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On Mar 15, 10:06*am, Tim wrote:
How'd you feel playing in a live gig situation? intimidating at first,
but confident later?

All in all, it was fun wasn't it?

Did you do electric or accoustic?



wrote:
On Mar 14, 6:40?pm, Tim wrote:
On Mar 14, 5:16?pm, "Eat Me, Trolls" wrote:

Good tomatoes?? ?I assumed he'd take rotten ones for effect.

The good ones hit harder. I've got a 67 mph fastball.

67?

that's...fast?

Apparently it is to him! I did pretty good last night after I got used
to the monitors being set up the way the band had them. Four songs
including part of the lead on Sweet Home Alabama.- Hide quoted text -

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My bud eats real good the day of a gig, as he will start puking about
an hour before and a couple of times after... He is just like that,
and he never gets used to it.

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Yo, guitar players
 

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:43:41 -0700, justwaitafrekinminute wrote:


My bud eats real good the day of a gig, as he will start puking about an
hour before and a couple of times after... He is just like that, and he
never gets used to it.

Ah, the fear of being eaten:

http://doncaster-stammering-self-hel...AGEFRIGHT.aspx

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On Mar 16, 4:59*pm, wrote:
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:43:41 -0700, justwaitafrekinminute wrote:
My bud eats real good the day of a gig, as he will start puking about an
hour before and a couple of times after... He is just like that, and he
never gets used to it.

Ah, the fear of being eaten:

http://doncaster-stammering-self-hel...peakingSTAGEFR...

In his case I think it is more of a sense of responsibility, he has to
stay sober to play, that tends to make him wooshey ;)

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On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:31:40 -0700, SikStrings wrote:


Ah, the fear of being eaten:

http://doncaster-stammering-self-help-group.org/
PublicSpeakingSTAGEFR...

In his case I think it is more of a sense of responsibility, he has to
stay sober to play, that tends to make him wooshey ;)

Never having to perform on a stage, I don't worry about stage fright. ;-)
However, you have to wonder about a profession that makes you physically
sick. Stage fright has ended several careers, and made more than one
alcoholic. I don't know, but if I got seasick every time I set foot on a
boat, I might not set foot on a boat. Different strokes, I suppose.

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On Mar 16, 11:26*am, "
wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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On Mar 15, 12:03 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message

....
On Mar 15, 11:38 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

Hey, geetar players.. wish me luck. Today I am going to try to set up
the intonation on my schaller roller bridge. New strings the other
day, just read about how to do it on another group. Sounds easier than
I thought. Going to tune on the 5th and 17th frets to start. I will
let you know how it goes;)
==========================
If you wanna be anal about it, check out this bit of detail:
Fig. 8 Kinked strings are difficult to intonate, so you'll want to keep
them
from kinking in front of the exact "takeoff" point needed for good
intonation. Before installing new strings, move the bridge saddles
farther
back than where they'll be after the intonation is set. Once the action
is
comfortable, adjust the saddles forward (toward the neck). This
Musicmaster
has a short scale length of 30". (The scale length is twice the
distance
from the nut's front edge to the 12th fret, in this case 15".) To
correctly
intonate an electric bass, you'll need to compensate the scale-length
measurement by as much as q", as this allows for the distance a string
is
depressed when you fret a note. Adjust the bridge saddles so that all
of
their peaks are just a bit farther back than the adjusted measurement
(slightly more than 30q" in this case). To move a spring-loaded saddle,
don't
simply tighten the length-adjusting screw-push the saddle backward to
relieve the pressure, and then tighten the screw. The bridge saddles
will
be
slightly farther back than you want (and the intonation on fretted
notes
will be flat), but you'll be moving them forward when you perform the
final
intonation. That will leave any possible string kinks behind, not in
front
of, the saddle peaks.- Hide quoted text -
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Thanks for that, however it leaves me confused. My Schaller is indeed
a spring loaded bridge. So when you have done this to your equipment,
did you loosen the string before you moved the roller back or just
stretch it by adding more (length) tension to the adjustment?

=============

You loosen the string a LOT so there's not a lot of friction against the
bridge piece. Some bridge pieces are pointy where they touch the string,
so
they're likely to do more damage than yours, which are rounded. But
yours
could still cause separations in the windings as it moves beneath them..
So,
the idea is to overadjust the bridge pieces so they're much further down
toward the tail of the bass. Then, as you move them back up toward the
correct intonation point, any minor damage they do will be behind them..
Does
that make sense?

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/wo...n-05/9672-Hide quoted
text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, I did it, man what a difference. Once I got a feel for the
mechanics, it was a breeze.. My first guitar setup, cool. Dave would
be proud;) If of course he were here...

This is really exciting stuff to read about in a boating newsgroup. even
more exciting than the political nonsense. Keep it up!

Just curious. What in the thread title piqued your interest?- Hide quoted text -

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Harry tried to claim he played guitar. That was until he made the
ignorant statement about finger picking versus strumming versus
chords.

