West Coast Blues Thread - Version 2.0

[Scott Miller]

Ahhhh... There's nothing like a stack of Johnny Otis CDs... Mel Walker SLAYS me. Pete Lewis. Esther Phillips.

[mr_jlemko]

Ever heard the Snatch & The Poontangs recordings by Johnny Otis?

[Scott Miller]

Signifying monkey...

[Scott Miller]

I hope mr_jlemko doesn't mind if I let you know that he's a very fine Chicago blues harmonica player. Also, you are already acquainted with him from his most excellent photography which has appeared on the Blues Harp Meltdown CDs, as well as those photos you like so much on Chris Andersen's Greaseland.

[TwoFeets]

Yo Ryan, check yer PM box.

[bbarnard]

My latest acquisition (not your classic West Coast axe but it sounds awesome)!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/wrbarnard/Gibby%20339/Picture006.jpg

Gibby 339 before the protective stuff was taken off the pickguard.

[mikelaw]

i am still thinking and lovin the downsized tele style body usa custom came up with. that is a great idea!! one day ill get one of those. 339 reminded me of that.

[mr tom]

Good thing Randy Bermudes is playing bass, or this would be out of place in the West Coast forum. Heard from a friend of Kirk Fletcher's that Kirk has left the T-Birds to move in another direction (fusion). I checked out their MySpace site and, sure enough, Mike Keller is listed on guitar along with Johnny M. I don't know if I missed the discussion here, or if this is news. I'm sorry to see Kirk go, but Keller is another great, great guitar player. Kim sure can pick 'em.

[Strat-O]

I heard about that a month or two ago. Maybe on here. Kirk seems like a wildly talented musician. It will be exciting to see what he does next. I don't get into much fusion or funk/rock stuff, but if the guitar player's good, what the heck!

Man I bet the T-Birds sound cool with the current lineup. Is this the same Mike Keller that played with Double Trouble and that Cheetah Willie's band?

[Stringmaster]

I'm not familiar with Mike Keller--are there any noteworthy recordings out there?

BTW, have my Greer Ghetto Stomp on the Emporium page if anyone is looking.

[Schwalbe]

I'm not familiar with Mike Keller--are there any noteworthy recordings out there?

BTW, have my Greer Ghetto Stomp on the Emporium page if anyone is looking.
T-Birds were here a couple weeks ago. It must have been one of Kirk's last shows. He sounded fabulous as did Johnny Moeller and the whole band.
I think Mike Keller's on Moeller's Blues Aggregation disc. He'll be a fine addition to the band.

So did you not like the Greer pedal? I need to find some thing to cover that aspect of my rig. I got buried last night trying to get by with my Princeton Reverb clone.

[Stringmaster]

I like the Ghetto Stomp just fine--but I've had a Klon for years, and that covers my needs--plus I mostly go straight through anyway. Thanks for the tips on Keller. BTW, my partner saw Fletcher/Landau the other day, and it was his first exposure to Kirk (although he has much experience with Landau), and he indicated that he smoked! Mostly the fusion stuff which he's into much more than me.

[nc slim]

Johnnie Otis record w Signifying Monkey has great tasty licks Shuggie Otis at 15 years old played great on that and the snatch record

Is wes starr w Nemeth for the tour?

[Guitarzan]

Kirk isn't going fusion or anything crazy. He's just being himself. Just looking for new oppertunities. He's actually in Europe now on his own. He's the man!! Heres to bigger and better things.

[dial-tone]

Wes Starr is not on the John Nemeth tour in Feb.
band line up is
Junior Watson, Matt Stubbs, and Chris Rivelli

[Schwalbe]

My latest acquisition (not your classic West Coast axe but it sounds awesome)!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/wrbarnard/Gibby%20339/Picture006.jpg

Gibby 339 before the protective stuff was taken off the pickguard.
Purdy!

[soa04lb]

Just checked out your website... wonderful Youtube clip. Lovely tone and great chops - what amp are you using? I am a newcomer to thread. As a west coast blues fantatic living in London, UK it's a great discouvery.

Been using a vibrolux reverb and still can quite get that rich tone with the right amount of break up without breaking the windows in the club.

Thanks.

[valcotone]

re: Mike Keller... I spent some time in Austin the last few years on work trips and had the pleasure of seeing him in action several times. His local band Little Elmore Reed hosts the Blue Monday events at a little roadhouse called TC's Lounge... real cool beat-up joint that takes the music seriously. There are some tunes on the myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/littleelmorereedbluesband

I also saw him tear it up with with the late great Gary Primich at a small place on 6th street... I think they played together for a few years and really played well off each other. Plus he plays often with Doyle Brahmall I (not II). Usually favours a Strat or Tele and a Vibro King.

Before all that was the Keller Brothers band which put out 2-3 CDs including a live one recorded at Antones.

I think he's an awesome fit for the t-birds.

Haha... and, I played an impromptu gig while in Austin with Mike's dad Dean on bass.... who is also a great shuffle drummer... stopped by Dean's place for a rehearsal and it's obvious they support their sons well (Mike's brother plays drums with Marcia Ball).

[npc]

Schwalbe,
Congrats on your purchase, is that the '59 neck or 60's?

[soa04lb]

Just wanted to ask some advice. I've a Ephiphone Zephyr Blues deluxe with Lollar P90s and played through a Vibrolux Reverb. Having problems getting a West Coast Tone particularly with the right kind of break up. I don't really want to use pedals although I have a MXR microamp and also a Tube Screamer.

Someone suggested that I run the amp at high volume and keep the guitar volume down. I have bass and treble at around 12 O'clock but sometime have the bass higher and that gets me in trouble sometimes with my sound gett9ing too muddy. Just wondered if anyone on the thread might be able t give me some tips or maybe share the basic principles about getting a West Coast Tone.

Thanks in advance.

[Schwalbe]

Schwalbe,
Congrats on your purchase, is that the '59 neck or 60's?

Hey man, thanks but that's BBarnard's.
I did however, make a recent purchase. Bought it right here on our own TGP classifieds. It was nice and clean and pretty when UPS delivered it on Wednesday. Now it's all smudged up from two nights of gigging.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a122/RockinDaddy/Heritage/H5351.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a122/RockinDaddy/Heritage/H5352.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a122/RockinDaddy/Heritage/45f1.jpg

[valcotone]

Nice guitar, Dan... love the "Schwalbe" logo on the amp too!!

-skilback

[TwoFeets]

I don't know if anyone here is looking for a small tweed based on the Princeton, either for harp or guitar, but there's a mint, used PTP wired Valvetrain 205 for sale at my local Sam Ash for $499. They probably don't know the going price for these things new, and the way stuff like that moves (or doesn't move as the case may be) here in lame O-town, it will probably languish there. They run $799 brand new.


http://www.pedalgeek.com/cgi-bin/new_shop.cgi?config=&uid=QwixKgAA1200262228&command=link--vt20518cbb

[Schwalbe]

Nice guitar, Dan... love the "Schwalbe" logo on the amp too!!

-skilback

Thank Sean. Wow, I didn't realize you had changed your handle.

Now to change the subject here's my favorite local guitarist, a young man by the name of Jeremy Johnson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVKldcnqYcE

[KBR]

not a Gibson dude, but tried out the 339 at a buddies, a Great Axe!

[Birdseye]

Just wanted to ask some advice. I've a Ephiphone Zephyr Blues deluxe with Lollar P90s and played through a Vibrolux Reverb. Having problems getting a West Coast Tone particularly with the right kind of break up. I don't really want to use pedals although I have a MXR microamp and also a Tube Screamer.

Someone suggested that I run the amp at high volume and keep the guitar volume down. I have bass and treble at around 12 O'clock but sometime have the bass higher and that gets me in trouble sometimes with my sound gett9ing too muddy. Just wondered if anyone on the thread might be able t give me some tips or maybe share the basic principles about getting a West Coast Tone.

Thanks in advance.

Have you tried using the guitar's tone control? I run the amp brighter...rarely use the bass on 12:00, use a bit less, treble up to six or seven on those BF amps. Run the amp volume louder, then run the tone on the guitar down to where you get the fat breakup on the chords, dial in just enough treble to taste. I use those tone knobs as much as the volume. As you turn up the treble on the guitar it will get louder and brighter, and sound clearer, for leads.

Vibrolux reverb is a great amp but not the best for WC tones at lower volumes. Those things can get loud. Deluxe Reverb works better for that, of the BF amps.

Hope that helps....play those guitar tone controls!

[mikelaw]

great clip of la holmes with mavis. im going to this show here in CT in a few weeks....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE6YeE3WOf8

[bbarnard]

Schwalbe,
Congrats on your purchase, is that the '59 neck or 60's?

59. Nice and fat but very comfy!

And it sounds awesome.

[KBR]

LA Holmes & Jeff Turmes on bass, Good Group, I Like Mavis Staples, all soundin Great.
Great Tele Tones!

[Poppa Stoppa]

re: Mike Keller... I spent some time in Austin the last few years on work trips and had the pleasure of seeing him in action several times. His local band Little Elmore Reed hosts the Blue Monday events at a little roadhouse called TC's Lounge... real cool beat-up joint that takes the music seriously. There are some tunes on the myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/littleelmorereedbluesband
Cool Sean - I love that tune 'Schoolgirl' with the Little Richard riff!
Now to change the subject here's my favorite local guitarist, a young man by the name of Jeremy Johnson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVKldcnqYcE
Great playing there! I was listening to 'I've Got a Feeling' by RJ Mischo yesterday - I think it's Jeremy Johnson on there playing some fine west coast guitar. He is a killer!
I've a Ephiphone Zephyr Blues deluxe with Lollar P90s and played through a Vibrolux Reverb. Having problems getting a West Coast ToneHey if the words green and back mean anything to you I think I know you! About amps & tone, this may be of interest:

In October I lent my Custom Vibrolux Reverb to a visiting USA band, and their guitarist thrashed the living crap out of it with his Strat for six or seven gigs. When I got it back, it had been transformed into a tone monster!!!!!!!!!! All at usable volume.

Geoff

[soa04lb]

Have you tried using the guitar's tone control? I run the amp brighter...rarely use the bass on 12:00, use a bit less, treble up to six or seven on those BF amps. Run the amp volume louder, then run the tone on the guitar down to where you get the fat breakup on the chords, dial in just enough treble to taste. I use those tone knobs as much as the volume. As you turn up the treble on the guitar it will get louder and brighter, and sound clearer, for leads.

