You still have time to record something. You can play pots and pans with wooden spoons. You can sing us the national anthem. You can sing raunchy sailor songs about bawdy wenches.
We have low standards. We barely even have standards, now that I think about it.
You have time.
JohnnyCage90E ago
I need to get back in there next friday night with some SOBER riffs...If im not still wasted by then.
....No promises.
sirRantsalot ago
The slow decay is unbearable.
Negro_Nazi ago
Play freebird!
TheBuddha ago
LOL I do, with remarkable frequency. It's very often our encore. Voat has heard me play it already.
We use it as an encore because we can change the length, jam out, people like it, and it's a cliche.
Negro_Nazi ago
Oh, fuck yeah.
Gotta love a song where a 15 min guitar solo isnt out of the norm.
TheBuddha ago
Sometimes, I'll even get off the stage (we use wireless) and walk down and through the audience while playing the encore.
They eat this up.
We sometimes will bring a guest onstage to play it with us. The guest is actually my guitar student, and she's usually in sound, but the crowd eats this up as well. It takes us about 15 minutes to do it the way we do it, with all the musicians getting the chance to do some bitching solos and showing off. Sometimes, we have a guitar duel with it.
The audiences love it. We also enjoy it, as it's kinda like letting our hair down. We mix it up quite a bit, as much as such a song can be. Our repeat viewers (I'm not comfortable calling them groupies today) are used to it and know it's coming, so we mix it up.
We don't play a lot of bars, unless they're pretty big bars. So, we've got quite large audiences. We do things like fairs and festivals, private functions, etc...
Our next show is a huge bar, for the area. We have played there quite a few times now, so we'll have lots of fans and sell tons of merchandise. We go out of our way to make their shows extra special. They pay very well and the audience is just too awesome. We are doing a full Friday and Saturday night, and will have an opening act get the crowd ready for us.
Negro_Nazi ago
That's badass. I actually work as a stage hand down in Texas when I am there.
You healing up ok from the injury?
TheBuddha ago
The bones are all fused again. My femur is fused, but doesn't yet have the appropriate density. I am still in significant pain and still doing PT. It has only been a little less than a year and my injuries were kinda severe. Thanks for asking.
What kinda band in Texas?
Negro_Nazi ago
I am not in a band I just work as a stage hand.
TheBuddha ago
That's what you said. I wanted to know what kinda music you play - that is the band. I consider my roadies/hands to be a part of our band. Without them, we don't perform.
Negro_Nazi ago
I am a drummer but I dont have a kit at the moment.
Negro_Nazi ago
Ah, I see. I dont work for a single band. My crew get rented to the venue and I work with all the bands who play that night. I got to work with slayer once, that was cool.
TheBuddha ago
That's insane. Stagehands should know the band, know the material, know the equipment, and are an essential part of the act.
I'd never rely on the venue to provide such. Hell no.
Negro_Nazi ago
The bands have the choice to use their own guys. When or to have their guys work with us so they know nobody is fucking with their stuff.
Negro_Nazi ago
Most of the guys on my crew have been doing it for 5-10 years so they know what they are doing. We have a lighting crew, stage build hand. Inload/outload. And most of them are in bands of their own so they respect the gear.
Metal splinters hurt like a mofo though, haha.
HonkHonkHonk ago
I've spent 20 years playing guitar, most of that was by myself. If you want a shitty phone recording of me playing scales, I'm in.
I don't think anyone wants that, though.
TheBuddha ago
Oh, we do.
The thread is still sorta active, but it's just a couple of us now. Next Friday, 20:00 eastern US time, a brand new weekly guitar thread will open up.
videocodec ago
Since this is the guitar thread, it seems like the guitar is getting less popular recently. Most of the music o listen to has guitar base etc like hard rock but it's not played in school bands. It could be morphed into the acoustic guitar as that seems more common world wide so the electric guitar becomes less common. Just wondering about the future of the guitar in general
theysayso ago
Sorry - I forgot. I had a gig last night. Catch me this Friday.
auto_turret ago
I once spent an entire day recording my terrible piano playing to try and capture a perfect rendition of a tune for this thread.
I'd make it halfway, 3 quarters, even 98 % through mistake free then fuck up.
Eventually gave up due to frustration.
I know your standards are low, but mine are not. I cant allow mistake riddled shit to escape into the world.
And to tell you the truth, I abhor performing for people. I better get over that, or this piano retirement plan thing is shot.
TheBuddha ago
If you play through your mistakes, many people won't notice them.
Purged ago
It's how I live my life...
