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ericcoleman) wrote2006-09-10 12:50 am
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That was fun
I went to the Ritual Cafe open mike tonight. I decided to stick to serious songs. It worked out very nicely. I did
Ghosts - with the very wonderful Kyle Dean Patten on harmonica. More on him in a moment
Color Of Your Eyes - Nice relaxed version
Hides - A little abrupt, but nice.
Later on I had another short turn, at this point there was no one but musicians and employees of the place left. I started playing In Crosby Park and Kyle got an evil smile and pulled out a penny whistle. I gave up singing the song and he and I just played around it for a couple minutes. I asked him what it would take to get him on the CD when I record this. His reply
"a phone call"
cool ...
So how was your saturday ???
Ghosts - with the very wonderful Kyle Dean Patten on harmonica. More on him in a moment
Color Of Your Eyes - Nice relaxed version
Hides - A little abrupt, but nice.
Later on I had another short turn, at this point there was no one but musicians and employees of the place left. I started playing In Crosby Park and Kyle got an evil smile and pulled out a penny whistle. I gave up singing the song and he and I just played around it for a couple minutes. I asked him what it would take to get him on the CD when I record this. His reply
"a phone call"
cool ...
So how was your saturday ???
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Guitar RecyclingAmerican Guitars, which has an outstanding (and mostly not for sale) collection of vintage ukeleles. I let him know that if he sticks with the uke and gets decent at it, I'll gladly buy him a nice one, vintage or otherwise.While I was there, I tried out a couple of amps, since I'm looking for a little five watt Champ type for practice, recording, and playing lap steel. He was grumbling that they were too loud. Meanwhile, the staff was trying to bring a vintage Marshall half-stack to life. When they finally fired it up, I told him, "Now THAT is a loud amp!", and played a few notes to point out that we couldn't even HEAR the little Champ I was playing over the Marshall.
Tonight, I got a song recorded and up on Myspace, but I'm borderline ashamed of my guitar playing on it. :( Next time you talk to me, feel free to ask me if I've re-recorded it yet.
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I gotta say, though, that the little Gibson TROUNCED every Fender Champ in the store, along with a bunch of others. There were some blackface Fender Princetons I liked even more, but those were a little too loud for my purposes... I want something that can show a little hair even at acoustic-guitar volumes. What I really need is a two or three watt tube amp... or maybe just an EQ pedal in front of the Pignose.
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http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Valve-Junior-Combo-Amp?sku=480260
and this
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Valve-Junior-Tube-Amplifier-Head?sku=482069
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I need SOMETHING to solve my problems, though. First, I need an amp that I can play with unamplified acoustic guitars and singers. Second, I need a reasonably low-volume recording amp.
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