Please Help The Local Musicians Out.

If you can please bring some guitar strings for the local beach and club musicians.
Guitar strings are expensive for them and many can't afford to replace them too often.
You can get a sets at any local music store back home for $5.00 a set and they make a Great gift (tip) for them

Electric Guitar strings Medium Gauge or Light gauge sets
Acoustic Guitar strings Medium or Light gauge sets also.

Also a good set of drum sticks for our fav drummer , watch for the smile on their face. Cost about $10 a pair.

We all have favourite bands and strolling musicians on the beach that need our help.
So if you love the music please support it and keep it flowing.
Bless Up and Respect.:cool:

Will Do Stan..

Ive got some extra drumsticks, to help keep the good music hitting you.....

Done!

Thank you all for keeping the music going. Big Up.:)

I'll bring a couple more of my original Fender flat picks . A set of strings for Doc and some guitar strings

Excellent idea Stan, and something I would have never thought of.

Way to go everybody, any musician in Negril will be thrilled with the gifts your bringing.

I brought a couple of the clip on tuners (about $10 /ea) and blew their minds...lol

Come on folks join the movement and keep the music flowing.

Aww, wish I had some to bring . Will make sure I do this next year. No time to shop today

Good idea!

This is great info, Stan. I'll keep it in mind for my next trip.

Rasta Stan ... as I am still a newbie to Negril (I've only done it once ;) ), I would be happy to buy some strings and stuff for the musicians, but I would prefer to give it to you so that you can give it to the deserving! Would that be okay?

What an awesome idea! Will definately bring a few sets.

Garysteph1018
I'd be happy to help pass out anything you can bring.

Thank you all for helping the players.

Yep we have some strings, and a few Kazoo's too just for Fun~~

Im in!

Thanks Rasta Stan. What a great idea. Stopped by our local music store and my neighbor's daughter was working. 4 sets of strings and 2 sets of drum sticks - $24.63. She gave me her discount to help out.

Jim-Donna , there is an old Mento band Guy on the beach called Sunny Face , not sure on the spelling, he wears a wool cap most days. He is the longest severing beach musician in Negril,I'm told. He'll love those Kazoos...Lolol Thanks.

Rasta Ronnie - Bless .

OUV11112- OUSTANDING, the young drummer at the Canoe or the guy at the Sea Star would love some sticks , just an idea. You have know idea how pleased they'll be with your gifts.

Jim-Donna I thing the Kazoo guy is named Son Facey....lol

OUV - I sent back a reply to you via PM

I always bring sets of guitar strings, sax reeds, picks and a few inexpensive mic and guitar cables. I can't imagine what the salt does to guitar strings!! See You Soon Rasta Stan!!

I knew you'd be in on this Phil...lol
I've taken SM58's , cords, tuners, picks ext for years. The salt air kills strings for sure.

If anyone does not know who to give anything they bring too , i'd be happy to help pass them along.
PM me and we'll hook up and I'll make sure they get where they are needed.
I'm at the Sea Star April 2-10th and The Coco La Palm April 10th till May 2nd. So we cam meet anywhere you'd like.

Now if only I can find a cheap bass drum pedal and some bass drum legs for the drummer Ricky at the Canoe my list for this year will be complete.

Thanks again for helping the hard working musicians of Negril.

These are all great ideas...I take a guitar each year and leave it with a musician...I love to play and jam with the musicians on the beach. If you have ever walked by the wall at the south end of CoCo's property and seen a jam then that is us playing.. I take plenty of strings and stuff but I don't like to go two weeks without playing so I started finding a hundred buck guitar each trip and taking it down. Towards the end of the trip I pass it on to a beach musician...This year was an exception as I took my Strat and played a set at Three Dives on the new stage with Clark's band...I have left 7 or 8 on the Island....Clip on tuners that clip to the head of the guitar is a great gift for 20 bucks...It benifits all of us when they can tune the guitar properly..Thanks Rasta Stan for this thread..."Hit me with music, when it hits you you feel no pain"

Hey Br Mon I have met you last April I think. Jamming at the Coco ?

Stan, I am a February person but a few years ago you sent me a clip of yours..You do good stuff.....

Bringing several drum sticks, guitar strings and picks.

BrMon , sorry I seen someone else doing the jam thing there last April and thought it might be you.

Thanks so much Don Woody for pitching in to help out the local guys who provide the music in JA.

I bought strings and pics for my guitar at the little shop behind the Value Master Market. I am pretty sure he had drum sticks too.

Rasta Stan, Yes he is Son Facey... The first time we saw him and he started playing his Kazoo... well we were rolling on the floor..... Not out of disrepect, we were just so suprised......

Yeah we know what ya mean about Son Facey, he's a hoot.
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Hey Rasta Stan your at coco in April ? i have a bass drum pedal and 12 sticks and 2 sets of strings thought you would know a musician in need , Im at coco april 22 to 29 im sure ill see you around, also I have a dozen soccer balls for the kids or i could give the cash value to the soup kitchen what do u and others think.

Hey Negril 1990 , I replied to your PM.
Thank you so much for the help. I know a drummer who will be over the top, mon.
See you at the Coco La Palm, mon

I know nothing about Guitar Strings - what should I be looking for? I'd imagine it's like anything else, there are good ones, bad ones and great ones... Any help appreciated :)

Thanks for asking 2nuts4travel,
The quick short answer, Medium Gauge set of Acoustic Guitar strings , Martin, Fender , any type really. For the beach musicians.
Club guys playing electric guitars , Medium or light gauge sets , fender or any name brand.
Any local music store will help you out , about $4.oo - $5.00 a set max.

Your going to make a local player happy :cool:

Just back from the music store and i got a whole load of supplies for the local musicians.
Can't wait to see the smile on the faces of the players.
Thanks to All who are bringing down a little something for them, bless.

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Your going to make a local player happy :cool:

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That's the plan - I really enjoy them so it's only fair! Hubby has wanted to do this the last few trips, but we always seem to forget until we get there and see them. Fortunately, that won't be the case this trip :)

2nuts 4travel , Thanks for pitching in and helping the local guys who play.
See you down there.

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Originally Posted by Rasta Stan

2nuts 4travel , Thanks for pitching in and helping the local guys who play.
See you down there.

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You bet!

Leaving today, going to be some happy musicians around Negril when all these people get down there with some strings and things.Bless you all .

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Originally Posted by Rasta Stan

Leaving today, going to be some happy musicians around Negril when all these people get down there with some strings and things.Bless you all .

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:)

Have a great trip! We'll see you in a few weeks!

Picked up 4 sets of strings today :) Can't wait to find someone to give them to!