Days where you just sound rubbish?

ThePrettyDamned

Been playing a fair bit today (day off) and got the volume up to nearly... Er... 0.5. The Bandit is bloomin loud...

Anyway, as volume goes up, the eq needs changing so I fiddled... And fiddled... And fiddled... And it always sounded either harsh or lacking definition. Hmm.

Then, while playing, I kept pushing the f string too hard and it really ruins power chords or octaves.

And that's twice as bad when the tone is a bit harsh!

Any ideas as to why a crappy player can have days of even crappier playing?!

jd0272

Be the fckn weather.

ESchap

364/5 per year for me ... you eventually get used to it ..

Skipped

A long walk seems to cure bad tone days, bad hi-fi days, even (moderate) low mood days.

dafuzz

Days?! Months mate, years!

I just unplug and work on technique.



Then buy a new pedal.

jd0272

Carl Martin Plexi pedal getting its chance tonight, I'm sure I'll sound abysmal

ourmaninthenorth

Like many things it's just a "bad day at the office" , factor in that I'm also a human being, means on occasion successfully turning my amp on is usually as good as it gets.... #-o

JookyChap

It's only days with a 'y' at the end with me, but a new guitar definitely helps
for a day or two

Si_

Whenever I think I sound crap I sell stuff.. only to want to buy it back 6 weeks later

jd0272

Yeah I'll bet that JMP sounds bloody awful eh?

ThePrettyDamned

At least I'm not alone.

It's increased my GAS for a blackstar ht metal. I've never tried one before, but it sounds epic.

jd0272

ThePrettyDamned;138272" said:

At least I'm not alone.

It's increased my GAS for a blackstar ht metal. I've never tried one before, but it sounds epic.

Yeah, that'll make ye sound epic dude! Spend spend spend!

ThePrettyDamned

jd0272;138274" said:

[quote="ThePrettyDamned;138272"]At least I'm not alone.

It's increased my GAS for a blackstar ht metal. I've never tried one before, but it sounds epic.

Yeah, that'll make ye sound epic dude! Spend spend spend![/quote]

I even found a recording of someone using it into a bandit, and it does sound pretty awesome!

But I can't spend. Yet...

Gimme a month or so, and I suspect it'll be NPD. I didn't realise it existed, I thought it was just the distx, but the ht metal has a crunch and lead channel. Epic wins!

mike_l

When I ave a shit day, I go drink heavily.

Same when my playings a bit shit.

 

AA meeting tonight, made it to 37* today.........

 

*minutes......

jd0272

I have to say my HT Dual pedal is great like. Really good useable noises to be had. Worth the outlay. The Martin Plexi sounded class in the house but it'll get its throttle tonight. Which is nice. Best £8 of the week.

Phil_aka_Pip

Isn't GAS the automatic answer to when you have a rubbish-sound-day?

Deadman

I only use my Yam THR now so I don't have bad days.

jd0272

Deadman;138292" said:

I only use my Yam THR now so I don't have bad days.

Is that like my auld fellas motor scooter ?

ThePrettyDamned

jd0272;138283" said:

I have to say my HT Dual pedal is great like. Really good useable noises to be had. Worth the outlay. The Martin Plexi sounded class in the house but it'll get its throttle tonight. Which is nice. Best £8 of the week.

Yeah... I don't really need any more persuasion

I think a ht metal is well in the pipeline. I've tried the dual, and while it had the gain, it didn't have much tightness. The metal seems to be tight, but still quite compressed. Which I like - the Bandit has quite an open drive sound, so it'll be a nice change.

jd0272

Phil_aka_Pip;138289" said:

Isn't GAS the automatic answer to when you have a rubbish-sound-day?

How did we 'do' GAS so effectively before the interweb? Did we? I can't remember that far back.

Phil_aka_Pip

jd0272 said:

Phil_aka_Pip;138289" said:

Isn't GAS the automatic answer to when you have a rubbish-sound-day?

How did we 'do' GAS so effectively before the interweb? Did we? I can't remember that far back.

It took longer, but the principle was the same: "I think I sound shite therefore the answer is any or all of another instrument/FX device/amplifier". You read your copy of Guitarist for product reviews talked about the gear with other musos in your drinking hole and hung out in the local music shop of a Saturday morning trying not to play Smoke or Stairway on whatever kit you were "evaluating"