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Location: puerto vallarta, mexico | Originally posted by DavidE:
Here's the solution:
www.soundseat.com
I have a prototype of the breakdown model for gigs. I had to have one after trying one in the Ultrasound Amps booth at NAMM several years ago. Worth every penny!
this looks pretty cool.
billy, anything that has an effect on playing, good or bad seems to be a good topic imho. especially for some of us who feel the reminders of a misspent youth. even if you have a great guitar in your hands it is hard to get to that special out of body place where the magic starts to happen if you body is constantly reminding you it isn't comfortable. some musicians get there with chemicals, and others look for a way to make their body comfortable. some never get there at all. |
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Location: Fort worth Texas | didnt mean to piss in anyones post toasties
Just exercising my freedom of speach, must be the election coming up,... BTW I am voting neither Republican or Democrat, both support the Patriot act. Which is a giant crap on our constitutional rights. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Yes!!!! I was able to subdue a severe knee-jerk reaction to address the last post! It was close though.
I noticed that Soundseat has a "wide-ass" model. |
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Location: puerto vallarta, mexico | Originally posted by Billy Blaze:
didnt mean to piss in anyones post toasties
Just exercising my freedom of speach, must be the election coming up,... BTW I am voting neither Republican or Democrat, both support the Patriot act. Which is a giant crap on our constitutional rights.
an old fart like me is an allbran guy anyway. nothing could make compressed sawdust taste worse. lol.
i didn't mean to sound arrogant, but i really do play for that 1% of the time when the music happens but i somehow am not conscious of anything but the sound. it never used to happen to me at all. i have been playing for over 40 years and until about 5-6 years ago music was only part of a physical world thing. " how did these cables get so tied up when we stand in the same places all night---i need a thinner pick---start the next lead on the 5---i wonder how to signal the bass player his zipper is open---groan, why in the hell did i ever put a spool hub with no brake on my harley---etc etc.
i think i was trying to be too aware of what i was doing. i used to think (stoned) that i was finding that special place, or like santana said, playing inside of the note, but i listened to a few recordings and found the opposite to be true.
the more distraction there is the harder it is to let it happen instead of making an effort to try to make it happen. ie playing with a band, noisy bar crowd, back tired, ass falling asleep, mother agave keeping time with your pulse instead of the groove, a fox dancing just inches away----on and on all are distractions. i can count the number of times that out of body thing happened during a gig on my fingers. usually late with a small quiet crowd hanging on because they want to hear more and the band deciding to try something different. that 3 minute blues tune turns into 15 min and you don't know that till someone tells you.
just as hard for me if i am recording myself and keep playing with the gear. (till i got my hd recorder that i can turn on and forget it for a few hours). what ever blows YOUR hair back is fine with ME amigo.
anyway if i fit a wide ass chair for more than one reason, but it helps get me where i wat to go i can live with that. i learned more than one thing from this thread. |
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Location: Fort worth Texas | Lots of things I can relate to in that last post.
We have to love music to endure the things we do to make it happen. Sometimes its just down right funny though. |
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Location: NC | Originally posted by DavidE:
Here's the solution:
www.soundseat.com
I have a prototype of the breakdown model for gigs. I had to have one after trying one in the Ultrasound Amps booth at NAMM several years ago. Worth every penny!
Thanks David, If the members have any questions, please give me a call.
My best, |
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Location: puerto vallarta, mexico | do ovation fan club members get a special discount? how about banged up working musician fan club members who would always show off their wide ass at gigs? |
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Location: Midland, MI | Forget questions about discounts...as a keys guy, I want to know why the key player chair has a short back and the guitar player chair has a tall back. I mean, man, the guitar guys get all the chicks, all the perks, all the free beer, all the SPOTLIGHT, why do they need the tall back chair, too?
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Location: NC | Originally posted by musicamex:
do ovation fan club members get a special discount? how about banged up working musician fan club members who would always show off their wide ass at gigs?
Dear musicamex:
It is our policy to offer a discount to the members of any new forum that we join, but this MUST be OK'd by management. Some let us, and some do not. We understand, either way. Give me a call if you have questions.
My best, |
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Location: Oregon USA | I use
one of these things from Ikea. Now I'm no expert, and I guess I'm not as "ample" as some of the true die-hards, but it works for me. No arms to get in the way, and it's comfy. |
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Location: south east Michigan | That Ikea thing looks like a pommel(?) horse without the handles. What do you do?...straddle the thing?
I went to an Ikea in L.A. a few years ago. It is quite a different type of store. |
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Location: puerto vallarta, mexico | [i think he means the moderators need to say it's ok. cmon guys, i could get one sent to me on my trip to the states this month.
QUOTE]Originally posted by J. R. Baker:
Dear musicamex:
It is our policy to offer a discount to the members of any new forum that we join, but this MUST be OK'd by management. Some let us, and some do not. We understand, either way. Give me a call if you have questions.
My best, |
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Location: RI. That small State out East | Not very "portable"...
I've cut up a few old cedar stumps to what my 5'9" height feels good at when sitting. I leave the "branch" stub on the trunk and have a great place for my right foot. I might have 4 "stumps" in the music room.
Yes, the kids like to rib me and point out a fallen tree... Hey Dad I saw a few nice stumps today you should...
Woz
I also picked up an old chair made for a draftsman table... |
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Location: Columbus, OH | Well J.R., Miles and Al are an interesting couple. ;-) They'll probably demand free samples first. LOL...
I'd ask Miles. Al is a crotchety old man. Then again, you two might get along great.
I'll see Al in a couple of weeks. Doubt Miles will be there, but I'll see him in January most likely. |
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