Who do you wish played EBMM

[Lazybite]

Oh yeah kudos to the joe strummer comment.... drank a bottle of whiskey the day that dog died.....

 

[Colin]

I still wished Foggy played one

 

[Mr Light]

MusicMan "Should-be's"

...It would have been nice if Marcus Miller fell under the spell we have. Joining the likes of other great MusicMan users like Louis Johnson (Brothers Johnson) and Bernard Edwards (Chic)...

 

[belaxa]

MM "should be..."

Flea.

 

[belaxa]

I also have a good Fee Waybill and The Tubes story from that same era but not one I can post in public.

He steal the microphone or are a truss rod problem here?

 

[Spudmurphy]

Who'd I like to see play an EB? I'd like to see
Sonny Landreth - The Goners
Bonnie Rait
Phil Thompson
Elvis Costello
Me next week !!!

 

[tristan]

ANDY TIMMONS !!!! franck gambale ! al pitrelli! me

 

[Junior]

1. Joe Satriani and Steve Vai - 'cause having the G3 all playing EBMM's would finally be justice

2. Richie Sambora - because I really respect and admire him as an artist, and since he is no longer using his usual guitars (LPs and Strats along with some ither) I'd really like if he'd play EBMM. He is currently playing a V|g|er which has a HSH pickup combination and a Floyd Rose bridge. I have a feeling that the guitar he is playing now doesn't quite suite his sound and that any EBMM would be 10x better for him. I'd like him to have a signature model... something like a Silhouette Special with a Floyd Rose and star inlays ...DOH! ...

3. Janick Gers, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Steve Harris - 'cause the F€nders just don't suit them. They just don't

4. Billy Sheehan - because I think that a BS signature EBMM would be exactly what he needs

5. Roger Glover - just 'cause.

6. Stuart Hamm - too much wanking for a F€nder

7. everyone else

 

[Figjam]

I wish timmy C kept using his stingray.

 

[Oxman88]

Yup...twas I....


I was the day bartender at the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza one block away from Scorgies and I went to high school with Eileen Ferron who was Don Scorgie's wife so when my shift was done at 7:00 pm I'd walk down to Scorgies and eat my dinner at the bar and talk to Eileen and stare at her massive tracks of land so to speak. The upstairs bar was quiet that night with just me sitting at the far end of the bar eating a bbq beef sammich, talking to Eileen and drinking a Genny Cream Ale. The only other customer in the bar at that time was this funny looking fellow with BP style glasses on sitting mid bar minding his business and having a few pops. It was EC who was in town playing the Rochester War Memorial the next night on a double bill with Joe Jackson who I had just got done serving that afternoon at the hotel lobby bar. The three of us started talking, more beers were consumed then a few shots...no mention of who he was or anything but Eileen and I both knew who he was but just wanted to let him enjoy his drinks in peace...I think the topic of discussion was soccer or something. Anyway, Scorgies was a known spot for darts and EC asked me if I wanted to shoot a few games so I accepted the challenge and he proceeded to kick my tail for a few games. It got to be time for the downstairs club to open around 9:00 pm and more people started to come pouring in and two guys asked if we wanted to play them in teams so we did....more drinks, more shots...then as the bar was pretty packed there was some disagreement between EC and one of the other guys on scoring of the game and all hell broke loose...this dip clocked EC and it was on...the whole place went nuts and there were fists, bar stools and bottles flying all over the place. I managed to escape with just a few lumps and bumps and EC cleaned this guys clock in no time flat and a half dozen others before he was through...don't mess with Elvis is all I can tell ya!!

I don't want to call anyone a liar ....... but I have a feeling that certain elements of the Elvis Costello fight at Scorgies in Rochester, NY were embellished. Besides the fact that no one believes that the little midget could kick the bucket, much less kick some ass....... as a long time manager of Scorgies, and the last person to ever lock the door when we closed in the wee hours of July 10th 1994, here's the real deal:

Scorgies was a hot place for almost 10yrs. Including being named in that infamous Rolling Stone article back in 1982-83 being named one of the top 20 clubs in America. Hosting big name acts over the years like The Replacements, J Geils, the Cramps, etc. Don Scorgie was really getting big-time for a while there, and actually booked EC to play a gig in the room downstairs before EC hit it big in the states. I think the author had one thing right, the time frame. But he for damn sure had a few things wrong. In 1979 Eileen was not yet Don's wife, they got married in 1982.......Eileen was no one that ANYONE just "hung out" with, as she had one of the more vitriolic personalities ever(this is half a joke, as I am sure some people found her company enjoyable, but she wasn't the warmest lady).........and Eileen had no such "massive tracks of land", she was practically a B-cup?!?!? So I'm not really sure where the author is coming from, but I can assure you he has embellished his memories of the old days.

