- Mar 8, 2011
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I love me some clank except when I don’t
It’s why I feel like having at least a small handful of instruments is creatively beneficial The best way I can think of, to describe the issue I have with body tilt, is this:
Have you ever tried to write with one hand, on a sheet of paper that has been folded in half? The page springs back up when you lift the pen, then when you try to write again the pen doesn't land where it should, so ya wind up with unintended marks on the paper & sloppy writing. For me... it's a similar experience on the T-bird with the button at he heel. As long as I keep my right forearm pressed against the bass... there's no issue. The problem for me is, I'm constantly moving my arm around as I'm playing, so the bass moves too. Slop City! I've been told that all I have to do is change the way I play, and my problem will be solvedFor me... right now... the more obvious and simple solution, is having the button on the horn. I didn't bastardize a vintage Gibson or anything. It's an 8 year old bolt-on Epi that I "personalized" with a belt sander. I have no moral or ethical conundrums with my historically inaccurate button placement, and it solves my tilting issue 100%.
Heck, if you wanted to take a chainsaw to a ‘64 Gibson ‘Bird, that’s your business, though I’m sure most of us would prefer you didn’t
