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henrym3483 -> playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 11:24:43)

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 [;)]



bursche -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 11:27:40)

musical bathroom training!!!!
You might know my bathroom recordings[:D][:D]



henrym3483 -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 13:14:47)

burcshe, it was actually watching your vid which prompted me to give it a go. though my bathroom aint as luxurious as your's [:D]



xirdneH_imiJ -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 13:39:46)

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



ralexander -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 14:09:11)

I used to do this all the time when I was younger with my acoustic guitar! Definitely useful for practicing.



Pgh_flamenco -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 14:11:51)

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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.



FullMetalGuitarist -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 14:12:10)

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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 [;)]



xirdneH_imiJ -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 14:31:08)

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...)



xirdneH_imiJ -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 14:32:52)

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 [:D]
i wouldn't want to be the one performing in that case...but surely it's happened before...any clips? :)



britguy -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 14:33:13)

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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. ).



henrym3483 -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 14:48:42)

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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..



rombsix -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 21:52:54)

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


[:D][8D]



at_leo_87 -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 15 2012 22:30:22)

multi-tasking! it's time efficient.



xirdneH_imiJ -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 16 2012 1:23:06)

we cried together that night when the idea came up [:D]



machopicasso -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 16 2012 10:04:25)

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.



Doitsujin -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Dec. 16 2012 11:57:51)

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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.



rombsix -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 7 2016 19:04:41)

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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/



Piwin -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 8 2016 0:42:42)

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




Dudnote -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 8 2016 1:39:04)

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ORIGINAL: Piwin

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



Holy crap!



rombsix -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 8 2016 2:24:26)

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Holy crap!


I know, man. God damn... [:D]



Piwin -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 8 2016 2:56:34)

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Holy crap!


Haha. I don't even know if the pun was intended but it made me laugh![:D]



El Kiko -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 8 2016 18:09:58)

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 ...



El Frijolito -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 8 2016 21:27:36)

You can always light a match...


WWWHHHOOOOOFFF!!!


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



hamia -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 8 2016 21:52:42)

Britguy - where are you? It's been a while ....



Piwin -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 9 2016 1:02:17)

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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![8|]



El Frijolito -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 9 2016 15:28:12)

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.



rombsix -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 20 2016 0:55:54)







rombsix -> RE: playing in a bathroom? (Mar. 21 2016 11:13:34)

Photos of how the RecitalBox-Sur sits inside the guitar, to help clarify for y'all.





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