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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:01 pm
by doctorwho
Howard wrote:
I know this may sound a bit strange (being a solid body guitar), but I ...
I love dangling participles, Aitch! How was your transformation into a solid body guitar?
Back to the subject: I play a lot of my guitars unplugged (including my 730 Laramie, ha ha
), mainly because I don't want to go to the trouble of plugging it into a nearby amp, or I pull a guitar out to work on some song during commercials while I 'm watching TV. The ones that sound the best are my 370/12v64, my 370/12RMs (both the MG and the FG), and my 1966 340 FG.
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:09 pm
by ozover50
Bloody painful, Gary!!
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:56 pm
by brian_l
I play my 360 unplugged most of the time. I also read where Hendrix practiced most of the time with his guitar unplugged because it gave his playing more precision and definition. I would have to agree with him, as my playing improved greatly after I started doing this back in high school.
I love the sound of my 360 unplugged. In fact, I like its unplugged tone better than some acoustics I have played. I only play through an amp when I play with my band and my 360 sounds great plugged in as well.
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:07 pm
by melibreits
Aitch, better be careful where you dangle your participle--that could be dangerous, LOL!
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:10 pm
by geoff
I can honestly say I agree with all the comments made so far (yes the bathroom in front of the mirror is a favourite, the family will often laugh at me but they don't understand)
I get great enjoyment playing my 330/12 un-pluged while watching TV and if the wife complains about the sound I will grab my 610, you can actually feel the sweet vibrations as much as you can hear.
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:15 pm
by geoff
I can honestly say I agree with all the comments made so far (yes the bathroom in front of the mirror is a favourite, the family will often laugh at me but they don't understand)
I get great enjoyment playing my 330/12 un-pluged while watching TV and if the wife complains about the sound I will grab my 610, you can actually feel the sweet vibrations as much as you can hear.
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:51 pm
by shamustwin
those ducks are in a row
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:25 pm
by stubby
I met my wife in a bathroom while playing my guitar (honestly). We both lived in a university residence at an Ontario university and I used to go into the girls' washroom in my wing of the residence (the girls were all okay with it and I would, of course, leave when I had to). It was tiled from from ceiling to floor to wall and the sound was amazing in there. She was visiting a friend of hers that lived in my section and heard me playing so she came in and we started chatting. 18 years later and we're still together-see the good things that happen from playing guitar in a bathroom!
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:32 pm
by jingle_jangle
But not in a shower...
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:35 pm
by ozover50
Advice taken, Melissa!
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:42 pm
by winston
My work day is over and I just tried playing my 360/12 in the bathroom. Thanks Dean, my wife thinks I'm totally nuts now.
But..........as described it does sound pretty darn good.
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:44 pm
by winston
Oh and Paul I did not take it into the shower
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:59 pm
by ozover50
You didn't need to, Brian. The sound 'washed' all over you!
Perhaps we need some specs for the perfect bathroom sound - dimensions, height of wall tiles, type of floor covering, size of mirror, shower screen materials, number of towels on racks, etc...etc...
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:42 pm
by winston
Bill and Dean would qualify as the experts on that particular matter Howard.
So it would seem that we have discovered a new place to play our Rics.
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:19 pm
by melibreits
This is really hilarious....I want to see a picture of one of you playing guitar in a bathtub, LOL!
But keep it decent, of course!