Reaching out.

[Raynine]

1966.
I played lead guitar in a rock band. Those were magical times. My cousin, now deceased, was the lead singer in one of those bands and his parents were members of a local church. He went to the pastor of that church and asked him if he would cosign a loan for our band to buy new equipment. The pastor said yes! We went to a local music store and completely outfitted the band with brand new stuff— a Fender Super Reverb amp, a Fender Baseman amp, a Fender Pro Reverb amp, a Hofner Bass guitar, two Fender Mustang Guitars, A full Rodgers drum set, Some electronic organ, Microphones, Mic stands, the whole nine yards. The bill came to about $1,200, a small fortune in 1966. Gary C., a friend of the band with a degree in electronics, now deceased, built a PA system from scratch. Two of us were just out of high school, and three were still in school. We paid off that loan on time with gigs.

I played in bands for about a decade, but life got in the way, guitar players caught up to me, and I gave it up. I was in a supermarket a while ago and encountered a chum from many years ago. I asked him if he still played. He held up his hands, and they were grossly arthritic. This was an epiphany! I do not want to end up on a lower level of Dante’s Inferno for the sin of sloth! My son came over and dug a Fender Stratocaster out of my closet that had been there for about 40 years. It needs some TLC, but after about six weeks I blended back and can still play it. My fingers are as nimble as ever!

I went to a local music store and bought a Fender Twin Reverb amp. It needs some work and does not sound natural like the old Fender amps. It sounds electronic. I want “natural” like Chet, Les, Glen etc. You know what I mean. The tubes in my old Fender amps used to glow violet and respond harmonically to pressure and loading.

Can I get better US tubes? Speakers? Let me know if you are reading.

 

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[kyzina]

1966.
I played lead guitar in a rock band. Those were magical times. My cousin, now deceased, was the lead singer in one of those bands and his parents were members of a local church. He went to the pastor of that church and asked him if he would cosign a loan for our band to buy new equipment. The pastor said yes! We went to a local music store and completely outfitted the band with brand new stuff— a Fender Super Reverb amp, a Fender Baseman amp, a Fender Pro Reverb amp, a Hofner Bass guitar, two Fender Mustang Guitars, A full Rodgers drum set, Some electronic organ, Microphones, Mic stands, the whole nine yards. The bill came to about $1,200, a small fortune in 1966. Gary C., a friend of the band with a degree in electronics, now deceased, built a PA system from scratch. Two of us were just out of high school, and three were still in school. We paid off that loan on time with gigs.

I played in bands for about a decade, but life got in the way, guitar players caught up to me, and I gave it up. I was in a supermarket a while ago and encountered a chum from many years ago. I asked him if he still played. He held up his hands, and they were grossly arthritic. This was an epiphany! I do not want to end up on a lower level of Dante’s Inferno for the sin of sloth! My son came over and dug a Fender Stratocaster out of my closet that had been there for about 40 years. It needs some TLC, but after about six weeks I blended back and can still play it. My fingers are as nimble as ever!

I went to a local music store and bought a Fender Twin Reverb amp. It needs some work and does not sound natural like the old Fender amps. It sounds electronic. I want “natural” like Chet, Les, Glen etc. You know what I mean. The tubes in my old Fender amps used to glow violet and respond harmonically to pressure and loading.

Can I get better US tubes? Speakers? Let me know if you are reading.

I read it. Good post. Seems like there are so many professions that can lead to bad health. For example, I just finished a paper on massage therapy. The overwhelming majority of massage therapists have some type of hand injury.

I worked with this woman whose husband was a bartender for many years. He got bad legs and knees because he'd stand behind the bar without a pad. I don't know if that was the cause, but I'd have to think it was a big factor.

Interesting about guitar playing and fingers. I wonder if there are better techniques to avoid injury or at least minimize it.

 

[Raynine]

I read it. Good post. Seems like there are so many professions that can lead to bad health. For example, I just finished a paper on massage therapy. The overwhelming majority of massage therapists have some type of hand injury.

I worked with this woman whose husband was a bartender for many years. He got bad legs and knees because he'd stand behind the bar without a pad. I don't know if that was the cause, but I'd have to think it was a big factor.

Interesting about guitar playing and fingers. I wonder if there are better techniques to avoid injury or at least minimize it.

I think tobacco, alcohol and weed are at the bottom of many arthritis afflictions. It is an atuoimmune condition. The playing itself is unlikely to cause injury.