Elite_Niggerfaggot ago
That's what people tell my parents....
generate ago
fuck voat, fuck traitor putt, there is no DDOS
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qx4chenxp ago
What's a weekly guitar thread?
TheBuddha ago
https://voat.co/v/guitar/3457121
videocodec ago
"We have low standards" You clearly have not heard me sing. I am thinking of selling songs though to drive away the homeless and anyone else who is sane.
TheBuddha ago
I'd say that, in the entire guitar thread, at least 25% are horrible vocalists - or started out that way and are still horrible but are slightly less horrible than they were when they started.
We've got pretty low standards. I ain't even kidding. We've had people who struggled to play a single simple scale on their guitar.
But, they did it to the best of their ability.
Memorexem ago
I have time, but alas... No bucket with which to carry a tune.
Fuck man, I can't even play xylophone. That's how much musical talent I lack. I'm probably making you a worse musician just by being here, lol.
I'll still listen to y'all keep time, though I can't.
We got anybody can play bagpipes well? About the only Scottish thing I can tolerate even though yes, TECHNICALLY, I know, they were an... Arab? Invention. Middle East, certainly. The Scots just did it well.
TheBuddha ago
We have really, really low standards.
And @notruescottsman plays the squeaky bags.
MadJackChurchill ago
I'ma take you up on this BrotherB but not this time... soon 😁
TheBuddha ago
I myself did so, just to show it could be done.
NotHereForPizza ago
Maybe take a break from faggotry
TheBuddha ago
Yup. To date, you've not said anything right - or even intelligent.
You're dismissed. I have other stuff to do tonight.
NotHereForPizza ago
Kek
That's funny shit.
Merlynn ago
Name a song and I'll mangle it.
TheBuddha ago
Hmm...
James Taylor, Sweet Baby James.
Merlynn ago
Ok,where do I post this?
TheBuddha ago
There will be a brand new thread that opens up in v/Guitar. It opens up in about 18 minutes. It will be stickied, as long as i 'member to sticky it. We do this every week, at the same time. 20:00 Eastern US time.
Merlynn ago
Ok,but where to I post the file? Like what service should I use?
TheBuddha ago
Oh, I use https://clyp.it, these days.
Merlynn ago
Got anything not connected to Fuckbook?
TheBuddha ago
It's not. You can create an account without using facebook credentials. I have no facebook account.
Merlynn ago
I'd like one without Fuckbook connections,tho.
TheBuddha ago
Then don't connect via Facebook. It's pretty simple. That's just an OAUTH server option. You can still create an account without it.
Or not. Use a search engine and find one you like.
Merlynn ago
So no one uses anything else?
TheBuddha ago
Not so much, anymore. A few folks use YouTube or SoundCloud.
Merlynn ago
Anything else?
TheBuddha ago
Not really, no. Use your favorite search engine. I'm sure there's something.
d1a ago
This conversation was frustrating to read.
the_sharpest_knife ago
I thought I heard the Old Man say:
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her."
Tomorrow you will get your pay
And it's time for us to leave her
TheBuddha ago
I briefly considered opening a bottle of rum and then later singing Drunken Sailor.
Thereunto ago
Early in the morning?
Elite_Niggerfaggot ago
I'm on my way out to spend a night in the town with the wife.
Can I have an excuse slip?
xobodox ago
exactly.. people are busy; so don't be disheartened if there is a slow-down or whatever. I know we are busy traveling a lot lately.. there's a lot going on.
Maybe, the Friday thing should really be a weekly thing where people can feel free to post for the whole week (instead of just Friday).
It's been hard to make time for things like the Friday Guitar Night.
TheBuddha ago
I have an excuse to not participate, every single Friday night.
Well. quite a few of 'em. Not every Friday night, but damned close.
I can think of a few things I'd rather do with that four hours tonight, but here I am.
Elite_Niggerfaggot ago
You're forgetting that I have 0 musical talent....
TheBuddha ago
Me too. I have hard-earned skill. Just like you, I was born with 0 musical talent.
We all started at the same place.
Elite_Niggerfaggot ago
Fair enough
TheBuddha ago
You still have about 1.3 hours!
Elite_Niggerfaggot ago
Tik tok bitch!!!
TheBuddha ago
It's generally a bad idea to learn to play an instrument anyhow. Seriously, it's a time sink. You'll never make any serious money at it.
ChaoticAwakening ago
NO FUN ALLOWED!!!
TheBuddha ago
I have diligently practiced for more than fifty years. That's some two hours per day, most days - many days even more.
I'm a classical guitarist, by training.
Trust me, it's a horrible idea.