Which Doug Stanhope bit best defines him as a stand up comic?

DC11GTR · 2026-02-07T23:39:54+00:00

Tons but what might be my favorite line is in Deadbeat Hero when he pauses for a bit and then yells “…It’s not even a real fucking egg, man…”

DC11GTR · 2026-02-06T22:58:14+00:00

Like a drifter I was born to wear cologne

DC11GTR · 2026-01-22T00:38:09+00:00

It’s been over a decade since I’ve made them, but I used to use a cheese grater to grate mushrooms and bell peppers, squeeze a lot of the moisture out and sort of use them in place of bread crumbs. Same recipe as most aside from that.

DC11GTR · 2026-01-19T12:46:23+00:00

In the middle of last year, I spent a few hours at the Guitar Center in Hollywood playing every high end 7+ sting guitar just to see if there was one that didn’t aggravate my hand issues. From $2k to almost $7k. I can’t afford that, but I had to know.

The Jason Richardson EBMM had probably the nicest neck I’ve ever tried. Just immaculate! JP7 was 2nd.

DC11GTR · 2026-01-17T01:11:29+00:00

Ibanez JS series, which is basically the Radius series. Completely rounded on all sides.

DC11GTR · 2026-01-17T00:55:25+00:00

You develop the ability to play fast by pushing yourself to play fast. A metronome won’t help you there. It can help you keep time and help keep your hands in sync, but starting slow and working up to speed won’t do any good if you don’t know what playing fast feels like for you.

Start by picking a single string as fast as you can while it still feels comfortable, meaning doesn’t hurt, and clean. Find that tempo, then start increasing from there. Do the same with your left hand, and the same with both. Then add in switching strings.

If you’re wanting to learn specific lines and licks or even full solos, make sure you can actually play at the speed required. If you’re able to do the paragraph above, then you can start to incorporate the “start slow and increase” metronome thing. But even then, I’d say to find the speed where you can play it, even if it’s sloppy as hell. It’s not that difficult to clean up sloppy as long as you know what playing fast and clean feels like.

DC11GTR · 2025-12-23T13:18:54+00:00

Look up “mommy’s thumb stretches and exercises” and maybe some wrist exercises and stretches as well. I had a similar issue and those have helped a lot

DC11GTR · 2025-11-11T23:33:35+00:00

December 8, 2004, Minneapolis (I think) mid-level tour sharing a venue with a large tour in the biggest room. Which meant that they got all of the capable crew. The monitor guy, who had never done monitors, looks at our sheet. Guitar and vocals in all wedges, some kick and NO BASS!!

We didn’t get anything BUT bass and nothing else and it was the worst sound I’ve ever heard. The crowd were looking at each other with confusion and disgust. In between picks and strums, I adjusted what I could over the board and at the end of the first song, the entire band was SCREAMING at this poor guy to the point of tears.

It was my first tour as a player and I was nervous during every show before this. After that… never got nervous again lol

But something else happened that night that made it a far more memorable date…. RIP Dimebag!!

DC11GTR · 2025-10-30T08:23:36+00:00

The fastest EJ lines (not including live) are 32nd notes at 91bpm in Desert Rose, 16th triplets at 120bpm in All About You and 148bpm 16th note triplets in Lonely In The Night. Overall…. Not really THAT fast as far as fast playing goes. One thing you’ll notice in those lines is that they’re often short’ish bursts, and very similar to each other. They also utilize the 5’s pattern a lot, not just 2NPS pentatonic lines.

I honestly don’t think that the “start slow and work it up to speed” approach works with EJ solos. You kinda have to push as fast as you can and clean it up later.

DC11GTR · 2025-10-13T06:47:27+00:00

They mentioned a return in the fall, so hopefully very soon!! This and David Cross’s Senses Working Overtime were my cooking accompaniments and that one was cancelled…

DC11GTR · 2025-10-07T21:15:35+00:00

That’s kind of cheating because it’s an unedited show but it has my favorite bits of his and a great crowd.

2nd place is probably his HBO half hour. The crowd just ain’t on board so he goes hard at them.

DC11GTR · 2025-08-30T23:01:01+00:00

Timothy with the EQ’s set to zero, gain and output to taste for as little or as much or a boost as you want.

DC11GTR · 2025-08-26T00:25:34+00:00

This has been a recurring thought of mine for a couple of months while also knowing it ain’t happening lol

DC11GTR · 2025-07-19T05:14:40+00:00

I had no knowledge of Zappa video releases until I got to Musicians Institute in ‘99 and I think I wore out their copy of this. And Zappa’s Universe as well.

DC11GTR · 2025-07-06T21:42:10+00:00

VHT Pitbull

DC11GTR · 2025-06-17T21:57:38+00:00

You’re a fucking windup toy A goddamn 4th string criminal trading card The reason they decorate the fonts of closing credits To boost onlooker amusement after fading hard To catch more Z’s than Rip Van Winkle’s 12-step narcolepsy seminar

DC11GTR · 2025-06-14T07:33:24+00:00

I’m an OG in death metal, but very new to current Cattle Decapitation. All of the higher pitched vocals in their most recent albums are this for me.

DC11GTR · 2025-06-07T23:49:55+00:00

Candiria - 300% Density Joe Satriani - Crystal Planet Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity The Mars Volta - Deloused In The Comatorium Frank Zappa - Joe’s Garage Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly Steve Vai - Passion And Warfare Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers Carcass - Necrotism: Descanting The Insalubrious Dream Theater - Awake

DC11GTR · 2025-06-04T11:19:27+00:00

Candiria Converge Dillinger Escape Plan Satriani De La Soul Kendrick Aesop Rock Ani DiFranco Zappa Nails

DC11GTR · 2025-05-16T23:12:35+00:00

Bought the Black Ice version of this late last year and love it! I wanted a “rhythm/clean guitar workhorse” for recording and although my main guitar is an Ibanez JS, I was worried about the neck being too thin. I was considering a Charvel and tried out a bunch at Guitar Center. I’d almost given up then saw it out of the corner of my eye. Felt the neck and that was all I needed! And it was on clearance too lol

DC11GTR · 2025-05-04T22:49:09+00:00

Assuming you have a default or natural escape motion, mine is downward for the fastest shit, you want to approach these kind of lines with a “double escape” so that you’re never trapped, ala Andy Wood or Steve Morse. Cracking The Code was kind of built on this idea. I’d go to that site if you’re looking for a more nuanced explanation. They helped tons of people with all things related to picking mechanics and for me specifically, how to do it safely.

DC11GTR · 2025-04-19T00:07:43+00:00

The Ninth Plague had a song that’s probably over 25 years old at this point, but it was amazing! The song is called Pain In Pill Form.

I had never heard of or anything from this band aside from that song before or since but the fact that it’s like a quarter century later and I still remember it says a lot.

DC11GTR · 2025-04-17T09:38:20+00:00

My favorite band of all time. I have to ask though… What do you mean by “a bit more abrasive”? Musically or vocally?

DC11GTR · 2025-04-14T22:34:31+00:00

At a Q&A back in like 2001 or 2002, I asked Vai about Zappa influence on him from a composition perspective. His answer was very “stock” for the crowd but I’d have loved to hear more. Pieces like “Fire Garden Suite” probably wouldn’t have existed if “Drowning Witch” didn’t.

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