The Watering Hole

General Discussion
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On the How To Be A MegaStar Tour.
I'm really looking forward to it. I saw them two years ago in Toronto at a smaller show and loved it then.
Has anyone here seen this tour?
i saw them in vegas in 2003 when they were at the LUXOR and it was incredible. Im not sure how their tour show compares to their vegas act.
I've got the DVD of the Complex Rock Tour from 2002 (I think) and it's amazing. Great show.
I'll post my review tomorrow.
Say "Hi" to Greg for me.

(He's one of their guitarists and a member of Andy's forum.  :) )
CraigBert — Sep 19, 2008Say "Hi" to Greg for me.

(He's one of their guitarists and a member of Andy's forum.  :) )


Is he the bald guy, or the long-hair Guitar hero guy?
I'm trying to find the picture I have of them, but it's also possible that he's not in THAT particular incarnation.  I guess they have two or three "bands" that stay in certain geographical areas similar to how Trans-Siberian Orchestra does.  I hosted pics of their zither for them and got to talk with him for a bit.  It sounds like the ultimately cool gig!

Check out this zither!



Here's what he said about it:

The bottom section is like six lap steels. Different chords with different voicings. From top to bottom:
E Major (Voiced lowest to highest - 1, 1, 5, 1, 3)
B Major (1, 5, 1, 3, 5)
A Major (5, 1, 3, 5, 1)
C# minor (1, 5, 1, b3, 5)
D no 3rd (1, 1, 5, 1, 5)
F# no 3rd (1, 1, 5, 1)
The lowest notes are an octave below a guitar, so the chords sound huge!

The top section (the harp) is two and a half octaves of E major. The yellow labeled notes are E and B, the green notes are F# and C#, and there's one red note... A#... the only non-diatonic note on the instrument.

The zither output goes to a Hendrix Wah, Ernie Ball Volume, Centaur Distortion, Full Tone Distortion, Ibanez Flanger, and a Line 6 DL4.
We use an Orange Thunderverb through a 4x12" cabinet.
Big sound.


(BTW - I just found the link to the video of him in Berlin, but the video has been taken down...)