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Blanco1
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Dec 04, 2016

Playing guitars with new people while camping?

I keep thinking about taking my Acoustic Bass 4 string with me when ever we camp?

Hoping I might find people to jam with around the camp fire.

What is your experience with this plan?
  • Fine, so long as it doesn't disrupt things at my camp. Camping at the lake, we used to hear other campers playing music till 3 in the morning. That got old real quick. I play in an orchestra but don't bring my euphonium camping, too disruptive to others.
  • We carry my 12-string dreadnought and my wife's 6-string Spanish guitar (actually made in Spain) with us. I was the part-time musician but she plays hers a LOT more than I play mine - mostly learning new songs. The 5-string electric bass is sitting in climate controlled storage... I've never once wished I had it with me. We've crossed paths with a few couples our age who appreciated some "classics."

    Rob
  • I think that might be cool, but not all night long....I like hearing guitar music playing quietly. Depends on the songs, though.

    Probably better than hearing 20-something girls shouting "Got a Bad Habit" by Offspring (not that they were bad, but there is a lot of profanity, at least they had all the words down) at the lake last summer. We're still laughing about their show..