chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Go pee on an electric fence, that'll set you free.
Not playing much
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
That is a wide ass board, Mitch. I never have that much meat left on the underside of my inside corners.
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Mitch, I see it now, Gout Swelling.
And Here I thought you had a helper mess up the rise and run on that stringer.
I am the helper.. I only supervise the installation
The stringer is a 2x14, 7-3/8” rise 11” tread.
But I had to do some fancy stuff on one set, to get head clearance .
But I had to do some fancy stuff on one set, to get head clearance .
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
I knew it, 2x14. AND BOY do I know about head clearance.
I don't think we ever see 2x14's here in the East tho. BTW, HOW long will you be the helper?
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
When this stringer is installed, does the note written on it appear upside down?
Yes it will be upside down.. lol
I am the foreman of the project
So I am the helper until I am finished with the rough framing
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Mitch, from 3000 miles away and seeing only partial view of the stringer, I bet you can guess why I thought you were trying to say the helper messed up the layout.
That upside down writing made me think he might have made an 11 inch rise and 7 3/8 tread.
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
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eclecticsynergy
Ambassador of Electric Synergy
When I feel my playing is in a rut - same old stuff - what I need to do is play a little with some different people.
Music that's not familiar, and a new flavor of interactive chemistry. It frees up more creativity in my playing.
I know the gates are opening when I surprise myself, playing things I wouldn't have found ordinarily.
As for a dry spell in songwriting, for me that's a totally separate issue. I've never produced a steady stream of new material.
For me inspiration comes on strong for a while, then it wanes. If I wait a bit, it'll recharge.
But sometimes the well stays dry for a while, and there are a couple of things I try when I need to feel productive, even if I'm not feeling inspired.
One is to work on existing material. I always have fragments of ideas, both musical and lyrics, languishing incomplete.
Sometimes I can complete a lyric, or string a few parts together to assemble a new song. Or find a fresh new treatment for one of the old ones.
Another way is to look outward for inspiration, rather than listening inward. I find Nature particularly inspiring.
Art is inspiring. Books are inspiring. Even magazines sometimes. Things that make you think, and feel. That often sparks creativity.
Working with my hands can be inspiring; truly focusing on something slows me down enough to be more fully in the moment.
Internet is kind of the opposite, though. It can make you think, yet it tends to discourage deep thought - which is what's needed.
It can make you feel, yet it evokes mostly simple or primal emotions, not the multilayered feelings that feed good songwriting.
For me, disconnecting from everything Web-related for a few days really helps.
This takes a deliberate decision; nowadays online activity is such a part of everyday life that for me it's become basically invisible.
I had a friend who used to watch old movies late at night. They helped him generate steady output, a new song or two every week.
Just concentrating on a title or quote occasionally would lead him to a song that wasn't derived from the film itself at all.
The thing is, good films bring complex emotions to the surface, and feelings help inspire songs.
Simply being in a more emotional place puts you closer to inspiration.
A further thought:
I tend to expect good work from myself when writing songs. In my case that isn't very realistic.
While it's good to have standards, I think relaxing them could (ironically) help improve my writing.
Sort of musical brainstorming. Ideas that don't all have to be great; they just have to flow.
Saw a recent thread somewhere about "writing more bad songs." I think that's an idea worth taking to heart.
Sometimes quantity may be more important than quality.
How many great songs have a really stupid line or two in them?
How many great songwriters have released weak songs alongside their best?
I think I've posted this before, but producing material rapidly and in quantity is a skill that can be improved through practice.
Many of the best writers have written truly great material incredibly fast.
But you can bet that before reaching that level of greatness they wrote plenty of stuff that didn't make the grade.
Music that's not familiar, and a new flavor of interactive chemistry. It frees up more creativity in my playing.
I know the gates are opening when I surprise myself, playing things I wouldn't have found ordinarily.
As for a dry spell in songwriting, for me that's a totally separate issue. I've never produced a steady stream of new material.
For me inspiration comes on strong for a while, then it wanes. If I wait a bit, it'll recharge.
But sometimes the well stays dry for a while, and there are a couple of things I try when I need to feel productive, even if I'm not feeling inspired.
One is to work on existing material. I always have fragments of ideas, both musical and lyrics, languishing incomplete.
Sometimes I can complete a lyric, or string a few parts together to assemble a new song. Or find a fresh new treatment for one of the old ones.
Another way is to look outward for inspiration, rather than listening inward. I find Nature particularly inspiring.
Art is inspiring. Books are inspiring. Even magazines sometimes. Things that make you think, and feel. That often sparks creativity.
Working with my hands can be inspiring; truly focusing on something slows me down enough to be more fully in the moment.
Internet is kind of the opposite, though. It can make you think, yet it tends to discourage deep thought - which is what's needed.
It can make you feel, yet it evokes mostly simple or primal emotions, not the multilayered feelings that feed good songwriting.
For me, disconnecting from everything Web-related for a few days really helps.
This takes a deliberate decision; nowadays online activity is such a part of everyday life that for me it's become basically invisible.
I had a friend who used to watch old movies late at night. They helped him generate steady output, a new song or two every week.
Just concentrating on a title or quote occasionally would lead him to a song that wasn't derived from the film itself at all.
The thing is, good films bring complex emotions to the surface, and feelings help inspire songs.
Simply being in a more emotional place puts you closer to inspiration.
A further thought:
I tend to expect good work from myself when writing songs. In my case that isn't very realistic.
While it's good to have standards, I think relaxing them could (ironically) help improve my writing.
Sort of musical brainstorming. Ideas that don't all have to be great; they just have to flow.
Saw a recent thread somewhere about "writing more bad songs." I think that's an idea worth taking to heart.
Sometimes quantity may be more important than quality.
How many great songs have a really stupid line or two in them?
How many great songwriters have released weak songs alongside their best?
I think I've posted this before, but producing material rapidly and in quantity is a skill that can be improved through practice.
Many of the best writers have written truly great material incredibly fast.
But you can bet that before reaching that level of greatness they wrote plenty of stuff that didn't make the grade.
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LiveeviL2000
Ambassador of Pentagonal Pentatonics
Picked it up last night.
Man the rust builds up fast!!
Man the rust builds up fast!!
GabrielGuitar
New Member
Everyone goes through this, if you’re spending time in a computer and getting drained try a new amp sim., plenty of demos online, I messing around with helix Native as i speak
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LiveeviL2000
Ambassador of Pentagonal Pentatonics
I have an HX Stomp which is pretty cool.
Mostly I like to play through my DSL or EVH. Depending on the mood.
