Biz Prof

If any human ever actually needed diarrhea, he apparently need only take any prescription marketed over the last 30 years. Problem solved.

I tried .010 sets back in mid '90s when .009-.042 was the de facto standard and the SRV legacy was simultaneously influencing a new fad (my perspective on it) of ratcheting up gauges to .010, .011, and .012 in the quest for tone. I simply found .010 sets to be too stiff for bending, even on 25.75" scale guitars. It was painful. Over the last 25 years, I found I was focusing less on blistering leads on more on rhythm playing and textural nuances under moderately overdriven amp settings. A heavier gauge sounded and felt better for this requirement, but I still needed the ability to play leads with large bends. Tried .0095 sets a few years ago and found it to be a good compromise. My finger dexterity ain't what it once was, so the gear needs to work for me rather than the other way around. YMMV.

"You can see the girl's whatnots through her blouse..." https://tenor.com/bQwQH.gif

I equate such festivals with extremely low yield musical performance quality and high incidences of low hygiene. Caveat emptor.

Reverb before Etsy...pretty damn good Reverb after Etsy...pretty damn bad. Mergers, consolidations, and acquisitions are never ventured with benefits to the end user in mind.

Forward to.1:00. https://youtu.be/P3CnvphQs04?si=t7m2PCo0scsSLFYp

My band--Mother Nature--played there quarterly from '93-'95. Great venue. Yoooge house PA.

The hometown boy from Fayette-nam, NC. He plays pretty well, you know. Might actually make a career out of it. First time I ever saw him play was with Col. Bruce Hampton and Aquarium Rescue Unit at The Attic in Greenville, which was my band's home base. Jimmy on the right, playing a Strat. Oteil Burbridge on the left, playing lines that would have made Jaco smile. Bruce in the middle, playing the "meh-DOO-lah OB-lon-GAH-tah". IYKYK.

True, but Aces High and 2 Minutes to Midnight are bangers.

I've posted it here many times: I still love Iron Maiden's first seven albums. They started losing me with Fear of the Dark, and at some point over the last twenty years, it seems that most of their songs have morphed into dirges with long, slow intros and outros that sound like soccer stadium chants. When Martin Birch retired, i feel like the band lost its edge. IMHO, Kevin Shirley has done virtually nothing to restore that edge. Of course they're selling out stadiums on tour, so they must be doing something right.

Maxon built nearly all of the Ibby pedals from that era, including the TK.

Charvel still hanging around. Jackson sold right after I refinished it.

How much for just one?

Didn't something similar happen to Don Felder's custom Erlewine doubleneck? I recall him saying in an interview that the Eagles broke up around the time he received it, and when he opened it up 14 years later to get gear ready for Hell Freezes Over, the flight case foam had melted into the clearcoat.

Breaking this one out for the first time in years.

I had this issue with wound D strings from multiple XL sets on over a dozen different guitars. Different packs purchased over a period of time, as well. It cost D'Addario my business after 30+ years as a loyal customer. Wire matters. I use EB Primo Slinky sets now. No issues...yet.

K-Mawt and Seeyahz have refused to carry the album. Just because of the cah-vuh."

No one is gonna top that shit, Dave. Damn. How cool.

I jammed once with Rick Derringer when my band opened for his in '94. The dude is a munchkin but has chops for days.

Damn, Audley is a monster player. RIP Kelly Holland. If you guys have never listened to "Brother" by Cry of Love, then you're missing out on one of the greatest rock albums of all time. It's really that good.

King's X. Not really metal. Not really rock. Not straight blues, albeit a bit of Texas blues. But all good.

The second one...he's waiting for his Metamucil to kick in and give him some relief.