Travis, I was wondering if you could maybe tell us what gear you have in your studio i.e. what are your favorite pianos/synths in your collection? Also are your instruments all hardware or do you use softsynths as well?
From what I know.. He uses moog synths, a hammond b3 organ, hammond c2, fender rhodes, yamaha cp-80 there\'s more though.
^^yup some of that\'s been posted on the Thanatopsis info pages ;)
My Current set up is:
Prophet 08
Roland SH202
Alesis Andromeda
The SE Electronics Mini Moog
Hammond 1954 B3 and Leslie 122
Hammond C2 that I customized and a Leslie I made for it.
Yamaha acoustic piano
Yamaha Electric Grand CP80
Fender Rhodes suitcase
For midi work, I use a kurzweil PC88
A lot of the same stuff from the Thanatopsis page. But I\'ve been using the Roland and Prophet a lot. The Alesis belongs to Vince DiCola but it\'s here in the studio and was used on Iconography and a little on the record Vince and I are currently working on.
My favorite is probably the B3, but I use whats right for the part I\'m working on, so the favorite would be the one that works for the part.
I prefer hardware synths and really don\'t use the software stuff I have unless it\'s an FX or some strings sounds, though I like to replace those with Cameron Stone when I can get him to do that.
If your really keyboard geeky, heres some photos of my C2. It belonged to the Guess Who. The top photo is "before" and the rest are in progress. Note the guitar picks I found after rebuilding the manuals.
http://travisdickersonmusic.com/Hammond_photos/
Hey Travis. Happy New Year. That C2 is looking very nice !
Great job ! Thanks for the pictures.
The Guess Who. That\'s pretty cool.
Man, nice restoration job on the C2 and nice collection :o
Thanks for the reply
Bloody awesome job, those pictures are looking tasty.
Nice to know what gear your using of recent.
Thanks man!
Travis, It looks AMAZING great job!!! :o
Travis,
Regarding the Hammond - is the Peavey head used for amplification?
Also which tracks feature this fine example of an instrument?
In "What the hell was that?" from Left Hanging I can hear a Leslie cabinet, which sounds great by the way. My guess would be that it\'s this keyboard, but I could be wrong.
I have that head ;D Sounds great ;)
Yes, the Peavy is used for the custom Leslie.
On the Left Hanging stuff, thats my B3 and Leslie 122. I bought the Leslie years ago from Bob Dylan. It came in a great road case from the Holy Roller tour. Here\'s a pic:
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/studio_jpegs/studio_10.jpg)
And the the road case:
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/studio_jpegs/studio_9.jpg)
I have some more pics, they may tax your browser but...
Here\'s the B3 and Fender Piano with the Andromeda on top in the control room:
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/studio_jpegs/studio_11.jpg)
Here\'s my Piano set up in the main room:
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/studio_jpegs/studio_5.jpg)
A wider shot:
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/studio_jpegs/studio_2.jpg)
A couple of my current favorite synths:
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/studio_jpegs/studio_12.jpg)
There is a folder of Pictures of the studio if you want to have a look see here:
http://travisdickersonmusic.com/studio_jpegs/
I love the artwork!!!!!
More of the art:
http://burtondickerson.com/Gallery/Paintings?page=1
^Wow, it appears artistic expression runs rampant in your family, your dad\'s artwork is awesome! I see where you get your talent, it\'s in your genes.
Travis, try to get some snapshots of Buckethead\'s gear next time it\'s lying around ;D
Sorry, this is my thread....... ;D
^^^^AHhhhh ;D ;D
should we make a thread for Buckethead\'s gear? lol ;D
Quote^Wow, it appears artistic expression runs rampant in your family, your dad\'s artwork is awesome! I see where you get your talent, it\'s in your genes.
This.
