Historically this guitar is the second Telecaster in the closet (rather an Esquire which is the one-pickup version of the Telecaster) but also the first one built from scratch. Indeed this guitar was assembled in early 2009 from parts purchased from Warmoth, a supplier of Lire la suite . . .
Étiquette : guitar
Double trouble / Un weekend pour deux (concerts)
We’ve performed twice this weekend. Friday was our first time outside the city since 2013, back to where our music comes from : country! We were warmly welcomed at Le Relais des 7 Laux in the small village of Froges, at the bottom of the Lire la suite . . .
Chopper-G, a hot-rod Gretsch 6120®
This Gretsch 6120® (s/n: JT05052758) was purchased with its cows and cactus inlays in 2005 and it is still one of the Dusty Rodeo favorites on stage. You can hear it on the « White Trash Blues » album tracks. Like all the Rodeo guitars, this Lire la suite . . .
Between bar and restrooms / Entre le comptoir et les toilettes
Between bar and restrooms, that’s often where everything happens for musicians. The stage or at least the room left for musicians to perform, is traditionally positioned there. The drunk guy who’s heading for the urinal by radar will inevitably collide with a guitar neck. At Lire la suite . . .
Telecaster #001: Squier® by Fender, Texas Special
The Squier Telecaster® is the first electric guitar purchased in the Rodeo closet. This one was bought second-hand in early 1995 and the first gigs were performed with it/her. This is a reissue of the first Telecaster guitars produced in the early fifties featuring a Lire la suite . . .
Lonesome Fugitive, the Tennessee® J-200 folk guitar
This guitar is the roadhorse when there is no power at hand. This pure acoustic six-shooter (no electronics at all) is a replica of the famous Gibson J-200 made by GEWA, a German company. It was bought in 2005 in Germany and has been played Lire la suite . . .
Storming of the Bastille / Prise de la Bastille
We stormed the Bastille of Grenoble, instead of the Parisian one, on the 5th August instead of the 14th July in order to cheat the enemy. Unplugged, we’ve offered our bio and green country, blues & rockabilly although we were performing close to an old Lire la suite . . .
The good old days of Cold War / Le bon temps de la Guerre Froide
5th July 1954, atomic times… In the days of Cold War, rock’n’roll, an electric music, is spreading like a powder trail. On that summer day, Elvis is recording with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black his first record released on 45 and 78 rpm Lire la suite . . .
Combo at 69 / Le Combo au 69
The Combo at 69 ? What is that ? 69 musicians in the Combo ? 69 people in the audience ? Was the Combo playing at an altitude of 69 meters/feet on Saturday ? Was the Combo performing at the 69th parallel beyond a polar Lire la suite . . .
On stage at Bayard / Le Combo sans peur et un public sans reproche au Bayard
Last Saturday as a stop on our (de)tour in the city, we played at home at the famous Grenoble musical headquarters called Café Bayard. On the backroom stage, we performed our set while Bernie the place mayor was occasionnaly playing along his mandolin between two Lire la suite . . .