Chessnut's steel man

Charley Adair · From: Maxwell, Texas, USA

Saw Mark in San Antonio last night. Sound man had the drums up so loud that you could hardly hear the instruments. He has a great steel man, but sadly, he could barely be heard. What is his name? By the way, the drummer was great and fun to watch, but sure couldn't hear the guitars very well.

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David Spires · From: Millersport, OH

Slim (probably going to mis-spell his last name) Yamaguchi - great player, and been with Mark forever.

David Spires

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Steel Guitarist for Jo Dee Messina: Carter D-10 8&7 / MSA Classic D-10 8&5; Line 6 Pod XT; Jagwire Artist Series Strings; Walker Professional Players' Chair; Peterson VS-II Tuner; Goodrich Matchbro & LDR Pedal; and BJS Bars

Mike Archer · From: church hill tn

I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL CONCERTS
WHERE THE MIX SUCKED YES I SAID SUCKED!
SORRY BOB!!
THEY SHOULD NOT BE CALLED SOUND MEN
THEY SHOULD BE CALLED DRUM MEN
OR LOUD DISTORTED GUITAR MEN
AS A ROAD PLAYER FOR SEVERAL ARTIST
THATS THE WAY IT IS I KNOW
SAW KENNY CHESTNEY COULD NOT HEAR
HIS STEEL PLAYER AT ALL NOT NOT EVEN A LITTLE!! I DONT GET THAT AT ALL
SLIM IS A GREAT PLAYER AND WHY MARK
DONT DO SOMTHING ABOUT THE SOUND DEAL I JUST DONT KNOW AS I LIKE MARKS MUSIC A LOT
IMHO

Dave Mudgett · From: Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee

Been a while since I've seen Mark. I like Slim's playing a lot, and hope to catch them down in Maryland in July. Hope they get the sound better, but this seems to be all-too-common these days. Rock-band sound engineers routinely overpower the other instruments with heavy kick-drum and bass guitar. A lot of people want to shake their behinds to the hard beat. I like a good strong bottom, but balance is critical.

Lee Baucum · From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier

I had a nice visit with Slim about a year ago. As usual, he was playing a D-10 Excel. (He still has the Mullen that he used for quite a few years.) He said that Mitsuo was making him a S-12 Universal. He doesn't play much C6 when he is on the road with Mark and he thought he might like having a smaller, lighter guitar to lug around.

Lee, from South Texas

Dave Grothusen · From: Scott City, Ks

I met Slim about 15+ years ago (before Chestnut). What a great guy. And a talent too, willing to share everything he knew.
I did not think that the same problem I have had forever (really bad sound men) would be haunting the likes of Mark Chestnut. There needs to be a school for soundmen. Only problem is one of the requirements for admission would be that they have to be at least 50 years old and be a steel player. Don't want to make anyone mad here, maybe they could be a little younger.

Mike Archer · From: church hill tn

i dont want to sound to harsh on sound guys after all i know a lot that do a great job of mixing its just drives me nuts
when the whole band is not in the mix good
i also like good low end but not all low end

Larry Bell · From: Englewood, Florida

My best friend is a sound engineer. In fact, he was my band's sound engineer for several years. He's not really a musician, but HE IS. What I mean by that is that he sees the sound man's job a playing the BAND, just like a musical instrument. He's responsible for making sure the DYNAMICS (louds and softs) come through, that the MIX is right (instrument and vocal volumes are such that you can hear EVERYTHING), and that the EQ is correct (lows and highs). He puts that all together and keeps it consistent throughout a performance. THAT'S HARD TO DO. I've worked with some pro sound jocks who didn't have a clue about how a band should sound and some are pretty good. Unfortunatley the best one I know of works a day job and only does live sound and recording as an avocation. The sound man can make or break a band -- no matter how good they are.

And, back on topic, I've never met Slim, but I did rent my amp to him one time Chessnutt was playing at a fair nearby. I've heard lots great about Mark and Slim but I've only seen them on TV. I thought they were pretty good.

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2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps

Dave Grafe · From: Hudson River Valley NY

All too many wannabe musicians end up at the sound board cuz they can't hold any other job. They always seem to start the sound check by cranking up the kick drum until they're slamming the limiters with it and using up every watt the PA can deliver. No mystery that the vocals, guitars, etc. are buried, there ain't nothin' left in the box.

It's not hard to tell if a sound person is really good, though, just listen to what's coming out of the PA. If it sounds like great music, with a perfectly balanced mix with the volume just right you can bet there is an artist at the controls.

Unfortunately most road hands get hired not because they do the best job but because they are willing to work the CHEAPEST. Bottom line is whether you're a novice or a star you still get exactly what you pay for.

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Dave Grafe - email: dg@pdxaudio.com
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thurlon hopper · From: Elizabethtown Pa. USA

Knew Slim late 60's early 70's when he used to come down to Okinawa from mainland Japan
and he played well even then.He and the guitarist used to play the tune Shucking Corn and everyone in the military clubs just loved it. If any of you were on Okinawa you may remember Chalie Nagatani and the Western Cannonballs. Had a fab girl singer named Yuki that i heard went to work with George Jones for a while. Can't verify
this but always enjoyed listening to the band. TJH

Dave Van Allen · From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth

Dave Mudgett · From: Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee

Cumberland, MD July 8. He's in Baltimore on June 23; Reinhold, PA on June 25, also, but I'm setting up for the Philly Guitar Show then.

His schedule is here:

http://www.markchesnutt.com/itinerary.htm

[This message was edited by Dave Mudgett on 06 June 2005 at 09:15 AM.]

Dave Van Allen · From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth

Last Train Home will be opening for 'em @ Baltimore... just thought I might've had the month wrong!

Looking forward to hearing Slim "live"

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