Steve LeBlanc Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 OMG!! Sometimes I forget just how much gear some of you guys have...count me envious Quote http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 To be honest Steve I largely suspect its just the result of working and saving money and not being able to afford houses anymore... so I have spent my money on keys..(I think the Kronos might be my last ever purchase!) Mind you I don't have 1/4 of the talent you have so I am working on that aspect at the moment.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 count me a a gear whore.... It somehow... erm accumulates... (I actually share a space with another player so its not all mine!) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/762524/Keyboards/7.jpg Yes I know.... waaay too much.... Too much is not enough ! I now regret I sold all the gear not being visable on my pics anymore. Is that a roll of toilet paper on that V-Synth/Poly Evolver pic ? These keys being set up on an X-stand in the closet ? If yes, that´s way cool,- LOL This thread is pure gear porn ! A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 This thread is pure gear porn ! A.C. ..and we love it. Quote Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 OMG!! Sometimes I forget just how much gear some of you guys have...count me envious Me,too. Damn it, I should have never sold all this stuff. I need more gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 OMG!! Sometimes I forget just how much gear some of you guys have...count me envious Me,too. Damn it, I should have never sold all this stuff. I need more gear. Agreed.... and please don't anyone start another "gear you wish you hadn't sold" thread. I don't think I could handle the pain... Quote Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecorbett Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Wow, I have just looked at all of those pics in one sitting and I have a headache... Quote We are all slave's to our brain chemistry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 This thread is pure gear porn ! A.C. ..and we love it. Yeah... But we hate it sooooo much, too. One day, my friends, I will post epic gear porn as well! One day! Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 This is the rig I've been getting to work with quite a bit the last couple months http://www.kevinanker.net/studio/keyboards.jpg http://www.kevinanker.net/studio/sdesk.jpg Quote A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Great stuff Kevin. I wish I had a better room for my stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 No X stands. What stands are they? The look pretty cool. USS Apex column AX48B, and a Koenig and Meyer Omega with 2nd tier "stacker" add-on. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Too much is not enough ! I now regret I sold all the gear not being visable on my pics anymore. Is that a roll of toilet paper on that V-Synth/Poly Evolver pic ? These keys being set up on an X-stand in the closet ? If yes, that´s way cool,- LOL This thread is pure gear porn ! A.C. Haha.. I really wish I had a better room.. it isn't so big and I have all kinds of plans in my head and all kinds of pieces of recording gear I'd like to use... ah well.. its only money and I've only one life... better make the most of it I say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 This is the rig I've been getting to work with quite a bit the last couple months Classy ! Well, it´s all about the room. What console is this ? I´d be able to get a ACE console for peanuts in good condition but it´s impossible to get it into my workroom and have another one free for a recording booth. I´d need a new house ... A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I don't think Kevin owns that room, but he might like to. Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 and I´ve found a pic from,- wow,- 1973 and in the age of 18 ... gigging w/ my brandnew 1972 Fender Rhodes mk I Stage 73. I miss that Rhodes, it sounded beautiful w/ the Fender Dual Showman Reverb amp and vintage Fender 2x10" Jensen Alnico cabs. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14473219/open-luftival%20uelzen%202.jpg A.C. Hey AlCoda looking at this photo, I guess you are probably quite familiar with the German rock/jazz scene of the 70s. I am quite a fan of a lot of those hippy acts... e.g. Real Ax Band, Atlantis, Frumpy, Embyro, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I´d need a new house You and me both, I'm saving $$$ to build one. Been renting too long! I miss that Rhodes, it sounded beautiful w/ the Fender Dual Showman Reverb amp and vintage Fender 2x10" Jensen Alnico cabs. I'm thinking along the same system for my silvertop. When I bought it the bottom cabinet had two speakers and no amp at all. I have been playing it through an old british Selmer amp with alnico speakers and love the sound but not enough power/volume to cut through a stage band. Found out that the Dual Showman Reverb is the head version of the Twin Reverb so I am hunting for one of those. The bottom cabinet of my silvertop has cutouts for 2x12 and 2x10 (!) so I'm hunting for alnico speakers for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Hey