West Coast Blues Thread - Version 2.0

[fretshop]

susudio :

Are you going to Filthy's gig tonight ? If you do, bring your accordion. Carol bought me a Polka fake book for my b'day. Maybe we could do a couple tunes during rich's break.

[jumpnblues]

"[I especially like turning down the tone on the neck pup while running both pups and then backing off the neck volume just a touch.]"


Yep. I discovered that method of running two humbuckers in a Gibson style setup back in the early 80's just by accident. I'm sure a gazillion people had done it prior to that but I've run all Gibson style humbucker setups like that ever since. It adds a little more lard to the sound vs just running the bridge pu. Even running both pu's and turning down the neck pu to about 8 or 9... there's a sweet spot around there. :AOK:AOK:cool::cool:


Tom

[susudio]

susudio :

Are you going to Filthy's gig tonight ? If you do, bring your accordion. Carol bought me a Polka fake book for my b'day. Maybe we could do a couple tunes during rich's break.
G-man, you can't be serious!! :jo But then knowing you I think you are. We'll be there tonight. Probably get there 9ish. I'm off today and Kath is workin'. Big Boy said he and Annie are comin' out too.
I think Filthy has a female bass player fillin' in while Big Boy is on the mend.

Ok my accordion chops are a little rusty. Let me spruce 'em up and we can jam on it another time. See you at the Pine tonight. :dude

[RickyKing]

Now thats more like it....I miss it when no one's around....

[Poppa Stoppa]

Agh no! Accordions! What's next - banjos?

[TwoFeets]

I've got a lot more to say but I've been keeping on the down-low. Since Mike Law became the most prolific poster on the thread I'm being careful not to post a lot because I don't want to look like the one with the most time on his hands - I'm letting him keep that top spot!

[fretshop]

Agh no! Accordions! What's next - banjos?

Oh....That post was just a funny.....

Well......much like Jon Ross, I do perform within a variety of styles including bluegrass, western swing, Gypsy Jazz AND vintage country music. In the proper context, I like the banjo, and fiddles too.

As a matter of fact, I'm listenin' to "Swingin' Doors" right now, and the next cut is Merle doing "Are The Good Times really over ?" Woooo....makes the hair on the back of yer neck stand up !!!

[Scott Miller]

As soon as I get retired, I'm learning accordion. I have an Italian 120-bass sitting in my hall, waiting for me.

[btg]

Agree with Fretshop on Merle. Even though this is a West Coast blues thread, imo, Merle is maybe the greatest musician this country has produced. When you think about the length of his career, the songs he has written and his voice, he is a complete package. I even prefer his guitar playing over Roy Nichols and James Burton. Not big on the chicken picking but Merle has a smooth jazzy style that I prefer. Would really like one of those Merle Haggard Tuff Dog Teles.

[jimfog]

My Blues and Jump playing has a LOT of Roy Nichols, James Burton, Clarence White, Pete Anderson, Don Rich, Amos Garrett and other country players in it.....for better or worse.

[fretshop]

As soon as I get retired, I'm learning accordion. I have an Italian 120-bass sitting in my hall, waiting for me.

Italian, 120 Bass ? E-mail me the mfr etc., and I'll give you an appraisal of its value. My late uncle Lou (Lou Rose Music, Edison, NJ) and his wife Rose toured extensively as accordion virtuosos during the 40's and 50's. There is still an accordion show room and a specialized restoration shop at the store. We've had some real obscure "sqeeze boxes" sent up from Louisiana by Zydeco players for overhaul...some stuff I'd never seen before....but damn, they sound great on a nice lilting Cajun tune !!!

[bbarnard]

Agh no! Accordions! What's next - banjos?

Actually the new Otis Taylor "Rediscovering the Banjo" CD is pretty darn good.

[Scott Miller]

I hear this a lot at blues jams: "So, you like Western swing?"

[fretshop]

Agree with Fretshop on Merle. Even though this is a West Coast blues thread, imo, Merle is maybe the greatest musician this country has produced. When you think about the length of his career, the songs he has written and his voice, he is a complete package. I even prefer his guitar playing over Roy Nichols and James Burton. Not big on the chicken picking but Merle has a smooth jazzy style that I prefer. Would really like one of those Merle Haggard Tuff Dog Teles.


Do you like 'ol Fuzzy ?

I post from time to time on the Tele forum, and he's always there taking questions.

[Scott Miller]

"Agh no! Accordions! What's next - banjos?"

Maybe I mentioned this before, but I heard Pete Seeger play blues on the banjo. It was an awesome sound, bent notes and everything.

[jimfog]

Do you like 'ol Fuzzy ?

I post from time to time on the Tele forum, and he's always there taking questions.

Not anymore.......BIG falling out w/ Paul. Fuzzy basically went off the deep end.

Scary.

[susudio]

As soon as I get retired, I'm learning accordion. I have an Italian 120-bass sitting in my hall, waiting for me.
Scott here's the place to start and George thinks he was jokin. I was serious!! :)
George, I may bring my 120 bass to the Franklin one night!!:eek:

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

[fretshop]

Actually the new Otis Taylor "Rediscovering the Banjo" CD is pretty darn good.

A few miles from where I lived in Biloxi (during the 60's), I heard banjos, fifes and drums and cajun accordion at a fish fry. Quite alot for a twenty year old to absorb...but it all sounded good....and even better with each shot of corn.

[jimfog]

"Agh no! Accordions! What's next - banjos?"

Maybe I mentioned this before, but I heard Pete Seeger play blues on the banjo. It was an awesome sound, bent notes and everything.

Nothing much deeper and bluesier than Roscoe Holcomb!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYLpzvKDRls&feature=related

[susudio]

susudio :

Are you going to Filthy's gig tonight ? If you do, bring your accordion. Carol bought me a Polka fake book for my b'day. Maybe we could do a couple tunes during rich's break.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXGlGkITJgw

G-man, we'll do this tune next week at the Franklin!!

[btg]

Fretshop - I never had the attention span too dicipher Fuzzy's language so i pretty much ignored his posts. If you have not heard him check out Wayne Hancock's records. Some great country jazz stuff on those from Dave Biller, Paul S****** and some others.

[pete kanaras]

Agh no! Accordions! What's next - banjos?

worse. harmonica

[fretshop]

Not anymore.......BIG falling out w/ Paul. Fuzzy basically went off the deep end.

Scary.


Whoa !! Geez...what happened ? Man, he was so good to everybody, and was always sharing information and contacts. Fuzz' was the first person to tell me about using Pine for Tele Bodies.

What a smooth player

[jimfog]

Whoa !! Geez...what happened ? Man, he was so good to everybody, and was always sharing information and contacts. Fuzz' was the first person to tell me about using Pine for Tele Bodies.

What a smooth player

Fuzzy was certainly a fount of knowledge and info....and very free with it.

Outside of his TDP persona, though, he's a VERY strange, paranoid, angry dude. Real extreme views...........kind of a "waiting for the black helicopters" sorta guy.

That's all well and good....to each their own, really......but he started to let it seep into his "tele talk", and tried to bully Paul into making the TDP more like FuzzyWorld.

I usually keep that kind of trash-talking about someone private, but I've seen just some extremely VILE crap spew forth from that guy in other forums, and I think it's important that people get a sense of the real dude.

Shame.

[fretshop]

Fretshop - I never had the attention span too dicipher Fuzzy's language so i pretty much ignored his posts. If you have not heard him check out Wayne Hancock's records. Some great country jazz stuff on those from Dave Biller, Paul S****** and some others.

Ha ha...your ears must have been ringing. I started thinkin' about uh....the "manner of expression" (for lack of a better term)....then I read your post and almost fell out of the chair. Fuzz' could get real deep.



I remarked to him once that Jimmy Bryant was my favorite Tele player....
Answer : "Jimmy who ?"

Damn I love that plank !!!

[susudio]

Agh no! Accordions! What's next - banjos?

worse. harmonica
Ok, I'll stop after this. Not West Coast but this band is from San Francisco.. Are you sure you wouldn't rather hear harmonicas?:eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klcMiwgXXj0&NR=1

[THINSOCKS]

Agh no! Accordions! What's next - banjos?

worse. harmonica

post of the week!

Speaking of accordian, my Argentinian friend gave me some recordings of this accordian (or bandoneon) guy Anibal Troilo. It's all tangos and some of the later 60's stuff features some really hip tremolo guitar. It's been in my cd player for weeks.

[fretshop]

Fuzzy was certainly a fount of knowledge and info....and very free with it.

Outside of his TDP persona, though, he's a VERY strange, paranoid, angry dude. Real extreme views...........kind of a "waiting for the black helicopters" sorta guy.

That's all well and good....to each their own, really......but he started to let it seep into his "tele talk", and tried to bully Paul into making the TDP more like FuzzyWorld.

I usually keep that kind of trash-talking about someone private, but I've seen just some extremely VILE crap spew forth from that guy in other forums, and I think it's important that people get a sense of the real dude.

Shame.

Wow...I am really sorry to hear that this mess happened. Well, I hope that things change....I've noticed that after over forty years in the music business, if you let it....it can really do a number on ya.

[fretshop]

post of the week!

Speaking of accordian, my Argentinian friend gave me some recordings of this accordian (or bandoneon) guy Anibal Troilo. It's all tangos and some of the later 60's stuff features some really hip tremolo guitar. It's been in my cd player for weeks.

The great Pichuco !!!

I am a Tango fanatic. Should we call Tango Argentinian Blues maybe.....? Argentina is da place, hands down...Tango is religion there. Did you know that the actor Robert Duvall, is a BIG tango and Argentinian music devotee ?

[fretshop]

Three of my favorite songs featuring Tele are "Second Chance" by Tammy Wynette, "Liberty Bell Polka" by Jimmy Bryant, and "Easy Chair" by The Byrds with Clarence White....

I had the great fortune to see the Byrds with Clarence White in San Antonio back in 1969. Free, with Paul Kossoff on a '58 sunburst opened the show, the Byrds followed, and Blind Faith Closed the show.

[PeeWee]

Nothing much deeper and bluesier than Roscoe Holcomb!



With the exception of Dock Boggs, you're spot on! Dig on those recordings Dock did back in the '20s that were reissued on the Relevent Records label in the late 1990s; that stuff is as dark and deep as it gets, IMHO. "Haunting" would be an apt description.

