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Danny Gatton "Hot Licks" Video for Sale Ebay

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Before he passed away Danny Gatton did a "Hot Lick" instructional video where the artist shows some of his playing techniques etc. This is out of print and quite rare. Real guitar players know who Danny Gatton was. Unfortunately alot of the world did not. Follow this link to bid on the video: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&item=32001271762… – Darren

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> Before he passed away Danny Gatton did a "Hot Lick" instructional video > where the artist > shows some of his playing techniques etc. This is out of print and > quite rare. Real guitar players > know who Danny Gatton was. Unfortunately alot of the world did not. > Follow this link to > bid on the video:

Why would we bid on this when Gatton’s lessons are still in print on DVD for twenty bucks?

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> > Before he passed away Danny Gatton did a "Hot Lick" instructional video > where the artist > shows some of his playing techniques etc. This is out of print and > quite rare. Real guitar players > know who Danny Gatton was. Unfortunately alot of the world did not. > Follow this link to > bid on the video: > Why would we bid on this when Gatton’s lessons are still in print on DVD for > twenty bucks?

It’s VHS, dude.  Vintage!

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> > Follow this link to > > bid on the video: > Why would we bid on this when Gatton’s lessons are still in print on DVD > for > twenty bucks? > It’s VHS, dude.  Vintage!

Yeah, I saw the package, too funny.  I couldn’t tell you the last time I watched a VHS tape.  I got into DVD early on and haven’t looked back.

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> It’s VHS, dude.  Vintage!

 Old does not make Vintage !  Those VHS tapes are crap. No bandwidth  and terrible video quality. Sony scaled back all  those variables from BETA format to make cheap sounding  home video tapes and the Americans, having no real  exposure to quality audio and video reproduction equipment in the 70’s and 80s    bought that crap by the case loads.  BETA or DIE ! Don’t even get me talking about what CD’s did to the cassette market.

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> Old does not make Vintage ! > Those VHS tapes are crap. No bandwidth > and terrible video quality. Sony scaled back all > those variables from BETA format to make cheap sounding > home video tapes and the Americans, having no real > exposure to quality audio and video reproduction equipment in the 70’s > and 80s    bought that crap by the case loads. > BETA or DIE !

Sony shot itself in the foot with arrogant and lame-ass marketing decisions, BETA was superior to VHS but Sony was dumb enough not to sell it properly. > Don’t even get me talking about what CD’s did to the cassette market.

What do you think about what CDs did to the cassette market?

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> What do you think about what CDs did to the cassette market?

Cassettes should have been left to what they were intended for originally….dictation. Open reel forever!

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> It’s VHS, dude.  Vintage! >  Old does not make Vintage ! >  Those VHS tapes are crap. No bandwidth >  and terrible video quality. Sony scaled back all >  those variables from BETA format to make cheap sounding >  home video tapes and the Americans, having no real >  exposure to quality audio and video reproduction equipment in the 70’s > and 80s    bought that crap by the case loads. >  BETA or DIE ! > Don’t even get me talking about what CD’s did to the cassette market.

I was just kidding.  Unfortunately, sarcasm doesn’t always carry over well in text. =)

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> What do you think about what CDs did to the cassette market? > Cassettes should have been left to what they were intended for > originally….dictation. Open reel forever!

And yet it’s amazing how much quality they were eventually able to wring out of the cassette, my last deck was a Sony 777 with outboard Dolby C and it was pretty damned good, priced accordingly too.  Of course I had open-reel as well for the serious stuff, big old Sony it took two guys to move, ended up selling it to somebody who just liked the way it looked with a couple of 10" reels in place, made the stereo look cooler. Today there are superior alternatives to the CD available and the public has shown a massive lack of interest in them, hell most people are happy with mp3 which is about factory-cassette level IMHO.  Today it’s about convenience, not audio quality, even most of the home theatre systems I hear sound like crap.

