I'm just messing with Jimmy
There should be a law, oldies shows should be performed only with vintage gear.
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There should be a law, oldies shows should be performed only with vintage gear.
And performed only by vintage people.
Which may not work any better than the oldies.
Old folks aren't afraid to spend money so the money increases accordingly. And since I'm an old folks, too, it's mostly music I like, although I must admit we do some crap I hate, too. Still, as someone once told me, there's good money in music that musicians hate.
Yeah. We say that we accept requests-we don't always Play them but we Will accept them. Just write 'em on the back of a $20 bill and we'll get right on it.
If they do something different-a new treatment-that's one thing but,yeah,to"mess"with it is lame. Kinda like some younger "artists" do to "The Star Spangled Banner". SING THE DAMN SONG!
Yeah, no point trying to re-arrange the Star Spangled Banner, it's a dog through and through and there is no hope for it. Only song worse is "Silent Night."
I can't agree. No sense making an exact copy. I don't always like cover versions, but I see no reason why new acts should be beholden to the original arrangements.
If you spent 4 years playing chamber music in high school you wouldn't want to perform mechanical reproduction of music all the time. It's a valid way to stretch your education and skills. Sometimes you just want to Lisa Simpson at the end to feel free. If a musician has something to say musically, they should say it. There should be joy, and expression, beyond 1st chairs taking their solos.
I DO use tube amps- 3-of them-; also SS and Hybrid rigs.
They are heavy- 40, 45, and 90(!!) lbs respectively, ridiculous compared to my 4-lb Quilter which sounds very good btw!
Maintaining them is minimal, I've only needed to re-tube (1) of them- My Mesa Buster, after some hard work on the road; other that that- nothing out of the ordinary; pretty hands-off much like SS.
To me, there is no substitute or equal to the sound and full-on resonance, bloom, push, whatever you wanna call- it from an all-tube power section. Close but no cigars.
For the record, I'm not a tube "over-drive" kinda player, I prefer a clean and straight-up tone for my old/new school Funk and R&B performances.
They are heavy- 40, 45, and 90(!!) lbs respectively, ridiculous compared to my 4-lb Quilter which sounds very good btw!
Maintaining them is minimal, I've only needed to re-tube (1) of them- My Mesa Buster, after some hard work on the road; other that that- nothing out of the ordinary; pretty hands-off much like SS.
To me, there is no substitute or equal to the sound and full-on resonance, bloom, push, whatever you wanna call- it from an all-tube power section. Close but no cigars.
For the record, I'm not a tube "over-drive" kinda player, I prefer a clean and straight-up tone for my old/new school Funk and R&B performances.
Modestly powered tube amps aren't too heavy to me. My PF-50 weighs in under 20 lbs and is rated at 50 watts. My Triptop with KT88s puts out around 60 watts and weighs a little under 32 lbs. My V4B clocks 100watts and is just under 38 lbs. That's about my limit for reasonable weight. I haven't put the PF-50 to the test of loud enough, but the V4B is more than enough for as loud as I want to get. None of these weights would work in the convenience of a combo amp. But as stand alone heads, I can easily manage their weight.
Had an SVT-65#,810 cab-135#. Rumble 200c-34.5# Duh!
I loved the sound of the SVT/810 but I was in my 40s and playing steadily.Plus the rig stayed on stage all year. Now I'm in my 70s, working Some weekends, and inandout each gig.Plus a decent size tube rig would run at least $3k. Nope! I could buy 3 Rumbles for that and not send the chiropractor's kid to college.
