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Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that orginally got me
into instro music in the first place - being a youngin' I didn't get
into the original innovators until much later), I was wondering if
you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian Conelly is using
on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7 releases. I know he
seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him playing a 6120 and
a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in the Hall he's
playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about the
amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
DP
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> Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> orginally got me
> into instro music in the first place - being a youngin' I
> didn't get
> into the original innovators until much later), I was
> wondering if
> you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> Conelly is using
> on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7 releases.
> I know he
> seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> playing a 6120 and
> a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> the Hall he's
> playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> the
> amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
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I live in Toronto and get to see the Atomic 7 play every once in a while. I've
talked with the guitarist before and he seemed real friendly. I should ask him
next time I see them play. The first time I saw them they opened for Link Wray.
A hell of a good show that night!
DanO Villano
DP <> wrote:
Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
DP
--- Patrick <> wrote:
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>
> Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> orginally got me
> into instro music in the first place - being a youngin' I
> didn't get
> into the original innovators until much later), I was
> wondering if
> you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> Conelly is using
> on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7 releases.
> I know he
> seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> playing a 6120 and
> a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> the Hall he's
> playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> the
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There's some pics at the link below. Looks like a Gretsch Tennessean?
and a Fender outboard, but I can't place the 1-15" amp. Maybe someone
else can?
--- In , "Patrick" <reverb_10000@y...> wrote:
>
> Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that orginally got me
> into instro music in the first place - being a youngin' I didn't get
> into the original innovators until much later), I was wondering if
> you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian Conelly is using
> on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7 releases. I know he
> seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him playing a 6120 and
> a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in the Hall he's
> playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about the
> amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
Why, that looks like a Standel amp. No wonder he has great tone.
Phil
On Oct 6, 2004, at 5:14 PM, obmosquito wrote:
>
>
> There's some pics at the link below. Looks like a Gretsch Tennessean?
> and a Fender outboard, but I can't place the 1-15" amp. Maybe someone
> else can?
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "Patrick" <reverb_10000@y...>
> wrote:
>>
>> Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that orginally got me
>> into instro music in the first place - being a youngin' I didn't get
>> into the original innovators until much later), I was wondering if
>> you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian Conelly is using
>> on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7 releases. I know he
>> seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him playing a 6120 and
>> a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in the Hall he's
>> playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about the
>> amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
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I was going to say, "Probably a point to point
boutique amp." Or are these Standells classified as
such?
About Premier, were they more common up north/in
Canada or would they have been more prevalent in
Canada because they were cheaper than Fenders? I
still like my Premier and even though I haven't
subjected it to much yet I think it's pretty solid.
Richard
--- Phil Kucer <> wrote:
> Why, that looks like a Standel amp. No wonder he has
> great tone.
>
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I guess the Standels would be considered a boutique amp. They were/are
all hand made...
And the pricing! Very boutique!
The original ones are to die for. I've heard some bad things about the
new re-issues, though...
Phil
On Oct 6, 2004, at 5:57 PM, Richard wrote:
>
> I was going to say, "Probably a point to point
> boutique amp." Or are these Standells classified as
> such?
>
--- In , DanO <dannyseventen@y...> wrote:
> I live in Toronto and get to see the Atomic 7 play every once in a
while. I've talked with the guitarist before and he seemed real
friendly. I should ask him next time I see them play. The first time
I saw them they opened for Link Wray. A hell of a good show that
night!
>
>
> DanO Villano
>
Man, that would HAVE to be a killer show. You lucky Canadian stiff -
who knows if the 7 will ever hit anywhere near me - all we get is
hurricanes.
I was thinking possibly a Standel. As far as the re-issues go, for
that price, they'd better be made of gold. I haven't heard anything
negative (or much at all really) about them, but if'n they're good
enough for Deke, they're good enough for me (too good, probably).
