Re: [Harp-L] The loud drunk guitar player

[rmcgraw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

since you play harp you have a dispensation :-)

> Wow, heavy--but where do I fit in, I play both harp and guitar,
> sometimes at the same time.
>
> Now I feel conflicted. ;)
>
> maurice
>
> rmcgraw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> Aah, the loud drunk guitar player.  How do you deal with that?
>>> Why do so many guitarists seem incapable of playing at less than very
>>> loud?
>>>
>> --because they're a@#holes, all of them, even the "good" ones.
>>
>>
>>> Is it a case of sword-wielding for sonic supremacy?
>>>
>> ---nope:see above.
>>
>>
>>> Is it solely the deafening effects of alcohol?
>>>
>> ---nope:see above.
>>
>>> Is it any different from a harp player that plays loud constantly or
>>> over
>>> everyone on every fill?
>>>
>> ---yes, it is different...we're harp players and every right-minded
>> person
>> wants to hear anything and everything we play...they, on the other hand,
>> are not harp players; they're guitar players and by their very nature,
>> a@#holes...and no right minded person wants to hear ANYTHING they
>> play....except for their rhythm parts, and they need to turn those down,
>> too.
>>
>>> So, how do you all deal with the creeping volume issue?
>>>
>> --- hire keyboard players.
>> WVa Bob
>>
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