Any Musicians Or Drummers Out There?

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"Any Musicians Or Drummers Out There?"

I see what you did there.

[UltraSeps]

"Any Musicians Or Drummers Out There?"

I see what you did there.

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Anyhow, was playing for several hours today and I must say, its not only fun again but also a bit of a workout.  I take advantage of the times both the wife and dog have left the building.   Not too bad although I'm not quite up to Neil Peart (Rush Drummer) status yet. LOL!

Looking into a set of electronic drums now to add to the music area (the unfinished part) of the basement.  Most likely a halfway decent set of Roland's.  Taking a drive to Guitar Center to try out a few.  These will eliminate excessive recording gear as miking the drums appears to be quite a project.

Color Separation skills not required!   Great to see we have some musicians here.

[bimmridder]

I gots me a killer Kazoo

[ABuffington]

I work in screen printing to play music. I have a sweet 68 Les (used on one of our show shirts!), Fender Twin, and so many other toys.  Like a 72 Fender Squier from Korea I picked up at Goodwill for 22 bucks with Seymour Duncans and push pull pick up selector, real heavy for a Fender, thicker wood! I have been fortunate to have 4 great band mates for the last 33 years!  We started as a rec league basketball team and played after games.  Two chord stuff, exploring leads etc.  Jamming with other musicians is key to learning new stuff.  If we hear a song going into the studio it is so easy with today's technology to learn it quickly.  I pad with internet connect, download from I tunes play, while playing over PA to study parts, download lyrics and TAB to a lyric program that scrolls auto and give it go.  Music is math, the relationships between notes in Blues or rock are pretty standard. 

Anyone have a good amp for sale?  My lead guitarists Fender just went down.  Looking for solid state 60-100w twin 12" combo style, or head with cab, he abuses tube amps moving them to gigs, but he would consider tubes. Mesa, any Bogner? or Hughes Kettner? (sp)

If any of you come to the ISS long beach show we play Thursdays before show and Mondays after show at our studio.  Johnny Shell is a regular at these jams. Hit me up if you want to jam on either of these nights.  Space is limited so first come first serve.  All classic rock covers, about 300-400 to chose from.  I'd like to set up in a bar in Long Beach, we've done this at Gladstones, and let guests sit in on songs they would like to play.  So many musicians in this industry. 

Highly recommend QSC power amps for PA.  With a good board the head room and power of these amps is incredible. 

Honest boss, I'm working, answering questions on the TSB, some good leads here!

Al
323.697.4334

[ericheartsu]

I work in screen printing to play music. I have a sweet 68 Les (used on one of our show shirts!), Fender Twin, and so many other toys.  Like a 72 Fender Squier from Korea I picked up at Goodwill for 22 bucks with Seymour Duncans and push pull pick up selector, real heavy for a Fender, thicker wood! I have been fortunate to have 4 great band mates for the last 33 years!  We started as a rec league basketball team and played after games.  Two chord stuff, exploring leads etc.  Jamming with other musicians is key to learning new stuff.  If we hear a song going into the studio it is so easy with today's technology to learn it quickly.  I pad with internet connect, download from I tunes play, while playing over PA to study parts, download lyrics and TAB to a lyric program that scrolls auto and give it go.  Music is math, the relationships between notes in Blues or rock are pretty standard. 

Anyone have a good amp for sale?  My lead guitarists Fender just went down.  Looking for solid state 60-100w twin 12" combo style, or head with cab, he abuses tube amps moving them to gigs, but he would consider tubes. Mesa, any Bogner? or Hughes Kettner? (sp)

If any of you come to the ISS long beach show we play Thursdays before show and Mondays after show at our studio.  Johnny Shell is a regular at these jams. Hit me up if you want to jam on either of these nights.  Space is limited so first come first serve.  All classic rock covers, about 300-400 to chose from.  I'd like to set up in a bar in Long Beach, we've done this at Gladstones, and let guests sit in on songs they would like to play.  So many musicians in this industry. 

Highly recommend QSC power amps for PA.  With a good board the head room and power of these amps is incredible. 

Honest boss, I'm working, answering questions on the TSB, some good leads here!

Al
323.697.4334

craigslist is the best for used amps. Espcially if you are willing to find the oddball amps. Are you guys in California? If so try looking for Risson amps. His amps are really awesome, and weird. Bob Rissi used to build amps for rickenbacker (which also make some really awesome amps...check out a TR100, or TR75) when they built amps. He is a computer programmer, who just fell into amp making. You can always find his combos in the LA/San Diego/Bakersfield area for $100-$400.

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"Any Musicians Or Drummers Out There?"

I see what you did there.

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What do you call the half wit that hangs around musicians?



The drummer.


