knopfler74 Posted April 7, 2012 Author Posted April 7, 2012 Great thread knopfler74 (Matt?) This is how every nad, ngd, npd, thread should be Great sounds, the amp will probably inspire and draw more out of you. yup, it's Matt. I'm ok with people knowing my name. If someone here trys to kill me, the cops will have the forum to help them catch the culprit!
knopfler74 Posted April 7, 2012 Author Posted April 7, 2012 It takes pedals well too! My strat plus a MI Audio Crunch box plus a Hardwire chorus pedal and reverb pedal Stentorian - Strat w_pedals.mp3
pegleg32 Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 Matt, that is a fine sounding amp. I particularly liked the clean - thought it really articulated the notes well. I like that little punch when you first hit a note, I always listen for that in an amp. Also I love your story - I played guitar in my HS/college days and quit when I went to work in the "real world". I retired about 5 years ago and took up guitar again as a hobby and i'm still enjoying the journey. Life is interesting.
DetroitBlues Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 Very nice. Love the pedal demo too. That has to be another fine example of a KBP amp he really should branch out with!
Trouble Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 I would really like to listen but evidently I'm having some PC issues. I can't download them for some reason. Congratulations though!
Trouble Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 Ok I figured out my pc problem and listened. Tracks sound great man, sounds like a really cool and fun amp. Cool licks too. When I was listening to the track with the backing track I started thinking about what I could do with that amp in a dual amp setup, and then I realized it's your amp so I probably would have a hard time doing that! Welcome to the KBP owners club!
rjmajik Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 I SOOO hear what you're saying with regard to picking an instrument up a little later in life. That's something I hadn't fully contemplated when I picked up the guitar. There are a few things sort of "built into" childhood, or maybe better stated "built into being under the age of 18". These things REALLY help a person progress on a musical instrument, and they're not always readily available to full grown, or in my case, 'just starting the gray a little' adults. The most important, I think, is what I call the 'ability to suck without judgement.' When you're a kid, in a school band let's say, so one really cares that you sound pretty crappy. People just think you look cute because you're playing in the school band and what not. This gives the learner a super level of freedom to explore the instrument judgment free. This usually pushes people to try things, that as adults, we might shy away from lest we experience an "epic fail." The other thing youngish people have is the whole ensemble experience at school. As adults, it's harder to find some people to jam out with on a regular basis. How many times do you see kids jamming in a band and playing a simple chord progression like a gazillion times in a row? A lot, that's how many times! Sometimes it's because it's all they know, and guess what, that's AWESOME for practicing. Their hands are getting stronger each session by the sheer value of doing something over and over and over and over. They're also likely to get bored of the one "thing" they're jamming and thus branch out into other sounds. It's kind of an "all in one" practice solution for them. As adults on the verge of grey, we often (I guess by we, I mean ME) make the mistake of playing those couple of things we kind of sound decent on. It gives us the false impression that we're really getting somewhere, AND it also keeps prying ears from figuring out that yes, we're fully grown, and we have NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING! LOL. The adult world places a premium on competency, unless of course you're a politician (hehe). Adults are almost conditioned to want to never admit that we don't really know what the heck we're doing, thus we shy away from situations that expose our lack of competence. Anyway, that's my 2, I mean more like 50 cents on it all. Nice post, and keep it up, you'll be wailing before you know it. As a teacher, I can tell you that most teaching theory or pedegogy says that it's WAY harder to learn something when you're over the age of twenty five or so. People like you, and I suspect many on this forum, have a hard job if we really want to play well. The good news is, it's a hell of a lot of fun, and it could be worse...we could be sick, dead, homeless, or in jail. Instead, we're just learning to play the guitar...not bad, when you think about it! Peace Thank you for taking the time and providing a fantastic reply. You've brought up some points that I had not considered and they show a lot of truth. Keep up the great playing and because of your thoughts I have some revitalized inspiration. It is a fun project for me and one I will not give up on. Be well and I lookk forward to hearing more of your clips Rick
knopfler74 Posted April 7, 2012 Author Posted April 7, 2012 Thank you for taking the time and providing a fantastic reply. You've brought up some points that I had not considered and they show a lot of truth. Keep up the great playing and because of your thoughts I have some revitalized inspiration. It is a fun project for me and one I will not give up on. Be well and I lookk forward to hearing more of your clips Rick Right on! Glad you're feeling inspiration. This new amp sure is pushing me in a positive direction right now!
