We're off to see the Stones

Bad Kitty · Post by **Bad Kitty** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:07 pm

Just got tickets to go see the Stones tomorrow at Dodger Stadium. Managed to score some tickets off the bay. Our attorney is paying for them or else we wouldn't be able to go.
We figured we better go see them this time around since they are getting up there in years.

Mike

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:44 pm

Have fun, Mike. I caught them at the Hollywood Bowl. Sound sucked.

JD · Post by JD » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:25 pm

Yeah, they sound absolutely dreadful but hey they are the F'ing STONES!!!

Bad Kitty · Post by **Bad Kitty** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:15 am

This friend that's taking us has been seeing them since they first came to the states. I agree. Their live shows usually suck but they are the Stones. My wife really wants to see Keith. He is about the best rhythm guitarist there ever was.

Mike

JD · Post by JD » Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:17 am

Bad Kitty wrote:This friend that's taking us has been seeing them since they first came to the states. I agree. Their live shows usually suck but they are the Stones. My wife really wants to see Keith. He is about the best rhythm guitarist there ever was.

Mike

I would agree, Keith is awesome and is often under-rated as a guitar player (and song writer). Those albums they cut in their prime are still some of my very favorites.

BashCoder · Post by **BashCoder** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:18 am

Is it true that Keith plays without an E string, and the rest tuned to an open chord? I heard Joe Walsh say that once.

JD · Post by JD » Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:22 am

Never heard that about the E-string, but I have read he uses different tunings and often is seen playing with a capo.

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:47 pm

Yeah, he said that in a GP article and I have also read somewhere that a luthier made him a few 5 stringers. He does play in a lot non A440 tunings.

+1 on best rythm player but I gotta put Townsend there with him.

NitroLiq · Post by **NitroLiq** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:01 pm

That's one thing the nettles me about trying to learn Stones tunes...I never know half the time if he's using open tuning. I learned "wild horses: in standard then read somewhere that it's open tuning.

Oh well, guess it's good to know how to play it both ways. On another topic, let me just say, "Can You Hear Me Knocking"...now THAT is some serious classic tone, both the main riff and the mellower, reverbed out lead tone in the jam at the end. If it's not, well then I'm just a fleabit, peanut monkey and all my friends are junkies. I wonder if that was through an ampeg.

MacGaden · Post by **MacGaden** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:12 pm

BashCoder wrote:Is it true that Keith plays without an E string, and the rest tuned to an open chord? I heard Joe Walsh say that once.

Yep. Keith plays a lot in open G. And since open G goes DGDGBD, the bottom D is just in the way. His main Tele is set up that way.

"5 strings, 4 fingers, 3 Chords, 2 Balls, 1 Asshole..

"

Rock

NitroLiq · Post by **NitroLiq** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:21 pm

He's pretty limber for an old codger!

BashCoder · Post by **BashCoder** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:44 pm

MacGaden wrote: Yep. Keith plays a lot in open G. And since open G goes DGDGBD, the bottom D is just in the way. His main Tele is set up that way.

The low string is ALWAYS getting in the way for me!!
Of course, I suck at guitar, so that explains part of it!

BashCoder · Post by **BashCoder** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:45 pm

Great pic, BTW!!

MacGaden · Post by **MacGaden** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:51 pm

BashCoder wrote:Great pic, BTW!!

Yeah ! And the most impressive thing is he get up again all by himself. And then he does it again..

I have a crap Tele set up that way, as a 5 string. "Start Me Up", Honky Tonk Women", "Brown Sugar" those riffs does

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:19 pm

OK, just HOW does that old dude continue?????

I swear he looks like he died 20 years ago. Those guys are amazing.

Ever hear the story about how the Satisfaction riff come about?

"Keef" said he also keeps a cassette recorder running when he's doodling around then listens to it later for ideas. He came upon one tape played and there was twenty minutes of snoring. He was ready to shut it off when he heard the riff, then more snoring.

And, "Can't You Hear My Knockin'" IS the BEST rythmn EVER put on tape.