Re: 3 Guitars in Kentucky Thunder
Well, I'm not sure exactly what the story is there. You'd think he could find one guy who could do it all, so maybe he's going for some kind of bluegrass equivalent of Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound. I remember being quite curious - befuddled may be more accurate - seeing that at the Philadelphia Folk Festival some fifteen years ago. I recall there being something like nine or ten guys on stage, four or five of them playing guitars at times (that would include RS occasionally). Seemed like overkill. At least I could hear the other instruments, including mandolin. (PFF has great sound techs.) It brought back bad memories of being drowned out by guitars at campfire jams and hootenannies. Personally, I would never lug that many guitarists around with me, and in fact my dream band is a power trio - mandolin, bass, and drums.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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