Dan Patlansky (a Spanker of Strats)

bluechargeboy

Now look here, I am no fan of "blues-rock, or blues/rock" but my mate had a spare ticket so I went to Manchester Deaf Institute to watch this young South African fellow.

I know you have probably seen white men playing the blues on a battered vintage Strat with heavy strings before, but let me tell you that Dan Patlansky is cocking amazing live. An absolute masterclass in how to play a Strat: dynamics, all over the selector switch and volume control, and he's pretty handy with his actual playing too! Band was also great; tight, responsive and all great players.

Also, he plays very few 12-bar blues songs.

If you get the chance to see him live, do it. His albums do not do justice to the live experience, especially in a ~120-capacity club.



Pic nicked from review here)

trolley

Saw him supporting Satch. The one-handed playing was very impressive

bluechargeboy

trolley said:

Saw him supporting Satch. The one-handed playing was very impressive

Oh yes, I forgot about that!

proggy

Why has that bass got so many knobs?

Winny_Pooh

proggy said:

Why has that bass got so many knobs?

One is for playing ahead or behind the beat, thankfully it has a centre detent. 

trolley

 proggy said:

Why has that bass got so many knobs?

So they can all play it