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Post by delb0y on May 22, 2017 14:58:15 GMT
Yep, it's just me being crap at life. I could write a whole essay on it. Suffice to say, it's time to start living :-)
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Post by PistolPete on May 22, 2017 16:52:48 GMT
Personally, if the Martin is your favourite, I'd practice & gig on that one.
If you would really rather gig the Tanglewood then get it set up as close to the Martin as possible & then play the Martin at home & the Tanglewood out.
If you would really prefer to gig the Martin but are still worried for its safety you might want to make sure it's insured, but I do understand why many guitarists hate the idea of their pride & joy getting dinged so much that they'd prefer to leave it at home. If I do that I just feel like I'm not getting my money's worth out of an expensive instrument.
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Post by delb0y on May 22, 2017 17:01:31 GMT
No, it's never been about that. It's just that the Tanglewood has the inbuilt pick-up and feels a lot more robust. I can just plug in and play. The Martin is a lot more delicate to set up, it requires the pre-amp, and has a tendency to feedback more. I'm not worried about dings and scratches. It's just laziness and a lack of sound-man knowledge on my part. It's not an expensive Martin as things go and is already quite worn :-) I will give it a go on the next few gigs.
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Post by Riverman on May 22, 2017 17:11:43 GMT
No, it's never been about that. It's just that the Tanglewood has the inbuilt pick-up and feels a lot more robust. I can just plug in and play. The Martin is a lot more delicate to set up, it requires the pre-amp, and has a tendency to feedback more. I'm not worried about dings and scratches. It's just laziness and a lack of sound-man knowledge on my part. It's not an expensive Martin as things go and is already quite worn :-) I will give it a go on the next few gigs. I still think a simple set up on the Tanglewood is the cure for your existential angst.
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