Tommys Triple Threat Blues Revue
West Virginia's Hardest Working, All Out, Rock The House, Blues Band
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes we play out live. I love to play out live ...... I love motivating an audience. They're premise for coming in the 1st place is to have fun so guiding them during the show is a requirement. They want to see and hear something that is going to inspire them. If I could I'd play out every night.... When we're not booked I go out to jams here in town if I can and play with my friends. The best moment was the last RibFest gig opening for Highway 101. My brother Steve played drums with me for the 1st time publicly..... He got serious about music a few years ago, quit playing, and started a sound company. He makes more than anybody in the band now.... (ha) It all started when we were in 7th grade so why should it stop now....? It just keeps gettin better the longer you stay in........
Your musical influences
Rick Derringer, Tommy Bolin, Eric Clapton, Rory Gallagher, B.B.King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and mostly Steve Marriott. I was and am still influenced greatly by Steve Marriott. What a great entertainer..... The guy was just great on stage..... an amazing sight to behold.... I saw him during the Humble Pie Farewell Tour in the '70's. I saw Rick Derringer for the 1st time during that period also. He was playing an original 1958 Explorer V head prototype and just ooozed rock attitude. Very inspirational and he rocks harder today I think. He gets better everytime I see him anyway......
What equipment do you use?
Pretty simple.... No frills... Just plug in, turn up, and Rock....
Early 90's see through butterscotch/woodgrain Fender Custom Shop Strat w/Floyd Rose locking trem, LSR, Texas Special PUs (previously owned by Rick Derringer and featured on Ricks' "JackHammer Blues" CD)
Sunburst Custom Shop strat w/Floyd Rose locking trem and LSR (Texas Special PUs) (backup)
Blue Fender strat w/lefty neck, graphtec sdddles and nut, Fender Fat '50's pickups
Epiphone natural 335
TV Gibson 2 P90 DC Les Paul
Tokai V headstock Explorer ('58 Gibson prototype Copy)
Epiphone Custom made 3 P90 Explorer w/Bigsby, LSR,(Seymore Duncan Antiquity PU's)
Taylor 555 12 string acoustic (from the original Lemon Grove CA factory)
Guild D25 w/violin back acoustic
Galveston metal bodied Dobro acoustic/electric
Peavey Classic 50 tweed 4x10 Clean channel(previously owned by Rick Derringer)
Fender Bassman tweed 4x10 loaded w/EV speakers Effects Channel
'73 Marshall 100w Mark II w/master mod and 4x10 Marshall cabinet
'61 tweed Gibson GA30RV w 1x8 and 1x12 original Jensen speakers
A/B box, Cry Baby, 2 Ibanez TS9's (Aramat mod), octave, Dallas/Arbiter FuzzFace (Aramat mod), Sure mikes, Roland SDE1000 (at front house position), 2 12 inch guitar monitors, MXL microphones for guitar amps
Double 18 bottom cabs w/1/15, 1 horn top cab PA w/5 monitors
Fully digital studio that includes 2 TASCAM 388 Studio B analog 8-track 1/4 inch reel tape machines
Anything else?
Tommy is recording his 5th CD at this time, titled "Blues Matters", and has recently been inducted as a member into the West Virginia Blues Society...... Look for it after the 1st of the new year, 2006. This should be a great year.......