I've seen some of the older Shadowy pics on the Brainiac site, but
the newer Atomic 7 stuff doesn't seem to have that surfy drippy
boingy ouboard reverb tone. A tape echo maybe? In any event I'd love
to know - then I can try and get as close as I can to copping it ;)
Here's the real story...Brian ALWAYS uses a hollowbody, usually a vintage or
reissue Gretsch, although lately he has been using the reissue version of the
Gibson Scotty Moore played. Brian used to use a Vox AC30, he now plays through a
reissue Standell. His tank is a reissue Fender.
Reid Diamond, the old bass player from Shadowy Men ( who passed on a few years
ago ) played a Gibson Firebird through a Traynor bass amp, probably a Mono
Block. I recall one night back in 1979 when Reid's band Crash Kills Five was
playing at a punk bar called the Edge in Toronto, he reached that long Firebird
neck off the stage and flung the ashtray on my table across the room like it was
a hockey puck! The singer in that band, Don Pyle, became the drummer for
Shadowy Men.
I have had the pleasure of playing on stage with Brian Connelly on many
occaisions. Atomic 7 has opened for my rock'billy band The Royal Crowns a few
times as well. My brother did a stint on drums for Atomic 7 for a year or so. As
a matter of fact, Brian's going to be rehearsing with me on the 16th of this
month. I'm playing lead for a country tribute show the next day and Brian is
going to get up and do an instrumental version( of course! ) of Hello Walls. If
there's anything you want me to ask him let me know. I'm serious. I understand
that he's well known and respected in the U.S. He's very humble and would be
tickled to know we're talking about him. I'm sure his ears are burning now...in
a nice way.
Cheers
Dan
DP <> wrote:
Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
DP
--- Patrick <> wrote:
>
>
> Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> orginally got me
> into instro music in the first place - being a youngin' I
> didn't get
> into the original innovators until much later), I was
> wondering if
> you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> Conelly is using
> on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7 releases.
> I know he
> seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> playing a 6120 and
> a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> the Hall he's
> playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> the
> amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
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Dan,
You made my day! Thanks for the real story...
I hope I can come up with a cool question before the 16th.
thanks again,
Davee Pike
--- Dan Bartley <> wrote:
>
> Here's the real story...Brian ALWAYS uses a hollowbody,
> usually a vintage or reissue Gretsch, although lately he
> has been using the reissue version of the Gibson Scotty
> Moore played. Brian used to use a Vox AC30, he now plays
> through a reissue Standell. His tank is a reissue Fender.
>
>
> Reid Diamond, the old bass player from Shadowy Men ( who
> passed on a few years ago ) played a Gibson Firebird
> through a Traynor bass amp, probably a Mono Block. I
> recall one night back in 1979 when Reid's band Crash
> Kills Five was playing at a punk bar called the Edge in
> Toronto, he reached that long Firebird neck off the stage
> and flung the ashtray on my table across the room like it
> was a hockey puck! The singer in that band, Don Pyle,
> became the drummer for Shadowy Men.
>
> I have had the pleasure of playing on stage with Brian
> Connelly on many occaisions. Atomic 7 has opened for my
> rock'billy band The Royal Crowns a few times as well. My
> brother did a stint on drums for Atomic 7 for a year or
> so. As a matter of fact, Brian's going to be rehearsing
> with me on the 16th of this month. I'm playing lead for a
> country tribute show the next day and Brian is going to
> get up and do an instrumental version( of course! ) of
> Hello Walls. If there's anything you want me to ask him
> let me know. I'm serious. I understand that he's well
> known and respected in the U.S. He's very humble and
> would be tickled to know we're talking about him. I'm
> sure his ears are burning now...in a nice way.
> Cheers
> Dan
>
>
>
> DP <> wrote:
> Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
> they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
> reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
>
> I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
> Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
> very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
> had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
> and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
>
>
> If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
>
> DP
>
>
>
> --- Patrick <> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> > orginally got me
> > into instro music in the first place - being a youngin'
> I
> > didn't get
> > into the original innovators until much later), I was
> > wondering if
> > you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> > Conelly is using
> > on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7
> releases.
> > I know he
> > seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> > playing a 6120 and
> > a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> > the Hall he's
> > playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> > the
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Hey Davee, the pleasure's all mine! I see Brian downtown quite frequently, so
not to worry about the 16th. Maybe he'll join up.
