Thanks all....I did put one song on the site last night that I'm using my Breedlove on. I think it's the 2nd one. Not a solo with it but I think the guitar cuts thru the mix with the electric pretty good. We don't have alot of control of the sound where this stuff was recorded because they have a house system and a so-so sound guy. We'll be there all weekend..$$$$..and I'm hoping we can get more of the Breedlove on disc!!! I'll be putting different songs on the site every couple weeks so keep checking it out. Mando...You gotta get out of the house and come check us out sometime. I'm talking to a guy in SanCarlos about doing some bike nights....maybe we'll get to see you there if we get the gigs since it's a little closer to Bonita.

Peace
Greg

That's a tuff question Ragtime. The Korg is pretty easy to use up to a point. It's has alot of features that I'm still learning to use but for basic track recording, mixing and adding effects you can get a decent recording with just a few hours of reading the manual and playing around with it. In a word it's fairly user friendly. If you are new to the recording process there are quite a few good books out that can help with learning all the terms and words and all that stuff that can really confuse us novices. The favorite one I have is called The Everything Home Recording Book by Marc Schonbrun. Very straight up and esay to read and understand. A fiend of mine has a Fostex VF80EX and I helped her get it going. I think it was easier than the Korg but I haven't had the chance to hear a cd from it yet so I couldn't tell you what the quality is like. It's around $600. My Korg was in the $1400 range. The have a 12 track for $850. Would I buy it again?...........No. And not because of the machine. It works great for what I was doing when I bought it about 4 years ago. Now I'm to the point where I need something with a bit more polished end result. Probably end up plunking out the bucks and going with a computer base program like Pro Tools. We have alot of good muscians in SW Florida and I would like to be able to get some of them on disc with good quality and at a fee they can afford. I'm a big supporter of local music in the area and there are muscians that stand a chance of doing better for themselves if they have the right marketing tools and other than talent a good demo is # 1 these days. Now I'm rambling.....PA for small to med. size gigs......There's so much stuff on the market now!!! I would try to stick with a good brand name like Yamaha. Muscians Friend sells packages with everything you need starting at around $800. I have some Behringer processors and had a little mixing board from them. Nice stuff for the money. I've had zero problems with their equipment. Check out MF. Stay away from the Nady stuff. Tried it, didn't like it, sold it cheap, lost money.........I could go on and on but I guess you should consider what you want to spend(All), what kind of results you you want (recording), what kind of abuse is it going to need to hold up to (PA) and your time and ability. Sometimes simple is better. If you need any details let me know.

Greg



The only things I have regretted in my life to this point are the things I didn't do.
B.B.

How's it going orygun.........Thanks for checking us out. I've had some things come up missing at that club. Luckily nothing important. Lots of young kids hang out there that don't appreciate what a man has to do to get what he has. My keys are the last thing I need to loose 50 miles from home and 2:00 in the morning,ya know what I mean? I keep my cell phone on the other side but turned off. It makes my amp "click" if I get to close and it's on. I've been doing the key thing on the belt loop ever since I was over the road trucking back in the early 80's. Glad you enjoyed the site. Stop back once in a while. I'm going to try to keep it fresh with new pics and music. We just hired a new bass player that's pretty good so I'm hoping things get tighter. We're putting together some original songs and hope to get in my studio sometime this winter and get them recorded. Now if only we could all just sing in key.....................

Greg

By the way.....Anyone checking out my site.....Please go down to the my friends box and click on the Aimee Linn Band. These are some dear friends of mine that I spent a year or so playing with. Aimee is such a great vocalist and guitar player. I think her cd is still available and if anyone's interested give her a shout and order one. You will not be disappointed. SW Florida is such a great music scene and all the bands and performers support each other in such a wonderful way.

The first bass player had some differences with one of the members of the band for a few years now and decided to leave. We hired the other guy and it's working out pretty good with him. Just haven't had time to get a good pic with him and the rest of the band.

I have known Aimee and the rest of the band for 8 or 9 years now. Super people and great musicians. Some things in my own life was going on and I choose to leave her band a few years ago. We are still close friends and get together and jam once in a while. They played at my wedding reception last year(yeah I'm a newly wed for the 3rd time!) as a gift to my wife and I. Where did you see them play?

Know it well......Just stopped in Friday for a quick one!!! Or was it two??? Heh Heh.....I've been trying to get us in there but I was told they not having bands right now. We're starting to take demos to alot of those places south of the Cape. I'm heading for Sneaky Pete's next week and where ever else I see along the way. The problem with doing a "demo run" as I call it is we end up sampling what each place has to offer and it ends up being a party run!!

We have been so busy. This the first chance I've had in a while to check out the forum. Sneaky Pete's is a popular place. Can't seem to get us in there. We did pick up a new gig at The Sky Bar in downtown Ft. Myers. We play on the roof!!! Kinda like the Beatles did. Played a gig last Sunday afternoon while the Taste of the town was going on. We're there again this Sunday from 2-6. Big boat show in town so there will be alot of people.Very cool place. There is another club on the second floor. Called the Brick Bar. Can't wait to play there. Great sound system. All Mackie. Really nice stuff. So Mando....Come up and check out some boats. You should be able to hear us all over town!!

Thanks Jeff....Tree Top Flyer is such a cool song. It's originally on the cd Stills Alone. Out of print now. You can find it on ebay once in a while but it's gonna cost ya anywhere from 60 to over a 100 bucks!! I think it's Steve's best cd. I had it and only paid $12 for it a few years ago then I bought my black lab and she liked it better. Kinda used it as a chew toy. I bought her a cocker spaniel to chew on instead and she leaves my stuff alone now! Anyhow....thanks again on the site. Check back on it once in a while as I have some things in the brainstorming stage for it.

Greg

No don't know Steve but would love to meet him. Peace....................