From Bkuris@gmail.com Mon Jul 16 11:30:35 2007
Subject:Club d'Elf Perhapsody -- John Medeski

This is an overdue email, but I thought I would highlight the recent
release of a live 2-disc set by Club d'Elf including John Medeski:
http://www.kufala.com/artists/show.php?catnum=190

I provided the keys rig for the night with the expection of the
original Korg BX-3 which John Medeski prefers to recent clones. If you
are wondering why, check out how he uses the analog tuning control on
the fly w/delay to get mellotron like sounds and bends.

The complete rig was:
Wurlitzer 200 with custom preamp of my design-> Danelectro Tremolo ->
moogerfogger filter (or maybe a ring modulator)-> Mooerfogger delay ->
One of my handwired guitar amps (parallel preamp stages, 1 w/marshall
plexi voicing, one w/fender tweed voicing, Tweed deluxe output stage)
w/a vintage Jensen P12N

Original Korg BX-3 into moogerfogger analog delay-> speakeasy clone
preamp ->Leslie 145 (selenium horn, jensen mod-series woofer, original
tung sol 6550s)

Octave Cat SRM
Chroma Polaris -> Moogerfogger analog delay
Both into: Fender Concert 1x12" ('84 rivera model with gain channel
modded to match blackface bassman, ceramic oxford speaker)

Spatially, he was surrounded, the arrangment starting from his "back"
was: Guitar amps on angle, then leslie w/CAt on top, then Wurly ("Left
hand") with pedals on top, then Organ and Chroma ("Right hand"). The
organ and wurlys were at a 90 degree angle.

He also put in-line volume pedals on everything. His playing was
amazing and particulary impressive given the fact that he spent less
then 45mins getting used to a sight-unseen multiple keyboard rig.

-Ben