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[boostcreep]

Originally posted by Gil
I played today with the worship team at church. It's the first time I've played standing up and for that long in a couple of months.
My fingertips are killing me, and both of my forearms are just aching. It's a good ache though.

Yeah man! I play with my church worship team every so often and it's pretty fun. It took me a solid half year on acoustic before I got some really solid calouses, but now I'm pain-free. Wooo

 

[Gil]

If the pain becomes an issue in the future:
1. buy a bottle of witch hazel at Wal-Mart and after playing puor some in a dish and soak your fingers in it. It will pull the sting out.
2. You can also tune down a half step and capo the first fret. ( less tension on strings means less effort for you).
3. You can change from a medium set of strings to a light set. A standard medium set has a .012 gauge string for the high E, and a .054 gauge string for the low E. A light set will use an .011 to .050 or .052. The stiring ARE only marginally smaller but the difference in playing effort is HUGE.

Or you can do #3 and #2 and REALLY reduce your playing effort.

 

[boostcreep]

Originally posted by Gil
If the pain becomes an issue in the future:
1. buy a bottle of witch hazel at Wal-Mart and after playing puor some in a dish and soak your fingers in it. It will pull the sting out.
2. You can also tune down a half step and capo the first fret. ( less tension on strings means less effort for you).
3. You can change from a medium set of strings to a light set. A standard medium set has a .012 gauge string for the high E, and a .054 gauge string for the low E. A light set will use an .011 to .050 or .052. The stiring ARE only marginally smaller but the difference in playing effort is HUGE.

Or you can do #3 and #2 and REALLY reduce your playing effort.

Hey thanks man. I'll try all that stuff out. It'll be a nice alternative to VERY sensitive fingers after playing for a while.

 

[Sertsa]

I once majored in music before I ran out of tuition money. (I went back but switched to English). So, I play woodwinds, all of them. My main instrument was sax (tenor mostly); I started on clarinet, learned flute, oboe, and bassoon as well. (Ever play an oboe? It'll make you feel like your head will explode. It's cool, in a way, but annoying). Also play some piano and enough trumpet and trombone to teach the basics.

 

[CloneHead]

I play da bass, mon

 

[oosacker]

recorder, quena, ocarina etc all wind instruments

 

[Bam]

bass and drums...and i sometimes play guitar...but not really officially, i just mess around on them when my friends leave their's at my house after band practices.

 

[Klonie Gun]

I am a drummer. Frankly, I am still an amateur at playing them because I don't really have fast hands. What's your instumental position?

 

[Race Idiot]

At the moment: Nothing
Hopefully on Monday I will purchase a Fender Stratocaster (bare with me the last time I played guitar was when I was like 10 and that was a classical guitar) with no strings, err so I still won't be able to play anything untill I buy some strings.

 

[Gil]

Hit up www.musiciansfriend.com for all your guitar needs.

I play guitar too. Infrequently, and not as well as I'd like.
I get my accessories from musician's friend. They are cheep. And they send the stuff right to my door.

*If you don't already have a tuner, I recommend the Boss model TU-70. It doesn't tell you the exact note you're tuned to but it has modes for Bass, Guitar, and several Alternate tunings. As well as flat and double flat tuning.
I tune one-half step flat and capo the first fret to decrease the effort I have to use to press down the strings.*

 

[Cobraboy]

My instrument of choice is the Drums, but I do have an Acoustic Guitar - I suck none the less.

I WANT A DRUM KIT DAMMIT!

 

[Gil]

See the link above, they can help you out too.

 

[Cobraboy]

Do you have a link that can get my dad off his arse and get our rumpus room finished?

Untill then, no drum kit for me I can stil fantasise though.

 

[Race Idiot]

www.cobraboys-dad-get-off-arse-and-finish-room.org.nz

Heh i'm going to ask my brother to buy the strings he knows more about these things than I do.

 

[Cobraboy]

Well that didn't work very well.

 

[Bollocks#999]

used to play guitar as a kid
...am regretting giving it up now i tell ya

 

[Joey D]

I play a Ibanez Sr300 Bass. 4 String.

 

[rjensen11]

Musician's Friend rips you off. No offense, but you can find the same stuff for much cheaper elsewhere.

I play the Piano

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

I play the skin flute

 

[koolsax]

Clarinet, Sax, and Electric Guitar(strat).

 

[Pako]

Bass Guitar
- 4-string Fender American Standard Jazz Bass
- 5-string Warwick Fretless w/ active electronics.

I also fiddle with electric/acoustic guitars as well....., and if time permits, I will continue my studies with the drums.

 

[Joey D]

Damn you Pako you had to buy a Warwick. I really want one.

 

[Pako]

Here's a shot of the neck anyhow.... Just found this out on the net, some frelance artist took the picture when we were down in Tacoma at a local blues festival.

http://www.hamptonstudios.com/BlueOnion.htm

I do like it...., I do, however, want a 6-string freted Warwick, neck-through for the next axe though.

 

[Cobraboy]

Ugh! The guy on the left is just so, !

 

[Pako]

just so.....what? In the prime pose for some mouth wash gargleing?

 

[Cobraboy]

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle.


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[Pako]

You supposed to be looking at the bass, not the player.

 

[Pako]

Here's the 6-string I'm looking into:

 

[under18carbon]

I used to play the organ, but stopped a few weeks ago. I'm not that interested in it anymore. I'm planning to buy a brand new acoustic guitar though and form a band with my pals

BTW : Nice pic Pako.

 

[Magic069]

I play trumpet, and most of the brass instruments.