Kenneth was right

[Xpensive Wino]

 

[RhinestoneStrat]

Kenneth sure was right.

 

[Xpensive Wino]

 

[Xpensive Wino]

 

[RhinestoneStrat]

 

[jb_abides]

When the levee breaks-

 

[RhinestoneStrat]

Right on Kenneth.

 

[goldtop0]

And this gem from the lady of the canyon........... for Kenneth and the crew

 

[c_wester]

Wrong thread....

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

About the frequency?

 

[jb_abides]

 

[Ed Driscoll]

 

[RhinestoneStrat]

 

[Xpensive Wino]

 

[RhinestoneStrat]

 

[jb_abides]

 

[Elmore]

 

[Wound_Up]

Love the sound of an upright bass. The one song that stands out to me is "Please Be With Me" by Cowboy w/Duane Allman. Love that song. They played upright bass on the recording and never used one again until they played it in Macon, at Galdrielle Allman's book release of her book by the same name, 'Please Be With Me: A Song For My Father, Duane Allman'. Incredible book. Very well-written.

That double bass hits DEEP on anything other than phone speakers lol. Sounds great!


I tried to listen to the audiobook, where she narrates it. I made it through the Foreword and had to turn it off because I couldn't stop crying.

Off-topic: Novel ahead!

Just so you all understand, I share middle names with Howard Duane Allman, the person I consider to be the greatest guitar player that ever lived. And I was told that almost every day for the first 18+ yrs of my life, it seems like. "you know we named you after Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band...the greatest guitar player that ever lived, right?" No, that's not why I think he's the greatest ever.


At the time, I had no idea how significant the name was or just how much Duane and his music meant to my Dad. Or how much he would mean to me later in life. I just knew I hated the name Duane. It was the 80s. I was born in '81, just 10 yrs after his passing. So I know his death was still "fresh" for my Dad, for lack of a better word. My daughter passed away 10 yrs ago and it feels like it was just yesterday. That's what I mean by 'still fresh'.


Then I grew up. And one day, after years of being forced to listen to The Allman Brothers Band and shunning their music because of it, I finally searched out their music on my own. It was finally time for me to understand what it was my Dad heard in this music. Oh boy did I ever! 'Loan Me a Dime' had me hooked the first time I turned it on. It still has me hooked to this day.

That song is why I play guitar today. I own 8 guitars now because of it lol. And I've played every single day for almost the last 4.5 years. Every. Day. Why? Because I get inspired to play a lot lol.

For example, I'm ALWAYS inspired to pick up my guitar when I hear Duane play. ALWAYS. It doesn't matter what song it is. It doesn't matter how many times I've heard it. I'm inspired to pick up every time I hear Duane play. Today, I finally understand what it is my Dad hears. And I've been stuck there ever since. Growing up, I hated the name Duane. I didn't understand it's significance at the time.

Today, I couldn't be prouder to be named after my Dad's favorite guitar player ever and the person I think is the greatest guitarist that ever lived. I couldn't be prouder to be named after the person that really inspired me to buy a guitar and learn to play...in 2019, 48 yrs after his death. Today, I understand. And I couldn't be more grateful. Thankful.

Tbh, it probably saved my life. There's no telling where I'd be today had I not bought that guitar in Dec of 2019, 5 yrs and 5 months after the tragic death of my daughter and only child due to a car accident caused by her mother texting & driving. I can tell you I wouldn't be where I am today and I might not have been here at all.

When I play, it's the only time my mind is totally free & clear. It's the only time I dont think about it all. Otherwise, it's on my mind 24/7/365 even if it's not my foremost thought at the moment.