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I never liked the thick strings on pop music either - but I think it just depends on the song and how they are integrated. They can either be lush... or schlocky. I even like schlocky depending on the song.(once again - love the way the bass sounds)
Amen to those songs! That and Rain Drops Keep...... Can't say how often that was played when getting ready for school. No one with a Thunderbird would play such things. The headstock would rightly fly off.
Your recollection is correct. I use Cobalt Rounds as nut files for bone, tusq, and brass. Haven't tried them on stainless nuts but I do know they devour stainless frets. That said, I only really use them for fine tuning and minor work. If I had to cut a new nut it would be with a nut file.
I never liked the thick strings on pop music either - but I think it just depends on the song and how they are integrated. They can either be lush... or schlocky. I even like schlocky depending on the song.
I concur.
Not overstated in the slightest.
Hate to burst yer bubble. 75 through 80ish, prolly played 200 times. Although we did have a little inside musical joke in our version.
There was a long list of candidates, but only Kylie could consistently bring a smile.
At that time, as said, we were playing in a semi classy restaurant/lounge, 6 nights a week, for 5 1/2 years. If the crowd wanted Raindrops, they got Raindrops. Or Tie a Yellow Ribbon. Or We've Only Just Begun-a biggie at the wedding gigs we did. And we stayed employed! Not that easy to do in Miami at that time. After that run, we did 2+ 1/2 years in a hotel lobby lounge on Miami Beach. We did do a few numbers for ourselves, but they too were commercially viable. Might not have been the most artistic endeavour ever, but it paid all the bills.
I certainly understand that. Most people end up playing what is popular at the time, and understandably so when getting paid and that's what people hear on the Radio.
Considering getting one of the new Embassy's when SW gets some more. Prolly Smoked Almond Metallic.
BTW, to clarify: how did we do weddings playing 6 nights/week? Afternoon receptions. We did a lot of them. People would see us at the restaurant and ask us to do their reception. We'd tell them afternoons only. They'd change their plans to have us. Yeah, we were that good.
Hope you don't get into the stock market, they make flippers look like beginners. Sell stock before they own it, Borrow stocks and make deals without the "owner" knowing what is going on, Bundle good/bad mortgages together and sell them off(thus hiding the bad). The whole system is confusing as hell. That being said, there are simple ways to invest and make a lot of money, just have to filter out the stuff you don't need.
Nah. We were just real good at making a damn fine sound with four pretty talented guys. The "Sir William's Pub" restaurant /lounge was a privately operated part of a Ramada Inn. The maybe 6" high stage was quite cramped, particularly in my area as I had my piggyback 63 Bassman right behind me, my Bari and alto saxes on stands between me and the drummer, my flute laying on the rarely used music stand, my mic stand, and, of course, ye olde TBird.