Doesn't hurt that they were from the same region of Appalachia - Boggs hailed from Norton, VA in Wise County and Holcomb was from Daisy, KY, just over the mountain in Perry County. Lots of shared musical influences in that region, especially among the "Old Time" musicians.

[jimfog]

With the exception of Dock Boggs, you're spot on! Dig on those recordings Dock did back in the '20s that were reissued on the Relevent Records label in the late 1990s; that stuff is as dark and deep as it gets, IMHO. "Haunting" would be an apt description.

Doesn't hurt that they were from the same region of Appalachia - Boggs hailed from Norton, VA in Wise County and Holcomb was from Daisy, KY, just over the mountain in Perry County. Lots of shared musical influences in that region, especially among the "Old Time" musicians.

Damn.....I was thinking Dock Boggs, but Google'd Roscoe instead.....

Both very deep!

[susudio]

The great Pichuco !!!

I am a Tango fanatic. Should we call Tango Argentinian Blues maybe.....? Argentina is da place, hands down...Tango is religion there. Did you know that the actor Robert Duvall, is a BIG tango and Argentinian music devotee ?
Check out the movie Assassination Tango. Robert Duvall does one mean Tango. His partner in the movie and wife is mucho caliente!

[fretshop]

Check out the movie Assassination Tango. Robert Duvall does one mean Tango. His partner in the movie and wife is mucho caliente!

I loved the movie for all its Tango sequences, and wished that Duvall had focused more on the dancing and the music than on the "aging assassin on his last job" plot. That lady is beautiful beyond words !!

[pete kanaras]

Assassination Tango
cool little flick, and a nice little confection for duvall.

check out carlos suara's "tango" for the real shit. suara is super hip: he does'nt get real actors to dance and sing in his films, but instead he gets the living legends of those art forms to act. which of course is a Big difference; the singing, dancing and playing in this film(and all of suara's performance films)is just heart stoppingly great. another bonus is cinematography by vittorio storaro, who also has a role as what else, a cinematographer. a great film for true fans

[S.W.Erdnase]

Ok, I'll stop after this. Not West Coast but this band is from San Francisco.. Are you sure you wouldn't rather hear harmonicas?:eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klcMiwgXXj0&NR=1

Again with the harmonica gags? Oh my aching sides.

[pete kanaras]

Again with the harmonica gags?

who's laughing?!?!

[S.W.Erdnase]

Oh, stop, please. My aching sides. You guys are... too... too... much. What talent!

[TwoFeets]

I shall make one more contribution for the day and then make my hasty exit.

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

[Ryguy]

Hey, I've been down in Argentina for 13 years now! There are a lot of great tango musicians down here, needless to say, and tango music in general has left a legacy of a high level of musicianship that has really spilled over into other music styles, and into jazz in particular.

George, it does have a lot in common with US Jazz and Blues too. Buenos Aires is similar to New Orleans in that it is a melting pot that is reflected heavily in its music.

THINSOCKS, (and anybody else who is interested) if you like that Anibal Troilo CD, try and track down one called "Anibal Troilo, Roberto Grela y su Cuarteto Tipico": it is Troilo and an amazing tango guitarist named Roberto Grela. The formation is just bandoneon, guitar, contrabajo, piano, some violin, and is all intrumental. It has a real jazz feel to it, with great improvisation, chops, etc, but is hardcore tango nonetheless. Truly one of the most amazing records I've heard.

Also, check out Astor Piazzola, who is sort of like the Monk meets Duke meets Charlie Parker of Tango. If you cant find the aforementioned CD, I would be happy to track down a few copies here for anybody interested.

Also, since its pretty bizarre that Argentina would come up in this here thread, let me formally extend an invitation to all of you: if you are ever in Buenos Aires, please feel free to contact me, and I would be happy to hook up and show you around a bit. I'm also playing a few nights a week, so there will be a tele/archtop/tweed amp waiting for you!

-Ryan

[S.W.Erdnase]

I shall make one more contribution for the day and then make my hasty exit.

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

Hahahahahahaha! Curse you, you evil bastard!

(That was so bad, it was good.)

[jimfog]

Hahahahahahaha! Curse you, you evil bastard!

(That was so bad, it was good.)

I thought I was going to make it through without shooting water through my nose......until I read this comment:

"we could call him jimi handtricks or stephan grippelli or robert palm-her......."

[Schwalbe]

As a matter of fact, I'm listenin' to "Swingin' Doors" right now, and the next cut is Merle doing "Are The Good Times really over ?" Woooo....makes the hair on the back of yer neck stand up !!!
Great stuff!!

[jimfog]

Ok, I'll stop after this. Not West Coast but this band is from San Francisco.. Are you sure you wouldn't rather hear harmonicas?:eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klcMiwgXXj0&NR=1

Saw these guys a few times........I love 'em.

Here's my fave:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT4u7wJEFks&feature=related

[Ryguy]

I shall make one more contribution for the day and then make my hasty exit.

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


Holy S**T!!! That is one of the craziest things I have ever seen. The mouth-spoon-slide guy makes beautiful music in a somewhat freaky way, but that is just downright freaky.

I don't know why, but that somehow reminded me of Johnny Adams doing his mouth trombone thing. Speaking of which, any other Johnny Adams fans here? (Duke played on a couple of his albums FWIW :messedup)

[pete kanaras]

Originally Posted by TwoFeets http://img.thegearpage.net/board/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=3892671#post3892671)
I shall make one more contribution for the day and then make my hasty exit.

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

i am uhh umm uhh err uuuhh never mind!
jeebus crikey!

[pete kanaras]

my bad, storaro does'nt act in "tango". here are the musicians and dancers. yikes

Bandoneón Player 1Néstor MarconiBandoneón Player 2Adolfo GómezGuitar PlayerJuanjo DomínguezEl Nuevo Quinteto Real:
PianoHoracio A. SalgánGuitarUbaldo Aquiles De LioBaseOscar GiuntaViolinAntonio AgriBandoneónNéstor Marconi
and the dancers:

Verónica AlvarengaOscar MandagaranMarcelo ÁlvarezFacundo MercadoAdrián AragónHugo MingoSebastián ArceGustavo MioriValencia BatiukSabrina MoralesJorge BihurrietVíctor NievaErika BoaglioEfrain OrdóñezMariano BolfariniPaola ParrondoMilena BraunHugo PatynGustavo BrizuelaSonia PeraltaSilvia BronAriel PérezSebastián CodegaSilvina PérezÁngel CoriaMarcia RecaldeCésar CoheloGiuliana RosettiCristina CortezSergio SalcedoLeonardo CuelloVerónica SalmerónLucas GaleraAntonio Soares JuniorEsther GaraballiSilvia ToscanoÁngeles GonzálezPatricio TousedaUbara KazumiJesús VelázquezCarlos KerrLorena Yacono

[Short Bus]

I shall make one more contribution for the day and then make my hasty exit.

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

Somebody light a match, would ya?!

[Scott Miller]

Other types of music that are sometimes called blues: Greek rembetika, Portuguese fado, Ethiopian tezeta, and just about anything from Ireland.

[groove_king]

Other types of music that are sometimes called blues: Greek rembetika, Portuguese fado, Ethiopian tezeta, and just about anything from Ireland.

Nice call, Scott. I've listened to a lot of rebetika. I was hooked from the first note. I couldn't understand the language, but immediately identified with the music. I played some for some blues fans and they sort of gave me this sideways "What the hell's up with him?" look. Some folks get it, others ...

[S.W.Erdnase]

Nice call, Scott. I've listened to a lot of rebekita. I was hooked from the first note. I couldn't understand the language, but immediately identified with the music. I played some for some blues fans and they sort of gave me this sideways "What the hell's up with him?" look. Some folks get it, others ...

That explains your Bloomfield fixation.

[pete kanaras]

greek rebekita
hay, i resemble that remark!

That explains your Bloomfield fixation
ouch!

a regular laugh riot in here tonight!

[groove_king]

Oh yeah, ol' S.W.'s a regular comedian!!!

[jumpnblues]

"[Speaking of which, any other Johnny Adams fans here? (Duke played on a couple of his albums FWIW :messedup)]"


Got almost all his albums except for a few early ones. Some of my favorite recordings. I love Johnny Adams...and Tommy Ridgely too...and Johnny Otis...and


Tom

[susudio]

Saw these guys a few times........I love 'em.

Here's my fave:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT4u7wJEFks&feature=related
Jim, yeah, I like that one too.
This one competes with the "hand man" for screamer of the night!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzP-G9cVc7k

[jimfog]

Jim, yeah, I like that one too.
This one competes with the "hand man" for screamer of the night!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzP-G9cVc7k

hey.....is there a brief Schmenge Brother siting at 1:42?!?!?!?!?

[susudio]

hey.....is there a brief Schmenge Brother siting at 1:42?!?!?!?!?
Cabbage rolls and coffee MM good!

[Scott Miller]

Mike Law would approve: Matt Stubbs used a Ghetto Stomp a lot last night with Nemeth. It sounded great.

Bob Welsh was on bass. I think John said the next touriing band will be Jr, Marty, and Bob, but then again, Bob is supposed to be his new guitar player. So, I dunno. Marty on drums for sure, though, so if you missed him with Hummel, you can now see him with Nemeth. One of my favorite drummers.

[mr_jlemko]

Marty did mention that he and Bob were going out with John the last time I saw him a couple of weeks back.

