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01-06-2005, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by TaySte_2000 Thanks for the response. SO do you get to use that monster rig I saw in the pics on your website, or do you have to rely on the PA's at venues?
Cheers | The Monster Rig is for my group The Travelin Black Hillbillys. Vanessa
Williams gig is more of a jazz pop gig. The stage is very low volume and prone to feed back because of the acoustic guitars and basses. I will be using my rig with Greg Howe on an upcoming project with Dennis Chambers. I co wrote and performed on the Introspective CD.
We both Endorse Madison Speakers. Check out Greg's site at www.greghowe.com Victor Wooten is on the current cd. I just want to play music and grow. I just orderd another 9 string bass from Benavente. It will look like Cris's TRUE FLAME black bass. Al Caldwell |
01-06-2005, 07:19 AM
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01-06-2005, 08:53 AM
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01-06-2005, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian Barrett | Man, that's a smoking fretless!  Brian, how is that paint effect acheived?
AL, listened to the mp3 clip... solid! How was it studying with AJ years ago? |
01-06-2005, 09:52 AM
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01-06-2005, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Al Caldwell I will be using my rig with Greg Howe on an upcoming project with Dennis Chambers. I co wrote and performed on the Introspective CD. | SWEET!!! I'm a big Howe fan!! I'll definitely be picking that one up!
Edit: Check out a piece called "Joker's Wild" from the Parallax CD!!
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01-06-2005, 10:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St.Louis , Mo | | | AL, listened to the mp3 clip... solid! How was it studying with AJ years ago?[/quote]
We would go out to lunch and talk about the bass. He would speak about diffrent players and the importance of the value of the note. There's many diffrent ways to play a quarter note. He invited me to a
recording session with him. It was amazing to see that level of commitment to sight reading and all around proffesional attitude. I was
at that time the luckiest guy in the world. The things i learned from him have shaped my opinion of what it is that i'd like to give the world. I can't believe that now I get to hang out with Chuck Rainey. How lucky can I be??? I'm blessed! Al Caldwell |
01-06-2005, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Al Caldwell We would go out to lunch and talk about the bass. He would speak about diffrent players and the importance of the value of the note. There's many diffrent ways to play a quarter note. He invited me to a
recording session with him. It was amazing to see that level of commitment to sight reading and all around proffesional attitude. I was
at that time the luckiest guy in the world. The things i learned from him have shaped my opinion of what it is that i'd like to give the world. I can't believe that now I get to hang out with Chuck Rainey. How lucky can I be??? I'm blessed! Al Caldwell | yeah very fortunate! Very insightful cat and AJ has got the tone! Doesn't Chuck Rainey have a country band as well these days? Quote: |
Originally Posted by Brian Barrett Hey man, its actually fretted. | oops, Ya know my eyes aren't too good. From the pix it looked like it had half lines. Sweet bolt-on SC! What's the paint method, airbrush and dodging stencil? |
01-06-2005, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian Barrett | DANM!!! why do you have to keep doing this to me!!!!
Next time think of the keyboards before you post pics like that, or give us some sort of warning.
{it's gonna take me a week to get this sticky stuff out of there}
p.s. BTW, can you get that effect over natural wood also? Something like walnut , ebony, or cocobola or something? THAT would be deadly!!!
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01-08-2005, 02:09 PM
| | fretless by fate | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portugal | | So I saw the movie that Brian made...
Al you rule....
but...
That part where Vanessa is dancing on a latin theme....
Oooh my...!  
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01-08-2005, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Al Caldwell We would go out to lunch and talk about the bass. He would speak about diffrent players and the importance of the value of the note. There's many diffrent ways to play a quarter note. He invited me to a
recording session with him. It was amazing to see that level of commitment to sight reading and all around proffesional attitude. I was
at that time the luckiest guy in the world. The things i learned from him have shaped my opinion of what it is that i'd like to give the world. I can't believe that now I get to hang out with Chuck Rainey. How lucky can I be??? I'm blessed! Al Caldwell | That's an amazing story, Al. You've been blessed with so many wonderful opportunities in life! To only be able to meet those cats let alone play and study with them! Too cool... |
02-13-2005, 06:05 PM
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He will be sporting the 11 string. |
02-13-2005, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian Barrett Al will be on "Good Morning America" tomorrow morning 02/14 and the "The View" Thursday and "Tony Danza" on Friday.
He will be sporting the 11 string. | Cool, I'll have to set up a VCR cause I've got to go to work before that.
Not to swing away from Al and the Bene 11, but I got the good fortune to see the Brotherhood of Groove with Stew on the Conklin 10 String and it was smokin!!! Al, please gig-spam us here if there is any chance of seeing you live in the New England area.
Anyone interested in Pics of Stew there's a bunch here: BOG-Noho
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02-13-2005, 07:18 PM
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Here's a list of Vanessa's future engagements:
2/9 New York Rehearsals
2/10 New York Private event at The Supper Club
2/11 New York Carnegie Hall
2/14 Good Morning America
2 /17 The View
2 2/18 Tony Danza
2/19 Daytona 500
4/22 Seattle Private event
4/24 San Diego Harrah's Casino
5/5 Casino two hours outside Toronto
5/6 Atlantic City Harrah's Casino
5/7 Atlantic City Harrah's Casino
5/10 Date pending
5/11 Date pending
5/12 Date pending
5/13 Memphis, TN Bea Rivage Casino
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