Tab Benoit

mistermullens · June 28th, 2008, 04:25 PM

Holy Crap! Just discovered this guy and I'm really diggin' it! Gotta love the internet. Get tired of the same ol' stuff, go to YouTube, and discover new music. Sweet!

Nice Teles too!

collinsman · June 28th, 2008, 04:27 PM

I've seen Tab live a number of times, one of the best live acts IMO, he lays it all out.....

shades · June 28th, 2008, 04:40 PM

Tab Benoit is a real pleasure to see live, no frills, just straight-up blues with no shortage of emotion or feeling and he connects with the audience quite well. Nice and Warm, Cherry Tree, Drowning on Dry Land and Night Train are my favorite Tab Benoit music.
He'll be at the Pittsburgh Blues festival in July...

Telarkaster · June 28th, 2008, 05:42 PM

A friend of mine at work got me into him. At first I had no idea he was playing a Tele Thinline. Great playing!

mistermullens · June 28th, 2008, 06:02 PM

I'm kinda bummed. I just found out about this guy and he played in Atlanta two weeks ago. Sorry I missed that one.

ToadLC · June 28th, 2008, 06:03 PM

I've been into his music for some time and just saw him live a few months ago. He is a real pleasure to watch & has a great sense of humor.

Dan R · June 28th, 2008, 06:14 PM

Tab Benoit is super bad. I have some of his music, but haven't seen him live ....yet. You can tell he puts everything into his playing.

Dan R

Cole · June 28th, 2008, 06:24 PM

I been into his music for years. If you like your blues raw and organic... he's da man! Seen his guitars up close and had a good chat with his guitar tech about his really beat up up thinlines. His tech worries about his guitar a lot... he says he doesn't know how his #1 holds up night after night.

He told me that his 2 other spares aren't much better shape either and Tab won't play anything else. He broke a string on his #1 during his Louisville show... traded out for a spare after the tune was over. Busted a string on that one a couple of songs later.

Then back on #1 by the end of the show! His tech told me this happens every night and this was a mellow night. He was telling me how scary they looked under the cover plates.... duct tape & bailin' wire! Yikes!

Wow!

Darcy Hoover · June 28th, 2008, 06:38 PM

I've got Power Of The Pontchartrain , great stuff! Gets a ton of airplay in my car. I'll be buying more.

collinsman · June 28th, 2008, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cole

I been into his music for years. If you like your blues raw and organic... he's da man! Seen his guitars up close and had a good chat with his guitar tech about his really beat up up thinlines. His tech worries about his guitar a lot... he says he doesn't know how his #1 holds up night after night.

He told me that his 2 other spares aren't much better shape either and Tab won't play anything else. He broke a string on his #1 during his Louisville show... traded out for a spare after the tune was over. Busted a string on that one a couple of songs later.

Then back on #1 by the end of the show! His tech told me this happens every night and this was a mellow night. He was telling me how scary they looked under the cover plates.... duct tape & bailin' wire! Yikes!

Wow!

Yep, those axes are beat for sure - interesting fact is - on his first CD " Nice & Warm* he played a regular blonde ( 60's?) tele, then after played the thinline.

ReddRanger · June 28th, 2008, 07:06 PM

Saw him out here in the SF Bay Area a while back. He put on a great show. He played the hell out of his Tele Thinlines and he plugged straight into to a Super and Twin Reverb. Very rhythmic player.

TelZilla · June 28th, 2008, 07:18 PM

We do his version of "Her Mind is gone" cool tune...

Great voice, too.

Regulator · June 28th, 2008, 07:34 PM

Tab tours an amazing two hundred plus shows a year. He played in NC a few
a few weeks ago and I was fortunate to attend the show. If he is playing in
your area you should check him out.

e-merlin · June 28th, 2008, 09:05 PM

He's going to be here in SF next month at Jazzfest. The best thing is, it's Free! Can't wait. There are going to be several Tele slingers here for Jazzfest.

argent · June 28th, 2008, 09:38 PM

Tab Benoit his a sick player. I have been listening to him for a while. I read somewhere that he does all of his studio songs in one straight take. No double tracking, no piecing together four bars here two bars here, no seperate takes for the different instruments. Him and the band count it off and play a live take with the tape rolling.

psychotelepathic · June 28th, 2008, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regulator

Tab tours an amazing two hundred plus shows a year. He played in NC a few
a few weeks ago and I was fortunate to attend the show. If he is playing in
your area you should check him out.

Yep I saw him at the Double Door last year. Pulling up in that parking lot and hearing his cajun blues coming outta that joint gave me chills. I could have sworn I smelled crawfish cookin'!

skydawg · June 29th, 2008, 12:03 AM

Thank goodness we have WXRT in Chicago. Still plays artists such as Tab Benoit (pronounced Ben wah).

rhh7 · June 29th, 2008, 12:19 AM

Listening to "Dirty Dishes", right now...great!!

