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Guitars, guitars, guitars
doombilly:
So after (what seems like ages) of dragging 2 80lb PA speakers, 45lb power amp, mixer, drum machine, cabling, back up cabling, a 175lb bass cab, 100lb bass head, road cases, extra guitars, 200lbs of guitar plug-in-ables....mics, stands, more cables, back up power amp etc.... I'm down to 1 ginormous URB and my lightweight acoustic (Yamaha AEX500) guitar. No mics, just my naturally loud mouth and fairly quiet guitar. Going from the Parker Nitefly to the clodhopper yamaha was a bit of a challenge but has made me a better man. People can hear my voice blocks away, we actually got a radio gig because of that. Fuck Edison. (apologies Tesla, AC current is wonderful and efficient, I just don't need it for this). We are all gonna die, but Ima take some ears and hearts down with me.
Detachable Felix:
Bahaha I know that feeling. Going down from all of my equipment to just busking with a guitar and my voice was a hell of a challenge (and belting out tunes sans microphones for four and a half hours really takes a toll on your voice.
The guitar, not so much of an issue for volume, as it's this old Maton from the 70's with possibly the biggest booming sound I've ever heard from a dreadnought acoustic. The thing is a piece of art.
Patrick:
For the amount of love I have for playing in a band, I love performing solo, without my bandmates. In a group, you potentially have someone else to blame when fuckups occur, and vice-versa. Self-accompanied solo singing? Nobody to blame but yourself. If you're honest with your self-critiques (being careful not to be too harsh), it can be the most humbling and educational experience ever. Bonus points if you record some of your performances and listen back for nitpicking purposes. :D
Thrillho:
It also, of course, means that if you fuck up you can just go round the chord progression again and pretend no mistake was made. In a band you have to rehearse like FUCK.
doombilly:
--- Quote from: Gareth on 10 Apr 2014, 03:51 ---It also, of course, means that if you fuck up you can just go round the chord progression again and pretend no mistake was made. In a band you have to rehearse like FUCK.
--- End quote ---
QFT
additionally if your drummer is a sequenced machine it just keeps going into verse 3 when you are figuring out wtf you did wrong on that chorus 2. It will leave you behind in a cloud of virtual dust...bastard!
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