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I went to a gig where neither the kb player nor bass player, both excellent players, brought an extension cord for their amps. I had my 4-outlet reel. The drummer yelled, "Jeez, only the guitar player comes prepared??!!
Originally Posted by pingu
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12-13-2024 12:48 PM
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Mini form-factor pedals where the side jacks don't line up correctly from different manufrs. You have a big space between them for plugs, what's the point? Let's standardize that.
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Reminds me of the time we were carrying our stuff into a wedding gig, and I heard a woman say, "Oh dear, look how loud they are." Originally Posted by entresz
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Famous last words: Madam, compared to your makeup, we're mute! ? Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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To pick just one:
I have multiple copies of a band book. That worked for years.
Then came Ipads and emailing charts back and forth. And, people revising charts and sending copies around. And, some wanting to keep their own libraries of their charts with their own penciled-in notes. At that point it became difficult to assure that everybody had the same chart.
When Ipads first came in significant rehearsal time became devoted to debugging Ipad related chart transfer problems (I didn't have an Ipad at the time, so I still don't know what the problems were -- airdrop and email seem simple enough). So, 7 players would be sitting around while the leader went to his desktop to try to re-send something.
Probably the most peeving is when I bring in a draft of an original and before we can read through the tune there's a discussion about chart details.
The solution, btw, if I can call it that, is an online folder with, hopefully, the correct version of each chart. The musicians then have the responsibility to check that whatever they're bringing to the gig (paper, Ipad) is the same as the one in the folder. Since there are a couple of hundred charts involved it's a process.
EDIT: So, I made a dropbox folder and gave every band member access. I asked one person (who is attentive to this sort of thing) to verify that all the charts were the most current versions.
He did that and also decided to revise charts, delete the old ones and replace them with new versions. Mostly, the changes were what I think of as insignificant -- like a slightly better scan of a chart that has been played for years without any complaints.
Now I'm not sure what to do. I've been maintaining paper band books. Do I have to print and tape 6 copies of these minor revisions? Am I going to have, a year from now, band members looking at different dates and then having to re-verify every time that the differences aren't significant? And, given that the new charts haven't been played yet, how do I know there aren't new errors? In fact, I already found one.Last edited by rpjazzguitar; 12-20-2024 at 06:38 PM.
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When you're doing a gig with a sax player that takes 5 minute solos...
Arnie...
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I get really annoyed at posters or email recipients who are "happy" to reply without reading the WHOLE email or post.
Really annoying when you are seeking tech advice and - well, I'll just give an example:
I posted a question asking how to get a better tone from a specific electric guitar. I stated that I had tried everything known to accomplish this, including adjusting the pickup and the pole pieces. Down in the post some jack_ _ _ will advise me to try adjusting the pickups or the pole pieces!
I post somewhere in the media that our gig starts at 7 pm. Down the line, someone says " I'll be there - what time does it start???
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And then it peeves me to not be able to begin my reply with "you dumb____" !
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Well we have a few of those here. Especially regarding not reading the details of FS ads, then complaining after buying. Originally Posted by Jimmy Mack
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People who obsess over guitars and know virtually everything about them but can't play (saw this one on FB today)
People who name their guitars
Trying to find people to play with and everyone who answers the ad can't read
Distorted guitars and amps with 'gain' controls - why not just a volume knob like my old Super Reverb?
Non standard tunings
Most people (I have PTSD)
Slide guitar - I play pedal steel and hate hearing it called 'slide'
Straying too far from the melody (square, I know)
I could go on and on.......
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Artists who are losing the high-end frequencies in their hearing yet don’t take that into account when playing live. They think they’re sounding awesome. Meanwhile I’m out in the audience getting my head bitten off by the brightness and harshness of their tones. I’ve seen two of those this year, Robben Ford and Greg Koch, but I could list many more. Still glad I got to see them because obviously they’re unbelievable players. But man, work something out. Get an in-ear mix that pleases you but accept that what you’re hearing is not what most people out there are hearing. Oh, and don’t put the amp on the floor just behind your knees and have it blaring treble at the first row while your own ears are five comfortable feet above the beam.
