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13 Oct 12 - 02:27 AM (#3418983) Subject: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Big Al Whittle Lets take it that Bert Jansch, Manitas de plata, Django Rheinhardt - every time they picked up a guitar - they must have felt like Formula One drivers getting into a Ferrari, or the works Maclaren (whatever that means!). Personally, I feel like someone who'd like to try for the advanced motoring test, but I don't think I'll ever be ready. |
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13 Oct 12 - 02:59 AM (#3418989) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: johncharles Tractor driver. john |
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13 Oct 12 - 03:44 AM (#3418999) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Acorn4 I actually drive a Skoda which just about reflects my level of guitar playing. |
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13 Oct 12 - 04:22 AM (#3419010) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Richard Bridge Volvo - heavy and uncompromising! |
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13 Oct 12 - 05:23 AM (#3419029) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST As a Guitarst , I feel it would be nice to move up from the Old Banger . |
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13 Oct 12 - 05:27 AM (#3419031) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Leadfingers And it would be nice to check wether my cookie has crumbled too ! The Old Banger driver is me . |
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13 Oct 12 - 05:34 AM (#3419036) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Don(Wyziwyg)T Rover 75! Comfortable, reliable, but can shift when necessary. Used to being passed by boy racers of variable skills. Don T. |
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13 Oct 12 - 05:44 AM (#3419041) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Henry Krinkle I did this most of my life. No brag. Just fact. Henry Krinkle's Occupation |
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13 Oct 12 - 06:09 AM (#3419052) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST,sewerrat pushbike |
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13 Oct 12 - 06:18 AM (#3419056) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: John MacKenzie Problem with my big end. |
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13 Oct 12 - 06:23 AM (#3419058) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: banjoman Approaching the time when I have to have medical ok to continue driving. Pretty much the same for the guitar & banjo but the memories are great. Can still dream. |
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13 Oct 12 - 06:36 AM (#3419062) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: mayomick My current model is a left hand drive convertable. Left handers can be bought fairly cheaply second hand sometimes . I got a friend to convert mine to handle like a right handed model , which it does quite nicely . It gives me a bit of trouble in low but I don't fret too much about it too much |
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13 Oct 12 - 06:38 AM (#3419063) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: mayomick one too many too muches there at the end of my last comment |
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13 Oct 12 - 08:29 AM (#3419096) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Jack Campin The last thing I drove (and the only thing I ever actually liked driving) was a forklift. I transpose tunes a lot. |
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13 Oct 12 - 09:07 AM (#3419113) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: meself DUI. |
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13 Oct 12 - 09:38 AM (#3419134) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: theleveller An old 4X4 - no wonder I'm always on the wrong track. Just had a new starter fitter so I'd better get going. |
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13 Oct 12 - 09:47 AM (#3419140) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Nick Hybrid Electric |
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13 Oct 12 - 09:53 AM (#3419146) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Richard Bridge Well, John, it's better than the assembly of the gudgeon pin to the con-rod. |
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13 Oct 12 - 10:10 AM (#3419156) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Uncle Phil Big green Jeep. Slow and noisy, but can go anywhere. - Phil |
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13 Oct 12 - 10:23 AM (#3419162) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST,leeneia Fingerpicking, nothing too fancy. Always play in EADGBE. Little red Nissan, tootle about the neighborhood, prefer back streets. I guess it fits, doesn't it? |
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13 Oct 12 - 11:14 AM (#3419190) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Bert Lazy/Lazy |
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13 Oct 12 - 11:29 AM (#3419198) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: kendall A 1997 mini van. Nothing fancy, just solid. |
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13 Oct 12 - 11:30 AM (#3419199) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: open mike I have been accused of playing too loud so has the muffler on my 4X4 pick up (i think it comes from playing rhythm guitar in a band for contra dances out numbered by banjo, piano, fiddle, mandolin, and sometimes flute.) I prefer back roads and mountain roads...as well as old timey songs...they don't make 'em like they used to.. I have a bit of a heavy hand...and foot. |
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13 Oct 12 - 03:45 PM (#3419325) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Gorgeous Gary In both, I have a tendency to accelerate if not paying attention, and generally go a bit over the speed limit. -- Gary |
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13 Oct 12 - 04:27 PM (#3419337) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: fat B****rd I can't drive and get nervous in cars...... |
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13 Oct 12 - 09:13 PM (#3419439) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST,DrWord fingerpicker [with THICK thumbpick] & stickshifter['84 longbox] keep on pickin' dennis |
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13 Oct 12 - 09:28 PM (#3419442) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST,DrWord|DrWired & my guitar case wears a seatbelt I prefer back roads and mountain roads...as well as old timey songs...they don't make 'em like they used to.. no mountains here, but I came home today mostly on gravel, got 5 of 12 circuits of a new labyrinth at 49.49 degrees north built before sundown [which I mention only because open mike has been known to make labyrinths too!] so backroads & oldtimey!!! keep on pickin' & keep on truckin' dennis |
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13 Oct 12 - 09:46 PM (#3419446) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Stanron A cyclist? and a 1960s Moulton series 1 cyclist to boot. |
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14 Oct 12 - 06:18 AM (#3419543) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: MikeL2 Hi Never understood what was under the bonnet....played it by ear. Cheers MikeL2 |