[Poppa Stoppa]

For swing guitar fans - Teebee ferris has posted this clip of Dave Biller, with Ronnie James doing the acoustic bass tone on his Fender:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9pX3OW468s&feature=related

Somewhere I have a Biller & Wakefield record. Great cowboy swing playing. This is the only clip I could find, the picture is very dark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6sJaukGqYY

[jumpnblues]

For swing guitar fans - Teebee ferris has posted this clip of Dave Biller, with Ronnie James doing the acoustic bass tone on his Fender:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9pX3OW468s&feature=related

Somewhere I have a Biller & Wakefield record. Great cowboy swing playing. This is the only clip I could find, the picture is very dark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6sJaukGqYY


Great googley moogley!!! Where has that guy been?!!! And just when I think I'm startin' to get pretty good. :jo :rolleyes: :cool: Thanks a lot. :FM ;)


Tom

[nc slim]

Fret works Anson is bringing an accordian player to the Ga gig he is supposed to be great let me know if you are coming we could maybe set up a gig

Anybody know if Holmstrom will be w Mavis Staples at the willie mc tell fest in Ga. the Line up so far is Duke and Anson


also what type pick does Watson use also R Earl,

[jumpnblues]

Oh BTW, sent Lou (Rosano) the rest of the money for my Louis Electric Tremblelux and it will be shipped out next week. He's still experimenting with speakers...trying to decide which sounds best in the amp between a G12H30 or Greenback. What would y'all recommend for 6V6 tubes for a tweed (Tremolux) based amp. I need to stock up. NOS or new Tungsols maybe? Thanks.


Tom

[GOLDENSTRAT]

Thanks for the update Scott, that would great to see Watson again. fred

[nc slim]

I have dillon les paul gold top copy I need recomendations for p 90's replacements. Lollar's??? what do you guys think? I know this was discussed sometime ago

[jumpnblues]

I have Lollar standard P-90's in both my Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster and Epi '56 Goldtop Les Paul and like 'em a lot. Punchy and balanced with a great high end. Jason Lollar also has a vintage style P-90 that I've read great comments about. And I've also heard Don Mare winds a killer P-90. I have his Rick Holmstrom model Tele pu's in my USACG Mary Kaye Tele and they sound gorgeous.
Fretboard (George) also told me of another really good pu maker/winder but I can't recall the name. Maybe George can refresh my memory. Fralin would be another good one. Come to think of it, I think it might have been Fralins George told me about? Maybe someone else could be a little more helpful with more specific pu descriptions?


Tom

[nc slim]

Check out fats on shakin boogie it is a longer version than on the cd some real fats shreddin.



http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/dt/canned-heat-concert/20049880-1083.html

[KBR]

I use and sell Lollars, I like a 5% underwound neck and a 10% overwound Bridge, Make that Dillion come alive, Bro!

[groove_king]

I have dillon les paul gold top copy I need recomendations for p 90's replacements. Lollar's??? what do you guys think? I know this was discussed sometime ago

Both me and Igor Prado (swingblues) have the vintage Lollars in our Lesters. I think Sean (valcotone) has them in his Edwards, too.

If you check out some of Igor's YouTubes I think you will be pleasantly surprised!

When I ordered the Lollars, I told Jason my go-to guys for the P90 sound were early Freddy King and Hubert Sumlin. Jason said, "You need the 50s winds". He was spot on. The 50s winds have a bit more 'air' in the tone and they don't seem to drive the amp quite as hard, so they sound and feel more dynamic. Do the out-of-phase mod and you'll have an old-school blues machine!

[valcotone]

I've got the regular-wind Lollar's in my Edwards and they are a tasty set of pickups. I believe the neck is -5%, but I'd recommend -10 to -15% to give the neck a little more breathing room.

Also, I've just ordered a set of David Plummer's P90s for my '74 Les Paul Special (he's Zhangligun on the Les Paul Forum). Jetlag turned me onto them and I have high hopes for them.

Finally, I have a Wolfetone Meaner P90 in the bridge position of a semi-hollow tele project and it rips it up... really great tones.

-Sean

[Goldie295]

Oh BTW, sent Lou (Rosano) the rest of the money for my Louis Electric Tremblelux and it will be shipped out next week. He's still experimenting with speakers...trying to decide which sounds best in the amp between a G12H30 or Greenback. What would y'all recommend for 6V6 tubes for a tweed (Tremolux) based amp. I need to stock up. NOS or new Tungsols maybe? Thanks.


Tom


Tom,

Don't get too into the power tubes (they are overrated). Some Syvania's will be fine. It is the rectifier you want to spend the big bucks on. Get the best one you can afford.

Cheers,
Phil

[RickyKing]

Hi All,
I beg to differ Phil,on the power tube thing. I just took out a set of new reissue Tungsol 6V6 in my Allen Hot Fudge with nuts and replaced with really NOS Tungsol 6V6 no other changes (save correct re-bias) and it made all the difference in the world.
I completely agree on getting the best recto you can as I have watched a few Asian rectos go off like a firecracker! And besides a set of good NOS power tubes,biased correctly, will last a really long time. And I also agree that Slyvania power tubes are good and usually a bit underpriced compared to RCA or GE. In an amp like the Trembelux I would want to start off with the best pt's that Lou could offer. To me the power tubes are the heart of the amps tone. IMHO of course!!

[fretshop]

"[Speaking of which, any other Johnny Adams fans here? (Duke played on a couple of his albums FWIW :messedup)]"


Got almost all his albums except for a few early ones. Some of my favorite recordings. I love Johnny Adams...and Tommy Ridgely too...and Johnny Otis...and


Tom

Johnny Adams was a one of a kind performer. I worked the Chicago and Chitlin' circuits heavily during the 80's, and everywhere I went, Johnny Adams' influence was apparent....it still is among seasoned, and certain gifted, up and coming R&B artists. If you like Johnny Adams, then check out Jackie Payne.

Johnny Adams recorded "I Won't Cry" and "A losing Battle" which, during the early 60's were considered to be cross-genre Jazz/R&B, and are worth a serious listen.

Moving a little off the center path into early Southern soul/R&B, any follow James Carr and O.V. Wright ?

[KBR]

George,
Jackie Payne and I are on 3 cds together. He is a Talented SoulMan, doing well with my Buddy Steve Edmonson on Guitar.

We did Johnny Adams, version of Roadblock on the Soulful Blues cd.
Love Johnny Adams!

[jumpnblues]

Those CDs of you and Jackie are killer Kenny. And O.V. Wright...oh yeah!


Tom

[Goldie295]

Have been sent a picture from my gig with Eddie 'Blue' Lester (Texas based bluesman). Just worried it makes me look like a bit of a Muppet...

http://www.bluesfactory.co.uk/userimages/Eddie1%28large%29%281%29.jpg

Cheers,
Phil

[fretshop]

Billy Eckstein

[fretshop]

George,
Jackie Payne and I are on 3 cds together. He is a Talented SoulMan, doing well with my Buddy Steve Edmonson on Guitar.

We did Johnny Adams, version of Roadblock on the Soulful Blues cd.
Love Johnny Adams!

That's how I learned about you, from Jackie. If my memory serves me correctly, Frankie Lee and Bobby Murray introduced me to Jackie. We were chatting, and at some point during the evening, I mentioned that I was in the Air Force, and had spent part of my life in San Jose. Jackie perked right up and said (not sang) "now wait a minute", I've been working with another guy from the Bay area who was also in the Air Force....

[jumpnblues]

Thanks for the info Goldie and Ricky. I can remember a time, 10 or 15 years ago when it was thought the rectifier had little influence on tone. That was at a time when tube amp users were just becoming aware that tubes had a great influence on tone. When I started playing (1961) when you had to replace "a tube" you went to the music or radio and TV store, bought one and stuck it in. No biasing, no matched anything. Times sure do change.


Tom

[KBR]

Yeah I was In The US Air Force, stationed in London, 3 years and worked in Ronnie Woods hometown Hillingdon..on an RAF Base. I was glad to go home, and when landing in Macguire AFB in New Jersey, I threw away my Uniforms in a Can as soon as I could.
I kept the fatigues as a joke, Sgt Kenny Blue Ray...Pit Bull of the Blues!
Jackie Payne is a Good one. We can do a cd in one day!

[RickyKing]

Hi,
If you like, here is some footage of The Mike Crandall Band's
IBC Finals appearance this year with a little jump from yours truly & Rick Harrington!
(Hi Stingy!)
http://www.e-webvid.com/MikeCrandall_1000k_JDW.html

[GOLDENSTRAT]

Just got the newly released Albert Collins at Montreaux 1992 dvd. It is good but the footage from 1979 is great. Albert and Gatemouth Brown really tear it up on Frosty at the end. fred

[Strat-O]

Hi,
If you like, here is some footage of The Mike Crandall Band's
IBC Finals appearance this year with a little jump from yours truly & Rick Harrington!
(Hi Stingy!)
http://www.e-webvid.com/MikeCrandall_1000k_JDW.html


Very cool Ricky.

[Schwalbe]

Hi,
If you like, here is some footage of The Mike Crandall Band's
IBC Finals appearance this year with a little jump from yours truly & Rick Harrington!
(Hi Stingy!)
http://www.e-webvid.com/MikeCrandall_1000k_JDW.html
Cool!

[Goldie295]

Hi,
If you like, here is some footage of The Mike Crandall Band's
IBC Finals appearance this year with a little jump from yours truly & Rick Harrington!
(Hi Stingy!)
http://www.e-webvid.com/MikeCrandall_1000k_JDW.html


Great stuff Ricky.
Cheers,
Phil

[fretshop]

Hi All,
I beg to differ Phil,on the power tube thing. I just took out a set of new reissue Tungsol 6V6 in my Allen Hot Fudge with nuts and replaced with really NOS Tungsol 6V6 no other changes (save correct re-bias) and it made all the difference in the world.
I completely agree on getting the best recto you can as I have watched a few Asian rectos go off like a firecracker! And besides a set of good NOS power tubes,biased correctly, will last a really long time. And I also agree that Slyvania power tubes are good and usually a bit underpriced compared to RCA or GE. In an amp like the Trembelux I would want to start off with the best pt's that Lou could offer. To me the power tubes are the heart of the amps tone. IMHO of course!!


In case anyone is interested, we installed OEM Marconi 6V6GT's in the Tremblelux for the get together at Jerzeez. They are very efficient tubes, and sound great at both low and high volume settings. At $35 per tube, they are a steal. I have not found a recent manufacture Rectifier tube that I like. I got a great deal from Fat Wille on some mis-marked 5AR4's last year....but those deals don't come around too often. BTW, one of the reasons that alot of newer tubes don't possess the mojo of the OEM stuff is in many cases, the manner in which "gassing", or the charging and vacuuming of the tubes is done...very sloppily to save $$$. That vignette came from Mike Matthews himself.

