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Christian Graus wrote:
Going for lead guitar in an AC/DC cover band so I went and bought an American SG.
:thumbsup: Sounds like great fun! Enjoy and rock on! :) I played bass/keys in a few 'garbage' cover bands in my 20s/30s. Nowadays, I'm relegated to playing basslines on an acoustic guitar that sits by the breakfast table for a half hour or so each morning. It's my favorite time of the day!...coffee and some good tunes to jam with. This morning was 'Triumph - Allied Forces', yesterday was 'Rush - Hemispheres'.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse "Hope is contagious"
kmoorevs wrote:
'Rush - Hemispheres'
Love this album, you must be pretty darn good, Geddy is smokin' on that record (like every other record)!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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So you're not about to rock just yet.
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Mike Hankey wrote:
Only one way to play AC/DC
I thought you were going to say ...as a quiet house Jazz combo.
That's heretical on a couple levels, one of which is >115dB.
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kmoorevs wrote:
'Rush - Hemispheres'
Love this album, you must be pretty darn good, Geddy is smokin' on that record (like every other record)!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
jeron1 wrote:
you must be pretty darn good
I never claimed to be able to play them correctly, but I do like a challenge! :laugh: The dog doesn't care and the missus is hearing impaired. (and wouldn't know the difference anyway!) One of my best friends (a gifted guitarist in my last band) used to pop in from time to time to hash through various deep cuts from our favorite artists, mostly Rush and Iron Maiden. He has been incognito for the last 10 years, and that was one of his favs, so it was a personal test to see if I still remembered the important/attainable parts. :laugh:
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse "Hope is contagious"
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Going for lead guitar in an AC/DC cover band so I went and bought an American SG. The neck needs attention, some strings are muted when you bend them, but it's pretty nice. I have two USA guitars, a Tele and now this I'll pay to get it set up properly, I'll take it in tomorrow. Same place has fixed two other guitars for me, I bought an Epiphone Les Paul and the bridge pickup didn't work, and I have an Ice man and the wiring just fell apart all of a sudden
Good luck with the audition. I played bass for years and years both full and semi-professionally. I had a bit of break once and decided to get my main guitar restrung and harmonics set and that made a HUGE difference. The thing felt much better and sounded great. I was an idiot to have waited that long but I just never had time. My point is be sure to get some regular attention for your guitars. You will be glad you did. Incidentally, that guitar was my first major purchase when I get out of school in 1983 and I still have it. It's a coffee table-style bass and weighs half a ton so for that reason I play lighter ones these days. FWIW, it's an Alembic.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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jeron1 wrote:
you must be pretty darn good
I never claimed to be able to play them correctly, but I do like a challenge! :laugh: The dog doesn't care and the missus is hearing impaired. (and wouldn't know the difference anyway!) One of my best friends (a gifted guitarist in my last band) used to pop in from time to time to hash through various deep cuts from our favorite artists, mostly Rush and Iron Maiden. He has been incognito for the last 10 years, and that was one of his favs, so it was a personal test to see if I still remembered the important/attainable parts. :laugh:
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse "Hope is contagious"
kmoorevs wrote:
mostly Rush and Iron Maiden.
Can't go wrong with either, both fantastic bands. Keeping up with Steve Harris' galloping lines would be tough I'd think.🤘
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Just curious but are you playing as Angus or Malcolm/Stevie? They’re definitely my favorite band. Let There Be Rock!
I am always the lead guitarist
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So you're not about to rock just yet.
LOL. I have 10 guitars, I am playing the Les Paul
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I have 4 guitars, a Gibson Nighthawk (my favorite), an Ibanez Artist, a Gibson SG TV that I got in 1965 along with a Fender Twin amp for $400.00, and a Gibson EB0 bass. The Twin is long gone, yes, I was an idiot. I traded a Fender Mustang for the bass at a guitar show. :( I played in several different semi-pro cover bands, we got paid sometimes, starting in 1975. We did 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's rock, rhythm, and blues. I would recommend to only use a luthier. DIY will never come out as good. BTW: Your Amp and pedals have as much to do with your sound and playing style as the guitar.
Rocking Ed
My amp is a boogie. They are basically a hotrodded fender amp I agree, I have too much money to risk doing it myself Yeah, I have a wah and a tuner, I don't use pedals. I have a three channel boogie that slays all on it's own. In my last band the other guy had a little fender amp and some high tech digital all in one effect thing and I was like, what are you doing?
