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The Mermen
I saw the Mermen in Boston a few months ago. I'd heard great things
about them from a friend in San Fran.
I couldn't believe the amount of equipment the guitarist had with him!
Basically two refrigerator sized racks and many many floor pedals (eg.,
four earnie ball volume controlers) running in a stereo set-up. Oh yes,
he has two echoplexes. And a few Fenderesque guitars each with Synth
pick-ups.
Basically, there were two lines of thought circulating among the many
musicians in attendance:
1. "Wow, I'd love to have that much cool outboard gear."
2. "Wow, I'd be embarassed to have so much outboard gear, and still
only sound like I was using an analog 2-second delay."
Some subtle looping did occure, but mostly not.
David Kirkdorffer