Arjun Menon wrote:

Paddy wrote:
And +1 on the wife. Either I'm being too loud (while playing eclectic with headphones on) or the "could you please do..." just as I start playing.

Or the "How many guitars/pedals/amps do you need?" one

haha! As some of you know, I'm currently contemplating reducing the number of guitars I own to less than one, and I've already sold one guitar and some other gear. The wife has let me know that she thinks it would be a very bad thing indeed if I were to not hang on to at least one.

My wife's most famous line "Why do you need more guitars when you can only play one at a time?"

I think I should ask her about her shoes.......

Squonk wrote: My wife's most famous line "Why do you need more guitars when you can only play one at a time?"

I think I should ask her about her shoes.......

I'll go make up the spare room, buddy.... ?

Chocklit_Thunda wrote:

Squonk wrote: My wife's most famous line "Why do you need more guitars when you can only play one at a time?"

I think I should ask her about her shoes.......

I'll go make up the spare room, buddy.... ?

And I got bust the other day when we were at a gathering and someone asked me how many guitars I have. I said "seven". From the other side of the room came this voice "Seven, I never knew you had seven..."

Then I tried to explain that 7 was a small collection compared to some of the others on the forum.

And I don't have a LP or Strat yet!! Man being married is tough ?

Arjun Menon wrote:

Kush wrote:
3) My sound engineer at church who keeps telling me my Guitar-> Wah -> Fender Mustang 1 Amp -> Marshall 2x12 solid state (modded speaker out from Mustang goes into "CD in" jack to make use of larger 12 inch Celestion speakers which make me sound fuller and less tinny) is weird. I have some choice words for him that I can never say out loud because we are in church every time he goes on about my "weird" set-up.

1. He couldn't hear himself and neither could the rest of the band.
2. His tone was quite terrible (obviously the pedal wasn't tweaked to go straight to FOH)
3. Our FOH guy tells me i should just stick with my current setup.

?

? Yeah, that really showed 'em. For me, I do not bother trying to explain myself because when I think of the effort it takes to buy and sell gear, tweaking it and trying it out, and the journey I went on before settling on my current set-up, a righteous fury overtakes me (think clenched fists, flared nostrils ... maybe fade-into intro riff for Eye of The Tiger and then abruptly cut it) and the thought also dawns on me that he will probably never get just what it means to a player to constantly be trying to find and pin down that tone that one hears in one's head... its a lost cause. BTW he too is a qualified engineer, very good at what he does but sadly lacking an appreciation of what it is the rest of us do.

Squonk wrote: My wife's most famous line "Why do you need more guitars when you can only play one at a time?"

I think I should ask her about her shoes.......

You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. One more retort to add to my arsenal of come-backs which currently consists of one "you can never have too many guitars/ gear " line. ?

Although, I must say, I am one of the lucky ones, my wife respects my time with the guitars and is happy to let me jam for hours undisturbed. She only speaks out when the old GAS gets me.

When someone thinks that being able to play a song is the same as writing the song. That is a bit annoying.

Things breaking is also quite annoying... suppose that goes for all of life...

Chocklit_Thunda wrote:

Psean wrote:

Jack Flash Jr wrote: For me: changing treble strings (getting it to sit nicely and neatly in the tuning peg)

I hate restringing the treble side of a 3+3 headstock. Fender style single sided ones are just so much easier.

There is a way! And I will tell it to you as soon as I remember it! All my guits are perfectly in tune ?

EDIT: Here you go. Skip to 7:04
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Thanks! ?

Also... Corksniffers annoy me.... Can't we just take them all, stick em in a room with glowing hot tubes on the floors and walls and then fill the room with GERMANIUM chloride gas?

:goodtimes:

dojedagonzalez wrote: 1) Stepping on my cable and get it unplug from my guitar >

2) That the guitar Strap snaps out, dropping my guitar to the floor (several times )

1) wrap the cord through your strap once THEN plug in. It wont pull out.

+100
DO IT ALWAYS!
It will save you on cable and plugs too.

2) Strap Locks. Or adjust your playing technique so that you're at least holding the neck enough so that IF it fails you can just grab the neck before it crashes to the ground.

