Just got back from the Tower of Power concert...

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What a night!!! Man, those guys get better with age. They were all great people and really down to earth. We were front row, right on top of the stage. I felt like I had known Rocco for 20+ years now after talking with him. We got to hang out with them all after the show. What a great group of guys! I videod about 6-7 songs also, that will be on my Facebook site (Timothy Lee) if anyone wants to search for my on FB. Here are some pics.

Rocco tuning before the show.


Me and Rocco.


BP Mag with Rocco's sig.


Me with Rocco and signed BP mag.


Ticket signed by all of the band members.


Sound Engineer... Bugsy.


Emilio Castillo


LB


Doc, funkiest baritone sax player around. He was great!


Setlist.
 
wow... looks like it was a great show. And so cool that you got to actually meet and hang out with them. I'm so friggin' jealous, but good for you.

Great pics and thanks for sharing them.

Yea, there's diffenetly an Eden 8-10 he's standing in front of, but blowing the picture up, I can't quite make out what's powering it, but it doesn't look like an Eden... But, there's another Eden Stack 4-10 sitting on top a 1-15 or something and that is running off an Eden amp. Are both stacks Rocco's, one setup for the benefit of the drummer.
 
Eden's look to be powered by SWR.

The silver circle on the left side of the head is a dead give away.
(If it is in fact SWR...)

[EDIT: BP says he uses GK, and I have read something of a collaboration with Rocco and SWR with the Workingman's series... Not sure of any of it right now, lol.)
 
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He was playing a Conklin and an Eden 8X10 with the SWR head. He seemed pretty content with everything. His setup is amazingly simple as well.

Tim
 
SWR is fender now? or is Trace Elliott that is owned by Fender? Man, getting old and fat really takes its toll on the old memory. Haven't had the opportunity to check out any of the newer stuff. I used to really like the older SWR stuff.

So the Eden Rig behind the Drummer, who's is that? I just figured it was Rocco's and was being used for the drummer to monitor the bass.

I used to play with a drummer that used to have me run this old earth 2-12 cab right behind his kit so he could hear me loud and clear. It's also why I like to be on the snare side (no matter if he is left or right handed) of the drummer and setup right next to the drummer. That why no matter what's goin on I can always stand right next to his kit and hear the snare and kick loud and clear. Sometimes, if were matching or trading fills, I like to stand right in front of him and have the great eye contact.
 
I think he's running an SWR head through an Eden refrigerator Randy.

SWR has been property of Fender for as long as Jackson has, iirc.

Peavey now owns Trace, but apparently, Fender used to. (not sure
on the Fender/Trace relationship, but I know for a fact Peavey owns
it now.)
 
TylerDurdenPSSC said:
I think he's running an SWR head through an Eden refrigerator Randy.

SWR has been property of Fender for as long as Jackson has, iirc.

Peavey now owns Trace, but apparently, Fender used to. (not sure
on the Fender/Trace relationship, but I know for a fact Peavey owns
it now.)
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Definitely an SWR
 
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that Maceo Parker followed up TOP. The Eden 4X10 and 15 stack (Eden World Tour head) behind David Geribaldi is Maceo's bass players. There is another drum kit setup behind Rocco's cabinet as well, but you probably can't see it. As soon as TOP was finished (I think they were on for about 2 hours), they tore down and setup for Maceo. Yeah, Maceo's band was freakin awesome as well. The bass player played a Lakland 5 and it sounded sweet throught that rig. Maceo's guitar player is insanely good. They put on a good show as well.

Tim
 
In 2005, Peavey Electronics acquired distribution rights to sell Trace Elliot products in North America.

I don't think there was ever a Fender-Trace relationship. I could be wrong though...

Tim
 
it looks to me like rocco is still playing his old, and now discontinued, swr workingmans 8004 head. it was his signature head a few years back. it was my first real amp and it's great (and heavy)
 
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