Bill Mattocks, band leader, vocalist and a Fastback Studios harp session player. Bill’s powerhouse blues album called Covers is rich with guitar and harp driven leads. Bill’s style of harp playing is a true Chicago grit with precision control over each note.

Ron Hendee, Trumpet and vocals and all around “last of the hippies”, Ron has been on more albums and in more bands than than any other musician I know. When an artist needs a horn section either on stage or in the studio Ron is on that short list of players.

Fender sponsored artist Greg Koch will be at Roy’s Place in Lynnwood, Wash. this Monday May 5th at 7pm. It’s free and you have the chance to win a new Fender Telecaster.

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I work with a lot of musicians on a weekly basis and these guy & gals work hard to bring the public really good music. Now since I am a guitar / bass player it would be natural for me to just showcase “gunslingers”. In my line of work (recording studio and PR agent) I have the honor to meet, record & promote everybody playing almost ever instrument. So I will do my best to be as instrumentally diverse as possible to make sure I highlight great players across the board, and give you the public a chance to see a musician that are note-worthy.

Their are two band leaders that I want to give a “shout-out” to this week. What I mean by band leaders is just that, the do-all guy that sometimes gets more grief than glory but keeps looking ahead for the good of the band.

Tom Boyle is the fabulous guitarist for Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies! Tom is one of those guys that you just go WOW!, once you hear him. His swing style ( be it Tex-Mex or Chicago) of rhythm playing and shuffle sweeps is really unmatched. Tom Boyle is one of those artist that will continue to receive awards as long as he plays because he is just that good.

Dudley Taft is everywhere his past bands consist of Sweet Water, Second Coming, Omnivoid to his current bands such as Spike and the Impalers and Dudley Taft Blues Overkill. When you have the chance to see either of Dudley’s present bands play, it’s both entertaining and educational because of this stage presence and musical technique.

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We just received these two heavy relic Nash Strat’s. The 57′-V neck Daphne Blue has a tremelo and the Mary Kaye-ish is a 60’s Medium-C rosewood neck, hardtail. If you are looking to get relic Strat’s you should consider Nash Guitars they are a very well balanced, broken in fit in your hand piece’s of art.

Guitar and Bass Specs Include from the official webste:

Ash and Alder Bodies in all the period correct “F” colors. 100% Nitrocellulose Lacquer.

Maple or Maple with Rosewood Necks with 10 Radius Fretboards and Dunlop 6105 Frets. Single action truss rods with heel adjust. Vintage Kluson style tuners.Tusq Nuts. Back Shapes are Medium C, V and Fat.

OEM Pickups on Guitars are Lollar Hybrid Sets. Bass OEM pickups are Dimarzios. Other pickups from Fralin, VanZandt, Duncan, Rio Grande, Fender and others available - contact dealer.

Aging Levels are Light (Church Gig), Medium (Workingman) and Heavy ( Louisiana Roadhouse)

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Dirty Dale delivers a Groove Rock, Psychedelic Power Blues and Jazz Jam feel. Injected with the influence of blues legends BB King, Albert King, Muddy, and Hooker and mixed in with the groove of Hendrix, Cream, and Led Zeppelin. Dirty Dale now is in the middle of recording their 2nd full-length release.

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I am a big believer in well crafted guitar and tube amplifiers and a instrument cable connecting those two bridges together. As for effect pedals, in my thinking they either take a back seat or I often rally not to put them in the chain because most pedals I see are either a box of unusable metal or the pedal detracts from what the amp is fashioned to do. Yes, effects are important but I personally like to see them in post production where you can really dial them in to the mix without them being a distracting tone due to quality, hiss, low battery or the artist never understood what the pedal they purchased can do.

So with that said, please take your time and review & save for a pedal that will stand the test of time in both craftsmanship (less likely to break down) & quality ( true bypass low to no hiss factor). An effect pedal is one of those things in life that you truly get what you pay for! Good / great pedals most often start at the $175.00 range.. It is money well spent. I do have a few favorite brands and 98% will not be found in any big box guitar stores.