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I have noticed this with saxophonists too. Their tone grew brighter and more piercing as they grew older. Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon, Don Byas among others comes to my mind. Originally Posted by Oscar67
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Oh that was me. Sorry about that. Originally Posted by Jimmy Mack
OTOH I’ve learned that other people’s reading comprehension also tends to be quite poor. It’s one of the facts of life about the internet.
Best not to get too grumpy about it (easier said than done.)
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Well I’m sure you know this…. you lose the top end of your hearing as you get older esp if you are working a lot in noisy environments. Originally Posted by oldane
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shrug. my audience is just as deaf Originally Posted by Christian Miller
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When adults use the word “yummy”
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Guilty as charged your honour. Originally Posted by Skip Ellis
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Yeah, naming guitars. Originally Posted by Skip Ellis
But I do call my Fender Twin the beauty and my Marshall 4104 the beast.
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Me too to some extent ... I can play, but I guess I can't p l a y. Originally Posted by GuyBoden
What's wrong with naming them? I know a guitar named Lil' Bit, because every time it gets played it loses something, for instance? Veracini called his 2 Stainers Peter and Paul, which is kinda funny because he lost them in a shipwreck ... and no whale came to spit them out ashore
But I agree, it's something one should only do with acoustics that actually reply when you talk to them
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Amy, after 'Little Dorrit', my fav Dickens book. Originally Posted by RJVB
Me too to some extent ... I can play, but I guess I can't p l a y.
What's wrong with naming them? I know a guitar named Lil' Bit, because every time it gets played it loses something, for instance? Veracini called his 2 Stainers Peter and Paul, which is kinda funny because he lost them in a shipwreck ... and no whale came to spit them out ashore
But I agree, it's something one should only do with acoustics that actually reply when you talk to them
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Depends on who’s saying it. Originally Posted by alltunes
Charlize Theron for instance. Wouldn’t mind her saying it at all.
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What gets my goat these days?
People posting stuff about their spouses on social media, and commenting “I’m blessed.”
I can’t count how many people posted this—my uncle for instance—a few months before they split up. If someone boasts about how great their life is—or how god has blessed them exclusively—my BS meter goes radioactive.
For a corollary—imagine posting “just diagnosed with panc. CA. I’m so cursed.” Would be true, but still…
Let’s see, what else…people my age posting incessant pics of their grandchildren. Even (especially) if cute. Seems to be a way of saying, look at me and my great genes, even my grandchildren are awesome. I don’t have grandkids, but if I did I promise in writing not to post pics of them every day or even once a week.
I hate religious hypocrites, i.e., people who claim to be so godly and are so sanctimonious, then talk or act in a way that’s completely opposite. Seems to be the trend these days to the point if you mention how religious you are, I assume you’re a f***ing bigot.
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People who talk about their guitars in the feminine tense ie "she".
It's not a "she", it's an "it".
OK I'm done now.
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I beg to differ. Originally Posted by bluejaybill
Something that is beautiful and curvy has got to be a "her".
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Doc, I am a hypocrite in the fact I am a sinner. I try much as I can to avoid it but seems like I keep going back to my favorite sins too many times. One point worth mentioning is I don't like to be " Churchy". My first spiritual director was all over the problem of being Churchy. It usually puts off folks who are not really into living a life of religious vow. Wearing collars or even religious grab is fine and you can do that without being churchy. It is hard to do but can be done. Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
When I am out with guitarist and others who have no connection to my religious life, they treat me just like anyone else and that is great. I tell seminarians all the time they need to have regular friends and be around people who are not so dedicated as they might be or at least as pointed. I am not so sanctimonious and will call them as I see it. However, that does not mean I might tell someone what I think about a situation or choice.
Real life example happened over 30 years ago at the Dallas Guitar Vintage show. I was working with Bill Hollenbeck at his booth. The guy in the booth next to us was talking about going out for dinner. He mentioned a place that was great, and we could probably pick up a nice lady for company. I sort of laughed and showed him my wedding ring and said I would pass. He then said oh those don't mean anything I just take mine off. The guy was not joking. I did not say anything at all but was completely shocked by the attitude he had. For some reason it burns in my memory. But I never said a word to the guy or any lecture..........it was just shock.
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