Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:54 am
Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:18 pm
Boogie Bill wrote:Tell me what you drink, be it alcohol, coffee, tee, water, beer, wine or V-8 juice. I LOVE V-8!!!
Boogie Bill wrote:Do you sing? Lead or back up? Do you have an ear for harmony? Got a favorite vocal mic?
Boogie Bill wrote:What other instruments do you play? Do you double on sax or keyboards or drums; perhaps you play bass and only dabble on guitar? Could you make a living as a street musician, busking for dollars while playing some blues harp? Are you planning a tour as a digeridoo soloist? Are you playing a washboard in a Cajun zydeco band? Or do you have a secret life, playing clarinet in a polka band?
Boogie Bill wrote:Let’s talk guitars.
So when you look at a guitar, what is it that makes a desirable instrument? Is it the feel of the neck? The pickups? Tone? Sustain?
How important are looks to you? Or the ergonomics of a certain body style or control placement?
Are there certain guitars you WON’T buy because of certain features?
Have you learned what works for you and what doesn’t?
Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:56 pm
Tue Apr 02, 2013 3:49 pm
Tue Apr 02, 2013 4:40 pm
Tue Apr 02, 2013 5:18 pm
Boogie Bill wrote:
Tell me what you drink, be it alcohol, coffee, tee, water, beer, wine or V-8 juice.
Boogie Bill wrote:What instrument would you be playing if you hadn’t learned the guitar? What instrument would you like to learn to play?
Boogie Bill wrote:
So when you look at a guitar, what is it that makes a desirable instrument? Is it the feel of the neck? The pickups? Tone? Sustain?
Boogie Bill wrote:Are there certain guitars you WON’T buy because of certain features?
Boogie Bill wrote:Have you learned what works for you and what doesn’t?
Tue Apr 02, 2013 5:37 pm
Boogie Bill wrote:Tell me what you drink, be it alcohol, coffee, tee, water, beer, wine or V-8 juice. I LOVE V-8!!!
Boogie Bill wrote:Do you sing? Lead or back up? Do you have an ear for harmony? Got a favorite vocal mic?
Boogie Bill wrote:What other instruments do you play?
Boogie Bill wrote:What instrument would you be playing if you hadn’t learned the guitar?
Boogie Bill wrote:So when you look at a guitar, what is it that makes a desirable instrument?
Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:24 pm
Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:47 pm
Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:17 am
Tim Buffalo Bros wrote:LOUIS ;;;;
I hear you. I just splurged that one time! I'm not Bill Gates by any means. Plus now that Teavana was bought by Starbucks, you know it's going to change from being really good stuff at overpriced prices to really mediocre stuff at overpriced prices.
I saw a movie on Netfliks called "All in this Tea." It's about the guy who opened up the premium loose tea market in China decades ago. He has his old business which I've bought from (Silk Road Teas) and it's 50% less than Teavana and really incredible stuff. I learned the guy reopened his own place (Phoenix Collection) with some really nice stuff as well which I've bought and again it's a lot less like you said.
I also frequent Mitsuwa which is a chain of Japanese grocery stores in the USA. They've lots of loose tea's for pennies on the dollar at what Teavana charged, so I'm right there with you!
Regards,
Tim
Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:24 am
Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:31 am
Wed Apr 03, 2013 3:48 am
Boogie Bill wrote:
Tell me what you drink, be it alcohol, coffee, tee, water, beer, wine or V-8 juice. I LOVE V-8!!!
Boogie Bill wrote: Do you sing? Lead or back up? Do you have an ear for harmony? Got a favorite vocal mic?
Boogie Bill wrote:
What other instruments do you play? Do you double on sax or keyboards or drums; perhaps you play bass and only dabble on guitar? Could you make a living as a street musician, busking for dollars while playing some blues harp? Are you planning a tour as a digeridoo soloist? Are you playing a washboard in a Cajun zydeco band? Or do you have a secret life, playing clarinet in a polka band?
What instrument would you be playing if you hadn’t learned the guitar? What instrument would you like to learn to play?
Boogie Bill wrote:
Let’s talk guitars. Bill
Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:44 am
Wed Apr 03, 2013 5:25 am
Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:39 am
Tell me what you drink
Do you sing? Lead or back up? Do you have an ear for harmony? Got a favorite vocal mic?
What instrument would you be playing if you hadn’t learned the guitar? What instrument would you like to learn to play?
So when you look at a guitar, what is it that makes a desirable instrument? Is it the feel of the neck? The pickups? Tone? Sustain?
How important are looks to you? Or the ergonomics of a certain body style or control placement?
Are there certain guitars you WON’T buy because of certain features?
Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:01 pm
Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:25 pm
Teas at home - all sorts! Coffee if I'm out and about because it's usually better than the tea. Water is great stuff. Decent beer of any type is great too!Tell me what you drink, be it alcohol, coffee, tee, water, beer, wine or V-8 juice. I LOVE V-8!!!
My voice is my main instrument. I'm a baritone but have a large range and can pull off bass or tenor in a choir. I'm just as happy singing solo, duet or choir. My girlfriend is a professional opera singer (soprano)! My favourite vocal mike is an Audix OM5; it has a very tight HC pattern and is not a 'lazy' mic - you have to keep on top of it, but it's clear, it cuts through the mix, and it doesn't pick up ambient sound. It's also tough and well made.Do you sing? Lead or back up? Do you have an ear for harmony? Got a favorite vocal mic?
Mine is a Shure Beta 58A, or an SM-58. They’re inexpensive and hard to beat.
Bagpipes.What other instruments do you play?
Piano.What instrument would you be playing if you hadn’t learned the guitar? What instrument would you like to learn to play?
So when you look at a guitar, what is it that makes a desirable instrument? Is it the feel of the neck? The pickups? Tone? Sustain?
How important are looks to you? Or the ergonomics of a certain body style or control placement?
I wouldn't buy anything with a FR trem or similar, and acceptably whacky body shapes stop at a Gibson Flying V for me - anything with sharp pointy bits is right out!Are there certain guitars you WON’T buy because of certain features?
I'm open-minded and still willing to experiment.... but yeah, pretty much.Have you learned what works for you and what doesn’t?
Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:58 pm