Hi mikey. Thats a pretty cool Vai excerpt about Joe.

no problem cuthbert...if you live anywhere to Bil Mckim (trutina) ring his bell and tell him to get his ass on t2j!

michelle: thanks!

see u on the 21st, 22nd AND 23rd Joe! And if you're in the mood, please play The Forgotten Part 2 (and tribute it to 962!).

achoo: check your email.

hey guys...thanks for the w/b! things with me have been...interesting. life goes on...and i know how important it is to smile as much as ya can! hope all is well with you guys...

Hi everyone... Collective Soul (well, 2/5 of them) were on the Mark & Brian show this morning. I know some people here are fans of the band, so I thought I'd make a post about 'em...

I heard more of that new song that I mentioned a few days ago...it sounds VERY cool. Collective Soul's new album, Youth, will be in stores on 11/16 (released on the band's own label).

Their new guitarist (replacing Ross Childress) is Joel Kosche. He's new, but he worked with the band on their Dosage and Blender albums. Ed Roland and Joel played four songs--December, a blues version of Counting The Days (the new single), The World I Know, and Satellite (a new ballad)--on acoustic guitars... They sounded great...this band is BACK.

I was thinking about calling in to ask Ed a few questions about his old solo album (the one I mentioned here a few months ago). I couldn't think of a good way to word my questions, though, so I guess I'll have to wait until the next time they're on the program. They're here all the time...it shouldn't be too long. ;-)

They're playing at the Roxy on 11/17. I'll have to try to go...

Then why have you been so quiet? ;-)

So...you've only seen Joe once? I've seen him eight times. The set list he has for this tour is probably my favorite out of all of them, though. I hope we get to see two shows in SF.

I haven't heard any of Pain Of Salvation's music, but I've heard good things about the band. I'll buy a CD or two soon...is there one you would recommend? I'll also check out Lacuna Coil...thanks for the suggestion.

Petra...? I know who they are. Cool...LOL. :-) It'd be cool if you could post a few words here about the show, after you go...

Hey friends - i AM voting! lmao!

Jazzy, the show is TONIGHT! My daughter is sick with a cold and feels like crap. I hope she rallies around till showtime. She is so excited to see both bands. She even mentioned that if she feels as bad as she did this morning, she might try to sell her ticket to a friend :(

Jblaze, good song! I keep hearing Joe's "I Like The Rain" song taunting me with that little ditty that plays while he's singing" I like the rain washing o-ver me". lol! Your mom was in Alaska! BRRRRR! Hawaii doesn't call her name? lol! Tribal stuff is always cool. I'm even excited to find out what it is. lol! I'll get back to your email later, err, maybe even tomorrow the way the day is going. lol!

Austin, remind us of the Aerosmith DVD when the time comes. I'd like to check it out. Thanks for the link. I got tears in my eyes from laughing!! I never seen that before.

MORE COW BELL, BABY!

Hi Matt! How's things? Glad to hear your jamming with JR tomorrow night. It will be good for both of you :)

EVERYONE check out Austin's link to the SNL cow bell skit. It's funny as hell!

Simon.....you are right....a lot of it has to do with the quality of the trem, which I will (like you) replace with an Original Floyd. I thought there was another model (maybe the Floyd Pro) that will fit in the cavity of the RGT42 too. It would be nice to try them both out to see which is more comfortable. I'll never sell the RG no matter how much grief it gives me....it's just too much fun to play when it's set up good !

Hello -

Clarky- nope I can't quite imagine Jacqueline du Pre doing that!

962- glad to hear the new axe is ok. Hope you raise the cash you need quite soon to customise it then!

I take it no one has tried out the Ace Frehley Les Paul? Please let me know what you think of it if you have....

Thanks Tomsr

962: I like Pork, and porking personally.

supppaaadaaavvve,

that guitar sounds slick, my guitar player has been looking for a strat for himself, just hasnt picked one up yet, I am glad it is working out good for you!!!! with pink floyd songs are you doing? we do mostly originals but we throw in some covers here & there, we are currently playing In the flesh? & Time, it's so fun playing!!!!

Hi Joe and everybody,

I've been a huge fan since I heard Surfin' back in 88...

I've been playing guitar since 1981, and man are my fingers sore... j/k but Joe has been probably my biggest musical influence, although I don't really sound like a clone.

Please give the clips at my website a listen sometime. Among shorter clips, I've also got a full length mp3 song - Dancing On The Edge.

Thanks for all the inspiration over the years, Joe!

Death Cube- I am a bit of a KISS fan, but to be honest the Gibson isn't really in my price range right now, just wondered if anyone had tried it. I know the Epiphone version wouldn't be a patch on the Gibson sig model either, but still thought it was worth getting, possibly as a reasonably low priced guitar?

OpticalStudio- thanks for your reply. I still have most of my KISS LPs! Will definitely give it the sig guitar a try!

Isn't buying guitars / thinking about it / trying them out just so addictive?!!

FOR THE BOSTON FANS IF THERE ARE ANY:

Matt: yeah, i noticed the same problems with the JSX at the House of Blues in Orlando. Normally I would have written it off as the room, but Joe has historically had great tone and mixes at the HOB. It's funny, with the JSX it seems like the first time I've ever noticed Joe getting jumbled in with the other instruments and just sounding like a bunch of noise. I think it's the famous case of building an amp that sounds amazing by itself, but just gets lost (other than a buzzy top and woofy bottom) when you put a band with it. I think the Marshall/DS1 combo had a nice fat clean mid range that helped him stand out in the mix.......