Dan
DP <> wrote:
Dan,
You made my day! Thanks for the real story...
I hope I can come up with a cool question before the 16th.
thanks again,
Davee Pike
--- Dan Bartley <> wrote:
>
> Here's the real story...Brian ALWAYS uses a hollowbody,
> usually a vintage or reissue Gretsch, although lately he
> has been using the reissue version of the Gibson Scotty
> Moore played. Brian used to use a Vox AC30, he now plays
> through a reissue Standell. His tank is a reissue Fender.
>
>
> Reid Diamond, the old bass player from Shadowy Men ( who
> passed on a few years ago ) played a Gibson Firebird
> through a Traynor bass amp, probably a Mono Block. I
> recall one night back in 1979 when Reid's band Crash
> Kills Five was playing at a punk bar called the Edge in
> Toronto, he reached that long Firebird neck off the stage
> and flung the ashtray on my table across the room like it
> was a hockey puck! The singer in that band, Don Pyle,
> became the drummer for Shadowy Men.
>
> I have had the pleasure of playing on stage with Brian
> Connelly on many occaisions. Atomic 7 has opened for my
> rock'billy band The Royal Crowns a few times as well. My
> brother did a stint on drums for Atomic 7 for a year or
> so. As a matter of fact, Brian's going to be rehearsing
> with me on the 16th of this month. I'm playing lead for a
> country tribute show the next day and Brian is going to
> get up and do an instrumental version( of course! ) of
> Hello Walls. If there's anything you want me to ask him
> let me know. I'm serious. I understand that he's well
> known and respected in the U.S. He's very humble and
> would be tickled to know we're talking about him. I'm
> sure his ears are burning now...in a nice way.
> Cheers
> Dan
>
>
>
> DP <> wrote:
> Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
> they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
> reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
>
> I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
> Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
> very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
> had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
> and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
>
>
> If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
>
> DP
>
>
>
> --- Patrick <> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> > orginally got me
> > into instro music in the first place - being a youngin'
> I
> > didn't get
> > into the original innovators until much later), I was
> > wondering if
> > you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> > Conelly is using
> > on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7
> releases.
> > I know he
> > seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> > playing a 6120 and
> > a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> > the Hall he's
> > playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> > the
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I second that notion - thanks a million! I've been a Shadowy Men fan
since I was 13 watching the Kids in the Hall on HBO, and I've
envied "that sound" for that long too. (in regards to the
hollowbodies...I swear there are pics of him playing a white
Jazzmaster on occasion, though).
Thanks!
Pat
>
> --- Dan Bartley <bigtwangguy@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> > Here's the real story...Brian ALWAYS uses a hollowbody,
> > usually a vintage or reissue Gretsch, although lately he
> > has been using the reissue version of the Gibson Scotty
> > Moore played. Brian used to use a Vox AC30, he now plays
> > through a reissue Standell. His tank is a reissue Fender.
> >
> >
> > Reid Diamond, the old bass player from Shadowy Men ( who
> > passed on a few years ago ) played a Gibson Firebird
> > through a Traynor bass amp, probably a Mono Block. I
> > recall one night back in 1979 when Reid's band Crash
> > Kills Five was playing at a punk bar called the Edge in
> > Toronto, he reached that long Firebird neck off the stage
> > and flung the ashtray on my table across the room like it
> > was a hockey puck! The singer in that band, Don Pyle,
> > became the drummer for Shadowy Men.
> >
> > I have had the pleasure of playing on stage with Brian
> > Connelly on many occaisions. Atomic 7 has opened for my
> > rock'billy band The Royal Crowns a few times as well. My
> > brother did a stint on drums for Atomic 7 for a year or
> > so. As a matter of fact, Brian's going to be rehearsing
> > with me on the 16th of this month. I'm playing lead for a
> > country tribute show the next day and Brian is going to
> > get up and do an instrumental version( of course! ) of
> > Hello Walls. If there's anything you want me to ask him
> > let me know. I'm serious. I understand that he's well
> > known and respected in the U.S. He's very humble and
> > would be tickled to know we're talking about him. I'm
> > sure his ears are burning now...in a nice way.