Vibrolux reverb is a great amp but not the best for WC tones at lower volumes. Those things can get loud. Deluxe Reverb works better for that, of the BF amps.

Hope that helps....play those guitar tone controls!

Thanks so much for this... really helpful. I always run the tone on the guitar at maximum. That maybe where I am going wrong. Maybe I should check out the Deluxe Reverb to. although, play with another guitar player and he gets pretty loud but am struggle to balance the cut through and tone.

I'll definitely try you suggestion. Much appreciated...

Les

[Ryguy]

I need a pup recommendation fellas. I have a parts tele that is my number 1. It has a Harmonic Design s90 in the bridge, which I love, and an old mini-bucker in the neck. I like the mini bucker alot, especially clean, as it gives it a nice jazzbox tone, but I am starting to want something that can cop that, but get meaner when overdriven a bit. Maybe I'll settle on a p-90, but I have been thinking of tracking down something else to try. I did have a Lollar CC and liked it, but it was too dark and woofy for me.

How would an old Stratotone pup work in there? Anybody tried one in a tele neck position? Any other recommendations?

[jumpnblues]

Just wanted to ask some advice. I've a Ephiphone Zephyr Blues deluxe with Lollar P90s and played through a Vibrolux Reverb. Having problems getting a West Coast Tone particularly with the right kind of break up. I don't really want to use pedals although I have a MXR microamp and also a Tube Screamer.

Someone suggested that I run the amp at high volume and keep the guitar volume down. I have bass and treble at around 12 O'clock but sometime have the bass higher and that gets me in trouble sometimes with my sound gett9ing too muddy. Just wondered if anyone on the thread might be able t give me some tips or maybe share the basic principles about getting a West Coast Tone.

Thanks in advance.


I know this probably isn't what you want to hear but it's pretty hard to beat a tweed era amp for that broken up "West Coast sound". Not that you can't get a good sound with a V.R. But if you're looking for that "razor blade slit in the speaker tone" just about any tweed'll do it with enough pumpin' of the power tubes. A tweed Deluxe is great for West Coast blues in a small to medium venue. After saying that though, plenty of West Coast style blues guys use blackface amps and sound great doing it.


Tom

[jetlag]

How would an old Stratotone pup work in there? Anybody tried one in a tele neck position? Any other recommendations?

I've tried an old stratotone hershey bar pickup in a tele - I just pulled the pickguard and taped the pickup on top of the body and wired it up. I liked the sound and played a couple gigs like that (drawing stares and comments on my tape job), but quickly went back to looking for a traditional covered tele front pickup that was more to my liking. My guess is that it probably isn't what you are looking for.

[Ryguy]

Jetlag, thanks for the reply. Any details re: the sound, what you liked, why you swapped back? I am not looking for a traditional tele neck pup tone anyway.

[Scott Miller]

"West Coast style blues guys use blackface amps"

Charly Baty, Rusty Zinn, Bob Welsh: Supers.

[valcotone]

Thank Sean. Wow, I didn't realize you had changed your handle.

Now to change the subject here's my favorite local guitarist, a young man by the name of Jeremy Johnson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVKldcnqYcE


Oh yeah, nice stuff! I saw him play with Big George and Phil Schmid while I was in Minneapolis/St.Paul and it was a real pleasure to see them working together. Jeremy is a fine drummer too!

[valcotone]

"West Coast style blues guys use blackface amps"

Charly Baty, Rusty Zinn, Bob Welsh: Supers.

Kirk Fletcher too maybe? I saw him play with Rusty at Bisquick & Blues in SFCA and they both had Supers that night... fine tones all 'round.

And, as has been mentioned here a couple of times... Rick Holmstrom's current rig uses a Super with a 15" speaker as the power amp for his little Valco combo with the line out... and he favours BF Deluxe Reverb RI backline amps when on the road.

[valcotone]

I've tried an old stratotone hershey bar pickup in a tele - I just pulled the pickguard and taped the pickup on top of the body and wired it up. I liked the sound and played a couple gigs like that (drawing stares and comments on my tape job), but quickly went back to looking for a traditional covered tele front pickup that was more to my liking. My guess is that it probably isn't what you are looking for.



Jetlag... you might want to try an uncovered neck pickup in that tele! :rotflmao

[jimfog]

Hey, Hey........

Saw Orban and his roving band of Mojo Gypsies on Saturday in Glenside. What a fine, fine band.

I had caught Dave with Harman a few months back, but it was great to hear him really stretch out. Jeff Michael and I both commented that we dug the fact he has his own thing going on, and it sounds great...........I hear some Bloomfield, Collins, early Ford and BB in there, but mostly I heard DAVE.......and that's a good thing.

If only we hadn't had to witness the dreaded HEAD RAG, it would have been a great night!

Kick ass, Dave.

- jim

[jimfog]

re: The Glenside Philly Thang on Feb 17th.......

I'm into having a crowd, but let's be careful about which players we invite. Sure, quality is good, but even more importantly let's try and have folks who "get it", if you know what I mean.

Trust me, I'm no elitist...........if I was, I'd exclude myself!.......just want to avoid the typical "blues jam-itis" that occurs.

If you know what I mean!!

- Jim

[valcotone]

Breaking news on Jeff Scott's KUCI.org program.... Little Charlie is retiring to focus on jazz recording, and Kid Anderson is teaming up with Rick Estrin... maybe as a new "Nightcat". Yowza!

[jimfog]

Breaking news on Jeff Scott's KUCI.org program.... Little Charlie is retiring to focus on jazz recording, and Kid Anderson is teaming up with Rick Estrin... maybe as a new "Nightcat". Yowza!

Wow........big news!

Sean........shot you a PM....thx!

- Jim

[Dave Orban]

Breaking news on Jeff Scott's KUCI.org program.... Little Charlie is retiring to focus on jazz recording, and Kid Anderson is teaming up with Rick Estrin... maybe as a new "Nightcat". Yowza!:eek:

[Echo Are]

If Chris "Kid" Andersen does end up becoming the Nightcats' guitarist, that would be a :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: . That combination would make for some interesting music. But would they have to change the band's name to Kid Andersen & The Nightcats?

[valcotone]

...or Kid could change his legal name to Little Charlie?

:-)

[THINSOCKS]

...or Kid could change his legal name to Little Charlie?

:-)

Big Charlie would be more fitting.

[pete kanaras]

Breaking news on Jeff Scott's KUCI.org program.... Little Charlie is retiring to focus on jazz recording, and Kid Anderson is teaming up with Rick Estrin... maybe as a new "Nightcat".

wow indeed if that's true

[jetlag]

Jetlag, thanks for the reply. Any details re: the sound, what you liked, why you swapped back? I am not looking for a traditional tele neck pup tone anyway.

Ryguy, I PM'd a response. Sean, good point, I probably would have loved the hershey in there had it not been covered!

[pete kanaras]

Little Kid and the Nightcats!

[valcotone]

Ryguy, I PM'd a response. Sean, good point, I probably would have loved the hershey in there had it not been covered!

:D That would be a risky proposition wouldn't it? Those pickups are so fragile as they are with the metal cover. Maybe a custom plastic cover would be the best of all worlds? It would look like a mini soapbar P90 then... cool.

[Scott Miller]

Chris and Rick Estrin... Talk about two wild and crazy guys. I can so extremely see that.

I wonder about Charlie Baty's jazz... I hope he sticks with the same tone and drive.

[Echo Are]

Little Kid and the Nightcats!

LOL! But I don't think so. Kid's a tall guy, he's about 6' 3" or 6' 4".

Maybe they would just go with Rick Estrin & The Nightcats.

[jimfog]

Little Charlie is retiring to focus on jazz recording

So.....apparently Charlie feels the urge to make even LESS $$$$ than playing blues??

:NUTS


Obviously, he married well.

[Dave Orban]

So.....apparently Charlie feels the urge to make even LESS $$$$ than playing blues??

:NUTS


Obviously, he married well.His wife just died last year. I suspect that has as much to do with him "retiring" as anything.

[jimfog]

His wife just died last year. I suspect that has as much to do with him "retiring" as anything.

Ouch......well, that was pretty asshole-ish of me. Didn't realize.

Sorry.

[Dave Orban]

Ouch......well, that was pretty asshole-ish of me. Didn't realize.

Sorry.Whaddya gonna do.

I'll let you buy me a drink on the 17th. ;)

[jetlag]

:D That would be a risky proposition wouldn't it? Those pickups are so fragile as they are with the metal cover. Maybe a custom plastic cover would be the best of all worlds? It would look like a mini soapbar P90 then... cool.

Yeah it would! I'm not even sure it's possible. I was just kiddin' around. Being it our little inside joke and all, it was probably a good thing of you to point that out though. Thanks Sean!

Wow, that's big news with Charlie. I'm going to miss seeing him coming thru these parts. But I'll have to say, I can't wait to hear his jazz stuff. I wonder if Rick asked Rusty first?

[straightblues]

I need a pup recommendation fellas. I have a parts tele that is my number 1. It has a Harmonic Design s90 in the bridge, which I love, and an old mini-bucker in the neck. I like the mini bucker alot, especially clean, as it gives it a nice jazzbox tone, but I am starting to want something that can cop that, but get meaner when overdriven a bit. Maybe I'll settle on a p-90, but I have been thinking of tracking down something else to try. I did have a Lollar CC and liked it, but it was too dark and woofy for me.

How would an old Stratotone pup work in there? Anybody tried one in a tele neck position? Any other recommendations?
How about a Firebird pickup? With the volume rolled back you still get the classic mini humbucker tones but they are meaner when the volume is full on.

[Scott Miller]

"I wonder if Rick asked Rusty first?"

I saw Rusty sub for Charlie last year. It was great. However, I've seen Rusty do his reggae stuff and it looks to me like that's where his heart is. He sings his guts out.

