| Author | Message | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 3518 Registered: 6-2002 |
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 | ||
| xlrogue6
Advanced Member Username: xlrogue6 Post Number: 267 Registered: 8-2002 |
Your optimistic idealism is one of your most charming traits, Jazzy! | ||
| gtrguy
Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 620 Registered: 9-2004 |
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 | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5485 Registered: 7-2004 |
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 | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 2115 Registered: 11-2004 |
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 | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2971 Registered: 5-2009 |
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 _____ | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 3520 Registered: 6-2002 |
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 | ||
| hodge
Junior Username: hodge Post Number: 40 Registered: 11-2002 |
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. | ||
| hodge
Junior Username: hodge Post Number: 41 Registered: 11-2002 |
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. | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 2005 Registered: 9-2002 |
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 | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1015 Registered: 6-2006 |
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. . . . | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3393 Registered: 10-2002 |
I was missing my basses so much on last year's vacation I was forced to drop into Alembic to get a fix :-) Graeme | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1522 Registered: 10-2006 |
That sucks, Paul; good luck on finding a new gig - which you like more & pays better! Peter | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 2325 Registered: 10-2003 |
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 | ||
| jcdlc72
Advanced Member Username: jcdlc72 Post Number: 260 Registered: 11-2009 |
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!. | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1760 Registered: 6-2002 |
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 | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 653 Registered: 12-2004 |
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. |