> > Cheers
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >
> > DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> > Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
> > they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
> > reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
> >
> > I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
> > Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
> > very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
> > had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
> > and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
> >
> >
> > If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
> >
> > DP
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Patrick <reverb_10000@y...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> > > orginally got me
> > > into instro music in the first place - being a youngin'
> > I
> > > didn't get
> > > into the original innovators until much later), I was
> > > wondering if
> > > you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> > > Conelly is using
> > > on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7
> > releases.
> > > I know he
> > > seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> > > playing a 6120 and
> > > a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> > > the Hall he's
> > > playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> > > the
> > > amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
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A hollowbody through a vox wow I've always wondered how he got that
sound on having an average weekend.We play that song (sometimes its
the only song to get the twenteysomethings to perk up)with a strat
and it really doesn't sound the same. miller
--- In , "Patrick" <reverb_10000@y...>
wrote:
>
> I second that notion - thanks a million! I've been a Shadowy Men
fan
> since I was 13 watching the Kids in the Hall on HBO, and I've
> envied "that sound" for that long too. (in regards to the
> hollowbodies...I swear there are pics of him playing a white
> Jazzmaster on occasion, though).
>
> Thanks!
> Pat
>
> >
> > --- Dan Bartley <bigtwangguy@y...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Here's the real story...Brian ALWAYS uses a hollowbody,
> > > usually a vintage or reissue Gretsch, although lately he
> > > has been using the reissue version of the Gibson Scotty
> > > Moore played. Brian used to use a Vox AC30, he now plays
> > > through a reissue Standell. His tank is a reissue Fender.
> > >
> > >
> > > Reid Diamond, the old bass player from Shadowy Men ( who
> > > passed on a few years ago ) played a Gibson Firebird
> > > through a Traynor bass amp, probably a Mono Block. I
> > > recall one night back in 1979 when Reid's band Crash
> > > Kills Five was playing at a punk bar called the Edge in
> > > Toronto, he reached that long Firebird neck off the stage
> > > and flung the ashtray on my table across the room like it
> > > was a hockey puck! The singer in that band, Don Pyle,
> > > became the drummer for Shadowy Men.
> > >
> > > I have had the pleasure of playing on stage with Brian
> > > Connelly on many occaisions. Atomic 7 has opened for my
> > > rock'billy band The Royal Crowns a few times as well. My
> > > brother did a stint on drums for Atomic 7 for a year or
> > > so. As a matter of fact, Brian's going to be rehearsing
> > > with me on the 16th of this month. I'm playing lead for a
> > > country tribute show the next day and Brian is going to
> > > get up and do an instrumental version( of course! ) of
> > > Hello Walls. If there's anything you want me to ask him
> > > let me know. I'm serious. I understand that he's well
> > > known and respected in the U.S. He's very humble and
> > > would be tickled to know we're talking about him. I'm
> > > sure his ears are burning now...in a nice way.
> > > Cheers
> > > Dan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> > > Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
> > > they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
> > > reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
> > >
> > > I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
> > > Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
> > > very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
> > > had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
> > > and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
> > >
> > >
> > > If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
> > >
> > > DP
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Patrick <reverb_10000@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> > > > orginally got me
> > > > into instro music in the first place - being a youngin'
> > > I
> > > > didn't get
> > > > into the original innovators until much later), I was
> > > > wondering if
> > > > you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> > > > Conelly is using
> > > > on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7
> > > releases.
> > > > I know he
> > > > seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> > > > playing a 6120 and
> > > > a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> > > > the Hall he's
> > > > playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> > > > the
> > > > amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
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I thought he used to use a strat in the Shadowy guys, but I was
always too wasted, my memory may be suspect. Long time ago anyways.
