tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.comments2023-04-06T03:44:14.981-04:00Sans DirectionDave Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comBlogger956125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-15764174488994310472016-05-24T18:54:45.983-04:002016-05-24T18:54:45.983-04:00Thanks for your post, Dave. In general I don'...Thanks for your post, Dave. In general I don't like Country but I like this.Mark Sennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185538729718528475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-31309116290015014592016-05-24T11:27:42.803-04:002016-05-24T11:27:42.803-04:00Country has always been more pick-and-choose for m...Country has always been more pick-and-choose for me. Stick on some rock music and I'll likely accept it, some more than others, but it would have to be an overused song or have something specifically bad for me to turn it off. <br /><br />With Country, on the other hand, I'm much more likely to say "I don't like Country, but I like Junior Brown. I don't like Country, but I like Emmylou Harris. I don't like Country, but I like these songs by Merle Haggard."<br /><br />60s Country has two great threads: the Nashville Sound, with lush orchestration cribbed from the elegant pop of the day, which is almost entirely gone from today's music scene, and the Bakersfield Sound, which tried to integrate the more stripped-down Rock & Roll thing. Buck Owens and Merle Haggard are the keys for that, and I love me some Buck Owens. Really, they connect to nobody more, I believe, than pre-Revolver Beatles, mixed to favor the high end of 60s car radios. I do tire of "Yay Truck Driving!" songs, and I think I like it more musically than lyrically.<br /><br />While I love Chet Atkins as a player and have desired to gain a CGP from him -- not remotely good enough to actually aspire to such a lofty height -- I am not a fan of his as a producer and record executive.<br /><br />And I might give up music nerd points by saying that I love many Johnny Cash songs, but a little of his work goes a long way with me, and that his musical instincts are cheesier than the American Recordings would suggest.<br /><br />But nobody has to love what I love. What I think they have to do is acknowledge that Sam Hunt isn't an aberration, but rather Country doing what Country does.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-42895929490205049862016-05-24T10:59:45.492-04:002016-05-24T10:59:45.492-04:00The country I like tends be more what Junior Brown...The country I like tends be more what Junior Brown slings. Also, more of the outlaw stuff and the gang outta Bakersfield. <br /><br />Not sure what to call the Mavericks, their Tejano stuff is more to my liking. I blame the accordion.<br /><br />I think I prefer psychobilly more than rockabilly but that's a difference in degree really.<br /><br />Nashville country post...shit...when about Waylong and the rest went "outlaw" probably. I don't mind formula sometimes, but Nashville formula really grates on my nerves for the music I like.gizmo mathboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021393775941673720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-4448822759811238042014-11-05T15:59:02.719-05:002014-11-05T15:59:02.719-05:00really nicereally niceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-38436940334626768582014-10-24T10:36:31.320-04:002014-10-24T10:36:31.320-04:00Jack, I'm fairly sure that the venue is all an...Jack, I'm fairly sure that the venue is all analog from the DI to the speakers, but I could be wrong.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-59009116692214036162014-10-24T10:31:18.148-04:002014-10-24T10:31:18.148-04:00Good call, bass. I'm sure it's a cumulativ...Good call, bass. I'm sure it's a cumulative effect -- it sounds fine when I plug it in to my amp, so the venue is <i>part</i> of the issue -- but I am planning on taking it to a trusted local repair shop soon.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-63529245350280551512014-10-20T20:37:15.328-04:002014-10-20T20:37:15.328-04:00If the problems went away by changing guitars that...If the problems went away by changing guitars that seems to answer the question of where the noise is coming from. I'd start by checking all the ground connections in the guitar. Sometimes the output jack gets worn or "sprung" with age and doesn't make good contact with the tip on the cable. Look for bad solder joints and make sure the strings / bridge are properly grounded.bassedouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16724444389771452013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-25406348776124800552014-10-20T17:38:22.390-04:002014-10-20T17:38:22.390-04:00Hey Dave, I don't know what you are using for ...Hey Dave, I don't know what you are using for an amp but, I've experienced some strange stuff using tube amps in rooms that are susceptible to voltage spikes and, even more so, voltage drops...situations where I go through every cable and pedal then, have no problem in the next place.Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-86970730191430698092014-01-29T15:56:47.674-05:002014-01-29T15:56:47.674-05:00That's very cool!That's very cool!Pribekhttp://pribek.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-35036454337255816822013-08-21T01:23:05.581-04:002013-08-21T01:23:05.581-04:00Very cool! Looking forward to seeing what you end ...Very cool! Looking forward to seeing what you end up doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-43353040895440377492013-05-29T13:43:03.150-04:002013-05-29T13:43:03.150-04:00love this song!
thay know how to make musiclove this song!<br />thay know how to make musicAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780810443771613573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-84634533948411263722012-11-26T11:51:27.453-05:002012-11-26T11:51:27.453-05:00Nope. It's a mistake. I'll look into it.Nope. It's a mistake. I'll look into it.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-57014078906947490322012-11-25T06:58:49.561-05:002012-11-25T06:58:49.561-05:00Hello.
