TMC LIVE WITHOUT A NET
Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 7:37 pm
There has been recent talk about the slow death of the new AGF, which is a thought that fills my heart with sadness. I don't think it's inevitable, though if it did actually come to pass . . . and I say this with humility . . . I would feel some small responsibility. I used to post here much more often and contribute much more content.
Please accept as my excuse the fact that I have become quite busy as a gigging musician. I find it ironic that during the last year, when many were lamenting the lack of opportunity to play for an audience, the frequency of my own performances just kept increasing. I went from being in one gigging act, to two, then to three, and I am just now about to take on a fourth. It's not unusual for me to gig four or five nights a week at this point.
I want everyone to know how much knowledge and insight into guitars I have gained from his community, all of which I carry forward with me, constantly utilizing and apply it as I continue my own journey in music.
So here's an example of exactly what I'm doing as of this moment, meaning just last night. A mutual friend arranged for myself and this amazing singer to perform at a local venue last night. I had met this guy twice, though never played with him. I didn't have his set list, half of which turned out to be be his own originals. While setting up our gear he informed me that he played in D Standard tuning, which I have never played in. As my Les Paul was strung with 09s the strings felt like rubber bands when tuned that low. The show literally started like this: "Ready, Set, Go!" No indication of songs, order, keys, nothing. That is why I titled this thread, "Live Without a Net," because that is what it literally was. It was like a roller coaster ride. But I'll be damned, did this guy and I mesh well . . . so well that we're doing a four hour gig together tomorrow night at a different venue.
Anyways, this is an example of the type of thing I've been up to lately, which is why I haven't been contributing as much to the forum as in the past. There's always new material to learn, practice to keep up, and so on.
Please accept as my excuse the fact that I have become quite busy as a gigging musician. I find it ironic that during the last year, when many were lamenting the lack of opportunity to play for an audience, the frequency of my own performances just kept increasing. I went from being in one gigging act, to two, then to three, and I am just now about to take on a fourth. It's not unusual for me to gig four or five nights a week at this point.
I want everyone to know how much knowledge and insight into guitars I have gained from his community, all of which I carry forward with me, constantly utilizing and apply it as I continue my own journey in music.
So here's an example of exactly what I'm doing as of this moment, meaning just last night. A mutual friend arranged for myself and this amazing singer to perform at a local venue last night. I had met this guy twice, though never played with him. I didn't have his set list, half of which turned out to be be his own originals. While setting up our gear he informed me that he played in D Standard tuning, which I have never played in. As my Les Paul was strung with 09s the strings felt like rubber bands when tuned that low. The show literally started like this: "Ready, Set, Go!" No indication of songs, order, keys, nothing. That is why I titled this thread, "Live Without a Net," because that is what it literally was. It was like a roller coaster ride. But I'll be damned, did this guy and I mesh well . . . so well that we're doing a four hour gig together tomorrow night at a different venue.
Anyways, this is an example of the type of thing I've been up to lately, which is why I haven't been contributing as much to the forum as in the past. There's always new material to learn, practice to keep up, and so on.