[RickyKing]

In case anyone is interested, we installed OEM Marconi 6V6GT's in the Tremblelux for the get together at Jerzeez. They are very efficient tubes, and sound great at both low and high volume settings. At $35 per tube, they are a steal. I have not found a recent manufacture Rectifier tube that I like. I got a great deal from Fat Wille on some mis-marked 5AR4's last year....but those deals don't come around too often. BTW, one of the reasons that alot of newer tubes don't possess the mojo of the OEM stuff is in many cases, the anemic "gassing", or under-charging of the tubes to save $$$. That vignette came from Mike Matthews himself.

+1 on the Marcoini's ,they are a real sleeper....:AOK

[pete kanaras]

but those deals don't come around too often. BTW, one of the reasons that alot of newer tubes don't possess the mojo of the OEM stuff is in many cases, the anemic "gassing", or under-charging of the tubes to save $$$. That vignette came from Mike Matthews himself.

really now...tell us more george

[Strat-O]

but those deals don't come around too often. BTW, one of the reasons that alot of newer tubes don't possess the mojo of the OEM stuff is in many cases, the anemic "gassing", or under-charging of the tubes to save $$$. That vignette came from Mike Matthews himself.

Man, that's weird. With the NOS tube market the way it is and people paying $2000+ for amps, $3000+ for guitars, and $300+ for pedals, it would seem that the "market" would support great sounding tubes made the old fashioned way.

Try to talk some sense into him G-man. :AOK

[RickyKing]

So OK what's everybody working on today.
Personaly, I'm groovin' on Bill Doggett's "Big Boy"

[fretshop]

So OK what's everybody working on today.
Personaly, I'm groovin' on Bill Doggett's "Big Boy"

Some Gabor Szabo and Mongo Santamaria stuff : Little Boat, The beat goes on, Songs for My Father. Also fooling around with some tunes to use with Mark Hamza, an awsome B-3 player I met.

[jumpnblues]

..."[...BTW, one of the reasons that alot of newer tubes don't possess the mojo of the OEM stuff is in many cases, the anemic "gassing", or under-charging of the tubes to save $$$.]"...


I keep trying to tell my wife I'm undergassed. She's not buyin' it.
:FM
:moon


Tom

[monstermike]

So OK what's everybody working on today.
Personaly, I'm groovin' on Bill Doggett's "Big Boy"

"I Looked Away," from the Layla record, "Wah Wah" from All Things Must Pass, "I Want To Hold Your Hand," and a bunch of tunes for an upcoming trip with Darrell Nulisch.

[RickyKing]

Oh my my,what an eclectic group...

[stratotonedude]

Y'all east coats cats ought to make a trip to the Whiskey on West Street in Annapolis, MD on Wednesday nights for Dean Rosenthal's jam. Some serious players in there. This past Wednesday not only did I get to listen to Dean play guitar but I got to hear John Bell and Roy Brooks as well.

[fretshop]

re: Marconi Tubes : They're not so easy to find since our last purchase. O.K., so I'll let out another one of my secrets: : Bendix Military 5992 (6V6). Killer tube. Try and find 'em.

Over and out.

[valcotone]

fretshop... what do you think of the Brimars? They are expensive, but the reviews at KCA compare them to RCA blackplates... ?

Also FYI, KCA has Marconi ST-shaped 6V6G tubes at $100 a pair.

[valcotone]

I'm working on a jump tune with a progression that goes 1 / 2 / 6 / 2 / 1... is that a common one? It's new to me... and the bridge is 4 / 2 / 1 / 4 / 6 / 5 / 1.

[monstermike]

Oh my my,what an eclectic group...

It's been really bothering me lately that I don't actually know how to play most of my favorite songs, and I'm trying to increase my repertoire of great songs. I just want to have something good to play when I pick up the instrument, you know?

There's a lot of guitar to learn there, too. Even things as simple as Lennon's strumming patterns on the early Beatles records - you can know the chords, but good luck making it feel like that! Just like the blues, really...

[GOLDENSTRAT]

Mike, I remember thinking a couple months ago while hearing a Beatles tune in a store that if one knew how to play all the Beatle songs, how much music theory and chord progression knowledge would you have? It sure would cover a lot of ground. fred

[Scott Miller]

Working on some bebop or proto-bebop: Tiny's Tempo, Wholly Cats, Swedish Pastry, Au Privave.

[GOLDENSTRAT]

There was a thread on the guitar techinque lounge here on a Charlie Christian website that has transcriptions of his solos, I printed out a couple and was suprised at how much of his style/licks we use but it doesn't quite sound like him to me as much I thought it should or might. fred

[fretshop]

fretshop... what do you think of the Brimars? They are expensive, but the reviews at KCA compare them to RCA blackplates... ?

Also FYI, KCA has Marconi ST-shaped 6V6G tubes at $100 a pair.


Man...we are talking some serious $$$ for Brimars. The tone is good, but I like the Bendix and Marconi tubes. They have a nice sustain at higher volume, and they don't mud out on the tone. Just my preference.

On the other hand, you wouldn't believe what we're now paying for OEM WW II Valvos that run our vintage Neumann mics...yikes !!!

[RickyKing]

It's been really bothering me lately that I don't actually know how to play most of my favorite songs, and I'm trying to increase my repertoire of great songs. I just want to have something good to play when I pick up the instrument, you know?

There's a lot of guitar to learn there, too. Even things as simple as Lennon's strumming patterns on the early Beatles records - you can know the chords, but good luck making it feel like that! Just like the blues, really...
Hey Mike,
I have a few students that are really into The Lads from Liverpool and it NEVER fails to amaze me ,the chord progressions, rythm work,chord voicing,and tones that those guys have. As I have worked through their tunes as lessons I have learned tons of stuff. Just real good music. Hats off to ya!

[Goldie295]

I'm working on the wife to see if she'll let me out this Thurs eve to go to a jam night...

Foot rub dear??

No of course I don't mind cleaning out the cat litter tray...

Yes, you know your Mum can come over whenever she wants...

;)

Cheers,
Phil

[jumpnblues]

Like so many other cover bands, a couple of the bands I was in during the 60's covered the Beatles, among other groups. We really worked hard on getting the songs exactly as on the records and looking the part too...Beatle boots and all. I played a Gretsch Tennessean like the one George had and a Rickenbacher 360/12. At first I played through a '64 Twin Reverb then traded that in on a solid state Vox Royal Guardsman...I'm totally embarrassed to say. Actually the clean tones on the Vox were pretty good. Forget about any overdrive on it though. You'd need a Maestro Fuzztone for that...there was little else available for a couple years anyway. It was a time when guys in a "real, live, band" were really cool...the girls thought so too. Man, what a fun time?!!


Tom

[TwoFeets]

I was just, literally just thinking yesterday about monstermike and wondering what he was up to. Good to see you Mike!

[jimfog]

I was (and am ) a Beatles geek as a kid. I used to bring their albums to "Show and Tell" in school, week after week.

Most of you know I do a LOT of solo acoustic cover gigs.......and I probably do 5-6 tunes from the lovable Mop Tops every one, without fail.

They never get old, to me.

[fretshop]

On the player right now: Dyke & The Blazers, Funky Broadway parts 1 & 2

Was also listening to Chris Vachon's smooth guitar work on "Round it Down", and "Sissy Strut" by the Meters. O.V. is next on the rotation, then Angela Strehli's "Blonde & Blue" Album. Derek O'brien smokes on the whole set. If you don't have Blonde & Blue....trust me, get it !!!

[btg]

Speaking of Derek O'Brien - a couple of nights ago I saw the Austin City Limits episode that featured the Texas Tornados and Derek did the guitar work on a couple of songs. Doug Sahm ripped up on a few too.

[pete kanaras]

On the player right now: Dyke & The Blazers, Funky Broadway parts 1 & 2

my old drummer danny sperduto(rip bro)is the drummer on that. 16 years old at the time, phoenix. said the tenor player taught him that beat

[Strat-O]

working on adaptation of a Dvorák Prelude and Polka from Czech Suite send fruity pebbles to the prntl wasac uses otis rush vibrato on first movement gig next saturday? anybody like big hips.

:AOK

[fretshop]

Speaking of Derek O'Brien - a couple of nights ago I saw the Austin City Limits episode that featured the Texas Tornados and Derek did the guitar work on a couple of songs. Doug Sahm ripped up on a few too.

Derek has to be one of the most tasteful, inventive and melodic guitarists I have ever heard. He really shines on Blonde & Blue. Angela is at her very best as well. "Two Bit Texas Town" is one of my faves.

[nc slim]

love the All things must pass Mike Wah Wah, Art of dying. Do any of you remember the great cd BY Steve Miller w the Gangster on it live, Rock Love it has a great live slow blues on it. I cannot find it on cd. He was a great player


JERSEY GEORGE Are you coming south to see Anson and Duke? Strato and I are talking about a jam if you come in early. maybe we could get some RIBS?

[fretshop]

love the All things must pass Mike Wah Wah, Art of dying. Do any of you remember the great cd BY Steve Miller w the Gangster on it live, Rock Love it has a great live slow blues on it. I cannot find it on cd. He was a great player


JERSEY GEORGE Are you coming south to see Anson and Duke? Strato and I are talking about a jam if you come in early. maybe we could get some RIBS?


I'll try and call you later. I've also been talking to Todd at Gibson about your 330 neck

[RickyKing]

working on adaptation of a Dvorák Prelude and Polka from Czech Suite send fruity pebbles to the prntl wasac uses otis rush vibrato on first movement gig next saturday? anybody like big hips.

:AOK

LOL

[jetlag]

I have to learn Otis Redding's "These Arms of Mine" for a wedding gig coming up. I've always wanted to play that song so that I get to do that fast flutter pick Cropper lick. It kills me every time I hear it! Can't wait to hear Lee sing it too.

[nmontz]

Jetlag.....Tab Benoit does a great cover of that song on his cd "Wetlands." It's close to the original arrangement but still I think worth listening to for ideas. Tab does it as a trio so he lays out some cool stuff to use. He keeps his playing nice and simple with some interesting inversions.....his vocals don't suck either. I like listening to Tab as he always does things his way.

[Strat-O]

JERSEY GEORGE Are you coming south to see Anson and Duke? Strato and I are talking about a jam if you come in early. maybe we could get some RIBS?