koula901 Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 I SOOO hear what you're saying with regard to picking an instrument up a little later in life. That's something I hadn't fully contemplated when I picked up the guitar. There are a few things sort of "built into" childhood, or maybe better stated "built into being under the age of 18". These things REALLY help a person progress on a musical instrument, and they're not always readily available to full grown, or in my case, 'just starting the gray a little' adults. The most important, I think, is what I call the 'ability to suck without judgement.' When you're a kid, in a school band let's say, so one really cares that you sound pretty crappy. People just think you look cute because you're playing in the school band and what not. This gives the learner a super level of freedom to explore the instrument judgment free. This usually pushes people to try things, that as adults, we might shy away from lest we experience an "epic fail." The other thing youngish people have is the whole ensemble experience at school. As adults, it's harder to find some people to jam out with on a regular basis. How many times do you see kids jamming in a band and playing a simple chord progression like a gazillion times in a row? A lot, that's how many times! Sometimes it's because it's all they know, and guess what, that's AWESOME for practicing. Their hands are getting stronger each session by the sheer value of doing something over and over and over and over. They're also likely to get bored of the one "thing" they're jamming and thus branch out into other sounds. It's kind of an "all in one" practice solution for them. As adults on the verge of grey, we often (I guess by we, I mean ME) make the mistake of playing those couple of things we kind of sound decent on. It gives us the false impression that we're really getting somewhere, AND it also keeps prying ears from figuring out that yes, we're fully grown, and we have NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING! LOL. The adult world places a premium on competency, unless of course you're a politician (hehe). Adults are almost conditioned to want to never admit that we don't really know what the heck we're doing, thus we shy away from situations that expose our lack of competence. Anyway, that's my 2, I mean more like 50 cents on it all. Nice post, and keep it up, you'll be wailing before you know it. As a teacher, I can tell you that most teaching theory or pedegogy says that it's WAY harder to learn something when you're over the age of twenty five or so. People like you, and I suspect many on this forum, have a hard job if we really want to play well. The good news is, it's a hell of a lot of fun, and it could be worse...we could be sick, dead, homeless, or in jail. Instead, we're just learning to play the guitar...not bad, when you think about it! Peace this was good to read, thanks, Knopfler. As as adult, I'm trying to undo bad habits I got into when younger: procrastination. I've elevated it to an art form, but now trying to get through it.
fxdx99 Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 Great thread - love all the clips showcasing your new amp and the backstory of trumpet to teacher to guitar. Can relate to the instrument transition, although it's been years for me. Good read, good listen. I also like the strat clip, but that's a voicing I'm naturally drawn to. Nice amp knop and kbp!
DetroitBlues Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Ok I figured out my pc problem and listened. Tracks sound great man, sounds like a really cool and fun amp. Cool licks too. When I was listening to the track with the backing track I started thinking about what I could do with that amp in a dual amp setup, and then I realized it's your amp so I probably would have a hard time doing that! Welcome to the KBP owners club! Hmm... Maybe someone should start a KBP Owner Club Thread on here...
koula901 Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 with a backing track. Had to post a link due to file size. Mixed so the git is WAY in front of the track in order to hear it. Yep, that's my sloppy half ass- only been playing guitar for two or three years - playing...enjoy Thanks Matt http://www.box.com/s...b5b908c486d72cb some sweet lead playing on this! like the tone, too.
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