Re: [Harp-L] loud drunk guitar player

[MundHarp@xxxxxxx]

Dave said:

<<Oh man I'm talkin' about jams!  I wouldn't play in a band  with players 
like that, I don't pay - or get paid  - for pain...  >>
Back in 1971, when I re-formed my band back in England, having worked  for 
about 3 years mostly in France and Germany with "John Walden Workshop",  we went 
PROGRESSIVE..
 
It was too loud!
 
Bass guitar, and 2 regular guitars each playing through 200 Watt tube amps,  
with stacks of speaker cabinets.
 
At the time I had a 100 watt amp with just a couple of 2 x 12" cabinets,  set 
ahead of me on stage to reduce feedback.
 
I still couldn't hear what I was playing!
 
It was not fun.
 
So I decided to stop working electric and started to work with an acoustic  
guitarist in a duo instead.â
HEAVEN!
 
Over the years since then I've worked with everything from a duo to a 35  
piece orchestra.
 
It is always better when it isn't too loud!
 
John Walden
London
England