[soa04lb]

Thanks Tom, I think it's inevitable that I need a Tweed Amp and maybe I just need to stop trying to get a blackface to the job and invest in another amp. Les



I know this probably isn't what you want to hear but it's pretty hard to beat a tweed era amp for that broken up "West Coast sound". Not that you can't get a good sound with a V.R. But if you're looking for that "razor blade slit in the speaker tone" just about any tweed'll do it with enough pumpin' of the power tubes. A tweed Deluxe is great for West Coast blues in a small to medium venue. After saying that though, plenty of West Coast style blues guys use blackface amps and sound great doing it.


Tom

[Ryguy]

soa04lb: (http://www.thegearpage.net/board/member.php?u=8175)

If I'm not mistaken, the Vibrolux Reverb is really close to the '63 Vibroverb, which is more brown than blackface. I think you can tweak your amp really easily to get it to the Vibroverb specs. I had one here a couple of weeks ago, and cranked it sounded much nicer than a typical blackface amp cranked. It has more mids to it, and a smoother breakup, so with p-90's it roars more.

[mikelaw]

Thanks Tom, I think it's inevitable that I need a Tweed Amp and maybe I just need to stop trying to get a blackface to the job and invest in another amp. Les
get a brown amp! they rule. super, deluxe brown....best of tweed and blackface worlds. i would LOVE to trade my '62 brown concert in for a brown deluxe or super but the small amps seem to fetch more then the big ones.

:(

[Schwalbe]

soa04lb: (http://www.thegearpage.net/board/member.php?u=8175)

If I'm not mistaken, the Vibrolux Reverb is really close to the '63 Vibroverb, which is more brown than blackface. I think you can tweak your amp really easily to get it to the Vibroverb specs. I had one here a couple of weeks ago, and cranked it sounded much nicer than a typical blackface amp cranked. It has more mids to it, and a smoother breakup, so with p-90's it roars more.
Are we talking about the new 'Custom" Vibrolux Reverb? The reports I've read claim that amp is basically the Vibroverb re-issue in black clothes with the exception of having reverb on both channels and no negetive feedback.
If you've got a real VR you could have a tech disconnect the negetive feedback. It'll make the amp break up earlier but may cause some extra hiss.

[jimfog]

Mike Law..........put this on your emporium thread.....

The GC down here has two Bajas for $499.

Pretty nice guitars!

Let me know if you want details.

[soa04lb]

Are we talking about the new 'Custom" Vibrolux Reverb? The reports I've read claim that amp is basically the Vibroverb re-issue in black clothes with the exception of having reverb on both channels and no negetive feedback.
If you've got a real VR you could have a tech disconnect the negetive feedback. It'll make the amp break up earlier but may cause some extra hiss.

Yes, it is a 'Custom.' I am trying to get the best out of it. But maybe, I just need to stop making a 'blackface peg' fit into a 'tweed' hole! Forgive my ignorance what is a 'super'? Where can I find out more about them? I am a bit of a gear novice really - played the same amp for about 20 years and didn't experiment.

Les

[mikelaw]

sad news here fellas.

BOB ENOS, ROOMFUL OF BLUES TRUMPET PLAYER -- JULY 4, 1947 – JANUARY
11, 2008

Bob Enos, longtime trumpet player for Roomful of Blues, died in his
sleep in his hotel room in Douglas, Georgia, early Friday morning,
January 11, 2008 of suspected heart failure. He was 60. Roomful of Blues had
played the Douglas Country Club the previous night. The band was on
its way to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday to perform on The
Legendary Blues Cruise. Roomful is continuing its current tour with former band
member John Wolfe taking Enos’s place.

Enos joined Roomful Of Blues in September, 1981. Only saxophonist
Rich Lataille had been with the band longer. He appeared on every album
that Roomful made apart from its first three releases, including a new
CD, “Raisin’ A Ruckus,” set to be released on January 15, 2008.
Enos can also be heard with the Roomful horn section on recordings by
Pat Benatar, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Colin James, Jimmy “T99” Nelson and
others. Influenced by Louis Armstrong and Roy Eldridge, Enos’
driving delivery and punching high notes put a sparkle atop the Roomful
horn section and frequently drew gasps from the audience.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1947, Bob took up
the trumpet at age 14, studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music, and spent
the late sixties and early seventies playing in R&B and soul bands.
After studying with John Coffee and Ray Copeland, he spent two of years
working with the legendary Platters (led by Herb Reed) before joining
Jack Radcliffe and the New Viper Revue. He then founded the
award-winning band Channel One and was with this jazz fusion group for three years.
After a period of freelance work he joined Roomful, literally on the
eve of the band’s first coast-to-coast tour.

“Bob was one of a kind,” said Roomful of Blues bandleader Chris
Vachon, “a unique talent. The band obviously feels devastated. When you
work as closely together as a band like Roomful does, each person is
family -- we’re like brothers. It makes this kind of thing hard, very
hard indeed.”

“He could always hit those high notes,” said Roomful’s former
bandleader Greg Piccolo. “It was an amazing thing -- I had never worked
with a trumpet player who was so consistent. It didn’t matter how
tired the band was, how long the drive to the job had been. He was
always there, right on the money. He was a bull.”

“He was a pro through and through,” commented Bob Bell who managed
Roomful for over 20 years. “He loved the music and he loved
the band. Outside of his family, it was his life. He brought a lot of joy to
an awful lot of folks. And he was a really sweet guy.”

He is survived by his wife Jill, sons Louis, Jude and Joseph,
and daughter Elizabeth.

Contributions for Bob Enos’ son Louis' education may be sent to:
Bob Enos memorial Scholarship Fund
c/o TD Bank North
127 South Street
Wrentham, MA 02093

[fretshop]

Thanks Tom, I think it's inevitable that I need a Tweed Amp and maybe I just need to stop trying to get a blackface to the job and invest in another amp. Les


Clark makes some really fine tweed era repros. I've played out of Nick Adams' Clark Tyger, and have to say the it's one of the best sounding 3 x 10's I've heard. The Clark Beaufort 1 x 12 is also a sweet amp. Once that speaker is broken in...no stoppin' it !!

[RickyKing]

Sad about Bob Enos....He was a riot to talk to...Time to take stock...
It wont seem the same Roomfull without him.

[aja]

To anyone whos gonna be at the IBC this year lemme know when you play I'm gonna come down and check it out. Twofeets, RickyKing ?

[TwoFeets]

To anyone whos gonna be at the IBC this year lemme know when you play I'm gonna come down and check it out. Twofeets, RickyKing ?

I'll be there, but from what I understand you don't get a schedule of when/where you'll be performing until an orientation session on the day you get there. I could be wrong but I think this is what Eric told me (Duke?) I'd love to catch up and hang out though.

[RickyKing]

To anyone whos gonna be at the IBC this year lemme know when you play I'm gonna come down and check it out. Twofeets, RickyKing ?
I'm gonna be there.....I'll try to hook up with you all....

[TwoFeets]

Ricky, Alec - sent you guys PM's.

Safecracker, toss me a PM with your contact info so we can try to all catch up. Cool?

[aja]

Cool !! I'll be their Friday the 1st. It looks the IBC webpage says band semi-finals that day.Hopefully you guys are playing. Drop me a line when or if you find out your schedule before too.

[mikelaw]

congrats alec, youre gonna love it. that is the best weekend to go to memphis. MAKE SURE you go to sun studios down the road from beale! if there is anything i am happy i did while i was there it was that....

now that youre going and robby and ricky i wish i was going again this year. it was a BLAST.

[dukeh62]

congrats alec, youre gonna love it. that is the best weekend to go to memphis. MAKE SURE you go to sun studios down the road from beale! if there is anything i am happy i did while i was there it was that....

now that youre going and robby and ricky i wish i was going again this year. it was a BLAST.

Make the 20-minute drive out to the Stax Museum too. Truly amazing.

[jumpnblues]

Would anyone who ordered or owns an Uncle Spot vintage Fender style outboard reverb tank please PM me? Thank you.

Tom

[dial-tone]

Hey guys,

Just a reminder for all you guys in New England Area.
Lynwood Slim will be on tour in New England doing 6 shows this upcoming week...
Band Line up....
Nick Moss-Bass
Matt Stubbs-Guitar
Chris Rivelli-Drums

Wed Jan 16- Wildhosre Cafe-Beverly, MA
Thur Jan 17 -Paddy Barrys-Quincy, MA
Fri Jan 18-Chans-Woonsocket-RI
Sat Jan 19-Harrys-Hyannis-MA
Sun Jan 20-Horsefeather-North Conway-NH
Mon Jan 21-Timeout Pub-Rockland-ME


Hope to see some of you guys!

Thanks

[aja]

Cool thanks for those ideas guys.i'm gonna try and hit Graceland if time permits. i only have half a day their sat. and gotta head back to play sat. night. I'm gonna go back and hit that stuff though. I can drive their now.

[aja]

nick moss on bass ?

[Schwalbe]

Cool thanks for those ideas guys.i'm gonna try and hit Graceland if time permits. i only have half a day their sat. and gotta head back to play sat. night. I'm gonna go back and hit that stuff though. I can drive their now.

Try to hit the afternoon jam at the Handy Blues Hall. It's your usual cluster f of a jam. If the Stella Vee's are the host band again, their gutarist, Jason Lockwood is a fine player and if he realizes you can actually play (which you can!) you just might have some fun. If you go, tell him I said hello.
Try to hear as much music as you can and to forget to over eat :BEER.

[Schwalbe]

Yes, it is a 'Custom.' I am trying to get the best out of it. But maybe, I just need to stop making a 'blackface peg' fit into a 'tweed' hole! Forgive my ignorance what is a 'super'? Where can I find out more about them? I am a bit of a gear novice really - played the same amp for about 20 years and didn't experiment.

Les

Experiment with this, turn the amp tone knobs all the way down and dime the volume. You should now get mostly mids, if you get no sound at all, add a little treble and bass. See if that gets you something usable.

[aja]

Ok I'll check it out. i play ok i suppose. might not have time though.

[RickyKing]

Hey guys,

Just a reminder for all you guys in New England Area.
Lynwood Slim will be on tour in New England doing 6 shows this upcoming week...
Band Line up....
Nick Moss-Bass
Matt Stubbs-Guitar
Chris Rivelli-Drums

Wed Jan 16- Wildhosre Cafe-Beverly, MA
Thur Jan 17 -Paddy Barrys-Quincy, MA
Fri Jan 18-Chans-Woonsocket-RI
Sat Jan 19-Harrys-Hyannis-MA
Sun Jan 20-Horsefeather-North Conway-NH
Mon Jan 21-Timeout Pub-Rockland-ME


Hope to see some of you guys!