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Christian Graus wrote:
Going for lead guitar in an AC/DC cover band so I went and bought an American SG.
:thumbsup: Sounds like great fun! Enjoy and rock on! :) I played bass/keys in a few 'garbage' cover bands in my 20s/30s. Nowadays, I'm relegated to playing basslines on an acoustic guitar that sits by the breakfast table for a half hour or so each morning. It's my favorite time of the day!...coffee and some good tunes to jam with. This morning was 'Triumph - Allied Forces', yesterday was 'Rush - Hemispheres'.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse "Hope is contagious"
Thanks. Working from home I am in a room with my records and a practice amp, I play every day
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Good luck with the audition. I played bass for years and years both full and semi-professionally. I had a bit of break once and decided to get my main guitar restrung and harmonics set and that made a HUGE difference. The thing felt much better and sounded great. I was an idiot to have waited that long but I just never had time. My point is be sure to get some regular attention for your guitars. You will be glad you did. Incidentally, that guitar was my first major purchase when I get out of school in 1983 and I still have it. It's a coffee table-style bass and weighs half a ton so for that reason I play lighter ones these days. FWIW, it's an Alembic.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
Sounds cool as hell. TBH coding jobs and band auditions work the same for me. I am rarely rejected. And this is AC/DC FFS. I'll get the gig
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Going for lead guitar in an AC/DC cover band so I went and bought an American SG. The neck needs attention, some strings are muted when you bend them, but it's pretty nice. I have two USA guitars, a Tele and now this I'll pay to get it set up properly, I'll take it in tomorrow. Same place has fixed two other guitars for me, I bought an Epiphone Les Paul and the bridge pickup didn't work, and I have an Ice man and the wiring just fell apart all of a sudden
Good for you, Christian! A couple of years ago I inherited my Dad's electric Ovation and Guild, both from the late '70s or so. Beautiful pieces and sounding so good! They make a nice addition to my Guild 'Dreadnaught" 12-string!
Will Rogers never met me.
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Good for you, Christian! A couple of years ago I inherited my Dad's electric Ovation and Guild, both from the late '70s or so. Beautiful pieces and sounding so good! They make a nice addition to my Guild 'Dreadnaught" 12-string!
Will Rogers never met me.
Nice. Someone stole my only acoustic and I've not bought another
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Nice. Someone stole my only acoustic and I've not bought another
I'm not sure whether to call Dad's Guild an acoustic, or electric. It's got built-in pickups, but it's got a hollow body about 2" deep, and it sounds great on the small Fender amp I have left. When it dies, I have no idea where to find the tubes for it.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I'm not sure whether to call Dad's Guild an acoustic, or electric. It's got built-in pickups, but it's got a hollow body about 2" deep, and it sounds great on the small Fender amp I have left. When it dies, I have no idea where to find the tubes for it.
Will Rogers never met me.
Guild might be semi acoustic, like a gibson 335
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I know I could but I have money and I'm lazy :)
This is my approach to car repair - I'm willing to pay someone else to do it correctly.
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My amp is a boogie. They are basically a hotrodded fender amp I agree, I have too much money to risk doing it myself Yeah, I have a wah and a tuner, I don't use pedals. I have a three channel boogie that slays all on it's own. In my last band the other guy had a little fender amp and some high tech digital all in one effect thing and I was like, what are you doing?
I had a boogie. I had to keep the volume at 1 to stop from blowing the rest of the band away. I really liked it, but as I left the bands because of all of the "Drama", I sold it. I still play at home, though on a little practice amp.
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Going for lead guitar in an AC/DC cover band so I went and bought an American SG. The neck needs attention, some strings are muted when you bend them, but it's pretty nice. I have two USA guitars, a Tele and now this I'll pay to get it set up properly, I'll take it in tomorrow. Same place has fixed two other guitars for me, I bought an Epiphone Les Paul and the bridge pickup didn't work, and I have an Ice man and the wiring just fell apart all of a sudden
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I had a boogie. I had to keep the volume at 1 to stop from blowing the rest of the band away. I really liked it, but as I left the bands because of all of the "Drama", I sold it. I still play at home, though on a little practice amp.
Oh I play it low. But if we ever gig, I have all the power I need
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Just FYI, it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll... even longer with a broken guitar... :cool:
LOL!! Sage advice