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I had the privilege of seeing B.B. in concert in 1982 and in 1984. Both times, it was a sublime experience. That tone, that beautiful tone. And when he did a slow blues, oh my god, talk about smooth, soulful burning! It was a life changing experience, to witness a master. And B.B. wasn't just a mast...

A lot of us will remember him for this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzKUVjHkGk

Still sends shivers up my spine.

Us old rockers are losing our heroes, left, right and center. Jack Bruce, Jimmy Ruffin, Bobby Keys, and on and on. And now Joe.

Rock on, Joe. R.I.P.

...or Remembrance Day if you're in Canada and the Commonwealth, or Armistice Day if you're in Europe, please take a moment to remember and honor those that serve, and those that have served and sacrificed, sometimes paying the ultimate sacrifice, in order that we may live in freedom.

Lest We Forget.

Very sad news. Saw them twice back in the 80's. Both were great shows. I love their no BS approach. It would be almost impossible for them, IMO, to replace Malcolm, as it's been said he was the originator of most of their classic riffs and songs. They might get a different guitarist to fill in for a...

If you try, I bet we can come up with 10 female artists who basically were Kate Bush ripoffs (without really trying). I'll start with: Sinead O'Connor Tori Amos These two are also worth checking out (although I wouldn't go as far as saying they ripped off Kate, but no doubt they were both influence...

Sorry, late to post, been working nights and just heard the sad news. I saw him in the fall of 1982. He was the opening act for April Wine, but I only went to see Johnny (I gave April Wine a chance, but walked out in the middle of their opening song!). Anyways, like most opening acts, Johnny suffere...

Sorry, don't post here often, but have encountered a small problem. I have a small recording set-up in a corner of my living room, and I unplugged my monitoring headphones from my mixer, and plugged it into a boom box, so that I can listen to "Coast To Coast AM", without disturbing everyone else tha...

Sorry, double post.

Sorry, double post.

I'm not going to condemn Mr. Hoffman for how he died. He had his demons and he made some poor choices in dealing with them. I've never considered a celebrity's private life any of my business. All I know is that I just finished watching "Charlie Wilson's War" and Hoffman's Oscar-nominated performanc...

We lost a legend yesterday. http://www.npr.org/2014/01/28/267462861/pete-seeger-troubadour-and-activist-dies-at-94 What an incredible legacy. Without him and Woody Guthrie, there would be no Bob Dylan, among countless others. A man of the people, who stood by his principles, and sang about them with...

It looks to me like part of what you are after is the "experience" of having an amp built custom for you. Otherwise, you'd just go out and buy one. That's very cool cause that's what life is all about...experiences...not stuff. Given that, I think having a eastern European-electronics-whiz-polka-gu...

I found out some more info on this guy. He's some old dude from some Eastern European country and listens to polka and stuff like that. Not familiar with western pop music at all., nor is he musically inclined. But anything electric/electronic? He apparantly can fix it with his eyes shut and has a f...

Thanks for the informative responses. Truth be told, I never met this friend of a friend, and when I asked my friend about his "builder" friend, he said that this guy wasn't a musician. So, yes, I admit my info was sketchy and will attempt to find out more and post it here. All opinions still welcom...

Hey, everybody. I met up with an old friend recently who said he had a friend that builds electronic products, fixes old TV's and radios, etc. and can read schematics in his sleep and really knows his stuff. He may be willing to build me an amp, but my question to all you veteran builders here is th...