Looking for recommendations for an inexpensive (under $50) portable, adjustable intensity stage light for two acoustic guitars. Plug-in or battery/solar. It can sit on the ground or attach to a mic stand.
We have a regular outdoor gig that goes 7-10p. By 9:00p the sun is down and the venue...
The email exchange went something like this:
Me: Hey Mark, one of my Lava Cables may have developed a short after nearly 10 years of regular use. Can I ship it back to you for repair at my cost?
Mark: Your free replacement is on its way. Here is the tracking info.
It arrived 3 days later...
For those of you that use an iPhone, the program Metronome Plus is free today, Labor Day, only. Get it at the App Store. It has some decent features. If you don't like it get rid of it. Did I say it was free?
My friend plays a Gibson ES-175 and is thinking about getting an amp to work with his new band. They play pop, country, blues and are venturing into more rock by adding me as the lead guitar. He is playing predominantly rhythm guitar. There is also a drummer and keyboardist (also doing double...
I was just handed an acoustic Gibson Tobacco Sunburst guitar. The current owner is an 80 year-old woman whose late husband bought it in a Baltimore pawn shop over 58 years ago (before her daughter was born, so that much info is valid as she knows her daughters' age).
There is no serial #...
3 years ago Andrew Mason played piano in a Billy Joel tribute band. Today he is worth millions and turned down SIX BILLION DOLLARS from Google who wanted to acquire his Groupon business. Good for him.
A Central Pennsylvania newsclipping from around 1985 chronicled the pain suffered by the driver of a car that, after sliding off the snow-covered road into a ditch, remained pinned for over 24 hours while Wham - Make It Big blared through the cassette player over and over until the battery died...
I can create a tone that I like with a guitar, some pedals and and amp for a live gig. But if I change guitars the tone obviously changes. How do you make that work without lots of on-the-fly tweaking when switching back and forth between guitars?
As per the OP request, the 20-30 y/o crowd gets up for
My Own Worst Enemy - Lit
What I Got - Sublime
Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
Beverly Hills - Weezer
Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
of course, the rest of our stuff may just be a bunch of s%$t.
The singer in our Modern Rock cover band nearly had a cow when he saw the New/Relic Tele I picked up last weekend (photo's and related story to come). He asked me if we were becoming a Country music band (which I enjoy BTW). I'd love to educate him (and myself) as to the many great Rock...
After our last gig the singer, drummer and bass player all told me it was the best playing they've ever from me. Driving home that night I realized that it was the first time I didn't have a drink. Hmmm....
I Saw Los Lonely Boys last night. Great musicians. Great songs. Great stage presence. Really cool gear. Great house sound. Unbelievable bass player... but they only played for a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Do I/we, as a fan/fans deserve more? The cost of an evening out can become...