Howdy from UT!

Hope you are feeling better Joe!

This is my first post..ever on any web site. I was just never that interested in anything before. But after listening to Satch on a few of his records on Real Rhapsody, I was at once reduced to tears and excited as Hell. Incredible! I was heated up to the point that I decided to play the guitar again after 36 years away from it ( I had a little garage band in Junioir High in the 60's). I bought a guitar at a garage sale for $1 and put some strings on it and played for a month or so. God that thing was awful and wonderful at the same time! The action was about 1/2" high at the 12th fret, but I was learning again so it was good. So for Christmas my wife surprises me with an Ibanez SA160 with a crate amp and and a digitech modeler! What a woman!

Being the obsessive guy that I am, I now listen to Joe all day (I bought two CD's and the G3 Live in Denver DVD so it's legal) for inspiration and practice all night. I am hoping to be part of the entertainment at my 50th birthday party this summer. I have learned the chords to" If I could Fly", Rockin in the Free World" and "Little Wing", but the solos are just too much for me at this point. Hopefully the old fingers will come around eventually. At least the people throwing stuff at me will be friends! Deb and I are hoping to catch the makeup show in Vegas in April. That would be a highlight!

Joe, I have to say that I was amazed at how "normal" you appeared on the DVD. In fact that is what I like best about you. You are human! No Bullshit, just real. You feel and react just like the rest of us and it is wonderful to me.

Amen!

I just ordered the CD you all made. I want to hear what you guys are up to.

Joe,

Deb and I will be in Vegas for the show in April

Please play If I could Fly.

Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who remarked to me! From yesterday morning to today there were so many posts from so many places. The web is pretty amazing.

Steven Wilde - what is your website, I'd like to check it out. Learning to play is fun on my own but I can use all the help I can get. Chords seem to come failry easily to me, but reading notes and playing solos is kicking my butt. I guess it takes time for the fingers to learn to move and the mind to remember where the notes are. I'll get better.

If anyone else is going to be in Vegas for the April 9th show let me know. My wife and I are arriving during the day and are having dinner at the House of Blues before the show. It would be a kick to meet some other friends of Satch for a few drinks.

I just received the Satcharated CD today and have listened to the first few songs. I am super impressed. Sounds like a lot of work that paid off! Big props to you all.

What equipment do you all use to get the "Satch sound" You know that howling tone that is so recognizable? I am trying to figure out how to set up a channel on my RP80 modeler that will get me close at all. I can't afford to buy a Peavey Amp and a bunch of new effects. Any ideas?

Hi to all I finally got to listen to the Satcherated CD about 10 timnes over a business trip. Incredible playing! Some of the recordings should be on their own albums!