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Ummm.. Which one did we talk about? I'm old and can't remember.
The one you were getting made.Ummm.. Which one did we talk about? I'm old and can't remember.
Oh. No, this isn't that one. That one you're referring to, has an 18 month lead time. Placed the deposit last January and it should be ready mid-year. It'll be similar to this:
Jaydee Basses Supernatural Series II
oh ok. sorry , I couldnt remember either....
Well....if you're not going to be serious.....what's the point?
What do you mean? Two basses aren’t serious?Well....if you're not going to be serious.....what's the point?
Sara-s
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My ukulele teacher likes to keep challenging me to expand my repertoire & ability. He just sent me chords & lyrics for Scarboro Fair. (He had already sent me the melody.) We work on both strumming & finger-picking.
A little interesting info;
1) I am a native of New York City-Brooklyn, to be exact, though I now live on Staten Island.
2) Juan, my teacher, speaks English quite well, but with w Spanish accent. As this is commonplace in NYC, it hadn't occurred to me that he wasn't from around here.
3) As it turns out, he was born in Argentina and currently lives in Spain. That has made things really interesting, as I am learning so much about his culture.
A little interesting info;
1) I am a native of New York City-Brooklyn, to be exact, though I now live on Staten Island.
2) Juan, my teacher, speaks English quite well, but with w Spanish accent. As this is commonplace in NYC, it hadn't occurred to me that he wasn't from around here.
3) As it turns out, he was born in Argentina and currently lives in Spain. That has made things really interesting, as I am learning so much about his culture.
Some absolutely gorgeous things with frets found in this thread!
I thought I would add some stuff to be hit with sticks (southpaw addition) if it's allowed
I thought I would add some stuff to be hit with sticks (southpaw addition) if it's allowed
Sara-s
Shave Member
@Strop Dragging nice drum set! And cheers from a fellow leftie!
It is very much allowed. I also play a bit of drums. Had to move mine to a friend's house when I downsized. I miss them already.if it's allowed
Cheers to you! Always good for us southpaws to connect!
Sara-s
Shave Member
Interestingly, play my ukes in what is generally viewed as a right-handed setup. My reasoning is that, in this form the left hand is going the fret work, which requires more fine-motor coordination than the string- work does. In fact, for that reason, I find it odd that righties play this way.
You and I are very much the same! I’m a multi-instrumentalist, and I play all instruments right handed as well. The one that’s the most of a hassle to set up, the drum kit, is the thing that I play lefty
So as a drummer, I spent my entire fledgling music career playing acoustic drums. But over the years of working with other musicians as a collaborator, I was plugging away at my own project, recording keyboard and synth parts in my bedroom, working toward a collection of my own songs. In 2023 it came time to put the thing that most people lay down first, the drum tracks, down. (I recorded everything else to a click track or very simple drum machine loop). Because 2023 coincided with me going through 6 months of chemotherapy, the original plan to bring all my home made tracks into a "proper" studio and record drums there was really not feasible. In terms of budget, I knew that I was really looking at a weekend length stay in a studio...and the idea of me being able to get 11 tracks done in 2 days (something I have done in the past on other people's records) was just not going to be in the cards. There were times, do to exhaustion, that I could maybe play through a song once or twice before needing a break.
So, I went a very different route, fell down a wormhole I had never even glanced into, and invested the "studio" funds into an electronic kit.
This was TOTALLY new territory for me...and it was very interesting to learn how far forward that technology has come. This is a Roland TD27kv2 for those keeping score at home. I did not use any of the onboard sounds in the unit itself, but instead used a program called Superior Drummer, which is a library of really well recorded drum sounds of all different types of kits. So I was able to pick and choose and tune each instrument as I went, which was really cool. It allowed me to even have a couple different types of kits and room tones for songs where I felt like a "bigger" or "smaller, tighter" room would sound good. Recording my tracks that way, in the comfort of my own den, made making a record during cancer treatment possible...which was such a gift.
And a deep dive into some pretty steep learning curve tech. After I released the record in 2024, I decided for the album release to play it as a solo show, as I had played everything on the record myself. It is a very layered, orchestral sounding chamber popish album, with much of the sound made up of Mellotron sounds as well as other vintage synths. So I decided to play the electronic kit on stage (a first!), triggering the sounds from the record and controlling and mixing the other tracks through my lap top. This involved using Ableton Live program, in conjunction with the Roland triggering Superior Drummer...and then both signals going out to the house (along with my vocal) and a feed coming back into in ear monitors, which featured a different mix including some click tracks and prompts. A lot of stuff to learn for a guy who usually just hits things, haha. But for a first go, it went off almost without a hitch!
So, I went a very different route, fell down a wormhole I had never even glanced into, and invested the "studio" funds into an electronic kit.
This was TOTALLY new territory for me...and it was very interesting to learn how far forward that technology has come. This is a Roland TD27kv2 for those keeping score at home. I did not use any of the onboard sounds in the unit itself, but instead used a program called Superior Drummer, which is a library of really well recorded drum sounds of all different types of kits. So I was able to pick and choose and tune each instrument as I went, which was really cool. It allowed me to even have a couple different types of kits and room tones for songs where I felt like a "bigger" or "smaller, tighter" room would sound good. Recording my tracks that way, in the comfort of my own den, made making a record during cancer treatment possible...which was such a gift.
And a deep dive into some pretty steep learning curve tech. After I released the record in 2024, I decided for the album release to play it as a solo show, as I had played everything on the record myself. It is a very layered, orchestral sounding chamber popish album, with much of the sound made up of Mellotron sounds as well as other vintage synths. So I decided to play the electronic kit on stage (a first!), triggering the sounds from the record and controlling and mixing the other tracks through my lap top. This involved using Ableton Live program, in conjunction with the Roland triggering Superior Drummer...and then both signals going out to the house (along with my vocal) and a feed coming back into in ear monitors, which featured a different mix including some click tracks and prompts. A lot of stuff to learn for a guy who usually just hits things, haha. But for a first go, it went off almost without a hitch!
@Strop Dragging dude bro, you have any of your stuff streamable online?
Very nice of you to ask, Dave. Indeed, my album, Notes Like Ghosts, is streamable online.
Please feel free to listen
Well, I have to give the shave 2/10
Some years ago, I gave my old Slingerland “Bop” kit to my son, thinking I would never play again. But I picked up an Alesis Sample pad to noodle around with. For some reason, I kept my Cymbals. Then started participating in alumni Marching band. The gear pile grows!