This is a new experience for me.

[Gary Blanchard]

As I prepare for my concert Thursday night, I had to decide which two guitars to play. I need one for standard tuning, and one for open D. The entire new CD was done on 6-string, and I am not doing any songs that "have" to have 12-string, so the 12-string stays behind. The Muse Burst doesn't have a pickup, so that is out. That leaves the Blue Eclipse, the Trinity 6-string, and the sunburst Southwestern guitar. I used the Southwestern for the CD, so I guess I'll use that as the "main" guitar, and have put new strings on the Trinity and will most likely use that for the open D tuning.

I think this is the first time I have ever owned so many acoustics at once. Thanks Yvonne for feeding my GAS.

 

[jaxn slim]

These are good problems to have. I'm confident you will make the correct decision.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I am beginning to understand folks like Jackson Browne and Graham Nash. Nash must have played 5-6 different guitars the night I saw him, and never the same guitar for two songs in a row. At this point I could really use three guitars for a performance. Too bad I don't have people to carry them, tune them, and hand them to me every time I want a different guitar.

 

[Stratguy]

Too bad I don't have people to carry them, tune them, and hand them to me every time I want a different guitar.

So, what's Carol doing between songs?

(My bad, Carol)

 

[instantsteve]

So, what's Carol doing between songs?

(My bad, Carol)

"And now, my beautiful assistant will bear the Sunburst Southwestern Luna acoustic, perfectly tuned, to my side."

(double apologies)

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I know better than to suggest that. What she would tell me to do with the guitars and myself is physically impossible.

 

[Stratguy]

 

[instantsteve]

I know better than to suggest that. What she would tell me to do with the guitars and myself is physically impossible.

Nothing is impossible. I am sure she would help make it happen.

 

[rhino]

I suppose there are worse problems to have. I go through phases where I'll bring 2 or 3 and others where I only bring 1.

 

[el diablo]

Take them all, and ring them around you onstage. You have guitars, you play guitars. Would John Bonham only take a snare? HELL NO.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Take them all, and ring them around you onstage. You have guitars, you play guitars. Would John Bonham only take a snare? HELL NO.

If I had a roadie, I damn well would.

 

[Modern Saint]

@Gary Blanchard - you don't have enough. There are many more songs with alternate tunings awaiting the Blanchard touch.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

@Gary Blanchard - you don't have enough. There are many more songs with alternate tunings awaiting the Blanchard touch.

But, since I don't really do covers, I don't need to learn them.

 

[Modern Saint]

But, since I don't really do covers, I don't need to learn them.

I wasn't talking about covers....

The Blanchard Touch to me does 'NOT' apply to covers. Especially since noted so many times that you primarily play original music.

 

[rhino]

Next album The Blanchard Touch. To bad there aren't some photoshop wizards around here. I would like to see what they would come up with for album covers.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I wasn't talking about covers....

The Blanchard Touch to me does 'NOT' apply to covers. Especially since noted so many times that you primarily play original music.

At this point, it took me 50 years to start using one open tuning; maybe I'll learn another open tuning 50 years from now.