leftybassman392

8 hours ago, Si600 said:

I've got sucked into watching the Charismatic Voice. She doesn't do reaction videos as such, though there is a fair amount in there but she then dissects the technical aspects of singing which is interesting rather than just going OMG all the time.

I've listened to a few of hers. They are good in the sense of being musically astute, but IMHO unless you're either a singer or wanting to learn, they're a bit limited in their appeal.

45 minutes ago, Skinnyman said:

I found some of Beato’s stuff interesting but then he started getting all self-referential and the videos were more about his experiences as a YouTuber, copyright strikes and his dealings with other Tubers and less about the music.

 

I’ve recently noticed a trend for “reactions” videos where someone is filmed reacting to their (supposed) first hearing of a classic track such as “Close To The Edge” or similar. I’m sure these have been going for ages but they’ve just started appearing in my suggestions.

 

My initial reaction is “why?”. Why would I want to watch a person I don’t know listen to a piece of music that I do know and why would I care about their reaction?

 

I’m sure these things bring joy and happiness to many so good luck to them.

 

 

I've actually watched a few of those. They're not quite so bad (yes they are bad, but bear with me) when they're done by music professionals as at least you get something resembling an informed opinion, but I drew the line when I saw one in my recommendation list in which a beauty therapist or some such was supposed to be reacting to an acappella song (which, let's be fair, is a bit off the beaten track to start with)...

57 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Thanks, I learnt a lot from that.

Rather than start a second youtube thread I decided to put this here. @Dad3353, if you feel it's appropriate you might consider setting up a new thread anyway (which would be fine by me).

It's a ground-up Les Paul rebuild, so not exactly a 'who do you watch..', but I hope you'll like it anyway.

Caution: most of the video has an awful muzak backing so you might want to mute the audio apart from the start and end sections.

Enjoy:

It is a bit fizzy isn't it?

I mean, it's good that they're still out there (in fairness they did sound pretty slick - and in truth I never was a fully committed fan of the band), but, hmmm... not sure...

3 hours ago, Skinnyman said:

I had a Faith for years and I agree, they’re amazingly good guitars - even more so at that price point. 

That looks very nice - is it really as compact as the pictures suggest?

Yup. 24" scale, a whisker over 36" end-to-end. Astonishingly full sound though. At some point I'll try to put together a bit of a demo. My playing technique's for poop ATM though; I keep meaning to get back to it but somehow something else always comes up. Give me  month or two and I'll be there!

On 18/05/2021 at 21:08, leftybassman392 said:

Haven't had one of those for a while now (the custom Tele is from 2013, and is posted somewhere or other around here). Tell you what though, I could post some picks of my last NGD. Two years ago if memory serves, but who's counting?

1. Did I need it? No.

2. Have I used it in anger? No.

3. Will I ever actually make any remotely worthwhile music with it? Who can tell?... Probably not though.

4. Is it nice to look at? I think so, but hang around and judge for yourself...

If that doesn't qualify it as a vanity purchase then I don't know what does.

Give me a while to wind up the camera and I'll post up some pics. (I'm assuming there's an NGD thread around here somewhere...?)

Update: I've just now posted some piccies of my most recent acquisition on the NGD thread:

Bit old this one, but it's a response to a request from a friend to post my latest purchase:

Faith Mercury parlour guitar. Englemann spruce top, rosewood back & sides, ebony fretboard. All solid woods. Active system has Faith logo on it but not sure who made it, and really rather good it is too. I know I'm a bit biased, but IMHO a £750 guitar has no right to look, feel and sound this good.

Bought in 2019 from PMT Birmingham. I took delivery on a day when there was a trade show on, and had the good fortune to discuss the guitar (among other things) with the man who designed it

Not the best images I could have done, but hey!

6 hours ago, EdwardMarlowe said:

Yeah, huge developments there since 2012. In a few months' time there's going to be a huge leap forward: to date, China has always stuck to a sectoral approach (specific rules for specific areas), but the end of 2021/ early 2022 will see the arrival of the Personal Information Protection Law, China's first omnibus data protection law. Basically an equivalent of the EU's GDPR, and very. very similar. There's a big likelihood this could be enough to take China over the edge for the EC to declare it as having "adequate protection" equivalent to the EU. The commercial drive for this is huge, of course, as China wants to expand its ecommerce market into Europe and would love an EU trade deal.

I'm sure there's room for objective criticism, though it's kind of a speck / log thing coming from the UK, where - no longer fully bound by the GDPR - the government is currently on a serious data grab of your personal health information  - if you don't opt out by 23rd June, they will take all your GP's information on you forever, and there's a separate one for the national NHS. All snuck out undercover of the pandemic - and none of it would have been remotely legal until 31st January past. 

