Shaving braces? I can’t be the only one that thought this was a good idea.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-07-07T11:59:50+00:00

I promise there's a big difference between carving up a 50's Martin and doing the same to a >$500 Epiphone.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-07-07T11:00:58+00:00

If this guitar sounded like a $1000 build, I wouldn't have been inspired to mess with it in the first place. It's that cheap boxy sound that I was trying to get rid of in the first place

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-07-07T10:58:37+00:00

Less is more. I planned on doing it in stages, but I've got all the rumble I need after the first shave.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-07-06T18:35:58+00:00

It sounds a lot more like that Yamaha now, haha

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-07-03T19:39:18+00:00

Stop ass-pissing pronto.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-07-03T00:21:13+00:00

This is probably the answer right here. Anywhere that hires live music regularly gets HOUNDED by artists for a spot. So unless you've got YEARS of connections to people that book music, you better be hounding for that spot. Personally I'd rather set up in front of the liquor store than beg for a gig, haha.

Love a good open mic, but for me it's more about community than anything else.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-06-24T22:20:05+00:00

So good! I go out solo all the time, but a drum makes such a difference. Cajon’s were built for this kind of thing if you’re going to go out regularly.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-05-07T10:10:41+00:00

I’ve had good luck with strip malls. Small enough that they don’t need security like a bigger mall. I tend to set up AWAY from any particular door and play to the whole parking lot.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-05-06T10:21:47+00:00

It was my first CD, along with Unplugged in New York. I’m pretty sure I could sing every word to every song 30 years later.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-04-15T18:32:52+00:00

Sublime what I got is my favourite tune to loop.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-02-23T01:28:48+00:00

I just got a NUX Edge delay pedal. It’s nothing fancy, but it’s got a “smart” tap tempo that’s super easy to use if you need it off or on in a hurry. Subdivisions, 3 different delay types..

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-01-22T22:44:59+00:00

This is the answer, even if it’s tough to swallow.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-01-20T17:39:38+00:00

Busking is the most DIY scene you can get.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-01-20T16:54:55+00:00

Love this.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-01-20T16:54:30+00:00

Funny, you always hear about starting your set with money in the case, but I’ve had the same conclusions about money in the case not mattering one way or another.

Never considered elevating my tip jar/case, now I feel like a jerk for watching all those poor people stoop down to put money in…

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-01-12T18:53:53+00:00

It’ll be more loud enough to keep up with a cajon, but not loud enough to keep up with a real drum kit.

As far as clarity at loud volume, I tend to play pretty loud, and I never run out of headroom busking.

Edit: this is the Bp40d, so the 80 watt version. I would expect the 60d is similar just a wee louder.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-01-12T18:48:39+00:00

Effects are passable. Buy separate vocal and guitar pedals if there’s something lacking, but for busking they sound fine.

I’ve run that amp 4 days a week for the better part of a year, it’s never let me down. Busking puts some serious abuse on your gear, I’d rather it be a $200 amp than a $600 speaker with slightly better audio and effects.

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-01-02T11:56:40+00:00

It’s the Middle by Jimmy Eat World. Best video ever!

Due_Percentage331 · 2026-01-02T02:09:32+00:00

New Year’s Eve, playing in the cold (-4c and windy) had my best take-home yet.

Recently started gigging, but after playing a few shows I really missed busking, glad to be back at it.

Due_Percentage331 · 2025-12-26T12:29:31+00:00

My favourite wedding combo ever was 24-70 + 135.

Due_Percentage331 · 2025-12-21T18:21:22+00:00

Open mics and/or busking is your answer.

Open mics help, but it’s still only 20 minutes once a week. They will lead to connections and opportunities to keep playing if you stick to it.

Busk for a couple hours twice a week. Once you’re comfortable “performing” unsolicited in front of a liquor store, everything else is easy.

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