I'd second Monsieur Baguettes advice.
In earlier times, you'd have been able to take advantage of The On-Line Guitar Archive
For now I'd suggest you get hold of a copy of Guitar Pro - Tablature Editor Software for Guitar, Bass, and Banjo, then you'll be able to take advantage of resources like GProTab - GuitarPro tabs sharing website
I think I read elsewhere about other like minded cheapskate audiophiles re purposing brass plumb weights/bobs for just this task, at a considerable saving.
This sort of thing
Amazon.com: Stanley 47-969 4-Ounce Brass Plumb Bob: Home Improvement
Amazon.com: Stanley 47-973 8-Ounce Brass Plumb Bob: Home Improvement
But then how do you get to tell your audio buddies, that your sonic imagination has a much wider soundstage, and MOAR BASS! than theirs?
Never mind how can there be bragging rights if there is no cost involved.
Clearly, this is madness!
So (sarcastically) eliminate the sonic distortions + artifacts inherent in the recording process, by eliminating the sonic part altogether, and just record the players inputs!
Piano roll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia or Musical Instrument Digital Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia FTW
We can then engage in discussions as to whether mylar or paper player piano rolls have a warmer tone
Happy Birthday Chuck Norris.
By now you all probably know the Chuck Norris facts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
But just in case
Chuck Norris Facts
And remember, don't try to "Google Chuck Norris" on Google.
Chuck Norris - Google Search
Article suggesting that it is the artifacts we are familiar with, that we like..
I remember wondering what audiophiles were up to, buying extremely expensive home audio systems to play old vinyl records. They put turntables in sand-filled enclosures with elaborate cabling schemes. I wondered what they heard in that music that I didn't. Someone explained to me that audiophiles liked the sound artifacts of vinyl records -- the crackles of that format. It was familiar and comfortable to them, and maybe those affects became a fetish. Is it now becoming the same with iPod lovers?
The Sizzling Sound of Music - O'Reilly Radar
^ Unfortunately, Duggeh will now find it more expensive to drink to that!
(Which I guess was the idea of the legislation, founded on the potentially flawed idea that demand for alcohol in Scotland, is indeed elastic, as opposed to being effectively inelastic, as Duggeh suggests)
from Alcohol price crackdown to tackle Scottish binge drinking - Telegraph
Alcohol price crackdown to tackle Scottish binge drinking
A minimum price on a unit of alcohol is to be introduced under radical plans to tackle Scotland's binge drinking epidemic.
By Simon Johnson, Scottish Political Editor
Last Updated: 8:42PM GMT 02 Mar 2009
Alcohol will be priced according to the number of units in an attempt to tackle binge drinking in Scotland
Alcohol will be priced according to the number of units in an attempt to tackle binge drinking in Scotland Photo: Simon Roberts
Scottish ministers argued the measures, the first of their type in the world, were needed to stop shops selling cheap lager and cider for "pocket money prices".
Campaign groups urged the Government to roll out minimum pricing across the rest of Britain, but the drinks industry predicted it would have little effect other than to punish ordinary shoppers.
Alcohol misuse costs the NHS and justice system around
^^ Thanks for the Clarification.
It sounds like I should book Fri/Sat/Sun soon, regardless - which makes sense.
If I understood the numbers I saw in the Chat room correctly, with *enough* people it could *even* be cheaper than flying (include parking etc etc) -although that could be a pretty big IF. How many people can Santa's RV take? maybe we should charter him, instead
Al,
Could you just re-iterate, for those of us wanting to experience MOAOW (Mayberry On Acid, On Wheels) , or should that be MOAR! (Mayberry On Acid, Rolling!) AKA The Magic Bus , What Days/Nights should we book at the hotel. I'm somewhat by the dates right now. Thanks.