AlCoda looking at this photo, I guess you are probably quite familiar with the German rock/jazz scene of the 70s. I am quite a fan of a lot of those hippy acts... e.g. Real Ax Band, Atlantis, Frumpy, Embyro, etc... Well, I was very young at that time, but entered the studio scene in the very late 70th. The first tour in my life was w/ the early german fusion band "To Be" which must have been in 1978 or 79. I have regular contact w/ founding member/ keyboard player Claus R.Kruse and founding member/drummer L.Lembrecht. Claus was here yesterday afternoon, we´re still real friends. I toured w/ A.Conti (Atlantis guitarist) in 1984 and 1985 when he had his own deal w/ CBS and his album "Continued" was just released. I didn´t knew Alex before, so I´m not on that record but did all the gigs. To your surprise, in that lineup were 2 musicians from Oslo, the drummer and the bass player ! The last time I´ve seen him was in 2004 when he performed on a festival w/ a Lake reunion band w/ shouter M.Starrs. Ironically, I visited that gig meeting the guys I gigged w/ on the 1973 pic. Frumpy/Atlantis drummer C.Bohn was also member of "Georgie Red" and I jumped in for a festival tour over germany down to france without rehearsals because one of their keyboardists decided for a film music job and IIRC, that was in 1989. A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 You and me both, I'm saving $$$ to build one. Been renting too long! I´m renting since the late 70th, had a larger loft downtown incl. freight elevator ´til mid 1998, then decided for suburb in the green, but it´s much smaller even the yard is very large. Parents 91 now, love ´em and hope they´ll be alive as long as possible. I hope, I don´t get my own house earlier than I wish. Found out that the Dual Showman Reverb is the head version of the Twin Reverb so I am hunting for one of those. The bottom cabinet of my silvertop has cutouts for 2x12 and 2x10 (!) so I'm hunting for alnico speakers for that. You´re right w/ the Fender Dual Showman Reverb,- that´s why I buyed it in the past. I found, sealed cabs worked better for keys than open back combos. The guitarist had a Twin w/ a pair JBL D120F and blew ´em several times. He then swapped it for a Dual Showman Reverb head and the Fender 2x15" JBL cab. At these times, we all played very loud. I also used Marshall 4x12 green back and Ampeg 4x12 cabs,- but the vintage cream tolex Fender 2x10 were the best sounding and I used 2 of these until I sold the combination as also my 2 Rhodes and Clavinet D6 in 1985. Well, I know the Selmers from the 60th when I owned a VOX organ. A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Haha great AC. I had the "To Be" LP (I think it was from 1976) a long time ago.... it was a great LP with a fab latin track called Glucklich... [video:youtube] it used to go for a lot of money as it was compiled on an LP with a lot of other German fusion (such as the band Namaz, Kitty Winter, etc.). It was also one the tunes I used to try and cover in the acid jazz scene of the 1990s. Anyway, I am diverting from the topic quite wildly but I love that scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Haha great AC. I had the "To Be" LP (I think it was from 1976) a long time ago.... it was a great LP with a fab latin track called Glucklich... That´s Claus playing keys on that record but it´s also the material I performed live. I had a dejà vu last week, pulling out a box of off my attic and there were all the notations of that music inside. Unfortunately, Peter, the percussionist (also excellent drummer) died many years ago and was one of my real buddies and one of the nicest guys ever. The bass player Rolf also died in the age of 58 some years ago. Lemmi, the drummer, suffers hard, it´s real bad. He´s unable to leave his house since years now. They found out nothing in the hospital. Drumming is over since many years. It´s a real shame because he was one of these very sophisticated drummers here, excellent technique and timing,- and he was one of these who never drunk, smoked or did all the other things, you know. Meditation and active sports were his drugs. He also designed studio monitor speakers and has great tech knowledge. There´s another To Be record, done in Claus studio when he lived on the countryside, I did additional keys on for 2 tunes, some Prophet 5 synth stuff an a Minimoog solo thru a EH Big Muff. Just found out I don´t have this record myself,- so I´ll drop him a mail now. A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Most recent setup... http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa20/tucktronix/386507_2124435482417_1591797536_31604294_1372636327_n.jpg You look familiar. Probably saw you in Sound Source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I remember hearing one of Jon's (tucktronix) tunes years ago and it had a big effect on me... will have to search for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 This is the rig I've been getting to work with quite a bit the last couple months Classy ! Well, it´s all about the room. What console is this ?It's a 32 channel API Yeah, not my gear, but I've been working a lot there lately. I'll have a few albums to shamelessly plug