TomFest

9/10/17
The Kinks
 

Here's something I hadn't seen before. Mike talking about and demonstrating his vibrato technique on guitar.
 

Nurk - I use a Boss BVB-60.  On my board, I currently have a Polycom tuner, a Keeley compressor, a Fulltone OCD (trying it out), an Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS-808 chip), a Fender '63 Reverb pedal, and a Boss TR-2 trem pedal.  A couple of my old Fender amps don't have reverb or trem so I use those pedals.  Pretty much the Tube Screamer is always on, the rest are used when needed.
https://www.boss.info/us/products/bcb-60/

9/8/17
Led Zeppelin
 

Ringo Starr announces new LP and Tour at 77 years old.
 

I get it.  It's a Tommy gun.

I get it.  It's a Tommy gun.

8/27/17
Steppenwolf
 

Well, I am excited to say that my friend offered me a ticket to one of the Hollywood Bowl shows and I am going to take her up on it!  I don't care where I sit or what they play, I'm just going to go and enjoy the experience!  It's my favorite band at one of the coolest venues ever, shared with one of my very best friends!!  I am very excited!!!  🤗🤗🤗

8/23/17
The Rolling Stones
 

^ Aren't we all?  I don't know how many times I've purchased the same Beatles release on vinyl or CD as they repackage/remaster again and again.  But the latest Sgt. Pepper is frickin' great.  I'd do the same for Tom Petty if we could get "all the rest" and outtakes, and so on.

I always love getting my teeth into a good musician biography...authorised or unauthorised (the latter usually hits home a bit more truthfully)
Hank Williams - I Saw The Light biography by Colin Escott.....fascinating read on the music industry and how they worked releases/the business model used at the time to promote artists. Musicians could actually make a lot of money from Jukebox plays back in the late 40's....albums were used as a means to cobble together some out takes that weren't top drawer, Billboard singles chart was King, and getting the popular artists of the day to cover your song was a great way to rake in the royalty payments (particularly if you were a ''hillbilly country artist)...the cost to the industry from the change from 78's to 45's, the studio band costs, the fall out from the musicians union strike.
That's before you even look at Hank Williams and his life.....died at 29, just before the first wave of rock and roll....a great read...a very detailed read at that....the sheer detail may put some people off the book but if you're into that type of thing and the history of music...and even have a passing interest in Hank Williams this would be worth checking out.
Anyone have any other recommendations.......

8/17/17
TPATH
 

8/16/17
George Harrison sings Bob Dylan
 

Came with a hard shell case.  I've been playing the guitar for a few days now and really enjoying it.

Very nice!! I just got back from Virgil Lay's in Akron, they put 12 saddle bridges on 2 of my RIC 12 strings. While there I looked at a sunburst 335 that looks quite the same. I forget how much they wanted for it, prices were flying all around as I looked at many guitars. Congrats on the new guitar.

Have fun jamming away on it!
cheers

That's a beauty. Hope you get loads of pleasure from it.

8/8/17
John Lennon
 

New guitar day, today!  This is a Gibson Custom Shop ES-335 - something I've been lusting after for many years but somehow, have never owned.  Until now.  Typically, you see these in red, but this sunburst one came along for a great price and I couldn't resist.  Many call the ES-335 the most versatile electric guitar out there.  I should have it in a week or so.  Can't wait!
 

New guitar day, today!  This is a Gibson Custom Shop ES-335 - something I've been lusting after for many years but somehow, have never owned.  Until now.  Typically, you see these in red, but this sunburst one came along for a great price and I couldn't resist.  Many call the ES-335 the most versatile electric guitar out there.  I should have it in a week or so.  Can't wait!
 

8/5/17
The Beatles
 

8/4/17
Paul Revere and The Raiders
 

8/3/17
1 of my fav's by The Byrds