Strap locks are a must. Grolsch washers at least.

I have never used strap locks and never had a guitar or bass come out of its strap. I think this may be due to the fact that I like my guitar/bass to cup my right pec nice and firmly! Short strap, stable strap.

DDR4LYF wrote: When someone thinks that being able to play a song is the same as writing the song. That is a bit annoying.

+1

BobZ_1989 wrote:

dojedagonzalez wrote: 2) That the guitar Strap snaps out, dropping my guitar to the floor (several times )

Try buying a 4 pack of Grolch beer, get the dumpies as they have that relocking lid, take the red washers off and use those as strap locks, had them on my strat for a year now and my straps have never come off since.

My number 1 gripe is with my pinkie finger, that little s#it has a mind of its own!

i've heard of this before. plus, bonus, you get to drink 4 decent beers. i've bought the beers, but keep forgetting to keep the washers. oh well, back to the store...

Yea, I've got Grolsch straplocks, never let me down once. And, no, I'm not drinking, my Dad did that for me! Got the tip from Mika actually.

Squonk wrote: My wife's most famous line "Why do you need more guitars when you can only play one at a time?"

I think I should ask her about her shoes.......

Does your wife and my wife know each other by any chance?? :?

Walking into a BIG American music store, and seeing these kids/teens/early20's guys, 'testing' an amp.
What do they do 1st after they plugged in ?
MAX the gain knob on the most extreme channel and do some metal-solo-thing.
WTF ??? . . . and i see it (and have to hear it) every single time i go to places like that !

Classic example : Last July, i am in Guitar Center (Seattle).
I saw a MINT 1966 Gibbo ES-125, for $1500.00 - I KID YOU NOT ! (no case though)
As i plugged into an equally old tweed Fender (believe it was a 5E3, asking price; $1900.00), in comes a guy, late 20's i think, plugs into a Mesa (also 2nd hand) and bloody wails away.
The inconsiderate bastard completely drowned the clean sound of that weathered looking Tweed.
I messed around with the guitar a bit, and walked out. (it was in a sound proof 'testing booth')




And the biggest, NO. 1 thing, that pisses me off about playing guitar as a South African :

. . . THE BLOODY PRICES !!! >



But hey, whats new ?

CostaFonix wrote:

Squonk wrote: My wife's most famous line "Why do you need more guitars when you can only play one at a time?"

I think I should ask her about her shoes.......

Does your wife and my wife know each other by any chance?? :?

Seems like there are quite a few problems with the wives! You guys need to keep your PIMP hand strong! ?

Psean wrote:

2) Strap Locks. Or adjust your playing technique so that you're at least holding the neck enough so that IF it fails you can just grab the neck before it crashes to the ground.

Strap locks are a must. Grolsch washers at least.

You know... I say this, but I've never used strap locks myself ? I have sloppy technique so I hold the neck when I play... It's saved me more than a few times when the straps have come off

But yes, for someone with a loose grip, they are a must!

I'd say they're a must for anyone who plays standing up. One more level of safety. 'Cause you never know... you know ?

If you don't mind leaving the strap on you can always unscrew the button and throw on a washer - perma strap for Tele. Never Grolsched myself.
Straplocks on everything else but they do seem to weaken the screw hole for the button, leading to toothpick repairs.

StefStoep wrote:

CostaFonix wrote:

Squonk wrote: My wife's most famous line "Why do you need more guitars when you can only play one at a time?"

I think I should ask her about her shoes.......

Does your wife and my wife know each other by any chance?? :?

Seems like there are quite a few problems with the wives! You guys need to keep your PIMP hand strong! ?

:roflmao:

StefStoep wrote:

CostaFonix wrote:

Squonk wrote: My wife's most famous line "Why do you need more guitars when you can only play one at a time?"

I think I should ask her about her shoes.......

Does your wife and my wife know each other by any chance?? :?

Seems like there are quite a few problems with the wives! You guys need to keep your PIMP hand strong! ?

My wife talked me into buying a new guitar after mine got damaged...I was just gonna play it as it was (cos it was "functional" as I had the neck glued).