How come I have only just found this in June 2023? Cuz I'm a flippin' eedjit that's why! 🙄 Dave Gregory = Deity status 😁 This is the best music based video I have ever seen, thanks guys!
Todd Rundgren enthused about Dave on an interview about Skylarking . His playing is superb and his guitar /pedal journey is so good to hear . The rebuilding of the 63 Strat ♥️
@@stevekirby3929 I get what you mean. I have a 59M and although it sounds nice on either pickup, the guitar comes alive when the switch is in the middle.
I ended up buying a Danoblaster Innuendo model, but it hasn't been reissued since its days in the early 2000s. It's Mosrite shaped and it's like a Stratocaster. They do have some Mosrite shaped models now, but the Innuendo model has on-board effects.
That's true but I think we can 'excuse' his live rig. I'm sure he has a lot to talk about gear wise, nonetheless. From this guitars, to his amps, to all the pedals he's used over the years :) I hate those Boss digital multi-FX pedalboards but he sure had an amazing tone when I saw him in Lisbon last year !
Hands down, Dave is one of my favorite musicians ever. If ever there was an "in the pocket" player it is Dave. While I geek out over his guitar playing (and collecting and history buffness) I am equally enamoured by his keyboard work. Dan & Mick, thank you for supporting and promoting this international treasure!
I am 57 years old and had never heard of XTC before. Because Dan kept mentioning the band, I looked for them on RU-vid. The first song I came across was “Dear God” and it immediately blew me away. Why have I never come across this band before? And Dave Gregory is really very likeable and his Rickenbacker 12-string sounds really great. Thanks for this interview! 🤗
So happy about this episode! The guitar interplay between Dave Gregory and Andy Partridge was absolutely fantastic. "Drums and Wires," "Black Sea," "English Settlement" - all great guitar records. Thanks, guys!!
thank you for the REM reference but just let me say as a person who was there during those Athens days of REM we loved XTC before Pete even started to play you were a huge influence on the Athens music scene
@@tomnelson2.0 Correct... Peter had multiple ones including 330's as well. But he's mainly associated with his Jetglo 360, the truck flap lady sticker.
R.E.M. opened the show for XTC in Athens, GA on April 24, 1981. There's an audio bootleg of XTC's set, but I never heard the audio for R.E.M.'s set, if it exists. I heard it does exist, but I don't know for sure.
It's a dream to see anything about the fabulous XTC on the net. Truly original guitaristic tunage by Mr Gregory and Mr Partridge. thank you so very much
Guys, can't thank you enough for this one. When Dave strapped on the black Rick and played the chorus from Senses, I thought my heart was going to pop out of my chest. My eyes teared up and I began laughing like a giddy school girl. And it all came flooding back; those memories of youth, the feelings therein, the intensity of discovery, and the sound of XTC.
TPS has officially ascended from one of the best guitar shows on RU-vid to THE BEST guitar show on RU-vid. Dave Gregory has been my hero for decades, and it was glorious to watch him on the show.
DG- what a gentleman. i still have the orig BOSS chorus pedal , CE-2, from that board that inspired a young DG in '84. sadly the compressor , CS-1, eventually failed and the DS-1 was misplaced /nicked .
The Rickenbacker 12 string was always my dream guitar. I finally got a 330/12 around 2002 and it's been my main guitar ever since. I'm not saying it's love, but I do have it tattooed on my arm.
Best guitar I ever played. Got to do about 100 gigs with one...playing music you would NEVER associate with w/a 12 string. It's been 35 years and I miss that thing more than any of my exes ....
Just listened to this for the second time. Been an XTC fan since their first album when I was 15 and I'm now....older. They are timeless and one the greatest British bands of all time.
I must say THANK YOU. DAVID GREGORY is certainly a National Treasure..!! He is the most gracious and charming man... his KNOWLEDGE of guitar is at the level of a master archivist..!! I am so grateful for you putting this show together. PART TWO..??? 🙃👍 (I'm head over heels)
One of my heroes!... Ten feet tall and the solo in that song still kills me....so many great memories listening to Drums and Wires..thank u guys...Dave is wonderful!
I just watched every second of this video. Wonderful. Gregory is a soft-spoken gentleman with fascinating stories from his life in music. Thanks so much!
One of the BEST Tps guest vids ever! Dave seems like such a lovely person. but a side note.. how can you guys sit on those hard ass stools for 1.5 hrs?
Gregory, Marr, Mcgeoch - the real holy trinity. Dave is a genius guitarist. Try playing the dear god arpeggios to understand his effortlesss technical prowess
Could you imagine how much Dave’s Rickenbacker used on English Settlement would fetch at an auction 😀. Put that thing in a museum! Dave is so great and interesting to listen to. He seems so down to Earth. Rock royalty for sure!
Ah, the intro is sublime. That's the progenitor of shoegaze, right there, in those chords. Just add overdrive, chorus, delay, and reverb. :D A Rickenbacker 330 has been my main guitar since 1991, when I bought it new. The Hi-Gain pickups are one of my all-time favorites. I prefer them to the Toasters. The R tailpiece is hard enough to manage with 6 strings; I can't imagine how it must be with 12! I found Dave's perspective on hollowbodies and distortion funny, as those of us of the shoegaze generation very much chose hollowbody guitars for the fact that they feed back, and we obviously used tons of overdrive and distortion.
