Backstory? Nice work if you can get it!
Backstory? Nice work if you can get it!
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
Thanks for asking. I worked as a guitar tech for 25 years. When I wasn't on the road I worked as a stagehand. 35 years in show biz all together.
Here's a few of my bosses/clients
Sonny Landreth with Roy Rogers. I worked for both of them at various points.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...ps0f527898.jpg
with Sonny
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...psbab1f584.jpg
with Roy Rogers
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...psx2obcujk.jpg
with Roy
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...ps2919462d.jpg
with Billy Squier
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...psf2d46ff8.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...ps14f99c82.jpg
with Zachary Richard
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_1480.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_1473.jpg
Lil Band O Gold
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...pskbzm46qk.jpg
Brian Stoltz
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0708.jpg
The Subdudes
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...Roll/028-1.jpg
Awesome! That's pretty cool. Thanks for posting these!
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
How kind of you. I got puhhlenty more! Indulge me?
Dr. John with the funky Meters. I was working for George Porter Jr. and Brian Stoltz.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_1607.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/db3f105d.jpg
Dumpstaphunk
(Shown here Nick Daniels, Ian Neville, Ivan Neville and Tony Hall. Drummer was Nikki Glaspie.)
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/5033625c.jpg
Ian's pedal board
EDIT: That's Tony Hall's pedal board. He played Bass and Guitar.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/e8e24b5d.jpg
funky Meters George Porter Jr. Brian Stoltz and Art Neville
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/6264e5b0.jpg
guitar builder James Trussart. A couple of my clients had Trussart guitars
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/f48b2f70.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0810.jpg
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Neil Young. I was a guest of his guitar tech and got a few pictures.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/53998a7d.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0845.jpg
My "office"...for that night, anyway
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...Roll/147-1.jpg
A well packed bellmans cart
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0592.jpg
load in?..Out?..who knows?
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0847.jpg
My views of the stage are always pretty much the same..Bonnie Raitt, believe it or not..LMAO
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0806.jpg
more with Sonny
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...20Roll/008.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...20Roll/014.jpg
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Last edited by Rx Tone; November 27th, 2021 at 05:46 AM.
Great pics! I don't think I've ever seen Dr. John with a guitar before.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/71076171.jpg
I just realized these pictures are like 3 years apart and coincidentally he seems to be wearing the same suit.
That's David Barrard on Bass
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0823.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0822.jpg
Art Neville
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_1485.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_1486.jpg
Elvis
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_1299.jpg
Red Rocks
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0296.jpg
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https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0293.jpg
One night in Guitar World
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0982.jpg
Buddy Guy..Like I said, all my views of the stage are pretty much the same..
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0850.jpg
Another night in Guitar World
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...20Roll/035.jpg
George Porter Jr.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0454.jpg
Tommy Malone
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...20Roll/029.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...100_0162-1.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0492.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0210.jpg
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Guitar World...various places
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...l/100_0463.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...20Roll/046.jpg
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...20Roll/127.jpg
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I had the privilege of seeing Buddy Guy in the midst of a snowstorm in Green Bay a number of years ago. Great show, even though he wasn't feeling well.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
That's really cool to see. I bet you have lots of stories too!
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
Master Guitar Academy - I also teach via SKYPE.
Thanks, guys...It was a lot of fun sometimes, a lot of work usually...
I always used to say "This crazy business. I'm always poor, no retirement, no 401k, no profit sharing.... I shoulda went to law school"...
My wife says "Why? You got to do whatever you wanted for 30 years. That's priceless."
Hey Robert, I really enjoy your lessons. I've just been working on the melodic 6ths.
Thanks RX, glad to hear!
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
Master Guitar Academy - I also teach via SKYPE.