Has anyone every really thought about that? Is there any culture that doesn't have its own musical voice? It's a shame really, to see so much hatred out there, when it seems that nearly everyone can find happiness in common things such as music; shouldn't this commonality bring us together?Today has been a day for reflection and my thoughts have, partially, been focused on the Premier Guitar Magazine series that I posted about earlier. I really have been thinking a lot about scaling down my rig and getting rid of all the extra guitars, amps and gear that I rarely (if at all) use.
In my head I picture a simple rig - my Strat, an up to 30-watt class A 112 combo (maybe a Cornford?) and a few pedals, including the Rockbox Boiling Point. The main idea is simply one amp and one guitar.
Of course this starts me thinking about playing gigs, "what if I break a string or my amp goes out?" Hell, my Strat has active pickups in it, what if the battery dies? I think having a well-built, quality amp should reduce the risk of any issues, but you never know. Maybe I'll hang on to one of my extra amps and electric guitars? Maybe I won't get rid of anything, we'll see.
Anyway, I was working on country and blues licks today. As well as my first duet on a classical guitar, not what you think as I just started, it was only four measures. Yet, it was still challenging!
Keep up the rhythm work and start sight reading!
Song of the day: "Grace" - Jeff Buckley
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