Sunday, October 10, 2010

GEAR : mine

When starting a blog about gear I figure it's probably good to start with ones own gear. So, here's the rig I generally play at any given show.

Guitars:
1981 Gibson Les Paul Standard - Tabacco Burst
2000 Gibson Les Paul Standard - Black

Amps:
Marshall JCM 800
1971 Marshall 4x12 Basketweave Slant Cabinet
. Dunlop Dimebag Darrel Wah
. 1971 Electro-harmonix Big Muff Pi

Carvin X100 2Channel
Carvin 4x12 Straight Cabinet
. Boss RC-20XL Loop Station
. Boss Heavy Metal (it says heavy metal right on it!!!)

More discussion to follow....

Friday, October 8, 2010

HEAR: FuManchu

In Search of.....   Eddie Glass, Eddie Glass, Eddie Glass forever!
Years back a boyfriend and I went cd shopping on St Mark Place in NYC.. At Venus
Records we found a used copy of Fu Manchu, In Search of..... A primo rare score! Giddy,
we ran back to the studio to crank it up on the big speakers. Holy God damn! I was reborn. My dying faith in rock'n'roll was restored. By track two, I was on the floor rolling in joy and delight. Track four, I was on the phone, calling my drummer, "dude, you gotta hear this." By the time the 'Falcon had Landed', I was plotting ways to steal my friend's new favorite disc. Two weeks later I had out-smarted my friend of his prideful possession. I was a closet-FU junkie, all evidence was hidden under my mattress. He would come over and ask, "have you seen that Fu Manchu cd?" My coy response, "gosh, no. you can't find it? that sucks."