I FINALLY got my old sound back

[wetrx95]

I hadn't played in about five years ( ) and found I needed some way to vent my spastic pressure filled days. So, a few months ago I picked up my guitar again. It was amazing, I had forgotten nearly everything. Anyway, that is coming back up to speed...slowly . So, one of my biggest issues was that I could not get the same sound as when I played years ago. Just a short while ago I dialed it in and it felt like thunder through my headphones. (I live in a townhouse...gotta show some respect). Anyway, the components are a Peavey Backstage Plus, Boss Digital Metalizer, and a cheap ass Aria ADL-1. I once again have the sound that used to shake the rafters in the small concerts I did. It is a glorious day...

[Robert Burns]

Great to hear! Thats it afterall.. it's what "moves" you..
If your feeling it.. kick some ass!
I had to add that like Trem..i had a time of 8 years away from playing..
stupid Wristwatch obsession! Anyway..about a year and a half ago
i started full steam into it...those watches dont interact with you!
Guitars do! 8 years of my life i'll never get back... time to rock!

[Trem]

awesome man, i know, when i picked up the guitar again it was like f#@K!
Why did i ever stop this, been a year now, and i'm almost back to speed again, but it's all different, my phrasing and stuff is different i think.
Plus i forgot most of the theory and stuff for the most part so it's comming more from feeling. Kind of like starting over or i guess after 10 years your a different person, and so it's going to be different, anyway... ROCK oN!

[markD]

most excellent. rock balls!!

[nhspike]

Good to hear.
Sometimes a little time off is great for the creative/musical juices.

Sounds like you are diggin' it, so it must be good!

[wetrx95]

Thanks for the positive feedback. Being on an extended hiatus tends to make one forget nearly everything. However, when 're-learning' I have brought in items that I could rarely do before because they were bad habits at the time. Also, having matured, as stated, allows me to look at the learning process in a whole different way. Instead of focusing on bands I want to play, I am also trying out my own stuff. I bought a book called the 'Exercise Book' from the guy who wrote the 'Guitar Grimoire' series. Is this a good book for a not-beginner, beginner?

[wetrx95]

Refurbished

After 20 years, I finally got my guitar professionally refurbished. It took weeks, but it is now in the exact condition as when I bought it in '88. He cleaned out the pots, even the crevaces in the tremelo, intonation, etc. Best $50 I've spent in a long time.

[DonP]

I have to use headphones when I'm on the road 5 days a week. I get a great tone with my POD, but I kind of hate using the headphones when playing.

Wish there was a cheap and easy way to get that same tone without wearing the headphones. I tried with a $70 pair of BOSE speakers, but they sucked and I took them back.

Some guys suggested I get speakers with a subwoofer, so I'll try that next.

I got a really inspirational tone going into a GC earlier this week and going balls to the wall with a Silver Jubilee full "mini" stack. Sounded glorious.

Having a great tone really inspires.

[wilkinsi]

Congrats on getting your sound back. I wish I could tell the same story. My old signature sound was constructed with a Boss GX-700. I had 3 actually. My primary sound, a backing sound and a clean one. It took several months to get my sounds and having sold off everything when I lost my previous long term job (redundancy), I never kept my original settings. On top of that, the multi-track I bought 3 years later to replace my old one has dodgy inputs/outputs, my replacement GX-700 is also faulty, and I made the mistake of constructing sounds on my GT-10 via headphones directly instead of the multi-track. Likewise, my GT-8 patches were monitored thru my multitrack, but via my PC speakers.