Diesel Talks About Duesenberg Guitars

Starts with a cool version of him playing his song "Whiskey & Weed"

Diesel @ the Fly By Night Club

Mark Lizotte is the greatest singer-songwriter-guitarist of our time!  Yes that's a big statement, but I defy anybody to propose someone who is better?  Someone who is more the complete musician - who can sing, play and write with equal brilliance. As a front man and vocalist his soaring voice could stand on its own.  As a guitarist, effortless and innovative matching it with any "legendary" blues player I've ever seen and listened to. Apart from having hit songs, his writing is melodic, diverse and always interesting.  Who else can put these three elements together?

Get Me a Fender Jazz Bass!!

Technically I'm a shithouse bass player! My fingers are all jumbled up and all over the  place. I think ever even practiced scales on bass until about a year ago!!! I snobbed Fender. I dunno much about the world's renowned soloist bassists ... I can't even hold a pick properly!!  I pretty much have done everything in bass totally arse about!  I think it was in 2007 around when we started Stellas Kitchen, I saw Diesel at the Leopold Hotel and I was watching bass player Richie Vez play. To me he was everything I wanted to be in Stellas Kitchen and as a bass player. What he was playing was amazing.. subtle at times - his technique and his singing was great too.  Everything he did was in context of the band and the songs. I'd rather watch a good bassist play as a component in sync with his/her band and the song, over some mad soloist bassist any day!  This is why I'm more into bassists like Ritchie, Chris Wolsteholme, Flea and Pino Palladino.