Do Your Pets Appreciate your Music?

USAPatriot

USAPatriot

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Are your cats/dogs or birds music lovers? 3 out of 5 of my cats regularly sit in on my practice sessions. One of those not so fond of it will at times stretch out on top of my amp while I play. They all prefer clean to gain, bass and mids to treble, though Alicia, pictured below at my feet, was perfectly happy with me practicing this afternoon with my HT-40's reverb maxed. Gain 3, Gain volume 3, Master volume 4 and guitar at 3. One of my wife's cats comes in too and he's not all that fond of me. He rarely comes upstairs but comes in 3-4 times per week while I practice. He usually lays down behind one of the cabs - or behind the combo, but has parked his carcass right up against the grill cloth on occasion. Pretty cool :) -Rod-

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HELL no. My three female cats are always very close to me when I am at home...but they take off immediately when they see me go for a guitar.
 
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My cats will hang out in the same room with me when I play. One of them actually tries to play the guitar. She'll try and strum the strings, and also will pluck the strings individually with her teeth. It's pretty funny.
 
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My landlady's cat hates all kinds of noises, from hairdryers to the washing machine, so it's no surprise she doesn't appreciate my guitar playing. But she hates me singing most of all. :eek5:
 
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My cat has yet to learn the appreciation of the fine art of extreme metal blaring through a 4x12. Come to think of it neither do my wife and kids. Or my neighbors
 
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Well it does depend on what I'm doing. They don't like crunch much but I don't use a lot. My amps are metal-virgins unless you count the occasional Alice Cooper song. Solos are too loud and they boogie. They like rhythm with some gain but not too much and as long as I don't pump the volume suddenly, they can deal with some loudness. They are honest in their feedback. This crowd will not sit through a shoddy performance lol -Rod-
 
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Had one who used to sleep in my combo amps...he did not care if I played, just as long it was not loud....

The two I have now, do not mind music nor guitars...
One likes Mozart....she sleeps close to the sound when I hear classical music...funny!
 
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We have seven cats and a dog. I usually close the door to the music room before I play. If I don't my dog will come in and lay on floor beside me, when I get above the 12th fret she'll sit up and start nudgeing my arm. I don't think she likes the high frequencies.

I love the pic!
 
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bluesbend said:
We have seven cats and a dog. I usually close the door to the music room before I play. If I don't my dog will come in and lay on floor beside me, when I get above the 12th fret she'll sit up and start nudgeing my arm. I don't think she likes the high frequencies.

I love the pic!
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My dogs do the same thing. I try to keep the door closed to preserve their ears. But if I accidentally leave it open, I'll have two dogs and a bunny hanging out in the room with me.

And I use a healthy dose of gain.
 
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bluesbend said:
We have seven cats and a dog. I usually close the door to the music room before I play. If I don't my dog will come in and lay on floor beside me, when I get above the 12th fret she'll sit up and start nudgeing my arm. I don't think she likes the high frequencies.

I love the pic!
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Thanks! Hit the right note and she may decide to sing along :)

eschoendorff said:
My dogs do the same thing. I try to keep the door closed to preserve their ears. But if I accidentally leave it open, I'll have two dogs and a bunny hanging out in the room with me.

And I use a healthy dose of gain.
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A bunny too? lol. I don't know what to make of that one. -Rod-
 
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USAPatriot said:
Thanks! Hit the right note and she may decide to sing along :)



A bunny too? lol. I don't know what to make of that one. -Rod-
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Actually, we have two bunnies: a mini-rex and a lop. They are house pets and are quite well adjusted to my noisy ways lol!
 
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eschoendorff said:
Actually, we have two bunnies: a mini-rex and a lop. They are house pets and are quite well adjusted to my noisy ways lol!
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Very cool. I don't think my cats would appreciate me getting something that could outrun them lol -Rod-
 
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my hound sings along with me and the cats do something under the table, maybe they are dancing, but just shy about it. . .I do think they all like the fuzz pedals best. .
 
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Yea both of my dogs seem to enjoy my playing. They usually settle right down on their beds, curl up, and take a nap, provided the volume is not excessive. My older one does not like it loud and she let's me know right away, but she is fair about it.
 
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Yeah my dogs are cool with it.

Years ago I used to have this toad that lived in the backyard. He would come out every time I came out and played my acoustic. We called him the Colonel. He was cool as ****.
 
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Yeah, I play everything pretty loud and my dogs don't even react. I guess they're cool with it.
 
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