Potential Mesa Reissues? IIC+ and Dual Rec

[SonVolt]

Is he?

 

[Blix]

Is he?

I guess he is for many. Personally not a fan.

 

[norminal]

We should ALL be dentist and lawyer fans, because without them, Mesa Boogie AND PRS might not even exist today.

FTFY

 

[JiveTurkey]

I've never paid any attention to him. Respect for being an OG if nothing else but none of his songs ever spoke to me. No severe loathing or anything though.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Rob Thomas jokes aside - honestly I’m slightly baffled as to how any guitar player could not like Santana at least a little bit

 

[norminal]

Rob Thomas jokes aside - honestly I’m slightly baffled as to how any guitar player could not like Santana at least a little bit

Personally, I don’t mind Santana, but I never go out of my way to listen to him.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I know Black Magic Woman and Smooth. That's literally it afaik? I think that is my biggest Santana problem? When I think of Santana and guitar; my favorite contribution of his is giving us Neal Schon.

 

[Desertdweller]

Doug Doppler showing how it’s done.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Rob Thomas jokes aside - honestly I’m slightly baffled as to how any guitar player could not like Santana at least a little bit

Or at least some period of his music. I'm not much of a fan overall, but in late 72 my old man bought a new 1973 Grand Prix, special ordered, and it arrived in late 72. It was too new for the model year, so it had a 1972 8-track mix tape, with only 2 rock songs on it.

And my father would always skip this song, which I absolutely LOVED! And still do. From Abraxas.

 

[norminal]

Doug Doppler showing how it’s done.

THAT is the IIC+ tone I have in my head. Tight and defined.

 

[norminal]

No love for the Everlast tune?

 

[Blix]

Rob Thomas jokes aside - honestly I’m slightly baffled as to how any guitar player could not like Santana at least a little bit

To me his nervous vibrato and slightly out of tune bends are really grating.

 

[dbagchee]

Doug Doppler showing how it’s done.

Love Doug!

 

[Orvillain]

Not hatin'. Just sayin'.

<narrator>
But in fact, he was hatin'
</narrator>

 

[James Freeman]

I like Ola, but that dude is one of the biggest One Trick Pony's in the entire YT-iverse. Great Pony. Awesome Trick.
But man, redundancy is redundant at some point.

Only bested by Wrestlemania which chugs four consecutive E power chords in completely random rhythm.

 

[Genghis]

The only Santana story I have is a friend of mine went and saw Andy Summers solo gig back during the Santana/Rob Thomas days in a small club. Somehow Carlos came up in the convo between my friend and Mr. Summers and Andy went on a rant about how terrible Santana was

I'd take Santana over Andy "What's his name?" any day.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I'd take Santana over Andy "What's his name?" any day.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Only bested by Wrestlemania which chugs four consecutive E power chords in completely random rhythm.

That dude is the biggest GAIN addict I have ever seen

 

[paisleywookiee]

We should ALL be Santana fans, because without him, Mesa Boogie AND PRS might not even exist today.

Think about it. (Assuming you know how they're all linked, and the role he played in both getting going.)

And rock and roll wouldn't exist without Chuck Berry. But somehow Chuck didn't end up in my top 15 in Apple Music this year. In other words, acknowledge value and ground broken, but otherwise zero fucks given.

 

[paisleywookiee]

The only Santana story I have is a friend of mine went and saw Andy Summers solo gig back during the Santana/Rob Thomas days in a small club. Somehow Carlos came up in the convo between my friend and Mr. Summers and Andy went on a rant about how terrible Santana was