Thanks
Hi Matt....I'm planning on trying to make a show....

[dial-tone]

Yes Nick Moss will be playing bass...
Nick started as a bass player-played with Jimmy Dawkins, Legendary Blues Band on bass...
Nick will also be playing some guitar on these shows ...

Come check it out..
Thanks

[fretshop]

Philly Reunion Folks, Check your e-mails

XO

G-Man

[jimfog]

Hey,

Just because I trust the ears of the guys here.........opinions needed.

I'm working on getting a passable guitar tone for home recording...........in an RF noisy apt., where I have to be all but silent.

Here's a quick, wanky stab at it..........just a Strat, no backing. I'll try against a backing track next. Feel free to skip around. It's sucky, meandering playing, I know..........just curious if the tone is in the ballpark.

http://www.jimfogarty.com/tunes/Strat%20test%201-8-08.mp3

Again......nothing special.......I was too busy looking at recording meters, etc to even think about playing.

cheers,

Jim

Thanks for the comments, guys........

Hard to believe, but this is actually a damned ROBOT.....well, kinda, sorta........Digitech GNX3000, USB'd straight into my Mac.

Took a little tweaking to get it......but it's definitely in the ballpark, I think. I took 2 59 Bassman models, one clean, one dirty, and combined them, tweaked the EQ, and added some 'verb.

Obviously, I wouldn't drag this out to a band gig, but for late night rehearsal, and laying ideas down, it's the best option I"ve come across.........

..........and this is from a luddite who literally tossed a POD across a room once, in a recording session, out of frustration!

:FM

- jim

[soa04lb]

Experiment with this, turn the amp tone knobs all the way down and dime the volume. You should now get mostly mids, if you get no sound at all, add a little treble and bass. See if that gets you something usable.

Thanks for this, sounds very exciting prosect. I am a Brit and I am sorry that I don't know what you mean by 'dime the volume'. Forgive me for asking. Les

[Schwalbe]

Thanks for this, sounds very exciting prosect. I am a Brit and I am sorry that I don't know what you mean by 'dime the volume'. Forgive me for asking. Les

Dime = turn it up to 10 as in $.10.
So... treble and bass on zero, volume on ten. See what you get, maybe you'll like, maybe not.

[pete kanaras]

'dime the volume'

pin it

[Stringmaster]

I know that combos seem to be the favored rig with the Blues crowd, but do any of you prefer head/cab configurations for your larger amps?
Thanks, DD

[S.W.Erdnase]

'dime the volume'

pin it

Yes, and if using a tweed amp and you want to set it to twelve, simply use the slang term for a 12 cent piece. Simple, isn't it?

[pete kanaras]

haha or, do the Zappa Wipe

[fretshop]

I know that combos seem to be the favored rig with the Blues crowd, but do any of you prefer head/cab configurations for your larger amps?
Thanks, DD

Vintage Masco and DuKane P.A. Heads (Eric turned me on to the P.A. heads) and a Mojo cabinet.

I have a DuKane 1U325, 25 watt head from Skip Simmons which is fabulous. Arnie recently purchased a mint Masco MA-17 for our studio inventory for harp players, but now it's mine.

The cabinet is a generic Black Tolex Mojo box with inter changeable baffles, 1 x 15, 1x12, 2x12. 12" Speakers are OEM Eminence (Ampeg Jet RI)20 watters that I got off E-Bay, and a RI Jensen C-12Q (thanks again Eric) .

You can mix and match...and virtually customize your rig for each particular room.

Listening to "Yeah Man" right now. Eric did you use the Pro exclusively, or did you also use P.A. heads on the project ?

[mikelaw]

I know that combos seem to be the favored rig with the Blues crowd, but do any of you prefer head/cab configurations for your larger amps?
Thanks, DD

silvertone 1484 through 4-10's. silvertone 1483 as well for smaller rooms.
ps- both amps volume is on max all the time.

[fretshop]

haha or, do the Zappa Wipe

Ha ha !! Zappa wipe - B.B. King swipe. Johnny Copeland did the same thing when I was with him in the 80's... Quote : "What are you afraid of ?? Man, them controls are meant to be used...allllll the way up, down, every which way...Now, mess with the knobs on the guitar too...they ain't there for looks...got it ? !!!).

I used an early silver face vibrolux reverb and a deluxe hooked up to a modded DD-3 (Mike Matthews did it for me)...to defeat most of the delay effect and just run stereo. I used the amp reverb, and modded trem circuits by Dennis Kager (Original Ampeg Guru), and variable negative feedback.

[fretshop]

BTW: one of my favorite amps of all time is a BF Princeton Reverb, 10" speaker disconnected and the amp run with a 12" greenback, or black back in an open back cabinet. The volume set to about 7-8, Reverb 3-4, the treble maxed, and the bass on 4.

[Dave Orban]

BTW: one of my favorite amps of all time is a BF Princeton Reverb with a 12" speakerIndeed. The 12 makes a HUGE difference, IMO.

[fretshop]

Indeed. The 12 makes a HUGE difference, IMO.


That setup I was using renders a very nice WC tone...gritty, airy, articulated. Not over the top..(ie) total distortion. Great with HB's, and most single coils. The circuitry responds very well to all kinds of tube swaps. I've only tried different Mfr tubes not tube types. Ah, I love that essence of old hot Tolex !!

[safecracker]

I know that combos seem to be the favored rig with the Blues crowd, but do any of you prefer head/cab configurations for your larger amps?
Thanks, DD
I also have a Masco MA-17 and a Bogen vintage pa heads for harp and guitar. They are great, much cheaper than a boutique amp. You can get one relatively cheap, change the inputs and speaker outputs, maybe some caps, and a new cord. My next Masco is going to be little bigger such as the MA-25 or ME-27. I'm experimenting with different cabs and speaker combos with them now. They are vintage sounding and look good too. I'd like to try a Dukane like George's. You can have several modded pa heads for the price of one boutique amp. I'm not knocking boutique at all. I just got a Victoria Deluxe from a fellow gear pager and absolutely love it. If I had the money for a custom harp amp, I'd get a Meteor Mini-Meat. I will one day if the good Lord is willing and the Creek don't rise. Shawn

[safecracker]

TwoFeets, check your pm.

[fretshop]

I also have a Masco MA-17 and a Bogen vintage pa heads for harp and guitar. They are great, much cheaper than a boutique amp. You can get one relatively cheap, change the inputs and speaker outputs, maybe some caps, and a new cord. My next Masco is going to be little bigger such as the MA-25 or ME-27. I'm experimenting with different cabs and speaker combos with them now. They are vintage sounding and look good too. I'd like to try a Dukane like George's. You can have several modded pa heads for the price of one boutique amp. I'm not knocking boutique at all. I just got a Victoria Deluxe from a fellow gear pager and absolutely love it. If I had the money for a custom harp amp, I'd get a Meteor Mini-Meat. I will one day if the good Lord is willing and the Creek don't rise. Shawn

Happy New Year Shawn !!

DuKane 1U-325
My DuKane is a relatively clean amp, and responds beautifully to the Chromatic harp...B-I-G sound, and lush when used with an external reverb....think...Wm. Clark. It's also spectacular with vintage archtops...real chimey and creamy until you turn the volume up to 12 O'Clock and beyond, then it starts to throw Wes and Kenny Burrell tones at you. Works best with two Low efficiency 12" speakers (the head is very loud and efficient), or an authentic P-15N or C-15N (be careful with those old Jensens though).

I'm so overwhelmed with vintage guitars in for restoration, that I have not even un-packed the Masco from it's shipping carton.

[safecracker]

Happy New Year back Fretshop. You asked me a while back for a report on the Masco setup when I got it going. I bought two speakers to try out; a Eminence Red Fang and a Weber 12A125-30 watt with no dope. They're in seperate cabs. The Red Fang is a great speaker for guitar. Extremely articulate and very good sounding. The Weber works better for harp and nasty overdriven guitar tones. Both are excellent, and completely different sounding speakers.

[btg]

I use a Allen Old Flame head with either a 4x10 cab or a 2x12. Easy to carry and never had a problem. Used it constantly for four years.

[fretshop]

Happy New Year back Fretshop. You asked me a while back for a report on the Masco setup when I got it going. I bought two speakers to try out; a Eminence Red Fang and a Weber 12A125-30 watt with no dope. They're in seperate cabs. The Red Fang is a great speaker for guitar. Extremely articulate and very good sounding. The Weber works better for harp and nasty overdriven guitar tones. Both are excellent, and completely different sounding speakers.

How loud is the MA-17 ? I recently took the MA-17 that Arnie bought for the studio because right now I don't have the spare $$$ to buy an already modded MA-25 from Skip Simmons. My 1st problem is that club owners are constantly on my ass about volume level. My 2nd problem is using an amp that doesn't overwhelm the room, but that gets swallowed up in the mix...so I rationalized that the MA-17 might do the trick..(?)

