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Post by 6strang (aka Paul) on Oct 23, 2006 15:43:28 GMT -7
Hi folks, I have a minute to profess my respect for the Hermida Audio Zendrive and my favorite musician Vince Gill. I have had the pleasure of getting to know him a bit over the years and this is too good of a story not to share. I was at soundcheck on Sat. Oct 21 in Detroit at the Fox. Very cool. My wife and I got to hang and just enjoy his stellar band rehearse...Even better, I brought my own Zendrive down for Vinnie to try out. He did. What a thrill to hear my pedal being worked by my favorite guitarist/musician. He liked it so much that he asked to use it in the concert that night. ;D It sounded so good with his black strat with EMG's... It is really cool to turn your hero on to something cool! I was (and still am) on cloud nine. BTW...if you haven't checked out his new box set...it has 43 tunes...sells for under 25 bucks...and features his best work yet. I must say I am seriously impressed. Check him out in concert on this tour...pack a lunch...it is over 3 hours long! Awesome show. Musicians will love it. Just thought I would share this with my fellow Z brothers and sister. My best, 6strang
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Post by quinto on Oct 23, 2006 15:49:52 GMT -7
That had to be a great experience for you. I imagine that a Zendrive would be great for him as it's not too gainy. By the way is that the one you bought from me?
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Post by 6strang (aka Paul) on Oct 23, 2006 16:53:51 GMT -7
Yes it is. I absolutely dig that box. Thanks again for selling it to me. Hope all is well with you. 6strang
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Post by real oldster on Oct 25, 2006 0:38:37 GMT -7
High-high gain doesn't work for me. You lose too much of what makes a guitar a guitar. You can get into heavy territory (Jimi, Beck, Page) with low to moderate gain.
Vince Gill is a great artist, picker and singer. If he only used a better amp...
;D
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Post by sonicgator on Oct 25, 2006 4:21:59 GMT -7
Vince Gill is a great artist, picker and singer. If he only used a better amp... ;D Maybe Brad could get Vince hooked on some Z-Love? Great story by the way. I worked at a country club when I lived in Nashville that Vince was a member of; he was always one of the nicest members out there and went out of his way to talk to everyone.
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Post by 6strang (aka Paul) on Oct 25, 2006 5:48:21 GMT -7
Thought you all would enjoy these...BTW...Vince does own a couple of Dr. Z amps. He just took delivery of a matching pair of Goodsells too. He uses quite a bit of different stuff in the studio. Enjoy the pics. 6strang
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Post by mudskipper on Oct 25, 2006 11:38:39 GMT -7
nice photos.... thanks!
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Post by dock66 on Oct 25, 2006 13:00:50 GMT -7
Great shots ,thanks for sharing.
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Post by quinto on Oct 25, 2006 15:51:31 GMT -7
Yes it is. I absolutely dig that box. Thanks again for selling it to me. Hope all is well with you. 6strang I'm glad you like it! I feel like I'm missing something in not digging that pedal. Great pics. That must have been quite a thrill to get that kind of access at the show.
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Post by teleZgrl68 on Oct 25, 2006 17:25:12 GMT -7
Thanks for sharing your experience and photos from the show! I agree with you about the box set..I just bought it and I havn't stopped listening to it since! Great compilation!!
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Post by tbone on Oct 25, 2006 21:03:05 GMT -7
Very Nice, 6strang!
Zendrive is truly a great pedal and Alf is a great guy too. I can tell you that my Stangray loves the Zen. Check out askzac.com, he recently posted some pics of Vince's rig too.
Thanks for sharing, T Bone
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Post by Don on Oct 26, 2006 16:06:58 GMT -7
Thanks for the photos.
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Post by reubencox on Nov 1, 2006 20:39:11 GMT -7
I went to a Vince show last night. I'm by no means a country fan, but it was well worth it. Great sound / lights /etc too boot. Huge band too, 15 ppl or something! haha.
He's such a great picker and very humble guy. +1
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Post by kerryprotools on Dec 29, 2006 22:53:06 GMT -7
The Zen is a "grownups" pedal. You MUST spend time learning what makes it great before it will sound great for you. The differences are in the subtle feel and tone "quality"-not for kids that want a buzz bomb to pretend being James Hetfield eeking out "seek and destroy" ...And it loves high quality ,hand built amps- not production line "ZIZZZY ZIZZZY CHUNK CHUNK" amps. But thats just me.
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Post by Hohn on Dec 30, 2006 13:22:32 GMT -7
Funny, I feel the same about the FD2. It's taken me awhile to get it dialed in, and at first I really thought I wasted my money.
Now I love it and it's never going anywhere.
jmo
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