--- In , "loscobrassurf"
<loscobrassurf@y...> wrote:
>
>
> A hollowbody through a vox wow I've always wondered how he got
that
> sound on having an average weekend.We play that song (sometimes
its
> the only song to get the twenteysomethings to perk up)with a strat
> and it really doesn't sound the same. miller
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "Patrick"
<reverb_10000@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I second that notion - thanks a million! I've been a Shadowy Men
> fan
> > since I was 13 watching the Kids in the Hall on HBO, and I've
> > envied "that sound" for that long too. (in regards to the
> > hollowbodies...I swear there are pics of him playing a white
> > Jazzmaster on occasion, though).
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Pat
> >
> > >
> > > --- Dan Bartley <bigtwangguy@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Here's the real story...Brian ALWAYS uses a hollowbody,
> > > > usually a vintage or reissue Gretsch, although lately he
> > > > has been using the reissue version of the Gibson Scotty
> > > > Moore played. Brian used to use a Vox AC30, he now plays
> > > > through a reissue Standell. His tank is a reissue Fender.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Reid Diamond, the old bass player from Shadowy Men ( who
> > > > passed on a few years ago ) played a Gibson Firebird
> > > > through a Traynor bass amp, probably a Mono Block. I
> > > > recall one night back in 1979 when Reid's band Crash
> > > > Kills Five was playing at a punk bar called the Edge in
> > > > Toronto, he reached that long Firebird neck off the stage
> > > > and flung the ashtray on my table across the room like it
> > > > was a hockey puck! The singer in that band, Don Pyle,
> > > > became the drummer for Shadowy Men.
> > > >
> > > > I have had the pleasure of playing on stage with Brian
> > > > Connelly on many occaisions. Atomic 7 has opened for my
> > > > rock'billy band The Royal Crowns a few times as well. My
> > > > brother did a stint on drums for Atomic 7 for a year or
> > > > so. As a matter of fact, Brian's going to be rehearsing
> > > > with me on the 16th of this month. I'm playing lead for a
> > > > country tribute show the next day and Brian is going to
> > > > get up and do an instrumental version( of course! ) of
> > > > Hello Walls. If there's anything you want me to ask him
> > > > let me know. I'm serious. I understand that he's well
> > > > known and respected in the U.S. He's very humble and
> > > > would be tickled to know we're talking about him. I'm
> > > > sure his ears are burning now...in a nice way.
> > > > Cheers
> > > > Dan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> > > > Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
> > > > they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
> > > > reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
> > > >
> > > > I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
> > > > Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
> > > > very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
> > > > had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
> > > > and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
> > > >
> > > > DP
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Patrick <reverb_10000@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> > > > > orginally got me
> > > > > into instro music in the first place - being a youngin'
> > > > I
> > > > > didn't get
> > > > > into the original innovators until much later), I was
> > > > > wondering if
> > > > > you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> > > > > Conelly is using
> > > > > on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7
> > > > releases.
> > > > > I know he
> > > > > seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> > > > > playing a 6120 and
> > > > > a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> > > > > the Hall he's
> > > > > playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> > > > > the
> > > > > amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
> > > > >
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You got to see them live! I must have spent six months listening to
nothing but shadowy men . They had a huge impact on me.we do five of
their songs. Of course having an average weekend is the hit. Just
start that openning baseline and bam people start making noise.
miller
- In , "rio452001" <mpietra102@a...>
wrote:
>
> I thought he used to use a strat in the Shadowy guys, but I was
> always too wasted, my memory may be suspect. Long time ago anyways.
>
> --- In , "loscobrassurf"
> <loscobrassurf@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > A hollowbody through a vox wow I've always wondered how he got
> that
> > sound on having an average weekend.We play that song (sometimes
> its
> > the only song to get the twenteysomethings to perk up)with a
strat
> > and it really doesn't sound the same. miller
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Patrick"
> <reverb_10000@y...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I second that notion - thanks a million! I've been a Shadowy
Men
> > fan
> > > since I was 13 watching the Kids in the Hall on HBO, and I've
> > > envied "that sound" for that long too. (in regards to the
> > > hollowbodies...I swear there are pics of him playing a white
> > > Jazzmaster on occasion, though).
