Very impressive, Mike! After the performance, I especially liked the technical description of how Mike made the recording. Lots of very useful information.

Well-done, Mike!

This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

Top notch. Your videos get better and better - really enjoyed it.

Much respect to you Mike.
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Damn am I jonesing for one of those burgers.
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Fantastic! You really captured the tone, too, which is not so easy.

Now, what about that Marshall stack in the corner??!! RAWK!!!

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Whoa, this is awesome, Mike! Deft playing and high-production value as always! It's obvious you've been consumed by this project, as evidenced by you not even having time to shave.

I know Jamie was asking Mike the question, but figure it's okay to chime-in. Yes, El Mirage is still very much a going concern for all involved. Our rehearsal/gig schedule is not as frequent as we would like, but it gives us all a chance to balance family, work, and other commitments.

Needless to say, Mike sets the bar really high for the amount of woodshedding we all aspire to, to make rehearsals as productive as possible. It's always a blast when we do get together!

Matter of fact we just added a show to the calendar for Saturday, June 7th in Pittsboro, NC. Oh, and folks heading to the Summit can catch our bass player extraordinaire, Jamie McClendon as he fronts his incredible band Dom Casual (making their Summit debut).

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Wonderful! And the good technical notes are a delight. So many people stop with an ill conceived title end in wmv. I'm amazed at the video. And I know how hard it is to sync video and audio from several clips (or even one on one) in Adobe Premiere. Or at least Premier Elements.

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No embarrassment at all, Brian! Thanks so much for the really kind comments and for the interest, folks- I know there are A LOT of other music vids out there (which is really why I don't bother to publicize these too much), so I really do appreciate this kind of feedback... it means more to me than you can know.

And like Murph said, the "hot house flower of surf" (at least I think that's what Crispy called us, haha) is still doing a couple shows a year, and having a blast doing it. We hope to be able to perform at another Summit in the future!

Mike
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skeeter wrote:

Is that Mosrite a reissue? The trem looks kinda vintage but the guitar looks pristine.

It's one of those Kurokumo (Black Cloud) "Excellent" reissues from around 2000, which is supposedly a pretty faithful reproduction of the 65's (I've never played a real one, though). It was actually the one Zak played in the Treblemakers and I think it was in about half of the recordings for that unreleased "Epileptic Ladyland" album from 2009. It's not exactly pristine though; there's a few dings and chips in the body and headstock, that he recently told me were caused by "collisions with the Farfisa and Paul's Mosrite bass", but it still sounds and plays pretty killer.

IvanP wrote:

Now, what about that Marshall stack in the corner??!! RAWK!!!

Hahahaha... you spotted the heavy rig! It's a Marshall JCM800 2203X and 1960AV/1960BV stack, a pretty close reissue of the 1981 model... only 6 dials that go up to "11", and no reverb! To my knowledge, the only difference in this modern version is the addition of an effects loop, which wasn't an available option back then, but it sounds just like the one my friend had that I sometimes got to play through in the 80's, it's just ungodly loud. That and the LP Custom next to it was my dream rig as a 13-year-old, so I'm really pinching myself finally having these 30 years later!

Mike
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I have a Super Excellent from around that era early 2000's I think. Not sure what the difference is between a super excellent and a regular excellent, but the trem and knobs look a little different.
It is a great guitar! I've been playing it live a little more often recently, I may bring it to the Instro Summit.

morphball wrote:

skeeter wrote:

Is that Mosrite a reissue? The trem looks kinda vintage but the guitar looks pristine.

It's one of those Kurokumo (Black Cloud) "Excellent" reissues from around 2000, which is supposedly a pretty faithful reproduction of the 65's (I've never played a real one, though). It was actually the one Zak played in the Treblemakers and I think it was in about half of the recordings for that unreleased "Epileptic Ladyland" album from 2009. It's not exactly pristine though; there's a few dings and chips in the body and headstock, that he recently told me were caused by "collisions with the Farfisa and Paul's Mosrite bass", but it still sounds and plays pretty killer.

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