Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
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I grew up absolutely worshipping . 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 . Here’s the rehearsal.

I’m playing a thru a amp and a .

youtu.be/uh1aCKM56b8

#jimihendrix #bsndofgypsies #suhr #stratocaster #tworock #jimdunlop #univibe #guitar #lefty

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Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
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We 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 amp wide open.

Here we are with a long version of 's .

youtu.be/IsQei-DVpcU

#tworock #zappa #zootallures #mastomusic #improvisation #guitar

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Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
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Novel way to set up a stereo rig when you have a dual channel available. Here I’m using a 70s , a vintage reverb, and a Custom Reverb. Makes for some interesting wet/dry combinations.


#fender #amplifier #vibrolux #lexicon #lxp1 #tworock #gear #guitar #mastomusic

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Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
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Some of the current stable. Front to back, L to R, Custom Reverb, 385 projector amp, 70s Reverb, 65 , 70s , Ten2.

#guitar #amplifier #tworock #filmosound #fender #bandmaster #Princeton #vibrolux #acousticimage #mastomusic

Last updated 2 years ago

Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
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Daily . 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 . Fantastic tone and use of the volume control. Looks like one of his amps is a .


youtu.be/k3OXugv9rwI

#stvekimock #gibson #lapsteel #tworock #mastomusic #steelguitar #gratefuldead

Last updated 2 years ago

Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
356 followers · 776 posts · Server musicians.today

More
is it ? ? Sounds like Bitch's Brew with more guitar to me. Smokin , to boot.

The effect mid-way is 's old , tricked into making great noises.

Drummer Rodney Holmes (, , the Breckers); keyboardist Robert Walter (-Stars, Robert Walter’s 20th Congress); bassist Reed Mathis ().


youtu.be/2npgKHkvn2k

#stevekimock #genreoftheweek #jazz #fusion #fenderrhodes #jerrygarcia #mutron #santana #wayneshorter #greyboyall #jacobfredodyssey #mastomusic #skb #improvisation #magnatone #dumble #tworock

Last updated 2 years ago

Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
341 followers · 734 posts · Server musicians.today

J6 through a prototype 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 Studios in Durham, NC.

youtu.be/LJVHkwUqih0

#mondaymusic #rickenbacker #tworock #soundpure #mastomusic #steelguitar #lapsteel #slideguitar #memphisbeat

Last updated 2 years ago

Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
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Frank 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 Custom Reverb for a good ride. Playing a . 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.

youtu.be/IsQei-DVpcU

#zappa #tworock #suhr #stratocaster #mastomusic #improvisation

Last updated 2 years ago

Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
239 followers · 396 posts · Server musicians.today

a day. 1950s J6 . 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 Custom Reverb.

youtu.be/Nx-czjkwj4s

#guitar #rickenbacker #lapsteel #tworock #steelguitar #blues #rock #mastomusic

Last updated 2 years ago

Mike Babyak · @mikebabyak
229 followers · 350 posts · Server musicians.today

In memoriam. Frank 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 through a Custom Reverb.

youtu.be/IsQei-DVpcU

#zappa #suhr #stratocaster #tworock #mastomusic #ElectricGuitar #improvisation

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