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Pat
> > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Dan Bartley <bigtwangguy@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's the real story...Brian ALWAYS uses a hollowbody,
> > > > > usually a vintage or reissue Gretsch, although lately he
> > > > > has been using the reissue version of the Gibson Scotty
> > > > > Moore played. Brian used to use a Vox AC30, he now plays
> > > > > through a reissue Standell. His tank is a reissue Fender.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Reid Diamond, the old bass player from Shadowy Men ( who
> > > > > passed on a few years ago ) played a Gibson Firebird
> > > > > through a Traynor bass amp, probably a Mono Block. I
> > > > > recall one night back in 1979 when Reid's band Crash
> > > > > Kills Five was playing at a punk bar called the Edge in
> > > > > Toronto, he reached that long Firebird neck off the stage
> > > > > and flung the ashtray on my table across the room like it
> > > > > was a hockey puck! The singer in that band, Don Pyle,
> > > > > became the drummer for Shadowy Men.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have had the pleasure of playing on stage with Brian
> > > > > Connelly on many occaisions. Atomic 7 has opened for my
> > > > > rock'billy band The Royal Crowns a few times as well. My
> > > > > brother did a stint on drums for Atomic 7 for a year or
> > > > > so. As a matter of fact, Brian's going to be rehearsing
> > > > > with me on the 16th of this month. I'm playing lead for a
> > > > > country tribute show the next day and Brian is going to
> > > > > get up and do an instrumental version( of course! ) of
> > > > > Hello Walls. If there's anything you want me to ask him
> > > > > let me know. I'm serious. I understand that he's well
> > > > > known and respected in the U.S. He's very humble and
> > > > > would be tickled to know we're talking about him. I'm
> > > > > sure his ears are burning now...in a nice way.
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > > Dan
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> > > > > Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
> > > > > they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
> > > > > reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
> > > > >
> > > > > I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
> > > > > Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
> > > > > very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
> > > > > had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
> > > > > and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
> > > > >
> > > > > DP
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Patrick <reverb_10000@y...> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> > > > > > orginally got me
> > > > > > into instro music in the first place - being a youngin'
> > > > > I
> > > > > > didn't get
> > > > > > into the original innovators until much later), I was
> > > > > > wondering if
> > > > > > you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> > > > > > Conelly is using
> > > > > > on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7
> > > > > releases.
> > > > > > I know he
> > > > > > seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> > > > > > playing a 6120 and
> > > > > > a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> > > > > > the Hall he's
> > > > > > playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
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<<I was thinking possibly a Standel. As far as the re-issues go, for
that price, they'd better be made of gold. I haven't heard anything
negative (or much at all really) about them, but if'n they're good
enough for Deke, they're good enough for me (too good, probably).>>
I haven't heard too much negative about them either. I actually
played through the ones the Lustre Kings use and they sounded pretty
damn good. It actually reminded me of an old Magnatone I used to
have, very warm Chet Atkins sound.
My Jazzmaster sounded like Hank Garland's on "Little Sister."
Dan,
Does Brian know about the Tribute cd to SMOASP that came out a few
years back from Deep Eddy Records? I belive it was called
"Better Than an Average Weekend". And has The Deoras,Insect Surfers,
The Fabulous Planktones,The Coacktail Preachers and many more..
What did he think about it?
After I got that I went out and got all their cd's. I have a
few singles of theirs, but some are hard to find, like the old Man Or
Astroman singles(who also had a semi hollwbody guitar as well if I
recall corectly).
Dim the lights and chill the Ham is my fav. of thiers.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , Dan Bartley
<bigtwangguy@y...> wrote:
> Here's the real story...Brian ALWAYS uses a hollowbody, usually a
vintage or reissue Gretsch, although lately he has been using the
reissue version of the Gibson Scotty Moore played. Brian used to use
a Vox AC30, he now plays through a reissue Standell. His tank is a
reissue Fender.
