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Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:09 pm
by losthighway
Dr Tony Balls wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 3:05 pm
FYI we took this goldtop to Retrofret today and got a valuation of $150K. Jesus.
One person's guitar another's down payment on a house.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:08 pm
by llllllllllllllllllll
Did you get much of a chance to play that Les Paul and did it sound better before or after the appraisal
Re: lipstick guitar clipping. Yeah just turning the stupid gain down did the trick thanks yall. I was going in circles trying to fix a technical issue with compressors that shouldn’t have been there in the first place. The peaks in Reaper at about -20 is where this instrument wants to be
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 7:13 am
by Dr Tony Balls
llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:08 pm
Did you get much of a chance to play that Les Paul and did it sound better before or after the appraisal
Yeah I did, and no it didnt. But that's the kind of thing that crosses the line from being a useful tool to a valuable antique that I wouldnt use. There's valuable antique china that stopped being something to drink out of long ago.
The lot that he inherited also included a 1937 Gibson J-35, which is pretty amazing, and a 1973 SG Standard. I had seen pics of the SG before and it looked to have a little piezo pickup affixed between the bridge pickup and bridge. A cool vintage guitar but worth a little bit less because it had a few screw holes in it for this pickup and its jack. However looking at the pickup up close and it had a little Arp logo on it. Turns out it was part of an Arp Avatar guitar synth, which my friend also has in its original box. Wild.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:56 am
by tommy
Dr Tony Balls wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 7:13 am
llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:08 pm
Did you get much of a chance to play that Les Paul and did it sound better before or after the appraisal
Yeah I did, and no it didnt. But that's the kind of thing that crosses the line from being a useful tool to a valuable antique that I wouldnt use. There's valuable antique china that stopped being something to drink out of long ago.
The lot that he inherited also included a 1937 Gibson J-35, which is pretty amazing, and a 1973 SG Standard. I had seen pics of the SG before and it looked to have a little piezo pickup affixed between the bridge pickup and bridge. A cool vintage guitar but worth a little bit less because it had a few screw holes in it for this pickup and its jack. However looking at the pickup up close and it had a little Arp logo on it. Turns out it was part of an Arp Avatar guitar synth, which my friend also has in its original box. Wild.
The Arp Avatar is basically an Arp Odyssey. You can also control that Avatar with something like an Arturia Keystep (something with CV control) using the synthesizer interface if you want a bad ass analog synth.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:47 am
by Owen
A question of gear etiquette. Now please note I have not stepped on a stage/floor since 2010, so I might be totally wrong.
As we look to book our first show(s), my bandmates are convinced that most shows at our level (diy spaces, dive bars), want you to share gear. By gear I mean most of a drum set and cabs. I have always assumed you bring everything. Is sharing a kit (bring your snare, cymbals, kick pedal) and cabs the norm now?
When you play a gig to you talk to the other bands/space beforehand and work that out? I am all for not lugging every single piece of gear, but it seems weird to expect that?
The only time I have ever shared gear was when part of a fest or playing with my friends bands.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:00 am
by Tom Wanderer
Gear sharing seems to have gotten more common in the past, I dunno, 8 years or so? We haven't had to bring our whole setup for a show in a long time, often it's been sharing the drum kit (minus snare/cymbals/kick pedal) and a bass amp. But I would definitely ask the other bands in every situation and don't assume there's gonna be sharing going on unless it's been agreed upon beforehand.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:02 am
by tallchris
Owen wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:47 am
A question of gear etiquette. Now please note I have not stepped on a stage/floor since 2010, so I might be totally wrong.
As we look to book our first show(s), my bandmates are convinced that most shows at our level (diy spaces, dive bars), want you to share gear. By gear I mean most of a drum set and cabs. I have always assumed you bring everything. Is sharing a kit (bring your snare, cymbals, kick pedal) and cabs the norm now?
When you play a gig to you talk to the other bands/space beforehand and work that out? I am all for not lugging every single piece of gear, but it seems weird to expect that?
The only time I have ever shared gear was when part of a fest or playing with my friends bands.
I definitely wouldn't/don't expect it ahead of time unless it's been worked out with another band prior to the show. Still gauche to show up to a show and expect to use someone else's gear without prior discussion, at least in my experience.
But yeah, if every band is going to show up with 1-2 4x12s and an 8x10, good to figure that out a head of time so the venue isn't half filled w/ cabs!
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:25 pm
by Garth
Agree with everyone above: never assume. Start the conversation w/ the involved parties and see what you can work out ahead of time & FFS include the sound guy if possible (at a busy shows-everyday-of-the-week venue, they may not be interested or even have the sound guy on schedule, or bother to respond to emails if they aren't on-the-clock but still good to have their input.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:49 pm
by Owen
Excellent. We are all on the same page.
One thing I pride about myself is that any band I am in is not a pain the ass to FOH staff and sound people. I want things to roll smooth any easy too!
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:43 pm
by Dr Tony Balls
Owen wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:47 am
Is sharing a kit (bring your snare, cymbals, kick pedal) and cabs the norm now?
Not sure your locale but at least here (NYC)
sharing is not usually the norm, but a venue-provided partial backline definitely
is the norm. Almost everything i've played in recent history (bar/venue type places) has drums, hardware, and a bass amp. Drummers bring snare, cymbals, kick pedal, clutch, usually. Sometimes they have a guitar cab or two as well, but not always. Sometimes they'll even have guitar amps, but that's not very common.
There is one notable exception (Union Pool) which specifically suggests band coordination and sharing because they dont have much in terms of backline, and they have limited storage space.
