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Let's spread some musical misinformation
- Thread starter pklima
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Why did you get rid of the air-dolly? You no longer move your air piano around?
That's not musical misinformation; that's just good advice.
Yes, John foolishly left the Beatles and hitched up with Yoko ...and to this day, being caught making embarrassingly foolish mistakes is referred to as "having egg on your face".
But the follow up advice is to always go to Guitar Center for a screw.
...wait, that still might not be misinformation.
Wanna mellow down a new set of bass strings overnight? Put them under your pillow and they'll be 100% broken in next morning.
I tried that once and found a quarter under my pillow the next morning. What the *&%^*, does the tooth fairy play bass???
No, she brings them to me. I pay her two quarters for each set.I tried that once and found a quarter under my pillow the next morning. What the *&%^*, does the tooth fairy play bass???
That's the problem with all the Payola, it goes straight to the lead singer of the Payolas.
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For those of you who use pedals, here's a trendy tip:
If you've got one of... themtharwahthcamacallum... COMBO pedals, y'know a 2 EFFING Xs in one can (I know a guy with 3 effing exs who's in the can, happy as a clam, no need to pay the Alamoney-moany sittin on Dethrow, his cell mate... ) but I die jest er grest ... sumthin... where was I? Oh yesh! Bombocomboabominations...
So you've got one, or two, 'cuz it be 2-in-1 twice the fun as doublemint gum...
But it don't have the doohickorinikithingymabob to flip-flop-around the order of the effects in the uhh... pedal casing...
SIMPLE FIX!
Unplug the Combo, have the pedal do the mambo and turn it around — that's right, just turn it 180º — and plugger away again. Now the effective order inside the uh pedal box, is repositioned in the out where the in was where the out is now in.
Gong like the wind!
Oh, sorry, I thought you said gong...
Oh, sorry, I thought you said gong...
Well, no worries. It's only 2018, we've got a long way to go before 4005.
Be wary when "buying" a signature instrument. It is not actually a purchase, but a license to the instrument. At any time, the signature artist, personally or through a roadie, can revoke your license and take back your instrument.
It's also a dependable early step to the process of forfeiting your own musical identity.
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