Did you at least get a chance to ask him what the fuck he's tuned to? Feels like it should be drop-B or B-standard, but then he's also playing high stuff like A=440 tuning, sooooo... maybe each neck is a different tuning?
If he was a gold prospector, he'd be the guy pulling out a big nugget every time he dips his pan into the stream, making all the other prospectors jealous!
Derik is awesome I love jordan Rudess but Derik is so organic and raw in his playing and I love the fact that he is old school using a Hammond through Marshalls. Reminds me of Keith Emerson . hes awesome
Derek Sherinian is such a badass haha. I dig how he utilizes guitar gear along with his keyboards/organ and actually uses everything. Great RIGGED episode.
That Hammond really highlights D's approach. Very different from his DT replacement. I love the how it adds so much depth to the sound. Call me old fashioned. Lol
Hollowox Hollowox "his work in DT is severely underated" Yeah, everyone seems to either have nostalgia for the 1st guy or is all about the technically-super-proficient Jordan Ruddess. I liked Kevin Moore, he fit really well. But Derek has balls and feel. Jordan just leaves me cold and bores me. Everything after Derek left DT pretty much sucks.
9:20 wow one of the best b3’s I’ve heard!!! 10:40 mr Crowley revisited lol. It sounds so good. Then when he switched to the korg for synths he’s right on. Derek is one of the most underrated and versatile keyboard players!
Billy is one of my fav bassists ever. Has such an amazing rig, passion and knowledge of his instrument. Thats what i love and sents musicians that step higher for me- when its a love that they learn what makes it tick, how its built and all the ins and outs.
A few years ago Mike was in Allentown, Pa holding Court at a showcase where three or four bands were able to come in and perform on a Thursday night. Mike was off the road and came out to hang. What we got that night was exactly what you see in every video/interview/etc. He had no hassles treating every musician as an equal and every fan with respect. He even got up to sing with a couple of bands. Now, if I only had the money to hire him for my upcoming solo album...
B-3. Derek misspoke when he first mentioned the Hammond. The C-3 does not have the spindle legs like the B-3. They are essentially the same organ, but the C-3 tended to be a bit more durable in live settings for some keyboardists. No spindle legs to fuss with. Jon Lord with Deep Purple and Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake & Palmer both used the C-3 live, mostly because they both were a bit brutal with their keyboards. Greg Rolie, who sang and played keyboards for Santana and Journey both, always chose to play a B-3 live. B-3s are much less roadie friendly. The spindle legs have to be babied getting them on and off stage. The C-3s don't have the spindle legs so far more roadie friendly. No babying the C-3s live. The one thing I thought of when Derek started shredding on that B-3? If Don Airey ever decides to retire as Deep Purple's keyboardist since Jon Lord retired (RIP, Jon)...Derek would be a perfect replacement.
Came for Ron's rundown, mildly disappointed, but I'm hoping you get to it soon :) Also Derek's was hilarious. No explanation, just shred. Exactly what I expected.
Good stuff. Was at that show. Anaheim House of Blues. My good friend happened to be a High School friend of the lady Manger we ran into. She gave us a full tour of the facility after the show. If you look up to the left during Billy's rig there is a cool box up there with a stainless steel bin for ice and brews along with comfy sofas for VIPs 🤘🏼🍻
Boy Aditya when they came to Puerto Rico at least, he was literally just plugged into a Helix. He was going out to a Marshall cab, but it wasn't mic'd, so we could hear the Marshall, but everyone else was just hearing the Helix, or at least that's my theory.
If I ever needed to sneak into some place that was guarded, I would absolutely use Billy Sheehan to distract them. Not only would he buy me more than enough time, but after they leave, those guards would be wiser men knowing more about bass gear.
Billy's such a great guy, can't believe he's 65.. and is the only scientologist that deserves respect, though hopefully he hasn't gotten his family into it
Excellent! I’m wondering what is the very nice Arabic strings sound he used at 11:13 with this the little loop at the end. Is it a sound that exists in the Kronos (factory) or did Derek create it ?
someone should make a headless double neck guitar, probably would make it much more balanced to wear on a strap...also, transformers sound at 13:54 wtf
That's some keyboard rig, never seen a keyboardist use stacks of guitar amps for distortion before, especially in this age of amp modelling. I bet guitarists are spitting teeth at that, thinking what a waste of good Engl amps lol.
