Enormous respect for Waddy. What an amazing career. He has worked with so many great artists! He must have stories for days. He was close friends with the underrated and under appreciated Bill Cowsill and Waddy had interesting insights into the tragic mess the Cowsills suffered at the hands of their stupid father. Great interview Uncle Joe!
I’ve seen u so many times with so many different bands and u are by-far and mans and women’s guitarist! I was a session guitar player back in the seventies and early eighties...loved it...and the money wasn’t bad...
I lucked into a job at a label in 1988 that released Keith Richards first solo album, one of my great memories was hanging out backstage at the Hollywood Palladium with Keith and Waddy that show was recorded and ultimately released as a live album
Genius behind many arrangements used by Linda Rondstat, Rolling Stones, Warren Zevon, Iggy Pop, and countless other acts. Waddy is perhaps the greatest session player ever...
Waddy's been one of my biggest guitar heroes since I was in high school in the late 70's-early 80's !!!!! Great interview !!!! I only saw him once, playing with Stevie Nicks, w/ Joe Walsh opening, at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater when i was stationed at Camp Pendleton back around '84.
The white (goldtop) Les Paul is my favorite sound-wise. I thought Waddy mentioned once that there’s an EMG (I’m assuming low impedance) pickup with a preamp in the bridge cavity. Love the story about how he ended up in the Whinos.
Am I the only person to find the bleeping more offensive than the censored language? Great interview; the legendary Mr Wachtel deserves to be a household name
Dice is the Midnight Rambler guitar. It`s called Dice, cause of two little Dice stickers near the potis. It`s in standard tuning. Tumbling Dice is in open B.
