The ENWorld Electric Bard Gear (Etc) Thread

[Dannyalcatraz]

Played with Billy Idol I believe if were talking about the same Billy Idol.

The very one!

 

[R_J_K75]

Funny thing- shoegaze’s genre name came from the stage presence (or lack thereof) of many of the genre’s early guitarists. There was a real tendency for them to keep looking at their pedalboards as opposed to making eye contact with their audiences.

I saw Pink Floyd and Roger Waters in the 90s and 2000s although there were a lot of visuals I don't remember either having much stage presence.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I saw Pink Floyd and Roger Waters in the 90s and 2000s although there were a lot of visuals I don't remember either having much stage presence.

Haven’t seen either live, but I have seen concerts. The early shoegazers were less engaging. It’s not an exaggeration to say that many were virtually immobile, eyes locked on their instruments & pedalboards.

Part of that was probably a confidence issue, but early shoegaze pedalboards were often pretty complex. Typically, they’d stack 2, 3 or more reverbs in their signal chains, each with different purposes. And few used multi-pedal switchers*, so they had a lot of footwork to keep track of.

Add those 80s/90s curly mop hairdos, and you might not even see more of the guitarists faces than their chins!






* like Carl Martin Octa-Switch devices

 

[R_J_K75]

Part of that was probably a confidence issue, but early shoegaze pedalboards were often pretty complex. Typically, they’d stack 2, 3 or more reverbs in their signal chains, each with different purposes. And few used multi-pedal switchers*, so they had a lot of footwork to keep track of.

Among many others, I saw a video interview with Yvette Young not too long ago where she goes through her board and IIRC she had a few time-based effects stacked, delays and reverbs. She does Math Rock/Core, not really my type of music but she was really humble and quite good.

And few used multi-pedal switchers*, so they had a lot of footwork to keep track of.

Guys like Slash and Zakk Wylde have roadies do their switching for them on the side of the stage, except for maybe their wahs, whammy and volume pedals. But a lot don't have that luxury. Tom Morello comes to mind, In the intro to Cochise he has delay. and whammy on at the same time, then shuts them both off and then goes straight to a gain sound out of the amp. As far as I know he doesn't have an A/B switch, so I think he most likely plays stuff live differently than he does in the studio.

One of the worst and disappointing rig run downs is Omar Rodriguez Lopez from the Mars Volta. He's just unengaged, claims to not even know what gear he has and how he uses it. The interview was after Noctourniqeut came out and they broke up shortly after, so I'd imagine that contributed to his un-enthusiasm.

https://www.premierguitar.com/rig-rundown-the-mars-voltas-omar-rodriguez-lopez

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The interview was after Noctourniqeut came out and they broke up shortly after, so I'd imagine that contributed to his un-enthusiasm.

Yeah, he may have had a lot of other things on his mind and operating on autopilot at that point.

 

[R_J_K75]

Yeah, he may have had a lot of other things on his mind and operating on autopilot at that point.

You're probably right but I always found it odd that the Mars Volta broke up and then Omar and Cedric formed Antemasque immediately afterwards. I think he may be on track to catch up with Buckethead for total solo CDs

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

You're probably right but I always found it odd that the Mars Volta broke up and then Omar and Cedric formed Antemasque immediately afterwards. I think he may be on track to catch up with Buckethead for total solo CDs

Buckethead has a ridiculous number of solo albums, and his collaborator/mentor/muse Bill Laswell has a huge discography as well. I don’t know if they can be touched.

Still, other notably prolific rock musicians include Jack White, Chino Moreno, and Mike Patton

 

[R_J_K75]

Buckethead has a ridiculous number of solo albums

Think he released somewhere upwards of 100 CDs in one year. Last I checked he had somewhere around 400. I liked what he did on Chinese Democracy, and he was in a band called Science Faxtion around 2008 which they released one CD that was pretty good. There's no denying he's talented but I doubt I'd be able to get through a full CD of just him noodling for an hour. I still have the 1988 Guitar for the Practicing Musician where he was still known as just plain old Brian Carroll and featured in the new player profile.

 

[payn]

Sounds like Ty Segal that dude cranks out the albums. Love his style.

Not too long ago a buddy of mine went to a Buckethead show. He was very upset his girlfriend took too many THC gummies and they had to leave. He told me how he was in the next room and she kept asking him to do things for her in her panicked state. Things Like make mozzarella sticks which they didn’t have in the house lol.

 

[R_J_K75]

He was very upset his girlfriend took too many THC gummies and they had to leave.

I won't get them off the street, I have an old high school buddy who makes his own, and usually they are what I expect but once in a while they are stronger than I anticipated. They're never too strong though, well unless you do too many. Now I want Mozzarella Sticks.