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That doesn't really cover all the little abbreviations that get tossed around here, so, should questions arise, we encourage asking and no one here is going to say anything negative.
The screeners already have many 'negative' abbreviations covered...
Apparently Miles didn't offer free shoes with the purchase of the set of books.ohh great just what I needed….
More projects….
I do believe I’m shooting the base coat on the DC telecaster tonight…
I am going with the blue/yellow flowers on the DC, the headstock turned out absolutely perfect with the surf/pink, but it was a test run to see if I needed a base coat, and the grain shows through just enough to be annoying..
Egg is certainly durable. Egyptians used it (BC) and a good bit of it is still around.
Ask away. Otherwise we get into cars, planes and trains.
So true on the neck. No finish is a great finish (and feel).
show. (how nice of tb to provide a cute emoji to describe a bad situation) No management - bands starting late, going way over their times, stacks of equipment near the stage where paying customers/clientele should have been - not good.
If I can see the gray from here…I have an outdoor gig (w/both BG & TSC) next Saturday at Winters' in Pacifica. It's the summer-end annual "Fog Fest" weekend and the biggest deal of the year there. Par-ty Har-dy. Both BG & TSC have played that gig over the years. Pre-Covid, it was all indoors and, well.., it was a
That was then - this is now.
During Covid, 1/2 of the small parking area became a "beer garden" with an outside "stage". At first that stage was pretty crude.., regardless - music happened. (three cheers for music!) It has continued since then and allows all-day, multiple bands to happen w/o undue stress... thanks to me. (not bragging - just helping an already overworked tavern owner - CJ) I initiated staggering bands on the hour, inside & out, starting at noon. This provided plenty of time to get stuff off & on stage, and enough time for a sound-check! For anyone in the upper tiers of gigs/venues out there, a sound check at most Bay Area venues is few and far between. (a luxury) Your first song is your 'sound check'. And, you're lucky to have a dedicated sound person. (...as in, not at Winters') I'm in charge of setting up the outside PA (I have it down), and helping with the inside PA, but because there is no sound person - everything is jacked whenever you attempt to homogenize it. Luckily the 1st inside band is at 1:00.
Anyway - lots of "fun" coming up next weekend. (not to mention exhausting!) I'm thinking I may take only one bass for both bands on Saturday. (not usual for me) Being outside, I need a bass that will do whatever I need in that situation - and that bass is my T2K Mk II (Tele 2000 Mark II) It's essentially a G&L L2000 9v active/Fender '51P RI bass - what many people consider the "Swiss Army knife" of electric basses, of which I agree with. I used it (only) on our last 4 recordings - needless to say, it delivered. Live outside is different than live inside, and an articulate active bass is the ticket to being in control of my tone/output. (need more high-end to cut through? - a flip of a switch from passive to active, to active boost) There's a lot of back & forth discussion about passive vs active basses, but many pro's use active basses for some of the same reasons - control over a performance. I love my passive basses, but know where an active bass fits in.
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