The guy from the Cult used to always play a Gretch through a stack of Marshalls. One of the more loud and rockin' shows I saw years back was Brian Setzer doing his solo stuff (post Stray Cats, pre big band) and he was on a Gretch that sounded freaking loud and amazing. I think both of those had something similar to a P90 in them - single coil soap bar pickups. It's obviously pretty rare, but, hey, if they like it and it sounds good, who am I to complain?
Thinking about it, that had to have been in 2000, but I cannot remember why I was playing at the Satellite. I hadn't played with the Basics since 1997-98. Maybe I was subbing or something. In 2000, I wasn't playing with anyone full time. Weird.
I hear ya. Gretsch used to use DeArmonds. I have one in my 1954 Electromatic. In the late 50s they developed their own variation of that type of pickup (single coil & very similar to a P90). My Zephyr Blues Deluxe has 3 P-90s in it, with the middle one reverse wound to eliminate hum. I have trouble controlling feedback on it when my Vibroverb 2 X 10 amp is turned up past five. I can only imagine how hard it is to control feedback when playing a guitar like that through a Marshall stack. Was Brian Setzer using Marshall stacks when you saw him?
I miss the Satellite Lounge. It closed right when I started gigging again after I moved back to Houston. Saw a few shows there but never got the opportunity to play on that stage. Looks like it could have been a fun place to play.
Billy Duffy was always a very underrated guitarist, IMO. I don't know if anybody has gotten to see Nels Cline perform in person, but he is a pretty unique one (with his tall gangly figure).
I opened for Nels Cline a couple of times at the Alligator Lounge in LA about 12 years ago. Super player and a very nice guy. He is a great addition to Wilco.
Setzer, as I recall, was very LA. He had a Fender back there, but it was augmented with a Boogie. The Satellite was a blast to play. I played there many times. It was easily my favorite place to do a live show. I don't miss how loud the concrete was, but when it was full, there were few places that had that kind of energy. One of my favorite gigs ever was a CD release party for the Basics. The fire marshall turned people away it was so packed. That was fun.
Is that who is playing in Wilco now? I saw them on Letterman and I was not terribly imprssed, but the guitar player was good. I saw Modest Mouse on Letterman a few weeks back with Johnny Marr on guitar. The band was meh to me but I've always like Marr as a guitar player.
considering the musical tastes of alot of ppl here, cheers to you if you make it to the extended solo section of this song (its almost 11 minutes long total) re: playing while "headbanging" without losing a beat. Steve Harris (yeah, I know, not considered a "guitarist") was one who never seemed to slipup no matter what he was doing while playing <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FBanU-AHMqg"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FBanU-AHMqg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> and then exhibit number two... <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fqzZoAu3XsM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fqzZoAu3XsM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> good stuff.
NC is on Wilco's new album. I didn't see them on Letterman, but if they had a tall gangly guy playing guitar, it was most likely him.
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I saw Danny Gatton in Chicago in 1990. He was an extrordinary talent. The guy played the most incredbile beer bottle slide I've ever seen.
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You know, Malcolm Young is famous for taking an old, beat up Gretsch guitar and rewiring it. For years, he only had two beat up Gretsch guitars that he would use for AC/DC. After one guitar was ruined, Malcolm feared that his favorite and only remaining guitar could be lost as well, and he allowed Gretsch to come out with a signature model for him a few years ago. So, given the context of that particular guitarist and his history with Gretsch guitars, your complaint pretty lame.
It still stands. The only reason to go through all that trouble is because you think you look cool with that big unwealdy guitar. There are practical reasons why these guitars are not suited for that kind of music. It the same type of morons who pay extreme amounts of money for a 'relic' guitar (i.e. pay tons of money to have the factory dent your guitar), though at least that doesn't effect the mechanics of the instrument. The practical benefit of the extra resonence and tonal differences outweight the added difficulties of the guitar, only when the guitarist is playing music that relies more on the natural tone of the guitar.
Here’s another guy who started out in Toronto at about the same time Lifeson did, and who I believe was also named in a recent list the top guitarists of all time that was posted here. The band is Max Webster but his name is Kim Mitchell. <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i2ZfKHAmpoI"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i2ZfKHAmpoI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
Oh man. I am a HUGE Danny Gatton fan. Never got to see him live. My brother lives in Maryland and got to see him quite a bit before he passed away. His talent was astonishing. He reminded me of my old bud Billy Bremner (guitarist for Rockpile) on steroids.
How good is Dave Navarro when compared to these people? Please try to avoid bias. I find it impossible to believe that "they're just not as good as they used to be."
