Interesting article on Jimi Hendrix, guitars, tone etc.

[it's me HHB]

Frugal for the win!

[HSB0531]

My favorite example on this argument is our own Brooks.

Brooks has what I'd term "chops of doom," and from what I can tell, gigs successfully as much as he'd like in a number of different genres. I've never seen Brooks post a NGD with any boutique instruments or amps (there was the Axe Effects trial that ended in a sale). His instruments are humble, run-of-the-mill affairs (no offense meant); his amps and effects are decidedly utilitarian (wasn't he using a Power Block at one time?), but what tone! What chops! It's in the hands, ladies and gentlemen!

http://youtu.be/pqi25iW0Neg

Damn that was Killer tone & chops !!!!!!

Jimi didn't start playing in '67. He paid incredible dues and just so happened to be extremely talented and was into psychoactive recreational pharmaceuticals. These combined to tap into some outrageously interesting original music and great versions of existing tunes - but at what personal cost?

[Brooks]

Thanx for the kind words (except HHB, bastid). Chops of doom is not accurate, more like chops of malaise. And that's stike tearing it up on the Ratt tune from the posted wizard sleeves vid. I guess I have earned the poster child of frugal gear title, but i have gone thru some more than decent gear ( Newport, artist custom, Jackson pc1, Carr rambler, axe fx, gibsons, 50s & 60s fenders, etc) but none of it lasted. A lot of mid priced and cheap gear has gone by too, ha. I am still very happy w my Mesa mini recto ( bought new, you fukkers ;-) . As always, the best tools for the gig.

[velorush]

Props to Stike, as well! But Stike's Les Paul Custom runs counter to my argument!

The WS vid was actually not the one I was looking for - I was looking for the Not Rush vid shot by Zen (IIRC) with you playing the Hamer, but I couldn't find it. I searched for "Not Rush" and came up with a gazillion videos for Big Time Rush songs that had "Not" in the name. ​Freakin' 21st century Monkees...

[Brooks]

hmmm, i can't find the not rush vids on youtube anymore.

but they are still on our myspace page;

https://myspace.com/notrushtribute/videos