Things sometimes go full circle.

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 2:13 pm

6 or 7 years ago my good friend Tom Wilber returned home from the road after a stint tour managing the young blues guitarist Shannon Curfman.
He dropped by the shop and brought in a pedal of hers that needed some service. No problem, Tom.

So I fixed the pedal and put it on the shelf. Where it sat for several years waiting to be picked up.

Eventually, I found myself needing an overdrive to use for some gigs. I tried all the usual stuff. Tube Screamers, several of the Boss variety, Rat, Biff Muff ect. Nothing really excited me.
Then I pulled that weird pedal off the shelf and tried it out. Sounded pretty good, really good in fact. So I put it on my board and used it.

Sometime later I played a benefit show for something. Can't remember what, I do so many of these things. Anyway, lots of bands at an all day type of thing. We play our set and this guy comes up and asks about the pedal. Turns out he knows more about it than I do. That guy is Dana Osman. Know here as Dosman. And the pedal is a Klon Centaur, an expensive boutique item. Who knew? Dana knew.

Cool! I've inherited a sweet pedal. And it's lived on my pedal board for about two years now.

Last night I'm on stage and who walks in? Tom Wilber of course.
Who does he have with him? A now grown up Shannon Curfman. So I brought her to the stage, took the Klon from my board and gave it her.
No charge on the repair, I got my money's worth out of it.
Boy was she surprized!
Turns out she's recording in Detroit for Rustbelt records and Tom brought her to see the band. Her new release will feature the Klon Centaur courtesy of your's truly. I sure am going to miss that pedal.

So I now have a vacant spot on my pedal board to fill. Any suggestions? I'm thinking fuzz or octave fuzz.

George

Necrovore · Post by **Necrovore** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 2:22 pm

Why not just replace the Klon with a new one seeing that you liked it.

Flames1950 · Post by **Flames1950** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 3:50 pm

Geez, man, you've got the TMB and the PBR fuzz, you really need more fuzzage in that rig?

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 4:48 pm

Flames1950 wrote:Geez, man, you've got the TMB and the PBR fuzz, you really need more fuzzage in that rig?

Hmmmmmmmm........

Yes.

George

flemingmras · Post by **flemingmras** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 5:02 pm

Hey George, I totally LOVE her music!

And guys, I'VE PERSONALLY PLAYED THROUGH THAT PEDAL!!! Here I am sitting in with George's band everytime I'd see them at Maxies, and I'd be playing through that pedal, and all this time I never knew that it was HER pedal!!! HOLY SHIT!!!

Any way that you can arrange a meeting? She's on my "List of people I MUST meet before I die".

Jon

bluefuzzguitar · Post by **bluefuzzguitar** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 10:23 pm

I agree she's a hottie, all right. George, the best octave-up pedal IMHO is the Chicago Iron Octavian. It's an exact Tycobrahe Octavia copy and WAY better IMO than the Roger Mayer Octavia which sounds thin compared to the CI Octavian. The CI is a better combination of octave and fuzz without sounding overly shrill and with some killer low end on the lower strings. You'd love that pedal!

Mike

Flames1950 · Post by **Flames1950** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 10:43 pm

flemingmras wrote:Hey George, I totally LOVE her music!

And guys, I'VE PERSONALLY PLAYED THROUGH THAT PEDAL!!! Here I am sitting in with George's band everytime I'd see them at Maxies, and I'd be playing through that pedal, and all this time I never knew that it was HER pedal!!! HOLY SHIT!!!

Any way that you can arrange a meeting? She's on my "List of people I MUST meet before I die".

Jon

From the pic above, I think it looks like George wants to keep her all to himself, the sly dog......

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:09 am

Sly dog, indeed. I hesitate to mention the big kiss on the lips from Shannon after breakfast. Oh, did I say that? Ooops!

For your information, I was a perfect gentleman.

The definition of "perfect gentleman" is open to debate..........

Cheers,

George

Country Boy Shane · Post by **Country Boy Shane** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 11:17 am

Ah, the single life. Though i'm happily with someone, these "manly practices" debates are always fun to observe.

OnTheFritz · Post by **OnTheFritz** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 1:47 pm

We need some green envy/jealousy emoticons right about now.

Fritz

Country Boy Shane · Post by **Country Boy Shane** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 3:59 pm

Hmm Jon says she's pretty similar to Jonny Lang, but better. I'd like to hear some of her tunes. Does she have a site George???

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 6:10 pm

http://www.shannoncurfman.com/

Country Boy Shane · Post by **Country Boy Shane** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 8:00 pm

duh..

5150loveeddie · Post by **5150loveeddie** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:22 am

Adorable

Flames1950 · Post by **Flames1950** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:04 am

But back to the fuzzy question.
I've kinda been eyeing the HomeBrew Electronics UFO octave fuzz (about $150) and the Prescription Electronics octave fuzz (the Experience??)
Anyone tried 'em??