Robben Ford Discussion

L5 through a blackfaced piggyback Fender Bassman with a 2x12 cabinet.

For what it's worth, I think by unauthorized recording and/or "trading" bootlegs of recorded live performances, you are still disrespecting Robben's wishes. As an artist, he has a right to limit his ...

If you want to hear Robben in a classic organ group setting (like Grant Green with John Patton), be sure to pick up "Rythymstick," an odd album from the 80's recorded under Dizzy Gillespie's name at R ...

Pat Metheny (another one of my all-time favorite guitar players) is also a big James Taylor fan. Besides writing a song named "James" for Taylor, Pat has said some really nice things about James' mus ...

Just put on Larry Carlton's "Sapphire Blue." Great toe-tapping blues shuffle music! The whole cd appears to be instrumental blues-inspired guitar features. Reese Wynans of Stevie Ray Vaughn's band ...

Boy, the 70's were a disaster fashion-wise! I see that Robben picked up the habit of wearing his shirt unbuttoned to his navel back then!

I believe the cut they both play on together is "First We Take Manhattan."

Robben has already recorded with Bill Frisell, on Jerry Granelli's cd's. Eric Johnson actually would be interesting, and their is a connection through Roscoe Beck who has played extensively with both ...

There are so many, but I'll post the one I bothered to learn: Robben's use of the melodic minor scale beginning 1/2 step above the altered dominant chord on "Help the Poor" from "Talk to Your Daughte ...

When Steely Dan was recording "Aja," they had all the hot guitar players from L.A. come into the studio and take a crack at the solo on "Peg." As we all know now, Jay Graydon's version was released a ...

I brought my Strat in a gig bag to Yoshi's several years ago. I arrived early on an off-night and bumped into Robben who had just finished dinner in the restaurant and was walking back to the backsta ...

Larry clearly meant "raunchy" as a compliment of the highest order. After all, he dedicated his very first solo record to Robben, along with John Coltrane. Larry means that Robben doesn't hold back, ...

Hey Bluelobster, Telefunk, & Aoelian:

Let's agree to keep our debate here on a positive level. I am concerned that too much negativity could chase away Daved and others from participating. I ...

In the interests of keeping the Robben discography as complete as possible, there was a French guy whose name I believe was "Christophe" who put together the most amazing Robben discography I have eve ...

It all depends on the player, the situation and the purpose. Having said that Jimmy Earl is my favorite player for Robben's band (and he uses a 4 String), I also dig Jimmy Haslip on 6 string upside d ...