>
> Reid Diamond, the old bass player from Shadowy Men ( who passed on
a few years ago ) played a Gibson Firebird through a Traynor bass
amp, probably a Mono Block. I recall one night back in 1979 when
Reid's band Crash Kills Five was playing at a punk bar called the
Edge in Toronto, he reached that long Firebird neck off the stage and
flung the ashtray on my table across the room like it was a hockey
puck! The singer in that band, Don Pyle, became the drummer for
Shadowy Men.
>
> I have had the pleasure of playing on stage with Brian Connelly on
many occaisions. Atomic 7 has opened for my rock'billy band The Royal
Crowns a few times as well. My brother did a stint on drums for
Atomic 7 for a year or so. As a matter of fact, Brian's going to be
rehearsing with me on the 16th of this month. I'm playing lead for a
country tribute show the next day and Brian is going to get up and do
an instrumental version( of course! ) of Hello Walls. If there's
anything you want me to ask him let me know. I'm serious. I
understand that he's well known and respected in the U.S. He's very
humble and would be tickled to know we're talking about him. I'm sure
his ears are burning now...in a nice way.
> Cheers
> Dan
>
>
>
> DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
> they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
> reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
>
> I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
> Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
> very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
> had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
> and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
>
>
> If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
>
> DP
>
>
>
> --- Patrick <reverb_10000@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> > orginally got me
> > into instro music in the first place - being a youngin' I
> > didn't get
> > into the original innovators until much later), I was
> > wondering if
> > you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> > Conelly is using
> > on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7 releases.
> > I know he
> > seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> > playing a 6120 and
> > a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> > the Hall he's
> > playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> > the
> > amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
> >
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"Dim the Lights" was their "Sgt. Pepper" if ya ask me.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff
To:
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 2:32 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: That Shadowy/Atomic sound...
Dan,
Does Brian know about the Tribute cd to SMOASP that came out a few
years back from Deep Eddy Records? I belive it was called
"Better Than an Average Weekend". And has The Deoras,Insect Surfers,
The Fabulous Planktones,The Coacktail Preachers and many more..
What did he think about it?
After I got that I went out and got all their cd's. I have a
few singles of theirs, but some are hard to find, like the old Man Or
Astroman singles(who also had a semi hollwbody guitar as well if I
recall corectly).
Dim the lights and chill the Ham is my fav. of thiers.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , Dan Bartley
<bigtwangguy@y...> wrote:
> Here's the real story...Brian ALWAYS uses a hollowbody, usually a
vintage or reissue Gretsch, although lately he has been using the
reissue version of the Gibson Scotty Moore played. Brian used to use
a Vox AC30, he now plays through a reissue Standell. His tank is a
reissue Fender.
>
> Reid Diamond, the old bass player from Shadowy Men ( who passed on
a few years ago ) played a Gibson Firebird through a Traynor bass
amp, probably a Mono Block. I recall one night back in 1979 when
Reid's band Crash Kills Five was playing at a punk bar called the
Edge in Toronto, he reached that long Firebird neck off the stage and
flung the ashtray on my table across the room like it was a hockey
puck! The singer in that band, Don Pyle, became the drummer for
Shadowy Men.
>
> I have had the pleasure of playing on stage with Brian Connelly on
many occaisions. Atomic 7 has opened for my rock'billy band The Royal
Crowns a few times as well. My brother did a stint on drums for
Atomic 7 for a year or so. As a matter of fact, Brian's going to be
rehearsing with me on the 16th of this month. I'm playing lead for a
country tribute show the next day and Brian is going to get up and do
an instrumental version( of course! ) of Hello Walls. If there's
anything you want me to ask him let me know. I'm serious. I
understand that he's well known and respected in the U.S. He's very
humble and would be tickled to know we're talking about him. I'm sure
his ears are burning now...in a nice way.
> Cheers
> Dan
>
>
>
> DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
> they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
> reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
>
> I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
> Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
> very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
> had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
> and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
>
>
> If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
>
> DP
>
>
>
> --- Patrick <reverb_10000@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> > orginally got me
> > into instro music in the first place - being a youngin' I
> > didn't get
> > into the original innovators until much later), I was
> > wondering if
> > you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> > Conelly is using
> > on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7 releases.
