From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018071011455884779-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > it is quiet lately.  for a while I posted here a lot, daily or more often,   
   > but haven't been recently.  not particular reason other than there is a   
   > lot going on that's sucking my time.   
      
   I figured it might be something like that.   
      
   > " fast fire " keys ?   huh, have I heard that phrase before ?  how much   
   > faster than trigger when you press them is there ?   
      
   They're amazingly fast because only a very small deflection will 'fire' off   
   a signal, which means lightning fast passages are executed almost   
   effortlessly, which is really cool.   
      
   > hey, it's good you're working with a band. bands are fun.   
      
   This one *seems* to be very serious so I'm somewhat encouraged.   
      
   > except my band, it's a drag.   
      
   That's a bummer...mostly because it seems to be the rule rather than the   
   exception.   
      
   > I haven't talked to some of them since our last gig a few weeks back. no   
   > desire to rehearse, or get together or jam or anything. they hurt my ears.   
   > actually I was thinking about that earlier today.  it's been a pleasant   
   > break for a while ... not having my right ear hurting from the drums. I   
   > could get used to this :-)   
      
   Music should NEVER be Painful...those IDIOTS should Realize that!!!   
      
   > Two pedalboards and a Malmsteen Strat ...... yikes :-)    I think the most   
   > effects I ever had was 6 or 7, and that would be counting a power supply   
   > and a buffer preamp. Simple reason.  I was in a working / traveling band.   
      
   So far, I'm happy with 3 effects, but could always increase that number ;)   
      
   > Back in the day, we traveled in vans, and so were limited in what we could   
   > carry.  That was fine by me. I enjoyed it.  Big major touring acts can   
   > carry all the gear they want. That's great.   
      
   How many effects did you prefer to have?   
      
   > I often think of using no effects at all on my guitar.   
      
   Until relatively recently, I played without effects, but my Casio CDP-130   
   has a decent Rhodes and Wurli selection - that doesn't have tremolo, and   
   electric pianos should have tremolos, so one of my pedals is a tremolo -   
   sounds interesting on the grand piano too, as does the phase shifter, and   
   the overdrive distortion pedal sounds cool with the electric pianos,   
   particularly the Wurlitzer, but I'll use it on the grand piano too, so long   
   as it's an interesting sound.   
      
   > Think I'll just focus on playing and singing rather than finding some   
   > magical new effect. Then again, to have gotten to to that mindset, I've   
   > pretty much owned one of every kind of effect I've ever seen.  They are   
   > fun, but none of them ever really improved my playing.   
      
   They'll never improve the playing, only Practice does that, but they can   
   make for some interesting and innovative sounds.   
      
   > ok, back to whatever it is I'll be doing today. resting mostly.   
      
   I've been feeling knocked out lately too - I think the Insane humidity might   
   have something to do with it.   
      
   > Watched some Zappa interviews last week. He is interesting in some things.   
   > Particularly when he talked about forming the Mothers, and how they lucked   
   > onto a recording contract.  And he admits it was luck, and that included a   
   > big helping of the record co guy not actually hearing much of the band   
   > before signing them.   
      
   > Fun stuff.   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   Interesting that they'd be signed sound unheard, because they sure had an   
   interesting sound - very skilled musicians, and yes, weird and often funny   
   also, which is pretty much their trademark, and a most Unique one at that.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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