On to the EC story. The truth is that the whole thing was over a pack of cigarettes. Don Scorgie had the most notorious temper in Rochester, a fact that suited him well and allowed him to excel as one of the original bouncers at the "original" biker bar in the late 60's-early 70's; the California Brew Haus. You see, Don is a short fellow, and albeit barrel-chested, he is not large. But his famous Irish temper is what gained him his reputation for not taking any guff from people. pluss he was ex-military, and he was just plain tough. The story goes quite simply as this; EC was there early, doing his sound check, set-up, etc ....... and Don was always one to stay out of the way, delegate, let his employees work, etc. So Don was just milling around, helping set up the bar, up & down the stairs, etc ........ at one point, EC having seen Don just doing menial labor(carrying cases of beer, organizing, etc), he called Don over, if I am correct by a fairly demeaning term like "hey you, boy". When Don came over he told him to go get him a "pack of fags". Don will never admit it, but I have a feeling that the accent, coupled with the use of the word Fag threw him off a bit. Don already had his Irish hairs standing up b/c he was beckoned fairly rudely, and I believe that the term fag being thrown around just sent him into orbit. Needless to say, once Don realized he was being treated as an errand boy for a pack of cigarettes, he went ape-freaking-****. What ensued was much less a fight, and just more an asshole being thrown out of a bar. EC, his crew, and his stuff were removed post haste and the show was cancelled.

Yes, that's it. No Pillar-to-Post brawl, but a story actually MORE interesting from a rock-history perspective. A little club owner from Rochester, NY threw out the cocky brit singer on the verge of superstardom, all over a pack of cigarettes. To this day, I believe the closest EC has come to playing a venue in this area is Saratoga. he just hates Western, NY and I can assure you it is b/c of that incident.

 

[guitrr]

Robben Ford

 

[kaaikop]

Big fan of Yes... Imagine Chris Squire playing a Bongo-5, instead of that Rick...
That would have kicked a$$! it's never too late Chris! c'mon give it a try!!!

 

[stevenee]

I wish Mike Dirnt played a Stingray-

He always had some kick ass basslines, i just wish they had more bottom to them.

I dont like his 51' tele sig bass from F3nder at all- i think its ugly, and i haven't really seen him play one until recently.

I guess it's a set up from that G1bson grabber bass he used to play.

-steve

 

[threeminutesboy]

of course everybody should play EBMM but

David Gilmour, Eric Clapton and Steve Rothery (Marillion) would be perfect candidats for me

 

[fogman]

I still wished Foggy played one

Colin,

Thanks for the wish!
I wish the same thing!
My day will come!

 

[phatduckk]

I wish Mike Dirnt played a Stingray-

He always had some kick ass basslines, i just wish they had more bottom to them.

I dont like his 51' tele sig bass from F3nder at all- i think its ugly, and i haven't really seen him play one until recently.

I guess it's a set up from that G1bson grabber bass he used to play.

-steve

i was watching a show on VH1 called Driven and this particular episode was about Green Day and was all about them "coming up" etc. During the portions where they were showing the Dookie sessions there was a bunch of footage of the band with an SR4 around. I dont remember exactly: was Mike playing it? was it just leaning on the couch? I dunno but I think i remember seeing Mike playing it.

But anywho ... i agree. he should be playing an EBMM. He'd love the HS ... i know it!

 

[Polaris]

Great discussion!

My top three who should almost certainly switch to EBMM:

1) Chris Poland - y'know, the guy who ISN'T Marty Friedman!
2) Marty Friedman - y'know, the guy wh....
3) Zakk Wylde - just to see how tiny it would look!

I would've cited Petrucci if he wasn't already on there!

Oh, and me of course....

 

[MM_Charlie]

John Myung !!

 

[RitchieDarling]

Hmmmmm...

Steve Hackett
Mike Holmes (IQ)
John Jowitt (IQ)
Steve Rothery (Marillion)
Steve Gee (Landmarq) OOPS! Too late!
Dave Meros (Spock's Beard)

Can anyone tell I am a neo-proghead?

 

[SteveB]

Steve Hackett
Mike Holmes (IQ)
John Jowitt (IQ)
Steve Rothery (Marillion)
Steve Gee (Landmarq) OOPS! Too late!
Dave Meros (Spock's Beard)

Can anyone tell I am a neo-proghead?

Anyone with Steve Rothery on their short list is OK in my book.