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Q:
what kind of acoustic guitars do you and Dave play?
(LordLiefpin)
A:
Dave plays his white DN model from Yamaha. I have a Taylor I bought 3 years ago which I really love.
Q:
Are the purple streaks still purple, or have they faded to dodgy lilac?
(RecklessPrincess)
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They actually held up pretty well. Vegetable dye is notorious for fading quickly, but I'm on month 3 with no re-application and it's still holding up. Somewhat of a "dodgy fuschia" right now.
Q:
What guitar were you playing on Leno and Jimmy Kimmel?
(Eric)
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I am playing PRS now. I have two black Soapbar SE's. The single coil buzz was impossible, so I had them refitted with hum-canceling single coils. They're still pretty loud, though. The Fender Stratocasters were sounding really thin. My homemade spray paint paint jobs might have fucked up the tone. I played a leftover PRS that Dave wasn't using, and really fell in love with it. It's way easier to hold/play than a Strat, and the sound is so much bigger. Plus, the clean tone is way higher output where the Strat would just disappear.
Q:
Love (ONe) SO much that it has rarely left the cd player since I bought it the day it came out. I was wondering if you guys are still working on Planchette because I think Night One is great and would love to hear more like it.
(Famingo)
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We aren't working on "Planchette" now, were focused on the touring set at the moment. When I last worked on it, it was about 7 songs completed. I think it will be around 10 in its final form, but that's hard to say it could grow. The way it's laid out at the moment, "Night One" is the 4th song, after an introduction, then "Charlie & Sarah", and "Something Wicked (This Way Begins)". Then "Night One", a song called "Fireflies in the Cemetery", then "Night Two".
Comments
Good morning Steve,
Great "answers". The last few posts have been awesome. Thanks for the obscure findings which provide a momentary break in my mundane day. By the time listed on the posts, it seems that your're quite a night owl. Do you find that is when you are most creative?
Posted by: Lady M | October 4, 2006 05:47 AM
Hey Steve, Iv just read your blog and was wondering what 'Planchette' is exactly? Iv seen it around before etc. and I love Night One on the album, its awesome. Is 'Planchette' the second TPC album? Any clarification?
Posted by: Mark | October 4, 2006 09:19 AM
here you go Mark.....
Planchette
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
A planchette is a triangular or heart-shaped board supported by castors which, when lightly touched and moved by the fingers, is claimed to spell out supernatural or spiritual messages. A pencil would be attached to the planchette, printing letters or other designs on paper to be later interpreted by a medium.
The most common use of the planchette is with a Ouija or spirit board. In this instance, it is sometimes referred to as an "indicator" or "pointer". Used since the beginning of the Spiritualism movement of the mid-nineteenth century, planchettes predate the invention of spirit boards.
Although speculation exists that the planchette was named after its inventor, the French word "planchette" translates to English as "little plank."
Posted by: Stacey | October 4, 2006 11:17 AM
Hey Steve - love, love, love your Maui photos... We are going for Christmas after a whistle-stop in Lala land. The flight is a bit of a killer from the UK but is well worth it!
So as TPC are not coming to the UK we are coming to you, just crossing my fingers that our paths will cross in the form of a LA gig whilst we are there!
tc x
Posted by: navarro babe | October 4, 2006 12:34 PM
Great answers but need to tell you Steve......viewing site with the morning caffiene not quite there, I see your smiling mug and well...it frightened me! Felt like someone tickled my adrenals and loved the slight rush. You are cute as a button but man that was a perfect camera angle for being at my eye level.
Posted by: IdJut | October 4, 2006 12:35 PM
Glad to hear you are still loving your PRS. Mine is becoming my main guitar, however i forsee the singlecut se i have coming getting much use to.
however... LONG LIVE the STRATS!
Posted by: Pwnage | October 4, 2006 12:58 PM
Id Jut it got me the same way! I nearly jumped out of my skin!
RP
x
Posted by: RecklessPrincess | October 4, 2006 01:01 PM
Hey Steve! I love your page and love hearing your answers to your fans questions. I was wondering, you said a while ago that you would talk about the Spring Tour in more detail. Such as talking about what you liked about each stop, ect. Is that going to happen??
And I can't wait to see you in Houston,Texas on Octber 8th!!! I'm soo excited! :) Love (ONe) it has not left my cd player yet!!
*~Kendra
Posted by: Kendra | October 4, 2006 02:20 PM
Night Two?
*shock*....*excitement*
Posted by: Six7Six7 | October 4, 2006 03:54 PM
I was also wondering about the Spring tour recap & would love more musical teasers from 'Planchette'...
Is it just me, or are there not fireflies out here, Steve?
Posted by: Theresa | October 4, 2006 04:14 PM
Thanks for answering my question about "Planchette"! Now I'm wondering when it might be coming out? Nope, I'm not too pushy... :) Btw Mark, "Planchette" is a project that Steve and Dave were working on. I think you can find more about it in the archives around September or October of 2004 when they were still calling it "Project P."
Posted by: Famingo | October 4, 2006 04:16 PM
Nevermind:
If you live in the United States, west of about the middle of Kansas, you are not apt to have the flashing type of fireflies in your area. Although some isolated sightings of luminous fireflies have been reported from time to time from regions of the western U.S., fireflies that glow are typically not found west of Kansas. The reason for this phenomenon is not known.
Bummer.
Posted by: Theresa | October 4, 2006 04:19 PM
Night One was one track that took me some time to get into until Steve explained the Ouija Board connection. Thanks to the knowledgeable ones for the Planchette explanation. Steve: will this be released as a concept type album at some point?
(ONe) has been on my CD player constantly since I got it - CU in the UK, cheers.
Posted by: Andy The Owl | October 4, 2006 11:47 PM
Thanx guys, the community rocks (cheesy thubs up)
;-)
Posted by: Mark | October 5, 2006 02:29 PM