littlebadboy
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PRSi - Plural form of PRS
Interesting...
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Many people use it to mean PRS instrument as opposed to PRS the person - frequently written as PRSh.Thanks!
PRSi - Plural form of PRS
Interesting...
Well, slap my ass
I thought he played Arch top Gibbys
Celebrities are performing monkeys. Their job is to entertain us for a banana. Not spew their political diarrhea of the mouth
I truly treasure the irony in this statement. Thank you.
Legit giggle!
I'm in that foxhole with you!I worked at GC in Detroit back in the mid-90s and there was what I think I recall as an Artist 22 with a clear finish that had hung on the wall for quite a while. I was just always drawn to it and would play it whenever I had the chance but since I worked at GC, I couldn't afford it even with the decent discount we had back then. Then came the fateful Saturday when I watch some guy take her home and my dream guitar got away. 20+ years later, I've had a slew of SEs and now have a nice S2 Mira that I love and am really getting the whole "gateway" thing as I now find myself looking at older CE and Custom 22s. The 2019 Paul's Guitar is now coming onto my radar too.
What the hell have I gotten myself into???
I truly treasure the irony in this statement. Thank you.
Sidebar: isn't "Mook" some kinda racial slur?
I'm in that foxhole with you!
Yup, likely during his "Damn Yankees" band days. I think I liked Nugent better during that time than during his solo career.
These days, Nugent is playing a Les Paul most of the time, a PRS for "Fred Bear", and the Birdland comes out at the end of the show. At least as of a couple years ago. I haven't seen him since he went back to the trio format - I think his stuff works much better with a rhythm guitarist involved, and I love Derek St. Holmes' voice.
Good gravy! I've not been following Ted's band endeavors since 'Damn Yankees' when his music was more popular back then. I think Ted's career took a turn for the worse when he began advocating the political scene (many took sides for and against him).
IMO, Ted's ability as a rhythm guitarist was above par for most guitarists during his heyday. Perhaps acceptable as a lead guitarist. Certainly better than a lot of guitarists, including myself.
At least during his Damn Yankees years Ted's songwriting ability improved over his solo years, from a continuity / flow / musicality point-of-view. "Coming of Age" was a song you could tap your fingers to, or boogie down on the dance floor with. Not so much with Ted's earlier years.
Thanks for your response.
...One of the things I liked most about Damn Yankees is Ted - to his credit - was a piece of the puzzle, not the whole puzzle. He didn't try to take over or drive the band. He fit in where he was needed and it worked so well. I'd love to see that band get back together now that Cartellone is going to be available when Skynyrd is done.
These days, Nugent is playing a Les Paul most of the time, a PRS for "Fred Bear", and the Birdland comes out at the end of the show. At least as of a couple years ago. I haven't seen him since he went back to the trio format - I think his stuff works much better with a rhythm guitarist involved, and I love Derek St. Holmes' voice.
Ted's music, when you get down to it, is really kind of groove-oriented. He yammers on a lot about the Motown sound and refers to his band as 'funk brothers'. And that element is definitely there, but in the trio format, when he solos, that sense of groove is really minimized. That's what I miss when he doesn't have Derek or another rhythm guitarist. Plus, Derek brings something to the vocals that Ted can't, which is not a knock on Ted - I think he's a fine vocalist, but he's not Derek St. Holmes. (Along the same line, there's a version of "Street Rats", I think, from Free For All w/Derek singing, and he's no Meat Loaf, so it's all relative!).
One of the things I liked most about Damn Yankees is Ted - to his credit - was a piece of the puzzle, not the whole puzzle. He didn't try to take over or drive the band. He fit in where he was needed and it worked so well. I'd love to see that band get back together now that Cartellone is going to be available when Skynyrd is done.