Photographer Gene Taylor has posted two pages of photos from the Raspberries reunion show at his web site. Click on Rock & Roll on the left on the home page, and then the image of the House Of Blues ticket.
One interesting note from a guitarist's perspective is that the band has what looks like Vox Valvetronix stacks as a backline (they appear to be too short and have no trolleys, therefore I'm sure they aren't Super Beatles).
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1 - HW Saxton
Anyone out there know if The R's will be
touring if this re-union goes well ???
2 - Randy
They are playing on New Years Eve @ HOB in Cleveland. A tour of LA, New ORleans, Chicago and another city is in the works for next year.
3 - Eric Olsen
super cool TP, thanks - did you go to the show?
4 - The Proprietor
I wish I could've gone to the show, but couldn't get away for the weekend.
For the gearheads out there, this nifty list from Beat Gear Cavern lists what everyone was playing at the show:
Eric
Vox Valvetronix Modeling Amplifier
AD120VTH
Stereo 120 watt head with preamp section utilizing Korg's REMS
4 x 12" speaker cabinet
VC 12 Foot Controller
Guitars
Line 6 Variax 700 Electric*
Line 6 Variax 700 Acoustic*
Rickenbacker Limited Edition*
Rickenbacker Limited Edition (yes, he has 2)
Piano
Roland Fantom X8
Wally
Vox Valvetronix Modeling Amplifier
AD120VTH
Stereo 120 watt head with preamp section utilizing Korg's REMS
4 x 12" speaker cabinet
VC 12 Foot Controller
Guitars
Parker Classic Fly Deluxe *
Gibson Flying V *
Rickenbacker 360-12 *
Gibson SG Double Neck *
Taylor Acoustic *
Fender Stratocaster
Epiphone Les Paul Jr.
Dave
Vox Valvetronix Modeling Amplifier
AD120VTH
Stereo 120 watt head with preamp section utilizing Korg's REMS
Two (2) 4 x 12" speaker cabinets
Guitars
Fender Precision Bass
Rickenbacker Bass
Jim
Ludwig 1970’s vintage " Finished in White Marine Pearl
24” Bass
14” Snare
14” & 15” Upper Toms
16” & 18” Floor Toms
Cymbals " Zildjian
Note: This was the original set Jim played with the Raspberries in 1970. Jim repurchased the set a couple of years ago and had the set refinished from Chrome to White Marine Pearl.
5 - Eric Olsen
John Soeder of the PD has a story here, but it isn't really a review
6 - HW Saxton
If this Raspberries re-union goes well I wonder if they'll get "The Choir" back
together.Since it's largely the same (3
of the original R's)line up it wouldn't
seem to be too much of a stretch.
7 - Eric Olsen
and if so, will Sonny Geraci reform the Outsiders?
8 - HW Saxton
I never knew "The Outsiders" were from
Clevo.
9 - Eric Olsen
I think Youngstown originally (like the Dead Boys) but they migrated to Cleveland, the Big City
10 - Ernie Kassoff
I am the guitar tech for Wally and help out on Eric and my original list of equipment posted above was incorrect. Eric has 1 Rickenbacker and 2 Fender Stratocasters. Although he likes the Ric & Fenders he really likes the Variax from Line 6. I really beleive that is what you will be seeing him play more often.