Yes guys playing at Durham and it appears the bassist (Lee Pomeroy?) is using 2 Kempers.
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Yes guys playing at Durham and it appears the bassist (Lee Pomeroy?) is using 2 Kempers.
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so cool they preformed THE FISH as a tribute to Chris squire
Wow, i wasn't even aware of Squire's passing. Damn. After the "Talk" album i lost interest in Yes.
His music will be missed.
He was a founding member, too. Not just an influential bassist. Influential group concept. And his technicolor dream coat was fantastic to see in concert when I last caught him in the early 90's.
I wonder how many Ricks were sold because he used one. And how many people were dissatisfied when they found their Rick's weren't his modified ones, haha. All the greats modified or used various differing parts for their instruments back in the day.
Wouldn't it be cool if the Kemper could be modded? Like a special circuit that blows your overdrive tube after every performance? Maybe an enhancement that triggers fireworks. Let's think outside-the-box here!
I love how you can spot a Kemper a mile away for it's LED's, even if the picture is blurry (or was that vision after 9 shots and seeing double?)
I was going to see that show but I had Andy Timmons tickets already that night. I would have love to see Rabin, he is amazing.
I love how you can spot a Kemper a mile away for it's LED's, even if the picture is blurry (or was that vision after 9 shots and seeing double?)
I always make sure mine is facing forward for the light show.
I would have love to see Rabin, he is amazing.
Trevor Rabin is a great guitarist and composer. The best Yes albums are the ones with him in the band lineup, IMHO.
and he comes from South Africa ..............
As do Mutt Lange and Eddie Kramer:
And so does Joe Bonamass`s Kevin Shirley and drummer Anton Fig and Rhythm Guitarist Blondie................ The list goes on ( he said proudly) .................but Ill stop as someone is likely to tell us to Voetsak! End.
Trevor Rabin is a great guitarist and composer. The best Yes albums are the ones with him in the band lineup, IMHO.
I respect Trevor and saw him with Yes but Steve Howe is, and will always be, the heart of what Yes music is and was meant to be. Trevor was a nice temporary fill. At best. Nothing they produced with him rivals classics like 'Close To The Edge', 'Heart of the Sunrise', 'Siberean Khatru'.
Trevor's a great guitarist but Steve Howe is in another class entirely.
The truth be spoken Flyingheel! Being from that era I have a spot for that music and Yes just seemed to produce a different sound then. I guess its the same as Deep Purple now.. ...........but I ramble.
Well, to each their own. I hate listening to Steve Howe play - so sloppy. But i guess his other musical skills are great - i'm sure without him there would have been no "Relayer" or "Going For The One" (my favs from the 70s YES).
Sorry for the offtopic, db.
Sloppy is relative. The 60 and 70s guitarists were shredders compared to the original blues and rock and rollers.
Well, to each their own. I hate listening to Steve Howe play - so sloppy. But i guess his other musical skills are great - i'm sure without him there would have been no "Relayer" or "Going For The One" (my favs from the 70s YES).
Sorry for the offtopic, db.
Well, he's no John McLaughlin, that's true... but neither is Trevor Rabin.
To each is own, though, I agree. I would much rather listen to a 'sloppy' guitarist, in the heat of the moment, reaching as hard as he can to exceed the limits of his own technical ability and play whatever the f&$% he is hearing in his head that is transcending the limits of the original composition than listen to someone who plays the same pat hand every night, no matter how technically proficient. I would argue that neither Steve or Trevor really fall in that category but I think Steve comes closer. YMMV
I long to be as sloppy as Steve
First time I saw Trevor was in 1975 when Rabbitt played at my high school hall...I'd never seen a guitarist as great as him up until then and I haven't seen one greater since...not bad for a piano player who got bored and decided to try play guitar as well.
His mother was a piano teacher and his father a violinist.
A few months back I was speaking to Trevor's son Ryan on Facebook about the Kemper, the guitarist in Ryan's band uses one.
I explained to Ryan my plan, getting Trevor to use a Kemper, he said Trevor would love that and gave me Trevor's personal contact details....I tried getting Trevor an endorsement with Kemper...well, endorsement may be the wrong word, I just wanted to send Trevor a Kemper but not at my expense..I failed.
If I had some spare cash I'd send Trevor one tomorrow.
So this morning my worst nightmare came true.
I logged onto FB, first thing I saw was Fractal Audio announcing that Trevor Rabin was now using an Axe-FX.
Yes guys playing at Durham and it appears the bassist (Lee Pomeroy?) is using 2 Kempers.
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So how the F did Trevor end up using an Axe-FX?
There is nothing wrong with exploring all options available and using every tool you have access to.