Best Joe B Cover I have heard !! (Page 2 of 2)

This was great to watch.  I don't understand the criticism at all.  Good on the young guys for having that gear, and more importantly, knowing HOW to USE it.

Wish I had great equipment when I was 18.  But I was lucky though, my mum gave me the cash to buy my '74 Les Paul Deluxe back then (around 1984) but I never had an amp for years.  When I was professionally gigging, I used to have to beg, borrow and steal amps from others.

Recently I bought a hardwood cab Boogie, and my 10 year old son has taken up the guitar and done some gigs around town with his own band.  I lent him my Boogie to play through, but I have had some negative feedback from a few sources who have seen the gigs or the pictures of gigs along the lines of "What the heck is a 10 year old kid doing playing through an amp like that??"

To those people I say - what's wrong with giving children the opportunity to experience gear like this?  If it inspires them to work harder and make a go of the instrument then surely it cannot be that bad?

I would do with a second father too, particularly if his first present was a JBLP...     
Then I could consider having a second mother as well if your wife offered me a Van Weelden head...     
And then... I'm already out... 

I really liked the original stuff, the most.  That shows they are all very talented.  Naturals, really.  There's no doubt that they are putting in the time.  Hey,he could have a worse hero, right?  No telling what he might do.  Where have we heard that before?

Wish I could find a Bass player that good around here!

Great gear, fine player with a nice touch and instinct.  We all love to emulate our heros and it's how we all started out.
I had a young student once - a great player who was touring with Steve Vai by the age of 18.  when I met him he was 12 and was a SRV fanatic.  My education to him was to put away the SRV records.  Listen to Miles, Ry Cooder, Django, Everybody he can.  Listen to all styles of music..there's something to learn in everything.  Play with who ever will let you play and find your own voice.  Let your heart guide you.

Keep encouraging Steve.  We all need a little.

I gotta know what you all using to record them playing... I have a Zoom H3 and It does alright but i dont know if I am using it right or setting up the gear right to get that balanced sound you all are getting.

On the topic of the guitar man, He has some excellent chops and I tip my hat to him.  I am for sure one of the more blunt people on this forum so I tend to evoke some response. I am sorry if i in any attacked him or whatever.

I have to say that playing crappy gear and working my way thru that stuff into better gear has given me an appreciation for good equipment that is invaluable. I was given one nice piece of gear when I was 18 and that was a Fender Twin...used that my dad found for 600 bucks. He thought i'd rather have the twin then the cash and he made a great choice.

I bought a Gibson Les Paul R8 once I was 25 and had a job that allowed for it. And I can appreciate it because i earned it... not because It was given to me and I just really like it. My kids are going to start with Epiphone Les Pauls just like i did and when they work hard and make the money to buy a Gibson then they'll have one.  That's not to say I wont let them play mine once in a while.

That version of Machine Gun is insane... i would pay for a ticket to see them play if all they played was that song for 2 hours. If your son wants a smaller rig for smaller gigs, I highly recommend the Bruno Underground 30.  its a lot lighter than those heads and cabinets and it doesnt require a truck to move it all.

Thanks for the info.