> > I know he
> > seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> > playing a 6120 and
> > a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> > the Hall he's
> > playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> > the
> > amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
> >
> >
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I'm sad I lost my copy of dim the lights! miller
-- In , "Marty Tippens" <mctippens@e...>
wrote:
> Yeah Jeff,
> "Dim the Lights" was their "Sgt. Pepper" if ya ask me.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 2:32 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: That Shadowy/Atomic sound...
>
>
>
> Dan,
> Does Brian know about the Tribute cd to SMOASP that came out a
few
> years back from Deep Eddy Records? I belive it was called
> "Better Than an Average Weekend". And has The Deoras,Insect
Surfers,
> The Fabulous Planktones,The Coacktail Preachers and many more..
> What did he think about it?
> After I got that I went out and got all their cd's. I have a
> few singles of theirs, but some are hard to find, like the old
Man Or
> Astroman singles(who also had a semi hollwbody guitar as well if
I
> recall corectly).
> Dim the lights and chill the Ham is my fav. of thiers.
> Jeff(bigtikidude)
>
>
>
>
> --- In , Dan Bartley
> <bigtwangguy@y...> wrote:
> > Here's the real story...Brian ALWAYS uses a hollowbody, usually
a
> vintage or reissue Gretsch, although lately he has been using the
> reissue version of the Gibson Scotty Moore played. Brian used to
use
> a Vox AC30, he now plays through a reissue Standell. His tank is
a
> reissue Fender.
> >
> > Reid Diamond, the old bass player from Shadowy Men ( who passed
on
> a few years ago ) played a Gibson Firebird through a Traynor bass
> amp, probably a Mono Block. I recall one night back in 1979 when
> Reid's band Crash Kills Five was playing at a punk bar called the
> Edge in Toronto, he reached that long Firebird neck off the stage
and
> flung the ashtray on my table across the room like it was a
hockey
> puck! The singer in that band, Don Pyle, became the drummer for
> Shadowy Men.
> >
> > I have had the pleasure of playing on stage with Brian Connelly
on
> many occaisions. Atomic 7 has opened for my rock'billy band The
Royal
> Crowns a few times as well. My brother did a stint on drums for
> Atomic 7 for a year or so. As a matter of fact, Brian's going to
be
> rehearsing with me on the 16th of this month. I'm playing lead
for a
> country tribute show the next day and Brian is going to get up
and do
> an instrumental version( of course! ) of Hello Walls. If there's
> anything you want me to ask him let me know. I'm serious. I
> understand that he's well known and respected in the U.S. He's
very
> humble and would be tickled to know we're talking about him. I'm
sure
> his ears are burning now...in a nice way.
> > Cheers
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >
> > DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> > Being that the SMFASP are Canadian...I would guess that
> > they use either Premier or Traynor amplification and
> > reverberage...but, of course it's only a hunch...
> >
> > I know that The Blue Stingrays (aka the Heartbreakers of
> > Tom Petty fame) favour Premier equipment, and they have a
> > very similar "Sadowy Men" sound ...also old Love Tractor
> > had several pieces of Premier equipment in their line up,
> > and they too possess a "Shadowy Men" sound charachter
> >
> >
> > If anyone knows the real story, I'd love to hear it...
> >
> > DP
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Patrick <reverb_10000@y...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Being a big Shadowy Men fan (they were the band that
> > > orginally got me
> > > into instro music in the first place - being a youngin' I
> > > didn't get
> > > into the original innovators until much later), I was
> > > wondering if
> > > you guys might have any idea what kind of gear Brian
> > > Conelly is using
> > > on the Shadowy stuff and/or the newer Atomic 7 releases.
> > > I know he
> > > seems to favor Gretsch guitars (seen pics with him
> > > playing a 6120 and
> > > a White Falcon) and in an episode or two of the Kids in
> > > the Hall he's
> > > playing a white Jazzmaster, but I'm more curious about
> > > the
> > > amp/reverb/echo setup. Any ideas?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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