New furry members of the household.

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No, people do want those depressing songs. They are slow and gives body to body contact. bumpachickabowbow

This is why "Stairway to Heaven" was our favorite song in Jr. High.

Oh yeah, Cute cats!

 

[not_nadine]

Now I want a cat

 

[swiftdog2.0]

I have finally started to practice again, after several years of putting it off. It is like riding a bicycle; coming right back.
I had a real nice Fender Precision (older scanned picture is from about 1987) that was stolen in a house burglary in Chapel Hill, NC. Apparently, NC is the burglary capitol of the world, as I was burglarized 4 times (2 in the house, 1 in the car, 1 in a self-storage complex) in 8 years, with a fifth time (another storage place) in VA. The insurance company offered to replace the bass, but Fender had switched to cheap wood by then. I played one of the new, Japanese-wood Precisions, and it was mid-range in sound, with very little sustain, so I took the payoff, instead.
Wish I could track down that original axe. It was sweet to play, almost effortless, and it talked right back to you through your fingers. When I strapped that thing on, it became an extension of me, and I felt I could do great things.
The bass in the cat pictures (Cotton is "playing " it in this pic) is an old one that I turned into a fretless, by removing the frets. I was going to fill in the slots with wood putty, but the strings didn't buzz at all, so I left it alone, rather than take a chance of damaging the fingerboard while sanding it back smooth. Just a little 220 grit to take out the splinters from the removals and it was ready to play. I have another used bass (Lyon) that I picked up for $100 to stay current with a fretted fingerboard, because I ordered my Carvin 6 string as a fretless.
I have wanted to be in a band since I was very young, but always seemed to get sidetracked. My goal is to start my own group so I have more creative control, i.e., not having to play any depressing songs, like "Turn The Page", or "Stairway To Heaven". I figure people pay good money to have fun and forget about their troubles, not to be reminded of them. I turned down a gig in a band (now, I wish I hadn't) because they had TTP in their play set, and also because the guitar player was a no-show, due to being drunk. I figured that was a bad omen. View attachment 6820 View attachment 6821

Sorry to hear about your gear getting stolen. That su*ks!!

Anyway, joining / starting a band is the best thing you can do to improve as a player. The other guys in my last band were all better players than me but it pushed me out of my comfort zone and forced me to learn new things. I do miss playing and writing with those guys.

It's tough to get gigs and if you're doing strictly originals. Been down that road. You'll have to fit in covers if you want to play out. What we used to do was pick covers from popular bands that we liked but weren't so well known or overplayed. For example, we's do Rats from Pearl Jam. Great song but not one people expect so it usually went over well. We also did Time from Pink Floyd. Better known song, just not one you'd expect a band to cover. Moby Dick by Zep was always a fun one as well. You just need a drummer with he chops to pull it off (which we had).

Anyways, didn't mean to hijack you thread. Somewhat back on topic, I have found that the rescue cat I got for my Dad before he passed away likes heavy metal / hard rock \w/ He always will stop and listen / watch the TV when they have guest guitar players performing on That Metal Show on VH1 Classic

 

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No, people do want those depressing songs. They are slow and gives body to body contact. bumpachickabowbow

...brown chicken, brown cow...