Recent content by Rick Lee

I've chatted with Joe at the Orange County Guitar Show, but never seen him play live. I will be catching a show of his one of these days. Mad respect to a guy who can charge what he does for tix, fill venues and has no airplay, hit songs or album sales. Marketing genius there.

My best Rush concert ticket experience was when Mrs. Lee said she'd pay for the best tix I could find for my b-day. We drove to Vegas and I went to mill around the entrance to the MGM Grand venue. A guy was selling tix. I asked where they were - 4th row center, floor. He wanted $350 each. I...

I've seen Rush close to 100x. Since the Internet I have almost never bought tix before the day of the show. Even before the Internet I often just went to the venue and found great deals in the parking lot. I've also often gotten great seats at the box office a few hours before the show. On...

This walked into the Scottsdale GC yesterday a few min. before I did. I probably could have snagged it for a song, had I caught the guy in the parking lot, but I was on my motorcycle anyway. It's one of the originals, DeYoung iron, and looks new. Someone buy this and save me from myself...

I have a Marshall 2x12, the JVM or JCM2000 badge model. I run that thing at full tilt all the time. After about six mos, it almost disintegrated. Every single screw and bolt was loose. The speakers almost fell out. Hasn't happened since I cinched it all down, but Hard use will make stuff...

I have one and the wires have spades. But I solder them anyway. If you run it at full tilt long enough, parts vibrate loose.

I have the SLO30 and some really good Marshalls. Never played a Helios. Pretty sure they're all different animals. If you play out, the portability of the SLO30 can't be beaten.

I think the Sat. Night Fever album still holds up. I'm 54. If you're my age or older, think back to when that came out. There was no VH yet. The other biggest album of the era was Frampton Comes Alive. If you were a Kiss fan, their albums were pretty big, but not as big on the radio. All...

The Sat. Night Fever soundtrack album absolutely slays. I was listening to it long before my folks let me watch rated R movies. Pillow-biting notwithstanding, that music is awesome!

Last time I saw Jeff Beck, Vinnie Colaiuta was on drums and I think JB had a cellist too. IIRC, Sting calls Vinnie "the thief" because he steals every show. And he did on this last JB show too. So I don't know that JB's choice of a backing band means that much. He's not gonna work with...

I'll wait to see some show reviews or YT videos before deciding if I want to make a trip to see them. I have played in a Rush tribute before with a drummer who made up his own parts and it made my blood boil. And I have played in one where the drummer nailed it every time exactly as on the...

I'm wondering how much say the band and their mgt have in ticket prices. Obviously, scalpers and bots are what ruin the ticket buying experience for everyone. You can't blame the band for that. They're not going to see any of that add-on price.

I replaced the Gotoh on my newish EBMM Axis with a 1984 OFR. Wasn't a perfect fit, but close enough. I tried to put the Gotoh into another guitar that had had an OFR and it did not fit. FWIW, I will sell that Gotoh and have a FR Special bridge only for sale, if anyone is looking.

The only thing that hangs with a Runt and is cheaper would be a JCM2000 DSL50, or you could buy a modern DSL100HR from a totally desperate seller for $500 or less and do an OT and choke upgrade. Those would slay.

I can't endorse this amp enough. It slays. It is forcing me to sell my Suhr SL67 and Soldano SLO-30. The Runt RULES! And this is a killer price. Can't lose.