*More Live Vidz* Up Close & (Way Too)Personal!?!? Robin, Diamond Amp, Arcane, LASD...

[John Ziegler]

our buddy got a new camcorder with low light settings and (an obvious)zoom lense, ugh! :messedup
hence the following live vid(CLOSE UP...way too close for comfort!)
monday night jamz @ the baked potato in studio city, cali, july '08...
using a robin savoy with arcane pickups slamming into a diamond phantom(going back and forth between both gain settings on the crunch channel)....

http://www.johnzguitar.com/JZmonjamzinc1.wmv (http://www.johnzguitar.com/JZmonjamzinc1.wmv)

it's the first noize of the evening and we're jamming on some modal thingee, frenetically attempting to work out the cobwebs and shtuff!
george is still trying to figure out the audio levels of his camera, but overall this is the sound of the rig....and what the old paws are up to.
it's a blast to share...enjoy! :drink

[theRocco]

Sounds and looks good! What a way to warm up the place, terrific!

[gururyan]

Smokin' job there my man.

...so how long does the brass player have to stand around waiting for a turn? hahahaa.

[Lucidology]

How Fun & how Killer ...
will have to watch this a few times more now for sure ...

(sorry about the Cali lingo there..:-)

[banjoze]

pretty cool!!!!!

what was the guitar (and amp for that matter)? I couldn't quite make out the wording on the peghead.

[hottub]

:bow

that schtuff around the 2:15 mark and on was just killer! love that Robin Savoy!

[Scoredog]

great playing...I need to make it down there one of these nights.

[dets1]

burnin'. just- burnin'.

[drgonzoguitar]

Just downright evil! The sweeps into the neck pickup/wah lines were simply wrong. :NUTS


F*cking great!

[theRocco]

pretty cool!!!!!

what was the guitar (and amp for that matter)? I couldn't quite make out the wording on the peghead.

http://www.robinguitars.com/savoy_dolphin_classic.html

The playing and sound inspired me to check out Robin guitars--what a sound!

I expected to see some "nostril" shots or something the way you said up close and personal--but the camera work was very good, captured some good zoom on the fretboard with nice hand work.

[scottl]

You was bustin some hot lickage there bud! Nice! Great tones too.... Band was sphincter tight too! I need to try a Robin, me thinks.....

[enchan-ted]

That poor defenseless fretboard.

That was just sick.....loved it.

[John Ziegler]

Smokin' job there my man.
...so how long does the brass player have to stand around waiting for a turn? hahahaa.
thanx a lot!
ohhh, the trumpet/ewi player, mitch manker, gets plenty of room to throw down with us.
he is a monster musician with TONS of chops too...scary good. :worried
anyone that's seen/heard him knows what's up....
he's a very inspirational dude.
plus, he plays his horns through a marshall and a pedalboard!:dude

[John Ziegler]

How Fun & how Killer ...
will have to watch this a few times more now for sure ...
(sorry about the Cali lingo there..:-)
killer, dude bro! LOL
killer!:RoCkIn

[John Ziegler]

pretty cool!!!!!
what was the guitar (and amp for that matter)? I couldn't quite make out the wording on the peghead.
thanx much!
the guitar is a Robin Savoy as stated in a previous post....
http://www.robinguitars.com/savoy_classic.html
the actual model i have is from '04, called a "Pro"...
it's basically their "classic" model with a satin nitro finish.
and the pickups are from Arcane...
http://arcane-inc.com/_wsn/page2.html
great stuff!

[John Ziegler]

great playing...I need to make it down there one of these nights.
thank you!
we've been doing it every monday night @ the baked potato for almost 4 years now.
all are definitely invited....:AOK
we hit around 10.

[John Ziegler]

You was bustin some hot lickage there bud! Nice! Great tones too.... Band was sphincter tight too! I need to try a Robin, me thinks.....
thanx SL! i'm very fortunate to be able to play with fantastic dudes, especially those that put up with me each week! lol
hey you should try a Robin Savoy, you may like em.
think half 335 / half les paul....
and really REALLY easy to play...with access all the way up the neck!
i love mine a lot, and can't wait to get another!

