MCChris

Simply an exquisite specimen:

Sorry for the hijack:

If you miss Layne that much, there's an expanded version of Mad Season's Above that either just came out or will be out soon. Bonus tracks plus concert DVD. Pretty cool band and album imo.

By definition they would not be the same, since he is no longer in the band.

Same here. Downloaded it on the strength of the song "Hollow," which I heard on Song Is King.

Damn! That was sweet! Great tune and great guitar tones. Nice furious solo sneaked in there! Oh hey! Thanks! Glad all that stuff came through on my warbly cassette copy of that tune!

There's a trim pot in there? Mine sounds great so I probably won't fuck with it.

Another Soul Vibe user! Cool! Loving that pedal lately. Got the same tuner too.

Fixed.

"Loving Cup" Simply one of the greatest songs of all time, in any genre.

Richrath was one of the top guitarists of the 70s and 80s. Aspirational Les Paul/Marshall tones. Period.

Aaaaaaaaaaand you'd be wrong about that.

No question about it, that Tokai is fucking hideous. What would make it even lamer would be if that were a single pickup ring. If not, the neck pickup ring looks like it requires modification, which is also lame. I don't get the slanted neck humbucker bit, either sonically or visually, but I guess you're not trying to get a woman tone from a shred guitar.

^^^ On that tip, how's about the three wah-drenched notes near the beginning of Jailbreak.

I thought it was a Diablifornian.

That clip is the Mean Reds, the band I was in from 1993-1997. The Rub is inactive at the moment as well; by nature it can easily be revived at any time but I don't have the desire at the moment. Lately I've come full circle and have been banging out Stooges/MC5/Endless Boogie-esque originals in the basement with the rhythm section of my college band. I can see maybe doing a proper recording in the future, but while I've learned to never say never, I think my days of playing publicly are probably over.

Thank you sir! Wish I had something better than a cassette copy of that. Would have been an epic tune with full production but we split up before doing anything more with it.

I'll toot my own horn here. 2:06 - 2:16: https://soundcloud.com/c-frederick-lathrop/dog-and-pony-show-demo

That's how they are on the Red Special: So it seems no detail was overlooked. Bravo!

PA-POW!

How many of them play out? I'm gonna guess almost zero.

Great episode Dave! Dug the Elf and Black Star Riders especially, and gained a new appreciation for the Winery Dogs tune.

I'll be in the Philly/DC area on and around June 22. Long way to travel for a signed book, but I've gone to greater lengths for less.