JosephThomas Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Mac hardware is good even if it is non compatible with every affordable accessory in the world. The software is stupid if you're an engineer trying to debug it though, so screw that. Might as well go Linux Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 I've been a fan of Linux since my first download of Slackware (50 floppy disks!) in the early '90s. Generic PC hardware is still....generic, but Linux has been more stable on my machines than any Microsoft product since DOS 6.22. I do sometimes miss the original IBM PC, that came with an entire bookshelf full if printed manuals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-MattK- Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Love watching the Chilean national soccer team sing their national anthem. (Sorry, needed a hijack, too much on topic conversation there!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 2 hours ago, Mike. said: I bought my imac in 2009 after years of blue screens of death. It hasn't crashed yet, ever. My PCs all died within 18 months. For a casual user, macs are a better value. For a gamer or programmer or tinkerer, I have no doubt that PCs or Linux are better. That's why I bought the macbook. I figured.. $3k for a laptop vs $1000-1500 every 12-18 months. I more than got my money back with it going 7 years so far. My mac has crashed once - when I installed windows 7 in a virtual machine. I did have to reformat a couple of months ago though. I miss my unix and linux boxes. Those were the days.. pre-wife. When I'd run 8-10 computers in my basement and Windows ISA server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted June 27, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 30 minutes ago, Lester Burnham said: I switched over to Linux about 5 years ago. If they can get sketchup to run well on it, I'd never use windows again. Started with Lubuntu. I was a big fan of Crunchbang linux for a while, but it died. I moved over to PCLinux OS for a bit and now I'm trying Mint. I just saw that Crunchbang is back though, so I'm thinking about switching again. I think it's pretty cool to be able to read a foreign language in English! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 LB, I'm pretty settled on Ubuntu variants these days. I have become more of a user than a tinkerer, and the combination of package management + available multimedia tools has me hooked. Tried Mint for a bit when Unity first came to market, but finally just gave in and dealt with it. However, I do feel a bit like I'm being 'Microsofted'. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Thinking about making a new bass. Something super sweet. Any ideas? I know some of you play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Small mouth taste best from cold water. For the record, warthog is delicious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 On June 25, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Llama said: Here is another video from Thursday night. Do I detect a little Hendrix influence here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 I like Ubuntu. I've used freeBSD, open BSD, redhat, Ubuntu, and like 3 others that I don't even remember at this point. In terms of unix/linux. But I really feel like the days of looking at MS as the evil empire are over. Apple is the most valuable company on the planet, they control the hell out of their products and tell you they know better than you what you want. MS, meanwhile, has moved to open source on a great many of their products. Unix and Linux are, of course, same old same old. Anyone remember Lindows? What a fail. I was so excited back in the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 18 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Do I detect a little Hendrix influence here? Wasn't my intent, but perhaps the guitarist was borrowing a few ideas from the late great Jimi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 I hear it in the drums as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 9 hours ago, K Cooper said: I hear it in the drums as well. Yeah, Mitch Mitchell routinely overplayed... So much so, that he was routinely yelled at by Hendrix on stage, and even had parts of his playing removed from the final edit of the song. Machine Gun is probably the best example of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, Mike. said: Mitch Mitchell had a signature feel that most guys can't replicate. Its what happens when a jazz drummer plays rock. Everything swung a bit and his triplets were fantastic. Maybe he did overplay. Manic Depression is a great drum track. So is Fire. He was great, no doubt... I get the jazz to rock reference, makes sense when thinking about it from that perspective. Most of my inspiration is from Jack Bruce and Jaco (to a lesser extent), and he was guilty of "overplaying" also. Interesting to note, because the drummer at the jam session on that video has a strong jazz background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 That is my main problem with most covers. They either don't understand why they are playing the notes they are, or they simply don't know the notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Feel has more to do with a song being successful than any other single factor. Absolutely agree with you on that. Not to toot my own horn, BUT, take a song like Politician... The notes are dead simple, but the feel is what drives the song. The same goes for The Rover (Zep). No feeling, and the song dies. Part of that is why I truly love jazz so much. So much feeling, and room for expression. Listen to this... It's not a terribly complicated guitar "riff".. but, wow, so clean and has lots of feel. Clean = no room to hide. Each note speaks for itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 I don't know how much about guitar. I know a drummer can hit all the right drums in all the right places and still get it wrong. Conversely, a drummer can hit all the wrong drums in all the wrong places and get it right. Drums are more about feel. Ringo plays almost nothing but hi-hat for most of "Mr Kite" and it is just perfect. Most guys couldn't do that. They would have nowhere to hide. If you don't get the right swing, it sucks. If you get the right feel, you could play that hi-hat pattern on a tom or the rim of your snare and the song would sound perfect. Rock N Roll by Led Zeppelin is another perfect example. The beat is simple, the notes are easy. It is all about feel. Even when Jason Bonham plays it (and he plays it well), it is a little too straight and sounds.... mechanical. I'd take a Ringo or Mitch or Porcaro or Charie Watts over a Neil Peart or Mike Portnoy any day of the week. Yes those guys are awesome and can play the crap out of some drums but its just too mechanical for me - like router cut dovetails. Years ago at Montreal Drum Fest, Mike Portnoy did a tribute to Zeppelin and I was actually surprised how well he did. I closed my eyes and it really felt like Bonham. I agree about him being more like a machine (like Neil) but being in that venue, that day, im telling you he harnessed the spirit of John Bonham. It gave me the chills. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 I have been taco free since Sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 I don't routinely listen to a lot of the guys you are referencing, but all my favorite live rock drummers are jazz drummers filling rock gigs. The hits are perfect and tight. The beats are ever so subtly non-metronomic without ever losing the integrity of the beat. Shadings abound. Fills are more than paradiddles down the tom chain. Can one ever be taco free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Llama said: I have been taco free since Sunday! I've often wondered what the withdrawal symptoms are like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 9 minutes ago, RichardA said: I've often wondered what the withdrawal symptoms are like! Not gonna lie, I am starting to twitch... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klappco Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Thinking about making a new bass. Something super sweet. Any ideas? I know some of you play Fretted? # of strings? I like the sound of a passive frostless with flat wound strings. Very sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, Klappco said: Fretted? # of strings? I like the sound of a passive frostless with flat wound strings. Very sweet. Strings up to six, only fretless for me. I am playing around with the idea of a multiscale fretless, no lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klappco Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 https://vimeo.com/172465022 Some share their shop space with their spouse's car. I share mine with my BBQ pit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, Klappco said: https://vimeo.com/172465022 Some share their shop space with their spouse's car. I share mine with my BBQ pit. I will watch it later, my work blocks that site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.