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Location: ranson,wva | tonight(saturdaynight) was the first time ive played out in quite a few years.ive been playing with a 3 guys localy,just messing around on weekends and a few days a week for about 6mo's now. well we finaly started a band and our first gig was tonight!!! we wernt great but the drunks loved us..lol ive got a friend who is in the house band for bushwallers and he convinced the talent guy to give us a hour slot. well it turned out great....i was nervous as hell.
we played mostly classic rock., pretty simple stuff but we played none the less. im gonna see if any of the other guys wives/girl friends got any pics...for those who are interested the band is called "time bandit's" im trying to fing someone to make me a stencil to airbrush the name on my case......jason |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | So long as you had FUN! After you relaxed alittle... |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Jason,
Congrats on your gig!
I'm a firm believer in stenciling so you can easily identify your gear.
Stenciling is easy, and can be done diy.
Step 1 find a stencil font you like on the internet and import it into the place on your computer where you keep your fonts. I can send you some stencil fonts if you pm me.
Step 2 Write out what you want to say in word and print it out. Could be on one sheet of paper, or more. Tape your sheets of paper together if necessary to form the words.
Step 2a If you think you're going to be doing more than 5 stencils, or you like it, laminate the manila folder before, cutting out the stencil. Probably don't need to laminate if this is your first one. You can laminate it yourself with thick packing tape, or go to office depot.
Step 3 With some sticky hobby spray, spray an opened manila folder. This will be about the size two of 8.5 x 11 sheets put together. Then using a piece of cardboard or a piece of wood you don't care about as a table, use an exacto knife or razor blade to cut out the stenil. Just do the best you can.
Step 4 Now you have your stencil. Open it up, spray on the temporary glue, and apply it to a box, or a piece of wood so you can see how it looks. With newspaper and masking tape, mask the rest of the area. Use kyrlon and spray the stencil. Go easy with it, each pass should be just a mist. After about 5 misting passes it should work. Let dry two minutes. Peel off the stencil. A little overspray is normal.
Step 5 Now that you've practiced, put it on your case.
Step 6 Make a logo for yourself. Maybe a clock, a midget thief, a Mexican Bandito skull, skies the limit. There are stencil sites on the internet, just steal one for your own use. I've got a pretty good one. Again if you want, pm me and I'll send it to you.
Step 7 If your band changes names, and you want to put on another, just spray paint the old stencil black. You can check out my gallary here for what did with my tele project.
I like using the manilla folder method because you just take it out of you backpack, and put it on wall with masking tape across the street from the venue, or on the street or side walk, spray it on, and then fold it up when your done. And walk away and no one's the wiser.
Good luck. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Also, to change the size of the stencil you can use a copy machine. |
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Location: NJ | If you've got one of those franchise InstantSign shops in your town (who have become the the bane of the existence of those of us that used to view lettering as an art form - "FastSigns" comes to mind), they can make the stencils for you.
Have them run it on what's called "PaintMask". It's a white vinyl with a relatively low-tack adhesive on it that facilitates removal.
Have them "weed & tape" it for you. This means they'll pull out the positive areas(the letters) and apply application tape over the top of it.
You peel the backing paper off, apply it to the case (or whatever) and burnish it down. Then you peel back the application tape. This will give you a vinyl "stencil" applied to the substrate(case). Mask off the surrounding area for the over-spray and spray over the letters (if you want "permanence", I recommend Krylon - but spray a couple LIGHT coats, because if you "flood" it, the ketones'll "eat" the vinyl. After it's thoroughly dry, peel the masking away (use an Xacto knife t'pick out the "centers" of the letters).
The "downside" to this method is that it's a "one-shot" deal, and you'll need to order/buy as many individual stencils as needed. The "upside(s)" are that you're not limited to "stencil-styled" fonts, and you can even do intricate graphics/logos, and with the stencil ADHERED to the case, the edges of the lettering'll be cleaner/sharper . . .
(just a suggestion)
HaveFun.
(BUT . . Remember . . "What Sprays on the Case . . STAYS on the Case.") |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I like Jeff's idea, but with the OvationFanClub luggage tag. Congrats on your gig, Jason. I've often thought about it, but never had the opportunity (i.e. balls) to do it. |
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Location: Tennessee | Congrats on the gig Jason. All that counts is that you had fun! Just curious ... what was your set list? |
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Location: big island | congrats, jason! which guitar(s) did you use? |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Yeah, I forgot to ask, what was the set list? |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Lanaki:
congrats, jason! which guitar(s) did you use? Bet it was the Adamas... |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Way to go Jason. Hope you enjoyed it. When's the next one? |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Good for you, Jason. Keep at it if you can and the nerves thing will even out.
Took a long time before I felt somewhat comfortable on stage, but I've been away from it now for about 12 years and I know the nerves would be right back again, now.
I really should look into playing out again, but I'm just not sure I want to devote that much time to it again. I was really burnt out when I got out of it and don't want to go there again. :)
Enjoy what you're doin'!
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Good! Keep it going.
There's a band in North Carolina called Time Bandits too. They are a house band at the Ghost Town out near Cherokee. You're miles and styles apart, so I wouldn't sweat it. |
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks guys, we played 3 songs(well they played 3 and i faked thru the last 2..lol) it was a kinda spur of the moment thing so it wasnt rehersed at all. we played brown eyed girl,paint it black and knockin on hevens door( dylan's version)
i played the folklore and my custom warmoth tele with the 1 7/8 strat neck...my first time using a wireless system..ill never use one again...about half way thru the intro to paint it black the damn wireless system took a shit. so i finished the song out unplugged. i played rythem(sp) on the other 2 because i suck majorly at lead..need more practice..lol
it was alot of fun tho. i broke a high E string on my tele. it was d'addario extra lite electrics. the damn ball end came loose...
i dont know when we get to play again but i had alot of fun.......i need to put electronics in my adamas so i can use that.
cliff,there is a "fast signs" here on rt40. i had them make me a stencil of the adamas logo but i made fubar out of it when i was putting it on the case..lol im gonna go the so called "grafic design" artist to maybe work up a logo for me. now i guess i need learn more than 5 chords in the first position..lol jason |
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my first gig with my new band.....
