NY Chief wrote:For the record, moneypit and I exchanged some PM's and it sounds like the "braintrust" at the college really did a number on the Rats and crew. I'm not surprised knowing some of those folks...
I defer to moneypit that Gatto is not that kind of guy on his word of knowing the man for many years. I met him just that one time and he probably had reason to be bitchy from what I hear.
Anyway, water under the bridge.
And welcome to the Metro forum, moneypit!
Cool someone who knows John G is here at Metro!
Moneypit, tell John, Carl from Musicland says hello.
I'll never forget when the 7 string guitars first came out. One was hanging on the wall in Musicland in Lindenhurst, and I said to john, what's the point or WTF do you do with that?
He took that 7 string off the wall and starting playing some jazz utilizing the extra low B string for walking bass lines.
Always talked gear and I always asked him a million questions! I defered to him.....he was a bit older and KNEW his shit. Always a nice dude as well.
When I mentioned one day, I had a collector tape with him on it. It was a Good Rats/ Tommy Bolin/ Carmine Appice jam on Billy Cobham's Stratus. Even WBAB would play it as a rare tape.........John said he had the same lineup jamming from the night before. A tape NOBODY had, and he made me a copy, knowing I was a collector.
great guy, great player.