If we can get details pinned down on when and where everyone's arriving, I'll see if I can get a full throwdown gig set up somewhere between here and there.

[monstermike]

I have to learn Otis Redding's "These Arms of Mine" for a wedding gig coming up. I've always wanted to play that song so that I get to do that fast flutter pick Cropper lick. It kills me every time I hear it! Can't wait to hear Lee sing it too.

Even cooler is the fact that Cropper doesn't play a note until that section comes up.

[musicofanatic5]

I thought I'd "czech" in here whilst languishing for a coupla days in Prague. I've been on the "Duke Robillard european death march" for the past three weeks, with almost two more weeks to go. I didn't write in strictly to whine, but it's been a bitch mostly. Long drives and occasional grueling flights, tiny, funky hotel rooms (some even had heat!), funny food, and ridiculously presumptuous demands from promoters (avoid working dutch "festivals" at all costs!), and the worthlessness of our dollar, etc. The gigs have mostly been great, playing for enthusiastic, blues-starved audiences, but that's only two hours of every 24. We have a great driver who does the best he can to look out for our best interests, but sometimes he has no power over the schedule that says we must show up for a 4:00 sound check when the gig's at 10:00. Lotsa hurry up and wait. I find myself unable to indulge in much tourista-type activity as the whole idea for me is to come home with some of my pay, but enjoy roaming the city, taking in the sights and smells. We're in Prague for three days, and then on to Vienna, Budapest, Serbia(!), ending up with four days in Italy, then (sweet relief) home. Enjoyed seing some friendly, familiar faces from home, sharing the bill a coupla times with Little Charlie and the N.C.s and Nick Moss's band. Heard a good acoustic blues act from Warsaw and a great bluegrass act in Norway (it's the only Blues fest I've been to that had bluegrass; whatta concept!). Well that's it fellas. wish me luck in getting my ass back home in one piece and with something in my wallet!
JR

[fretshop]

If we can get details pinned down on when and where everyone's arriving, I'll see if I can get a full throwdown gig set up somewhere between here and there.

I tried to ge a hold of you a couple times last week. I'm leaving a message on your cell phone now. Call me so we can discuss specifics. D.R. mentioned it last time we spoke, and "Plano Slim" was supposed to get back to me...ain't heard from him yet. I'm gonna have to come up with alot of logistics, since I divorced myself from a certain newsletter.

[fretshop]

Jon :

U Ceskych Panu Restaurant : Skolska / New Town.

Hergetova Cihelna Restaurant & Bar : Cihelná / Mala Strana

[S.W.Erdnase]

I thought I'd "czech" in here whilst languishing for a coupla days in Prague. I've been on the "Duke Robillard european death march" for the past three weeks, with almost two more weeks to go. I didn't write in strictly to whine, but it's been a bitch mostly. Long drives and occasional grueling flights, tiny, funky hotel rooms (some even had heat!), funny food, and ridiculously presumptuous demands from promoters (avoid working dutch "festivals" at all costs!), and the worthlessness of our dollar, etc. The gigs have mostly been great, playing for enthusiastic, blues-starved audiences, but that's only two hours of every 24. We have a great driver who does the best he can to look out for our best interests, but sometimes he has no power over the schedule that says we must show up for a 4:00 sound check when the gig's at 10:00. Lotsa hurry up and wait. I find myself unable to indulge in much tourista-type activity as the whole idea for me is to come home with some of my pay, but enjoy roaming the city, taking in the sights and smells. We're in Prague for three days, and then on to Vienna, Budapest, Serbia(!), ending up with four days in Italy, then (sweet relief) home. Enjoyed seing some friendly, familiar faces from home, sharing the bill a coupla times with Little Charlie and the N.C.s and Nick Moss's band. Heard a good acoustic blues act from Warsaw and a great bluegrass act in Norway (it's the only Blues fest I've been to that had bluegrass; whatta concept!). Well that's it fellas. wish me luck in getting my ass back home in one piece and with something in my wallet!
JR

Man, your life sucks.

Okay then, off to catch the train to my highly exciting office job...

[sethr]

That's what I was gonna say. Must suck to tour Europe and play gigs for great audiences with Duke.

[S.W.Erdnase]

I wanna hear more road stories...

[Goldie295]

Just enjoyed a little lunchtime fun in London' Denmark Street. Found a Supro Thunderbolt which sounded great, though there isn't much output and an Airline Tuxedo.

The Airline sounded truly amazing. I can see why Jim rates them so much. All I need to decide is sunburst or black. I am otherwise sold.

Word of warning: if you don't want to spend the money don't try one, as they present a compelling argument for ownership when you do...

Amazing what can be made for a fair price these days.

Cheers,
Phil

[fretshop]

Strat-O, nc slim. Check your e-mails

[TwoFeets]

Well, I did end up selling the ES350. Eventually I'll get back into something like that.

I'm now in the position where I won't have an archtop, and that will never do. With tax returns coming back I will however probably be able to get into a MIK P90 box of some kind. As a result I'm passively looking at:

Epi ES295 or Zephyr Blues Dlx.
Carlo Robelli version of the Zephyr (has Bigsby)
Airline Tuxedo

The 295 is most intriguing at this point as it's a little shorter scale, has a Bigsby which will be useful for the occasional rockabilly gigs I do, and that sort of thing.

Any thoughts?

Or should I just go a 180 degree turn and get a MIK Epi Riviera or something?

[monstermike]

That's what I was gonna say. Must suck to tour Europe and play gigs for great audiences with Duke.

Imagine how Duke must feel. (insert winking smiley here if you have to)

[monstermike]

Jon :

U Ceskych Panu Restaurant : Skolska / New Town.

Hergetova Cihelna Restaurant & Bar : Cihelná / Mala Strana

But what if I'm looking for the best kreplach in Kinshasa? I figure you'd probably know just the place!

[fretshop]

But what if I'm looking for the best kreplach in Kinshasa? I figure you'd probably know just the place!

Prague...some of the finest and most romantic dining in the world. But now that the dollar has evaporated...I recommended two "reasonable" venues.

Kreplach : Katz' Deli, Corner of Houston and Ludlow Sts. Greenwich Village. Had some with my brother during Pesach, although my cardiologist has nixed them from my diet. They are lethal, as you must be well aware.

Kinshasa : Never been there, I'd be suspicious of the meat content in the Kreplach. Could be someone you know.

[monstermike]

"There's a meat down there - might be your man, I don't know..."

[Strat-O]

Hard to follow that one up. :crazyguy

['56 Merc]

So, I know I'm dense. I recently picked up John Hammond's Long As I Have You CD. And I'm listening and being blown away by everything-the guitar, the harp, the bass, the drums, John, etc. I finally look at the liner notes and its Little Charlie company! Well, d'uh!

In case you haven't heard this, get it! Learn it! Know it! Live It! It goes right next to the other thousand plus CDs that get mentioned here as desert island stuff.

OK, I'm getting back on the bus now.

Short Bus: Thanks for the heads up. Great CD, I ordered it right after I read your post. I can't believe it's ten years old.

['56 Merc]

Well, I did end up selling the ES350. Eventually I'll get back into something like that.

I'm now in the position where I won't have an archtop, and that will never do. With tax returns coming back I will however probably be able to get into a MIK P90 box of some kind. As a result I'm passively looking at:

Epi ES295 or Zephyr Blues Dlx.
Carlo Robelli version of the Zephyr (has Bigsby)
Airline Tuxedo

The 295 is most intriguing at this point as it's a little shorter scale, has a Bigsby which will be useful for the occasional rockabilly gigs I do, and that sort of thing.

Any thoughts?

Or should I just go a 180 degree turn and get a MIK Epi Riviera or something?

I have both the Epi 295 and the ZBD. I play the ZBD more right now but they are both real good guitars.

Both will need new tuners and jacks. I like pickups and thats from a guy that has changed pickups in almost every guitar he has owned. Includeing a jazz box with Lollars.

Also put a wood bridge and a Birdland style tail piece on the ZBD and a B-6 Bigsby on the ES295. It plays alot better with out the extra string tension from the stock B-7 type tail peice.

[pete kanaras]

peeps, for a real treat head over to Amps and Cabs and check out telewhacker's organ trio clips on the "any ampeg love" thread. i used to see 'whacker regularly when i lived in ny. equally monstrous on guitar and tenor. a killin' modern B3 trio

ladies and gentlemen, i give you the great Paul Branin

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=3920785#post3920785

[jumpnblues]

Gotta' have a CD. Are there any? This is my kind of stuff. I LOVE jazz/blues, organ trio/quartet combos.


Tom

[jumpnblues]

BTW, Johnnie Bassett does some nice blues organ combo stuff. Decent guitar player too. He has several CDs out. I especially like some of the earlier and live stuff. His more recent CDs are good though. Check him out.


Tom

[fretshop]

Strat-O & NC Slim :

It doesn't look like I'll be able to make the trip, but I got the particulars on the motel in Thompson in case you guys want to stay there and hang with Plano Slim & Co.

Check your e-mails.

[TwoFeets]

I have both the Epi 295 and the ZBD. I play the ZBD more right now but they are both real good guitars.

Both will need new tuners and jacks. I like pickups and thats from a guy that has changed pickups in almost every guitar he has owned. Includeing a jazz box with Lollars.

Also put a wood bridge and a Birdland style tail piece on the ZBD and a B-6 Bigsby on the ES295. It plays alot better with out the extra string tension from the stock B-7 type tail peice.

Thanks for the input - so the B6 makes that big of a difference in playability? Very interesting. I had no idea a B7 added that much tension. is there an extra hole in the top from the removed B7?

How resonant are they? I've played a couple of clunker Epi archies and a couple of good ones.

[Goldie295]

Thanks for the input - so the B6 makes that big of a difference in playability? Very interesting. I had no idea a B7 added that much tension. is there an extra hole in the top from the removed B7?

How resonant are they? I've played a couple of clunker Epi archies and a couple of good ones.

Feets,

I may be in Florida in June so do you have a gig guide for then to see if I can 'bump' into you?

I've always found Epi fatbodies to be pretty dead. A good thing really.