[TwoFeets]

Smokestack Lightnin's Top 30 Blues CDs for 2007:

#30 Hot Monkey Love/Angel/Speakin' Evil/Brother Monk
#29 Mason Casey/Nine Times A Man/Sofa King Badass/Northern Blues
#28 Hope Waits/Drown In My own Tears/Hope Waits/Radar Proof
#27 L.A. Jones/Floodin' In California/Little Albert/Barking Blues
#26 Dave Hole/Ramblin' On My Mind/Rough Diamond/Blind Pig
#25 Joan Armatrading/Liza/Into The Blues/429
#24 Matt Walsh/One look/Hard Luck/RawTone
#23 Ellis Hooks/Don't Come Runnin'/Another Saturday Night/Evidence
#22 Omar Dykes&Jimmie Vaughan/Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth/On The Jimmy
Reed Highway /Ruf
#21 Hamilton Loomis/Best Worse Day/Ain't Just Temporary/Blind Pig
#20 Little Axe/If I Had My Way/Stone Cold Ohio/Real World
#19 James Blood Ulmer/Commit A Crime/Bad Blood In The City/Hyena
#18 J.J. Grey & Mofro/A Woman/Country Ghetto/Alligator
#17 Duke Robillard/Treat Me So Lowdown/World Full Of Blues/Stony Plain
#16 Koko Taylor/Bad Rooster/Old School/Alligator
#15 Lurrie Bell/Earthquake & Hurricane/Let's Talk About Love/Aria B.G.
#14 Big George Brock/I Just Want To Make Love To You/Heavyweight Blues/APO
#13 Watermelon Slim & The Workers/The Wheel Man/The Wheel Man/Northern
Blues
#12 Ana Popovic/U Complete Me (The Blues Version)/Still Making
History/Electo Groove
#11 West Of Memphis/Back Door Friend/Honey Pie/self
#10 Jimmy Hall/Still Want To Be Your Man/Build Your Own Fire/Zoho
#9 L.A. Blues Alliance/Maybe Your Baby/What A Life/Babyree
#8 Tab Benoit/For What Its Worth/Power Of The Pontchartrain/Telarc
#7 The Soul Of John Black/Swamp Thang/The Good Girl Blues/Yellow Dog
#6 Otis Taylor/Little Betty/Definition Of A Circle/Telarc
#5 Mannish Boys/I Can't Stay Here/Big Plans/Delta Groove
#4 John Hammond/Mean Ol' Lonesome Train/Push Comes To Shove/Back Porch
#3 Phillip Walker/If You See My Baby/Going Back Home/Delta Groove
#2 Ronnie Baker Brooks/The Torch Of The Blues/The Torch/Watch Dog
#1 Joe Bonamassa/Ball Peen Hammer/Sloe Gin/J&R Adventures


OK so reading through the list, I couldn't help but think that here at the WCB thread might have an entirely different list of top 2007 CD's.

What's on your list?

[fretshop]

Pete K.,

I got a message from Bettye. She'll be on the Conan O'brien show tonight.

[pete kanaras]

whoa, very cool. she is amazing

my top 30 would'nt be "wcb approved"(whatever the hell That means)in the least. but if we're purely talking about music i could post a few

[fretshop]

Definitely a "consumer" generated list...IMO.

My picks for this past year....

1) Anything by Bettye Lavette

2) Magic Touch : Nemeth Watson

3) State of Grace : Holmes Brothers

4) Anything by Magness / Turmes

5) Anything featuring guitar arrangements by Watson

[btg]

My three favorites this past year were

Omar & Jimmie - Jimmy Reed Highway
Darrell Nulisch - Goin' Back to Texas
Mannish Boys - Big Plans

Does not seem that I buy near as much music as I used to. I review CD's but have cut back because the quality has fallen off and I don't want to devote a lot of time listening to mediocre CD's. Most of my purchases tend to be Ace reissues and other compilations. I have not bought anything by Joe Bonnamasa. I just realized that I may be a blues nazi.

[hasserl]

Vintage Masco and DuKane P.A. Heads (Eric turned me on to the P.A. heads) and a Mojo cabinet.

I have a DuKane 1U325, 25 watt head from Skip Simmons which is fabulous. Arnie recently purchased a mint Masco MA-17 for our studio inventory for harp players, but now it's mine.

The cabinet is a generic Black Tolex Mojo box with inter changeable baffles, 1 x 15, 1x12, 2x12. 12" Speakers are OEM Eminence (Ampeg Jet RI)20 watters that I got off E-Bay, and a RI Jensen C-12Q (thanks again Eric) .

You can mix and match...and virtually customize your rig for each particular room.

Listening to "Yeah Man" right now. Eric did you use the Pro exclusively, or did you also use P.A. heads on the project ?

George, modding these old PA amps into guitar amps is fun to do. Here's one I did awhile ago, it started out as an RCA pa amp, but I pretty much rewired it to my own design based on the Matchless Clubman. I've done others and I've got a couple more to work on still when I get the time.

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/rlhasse/images/RCA%20Clubmaster/Clubmstr%20front.JPG

[hasserl]

BTW: one of my favorite amps of all time is a BF Princeton Reverb, 10" speaker disconnected and the amp run with a 12" greenback, or black back in an open back cabinet. The volume set to about 7-8, Reverb 3-4, the treble maxed, and the bass on 4.

Indeed. The 12 makes a HUGE difference, IMO.

Oh yeah, put a 12" speaker in a PR and you've got a great little amp. Match it up with a DR output transformer and it's enough amp to gig with.

[fretshop]

My three favorites this past year were

Omar & Jimmie - Jimmy Reed Highway
Darrell Nulisch - Goin' Back to Texas
Mannish Boys - Big Plans

Does not seem that I buy near as much music as I used to. I review CD's but have cut back because the quality has fallen off and I don't want to devote a lot of time listening to mediocre CD's. Most of my purchases tend to be Ace reissues and other compilations. I have not bought anything by Joe Bonnamasa. I just realized that I may be a blues nazi.

Amen !!

[dukeh62]

I also have a Masco MA-17 and a Bogen vintage pa heads for harp and guitar. They are great, much cheaper than a boutique amp. You can get one relatively cheap, change the inputs and speaker outputs, maybe some caps, and a new cord. My next Masco is going to be little bigger such as the MA-25 or ME-27. I'm experimenting with different cabs and speaker combos with them now. They are vintage sounding and look good too. I'd like to try a Dukane like George's. You can have several modded pa heads for the price of one boutique amp. I'm not knocking boutique at all. I just got a Victoria Deluxe from a fellow gear pager and absolutely love it. If I had the money for a custom harp amp, I'd get a Meteor Mini-Meat. I will one day if the good Lord is willing and the Creek don't rise. Shawn

I know I sound like a broken record, but my Masco MA-25 is the best sounding amp I've owned.

[dukeh62]

Pete K.,

I got a message from Bettye. She'll be on the Conan O'brien show tonight.

I'm going to be seeing Bettye Lavette with Mavis Staples/Rick Holmstrom next thursday. I'll be sure to give you guys the full report.

[sethr]

Oh yeah, put a 12" speaker in a PR and you've got a great little amp. Match it up with a DR output transformer and it's enough amp to gig with.

I have a regular ol' BF Princeton. With a Premier Reverb unit, it's enough amp to gig with, all by itself.

[mikelaw]

Not sure if he had a release in 07 but Mitch Kashmar's stuff with watson on guitar is KILLER to me. I also love Big Al Anderson's new release Pawn Shop Guitars....not WCBlues but banging alt.country/rock/billy american music.

[KBR]

Barry,
That is what I used for a long time, An Old Flame Head and either a 2x12 or 4x10 open back cabs, (Weber speakers are the best)
I just got the 40 watt version of a deluxe Rev on steriods, call an Allen Accomplice and it's a hell of a little amp.
It has a ceramic emminence 12 and good verb, no trem.

I like my 30 watt Brown Sugar head best, and had to sell the Old Flame, my 4th or 5th one. Maybe someday, I'll get another one, they sound awesome.

[fretshop]

I know I sound like a broken record, but my Masco MA-25 is the best sounding amp I've owned.

I couldn't pass up the deal on the MA-17. I Got it for a re-fret on my brother's guitar....a few hours of my time and no money exchanged.
I wanted the MA-25 but couldn't come up withthe $600. Eric, from what I understand from Skip, Your MA-25 got Preamp tube swaps (12AX's) and other custom mods as per recommendations by Sonny Junior, so I'm thinking it would sound somewhat different that one of Skip's standard conversions...(?) Just asking, so that I can be more informed if I do another rig with Skip.

[fretshop]

I'm going to be seeing Bettye Lavette with Mavis Staples/Rick Holmstrom next thursday. I'll be sure to give you guys the full report.

Check your PM

[fretshop]

Pete K., FYI : Bettye's taping the show as I write this, and will be at The Jam at the Franklin Tavern tonight with us to watch the show. I'll try and get some photos. Andy Harris, if you're reading this...get up there tonight.

[dukeh62]

I couldn't pass up the deal on the MA-17. I Got it for a re-fret on my brother's guitar....a few hours of my time and no money exchanged.
I wanted the MA-25 but couldn't come up withthe $600. Eric, from what I understand from Skip, Your MA-25 got Preamp tube swaps (12AX's) and other custom mods as per recommendations by Sonny Junior, so I'm thinking it would sound somewhat different that one of Skip's standard conversions...(?) Just asking, so that I can be more informed if I do another rig with Skip.

My MA-25 was originally built for Sonny Jr for harp, correct. It was then shipped back to Skip to be "tuned" for guitar.

Not sure how much different it is than his regular mod. The thing I love about it is that he used an octal tube in the "dark" channel, and a 12X in the "bright" channel. Provides the perfect combo when mixing them together.

[aja]

Duke Robillards and Sugar Rays new ones were good even though its not west coast

[KBR]

I don't know about you but I feel the Amp is not what delivers TONE, be it old style or whatever.
Take an ugly clean sounding BFSR, (No pedals) If you want a Fats or older Swing type sound, look at Your Touch on the axe, do you roll off the Highs?
I can make a clean Amp with the tone on Treble 7, Mids 4, Bass 4 sound like an early tweed, or dist O type amp...

Maybe it's 45 years of playin, maybe not, it ain't always the Amps fault.

I like Good P90s!
I thought Kid was going w/ Nemeth? or is it Estrin?

IMHO, as always.

[soa04lb]

I think the Jimmy Reed Highway record is a complete killer of an album. My list would also include an album by an English guy called Ian Siegal called Swagger.

Les


My three favorites this past year were

Omar & Jimmie - Jimmy Reed Highway
Darrell Nulisch - Goin' Back to Texas
Mannish Boys - Big Plans

Does not seem that I buy near as much music as I used to. I review CD's but have cut back because the quality has fallen off and I don't want to devote a lot of time listening to mediocre CD's. Most of my purchases tend to be Ace reissues and other compilations. I have not bought anything by Joe Bonnamasa. I just realized that I may be a blues nazi.

[btg]

I was just thinking that most of my listening time is spent watching (listening) to live performances on YouTube. May be the reason I don't buy many CD's anymore. I prefer live performances over studio ones anyway. I think there should be a rule all CD's should be recorded live. Reduce the amount of crap out there.

[soa04lb]

That's fantastic... somehow 'shilling the volume' does quite have the same ring to it! I'll be 'diming the volume' for now on. All the best and thanks for the advice. I'll let you know.