The Fulltone 69′ is one of those great pedals that offers more than just fuzz. This pedal has bias knob that I often use on low wattage amps to get that “hot tube” sound. Now Fulltone discontinued this pedal because of this statement on their site: This pedal has been discontinued due to the unavailability of decent sounding transistors. Nobody’s making them anymore. If I find a good batch, I’ll build more, if not, have fun with the used ones, I had fun making them for 15 years so there are plenty out there.. That statement says to me that Michael Fuller cares and stands behind the product he builds.

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Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies! and Fastback Studios won the Washington Blues Society 2008 Best Blues Recording for the release of Big City Blues.  This is a great honor and one award that the staff of FBS is very proud to be a part of.

EMCORE Record artist Resonance is in the studio this week record their freshman release. During this weekend session I had the chance to catch Jesse recording his guitar tracks. We used 2 separate Hiwatt amps to cover both rhythm and lead parts.

Hiwatt 50 watt recording chain: Microphone one, Shure SM57 - Manley SLAM. Microphone Two, LOMO 19A19 - Manley SLAM

Hiwatt 30 watt recording chain ( M/S set-up) : Microphone one, Shure SM57 - UA2-610 - LA2A Comp. Microphone Two, AKG 414 - UA2-610 - Altec 436C Comp.

Fastback Studios is creating the latest version of our website .  We have had a lot of new photos and audio equipment upgrades and here is sneak preview of some of the glamor shots we are working on.

Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar

BLUE Bottle with the Shure Bullet Mic

Side shot with an artistic look of our stand-up grand piano.

Side view of or 1953 Hammond B3

Part of our amp collection, taken with a fish eye lens

Hello All.

Come visit me ( Mark) at the Seattle Vintage Guitar show, The Fastback Studios info table will be included at the Tommy’s Guitar Shop table. I will be there from 1pm-5pm. Tommy Guitar Shop will be there all day.

Event Details: Sunday - April 27th 10am - 5pm for the 2008 17th Annual Greater Seattle Vintage Guitar Show. The FOE Hall (Aerie #1), 6205 Corson Avenue South. Seattle, WA. 98108-3443 Event hosted by Randy’s Guitars

In today’s world of big box Guitar shops that do not offer customers service, historic awareness or a knowledgeable staff, their is one shop in Everett that goes the extra distance to support you the artist, and that shop is Tommy’s Guitars.

Fair, Friendly, and Honest. Tommy’s Guitar Shop is a great place to do business. You will always get courteous and professional service on whatever piece of gear you are looking for. customer satisfaction is #1 at Tommy’s.
Tommy’s Guitar Shop offers internet & in store sales, in store guitar repairs, along with in store lessons for guitar and bass.
Tommy pays top dollar for guitars, basses, amps & effects. If you are looking to sell contact Tommy for a fair deal. Tommy also offers consignment for your rare and vintage gear. If you are looking to move a piece and want to get the most money possible, Thank you for shopping at Tommy’s Guitar Shop!
With over 20 years experience playing, buying, selling, & trading guitars, amps & effects. Tommy Steinley has a deep knowledge and passion for all things guitar.
Tommy has a great knowledge of vintage Fuzz pedals, along with just about ANY other pedal you can ever think of. Whether its vintage, new, boutique, rare or common. When its comes to pedals Tommy knows his stuff.
Tommy has been collecting rare tube amplifiers for many, many years and in that time has had the opportunity to learn about tone and what makes each amp different and special in its own way. From 100 watt Marshalls to 3 watt Valco’s. If it has tubes, tone, and style it is on Tommy’s radar.
Guitars, Guitars, Guitars. Tommy loves guitars. From acoustics, to electrics. Archtops to Classicals..Basses, Mandolins, Banjos, Ukes, or Lap Steels. It just doesn’t matter, Tommy loves and knows them all. From 50’s Classics to 80’s Shredders.