Rayco

Well i think The HillBenders spent so much time waiting for June to get here that it done snuck up on us! Its hard to believe that it has already been a year since we were preparing to go to Telluride to compete in the band comp. and here we are. One year later, And we are SUPER thrilled about the upcoming tour!

Friday 11th at Mojo's in Columbia, MO

Saturday 12th in Bevington Iowa at the Briar Patch Amphitheater,

Sunday 13th at The Mountain Sun Brewery in Boulder, CO

Monday 14th at Avogadro's Number in Fort Collins, CO,

Tuesday 15th Pagosa Pub Works Brewpub in Pagosa Springs, CO

Wednesday 16th The Summit in Durango, CO

and then

TELLURIDE!!!!!!! Can not wait!! two days of resting and festivarian life and then:

Saturday 19th

11:15am to 12:15pm on the main stage,

here is the title cut off a new album me and Jimmy are putting out here in the next few days. this is a medley of funk tunes. the first is the Herbie Hancock classic "Cantaloupe Island" the second is "Axle F" or better known as the theme to "Beverly Hills Cop" and the last is an Eddie Harris tune called "Cold Duck Time"

I have one other video taken from the same show with me playing the Rayco Stage DeLuxe so I thought I'd throw it up here too. i've got some photos of the guitar (front and back) that I'll try to put up later.

I'm playing a brand new Rayco Stage DeLuxe guitar. Adirondack Spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, beautiful flame sunburst. It's patterned somewhat after a 30s Gibson Hawaiian model, basically a dreadnought size body with a wide square neck, built to accept dobro gauge strings and stand up to high-bass G tuning.

It sounds fantastic, loud, incredible sustain, great when I tune it tight to G but even better when I lower it to D or D minor (as in the clip). It's a great alternative lap slide sound that is not like a Weissenborn. I can't say enough good things about it and hey, dobro players, you might NEED one of these to broaden your palette of slidey sounds. No one else is making a guitar like this.