I honestly would go for the Airline Tuxedo (speaking as a Epi BZD owner), as it is just so playable. If you want jazz and rockabilly I would look at the Electromatic 6120 copy. They are supposed to be blinding.

If you do go for the BZD, I have not seen the need to change the bridge, the tuners, pots, pups or anything on mine (I have been tempted but it isn't actually 'necessary'). It stays in tune, sounds good enough and does the job for what it is. You might want to take the scratchplate off though for asthetics.

One thing the BZD does have over the others is plus de kudos. I always have non-musos come up to me after a tinker asking if it is a really old guitar and saying how much they liked the sound of it. So it kind of adds to the band's spectacle and performance, which is nice.

Cheers,
Phil

[TwoFeets]

Feets,

I may be in Florida in June so do you have a gig guide for then to see if I can 'bump' into you?

I've always found Epi fatbodies to be pretty dead. A good thing really.

I honestly would go for the Airline Tuxedo (speaking as a Epi BZD owner), as it is just so playable. If you want jazz and rockabilly I would look at the Electromatic 6120 copy. They are supposed to be blinding.

If you do go for the BZD, I have not seen the need to change the bridge, the tuners, pots, pups or anything on mine (I have been tempted but it isn't actually 'necessary'). It stays in tune, sounds good enough and does the job for what it is. You might want to take the scratchplate off though for asthetics.

Cheers,
Phil

Thanks for the input Phil. I actually had one of those Electromatics a few months ago for a very short time. I just didn't bond with it. It was OK but nothing to write home about.

I gave notice to the Smokin Torpedoes and I'm really drastically cutting back my gig schedule to 1 or 2 a month, at least in the short-term. In June, I'm at the HOB "blues kitchen" (the restaurant side of the HOB) on 6/27 and 6/28. They're late gigs, start time is 10:30 PM. Mebbe we'll get lucky and you'll be here then.

[AndreasA]

Goldie295, are the Tuxedo pups the same size as real P-90'ies? I am wondering if it is possible to replace them with ordenary P-90 pups.

Also, does the neck have a truss rod?

Please tell us more about the beast as you get familiar with it.

Andreas A

[AndreasA]

By the way, the T-Birds played in town this wedensday with the new lineup. Visually it was Kim that carried it through all the way - with some backup from Johnny Moeller. Johnny played great and obviously tried to give everything he had. The other guys seemed somewhat stiff like (stereo)typical boring session musicians: they played tight and right, but the didn't really "get across the stage edge" (I don't know how to translate the danish expression right). Well, to be fair I have to say that Mike Keller DID catch fire and really went of on a couple of tunes. If he would have just stayed there and not gone back to the over diciplinated, stiff playing. Randy Bermudas and Jay Moeller also played tight and right... and looked somewhere between bored, concentrated and over diciplinated as well.

Of course it is about the music, however with a band as the T-birds I must admit expecting some energy on stage. Kim was great! The band had it's moments, but it didn't seem to have the energy or resources to keep it, where it really grabs you. I hope that they will be able to do that as they get more routine as a band.

After the concert I bought an odd cd with them. Beside the official cd's Kim sold a home-burned cd called "Kims blues mix II" (or something like that - I am not home to check right now) with new (I assume) material. Jr. Watson, Rusty Zinn and Kid Ramos are among the musicians on the disc. It features a cheap home printet front and back with Kims handwritten track list (that also includes numer of take). All home made - no copyright, production company or anything like that on it. Very cool! It doesn't sound like it could be something from the comming T-birds record. It is more like Kims other solo records. Anybody know what it is?

Andreas

[mr tom]

Andreas, that is in fact a disc of unused takes from one of Kim's previous solo records (My Blues). And it makes for excellent listening!

[jumpnblues]

I'm sure most people on this board know that Andreas himself makes for some excellent listening. Great blues/jump/jazz player. Still layin' it down with the Blues Shacks, Andreas?


Tom

[Goldie295]

Goldie295, are the Tuxedo pups the same size as real P-90'ies? I am wondering if it is possible to replace them with ordenary P-90 pups.

Also, does the neck have a truss rod?

Please tell us more about the beast as you get familiar with it.

Andreas A

A,

Not sure about the pup size. To be honest, I think half of the mojo of the guitar is in them pups so if you were planning to change them you might want to look else where anyway.

http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_gold/apollon/item_pic/eastwoodsale/tuxedoblk1.jpg

Yes it does have a truss rod.

I think JimFog will have to fill in the rest as he has had his for a while now.

Cheers,
Phil

[jimfog]

Hey,

I wouldn't even think about swapping those TUX pickups. Really something special.........they're noisey as all get-out, aren't RW/RP in the middle position........but really have that old school West Coast / Bill Jennings thing DOWN.

I'll try and figure out if you can use other P-90's......but seriously unnecessary.......and I'm a hard-core pickup swapper.

Only thing I've noticed so far, is they don't seem to bond with pure nickle strings, like Snake Oils. Regular ol' D'Addario 11's sound best, so far. Haven't tried flats.

Electronics, again , are noisy, but good sweep on the pots. I'm constantly twiddling the volumes and tones, and getting a real good variety...........nothing unusable.

Yes, it has a working truss rod.

Decent, but not huge, neck.

Frets are medium.

Tuners hold tuning fine on gigs.

I can't say enough good stuff about this thing.

Next stop??? Tossing a Bigsby on it.

Here's more info than you could possibly ever want! lol

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=281848


BTW, I had and loved a 5120.....BUT that was with a set of TV Jones in there. Even with that, though, it was a GREAT rockabilly/twang/rock axe......but I never could get a decent blues and jazz thing going. Gretsch are a little too scooped in the mids. I even swapped in a good set of Lollar 'buckers briefly, and it still sounded MUCH more like a Gretsch twanger than a good archtop. FWIW, the magic there is all in teh construction, I believe. Cool, but quirky, beasts!

- Jim

[TwoFeets]

Regardless of what guitar I decide to pick up (right now leaning towards the ES295) the one thing I really want to avoid is the real plastic-y feel some of that MIK stuff has. My MIJ Tokai doesn't feel like that at all. Some of the MIK stuff feels to me like it's dipped in epoxy.

[Goldie295]

Regardless of what guitar I decide to pick up (right now leaning towards the ES295) the one thing I really want to avoid is the real plastic-y feel some of that MIK stuff has. My MIJ Tokai doesn't feel like that at all. Some of the MIK stuff feels to me like it's dipped in epoxy.

Feets,

Just rub the back of the neck down with 'wet & dry' fine black sandpaper and it will feel like an old vintage friend. That's what I do. I put a tiny amount of soapy water on the back of the neck and do little circles with the sandpaper. It takes about 4 mins to do a neck. On my Ariline H44 I did the whole guitar. Gives it a nice matt sheen, as per:

http://www.bluesfactory.co.uk/userimages/airline1.jpg

Cheers,
Phil

['56 Merc]

Thanks for the input - so the B6 makes that big of a difference in playability? Very interesting. I had no idea a B7 added that much tension. is there an extra hole in the top from the removed B7?

How resonant are they? I've played a couple of clunker Epi archies and a couple of good ones.

I think the lack of tension bar makes a big difference in how the guitar plays and the way it intoneates. Especially when playing double stops above the tenth fret. The B-6 is longer and covers the screw holes from the B-7. If you get a Epi ES295 you could try it both ways buy running the strings over the top of the tension bar. I have seen that done before but have not tried it myself. That way you would only be out a set of strings before popping for a B-6.

As for the resonance I think mine are pretty good, not great but pretty good. Could be that old lacquer poly thing I don't know. I play both mine acoustically around the house quite a bit and think they sound pretty good. But then again I have never owned a 50's Gibson jazz box to compare them to.Until about seven years ago I was pretty much been a Tele-Strat guy although I played a 335 for a couple of years in the early 70's. Alvin Lee I guess.

[TwoFeets]

FYI an ebay auction just ended on a Tuxedo where someone had swapped out the Eastwood P90's for a pair of Duncans, so it is possible to change them out.

[mr tom]

News flash - the latest Mannish Boys CD (street date June) is now available from the label (deltagrooveproductions.com). They usually ship pronto - I expect to be listening to this one Monday or Tuesday night. Details from the site:
"Lowdown Feelin'" is the 4th installment by the The Mannish Boys Veteran Chicago Blues singer Bobby Jones returns to the spotlight turning out many of the album's stunning highlights along with revered vocalists Finis Tasby and Johnny Dyer. The core band is comprised of Kid Ramos, Kirk Fletcher, Frank Goldwasser, Randy Chortkoff, Ronnie James Weber, Tom Leavey and Richard Innes, and is once again enhanced by an array of special guests including Little Sammy Davis, Fred Scribner, Junior Watson, Lynwood Slim, Al Blake and Fred Kaplan.

[Strat-O]

By the way, the T-Birds played in town this wedensday with the new lineup. Visually it was Kim that carried it through all the way - with some backup from Johnny Moeller. Johnny played great and obviously tried to give everything he had. The other guys seemed somewhat stiff like (stereo)typical boring session musicians: they played tight and right, but the didn't really "get across the stage edge" (I don't know how to translate the danish expression right). Well, to be fair I have to say that Mike Keller DID catch fire and really went of on a couple of tunes. If he would have just stayed there and not gone back to the over diciplinated, stiff playing. Randy Bermudas and Jay Moeller also played tight and right... and looked somewhere between bored, concentrated and over diciplinated as well.

Of course it is about the music, however with a band as the T-birds I must admit expecting some energy on stage. Kim was great! The band had it's moments, but it didn't seem to have the energy or resources to keep it, where it really grabs you. I hope that they will be able to do that as they get more routine as a band.

After the concert I bought an odd cd with them. Beside the official cd's Kim sold a home-burned cd called "Kims blues mix II" (or something like that - I am not home to check right now) with new (I assume) material. Jr. Watson, Rusty Zinn and Kid Ramos are among the musicians on the disc. It features a cheap home printet front and back with Kims handwritten track list (that also includes numer of take). All home made - no copyright, production company or anything like that on it. Very cool! It doesn't sound like it could be something from the comming T-birds record. It is more like Kims other solo records. Anybody know what it is?

