"basskisser" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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Chuck Gould wrote:
Did the ancient armies actually like bagpipe music? Hard to say. All I
know is that when you see drawings of some of the units marching into
battle they often have the piper on point. :-)


That wasn't by chance.


Here's a look at the audio torture device enroute to me via UPS
Ground.
A "shuttle pipe" is not quite as loud as a Great Highland, but sounds
about the same. Biggest difference is that you can practice the
shuttle
pipes indoors or play in a small room without being inappropriately
loud.

What's "inappropriately loud" mean?

Example: One band I'm playing with. We practice in a 12x15 room. One
guitarist has a 4x12 Marshall cabinet and an amp head that could be used
to
play a rather large room. He doesn't know how to turn it down. When he's
really out of hand, I can feel the legs of my jeans actually moving. I'm
giving him two more speeches about how this will not fly in small clubs.
The
band will never be hired a second time. If he doesn't get it, I'm gone.

I use a custom made set of Etymotic ear plugs. It's not enough protection
around this guy. Bagpipes can be equally scary. Almost.

My brother does sound for a couple of bands as well as make sound
systems for some. A few years back, he had that problem with a band he
was doing sound for, they just couldn't understand that in a small
club, or even in a large venue, volume, and lots of it, doesn't make
GOOD sound. You have to match the sound with the room. Of course, they
kind of sucked anyway, so they needed distorted volume to sound like
they had at least some talent! Have you ever been to Grassroots Fest?

http://www.grassrootsfest.org/

I went years ago, when the only one was in Trumansburg.


Long time ago - mainly to see Taj Mahal.