WahKeen Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Now, I don't smoke but I do enjoy a good cigar every once in a while. I know it's pretty "rock and roll" to play while smoking a cigarette (Keith, Clapton, etc) and some of you may do it, but I just can't bring myself to do it with cigars. The obvious being the potential ash burns on the guitar. Now, if that doesn't happen, please correct me. If it does, how do you guys reconcile this with your axes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Who the heck smokes anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabba2203 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I don't smoke anymore, but as a rule I would not smoke while doing a gig but would smoke at practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianScout Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 if you're a working musician you don't have to smoke, the bar is full of it, I happen to smoke but hell if I was to stop I'd still get it working and I'm not going to stop that.. Â oh well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Smoking is so 1990's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Smoking is so 1990's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 All of my exes encourage me to smoke as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I don't know, I never looked. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 . Back in the day, it wasn't unusual to see more than one burn mark on a headstock used as a cigarette rest - Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianScout Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 that's one thing I never did and will kill someone if they do it to my guitars is use it to hold a smoke.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahKeen Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 . Back in the day, it wasn't unusual to see more than one burn mark on a headstock used as a cigarette rest - Â Â Yeah, exactly. That hurts to see, BigK. Â Like I said, I don't do it, so I wanted to see what a bunch of burly hairy monsters had to say . Apparently, there are just a bunch of sissies here . Nah, 'course smoking is, umm, bad for you, so I dig the answers. And come to think of it, I mostly play my "gigs" in churches, festivals, christian events, etc, so me coming out with a fat Cohiba or Montecristo would look as bad as a hungover preacher on Sunday morning.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I smoke...addicted....just cigarettes. Â I haven't played out sinse they banned smoking in bars, so I don't know if any of what I USED to do would apply. Â I never thought it was a "cool" thing to smoke while playing, mostly because playing is so cool in the first place, don't need a cig to make it so. The playing and WHAT I was playing is what I thought was cool. Cig is redundant..useless for that, as in, doesn't matter. Â It is strictly a convenience thing. Smoking while playing is a PIA, but as you know, a smoker can only go so long till he needs a 'fix'. So, rather than take a break from playing it is far easier to just smoke a little while I play. Â The 'cig in the headstock' is more a PIA because it takes too long...doesn't serve a purpose. I usually had an ashtray near me. If I was 'live' in front of poeple where I was truly busy, I might have it in my mouth for a short time, and the ashtray is there to get rid of it quick. But mostly, I would just take a few puffs between songs or riffs or whatever. Most of the time, while I am playing, I ain't thinking of the smoke anyway, so it is a secondary distraction. Â If you must, go with an ashtray. Then, you can forget about it without worry. Â I do have one guitar with a burn on the headstock. I think it was there when I bought it, but I don't remember. Sinse the guitar is otherwise in (surprisingly) perfect condition, I am planning on fixing it because I am thinking of selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahKeen Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 I guess you don't mind a guitar with a stein, huh stein? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaysEpiphone Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I smoked for decade's but gave it ALL up 5 years ago. I can't stay in a smoke filled room for long with out getting a queezy feeling in my gut and it kills my voice so I avoid it. I can't do any gig's in the few club's that still allow smoking, I'd play out side but not inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I guess you don't mind a guitar with a stein, huh stein? LOL..it's JUST a guitar! I ain't exactly 'perfect' either...in looks AND otherwise. Â If I had Jesus' blood all over everything, I wouldn't wash that off either. And, I'm quite sure He would light our stogy's, too. Â But still....smoking with bloody guitars wouldn't exactly go over well in church. But that is a respect thing-respect for others. The REAL deal has nothing to do with smoking/non-smoking, clean shave, haircut...etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelinguy Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 About as often as I brush my teeth while playing guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianScout Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 yet you buy a relic'd guitar and of course it has a cig burn in it.. Â double standard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 During breaks or outside gigs.  So yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 During breaks or outside gigs. Â So yes. Â Exactly. So many states have banned smoking in public establishments, between/after sets is the only option. outside gig, IE car shows, ect, thats a no brainer, smoke em if ya got em.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I got me one of those E-cigarette things. I actually like it. It works. Â Question: I haven't been out (much). How does it work in bars or clubs and such? Are they "acceptable" to use there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 One thing I like about Canada, no smoking in bars. It sucks for the smokers, but great for the non-smoking musician with a white guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 always smoked while playing....'cause i'm an addict w/low impulse control. NEVER used the headstock for a holder, that's what lips are for. never burned a headstock, love m'geets too much for that nonsense..... Â whiskey & blood on the other hand, are on almost every guitar I own back when I drank, I was sloppy w/it. always "pricking" my fingers on string ends or cutting my hands somehow, and never "cleaned" intentionally afterwards, to me blood=the base ingredient in "mojo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I never smoked on stage,to me it just looks unprofessional.Some people might think that Keith Richards struttingh around stage with a butt hanging out of his beak as looking cool but not me.Of course smoking on stage is no longer a concern in Canada as smoking isn't allowed in bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneddy72 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 been quit for 5 years and its banned in public places in the UK anyhow. I did try smoking on stage a few times but never used the headstock as a holder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I quit smoking years ago but I have several guitars with burn marks on the headstock. Mostly the burns are on my old 78 Standard and on my acoustic since those were the guitars i used to write most of the time and I'd stick the cigarette into he E string when I need to try something. The marks don't bother me at all it was a different time and cigarettes were just part of life back then. Now if you want to smoke you have to stand 50 yards from the entrance to a building or sneak around doing it somehow where people can't see you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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