Hey Travis, thanks so much for sharing the pics of your studio! I\'ve heard people on the forums say you\'re originally from Michigan..so I was wondering if you know Glen Brown. He has a studio in Lansing website is www.gbp-studio-acoustics.com. I\'ve been fortunate to work a few times with him. Ironically, he was in a band with Bill Laswell back in the early 70\'s called Sonar Eclipse...sorry a little of subject here but couldn\'t resist asking! I am absolutley loving the Holiday LE...thanks so much for all you do!
QuoteSorry, this is my thread....... ;D
/\\/\\Love this response.
Thanks so much for the link to your Dad\'s artwork Travis! I wish I could see these "in person". So joyful; so poignant (esp. "Granny").
QuoteSorry, this is my thread....... ;D
This.
Thanks for the studio pics!
Wow! I really like your Dad\'s paintings. I like the abstract colorful ones. Neat-o for sure!
Nice Bob Dylan gear. That\'s cool to have things like that with maybe some extra mojo on them from the previous owners.
I\'m gonna bust out Left Hanging today I think. 8)
^^^You should never "think" about busting out something with Travis on it. Just do it. You will never be disappointed. ;D
One of my favorite objects of Mojo. In the late 90\'s i expanded my studio into another unit Steven Stills had been using to store stuff. We he left, he left all kinds of stuff behind. Lot\'s of cool things like photos of the Buffalo Springfield and CSN paperwork and tour memorabilia. Also there was an old desk, in pieces, but the drawers were intact and inside was Stills old rolodex. This is probably from the late 60\'s.
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_1.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_12.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_10.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_2.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_3.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_4.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_5.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_6.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_7.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_8.jpg)
This is just a few of the hundreds of who\'s who from the 60\'s in this thing.
I like how he\'s noted "bass player for the stones" just in case he forgot or Clapton\'s manager is Stignood.
Fantastic! What a cool piece of history...I can\'t believe anyone would leave that behind! My feet are killing me from all the heavy names being dropped here! ;D
THAT is an awesome piece of history there sir. ;D
That has so much mojo it stunned my brain! WOW! :P
*begins to feel limbs again*
What a find! Absolutely amazing!!! Thanks for sharing, Travis!
hey Travis, have You ever played anything from Korg, I am trying to get a used Korg MicroKorg Synth (April), just bought a used Korg Electribe Em-1.
Digging on the photo\'s of yer used gear and the rolodex, hope those addresses are out of date ditto with phone #\'s too.
Chris DiCicco
I\'ve hade a Poly 61 for years but i haven\'t tried any of those.
I would guess as long as it has analog oscillators they should sound great.
Hey travis, I was wondering, do you play any other instruments other than keys?? I know you use a theremin. But any others that you play just as great? Any clips maybe?
I started as a kid playing drums, then guitar, then piano. I continued to dabble with bass and guitar but I settled into the piano. I have been playing guitar and quite a bit of lap steel lately but working with guitarists as good as Buckethead or my brother Lindy, I don\'t get much of a chance ( or need) to play. The record I\'m working on with Lindy right now I\'m really concentrating on acoustic piano and hammond and there is a lot of guitar on it (by Lindy).
I am playing a lot of lap steel on the record I\'m making with Vince and the one I\'m doing with DJ Bonebrake and I have done several tracks with my friend Camille where I\'m playing guitar, lap steel, bass, drums and piano. One of my favorites is here:
http://bloginsong.com/2010/11/24/blackest-friday/
Also check out some of the tracks I did with Camille , Lindy and DJ. I\'m a big fan of her songs.
QuoteOne of my favorite objects of Mojo. In the late 90\'s i expanded my studio into another unit Steven Stills had been using to store stuff. We he left, he left all kinds of stuff behind. Lot\'s of cool things like photos of the Buffalo Springfield and CSN paperwork and tour memorabilia. Also there was an old desk, in pieces, but the drawers were intact and inside was Stills old rolodex. This is probably from the late 60\'s.
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_1.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_12.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_10.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_2.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_3.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_4.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_5.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_6.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_7.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_8.jpg)
This is just a few of the hundreds of who\'s who from the 60\'s in this thing.
