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I’d be more concerned about my tip jar or sign ….. or the cops. The amp is right at my feet so I never worry about that … it’s out of reach … but my tip jar is target. Fortunately I’ve never had an issue with anything but cops. Free speech does not matter to Atlanta and Cobb county cops. If they can hear you 50 feet away they will make you turn off any amp. I’ve played with street drummers and horn players and I have no chance of being heard over those guys acoustically. I’ve even been asked to move on saying I’m loitering when I’m playing. Homeless people make more money than me just begging. People don’t appreciate buskers and street performers in the states. If you ever try I hope you have better luck. I have other goals for busking other than tips. Cheers …..

Never played mine in the bathroom. Thanks for the tip.

Finger ease has some of the same types of ingredients. I have a can of that as well. I like the applicator, but a paper towel cleans and lubes the entire string. Lot of gunk gets on the bottom of your strings. As a fun experiment, I would use your finger ease and apply it as usual, and then take a paper towel and run it all along the length of the string and see what it looks like afterwards see if there are any black marks from the dirt. Remember that I use regular slinky‘s on all my guitars, acoustic or electric, because all my acoustics are plugged in, and I just like playing on the same sets of strings. Good luck and thanks for the comment.

I use finger ease and microfiber cloth. Dont leave home without it!

@@mattross6902 I stay away from microfiber cloths, especially around the strings they still leave like little strings and little bits and pieces. A good quality paper towel seems to work just great for me and it’s a throwaway. I don’t have to smell it after the fact. I try to use those microfiber’s for a polishing cloth thing to get some of the Gig grime off my gear but I end up just using a washcloth anyway or a towel bar towel or whatever lol. Good luck, man and I hope you have a great year. Thanks for the comment.

They allow it in some places but discourage it. In Decatur they let you set up. There is a Marta station there and a good entertainment area.

@@DavidBryanSmithmusic please correct the spelling. I can’t decipher what you are saying.

I have a mackie freeplay system that I use as well. It’s battery operated and I use a looper pedal.

@@DavidBryanSmithmusic thanks I'll Google it unless you've already done a video.

@@darkmysterytemple Google it. I use an older model. The new model is really cool. I have two. I can use them as floor monitors on my bigger system, but I find that I don’t need them with my bigger “gigging” rig. I have a pair of turbo sound IP1000 personal line array speakers. I love those things. Lol 😆

It’s more like wd-39

I enjoyed the irony

The products may have been upgraded but this rig is just as useful now as it was then. It makes you money and gets you busking. Of course the products are outdated. This rig has changed for me, but this is where I started and it worked great for years.

@@DavidBryanSmithmusic Of course it is useful, but using AA batteries in 2022 is very annoying. There are solutions with USB charging nowadays which is a lot better.

That’s the best reason to busk … to spread your music. Gaining fans is easy busking … you must have some signage. I’m getting a new one for this season with a scan QR code to my website and virtual tip jar. Good luck. Keep Busking!!

I know. They want to suppress art and free speech. They dump buskers in with panhandlers and homeless people.

I think the way to play it these days is to have signage with a QR code so no one actually knows what it says and have it linked to a website with a digital tip jar and try to get visitors to become fans from the interaction both live and on your website. That adds more value to what you are doing and you don’t have to depend on tips to get some value from playing out and busking.

@@DavidBryanSmithmusic Wow, is it easy to get a QR code?

@@andybrown6981 yes. Tons of websites will make one for you. Just have it point to the action you want. For instance if you want them to go to your website have a point to your website if you want them to go to your Spotify account have it go to your Spotify account if you wanted to go to your Patreon account have a go to your Patreon account if you wanted to go someplace else like a tip jar just have it go there you can have it directed to any place on the web that you want and it’s absolutely free.

I completely disagree with you. I've been busking in Milan for 3 years now and its great city for street performers. All you need to do is register in comune and you get access to website where you book your spots to play, there are more than 400 of them) Not a single person ever treated me like a beggar.