Andreas


Interesting. That is the battle we all fight huh? Getting the energy or more specifically the emotion, up and off the stage to the audience. Or, past the edge of the stage as you put it. Its one thing to play the notes and brag about playing 'the bag'. Its another to get those notes to grab hold of someone and shake 'em up. So that they really mean something. I've only personally played with a few musicians who have that ability to get that emotion out there beyond just the notes. And I don't know that I am able to do it successfully. But I try.

I love Kim's Mix Vol. II. I like it better than the original disc really and I can't figure out exactly why. Maybe there's a little more guitar in the mix, I don't know.

[Schwalbe]

The T-Birds were here a month/month and a half ago. It was right before Kirk left the band. Watching the show it was very apparent Wilson's the boss. Could be those guys aren't settle in and comfortable yet. I enjoy their work as individuals and given time I'd expect this to be a great version of the T Birds.

[jetlag]

Spammo time from me - I have a really clean '66 ampeg fliptop amp and a '40 kay C1 upright for sale in case anyone is interested.

[hahpin]

Hi,
If you like, here is some footage of The Mike Crandall Band's
IBC Finals appearance this year with a little jump from yours truly & Rick Harrington!
(Hi Stingy!)
http://www.e-webvid.com/MikeCrandall_1000k_JDW.html

Ricky,
Looks like it was fun. We met at Harry's in Hyannis a couple of years ago at the jam you ran there. I'm from Minnesota and sat in on harp. You gave me your cd to play on my blues radio show (KFAI.org). Did I see young Danny on drums?
Harold

[Strat-O]

You guys seen Gibson's guitar of the month?

[RickyKing]

Ricky,
Looks like it was fun. We met at Harry's in Hyannis a couple of years ago at the jam you ran there. I'm from Minnesota and sat in on harp. You gave me your cd to play on my blues radio show (KFAI.org). Did I see young Danny on drums?
Harold
Hey man, how are ya !
Indeed young Dan on the skins...

[Schwalbe]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-LP295-Goldtop-Electric-Guitar?sku=516439
This un here? Oo Ouch my wallet!
You guys seen Gibson's guitar of the month?

[Poppa Stoppa]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-LP295-Goldtop-Electric-Guitar?sku=516439
This un here? Oo Ouch my wallet!Looks pretty cool though! If it sounded like this I would buy it anyway - this is the tone that originally got me playing forty years ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfCLYlzYO68
Most LPs sound one-dimensional but that is the aural equivalent of a fine wine, with many different components (PS not a lot of west coast content).

[S.W.Erdnase]

Naw Poppa... this is the LP tone fer me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--1K0JeTg2I&feature=related

[jumpnblues]

PSA...Just in case you're interested, there is a new Louis Electric Amps discussion forum on Lou's website. :cool::cool:


Tom

[Strat-O]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-LP295-Goldtop-Electric-Guitar?sku=516439
This un here? Oo Ouch my wallet!

Yeah the MSRP is rough. They'll go for $2800 or so. Which is also rough. Looks cool though. Shoulda had P90's on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

[nc slim]

I have a cab I can borrow from my bass player it is from Bassman 100 blackface it is 2 15's I think. will it be any good w my silvertone 1484 head? it says 4 ohms on back i do not have it but could get it ( it is a large sucker) should I get it and try it???

[jumpnblues]

Yeah the MSRP is rough. They'll go for $2800 or so. Which is also rough. Looks cool though. Shoulda had P90's on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:


Yeah, personally I'd rather have a real or even custom shop ES-295. Nice looking guitar though.


Tom

[GOLDENSTRAT]

Sounds awesome, KBR .Tilt legs on the cab? fred

[AndreasA]

I'm sure most people on this board know that Andreas himself makes for some excellent listening. Great blues/jump/jazz player. Still layin' it down with the Blues Shacks, Andreas?


Tom
Hi Tom, I am not the one playing with the Blues Shacks. I just share the same first name. But you are absolutely right, he is great! I'm still a young fellow trying to pick up things.

Andreas A

[jumpnblues]

Hi Tom, I am not the one playing with the Blues Shacks. I just share the same first name. But you are absolutely right, he is great! I'm still a young fellow trying to pick up things.

Andreas A


Oops!! :o:o Sorry 'bout that!


Tom

[jumpnblues]

I am getting a PTP Vibroverb(hand made to 64 specs) in a Blonde/Wheat Cab, and an open back blonde Cab..w 4 Weber VST Alnico's! the VV has a Big OPT, so I am gonna be wailing.

AMPS are 1/2 the battle

http://www.myspace.com/kennyblueray
__________________
Kenny 'Blue' Ray


Kenny,


Got to hear that on a CD! Sounds like a killer amp. :AOK:AOK


Tom

[karmadave]

Wildwood has a few of the Les Paul 295's for sale. $2,900. Gibson should have done these with P90's though, instead of humbuckers. So much for actually listening to their customers.

http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/gibson/standard/006780487/006780487.php

Nice guitar, but I'd rather have an ES-295.

-KD

[valcotone]

Well, Gibson did make ES-295s with humbuckers from '57-59... and who were they supposed to be listening to?

If I were looking for something like this (and I'm not), I'd prefer P90s too... plus a wrap tail (no bigsby), and standard inlays, and a flower-less guard, and no binding on the headstock, and...

:jo

[Goldie295]

Question:

If you could have only one guitar and one amp to get by with and see out a West Cost 'career', which combination would it be (money no object)?

Cheers,
Phil

[pete kanaras]

i already own the ultimate stuff i'd want, seriously.
any single guitar and amp from below:

a '56 kay full depth retrofitted w/ 3 old P90's, wired like an es-5
the tele i just built(with fretshop's help). an unbelievable guitar
my fiesta red strat
a '67 harmony h19 with dearmonds, jetlag'll tell ya!

a tweed bassman for big stages
a tweed deluxe or a '67 reverbrocket2. gonna get an uncle spot 'verb at some point, had to sell a real '63

i guess i'd drop on an early 60's 330 with a huge neck for a stoopid great price. but with what i have i am not lusting for anything. it's a nice feeling!

hmm well, a dano baritone/12 string doubleneck. sigh....

[fretshop]

Pete,

Finding a vintage 330 with a big, let alone huge neck has been a quest of mine for years. Still searching.

What I'd like to find is a great old ES-350 without issues....(yeah, right), or a Tele Thinline with a fat neck and no issues.

Goldie:
surprizingly enough, I used a Mexican Tele Thinline for a while which I loaded with Vanzandts and good electronics...It worked splendidly with any of the old tweed amps I was using, including a '58 Pro, my custom Pro, and a 3 x 10 Bandmaster, It sounded equally as good with either Gibson GA-45 4 x 8....one of my favorite amps of all time, and a Danelectro Challenger, which is a seriously overlooked amp. You can still find the latter amps at a decent price, and if I must say so, you will be very pleasantly surprized....they are great amps for Jump/Swing guitar tone, and you'llhave plenty enough money left over for an afternoon at the Top Rank Ball Room and a few pints....just ask for Sid and Doris...and watch out for the Gorilla.

You can play some serious swing on a Tele if it has the right pickups, and spend some time dialing it in with your amp, of course depending on whether it's a "suitable" amp for the tone your searching for. (That's probably why I have about 15 amps...LOL)

[TwoFeets]

Well, Gibson did make ES-295s with humbuckers from '57-59... and who were they supposed to be listening to?

If I were looking for something like this (and I'm not), I'd prefer P90s too... plus a wrap tail (no bigsby), and standard inlays, and a flower-less guard, and no binding on the headstock, and...

:jo

Sean - did you see this in the Emporium?

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=377473

[fretshop]

Posted by Jim Fog :

Hey,

I wouldn't even think about swapping those TUX pickups. Really something special.........they're noisey as all get-out, aren't RW/RP in the middle position........but really have that old school West Coast / Bill Jennings thing DOWN.

Yeah Man !! (Did I say that...?)

I played that Tuxedo of Jim's, and it is a real keeper...stock without any modifications. Comfortable neck, great weight and balance, and it hid my beer gut just so nicely. The black and off white art deco motif compliments any band stand attire....as long as you don't wear unflattering pumps with something like a silver sharkskin ensemble and a gaudy or kitchy guitar strap.

[pete kanaras]

and it hid my beer gut just so nicely

harumph, what beer gut?! you're damn near as skinny as me! speaking of which, when you are gettin' yer bony greek ass down here?!? maybe i can twist your arm with this lil' event, held this saturday. there's more bands than are listed here too; a very harp-centric affair. i'm playing with 3bands so far, on guitar and bass. i'm bringing two rigs. kelly's rolling 2 platters of sushi....

http://www.forkman.net/page2.html

[TwoFeets]

Hey a while back when I was asking about instructionals, someone sent me a link to some excellent Charlie Christian stuff - can you please re-send? I can't find the link.

[GOLDENSTRAT]

http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/hansen/Charlie/ccsolos.htm - try that Two Feets

[TwoFeets]

Thanks man - this was more of a series of PDF's that also had a breakdown/verbal summary of each piece and so on.

[fretshop]

and it hid my beer gut just so nicely

harumph, what beer gut?! you're damn near as skinny as me! speaking of which, when you are gettin' yer bony greek ass down here?!? maybe i can twist your arm with this lil' event, held this saturday. there's more bands than are listed here too; a very harp-centric affair. i'm playing with 3bands so far, on guitar and bass. i'm bringing two rigs. kelly's rolling 2 platters of sushi....

http://www.forkman.net/page2.html


Been out of commission since the first week of March. I am backed up on a couple guitar projects, and If I can get some repair / neck work done this week, I'll call you for directions.

BTW: Lindy is a great guy. I've been using the Pete K. pup formula, and have gotten nothing but compliments. Mike told me he got a huge amount of queries from the Youtube postings regrding pickups and the set up of the Tremblelux. He is still editing the remainder of the show. I heard some of your material with Deb Callahan and it should be done soon. You sounded awsome.

[karmadave]

Well, Gibson did make ES-295s with humbuckers from '57-59... and who were they supposed to be listening to?

If I were looking for something like this (and I'm not), I'd prefer P90s too... plus a wrap tail (no bigsby), and standard inlays, and a flower-less guard, and no binding on the headstock, and...