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  Of course I had open-reel > as well for the serious stuff, big old Sony it took two guys to move, ended > up selling it to somebody who just liked the way it looked with a couple of > 10" reels in place, made the stereo look cooler.

My Revox A77 and Otari MX5050 look cool as shit, but they sound even better. Hard to beat an A77 sound wise. > Today there are superior alternatives to the CD available and the public has > shown a massive lack of interest in them, hell most people are happy with > mp3 which is about factory-cassette level IMHO.  Today it’s about > convenience, not audio quality, even most of the home theatre systems I hear > sound like crap.

I know….damn shame. Convenience over quality. Most ppl just don’t care. Like HD radio, garbage. SHould be called MP3 radio.

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> I was just kidding.  Unfortunately, sarcasm doesn’t always carry over > well in text. =)

 The funny part i was too and look what happened !

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> most people are happy with > mp3 which is about factory-cassette level IMHO.  Today it’s about > convenience, not audio quality,

 There is an entire generation >= 20 + that  have likely never heard quality audio  equipment other than what they hear through  .99 cent ear plugs. Since there is no reference  point they are quite content with mp3 or less. Ps:  I was joking about the cassettes ….  the real        horror story is what happened to my beloved       8-tracks !

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> Before he passed away Danny Gatton did a "Hot Lick" instructional video > where the artist > shows some of his playing techniques etc. This is out of print and > quite rare. Real guitar players > know who Danny Gatton was. Unfortunately alot of the world did not. > Follow this link to > bid on the video: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/

If you’d like to purchase a brand new Danny Gatton "Telemaster" DVD from HOT LICKS, you can do so by visiting http://tinyurl.com/lpqne Also available on DVD is the second HOT LICK DVD Danny recorded.  It’s titled "Strictly Rhythm Guitar".  The link for this title is http://tinyurl.com/kmb3l Why buy a used and worn VHS copy when you can have a new DVD with chapter search… Both discs come with study aids, included written tab… If either of the links fail to work, simply visit AMAZON and do a search for Danny Gatton on  DVD. Good Luck Scoot Soli Deo Gloria p.s.  For the record, Danny didn’t pass away.  That presumes he died of cancer or got hit by a truck or electricuted himself or some "natural" form of death.  Danny’s death was a suicide…Shotgun blast to the head took his talent away from us….

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> My Revox A77 and Otari MX5050 look cool as shit, but they sound even > better. Hard to beat an A77 sound wise.

Revox was da man, them and Crown, but I had a buddy who was a Sony dealer and got terrific prices so a lot of my hi-fi gear came from them.  That whole market seems to have withered, it’s all home theatre these days.  I confess I listen to more music on my computer or iPod than I do on a stereo, my hi-fi gear is all packed away. > Today there are superior alternatives to the CD available and the public > has > shown a massive lack of interest in them, hell most people are happy with > mp3 which is about factory-cassette level IMHO.  Today it’s about > convenience, not audio quality, even most of the home theatre systems I > hear > sound like crap. > I know….damn shame. Convenience over quality. Most ppl just don’t > care. Like HD radio, garbage. SHould be called MP3 radio.

Photography is going the same way, I have a bunch of good 35mm SLR gear that sits in the safe, a Canon digital is so damn convenient, and I haven’t had a darkroom set up for ages anyway.  Hack, wheeze, "Hey, you kids, get off my lawn or I’ll come down off this porch and give you a whack with this cane you won’t forget in a hurry," wheeze. . . .

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> There is an entire generation >= 20 + that > have likely never heard quality audio > equipment other than what they hear through > .99 cent ear plugs. Since there is no reference > point they are quite content with mp3 or less. > Ps:  I was joking about the cassettes ….  the real >       horror story is what happened to my beloved >      8-tracks !

Pfhhht!  8-tracks, we all know you liked them merely because you cracked them open and hid joints in them.  A more serious issue is what the hell am I supposed to do with these six cases of blank El-Cassettes?