Zebulon Bluze · June 29th, 2008, 04:00 AM

I was fortune enough to see Tab play last summer at a now defunct blues club (Chord-On-Blues, St. Charles IL). He put on one heck of a show, and that was after he played the Crossroads Blues Festival earlier in the day. I hope I get a chance to see him again.

mista breeze · June 29th, 2008, 09:36 AM

I first heard of Tab when I was browsing in a used cd store. I just aquired TELE fever and found his cd Nice and Warm in the bin....with that blonde/creme tele on cover. I was instant fan and bought rest of his catalog. Seen him once in concert in Omaha. Great show...and he did break some strings!

Dookychase · June 30th, 2008, 12:58 PM

The last time I saw Tab was in a studio in Larose, Louisiana. He was there as a sideman. This was about 5 years ago.
Since then, he's bought a double neck pedal steel guitar and was getting into that.
Has anyone heard him play steel?

BAW4742 · June 30th, 2008, 01:32 PM

I picked up "The Sea Saint Sessions" CD about 5 years ago and it's the only disc have by him. It gets a lot of play.

My understanding on that recording was that he did do a lot of it live, one shot, no overdubs. He just invited some guys (including some of the Neville Brothers) into the studio and they blasted the tunes out.

It's been a while since I read that so don't hold my feeble mind accountable. I've been spraying a lot of lacquer lately.

I've not seen him live but after reading comments here I would love to see him.

JohnK24 · June 30th, 2008, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shades

Tab Benoit is a real pleasure to see live, no frills, just straight-up blues with no shortage of emotion or feeling and he connects with the audience quite well. Nice and Warm, Cherry Tree, Drowning on Dry Land and Night Train are my favorite Tab Benoit music.
He'll be at the Pittsburgh Blues festival in July...

yep...can't wait to see Tab at Hartwood Acres in July...the guy is amazing...and the tone of that thinline is to die for.

spankdplank · June 30th, 2008, 03:07 PM

A couple of years ago my band played the Beaumont Blues Festival. He was on the bill, along with Gatemouth Brown and Delbert McClinton. We were on the "B" stage most of the time while he was playing on the "A" stage. Needless to say, while Tab was playing, the "A" stage area was crowded and the "B" stage was not! Great player!

skydawg · June 30th, 2008, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zebulon Bluze

I was fortune enough to see Tab play last summer at a now defunct blues club (Chord-On-Blues, St. Charles IL). He put on one heck of a show, and that was after he played the Crossroads Blues Festival earlier in the day. I hope I get a chance to see him again.

I hadn't heard about COB's demise. That's too bad. It was a nice venue for blues. My friend's band Vital Support (formerly the backing band for Carl Weathersby) played there several times.

Del Pickup · June 30th, 2008, 11:22 PM

Been watching these vids of Mr Benoit and they got me thinking that a nice Thinline with the 2 humbuckers should be my next acquisition!! Incidentally, someone else who can get great tones from one of these is Donovan Frankenreiter - anyone seen his Abbey Road dvd? Maybe not the most fluid player but definitely got some nice licks.

Can anyone describe the tonal differences between the Thinline versus the 72 Deluxe with the solid body and H/B's?

June 28th, 2008, 04:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
mistermullens Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta Age: 31 Posts: 2,379 51 Photos	Tab Benoit Holy Crap! Just discovered this guy and I'm really diggin' it! Gotta love the internet. Get tired of the same ol' stuff, go to YouTube, and discover new music. Sweet! Nice Teles too! __________________ When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

June 28th, 2008, 04:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
collinsman Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2006 Location: " Land Of Ten Thousand Taxes" Posts: 1,119	I've seen Tab live a number of times, one of the best live acts IMO, he lays it all out..... __________________ The Tele, my favorite axe and I love the Players - Albert Collins, Roy Buchanon, Robben Ford, Danny Gatton, Jerry Donohue, & many others.

June 28th, 2008, 04:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 51 Posts: 1,242 8 Photos	Tab Benoit is a real pleasure to see live, no frills, just straight-up blues with no shortage of emotion or feeling and he connects with the audience quite well. Nice and Warm, Cherry Tree, Drowning on Dry Land and Night Train are my favorite Tab Benoit music. He'll be at the Pittsburgh Blues festival in July... __________________ A.S.N.F.

June 28th, 2008, 06:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
mistermullens Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta Age: 31 Posts: 2,379 51 Photos	I'm kinda bummed. I just found out about this guy and he played in Atlanta two weeks ago. Sorry I missed that one. __________________ When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

June 28th, 2008, 06:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
ToadLC Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sacramento Posts: 121	I've been into his music for some time and just saw him live a few months ago. He is a real pleasure to watch & has a great sense of humor. __________________ Happiness is not a destination: it is a manner of traveling.

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Telarkaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montreal Quebec Canada Posts: 1,795	A friend of mine at work got me into him. At first I had no idea he was playing a Tele Thinline. Great playing!

