steve wrote:Essential:

Is This Real
Youth of America
Over the Edge
Romeo (45)
Wipers (live cassette)

The rest is littered with awesome guitar and dreadful indulgence, but their first seven or eight years were incredible. Mind boggling meld of Link Wray, Leather Nun, the Damned, the Stooges, alien abduction paranoia, societal dread and Neil Young.

glad to know that you like Greg Sage!

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Mike Greenlees wrote:I only saw him play once. I was slack-jaw impressed. He was playing parts I had just assumed were overdubs - laying his thumb across the neck and changing chords on the high strings. I guess there's a more musicianly way of describing that technique...

Up untill reading your post, I was unsure of how he was doing things on the records, thanks for clearing that up.

I too had assumed there were overdubs, but then realised it was all too seemless.

Jeez - Hot Snakes need two guitars to make that sound.

Can anyone shed any more light on the technical aspects of Greg Sage's guitar playing? Like tunings, gear - anything like that?

As far as gear, I think he usually played a Gibson SG into an Ampeg V4 into a 2x15" cab, back when. I think. That's what sticks in my head.

Dunno now.

I don't know anything about how he does his thing, technically. But he's great.

Tom wrote:The Melvins do a real good cover of Youth of America on Electroretard.

this cover was my introduction to The Wipers in '01 or '02 i think? all kinds of NOT CRAP going on here.

Straight ahead is really great. Follow Blind as well, i think. it has been a while...

i payed too much for vinyl copies of Over The Edge and Youth Of America and regret nothing.

tmidgett wrote: As far as gear, I think he usually played a Gibson SG into an Ampeg V4 into a 2x15" cab, back when. I think. That's what sticks in my head.

The image on the cover of the box set, assuming it's representative of this classic gear set-up, is as you describe. Additionally, there's a Binson Echorec sitting on the Ampeg.

I'm somewhat suprised Sage didn't play an amp of his own design. Then again, the Wipers weren't exactly rolling in dough.

Greg Sage also played guitar on a record for a local wrestler from back in 1971, when Sage was 17. Wrestler's name is Beauregarde. This guy was a hoot. His record is simply titled "Beauregarde".

This record and the first Wipers record have been very lovingly repressed (with permission) by a local record shop. See Jackpot Records if you're interested.

Sweet mother of fuck is he NOT CRAP. The first time I heard "Nothing Left To Lose," I was floored.

Thought you all would be interested to know this. I found this online in an archived MySpace chat about what gear Greg Sage used.

Thomas Robinson wrote:left handed Gibson SG plugged into Echoplex (early solid state model, loaded with 456) feeding MXR distortion box (old orange one) feeding Ampeg dual 12 guitar amp (old model, before SLM) I was the band soundman from 1978-1985 and worked on most records from that era. Thomas Robinson

Cool shit!

I've got to start listening to this band more. Form what I've heard, Greg Sage is a truly great frontman.

For all the praise they get, I'll vote Not Crap.

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Sebastian J. wrote:didnt Greg Sage like to buttfuck kiddos ?

has anyone answered this?

Jesus, who gives a fuck if he's gay?

i don't care, but it gives another angle to the songs, man.

he is married btw...

SecondEdition wrote:Thought you all would be interested to know this. I found this online in an archived MySpace chat about what gear Greg Sage used.

Thomas Robinson wrote:left handed Gibson SG plugged into Echoplex (early solid state model, loaded with 456) feeding MXR distortion box (old orange one) feeding Ampeg dual 12 guitar amp (old model, before SLM) I was the band soundman from 1978-1985 and worked on most records from that era. Thomas Robinson

Cool shit!

Don't know how but i missed this comment...no words!!!!

I went on a Wipers binge fairly recently while at home. I kept playing it all over the place. The car. The kitchen. For showering times. At first everyone in my family HATED it. Which I find to be totally absurd. But I just kept playing 'em, especially Over the Edge, and eventually I think they came to realize that the Wipers are quite amazing. I think they're one of those bands that takes a little while to appreciate, but once you get it, damn, you really get it. Like woah.