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Lerb21 · April 16th, 2009, 11:36 PM

Tonight I played a couple songs at the local coffee house.

My bass player bailed, and my new drummer was being skittish and didn't wanna go. His brother volunteered to play drums for me.

He'd never played a real set of drums in his life. He'd only played Rock Band.

Check it out.

We do a slow version of "Folsom Prison Blues", then Merle Haggard's "Ramblin' Fever", followed by "Love's Gonna Live Here".

Stuco · April 16th, 2009, 11:41 PM

16 = impressive

no bass player (and still sound good) = impressive

"rock band" only drummer = priceless

Seriously, that was pretty darn good.

allen st. john · April 16th, 2009, 11:45 PM

It takes chutzpah to cover Johnny Cash.

Tim Armstrong · April 17th, 2009, 12:03 AM

Nice licks, and that drummer gets high marks for sheer nerve!

Tim

Fender-Bender · April 17th, 2009, 12:29 AM

I would make sure that the bass player and drummer's reputation of leaving their "band members" out to dry preceeds them where ever they go. But +1 to the drummer for steppin in and +10000000 to you for persevering through a tough situation. And nice sparkle-caster :)

Brokenpick · April 17th, 2009, 12:40 AM

Yeah! As has been said, kinda lame of the band to ditch, and very good show on your part, stepping up and getting it done!
I have to say, I liked the sound you were getting... hate to use words like "tone" or "twang" or something, but, there was something nicely dialed in there, for a bare and cool, Bakersfield kind of sound. What rig were you using? - and what actually captured the recording, if you don't mind my asking? We recently shot some gig video on what I thought was a pretty good video cam, but the guitar came through pretty thin on the recordings. Yours captured a nice, live, feel, and nice Tele tone.

RiverDog · April 17th, 2009, 12:45 AM

Good on you guys for playing anyway. Nice job!!

Big John · April 17th, 2009, 01:35 PM

Go get 'em lerb !!!

jays0n · April 17th, 2009, 02:15 PM

Lerb never stops amazing. I say keep the kid, maybe he has some friends that also played Rock Band.

That was great. Thanks for posting.

j

buddywayne · April 17th, 2009, 02:47 PM

WOW! Impressive.

Sterling Indigo · April 17th, 2009, 02:56 PM

I'da bought y'all a... 'er coke! Nice cover.

Alpino_321 · April 17th, 2009, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allen st. john

It takes chutzpah to cover Johnny Cash.

It happens around here all the time. Especially "Folsom", you'd think it's the only song Cash ever did!

Lerb21 · April 17th, 2009, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fender-Bender

I would make sure that the bass player and drummer's reputation of leaving their "band members" out to dry preceeds them where ever they go. But +1 to the drummer for steppin in and +10000000 to you for persevering through a tough situation. And nice sparkle-caster :)

I'm sorry, I lied about the bass player part.

We're kids, and he had to stay home because his grandparents were over. Simple as that.

My current drummer is actually the drummer in the video's older brother. Neither of them had ever played in front of anyone, and my normal drummer had only played a real set twice. He just had nerves, and didn't know what to do. That's understandable to me, especially when the subject is a kid.

Lerb21 · April 17th, 2009, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brokenpick

Yeah! As has been said, kinda lame of the band to ditch, and very good show on your part, stepping up and getting it done!
I have to say, I liked the sound you were getting... hate to use words like "tone" or "twang" or something, but, there was something nicely dialed in there, for a bare and cool, Bakersfield kind of sound. What rig were you using? - and what actually captured the recording, if you don't mind my asking? We recently shot some gig video on what I thought was a pretty good video cam, but the guitar came through pretty thin on the recordings. Yours captured a nice, live, feel, and nice Tele tone.

I'm just playing one of the guitars I've built through a Twin Reverb RI.

I'm using a Samsung SC-DX103 to record the audio and video. It's just a nice little thing to work with, and it produces quality stuff.

Thank you.

bluesmanmartin · April 17th, 2009, 11:40 PM

Nice Lerb, very nice.

Martin...

voodoostation · April 17th, 2009, 11:52 PM

Loved it, dude!

tele salivas · April 18th, 2009, 10:02 AM

Rock band drummer, that is awesome, the show must go on!

