Red Mosquito

DDWJMUVW wrote:

spike wrote:that simmons interview was awkward lol. if jeff hadn't been there, we're talking between two ferns territory.

The awkwardness with Ed and Bill was palpable.

Credit to Jeff for leveling things out. That dude is incredibly emotionally and socially mature.

Bill seems like a stiff and doesn’t appear like he really knows the band the way other interviewers do (Zane Lowe for instance).

Still fun to see the two of them talk about things other than the record for a change. Loved all the stories and anecdotes from the early years.

VinylGuy wrote:yeah, he pointed out something with RA.

sweeper wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:yeah, he pointed out something with RA.

They gave their answers and he said "Wow, not a lot of memories with Riot Act, huh?". It was sort of an insinuation that the album sucked and it wasn't a memorable experience.

brisk wrote:Where the stream links at?

Oversize wrote:So.. First Dark Matter set in the books.

Great set but how's RM feeling about no Stevie?!?

Birds in Hell wrote:

Strat wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

Strat wrote:Ed rocking some Fender Deluxe or hot rods of sorts.

They look very much like the 50s tweed Deluxes and Twin set-up he's been using for years, usually two Deluxes either side with the Twin in the middle:



However, they're not his old ones. To begin with, they're obviously new and covered in black tolex and he's also dropped the second Deluxe.

There's also a small badge in the bottom right corner of the Deluxe - interesting, it's in the exact same place as the "Tonemaster" badge on Fender's current digital amp range. That said, there is no Tonemaster version of the tweed Deluxe (or any tweed amp) in the current range.

A few possibilities:

1. Ed had Fender knock up a few new tweed Deluxe and Twin reissues for him but in black tolex for this tour (maybe doesn't want to bring the old ones on the road anymore).

2. Fender are bringing out some new Tonemaster tweed amps and threw Ed a few prototypes to try out. Not convinced about this necessarily, as Fender would almost certainly stick with the traditional aesthetics if that were the case.

3. Similar to The Edge's signature tweed Deluxe, maybe Fender are bringing out a Vedder signature in the near-ish future and these are instead prototypes of that?

I'm thinking 1 is most likely.

My brother is convinced its a tonemaster....

Seeing it clearer on the performance vids, I think he could be right.

Ed using digital modelling amps, what a time to be alive.

It looks very much like the FR-10 and FR-12 powered speakers, which means (if true) he must have a modeller (e.g. ToneMaster Pro, Kemper, etc.) running into them, probably hiding behind the amps.

I get that it makes sense for reliability on the road but I'm still a complete tube snob.

DeeDee wrote:Ed went the FULL show with the hat.

That's a first.

Mike wrote:Hope they keep Setting Sun as the closer for the whole tour. Or at least for the show I go to.