I play off and on with bands that mainly do early "classic rock". Currently, I use several electric guitars and tubed amps suited for classic rock: custom shop '90 Fender Strat & Telecastor, '90 Gibson ES-335, '87 Rickenbacker 12-string amped through a '70's Fender Twin Reverb and late 80's stereo-60 Rivera; acoustics: (Taylor 810 and Martin HD28)guitars. The bands I've play with do covers with a lot of vocal harominies, i.e., CSN, Hollies, Beatles, Guess Who, etc.
My pet emphasis on presentation, which irritates sound guys and sometimes, band mates, is to limit miking amps, drums, and instruments through the PA system, so as to capture the unique vintage sounds AND locations of guitar/amp voicing and stage locations for the listening audience...most small to medium-sized clubs will accomodate this. A personal favorite location to hear great non-PA mixed live "guitar" bands is to visit any number of small bars on "Music Row" in Nashville to hear top-notch studio musicians ( a lot of these guys play for tips when their regular gig with national artists are "on vacation").
And yes Angela, I am a fan of steel guitar too...I just listened to Neal Young's "Harvest" and "Comes A Time" tonight!
My pet emphasis on presentation, which irritates sound guys and sometimes, band mates, is to limit miking amps, drums, and instruments through the PA system, so as to capture the unique vintage sounds AND locations of guitar/amp voicing and stage locations for the listening audience...most small to medium-sized clubs will accomodate this. A personal favorite location to hear great non-PA mixed live "guitar" bands is to visit any number of small bars on "Music Row" in Nashville to hear top-notch studio musicians ( a lot of these guys play for tips when their regular gig with national artists are "on vacation").
And yes Angela, I am a fan of steel guitar too...I just listened to Neal Young's "Harvest" and "Comes A Time" tonight!