June 28th, 2008, 06:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dan R Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Charleston, SC Age: 50 Posts: 892	Tab Benoit is super bad. I have some of his music, but haven't seen him live ....yet. You can tell he puts everything into his playing. Dan R

June 28th, 2008, 06:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cole Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Louisville KY Age: 57 Posts: 215	I been into his music for years. If you like your blues raw and organic... he's da man! Seen his guitars up close and had a good chat with his guitar tech about his really beat up up thinlines. His tech worries about his guitar a lot... he says he doesn't know how his #1 holds up night after night. He told me that his 2 other spares aren't much better shape either and Tab won't play anything else. He broke a string on his #1 during his Louisville show... traded out for a spare after the tune was over. Busted a string on that one a couple of songs later. Then back on #1 by the end of the show! His tech told me this happens every night and this was a mellow night. He was telling me how scary they looked under the cover plates.... duct tape & bailin' wire! Yikes! Wow! __________________ ~Cole Cole's website Cole's MySpace "The only currency we have is influential communication."

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Darcy Hoover Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 480	I've got Power Of The Pontchartrain , great stuff! Gets a ton of airplay in my car. I'll be buying more. __________________ http://www.soundclick.com/darcyhoover

June 28th, 2008, 07:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
ReddRanger Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California Posts: 277	Saw him out here in the SF Bay Area a while back. He put on a great show. He played the hell out of his Tele Thinlines and he plugged straight into to a Super and Twin Reverb. Very rhythmic player.

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TelZilla Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cleveburg, USA Age: 38 Posts: 1,972 6 Photos	We do his version of "Her Mind is gone" cool tune... Great voice, too. __________________ Thanks,Nick Nec Aspera Terrent

June 28th, 2008, 07:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
Regulator NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Matthews, NC Age: 40 Posts: 5	Tab tours an amazing two hundred plus shows a year. He played in NC a few a few weeks ago and I was fortunate to attend the show. If he is playing in your area you should check him out.

June 28th, 2008, 09:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
argent TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: IL Posts: 86	Tab Benoit his a sick player. I have been listening to him for a while. I read somewhere that he does all of his studio songs in one straight take. No double tracking, no piecing together four bars here two bars here, no seperate takes for the different instruments. Him and the band count it off and play a live take with the tape rolling.

June 29th, 2008, 12:03 AM	#17 (permalink)
skydawg Removed Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2006 Location: GREATER CHICAGOLAND AREA, USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,158	Thank goodness we have WXRT in Chicago. Still plays artists such as Tab Benoit (pronounced Ben wah).

June 29th, 2008, 12:19 AM	#18 (permalink)
rhh7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 397 4 Photos	Listening to "Dirty Dishes", right now...great!!

June 29th, 2008, 04:00 AM	#19 (permalink)
Zebulon Bluze Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greater Chicagoland Metropolitan Area Age: 57 Posts: 126	I was fortune enough to see Tab play last summer at a now defunct blues club (Chord-On-Blues, St. Charles IL). He put on one heck of a show, and that was after he played the Crossroads Blues Festival earlier in the day. I hope I get a chance to see him again. __________________ If you see the light at the end of the tunnel it's probably a train coming directly at you.

June 29th, 2008, 09:36 AM	#20 (permalink)
mista breeze TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 41	I first heard of Tab when I was browsing in a used cd store. I just aquired TELE fever and found his cd Nice and Warm in the bin....with that blonde/creme tele on cover. I was instant fan and bought rest of his catalog. Seen him once in concert in Omaha. Great show...and he did break some strings!

June 30th, 2008, 12:58 PM	#21 (permalink)
Dookychase Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: Near New Orleans Posts: 169	The last time I saw Tab was in a studio in Larose, Louisiana. He was there as a sideman. This was about 5 years ago. Since then, he's bought a double neck pedal steel guitar and was getting into that. Has anyone heard him play steel?

June 30th, 2008, 01:32 PM	#22 (permalink)
BAW4742 Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Age: 51 Posts: 644	I picked up "The Sea Saint Sessions" CD about 5 years ago and it's the only disc have by him. It gets a lot of play. My understanding on that recording was that he did do a lot of it live, one shot, no overdubs. He just invited some guys (including some of the Neville Brothers) into the studio and they blasted the tunes out. It's been a while since I read that so don't hold my feeble mind accountable. I've been spraying a lot of lacquer lately. I've not seen him live but after reading comments here I would love to see him.

June 30th, 2008, 03:07 PM	#24 (permalink)
spankdplank Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 692 28 Photos	A couple of years ago my band played the Beaumont Blues Festival. He was on the bill, along with Gatemouth Brown and Delbert McClinton. We were on the "B" stage most of the time while he was playing on the "A" stage. Needless to say, while Tab was playing, the "A" stage area was crowded and the "B" stage was not! Great player!

June 30th, 2008, 11:22 PM	#26 (permalink)
Del Pickup Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 621 5 Photos	Been watching these vids of Mr Benoit and they got me thinking that a nice Thinline with the 2 humbuckers should be my next acquisition!! Incidentally, someone else who can get great tones from one of these is Donovan Frankenreiter - anyone seen his Abbey Road dvd? Maybe not the most fluid player but definitely got some nice licks. Can anyone describe the tonal differences between the Thinline versus the 72 Deluxe with the solid body and H/B's? __________________ Someone told me that my tone is in my underpants. I'm not sure if that's good or bad......