My first set was a Pearl Export series my pops bought off the back of a truck of a Jethro Tull cover band
that was calling it quits.

[Sbrem]

"Any Musicians Or Drummers Out There?"

I see what you did there.

 I caught that too , sometimes it's the bass player

Steve

[Sbrem]

I gots me a killer Kazoo

Does it have MIDI, or are you a purist?

Steve

[Catnhat]

Pic of back room place of Zen.

[Sbrem]

I work in screen printing to play music. I have a sweet 68 Les (used on one of our show shirts!), Fender Twin, and so many other toys.  Like a 72 Fender Squier from Korea I picked up at Goodwill for 22 bucks with Seymour Duncans and push pull pick up selector, real heavy for a Fender, thicker wood! I have been fortunate to have 4 great band mates for the last 33 years!  We started as a rec league basketball team and played after games.  Two chord stuff, exploring leads etc.  Jamming with other musicians is key to learning new stuff.  If we hear a song going into the studio it is so easy with today's technology to learn it quickly.  I pad with internet connect, download from I tunes play, while playing over PA to study parts, download lyrics and TAB to a lyric program that scrolls auto and give it go.  Music is math, the relationships between notes in Blues or rock are pretty standard. 

Anyone have a good amp for sale?  My lead guitarists Fender just went down.  Looking for solid state 60-100w twin 12" combo style, or head with cab, he abuses tube amps moving them to gigs, but he would consider tubes. Mesa, any Bogner? or Hughes Kettner? (sp)

If any of you come to the ISS long beach show we play Thursdays before show and Mondays after show at our studio.  Johnny Shell is a regular at these jams. Hit me up if you want to jam on either of these nights.  Space is limited so first come first serve.  All classic rock covers, about 300-400 to chose from.  I'd like to set up in a bar in Long Beach, we've done this at Gladstones, and let guests sit in on songs they would like to play.  So many musicians in this industry. 

Highly recommend QSC power amps for PA.  With a good board the head room and power of these amps is incredible. 

Honest boss, I'm working, answering questions on the TSB, some good leads here!

Al
323.697.4334

If you like QSC, have your guitar player check out the Quilter (the Q in QSC) MicroPro 200. I have one, it's friggin' great, you would never believe it's solid state. And, I have a '64 Deluxe, a '62 Ampeg, had killer late '60's Marshall 100W Plexi Stack, and a couple of Bedrock boutiques, a 25 1/12 and a 50 2/12, and was a terrible tube snob. He really should check one out...

Steve

[Itsa Little CrOoked]

I taught Instrumental Music in the Government Skrewels for 15 years.

I'm a trombonist, but I can get along on several other brasses if in a pinch. (I'd be your last choice for a French Horn player.     )

As a band teacher, I was 30 before I found out that DUMB DRUMMERS wasn't one word.

(Little band teacher's joke right there...)
     (I know, not funny)

Seriously, I discovered decades ago that set drummers (aka "kit" drummers) are WAAAAAY too important to make sport of. They are the heartbeat of most bands. Without them you are gonna wander over the place. Reading music is a plus, but not as big of a plus as PRACTICING and listening.

I direct a church orchestra every week and I'm losing a fine, fine drummer soon. I think he's chosen The University of Kansas. He reads very well, plays Marimba, and is an absolute MONSTER snare drummer and the Captain of his crew on the football field. And he's learning flute, sortof.

Making music with your friends, has a way of getting its hooks DEEEP into your soul.

I didn't know Tommy Emmanuel couldn't read. But guitar is such a HUGE instrument and there are so many different ways to approach it. You can learn 4 chords and actuallyl enjoy it--or take it to the absolute limits of virtuosity. And I mean that in the most reverent terms possible.

I'm not one bit surprised how many of us on this board are musicians of one stripe or the other. It has been a life long passion for so many....

[Sbrem]

I also learned the importance of a good drummer/bass player connection as the solid foundation to a good sound. Playing a funk rhythm part with those guys for a fine instrumentalist is also zen-like, just fall into the groove...

[Doug B]

  I've only been playing guitar for 50 years (no, not a typo) and there is still way
too much to learn. My favorite rig was a '64 Telecaster with overwound pickups,
Blackface Bassman with a Fender model 16 Leslie. Best sound I've ever got.

[Sbrem]

  I've only been playing guitar for 50 years (no, not a typo) and there is still way
too much to learn. My favorite rig was a '64 Telecaster with overwound pickups,
Blackface Bassman with a Fender model 16 Leslie. Best sound I've ever got.

I loved the blackface Bassmans too, great amps... Also 50 years, and I'll never be as good as I'd like if I live to be 90, but that doesn't keep me from playing every day... as long as we keep after it, we'll be fine...

Steve