My new babies...
 

Most of you know about my love of music and my love for guitar playing. I just picked up a couple of new babies for the collection. I got a standard Fender P-bass (precision bass), and an Ibanez acoustic electric mandolin. I am doing some original music recording and needed both. I got the bass for COST because the guys at my local music shop accidently had the price tag at cost...they are my good friends because I have been a working musician since I was 19 and have been buying product from them for about fifteen years or more (even before I was a working musician). When I get some of these songs recorded, I will post them up on a website so you can hear what I am up to. Should be pretty diverse stuff. My keyboard player is incredible and really knows how to record and get a great sounding final. If you guys feel so inclined, please post up pics of your other loves...this is very possibly a repost of something I have posted before. Here's the babies:


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Here's my other babies from a previous post:


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Can you hook them up to the Xbox?

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bet you do really well with guitar hero with those.

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I don't have Guitar Hero, but I can blindly say I will smoke all y'all...except for BMG.

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Just because you can play a real guitar doesnt mean your any good at Guitar Hero

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^^^ can you play it online? If so, I will make my non-live having ass get set up, and challenge you, Nauree...:D. Catman has been on me to get live for Halo and Madden (?)...how dumb is that, that I would get live to play "Guitar Hero"?

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Its not online

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Nice looking acoustic's Voodoo. I want to learn how to play acoustic so bad. Any ideas where/how to start?

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Some very attractive instruments, sir. I bet your skill in playing them is unmatched, sir. It's nice to see people with a great variety of interests. Please have a good evening and a pleasant tomorrow, sir.

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Yes...we all think we can get a guitar and "teach ourselves". Please do not fall into this category. It is very hard to train yourself...that takes ALOT of discipline, and most of us don't have the gumption. Get a guitar teacher...seek out your local music shop for advice so as not to get a hack that just started teaching.He will recommend a good starter guitar for you. I think, if you are serious, you need to spend about 200 bucks to get a decent acoustic...check out the pawn shops and maybe have your teacher come with you (Washburn is a good idea). If you only have twenty bucks to spend...get that guitar, but please take lessons. Guitar playing has made me a better person...have fun with it! Keep me posted!

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I'm a rockstar in my own mind....but it's ok because I'm alone in there :D

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Thanks for the info! I'm definately serious about it. My girlfriend has an acoustic (don't know what kind it is off hand) and she wants to learn how to play as well. $200 sounds good. I'd spend more if it meant that I'd be getting the best there is. I understand about the whole "self teaching". It's the same thing in golf. Many of my clients have taught themselves before they came to see me. The sad thing is, no matter how many times I teach them what to do/what not to do, some of the things that they taught themselves will stick with them forever. My weekend's going to be fairly busy, so, I'll probally stop in my local music shop first thing next week and talk to them about which acoustic to get as well as getting lessons. Thanks again Voodoo. I'll keep you UTD.

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You don't also happen to have an Amp that goes all the way to 11 do you?

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I **** you not...my amp goes up to 12. You see, Nigel can play at 11, but mine is one louder, isn't it?


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But why not just make 10 louder? Then you don't need the 12...

:D

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Voodoo - that shiney gold color reminds me of my old Marshall...

Tube went and I had no money.. I was a broke boy then (and dumb too cause I sold it for $80 - Marshall 150W).

I only now have my Peavy Bandit80W which, might I say, is an amazing budget amp. Great crunch, nice highs and mids, too. All around great amp!

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Peavey has stepped up to the plate over the last several years.My first amp was a Peavey Backstage Plus. I have a Hotrod DeVille and a '59 Bassman reissue. Wonderful amps. I run a wah pedal, delay pedal, rotovibe, and a Tube Screamer...that's all a man needs! :)

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Very very nice! I would love it if you could play your Mandolin for me! (actually that sounds really perverted) lol Hey man...Nice Mandolin you got there, mind if I touch it? Do you find yourself strumming your mandolin on those lonesome nights?


seriously though....you have a very nice collection.

Paul McCartneys new song Dance Tonight features him on the Mandolin, I love the sound.

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