Warr Machine
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. My facility on Warr Guitar (such as it was) resulted from a few months of consistent practice, and it didn’t take long to get rusty. We replayed some of the more problematic areas and it seemed to go better on the second repetition, but throughout the night I felt fairly clumsy on my parts and will need to spend time this evening working on them. Other than that, I’m rather satisfied with my experience with the instrument. It’s opening up my playing to include greater complexity in counterpoint, and I like the added range of notes on the treble side. It’s also interesting to develop some effect patches specifically for this instrument, just to leverage the percussive aspect of the note attack. We’ll be playing tomorrow night at the Mix in Georgetown, and I look forward to our set.