Wall of Mouths

That too.

Cover bands.

Dennis wrote:

And a band like U2 that has keyboard parts on tape

I know U2 have a keyboard player under the stage to play extra piano or synth parts.

Im sure plenty of bands play to a click track.

Diolch yn fawr.

Thsi is why we have tuners. So we can buy cheap guitars and tune them ourselves.

Not of my own no :p but soon after that we formed kotow and we split up this year :)

I really dont like their shape. I am so glad Les Paul didnt like them or they would have superceeded the Les Paul

At least you didnt make the drummer joke.

Oops you beat me to it !!!

Ernie Ball do a ” Slinky top, Heavy Bottom ” too.

Ok ! Time for bed now - you seemy cranky :D

Theyre not as bas as some. The Klaxons are beyond shit.

It’s not the amount of cymbals per se its more that nobody was doing it until recently - and now everyone is doing it. - Thats what I hate more.

When people cant think of their own image. Everyone is doing the whole oxfam chic with big hair look.

The View
Arctic Monkeys

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
White Stripes

I’ll post more when I can remember them ! Probably stats with a ” The…”

I prefer it to watch you go.

A lot of those new ugly ” the ” bands that NME wank over do that.

:D haha

* ignores Mrs’ h’s last post entirely *

So - What kit has everyone got then ? :)

Its one of my pet hates - drummers who play left handed on right handed set ups! Just play a left handed set up ! ? :D

Also - drummers who only have crash and ride - WTF is that about ?

Thirdly - :o Whats with everyone using the floor tom as a ride these days ?

My favourite use of double bass ever ? HMMMM ! tough one ! i’ll get back to you on that one ! :D

Start Slow :D

Start slow is my advice. quarter notes, then 8th notes :)

I found it fairly easy as I always ” rode ” the hi hat with my left foot when playing - so it sort of came natural to me :)

Any other drummers here who are also equally as proficient on guitar too ?

Just played American Idiot all the way through on my new guitar - FUN FUN FUN !!

In the rehearsal studio where I hang out after hours so am on my own !!! :

Music thru the PA and Guitar through 4x12 and Randall Head

Giggity Giggity Giggity Gooo ! :D

i agree - they are ( to use the current slang ) TEH SUXXORS :D

You cant get that big fat round tone with jazz if you use 9 guage strings - it would sound twangy and weedy.

Having said that - I heard Brain may uses…EIGHT guage strings !! !!!

Not only that his bottown two strings ( i.e high E and B ) are both an 8 :eek:

I dont know if this is true though.

The Guitarist in my old band used 12’s and they were pretty damn heavy ! But then we did tune down to Drop Ab for some songs !!

Nah - intonation is fine and neck is straight. Just a bit low action - even 11’s feel light ! :)

Plus I have set intonation before. Trus Rod ? no - id take that to a pro for sure. But I dont think its that. All the guitars are set up before they go on sale.

PLUS - The action at the bridge is fine on my guitar - but I think the nut needs to be raised slightly.

Metallica definitely used 12’s for St. Anger and i think they continued to use them ever since.

James hetfield and Kirk hammett use 12 guage. So does Noel Gallagher :D probably the reason he doesnt solo much anymore !

Twangy is not good if it equals fretbuzz. I tthink my action needs to come up ever so slightly at the nut - which i have no idea how to do :(