Introduction
Welcome to Priestunes... Paul Priest's Under Perpetual Construction Site
Some tunes and cover tunes, played in bars or barns:
I'll place tunes here and try to keep them rotating. Check back and download as much as you like. Here is where I will post gigs that I may one day again play but as of yet is empty, thus not an active link: Calendar
Here is a comic, if you like.... It's the only comic on the whole site! Every site needs a comic. (I did this while cubically bored and being paid to be technical editor.) Comic
Or you can go to my News section and write some... No news is good news.
Audio
Steely Dan Can--Here's the hidden track from the Keeley Effect, track 13, done with Fritz von Valtier on drums, me on bass and guitars.
The Seeker--2006 on St. Patrick's Day featuring Skeeto Valdez on drums, Chuck Bartels on bass, and Paul Priest on vocals and guitar. I really dig The Who .... and Rush.
Beware of Darkness--George Harrison knocked it out of the park with this one. What a message! I felt possessed to take a stab at it one summer's morning.
The follow-up release to Mr. Pickhead... baby pickhead
My Main Fender Amp
A beautiful thing...
Closer
Face Plate of a Fender Woody Blues Jr. (Give it a click!)
Fender Amp II
Fender '59 Bassman LTD and its counterpart
bio...
Well, I'm from Detroitbut live in Chicago now. Music makes everything better. Music and art say nearly everything.... and help me remain vigilant, vital, and to do the right things...
The tunes to the left were recorded in between present and early 2004 with different players: I've added some content after the tracks. Check back if you'd like to hear more: I'll rotate the tracks.
Here's a shout out to pedal makers: first--THEE tone master Robert Keeley, good friend, guru, and maker of an unbelievably incredible and versitile Fuzz Head, and a slew of other very necessary pedals. My tone is a bit on the dark side, but that's how I like it: this is not to say that Keeley's pedals are dark. On the contrary, they satisfy all manner of tastes. I set mine the way that I like them. The workshop elf magic conjured at Keeley Electronics is amazing. Hey y'all!... Trey, Nathan, Jacob, and the rest of the crew... you guys are the best!
Two other pedal makers of superior harmonics are engineers Tim Larwill and Sean Michael. What a time to be a guitarist!!! I use Sean's vibe and Tim's 808, Phaser, Analog Delay, and his sine qua non, the Chorus.
