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1 hour ago, Grem said:

For me lately it's been my new Epi JB Lazarus (59 LP). That things sounds great. Really, I love it.

I played a stripped down Epi Studio version of a Les Paul one time. Best feeling and best sounding LP I ever played. I really regret not buying it. I've had both and I greatly prefer the Epi version.  I had a Gibson LP Custom one time.  I could never warm up to it. I don't remember who it was now but I sold it to someone on the old Cakewalk forum. I had it on consignment at a very well known guitar shop in Lawrence  Kansas and they posted it on their website and he bought it through them.

16 hours ago, Rain said:

And this surprising little practice amp - Fender Champion 20

I have the 2x12 version of that. They are really great amps. I got it thinking I might play live again. Then when faced with an opportunity to play live again I just didn't have the drive to do it anymore. So it sits in a closet. Lots of good times playing out but a lot of headaches too. 

My goto is Guitar Rig 4 and my Epiphone Sheraton II Sunburst (lefty version). If I ever were to play live again my goto would be my Champion 100 and my 84 MIJ Strat with EMG Golds on it. I put them on back in the 80s to stop the neon sign buzz in bars back before LED signs were a thing and hum from bad grounds in various places we played.

Some places had Christmas decorations out with the Halloween decorations this year. I can only guess it stems from lack of workers and having the ones that were there on Halloween put out both for fear of not having workers at Christmas. Seems nobody wants to work any more. 

Or greed. Probably some of both.

On 11/16/2022 at 6:12 PM, bitflipper said:

Won't be able drive effectively in New Jersey.

I recently moved back here after being away for almost 26 years.  It's only gotten worse. Suddenly driving through Kansas City doesn't seem so bad. 

I was in an accident about 4 years ago.  Airbag went off and threw my left arm back (my lefty struming hand) and broke my index on my forehead. Completely destroyed my non-bendable/ unbreakable flex-glasses.

I was in physical therapy for over a year for various injured areas of my body. For my hand they had a machine they would have me stick my hand in just above my wrist. It was a big machine with sand in it. It acted like a mini sandblaster and gently pelted my hand and wrist. It helped a lot and eventually I regained 99% of my ability to play. 

Look in to physical therapy for hands.  It was a big box with clear sides and you could see the sand and your hand inside. It felt really good while running. It help the tissue damage in my wrist significantly as well as the finger.

At the risk of sounding dumber than all you guys already know I Am ... Who/What is DW?

Milk Carton Kids 

I always thought that was a bad name.

One of my favorite songs ...

Ozone 9 Advanced is your friend. I suffer from high and low end hearing loss. I did take a supplement and it helped a lot but my hearing will change from time to time.

O9A shows you a graphical representation of your EQ curve and you can see where you have peaks and valleys compared to popular mixes or a selection of mixes you want to emulate the EQ curve of. It completely changed my mixes and masters for the better. They've never been as close to pro sounding recordings. I know they never will be at that level due to my recording environment and gear limitations but O9A can help you polish things. I imagine in the coming years after AI has advanced even more it will get even easier.

The last 3 mixes and masters I did I used headphones only and O9A and they were the best I've ever done.

But yeah. I've had hearing loss and tinnitus since I was a kid. You get used to it or you go insane. One or the other.

I was listening to a bluegrass band one time at Pigeon Forge in Tennessee(?). They set up and the sound guy twisted a few knobs and they went on. They played about 30 seconds and he walked outside to have a smoke and the feedback started. He stood there at the door and finished his smoke listening to the ear damaging screeching like nothing was wrong. A song and a half later her came in and tried to stop it but couldn't so I left.

On a side note I know the or one of many maybe sound guys for Hall & Oats. I wasn't impressed with him either. 

Sound guys and bass players. I tells ya. Sheesh. ??

16 hours ago, Bapu said:

Typical SoCal freeway driver.

Hah. Same in MO. Haven't seem it happen once here in NJ ... 

On 8/14/2022 at 2:36 AM, craigb said:

Ah, memories...  More gear that's long gone...  ?

 

*Sigh...* ?

 

Thank God for amp sims and subscription services.

1 hour ago, 57Gregy said:

It's twice as good!

Can't wait for 128bit to catch up. 

21 hours ago, 57Gregy said:

Hasn't it found them all by now?

