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Are you the creepy wireless guy?

#182
Who, me?

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(Note: Dude ready to kill the wireless wandering bass player)
 
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#188
guy n. cognito said:
Lol, that guys face pretty much describes what most think about this topic!!!
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In the world of the internet chat forum, "what I think" always equates to "most."

I'm in my mid fifties. My first gig was in 1979. I have played thousands of shows from top flight venues to the lowest dive bars imaginable. In Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, California, Nevada, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Classic rock, dance music, R&B/Soul and country. Never mind that my personal experience has been overwhelmingly positive when playing in the crowd with wireless. Never mind that Jimmy M, who has been gigging steadily, for actual money for as many years as I has had the exact same experience. Someone always has to say "most think something," when in fact, most DO NOT think that at all, and it can't be argued or proven, as it is too silly a topic for anyone to conduct meaningful research.

That's the joy I get from such forums. The sheer unabashed ignorance masquerading as truth by posters who honestly, have no claim at all to know anything outside of their own narrow experience, and other such posters who nod hurriedly in agreement. All that head bobbing generates a heck of a lot of energy. If someone could harness it, it would wipe out fossil fuel forever.

This thread actually postulates that interaction with audiences is a BAD thing.

Tell that to the majority of successful musicians and performers who have buttered their bread doing that exact thing.

There's always someone trying to claim they have more dignity than the rest of us, and the rest of us are all saying, "keep your 'dignity;' we're actually enjoying life."

And the funny thing is this is a prime example of someone trying to claim dignity:

 
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#189
mellowinman said:
In the world of the internet chat forum, "what I think" always equates to "most."

I'm in my mid fifties. My first gig was in 1979. I have played thousands of shows from top flight venues to the lowest dive bars imaginable. In Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, California, Nevada, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Classic rock, dance music, R&B/Soul and country. Never mind that my personal experience has been overwhelmingly positive when playing in the crowd with wireless. Never mind that Jimmy M, who has been gigging steadily, for actual money for as many years as I has had the exact same experience. Someone always has to say "most think something," when in fact, most DO NOT think that at all, and it can't be argued or proven, as it is too silly a topic for anyone to conduct meaningful research.

That's the joy I get from such forums. The sheer unabashed ignorance masquerading as truth by posters who honestly, have no claim at all to know anything outside of their own narrow experience, and other such posters who nod hurriedly in agreement. All that head bobbing generates a heck of a lot of energy. If someone could harness it, it would wipe out fossil fuel forever.

This thread actually postulates that interaction with audiences is a BAD thing.

Tell that to the majority of successful musicians and performers who have buttered their bread doing that exact thing.

There's always someone trying to claim they have more dignity than the rest of us, and the rest of us are all saying, "keep your 'dignity;' we're actually enjoying life."

And the funny thing is this is a prime example of someone trying to claim dignity:

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Tl;dr. You might be taking this too seriously. I’d guess most of us would agree with that..... ;)
 
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#194
JGbassman said:
Wireless? Walking into the crowd? Seriously?

You must not realize most of the guys here reading these posts are close to 100 years old, and can bearly walk across the stage, let alone into the audience.

The reason most run a wireless is due to the danger of the cord getting wrapped up in their walker and knocking it over. Now that would be a serious safety issue...



;)





Snicker....
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What did this say? I lost my reading glasses again...
 
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#197
Never had one and never felt I needed one. Most of the stages I play on lately are slightly bigger than postage stamps, so a 20' cord or whatever it is gives me all the freedom I can handle. It has been a few years since I regularly played on a big stage where a wireless wouldn't have looked ridiculous, but I still didn't feel it was an absolute must to have one. I kind of adhere to the Cliff Williams method of live performance, namely stay on my side of the stage very close to my amp and keep out of everyone else's way.

Cliff was wired right up until his last ever performance.

 

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