Anyone play acoustic at gigs?

SamDBL

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Posted on Oct 07 2016 04:23 PM

I have considered switching to acoustic for some of the tunes in our set. I think it would sound good on a couple of the shadows tunes. And isn't there a faint acoustic track on rumble? I think it would add a cool element. But also more of a pain lugging all that stuff around. Anyone else do it? Is it worth it?

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remora1

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Posted on Oct 07 2016 05:22 PM

Well, there's these guys

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Noel

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Posted on Oct 07 2016 05:46 PM

And these guys.

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Noel

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Posted on Oct 07 2016 05:49 PM

Also, at next year's Ventures Fan Fest in October in Philadelphia, a few of us are planning to play an acoustic set of surf ballads during lunch.

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The_Cholla

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Posted on Oct 07 2016 06:04 PM

Check out the Outerwave Unplugged too !

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Noel

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Posted on Oct 07 2016 08:15 PM

Oops!

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Teiscofan

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Posted on Oct 08 2016 07:47 AM

Noel- Your response that you where going to play surf ballads caused me to stop and think..THis created quite a discussion on what a ballad is with my better half..... Lol...
I was in the mindset that ballads are determined by lyrics with a slow beat behind it (accoustic guitar is great for this). She countered with "Hall of the Mounain king", "Fantasia", etc... It looks like I will have to redetermine my classifications.
Cheers
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Posted on Oct 08 2016 09:15 AM

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supertonesurf

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Posted on Oct 08 2016 09:21 AM

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Noel

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Posted on Oct 08 2016 09:50 AM

Teiscofan wrote:

Noel- Your response that you where going to play surf ballads caused me to stop and think..THis created quite a discussion on what a ballad is with my better half..... Lol...
I was in the mindset that ballads are determined by lyrics with a slow beat behind it (accoustic guitar is great for this). She countered with "Hall of the Mounain king", "Fantasia", etc... It looks like I will have to redetermine my classifications.
Cheers
Teiscofan

A ballad, like any other song, needn't have lyrics. While not exactly precise, I'd include Theme From the Endless Summer, Floating Home, Last Date, Sleep Walk, and any other slow, romantic, melodic instrumental song a surf ballad. I think a slower version of Ewa on the Beach would be a wonderful acoustic surf ballad. You just have to be able to dance to it close and slow. IMHO. YMMV.

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Squid

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Posted on Oct 08 2016 04:04 PM

Insanitizers duo at a street festival in Vancouver WA. I'm playing melody on an $89 KTone guitar (shipping included) thru a Roland keyboard amp. Tom plays a Cordoba guitar into a Behringer acoustic amp. We're wearing dollar store sombreros (spray painted black), appropriate to the unpaid gig.

(Surf version of Gounod's "Funeral March of a Marionette" AKA Alfred Hitchcock Theme)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/VVrk9Qfv1lY

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SamDBL Joined: Sep 19, 2016 Posts: 246 Tampa	Posted on Oct 07 2016 04:23 PM I have considered switching to acoustic for some of the tunes in our set. I think it would sound good on a couple of the shadows tunes. And isn't there a faint acoustic track on rumble? I think it would add a cool element. But also more of a pain lugging all that stuff around. Anyone else do it? Is it worth it? — Guitarist for Black Valley Moon & Down By Law Top
remora1 Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 1277 San Pedro, CA	Posted on Oct 07 2016 05:22 PM Well, there's these guys — Bill S._______ HELLDIVER on Facebook Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Oct 07 2016 05:46 PM And these guys. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Oct 07 2016 05:49 PM Also, at next year's Ventures Fan Fest in October in Philadelphia, a few of us are planning to play an acoustic set of surf ballads during lunch. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
The_Cholla Joined: Jan 21, 2015 Posts: 191 Newport Beach, CA	Posted on Oct 07 2016 06:04 PM Check out the Outerwave Unplugged too ! — Yannick Lead Guitar in Blackball Bandits : https://blackballbandits.bandcamp.com/ Solo project : https://thechollasurf.bandcamp.com/releases Last edited: Oct 07, 2016 18:05:26 Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Oct 07 2016 08:15 PM Oops! — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Last edited: Oct 07, 2016 20:17:54 Top
Teiscofan Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 513 Ontario	Posted on Oct 08 2016 07:47 AM Noel- Your response that you where going to play surf ballads caused me to stop and think..THis created quite a discussion on what a ballad is with my better half..... Lol... I was in the mindset that ballads are determined by lyrics with a slow beat behind it (accoustic guitar is great for this). She countered with "Hall of the Mounain king", "Fantasia", etc... It looks like I will have to redetermine my classifications. Cheers Teiscofan — I am not obsolete, I am RETRO.... Top
supertonesurf Joined: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 419 n.y.c.	Posted on Oct 08 2016 09:15 AM https://youtu.be/GynEnVgTGUY — Facebook pages theSupertones or @ Timothy C Sullivan Top
supertonesurf Joined: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 419 n.y.c.	Posted on Oct 08 2016 09:21 AM — Facebook pages theSupertones or @ Timothy C Sullivan Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Oct 08 2016 09:50 AM Teiscofan wrote: Noel- Your response that you where going to play surf ballads caused me to stop and think..THis created quite a discussion on what a ballad is with my better half..... Lol... I was in the mindset that ballads are determined by lyrics with a slow beat behind it (accoustic guitar is great for this). She countered with "Hall of the Mounain king", "Fantasia", etc... It looks like I will have to redetermine my classifications. Cheers Teiscofan A ballad, like any other song, needn't have lyrics. While not exactly precise, I'd include Theme From the Endless Summer, Floating Home, Last Date, Sleep Walk, and any other slow, romantic, melodic instrumental song a surf ballad. I think a slower version of Ewa on the Beach would be a wonderful acoustic surf ballad. You just have to be able to dance to it close and slow. IMHO. YMMV. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Last edited: Oct 08, 2016 09:50:49 Top
Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1018 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Oct 08 2016 04:04 PM Insanitizers duo at a street festival in Vancouver WA. I'm playing melody on an $89 KTone guitar (shipping included) thru a Roland keyboard amp. Tom plays a Cordoba guitar into a Behringer acoustic amp. We're wearing dollar store sombreros (spray painted black), appropriate to the unpaid gig. (Surf version of Gounod's "Funeral March of a Marionette" AKA Alfred Hitchcock Theme) https://www.youtube.com/embed/VVrk9Qfv1lY — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Last edited: Oct 08, 2016 16:16:28 Top

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