there is no video in the post. Is it normal...Hello.<br />there is no video in the post. Is it normal? agatzebluzhttp://www.michtoblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-26785945973642482222012-02-28T16:41:43.344-05:002012-02-28T16:41:43.344-05:00I was thinking a while ago that, of all the 70s ro...I was thinking a while ago that, of all the 70s rock stars, the members of Pink Floyd are most likely to be the type you could get on an airplane with and not recognize. I suppose the Tube is the same way.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-2164339804635529652012-02-28T07:13:29.281-05:002012-02-28T07:13:29.281-05:00Now there is coincidence... 1) I was playing that ...Now there is coincidence... 1) I was playing that very track off Pulse on my MP3 the other day on the train on the way home... 2) I was stood on the tube next to a guy who was the absolute spitting image of Mr Gilmour this morning... you don't think? No surely he wouldn't be on a tub before 8am?Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-41434619915045365962012-01-17T18:21:00.193-05:002012-01-17T18:21:00.193-05:00I don't think I have EVER had the opportunity ...I don't think I have EVER had the opportunity to work with a soundman that ACTUALLY knows how to set up a good monitor mix. I've always had to put my tiny combo on a tilted stand, pointed directly at my head, and crank it beyond a comfortable level, just to hear myself over the drums, which always seem to be the only thing in the monitors (huh? why would they put the loudest thing in these tiny clubs through the PA?). It would be great to have a soundguy who knows what he's doing, but I don't think they really exist.Dimaension Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11515317626690822365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-48446543087186703502011-12-12T06:49:11.174-05:002011-12-12T06:49:11.174-05:00I use that chord shape to get a "power chord&...I use that chord shape to get a "power chord" over all 6 stringsFurtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-33698244336405282452011-11-23T22:16:29.388-05:002011-11-23T22:16:29.388-05:00I know. But your blue floral is a great looking in...I know. But your blue floral is a great looking instrument, too.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-87293732796344341782011-11-23T16:42:45.131-05:002011-11-23T16:42:45.131-05:00suffering wallpaper envysuffering wallpaper envyPribekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514550835842428377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-2543316644403468492011-11-19T00:07:46.318-05:002011-11-19T00:07:46.318-05:00We're not talking "digging in". We&#...We're not talking "digging in". We're talking wanting to have Chet Atkins cleans and having to dial in Kerry King grind just so I can hear myself a little. But yeah. <br /><br />Patrick got me to consider getting small computer speakers, so I have something to fall back on when I have nothing.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-78335491166478806072011-11-17T21:06:53.107-05:002011-11-17T21:06:53.107-05:00yeah well, if you have a sound guy it is inherentl...yeah well, if you have a sound guy it is inherently his duty to worry about sound out front. You shouldn't have to give it a thought.<br />If you can't hear yourself properly, you can't attain the proper feel and you end up digging in too much, playing too hard.<br />If you have made the guy aware of it and it's still not happening...not much you can do.Pribekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514550835842428377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-21218488173465948372011-11-17T11:58:10.547-05:002011-11-17T11:58:10.547-05:00That is an idea.
Normally, where I play there'...That is an idea.<br /><br />Normally, where I play there's some sort of headphone monitoring, and as long as I can hear myself and what I'm playing along with, I know I'm doing the best I can do and what the soundman does with it is not my problem. I of course want my playing to hit the ears of the audience and make them happy, but I've decided I cannot let myself care about that.<br /><br />It's when they hinder the ability to hear myself, to keep me from doing my best, that's when I get upset. And I've slept on it and I'm still upset.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-69033825684041666732011-11-17T11:32:32.929-05:002011-11-17T11:32:32.929-05:00It's a constant dilemma it seems.
One possible...It's a constant dilemma it seems.<br />One possible fun solution: actually sample your actual garbage disposal and midi it up through one of your gizmo banks. Hit it when you have the dough-head sound guy messing with you.<br />rave on...Pribekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514550835842428377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-13259155664907925182011-07-21T13:20:46.327-04:002011-07-21T13:20:46.327-04:00It can't be too much of a car show. "Take...It can't be too much of a car show. "Take a car and [do something horrible nobody should do to a car] and run it through these real-world-but-still-preposterous tests" is not a real car thing. "Let's race [a not-a-car] and [a supercar]" is closer, but really, that's to push the three until they're stressed into doing something funny. If it was just cars, well, how many times can you watch Stig wrestle an engine on wheels around a figure-eight until you're bored silly?<br /><br />And I have three boys. The concept of three people who love each other saying the nastiest things they can to each other is not foreign to me. But if they showed any remorse or even lack of cheer over leaving the other in Mosul or hitting their favored things with a miscustomized lorry or insulting each other to their face ("Captain Slow"?) -- which are thing Americans would certainly do to each other but I don't think American television would show that.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204188024832829733.post-27951793461057312812011-07-21T03:10:39.963-04:002011-07-21T03:10:39.963-04:00that latest series currently airing here in the UK...that latest series currently airing here in the UK is back to being better - I thought it had become too much a non-car show but this year some good reviews etc. so it is back on Top Form<br /><br />BTW you don't get British sarcasm - they are the best of pals - honestly that level of abuse is common amongst mates :-)Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com