jazzbo

This smacks of "Ground Hog's Day"!

Boy howdy that's great. Thanks Hans.

Happy birthday, and post every once in a while, okay?

Okay. I've never seen Jerry say that, doesn't mean he didn't, also doesn't mean that every time he was playing rhythmn that was the case.. . . But I'll not argue it further. I'm finding myself a lot more interested in 1965 to 1968 than I ever was before. Jerry was really in a particular "zone" during that time and it's a "zone" I really dig. Also liked the sound of the Guild and the other guitars he was using. And Pig and Billy and Phil and Bob. ..all sort of learning to run with the group feeling. . . .Neat stuff! Glad I downloaded me some whilest I could!

Well . . . I'm not sure I agree about the r-guitar thing. Two guitars chording forcefully have of course more weight than one, and that may have been exactly what Jerry "felt" was needed. . . . Didn't have to mean that Weir was deficient in any way at that point of the jam, just that Jerry might have wanted more chording weight by doubling the chords. Weir is a "weird" guitarist. . . he's unconventional. . . but he plays damned fine guitar if you ask me. I love his lines and chords. I love Jerry's too. My one complaint about Weir is I think that Ibanez he played for years and years was not the best sounding guitar for the band. . . . But that's just my personal opinon more than anything. I don't feel its tone and texture blended as well as another might. Anyway, it doesn't matter as far as I'm concerned. The band evolved and in MY opinion almost every member made great and important contributions through the first five to ten years. (I really don't like Hart's coming back to the band. . . I like him before he left, but rarely feel I want him there after he returned. That's just me and my love of Billy's drummin'!)

SG. Cherry finish. Used to have one almost like that. (Different hardware). Great blues guitars!

No arguments from me! I don't think I quite agree about the statement above about Weir pre 1972. . . . I have lots of stuff I listen to pre 1972 where Weir is quite audible and quite important. Anyway, not meaning to diminish the importance of Phil in the band pre 1972 or post!

You'll be a happy camper. . . .

Jerry always had cool guitars with the band. . . from that Guild he started out with through the Les Pauls and the Strats and then those incredible Irwin guitars. . . . One of the ones I like the sounds of the most is the Travis Bean he sometimes used in the Jerry Garcia Band (as well as with the Dead).