[John Ziegler]

thanx very much to all you fellow axe slingers!
i totally appreciate that y'all check out the videos, AND take the time to post replies!
cheers to ya! :drink

so here's another clip from the same evening, this time a little more warmed up,
jamming on the oldschool groove "hazard profile"....a favorite cool tune to play on! i'm meandering about going through a few different pedals on my LA Sound Design Boardzilla during the first part of the extended excursion, eventually settling into(and spazzing out on) the Diamond lead tone....

http://www.johnzguitar.com/JZmonjamzhazsolo.wmv (http://www.johnzguitar.com/JZmonjamzhazsolo.wmv)

the file size is a little bigger than usual, because of the length of the jamz.... it's pretty damn long, and as usual noisy too! :Devil
hope y'all check it out, thanx again and enjoy!

[John Ziegler]

and now for something (kinda)different.
from the same set, scribbling on an old beatley tune....

http://www.johnzguitar.com/JZmonjamznorwood.wmv (http://www.johnzguitar.com/JZmonjamznorwood.wmv)

the cleaner side of the diamond amp, with a little boss vibrato, some tycobrahe octavia, and lexicon stuff.
a kinder gentler approach.... :YinYang

[Shnook]

Great stuff John! I'm watching the first clip now and really digging the tone and the playing. I see Jamie's there too. I've seen him play with ZPZ a bunch and really enjoy his playing.

[bilbal]

Hey JZ, that was fu**ing sick dude!!! I really, really enjoyed it a lot. Like Joe, I plan to watch it a dozen more times. Killer playing and that Robin/Diamond duo is fantastic. Diamond amps have intrigued me since I first became aware of them, now even more-so. Thanks for the G.A.S. pains - damn you John Ziegler, damn you!!!! LOL.

Absolutely sick video. Thank you so much for posting it for us. I appreciate and dig it big time. I'm so stoked about the whole Diamond Amps lust but what the heck!!!???!!! Very cool. I would love to see/hear more from the Robin/Diamond rig. Guess what I'm going to do after I watch this video a few times...if you guessed research Diamond Amps, you're are a winner!!!! Damn you John Ziegler - damn you. LOL!!!!!

Great job man!!! That was hot.
bilbal

[John Ziegler]

Great stuff John! I'm watching the first clip now and really digging the tone and the playing. I see Jamie's there too. I've seen him play with ZPZ a bunch and really enjoy his playing.
thank you so much!
yeah jamie is the kingpin! i miss him a lot when he's gone...his playing and comping is bar none!
in fact, i really miss all those crazy ZPZers, since they usually show up and play at the monday night potato jamz.
luckily for me, they'll be back this weekend, finally....
and they're suppose to be showing up this coming monday to do some "decompressing"...and some jammin too!
good times indeed! :drink

[John Ziegler]

Hey JZ, that was fu**ing sick dude!!! I really, really enjoyed it a lot. Like Joe, I plan to watch it a dozen more times. Killer playing and that Robin/Diamond duo is fantastic. Diamond amps have intrigued me since I first became aware of them, now even more-so. Thanks for the G.A.S. pains - damn you John Ziegler, damn you!!!! LOL.

Absolutely sick video. Thank you so much for posting it for us. I appreciate and dig it big time. I'm so stoked about the whole Diamond Amps lust but what the heck!!!???!!! Very cool. I would love to see/hear more from the Robin/Diamond rig. Guess what I'm going to do after I watch this video a few times...if you guessed research Diamond Amps, you're are a winner!!!! Damn you John Ziegler - damn you. LOL!!!!!

Great job man!!! That was hot.
bilbal
thanx for all the kind words and enthusiasm, bill!
hope ya get a chance to check out the diamond amps, they're really fantastic tone machines!
and the robin savoy with the Arcane pickups is a blast to play! i love it.
so here's another vid to add to the pile....

this time, doing the old "5-string blues"....

http://www.johnzguitar.com/JZmonjamz5string.wmv (http://www.johnzguitar.com/JZmonjamz5string.wmv)

like i've said before, who needs 6 of em anyways?!? :D

and i've got a bunch more vids to toss around too, dammit! ;)
jam on!