... or should that be plectra I'm no good at that kind of English... to boldly go and all that. (If you are not a guitarist here is a health warning about this post, it may lead to you attempting to chew off a limb to retain conscious or keep your sanity...) My history of plectrum use is... Bloody huge triangular Gibson ones, heavy, I used to wear them out so they ended up pretty much circular in a matter of days/weeks. Odd at that time I had a Strat copy and used Gibson Strings and Gibson picks - I even went for Gibson strings with a wound third at one point after reading heavier strings gave a better tone... yes but you can't play the damn thing and could never get the intonation sorted out after an older mentor showed me what that nonsense was all about. For a long time there after I used Fender medium the hard once, often in tortoiseshell as I thought that classy for some bizarre reason. "Hello darling look at my tortoiseshell picks." I never had many girlfriends
No it certainly isn't even if we kid ourselves about it all. that situation I wrote about before came to a climax this week, nearly at death. thanks for all of your honesty.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, I was very sad to hear of the death of Paul Gray - supurb player. heard a very touchin speech given by Slipnot on radio 1 earlier. Anyt other comment just seems cliche, but prayers to your friend and to Paul Gray's family and bandmates xx
ReplyDeletenope, no guarentees, no assured happy endings.
ReplyDeleteStories like this give you a bolt, and make you realise what you have, and what you should be grateful for.... yet within a few weeks you are back to moaning about your lot. Sad but true.
not but sometimes it seems very much fairer to others
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