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[J. A.]

Final rehearsal tonight - during a short break

After rehearsing

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[scifan57]

Final rehearsal tonight - during a short break
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After rehearsing
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Are you rehearsing for a Christmas concert?

 

[giradman]

My BIL (who has a dog) left the cartoon below on my FB page today - animal lovers should enjoy - Susan & I have LOTS of stuffed animals around the house - our 'bunny' collection also below - Dave
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[J. A.]

Are you rehearsing for a Christmas concert?

There'll be two concerts in Advent, one this evening and the other one tomorrow in the afternoon; and a third concert will be on December 26.

 

[BobbyBoomer]

Sun, Stax, Gibson, Beale Street - this is hallowed ground to a career pop musician!

I've memorized so many of those songs and enjoyed playing them too.

Bob

 

[giradman]

Sun, Stax, Gibson, Beale Street - this is hallowed ground to a career pop musician!

I've memorized so many of those songs and enjoyed playing them too.

Hi Bob - thought that you might 'chime in' on those Memphis posts - I'm ready to go back - went to a rib place near the Peabody Hotel which was superb!

BTW - pic below of the guitar we bought at the Gibson Guitar place, an Epihpone Masterbilt w/ steel strings - she has a classical guitar and wanted some more volume! She is taking guitar lessons from an instructor at the UNC School of the Arts in our home town - Dave
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[BobbyBoomer]

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BTW - pic below of the guitar we bought at the Gibson Guitar place, an Epihpone Masterbilt w/ steel strings<...>

Epiphone makes some very good guitars for the money.

I have a Gibson ES-330 and a very similar Epiphone Casino. The Gibson sells for about 5 times the price of the Epiphone, but it isn't 5 times the guitar. It's like the difference between the Lexus and the Camry that has the same body style and engine. So why does the Gibson cost more?

1) The Gibson was made in the USA and has more hand-built parts

2) The Gibson has nitrocellulose lacquer and the Epi has a polyurethane finish

3) The Gibson has real mother-of-pearl inlays in the neck, the Epi plastic

4) The Gibson is made with better wood and has a better tone unplugged, but it is an electric guitar and wood has nothing to do with the sound of an electric

I don't play either one much anymore and have considered selling the Gibson - but I've had it so many years it's difficult to do. I discovered Parker Guitars and have two USA built Parkers that have a more modern design, are easier to play, contoured to fit the body, and a wider variety of sounds. Not to diminish the Gibson and the Epi, they are fine guitars.

 

[BobbyBoomer]

You might be interested in two movies, "The Wrecking Crew" and "Muscle Shoals".

The musicians in "The Wrecking Crew" and to a lesser extend those in "Muscle Shoals" were the recording band on the majority of recordings by famous stars in the 60s and later. The drummer, Hal Blaine of the Wrecking Crew played drums on over 35,000 recordings.

Even very famous bands didn't play on their own records.

Why? Playing on a recording and playing live are similar but require different skills, like being an airplane or helicopter pilot. Some people just specialize on one or the other.

In present times as recording session equipment has gotten more forgiving, easier to use, and with more sophisticated electronics, it's easier for a player to do both.

I've done my share of being a "sax for hire" in recording sessions, but I'm predominantly a live player.

Bob

 

[giradman]

Epiphone makes some very good guitars for the money.

I have a Gibson ES-330 and a very similar Epiphone Casino. The Gibson sells for about 5 times the price of the Epiphone, but it isn't 5 times the guitar. It's like the difference between the Lexus and the Camry that has the same body style and engine. So why does the Gibson cost more?

1) The Gibson was made in the USA and has more hand-built parts

2) The Gibson has nitrocellulose lacquer and the Epi has a polyurethane finish

3) The Gibson has real mother-of-pearl inlays in the neck, the Epi plastic

4) The Gibson is made with better wood and has a better tone unplugged, but it is an electric guitar and wood has nothing to do with the sound of an electric

Hi Bob - thanks for the guitar lesson - you and my BIL (believe I showed his guitar collection someplace in this forum) could talk for hours!

We did not want to spend a fortune on a guitar since Susan is an amateur and plays a half dozen instruments, so not a career necessity - the Epiphone that we bought was made in a 'special' factory in China - sounded great in the Gibson store and the price was right for us. Dave

 

[giradman]

You might be interested in two movies, "The Wrecking Crew" and "Muscle Shoals".

The musicians in "The Wrecking Crew" and to a lesser extend those in "Muscle Shoals" were the recording band on the majority of recordings by famous stars in the 60s and later. The drummer, Hal Blaine of the Wrecking Crew played drums on over 35,000 recordings.

Hi again Bob - I've seen both films and actually own the blu-ray of Muscle Shoals - we did a trip in the spring of 2014 to northern Alabama & Nashville - toured the Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals - part of one of my travelogues HERE (see post #9) - the Alabama Music Hall of Fame was another interesting visit - of course, Nashville is always a treat! Dave

 

[BobbyBoomer]

<...>We did not want to spend a fortune on a guitar since Susan is an amateur and plays a half dozen instruments, so not a career necessity - the Epiphone that we bought was made in a 'special' factory in China - sounded great in the Gibson store and the price was right for us. Dave

My Epiphone was made in Korea in 2000, before they moved the factory to China. I'm involved in the Epiphone Forum and the Chinese Epiphones have a very good reputation.

BTW, you don't have to be amateur to play the Epi. When I was playing that guitar as my gig guitar, I left the Gibson home and took the Epiphone to the gig, and was never ashamed of the name on the headstock. In fact, I bought the Epi to keep the Gibson from getting beat up on the gigs - I do one-nighters and they are notoriously hard on gear.

And yes, I could talk endlessly about music. It's not only my profession, but also my number one passion.

 

[J. A.]

These are two houses in my village

 

[scifan57]

These are two houses in my village
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They're very nice. Is there music as part of the decorations?

 

[J. A.]

They're very nice. Is there music as part of the decorations?

No, there isn't, just the lighting.

 

[BobbyBoomer]

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