Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: jazzyvee on July 02, 2013, 05:42:45 AM
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I'm in the middle of a two week holiday and being without my instruments ive been wondered if there is a cheap but useful double necked lightweight guitar/ bass that I could take on future holidays.
Jazzyvee
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Your optimistic idealism is one of your most charming traits, Jazzy!
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I had one of the little Martin backpacker guitars for a while and though it sounded tinny, it played nice. It recorded nicely as a high string guitar too for some reason.
Dave
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For travel, the Baby Taylor kicks serious butt on the canoe paddle Martin calls the Backpacker. For electric, check out the Hofner Shorty - essentially a neck with pickups. The Fernandes Nomad is also a decent travel electric with a little built-in amp and speaker. Fernandes also makes a bass version of the Nomad. Perhaps two Nomads and a roll of duct tape might meet your requirements!
Bill, tgo
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Sometimes it is better to have a break from playing..sort of cushions the blow when you get back from a great holiday when you pick your instrument up and play again...well it does for me
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As far as trumpet playing goes I sometimes keep a mouthpiece in my pocket and just proceed to BUZZ in a moments notice _____
Without the trumpet ,___just the mouth piece _____
I am still waiting for the Magic Alembic Pocket Size Collapsable Bass _____
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Hey Terry I think you have a good point. I have a festival gig when I get back so maybe I will be fresher. Jazzyvee
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jazzyvee..here in the uk there is a company called playaway guitars.com .uk phone number. 01273.423950 I have one of their minstar basses it realy is quite nice.
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jazzyvee..here in the uk there is a company called playaway guitars.com .uk phone number. 01273.423950 I have one of their minstar basses it realy is quite nice.
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Put them in the cases, throw 'em under the bed and GO. You will have a fresh take on things when you've walked away for two weeks. How can you take your work with you and call it a holiday?
J o e y
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If one's career is their passion, then it is not work . . .
And I should be so lucky, got my termination notice 3weeks ago. What do I want to be now that I'm grown up???
Pardon the hi- jack, we now take you back to your regularly scheduled topic. . . .
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I was missing my basses so much on last year's vacation I was forced to drop into Alembic to get a fix :-)
Graeme
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That sucks, Paul; good luck on finding a new gig - which you like more & pays better!
Peter
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I tend to drop into music stores to get a few minutes of string-rash when I travel. I actually bought a cheap acoustic bass guitar to take on vacations and have something to play at the campsite, but after taking it once I doubt I'll do it again because it's just kind of a pain to have to worry about one more thing when I should be not worrying about anything. Of course, re-routing to Santa Rosa has worked a couple of times as well..
Paul, I am so sorry to hear of your job situation. Welcome to the New Economy, right? I don't have any advice other than to suggest that this is a good time to evaluate where you want to be and what you want to do. If there is anything I can do to help, drop me an email (it's in my profile).
John
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However... on my latest travel to Spain (2009), I had intended to go to the todobajos.net store in Madrid to have a feast and possibly bring home one of their beauties (I had some Warwick in mind back then...). Instead, I got very sick and couldn't get there, nor buy my any kind of bass (although on the first day I tested a nice Sandberg jazz). Frustrated, I came back home in Venezuela, and a month later I finally got at home the bass I was hoping to buy there... only better: My Epic 5!.
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Jazzy, I'd take the advice offered above and let your fingers relax for two weeks, if you have a day or so to get back to speed before the festival.
Pauldo, I feel for you brother. I just found a part-time job myself and am back among the employed after a 3 year hiatus. I think the job market may have improved a bit. Best of luck and don't get too bummed.
Mike
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When I was but a wee lad and my parents would take us on 1-4 week camping trips I'd bring my electric guitbox with me and just play unamplified.
I realize this is a little more taxing on an Alembic. I'd get a cheap acoustic guitar and bass. Something that you wouldn't care if you threw it on the fire one night. It won't be amazing to play but it'll get you though.