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I bought a very nice and fairly priced Nady wireless system a few years back. I love the freedom it brings from being attached to an amp via a guitar cord. There is no loss of signal and no loss of tonal quality. You do need a good supply of 9V batteries for the transmitter though so that is probably the only drawback.

Other than that dealing with cables is part and parcel of playing music unless you are established enough have roadies.

I've always experienced some tone loss with the older Nady wireless systems. Maybe they've improved on them.

Here's a cool idea if you have a lot of microphone (xlr) cables:

Buy one of those elcheapo coil units from Walmart. You know the ones; the ones made for extension cords. You can link your xlr cables male to female and coil them all up into one continuous cable.

Nothing personal, ya unnerstan', Chris, but..

I have never, nor would I ever, set foot in a WalMart. They are the number ONE factor in our current balance of trade deficit with China.

They are the number ONE promoter of totalitarian conditions and working standards for once-proud American working people. (Isn't it funny that the Chinese are experiencing a tendency toward freedom in their daily lives, while companies like WalMart hogtie their employees?)

They are responsible for hundreds of once-great American companies going bust, and dictate product lines and price points to hundreds more. They have killed creativity in industries which used to be known for it (i.e., toys). They are dictating the taste and environment of millions of Americans from their homebase in Dreadful, Arkansas. They are encouraging unequal pay for women. They foster the concept that price is the only factor to consider in selecting an item for purchase.

They contribute to the culture of greed in the two worst ways: by fostering poverty with their Machiavellian hiring, firing, and wages, and by offering the gold ring of distribution to people with ideas for junk products, and then dictating prices, often putting small businessmen out of business. They have decimated the once great American tradition of Mom-and-Pop stores, and eliminated one area of American entrepreneurship.

I would never spend a dime with these thieves.

That having been said, the extension cord reel idea is a good one. Too bad they're not available at your neighborhood hardware store if there still is one. Otherwise, go to Home Depot for this. Compared to WalMart, they're the Little Guy.

Rant ©2005 by The Curmudge

I miss the Mom & Pop places. Always personal service whether it was the corner hardware store or corner market, when I was a kid growing up just outside of Detroit we had many Mom and Pop's in our neighborhood, ah those were the days! BTW, some of my son's friends bought those el cheapo junk First Act guitars at Walmart. They wanted me to help them tune em up.. God what junk, the action way to high. Was frustrating them in their learning to play. My advice was buy a low end Strat or Epi low priced LP like my son's,which is a decent little guitar for learning on

nothing personal to you paul, but...

home depot (second in size only to wal-mart) donates over 80% of its political contributions to the right and far right. including the current regime occupying the white house. i think we know what they've been up to lately.

Damn! There's no politically correct place left to buy all the plastic sheeting and duct tape I need!

Plastic sheeting - a garden supplies outlet.
Duct tape - virtually any gas station or plumping supplies outlet.

You may wish to ask them about their political leanings or allegiances before buying, however!

Paul: I guess this means you won't take me down to a Wal Mart when I'm over there? Perhaps if you drop me off 2 or 3 blocks away, I'll hoof it!!

Upon hearing all this, I (for one) will be sure to stop into my friendly neighborhood Walmart soon. I suspect all those hogtied employess will appreciate it and besides, I need some velcro to make more cable ties.

Wow...a Walmart in Hawaii...makes Paradise seem a little more 'approachable'...

Hawaii shows up on very old Chinese maps, because the Chinese were among the first to trade with the Hawaiians (long before the Dole Corporation made the scene). Interestingly, Hawaii appears on the Chinese maps with the name 'Sandalwood Mountains'. China had decimated it's own sandalwood forests centuries earlier...imagine their excitement upon discovering a new source. It wasn't long before they had eliminated the species from the Hawaiian forests as well.

And now, they're back to do more damage...this time working with the 'Wal Family'...Well, those minimum wage jobs must be a real boon to the natives...they'll be able to afford enough grass to reroof the house!

Dane ole buddy.... Nobody handcuffs the Walmart employees and forces them to do what they do. Its called the free market. With all of it's warts, some of it prefer that kind of economic system to a state controlled economy. If those poor "natives" dont want to work at Walmart then I suggest they dont work at Walmart. Its that simple. Discounting acts of God (floods, hurricanes etc) people are where they are at by choice.... they may be unhappy that they've made the choices that they've made but something else altogether.

As for Hawaii (especially Oahu), yes, there are a few Walmarts. Also a Sam's club. And City Mills, and Home Depots and a few other of the big name stores. I like it.

Kent ole pal...Your suggestion is certainly a simple one...

I'm not implying that people who work at Walmart don't want to...on the contrary, I'm sure many of them are thrilled to have a job, at Walmart or anywhere.

This is exactly my pessimistic point about where we're going. Chinese people need work as well...maybe something a little better than making 50 cents a day extruding rubber Halloween masks...When seen from the lowest angles of global society, Acts of God are virtually indistinguishable from the Acts of Rich and Powerful Men...

But by all means, shop where you want...it's a free, wart-covered country...

Thanks, I will indeed shop where I want. And good luck to you in your quest to remake the world. ---(sarcastic little *******, aint I?)

Anyways.... whats up with the Gam-band? How often do you play? We just did our first live gig with the new drummer (at a very "local" Korean bar/dive - and I do mean dive - 11 to 3:30 am.... brutal). It served to remind us that sticking in a new drummer is not all peaches and cream. Its going to take some time and hard work to all of us to the level of synch that we were with the old guy..... but when we do we'll be better for sure. He has great backup singing ability and since thats what I mostly do, I cant wait to work stuff out with him vocally. I think our next new song with be "Nowhere Man" - something we would never have tried with the old "Pete Best" guy.

Remake the world? I can't even keep up with remodelling my tiny house...

Congrats on the first gig with the new drummer...that Korean joint doesn't sound so bad! They'd have to close by 2 am here, though...

We played two gamelan gigs this weekend: the Homecoming Alumni Parade on Saturday at Colorado College in Co. Springs (hot & sunny); and the International Kite-Fly for Peace Festival on Sunday here in Denver (cold & rainy). We play both gigs every year, but they don't always land on the same weekend. It was also the Balinese Holy Day of Galungan, so we had to have ceremonies for the orchestras...a busy time. Now it's snowing heavily; first one of the season. The trees haven't had a chance to drop their leaves, so there'll be a lot of downed limbs all over town by tonight.

This must be fascinating stuff to a Hawaiian, eh?

>>Remake the world? I can't even keep up with remodelling my tiny house...

Try Walmart and Home Depot ....

The Korean joint was not bad in the beginning when the (small) crowd was older. But as the night wore on the average age decreased and we just weren't playing the stuff they like (whatever it is, dont even ask me since I'm clueless on anything "new"). Here places have to close at 2am also unless they have a "caberet license" in which case they can stay open until 4 but have to offer live music.

Wow.... sounds like you're certainly Gam-busy!

As for the snow, one of the things I like best about living here is the snow I see on TV. After living in New Hampshire for 5 years I dont care if I never see another snoflake..... except for the occasional trips to the summit of Mauna Kea during the winter - then a bit of snow for a day or two is unique and fun and a *temporary* experience.