:jo

Gibson might want to 'listen' to us by having one of their Marketing folks join TGP. Seems that there are a lot of enthusiasts that would be willing to buy a 50's re-issue Gibson guitar if it had the right features. For example, an ES-350, with P90's (make mine blonde please), might go over well with West Coast Blues enthusiasts :-)

-KD

[AndreasA]

Do any of you know what kind of pickups Henry Carvajal is using in his white strat? I went to a concert with Rod Piazza yesterday . On the neck pu Henry had a FAT tone - not a typical strat pu tone. Sounded a lot closer to the sound of my friends eastwood h44 w. real h-44 pups.

The rig was strat -> small suitcase (with pedals?) -> sf twin + sf super.

Halfway through the show he changed his sound completely. I don't know if he turned off some pedals, but he turned up the twin. Now he had the classic scooped strat into cranked twin sound. And his sound level had doubled at least.

The reason I'm asking is, that I am thinking about fitting a strat with some non strat pups, to get a strat with a sound closer to a h44, or at least something more hornlike without the typical strat glass and quack. Turning the tone knob down just doesn't do the trick for me. I dont know if that was just what Henry did or if he used some kind of a pedal to get that h44 sludge.

Andreas A

PS: Have any of you guys experience with P-90 fitted strats (especially in the neck position)?

[Goldie295]

Do any of you know what kind of pickups Henry Carvajal is using in his white strat? I went to a concert with Rod Piazza yesterday . On the neck pu Henry had a FAT tone - not a typical strat pu tone. Sounded a lot closer to the sound of my friends eastwood h44 w. real h-44 pups.

The rig was strat -> small suitcase (with pedals?) -> sf twin + sf super.

Halfway through the show he changed his sound completely. I don't know if he turned off some pedals, but he turned up the twin. Now he had the classic scooped strat into cranked twin sound. And his sound level had doubled at least.

The reason I'm asking is, that I am thinking about fitting a strat with some non strat pups, to get a strat with a sound closer to a h44, or at least something more hornlike without the typical strat glass and quack. Turning the tone knob down just doesn't do the trick for me. I dont know if that was just what Henry did or if he used some kind of a pedal to get that h44 sludge.

Andreas A

PS: Have any of you guys experience with P-90 fitted strats (especially in the neck position)?

Andreas,

Click HERE (http://www.buckcannon.com/sstylepickups.html).

This is Don Mare's site (he posts here from time to time). He does Henry's pups and will probably be able to tell you what's in his 'suitcase' also.

Cheers,
Phil

[nmontz]

I was over at the gibson forum once (on the gibson.com website) and I started a thread about jump blues guitars. I told them the specs of what I called a "es-362"....or basically a Gibson copy of a Harmony h62...fullsized 17' L-5 sized body, rounded cutaway, A soundpost fitted under the bridge to cut back on feedback, that 25" scale of the H62, No neck binding with a h44 sized neck, special wound p-90's up close to the strings, trap es-175 tailpiece (heck a les paul tailpiece would be cool too) with a wooden bridge and also a t-o-m bridge included (I know we all like to experiment), a push-pull pot or hidden switch to get the t-bone outa phase thing in the middle position. For some special cosmetics a harmony atom or similar lookin headstock inlay, cool looking f holes in the body, metal binding on the body. Some gaudy colors would be cool along with Goldtop gold, black, sunburst. The nitro finish prayed on thiiiiinnnn!! Have a stinger come down to a bare wood worn in feeling neck back to a stinger at the body. I thought if they could get Watson/ Holmstrom and other great players to play the guitar for feedback and maybe get one of them to endorse it...that they would sell quite a few of them. Whatever....I had a cool guitar layed out. Instead of getting feedback through the forum about the guitar I thought up, I had my post quickly removed.

[valcotone]

Phil - I think a nice gold top with a wrap tail piece and P90s would just about be the perfect ticket... it's so versatile you can cover almost anything. For amps, probably a TV Pro. In both cases, I'm set and really happy with what I have.

fretshop/Pete - big-ass necked ES-330s are hard to find aren't they... a '59 would be a sure bet, or maybe a '64 too... between there the necks are thin, and after '64 they got narrow. I had a nice '60 that I sold a while ago and the neck on that one was slender... wonderful guitar though.

'Feets... yeah, I saw that one. Looks almost new!

[valcotone]

nmontz... sign me up, I'll buy one!!!

[valcotone]

Do any of you know what kind of pickups Henry Carvajal is using in his white strat? I went to a concert with Rod Piazza yesterday . On the neck pu Henry had a FAT tone - not a typical strat pu tone. Sounded a lot closer to the sound of my friends eastwood h44 w. real h-44 pups.

The rig was strat -> small suitcase (with pedals?) -> sf twin + sf super.



I think Henry has been known to use the Nick Greer Ghetto Stomp for that raunchy farty spitty darker tone. Speaking of... hey, where's Mikey?



PS: Have any of you guys experience with P-90 fitted strats (especially in the neck position)?


Close... I've tried a couple of fatter sounding pickups in the neck position of a Tele, a Gibson P94T (P90 style of tone in a humbucker size), and a Lollar Charlie Christian... in both cases I couldn't get a decent match with the bridge pickup. So I'd say that's a critical part of the equation... I think all P90s would be more of a sure thing.

[RickyKing]

I think Henry has been known to use the Nick Greer Ghetto Stomp for that raunchy farty spitty darker tone. Speaking of... hey, where's Mikey?




Close... I've tried a couple of fatter sounding pickups in the neck position of a Tele, a Gibson P94T (P90 style of tone in a humbucker size), and a Lollar Charlie Christian... in both cases I couldn't get a decent match with the bridge pickup. So I'd say that's a critical part of the equation... I think all P90s would be more of a sure thing.

Yeah,Where is Mikey?!!!!:confused:

[Schwalbe]

Yeah,Where is Mikey?!!!!:confused:
And Ryan and DukeH62? Connecticut didn't fall into the Atlantic did it?
BTW the Ghetto Stomp is the ticket.

[THINSOCKS]

Finding a vintage 330 with a big, let alone huge neck has been a quest of mine for years. Still searching.


George, - I was looking for a big neck ES-330 as well. I eventually just bought a '66 ES-330 carcass off of Ebay, took the neck off and had a larger '54 Goldtop-esque neck made for it. It's a big "project", but the end result of having a large neck ES-330 should be worth it.

[dorfmeister]

Posted by Jim Fog :

Hey,

I wouldn't even think about swapping those TUX pickups. Really something special.........they're noisey as all get-out, aren't RW/RP in the middle position........but really have that old school West Coast / Bill Jennings thing DOWN.

Yeah Man !! (Did I say that...?)

I played that Tuxedo of Jim's, and it is a real keeper...stock without any modifications. Comfortable neck, great weight and balance, and it hid my beer gut just so nicely. The black and off white art deco motif compliments any band stand attire....as long as you don't wear unflattering pumps with something like a silver sharkskin ensemble and a gaudy or kitchy guitar strap.

I played a Tux through a silverface vibrolux at the local guitar store Saturday. That guitar has some real mojo. Really resonant, three dimensional, dynamic. Very responsive.

Made everything else I played (other Eastwoods, a Gretsch, a Hamer, and a Joe Strummeer Tele) seem flat in comparison.

[straightblues]

Do any of you know what kind of pickups Henry Carvajal is using in his white strat? On the neck pu Henry had a FAT tone - not a typical strat pu tone. Sounded a lot closer to the sound of my friends eastwood h44 w. real h-44 pups.
Andreas A



Why yes I do. Mr. Don Mare worked his magic on those.:Devil That may even be Don's guitar. He and Henry were working on a couple of different types of pickups and Henry borrowed his guitar for awhile. I forget the specs but they did sound very Stratotone like on purpose.

[Scott Miller]

Before I dash out and by another pedal that ultimately goes into the cabinet full of unused pedals, wasn't there someone here who DIDN'T like the Ghetto Stomp?

[jimfog]

Before I dash out and by another pedal that ultimately goes into the cabinet full of unused pedals, wasn't there someone here who DIDN'T like the Ghetto Stomp?

Scott,

Maybe I'm just a contrarian, but I didn't dig the Ghetto at all. It was OK, but really "pedal-y" sounding to me (especially at gig volumes), and the mids were kind of weird.

I had the same issues with the Menatone "amp in a box" style pedals..........they were cool at home, but felt like a Line 6 modeling deal on gigs.

As always, your results may vary.

- jim

[valcotone]

Scott... I've used my GS in two situations...

At a loud jam with my parts tele and a 100W solid state backline amp.... it was glorious there, and really transformed that amp into a 50's tweed thing! Loosened up the bottom end and trashed up the tone. I loved it!

Next was with an unusual rig for me: a 335-style guitar and Deluxe Reverb at REALLY low volume... didn't work at all. Just sounded like a bad fuzz.

I think, like most pedals of that sort, the amp needs to be breathing. I do think this pedal takes some tweaking to get just right with a rig... it's not a set and forget kind of thing for every setup at all...

[jimfog]

Posted by Jim Fog :

Hey,

I wouldn't even think about swapping those TUX pickups. Really something special.........they're noisey as all get-out, aren't RW/RP in the middle position........but really have that old school West Coast / Bill Jennings thing DOWN.

Yeah Man !! (Did I say that...?)

I played that Tuxedo of Jim's, and it is a real keeper...stock without any modifications. Comfortable neck, great weight and balance, and it hid my beer gut just so nicely. The black and off white art deco motif compliments any band stand attire....as long as you don't wear unflattering pumps with something like a silver sharkskin ensemble and a gaudy or kitchy guitar strap.

Beer gut??? Dude, I must have swallowed the entire keg, then!!!

The Tux is great........and VERY suited to our particular purpose (jump blues, roots, twang). Keep in mind, it's NOT super versatile. It doesn't really work in my rock band very well, for instance.........but it does what it does REALLY well.

Big fat strings

Amp just breaking up

Too much reverb

Too much Jamesons

Ahhhhh....perfect!

:roll

[jimfog]

At a loud jam with my parts tele and a 100W solid state backline amp.... it was glorious there, and really transformed that amp into a 50's tweed thing! Loosened up the bottom end and trashed up the tone. I loved it!

That makes perfect sense to me. That's the exact same application that the Menatones (or modelers) would work perfectly........into