From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018032121455789737-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Giving the customer far more than necessary.   
      
   > We did a duo today.  It went fine, pretty much as expected.   I took my   
   > mid sized rack. Thought about why I carry that gear during the drive   
   > there.  I justify taking that gear because the solo / duo jobs give me   
   > time using this stuff out. Like pilots collect flight time, in a way.   
      
   Yeah, but this way fun flight time sounds like it's being replaced with   
   not-so-much-fun abuse time ;)   
      
   > To become really proficent at this you need to do it.  My justification   
   > for carrying real gear is that what I learn doing the " little " jobs then   
   > makes me better at my " real " gigs, the band ones.   
      
   > That's what I tell myself.   
      
   That's another reason for getting somewhere with Originals...so you can hire   
   real roadies instead of being one, AND, performing too!   
      
   > A second justification I make is that I need to be as good as I can be, or   
   > they won't hire me back.  And to my ear, singing while whanking on an   
   > acoustic guitar just isn't that impressive.   
      
   If you're solo, what else can you do?   
      
   When I'd play solo, it was just my voice and a piano...but I'm planning on   
   some deep punchy solid bass from my DX7 synth along with the piano for   
   future performances.   
      
   > There's the trick.   
      
   I think it can be done without tricks, just the right effects and   
   instruments to fill out the sound.   
      
   > It's not impressive to ME .......  because I know I can make much more   
   > beautiful music.   
      
   All by yourself?   
      
   > But perhaps it IS impressive to a lot of our audiences.  Clearly, that   
   > must be the case, as so many people tell me it is so.   
      
   I've been told similar things, but we both know we'd still like a fuller   
   sound anyway!   
      
   > And so many musicians swear that just guitar and vocals is absolutely the   
   > best way to go.   
      
   For an Empty sound, sure, but NOT for a rich, full one!   
      
   > In reality, I've never been told this by any musicians that can and have   
   > used tracks ... only people who can't, or haven't tried it ...  but that's   
   > a different line of thought.   
      
   That, and also a Fake line of sound!   
      
   > Back to today.  Here's the thing.  Perhaps we could get by on just rhythm   
   > guitar and vocals.   It would sound like stripped down to nothing to my   
   > ear, but maybe not to the audience.   
      
   Do what James Taylor and others with similar styles do - play rhythm chords   
   and mix in picking along with it - sounds great.   
      
   > If * I * could stand it, I could probably do many of my gigs with nothing   
   > but a guitar.   
      
   Try an octave divider (octaver) to bring out the bass from your guitar and   
   fill out the  sound.   
      
   I'm thinking about trying one on the  piano, particularly since I like to   
   play bass patterns with the left hand.   
      
   > Because leaving out my rationalizations for wanting to sound the best I   
   > can, it really does seem the audiences, at least the ones we mostly play   
   > for, truly can't see the pearls being cast before them.  We're doing far   
   > more work than is necessary.   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   HOW is pouring out your heart and soul in your Music more 'work' than   
   necessary?   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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