Playing My New Dean Thoroughbred Guitar with DWC Strain Live at Gas Monkey Key West
Wayne Sorbelli breaks down how he used his new Dean Thoroughbred guitar, dual tap delay pedals, a Hendrix Wah, and a glass slide to recreate Jimmy Page's theremin sections in Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' live at Gas Monkey Key West.
New Dean Thoroughbred Guitar with DWC Strain at Gas Monkey Key West
During DWC Strain's cover of Led Zeppelin's epic "Whole Lotta Love" last week at Gas Monkey Bar & Grill, I used my new Dean Thoroughbred guitar, two different tap delay pedals simultaneously, my Dunlop Crybaby Jimi Hendrix Wah Wah pedal, and a small glass slide worn on my pinky finger to recreate Jimmy Page's theremin sections of the song.
It worked very well in my opinion as a credible option for recreating those famous sections without having to purchase, transport, and set up another instrument and more gear for each show.
When we do "Whole Lotta Love" — which is almost every show — the middle sections of the song (the big trippy sections where the theremin squeals, vocal screams, and other sonic madness happen) has been becoming a musical playground for us. It has taken on a formlessness that has opened some sonic doors for us as musicians, allowing us to morph into different sequences of other songs — akin to what Page, Plant, Jones & Bonham were doing during their live shows.
We've been blending "How Many More Times" as well as some old rock standard riffs, similar to what Zeppelin was doing live in the 1970s during the now-infamous The Song Remains the Same live shows and soundtracks — morphing cleverly back into the main section of "Whole Lotta Love" before the crowd even realizes what happened.
Catch my band DWC Strain live at Gas Monkey (217 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040 — next to Irish Kevin's) most Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:00pm to 11:00pm.