Les

Dime = turn it up to 10 as in $.10.
So... treble and bass on zero, volume on ten. See what you get, maybe you'll like, maybe not.

[valcotone]

I can make a clean Amp with the tone on Treble 7, Mids 4, Bass 4 sound like an early tweed, or dist O type amp...


Kenny... I'd love to know your secret about that. How is it done?

[valcotone]

All this talk of Masco PA amps and I'm thinking of parting with one of mine... it's the ME-36... dual coke-bottle 6L6G tubes and octal pres. Get in touch if interested... setup for 1/4" jacks and sounds goooood. I have a clip I can send too.

-skilback

[pete kanaras]

fret i conked out early and missed bettye, i'll have to check for reruns....

[safecracker]

How loud is the MA-17 ? I recently took the MA-17 that Arnie bought for the studio because right now I don't have the spare $$$ to buy an already modded MA-25 from Skip Simmons. My 1st problem is that club owners are constantly on my ass about volume level. My 2nd problem is using an amp that doesn't overwhelm the room, but that gets swallowed up in the mix...so I rationalized that the MA-17 might do the trick..(?)
The MA-17 is pretty loud for guitar. Sounds great too. Harpwise, I don't get enough volume,(for me) without feedback and too much gain sounding. The treble knob won't bring it down enough. I swapped to a lower gain preamp, but it did'nt really help much. It does sound good though for diatonic and chromatic. Just not my favorite of my amps for harp. I'd like to know what Skip does to make one "harp specific". I saw one on ebay that has a knob added to it that does something for the feedback or gain or tone,I don't really remember. It's on ebay now. I'll have to re-read it. As far as my Masco, I wonder what can be done to lower the gain some more? Shawn

[fretshop]

fret i conked out early and missed bettye, i'll have to check for reruns....


I was at The Franklin Tavern with Bettye and her husband Kevin 'till after 1:00AM. She taped the show during the early afternoon, then headed back to NJ. The owner aired The Conan O'Brien show and sent out for food. Her performance was pectacular...as usual.

We were on the guest list for the show in New London next week, but I couldn't get a leave day approved...next time for sure !!

[mikelaw]

hate to report it but live report from namm harmony booth says theyre not like the originals. wrong neck profiles, wrong nut widths. described to me as 'shredder' neck style. thin and small. YIKES. also reports of seeing jr.watson checking out the booth! wish i was there. no catalogs or specs there either... online info only is what they said. i was VERY hopeful. oh well!

[fretshop]

hate to report it but live report from namm harmony booth says theyre not like the originals. wrong neck profiles, wrong nut widths. described to me as 'shredder' neck style. thin and small. YIKES. also reports of seeing jr.watson checking out the booth! wish i was there. no catalogs or specs there either... online info only is what they said. i was VERY hopeful. oh well!

We can't win, can we ?

I wonder if the H-44 is out of spec as well

[mikelaw]

yes george, thats the one he checked out!

too bad. as much as the haters want to bash the old harmony's, several companies have tried and FAILED to get them right. bash the old harmony's all you want (i know people who do) bottom line is NOONE CAN GET THESE RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAAAAAAAAAA

[fretshop]

Got to play a few tunes with Ms. Lavette last night.

Has anyone ever had a dream where you were playing at a very important gig, and you couldn't do anything right ? I COULD NOT get my Tele to sound right through a new Bues Junior. Everything I did with the bridge pup sounded thin and bright, and I just couldn't use it. When I backed off on the volume control...the pickup sounded worse. I played on my neck pup for the whole set. I don't know too much about B. Juniors....but the guitar doesn't respond that way with my Jet or my Deluxe Reverb. Bummed me out. Last night of course....I blamed the amp

[fretshop]

yes george, thats the one he checked out!

too bad. as much as the haters want to bash the old harmony's, several companies have tried and FAILED to get them right. bash the old harmony's all you want (i know people who do) bottom line is NOONE CAN GET THESE RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAAAAAAAAAA


It's not rocket science. I will tell you one thing though from my experience dealing with Pacific Rim and northern Asian guitar manufacturers.....they usually just wind up doing whatever they want...to Hell with the specs and blue prints. At one point during the 80's, Fender had U.S. reps at Fender Japan (Fuji Ken Gakki), and at their Korean counterparts on a daily basis. They could never even get a truss rod set right....it was a nightmare.

[jimfog]

Got to play a few tunes with Ms. Lavette last night.

Has anyone ever had a dream where you were playing at a very important gig, and you couldn't do anything right ? I COULD NOT get my Tele to sound right through a new Bues Junior. Everything I did with the bridge pup sounded thin and bright, and I just couldn't use it. When I backed off on the volume control...the pickup sounded worse. I played on my neck pup for the whole set. I don't know too much about B. Juniors....but the guitar doesn't respond that way with my Jet or my Deluxe Reverb. Bummed me out. Last night of course....I blamed the amp

George,

As much as I LOVE teles.......they are my mainstay.....things have to to be RIGHT for them to work they way I want. When the amp is acting the least bit funky, or the stage sound is wacky, a tele can be a thin, brittle nightmare.

I blame the power supply for nights like that..........I really think it has a HUGE impact on how amps/guitars interact.

Of course, it can't be ME. lol

- Jim

[Scott Miller]

"'shredder' neck style. thin and small."

Heck, I could live with that, if it sounds good.

[valcotone]

Mike - Did you hear if they have any other models there, or only the H44?

[jimfog]

heh-heh........well, call ME a hypocrite.

I do believe I was the guy, sometime back, railing against "cheap import knock-offs of cool vintage guitars".........and saying I'd rather play an uncool modern axe if I couldn't find an original....that all these reproductions had in common with the originals was looks........very shallow.

hehehehehe....

Guess I was wrong.

I fell HARD for an Eastwood Airline Tuxedo (not that it's "cheap", in any way)........got a nice deal on one, and it arrived today.

DAMN, this thing is sweet.........and everything I want in a West Coast axe.............fat, but not dull......that skronky hollow P90 thing, without sounding weak. Plays great, and of course looks fabulous. No corners cut, that I can see.

Wow.

I was wrong.

http://www.jimfogarty.com/sale/tux.jpg

[mikelaw]

great stuff jim!

[fretshop]

heh-heh........well, call ME a hypocrite.

I do believe I was the guy, sometime back, railing against "cheap import knock-offs of cool vintage guitars".........and saying I'd rather play an uncool modern axe if I couldn't find an original....that all these reproductions had in common with the originals was looks........very shallow.

hehehehehe....

Guess I was wrong.

I fell HARD for an Eastwood Airline Tuxedo (not that it's "cheap", in any way)........got a nice deal on one, and it arrived today.

DAMN, this thing is sweet.........and everything I want in a West Coast axe.............fat, but not dull......that skronky hollow P90 thing, without sounding weak. Plays great, and of course looks fabulous. No corners cut, that I can see.

Wow.

I was wrong.

http://www.jimfogarty.com/sale/tux.jpg

Jim, If you have time, please e-mail me with the details. I was looking around for one but couldn't find one, or get a deal on one.

Is it a heavy instrument ?

[fretshop]

My friend Rich Sussman brought a R.I. Gretsch Duo Jet to the Franklin Jam the other night...superb little guitar. Rich is a music teacher in a school system, knows the neck thoroughly...and is one of the most inventive and tastefully melodic players I've ever met. Killer Jazz and swing player , and he has a superb voice as well. He has a wonderful guitar collection. He may come along to Philly.

[fretshop]

"'shredder' neck style. thin and small."

Heck, I could live with that, if it sounds good.

Count me in too !!!

BTW:

Any body going to Harry's for the Nemeth Watson show on 2/22 ?
I'm driving up from Jersey for this one.

[fretshop]

George,

As much as I LOVE teles.......they are my mainstay.....things have to to be RIGHT for them to work they way I want. When the amp is acting the least bit funky, or the stage sound is wacky, a tele can be a thin, brittle nightmare.

I blame the power supply for nights like that..........I really think it has a HUGE impact on how amps/guitars interact.

Of course, it can't be ME. lol

- Jim

I was upset all night....then I got home, plugged the guitar into my Deluxe, and then into my R.I. Jet....sounded fine....also woke up Carol, who cursed at me and told me to get a life. Just for grins, I'm gonna install a Fralin Blues Bridge pup tonight...before 2:00AM, of course.

[TwoFeets]

I finally opened up my black Stratotone last night. The electronics are untouched. I might have been the first to look at them in 40 years. The pots are indeed 50K, the caps are yellow with red writing (I forget what they say), the switch is indeed a CRL 3-way as used in Strats/Teles of that era, and the Hershey bar pickups measure out at 3.46k at the neck and 3.63 in the bridge. I'm not 100% sure why they read out so out of whack via the 1/4 plug but at least I know nothing sinister is at work here.

Regarding the H44 reissue and the thinner neck - that might actually be a cool thing because I struggle with those big baseball bats. The one caveat is that the tone has to be there. I'm sure at least part of the tonal equation on those things is the neck size; exactly how much, I'm wondering.

[pete kanaras]

I'm gonna install a Fralin Blues Bridge pup tonight...before 2:00AM, of course

and flatten the bottom of that bridge while you're at it, and pay extra attention to the outer edges of the pickup stamping. it is not subtle bro, total win-win. i'm getting a Glendale for that very reason as mine is an original 60's that i don't wanna mess with.

[RickyKing]

I finally opened up my black Stratotone last night. The electronics are untouched. I might have been the first to look at them in 40 years. The pots are indeed 50K, the caps are yellow with red writing (I forget what they say), the switch is indeed a CRL 3-way as used in Strats/Teles of that era, and the Hershey bar pickups measure out at 3.46k at the neck and 3.63 in the bridge. I'm not 100% sure why they read out so out of whack via the 1/4 plug but at least I know nothing sinister is at work here.

Regarding the H44 reissue and the thinner neck - that might actually be a cool thing because I struggle with those big baseball bats. The one caveat is that the tone has to be there. I'm sure at least part of the tonal equation on those things is the neck size; exactly how much, I'm wondering.
What ever it is,I'll bet Don M. can make something to work...

[mikelaw]

Just got a full report on the R.I. Harmony H-44 from a friend who picked it up and played it at the show.