That’s awesome….. busking is covered under the first amendment. The sticking points are usually amplified sound and asking for tips. I get around this by using the tiny amp and wireless unit. I also now have a sign that has my website and a qr you can scan to leave a tip, interact as a fan and get my music. It’s more important to me to get and reach fans than to ask for tips. Great job encouraging your daughter. Music gives you power. Cheers. 😍🥰

I use a bigger set up for larger areas. This is my micro busking kit. You’d be surprised how it adds to the whole set up. Acoustic alone hardly ever works. I can put this in a hat and it’s out of site. In a lot of places where I play, amps are forbidden so this gives me a boost and still doesn’t get me arrested. Sorry about the tuning. It was hot in the sun ☀️ …. just didn’t care for the demo. Lol 😂

I have several. It’s dollar store generic. That just happened to be the last of that can. It doesn’t replace changing your strings but it does a good job at cleaning them so they last a bit longer.

I haven’t tried it. My black star got stolen and I replaced it with a laney. The laney had this feature where you can connect your phone and get all kinds of tones. I found it more of a gimmick than useful. But the amp is fine. Loud enough to not be noticed in places where you actually can’t use a pa, but not really loud enough for places that will let you have a pa. For places where I need more, I use the Mackie free play. It’s awesome and I use it for shows too. For bigger club gigs I use the turbo sound ip1000. Hope this helps. Happy busking. 💰😃👍👊

I think it was pretty loud. My amp was stolen after I made this video. I replaced it with a Laney. About the same size. In my area you can’t be loud for busking.

@@DavidBryanSmithmusic I have one I might try it.I’ll run a zoom 505ii through it.

Try it yourself and you be the judge. All I can say is I’d be changing strings every other day without cleaning them like this. I don’t know how much you practice and play gigs, but for me, this works. I’m not sure what you consider “good tone” esp when I’m recording from a GoPro mic. Lol 😂 Oh ... and don’t forget that this is a thin body acoustic designed to be played plugged in. I mean it sounds “ok” just acoustic, but it sounds much better plugged in. It is a joy to play. I have the other tallman acoustic too the d50 with the magnetic pu, and the bigger full body A30 and the A30 is so much bigger acoustic. I busk with that one because of the bigger acoustic sound. Most places won’t let you busk with an amp here in Ga. try it ... or don’t. Cheers man. Thanks for the views and comments. Keep jammin

@@DavidBryanSmithmusic I wasn't referring to the lube as much as the tuning and the intonation.

@@stevep9740 that’s probably just my playing. Lol 😂

Bassed Taz I haven’t done a whole scientific test on the different brands mostly because I bought two tiny cans of the generic at the dollar store and haven’t run out yet. Lol That’s been four years of stuff in those two cans. One is pretty gone and the other is not far behind. I’d say try it and see. It’s the only thing that cleans mine well. I also use that stick but it doesn’t clean as well. Not even close. Keep me informed of your progress. I love to know what you find out. 🤪🤩🧐

@@DavidBryanSmithmusic Will do, bought a can today and also a bottle of baby oil (its mineral oil, except it smells like babies, and my instruments are my babies, so twas a no brainer) haven't had a chance to test either yet.

Bassed Taz Just use a lint free cloth and apply it to the cloth and not the fretboard. Clean up any extra. Play like a lubed maniac.😝🤪🤩

Urban Suburban Girl Blog Right. The line 6 transmitter plugs into the guitar and the receiver goes into the amp. Right now I use a boss wireless because both the transmitter and receiver have batteries. The line 6 is on my pedalboard with my voice live 3x. That’s what I use on my main shows. I use a battery ditto when I busk. My black star got stolen so. Have another tiny amp to replace it but I also busk with a MackieFreeplay system.

Gawain Davies I’ve used it on all my guitars. Most have a rosewood fretboard or a rosewood substitute. I’ve never had an issue. I don’t put it on the fretboard, only the strings and really only the bottom 3 unwound strings. I Use an unwound third string on my acoustics. Glad you are also finding success with this method. It helps me out tons. 😊🤩🤗

David Bryan Smith thanks for your reply and advice , I thought I was the only one using WD 40 lol , I have subscribed to your brilliant channel ,

The Mockingbird I was already subscribed lol. Thanks for the add. 😀

David Bryan Smith I finally had time to go thru the wonderful list the group made! Glad I did!