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Spread on a hot cross bun with a metal plectrum!
(Breakfast to post in one seamless movement)
Formed in 1973 in Woking, near London, the Jam gained popularity on the English club circuit. Their energetic shows and sound drew comparisons with the early Who, and that band's influence is evident in the Jam's first album, In the City (1977), which solidified the group's guitar-bass-drums lineup.
HSOS!
I Love Rock 'n' Roll, and Beethoven, too :)
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#guitarpick
Literally a last minute idea which I had this morning upon waking up. Otherwise I'd have skipped, because I didn't simply want to use a random object that didn't match with four other random objects, and I also couldn't think of anything that would actually make sense as a true "misfit". But this morning, it hit me, sort of. I've watched the "The Runaways" movie just the other day, so the music is still going around in my head, and all of a sudden I thought "Why not use a guitar pick with my violin?" You don't strum a violin, and even if it's required that you play pizzicato, you won't do that with a pick, you use your fingers. And I've also always preferred Rock music of all sorts over classical music (not that I don't like the latter, but... Rock music is where the fun is, at least for me).
Now I don't play guitar, but, luckily, a guitar pick, among other things, came as a givaway with Juliana Hatfield's latest record "Blood", so I could use that (the pick is 3 cm / 1,18 inches long, and the width of the image is 4,5 cm / 1,77 inches).
The photo itself was done very quickly, kind of my version of a three chord / three minute Rock song ;) While my usual photographic approach, at least when it comes to MMs, is more like an album-long Prog "suite", doing this, trying that, I didn't bother with focus stacking or any other complicated technique or setups this time, a few shots (four in total) had to do of which this was the best. OK, so this is my version of a four minute Rock song. I hope you like it :)
Happy Macro Monday, Everyone, have a nice week ahead, and stay safe!
Originally by Bob Seger but given a new angsty angle by James Hetfield and Metallica on their Garage Incorporated cover album (s).
A little convoluted maybe with a guitar pick and miniature JD’s but I had them around as my first attempt was ‘Whiskey in the Jar’.
But your thoughts will soon be wanderin'
The way they always do
When you're ridin' 16 hours
There's nothin' much to do
And you don't feel much like ridin'
You just wish the trip was through
Here I am, on the road again
There I am, up on the stage
There I go playin' the star again
There I go, turn the page
Later in the evenin'
As you lie awake in bed
With the echoes of the amplifiers
Ringin' in your head
You smoke the day's last cigarette
Rememberin' what she said
What she said
My attempt at the "Macro Monday" theme "EDC".
It shows a plectrum/pick for guitar, of course. It's one of those things, that you make a habit of carrying around with you at all times as a musician. And experience tells you: It will come in handy for sure!
I don't have any particular brand or type I use exclusively, but I prefer the ones with a thickness of around 1 mm.
Shot with a Carl Zeiss "S-Planar 74 mm F 4" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
A Celebration of Colors Event by SWANK June 7th - 30th
Featuring
Le Mont
Le Mont - Waylon's LeCaster, Swank Event Exclusive
This package includes
The Sit n Play rezzable version, when you sit to play the guitar moves from the stand into your hands.
Wearable versions for female and male
Wearable Guitar Pick/plectrum female and male
Guitar Hud
A vintage amp
Location
Swank Events (128,124,39)
Pets
JIAN Ragdoll Cat Collection :: Companion (Add me!)
Other Furnishings
Apple Fall Clifton Cast Iron Fireplace - White
Trompe Loeil - Spotlight Lamp (m/c), from the gift lamps pack inworld
Trompe Loeil - Brass Tabletop Spotlight (on the right) SL19B Gift at the Shop & Hop
Adri De Luxe Adl Curtain Macrame 5L MP
A talented Busker singing and playing in Carlisle, Cumbria.
Through the wonders of Google, I traced that Roberto Poliri tattooer based in Glasgow, Scotland" the name on the Guitar"He
painted this guitar for his good friend Ben Monteith the busker,
The shamisen is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese sanxian. It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.
Traditionally, the strings were made of silk, while the skin covering the body was usually dog or cat skin. The bashi, or plectrum, was typically made of ivory, tortoise shell or buffalo horn.
I live with a musician, which means there are guitar picks everywhere. Most of them are grey---this tortie one is my personal favorite.
a custom plectrum from the brilliant guitarist Ronnie Simmons (Richie Ramone band)
After every second song or so, he threw a worn plectrum into the crowd. I managed to get one (ok my young and energetic sister Áine, fought and suffered for it on the floor and then gave it to me, knowing I'd like to have it!) ..& me being me, I thanked her for her pain and can now put it on Flickr
Richie Ramone - Cry Little Sister
This is a fresco on an arch painted some 1,300 years ago. This is from the interior of one of the several so called “desert castles” that exist in Jordan, many in fairly inhospitable places…this painting of a man strumming his Oud is one of many that decorate the entire wall and ceiling interior of this well-preserved structure that was built by the Umayyad caliphate in the first years of Islam in the 8th century. During this time, the UNSECO World Heritage webpage reports that, unlike in later years, secular painting was still common in/on Islamic architecture.
You can see his Oud plectrum or "risha." It seems he is sitting and there is perhaps some kind of lap support for the instrument? Not sure...
