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Old September 7th, 2005, 09:58 PM   #23 (permalink)
sw3tom
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Santa Maria, CA
Age: 50
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Dwight/Gattis Sound

I'm still wearing the CD out since the mid-June release. I also saw the concert in Pozo, CA pre-release. The show was excellent. Gattis has a lot of ability. He does his own thing but does a good job copping the Pete licks on the requests...just not as polished (yet) but very agressive and talented. Over-Bends? Don't think so. If you got it, use it where appropriate. If you're trying to get the Mooney/Bakersfield flavor then it's all about the pedals. I'm not familiar enough with baritone guitars but I think they use them on some of the album cuts...sounds like a bass tele...cool.

The hottest part of the band though has to be the bass/drum team. I didn't catch the names but apparently the Johnny Cash (former) road crew...what a groove. I was in Hick Heaven. Lots of stand-up bass. The show was great and the album is also...a bit different that the earlier stuff but it's growth in a good direction.

Tom
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