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Post by gasman on Aug 22, 2011 21:34:15 GMT -5
Very cool! Thank you, Les!
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Post by gasman on Aug 21, 2011 14:37:03 GMT -5
Happy Birthday! May you have many more, my friend!
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Post by gasman on Aug 18, 2011 14:36:02 GMT -5
What a great voice!
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Post by gasman on Aug 18, 2011 14:24:30 GMT -5
Great job! I can't sing and play at the same time!
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Post by gasman on Aug 10, 2011 22:03:47 GMT -5
Hey G man, working toward that home grown band I see. ;D Yeah, seems that way! Now I only need someone to play bass!
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Post by gasman on Aug 10, 2011 21:59:27 GMT -5
Hi GMan, good to hear from you again. Have to say you are a braver man than me, buying a drum kit for your son, I can almost hear it from here. Arghh! Seriously, I hope he sticks at it and continues to enjoy it. Hopefully that "noise" will begin to sound good soon. Is there someone who could give him lessons? Hi Les, and thanks! So far, the drumming hasn't bothered me! I already told my son to play only at reasonable hours. He is really into it and already knows the names of all of the drums and cymbals. I don't know of anybody that could give him lessons, but he listens to some of his Classic Rock favorites and tries to pick up their drum riffs. I hope he continues it also. I really like the fact that he wants to jam with his Old Man ;D. Today we did not jam because he went to play next door with the neighbor's grandson, but he did play on his own before that. I'll probably be on here more now that school starts and my son is in school (as long as I am not substituting). The weather will be more tolerable also. I want to get back into the swing of things with the guitar, and jamming with my son after school will be a good way of doing it!
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Post by gasman on Aug 9, 2011 18:52:18 GMT -5
Hello, Guys! I haven't been playing much this summer. I don't like to play when it gets too hot, so I've been avoiding picking up my guitar. I've had GAS, but I feel that I have too many guitars already (especially for the amount of time I've been playing lately). I did find a way to remedy my GAS, though. I'm always window shopping on Craigslist, and recently I found a couple of things that interested me: 1. A five-piece drum kit (bass, floor tom, 2 regular toms, and snare drum, plus the hardware and an 18" cymbal, and two 14" high-hat cymbals). 2. A Digitech RP200 multi-effects guitar processor. Both of these items were incredible bargains, and my plan was to get the drum kit for my son as an early birthday present, and get the RP200 for me as a belated birthday present. I already had an RP50, so I was thinking of getting the RP200 and possibly trading the RP50 as part of the deal to get the drum kit. Well, I contacted the RP200 seller and set up a time to go check it out. When I got there, he had it set up to demo it - with a Vox amp like Les has...and a Gibson Les Paul Traditional! I had never even seen a Gibson up close and personal, let alone played one! The seller hands the guitar to me and I play a few chords on it while changing presets on the RP200. He then takes the guitar and plays a few quick hot licks that blew my chords away (to demo the expression pedal on the RP200). Needless to say, this made my day! I bought a very nice, older U.S.A. made RP200 and got to play *cough, cough* a REAL Gibson! I also got cured of my GAS for Gibson! I have my two Epiphones, so I don't think I'll be buying the "Holy Grail" Gibson anytime soon (unless I find a used one for an INCREDIBLY low price)! Now, back to my plan. It turns out the sellers of the drum kit were not into guitars, so I kept my RP50, but still got the drum kit. It's a great starter kit, as far as I'm concerned, and I got it for less than half of what it is advertised here (same brand): www.richardsmusiconline.com/products/5-Piece-Drum-Set-71855.htmlAnyway, the kicker is (pun intended), that my six year old son loves his new drum kit (and he is rather good at it!), and for the two days since we have had it up, we have been jamming together! We're basically making noise, but it's a start! He tells me that now that he has his drums, we will jam every day! NOTE: I really think that the drums are his instrument - he seems more excited with them than with the guitars I got him for Christmas!
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Post by gasman on Aug 9, 2011 17:54:23 GMT -5
CAN YOU HEAR ME, LES!!! Sounds like you had a great day!
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Post by gasman on Aug 9, 2011 17:52:24 GMT -5
Look at it as a new chapter in the evolution of your band. Things will work out for the better, they always do!
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Post by gasman on Aug 9, 2011 17:21:53 GMT -5
More buttons = more fun! Have fun with it, Phil!
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Post by gasman on Aug 9, 2011 17:20:42 GMT -5
I remember when you first posted a picture of it on the forum. Very cool!
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Post by gasman on Aug 9, 2011 17:18:05 GMT -5
Looking forward to hearing you play it when you get it, Rayden!
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Post by gasman on Aug 9, 2011 17:04:38 GMT -5
Welcome, Bama!
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Post by gasman on Jul 17, 2011 0:52:11 GMT -5
To answer your question - NO! BUT...I really have never tried both at the same time! BUT...Based on my playing alone AND my horrible voice when singing alone...I still say...NO! ;D
Maybe now that my son starts school again, on the days I am not called to sub and am alone in the house, I might try doing both at once. I might surprise myself...Doubt it, though!
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Post by gasman on Jul 15, 2011 17:11:31 GMT -5
Welcome! Stick around, this is a very nice place!
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