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rckt148 · 61-69, M
Love them all ,though I have owned more Mustangs then any other car .
But I went through a Dodge phase ,the Magnum ,the Charger ,Challenger ,Super Bee ,
Satellite ,Love Ford trucks and vans ,but I love a Chevy /GMC step side too .
I am a mechanic by trade ,or I was before my back crapped out and I went into construction (I know right ? less bending over in construction )
So I have rebuilt them all .
When you can fix almost anything ,is it really more then just a preference to a body style ? all of them eventually break down .
I have towed a Chevy with a Ford and a Ford with a Chevy ,,
A Detroit with a Cummings ,a Cummings with a Detroit ,,but I rarely towed a Cat
To bad they don't make cars ,,,
I see ya have an ax in you're pic ,,I jam a little too .
But I went through a Dodge phase ,the Magnum ,the Charger ,Challenger ,Super Bee ,
Satellite ,Love Ford trucks and vans ,but I love a Chevy /GMC step side too .
I am a mechanic by trade ,or I was before my back crapped out and I went into construction (I know right ? less bending over in construction )
So I have rebuilt them all .
When you can fix almost anything ,is it really more then just a preference to a body style ? all of them eventually break down .
I have towed a Chevy with a Ford and a Ford with a Chevy ,,
A Detroit with a Cummings ,a Cummings with a Detroit ,,but I rarely towed a Cat
To bad they don't make cars ,,,
I see ya have an ax in you're pic ,,I jam a little too .
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@SW-User I quit preforming after back surgery myself .
I was blessed to go into the studio and record a contemporary gospel album .tour a little with my girls .but no more concerts and hours on my feet putting on a show .
I am blessed the autoimmune disease that eats my spine has effected both shoulders and my knees too ,but not my hands .
I can still sit on a bar stool and jam with the best of them .
I was blessed to go into the studio and record a contemporary gospel album .tour a little with my girls .but no more concerts and hours on my feet putting on a show .
I am blessed the autoimmune disease that eats my spine has effected both shoulders and my knees too ,but not my hands .
I can still sit on a bar stool and jam with the best of them .
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@SW-User You know it brother ,I'll sell my car ,my dog ,Grandpa's watch LOL
But no one gets my guitar and this Peavey mic I have been singing with for 40 yrs .
I have had SM58's ,and all the studio brands ,but none do what I want like this old Mic and a digital delay .I have a Strat ,and a Takamine EF series guitar.a couple Taks actually .
Shoot me ,don't mess with my family ,my mic or my guitar ,,,I can get another delay LOL
But no one gets my guitar and this Peavey mic I have been singing with for 40 yrs .
I have had SM58's ,and all the studio brands ,but none do what I want like this old Mic and a digital delay .I have a Strat ,and a Takamine EF series guitar.a couple Taks actually .
Shoot me ,don't mess with my family ,my mic or my guitar ,,,I can get another delay LOL
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@SW-User I played a Les Paul Sunburst for years ,that 16 lbs on my neck actually deviated my neck ,,for a while I died with head aches ,but thats when I went to acoustic electric ,an Ovation ,then a Balboa ,then I seen Garth playing a Tak and had to have one ,played one every since .(my Grandson bought me the Strat )
I have had people come into a club and I am playing a country song ,,
And I hear one say "I want some rock ,I aint into no country tonight "
Grab my dead ringer and throw it in the sound hole ,hit my pedals ..
How bout some Rush ,AC/DC or Winger ,Damn Yankee's ,,I don't just play country .
But most of my fans did prefer the southern rock as opposed to metal
Thats why they came to hear me .but I do vocal impersonations too ,so that usually got them ,when I hit the notes they didn't expect to come out of me .
Most of my Equipment is Peavey (Black widows rock ).I had a Marshal Stack a pair 4/12's
Now my guitar amp is a Bass Crate ,,I also have a Peavey bass amp I use sometimes for a stereo effect ,but my mixer is true stereo ,so usually I just mic my amp into the mixer ,,if I need that much power ,,but have not used most of my stuff in like 3 years .I run the mixer through a Crate amp ,,sing and play through it .It gets plenty loud .
Crate has actually surprised me .4 of them ,,and a mixer ,I think it would blow you away how loud and clean they are .
Eddie said he controlled the voltage to a Marshal stack to get his sound .
I guess we all have our thing ,mine is singing through a digital delay .
I feel naked without one ,it helps me hold a note just a tad bit longer .
I have had people come into a club and I am playing a country song ,,
And I hear one say "I want some rock ,I aint into no country tonight "
Grab my dead ringer and throw it in the sound hole ,hit my pedals ..
How bout some Rush ,AC/DC or Winger ,Damn Yankee's ,,I don't just play country .
But most of my fans did prefer the southern rock as opposed to metal
Thats why they came to hear me .but I do vocal impersonations too ,so that usually got them ,when I hit the notes they didn't expect to come out of me .