Do you have links for the opt-out?

Never actually got scared, but I used to pace endlessly in the build-up to a gig. I've always thought that a degree of nervous energy is a good thing for a working musician.

I was never a huge fan of playing solo (despite spending a period doing solo cocktail gigs as well as being lead guitarist in most of the bands I played in - bar the bass gigs of course), but I loved playing small-format stuff and was lucky enough to work with some very talented female singers in acoustic duets.

21 minutes ago, ezbass said:

What’s going on? Some folk have no rhythm. Watching people on things like Jools’ Later clapping out of time is good sport, they know that they’re wrong because of the occasional hesitance, like the person in that video. When I worked in a primary school, listening to the children clap along to tunes was like listening to a bucket of fish being tipped down a flight of stairs.

I understand what you're saying, but if you look carefully there is definitely some editing going on. Keep a close eye on the saxophonist and the woman behind him at around 3:16 -3:17.

20 minutes ago, ezbass said:

The appearance of a totally out of time knee and hand in the left of the shot about a minute in suddenly grabbed my attention. All the players tapping away together like good’uns and there’s someone who is plainly ‘dancing’ to the beat of a different drummer. 

Yeah, bit odd that isn't it? I'm not sure how it's recorded TBH (I'd say it's supposed to look like a mobile phone but there's something else going on). It's definitely a live performance but there's clearly been some editing done. There are plenty of other recordings of them on You Tube though that have no such anomalies. I don't know too much about them TBH, but they're apparently very well known in New Orleans for doing these street performances. Here's another one (I'll leave it as a link for those who don't want to look):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYJhgz4L3UU

I'm hoping that we can include non-guitar vids here. Is that ok?

Yes? Good.

After spending more years than I care to recount playing, teaching and recording guitars and basses, these days I like to spend time searching out stuff that isn't guitars and basses. Right now I'm particularly interested in a cappella and dixieland jazz. Here's one example of each:

WARNING: this first video has almost certainly been produced with the aid of pitch correction software. Doesn't mean the singers aren't good at what they do (they are) but some people just can't seem get past it so if that's you, probably best to save yourself the trouble:

Dixieland the way she is meant to sound:

I've just thought of something along the lines Skinz suggested. How about 'The commune'?

Daft, drivelly and off the wall as always, but imbued with peace and love, man.

10 minutes ago, Skinnyman said:

 

And where’s your NGD post? Or are you keeping it to yourself?

 

Haven't had one of those for a while now (the custom Tele is from 2013, and is posted somewhere or other around here). Tell you what though, I could post some picks of my last NGD. Two years ago if memory serves, but who's counting?

1. Did I need it? No.

2. Have I used it in anger? No.

3. Will I ever actually make any remotely worthwhile music with it? Who can tell?... Probably not though.

4. Is it nice to look at? I think so, but hang around and judge for yourself...

If that doesn't qualify it as a vanity purchase then I don't know what does.

Give me a while to wind up the camera and I'll post up some pics. (I'm assuming there's an NGD thread around here somewhere...?)

1 hour ago, Skinnyman said:

 I can take or leave them as guitars

Well you're not f****ing taking mine mateypoo.

So there!

*Sigh*

This forum definitely needs an iniquitous place to hang out.

Fàilte fae a sassenach o' scots heritage.

10 hours ago, Skinnyman said:

 

I’m not a massive fan of quilted finishes or highly-figured grain...

 

What, like this you mean?:

Call me a weirdo if you must, but I actually quite like it. Not convinced it goes with the fretboard hue if I'm honest, but whatevs...

Hi @Noobmaster69, and welcome to the rabbit hole that is the world of learning to play guitar.

It's good that you have a tutor; they'll be able to guide you in the right direction, structure your learning and help you with queries.

I spent many years teaching guitar and bass, and if there's one free tip I can give you it's that you should never be afraid to ask questions, even if they seem dumb at the time. It's your money paying for the tutor's time.

I've had messages from @AriaSnuff and @jegac1.

@jegac1 looks to be an older message but @AriaSnuff has arrived in the last couple of hours

I know what you mean. My current bass is headless and I've had no issues with it (quite the contrary in fact), but I suspect a headless guitar would just feel weird (not to say unbalanced).

12 minutes ago, Skinnyman said:

 

Is that Ned Steinberger’s original prototype?

No. It's a plank of wood with a guitar pickup and assorted bits of metal thrown at it.

Depends how much you want to pay me for it...

@Skinnyman Have you considered a self-build?