Toby Keith died, losing his battle with stomach cancer. Here's your controversial opinion of the day... I consider myself a pretty based person. I'm a Christian. I'm an American patriot. I'm a nationalist. I'm classical liberal. But, I was never a fan of the type of warhawk bravado that Toby Keith represented in songs like "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" off the album "Shock n Y'all". Obviously I didn't wish the guy was dead, but 9/11 was an inside job and the dumbing down of complex geopolitical issues into black and white messages of good guys vs bad guys and mindless hero worship in the post-9/11 world wasn't something I was ever very interested in. I think it appeals to those with low IQs and no critical thinking skills.
However, I do like "Should've Been a Cowboy". That's a GREAT song, dripping with nostalgia for a time America has irrevocably lost, and it's a pining sentiment I can definitely share. I wish the man a restful and peaceful trip into eternity. Here's a song ...
This is a video response to Tone Priest's question about modding a Hiwatt clone build. If you are a paid member here on Locals and have tech or other questions, I'll be happy to give you a similar video response when I get time! Thanks so much for all your continued support.
This was the full jam session on the Gibson L1 I did recently. As you probably know, I usually will jam for a while on something and then pick a few highlights to show in a final video. A ton of stuff got edited out. It's not all great, but it's not all bad either. I find it kind of soothing, this quiet acoustic stuff. I'm never sure where the mood will take me.
I made this quick video the other day for a friend and figured I'd post it here as well. He wants to get started in slide, so I was quickly showing him some open tuning concepts to make the transition to slide a bit easier. Kind of like learning slide without a slide.
Are you going to be making a big video of your trip to your buddy's? Seems like a treasure trove.
I think he may be onto something with phase matching in that weird network. If they just wanted to cut gain wouldn't they just put in a voltage divider? What amp is that? Curiosity has got me on that one.
When I built my 'Prince of Darkness' amp I copied the front end of an ancient Gibson amp and I gotta say, it sounds really good.
