Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
530 followers · 2068 posts · Server musicians.todayI grew up absolutely worshipping #JimiHendrix. Over the years I’ve covered a lot of great classic bands and players—Yes, Zappa, Steely Dan—but I always had too much reverence (and fear?) to cover Hendrix. Finally the guys at one point about 10 years ago convinced me to take a crack at this tune from #BsndOfGypsies. Here’s the rehearsal.
I’m playing a #Suhr #Stratocaster thru a #TwoRock amp and a #JimDunlop #Univibe.
#jimihendrix #bsndofgypsies #suhr #stratocaster #tworock #jimdunlop #univibe #guitar #lefty
Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
461 followers · 1368 posts · Server musicians.todayWe were fortunate enough to have a regular gig at a local club where we were allowed to play pretty much anything we wanted. We mostly played our own stuff, but when we did covers we tried to pick ones you don't hear that often in your local bar. This is my #TwoRock amp wide open.
Here we are with a long version of #Zappa's #ZootAllures.
#tworock #zappa #zootallures #mastomusic #improvisation #guitar
Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
407 followers · 1033 posts · Server musicians.today
Novel way to set up a stereo rig when you have a #Fender dual channel #amplifier available. Here I’m using a 70s #Vibrolux, a vintage #Lexicon #LXP1 reverb, and a #TwoRock Custom Reverb. Makes for some interesting wet/dry combinations.
#gear
#guitar
#mastomusic
#fender #amplifier #vibrolux #lexicon #lxp1 #tworock #gear #guitar #mastomusic
Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
402 followers · 1014 posts · Server musicians.today
Some of the current #guitar #amplifier stable. Front to back, L to R, #TwoRock Custom Reverb, #Filmosound 385 projector amp, 70s #Fender #Bandmaster Reverb, 65 #Princeton, 70s #Vibrolux, #AcousticImage Ten2.
#guitar #amplifier #tworock #filmosound #fender #bandmaster #Princeton #vibrolux #acousticimage #mastomusic
Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
398 followers · 985 posts · Server musicians.todayDaily #StveKimock. Short but oh so sweet solo in Sugaree with Ratdog. Was basically a home town show for Steve in Reading PA on November 6 2007.
He’s playing a vintage #Gibson #LapSteel. Fantastic tone and use of the volume control. Looks like one of his amps is a #TwoRock.
#mastomusic
#SteelGuitar
#GratefulDead
#stvekimock #gibson #lapsteel #tworock #mastomusic #steelguitar #gratefuldead
Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
356 followers · 776 posts · Server musicians.todayMore #SteveKimock
#GenreOfTheWeek is it #jazz ? #fusion ? Sounds like Bitch's Brew with more guitar to me. Smokin #FenderRhodes, to boot.
The effect mid-way is #JerryGarcia's old #Mutron, tricked into making great noises.
Drummer Rodney Holmes (#Santana, #WayneShorter, the Breckers); keyboardist Robert Walter (#GreyboyAll-Stars, Robert Walter’s 20th Congress); bassist Reed Mathis (#JacobFredOdyssey).
#mastomusic #SKB #improvisation
#Magnatone #Dumble #TwoRock
https://youtu.be/2npgKHkvn2k
#stevekimock #genreoftheweek #jazz #fusion #fenderrhodes #jerrygarcia #mutron #santana #wayneshorter #greyboyall #jacobfredodyssey #mastomusic #skb #improvisation #magnatone #dumble #tworock
Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
341 followers · 734 posts · Server musicians.today#mondaymusic #Rickenbacker J6 through a prototype #TwoRock Custom Signature with a 1x12 50s Jensen P12N.
Outro jam from a cover of Gene McDaniels’s “Compared to What.” The late great Martin Eagle guesting on Fender Rhodes. Recorded at #SoundPure Studios in Durham, NC.
#mastomusic #steelguitar #lapsteel #slideguitar #memphisbeat
#mondaymusic #rickenbacker #tworock #soundpure #mastomusic #steelguitar #lapsteel #slideguitar #memphisbeat
Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
325 followers · 702 posts · Server musicians.todayFrank #Zappa now gone 29 years. One of his last requests was that no one ever cover Zoot Allures. So in the true spirit of Zappa we covered it every night. Here's our take on it. One of the first times I really got to take the #TwoRock Custom Reverb for a good ride. Playing a #Suhr #stratocaster. A little envelope filter at the end, to boot! Leo Kishore on bass, Ted Sampson on keys, Mike Rosado on drums. 2005 at the old Tavern in Durham NC.
#mastomusic #improvisation
#zappa #tworock #suhr #stratocaster #mastomusic #improvisation
Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
239 followers · 396 posts · Server musicians.today
#guitar a day. 1950s #Rickenbacker J6 #LapSteel. This was a low budget model made of sheet metal with wooden end pieces. The nut had broken so I simply sawed off the top of a machine bolt and put it at the nut slot. Most importantly it features the famous horseshoe pickup, which absolutely screams, as you’ll hear in the video. I’m playing through a 50-watt #TwoRock Custom Reverb. #SteelGuitar #blues #rock #mastomusic
#guitar #rickenbacker #lapsteel #tworock #steelguitar #blues #rock #mastomusic
Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
229 followers · 350 posts · Server musicians.todayIn memoriam. Frank #Zappa gone 29 years today. He asked that nobody cover this tune after his death. We thought the best way to honor his spirit was of course to cover it.
Rig is a #Suhr #stratocaster through a #TwoRock Custom Reverb.
#zappa #suhr #stratocaster #tworock #mastomusic #ElectricGuitar #improvisation