FURTHER TALES FROM
THE SYNTHETIC WEST

from: popeye-x
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FURTHER TALES FROM THE SYNTHETIC WEST:
In 1987, I played an entire gig as the keyboardist for Gatemouth Brown. I played a synthesizer (that cost me $3700) the whole gig. For the most part, I utilized organ and electric piano emulations. When it came time to play "San Antonio Rose", I started making a few steel guitar noises, which surprised the hell out of Gate. He pointed to me, and I was featured for several "rounds" doing my synthetic steel guitar routine (which involves difficult bends and knowledge of the correct idioms). Gatemouth Brown is a world renown master of Texas blues/jazz music. I doubt very seriously if he would FEATURE a "non-musician" playing a "fake" instrument in his live performance. At certain points in the gig, I yielded the keyboard seat over to Gate, who plays excellent keyboard, and he seemed to enjoy the hell out of my synthesizer, as did the audience. You were saying?

TALES FROM THE SYNTHETIC WEST