Most of my Equipment is Peavey (Black widows rock ).I had a Marshal Stack a pair 4/12's
Now my guitar amp is a Bass Crate ,,I also have a Peavey bass amp I use sometimes for a stereo effect ,but my mixer is true stereo ,so usually I just mic my amp into the mixer ,,if I need that much power ,,but have not used most of my stuff in like 3 years .I run the mixer through a Crate amp ,,sing and play through it .It gets plenty loud .
Crate has actually surprised me .4 of them ,,and a mixer ,I think it would blow you away how loud and clean they are .
Eddie said he controlled the voltage to a Marshal stack to get his sound .
I guess we all have our thing ,mine is singing through a digital delay .
I feel naked without one ,it helps me hold a note just a tad bit longer .
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@SW-User I am not a jump around ,kick amps over front man either .and I have to sing so the mic stand keeps me anchored there for the most part .(one of the reasons I never went wireless ,I know I am not one of those guys )
But during a lead solo ,I may do a dueling guitars thing ,toss my hair around a bit .
But I am not a flamboyant front man myself .
Most are there to hear me sing ,and I put my all into that .
I have been sued for not being able to preform the next night ,for going after to many high notes on Friday ,and couldn't even talk Saturday with another show to do .
I beat the suit ,but I quit doing concert type shows after that ,,no more contracts .
I could make as much money in a large club alone ,and no manager to pay ,band to split with ,I charge $400.00 for 3 hours ,I am there 4 ,,I get tips ,all food and drinks are free ,if someone buys me a drink ,I get that money too ,and I have made 400 -500 a night in tips ,,
A lot of touring bands seem to make a lot of money ,but they are on the road for months ,they spend as much as they make ,,many get ripped off by management ..
I got where I just preferred the smaller events ..
I got hired every year by companies like the PBA associations ,thousands of cops ,
Or ITT Tech ,they put on huge outdoor events ,hired me every year to open for other acts ,
I actually made more money as a Christian artist ,selling my tapes and shirts .they pass buckets and take up "Love Offerings " ,I was only allowed to pay myself 10% out of that ,then my manager ,the rest stayed in the ministry ,so I could support other charities and ministries .I was taken very good care of doing that .
I hired someone to oversee it all ,accountants ,taxes (even though most is tax exempt you have to prove where the money goes )
I can say ,,when you do it for God ,and not the money ,you see miracles all the time .
The fact I could do what I was doing was only by the grace of God .
My doctors look at my MRI's and ask me how I am still able to walk ..
And I can actually ,still hang sheet rock ,,but not for 8 hours a day .
I only take 30 mg of oxycodone a day ,40 mg of Baclefin ,the rest of my meds are for my heart ,3 heart attacks ,that will slow you down for sure .
A spur in my right shoulder ,and a heart attack did what a bullet couldn't do .
Made me get my priorities in order ,and quick .
But during a lead solo ,I may do a dueling guitars thing ,toss my hair around a bit .
But I am not a flamboyant front man myself .
Most are there to hear me sing ,and I put my all into that .
I have been sued for not being able to preform the next night ,for going after to many high notes on Friday ,and couldn't even talk Saturday with another show to do .
I beat the suit ,but I quit doing concert type shows after that ,,no more contracts .
I could make as much money in a large club alone ,and no manager to pay ,band to split with ,I charge $400.00 for 3 hours ,I am there 4 ,,I get tips ,all food and drinks are free ,if someone buys me a drink ,I get that money too ,and I have made 400 -500 a night in tips ,,
A lot of touring bands seem to make a lot of money ,but they are on the road for months ,they spend as much as they make ,,many get ripped off by management ..
I got where I just preferred the smaller events ..
I got hired every year by companies like the PBA associations ,thousands of cops ,
Or ITT Tech ,they put on huge outdoor events ,hired me every year to open for other acts ,
I actually made more money as a Christian artist ,selling my tapes and shirts .they pass buckets and take up "Love Offerings " ,I was only allowed to pay myself 10% out of that ,then my manager ,the rest stayed in the ministry ,so I could support other charities and ministries .I was taken very good care of doing that .
I hired someone to oversee it all ,accountants ,taxes (even though most is tax exempt you have to prove where the money goes )
I can say ,,when you do it for God ,and not the money ,you see miracles all the time .
The fact I could do what I was doing was only by the grace of God .
My doctors look at my MRI's and ask me how I am still able to walk ..
And I can actually ,still hang sheet rock ,,but not for 8 hours a day .
I only take 30 mg of oxycodone a day ,40 mg of Baclefin ,the rest of my meds are for my heart ,3 heart attacks ,that will slow you down for sure .
A spur in my right shoulder ,and a heart attack did what a bullet couldn't do .
Made me get my priorities in order ,and quick .