Re: Offsets in action...Post pics of your fav players

jreigel · Post by **jreigel** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:04 am

thingsthatfly wrote: phil elverum
dunno for sure if it is an offset but I hope it is

SO GOOD, when I saw him he had a white epi les paul

Brock the Mod · Post by **Brock the Mod** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:24 pm

JazzBlaster wrote:
spacewhale wrote:
staytuned wrote: i think thats clark(?), but I'd swear it's not todd.
If I'm not mistaken that guitar is sporting a floyd rose, locking nut and humbuckers.... :-\
Look at the botom of the neck near the body you can see the side nut adjuster, it a Warmoth.

Im not against having a guitar with a floyd rose with locking nut hmnbuckers...

to me, its just kind of a one trick pony... :-\

Sir Frog · Post by **Sir Frog** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:43 pm

I don't think any Volta guys chimed in yet so, I will do so...
Some of my favorite afro shots of Omar Rodriguez from the punk days, very offset!!

and, some Volta shots with his new signature Ibanez offset.

I had a good picture of Omar with a Jazzmaster in the backround, I cant find it.
Hopefully, I will get the chance to take some pictures myself on October 1st!!

*EDIT*

For all who are unfamiliar, the guitar in the first two pictures is a modified (left hand) Vista series
Fender Squier Super-Sonic. The band was fairly important to punk at the time, At the Drive-In.

Now, he is the Mars Volta and has released a few solo projects also.. mostly prog stuff.

BlixaFan · Post by **BlixaFan** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:13 pm

sweet pics. his ibanez offset sounds fantastic through his orange amps. one of the best guitar tones i've heard live in my life.
nice lakland bass that Juan is playing too

dug · Post by **dug** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:39 am

I think omar is overrated.

At the drive in > Mars Volta

I love the first mars volta album, but the rest are just okay

Snake Hips · Post by **Snake Hips** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:06 am

dug wrote: I think omar is overrated.

At the drive in > Mars Volta

I love the first mars volta album, but the rest are just okay

I think a lot of At the drive in fans would agree with you,
I feel the same way about the first Sparta album

Sir Frog · Post by **Sir Frog** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:21 pm

dug wrote: I think omar is overrated.

At the drive in > Mars Volta

I love the first mars volta album, but the rest are just okay

Omar isn't the greatest guitarist in the world, but I worship the band as a whole.
They just put out a great album, I can't wait to see 'em perform some of the tracks.

I am a Volta guy till death. I only have love for only two or three albums
of At The Drive In, mostly early releases like Acrobatic Tenement and
In/Casino/Out.

Everyone loves the first Volta album Deloused.. Because producer Rick Rubin kept
Omar from floating off into space. Omar has produced his own albums ever since.

I look at Omar as a composer more so than a shred artist!

Snake Hips · Post by **Snake Hips** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:54 pm

I think he is great and I went to their last show in Philly but At the Drive-in was such a beast of a band I mean. I have a lot of his solo stuff and I think it is totally great to and I think he is pushing the limits of texture and tone.

ps
There are some great shots of him floating on the internet with a whole bunch of pedals sooo cool. I don't like the head stock on the JetKing or on his model something just doesnt look right.

Sir Frog · Post by **Sir Frog** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:04 pm

Snake Hips wrote: I think he is great and I went to their last show in Philly but At the Drive-in was such a beast of a band I mean. I have a lot of his solo
stuff and I think it is totally great to and I think he is pushing the limits of texture and tone.

ps
There are some great shots of him floating on the internet with a whole bunch of pedals sooo cool. I don't like the head stock
on the JetKing or on his model something just doesnt look right.

+1

At the Drive In was a beast of a band for a long time. Ive been following for a very long time, 1997 or 98 I
was in Texas and I had got a chance to catch the last few minutes of a show.. Ive had Omar radar ever since.

As I got older, Ive moved apart from punk. But, I still keep the old days close!
I love his solo work, Apocalypse Inside of an Orange has a ton of amazing work.

I like everything about his Jetking except the headstock. Too gibson for an offset guitar!

dug · Post by **dug** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:51 pm

The last At the Drive in Album was the most amazing thing of all time.

I think the reason most people like Deloused is because it sounds like At the Drive In.

I think Jim Ward and Omar were a powerhouse, and they were a great balance to each other.

panoramic · Post by **panoramic** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:10 pm

i think at the drive in and mars volta are both inane bands, some people really get into them but I think there were better bands in that genre of reality that just didn;t last as long.

dug · Post by **dug** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:13 pm

panoramic wrote: i think at the drive in and mars volta are both inane bands, some people really get into them but I think there were better bands in that genre of reality that just didn;t last as long.

I think you are inane.

Sir Frog · Post by **Sir Frog** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:31 pm

dug wrote:
panoramic wrote: i think at the drive in and mars volta are both inane bands, some people really get into them but I think there were better bands in that genre of reality that just didn;t last as long.
I think you are inane.

funny lol

Relationship of Command is a great record but borderline punk at that point. Early albums have alittle
more of that 90's punk sound, which I prefer but still relationship is good album to shout out to the masses.

Early volta emulates At the Drive In a bit.. besides Deloused, Tremulant EP was the first release, great stuff.

I cant wait for the show, like seriously.

Brock the Mod · Post by **Brock the Mod** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:11 pm

Deloused was very good, but I brought Frances De Mute and was disappointed... and I have their new one but I haven't listened to it yet...

Sir Frog · Post by **Sir Frog** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:41 pm

Brock the Mod wrote: and I have their new one but I haven't listened to it yet...

Bedlam is tits! Ilyena, Agadez, Ourobouros, and Conjugal Burns are a MUST listen.