in the coming months Quote A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 It's a 32 channel API Yeah, not my gear, but I've been working a lot there lately. I'll have a few albums to shamelessly plug in the coming months thx for the info, never seen that console before but it looks like it sounds great. Not neccessary to own everything. Lots of my gear keeps switched off these days. There are so many studios for cheap now and if I want the vintage electro magnetics or a grand piano, it´s much easier to go there and pay something. Looking forward your recordings,- good luck and big success ! A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Haha great AC. I had the "To Be" LP (I think it was from 1976) a long time ago.... it was a great LP with a fab latin track called Glucklich... That´s Claus playing keys on that record but it´s also the material I performed live. I had a dejà vu last week, pulling out a box of off my attic and there were all the notations of that music inside. Unfortunately, Peter, the percussionist (also excellent drummer) died many years ago and was one of my real buddies and one of the nicest guys ever. The bass player Rolf also died in the age of 58 some years ago. Lemmi, the drummer, suffers hard, it´s real bad. He´s unable to leave his house since years now. They found out nothing in the hospital. Drumming is over since many years. It´s a real shame because he was one of these very sophisticated drummers here, excellent technique and timing,- and he was one of these who never drunk, smoked or did all the other things, you know. Meditation and active sports were his drugs. He also designed studio monitor speakers and has great tech knowledge. There´s another To Be record, done in Claus studio when he lived on the countryside, I did additional keys on for 2 tunes, some Prophet 5 synth stuff an a Minimoog solo thru a EH Big Muff. Just found out I don´t have this record myself,- so I´ll drop him a mail now. A.C. Thanks for the info AC. Sorry to hear about the band members. That whole scene was something I got into as a young adult (mid 20s) in the 90s (I'm 43 now). A lot of us used to go to a groovy bar back in the day and the DJ had a lot of these records as they were being reissued. So many memories... hard to believe its nearly 20 years ago... and for you even longer. I did my first gig at one of those bars... just me on a rhodes 54 jamming over a loop of a fusion record (I think it might have been an Alphonse Mouzon track and I was doing my best to sound like Herbie.... oh well...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Sutton Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Me,too. Damn it, I should have never sold all this stuff. I need more gear. Tell me you still have that sweet Rhodes though! Quote Yamaha P22 Upright / Nord Stage 2 SW73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucktronix Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Most recent setup... http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa20/tucktronix/386507_2124435482417_1591797536_31604294_1372636327_n.jpg You look familiar. Probably saw you in Sound Source? Yessir! Most likely. I usually spend lots of time there. The owner's younger brother sings lead in one of my bands. Quote Kronos 88 Platinum, Yamaha YC88, Subsequent 37, Korg CX3, Hydrasynth 49-key, Nord Electro 5D 73, QSC K8.2, Lester K Me & The Boyz Chris Beard Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Man 2 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Greek Theater in Hollywood: Steve, There are three similar devices: first, to the left of your pedal board; the second to the left of that; the third, underneath the monitor (for the basssist?) They all seem to be video monitors of some sort. What are they, and what do they do for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Keep his feet warm. Either that, or they're lights. Quote Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Man 2 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 THAT is a hell of a modern gigging rig. I would love that rig. SK on top of a Kronos on top of Kurzweil for piano? Nice. It's a great setup, the Korg and the Kurz work very well together, both midi- and soundwise. I can bring my PC3X for weighted keys if I'm playing a lot of piano. I got the SK1 last week, I 'downgraded' from an XK3c which is a great instrument but too big for my current needs. I'm also working on getting my IEM system set up, I have a buttkicker and molded earpieces from Starkey. I'm getting too old for bad sound on stage! ;-) For those of you who have had both an XK3-c and an SK1: Which have you liked for a live rig? Why? I grew up playing real Hammonds. I'm older now, and don't want heavy stuff, but I want to feel like I'm playing a Hammond. I figure an XK3-c (43 lbs. + case)will feel close to right, and there are no stores around to try out an SK1 (15 lbs. + case) or SK2. So, I'm looking for guidance from you who have been there. What worked for you? Was it worth the extra weight to have the SK3-c? Which board was easier to use as a controller to, eg., a Yamaha ES Rack, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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