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#140,603
gaffster said:
Here's a story. One band member was telling me of a guitarist who was playing music for a living but unfortunately had his double-wide burn down to ashes one night while he was playing in a club. He was homeless with just a guitar to his name. Several local musicians "banded" together and put on a concert to raise money to get the musician back on his feet. Apparently they raised about $1K, not bad at all. Unfortunately he didn't get the point and used the money to buy a second guitar.
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what’s a “double-wide” ???
 
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gaffster said:
Here's a story. One band member was telling me of a guitarist who was playing music for a living but unfortunately had his double-wide burn down to ashes one night while he was playing in a club. He was homeless with just a guitar to his name. Several local musicians "banded" together and put on a concert to raise money to get the musician back on his feet. Apparently they raised about $1K, not bad at all. Unfortunately he didn't get the point and used the money to buy a second guitar.
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:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

:bored:...
 
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#140,608
Miles_ONeal said:
I beat myself up at times about finger noise on the strings when I'm not playing flats. I just realized tonight that Nikki of Silversun Pickups- who's apparently picky about her sound, especially on record- has clear noise when sliding on "Widow's Weeds". I'll keep working on minimizing it, but if Nikki can put out an album with that, I'm OK. :headphone:
Speaking of Nikki, she has tone for dayyyssss... :drool:
And I notice that she loves her some Ampeg refrigerator... :eek:
And of course THUNDERBIRDS. :bassist:
She won't even try basses that other manufacturers offer her. :wideyed:
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String noise gives your playing "character."
 
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gaffster said:
Here's a story. One band member was telling me of a guitarist who was playing music for a living but unfortunately had his double-wide burn down to ashes one night while he was playing in a club. He was homeless with just a guitar to his name. Several local musicians "banded" together and put on a concert to raise money to get the musician back on his feet. Apparently they raised about $1K, not bad at all. Unfortunately he didn't get the point and used the money to buy a second guitar.
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o_O :rollno: And some people wonder why they have problems.....
 
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#140,617
dagrev said:
Birds and feet. All is right with the world!

Use the VP this past Sunday (and comments)?
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Yes! Used it on the first half of the set, which required more aggressive playing.

I really, really like playing my std IV, but I love playing the VP. It just feels even more a part of me. The angry piano sound is growing on me, though I still prefer the darker tones of the std for some things. I know the Cobalt flats contribute to that dark tone, so we’ll see what happens if I change strings on the VP. If? Yeah, the cheese graters may stay for a while.
Clams seem more obvious with the Rotosounds, and I made a couple big ones on new songs, but all I heard from others was how great things sounded.
There is now a big black box between the drum cage and bass space, containing stuff that used to be under the stage, so the cage was in no danger from the Texas-sized headstock.
I think the VP is a bit heavier than the std, but well within norms for a TB.
I love the lighter burst.
The fret ends could use a bit of polishing, but I only notice if I’m running my fingertips down them. Playing, they don’t bother me. So that’s nitpicking.
We’ll see but I may eventually place the std with a VP.
 
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gaffster said:
Here's a story. One band member was telling me of a guitarist who was playing music for a living but unfortunately had his double-wide burn down to ashes one night while he was playing in a club. He was homeless with just a guitar to his name. Several local musicians "banded" together and put on a concert to raise money to get the musician back on his feet. Apparently they raised about $1K, not bad at all. Unfortunately he didn't get the point and used the money to buy a second guitar.
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you sure this wasn’t a Thunderbird player?
 
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