GerryJ

"So my rhythm guitarist....." This is your gipsy jazz ensemble, right?

There is some misinformation in this post. I was friends with Mike Bloomfield from 1965 to 1978. I first met him in a few weeks before...

In my experience (tubes with broken 'key' (the notch for fitting), as above, knowing that the notch should be between pin 1 & 8, and...

In Kooper's autobiography, "Backstage Passes and Back stabbing Bast-rds", he said that it was Bloomberg's insomnia (probably drug...

Funny, the album was marketed as if that was on purpose. The truth is that Bloomfield didn't like the way the sessions were going and...

He's still using Audio Technica headphones at the big D&C shows. I think it has less to do with protecting his hearing than it does...

They are actual headphones, in 2021 they were Audio-Technica ATH-M70x, not sure if that’s still what he’s using.

Over the decades I haven't really listened to much Dead or Mayer, but I recognize and appreciate the musicality and thousands of hours...

Saw George in 1988 Phenomenal Still the best guitarist I've ever seen and I've seen EVH, Vai, Clapton, SRV, Knopfler, Winter, etc.

Given that "Sultans of Swing" is about a pub band playing jazz standards the "old guitar" might be something like a Hofner archtop, or...

Love pretty much every band being listed in this thread! For those that have Spotify, here is a link to a great playlist that I found...

There's only one valid answear:

What does it matter when you're always using a Wah? I have three guitars and four basses with active pickups, they all have their place...

None of my pickups are active. They all just sit there, never seen them doing any calisthenics or sprints or playing baseball…

Too brief a career to be a contender, but it was a great trio and album for blues rock-