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henrym3483

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playing in a bathroom? 
i was told playing in a tiled bathroom helps alot with hearing acoustics and the small mess up's in one's playing.

tried it last night and noticed quite an amount of rough parts in my sound, especially picado and arpeggio. I also notice how sloppy some of my remates sounded. spent an hour working solea and solea por buleria remates.

Will be trying it again very soon
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bursche

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 
musical bathroom training!!!!
You might know my bathroom recordings

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henrym3483

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to bursche) 
burcshe, it was actually watching your vid which prompted me to give it a go. though my bathroom aint as luxurious as your's
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xirdneH_imiJ

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 
playing flamenco guitar while sitting on the toilet is the new thing ;) get rid of your newspapers!
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ralexander

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 
I used to do this all the time when I was younger with my acoustic guitar! Definitely useful for practicing.
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Pgh_flamenco

 

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 
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i was told playing in a tiled bathroom helps alot with hearing acoustics and the small mess up's in one's playing.


IMO the spatial effect added by playing in a bathroom does the opposite--it covers up mistakes. Electric guitar players usually add reverb/delay for the same reason and rarely play with a totally dry signal. Getting to hear your playing from a different perspective is the important thing here.

I remember the bathroom studio--lol.

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FullMetalGuitarist

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ) 
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playing flamenco guitar while sitting on the toilet is the new thing ;)


That opens the door to a whole new array of sound effects
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xirdneH_imiJ

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to Pgh_flamenco) 
exactly, the reverb tends to cover the smaller mistakes, it's one of the reasons people like it so much, but it sure sounds nice!
i asked for a recitalbox for xmas, it might make me sound nicer without amplification (although it'll make my guitar look ugly...)
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Dec. 15 2012 14:31:08
 
xirdneH_imiJ

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to FullMetalGuitarist) 
hahaha, we joked about that with Ramzi a year ago or so, about making these noises...i went to Vicente Amigo's concert then and before that we laughed our asses off about how he'd react to a long loud fart noise during his solo piece
i wouldn't want to be the one performing in that case...but surely it's happened before...any clips? :)
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britguy

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 
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was told playing in a tiled bathroom helps alot with hearing acoustics


Well, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who plays in a bathroom! I was beginning to feel a bit strange about the practice. . .

I keep my guitars in a small humidified bathrooom which is used specifically for that purpose. But I still can't resist the occasional temptation to take one off the stand and play it while sitting on the throne. Actually seems to sound pretty good, quite flattering I find. . .

( I need all the help I can get, etc. ).

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henrym3483

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ) 
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hahaha, we joked about that with Ramzi a year ago or so, about making these noises...i went to Vicente Amigo's concert then and before that we laughed our asses off about how he'd react to a long loud fart noise during his solo piece


jahaysus...the thought of that just made me burst out in tears of laughter..
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rombsix

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 
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jahaysus...the thought of that just made me burst out in tears of laughter..




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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Dec. 15 2012 21:52:54
 
at_leo_87

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 
multi-tasking! it's time efficient.

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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Dec. 15 2012 22:30:22
 
xirdneH_imiJ

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 
we cried together that night when the idea came up
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machopicasso

 

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 
I used to do this in college when I lived in the dorm (imagine a large, tiled dormitory bathroom). I didn't do it for improving technique; I just loved the volume. Black Sabbath on a steel string acoustic. Those were the days.

When I lived in Germany, I'd frequently practice flamenco in the subway station late at night (when the trains were infrequent). Loud acoustics there, as well,...and occasionally strange people.

I think playing in a variety of acoustic settings can be really informative.
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Doitsujin

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 
quote:

playing flamenco guitar while sitting on the toilet is the new thing ;) get rid of your newspapers!


ikd man..I remember I visited a guy who plays guitar as well some years back... he asked me to jam together.. His apartment smelled like highly concentrated marijuana... My guitar case + guitar smelled like that for some weeks... Im sure you don´t wanna try with toilet-gasses.

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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Dec. 16 2012 11:57:51
 
rombsix

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ) 
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i asked for a recitalbox for xmas, it might make me sound nicer without amplification (although it'll make my guitar look ugly...)


There's a new version now that mounts INSIDE the guitar so it's not visible. Check it out...

http://www.guitarsurprise.com/

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Piwin

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 
Even the best have done it. There must be something to it.



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Dudnote

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to Piwin) 
quote:

ORIGINAL: Piwin

Even the best have done it. There must be something to it.



Holy crap!

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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Mar. 8 2016 1:39:04
 
rombsix

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to Dudnote) 
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Holy crap!


I know, man. God damn...

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Piwin

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to Dudnote) 
quote:

Holy crap!


Haha. I don't even know if the pun was intended but it made me laugh!
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El Kiko

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to Piwin) 
you may get a good reflected sound in the toilet , i have tried it .. but it has its drawbacks too , like when yer mate wants to use it in a hurry cos of last nights curry and lager ......
I never did finish that bulerias .....just out ....and gone ...

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El Frijolito

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to El Kiko) 
You can always light a match...


WWWHHHOOOOOFFF!!!


...it's the only way I can get close to 'Colores del Fuego'...
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hamia

 

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to britguy) 
Britguy - where are you? It's been a while ....
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Mar. 8 2016 21:52:42
 
Piwin

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to El Frijolito) 
quote:

You can always light a match... WWWHHHOOOOOFFF!!! ...it's the only way I can get close to 'Colores del Fuego'...


So that's why Diego is smoking on this vid!

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El Frijolito

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to Piwin) 
And afterwards, I work on my book manuscript, tentatively titled "The Wind Cried"
(with apologies to Paul Hecht).

Maybe "After The Wind, Everyone Cries" would be a better and more accurate title.
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Mar. 9 2016 15:28:12
 
rombsix

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to henrym3483) 





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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Mar. 20 2016 0:55:54
 
rombsix

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RE: playing in a bathroom? (in reply to rombsix) 
Photos of how the RecitalBox-Sur sits inside the guitar, to help clarify for y'all.





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