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I know a lot less than you do, Chris, but I would go for a 7" snare and mic both sides for starters. I remember seeing pics of Lynch playing live in the 80s and he would use an RE20 in the kick and 421s on toms -- whether he did the same thing in the studio is of course a question. It was the 80s, s...

Yeah, he is English, but lives in California now (like McVie).

If you know the band XTC, they were really into Free.

For a similar bass sound, check out pretty much anything Andy Fraser did with Free (like McVie he was an alumnus of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, played with them during the Mick Taylor era). You get a good look at his technique here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FhCilozomo&feature=related Fingers...

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure McVie doesn't use a pick. That sound doesn't have the kind of attack you'd get from using a pick.

Your budget should include a set-up by a professional luthier, whatever you end up getting. At less than $100, it's the best money you'll spend.

Bombardier -- it's on the site. Just a heads-up.

dwlb wrote:I have one, a strat that I refinished over the summer.

How did that work out? I've got a MIJ tele I'm thinking about refinishing. Was stripping the poly tough? (assuming that's what was on your strat previously)

So you could conceivably write a song that mixed itself?

Cool post -- thanks!

junkshop wrote:Reliced guitars are the acid washed jeans of the music world.

Exactly.

I mean, Billy Joel can play reggae if you ask him to, but, you know, come on, there would likely not be much authentic feel in the resulting musical gesture. Reggae that's swing or not swung? In traditional music circles, swing is definitely a technique. It usually refers to triplet-based phrasing....

I can see where you're coming from -- swing is a little different to me, though, in that it is not just a technique, it's a "feel." I mean, Billy Joel can play reggae if you ask him to, but, you know, come on, there would likely not be much authentic feel in the resulting musical gesture. Where does...

Man, I don't know -- the more I think about it my original post was sort of a brainfart. Subatomic, I agree with you that there is a lot of great music being made now. Even with a full-time career, one kid in college and two in daycare, I still make an effort to find it. Denying that lots of great m...

I've heard the first two -- might add Linus of Hollywood and The Red Button for power poppers that can swing sometimes. "Baby Britain" was a good suggestion too.

I was thinking more about what we might think of as rock acts, too.

So name some names, folks, please. Who is swinging these days? I'd like to check it out. FWIW I think of Tommy Ardolino of NRBQ as a rock drummer with a great feel for swing. I am kind if old (45), but I'm not a curmudgeon, subatomic -- I just like that groove, and wonder where it went as an idiom i...