Jack White with Acoustisonic Telecaster

[Rudy4]

Noticed Jack White was playing a custom Fender Acoustisonic Telecaster on his Saturday Night Live appearance last night. It sounded good from what I could tell.

[dnf777]

Agree. But JW is an enigma to me. Some of his work I really dont care for….but then he hits a grand slam with his next release. He truly defies any genre or “rules” if there are any. And then he teams up with Loretta Lynn!

[Rudy4]

Yes, enigma.

His American Epic series on PBS was simply brilliant.

[srick]

Originally Posted by dnf777

Agree. But JW is an enigma to me. Some of his work I really dont care for….but then he hits a grand slam with his next release. He truly defies any genre or “rules” if there are any. And then he teams up with Loretta Lynn!

Boy, Dave, that sums it up for me too. ‘Enigma’ is spot on.

[CASD57]

Acquired taste I guess, My wife asked me what genre he was and all I could come up with was Punk rock, So I google it.. one was country ?? LOL of course alt rock, rock, and several others
I guess I never got him but that's fine, lots of others do

[rockabilly69]

Originally Posted by CASD57

Acquired taste I guess, My wife asked me what genre he was and all I could come up with was Punk rock, So I google it.. one was country ?? LOL of course alt rock, rock, and several others
I guess I never got him but that's fine, lots of others do

He's across the board, I just call him an indie rocker!

[Rudy4]

If in Nashville you can stop in at Jack White's Third Man records and cut a 45 in his record booth. There just aren't a whole lot of these left in the world!
I'd check ahead of time to see if it's available!

[Bob Womack]

Originally Posted by Rudy4

If in Nashville you can stop in at Jack White's Third Man records and cut a 45 in his record booth. There just aren't a whole lot of these left in the world!
I'd check ahead of time to see if it's available!

Neil Young did a whole album in one of those that he had refurbished.

Bob

[ChrisN]

In the immortal words of Brad Pitt, "Jack White is something special."

To those locked into the "he's a punk/indie/rocker" niche, give a listen to his acoustic stuff (Blunderbuss, Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016). Old blues? check. Country (including duets)? check. Leader of full bands? check. Power-duo (try keeping up that energy level for 90 minutes)? check. Sing? Write? Compose? Play? Multi-instrumental? Orchestrate/arrange? Tour? check, check, check, check, check, check and check. And he can do it all, almost, on your grandpappy's gear while wearing a fedora (though check out his humbucker abuse through a fuzz in Ball and a Biscuit - modern is good, too).

His following is worldwide, and without constricting boundary. He's a very talented guy.

[Methos1979]

I noticed that guitar on the second song. And a cool Telecaster on the first one. And while it was nice to actually see a band that plays instruments on SNL, Jack White is just one of those guys that I can't warm to his style. It's like eating caviar - people say it's supposed to be great because it's so expensive but then you try it and it tastes awful. Something for everyone, I guess.

[Rudy4]

Originally Posted by Methos1979

I noticed that guitar on the second song. And a cool Telecaster on the first one. And while it was nice to actually see a band that plays instruments on SNL, Jack White is just one of those guys that I can't warm to his style. It's like eating caviar - people say it's supposed to be great because it's so expensive but then you try it and it tastes awful. Something for everyone, I guess.

I hear ya. I'm the same way about black truffles. All I taste is mold!

[rockabilly69]

Originally Posted by ChrisN

In the immortal words of Brad Pitt, "Jack White is something special."

To those locked into the "he's a punk/indie/rocker" niche, give a listen to his acoustic stuff (Blunderbuss, Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016). Old blues? check. Country (including duets)? check. Leader of full bands? check. Power-duo (try keeping up that energy level for 90 minutes)? check. Sing? Write? Compose? Play? Multi-instrumental? Orchestrate/arrange? Tour? check, check, check, check, check, check and check. And he can do it all, almost, on your grandpappy's gear while wearing a fedora (though check out his humbucker abuse through a fuzz in Ball and a Biscuit - modern is good, too).

His following is worldwide, and without constricting boundary. He's a very talented guy.

Although his voice sometimes wears on me, I agree on all points here. The guys got talent in spades.

[ChrisN]

Originally Posted by rockabilly69

Although his voice sometimes wears on me, I agree on all points here. The guys got talent in spades.

I will not argue in favor of his voice (for some of his stuff, it's perfect, though)! (But I did forget to mention his production of others' work in his own studio, and physical manufacture of vinyl records on/off his own label that contains multiple artists.)

He says he was born "in the wrong time," but I'm obviously happy he's around during mine.

[R22]

I agree that he is uber talented. I especially appreciate that he's into supporting older artists, their music, and the ways in which that music was recorded, but that SNL appearance was a hard listen.

[joeappel]

Saw him live a few years ago. He puts on a great show, too.