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Post by yomanze on Jul 8, 2014 11:38:03 GMT
I have recently started playing clarinet again after a 13yr hiatus. Apart from forgetting most of my scales and upper register notes it's like coming back to something very natural and familiar. I was pleasantly surprised that I can still play the thing and muscle memory is a great thing too.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 8, 2014 12:13:10 GMT
I don't think its ever too late to start. Enjoyment can be got from operating at even a simple level. My playing got sidetracked by getting more interested in making guitars than playing them but I still give the strings a bash from time to time. Practice doesn't just train the mind, it trains the fingers too. I know exactly what I want to do but half the time the fingers seem to want to do something else. As far as singing is concerned, whilst untrained, I know my voice is wonderful. Every time I start singing in the bath or the shower I just know there is a Pav... skip that, Paul Robeson trying to get out. Ronnie reckons he should stay locked up but what does she know?  |
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Post by Chris on Jul 8, 2014 19:28:21 GMT
If anyone ever gets the chance to visit Kinloch Castle on Rum,in the grand entrance hall is a beautiful vintage Steinway which is kept tuned and you are welcome to play if you can. It's also home to a very rare orchestrion which (while not perfectly tuned) is a sound and spectacle to behold indeed.
Highly,highly recommended.
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Post by Slinger on Jul 14, 2014 23:45:12 GMT
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 15, 2014 0:14:45 GMT
Nice!
Where does the epi335 sit in the range in relation to the other 335-alike semis?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2014 6:47:34 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Jul 15, 2014 6:51:07 GMT
I always wished I had learned to play the guitar.
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 15, 2014 7:31:17 GMT
That's what I say every time I put mine back in its case!
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Post by Slinger on Jul 15, 2014 12:16:00 GMT
Nice! Where does the epi335 sit in the range in relation to the other 335-alike semis? To be honest, I've only ever played a few cheap 'n 'cheerful semis before the Epiphone, but it (obviously, hopefully) leaves them for dead. I've no idea how it stacks up against a pukka Gibson but bearing in mind there's roughly a two and a half grand price difference I'm not even sure it should be compared. From what I've read it's a case of "next best thing for the price" and I'm really happy with the sound and playability, and the looks of course. What finally twisted my arm on this one was finding a shop selling this model, the ES-335 Pro Ltd. Edition for the same price as a bog standard ES-335 Dot, so I got uprated pickups with coil splitting, a bound fingerboard, and block inlays a-la Gibson rather than dots amongst other little bits and pieces. I should probably also say that this, and the Vintage Tele copy, are the only two I've paid full price (or at least 'shop price') for. The others were bargains on eBay. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 16, 2014 9:22:23 GMT
That's what I say every time I put mine back in its case!  |
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Post by Slinger on Sept 11, 2014 14:41:02 GMT
My final pair of purchases. I am now having whatever is the guitar buying equivalent of the "snip" in case I'm tempted again. The first is a French model  and is an amplified classical (nylon strung) guitar and was an eBay bargain - a Lag Tramontane TN66ACE  The final addition to the collection is a Paul Reed Smith SA Angelus Custom, and I actually paid full price for this one, that's how much I wanted it. It's even got my initials on the truss rod cover  It's a standard steel strung acoustic, but it's a thing of beauty.  |
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Post by John on Sept 11, 2014 15:32:25 GMT
Really nice guitar
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Post by MartinT on Sept 13, 2014 17:40:41 GMT
I'd say you're hooked, Slinger!
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Post by Slinger on Oct 31, 2014 17:24:11 GMT
Remember how I said that PRS guitar was the "final" addition? I lied. A serious bargain on eBay means I'm skint again I've been looking for one of these that wasn't going to break the bank for ages now... Gordon Giltrap Signature |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 31, 2014 17:50:27 GMT
Saw him play one live a couple of years ago in Andover. He held the audience all on his own no trouble. A really good night out, that was.
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Post by Slinger on Oct 31, 2014 18:05:40 GMT
I met him donkey's years ago when he played at a folk club I used to help run. One of the guys at the club tried to embarrass me by telling him I'd played one of his songs the week previous. I'm happy to say Gordon was a thoroughly nice bloke though and chatted for ages, including asking me what key that song of his was in. If I recall correctly he was just about to release his "Visionary" album and we were treated to some solo acoustic versions of some of the tracks from it. Needless to say I bought it as soon as it was released. |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 31, 2014 19:32:50 GMT
If I recall correctly he was just about to release his "Visionary" album Great album. Fear of the Dark is, in my opinion, even better. |
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Post by speedysteve on Oct 31, 2014 20:09:27 GMT
I rarely pick up the 6 or 12 string these days - I mean months go by.
Time was I played every day for hours... Now I'm lucky to remember some tunes all the way through and end up playing the annoyingly obvious.
I still love the sound of it t though and it is live music:)
I'll end up murdering Stairway to heaven, Wish you were here and Hey Joe and the like:)
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Post by Slinger on Mar 17, 2015 14:34:43 GMT
I've finally bought myself a Line6 Variax 600 and the associated "workbench" software too. It's a guitar I've wanted to try out for ages and which has internal piezo pickups and modelling firmware that reproduces the sounds of, well, this lot...  ...which will hopefully arrive this weekend-ish. The additional software and interface allows you to connect said guitar to a computer and "model" an infinite number of guitars by selecting the body type, pickup(s), positioning of the pickup(s) etc. not to mention set up special tunings ( e.g. for slide guitar). For some reason the missus seems to think I can now sell all of my other guitars. Perhaps I sold the idea of this one to her a bit too well.   I both love and hate eBay, in equal measure. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 18, 2015 10:00:34 GMT
I'm jealous
I'll have to stick to being an ardent listener
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and is an amplified classical (nylon strung) guitar and was an eBay bargain - a Lag Tramontane TN66ACE
