Author Topic: Riff Raff + Stormy Monday = Yum! (Read 8980 times)

Shag101 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 23, 2006, 07:29:14 PM »

From that clip and what I heard over the weekend. You definitely accomplished what you set out to do..

Twisted Louie · « **Reply #16 on:** October 23, 2006, 08:19:07 PM »

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Here's a quick jam I just tracked, all improvised, so don't expect anything spectacular! It goes Stormy Monday/Riff Raff melody/Riff Raff solo/Riff Raff melody/Stormy Monday solo

This last clip is a bit of a departure for you tone and style wise. No?
Could it be? Hmm. Probably shouldn't say this out loud but perhaps
it's just a matter of time you'll be playing slide through a small tweed.
Hmm. Yes? Maybe?

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #17 on:** October 23, 2006, 09:17:31 PM »

LOL, you are correct, TL ... it is a bit of a departure from my 'norm'.

Waiting to see how the next year goes (2007), and if I don't end up in jail, I would like to start working on a side project that's Led Zep/Badlands/Free influenced. I've been in the planning stages of this for about a year, and I finally have the guitar that can do that range of sounds, so that's one less obstacle. It has to fit dead last into my musical plans, as TO seems to get busier every year.

dave_mc · « **Reply #18 on:** October 23, 2006, 09:26:15 PM »

Quote from: _tom_

I dont actually remember doing that :lol:

kids today, eh?

I haven't been in a physics class for almost 10 years and I remember that...

And then we'd go to the flicks for only 15p, and with the change you could buy a brand new ferrarri.

of course, phil has a much better explanation than I do. :lol:

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No, my QR is in storage, and only comes out for gigs, until the elevator in my bldg is finished being replaced. My rig is too big to carry down (and then back up) 7 stories!

That clip is my VG-88, set for the plexi setting.

ah, ok, cool. yeah, 7 stories with half-stack = bad. when the postie delivered my cab, i was glad he lifted it into my hall, so I didn't have to get it up the front step (singular) myself.

:lol:

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Very quick pic:

nice- i like blue guitars. any reason you went for the uncovered bridge, or do you just like the look of that?

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Here's a quick jam I just tracked, all improvised, so don't expect anything spectacular! It goes Stormy Monday/Riff Raff melody/Riff Raff solo/Riff Raff melody/Stormy Monday solo

http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=4583926&q=hi

nice. i especially liked the lead at 1.23 or so- kind of zeppeliny, but extreme to the max (or something like that). I'm guessing judging by the rest of the tones in the clip that that was the riff raff?

\m/

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #19 on:** October 23, 2006, 09:49:24 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

i like blue guitars. any reason you went for the uncovered bridge, or do you just like the look of that?

No reason other than cosmetics. The black open coil bridge matches the hardware, and the polished nickel in the neck provides the contrast I like to have in all my guitars. (My neck pickup rarely matches the guitar it's in; it's an 80s thing PDT_008 )

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i especially liked the lead at 1.23 or so- kind of zeppeliny, but extreme to the max (or something like that). I'm guessing judging by the rest of the tones in the clip that that was the riff raff?

The Riff Raff has the most amazing 'snarl' to it. It's different from the VHII, which is cleaner and has more low end growl. The Riff Raff loves getting dirty. The Stormy Monday is the most suprising pickup I've played since the MQ. (Which I will get into a guitar some day) It has such balls. I can now see why PAFs are so highly coveted!!!

dave_mc · « **Reply #20 on:** October 23, 2006, 10:21:59 PM »

The 80's ruled!

but yeah, don't say too much nice stuff about the SM/RR ben, i've pretty much decided on the MQ set now for my gordon smith i'm about to order- you know how indecisive i am, the slightest little bit of doubt and it'll be another 6 months!

:lol:

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #21 on:** October 23, 2006, 10:36:58 PM »

Get the MQs -- You won't be disappointed!

Davey · « **Reply #22 on:** October 23, 2006, 10:48:06 PM »

ditch the pickguard...

or at least get one in green... it's so not... Ben like.

i'll listen to the clip when i get my computer back.

dave_mc · « **Reply #23 on:** October 23, 2006, 10:49:21 PM »

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Get the MQs -- You won't be disappointed!

yeah, that's what i figured- being humbucker-sized, they're easy to swap too. being indecisive and all.

:lol:

:drink:

Brow · « **Reply #24 on:** October 23, 2006, 10:58:12 PM »

Ben, seeing you live with a Les Paul would just look wrong for some reason! :lol:. The clips are cool though! :D

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yeah, that's what i figured- being humbucker-sized, they're easy to swap too. being indecisive and all.
:lol:
:drink:

Be prepared to route a little if you decide to swap the pickups on your Gordon Smith after you get it ;)

When I ordered my Gordon Smith, I also supplied the pickups for the guitar. John only appears to route the guitars just enough to fit the pickups in.

When I later changed the pickups for the Black Dog and Riff Raff that's currently in it, I had to buy a dremel to remove a fair bit more wood to get the Bareknuckles to fit!

dave_mc · « **Reply #25 on:** October 25, 2006, 12:29:19 PM »

^ thanks for the heads-up, man. To be honest, it's 95% that I'll be fine with the MQ's- my reluctance to solder etc. tends to win out, lol.

:drink:

Brow · « **Reply #26 on:** October 25, 2006, 11:16:29 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

^ thanks for the heads-up, man. To be honest, it's 95% that I'll be fine with the MQ's- my reluctance to solder etc. tends to win out, lol.

:drink:

No worries mate, thought it was worth a fair warning :)

I think MQs would sound awesome in a GSG myself :)

dave_mc · « **Reply #27 on:** October 26, 2006, 01:20:12 PM »

^ :drink:

JamesHealey · « **Reply #28 on:** October 28, 2006, 08:56:34 AM »

nice overall sound, eveyones gotta have a low gain sensative side ;)