Chris Cornell’s Guitarist and I jam on Tascam 388

I worked with Yogi Lonich (Chris Cornell, Cat Stevens, The Wallflowers) to make a song on the Tascam 388 Reel to Reel in a couple of hours. If you haven't heard of Yogi, he's a really inspiring musician, an incredible guitarist, and always a fun hang.

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It was great to reconnect with Yogi and work on a little music together. We have never collaborated per se, so this was a really fun! I know this is such a short little piece that it's hardly even a song, but I love how it turned out anyways.

Yogi is such a talented guitarist and a huge wealth of a knowledge. He lives and breaths music. He's worked with Filter, Meredith Brooks, Booker T., BuckCherry and the list goes on. But when you hear him cut loose it's obvious how he's been so successful. What I find most interesting about him is that he can play some really heavy deep stuff in a wide range of styles, but on this track he really played what the music called for. That sounds cliche, but it's easier said than done and lots of talented musicians have trouble holding back.

At one point Yogi was talking about tape width and that the thinner tapes lend themselves to a grittier more hip hoppy sound. That's interesting cause I did notice that slamming the 388 creates a old school hip hop vibe. Side note, here are the albums I found that were recorded on the 388: (Mac Demarco "Another One', The Black Keys "thickfreakness", Primus "Suck On This", Dr. Dog "Easy Beat", Les Claypool "Highball with the Devil").

It was great to just listen to yogi talk about music. At the end of the video we ha a little chat and Yogi gave his thoughts on a lot of interesting stuff. He talks about how his big hands make it difficult to play intricate parts, he talks about noodly wanky music made for musicians and music nerds, we talk about polyphia, jimmy page, improvisation, and more!

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One more thing is that I noticed Yogi wasn't trying to pitch anything or sell anything. That’s really rare among musicians. He still has a love of playing and just making music for the fun of it! So go checkout Yogi Here:
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