Cycleops
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The Bassist and Guitarist thread
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Here's me proudly holding my new guitar - an Epiphone Casino which I got yesterday, this one in cherry red. Behind me is my Hofner bass which I'm more familiar with but I've decided to switch over to the guitar and will be learning new chords all weekend. (Those of you keen on the bicycle, may notice a handlebar in the bottom left. This is my indoor Bianchi Nirone C2C which I use on a turbo when the weather is inclement!)
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Drago
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Oooh, show us the Hofner!
You can see it right behind me.
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Drago
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Yeah, but Tim Metcalfe from Corrie is obscuring it!
Says George Clucking Fooney
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Drago
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I'm more of a Bernard Manning's body with Bernard Manning's head.
ColinJ
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But (hopefully!
) a better attitude towards other people!
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Drago
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And cleaner Y fronts!
delb0y
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Good man!
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Drago
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Too many clank-plank players in here!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
delb0y
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I'm sure you four string boys saw this:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/17/farewell-to-pete-way-bassist-ufo
I'm no rocker, but I did go and see UFO back in their heydey when they were briefly the best heavy rock band ever - I mean, their heydey was brief, but during it they reached heights no other heavy rock band have ever reached and I include Led Zep, and Sabbath, and Purple etc. Anyway, if you haven't listened to Strangers In The Night era UFO you have two or three album treat awaiting you.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guqm4ufKT9Q
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/17/farewell-to-pete-way-bassist-ufo
I'm no rocker, but I did go and see UFO back in their heydey when they were briefly the best heavy rock band ever - I mean, their heydey was brief, but during it they reached heights no other heavy rock band have ever reached and I include Led Zep, and Sabbath, and Purple etc. Anyway, if you haven't listened to Strangers In The Night era UFO you have two or three album treat awaiting you.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guqm4ufKT9Q
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
What amazes me is the cost of good musical instruments. Amazes me in a good way BTW. When you compare the cost of a guitar against that of one of your recent bike purchases, there's a big difference, isn't there? For instance, if I'd have bought a bike at the same price I'd paid for my new (and beautiful) guitar, I'd have been shopping at the lower-spec end at Halfords or Decathlon, or gone second-hand.
I'm finding it....different, shall we say? I'm quite proficient on the uke but of course the chords are completely different on the guitar (and the sound's better - even un-amped) so it's a bit like learning a new language. I'm re-sculpting my fingertips and riding the frustrations because I know I can do it as I've done it before. A full year of struggling with the uke and then persistence paid off and it all fell into place in one go with - of all songs - 'These Boots Are Made for Walking'. After that, no stopping me because as simple as it is, once you can play that, you're a (insert instrument) player and constantly adding new chords or techniques as you tackle new songs.
I'm finding it....different, shall we say? I'm quite proficient on the uke but of course the chords are completely different on the guitar (and the sound's better - even un-amped) so it's a bit like learning a new language. I'm re-sculpting my fingertips and riding the frustrations because I know I can do it as I've done it before. A full year of struggling with the uke and then persistence paid off and it all fell into place in one go with - of all songs - 'These Boots Are Made for Walking'. After that, no stopping me because as simple as it is, once you can play that, you're a (insert instrument) player and constantly adding new chords or techniques as you tackle new songs.
