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Comment on My 1979 Gibson RD-Artist by BJ Brown

BJ Brown — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:52:38 +0000

Hello, I have a 1978 or 80 RD artist…black with gold hardware. Years ago a friend of mine removed the circuit board and wired it as a 4 knob standard les paul…….I am wanting to find a replacement board and get it back to its original state…any help as to where to start this journey for parts would be great….need the circuit boards, 3 toggle switches and that’s it.

Comment on The Old Gasworks was a Toronto institution for music lovers and bands by EVMAN

EVMAN — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:06:03 +0000

Steve is right we did live there….(I’m the drummer for Thunder Circus…then..lol)…what a ride we had …when the band wasn’t playing across Canada..larry would have us as the “filler” to make alittle extra cash….O.P’s….(inside joke for the other motleys of the band..lol)….I remember one nite comming into the Gasworks..and at a table there was the bandmates and Lars from Metalica…we went upstairs…partied..then back downstairs…partied..till lars had to be escorted..back to his Hotel…feeling no pain …from the “Gasworks” days of no Fear…to living life the way all of us did….Cheers to everyone…-we made it-….We are knights of the OLD code

Comment on Drums to go by Chris Lewis

Chris Lewis — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:29:50 +0000

I want one! But how do you pedal the bike whilst operating the drum pedals??? LOL

Comment on Late in the Evening drumming by Chris Lewis

Chris Lewis — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:27:59 +0000

Great video! Although the four stick thing adds a little to the difficulty of playing this, I think the real challenge is to play that sticking with the same feel as Steve Gadd does! The same with the fifty ways thing. I worked that out and posted a little lesson on youtube about it, but the real difficulty is making it feel right. As you say, there is only probably My Gadd himself who can play it so beautifully!

Comment on Does bigger drums means a better drummer? by Chris Lewis

Chris Lewis — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:18:15 +0000

The amount of drums a drummer uses has absolutely no bearing on their talent. In fact I think some not so good drummers hide behind (in more ways than one!) a bigger kit to make up for their shortcomings. I am a drummer myself, and own three kits. Two of them are small four piece (two toms), and the other is a bigger setup – six piece (four toms). With the two smaller kits, I tend to use less cymbals too. The kit I choose to use depends on the job I’m doing. For instance, if I’m doing a jazz gig, I’m unlikely to need a big setup, and a small four piece kit fits the bill perfectly. A rock gig would suit the bigger kit. I think if you sat Gavin Harrison behind a kit similar to your friend Domenic’s kit, he would still be able to blow you away with his skills. I think you’re right though, non musicians probably think that a bigger kit is harder to play than a small one when the opposite is probably more true. By the way, nice playing Domenic!

Comment on Is the Guitar Solo dead by minka

minka — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:50:48 +0000

Perhaps all the best guitar solos have been used up.

Comment on The Old Gasworks was a Toronto institution for music lovers and bands by Mic

Mic — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:39:13 +0000

Doug! Clearlight has re-united!!! They have been jamming and writing new songs. I imagine they would be very excited if you happened to find any of that old footage. If you search you tube you will find some new videos of them. I hear they may be playing a festival this summer too..

Comment on Mother of all guitars! by Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:21:20 +0000

Actually that’s a mandobass basically a bigass mandolin that’s like a double bass

Comment on Gibson was Raided for Illegal Wood possession by Guitar Enthusiast

Guitar Enthusiast — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:04:58 +0000

Shame shame , Gibson. Just another reason to go with a small brand.

Comment on Taking Guitar Lessons by Lexie

Lexie — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:56:58 +0000

Great post I believe playing the guitar is a great pastime and can be both very relaxing and also a great way to meet new people with a shared interest.