1) Totally wrong body and neck wood - Heavy instrument

2) Pickup somewhat like the Eastwood version : sounds nothing like a Hershey pup

3) Narrow, thin neck

Other than that...its absolutely perfect in every way.
:rotflmaolike i SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[valcotone]

Mike - Check your email...

[THINSOCKS]

1) Totally wrong body and neck wood - Heavy instrument



So, it's not a neck-thru? or did they use a different wood for the "wings"?

[THINSOCKS]

Anyone else see these? They are new for 2008.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/frankiethetut/DANO.jpg

[RickyKing]

I got a Blonde H-65 from one of us here and I just want to thank you....!!

[DonM]

[quote= the Hershey bar pickups measure out at 3.46k at the neck and 3.63 in the bridge. .[/quote]

thats correct 3.5-ers and 50k pot to darken them up - Old School Jazz Box style

[bbarnard]

Anyone else see these? They are new for 2008.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/frankiethetut/DANO.jpg

That's my first guitar. Different headstock and white knobs when I had it but my first was a Silvertone guitar with amp in case combo. Looked just like that body and color.

[Echo Are]

Anyone else see these? They are new for 2008.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/frankiethetut/DANO.jpg

Almost but not quite the Sears Silvertone amp-in-the-case guitar:cool:. I dunno, it sort of cries out for the original's big, goofy headstock.

A few years back I got to play one of those amp-in-case rigs, with the single-pickup guitar, that was for sale at a local used gear mart(The Starving Musician). What a trip, it gave me renewed respect for every picker who started with one of these as their first axe back in the '60s. Maybe the little 3-tube amp of the one I tried just had pooped out tubes, but it barely put out 1/3 the volume of your average Pignose. Plonk plonk, doink, doink. I would've loved to have played the guitar through a bigger, better amp. Spirit's Randy California made one of these scream.

[mikelaw]

those dano's look cool!

no email yet sean.

[fretshop]

So, it's not a neck-thru? or did they use a different wood for the "wings"?

Neck through construction with wings, Made in Korea.

Check your e-mail, I gotta ask you somethin'

[KBR]

how hard could it be to make a 54 Stratotone?

Use poplar, use Pine.
Have someone dig the pickups and the big *ss neck..

I passed on one for $250 and I am glad.
Ryan I had a 59 Dan O black/white and a magnatone 1x15 Amp and sounded pretty good for a 14 year old, back in '64. Or was it 63?

Bluesman for life

[THINSOCKS]

Neck through construction with wings, Made in Korea.

Check your e-mail, I gotta ask you somethin'

Interesting, George. I just talked to another guy who saw/played one of the H-44 re-issue at the Harmony booth and he said it was a set-neck (He mentioned that even the old models that had bolt-on necks, have set-necks now).

[hasserl]

One of my favorite guitars is an old Danolectric Convertible I've had for a couple of decades. I picked up for a couple of dollars long before the reissues were even a gleam in anyone's eyes. Hollow body with one centrally mounted lipstick pickup. It has a very unique, but very cool tone.

I've been watching this one on the bay just to see what it goes for. If I didn't already have one I'd be all over this one. I highly suggest one of you'se guys jump on it, you won't reget it. One of the coolest sounding guitars ever, light as a feather and it plays like butter.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320208197487&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011 (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=2678043&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll %3FViewItem%26rd%3D1%26item%3D320208197487%26ssPag eName%3DSTRK%3AMEWA%3AIT%26ih%3D011)

http://i20.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/d2/ee/db1f_1.JPG

[bluesjuke]

Got to play a few tunes with Ms. Lavette last night.

Has anyone ever had a dream where you were playing at a very important gig, and you couldn't do anything right ? I COULD NOT get my Tele to sound right through a new Bues Junior. Everything I did with the bridge pup sounded thin and bright, and I just couldn't use it. When I backed off on the volume control...the pickup sounded worse. I played on my neck pup for the whole set. I don't know too much about B. Juniors....but the guitar doesn't respond that way with my Jet or my Deluxe Reverb. Bummed me out. Last night of course....I blamed the amp


Of course the Blues Jr. will be different but as you say- it's new.
Mine sounded OK when I got it and after the speaker broke in it was better as it always is.
After longer term use however it just got sweeter and sweeter.
Sold it in a wife appeasing move during a new guitar purchase and though I have a Deluxe, Pro, and Bassman, I sure miss that little sucker.

[Poppa Stoppa]

You tele pickers don't miss out on this great video of Albert Lee recording 'Sweet Little Lisa', which is subject of another thread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n1oMQse5Pw

[jumpnblues]

heh-heh........well, call ME a hypocrite.

I do believe I was the guy, sometime back, railing against "cheap import knock-offs of cool vintage guitars".........and saying I'd rather play an uncool modern axe if I couldn't find an original....that all these reproductions had in common with the originals was looks........very shallow.

hehehehehe....

Guess I was wrong.

I fell HARD for an Eastwood Airline Tuxedo (not that it's "cheap", in any way)........got a nice deal on one, and it arrived today.

DAMN, this thing is sweet.........and everything I want in a West Coast axe.............fat, but not dull......that skronky hollow P90 thing, without sounding weak. Plays great, and of course looks fabulous. No corners cut, that I can see.

Wow.

I was wrong.

http://www.jimfogarty.com/sale/tux.jpg


Jim,


That thing is gorgeous. I looked at the website and I just hate it when you see about 15 different guitars that you want right now. Your guitar looks like a sure winner and I'm bettin' it sounds like one too. Wish I could play it and hear it. I like the one similar to the Stratotone with the mini-buckers too. And the ones with 3 pu's, 3 volumes, 3 tones, and a master volume. I've always liked the idea of a master volume when you have multiple pu's. That's why I've always really liked Gretsches, although I don't currently have one (I had a Tennessean that I loved in the mid 60's). Anyway, very cool guitar.


Tom

[TwoFeets]

Hey guys - here's the promo poster for our latest gig. I was wondering what you thought about the tone. Think maybe a vintage Alnico Jensen might take a little bit of the edge off?

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/itchytwofeets/mr_2008b-22.jpg

[Schwalbe]

Hey guys - here's the promo poster for our latest gig. I was wondering what you thought about the tone. Think maybe a vintage Alnico Jensen might take a little bit of the edge off?

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/itchytwofeets/mr_2008b-22.jpg
You definitely need a Jesen or a Weber AlNiCo.
Man...WTF were you thinking?
:BEER:rotflmao

[Echo Are]

Ryan I had a 59 Dan O black/white and a magnatone 1x15 Amp and sounded pretty good for a 14 year old, back in '64. Or was it 63?
:AOKThat sounds like an excellent combination for playing out,KBR. You had a "gig rig" from the word go.

Incidentally, do you guys know what the output of Danelectro's lipstick tube pickups are? Are they hotter or not as hot as, say, Strat or other pickups form the same era?

[hasserl]

:AOKThat sounds like an excellent combination for playing out,KBR. You had a "gig rig" from the word go.

Incidentally, do you guys know what the output of Danelectro's lipstick tube pickups are? Are they hotter or not as hot as, say, Strat or other pickups form the same era?

I just measured the resistance of the pickup in my Dano Convertible and it measures 7.5k. It's always seemed to have just a tad more bite to it than a strat or Tele, and gets a nice grind when turned up.

[nmontz]

Twofeets you should have at least used a celestion blue.....or an old grey frame out of a vox ac-30. Just kidding, I think it looks cool....

I have a 58' two pup dano shorthorn standard....Kind of like the Jimmy Page model but with a kidney bean pickguard. I think my pups have a slightly lower output than a strat. But I have huge strings on it and have it in open D. I just use the guitar for slide. It sounds great though....After reading hasserl's post I checked mine and they the front reads 7.46 and the back reads 7.69....so I guess it should have more bite than a strat.....but it seems like I always turn way up when I use it. Maybe I need to though because of my sloppy slide playing.

I'm stuck inside as the temps in IA are still down to zero right now so I have a bit of cabin fever. Since I'm penned up, all kinds of gear purchaces and rig revamping is going though my head. I generally like fender amps in the 40 watt range and some of my fav amps are a 66' super reverb and a 60' tweed bassman. Today while listening to a Robert Cray cd I wondered about matchless amps. I've stood in front of JLV's Cheiftians and heard Bob's amps a few times live. I really dig that dry cutting sustain that both Bob and JLV seem to get. I realized though I don't know the first thing about Matchless amps. I see they are being made again. Do you think the new ones sound the same as the ones when Mark Sampson was running the company or do I need to hunt down one from the 90's to try? Ha, I find it amusing that I'm asking if I need to hunt down a vintage botique amp! Did the Cheiftian ever come in 6L6 or have they always been EL34?.....Is anyone on here using a matchless amp? I can't remember if Dave was or his main amp was a bad cat....anywho thanks in advance for any advice or info on them.

[KBR]

Hey Bro,
I started on a Dan O like you have, could you email me a pix of it, Just for old times.
kennyblueray@comcast.net

Thanks,

[mikelaw]

i LOVE the celestion! haha

[Schwalbe]

I'm stuck inside as the temps in IA are still down to zero right now so I have a bit of cabin fever.Come on up to Minneapolis, it's a balmy -3°F.
Ain't gonna be nobody at the gig tonight!
:worried:NUTS

[hasserl]

Bright, clear, sunny and in the 70's here in southern Cal. A beautiful day!

[KBR]

60 degrees here in the Bay Area, not so hot like So Cal !

doin a Wine country Gig, 88 mile drive.
Noel, Thanks, for the 58 Dan O pix, just like my 1st Electric, and coffin case, too!
They made em good back then.

[nmontz]

Here is what I got today...

http://showcase.netins.net/web/tricountybands/sn-trac1.jpg

Kenny, Not a bad guitar to start on....you would have had some killer tone!

[jumpnblues]

Noel,

You should be down here in the banana belt of Iowa. It's a balmy 2 above zero LOL!! Just for your info...I used to have a Matchless Clubman 35. Really liked it too. Kinda' wish I had another one. Great Vox meets Plexi tone. As you know though, I'm more of a tweed guy. But I do like the Clubman.

