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| + | Oldghm (Old Grey Haired Man)<ref>Oldghm [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1506041054/m/159101226?r=266109426#266109426 introduces himself on the Bose Musicians Community Message Boards - July 18, 2004]</ref> is a professional musician living and working in Kentucky. | ||
| + | He plays in the folk & country style that evolved out of the rich cultural heritage of the Southern Appalachians. | ||
| + | Oldghm was interviewed by Buz Laughlin at the second L1™ Users Conference held in Ashland MA in October 2006. | ||
| + | Oldghm was among the first group of individuals honored by Bose as a [[Live Music Pioneer]]. <ref>Ken-at-Bose announces [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4806048934/m/6541007893 Live Music Pioneers]</ref> | ||
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| + | I don't own a PAS but I won't let that stop me from giving an opinion. In an effort to make valid what I say I will share a little about my musical history. | ||
| + | Dec. 2004 will mark 50 years since the first time I stepped on a stage to perform solo. In those 50 years I have sang in churches, schools, livingrooms, theaters, bars, at outdoor festivals, on sidewalks, on farmwagons, in old store buildings, at fancy hotels and in dumps. I've sang for quarters and I've sang for dollars, and I toured Equador twice in an cultural exchange program for nothing but the experience, and that was more rewarding than any paying gig I ever had. Over the years I have performed with groups in various settings but never enough to feel I was a member of a group. | ||
| + | I began work professionally in the early seventies and continued through the early ninties mostly full time, then mostly quit for a few years while I ran another business, starting, back to performing about 3 years ago. | ||
| + | I have, over the years, worked on many different sound systems big and small, good and bad. I have put on good shows with bad equipment and bad shows with good equipment and shows without equipment when someone dropped the ball and the gear didn't show up. | ||
| + | One of the more memorable systems was a friends Fender Twin Reverb, sitting on top of a 4-10 cab,sitting on top of an old Wurlitzer[spelling?] jukebox that his Dad had cut the top mechanical part off of, leaving the chrome grill and nameplate covering the beautiful sounding 15" bass speaker. We played through this with it between and behind us, him with a bass or electric gutar, and me with a Yamaha 12 string acoustic, singing and playing through one Shure high impedence mic. We used it several times in the high school gym and I remember it being loud and the classmates loved it.I don't know if the classmates remember it the same way. Ahh the sixties. | ||
| + | During a period of time in the early eighties I had the pleasure of knowing people who were instrumental in getting me gigs opening for acts such as John Prine, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Don McLean, Ray Charles, The Band, Jerry Jeff Walker, Bobby Bare and others. | ||
| + | I have been called a troubador, a balladeer, a folkie, country and other things I won't mention, but never have I considered myself a musician. I am self taught with a little bit of God given talent that I love to share live, but hate to record. | ||
| + | The Primary Reason I don't have a PAS, is I have a perfectly good Bose 402II extended bass system that is less than a year old, and with my years of experience I am able to work most situations without monitors and have very satisfactory results. When I do buy a PAS [I'm waiting for the PS2]It will be more for the convenience of transport and setup than for the other attributes that all the users are raving about. Which brings me to the point I would like to see discussed in this forum. | ||
| − | + | I believe that people like myself who have worked alone for a long time in many situations do not necessarily see conventional systems in the same negative light that competing electric guitarists in a band might see them. Or the same way a lead singer standing in front of drums and cymbals might see them. And while I believe that it is my job to give my audience the very best sound I can, It is more important that I hear what I want to hear, because if I am happy on stage the audience will accept my sound. I suppose the folks-at-Bose will say Exactly!! but I am able to get good sound with conventional systems. | |
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| + | I believe the biggest problem with any sound system is improper EQ. This is so basic but there are so many "pros" out there that don't understand that EQ means equalization and I interpret that to mean the system will respond equally to each frequency that is presented to it. Bose does an excellent job of building systems that have a good flat response in most situations, and other companies are getting better at "voicing" speakers and amps to eliminate much of the tweaking that used to be required. Still most conventional systems that have had a RA run on them in a proper manner will perform admirably well with a solo performer. | ||
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| − | + | I believe that some of the hardest converts will be some of the best and most successful musicians, because they have been successful with conventional equipment. | |
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| − | + | I don't believe that your poll will offer any usable data based on years of gigging but it might get some interesting debate started. | |
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| − | + | I hope I have not bored or offended anyone with this post, would like to see other contributors share ideas and experiences. | |
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| − | + | Source: http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1506041054/m/159101226?r=266109426#266109426 | |
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Latest revision as of 03:18, 15 August 2007
Larry Lambert Interview from October 2006
Oldghm (Old Grey Haired Man)[1] is a professional musician living and working in Kentucky.
He plays in the folk & country style that evolved out of the rich cultural heritage of the Southern Appalachians.
Oldghm was interviewed by Buz Laughlin at the second L1™ Users Conference held in Ashland MA in October 2006.
Oldghm was among the first group of individuals honored by Bose as a Live Music Pioneer. [2]
- ↑ Oldghm introduces himself on the Bose Musicians Community Message Boards - July 18, 2004
- ↑ Ken-at-Bose announces Live Music Pioneers