Subj : Re: One more?
To   : Jim Staal
From : Steven Van Vliet
Date : Thu Oct 25 2001 10:45 am

JS> SVV> Gibson L-6S electric and my Marshal half stack and my Seq.
JS> SVV> Circuits 6- track synth

JS>The Seq Circuits was a digital ax?

Digital smigital, it was a synth. ;)

It was the best synth I ever had. (not that it was my primary 
instrument). But this was years ago.

JS>> and my Fostex 8-track recorder and my...

JS>Now that hurts!

It sure a shiite did.

MOSTLY my guitars lose though. I cried like a baby. 

JS>I would be really pissed if someone had the gall (and
JS>the back) to steal my Tascam 88!

I was at a Forth of July fireworks display and concert the night of the 
burglary. If I hadn't been...there woulda been fireworks, ;)

I had "insurance" but it put depreciation schedules of 5-10 years on 
most of my stuff.

As if old, well maintained classic guitars are worth less in time.
URRRGGHHH!

My L-6S was at least 20+ years old but in mint condition when I got it. 
And it (she) was SWEET! It was a collectors item if anything.

Don't EVER be underinsured per your instruments, man.
I learnt that the HARD way.

And don't ever leave them unprotected. :-P

My prob was living in a bad area without bars on the windows and daring 
to jam loudly at nights so that people could tell I had "the shit".
Shoulda rented rehearsal space and secured storage.

JS>Fostex made good sounding stuff. 

Yep. I recorded many multitrack things where I played every instrument 
(I had a cheap ol' bass guitar and a drum machine AND my drummer's kit 
around most of the time as well) and I used my Fostex to remix some live
stuff my bands did as well. It was a beauty machine.

JS>My first single was done on a Fostex 16X, 1/2 inch
JS>16 track. On vinyl...I use it for my 'after the football game, news
JS>producer's theme song'. Heh. I open the thing with just the
JS>background trax of one of my songs. Doesn't garner those beloved BMI
JS>payments (I have one song that was recorded
JS>back in '94 by a professional southern gospel group and got air play
JS>throughout the 
JS>South that still gets about $8 worth of plays a quarter. :-) It is a
JS>pittance, I know,
JS>but still my badge of success. :p But in the beginning it was near
JS>$125 a quarter
JS>and then declined through the years to where it is now.

Hey, somethin's better than nuttin'. 

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