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Musician, programmer, vertebrate. Current activity: snwv, CMB Cold Spot, solo instrumentals. Mostly ambient guitar. Pittsburgh. He/him/his. https://onezeromusic.com/ https://snwv.bandcamp.com/ https://mauricerickard.bandcamp.com/

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · Nov 9

Quite a few new people coming over in the last few days. Welcome, new followers! (And thank you to @mattsouva.bsky.social for putting me on his list!)

I'm a guitarist working in different modes: weekly ambient improv and short compositions, live solo improvisation, and improv with CMB Cold Spot.

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 6h

Ah, here we are: www.guitarworld.com/news/zz-top-...

“I said to Billy, ‘We should order one of these, and I’ll play it. It’ll be hilarious.’ Then it went viral. I hate playing that bass. Now I’ve got to play it every night”: Elwood Francis on why he reg...

Elwood Francis reveals the origins of his preposterous 17-string bass – and why he’s disappointed it went viral

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 10h

In one interview I'd read, he said he'd ordered it on a whim--something to bring out for a theatrical moment onstage. "Ha ha, silly huge bass." Now it's become A Thing he has to bring out at every show, and he's sick of it.

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 11h

So far ahead of everyone with this performance stance that looks like AI slop (but isn't).

onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 11h

Clop-clop percussion, whinnying samples as horn stabs.

onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 11h

Tonight, Monday October 20, from 8-9:30 PM EDT (UTC-4), my 281st #ambient #guitar #improv #livestream of the Monday series. Last week brought some surprises. This week? Let's find out what happens. twitch.tv/onezeromusic

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Musician, programmer, vertebrate. Apparently also a Twitch streamer, now. Live ambient music from Pittsburgh, PA.

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 1d

That sounds correct to me. I saw it in a series over several nights at the now-defunct local film nonprofit in the early 2000s.

onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 1d

He should do what Chris Burden did with Through the Night Softly: buy commercial time on TV, and air it in 30-second increments.

onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 1d

This week's composition results from my setting up the bass a bit better: two tracks of it, with two tracks of guitar. There's a vibe, but my favorite bit is the harmonic change in the middle. streak.club/p/58043/col-...

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Col du Noyer by onezero (Streak 1)

Streak Club is a place for staying motivated by doing something creative every day or week

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 1d

That blog is indeed a treasure!

onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 1d

Not that I know of. You may be thinking of 3rd Bass.

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 1d

“The Who” is a different quartet of young Englishmen.

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 1d

Those young men calling themselves the “Beatles.” Admittedly easy to confuse the name with the Beagles.

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 1d

Good to see those lads finally receiving some recognition.

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 1d

I missed the unfortunate news of the passing of guinbri master Mustapha Baqbou, whose cassettes have long been on replay in my brain. Respect, good sir. moroccantapestash.blogspot.com/2025/09/good...

Goodbye Mustapha Baqbou

I was very sad to hear this week that the Gnawa master Mustapha Baqbou passed away on September 8. I've sung his praises over the years her...

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 1d

Doesn’t *every* house and apartment contain Hot, Cold, and Music taps?

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 3d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3mw...

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 3d

A veritable Conlon Nonscarecrow here, if we read the photo as a score.

onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 3d

Brett Eugene Ralph has an eloquent defense of Bob's aesthetics as a songwriter. I don't know that I agree fully, but I respect Brett's arguments for him.

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 3d

And a fellow Pittsburgh Experimental Guitar Night participant, no less!

onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 3d

It sounds like you'll want to quit before you burn any more time on it: inews.co.uk/culture/you-...

You Lose Yourself, You Reappear is a Bob Dylan biography that is both silly and profound

As most biographers have discovered, Bob Dylan remains tantalisingly elusive

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, man. It’s inevitable. It’s sad, but an honest observation.

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 4d

Update: strung the bass back up, having guessed at how tight to get the truss rod, and...it's a lot better. (Could still be a touch better, but step one is much more playable.)

onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 4d

It's the Way of the Artist!

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 4d

Best wishes for loosening up!

onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 4d

Ah, sorry to hear about the hand problems!