The algorithm  needs an update to BapsBot 4.0 so he can find all the 64bit plugins ... because 64bit matters ... ?

What's a Like and a Play? Never seen either. ??

On 7/27/2022 at 11:05 AM, Tim Smith said:

You should write a book after all of this. Seriously. I have the feeling I'm only into about 1% of what's actually going on. 

Best wishes and hope you get back on track soon.

FWIW I haven't said a word to anyone about anything I'm going through except family.

I just got back from NY this afternoon. Have a memorial service to attend tomorrow morning and reception in the afternoon.

I need to go away by myself for a while but can't.

It's all good though. Nothing more or less than anyone else goes through in life. It's why I don't bitch and complain about shit anymore. Does nobody any good and I'm sure as hell not the only one and many have it far worse.

@craigb I have tried it. It must have helped because I've been bombarded almost every day for the last 2 months and I haven't snapped yet. I've developed a twitch in my left eye and the shakes came back from the bua accident but it's all good. Lol.

Everything will work out and it will be what it will be.

12 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

 Cleaning the patio from hell ...

I'm in upstate NY rebuilding a rotted porch on someones summer home. One of their relatives saw my work in NJ and paid for a hotel for 5 days plus a set amount per day to get me up here. Guys who can swing a hammer (successfully) can't be found so I'm told. Now I have more work in NJ and NY than I can handle. All in just a few weeks of barely even trying. It all just fell in to my lap. 

Lost all my shit in MO so I'm temporarily borrowing tools from my brother. Go back home to NJ Friday.

Music is on hold for now but I'll be back.

On 6/29/2022 at 12:48 PM, 57Gregy said:

Anyone else had major life changes other than those in that other fred?

I'm in the process of walking away from everything. I'll let you know how it goes in 6 months. Haven't worked in 9 years and now I'll be in the street if I can't find a living wage. Something over $25/hr plus health insurance. IOW ... I need to find the nearest sturdy branch that will hold a noose.

Happy Birthday Steve!

Love the guitar. Always wanted to try one but I've never seen a lefty one of those.

1 hour ago, Rain said:

I am wondering if you reach a point where it's actually fun to play again.

I played live every weekend for 16 years straight. There were songs I liked that the audience didn't and ones they liked that I didn't.

I hated that Elton John Lion King song. Can You Feel The Love Tonight? Or something like that. But the floor was elbow to elbow every time we played it and that I loved.

My favorite to play was Hotel California. Nobody within our tri state area ever attempted it. Took me weeks to learn the lead and rearrange it for 1 guitar. People would sit there staring at us until it was over and then they went nuts.

Least favorite I can't really remember. I think Hello by Lionel Ritchie, or maybe Desperado. It was the only song I played keys on and it was incredibly stressful. But people loved both so we kept doing them for a very long time.

12 minutes ago, InstrEd said:

i see you are still recovering from Covid

I am actually. I'm still in NJ and nobody wants to see me. I'm having a hard time forcing myself to go back to MO though. It's becoming a problem ...

8 minutes ago, InstrEd said:

Well if she was wearing a mini-skirt instead would you of noticed the puzzle pieces? 

Oh great. Now there's a puzzle involved. Anything over those big 10 piece wooden ones and I'm lost.

4 hours ago, kennywtelejazz said:

I don't know much about taking artsy farts y  pictures while using a cell phone  but I sure like a nice looking woman standing on a ladder out in a field of waist high grass dressed in overalls ?

 

Kenny

Im still lost. Who has the dress on? The girl or the ladder?

What was this fred about again?

1 hour ago, Tim Smith said:

Goos? 

You feeling better ?

I am actually. Decided to stay another week.

15 hours ago, Tim Smith said:

Yeah my knobs sag a little but they still work.

I thought sag was a goos thing?

Just got back from ER a few hours ago. Chest pain. Couldn't breathe. All tests came back ok. No fluid or swelling. They said its just Covid running its course. Still test positive so they said I have to quarantine until all symptoms are gone. Could take up to 60 days.

I'm staying here till Sunday and leaving Monday morning. Its over here and i have to leave. 

What a horrible nightmare this has been.

I went to see a play at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City the day before I left. It's an outdoor place.

I saw the musical Waitress. I didn't think I'd lik it but I did.

Probably where I got .... I thought I was safe outdoors.