RE: Fripp tour?

[David Kirkdorffer <DKirkdorffer@exapps.com>]

RE: Fripp and his gear.

When he was on tour with G3, Robert carried a small mountain of
equipment.

He had a four foot tall rack with two of everything in it (so he can run
two looping "architectures" each in stereo).  Further, his "pedal-board"
has developed to become a "pedal-riser."  That is, he sits on a one-foot
tall by about five foot square riser, to which is attached his stool,
all foot-pedals and other stuff of wonder.

The rack and the "riser" are connected via an "umbilical" chord, so that
when set-change time comes it takes three people a few seconds to move
the lot off stage.  Two to pick up the riser, and one to push the rack.

Hardly anything that would fit in a Hyundi... maybe a Land Rover?

My guess is he's doing the shows on the East Coast to help defray the
cost of shipping his stuff to the US in anticipation of some King
Crimson rehearsals in early 1998.   Just a speculation...

David 


        -----Original Message-----
        From:   jprice@intcpi.com [SMTP:jprice@intcpi.com]
        Sent:   Wednesday, November 26, 1997 12:04 PM
        To:     Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
        Subject:        Re: Fripp tour?

        David Myers wrote:
        > 
        Also, Fripp is pretty light in the gear Department ( The Mobile,
Globile
        concept or somethn to that effect, I think ) Sure he has rack
mounts and
        synths embedded into his rig. But Im certain he could put his
entire
        setup into the back seat of a Hyandai and still have room for a
        passenger to sit comfortablly along with his gear, if necessary.
        Fripp just doesnt carry around all of the equipment baggage that
most
        world class guitarists seem to inately aspire to hording.
        For goodness sakes, Fripp doesnt even play thru an amp. 

        You should still ck him out. :)