife nagging at me to stop buying more tools

T2W · #3 04-25-2007, 07:21 PM

HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHA

wilser · #4 04-25-2007, 07:44 PM

My wife got me a shoptunes ear protectors and I used to rock to a D.C. classic rock station, but that was turned into one of those 'adult contemporary' pieces of crap ...so now I listen to the Don & Mike show on weekday afternoons and an independent local jazz station during the weekends. Radio is still relatively good ...I wonder how long before satellite kills it.

erikbojerik · #5 04-25-2007, 08:25 PM

Man....I cannot cannot cannot do anything that remotely requires concentration while there's music playing. I listen to it too hard, I'm always breaking down the parts.

I can do dumb stuff yeah, hand sanding and whatnot, but not anything that requires any precision or math, or requires my attention to keep all my digits...no way.

It's a curse!

Ray Holt · #6 04-25-2007, 09:43 PM

You know, I haven't been able to have the experience of my OWN shop yet. Working at Roberto-Venn, I'm around 30 students and a bunch of other instructors all day. Students aren't allowed to have headphones (for safety reason), or stereos... because you can imagine that would get out of hand very quickly. The instructors can play music at a low volume but I haven't... a couple days I borrowed a fellow instructors little iPod player, but even then I had it really low because a COUPLE of the instructors do not like even instructors playing music... I just don't want to bother anyone.

I very much look forward to having my own shop, first off because I tend to work best alone, and I'll be able to play as much music as I want! While working in the state park I'd either be alone in the shop or with my good buddy and we always had the radio on, it made it much more enjoyable for me. I'll listen to ANYTHING, but we mostly listened to classic rock and I'd put on jazz by myself.

Yvarg · #7 04-25-2007, 11:20 PM

Technically I have never listened to music while building a bass before, but that's because my first build is still in the planning stage. I have, however, build other things in the garage (failed armour attempts and all sorts of odds and ends XP), and I put whatever I have running around in my head. I think the last CD I played while working was Garmarna.

PilbaraBass · #8 04-25-2007, 11:49 PM

I think good inspirational music for building basses would be
a Yoko Ono album.

Nothing sounds better blended with Yoko's voice than the whir
of a thickness planer.

Greenman · #9 04-25-2007, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PilbaraBass

I think good inspirational music for building basses would be
a Yoko Ono album.

Nothing sounds better blended with Yoko's voice than the whir
of a thickness planer.

Same pitch anyhoo.

**Rodent** · #10 04-26-2007, 04:41 AM

no tunes in my shop ... since I spend my entire day job working day in constant communication with clients, I really enjoy the quietness and atmosphere where I can think freely without background distractions

all the best,

R

wilser · #11 04-26-2007, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Rodent

no tunes in my shop ... since I spend my entire day job working day in constant communication with clients, I really enjoy the quietness and atmosphere where I can think freely without background distractions

all the best,

R

WHAT?!?!?!? your shop is QUIET? what kind of work are you doing? drafting designs all day?

ehque · #12 04-26-2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by wilser

WHAT?!?!?!? your shop is QUIET? what kind of work are you doing? drafting designs all day?

i think maybe possible, if using only rasps, hand planes, sandpaper, and steel wool.

**Rodent** · #13 04-26-2007, 10:07 AM

I guess there is noise (sound waves in the shop) and noise ... sure you can hear tools running at times, but this does not cause divided attention like a boom box does

there's just something nice and organic about using a spokeshave/scraper on a neck while hearing the outside wildlife go about their activities. it is a total contrast to my daily software consulting activities, and the absolute chaos that accompanies large scale projects with aggressive schedules

all the best,

R

Musiclogic · #14 04-26-2007, 10:45 PM

After spending more than a few year in clean rooms, and an office with muzak, I rock out when I'm working. Hard Rock, Prog Metal, Jazz, Fusion, Blues, p-funk, Southern Rock, and a lot of Talk Radio on my SIRIUS....yeah Wilser...I HAVE SIRIUS....LMAO Terrestial Radio around here sucks unless you are a raving liberal or molly homemaker.....LMAO

wilser · #15 04-27-2007, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Musiclogic

After spending more than a few year in clean rooms, and an office with muzak, I rock out when I'm working. Hard Rock, Prog Metal, Jazz, Fusion, Blues, p-funk, Southern Rock, and a lot of Talk Radio on my SIRIUS....yeah Wilser...I HAVE SIRIUS....LMAO Terrestial Radio around here sucks unless you are a raving liberal or molly homemaker.....LMAO

looky here, future man. don't be rubbing your gadgets all up in my face!

hopefully, this summer will bring a new car with SAT radio ...I'm thinking XM though. Did you choose sirius because of Stern?

Luke Sheridan · #16 04-27-2007, 06:36 AM

Lots and lots of King Crimson.
My new shop is almost complete and speakers, laptop and basspod are part of the installation.

Ray Holt · #17 04-27-2007, 07:28 AM

Hey you're in Yonkers?! I grew up in Orange County my whole life, in Highland Falls (right outside of West Point). Most of my family lives in Rockland and my Grandpa and Uncle have a chiropractic office in Yonkers. Small world!

I might need some music at work today... it's been a long week.

Phil Mastro · #18 04-27-2007, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Musiclogic

Terrestial Radio around here sucks unless you are a raving liberal or molly homemaker.....LMAO

I kinda like the John Tesh radio show...

There's too much noise happening in my workshop (read: basement) to actually listen to music.

Luke Sheridan · #19 04-27-2007, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray Holt

Most of my family lives in Rockland and my Grandpa and Uncle have a chiropractic office in Yonkers. Small world!

I might need some music at work today... it's been a long week.

I might need services from your relatives. My week has been far worse than yours. Trust me.

JSPguitars · #20 04-28-2007, 09:50 AM

I've got my record player set up in the 'shop'..aka...garage. Yeah, I'm all PHONO baby. The sawdust can create a problem (the player has a lid), but it also helps me regulate the CLEAN factor in the garage.
I'll typically play both records from the STONES' Exile on Main St. album over and over these days. I can't get enough of that album. I still enjoy hunting for record albums in the stores.

, and there's just something about the PHONO sound...