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Warr Guitar – Front Last night we had the first Preons practice in quite a while. We intentionally took a little break last fall, though it wound up being a longer break than we anticipated due to work, vacations, Swine Flu, and the holidays. But we’re a hard bunch to keep down, and last night we [...] My Warr guitar has had a minor grounding problem since I got it and I haven’t been able to isolate the issue to a specific part of the (somewhat complex) circuit. Now that the holidays are looming I’m finding myself up against the timeline of gigs / recordings with little bench time available. So I am [...] Last night the Preons held our weekly practice session and I found myself fumbling to execute my Warr Guitar parts. I think the core issue was that it had been about two weeks since I last did any actual playing on that instrument, and it was frustrating to see how quickly the muscle memory was lost. [...] Our gig in Ballard was pretty interesting. The venue Live Girls Theater showcases dramatic works by women, and is consistently reviewed as a great art resource in the Seattle area. Our performance was part of the evening’s presentation. Although we had a regular set of songs ready to go, we started playing sort of a quiet ambient soundscape [...] Last night during 1 Uppers rehearsal my trusty Fender Hot Rod Deluxe amp started behaving strangely. It was randomly switching channels, the reverb was cutting in / out, and it was making profoundly unmusical sounds. I tried to switch out the cables, the guitar, and so on. Eventually I unhooked the footswitch and unplugged the guitar, [...] For our gig at the Mix, I was the first musician to arrive. And the first to leave. There were three bands on the bill that night, with The Preons scheduled to go onstage at 9:00. We had agreed to be there for a 7:00 load in, and I was in the front door of the [...] Last night was the second full rehearsal where I played Warr guitar. It feels a little more natural to me and I’m getting better at re-voicing my bass parts on the fly. I’m still on the fence about using it at the upcoming gig on 2/27, but I have a few weeks to make a final [...] Last night’s Preons practice was something of an avant-garde extravaganza. It was the debut of the Warr Guitar, the MIDI trigger pedals, the digitech Whammy pedal, and the Boss Slicer. I busied myself all night trying to consistently find the right strings and frets on the Warr Guitar, switching back to bass for a bit. Bass [...] Today I bought a new gig bag for my Warr Guitar. I went to a couple of music stores looking for a padded gig bag for a six string bass, which also happens to nicely fit a Warr Guitar. It’s a really nice case for my instrument and I’m mighty pleased with it. I’ll put pictures [...] Today I dropped off my Warr Guitar for the various changes I want to make. The local luthier doing the work is probably the best in the Northwest. I left him with extensive printed instructions of exactly what work I want done, along with diagrams (it’s impossible to remove my Project Manager hat…) and spent about 15 minutes walking him through it. [...] |
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