Second, check out the crazy way he winds the low E around the tuner peg - the opposite way of how he should! First, the decals on the headstock are long gone. The thing is battered to hell, but it was interesting to notice a few things. The one on top of the cabs in the above pic was used by the roadie to test the rig, and it's a fairly new guitar - maybe his Fender-Custom-Shop-made 'The Beauty'? It was nowhere to be seen during the show, and DD only played his trusty 'The Beast'. Not a fan of black grill cloth, but I'm quite certain DD couldn't care less!įinally, the guitar. The 2x15' cab with black grill cloth is Dick's (there's an identical one on the opposite side of the stage), while the 1x15' with silver sparkle grill cloth is Sam Bolle's (the bass player - and there's also an identical one on the opposite side of the stage for him). The cabs seem to be either new or recently recovered. So, DD didn't have his #1 at the Indy show! Still sounded AMAZING, though - the tone was absolutely there, and then some! Notice also that the amp in Kevin's pic is NOT either of the amps that Dick used that night! The one in Kevin's photo has a tear in the grill cloth on the right side, and you can't see the tear on either of the amps above. Damn! My guess is that's where Dick's got them during the show, too.

He posted: 'workin' on # 1 right now.' Notice Kevin had the volume knob at 7.5. Here's a bit of a bonus: this pic was taken and posted to my FB page the day of the show by one Kevin Silva, THEE amp repair guy in Indianapolis, that all the stars go to if their amps need some TLC before the show. (I was very pleased to see these settings as I use basically the same ones on my Gomez Surfer - well, maybe a touch less treble.) You can also see a splitter box, though unclear what it is, as well as the wireless unit. But it's interesting to note that he's using the Normal channels, and Treble at 7-8 and Bass 5-6. Unfortunately, I took these pics after the show, and the roadie had turned down the volume knobs so I'm not sure where he had them during the show. The two Showmans, each one running its own separate cab, one stage right, one stage left. Dick's roadie stood by the reverb unit all night and I believe (I couldn't see him, he was behind the wall) he changed the settings depending on what songs Dick was playing. I think there's the same for Tone, but one of the dots is covered by that cable tie. the settings! Notice two different dots around the Dwell knob, indicating two different settings he uses. I decided to take some shots of the reverb unit and the amps while I had the chance, so we can get the settings right in the future!įirst, the reverb unit, suspended, of course:Īnnnnndddd. The Madeira was very fortunate to open for DD at Melody Inn in Indianapolis this Tuesday.

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