Now that is some colorful local slang!
Fluent in NZ, Aus, Northern English and Scottish -- so many useful skills me.
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Fluent in NZ, Aus, Northern English and Scottish -- so many useful skills me.
Gaolee
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It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it. Besides, I have looked the unfashionable same for my whole life. Just about anything would be an improvement. So, there you have it! Heck, you could probably write an advice column and be a national celebrity!Hmmmmm................. Drag Queen offering fashion advice, do we really want me to do that?
I've only been "fashionable" twice in my life that I'm aware of... both accidental. I'm pretty much a jeans/tshirt/flannel/sneakers or work boots and bearded kinda guy, which worked out for "grunge" and now with the latest "hipster" junk. I look forward to being out of style again soon.
Pic attached is my wife and I with jockey Pat Day a few years back (and before losing about 50 lbs.)
Pic attached is my wife and I with jockey Pat Day a few years back (and before losing about 50 lbs.)
Haji
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All I know is that tour shirts never go out of style.
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It sounds trite, but always, always be true to yourself in everything that you do (including your clothes) finding clothes that fit properly and are suited for what you're going to do i.e. work vs. leisure is very important too. Spend some time really looking at Men's fashion online and in person, you'll start to see that certain things may/may not "work" for you, that includes colors. Choosing and wearing clothes that convey your sense of style and adult personality is important especially in the workplace.
Good advice, Tbird, but I'm not personally too concerned with the matter. It may or may not hinder me professionally, but there's a part of me that doesn't altogether mind being underestimated. 
Just Remember - never underestimate a performer on stage wearing a butt bow!
I'll just assume I know all that I need to know about that situation!
Of course... if that performer happened to be playing a Thunderbird, I'd know there must certainly be more to the story.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
This is why I prefer shiny polyester. At least until my wife changes the locks on the doors to keep any more bad taste from leaking into the house. I can't do the queen thing, but I can at least attempt a Queen facsimile. No lack of shirt, though. Way too much fur.
This might fall into the hipster category but here is link to some fun fashion forward rocker accessories. Some of the stuff is over-priced (and some is poser and/or garish). I have a couple of pairs of her guitar pick cufflinks. Although, she doesn't make those styles anymore. They look great, when paired with my MC Hammer pants and shirts.
We have some very creative people in this list. So, some of you could "borrow" her ideas and make your own music lifestyle stuff. It is not clothing but sometimes these subtle touches can be cool/fun if you aren't into being a "fashionista" (or when you want something to compliment your Dark Side of the Moon T-shirt).
We have some very creative people in this list. So, some of you could "borrow" her ideas and make your own music lifestyle stuff. It is not clothing but sometimes these subtle touches can be cool/fun if you aren't into being a "fashionista" (or when you want something to compliment your Dark Side of the Moon T-shirt).
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When it comes to clothing: Thrift shops & army surplus are my gold mines! I do shop for the skinny jeans & such that's new, but in terms of my punk style, those are the places i go to & just either keep as is or add patches & studs to them. Or even stencil paint designs
How do you guys dial in your two pickup thunderbirds? Is one volume backed off to let the other breathe or are both maxed out. I'm still kicking the idea of having individual volumes for each on my epiphone thunderbird & keeping the killswitch for ease of on/off use
Generally I run the neck pup about 7, add the bridge to taste (usually 3 to 7 depending), tone anywhere from off to maybe 5 depending on how much growl I want.
That's the stock configuration on my Pro V. I tend to run volume 6 - 7, blend 60/40 neck/bridge, bass full up, treble to taste. Then tweak from there.
On most of them I dial back a little on the neck (to about 8) with the bridge full on 10. I will also reverse that with the neck full on and the bridge on 8.
I'm a huge proponent of the Vol-Vol-Kill setup.
Always remember folks, Denim and Leather, bind us all together! Snakeskin boots add the finishing touch!
Lame comes and goes, rock n roll is forever.
Lame comes and goes, rock n roll is forever.
How do both sounds compare? Like with the neck being the dominant & vice versa. More bite with the bridge & more growl with the neck is more where i'm getting at + it's a good feature to have control on both (although i love just having the killswitch - & as i've said posts ago, i might do the control mod once the whole thing is complete & i hear how it sounds through my rig all set up)
Pretty much what you said but the neck will be a bit more bassy without being muddy. With the bridge dominant it's a little brighter but not in a thin sounding way. "Bite" sounds like a good way to describe the bridge dominant sound.
It's all about personal taste but I like having the individual controls to set as high or low as I need. I like the Kill to totally cut the signal so I don't need to mess with the knobs all the time. Kind of set and forget.
It's all about personal taste but I like having the individual controls to set as high or low as I need. I like the Kill to totally cut the signal so I don't need to mess with the knobs all the time. Kind of set and forget.
I just thought of another idea, maybe just having one volume for the neck pickup so the bridge is always on & i can dial the neck pickup as i please. But again, i might just like the new Sixx pickups full on xD