I like how he\'s noted "bass player for the stones" just in case he forgot or Clapton\'s manager is Stignood.
Wow!!!!
That is such an awesome piece of Rock history man. Glad it fell into your (someone\'s) lap that can appreciate it. :)
QuoteI started as a kid playing drums, then guitar, then piano. I continued to dabble with bass and guitar but I settled into the piano. I have been playing guitar and quite a bit of lap steel lately but working with guitarists as good as Buckethead or my brother Lindy, I don\'t get much of a chance ( or need) to play. The record I\'m working on with Lindy right now I\'m really concentrating on acoustic piano and hammond and there is a lot of guitar on it (by Lindy).
I am playing a lot of lap steel on the record I\'m making with Vince and the one I\'m doing with DJ Bonebrake and I have done several tracks with my friend Camille where I\'m playing guitar, lap steel, bass, drums and piano. One of my favorites is here:
http://bloginsong.com/2010/11/24/blackest-friday/
Also check out some of the tracks I did with Camille , Lindy and DJ. I\'m a big fan of her songs.
Thanks for the response, and its very interesting to hear this aswell, I kind of had a feeling That you\'d be interested in drums a bit. great stuff in that link btw, its great to listen to you play something other than keys, not saying that it gets tiresome to listen to you play keys, but its a nice change up!
How are those other projects coming along by the way? Im excited for them.
QuoteI\'ve hade a Poly 61 for years but i haven\'t tried any of those.
I would guess as long as it has analog oscillators they should sound great.
yeah analog all the way, heres a wikilinkyloo of this little monster.
dig on the reverse color keys photo!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroKORG
QuoteMy Current set up is:
Prophet 08
Roland SH202
Alesis Andromeda
The SE Electronics Mini Moog
Hammond 1954 B3 and Leslie 122
Hammond C2 that I customized and a Leslie I made for it.
Yamaha acoustic piano
Yamaha Electric Grand CP80
Fender Rhodes suitcase
For midi work, I use a kurzweil PC88
A lot of the same stuff from the Thanatopsis page. But I\'ve been using the Roland and Prophet a lot. The Alesis belongs to Vince DiCola but it\'s here in the studio and was used on Iconography and a little on the record Vince and I are currently working on.
My favorite is probably the B3, but I use whats right for the part I\'m working on, so the favorite would be the one that works for the part.
I prefer hardware synths and really don\'t use the software stuff I have unless it\'s an FX or some strings sounds, though I like to replace those with Cameron Stone when I can get him to do that.
If your really keyboard geeky, heres some photos of my C2. It belonged to the Guess Who. The top photo is "before" and the rest are in progress. Note the guitar picks I found after rebuilding the manuals.
http://travisdickersonmusic.com/Hammond_photos/
Well those pics are freaking awesome, that came out great.
Speaking of Cameron...
Are you working with him on anything new?
Any plans to work with Scarlet again?
QuoteOne of my favorite objects of Mojo. In the late 90\'s i expanded my studio into another unit Steven Stills had been using to store stuff. We he left, he left all kinds of stuff behind. Lot\'s of cool things like photos of the Buffalo Springfield and CSN paperwork and tour memorabilia. Also there was an old desk, in pieces, but the drawers were intact and inside was Stills old rolodex. This is probably from the late 60\'s.
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_1.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_12.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_10.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_2.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_3.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_4.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_5.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_6.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_7.jpg)
(http://travisdickersonmusic.com/stills_jpgs/stills_8.jpg)
This is just a few of the hundreds of who\'s who from the 60\'s in this thing.
I like how he\'s noted "bass player for the stones" just in case he forgot or Clapton\'s manager is Stignood.
Wow, this is a great damn thread.
All sorts of history herein.
;D
Oh yes, I will definitely work with Cameron and Scarlet again.
Great news.
I really like Cameron\'s style.
And we all know Scarlet is a legend ;D