The paintings are astounding and the stars and night sky painting on the ceiling of one room is thought to be one of the earliest depictions of the night sky constellations in the world… the structure was part of a residence and bathing facility within a greater residence/fort. It includes changing rooms, a water and wastewater system and also a very large bath (yes, the caliphate hot tub).
This fort was a caliphate winter retreat from Damascus and UNESCO calls this remaining structure a “pleasure palace.” OK… each fresco panel is riveting as are their decorative borders and it’s shocking to me that they have lasted this long in this condition and are not more damaged. To me they seem to have a Mauryan and/or Hellenistic look about them, but UNESCO says the painting influence is Byzantine… anyway, I’ll be going back to look at them longer and, of course, I continue to work on my art appreciation… :-)
The bouzouki (also buzuki) (Greek: μπουζούκι pronounced [buˈzuci]; plural: μπουζούκια) is a Greek musical instrument that was brought to Greece in the 1900s by Greek immigrants from Asia Minor, and quickly became the central instrument to the rebetika genre and its music branches. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but pitched lower. There are two main types of bouzouki. The trichordo (three-course) has three pairs of strings (known as courses), and the tetrachordo (four-course) has four pairs of strings.
Foolish mortals, apartment dwellers no less, found this divine musical plectrum. In their ignorance they set it near the dumpster instead of placing it on an altar. Fortunately for them, the smoke-filled sky obscured the Sun god's vision.
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Lens: Asahi Optical Co. (Pentax) Super-Takumar 50mm f/1.4 (1968)
The shamisen is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese sanxian. It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.
The shamisen varies in shape and length, depending on the genre in which it is used. The instrument used to accompany kabuki, for example, has a thin neck, facilitating the agile and virtuosic requirements of that genre. The one used to accompany puppet plays and folk songs, on the other hand, has a longer and thicker neck to match the more robust music of those genres.
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El plectro, también conocido como púa, plumilla, pajuela, vitela, uña o uñeta, es una pieza pequeña, delgada y firme, generalmente en forma de triángulo, hecha de diferentes posibles materiales que se usa para tocar la guitarra y otros instrumentos de cuerda, como un reemplazo o ayuda de los dedos.
The plectrum, also known as plectrum, nib, straw, vellum, nail or fingernail, is a small, thin and firm piece, usually in the shape of a triangle, made of different possible materials used to play the guitar and other string instruments , as a replacement or aid of the fingers.
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My guitar gently weeps because I don't play her much any more...
For Smile on Saturday's "Music is Magic".
Explored #5 on 16 July 2017.
Many and many a year ago, this traditional instrument by the name of zither was presented to my grandmother by my grandfather as a gift to entertain her while she was expecting with my father... to this day very much cherished by the family as a most precious treasure telling a story ...
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Zither
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The zither is a musical string instrument, consisting of many strings stretched across a thin, flat body. It is played by strumming or plucking the strings, either with one's fingers, or using a tool called a plectrum. Like a guitar or lute, a zither's body serves as a sound box, but unlike them, a zither has no neck. The number of strings varies, from as few as twelve to more than fifty.
The term 'zither' organologically refers to a broad family of Eurasian musical instruments, but in modern usage most commonly refers to one of three specific instruments: the concert zither and its variant the Alpine zither and the fretless (or "guitar") zither. Zither are most commonly found in Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, northwestern Croatia, the southern regions of Germany, alpine Europe, and East Asian cultures, including China.
The instrument underwent a popularity boom and resurgence in the late 1940s through to 1960s, following its prominent success as the theme music of the acclaimed 1949 film noir, The Third Man.
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Update:
The Zither has been played worldwide with its use reaching as far as the US, Brazil and Australia...!!
Updated Update:
More Zither trivia - Dolly Parton played her most iconic song "Coat of Many Colours on a Zither also known as an Autoharp see www.youtube.com/watch?v=6me_kOQX3jQ. She has just played it for her first time at Glastonbury Festival. The movie and TV series "The Third Man" Harry Lime theme was a Zither here is a link on youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8jN1treRKQ
Update info has been provided by my Flickr friends, Pat Adams and Bob, for which I offer them my sincere thanks!
Macro Mondays - Begins with the letter P -
LACPIXEL - 2016
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Guitar pick holder necklace with Martin plectrum. Pick Holder holds 3 picks and is available in chrome, sterling silver, polished brass, and matte brass at www.PickBay.com.
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Opaque and transparent
Different and similar
Distinct and together
What do you see in these patterns?
[Borosilicate glass guitar picks. Artwork by Hawaii artist Rosemary Pierro.]
.. the only cure to everything.. Busy mornings, Thoughtless afternoons, Listless evenings..
Let life have a background score even in it's dullest moments.
This picture is for the theme of the Macro Mondays Group of November 5th:
The intention of this theme is to show 2 objects interacting with each other (actually touching !) for the purpose of performing a specific action. It must be clear that the contact is not just by coincidence but with the purpose to actually achieve something.
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Borosilicate glass guitar pick (detail). Artwork by Hawaii artist Rosemary Pierro. Created on a flatbed scanner using transmitted light.
After a few songs Billy would throw out his used picks into the crowd. One of the guys we met in line and hung out with got the one that bounced off Brannons chest!
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Macro Mondays:Inspired by a Song - "Me and Bobby McGee" a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster that I used to play as a Pub Musician in the 1980s and still play today with the same Picks.
The Picks/Plectrums are scattered on my Book of Songs.