Guitar playing for 40+ years, keyboards for 10+, owned a Music & Audio Store for 25 years, been collecting musical instruments for 40+ years ..... hundreds of studio projects, performing & management for national tours, worked with MTV, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame ,, pro audio specialist.. most of all …. Father & Husband
To my vulgarian ears there is kind of an ambient slide sound which can be achieved by almost any gear, especially with papas little helpers from pedal land. And there is tone, sweet even when dirty and distinct like Ben Websters at any level. When Derek Trucks talks about his journey into pitch and in particular about control it is like revelation, which does not help my grizzly touch though. Thankyou 😊
hi there and thank you, that is DGX 670, I can’t tell you exactly which patch ..but it’s one of the electric pianos, mixed with some of the string sounds ,, I don’t remember cause I just click through them not looking at what they were .. just what they sounded like and as soon as I found one that I liked.. I chose it , sorry I can’t be more exact on that, it is such a wonderful keyboard though …very expressive.!
Couple of days ago I saw a video of Rory Gallagher playing slide on The Old Grey Whistle Test (popular late night rock show on the BBC), in the 1970s, and he was using some sort of small bottle, with a closed end. I think it was brown glass though. On a Telecaster, not the famous Strat!
Sorry for the lack of production, I just plugged in and played along with this track quickly to hear what did it sound like... and just went with it... I love Paul Davis and watch his videos all the time,, very inspiring player
Yes Pre-CBS,, Yes it was designed in 1965 ….. 47 years before it actually was invented,, it must be a miracle… lol. Was hoping to make it a collectors item before it’s time..
Hey Don: I really enjoy your guitar hands playing the piano. I can only hope to get that good! I've been driving myself nuts for the last 6 months looking at buying a digital piano. My "why's" are: 1. enjoyment 2. I love music 3. I like to arrange and be creative 4. Don't want to have to trade-in after a year or so 5. Took lessons from age 12-15 6. I want to become a better piano player first and arranger/producer second 7. I’m a techie…I like messing with stuff 8. I have an M3 Macbook air 9. at home only 10. most important sounds, concert grand, Rhodes, and B3 with Lesley effect 11. Certainly accompaniment is nice to have for full sound 12. Ability to manipulate (?) via a DAW I've gotten down to a Roland FP-50 or GO:KEYS 5 or Yamaha DGX-670 or PSR-SX600 or Akai Professional MPC (I've played all of these at the store) I am leaning towards the DGX-670 because of the key bed and feel Thoughts and suggestions are welcome. Many thanks!
I actually agree. I have always felt that is one of the most inspired live solos ever to be put on tape. Maybe the most inspired. The changes he makes ... the stuff he comes up with ... not just for one verse but then AGAIN for a second verse. What live guitar solo was ever better? I really can't think of one. Maybe I'm missing something. What Prince did with While My Guitar Gently Weeps is up there for instance.
Exactly,, I’ve probably heard that version through the years learning guitar, loving hearing music,, I probably listen to that song over 1000 times, and I can’t find one thing that should’ve been different,, Or better? No way..! you cannot change perfect artistic interpretation,, it’s simply a chunk of history,, and thankfully forever
Hey thanks for that comment,, I read it this morning and said he’s right I’ve never tried running it through the piano effects,, cool idea,,! keep your antennas up …I’m working on it
I believe that there was a whole bunch of nuisance stuff that went into Duane's style and tone. Stylistically he was masterful at the call & response thing within his own playing, and he also used subtle variations on a musical theme that kept it all soundly very story like, and with an effervescent intensity to it all that matched his personality. As far as his tone, I think one big factor was that he let his amp do a lot of the work. If you play through a pushed rig, but with a light touch and attack, it lets the amp breathe and actually sound punchier and fuller. He also employed a short attack/long attack approach to note playing that gave his style a definite 'bounce'. Then there is his note choices and all the rest that made him one of the most compelling and influential guitarists ever.
This particular jam track I was playing through a Spark with a bunch of pedals… if you’re asking about the Spark 40… it does have its own software with effects that I didn’t use, I wanted to keep it straight so I can add pedals to engage it …
Sorry for the delay,, just saw your question about what program I was using… If you’re referring to the iPad it’s playing a backtrack that had some kind of visual, but I don’t use the visual part… I just use the audio part..
My Pastor (who was the lead guitarist for Nick Danger and the Heat way back in the day) still uses his original old Coricidine bottle to play slide. I started searching for one, but quickly realized that 99.9% of the ones id find were not the real McCoy (after discovering that the cloudiness of the glass was a key indicator). I have a knockoff version, but still searching for an actual one that doesn't cost a fortune. (Just think of all those bottles that ended up in land fills😢😢😢😢😢😢😢).
Love your story. I knew Rock Bottom pretty well (I played guitar briefly in one of his subsequent bands - Rock Bottom & the Jungle Bushmasters) Nick Danger & The Heat was one of the most entertaining acts I've ever seen. They were all excellent musicians and with a totally entertaining stage presence and schtick. I believe that band even predated the 'Blues Brothers' phenomenon, so they were really onto something. They were the Blues Brothers before the movie came out. I recall too, that Gregg Allman was impressed enough with Nick Danger & The Heat that he wore one of the bands tee shirts for a People Magazine interview and photo shoot.
@mmmatthewww that t-shirt was my pastors. Greg told him "give me that shirt". as Roger was coming off stage and the Allman Brothers were going on. So they traded shirts between acts (and he wore in that interview as well). Roger and Greg were very good friends, and Greg helped put together the record deal that was supposed to make Nick Danger the next big Southern Blues Rock sensation. The deal was put together, money in escrow, it was all about to happen. But, Pastor Roger found the Lord (had to. His life depended on it....literally). The rest is history. It was Dickey Betts that put Roger in contact with the right person (many years before, in a chance meeting in a guitar store) that launched Roger to that level. Incidentally, I think it was The Outlaws that ended up with that record deal (not 100%positive of that though). I would give my eye teeth to get ahold of some recordings (of any kind) of Nick Danger and the Heat. "Boogie Woogie UFO" is the only song Pastor Roger has a recording of. Thanks for sharing your memories!!!
I bought my DGX 670 about three years ago when I traded it for the DGX 660,, amazing keyboards the sounds, the recording features, so many things and great price,, now I just gotta learn to play to keep up with it..!!