Strat62 · April 18th, 2009, 10:22 AM

That's pretty cool, Lerb. You're one hell of an impressive 16yr old!

clayton58 · April 18th, 2009, 10:47 AM

That's a fine job. Look forward to more from you guys.

April 16th, 2009, 11:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lerb21 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Florence, PA Age: 17 Posts: 3,031	Wow, I'm impressed. Tonight I played a couple songs at the local coffee house. My bass player bailed, and my new drummer was being skittish and didn't wanna go. His brother volunteered to play drums for me. He'd never played a real set of drums in his life. He'd only played Rock Band. Check it out. We do a slow version of "Folsom Prison Blues", then Merle Haggard's "Ramblin' Fever", followed by "Love's Gonna Live Here". __________________ If it don't twang then it ain't worth havin'!

April 16th, 2009, 11:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stuco Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA Posts: 4,227	16 = impressive no bass player (and still sound good) = impressive "rock band" only drummer = priceless Seriously, that was pretty darn good. __________________ -"You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do" J. Garcia

April 17th, 2009, 12:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ocean Pines, Maryland, USA Age: 50 Posts: 13,148	Nice licks, and that drummer gets high marks for sheer nerve! Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

April 17th, 2009, 12:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
RiverDog Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: St. Augustine, FL Age: 40 Posts: 832	Good on you guys for playing anyway. Nice job!! __________________ Aaron

April 17th, 2009, 01:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Big John Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 6,679 39 Photos	Go get 'em lerb !!! __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

April 16th, 2009, 11:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
allen st. john Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,004	It takes chutzpah to cover Johnny Cash.

April 17th, 2009, 12:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fender-Bender TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Milan, Tn Age: 23 Posts: 89	I would make sure that the bass player and drummer's reputation of leaving their "band members" out to dry preceeds them where ever they go. But +1 to the drummer for steppin in and +10000000 to you for persevering through a tough situation. And nice sparkle-caster :)

April 17th, 2009, 12:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
Brokenpick TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 49	Yeah! As has been said, kinda lame of the band to ditch, and very good show on your part, stepping up and getting it done! I have to say, I liked the sound you were getting... hate to use words like "tone" or "twang" or something, but, there was something nicely dialed in there, for a bare and cool, Bakersfield kind of sound. What rig were you using? - and what actually captured the recording, if you don't mind my asking? We recently shot some gig video on what I thought was a pretty good video cam, but the guitar came through pretty thin on the recordings. Yours captured a nice, live, feel, and nice Tele tone.

April 17th, 2009, 02:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
jays0n Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Age: 39 Posts: 176 13 Photos	Lerb never stops amazing. I say keep the kid, maybe he has some friends that also played Rock Band. That was great. Thanks for posting. j

April 17th, 2009, 02:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
buddywayne Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: missouri Age: 63 Posts: 1,133 10 Photos	WOW! Impressive.

April 17th, 2009, 02:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sterling Indigo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: East Lansing Posts: 1,277	I'da bought y'all a... 'er coke! Nice cover.

April 17th, 2009, 11:40 PM	#15 (permalink)
bluesmanmartin Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Coastal Bend (Texas) Age: 48 Posts: 262	Nice Lerb, very nice. Martin...

April 17th, 2009, 11:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
voodoostation Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Midlothian, Va Age: 36 Posts: 530 2 Photos	Loved it, dude! __________________ "'Til the pawnshops were packed like a backstage party, hangin' full of pointy, ugly, cheap guitars. And the youngun's all turned to karaoke, hangin' all their wishes upon disregarded stars. -DBT"

April 18th, 2009, 10:02 AM	#17 (permalink)
tele salivas Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: tulsa,ok Age: 40 Posts: 1,015	Rock band drummer, that is awesome, the show must go on!

April 18th, 2009, 10:22 AM	#18 (permalink)
Strat62 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cambridge Vt. Age: 58 Posts: 1,081	That's pretty cool, Lerb. You're one hell of an impressive 16yr old! __________________ http://soundclick.com/MarkGates http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=429473735 http://www.reverbnation.com/markgates

April 18th, 2009, 10:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
clayton58 TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: On the Bayou Teche Posts: 18	That's a fine job. Look forward to more from you guys.

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