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    Gig Report

    Ya know, even though I got paid a fair wage for my fill-in gig Saturday night, apart from the money I get such a hoot from standing within a few feet of a couple of Mesa amps while a guitar player just smokes blues rock with a Les Paul, then a couple of hot-rodded strats, and then a new Tele.

    As a bass player, I just enjoy the livin' shit outta hearing great guitar tone.

    It's even better when I get to hear four different guitars crankin' great tone.

    The guitar player bought a new Tele and used the gig Saturday night to experiment and find new tones. Once in a while he'd play something and these unintended demon overtones would come blasting outta the amps! We'd look at each other with eyes wide like, "Where the hell did THAT come from??!!".

    I admit it.

    I'm just queer for great guitar tone.

    Thank you, Les. Thank you, Leo. Thank you, Mesa Amps.
    And thank you, Bill Brooks for pushin' 'em over the edge.
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    Isn't it nice when that happens. As a bass player and lead guitarist, I like to creat those tones that come from nowhere. Sometimes I can reproduce them and sometimes I can't.
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    yep, there is just so much yak yak yak about tone, when all you really need to do is crank it up and get into the Overdrive Zone.

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    Yeah, something like that!

    There were tones and overtones occurring that were obviously unplanned, but also uncontrolled. Kind'a alchemic, an inexplicable or mysterious transmuting of sounds.

    Especially with that new Tele.

    Toward the end of the night, I snuck behind him while he was playing an extended solo and cranked the volume knobs from about 3 to 6, straight up. On both amps.

    hehe

    Of course, I've always been the one to edge closer to the starting line when the funnycars are torching off.
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    Originally posted by doc540
    Toward the end of the night, I snuck behind him while he was playing an extended solo and cranked the volume knobs from about 3 to 6, straight up. On both amps.

    Sounds like something I would do(and have done). Glad you had a great gig. I got one coming up Saturday night and I hope I have fun too.
    4:20, my favorite time of day.

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    "That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh, I like it..."

    (i played late on Friday...got in at four...was a mess all weekend, didn't drink and still felt hungover...Ayma Geezer)

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    Hi Annie, I was just thinking about you. Hope you're doin' good.
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    I'm doin' great, M-n-M. Fabulous to be precise.

    Spread a little thin time wise, so won't make the party, say hey to everyone for me. And Rock the Rooster!

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    HI ANNIE D

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