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> Today there are superior alternatives to the CD available and the public has > shown a massive lack of interest in them, hell most people are happy with > mp3 which is about factory-cassette level IMHO.  Today it’s about > convenience, not audio quality, even most of the home theatre systems I hear > sound like crap.

My big problem with cassettes was not really the lack of initial sound quality, although NR systems and noise bugged me, it was that they didn’t store well. It was not a durable medium. I’ve made recordings on good quality tape that sounded good after a few passes, then after sitting for a few months the highs started fading in and out. That’s why I started archiving on open reel. Nothing phases the stuff. Well, we won’t count all the 3M 226,206 and Ampex formulations that had defective binder material and absorbed moisture out of the air. I got stuck with a large qty of 10" reels of 226 that were that way. 226 is an amazing sounding tape….when its not drinking water. I know you can bake it, and have done so. It works….temporarily. I did some recording on the VHS hi-fi format, which was nice with the right machine. Now I archive on CDR mainly. Not that I’m all that exited about it but its a good way to preserve out of print material from vinyl. Just for the record, I do have a cassette machine. A Sony 3 head deal with Dolby S. Was a 900$ machine…I bought it at a yard sale for 15$, mint cond. Never used it once yet, but I figure I’ll never find a Dragon…..if I ever need the medium again, its there.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> There is an entire generation >= 20 + that > have likely never heard quality audio > equipment other than what they hear through > .99 cent ear plugs. Since there is no reference > point they are quite content with mp3 or less. > Ps:  I was joking about the cassettes ….  the real >       horror story is what happened to my beloved >      8-tracks ! > Pfhhht!  8-tracks, we all know you liked them merely because you cracked > them open and hid joints in them.  A more serious issue is what the hell > am I supposed to do with these six cases of blank El-Cassettes?

Give ‘em to me… I’ll put them with the wire recorder wire. __ Steve .

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> My big problem with cassettes was not really the lack of initial sound > quality, although NR systems and noise bugged me, it was that they > didn’t store well. It was not a durable medium. I’ve made recordings on > good quality tape that sounded good after a few passes, then after > sitting for a few months the highs started fading in and out. That’s > why I started archiving on open reel. Nothing phases the stuff.

It seems like nothing is really permanent, hard drives decay, so do optical discs, you almost need to do occasional backups of your backups for something you really treasure.  However, I figure by the time my CDs have stopped working I probably won’t care anymore.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> My Revox A77 and Otari MX5050 look cool as shit, but they sound even > better. Hard to beat an A77 sound wise. > Revox was da man, them and Crown, but I had a buddy who was a Sony dealer > and got terrific prices so a lot of my hi-fi gear came from them.  That > whole market seems to have withered, it’s all home theatre these days.  I > confess I listen to more music on my computer or iPod than I do on a stereo, > my hi-fi gear is all packed away. >> Today there are superior alternatives to the CD available and the public >> has >> shown a massive lack of interest in them, hell most people are happy with >> mp3 which is about factory-cassette level IMHO.  Today it’s about >> convenience, not audio quality, even most of the home theatre systems I >> hear >> sound like crap. > I know….damn shame. Convenience over quality. Most ppl just don’t > care. Like HD radio, garbage. SHould be called MP3 radio. > Photography is going the same way, I have a bunch of good 35mm SLR gear that > sits in the safe, a Canon digital is so damn convenient, and I haven’t had a > darkroom set up for ages anyway.  Hack, wheeze, "Hey, you kids, get off my > lawn or I’ll come down off this porch and give you a whack with this cane > you won’t forget in a hurry," wheeze. . . .

I think 35mm and film in general are still a very valid medium, especially when it comes to black and white.  The graininess of the film and the tooth of the paper are, for me, can be a big part of the appeal of a printed photograph.  I’m not a photographer, but a friend of mine is and he does some amazing work with not just those variables, but also his shutter speed and whatever else it is that he does. Here is a link to his work.  Be advised that there are nude models on this page so be careful if you’re at work or, if nudes offend you, don’t click the link: http://www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?P_ID=35250

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