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14 Oct 12 - 09:04 AM (#3419607) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Girl Friday Been reading this out to Mumblin Len. He says he'd like to think.. Lexus, but it's more like Morris Marina . |
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14 Oct 12 - 11:22 AM (#3419656) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST I grew up on street roads. My first love was a 1965 GTO. I love songs with a driving beat that aren't over the edge into frantic. Now I'm playing bluegrass professionally. My picking style is decidedly basic with some frills, more along the lines of Maybelle Carter. It's all about the beat. I just bought a decommissioned Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, that I adore. Built hell for tough, fast and snappy, gonna leave it in the black and gold cop paint. And I detect no discernible pattern about these things, but it's a good question to ponder. |
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14 Oct 12 - 11:25 AM (#3419658) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST Typo correction. I grew up on street RODS. These tiny keyboards on these wireless things really fubar my typing skills. And no, fubar is not a typo. It's a technical term. |
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14 Oct 12 - 01:51 PM (#3419722) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST,Philb Old Range Rover Classic. You can get one for a song! |
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14 Oct 12 - 02:42 PM (#3419747) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: MGM·Lion Parked most of the time ~~ rarely come out of first position. ~M~ |
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14 Oct 12 - 04:56 PM (#3419804) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Steve Shaw My dad's 1986 Lada Riva. A non-starter in other words. |
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14 Oct 12 - 05:09 PM (#3419812) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: The Sandman The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key. |
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14 Oct 12 - 05:11 PM (#3419814) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: The Sandman a nice joke from tommy cooper You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said "Parking Fine." ~Tommy Cooper |
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14 Oct 12 - 06:44 PM (#3419870) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Tootler Smart car: I play ukulele |
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14 Oct 12 - 08:19 PM (#3419926) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST,999 "What sort of guitarist/motorist are you?" Sometimes I play fast and sometimes I don't Sometimes I will, and sometimes I don't Sometimes I do and sometime's I don't I wonder what happened to won't Believe it or not, I texted that to Mudcat while driving at 127 mph on a highway near Montreal. Would you believe 103 mph? |
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15 Oct 12 - 02:01 AM (#3420014) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST,Alan Whittle Course I would....three chords and the truth .....that's us Bruce! |
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15 Oct 12 - 03:01 AM (#3420031) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Musket Maclaren F1. (Made from carbon fibre.) Sadly, thats about as far as the analogy goes. The only carbon fibre in my car is a fake dashboard strip of the stuff. (better than the fake wood trim they offered to be fair...) On a serious note, whilst a tail happy sports car will make you improve your driving skills (or be familiar with the workings of ditches) then my guitar does help, as the clear sound makes every single bloody mistake audible.... |
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15 Oct 12 - 06:27 AM (#3420096) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: bubblyrat Some people have said that my guitar -playing is good . I don't drive ,despite being a fork-lift truck driver and qualified ( CPC National Freight ) Transport Manager .However ,I get transported about the country by my partner , Nicola ; a superb driver. Her Dad used to own and race a 1908 12 litre "Itala" which sold recently for 1.75 million ! ( no, she didn't get the money ) .Yesterday , I turned out for a Morris side ( drumming ) and was driven to Hailles Abbey in an MG Midget ; marvellous , if somewhat chilly ! |
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15 Oct 12 - 07:50 AM (#3420114) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST,Desi C Mine's a decent Crafter, I'm a pedestrian with BMW aspirations |
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15 Oct 12 - 08:21 AM (#3420130) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Bee-dubya-ell Since being bitten hard by the hammered dulcimer bug a couple of years back, my guitars have basically become a big multicar garage full of good dependable vehicles of various sorts, none of which get driven often enough to keep the batteries charged. When I do take one out for a spin, it's so hard to get the seat adjusted comfortably that I'll drive it around the block a time or two and then park it back in the garage. As for my hammered dulcimer playing, it's a bit like driving one of those Toyotas they recalled a few years back due to unexpected acceleration problems. |
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15 Oct 12 - 09:20 AM (#3420158) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST,highlandman at work Drive a 20-year old straight drive Ford pickup (when not on my motorcycle), and play a 40-year old Gibson acoustic. Both well lived in, as is my musical style. -Glenn |
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15 Oct 12 - 09:30 AM (#3420161) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST,matt milton some kind of cheap fancy sports car in which it is quite easy to start driving much too fast, attempt a fancy handbrake turn, and then crash fatally into a brick wall. |
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15 Oct 12 - 09:32 AM (#3420165) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST,highlandman at work But Matt, with the guitar wreck you can almost always walk away, no? |
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15 Oct 12 - 10:26 AM (#3420191) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: GUEST Yes. The walk of shame. Reassuringly there's always someone playing after you who can't even get their motor started. |
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15 Oct 12 - 10:29 AM (#3420192) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Bobert 1940s kids pedal car... B;~) |
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15 Oct 12 - 10:48 AM (#3420207) Subject: RE: What sort of guitarist/motorist are you? From: Don(Wyziwyg)T I should have said: Car, a venerable Rover 75! Comfortable, reliable, but can shift when necessary. Used to being passed by boy racers of variable skills, Guitar, a rare, in fact very rare and venerable vintage Framus Nashville acoustic, which plays very well. I wish I played as well. Used to being passed by guitar players of almost any skill. Me, a venerable folkie, not at all rare, but creaking suspension is a problem, so I rarely pass anything moving, in fact I can't usually pass a pub, especially one with music. Don T. |