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On Mar 16, 10:17*am, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Mar 15, 12:03 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message

....
On Mar 15, 11:38 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

Hey, geetar players.. wish me luck. Today I am going to try to set up
the intonation on my schaller roller bridge. New strings the other
day, just read about how to do it on another group. Sounds easier than
I thought. Going to tune on the 5th and 17th frets to start. I will
let you know how it goes;)
==========================
If you wanna be anal about it, check out this bit of detail:
Fig. 8 Kinked strings are difficult to intonate, so you'll want to keep
them
from kinking in front of the exact "takeoff" point needed for good
intonation. Before installing new strings, move the bridge saddles farther
back than where they'll be after the intonation is set. Once the action is
comfortable, adjust the saddles forward (toward the neck). This
Musicmaster
has a short scale length of 30". (The scale length is twice the distance
from the nut's front edge to the 12th fret, in this case 15".) To
correctly
intonate an electric bass, you'll need to compensate the scale-length
measurement by as much as q", as this allows for the distance a string is
depressed when you fret a note. Adjust the bridge saddles so that all of
their peaks are just a bit farther back than the adjusted measurement
(slightly more than 30q" in this case). To move a spring-loaded saddle,
don't
simply tighten the length-adjusting screw-push the saddle backward to
relieve the pressure, and then tighten the screw. The bridge saddles will
be
slightly farther back than you want (and the intonation on fretted notes
will be flat), but you'll be moving them forward when you perform the
final
intonation. That will leave any possible string kinks behind, not in front
of, the saddle peaks.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Thanks for that, however it leaves me confused. My Schaller is indeed
a spring loaded bridge. So when you have done this to your equipment,
did you loosen the string before you moved the roller back or just
stretch it by adding more (length) tension to the adjustment?

=============

You loosen the string a LOT so there's not a lot of friction against the
bridge piece. Some bridge pieces are pointy where they touch the string, so
they're likely to do more damage than yours, which are rounded. But yours
could still cause separations in the windings as it moves beneath them. So,
the idea is to overadjust the bridge pieces so they're much further down
toward the tail of the bass. Then, as you move them back up toward the
correct intonation point, any minor damage they do will be behind them. Does
that make sense?

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/wo...n-05/9672-Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, I did it, man what a difference. Once I got a feel for the
mechanics, it was a breeze.. My first guitar setup, cool. Dave would
be proud;) If of course he were here...

This is really exciting stuff to read about in a boating newsgroup. even
more exciting than the political nonsense. Keep it up!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Harry, you don't have to read a particular thread, and you certainly
don't have to participate. Most here would appreciate it if you
wouldn't.

Yo, guitar players
 

On Mar 15, 12:03*pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message

...
On Mar 15, 11:38 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:







Hey, geetar players.. wish me luck. Today I am going to try to set up
the intonation on my schaller roller bridge. New strings the other
day, just read about how to do it on another group. Sounds easier than
I thought. Going to tune on the 5th and 17th frets to start. I will
let you know how it goes;)

==========================

If you wanna be anal about it, check out this bit of detail:

Fig. 8 Kinked strings are difficult to intonate, so you'll want to keep
them
from kinking in front of the exact "takeoff" point needed for good
intonation. Before installing new strings, move the bridge saddles farther
back than where they'll be after the intonation is set. Once the action is
comfortable, adjust the saddles forward (toward the neck). This
Musicmaster
has a short scale length of 30". (The scale length is twice the distance
from the nut's front edge to the 12th fret, in this case 15".) To
correctly
intonate an electric bass, you'll need to compensate the scale-length
measurement by as much as q", as this allows for the distance a string is
depressed when you fret a note. Adjust the bridge saddles so that all of
their peaks are just a bit farther back than the adjusted measurement
(slightly more than 30q" in this case). To move a spring-loaded saddle,
don't
simply tighten the length-adjusting screw-push the saddle backward to
relieve the pressure, and then tighten the screw. The bridge saddles will
be
slightly farther back than you want (and the intonation on fretted notes
will be flat), but you'll be moving them forward when you perform the
final
intonation. That will leave any possible string kinks behind, not in front
of, the saddle peaks.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for that, however it leaves me confused. My Schaller is indeed
a spring loaded bridge. So when you have done this to your equipment,
did you loosen the string before you moved the roller back or just
stretch it by adding more (length) tension to the adjustment?

=============

You loosen the string a LOT so there's not a lot of friction against the
bridge piece. Some bridge pieces are pointy where they touch the string, so
they're likely to do more damage than yours, which are rounded. But yours
could still cause separations in the windings as it moves beneath them. So,
the idea is to overadjust the bridge pieces so they're much further down
toward the tail of the bass. Then, as you move them back up toward the
correct intonation point, any minor damage they do will be behind them. Does
that make sense?

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/wo...r/Jun-05/9672- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Your above advice is right on the money!

Yo, guitar players
 

On Mar 15, 10:06*am, Tim wrote:
How'd you feel playing in a live gig situation? intimidating at first,
but confident later?

Yep, and it really didn't take long. First song a stammered a tad at
the beginning, by the end Mary Jane's Last Dance was rockin'!
Instructor/lead/friend gave me a smile and a nod, from that point on,
it was all good! I had a little trouble with the monitor setup, they
were setup for them, not for me!!!!

All in all, it was fun wasn't it?

It was a blast, and my instructor wants me to jam with them again.

Did you do electric or accoustic?

Electric (strat)

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On Mar 15, 10:05*am, "Eisboch" wrote:
wrote in message

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On Mar 14, 5:51 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Eat Me, Trolls" wrote in
...

Why is it that every white collar dip**** thinks he can be a rock
star?
Wheres the club? I'll be sure to stop by with some tomatoes.......

Believe me. It would be a waste of good tomatoes.

Eisboch

He'd have got his scrawny ass kicked about 2 seconds into it!
By the way, I did pretty damned good! Played four songs, including
shared lead on Sweet Home Alabama!

Good going.
I get nervous playing alone.

Eisboch

Same here!!! It went away though. I honestly thought I was going to
puke at first!