Pluto
207 posts
Feb 01, 2012
6:31 PM
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I had a chance to see Kim Wilson's blues band(Richard Innes drums, Kirk Fletcher guitar, Larry Taylor bass and Barrelhouse Chuck in piano)in Seattle last night. I was 10' from the band. The audience seems to be full of harp players.
It really was as good as it gets. All the players (except Kirk) showed off what 30+ years of playing professionally sounds like. Kim played with the mastery rarely seen in a blues harp player. Sticking every note, every chord, with horn tone for miles. Rock Solid. A tongue blocking clinic.
He played through two Fender Deville's, with what looked like a tape delay. He had a gnarly looking EV mic he used when he played his big chromatic.
To me this was a departure from the T-Birds, and a welcome one. I left feeling like I should put all of my gear on ebay tomorrow.
Last Edited by on Feb 01, 2012 6:36 PM
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kudzurunner
2965 posts
Feb 01, 2012
7:09 PM
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I wonder if the tape delay was one of those old Echoplexes?
I just went searching and found a new unit calld the Fulltone. Has anybody tried these?
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TTE?utm_source=none&utm_medium=PPC&utm_campaign=none&gclid=CMC9mYOo_q0CFQpY7Aod1XlBsw
Sorry to hijack! I just don't remember the topic of tape delays coming up. I've only heard guys use them live once or twice; the sound is amazing when they're used properly.
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Steamrollin Stan
263 posts
Feb 02, 2012
1:59 AM
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Comin to Oz in April, cant wait.
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colman
121 posts
Feb 02, 2012
2:28 AM
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I have an old tape echo delay "Watkins -Guild echo unit" it has four heads ,swell,reverb,gain 1 and 2.with 2 inputs and out.its called a "custom copicat"
and there is no compair between this and digital FX.
this sounds like flying saucers landing,too cool...
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Pluto
208 posts
Feb 02, 2012
6:20 AM
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Adam,
The link you posted looks very much like what he had sitting on his amps. But I'm not positive. He seemed to be adjusting a knob on the side a couple of times. It also had a cover like the unit illustrated.
$$$$
Last Edited by on Feb 02, 2012 6:22 AM
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tmf714
963 posts
Feb 02, 2012
8:20 AM
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This was more than likely the setup Kim was using-
a Kinder AFB+,an old A/B box and a Kinder Midbass cut-
Last Edited by on Feb 02, 2012 8:22 AM
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hvyj
2088 posts
Feb 02, 2012
9:17 AM
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Re: Tape delays. In the late 70s and early 80s I used to sit in with a band that had a Roland Space Echo on the PA and I'd play through the PA. Wow! Wonderful sound!
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timeistight
311 posts
Feb 02, 2012
10:06 AM
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Carlos Del Junco used to tour with one of the Roland tape units, although I think he uses their newish digital version now.
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