Tom

[Echo Are]

Come on up to Minneapolis, it's a balmy -3°F.
Ain't gonna be nobody at the gig tonight!
:worried:NUTS

That's coooooooooooooooold. Brrrrr! Like KBR mentioned, it's 60 during the day in Northern CA, but it's been getting down to 40 or the high 30s at night. That's freezing for us:worried. This winter's been really cold overall, compared to last year.

[Schwalbe]

Here is what I got today...

http://showcase.netins.net/web/tricountybands/sn-trac1.jpg

Kenny, Not a bad guitar to start on....you would have had some killer tone!
What are ya, playin' on the John Deer today?
Except for the hill that photo looks a lot like the road my Grand Folks lived on. That was N. Dakota though.

[Poppa Stoppa]

Anybody got any advice/tips for getting an authentic Elmore James slide tone (what guitar, pickups, amp etc)?

[pete kanaras]

get an acoustic and find an old dearmond 5 pole pickup for the soundhole. done

[TwoFeets]

get an acoustic and find an old dearmond 5 pole pickup for the soundhole. done

There's an old Harmony Sovereign up on Ebay right now with a Dearmond soundhole pickup included for very short money, FYI.

I've seen Lightnin Hopkins playing with the same rig.

http://cgi.ebay.com/196-Harmony-Sovereign-w-DeArmond-sound-hole-pick-up_W0QQitemZ280193471532QQihZ018QQcategoryZ85851QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[pete kanaras]

it's a cool tone, no doubt!

[Swingblues]

Hey Guys,

My debut album "Upside Down" Review:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=140133543&blogID=349318793

My first review in Blues Revue Magazine! I´m very glad!

Also
In Feb/Mar, my band play with Rick Estrin in your South American Tour!


All The Best!
Igor Prado
www.myspace.com/igorprado (http://www.myspace.com/igorprado)

[Schwalbe]

Hey Guys,

My debut album "Upside Down" Review:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=140133543&blogID=349318793

My first review in Blues Revue Magazine! I´m very glad!

Also
In Feb/Mar, my band play with Rick Estrin in your South American Tour!


All The Best!
Igor Prado
www.myspace.com/igorprado (http://www.myspace.com/igorprado)

Nice review!

[jumpnblues]

Hey Igor,

I'll give you a review on that CD...EXCELLENT!!! How's that?

Tom

[Birdseye]

Hey Guys,

My debut album "Upside Down" Review:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=140133543&blogID=349318793

My first review in Blues Revue Magazine! I´m very glad!

Also
In Feb/Mar, my band play with Rick Estrin in your South American Tour!


All The Best!
Igor Prado
www.myspace.com/igorprado (http://www.myspace.com/igorprado)

Congrats, Igor! That review was written by Mr. Tom, an occasional participant here on TGP and this thread. Tom's a local kid up here, a good friend, and knows his stuff.

[bluesjuke]

Congrats Igor!!!
Everything I've heard from you is outstanding!

[mr tom]

I'll stand on Joe Bonamassa's coffee table in my cowboy boots (or Sorels) and repeat: Igor rules!

[Stringmaster]

I got my copy of Igor's CD, and the previous one too--great stuff. Not fair that he plays so well, upside down!
DD

[THINSOCKS]

I'll stand on Joe Bonamassa's coffee table in my cowboy boots (or Sorels) and repeat: Igor rules!

Steve Earle fan, huh?

"Townes Van Zandt is the BEST SONGWRITER in the whole world and i'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that." - Steve Earle

[Swingblues]

Hey Mr. TOM!

Thank you so much about the review, I never can imagine that you are member of WCT! GREAT!

All the best
Igor Prado

[mikelaw]

steve earle rules

[Franklin]

Great news Igor!!!

:)

[mr tom]

Steve Earle fan, huh?

"Townes Van Zandt is the BEST SONGWRITER in the whole world and i'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that." - Steve Earle

Isn't everyone?

[jimfog]

Here's MY direct Steve Earle quote............heard in my ear, while standing at the urinal of the old Philadelphia Spectrum, during a Tom Petty concert.......wearing a Steve Earle and the Dukes t-shirt.

"What kind of faggot, ***** wears a dumb ass COUNTRY redneck shirt like THAT???!?!?!"

Carefully finished my business, ready to brawl, turned around and found Earle grinning at me like a maniac.

Turns out he and his band were sitting a row behind us at the show.......he was in town to play the next night.......VERY cool guys, with some non-repeatable stories. lol

Mandatory Blues Content............

As he somehow came up in our conversation, we made Steve's guitarist, Mike McAdams, a Screamin' Jay Hawkins mix tape, prominently featuring "Constipation Blues"..........years later, he STILL remembered and dug that tape.

"Let it GO, Let it GO!!!!!!!!"

- Jim

[pete kanaras]

Here's MY direct Steve Earle............heard in my ear, while standing at the urinal of the old Philadelphia Spectrum, during a Tom Petty concert.......wearing a Steve Earle and the Dukes t-shirt.

"What kind of faggot, ***** wears a dumb ass COUNTRY redneck shirt like THAT???!?!?!"

Carefully finished my business, ready to brawl, turned around and found Earle grinning at me like a maniac.

Turns out he and his band were sitting a row behind us at the show.......he was in town to play the next night.......VERY cool guys, with some non-repeatable stories. lol


cool! when i first moved up here to Bawlmer i lived in mt vernon, the cultural district. i had to make a midnite run to the drugstore one night, walk in and there's a guy in the aisle, totally cornfuzed. looking left/right for whatever he's looking for, scratching his head. he's kinda in my way, and as i approach i go "steve earle!" and he whipped around laughing, "how ya doin'?! "uhh steve, what in the mf are You doing here??". talk about a unique moment! turns out he has a recurring role on "the wire", playing a drug counselor(i think)and was in town filming da da da. i told him who i used to play for and man he just got the biggest kick out of that. a really nice little moment, and i walked home dazed and laughing. i've been a big fan of the man forever; "el corazon" is my favorite album of his.

[mr tom]

I like "I Feel Alright" best...but all of 'em are pretty much head and shoulders above almost anything else (non-blues, that is!).

[jimfog]

More Mandatory Steve Earle Blues Content......

I always thought his "My Old Friend The Blues" would make a KILLER soul/blues slow jam........for say, Solomon Burke, etc.

[mr tom]

OK, back to the blues. Is anyone here hip to Eli "Paperboy" Reed? Just tossed together this review of his forthcoming CD: Eli Reed is a young artist who, after comparing his classroom studies at The University of Chicago with field work among sanctified congregations on the South Side and apprenticeship with Delta bluesmen (including Sam Carr) in Mississippi, decided music was his calling and returned to Boston to reassemble his hard R&B outfit, The True Loves. While his first record, Walkin' And Talkin', touched on Magic Sam and Howlin' Wolf, his upcoming release largely jettisons the 12-bar form to focus on deep soul. Reed's genre-perfect songwriting conjures the spirits of immortals like Redding, Cooke, and Brown, and resounds with occasional echoes of the Drifters' Spanish Harlem sound and the Isleys' early, gospel-inspired rave-ups. Roll With You sports outstanding, vintage-style sonics (it's as if Reed found the Northeast's equivalent of Fort Horton Studios) and puts equal emphasis on hard-charging, boogaloo soul stomp, sweet midtempo tunes, and heart-wrenching ballads (his devastating "(Am I Just) Fooling Myself" is the most forlorn five and a half minutes you're likely to hear this year). With a strong pen, an absolutely convincing voice, a killer, horn-powered band, apparently infallible intuition, and an explosive new album, Eli "Paperboy" Reed is the real deal. And, following recent engagements in England, the buzz is building: MOJO magazine has just picked Reed as one of eight new talents to watch this year.

He's got a website and you can find him (with clips) on MySpace. Discuss.

[jumpnblues]

"Tom's a local kid up here, a good friend, and knows his stuff."


Thank'ya'...thank'ya' very much. ;);):rolleyes::cool:


Tom (the "other one")

[valcotone]

Thought you guys might like to see this for a laugh... my first electric guitar that I bought used for $29 in 1991.

It's a 1968 Saturn model XY62-E 6666 sold in Canada by the Eatons department store and probably made by Kawai in Japan.

I recently pulled it out of storage and cleaned it up, fixed up the electronics, and checked it out. Sounds as you might expect... a little dull sounding but through the right (brighter and gainier) amp it does ok.

http://www.kilback.net/pics/saturn001sml.jpg

[GOLDENSTRAT]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1gvneMuIK8 this is a link to Jimmie Vaughan at the NAMM show with G.E. Smith's band. I should really post it in that Blues jammers respect thread - JLV tries to show GE, et al. "The Crawl" and put it into another tune but they don't know it and it is a typical jam train wreck at one point. On a brighter note, JLV gets some awesome rhythm tones on the lead pup and there is a second clip, too. fred

[HappyValley]

OK, back to the blues. Is anyone here hip to Eli "Paperboy" Reed? ..........He's got a website and you can find him (with clips) on MySpace. Discuss.

Oh yeah, we're wise to this "young-stah"up here in Beantown. He's been all the buzz in the local Boston nitelife papers; His album sounds killer....the production is amazing, and the fact that all his bandmates are so young & playing so GREAT in the deep soul form is refreshing.

[THINSOCKS]

Just a heads up, guys. I just put a whole mess of West Coast, Chicago, Memphis, Texas and New York blues records up on the bay. Tons of stuff you guys would dig.

[Strat-O]

If I weren't broke...:jo

On another note, you guys have heard Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings right? If you ain't, why you oughta! :drool

[mr tom]

If I weren't broke...:jo

On another note, you guys have heard Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings right? If you ain't, why you oughta! :drool

Thass a fact. Sharon Jones is very extremely great! What's more, I buy everything that comes out on Dap-Tone, sight unheard...well, you get my drift...and haven't been disappointed yet. The Mighty Imperials (more JB funk) and Sugarman 3 (Booker T. meets the Meters meets....) are other terrific acts. That's one contemporary label with a real, old-fashioned, identifiable house sound: "Engineer - set the Way Back Machine for 1966-1972!"

[GOLDENSTRAT]

Ok, what's the best Sugarman 3 to get?

[mr tom]

That's a tough call. I discovered them with Pure Cane Sugar, which features Bernard Purdie guesting on drums on one track, and Lee Fields singing an incredible, funk-i-fied version of The Sonics' "Shot