I'm all for it! I have a couple weeks off at the end of December so I'm sure I can swing it.
Ok, I'll PM you guys when it gets closer. I'll be at Kierland but I'll come anywhere in the city.I'm not against it.
Ok, I'll PM you guys when it gets closer. I'll be at Kierland but I'll come anywhere in the city.
I'm taking my grandkids to the game, it's on Christmas day anyway so it'd be hard to get away.Maybe go watch the game somewhere
Ah yes that's one I wouldn't go to the bar for lolI'm taking my grandkids to the game, it's on Christmas day anyway so it'd be hard to get away.
My grandson is out in the yard cleaning my guitar..
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Wow, it really needs it. Good grandson right there.
Also, pro tip: Try not to practice playing guitar immediately after eating a bucket of fried chicken.
No problem, although it's a long story. I'll do my best to keep it as brief as possible@TRW , I'd love to hear a little bit about that gorgeous acoustic you have in your avatar if you feel like sharing.
No problem, although it's a long story. I'll do my best to keep it as brief as possible
It is made of bubinga, spruce top and the inlays are olive wood. The headstock has a tree representing the Tree of Life and the neck has the word "elpida" in Greek which means "hope". It was made by a dear friend of mine who was a master luthier (he has retired) and he made me, my wife and another friend's guitars. They are al pieces of art as well as sounding magnificent.
I have had it for about 3 years now and it is such a joy to play on it. He insisted that he build the guitars for us as a final sign off on his career, I resisted because I am not that good on the guitar even after 30 years! He said, yeah, you're a hack but you're a pretty good hack Then he said even if I didn't play better I'd look cool playing the new guitar, LOL. Anyway, I ended up giving in and am so happy I did.
That's a nutshell story of my "Elpida" guitar. Thanks for asking.
I don't know if you guys are aware, but one of the consequences resulting from the conflict in Russian and Ukraine is hitting the guitar community pretty hard. The timing couldn't be worse because they were already reeling from COVID supply chain issues. Russia was one of the main producers of vacuum tubes in the world. That tech from the early 1900's is still highly sought after for its amazing utility in the tone circuits of vintage and modern guitar amplifiers. Similarly to a light bulb, these tubes have a finite amount of hours on them and at this moment in time, if they go out, one will have a very difficult time replacing them rendering the amp basically useless. I'm hopeful that someone will step in and fill the, ahem, vacuum and start some production elsewhere, but it won't be in the near future and I'm sure the cost will be substantially higher than what we were used to.
Obviously, this is nothing in the grand scheme of things considering the amount of suffering going on over there, but just thought the guitar folks might want a heads up and make sure to keep their eyes open for tubes should you be wanting to extend the life of your equipment.
I actually bought a tube combo around the holidays. Traynor YGL1 with two 12AX7’s and two EL84’s. I play pretty clean and quiet so the tubes should last a while. But I’m picking up a 12AY7 anyway to experiment so that’s a little more breathing room.
There’s actually a big tube retailer that happens to be local, which helps too. Did you see that Western Electric is planning to start domestic production in the US?
Western Electric gearing up for domestic production of guitar amp tubes to fulfil demand
“People are ready for higher quality, American-made tubes. We’re ready to meet that demand”www.guitarworld.com
A boring note: I've been practicing 20+/- hours a week for 2 1/2 years, I still stink. I've learned a lot, but still struggle playing what I know. 75 year old fingers just don't move like they used to. It's completely disheartening and frustrating but I haven't quit.
I take an hour lesson every Wed and I grip all week over trying to play the previous weeks lesson. Today is Wed so I'm gripping. I'm having to take Zoom lessons and that makes it difficult to see some of the finer points of finger placement etc.
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Have you been recording your practices? If you have, I bet you would be surprised how far you've come.
Maybe try and think about the journey more than the destination. Every lesson I go to just teaches me how much more there is to learn and that in itself tells me that it's worth it.
Reminds me of a thing my late father in law used to say, "No one quits playing golf because it's too easy."
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I haven't quit trying to learn.. The $89 practice amp I had gave up the ghost. I'm moving up.. Finally bought an amp. Fender Blues Deluxe retro tweed.
I know Albert King is hiding inside me somewhere and I'm trying to set him free! I've only had it an hour and a half and my wife is ready to move out!
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I haven't quit trying to learn.. The $89 practice amp I had gave up the ghost. I'm moving up.. Finally bought an amp. Fender Blues Deluxe retro tweed.
I know Albert King is hiding inside me somewhere and I'm trying to set him free! I've only had it an hour and a half and my wife is ready to move out!
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I bought an air guitar.
The FBD should be nice and broken in by now, how are you liking her compared to your little practice amp?