Jesus Blues

Carlos · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 3:08 am Post subject:

thank you, thank you very much
I will be here all week, remember to tip your waitress

really though, A good marriage, with Jesus as the head of the marriage is wonderfull. Been married 24 years this coming summer and would marry Sandy again in a second.

a bad marriage is horrible. Pray and think before, way before
If Jesus isnt in it.

RUN away

ACfixer · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 7:15 am Post subject:

I thought Jesus WAS in it Carlos, believe me when I tell you I went to the pastor, the elders, friends and family and of course I had prayed extensively about it.

Here's the deal guys, take your time and get to know someone before you get married. I was too quick, she turned out to be very deceitful and it ran really deep to her core. If I would have waited perhaps another six months I probably would have seen, it's hard to keep up deception on that level for a long period of time. Don't cry for me though Smile

because God uses everythng for good with those who love Him. A few great things came out of that marriage and God has blessed me richly ever since.

Marriage when both people do it God's way is beautiful, at least it looks beautiful because I really wouldn't know first hand! Laughing

ACfixer · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 7:36 am Post subject:

Carlos · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 7:47 am Post subject:

What pups are in a 52 reissue?
Which pup gives a tele its country twang?
blues on brother Cool

tommyd · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:46 am Post subject:

Yea, my wife is great about me playin and singin. She encouraged me to volunteer to lead the youth at church. On a very rare ocasion she'll listen to me at home, but I don't like trying new stuff on her. I know she knows the difference between good and bad.

But I don't plan on starting any prison ministry or hitting the road anytime soon. Got a 4-year-old and a 1-year-old who for some reason just love having me around Very Happy

. Its hard enough saying "seeya" every Sunday night so I can go to youth group for a couple of hours. Someday they'll be there too. Then after that they won't Sad

Bottom line is, just sing and play whenever you get the chance!

~Q~ · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 1:01 pm Post subject:

Hey! I'm in that regional Christian blues band named saved by grace that you were talking about earlier! We are still around although we have gone through some personnel changes! Check out the web page [url]http:\\www.sbg.8k.com[/url]for more information. Glad to hear that there are people out there that have hear of us!
~Q~ Very Happy

sharring · Tiger Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 815 Location: Texas

Carlos, I enjoy reading your posts. I too play in a Christian band. We are all in our fourties so our influences are 60's-70's rock and blues-you know, the stuff we grew up with. We have been together for over 5 years but have only played locally because of careers and families. However in that time we have paid off all of our equipment by gigging-so we are self-supporting. I pray that the Lord will use us some day as He is using y'all-until then I'm reading the Word and practicing so that I will be ready. I'm using a 52RI Tele (like brother Lance) throught a Deluxe Reverb with a TS9 and an old Dallas Arbiter wah. When I read about your wife and her response to your music it makes me smile. My wife is the same way. Her comment about our music is "It's too loud" or something equally inspiring. But I love her. I figure it's part of the checks and balances the Lord put on me to keep me grounded. I too would like a CD. Be God's-scott

Carlos · Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 6:16 am Post subject:

Oyeah, God is using our wive's?
Then he starts speaking to us throught them.
What's next? He talks to me through my horse Jake?
Wait a minute he already did that with Balam's jack *Horse's Patoot*. So, If he can use Balam's jack *Horse's Patoot* I guess we (and our wives) are usable too!

I agree with everything you said brother, keep doin it for him, less of us, more of him.

cool on the deluxe, is it an original or a reissue. I dont play out with it very often as it is antique, but I have an original 65 black face. It has a bucket of tone but not the thing for rock.

Tell me about your tube screamer, a new one or old one, and did you have it modded back to SRV specs by having the capaciters changed. If it is a new one and I suppose that it is as you didnt call it a 808, there is a HUGE difference to have it modded.
You can do that through RObert Keeley Electronics tha you can find on the net. The guy is top flight, honest, quick and inexpensise. I would say he is 100%.
The ts9 was meant for ss amps. He takes the the ts9 and turns it into a tone MONSTER for a tube amp.
What other amps have you tried or use? I have a bunch of old tube stuff and have been kind of a tube snob (repent, repent) and of course still get the heart pitty pats at the tube saturated sound of a strat, texas special pup, tube screamer, hot fender tube amp with sound, BUT
I discovered Tech 21. Analog stuff that does the above. Cheaper, more dependable, more versitle, does clean fender twin sound, SRV sound, has a clean boost switch that increases your volume for solos without changing your tone, a passable Marshall sound, and a mesa boogie so so sound. xlr out to board or snake (sound man can turn me down) and, and this is a big and,
it weighs 35 lbs. Lets see, my Marshall 1/2 stack weighs about a ton. no tubes to break,
So, unless I am playing outdoors and trying to be all spinal tap about it by taking a trailer full of amps to take up stage room, I haul the tech 21 trademark 60, and one smallish fender tube amp for harp and back up. Cause, back up is the name of the game.
Always a spare of everything

Do you guys write your own stuff?

Carlos, chief bottle washer FORGIVEN

sharring · Tiger Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 815 Location: Texas

My Deluxe is a 68-1st year silverface with the alum trim around the grillcloth. Right now I'm using Mazda 6v6's and 12ax7's , a Weber p12n speaker to fatten it up and had the power tubes rebiased to a 5u4gb rectifier to get a little more "sag"-using a Weber copper cap cause it requires no filiment power-transformer runs cooler. My TS-9 had the Keeley mod done. My wah is an early 70's model with the Faisel inductor-big pinkish red elecronic component that makes it worth $150.00 on ebay. It does have a very nice vocal sound. I also have a 64 whiteknob Princeton that I modded with a Weber c12q (new baffle) and stepped up the rectifier to a 5R4 before rebiasing to get more headroom. This is basically a Brown princeton (6g2 circut) and its my favorate amp. Very warm for rhythm with the tele then hit the bridge pickup and turn up for lead...great big tube sound. One more amp-65 vibrochamp for practice. Yeah, brother we write our own stuff-about 95% originals. We have a CD in the can but we are getting the $ together for the copies and artwork. Should be soon. Yesterday I got a new toy-a little red Tascam CD player that actually slows down CD's without changing the pitch! I've been jammin to Freddie King instrumentals and loving it. Who do you listen to for blues inspiration? scott

Carlos · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:25 am Post subject:

SRV, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Lightnin Hopkins, Keb Mo, etc for blues
for song writing , Delbert McClinton. Lyle Lovett
for inspiration - Jesus

sounds like you've got great gear!
He does provide doesn't he?

sharring · Tiger Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 815 Location: Texas

Yes, I have been blessed with great stuff. And now I feel the Lord is telling me to focus on people instead of gear. That's one of the reason's He lead me to this board-it doesnt get obsessive about gear. And Lord knows I've been obsessive about gear!
You have got a great sense of humor Carlos. Keep praising the Lord on the strings and I'll tell ya what-when I get my act together perhaps we could trade CD's? BTW Keb Mo is playing in our town-I'm there! Have you heard the new CD? Check out track #7-"Keep it Simple" I think. scott

Carlos · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 7:37 am Post subject:

Keb mo is the real deal, his song writing and performance is spot on, his accoustic/electric dobro is wonderfull, I am still working on that area of my playing.
He isnt in the same electric blues stratashpere (pun intended) as srv, jonny lang etc, but thats okay, neither was Robert Johnson, or Lightnin Hopkins and they were doing it for real, BUT

the thing is to do it for Jesus.

If you would like, I would be glad to mail you one of our demo cd's Just send me your email to

kkibler@yourclearwave.com
have a great day

Carlos