Posted on 08/06/2011 3:59:35 PM PDT by Reaganite Republican
From Eric Clapton's 'Crossroads 2010' last year- it don't get any better than this...
Video/more at Reaganite Republican
“Now is that a real 57 strat you have or a reissue?”
The real thing. I traded a ‘58 Bassman to get it. It’s San Marino Blue, the same color as Caddy Eldorado ‘57 convertibles of the same year. An amazing guitar!
This is one of my favorite songs:
James Cotton, Slow Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBeuco0PgJs
Joe is the real deal. Saw him twice this year. Never ceases to amaze. Love me some Rev Willie G also. Time to Jam.
I’ve seen them in 3 different decades. Always a good show.
Saw the band in 1973 just as “Tres Hombres” was released. Ticket price was a blistering $1.25. Awsome.
>>...Ever see/hear the Joe Bonamassa cover of Just Got Paid?...<<
Meh... He just does not have the voice for blues-rock. Dude can wear-out a guitar (and I respect that!), but his voice seems more suited to Christopher Cross covers.
Man!
I got ripped off! I payed $4 to see Aerosmith in 74!
I did. So what? You're a blog pimp.
Saw them in Jacksonville in ‘73. They opened for Deep Purple. Then at the Tulsa Speeedway later. They were the headliner and came on after Brownsville Station and Blue Oyster Cult. My favorite song from Tres Hombres is “Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers”.
Sweet sounding amps based on the video’s at the web site. Bit pricey, IMO. Will stick with my Delta Blues. :)
“Bit pricey, IMO.”
Not really. Do some comparison to companies like Victoria. I got a Delta Blues 15” for my baritone guitars. But it was weak on the low end. Small transformers, but that was part of the “Swampy” design, and they worked well for that sound. I installed a huge Hammond power transformer, and a Dr. Z output transformer. Really did wonders for the amp! But I play very clean, sound-wise. I used it for pedal steel on Neil Zaza’s “Staring at The Sun” cd.
I have a 15” and a 2x10” Delta Blues & honestly haven’t looked at another amp since I’ve had them (5-6 years). I can get great tone at any volume, dirty or clean. The 2x10 combo does have more punch at the low & mid range & for big rooms that’s my preferred amp.
For all my studio work I use Native Instrument’s Guitar Rig Pro, A couple of the rigs in Logic Pro 9 & a couple from POD FARM via usb controller.
It’s prolly true the Dr Z’s seem pricey to me since I haven’t looked at another amp seriously in a while, lol. Perhaps after getting some health issues squared away I might look to gig again & consider the DR Z’s again.
Rock steady :)
Name me one band that has gone 40+ years with NO personnel changes, other than ZZ Top.
“Rock steady :)”
Abdo-lutely!
As I mentioned, the DBs are really nice Swampy amps, but it just fell apart trying to deal with the lows of a baritone, and that’s what I got it for. Trade with Zaza. Check out his youtubes. With the bigger, and better, transformers, it works great for me. I was surprised at how the pedal steel sounded using it. Pedal steel pickups put out between 18 and 22K ohms of power. Some amps just can’t handle that input to the first stage of the preamp. And pedal steelers usually use amps in the 250 watt+ power size. I personally like my old Twin for steel.
Question. Do their amps go up to 11 or 12? :)
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