Gemma Seymour. I bought my 330 Jetglo in 1991 (in my avatar photo). The R tailpiece on my 2006 330/12FG recently exploded. Replaced it with a trapeze tailpiece
Nice video. I was not into XTC and I only knew David Gregory from Dan honk-dropping his name on the show. What a great guy and he has a ton of cool gear-related stories. More of this, please.
REM - Buck's12 string on "Reckoning" (notably on "South Central Rain", that opening riff) released1984. Possibly featured on "Murmur" album, 1983 You were first, Mr. Gregory
Interestingly, REM used a Mellotron on "Green" (1988). There weren't many around by that time, I think they had to rent in and have it insured for a pretty penny.
@@pfink70 REM Hib-Tone 7" single "Radio Free Europe" (B-side "Sitting Still", gorgeous song) 1981 was, I believe, their first recording. Then Chronic Town EP 1982. So, Church and Heartbreakers tie for the crown?
Huge XTC fan still trying to figure out half the chords....I don't even play guitar and I can tell Dave Gregory is good...to say the least. Very underrated and XTC made it look easy but interviews /discussions like this make you realize the amount of effort involved and he's so gracious!
when they started talking about mike keneally borrowing dave's equipment for that gig, i had to pause this video to search for any videos of that night... i was not disappointed... you gotta love you-tube!
I will mirror Mr Gregory, yall have absolutely rekindled my love of guitar and playing, not just pedals. My pedalboard has grown exponentially in the few years since yall started, and so has my enjoyment of playing. Being able to get the sounds in my head, or at least have an idea of how to try to get them, has been wonderful. I watch your show every week, and even if it's not a topic I'm interested in, I learn so much about things that I am. Thank you so much for the show. We all love it.
First Jonny Kinkade, now Dave Gregory. What is it about these older British guys that is so extremely charming? I have two spaces for granddads that are sadly vacant. How can I get them to be my new granddads?
Greetings from Sardinia to you Dan & Mick and of course to the great Dave Gregory. The first CD I ever bought was Oranges and Lemons! Long Live Dave and XTC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By 10 minutes in I'm pausing the video and grabbing the Takamine acoustic 12 I haven't _really_ played for years. Some odd hours later and I'm back after a good play and a bit of a new tune. Brilliant! Cheers guys!
I really enjoyed this, what an informative video! I knew nothing of the history of the Rickenbacker 12 - but a couple of weeks ago I heard the 330/12 on a video and loved it. Then a small tax refund arrive by surprise and I'm now the very proud owner of a new 330/12 Mapleglow! I'm just a 56 year old chord-bashing learner, but the sound of this guitar is simply amazing, it inspires me to practice more.
I just paused and listened to Real by Reel remastered and then Live in Paris 1979 in another tab. Dave is a genius!! What a great live band XTC was - I was too young!! What a legend to have playing in a band with you Dan!!
I dig so much your show Dan & Mick. When you have a guest like today it's so rewarding. Knowledgeable and very informative! Their sharing of gear choices, orgin and how they achieve their sound. Another great post! Greetings from Hollywood California.
Best TPS ever. The way Dan always lights up when Dave Gregory is mentioned in past pedal shows, I knew this day would one day come, lol. Sure enjoyed every moment of Dave's interview and having him walk us through those Ricks. Bravo gents!
I say this in a complimentary way, Dave Gregory's voice sounds a little like Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh. Hearing that voice talking about gear is really amazing!
A++++. I’m a huge fan of XTC and had been waiting for this episode. Fantastic music, stories, and guitars. Thanks for making it happen. Would still like to hear the Rick in stereo and maybe a bit about when he recorded with Peter Gabriel when he joins again. ;) Bravo.
Ok. 1hr and 32 glorious minutes later ... what a brilliant show, guys. Just brilliant. Deep, satisfied sigh! BTW - sold my Rick 370-12 after a couple of years, when I finally had to change the strings. That’s over four hours of my life I won’t get back. I now miss that sound, even more so after this episode, but in truth, I still rather re-string an old Bigsby ...
Absolute magic. Been waiting for this ever since I made the Tin Spirits connection with TPS. I’ve been an XTC fan for so long I can actually remember when Life Begins at the Hop and Making Plans for Nigel were first released. I started playing guitar the week I bought the 25 O’Clock EP on Vinyl, no coincidence. Amazing that now you can get pedals to make many of the sounds John Leckie conjured with Dave and the others on that record. Also so great to see and hear so much about Rickenbackers, as there is not much available on them outside of print. The look on Mick’s face when Dave first opened up on the JetGlo 12string summed up how I felt throughout. Thanks so much for this great show! Indebted.
The hoboroadie has spent most of his life under a rock, but my record store guy GAVE me Drums and Wires when it came in, since nobody in West Podunk was going to recognize or buy it. Needless to say it received heavy play on my turntable, up against some real good stuff. Nice fellows as well, I reckon.
